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Title:  Pennsylvania  grange  news,  v.28 

Place  of  Publication:  Chambersburg,  Pa. 

Copyright  Date:  1931/1932 

Master  Negative  Storage  Number:    MNS#  PSt  SNPaAg092.2 


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Entered  as  second-class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Harrisburg,   Pa.,   under  Act  of  Congress  of   March   3,   1879 


VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  APRIL,  193^     '   ^  ^    / 


No.  1 


Agricultural  Needs  Pre- 
sented in  Many  Bills 

School  Bill  Sponsored  by  State  Grange^ 

Road  Program,  Stream  Pollution  and 

Present  Sabbath  Laws  Supported 

By  John  H.  Light 


AS  WE  write  this  article,  1205 
^  bills  have  been  presented  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  and 
520  in  the  Senate  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Legislature.  Many  of  these 
bills  are  of  a  trivial  nature  and  are 
aimed  to  satisfy  the  demand  of  some- 
one who  has  a  special  motive  in  having 
enacted  into  law  ideas  to  satisfy  a 
particular  case.  However,  among 
these  bills  there  are  a  great  many  con- 
taining commendable  features  that 
would  clarify  existing  laws  and  im- 
prove others.  As  usual,  an  attempt 
is  made  by  those  who  would  break 
down  the  commonly  known  "Blue 
Laws"  of  Pennsylvania  and  adopt  a 
more  or  less  of  a  Continental  Sabbath. 
The  proponents  of  this  measure  are  a 
legion  and  represent  mostly  the  big 
cities,  and  they  plea  under  the  guise 
of  a  humanitarian  interest  that  the 
Sabbath  should  be  open  to  certain 
sports  such  as  baseball  and  the  like. 
We  believe  that  the  principal  motive 
for  the  effort  to  break  down  these  laws 
is  that  the  opening  of  our  ball  parks 


and  other  places  of  amusement  would 
carry  with  the  movement  an  admis- 
sion charge  to  all  these  amusement 
parks,  and  thereby  gratify  the  com- 
mercial interests  who  are  the  mouth- 
pieces of  those  whom  they  lead.  A 
large  majority  of  the  staid  and  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  this  Common- 
wealth are  not  yet  ready  to  surrender 
the  Sabbath  Laws  as  they  now  exist, 
in  favor  of  these  doubtful  interests 
who  are  clamoring  for  an  open  Sab- 
bath. It  is  our  hope  that  every  so- 
ciety for  the  uplift  of  humankind  will 
write  to  their  legislators  and  insist 
upon  it  that  the  Sabbath  Laws  remain 
intact  as  they  are. 

We  must  not  overlook  the  impor- 
tance of  the  Rural  Road  Program, 
upon  which  the  Grange  has  a  defined 
policy  and  favors  the  program  of  the 
Governor,  to  take  over  and  maintain 
20,000  miles  of  township  roads.  The 
fact  should  not  be  overlooked  that  this 
program  says,  "take  over  and  main- 
tain,*' for  the  reason  that  there  are 
certain  interests  that  would  make  it 


appear  otherwise.  It  is  the  general 
feeling  among  a  great  many  organi- 
zations and  individuals,  that  the  time 
must  eventually  come  when  the  State 
should  maintain  all  highways  in  this 
Commonwealth,  for  the  reason  that 
roads  are  no  more  a  matter  of  local 
concern,  but  they  serve  as  a  medium 
of  transportation  for  counties  and 
states,  and  even  for  interstate  traffic. 
Taking  over  20,000  miles  is  only  the 
beginning  of  one  of  the  greatest  move- 
ments ever  undertaken  by  any  Com- 
monwealth to  lift  a  great  burden  of 
taxes  that  is  supposed  to  lend  itself 
to  local  support,  whereas  it  serves  a 
general  purpose. 

As  Grange  News  goes  to  press, 
there  is  being  introduced  into  the 
Legislature  a  bill  that  covers  the  text 
of  the  declaration  of  the  State  Grange 
meeting  held  at  Pottsville,  with  refer- 
ence to  its  position  on  the  Rural 
School  question.  This  is  House  Bill 
No.  1313,  introduced  by  Brother 
George  M.  Griffin,  of  Fayette  Coun- 
ty, a  member  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives and  an  active  worker  in 
the  Grange  for  a  number  of  years. 
The  substance  of  the  amendment  is  in 
line  with  the  proposition  at  the  Potts- 
ville meeting,  that  Article  12,  Section 
1210,  of  page  19  of  the  School  Code, 
be  amended  to  read  as  follows :  "Each 
fourth  class  district  in  the  Common- 
wealth shall  lay  a  five  mill  tax  on  the 
true  value  of  the  real  estate  in  the 
district,  and  the  Commonwealth  shall 
then  appropriate  for  each  district  the 
amount  equal  to  the  difference  be- 
tween the  revenue  derived  by  the  five 
(Concluded  on  page  S.) 


National  Grange 
Bonding  Contract 

LAST  year,  by  vote  of  the  National 
^  (J range,  a  Blanket  Bond  was  se- 
cured to  cover  the  office  rather 
than  the  individuals,  and  to  be  avail- 
able for  Subordinate,  Pomona  and 
state  officers.  This  agreement  has 
worked  a  real  savings  and  has  given 
the  maximum  protection  to  Grange 
funds.  A  number  of  Grange  States 
have  bonded  every  officer  in  the  atate» 
thus  complying  with  Grange  law  and 
keeping  funds  intact. 

L^nfortunately  the  volume  of  busi- 
ness was  not  as  large  as  was  anticipat- 
ed but  it  is  believed  that  volume  of 
bonds  can  be  greatly  increased  during 
the  coming  year  and  a  contract  has 
been  made  for  1931,  under  which  each 
Grange  may  take  a  minimum  bond 
on  its  officers,  under  the  Blanket  form. 
Then  the  National  Grange  takes  what 
is  known  as  an  Excess  Blanket  Bond 
which  applies  to  a  bonded  officer 
where  there  was  a  loss.  For  example, 
a  Subordinate  Grange  might  bond  its 
treasurer  for  $200,  and  there  might 
be  a  loss  of  $500.  The  excess  Blanket 
Bond  will  cover  any  bonded  official 
greater  than  the  face  of  the  bond. 

Blank  forms  of  application  may  be 
had  by  addressing  Grange  Headquar- 
ters, 428  Telegraph  Bldg.,  Harrisburg, 
Pa.,  or  S.  S.  McCloskey,  630  Louisiana 
Ave.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


A  laugh  is  worth  a  hundred  groans 
in  any  market. — Lamh. 


A  Scene  in  One  of  the  Dramatic  Contests  at  the  Urgent. Farm  Products  Show;    Twenty  Granges  Participated 


Page  2 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931 


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m  OMily  srown  from  »>t*A,  aUrt  blooming  In  90  dayaaf  t«r  •««1 
U  Diaotod.  and  bloom  profnaaty  and  conUnaonaly.  Thia  cholec 
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that  it  is  8  or  9  times  as  luve.  18  or  20  Giant  Aztec  beans 
asually  weijfh  an  ounce,  while  it  takes  from  160  to  170  of 
the  common  field  beans  to  weigh  an  ounce.  It  is  a  bush 
bean;  will  stand  more  drought  than  most  varieties;  very 
hardy:  and  probably  the  most  productive  bean  grown. 
One  planter  reports  that  two  years  ago  he  secured  foui 
beans,  the  product  of  which  h«  reolanted  last  sprinR  and 
in  the  fall  harvested  240  pounds  of  dry  beans.  T^e  quality 
of  the  Giant  Aztec  Bean  Is  unexcelled  both  as  •  green  snd 
dry  shell  bean.  Our  supply  of  seed  is  limited,  and  the 
price  is  hisrh,  but  now  is  the  time  to  get  started  with  this 
wonderfulbean.  8  beans,  28c;  40  beans.  Sl.OO;  quarter 
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Big  red  fruit 

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will  send  a  pkt.  of  this  Tomato  and  Cucumber.  Carrot. 
Lettuee,  Onion.  Radish,  Superb  Astera.  Garden  Pinks. 
Giant  Zinnias  and  Giant  Sweet  Peas  If  you  will  en- 
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FARM  PROBLEMS 

IN  TWO  DAY  SESSIONS 

The  spring  meeting  of  Crawford 
County  Pomona  Grange,  No.  26,  P. 
of  H.,  was  held  with  Blooming  Val- 
ley Grange,  on  Wednesday  and  Thurs- 
day, March  3d  and  4th,  with  a  large 
attendance  of  members  from  the  Sub- 
ordinate Granges  of  the  County. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  in 
the  fifth  degree  at  11a.  m.,  on  Wednes- 
day, by  Worthy  Master  Fred  E. 
Flaugh,  of  Shaws  Landing  Grange, 
and  after  the  reading  of  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting,  the  fifth  degree  was 
closed  and  the  session  opened  in  the 
fourth  degree.  The  Worthy  Master 
of  the  entertaining  Grange  gave  the 
address  of  welcome  which  was  re- 
sponded to  by  Mrs.  Blanch  Amy, 
Past  Lecturer,  of  Pomona  Grange,  No. 
2(3. 

The  roll  call  of  Subordinate 
Granges  was  answered  by  members 
telling  what  they  expected  their  dele- 
gates to  bring  back  to  them  from  the 
State  Grange  meeting  held  in  Potts- 
ville,  in  December,  which  would  be  of 
value  in  the  Grange  work. 

Woodcock  Center  Grange  rendered 
several  musical  selections,  following 
which  the  meeting  adjourned  for  the 
midday  recess.  Dinner  was  served  in 
the  dining  room  of  the  hall  with  the 
entertaining  Grange  furnishing  hot 
Coffee. 

The  afternoon  session  was  called  at 
1 :  30  o'clock,  and  after  music,  there 
were  general  discussions  on  various 
subjects  of  interest  to  farmers,  dairy- 
men, housewives  and  others  and  many 
members  took  part,  relating  their  ex- 
periences, successes  and  failures  as 
the  case  might  be,  along  different 
lines  of  farm  activity. 

The  Pomona  Lecturer  gave  some 
interesting  pointers  for  Subordinate 
Lecturers  for  best  work  in  their  home 
Grange,  following  which  J.  Glenn 
Crumb,  Past  Master  of  Pomona  gave 
a  very  interesting  and  instructiye  talk 
on  the  wild  life,  flowers,  etc.,  of  the 
Pyniatuning  swamp. 

Pluasant  Evenino  Session 

The  evening  session  was  called  at 
7 :  30  o'clock,  and  after  the  business 
matters  were  transacted,  the  fifth  de- 
gree was  conferred  on  a  class  of  four- 
teen candidates,  with  Worthy  Master 
Flaugh  and  assistants  in  charge.  This 
was  followed  by  refreshments,  and 
literary  program  consisting  of  music, 
a  play  entitled  "A  Try-out  for  the 
Movies,"  which  was  well  put  on  by 
Meadville  Division  No.  2.  A  musical 
pantomime  by  Blooming  Valley 
Grange  and  a  musical  dialogue,  both 
of  which  were  well  received^  con- 
cluded the  evening  program. 

The  Thursday  morning  session  was 
called  at  9 :  30  o'clock  by  singing,  after 
which  resolutions  were  introduced. 
There  was  an  interesting  discussion 
on  the  subject  of  beautifying  home 
grounds  conducted  by  the  home  eco- 
nomics committee  and  participated  in 
by  a  number  of  the  grangers. 

Worthy  Master  and  Mrs.  Flaugh 
gave  an  interesting  report  of  the  State 
Grange  meeting  in  December,  after 
which  there  were  music  and  readings 
by  different  grangers. 

Work  of  4-H  Oiub 

The  meeting  was  then  turned  over 
to  Allen  H.  Baker,  a  state  club  lead- 
er, who  held  close  attention  in  his 
discussion  of  the  4-H  club  work  for 
boys  and  girls  unable  to  attend  State 
College.  The  name  "4-H"  stands  for 
"head,  hands,  heart  and  health."  Mr. 
Baker  outlined  many  things  of  value 
to  boys  and  girls  who  work  in  such 
clubs.  He  said  that  out  of  830,000 
boys  and  girls,  only  one  in  thirteen 
engaged  in  club  work.     He  outlined 


plans  by  which  they  gain  these  things 
of  value  without  attending  college. 

Mr.  Baker  outlined  some  of  the 
things  confronting  the  boys  and  girls 
of  the  future,  such  as  "boom"  prices 
followed  by  depression,  more  uses  of 
machines,  control  of  markets,  shifting 
of  population,  changes  in  tastes,  high- 
er standards  of  living  for  farm  fam- 
ilies, increased  commercial  recreation, 
all  of  which  he  said  the  solving  will 
be  a  big  factor  in  the  lives  of  the 
men  and  women  of  tomorrow. 

Thursday  Afternoon 

Cambridge  Springs  Grange  gave  the 
music  for  the  opening  of  Thursday 
afternoon  session,  this  being  followed 
by  a  paper  on  "Famous  Women  of 
Our  Times"  read  by  Mrs.  Gertrude 
Cropp,  past  Pomona  Lecturer  and 
Chaplain.  The  achievements  of  many 
famous  women  were  cited,  among 
those  mentioned  being  Carrie  Chap- 
man Catt,  Ida  M.  Tarbell,  Katherine 
Norris,  Mary  Roberts  Rinehart,  Em- 
ma Fox  and  Mrs.  Franklin  D.  Roose- 
velt. 

Howard  G.  Eisaman,  Lecturer  of 
the  State  Grange  was  introduced  after 
Mrs.  Cropp  concluded,  and  he  gave  a 
very  informative  talk  on  legislation, 
in  which  he  stressed  the  importance 
of  roads  and  schools,  together  with  an 
equalization  of  assessed  valuations. 
He  urged  the  grangers  to  stand  by 
the  road  program  advocated  by  Gov- 
ernor Pinchot. 

In  discussing  an  equitable  system 
of  assessing  taxes,  Mr.  Eisaman  cited 
instances  where  assessments  are  20 
per  cent  of  value  and  others  assessed 
as  high  as  280  per  cent.  He  advocated 
the  local  assessor  being  subject  to  a 
chief  assessor  so  that  valuations  might 
not  be  left  to  the  judgment  of  one 
man  and  the  County  Commissioners 
as  is  the  system  now. 

Resolutions  Adopted 

The  resolutions  committee  then  re- 
ported on  various  matters,  the  report 
being  adopted.  The  resolutions  in- 
cluded opposition  to  the  daylight  sav- 
ing plan,  a  request  for  legislation  to 
protect  automobile  drivers  in  picking 
up  travelers,  approval  of  the  Pinchot 
road  program,  and  the  following: 

"Whereas,  the  stealing  of  chickens, 
stock,  fruit,  vegetables  and  other  farm 
products  has  become  a  source  of  great 
financial  loss  and  annoyance  to  the 
residents  of  rural  districts,  and 

"Whereas,  It  is  evident  that  with 
our  ever  increasing  mileage  of  im- 
proved roads  and  rapid  transportation, 
these  depredations  will  become  more 
general,  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  by  Crawford  County 
Pomona  Grange,  No.  26,  that  we,  act- 
ing in  conjunction  with  the  Sub- 
ordinate Granges  of  Crawford  and 
Venango  Counties,  offer  one  hundred 
($100)  dollars  reward  to  be  paid  to 
the  person  or  persons  furnishing  evi- 
dence leading  to  the  arrest  and  con- 
viction of  the  party  or  parties  commit- 
ting an  act  of  larceny  from  any  pa- 
trons of  Granges  contributing  from 
the  above  named  counties. 

"Be  it  Further  Resolved,  That  each 
Subordinate  Grange  in  Crawford 
County  be  asked  to  contribute  the  sum 
of  $2  for  each  reward  paid,  the  re- 
mainder to  be  supplied  by  Crawford 
County  Pomona,  No.  26,  and  that 
this  become  a  standing  offer  as  soon 
as  thirty  Granges  in  said  County  ac- 
cept the  proposition." 


April,  1931 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


Select  Best  Varieties. — The  suc- 
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Cooperate  in  Oleo  Legislation 


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POSSIBLY  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant acts  of  Congress  in  this 
short  session,  was  the  passage  of 
the  Brigham-Townsend  Bill,  clarify- 
ing and  strengthening  the  Federal 
Oleomargarine  Act;  it  was  passed  by 
Congress  on  the  afternoon  of  March 
3d,  just  a  single  day  before  the  end 
of  the  session.  The  bill  was  signed 
by  President  Hoover  in  the  presence 
of  its  sponsors  and  a  small  group  of 
farm  leaders  on  March  4th.  It  be- 
comes effective  in  90  days. 

The  need  for  this  legislation  became 
imperative  when  on  November  12, 
1930,  David  Burnet,  Commissioner  of 
Internal  Revenue,  issued  a  ruling 
which  permitted  oleomargarine  manu- 
facturers to  use  unbleached,  refined 
palm  oil  to  color  oleomargarine  yel- 
low in  semblance  of  butter  without  the 
payment  of  the  10c  tax,  previously 
demanded  on  oleomargarine  artificial- 
ly colored. 

llepeated  conferences  with  the  Com- 
missioner and  his  superiors  in  the  ef- 
fort to  have  the  ruling  rescinded 
proved  futile,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  the  original  intention  of  Con- 
gress undoubtedly  was  to  tax  all  col- 
ored oleomargarine  10c  a  pound. 

Under  the  Brigham-Townsend  Law, 
oleomargarine  in  its  natural  color, 
which  is  white,  will  be  taxable  at  one- 
fourth  cent  per  pound,  as  heretofore. 
As  is  well  known,  the  nutritive  value 
of  white  oleomargarine  is  fully  as 
rcat  as  when  colored  yellow.  It  there- 
fore follows  that  the  only  reason  there 
could  be  for  coloring  oleomargarine  in 
semblance  of  butter  is  to  deceive  and 
defraud  the  consuming  public. 

When  butter  is  selling  at  fair  prices, 
oleomargarine  frequently  retails  at 
from  25  to  35  cents  a  pound.  As  but- 
ter prices  decline,  the  price  of  oleo- 
margarine also  comes  down,  for  no 
better  reason  that  that  butter  prices 
have  dropi)ed.  One  of  the  virtues  of 
the  Brigham-Townsend  Bill  is  that 
it  will  compel  the  manufacturers  of 
oleomargarine  to  sell  food  value  rather 
than  color.  In  drawing  the  line  of 
demarcation  between  white  and  yellow 
oleomargarine,  the  Lovibond  tinto- 
meter test  will  be  applied.  The  limit 
of  color  permitted  under  this  test 
before  the  10c  tax  applies  is  1.6  de- 
grees. This  test  is  used  in  the  en- 
forcement of  the  Pennsylvania  oleo- 
margarine law,  which  has  been  in 
successful  operation  for  many  years. 
The  difference  between  the  Pennsyl- 
vania statute  and  the  Federal  Act  as 
now  amended  is  that  in  Pennsylvania 
tlie    sale    of    yellow    oleomargarine. 


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whether  colored  by  artificial  or  na- 
tural means,  is  absolutely  prohibited, 
while  under  the  Federal  Act  the  10c 
tax  is  used  to  discourage  the  produc- 
tion and  sale  of  the  colored  product. 
The  tactics  of  the  oleomargarine 
interests  in  connection  with  the  fight 
which  culminated  in  the  enactment 
of  the  Brigham-Townsend  bill  were 
to  do  everything  possible  to  delay  the 
proceedings  in  the  hope  that  the  bill 
would  be  caught  in  the  legislative 
jam  which  always  accompanies  the 
closing  hours  of  the  short  session  of 
Congress.  How  near  these  tactics 
came  to  being  successful  is  shown  by 
the  fact  that  the  bill  was  passed  with 
less  than  24  hours  to  spare.  The  bill 
passed  the  House  on  February  26th 
by  the  smashing  vote  of  302  to  101. 

In  order  to  forestall  a  formidable 
filibuster  which  was  threatening  in 
the  Senate,  it  was  necessary  for  the 
backers  of  the  bill  to  accept  an  amend- 
ment placing  gum  rosin  and  turpen- 
tine, as  they  come  from  the  trees, 
mder  the  Agricultural  Marketing  Act. 
This  will  enable  the  producers  of 
these  commodities  to  organize  cooper- 
atively and  be  financed  by  the  Federal 
Farm  Board.  The  amendment  in  no 
way  affects  the  virtues  of  the  oleo- 
margarine bill  itself.  With  this  rider 
attached,  the  bill  passed  the  Senate 
at  a  night  session  on  March  2d  by  a 
vote  of  68  to  9.  The  concurrence  of 
the  House  and  Senate  amendment 
was*  obtained  under  suspension  of 
the  rules  the  following  day. 

Dairy  specialists  assert  that  the  rul- 
ing of  Commissioner  Burnet,  on  a 
conservative  estimate,  was  costing 
agriculture  at  least  a  million  dollars 
a  day.  Failure  to  secure  the  enact- 
ment of  the  Brigham-Townsend  Bill 
would  have  been  positively  ruinous  to 
the  dairy  industry  of  the  country. 

The  major  farm  and  dairy  organiza- 
tions of  the  United  States  cooperated 
loyally  and  faithfully  in  securing  the 
passage  of  this  piece  of  legislation, 
the  most  important  from  an  agri- 
cultural standpoint  enacted  during  the 
short  session  of  Congress.  High 
praise  is  due  to  Congressman  E.  S. 
Brigham,  of  Vermont,  and  Senator 
John  G.  Townsend,  of  Delaware,  joint 
sponsors  of  the  bill,  together  with 
Congressman  Haugen  and  Senator 
McNary,  chairman  of  the  agricultural 
committees  in  their  respective  branch- 
es of  Congress.  Signal  and  devoted 
service  in  the  interest  of  this  legisla- 
tion was  also  rendered  by  a  large 
group  of  members  of  Congress  in 
both  Houses  from  the  agricultural 
states. 


Erie  County:  Gain 

Corry    ^ 

Edinboro    13 

Indiana  County: 

Marion  Center 5 

Jefferson  County: 

Elder 15 

Sugar  Hill 46 

Lawrence  County: 

Westfield    7 


Mercer  County : 

Worth 8 

Snyder  County: 

Monroe 66 

McClure T 

Somerset  County: 

Wills 8 

Somerset    12 

Warren  County : 

Columbus 5 

Corydon 8 

Mountain 8 

South  West 16 

Brokenstraw    5 

Wayne  County: 

Indian  Orchard   6 

Beech  Grove 30 

Lookout    8 

Washington  County: 

Scenery  Hill 9 

North  Strabane 7 

Prosperity   11 

Westmoreland  County : 

Eureka 5 

Sewickley 5 

Kostraver 7 

York  County: 
Valley 5 


Tioga  County: 

Ogdensburg 11 

Middle  Ridge 9 

North  Elk  Run 8 

Tioga  County  Center 5 

Troups  Creek 8 

C-harleston  Union   11 

Stony  Fork 5 

Nauvoo 5 


20  GIANT  ZINNIAS  10c 

Send  for  WorlcTsGreateat  Collection  Giant  Zinniaa- 
famnus  for  size  and  beautiful  colors  -easy  tn  grow 
anywhere  and  bloom  from  early  summer  until  frost 
This  collection  includes  20  fforceoua  colors,  as  follows: 


Brifht  Rose        Purple 

Burnt  Oranse     Sulphur  Yellow 

Deep  Flesh  Salmon  Rose 

Lavender  Buttercup 

Buff  Cream 

Ruhr  Red  Crimson 

Orance  Deep  Rote 

These  Seeds — 20  Colors  in  plct.  (over  100  seeds) 
10c:  3  pkts..  2Sc:  8  pkts..  50c ;  20  pkts..  |1.00. 

Sprint  Catalog  (233  varieties  in  natural  colorsl 
of  Seeds,  Bulbs,  Shrubs.  Roses  and  Perennial* 
mailed  with  every  order  or  free  on  request. 

F.B.IWILL8,Seederow9r.  Box  77.  Rose  Hilt.  N.Y. 


Shrimp  Pink 

Cardinal 

Canary  Yellow 

Blush  Pink 

Violet 

White 

And  others 


GRANGE  HONOR  ROLL 

The  following  Granges  have  re- 
ported a  gain  in  membership  of  five 
or  more  and  are  entitled  to  a  place 
on  the  Honor  Roll. 

Monroe  Grange  had  the  largest  in- 
crease with  Sugar  Hill,  second.  Tioga 
County  has  the  largest  number  of 
Granges  on  the  roll,  with  Warren 
second.  Many  more  might  be  entered 
had  they  reported.  A  larger  list  is 
awaited  for  the  next  issue  of  Grange 
News. 

Armstrong  County:  Gain 

Laurel  Point 14 

Spring  Church 7 

Dayton 30 

Butler  County: 

Worth 7 

Unionville  5 

Royal    26 


Blair  County: 
North  Woodbury 
Bald  Eagle  .... 


Oain 

..     7 
. .  10 


Bedford  County : 

Buffalo  6 

Charlesville 16 

Burning    Bush    7 

Clinton  County: 
Avis 5 

Cumberland  County: 

Boiling  Springs 7 

Penn 20 

Clarion  County: 

Asbury   5 

Community 8 

Crawford  County: 
Penn  Line 7 


POTATO  GROWERS  PLAN 

BIG  STATE  EXPOSITION 

With  the  coming  of  spring,  prepara- 
tions for  the  big  Potato  Exposition  at 
the  Pennsylvania  State  College,  Au- 
gust 24,  25,  and  26,  will  get  under 
way  promptly. 

The  Pennsylvania  Potato  Growers' 
Association  is  sponsoring  the  exposi- 
tion, which  will  be  similar  to  the  one 
staged  at  State  College  two  years  ago. 
Production,  marketing,  and  consump- 
tion principles  and  practices  will  be 
presented  in  the  program  of  educa- 
tional talks,  demonstrations,  and  ex- 
hibits. 

Cooperating  with  the  growers  in 
the  educational  activities  of  the  ex- 
position, Dr.  C.  F.  Noll,  farm  super- 
intendent for  the  college,  will  set 
aside  a  field  for  demonstrational  pur- 
poses. Six  acres  will  be  available  for 
plowing  tests.  Early  planted  potatoes 
will  be  ready  for  digging  and  late 
potatoes  will  be  available  for  spraying. 
Observations  on  general  cultural  prac- 
tices will  be  made  in  the  big  college 
potato  field. 

Plans  for  the  exposition  call  for  the 
appearance  of  several  national  eco- 
nomic and  educational  leaders  on  the 
speaking  program.  It  is  the  aim  of  the 
committee  in  charge  of  arrangements 
to  make  the  exposition  the  outstand- 
ing potato  growers'  event  of  the  year 
in  the  country,  Denniston  declares. 


AGRICULTURAL  NEEDS 

PRESENTED  IN  MANY  BILLS 

(Concluded   from    page    1.) 

mill  tax  and  the  sum  of  $1,500  for 
each  teacher  employed  by  the  district." 
We  propose  to  initiate  a  campaign  to 
reach  every  Grange  and  school  dis- 
trict, as  well  as  the  members  of  the 
Legislature,  for  the  passage  of  this 
bill  and  the  enactment  of  the  same 
into  law.  It  is  our  belief  that  the  en- 
actment of  such  a  law  would  mean 
the  salvation  of  every  fourth  class 
school  district  in  the  State.  To  this 
end,  we  urge  every  Grange,  through 
its  Legislative  Committee,  to  become 
active  at  once  and  to  inform  the  mem- 
bers of  the  House  of  Representatives 
of  their  district  in  this  re8i)ect. 

A  deplorable  condition  in  the  State 
of  Pennsylvania  is  the  condition  of 
our  streams  that  are  polluted  to  the 
extent  of  about  90  to  95%  of  all  the 
streams  in  the  State.    It  is  easily  seen 
that  these  waters  are  not  habitable  for 
fish,  they  are  not  fit  for  human  con- 
sumption  and  they  are  not  even  fit 
for  cattle  to  drink.     There  is  no  ex- 
cuse for  the  condition   of  the  fresh 
water  streams  of  this  State,  as  they 
now  exist.    A  number  of  bills  are  in- 
troduced to  relieve  the  situation,  but 
as  the  matter  stands  now  everything 
is    in    a   turmoil,    for    all    the  forces 
who  are  interested  in  laws  to  regulate 
stream  pollution  are  at  variance  as  to 
their  ideas  to  accomplish  the  cleansing 
of  the  streams.     It  is  hoped  that  be- 
fore another  week  or  two  pass,  that 
there  may  be  a  cooperation  in  some 
form  that  will  give  us  the  passage  of  a 
bill  that  is  favorable  both  to  the  Con- 
servation    Council,     to     the     State 
Grange,  to  the  cities  and  to  the  manu- 
facturers who  dump  their  refuse  into 
the  streams  of  the  State.    Conditions 
have  become  unbearable  in  many  sec- 
tions, notably  in  the  vicinity  of  Pitts- 
burgh,   in    the   extreme   southeastern 
part  of  the  State,  in  the  sections  that 
are  drained  by  the  waters  that  emerge 
from  the  coal  regions,  and,  in  fact,  in 
every  corner  of  the  State  stream  pol- 
lution is  at  its  height. 

As  is  well  known,  investigations  of 
the  Public  Service  Commission  are 
being  made  by  two  committees,  one 
appointed  by  the  Senate  of  the  State 
of  Pennsylvania  and  one  appointed 
the    House    of    Representatives. 


in 

Each  of  these   Committees  has  held 
stated  hearings  for  a  number  of  days, 
and    has    compiled    a    great    deal    of 
testimony  concerning  the  activities  of 
the  large  interests  in  this  State.     It 
would  appear  that  the  Senate  Com- 
mittee  feels   that   it  has   about  con- 
cluded its  work  and  may  quit  at  any 
time.      On   the  contrary,   the  House 
Committee  will  doubtless  continue  to 
make  searching  investigations  of  the 
activities  of  the  big  interests  in  many 
ways.      Before  these  two  committees 
report,  there  will  doubtless  be  gath- 
ered a  mass  of  evidence  that  will  be  a 
revelation  to  the  people  of  this  State, 
as    to    some    of    the    inner    workings 
of  our  big  interests.    The  Governor's 
Bill  to  create  a  Fair  Rate  Board  to 
supplant  the  Public  Service  Commis- 
sion has  been  introduced  in  the  House 
of  Representatives  and  referred  to  the 
proper   committee.      This   is   in   line 
with      Mr.      Pinchot's      declarations 
throughout  the  primary  and  general 
election  campaigns.    The  plan  of  the 
Governor  is  to  make  the  office  elective 
instead  of  appointive,  and  divides  the 
State    into    seven    districts,    each   of 
which  would  elect  a  representative  to 
this  board.   It  is  too  early  to  say  what 
the  outcome  of  this  bill  will  be,  but  it 
is  the  feeling  that  the  laws  of  this 
State  regulating  the  Public  Service 
Commission  must  be  strengthened  or 
else  the  Commission  abolished. 


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Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931 


Overseer^s  Letter 


M 


f  ACTIVITIES  as  State  Over- 
seer started  by  attending  the 
Carbon  County  Pomona  meet- 
ing held  at  Normal  on  December  13th. 
The  meeting  was  presided  over  by 
Sister  Buck,  Pomona  Master.  The 
evening  session  was  well  attended  and 
interest  ran  high.  The  Fifth  Degree 
was  conferred  on  a  class  of  candidates 
with  Brother  W.  H.  Snyder,  Past 
Pomona  Master,  serving  as  Master  of 
the  Degree  Team.  The  work  was  put 
on  in  fine  style. 

Our  installation  work  started  Janu- 
ary 1st  at  Kutztown.  My  assistants 
were  Marshal,  Brother  Koller;  Em- 
blem Bearer,  Sister  Himmelbreick, 
Regalia  Bearer,  Sister  Koller.  On 
January  8th,  the  officers  of  Fleetwood 
Grange  were  installed  by  the  Kutz- 
town team.  This  exchange  of  instal- 
lation has  taken  place  for  the  last 
eight  years  and  always  creates  a  great 
deal  of  interest.  On  January  10th, 
accompanied  by  about  eighty  Fleet- 
wood patrons,  we  installed  the  officers 
of  Outelaunee  Grange  at  Leesport. 

The  officers  of  Gouglersville  Grange 
were  installed  on  January  13th,  and 
those  of  Marion  Grange  on  February 
3d.  The  tableaus  were  shown  in  con- 
nection with  all  these  installations 
and  large  delegations  always  accom- 
panied us  on  all  these  trips. 

On  January  3d,  I  had  the  privilege 
of  installing  the  officers  of  the  Cam- 
bria County  Pomona  Grange  in  the 
Munster  Grange  Hall.  The  meetings 
were  well  attended  and  interesting 
throughout  the  entire  session.  Brother 
Bumford  served  as  Marshal,  with 
Sister  Jones  as  Emblem  Bearer,  and 
Sister  Bumford  as  Regalia  Bearer. 

Bro.  Edward  Jones  retired  as  Mas- 
ter after  giving  splendid  service  for 
six  years.  Bro.  Edward  Weise  is  the 
new  Pomona  Master  and  Brother 
McWilliams,  County  Farm  Agent, 
Pomona  Lecturer.  Brother  Gooder- 
ham,  from  Patton,  Past  Pomona  Mas- 


ter and  a  former  director  of  the  Key- 
stone Grange  Exchange,  was  present 
and  made  a  fine  address. 

After  the  meeting  I  was  taken  to 
Mr.  Charles  Schwab's  farm  at  Loretta. 
This  is  an  1,800-acre  farm  and  one 
of  the  show  places  in  the  state  where 
they  breed  purebred  Guernsey  cattle, 
Percheron  horses,  and  Duroc  swine, 
which  have  been  shown  at  some  of  the 
leading  fairs  of  the  state. 

On  February  14th,  I  spoke  at  the 
York  County  Pomona  Grange  meet- 
ing held  in  the  Valley  Grange  Hall 
at  Lewisberry.  The  meeting  was  well 
attended  and  a  splendid  program  was 
rendered. 

Bro.  O.  L.  Spahr,  Pomona  Master, 
presided  at  the  meeting.  Past  Po- 
mona Master  of  York  County,  Bro. 
R.  J.  Shettel,  and  Past  Pomona  Mas- 
ter of  Cumberland  County,  Bro.  Jacob 
Meixel,  gave  timely  remarks  on 
grange  work.  On  my  way  home  I 
stopped  over  at  Jonestown,  Lebanon 
County,  where  the  Pomona  Grange 
was  in  session. 

The  Pomona  officers  were  installed 
in  the  afternoon  by  State  Master, 
Bro.  E.  B.  Dorsett.  This  Pomona  is 
under  the  leadership  of  Bro.  John  H. 
Light,   State  Secretary. 

The  evening  session  was  in  charge 
of  Bro.  Paul  Horst,  Pomona  Lecturer. 

I  was  extended  the  courtesy  to 
speak  to  a  large  audience.  The  pro- 
grams were  well  balanced  and  great 
interest  was  manifested  at  both  of 
these  meetings.  It  certainly  was  a 
rare  privilege  for  me  to  attend  two 
Pomona  meetings  on  the  same  day. 

March  2d  was  spent  with  Ephrata 
Grange,  Lancaster  County,  and  saw  a 
real  grange  meeting.  On  March  5th 
I  attended  Montgomery  County  Po- 
mona at  Sanatoga.  A  fine  meeting 
was  held  and  it  was  largely  attended. 

Fraternally  yours, 

George  W.  Schuler. 


NON 
WRAP 

SPREADER 
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AND  MAKES  AN 

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better  spreader  on  the  market  than  the  "NON-WRAP"  and  therefore  this 
spreader  earns  the  highest  dividends. 

You  want  to  know  about  this  spreader — how  wrapping  is  prevented  and 
how  the  even  feed  and  regular  distribution  is  accomplished. 

It  is  low  down  and  easy  to  load;  has  large  .capacity  and  so  easily 
operated.     Strongly    built,  dependable  and  will  give  long  years  of  service. 


Just  write  for  Bulletin  930 — it  shows  a  new  application  of  an 
old   principle  well  known  to  your  forebears. 


A.B.FaRQUHAR  Co.,  Limited 

Engines.  Boilers,  Sawm i II s.Thrdshers, Hay  Balers. 
Cider  Presses,  Manure  Spreaders,  Groin  Drills, 
Harrows,  Corn  6t  Potato  Planters,  Transplanters 
Traction  6t  Power  Sprayers.  Potato  Diggers 

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Plan  Garden  Carefully.  —  Since 
the  farm  garden  contributes  a  good 
share  to  the  living  of  the  farmer. and 
his  family,  careful  thought  and  at- 
tention to  its  planting  and  manage- 
ment is  a  paying  investment. 


Treat  Grain  for  Smut. — Unless 
the  seed  is  treated  when  smut  infec- 
tion has  started  in  your  grain,  you 
are  due  to  pay  a  heavy  smut  tax  in 
lower  yields  and  market  discounts. 


Attractive 

Automobile  Rates  for  the  Granger  or  Farmer 

To  any  Qranger  or  Farmer  who  follows  the  occupation  of  farming  as  his 
chief  source  of  support^  we  will  insure  his  automobile  as  follows: 

PLEASURE  CARS — any  pleasure  car  of  any  make  at  a  premium  of  $18.00  per  year  for  Liability 
$5/$10,000  limits  and  Property  Damage  $1,000  limits. 

COMMERCIAL  CARS — any  commercial  car  or  truck  at  a  premium  of  $23.00  per  year  for  Liability 
$5/$10,000  limits  and  Property  Damage  $1,000  limits. 

We  issue  a  participating,  nonassessable  stock  company  policy,  sharing  our  profits  with  the  policy- 
holder at  the  close  of  the  policy  year,  and  our  return  premium  or  dividend  to  the  policyholder, 
by  dividend  check,  has  been  running  15^  for  many  years. 

If  higher  limits  of  liability  are  desired,  rates  will  be  given  upon  request. 

Fire  and  Theft  insurance  will  also  be  written  at  attractive  rates,  upon  request. 

Our  Company  has  been  operating  for  fourteen  years  giving  splendid  claim  service,  and  has  assets  of 
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NAME ..ADDRESS. 


FARftTJHAR  CELEBRATES  75TH 
ANNIVERSARY    OVER    WHP 

Celebrating  its  75th  anniversary 
the  A.  B.  Farquhar  Co.,  Limited, 
opened  its  program  by  broadcasting 
over  WHP,  liarrisburg. 

Seventy-five  years  ago,  the  A.  B. 
Farquhar  Co.,  Limited,  was  founded 
by  the  late  A.  B.  Farquhar.  Seven 
workmen  constituted  the  entire  force 
but  each  possessed  the  creative  in- 
stinct and  a  genuine  interest  in  the 
successful  performance  of  the  ma- 
chines made.  From  this  modest  be- 
ginning the  Farquhar  plant  grew 
through  all  the  vicissitudes  of  fires, 
Civil  War  and  financial  panics.  It 
was  the  indomitable  sticktoitiveness 
of  Mr.  Farquhar,  the  devoted  coopera- 
tion of  his  employees  and  the  experi- 
ences of  thousands  of  successful 
farmers  that  made  this  company  the 
largest  manufacturers  of  farm  ma- 
chinery in  the  East. 

The  reputation  of  Farquhar  de- 
pendable machinery  spread  until  to- 
day the  name  Farquhar  is  known  in 
every  civilized  country  of  the  world. 
As  the  demand  for  Farquhar  Farm 
Machinery  increased,  the  factory  on 
North  Duke  Street  was  enlarged  un- 
til it  not  only  produces  farm  machin- 
ery of  outstanding  merit,  but  engines, 
boilers,  dairy  boilers,  sawmills,  hy- 
draulic cider  presses  and  special  ma- 
chinery. 

Farquhar  makes  the  only  "Non- 
Wrap"  Manure  Spreader  on  the  Amer- 
ican Market;  the  only  low  down  In- 
terchangeable Grain  Drill,  and  an 
"All-Steel"  Thresher  the  increasing 
sales  of  which  have  been  due  to  its 
reputation  for  fast,  clean  threshing 
of  any  kind  of  grain. 

Farquhar  also  builds  the  Iron  Age 
line  of  Potato  Machinery.  Fifty-two 
per  cent  of  the  1930  "400  bushel" 
Potato  Club  of  Pennsylvania  and  fif- 
ty-one per  cent  of  the  1930  Ohio  "400 
bushel,"  Club  used  Iron  Age  Potato 
Planters. 

"The  Voice  of  Farquhar"  in  music 
and  song  will  be  heard  over  WHP, 
larrisburg,  Tuesday  evening,  at  8 :  30. 
Send  in  your  favorite  song,  it  will  be 
included  in  the  request  program. 


April,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


ROSE  VALLEY  GRANGE 

REORGANIZED 

Rose  Valley  Grange,  Lycoming 
County,  was  reorganized  by  the  State 
Master,  March  9th,  with  twenty  mem- 
bers. 

This  Grange  disbanded  ten  years 
ago,  but  had  never  surrendered  its 
charter.  The  hall  had  been  sold,  but 
transfer  of  title  had  never  been  made 
and  the  Grange  will  again  take  pos- 
session. 

J.  W.  Steiger  of  Trout  Run,  was 
elected  master  and  will  build  up  the 
membership  by  getting  more  of  the 
former  members  reinstated  and  new 
ones  to  join. 

This  Grange  is  in  a  good  location 
and  should  become  one  of  the  strong- 
est units  in  the  county.  We  hope 
that  the  PomonA  will  become  inter- 
ested in  having  this  Grange  back  in 
the  fold  and  take  pleasure  in  giving 
it  any  support  that  may  be  needed. 


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Washington  Pomona 

Washington  held  its  March  session 
of  Pomona  in  Trinity  High  School 
building,  Washington,  Tuesday, 
March  2,  1931. 

This  was  the  largest  attended,  most 
instructive  and  inspiring  session  held 
in  a  long  time.  Nearly  two  hundred 
were  in  attendance  at  the  morning 
session,  and  more  than  three  hundred 
for  the  afternoon  and  evening. 

One  gains  new  inspiration  for  the 
present,  renewed  hope  for  the  future, 
as  well  as  a  clearer  vision  and  broad- 
er conception  of  what  the  Grange  is, 
what  it  has  done  and  is  doing  for 
rural  folks  in  the  great  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania,  by  attending 
such  a  meeting. 

The  morning  session  was  devoted 
to  business,  reports  of  officers,  com- 
mittees and  Subordinate  Granges. 
The  Pomona  Home  Economics  Com- 
mittee awarded  two  beautiful  flags, 
for  having  attained  the  highest  score 
in  Grange  work  during  1930.  One 
went  to  Buffalo  Grange,  the  home  of 
the  Pomona  Master,  Brother  Cleland, 
and  the  other  to  Deemston.  The  pro- 
gram for  1931,  outlining  projects  to 
be  completed  was  read  and  adopted. 

The  Reports  of  Subordinate 
Granges  showed  an  increase  in  growth 
and  interest.  The  total  gain  in  mem- 
bership being  100,  and  the  loss  28, 
with  14  applications  on  hand.  This 
is  a  splendid  showing  and  puts  Wash- 
ington County  on  the  right  side  of 
the  ledger. 

The  afternoon  session  was  in  charge 
of  the  Worthy  Lecturer,  and  consisted 
of  music,  an  agricultural  demonstra- 
tion by  the  Trinity  High  School,  and 
an  address  by  the  Worthy  State  Mas- 
ter. 

His  remarks  were  directed  largely 
to  the  boys  from  the  school,  who  were 
in  attendance.  He  stressed  the  im- 
portance of  obedience,  efficiency  and 
application,  closing  with  a  strong  plea 
for  men  who  have  the  moral  courage, 
ability  and  training  that  will  enable 
them  to  solve  the  problems  of  the 
State  and  nation. 

The  Pomona  then  held  a  closed  ses- 
sion and  the  State  Master  read  the 
Code,  gave  instruction  in  opening  and 
closing  the  Grange  and  answered 
many  questions  relative  to  Grange 
Law  and  procedure. 

Sixteen  Masters  and  all  the  depu- 
ties  were   present   from    Washington 


County  and  all  of  the  Granges,  eleven 
in  number,  were  represented  from 
Green  County. 

The  evening  session  was  addressed 
by  our  Worthy  State  Ceres,  Sister 
Sarah  Caven,  who  spoke  of  the  im- 
portance of  juvenile  work  and  of  or- 
ganizing more  Juvenile  Granges. 
Twenty-three  were  instructed  in  the 
Fifth  Degree. 


Bedford  Pomona 

Bedford  held  its  March  session  with 
Loysburg  Grange,  Thursday,  March 
5,  1931.  The  morning  session  was  a 
business  one,  and  many  items  in 
which  the  Patrons  of  the  county  are 
interested  were  discussed. 

In  the  afternoon  the  Pomona  offi- 
cers were  installed  and  instructed  by 
the  Worthy  State  Master.  Some  time 
was  spent  in  reviewing  the  work  of 
the  Grange  and  in  instructing  the 
Masters  and  Deputies  in  their  work. 
The  Reports  of  Subordinate  Granges 
showed  a  net  gain  of  18. 

The  evening  session  was  held  in  the 
church,  and  was  addressed  by  the 
District  Attorney  of  Bedford  County, 
Pay  Master  T.  T.  Hill  and  the 
Worthy  State  Master. 

Music,  readings  and  recitations 
were  interspersed  and  a  well  attended, 
instructive  and  inspiring  Pomona, 
came  to  a  close. 


Erie  Pomona 

Erie  Pomona  was  held  at  North 
East,  Wednesday,  March  11,  1931.  A 
heavy  fall  of  snow  blocked  the  roads 
80  that  many  Patrons  were  unable 
to  attend.  The  Reports  of  Subordi- 
nate Granges  showed  a  net  gain  of 
eleven  members,  as  well  as  increased 
interest  in  Grange  work. 

The  County  Treasurer  gave  an  in- 
teresting talk  on  "Where  Your  Money 
Goes."  This  was  followed  by  an  ad- 
dress by  the  Worthy  State  Master, 
who  stressed  the  importance  of  know- 
ing where  the  money  comes  from  and 
who  pays  the  bills. 

The  evening  session  was  open  to 
the  public  and  consisted  of  music  and 
a  one  act  play,  which  was  greatly 
enjoyed. 


THE  LAST  HALF 

As  this  issue  of  Grange  News 
reaches  you,  we  will  have  started  on 
the  last  half  of  the  Grange  year.  The 
reports  received  up  to  March  15th 
were  gratifying  indeed.  They  show 
a  very  decided  improvement  in  Grange 
work,  but  are  not  yet  what  we  want. 

The  National  Master  is  asking  us 
to  make  a  net  gain  in  membership  of 
fifteen  hundred,  and  to  organize  ten 
Subordinate  and  fifteen  Juvenile 
Granges.  This  means  a  lot  of  hard 
work  and  personal  effort  for  each  and 
every  member. 

During  the  first  half  two  Subordi- 
nate, and  five  Juvenile  Granges  were 
organized.  This  means  that  we  will 
have  to  double  our  efforts  to  reach 
the  goal  that  has  been  set.  We  expect 
to  organize  at  least  three  new  Granges 
in  Franklin  County  and  two  in 
Adams.  This  will  leave  three  to  be 
organized  in  the  other  counties  of  the 
State. 

I  want  the  support  of  every  Deputy, 
State  and  Pomona,  in  carrying  out 
this  work.  If  there  is  a  community  in 
your  county  that  needs  a  Grange,  let 


The  Telephone  Increases 
her  egg  and  poultry  profits 


a  A  Bell  System  Advertisement 

The  telephone  is  used  by  a  farmer's 
wife  near  Orleans,  Ind.,  to  get  the 
highest  prices  for  eggs.  At  certain 
times  the  prices  paid  by  dealers  in 
her  neighborhood  vary  as  much  as 
15  cents  a  dozen.  By  telephoning  to 
a  number  of  them  and  discovering 
where  the  highest  price  is  to  be  had, 
she  frequently  realizes  an  added 
weekly  profit  of  $2.  or  more.  She 
also  finds  the  telephone  profitable 
in  getting  orders  for  eggs  to  be 
hatched,  and  in  buying  feed  and 
supplies  with  the  greatest  saving 
of  time  and  money. 


The  telephone  also  gives  valu- 
able aid  in  getting  the  highest 
prices  for  livestock,  grain,  fruit 
and  vegetables  through  co-opera- 
tive marketing  associations  or  local 
markets.  It  can  always  be  depended 
on  to  run  errands  about  the  coun- 
tryside, make  social  engagements, 
order  farm  and  household  supplies 
and  summon  help  in  cases  of  acci- 
dent or  sickness. 

The  modern  farm  home  has  a 
telephone  that  serves  well  every 
day  of  the  year,  rain  or  shioc. 


me  know  where  it  is  and  some  one 
will  be  sent  to  help  organize  one. 
Make  a  survey  at  once  and  let  me  have 
the  information. 

In  making  the  net  gain  in  member- 
ship we  will  not  only  look  to  the 
Deputies,  but  the  Masters  and  mem- 
bers of  each  Grange.  This  is  a  work 
in  which  all  can  help.  See  how  many 
of  you  can  add  at  least  one  member  to 
your  Grange  during  the  last  half  of 
this  year. 

I  ask  you  all  to  read  carefully  the 
Honor  Roll  which  appears  elsewhere 
in  this  issue.  This  gives  you  some 
idea  of  not  only  what  can  be  done, 
but  what  has  been  done.  Next  month 
I  would  like  to  see  that  list  doubled. 
We  sing  in  the  Grange,  "There  is  no 
time  like  the  present."  I  want  our  en- 
tire membership  to  realize  the  truth 
of  that  statement  and  go  out  and  get 
new  members  and  bring  back  those 
who  have  been  dropped  from  the  roll. 

Do  not  let  the  work  on  the  farm,  or 
cares  of  the  household,  prevent  you 
from  helping  in  the  important  work 
of  building  up  your  own  Grange.  Re- 
member that  it  is  the  Grange  that 
makes  life  on  the  farm  possible  and 
gives  to  the  home  a  sense  of  security 
and  form  of  protection,  that  could  not 


be  obtained  from  any  similar  organ- 
ization. 

In  building  your  Grange  you  are 
building  a  home  for  the  community, 
the  same  as  you  build  a  home  for  your 
family.  The  time  and  money  you 
expend  in  building  up  your  Grange, 
will  make  for  a  cleaner  and  more 
wholesome  life  in  your  community, 
and  return  to  you  a  hundredfold. 

Fraternally  yours, 

E.  B.  Dorsett. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931   I   April,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  7 


FABMEKS  AND  FLORISTS 
ARE  WARNED  ABOUT  CLAIMS 
OF  UNSCRUPULOUS  AGENTS 

The  attention  of  farmers  and  plant 
growers  throughout  the  Common- 
wealth is  called  to  the  activity  of  a 
certain  lot  of  unscrupulous  agents  for 
the  sale  of  insecticides. 

"These  agents  are  making  claims 
which  are  wholly  without  foundation," 
the  Department  states,  "The  story  told 
is  pretty  much  the  same  in  all  lo- 
calities. Regardless  of  the  crop  being 
produced  by  the  grower,  and  the  in- 
sects and  plant  diseases  to  be  con- 
trolled, approximately  the  same 
recommendations  are  made,  namely, 
that  if  one  gallon  of  a  certain  mixture 
which  the  representative  has  for  sale 
is  added  to  one  hundred  gallons  of 
water  and  sprayed  or  sprinkled  over 
the  surface  of  one  acre  of  the  soil  to 
be  put  to  the  crop  or  trees,  all  future 
operations  intended  toward  the  con- 
trol of  insect  pests  or  plant  diseases 
can  safely  be  dispensed  with  for  a 
given  season.  There  is  no  such  remedy 
known,  and  anyone  who  stops  to  think 
for  a  moment  will  see  the  ridiculous- 
ness of  such  a  statement,  and  no 
claims  of  such  unscrupulous  persons 
should  induce  a  grower  to  be  taken  in 
by  such  unsound  recommendations. 

"The  Nation  and  the  State  would 
indeed  welcome  such  an  piffentive  spray 
material  if  it  could  be  conclusively 
and  officially  demonstrated  to  meet 
fully  the  claims  these  agents  make. 

"If  approached  by  agents  making 
such  claims,  get  in  touch  with  your 
county  agricultural  agent  or  with  any- 
one in  whom  you  have  confidence  and 
whom  you  know  to  have  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  control  of  plant 
pests.  The  Pennsylvania  Department 
of  Agriculture  will  welcome  any  infor- 
mation relative  to  the  operations  of 
these  unscrupulous  persons." 


TINTED  OLEO  RULED  UN- 
LAWFUL IN  PENNSYLVANIA 

The  Pennsylvania  Oleomargarine 
Law  8i)ecifical]y  prohibits  the  sale  and 
even  the  storage  or  possession  of  any 
oleomargarine  whatsoever,  which  is 
slightly  tinted  yellow,  thus  resembling 
a  light  colored  butter. 

"A  recent  ruling  of  the  U.  S.  In- 
ternal Revenue  Collector  classified 
yellow  tinted  oleomargarine  as  being 
exempt  from  a  government  tax.  This 
makes  it  possible  for  the  same  to  be 
sold  in  interstate  commerce  in  those 
states  which  have  no  oleomargarine 
law.  This  ruling,  however,  cannot 
possibly  change  the  provisions  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Law  as  it  would  not 
even  permit  transportation  of  colored 
oleomargarine  through  the  Common- 
wealth. Any  person,  therefore,  found 
having  in  possession  or  attempting  to 
sell  yellow  tinted  oleomargarine,  will 
be  held  responsible  for  the  full  penalty 
provided. 

"Attempts  have  been  made  to  dis- 
pose of  this  colored  product  in  com- 
petition with  butter  in  Pennsylvania, 
the  supply  being  transported  across 
the  line  from  other  states.  The  food 
agents  of  the  Department  have  been 
instructed  to  make  a  thorough  can- 
vass of  all  districts  in  order  to  prevent 
the  sale  of  this  tinted  oleomargarine, 
and  to  take  action  against  any  person 
found  handling  this  unlawful  product. 

"A  special  check-up  is  being  given 
to  all  oleomargarine  sales  in  order  to 
make  sure  that  not  only  tinted  ship- 
ments may  be  prevented  from  coming 
into  the  Commonwealth,  but  that 
every  one  making  sales  holds  a  proper 
license." 


A.  B.  Farquhar  celebrates  its  76th 
anniversary. 


43,508  DAIRY  CATTLE 

IMPORTED  INTO  STATE 

Pennsylvania  does  not  breed  and 
raise  a  sufficient  number  of  dairy  and 
breeding  cattle  to  meet  demands  with- 
in the  Commonwealth,  according  to 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  Penn- 
sylvania Department  of  Agriculture. 
During  1930,  43,508  dairy  cattle  were 
imported,  while  only  6,861  were  ex- 
ported. This  movement  of  dairy 
cattle,  whether  local,  statewide  or  in- 
terstate, creates  many  problems  in 
tuberculosis  eradication  work  and  has 
prompted  the  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry to  issue  the  following  state- 
ment: 

"Tuberculosis  is  usually  spread  by 
direct  contact  and  by  feeding  young 
cattle  infected  milk.  When  the  dis- 
ease is  introduced  into  non-infected 
districts  the  tendency  is  to  spread  in 
proportion  to  the  cattle  traffic.  A  com- 
mon way  by  which  herds  become  in- 
fected is  by  adding  diseased  animals. 
In  the  sections  of  Pennsylvania  where 
the  interchange  of  cattle  is  limited 
the  extent  of  the  disease  is  slight  in 
comparison  to  the  section  where  many 
interchanges  are  made  in  the  herds 
and  where  practically  no  breeding  and 
raising  of  cattle  is  followed,  straight 
dairying  being  practiced. 

"Results  thus  far  obtained  indicate 
that  it  is  less  difficult  to  establish  and 
jnaintain  tuberculosis-free  herds  under 
the  individual  and  Area  Plans  in  sec- 
tions of  the  Commonwealth  where  the 
owners  raise  a  sufficient  number  of 
cattle  to  supply  their  demands  than  in 
other  areas.  Therefore,  one  of  the 
very  important  phases  in  connection 
with  establishing  and  maintaining  tu- 
berculosis-free herds  of  cattle  is  to 
protect  the  tested  herds  and  areas 
from  outside  infection. 

"Owners  are  urged  to  purchase  cat- 
tle to  establish  tuberculosis-free  herds 
or  as  additions  to  their  herds,  from 
accredited  herds,  modified  accredited 
areas  or  from  herds  credited  with  at 
least  one  negative  test  under  the  In- 
dividual Accredited  Herd  Plan  or 
Modified  Accredited  Area  Plan. 

"Purchasers  of  such  cattle  should 
insist  that  an  officially  approved  tuber- 
culin test  chart  be  furnished  foj  each 
animal,  giving  tag  number,  descrip- 
tion of  animal,  the  name,  address  and 
township  of  the  former  owner.  Such 
chart  will  serve  as  a  means  of  identi- 
fication for  each  animal  and  be  evi- 
dence that  cattle  were  previously 
tuberculin  tested  under  Federal  and 
State  supervision. 

"Your  veterinarian  will  be  pleased 
to  assist  you  to  obtain  test  chart  and 
approved  certificate  from  Bureau  Dis- 
trict Agent  in  Charge  or  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry  at  Harrisburg." 


L.  H.  WIBLE  RETIRES 

FROM  DEPARTMENT  POST 

Lewis  H.  Wible,  director  of  the  Bu- 
reau of  Statistics  in  the  Pennsylvania 
Department  of  Agriculture,  retired  on 
February  28,  after  more  than  21  years 
of  continuous  service  in  the  employ  of 
the  Commonwealth. 

A  native  of  Fulton  County,  Mr. 
Wible  taught  school  there  for  14  years, 
and  later  served  for  several  years  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  a  member  of 
the  school  board,  before  accepting  an 
appointment  as  appropriation  clerk  in 
the  State  Treasury.  He  was  soon  pro- 
moted to  corporation  clerk,  serving 
until  1913,  when  he  was  ^elected  to  or- 
ganize and  direct  the  Bureau  of 
Statistics,  in  the  Department  of  Agri- 
culture. In  this  capacity  Mr.  Wiole 
developed  one  of  the  most  complete 
and  useful  agricultural  statistical 
services  to  be  found  in  any  State. 

"The  Department  of  Agriculture  is 
fortunate  in  having  had  in  its  service 


for  so  long  a  period,  a  man  of  Mr. 
Wible's  outstanding  character,  integ- 
rity and  ability,"  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture, John  A.  McSparran  said 
when  many  of  the  employes  of  the 
Department  were  assembled  recently 
to  present  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wible  with 
tokens  of  friendship  and  affection. 


HEALTH  MESSAGE 

A  beautiful  old  hymn  says,  "On  the 
margin  of  the  river,  lay  we  all  our 
burdens  down."  A  great  many  indi- 
viduals live  on  too  narrow  a  margin 
of  health  and  energy.  One  says,  "Give 
me  four  or  five  hours  sleep  and  I  will 
be  all  right."  He  thinks  he  will; 
everybody  else  knows  he  is  all  wrong. 
Late  hours  show  in  his  face,  the  tired 
brain  in  defective  work.  The  results 
show  others  promoted,  while  he  stays 
where  he  is  or  goes  back. 

Sleep  on  too  narrow  margin,  has 
ruined  thousands,  not  only  the  self-in- 
dulgent and  dissipated  but  some  of 
the  world's  greatest  minds.  To  the 
man  who  travels  on  too  narrow  a 
margin  of  sleep,  you  can  add  the  nar- 
row margin  walkers  of  «  dozen  other 
follies.  The  man  who  eats  or  drinks, 
foolishly,  saying,  "It  won't  hurt  me,  I 
know  how  to  stop,"  is  cutting  down 
his    chances    of    success,    by    cutting 


down  his  strength.    His  margin  is  too 
narrow. 

The  whole  of  life  is  so  regimented 
and  prescribed  by  time  clocks  and  fac- 
tory whistles  and  all  the  other  stimuli 
of  an  efficient  civilization,  that  en- 
ergies are  exhausted  in  trying  to  keep 
step.  Trains  that  must  be  caught, 
appointments  that  must  be  kept,  acta 
that  must  be  performed, — are  calling 
for  our  attention.  A  typewriter  is  in- 
vented, and  the  very  facility  which  it 
creates,  tempts  us  to  write  or  dictate 
a  thousand  needless  letters  which  in- 
spire a  thousand  needless  replies. 

There  is  in  our  life  a  zest,  a  glow 
of  accomplishment, — busy  with  tele- 
phoning, with  correspondence,  rjishing 
to  a  subway,  a  railway,  from  one  ap- 
pointment to  another,  the  drive  for 
money  and  the  excitements  which 
money  supplies, — which  is  certainly 
not  conducive  to  orderly  and  repose- 
ful living. — E.  J. 


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The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisaman,  State  Lecturer 


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MIDDLE  ATLANTIC  GRANGE 

LECTURERS'    CONFERENCE 

August  11,  12,  13  and  14,  1931,  are 
days  that  hold  much  of  promise  for 
the  Grange  Lecturers  and  Patrons  of 
Pennsylvania,  New  York,  New  Jer- 
sey, Delaware,  Maryland,  Virginia 
and  West  Virginia,  as  these  dates 
mark  the  time  of  holding  the  Fifth 
Annual  Session  of  the  Middle  At- 
lantic Grange  Lecturers'  Conference 
at  College  Park,  Maryland,  with  the 
University  of  Maryland  as  host. 

Growing  interest  and  enthusiasm 
for  the  Middle  Atlantic  Conference, 
coupled  with  the  fact  of  two  addi- 
tional participating  State  Granges, 
promises  well  for  the  largest  gather- 
ing of  Grange  Lecturers  ever  assem- 
bled in  the  Middle  Atlantic  States, 
and  that  the  Pennsylvania  delegation 
shall  be  larger  than  ever  is  assured 
by  the  fact  that  there  will  be  no 
other  conflicting  Summer  Conference, 
as  has  been  the  case  in  former  years. 

As  College  Park,  Maryland,  is  lo- 
cated only  a  distance  of  eight  miles 
from  the  National  Capital  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  many  Pennsylvania 
Patrons  and  Lecturers  in  attending 
this  C(>nference  are  going  to  realize 
a  long  cherished  dream  of  visiting  the 
Nation's  Capitol.  Ample  time  and 
opportunity  will  be  provided  for  vis- 
iting the  historic  and  interesting 
places  in  and  around  Washington. 
The  afternoon  of  August  13th  will  be 
devoted  to  a  directed  tour  of  Wash- 
ington. Special  busses  will  be  pro- 
vided, and  under  the  direction  of 
competent  guides,  the  delegates  will 
visit  the  interesting  spots.  In  the 
evening  of  this  day  a  picnic  supper 
(with  no  additional  cost)  will  be 
served  in  the  Washington  Zoological 
Garden  Park.  Following  the  supper, 
an  open  air  conference  session  will  be 
held. 

On  the  afternoon  of  August  14th 
there  will  be  conducted  tours  to  Mt. 
Vernon,  Annapolis  Naval  Academy 
and  the  Beltzville  Experimental 
Farms,  the  largest  experimental  farm 
in  America.  Imagine  the  thrill  and 
the  pleasure  of  a  visit  to  the  White 
House,  to  the  halls  of  Congress,  to 
the  Congressional  Library  where  you 
may  witness  many  original  historic 
documents,  such  as  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States,  the  first  draft  of 
Lincoln's  Gettysburg  address,  the 
Gutenberg  Bible,  etc. ;  to  the  Smith- 
sonian Institute  where  you  may  wit- 
ness the  flag  that  waved  over  the 
ramparts  of  Fort  McHenry  that 
eventful  night,  and  inspired  the  writ- 
ing of  our  National  Anthem,  "The 
Star  Spangled  Banner";  where  you 
may  also  witness  the  trophies  of  the 
Rooseveltian  African  Expedition,  the 
Spirit  of  St.  Louis,  that  carried  Lind- 
bergh on  the  first  Trans-Atlantic 
Flight,  and  many  other  notable  ex- 
hibits of  historic  interest;  to  Mt. 
Vernon,  to  Arlington,  to  Annapolis. 
It  almost  seems  too  good  to  be  true. 
And  the  cost — it  seems  incredible — 
but  here  it  is:  Registration  will  con- 
tinue at  the  same  low  level — $1; 
Rooms — attractive,  comfortable  rooms 
in  the  College  Dormitories  at  only 
fifty  cents  per  day,  (in  the  year  1931 
you  can  hardly  believe  it,  can  you?). 
Meals — good  meals  too,  attractively 
served  in  the  College  Dining  Com- 
mons, starting  with  supper  on  Mon- 
day, August  10th,  and  continuing  un- 
til   breakfast    on    Saturday,    August 


15th,  for  only  $5.50.  This  isn't 
"Crackles"  speaking,  but  can  you 
Imagine — living  in  Washington  at 
such  prices  as  these,  and  in  company 
with  such  associates  too.  Those  of 
you  who  have  been  attending  the  Mid- 
dle Atlantic  Conference  in  years  past 
will  readily  recall  the  many  splendid 
folks  who  were  there  from  our  own 
State,  as  well  as  from  Delaware, 
Maryland,  New  Jersey  and  New 
York.  Well,  the  Grange  folks  from 
Virginia  and  West  Virginia  are  just 
as  wonderful  and  fine.  Tell  me,  what 
Grange  family  in  Pennsylvania  can 
afford  to  stay  at  home  on  August  11, 
12,  13,  and  14.  This  is  the  chance  of 
a  lifetime. 

Here  is  how  you  may  finance  this 
extraordinary  vacation.  Starting 
April  1st,  and  continuing  until  Au- 
gust 9th,  save  two  and  one-half  eggs 
a  day — yes,  just  ordinary  hens'  eggs — 
and  even  at  the  depressed  price  of 
twenty-four  cents  per  dozen,  you  will 
have  enough  money  to  pay  your  bill 
at  College  Park,  and  seventeen  cents 
left  over  for  peanuts  io  feed  the  ele- 
phants and  monkeys  at  the  Zoologi- 
cal Park.  Oh,  you  don't  keep  hens! 
Well,  then,  save  the  money  from  one 
pound  of  butter  each  week,  and  even 
at  the  low  1931  price  of  forty  cents 
per  pound  you  will  have  sufficient 
capital  to  meet  your  obligations  and 
sixty  cents  left  over  for  a  lark,  (not 
a  bird  species).  Easy — eh,  what?  All 
right,  lets  go! 

A  program  is  being  prepared  that 
will,  in  every  way,  measure  up  to  the 
high  program  standards  of  former 
years.  This  program  will  not  only 
have  a  special  appeal  to  Grange  Lec- 
turers, but  it  will  also  interest  all 
(jrrange  Patrons  who  are  concerned 
with  the  advancement  of  the  Grange 
and  the  development  of  a  high  stand- 
ard of  rural  life.  Notable  speakers 
and  lecturers  from  many  sections  of 
the  country  will  address  the  sessions. 
You  will  receive  instructions  in  rural 
and  community  leadership,  public 
speaking  and  debate.  Grange  proce- 
dure and  law,  program  building,  mu- 
sic, farm  economics,  dramatics,  recre- 
ation, etc. 

One  of  the  interesting  features  will 
be  the  interstate  dramatic  tourna- 
ment. Pennsylvania  will  be  repre- 
sented in  this  tournament  by  Lenox 
Grange,  Susquehanna  County,  with 
the  play  "She  'n  Her  Daughter."  This 
is  the  play  that  won  the  sweepstakes 
for  the  State  at  the  State  Farm  Prod- 
ucts Show,  held  at  Harrisburg  last 
January.  This  play  is  directed  by 
the  well-known  Grange  worker.  Presi- 
dent of  the  Pomona  Lecturers'  Asso- 
ciation, Mrs.  Walter  P.  Hoppe. 

Further  detailed  information  and 
program  will  be  published  in  subse- 
quent issue  of  Grange  News.  Re- 
member from  now  on  the  important 
dates  are  August  11,  12,  13  and  14. 
They  are  Red  Letter  Days — mark 
them  thus  on  your  calendar.  And 
then  send  your  registration  to  How- 
ard G.  Eisaman,  State  Lecturer, 
East  Springfield,  Pa. 

Who  will  be  first  to  register  for  the 
1931  Conference?    I  wonder  1 


POTTER  COUNTY  POMONA 

HAS  INTERESTING  CONTEST 

The  following  points  and  prizes  as 
well  as  rules  will  guide. 

1.  Attendance    at    each    session    of 
Pomona, 

Master,  5  points. 
Lecturer,  5  points. 
Two  delegates,  3  points  each. 
Members,  1  point. 

2.  New  members  to  Subordinate  or 
Pomona,  5  points. 

3.  Grange  projects,  100  points  each. 

1.  For  a  Grange  that  puts  on  the 
Third  and  Fourth  Degree,  or  a 
thirty-minute  play,  parts  to  be  com- 
mitted to  memory. 

2.  To  organize  a  Juvenile  Grange. 

3.  For  attendance  of  two  dele- 
gates at  State  Grange. 

4.  To  make  Grange  improve- 
ments to  the  amount  of  twenty-five 
dollars. 

5.  To  paint  name  and  number  on 
front  of  Grange  Hall. 

4.  Community  projects,  100  points 
each. 

1.  Painting  name  of  town  on  roof 
of  Hall  or  some  other  suitable 
building. 

2.  Grange  exhibit  at  local  or 
home  fair. 

3.  To  get  all  of  voting  members 
out  to  primaries  or  general  election. 

4.  To  pay  traveling  expenses  of 


vocational  boy  or  girl  to  Farm  Show 

at  Harrisburg. 

5.  To   visit   or   entertain   25   per 

cent  of  twenty-five  members  of  an- 
other Grange. 

Each  Grange  will  get  as  many 
points'  credit  for  Subordinate  atten- 
dance as  the  percentage  of  attendance, 
which  will  be  credited  from  the  Sub- 
ordinate reports  to  Pomona. 

Prizes  to  be  given: 

First,  New  sashes  for  officers. 

Second,  Four  dozen  new  badges  for 
members. 

Third,  Bible  for  Grange  Altar. 


Note:  One-half  credit  for  enter- 
taining Grange,  on  attendance  and 
new  members. 


Improve  Apple  Trees. — Undesira- 
ble varieties  of  apples  can  be  im- 
proved by  grafting  scions  from  good 
known  varieties  on  them.  Whip- 
grafting  or  tongue-grafting  is  recom- 
mended by  Penn  State  fruit  special- 
ists for  top-working  young  trees  or  for 
root  or  stock  grafting. 


The  hotel  clerk  was  astonished  to 
see  a  guest  parading  through  the 
foyer  in  a  pair  of  pajamas. 

"Here,  wliat  are  you  doing?" 

The  guest  snapped  out  of  it  and 
apologized : 

"Beg  ])jirdon ;  I'm  a  somnambu- 
list." 

"Well,"  sneered  the  clerk,  "you 
can't  walk  around  here  like  that,  no 
matter  what  your  religion  is." 


Every   Adv.   in  Grange  News  de- 
serves answering. 


The 

Sure-Fire 

Protecti<m 

against 
Seed  Pests 


Cw>-Tox 

Bird  and  Rodent  Repellent 
Stops  Birds  Pulling  Planted  Seeds 

^  Treats  all  Smooth  Surface  Seeds  <v. 

A  few  cents  worth  of  Cro-Tox  prevention  uill  save  you  days  of  work  and  dollars 
of  loasee.  Cro-Tox  at  the  insignificant  cost  of  itn  c€ni%  i>CT  acrt,  will  absolutely 
insure  you  against  loss  of  planted  seeds,  cost,  time  and  labor  of  replanting.  It  takes 
but  a  few  minutes  to  bird  proof  your  seeds  with  Cro-Tox  before  planting.  When 
treated  with  Cro-Tox  corn,  peas,  beans,  peanuts,  cucumber,  melon  or  other  smooth 
surface  seeds  are  protected  against  damage  by  crows,  larks,  starlings,  black-birds, 
pheasants,  etc.,  also  against  squirrels,  wood-chucks,  moles  and  other  rodent  pests. 
Cro-Tox  prevents  seed  rot. 

CRO-TOX    IS    NON-POISONOUS 

It  win  not  bshve  —^m.  It  will  not  kill  bird* 
or  oalmolst  It  repels  tlMm  moat  offffeetlvely. 
Cro-Tox  troototf  sooda  will  not  olog  tho  ploator. 

What  a  Cro-Tox  User  Says — 

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Possibly  any  other  farmer  in  this  section.  For  severed  year*  we  have  had 
much  trouble  unth  birds  and  worms  —frrincipally  larks.  The  t>oji  two 
years  we  have  used  Cro-Tox.  and  our  trouUex  with  birds 
are  ended.  —H.L.  Rarnsey,  Atmore,  AUu 


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Be  sure  to  get  the  genuine— look  for  the  name  Cro-Tox. 
If  your  dealer  cannot  supply  you,  refuse  substitutes, 
write  us  enclosing  check  or  post  o£Bce  order. 

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April,  1931 


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Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

Rooms  426-30.  Telegraph  Building 

216  Locust  St.  Harrisburg.  Pa. 

5  cents  a  copy.  50  cents  a  year. 


Vol.  XXVIII 


April,  1931 


No.  1 


S.  A.  HABSHAW 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

H.  D.  ALLEBACH 


KENZIE  BAGSHAW 


Editor,  JOHN  H.  LIGHT,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

MORRIS  LLOYD,  Business  Manager, 

Chambersburg,  Pa.,  or,  216  Locust  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 

ADVERTISING  is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  Inch, 
each  insertion.     New  York  representative,  Norman  Co.,  34  West  33d  Street. 


Our  1931  Objective 

THE  goal  set  for  Pennsylvania  by  the  National  Grange,  for  the  year 
1931,  includes  a  number  of  worth-while  objectives.  First,  we  are  ex- 
pected to  close  the  year  with  a  membership  of  75,000,  and  this  alone  is  a 
very  worth-while  object.  It  is  our  belief  that  we  can  attain  this  object,  and 
every  Grange  worker  must  work  to  that  end.  Judging  from  the  number  of 
application  forms  mailed  from  the  Secretary's  office,  there  is  a  widespread 
interest  in  the  campaign  to  extend  the  bounds  and  the  influence  of  the 
Grange.  Other  supplies  have  been  moving  equally  fast,  and  altogether,  the 
indications  are  that  there  is  a  prosperous  year  ahead. 

A  second  mark  set  for  us  is  the  organization  of  ten  new  Granges  and 
fifteen  Juvenile  Granges.  There  remain  in  Pennsylvania  large  expanses  of 
territory  where  the  Grange  is  not  organized,  and  the  extension  of  the  Order 
into  these  fields  will  easily  win  for  us  the  ten  coveted  Granges.  In  fact, 
there  should  be  double  that  number.  And  it  seems  to  us  that  fifteen  Juvenile 
Granges  is  a  low  mark  for  a  year's  work. 

In  the  competition  for  Honor  Granges,  the  National  Master  and  the 
National  Secretary  are  asking  us  to  return  to  the  National  Secretary's  of- 
fice at  least  twenty  Honor  Grange  reports  during  the  present  year.  Every 
Grange  should  be  an  Honor  Grange,  and  information  concerning  the  qualifi- 
cations to  be  termed  as  an  Honor  Grange  is  available  by  addressing  the 
headquarters  at  Harrisburg.  A  Kelley  Day  is  emphasized  for  every  Grange, 
and  upon  this  day  the  challenge  is  given  to  us  that  every  member  should 
give  a  day's  work  to  the  Grange,  for  the  benefit  of  the  fraternity.  Could  we 
do  this,  every  point  above  stated  would  easily  be  met. 

The  last  object  is  a  Saunders  Day,  to  be  emphasized  especially  through- 
out the  entire  State.  On  this  day,  it  is  hoped  that  the  Grange  Halls  and  the 
Grange  grounds  will  be  beautified  and  adorned,  and  in  a  general  way,  it  is 
presumed  that  this  is  to  take  the  place  of  what  we  commonly  call  Arbor  Day 
in  sections  where  nothing  more  can  be  done  than  the  planting  of  trees. 
However,  it  should  cover  a  great  deal  more  than  the  planting  of  a  few  trees. 
It  should  mean  the  general  beautification  and  adornment  of  Grange  prop- 
erties, whether  they  be  buildings  or  ground  plots,  and  it  is  hoped  that  there 
may  be  a  general  interest  in  all  these  goals.  J.  L. 


Grange  fought  the  oleomargarine  interests,  and  the  law  on  our  books  in 
Pennsylvania  is  largely  the  effort  of  the  Grange.  The  passage  of  the  Brig- 
ham-Townsend  Bill  at  Washington,  is  also  to  a  large  extent  the  work  of  oup 
National  organization.  Credit  is  due  to  all  farm  groups,  but  especially  to  the 
National  Grange,  and  the  service  it  has  rendered  to  the  dairy  farmers  in 
general  is  beyond  measure.  Every  Grange  should  make  this  fact  known  to 
its  members,  as  well  as  to  those  outside  our  group.  Not  only  this,  but  the 
fight  against  the  oleomargarine  must  be  continued;  and  at  no  time  must  it 
be  allowed  to  be  sold  for  anything  but  what  it  actually  is,  and  never  under 
the  guise  of  butter.  Oleomargarine  is  the  enemy  of  the  butter  and  milk 
business  and  a  warfare  against  its  use  for  butter  should  be  carried  on  by 
every  Grange  and  every  farmer  in  this  country.  J.  L. 

Recent  Grange  Actions  on 

Legislative  Matters 


TO  SHOW  the  interest  of  granges 
in  general  throughout  the  State, 
we  publish  herewith  a  wide  range 
of  resolutions  indicating  the  alertness 
of    our     Subordinate     and    Pomona 
Granges. 

Washington  County  Pomona  op- 
poses the  Musmanno  "Sunday"  Bill. 

Whereas,  As  history  shows  that  not  only 
religion  and  morality,  but  also  civil  and  re- 
ligious liberty  are  always  promoted  by  a 
proper  observance  of  the  Christian  Sabbath, 
therefore,   be  it 

Resolved,  That  Washington  County  Po- 
mona Grange.  No.  16,  are  unalterably  op- 
posed to  any  legislation  that  would  tend  to 
lessen  the  observance  of  this  day  of  rest 
and  worship. 

The  Pomona  Grange,  No.  16,  Washington 
County,  Pennsylvania,  therefore  beseech  our 
honorable  senators  and  representatives  in 
the  General  Assembly  of  Pennsylvania  to  de- 
feat all  bills  and  entering  wedges  for  an 
open  Sunday,  and  we  hereby  authorize  the 
earnest  presentation  of  our  protest  to  the 
Law  and  Order  Committee  of  the  House  and 
the  Senate,  the  Governor  and  others  inter- 
ested. 


Penn  Grange,  Clearfield  County,  is 
on  record,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  Penn  Grange  urge  the 
Legislative  Committee  of  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange  to  prepare  and  have  presented  to 
the  Legislature  now  in  session  a  bill  drawn 
in  accordance  with  the  recommendation  of 
State  Grange  at  the  Pottsville  session  to 
amend  the  School  Code  so  that  the  State  ap- 
propriation to  districts  will  be  distributed  in 
a  more  equitable  manner  and  in  accordance 
with  the  needs  of  the  several  districts. 


election  boards  in  the  State  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  Commonwealth.  This  measure  is  but 
one  more  step  towards  centralizing  all  the 
power  of  the  common  people  and  putting  that 
power  in  the  hands  of  a  few  politicians  at 
Harrisburg.  It  takes  away  the  rights  of  the 
free-born  American  citizen  and  voter. 


Fidelity  Grange,  Fulton  County,  is 
solidly  backing  the  governor,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Whereas,  The  economic  policies  promul- 
gated during  the  last  campaign  by  Oifford 
Pinchot  were  endorsed  by  a  majority  of  the 
voters. 

Whereas.  We  believe  that  the  success  of 
these  policies  would  be  for  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  taxpayers  of  our  county  and 
State.      Therefore,    be    it 

Resolved,  That  we  pledge  our  loyal  sup- 
port to  Governor  Pinchot  in  his  efforts  to 
have  these  policies  enacted  into  law,  and  we 
request  our  members  of  the  Legislature  to 
back  up  the  Governor  at  all  times. 


The  Milk  Surplus 

EVERY  dairyman,  and,  in  fact,  every  farmer  in  Pennsylvania  has  been 
concerned  with  the  milk  surplus  for  at  least  a  period  of  six  months. 
We  have  been  told  to  curtail  our  production,  or  in  other  words  to  pro- 
duce less,  and  while  this  has  been  heeded  in  many  cases,  the  prices  of  butter 
and  milk  have  continued  to  drop.  It  seems  to  us  that  we  must  look  else- 
where for  the  remedy,  in  part,  at  least.  It  is  believed  by  many  that  the 
remedy  does  not  lie  alone  in  curtailment  of  production,  but  that  there  are 
causes  outside  of  the  dairyman's  problems.  It  was  generally  believed  that 
the  dairymen  of  this  country  lost  at  least  a  million  dollars  a  day,  when  the 
Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue,  at  Washington,  permitted  colored  oleo- 
margarine to  pass  without  the  tax  of  ten  cents  per  pound,  and  we  should 
like  to  venture  the  assertion  that  the  oleomargarine  trade  and  business  that 
has  grown  to  such  vast  importance  is  more  of  a  cause  of  cheaper  butter  and 
a  low  milk  price  than  anything  else.  In  Pennsylvania  we  have  a  law  that 
prohibits  the  sale  of  colored  oleomargarine,  but  in  other  states  no  such  law 
exists,  and  when  the  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue  allowed  oleomar- 
garine that  was  colored  vnth  cocoanut  and  palm  oils  to  come  in  without  a 
tariff  tax,  it  immediately  played  havoc  with  the  butter  and  milk  prices. 
More  than  a  decade  ago,  under  the  leadership  of  Brother  Creasy,  the 


Cumberland  County  Pomona  op- 
poses the  Chattel  Mortgage  Bill  in  the 
following  terms: 

Whereas,  The  drought  relief  bill  as 
passed  by  Congress  is  not  applicable  to  the 
counties  In  Pennsylvania  classed  as  In  the 
relief  area  because  there  is  no  law  permit- 
ting chattel  mortgages  in  this  State,  and 

Whereas,  Because  of  this  situation  there 
is  a  movement  to  enact  a  chattel  mortgage 
law  at  this  time,   and 

Whereas,  We  believe  such  a  law  is  most 
injurious  to  the  people  who  avail  themselves 
of  its  possibility  to  give  Hens  on  their  crops 
and  chattels.      Therefore,   be   it 

Resolved,  That  Cumberland  County  Po- 
mona Grange  is  opposed  to  a  law  permitting 
the  making  of  chattel  mortgages  in  Penn- 
sylvania. 


Jefferson  County  Pomona  is  op- 
posed to  creating  the  office  of  Con- 
troller, and  expresses  itself  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  this  Pomona  Grange  be 
and  is  hereby  opposed  to  the  Senate  Bill 
creating  a  new  political  office  for  Jefferson 
County,  that  of  the  offlce  of  Controller, 
whose  salary  is  fixed  at  $2,500  a  year.  The 
taxpayers  are  already  burdened  with  enough 
elective  and  appointive  ofBces.  The  office  of 
controller  is  a  useless  one  and  only  adds  to 
the   taxpayers'   increasing  burdens. 

Resolved,  That  this  Ponoma  be  and  Is 
hereby  opposed  to  that  part  of  the  new 
election  code  which  takes  away  the  peoples' 
right  to  elect  the  election  boards.  The  new 
code    provides    for    the    appointment    of    all 


Berwick  Grange  endorses  the  ad- 
ministration program,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  we  whole-heartedly  en- 
dorse the  legislative  program  of  Governor 
Pinchot  and  ask  you  to  support  the  wishes 
of  a  majority  of  voters  of  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania at  the  November  election. 


Jefferson  County  Pomona  passed 
the  following: 

That  we  urge  for  a  strict  enforcement  of 
our  laws  relating  to  the  manufacture,  sale 
and  use  of  all  narcotics,  cigarettes,  tobacco 
and   alcoholic  beverages. 

That  we  favor  the  continuance  of  the 
present  system  of  township  management  Id 
regard  to  election  of  school  directors  and 
school-teachers,  valuation  of  property  for 
taxation  purposes,  and  the  collection  of  all 
taxes,  Instead  of  taking  the  power  from 
local  districts  as  some  legislators  have  at 
various  times  proposed. 

That  we  uphold  Govenor  Pinchot  in  hli 
road  program  for  township  roads,  to  build 
the  roads  out  of  gasoline  tax  money  and 
not  tax  the  lands  for  that  purpose. 

