. J SECTION A — PAGE 2 | Editorially Speaking: a Make It A Thank Offering November is the month for the collection of funds for research into the causes of Muscular Dystrophy, and development of a possible cure. Like any other medical research, painstaking lab- oratory tests and procedures cost money. Wheelchairs, crutches, transportation, special care, all cost money. Compared with the incidence of measles or chicken- pox, Muscular Dystrophy strikes very seldom. But when it does strike, it is 100 percent disaster for the child in- volved. A child who contracts Muscular Dystrophy usually dies in the teens, the muscles fading away to mere strings, incapable of supporting the bony framework of the body. Nobody knows why a child develops the disease. No- body knows the cure. Indications are that it is a deficiency condition. It is easy to say, “There are so many drives for funds,” and ignore the Muscular Dystrophy fund. It is worthy of your support. Some youngster, freckled and growing like a weed, down the block from - you, could develop the condition. : Some other youngster, challenged by the unknown, ~ could grow up to find the cause in the research laboratory. Provide the funds, so that others may use them ~ wisely in helping to eradicate human misery. You may not be able to man a microscope and a test tube your- self, but you can implement research by giving what you can afford. LR I A Positive Program It has been charged that the medical profession is indifferent to the medical needs of the aged because it opposes the Medicare scheme for providing various medi- cal benefits to everyone drawing social security payments, The truth is that medicine is vitally concerned with improving medical aid for elderly people—and all other groups as well. But it seeks this end through means that will get maximum results at minimum cost in money and other resources — and that will not subject doctors, pa- tients, and others concerned to political controls that would inevitably become more stringent, and result in lower standards of care. As an example, the American Medical Association has postulated, and is following, a positive program for the aged. It urges contributed implementation and ex- pansion of the Kerr-Mills programs, which provide govern- ment aid, under a workable federal-state system, for those who actaally need it; amendments to the income tax laws to permit taxpayers to deduct all medical payments for over-65 dependents; continued expansion and improve- ment of health insurance and prepayment plans, and ‘so on. Other facets of the program have to do with such critical matters as mental illness among the aged, and compulsory retirement and other discriminatory employ- ment practices. The program, above all, is based on “Recognition of the aged as individuals, with greater op- portunity to use their talents in activities which encourge self-reliance and independence.” This is the sound way to really help the aged. And it can do that without turning millions of men and wo- men into faceless statistics. | FLORIDA, FROM PALMS TO BATHING BEAUTIES by Donna Smith Dear Sens: We had a marvelous time on our trip to Florida. We arrived late Friday night and a friend of ours met us at the airport and drove us to the motel at Clearwater. The next day we rented a car and I don’t know what we would have done without it. First we went to Weeki Wachee Springs. in an underground theater and looked through glass windows into a natural spring where girls put on . an underwater show. Next we drove We sat across Tampa Bay and went to see the Singing Tower and the . Great Masterpiece. They were real- ly beautiful. On Sunday, we went to my father’s aunt’s house for din- ner and she showed us around " Tampa. We found out that it’s one . of the only industrial cities Flor- lda has. The waves from the Gulf were so high that day going across without skis. the causeway the spray came in the car windows. During the next cou- | ple days we went to Cypress Gar- dens which was one of the nicest places we visited. The water show was fantastic. The performers did everything from the waterballet and the human pyramid to water skiing We drove across the Sunshine Skyway, the longest bridge in the world. It’s fifteen miles long and we got a beautiful view of the Gulf of Mexico, especially from the rise in the center. The same day we drove across, a man jumped off and committed suicide. We also went to Sunken Gardens where they had trees, plants, and flowers from all over the world. Besides the hundreds of different kinds of palm trees and flowers, we saw pink banana trees, Christ’s thorns and’ giant cactus. We saw the Lon- don Wax Museum and the sunset on the Gulf of Mexico, too. Our ‘time was pretty well taken up but I still found time to swim in the motel pool, go shopping and do my homework which I had plen- ty of. We left from the airport at mine-thirty Wednesday morning to come home. I was glad to be coming back to the mountains end cooler weather since the tempera- ture was