3 FEE EFPIA FT ESET SACRA ON FEO rd YR PUR FEST Ia REFER 0 FAT SE EEE FET Sa CEE EE EEE EE EERE EES EE 8 EE SEE SEE EE Sa / a I a i Pad spre we EPA EE SE Nw FEY CWE EEE ER Een SECTION A —PAGE 2 THE DALLAS POST Established 1889; “More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution Now In Its 73rd Year” A nowpartisan, liberal progressive newspaper pub- ‘lished every Thursday morning at the Dallas Post plant, Lehman Avenue, Dallas, Pennsylvania. 12D . . . 3 2 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations « ° Member Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association e v/s Member National Editoria: Association Suint Member Greater Weeklies Associates, Inc. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Dallas, Pa. under the Act of March 3, 1879. = Subcription rates: $4.00 a vear; $2.50 six months. No subscriptions. accepted for less than six months, Out-of-State “subscriptions; $4.50 a year; $3.00 six months or less. ‘Back issues, more than one week old, 15¢. 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Advertising deadline qnday 5 P.M. Advertising copy received after Monday 5 P.M. will be charged at 85¢ per column inch. Classified rates 5c per word. Minimum if charged $1.00. Single copies at a rate of 10c can be obtained every Thursday morning at the following newstands: Dallas - - Bert's Drug Store. 18 nonial Restaurant, Daring’s Mark.{, Gosart’s Market, Towne House Restaurant; Shavertown — Evans Drug Store, Hall's Drug Store; Trucksville — Gregory’s Store, Trucksville Drugs; fdetown — Cave'’s Maket; Harveys Lake — Javers Store, Kockers’s Store; Sweetl Valley — Adams Grocery; Lehman — Moore's Store; Noxen — Scouten’s Store; Shawnese — Puterbaugh’s Store; Fern- brook — Bogdon’s Store, Bunney’s Store, Orchard Farm Restaurant; Luzerne — Novak's Confectionary. Editor and Publisher—HOWARD W. RISLEY 4ssociate Editors—MYRA ZEISER RISLEY, MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Sports—JAMES LOHMAN Accounting—DORIS MALLIN Circulation—MRS. VELMA DAVIS In Pennsylvania, in 1960, there were about the same number of cows as in 1924, being about 10% more than the low count in 1928 and about 6% less than the highest fig- ure in 1945. The average amount of milk per cow increased right along from 4,920 lbs. in 1924 to 7,700 in 1960. Percentage of fat rose from 3.8 to 3.9 in the 1940's, then started to drop until it stood at 3.75 in 1960 and several prior years. Total milk produced increased over 50% to 6.8 billion lbs. in 1960, the milk fat in ahout the same ratio to 255 million Ibs. in 1960. In 1924, Pa. farmers made nearly 40 million lbs. of butter, which has dropped every year since to about one and a half million Ibs. in 1960. This required about 674 million lbs. month from wholesale milk, lowest in July and highest in May. They also took in about three quarters of a million monthly from retail milk. If all the milk produced in Pa. could be sold as fluid milk, for which the farmer receives a relative- ly higher price, the total receipts would rise sharply. However the quantity cannot all be sold as fluid milk. The surplus is used by receiv- ing dairies in making butter, cheese, evaporated and condensed milk, dried milk powder, ice cream and other frozen products, flavored drinks, etc. For these the farmer is allowed only approximately the low- est price paid anywhere, which is in the heavy dairy surplus states such as Wisconsin. Pennsylvania and New York rank of milk in 1924 and only 32 million Ibs. in 1960. In 1924, farmers fed to calves 153 million lbs. and used in their own families 413 million, which figures dropped right along to 95 and 230 million, 1bs., resp., in 1960. | The total milk used on farms, in millions of bs. dropped from 1,240 to 357. In other words the Pa. farm- ers themselves created, by their own reduced consumption, a surplus of nearly a billion lbs. of the product in which there is a market surplus now. Of course the butter is made elsewhere, and here is an important slap in the pocket book for Pa. farm- ers, The big surplus dairy. states such as Minnesota and Wisconsin ship in butter in carloads. In 1924, Pa. farmers delivered to dealers about two and a quarter billion lbs. of whole milk, and about 250 millions more as cream. They retailed nearly six and a half mil- lions Ibs, for a total of over 3 billion lbs. In 1960 the cream drop- ped to 60 million lbs., the retail milk to 90 million Ibs. and the whole milk delivered increased to 6.3 bil- bon