Co a Two Back Mountain water- ways patrolmen have been transferred from the area in what the Pennsylvania Fish Commission calls “a move to strengthen the waterways patrol and law enforcement programs.” ard W. Manhart, Sweet Valley, was promoted from from Luzerne County to Deputy Chief, law enforcement Divi- sion, Harrisburg. A native of Paupack, Pike County, Mr. Manhart graduated in the fourth student officer class from the Commission’s H.R. Stackhouse Fishery Conserva- tion and Watercraft Safety School in 1968. The 32-year old waterways patrolman has served in Luzerne County for four years. Claude M. Neifert Jr., Har- at his request from his present position of Regional Watercraft Safety Coordinator to District Waterways Patrolman for Luzerne County, replacing Mr. Manhart. A native of Pottsville, Mr. Neifert graduated in 1967 from the Stackhouse School but had previously served as a Waterways Patrolman and Watercraft Safety Officer in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Frank Mears, Clarks Sum- mit, scored his second feature win of the year Saturday even- ing at 5-Mile Point Speedway as he wheeled his modified-sports- man to a hard-earned victory in the 30-lapper. Mears started fifth in the 23-car field and moved in front on the 20th lap. Mears caught the checkered flag leds than a length ahead of Chucl ¥ Akulis, Winsor, N.Y., / who provided constant pressure for the final third of the event. Roger Beagell, Binghamton, was third; Pete Hulbert, Bing- hamton, fourth; Harold Mon- tayne, Pine Bush, N.Y., fifth; Larry Catlin, South Waverly, N.Y., sixth; Pete Cordes," Sidney Center, N.Y., seventh; Buzz Barton, Binghamton, eighth; Chet Ingraham, Whit- ney Point, N.Y., ninth; Ron Rhodes, Long Eddy, N.Y., tenth. Marv Goodwin, Johnson City, N.Y., won the companion 20-lap late model feature with Jim Ga- briel, Kirkwood, a close second. Dave Wolfe, Binghamton; Mike Colsten, Binghamton; Dick Longstreet, Clarks Summit; Dick Schoonover, Burlington Flats, N.Y.; Doug Holgate, Clarks Summit; and Welly Locke, Binghamton, rounded out the top eight finishers. Don Beagell, Binghamton; Carl Nagel, Stevens Point; Chuch Akulis, and Pete Cordes won m-s prelims while Bob King, Johnson City, Jim Shay, Carbondale, Doug Holgate and Welly Locke were 1-m prelim winners. This coming Saturday even- ing a 30-lap m-s feature and a 20-lap 1-m main event will head- line the twinbill program which is slated to get under way at 7:30 p.m. wk continue to take the lives of an increased number of deer on Pennsyl- vania highways, according to Game Commission tabulations. Dur J the first six months of 1972, Game Commission em- ployes picked up 9,834 whitetails killed on roads in the state. Dur- ing the first six months of 1971, the figure was 9,485, and in a similar period in 1970 the toll was 8,623. Overall, deer mortality dur- ing the first half of this year is slightly below the figure for 1971. Known !losses from January through June, 1972, ex- cluding hunting, were 11,010, compared to 11,280 for the same period last year. Woodchuck season is reaching its peak in Pennsyl- vania, and the Game Commis- sion this week offered a few tips to sportsmen to make their groundhog hunting safer and more enjoyable. Wearly of bright colored clothing, ‘especially headgear, is strongly recommended. Day- light fluorescent:orange is the most conspicuous and ‘‘safest’” color. / Tan or green, and even red in Several categories of deer mortality show significant changes from a year ago. In the first six months of 1972, farmers killed 174 whitetails because of crop damage. The figure for the same period in 1971 was only 88, an indication that the deer herd continues to expand in size and depredation. Another category of losses showing an important change is deaths due to dogs. This year there were 559 in the first six months, contrasted with 946 for the first half of 1971 and 1,786 during the first six months in 1970. Recorded illegal kills of deer in the first half of this year totaled 343, compared to 269 for the same period last year. late evening, are not particular- ly “safe” colors and may re- semble a woodchuck at a dis- tance. But orange, especially in a daylight fluorescent material, can hardly be mistaken for a chuck. Hunting chucks on a hot day or evening without any head- gear is especially dangerous. A man’s head may look exactly like the body of a woodchuck if it is bobbing around several hundred yards from a hunter. Silversmiths, woodworkers, weavers and potters will be among the myriad of craftsmen participating in the 25th anni- versary State Craft Fair which opened Aug.2at 10 a.m. for four days at Millersville State College, Millersville. Many