- RRR NN Le EA A “Buffeted by a cold wet spring that delayed y planting, American far- mers may now be facing i killing frosts arriving one to three weeks early and wet harvest weather. For mean still higher food prices; for the nation continues inflationary _ pressures,” says Mark J. QPowers, Senior Vice . PPresident and Director of Thomson McKinnon’s Commodities Division. \ He was speaking at a i special briefing on the harvest outlook at Thomson’s New York headquarters. Joining him at the briefing were Thomson’s two commodity consultants, the highly respected Nash C. Roberts, Jr., weather consultant from New Orleans and Conrad Leslie, in- ternationally. recognized grain authority and private crop forecaster. Roberts; in a specially- commissioned report, noted that, throughout the ) Ji soybean and cotton 4 Wproducing parts of the U.S. @armers (already hard hit now consider: the possibility of substantial and premature drops in temperature during the harvest. : He Predicted,“‘A radical changein temperature.... early September in North and late September in the South.” His forecast calls i for generally favorable weather during the sum- mer months but, “The fall period indicates mostly I unfavorable weather with early freezes and generally below normal tem- peratures.’’ Although Roberts cautions against treating long-range weather reports as ‘gospel’, he notes that, “Freezes or killing frosts occuring one to three weeks early should cause considerable damage to late maturing corn and : Com- pounding the danger for these crops, the forecast also calls for above normal rain in September, October and November. Turning his attention to the cotton producing area, Roberts sees beneficial weather conditions during the summer months in both the West Texas and Central Belt growing areas. Un- the forecast also sees the first freeze or killing frost occuring one to three weeks early in these areas. “If the crop is late (in the West Texas area),” notes Roberts, ‘“‘and the frost is as early as ex- pected, considerable damage could result.” For the Central Cotton an early frost,. ‘could terminate the growing. season; before maximum production occurred.” Wend ae Weather has| become a much more: iimportant factor in our economy in recent years. This is partly because the weather has become more violent and variable over the last decade. And, partly because the agricultural sector, always sensitive to changes in weather, has become more sensitive not having fully recovered from the series of shocks (Continued on P. 20) | LIGHT | FIXTURES elight Bulbs .ofuses oPanels oWire eDecorator Wall Plagues eElectrical Supplies elighting Fixtures ~ eWiring Devices eBatteries oFlashlights oCircuit Breakers * & Dramatic display and a gallery - like atmosphere are making Fabric Design at the Narrows Shopping Center in Kingston the pacesetter in mult-purpose fabrics. The store is also a workshop where Fabric Design salepeople cut, stretch, and frame fabric. Itis an open demonstration area with a large cutting table. The sales staff will also custom cover large floor pillows in the fabric of the customer’s choice. A trip through the store iS a geographic tour of textiles. First. a customer sees Yampella silkscreen prints from Finland, “and Stromma from Sweden; Auction then come the West Ger- man textiles, Intour, which are considered the most sophisticated group of decorative fabrics being printed today. Toward the rear of the store one will find authentic Dutch wax, Indoesian, and Malaysian batik ranging from $8.50 to $13.50 a yard. Across from the batiks there is a selection of colorful French country prints, appropriate for curtains, upolstery, pillows tablecloths and clothing. There is also an out- standing selection of toss pillows. The knife-edged squares are covered in earthtone prints and the Persian cornered pillows are covered in batik fabries in earthtones or blues. All of these pillows hanging from white bicycle cahin attached to the ceiling. An exciting and at- tractive department which has created much interest is the Kidstuff Corner which consists of an ex- citing selection of bright- colored fabrics for decorating a child’s room. The do-it-yourself project is promoted by showing a length of fabric, wood stretchers, a staple gun, and an instruction sheet. And the person behind this unique Fabric Design center is Gail Brown. PAGE SEVENTEEN A“ fuk 58 01 ofl yrs ytd orl 101 a 3d Wd a Adem OU a The painted. library. and profound book. ‘Honorable Men: Langley. . a Va ‘NE 0 Welcome Wagon Inter- national, the national greeting service that has welcomed millions of Americans to