Ibs., for a total of nearly six and a half billion 1bs., over twice the 1924 amount. fo 4edvey REE Editorially Speaking: NEEDED: A SOUND AND PRACTICAL PLAN Thirty years ago, this community realized that real progress depended upon three things: an adequate water supply; a good school system; an improved sewage dis- posal plan. We have at this point a good school system. In both the Dallas and Lake-Lehman area, this was accomplished over the dead bodies of a host of preconceived notions, all of them based upon cost, bolstered by the firmly estab- lished feeling that “What was good.enough for grand- father, was good enough for kids.” We have not, and have never had, a good enough supply of water. A water supply is obtainable, because anything that a community really needs is within reach. In the last analysis, we only “borrow” water. We Use it, but we do not use it up. It returns to the earth and to the lakes and streams, to the clouds, and falls again as rain. The rate at which we “borrow” it is the nub of the problem. : With modern developments, most new homes feature automatic washers. Automatic washers are a fine thing" if you want to wash every day, but they use a great deal of water. : Every household wastes a great deal of water. In the east, water is taken for granted. In parts of the west, washing your car leads to a stiff fine, and people are so water-conscious that they blanch at the thought of a hot bath more than six inches deep in the tub. No wallowing, completely submerged. It is all a matter of relativity. What is luxury in some parts of the country is commonplace in another part. BUT, we come of ancestry that expects plenty of water on tap, and plenty of water on tap is prerequisite of attracting to this area the kind of people who will Sherisl it, and enjoy it, and instill in their children a love or it. Plenty of water can be had . . . but probably not from sinking more wells. Bubbling up from the center of Harveys Lake are inexhaustible springs, pure and cold from far beneath the surface, not contaminated by any fringe of bathing beaches. Planning commissions envisage houses placed so close together in focuses of housing that water supply, sewage disposal, and power supply would be far more practical. \ The drawback to this is that people move out into | this area primarily to have elbow room. Unless they are completely without a sense of values, they realize that you cannot eat your cake and have it too. The price you pay for elbow room is more snow to shovel in the wintertime, longer electric lines, private ~ wells or longer water supply lines, increased transporta Son costs, and the ever-present problem of the septic tank. Except in the more populous centers, Dallas Borough and Kingston Township, a complete sewage disposal sys- tem would be ruinously expensive, involving tremendous distances. Underlying strata of rock make laying of pipes dif- ficult. Septic tanks imbedded in heavy clay soil or hard- pan find difficulty in discharging their cargo to the dis- persal grounds where absorption is slow. We need in this area a public dump so that trash- men would no longer need to haul refuse down into the valley for disposal. In Kingston Township there was a tremendous crater, relic of strip mining, which was for years used for a dump. It was closed to dumping when people became careless and dumped debris over’ the ap- proaches to the ravine. The place would have held an almost. unlimited supply of garbage and trash. A public dump requires care. Trash must be burned and a landfill employed, to eliminate a rat problem. All political subdivisions of the Back Mountain would have to contribute to the proper care of a dump. It would not necessarily be too burdensome in any of the Town- ships or the Borough. It could be worked out if Township supervisors and Dallas Borough Cuncilmen got together. Water supply, and sewage disposal, including a prac- tical public dump, are the two problems which now need to be studied and met. We already have good schools, But the price has changed fre- quently, with big changes sometimes in a single year. The average com- bined return per 100 Ibs. of milk was $2.81 in 1924, rose to $5.52 in 1948, since which it has dropped %o $4.87 in 1960. This is a state aver- age, and varies in each separate area of the state. Excepting in recent years, butter was important and is included in the cash receipts which stood at about $100 million in 1924 and $324 s:1- lion in 1960. One of the main