That  we  stand  by  Governor  Pinchot  in  his 
fight  for  a  square  deal  for  the  public  as  re- 
lating to  the  public  utilities. 

That  the  Ponoma  Grange  ask  the  legisla- 
tive representatives  of  this  district  to  favor 
legislation  that  would  make  the  Game  Com- 
mission liable  for  any  damage  done  by  deer 
to  farm  crops  or  to  the  travelling  public, 
and  also  that  the  Game  Commission  be  re- 
quired to  provide  food  for  the  deer  in  the 
wild  lands  by  improving  the  soil  and  plant- 
ing feed  crops,  where  these  deer  might  feed 
unmolested  and  thus  avoid  much  farm  crop 
destruction   and  automobile  accidents. 

That  we  uphold  the  Governor  In  his 
school  program  in  regard  to  the  increase  of 
the  appropriation  to  rural  school  districts. 

Believing  that  the  State  should  pay  as 
much  tax  per  acre  for  land  owned  by  the 
State  as  does  the  private  owner  of  similar 
lands,  we  urge  our  district  legislative  repre- 
sentatives to  help  bring  such  action  before 
the  Legislature,  for  wherever  the  State  pur- 
chases lands  the  townships  in  which  the  land 
Is  located  are  thus  deprived  of  school  taxes 
which  were  formerly  paid  by  the  former  pri- 
vate owner. 


Berks  County  Pomona  is  on  record 
as  follows: 

Whereas,  The  custom  of  many  cities  and 
municipalities  of  adopting  time  other  than 
Eastern  Standard  time  during  part  of  the 
year,  works  an  extreme  hardship  on  all 
farmers,  and  dairy  farmers  in  particular, 
and 

Whereas,  A  large  measure  of  this  hard- 
flhip  Is  due  to  the  extra  early  collection  of 
milk   by   trucks   and    railroads,    and 

Whereas,  This  can  be  overcome  by  co- 
operation of  dealers,  carriers,  and  farmers 
In  collecting  milk  at  the  same  Eastern 
Standard   time   all   the  year,    Be   it 

Rmnlvpd,  That  we  the  members  of  Grange 
assembled  unanimously  favor  the  foregoing 
rpsolutlon  and  strongly  favor  the  Standard 
Time. 


THE  GOLDEN 

SHEAF  CERTIFICATES 

As  announced  in  the  March  issue 
of  Grange  News,  application  forms 
for  Golden  Sheaf  Certificates  are  now 
available  and  requests  can  be  filled 
by  Grange  Headquarters,  428  Tele- 
graph Building,  Harrisburg,   Pa. 

Members  of  the  Grange  with  a 
membership  of  fifty  consecutive  years 
are  eligible  and  should  be  reported  on 
the  above  forms.  Rules  and  informa- 
tion form  a  part  of  the  application 
form. 


TREES  SAVE  THE  NATION 

(Suitable  for  Saunders  Day.) 

^'Reforestation  is  the  foundation  of 
all  conservation,"  is  the  text  of  the 
sermon  preached  by  the  Conservation 
Department.  The  products  of  the 
forest  are  essential  to  national  wel- 
fare. France  has  had  a  forest  policy 
for  two  centuries  providing  for  use  of 
the  forest  on  the  basis  of  continuous 
production,  restricting  cutting,  re- 
quiring replanting.  Germany  has  a 
policy  much  the  same.  Scandinavian 
countries  are  noted  for  their  forest 
protection.  The  Near  East  and  China 
without  a  forest  policy  are  practically 
without  forests.  We  need  a  national 
forest  policy  because  our  future  de- 
pends upon  it.  It  has  been  predicted 
that  without  reforestation  our  forests 
within  forty  years  shall  have  disap- 
peared. Forests  in  the  United  States 
have  been  more  than  one-half  cut 
down.  Timberlands  of  the  East  were 
the  first  to  be  cut,  the  best  of  the  hard 
and  soft  woods  of  New  York,  New 
England,  then  Pennsylvania,  fell  be- 
fore the  axe,  during  the  last  150  years. 
What  happened  on  the  Atlantic  was 
repeated  in  the  Middle  West.  Now  it 
is  necessary  to  draw  the  major  por- 
tion of  the  country's  supply  from  the 
far  Western  and  Southern  States. 
Your  handsome  fir  doors  come  from 
Oregon.  Your  white  pine  from  Geor- 
gia. Where  has  our  lumber  gone? 
Every  step  of  the  forward  march  of 
man  has  been  made  possible  by  trees. 
Three  thousand  ties  go  to  a  mile  of 
railroad.  Five  million  trees  every 
year  stand  up  under  telegraph  and 
telephone  wires.  Tq  mining  there 
must  be  mining  props  of  wood.  It 
takes  sixteen  acres  of  spruce  trees  to 
make  paper  for  one  Sunday  edition 
of  a  metropolitan  newspaper. 

' '  See  the  forest  on  the  hill 
Destined  for  the  paper  mill. 
Pause  among  those  woodland  scenes, 
Here  are  future  magazines. 
Observe  that  pine  against  the  sky, 
That  is  "Harper's"  for  July! 
.And  that  hemlock  in  the  canyon, 
That's    the    "Woman's    Home    Compan- 
ion'M 

The  yearly  losses  by  fire  are  tremen- 
dous. Two  hundred  thousand  known 
kinds  of  insects  take  their  toll.  One 
tree  makes  1,000,000  matches.  Ope 
match  can  set  fire  to  1,000,000  trees, 
and  well  we  realize  the  effect  of 
blight  on  our  noble  chestnuts,  white 
blister  on  the  pines.  Two-thirds  of 
the  forest  drain  is  lost  in  the  manu- 
facturing and  use.  Thirteen  and  one- 
half  per  cent  of  the  American  lot  is 
wasted  in  sawdust.  Sweden  does 
much  better,  only  8  per  cent  of  the  log 
in  sawdust.  All  along  the  line  there 
is  waste  which  must  be  checked,  and 
there  is  a  way.  Fifty-four  years  ago 
the  United  States  Government  took 
the  first  step  in  forestry.  Then  for- 
estry reforestation,  forest  fires  pre- 
vention and  forest  research  meant 
little  to  the  editors  of  our  newspapers. 
To-day  they  are  aroused  to  the  issue 
and  influencing  public  opinion.  Fifty 
years  ago  there  was  not  a  trained  for- 
ester in  the  United  States.  There  are 
now  colleges  and  universities  with 
well  equipped  schools  of  forestry 
which  graduate  men  intensively 
trained  in  the  science  of  forestry. 
There  are  to-day  millions  of  acres 
within  our  National  Forests,  pro- 
tected, cut  with  a  view  to  the  future. 
Thirty-three  states  have  organized 
Forestry  Departments  supplementing 
the  national  work  of  the  United 
States  Forest  Service.  Lumbermen 
are  practicing  forestry  on  their  pri- 
vate lands.  Utilities  corporations  are 
doing  the  same.  Research  is  showing 
how  wood  may  be  treated  to  be  pre- 
served and  how  it  can  be  utilized  to 
the  best  advantage. 


New  York  is  to-day  far  in  the  lead 
in  the  nation's  wide  reforestation  pro- 
gram.     Cultivated    in    nurseries    are 
cedars,  pines,  spruces,  balsams.     For 
two   years    the    seedlings    remain    in 
their  beds,  then  are  graduated  into  the 
three-year   transplants.      Set   and   in 
long  lines  they  look  like  rows  of  green 
French   knots.      One   thousand   trees 
planted  to  the  acre.     While  hitherto 
the  markets  of  the  world  have  been 
searched  for  necessary  seeds,  the  seeds 
from  our  native  forests  are  now  being 
collected.     Pine  seed  hunting  has  be- 
come a  new  industry.     Men,  women 
and  children,  many  of  them  Indians, 
in  Northern  Minnesota,  comb  the  for- 
ests for  white  pine  cones  from  which 
the  seed  will  be  extracted  and  used 
to  reforest  large  areas  in  the  Eastern 
United  States.    There  are  three  meth- 
ods of  gathering  the  cones, — the  easi- 
est, most  popular,  that  of  robbing  the 
"red     squirrel     hordes,"     yielding    a 
bushel  or  more  in  one  spot! 

It  is  estimated  there  are  in  the 
United  States  81,000,000  acres  of  idle 
land  which  must  be  put  to  work  grow- 
ing trees.  With  up-to-date  equipment, 
with  the  aid  of  the  airplane  in  plant- 
ing, spraying,  assisting  in  fighting 
fires,  with  the  intelligent  care  of  "the 
ever  watchful,  efficient  rangers,"  or- 
ganized forces,  with  systematic  set- 
ting out  so  that  each  tree  has  its  full 
chance  at  the  sunlight  and  ample 
space  to  grow, — the  forests  may  be 
renewed  for  posterity. 


Berks  County  Pomona  Grange, 
No.  43 

The  Berks  County  Ponoma  Grange, 
No.  43,  held  its  quarterly  meeting  in 
the  hall  of  the  Geigertown  Grange  on 
March  7th.  An  all-day  session  was 
held.  The  meeting  was  opened  by 
Ponoma  Master  George  Schuler,  in 
the  fifth  degree. 

The  day  was  ideal  and  a  very  large 
attendance  from  the  different  subor- 
dinate granges  of  the  county  were 
present.  The  Pomona  feels  very 
highly  honored  in  the  fact  that  one 
of  their  members,  Mr.  George  Schu- 
ler, now  Past  Master,  has  been  at  the 
head  of  the  grange  for  the  last  four 
years,  and  previous  to  that  has  been 
Overseer  for  four  years,  has  been 
elected  and  duly  installed  as  Over- 
seer of  State  Grange  at  our  last  State 
Grange  meeting  at  Pottsville. 

The  officers  of  Ponoma  were  in- 
stalled by  State  Overseer  George  W. 
Schuler,  assisted  by  Brother  and  Sis- 
ter Kohler. 

Delegates  from  Montgomery,  Lan- 
caster, and  York  Counties  attended 
the  meeting. 

Grange  deputies,  Mr.  George 
Schaeffer,  Kutztown;  Mr  George 
Zerr,  Geigertown;  and  Mr.  Warren 
Blatt,  Centerport. 

An  invitation  was  presented  by  Mr. 
Shaum,  to  have  our  next  meeting  at 
Marion,  the  first  Saturday  in  June. 

Rev.  Ruth,  a  member  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  at  Harrisburg, 
gave  a  report  of  what  was  going  on  in 
the  Legislature. 

Six  applicants  presented  themselves 
for  the  fifth  degree.  They  were  obli- 
gated by  Past  Master  C.  R.  Bagen- 
stose,  Centerport. 

Masters  of  subordinate  granges  con- 
stitute Fair  Committee. 

Important  Resolutions  Passed 

1.  Resolved,  That  Pomona  Orange,  No.  43, 
goes  on  record  as  opposing  all  forms  cen- 
tralization of  power  In  government,  such  as 
abolishing  local  township  offices. 

2.  Resolved,  That  Pomona  Orange,  No.  43, 
goes  on  record  strenuously  opposing  all 
forms  of   Daylight   Saving. 

3.  Resolved,  That  we  endorse  the  Gover- 
nor's 20,000-mile  road  program  and  his 
stand  on  public  utilities. 

4.  Resolved,  That  Pomona  Orange.  No.  43, 
is  strenuously  opposed  to  the  use  of  butter 
and  milk  substitutes  In  public  Institutions 
and  private  homes. 


LYCOMING  POMONA,  NO.  28 

A  largely  attended  meeting  of  Ly- 
coming County  Pomona  Grange  was 
held  on  Thursday,  March  6th,  guests 
of  Clinton  Grange,  No.  801,  in  St. 
John's  Lutheran  church,  on  Muncy- 
Montgomery  Road. 

The  morning  session  was  devoted 
to  the  regular  business.  Roll  call  of 
officers,  followed  by  prayer,  and  as- 
sembly singing.  Reports  of  Subordi- 
nate Granges.  The  attendance  ban- 
ner went  to  Unityville  Grange,  No. 
1720,  Pomona  accepted  an  invitation 
to  meet  with  Limestone  Grange,  No. 
909,  in  June,  at  Oval. 

Following  the  dinner  hour.  Past 
State  Deputy  Lillian  Michael,  assisted 
by  Mrs.  Inez  Persun,  Marshal;  Mrs. 
Charles  Ault,  Regalia  Bearer;  and 
Mrs.  Herman  Wertman,  Emblem 
Bearer,  installed  the  Pomona  officers. 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Ebner  presided  at  the 
piano. 

A  resolution  was  presented  that 
was  unanimously  adopted. 

*^ Resolved,  That  we,  the  Lycoming 
County  Grange,  assembled  the  5th  day 
of  March,  1931,  desire  to  endorse  a 
bill  to  have  the  State  take  over  and 
maintain  20,000  more  miles  of  Town- 
ship Highway  as  suggested  by  Gover- 
nor Pinchot. 

Be  it  further  resolved.  That  this 
resolution  be  spread  upon  the  Pomona 
minutes  and  a  copy  be  sent  to  each  of 
the  members  of  Assembly  and  State 
Senator  from  Lycoming  County  and 
urge  them  to  support  the  same." 

The  Pomona  Master,  H.  A.  Snyder, 
instructed  in  the  new  fifth  degree 
password. 

A  literary  program  also  marked  the 
afternoon  session. 

Piano  duet  by  Mrs.  J.  R.  Ebner,  and 
Mrs.  L.  D.  Sedam;  reading,  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Thomas;  brief  talk,  "As  the  Farmer 
Sees  it,"  by  F.  F.  Metzger,  followed 
by  C.  L.  Thomas.  Mrs.  R.  E.  Ponot. 


Now  and  then  come  letters  to  your 
business  manager  which  contain  en- 
couraging words ;  and  in  view  of  this, 
I  am  making  a  copy  of  a  few  which 
bring  joy  to  the  one  whose  duty  it  is 
to  spend  most  of  his  time  in  soliciting. 

In  remitting  a  contribution  of  five 
dollars,  to  be  applied  to  the  publish- 
ing fund  of  Grange  News,  the  treas- 
urer of  Philadelphia  Grange,  No.  646, 
writes : 

"The  enclosed  check  from  our  Qrange  Is 
for  the  worth-while  organ  of  our  Order.  We 
wish    the    publication    every    success." 

Many  thanks,  brother. 

Brother  Earl  Swartz,  of  Millers- 
town,  Pa.,  vnrites  the  business  man- 
ager of  Grange  News  as  follows: 

"You  may  carry  my  adv.  in  the  April 
issue  also.  I  want  to  thank  you  for  what 
you  did  to  my  adv.  in  the  way  of  display ; 
shows  up  good,  and  I  am  having  good  re- 
sults." 

Mignon  Quaw  Lott,  of  Baton  Rouge, 
La.,  sends  copy  for  a  2-inch  adv.,  to 
be  inserted  in  our  April  issue,  which 
appears  elsewhere.  Her  comment  is 
encouraging,  to  wit: 

"1  tind  an  excellent  response  from  thU 
advertising  I  have  done  and  I  wish  to  keep 
it    up." 


Read  every  advertisement. 


FrvB  Steps  to  Success. — Good  seed, 
thorough  preparation  of  the  soil  at  the 
proper  time,  rotation  of  crops,  use  of 
lime  as  needed,  and  liberal  fertilisa- 
tion are  five  sure  stepping  stones  to 
profitable  crop  production. 

Choose  Right  Trees. — Select  varie- 
ties of  apple  trees  suitable  for  your 
location  if  replants,  fillers,  or  per- 
manent trees  are  to  be  set  next  spring. 
Market  demands  for  apples  also 
should  be  considered. 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OP  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals    $5 .  00 

Digest    CO 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3 .  00 

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New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13   3 .  25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 85 

Constitution   and   By-Laws    10 

Grange   Hall   Dedication   Ceremony    10 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

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Dues  Account  Book   75 

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Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred   40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred    40 

Secretary 's  Receipts,  per  hundred   .-rv 45 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred   40 

Treasurer 's   Receipts    40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred    50 

Demit  Cards,  each    01 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each    01 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland   2 .  00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes   (Mortimer  Whitehead)    10 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations 35 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose 36 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  P.  HiU  . .        .80 
Grange  Hall  Plans   SO 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  the 
order.    The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registered 
Letter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

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Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931 


Home  Economics 
Committee 
V 
Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolctt 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN'S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Comm.ittee 


Please  address  all  communications 
concerning  Home  Economics  to 
Georgia  M.  Piolett,  Chairman,  To- 
wanda,  Pa. 


April 


The  motto  for  this  month: 
"Smile  a  while: 
While  you  smile 
Another  smiles, 
And    soon    there    are    miles 
And  miles 
Of  smiles; 

And  life's  worth  while 
If  you  but  smile." 


There's  life  alone  in  duty  done, 
And  rest  alone  in  striving." 

— Whittier. 


Subject  for  May: 

Mothers — Mothers'  Day.  Pioneer 
mothers,  mothers  of  great  men,  mod- 
ern mothers.  The  H.  E.  Com.  will 
welcome  short  articles  on  any  of  these 
topics.  Let  this  month's  page  be  a 
contributers  page.  Articles  must  be 
in  to  the  chairman,  Georgie  M.  Piol- 
let,  Towanda,  Pa.,  by  the  15th  of 
April. 


Rules  for  a  pageant  commemorat- 
ing the  two  hundredth  anniversary 
of  the  birth  of  George  Washington — 
$10.00  will  be  given  for  the  best  pag- 
eant or  program  on  the  subject. 

It  must  be  suitable  to  give  in  a 
Grange  Hall,  accurate  in  historical 
fact.  Pennsylvania  is  rich  in  histori- 
cal lore.  Remember  Valley  Forge. 
Must  be  in  the  hands  of  the  judges 
by  Nov.  1,  1931.  Judges  to  be  an- 
nounced later.  Suggestions  on  pag- 
eant as  prepared  by  State  College  are 
available  through  the  local  Extension 
Office.  Get  in  touch  with  these  of- 
ficers  for   necessary   arrangements. 


During  the  last  few  years  a  num- 
ber of  new  vegetables  have  been  in- 
troduced in  the  Eastern  markets,  such 
as,  Florence  Fennel,  Italian  Squash, 
(or  Cocozella),  Swiss  chard,  etc.  The 
most  important,  and  at  the  same  time 
the  most  palatable  one  appears  to  me 
to  be  "Broccoli." 

Broccoli  belongs  to  the  cabbage 
family,  and  should  be  treated  exactly 
like  cabbage  plants ;  only  be  sure  you 
get  the  "sprouting"  Broccoli,  for  there 
are  two  widely  different  varieties,  and 
the  other  kind  will  not  mature  here. 

Broccoli  makes  several  heads  in  its 
growth;  these  heads  are  clusters  of 
flowers,  or  rather,  buds.  While  these 
heads  are  still  green  and  solid,  that 
is,  before  they  open  into  little  yellow 
flowers,  cut  them  with  a  good  portion 
of  the  stem,  free  them  from  all  leaves, 
and  cut  into  nice  even  lengths.  Broc- 
coli is  one  of  the  few  vegetables  that 


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b'xmd  circulRtii»n.  relieves  the  pressure  on 
pinched  nerx-eti.  will  limber  up  the  toe 
artloo  and  makes  the  feet  feel  as  tf  new 
llf«  had  come  back  iato  them  HKatn.  The 
price  is  16.50.  poctuffe  paid.  (Pktent 
PendlBff. ) 


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is  better  when  cooked  in  plenty  of 
salt  water.  Lift  them  carefully  from 
the  kettle,  and  arrange  them  on  the 
platter  like  asparagus,  the  heads  all 
pointing  one  way.  Then  pour  over 
them  melted  butter  or  cream  sauce. 
About  ten  days  after  cutting,  the 
plants  will  produce  nice  side  sprouts, 
which  can  be  cut  and  used  in  the  same 
way,  and  this  continues  until  frost 
sets  in. 


FROM  TROY  GRANGE 

In  reply  to  your  question  under 
the  heading  "Here  and  There,"  will 
answer  as  follows: 

The  chief  qualities  necessary  for 
home  making  are  general  good  health, 
love  for  home  making,  will  power  to 
overcome  petty  annoyances,  taste  to 
produce  harmonious  decoration,  pa- 
tience, as  well  as  endurance  to  keep 
the  home  attractive,  and  must  be  a 
student  of  economy  and  a  good  cook. 
Willing  to  sacrifice  pleasure  and  com- 
fort for  duty. 

If  there  are  children,  she  should 
have  a  teacher's  intellect  to  guide 
them  as  they  grow. 

In  short,  it  is  a  thankless,  and  un- 
appreciated job. 

Yours  fraternally, 
Mrs.  Fannie  Morse  Meyer. 


WHY  NOT  MORE  RURAL 

SCHOOL  NURSES? 

The  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylva- 
nia reimburses  school  districts  em- 
ploying a  full  time  nurse,  the  same 
as  for  any  other  teacher. 

In  rural  communities  any  two  or 
more  school  districts  may  jointly  em- 
ploy a  nurse.  The  proportionate 
share  of  expense  for  each  school  is 
very  small,  compared  to  the  service 
rendered. 

We  have  our  special  teachers  for 
art,  music,  and  domestic  science — 
our  athletic  coaches  —  vocational 
teachers, — why  not  our  school  nurses? 

Cliildren  in  city  schools  have  long 
been  provided  with  this  health  serv- 
ice— why  not  the  same  advantage  for 
our  children  in  rural  districts? 

We  still  face  the  fact  that  80-90% 
of  our  rural  children  are  physically 
handicapped.  In  districts  employing 
school  nurses,  records  show  a  50% 
increa.<?e  in  the  correction  of  these 
physical  defects. 

It  is  not  only  the  right  of  every 
child  to  have  this  health  protection, — 
but  our  duty  and  obligation  to  pro- 
vide it. 

Every  consolidated  school  should 
have  the  services  of  a  school  nurse. 

If  we  expect  our  children  to  do 
proper  school  work,  we  are  under  ob- 
ligation to  provide  every  possible 
means  for  removing  all  physical 
handicaps  which  prevent  the  child 
from  getting  the  most  out  of  the  edu- 
cational opportunities  provided. 

Some  communities  will  spend  more 
than  forty  dollars  in  educating  a 
child,  and  spend  less  than  forty  cents 
in  taking  care  of  its  health.  No  edu- 
cational program  can  be  basically 
sound  that  dues  not  provide  means 
for  health  education,  and  protection. 

The  school  nurse  assists  the  doctor 
with  medical  inspection,  then  does 
the  follow  up  work  afterwards,  which 
counts  so  much — consulting  with  par- 
ents and  physicians,  taking  children 


to  hospitals  and  clinics  where  parents 
are  unable  to  do  so.  She  finds  means 
to  provide  for  the  poor  and  neglected, 
through  agencies  organized  to  do  that 
work. 

She  makes  classroom  inspections, 
excluding  those  who  show  symptoms 
of  communicable  disease,  thus  avoid- 
ing possible  epidemics  and  closing  of 
schools. 

She  investigates  unexplained  ab- 
sences, after  three  days.  This  contact 
between  home  and  school  is  a  most 
valuable  service  in  promoting  a  better 
understanding  between  home  and 
school. 

Here  is  a  fair  idea  of  the  work 
done  by  a  rural  nurse,  from  her  re- 
port which  covers  a  period  of  six 
weeks  in  December  and  January. 
This  nurse  has  under  her  supervision, 
1,300   pupils    in    50   schools.      These 


schools  are  located  in  seven  town- 
ships and  one  borough.  She  states 
in  her  report  that  during  this  period 
she  made  139  school  visits  and  per- 
sonally inspected  1,239  children.  She 
found  that  548  of  these  children  had 
a  total  of  1,371  defects.  She  also 
found  139  children  who  had  289  de- 
fects corrected  as  the  result  of  pre- 
vious inspection.  She  had  275 
conferences  with  parents  and  teach- 
ers— made  27  calls  to  doctors  offices 
in  behalf  of  children.  She  found  12 
children  with  skin  diseases.  These 
were  put  under  care  of  private  physi- 
cians. She  treated  11  children  in 
school  herself.  Made  12  hospital  calls 
in  behalf  of  children.  Two  children 
were  taken  to  a  Mental  Health  Clinic. 
Three  children  with  defective  eyes 
were  reported  to  a  local  Lion's  Club, 
who  provided  glasses.   Eighty-six  chil- 


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April,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


dren  in  one  township  were  made  im- 
mune to  diphtheria,  after  securing 
consent  of  parents.  One  crippled  child 
was  referred  to  a  local  Rotary  Club, 
and  immediate  measures  taken  to  pro- 
vide braces.  Eight  were  excluded  for 
symptoms  of  communicable  disease. 
This  report  covers  only  a  part  of  her 
varied  program,  which  as  a  whole, 
tends  to  teach  sensible  health  habits 
to  the  growing  child,  in  the  school,  in 
the  home  and  the  community. 

Why  not  then,  petition  your  County 
School  Superintendent,  your  Super- 
vising Principal,  and  your  School 
Boards,  to  make  proper  provision  for 
the  employment  of  a  school  nurse  for 
your  community. 

Mrs.  Lois  Owen,  State  Director  of 
School  Nursing  Service,  Bureau  of 
Physical  Education,  Department  of 
Public  Instruction,  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
will  advise  with  any  Grange,  inter- 
ested in  securing  a  school  nurse  for 
their  district. 

Georgia  Piollet, 

Chairman,    Division    Public    Health, 
State  Federation  Penna.  Women. 


BEAUTIFY  THE  HOME 

No  trees,  no  shrubs,  no  flowers,  no 
home. 

Did  you  ever  see  a  blatant  house? 
This  is  the  kind  which,  beautiful, 
costly  and  elaborate  in  itself,  stands 
in  a  bare  field  and  shouts  at  the 
passerby.  There  are  no  trees  around 
it.  No  shrubs  to  be  found;  not  even 
a  blade  of  grass  to  cover  the  dried 
and  apparently  sunburnt  soil.  Such 
a  house  appears  as  an  obstruction  to 
the  clear  vision  and  beauteous  nature 
that  may  lie  in  the  distance  beyond. 

The  earth  forms  a  considerably  im- 
portant part  in  the  designing  of  the 
home  grounds.  Invariably  the  home 
owner  thinks  of  the  earth  in  terms 
of  growing  things  and  cultural  re- 
quirements. Garden  earth  should  be 
of  more  importance  than  a  mere  me- 
dium for  plant  growth.  It  should  be 
made  a  part  of  the  basic  garden  de- 
sign. We  usually  find  the  earth 
around  the  dwellings  approximately 
level  plains  or  gently  sloping  eleva- 
tions. On  these  level  surfaces,  op- 
portunities for  distinctive  and  pleas- 
ing designs  are  often  lost;  thus  we 
find  that  on  abrupt  slopes  and  on 
large  rolling  areas  the  designer  has 
far  greater  opportunities  to  develop 
beauty  and  comfort.  But  the  land- 
scaper  of  a  small  home  must  not  think 
that  this  study  of  ground  forms  is 
limited  to  the  wide  public  parks  and 
to  the  broad  estates  of  the  wealthy. 
If  he  does  he  is  blind  to  the  possibili- 
ties of  a  small  plot  of  ground;  in 
fact  it  matters  very  little  of  what 
nature  the  slopes  are  or  what  size 
the  plot  may  be,  the  interesting  fea- 
ture of  the  landscaper  is  to  plan  an 
arcistic  unity  between  the  house  and 
the  grounds.  Much  of  the  charming 
blend  of  buildings  with  the  country- 
side that  we  see  is  frequently  due  to 
the  picturesque  living  walls  that  sur- 
round the  garden  or  screen  the  serv- 
ice yards.  Proper  planting  has  great 
influence  on  the  appearance  of  a 
building.  The  treatment  of  the 
grounds  especially  the  front  yard 
should  be  made  with  the  idea  of  lead- 
ing the  eye  to  the  house;  and  par- 
ticularly to  the  front  door.  In  order 
to  do  this,  it  is  necessary  to  produce 


a  frame  for  the  picture.    This  is  ac- 
complished by  the  use  of  trees.     The 
continuity  of  the  lawn  should  not  be 
broken  up  by  shrubs,  flower  beds,  or 
other   objects   placed   at   or   near   its 
center.      Today  we  want  open  lawns 
with  planting  relegated  to  the  border 
lines.    Of  course  we  must  not  neglect 
the  foundation  planting   around  the 
house,  this  must  be  done  first  as  this 
will  help  to  fit  the  house  snugly  into 
its  surroundings.     The  house  with  a 
completely  exposed  foundation  can  be 
compared    in    appearance    to    a    man 
without  a  collar  and  tie.     Truly  we 
want  occasional  glimpses  of  the  foun- 
dation walls  and  the  planting  should 
be  of  such  a  kind  and  manner  that 
when  the  shrubs  or  evergreens  have 
reached    maturity   they   will   not   ob- 
scure  the   views   from   the   windows. 
Taller  ones  may  be  planted  near  the 
corners  and  near  the  steps  and  lower 
growing  ones  under  the  windows.    In 
order  to  make  the  picture  frame  beau- 
tiful we  must  not  plant  any  tall  grow- 
ing trees  in  front  of  the  house  but  to 
the  sides  so  as  to  show  the  house  be- 
tween the  trees.     It  is  never  wise  to 
scatter    trees    over    the    grounds    but 
plant    them    in    groups    especially    if 
evergreens  are  planted.     Shade  trees 
are  very  important  items  of  the  plant- 
ing and  great  care  must  be  exercised 
in   planting   them    correctly.      Ever- 
greens add  a  great  charm  to  winter 
landscapes. 

Today  when  originality  counts  more 
than  ever  before  in  the  development 
of  a  home;  besides  the  front  lawn  of 
the  house  we  are  getting  farther  and 
farther  away  from  mere  conventional 
design.  One  of  the  most  satisfactory 
ways  of  achieving  unusual  as  well  as 
artistic  effects  is  by  means  of  special 
division  of  the  grounds.  The  prin- 
ciple one  of  these  divisions  is  the 
outdoor  living  room.  Every  home 
grounds  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  pro- 
vide a  place  for  outdoor  enjoyment 
of  the  members  of  the  family  and 
their  guests.  Shrubs  planted  along 
the  side  form  the  walls  of  this  out- 
door room.  You  can  work  among  the 
flowers,  serve  afternoon  tea,  or  play 
and  romp  with  the  children  knowing 
that  you  are  not  in  full  view  of  the 
curious  outsiders.  The  walls  of  shrub- 
bery are  an  asset  because  they  bear 
many  lovely  flowers  and  offer  an  in- 
teresting variety  of  leaf  texture  and 
height,  always  bright  and  clean  and 
never  need  repapering.  Shade  shield 
the  grounds  from  the  hot  sun  and 
their  shadows  make  beautiful  lacy 
patterns  on  the  grassy  lawns.  The 
flower  borders  and  the  large  and  lovely 
rose  beds  furnish  fragrance  and  beau- 
tiful colors  throughout  the  season,  at 
the  same  time  it  will  furnish  an 
abundance  of  flowers. — By  John  J. 
MarcJcs. 

(To  be  concluded  May  issue.) 


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SOME  SPRING  THOUGHTS 

AND  GARDEN  HINTS 

Human  beings  are  strangely  con- 
stituted, always  wanting  something 
different  and  unattainable.  In  the 
summer  time,  we  speak  of  the  bright 
rays  of  the  sun  as  cruel,  shun  them, 
shut  them  out  most  carefully,  and 
longingly  visualize  the  quiet  peaceful 
days  in  winter,  that  we  spend  by  a 
snug  and  cosy  fireside.  In  winter,  we 
gratefully  bask  in  the  life  and  health 
giving  sunshine,  and  dream  of  flowers 
and  gardens;  our  thoughts  involun- 
tarily turn  from  the  outside  ice  and 
snow,  to  the  bare  brown  soil  of  spring, 
and  we  can  hardly  wait  for  the  time 
to  come,  when  we  can  once  more  wield 
the  hoe  and  the  spade. 

March,  however,  is  not  a  month  for 
dreaming,  but  for  action.  If  you 
would  have  a  successful  garden,  your 
plans  should  be  well  and  wisely  laid, 


and  all  your  seeds  ordered.  One  of 
your  first  considerations  should  be, 
just  what  kind  of  a  garden  you  want. 
If  you  are  planning  merely  for  a  fine 
garden  display,  or  if  you  intend  to 
sell  flowers  for  either  table  decora- 
tions or  other  purposes,  now  is  the 
time  to  decide. 

For  the  first,  nothing  can  excel  the 
gorgeous  dahlias  and  gladioli,  mixed 
with   some   of   the   larger   perennials 
such   as   delphimiums    and   veronicas 
for  large  vases  and  baskets.    For  table 
decorations,    the    more    delicate    an- 
nuals  lend   themselves   to   better    ad- 
vantage.     A    low    bowl    with    loosely 
arranged  fine  flowers  is  far  more  ar- 
tistic for  the  center  of  a  table,  than 
a  large  vase,  and  has  the  advantage 
of   enabling  one   to   see   and   address 
the    other    partakers    of    the    festive 
board,  without  having  to  crane  one's 
neck  out  of  joint.     So  let  us  now  con- 
sider a  few  of  the  more  desirable  an- 
nuals  for    table    decorations.      Sweet 
peas,    which    are    always    delightful, 
either   mixed   or   in   separate   shades, 
are  in  a  class  by  themselves,  because 
they  need  an  entirely  different  treat- 
ment from  most  other  annuals.    They 
should    go    in    the    ground    not    later 
than  the  last  week  in  March  (we  al- 
ways try  to  get  them  sown  as  near  St. 
Patrick's  Day  as  possible)  and  should 
be  planted  in  rather  a  deep  furrow, 
so  that  the  ground  can  be  drawn  up 
to  the  little  plants  after  they  are  big 
enough.     Most  other  annuals  it  pays 
to  sow   in   shallow   ridges   in   a   cold 
frame  in  March  Cwe  get  splendid  re- 
sults   by    puttine    a    muslin    covered 
frame  over  them)  and  if  you  seed  is 
fresh   and  you  water  them  regularly 
and  judiciously  when  necessary,   not 
over-watering     them,     your     plants 
should  be  ready  to  set  out  by  the  end 
of  April  or  the  beginning  of  May. 

Nothing  is  prettier  than  the  annual 
scabiosa ;  its  graceful  blue,  pink, 
white  or  even  almost  black  heads, 
will  add  charm  to  any  table,  and  it 
is  very  easily  raised  from  seed.  The 
pompom  zinnias  also  lend  themselves 
charmingly  to  table  decorations,  and 
are  much  daintier  and  more  effective 
for  that  purpose  than  their  large  sis- 
ters, while  they  also  have  the  good 
habit  of  blooming  the  entire  summer, 
until  cut  down  by  frost.  The  single 
aster  is  another  very  pleasing  annual 
(the  beautiful  giant  double  ones  look 
better  in  large  vases)  and  so  are 
calendulas,  marigolds,  etc.  For  late 
in  the  season,  nothing  could  be  finer 
than  single  or  double  cosmos.  There 
are  a  great  many  more  annuals,  too 
many  to  mention  here,  which  are 
charmingly  adapted  for  the  decora- 
tion of  the  table. 

There  is  one  main  thing  to  remem- 
ber: that  is,  to  get  an  early  start, 
so  that  the  plants  will  be  ready  before 
the  real  hot  weather  sets  in,  and  thus 
give  them  a  chance  to  establish  their 
delicate  root  systems  in  the  cool  moist 
earth. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 

Among  the  Young  Folks  of  the  Order 


Dear  Juveniles' 

Again  I  am  writing  a  word  of  greet- 
ing to  you,  and  for  our  April  page! 
April.  That  sounds  like  spring  but 
as  I  write  this  (in  March)  I  can  look 
out  upon  the  deepest  snow  we  have 
had  this  winter.  The  fields  are  cov- 
ered deep  and  the  roads  are  full  of 
the  beautiful  white  flakes  that  have 
been  falling  for  three  days.  It  does 
not  look  like  spring  now  but  we  needed 
the  snow  to  melt  and  give  us  the  wa- 
ter for  wells  that  have  been  dry  so 
long.  When  you  read  this,  however, 
we  hope  the  sun  will  be  shining  on 
fields  waking  to  new  greenness,  buds 
getting  ready  to  come  out  on  the 
trees,  and  the  birds  coming  back  to 
us  for  the  summer.  We  love  to  see 
new  life  coming  in  the  spring  after 
our  cold  winter  months,  don't  we? 
And  I  am  wondering  if  the  spring 
will  bring  new  life  to  our  Juvenile 
Granges  and  pep  us  up  for  our  sum- 
mer's work  and  fun.  I  just  know  it 
will.     Now  won't  it? 

Clara  Dewey. 

In  April 
The  air  is  soft  and  balmy, 
The  grass  is  growing  green, 
The  maple  buds  are  swelling 
Till   their   slender   threads   are   seen. 

The  brown  brook  chatters  gavlv 
its  ripphng  course  along, 
And  hark! — from  a  distant  tree  top 
I  hear  the  bluebird's  song. 

— Emily   Oail  Arnold. 

Program  Suggestions. 

If  you  would  like  to  have  an  April 
Fool  party  for  your  first  meeting,  that 
would  be  fun. 

For  the  next  one  why  not  have  a 
Bird  program  ?  Names  of  birds  would 
be  a  nice  roll  call.  There  are  so  many 
bird  poems  and  stories  you  can  use. 
Did  you  ever  read  the  story  of  The 
Birds  of  Killingworth  ?  There  is  a 
little  play  by  Jean  Ingelow  called 
"The  Bird's  Promise"  that  is  not 
long  nor  hard  to  learn.  In  Arthur 
Scott  Bailey's  book  "Tuck-Me-in 
Tales"  there  are  such  nice  little 
stories  of  birds.  One  of  the  older 
ones  could  have  a  paper  on  the  Audu- 
bon Society.  Use  Mr.  Anderson's 
Bird  Talks. 

Games. 

Guessing  games  on  names  of  birds, 
either  naming  them  or  as  charades 
would  be  fun.  A  contest  on  Signs  of 
Spring.  Spring  is  just  around  the 
corner.  Yes,  but  how  do  we  know 
it?  Give  all  the  signs  you  have  seen 
or  can  remember. 

How  about  making  a  Spring  Cal- 
endar? A  page  to  a  day  and  on  each 
write  from  meeting  to  meeting  the 
signs  of  Spring  you  have  seen. 

Here  are  three  riddles  for  you. 

1 

In  every  field,  in  every  road 
He  peeps  among  the  grasses. 

And  shows  his  sunny  little  face 
To  every  one  that  passes. 

2 

There  is  a  flower,  a  little  flower. 
With  petals  white  and  golden  eye. 

That  welcomes  every  changing  hour. 
And  weathers  every  sky. 

3 

I   creep   upon    the   ground,   and    the 

children  say, 
"You  ugly  old  thing!"  and  push  me 

away. 


I  lie  in  my  bed,  and  the  children  say, 
"The  fellow  is  dead;   we'll  throw  him 

away." 
At  last  I  awake,  and  the  children  try 
To  make  me  stay,  as  I  rise  and  fly. 

Rollicking   Robin 

Rollicking   Robin   is   here   again. 
What  does  he  care  for  the  April  rain? 
Care  for  it?     He's  glad  of  it.     Well 

does  he  know 
That  the  April  rain  will  melt  all  the 

snow. 
It  will  coax  out  the  leaves  to  hide  his 

nest. 
It  will   wash  his  pretty,   red   Easter 

vest; 
It  will  make  the  juice  of  the  cherry 

sweet 
For  him  and  his  little  robins  to  eat. 
"Ha!  Ha!  Ha!"  hear  the  jolly  bird 

laugh, 
"That  isn't  the  best  of  the  story,  by 

half."  — Lucy  Larcum. 

The  Audubon  Society 

Once  there  was  a  man  who  loved 
birds  and  wrote  books  about  them. 
His  name  was  Audubon.  He  was 
born  near  New  Orleans,  La.,  in  1780. 
From  a  child  he  was  devoted  to  nat- 
ural history.  His  greatest  work  was 
"The  Birds  of  America!"  This  was 
published  in  four  volumes.  He  died 
in  New  York  in  1851.  After  his 
death  a  club  was  formed  to  learn 
about  birds  and  to  try  to  protect 
them.  This  club  was  named  for  him 
because  of  his  love  for  birds.  Now 
there  are  many  such  clubs  all  over 
the  United  States. 

A  Secret 

We  have  a  secret,  just  we  three, 
The  robin,  and  I,  and  the  sweet  cherry 

tree; 
The  bird  told  the  tree,  and  the  tree 

told  me. 
And   nobody   knows    it   but   just   we 

three. 

But,   of   course,   the   robin   knows   it 

best. 
Because  she  built  the — I  shan't  tell 

the  rest; 
And   laid  the  four  little — something 

in  it — 
I'm  afraid  I  shall  tell  it  every  minute. 
Thomas  Gainsborough. 

New  Juvenile  Grange 

A  new  Juvenile  Grange  was  or- 
ganized at  Shartlesville  in  Berks 
County  by  the  Worthy  State  Master 
E.^  B.  Dorsett.  There  were  about 
thirty  members.  Mr.  C.  W.  Klopp 
was  elected  as  Patron.  We  would 
like  to  hear  from  them. 

I  haven't  see  any  pictures  yet  for 
our  page.    Send  them  along  please. 

Our  Worthy  State  Master  things 
the  Juveniles  are  just  fine  but  what 
do  you  think  he  said?  He  said  he 
thought  it  would  be  so  much  nicer  if 
the  oflicers  would  learn  the  opening 
and  closing  ceremony  and  the  degree 
work.  Now  that  would  not  be  so 
very  hard  and  so  let's  just  go  right 
at  it  and  surprise  him  by  the  way 
we  can  do  our  ritualistic  work. 

We  have  another  of  those  interest- 
ing bird  talks  by  Mr.  Anderson.  This 
time  about  the  blue  bird. 

The  Bluebird 

Dear  Young  Friends: — Last  time 
we  talked  about  the  robin  and  I  am 
sure  you  are  on  the  lookout  for  these 


birds.  This  time  we  want  to  talk 
about  another  bird  of  the  Thrush 
Family,  the  Bluebird.  This  bird  is 
only  about  three-fourths  as  large  as 
the  robin,  but  its  bright  color  makes 
up  for  its  smaller  size.  The  bluebird 
is  one  of  the  first  birds  to  come  in 
the  spring  and  eats  scarcely  anything 
but  insects,  so  it  is  one  of  our  best 
friends.  You  may  see  the  male  blue- 
bird some  day  in  the  latter  part  of 
March,  as  he  comes  near  the  house, 
seeking  for  insects  and  for  a  place 
where  he  and  his  mate  may  build  their 
nest.  If  plenty  of  bird  houses  have 
been  put  up,  he  will  take  one  of  these 
and,  if  necessary,  will  fight  the  spar- 
rows away.  If  he  does  not  find  a  bird 
house,  he  will  be  obliged  to  go  out 
to  the  orchard  and  hunt  up  a  hole  in 
an  old  apple  tree.  In  about  a  week, 
more  of  the  birds  will  appear,  and 
one  of  them  will  prove  to  be  his  mate. 
Watch  them,  then  as  they  gather  fine 
grasses  and  leaves  to  make  the  nest, 
in  which  she  will  lay  four  or  five 
dainty  pale  blue  eggs.  You  will  be 
pleased  to  notice  how  good-natured 
the  birds  always  seem  to  be.  They 
never   quarrel    among   themselves   or 


Hark !  was  there  ever  so  merry  a  note  ? 
Listen  a  while,  and  you'll  hear  what 

he's  saying. 
Up  in  the  apple  tree,  swinging  and 

swaying. 

"Dear  little  blossoms,  down  under  the 

snow. 
You  must  be  weary  of  winter,  I  know ; 
Hark!  while  I  sing  you  a  message  of 

cheer : 
Summer  is  coming  and  springtime  is 

here." 

Emily  Huntington  Miller. 

Right  here  I  am  going  to  remind 
you  again  that  I  would  like  pictures 
and  news  items  from  all  of  you  Juve- 
nile Granges.  A  group  of  the  whole 
Grange,  a  group  of  the  officers,  a  pic- 
ture of  some  officer  alone,  some  of 
your  pets,  in  fact,  any  picture  that 
would  be  of  interest.  And  those  news 
items — send  them  along. 

The  Union  City  Juvenile  Grange 
knew  that  the  Subordinate  Grange 
was  entitled  to  one  of  the  pictures  of 
O.  H.  Kelly  that  was  offered  by  the 
National  Grange  so  they  sent  and  got 
one  and  had  it  nicely  framed  for  their 
Christmas  gift  to  the  "big"  Grange. 


even  fight  with  other  birds,  unless  it 
be  with  sparrows,  troubling  their 
home  or  little  ones.  When  the  eggs 
hatch,  the  young  birds  do  not  have 
the  bright  blue  feathers  that  will  dis- 
tinguish them  in  later  life.  They  are 
helpless,  so  nature  does  not  make 
them  conspicuous.  She  makes  them 
dull  colored  and  hard  to  see  until 
they  grow  strong  and  able  to  look  out 
for  themselves.  After  the  little  ones 
have  left  the  nest,  the  old  birds  seem 
to  rest  and  sing  for  a  few  weeks,  but 
if  you  keep  watch,  after  a  while  you 
will  find  eggs  in  the  nest  again  and 
later  another  brood  of  young 
brownies.  The  bluebirds  will  stay 
with  us  as  long  as  there  are  any  in- 
sects to  catch.  Only  when  the  last  of 
the  insects  are  hidden  away  by  the 
snows  of  winter,  will  they  seek  their 
homes  in  the  South,  and  how  we  miss 
their  bright  colors  and  cheery  song. 

I  hope  each  one  of  you  will  build  a 
bird  house  for  bluebirds  next  spring 
and  get  it  nailed  up  before  the  first 
of  March.  Then  I  surely  hope  some 
of  these  friends,  hunting  for  houses 
and  food,  will  find  your  bird  house 
and  spend  the  summer  where  you  can 
watch  them.  If  they  do,  I  am  sure 
you  will  be  able  to  learn  many  new 
things  about  these  birds.  The  only 
way  to  really  know  them  is  to  watch 
one  pair,  from  time  to  time,  all  sum- 
mer. It  is  fun  to  watch  the  bluebird 
as  he  sits  in  a  tree  or  on  a  post, 
watching  for  an  insect  and  when  one 
flies  by,  he  darts  from  his  perch,  snaps 
it  up  in  the  air  and  returns  to  wait 
for  another.     Watch  them. 

R.  W.  Anderson. 

I  know  the  song  that  the  bluebird  is 

singing 
Out   in   the   apple   tree   where   he   is 

swinging. 
Brave  little  fellow!  the  skies  may  be 

dreary ; 
Nothing  cares  he  while  his  heart  is 

80  cheery. 

Hark!  how  the  music  leaps  out  from 
his  throat! 


I  am  going  to  give  you  a  little 
jingle  to  sing  at  your  meetings.  Don't 
you  think  it  is  a  good  one  for  the 
beginning  of  the  year? 

Booster,  booster,  be  a  booster. 
Booster,  booster,  be  a  booster. 
Booster,  booster,  be  a  booster. 
For  our  own  Juvenile  Grange. 

Sing  to  the  tune  of  the  chorus  of 
the  Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic. 


AGE  OF  AN  OAK 

The  Gaelic  rime  concerning  the  age 
of  the  oak  given  by  Lord  Dartmouth 
would  seem  to  be  a  variant  of  a  very 
ancient  Welsh  triad,  of  which  the  fol- 
lowing is  a  literal  translation: 

"Three  years  is  the  age  of  an  alder 

pole: 
Thrice  the  age  of  an   alder  is  the 

age  of  a  dog; 
Thrice  the  age  of  a  dog  is  the  age  of 

a  horse; 
Thrice  the  age  of  a  horse  is  the  age 

of  a  man. 
Thrice  the  age  of  a  man  is  the  age 

of  a  stag. 
Thrice  the  age  of  a  stag  is  the  age 

of  a  blackbird; 
Thrice  the  age  of  a  blackbird  is  the 

age  of  an  oak; 
Thrice  the  age  of  an  oak  is  the  age 

of  a  raven." 

It  is  said  that  if  a  pair  of  ravens 
are  nesting  and  one  is  killed,  in  a  few 
days  another  will  come  from  no  one 
knows  where  and  take  its  place.  Hence 
the  raven  is  said  to  live  forever. 


"And  how  much  would  you  say  this 
colt  is  worth?"  asked  the  railroad 
claim  agent. 

"Not  one  cent  less  than  $500,"  em- 
phatically declared  the  farmer. 

"Pedigreed  stock  I  suppose?" 

"Well,  no,"  the  bereaved  farmer  ad- 
mitted reluctantly.  "But  you  can't 
judge  a  colt  like  that  by  its  parents." 

"No,"  the  attorney  agreed  dryly. 
"I've  noted  often  how  crossing  it  with 
a  locomotive  will  improve  a  breed." 


"Robert,"  said  the  teacher,  to  drive 
home  the  lesson  on  charity,  "if  I  saw 
a  man  beating  a  donkey  and  stopped 
him  from  doing  so,  what  virtue  would 
I  be  showing?" 

"Brotherly  love,"  said  Bobby. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


Among  the  Granges 


Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


GRANGE  OBSERVES 
SEVENTEENTH  ANNIVERSARY 

Troy  Center  Grange,  No.  1603,  ob- 
served its  seventeenth  anniversary  at 
an  all-day  meeting,  Feb.  21,  1931. 

A  bountiful  oyster  dinner  was 
served  at  noon  to  about  145.  There 
were  guests  from  Hydetown,  Dia- 
mond, Breedtown,  and  Steuben 
Granges.  Of  the  seventeen  pastmas- 
ters,  ten  were  present. 

There  was  an  open  meeting  in  the 
afternoon,  at  which  time  the  Lecturer 
presented  a  splendid  program. 

One  very  pleasant  feature  of  the  day 
was  the  presentation  of  a  beautiful 
anniversary  cake  by  a  sister  from 
Steuben  Grange.  After  very  suitable 
remarks  seventeen  masters  and  past- 
masters  of  the  several  granges  gath- 
ered about  the  cake,  each  lighting  one 
candle. 

The  guests  and  members  departed 
late  in  the  afternoon,  all  agreeing  that 
the  day  had  been  well  spent  and  wish- 
ing Troy  Center  Grange  many  years 
of  pleasure  and  prosperity. 


BEAVER  POMONA 

Beaver  held  its  March  session  with 
North  Sewickley  Grange,  Saturday, 
March  14th. 

The  Reports  showed  a  net  gain  in 
membership  of  twenty-three.  The  at- 
tendance was  good  and  interest  keen. 
Many  visitors  were  in  attendance,  in- 
cluding the  Pomona  Masters  from 
Butler,  Lawrence  and  Allegheny 
Counties.  Brother  A.  H.  Fullerton, 
a  former  member  of  the  State  Grange 
Executive  Committee,  and  his  wife. 
Sister  Fullerton,  Past  Flora  of  the 
State  Grange,  were  also  present. 

It  is  unusual  to  have  so  many  coun- 
ties represented,  but  it  adds  much  to 
the  interest  and  success  of  the  meet- 
ing. The  new  Pomona  Lecturer, 
Brother  Walker  Shannon,  is  full  of 
pep  and  enthusiasm.  He  saw  to  it 
that  there  were  no  dull  moments,  nor 
snoring  out  loud. 

The  State  Master  was  kept  busy 
between  sessions,  reading  the  Code 
and  explaining  Grange  Law  and  De- 
cisions. E.  B.  D. 


BUTLER  COUNTY  HOLDS  SERIES 
OF  COMMUNITY  MEETS 

The  eighth  and  last  of  a  series 
of  Butler  County  community  meet- 
tings,  sponsored  by  The  Butler  Coun- 
ty National  Bank  &  Trust  Com- 
pany was  held  in  the  Fairview  Town- 
ship-Karns  City  consolidated  school 
Monday  evening,  March  2d.  Other 
meetings  were  held  during  the  month 
of  February  at  Herman,  West  Sun- 
bury,  Prospect,  Lernerville,  Eau 
Claire,  Zelienople  and  Meridian. 

The  reported  attendance  of  more 
than  3,200  for  the  series  and  the  fact 
that  standing  room  was  at  a  premium 
at,  at  least,  four  of  the  meetings, 
demonstrates  the  popularity  of  these 
meetings,  which  have  been  conducted 
by  this  bank  for  the  past  two  years. 

Represent?\tives  of  churches,  schools, 
granges,  community  welfare  associa- 
tions, ari  leading  farmers  of  the 
various  (  immunities  assisted  R.  C. 
Wiggins,  agricultural  advisor  of  The 
Butler  County  National  Bank  &  Trust 
Company  in  planning  and  carrying 
out  the  programs  for  the  different 
meetings. 

A  brass  band  made  up  of  the  em- 


ployees of  the  P.  J.  Oesterling  &  Son 
Feed  Company  furnished  the  musical 
program  at  all  of  the  meetings. 
Choruses  of  both  grade  and  high 
school  students  rendered  their  bit  to 
the  entertainment  part  of  the  pro- 
gram. 

Miss  Grace  Pollock,  a  representative 
of  the  Pittsburgh  District  Dairy 
Council,  gave  a  health  talk  at  each 
of  the  meetings.  This  talk  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  moving  picture  which 
further  emphasized  the  necessity  of 
using  plenty  of  milk  and  milk  prod- 
ucts (of  which  oleo  is  not  one),  fresh 
vegetables,  fruits  and  cod-liver  oil,  in 
the  diet  of  children  for  maintaining  a 
healthy  growing  condition  of  all  parts 
of  the  body. 

Earl  Mack,  of  the  Thos.  A.  Mack 
&  Sons  Poultry  Farm  where  6,000 
layers  are  kept  and  a  30,000  eg^  in- 
cubator is  used  in  hatching  baby 
chicks,  S.  G.  Lutz,  who  operates  a 
farm  where  trap-nesting  is  practiced, 
and  Thomas  Porter,  a  man  who  has 
visited  many  leading  poultry  farms 
and  exx)eriment  stations  in  studying 
the  feeding  of  poultry,  discussed  the 
Feeding  of  Laying  Hens  and  Rearing 
of  Baby  Chicks.  These  three  men, 
who  have  perhaps  visited  more  poultry 
farms  and  experiment  stations  than 
any  other  three  men  in  Butler  Coun- 
ty, recommended  the  inspection  of 
parent  stock  and  sanitary  conditions 
in  the  purchase  of  baby  chicks;  the 
use  of  artificial  lights,  for  layers; 
careful  culling  at  frequent  intervals 
of  both  pullets  and  laying  hens;  use 
of  cod-liver  oil,  some  form  of  milk  and 
alfalfa  leaf  meal  in  poultry  feeds; 
hard  coal  heat  for  the  brooder  house, 
and  laying  houses  in  extremely  cold 
weather;  heated  water  in  cold  weath- 
er; insulated  houses  with  plenty  of 
ventilation;  more  visiting  of  other 
poultry  farms  and  more  "brain"  work 
in  planning  and  operating  the  mod- 
ern poultry  farm. 

C.  A.  Wachsmuth,  president  of  the 
Butler  County  Potato  Growers  As- 
sociation, and  Curtis  Wachsmuth,  a 
graduate  of  the  Dairy  Department  of 
State  College,  who  operate  under  the 
firm  name  of  C.  A.  Wachsmuth  & 
Son  and  specialize  in  dairying  and 
potato  growing,  discussed  these  sub- 
jects at  a  number  of  the  meetings. 
Milk  and  feed  scales  were  declared 
to  be  the  most  important  equipment 
in  the  dairy  barn  under  present-day 
conditions.  Other  necessary  practices 
for  cutting  down  cost  of  production  in 
dairying,  suggested  by  Curtis  Wach- 
smuth were;  the  use  of  good  pure- 
bred sires,  selling  of  "boarder"  cows 
to  butcher,  growing  and  feeding  of 
alfalfa,  use  of  drinking  cups,  regular- 
ity in  time  of  milking  and  feeding, 
and  better  care  of  the  permanent  pas- 
ture in  which  sweet  clover  should  be 
one  of  the  crops  grown.  The  elder 
Wachsmuth  recommended  the  fol- 
lowing for  profitable  potato  produc- 
tion: Growing  and  plowing  under  of 
a  legume  such  as  alfalfa  or  sweet 
clover  in  a  two-  or  three-year  potato 
rotation;  planting  disease-free  seed; 
heavy  application  of  a  high  analysis 
fertilizer  of  the  4-8-7  ratio  to  save 
cost  of  freight  and  more;  careful 
spraying  at  a  pressure  of  from  300  to 
400  pounds;  frequent  use  of  the 
weeder  before  and  after  plants  are 
up;  careful  grading  when  selling 
your  crop  and  more  cooperation 
among  growers  in  the  purchase  of 
supplies,  and  in  the  sale  and  advertis- 


ing of  potatoes,  which  he  considers  one 
of  our  most  important  cash  crops. 

Mr.  Wiggins,  who  has  acted  as  agri- 
cultural  advisor  for  this  progressive 
bank  for   the  past  seven  years,  sug- 
gested  an   earlier   and  better  garden 
with  more  varieties  of  vegetables,  use 
of  double   and   triple   strength   ferti- 
lizers to  save  freight  charges,  repair 
of     machinery     during     the     winter 
months,  growing  of  more  legumes,  ap- 
plications  of   lime    and   fertilizer   to 
the  permanent  pasture  which  should 
contain  sweet  clover,  keeping  of  sev- 
eral porkers,  testing  seed  corn,  pur- 
chase of  better  seeds,  more  frequent 
use  of  smoothing  harrow  and  weeder 
on  corn  and  potato  fields  before  stalks 
appear  above  ground,  sale  of  unprofit- 
able hens  and  cows  to  butcher,  and 
more  cooperation   among  farmers  in 
the  purchase  of  supplies  at  cash  prices, 
in  discussing  his  subject  of  "Curtail- 
ing Expenses  During  1931."  Mr.  Wig- 
gins predicted  that  a  reaction,  favor- 
able to  the  farmer,  would  eventually 
evolve  from  the  present  business  de- 
pression,   and   that   the   careful   and 
thoughtful  planning,  more  of  which 
is  being  done  this  winter  than  in  years 
and  years  past,  would  place  agricul- 
ture upon  a  more  practical  and  there- 
fore, more  profitable  basis  than  ever 
before. 

Butler  County  subordinate  granges 
which  cooperated  in  holding  these 
meetings  were  Eureka,  West  Sunbury, 
and  Jackson. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931 


GEORGE  WASHINGTON 

BEANDED  HIS  CATTLE 

Senator  Tom  Connally,  who  hails 
from  Texas,  the  greatest  cattle  state 
in  the  country,  has  made,  according 
to  the  Division  of  Information  and 
Publication  of  the  George  Washington 
Bicentennial  Commission,  an  exhaus- 
tive study  of  George  Washington's  ex- 
periences in  producing  and  handling 
cattle. 

Recently  while  chatting  on  this  sub- 
ject with  a  group  of  Senators  and 
Representatives,  Connally  declared 
that  Washington  in  his  day  branded 
his  cattle  just  as  do  the  cattlemen  of 
Texas  and  other  sections  of  the  West 
at  the  present  time. 

A  Representative  from  the  East 
smiled  at  this  statement  and  said  he 
would  like  to  have  a  little  proof  before 
he  could  swallow  any  Washington  cat- 
tle-branding story. 

"Well,"  smiled  the  handsome  six- 
footer  from  the  Lone  Star  State,  "I 
might  know  that  a  man  from  the  effete 
East,  whose  knowledge  of  cattle  is 
limited  to  the  little  jug  of  diluted 
cream  on  his  breakfast  table,  would 
have  no  knowledge  of  matters  of  this 
kind." 

Walking  over  to  his  bookcase  Con- 
nally pulled  down  a  volume  of  Wash- 
ington's Diaries  and  read  the  follow- 
ing items  as  recorded  by  the  hand  of 
the  famous  Mount  Vernon  farmer  and 
cattleman. 

"'Nov.  1.  1765— Sent  one  bull,  18 
cows  and  5  calves  to  Doeg  Run  in  all 
— 24  head  branded  on  ye  buttock  GW. 

"  'Sent  5  cows  and  29  yearlings  and 
calves  to  the  Mill,  which  with  4  there 
makes  27  head  in  all  viz.  5  cows  and 
22  calves  and  yearlings  branded  on 
the  right  shoulder  GW. 

"  'Out  of  the  Frederick  cattle  made 
the  stock  in  the  Neck  up  to  100  head 
— these  branded  on  the  right  buttock 
GW. 

"  'Muddy  Hole  cattle  branded  on 
the  left  shoulder  GW.' " 


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"Butter,"  said  Senator  Connally, 
"always  seemed  to  be  a  problem  with 
Washington.  Despite  the  fact  that 
there  was  always  several  hundred 
cows  roaming  his  pastures  it  was  fre- 
quently necessary  for  him  to  buy  but- 
ter. I  notice  from  his  diary  that  dur- 
ing the  winter  of  1760  he  was  often 
short  of  that  important  article.  On 
January  7th  he  writes :  'Accompanied 
Mrs.  Bassett  to  Alexandria  and  en- 
gaged a  keg  of  butter  of  Mr.  Kirk- 
patrick,  being  quite  out  of  that  ar- 
ticle.' And  the  next  day  he  says :  'Got 
a  little  butter  from  Mr.  Dalton.'  On 
Sunday,  January  20th,  he  not  only  re- 
ceived more  butter  but  other  supplies. 
Listen  to  this :  'My  wagon,  after  leav- 
ing two  hogsheads  of  tobacco  at  Alex- 
andria, arrived  here  with  three  sides 
of  sole  leather  and  four  of  upper 
leather,  two  kegs  of  butter,  one  of 
which  for  Colonel  Fairfax,  and  fifteen 
bushels  of  salt.' 

"Of  course  it  must  be  remembered 
that  they  really  used  butter  in  Wash- 
ington's time.  They  did  not  put  a 
little  dab  of  it  on  a  piece  of  bread — 
they  slathered  it  on  in  generous 
quantities. 

"Washington,  I  am  convinced  was 
just  as  shrewd  a  trader  in  cattle  as 
are  any  cattlemen  of  the  present  time. 
I  note  from  his  diary  that  in  1760  he 
'went  down  to  Occoquan,  by  appoint- 
ment, to  look  at  Colonel  Cock's  cat- 
tle, but  Mr.  Peake's  being  fruiii  home 
I  made  no  agreement  for  them,  not 
caring  to  give  the  price  he  asked  for 
them.' 

"Twenty-six  years  later  in  1786  he 
made  a  trade  in  which  I  am  convinced 
he  got  a  shade  the  best  of  the  bargain. 
Ilis  diary  tells  the  story  in  these 
words:  'Sent  up  to  Abingdon  for  a 
young  bull  of  extraordinary  make, 
for  which  I  have  exchanged  and  given 
a  young  heifer  of  the  same  age.' " 


JACKSON  GRANGE  GIVES 

PROGRAM  ON  ANNIVERSARY 

Members  of  Jacksun  Grange  No. 
1468,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  of  Har- 
mony, recently  celebrated  the  twen- 
tieth anniversary  of  the  founding  of 
the  Grange.  An  interesting  program 
consisting  of  music,  readings  and  ad- 
dresses were  given,  with  the  Master, 
W.  V.  Sohn,  presiding.  The  program 
was  arranged  by  Mrs.  Howard  Peffer, 
lecturer  of  the  Grange. 

A  program  given  by  the  Jackson 
Juvenile  Grange  under  the  direction 
of  Mrs.  Walter  Beighey,  was  an  in- 
teresting feature  of  the  celebration. 
The  Juvenile  Grange  comprises  chil- 
dren of  the  Grange  families. 

The  history  of  Jackson  Grange 
since  its  organization  in  February, 
1911,  by  State  Deputy  W.  H.  Grabe, 
was  given  by  Past  Masters  Ira  Beahm 
and  William  Sahli.  They  explained 
in  an  interesting  manner  the  diffi- 
culties and  problems  confronting  the 
Grange  in  its  infancy  and  the 
struggle  necessary  to  bring  about  a 
Grange  program  of  real  value  to 
farmers. 

Jackson  Grange  has  a  membership 
of  nearly  200,  holds  regular  meetings 
twice  a  month  and  conducts  many 
lines  of^  work  of  usefulness  to  the 
community. 


Granges!  Send  orders  for  Cook- 
books to  Mrs.  Wm.  D.  Phillips,  Wash- 
ington, Pa.,  R.  D.  2.  Use  seal  and 
please  do  not  order  less  than  5.  To 
Granges  45c  per  copy,  retail  75c — 
the  30c  is  for  your  own  Grange  proj- 
ect. 

Feed  Carefully. — Newly  freshened 
cows  should  not  be  fed  heavily  at 
first.  A  warm  bran  mash  is  very 
beneficial  immediately  after  freshen- 
ing. Ground  oats,  bran,  and  oil  meal 
can  be  fed  later. 


FARMERS  MUST  PLAN  WORK 

Three  questions  were  discussed  at 
the  meeting  of  Keller's  Church 
Grange  recently.  "Reducing  Labor 
on  the  Farm"  was  discussed  by 
Joseph  Wagner,  who  said  labor  can 
be  greatly  reduced  if  work  is  planned 
ahead  of  time.  Tools  and  farm 
implements,  he  said,  can  be  repaired 
or  made  ready  during  spare  time  so 
that  when  the  working  time  arrives 
the  farmer  can  proceed  with  his  work 
without  being  delayed  to  make  re- 
pairs. 

The  second  question,  "What  Bene- 
fit I  Could  Derive  from  Keeping 
Household  Accounts,"  was  discussed 
by  Mrs.  Freeman  Johnson,  who  gave 
a  plan  giving  the  approximate  cost 
or  expenditures  of  a  family  of  five 
for  a  year.  Due  to  the  fact  that  she 
kept  no  such  account,  she  could  not 
prove  that  such  a  budget  would  work 
out.  However,  all  agreed  that  house- 
hold accounts  should  be  taken  more 
seriously. 

A  discussion  of  the  question, 
"What  I  Should  Like  This  Grange 
to  Undertake,"  was  given  by  Elmer 
Stovor.  The  aim  for  19,'Jl,  he  said, 
should  be  to  have  a  slogan  of  accom- 
plishment. His  slogan  would  be, 
"Bigger  Membership,  a  Home  Eco- 
nomics Committee  and  a  Calf  Club 
in  1931." 


STATE  POTATO  GROWERS 

TO  STAGE  EXPOSITION 

A  giant  Potato  Exhibition,  spon- 
sored by  the  Pennsylvania  Potato 
Growers'  Association,  will  be  held  at 
State  College,  August  24,  25,  and  26. 
The  event  will  be  similar  to  the  ex- 
position held  in  1929  when  production, 
marketing,  and  consumption  princi- 
ples and  practices  were  presented. 

The  association  each  year  fosters  a 
major  activity.  Every  other  year  this 
takes  the  form  of  a  tour  out  of  the 
state  to  some  important  commercial 
or  seed  potato  producing  section.  On 
alternate  years  the  event  is  held  with- 
in the  state.  Last  year  the  tour  was 
to  Aroostook  County,  Maine,  and 
Prince  Edward  Island  potato  growing 
fields. 


THE  CHIEF  REASON 

"Oh,  what  a  funny  looking  cow!" 
said  the  chic  young  thing  from  the 
city.    "Why  hasn't  it  any  horns?" 

"There  are  many  reasons,"  answered 
the  farmer,  "why  a  cow  does  not  have 
horns.  Some  are  born  without  horns 
and  do  not  have  any  until  the  late 
years  of  their  life.  Others  are  de- 
horned, while  still  other  breeds  are 
not  supposed  to  have  horns  at  all. 
There  are  many  reasons  why  a  cow 
sometimes  does  not  have  horns. 

"But  the  chief  reason  that  this  cow 
does  not  have  any  horns  is  that  it 
isn't  a  cow  at  all.    It's  a  horse." 


Advertisements  contain  news  as  well  as 
reading  matter. 


statement  of  ownership,  management,  etc., 
Pkxnsylvania  Qranob  News  (monthly), 
Harrlsburg,  Pa.,  for  April,  1931,  required 
by  the  Act  of  August  24,   1912. 

E.  B.  Dorsett.  President,  Board  of  Man- 
agers, Mansfield,  Pa. 

Editor,   John    H.   Light.   Harrlsburg.   Pa. 
Managing  Editor,   John   H.   Light,   Harrls- 
burg, Pa. 

Business  Manager,  Morris  Lloyd,  Cham- 
bersburg,   Pa. 

Publishers,     Pennsylvania     State    Grange, 
Chambersburg,   Pa. 
Owners  : 

Kenzle  Bagshaw,   HolUdaysburg,  Pa. 
S.  A.   Harshaw,  Conneaut  Lake. 
H.   D.   Allobach,  Trappe,   Pa. 
Bondholders,    mortgagees,    and    other    se- 
curity  holders,   none. 

Morris  Lloyd. 
Business  Manager. 
Affirmed  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this 
22d  day  of  March  23,  1931. 

M.  0.  McDowell. 

Notary  Public. 
My  commission  expires  April  9,  1931. 


CASH 


QUALITY 
CHICKS 

C.   0.   D. 
-  100       600     1,000 

18.00  140.00  180.00 


In  Lots  of  —  100 
S.     C.     Tom    Barron 

White  Leghorns... 
S.     C.     Large     Type 

Barred  Rocks    . . .     10.00    60.00  100.00 

Heavy  Mixed 9.00    46.00    90.00 

Lirht    Mixed 7.00    35.00    70.00 

100%  Live  Delivery  Postpaid 
Order  Early   for  Prompt   Shipment 

SWARTZ'S  POULTRY  FARM 
Box  81  Mllleritown,   Fa. 


JERSEY  GIANTS 

BLACK  AND  WHITE 

America's  outstanding  breeding  flock.  Big  win- 
ners Madison  Sq.  Garden,  Chicago  Coliseum, 
Atlanta.    High  records  at  laying  competitions. 

EGGS-CHICKS-STOCK 

Writt  today  for  frmm  catalog 

Pennrington  Poultry  Farm, 


Route  3,  Box  2 


Reidsville,  N.  C. 


WEIK'S 

BABY  CHICKS 


Specializing  In  Barred  and  White 
Rocks.  Giant,  weight  breeders  that 
won  prizes  at  Poultry  Shows. 
Flocks  are  headed  by  Canadian 
200-250  egg  strain  cockerels.  Chicks 
develop  quickly,  heavy  broilers, 
and  early  laying  pullets.    Circular. 

WEIK'S  POULTRY  FARM, 

KLEINFELTERSVILLE,  Leb.  Co.,  Pa, 


QUALITY  CHICKS— 25.000  weekly  elec- 
trically hatcht><J  from  only  flrst-class  stock 
at  reduced  prices.  White  Leghorns.  8c; 
Reds.  Rocks,  White  Wyandottes,  Black  Mi- 
norcas,  9c;  Giants,  14c;  Heavy  Mixed,  8c; 
Light  Mixed,  7c.  Plum  Crekk  Poultrt 
Fahm,   Sunbury,  Pa. 

300,000    White    and    Brown     Leghorn 
Chicks    Shipped    C.    O.    D.— SEND    NO 
MONEY— VERY  LOW— Write  for  Cata   _ 
logue  and  PRICES.  I 

Pennsylvania      Co-Operative      Leghorn 
Farms,  Grampian,  Pa. 


American  Anconas — Record  Layers — Extra 
Large — Exceptional  Matlngs — Chicks  $12.00 
a  hundred — Catalogue.  American  Ancon* 
Farms,   Orampian,  Pa. 

Sunnyfleld  Extra  Large  Single  Comb  Black 
Minorcas — l^y  exceptionally  large  white 
eggs — Chicks  $14.00  a  hundred — Catalogue. 
St'NNYFiKLu  Minorca  Farms.  Grampian.   Pa 

Hanson    Leghorn    Chicks 

sired  by  260-289  egg  four  generation  and  800  ' 
egg  males.  2500  selected  two  and  three  year 
Old  breeders.  2  grades.  Catalog.  Also  guar- 
anteed chicks  In  Barred  and  White  Bocki 
and  Beds. 

Ridfeway  Pealtry  Fam,       Jamestown,  Pa. 

Regal  Dorcas  White  Wyandotte  Chlckl 
$14.00  a  hundred — 258  Egg  Record — Ledger 
— N  o  r  t  h  American  Contest — Catalogue. 
Keller's  White  Acres,  Orampian,  Pa. 

OIIAI  ITY  rmriC^  25.000  weekly  froa 
V£U/\L.ll  1  \^ni\^IVO  only  first-class  stock 
at  lowfst  prices  ever.  White  Leghorns,  9c; 
Reds.  Barred  Rocks,  W.  Wyandottes,  Black 
Minorcas,  11;  Giants,  16c;  Heavy  Mixed, 
10c;  Light  Mixed.  8c.  PLUM  CREEK  TOVL- 
TRY   FARM,   Sunbury,   Pa. 


I 


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JONES 


Barred  Rockt 
Leghorn 

BABY  CHICKS 

Low  Prices 

WRITE  FOR  CATALOG 

A.  C.  JONES 

Poultry  Farm  A   Hatchmry 

G«orff«town     and     Dover,     Delaware 


April,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page   15 


HOME  ECONOMICS 

FOR  THE  INDIVIDUAL 

By  H.  Janet  Cutler 

Today  with  all  our  advanced  ideas 
of  education,  there  are  still  a  great 
many  who  do  not  understand  the  real 
meaning  of  Home  Economics;  that 
is,  economics  in  the  home.  How, 
where  and  what  to  purchase  for  the 
money  you  have  to  spend;  not  neces- 
sarily a  vast  sum  as  we  realize  only  to 
well.  The  country  girl  more  than  her 
"citified"  cousin  lacks  a  knowledge  of 
values.  She  does  not  have  the  op- 
portunity to  see  various  garments  at 
various  prices  or  grades  of  material. 
Whether  she  is  interested  in  foods, 
clothing  or  furnishing  her  own  home, 
the  course  aims  to  give  her  enough 
knowledge  of  each  one,  so  that  she  can 
be  a  REAL  help  to  her  very  husy 
mother. 

In  cooking  class  she  is  not  only 
taught  the  best  way  to  prepare  a  prop- 
erly balanced  meal,  but  she  is  also 
taught  how  to  select  her  foods  and 
the  best  way  to  combine  them.  The 
old  slogans,  "An  apple  a  day  keeps 
the  doctor  away,"  and  "An  apple  a 
meal  makes  the  dentist  steal,"  be- 
come real  incentives  to  her  in  her 
plans.  She  is  taught  plain  foods  cook- 
ery, how  to  plan,  prepare  and  serve 
the  family  meals,  the  afternoon  tea, 
the  "company"  dinner,  the  party,  or 
the  banquet  with  equal  ease.  Each 
girl  actually  takes  a  part  in  all  men- 
tioned and  knows  the  work  involved 
both  in  the  planning  and  preparation. 


as  well  as  in  the  expense.  The  diet 
for  the  invalid  becomes  as  interesting 
as  the  party  when  the  girls  are  al- 
lowed to  minister  their  knowledge  in 
cases  of  actual  need. 

They  learn  through  experiment  and 
experience  how  to  read  an  advertise- 
ment— for  instance  how  to  select  bak- 
ing powder,  cereals,  rice,  flour,  salt, 
sugar  and  other  necessities. 

The  deeper  the  course,  such  as  is 
given  in  our  city  schools,  where  it  is 
taught  from  the  fifth  and  sixth 
grades,  up  to  the  end  of  Senior  High 
School,  the  better  prepared  are  our 
girls  to  meet  the  demands  of  the 
Home,  Community,  State  and  Nation. 

Clothing,  vitally  interesting  to  all 
due  to  a  natural  instinct  for  adorn- 
ment, is  equally  important.  Perhaps 
nothing  occupies  as  much  of  the  hu- 
man mind  as  just  this — ^be  it  male  or 
female.  As  a  garment  is  constructed, 
the  child  is  taken  on  a  trip  which 
shows  the  development  of  the  material 
she  is  using  from  the  plant  or  animal 
origin,  to  the  finished  product.  This 
may  be  done  by  reference  work  by 
the  students ;  the  lecture  method  with 
the  use  of  well  chosen  illustrative 
matter  by  the  teacher;  or  by  our 
latest  method  of  instruction — a  movie 
given  during  class.  Trips  to  the  fac- 
tories and  industries  are  immensely 
enjoyed  by  the  children,  and ;  are  very 
educational. 

Each  girl  is  permitted  to  make  her- 
self a  complete  wardrobe.  She  is 
taught  selection  through  a  group  of 
samples  of  materials  sent  out  by  the 
stores.     Values  for  the  money  spent 


become  as  interesting  as  the  basket 
ball  scores;   for  to  be  well-dressed  IS 
an   art   worthy   of   the   greatest   con- 
sideration.   From  the  best  stores,  the 
teacher   selects   a  complete   wardrobe 
for  the  school  girl,  and  each  garment 
has  the  price  of  purchase  pinned  to  it. 
This  lesson  proves  one  of  the  most 
fascinating  of  all.    The  child  with  the 
wardrobe    she    has    just    completed, 
compares  her  own  as  to  material,  cost, 
value,  time  spent,  smartness  of  cos- 
tume and  style,  with  the  one  brought 
in   from   the   store.       She   learns   to 
recognize  a  bargain  when  she  sees  it, 
whether  it  be  in  a  coat,  hat,  shoes, 
dress  or  material  to  be  made  into  a 
garment. 

A  list  of  ten  supplementary  lessons 
is  given,  namely — 


1.  How  to  remake  my  own  ward- 
robe.— Especially  interesting  in  the 
day  of  longer  skirts  and  higher  waist- 
lines. 

2.  How  to  choose  and  wear  becom- 
ing hats  and  coats — shoes  that  fit — 
and  hose. 

3.  What  colors  best  suit  me. 

4.  How  to  dye  and  redye  all  gar- 
ments. 

5.  Furnishing  my  room  attractively, 
yet  inexpensively. 

6.  The  laundering  of  cotton,  linen, 
silk  and  wool. 

7.  How  to  test  for  each  fiber — or 
how  to  detect  misrepresentation  in 
materials. 

8.  Family  relationships,  etc. 


Patronize  our  advertisers. 


Classified  Department 


LIVE  STOCK 


BUY  CANADIAN-BRED  HOLSTEIN  COWS 

and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  of  Extension, 
Holbtein-Friesian  Association  of  Canada, 
Brantford,   Ontario. 


WOMAN'S  WANTS 


5Re£folutions(  of  3^2(pett 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Oranges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  copy. 


r'lTCDMGCV  Dili  I  Q  from  one  month  to 
uUdlYn^EiI  DULLO  serviceable  age 
Sons  of  Upland's  Good  Gift  A.R.,  sire  of 
Junior  Champion.  Pennsylvania  Show,  out 
of  A.R.  dams  with  records  up  to  700  lbs. 
fat.  Herd  Accredited  and  Blood  Tested. 
Prices  to  suit  times.  Fritzlyn  Farms, 
Plpersvllle,    Pa. 


HAY,  GRAIN,  PRODUCE 


WANTED — Hay.  straw,  grain,  potatoes, 
apples,  cabbage,  etc.  Carloads  pay  highest 
market  prices.  For  Sale  alfalfa  hay,  ear 
corn.      The   Hamilton  Co..  New   Castle,   Pa. 


HONEY 


LEASTJRE 

Whereas,  God,  in  His  all-wise  providence, 
has  seen  fit  to  remove  from  our  midst  our 
worthy  sister,  Eva  Lena  Leasure ;  therefore, 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members  of  RIU- 
ton  Grange,  No.  1950,  bow  to  the  will  of 
Him  who  doeth  all  things  well,  extend  our 
sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape  our 
charter  for  30  days,  send  a  copy  of  these 
resolutions  to  the  family,  and  submit  same 
for  publication  In  Grange  News,  and  place 
them  upon  our  minutes. 

Mrs.    Helen    Lash. 
Mrs.    Ollie   Piovesan, 
P.   C.    Bauohman, 

Committee. 

MILLIOAN 

Whereas,  The  sad  news  of  the  sudden 
death  of  our  brother.  Joseph  Mllllgan.  came 
as  a  shock  to  us ;    therefore,  be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Rlll- 
ton  Grange,  No.  19.50.  extend  our  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family,  drape  our  charter 
for  30  days,  place  these  resolutions  upon 
our  minutes,  send  a  copy  to  the  family,  and 
submit  same  for  publication  in  Grange 
Nnws. 

Mrs.  Sara  M.  Kline. 

Mrs.   Francis   Baughman, 

Donald    1>ash, 

Committee. 


HEPFORD 

Wherkas,  It  has  pleased  the  Almighty  to 
remove  from  our  midst,  by  death,  our  es- 
teemed friend  and  coworker,  Brother  W.  L. 
Hepford.  who  has  for  many  years  occupied 
a  prominent  rank  In  our  midst,  maintaining 
under  all  circumstances  a  character  un- 
tarnished, and  a  reputation  above  reproach  ; 
therefore. 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  Brother 
Hepford  we  have  sustained  the  loss  of  a 
friend  whose  fellowship  it  was  an  honor  and 
a  pleasure  to  enjoy;  that  we  bear  willing 
testimony  to  his  many  virtues,  to  his  un- 
questioned probity  and  stainless  life;  that 
we  offer  to  his  bereaved  family  and  mourn- 
ing friends,  over  whom  sorrow  has  hung  her 
sable  mantle,  our  heartfelt  condolence,  and 
pray  that  Infinite  goodness  may  bring  speedy 
relief  to  their  burdened  hearts  and  Inspire 
them  with  the  consolations  that  hope  in 
futurity  and  faith  In  God  give  even  in  the 
shadow   of   the   tomb. 

C.     B.      ROHER, 

J.  W.  Rhoods, 
H.    L.    Shutt. 

Coynmittee. 


VOEOTLT 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  Divine  Mas- 
ter in  His  infinite  wisdom  to  call  to  a  higher 
life  our  beloved  Brother,  William  J.  Voegt- 
ly,  a  member  of  Jackson  Grange,  No.  1468  ; 
and 

Whereas,  By  his  sudden  death,  we  are 
again  reminded  of  the  uncertainty  of  life; 
therefore,   be   It 

Resolved,  That  we  bow  in  humble  sub- 
mission to  the  will  of  our  Father,  realizing 
that  our  loss  is  our  Brother's  gain  ;  and 
that  we  extend  to  the  bereaved  Brothers 
and  Sister  our  heartfelt  sympathy ;  and 
further,   be  It 

Resolved,  That,  as  a  token  of  respect,  our 
charter  remain  draped  for  a  period  of  thirty 
days ;  and  that  these  resolutions  be  in- 
scribed in  our  minutes  and  published  in 
The  Connoquencssinp  Valley  News  and 
Pennsylvania  Grange  News. 

J.  Loyal  Kellt, 
Ira    Beahm, 
Robert  J.   Belles, 

Com,m,ittee. 

BRAINARD 

Whkukas.  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
Divine  Master  to  remove  from  our  midst 
Brother  Loon  D.  Bralnard.  a  Grange  worker 
for  31  years  and  Master  for  15  years;  be  It 
Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  South 
Pymatunlng  Grange,  No.  1930.  extend  our 
heartfp^lt  sympathy  to  the  members  of  the 
bereaved  family,  drape  our  charter  for  thirty 
days,  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  family  also  placed  on  our  mlh- 
utes  and  another  sent  to  the  Grange  News 
for    publication. 

Mrs.    Earl   Parker, 

Scott  Lewis, 

Mrs.    Scott    Lewis. 

Committee. 

SPR0WL8 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  to  so  suddenly  call  from  our 
midst  Brother  J.  E.  Sprowls,  for  whom  our 
charter  was  draped  for  thirty  days ;  there- 
fore, be  it 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members  of  Buf- 
falo Grange,  No.  1523,  extend  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  the  widow  and  family  In  the 
loss  of  a  loving  husband  and  father.  May 
his  death  prove  a  sacred  link  between  the 
hearts  of  those  he  loved  and  left  below  until 
they  are  called  to  participate  In  His  labor 
and  His  Joy  in  the  world  where  there  is  no 
more  change ;     also,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
be  sent  to  the  relatives,  placed  on  the  min- 
utes of  our  grange,  and  published  In  the 
Grange  News. 

F.    C.    McElwain, 
Homer  Wallace, 
Artie  M.  Flack. 


HONEY — 10  lb.  pall,  clover,  $1.75  ;  Buck- 
wheat or  Fruit  Blossom.  $1.50  ;  5  lb.  either, 
$1.00  postpaid;  60  lb.  can  Clover,  $5.20; 
Buckwheat  or  Fruit  Blossom,  $4.50  here. 
Carlton    D.    Howard,   Geneva,   N.   Y. 

