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Page Six M T S iaiX MOUNTAIN M S m The Catskill Mountain News Catered as Second CUi« Hatter in ^ Poit Office at UanfaretTtUe, N. Y, Telephone 2231 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Owners CLARKE A. SANFORD Margaretville, it. Y. ROSWELL a SANFORD UarKaretrille, N. Y. CLARKE A. SANFORD Pnblisber He’d hibernate through winter’s stay And then return on a warm spring day. No poem to the turtle? Why, sir, ’tis my pleasure. To honor the turtle in this small measure! Henrietta E. Weber Roxbury, N. Y. » • * Harvey Slaiiscm of Roxbury shot a 32-pound snapping turtle at the Halcottville pond Monday. The turtle was on one of the islands ROSWELL R. SANFORD Botiocss MftSAffer mother had found food, it would P a i r p A a fiiv A s have pr<*ably been divided. In reaiures addition the youn# would have re- ceived a bit of education. I’m sorry I disturbed the skunks for I might have learned more about them. Mothers in the wOd take much time in teaching the young to find food. We are familiar with the sight of four or five crows, all summer long, seek- ing food in the fields and teaching the young to do the same, plus learning the intricate crow sentinel eating grass. A bullet fron a ^22 system where one sits in a Ijee ROWLAND G. HILL, Editor Snbscriptions $3 per year, none accepted lor less than one year, strictly in advance. We reserve the right to reject any copy, . aither advertising or news. All snbscriptions discontinued at ex- ptiation of tame for which ordered. Please address mail to the newspai>er, Bot to individuals. MATIONAl EDITORIAL WHY SHOITLD WE PAY NEW YORK’S TAXES? The action of New York city in seeking reduction of its assess- ment -in the town of Middletown should serve to alert the town of Tompkins to the need of thinking ahead. When the city takes over real property and destroys the build- ings thereon taxes can only be levied on the land. Even if the assessment on land is equitable it is almost certain that the city wiU strive for a reduction as the city tries to get everything as cheap^ as possible. Tompkins is strictly rural and large reduction in assessed valua- tions on property taken by the city will throw a very heavy tax bur- deni on other property in the town. The city will take the Delaware river and Trout Creek valleys and in these two vaUeys lie not only the best land in the township but also the heaviest assessment on buildings. Unless some method is founi to make the city pay for the taxes which will be lost to the town it will be most difficult to tax the remaining resi- dents for essential services. It is our belief that the city is an interloper emd that when it comes in t^ e s and destroys prop- erty it should pay taxes on the value of tiiat p n ^ rty before the buildings were i^ized. — Walton Reporter. Wte agree heartily. We cannot conceive the reason- ing that ti)is township should have to - l<»e several thousand dollars per year in taxes because New York came here and built a res- ervoir. We do not believe the Mayor and the good people of New York can ask such a sacri- fice of this small community where taxes are already high. If this town is to lose sever^ . thousand dollars annually because New York came here, the writer believes the town should bring damage suit to recover its losses. ’The losses are twofold, direct from loss of taxes and indirect from loss of income because 940 people were driven from their homes. This affects the town fineinces. New York paid the folks of the valley for their properties. But this money did not crane to the town. It was an arrangement be- tween the property ow ers and New York only. rifle must have killed it the first shot, which hit the creature in its neck. But the young man shot twice more to be certain, of a kill.. * • • Slauson gave the turtle to N. L. Lattin, who dressed it and cut away lOiXHinds of solid, delicious meat, whidi was frozen in the Margaretville locker plant Hie neck was white meat, most of the balance was dark. « • • The turtle was too large to fit into a bushel basket. It had an enormous mouth capable of shear- ing the fingers off a man’s hand. Mr. Lattin saved the mouth which is being dried to show the» size. Webster’s dictionary says the snapping turtle is extensively used for food. The one in ques- tion must have been many years old. It is one of the largest ever taken iff this area. and has different calls to indicate various kinds of danger. * • * few folks realize how black are the feathers of a crow. Next time one is seen close up along ^ high- way, note the deep shiny black. Don’t st<^ the car or the crows will fly. Not even Henry Ford in the Model T days whra he allowed car buyers any color, so long as it was black, ever sent out a Model T as really black as a crow. Show D aily Walton, Aug. 4.