reas- ons why farmers keep cows, is that the income is fairly steady all through the year and not all in a lump sum when a crop is harvested. In 1960, Pa. farmers ecsivert roughly 25 million dollars every ahead of all others in milk used for ice cream, each showing nearly ‘1.2 billion lbs. In no other product does Pa. rank high. Among all the States it stands, in 1960, tenth in quantity of milk used in manufac- ture, using just under two billion. lbs. The dairy manufacturing business is being consolidated in corporations covering several states, sometimes nationwide. One such company shows about a dozen states produc- ing its evaporated milk. Butter is advertised: by nationally known brand names. Minnesota leads all states in making butter and is sec- ond in milk used for all manufactur- ed products. Wisconsin is first in total milk used in manufacturing, also first in cheese, and canned evaporated milk. It is high in some other things. Towa, New York, California, Ti- inois, Ohio, Missouri, and Michigan all use more milk in manufacturing than our own state. . A For the country as a whole, about half of all milk used goes into manu- facturing plants, and of this nearly half is made into butter. Farm-made butter has almost disappeared. Fac- tory made butter, after increasing for many years, has now dropped in quantity to about what it was in 1924. And the population of the country has increased substantially. General reduction of consumption and use of margarines and oils ex- plain the difference. i It is not surprising that Pennsyl- vania farmers are suffering reduced ! income due to over-all surplus of i milk. Every day, in our super-mark- ets, we are buying milk products made from milk sold by farmers in other states. - Only Yesterday Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years Ago In The Dallas Post It Happened 30 Years Ago The six school districts of the Back Mountain area have been des- ignated as District No. 2 in the proposed school legislation which would convert 73 Luzerne County units into 34. Dallas Borough defeated Trucks- ville with a score of 28-21 and upset Dallas Township with a 25-12 vic- tory in basketball contests during the past week. Lake Township will appeal a ver- dict handed down by Dauphin Coun- ty Courts favoring the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania in its claim for $20,949.66. Amount is being sought for construction of roads in the ‘township between 1920 and 1927. Case will be carried to the Supreme Court. : Died: Mrs. Harriet Crane, 77, Pikes Creek. Edward K. Scott, 78, Sorber Mountain, Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stock, Shavertown, celebrated their 4 with an open house and family dinner on Sunday. The valuable bird dog, belonging to R. B. Evans, Center Street, was found poisoned in an unknown manner. ? It Happened 20 Years Ago William Davis, 19, formerly of Dallas, and an employee of Sordoni Construction Company met instant death beneath the wheels of a D.L. and W. Passenger train at Shick- shinny. ‘Pinned to the tracks when a carload of telephone poles from a side car toppled on him, fellow workers were unable to release the victim before the locomotive, run- ning 50 minutes late, came swiftly around the bend, Eleven ‘thousand local persons registered for War Ration Book No. 2. Original sugar ration book No. 1 was required before new coupons were handed out. No one grumbled, apparently satisfied that the method insured fair distribution of limited stocks. ; Servicemen heard from: John Sy- lowski, Camp Elliott; ‘Willard Lewis, Garey U.S.N.; Pvt. Thomas Templin, The figures herein, but not the comments, are from the U.S. De-! partment of Agriculture. Since 1960 | the trends shown have no doubt continued. Better Leighton Never by Leighton Scott THE THIN MAN Some guys make a big thing out of stopping smoking. I never have, although I have imposed a tobacco lapse on myself for what is now five months. I'm not impressed at all, since I know it to be quite probable that I'll go back to my pack of Camels a day. I never see a day when I don’t run across somebody who re- cently killed his own six-month, or one or two-year record of abstinence. What's tough is to stop eating. That really hurts. Rapidly attaining the status of community fat-man as a result of cessation of the habit, I have now made the great sacrifice and stopped eating. It works Every other method known to man is a dodge. You can- not lose weight by voodoo. Exercise is a catalyst