CLOVER  HONEY,  10  lbs.,  $1.85  ;  Buck- 
wheat, $1.65 ;  postpaid,  third  zone.  Com- 
plete list  free.  Samples,  six  cents.  Roscoe 
F.  ViTixsoN,  Dundee,  New  York. 


BABY  CHICKS 


LOOK!  Leghorn  chicks.  9  cents;  Rocks 
10  cents.  Large  type ;  strictly  culled.  J.  C. 
Sarvkr,  Millerstown,   Pa. 

8.  C.  W.  LEGHORN  CHICKS,  from  con- 
test winning  stick.  Special  discount,  early 
orders.  Catalog  free.  Quauty  Poultry 
Farm,  Montvllle,  N.  J. 

100  English  WHITE  LEOHORN  CHICKS. 

$13.      500.    $60.      Out   of    24    to   30   oz.    eggs. 
Nelson's  Poultry  Farm,  Grove  City,  Pa. 

TANCRED  WHITE  LEGHORN  CHICKS 
from  Pennsylvania  Accredited  Flock.  Book- 
leL  North  Poultry  Farm,  McAllsterville, 
Pa. 


SEEDS 


BUY  DIRECT — From  manufacturers.  Send 
$(j.50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  dishes, 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  of  ea(± 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  dishes, 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  Same 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00.  Factory  Im- 
perfections. Freight  paid  over  $1.00. 
Standard  China  Company,  204  Bowery. 
.New  York  City,   Box  315. 

LADIES  RAYON  HOSE — Twelve  pall-f> 
$1.75,  postpaid,  assorted  colors,  sljghtly  ir- 
regular. Men  8  BOX  same  price.  w'riie  iur 
bargain  list  and  other  specialties  I  carry. 
Lewis  Sales  Company.  Asheboro,  North 
Carolina. 

PATCHWORK — 5  pounds  clippings  as 
sorted  colors,  $1.00;  four  pounds  blanket 
remnants.  $1.00;  four  pounds  cretonne  sam- 
ple pieces,  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  silk  and 
cotton  rug  strips,  $1.00.  Pay  postman  plus 
postage.  Large  package  silks,  25c.  Beauti 
ful  colors,  postpaid.  National  Tbxtilb 
Co..   661   Main   St..  Cambridge,   Mass. 


FEMALE  AGENTS  WANTED 

I'LL  GIVE  YOU  A  |12.00  GIFT  BOX  of 
exquisite,  pure-silk  Hosiery  and  luxurious 
Lingerie  without  cost  simply  for  forming  a 
Clover  Hosiery  Club.  All  your  friends  will 
want  to  Join.  You  get  $12.00  worth  of 
Hosiery  and  Lingerie  as  your  reward.  Send 
for  full  information.  I'll  supply  everything 
you  need  to  form  club  Including  a  pair  of 
l>eautlful  pure-silk  Hosiery — your  size — also 
new  Spring  Style  Folder  from  which  you  can 
select  your  Lingerie  and  Hosiery.  Write  for 
full  Information.  Clover  Hosiery  Com- 
pany,  Lincoln   St.,   Boston.   Mass. 


POSITIONS  WANTED 

DO  YOU  NEED  FARM  HELP? — We  have 

Jewish  young  men.  able-bodied,  some  with, 
but  mostly  without  experience,  who  want 
farm  work.  If  you  need  a  good,  steady  man, 
write  for  an  order  blank.  Ours  is  not  a 
commercial  agency.  We  make  no  charge. 
The  Jewish  Agricultubal  Society,  Inc., 
Box   D,   301  E.   14th   Street.   New  York  City. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 

ORANGX  LETTER  HEADS  —  They  ar« 
beauties  ;  printed  in  two  colors  with  emblem 
In  the  background.  Ruled  or  unruled  paper 
Send  for  samples.  Qranob  Nkwb  OmCB. 
Chambersburg.    Pa. 


SEED  CORN  FOR  SALE— At  $2.60  per 
bu.  by  members  of  Coleraln  Grange,  No. 
1667,  with  a  germination  of  96  to  99% 
growth  ;  tested  by  F.  W.  Bucher,  the  Lan- 
caster County  Farm  Bureau  man.  The  va- 
rieties are  Cloud's  Yellow  Dent  and  Golden 
Queen.  Anyone  wanting  seed  com,  can  com- 
municate with  G.  A.  Hooo,  Klrkwood,  Pa., 
purchasing    agent    for    said    Grange. 


TOBACCO 


PHEASANTS 


PHEASANTS— <}olden.  Silver,  Amherst 
Reeves.  Ginseng  Roots  and  Seed  for  early 
Spring  and  Fall  plantings.  Bantams.  N.  B 
Custead,  Ollphant  Furnace,  Pa. 


TURKEYS 


GIANT  BRONZE  TURKEYS— Extra  large 
and  healthy,  unlimited  country  range.  Thir- 
teen eggs,  $5.00 :  Poults,  80  cents.  T.  D. 
ScHoriKLD,  Woodstock,  N.  H. 


DOGS 


PEDIGREE  COLLIE  PUPS  —Real  quality  : 
farm  raised ;  beautiful ;  intelligent.  Also 
Embden  geese.  Plummbr  McCullouoh. 
Mercer,  Pa. 


100  GOOD.  MILD  fto  CIGARS  delivered  to 
your  door,  direct  from  factory  for  $2.48. 
Absolute  satisfaction  Guaranteed.  Cosmo- 
POLiTB  CiOAR  Co.,   Dept.   P.,   D&llastown,  Pa. 


MISCELLANEOUS 


EARN  a  piano  crocheting  at  home,  spare 
time.  No  selling  or  investment.  No  experi- 
ence needed.     Braumullbr  Co.,  Union  City, 

N.   J. 

WHEN    YOUR    COW   DOES    NOT    BREED 

— Use  Cowtone  thirty  minutes  before  service. 
Satisfied  customers  everywhere.  80  cents  for 
one  cow.  $3.90  for  7  cows.  Woodlawn 
Farm,   Linesvllle,   Pa.,   Route  2.   Box   86B. 

RED  MITES  IN  POULTRY  HOUSES  posi- 
tively destroyed  by  Di-Mlte  Spray.  This 
powerful  and  lasting  spray  contains  S.  P. 
F.  Carbollneum,  the  gruarantee  of  satisfac- 
tion. Write  for  circulars  and  proof.  If 
your  dealer  does  not  carry  our  products, 
order  direct  from  us  : — $.63c  per  gal.  In  B6- 
gallon  drum ;  .78o  per  gal.  In  30-gaIlon 
drum ;  1.25  per  gal.  In  5-gallon  cans — F.  0. 
B.  cars  destination.  8.  P.  F.  Wood-Pri- 
8ERVINO  Co..  Inc.,  238-A  Main  St.,  Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


April,  1931 


Real  Compensation  Insurance 


Our  policies  furnish  compensation  protection  as  re- 
quired by  the  Compensation  Act  and  in  case  of  accident  pays 
benefits  according  to  the  Act. 

We  protect  the  employer  24  hours  in  the  day,  regardless 
of  when  or  where  an  accident  might  occur. 

We  have  always  paid  a  dividend. 

This  company  was  organized  by  the  sawmill  men,  thresh- 
ermen  and  farmers  and  is  controlled  by  these  interests. 

WRITE  for  detailed  information,  as  to  costs,  benefits, 
etc. 


Stop !    Look !    Listen ! 

One  accident  is  likely  to  cost  you  more  than 
insurance  protection  for  a  lifetime.  A  protection 
that  will  stand  between  you  and  a  Court  and  Jury 
in  case  of  an  accident  is  an  asset  to  every  man 
employing  labor  of  any  description. 


Safety 


Is  a  Good  Motto 


I  am  intereated  in  having  Casualty  Insurance  for  my  help  and 
protection  for  myself,  24  hours  in  the  day.    I  estimate  my  payroll 


for  the  year  at 


Occupation 


Name 


Address 


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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

DECEMBER  31,  1930 


ASSETS 

Cash     118,287.44 

Premiums  in  Course  of  Collection  26,921.51 

Premium  Notes  Receivable    8,170.59 

Investments     862.646. 42 

Accrued    Interest     4,744.77 

Re-Insurance     Recovered     (Invest- 
ed)         2,881.42 


LIABILITIES 

Amounts    Payable    |88.S4 

Premiums  Paid  in  Advance  ....  5,392.27 
Reserve  for  Unpaid  Losses  ....116,887.51 
Reserve   for   Unearned   Premiums  85,966.46 

Reserve  for  Dividends   15,000.00 

Reserve  for  Unpaid  Commissions  8,000.00 
Surplus    192,266.57 


1418,601.15 


1418,601.15 


A  dividend  of  20%  is  being  paid  to  all  1930  policyholders. 


Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance 

"SAVE  MONEY  BY  GIVING  US  YOUR  INSURANCE."    This  Company  allows  a  discount  of  25%   from  the  Manual 
rates  on  all  automobiles  and  trucks  to«  start  with.     We  write  a  Standard  Policy.     Fill  in  the  at- 
tached blank  and  we  will  give  you  full  information. 


Name 

Address... 

Business 


( Street  and  Number) 


(City) 


(State) 


Insurance  Begins 19 Expires 19. 

Name  of  Car  and  Model  Series „ „ .- Year  Model 

Type  of  Body _ ^ Number  of  Cylinders 

Serial  Number. Motor  Number 

Name  of  Truck „ Capacity  or  Weight _ 

Serial  Number Motor  Number > 


LIST  PRICE 


ACTUAL  COST 


PURCHASED  BY  ASSURED— NEW  OR 
SECOND  HAND 


MONTH 


YEAR 


PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  &  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALH  INSURANCE  CO. 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Building  .Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania 

THE  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  ft  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY  ENDORSED  BY  THE   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE   OF  THE  PENNSYLVANIA 
STATE  GRANGE  AS  THE  OFFICIAL  GRANGE  COMPANY  TO  WRITE  COMPENSATION  AND  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  FOR  THE  GRANGE  MEMBERSHIP  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 


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Entered  as 


second-clasB  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Harrisburg.   Pa.,   under  Act  of   Congress  of   March   3.   1879 


VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  MAY,  1931 


No.  2 


Pennsylvania  Legislature 
Disposes  of  Many  Bills 

Sunday  Baseball,  Election  Reform, 

20,000  Mile  Road  Bill,  Wheeler 

Road  Measure  Acted  Upon 

By  John  H.  Licht 

OUR  Legislative  letters  outline  the  important  measures  from  week  to 
week.  In  accord  with  Grange  policy  we  have  advocated  Clean  Elections 
and  Election  Reform.  The  Reform  measure  as  contemplated  in  a  Code 
prepared  by  the  Pennsylvania  Elections  Association  was  killed  in  Committee 
several  days  ago.  This  measure  had  the  endorsement  of  the  Governor  at 
the  time  of  its  introduction  and  the  State  Grange  was  represented  in  various 
meetings  held  during  the  formative  period.  Within  the  last  week,  several 
separate  bills  aiming  at  reform  have  been  introduced  with  the  hope  of 
bringing  about  some  of  the  major  reforms. 

Every  session  of  the  State  Legislature  in  years  past  has  had  bills  intro- 
duced to  modify  the  Blue  Laws  of  1794.  Early  in  the  session  we  informed 
our  membership  of  the  attempt  in  the  1931  session  to  modify  them.  It  is 
possible  that  overconfidence  that  no  amendment  is  possible,  accounts  for 


the  strong  sentiment  to  repeal.  This  was  the  first  time  since  the  Blue  Laws 
were  enacted  that  any  attempt  to  liberalize  them  has  reached  a  roll  call. 
On  all  previous  occasions  opponents  of  changes  to  the  Blue  Laws  have  been 
successful  in  killing  bills  in  committee.  Under  a  Special  Order  in  the  House 
of  Representatives  on  April  21st,  the  Schwartz  Bill,  extending  the  sale  of 
milk  on  Sundays  from  9  to  10,  was  to  be  considered,  and  an  Amend- 
ment to  legalize  Sunday  Baseball  between  the  hours  of  2  and  6:30  P.M., 
brought  the  test  vote. 

Arguments  for  Sunday  Baseball  were  made  by  Representatives  Sowers, 
Sarig,  Spangler,  Perry  and  Talbot.  Those  who  spoke  against  it  were  Rep- 
resentatives Braham,  Butler;  Peelor,  Indiana;  and  Lose,  Lycoming.  The 
vote  was  99  for  Sunday  Baseball  and  101  against.  We  give  herewith  the 
vote  as  it  was  cast,  for  the  benefit  of  our  readers.  A  number  of  members 
of  the  House  are  Grangers  and  our  readers  will  be  interested  to  know 
where  they  stood. 

How  Assemblymen  Voted  on  Sunday  Baseball  Issue 


FOR 
Adams,   Lebanon. 
Argentlerl,    Philadelphia. 
Baldl,    C.    C,    Philadelphia. 
Baldi.   J.   F.   M.,   Philadelphia. 
Bell,   Allegheny. 
Beyer,    Philadelphia. 
Blumber.   Philadelphia. 
Burns,   Philadelphia. 
Byrne.   Westmoreland. 
Conner,   Philadelphia. 
Cooke,    Philadelphia. 
Cordier,  Lackawanna. 
Denning,    Philadelphia. 
Dietrich.    Allegheny. 
Duffy,    Philadelphia. 


Dunn,  Allegheny. 
Dwyer,  Allegheny. 
Ederer,    Montgomery. 
Emhardt,    Philadelphia. 
Fish,    Philadelphia. 
P'itzgerald,    Erie. 
Fleisber,     Philadelphia. 
Flynn,    Elk. 
Fox,    Dauphin. 
Frederick,  Lehigh. 
Fuller,    Philadelphia. 
Gaghan.  Philadelphia. 
Gangloff,    Allegheny. 
Graham,  Crawford. 
Greeby.    Philadelphia. 
Greene,  Philadelphia. 


Delegates  Attendino  the  Lecturers  Short  Course  at  State  College,  April  2,  3  and  4 


Page  2 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931 


May,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


Greeastein,   Philadelphia. 
Hart.   Philadelphia. 
H»W8,  Philadelphia. 
Heffernan.   Philadelphia. 
Hefferon,  Luzerne. 
Hoffman,  Allegheny. 
Hoopes,    Berks. 
JafTe,    Philadelphia. 
Jones.  E.  F.,  Philadelphia, 
king,    Erie. 

Kirkbride,  Montgomery. 
Lewis,    Lackawanna. 
Lynch,  Allegheny. 
Maloney,    Allegheny. 
Marcks,  Lehigh. 
Mathay.   Philadelphia. 
McAlee,  Northampton. 
McArran,  Montour. 
Memolo,  Lackawanna. 
Metsler,  Allegheny. 
Metzinger,  Philadelphia. 
Millar,    Philadelphia. 
Munley,   Lackawanna. 
Musmano,   Allegheny. 
Myers,  F.  H.,  Philadelphia. 
Myers.  P.  M.,  Philadelphia. 
Nothnagle,   Delaware. 
Pennock,   Philadelphia. 
Perry.    Philadelphia. 
Peters.  Montgomery. 
PitU.  Philadelphia. 
Powell,  Northumberland. 
Phice,    Philadelphia. 
Price,   Philadelphia. 
Raub.  Northampton. 
Reed,   F.    M.,   Allegheny. 
Rieder,   Westmoreland. 
Roans,    Luzerne. 
Rooney.    Allegheny. 
Root.  Philadelphia.. 
Royal,    Philadelphia. 
Ruth,    Berks. 
Sarig,    Berks. 
Sautter,   Philadelphia. 
Schreck,    Erie. 
Schwartz,     Philadelphia. 
Slnwell,    Northampton. 
SofPel.   Allegheny. 
Sowers,   Philadelphia. 
Spangler.  York. 
Spann,   Allegheny. 
Stadtlander,  Allegheny. 
Steedle,  Allegheny. 
Sterling.  Philadelphia. 
Stone,   Pcttcr. 
Storb.    Montgomery. 
Tahl.  Philadelphia. 
Talbot,    Delaware. 
Tucker,  Allegheny. 
Watson,  Schuylkill. 
Weaver,  Montgomery. 
Weidemann.    Delaware. 
Wettach.    Allegheny. 
Williams.    1.    B.,   Cambria. 
Williams.  J.  J.  Lackawanna. 
Wilson,  L.   M.,  Berks. 
Wltkln,   Philadelphia. 
Ziesenhelm,    Erie. 

AGAINST 
Baker,    Union. 
Barton,    Fulton. 
Batcheior,  Beaver. 
Bechtel,    Schuylkill. 
Bicker,   Butler. 
Bldelapacher,    Lycoming. 
Black,    Fayette. 
Bowers.    Fayette. 
Braham,    Butler. 
Brown.    E.   P.,   Susquehanna. 
Brown.    T.    J..    Lancaster. 
Carmany,    Venango. 
CaufDel.   Cambria. 
Defrehn.    Cambria. 
Denman.    Westmoreland. 
Evans,  J.  T.,   Lancaster. 


Evans,  T.  C.  Cambria. 
Eveland.   Northumberland. 
Fllnchbaugh,    York. 
Garard,    Greene. 
Gicking,   Luzerne. 
Gillette.    Bradford. 
Goehring.  Allegheny. 
Griffin,   Fayette. 
Griffith,   C.   R.,   Indiana. 
Griffith,   J.    W..    Somerset. 
Hagmaier,   Allegheny. 
Haines.  Bucks. 
Harkins,    Westmoreland. 
Hartsock,    Blair. 
Heffner,   Huntingdon. 
HefTran.    Washington. 
Henderson,   Fayette. 
Hermansen,    Luzerne. 
Himes,  Armstrong. 
Holcombe.    Sullivan. 
Holmes,  Centre. 
Hutton,   Franklin. 
Jones,   B.,  Luzerne. 
Kahle,  Clarion. 
Labar,    Pike. 
Leidich,    Schuylkill. 
Lockhart,  Washington. 
Lose,    Lycoming. 
Loucks,  Westmoreland. 
Male,    Northampton. 
Mason,    Luzerne. 
McCallister,    Washington. 
McClure,   Allegheny. 
McElwee,    Lawrence. 
McGregor,  Armstrong. 
MoKay,   Mercer. 
Meredith,    Chester. 
Miller,  Dauphin. 
Moore,    D.   G.,   Washington. 
Moore,    W.    H.,    Jefferson. 
Mumford,  Warren.. 
Musser,    Cambria. 
Neely,  Allegheny. 
Patterson.  Beaver. 
Peelor,    Indiana. 
Post,  Northumberland. 
Reader.   Beaver. 
Reed,    G.,    Dauphin. 
Rhodes,  C.  H.,  Monroe. 
Rhodes,    J.    A.,    Allegheny. 
Rhys.    Luzerne. 
Rice,    Dauphin. 
Richards,    Lawrence. 
Riddle,   Allegheny. 
Ronemus,    Carbon. 
Schrock,    Somerset. 
Scott,   Schuylkill. 
Sheeley,   Adams. 
Sheffer,    Mifflin. 
Shellenberger,   Juniata. 
Schettel,    York. 
Shqrt,    Luzerne. 
Shoutt,   Columbia. 
Simon,    Clinton. 
Snyder,    Perry. 
Staudenmeir,    Schuylkill. 
Stewart,    Clearfield. 
Storer,   Allegheny. 
Stott,    Chester. 
Strlckler,   Lancaster. 
Surface,    Snyder. 
Terry,    Wyoming. 
Turner,  Delaware. 
Wade.    Cumberland. 
Wall,    Wayne. 
Way,    Clearfield. 
Wheeler,    Forest, 
White.    Chester. 
Williams,  G.  W.,  Tioga. 
Wilson,   T.   B.,   McKean. 
Wise,    Blair. 
Wood.    Lancaster. 
Wright,   Bedford. 
Yeakel,    Bucks. 
Goodnough,  Cameron. 


Immediately  following:  the  defeat  of  the  amendment,  a  second  effort 
was  made  that  failed  by  94  to  98.  Shortly  after  the  defeat  of  these  two  at- 
tempts, the  Elections  Committee  reported  out  House  Bill  No.  1496  by 
Mr.  Denning,  which  will  permit  Sunday  Baseball  on  a  referendum.  The 
test  upon  this  Bill  will  doubtless  come  within  a  week  or  ten  days,  and 
every  member  of  the  Grange  who  desires  to  retain  the  Sabbath  Laws  as 
now  constituted  should  address  their  representative.  The  above  list  will 
show  the  standing  of  the  House  upon  the  issue. 

The  20,000  mile  Road  Bill  has  been  passed  by  the  House  since  the  last 
issue  of  Grange  News  and  is  now  before  the  Senate.  The  Wheeler  Road 
Bill  covers  State  Reward  for  townships  as  well  as  the  completion  of  the 
Sproul  System  of  Highways. 

The  Grange  Legislative  Committee  is  working,  for  the  passage  of  the 
above  Road  Bills  as  well  as  House  Bill  No.  1313,  known  as  a  School  Subsidy 
Bill.   The  Committee,  at  a  meeting  held  on  April  20th,  adopted  the  following: 

Every  effort  shall  be  made  by  the  committee  to  hasten  the  enactment 
of  House  Bill  No.  1313,  School  Subsidy  Bill  which  provides  for  a  maximum 
levy  of  five  mills  on  the  full  value  of  real  property  in  fourth-class  school 
districts,  the  State  to  subsidize  the  district  to  the  extent  of  the  difference 
between  the  sum  thus  raised  through  local  assessment  and  $1,500  per  teacher 
cost  of  school  administration. 

The  committee  is  to  sponsor  a  bill,  providing  for  a  Net  Profits  Tax  of 
one  per  cent  on  all  corporations  that  are  now  exempt  from  the  payment 
of  a  capital  stock  tax.  The  bill  is  H.  B.  No.  1881,  introduced  by  Mr. 
Surface  and  is  in  accord  with  the  Grange  policy  in  Pennsylvania  to  equalize 
the  tax  burden. 

Senate  Bill  No.  636  introduced  by  Senator  Woodward,  has  Grange  back- 
ing. This  bill  provides  for  the  amendment  of  the  State  Constitution,  to 
provide  for  a  graduated  income  tax  law.  The  Grange  is  demanding  that 
$3,000,000  shall  be  appropriated  for  township  roads  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  the  Township  Reward  Plan. 

Evidence  submitted  before  the  Committeees  of  the  House  and  Senate 


who  are  investigating  The  Public  Service  Commission,  clearly  indicates  the 
urgent  need  of  additional  and  better  regulatory  measures,  to  govern  the 
activities  of  The  Public  Service  Commission.  The  Grange  therefore  re- 
affirms its  former  position  in  demanding  that  the  interests  of  the  Public 
should  be  safeguarded  against  the  encroachments  of  selfish  and  monopolistic 
control. 


HONOR  ROLL 

The  following  Granges  have  earned 
a  place  on  the  Honor  Roll  this  month. 
Jefferson  made  the  best  showing  of 
any  of  the  counties.  Sugar  Hill  made 
a  gain  of  46,  and  Elder,  15.   The  latter 

just  doubled  its  membership.  If  all 
the  Granges  in  the  State  would  do  as 

well,  the  questions  which  concern  ag- 
riculture could  easily  be  solved.  Who 
will  win  next  month? 

Clearfield  County: 

Penn     9 

Susquehanna    6 

Harmony 14 

Columbia  County: 

Berwick   , 13 

Bloomingdale   5 

Catawissa 8 

Berks  County: 

Shartlesville   .  . . . » 18 

Gouglersville 16 

Marion 5 

Centerport 5 

Berneville    8 

Jefferson  County : 

Elder    15 

Sugar  Hill    46 

Luzerne  Count.v : 

Jackson    6 

Potter  County : 

Odin  8 

Burtville    14 

West  Bingham 6 

Schuylkill  County: 

Hegins   5 

Susquehanna  County: 

Brooklyn    14 

East  Great  Bend    8 

Gibson  Star   15 

Thompson   8 

Tioga  County: 

Ogdensburg 7 

Mitchells  Mills   6 

Tioga  County  Center   6 

Wellsboro 5 

Wyoming  County: 

Factoryville    6 

Wayne  County: 

Indian  Orchard 11 

Cherry  Ridge 7 

Lookout   5 


PENN  STATE  GRANGE 

DEDICATES  NEW  HALL 

The  new  Grange  hall  of  Penn  State 
Grange,  located  in  Old  Main,  State 
College,  Pennsylvania,  was  dedicated 
Saturday  evening,  April  11,  by  our 
National  Master,  Brother  L.  J.  Taber, 
The  officers  had  their  parts  learned 
and  the  ceremony  was  both  impressive 
and  inspiring. 

After  the  dedication  was  completed 
the  National  Master  gave  an  inspir- 
ing address  on,  "Education  and  Prog- 
ress." He  stressed  the  importance  of 
education  and  showed  how  it  had  been 
an   important  factor  in  all  progress. 

The  Annual  Banquet  followed  the 
dedication  and  again  the  National 
Master  gave  an  interesting  and  in- 
structive address  on  Discipline.  Other 
talks  were  made  by  Dean  Watts,  Ken- 
zie  Bagshaw  and  the  Worthy  State 
Master.  Prof.  W.  R.  Gordon  acted  as 
Toastmaster  and  just  as  efficient 
there  as  in  his  other  work. 


Study  every  advertisement. 


For  Your  Own 
Protection  in 
Your  Own  Grange 


THE  Grangers*  New  Policy  that 
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AMENDMENTS  TO  DIGEST 

Two  important  Amendments  were 
made  to  the  Digest  by  the  National 
Grange  at  the  Rochester  meeting.  The 
first  has  to  do  with  encumbering 
Grange  real  estate  and  reads  as  fol- 
lows: 

"No  Subordinate  Grange  shall  sell, 
or  encumber  real  estate  except  by 
vote  of  the  Grange  at  a  regular  meet- 
ing, on  resolution  presented  at  a  pre- 
vious regular  meeting.  Such  resolution 
shall  set  a  date  upon  which  vote  will  be 
taken,  and  said  date  shall  be  not  less 
than  two  weeks  nor  more  than  three 
months  following  the  introduction  of 
such  resolution.  All  members  shall 
be  notified  in  writing  of  the  date  such 
resolution  is  to  be  voted  upon,  and  its 
purport." 

The  second  pertains  to  Grange 
Property,  and  is  the  one  that  needs 
prompt  attention  by  every  State  Dep- 
uty. All  empty  Grange  halls  should 
be  reported  to  me  at  once  and  an 
effort  will  be  made  to  dispose  of  them 
in  accordance  with  the  Amendment, 
which  reads  as  follows: 

"Whenever  a  Grange  has  ceased  to 
function  as  such  and  has  failed  to 
make  disposition  of  its  property,  such 
property  then  becomes  the  property  of 
the  State  Grange,  subject,  however, 
to  any  valid  claims  against  such  prop- 
erty or  liens  thereon;  the  State 
Grange  assuming  no  liability  for  such 
claims  or  liens.  The  State  Master 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  State 
Grange  may  dispose  of  such  property, 
except  as  provided  for  in  Section  16, 
Chapter  9,  of  the  National  Grange 
Digest,  and  hold  the  proceeds  of  the 
same  in  the  State  Grange  Treasury 
in  trust,  pending  the  reorganization 
of  the  Subordinate  Grange;  interest 
accruing,  becoming  the  property  of 
the  State  Grange." 

The  wisdom  of  this  Amendment 
was  very  forcibly  brought  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  State  Master  during 
the  latter  part  of  March,  when  he  in- 
spected a  hall,  where  the  Grange  has 
been  dormant  since  1924.  The  door 
was  not  locked  and  any  one  could 
enter.  The  floor  was  covered  with 
Grange  property,  manuals,  song 
books,  badges,  etc.  The  Charter  was 
still  hanging  on  the  wall  and  showed 
•  that  the  Grange  was  organized  in 
1875.  It  was  signed  by  D.  B.  Mauger, 
the  first  State  Master,  and  O.  H. 
Kelley,  the  founder  of  the  Order  and 
the  first  National  Secretary. 

Such  conditions  ought  not  to  ob- 
tain and  steps  will  be  taken  to  correct 
them  as  soon  as  possible.  Deputies 
are  requested  to  make  a  survey  of 
their  territory  and  if  any  such  con- 
ditions are  found  report  them  to  the 
State  Master  at  once.  Granges  must 
either  function  or  have  the  State 
Grange  take  charge  of  their  property 
This  is  in  accordance  with  instruc- 
tions from  the  Executive  Committee 
nt  a  meeting  held  at  State  College, 
April   2  and  3,  1931. 

Indiana  Pomona 

Indiana  held  its  March  meeting 
with  Marchand  Grange,  Thursday, 
March  26,  1931.  The  attendance  was 
good  at  all  sessions,  but  unusually 
large  for  the  evening. 

The  Reports  of  Subordinate 
Oranges  did  not  show  any  increase  in 
membership,  but  did  indicate  an  in- 
creased interest  in  the  Order  and 
that  will  stimulate  Grange  growth. 
The  worthy  Pomona  Master  reported 


having  visited  thirteen  Granges  dur- 
ing the  quarter  and  plans  are  being 
made  to  increase  the  membership 
throughout  the  County. 

During  the  afternoon  session  a 
large  class  was  instructed  in  the  Fifth 
Degree,  bv  the  Worthy  Past  Master 
of  Tioga  Pomona.  The  Worthy  State 
Master  then  held  a  School  for  Mas- 
ters, Deputies  and  other  Grange 
workers,  which  was  enjoyed  and  ap- 
preciated by  those  in  attendance. 

The  evening  session  was  open  to  the 
public  and  the  hall  was  filled  to  its 
capacity.  The  program  consisted  of 
music,  readings,  a  one-act  play,  and 
an  address  by  the  Worthy  State  Mas- 
ter. The  new  Pomona  Master, 
Brother  C.  C.  Steele  is  taking  an 
active  interest  in  the  work  and  results 
are  bound  to  follow  his  efforts. 

New   Juvenile  in   McKean   County 

State  Master,  E.  B.  Dorsett,  or- 
ganized a  Juvenile  Grange  at  Port 
Allegany,  Saturday,  March  28th,  with 
28  Charter  members. 

Albert  Weimer  was  elected  Master, 
Vesta  Hardcs,  Lecturer,  and  Ada 
Hardes,   Secretary. 

The  Grange  has  a  fine  corps  of  of- 
ficers and  will  begin  active  work  as 
soon  as  Manuals  arrive.  Sister  Anna 
Burr  was  elected  Matron  and  was 
very  active  in  getting  the  Charter  list 
signed.  The  day  was  rainy  and  the 
roads  in  bad  condition,  or  more  would 
have  been  added  to  the  list. 

Liberty  Grange  has  a  fine  hall  arid 
the  Juvenile  will  have  a  splendid 
room  in  which  to  meet.  The  Grange 
was  organized  in  the  forenoon  and 
when  completed,  the  Juvenile  mem- 
bers were  served  a  delicious  lunch  by 
members  of  the  Subordinate  Grange. 


None  of  them  ever  come  to  Harris- 
burg  and  help  enact  legislation  in 
the  farmers'  interest.  Their  chief  ob- 
ject is  to  get  his  money  with  the  least 
possible  resistance. 

The  Keystone  Grange  can  and  will 
serve  your  every  need  if  you  will  give 
it  your  full  support.  You  are  paying 
the  freight,  why  not  get  the  returns 
and  use  them  in  building  an  organi- 
zation that  has  done  and  is  doing  so 
much  for  Agriculture? 
Fraternally, 

E.  B.  Dorsett. 


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bELCO-LIGHT 


WHO  PAYS  THE  FREIGHT? 

A  recent  survey  of  Grange  condi- 
tions in  Eastern  Pensylvania,  revealed 
the  fact  that  many  patrons  are  giv- 
ing support  to  organizations  outside  of 
the  State,  rather  than  to  their  own. 

The  recent  victory  achieved  by  the 
National  Grange  aided  by  other  farm 
organizations  ought  to  convince  any 
one  of  the  necessity  of  supporting  and 
maintaining  an  organization  that  is 
constantly  on  guard  protecting  and 
advancing  the  cause  of  agriculture. 

The  passage  of  the  Brigham-Town- 
send  Act,  means  a  saving  of  more  than 
a  million  dollars  a  day  to  the  dairy 
interests  of  this  country.  This  was 
made  possible  by  the  Grange  taking 
the  initiative  and  leading  the  fight. 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say,  that  no 
other  organization  could  have  done 
what  the  Grange  did  in  such  a  short 
time  and  with  such  splendid  success. 

Achievements  such  as  this  can  only 
be  obtained  through  organized  effort, 
intelligently  applied.  To  build  our 
order  has  taken  many  years  of  patient 
toil  and  sacrifice.  We  have  many 
agencies  of  service  to  meet  the  needs 
of  our  Patrons.  The  Keystone  Grange 
Exchange  is  the  best  known  and  of 
greatest  service  to  a  large  number 
of  our  Patrons. 

Those  who  patronize  it  know  its 
value  and  those  who  do  not  are  pay- 
ing the  freight  and  getting  nothing 
in  return.  It  seems  like  a  waste  of 
time,  energy  and  money  to  build  an 
organization  and  let  some  one  else 
commercialize  it  at  our  expense. 

None  of  the  organizations,  outside 
our  State,  that  are  doing  business 
with  the  Grange,  contribute  anything 
towards  its  growth  and  maintenance. 


HONOR  ROLL 

STANDARD  FOR  MERCER 

COUNTY  GRANGES 

Points 

(1)  Ten  per  cent  gain  in  mem- 
bership reckoned  from  the  1931 
Register,  on  members  received, 
either  new  or  reinstated    100 

(2)  For  each  member  received 
over  the  10%  gain,  10  points 
each  will  be  allowed 

(3)  Written  report  at  each 
Pomona  meeting 50 

(4)  Verbal  report  in  place  of 
written   report    (10) 

(5)  At  least  two  delegates 
representing  your  Grange  at 
each  Pomona  meeting 50 

(6)  Grange  dues  paid  in  full 

to  State  Grange  each  quarter  .  .       50 

(7)  At  least  12  meetings  dur- 
ing Contest 25 

(8)  Your  Grange  to  be  rep- 
resented  in   taking  part  in  the 
Literary  program  of  at  least  one 
Pomona     meeting     during     the> 
Contest     75 

(9)  Open  and  close  the 
Grange  in  full  form  without  the 

use  of  Manual    25 

(10)  American  flag  in  each 
Grange  meeting  place   25 

Total  points   400 

Rulings 

(1)  Contest  will  include  the  period 
from  February  Pomona  meeting  1931 
up  to  and  including  the  February 
Pomona  meeting  1932. 

(2)  Members  received  by  Demit  not 
included  in  count. 

(3)  Nos.  9  and  10  will  be  under 
Deputy  inspection. 

(4)  All  Honor  Roll  Granges  will 
be  published  with  honors. 

(5)  The  two  Granges  having  the 
highest  number  of  points  on  mem- 
bership gain,  will  be  awarded  suitable 
prizes. 


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FARM   POPULATION 

SHOWS  INCREASE 

Industrial  unemployment  is  send- 
ing people  back  to  the  farms,  esti- 
mates of  the  bureau  of  agricultural 
economics.  United  States  Department 
of  Agriculture,  indicate. 

Movement  from  cities  to  farms  in 
1930  was  the  largest  since  1924.  Last 
year  1,392,000  persons  moved  from 
cities  to  farms,  compared  with  a  peak 
movement  of  1,396,000  in  1924.  The 
number  of  persons  who  left  farms  for 
towns  and  cities  in  1930  was  1,543,- 
000,  compared  with  1,875,000.  persons 
in  1929  and  a  peak  movement  of 
2,155,000  in  1926. 

While  the  net  movement  from 
farms  was  151,000  last  year,  a  normal 
increase  of  359,000  births  over  deaths 
on  farms  during  the  year  brougnt  the 
total  farm  population  on  January  1, 
1931,  to  27,430,000  persons  as  com- 
pared with  27,222,000  persons  on  Jan- 
uary 1,  1930. 

In  the  middle  Atlantic  states  the 
movement  to  farms  was  111,000  per- 
sons and  the  movement  to  cities  was 
95,000  persons,  a  net  gain  for  the 
farms  of  16,000. 


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deaths — costs  less  than  Ic  a  day — $3.50 
a  year.  Over  68,000  already  have  this 
protection.  Men,  women  and  children, 
ages  10  to  70,  eligible.  Send  no  money. 
Simply  send  name,  address,  age,  bene- 
ficiary's name  and  relationship  and  they 
will  send  this  policy  on  10  days*  FREE 
inspection.  No  examination  is  required. 
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Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  DOG  LAW  A 
REAL  PROTECTION  TO 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  POULTRY 

That  Pennsylvania  has  an  effective 
Dog  Law,  the  vigorous  enforcement 
of  which  is  providing  protection  to 
the  live  stock  and  poultry  of  the  State, 
is  clearly  shown  when  comparison  is 
made  of  the  results  in  Pennsylvania, 
under  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
Pennsylvania  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture supervision,  and  that  of  New 
York  State  as  shown  in  a  recent  re- 
port issued  by  the  Department  of  Ag- 
riculture and  Markets  of  the  State 
of  New  York. 

New  York  State  licensed  in  1930, 
417,692  dogs,  against  507,641  in  Penn- 
sylvania. New  York  State  has  less 
than  500,000  sheep  against  480,000 
in  Pennsylvania.  Dogs  killed  and  in- 
jured 21,284  sheep  in  New  York  State 
during  1930,  against  5,010  in  Penn- 
sylvania. 

Both  states  have  about  the  same 
number  of  sheep.  Pennsylvania  li- 
censed 90,000  more  dogs,  yet  New 
York  State,  with  less  dogs  licensed, 
had  four  times  the  number  of  sheep 
killed  and  injured. 

The  following  table  further  shows 
the  results  of  Pennsylvania  enforce- 
ment; 

Killed  and  Injured 

N.  Y.  Pa. 

Sheep   21,284  5,010 

Cattle     (Including 

Calves    450  51 

Swine  196  90 

Horses    •           4  0 

Poultry    19,716  8,966 

Hares  and  Rabbits       1,320  1,419 

Goats    79  15 

These  figures  clearly  show  the  re- 
sults of  the  Pennsylvaiiia  plan  of 
State  enforcement  through  a  proper- 
ly organized  agency. 

Damages  in  Pennsylvania  are 
greatly  reduced  from  what  they  were 
before  the  enforcement  of  the  Dog 
Law  was  placed  under  State  super- 
vision. Live  stock  and  poultry  owners 
of  Pennsylvania  are  fortunate  to  have 
this  protection  and  should  recognize 
this  by  giving  whole-hearted  support 
to  this  Law. 


CELEBRATES  FIFTY-FIFTH 

ANNIVERSARY 

Middletown  Grange  celebrated  its 
fifty-fifth  anniversary  on  Friday, 
March  27th,  in  the  Friends'  School 
House,  Langhome. 

About  120,  including  members  with 
their  families  and  invited  guests  as- 
sembled for  the  bountiful  supper 
served  in  honor  of  the  occasion. 

Following  the  supper  a  program  ar- 
ranged by  the  lecturer,  Hannah  G. 
C.  Pickering,  was  presented.  The 
Master  of  the  Grange,  R.  Walker 
Jackson,  acted  as  master  of  cere- 
monies for  the  evening. 

Middletown  Grange  is  proud  to 
claim  one  charter  member,  Rebecca 
Tomlinson.  Mrs.  Tomlinson  was  pres- 
ent and  on  behalf  of  the  Grange, 
Wm.  P.  Newbold  presented  her  with 
a  beautiful  bouquet  and  voiced  the 
appreciation  of  the  Grange  for  her 
fifty-five  years  of  membership.  Mrs. 
Tomlinson  gave  a  gracious  response. 

Eleven  of  the  Past  Masters  of  the 
Grange  were  called  to  the  front  of  the 
hall  and  each  received  a  gavel  in  mem- 
ory of  his  term  of  office.  The  heads 
of  these  gavels  were  made  from  a 
walnut  tree  planted  and  raised  by  the 
late  Alan  Tomlinson,  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Langhome  Grange, 
while  the  handles  were  of  white  pine 
taken  from  the  desk  used  by  the  first 
two  secretaries  of  the  Grange.  The 
gavels  were  presented  by  Mildred  Wil- 
liam and  Laurene  Newbold  and  Bar- 
bara Jackson,  the  fourth  generation 


of  the  Newbold  and  Jackson  families 
to  be  in  the  Grange.  The  Past  Mas- 
ters receiving  these  tokens  of  appre- 
ciation were  Aaron  Tomlinson,  Ellis 
Tomlinson,  Edwin  Ridge,  Wm.  P. 
Newbold,  Joseph  Edgerton,  Dr.  H.  C. 
Terry,  Jesse  Webster,  Andrew  Hibbs, 
Russell  Newbold,  Henry  Pickering 
and  Jacob  Hibbs.  Albert  Tomlinson 
and  John  Ivins,  also  Past  Masters 
were  unable  to  attend. 

A  Mock  Radio  Broadcast,  by  Mrs. 
Frank  Mather  and  Mrs.  Benj.  Park, 
assisted  by  Miss  Georgiana  Mather, 
was  much  enjoyed  and  following  it 
Miss  Laurene  Newbold  sang,  "The 
Sleepytown  Express,"  and  responded 
to  an  encore. 

Among  the  guests  of  the  evening 
were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaac  Gross,  of 
Plumsteadville  Grange  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ralph  Crowell,  of  Tyro  Hall 
Grange. 

Mr.  Gross  and  Mr.  Crowell,  the 
latter  a  deputy  of  Lower  Bucks  and 
Philadelphia  Pomona,  spoke  briefly 
on  matters  of  Grange  interest.  Mrs. 
Crowell  delighted  the  audience  by 
singing  a  group  of  old  time  songs  in 
costume. 

A  piano  solo  by  Mildred  Newbold 
was  followed  by  lantern  slides.  The 
pictures  from  "Alice's  Adventures  in 
Wonderland,  were  much  enjoyed  by 
the  children. 

Music  for  the  evening  was  delight- 
fully furnished  by  a  five  piece  orches- 
tra of  which  Ira  Savage,  violinist  was 
leader. 


GRANGERS  TALK  OF 

RURAL  TAXATION 

The  tax  problem  is  not  one  of  re- 
duction, but  rather  a  more  even 
spread  of  the  burden  of  taxation, 
Henry  Reist,  extension  representative 
in  agricultural  economics  of  State 
College,  said  recently  in  speaking  on 
rural  taxation  at  an  open  meeting  of 
Briarcreek  Grange  that  it  was  well  for 
citizens  to  know  the  facts  but  he  be- 
lieved that  the  final  solution  will  have 
to  come  through  legislation,  Reist 
doesn't  expect  taxes  to  come  down  for 
the  citizen  receives  more  from  taxes 
than  previously.  He  is  given  better 
roads,  aid  in  agriculture,  police  pro- 
tection, and  other  benefits  as  the  re- 
sult of  taxes  that  were  not  received 
at  all  or  so  fully  when  taxes  were 
lowered. 

With  taxes  to  remain  the  same, 
Reist  said  the  solution  to  the  problem 
is  rather  a  more  even  spreading  of 
tht^  burden  of  taxation. 

The  present  plan  of  assessment  is 
based  on  a  tax  theory  formulated  150 
years  ago  when  75  per  cent  of  the  in- 
come came  from  agriculture.  Indus- 
try had  not  de-^eloDed  very  much  at 
that  time. 

Too  many  incomes  are  not  on  a 
parity  with  others  with  regard  to 
taxation  and  thus  the  burden  of  taxa- 
tion is  not  properly  distributed.  The 
rural  people  are  paying  to  educate 
two  times  as  many  boys  and  girls  as 
remain  on  the  farm.  When  they 
reach  maturity  they  go  to  the  larger 
communities  and  serve  those  commu- 
nities as  citizens.  Therefore,  Reist 
pointed  out,  rural  education  should 
be  helped. 

Only  17  per  cent  of  the  traffic  over 
township  roads  is  that  of  the  farmer. 
He  declared  that  there  is  too  much 
inequality  in  assessments  and  too 
much  variation  in  costs  of  collecting 
taxes. 

In  discussing  the  solution  of  the 
problem,  which  would  be  equalizing 
taxation,  he  suggested  that  more  tax 
money  could  be  made  available  by 
taxing  incomes  and  that  a  half  cent 
of  gas  tax  could  be  allocated  back  to 
the  townships  on  the  basis  of  town- 
ship road  mileage. 


NEW  GRANGE  IS 

FORMED  AT  CULBERTSON 

More  than  fifty  prominent  citizens 
of  the  Culbertson  community,  Frank- 
lin County,  assembled  at  the  school- 
house  to  consider  plans  for  establish- 
ing a  Grange.  Howard  G.  Eisaman, 
lecturer  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange,  was  present  and  outlined  the 
work  and  activities  of  the  order.  Mr. 
Eisaman  emphasized  particularly  the 
activities  of  the  Grange's  insistent 
demands  for  a  high  standard  of  life 
in  rural  Pennsylvania  and  rural 
America. 

Charles  S.  Andrews  was  elected 
Master  of  the  new  Grange,  Melvin  E. 
Martin  was  elected  secretary  and  Ed- 
gar Snoke  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
lecturer.    The  second  and  fourth  Fri- 


May,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


days  of  each  month  were  selected  as 
the  regular  meeting  dates  of  the  new 
Grange. 

State  Lecturer  Eisaman  has  spent 
several  days  in  Franklin  County  in 
the  interest  of  the  Grange  movement 
and  he  states  that  he  finds  sentiment 
among  the  farm  and  rural  people  of 
the  county  very  favorable  and  sym- 
pathetic to  the  Grange.  It  is  expected 
that  another  Grange  will  be  organized 
in  the  Greencastle  community  within 
the  next  week,  and  as  organization 
work  has  been  started  in  other  com- 
munities, it  is  anticipated  that  Frank- 
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By  Howard  G.  Eisaman^  State  Lecturer 


First  Short  Course  Represented  by  Fifty  Counties. 
Successful  Conference  Ever  Held 


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In  evidence  of  a  great  and  growing 
Grange  movement  in  Pennsylvania, 
more  than  300  Grange  Lecturers, 
Juvenile  Matrons,  Grange  Masters 
and  Grange  members  assembled  at 
State  College  on  April  2,  3,  4,  for  the 
first  annual  Short  Course  for  Grange 
Lecturers.  An  unprecedented  degree 
of  enthusiasm  and  Grange  interest 
was  manifested  by  the  delegates 
throughout  the  three-day  session. 
This  unfaltering  enthusiasm  among 
Grange  leaders  promises  well  for  the 
future  of  our  Order.  An  intensive 
program  was  presented  under  the  di- 
rection of  College,  University,  State 
and  National  Grange  leaders.  This 
program  emphasized  the  economic, 
technical,  historic  and  community  in- 
terests of  the  Grange  and  of  the  agri- 
cultural and  rural  life  interests  of 
Pennsylvania.  In  addition  to  treat- 
ing the  several  phases  of  Grange  en- 
deavor, a  large  portion  of  the  second 
day  of  the  conference  was  confined  to 
the  discussion  of  the  technique  of 
building  and  presenting  Grange  pro- 
grams. That  the  entire  program  was 
enjoyed  and  appreciated  by  the  dele- 
gates was  evidenced  by  the  enthu- 
siastic declarations  of  many  to  the 
efiFect  that  the  array  of  program  talent 
was  by  far  the  best  that  had  ever  been 
presented  to  any  Grange  group  in 
Pennsylvania.  The  outstanding  suc- 
cess of  this  first  Short  Course  will  in- 
sure the  continuation  of  this  project 
in  future  years.  A  project,  which  be- 
cause of  its  unlimited  possibilities  for 
rendering  a  distinctive  and  far-reach- 
ing service,  will  grow  in  popularity 
and  favor  among  the  Grange  workers 
of  Pennsylvania.  One  of  the  inter- 
esting features  which  characterized 
this  meeting  was  the  very  apparent 
demand  among  the  rural  leaders  pres- 
ent for  more  help  and  assistance  in 
administering  to  the  rural  community 
and  social  needs.  This  demand  which 
manifested  itself  at  the  Short  Course 
is  augmented  by  the  hundreds  of 
requests  that  come  to  the  State  Lec- 
turer's Office,  for  assistance  in  matters 
pertaining  to  social  and  community 
activities.  Many  rural  workers  in 
Pennsylvania  feel  that  the  field  of 
rural  sociology  offers  splendid  op- 
portunities for  building  a  higher 
standard,  and  thus,  a  happier  and 
more  contented  rural  life.  Some  have 
expressed  the  belief  that  this  field  of 
rural  service  has  been  too  long  neg- 
lected in  Pennsylvania.  Many  dele- 
gates at  the  Short  Course  ventured 
the  opinion  that  the  need  of  this  type 
of  service  is  so  imperative  that  no 
less  than  three  or  four  persons  should 
be  engaged  throughout  the  year  in 
this  field  of  endeavor. 

Who  Was  There? 

The  Western  and  Northern  tier 
counties  had  a  little  the  jump  on  the 
Eastern  and  Southern  counties  in  rep- 
resentation and  numbers.  Crawford 
County  carried  off  the  honors  in  at- 
tendance, with  33  representatives  and 
members  present.  Tioga  and  Erie 
Counties  tie  for  second  honors  with 
15  representatives  each,  and  Butler 
County  is  a  close  third  with  13  dele- 
gates. Indiana  is  fourth  with  nine 
dHegates,  while  Bedford,  Jefferson, 
Washington,  and  Wyoming  Counties 
are  neck  and  neck  for  fifth  place  with 
eight  representatives  each.  The  fol- 
io wmg    counties    were    represented: 


Allegheny,  Beaver,  Bedford,  Blair, 
Bradford,  Bucks,  Butler,  Cambria, 
Centre,  Chester,  Clarion,  Clearfield, 
Clinton,  Columbia,  Crawford,  Cum- 
berland, Dauphin,  Elk,  Erie,  Fayette, 
Greene,  Huntingdon,  Indiana,  Jeffer- 
son, Juniata,  Lackawanna,  Lancaster, 
Lawrence,  Lebanon,  Lehigh,  Luzerne, 
Lycoming,  McKean,  Mercer,  Mont- 
gomery, Montour,  Northumberland, 
Perry,  Potter,  Schuylkill,  Snyder, 
Somerset,  Susquehanna,  Tioga,  War- 
ren, Washington,  Wayne,  Union, 
Westmoreland   and  Wyoming. 

The  Eastern  and  Southern  counties 
will  have  a  chance  to  even  up  their 
attendance  scores  at  the  Middle  At- 
lantic Grange  Lecturers'  Conference, 
which  will  be  held  at  The  University 
of  Maryland,  August  11,  12,  13,  14. 
The  response  of  the  counties  through- 
out Pennsylvania  to  the  call  for  dele- 
gates to  the  Short  Course  was  most 
gratifying.  More  Granges  than  ever 
before  assumed  the  responsibility  of 
paying,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the  ex- 
penses of  their  delegates.  This  is  as 
it  should  be;  delegates  attend  such 
functions  in  the  interest  of  the 
Grange  movement  and  the  Grange 
represented  will  be  the  prime  bene- 
factor through  better  trained  and 
more  efficient  leadership.  The  ex- 
penses of  eighty  per  cent  of  all  dele- 
gates present  were  paid  wholly  or  in 
part  by  the  Pomona  and  Subordinate 
Granges.  Pomona  Granges  were  very 
liberal  in  this  respect,  their  contribu- 
tions ranging  from  $10.00  to  $3.00  to 
each  of  their  delegates  attending. 
Crawford  and  Snyder  Counties  lead 
in  this  particular,  with  Crawford 
County  giving  $10.00  to  each  of  their 
delegates  and  Snyder  County  Pomona 
No.  70  offering  to  pay  $9.00  to  each 
of  the  Lecturers  who  would  attend 
either  the  State  College  Short  Course 
or  the  Middle  Atlantic  Conference, 
with  the  privilege  of  attending  both, 
in  which  event  they  would  pay  $18.00 
to  the  Lecturer.  Congratulations, 
Crawford  and  Snyder  Counties;  you 
have  learned  that  the  Grange  funds 
which  serve  best  are  the  funds  that 
are  in  circulation  for  the  promotion 
of  Grange  activities. 

Special  Features 

Despite  the  fact  that  the  intensive 
Short  Course  program  utilized  every 
available  moment  each  day  from  8 :  30 
o'clock  in  the  morning  until  9 :  30  and 
10 :  30  o'clock  each  evening,  the 
Pomona  Lecturers  and  Juvenile  Ma- 
trons each  managed  to  crowd  in  a 
very  interesting  special  session,  which 
lasted  long  into  the  night.  At  these 
meetings  detailed  plans  for  promoting 
the  activities  of  their  respective  offices 
were  discussed. 

Juvenile  Matrons  Organize 

Juvenile  Matrons  perfected  an  or- 
ganization which  is  to  be  known  as 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Association 
of  Juvenile  Matrons.  Mrs.  Clara 
Dewey,  Waterford,  Erie  County,  was 
elected  president  of  the  association; 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Starky,  Mansfield, 
Tioga  County,  was  elected  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  Each  Juvenile  Ma- 
tron in  the  State  is  requested  to  join 
this  association.  Annual  membership 
dues  are  25  cents.  Matrons  joining 
the  association  will  send  their  applica- 
tion and  dues  to  Mrs.  Starky.  This 
commendable  move  on  the  part  of  the 


Juvenile  Matrons  is  for  the  purpose 
of  promoting  the  Juvenile  Grange 
movement  in  Pennsylvania,  as  well  as 
to  aid  and  encourage  the  Juvenile 
Matrons  in  their  work.  Two  impor- 
tant recommendations  were  made  by 
the  Juvenile  Matrons:  viz.,  1st,  That 
the  future  Short  Course  programs 
should  provide  for  special  features, 
which  will  treat  specifically  of  prob- 
lems effecting  the  Juvenile  Grange 
and  the  Juvenile  program.  2d,  That 
Pennsylvania  State  Grange  should 
establish  the  office  of  State  Juvenile 
Matron.  This  recommendation  is  to 
be  formally  presented  to  the  State 
Grange,  for  consideration  at  its  1931 
session. 

Pomona  Lecturers  Association 

This  association  meeting  was  at- 
tended by  30  Pomona  Lecturers. 
Many  items  of  interest  were  discussed 
and  definite  plans  were  laid  for  ex- 
tending the  work  and  influence  of 
the  Pomona  Lecturer's  Office.  The 
following  officers  were  elected :  Presi- 
dent, David  Douglas,  Beaver  Falls; 
Vice  President,  Wm.  Karschner,  Gale- 
ton;     Secretary,    Mrs.    Isaac    Black- 


burn,   Spring   Hope;     Corresponding 
Secretary,  Mrs.  Ira  C.  Gross,  Beaver- 
town.      Every    Pomona    Lecturer    of 
Pennsylvania  should  be  a  member  of 
this  association.    Annual  membership 
dues    are    50    cents.      Pomona    Lec- 
turers  should   send   their   application 
and  dues  to  Mrs.  Ira  C.  Gross.     One 
of  the  activities  planned  for  this  as- 
sociation that  promises  to  be  of  in- 
estimable  value    and    service   to   the 
Pomona  Lecturers  is  the  program  ex- 
change.    This  service  is  to  be  under 
the    direction    of    Mrs.    Ira    Gross. 
Each   Pomona  Lecturer  is  requested 
to    print    57    extra    copies    of    their 
quarterly  programs ;  in  counties  where 
programs  are  not  printed,  it  is  sug- 
gested that  mimeograph  copies  of  the 
program    be    supplied.      Possibly    as- 
sistance in  this  may  be  procured  from 
the    Agricultural    Extension    Office; 
consult    your    County    Agent.      The 
Lecturer  will  then  forward  these  57 
program   copies   to   Mrs.   Gross,   who 
will  in  turn   supply  a  copy  of  each 
program  submitted  to  the  Lecturers 
who  are  members  of  the  association. 
This  program  exchange  should  prove 
helpful  to  the  Pomona  Lecturers,  as 


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and  hundreds  of  others  sent  their  answer, 
followed  Simple  Plan,  and  won  a  Big 
Prize,  one  as  much  as  $3,500.00. 

Find  S  Faces 

Evening  comes  and  strange  shadows  appear. 
Some  look  like  boys'  faces.  How  many  faces  can 
you  find  hidden  in  the  apple.tree?  If  you  <fan  find 
at  least  5  faces,  mark  each  with  a  cirric,  rush  your 
answer  to  me  with  your  name  and  address.  Send 
at  once.  Enter  for  this  $1,500.00  Buick 
Sedan  delivered  by  nearest  Buick  dealer. 


or  $1500  Buick 
and  $750  k*^^ 


$750  Cash  Extra  for  Promptness 

5  CARS  For  being  prompt,  I  will  pay  the  winner  of  First  Prixe  $750.00  Cash 
GIVEN  Extra.  Everyone  who  takes  active  part  profits.  Duplicate  prizes  paid 
in  case  of  ties.  No  matter  who  you  arc — try  for  this  Big  $2,250.00  First 
Prize.  Send  no  money.  This  big  ofTer  open  to  everyone  living  in  the 
U.  S.  except  those  in  Chicago,  III.  We  have  purposely  made  everything 
simple  to  do,  easy  to  understand,  so  more  people  can  share  in  our  grand 
prize  distribution.  If  you  want  to  win,  send  for  Simple  Plan.  FIND  5 
FACES  IN  THIS  PICTURE.  Rush  Answer.  Address 

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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931 


May,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  7 


well  as  encouraging  a  continuity  of 
thought  and  action  among  the 
Pomona  Granges  of  the  State.  The 
Pomona  Lecturers  were  urged  to  hold 
local  Lecturers'  Conferences  within 
their  jurisdictions.  The  association 
recommended  that  the  regional  con- 
ferences should  be  continued  by  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Grange.  The 
following  Pomona  Lecturers  attended 
this  association  meeting:  David 
Douglas,  Beaver  County;  Mrs.  Isaac 
Blackburn,  Bedford  County;  Mrs.  R. 
H.  McDougall,  Butler  County;  H.  C. 
McWilliams,  Cambria  County;  Edith 

B.  Maule,  Chester  County;  Mrs. 
Mildred  Lisk,  Crawford  County; 
Mrs.  Wm.  S  k  e  1 1  y,  Cumberland 
County ;  Fred  W.  Blair,  Erie  County ; 
M.  L.  Husted,  Greene  County;    Mrs. 

C.  W.  Cummins,  Indiana  County; 
Mrs.  Margaret  Ross,  Jefferson 
County ;  D.  L.  Martin,  Juniata 
County;  Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin,  Lan- 
caster County;  Mrs.  J.  O.  Cameron, 
Lawrence  County;  Herbert  Bronson, 
Luzerne  County;  Mrs.  L.  D.  Sedam, 
Lycoming  County ;  Mrs.  H.  C.  Bums, 
Mercer  County ;  Mrs.  Chas.  Harpster, 
Northumberland  County;  J.  Frank 
Newlin,  Perry  County ;  Wm.  Karsch- 
ner.  Potter  County ;  Mrs.  Alvin  Fritz, 
Schuylkill  County;  Mrs.  Ira  C. 
Gross,  Snyder  County;  Mrs.  Geo.  R. 
Barkman,  Somerset  County;  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Starky,  Tioga  County; 
Mrs.  Mollie  Johnson,  Warren  County ; 
Mrs.  R.  B.  McNary,  Washington 
County;  Mrs.  Lillian  Arnold,  Wayne 
County;  Ethel  Jones,  Westmoreland 
County,  and  Mrs.  Lulu  VanScoy, 
Wyoming  County. 

The  Banquet 

One  of  the  delightful  and  interest- 
ing features  of  the  Short  Course  was 
the  banquet  which  was  held  on  Fri- 
day evening  in  the  basement  lounge 
of  Old  Main.  Tables  were  spread  for 
240  persons,  where  a  three-course 
banquet  dinner  was  served.  Music, 
songs,  readings,  cheers,  laughter,  and 
frivolity  made  for  a  genuine  banquet 
spirit,  the  memory  of  which  will  long 
remain  a  pleasant  one,  with  all  of 
those  who  were  present.  Edward  K. 
Hibshman,  Secretary  of  the  Penn 
State  Alumni  Association,  addressed 
the  banquet  group  on  the  subject, 
"Pennsylvania's  Contribution  to  Our 
National  Agriculture."  In  this  ad- 
dress, Mr.  Hibshman  very  interest- 
ingly and  graphically  pictured  the  ac- 
tivities and  the  movements  of  the 
early  Pennsylvania  settlers,  depicting 
the  influence  of  the  national  Euro- 
pean background  and  traditions  of 
the  various  peoples  who  settled  Penn- 
sylvania, tracing  that  influence  up  to 
the  present  time  and  vividly  showing 
how  these  established  customs  and 
traditions  have  extended  into  the 
Western  stretches  of  the  United 
States. 

Space  will  not  permit  a  detailed 
discussion  here  of  the  many  subjects 
considered  at  the  Short  Course  ses- 
sion; however,  the  following  list  of 
the  personnel  of  the  speakers  and 
leaders,  and  the  subjects  treated,  will 
at  least  enable  the  reader  to  appre- 
ciate the  high  program  standard 
which  prevailed  throughout  the  en- 
tire session:  Prof.  Fred  F.  Lininger, 
Professor  of  Agricultural  Economics, 
Pennsylvania  State  College;  subject, 
"The  Present  Economic  Situation 
and  Some  of  the  Reasons  For  It." 
F.  P.  Weaver,  Professor  of  Agricul- 
tural Economics,  Pennsylvania  State 
College;  subject,  "Rural  Tax  Prob- 
lems and  Pending  Legislation." 
Kenzie  Bagshaw,  Secretary,  Execu- 
tive Committee,  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange;  subject,  "The  Grange  As  a 
Factor  in  Improving  the  Economic 
Situation."     Ralph  D.  Hetzel,  Presi- 


dent, Pennsylvania  State  College; 
subject,  "Welcome  to  Short  Course 
Members."  Ralph  L.  Watts,  Dean, 
School  of  Agriculture,  Pennsylvania 
State  College;  subject,  "The  Funda- 
mental Requisites  of  Rural  Leader- 
ship." John  A.  McSparran,  Secre- 
tary of  Agriculture ;  subject,  "Grange 
Leadership  —  Its  Needs  and  Oppor- 
tunities." Howard  G.  Eisaman,  Lec- 
turer Pennsylvania  State  Grange; 
subject,  "The  Lecture  Hour  Program 
— Its  Structure,  Its  Purpose,  Its  Pres- 
entation." Anna  A.  MacDonald,  Ex- 
tension Librarian,  Pennsylvania  State 
Library;  subject,  "Books  —  How  to 
Get  Them  and  How  to  Use  Them." 
Dr.  Walter  H.  Whiton,  Executive 
Committee,  New  Jersey  State  Grange ; 
subjects,  "The  Lecturer  of  Today" 
and  "The  Grange  and  the  Commu- 
nity :  Opportunities  and  Obligations." 
E.  B.  Dorsett,  Master,  Pennsylvania 
State  Grange;  subject,  "The  Grange 
Lecturer  and  the  Pennsylvania 
Grange  Program."  Joseph  C.  Fich- 
ter,  Lecturer,  Ohio  State  Grange; 
subjects,  "The  Grange  Appeal  to 
Rural  Youth"  and  "Grange  Meetings 
— How  to  Get  Members  to  Take  Part ; 
Where  to  Find  Materials."  Fred 
Brenckman,  Washington  Representa- 
tive, National  Grange;  subject,  "The 
Grange  Lecturer  and  the  National 
Grange  Program."  M.  S.  McDowell, 
Director  of  Extension,  Pennsylvania 
State  College.  H.  G.  Niesley,  As- 
sistant Director  of  Extension,  Penn- 
sylvania State  College;  subject,  "The 
Agricultural  Extension  Service:  Its 
Organization  and  Function."  W.  R. 
Gordon,  Professor  of  Rural  Sociology, 
Pennsylvania  State  College;  subject, 
"Successful  Community  Enterprises." 
B.  L.  Hummel,  Professor  of  Rural 
Sociology,  University  of  Virginia; 
subject,  "Some  Practical  Objectives 
in  Rural  Community  Life." 

That  the  1932  Short  Course  for 
Grange  Lectures  will  be  a  success  is 
indicated  by  the  interest  that  is  al- 
ready being  manifested  in  next  year's 
course.  Several  Lecturers  have  sent 
in  suggestions  for  next  year's  pro- 
gram and  have  indicated  their  inten- 
tion to  attend.  Tioga  County,  under 
the  leadership  of  their  Pomona  Lec- 
turer, Mrs.  Elizabeth  Starky,  have 
initiated  a  movement  to  raise  funds 
to  pay  the  expenses  of  all  their  Lec- 
turers and  Juvenile  Matrons  to  next 
year's  Short  Course.  Tioga  County's 
goal  for  next  year  is  100%  attend- 
ance of  their  Lecturers  and  Matrons. 
We  appreciate  that  interest  and  co- 
operation, Tioga  County.  Let  us  all 
plan  and  dream  and  boost  for  the 
1932  Short  Course. 


WHAT  THE  ORANGE  HAS 

DONE  FOR  THE  FARMER 

This  was  the  subject  of  the  State 
Master's  address  at  the  recent  In- 
diana Pomona  Meeting.  Credit  is 
due  the  County  Agent  for  the  report. 

Mr.  I)orsett  said,  "The  Grange  has 
been  the  farmer's  best  friend  for 
pixty-five  years,  and  it  will  continue 
to  give  aid  as  long  as  we,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Grange,  give  it  support. 
We  must  increase  our  membership, 
for  in  numbers  there  is  strength,  and 
we  must  go  to  our  men  in  Congress, 
backed  by  numbers,  if  we  are  to  gain 
their  support."  Mr.  Dorsett  said  that 
one  of  the  big  things  that  the  Indi- 
vidual Granges,  both  Ponoma  and  the 
local,  could  do  was  to  let  their  rep- 
resentatives in  the  State  and  National 
governments  know  what  they  want. 
He  further  stated  that  it  was  to  the 
advantage  of  our  representatives  to 
support  the  voice  of  the  people,  pro- 
viding that  voice  was  backed  by  large 
numbers  of  voters. 

Mr.  Dorsett  then  went  on  to  show 


some  of  the  things  that  the  Grange 
had  done  in  the  past  for  agriculture. 
He  stated  that  the  farmer  must  try 
to  better  his  own  conditions,  and  this 
can  only  be  done  by  the  united  sup- 
port of  those  interested  in  agriculture. 
If  we  are  to  have  better  roads,  more 
modern  schools  and  up-to-date  com- 
munication facilities,  we  must  bound 
together  and  make  our  wants  known. 

Rural  free  delivery  was  one  of  the 
first  big  accomplishments  of  the 
Grange.  This  movement  was  started 
by  a  local  Grange  in  southwestern 
Pennsylvania,  one  of  our  neighbor- 
ing counties.  The  agitation  rapidly 
spread  among  the  rural  districts  until 
our  Congressmen  had  but  one  choice, 
and  that  was  to  support  making  a  law. 
Then  came  the  parcel  post,  another 
movement  started  by  the  Grange, 
making  it  possible  for  the  farmers  to 
get  their  goods  brought  to  the  door. 

Sixteen  years  the  Grange  fought  for 
a  Department  of  Agriculture  at 
Washington,  and  today  we  have  one 
of  the  finest  Departments  of  Agricul- 
ture in  any  country  in  the  world.  Mr. 
Dorsett  went  on  to  state  that  the  U.  S. 
Department  of  Agriculture  was  so 
highly  developed  that  it  not  only  car- 
ried on  research  work  in  this  country, 
but  that  it  had  high  class  scientific 
men  located  in  every  country  in  the 
universe.  These  are  only  a  few  of  the 
things  that  the  Grange  has  accom- 
plished in  the  way  of  legislature  pro- 
cedure, stated  Mr.  Dorsett,  and  there 
are  hundreds  of  other  bills  and  meas- 
ures that  have  gone  through  largely 
because  they  were  supported  by  the 
Grange. 

"When  agriculture  prospers,  every 
industry  prospers,"  stated  Worthy 
Master  Dorsett.  Our  Congressmen 
and  representatives  have  come  to  real- 
ize this  more  and  more,  and  today  we 
find  them  spending  months  trying  to 
aid  the  farmers.  Only  about  40%  of 
the  voting  population  of  this  country 
exercise  their  privileges.  This  means 
that  if  the  rural  people  will  do  their 
duty  and  go  to  the  polls,  they  could 
in  a  large  measure,  control  the  vote 
of  this  country. 

Another  big  accomplishment  of  the 
legislature  due  directly  to  pressure 
from  the  National  Grange,  was  the 
passage  of  the  new  oleomargarine  law 
at  Washington,  stated  Mr.  Dorsett. 
He  went  on  to  show  how  this  law  was 
very  similar  to  the  Pennsylvania  law 
which  has  been  in  force  for  several 
years,  requiring  a  ten-cent  tax  on  all 
colored  oleo.  Mr.  Dorsett  went  on  to 
show  how  the  Grange  was  responsible 
for  the  new  law  at  Washington.  He 
cited  the  incident  when  the  National 
Master  Taber  took  the  bill  before  the 
Senate  with  the  words,  "This  bill 
must  go  through,"  and  within  twenty- 
fours  it  had  passed  both  Houses  and 
been  signed  by  the  President,  a  record 
for  such  an  important  measure. 

"We  must  so  adjust  our  tax  laws 
that  the  burden  of  supporting  our 
governmental  and  public  services  will 
be  equally  distributed  throughout  the 
State,"  said  Mr.  Dorsett.  He  went  on 
to  state  that  the  present  regime  in  the 
State  government  plans  to  take  over 
many  thousands  of  miles  of  rural 
roads,  but  even  if  they  complete  their 
program,  there  will  still  be  75,000 
miles  of  rural  roads  in  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania  alone  that  must  be  sup- 
ported by  rural  communities,  namely, 
the  farmer.  He  stated  that  with  the 
increase  in  good  hard  roads,  there  was 
a  direct  increase  in  the  amount  of 
foreign  traffic  traveling  on  rural 
roads.  Thousands  of  people  who  do 
not  pay  a  cent  of  tax  to  support  the 
up-keep  of  these  roads  are  now  deriv- 
ing the  benefit  of  the  good  roads  built 
with  the  farmers  money. 

State  Master  Dorsett  cited  an  in- 
stance when  he  attended  a  meeting  of 


the  road  supervisors  at  Harrisburg, 
at  which  time  the  supervisors  were 
considering  what  stand  they  should 
take  concerning  the  present  bills  be- 
fore State  Congress.  Mr.  Dorsett 
stated  that  the  road  machine  com- 
panies are  opposed  to  Governor 
Pinchot's  plan  for  the  state  govern- 
ment to  buy  all  road  machines  because 
it  is  possible  for  them  to  make  a  much 
larger  profit  when  dealing  with  the 
individual  communities.  Mr.  Dorsett 
went  on  to  state  that  the  rural  taxes 
should  be  decreased.  If  the  govern- 
ment needed  money,  why  not  collect 
some  of  the  eight  million  dollars  back 
tax  which  the  Pennsylvania  railroad 
owes,  and  why  not  tax  the  large  cor- 
porations? He  stated  that  at  present, 
a  bill  demanding  a  net  profit  tax  on 
all  exempt  corporations  was  being  pre- 
pared to  present  to  the  State  Legisla- 
tive body.  Further,  that  some  of  this 
tax  money  should  go  to  help  the  more 
than  400,000  rural  boys  and  girls  who 
are  only  getting  from  seven  to  eight 
months  of  schooling  a  year,  in  order 
that  they  might  be  on  a  par  with  their 
urban  brothers  and  sisters. 

He  stated  what  the  farmers  need  is 
more  money  for  township  roads  and 
schools.  Mr.  Dorsett  stated  that  at 
present  there  was  a  bill  before  the 
House  and  Senate  which,  if  passed, 
would  make  legal  chattel  mortgages, 
giving  the  slick  tongued  salesman  a 
chance  to  get  from  the  farmer  most  of 
hi^  personal  property  in  payment  for 
some  luxury.  "What  we  need,"  said 
Mr.  Dorsett,  "is  a  law  to  help  get  the 
farmer  out  of  debt,  and  not  one  that 
will  get  him  further  into  debt." 
Further,  we  have  got  to  learn  our 
representatives  stand  on  these  ques- 
tions if  they  are  to  give  us  the  proper 
support.  We,  as  Grangers  and  farm- 
ers, must  work  together  in  union  and 
harmony.  We  must  do  our  share  and 
plan  not  only  for  the  present,  but  for 
the  future  as  well. 

If  we  expect  Congress  and  the  legis- 
latures to  support  our  problems,  we 
must  do  our  own  pushing. 


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product,  to  be  delivered  with  milk  in 
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THE  LECTURERS' 

CONFERENCE  AT 

STATE  COLLEGE 

The  recent  Lecturers'  Conference, 
better  known  as  the  "Short  Course  for 
Grange  Lecturers,"  was  considered  a 
success  in  every  respect.  It  was  so 
pronounced  by  the  leaders  as  well  as 
the  attending  Lecturers.  The  evidence 
of  eye  witnesses  is  always  considered 
authentic  and  we  publish  herewith  the 
testimony  of  several  who  were  there. 
Mrs.  Ira  C.  Gross,  Lecturer,  of  Bea- 
vertown  Grange,  writes  on  behalf  of 
the  Subordinate  Lecturers,  under  the 
caption  of  "What  the  first  'Short 
Course'  Meant  to  Subordinate  Lec- 
turers," as  follows, — 

"The  first  'Short  Course  for  Grange  Lec- 
turers,' held  under  the  joint  auspices  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College  and  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange,  April  2-4.  1931,  is  a 
matter  of  history,  so  far  as  the  actual  phys- 
ical fact  goes ;  but  the  Inspiration  of  It 
must  surely  be  vitally  present  with  every 
lecturer  who  attended. 

"If  earnestness  of  purpose,  or  enthusiasm, 
or  sincerity,  mean  anything.  It  certainly 
augurs  well  for  the  future  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Grange  that  this  experiment  in 
training  met  with  such  unexpected  response 
from  lecturers  all  over  the  state. 

"We  ask  ourselves  'Just  what  did  this 
Short  Course  give  to  we  subordinate  lec- 
turers?' First  of  all,  it  gave  to  each  and 
every  one  of  us  that  indefinable  stimulation 
that  comes  from  fellowship  with  other  folk 
who  are  interested  in  the  things  that  interest 
us ;  who  are  facing  the  same  problems  that 
confront  us.  It  gave  us.  In  other  words,  a 
clearer  viBicn  of  the  Ideals  of  the  Grange. 

"Space  does  not  permit  us  to  pick  from 
each  address  the  thing  of  value  to  the  lec- 
turer's needs.  If  we  have  correctly  grasped 
the  theme  of  the  entire  course,  It  is  this  : — 
that  the  Grange,  by  its  traditions,  by  Its 
ideals,  by  Its  organization,  is  splendidly  fitted 
to  assume  the  leadership  in  rural  community 
life;  that  It  must  assume  this  leadership  if 
Agriculture  Is  to  remain  the  basic  industry 
of  American  life. 

"How  can  the  Grange  do  this?  By  train- 
ing for  Leadership !  And  the  subordinate 
lecturer,  from  his  strategic  position  In  the 
order,  must  be  the  pioneer  in  leading — must, 
by  well  made  plans  and  definite  alms,  lead 
the  Grange  to  its  rightful  place  in  commu- 
nity life. 

"This  is  the  thought  every  subordinate 
lecturer  should  have  carried  back  to  his 
Grange;  it  should  animate  his  purpose 
throughout  the  remainder  of  his  term  o 
office.  And  it  will  be  no  easy  task  ;  he  will 
not  dare  'just  come  and  sit  there'  as  w< 
heard  a  patron  describe  the  lecturer  of  his 
Grange.  On  the  contrary,  he  must  use  every 
available  source  of  information  fo  equip  him- 
self for  the  high  office  that  he  holds. 

"Where  shall  he  go  for  help  and  training? 
The  Department  of  Agriculture  of  his  state 
Is  ready  and  eager  to  help  him.  His  State 
roUejre.  through  Its  extension  service,  is  a 
veritable  gold  mine  If  he  will  but  use  it 
And,  best  of  all,  his  State  Grange  promises 
to  continue  the  Short  Course  for  Grange 
Lecturers  at  Pennsylvania  State  College.  I>*'t 
us.  fellow  subordinate  lecturers,  take  as  our 
slogan  for  the  year, — "One  hundred  per  cent 
enrolment  from  my  county  In  1932.'  " 

Mrs.  R.  B.  McNary,  the  Lecturer 
of  Washington  County  Pomona, 
speaks  for  that  class  of  Lecturers,  and 
her  reaction  is  expressed  in  the  fol- 
lowing,— 

"A  finer  spirit  of  cooperation  and  fellow- 
ship than  existed  among  the  Grangers,  at 
the  Conference  at  State  College  on  April  2d, 
3d,  and  4th,  cannot  be  found.  Practical  In- 
struction and  demonstration,  given  by  Grange 
leaders,  and  able  speakers,  resulted  In  the 
live  sessions  bringing  enthusiasm,  and  in- 
spiration, to  every  one  present. 

"To  the  Pomona  Lecturers,  it  meant  a 
chance  to  get  together,  and  become  ac- 
quainted, as  well  as  catching  a  vision  of 
the  service  of  the  Grange  organization, 
throughout  our  State.  The  Pomona  Lec- 
turers who  did  not  attend  this  Conference 
missed  a  wonderful  opportunity  of  instruc- 
tion and  training,  which  would  enable  thei 
to  become  a  better  Grange  Lecturer  In  serv- 
ing their  County. 

"The  banquet  was  one  of  the  outstanding 
features  of  the  Conference.  Much  credit  Is 
aue  the  State  College  students,  who  prepared 
and  attractively  served  the  banquet :  and  the 
ten  jelly  beans  that  were  given  us  as  our 
inheritance  at  the  beginning  of  the  meal, 
seemed  to  find  their  way  into  the  keeping  of 
some  other  Granger,  no  matter  how  sorry  we 
were  to   part  with   them. 

..."^  'eel  that  every  Pomona  Lecturer  who 
attended  this  Conference,  is  grateful  for  the 
opportunity  which  they  have  had,  to  learn 
r«^w  .  *>«<=onie  more  efficient  and  successful, 
fLi  .*  "®^^.  °'  service.  May  we  each  one 
[«  VJ  ?"''  ^^^^  ^°  P"t  forth  special  effort 
«n^  u  Z"^"''?'  *"  building  up  our  Oranges, 
and  help  make  the  fraternal  ties  of  frlend- 
BDip  groj(r  stronger  as  the  years  go  by." 

Smile  and  keep  on  a'slnglng. 
Keep  the  joy  bells  a'rlnglng* 

°5k''.®'11  **°°^^  *^«  Grange  on  Its  way  ; 
The    the   Conference    is   over. 
Why  not  stay  In  the  clover. 
And  be  true  to  our  order  each  day. 

The  Juvenile  group  of  Grange 
workers  was  recognized  in  the  Con- 


ference and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Starkey, 
Juvenile  Deputy  of  Tioga  County, 
stresses  the  relation  the  Juveniles  sus- 
tain to  the  Grange  organization  and 
her  interesting  lines  follow, — 

"If  there  is  any  part  of  our  State  Grange 
work  that  needs  help,  instruction,  or  new 
ideas  to  try  out,  it  is  the  field  of  our  Juve- 
nile Granges.  We  who  are  trying  to  lead 
these  future  Grangers  of  our  country  know 
we  have  very  little  past  experiences  on  which 
to  build  this  work.  For  some  time  we  have 
been  groping  around  blindly  for  light  and 
one  of  the  things  which  will  bring  that  light 
is  the  Short  Course. 

"Of  course  this  last  Course  had  nothing 
in  particular  for  the  Juvenile  Matron  along 
direct  juvenile  lines  but  when  the  Juvenile 
Matrons  met  for  their  meeting  following  one 
of  the  other  meetings  we  all  gained  much 
from  the  exchanging  of  ideas. 

"Some  of  us  had  troubles  which  we  con- 
sidered very  grave  but  we  found  others  who 
had  difficulties  which  were  harder  to  over- 
come than  those  we  had  considered  unsur- 
mountable.  Again  we  had  all  found  some- 
thing which  had  been  successful  in  our 
Juvenile  and  were  very  glad  to  pass  that 
along  to  some  other  Matron. 

"This  contact  with  others  I  believe  is  one 
of  the  greatest  benefits  we  can  derive  from 
attendance  at  the  Short  Course  or  any 
conference.  We  gain  inspiration  which  we 
cannot  measure  at  once  but  which  reaps  Its 
harvest    as    time    goes   on. 

"A  Juvenile  Matrons  Association  was 
formed  with  Clara  Dewey  as  President  and 
Elizabeth  Starkey  as  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer, and  annual  duips  fixed  at  twenty-five 
cents.  Through  this  organization  It  is  hoped 
to  pass  along  ideas  to  each  Juvenile  Matron 
paying  the  required  dues.  We  hope  every 
Matron  in  the  State  who  has  not  already 
done  so  will  send  her  dues  to  the  Secretary 
whose  address   is   Mansfield.   Pa.,   R.   D.   2. 

"To  the  Granges  of  the  State,  I  urge  you. 
by  all  means,  plan  some  way  to  finance  the 
sending  of  your  Juvenile  Matron  to  the  next 
Short    Course! 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Starkey, 
Juvenile  Deputy,  Tioga  County." 


"Dear  Mrs.  Fidler  and  Family: 

"  The  passing  on  of  Brother  Fidler, 
one  of  our  most  valued  members  and 
workers,  has  thrown  us  into  deep 
sorrow.  Many  words  of  commenda- 
tion of  his  worth  to  our  organization 
and  community  at  large  were  offered. 
Many  words  of  sorrow  at  his  loss 
were  uttered.  His  absence  will  be 
much  felt  and  his  place  never  filled. 
We  extend  to  his  bereaved  wife  and 
family  our  sincere  sympathy  in  their 
supreme  loss  in  this  hour  of  trial. 
We  pray  that  He  Who  does  all  things 
for  the  best  may  comfort,  guide  and 
strengthen  them." 


SCHUYLKILL  COUNTY 

GRANGE  LOSES  LEADER 

The  Granges  of  Schuylkill  County, 
and  Friedensburg  Grange  in  partic- 
ular, lost  one  of  their  most  active 
and  useful  members  in  the  death  of 
Brother  A.  J.  Fidler,  Rock,  Wednes- 
day morning,  April  1. 

Brother  Fidler,  who  was  popularly 
known  as  Squire,  had  been  a  Granger 
for  more  than  two  decades  and  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  twenty-seven 
years.  As  such,  he  was  a  leader  and 
an  advisor  to  the  people  for  many 
miles  around.  Early  in  life  he  was 
a  school  teacher.  Later  he  discon- 
tinued teaching  and  organized  and 
managed  the  Pine  Grove  and  Cres- 
sona  Telephone  Company.  He  was 
treasurer  of  his  local  Grange  and  was 
installed  as  treasurer  of  the  Pomona 
Grange,  March  7,  the  day  before  he 
took  his  bed  with  the  fatal  sickness. 
Pneumonia.  Besides  all  these  re- 
sponsibilities, he,  with  his  family, 
operated  a  dairy  farm  with  a  fine 
herd  of  purebred  Guernseys.  He  was 
the  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Schuyl- 
kill County  Cow  Testing  Association 
since  its  organization  five  years  ago. 
He  was  active  in  his  support  of  the 
Agricultural  Extension  Association, 
was  head  of  the  Swine  Department 
of  the  Schuylkill  County  Fair  and 
also  a  director.  Both  local  and  county 
politics  gained  his  interest.  He  was 
faithful  to  numerous  fraternal  organ- 
izations in  addition  to  the  Grange. 
Everything  for  the  public  good, 
whether  it  was  better  schools  or  good 
roads  won  his  support. 

The  position  of  leadership  such  as 
Brother  Fidler  achieved  comes  to  few 
people  in  any  community.  He  be- 
came the  leader  he  was  because  of  his 
tireless  energy,  his  thoroughness  in 
detail,  his  unbounded  optimism,  his 
genial  smile  and  a  fund  of  good  hu- 
mor and  stories  which  were  inex- 
haustible. 