—•‘We’ll have a complete new program of free entertainment every day,” said Paul G. Williams, executive sec- retary of Delaware Valley Agri- cultural society this week when asked about plans for the Dela- ware county fair wiiich will be held Aug. 28 through Sept. 1. The shows, booked throu^ Ward Beam, Goshen , promoter, will include Gene Holter’s wild aninnal show with camel and Aug. 28, with thie annual firemen’s parade with units frran Delaware and neighboring counties taking I>art. Last year this was one of the finest events of the week with some 17 units taking part in the huge parade. It was a colorful procession last year with bands and marching units addmg to the g l^ o r which always surrounds a fire company. Wednesday is Children’s day as usual when children will be ad- mitted at the main gates free of charge—children of school age or under. The Delaware county horse ostrich races, Grand Old Opry, show gete raderway for its W featuring hillbilly musicians and'day stand at the fair Wednesday. improvise floats and other Inter- esting attractions for this pro- cession. Friday afternoon Ralph' Higley of Walton and William Gifford of Masonville will presmt the annual horse-pulling contest and in the evening the annual tractor pulling presentation. singers, and a spectacular thnll show Saturday featuring three aut(»nobile thrill driving units. pruce Currie of Walton went to work last week clearing the fair infield, mowing grass and repair- ing buildings and cattle stalls on the fairgrounds in Walton. Ffdr Opens Aug. 28 Fair starts Tuesday evening. I was asked recently to sign as a witness to a check from the wel- fare department when the re- cipient could only make an “x” mark. . * * t It recalled to mind that 50 years ago and previous this was a far more frequent request than now. At the beginning of the century many used “x” for their signature. And they were not fools. I have known leading men in many conmiunities who knew little of “readin’, wl-itin’ and arith - metic.” They could make money, were clever salesmen, often vicin- ity leaders. There was no “en- forced education.” * * * Few today but can write their names, unless they have a phys- ical (ifficulty, which has taken away the use of their hands or eyes. The directions on the back of the check were, “If unable to write make your “x” mark in ink, have two persons sign as wit- nesses, stating full address.” MOUNTAIN DEW A year ago that iron monster in the cellar which supplies heat when a thermostat bids it to do so, was quiet all summer. It had a ICHig vacation. • • * Not so this season. All sum- mer long that little dial on the wall in the living room has in effect said, “Wake up you sleep- ing giant the folks will be cold when breakfast is ready.” 'The Turtle Department Since, Mr. Mountaineer, you have never seen a poem about a turtle you should enjoy the follow- ing by Ogden Nash: * « “The "^tle lives twixt plated decks Which practicfdly conceal its sex; I think it’s clever of the turtle, In such a fix, to be so fertile.” • • « On (me of your trips to Florida did you ever find a box turtle? i bdieve they are indigenous to other states, but it is there I have seen them. Their markings are really beautifuL They are per- fectly camouflaged for the black soil of the swamps. They make an interesting pet and are quite a conversation piece. * • Did voa know that turtles eat tomatoes and lettuce as wdl as raw beef? TNLG • « • “The Turtle” No poem to honor the turtle, you say Why, sir, it seems but yesterday: A small boy stood at his mommy’s side With blue eyes shining and Rowing pride, For there, in the garden, just yards away, A precious turtle had ccHne to stay! He stayed, and played, with the fair-haired boy. The trout season flies toward the close. The regretted date is the Sunday following Labor day. 