ninety-five degrees most of the time we were there. The plane trip was nice but there were quite a few stops and we didn’t get home until about five o’clock. We were tired out but I think it was worth it since we had such a won- derful time. Donna * Noted Statewide Noted from the Post in Pennsyl- vania Township News magazine: | Fred Lamoreaux’s accident, a fall from a lurching township truck ~ some weeks ago, while paving. Public Notice NOTICE. Sealed proposals will be received and publicly opened and read by the Supervisors of Lake Township, Luzerne County, at Har- veys Lake, Pennsylvania, until 10:00 A.M. EST., December 7, 1963, for a rubber tired, 4 wheel drive loader of 15,000 pounds minimum weight, with a Hough Model H U for trade. Proposal form, specifications, form of contact and instructions to * bidders may be obtained by writing 3 “ ~ ys TYE to John H. Stenger, Secretary, Board of Supervisors, Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania. The successful bidder, when awarded the contract, shall furnish a bond with suitable, reasonable requirements guaranteeing perform- ance of the contract or delivery to be made, with sufficient surety in the amount of 50 percentum of the amount of the contract. And an additional bond in the amount of 50 per centum Second Class Town- ship Code, Article VIII, Section 803, Bonds for protection of Labor and Materialmen. All proposals must be upon the . form furnished by the undersigned. The Supervisors reserve the right to reject any or all proposals, Thanksgiving Hike [Susquehanng Trailers Hiking Club announces the hike to be led by Ben Ungar, Sunday, November 24th, will be to Mehoopany, in dir- ection of the fire tower. Those in Dallas vicinity interested in hiking to this area, may contact any of the club members and meet in Dal- las, Hikes are gcheduled for every Sunday of the year, weather permit- ing, at 1 p. m. leaving from Kirby Health Center, Wilkes-Barre by car, and hiking at the area listed.. Any adult man or woman interested in in hiking is invited to join. On Thanksgiving Day, the group will leave Kirby Health Center at 10:30 a. m. to go to McKendree Grange, Shickshinny, for dinner. A hike will be led later by Ricky Ward in ‘that vicinity. The group will then meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward, Shickshin- ny, for a short meeting, followed by slides and movies of hikes al- already taken. On December 1, the group will hike on Jackson Twp. Road, Chase, with Eugene Stawicki as leader. On Tuesday December 3, a meet- ing will be held at the Wilkes-Barre American Legion, N. River Street with dinner at 6 p. m. Meeting will start promptly at 7:45 p. m. with Dixon Miller presiding. ; On December 8, group hikers will hike to Carverton Road, Wyoming led bv Miss Vera Mirmak. DINNER POSTPONED Dallag Rotary Club has postpon- (Signed) ed its turkey dinner, originally John H. Stenger, | scheduled for late Novonter. until Secretary. January. lt! i aah Avi AR 7. Ee” : Acute a i 7 THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963 Only Yesterday Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years Ago In The Dallas Post 30 Years Ago Coldest November in years, with snow and ice and zero tempera- tures, frozen radiators, frozen cars, frozen ears. Football game on snowy field saw Dallas Borough clobber Kings- ton 7 to O. Rural Basketball League was re- organized with Noxen, Orange, Sha- vertown, Trucksville, and Possibly Dallas. i A contract for erection of a one- room schoolhouse on the Lake Silkworth Road went to Frank Mathers at his low bid of $3,495. Harley Misson, Shavertown broke his kneecap in an accident. Kingston Township, defeated by Dallas Borough football team, start- ed a move to have the game re- played on a neutral field, for bene- fit of the Community Chest. Rivalry was keen before Kingston Townsihp and Dallas Borough formed a school jointure. Monroe Township seniors order- ed a clock and bell system for the high school. Funds were raised by giving a Halloween party. Jim Hutchison, county agent, advocated planting of black walnut and hickory in spots where the seedlings could remain permanent- ly, saying the nut trees have a long tap root and cannot be suc- cessfully transplanted. 20 Years Ago Leon Kromelbein, father of star football player Harold, who had made the winning touchdown in the Tunkhannock-Dallas Township game, dropped dead of a heart at- tack while crossing the field after the game. Mr. Kromelbein, 43 was a Tunkhannock resident, once res- ident of Noxen. Record crop of turkeys, but try and get one for a civilian table. Tur- keys went to the boys in the ser- vice, and folks back home settled gladly for lesser fowl. Michael Stencil, Trucksville, somewhere in the South Pacific, won the Purple Heart for wounds received in a bombing expedition. Ray Shiber was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resigna- tion of John Durbin from Dallas Borough school board. Dr. Malcolm Borthwick, William White, and Fred Swanson got bears first day of