Immediately  following  the  death  of 
Brother  Fidler,  the  Master  of  Fried- 
ensburg Grange  wrote  a  letter  of  con- 
solation to  the  bereaved  family.  At 
the  last  meeting  of  the  Grange,  a 
motion  was  passed  that  this  letter  be 
made  a  part  of  the  minutes  and  a 
copy  sent  to  the  Grange  News.  The 
letter  follows: 


LOWER  COSTS  MEAN 

MORE  FARM  PROFITS 

In  practically  every  one  of  our 
farming  communities  you  will  find 
farmers  who  are  making  money  in 
spite  of  adverse  weather  conditions 
and  low  crop  prices.  For  example, 
George  Ruth,  an  Iowa  farmer  raised 
55  acres  of  wheat  last  year  at  an  aver- 
age cost  of  17.4  cents  per  bushel.  That 
surely  should  mean  a  profit,  even  at 
present  wheat  prices.  Mr.  Ruth  ac- 
complished this  low  production  cost 
by  using  a  tractor  for  power,  cutting 
down  labor  cost,  and  obtaining  a  yield 
of  35  bushels  per  acre. — Farm  Mar- 
ket Sayings. 


EVERY  HONEST  FARMER 

By  Old  Man  Kelly,  of  Kelly's  Hollow 

It  may  be  sad  and  yet  'tis  true, 
'Tis  mighty  hard  to  worry  through, 

For  every  honest  farmer. 
He  ever  tries  to  do  his  best, 
He  never  gets  an  hour  of  rest, 

The  weary  worn  farmer. 

He's  up  at  4  o'clock  each  morn 
To  feed  the  horses  oats  and  corn, 

The  very  busy  farmer. 
He  hits  the  hay  at  ten  at  night, 
Forgets  the  earth  and  all  in  sight, 

The  eighteen-hour  farmer. 

He  chats  with  every  candidate 
Who  deals  in  promises  quite  great. 

To  help  the  weary  farmer.  , 

Each  office  runner  has  a  cure  i 

For  agricultural  ills,  oh  sure,  [ 

Intended  for  each  farmer. 

He  votes  again,  gets  some  relief, 
But  soon  he  has  a  lot  of  grief, 

The  real  honest  farmer. 
He  is  the  dog  that's  always  under, 
He  is  a  victim,  too,  of  plunder, 

The  ever  generous  farmer. 

If  every  farmer  moved  to  town 
And  sold  his  land,  settled  down. 

To  loaf  upon  the  corner. 
Starvation  soon  would  hit  the  land 
White  shirt  loafers  would  be  canned 

At  every  big  street  comer. 


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Transplanter 


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and  always  set  in  water.    Sure  to  live  and  grow. 

Use  of  check  row  attachment  for  setting  plants 
30*  or  more  apart  permitH  cross  cultivations  greatly 
reducing  subsequent  labor  and  increasing  growtb 
of  plants. 

Our  new  large  Combined  FertiliEer  and  Side 
Dressing  attachment  (holds  100  lbs.  and  sows 
from  150  to  8000  lbs.  per  acre)  saves 
ity  of  applying  fertiliser  in  advance  and 
permits  tne  later  use  of  it  for  side  dress- 
ing the  growins  plants  by  equipping  it 
with  Double  Wheel  Foretruck. 

Write  for  New  BuOetin  HSl 
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Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  8ECBETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals    $5 .  00 

Digest    60 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3 .  00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13   4 .  00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13   S  .26 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 86 

Constitution  and   By-Laws    10 

Orange   Hall  Dedication   Ceremony    10 

Song  Books,  *'The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half   dozen    60 

per  dozen    6 .  00 

per  half  dozen   3 .  00 

Dues  Account  Book   76 

Secretary 's  Record   Book    70 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book    70 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred   1.00 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 86 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100  3 .25 

Roll  Book    76 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   50 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred    ^ 60 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty    26 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred   40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred    40 

Secretary 's  Receipts,  per  hundred    46 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred   40 

Treasurer 's   Receipts    40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred   66 

Demit  Cards,  each    01 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each   01 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland   2.00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes   (Mortimer  Whitehead)    10 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations 86 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose 36 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  P.  Hill  . .        .80 
Grange  Hall  Plans  80 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  tht 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registered 
Letter.    Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Orange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  Light,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pt. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

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Vol.  XXVIII 


May,  1931 


No.  2 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HABSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH       KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  JOHN  H.  LIGHT,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

MORRIS  LLOYD,  Business  Manager, 
Chambersburg,  Pa.,  or,  216  Locust  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 

ADVERTISING  is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  Inch, 
each  insertion.     New  York  representative,  Norman  Co.,  34  West  33d  Street. 

Six  Months  Completed 

AS  THIS  issue  of  Grange  News  reaches  our  membership  we  record  the 
reports  for  the  first  six  months.  The  Short  Course  at  State  College, 
reported  elsewhere  in  this  issue  should  speed  up  the  work  between 
now  and  September.  The  inspiration  received  there  by  lecturers,  both 
Subordinate  and  Pomona,  must  surely  result  in  increased  activity  through- 
out the  entire  State.  Not  only  this,  but  the  Schools  of  Instruction  for 
deputies  and  Grange  workers,  that  have  been  conducted  by  the  Worthy 
Master  E.  B.  Dorsett,  must  result  in  attaining  our  object. 

There  is  present  with  us  now  considerable  work  in  a  legislative  way, 
and  the  reaction  on  many  bills  up  for  passage,  indicates  interest  and 
activity,  generally;  ahead  of  us  are  the  Middle  Atlantic  Conference  and 
many  field  meetings  and  picnics,  all  of  which  must  surely  add  impetus  to 
our  efforts  and  speed  up  the  work.  Remember!  75,000  members,  10  Sub- 
ordinate and  15  Juvenile  Granges  is  the  mark  for  September  30.  Besides 
Honor  Granges  and  Golden  Sheaf  Certificates  must  not  be  overlooked. 
Every  phase  of  Grange  work  must  be  emphasized,  and  especially  the  coop- 
erative feature  through  which  much  money  can  be  saved.  The  idea  of 
selling  cooperatively  is  comparatively  new  in  Pennsylvania  and  its  merits 
should  be  investigated.  Every  line  of  insurance  may  well  be  advocated, 
especially  the  Automobile  Insurance  as  advertised  on  page  16  of  Grange 
News.  The  contract  advertised  is  endorsed  by  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the  State  Grange.  The  Thresherman's  and  Farmers  Protective  Mutual 
Casualty  Company  is  a  Pennsylvania  Company,  operated  and  controlled  by 
farmers  and  thoroughly  reliable  in  every  respect.  All  things  being  equal 
this  company  should  receive  our  patronage  and  support.  As  a  farm  group 
and  as  a  big  purchaser  of  space  in  Grange  News  they  are  entitled  to  con- 
sideration. With  so  many  ways  open  to  the  Grange  for  useful  eflFort,  there 
should  be  no  doubt  of  the  advancement  for  which  we  hope  before  the 
close  of  the  year. 


Legislation 


WEEKLY  outlines  of  progress  in  legislation  are  mailed  to  every 
Grange  urging  study  and  the  report  of  actions  and  findings  to  mem- 
bers of  the  Assembly.  Answers  to  our  recent  state-wide  questionnaire 
would  indicate  a  general  interest,  but  a  close  follow-up  is  especially  neces- 
sary in  the  closing  days  of  the  session  if  anything  is  to  be  gained.  It  is 
only  by  an  aroused  public  sentiment  that  we  can  hope  to  win  any  of  the 
issues.  The  victory  of  the  people  of  Pennsylvania  six  months  ago  may 
mean  nothing  unless  the  views  and  demands  of  people  everywhere  are  made 
known  to  Senators  and  Representatives.  These  men  are  your  servants,  and 
should  know  your  wants  and  desires;  many  of  them  are  anxious  to  hear 
from  their  constituents  but  failing  to  hear,  they  follow  other  leads.  The 
Governor  is  conscious  of  this  need  and  his  radio  address  upon  this  subject 
should  appeal  to  all  who  desire  good  government.  Editorially,  The  Evening 
News  of  Harrisburg,  comments  as  follows: 

Governor  Pinchot's  appeal  to  the  people  of  Pennsylvania  to  watch  their 
Legislature  is  timely.  There  is  need  for  the  strictest  viligance  if  the 
great  victory  of  the  people  over  the  politicians  last  November  is  to  mean 
anything. 

It  is  quite  obvious  to  watchful  observers  of  legrislative  proceedings  that 
an  effort  is  being  made  to  discredit  the  Governor  ix)litically.  That  is  less 
important  to  the  people  of  Pennsylvania  than  that  in  the  process  their 
own  interests  are  being  sacrificed. 


There  is  danger  that  there  will  be  no  relief  for  the  people  from 
inadequate  regulation  of  public  utilities;  no  protection  from  ballot  crooks; 
no  such  economies  in  public  administration  as  will  result  from  collection 
of  the  gas  tax  from  the  wholesalers  instead  of  the  retailer;  no  regulation 
of  the  billboard  nuisance,  no  teachers'  tenure,  no  legislative  reapportionment 
as  the  Constitution  requires  after  each  census,  none  of  the  vital  things  for 
which  the  people  went  to  the  polls  last  November  to  demand. 

Politicians  are  more  concerned  about  feathering  their  own  nest  than 
that  of  the  public's.  They  regard  Governor  Pinchot  as  the  chief  obstruction 
to  their  plans  to  exploit  the  people.  With  them  are  all  the  special  interests, 
the  utilities  and  other  corporations  that  seem  determined  to  prey  upon 
the  people.  If  they  can  discredit  him  and  the  things  for  which  he  stands, 
then  all  will  be  easy  for  them  in  the  future.  Meanwhile  the  public  welfare 
is  on  the  sidetrack. 

Such  eminently  fair  proposals  as  permitting  voters  in  cities  to  de- 
termine whether  or  not  they  want  to  live  under  city  manager  government 
are  defeated.  There  are  yet  to  pass  the  Legislature  bills  providing  for  more 
equitable  assessments.  Election  reform  is  halted  or  betrayed  by  bills  which 
do  not  mean  what  they  seem. 

This  is  the  situation  within  a  few  weeks  of  adjournment.  Vital  legis- 
lation in  the  interest  of  the  public  is  being  chloroformed.  Bills  are  com- 
mencing to  pile  up.  All  this  is  to  the  liking  of  political  manipulators. 
When  the  legislative  jam  comes,  the  politicians  can  shuffle  things  better  in 
their  own  interest. 

Nothing  will  break  this  jam,  nothing  will  get  the  measures  the  people 
want  except  the  demands  of  the  people  themselves.  It  will  be  two  years 
before  another  legislative  session  convenes.  Two  years  more  before  the 
rate  payers  can  get  any  protection  from  the  utilities.  Election  reform  can 
be  obtained  only  once  in  two  years.  And  every  moment  of  delay  in  the 
matter  of  clean  elections  permits  the  election  crooks  to  dig  themselves  in 
deeper. 

It  is  impossible  to  exaggerate  the  need  of  public  interest  in  the  Legis- 
lature if  the  public  interest  is  to  be  safeguarded. 


May,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


Daylight  Saving  Time 

BY  THE  time  this  issue  of  Gr.\nge  News  will  be  delivered  to  our 
readers.  Daylight  Time  will  be  in  force  in  many  cities  and  towns  of 
Pennsylvania. 

Eighty-eight  per  cent  of  the  replies  to  the  State  Chamber  of  Commerce 
referendum  show  that  the  majority  of  the  organization's  members  favor 
adoption  of  daylight  saving  time. 

"Last  year  the  State  Chamber  of  Commerce  had  a  record  of  more  than 
sixty  municipalities  in  the  Commonwealth  that  observed  daylight  saving 
time  during  the  summer  months.  Such  municipalities  included  about  40 
per  cent  of  the  State's  population.  From  information  of  other  cities  and 
towns  that  will  observe  daylight  saving  time  this  season  it  is  apparent  that 
in  excess  of  50  per  cent  of  the  people  of  the  State  will  be  on  daylight  saving 
time  during  this  summer  season." 

One  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  had  requests  from  several 
hundred  constituents  to  take  some  step  to  stop  the  interference  with  Stand- 
ard Time.  Farmers,  generally,  are  opposed  to  meddling  with  the  time 
clock,  the  men  in  shops  and  mills  do  not  favor  it,  but  must  of  necessity 
endure  it,  if  enforced  by  their  employers. 

Upon  investigation  the  above  named  Representative  found  that  the 
State  could  not  regulate  train  schedules  and  time  schedules  of  industries. 
However,  the  State  could  surely  enforce  a  penalty  if  attached  to  the  present 
statute  regarding  Standard  Time.  Municipalities,  town  councils  and  Cham- 
bers of  Commerce  are  largely  responsible  for  the  mix  up  in  this  time 
situation.  It  is  these  groups  who  have  agitated  the  matter  from  the 
beginning.  The  statement  above  given,  that  in  excess  of  50  per  cent  of 
the  people  of  the  State  will  be  on  daylight  saving  time  during  this 
summer  season  is  no  doubt  true.  It  must  be  admitted  however  that 
many  of  these  are  observing  it  unwillingly.  If  the  present  law  is  to 
be  utterly  disregarded,  let  the  friends  of  daylight  time  have  it  amended 
by  legislative  action  or  else  entirely  removed  from  the  statutes.  There 
is  surely  no  sense  in  having  two  sets  of  time  in  force  at  the  same  time. 


GREAT  GRANGE  PICNIC 

The  Western  Pennsylvania  Inter- 
County  Grange  Picnic  will  be  held  at 
Etna  Mineral  Springs  Park,  near 
Slippery  Rock,  Butler  County,  on 
Wednesday,  June  17,  1931.  This  pic- 
nic comprises  the  western  counties  of 
Pennsylvania  and  has  developed  into 
one  of  the  Greatest  Grange  gather- 
ings in  the  State. 

Last  year's  attendance  was  a  rec- 
ord breaker  and  extensive  plans  are 


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being  made  for  a  greater  picnic  than 
ever. 

This  Park  is  an  ideal  place 
equipped  with  good  buildings,  fine 
concessions,  bathing  resort,  motor 
boats,  fishing,  etc.  The  committee  is 
arranging  for  good  speakers,  with 
talent  and  ability.  Also,  ball  games, 
contests  and  other  amusements  to  en- 
tertain a  large  gathering  of  this  kind. 
Watch  your  June  issue  of  Pennsyl- 
vania Grange  News  for  the  full  pro- 
gram. W.  M.  A. 


This  so-called  era  of  "depression," 
which  now  prevails  and  has  been  pres- 
ent during  the  past  year  and  more, 
is  held  responsible  for  the  lack  of 
advertising  by  many  of  the  country's 
leading  industries. 

This  explanation,  or  excuse,  seems 
more  or  less  paradoxical,  as  the  logical 
conclusion  reached  by  our  advanced 
thinkers  is  the  truism  that  business 
should  be,  and  is,  stimulated  by  pub- 
licity— the  more  the  better;  if  not, 
why  advertise  at  all? 

During  the  past  month,  your  busi- 
ness manager  has  found  it  extremely 
difficult  to  induce  the  average  firm  or 
individual  to  display  any  interest  in 
advertising,  alleging  that  the  appro- 
priation for  such  has  been  definitely 
curtailed,  the  state  of  business  not 
warranting  much  expenditure  along 
this  line. 

One  of  our  advertisers  writes  me 
that  while  some  results  have  been 
achieved  during  the  last  month  in  his 
advertising,  he  cannot  tell  me  whether 
much  of  it  was  derived  directly  from 
publicity  in  Grange  News,  as  only 
three  mentioned  the  fact  that  the  ad- 
vertisement had  been  seen  in  our 
publication.  I  am  glad  to  say,  how- 
ever, that  he  is  not  "hard-boiled,"  so 
to  speak,  as  he  is  willing  to  concede 
that  some  of  the  inquiries  might  have 
been  the  result  of  his  announcement 
in  Grange  News. 

So,  dear  patron,  you  will  recognize 
the  necessity  of  mentioning  where 
you  saw  the  advertisement;  if  you 
don't  some  other  publication  may  re- 
ceive credit. 

I  regret  to  announce  that  one  of 
our  old  standbys.  The  Manufacturers' 
Casualty  Insurance  Company,  has 
withdrawn  its  large  space  for  the 
present,  but  I  am  glad  to  say  that  it 
hopes  to  be  with  us  again  in  the  not 
distant  future. 

A  few  new  ads  appear  in  this  issue, 
the  largest  being  the  well-known  seed 
house  of  Walter  S.  Schell,  in  Harris- 
burg. Another  is  the  Hal  Wilson 
Co.,  of  Chicago,  a  puzzle  contest.  Al- 
so, a  few  scattering  smaller  ones. 

Please  give  them  all  close  attention, 
and  see  whether  or  not  you  will  find 
something  mentioned  you  need  or  will 
need. 


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CHATTEL  MORTGAGES 
AS  MEANS  OF 

DROUGHT  RELIEF 

Secretary  of  Agriculture,  John  A. 
McSparran  has  issued  the  following 
statement  explaining  how  Pennsyl- 
vania farmers  may  secure  loans  from 
the  Federal  Government  for  drought 
relief : 

"On  March  24th,  Governor  Pinchot 
signed  the  Chattel  Mortgage  Bill  by 
means  of  which  farmers  of  Pennsyl- 
vania are  enabled  to  receive  loans 
from  the  Federal  Government  as  a 
drought  relief  proposition.  While 
Pennsylvania  has  not  been  as  hard  hit 
as  some  of  the  states,  yet  there  is  a 
definite  need  for  these  loans  in  the 
Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  and 
we  are  glad  that  our  farmer  folk  are 
now  in  position  to  take  advantage  of 
the  money  which  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment has  provided  for  drought  relief. 

"The  purpose  of  these  loans  is  to 
provide  farmers  with  seed  and  ferti- 
lizer so  that  they  can  plant  the  crops 
of  the  coming  year  in  as  good  shape 
as  they  are  accustomed  to  plant  their 
crops,  to  the  end  that  the  effect  of  the 
drought  may  not  be  projected  into  the 
1931  crops  because  of  inferior  seed  or 
lack  of  fertilizer. 

"The  method  by  which  a  farmer 
makes  application  for  this  loan  is  as 
follows : 

"As  soon  as  the  Department  at 
Washington  receives  word  and  a  bill 
has  been  sent  to  them  that  the  law  is 
passed,  they  will  immediately  set  up 
in  different  sections  of  the  State 
where  loans  are  needed,  committees 
before  whom  persons  desiring  loans 
can  appeal  and  make  their  requests 
known  and  give  to  those  committees 
their  financial  standing  and  their 
moral  responsibility.  The  committee 
will  then  either  accept  or  reject  the 
request,  and  if  accepted  the  word  will 
be  forwarded  to  Washington  and  the 
check  will  come  back  directly  to  the 
farmer. 

"The  Department  of  Argiculture  at 
Washington  informs  me  that  it  will 
only  be  a  few  days  until  that  ma- 
chinery is  set  up,  so  that  by  the  end 
of  this  week  or  the  beginning  of  next, 
it  ought  to  be  possible  for  a  Pennsyl- 
vania farmer  to  get  in  touch  with 
some  of  these  established  committees 
and  have  his  case  presented. 

"I  hope  nobody  will  apply  for  this 
loan,  and  thus  put  a  chattel  mortgage 
upon  their  crop,  who  can  in  any  way 
finance  their  operations  through  the 
ordinary  channels,  but  I  know  from 
the  correspondence  I  have  had  in  this 
office  that  there  is  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  people  who  will  not  be  able  to 
finance  their  operations  unless  the 
Federal  Government  comes  to  their 
assistance.  I  am  more  than  pleased 
that  the  Legislature  has  seen  fit  to 
set  up  the  machinery  known  as  the 
Clippinger-Haines  Act  which  will 
meet  this  emergency,  I  hope,  for  all 
that  are  so  unfortunate  as  to  be  com- 
pelled to  make  request  for  a  loan." 


MILK  DEALERS  PROSECUTED 

FOR  CHEATING  FARMERS 

The  Otto  Milk  Company,  Pitts- 
burgh, was  prosecuted  in  the  Alle- 
gheny County  Court  recently  for 
cheating  milk  producers  by  under- 
reading  the  Babcock  milk  test  from 
which  the  value  of  the  product  is 
determined. 

"After  a  jury  had  been  drawn  and 
witnesses  on  both  sides  were  ready 
to  testify,  the  company  pled  guilty 
to  the  charge  and  Judge  James  H. 
Grey,  then  ordered  the  defendant  to 
pay  a  fine  of  $100  and  costs  and 
warned  against  such  practice  in  the 
future,"  the  statement  reads: 

"The  Company  had  been  fined  pre- 


viously after  pleading  guilty  to  three 
charges,  namely:  Not  providing  a 
licensed  tester  nor  licensed  weigher 
and  sampler  and  not  taking  samples 
of  each  delivery  and  not  holding  com- 
posite samples  in  proper  condition  for 
testing. 

"The  recent  actions  against  the 
Otto  Company  was  taken  by  State 
officials  after  close  observation  and 
checks  had  been  made  on  the  methods 
used  in  the  plant.  The  charge  of 
underreading  the  Babcock  Test  was 
brought  after  the  State  dairy  experts 
had  check-tested  the  milk  as  delivered 
by  25  different  producers.  It  was 
found  that  all  but  four  of  the  tests 
made  by  the  company's  tester  were 
lower  in  percentage  of  butterfat  than 
those  made  by  the  State  tester. 

"This  is  the  second  prosecution  se- 
cured by  the  bureau  of  foods  and 
chemistry,  Pennsylvania  Department 
of  Agriculture,  in  recent  months  in  a 
drive  on  unscrupulous  milk  dealers. 
The  Levengood  Dairies,  Inc.,  of 
Pottstown,  was  prosecuted  a  few 
weeks  ago  for  'short-changing'  100 
dairymen  to  the  extent  of  more  than 
$600  which  was  reimbursed  by  order 
of  the  Court." 


HEALTH  MESSAGE 

Time  is  a  peculiar  kind  of  treasure, 
which  is  sought  after  by  the  world. 
The  lack  of  it  is  the  excuse  for  the 
failure  in  carrying  out  many  good 
intentions. 

But  when  time  comes,  as  it  does, 
to  every  fighter  of  prolonged  illness 
how  it  is  despised.  Perhaps  you  are 
very  ill,  too  ill  you  think  to  write 
or  read,  or  make  use  of  time,  for 
things  that  count.  If  it  be  not  oc- 
cupied with  one  thing,  it  will  be  oc- 
cupied with  another,  and  one  of  the 
finest  opportunities,  for  the  "shut-in," 
so  to  speak,  is  that  of  acquiring  the 
ability  to  lead  the  mind  into  paths 
which  are  uplifting  and  at  the  same 
time  restful. 

No  matter  how  weary  you  are,  how 
much  better  to  fill  the  mind  with  the 
silent  wonders  of  nature,  than  to 
count  the  cracks  in  the  ceiling,  or 
worry  about  the  slowness  of  your  re- 
covery or  the  future  prospects  of  your 
infirmities. 

No  one  is  expected  to  enthuse  over 
illness,  or  even  to  welcome  it,  but 
what  cannot  be  cured,  must  be  en- 
dured. In  this  world,  as  Henry  Ward 
Beecher  said,  "It  is  not  what  we  take 
up,  but  what  we  give  up,  that  makes 
us  rich."  But  valuable,  as  it  is,  to 
know  who  are  one's  friends,  it  is  in 
no  sense  as  valuable  as  the  knowledge 
of  one's  self.  To  learn  your  limita- 
tions, to  know  what  you  can  depend 
on  yourself  to  do — this  is  knowledge, 
that  would  save  many  a  person  from 
ruin. 


Grange  Insurance 


The  progress  of  a  life  insurance 
company  is  measured  in  exact  pro- 
portion to  the  service  rendered.  The 
remarkable  growth  and  the  enviable 
position  in  the  life  insurance  world, 
attained  by  our  Grange  Life  Com- 
pany is  a  direct  result  of  the  high 
ideals  of  service  which  imbues  those 
connected  with  our  company  in  an 
official  capacity.  This  service,  so  far 
as  the  policyholder  is  concerned,  does 
not  stop  with  the  delivery  of  the 
policy  contract  but  continued  during 
all  the  years  that  the  policy  remains 
in  force. 

A  Grange  Institution 

Officered  and  directed  by  nationally 
known  Grange  leaders.  The  Farmers 
and  Traders  merits  the  unwavering 
support  of  our  Grange  membership. 
It  is  an  old  line  legal  reserve  life 
insurance  company.  It  furnishes  life 
insurance  at  a  low  net  cost.  Its  policy 
contracts  are  modern  and  unexcelled 
in  liberality.  Among  its  line  of 
twenty-six  different  policy  contracts 
there  is  one  suited  to  the  exact  needs 
of  every  insurable  person.  Strong  in 
assets  and  surplus,  and  with  more 
than  thirty-six  millions  of  insurance 
in  force,  the  Farmers  and  Traders 
should  and  does  make  an  irresistible 
appeal  to  members  of  the  Grange  who 
may  contemplate  purchasing  life  in- 


RESPONSES  TO  DUTY 

The  following  contributions  for  the 
Publishing  Fund  are  hereby  acknowl- 
edged. 

Pineville  Grange,  No.  507  ....  $5.00 
Philadelphia  Grange,  No.  645.  5.00 
Honevbrook  Twp.  Grange,  No. 

1688 5.00 


It  seems  that  the  brakeman  and 
conductor  could  not  agree  as  to  the 
pronunciation  of  the  town  along  their 
line  called  "Eurelia."  When  the  train 
reached  there,  the  passengers  were 
startled  to  hear  the  conductor  from 
the  front  end  of  the  car  call  "You're 
a  liar;  You're  a  liar,"  while  the 
brakeman  at  the  rear  end  shouted 
"You  really  are  I    You  really  are." 


surance. 


Insurance 


111  luck  cannot  pursue  when  I  am 
in  force. 

I  am  the  protector  of  women  and 
children,  for  I  keep  the  family  to- 
gether, and  when  the  provider  has 
been  called  I  carry  on  in  his  name. 

My  service  of  protection  is  per- 
formed for  the  protector  no  less  than 
for  the  protected,  and  I  safeguard 
within  the  full  measure  of  my  power 
the  bulwark  of  the  American  home. 

I  am  the  comforter  of  the  weak  and 
helpless,  the  encourager  of  those  who, 
through  me,  may  still  enjoy  life,  may 
strive  and  accomplish  worthwhile 
things. 

I  am  that  which  is  provided  by 
all  right  thinking  men  and  women 
against  the  day  of  need. 

/  am  Life  Insurance. 

Opportunity  Beckons 
Old  enough  to  be  strong  and  stable, 
yet  young  enough  to  afford  excep- 
tional opportunities  to  men  of  high 
standing  who  may  contemplate  enter- 
ing the  life  insurance  business.  The 
Farmers  and  Traders  has  some  un- 
usual agency  openings  to  offer  in 
Pennsylvania.  If  interested,  write 
direct  to  The  Farmers  and  Traders 
Life  Insurance  Company,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 


Our  advertisers  deserve  your  sup- 
port. 


CROW  KILLING 


Sportsmen  and  farmers  of  York 
County  recently  killed  over  25,000 
crows  in  an  effort  to  reduce  the  popu- 
lation of  those  birds  locally.  If  the 
rest  of  the  State  would  do  half  as 
well,  and  keep  it  up  every  year  for 
a  few  years,  especially  during  the 
nesting  season  of  our  more  beneficial 
birds,  it  would  mean  the  saving  of 
much  valuable  wild  life.  Every  sports- 
man knows  that  crows  eat  the  eggs 
and  young  of  many  birds,  and  also 
do  much  of  the  eating  of  young  rab- 
bits for  which  the  ringneck  pheasant 
usually  gets  the  blame.  Farmers,  par- 
ticularly, should  also  bear  in  mind 
that  the  crow  was  a  nuisance  in  their 
corn  fields  long  before  the  ringneck 
pheasant  was  introduced  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  10 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931 


Home  Economics 
Committee 
H 
Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN^S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


May — Motto  for  this  Month 

GOD'S  MINUTE 
"I  have  only  just  a  minute, 
Only  sixty  seconds  in  it 
Forced  upon  me — can't  refuse  it 
Didn't  seek  it,  didn't  choose  it, 
But  it's  up  to  me  to  use  it. 
I  must  suffer  if  I  lose  it 
Give  account  if  I  abuse  it. 
Just  a  tiny  little  minute — 
But  eternity  is  in  it." 


Subject  for  June — 

A  safe  and  sane  graduation — career 
for  girls. 


"What,"  Napoleon  once  inquired, 
"is  yet  wanting  in  order  that  people 
should  be  properly  educated?"  "Moth- 
ers" was  the  significant  reply  by  one 
of  his  friends.  The  Emperor  imme- 
diately seized  upon  it,  "Yes!"  he  ex- 
claimed, "here  is  a  system  of  education 
in  one  word." 


A  PIONEER  MOTHER 

Because  the  road  was  steep  and  long 
And    through    a   dark    and    lonely 
road, 
God  set  upon  my  lips  a  song 
And  put  a  lantern  in  my  hand. 

Joyce  Kilmer. 

Should  any  modern  mother  feel 
discouraged,  disheartened,  and  disil- 
lusioned about  her  life  and  its  daily 
trials,  she  would  change  her  attitude 
if  she  were  to  read  "A  Lantern  in  Her 
Hand"  by  Bess  Streeter  Aldrich. 

The  story  begins  in  the  year  1864 
with  the  eight-year-old  Abbie  Mac- 
kenzie around  whom  the  story  is 
woven.  At  this  age  she  is  on  her  way 
by  ox-drawn  covered  wagon  from  Illi- 
nois to  Iowa.  The  daily  privations  of 
this  trip  with  her  mother,  brothers 
and  sisters,  developed  a  fortitude  and 
patience  which  later  served  her  well. 
Her  nightly  rewards  were  her  older 
sister's  recitals  of  family  traditions 
which  colored  her  whole  life. 

Abbie  Mackenzie  combined  the 
physical  strength  of  her  sturdy  Irish 
mother  with  the  innate  qualities  of 
mentality  and  refinement  of  her  aris- 
tocratic father.  During  her  eighty 
years  of  life  the  cheery  heart  of  the 
former  set  a  song  upon  her  lips,  the 
illuminating  spirituality  of  the  latter 
put  a  lantern  in  her  hand. 

Throughout  her  girlhood  she  was 
possessed  with  the  hope  of  becoming 
a  singer  and  an  artist  in  an  imagined 
world  of  romance.  Neither  funds  nor 
opportunities  were  available  to  grati- 
fy these  desires,  yet  she  kept  them 
alive  by  exercising  her  talents  to  the 
best  of  her  limited  ability  and  to  her 
own  enjoyment. 

Her  marriage  of  love  to  William 
Deal  in  1866,  replaced  these  ambitions 
with  the  earnest  devotion  of  a  pioneer 
wife  and  mother.  At  the  birth  of  her 
first-born.  ^  Nature  had  to  take  its 
course,  without  much  aid  from  its 
handmaid  Science.  At  such  cost  the 
pioneer  protective  spirit  was  roused 
to  center  all  her  old  love  of  life  upon 
her  new  interest.  Her  coveted  world 
of  romance  was  a  world  of  unreality, 
—and  only  Will  and  the  little  son 
were  worth  her  thoughts. 

There  followed  another  pilgrimage 


westward — to  Nebraska.  Here  they 
established  their  permanent  home,  liv- 
ing for  thirteen  years  in  a  sod  house, 
while  their  dreams  were  growing  into 
a  roomy  frame  house  which  later 
seemed  a  palace.  Together  Abbie  and 
Will  envisioned  their  complete  home 
place,  "The  Cedars."  In  fact,  Abbie's 
own  words  were,  '*You  have  to  dream 
things  out.  It  keeps  a  kind  of  an 
ideal  before  you.  You  see  it  first  in 
your  own  mind  and  then  you  set  about 
to  try  to  make  it  like  the  ideal.  If 
you  want  a  garden, — ^why,  I  guess 
you've  got  to  dream  a  garden." 

With  great  forethought  they  plant- 
ed trees  of  their  own  raising  where 
they  would  be  of  protection,  use  and 
beauty.  Far  in  advance  of  his  time 
Will  Deal  realized  the  economic  value 
of  trees.  In  addition  to  serving  their 
purpose  on  his  own  farm,  the  culture 
of  ten  acres  of  trees  for  eight  years 
brought  him  from  the  government  an 
additional  one  hundred  sixty  acres  of 
land. 

Will's  vision  was  further  evident 
in  his  constant  plans  for  the  benefit  of 
the  whole  community.  He  could  see 
far  into  the  future.  He  predicted  the 
day  when  the  country  school  would 
be  graded  like  that  of  the  town.  He 
foretold  the  making  of  roads  by  haul- 
ing little  stones  and  gravel  and  using 
a  roller  to  crush  them. 

Together  Abbie  and  Will  dealt  suc- 
cessfully with  the  problems  of  rearing 
to  their  ideals  their  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  wresting  their  living  from 
the  soil  despite  the  discouragements 
of  drought,  destruction,  by  grasshop- 
pers, and  financial  panic. 

One  afternoon  in  October,  1890, 
Abbie  returned  to  her  home  (the  hub 
of  her  wheel)  to  find  Will  forever 
asleep  at  the  foot  of  his  own  Lom- 
bardy  poplars.  She  was  sustained 
then  and  ever  afterward  by  recollec- 
tion of  words  he  had  recently  spoken 
to  her  about  Death:  "I  would  go  on 
with  you  .   .   .  remembering  ..." 

From  this  time  on,  obliged  to  as- 
sume alone  the  responsibilities  they 
had  shared,  Abbie  constantly  felt  his 
presence  and  support.  When  any  de- 
cision must  be  made  she  conferred 
with  his  spirit  self  and  then  proceed- 
ed with  the  confidence  that  she  was 
pu'    ling  the  course  which  he  would 

wic; 

The  pioneer  faith  and  spirituality 
exemplified  in  Abbie  Mackenzie  Deal's 
life  inspired  and  held  it  to  a  high 
level. 

Her  acceptance  of  progress  in  all 
its  phases  and  her  adjustment  thereto 
were  remarkable.  She  saw  the  coming 
of  the  buggy,  the  development  of  hard 
roads,  automobile,  motion  pictures, 
radio  and  electric  refrigeration. 

Of  the  Woman's  Club  which  she 
helped  organize  she  said,  "We  may 
not  do  a  great  deal  of  good  but  we 
won't  do  any  harm.  Much  of  life  is 
an  experiment  anyway."  Of  motion 
pictures  she  said,  "There's  just  noth- 
ing left  to  be  invented.  What  next 
can  they  do?" 

Her  fulfillment  was  complete  when 
she  placed  beside  her  water  color  a 
portrayal  of  the  same  study  by  her 
daughter,  an  artist  of  fame;  when 
over  the  radio  came  the  words  of  her 
song  broadcast  by  her  daughter,  a 
singer  of  note ;  when  about  the  throat 
of  her  granddaughter  she  clasped  the 


string  of  pearls,  which  were  carried 
along  through  the  years  and  which 
were  the  thread  of  continuity  from 
old  world  aristocracy  to  recognized 
position  in  the  new  world.  With  a 
lantern  in  her  hand,  she  had  gone 
forth  to  light  the  way  for  future  gen- 
erations. 

To  her  spiritually  sympathetic 
granddaughter,  Abbie  Deal  said  she 
was  the  very  happiest  when  she  was 
living  over  all  her  memories. 

On  the  closing  day  of  her  useful 
life,  after  winding  the  old  Seth 
Thomas  clock  which  she  had  carried 
with  her  on  the  covered  wagon  jour- 
ney, she  took  the  lantern  in  her  hand 
and  with  her  spirit  husband  walked 
into  Paradise. — Frances  Oyger. 


Demonstration  Menu  and  Recipes 

tsp.=teaspoonful 

tb.=tablespoonful 

c.=cup 

Menu 

Eggs  baked  in  cream 

Buttered  spinach       Parsley-Potatoes 
Rolls  Butter 

Molded  vegetable  salad 
Mint  fruit  cup  Cookies 

Milk 

Recipes 

Eggs  haJced  in  cream: 

4  eggs 

4  tb.   cream 

y2  c.  finely  ground  dry  crumbs 

seasoning 


OUR  FASHION  AND  PAHERN  DEPARTMENT 

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8084 — Afternoon  Dress.  Designed  for  sizes 
36.  38,  40.  42.  44  and  46  Inches 
bust  measure.  Size  36  requires 
4%  yards  of  39-inch  material  with 
%   yard  of  39-inch  contrasting. 

3086 — Feminine  Model.  Designed  for  sizes 
12.  14,  16,  18,  20  years.  36  and 
38  inches  bust  measure.  Size  16 
requires  2%  yards  of  39  Inch  ma- 
terial with  1%  yards  of  39  Inch 
contrasting. 

8106 — Youthful  and  Smart.  Designed  for 
sizes  14,  16.  18,  20  years,  36  and 
38  inches  bust  measure.  Size  16 
requires  3Vi  yards  of  39  Inch  ma- 
terial with   2^    yards  of  edging. 


8106 — Bolero  Model.  Designed  for  sizes  14. 
16,  18,  20  years,  36,  38  »nd  40 
Inches  bust  measure.  Size  16  re- 
quires 3%  yards  of  39  Inch  m»- 
terlal  with  %  yard  of  35  inch  con- 
trasting. 

8118 — Childlike  Chic.  Designed  for  sizes  4, 
6.  8,  and  10  years.  Size  8  requires 
1%  yards  of  35  Inch  material  with 
%   yard  of  35  Inch  contrasting. 

8899 — Dainty  and  Chic.  Designed  for  sizes 
8,  10,  12  and  14  years.  Size  8  re- 
quires 2V6  yards  of  39  Inch  ma- 
terial. 


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tame  time  as  pattern. 


Address,  giving  number  and  size: 
Pattern  Department,  Grange  News,  Chambersburg,  Pa. 


May,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


Mix  cream,  crumbs  and  seasonings 
and  put  into  baking  dish.  Drop  eggs 
in  this  mixture.    Bake  until  set. 

Spinach:  Wash  spinach  in  luke- 
warm water  to  remove  grit.  Rinse  in 
cold  water.  Cook,  without  water,  un- 
til spinach  is  tender.  Chop  or  put 
through  ricer.   Add  salt  and  butter. 

Molded  Vegetable  Salad: 
1  package  lemon  jello 

1  pint  of  boiling  water 

2  tb.  lemon  juice 
1/2  tsp.  salt 

3^  c.  celery,  finely  chopped 
1  c.  raw  cabbage,  finely  chopped 
4  tb.  green  pepper,  finely  chopped 
Dissolve  gelatine  in  boiling  water. 
Add    lemon   juice    and    salt.      Chill. 
When  slightly  thickened,  fold  in  vege- 
tables, mixing  lightly.     Mold.     Chill 
until    firm.    Serve    on    crisp    lettuce 
Avith  teaspoonful  of  cooked  or  mayon- 
naise dressing. 

Mint  Fruit  Cup :  Use  any  combina- 
tion of  fresh  or  canned  fruits  desired. 
Sweeten  to  taste.  Add  finely  chopped 
mint.  Put  into  individual  dessert 
dishes  and  serve. 

1  c.  canned  peaches 

1  c.  canned  pears 

1/^  c.  mint  cherries  and  juice 

Drain  peaches  and  pears.  Cut 
cherries  into  quarters.  Add  juice  and 
cherries  to  other  fruit.  Chill  and 
serve. 


"The  woman's  place  is  in  the  home," 
said  Ruth  Bryan  Owen,  member  of 
Congress  from  Florida,  but  we  have 
come  to  extend  the  walls  of  the  home 
from  the  limits  of  a  few  generations 


yy 


ago 

"I  think  there  was  a  time  when  if  a 
woman  kept  the  inside  of  her  house  in 
order  it  was  considered  she  had  done 
her  duty  by  her  family  but  my  home 
is  the  place  where  my  family  and  chil- 
dren live,  and  I  find  they  do  not  stay 
inside  four  walls.  I  find  that  they 
move  about  in  a  space  as  big  as  an 
automobile  can  travel  in  every  direc- 
tion from  the  house  itself." 

"It  would  be  useless,  for  me  to  keep 
the  inside  of  my  house  safe  for  my 
children,  if  the  community  in  which  I 
live  is  not  a  safe  place. 

"I  think  we  are  wiser  mothers  than 
if  we  were  staying  inside  four  walls. 
We  came  to  realize  long  ago  that  we 
want  the  mother's  judgment  as  well 
as  the  father's  in  the  building  of  the 
homes;  and  I  think  we  are  finding 
that  we  want  both  the  mother's  judg- 
ment and  the  father's  in  the  com- 
munity. We  want  the  woman's  love 
and  beauty  and  the  man's  technical 
skill,  and  we  build  a  community  on 
that  foundation." 


— 1 — ,    — 2 —    when    — 3 — , 


with  — 5 —  met  — 6 —  wearing  the 
— 7 — .  He  said  to  her  — 8 —  and  we 
will  all  go  to  —9—  at  —10—.  At 
the  party  the  — 11 —  sat  and  heard 
—12—  while  —13—  in  her  —14— 
and  wearing  the  — 15 — •  sang  — 16 — 
and  — 17 — .  At  a  late  hour  they  sang 
— 18 —  and  then  departed  for  — 19 — . 

1.  Long,  Long  Ago 

2.  Old  Black  Joe 

3  Comin'  Through  the  Rye 

4  In  the  Gloaming 

5.  Old  Dog  Tray 

6.  Annie  Laurie 

7  Old  Gray  Bonnet 

8.  Wait  for  the  Wagon 

9.  Aunt  Dinah's  Quilting  Party 

10.  My  Old  Kentucky  Home 

11.  Old  Folks  at  Home 

12.  Listen  to  the  Mocking  Bird 

13.  Juanita 

14.  Old  Calico  Gown 

15.  Blue  Bells  of  Scotland 

16.  Love's  Old  Sweet  Song 

17.  Sweet  and  Low 


18.  We  Won't  Get  Home  Till  Morn- 
ing 

19.  Home,  Sweet  Home. 

Music  Appreciation  Story.    Can  be 
used  for  a  game  on  Music  Night. 


A  POMONA  DEMONSTRATION 

Mrs.  G.  R.  Stiffler,  Chairman  of  the 
Home  Economics  Committee  of  Blair 
County,  reports  the  demonstration 
menu  and  recipes  that  were  used  at 
the  recent  meeting  of  the  Blair 
County  Pomona  Grange  held  in  Hol- 
lidaysburg.  The  outstanding  part  of 
the  demonstration  was  the  setting  of 
the  table  and  the  serving  of  a  meal, 
under  the  direction  of  Miss  Mae 
Kemp,  extension  representative  in 
Blair  and  Bedford  Counties.  Miss 
Kemp  personally  supervised  the  work, 
choosing  the  members  of  a  farmer 
class  known  as  the  Meal  Serving  Club, 
of  Geseytown.  The  sisters  who  par- 
ticipated and  who  also  spoke  upon  the 
various  features  of  the  service  were: 
Miss  Margaret  Maize,  who  acted  as 
host;  Miss  Olive  Stiffler,  hostess; 
Mrs.  D.  W.  Hileman,  guest ;  and  Miss 
Irene  Ketner,  waitress.  Each  of  these 
sisters  spoke  of  a  particular  feature  of 
the  service. 

The  program  also  included  a  read- 
ing, "A  Child's  View  of  the  Grange," 
by  Marian  Smith;  a  piano  duet,  by 
Mrs.  Sankey  and  Miss  Sankey;  and 
a  recitation,  "Aunt  Jemima's  Court- 
ship." The  entire  program  lasted 
twenty  minutes,  the  meal  having  been 
prepared  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Thomas 
Catbo,  who  was  assisted  in  the  prep- 
aration by  sisters  of  the  Grange. 


ACTIVITIES  IN  ERIE  COUNTY 

At  the  Erie  County  Pomona  in 
March,  the  Home  Economics  Com- 
mittee had  an  hour  similar  to  that  at 
the  State  Grange  Meeting.  All  the 
stations  were  filled  by  sisters  with 
Mrs.  O.  S.  Kidder,  presiding.  The 
main  topic  under  discussion  was  "Our 
Young  People." 

The  duty  of  the  Grange  to  our 
young  folks  was  ably  presented  by 
Mrs.  C.  D.  Cook  and  the  young  peo- 
ple's duty  to  the  Grange  was  discussed 
by  Mildred  Belknap.  A  fine  talk  on 
4-H  Club  work  was  made  by  the 
County  Agent,  after  which  little  Miss 
Betty  Lou  Marlowe  closed  the  hour 
with  the  recitation, — "A  Child's  View 
of  the  Grange." 


The  Home  Economics  Committee 
of  Washington  County  Pomona,  held 
a  party  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Wm.  D.  Phillips,  on  March  21st,  when 
15  Grangers  were  represented  with 
55  sisters  and  10  brothers. 

A  committee  to  stimulate  interest 
in  knowing  Grange  History,  Policies 
and  Procedure  are  to  conduct  a 
county-wide  Pageantry  Contest.  The 
winning  pageant  to  be  given  at  the 
State  Grange  meeting.  To  assist  in 
this  the  committee  will  establish  a 
Grange  shelf  in  the  Washington  Li- 
brary where  necessary  material  may 
be  available  to  all  contestants.  There 
is  also  a  prize  for  the  subordinate 
that  first  declares  every  Grange  home- 
stead free  of  every  vestige  of  outdoor 
advertising.  Washington's  Goal — 
Every  Grange  on  the  Honor  Roll. 


The  Montgomery  County  Home 
Economics  Committee  had  Miss  Jef- 
fries from  State  College  give  a  Tea 
Demonstration  on  March  10th.  The 
meeting  was  open  to  the  public  and 
38  women  attended.  Miss  Beadles  Is 
chairman  of  the  Home  Economics 
Committee  and  the  secretary,  Ida  C. 
Myers,  writes,  "the  women  are  re- 
sponding beautifully." 


WHAT  THE  GRANGE  NEEDS 

1.  Is  not  only  to  read  the  Home 
Economics  Page  in  the  Pennsylvania 
Grange  News,  but  send  into  the  com- 
mittee your  problems.  They  will  try 
to  solve  them  for  you. 

2.  Is  not  another  increase  in  dues 
but  100%  of  Pennsylvania  Grange 
members  paid  in  full  to  date  just  as 
New  Jersey  members  are. 

3.  Is  not  to  bring  too  much  outside 
talent  in  the  grange  for  regular  pro- 
grams but  rather  put  every  grange 
member  to  work  and  develop  the  tal- 
ent there. 

4.  Is  more  grange  families  beauti- 
fying their  farm  buildings  and  prem- 
ises instead  of  allowing  unsightly 
billboards  deface  their  property. 

5.  Is  to  follow  the  footprints  of  the 
Fathers  of  our  Order  and  require 
more  Masters  to  read  the  code  and  be- 
come better  acquainted  with  the  di- 
gest and  laws  of  the  Grange. 

6.  Is  to  grace  the  Master's  chair 
with  a  Sister  instead  of  always  a 
Brother.      

MOTHER 

To  watch  over  you  when  a  baby,  to  sing 

you  to  sleep  with  her  song, 
To   try  to   be  near  you   to   comfort   and 

cheer  you,  to  teach  you  the  right 

from  the  wrong, 
To  do  all   she  can   to   make  vou  a  man, 

and  over  a  million  things  more, 
To  sigh  for  you,  cry  for  you,  yes,  even 

die  for  you, 
That's  what  God  made  Mothers  for. 

This  is  the  chorus  of  a  song  of  which 
this  last  line   is  the  name. 

Mother 

I  think  of  you,  my  mother  dear 

Of  all  your  gentle  ways. 
Your  courage  and  unfailing  cheer 

Which  love  alone  repays, 
Remembering  your   kindly   voic€, 
Your  heart  so  warm  and  true. 
My  own  heart  sings,  and  I  rejoice 
To  know  that  I  have  you. 

— Anopymous. 


THE  OHIO  IDEA 

Those  rotogravure  girls,  lolling  in 
their  flowered  pajamas  on  the  sun- 
kissed  sands  of  tropic  shores,  look 
mighty  cute,  but  do  not  stir  the  more 
mature  and  practical  emotions  as 
deeply  as  would  the  picture  of  one 
wearing  a  gingham  dress,  with  a  dab 
of  flour  on  her  nose,  frying  a  chicken. 
— Ohio  State  Journal. 


THE  DAY'S  WORK 

Begin — and  end — the  day  aright. 
Try  to  secure  a  little  time  on  arising, 
to  plan  the  day's  work.  If  we  live  up- 
rightly in  all  our  ways,  follow  the 
Golden  Rule;  if  we  have  kept  our 
minds  open  to  new  impressions;  if 
we  have  used,  and  not  abused,  our 
bodies  and  minds,  we  may  often  defer 
old  age  and  make  it,  when  it  does 
come,  useful,  happy,  serene  and  con- 
fident. 

Little  things  make  up  the  bulk  of 
our  daily  lives.  If  we  are  faithful  in 
little  things,  we  shall  be  better  pre- 
pared for  great  occasions.  All  over 
the  world,  in  every  walk  of  life,  peo- 
ple are  eagerly  seeking  for  someone 
to  follow.  They  need  someone  to 
hearten  them  to  action;  they  want 
someone  big  enough  to  share  the  glory 
with  them,  when  success  crowns  their 
efforts.  We  make  ourselves  strong  or 
weak,  as  we  have  confidence  in,  or 
doubt  of,  our  abilities. 

"One  ship  drives  east,  and  another  drives 
west, 
With  the  selfsame  winds  that  blow; 
'Tis  the  set  of  the  sails,  and  not  the 
gales, 
Which  tells  the  way  they  go. 

*  *  Like  the  waves  of  the  sea,  are  the  ways 
of  fate, 
As  we  voyage  along  through  life; 
'Tis  the  set  of  the  soul,  which  decides 
its  goal. 
And  not  the  calm  or  the  strife." 
E.  J.  

HUBBY'S  FAUX  PAS 

Arriving  home  from  the  party, 
friend  wife  took  her  hat  and  slammed 
it  on  the  floor.  "I'll  never  take  you 
to  another  party  as  long  as  I  live," 
she  said. 

"Why?"  asked  hubby,  amazedly. 

"You  asked  Mrs.  Jones  how  her 
husband  was  standing  the  heat." 

"Well,  what  of  that?" 

"Why,  her  husband  has  been  dead 
two  months." — Oil  Weekly. 


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Fancy  Cottons  of  the  better  grade.  Well  assorted, 
2  pounds  for  $1.00  postpaid. 

FANCY  SILK  PIECES 

Excellent  for  all  kinds  of  Fancywork.  Assorted 
sizes  and  colors,  1  pound  for  $1.00  postpaid.  Love- 
ly FREB  Premium  with  first  order  of  either  silk 
or  cotton  quilt  pieces. 

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Can  You  Find  5  Faces? 


People  who  were  riding  in  the  auto  above  got  out  of  the  car.  Their  faces  are  shown  in  odd  places  about 
the  picture.  Some  faces  are  upside  down,  others  look  sideways,  some  look  straight  at  you.  If  you  can 
pick  out  5  or  more  faces,  mark  them,  clip  the  picture  and  tend  to  me  together  with  your  name  and 
address.  Sharp  eyes  will  nnd  them.  Can  you? 

We  are  giving  more  than  $12,900  in  103  prises,  in  a  great  new  plan  of  advertising  our  business.  Also 
fhousaniM  of  dollars  In  cash  rawards.  In  a  former  campaign  Mr.  C.  H.  Bssig.  a  farmer  of  Argos, 
Ind.,  won  $3,500;  Mrs.  Edna  Ziler  of  Ky.  won  $1,950.  Many  others  won  big  cash  prixes.  Now  a  better 
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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931  I      ^^^^  ^^^^ 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 

Among  the  Young  Folks  of  the  Order 


Dear  Juveniles: 

Well,  the  sun  is  shining,  isn't  it? 
Warm  and  bright  and  we  know  it 
will  start  things  to  growing.  Just 
think  Spring  is  here!  How  many 
liave  found  the  lovely  little  flowers  or 
seen  the  first  birds  ?  A  few  nights  ago 
my  big  girl  and  I  went  back  to  the 
woods  to  see  if  we  could  find  any 
flowers  and  we  found  some  ground 
nut  blossoms  and  Spring  Beauties. 
Later  she  found  Hepaticas  and  Lilies. 

Examination  time  is  coming  but 
■don't  work  so  hard  you  forget  your 
Orange  meetings.  This  fine  weather 
makes  me  think  of  Robert  Browning's 
poem  and  I  am  going  to  close  this 
word  of  greeting  with  it.  I  wish  all 
the  older  ones  would  learn  it. 

*"rhe  year's  at  the  spring, 
And  day's  at  the  morn; 
Morning's  at  seven; 
The  hillside's  dew-pearled; 
The  lark's  on  the  wing; 
The  snail's  on  the  thorn; 
God's    in    his    heaven — 
All's  right  with  the  world!" 


May 

Hobins  in  the  tree-top. 

Blossoms  in  the  grass, 
Green  things  a-growing 

Every  where  you  pass ; 
Sudden  little  breezes. 

Showers  of  silver  dew, 
Black  bough  and  bent  twig 

Budding  out   anew; 
Pine  tree  and  willow  tree, 

Fringed  elm  and   larch, — 
Don't  you  think  that  May  time's 

Pleasanter  than  March  t 
— From  Marjorie's  Almanac  by  T.  B. 
A  Idrich. 


Program  Suggestions 

How  about  a  Spring  program? 
There  is  so  much  that  can  be  found 
about  Spring.  The  coming  of  the 
birds,  Spring  flowers,  what  farmers 
must  do  to  prepare  for  the  Spring's 
work  would  make  good  topics  for  talks 
or  papers.  The  4-H  Club  song,  "The 
Plowing  Song**  could  be  used. 

Then  there  are  Memorial  and  Moth- 
er's Day  programs.  These  also  are 
not  hard  to  arrange.  A  May  Day 
program  would  be  nice.  I  wonder  if 
any  of  you  will  make  May  baskets. 


Greetings  from  New  Jersey 

Just  listen,  Juveniles.  Here  comes 
greetings  from  the  Juvenile  Grangers 
in  New  Jersey,  sent  by  their  State 
Superintendent,  Mrs.  Louisa  Mabie, 
to  the  Juveniles  in  Pennsvlvania. 
Mrs.  Mabie  says, — 

To  all  the  Juvenile  Patrons  in 
Pennsylvania,  we,  the  Juveniles  of 
New  Jersey  extend  hearty,  sincere 
greetings.  We  scarcely  realize  or  ap- 
preciate the  privilege  of  belonging  to 
the  "Great  Fraternal  Family"  which 
permits  us  to  reach  over  the  borders 
of  our  sister  states  and  grasp  a  com- 
rade by  the  hand  and  say  "My  brother, 
My  sister" — The  true  fraternal  spirit 
is  far  reaching  even  to  the  object  of 
our  order  "better  men  and  better 
women"  and  the  solid  foundation  or 
starting  point  are  the  representatives 
of  the  Juvenile  Grange. 

Here  in  our  "Garden  State"  we  are 
not  only  striving  to  become  "Honor 
Granges"  but  to  perfect  the  work  as 
much  as  possible.  In  the  accomplish- 
ment of  this  each  member  must  do  his 
or  her  part  and  in  patience  and  earn- 
estness of  purpose  work  unitedly  with 


our   Worthy  Matron  for  the  better- 
ment of  our  fellow  members. 

Kindly  accept  our  best  wishes  for 
your  future  success.     Fraternally, 

Members   of  Juvenile    Oranges   in 
New  Jersey. 

Mrs.  Louisa  Mabie, 
State  Juvenile  Supt. 


Mrs.  Starkey,  of  Mansfield  Juvenile 
Grange  sends  in  the  following  items. 

A  Program  Contest 

Have  each  child  bring  in  a  program 
for  the  month  in  which  he  was  born. 
Then  have  some  one  judge  them, 
awarding  a  blue  ribbon  for  the  first, 
a  red  for  second  and  other  colors  for 
third  and  fourth.  These  programs 
may  be  used  later  for  the  Lecture's 
hour  if  so  desired. 

Tioga  County  is  planning  a  one  day 
Juvenile  Fair.  We  expect  each  mem- 
ber to  choose  some  garden  flower  or 
pet  project.  These  will  be  brought  to 
some  Grange  Hall  and  arranged  in  an 
exhibit,  the  best  receiving  some  re- 
ward. This  will  be  made  as  much  like 
a  fair  as  possible  and  we  hope  it  will 
become  an  annual  event.  More  com- 
plete plans  will  be  given  later.  (There 
are,  I  think,  eleven  Juvenile  Granges 
in  Tioga  County  and  we  just  know 
that  fair  will  be  a  success.  I  would 
surely  like  to  attend,  wouldn't  you?) 

This  Juvenile  Grange  is  entered  in 
a  county  wide  contest.  A  beautiful 
banner  has  been  purchased  by  the  Po- 
mona Grange  and  this  will  be  held  for 
a  period  of  one  quarter  by  the  grange 
scoring  the  highest  number.  We  hope 
this  will  help  attendance  as  well  as 
other  phases  of  Juvenile  work. 


While  we  are  having  the  interesting 
Bird  Talks  by  Professor  Anderson, 
why  not  have  some  of  the  older 
Grange  or  a  Scout  Leader  show  us 
how  to  make  birdhouses^  The  birds 
are  looking  for  a  place  for  a  home. 
Help  them  find  it. 


The  National  Master  asks  for  fif- 
teen new  Juvenile  Granges.  Let's  get 
busy  and  get  them  for  him. 


On  last  Sunday,  April  12th,  I  found 
it  hard  to  agree  with  the  last  of  the 
little  poem  I  used  in  my  greeting  to 
you.  Early  in  the  morning  I  was 
called  on  the  phone  and  told  that  the 
Grange  hall  had  burned  in  the  night 
and  that  Union  City  Grange  and  my 
Juvenile  Grange  were  homeless  and 
our  equipment  and  the  piano  we  had 
worked  so  hard  to  buy  were  in  ruins. 
We  saw  the  remains  of  the  building  on 
our  way  to  church  and,  oh  dear,  how 
my  heart  sank !  But  now  that  the  first 
shock  is  over  our  courage  has  come 
back  and  we  are  determined  to  carry 
on.  What  other  Granges  have  done  we 
can  and  will  do.  We  will  just  square 
our  shoulders  and  still  say,  "All's 
right  with  the  world." 


The  Coming  of  Spring 

There's  sometliing  in  the  air 
That's  new  and  sweet  and  rare; 
A  scent  of  summer  things, 
A   whir  as  if  of  wings. 

There's  something  too  that's  new 
In  the  color  of  the  blue 
That's  in  the  morning  sky, 
Before  the  sun  is  high. 

And  all  this  changing  tint 
This  whispering  stir  and  hint 


Of  bud  and  bloom  and  wing 
Is  the  coming  of  the  spring. 

— Nora   Perry. 


May  Is  Building  Her  House 

May   is   building   her   house.      From   the 

dust  of  things 
She  is  making  the  songs  and  the  flowers 

and  the  wings; 
From  October 's  tossed  and  trodden  gold 
She  is  making  the  young  year  out  of  the 

old; 
Yes,  out  of  the  winter's  flying  sleet 
She  is  making  all  tlie  summer  sweet 
And   the    brown    leaves    spurned    of    No- 
vember's feet 
She  is  clianging  back  again  to  spring's. 
— From  a  poem  by  Richard  Le  Gallienne. 


THE  HOUSE  WEEN 

Of  the  eight  or  ten  different  kinds 
of  wrens  found  in  Eastern  United 
States  this  one  is  best  known  and 
loved.  It  is  a  slender  bird  about  five 
inches  in  length  with  brown  as  the 
chief  color.  It  has  some  feathers  on 
the  back  tipped  with  black  and  the 
breast  somewhat  brownish  grey.  The 
male  will  appear  in  our  state  in  March 
and  at  once  begin  hunting  for  a  nest- 
ing place.  If  he  has  been  in  our 
neighborhood  before,  he  will  at  once 
begin  carrying  sticks,  grasses,  and 
feathers  to  the  old  nesting  site.  He 
prefers  a  birdhouse  near  our  homes, 
but  if  we  neglect  to  supply  him  with 
one  he  will  select  some  hole,  crevice, 
or  cranny  where  he  can  build.  He 
has  been  known  to  nest  in  old  shoes, 
tin  cans,  or  even  in  an  old  mitten. 
He  sings  constantly  as  he  works,  so 
much  that  he  has  been  accused  of 
singing  three  tunes  at  once.  In  about 
a  week  the  female  arrives,  and  with 
her  arrival  his  joy  seems  boundless. 
How  they  do  sing  about  their  work! 
Jenny  Wren  is  a  very  fastidious 
housewife  and  not  a  bit  of  dirt  or 
waste  material  is  allowed  to  remain 
after  she  comes.  When  the  nest  is 
completed  she  will  lay  from  six  to 
eight  delicate  white  eggs,  mottled  with 
pink  and  brown.  Then  woe  to  any 
bird  that  disturbs  her.  She  is  usually 
very  mild  and  friendly,  but  is  no 
coward  and  if  necessary  will  fight 
even  the  sparrows  away  regardless  of 
the  fact  that  they  are  much  larger 
than  she.  It  is  most  interesting  to 
watch  the  wrens  as  they  feed  the 
young  birds  and  if  you  have  put  up 
a  birdhouse  where  you  can  see  it 
easily,  you  will  enjoy  many  happy 
hours  watching  them.  Their  food  con- 
sists of  nothing  but  insects  that  they 
find  on  the  ground  or  on  the  bark  of 
trees  or  shrubbery.  In  this  way  they 
will  do  us  a  great  amount  of  good. 
If  they  be  given  a  little  encourage- 
ment they  will  return  to  the  same 
nest,  year  after  year,  and  nothing  that 
we  could  do  on  the  farm  would  be 
more  profitable  and  pleasing.  I  trust 
that  many  of  you  may  have  some 
wrens  for  summer  companions. 

Next  month  we  plan  to  talk  of  some 
of  our  yellow  friends. — R.  W.  Ander- 
son. 


HOME  ECONOMICS 

(Continued  from  April  number.) 

Home  furnishing  means  exactly 
what  is  says,  how  to  beautify  the  home 
outside  as  well  as  inside,  of  course  al- 
ways considering  the  expense  involved. 
Home  Economics  aims  to  reach  the 
needs  of  every  girl  and  boy  so  as  to 
prepare  them  to  be  real  citizens  of  the 
community,  state  or  nation.  And 
this  is  a  real  problem  where  the  child 
receives  little  if  any,  home  training. 
Today  when  the  high  school  girls 
and  boys  are  permitted  so  much  free- 
dom, take  part  in  practically  every 
activity — this  is  the  one  phase  in 
which  they  seem  never  to  lose  inter- 


est. Boys  as  well  as  girls  for  I  have 
had  a  boys'  cooking  class  for  three 
years.  Twenty  boys  who  wanted  the 
course  so  badly,  they  gave  up  their 
Wednesday  evening  after  school  to 
attend.  (My  time  being  filled  during 
school  hours.)  Basket  ball,  track,  foot 
ball,  sports  of  any  kind,  never  inter- 
f erred,  although  each  one  was  an 
athlete — the  brightest  boys  in  school. 
They  could  bake  beans,  bake  pies, 
cakes,  biscuits,  muffins,  cook  meats, 
vegetables,  and  prepare  salads  or  des- 
serts of  any  kind. 

They  were  proud  to  invite  guesta 
to  the  meals  they  prepared — and  their 
guests  frequently  proved  the  most 
notable  in  town.  Each  year  it  was  a 
different  group  of  boys,  the  tallest 
was  6'2" — the  majority  of  which  have 
gone  on  to  college. 

These  boys  were  just  as  interested 
in  learning  how  to  dress,  how  to  mend 
their  clothing  and  how  to  save,  as  any 
girl.  You  will  be  surprised  to  learn 
that  they  were  more  interested  in 
family  relationships  than  most  girls, 
and  could  set  as  neat  a  table  as  any 
— or  serve — if  needed. 

Home  Economics  is  broad;  cover- 
ing almost  limitless  bounds  in  its  ef- 
fort to  meet  the  needs  of  the  child 
today. 

So  often  in  this  work  we  are  re- 
minded of  the  beautiful  poem,  "Ifs 
for  Girls,"  by  Elizabeth  Otis. 

"If  you  can  dress  to  make  yourself 
attractive 
Yet  not  make  puffs  and  curls  your 
chief  delight; 
If  you  can  swim  and  row,  be  strong 
and  active. 
But  of  the  gentler  graces  not  lose 
sight ; 
If  you  can  dance  without  a  crave  for 
dancing, 
Play     without    giving    play    too 
strong  a  hold. 
Enjoy   the   love   of  friends   without 
romancing. 
Care  for  the  weak,  the  friendless 
and  the  old. 

"If  you  can  master  French  and  Greek 
and  Latin, 
And  not  acquire  as  well  a  priggish 
mien; 
If  you  can  feel  the  touch  of  silk  and 
satin 
Without  despising  calico  and  jean; 
If  you  can  play  a  saw  and  use  a 
hammer. 
Can  do  a   man's   work   when  the 
need  occurs. 
Can   sing   when   asked   without  ex- 
cuse or  stammer 
Can  rise  above  unfriendly  snubs 
and  slurs; 

"If  you  can  make  good  bread,  as  well 
as  fudges. 
Can  sew  with  skill,  and  have  an 
eye  for  dust; 
If  you  can  be  a  friend,  and  hold  no 
grudges 
A  girl  whom  all  will  love  because 
they  must; 
If  some  time  you  should  meet  and 
love  another, 
And  make  a  home  with  faith  and 
peace  enshrined. 
And  you  its  soul — a  loyal  wife  and 
mother — 
You'll  work  out  pretty  nearly  to 
my  mind. 
The     plan     that's    been     developed 
through  the  ages 
And  win  the  best  that  life  can  have 
in  store. 
You'll  be,  my  girl,  a  model  for  the 
sages — 
A   woman    whom    the   world   will 
bow  before. 


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Among  the  Granges 


Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  LocaEdes 


INDIAN  ORCHAED 

GEAN6E  CELEBBATES 

40TH  ANNIVERSARY 

Indian  Orchard  Grange  No.  1020, 
was  instituted  by  State  Deputy  Geary 
C.  Bell,  of  Maple  wood  Grange,  Wayne 
County,  March  i:},  1891.  Our  fortieth 
anniversary  was  held  March  14,  1931, 
with  Brother  Louis  Korb,  master  of 
ceremonies.  Our  liall  was  very  nicely 
decorated  and  our  program  consisted 
of  vocal  and  instrumental  music  led 
by  our  talented  Brothers  Frank  A. 
Jenkins  with  his  piano  accordion  and 
Joseph  A.  Bodie  at  the  piano. 

Quite  a  number  of  our  charter 
members,  who  had  ceased  to  attend 
on  account  of  physical  disabilities, 
etc.,  were  especially  invited  to  attend. 
Among  them  was  Hon.  Chester  A.  | 
Garratt,  former  district  attorney  and 
a  candidate  for  judge  of  our  courts! 
at  the  coming  primary,  who  opened ! 
at  the  request  of  the  Master,  remi- 
niscent account  of  our  early  history. 
He  was  followed  by  Past  Master  S- 
Saunders,  who  was  the  first  Master 
of  No.  1020  and  who  was  fifty  years 
of  age  at  that  time,  and  who  has  been 
an  active  official  member  ever  since, 
being  treasurer  at  the  present  time. 
He  will  be  ninety  years  of  age  May 
31,  1931. 

Another  charter  member  of  this 
Grange  was  present.  Brother  William 
Williams,  who  is  vigorous  and  in 
good  standing.  Others  taking  part 
were  M.  J.  Conner,  Brother  Joseph  G. 
Schmidt,  an  old  member  and  active 
still.  Our  Worthy  Master  Minor  A. 
Crosby  closed  this  part  of  the  cere- 
monies with  an  address.  Vocal  and 
instrumental  music  followed,  also 
dominoes,  checkers,  cards  with  a  gen- 
eral social  time  among  the  seventy  or 
eighty  present. 

The  affair  was  planned  so  suddenly 
and  the  roads  were  in  such  a  bad  con- 
dition that  many  were  unable  to  at- 
tend. We  had  an  excellent  time. 
The  tables  were  loaded  with  the  good 
things  prepared  by  the  ladies  of  No. 
1020  who  are  noted  for  being  up-to- 
date  in  this  line.  The  tables  were 
decorated  with  cut  flowers,  ferns  and 
geraniums. 


bers  responded  to  roll  call  by  stating 
wliat  they  believe<^l  were  first  requi- 
sites of  a  good  citizen. 

The  enactment  of  dairy  laws  was 
discussed  and  a  resolution  jjassed  urg- 
ing the  farmer  use  his  product  and 
not  substitutes.  Each  member  brought 
fl(*wers,  and  bouquets  were  made  for 
Mrs.  Clark  Kitehen  and  Clark  Shu- 
mam,  two  members  who  have  been 
unable  to  attend  the  meetings  for 
some  time.  An  eg^  throwing  contest 
was  held  with  the  prize  going  to  the 
Worthy  Master,  R,  W.  VanHorn.  The 
relay  race  was  won  by  Fred  Schultz 
and  Delmar  Fairman.  Members  pur- 
(•hased  an  Easter  plant  and  sent  it  to 
Evelyn  Eifert,  who  is  quite  ill. 


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So  sorrow  is  cheered  by  being 
poured  from  one  vessel  into  another. 
— Hood. 


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BLOOMSBURG  GRANGE 

FINDS  REMEDY  FOR 

DAIRY  SURPLUS 

A  resolution  "begging  the  farmers 
to  be  more  loyal  to  their  own  business" 
by  using  their  dairy  products  was 
passed  by  the  Bloomsburg  Grange, 
^No.  332,  on  April  3d,  the  resolution 
statmg  the  surplus  of  dairy  products 
18  due  to  the  fact  that  the  farmers 
themselves  use  many  tons  annually  of 
butter  substitutes. 

The  resolution  in  full  follows: 
Whereas,  There  being  a  surplus  of 
ail  dairy  products  due  to  the  fact  that 
larmers  themselves  are  responsible  to 
a  great  extent  by  using  many  tons 
annually  of  butter  substitutes,  there- 
fore be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  of  Bloomsburg 

grange  No.  322,  beg  that  the  farmers, 

thernselves  be  more  loyal  to  their  own 

Wholesome  product,  and  be  it  further 
.J^'olved,  That  a  copy  of  this  reso- 
\ew^ .%  Pubished   in    the   Grange 

Inuring  the  lecturer's  hour,  mem- 


BEDFORD  ORANGE  NO.  619 

Bedford's  new  Grange  Hall  is  the 
scene  of  many  activities  and  is  great- 
ly enjoyed  as  a  meeting  place  for  dif- 
ferent organizations. 

Since  starting  our  new  hall,  the 
Grange  has  been  thoroughly  awakened 
and  now  since  we  have  the  room  and 
floor  space,  degree  work  goes  better 
and  two  degree  teams  have  been 
formed,  one  to  give  First  and  Third, 
and  the  other,  the  Second  and  Fourth 
Degrees. 

Large  classes  are  coming  in,  plays 
being  given  and  almost  every  member 
is  a  busy  person. 

The  following  selection  contributed 
by  sister  Alice  Koontz,  was  recited  at 
a  recent  meeting. 

Stick  Together 

1.  Tliey're  tearing  down  the  old  Grange 

Hall 
And  hauling  it  away. 
Each  beam  and  rafter,  floor  and  wall 
I  watched  them  there  today. 

2.  Its  sills  were  rotted  and  its  floors 

Uneven,  worn  and  patched. 
Its  creaking  steps  and  sagging  doors 
That  never  could  be  latched. 

3.  In  plastered  walls  through  crack  and 

gash, 
The  aged  lath  were  showing. 
Through  broken  pane,  and  emptv  sash 
The  wintry  wind   kept  blowing. 

4.  Long  years  it  served  its  purpose  well. 

But  soon   'twill  be  forgot. 
And  no  one  left  its  tale  to   tell 
Nor  aught  to  mark  the  spot. 

5.  Long  years  beside  the  brook  it  stood. 

Its  very  presence  telling 
Of  love  and  faith  and  brotTierhood 
Within  its  members  dwelling. 

6.  For  though  our  number  was  but  small, 

Tnrough  every  kind  of  weather 
Summer  and   winter,   spring  and   fall 
We  bravely  stuck  together. 

7.  Our  fine  new  Grange  Hall  on  the  hill. 

At  last,  with  joys  completed 
With  pride  it  makes  our  bosoms  thrill 
As  in  it  we  are  seated. 

8.  Its    sturdy    walls    rise    straight    and 

strong. 
Each  corner  true  and  sure. 
Its  spreading  roof  both  wide  and  long, 
'Twill  many  years  endure. 

9.  Long  in  it  Bedford  Grange  will  live, 

Through  fair  or  stormy  weather. 
Help  to  ourselves  and  others  give, 
If  we  but  stick  together. 


Though  I  may  not  be  able  to  in- 
form men  more  than  they  know,  yet 
I  may  give  them  the  occasion  to  con- 
sider.— Temple. 


COLUMBUS  GRANGE 

HAS  CONTEST 

A  contest  for  increasing  the  at- 
tendance at  meetings  of  the  Grange 
with  N.  E.  Dodd  and  Floyd  Ham- 
mond as  captains  will  be  carried  out 
in  the  coming  weeks.  The  purpose  of 
this  contest  is  to  stimulate  interest 
in  (Jrange  work  and  increase  mem- 
bership. All  members  not  present 
when  sides  are  selected  to  become 
''fair  game"  for  either  side,  that  is, 
they  are  the  material  upon  which  to 
work  the  contest,  and  are  in  honor 
bound  to  line  up  with  the  side  that 
first  invites  them  to  attend  the 
Grange.  For  each  application  for 
membership,  accompanied  by  the 
proper  fee,  presented  during  contest, 
the  sides  presenting  scores  500  points. 
For  each  five  applications  a  side 
scores  a  bonus  of  1,000  points,  that 
means  that  a  side  presenting  five  ap- 
plications would  score  a  total  of  3,500 
points. 

During  lecturer's  hour: 

For  each  group  song,  10  points; 
For  each  solo  or  duet  20  points; 

For  a  recitation,  recited,  not  read, 
30  points; 

For  a  talk  or  article  on  the  an- 
nounced subject,  40  points; 

For  a  dialogue  or  playlet,  50  points. 

Attendance : 

For  each  member  present,  5  points ; 

For  each  member  induced  to  at- 
tend, who  had  not  been  present  when 
sides  were  chosen,  10  points  first 
night,  thereafter,  5  points; 

For  each  member  absent  after  hav- 
ing enlisted  in  the  contest,  deduct  5 
points. 

Losers  to  treat  winners  at  end  of 
contest. 

The  contest  will  cover  the  time  of 
three  meetings. 


MATRON'S  CONFERENCE 

A  very  interested  group  of  Juvenile 
Matrons  gathered  in  the  evening  after 
the  banquet  during  the  Grange  Con- 
ference for  a  discussion  of  Juvenile 
problems.  The  State  Master  met  with 
us  and  the  fact  that  the  Matrons  were 
much  interested  was  proven  by  the 
way  the  questions  were  poured  out 
for  him  to  answer.  We  sure  kept  him 
busy  for  some  time.  After  he  left  us, 
we  proceeded  to  organize  a  Matron's 
Association  with  Mrs.  Clara  Dewey 
as  President  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Starkey,  of  Tioga  County,  as  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer. 

It  was  decided  that  each  Juvenile 
Grange  be  asked  to  pay  a  fee  of 
twenty-five  cents  a  year  to  give  us 
some  working  capital.  Please  send 
this  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Starkey,  Mans- 
field, Pennsylvania,  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible. 


BEAVER  VISITS  TOWN 

On  March  24,  a  live  beaver  was 
found  wandering  about  the  streets  of 
the  little  town  of  Quentin,  Lebanon 
County,  and  was  subsequently  cap- 
tured by  Game  Protector  Melching 
of  that  section  and  brought  to  the 
oflices  of  the  Commission  at  Harris- 
burg.  It  was  an  adult  specimen 
weighing  about  fifty  pounds.  Mel- 
ching, when  called  to  capture  the  ani- 
mal, thought  he  would  have  his  hands 
full.  However,  upon  sneaking  up  to 
It  in  an  attempt  to  place  a  barrel 
over  its  head,  the  beaver  made  a 
dash  for  the  inside  of  the  barrel,  to 
hide.  It  is  thought  that  the  beaver 
IS  one  which  has  been  observed  from 
time  to  time  at  Mt.  Gretna,  fifteen 
miles  away.  During  spring  male 
beavers,  particularly,  have  been 
known  to  travel  long  distances,  some 
records  showing  as  much  as  sixty 
miles. 


Grow  Early  Vegetables. — A  well- 
composed  soil,  careful  management, 
and  a  10  x  18-foot  sash  gn"eenhouse 
will  enable  a  grower  to  raise  25,(X)0  to 
35,000  plants  each  year  at  minimum 
expense.  Circular  135,  "Growing 
Early  Vegetable  Plants  Under  Glass," 
gives  the  details.  Write  to  the  Agri- 
cultural Publications  Office,  State 
College,  Pa.,  for  a  copy. 


Plant  Ornamentals.  —  Prune  all 
broken  or  damaged  roots  before  re- 
planting trees  or  shrubs.  Set  the  in- 
dividual plants  not  more  than  two  to 
three  inches  deeper  than  they  orig- 
inally stood  in  the  nursery  row. 

Put  Late  Chicks  on  Range. — Late 
hatched  chicks  should  not  be  for- 
gotten. It  is  worth  while  to  place 
them  on  a  separate  range  away  from 
the  older  chicks. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


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GRANGE  CELEBRATES 

42D  ANNIVERSARY 

Valley  Grange,  Tioga  County,  cele- 
brated their  forty-second  anniversary 
Saturday  evening,  March  21,  1931, 
with  a  very  good  attendance.  There 
are  only  two  charter  members  left, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Keller.  They 
were  unable  to  attend.  There  was  one 
member  present  who  had  belonged 
forty-one  years.  Belle  Clark.  A  very 
interesting  program  for  the  occasion 
was   given,   after   which   supper   was 

served.  .     , 

Valley  Grange  was  organized  at 
AcademV  Corners,  Pa.,  March  21, 
1889,  with  the  following  charter  mem- 
bers :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  Baker,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  E.  A.  Tremain,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Price,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Robert  Keller,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  A. 
Church,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Wagner, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas.  Van  Dusen,  Mr. 
Bud  Mrs.  J.  S.  Ingham,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Yarnell,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  K. 
Howland,  Mrs.  Eunice  Campbell. 

The  first  two  meetings  were  held 
in  the  house  of  James  Peters,  the 
house  then  standing  on  the  corner  by 
the  side  of  Fannie  Bosard's  house. 
Andrew  Doan  was  present  and  obli- 
gated the  above  mentioned  members. 
Joseph  Ingham  was  elected  first 
Worthv  Master.  At  the  first  of  the 
next  year  Wm.  Wagner  was  elected 
Master  and  held  this  oflBce  for  a  num- 
ber of  vears.  The  third  Grange  meet- 
ing was  held  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Wagner.  The  Soldiers'  Hall 
was  then  rented  by  the  Grange  for 
fortv  dollars  per  year  until  a  hall  was 
built  bv  Mr.  Taft  in  1890. 

July  13,  1892,  a  little  over  three 
vears  after  Grange  started  there  was 
a  membership  of  196  with  an  average 
yearly  attendance  of  100  members. 
We  now  have  a  membership  of  201, 
but  considerably  less  than  100  in 
average  attendance. 

On  Sept.  30,  1908,  the  Grange  hall 

•and  contents  were  destroyed  by  fire. 

Januarv  13,  1909,  the  present  hall  was 

-dedicated,  and  November  23,  1923,  the 

mortgage  was  lifted  from  the  prop- 

-erty  and  burned. 

The  first  Pomona  Grange  meeting 
was  held  in  Valley  Grange  Hall  June 
5  and  6,  1890.  The  second  meeting 
was  held  June  13  and  14,  1912,  the 
third  meeting  was  Sept.  5  and  6, 
1918,  and  the  fourth  meeting  June  4 
:and  5,  1925. 

Bertha  Carpenter,  Secretary. 


JOHN  S.  DALE 


Brief  Grange  News 

The  Grange  favors  the  deportation 
<)f  all  aliens  convicted  of  violating  the 
prohibition,  narcotic  and  other  crim- 
inal laws. 


The  Grange  advocates  that  all  short 
selling  or  undue  speculation  in  agri- 
<;ultural  products,  except  legitimate 
hedging  of  actual  sales,  should  be 
prohibited  by  law. 

The  Grange  favors  continued  study 
1)y    the    Department    of    Agriculture 

and  our  agricultural  colleges  in  the 
effort  to  find  new  industrial  uses  for 

farm  products. 

Prevent  Chick  /?/«.  — Build  low 
roosts  for  the  chicks  when  they  are 
three  weeks  old.  Provide  plenty  of 
room  so  the  chicks  will  not  crowd. 
These  precautions  will  help  to  pre- 
vent coccidiosis. 


Keep  Wool  Dry.— Woo\  should  be 
stored  in  a  clean,  dry  place  until  it 
is  sold.  It  should  never  be  stored  in 
a  basement. 

It  never  pays  to  slight  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  seed  bed  in  seeding  crops. 


John  S.  Dale,  known  to  many  mem- 
bers of  the  Grange,  died  unexpectedly, 
after  a  brief  illness,  on  March  20, 
1931. 

Mr.  Dale  was  born  in  College  Town- 
ship, Centre  County,  Pennsylvania, 
January  14,  1865.  He  was  the  son  of 
George  Dale  and  Helena  Dale.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  College  Township  and  completed 
his  education  at  Pennsylvania  State 
College,  being  a  member  of  the  class 
of  1889.  After  completing  his  work 
at  Pennsylvania  State  College,  Mr. 
Dale  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  serving  the  capacity  of  a 
school  teacher  for  a  number  of  years. 
Later  on  he  followed  his  chosen  oc- 
cupation of  farming. 

On  December  20,  1894,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Carolyn 
Summy.  To  this  union  three  children 
were  born :  Norman  Dale,  who  is  now 
a  resident  of  Montrose,  Susquehanna 
County,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  is  the 
representative  of  the  Agricultural  Ex- 
tension Bureau;  Edwin  Dale,  who  is 
the  Agriculture  Supervisor  in  the  Vo- 
cational Education  School  at  Boals- 
burg,  Centre  County,  Pennsylvania; 
and  Edith  Mildrel  Leinbaugh,  a  resi- 
dent of  Honesdale,  Wayne  County, 
Pcnnsvlvania.  Carolyn  Summy  Dale 
died  March  24,  1928.  On  June  21, 
1929,  Mr.  Dale  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Edith  Sankey,  who  also 
survives  him. 

John  S.  Dale  devoted  his  entire  life 
to  the   advancement  of  the  Agricul- 
tural interests  of  Pennsylvania.     He 
was  an  active  member  of  the   State 
Grange  and  a  member  of  the  Finance 
Committee  of  the  organization  since 
1916,  except  one  term  from  1918  to 
1921.     He     organized     Penn     State 
Grange,  No.  1707,  and  was  a  member 
of   this    Subordinate   Grange   at   the 
time  of  his  death.    He  also  served  as 
State  Deputy  of  the  State  Grange  at 
different    times.       Among   his    many 
other     activities,    he    organized    the 
Centre    County    Agricultural    Exten- 
sion   Association    and   served    as    its 
first  President.    He  was  a  member  of 
the  State  College  Kiwanis  Club  and 
Chairman   of   the   Agriculture   Com- 
mittee of  the  State  College  Kiwanis. 
John  S.  Dale  was  active  in  all  civic 
affairs  and  took  a  special  interest  in 
the  activities  of  all  young  people  and 
their  organizations  and  endeavors.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  serving 
as  President  of  the  Grange  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  Centre 
County;    Vice-President  of  the  State 
Mutual    Fire    Insurance   Association 
and  a  member  of  the  Executive  Board. 
He  was  also  President  of  the  Grange 
Fair   Association   of   Centre   County 
and  each  year  devoted  a  number  of 
weeks  of  energetic  work  in  assisting 
to   make   the   Grange   Fair   and   En- 
campment at  Centre  Hall  a  success. 
He  was  devoted  to  this  work  and 
the  increasing  popularity  of  this  an- 
nual agricultural  event  evidenced  the 
time  and  labor  which  he  expended  in 
this  direction.    For  a  number  of  years 
Mr.  Dale  was  a  member  of  the  Grace 
Lutheran    Church    of    State   College, 
Pennsylvania. 