'The water has been much more fishable than last year. The cold spring held back the fly casters, but they made good later. Like the season, the flies were later than usual and aK>eared in great numbers. The strealDS yet, nearing Ae middle of August, are fishable. It is more difficult to know what fly to use now than in May or early June. He who choses carefully, casts lightly, keeps as much out of sight as possible, does not catch his fly in the tall weeds, will take fish. At nightfall, a short time before the fly can no longer be seen on the water, there is a fine opportunity to set the hook in the mouth of a fish large enough to give the fly caster a hard time for several minutes. * » • , ’There are comparatively few areas in the world, accessible by automobile, where trout may be taken. Fishermen fly to far dis- There were great snowbanks on Sunday, not in the mountains but in the heavens. They were backed by the bluest of skies. For some reason, I never learned, cool nights make skies more blue than warm ones. * « * It was a good trick, Sunday, to lie on one’s back in the shade and watch the photogenic clouds float- ing over moimtain ridges. * * * There was no haze, no fog, the mountains cjame close, tops of trees along the ridges stood out for a long distance. The clouds were not square-cornered like the bales of hay in the close-cropped meadows. * * * A man can place the bales where he likes or leave them where the baler droi^d them. But no man can place the clouds. He may fly through them “with high-powered propellers but change them never a bit. • * * If I were a flyer I would grab a jet on a Sunday when clouds were like those of tliis week’s holy day and -fly from cloud to cloud like a boy running from hay bale to hay bale way down there on terra firma to hide from his fellows. * * * Clouds float in the sky like ice- bergs in a sea. I have wondered if somewhere there is a great cloud glacier and portions fall off to float in the sky where the only shipwrecks they cause are those of the dreams which crane to watching man on yonder hillside. • * • A blueberry is far smaller than a cloud—but sky blue. Today the blueberries are ripe on the moun- tainsides and can be pidced much easier than a doud. I don’t know what kind of a basket a flier would need to go doud piddng— ^cept it would have to be big. • * * And I am certain there would be more vitamins in a basket of blueberries than in bushels of douds. After a man picked a cloud, would he serve it with cream and sugar? Yours truly, 'The Mountaineer tant places, then walk in for sev- eral miles to come upon trout streams. • • * Trout do not inhabit slow- moving streams in flat land. Mountain creeks are their habitat where the waters run fast, where there are frequent falls and runs to mix the water with the oxygen in the air. Without a sufficient supply of oxygen, trout die. • » * There is no better fishing than that furnished in the Catskills. Two of the famous trout streams of America are located here—^the Es6pus and the BeaverkUl. They gained early fame and have main- tained it. But the area has many other streams of equal ability to furnish trout. They never won the fame whidi came to the two named. I saw a skunk Saturday four feet long—at least that was the way it looked. I came, in the camouflauge of dusk, upon the pussy with head down in evident pursuit of grubs. Skunks can smell white grubs under the soiL When they find one a bit of the turf is turned over and the grub devoured. •nie pussy paid no attention to me but seined to be searching in grass a few inches high. I watched for'a time, then tossed a small stone and yelled. • « • My four-foot skunk quickly separated into a mother skunk and three or four small skunks. They ran as fast as skunks can run, and disappeared in the woods, a few feet distant My observation led me to be- lieve the mother was teaching the yoimg to seek food. She was in the lead with nose on the ground in the search for white grubs, an important part of sku^ diet • * « I feel certain llie young were following dose up, eadi with nose many hours of diildbood. on the ground and the tail of tbe joy; i one ahead, ^over his back. If the Church Services Deadline Monday, S F. BL St. Hargarefs Ohnrch: H<dy commimion and sermon next SuA- ds^ at 9:15. Sacred Heart Church, Maaga- retville, Aug. 12: Fleischmans, 8:45; Margaretville, 10; Andes, 11:30. Confessions Saturday, Aug. 11, 4:30 and 7:30. Pine BOU Community Chnrch, Rev. Peter T. Ream, minister; Mrs. Fred D. Cure, organist: Eve- ning worship at 8 o’dock. Every- body welcome. Free Methodist Chundi, Arit- vUle, Rev. Elwood E. Brant, pas- tor: Sunday school, 10; morning worship, 11; Young peoples, 7:30; evening worship, 8. Prayer meet- ing Wednesday at 7:45 p. m. Fleischmanns Methodist Parish: Sunday, Aug. 12, worship