the season. A half-tamed 14 point deer, while being petted and fed in the Brace orchard at Beaumont, took fright, and knocked Mrs. Arthur Smith off her feet. Falling against a rock, she broke her arm in two places. In ‘the Outpost: Don Gabel, Eng- land; Irving Koslofsky; Bob Evans, Memphis; Elwood Ide, Edenton, N. C.; Stephen Crispell, New York APO; Jay Gould, Norfolk Naval Hos- pital; Elmer Lamoreaux, Italy, Ro- bert Price, Sicily; Stanley Davies, Ambherst. ...Married: Charlsie Matthews Charles Windsor. Died: Chizles B. Hoyt, 71, Hunts- ville. to {0 Years Ago Monkey-bit by the Freeman mon- key at Beaumont, Dorothy Pellam spent three days at General Hos- pital. County Board of Assessments re- stored old ratings after the hassle at Dallas Borough [School, when school directors had attempted to level out inequalities in assessments. Heights residents had led the pro- test. This failure to iron out in- equalities and get a more equitable rating, assessment of the area on a county basis. Norti Berti answered a fire call to the Hix home, excavating in the fireplace to uncover a smouldering beam, Norti was always around when hé was needed. Javers store in Alderson was damaged by {fire caused by elec- trical wiring. Nobody got a bear in the area, first day of the season. Larger jointure of schools was still’ being argued pro and con. Died: Mrs. Fred Renard, 75, Dal- las; Mrs. Ellen Brown, 73, Hol- combs Grove; Professor Warren Taylor, Trucksville, sudden heart attack. Mrs. Clyde Kocher, Endi- cott. Mrs. Catherine Stoeckel was 92. Guests From Omaha Enjoy Beauty Here Mr. and Mrs. Duane Wickard, Sweet Valley, R. D., had as recent visitors, Mr. Wickard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wickard and ma- ternal grandmother, Thompson, O- maha, who made the trip east by train. Duane and his wife, the former | Joy Steele, ,and the children had just moved into ‘their new home. The Wickard’s youngest child, Barbara, 18 months met her grand- parents for the first time and the other children staged a reacquain- tance. ov Mr. Ernest Wickard plans to re- tire from the Union Pacific R. R.,, in ‘a year and a half and plans to come to the beautiful State of Penn- sylvania . for a few months out of each year. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Steele en- tertained the wisitors at a big fam- ily dinner. he: ie ate V4 GPE pa resulted eventually in re- | ANN It would be interesting, like a: fire marshall after a fire, to dig around among the scorched and tar- nished exhibits to see what happen- ed in the fire and brimstone school board election. Political labels - are not important. Some Republicans showed more zeal for Democrat Farrar than they ever did for Scran- ton, Nixon, or others. The big issue was money. Prior to the several steps of reorganiza- tion, we were told that the schools would be bigger and better and cost less and less, largely because of more favorable state reimburse- ment. But the cold, dollars and the tax collectors to local taxpay- ers proved this was all wrong. The schools are certainly bigger, there is divided opinion as to whether they are better, but they are cer- tainly mot costing less and less, and the proportion of state appropria- tion is dwindling instead of in- creasing. In this particular election, the sole result that could be attained was a change in the trend, whether we should continue to spend more and more, or level off, It was gen- erally conceded by all factions that good schools now cost money, even big money. And with minor excep- tions and limitations, the better a school is, the more it is likely to cost. However, bureaucrats have turned these conclusions to read, “Big costs make good schools, and the more they cost the better they re.” This is disproved right in our own county where, for decades, Hanover Township school costs have topped all others, and their schools have mever been better than mediocre. This “Pay More” idea has dom- inated our school management. The superintendent, at the start, was given $2,500 more ‘than his prede- cessor, who had served thirty years and carried the whole burden of building the mew school. And he has since received a raise up to $14,000, which is more than paid in Wilkes-Barre. An additional Rambling Around . By The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters raise of $500 at a secret meeting of the school board, according to a story published recently was de- feated. by a single vote, as were raises in smaller amounts, Other rates have been raised, whether mandatory or not, even part time ones, Clerical andsome other for- ces have been doubled. Compared with eighteen more ‘teachers in the past six years, we have added thirty other employees, some only part time. In round figures, the published budget for 1960-61 showed a total of ‘950 thousand dollars of which the state would pay 480 thousand, more than half. The budget for 1963 - 64 shows total 1,203 thou- sand, state paying 586 thousand, only 48.72 per cent. (Take nIote thetotal expenditures