Funeral  services  were  conducted  at 
the  decedent's  home  on  Fairmount 
Avenue,  State  College,  Pennsylvania, 
at  11:00  A.M.,  Mofiday,  March  23, 
1931,  by  Rev.  John  F.  Harkins,  pastor 
of  the  church  of  which  decedent  was  a 
member.  Interment  was  made  in  the 
family  plot  at  Boalsburg. 


Harden  Plants.  —  Before  setting 
plants  from  the  greenhouse  or  hot- 
bed into  the  field  be  sure  that  they 
have  been  hardened  sufficiently  by 
gradually  lowering  the  temperature 
and  reducing  the  amount  of  water 
supplied. 


Know  Your  Cotrs.— Keeping  rec- 
ords on  milk  production  of  dairy  cows 
is  essentially  important  when  the 
price  of  milk  is  low.  All  low  pro- 
ducing cows  should  be  weeded  from 
the  herd  as  soon  as  detected.  Serious 
losses  may  thus  be  prevented. 


Regal  Dorcas  White  Wyandotte  Chlckt 
$14.00  a  hundred— 258  Egg  Record— Ledger 
—No  r  t  h  American  Contest— Catalogue. 
Keiser'a  White  Acrea,  Grampian,  Pa^ 


/\f  T  k  f  ITV  rUirVQ  25,000  weekly  from 
UUALIII  LtllvlVO  only  first-class  stock 
at  lowest  prices  ever.  White  Leghorns  9c: 
Reds.  Barred  Rocks,  W  Wyandottes.  Black 
Mlnorcas.  11 ;  Giants.  16c :  Heavy  Mixed. 
10c ;  Light  Mixed,  8c.  PLTJM  CREEK  POUL- 
TRY FARM,   Sunbury,   Pa. 


Excellent  solid  colored,  registered 
Jersey  Bull  calf,  4  months  old,  from 
a  great  cow,  at  a  bargain.  Herd  ac- 
credited. W.  F.  McSparran,  Furniss, 
Pa^ 

OFFERING  ten  Guernsey  heifer  calves 
and  one  unrelated  male  calf.  M.  Voi.land, 
Brookfleld,    Wisconsin^ 

QUALITY  CHICKS — 25,000  weekly  elec- 
trically hatched  from  only  flrst-class  stock 
at  reduced  prices.  White  Leghorns.  8c : 
Reds.  Rocks.  White  Wyandottes.  Black  Ml- 
norcas. 9c;  Giants,  14c;  Heavy  Mixed.  8c; 
Light  Mixed.  7c.  Plum  Creek  Poultry 
Farm,  Sunbury,  Pa. 


Barred  Rocks 

S*  C»    IT. 

Leghorn 

BABY  CHICKS 

Low  Prices 

WRITE  FOR  CATALOG 

A.  C.  JONES 

Poultry  Farm  A  Hatchmry 
Georfvtown    and    Dover,    Dflawar* 


American  Anconas — Record  Layers — Extr* 
Large — Exceptional  Matlngs — Chicks  $12.00 
a  hundred — Catalogue.  American  Anconi 
Farms,   Grampian,  Pa.     

Sunnyfleld  Extra  Large  Single  Comb  Black 
Mlnorcas — Lay  exceptionally  large  whttr 
eggB — Chicks  $14.00  a  hundred — Catalogue 
SuNNYFiELD  MINORCA  FARMS,  Grampian.   Pa 


BROOKSIDE, 


Bia 

'HUSKY, 
QUAUTY  CHICKS 

Extra  large  English  White, 
Leghorns,      and     Superb* 
Barred  Rocks.  Prices  and 
stock   Bure  to   please    you.    Circular    free. 

BROOKSIDE  POULTRY  FARM. 
Dept.  2  Chamb«r»burg,  Pa. 


Hanson   Leghorn    Chicks 

Sired  by  260-289  eg;  four  generation  and  80C 
egg  males.  2500  selected  two  and  three  year 
old  breeders.  2  grades.  Catalog.  Also  guar- 
anteed chicks  in  Barred  and  White  Sockt 
and  Beds. 

Ridgeway  Poultry  Farm,       Janestown,  Pa. 


BABY  CHICKS-Purebred 

EVERY  CHICK  SELECTED 

Barred  Rocki,  Rhode  Iiland  Redi.  White  Rocki. 
White  Wyandottei,  $15.00  per  hundred:  Black 
Giants,  $20.00;  Tom  Barron  White  Leghorni. 
$13.00.  The  large  kind,  ▼igoroat  year  aroond  lay- 
-ri.      Shipmenti    prepaid — live    delivery    guaranteed. 

LANCASTER    CHICK    HATCHERY 
O.   E.  Conn,  Prop.  Lancaater,   Penna. 

Insures  good  egg- 
shell texture  and 
Increased  hatchablllty.  Unexcelled  for  tur- 
keys and  poultry.  Landis  Stone  Meal  Co., 
Rheems,  Pa. 


I 


CALCAR  GRIT 


3Res(pect 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Granges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  copy. 


Protect  Forests. — Real  cooperation 
is  needed  if  Pennsylvania  forests  are 
to  be  protected  against  their  greatest 
enemy,  fire.  The  easiest  time  to  fight 
fire  is  before  it  starts. 


FIKE 

WHEREAS,  Our  all-Wise  Father  has  seen 
fit  to  call  from  our  earthly  fellowship, 
Brother  Roger  Flke  ;    be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  the 
Marklpysburg  Grange  No.  1947.  extend  our 
sincere  sympathy  to  his  parents,  drape  our 
charter  for  thirty  days,  record  these  reso- 
lutions In  our  minutes  and  publish  them 
In    the   Grange    News. 

Lem.    Lancaster, 
B.   S.   McNuTT, 
TH08.    .1.    Gretton. 

Committee. 
MEASE 

Again  our  ranks  have  been  broken,  and 
the  Heavenly  Father  has  removed  from  our 
Grange  a  respected  member.  Brother  W.  H. 
Mease  ;     therefore,   be   It 

Resolved,  That  Blue  Ball  Grange  No. 
1331,  extend  sympathy  to  the  wife  and 
family,  that  we  drape  the  charter  for  thirty 
days,  a  copy  be  sent  to  the  family,  also 
spread  on  the  minutes  and  published  In  the 
Grange    News.  Maurice    Bush. 

Calt   Gass. 
Robert   Duoan. 

Committee. 

YOUNG— DERINGER—TUTTLE 

Whereas.  The  Divine  Master  In  His  In- 
finite wisdom  has  called  Sister  Mrs.  Howard 
Young.  Brother  Ira  Derlnger  and  Brother 
Porlcer  Tuttle,  fom  the  scenes  of  labor  to 
their  heavenly   reward ;    be  It 

Resolved,  That  while  the  members  of 
Beaver  County  Pomona  Grange  No.  66, 
mourns  the  loss  of  the  loved  ones,  we  do 
not  forget  the  greater  loss  sustained  by 
those  nearer  and  dearer  to  them.  We  ex- 
tend our  heartfelt  sympathy  to  the  bereaved 
families  and  pray  that  the  loving  Father  of 
all  may  comfort  them  In  their  loneliness  and 
affliction  ;     and  be   It  further 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be 
spread  on  the  minutes,  a  copy  sent  to  the 
bereaved  families  and  also  published  In 
Pennsylva.nia  Grange  News. 

Signed:    Alex  Luzkli.e,  Sr., 
J.  O.  Hineman. 
Newton    R.    McBride. 

OBEER 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
Heavenly  Father  to  remove  from  our  midst 
Brother  .Joseph  Greer,  a  charter  member  of 
New  Texas  Grange  No.  1896 ;    be  It 


Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  sympathy 
to  his  family,  that  we  drape  our  charter 
for  thirty  days,  send  a  copy  of  these  reso- 
lutions to  Grange  News,  and  record  them 
In  our  minutes. 

J.  M.  Stewart. 

Ernest    Kochkr. 

Laura   Magee. 

ORUBB 

Whereas.  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
Heavenly  Father  to  remove  from  our  midst, 
our  worthy  Master,  Brother  Harry  Grubb 
of    McConnellstown    Grange   No.    1001;     be   It 

Resolved,  That  we  drape  our  charter  for 
thirty   days;     and  be   it   further 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  and  be 
It  also  . 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  placed 
on  the  minutes,  be  published  In  the  Granok 
News,  and  a  copy  be  sent  to  his  widow. 

Elizabeth    Dallard. 
IRVIN    L.    Neff. 
Mrs.    Raymond    Smith. 
Com,mittee 

BELL 

The  members  of  Robinson  Grange  No.  897, 
bow  In  humble  submission  to  the  will  of 
Almighty  God,  Who.  In  His  Infinite  wisdom, 
has  promoted  to  the  home  above  Sister  Mary 
D.  Bell,  a  charter  member  of  our  Grange. 
We  win  ever  cherish  the  memory  of  a  faith- 
ful   member   and    a   kind   friend. 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  sympatny 
to  the  bereaved  family,  and  that  copies  ot 
these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  family,  he 
placed  on  the  minutes  of  our  Grange,  ana 
sent  to  the  Grange  News.  Committee. 

KREPP8 

Wherkar.  Our  Divine  Master  has  callw 
from  our  midst,  our  beloved  sister,  Franc«» 
Krepps,  therefore  be  It  „     ^ 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Perry- 
opoUs  Grange,  extend  our  heartfelt  sym* 
pathy   to  the  bereaved   family. 

Resolved,  That  our  charter  be  draped  ro«^ 
sixty  days,  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  d« 
sent  to  the  bereaved  family,  placed  upon 
our  minutes,  and  published  In  the  Pennsyl- 
vania  Grange    News. 

Viva  Luce. 
LuLA    Brewer. 
Bertha   Linderman, 

Committee. 


PROPHECY  OF  THE  GRANGE 

By  Mabel  Lovell 

The  Prophecy  of  a  Grange  is  a 
title,  which  may,  in  the  future  of  a 
Grange,  cover  a  very  large  field  or 
only  a  small  area.  It  all  depends  on 
the  work  of  the  Grange  itself. 

Let  us  take,  for  instance,  a  wide 
awake  Grange,  which  is  always  trying 
for  better  work  and  improvements. 
Their  success  in  the  future  is  un- 
limited. 

Then,  on  the  other  hand,  there  is 
the  Grange  where  no  interest  is  shown 
and  where  buildings  are  neglected  and 
allowed  to  run  down,  the  future  from 
their  own  efforts  will  probably  not  be 
any  better  than  the  past.  Such  a 
Grange  certainly  has  great  possibili- 
ties of  success  if  it  would  only  heed 
them  and  set  to  work  with  a  will. 

Certainly,  here  is  the  chance  for 
the  wide  awake  Granges  to  lend  a 
helping  hand.  Perhaps  through  the 
aid  of  the  energetic  Granges,  these 
discouraged  and  sometimes  indif- 
ferent ones  may  get  a  more  pleasant 
future  in  view. 

Those  engaged  in  the  Grange  work 
are  a  great  benefit,  not  only  to  their 
own  small  grange  but  to  the  organi- 
zation as  a  whole. 

Let  us  first  ask  the  question,  "What 
was  the  purpose  of  the  Grange  when 
organized?"  As  we  all  know,  its  pur- 
pose was  to  educate  and  elevate  the 
American  farmer.  What  a  broad 
meaning  these  few  words  contain. 
Yet  have  they  not  been  carried  out 
through  all  the  years  of  the  Order's 
existence?  Through  the  Grange,  the 
American  farmer  has  obtained  higher 
ideals  than  he  had,  say  fifty  years  ago. 
He  is  steadily  pressing  forward  to  a 
liigher  goal  which  he  has  set  for  him- 
self. 

Does  not  each  Degree  teach  some 
lesson  of  essential  value  to  the  farmer 
and  his  home? 

Even  in  the  last  few  years.  Grange 
work  has  been  taken  on  with  a  new 
interest  and  is  steadily  moving  for- 
ward, with  far  greater  results  in  view 
for  the  near  future  than  have  been 
obtained  in  the  past. 

The  young  people  are  showing  a 
keen  interest  in  the  Grange  work. 
What  could  be  more  promising  for 
greater  Grange  success  than  the  in- 
terest and  cooperation  of  the  oncom- 
ing generation? 

Even  in  the  past  year  marked  prog- 
ress has  been  made  in  our  our  county 
of  Tioga.  Degree  teams  have  been 
organized  to  confer  the  degrees  in 
a  more  impressive  manner.  Prac- 
tically all  of  these  teams  are  partially 
composed  of  the  young  people,  while 


some  are  made  up  entirely  of  the 
younger  generation.  These  teams  cer- 
tainly help  to  spell  success  to  the 
Grange  of  the  future  with  all  prob- 
ability the  Grange  membership  will 
constantly  increase  through  the  ef- 
forts of  these  teams  and  their  spon- 
sors. 

We,  as  a  Grange,  are  a  far-seeing 
people  and  I  do  not  believe  that  we 
shall  ever  see  the  time  when  we  shall 
be  willing  to  stop  work.  No,  just  the 
opposite!  The  Grange  will,  in  a  few 
years,  be  a  stronger  and  better  Order 
even  than  it  is  to-day.  What  great 
unlimited  possibilities  we  have  in 
store  for  the  future  if  we  but  dili- 
gently keep  striving  for  success. 

The  Grange  is  a  great  organization. 
Pressing  forward  as  only  it  can, 

With  its  purpose  for  each  generation 
To  help  educate  and  elevate  man. 

Let  us  strive  as  patrons  together, 
Each  day,  gladly  doing  our  best. 

To  bring  to  the  Grange  of  the  future 
The  most  noble  of  all — success. 

(Second     Grange     Prize     Essay  — 
Fortieth  Anniversary  of  Grange.) 


PERSONAL 


QUIT  TOBACCO  easily,  Inexpensively, 
without  drugs.  Send  address.  S.  R.  Stokes. 
Mohawk,   Florida. 


HONEY 


CLOVEB  HONEY,  10  lbs.,  $1.85;  Buck- 
wheat, $1.65 ;  postpaid,  third  zone.  Com- 
plete list  free.  Samples,  six  cents,  Roscoe 
P.  WixsoN.   Dundee,  New  York. 


PLANTS 


FROSTPBOOF  Cabbage  Plants :  Copen- 
hagen, Golden  Acre,  Charleston,  Wakefield. 
Glory  Enkhuizen  ;  open  fleld  grown.  Pre- 
paid 500.  $1.25;  1,000,  $1.75.  Express 
collect,  $1.00,  1,000.  Tomato  Plants.  $1.00, 
1.000.  Cauliflower  Plants,  $2.00.  1,000. 
Ruby  King  Pepper  Plants,  $1.75,  1,000. 
Potato  Plants.  $1.75.  Prompt  shipment, 
satisfaction  guaranteed.  Sims  Potato  Plant 
Co.,    Pembroke,   Ga. 

BEBMUDA  ONION  PLANTS— Make  bigger 

and  sweeter  onions.  Postpaid :  200,  60c.  ; 
500,  $1.00;  1,000,  $1.75.  Transplanted 
Tomato,  Pepper,  Celery  :  50,  65c.  ;  100, 
$1.10 ;  500,  $5.00.  Port  Mkllinoer,  Dept. 
PG,  North  Lima,  Ohio. 

PLANTS  POSTPAID,  any  lot  25c,  (5  lots 
$1.00).  Six  Hig  Pansies,  3  Superb  Dwarf 
Cannas,  3  Carnations,  3  Columbines,  2 
Delphiniums,  2  Daisies,  5  Gladiolus,  12 
Asparagus,  24  Beets,  20  Cabbage,  18  Cauli- 
flower, 24  Lettuce.  20  Tomato.  (Beet,  Cab- 
bage, Lettuce,  Tomato  100,  85c;  500.  $3.75). 
100  Washington  Asparagus,  $1.00.  Catalog. 
Glick's    Plant    Farm.    Sraoketown.    Pa. 

OUABANTEED  PLANTS— Prompt  service. 
Cabbage,  expressed:  1,000,  $1.25;  5,000, 
$5.00.  Postpaid :  200,  75c.  ;  600,  $1.50. 
Tomatoes,  Peppers,  expressed :  500,  $1.25  ; 
1.000.  $2.00.  Postpaid:  200,  $1.25;  500, 
$2.25.  BucKKYK  Farms,  Dept.  H,  Box  641, 
Youngstown,  Ohio. 


Classified  Department 


LIVE  STOCK 


WHEN  YOUB  COW  DOES  NOT  BBEED— 

Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  30 
minutes  before  service.  (Smallest  package, 
$1.70  for  2  cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Wood- 
LAWN  Farm,  LlnesviUe,  Pennsylvania,  Route 
No.    2,   Box  86B. 


DOGS 


JERSEYS -Two  Good  Bull  Calves 

One  dropped  Feb.  6,  1931,  out  of  R.  M. 
Cow  with  10,156  lbs.  milk,  sired  by  son  of 
Dreaming  Sultan,  out  of  Imported  Gold 
Medal  dam  with  12,145  lbs.  milk.  718  lbs. 
fat. 

One  dropped  Feb.  9,  1931,  out  of  young 
R.  M.  Cow  now  averaging  45  lbs.  milk  per 
day,  sired  by  Beau  Sybil  Dreadnaught,  out 
of  imported  show  cow,  with  two  Gold  Medal 
records.  Price,  $75.00  each.  Registered, 
transferred  and  crated  for  shipment.  Fed- 
eral accredited  herd  and  blood  tested.  High- 
land Farms,  Greensburg,  Pa. 

FOBSOATE  FABMS  HOLSTEINS— Bulls 
from  one  month  to  serviceable  age,  299-day 
herd  average :  12,231  pounds  milk  ;  414.2 
pounds  fat.  Also  a  number  of  cows  with 
records  up  to  18,619  pounds  milk  and  600 
pounds  fat.  Accredited  and  blood  tested. 
Write  for  pedigrees  and  prices.  Forsoate 
Farms,   Jamesburg,  N.   J. 


PEDIOBEE  COLLIE  PUPS— Real  quality  ; 
farm  raised ;  beautiful ;  Intelligent.  Also 
Bmbden  geese.  Plummbr  McCullouqh, 
Mercer.   Pa. 


WOMAN'S  WANTS 

BUY  DIBECT — From  manufacturers.  Send 
$6.50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  dishes, 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  of  each 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  dishes, 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  Same 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00.  Factory  im- 
perfections. Freight  paid  over  $1.00. 
Standard  China  Company,  204  Bowery. 
New   York  City.   Box  315. 


HERFORD     CALVES     AND     YEABLINOS 

FOR  SALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  goofi 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings  ;  have 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  five 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  Interested,  come, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  the 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  Hlllsboro, 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38.     Henry  I»unlap. 


BUY  CANADIAN-BBED  HOLSTEIN  COWS 

and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  of  Extension, 
Holstein-Friesian  Association  of  Canada, 
Brantford,   Ontario. 

GUERNSEY  BULLS  ll1Z.tZr''^^'% 

Sons  of  Upland's  Good  Gift  A.R..  sire  of 
Junior  Champion,  Pennsylvania  Show,  out 
of  A.R.  dams  with  records  up  to  700  lbs. 
fat.  Herd  Accredited  and  Blood  Tested. 
Prices  to  suit  times.  Fritzlyn  Farms, 
PipersvUle,    Pa. 


PLANTS 


CABBAOE  AND  CAULIFLOWEB  PLANTS. 
— Ready  May  25th  to  July  20th.  Varieties 
cabbage:  Golden.  Acre.  Copenhagen,  Glory. 
Flatdutch.  Railhead.  Prepaid  200.  65  cts.  ; 
400,  $1.00;  700,  $1.50;  1,000.  $2.00; 
Express,  $1.25  per  thousand.  Cauliflower 
prepaid,  100,  60  cts. ;  200,  $1.000 ;  500, 
$2.00 ;  1,000,  $3.50.  Critically  assorted, 
moss  packed,  guaranteed.  W.  J.  Myers, 
R.  2.      Massillon,  Ohio. 

SOYBEANS  FOB  SALE  —  Wilson  Early 
Black  Soybeans,  $2.'?5  :  Virginia  Brown  Soy- 
beans, $2.50;  Manchu  Soybeans,  $1.50  per 
bushel — all  f.  o.  b.,  recleaned  ;  new  crop  seed 
of  high  germination  of  85%  up.  Sacks  free 
for  orders  up  to  May  15th.  J.  T.  Vanpkn- 
BURo   and  Son,    Brldgeville,   Delaware. 

FBOSTPBOOF  CABBAOE  PLANTS,  large 
openfield  grown,  true  to  name.  Copenhagen 
and  all  leading  varieties.  75c.  1.000.  Ber- 
muda Onion  plants.  $1.00.  Tomato.  $1.25. 
Porto  Rico  Potato,  $1.75.  Ruby  King  Pep- 
per, 50c  100,  or  $4.00  1.000.  Brussel 
Sprouts.  $1.00  per  1,000 ;  Potatoes,  $1.45. 
Quitman   Plant  Co.,  Quitman.  Ga. 


PATOHWOBK — 5  pounds  clippings  as 
sorted  colors,  $1.00;  four  pounds  blanket 
remnants,  $1.00  ;  four  pounds  cretonne  sam- 
ple pieces,  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  silk  and 
cotton  rug  strips.  $1.00.  Pay  postman  plus 
postage.  Large  package  silks,  25c.  Beautl 
ful  colors,  postpaid.  National  Tbxtils 
Co..   661   Main  St..  Cambridge.  Mass. 


FEMALE  AGENTS  WANTED 


I'LL   GIVE   YOU   A   $12.00   GIFT   BOX   of 

exquisite,  pure-silk  Hosiery  and  luxurious 
Lingerie  without  cost  simply  for  forming  a 
Clover  Hosiery  Club.  All  your  friends  will 
want  to  Join.  You  get  $12.00  worth  of 
Hosiery  and  Lingerie  as  your  reward.  Send 
for  full  information.  I'll  supply  everything 
you  need  to  form  club  including  a  pair  of 
beautiful  pure-silk  Hosiery — your  size — also 
new  Spring  Style  Folder  from  which  you  can 
select  your  Lingerie  and  Hosiery.  Write  for 
full  information.  Cloveb  Hosiery  Com- 
pany.  Lincoln   St.,   Boston.   Mass. 


POSITIONS  WANTED 


DO  YOU  NEED  FABM  HELP?— We  have 
Jewish  young  men.  able-bodied,  some  with, 
but  mostly  without  experience,  who  want 
farm  work.  If  you  need  a  good,  steady  man. 
write  for  an  order  blank.  Ours  is  not  a 
commercial  agency.  We  make  no  charge. 
The  Jewish  AoRicuLTtjRAL  Society.  Inc., 
Box   D.   301   E.   14th   Street.  New   York  City. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 


GBANGB     LETTEB     HXADB  —  They     art 
beauties  ;    printed  in  two  colors  with  emblem 
in  the  background.     Ruled  or  unruled  paper 
Send    for    samples.     Granqb    New*    Omcm. 
Chambersburg,     Pa 


MISCELLANEOUS 


EABN  a  piano  crocheting  at  home,  spare 
time.  No  selling  or  investment.  No  experi- 
ence needed.     Braumullsr  Co.,  Union  City, 

N.  J. 


BED  MITES  IN  POULTBY  HOUSES  posi 
lively  destroyed  by  Di-Mlte  Spray.  This 
powerful  and  lasting  spray  contains  8.  P. 
F.  Carbollneum.  the  guarantee  of  satisfac- 
tion. Write  for  circulars  and  proof.  If 
your  dealer  does  not  carry  our  products, 
order  direct  from  us  : — $.63c  per  gal.  In  65- 
gallon  drum;  .78c  per  gal.  in  30-gallon 
drum  ;  1.25  per  gal.  in  5-gallon  cans — P.  O. 
B.  cars  destination.  S.  P.  F.  Wood-Prb- 
SERviNo  Co.,  Inc.,  238-A  Main  St.,  Cam- 
bridge,  Mass. 


FERTILIZER  PLACER 


oouTH  Water  Market  Where  Chicago  Handles  Much  of  Its  Vegetables,  Fruits,  Butter  and  Poultry 


INA-CIBCLE       fertilizer        PLACEB 

puts  material  in  a  six-inch  ring  around  seed 
or  growing  plant.  No  fertilizer  touches 
seed  or  plant.  $5.00  delivered.  Potatoes, 
corn,  tomatoes,  cabbage.  Walk  along,  lift 
and  set-down — that  Is  all.  Holds  25  pounds. 
Cornell  tested.  Agents  wanted.  Browning 
&    Son,    308-10   Square   Street,   Utlca,   N.   Y. 


HAY,  GRAIN,  PRODUCE 

wanted — Hay,  straw,  grain.  poUtoes, 
apples,  cabbage,  etc.  Carloads  pay  highest 
market  prices.  For  Sale  alfalfa  hay.  ear 
corn.     The  Hamilton  Co.,  New  Castle,   Pa. 


BABY  CHICKS 


LOOK!  Leghorn  chicks,  9  cents;  Rocks 
10  cents.  Large  type ;  strictly  culled.  J.  C. 
Sarvbr,   MiUerstown,   Pa. 

S.  0.  W.  LEGHORN  CHICKS,  from  con- 
test winning  stick.  Special  discount,  early 
orders.  Catalog  free.  Quautt  Poultbt 
Farm,  Montville,  N.  J. 

TANCBED    WHITE    LXGHORN    CHICKS 

from  Pennsylvania  Accredited  Flock.  Book- 
let. North  Poultry  Farm.  McAlisterville. 
Pa. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  16 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


May,  1931 


Real  Compensation  Insurance 


Our  policies  furnish  compensation  protection  as  re- 
quired by  the  Compensation  Act  and  in  case  of  accident  pays 
benefits  according  to  the  Act. 

We  protect  the  employer  24  hours  in  the  day,  regardless 
of  when  or  where  an  accident  might  occur. 

We  have  always  paid  a  dividend. 

This  company  was  organized  by  the  sawmill  men,  thresh- 
ermen  and  farmers  and  is  controlled  by  these  interests. 

WRITE  for  detailed  information,  as  to  costs,  benefits, 
etc. 


Stop!    Look!    Listen! 

One  accident  is  likely  to  cost  you  more  than 
insurance  protection  for  a  lifetime.  A  protection 
that  will  stand  between  you  and  a  Court  and  Jury 
in  case  of  an  accident  is  an  asset  to  every  man 
employing  labor  of  any  description. 

Safety  First  Is  a  Good  Motto 


J  am  interested  in  having  Casualty  Insurance  for  my  help  and 
protection  for  myself,  24  hours  in  the  day.    I  estimate  my  payroll 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 


DECEMBER  31.  1930 


for  the  year  at 


Occupation 


Name 


Address  .. 


ASSETS 

Cash    $13,287.44 

Premlumi  In  Course  of  Collection  26,921.61 

Premium  Notei  Receivable    8,170.69 

Investmentt     862.645  42 

Accrued    Interest    4,744.77 

Re-Insurance     Recovered     (Invest- 

ed)    Z,8»i.»^ 

$418,601.16 


LIABILITIES 

Amounts   Payable    $88.84 

Premiums  Paid   in   Advance    ....     6,392.27 

Reserve    for    Unpaid    Losses    116,887.51 

Reserve   for   Unearned   Premiums  85;06e  46 

Reserve  for  Dividends   16,000.00 

Reserve   for   Unpaid   Commissions     8,000.00 


Surplus 


.192.266.67 


$418,601.16 


A  dividend  of  20%  is  being  paid  to  all  1930  policyholders. 


Autom 


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Truck 


-SAVE  MONEY  BY  GIVING  US  YOUR  INSURANCE."    Thi.  Company  allow,  a  discount  of  25%   from  the  Manual 
rate,  on  all  automobile,  and  truck,  to  .tart  with.    We  write  a  Standard  Policy.    F,ll  m  the  at- 

tached  blank  and  we  will  give  you  full  information. 


Name 

A  ddress _ 

Business 

Insurance  Begins 

Name  of  Car  and  Model  Series. 

Type  of  Body - 

Serial  Number — 

Name  of  Truck 

Serial  Number — — 


(Street  and  Number) 


{City) 


(.State) 


.19 Expires. 


19. 


Year  Model 


Number  of  Cylinders. 

Motor  Number 

Capacity  or  Weight 

Motor  Number 


L  1ST  PRICE       ACTUAL  COST 


PURCHASED  BY  ASSURED— NEW  OR 
SECOND  HAND 


MONTH 


YEAR 


PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  &  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  CO. 


311  Mechanics  Trust  Building 


Harrisburgy  Pennsylvania 


THE  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  k  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY  ENDORSED  BY  THE   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE   OF  THE  PENNSYLVANIA 
STATE  GRANGE  AS  THE  OFFICIAL  GRANGE  COMPANY  TO  WRITE  COMPENSATION  AND  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  FOR  THE  GRANGE  MEMBERSHIP  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 


LIBRAR> 


Entered  as  second-clasB  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  HarriBburg.   Pa.,   under  Act  of   CongresB  of   March   3.   1879 


VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  JUNE,   1931 


No.  3 


Summary  of  Legislation 
Enacted  by  1931  Session 

Gasoline  Tax  to  Be  Collected  from  Distrib- 
utor.   20,000  Mile  Road  Bill  Passed. 
Constitutional  Amendment  for 
Income  Tax  Now  Possible 

By  John  H.  Light 


to  the  Constitution,  had  the  support 
of  the  Grange,  and  in  its  stead  was 
passed  Senate  Bill  No.  801,  House 
1039),  by  Mr.  Holmes.  If  enacted 
into  law,  this  will  prepare  the  way 
for  an  Income  Tax  law  for  Pennsyl- 
vania. The  State  Grange  has  advo- 
cated  an    income   tax    law   for   some 


Speakers  Selected 
for  Grange  Picnics 

THE  picnic  season  is  at  hand  and 
Granges  desiring   the  services  of 
speakers     identified     with     the 
Grange  should  address  any  of  the  fol- 
.„ —   „„    ....^...^   .„.-    --- .    ---    -           lowing.      The    Grange    holding    the 
years  and  it  is  hoped  that  since  the      .^^.^  ^^^^^^  furnish  transportation 
Pr^TiatUii+innol     nhstnole     IS     now     re-  \^  ,     ,.  .1  .     j„    £ —    ♦u^ 


.ycuia  aii«  i.>  io  .  v.^--   "-- —    picnic  should  lumisH  transportation 

Constitutional    obstacle    is    now    re-^^    ^^^    ^^^^  ^he    grounds    for    the 

moved  we  may  see  the  enactment  01  .        ,      .  ,  1  •     ^  __i.^i„ 

such  a  law  in  some  future  Assembly. 


IT    IS    generally    believed    that    we 
have  too  many  laws,  and  the  1931 
Session   of   the   Assembly   has  the 
credit  of  passing  fewer  measures  than 
any  other  legislative  session  in  recent 
vears.    At  the  same  time,  it  was  the 
longest  session  since  1923.  As  Grange 
News  goes  to  press,  the  Legislature 
enters  its  last  week's  work,  and  one 
of  the  outstanding  measures  that  was 
passed  during  the  Session  was  the  bill 
changing  gasoline  tax  collections  from 
retailers   to    distributors,    a    measure 
that  will  save  the  State  several  mil- 
lions in  fuel  tax  collections.      Some 
26,000  retailers  will  get  a  rude  shock, 
however,  when  the  law  becomes  oper- 
ative June  1st.     Formerly,  a  dealer 
was  allowed  2  per  cent  of  his  tax  for 
spillage    and    wastage    accompanying 
handling  of  gasoline.    Under  the  new 
law  he  will  pay  tax  not  only  on  all 
gasoline    actually    sold    but    on    that 
spilled,  evaporated  or  wasted  as  well. 
The  new  law  gives  only  distributors 
the   two    per    cent    allowance.       The 
State  Grange  has  favored  this  change 
in  the  Sessions  of  1927,  1929  and  the 
present  Session. 

Another  measure  that  was  passed 
and  will  receive  general  approval  is 
the  20,000  miles  of  Township  Roads 
that  will  be  taken  over  and  main- 
tained by  the  State  Highway  Depart- 
ment. This  was  an  Administration 
Measure  and  it  will  also  be  recalled 
that  the  State  Grange  meeting  at 
Pottsville  favored  it  and  our  legisla- 
tive efforts  were  in  its  support. 

The  Sunday  Blue  Laws,  which  were 
under  consideration  for  amendment 
via  the  route  of  Sunday  Baseball,  re- 
mained intact.  Numerous  efforts  were 
made  to  amend  these  laws  and  all 
failed  until  Representative  H.  A.  Sur- 
face, of  Snyder  County,  changed  his 
vote  for  the  local  option  measure 
when  the  Denning  Bill  came  up  for 
consideration.  The  Senate  Commit- 
tee killed  the  measure  in  Committee 
when  it  reached  them,  and  therefore 
professional  baseball  fans  will  have  to 
be  content  with  six  days  for  ball 
games. 

No  tax  legislation  received  any 
consideration.  Three  bills  favoring 
the  creation  of  Central  Boards  of  As- 


sessors were  considered,  two  of  which 
were  lost  to  the  sponsors  and  one  re- 
ferring to  third-class  counties  is  on 
the  Governor's  desk  for  his  considera- 
tion. It  is  generally  known  that  the 
State  Grange  has  not  changed  its 
position  on  the  question  of  assessment 
of  properties  for  taxing  purposes. 

As  usual,  the  net  profits  tax  bill 
did  not  get  out  of  committee  and  it 
must  be  recalled,  that  at  the  opening 
of  the  Session  it  was  generally  un- 
derstood that  no  new  forms  of  taxa- 
tion would  be  considered.  A  drive 
was  made  to  repeal  the  mercantile 
tax,  but  with  no  avail. 

Senate  Bill  No.  536,  by  Senator 
Woodward,  proposing  an  amendment 


We  had  hoped  for  legislation  look- 
ing towards  cleaner  and  better  elec- 
tions, and  while  several  minor  meas- 
ures received  consideration,  the  Elec- 
tion Code  fell  by  the  wayside.    Elec- 
tion reform  has  always  been  demand- 
ed  by   the   people   who   wish   to   play 
fair  and  by  those  who  stand  for  the 
rights  of  the  people  and  a  free  gov- 
ernment.   Honest  people  have  always 
favored  clean  elections  and  the  pun- 
ishment of  those  who  commit  ballot 
frauds.     With  all  this  pleading,  Leg- 
islatures come  and  go  with  little,  if 
any   relief.      There   can   be   only   one 
conclusion,  viz. — that  the  professional 
politician    does    not    desire    Election 
Laws    that    are    iron    clad,    and    that 
would  protect  the  common  folk. 

As  Grange  News  goes  to  press,  it 
is  openly  predicted  that  little  if  any- 
thing can  be  done  that  will  affect  the 
(Concluded  on  page  2.) 


speaker,  besides  making  prompt  settle- 
ment for  the  expenses.  Grange  ac- 
tivity can  be  made  an  important  part 
of  the  picnic  season  and  our  member- 
ship as  well  as  others  will  benefit  by 
the  services  of  an  able  speaker. 

Following  is  a  list  of  speakers  ap- 
proved by  the  Grange: 

W.    F.    Hill,    Past   Master,    Hunt- 
ingdon. 

John  A.  McSparran,  Past  Master, 
Furniss. 

P.  H.  Dewey,  Past  Master,  Harris- 
burg. 

J.    A.    Boak,   Past    Overseer,    New 
Castle. 

Dr.  C.  C.  Rankin,  Deputy-at-Large, 
1930  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Rev.  Geo.  W.  Hatch,  Past  Chaplain, 
Mahaffey. 

Rev.  Chas.  I.  Steffy,  Past  Chaplain, 
Nickleville. 

E.  B.  Dorsett,  Master,  Mansfield. 
Geo.   W.   Schuler,  Overseer,  Fleet- 
wood. 


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H.    G.    Eisaman,    Lecturer, 
Springrfield. 

M.  A.  Spleen,  Steward,  Ridgway. 

H.  B.  Phillips,  Assistant  Steward, 
New  Bethlehem. 

W.  D.  Keemer,  Chaplain,  East  Wa- 
terford. 

Frank  P.  Willits,  Treasurer,  Ward. 

John  H.  Light,  Secretary,  Harris- 
burg. 

V.   E.   Carr,   Gatekeeper,   Punxsu- 

tawney. 

Sara  Carven,  Ceres,  Beaver  Falls. 

Mrs.  Geo.  Gault,  Pomona,  Harmons- 
burg. 

Lucy  Shumway,  Flora,  Wyalusing. 

Mrs.  Lillian  Michael,  L.  A.  Steward, 
Muncy. 

S.  A.  Harshaw,  Member  Executive 
Committee,  Conneaut  Lake. 

H.  D.  AHebach,  Member  Executive 
Committee,  Trappe. 

Kenzie  Bagshaw,  Member  Executive 
Committee,  Hollidaysburg. 

Prof.  W.  R.  Gordon,  State  College. 

Prof.  F.  W.  Weaver,  State  College. 


SUMMARY  OF  LEGISLATION 

ENACTED  BY  1931  SESSION 

(Concluded  from  page  1.) 

Public  Service  Commission  and  the 
regulation  of  Utilities,  due  to  the 
hostility  of  the  majority  in  the  State 
Senate.  It  is  openly  predicted  that 
because  of  this  condition,  a  Special 
Session  of  the  Assembly  may  be  nec- 
essary. The  facts  and  evidence  pro- 
duced before  both  the  House  and  the 
Senate  Investigating  Committees 
should  have  been  sufficient  to  deter- 
mine the  issue. 

House  Bill  No.  1313,  commonly 
known  as  the  Grange  School  Bill 
passed  the  House  on  May  25th.  Be- 
cause of  the  unfriendly  attitude  of 
some  prominent  school  officials  the 
bill  was  waylaid  in  the  Senate  and 
failed  of  final  passage.  It  must  be 
recorded  that  prominent  educators 
have  admitted  that  the  principles  un- 
derlying this  Bill  are  sound  and  that 
ere  long  the  present  Edmonds  Act 
must  be  supplanted  by  a  plan  of  this 
type. 

Two  Commissions  appointed  by  the 
Legislature  have  studied  the  subject, 
one  on  a  3   and  one-half   mill  basis 
and  one  on  a  5-mill  tax  basis.     The 
latter  report  was  to  be  in  the  hands 
of  the  Governor  November   1,   1930, 
and  what  has  happened  to  it  no  one 
can  tell.    At  any  rate  it  wasn't  avail- 
able   for    study    by    the    Educational 
Committee  of  the  House  and  conse- 
quently  much  important   data   could 
not  be  publicized.     Present  plans  are 
to  have  another  Commission  appoint- 
ed with  the  idea  of  further  study  and 
in  the  meantime  fourth-class  school 
districts  are  in  distress.      Evidently, 
many  educators  have  lost  sight  of  the 
dire  need  and  the  condition  of  finan- 
cial embarrassment   that   prevails   in 
many     rural     school     districts.     The 
State    Standards    and    Requirements 
cannot  be  made  by  local  taxation  and 
the    State    must   subsidize    such    dis- 
tricts.    We  have  no  doubt  that  the 
1933  Session  of  the  Assembly  will  be 
compelled  to  legislate  upon  this  mat- 
ter. 

As  usual  matters  of  minor  impor- 
tance received  consideration  and 
])assed  both  Houses.  But  the  most 
important  issues  could  not  be  passed 
because  of  a  hostile  Senate.  While 
Highways  receive  first  consideration 
for  the  expenditure  of  funds  we  have 
come  to  believe  that  the  educational 
interests  of  our  rural  counties  are 
not  supported  on  a  par  with  roads. 
It  is  true  that  an  additional  appro- 
priation of  $5,000,000  is  made  for 
education  for  the  1931-33  biennium, 
but  this  will  go  in  a  large  measure  to 
the  districts  that  are  well  able  to  sup- 
port themselves. 


Dates  Announced  for  Holding 

of  Pennsylvania  County  Fairs 

rIE  time  and  place  for  holding  59  county  fairs  and  exhibitions  have  been 
compiled  by  the  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Pennsylvania  Department  ot 
Agriculture.  The  fair  season  covers  a  period  of  approximately  lU 
weeks  with  two  fairs  opening  August  12,  one  at  Ford  City,  Arn^trong 
County,  and  the  other  at  Fawn  Grove,  York  County.  The  last  lair  is 
scheduled  for  Oil  City  in  Venango  County,  beginning  October  19. 

During  1930,  approximately  70  county  fairs  were  held  in  the  Common- 
wealth. Almost  two  million  people  were  in  attendance  and  a  total  ot  $225,uuu 
was  paid  in  premiums  to  exhibitors. 

The  preliminary  1931  schedule  of  all  fairs  reporting  to  the  Department 
is  as  follows: 

County  and  Association  ^^^^  «"^  ^«*^ 

Adams-South  Mountain  Fair  Association    ^'fovTctty    A^g    lt\l 

ArmjBtrong— Armstrong  County  Fair  Company   . . nnltnn    Sent    1-4 

Armstronl— Dayton  Agricultural  &  Mechanical  Association    Dayton.  Sept.   1  4 

Bedford— Bedford  County  Agricultural  Society ^®^?I?A.nl^^^pn?    l?*19 

Be?is-Agricultural  &  Horticultural  Association  of  Berks  Co iSS.ttown    Aug    18-2? 

Berks— Kutztown  Fair  Association    •••••••••• Towanda'  aSI"   25-29 

Bradford— Bradford  County  Agricultural  Society    Ifhens     Seot     7-12 

Bradford— Interstate   Fair   Association    t?ov     Sent     1-5 

Bradford— Troy   Agricultural   Society ouakertown    %%t    1-5 

Bucks  County  Agricultural   Society    Kn vi;?tnwnS^^'  29^0ct    3 

Doylestown  Fair  Association    ^°^  Butler    Auk    18-21 

-Butler  Fair  and  Exposition   *  *        ^      '     «    V    7  i9 

Cambria-Cambria  County  Fair  Association   L;hi|k'lon!^Se?t.^2TbcV.'3 

Carbon— Lehlghton   Fair    ••••••'••. ^"^'^.^  u„ii 


Buck 

Bucks 

Butler 


uaroon — uGaiauwu  ran    •••••••••••••••'•.'     n, ',1  rnntrp  Hall    Auk    22-28 

Centre— Grange  Encampment  &  Centre  County  Fair ciarlSn    Aul'  26-29 

Crawford— Oil  Creek  Fair  Association Newv  lie    SeSt     15-18 

Piimhpriand Mifflin  Agricultural  Association    ,  wewviue,   °«»J*-  j;^  ■^° 

CuSblHaSd-¥ie  Grea^t  Grangers'    (Picnic)    Fair    Williams  Grov^.  ^ug.  "Jl-Sept.   7 

Dauphin— Grata  Agricultural  &  Horticultural  Association    GraU.  Sept.   ^^-^o 

Eri^Wattsburg  Agricultural  Society    Wattsburg    Sept^  1-4 

^V.S^.'^-^Vrl'iinTct' /^^^^^^^^^^^  Association:  ! ! ! ! ! Chamb"e=g    S^t.  sIlO 

Greene^Greene  County  Agricultural  &  Mfg.  Society    Carmichaels.  Sept.   15-18 

Huntingdon-Huntingdon  County   Agricultural  Association Huntingdon.   Aug.   25-28 

Indiana-Indiana   County    Agricultural    Society cookpTt'    lept-    2^:26 

Indiana— Green   Township   Community   Association    „       P  m       JZt     7  i9 

Jefferson-Jefferson  County  Agricultural  Association   i>ort°Roral  'sfpt    Jill 

Juniata— Juniata  County  Agricultural  Society    Port  Royal,   bept.    lo  lo 

Lancaster-Lancaster  County  Agricultural  Fair  Association ^"xj^fpow     Se1,tembe? 

tIckawanna-Keystone    Agrlcuitura     Soc  e  y    AlVentownSept'^  2^-26 

Lehigh— Lehigh  County   Agricultural   boc  ety    HuKhervUle    Oct     7-10 

Lycoming— Lycoming  County  Fair  Association    Hughesvuie.   uci. 

'  "        '  „  ,_  Stoneboro,  Sept 

Mercer — Stoneboro  Fair    ••••••••;•• T>»wiBtown     Sent     1-5 

Mifflin— Mifflin  County  Fair  Association    Sme^hDon    Sept    7-10 

McKean— McKean   County   Fair  Association    •••••••;•••• TSatflpfd     Sent     7-12 

Montgomery— Montgomery   County   Agricultural   Association    Hatfield     Sept.   7  1^ 

Perry-Perry  County  Agricultural  Society    -^l^Fl'l'  IT'  tn 

18-21 

15-18 

22-25 

Sept.    9-11 

sGsquehanna^Susquehanna  County  Agrrcultur'aV  Society    .Montrose.  Aug.   26-28 

Tioga — Smythe  Park  Association    oo  or 

Cnion-Unlon   County   Agricultural   Society    • """""nTcu.    n^t    II  21 

Venango— Venango  Co.  Farmers'  &  Fruit  Growers'  Assn „/     "      *  ^'     a     til 

Washington-Washington    Fair  Association      Bu^getmowS     lep"'   fl-Oct  1 

WRshWiKton Union  Agricultural   Association    Burgetisiown.    »eP^-    ^"    ik  17 

wrsffion-West  Alexander  Agricultural  Association West  Alexander,  ^pt.  15-17 

Wavn^Wayne  County   Agricultural   Society    .  .Honesdale.   Sept.    22-25 

wJ?SrioreenDreher  Community   Fair  Association    Newfoundland.    Sept.    10-12 

W%m^WyoSlng  county  Fair  Association    Tunkhannock.  Sept    15-19 

York— York  County  Agricultural  Society    Hanover    Sept.  1-4 

Vork-Hanover  Agricultural  Socie^y^^Vlatron  \\\\\\\\V-.\\V.\¥^n'^!^S^}^^^ 

1d-19 
24-29 


June,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


I 


Every  Granger 
Can  Be 
Protected 


pOR  every  Granger  who 
is  anxious  to  secure 
the  maximum  protection 
at  the  minimum  cost,  a 
new  Modified  Life  Plan 
is  provided.  This  Modi' 
fied  Life  Policy  provides 
permanent  life  insurance 
protection,  double  in- 
demnity  for  a  small  ad' 
ditional  premium,  con- 
version privileges  to  any 
other  form  of  life  or  en- 
dowment  policy.  The  cost 
for  the  first  five  years  is 
only  about  one-half  as 
much  as  an  Ordinary  Life 
Policy. 

Every  Granger  can  now 
apply  for  one  of  these 
policies  to  the 


4-8 

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McKe'an— McKean   County   Fair  Association' Sm^ethport,   Sept. 

Uy   A 

ral  S 

Schuylkill— Schuylkill  County  Fair  Co.    . Mfj"r?dare^'  A^uT' 

Some'rset-Somerset  county  Fal^ 

Somerset — Jenner   talr   Associaiion    •••••••• irnrUavJilA    S«»nt 

Suillvan-Sullivan  County  Agricultural  Society    ^°Aartford     °  — 

^nnniiPhanna Hartford  Agricultural   Society riariioru, 

Susquehanna     «f/^V"hann«    nonntv   Aericultural  Society    Montrose. 

Mansfield,   Sept.   16-19 


Farmers  &  Traders  Life 
Insurance  Co. 

Home  Office-State  Tower  Bids. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


FIELD  DAY  PROGRAMS 

AT  STATE  COLLEGE 

INCLUDE  FARM  FACTS 

When  Pennsylvania  farm  folks  go 
to  State  College  June  11th  for  the 
annual  field  day  program  provided  by 
the  School  of  Agriculture  and  Ex- 
periment Station  they  will  find  a  va- 
riety of  timely  interesting  informa- 
tion. 

Agricultural  engineering  will  dem- 
onstrate feed  grinding  with  electric 
power,  tractors  in  corn  and  potato  pro- 
duction, spraying  equipment,  burglar 
alarms,  and  rope  knots  and  splices. 

Agronomy  will  present  results  ob- 
tained with  lime  and  fertilizers,  varie- 
ties and  strains  of  alfalfa  and  clover, 
forage   crops    and    grasses,    and   turf 

grasses. 

In  animal  husbandry  the  program 
will  include  horse  and  mule  pulling 
contests,  pork  cutting,  wool  market- 
ing, opportunities  with  beef  cattle, 
swine  types,  and  control  of  sheep  and 
swine  pests. 

Dairy  husbandry  will  offer  the  latest 
information  on  Bang's  disease,  raising 
calves,  maintaining  pastures,  herd  im- 
provement, and  dairy  investigations. 

Saw  filing  and  timber  estimating 
will  be  the  forestry  contributions. 

Maintaining  soil  fertility,  training 


Breeders  of 

Eastern  Mink 
Silver  and  Cross  Foxes 


and 


and  pruning  trees,  insect  and  disease 
control  will  comprise  the  fruit  grow- 
ing program. 

In  ornamental  horticulture  the 
growing  of  plants  from  seeds,  cut- 
tings, layers,  and  by  budding  and  the 
culture  of  ornamentals  will  be  fea- 
tured. 

Poultry  husbandry,  specialists  will 
talk  on  breeding,  culling,  feeding, 
brooding,  housing,  marketing,  com- 
bating diseases,  and  poultry  prospects. 

In  vegetable  gardening  and  plant 
breeding  new  varieties  and  kinds  of 
vegetables,  tools  and  equipment,  plant 
growing  operations,  vegetables  for 
farm  and  home  gardens,  fertilizers, 
and  greenhouse  problems  will  be  dis- 
cussed. 

Home  economics  will  stress  posture 
and  its  relation  to  health  and  the  sig- 
nificance of  the  rural  home. 


Pen  Raised  Muskrats 

Very  profitable  sideline  for 

farmers,  especially  the 

chicken  farmer. 


Write  us  for  information  or 
better  still  call  and 


see  us 


Greenland  Fur  Farm  Co. 

Greenland,  N.  H. 


Attend  Farmer's  Day. — Rural  folks 
will  find  Farmer's  Field  Day  at  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College  a  store- 
house of  useful  information.  The 
event  opens  with  a  program  of  enter- 
tainment Wednesday  evening,  June 
10th,  and  continues  all  day  Thursday. 


Stones  and  sticks  are  throvTn  only 
at  fruit-bearing  trees. — Saadi. 


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Grange  History 

1.  The  founder  of  the  Order  was 
Oliver  Hudson  Kelley,  born  and  edu- 
cated in  New  England,  but  removed 
to  Minnesota,  where  he  was  living 
when  appointed  by  the  Federal  Gov- 
ernment, at  the  close  of  the  Civil  War, 
to  visit  the  South  and  study  agricul- 
tural conditions. 

2.  He  is  called  "Father  Kelley,"  be- 
cause he  was  the  founder  of  the  Order, 
the  same  as  we  speak  of  George  Wash- 
ington as  the  Father  of  his  Country. 

3.  The  National  Grange  was  organ- 
ized at  Washington,  D.  C,  Dec.  4, 
1867.  The  seven  founders  were  Oliver 
Hudson  Kelley,  William  Saunders,  J. 
R.  Thompson,  William  M.  Ireland, 
Rev.  A.  B.  Grosh,  F.  M.  McDowell, 
^nd  Rev.  John  Trimble. 

4.  Carrie  A.  Hall,  a  niece  of  Father 
Kelley,  is  also  remembered  for  the 
work  she  did  in  effecting  the  organiza- 
tion. It  was  her  foresight  and  intel- 
ligent action  that  gave  women  equal- 
ity with  the  men  in  our  great  Farm 
Fraternity.  She  was  the  first  Ceres 
of  the  National  Grange,  and  had  the 
honor  of  being  the  first  woman  to  hold 
oflfice  in  a  farm  organization. 

6.  William  Saunders  was  the  first 
National  Master,  and  won  for  himself 
a  world-wide  reputation  for  his  skill 
and  efficiency  as  a  landscape  gardener. 
He  laid  out  the  grounds  at  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  and  the  Battlefield  at 
Gettysburg.  These  two  great  master- 
pieces have  been  admired  by  the  na- 
tions of  the  world,  and  every  Patron 
should  be  proud  of  the  work  so  ably 
and  efficiently  done  by  our  first  Na- 
tional Master. 

6.  Potomac  Grange,  No.  1,  was  or- 
ganized as  a  practice  Grange,  as  well 
as  for  a  home  for  the  Washington 
membership.  It  was  dormant  for 
many  years,  but  was  recently  reor- 
ganized and  has  the  distinction  of 
having  more  states  represented  in  its 
membership  than  any  Grange  in  the 
United  States.  Its  present  Secretary 
is  Brother  A.  M.  Cornell,  Past  Lec- 
turer of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange. 

7.  April  16,  1868,  Fredonia  Grange, 
No.  1,  was  organized  at  Fredonia,  N. 
Y.  This  was  the  first  actual  farm  or- 
ganization of  its  kind  in  the  world, 
and  is  the  Grange  to  which  Sherman 
J.  Lowell,  Past  Master  of  the  Na- 
tional Grange,  belongs. 

^  8.  February  23,  1869,  the  Minnesota 
State  Grange  was  instituted,  giving 
to  this  state  the  honor  of  having  the 
first  state-wide  farm  organization. 

9.  In  1874,  the  National  Grange,  as- 
sembled at  St.  Louis,  adopted  the 
Declaration  of  Purposes,  as  written  by 
J.  W.  Wright,  Master  of  the  Cali- 
fornia State  Grange.  No  other  order 
or  organization  has  ever  had  its  ob- 
jects and  purposes  so  clearly  defined 
as  are  those  of  the  Grange  in  this 
most  outstanding  document.  Every 
Patron  should  become  familiar  with 
its  contents. 

I  trust  that  this  Grange  informa- 
tion will  be  appreciated  by  our  entire 
membership  and  that  it  will  result  in 
creating  greater  interest  and  a  deeper 
reverence  for  the  work  that  is  being 
done  by  our  beloved  Order. 

Tioga  County  Gets  a  New 
Juvenile  Grange 

^  Ward  Juvenile  Grange  was  organ- 
ized by  the  worthy  State  Master,  as- 
sisted by  Pomona  Juvenile  Deputy, 
bister  Elizabeth  Starkey,  Wednesday 


with     sixteen 


evening.     May     6th, 
Charter  members. 

Sadie  Davy  was  elected  Matron, 
Nora  Hill,  Master;  Eloise  Segur, 
Lecturer,  and  Lena  Hill,  Secretary. 
Ward  Grange  is  one  of  the  oldest 
Granges  in  Tioga  County  and  was  the 
Grange  to  which  Brother  Wallace 
Chase,  Past  Gatekeeper  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange,  belonged. 

It  will  be  of  interest  to  many  of  the 
older  members  who  remember  Brother 
Chase,  to  learn  that  the  mother  of 
seven  of  the  children  who  joined  is  a 
granddaughter  of  Brother  Chase.  The 
little  folks  took  a  keen  interest  in 
work  of  organizing,  and  though  it  can 
never  be  a  large  Juvenile,  I  predict 
that  it  will  be  active. 
Odin  Grange  Organizes  a  Juvenile 

Saturday  evening.  May  16th,  the 
State  Master  organized  a  Juvenile 
Grange  at  Odin,  with  eighteen  Charter 
members.  Mrs.  Ethelyn  Geer  was 
elected  Matron,  Robert  Kelley,  Mas- 
ter; Alverda  Dougherty,  Lecturer, 
and  Katherine  Geer,  Secretary,  all  of 
Coudersport,  Pa. 

Odin  Grange  lost  ita  hall  by  fire  one 
year  ago  last  February.  Instead  of 
quitting,  the  members  went  to  work 
and  built  a  new  hall  and  have  reduced 
the  cost  to  about  $1,200.  This  is  the 
kind  of  courage  that  makes  for  suc- 
cess. The  next  Pomona  will  be  held 
in  the  new  hall. 

Up  to  May  18th  we  had  organized 
four  Subordinate,  nine  Juveniles, 
and  reorganized  eight  Subordinate 
Granges.  Before  this  reaches  you 
there  will  be  several  additions.  If 
you  know  of  a  section  where  either  a 
Juvenile  or  Subordinate  Grange  can 
be  organized,  or  one  reorganized,  get 
in  touch  with  your  nearest  Deputy, 
or  write  the  State  Master  and  imme- 
diate attention  will  be  given. 


Change  of  Time  and  Place  of 
Meeting 


A  number  of  letters  have  been  re- 
ceived during  the  year,  requesting  in- 
formation relative  to  Grange  pro- 
cedure in  changing  the  time  and  place 
of  meeting.  I  will  consider  the  latter 
first.  The  law  governing  this  ques- 
tion is  not  at  all  clear,  but  it  is  evi- 
dent that  it  was  the  intent  to  have 
the  question  decided  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  of  the  Grange. 

A  resolution,  setting  forth  the  pro- 
posed change,  and  all  information  per- 
taining thereto,  shall  be  submitted  to 
the  Grange  in  writing,  and  lie  over 
until  the  next  regular  meeting.  In 
the  meantime,  the  Secretary  must  give 
each  member  a  written  notice  of  the 
resolution  pending,  and  that  the 
Grange  will  vote  on  the  question  at 
the  next  regular  meeting,  giving  time 
and  place  of  meeting. 

If  two-thirds  vote  in  the  affirma- 
tive, the  resolution  shall  carry,  but  if 
more  than  one-third  vote  in  the  nega- 
tive, the  resolution  is  lost.  In  chang- 
ing the  time  of  meeting,  a  majority 
vote  is  all  that  is  necessary,  provided 
the  change  is  only  for  a  few  meetings. 
If  the  change  is  to  be  permanent,  then 
follow  the  instructions  as  outlined  for 
changing  the  place  of  meeting.  In 
either  case  it  is  not  necessary  to  ob- 
tain the  consent  of  the  State  Master. 

Care  should  be  exercised  in  making 
either  of  these  changes.  Let  nothing 
be  said  or  done  that  will  cause  dis- 
sension or  destroy  the  peace  and  har- 
mony of  the  Grange.  When  a  de- 
cision has  been  reached,  let  all  abide 
by  it,  courteously  and  cheerfully. 
Ever  practice  the  motto,  "In  essen- 


Juvenile  Grange  Work 

Now  that  the  schools  are  closed  and 
the  boys  and  girls  have  more  time  at 
their  disposal,  more  attention  should 
be  given  to  Juvenile  work.  Many  Pa- 
trons do  not  understand  the  relation- 
ship between  the  Juvenile  and  the 
Subordinate  Grange,  know  little  or 
nothing  about  the  benefits  derived,  or 
what  it  costs  to  get  them.  It  is  not 
so  much  the  immediate  benefits,  but 
the  ones  which  are  the  most  lasting 
and  helpful  in  shaping  the  lives  of  our 
boys  and  girls  with  which  we  are  most 
concerned. 

It  is  true  that  not  all  of  them  join 
the  Subordinate  Grange  when  they 
graduate.  It  is  also  true  that  not  all 
of  the  boys  and  girls  who  attend  Sun- 
day school,  join  the  church,  yet  no 
thinking  man  or  woman  would  have 
the  Sunday  school  closed  or  the  boys 
and  girls  denied  the  privilege  of  at- 
tending. It  is  the  practice,  discipline 
and  training  that  makes  Juvenile 
work  valuable  and  it  will  be  helpful 
to  them  in  all  the  activities  of  life. 

We  have  only  to  review  the  action 
of  our  Legislators  to  more  readily 
understand  the  value  of  the  right  kind 
of  early  training.  If  more  members 
of  the  House  had  received  the  kind  of 
instruction  that  is  imparted  in  the 
Juvenile  Grange,  they  would  have 
voted  to  observe  the  Sabbath,  instead 
of  desecrating  it  by  legalizing  Sunday 
baseball.  Obedience  and  respect  for 
law  and  those  in  authority,  must  be 
taught  our  boys  and  girls  during 
youth,  while  their  minds  are  still  cap- 
able of  receiving  and  retaining  those 
ideals  which  make  for  a  higher  type 
of  manhood  and  womanhood.  As  the 
twig  is  bent  the  tree  is  inclined. 

Boys  and  girls  who  receive  the 
training  that  is  obtained  in  a  Juvenile 
Grange,  will  be  greatly  benefited, 
whether  they  join  the  Subordinate  or 
not.  The  many  who  do,  obtain  an 
experience  that  could  not  be  had  in 
other  ways,  and  one  that  will  be  help- 
ful to  them  all  through  life. 

The  Juvenile  Grange  is  all  that  the 
name  implies,  a  young  branch  of  the 
Subordinate.  It  has  the  same  number 
of  officers,  with  the  same  titles,  and  re- 
quires the  same  number  for  an  or- 
ganization. The  Juvenile  has  its  own 
Manual,  which  contains  the  Opening 
and  Closing  Exercises,  the  Degree  and 
Installation  Ceremony. 

Many  of  the  officers  commit  their 
parts,  thus  cultivating  their  memory, 
as  well  as  receiving  most  valuable 
training  in  the  art  of  public  speaking. 
One  of  the  greatest  benefits  comes 
from  being  taught  how  to  play  to- 
gether. Boys  and  girls  who  never, 
never  learn  this  lesson,  will  ever  be 
able  to  work  together  efficiently.  Or- 
ganized play  is  just  as  essential  as 
organized  labor.  It  is  not  so  much 
the  information  received,  as  it  is  the 
discipline  acquired. 


loted  for  and  accepted  the  same  aa 
other  applicants.  They  will  then  be 
Obligated  and  instructed,  but  not  in- 
itiated. The  Juvenile  Grange  may 
charge  all  Honorary  Members  dues  if 
it  so  desires. 

The  Master  of  the  Subordinate 
should  become  an  Honorary  Member 
of  the  Juvenile,  in  order  that  he  may 
counsel  and  advise,  but  never  dictate 
The  object  of  the  Juvenile  is  to  teach 
the  boys  and  girls  self-reliance  and 
independence.  This  cannot  be  done 
unless  they  are  given  more  or  less 
freedom  of  thought  and  action.  So 
far  as  possible,  teach  the  officers  to 
perform  their  duties  without  too  much 
assistance   and  interference. 


Fees  and  Dues 

The  fee  for  joining  the  Juvenile  is 
15c.  The  dues  are  5c  per  quarter  or 
20c  a  year.  Parents  will  never  spend 
any  money  for  their  children  that  will 
be  so  helpful  as  that  expended  for  Ju- 
venile membership.  When  the  future 
of  the  child  is  considered,  the  expense 
becomes  a  mere  trifle.  In  this  in- 
stance benefits  derived  cannot  be 
measured  in  dollars  and  cents. 

The  Matron  or  Patron  is  elected  by 
the  Subordinate  Grange,  and  they  in 
turn,  appoint  their  assistants.  Care 
should  be  exercised  in  selecting  these 
officials,  as  the  success  of  the  Juvenile 
will  depend  largely  upon  the  ability 
of  the  Matron  or  Patron  to  guide  and 
direct  the  little  folks  intelligently. 
The  Charter  fee  is  $5.00  and  should 
be  paid  to  the  organizer  by  the  Sub- 
ordinate Grange.  This  fee  pays  for 
the  Charter,  Manuals,  Outfit  for  the 
Secretary   and   Treasurer. 

Every  Grange  that  has  the  required 
number  of  children,  a  suitable  place 
to  meet  and  some  one  with  tact  and 
patience  to  lead,  should  organize  a 
Juvenile  Grange.  Get  in  touch  with 
your  nearest  Juvenile  Deputy,  Po- 
mona Master,  or  write  the  State  Mas- 
ter direct,  and  any  assistance  that  is 
needed  will  be  furnished. 

A  live  Juvenile  Grange  will  in- 
crease both  the  interest  and  attend- 
ance in  the  Subordinate.  Many  par- 
ents are  now  being  kept  at  home  be- 
cause they  have  no  place  to  leave  their 
children.  Organize  a  Juvenile  and 
note  the  effect  it  wil  Ihave  on  the  Sub- 
ordinate and  the  interest  that  will  be 
manifested  by  the  children  in  the 
work  assigned  them.  For  their  sake 
you  cannot  afford  to  neglect  this  op- 
portunity. 

Fraternally  yours, 

E.  B.  Dorsett. 


Who  May  Join? 

Boys  and  girls  between  five  and 
fourteen,  whose  parents  belong,  or  are 
eligible,  may  join  the  Juvenile 
Grange.  Thirteen  is  the  least  num- 
ber that  can  organize  and  four  of 
these  must  be  girls.  The  organizer 
should  always  endeavor  to  get  more 
than  just  the  required  number,  and 
some  assistance  should  be  given  in  the 
election   of   their   officers. 

In  organizing,  the  Matron  or  Pa- 
tron, Master  of  the  Subordinate  and 
as  many  other  members  as  desire, 
may  become  Honorary  Members,  by 
receiving  the  Obligation  and  instruc- 
tion with  the  others.  After  the  Ju- 
venile is  organized,  no  Subordinate 
member  can  become  an  Honorary 
Member  of  the  Juvenile,  unles  bal- 


HOME  COMING 


On  the  evening  of  May  11th  the 
Turkey  Foot  Grange,  No.  1164  of 
Washington  County  had  a  home  com- 
ing in  their  newly  painted  and  electric 
lighted  hall.  The  invitations  were 
sent  to  all  the  past  and  present  mem- 
bers. Of  the  thirteen  charter  mem- 
bers, eight  are  living,  they  are  Mr.  J. 
P.  Froebe,  Mr.  Frank  Zimmerman, 
Mr.  W.  B.  Galley,  Mr.  J.  H.  Cheese- 
man,  Mr.  T.  J.  McClelland,  Mrs.  C. 
Mesta,  Mrs.  F>ank  Zimmerman  and 
Mrs.  J.  P.  Froebe. 

The  Grange  was  organized  in  1897, 
the  present  hall  was  dedicated  in  1899, 
at  which  time  Mr.  W.  F.  Hill,  the 
State  Master  officiated,  and  Mr.  Hill 
came  to  the  home  coming  and  gave  a 
wonderful  address.  After  a  fine  pro- 
gram of  music,  both  vocal  and  instru- 
mental, some  very  good  talks  were 
given  by  Mr.  J.  J.  Cleland,  Mr.  John 
L.  Post,  Mr.  W.  D.  Philips  and  Mrs. 
W.  D.  Philips. 


Pack  Fruit  Well.  —  Fruit  that  is 
packed  well  will  go  through  to  market 
in  better  condition  and  will  sell  more 
quickly  for  a  higher  price. 


Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,   19311      ''""*'  ^^^^ 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


BUCKS  COUNTY  FARMERS 

PLAN  NEW  EGG  AUCTION 

Poultrymen  of  Bucks  County  have 
organized  a  Producers'  Cooperative 
Association  for  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing an  egg  auction  market,  accord- 
ing to  H.  N.  Keist  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College.  The  auction  will 
be  started  in  Doylestown  in  July,  it  is 
planned,  and  will  be  patterned  after 
the  one  at  Flemington,  N.  J. 

Eighteen  members  owning  27,000 
laying  birds  are  charter  members  of 
the  Bucks  County  organization. 
Under  normal  conditions  they  will 
produce  266  to  270  cases  of  eggs  a 
week.  Sales  will  be  made  mostly  to 
hucksters  who  will  sell  the  eggs  at 
retail  in  the  city.  Under  the  auction 
plan  they  are  able  to  get  better  quality 
eggs  cheaper  than  if  bought  at  whole- 
sale, while  the  farmer  producers  re- 
ceive better  returns. 

When  the  eggs  are  brought  to  the 
auction  they  are  candled  and  graded 
for  size,  color  of  shell,  and  color  of 
yolk.  Each  case  is  marked  with  the 
weight,  grade,  and  producer's  name. 

Started  last  fall,  the  Flemington 
auction  has  proved  to  be  a  tremendous 
success.  From  nine  members  the  num- 
ber has  increased  to  more  than  300. 
Seven  hundred  cases  a  week  are  sold 
at  two  auctions.  Bucks  County  has  a 
bird  population  of  600,000  compared 
to  about  160,000  in  Hunterdon  County, 
which  is  served  by  the  Flemington 
auction.  The  Bucki*  county  poultry- 
men  anticipate  a  successful  market 
under  the  new  plan,  Keist  states. 


SUMMIT  GRANGE 

STARTS  EXTENSIVE 

PROGRAM  CAMPAIGN 


sented  by  Sister  Tina  Bauer,  and 
was  well  received.  Past  Secretary  J. 
J.  Brendel  sang  a  catchy  Kube  song, 
and  there  were  several  instrumental 
numbers,  among  them  some  fine  of- 
ferings by  Sisters  Catherine  and  Tina 
Bauer.  Summit  has  a  "yell,"  pat- 
terned after  those  used  by  college 
boys  at  a  football  game,  and  this  was 
given  at  the  opening  of  the  closing 
of  the  program.    It  went  over  big. 

There  was  a  surprise  number  on 
the  program  and  it,  too,  went  over 
big.  Only  four  of  those  present  were 
in  on  the  idea.  Suddenly  the  lights 
were  cut  off  and  a  shot  rang  out. 
When  the  lights  came  back  on  there, 
on  the  floor,  was  one  of  the  younger 
Brothers,  apparently  dead.  Mystery 
—deep,  dark,  dank  mystery!  The 
investigation  was  at  once  begun  by 
our  Secretary,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  Loyal  League  of  Police,  and  it 
developed  that  the  young  man  who 
was  shot  had  been  making  eyes  at 
one  of  the  charming  sisters,  and  her 
confession,  after  considerable  ques- 
tioning, convicted  the  Assistant  Stew- 
art of  Bennett's  Branch  Grange.  But 
not  quite,  for  just  as  he  was  being 
accused  of  the  crime  of  murder  the 
"dead"  came  back  to  life.  It  was  a 
scream,  and  worked  out  tine. 

We  can  say  to  our  sister  Granges 
that  there  is  nothing  in  Grange  ac- 
tivities that  can  stir  up  more  interest 
than  a  movement  that  will  keep 
Granges  in  such  close  touch,  and  vis- 
iting each  other,  and  we  can  recom- 
mend either  the  Traveling  Gavel,  or 
better  yet,  the  Traveling  Journal,  to 
any  county  or  district  where  Grange 
interest  seems  to  be  on  the  wane. 

One  Who  Was  There, 
Albkrt  G.  Brehm,  Secij. 


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Summit  Grange  1155  has  again  un- 
dertaken an  extensive  program  for 
the  summer  months.  Last  year  this 
Grange  originated  a  Traveling  Gavel, 
which  created  more  interest  in  Local 
Grange  work  than  any  movement  be- 
fore, or  since.  So  great  was  the  in- 
terest that  was  shown  by  the  Granges 
of  Elk  County  that  the  open  season 
will  again  be  utilized  by  Summit,  but 
a  new  wrinkle  has  been  added  this 
year  to  make  the  work  even  more 
efficacious.  Instead  of  a  gavel  the 
Traveling  Journal  will  be  used.  This 
is  a  bound  blank  book,  large  enough 
to  contain  a  detailed  story  of  its  trav- 
elings through  the  County. 

Under  the  plan  evolved  by  the  Sum- 
mit officers,  the  Journal  travels  from 
one  Grange  to  another.  Thus,  Sum- 
mit took  it  to  Bennett's  Branch 
Grange  and  presented  a  program.  The 
lecturer  of  the  presenting  Grange 
keeps  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  and 
under  Good  of  the  Order  the  Master 
presents  it  to  the  Master  of  the 
Grange  which  is  being  visited.  The 
program  of  the  visiting  Grange  is 
carried  into  the  Journal  by  the  Lec- 
turer of  the  receiving  Grange,  the 
idea  being  that  the  presenting  Lec- 
turer cannot  give  the  wrong  impres- 
sion of  the  program  his  Grange  is 
presenting.  Every  one  present  is 
asked  to  write  his  or  her  name  in  the 
book  as  a  permanent  record. 

The  Traveling  Journal  was  pre- 
sented to  Bennett's  Branch  Grange 
on  Thursday  evening.  May  21st,  and 
about  forty  members  of  Summit 
Grange  accompanied  it  on  its  initial 
trip.  Bennett's  Branch  Grange  will 
present  it  to  Kersey  Grange  the  lat- 
ter part  of  June. 

The  program  which  summit  put  on 
at  the  time  the  Journal  was  presented 
was  unique  in  several  respects.  One 
of  the  numbers  consisted  of  the  read- 
ing of  an  original  poem,  written  by 
an  officer  of  Summit  Grange,  accom- 
panied by  music.     It  was  ably  pre- 


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$3,700  first  prize  money,  send  answer  today  for  details.  Can  you  find 
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A  good  character,  when  established, 
should  not  be  rested  in  as  an  end, 
but  employed  as  a  means  of  doing 
still  further  good. — Atterhury. 


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Take  Care  of  Heifers.  —  Take  a 
look  at  the  heifers  out  on  pasture. 
They  may  be  short  of  water  or  feed 
or  both.  It  pays  to  keep  the  young 
stock  growing. 


Give  Flowers  Good  Care. — Chrys- 
anthemums require  much  care  no^- 
Keep  the  plants  well  watered  and  fe^ 
tilized.  When  the  buds  begin  to  ap- 
pear do  not  apply  any  more  fertilized* 


The  Overseer's  Activities 


'J'he  Worthy  Overseer  of  the  State 
Grange,  reports  increased  activity  in 
Grange  affairs.  He  attended  a  large 
gathering  of  Grange  folks  at  his  home 
Grange  on  April  23,  when  the  Fleet- 
wood Grange  was  the  host  to  a  large 
delegation  of  Gouglersville  Grange. 
The  Gouglersville  Degree  ieam 
headed  by  Bro.  C.  Paul  Lied,  Master 
of  Gouglersville  Grange,  conferred 
the  3d  and  4th  degrees  on  a  class  of 
candidates  for  Fleetwood  Grange. 
Bro  Chas.  Wengert,  a  Past  Master, 
^erved  as  Asst.  Steward  and  the  work 
was  very  impressive  throughout.  The 
tableaux  added  much  to  the  splendid 
work  of  the  Gouglersville  Patrons. 

After  the  conferring  of  degrees, 
short  addresses  were  made  by  several 
of  the  Gouglersville  and  Fleetwood 
Patrons,  after  which  refreshments 
were  served. 

Bro.  Geo.  J.   Schaeffer,  Master  of 
Kutztown  Grange,  has  informed  me 
that  on  April  16th  they  added  sixteen 
new  members.     The  degree  work  was 
put  on  by  the  Kutztown  Degree  Team 
headed  by  Bro.  Schaeffer.     The  tab- 
leaus  were  shown  in  connection  with 
this  work  and  are  always  of  a  high 
order.    A  large  delegation  of  Schuyl- 
kill    County     Patrons     representing 
Freidensburg    Grange    attended    this 
meeting.    It  will  be  recalled  by  many 
who    attended    the    last    meeting    of 
State  Grange  at  Pottsville  that  Fried- 
ensburg  Grange  was  awarded  a  silver 
cup  by  the  State  Master  for  having 
made  the  greatest  gain  in  membership 
of    any,  subordinate    Grange    in    the 
State.    Bro.  A.  T.  Kiegel  is  the  Mas- 
ter of  this  thriving  subordinate  and 
is  measuring  up  to  the  full  sense  of 
the  word.    Timely  remarks  on  Grange 
work  were  made  by  Bro.  Riegel,  Bro. 
Geo.    Ruth,    Berks    Pomona    Grange 
Master,   and    other   visiting   patrons. 
After   refreshments   were   served   the 


Patrons  departed  for  their  homes  aft- 
er having  attended  very  successful 
Grange  meetings  at  both  Kutztown 
and  Fleetwood. 

On   Monday   evening   May    11th   a 
meeting  of  Berks  Grange  Masters  and 
Reading  Fair  Officials  was  held  in  the 
fair  office.    The  purpose  of  this  meet- 
ing  was   to    make    arrangements   for 
Farmers'    and    Granges'    Day    which 
will   be   held   on   Friday,   Sept.    18th. 
Twenty  Patrons  attended  representing 
eleven  Granges.  There  will  be  fourteen 
Grange  exhibits  at  the  fair.     Eleven 
Subordinate    Grange    and    three    Ju- 
venile Grange  exhibits.      A  commit- 
tee of  six  Patrons  was  appointed  by 
Pomona   Master    Ruth    to    make   the 
necessary  arrangements  for  the  plac- 
ing of  these  exhibits.    The  premiums 
paid  range  from  $110  to  $75.    It  was 
decided  to  have  a  one-act  play  elimi- 
nating contest,  the  winner  to  repre- 
sent  the  county  at  the   State  Farm 
Products  Show  next  year.    The  horse 
shoe  pitching  contest  will  again  be  a 
big  attraction  and  arrangements  are 
also  being  made  to  have  a  mule  race, 
which  was  a  great  success  last  year. 
In  addition  there  will  be  exhibits  of 
the  various  4-H  Clubs  of  the  county 
which  include  4  dairy  calf  clubs,  a  pig 
club,  celery,  strawberry  and  other  club 
activities.     A  big  feature  of  the  day 
will  be  the  livestock  parade  in  front  of 
the    grandstand    by    the    4-H    clubs 
which  are  being  sponsored  by  the  dif- 
ferent Granges.    From  all  indications 
this  is  going  to  be  the  biggest  Grange 
affair  ever  staged   in   Berks   County. 
The  Patrons  of  Berks   County  have 
always    given    the    fair    management 
splendid  support  resulting  in  a  better 
and  cleaner  fair,   a   more  wholesome 
community  life  and  a  more  satisfied 
Berks  County  agriculture. 
Fraternally  yours, 

Geo.  W.  Schuler. 


50,000  SCHOOL  BUSSES 

For  those  who  find  school  taxes  high, 
figures  recently  compiled  by  the  Fed- 
eral Office  of  Education  are  worth 
consideration.  The  table  shows  that 
out  of  the  nation's  school  budget  last 
year  $40,000,000  was  spent  for  trans- 
portation of  children  to  and  from 
school.  Approximately  2,000,000  chil- 
dren were  carried  from  their  homes 
to  the  classrooms  in  50,000  regularly 
scheduled  school  busses.  One  in  every 
thirteen  school  children  had  this 
.service. 

Thus  has  American  education  pro- 
gressed. Bigger,  better  school  build- 
ings, better  qualified  teachers,  better 
«quipment,  bus  transportation.  All 
cost  money.  All  must  be  paid  for  by 
taxation.  It  is  foolish  to  sav  that  we 
do  not  need  good  schools.  But  in 
building  and  maintaining  them  Amer- 
icans must  realize  that  they  have  to 
foot  the  bill.  When  school  taxes — or 
any  other  taxes,  for  that  matter — 
seem  high,  there  is  a  good  reason. 


AS  OTHERS  SEE  US 

The  Grange  is  not  a  religious  or- 
ganization in  the  sense  that  the  word 
religion  is  used.  And  yet  in  the  mat- 
ter of  Divine  Providence  bringing  out 
from  earth's  treasure  house  its  vast 
stores  of  food  for  the  satisfying  of  the 
hunger  of  all  living,  the  Grange  does 
recognize  this  very  important  phase 
of  religion.  The  open  Bible  on  the 
Altar,  the  beautiful  and  impressive 
Irayers,  voiced  by  the  Chaplain  at 
opening  and  closing,  the  many  devo- 
tional references  in  the  Ritual  to  Al- 
mighty God  and  in  fact  the  whole 
body  of  Grange  teachings  make  it  es- 


sentially religious.  It  is  not  religion 
in  the  sense  of  setting  forth  teachings 
of  doctrines  about  which  the  Christian 
world  differs,  but  only  in  the  place  of 
agriculture  fills  in  the  scheme  of  the 
Creator  and  the  Earth  the  work  of 
His  hands.  Members  of  any  and  all 
churches  can  meet  in  the  Grange  in 
the  most  complete  harmony,  and  few 
normal  people  who  are  not  church 
members  could  be  found  who  would 
object  to  our  recognition  of  Divine 
Providence.  Of  course  an  out-and- 
out  atheist  might,  especially  if  the 
Russian  views  of  such  matters  were 
agreed  to.  According  to  news  dis- 
patches Russia  as  a  nation  is  doing 
away  with  the  various  institutions  of 
Christian  civilization. 

The  day  of  rest,  commonly  called 
Sunday,  Thanksgiving  Day  and 
Christmas,  has  been  dictated  out  of 
Russian  life  by  order  of  the  Com- 
munistic Soviet  rulers.  Being  a  na- 
tion of  farmers  it  will  be  interesting 
to  note  the  result  of  their  efforts  to 
make  it  appear  as  though  religion  had 
no  place  in  human  life  and  affairs. 
We  can  easily  imagine  the  feelings  of 
Russian  childhood  as  Santa  Claus 
passes  out  of  their  lives,  and  they  are, 
in  his  place,  supplied  with  the  dead 
materialism  of  the  atheist.  —  Prosser 
Record  BuUeAin. 


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Promote  Growth.  —  Leafy  vege- 
tables, such  as  lettuce,  spinach,  kale, 
cabbage,  endive,  and  Swiss  chard  will 
grow  much  more  rapidly  with  top 
dressings  of  nitrate  of  soda.  Before 
cultivating,  sprinkle  the  fertilizer  on 
the  soil  at  the  rate  of  250  pounds  an 
acre  or  about  one  pound  to  50  feet  of 
row. 


HIS    TELEPHONE    GETS     HIM 
THE   BEST    LIVESTOCK   PRICES 


By  telephoning  to  keep  in  touch  with  livestock 
prices  in  his  vicinity,  a  farmer  living  near  La  Rue, 
Ohio,  disposes  of  his  lambs,  sheep  and  cattle  with 
the  greatest  possible  profit  and  convenience.  When- 
ever he  has  livestock  to  sell,  he  calls  the  local  man- 
ager of  the  co-operative  association  in  a  nearby  town 
and  gets  all  the  latest  marketing  information.  On 
one  recent  occasion,  he  telephoned  in  the  morning 
.  .  .  found  that  the  price  was  good,  and  that  a 
shipment  was  being  made  that  day.  By  afternoon  he 
had  delivered  his  livestock,  made  the  sale  and 
deposited  the  check  in  his  bank. 

The  telephone  is  also  proving  more  and  more  help- 
ful in  promoting  profitable  sales  of  grain,  fruit  and 
vegetables  through  co-operative  associations  or  local 
markets.  It  is  invaluable  in  keeping  up  friendly  con- 
tacts, making  social  engagements  and  summoning 
help  in  times  of  accident  or  sickness.  And  it  is  a 
most  convenient  means  of  ordering  farm  and  house- 
hold supplies  whenever  they  are  needed  in  a  hurry. 
The  modern  farm  home  has  a  telephone  that  serves 
well,  rain  or  shine. 


CIDER  PRESSES 

A  Size  for  Every  Need 

The  prospects  for  a  bumper  apple  crop 
are  most  assuring.  Only  the  choice  fruit  will 
be  marketed.  The  culls  and  windfalls  will 
be  converted  into  money  by  pressing  the 
cider  out  of  them.  Cider  Press  Operators 
will   make  good  money.     Farquhar  Cider  , 

Presses  are  built  in  sizes  suitable  for  Roadside  Marketing,  the  Indi- 
vidual Orchardist  and  Custom  Pressing.  Illustrated  Bulletin  No.  126 
will  be  mailed  free.     Buy  now  at  Factory  Prices. 

A.  B.  FARQUHAR  CO.,  Limited     Box  163     York,  Pa. 


PENNSYLVANIA  LEADS  IN 

HERD  IMPROVEMENT 

With  70  active  bull  associations 
Pennsylvania  leads  all  the  states  in 
this  type  of  dairy  improvement  work, 
according  to  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Dairy  Industry  Shows. 

Twenty-eight  states  have  359  asso- 
ciations.    Texas   is   second   with    57 


groups.  Other  leading  states  are 
Louisiana  with  52;  Oklahoma,  37; 
Missouri,  34;  Idaho,  21,  and  Utah,  15.  |     Patronize  our  advertisers. 


Organized  by  farmers,  aided  by 
dairy  extension  specialists,  the  asso- 
ciations jointly  own,  use,  and  ex- 
change purebred  sires.  Each  associa- 
tion consists  of  three  blocks  of  one  or 
more  members.  A  sire  is  assigned  to 
each  block  and  the  bulls  are  exchanged 
every  two  years.  Under  the  plan  each 
dairyman  has  the  use  of  excellent  sires 
for  a  period  of  years  at  only  a  small 
part  of  the  purchase  price. 


TIGHT  BINDING    TEXT  GUT  OFF 


Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,  1931 


June,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


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The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisamariy  State  Lecturer 


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GREAT  0BAN6E  GATHERING 

ALL  ROADS  IN  PENNSYL- 
VANIA WILL  LEAD  TO  THE 
MIDDLE  ATLANTIC  GRANGE 
CONFERENCE   IN  AUGUST. 