serv- ices at Dry Brook, 9:15 a. m.; at Fleischmanns, 11 a. m.; Halcott Center, 8 p. m. Sermonette for cliildren at all three services. Clovesville BU>le Baipttet Church, Richard Tait, pastor: Sunday school, 10 a. m.; morning wor- ship, 11; evening service, 8. Prayer meeting 8 p. m. Wednes- day. At the evening service there wiU be a hynm sing with spedal music. Advent Christian Church, C. W. Bailey, minister: Sunday serv- ices, church school, 10 a. m.; morning worship, 11; Youth Fel- lowship, 8 p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, prayer meeting, 8 p. m.; dioir rehearsal, 9 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 11, “Y” meeting afternoon and evening work meeting at the church. The Marguretvllle-New Kings- ton Larger Parish, Rev. John Earl Naegele, minister: Margaretville, 10:30, morning worship, “The Unseen Things are Eternal.” New Kingston, 10:45, Sunday school; 12, morning worship,' “The Un- seen Things are Eternal”; 8 p. m . Youth Fellowship. Vacation chimdj school will be held fixMn Aug. 20 through Aug. 31 in the New Kingston United Presby- terian church. Young adult pic- nic of the parish t>e held after church Sunday, Aug. 12, at Marvin Hosiers. Library H ours Fleisdunanns, Aug. 7. — Mrs. Oiidia Brown, lilnurian at the Skoie Memorial library, an- nounces that for the balance of the summer, library hours wiU be from 10 to 12 in the morning and 2:30 to 5 in tiie afternoon. U braiy wiU not be <^>en evenings. Old Home Day Thursday is Old Home day. Grand Old Opry is the feature attraction, both afternoon and eve- ning. Hillbilly music takes the stage in firont of the grandstand. Friday noon visitors at the fair will witness the annual 4-H parade around the half-mile trade. Clubs from many parts of the county Send Box To Congo Fleischmanns, Aug. 7.—^A reg- ular meeting of the Missionary sodety of the Clovesville Bible Baptist church was held Thurs- day afternoon at the church. Six were present. The ladies packed a box of school supplies, bandages, sewing suppUes and home-made shoulder book bags. This was sent to Miss Marjorie Shelley, missionary in the Belgian Congo. Miss Shelley’s work there is among the mulatto children, teaching them school work and sewing. Out of the Mailbag Margaretville, N. Y. ' August 7, 1956 To The News: It is a truism that we leam or have the opportunity to leam every day. This week, I had the good fortime to gain -some im- expected knowledge. , As you know, my mother, Mrs. Sadye Kom, is retiring from busi- ness after 32 years. Without any advance or preliminary advertis- ing, she made the first announce- m rat through the advertisement of 18 inches in the Catskill Mountain News. Frran my experience in New York dty and currently in Buffalo, I would expect that such an ad in either of those dties would “pull” very well. At the same time it ai^ared tO me that the ad in your paper would “puU” fairly well but over a period of time. It was both gratifying and t^th surprising to see our wraiderful custCHners waiting for the store to open on Monday, fmd also to M* and learn that the paper bioug^t people in the store from many miles away. It was a tribute both to the Catskill Mountain News and to our customers and friends. Yes, the Catskill Mountain News based on our experience gives re^ suits commensurate with any dai^ in a lai^e dty and based on the costs surpasses them, espedally in view of the carry-over we have had on the succeeding days of the sale, which will be in progress un- til eveiything is sold. I wanted to take this opportun- ity to tell you how proud I am,of the pap«r in my home town and also on bdialf of my mother and myself thank all our wondeiftd friends and neighbors for the very gratifying privilege of serving them for the ^ t 32 years. Sincerely, Allan L. Kom ROAXI TAKE .tr EASYI BIJOY EASY-TO-PAY fOOP NU5 WITH ... HMDS! MILLIONS AGREE.. SUPER RIGHT TENDER SMOKED HAM M rs. Filbert's OLEOMARGARINE SOLIDS QUARTEltS 2‘‘53e 2-57e B a r r y 's OXFORD CREMES 29c 11-es. pk«- La Choy 2“ ” 29o ChopSuey^ *"330 Beu Sprouts 2” “ 27c W ise POTATO CHIPS 25c 3% Vkg. A llS w eet OLEOAAARGARINE QUARTERS K eebler SANDWICH COOKIES 45c CHOCOi^TE FUDGE I-lb. Pkg. D elicia SUGAR WAFERS 29c 1-ib. 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Page Six M T S ia iX MOUNTAIN M S m
The Catskill Mountain NewsCatered as Second CUi« H atter in ^
P o it Office a t UanfaretTtUe, N. Y, Telephone 2231
PU BLISH ED EVERY FRIDAY
Owners CLARKE A. SANFORD
Margaretville, i t . Y.