to lost weight, but it is not the essential ingredient. Nor are diets; they do not let your stomach shrink, even though they might be lower than limbo in calories, The only way to do it is to eat practically nothing. Non-eating is very painful for a guy like me, as I have always been a chow-hound, I remember back in school-days the coach wanted me to lose weight for wrestling to meet my next lowest weight class. So terrified was I of the idea that I ran home, ate salami sandwiches and drank milk all night until] I could go back the next day and qualify for the next higher di- vision, eliminated the guy in that class, and took his place. { SUN NEVER SETS Everybody knows Mrs. Hicks’ oft- fabled Austin, which, we might add parenthetically, puts up with a lot in a typically tight-lipped British manner. Well, I've seen the car snow- bound in front of the Post this mis- erable winter more times than I can count, and it has been my accustom- ed duty to physically push her and it on their way home from a hard day’s work. Noticing the Austin’s ungainly position in some anonymous drift Monday afternoon, and hearing the wheels yell, I was hastening to finish a sentence on my typewriter, but was beaten to the door by Mrs. Hicks, who let out with the usual imperious ‘Scott, I'm stuck!” I followed her out of the door, and there was the Austin still digging, ag if it had made up its mind years ago never to give up, driver or not. The two journalists, standing on the porch in amazement, concluded by classical British reasoning that the car had been left in gear. HURRAY FOR GOVERNOR SCRANTON Governor Scranton has taken an intelligent step to- ward safety on the highways of Pennsylvania, with his anouncement that State Police cars will be plainly marked. A recognizable police car on the road is equivalent to a teacher in the classroom. Years ago the Dallas recognizable police cars on patrol instead of the unmarked vehicles frequently used. It outlined the advantages of the “ghost car’ which once advertised its presence by its white body. The Dallas Post hopes that the ghost car will return to the road. ; People are so consituted that they will snoudge a little on speed or on strict obedience to stop signs when ~ traffic is light. A ghost car travelling at fifty miles an hour trails behind it a long line of cars travelling at exactly the same speed, and by a process of extra-sensory impression, drivers up ahead smell a rat to match, fuming, but obedient. It adds up to nobody trying to ‘beat the gun. What it amounts to is this: If the object of the State Police is to make arrests after a violation occurs, the un- marked car or the car that is not recognized at a glance, is the answer. If the object is to increase highway safety, the white Instead of catching the offender red-handed after an accident, it helps prevent the accident. And of course it cuts down the number of fines, the number of drivers who lose their licenses, and the number ghost car is the answer. of deaths on the highway. It sounds like commonsense. Post asked to have plainly and hold down their speed How about it, Governor Scranton? Camp Campbell; Louis M. Kelly, USN, Camp Weston; Pvt. Robert Price, Fort Myers; Pvt. Howard Culp, Drew Field; Pvt. William Tredinnick, Miama Beach; Lt. Glenn Kitchen, Fort Snelling; Sgt. William Gensel, «Chicago; S 2/c Donald Smith, Day- tona Beach; Herbert Culp, San An- tonio, Tech. Sgt. Paul Oberst, Ecqua- dor, S. A.; Pvt. John Borton, Kees- ler Field; Velton Bean, US. Coast Guard; A /C Frank Kamor, Texas. Married: ‘Anna Dutgar to Lloyd Storey, Noxen. g Died: James Kresge, 14, Dallas; Leslie Betram, 63, Chase. Fire damaged the home of O. H. Gordon, Pike's’ Creek, causing $3,- 500.00 damage. : The War Stamp and Bond Booth at Dallas Post Office reported a good week in sales as did local schools. It Happened ~ #0 Years Ago Fred Anderson, president of Dallas Borough-Kingston Township Joint School Board asked for an evaluation of Westmoreland High School lead- ing to its recognition as an accredit- ed school at a meeting of directors held this week. Kingston Township Ambulance Association purchased its first com- munity ambulance with funds do- nated by 870 citizens. Officers are Martin Porter, president; William Clewell, secretary; Thomas Morgan, Jr., treasurer; Howard Woolbert, captain of drivers. Dallas Borough Council retained its millage at 22 mills for the cur- rent year. Ross Township taxpayers will op- pose proposed increase in road levy. Raymon