in 1958-59 amounted to only $776,849.) Why the drop in state appro- priation, compared to budget total? First, state payments are reimburse- ments, based on several different formulas for different things, cal- led * reimbursement fractions. They are computed on only certain stated minimums. For easy figures, they usually run about 70 per cent. Now if you have a fixed base for teach- ers of say $5000 and the state pays 70 per cent, you pay 1500. But if you jump this man to $14,000, you still get $3500 and out of your own pocket you pay $10,500. Astronom- ical spending can Never show sav- ings when you get back only 70 per cent of it at best, in most cases, even less. Another and more important thing — state reimbursement rate is always loaded in favor of poor districts, Big cities get less than ru- ral areas. As valuation builds um our fraction will decrease. Even the rental on the new school will cost us more and the state less as time goes on. Some of the more important points raised by both cides will be included when this is finished next week. g Safety Valve IT HAPPENS Dear Editor: ‘What kind of police force do we have in our township when one of our officers will deliberately kill a dog very dear to its family, just because it was in his yard? His dog is in heat, and he lets it run loose. How can he expect his neigh- bors to keep their dogs tied? It is only nature that a male dog will break loose time and again when a female dog is‘ in heat. Why doesn’t he keep his dog in- side when she is in heat, so other dogs wouldn't come around? Why couldn’t he tell the owner that his dog was loose? It’s a shame when such a person is heartless enough to run off the ‘road on the wrong side just to kill a defenseless dog that meant no one any harm. Do they think they can get away with anything just because they have shiny badges? Name withheld for obvious reasons, Editorial note: It's difficult to re- peal the laws of biology. What makes you believe that the killing was deliberate instead of an acci- dent? Editor of ‘Dallas Post”. We, the guests of Valley Crest, wish to hank you for your kind- ness in sending us the Dallas Pogt. Every Friday, we enjoy the Ed- itorial page, Pillar to Post. Thanking you again for your kindness. Sincerely yours, Larry V. Hummel (Guest of Valley Crest) KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED Dear Mrs. Hicks: I was so very pleased to rond the editorial in the Dallas Post con- cerning the Garden Clubs in endors-| ing the “no advertising” signs and also your observations which I think were just great. I went to see Georgia Besecker after talking to you and just wrote to her and also Joe MacVeigh. _ I hope we can accomplish our de- sire in this and thank you so much for your great help. My affectionate regards to Myra, and hope she is feeling better. Sincerely, John H. Blackman, Jr. RAISING A PROBLEM I hear ii said, between bumps and groans as we drive the highway through Trucksville, that the dirt and rock fill designed to eliminate the blind left turn onto Pioneer Avenue may have just raiped the problem up in the air a few feet. | Kunkle WSCS To Hold Christmas Party Christmas party of the Kunkle WSCS will be held at Mrs. Frank- lin’s, Main Street, Shavertown, on December 11 at 6:30 p.m. Reservations must be made with Mrs. Ralph Ashburner and 50 cent gifts will be exchanged. Attending the recent meeting of the class were Mesdames Russell Miers, Llewellyn Williams, E. R. Kerin, Nellie Nulton, Allen Brace, ‘William Brace, Gomer Elston, Ralph Elston, Fred Dodson, Julie Kunkle. a a A A MI SAR. 0h se A | Dallas-Wyoming (Conttuued trom Page 1 A) pass on the Wyoming 38. Dallas moved to the Redskins’ 20 before two passes went astray. Failing to gain, Wyoming was forced to punt with Parra’s boot going ‘to the Dallas 36 from where the Mountaineers moved 64 yards for their third score of the after- noon. Noon and Farley alternated on running plays to reach the Wpyo- ming 22 before Baker, on a keeper play, raced into the endzone only to have ‘the run nullified by an in- fraction. Baker then hit Noon with a pass at the 11, from where Baker ran the keeper play again for the TD. Dorrance’s kick again went wide... Dallas 19, Wyoming 0. Harris Does It Again Harris intercepted his last pass on the first play after the ensuing kick-off at midfield, and ran it to the Wyoming 41 to setup another Dallas score as the quarter ended. Staying on the ground, Dallas used ten plays with Noon crashing over from the 1 for his third TD. This time, Dorrance’s kick split the uprights for a 26-0 lead. Trying desperately to get on ‘the scoreboard, Wyoming filled the air with passes in the final period, throwing thirteen times and com- pleting six with one intercepted. Baker To Farley Wyoming completed four con- secutive passes to reach the Dallas 40 before the secondary of Dallas tightened and the next four passes were incomplete to stop the drive. On first down, Dallas sent four men deep and Baker hit Farley with a beautiful pass in stride at