RO SW ELL a SANFORD UarKaretrille, N. Y.
CLARKE A. SANFORD Pnblisber
He’d hibernate through winter’s stay
And then return on a warm spring day.
No poem to the tu rtle? Why, sir, ’tis my pleasure.
To honor the tu rtle in this small measure!
H enrietta E. Weber Roxbury, N. Y.
» • *Harvey Slaiiscm of Roxbury shot
a 32-pound snapping tu rtle a t the Halcottville pond Monday. The turtle was on one of the islands
ROSW ELL R. SANFORD Botiocss MftSAffer
mother had found food, it would P a i r p A a f i iv A s have pr<*ably been divided. In r e a i u r e saddition the youn# would have received a b it of education.
I ’m sorry I disturbed the skunks for I might have learned more about them. Mothers in the wOd take much time in teaching the young to find food. We are fam iliar with the sight of four or five crows, all summer long, seeking food in the fields and teaching the young to do the same, plus learning the intricate crow sentinel
eating grass. A bullet fro n a 22 system where one sits in a Ijee
ROWLAND G. H IL L , Editor
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MATI ONA l EDITORIAL
WHY SHOITLD WE PAY NEW YORK’S TAXES?
The action of New York city in seeking reduction of its assessment -in the town of Middletown should serve to alert the town of Tompkins to the need of thinking ahead.
When the city takes over real property and destroys the buildings thereon taxes can only be levied on the land. Even if the assessment on land is equitable it is almost certain th a t the city wiU strive for a reduction as the city tries to get everything as cheap^ as possible.
Tompkins is strictly rural and large reduction in assessed valuations on property taken by the city will throw a very heavy tax bur- deni on other property in the town. The city will take the Delaware river and Trout Creek valleys and in these two vaUeys lie not only the best land in the township but also the heaviest assessment on buildings. Unless some method is fo u n i to make the city pay for the taxes which will be lost to the town it will be most difficult to tax the remaining residents for essential services.
I t is our belief that the city is an interloper emd th a t when it comes in t^ e s and destroys property it should pay taxes on the value of tiia t p n ^ r ty before the buildings were i^ized. — Walton Reporter.
Wte agree heartily.We cannot conceive the reason
ing th at ti)is township should have to - l<»e several thousand dollars per year in taxes because New York came here and built a reservoir. We do not believe the Mayor and the good people of New York can ask such a sacrifice of this small community where taxes are already high.
If this town is to lose sever^ . thousand dollars annually because New York came here, the w riter believes the town should bring damage suit to recover its losses. ’The losses are twofold, direct from loss of taxes and indirect from loss of income because 940 people were driven from their homes. This affects the town fineinces.
New York paid the folks of the valley for their properties. But this money did not crane to the town. I t was an arrangem ent between the property o w e rs and New York only.
rifle must have killed it the first shot, which h it the creature in its neck. But the young man shot twice more to be certain, of a kill..
* • •Slauson gave the turtle to N. L.
Lattin, who dressed it and cut away lOiXHinds of solid, delicious meat, whidi was frozen in the M argaretville locker p lan t H ie neck was white meat, most of the balance was dark.
« • •The tu rtle was too large to fit
into a bushel basket. I t had an enormous mouth capable of shearing the fingers off a man’s hand. Mr. L attin saved the mouth which is being dried to show the» size. W ebster’s dictionary says the snapping tu rtle is extensively used for food. The one in question must have been many years old. I t is one of the largest ever taken iff this area.
and has different calls to indicate various kinds of danger.