new homes, will be 50 years old this month. The organization plans to celebrate its half-century of service with a gala birthday party July 18-21 in : Memphis; Tenn.,. where ocd Welcome Wagon was founded and is head- quartered and held special awards presentations in local communities. where Welcome Wagon is active. Founded by a Memphis advertising executive, Welcome Wagon employs a national network of community Members of the Class of 1958 of Dallas Township High School will hold their 1979 class and family reunion at Hanson’s Park, Harvey’s Lake, on the last Sunday of June next year, it was decided at the recent 1978 class and family reunion held also at Hanson’s Park. Among those class members = and their families, who attend hhe reunion recently at Han- son’s Park were the following: Mrs. Carson Gramley and family of Beaumont; James Rogers, Mehoopany; Mrs. Mary Ann Goble ‘and family of Centermereland; Mr. and Mrs. Bud (Irma) Seward and family of Noxen; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eyet and family of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. John Sidorek and family of Shavertown; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weaver amd family of Exton, Pa; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Melvanie) Rushnock and family of West Nilford, N.J.; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald (Jane) Morrison and- family of Harveys Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Alex (Monica) Kormos and family of _Hunlocks Creek, and Mr. and Mrs. Bradley + Updyke and family of Parish, N.Y. Updyke was president of the class at the time of its graduation in 1958. 25-3 June 26,1978 REVENUES: 2000 Local Sources $3,236,091 2100 State Sources 2,648,411 2200Federal Sources 24,110 3000 Due From Other Funds 45,000 $5,953,612, EXPENDITURES: tat 0100 Administration $ 217,962 0200 Instructional 2,758,280 0300 “‘upil ““ersonnel Service 119,199 0400 Health Services 85,326 0500 Pupil Transportation 339,573 0600 Operations & Maintenance 678,852 0800 Fixed Charges 647,328 0900 Cafeteria -0- 1000 Student Activities 71,050 1100 Community Services 8,550 1200 Capital Outlay -0- 1300 Debt Services 625,015 1400 Intersystem Payments 389,967 1500 Federal Appropriation Reserve 12,510 $5,953,612 School which sets forth therein ex- tatives who welcome new- comers and introduce them to local civic groups and businesses. In more recent years, Welcome Wagon has also begun greeting new parents, newly engaged couples and college fresh- men. According to Barbara Marshall, WW _ president, the Welcome Wagon name was derived from the frontier Conestoga wagons that were sent by town- speople to greet westward moving settlers and to present provisions ‘and gifts. Welcome Wagon repre- sentatives commemorate the 50th Birthday with special occasion calls on thousands of local mayors, state governors and other dignitaries. July 16-22 will be designated as Welcome Wagon Week in many cities and states across the country. Local Welcome Wagon representatives are Eleanor Crinnion; Dallas hostess, and Bernadette Slusarz,. Mountaintop hostess. They call on newcomers in our com- munity. During every call, these representatives present a packet of civic and com- munity information ap- propriate to the occasion. For newcomers, this packet includes maps, calendar of events, places of worship, materials concerning Northeastern Pennsylvania. A second phase of the Welcome Wagon call is the presentation of gifts from local sponsoring businesses. The representatives extend greetings from each business: describe the business location and ° products and services; and the business for a personal greeting and a second congratulatory gift. Nationwide, Welcome Wagon represents more , than 65,000 local businesses--several of whom have been sponsors for more than 30 years. Anyone may request a Welcome Wagon call for themselves or for a friend by contacting Eleanor Crinnion-Dallas Area or Bernadette Slusarz, Mountaintop Area. CR eh le AR 2 a Sealed proposals will be received by the Borough of Harveys Lake, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at 121 Lakeside Drive until 7:30 P.M. on August 3, 1978, for the following: A 1979 Police Vehicle. Proposal for- ms and specifications may be ob- tained from the Borough Secretary. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the Municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Borough of Harveys Lake Ann Marie Shaver, Secretary P.0.Box 60, Harveys Lake, Pa. 25-2 Lake. *11,700. iS ——— a a ey P—. i SARS RR A A i a BR es Be VERSES]
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