Hedden was low bidder for the general construction of a new elementary school at Sweet Valley, submitting a figure of $151,- 000. March came in like a lion, leaving residents with hope of a mild end- ing. Deaths: Leroy Piatt, Carverton; Mrs. Lucinda McNeal, Dallas; Philip ‘| Ritter, 66, Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hall, Shavertown, on a trip to Massachu- setts, had a narrow escape when their car caught fire near Milford. Interior was completely gutted. The first boy in the Lewis Nulton family in 20 years was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nulton, Wood- bridge, N.J. Police Ruxiliary Sees Hair-Styling Program A demonstration of hair-styling by Carol Yeust was the feature of a Back Mountain Police Auxiliary meeting February 28 at Lake Bilk- worth Fire Hall, Mrs. Robert Cooper presiding. Mrs. John Lukavitch, Mrs. Mich- ael Nemchick, Mrs, Michael Kernag served refreshments; Mrs. Lukavitch was elected chairman of refresh- ments for the year, Mrs. Michael Nemchick, entertain- ment committee, assisted by Mrs. Michael Kernag, announded that 50th wedding anniversary on March | i Tribute Paid To Senator Mailed To His Son Just Before Death This tribute to Senator A. J. Sordoni was written before his death by Rev. Ralph Weatherly, and given to his son, Jack, to forward to him in Florida. “It was a strange coincidence,” writes Ray. Weatherly. [Senator 'Sordoni met me on the path to his summer house near his dairy farm at Harvey's Lake. In the background were visitors, friends or business men. Smilingly he led me aside towards a small pond over- grown with lilies and waterplants. He showed me several floral speci- mens, then with an air of innocence inquired if T would like to meet his pets, the bull frogs. Of course I assented though I was not thrilled | especially at the prospect. But he astonished me by calling frogs as we circled the pond. Some promptly appeared, big, green, old, solemn looking fellows to whom he threw grains of food he'd carried in his pocket. Each frog seemed to listen as the Senator greeted: ‘Here Bul- bul! Here Boomboom! Here Beelze- | bub!” tossing crumbs. He conversed rapidly and well about the intimate life of his frogs. 1 was driving home before I rea- lized that my visit had got no visible results. The Senator knew that I was looking for a financial donation to a good cause; apparently he was net ready to give or wanted time to consider the matter. So neither of us had mentioned the cause of my visit though each knew well all about it. A generous donation came later. Mr. Sordoni was president of the Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club when, as a visiting Rotarian, I attended a meeting over which he presided in ‘the Sterling Hotel. The meeting was opened with a song and prayer; we ate; a speaker did his chore, the Senator having conducted business with no wasted words. Years later a brilliant woman dismissed a con- ference of college women with, “If any one has an intelligent contribu- tion, let her speak.” We adjourned quickly. ‘When the [Sordoni company was building Grace Church, Kingston, in 1930 I learned more about the Sen- ator. A foreman told me of his extended interests, he then headed a dozen enterprizes or more. He had bought at maybe 20 per cent of its cost to Montrose citizens the Montrose Inn (this method was used by F. M. Kirby and others) and hotels in Binghamton, Allentown, Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes- Barre. The ingenuous Montrose in- vestors had imagined that their vil- lage would blossom into a popular resort and they would make money. Mr. Sordoni, combined the inn with the telephone company which he owned there and he probably did make money. On his way up there one day he noticed a lineman loaf- ing on top of a pole, smoking and just sitting. “Who are you working for?” asked the Senator when he had stopped his car. “I don’t know, some Italian so-and-so in Wyoming Valley, I think,” replied the lineman: . “You were, but not now,” the Senator exploded. His bid for construction of Grace Church was 70% of his best compet- itor; his rival could build it in 18 months, Mr. Sordoni promised to complete it in six. Services were held in the old building on Easter, early next day men and equipment began tearing things apart, and be- fore Christmas the work was done. The Senator often would come by the church early on his way to office or other projects; he would inspect and remedy if necessary. His foreman, Ellis [Swingle, loyally admired him. I found when Mr. Sordoni asked me to go with him to a canning factory he had acquired that he knew every foreman’s name and the office workers’. He con- ducted me on a tour of the plant, first taking off his coat: he knew the works as well as the people. He sold it soon, for a profit.:- A plant worked well, earned income, or he would not have it. In the army when he was young he learned the value of physical energy, promptness, courtesy and hard work, begun early and done late and well. Can it be done? Well done? Profitably ? How much time, how much material, what able men are needed ?