* • *few folks realize how black are
the feathers of a crow. Next time one is seen close up along ^ highway, note the deep shiny black. Don’t st<^ the car or the crows will fly. Not even Henry Ford in the Model T days w hra he allowed car buyers any color, so long as it was black, ever sent o u t a Model T as really black as a crow.
S h o w D a i l yWalton, Aug. 4.—•‘We’ll have a
complete new program of free entertainm ent every day,” said Paul G. Williams, executive secretary of Delaware Valley Agricultural society this week when asked about plans for the Delaw are county fair wiiich will be held Aug. 28 through Sept. 1.
The shows, booked th ro u ^ W ard Beam, Goshen , promoter, will include Gene Holter’s wild aninnal show with camel and
Aug. 28, w ith thie annual firemen’s parade with units frran Delaware and neighboring counties taking I>art. Last year this was one of the finest events of the week with some 17 units taking p a rt in the huge parade. I t was a colorful procession last year with bands and marching units addmg to the g l^ o r which always surrounds a fire company.
Wednesday is Children’s day as usual when children will be admitted at the main gates free of charge—children of school age or under. The Delaware county horse
ostrich races, Grand Old Opry, show gete raderw ay for its W featuring hillbilly musicians and'day stand a t the fair Wednesday.
improvise floats and other Interesting attractions for this procession.
Friday afternoon Ralph' Higley of W alton and William Gifford of Masonville will presm t the annual horse-pulling contest and in the evening the annual tracto r pulling presentation.
singers, and a spectacular th n ll show Saturday featuring three aut(»nobile thrill driving units.
pruce Currie of W alton went to work last week clearing the fair infield, mowing grass and repairing buildings and cattle stalls on the fairgrounds in Walton.
Ffdr Opens Aug. 28 F air sta rts Tuesday evening.
I was asked recently to sign as a witness to a check from the welfare department when the recipient could only make an “x” mark.
. * * t I t recalled to mind th a t 50
years ago and previous this was a far more frequent request than now. At the beginning of the century many used “x” for their signature. And they were not fools. I have known leading men in many conmiunities who knew little of “readin’, wl-itin’ and arith metic.” They could make money, were clever salesmen, often vicinity leaders. There was no “enforced education.”
* * *Few today but can write their
names, unless they have a physical (ifficulty, which has taken away the use of their hands or eyes. The directions on the back of the check were, “If unable to write make your “x” mark in ink, have two persons sign as witnesses, stating full address.”
MOUNTAIN DEWA year ago th a t iron monster
in the cellar which supplies heat when a therm ostat bids it to do so, was quiet all summer. I t had a ICHig vacation.
• • *Not so this season. All sum
m er long th at little dial on the wall in the living room has in effect said, “Wake up you sleeping g ian t the folks will be cold when breakfast is ready.”
'The Turtle Department Since, Mr. Mountaineer, you
have never seen a poem about a tu rtle you should enjoy the following by Ogden Nash:
* «“The " ^ t l e lives twixt plated
decksWhich practicfdly conceal its sex; I think it’s clever of the turtle,In such a fix, to be so fertile.”
• • «On (me of your trips to Florida
did you ever find a box turtle? i bdieve they are indigenous to o ther states, but it is there I have seen them. Their markings are really beautifuL They are perfectly camouflaged for the black soil of the swamps. They make an interesting pet and are quite a conversation piece.
* •Did voa know th a t turtles eat
tomatoes and lettuce as w d l as raw beef?
TNLG• « •
“The Turtle”No poem to honor the turtle, you
sayWhy, sir, i t seems bu t yesterday: A small boy stood a t his mommy’s
sideW ith blue eyes shining and Rowing
pride,F or there, in the garden, just yards
away,A precious tu rtle had ccHne to stay! He stayed, and played, w ith the
fair-haired boy.
The trout season flies toward the close. The regretted date is the Sunday following Labor day. 'The w ater has been much more fishable than last year. The cold spring held back the fly casters, but they made good later. Like the season, the flies were la ter than usual and aK>eared in great numbers.