GREAT  numbers  of  Grange  Pa- 
trons from  New  York,  New 
Jersey,  Delaware,  Maryland, 
Virginia,  West  Virginia  and  Penn- 
sylvania will  gather  at  the  University 
of  Maryland  on  August  11,  12,  13, 
and  14  for  the  5th  annual  session  of 
the  Middle  Atlantic  Grange  Lectur- 
er's Conference.  Every  indication 
points  to  the  largest  and  best  confer- 
ence yet  staged  by  the  Middle  Atlan- 
tic group.  Officials  at  the  University 
of  Maryland  and  the  officials  of  the 
Maryland  State  Grange  are  making 
elaborate  preparations  for  the  enter- 
tainment and  comfort  of  the  delegates 
and  visitors.  Delegates  will  be  housed 
in  the  spacious  and  comfortable  Uni- 
versity Dormitories;  and,  attractive, 
well  prepared  and  nourishing  meals 
will  be  served  in  the  very  pleasant 
and  inviting  University  dining  hall. 
The  beautiful  University  Campus, 
which  overlooks  the  famous  Balti- 
more-Washington Pike,  is  located 
only  eight  miles  distance  from  the 
National  Capitol.  This  fact  will  have 
a  strong  appeal  to  all  Grange  folks 
who  have  longingly  looked  forward 
to  the  time  when  they  might  visit 
Washington  as  well  as  the  many  his- 
toric spots  in  and  around  that  city. 
Probably  never  again  will  the  Patrons 
have  an  opportunity  to  visit  the  Na- 
tional Capitol  at  so  small  a  cost. 
Registration  fee  to  the  conference  is 
only  one  dollar.  Cost  of  room  and 
board  starting  for  supper  on  Tuesday 
evening,  August  11th  and  continuing 
until  Saturday  morning,  August  14th 


FRIDAY.   AUGUST   14 
Leonard   H.    Norcross,    Presiding 

8  :  45— Devotional   Exercises  and  Song   Service  wnit«r  H     Whiton 

9  .  00— "Planning  the  Subordinate  Grange   Program" r  • 'R^'  ^"     ^^^fT^o  " 

9  ;45-"The    Grange    Lecturers'     Opportunity     In    Assisting    in    the    Cooperative 

Marketing   Plan"    •  •  . ;, ^- ^-   5°  Bui-ul 

10  :  30— "Salesmanship    in   Rural    Organizatlona    ..................•••••  •2;:    **'    **"">■• 

11 .  i5_"0pen  Forum  Discussion  of  Lecturers'  Problems".        KHrnh«th  T..  Art 


Elizabeth  L.  Arthur,  Leader 


(rooms  may  be  retained  until  the  fol- 
lowing Monday  morning),  will  be 
only  $8.00. 

It  is  almost  unbelievable,  isn't  it? 
Under  such  circumstances  and  at  such 
prices,  what  Grange  member  can  af- 
ford not  to  take  a  vacation  in  August  ? 
Ample  opportunity  will  be  provided 
for  directed  sightseeing  tours  to 
places  of  interest,  viz. :  Capitol,  White 
House,  Congressional  Library,  Arling- 
ton, Mt.  Vernon,  Annapolis,  Beltzville 
Farms,  Lincoln  Memorial,  New  Na- 
tional Museum,  Smithsonian  Insti- 
tute, Government  Printing  Office, 
U.  S.  Treasury,  Zoological  Park  and 
many  other  places  of  interest  and  his- 
toric value.  Wednesday,  August  12th 
has  been  designated  as  "Maryland 
State  Grange  Day,"  by  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Maryland  State 
Grange.  This  will  be  a  gala  day  for 
the  Maryland  Grange  folks  and  every 
effort  is  being  made  to  have  all  Mary- 
land Grange  members  at  the  Confer- 
ence on  this  day.  Thursday  and 
Friday  afternoons  will  be  devoted  to 
directed  sightseeing  tours.  Thursday 
evening's  supper  will  be  served  to  the 
delegates  (with  no  additional  cost), 
in  the  Washington  Zoological  Park; 
following  supper,  a  great  open  air 
Grange  meeting  will  be  held. 

Diversified  and  Interesting  Program 

While  the  conference  program  has 
been  designed  primarily  in  the  inter- 
est and  for  the  benefit  of  the  Grange 
Lecturers,  yet  it  is  so  general  in  its 
make-up,  and  covers  such  a  wide  scope 
of  Grange  and  rural  service,  that  it 
will  appeal  to  all  Grange  Officers  and 
members  who  are  interested  in  pro- 
moting a  higher  standard  of  life 
among  rural  people.  The  tentative 
program  outline  as  will  be  presented 
is  as  follows: 


Afternoon    Session 
Conducted  Tours  to  Places  of  Interest,  viz. :    Mt.  Vernon.  Beltzville  Experimental 

Farms.    Annapolis    Naval    Academy 

Evening    Session 
Dr.   Walter  H.   Whiton,   Presiding 

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Greetings   from   State   Masters   of    Delaware   and   West  Virginia. 
One  Act   Play.   ^'T^e   Mayor   and   the   Manicure^.  ..^.^.  .^^  .^.^.^. -^ 

fireetlnifs    from   the   State   Masters   of   New    York    and   Virginia. 

6nf  Act  Play     ''She  'n   Her   Daughter" Presented   by   Pennsylvania   Players 

Greetings   from   the   State   Master   of   New   Jersey. 

Rook°^Sa^eB'DSartment  will  be  conducted  throughout  the  entire  conference 
Books  of  especISlval^e  and  interest  to  Grange  Lecturers  and  leaders  will 
be  on  display. 

Correction 
We  wish  to  correct  the  statement 
as  of  the  May  issue  of  Grange  News 
relative  to  the  organization  and  elec- 
tion of  officers  of  the  Pomona  Grange 
Lecturers'  Association.  Walker  Shan- 
non, Lehturer  of  Beaver  County  Po- 
mona Grange,  New  Sheffield,  Pa.,  was 
elected  President  of  Lecturers*  Asso 
ciation. 


OPENING    SESSION 

Tuesday  Evbmino,  August  11 

Mrs.   T.   Roy   Brooks,  Presiding  < 

7  :  30 — R«ception  of   Delegates 

Greetings Dr.    R.    A.    Pearson.    President.    University   of    Maryland 

Greetings Senator   A.    B.    Bnsor.    Master    Maryland    State  Grange 

Response Howard   G.    Eisaman,    President. 

Middle  Atlantic  Grange  Lecturers'  Conference 

"Orange   I..ecturer   and   the  National   Grange   Program" L..   J.   Taber. 

Master.  National  Orange 
General  Get-together. 

WEDNE^SDAY.  AUGUST   12 
Maryland    State   Grange    Day 

Morning   Session 
Howard  G.  Eisaman,  Presiding 

8  :  46 — Devotion    Exercises   and    Song   Service 

9 :  00 — "Materials   Essential    to   the    Successful    Conduct   of    the    Grange   Lecturer's 

OfBce"    Elizabeth    L.    Arthur 

9  :  80 — "Developing   tbo   Rural    Organization" A.    H.    Rapklng 

10 :  30 — "Personality"    J.   W.    Sprowls 

11 :  00 — "Indoor   Stunts"    Betty    Eckhart 

11:30 — "Requisites   of   Successful    Public   Speaking"    Esther   W.    Bell 

Afternoon    Session 

A.    Bailey    Thomas,    Presiding 
1 :  30 — Song  Service 

1 :  46 — '"Grange   Ideals"    E.    B.    Dorsett 

2  :  30 — Group   Sessions.      The   following   subjects   will   be   offered :     Music.    Story   Telling, 

Recreational    Games.    Public   Speaking. 
4  :  30 — Inspection   of   College   Campus   and   Farm. 

EvxNiNG    Session 
Walter   C.   Gumbel,   Presiding 


The  request  is  made  that  every 
Grange  in  the  Middle  Atlantic  area 
shall  send  their  Lecturer  as  a  delegate 
to  this  conference.  A  local  social  or 
two,  sponsored  by  the  Grange  will 
raise  funds  enough  to  pay  all  of  the 
expenses  of  your  delegate.  This  should 
prove  a  good  investment  to  any 
Grange,  as  it  will  result  in  better 
Grange  programs  and  more  interest- 
ing Grange  meetings.  Travel  expense 
can  be  held  to  a  low  figure  if  dele- 
gates from  several  different  Granges 
will  arrange  to  travel  together  by 
automobile.  College  Park,  Maryland, 
can  be  reached  by  auto  in  one  day's 
drive  from  any  point  in  Pennsylvania. 
From  Pittsburgh,  College  Park  is  260 
miles,  from  Harrisburg  it  is  116  miles, 
Bedford,  146  miles,  Uniontown,  208 
miles,  Gettysburg,  85  miles,  Erie,  372 
miles,  Philadelphia,  140  miles,  Read- 
ing, 170  miles,  Scranton,  283  miles. 
Who  can  afford  to  miss  this?  Regis- 
trations started  to  come  in  more  than 
six  weeks  ago — All  right,  keep  them 
coming.  All  Pennsylvania  Patrons 
will  send  their  registration  and  regis- 
tration fee  to  Howard  G.  Eisaman, 
State  Lecturer,  East  Springfield,  Pa. 


BILL  WAS  BAD  COMPAinr 

Mother:  Dick,  stop  using  such 
dreadful  language. 

Dick:  But  Shakespeare  used  it. 

Mother:  Then  don't  run  around 
with  him.  He's  not  a  fit  companion 
for  you. 

STOP  DAHLIA  STTCKEES — ^Dahlias 
frequently  send  up  shoots  from  their 
roots.  These  should  be  pinched  off  at 
the  ground  line  to  throw  all  the  strength 
into  the  main  stalk. 


I 


Excellent  solid  colored,  registered 
Jersey  Bull  calf,  4  months  old,  from 
a  great  cow,  at  a  bargain.  Herd  ac- 
credited. W.  F.  McSparran,  Furniss, 
Pa. 


7  :  30 — Song   Service 

7  :  46 — Demonstration    Program 

9  :  00 — "Summary   of   Day's   Events" 


.Under  direction   of   Potomac  Grange,   No.   1 

Dr.    Robt.    G.   Foster 


•    •••••• 


•   •   •    • 


THURSDAY.   AUGUST    13 

Elizabeth  L.  Arthur.  Presiding 

8 :  46 — Devotional    Exercises   and    Song   Service 

9:00 — "Essential  Requisites  of  Successful  Grange  Leadership" Howard  G.   Eisaman 

9:30 — "Objectives   In    Rural    Conununity   Development" B.    L.    Hummel 

10 :  16 — "Fundamentals  of  Group  Psychology"    J.  W.   Sprowls 

10  :  46 — "Outdoor    Games    and    Stunts" . .  ^  ^ .  i .« Betty    Eckhart 

11:16 — "Books   as   an    Indispensable   Aid   to   Lecturer^" Anna   A.    MacDonald 

Afternoon    Srbsion 
Conducted    Tour    Through    Washington,    D.    C. 

E^VENINO   Session 
Outdoor  Meeting   at   the   Washington    Zodlogical    Park 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals    $5 .  00 

Digest    60 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9  3 .  00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13   4 .00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13   3 .  26 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 38 

Constitution  and   By-Laws    10 

Grange   Hall   Dedication   Ceremony    10 

Song  Books,  ' '  The  Patron, ' '  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half   dozen    M 

per  dozen    6 .  00 

per  half  dozen   3 .  00 

Dues  Account  Book    75 

Secretary 's  Record   Book    70 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book    70 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred   1.00 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 85 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100  3 .25 

Roll  Book   78 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred    50 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   M 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty   25 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred    40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred    40 

Secretary 's  Receipts,  per  hundred    45 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred   40 

Treasurer 's   Receipts    40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred    50 

Demit  Cards,  each    01 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each    01 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland    2 .00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes   (Mortimer  Whitehead)    10 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations 85 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose 35 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  . .        .80 
Grange  Hall  Plans  80 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  th« 
order.    The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registered 
Letter.    Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Ezeeutive  Committeo, 

John  H.  Light,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


Lines  from  Lloyd 


Your  business  manager  is  again 
obliged  to  express  regret  that  condi- 
tions throughout  the  country  are  not 
of  a  character  stimulating  the  urge 
to  advertise.  Those  who  frequently 
use  our  June  issue  in  former  years 
are  holding  back  and  the  outlook  is 
not  very  promising  until  the  summer 
season  passes  and  trade  brightens. 

I  thought  it  might  interest  some 
Grange  News  readers  to  learn  what 
a  couple  advertisers  have  said  when 
solicited  for  business  or  for  a  sug- 
gestion to  take  larger  space.    Here  is 

one: 

"We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  request- 
ing that  we  talie  an  advertisement  in  Grange 
News  and  we  sincerely  wish  we  could — 
not  only  because  it  is  not  easy  to  refuse, 
but  in  many  instances  it  will  give  us  real 
pleasure  to  be  represented.  If  we  had  only 
your  request  or  only  a  few,  we  could  pro- 
vide for  them  easily,  but  we  receive  hun- 
dreds of  proposals  such  as  yours  from  all 
over  the  country,  and  if  we  complied  to  all. 
it  would  involve  an  expenditure  that  would 
be  truly   prohibitive." 

Here  is  the  response  of  another  to 

whom  we  had  suggested  the  taking  of 

a  large  space  and  change  of  wording: 

"I  am  glad  to  see  that  you  have  a  vital 
interest  in  the  success  of  our  advertising  in 
Grange  News,  but,  of  course,  you  are  aware 
that  things  all  over  the  country  are  pretty 
near  at  a  stand-still,  owing  to  crop  failures 
and  general  dull  time ;  and  wo  are  afraid 
that  money  spent  in  advertising  is  money 
thrown    away." 

I  was  curious  to  know  what  the  re- 
sult was  by  another  advertiser,  and 
this  is  what  he  tells  me: 

"As  we  did  not  key  these  ads,  we  have  no 
way  of  checking  up  on  results.  We  get 
quite  a  number  of  orders  from  Pennsylvania, 
and  no  doubt  many  of  them  result  from  the 
ad  in  the  Grange  News." 

Among  the  new  ads.  appearing  in 
our  June  issue  is  that  of  the  Collings 
Amusement  Service,  and  it  occurred 
to  me  that  this  firm  might  be  in  a 
position  to  assist  in  some  of  our  out- 
door functions,  picnic  speaking,  Lec- 
turers' Conferences,  etc.  Again  the 
Pennsylvania  Flag  Company  may  be 
able  to  find  some  business  among  our 
Patrons. 

Then,  please  don't  forget  to  read 
what  the  Greenland  Fur  Farm  has  to 
say,  as  it  may  appeal  to  you. 

You  may  also  obtain  something  you 
want  by  learning  what  all  our  ad- 
vertisers have  to  say  in  our  Classified 
Department. 

And  the  Farm  Supplies  All 
I  wonder  how  many  readers  of 
Grange  News  have  any  knowledge  of 
the  amount  of  food  consumed  in  one 
of  these  large  hotels  in  our  big  cities  ? 
The  subject  of  "eats,"  if  I  may  be 
permitted  to  use  this  expression,  ap- 
peals to  the  average  man  and  woman; 
and  as  all  of  this  food  comes  from  the 
farm  in  one  shape  or  other,  our 
Grange  folks  will  naturally  be  inter- 
ested in  a  few  statistics  which  I  hope 
will  not  be  wearisome. 

For  instance,  one  of  New  England's 
leading  hotels  alone  uses  each  year  441 
tons  of  perishable  farm  products,  made 
up  in  this  manner:  beef,  181,454 
pounds ;  lamb,  64,038  pounds ;  veal  42,- 
672  pounds;  pork,  101,084  pounds; 
poultry,  216,940  pounds.  When  we  say 
eggs,  1,177,980  are  either  used  in  mak- 
ing desserts,  etc.,  or  served  at  meals 
in  other  ways;  the  dairy  farmer  sup- 
plies 104,806  pounds  of  butter,  31,438 
gallons  of  cream,  and  47,739  gallons 
of  milk.  Speaking  of  piultry,  215,421 
pounds  help  to  swell  the  bill  of  fare 
in  the  shape  of  chickens,  turkeys, 
ducks  and  geese. 

Not  only  do  farm  products  figure 
largely  in  these  big  hotels,  but  the 
giant  de  luxe  steamships  which  plow 
^e  deep  between  New  York  and  Great 
Isritain,  draw  heavily  from  the  same 
source,  as  the  following  will  testify 

II  you  peep  in  the  refrigerator  of  the 


"Mauretania" :  Here  we  will  find  19,- 
112  fowls,  80  tons  of  meat,  239,548 
eggs,  1,440  gallons  of  milk,  15  tons  of 
ham  and  bacon  4,807  pounds  of  po- 
tatoes, 12,561  pounds  of  butter,  5,139 
pounds  of  cheese,  9,450  quarts  of  ice 
cream,  etc.,  to  say  nothing  of  apples, 
fresh  fish,  sugar,  oranges,  pineapples, 
and  numerous  delicacies  not  men- 
tioned. 

Some  of  our  famous  hotels  feed 
from  3,000  to  6,000  guests  per  day, 
while  a  large  steamship  carries  a  crew 
numbering  a  thousand  and  more  to 
look  after  the  comfort  of  several  thou- 
sand passengers,  as  well  as  to  assist  in 
guiding  the  floating  monster  to  its 
destination. 


FIRST  SHIPPER  OF  CHICXS 

STILL  ACTIVE  POULTRYMAN 

It  falls  to  the  lot  of  few  men  to  see 
the  development  of  the  industries 
which  they  started.  Joseph  D.  Wil- 
son, founder  and  owner  of  Pine  Tree 
Hatchery,  at  Stockton,  N.  J.,  has  seen 
his  most  daring  dreams  come  true. 

Forty  years  ago  Wilson  dreamed  of 
baby  chicks  traveling  about  the  coun- 
try on  fast  railway  expresses.  Today 
that  dream  is  a  splendid  reality. 
Probably  one  hundred  million  chicks 
will  travel  by  parcel  post  this  spring. 
Wilson's  own  hatchery  will  contribute 
a  million  or  more  chicks  to  this  travel- 
ing host  of  downy  creatures. 

Wilson  was  quite  a  young  man  when 
artificial  incubation  first  began  to  at- 
tract attention  in  New  Jersey.  Some- 
how, he  acquired  a  little  homemade 
machine  and  managed  to  take  off  a 
fair  hatch  of  chicks  in  spite  of  his 
inexperience. 

Being  of  an  inventive  turn,  Wil- 
son's primary  interest  was  in  the  me- 
chanical principles  underlying  incuba- 
tion. After  considerable  study  and 
making  rough  designs  on  paper  he 
ventured  to  build  a  couple  of  small 
lamp-heated  machines. 

These  proved  to  be  excellent  hatch- 
ers. Wilson  then  began  to  hatch 
chicks  in  earnest  and  to  sell  them  to 
all  who  could  be  persuaded  to  take  a 
chance  on  raising  chicks  which  had 
never  seen  a  mother  hen. 

There  was  a  good  deal  of  excitement 
in  New  Jersey  at  this  time.  At  first 
people  derided  the  notion  of  hatching 
chicks  by  machinery.  As  the  healthy 
little  fellows  continued  to  appear  in 
increasing  numbers  derision  changed 
to  wonder. 

The  more  far-seeing  began  to  real- 
ize that  the  very  foundations  of  poul- 
try-keeping were  being  put  on  a  new 
basis. 

Wilson  was  elated  with  his  success 
but  not  yet  satisfied.  Automobiles 
were  then  unknown.  A  horse  could 
travel  only  about  thirty  miles  in  a 
day.  So  his  market  was  limited  to 
his  immediate  neighborhood.  Some 
way  must  be  found  to  broaden  it  if 
he  was  to  continue  to  hatch  chickens 
on  a  commercial  scale. 

Pondering  this  problem,  young  Wil- 
son determined  to  try  a  daring  ex- 
periment. He  arranged  with  a  friend 
living  in  Chicago  to  cooperate  with 
him.  Then,  one  spring  day  in  1892, 
he  carefully  packed  a  few  score  chicks 
in  a  ventilated  box  and  entrusted  his 
precious  package  to  the  care  of  the 
express  company. 

Impatiently  he  waited  as  the  days 
crawled  by.  One  morning  the  mail 
brought  a  letter  postmark^  Chicago. 
Opening  it,  he  found  clippings  from 
the  Chicago  papers,  telling  of  the  safe 
arrival  of  his  New  Jersey  chicks. 

This  was  the  beginning  of  the  baby- 
chick  business  in  its  modern  form. 
The  coming  of  the  parcel  post  greatly 
widened  the  possibilities  for  shipping 
baby  chicks.  The  route  was  opened 
from  the  hatchery  to  the  distant  farm 
on  the  rural  route. 


Grange  Insurance 

Service  is  duty  performed  for  oth- 
ers.   In  its  highest  sense  it  consists  of 
an  earnest  desire  to  be  of  real  help  to 
those  with  whom  we  daily  come  in 
contact.     With  these  high  ideals  in 
view  our  Grange  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany was  founded  sixteen  years  ago 
and  from  them  we  have  never  wav- 
ered.    The  high  rating  accorded  The 
Farmers  and  Traders  and  the  proud 
position  that  it  has  attained  in  the 
life  insurance  world  fully  attests  the 
soundness  of  these  principles  on  which 
it  was  founded.      Coupled  with  this 
earnest  desire  to  serve  well  the  insur- 
ing public,  is  the  idea  of  friendliness. 
We  are  proud   of  the  fact  that  the 
Farmers   and   Traders   is  everywhere 
known    as    the   "Friendly    Company" 
and  in  the  last  analysis  can  higher 
praise  be  accorded  any  organization 
than  that  it  serves  with  fidelity  those 
whom  it  obligates  itself  to  serve? 

Production  During  1931 

1931  business  has  thus  far  been  very 
satisfactory  and  in  excess  of  that  of 
last  year  to  date.  We  are  optimistic 
over  the  outlook  for  increased  produc- 
tion during  the  remaining  months  of 
the  year. 

Common  Questions  and  the  Answers 

Every  right  minded  man  is  con- 
fronted with  the  following  questions: 

1.  How  can  I  build  an  estate  cer- 
tain? 

2.  How  can  I  protect  those  depend- 
ent on  me  for  financial  support? 

3.  How  can  I  avoid  a  dependent  old 

age? 

4.  How  can  I  protect  myself  against 
permanent  disability? 

5.  How  can  I  relieve  my  mind  from 
anxiety  for  the  future  of  my  loved 
ones    and    from    fear    for    myself   of 


physical  and  financial  decrepitude  and 
dependent  old  age? 

The  answers  to  these  questions  can 
be  given  by  agents  of  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company. 

What  Is  the  Cost? 


There  is  no  cost. 

You  simply  make  a  deposit  once  a 
year  to  your  credit  and  the  absolute 
assurance  is  given  you  in  a  plain 
spoken  contract  free  from  ambiguity, 
which  you  alone  can  abandon  or  re- 
voke. It  is  a  legal  reserve  life  insur- 
ance contract  and  that  naean^  an 
agreement  which  cannot  fail  of  per- 
formance if  you  do  not  yourself  re- 
voke or  abandon  it. 

Link  Up  With  a  Progressive      . 
Company 

No  other  line  of  human  endeavor 
offers  greater  opportunities  than  does 
the  life  insurance  business  both  from 
the  standpoint  of  service  and  financial 
reward.  Our  standards  are  high.  If 
you  desire  to  enter  the  life  insurance 
business  and  are  actuated  by  high 
ideals  of  service,  there  is  a  contract 
and  open  territory  awaiting  you. 
Write  direct  to  The  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  for  full  information 
regarding  our  liberal  agency  con- 
tracts. 


WILLING 

The  bargaining  for  a  cow  had  been 
going  on  leisurely  for  an  hour.  Fi- 
nally the  prospective  purchaser  came 
flatly  to  the  point. 

"How  much  milk  does  she  give  ?"  he 
asked. 

"I  don't  rightly  know,"  answered 
the  farmer  who  owned  her,  "but  she's 
a  good-natured  critter  and  she'll  give 
all  she  can." 


FARQUHAR 

"All-Steel"  Threshers 

22x36  —  28x48 

Our  ** All-Steel"  Threshers  are  strong  yet  light  in  weight; 
thresh  clean  out  of  the  heads,  separate  clean  from  the  straw, 
clean  the  grain  thoroughly  for  seed  or  market  and  best  of  all — 
save  the  grain. 

These  threshers  are  easy  running,  quickly  moved  over  rough 
and  hilly  roads  and  guaranteed  to  do  a  fast,  clean  job  of  thresh- 
ing any  kind  of  grain. 

These  new  "All-Steel"  Threshers  contain  every  worth-while 
advancement  suggested  by  the  experience  of  thousands  of  suc- 
cessful threshermen. 

Now  is  the  time  to  plan  for  the  threshing  season;  convince 
yourself  of  the  earning  power  of  a  Farquhar  "All-Steel"  Thresher 
and  the  profits  awaiting  you  in  your  community  by  threshing — 
especially  the  big  oats  crop.  Write  for  complete  description 
and  factory  price. 

A.  B*  FARQUHAR  CO*,  Limited,  Box  563,  York,  Pa. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,  1931 


June,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


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Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 


Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

Rooms  426-30.  Tcletfraph  Building 
216  Locust  St.  Harrisburg.  Pa. 


5  cents  a  copy. 


50  cents  a  year. 


Vol.  XXVIII 


June,  1931 


No.  3 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HARSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH  KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  JOHN  H.  LIGHT,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  ^      H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

MORRIS  LLOYD,  Business  Manager, 

Chambersburg,  Pa.,  or,  216  Locust  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 

ADVERTISING  Is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  Inch, 
each  Insertion.     New  York  representative,  Norman  Co.,  34  West  33d  Street. 


Our  Goal 


carriers  are  asserting  that  increases  in  rates  all  over  the  country  are  neces- 
sary to  maintain  stability,  service  and  credit." 

It  would  seem  from  the  above  that  the  carriers  are  determined  to  raise 
freight  rates  and  the  effect  upon  agriculture  will  be  oppressive.  Present 
rates  are  a  heavy  burden  and  while  the  farmers  appreciate  the  improved 
transportation  service  that  railroads  give,  an  increase  in  rates  is  unbearable. 

Without  a  doubt  our  improved  highways  have  brought  to  us  a  modern 
system  of  transportation.  In  some  respects,  highways  are  most  important 
to  the  farmer.  We  are  dependent  for  our  prosperity  on  the  ability  to  de- 
liver our  farm  crops  to  market  at  a  minimum  cost.  The  Grange  has  con- 
sistently supported  Good  Koads,  and  every  advanced  step  in  Highway 
Construction  and  the  solution  for  the  freight  rate  problem  may  he  in 
transportation  by  heavy  duty  truck. 

Without  a  doubt  rail  transportation  has  suffered  seriously  because  of 
the  heavy  truck,  and  it  is  safe  to  predict  that  transportation  business  will 
not  be  driven  back  to  the  rails  by  increasing  freight  rates.  As  the  first  steam 
railroad  displaced  sleds,  rafts,  and  long  team  hauls,  so  the  motor  truck  is 
filling  the  place  of  the  railroad.  It  is  but  a  few  years  since  the  railroads 
handled  all  the  farmers'  crops;  now,  however,  the  trucks  are  handling  many 
of  them.  Not  only  these,  but  in  the  matter  of  coal  transportation  as  well  as 
iron,  steel  and  manufactured  products  the  motor  truck  is  supplanting  rail 
service.  An  increase  of  freight  rates  can  surely  not  bring  back  the  business 
that  has  been  lost,  but  will  be  apt  to  make  the  truck  more  popular,--!.  H.  L. 


A  GAIN  we  come  to  lay  before  our  membership  the  importance  of  a  well- 
Z\    planned  campaign  to  attain  the  objectives,  set  for  us,  by  the  National 
Grange,  viz: — 

Seveuty-five  thousand  members,  10  Subordinates  and  15  Juvenile 
Granges  is  the  mark  for  September  30th.  The  Master's  letter  to  Deputies 
and  Pomona  Masters  should  be  the  means  of  organizing  the  forces  for  this 
accomplishment.  Five  months  remain,  in  which  to  do  the  work,  and  it 
will  be  necessary  to  add  an  average  of  five  members  to  every  Grange.  This 
should  be  an  easy  task.  Summer  is  the  busy  season  for  our  farmers,  but 
many  favorable  contacts  can  be  made  through  picnics,  tours,  fairs  and  other 
outdoor  meetings  and  the  Grange  gospel  can  be  extended  with  little  difficulty. 

The  Grange  as  the  great  Community  Builder  should  appeal  to  every 
person  engaged  in  agriculture.  The  Grange  has  always  contributed  to 
victories  in  a  legislative  way  both  in  the  State  and  Nation.  On  the  questions 
of  "taxation"  and  other  matters  of  public  interest,  we  have  generally  been 
conservative.  The  interest  of  the  farmer  and  the  home  owner  has  always 
been  the  concern  of  the  Grange. 

Briefly  the  Grange  has  been  a  service  organization.  Other  organizations 
have  come  and  gone,  while  the  Grange  has  lived  and  grown.  Grange  picnic 
speakers,  officers  and  deputies  have  opportunities  to  lay  before  the  public  the 
greatness  of  our  Order  and  at  this  time  farmers  need  organization  more 
than  ever  before.  The  goal  that  has  been  set  is  easily  attainable,  if  we  paint 
the  picture  of  the  Grange  in  the  true  light. 

The  most  important  issues  of  the  day  must  be  studied  and  discussed 
and  our  farm  problems  can  only  be  solved  through  and  by  our  farm  or- 
ganizations. The  National  Master  has  well  said,  "The  ability  of  the  Grange 
to  serve  is  dependent  on  the  ability  and  enthusiasm  of  leaders  and  members, 
multiplied  by  the  total  number  of  patrons  in  the  nation.  Consequently,  as 
we  increase  Grange  membership,  we  multiply  the  ability  of  the  Grange  to 
serve  its  members  and  to  help  others."  J.  H.  L. 


Gasoline  Tax  Collection 

THE  State  Grange  has  favored  and  advocated  the  collection  of  the  gaso- 
line tax  from  the  distributor  for  a  number  of  years.  We  were  disap- 
pointed in  both  the  1927  and  the  1929  Sessions  of  the  Legislature  when 
the  measure  failed  of  passage.  House  Bill  No.  1087  (Senate  No.  931)  passed 
the  Senate  finally  and  was  signed  by  the  Governor  on  May  22d.  Accordingly, 
beginning  with  June  1,  1931,  returns  on  the  sale  of  gasoline  will  be  made 
by  the  distributor  who  sells  gasoline  to  the  retailers.  The  change  of  this 
plan  means  that  the  State  will  collect  the  gasoline  tax  from  700  distributors 
and  wholesalers,  while  formerly  the  tax  was  collected  from  26,000  retailers. 

"Thousands  of  dollars  of  tax  money  heretofore  pocketed  by  the  gasoline 
bootleggers  and  some  retail  gas  dealers  who  failed  to  report  tax  collections 
in  full  to  the  State,  will  now  go  into  the  State  Treasury,"  according  to  the 
opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  Revenue,  Dr.  Clyde  King.  By  the  terms  of 
the  Act,  wholesalers  and  distributors  will  be  licensed  by  the  State  and  will 
be  required  to  report  all  deliveries  of  liquid  fuel  to  points  within  the  State. 
At  the  same  time,  retail  dealers  are  required  to  keep  a  record  for  one  year 
of  all  liquid  fuels  received,  the  amount  of  tax  paid  by  them  to  the  distrib- 
utors, and  all  delivery  tickets,  invoices  and  bills  of  lading  they  receive. 

The  State  Grange,  by  its  declarations  and  activity  in  a  legislative  way 
over  a  period  of  years,  has  contributed  its  share  to  bring  about  this 
change.  Our  people  throughout  the  State  have  been  practically  unanimous 
in  support  of  this  measure.  The  automobile  clubs  and  automotive  associa- 
tions have  practically  all  been  in  favor  of  this  change,  and,  in  fact,  the 
change  had  to  come  because  of  public  opinion  that  has  crystallized  against 
the  collection  of  gasoline  tax  from  the  retailers,  a  system  so  faulty  and 
imperfect  that  thousands  upon  thousands  of  dollars  of  gasoline  tax  was 
never  collected,  even  though  paid  by  the  autoists  and  the  consumers. 

J.  H.  L. 


I 


Railroad  Freight  Rates 


ONE  of  the  elements  that  has  always  entered  into  the  consideration  of 
what  we  call  the  "Farm  Problem,"  is  freight  rates.  The  effect  upon 
agriculture  differs  in  various  sections  of  the  country,  but  generally 
speaking  it  is  one  of  the  chief  items  entering  into  the  cost  of  production  of 
farm  crops.  The  transportation  of  fertilizer,  feeds,  wheat,  fruit,  live  stock 
and  in  fact  everything  that  relates  to  growing  crops,  must  be  paid  by  the 
farmer,  either  directly  or  indirectly.  The  freight  rates  on  all  farm  ship- 
ments are  too  high  at  present  and  we  question  the  wisdom  of  the  plan  un- 
der way  by  the  Railroads  to  seek  $400,000,000  more  revenue  annually  by 
increased  freight  rates.  The  excuse  for  this  step  is  that  the  average  railroad 
wage  is  only  66  cents  an  hour,  which  is  considerably  below  the  overage  for 
other  industries.  The  statement  is  made  that  if  rates  are  revised  to  pro- 
duce $400,000,000  more,  at  least  $160,000,000  of  this  new  income  would  be 
passed  along  to  labor  immediately.  Railroads  employ  approximately  1,200,- 
000  men  as  against  1,800,000  in  normal  times.  It  is  argued  that  by  in- 
creased efficiency  and  labor  saving  machinery,  railroad  labor  has  been 
deflated.  * 

The  recent  application  for  a  reduction  in  rates  on  cast  iron  pipe  and 
fittings  was  denied  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  and  a  concur- 
ring opinion  by  Commissioner  Lewis,  said,  "My  concurrence  is  based  on  the 
record  in  this  case,  but  beyond  that  is  the  fact  that  at  this  particular  time 


GOLDEN  SHEAF  AND  SILVER 

STAR  CERTIFICATES 

According  to  previous  announce- 
ments, blanks  for  the  above  certificates 
are  now  available.  The  Executive 
Committee  of  the  National  Grange 
has  approved  the  following  sugges- 
tions and  rules,  and  it  will  be  seen 
that  blanks  can  be  obtained  from  State 
Secretaries  and  they  shall  be  for- 
warded to  him  when  executed  for  his 
approval.     The  rules  are  as  follows: 

1.  The  National  Secretary  will  pre- 
pare and  furnish  State  Secretaries' 
blanks  to  establish  the  proof  of  a 
Grange  member's  right  to  receive  thir* 
honor. 

2.  Golden  sheaf  certificates  shall  be 
awarded  only  once  a  year  at  the  Na- 
tional Grange  and  will  be  presented 
to  State  Masters  for  distribution  at 
State  Sessions  or  as  otherwise  may  be 
provided. 

*3.  The  National  Grange  will  pro- 
vide design  for  gold  medals,  emblems 
or  pins,  which  State  Granges  may  pre- 
sent if  they  so  desire. 

4.  Each  State  Grange  should  pro- 


vide a  special  program  or  function  for 
honoring  fifty-year  members  and  se- 
cure all  possible  publicity. 

5.  Subordinate  Granges  with  golden 
sheaf  members  should  provide  some 
special  program  of  recognition. 

6.  Silver  star  certificates  will  be 
available  for  distribution  to  State 
Secretaries  and  none  of  the  records 
will  come  to  the  National  Secretary. 

7.  Each  Pomona  Grange  will  desig- 
nate certain  officers  or  have  a  special 
committee  to  have  charge  of  recog- 
nizing silver  star  members  either  an- 
nually or  at  regular  meetings  as  the 
Pomona  Grange  may  desire. 

8.  A  pin  will  be  designed  that  Po- 
mona Granges  may  purchase  or  that 
any  individual  member  who  has  re- 
ceived a  certificate  of  recognition  will 
be  entitled  to  wear.  Pomona  Granges 
will  give  full  newspaper  publicity  to 
all  members  who  have  served  the 
Order  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

It  is  important  that  all  members  of 
the  Order  who  have  held  membership 
fifty  years  or  more  should  be  reported 
on  the  proper  blanks  to  the  secretary 
of  the  State  Grange  before  Sept.  30th. 


i 


O/i  the 

HOTTEST  DAY 

you  may  have 

COLD  FURNISHED 

BY  WIRE  . . . 

[This  refrigerator  makes  a  saving  in  steps  and 
food  worth  many  dollars  on  a  Pennsylvania  farm 


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FARM  women  are  again  confronted  with  the  hot 
weather  problem  of  how  to  keep  their  food  from 
spoiling.  The  electric  refrigerator  is  the  answer  to 
this  problem  of  how  to  keep  the  food  constantly  cold 
enough.  Only  those  who  have  been  confronted  with  this 
task  for  years  and  now  enjoy  the  use  of  an  electric  re- 
frigerator, can  appreciate  what  it  does. 

Saving  Thousands  of  Steps 

On  most  farms  the  food  must  be  taken  to  the  spring 
house  or  cellar  in  an  attempt  to  keep  it  from  spoiling. 
This  commonly  means  two  trips  before  and  after  each 
meal  or  twelve  round  trips  a  day.  If  the  spring  house  is 
100  feet  from  the  kitchen  this  would  mean  walking  almost 
15  miles  per  month  or  about  5  hours  of  solid  trotting, 
chiefly  by  mother.  Even  at  30c  per  hour,  which  is  too  low, 
this  would  amount  to  $1.50  worth  of  labor  per  month. 

Dollars  Worth  of  Food  Saved 

Primarily  the  electric  household  refrigerator  was  de- 
signed to  save  food  and  health,  the  saving  of  steps  being 
only  incidental.  It  has  proven  its  worth  for  food  preser- 
vation to  such  an  extent  that  its  use  has  swept  over  the 
country  until  there  are  now  hundreds  of  thousands  in  use. 

Farm  house^vives  tell  uslthey[llke  the 
electric  refrigerator  because: 

...  It  brings  the  cold  to  where  the  food  is. 

...  It  saves  steps  in  taking  the  food  to  a  cold  place. 

...  It  keeps  the  food  in  much  better  condition,  maintaining 
a  uniform  temperature  of  50"  or  less. 

.  .  .  The  separate  cold  compartments  provide  ice  and  cool 
drinks  for  the  hot  days  in  the  summer. 

.  .  .  No  food  is  wasted  by  spoilage. 

.  .  .  They  can  save  trips  to  market  and  buy  at  a  lower  price 
by  purchasing  in  larger  quantities  perishable  food  that  would 
otherwise  spoil. 

.  .  .  They  can  prolong  the  season  for  use  of  home  grown 
perishables,  particularly  berries  and  fruits. 

...  Of  freedom  from  messed  up  floors  in  bringing  ice  from 
the  ice  house. 

.  .  .  They  do  not  have  to  interfere  with  the  men  in  their 
farm  work  to  ice  the  refrigerator. 

.  .  .  The  food  looks  tasty  and  is  better  when  served. 


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In  order  to  get  the  most  satisfaction  from  electricity  it  is 
important  to  have  an  adequate  wiring  system  with  outlets 
placed  conveniently  for  a  washer,  sweeper,  iron,  percolator, 
toaster,  refrigerator,  electric  range,  motors,  etc.,  m  addition 
to  lights.  We  shall  be  glad  to  have  a  representative  conUr 
with  you  regarding  how  your  wiring  system  should  be  laid 
out  preliminary  to  securing  bids  from  reliable  contractors. 
There  is  no  charge  for  this  service. 


Costs  Little  to  Operate 

Rate  schedules  are  worked  out  so  that  after  a  certain 
amount  of  current  has  been  used  the  cost  is  greatly  re- 
duced. The  cost  of  current  to  operate  an  electric  refrig- 
erator commonly  ranges  from  $1.00  to  $3.00  per  month. 
The  average  use  is  50  KWH  per  month.  Since  the  farm 
housewife  will  wish  to  keep  relatively  large  quantities  of 
food  it  is  desirable  to  have  a  refrigerator  with  sufficient 
storage  space.  While  the  cost  of  operation  will  be  some- 
what higher  for  a  larger  unit  the  service  rendered  will 
more  than  offset  this.  Your  electric  company  will  gladly 
advise  you  as  to  the  size  of  refrigerator  most  suitable  and 
what  the  current  would  cost  for  operation. 

Ask  the  woman  who  has  an  electric  refrigerator;  we 
believe  she  will  tell  you  that  the  cost  of  current  is  very 
small  in  comparison  to  the  value  of  the  food  saved,  the 
steps  eliminated,  the  health  protection  secured,  plus  the 
satisfaction  of  cool  drinks  and  tasty,  attractive  food  from 


the  electric  refrigerator.     Another  proof  that 

*^IT  COSTS  MORE  TO  DO  WITHOUT  ELECTRICITY  THAN  TO  USE  IT 

Published  in  the  interest  of  Rural  Electrification  by  the 


Bradford  Electric   Company 
Chester  County  Electric  Company 
Chester  Valley  Electric  Company 
Duqucsnc  Light  Company 
Edison  Light   &   Power  Company 
Erie  County  Electric  Company 
Eric  Lighting  Company 


Keystone  Public  Service  Company 
Luzerne  County  Gas  &  Electric  Company 
Metropolitan   Edison   Company 
Northern  Pennsylvania  Power   Company 
Penn  Central  Light  &   Power  Company 
Pennsylvania  Electric   Company 
Pennsylvania  Power  &  Light  Company 


Pennsylvania   Power   Company 
Philadelphia   Electric   Company 
Scranton  Electric  Company 
South  Penn  Electric  Company 
Southern  Pennsylvania   Power  Company 
Wellsboro   Electric  Company 
West  Penn  Power  Company 


Page  10 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,  1931 


Home  Economics 
Committee 

Mrs.  GeorsJa  M.  Piolett 
Mr».  Furman  Gyger 
MiM  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrt.  Clara  C.  PhUlips 


WOMAN^S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


To  understand  nature  is  to  be  on 
the  right  pathway  towards  a  sympa- 
thetic understanding  of  life's  deeper 
meaning. 


Subjects  for  Discussion — 

Why  not  have  a  bird  evening? 

1.  Bird  character  and  songs. 

2.  Some  phases  of  bird  life. 

3.  How  can  we  best  protect  and  pre- 
serve our  birds  from  destruction? 


For  July — Our  Country's  History 
Government  makers — 

a.  Jefferson;  b.  Hamilton;  c. 
Washington  and  John  Adams;  d. 
Daniel  Webster;  e.  Henry  Clay, 
John  C.  Calhoun.  What  did  each  con- 
tribute? 


Home  Economies 

Home  life.  The  relations  of  mother 
and  daughter.  Hospitality  as  a  fine 
art.  Our  guests.  Improvements  in 
our  Grange  halls.  Evolution  of  home 
— ancient  and  modem. 


HE  SHALL  BE  LIXE  A  TREE 

Lord,  hear  this  sincere  prayer  from 

me: 
Let  me  grow  faultless  like  a  tree; 
Let  there  be  that  about  my  face 
To  point  men  skyward  to  Thy  grace. 
Let  my  life  be  fresh  and  clean 
Like  the  trees  new  budding  green. 
Let  my  love,  like  branches,  spread 
To  bear  good  fruit  for  others'  bread. 
Let  me  grow  tall   and   straight   and 

whole 
Like  the  tree's  strong,  upright  soul. 
As  mating  robins  love  to  come 
To  make  the  leafy  boughs  their  home, 
May  many  find  my  heart  a  nest 
Of  sheltering  peace  and  happy  rest. 
Give  me  to  add  to  gladness'  store 
As  leaves  make  soft  the  forest  floor. 
Each  stormy  passion  of  the  land 
And  heat  of  scorching  hate  I'd  stand 
Firm  fixed   with  deepening  roots  of 

truth 
By  lessons  which  I  learned  in  youth. 
When   grief   weaves   shadows   like   a 

shroud 
I'll  point  aloft  to  rainbow  cloud. 
Lord,  teach  me  now  the  ancient  good 
Of  Thy  great  forest  brotherhood." 

Suggestions 

It  has  always  been  my  contention 
that  each  of  the  Graces  has  a  distinc- 
tive and  important  piece  of  work  to 
do;  of  which  Flora's  is  far  from  the 
least.  If  I  am  called  to  occupy  the 
chair  of  Flora  in  my  subordinate  and 
don't  find  more  and  better  flowers 
grown  in  my  neighborhood  at  the 
close  of  term  of  office  than  at  the  be- 
ginning, then  I  have  failed  my  order. 

If  Flora  carries  out  as  extensive  a 
program  of  home  beautification  as 
she  should,  she  needs  help,  and  there 
is  no  one  so  well  qualified  to  give  it 
as  the  Home  Economics  Committee. 
For  that  reason  we  think  that  Flora 
should  always  be  a  member  of  that 
committee. 

There  are  dozens  of  projects  that 
they  could  carry  out;  here  is  one  of 
the  easiest:  If  the  Home  Economics 
Committee  in  every  Subordinate 
Grange  would  each  year,  sell  one — 
just  one — cook  book  and  invest  the 
money  in  the  seeds  of  some  perennial 


— ^preferably  one  that  isn't  commonly 
grown  in  that  community,  raise  plants 
from  them,  and  in  the  fall  divide 
these  plants  among  the  women  of  the 
Grange,  just  think  how  many  lovely 
things  might  be  growing  in  the  gar- 
dens round  about  in  five  years  time. 

Some  perennials  that  are  easily 
raised  from  seed  and  that  are  pretty 
sure  to  come  true  to  type  and  color 
are  Shasta  daisies.  Sweet  Rocket, 
Geums,  Pyrethrum,  the  much  im- 
proved Sweet  William,  and  a  great 
many  of  the  lovely  rock  garden  flow- 
ers. Lucy  Shumway, 

Flora. 

Recipes 

Currant  Mint  Sauce: 

1  Glass  currant  jelly 

1  tablespoonful   orange  rind   (slice 

thin — ^just  use  yellow  part — cut 
in  short  strips 

2  tablespoonfuls  chopped  mint 
Salt  to  taste 

Beat  Jelly  with  fork  until  broken 
up  in  small  pieces.  (Do  not  beat 
enough  to  make  foamy),  just  break  it 
up.  Add  orange  rind  and  mint  and 
salt  to  taste. 

Orange  Toast  Mixture: 

V^  cupful  grated  orange  rind  (only 
yellow  part) 

1  cupful  sugar 

2  tablespoonfuls  orange  juice 

Mix  orange  rind  and  sugar  and  add 
just  enough  juice  to  make  a  paste. 
Keep  in  glass  jar  in  refrigerator. 

Spread  on  toast  which  has  been 
toasted  quickly  so  as  not  to  dry  out, 
return  to  broiler  until  mixture  bub- 
bles. 

Cheese  Sandwich  Filling: 

V2  pound  Vermont  cheese  (snappy) 

or 
%  pound  Kraft  American  cheese 

1  tablespoonful  butter 

1  tablespoonful  flour 

1  cupful  milk 

Salt  and  pepp)er  if  desired 

2  eggs  well  beaten 

Melt  butter,  blend  flour,  add  milk 
and  eggs  and  cheese.  Cook  in  double 
boiler  stirring  constantly  until  thick. 
Cool.    Keep  in  jar  in  refrigerator. 

Cut  sandwiches  in  small  squares, 
put  in  filling  and  spread  a  little  on 
top.  Bake  in  hot  oven  until  brown  or 
can  toast  in  broiler. 

Salmon  Filling: 

Vi  cupful  canned  salmon  (break  sal- 
mon in  pieces  in  strainer  and 
pour  boiling  water  over  it  to  re- 
move fish  oil) 
2  hard  boiled  eggs  chopped 
1%  tablespoonfuls  melted  butter 
1  tablespoonful  chopped  pickle 
1%  tablespoonfuls  chopped  almonds 
Little    Worcester    sauce  —  mayon- 
,  naise  to  make  a  paste. 

Coffee  Cake: 

Va  cupful  butter 

1  cupful  sugar 
Yolks  2  eggs 

%  cupful  milk 

2  teaspoonfuls  baking  powder 
2  whites  eggs 

Sugar,  cinnamon  and  almonds  cut 
lengthwise. 

Cream  butter,  add  sugar,  then  beat- 
en yolks  of  eggs,  add  milk  and  flour 
sifted  with  baking  powder.    Cut  and 


fold  in  stiffly  beaten  whites.  Bake  in 
square  greased  tin.  Sprinkle  top  with 
sugar,  cinnamon  and  almonds. 

Fruit  Cocktail: 

1  can  pineapple  pieces 

1/4  pound      after      dinner      mints 

(crushed) 
4  oranges  sliced 

Mix  1  hour  before  serving  and  chill 
thoroughly. 

Cranberry  Conserve: 

2  cupfuls  cranberries 
V2  cupful  orange  juice 

IV2  cupfuls  sugar 
1  cupful  raisins 

1  teaspoonful  grated  orange  rind 
V2  cupful  blanched  almonds  sliced 

Wash  cranberries,  add  orange  juice 
and  cook  until  skin  separates.  Rub 
through  coarse  strainer.  Add  sugar 
and  cook  15  minutes.  Add  orange 
rind  and  nuts  and  cook  until  thick. 

Lemon  Marmalade: 

6  lemons 
31^  quarts  water 

1  cupful     almonds     blanched     and 
sliced 
Sugar 

Slice  lemons  very  thin.  Let  stand 
in  the  3V^  quarts  water  over  night. 
Then  weigh  and  add  equal  weight 
sugar  and  boil  until  thick  when  cool. 
Just  before  taking  off  fire  add  the  al- 
monds. 

Oatmeal  Bread: 

1  cupful  rolled  oats 

1  level  tablespoonful  salt 

2  tablespoonfuls  rounded  brown 
sugar 

1  tablespoonful  butter 
1  pint  boiling  water 

Stir  oatmeal  into  hot  milk,  add  sug- 
ar, salt,  butter.  Let  stand  until  luke- 
warm add  1  cake  yeast  softened  in 
water.  Add  little  white  flour.  Let 
stand  until  light.  Add  white  flour  and 
knead.  Let  double  in  bulk.  Shape 
into  loaves.  Let  double  in  bulk  and 
bake  one  hour  in  moderate  oven. 


GRADUATION— WHAT  NEXT? 

By  Zela  Welsh 

Have  you  ever  given  serious 
thought  to  your  plans  for  the  next 
four  or  five  years?  Perhaps  you 
haven't  considered  one  year  of  your 
life  in  advance. 

Maybe  you  have  just  been  graduated 
from  high  school.  What  are  you  go- 
ing to  do  next  year  ?  There  are  many 
fields  from  which  the  high  school 
graduate  may  choose,  but  for  the  sake 
of  brevity  let  us  divide  these  vocations 
in  a  general  way  into  three  main 
groups. 

First  and  probably  the  most  impor- 
tant,, because  it  includes  more  people, 
is  homemaking.  Have  you  ever 
thought  of  homemaking  as  an  occu- 
pations The  census  taker  who  says 
"homemaking,"  or  more  correctly  per- 
haps, "housekeeping,"  and  marks  in 
his  book  "no  occupation"  is  entirely 
wrong.  Homemaking  is  one  of  the 
broadest  and  most  inclusive  of  all  oc- 
cupations. Think  of  the  number  of 
things  with  which  it  is  concerned; 
housekeeping  and  care,  sewing,  cook- 
ing, laundering,  canning,  child  rear- 
ing, and  numerous  other  lines.  If  you 
are  engaged  and  planning  to  be  mar- 
ried soon,  don't  forget  that  your  op- 
portunities for  higher  education  and 
cultural  development  are  limitless. 
Progressive  and  scientific  methods  of 
homemaking  have  so  developed  that 
the  housewife  of  today  can  complete 
her  daily  housework  in  much  less  time 
than  was  formerly  possible,  and  so 
have  more  leisure  time  in  which  to 
bring  out  to  the  full  anofher  or  per- 


haps several  other  phases  of  her  life. 
Books,  magazines,  the  radio,  easy 
means  of  transportation,  and  the  host 
of  other  services  available  for  the 
home  of  today,  are  all  a  benefit  to  the 
homemaker.  She  should  utilize  all 
these  opportunities  to  the  best  advan- 
tage possible  and  so  keep  up  to  date 
with  the  changes  which  are  constantly 
being  made  in  the  world  about  her. 

In  a  second  class  we  might  include 
factories  and  shops  of  various  types, 
stores,  libraries,  hotels  and  summer 
ers,  and  various  other  occupations  of 
resorts,  employment  in  homes  of  oth- 
this  general  type.  Night  schools,  li- 
braries, clubs,  movies,  the  radio,  mag- 
azines, books,  and  daily  associations 
should  all  be  of  much  benefit  to  those 
people  who  are  employed  in  this  line 
of  work. 

Career  seekers  could  be  classed  in  a 
third  division.  Those  who  choose  this 
line  have  a  wide  range  from  which  to 
make  a  choice.  Women  have  entered 
almost  every  career  in  which  we  find 
men.  There  is  no  distinct  line  drawn 
today,  setting  aside  careers  which  are 
forbidden  to  women.  Even  agricul- 
ture, engineering  and  mining  claim  a 
share  of  the  women.  However,  the 
careers  more  commonly  selected  by 
women  are  nursing,  business,  school 
teaching,  social  service  and  welfare 
work,  and  many  others.  These  are  all 
vocations  which  require  a  period  of 
preparation  or  training  in  a  hospital, 
college,  or  other  school  before  one  can 
enter  into  active  service.  The  field  is 
broad  and  no  one  phase  need  be  over- 
crowded. 

Before  choosing  a  vocation,  one 
should  look  at  the  possibilities  of 
many  of  them,  giving  consideration  to 
one's  ability  in  that  line,  taste  for  that 
type  of  work,  physical  fitness,  chance 
for  advancement,  preparation  period 
required,  amount  of  salary  at  each 
step  in  advancement,  number  now  in 
the  field,  demand  for  people  trained  in 
that  line  of  work  and  many  other 
questions  of  importance. 

Regardless  of  your  place  in  life  you 
cannot  live  with  people  and  not  learn 
something  new  each  day  even  though 
you  make  no  effort  to  learn.  A  limited 
life  is  not  necessary  today,  so  see  that 
you  broaden  your  view  along  some 
line  each  day.  If  you  influence  other 
lives,  be  sure  you  are  a  good  influence. 
In  this  way  make  yourself  a  better 
person  in  your  community  and  your 
home. 


BEAUTIFY  THE  HOME 

(Continued  from  April  issue) 

Where  ground  space  will  permit  the 
division  into  different  areas  can  well 
be  carried  out  in  a  series  of  gardens, 
connected  by  charming  walks.  Even 
where  space  will  not  permit  the  small 
special  gardens  have  a  value  as  well  as 
a  charm  all  their  own.  In  a  hilly 
country  where  stony  ground  may  re- 
strict actual  garden  space  a  small  plot 
may  be  cleared,  cleaned  and  planted 
with  the  old-fashioned  perenials,  many 
of  which  are  in  high  favor  again 
today. 

The  Rock  Garden  is  a  special  hobby 
at  the  present  day.  This  is  of  especial 
interest  in  hilly  and  rocky  regions 
principally  alongside  of  a  little  rivu- 
let. Rockeries  produce  a  wonderful 
effect  with  a  sunken  garden.  The 
banks  of  the  sunken  garden  can  be 
heaped  with  stones  among  which 
should  be  planted  the  many  varied 
Alpine  and  other  flowering  and  ever- 
green plants. 

The  Bulb  Garden  is  possible  almost 
anywhere  and  under  almost  any  con- 
ditions. This  can  be  designed  to  have 
blooms  almost  from  the  time  the  last 
snowflake  melts  when  the  crocus  be- 
gins to  bloom,  until  the  late  Darwin, 


June,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


Rembrandt  and  Breeder  Tulips  open. 
When  the  last  bulb  flowers  have 
passed  the  bed  can  be  sown  with  shal- 
low rooted  annuals,  which  will  bloom 
in  a  few  weeks.  Instead  of  sowing  the 
bulb  bed  with  annuals  it  can  also  be 
set  with  dahlia  tubers  which  will 
bloom  profusely  till  frost. 

The  Iris  Garden  can  be  made  a  joy 
from  about  the  end  of  March  to  the 
end  of  June.  Besides  the  blooms  the 
Iris  foliage  is  very  attractive. 

The  Lily  Garden  produces  a  pro- 
fusion of  perfume  and  beauty  its  sea- 
son through. 

The  Rose  Garden  may  be  simply 
natural  or  as  elaborately  formal  as 
space  and  circumstance  may  permit. 
It  can  always  by  proper  selection  be  a 
bower  of  beauty  the  season  through. 

The  Water  Garden,  especially  in 
limited  space,  often  will  prove  the 
most  easily  arranged  as  well  as  the 
most  interesting.  It  is  suitably  ar- 
ranged where  a  brook  or  a  pond  can 
be  used  as  a  natural  feature  on  large 
grounds  but  even  a  city  backlot  can 
enjoy  a  pool.  A  few  waterlilies  and 
other  aquatic  plants  will  enhance  the 
beauty  of  the  pool. 

The  Green  Garden  can  prove  not 
only  the  most  easily  cared  for  but  also 
really  the  most  restful,  while  it  has 
a  charm  that  appeals  to  old  and  young. 
The  simplest  green  garden  is  a  grass 
plot  bordered  by  flowering  shrubs 
which  with  their  succession  of  bloom 
would  have  color  to  emphasize  the 
green.  Where  winter  beauty  is  de- 
sired and  where  soil  and  climate  will 
allow,  there  may  be  added  various 
evergreens  including  Azaleas,  Laurel 
and  Rhododendrons. 

Nature  holds  a  charm  which  pierces 
into  the  hearts  of  mankind  as  he  views 
the  beauties  that  plant  life  places 
around  the  home.  The  farmer  and  his 
family  have  the  finest  opportunities, 
with  the  help  of  a  landscape  architect, 
to  have  their  homes  listed  among  the 
homes  beautiful.  The  farmer  has 
much  of  the  material  at  hand  to  beau- 
tify his  surroundings.  Many  of  the 
shrubs  growing  wild  and  ruthlessly  de- 
stroyed will  when  cultivated  most 
lavishly  adorn  parts  of  the  home  sur- 
roundings. The  ground  area  to  be 
planted  for  adornment  is  no  question 
especially  at  this  time  when  overpro- 
duction stares  everybody  in  the  eye. 
Landscaping  the  farm  home  grounds 
helps  to  keep  the  alurements  of  the 
city  out  of  the  minds  of  the  boys  and 
girls  and  together  with  the  wonderful 
hospitality,  unavailable  in  the  city, 
will  help  to  solve  many  of  the  difli- 
cuUies  of  the  farmers'  families. 

Farmers,  do  not  hesitate  to  land- 
scape your  home  grounds.  It  will 
pay  you  a  greater  dividend  than  any 
OH  or  utility  stock. 

Remember.  Trees,  shrubs  and 
flowers  complete  the  home. 

John  J.  Marcks. 


SOME  BEATITUDES 
Gen.  Fed.  Women's  Club 

1.  Blessed  are  they  who  plant  the 
'ong-hved  tree  and  shrub. 

2.  Blessed  are  they  who  are  owners 
01  flower  gardens,  for  in  the  heart  of 
a  tto^r  may  be  seen  the  creator. 

fl,  ^\^f^^  are  they  who  clean  up 
^e  highways,  byways,  and  home 
^ound8-_foj.  cleanliness  is  next  to 
Godliness. 

%\t^^^^A^'.^^^  *^®y  ^^o  war  on 
wav  f '°1  ^^"boards  along  the  high- 
Tf  ^"^^  *^?y  shall  be  called  protectors 
scenery  ^^^""^^    ^""^    landscape 

DrL?/-^''^'^.  ^'®  *^«y  who  stand  for 

^^ol  T""  u  ^  ^«*"'««  ^^ts  to  our  na- 

triip,:?.^^^^  ^^»"  be  recognized  as 
"•f  ue  patriots. 

^'  Great   shall    be   the    reward    of 


those  who  protect  our  forests  from 
fire,  for  the  bird  shall  continue  to 
serve  him,  and  the  fish  and  wild  ani- 
mal to  furnish  him  food. 

7.  Whosoever  conserveth  our  na- 
tional resources,  serveth  himself  and 
the  generation  following. 


W.  S.  HAGAH  APPOINTED 
DEPUTY  SECRETARY 

OF  AGRICULTURE 

W.  S.  Hagar,  a  native  of  Bradford 
County  and  County  Agricultural 
Agent  of  Mercer  County,  assumed  the 
duties  of  Deputy  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture of  Pennsylvania  on  May  1. 
Mr.  Hagar  has  filled  the  position  of 
County  Agent  since  1918  in  a  very 
acceptable  manner.  Immediately  fol- 
lowing his  graduation  from  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College  in  1918,  he  went 
to  Mercer  County.  He  was  largely 
instrumental  in  the  institution  of  the 
tubercular  test  among  the  dairy  herds 
in  the  county.  The  testing  of  the 
cattle  on  an  area  basis  was  undertaken 


as  much  as  possible  and  windows  are 
kept  wide  open,  day  and  night.  You 
know  how  anxious  a  mother  with  a 
sleeping  baby  is,  to  avoid  the  least 
noise  in  the  house,  as  she  wants  her 
offspring  to  enjoy  a  sound  and  refresh- 
ing sleep.  Loud  noise,  like  strong 
light,  is  unquestionably  stimulating 
and  exciting  and  though  justifiable  at 
times  of  rejoicing,  is  something  ordi- 
narily to  be  avoided,  as  far  as  possible, 
in  city  life,  itself  already  much  too 
stimulating  and  exciting.  The  tend- 
ency of  the  times,  is  to  cultivate 
quiet,  not  only  as  a  private  luxury, 
but  also  as  a  public  necessity.    E.  J. 


in  1922.  The  campaign  in  Mercer 
County  for  the  improvement  in  the 
breeding  of  dairy  cattle  has  always 
attracted  wide  attention.  His  activi- 
ties included  Boys  and  Girls  Club 
work  as  well  as  other  Dairy  and  Po- 
tato projects. 

Cooperative  marketing  was  always 
stressed  by  him  and  he  assisted  in  the 
establishment  of  curb  markets  for  sell- 
ing local  products  in  cities  within  the 
county.  As  is  generally  known,  Mr. 
Hagar  succeeds  Prof.  R.  G.  Bressler, 
who  became  president  of  Rhode  Is- 
land State  College  on  April  1. 


HEALTH  MESSAGE 

Berlin,  Germany,  is  one  of  the  most 
active  cities  of  the  world,  yet  its  in- 
habitants never  hear  a  steam  whistle, 
the  rattle  of  wagons,  the  shriek  of  a 
locomotive,  or  a  huckster's  cry.  A 
number  of  large  cities  in  this  country 
have  already  abolished  the  blowing  of 
steam  whistles  and  the  ringing  of  bells 
in  the  freight  yards.  Many  of  the 
largest  factories,  use  no  whistles  or 
steam  signals,  but  their  army  of  em- 
ployees come  to  their  work  by  the 
clock.  We  may  get  used  to  noise,  so 
that  we  are  able  to  sleep  through  it, 
but  even  then  the  sound  impressions, 
pouring  into  the  brain,  have  some 
effect  upon  us,  making  our  sleep  less 
sound  and  restful.  A  person  living  in 
the  midst  of  noise,  such  as  is  common 
to-day,  in  our  large  cities,  gets  no 
really  complete  rest,  day  or  night.  In 
these  days,  when  everyone  can  afford 
a  dollar  watch,  these  air  piercing 
sounds,  to  summon  people  to  their 
work,  are  not  necessary.  This  great 
increase  of  noise,  comes  just  when  peo- 
ple are  beginning  to  live  out  of  doors. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,  1931 


June,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


Among  the  Granges 

Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


CELEBRATES  BURNING 

OF  MORTGAGE 

Fallowfield  Grange,  No.  1382, 
Washington  County,  Pennsylvania, 
celebrates  the  burning  of  the  mort- 
gage on  their  hall,  on  May  14th.  Bro. 
John  A.  McSparran,  Past  State  Mas- 
ter, and  present  Secretary  of  Agriul- 
ture,  was  the  speaker  of  the  evening. 
Bro.  J.  J.  Cleland,  Washington  Coun- 
tv  Pomona  Master,  J.  L.  Post,  State 
Deputy,  and  W.  D.  Phillips,  County 
Deputy,  occupied  seats  on  the  stage 
with  the  charter  members  who  were 
honor  guests  of  the  evening. 

Fallowfield  Grange,  No.  1382,  was 
organized  by  Deputy  S.  B.  Day,  of 
Washington,  at  the  Carson  school- 
liouse  on  May  8,  1908,  with  52  names 
on  charter  roll.  Some  few  did  not 
take  the  obligations,  and  others  moved 
away  before  the  Grange  was  complete- 
ly organized,  leaving  37  members  to 
start  the  organization. 

For  more  than  14  years  meetings 
were  held  at  the  Carson  schoolhouse, 
with  a  few  meetings  at  the  homes  of 
members.  At  many  meetings  there 
were  just  the  faithful  few  who  "kept 
the  home  fires  burning,"  weak  in  num- 
ber but  strong  in  Grange  spirit.  Sep- 
tember 19,  1919,  the  lot  was  pur- 
chased, on  November  17,  1919,  the 
Grange  was  incorporated. 

At  a  called  meeting  on  March  28, 

1922,  it  was  decided  to  build  a  hall. 
The  Grange  purchased  the  materials 
and  hired  men  to  do  the  labor  in 
charge  of  a  carpenter  foreman. 

The  first  meeting  was  held  in  the 
liall  on  August  4,  1922,  and  the  build- 
ing was  dedicated  as  a  Grange  Hall 
on  January  17,  1923,  with  Brother 
John  A.  McSparran  in  charge. 

Washington  County  Pomona 
Grange  was  entertained   on   June   5, 

1923,  and  the  fifth  degree  conferred 
on  the  largest  class  to  that  time,  63 
candidates.  Pomona  Grange  was 
again  entertained  in  June,  1927. 

On  November  17,  1923,  at  Pitts- 
luirgh,  the  Seventh  Degree  was  con- 
ferred on  35  members,  of  whom  25  are 
present  members.  The  Juvenile 
Grange    was    organized    on    May    30, 

1924,  This  Grange  was  the  first  Hon- 
or Grange  in  Washington  County,  al- 
so our  Mrs.  Colvin  had  the  record  for 
selling  Grange  cook  books  for  the 
Girls  Dormitory.  In  1928  was 
awarded  large  silk  flag  by  Pomona 
Grange  for  the  most  points  of  contest 
for  two  years,  and  has  earned  the 
honor  seal  every  year  since  1928. 

In  1922  when  the  building  was  be- 
gun the  Grange  owned  the  lot,  clear, 
and  had  a  substantial  sum  with  which 
to  start  the  building.  Through  the 
generosity  of  merchants  and  business 


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men  in  Charleroi,  and  friends  and 
members  of  tlie  Grange  $800.00  was 
donated.  A  mortgage  of  $1,500.00 
was  placed  on  the  property  and  in 
eight  years  the  Grange  Hall  was  clear 
of  its  debt.  The  last  payment  was 
made  March  1,  1931,  and  properly  re- 
corded. Of  the  37  active  members  at 
the  organizing,  only  14  are  members 
at  present.  Those  who  retained  their 
membership  for  the  23  years  are  as 
follows :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Carson, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  Colvin,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  E.  E.  Colvin,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  I.  S. 
Sprowls,  I.  E.  Morris,  J.  D.  Jones, 
N.  T.  Carson,  H.  J.  Carson,  and  J.  J. 
Beereens  and  Mrs.  J.  Russell  Sprowls. 
Of  these  above  all  were  present  as 
honor  guests  except  H.  J.  Carson  and 
Smith  Colvin  who  were  ill,  and  J.  J. 
Beereens  who  is  in  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

The  present  membership  is  215,  the 
largest  Grange  in  Washington  Coun- 

At  tlip  close  of  the  history  of  the 
Grange  read  by  the  Secretary,  Mrs.  J. 
Blaine  Duvall,  the  oldest  charter 
member  Bro.  I.  E.  Morris  burned  the 
mortgage  on  an  iron  dutch  oven, 
owned  by  Sister  Sprowls,  that  is 
very,  very  old,  and  is  classed  among 
the  antiques. 

The  audience  numbered  about  350 
people,  and  the  hall  was  filled  to  over- 
flowing with  porch  and  yard  full  of 
people  eager  to  hear  the  splendid  mes- 
sage that  Secretary  of  Agriculture 
John  A.  McSparran  brought. 


HOME  ECONOMICS  NIGHT 

Home  Economics  Night,  observed 
by  Kimberton  Grange  at  their  reg- 
ular session  on  May  12,  with  a  pro- 
gram arranged  by  Mrs.  Fred  W.  Dein- 
inger,  proved  to  be  a  most  interesting 
occasion ;  and  in  spite  of  the  unpleas- 
ant weather  the  large  hall  was  com- 
fortably filled. 

F.  W.  Rawlins,  business  manager  of 
the  Philadelphia  Electric  Co.,  with  a 
corps  of  assistants,  gave  a  demonstra- 
tion of  cookery  with  an  automatic 
electric  stove.  The  stage  had  been  ar- 
ranged to  represent  a  modern  kitchen, 
and  was  most  attractive,  with  delicate 
green  walls,  complete  kitchen  cabinet, 
breakfast  set,  refrigerator  and  lamp  in 
harmonizing  colors,  to  say  nothing  of 
the  demonstrators  themselves  who 
were  in  spotless  white.  A  vase  of  red 
and  white  carnations  standing  on  top 
of  the  oven  during  the  preparation  of 
the  meal  testified  eloquently  to  the 
small  amount  of  heat  that  escaped 
into  the  room  during  the  cooking. 
Electric  ranges  of  different  kinds  were 
also  arranged  on  both  sides  of  the  hall, 
each  topped  with  a  vase  of  carnations. 

After  the  meal  had  been  placed  in 
the  oven  and  the  regulator  and  timer 
set,  a  program  of  motion  pictures, 
dancing  and  magic  was  rendered  dur- 
ing the  interval  required  for  the  cook- 
ing. The  life  of  Thomas  A.  Edison, 
was  portrayed  from  the  time  he  was  a 
small  boy  interested  in  the  hatching 
of  goose  eggs  by  the  mother  goose,  on 
through  school  days  and  newspaper 
selling  on  a  train,  during  which  time 
he  was  permanently  deafened  by  a 
box. on  the  ears  occasioned  by  the  dis- 
asterous  results  of  his  experimenting 
on  the  train.  Later  on  he  was  shown 
as  he  rescued  a  small  boy  from  death 
under  an  approaching  train,  and  as  a 
reward  for  his  heroism  he  was  given 
the    opportunity    of    learning    teleg- 


raphy. The  experiments  which  re- 
sulted in  the  invention  of  the  incan- 
descent light  were  shown  in  detail,  as 
well  as  other  phases  of  his  in  interest- 
ing and  useful  life. 

Between  acts  one  of  the  members 
gave  some  skillful  feats  of  magic  and 
one  of  the  young  ladies  danced  several 
interesting  numbers.  Miss  Katharine 
Miller  presided  at  the  piano  during 
the  presentation  of  the  picture  and  the 
dancing. 

By  this  time  the  meal  was  cooked 
and  it  was  passed  around  for  inspec- 
tion. Tickets  which  had  been  distrib- 
uted through  the  audience  were  placed 
in  a  container  and  three  numbers 
drawn  by  a  little  girl  who  volunteered 
for  this  service.  Mrs.  Clyde  Miller 
drew  the  first  prize,  an  electric  floor 
lamp;  Miss  Edith  Gyger,  the  second, 
the  dinner;  and  Miss  Dorothy  Billig, 
the  third,  a  cake. 

After  the  meeting  adjourned,  the 
various  electrical  devices  were  in- 
spected with  much  interest  and  many 
questions  asked,  which  were  cheerfully 
answered  by  the  demonstrators. 

Mary  K.  Eisenbrey. 


GRANGERS  GET  TOGETHER 

AT   TANNERSVILLE,   PA. 

Saturday  evening,  May  9th,  a  very 
interesting  meeting  was  held  at  Poco- 
no  Grange  Hall,  Tannersville.  When 
Pocono  Grange,  No.  1415,  was  host  to 
members  from  five  visiting  Granges. 
After  the  regular  routine  of  business 
the  meeting  was  turned  over  to  the 
visiting  Lecturer  from  Carbon  Coun- 
ty, whq  responded  with  the  following 
program : 

Greetings,  by  W.  H.  Snyder. 

Reading,  "The  Little  Dog  Under 
the  Wagon,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Buck. 

Recitation,  "Take  the  Bath  Tub  to 
the  Country,"  Helen  Fogel. 

Reading,  "The  Slow  Train  from  Ar- 
kansas," Alliandra  Dunbar. 

Vocal  solo,  Little  Marion  Buck. 

Recitation,  "If,"  by  Voggie  Fogel. 

Reading,  "Watch  Your  Words," 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Eckhart. 

Duet,  Irene  Fatzinger  and  Mrs. 
Eckhart. 

Jewish  Sketch,  by  W.  H.  Snyder 
and  Irene  Fatzinger. 

Then  followed  several  "get  ac- 
quainted" songs  in  which  all  joined. 

After  the  singing  "An  Umbrella 
Duologue"  was  given  by  Mrs.  Milton 
Singer  and  Mrs.  Elsie  Dailey. 

Short  addresses  were  made  by  J,  H. 
Cyphers,  Monroe  Grange ;  J.  H.  Wag- 
ner, Mineola  Grange,  and  E.  J.  Felk- 
er,  Mineola  Grange. 

The  following  Granges  were  repre- 
sented with  the  number  of  members 
indicated: 

Carbon  County — Tomansing,  40; 
Big  Creek,  4. 

Monroe  County — McMichaels,  12; 
Mineola,  7;  Monroe,  4;  Pocono,  21. 

At  the  close  of  the  meeting  Pocono 
Grange  served  nice  refreshments. 


SAUNDER'S  DAY  OBSERVED 

BY  RICHLAND  GRANGE 

The  meeting  of  the  above  Grange 
on  May  5th  was  in  honor  of  William 
Saunders,  one  of  the  seven  founders 
of  the  Order  of  Patrons  of  Husbandry, 
usually  spoken  of  as  the  Grange.  In 
opening  the  program,  the  lecturer, 
Mrs.  A.  D.  Lawrence,  stated  the  rea- 
son for  observing  Saunder's  Night  at 
this  time,  coming  near  the  date  of  his 
birth. 

Miss  Amanda  Hillpot  read  a  biog- 
raphy of  William  Saunders,  whose  oc- 
cupation was  landscape  gardening. 
His  work,  it  was  said,  gave  him  the 
opportunity  of  planning  the  improve- 
ment of  many  public  grounds,  includ- 
ing the  National  Cemetery  at  Gettys- 
burg. 


The  remainder  of  the  program  re- 
ferred to  gardening  and  improvement 
of  home  surroundings. 

Mrs.  Harry  S.  Johnson  told  what  to 
plant  for  beauty  around  the  farm 
home.  She  recommended  the  planting 
of  evergreens,  early  flowering  bulbs 
and  perennials.  For  shade  trees  she 
suggested  the  maple  and  pin  oak. 
She  also  referred  to  the  rock  gardens, 
which  are  quite  popular  now,  and  told 
of  various  rock  gardens  she  has  ob- 
served throughout  the  country.  A 
song,  "Somebody,"  was  rendered  by 
the  four  Koehler  brothers,  Ralph, 
Roger,  Russell  and  Earl. 

Mrs.  Ely  R.  Fretz  discussed  the 
question,  "What  plants  secured  from 
the  woods  are  useful  in  beautifying 
our  home  surroundings?"  She  spoke 
of  her  own  experience  in  transferring 
various  wild  plants  and  trees  from 
the  woods  to  her  rock  garden  and 
other  locations  around  the  house. 
Among  the  ones  she  mentioned  as  be- 
ing available  in  this  way  are  violets, 
anemones,  hepaticas,  saxifrage,  Jack- 
in-the-pulpit,  mosses,  ferns,  various 
evergreens,  wild  honeysuckle,  dog- 
wood, maples  and  pin  oaks. 

Mrs.  Robert  Land  is  read  an  article 
telling  when  to  prune  shrubs  properly. 
Roger  Koehler  rendered  a  recitation. 


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The  last  feature  of  the  program  was 
the  showing  of  a  set  of  131  slides  on 
"Civic  Improvement"  which  illus- 
trated bv  means  of  comparison,  how 
unattractive  grounds  and  roadsides 
may  be  beautified  by  the  use  of  good 
taste  in  planting  trees  and  flowers. 
Numerous  private  grounds  and  gar- 
dens were  shown  in  their  highly  im- 
proved state.  C.  K.  Richmond  and 
A.  D.  Lawrence  operated  the  Grange 
stereopticon  in  showing  the  slides, 
which  proved  interesting  and  enter- 
taining. 


HEMLOCK  GRANGE 

REORGANIZED 

Hemlock  Grange,  near  Panic,  was 
reorganized  May  6th  with  33  members 
and  an  excellent  chance  of  increasing 
the  membership  to  50  before  the 
charter  is  closed  this  evening,  when 
officers  will  be  installed. 

Vernon  E.  Carr,  state  gate  keeper, 
was  assisted  in  the  reorganization  by 
the  members  of  the  Reynoldsville  and 
Cloe  Granges.  The  "DuBois  Players" 
staged  an  hour's  delightful  entertain- 
ment. 

The  following  officers  were  elected: 
Master,  William  Rhodes;  overseer,  S. 
J.  Heitzenrater;  lecturer,  Ethel  Buc- 
heite;  steward,  John  Smith;  assistant 
steward,  Jay  Hines;  chaplain,  Mrs. 
Philip  Reiter;  treasurer,  C.  H. 
Rhodes;  secretary,  Mary  Heitzen- 
riter;  gate  keeper,  Howard  North; 
Ceres,  Mrs.  Samuel  Heitzenriter; 
Pomona,  Mrs.  Burt  North;  Flora, 
Mrs.  John  Smith,  and  lady  assistant 
steward,  Margaret  North. 


FIDDLERS  HELD  SWAY 

IN  CONTEST 

The  Rural  Valley  Grangers,  Arm- 
strong   County,     sponsored    an    old- 
fashioned     fiddlers'     contest     in     the 
Grange  Hall  on  the  evening  of  May 
9th.     The  hall  was  well  filled  and  all 
were  pleased   with   the  selections  of- 
fered by  the  eleven  contestants.     The 
R.  V.  Juvenile  Band,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Prof.  Colonna,  offered  several 
well-played    numbers.      Mrs.    H.    O. 
Peters  acted  as  master  of  ceremonies, 
introduced  the  first  three  contestants. 
Following  their  selections  a  girls'  sex- 
tet   sang    the    song,    "What    Mary." 
The    sextet    consisted    of    the    Misses 
Schrecengost,    Pinkerton    and    Oaks, 
sopranos;     Rearic,   Lias    and    Peters, 
altos.      They    were    accompanied    by 
Miss   Longwill,   teacher   of   music   in 
R.  V.  H.  S.    A.  D.  Bullock  then  gave 
a  clog  dance. 

Following  this  three  more  contest- 
ants played  their  selections.  These 
were  followed  by  a  monologue  by  Dr. 
Dovle  Beck;  boys'  quartet  from  R.  V. 
H.*^  S.  then  sang,  "My  Wild  Irish 
Itose,"  and  "O,  Bring  the  Wagon 
Home  John."  The  quartet  consisted 
of  the  Messrs.  Hubcr  and  Turney, 
tenors;  Hover  and  Hawk,  basses. 
They  also  were  accompanied  by  Miss 
Longwill.  Mrs.  Mabel  Hilberry  then 
gave  a  clog  dance. 

Following  another  group  of  con- 
testants   Miss    Martha    Schrecengost 


THE  NEW  GRANGE 

AT  GREENCASTLE, 

FRANKLIN  COUNTY 

The  organization  of  the  above 
Grange  was  reported  as  follows  by  the 
Franklin  Repository: 

"A  large  group  of  prominent  citi- 
zens from  Greencastle  and  Antrim 
township  assembled  at  the  Greencastle 
High  School  Tuesday  evening  to  per- 
fect a  Grange  organization  for  the 
Greencastle  community.  The  new 
Grange  is  to  be  known  as  Greencastle 
Grange  and  it  will  meet  regularly  on 
the  second  and  fourth  Tuesday  of  each 
month.  'J'he  next  regular  meeting  will 
be  held  on  May  12th  at  which  time 
items  of  interests  are  to  be  considered. 

"The  Greencastle  Grange  was  or- 
ganized by  Howard  G.  P^isaman,  Lec- 
turer of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange,    and    is    the    second    Grange 


SALEM  HOST  TO 

NEAR-BY  GRANGE 

Members  of  the  Briar  Creek  Grange 
were  guests  of  the  Salem  Grange  on 
April  23d,  when  the  regular  weekly 
session  was  held.  Each  grange  pre- 
pared a  program  and  gave  a  display 
of  the  talent  which  their  members  pos- 
sessed. Briar  Creek's  program  which 
consisted  of  duets,  readings  and  solos 
was  greatly  enjoyed,  as  was  Salem's 
program,  during  which  the  Grange 
commemorated  the  Arbor  Day. 
Founding  of  the  Grange  by  Saunders 
was  also  commemorated  in  the  pro- 
gram, with  Royal  Varner,  Salem 
Grange  master,  giving  a  biographical 
sketch  of  his  life. 


which  Mr.  Eisaman  has  organized  in 
Franklin  County  during  the  past  two 
weeks.  Grange  organization  work  is 
well  under  way  in  the  Path  Valley  Dis- 
trict where  a  Grange  will  be  organ- 
ized at  Dry  Run  within  the  next 
month. 

"The  Grange  enjoys  a  remarkable 
record  of  service  among  the  rural  peo- 
ple of  America,  where  for  the  past  65 
years  it  has  ever  been  in  the  fore, 
using  its  influence  to  build  a  higher 
standard  of  life  in  rural  America. 
The  Grange  concerns  itself  with  the 

^^_ _         legislative,    cooperative,    social,    com- 

gaveVwo  excellent  toe  dances.     This    munity,  technical  and  moral  interests 
was  followed  by  a  duet  by  the  Misses  I  of  the  farm,  the  farm  home  and  the 


horse  shoe  pitching  at  the  Farm 
Show  held  at  Harrisburg.  Any  rural 
organization  interested  in  entering  the 
dramatics  or  horseshoe  pitching  con- 
tests should  inform  Miss  Anne  Forbes 
or  Farm  Agent  F.  S.  Bucher,  of  the 
Agricultural  Extension  Association. 

Officers  elected  by  the  committee 
are:  Chairman,  H.  R.  Metzler,  Para- 
dise R.  D.  1 ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Char- 
lotte Ruppin,  Akron;  publicity  direc- 
tor, Mrs.  Harrison  S.  Nolt,  Columbia 
R.  D.  1 ;  and  treasurer,  Leslie  I.  Bol- 
ton, Holtwood. 

Organizations    represented    at    the 
meeting    were    as    follows:     Pomona 
Grange,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin;   Col- 
erain  Grange,  Dora  M.  Rhoads;    Un- 
ion Presbyterian  church,  Mrs.  Almus- 
Shoemaker;      Fulton     Grange,     Mrs. 
Leonard    C.    Brown,    Mary    McCum- 
mings,  A.  Jennette  McCummings  and 
James  P.  Charles;   Farm  Women  So- 
ciety, Mrs.  H.   S.   Nolt;    church  or- 
ganization,    Mrs.     Samuel     Mohler; 
Woman's  Missionary  Society  oi  Chest- 
nut Level,  Mrs.  Clarence  Boyd;  Para- 
dise Parent  Teachers'  Association,  H. 
R.    Metzler    and    Friendly    Circle    of 
Rural  Women,  Mrs.  Leslie  Marrow. 


WILL  BUILD  GRANGE  HALL 

At  a  joint  meeting  of  Union  City 
Grange  and  the  Grange  Building  As- 
sociation reports  of  the  canvassing 
committee  for  the  sale  of  stock  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  store  building 
and  hall  on  the  site  of  the  one  re- 
cently destroyed  by  fire,  was  so  en- 
couraging that  it  was  decided  to  pro- 
ceed at  once  with  the  work  of  con- 
struction and  it  will  now  be  but  a  few 
months  until  the  Grange  will  again 
be  meeting  in  their  own  home. 