crafts will be demon- strated daily by members of the sponsoring organization, the Pennsylvania Guild of Crafts- men. The Pennsylvania Travel Development Bureau invites the public to Millersville in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside to watch the craftsmen at work, to see the many pieces of workmanship which they have on sale, and to look at the juried exhibit of top pieces. The State Craft Fair is one of the oldest events of its kind in the United States, and brings to- gether the members of 13 differ- ent chapters spread across Pennsylvania. Education is one of the major goals of the guild. Adults and children interested in bookbind- ing, lace-making, blacksmith- ing, macrame, enameling and other crafts will be able to see how it’s done and ask questions of the demonstrators. A juried exhibit, in which craftsmen compete for a large array of prizes, is held in con- junction with the fair to show the outstanding works of the past year. Some items in this exhibit are for sale, as well as all the pieces in the fair. S. Arthur Shoemaker, Lan- caster, a woodcarver, is chair- man of the State Craft Fair. The state president is Mrs. Kenneth Walker, Mechanicsburg. The Craft Fair is open Aug. 2, 3, and 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and The fair and exhibit are held in one large college building so that visitors can be assured of cover while they observe the demonstrators. For more information on other shows and exhibits throughout the Commonwealth, write to: ‘‘Calendar of Events,” ment Bureau, 2853 South Office Building, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. Record numbers of fisher- men, both residents and non- residents, went fishing in Penn- sylvania last year. Figures released by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission this week show the sale of fishing licenses during 1971 broke all records and set an all- time high in total numbers of licensed anglers-- 840,863. ; The total broke the previous record (812,314) set in 1970 by 28,549 and continued a trend started in 1965. Prior to that year, the number of licensed anglers in Pennsylvania had declined from a high of 741,468 The State Civil Service Com- mission has scheduled statewide examinations for game propagators Sept. 16. Ap- plications must be submitted to the Harrisburg office by Aug. 16. Richard A. Rosenberry, SCSC executive director, said positions are at Pennsylvania Game Commission game farms at Schwenksville, Cambridge Springs, Montoursville, Williamsport and Distant. Applicants must have com- pleted eight years of grade school and have at least two years’ experience in the pro- pagation, feeding and care of game birds. Annual salary range is $7,177 to $9,159. Applications and further in- formation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, South Office Building, Harrisburg; Game Commission field offices at Franklin, Ligionier, Jersey Shore, Huntingdon, Dallas and Reading; the Ross Leffler School of Conservation, Brock- way; and State Civil Service Commission offices in Harris- burg, Pittsburgh and Philadel- phia. in 1956 to 475,982 in 1964. Star- ting in 1965, when 512,653 fishing licenses were issued, the totals have increased every year. In Luzerne County, 1971 sales of licenses totalling 34,303 topped sales listed in 1970 at 33,760. Residents purchased 30,063 licenses, with 835 non- residents buying fishing per- mits. Senior residents ac- counted for 2,402 sales, and 491 free licenses were distributed. In announcing the new records for fishing license sales in Pennsylvania, Ralph W. Abele, executive director of the Fish Commission, attributed the increasing interest in fishing to the desire of American families to find a healthy, relaxing way to spend their leisure time. ‘Every survey made recently of outdoor recreation trends,” Mr. Abele said, “shows more and more people turning to water related sports and ac- tivities.” Mr. Abele cited a Bureau of Outdoor Recreation study made in 1965 which pro- jects a 31 percent increase by 1980 in fishing as a participant sport throughout the United States. SER Photo by Alex Rebar Holy Name Society. Page 11 | It took United States Auto Club officials nearly an hour after completion of Saturday’s Shaefer 500 to decide what most spectators had already con- cluded—Joe Leonard had won the second annual 500 mile race at Pocono Raceway. At first it was thought by officials that Al Unser, Joe Leonard’s teammate, finished first, but when the timers and scorers finally determined who was on what lap at the finish, Al Unser came in third behind Johnny Ruther- ford. The confusion at the finish was not unique to last weekend’s