the Wyoming 40. Farley went the distance untouched, as Noon put a good block on the final defender at the 30. Dorrance’s kick was wide and the scoreboard looked like this . Dallas 32, Wyoming O. Staying to the air, Wyoming reached the 48 and the final play of afternoon saw sophomore Tony Bonomo make a great interception at the Dallas 15, to make it six for the afternoon for the Dallas de- fense. Statistics Dallas picked up nine first downs, completed two of five passes and had none intercepted. The Mountaineers showed a met rushing of 207 yards and gained 72 yards on its two pass completions. Wyoming picked up ten first downs and attempted twenty-six passes. It completed eleven and had six intercepted. The Redskins showed a net rushing total of 38 yards ~ while gaining 124 yards through the air. In a clean hard fought game, Dallas was penalized 15 yards and Wyoming 10. Highlights Most of the eleven seniors play- ing their final game for the Blue and White had a field day, either offensively or defensively . . . Noon picked up 138 yards rushing on 17 carries ,, . . Junior Fred Gosart turned in a fine defensive game as he turned in several tackles on a reverse play that Wyoming tried often in the first half . . . Dallas players carried ‘the coaching staff off the field following the jubilant victory . . . Tom Kerpovich was G00 iid S— A > Better Leighton Never by' Leighton Scott Principle It was sort of quiet at the court house after election, the air full of dread and anticipation as things were about to turn over a new leaf. T had experienced this scene once before — on a TV drama about an ascending (or descending) little country whose silent main street, the morning after the coup, bespoke the established payroll’'s appre- hension of the wrath of Premier Combawa, long known for efficient housecleaning. Off with the old and on with the new. It's to be expected, of course, but a political reversal always comes as a shock to those whose jobs depend on the game. “I'll get another job,” one clerk told me with a certain amount of candor. “A lot of them will just change registration and hope to go on, but not me. You've got to | take a stand some place in life. I've always been a Democrat, and I be- lieve in Democratic principles.” Behind The Scene As everybody knows, the Auction Kickoff Dinner kicks off the Auc- tion. But work starts somewhat earlier. The other day Frank Hutt- man, 1964 chairman, and George McCutcheon and the Key Club were cleaning some of the useless old appliences out of the barn to make room for next year. Pathfinder’s Notebook Lots of deer tracks in the state gamelands between Noxen and Ricketts, I'll tell you, not to men- tion the four that ran past me while I hunted for birds. They won't be there when you want them though. You can’t get a turkey without sitting still and quacking (or what- ever turkeys do) for them, and you can’t get a pheasant without walk- ing around and raising a ruckus, and there ain't no good medium between the two so’s to get both. So the only thing to do is forget about the turkeys, and go for the pheasant, cause that sitting around and quacking is about as much fun as going around the corner for a ham sandwich, and much less fill- ing, Turkeys, as I understand it, are rather exclusive about whom they keep company with, and also have the best eyesight in all bird-dom, and I got enough troubles without spending all day hunting a sharp- eyed snob. Telephone Tips One of the most important func- tions of a residence ‘telephone is the security it provides in an emer- gency. Because the Commonwealth Tele- phone Company furnishes telephone service to a large expanse of rural territory, party | must see ‘that their telephone line is always ready for use in event of an emergency. : J. N. Landis, manager of the Tele- phone Company in Dallas area asks .| the cooperation of all party line subscribers in this very serious problem. Many troubles have been traced to someone leaving a recei- ver off. If a fire call, or other emer- gency call was necessary, and a receiver had mot been replaced on the set, a serious disaster could result. If the following points are noted by those peérsons on party lines, rural telephone service will im- prove considerably. Special care should be taken that the telephone is not used by child- ren as a toy. Replace the telephone receiver after every call. Excercise discretion in length and frequericy of calls, Relinquish the ‘telephone line im- mediately if an emergency is de- clared by another subscriber on the line. Do mot try to move repair, or tamper with any Telephone Com- phone repair service or business O’fice. Mr. Landis requested coopera- tion in another matter. When signs are tacked or utliity poles and la- ter removed, the tacks are left in the pole, thereby creating hazard- ous conditions for the lineman who must climb the pole, His climbing spikes can slip ‘on one of these tacks and cause serious accidents. The Telephone Company asks that persons and organizations refrain from using ‘tacks or mails when hanging any poster or gign on a utility pole. undoubtedly one of the most under- rated linebackers in the conference at the start of the season after switching from fullback to guard; he should be a WSC all-star choice along with two or three more of the Mountaineers . . . Dallas’ team not only consisted of brawn, but brains also as a number of the boys make the school honor roll repeatedly . . . The 11 seniors that closed out a fine high school career include ends Mike Jones and Bil] Kelley; tackles John Brominski and Charles Lockard; guard Tom Kerpovich; center Bill 'Swartwood; backs Joe Noon, John Farley, Carl Kaschenbach, Alan sHarris and Ho- ward Dymond . . . Noon’s punts and kick-offs were something to see; all but one kick-off went down to the 10 with two reaching the endzone . . . Dallas finished with seven wins, two ties and no losses, scoring 178 points against 25 for the opposition. Six ‘teams were shut-out, while Edwardsville scored the most — 12, Others were Forty- Fort 7 and Exeter 6. DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA THE DALLAS POST Established 1389 at the post office at Dallas, Pa. under the Act of March 3, 1889. Subscription rates: $4.00 a Entered as second-class matter year; $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. Students away from home $3.00 a term; Out-of- State $3.50. 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SANDRA STRAZDUS From— Pillar To Post... By Hix It was exactly the kind of rain we needed, gentle enough to penetrate the surface of the parched earth, prolonged enough to sink in and soak the shrivelled grass roots. But it will be a long time before the wells are brimming again. Many people have been without water. Nobody knows how dependent on water we are, until something happens to the supply. This gentle rain was a gift of the gods, after a long, long drought. The personal drought at the house on Pioneer Avenue yielded to the ministrations of Willis Ide, who dropped around Monday night on the edge of dark, crawled into the coal bin to unscrew the dingus, took the blood pressure of the tank (zero), and tapped on a couple of pipes. Then he said, “Where's the switch box?” The switch box was back in a far corner of the cellar. Some bulb snatcher had been busy as a beaver. Illuminated with a 100 watt replacement bulb, the switch box gave up the secret. “Got any fuses?’ inquired the miracle man. Two minutes later the pump was pumping like nobody’s busi- ness, and the drought was over. “Go on upstairs and turn on a lot of water,” Mr. Ide instructed. “You mean, throw out all that water I've been saving in milk bottles all day, not wasting a drop?” “You won't need those bottles of water any more. You've got lots and lots of water,” was the comforting assurance. It seemed like tempting providence to tip the milk bottles into the sink, but there was a heartening gush of water from the tap, and the carefully hoarded supply went down the drain. Horrifying visions of digging up the well and hoisting 155 feet of six-inch pipe straight up into the ar, wth the submersible pump dangling from the bottom, faded away. Relegated also to the realm of nightmare was the possibility of It had taken days and days to drill that well, and the product had been a slimy grey hiring a well-digger to come and dig some more. mess which did the flowerbeds no good and tracked into the house. And it hadn’t been for free. Whee ! !'! more pleasure. Chances are that prices per foot had risen in the meantime. But that ghost, also was laid forever. “Have to charge you 3.50 for service, Mrs. Hicks.” Never have I emptied a change purse with greater alacrity and It’s as fickle as the breezes For it soon will le, knee deep, upon my lawn. BALLAD OF THE LEAVES Comes mow the Fall whose flaming beauty Paints a picture that is marvelous to see But—when leaves begin their falling It’s the summer I'm recalling When each leaf is firmly wedded to the tree. In the front yard, in the back yard Trees that flame like eastern skies at break of dawn But—though the picture briefly pleases Oh October—nature’s jewel With your sparkle and your color scheme divine I would find you more exquisite I'd enjoy your autumn visit If your falling leaves sought other lawns than mine. / Willard G. Seaman. Anybody See This Dog? Has anybody seen this dog? He is a large coon dog, three colors, front legs white with black spots, very friendly. Bugle disappeared while hunting with his master, Gene Elston, Thursday night near the Children’s Home above Noxen. A classified ad in this issue offers a reward. License number 14388 jon leather collar. Going To Convention Charles Gay, president of Gay- Murray Co., Tunkhannock, franchis- ed Harvestore Systems dealer in this area, will attend an annual sales meeting in Chicago Novem- ber 20-23. Meeting will be de- voted to a review of new develop- ments in agricultural practices and ‘| the business “of farming. ” a - on sims SER \ L %
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