Leota  and  Mildred  Peters,  who  sang 
"Just  a  Cabin  in  the  Hills,"  and  "To 
Whom  It  May  Concern.'*  After  the 
selections  of  the  last  two  contestants 
all  contestants  formed  a  violin  band 
and  played  several  selections. 

Following  these  selections  an  in- 
strumental quartet  consisting  of  the 
Messrs.  Boyer,  Reed  and  McKelvey, 
violinists,  and  R.  Robinson,  cornetist, 
played  "Moonlight  on  the  River  Col- 
orado," and  "Somewhere  in  Old 
Wyoming." 

While  the  judges  were  coming  to 
their  decisions  the  violin  band  played 
several  more  selections.  Ralph  Reed 
was  called  upon  to  clog  to  their  music 
and  he  did  so  very  cleverly.  Mr. 
Beatty,  of  Dayton,  then  sang  a  solo. 
Following  this  the  judges'  decision 
was  announced  which  follows: 

First — F.  N.  Uplinger,  who  received 
a  new  violin  case. 

Second — G.  W.  Cleaver,  who  re- 
ceived a  new  violin  bow. 

Third — B.  E.  Stear,  who  received  a 
set  of  violin  strings. 

Those  taking  part  in  the  contest 
were  B.  E.  Spear,  W.  G.  Huber,  G. 
W.  Clever,  A.  L.  Beck,  W.  W.  Wag- 
ner, J.  Hayes,  Miles  Rupp,  Mrs.  Ma- 
bel Hilberry,  M.  J.  Uplinger,  J.  J. 
Brown  and  A.  C.  White. 


BUILD  MANY  GRANGE  HALLS 

Those  who  see  only  deterioration 
and  gloom  associated  with  rural  af- 
fairs and  the  future  prospects  for  agri- 
cultural communities,  do  well  to  take 
note  of  some  interesting  things  that 
are  happening  in  country  towns. 

For  example,  during  the  past  10 
years,  in  the  strictly  rural  localities 
ot  the  United  States,  more  than  500 
new  Grange  Halls  have  been  built  and 
aedicated,  representing  a  total  ex- 
penditure of  not  less  than  $4,000,000, 
A^ii  v  *  contents  and  equipment. 
AH  these  halls  constitute  distinct  com- 
"jnnity  centers  and  are  the  scene  of 
cherry  rural  activities. 


GRANGE  MET  AT 

MIDDLE  SPRING 

Middle  Spring  Grange,  No.  1728, 
met  on  regular  meeting  night,  Friday, 
May  15th,  at  8  o'clock,  with  the  newly 
organized  Grange  of  Culbertson  in 
Franklin  County  as  the  guest  of 
honor. 

The  program  for  the  evening  con- 
sisted of  the  usual  business  meeting 
and  included:  Opening  song,  Amer- 
ica; selections  by  the  orchestra;  roll 
call;  "A  Merry  Mix-up,"  reading  by 
Mrs.  John  Fogelsonger ;  vocal  duet  by 
Mrs.  Wilbur  Plasterer  and  Mrs.  Ailia 
Stine;  musical  reading,  "Who  Done 
the  Courting,"  by  Worthy  Master  Mil- 
lard Fitzgerald;  solo,  "Robin's  Ad- 
vice," by  Miss  Helen  Fogelsanger; 
readings  by  Romaine  and  Ruth  Fitz- 
gerald; closing  song,  "Now  the  Busy 
Day  Is  Done." 


rural  community." 

The  Mercershurg  Journal  had  the 
following  comment  on  the  above  which 
is  of  interest  to  all  members  of  the 
Order: 

"When  we  read  the  clipping  we  re- 
membered of  hearing  some  of  the 
older  men  of  the  community  talking 
of  a  Grange  which  was  quite  flourish- 
ing and  which,  if  we  recall  correctly, 
was  affiliated  with  the  Greencastle 
Grange  of  that  day.  About  twenty 
years  ago  Peters  Township  had  a 
Grange  which  met  in  the  school  build- 
ing at  Lehmasters.  Interest  in  it  was 
well  sustained  for  a  time,  but  its  life 
was  short,  although  the  benefits  de- 
rived were  acknowledged  and  through 
it  a  number  of  beneficial  public  meet- 
ings were  held  in  the  interests  of  fruit 
culture,  dairy  business,  poultry  rais- 
ing, etc. 

"W^e  see  no  reason  why  the  farmers 
of  Peters  and  Montgomery  Townships, 
with  their  families,  might  not  unite 
in  forming  a  Grange  which  would  be 
a  worth-while  one,  and  which,  as  in 
former  days,  could  unite  with  Green- 
castle at  times  for  joint  meetings.  In 
these  days  of  automobiles,  the  distance 
is  of  no  consequence. 

"For  both  social  and  business  rea- 
sons, Granges  are  important  in  the 
life  of  those  whose  interests  are  placed 
in  the  country,  with  its  problems  in 
the  line  agricultural." 


BOILING  SPRINGS 

GRANGE  INITIATES 

CLASS  OF  CANDIDATES 

Boiling  Springs  Grange  met  on- 
May  19,  1931,  and  conferred  the 
Third  and  Fourth  Degrees  on  a  class 
of  twelve  candidates.  The  regular 
Degree  Team  of  Boiling  Springs 
Grange,  of  which  Past  Master  Wil- 
liam Bucher  is  Master,  conferred  the- 
Degrees.  The  pantomimes  and  stage 
work  were  in  charge  of  Mrs.  Foster 
B.  Shughart,  assisted  by  nine  girls  of 
the  Grange. 

Brother  George  W.  Schuler,  of 
Berks  County,  Overseer  of  the  State- 
C  J  range,  was  present  and  gave  all  t  he- 
Unwritten  Work  and  a  very  timely 
and  instructive  address.  The  Secret 
Work  was  exemplified  by  State  Dep- 
uty George  E.  Wilson,  assisted  by 
Jacob  Meixel,  Past  State  Deputy. 
Five  Granges  of  Cumberland  County, 
other  than  Boiling  Springs  Grange- 
were  represented.  Brothers  Wilt  and 
Diller  and  wives  represented  Valley 
Grange  of  York  County.  Six  Past 
Masters  from  different  Granges  were 
present.  The  evening  was  one  long 
to  be  remembered.  The  Kitchen 
Committee  was  very  active,  much  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all. 


LANCASTER  COUNTY 

ORGANIZES  FOR  DRAMATICS 

The  executive  committee  of  the  Lan- 
caster County  Agricultural  Extension 
Association,  has  endorsed  a  program 
of  recreation  to  be  undertaken  for  the 
benefit  of  rural  people.  Tentative 
plans  announced  Thursday,  following 
a  meeting  of  interested  rural  leaders, 
call  for  a  county-wide  contest  in 
dramatics.  The  group  decided  to 
sponsor  a  training  school  for  amateur 
dramatics  beginning  next  September 
and  four  rural  organizations  have  al- 
ready signified  an  intention  to  enter 
the  one-act  play  dramatic  tournament 
next  fall. 

Interest  has  been  heightened 
throughout  Pennsylvania  due  to  the 
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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,  1931  I     june»  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  IS 


Our  Juvenile  Granges 

Olara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto — Prepare  in  Happy   Child- 
hood   for    Intelligent    Manhood    and 
Womanhood. 
Dear  Juveniles: 

And  again  it  is  June  and  some 
schools  are  out  and  some  just  about 
done.  Now  we  can  put  more  thought 
on  our  Grange  meetings  as  study  time 
and  examinations  are  over.  I  hope  all 
passed  and  will  be  going  on  into  new 
grades  another  year. 

Don't  you  love  the  month  of  June 
with  its  beautiful  roses  and  other 
flowers?  Older  Juveniles  will  like  the 
description  of  June  by  James  Kussell 
Lowell  in  his  poem  "The  Vision  of 
Sir  Launfal."  How  many  have  read 
it?  He  tells  how  everything  is  be- 
ginning to  grow,  how  the  little  birds 
build  their  nests  and  sing  with  the 
joy  of  living,  how  in  June  we  are  all 
"happy  now  because  God  wills  it." 
Won't  you  read  it  and  write  me  how 
you  like  it? 

June 

I  knew  that  you  were  coming,  June,  I 

knew  that  you  were  coming, 
For  every  warbler  in  the  wood  a  song 

of  joy  was  humming. 
J  know   that  you   are  here,   June,   I 

know  that  you  are  here — 
"The  fairy  month,  the  merry  month, 

the  laughter  of  the  year. 

— Douglass  Malloch. 


Program  Suggestions 

This  month  we  might  have  a  Flag 
Day  program  and  maybe  entertain  the 
Big  Grange.  There  are  so  many 
poems  about  the  flag.  A  paper  on  the 
Origin  of  the  Flag,  talk  on  how  the 
flag  should  be  used,  story  of  how  "The 
Star  Spangled  Banner"  came  to  be 
written  could  be  given. 

The  poem  "The  Name  of  Old 
•  Glory"  by  James  Whitcomb  Riley 
.could  be  given  as  a  recitation  or  used 
as  a  little  play. 

Then  there  is  Father's  Day.  We 
might  give  him  a  program,  too. 

The  Juvenile  Grange  of  West  Green 
in  Erie  Co.  entertained  the  older 
Grange  and  their  friends  with  a 
Mother's  Day  program,  under  the  di- 


rection of  their  Matron,  Mrs.  Edward 
Rose.  This  Juvenile  Grange  is  a  live- 
ly bunch  of  youngsters. 

The  Union  City  Juvenile  Grange 
are  nicely  located,  after  the  fire  which 
destroyed  their  hall,  in  the  dining 
room  of  the  G.  A.  R.  hall.  They  have 
already  started  a  fund  for  the  pur- 
chase of  a  piano  to  replace  the  one 
which  burned. 


Here  are  some  flag  poems  you  could 
use. 

Our  Flag 

There  are  many  flags  in  many  lands. 
There  are  flags  of  every  hue. 

But  there  is  no  flag  in  any  land 
Like  our  own  Red,  White,  and  Blue. 

Then    "Hurrah    for    the    flag!"    our 
country's  flag. 
Its  stripes  and  white  stars,  too; 
There  is  no  flag  in  any  land 
Like  our  own  Red,  White,  and  Blue. 
— Mary  Ilowliston. 


Take  strips  of  red,  white  and  blue 
crepe  paper,  have  the  children  hold 
them,  an  end  in  each  hand.  As  the 
color  is  mentioned  in  the  song  they 
raise  the  paper  of  that  color  so  that 
at  the  end  of  the  chorus  the  three  col- 
ors are  shown  in  festoons  on  each  side 
of  a  center  figure  who  raises  a  flag 
during  the  last  line.  Many  school 
song  books  have  this  song.  Songs  for 
All  is  one  of  them. 

Charles  Sumner  once  said  "There 
is  the  National  flag!  He  must  be  cold 
indeed  who  can  look  upon  its  folds 
rippling  in  the  breeze  without  pride  of 
country.  If  he  be  in  a  foreign  land 
the  flag  is  companionship  and  coun- 
try itself  with  all  its  endearments." 


Flag  Song 


Hurrah!  Hurrah!  the  dear  old  flag! 

I  like  to  see  it  wave. 
It  ripples  in  the  breeze  so  bright, 

It  seems  so  strong  and  brave. 

I  love  the  flag,  the  dear  old  flag; 

It  thrills  me  through  and  through. 
Beneath  its  folds  I'm  not  afraid ; 

It's  home  and  country,  too. 

Other  flag  poems  are  "Hats  OfF"  by 
H.  H.  Bennett,  "A  Song  for  Flag 
Day,"  by  Wilber  D.  Nesbit,  "A  Song 
for  Our  Flag"  by  Margaret  Sangster. 

There  is  a  pretty  song,  "How  Betsy 
Made  the  Flag"  the  chorus  of  which 
goes  as  follows: 

So  she  took  some  red  for  the  blood 
they  shed. 
Some  white  for  purity, 
Some   stars   so   bright   from   the   sky 
o'er  head, 
Some  blue  for  loyalty, 
And  sewed  them  all  together  for  loyal 
hearts  and  true, 
And  hand  in  hand  as  one  we  stand 
For  the  Red,  White  and  Blue. 


Questions  to  Answer 

Who  made  the  first  flag?  At  whose 
requests  Why  did  they  choose  thir- 
teen stars  and  bars?  What  color  are 
the  stars  and  on  what  color  are  they 
placed?  How  are  the  stripes  ar- 
ranged ?  What  names  are  given  to  our 
flag^  Is  our  flag  today  the  same  as 
the  first  one? 


Here  are  two  verses  of  a  poem  writ- 
ten by  a  man  born  in  Ireland  but  who 
is  now  a  loyal  American  citizen : 

The  Flag 

Symbol  of  hope  to  me  and  to  mine 

and  to  all  who  aspire  to  be  free. 
Ever    your    golden    stars    may    shine 

from   the  east   to   the   western 

sea; 
Ever   your   golden   stars    may    shine, 

and     ever    your     stripes     may 

gleam 
To  lead  us  on  from  the  deeds  we  do 

to   the   greater   deeds   that   we 

dream. 

Here  is  our  love  to  you,  flag  of  the 

free,  and  flag  of  the  tried  and 

true; 
Here    is   our    love   to   the    streaming 

stripes  and  your  stars  in  a  field 

of  blue; 
Native  or  foreign,  we're  children  all 

of  the  land  over  which  you  fly. 
And   native  or   foreign,   we   love  the 

land  for  which  it  were  sweet  to 

die. 

— Denis  A.  McCarthy. 


It  is  time  now,  for  another  bird  let- 
ter. This  time  we  will  try  to  interest 
you  in  one  of  our  later  arrivals.  When 


the  leaves  begin  to  appear  on  the  trees 
you  may  some  day  hear  a  sort  of 
whistled  song  that  has  not  reached 
you  earlier  in  the  season.  A  little  ob- 
servation may  reveal  the  black  and 
orange  colors  of  the  Baltimore  Oriole. 
This  is  the  male  bird  and  in  about  a 
week,  if  you  watch,  you  may  see  the 
female.  She  is  not  so  brilliantly  col- 
ored, but  when  it  comes  to  nest  build- 
ing she  is  an  architect  of  no  mean 
ability.  Watch  them  and  you  will  see 
the  male  going  all  over  the  garden 
searching  for  hair,  silk,  thread,  leaf 
stems,  and  other  materials  that  may 
be  used  in  the  construction  of  their 
hanging  nest.  He  carries  this  to  the 
end  of  a  branch,  usually  where  two 
small  twigs  separate  and  there  they 
hang  their  wonderful  home.  They 
seem  to  prefer  an  elm  tree  and  put 
the  nest  so  far  out  on  the  twig  that  a 
cat  cannot  reach  it.  We  have  often 
wondered  if  the  bird  knows  how 
strong  elm  limbs  are,  and  selects  the 
tree  on  that  account.  The  female 
seemed  to  do  all  the  weaving  and 
makes  the  nest  about  eight  inches 
deep  and  strong  enough  so  that 
storms  do  not  affect  it.  In  a  few  days 
the  nest  will  contain  from  four  to  sij 
white  eggs  scrawled  with  brown  and 
black  lines.  When  these  hatch  into 
young  birds,  both  parents  must  be 
doubly  busy,  getting  food  for  the  fam- 
ily. Then  you  can  see  them  going 
carefully  over  the  trees  and  leaves, 
gathering  insects.  Most  of  the  food 
is  made  up  of  these  enemies  of  man, 
especially  the  tussock,  and  gypsy 
moths,  and  the  hairy  and  brown  tail 
catterpillars.  Sometimes  they  do  eat 
a  little  fruit,  but  surely  we  can  well 
spare  them  this  little  diversion. 

This  is  a  very  friendly  bird  and 
seems  to  prefer  to  live  near  people,  in 
our  shade  trees  or  orchards.  Unfor- 
tunately they  do  not  stay  with  us  for 
a  very  long  season,  but  leaves  us  even 
before  the  leaves  have  fallen  in  au- 
tumn. When  we  miss  them,  from  the 
accustomed  trees,  we  can  be  assured 
that  winter,  with  its  snow,  skiing,  and 
skating  is  approaching  and  that  we 
should  prepare  for  it. 

You  may  wonder  why  this  bird 
called  the  Baltimore  Oriole.  History 
tells  us  that  the  bird  was  first  seen 
and  described  in  Maryland.  A  nat- 
uralist of  England  noticed  that  the 
colors  of  the  bird  were  the  same  as 
those  of  the  family  of  Lord  Baltimore, 
so  he  gave  it  the  name  by  which  we 
know  it. 


The  ability  to  set  tobacco  plants  In  "checks'  vy  uiachln-ery  is  now  an  acxiompusnca  laci.  Lntu  tiie  uiiroduction  ol  the  IRON  AGE  Check-Row 
Transplanter,  all  tobacco  set  In  "checks"  was  set  by  hand.  Setting  plants  In  checks  permlU  cultivation  both  lengthwise  and  crosswise  The 
photograph  above  shows  the  Transplanter  in  operation  iii  LAncaster  County,  Pa. — one  of  the  largest  tobacco  districts  in  this  country  where  some 
growers  have  been  able  to  eliminate  all  hand  hoeing.  The  photograph  of  the  growing  tobacoo  was  made  looking  diagonally  across  the  rows  The 
Transplanter  was  also  sucoessfully  used  last  season  in  Prince  George  County,  Md.  A.  B.  Farquhar  Co.,  Limited,  York.  Pa.,  are  distributors  of 
JRON  AGE  Machinery. 


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Ees^oluttonsf  of  i^s^pect 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Granges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  copy. 


RAISLEY 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  divine  will  of 
our  heavenly  Father  to  remove  from  our 
midst  Jane  Dunn  Raisley,  a  much  respected 
and  most  worthy  member  of  our  Grange ; 
therefore,   be    it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Eureka 
Grange  extend  our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved 
family,  drape  our  charter  for  thirty  days, 
a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the 
family  and  placed  on  our  minutes  ;  also  sub- 
mit the  same  for  publication  In  the  Butler 
tJagle  and  Pe.nnsylvania  Grange  News. 

Geo.    E.    Thomas. 
Claire    L.    Stevenson, 

Committee. 

HYDE 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  to  remove  from  our  midst 
Sister  Mary  E.  Hyde ;    therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members  of  Buf- 
falo Grange,  No.  531,  extend  our  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family,  that  our  charter  be 
draped  for  a  period  of  thirty  days,  that  a 
copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  be- 
reaved family,  be  put  upon  our  minutes,  and 
a  copy  published  In  the  Grange  News. 

W.  C.  Elder. 
G.  W.  Horn. 
Grace  Corley. 

WAGONER 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  divine  will  of 
our  heavenly  Father  to  call  from  our  midst, 
"'f  beloved  and  esteemed  friend.  Brother 
t^  L.  Wagoner,  a  charter  member  of  Chip- 
pewa Orange,   No.    1592  ;     be   it 

liesolvcd,  That  we.  the  members  of  Chip- 
rr^'*  Vj"*"ge.  No.  1592,  extend  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  in  the  loss 
01  a  loving   husband   and   father,   and   as   a 


token    of    respect,    drape   our    Charter    for   a 
period  of   thirty  days,   and  be   it  further 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  placed 
on  our  minutes,  a  copy  sent  to  the  family, 
and  also  be  submitted  for  publication  in  the 
Pennsylvania  Grange   News. 

Mas.  John  C.  T.  Elder, 
George   W.   Louthan, 

Com,mittee. 
MILLER 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  to  call  from  our  midst  Sis- 
ter Gertrude  Miller,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Spring 
Valley  Grange,  No.  814,  bow  in  submission 
to  the  divine  will,  realizing  that  our  loss  is 
her  gain  ;    further  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  drape  our  charter  for 
thirty  days,  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  the  bereaved  family,  also  spread  on  the 
minutes  of  our  order  and  published  in  the 
Grange   News. 

Cabrix  O.  Cook, 
Cleg  V.  Bowser, 
Kathryn  Hoover. 

HcCULLOUGH 

Whereas,  Our  heavenly  Father,  in  His 
infinite  wisdom,  has  called  from  our  midst 
to  a  higher  life  our  beloved  Sister.  Mrs. 
Helen  Wray  McCuUough,  a  member  of  our 
Grange,  and 

Whereas,  By  her  sudden  death  we  are 
again  reminded  of  the  uncertainty  of  life; 
therefore,   be   It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Bell 
Township  Grange,  No.  175G.  extend  to  the 
bereaved   family   our  sincere   sympathy. 

ETlsie  L.  Glass, 
Maktha   Bbll, 
Sara  E.   Glass, 

Com.m,ittee. 


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keys and  poultry.  Landis  Stone  Meal  Co., 
Rheems,   Pa. 


HERFORD     CALVES    AND     YEARLINGS 

FOR  SALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  good 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings ;  have 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  five 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  interested,  come, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  the 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  Hlllsboro, 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38.     Henry  Dunlap. 

BUY  CANADIAN-BRiSD  HOLSTEIN  COWS 

and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  of  Extension, 
Holstein-Friesian  Association  or  Canada, 
Brantford,  Ontario. 


Express,  $1.25  per  thousand.  Cauliflower 
prepaid,  100,  60  cts. ;  200,  $1.00 ;  500, 
$2.00;  1,000,  $3.50.  Critically  assorted, 
moss  packed,  guaranteed.  W.  J.  Myers, 
R.  2.     Masslllon,  Ohio. 

SOYBEANS  FOR  BALE  —  Wilson  Early 
Black  Soybeans,  $2.75  ;  Virginia  Brown  Soy- 
beans, $2.50;  Mancbu  Soybeans,  $1.50  per 
bushel — all  f.  o.  b.,  recleaned  ;  new  crop  seed 
of  high  germination  of  85%  up.  Sacka  free 
for  orders  up  to  May  15th.  J.  T.  Vanden- 
BURo  AND  Son,   BridgeviUe,   Delaware. 


FROSTPROOF  CABBAGE  PLANTS,  large 
openfield  grown,  true  to  name.  Copenhagen 
and  all  leading  varieties,  75c,  1,000.  Ber- 
muda Onion  plants,  $1.00.  Tomato.  $1.25. 
Porto   Rico   Potato.   $1.75.      Ruby  King  Pep- 

§er.     50c     100,     or     $4.00     1.000.        Brussel 
prouts.    $1.00    per   1,000;     Potatoes.    $1.45. 
QmTMAN   Plant  Co.,  Quitman.  Ga. 


DOGS 


PEDIGREE  COLLIE  PUPS — Real  quality  ; 
farm  raised ;  beautiful ;  intelligent.  Alaor 
Bmbden  geese.  Plummbr  McCullouoh. 
Mercer,   Pa. 


GUERNSEY  BULLS  llZc^SC'^^t 

Sons  of  Upland's  Good  Gift  A.R.,  sire  of 
Junior  Champion,  Pennsylvania  Show,  out 
of  A.R.  dams  with  records  up  to  700  lbs. 
lat.  Herd  Accredited  and  Blood  Tested. 
Prices  to  suit  times.  Fritzlyn  Farms. 
Plpersvllle.    Pa. 


HONEY 


CLOVER  HONEY,  10  lbs.,  $1.85;  Buck- 
wheat, $1.65 ;  postpaid,  third  zone.  Com- 
plete list  free.  Samples,  six  cents.  Koscuk 
F.  WixsoN,  Dundee,  New  York. 


PLANTS 


FROSTPROOF  Cabbage  Plants :  Copen- 
hagen, Golden  Acre,  Charleston,  Wakeheld. 
Glory  Enkhuizen ;  open  held  grown.  Pre- 
paid 5U0.  $1.25;  l,ou0,  $1.V5.  Express 
collect,  $1.00,  1,000.  Tomato  Plants.  $1.00, 
1,000.  Cauliflower  Plants,  $2.00.  1,000. 
Ruby  King  Pepper  Plants,  $1.75.  1,000. 
Potato  Plants,  $1.75.  Prompt  shipment, 
satisfaction  guaranteed.  Sims  Potato  Plant 
Co.,   Pembroke,   Ga. 

BERMUDA  ONION  PLANTS— Make  bigger 
and  sweeter  onions.  Postpaid :  2uo,  boc.  ; 
5U0,  $1.00  ;  1,000,  $1.75.  Transplanted 
Tomato,  Pepper,  Celery :  50,  65c.  ;  100, 
;S1.10;  500.  $5.00.  Port  Mellinger,  Dept. 
PG,  North  Lima,  Ohio. 

PLANTS  POSTPAID,  any  lot  25c,  (5  lots 
$1.00).  Six  Big  Pansles.  3  Superb  Dwarf 
Cannas,  3  Carnations,  3  Columbines,  2 
Delphiniums,  2  Daisies.  5  Gladiolus,  12 
Asparagus.  24  BeeU,  20  Cabbage,  18  Cault- 
Hower.  24  Lettuce,  20  Tomato.  (Beet,  Cab- 
bage, Lettuce,  Tomato  100,  85c;  500,  $3.75). 
100  Washington  Asparagus.  $1.00.  Catalog. 
Glick's    Plant    Farm,    Smoketown,    Pa. 

GUARANTEED  PLANTS— Prompt  service. 
Cabbage,  expressed:  1,000,  $1.25;  5,000. 
$5.00.  Postpaid :  200,  75c. ;  500,  $1.60. 
Tomatoes,  Peppers,  expressed :  500,  $1.25 ; 
1,000,  $2.00.  Postpaid:  200,  $1.25;  500. 
$2.25.  Buckeye  Farms,  Dept.  H,  Box  541, 
Youngstown,  Ohio. 

MILLIONS  fine  field  grown  Tomato  Plants ; 
Uenybest ;  Marglobe ;  New  Stone ;  Greater 
Baltimore.  $1.25  M  collect.  Cabbage  Plants, 
all  varieties,  any  quantity.  Quick,  good  de- 
livery guaranteed.  C.  Holcomb,  Courtland, 
Virginia. 


WOMAN'S  WANTS 


*A^\  DIRECT— From  manufacturers.  Send 
5b. 50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  dishes, 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  of  each 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  dlahea, 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  Same 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00.  Factory  Im- 
perfections. Freight  paid  orer  $1.00. 
Standard  China  Company  204  B'>'»»*^ 
New  York  City,   Box  315.       '  " 


PATCHWORK  — 5  pounds  clipplnas  as- 
sorted colors.  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  blank*! 
'•emnants.  $1.00;  four  pounds  cretonne  sam- 
ple pieces.  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  silk  and 
cotton  rug  strips.  $1.00.  Pay  postman  plus 
postage.  Large  package  sllka,  26c.  Beautl- 
rul  colors,  postpaid.  National  Taxm.t 
Co..   flfii    Main  St.,  Cambridge.  Mass. 


FOR  SALE 


FOR  SALE  at  a  bargain — An  acetylene 
plant,  consisting  of  3  burners ;  tank,  hold- 
ing 20  gallons ;  lamp ;  2  heaters  for  cold 
weather.  Will  sell  for  $50;  discarded  for 
electric  range.  Mrs.  James  P.  Dialurk, 
Dalton.    Pa..    (Brae-Side). 


FEMALE  AGENTS  WANTED 


I'LL   GIVE   YOU   A   $11.00   GIFT   BOX   of 

exquisite,  pure-silk  Hosiery  and  luxurious 
Lingerie  without  cost  simply  for  forming  a 
Clover  Hosiery  Club.  All  your  friends  will 
want  to  Join.  You  get  $12.00  worth  of 
Hosiery  and  Lingerie  as  your  reward.  Send 
for  full  Information.  I'll  supply  everything 
you  need  to  form  club  Including  a  pair  of 
beautiful  pure-silk  Hosiery — your  size — also 
new  Spring  Style  Folder  from  which  you  can 
select  your  Lingerie  and  Hosiery.  Write  for 
full  Information.  Clover  Hosiery  Com- 
pany,  Lincoln   St.,   Boston.   Mass. 


POSITIONS  WANTED 


GUARANTEED  PLANTS — 24  hour  service. 
Capacity  250,000  dally.  Plants  dug  fresh  for 
your  order.  Cabbage:  Copenhagen.  Glory, 
Ballhead,  Savoy,  Flatdutch,  Golden  Acre, 
Red.  Postpaid:  1,000— $1.65  ;  500— $1.10  ; 
200 — 60c  ;  Expressed  :  5,000 — $6.25  ;  10.000 
— $10.00.  Onions:  500 — $1.00.  Cauliflower 
and  Broccoli:  50 — 35c;  100 — 60c;  500 — 
$1.75  ;  1,000 — $3.00.  Transplanted  Toma- 
tos.  Celery.  Asters.  Peppers  :  50^ — 65c  ;  100 — 
$1.20.  Port  Melijnoer,  Dept.  PO,  North 
Lima.   Ohio. 

MILLIONS  VEGETABLE  PLANTS— Cab- 
bage, onion,  tomato,  beet.  All  varieties,  500. 
85c;  1.000,  $1.35  prepaid;  5,000,  $6.00 
express  collect.  Potato,  sweet  pepper,  600, 
$1.50 ;  1,000,  $2.50  prepaid.  Blueribbon 
FiJiST   Farm,    Franklin,    Va. 

HIGH  GRADE  VEGETABLE  PLANTS— 
Cabbage,  onion,  tomato,  beet.  Leading  va- 
rieties, 500,  80c ;  1.000,  $1.35  prepaid ; 
5.000.  $6.00  express  connect.  Potato,  sweet 
pepper.  500,  $1.50;  1,000,  $2.50  prepaid. 
Sunbeam  Plant  Farm,  Franklin.  Virginia. 

CABBAGE  AND  CAULIFLOWER  PLANTS. 

— Ready  May  25th  to  July  20th.  Varieties 
cabbage:  Golden,  Acre,  Copenhagen,  Glory. 
Flatdutch.  Ballhead.  Prepaid  200.  65  cts. : 
400.     $1.00;      700.     $1.60;      1,000,     $2.00; 


DO  YOU  NEED  FARM  HELP t— We  have 
Jewish  young  men.  able-bodied,  some  with, 
but  mostly  without  experience,  who  want 
farm  work.  If  you  need  a  good,  steady  man, 
write  for  an  order  blank.  Ours  is  not  » 
commercial  agency.  We  make  no  charge. 
The  Jewish  Agricultural  Society,  Inc., 
Box   D.   301    K.    14th    Street,   New   York   City. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 


ORANGE     LETTER     HEADS  —  They     are 

beauties  ;    printed  in  two  colors  with  emblea 
In  the  background.     Ruled  or  unruled  paper 
Send    for    samples.      Oranqr    News    Omoa. 
Chambersburg,    Pa. 


MISCELLANEOUS 

EARN  a  piano  crocheting  at  home,  spare 
time.  No  selling  or  Investment.  No  experi- 
ence needed.      Braumuller  Co.,  Union  City, 

N.  J. 


RED  MITES  IN  POULTRY  HOUSES  poti 
tively  destroyed  by  Dt-Mlte  Spray.  Thla 
powerful  and  lasting  spray  contains  8.  P. 
F.  Carbollneum,  the  guarantee  of  satisfac- 
tion. Write  for  circulars  and  proof.  If 
your  dealer  does  not  carry  our  products, 
order  direct  from  us  : — $.63c  per  gal.  in  66- 
gallon  drum ;  .78c  per  gal.  in  30-gallon 
drum  ;  1.25  per  gal.  In  6-gallon  cans — F.  O. 
B.  cars  destination.  S.  P.  F.  Wood-Prb- 
SERViNo  Co.,  Inc.,  238-A  Main  St.,  Cam- 
bridge.  Mass. 


POULTRY 


QUALITY  AT  lOW  PRICES. — 16  breeds; 
hens,  cockerels,  chicks,  eggs.  Write  H.  Z. 
Cleveland,   McOrew,  Nebraska. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  16 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


June,  1931 


al  Compensation  Insurance 


Our  policies  furnish  compensation  protection  as  re- 
quired by  the  Compensation  Act  and  in  case  of  accident  pays 
benefits  according  to  the  Act. 

We  protect  the  employer  24  hours  in  the  day,  regardless 
of  when  or  where  an  accident  might  occur.  . 

We  have  always  paid  a  dividend. 

This  company  was  organized  by  the  sawmill  men,  thresh- 
ermen  and  farmers  and  is  controlled  by  these  interests. 

WRITE  for  detailed  information,  as  to  costs,  benefits, 
etc. 


Stop !    Look !    Listen ! 

One  accident  is  likely  to  cost  you  more  than 
insurance  protection  for  a  lifetime.  A  protection 
that  will  stand  between  you  and  a  Court  and  Jury 
in  case  of  an  accident  is  an  asset  to  every  man 
employing  labor  of  any  description. 

Safety  First  Is  a  Good  Motto 


I  am  interested  in  having  Casualty  Insurance  for  my  help  and 
protection  for  myself,  34  hours  in  the  day.    I  estimate  my  payroll 

Occupation  ..^...~~.......... ^... -— 

Name 

Address   


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

DECEMBER  31,  1930 


ASSETS 

Cash    113,287.44 

Premiums  in  Course  of  Collection  26,921.51 

Premium  Notes  Receivable    8,170.59 

Investments     862,64542 

Accrued    Interest    4,744.77 

Re-Insurance     Recovered     (Invest- 
ed)         2,831.42 


LIABILITIES 

Amounts   Payable    $88.34 

Premiums  Paid  in  Advance  ....  5,392.27 
Reserve  for  Unpaid  Losses  ....116,887.51 
Reserve   for   Unearned   Premiums  85,966.46 

Reserve  for  Dividends   15,000.00 

Reserve  for  Unpaid  Commissions  3,000.00 
Surplus    192,266.57 


$418,601.15 


$418,601.15 


A  dividend  of  20%  is  being  paid  to  all  1930  policyholders. 


Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance 


"SAVE  MONEY  BY  GIVING  US  YOUR  INSURANCE."    This  Company  allows  a  discount  of  25%  from  the  Manual 
rates  on  all  automobiles  and  trucks  to  start  with.     We  write  a  Standard  Policy.     Fill  in  the  at- 
tached blank  and  we  will  give  you  full  information. 


Name 

A  ddress 

Business _ 

Insurance  Begins „ 19 Expires jp 

Name  of  Car  and  Model  Series „ Year  Model 

Type  of  Body ^ — Number  of  Cylinders 

Serial  Number Motor  Number 

Name  of  Truck Capacity  or  Weight. 


( Street  and  Number) 


^City) 


{State) 


Serial  Number _ Motor  Number 


LIST  PRICE       ACTUAL  COST 


PURCHASED  BY  ASSURED— NEW  OR 
SECOND  HAND 


MONTH 


YEAR 


PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  &  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  CO. 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Building  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania 

THE  PEWWSTIVANIA  THRESHERMEN  *  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY  ENDORSED  BY  THE   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE   OF  THE  PENNSYLVANIA 
STATE  GRANGE  AS  THE  OFFICIAL  GRANGE  COMPANY  TO  WRITE  COMPENSATION  AND  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  FOR  THE  GRANGE  MEMBERSHIP  OF  PENNSYLVANIA. 


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Entertd  as  secoud-class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Harrisburg,   Pa.,   under  Act  of   Congress  of   March   6,   l»7y 


VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  JULY,  1931 


No.  4 


Next  State  Grange  Session 
To  Be  Held  at  Dubois 

THE  next  State  Grang-e  will  be  held  in  Dubois,  Clearfield  County,  Pa. 
Twenty-five  years  ago  the  State  Grange  met  in  the  above  named  city, 

and  your  Worthy  State  Master  was  elected  State  Lecturer.  Since  that 
time  he  has  been  active,  either  as  an  official  or  a  private  in  the  ranks,  and 
is  entitled  to  the  Silver  Certificate. 

The  Dubois  Hotel  has  been  selected  as  headquarters  and  Brother  Kenzie 
Bagshaw,  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  will  be  in  charge  of  room  assignments  for 
those  who  desire  to  be  entertained  at  headquarters.  Koom  assignments  at 
other  hotels  and  private  homes  will  be  in  charge  of  W.  W.  McCraight,  Sec- 
retary Dubois  Industrial  Association,  Dubois,  Pa.  In  a  later  issue  the  names 
and  rates  of  all  hotels  will  be  given. 

Tuesday  evening,  June  16th,  Brother  Bagshaw  and  the  State  Master, 
met  the  Pomona  Masters  from  Elk,  Jeiferson  and  Clearfield  Counties,  to- 
gether with  the  Worthy  Gatekeeper,  Brother  Carr,  Pomona  Deputies,  mem- 
bers of  the  Executive  Committees,  from  the  several  counties,  at  the  Dubois 
Hotel  and  made  plans  for  the  Big  Annual  Show. 

Committees  were  appointed,  work  assigned,  and  an  active  campaign  for 
increased  membership  begun.  The  Grange  leaders  will  make  the  most  of 
their  opportunity  and  build  their  Granges  in  the  several  counties.  The 
three  counties,  above  named,  will  join  forces  in  entertaining  State  Grange, 
and  will  make  an  active  campaign  for  a  class  of  one  thousand  for  the  sixth 
degree. 

Further  information  will  be  given  you  later,  relative  to  hotels,  rates, 
means  of  access,  and  shortest  route  to  travel.  H.  D.  Allebach,  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  will  be  Chairman  of  the  Credential  Committee,  and 
have  full  charge  of  the  mileage  allowed. 


The  Newer  Ideals 

of  Patriotism 

This  subject  fascinated  me  from  the 
moment  it  was  assigned  to  me — for 
since  I  had  had  the  privilege  of  at- 
tending the  Conference  on  the  Cause 
and  Cure  of  War  in  1930,  I  have  had 
the  deep  assurance  that  from  this 
group  of  women's  organizations  study- 
ing together  the  causes  of  wars  and 
their  cure,  would  finally  come — Peace. 
My  first  question  on  meeting  Mrs. 
Catt  was — Why  is  not  the  Grange  rep- 
resented?— and  the  answer  which  was 
obvious — "This  is  a  woman's  convo- 
cation." We  heard  the  representatives 
from  Japan,  England,  France  and 
Germany  —  Motherhood  the  world 
around  seeking  the  way  to  Peace — 
seeking  it  diligently,  prayerfully, 
thoughtfully,  studiously.  Seeking  to 
replace  war  machinery  bit  by  bit  with 
peace  machinery. 

This  year  the  speaker  for  our  Schol- 
arship Day  at  State  College,  which 
^as  also  Mother's  Day,  was  Harry 
}?v  97^'8treet,  B.A.,  of  the  College 
ot  the  City  of  New  York,  and  I  think 
ne  brought  the  most  inspired  message 
01  the  newer  patriotism  to  which  I 
nave  ever  listened,  and  graciously  per- 
*nitted  that  I  use  it  for  the  basis  of 


my  article.  He  said  in  part  that  in 
the  outline  of  human  history  we  have 
moved  in  three  major  patterns  of  life 
and  are  just  now  moving  into  the 
fourth. 

The  first  pattern  was  the  fight  pat- 
tern. The  cave  man,  who  with  supe- 
rior strength  or  fleetness  or  endurance 
took  from  his  fellow  caveman. 

The  second  pattern  was  the  ascetic 
— who  withdrew  from  the  struggle  and 
lived  for  self,  escaping  from  life — 
leaving  the  world  out  and  again  the 
world  was  the  loser. 

The  third  pattern  which  too  is  pass- 
ing was  industrial  supremacy ;  hu- 
manity on  the  scrap  heap— winning 
for  self  and  letting  humanity  go. 

But  through  all  the  ages  a  golden 
thread  has  run — a  struggle  upward 
toward  the  light  and  truth  and  in  the 
new  fourth  pattern  one  shall  win  only 
when  all  win.  When  Pasteur  won — 
the  world  won.  This  was  true  of 
Newton,  Edison  and  others.  And  we 
shall  have  a  new  kind  of  patriotism 
counting  only  those  victories  and 
glories  for  our  country  that  have  con- 
tributed to  the  whole  worlds  better- 
ment. We  gave  the  first  educational 
system  for  all.  England  gave  to  the 
world  Shakespeare,  Keats  and  Shelley. 
Germany  gave  Goethe  and  much  to 
music  and  science.    So  finally  he  who 


wins  makes  it  possible  for  all  to  win. 

To  help  usher  in  this  fourth  pattern 
Dr.  Overstreet  in  his  treatise  on 
Building  Up  the  International  Mind, 
says  that  we  must  build  up  new  as- 
sociative linkage  with  such  words  as 
War,  History  and  My  Country.  War 
has  come  throughout  the  centuries  to 
be  regarded  as  something  natural, 
something  to  be  expected  and  accepted 
— while  with  murder — we  have  built 
up  an  association  on  horror.  Now 
should  we  teach  history  in  which 
every  war  is  dealt  with  in  this  fash- 
ion, 

"Again  the  peaceful  development  of 
art,  industry  and  science  are  inter- 
rupted. Men  are  thrown  into  a  fever 
of  destructiveness,  of  suspicion,  hate 
and  cruelty.  Man's  reason  and  man's 
decency  take  a  holiday.  There  is  an 
interregnum  of  bloodshed  and  terror. 

"Let  us  try  to  find  out  whether  the 
cause  of  this  particular  war  lay  (1) 
in  some  one's  mental  deficiency  or  (2) 
in  some  one's  moral  perversion. 

"If  now  we  can  accustom  the  child 
to  associate  the  World  War  with  men- 
tal and  moral  deficiency  and  deplor- 
able human  weaknesses  the  bugle's 
blowing  and  the  guns  firing,  dramatic 
as  they  are,  will  then  have  back  of 
them  the  sense  that  some  one  has 
blundered,  some  one  gone  astray." 

He  said  in  part: 

"When  we  say,  'My  Country,'  we 
have  two  ideas,  love  and  defense.  It 
is  a  picture  of  something  to  defend, 
something  which  we  possess  which 
breeds  war.  So  we  need  to  build  up  a 
new  response  to  the  words,  'My  Coun- 
try,' that  response  no  longer  to  be  in 
terms  of  defense,  of  bigness,  of  threat 
to  other  lands,  but  rather  in  the  terms 
of  the  finest  possible  contribution  to 
the  ongoing  of  mankind." 

"Science  has  never  been  linked  with 
possession,  but  from  the  beginning 
with  the  vitalizing,  civilizing  idea  of 
contribution  to  mankind. 

So  the  newest  ideal  of  patriotism  is 
that  "My  Country"  shall  make  the 
greatest  and  finest  contribution  to- 
ward the  international  understanding 
and  world  peace — that  "Peace  on 
earth  good  will  toward  man"  shall 
be  attained  and  that  "My  Country" 
shall  lead  in  attaining  them. 

Those  of  us  who  had  the  privilege 
of  attending  the  lecturer's  short  course 
enjoyed  very  much  Dr.  John  Triz- 
zell's  contribution  to  it,  and  I  think 
we  might  well  make  this  part  of  his 
prayer  for  peace,  part  of  our  daily 
prayer. 

"Oh  God,  Father  Everlasting,  in 
whom  we  have  our  being.  Thou  are 
art  the  very  God  of  Peace;  we  make 
our  earnest  prayer  to  Thee  for  the 
passing  of  prejudice  and  suspicion 
and  fear,  for  the  uprooting  of  all  that 
makes  for  strife,  the  scattering  of 
those  that  delight  in  war,  and  the 
(Concluded  on  page  6.) 


Rostraver  Grange^ 
Westmoreland  Co., 
Leads  Honor  Roll 

Kecent  reports  at  Pomona  Granges 
showed  the  following  gains  in  mem- 
bership listed  by  counties  an  d 
Granges. 

Wyoming  County: 

Bowman's  Creek   ^  ...  23 

Factory ville '.\  .....     9 

Tunkhannock    8 

Vernon 6 

Warren  County: 

Brokenstraw    8 

Warren 5 ' 

Jefferson  County : 

Revnoldsville 6 

Sugar  Hill 13 

Lycoming  County: 
Eldred 11 

Berks  County: 

Gouglersville 20 

Kutztown 16 

Fleetwood 7 

Marion   6 

Bernville    8 

Westmoreland  County: 

Derry  Township 5 

Donegal    6 

Hempfield    24 

Rostraver 45 

Montour  County: 

Exchange 15 

Northumberland  County: 
Mt.  Pleasant 6 

Butler  County: 

West  Sunbury   9 

Unionville   9 

Jackson    12 

Worth 11 

Royal    36 

Lawrence  County: 
Plain  Grove   11 

Greene  County: 

East  Franklin 7 

Bogusville  14 

Tioga  County: 

Ogdensburg 28 

Middleridge    12 

Aurora   9 

Tioga  Valley 6 

Wellsboro 6 


Indiana  County: 
Savan   


6 


RESPONSES  TO  DUTY 


The  following  contributions  for  the 
Publishing  Fund  of  Grange  News  are 
hereby  acknowledged: 

Valley  Grange,  No.  1420 $2.00 

Bethel  Grange,  No.  851   5.00 


Page  2 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


BLAIB  POMONA  GEANGE 

HOLDS  SPBING  MEETING 

Blair  County  Pomona  Grange  held 
its  spring  meeting  in  Sinking  Valley 
Grange  hall  last  Thursday  and  se- 
lected Bald  Eagle  Grange  as  place  of 
holding  its  summer  meeting  on  Au- 
gust 20th.  The  invitation  of  L.  A. 
Woomer,  representing  Bald  Eagle 
Grange,  was  accepted  unanimously. 

The  meeting  was  held  in  the  new 
hall  of  Sinking  Valley  Grange,  with 
H.  R.  Gwin,  pomona  master,  presid- 
ing.   Attendance  was  large. 

C.  C.  Fleck  delivered  the  address  of 
welcome  and  exhibited  a  picture  of 
Pomona  Grange,  taken  in  Sinking 
Valley  30  years  ago.  In  this  picture 
noted  David  Coleman,  master;  Henry 
Wertz,  secretary;  William  Decker 
and  daughter,  Mrs.  Juniata  Riggle; 
Mrs.  David  Coleman,  all  of  whom  are 
dead.  F.  M.  Glasgow  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Henderson,  of  Logan  Valley 
Grange,  are  living  and  Mrs.  Hender- 
son was  at  the  meeting.  The  picture 
was  the  property  of  Mrs.  I.  W.  Ellen- 
berger,  member  of  that  Grange.  C.  S. 
Kniss  made  the  response,  speaking  for 
T.  S.  Davis,  county  school  superin- 
tendent. 

H.  R.  Gwin,  master,  who  is  also 
state  deputy,  made  a  report,  stressing 
cooperative  buying  and  discussing  the 
tax  problem.  K.  S.  Bagshaw,  former 
master,  talked  on  the  20,000  mile  road 
project,  and  John  Shelly,  Clover 
Creek,  followed.  Both  outlined  the 
legislative  status  of  certain  measures. 
S.  A.  Harshaw,  Crawford  County, 
chairman  of  the  State  Executive  Com- 
mittee, spoke  in  humorous  vein.  Im- 
portance of  interesting  young  people 
was  discussed.  C.  A.  Geist,  Warriors 
Mark  Grange  master,  member  of 
Huntingdon  Pomona,  was  a  visiting 
speaker.  Martin  Waite,  Sinking  Val- 
ley, gave  a  Memorial  day  reading. 

The  home  economics  program  was 
in  charge  of  Mrs.  G.  R.  Stiffler,  and 
consisted  of  a  reading  by  Blanche 
Bagshaw,  vocal  duet  by  Mary  Hast- 
ings and  Alma  Hileman,  with  Pearl 
Hileman  pianist  and  a  violin  solo  by 
Howard  Bathurst.  Mrs.  Kathryn 
Snowberger  conducted  the  memorial 
service,  honoring  seven  members 
whose  deaths  had  been  reported  in  the 
year. 

Seven  members  of  suborinate 
Granges  received  the  fifth,  or  Pomona 
degree,  Logan  Valley  degree  team  put- 
ting on  the  work. 

Social  good  fellowship  characterized 
the  day.  There  were  116  present  in 
the  morning  and  about  200  in  the  aft- 
ernoon. A  delicious  luncheon  was 
served  at  noon.  Announcement  was 
made  that  John  A.  McSparran,  secre- 
tary of  agriculture  and  former  master 
of  the  State  Grange,  would  speak  at 
the  county  Sunday  school  convention 
at  Martinsburg  next  week. 


TEN  WAYS  TO  KILL  AN 

ORGANIZATION 

1.  Miss  as  many  meetings  as  you 
can. 

2.  If  you  do  attend,  don't  come  on 
time  but  late. 

3.  If  the  weather  is  not  fine,  donH 
think  of  going. 

4.  If  you  attend,  be  sure  and  find 
fault  with  the  work  of  officers  and 
other  members. 

6.  Decline  all  offices,  as  it  is  easier 
to  criticize  than  to  do  things. 

a.  Get  sore  if  you  are  not  put  on  a 
committee,  or  if  appointed,  don't  at- 
tend meetings. 

7.  If  chair  asks  your  opinion,  tell 
him  you  have  none,  but  later  tell  oth- 
ers what  should  have  been  done. 

8.  Do  nothing  except  that  absolute- 
ly necessary,  and  when  others  roll  up 
their  sleeves  to  help  matters,  howl  be- 


cause of  the  clique  running  things. 

9.  Delay  your  dues  as  long  as  you 
can  and  delay  answering  all  letters. 

10.  Don't  bother  about  getting  new 
members — "Let  George  do  it." 


GRANGE  CONSIDERS 

GARDEN'S  ASSETS 

The  Pineville  Grange  members 
were  guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Horace 
Bethel  at  their  Rushland  home  on 
May  28th.  A  program  relating  to 
gardening  was  presented. 

The  literary  hour  was  opened  by  a 
solo  by  Miss  Margaret  R.  Slack,  fol- 
lowed by  the  roll  call  when  men  and 
women  were  asked  to  name  their  fa- 
vorite vegetables  and  how  to  prepare 
them.  The  tomato  and  the  white  po- 
tato seemed  to  be  the*  most  popular 
although  a  number  of  other  vegetables 
were  named. 

"Is  the  farm  garden  an  asset  or  a 
liability?"  was  the  question  assigned 
Alvan  Tomlinson,  who  without  any 
hesitancy  replied  in  the  affirmative. 
He  said  the  garden  on  the  farm  is 
good  for  supplying  good,  fresh  veg- 
etables and  it  is  worth  all  the  time 
and  trouble  it  requires  to  keep  it  in 
condition. 

The  second  question  of  the  evening, 
"Should  the  farm  women  help  take 
care  of  the  garden?"  was  assigned 
Harvey  Jones,  who  said  he  always  ap- 
preciated their  assistance.  He  main- 
tained that  the  women  can  be  a  great 
help  in  planting,  but  that  the  prepar- 
ing of  the  soil  and  its  cultivation 
should  be  left  to  the  men  because  it  is 
too  hard  for  the  women. 

Miss  Margaret  R.  Slack  brought 
the  lecturer's  hour  to  a  close  with  a 
reading,  "Under  the  Trees  and  Else- 
where." During  the  business  meeting 
delegates  to  Pomona  Grange  which 
will  meet  at  Edgewood  on  Wednes- 
day, June  2d,  were  appointed. 

The  next  meeting  of  the  Grange 
will  be  held  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Iden  Smith,  Pineville,  on 
Monday  evening,  June  29th.  The 
program  for  that  meeting  will  be  an- 
nounced later. 


BULL  CREEK  GRANGE 

The  members  of  Bull  Creek  Grange, 
No.  1463,  Patrons  of  Husbandrv  of 
Millerstown,  Pa.,  recently  celebrated 
the  Twentieth  Anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  the  Grange. 

A  splendid  address  of  welcome  was 
given  by  the  Master  Milton  Harvey. 
Mr.  R.  H.  Bovard  gave  an  interesting 
history  of  the  Grange. 

The  roll  call  of  Past  Masters  was 
answered  by  all  masters  but  one  ab- 
sent member  and  one  deceased  mem- 
ber, Mr.  B.  W.  Miller. 

Mrs.  R.  H.  Bovard  and  Mrs.  Milton 
Harvey  conducted  an  impressive 
memorial  service. 

Honorary  court  was  splendidly  car- 
ried out  for  the  boys  of  the  Grange 
who  served  in  the  world  war,  by  Mrs. 
Wm.  Harper. 

Readings,  instrumental  and  vocal 
selections  were  also  part  of  the  pro- 
gram which  was  very  much  enjoyed. 

Following  the  program  a  buffet 
lunch  was  served. 

The  guests  and  members  departed 
feeling  that  the  evening  had  been  well 
spent  by  all. 

Mrs.  J.  L.  Carnahan, 
Secy,  of  Bull  Creek  Grange, 

Millerstown,  Pa. 


Barber:  "Well,  my  little  man,  and 
how  would  you  like  your  hair  cut?" 

Small  Boy :  "If  you  please,  sir,  just 
like  father's,  and  don't  forget  the  little 
round  hole  at  the  top  where  the  head 
comes  through." — Witness  and  Can- 
adian Homestead. 


FIFTH  DEGREE  FEES 

AND  MEMBERSHIP 

A  number  of  inquiries  have  come 
to  me  during  the  past  few  weeks,  rel- 
ative to  the  standing  of  those  who 
went  to  Rochester  last  November  to 
get  the  seventh  degree. 

Some  of  the  Patrons  were  obligated 
in  the  fifth  degree  and  the  question 
arises  as  to  who  gets  the  fee?  The 
state  in  which  the  degrees  are  con- 
ferred gets  and  keeps  the  fees.  The 
State  Grange  from  which  the  Patrons 
go,  lose  the  sixth  degree  fee  and  the 
Pomonas  lose  the  fifth. 

The  next  question  is,  How  shall  the 
Patrons,  who  paid  their  fee  and  were 
obligated  at  Rochester,  gain  admission 
to  their  own  Pomona?  There  should 
be  no  further  charge  on  the  part  of 
Pomona.  The  application  should  be 
received  and  handled  as  prescribed  by 
Grange  law. 

In  other  words,  the  Patrons  should 
not  be  asked  to  pay  the  fee  twice.  It 
is  important  that  all  who  are  obli- 
gated in  the  fifth  degree,  either  with- 
in or  without  the  State,  should  make 
application  for  membership  in  their 
own  Pomona.  Obligation  in  the  fifth 
degree  does  not  give  membership  in 
any  Pomona. 

The  fifth  degree  fee  for  both  boys 
and  men  is  $1.00,  and  the  fee  for  girls 
and  women  is  50  cents.  No  exception 
being  made  for  boys  and  girls  under 
age.  Members  who  lose  their  standing 
in  the  Subordinate  Grange,  lose  their 
standing  in  the  higher  degrees.  When 
their  standing  is  restored  in  the  Sub- 
ordinate, they  must  make  application 
for  membership  in  Pomona,  pay  a 
fee  of  50  cents,  be  balloted  for  and 
accepted  in  accordance  with  Grange 
procedure. 


CAN  YOU  GUESS? 

Who  may  marry  many  a  wife,  and  yet 
live  single  all  his  life?  Ana. — A  clergy, 
man. 

Why  is  a  spider  a  good  correspondent! 
Ans. — Because  he  drops  a  line  by  every 
post. 

Why  is  a  black  hen  smarter  than  a 
white  hen?  Ans. — Because  a  black  hen 
can  lay  a  white  egg  and  a  white  hen  can- 
not  lay  a  black  egg. 


July,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


"I  wish  you'd  help  me  with  this 
problem.  Dad,"  said  a  small  boy, 
struggling  with  his  homework. 

"Can't  son,"  said  Dad  from  behind 
his  paper,  "It  wouldn't  be  right." 

"I  don't  suppose  it  would,"  said  the 
boy,  "but  you  might  have  tried." 


Every  member  of  the  Grange  should 
add  one  member  to  the  list. 


Plain  Facts . . . 
New  Grangers'  Policy 


ANEW  PLAN  by  which 
you  can  have  perma- 
nent life  insurance  protection 
at  lower  cost.  This  plan  means 
that  for  the  first  five  years  the 
premiums  are  approximately 
one-half  the  cost  of  an  Ordi- 
nary Life  Policy,  that  this 
policy  carries  conversion  priv- 
ileses,  and  that  it  pays 
double  the  face  of  the  policy 
in  case  of  death  by  accident, 
for  a  small  additional  pre- 
mium. 

Secure  one  of  these  pol- 
icies from  your  own  Granse 
Company,  which  gives  you 
maximum  life  insurance  serv- 
ice at  minimum  cost. 


Farmers  &  Traders  Life 
Insurance  Co. 

Home  Office — State  Tower  Bids. 
Syracuse,  N.  V. 


i 


FARQUHAR 

LOW-DOWN 

Double  Run 
Feed 


INTERCHANGEABLE  DRILL 

CThis  drill  has  but  one  lijpe  of  draq  bar.  Mag  be  equipped 
u;ilh  pins  or  sprinqs;  shouel  openers  or  discs  and  inlerchanqe^ 
able.     Can  conuerl  a  hoe  drill  to  a  disc  drill  in  20  minutes. 

Lou?''Dou;n  hoppers  and  standard  AS^-inch  u;heels;  Double 
Run  Qrain  Feed;  Star  lUheel  Forced  Fertilizer  Feed;  accurately 
requlated  qrass  seeder.  This  drill  is  u?ell  adapted  for  spring 
cultiualion  of  u?heat  and  the  soujinq  of  clouer  and  alfalfa  in  the 
ujheal.  Seed  mag  be  broadcasted  or  sou7n  Ihrouqh  tubes  and 
boots.  Has  U7ide  ranqe  of  feed  for  qrain,  peas,  beans  and  fertilizer. 

Disc  Openers  haue  the  riqht  "bite"  ujhich  assures  a  u;ide  bottom 
furrou;  in  u?hich  the  roots  are  encouraqed  to  fullest  qrouTth  pro^ 
motinq  maximum  tillerinq  or  "stoolinq". 

Send  for  Bulletin  330,  studg  the  superior  aduantaqes  of  this 
Interchanqeable  Drill  and  see  a  Farquhar  Dealer  before  buginq 
a  neu?  Drill.     It  u?ill  be  qreatlg  to  gour  benefit. 

A.  B.  FARQUHAR  CO.,  Limited 

Box  363  ^  »  »  YORK,  PA. 


Page  3 


Lines  from  Lloyd 


Fellow  Patrons: 

It's  good-bye  this  time. 

Inasmuch  as  the  Worthy  Master 
and  the  Executive  Committee  of  State 
Grange  have  concluded  that  they  can 
get  along  without  my  services  as 
Business  Manager  of  Pennsylvania 
Grange  News,  it  behooves  me  to  step 
out  of  office,  throw  down  my  tools,  ex- 
tend my  final  handshake  to  our  more 
than  80,000  readers,  and  to  express  my 
warmest  thanks  for  their  many  mani- 
festations of  sincere  devotion. 

These  ties  of  friendship  which  have 
bound  us  together  meant  much  to  me. 
Having  Ijeen  connected  with  this  pub- 
lication since  almost  its  infancy  and 
watched  its  healthy  growth  and  wid- 
ening influence,  it  seems  like  parting 
with  a  very  dear  and  close  friend  when 
I  draw  the  curtain. 

Before  laying  down  my  pen,  I  deem 
it  my  duty  to  evince  some  evidence  of 
gratitude  to  those  friends  in  the  busi- 
ness world  who  have  favored  Grange 
News  with  publicity,  especially  at  a 
time  when  it  required  much  urging 
to  induoe  readers  to  sustain  those  who 
advertised.  In  addition  permit  me  to 
say  that  Grange  News  occupies  a  po- 
sition somewhat  unique.  In  no  other 
state  in  the  Union  are  there  so  many 
well-known  publications  devoted  to 
agriculture,  and  furthermore  this 
Commonwealth  is  flooded  with  farm 
papers  printed  in  many  other  states — 
several  of  a  high-grade  character — 
monopolizing  the  field  and  appealing 
to  those  industries  which  expend  huge 
sums  for  publicity.  This  condition 
naturally  meant  and  still  means  a 
fierce  struggle  on  the  part  of  Grange 
Xews  to  convince  prospects  that  our 
publication  is  a  logical  one  through 
which  to  invite  rural  trade. 


Among  those  who  have  displayed  a 
loyalty  to  Grange  News  in  the  way 
•f  advertising  and  who  are  strong  in 
the  belief  that  "keeping  everlastingly 
at  it  brings  success,"  may  be  men- 
tioned: the  Farquhar  firm  in  York; 
The  Patrons'  Paint  Works,  of  Brook- 
lyn; The  Farmers'  and  Thresher- 
men  s  Ins.  Co.;  The  Farmers  and 
T  1  f  S.^^^®  Ins.  Co. ;  The  American 
lei.  &  Tel.  Co.  In  addition,  there  are 
those  firms  making  and  dealing  in 
Grange  badges  and  emblems  have  been 
constantly  with  us,  as  well  as  other 
houses  who  appear  at  seasonable  in 
tervals. 


they  must  be  filled  with  Grange  activi- 
ties. It  will  not  do  for  you  to  attempt 
to  shift  the  responsibility  by  letting 
some  one  else  do  the  work.  You  are 
the  one  that  receives  the  benefits  and 
it  is  your  duty  to  help  build  up  your 
own  Grange  membership. 

The  National  Master,  Brother  L.  J. 
Taber,  has  issued  a  challenge  to  each 
Subordinate  Master  to  be  the  first  to 
get  a  new  application  for  his  or  her 
Grange,  and  then  challenge  the  other 
twelve  officers  to  do  the  same.  This  is 
not  impossible  and  can  be  done  in 
every  Grange  in  the  State,  if  a  de- 
termined effort  is  made. 

In  return  for  the  challenge  of  our 
National  Master,  I  am  challenging 
each  member  to  secure  one  new  ap- 
plication, or  one  reinstatement,  for  his 
or  her  Grange,  on  or  before  September 
30th.  We  have  two  hundred  seventy 
thousand  farmers  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  only  about  seventy-five  thousand 
of  them  in  the  Grange.  Go  and  get 
the  other  two  hundred  thousand. 

You  remember  the  song,  "You 
bring  the  one  next  to  you."  That  is 
just  what  I  am  trying  to  get  you  to 
do.  I  want  a  concerted  effort  made 
over  the  entire  State,  in  each  and 
every  Grange,  to  increase  our  member- 
ship. Not  by  bringing  in  those  who 
are  not  interested,  or  who  might  join 
for  selfish  purposes,  but  by  getting  all 
who  are  worthy  and  are  interested  in 
Grange  work  to  join.  Never  sacrifice 
quality  for  quantity. 

This  is  no  time  to  quit  and  attempt 
to  excuse  your  action  by  saying  that 
times  are  hard,  money  is  scarce  and 
I  cannot  afford  to  pay  my  dues.  There 
has  never  been  a  time  in  the  history 
of  agriculture  when  the  Grange  was 
needed  so  much  as  now.  You  need  the 
Grange  and  the  Grange  needs  you. 
The  need  is  mutual  and  the  benefits 
derived  will  accrue  to  all  who  live  in 
the  community  where  the  Grange  is 
located. 


The  Secretary's  Column 


By  John  H.  Light 


IT  IS  the  purpose  of  this  column  to 
carry  information  to  the  entire 
membership  with  special  reference 
to  facts  and  statistics  concerning  the 
standing  of  Subordinate  Granges.  Ar- 
rearages in  payment  of  Grange  dues 
is  the  best  indication  of  the  decline  of 
the  Grange  and  it  is  a  safe  prediction 
that  when  a  Grange  fails  to  remit  for 
two  successive  quarters  it  is  a  sure 
sign  of  dormancy.  We  are  making 
desperate  efforts  to  get  all  Granges  to 
pay  their  dues  on  time.  As  Grange 
News  goes  to  press  all  but  fifty 
Granges  have  paid  their  dues  for  the 
quarter  ending  March  31,  1931. 

The  quarterly  report  blanks  for  the 
quarter  ending  June  30,  1931,  have 
been  mailed  and  the  first  returns 
reached  the  Secretary's  office  on  June 
15th. 

The  most  important  work  of  a 
Grange  Secretary  is  the  duty  of  col- 
lecting Grange  dues.  Action  was 
taken  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  State 
Grange  that  aims  to  simplify  the 
method  and  briefly  stated  it  is,  "Dues 


shall  be  payable  quarterly,  semi-an- 
nually or  annually  in  advance;  if 
dues  are  not  paid  by  December  Ist  the 
Secretary  shall  notify  the  delinquent 
members.  If  dues  remain  unpaid  by 
March  of  the  following  year  such  de- 
linquents may  be  dropped  from  the 
roll  by  vote  of  the  Grange."  These 
facts  are  all  embodied  in  the  arrearage 
notices  sold  by  Grange  Headquarters. 
With  the  close  of  the  quarter  ending 
June  30th,  there  remains  but  one 
quarter  in  the  present  Grange  year. 
We  mention  this  fact  to  urge  imme- 
diate activity  in  all  lines  of  Grange 
work. 

Evidently  our  Granges  have  for- 
gotten the  Scholarship  Fund  created 
several  years  ago.  It  will  be  recalled 
that  the  interest  of  $2,500  will  be 
made  available  as  soon  as  the  amount 
of  $2,500  is  raised.  Only  Grange  girls 
of  not  less  than  two-years'  membership 
can  benefit  by  the  Fund,  and  this 
worthy  project  is  commended  to  the 
consideration  of  Granges  and  indi- 
viduals. 


ceremonies,  which  began  just  after 
10 :  30  a.  m.,  the  morning  session  set- 
tled down  to  business,  and  one  of  the 
first  acts  was  the  installation  of  D.  E. 
Stone  as  three-year  member  of  the 
executive  committee.  Worthy  Master 
Hoppe  conducted  the  obligation. 

Impressive  Roll  Call 


When  you  go  after  new  members, 
try  to  impress  the  farmer  with  this 
fact,  that  no  farmer  organization  will 
begin  to  give  him  as  much  for  his 
money  as  the  Grange.  This  has  been 
proven  by  more  than  sixty  years  of 
unparalleled  achievement. 

It  is  your  organization.  Go  forth 
and  fight  for  it.  Act  as  though  you 
had  faith  in  its  Object,  its  Principles 
and  its  Leadership.  Put  your  soul 
into  your  work  and  let  others  know 
that  you  belong  to  the  Grange  and 
earnestly  solicit  their  membership. 


I 


For  a  long  term  of  years,  I  have 
a.(l  the  pleasure  of  furnishing  the 
printed  stationery  used  by  members 
ot  the  official  family  of  State  Grange, 
T:  ^°  addition,  a  large  quantity  of 
}^^  required  by  local  Granges 
throughout  the  State. 

^ur  Worthy  Master  advises  me  that 
kLT\  *u  .^^"tinue  handling  thi« 
2\^\'  }^  ^i^'^"^^^  it  will  be  accept- 

cordin'.lv^'  ^'^^'  ^*  ^^^^^'  «^d  ^«" 
Th?a     -iT  ^^^*^  ™e  this  concession. 

thel!?-  •f.^'''  ^®^P  ™e  in  touch  with 
activities  of  our  organization. 
Fraternally, 

Morris  Lloyd. 


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GRANGE  MEMBERSHIP 


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^hip  i\l,  ^\^icate  a  loss  in  member- 
fitted  i?^^*  ?^,*  *^  ^a^e  been  per- 
feporta  fn.  l""'^  ^^  recovered.  The 
•^^h  will  ok  ®  <i"arter  ending  June 
•urease  V,  .^  ""^"^  pronounced  in- 
'^^e  up  for  To  r*  ^^'^^  ^^^"«^  t° 

^"Sfter  of  ^^^^'■^^  ^^°*^«'  the  last 
o:  the  Grange  year  left,  and 


POMONA  GRANGE 

MEETING  ATTRACTS 

MANY  TO  GIBSON 
By  Harold  R.  Everett 

A  prominent  feature  of  the  June 
meeting  of  the  Susquehanna  County 
Pomona   Grange,   No.    7,   which   met 
with  Gibson  Star  Grange  at  Gibson, 
Pa.,  on  Wednesday,  June  3d,  was  the 
largest  attendance   noted   at   all   ses- 
sions during  the  day.     On  this  date 
ideal  weather,  and  the  prospects  of  a 
pleasant  drive  for  many  parts  of  the 
county  made  an  incentive  for  attend- 
ing, in  addition  to  the  ordinary  at- 
tractions of  the  meeting,  and  perhaps 
the  lack  of  any  detracting  feature  was 
responsible  for  this  splendid  showing. 
An    out-of-the-ordinary    incident    in 
this    connection    was    furnished    by 
South  Auburn  Grange  sending  a  spe- 
cially  designated   and   properly   dec- 
orated truck  to  the  meeting  from  way 
in  the  western  part  of  the  county,  with 
a  load  of  the  members  of  the  Sub- 
ordinate Grange  located  there. 

To  better  accommodate  the  attend- 
ance, the  sessions  were  held  in  the 
church  building,  across  the  road  from 
the  Gibson  Star  Grange  Hall.  After 
the    customary    and    proper    opening 


A  feature  which  has  gained  much 
prominence  through  its  appealing 
qualities  is  the  roll  call  of  officers, 
which  on  this  occasion  was  particu- 
larly impressive,  because  of  the  sub- 
ject of  the  response — "A  Tribute  to 
Motherhood."  The  special  committee- 
members,  as  well  as  the  regular 
officers,  all  of  whom  were  present,  par- 
ticipated in  the  response,  for  which 
they  had  come  prepared,  and  despite 
the  variety  of  the  expressions  offered, 
all  combined  in  emphasizing  the  par- 
ticular tribute  to  Motherhood. 

With  a  few  announcements  concern- 
ing the  remaining  features  on  the 
program,  and  the  appointment  of 
committees  for  the  day,  recess  for 
dinner  was  taken. 

Complete  Deputies'  Reports 

After  participating  in  an  enjoyable 
repast,   the   members   reconvened   for 
the  afternoon  session  when  one  of  the 
first  items  considered  was  the  reading 
of  credentials.    Despite  the  fact  that 
a  small  net  loss  in  membership  was 
noted,  it  was  not  felt  that  an  unfavor- 
able situation  with  reference  to  the 
membership  condition  in  the  county 
was  reflected  in  the  report,  and  it  has 
been  suggested  that  perhaps  the  new 
ruling  about  dues  being  paid  in  ad- 
vance accounted   to  some  extent  for 
the  results  shown.    The  most  complete 
deputies*  reports  observed  at  Pomona 
Grange  in  some  time  were  given  on 
this  occasion,  and  a  very  definite  in- 
sight into  the  Grange  activity  through- 
out the  county  could  be  determined 
therefrom.    The  following  deputies  re- 
ported :    Brothers  Fred  Brown,  Philip 
Wheaton,  Bruce  Carter,  J.  A.  Fraser, 
N.   H.   Wilmarth   and   Sister   Nettie 
Lamb. 

Because  of  the  unusual  interest  and 
activity  taken  among  the  Granges  in 
the  matter  of  play  production,  an  an- 
nouncement of  interest  was  that  the 
plans  for  organized  dramatic  efforts 
toward  a  county  contest  and  elimina- 
tion to  determine  an  entry  for  com- 
petition at  next  year's  Farm  Products 
Show  are  going  forward.  It  was  sug- 
gested  that  the   important   thing   at 


present  for  the  individual  groups  is  to 
commence  working  up  one  or  two 
plays,  and  to  be  prepared  for  joining 
the  eliminations  when  the  definite 
plans  are  completed  and  ready  to  be 
carried  out. 

A  featured  item  on  the  program  was 
the  report  of  the  lecturers'  conference 
by  Sister  Eula  Decker,  of  Brooklyn 
Grange,  one  of  three  representatives 
from  Susquehanna  County  who  at- 
tended. Her  report  was  most  com- 
plete, and  reflected  the  enthusiasm 
inspired  by  the  conference  as  well  as 
the  practical  benefits  which  are  real- 
ized by  any  who  have  the  privilege  of 
attending. 

The  Evening  Session 

The  attendance  held  up  well  for  the 
evening  session,  and  during  the  short 
business  hour  conducted  immediately 
following  the  call  to  order,  the  bills 
for  the  day  were  presented  and  ap- 
proved for  payment;  the  place-of- 
meeting  committee  reported  the  ac- 
ceptance of  the  invitation  from  Gib- 
son Grange  to  entertain  Pomona  at 
Gelatt  in  September;  and  the  resolu- 
tions committee,  composed  of  J.  A. 
Fraser,  A.  L.  Bowell  and  John  M. 
Bunnell,  presented  its  report. 

The  Degree  of  Pomona,  conferred 
by  the  regular  officers  to  an  unusually 
large  class  on  this  occasion,  was  ex- 
ceptionally well  done,  and,  as  usual, 
was  an  impressive  contribution  to  the 
day's  activity.  It  can  safely  be  said 
that  this  Pomona  Grange  has  an  en- 
viable reputation  for  the  excellence 
of  its  ritualistic  work,  and  those  par- 
ticipating in  any  ceremony  are  par- 
ticular to  see  that  this  reputation  does 
not  suffer  at  their  hands. 


WHERE  POTATO  PLANTING 

PROMISES  TO  BE  LARGE 

Information  has  reached  Grange 
News  that  one  of  A.  B.  Farquhar 
Company's  salesmen  who  recently  re- 
turned from  Maine's  great  potato 
fields,  reports  the  sale  of  a  large  num- 
ber pf  planters.  The  results  being  the 
shipment  of  several  carloads  of  potato 
planters  to  Aroostic  County  as  well  as 
elsewhere  in  that  state. 

This  means  that  these  machines 
made  by  Farquhar  have  been  meeting 
with  marked  success. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


TO  DO  IT  THEMSELVES 

A  dispatch  from  Western  Kansas  says 
that  150  wheat  growers  In  western  Kansas 
who  produce  27,000.000  bushels,  have  formed 
a  United  States  Wheat  Growers'  Association 
and  voted  to  hold  their  wheat  for  at  least 
60  days  after  harvest  for  $1.00  a  bushel. 
They  also  agreed  not  to  seed  wheat  next 
fall  unless  the  price  goes  to  $1.00  a  bushel. 
Plans  were  adopted  to  extend  the  association 
to  other  wheat-producing  sections. 

Commenting  on  the  merits  or  vir- 
tue of  the  above  move  suggested  by 
our  western  wheat  growers,  the  editor 
of  the  Rural  New  Yorker  offers  the 
following : 

"If  this  is  to  be  taken  as  a  move- 
ment of  wheat-producing  farmers  of 
the  whole  country  to  take  their  prob- 
lem into  their  own  hands,  there  is  yet 
hope  for  the  American  wheat-grower. 
While  a  world  surplus  exists,  however, 
and  two  years'  surplus  on  our  hands, 
150  growers  are  not  likely  to  affect  the 
market  by  holding  their  wheat  for  60 
days.  It  is  a  practical  policy  to  work 
off  surpluses  at  prevailing  prices  in 
small  shipments,  holding  a  position  in 
the  markets  and  gradually  adjusting 
production  to  market  requirements. 
But  when  farmers  take  the  busjness  in 
their  own  hands  they  will  find  and 
adopt  the  most  economic  and  efficient 
procedure  in  the  marketing  of  prod- 
ucts. Their  failures  have  always  come 
from  trusting  the  business  to  others 
and  losing  control  of  it  for  them- 
selves." 


RURAL  PROSPERITY 

Must  Underlie  All  Efforts  to  Pro- 
mote Improvement  and  Pleasure 

In  the  name  of  "rural  progress"  a 
lot  of  hot  air  is  being  exploded, 
through  the  press  and  from  the  plat- 
form, and  it  is  no  wonder  dwellers  in 
the  open  country  grow  very  weary  at 
the  "relief  programs"  expounded  as 
necessary  to  accomplish  their  salva 
tion.  Once  in  a  while  a  refreshing 
note  is  sounded  by  a  real  leader,  and 
such  a  declaration  is  always  sure  of  a 
hearty  response  from  rural  people 
everywhere.  Such  a  message  recently 
came  from  the  head  of  the  National 
Grange,  Louis  J.  Taber.  Mr.  Taber 
said : 

"It  is  true  that  men  cannot  live  by 
bread  alone,  and  that  the  Grange 
renders  its  greatest  service  along  so- 
cial, educational  and  community  lines 
of  activity.  But  we  cannot  escape  the 
fact  that  high  ideals,  that  mirth  and 
music,  that  education  and  recreation, 
will  not  pay  interest  and  taxes  and 
that  our  organization,  as  a  defender 
of  rural  life,  must  give  part  of  its 
thought  and  some  of  its  effort  toward 
the  correction  of  great  economic  in- 
equalities that  affect  the  farmer." 


RASTTJS'  PHILOSOPHY 

"l)e  sunflower  ain't  de  daisy,  and  de 

melon  ain't  de  rose; 
Why  is  dey  all  so  crazy  to  be  sumfin 

else  dat  grows? 
Jes  stick  to  de  place  you're  planted, 

and  do  de  bes  you  knows; 
Be  de  sunflower  or  de  daisy,  de  melon 

or  de  rose, 
Don't  be  what  yo  ain't,  jess  yo  be 

what  yo  is. 
If  yo  am  not  what  yo  are,  den  yo  is^ 

not  what  yo  is. 
If  yo're  jess  a  little  tadpole,  don't  yo 

try  to  be  de  frog; 
If  yo  are  de  tail,  don't  yo  try  to  wag 

de  dawg. 
Pass  de  plate  if  you  can't  exhawt 

and  preach; 
If  yo're  jess  a  little  pebble,  don't  yo 

try  to  be  de  beach ; 
When  a  man  is  what  he  isn't,  den  he 

isn't  what  he  is, 
An'  as   sure  as   I'm   a-talking,   he's 

a-gwine  to  get  his." 


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TOO  MANY  LAW  BURDENS 

A  western  local  paper  prints  the  fol- 
lowing letter  received  by  a  banker 
from  a  resident  of  an  Oklahoma  town 
when  pressed  for  payment  on  a  note. 
It  contains  much  food  for  thought : 

"It  is  impossible  for  me  to  send  you 
a  check  in  response  to  your  request. 
My  present  financial  condition  is  due 
to  the  effects  of  federal  laws,  state 
laws,  county  laws,  corporation  laws, 
by-laws,  brother-in-laws,  mother-in- 
laws,  and  outlaws  that  have  been 
foisted  upon  an  unsuspecting  public. 
Through  the  various  laws,  I  have  been 
held  down,  held  up,  walked  on,  sat  on, 
flattened  and  squeezed  until  I  do  not 
know  where  I  am,  what  I  am  and  why 
I  am. 

"These  laws  compel  me  to  pay  a 
merchant's  tax,  capital  stock  tax,  in- 
come tax,  real  estate  tax,  property  tax, 
auto  tax,  gas  tax,  water  tax,  light  tax, 
cigar  tax,  street  tax,  school  tax,  syn- 
tax and  carpet  tax. 

"The  government  has  so  governed 
my  business  that  I  do  not  know  who 
owns  it.  I  am  suspected,  expected,  in- 
spected, disrespected,  examined,  re- 
examined, until  all  I  know  is  that  I'm 
supplicated  for  money  for  every 
known  need,  desire  or  hope  of  the  hu- 
man race,  and  because  I  refuse  to  fall 
and  go  out  and  beg,  borrow  and  steal 
money  to  give  away,  I  am  cussed  and 
discussed,  boycotted,  talked  to,  talked 
about,  lied  to,  lied  about,  held  up,  held 
down,  and  robbed  until  I  am  nearly 
ruined ;  so  the  only  reason  I  am  cling- 
ing to  life  is  to  see  what  is  coming 
next." 


BOARD  CONTINUES 

PLANTING  OF  FISH 

Over  100,000  brook  trout  ranging 
in  size  from  seven  to  ten  inches  were 
distributed  in  the  streams  and  waters 
throughout  the  Commonwealth  during 
the  spring  months  by  the  Board  of 
Fish  Commissioners. 

The  board  also  planted  in  the 
streams  over  1,700,000  minnows.  Min- 
nows are  one  of  the  most  important 
species  distributed  as  they  supply 
food  for  trout,  bass  and  other  fish. 

At  this  time  the  Pleasant  Mount, 
Torresdale,  Union  City,  Tionesta  and 
Erie  Hatcheries  are  engaged  in  trans- 
porting millions  of  yellow  perch  and 
pike  perch  to  suitable  waters. 

The  survey,  which  the  board's  rep- 
resentatives are  making  prior  to  dis- 
tribution, has  covered  sufficient  waters 
to  take  care  of  this  distribution.  The 
best  part  of  two  years  will  be  required 
in  which  to  complete  the  survey  of 
approved  streams  in  each  county  and 
naturally  this  list  will  have  to  be 
added  to  from  time  to  time,  Commis- 
sioner Deibler  said. 


Remove  Rust  and  Dirt. — A  brush 
and  a  can  of  kerosene  are  mighty 
good  tools  to  loosen  dirt  and  rust  so 
that  bearings  may  be  adjusted  prop- 
erly and  bolts  and  nuts  tightened. 


UPS  AND  DOWNS 

Mother — Did  you  call  Mary  up  this 


morning 


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Daughter — Yes,  but  she  wasn't 
down. 

Mother — But  why  didn't  you  call 
her  down? 

Daughter — Because  she  wasn't  up. 

Mother — Then  call  her  up  now  and 
call  her  down  for  not  being  down  when 
you  called  her  up. 


PRINTS  BOOK  ON 

FIRE,  PANIC  RULES 

"Regulation  for  Protection  from 
Fire  and  Panic"  is  the  title  of  a  pub. 
lication  compiled  by  the  Department 
of  Labor  and  Industry  which  is  ready 
for  distribution.  The  volume  is  the 
1931  edition  of  the  regulations  of  the 
State  Industrial  Board  and  the  con- 
tents cover  all  classes  of  buildings  as 
well  as  regulations  for  fire-proofing, 
emergency  lighting,  fire  alarm  sys- 
tems, storage  and  handling  of  photo- 
graphs  and  X-ray  nitrocellulose  films, 
fire  escapes,  and  the  operation  of  mo- 
tion picture  projectors.  The  book  also 
contains  the  text  of  the  Fire  and 
Panic  Act  of  April  27,  1927,  which  ig 
the  basis  of  all  these  regulations. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


Overseer  Addresses  Rotarians 


George  Schuler,  master  of  the  Fleet- 
wood Grange,  was  the  speaker  at  the 
weekly  meeting  of  the  Kutztown  Ro- 
tary Club  held  at  the  Keystone  Hotel 
Wednesday  evening.  Mr.  Schuler  has 
gotten  to  be  quite  an  authority  on 
problems  pertaining  to  the  farmer. 
He  has  done  a  great  service  not  only 
to  the  county  but  as  well  as  to  the 
state  through  his  study  and  research 
into  these  problems.  He  is  called  upon 
on  many  occasions  to  give  talks  at 
various  gatherings  and  is  always  re- 
ceived with  much  enthusiasm. 

He  started  by  saying  that  mutual 
dependence  is  most  necessary.  It  is 
necessary  in  every  line.  No  group  is 
sufficient  unto  itself.  Our  prosperity, 
our  happiness,  in  fact  our  very  exist- 
ence is  closely  interwoven. 

"There  are  many  forces  to  divide 
city  and  country  and  not  enough 
agencies  to  bring  them  together.  Stop 
for  one  short  year  the  hand  that  tills 
the  soil  and  famine  and  starvation 
will  inevitably  depopulate  the  globe," 
Mr.  Schuler  said. 

"History  tells  us  that  before  a  na- 
tion can  have  great  cities,  financial 
institutions  or  permanent  progress  it 
must  develop  its  agriculture  sufficient- 
ly to  produce  the  major  needs  of  its 
people. 

"The  city  is  the  farmer's  best  cus- 
tomer. Agriculture  in  exchange  con- 
sumes directly  or  indirectly  from 
twenty  to  thirty  per  cent  of  the  manu- 
factured goods  of  the  nation.  This 
indicates  that  the  rural  purchasing 
power  is  responsible  for  a  large  per 
cent  of  the  prosperity,  growth,  ma- 
terial advancement  of  every  city  in 
the  Republic. 

"Since  one  of  the  principles  of  the 
Grange  is  more  practical  education, 
the  State  Grange  decided  to  do  some- 
thing tangible  so  they  made  them- 
selves responsible  for  $100,000  toward 
the  building  of  a  girls'  dormitory  at 
State  College.  Fleetwood  Grange  has 
contributed  $700  towards  this  amount. 

"The  work  of  the  4-H  Clubs  is  a 
means  of  training  up  farmers  and 
leaders  for  tomorrow.  The  meaning 
of    4-H    is.    Head— Heart— Hands — 


Health.  These  clubs  are  doing  a  great 
work  and  are  recognized  in  this  sec- 
tion. 

"The  local  Grange  sponsors  junior 
movements.  A  Braucher  boy  showed 
the  prize  heifer  at  the  Reading  fair 
and  received  a  prize  at  the  Kutztown 
fair. 