The strealDS yet, nearing A e middle of August, are fishable. I t is more difficult to know what fly to use now than in May or early June. He who choses carefully, casts lightly, keeps as much out of sight as possible, does not catch his fly in th e ta ll weeds, will take fish. A t nightfall, a short time before the fly can no longer be seen on the water, there is a fine opportunity to set the hook in the mouth of a fish large enough to give the fly caster a hard time for several minutes.
* » •, ’There are comparatively few areas in the world, accessible by automobile, where trout may be taken. Fishermen fly to far dis-
There were great snowbanks on Sunday, not in the mountains but in the heavens. They were backed by the bluest of skies. For some reason, I never learned, cool nights make skies more blue than warm ones.
* « *I t was a good trick, Sunday, to
lie on one’s back in the shade and watch the photogenic clouds floating over moimtain ridges.
* * *There was no haze, no fog, the
mountains cjame close, tops of trees along the ridges stood out for a long distance. The clouds were not square-cornered like the bales of hay in the close-cropped meadows.
* * *A man can place the bales
where he likes or leave them where the baler d ro i^ d them. B ut no man can place the clouds. He may fly through them “with high-powered propellers but change them never a bit.
• * *If I were a flyer I would grab
a je t on a Sunday when clouds were like those of tliis week’s holy day and -fly from cloud to cloud like a boy running from hay bale to hay bale way down there on terra firm a to hide from his fellows.
* * *Clouds float in the sky like ice
bergs in a sea. I have wondered if somewhere there is a great cloud glacier and portions fall off to float in the sky where the only shipwrecks they cause are those of the dreams which crane to watching man on yonder hillside.
• * •A blueberry is far smaller than
a cloud—but sky blue. Today the blueberries are ripe on the mountainsides and can be pidced much easier than a doud. I don’t know w hat kind of a basket a flier would need to go doud piddng— ^ c e p t it would have to be big.
• * *And I am certain there would
be more vitamins in a basket of blueberries than in bushels of douds. After a man picked a cloud, would he serve it with cream and sugar?
Yours truly,'The Mountaineer
tan t places, then walk in fo r several miles to come upon trout streams.
• • *Trout do not inhabit slow-
moving stream s in fla t land. Mountain creeks are their habitat where the w aters run fast, where there are frequent falls and runs to mix the w ater with the oxygen in the air. W ithout a sufficient supply of oxygen, trout die.
• » *There is no better fishing than
th a t furnished in the Catskills. Two of the famous trout streamsof America are located here— the Es6pus and the BeaverkUl. They gained early fame and have maintained it.
But the area has many other stream s of equal ability to furnish trout. They never won the fame whidi came to the two named.
I saw a skunk Saturday four feet long—at least th a t was the way it looked. I came, in the camouflauge of dusk, upon the pussy with head down in evident pursuit of grubs. Skunks can smell white grubs under the soiL When they find one a bit of the turf is turned over and the grub devoured.
•nie pussy paid no attention to me but se in ed to be searching in grass a few inches high. I watched fo r'a time, then tossed a small stone and yelled.
• « •My four-foot skunk quickly
separated into a mother skunk and three or four small skunks. They ran as fast as skunks can run, and disappeared in the woods, a few feet d istan t
My observation led me to believe the mother was teaching the yoimg to seek food. She was in the lead with nose on the ground in the search for white grubs, an im portant p art of s k u ^ d ie t
• * «I feel certain llie young were
following dose up, ead i with nosemany hours of diildbood. on the ground and the tail of tbe
joy; i one ahead, over his back. If the
C h u rc h S e rv ic e sDeadline Monday, S F. BL
St. H argarefs Ohnrch: H<dy commimion and sermon next SuA- ds^ a t 9:15.
Sacred H eart Church, Maaga- retville, Aug. 12: Fleischmans, 8:45; Margaretville, 10; Andes, 11:30. Confessions Saturday, Aug. 11, 4:30 and 7:30.
Pine BOU Community Chnrch,Rev. Peter T. Ream, minister; Mrs. Fred D. Cure, organist: Evening worship a t 8 o’dock. Everybody welcome.