race. It has hap- pened before at other USAC events and at endurance races like Sebring where, due to pit stops and caution laps, cars seemingly close to each other can be, in actuality, separated by many laps. The science of keeping track of which car is on which lap is not, as proved last weekend, an exact one. Even before the official results of the race were an- nounced, it was apparent that the big winner of the day was the Parnelli Jones team of Maurice Phillipe—designed Parnelli-Offenhausers. Joe Leonard, Al Unser, and Mario Andretti were members of that team, the latter having held the lead near the race’s end until the inability to restart after his last seemingly-routine pit stop forced him out of contention. Andretti was a big favorite with the crowd, and it looked for a while like he would take the race without a hitch. When it became apparent that Andretti was having trouble getting restarted from his last pit stop, a yell came up from the crowd in the grandstand that audibly portrayed mass disappoint- ment. The pre-race favorite, Bobby Unser, dropped out of serious contention early in the race when his Eagle-Offenhauser developed fuel line trouble. Unser’s sleek white car came in for a total of seven pit stops. Early in the race Unser was forced to yield to the rest of the field as he could be seen taking an extremely low line on Pocono race track’s three sweeping turns. After a number of early stops in the pits it seemed he was back in contention, only to be plagued once again with the trouble that finally forced his withdrawal. Other pre-race favorites, the | McLaren-Offenhausers didn’t fare much better. Peter Rev- | son, who started in 26th place, | passed 14 of his competitors in | the early stages of the race before he was forced to retire 1 with a broken rod bolt. The § same problem caused the | retirement of his teammate, | Gordon Johncock, who ran well | ahead of much of the field while | in contention. Johncock led the race for five of the 66 laps he | raced. Gary Bettenhausen, driving Roger Penske’s Sunoco McLaren-Offy, led for 40 laps until his car stalled on the back- stretch between turns one and Penske pit crew failed to get Bettenhausen’s dark blue McLaren back into the race, and the car was wheeled into gasoline alley, a sign that the race was over for the Penske team. We A crowd of about 70,000 witnessed the race which had to hurricane Agnes. What gains are being scored in freeing Pennsylvania’s water supplies from the wastes generated in personal use and manufacturing? What proportion of the wastes removed from the water is being restored to usefulness, and are we disposing of the remainder in ways that will not impair the environment? These questions will engage delegates to the 44th Annual Conference of the Water Pollution Control Association of Pennsylvania at University Park Aug. 9, 10 and 11. Joseph J. Salvatorelli of Philadelphia, association president, said the first inquiry will occupy opening sessions Aug. 9. Arthur F. Lehmann of Harrisburg and Mark A. Roller of Williamsport will conduct an afternoon-long evaluation of recent treatment developments in chemistry and microbiology. H. G. Bhatt of Beaver Falls and Elmer L. Wagner of Lancaster will lead a second Wednesday session on the role of operator training in waste removal. The functions of laboratory and statistical controls in im- proving waste removal will occupy an Aug. 10 morning session conducted by Raymond Game Commission Lists Dog Training Pennsylvania’s dog training season opened Aug.l. Dogs may be trained from sunrise to 10 p.m. EDST from Aug. 1 through October 28, and from sunrise to9 p.m. EST from October 29 through March 31. Since there is no closed season on raccoons, they may be hunted at any time, except Sundays, with dogs from August 1 through March 31. Dogs may be trained on raccoons from sunrise to midnight Sundays. To train dogs legally on Sun- day, the consent of the owner of property where such training is planned must first be obtained, except in the case of state- owned and national forest lands. Trainers are reminded that the carrying of a rifle or shot- gun while training dogs is pro- hibited. The Game Commission urges dog owners to show the same courtesies that apply during hunting seasons, such as the asking of permission from land- owners to train dogs on their properties. Dog trainers are urged not to over-extend themselves or their pets during the early part of the training season. Canines and hunters generally are out of shape at this time of the year. Few have spent much time in the field during recent months, and muscle tone is lost and extra pounds are added during extended loafing