—he worked, it seemed to me by these rules. He began his career after he had left school rather early. He trucked, set up telephone poles, contracted to build anything. He was elected as State Senator; he must have been popular with many friends; they helped him, he helped them. He bought utilities; he ran a dairy, organized as a hobby an automobile club. He made no excuses; the depression that ruined others gave him a challenge. Art and books he liked and when he could he learned from them. A phil- anthropist, he aided in establishing colleges. Like Mr. Kirby, Mr. Tru~ man, Mrs. Roosevelt, he did not him- self attend college, often a place offering opportunities for young people while they are growing up, in the hope they will think. That the Senator was an educated man few will dispute. Carl Stainbrook will show slides from his travels March 28th at Leh- man Fire Hall. Mre. Dennis Bonning, Jr, and Mrs. Bdward Gdosky will serve. nn DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA From— Pillar To Post... By Hix So many helpful people in the Back Mountain . . . the clerk at McCrory’s who deftly applied a bandaid to a bleeding thumb which had been lacerated by a fall on sharp ice. ; The anonymous person or persons who have been ploughing out my driveway late at night, the jeep chugging efficiently into the drive, backing and filling, its lights reflectng from the rear window of the snow-bound Austin, then disappearing down the road toward another rescue mission. | The boys at the Dallas Post who conceal their disdain so nobly when flagged to spread ashes under churning rear wheels: “Did you know you left the car in gear, Mrs. Hicks?” Oh well, leaving the car in gear is either a sign of breaking up or a grand old ruin, one which has been sufficiently broken up by recent events, or simply an aberration of the mind, to be expected in one nearing retirement ‘status . . . or for the matter of that, quite a spell beyond it. The meat clerk at the Acme who comes rushing out with & beaming face, waving a letter from one of my sons on’ Valentine's Day, and pinning roses on himself for having selected a very special rolled roast of beef to fulfill the requirements of the letter and the enclosed check. “Hope you'll find it ag njce as you expect it to be,” he chuckles, “Your boy said be sure it would roast rare, and this one willisure roast rare.” ! g € The manager of the Acme, who upon occasion brings out the groceries himself to the waiting Austin, reminding me that oysters are still in season, but that there's only a little over a month. left for oyster stew unless you go in for the frozen oyster package. Mr. Ward has a feeling for Chesapeake Bay. ‘Wonder what it’s like down! on the Eastern Shore now?” he inquires with a nostalgic gleam in : his eye. | h For anybody brought up within sight and sound and smell of Chesapeake Bay, no frozen fish or oysters ever hit the spot, but Mr. Ward does not see eye to eye with me on oysters . . . he doesn’t _ like them raw. v i But I do, and there is nothing to compare with the flavor of a freshly opened raw oyster, briny from the Bay, its juice dripping = from the lifted fork from the deeper side of the shell, not emascu- lated by washing, ! Myra, bringing over a brace of blue-fish or a shad. “We don’t seem to care so much for fish at fish.” our hodse, but T know Tom loves Or Mrs. Davis, leaving a pair of cream-puffs on the desk. “That's all the creampuffs the bakery truck had left,” she says, and two puffs won't be enough for my family.” / The cordial voices over the telephone, “I was hoping you'd answer the phone, Mrs. Hicks.” I've never seen the woman at the other end of the line, but we exchange notes on grandchildren and the state of the nation before we get down to the business of writing a classified ad that will sell a three-piece living room set or a trumpet