Free Methodist Chundi, Arit- vUle, Rev. Elwood E. Brant, pastor: Sunday school, 10; morning worship, 11; Young peoples, 7:30; evening worship, 8. Prayer meeting Wednesday a t 7:45 p. m.
Fleischmanns Methodist Parish: Sunday, Aug. 12, worship services a t Dry Brook, 9:15 a. m.; a t Fleischmanns, 11 a. m.; Halcott Center, 8 p. m. Sermonette for cliildren a t all three services.
Clovesville BU>le Baipttet Church, Richard Tait, pastor: Sunday school, 10 a. m.; morning worship, 11; evening service, 8. Prayer meeting 8 p. m. Wednesday. At the evening service there wiU be a hynm sing with spedal music.
Advent Christian Church, C. W. Bailey, minister: Sunday services, church school, 10 a. m.; morning worship, 11; Youth Fellowship, 8 p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, prayer meeting, 8 p. m.; dioir rehearsal, 9 p. m. Saturday, Aug.11, “Y” meeting afternoon and evening work meeting a t the church.
The Marguretvllle-New Kingston Larger Parish, Rev. John Earl Naegele, m inister: Margaretville, 10:30, morning worship, “The Unseen Things are Eternal.” New Kingston, 10:45, Sunday school;12, morning worship,' “The Unseen Things are E ternal”; 8 p. m . Youth Fellowship. V a c a t i o n chimdj school will be held fixMn Aug. 20 through Aug. 31 in the New Kingston United Presbyterian church. Young adult picnic of the parish t>e held after church Sunday, Aug. 12, a t Marvin Hosiers.
L i b r a r y H o u r sFleisdunanns, Aug. 7. — Mrs.
Oiidia Brown, lilnurian a t the Skoie Memorial library, announces th a t for the balance of the summer, library hours wiU be from 10 to 12 in the morning and 2:30 to 5 in tiie afternoon. U braiy wiU not be < >en evenings.
Old Home DayThursday is Old Home day.
Grand Old Opry is the feature attraction, both afternoon and evening. Hillbilly music takes the stage in firont of the grandstand.
Friday noon visitors a t the fair will witness the annual 4-H parade around the half-mile trade. Clubs from many parts of the county
S e n d B o x T o C o n g oFleischmanns, Aug. 7.— A reg
ular meeting of the Missionary sodety of the Clovesville Bible Baptist church was held Thursday afternoon a t the church. Six were present. The ladies packed a box of school supplies, bandages, sewing suppUes and home-made shoulder book bags. This was sent to Miss M arjorie Shelley, missionary in the Belgian Congo. Miss Shelley’s work there is among the mulatto children, teaching them school work and sewing.
Out of the MailbagM argaretville, N. Y. ' August 7, 1956
To The News:I t is a truism th at we leam or
have the opportunity to leam every day. This week, I had the good fortime to gain -some im- expected knowledge., As you know, my mother, Mrs. Sadye Kom, is retiring from business after 32 years. W ithout any advance or preliminary advertising, she made the first announce- m rat through the advertisement of 18 inches in the Catskill Mountain News. Frran my experience in New York d ty and currently in Buffalo, I would expect th a t such an ad in either of those d ties would “pull” very well. At the same tim e it a i^ a re d tO me that the ad in your paper would “puU” fairly well but over a period of time. I t was both gratifying andt^ th
surprising to see our wraiderful custCHners waiting for the store to open on Monday, fmd also to M* and learn th a t the paper bioug^t people in the store from many miles away. I t was a tribute both to the Catskill Mountain News and to our customers and friends.
Yes, the Catskill Mountain News based on our experience gives re^ suits commensurate with any d a i^ in a la i^e d ty and based on the costs surpasses them, espedally in view of the carry-over we have had on the succeeding days of the sale, which will be in progress until eveiything is sold.
I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you how proud I am ,of the pap«r in my home town and also on bdialf of my m other and myself thank all our wondeiftd friends and neighbors for the very gratifying privilege of serving them for the ^ t 32 years.
Sincerely,Allan L. Kom
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