periods. Heat, soft muscles and excess weight usually take their toll on both sportsmen and dogs over- exerting themselves at the outset of a training season. F. Ravida of Harrisburg and Elvin F. Hoover of Lewistown. New methods of waste treatment and tertiary treat- ment advances will be reported at a Thursday afternoon session headed by Lewis E. Ritter of Reading and Robert M. Bolenius of Abington Township. August 11 sessions will be devoted to nutrient removal with Edwin F. Barth of Cin- cinnati, James G. Ryan of Pitts- burgh and Robert F. Peoples of West Chester leading the discussion. Wesley E. Gilbertson, deputy secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Resources will shift conference attention from waste removal to waste disposal at the Aug. 10 industrial breakfast. Walter Zabban of Pittsburgh will in- troduce Mr. Gilbertson and preside at the breakfast discussion. While Mr. Gilbert- son will address himself to the broad dimensions of solid waste disposal, he will devote most of his attention to industrial wastes. Disposition of wastes removed from industrial process water will engage an Aug. 10, morning session conducted by Alfred B. Cherry of Plymouth Meeting and Thomas P. Conlon of Bethlehem. Latest advances in the land disposal of treated municipal waste water will be examined in a Thursday afternoon session Plymouth Meeting and M. Stewart Cameron of Philadelphia. Joseph F. Lagnese of Pitts- burgh, nationally known en- Lake Man to Appear With Mansfield Band At NFL League Game Frank J. Shreiner, Harveys Lake, a junior music education major at Mansfield State College, and Bruce Brindza, McKeesport, a freshman music education major, drum majors with the Mansfield State College Mountie Marching Band, will be among the 217 members who will make their professional football game debut Sept. 24. The band will present the half- time program of the NFL League game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. The . game, which will be played in Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Mass., will be televised. The show will feature music by George Gershwin, a patriotic flag presentation number, a concert selection, and two medleys from Broadway musical hits. Another highlight of the show will be the perfor- mance of the 24-man percussion line, one of the largest among state colleges. Performing with the band will be the flag line, the majorette corps, the drill team, and the color guard. Director of the band is MSC Asst. Prof. Richard N. Talbot. vironmental leader and president of the Water Pollution Control Federation, will speak at the conference luncheon Thursday at the HUB Ballroom on the Penn State Campus. Mr. association, will address the conference luncheon on prevailing national environ- mental concerns. The Haseltine Award for the Hatfield Award to the out- standing treatment plant Award for distinguished achievement in the field, and High Hat awards are among honors which will be presented at the association’s award banquet on Thursday evening in the Elks Country Club. Association president Salvatorelli, in commenting on the increasing attention to waste disposal at conference sessions, pointed out that this phase of water treatment grows in importance as efficiency increases quality of community water supplies. “Few people realize,” Salvatorelli declared, ‘‘that removing wastes from the water is just the first step in treatment. ‘The Pennsylvania treatment plant operator has long been equally occupied in returning wastes to the environment with their usefulness restored or, at least, in a form that will not impair the environment. One of the ironies of his occupation is that the higher degree of waste removal he achieves, the bigger becomes his disposal problem. “This year’s conference will carry forward a basic function of our association—to keep the operator abreast of technological advances in the disposition of treated wastes.” Garden Food After a Flood All leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage and kale which have been flooded should be dis- carded. As a general rule, avoid using those vegetables that are ready for harvest. Broccoli, cauli- flower and snap beans are examples of some crops that were mature in some areas at the time of flooding. It is best not to use these vegetables, say Peas can be salvaged since they are protected by pods, Wash them thoroughly in a de- tergent solution. The root crops that can remain in the soil for another two or three weeks before har- vest will be safe to use. Tomatoes, peppers and other warm season crops are safe since they are still relatively immature. 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