or a washing machine or a beagle hound: The Back Mountain is loaded with nice people. . « « Safety THE JOLLY GIANT Dear Editor: I was a stranger in the Back Mountain, having lived in Harris- burg for ithe past sixteen years before being transferred to Dallas. Being one to travel, I would explore every road and community to find a place suited to my taste to settle, when one day I came across this giant of a man, who reminds me of the Jolly Green Giant on T-V (except he isn't green) with a ruddy face and hands that would be an asset to any sportsman. He was dressed warmly, but his cloth- ing showed signs of hard work and dirty jobs. This man, as anyone who knows him will tell you, has a heart as big as his frame. In the dead of winter, and it gets cold in your country, this man will crawl* under your car and spend many hours past ‘his quitting time to see that you are safely on your way. He seems to get more pleasure out of helping you than out of the small amount of pay he receives. As a stranger, I have never found such a good-hearted man who works endlessly with so little fi- nancial return. I doubt if half the people in the Back Mountain know him, but if they would take the itime to know this man, I'm sure they would be proud that he lives here. I take this means to thank Cliff Culver for his many acts of kindness to me, and to his many friends. As an obscure junk-man he has restored my faith in many a man in this fast moving world of competi- tion for the almighty dollar. | Sincerely, : Mr. D. of Dallas Editorial note: It’s the human touch that’s important, Mr. D (We know Mr. D’s name, but we promised not to use it.) IT’S THE CATS! February 25, 1963 Dear Mrs. Hicks: I have been intending to write to you since your “Pillar” about your cat and the cat chow. My cat would never eat it soaked up but she loves it dry. A neighbor fed her for me a few days last spring and she sprinkled Purina cat chow on a chair on the porch and let her bat them off and chase them. Even though she is over a year old she jumps up on a chair and cries for Valve . . . soaked up. She likes little pieces of liver thrown for her to chase too and naturally if that is what she wants she has to have it that way. She is so beautiful and her white ruff looks like Queen Elizabeth I. I bought a bib for her to keep her ruff out of her food but she doesn’t like it. or The ground hog saw his shadow here and the temperature went up to 89 degrees. We had a bad freeze in January, down to 20 degrees one day then up to 89 degrees after trees jand flowers were brown but they ‘my stock, one side of the house & | mass of colored flowers two. feet always come back. You should a | high. I have 34 rose:bushes adie | trees. It sounds like a forest but some aren’t big enough yet to hold a bird. Somebody asked me why 1 had two little sticks in the ground "and I ‘told them they are my fig trees. 1 only hope I have figs and oranges before T am too old to eat them. I have some beautiful iris in blossom. hE | I read the Post every week but it is hard to realize you are strug- gling with snow. We could see snow just two days this winter on the | mountains to the north though thers has been plenty from the 7,000 to 110,000 ft. level but we can’t see ' those mountains from here, : I like it here very much but it is growing too fast, more than 7,000 in three years. Houses seem to go up over night and people that bought a view of the mountains are finding their view shut off by more houses. I can see only the peaks from my windows. Best wishes to all the staff and Myra. Sincerely, Miriam Let’s hear about the camera club, DEAR “PUZZLED” To “Puzzled’, from Southwest district of Lehman Township, who wrote Wednesday about birds: A rule of thumb at the Post is not to print unsigned letters. . This, idealistically, is to: make people stand up for their beliefs. There are other reasons, too. Your letter is obviously sincere, and, if an exception were made in any case, it would be yours. But rules are rules. Cal] in your name; and we'll print the letter. cat chow but doesn’t want it in a Editor dish and she wouldn't touch it - If Only I Could See . The snow is white, | The snow is bright, If only I could see. It's whiter than white, It's brighter than bright, If only § could see, The days weld be white, The days would be bright, If only I could see. If only I could see, I know there would be, Happy days —Phyllig Frederici with thee. ® >
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