"The  Grange  is  also  interested  in 
county  fairs.  They  suggest  that  there 
should  be  better  cooperation  between 
the  Granges  and  the  smaller  county 
fairs. 

"The  Granges  are  raising  a  protest 
against  the  Federal  Government  for 
using  in  the  army  and  other  Federal 
institutions  oleomargarine  instead  of 
butter.  They  also  protest  against  the 
import  from  the  Philippine  Islands  of 
palm  oil  which  is  in  direct  competi- 
tion with  the  dairy  industry. 

"They  are  pleading  for  equality  for 
those  engaged  in  agriculture.  Twen- 
ty-nine per  cent  of  the  population  is 
represented  in  agriculture  and  yet 
they  receive  only  eight  per  cent  of  the 
national  income.  The  average  farm 
income  has  decreased  from  $1,570  to 
$678  since  1919. 

"The  farmer  is  often  accused  of  be- 
ing inefficient,  but  from  actual  facts 
it  is  shown  that  they  have  increased 
their  efficiency  47  per  cent,  while  the 
manufacturer  has  only  come  up  to  a 
37  per  cent  increase. 

"The  farmers  must  adjust  these 
problems  that  face  them  through  farm 
organizations  and  must  think  not  of 
the  personal  advancement  but  of  the 
greatest  good  for  the  greatest  number. 

"If  farming  is  not  profitable,  if  we 
cannot  maintain  upon  the  soil,  clear 
thinking,  clean  living,  rural  citizen- 
ship, the  future  of  the  Republic  is  in 
danger  and  the  prosperity  of  the 
dwellers  in  our  largest  cities  becomes 
uncertain. 

"Prosperity  to  be  permanent  must 
begin  at  the  grass  roots.  American 
business  needs  to  recognize  this  truth 
and  to  make  it  the  basis  of  systematic 
efforts  to  promote  national  well-being. 
The  only  durable  conquests,  even  in 
ages  of  barbarism  were  conquests 
made  by  the  plow,"  the  speaker  con- 
cluded. 


THE  NEWER  IDEALS 

OF  PATRIOTISM 

(Concluded  from  page  1.) 
strengthening  of  all  peacemakers.  We 
pray  Thee  for  the  establishing  of  so- 
cial justice  and  international  friend- 
ship. Kindle  in  the  hearts  of  all  men 
the  true  love  of  peace.  Make  us 
gentle,  courteous,  forbearing  and  of 
good  understanding,  that  in  tranquil- 
lity Thy  kingdom  may  grow  until  the 
earth  is  filled  with  the  knowledge  of 
Thy  love." 

Susan  Coolidge  wrote: 
"He  serves  his  country  best 
>Vho  lives  pure  life  and  doeth  right- 
eous deed, 
And  walks  straight  paths  however 
others  stray, 
And  leaves  his  sons,  as  uttermost  be- 

quest, 
A  stainless    record    which    all    men 
may  read; 
Ams  IS  the  better  way. 

"No  drop  but  serves  the  slowly  lifting 
tide; 

^0  dew  but  has  an  errand  to  some 

flower ; 
No  smallest  star  but  sheds  some 

helpful  ray, 
^  ^"""^  ^y  man  each  helping  all  the 

^^«^e  the  the  arm   bulwark  of  the 
country's  power; 
A  nereis  no  better  way." 

Mrs.  Wm.  D.  Phillips. 


GRANGERS  AT  EDGEWOOD^ 

WELCOME   NEW   MEMBERS 

Edgewood  Grange  in  session  in  the 
Woodside  Community  House  Tuesday 
evening  had  a  fairly  good  attendance. 

At  this  meeting,  two  new  members 
were  elected  to  the  Grange  member- 
ship. They  were  William  W.  Thomp- 
son and  Anna  B.  Thompson,  of  Wood- 
side. 

Further  plans  were  made  for  the 
cafeteria  supper  to  be  served  in  the 
Community  House.  The  committee 
appointed  to  arrange  for  the  supper 
consists  of  Mrs.  Mabel  Briggs,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Bowman,  Mrs.  Lillian 
Wright  and  the  women's  work  com- 
mittee. 

The  following  questions  were  an- 
swered: "What  Points  Would  I  Con- 
sider in  Buying  a  Farm,"  Milton 
Satterthwaite;  "Does  the  Average 
Farmer  Have  More  Conveniences  in 
the  Barn  Than  His  Wife  Has  in  the 
House?"  Mrs.  Sara  Buckman; 
"Housecleaning  Helps,"  Mrs.  Anna 
Buckman;  "Low  Priced  and  Eco- 
nomical Water  Systems,"  J.  Warner 
Buckman. 

Announcement  was  made  that  Po- 
mona Grange  will  be  held  in  the 
Woodside  Community  House,  June 
3d,  and  Mrs.  Emma  Satterthwaite, 
William  Buckman  and  Mrs.  Ida  Rowe 
were  appointed  delegates  from  Edge- 
wood  Grange. 


HONOR  AGED  COUPLE 

Seated  in  their  easy  chairs  in  front 
of  the  open  fireplace,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
C.  L.  Goodrich  were  entertaining  a 
near  neighbor,  Mrs.  Peter  Kirschner, 
who  had  dropped  in  for  an  evening 
chat,  when  the  curtains  were  drawn 
at  Grange  Hall  Saturday  evening. 

The  scene  had  been  arranged  by 
Edinboro  Grange  in  honor  of  the  50th 
wedding  anniversary  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Goodrich  and  was  so  realistic,  so  well 
arranged,  that  a  hush  came  over  the 
audience  when  the  old  fashioned  scene 
was  presented  to  view,  and  we  know 
that  the  thoughts  of  many  in  the  au- 
dience that  completely  filled  the  hall 
went  back  to  years  ago. 

The  program  that  followed  was 
most  appropriate  to  the  occasion.  Mr. 
Prussia  sang,  "I  Have  Grown  So  Used 
to  You."  Harold  Cole  sang,  "When 
Your  Hair  Has  Turned  to  Silver," 
and  the  ensemble  sang  with  spirit, 
"When  You  and  I  Were  Young,  Mag- 
gie." Mrs.  Reason  and  Mrs.  Hilewick 
gave  a  splendid  duet,  while  other 
equally  meritorious  numbers  filled  in 
to  make  the  splendid  whole. 

Milton  Culbertson,  speaking  in  be- 
half of  the  Grange,  presented  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Goodrich  with  purses  of  gold. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goodrich  re- 
sponded with  remarks  that  showed  a 
deep  feeling  for  the  kindly  remem- 
brances of  their  neighbors  and  mem- 
bers of  the  order. 

An  interesting  number  on  the  pro- 
gram was  the  family  history  as  given 
by  C.  W.  Billings,  which  we  reprint 
by  permission. 

Following  the  program,  the  bride 
and  groom  were  escorted  to  the  dining 
room,  where  tables  groaned  under  the 
weight  of  good  things  such  as  old  time 
home  makers  know  how  to  prepare. 
The  bride's  table  was  filled  with  mem- 
bers of  the  family  and  a  few  charter 
members  of  the  lodge. 

Mr.  Billings'  article  follows: 

Nearly  four  years  before  the  Civil 
war  these  guests  of  ours  were  born, 
Carson  Lee  Goodrich  on  July  24, 
1857,  and  Ethleen  Exerne  Proudfit  on 
September  9th,  of  the  same  year.  He 
was  born  on  the  Townline  Road,  just 
south  of  the  old  Billings  farm  but 
spent  much  of  his  youth  and  young 
manhood  on  the  old  Goodrich  farm, 
near  the  head  of  the  lake.  She  was 
born  at  Eureka  Corners  on  the  For- 
rest Henry  farm,  but  most  of  her 
younger  life  was  spent  on  the  old 
Proudfit  farm  northwest  of  Fov  Cor- 


ners. A  year  or  so  before  her  mar- 
riage she  spent  a  year  in  Iowa  at 
Uncle  Leonard  Proudfit's  home. 

On  the  day  before  her  24th  birth- 
day, the  bride  and  groom  moved  to 
Trout  Run  farm,  where  they  have 
lived  for  nearly  fifty  years. 

Mr.  Goodrich's  mother  was  born  in 
Ireland  (Mary  Ann  Piatt).  Mrs. 
Goodrich's  grandfather  came  from 
Scotland.  They  both  have  English 
ancestry,  too. 

Three  girls  and  two  boys  were  born 
on  Trout  Run  Farm.  There  are  nine 
grandchildren  and  two  great-grand- 
daughters. 

The  family,  for  the  most  part,  has 
enjoyed  good  health.  There  has  al- 
ways been  "lots  of  going"  and  "lots 
of  company." 

O.  L.  enjoys  jollying  folks,  espe- 
cially the  ladies.  He  has  always  been 
very  fond  of  children.  Etha's  favor- 
ite pastime  is  going  somewhere.  Few 
enjoy  an  auto  more  than  she.  Yes, 
and  writing  letters,  too. 

In  1913  they  took  a  long  trip  to  the 
Pacific  coast,  returning  home  by  a 
different  route.  In  1920  they  had  a 
holiday  trip  to  Ardmore,  Oklahoma. 

They  have  for  years  been  active 
members  of  the  Advent  Christian 
Church.  The  Grange  has  always 
meant  a  great  deal  to  them.  They 
attended  State  Grange  at  Williams- 
port  and  at  State  College. 


I  DRAIN  TILE 


Delivered  prices  quoted  on  request. 

THE  L  BIGLOW  CO.       New  London,  0. 


ENGINE  REPAIR  PARTS 

TO  ALL  OWNERS  of  Gasoline  Engines 
with  the  following  trade  name:  Alamo, 
Avery,  Dairy  King.  Empire,  Gallon,  Flying 
Dutchman,  Hoosier,  Lansing,  Lindsay.  Pldg- 
eon-Thomas,  Sharpless  and  Rock  Island ; 
manufactured  by  the  Alamo  Engine  Com- 
pany of  Hillsdale,  Michigan.  We  own  the 
entire  stock  of  repair  parts,  including  pat- 
terns and  Jigs  for  the  continuance  of  service 
for  above  engines.  If  unable  to  secure  re- 
pairs from  your  dealer,  order  direct  from 
our  factory.  We  also  handle  repairs  for 
the   Mollne   Universal    Tractor   and   maintain 

complete  machine  shop.  Stephens  Servicb 
Company,    Box    L35,    Freeport.    Illinois. 

Excellent  solid  colored,  registered 
Jersey  Bull  calf,  4  months  old,  from 
a  great  cow,  at  a  bargain.  Herd  ac- 
credited. W.  F.  McSparran,  Furniss, 
Pa. 


FARQUHAR 

POTATO 

DIGGERS 


INCREASE  PROFITS 


The  Farquhar  Elevator 
Diffsrer  contains  every  mod- 
ern device  for  rapid,  cK-an 
(li.ri;iiiif.  Puts  the  potatoes 
in  a  neat,  compact  row. 
ready  for  easiest  and  quick- 
est huiidlinir.  They  Iiave 
been  proven  right  by  the 
hardest  kind  of  Held  oper- 
ation. 


The  Farquhar  is  the  original  risrid  tonirue  digger-can  be  barked,  held  over  the 
row  when  durging  on  hillside  and  is  li?ht  of  draft.  Built  with  broad  front  roller  or  two 
wheel  front  truck.    May  l)e  e«iuipped  with  level  or  hillside  cleats  ;  also  road  rim. 

We  also  build  the  "Success  Junior,"  the  plow  type  digger  for  the  smaller  grower-the 

rage  farmer  s  choice.    Illustrated  Catalog  sent  to  any  grower. 


average 


A.  B.  FARQUHAR  CO.,  Limited 

Box  263,  YORK,  PA. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


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The  Lecturers  Comer 

By  Howard  G.  Eisaman,  State  Lecturer 


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The  Middle  Atlantic  Grange  Lec- 
turers Conference  is  only  a  few  weeks 
away — at  the  University  of  Maryland, 
August  11,  12,  13  and  14. — Remember 
that  this  will  be  the  outstanding 
Grange  event  of  the  year.  Hundreds 
of  Grange  Patrons  will  be  there  from 
Pennsylvania,  New  York,  New  Jer- 
sey, Delaware,  Maryland,  Virginia 
and  West  Virginia.  This  is  your  op- 
portunity to  enjoy  the  finest  and  best 
vacation  of  your  lifetime.  By  confer- 
ence time,  the  harvest  in  Pennsylva- 
nia will  be  over,  you  will  be  able  to 
find  a  friend  or  neighbor  who  will 
look  after  the  chores  for  you  while 
you  are  away.  So  pack  the  family  in 
the  old  Ford  and  I'll  be  a  seein'  you  at 
College  Park,  Md.  (Just  outside  of 
Washington,  D.  C.)  Delegates  at- 
tending the  Conference  will  furnish 
their  own  bedding,  towels  and  toilet 
articles.  Send  your  registration  to 
Howard  G.  Eisaman,  East  Springfield, 
Pa. 

What  the  Live  Ones  Do  to  Keep 
Alive 

Oleanings  from  Reports 

From  Mrs.  Dubbs,  Lecturer,  War- 
riors Mark  Grange,  Huntingdon 
County — "Once  every  three  months 
we  celebrate  the  birthdays  of  the 
Grangers  whose  birthdays  occur  dur- 
ing the  three  months.  For  example; 
those  coming  in  January,  February 
and  March,  we  have  a  party  on  the 
second  meeting  night  in  February. 
We  have  refreshments,  play  games  or 
have  a  mixed  entertainment." 

From  Mrs.  Chas.  Musser,  Marion 
Center,  Indiana  County — "We  have  a 
fifteen  piece  orchestra  in  our  Grange. 
I  act  in  the  capacity  of  pianist  and 
director,  and  I'm  real  proud  of  the 
bunch,  as  half  of  them  have  never 
had  any  musical  training,  other  than 
what  I  have  given  them." 

From  Edna  Burgess,  Forkstown, 
Wyoming  County. — "Our  Pomona 
has  voted  to  give  five  dollars  to  each 
subordinate  Grange  within  its  juris- 
diction, to  establish  a  Lecturer's  Li- 
brary, and  one  dollar  each  succeeding 
year." 

From  Mrs.  Marion  S.  Miller,  Kim- 
berton,  Chester  County. — "May  27th, 
Sisters'  part  in  contest — a  play  was 
given,  ten  sisters  taking  part.  Mrs. 
W.  E.  Bustrong,  impersonating  Presi- 
dent of  Leland  Stanford  University, 
announcing  the  caste  as  famous  peo- 
ple— Madame  Queen,  even  being  pres- 
ent. Instrumental  solos  and  readings 
were  given.  June  10th, — Brothers' 
part  in  contest  —  Eight  brothers 
dressed  as  Hindus  made  a  double 
quartette,  which  sang  many  beautiful 


songs.  One  of  the  members  enter- 
tained with  magic  tricks." 

From  Grace  Hefft,  Luzerne  County. 
— '"We  have  an  open  meeting  the  last 
Saturday  night  of  every  month.  It  is 
a  paid  program,  usually  25  cents.  The 
program  is  usually  talent  outside  the 
Grange." 

From  Nina  B.  Gilbert,  Michells 
Mills,  Tioga  County. — "The  young 
people  of  the  Grange  put  on  a  play; 
'Bashful  Mr.  Bobbs' — and  our  door 
receipts  were  $42.45." 

From  Lloyd  F.  Wilcox,  Farming- 
ton,  Warren  County. — "We  staged  a 
three-act  play,  "Captain  Cranberry," 
presented  largely  by  the  younger 
members,  —  the  proceeds  for  the 
Grange  treasury  amounted  to  $35.00." 

From  Liola  Jones,  Susquehanna 
County. — "Our  Grange  put  on  a  play 
at  the  Susquehanna  County  Fair,  also 
entered  a  team — seven  men,  for  the 
tug  of  war  and  broad  jump,  and  won 
first  prize  in  everything." 

From  Martha  S.  Brown,  Oxford, 
Chester  County. — "Our  first  meeting 
in  August  was  a  picnic  supper  at  the 
summer  home  of  one  of  our  members. 
The  place  was  well  named,  Mt.  Rocky. 
It  is  in  Elk  Township,  not  far  from 
the  Maryland  line.  Thirty  of  our 
members  and  twenty  visitors  partook 
of  the  delicious  supper,  served  on  ta- 
bles in  the  old  orchard  among  the 
rocks.  Corn  was  boiled  in  large  ket- 
tles over  open  fires  and  'doggies'  were 
cooked  on  a  camp  stove  beside  the  old 
smoke  house.  Water  melons,  cooled  in 
the  spring  at  the  foot  of  the  hill  were 
served  as  dessert." 

From  Irene  Culbertson,  Edinboro, 
Erie  County. — "When  we  changed 
halls  the  first  of  the  year,  it  was 
planned  to  have  a  new  social  commit- 
tee every  three  months.  The  first  two 
committees  handed  in  about  two  hun- 
dred dollars,  after  extra  hall  rent,  etc., 
was  paid.  The  third  committee  is  go- 
ing strong.  Every  other  Friday  night, 
there  is  a  dance  and  ice  cream  and 
cake  served.  The  interest  in  Grange 
work  is  very  good." 


SMALL  EDITION 

Johnny  in  the  country  saw  the  first 
calf  in  his  life.  "Ooh,  mother !"  he  ex- 
claimed, "look  at  the  little  condensed 
cow. 


» 


D.  T.  Thomas,  Past  Master  of 
Mercer  County  Pomona,  has  recovered 
from  his  serious  accident  on  the  re- 
turn from  the  Pottsville  State  Meet- 
ing, to  the  extent  that  he  is  able  to 
move  about  by  the  aid  of  crutches. 


CIDER  PRESSES 

A  Size  for  Every  Need 

The  proapecls  for  a  bumper  apple  crop 
are  most  assuring.  Only  the  choice  fruit  will 
be  marketed  The  culls  and  UTind falls  U7ill  be 
conuerted  inlo  money  bg  pressing  the  cider 
oul  of  Ihem.  Cider  Press  Operators  anil  make 

good  money.    Farquhar  Cider  Presses  are  _^___ 

buill  in  sizes  suitable  for  Roadside  marketing,  the  Indiuidual  Orchard- 
isl  and  Custom  Pressing.  Illustrated  Bulletin  No.  126  u^ll  be  mailed 
free.     Buy  nou?  at  factory  prices. 

Ji.  B.  FARQUHAR  CO.,  Limiled      Box  163     IJork,  Pa. 


PERMANEin:  PROSPERITY 
MUST  BEGIN 

WITH   AGRICULTURE 

The  stability  of  business  largely  de- 
pends upon  agriculture,  according  to 
the  thoughts  expressed  by  George  F. 
Ruth,  master  of  Pomona  Grange,  No. 
43,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  at  the 
quarterly  meeting  of  that  organiza- 
tion held  in  Marion  Fire  Hall  on  June 
2d. 

In  presenting  his  quarterly  report, 
Pomona  Master  Ruth  took  the  posi- 
tion that  if  a  permanent  prosperity  is 
to  be  established,  it  must  begin  on  the 
farm  where  the  raw  products  are 
grown  for  the  larger  number  of  manu- 
facturers. A  ready  sale  for  farm  prod- 
ucts, he  stated,  would  mean  a  more 
prosperous  buying  by  those  who  follow 
agriculture. 

The  meeting  was  largely  attended 
and  the  15  subordinate  Granges  were 
represented.  Beside  the  report  of  Mr. 
Ruth,  there  were  reports  of  standing 
and  special  committees.  The  after- 
noon was  given  over  to  Lecturer  War- 
ren Blatt,  who  staged  an  interesting 
program  of  music,  recitations  and  ad- 
dresses. Dinner  was  served  by  liie 
members  of  Marion  Grange. 

"There  are  many  problems  which 
need  our  attention,"  said  Pomona 
Master  Ruth  in  presenting  his  report. 
"This  depression  is  likely  to  stay  with 
us  until  we  have  solved  some  of  these 
problems.  Tinkering  with  the  tariff 
instead  of  giving  relief  to  the  farmer, 
wild  speculation  and  abnormal  condi- 
tions generally  helped  to  bring  about 
this  unemployment. 

"Agriculturists  ask  for  no  special 
privileges,  but  only  a  square  deal. 
Prosperity  to  be  permanent  must  be- 
gin at  the  ground  from  which  all 
wealth  comes.  The  farmer  in  normal 
times  is  the  largest  purchaser  of  mai*- 
ufactured  products  and  a  prosperous 
agriculture  is  reflected  in  other  in- 
dustries. 

"We  do  feel  that  it  is  unfair  that 
the  prices  of  farm  products  are  as 
low,  or  on  a  lower  level  than  in  1913, 
while  the  manufactured  articles  are 
as  high  as  in  1929. 

SuRPUs  OF  Food 

"We  also  feel  that  there  is  some- 
thing wrong  with  our  economic  sys- 
tem when  millions  are  starving  with 
a  large  surplus  of  food  at  very  low 
prices. 

"The  subject  of  taxation  will  be  felt 
more  as  incomes  decrease.  We  have 
been  spending  as  if  the  sky  was  the 
limit.  This  year  the  payment  of  taxes 
will  become  a  real  serious  problem. 
The  farmer  by  reason  of  low  prices 
will  find  a  large  part  of  his  income 
going  for  taxes  which  will  be  col- 
lected in  spite  of  everything.  Many 
will  find  the  truth  in  the  old  adage, 
'There  is  nothing  so  sure  as  death  and 
taxes.*  And  this  tax  money  will  be 
spent  mostly  by  those  paying  very  lit- 
tle tax.  In  the  strictly  rural  town- 
ships 75  per  cent  pay  only  a  small 
occupation  tax  which  for  road  pur- 
poses amounts  to  $1.00  or  less.  The 
other  25  per  cent  who  are  the  farm 
owners,  really  pay  the  tax.  This  bur- 
den falls  doubly  hard  on  them  by  rea- 
son of  decreased  income  and  a  higher 
rate  than  in  almost  any  other  indus- 
try." 


A  BETTER  QUOTATION 

"Yes,"  said  the  specialist,  "I  can 
cure  you." 

"What  will  it  cost?"  asked  the  sick 
man  faintly. 

"Ninety-five  dollars." 

"You  will  have  to  shade  your  price 
a  little,"  replied  the  purchasing  agent, 
"I  have  a  better  bid  from  the  under- 
taker."— The  New  Success. 


ORGANIZATIONS 

When  this  issue  goes  to  press,  we 
have  reported  six  new  Subordinate 
Granges,  and  twelve  Juveniles.  Eight 
reorganizations  have  also  been  re- 
ported. 

Brother  Eisaman,  State  Lecturer, 
has  organized  three  new  Granges  in 
Franklin  County  and  has  a  charter 
list  for  a  fourth  which  will  be  organ- 
ized before  this  reaches  you.  He  has 
one  more  place  in  view  in  Franklin 
and  will  then  go  to  Adams  and  begin 
work  there. 

On  Friday  evening,  June  16th,  the 
State  Master,  assisted  by  the  State 
Deputy,  A.  C.  Hottenstein,  organized 
a  new  Grange  at  Montandon,  Union 
County.  The  charter  is  still  open  and 
will  close  with  a  large  membership. 

Our  Worthy  Gatekeeper,  Brother 
Carr,  has  reorganized  Porter  and 
Hemlock  Granges,  his  county,  and 
has  a  third  one  well  started.  I  chal- 
lenge the  other  State  officers  to  or- 
ganize or  reorganize  a  Subordinate  or 
Juvenile  Grange  before  the  Grange 
year  closes,  Sept.  30th.  Do  you  accept 
the  challenge? 

On  June  2d,  the  State  Master,  as- 
sisted by  the  State  Deputy,  W.  M. 
Armstrong,  reorganized  New  Lebanon 
Grange,  No.  1445,  with  twenty-eight 
members.  This  Grange  will  accept 
members  from  another  dormant 
Grange  and  should  build  up  a  large 
strong  Grange. 


July,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  7 


THE  BUMBLEBEE 

Of  all  the  birds 

I  like  to  see. 
Is  the  downy  moss 

On  a  bumblebee. 
This  gay  old  bird 

Is  short  on  sing 
But  he  is  a  king 

On  a  horrid  sting. 

He  builds  his  nest 

In  a  clover  field, 
Down  in  the  ground 

A  cabin  shield. 
His  honey  cellar  is 

Always  stocked. 
It  is  mighty  secure 

And  well  padlocked. 

If  any  tries  to 

Disturb  his  nest. 
Well,  he  is  there 

To  do  the  rest. 
Then  sing  a  song 

To  the  bumblebee 
Because  he  is  always 

Quite  tax-free. 
-J.  S.  K.,  "Old  Man  Kelly,  of  Kelly  i 
Hollow/' 


FORMER  GRANGE 
OFFICER  ELECTED  PRESIDENT 

FARM  BDREAU 

Roland  N.  Benjamin,  an  active 
member  of  the  Grange  in  Bradford 
County  and  former  Overseer  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Grange,  has  been 
elected  president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Farm  Bureau  Federation.  Mr.  Ben- 
jamin is  also  a  director  on  the  State 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  Other  officers 
of  the  State  Farm  Bureau  are  vice- 
president,  Clarence  T.  DeWalt,  Nor- 
thampton County;  secretary,  E.  F. 
Kester,  Cumberland  County;  and 
treasurer,  Harrison  Nolt,  Lancaster 
County. 

The  office  of  the  Farm  Bureau  is 
located  in  the  State  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Sambo :  "What  time  does  the  train 
get  to  New  Orleans?" 

Conductor:  "Four-five,  this  afte^ 
noon." 

Sambo :  " Yessuh,  but  how  long  fo 
five?" 


TXEETWOOD  GRANGE 

CELEBRATES  ELEVENTH 
ANNIVERSARY;    PAST 
HISTORY  IS   REVIEWED 

Memorial  and  eleventh  anniversary 
orograms  were  presented  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  Fleetwood  Grange  May 
98th.  The  chief  speaker  for  the  occa- 
sion was  I.  Ralph  Zollers,  past  pomona 
master  of  Montgomery  County,  now 
secretary  of  the  Interstate  Milk  Pro- 
duction Association. 

The  affair  was  well  attended  and  a 
complete  resume  of  the  work  done 
during  the  past  decade  was  outlined. 
The  Fleetwood  Grange  is  one  of  the 
most  active  in  Berks  County,  and  the 
activities  during  these  years  have  been 
almost  countless. 

The  history  of  this  association  as 
outlined  at  this  affair  follows :  ^ 

Fleetwood  Grange  was  organized  on 
May  20,  1920,  with  147  charter  mem- 
bers. The  first  officers  elected  were: 
Master,  George  Schuler;  overseer, 
Lewis  Rahn;  lecturer,  Irvin  Leibel- 
sperger;  steward,  Harris  Rothermel; 
assistant  steward,  Morris  Schaeffer; 
chaplain,  William  Greenawald ;  treas- 
urer, Samuel  Braucher;  secretary, 
Daniel  Scheirer;  gatekeeper,  Paul", 
Homan ;  ceres,  Mary  Kline ;  pomona, 
Clara  Rothermel;  flora,  Alice  Heiu; 
lady  assistant  steward,  Kate  Lesher; 
purchasing  committee,  Clarence  Shol- 
lenberger,  Lloyd  Schlegel  and  M.  H. 
Brensinger.  On  July  8,  1920,  a  mo- 
tion was  made  to  lift  a  collection  at 
each  session,  the  money  collected  to 
be  used  as  a  social  fund. 

The  Grange  cooperated  with  the 
Fleetwood  Bank  in  holding  a  Farm 
Product  show  in  December.  The  first 
picnic  was  held  August  14,  1920. 
Forty-nine  candidates  were  admitted 
to  membership  during  the  year.  The 
amount  of  business  amounted  to  $13,- 
355.79. 

On  March  5,  1921,  we  entertained 
Berks  County  Pomona,  No.  43,  at  its 
quarterly  meeting.  On  February  24th, 
the  Grange  went  on  record  by  passing 
a  resolution  opposing  daylight  saving. 
On  April  14,  100  chairs  were  pur- 
chased for  the  convenience  of  the 
members.  On  June  18th,  the  first  ice 
cream  festival  was  held  and  proved 
to  be  a  success.  In  September  an  ex- 
hibit was  made  at  the  Reading  Fair 
and  we  were  awarded  the  first  prize 
of  $40.  A  piano  was  purchased  for 
$225.  The  total  amount  of  business 
for  the  year  amounted  to  $20,404.13. 
A  drive  was  made  for  new  members 
and  a  reward  offered  to  the  members 
who  brought  in  the  largest  number  of 
candidates.  Our  deceased  brother, 
Alfred  S.  Kline,  led  the  drive  and 
won  a  sixth  degree  pin  as  his  reward, 
beventy-two  candidates  were  admitted 
during  the  year. 

On  March  4,  1922,  we  again  enter- 
tained the  Berks  Pomona,  and  at 
^hich  time  the  first  play  was  ren- 
l^ered.  In  August  we  exhibited  at  the 
Autztown  Fair  and  received  $100  as 
nrst  prize  and  also  won  first  prize  at 
the  Reading  Fair  in  September, 
iwenty-six  candidates  were  received 
and  $16,175.85  was  the  amount  of 
tJusiness  for  the  year  reported  by  the 
Purchasmg  committee. 

In  1923  we  invested  $500  in  gov- 
ernment bonds.  We  received  third 
Pnze  of  $87.25  at  Kutztown  Fair  and 
jm  prize  of  $100  from  Reading  Fair. 
l^^  was  donated  for  the  50th  anni- 
;f  ^f  y  of  Fleetwood  and  many  helped 
^  the  parade.  A  fraternal  visit  was 
made  to  Trexlertown  Grange.  The 
m,;T  participated  in  a  Halloween 
n!o  ^^^  received  $24  as  a  prize, 
iin?  u  ^«^»e  sponsored  a  Farm  Prod- 
uct show  very  successfully.  Ten  can- 
for  ff  ^^^®  received.     The  business 

In  iQoP^^  amounted  to  $22,168.42. 

^a  i»^4  the  Kutztown  Grange  de- 


gree team  installed  our  officers.  The 
Grange  again  went  on  record  and 
helped  to  fight  the  Japanese  Beetle. 
We  again  won  second  prize  of  $97.50 
at  the  Kutztown  Fair  and  first  prize 
of  $100  at  Reading.  Forty-five  candi- 
dates were  received  and  the  business 
for  the  year  amounted  to  $21,255.03. 


DRIED  SKIM  MILK 

IS  EFFECTIVE  FEED 


75,000,000  Pounds  Used  for  Poultry 
and  Stock  Rations  in  1930 


Useful    in    Developing    Chicks    to 

Withstand  Disease  and  Produce 

Eggs  Sooner 

Rapidly  growing  knowledge  of  the 
high  value  of  milk  in  poultry  rations 
is  reflected  in  the  97  per  cent  increase 
in  the  market  demand  for  dry  skim 
milk  for  farm  livestock  feeding  dur- 
ing the  last  year,  declared  Roud  Mc- 
Cann,  director  of  the  American  Dry 
Milk  Institute,  at  the  sixth  annual 
meeting  of  that  organization  in  Chi- 
cago on  April  22d.  Approximately 
75,000,000  pounds,  or  30  per  cent  of 
all  the  dry  skim  milk  produced  in  the 
United  States  last  year,  was  fed  to 
farm  stock,  much  of  which  was  poul- 
try. 

As  a  feed  for  all  classes  of  poultry; 
dry  skim  milk  finds  one  of  its  most 
valuable  uses,  according  to  the  poul- 
try-feeding experts,  who  cited  their 
experience  and  experimental  results 
in  a  general  discussiori  at  this  meet- 
ing. Not  only  do  the  proteins  and 
minerals  of  dry  skim  milk  in  chick 
rations  result  in  most  rapid  develop- 
ment, but  its  use  as  a  part  of  the 
chick's  feed  has  proved  a  most  effec- 
tive measure  to  prevent  and  check 
coccidiosis.  A  ration  which  the  Cali- 
fornia experiment  station  recommends 
and  which  is  now  being  used  widely 
to  control  this  dreaded  disease  con- 
tains forty  pounds  dry  skim  milk, 
thirty  younds  yellow  cornmeal,  twenty 
pounds  ground  barley  and  ten  pounds 
wheat  bran. 

Continued  feeding  of  dry  skim  milk 
in  growing  rations  is  one  of  the  surest 
ways  to  bring  pullets  into  early  lay- 
ing. Experimental  results  in  many 
States  show  that  milk-fed  pullets  be- 
gin laying  earlier  and  lay  more  eggs 
in  a  season  than  hens  deprived  of 
milk.  The  particular  value  of  milk  in 
laying  rations  lies  in  its  content  of 
the  verp  proteins  and  other  nutrients 
the  hens  need  for  making  the  largest 
number  of  eggs.  The  lime  and  other 
minerals  of  milk  are  also  needed  to 
make  eggs,  for  they  are  ideally  suited 
for  shell  development.  Mashes  con- 
taining from  5  to  15  per  cent  dry  skim 
milk  have  been  found  to  be  one  of  the 
best  and  most  economical  feeds  for 
laying  hens. 


IT  WOULD  BE  FATAL 

TiTEWAD — "Pm  afraid  I've  lost  my 
pocketbook  1" 

Britelad— "Have  you  looked  every- 
where?   Tried  all  your  pockets?" 

TiTEWAD — "Yes,  everywhere  except 
my  left-hand  hip  pocket." 

Britelad — "Well,  why  don't  you  try 
that?" 

TiTEWAD — "Because,  if  it  ain't  there 
I'll  drop  dead." 


LONG  IIVE  THE  TEACHER! 

A  teacher  had  been  telling  her  class 
of  small  pupils  a  few  facts  about  an- 
cient history.  She  concluded  with: 
"And  children  don't  forget  that  all 
this  happened  2,200  years  ago." 

For  a  moment  all  were  silent,  but 
finally  a  small  boy  spoke.  "Gee, 
teacher,  you've  got  a  swell  memory  I" 


Juveniles,  Avis  Grange, 
No.  1959 


INTER-COUNTY  GRANGE  PICNIC 
ATTRACTS  THREE  THOUSAND 

The  Southwestern  Pennsylvania  In- 
ter-County Grange  picnic  held  at 
Etna  Mineral  Springs  Park,  June  17, 
maintained  its  record  for  fine  program 
and  an  even  larger  attendance  than  a 
year  ago.  It  was  agreed  to  hold  the 
1932  picnic  at  the  same  place  and  this 
is  sufficient  evidence  to  prove  the 
event  a  success. 

A  program  of  sports  was  carried  out 
at  11  a.  m.  and  included  a  tug  of 
war  of  subordinate  Granges,  won  by 
Unionville  Grange,  Butler  County. 
This  Grange  had  the  record  of  having 
217  members  present. 

The  noon  recess  featured  a  basket 
lunch  and  in  many  cases  Granges 
feasted  together  as  a  unit. 

The  entertainment  features  of  the 
advertised  program  were  carried  out 
and  every  number  was  a  splendid  ren- 
dition. Especial  mention  must  be 
made  of  the  ukelele  solo  by  Raymond 
McCracken,  five  years  of  age. 

Addresses  were  delivered  by  E.  B. 
Dorsett,  Master  of  the  State  Grange, 
and  John  McSparran,  Secretary  of 
Agriculture. 

Officers  elected  are:  Pres.,  J.  A. 
Boak;  vice-pres.,  W.  D.  Phillips; 
sec.-treas.,  Mrs.  George  Gault. 


DEER  ARE  MENACE 

IN  SOME  FORESTS 

"The  Deer  Problem  in  the  Forests 
of  Pennsylvania"  is  the  subject  of  a 
new  publication  being  distributed  free 
by  the  State  Department  of  Forests 
and  Waters. 

The  bulletin  is  the  result  of  exten- 
sive field  studies  by  Research  Forester 
H.  E.  Clepper,  carried  on  in  all  parts 
of  the  State  where  the  growing  deer 
population  is  menacing  both  the  for- 
est growth  and  the  welfare  of  the  deer 
herd. 

The  deer  carrying  capacity  of  for- 
ested areas  forms  a  part  of  the  dis- 
cussion and  the  lack  of  accurate  in- 
formation on  this  important  feature 
is  pointed  out.  Exemples  of  European 
experience  and  the  opinions  of  Ameri- 


can foresters  and  students  of  game 
management,  indicate  that  on  1,000 
acres  of  Pennsylvania  forests  from  20 
to  40  deer  are  sufficient.  The  tendency 
of  deer  to  congregate  in  certain  sec- 
tions must  also  be  considered. 

Describing  the  original  forests  of 
Pennsylvania  as  abounding  in  game 
animals  such  as  deer,  elk,  bear,  bison 
and  moose,  the  author  points  out  that 
although  animal  food  was  then  plenti- 
ful the  over  production  of  game  was 
prevented  by  predatory  enemies  such 
as  the  wolf,  wildcat,  panther  and  Can- 
ada lynx. 

Extensive  clearing  and  settlement 
drove  game  into  the  remaining  wilder- 
ness and  reduced  the  number  of  deer 
until  big  game  was  headed  toward  ex- 
tinction by  1850.  Elk  and  bison  had 
disappeared,  and  rapid  reduction  of 
the  deer  herd  occurred  during  the 
brief  quarter  century  following  the 
Civil  War.  Only  40  years  ago  deer 
had  become  so  scarce  in  Pennsylvania 
that  it  was  rare  to  see  one  in  its  native 
haunts. 

Lack  of  hunting  restrictions,  exces- 
sive forest  exploration,  and  destruc- 
tive forest  fires  had  much  to  do  with 
the  reduction  of  deer,  it  is  said.  With 
the  big  days  of  lumbering  past,  and 
the  creation  of  game  and  forestry  of- 
ficials, just  before  1900,  it  was  only  a 
few  years  until  deer  began  to  increase. 

The  problem  today  is  not  lack  of 
deer  but  too  many  deer.  Over  popula- 
tion of  deer  in  many  sections  has 
led  to  a  shortage  of  forest  food, 
which  results  in  under-nourishment 
of  deer  and  susceptibility  to  disease 
or  actual  starvation.  Excessive  injury 
to  tree  plantations  and  crops  is  com- 
mon, and  in  many  places  reforesta- 
tion is  out  of  the  question  due  to  deer 
damage. 

Numerous  instances  are  cited  of 
plantations  in  Clearfield,  Franklin, 
Center,  Pike,  Clinton,  and  other  coun- 
ties which  were  ruined  by  grazing 
deer.  Native  hardwood  growth  also 
suffers,  it  is  shown.  A  "deer  line"  is 
present  in  many  forest  sections  where 
it  is  observed  that  deer  have  eaten  all 
vegetation  for  a  height  of  five  feet 
above  ground. 


Can  Washers 

for  ftrmt.  dairirt  and  cream 
nations.     Practical.  Economical. 
Steamt   and   ttcrilizct  dairy  eqaij^- 
ment«  perfectly.  Two  models:  This 
illustration   shows  the  smaller  size 
No.  2.     Request  Particulars. 
Pmtmb  Mil.  C*..  RaUMdik. 

D.  8.  Potent  No.  HftajJl 


iX 


Sent  hy  Express  or  Parcel  Post  5000 

Leading  Varietlei  F.O.B.  or  more 

100       500  1000  Per  M 

Cabbage    |  .46    91.00  91.65    91.60 

Caulifluwer     76      2.00  8.60      8.00 

Tomato     60      116  1.80      1.66 

Pepper    86      8.25  8.76      8.60 

Sweet  Potato 70      1.86  8.00      8.90 

Beets,  Lettuce, 

B.  Sprouts 60      1.60  2.60      2.25 

Catalog  Free 

0.    E.    FIELD,    Sewell,  New    Jersey 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

Rooms  426-30.  Telegraph  Building 
216  Locust  St,  Harrisburg.  Pa. 

5  cents  a  copy.  50  cents  a  year. 


Vol.  XXVI II 


July,  1931 


No.  4 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HARSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH        KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

JOHN   H.    LIGHT,    Business    Manager, 

Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 

ADVERTISING  is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  inch, 
each  insertion.     New  Yorlc  representative,  Norman  Co.,  34  West  33d  Street. 

WITH  this  issue  of  Grange  News,  you  will  note  a  change  in  our  Edi- 
torial Staff.  Your  Worthy  State  Master  becomes  Editor-in-Chief, 
succeeding  John  H.  Light,  who  succeeds  Morris  Lloyd  as  Advertising 
and  Business  Manager. 

Brother  Lloyd  has  had  charge  of  Grange  News  for  many  years,  and 
has  rendered  loyal  and  efficient  service.  He  will  be  greatly  missed  by  many 
Patrons,  who  know  and  love  him  for  the  kindly  disposition  and  fraternal 
spirit  that  he  has  always  manifested. 

The  many  thousand  Patrons  in  Pennsylvania,  extend  to  him  a  vote  of 
thanks  for  the  loyal  service  he  has  rendered  them  in  particular  and  the  order 
in  general,  and  wish  him  many  years  of  peace,  health  and  happiness.  He 
will  ever  be  a  welcome  visitor  in  our  Grange  meetings. 

No  immediate  changes  in  the  editing  will  be  made.  In  discussing  State 
and  National  issues,  we  shall  do  so  without  fear,  favor  or  personal  bias. 
We  believe  that  the  time  has  come  when  we  must  rely  upon  our  own  re- 
sources rather  than  political  promises. 

Politicians  are  much  the  same  in  all  parties.  They  promise  you  anything 
and  everything  before  election,  forget  their  promises  and  give  you  absolutely 
nothing  after  they  are  elected. 

The  solution  to  our  problem  lies  in  complete  and  intelligent  organiza- 
tion. Build  your  Grange.  Increase  its  membership,  until  you  have  an  or- 
ganization that  not  only  commands  the  respect,  but  invites  the  support  of 
our  Legislators,  both  State  and  National. 

If  50%  of  the  farmers  of  Pennsylvania  would  join  the  Grange,  and  give 
it  their  full  support,  the  powerful  interests  which  control  the  Legislature 
and  enact  legislation  for  their  own  benefit,  with  little  or  no  regard  for  the 
effect  it  may  have  on  other  interests,  could  and  would  be  ousted. 

We  sometimes  have  to  fight  fire  with  fire,  and  there  is  no  better  method 
of  fighting  organization  than  with  organization.  Pay  no  attention  to  prom- 
ises, but  go  forth  and  build  your  Grange,  then  and  not  till  then,  will 
Agriculture  come  into  her  own. 


The  Grange  as  a  Service  Organ- 
ization 

THERE  are  too  many  people,  both  in  and  out  of  the  Grange,  who  look 
upon  the  organization  with  far  too  narrow  a  view  point.     To  be  of 
service  to  its  members,  as  well  as  to  all  the  people,  a  Grange  must  give 
careful  consideration  to  all  the  activities  which  make  for  a  happy,  contented 
community  life. 

The  first  and  highest  object  of  our  Order  is,  "To  develop  a  better  and 
higher  manhood  and  womanhood  among  ourselves."  To  do  this  successfully 
requires  careful  planning,  complete  organization  and  intelligent  cooperation. 

Man  does  not  live  unto  himself  alone,  and  can  do  nothing  unless  he 
associates  with  his  fellows.  Time  and  space  will  not  permit  me  to  fully 
describe  the  measure  of  service  that  the  Grange  renders  to  the  social,  re- 
ligious, financial  and  educational  life  of  the  community. 

I  shall  only  consider  two,  the  social  and  financial,  and  will  endeavor  to 
consider  the  other  two,  with  an  additional  one  in  a  later  issue.  Never  in 
the  world's  history  was  the  social  unrest  so  widespread  and  so  alarming  as 
it  is  today. 

The  Grange  is  rendering  a  lasting  service,  not  only  to  agriculture,  but 
to  the  State  and  the  Nation  as  a  whole,  in  its  efforts  to  curb  this  unrest 
and  bring  about  a  more  wholesome  condition  in  the  economic  world.  The 
farmer  does  not  readily  lend  himself  to  the  radical  views  as  expressed  by 
the  Communist,  but  keeps  his  head  level  and  his  feet  on  the  ground. 

The  Grange  has  taught  him  the  rule  of  reason,  and  it  is  a  good  thing 


for  the  State  that  we  have  men  so  trained.  The  country  needs  a  balance 
wheel,  and  many  thanks  to  the  Grange,  the  farmer  supplies  that  need.  Banks 
may  fail,  business  go  to  pieces,  labor  strike,  but  the  farmer  continues  to 
plant  and  sow  in  the  full  exercise  of  faith. 

Membership  in  the  Grange  has  given  him  courage,  patience  and  forbear- 
ance  towards  those  who  may  differ  with  him,  and  taught  him  to  work  in 
harmony  with  his  fellows. 

In  the  financial  world  the  Grange  renders  a  service  that  excels  that  of 
any  other  organization.  It  covers  a  wider  field  and  more  activities  than  any 
of  them.  I  sometimes  wonder  if  the  membership  fully  appreciate  the  service 
the  Grange  is  rendering. 

The  Keystone  Grange  Exchange  saves  its  members  many  thousands  of 
dollars  each  year  in  the  purchase  of  fertilizer.  The  same  is  true  of  feed, 
seeds,  spray  materials  and  binder  twine.  At  this  writing,  and  the  season  has 
hardly  begun,  we  have  sold  better  than  eight  carloads  of  twine.  This  service 
alone  pays  the  dues  of  its  members  many  times  during  the  year. 

The  several  Grange  companies  carry  Fire  Insurance  amounting  to 
$145,000,000.  In  addition  it  has  made  provision  to  write  Life,  Casualty  and 
Auto  Insurance.  If  you  are  not  familiar  with  these  provisions  it  will  pay 
you  to  investigate  before  placing  your  Insurance. 

I  desire  to  call  your  attention  not  only  to  the  importance  of  carrying 
Auto  Insurance,  but  of  knowing  what  you  get  and  how  much  it  costs  you 
to  get  it.  The  Grange  can  write  your  Auto  Insurance  for  25%  less  than 
you  can  get  it  from  any  Old  Line  Company. 

Some  companies  are  writing  on  what  they  term  a  membership  basis. 
This  simply  means  that  you  pay  $5.00  for  the  privilege  of  paying  more  for 
your  Insurance,  with  less  coverage,  than  you  could  get  it  from  the  Grange. 
You  will  also  be  required  to  make  a  Premium  Deposit  of  $10.  In  other 
words,  you  guarantee  the  payment  of  your  own  Premium  by  a  cash  deposit. 

Patrons,  you  better  let  your  own  organization  serve  your  needs,  thereby 
guaranteeing  service  and  protection  at  a  minimum  cost.  No  high  salaried 
officers,  no  expensive  office  rents,  just  plain  service  at  Grange  rates. 

The  enemy  is  at  work  trying  to  split  our  Order  into  smaller  units.  It 
is  an  old  trick  and  will  not  be  permitted.  Patronize  the  Grange  organizations 
that  best  serve  you  and  your  interests.  The  more  loyal  you  are  to  them, 
the  greater  service  they  will  be  able  to  render  you. 


Grange  Insurance 

Life  Insurance  and  the  Farmer 

For  the  young  man  who  is  ambi- 
tious to  make  farming  his  life  work, 
now  is  apparently  the  right  time  to 
purchase  a  farm,  for  not  in  many 
years  has  the  price  of  farm  lands  been 
so  far  depressed  below  their  real 
values.  All  that  is  necessary  is  suffi- 
cient money  to  make  the  initial  down 
payment  then  purchase  a  Grange  life 
insurance  policy  in  sufficient  amount 
to  cover  the  remaining  indebtedness. 
Thus  freed  from  anxiety  over  the  fu- 
ture the  farmer  can  go  ahead,  secure 
in  the  knowledge  that  should  death 
ensue  before  completing  his  payments, 
that  immediate  funds  will  be  available 
to  discharge  the  mortgage. 

The  man  who  has  already  paid  for 
his  farm  cannot  invest  his  surplus 
money  to  better  advantage  than  in  life 
insurance  for  a  life  insurance  policy 
constantly  enhances  and  never  shrinks 
in  value.  Can  that  be  truthfully  said 
of  any  other  form  of  security? 

Progress  of  Our  Company 

May  production  of  our  Grange  Life 
Insurance  Company  was  20%  in  ex- 
cess of  that  of  the  corresponding 
month  of  1930. 

Planning  Your  Future 

We  can  be  of  material  assistance  to 
you  in  planning  your  future.  If  in- 
terested write  direct  to  the  Farmers 
&  Traders  Life  Insurance  Company, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


THE  LITTLE 

COUNTRY  THEATER 

One  of  the  chief  attractions  at  the 
Mansfield  Fair,  last  September,  was 
"The  Little  Country  Theater,"  spon- 
sored by  the  Pomona  Grange,  under 
the  direction  of  Prof.  W.  R.  Gordon, 
extension  worker  and  teacher  of  Rural 
Sociology,     at     State     College,     Pa. 


Several  Granges  responded  by  giving 
one-act  plays,  portraying  some  phase 
of  rural  life.  These  plays  did  not  slur 
the  farmer,  nor  in  any  way  attempt  to 
discourage  those  engaged  in  the  art 
of  agriculture. 

The  Grange  has  long  felt  that  it  was 
imperative  that  something  be  done  to 
improve  the  type  and  character  of  the 
shows  given  at  county  fairs.  This 
proved  to  be  successful  and  the  plays 
given  were  not  only  clean  and  whole- 
some, but  instructive,  entertaining 
and  inspiring. 

A  large  tent  was  erected  on  the 
grounds  and  equipped  with  a  stage 
and  chairs.  Over  the  entrance,  "The 
Little  Country  Theater,"  was  printed 
in  large  letters.  A  printed  schedule  of 
the  plays  to  be  given  was  also  posted 
on  the  outside  of  the  tent.  The  sched- 
ule gave  the  title  of  the  play,  the  name 
of  the  Grange  giving  it  and  the  hour 
of  performance.  The  admission  for 
adults  was  15  cents  and  for  children 
under  twelve,  10  cents. 

The  midway  contained  the  usual 
number  of  shows  together  with  special 
free  attractions,  but  "The  Little 
Country  Theater"  was  crowded  to  ca- 
pacity at  every  performance.  After 
paying  expenses,  the  proceeds  were 
equally  divided  between  the  Granges 
participating. 

This  new  feature  of  Grange  work 
was  a  financial  success  and  created  a 
new  interest  in  dramatic  work,  espe- 
cially among  the  younger  members. 
Here  is  a  piece  of  work  that  every 
Pomona  Home  Economics  Committee 
can  foster  in  counties  where  fairs  are 
held.  The  need  is  great  and  the  bene- 
fits derived  will  be  far  reaching. 
Mrs.  E.  B.  Dorsett. 


"Our  big  community  project  at 
present  is  building  a  6-mile  electric 
light  line,  and  of  the  24  subscribers 
all  are  members  of  the  Grange,  except 
two,"  writes  a  Crawford  County 
patron. 


July,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


Among  the  Granges 

Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


POMONAS 

Pomona,  No.  31,  was  entertained  by 
Delaware  Grange,  at  Dewart,  Wednes- 
day, May  27,  1931.  The  attendance 
was' excellent  and  the  reports  showed 
a  net  gain  in  membership  of  twenty- 
Plans  were  made  to  organize  two 
new  Granges  in  Union  County  and 
several  Juveniles  in  the  district.  Ar- 
rangements were  also  made  for  hold- 
ing the  annual  picnic  at  Milton  Park, 
Thursday,  August  6th,  with  the  Na- 
tional Lecturer,  James  C.  Tanner 
Farmer  and  the  Worthy  State  Master 
as  speakers. 

Butler 

Butler  Pomona  held  its  June  ses- 
sion in  Penn  Township  High  School 
auditorium,  Tuesday,  June  2d,  1931. 
The  attendance  was  large  and  the  re- 
ports excellent. 

Butler  is  making  rapid  gains  in 
membership  and  is  to  be  congratu- 
lated upon  the  growth  during  the  quar- 
ter. The  figures,  as  given  the  secre- 
tary, gave  a  net  gain  of  seventy-six. 
This  is  a  net  gain  of  five  members 
per  Grange  and  is  an  evidence  of  loyal 
support  and  efficient  leadership. 

Butler  has  five  Granges  on  the  Hon- 
or Roll,  and  these  five  Granges  show 
a  gain  of  seventy-seven.  The  condi- 
tion of  the  order  is  indeed  gratifying 
to  one  who  labored  long  and  diligently 
to  promote  Grange  growth  and  in- 
crease Grange  membership. 

It  is  the  earnest  desire  of  your 
Worthy  State  Master  that  the  splen- 
did growth  may  continue  until  every 
farmer  recognizes  the  need  and  value 
of  an  organization  such  as  the  Grange 
and  gives  it  his  full  support. 

Lawrence 

Lawrence  Pomona  was  entertained 
by  Plain  Grove  Grange,  Wednesday, 
June  3,  1931.  The  reports  of  Sub- 
ordinate Granges  showed  a  growing 
interest  in  Grange  work  and  a  healthy 
condition  of  the  order. 

The  Worthy  Lecturer  arranged  an 
.  excellent  program,  which  was  carried 
out  in  full.  The  question  of  electing 
a  County  Board  of  Assessors,  brought 
out  a  spirited  discussion,  as  well  as 
some  differences  of  opinion. 

A  school  for  deputies,  masters,  lec- 
turers and  other  Grange  workers,  was 
conducted  by  the  State  Master  at  the 
close  of  the  afternoon  session.  The 
Pomona  Master  and  State  Deputy,  W. 
S.  FuUerton,  has  nearly  mastered  the 
code  and  is  making  splendid  progress 
with  his  work. 

Westmoreland 
Rostraver  Grange  entertained 
Westmoreland  Pomona  in  their  new 
nail,  Thursday,  June  4,  1931.  Ros- 
traver  Grange  is  justly  proud  of  her 
new  home  and  made  an  excellent 
hostess. 

During  the  past  year  Grange  mem- 
bership has  had  a  steady,  but  not  a 
large  increase.  The  growth  during  the 
quarter  was  very  satisfactory.    Derry 


HAY  BALERS 

Built  for  Capacity 

'"nil"'"  °"/  ""*  ^'^"  of  ^^y  or  s»"w.     This  is  a 
-"oney  maker.     Write  for  description  and  sizes. 

A.  B.  FARQUHAR  CO.,  Limittd 

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Township  and  Donegal  each  received 
five  members.  Hempfield  twenty-four 
and  Rostraver  forty-five. 

The  total  gain  for  the  county  was 
eighty-six  and  the  total  losses  fifty- 
five,  leaving  a  net  gain  of  thirty-one, 
with  thirty-two  applications  on  hand, 
making  a  gain  for  the  quarter  of  sixty- 
three.  This  is  a  gratifying  showing 
and  shows  what  can  be  done  through 
hard  work  and  personal  supervision. 

The  State  Master  held  a  school  for 
deputies,  masters,  and  other  Grange 
workers,  read  the  code  and  gave  in- 
structions for  future  work.  The  next 
quarter  promises  to  be  even  better 
than  the  last,  and  Westmoreland 
should  close  the  year  with  a  very  sub- 
stantial increase  in  membership. 

Greene 

Greene  Pomona  held  its  June  ses- 
sion in  the  Presbyterian  church,  Car- 
michaels.  Pa.,  Saturday,  June  6th, 
Carmichaels  Grange  entertaining. 
The  reports  of  Subordinate  Granges, 
as  well  as  those  of  the  deputies, 
showed  an  increase  in  membership 
and  growing  interest  in  Grange  work. 

The  new  Lecturer,  Rev.  Morris  L. 
Husted,  had  an  excellent  program 
which  was  carried  out  in  full.  The 
State  Master  was  present  and  took 
part  in  the  exercises  of  the  day.  He 
congratulates  Greene  Pomona  on  the 
splendid  work  she  is  doing,  and  the 
splendid  service  she  is  rendering  in 
building  up  our  order. 

Wyoming 

Wyoming  Pomona  met  with  Bow- 
man's Creek  Grange  in  I.  O.  O.  F. 
hall,  Noxen,  Pa.,  Wednesday,  June 
10,  1931.  The  reports  showed  a  small 
increase  in  membership  and  a  keen 
interest  in  the  work  throughout  the 
county. 

Walter  S.  Ilopi^e,  Pomona  Master 
of  Susquehanna  County,  his  wife  and 
daughers,  were  present  and  took  part 
in  the  program.  Brother  and  Sister 
Kresge  from  Lackawanna  County, 
and  Brother  and  Sister  Michael,  of 
Luzerne  County,  were  also  present 
and  gave  short  talks  on  Grange  work. 

Twenty-three  were  instructed  in  the 
fifth  degree,  the  work  being  done  by 
a  team  composed  of  young  people.  It 
would  be  a  source  of  inspiration  to 
the  young  people  of  our  Granges  if 
they  could  see  and  hear  these  young 
people  put  on  this  degree. 

Tioga 

Tioga  Pomona  held  its  June  session 
with  Ogdensburg  Grange,  Thursday 
and  Friday,  June  11th  and  12th.  Two 
years  ago  this  Grange  was  dormant, 
and  Pomona  gave  financial  assistance 
in  the  payment  of  State  dues. 

The  investment  proved  to  be  sound 
as  the  Grange  made  a  net  gain  in 
membership,  during  the  last  quarter 
of  twenty-nine  and  now  has  a  mem- 
bership of  over  seventy. 

The  Pomona  deputies  in  this  coun- 
ty have  the  work  well  organized  and 
are  rendering  eflicient  service.  Their 
chief  aim  is  to  give  aid  to  the  weaker 
Granges  and  prevent  losses  in  mem- 
bership. 

Pomona,  No.  44 

Pomona  Grange  at  Pond  Hill. 

Members  of  Pomona,  No.  44,  spent 
a  pleasant  day  at  Pond  Hill,  Satur- 
day, June  13th. 

Worthy  Master  A.  W.  Rice  pre- 
sided. The  morning  session  was  de- 
voted to  business  and  reports,  all  Sub- 


ordinates   having    a    written    report. 

The  afternoon  session  in  charge  of 
Worthy  Lecturer  H.  A.  Bronson  was 
interesting  as  well  as  instructive. 
Porter  Michael  led  in  the  opening 
prayer. 

Response  to  address  of  welcome,  C. 
S.  Hildebrant. 

Instrumental  music,  Wilbur,  Mada- 
line  and  Ruth  Searfoss. 

Memorial  services  conducted  by 
Worthy  Chaplin  Mrs.  L.  U.  Case  for 
the  following  departed  members; 

William  Armstrong,  of  Lehman 
Grange;  Frank  Wilcox,  Mrs.  George 
Lewis,  Mrs.  Dan  Cornell,  Mrs.  Clara 
Long  and  Fred  Ellsworth. 

Male  chorus  of  Mountain  Grange, 
Sheldon  Gay,  Harold  Lewis,  James 
Sands  and  Sherman  Heft,  rendered 
two  songs. 

Address,  State  Master  E.  B.  Dor- 
sett  on  Future  of  Agriculture. 

Prizes  for  one-act  plays  to  be  given 
by  Subordinates  were  offered.  Ten 
dollars,  best  rendered  play;  $7.50, 
second  prize;  $5.00,  third  prize  and 
$2.50,  fourth  prize. 

Jackson  Grange  invited  the  order 
for  Sept.  12th  meeting. 

C.  S.  Hildebrant,  Secy. 

Potter 

Potter  Pomona  was  entertained  by 
Odin  Grange  in  their  new  hall,  Thurs- 
day and  Friday,  June  18th  and  19th. 
The  Granges  were  well  represented 
and  the  large  hall  well  filled  at  all 
sessions.  A  net  gain  in  membership 
of  nineteen  was  shown  by  the  reports. 
A  large  class  was  instructed  in  the 
fifth  degree  and  much  interest  mani- 
fested in  the  program  arranged  by  the 
Worthy  Lecturer. 

The  deputy  school  conducted  by  the 
Worthy  State  Master,  Friday  morn- 
ing, proved  to  be  interesting  and  in- 
structive, as  many  had  never  heard 
the  code  read,  or  seen  the  work  ex- 
emplified. 

Pomona,  No.  28 

A  record  attendance  was  achieved 
at  the  meeting  of  Lycoming  County 
Pomona  Grange,  No.  28,  in  I.  O.  O. 
F.  hall  at  Oval,  Thursday,  June  4th, 
with  150  in  attendance  at  the  after- 
noon session  and  80  at  the  evening 
session. 

The  attendance  banner  went  to  Un- 
ityville  Grange,  No.  1720.  Pomona 
accepted  an  invitation  to  meet  with 
Bottle  Run  Grange,  No.  1301,  west  of 
Newberry,  township  of  Old  Lycoming, 
in  September.  This  Grange  being  re- 
cently reorganized. 

J.  C.  Michael,  of  Glade  Run  Grange, 
No  1160,  was  appointed  as  delegate 
to  Pennsylvania  State  College,  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  election  of  four  trus- 
tees. 

Memorial  services  in  charge  of  the 
worthy  chaplain  were  held  for  Daniel 
Webster,  of  Pennsdale,  member  of 
Captain  John  Brady  Grange,  No. 
1355. 

Thirteen  different  Subordinate 
Granges  were  represented  and  several 
visitors  from  Clinton  County  were  in 
attendance  at  the  meeting. 

Following  the  dinner  hour  Mrs. 
Lester  D.  Sedam,  lecturer,  gave  a  re- 
port of  the  lecturers  conference  held 
at  State  College.  Past  State  Deputy 
Lillian  Michael,  gave  a  talk  on 
"Grange  Objectives,"  followed  by 
song,  "Farm  Days,"  by  assembly;  re- 
marks, "What  We  as  Farmers  Should 
Know  About  the  Brigham  Townsend 
Bill,"  by  D.  K.  Sloan,  county  farm 
agent,  and  D.  H.  Bailey  of  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College;  followed  by 
song,  "We  Hain't  Going  to  Milk  Any 
More,"  composed  of  a  chorus  of  seven 
men  of  the  different  subordinate 
Granges;  reading,  "Alfalfa,"  by  R. 
Lester  Herring;  two  solo  numbers  by 


Miss  Alice  Stugard ;  remarks  by  Past 
State  Deputy  C.  H.  Dildine. 

In  the  evening  the  fifth  degree  was 
conferred  on  a  class  of  seventeen.  An 
interesting  program  was  given  in- 
cluding talk  on  "Taxation  Valua- 
tion," by  County  Commissioner  Jos- 
eph H.  Nicely;  reading,  Margaret 
Sedam;  "Musical  Selections,"  Tren- 
ton Myers;  followed  by  duet,  Mrs. 
Sadie  Houser  and  Mrs.  Tessie  Lovell ; 
group  singing  by  Captain  John  Brady 
Grange  and  West  Branch  Grange; 
readings  by  Mrs.  Lester  Sedam ;  reci- 
tation, Robert  Byer;  remarks  by  the 
Rev.  Sameul  F.  Rounsley,  of  Canusa- 
rago  Grange;  closing  song,  "God  Be 
With  You,"  concluded  the  evening's 


session. 


Mrs.  R.  E.  Poust,  Secy. 


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July,  1931 


Home  Economics 
Comm.ittee 
1? 
Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Mis*  Charlotte  £.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN'S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


DID  YOU  KNOW? 

Verse  for  the  Month 

"Just  to  leave  in  His  dear  hand 

Little  things; 
All  we  cannot  understand. 

All  that  stings. 
Just  to  let  Him  take  the  care 

Sorely  pressing, 
Finding  all  we  let  Him  bear 
Changed  to  blessing." 

—F.  R.  G. 


That  if  a  slogan  such  as  "Better 
Cooking"  for  our  1931  meals  were  to 
hang  in  our  kitchens  where  it  would 
face  us  everytime  we  glanced  up  from 
our  mixing,  rolling  and  stirring,  our 
meals  would  be  more  carefully 
planned  and  prepared  and  therefore 
more  appetizing. 

That  the  dry  ingredients  for  pie 
crusts  may  be  mixed  and  placed  in  a 
covered  container  in  your  refrigerator 
days  in  advance  which  means  a  pie  in 
short  order  when  busy  these  spring 
days. 

That  if  custards  such  as  egg,  coco- 
nut, pumpkin,  apple,  etc.,  are  baked 
in  a  crust  that  has  been  rolled  the  day 
before,  the  crust  will  not  be  soggy  but 
instead  a  flaky,  golden  brown. 

That  a  garden  book  filled  with  do's 
and  dont's,  a  list  of  never  failing 
seeds,  time  of  planting,  etc.,  is  a  treas- 
ure guide  for  your  garden  and  will 
become  a  part  of  springtime  each  year. 
Try  it. 

The  common  annual  larkspur 
should  be  in  every  garden,  not  only 
because  it  is  a  riot  of  blue  and  pink, 
when  flowers  are  scarce,  between  the 
time  of  the  gladioluses  and  roses,  but 
because  it  attracts  the  delightful  little 
humming  birds.  It  is  a  rare  pleasure 
to  watch  the  tiny  bright  birds,  not 
much  larger  than  butterflies,  flit  from 
stalk  to  stalk ;  they  seem  to  alight  on 
a  flower,  but  seem  gracefully  sus- 
pended in  the  air,  while  dipping  daint- 
ily into  the  heart  of  the  flower  for 
their  nectar.  The  same  holds  true  of 
the  old  fashioned  blue  cornflower, 
which  has  quite  a  few  different  names, 
such  as  bachelor's  button,  etc.,  and 
which  grows  like  a  weed,  when  once 
established.  And  while  it  cannot  be 
classed  among  our  highbred  aristocrat- 
ic flowers,  yet  it  seems  to  be  the  fa- 
vorite resting  place  for  the  little  gold- 
finches or  salad  birds,  as  they  are 
called  in  this  neighborhood ;  this  bird 
is  of  an  attractive  yellow  color,  with 
black  on  the  wings.  I  have  seen  as 
many  as  ten  of  them  posing  on  a 
bunch  of  these  blue  flowers,  and  the 
contrast  of  the  blue  and  yellow  makes 
a  most  beautiful  picture.  I  have  often 
wondered  if  the  blue  color  of  the  flow- 
ers attracts  the  birds,  since  blue  is  a 
rather  rare  color  in  flowers,  and  there 
is  absolutely  no  odor  to  recommend 
either  the  annual  larkspur  or  the  corn- 
flower. 

PEIZE  CONTEST 

PROGRAM  GIVEN 

The  second  prize  in  the  flag  contest 
held  by  Pomona  Grange  last  year  was 
won  by  North  Ghent  Grange  for  the 
program  below  which  was  put  on  at 
Sheshequin  on  June  7th.  Mary  Keir 
was  the  lecturer  of  North  Ghent 
Grange  when  the  program  was  put  on 
as  follows: 

Song,  "Columbia,  the  Gem  of  the 


Ocean,"  by  the  Grange.  As  the  first 
verse  of  this  was  being  sung,  a  young 
lady  in  white  representing  Columbia 
marched  in  carrying  the  flag.  She  was 
followed  by  six  smaller  girls  carrying 
small  flags.  During  the  singing  of  the 
chorus  they  rendered  a  short  flag  drill. 
Then  Columbia  gave  a  reading  on  the 
flag  after  which  the  last  verse  of  the 
song  was  sung. 

Recitation,  "Our  Flag,"  by  Sterling 
Tompkins;  solo,  ''Old  Glory,"  by  Ed- 
na Billings ;  one-act  play,  "The  Stars 
and  Stripes,"  by  five  young  people  in 
costume;  recitation,  "Dad,"  Clayton 
Eicklor;  piano  duet,  Edna  Billings 
and  Vivian  Humphrey;  recitation, 
"It  Isn't  Fair,"  by  Esther  Hay  ward; 
song,  "I  Salute  Thee,  Old  Glory,"  by 
20  young  people  in  costume;  a  few 
minutes  of  fun  consisting  of  a  cookie 
eating  contest  by  three  couples  who 
are  blindfolded,  the  last  couple  to  fin- 
ish paying  a  penalty  by  giving  an  en- 
tertaining feature;  presentation  of 
flag  to  the  Master  of  Sheshequin 
Grange  by  Spencer  Billings,  Master 
of  North  Ghent  Grange;  reading  of 
rules  for  displaying  flag  and  proper 
respect  to  same,  by  Genevieve  Os- 
borne; song  by  the  Grange,  first  and 
last  verses  of  "America." 


SUMMER  SUPPER  SALADS 

By  Anne  Schuyler 

"Are  you  going  away  for  a  holiday 
this  summer?"  Mrs.  Harris  asked 
Mrs.  Robinson  as  they  chatted  over 
the  back  hedge  one  sunny  morning. 

"No,  George's  business  keeps  us 
here,"  Mrs.  Robinson  answered.  "I'm 
going  to  take  my  vacation  at  home." 

"How  so?"  questioned  Mrs.  Harris. 

"By  making  my  household  tasks  as 
light  as  possible  without  interfering 
with  the  comfort  and  health  of  the 
family.  I  believe  I  can  follow  the  old 
adage  and  use  my  head  to  save  my 
heels  to  such  an  extent  I  can  actually 
give  myself  two  or  three  hours  every 
afternoon  to  rest,  read  or  visit  with 
my  neighbors.  What  better  vacation 
could  I  have?" 

"It  sounds  fine  to  me,"  admitted 
Mrs.  Harris.  "But  I'm  curious  to 
know  some  of  these  ways  of  lightening 
labor.    Do  tell  me  what  they  are." 

"To  mention  just  one,  I  plan  to 
have  cold  suppers  often.  Sometimes 
I  shall  have  a  hearty  fish  or  meat  sal- 
ad for  the  main  course,  preceded  by  a 
hot  dish  perhaps.  Sometimes  I'll  have 
cold  meat  and  a  vegetable  or  fruit 
salad.  In  either  case  I  can  do  much 
of  the  work  in  the  morning.  I  have 
been  collecting  odd  recipes  for  supper 
salads  and  shall  be  glad  to  give  you 
some  of  them.  You  will  notice  they 
all  include  sugar  among  the  season- 
ings. Sugar,  you  know,  vastly  im- 
proves the  flavor  of  fruit  and  vegeta- 
ble salads,  and  being  a  highly  concen- 
trated fuel  food  also  makes  them  more 
nourishing." 

"I  use  it  in  my  vegetable  cookery," 
observed  Mrs.  Harris.  "So  I  know 
I'll  like  it  in  salads." 

Chicken  and  Tomato  Salad 
1^/^  cupfuls  tomato  juice 
3  tablespoonfuls  cold  water 
2  tablespoonfuls  gelatin 

1  tablespoonful  sugar 

2  cupfuls  cooked  chicken,  diced 
2  slices  onion 

2  cupfuls  small  green  peas,  cooked 
salt  and  pepper 


Soak  the  gelatin  in  the  cold  water. 
Strain  the  juice  from  canned  toma- 
toes. Heat  the  sugar  and  onion  with 
the  tomato  juice.  Season  with  salt 
and  pepper.  Add  gelatin  and  stir  un- 
til dissolved.  Strain  out  the  onion. 
Pour  a  little  of  the  tomato  mixture 
into  a  wet  mold.  When  firm,  add  a 
layer  of  the  chicken.  Cover  with  an- 
other layer  of  the  tomato  and  set  in  a 
cold  place  to  get  firm.  Then  add  the 
peas  and  the  rest  of  the  tomato.  Chill. 
Turn  out  on  lettuce.   Serve  with  may- 


onnaise. 


Bermuda  Salad 


1  cupful  Bermuda  onions,  sliced 
1  cupful  boiled  potatoes,  sliced 
1  bunch  watercress 
3  tablespoonfuls  olive  oil 
1  tablespoonful  vinegar 
1  teaspoonful  sugar 
salt  and  pepper 


Slice  the  onions  very  thin.  Pour 
the  vinegar  and  sugar  over  them  and 
let  stand  one  hour.  Slice  the  potatoes. 
Add  to  the  onions.  Stir  in  the  olive 
oil.  Season  with  salt  and  pepper. 
Toss  the  crisp  watercress  with  the  rest 
of  the  salad.  Serve  at  once,  using  ad- 
ditional French  dressing  if  necessary. 

Kidney  Bean  Salad 

2  cupfuls  cooked  kidney  beans 
1  cupful  celery,  diced 

1  green  pepper,  shredded 
6  tablespoonfuls  olive  oil 

2  tablespoonfuls  vinegar 
2  teaspoonfuls  sugar 

salt  and  pepper 

Mix  ingredients  in  order  given.  Let 
stand  half  an  hour.  Serve  on  lettuce. 
Garnish  with  sliced  tomatoes  and  rad- 
ish roses. 


OUR  FASHION  AND  PAHERN  DEPARTMENT 

All  patterns  15  cents  each,  postage  prepaid. 


All  patterns  price  15c  each  in  stamps  or  coin  (coin  preferred). 


8071 — Peplum  Model.  Designed  for  sizes  8, 
10,  12  and  14  years.  Size  8  re- 
quires 2%  yards  of  39-inch  mate- 
rial. 

8868 — For  Wee  Moderns.  Designed  for  sizes 
2,  4  and  6  years.  Size  4  requires 
1%  yards  of  35-inch  material  with 
2  yards  of  braid. 

2869 — Slimming  Lines.  Designed  for  sizes 
36,  38,  40,  42,  44  and  46-inches 
bust  measure.  Size  36  requires  3% 
yards  of  39-lnch  material  with 
yard  of  39-inch  contrasting. 


2904 — Youthful  Chic.  Designed  for  sizes  14. 
16,  18,  20  years.  36,  38  and  40- 
inches  bust  measure.  Size  16  re- 
quires 4%  yards  of  39-inch  mate- 
rial. 

8187— Youthful  Capelet.  Designed  for  ■»«" 
16.  18  years,  36.  38,  40  and  4Z- 
inches  bust  measure.  Size  36  re- 
quires 3%  yards  of  39-inch  mate- 
rial. ,. 

8167 — Modish  Blouse.  Designed  for  sizes  lb, 
18  years,  36,  38.  40  and  42-inclieB 
bust  measure.     Size  36  requires  Z  M 


yards  of   39-inch   material. 

Our  Summer  Fashion  Magazine  is  16  cents  a  copy  but  may  be  obtained  for   10  centa  1' 

ordered    same    time    as    pattern. 


Address,  giving  number  and  size: 

PATTERN  DEPARTMENT,  GRANGE  NEWS, 

428  Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


July,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


Summer  Fruit  Salad 

1%  cupfuls  pears,  cubed 
i^  cupful  oranges,  cut  in  pieces 

1  cupful  peaches,  cubed 
V2  cupful  chopped  nut  meats 

1  cupful  sugar 
^  cupful  lemon  juice 

1  cupful  thick  mayonnaise 

2  cupfuls  whipping  cream 

V2  cupful  cherries  or  strawberries 

Whip  the  cream  stiff.  Fold  in  the 
mayonnaise,  sugar,  lemon  juice,  and 
chopped  fruit  and  nuts.  Pour  into 
freezing  tray  of  mechanical  refriger- 
ator or  pack  in  salt  and  ice.  When 
frozen,  cut  in  squares.  Serve  on  let- 
tuce with  additional  mayonnaise 
mixed  with  an  equal  quantity  of 
whipped  cream. 

Pickles 
Cucumber  Rings 

1  cupful  dill  cucumber  rings 

1  cup  sugar 

Let  stand  over  night.  Add  one-half 
cup  vinegar  mixed  with  two  table- 
spoonfuls of  mixed  spices.  Let  stand 
until  this  draws  trough. 

12  dill  pickles  cut  in  slices  M  to  V2" 
thick 

2  pounds  sugar 
1  ounce  cloves 

1  ounce  cinnamon 

Pack  in  jars  in  layers  with  sugar 
and  spices.  Let  stand  in  cool  place 
four  days. 

Cucumber  Pickles 

2  cupfuls  vinegar 

4  pounds  brown  sugar 

2  tablespoonfuls  cinnamon  stick 

2  tablespoonfuls  mixed  spices 
12  dill  pickles 

Slice  pickles  lengthwise  and  wash 
and  drain.  Make  syrup  of  sugar,  vine- 
gar and  spices.  Cook  pickles  in  syrup 
until  pickles  are  clear.  Drain  and 
cook  syrup  down  and  pour  over 
pickles. 

Thalian  Pickles 

1  dozen  large  sour  pickles 

3  cupfuls  granulated  sugar 
1  teaspoonful  celery  seed 

12  cloves 

1  teaspoonful  mustard  seed 
cinnamon  stick  (couple  of  pieces 
on  each  layer) 

Cut  pickles  in  slices  %"  thick. 
Pack  in  jar  in  layers  with  sugar  and 
spices.  Let  stand  in  cool  place  for  one 
week.  Sugar  about  W  in  bottom,  and 
same  in  layers. 


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PfriectUr    for    many    months    without    refrigera- 
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»nd  PAPER  TABLE 
DECORATIONS 

Liberty  Baking  Cupi  are  made 
from  a  specially  prepared  paper 
which  withstands  heat  and  re- 
quires no  srrcasing.  Save  labor— 
Th».»  t  "°  «'«««'"£  or  washing  of  tins. 
n^EE  RPrin  "^  "'"'*  '^"*"  '"**  attractive  to  serve. 

^ojl?}^^^"9LD  PACKAGE     Jl  ^^*}] 
Piciu.,  '^'""  ^o' °"'> ^1  paid 

•^"^  ^Z'ZT  ^'^"^  «"''"'^  Cups;  tea  eake  size.  150 
°'*»»-Pie..  «c'- 20  rK  ""'  ^  ^'*  Collars,  crowning  touch  for 
T-  -0  Ckkium..  c?"*'  ''""'  ^°'  decorating  chops,  chicken  legs. 
Poilif,.  fiT^l  Skewers  for  adorning  roast  ham.  etc.;  ?6  paper 
'"«P«ckige     L^n?' wl  ''*'"'  Dealer's  Name  when  ordering  this 

•  BEVAN  CO..  Depi.  6-112,  EVERETT.  MASS. 


PIE,  AND  MORE  PIE! 

There  are  men  who  never,  never  eat  a 
single  piece  of  pie 
Be  it  pumpkin,  peach  or  apple,  so 
His  said. 
Now  the  explanation  is  simple,  when 
you  know  the  reason  why. 
Like  the  women  who  don't  gossip, 
they  are  dead. 


NORTH  WARREN,  PA. 

Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett,  Dear  Sis- 
ter: 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Warren  County 
Pomona  Grange,  No.  10,  held  with 
Scandia  Grange  in  June  the  following 
Home  Economic  program  in  charge 
of  the  committee:  How  many  homes 
would  make  a  successful  rummage 
sale  and  what  is  the  remedy^  Why 
not  more  rural  school  nurses  ?  Which 
is  the  cheapest  to  can  fruit  and  veg- 
etables or  buy  them  canned?  A  talk 
on  how  the  jury  is  drawn  by  a  jury 
commissioner  which  was  very  inter- 
esting; readings  and  music;  a  paper 
on  child  welfare.  There  was  a  large 
attendance  and  every  one  took  an  in- 
terest in  the  program. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Kidder,  Chairman ; 
Mrs.  Mollie  Johnson; 
Mrs.  Ruth  Randall; 
Mrs.  Clendenning; 
Mrs.  Lyons. 


WHAT  SOME  GREAT 

AMERICANS  HAVE  SAID 
ABOUT  THE  BIBLE 

"The  Bible  is  the  book,  in  compari- 
son with  which  all  others,  in  my  eyes, 
are  of  minor  importance." — Robert  E. 
Lee. 


"When  you  have  read  the  Bible  you 
will  know  that  it  is  the  Word  of  God, 
because  you  will  have  found  it  the  key 
to  your  own  heart,  your  own  happi- 
ness, and  your  own  duty." — Woodrow 
Wilson. 


"What  doth  the  Lord  require  of 
thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love 
mercy,  and  to  walk  humbly  with 
thy  God." — Roosevelt's  favorite  Bible 


"That  Book  (the  Bible),  sir,  is  the 
rock  on  which  our  republic  rests." — 
Stonewall  Jackson. 


"The  Bible  is  true.  The  principles 
and  the  statutes  of  that  Holy  Book 
have  been  the  rule  of  my  life,  and  I 
have  tried  to  conform  to  its  spirit  as 
nearly  as  possible." — Andrew  Jackson. 


"Hold  fast  to  the  Bible  as  the  sheet 
anchor  of  your  liberties." — U.  8. 
Grant. 


"I  speak  as  a  man  of  the  world  to 
men  of  the  world,  and  I  say  to  you, 
'SearcJij  the  Scriptures.'  "  —  John 
Quincy  Adams. 


"If  you  take  out  of  your  statutes, 
your  constitution,  your  family  life — 
all  that  is  taken  from  the  sacred  Book 
— what  would  there  be  left  to  bind  so- 
ciety together  ?" — Benjamin  Harrison. 


8.  Be  thrifty ;  save,  and  guard  what 
you  have  with  great  care. 

9.  Remembering,  that  it's 

"Not  what  we  give  but  what  we  share 
For  the  gift  without  the  giver  is  bare. 
Who  giveth  himself  with   his  alms 

feeds  three 
Himself,  his  hungering  neighbor  and 


me. 


» 


"I  always  have  said  and  will  say, 
that  the  studious  perusal  of  the  Sa- 
cred Volume  (the  Bible)  will  make 
better  citizens,  better  fathers  and  bet- 
ter husbands." — Thomas  Jefferson. 


"The  more  profoundly  we  study  this 
wonderful  Book  (the  Bible),  and  the 
more  closely  we  observe  its  divine 
precepts,  the  better  citizens  we  will 
become  and  the  higher  our  destiny  as 
a  nation." — William  McKinley. 


"I    have    read    the    Bible    through 
many  times;    I  now  make  a  practice 
of  going  through  it  once  a 
Daniel  Wehster. 

The  Bible   is   a   Book  of 
Book  of  doctrine,  and  a  Book 
als,  and  a  Book  of  religion,  of 
revelation  from  God.     It  is 
gift  which  God  has  given  to 


year." — 


faith,  a 
of  mor- 
especial 
the  best 
man. 


verse. 


"Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  thy 
neighbor  as  thyself." — Lincoln's  fa- 
vorite Bible  verse. 


THE  MODERN  NINE 

COMMANDMENTS 

Given  to  some  newly  naturalized 
citizens — applicable  to  all  of  us: 

1.  Employ  and  devote  yourself  to 
your  own  improvement  and  advance- 
ment in  mind,  morals,  understanding 
of  things  and  affairs,  and  in  efficient 
performance  of  duty. 

2.  Found  a  family,  and  have  peace, 
love  and  good  will  among  the  family. 

3.  Be  neighborly  with  neighbors. 

4.  Have  friends  and  friendships. 

5.  Respect  your  father  and  mother. 

6.  Provide  for  and  be  loyal  to  your 
wife. 

7.  Maintain  and  educate  your  chil- 
dren to  be  useful  citizens. 


FOR  THE  MEDICINE  CABINET 

1.  Witch  hazel  for  bruises  or 
sprains. 

2.  Aromatic  spirits  of  ammonia  for 
fainting  or  shock. 

3.  Olive  oil,  a  drop  or  two  in  the 
eyes,  for  injury  or  something  in  the 
eye. 

4.  Essence  of  ginger  for  cramps  or 
colic,  teaspoonful  in  hot  water. 

5.  Soda  or  soda  mint  tablets  for  in- 
digestion. 

6.  Cascara  sagrada  tablets,  mild 
cathartic. 

7.  Iodine  as  antiseptic  application, 
externally. 

8.  Medicine  dropper,  clinical  ther- 
mometer. 

9.  Have  Red  Cross  first-aid  outfits, 
if  possible,  absorbent  cotton,  adhesive 
plaster,  and  assorted  gauze  bandages. 
— From  a  Country  Physician. 


Move  to  Clean  Ground. — Pullets 
on  range  will  be  benefited  if  the 
brooder  house  is  moved  occasionally 
to  a  clean  area.  Placing  the  hoppers 
on  a  clean  ground  is  another  small 
chore  which  will  help  to  prevent  the 
spread  of  diseases  and  parasites. 


Give  Bees  New  Queen. — Every  col- 
ony of  bees  should  be  requeened  each 
year  to  get  rid  of  the  failing  queen 
and  to  provide  a  queen  capable  of 
building  up  a  strong  colony  of  bees 
for  winter  and  spring. 


Mulch  the  Rose  Bed. — An  applica- 
tion of  peat  moss,  grass  clippings,  or 
buckwheat  hulls,  to  a  depth  of  one- 
half  to  one  inch  should  be  given  the 
rose  bed  for  a  mulch  during  the  sum- 
mer months. 


Vegetables  Available. — Fresh  veg- 
etables are  now  available  in  large 
numbers  on  the  markets.  The  qual- 
ity usually  is  good  and  the  selection 
wide,  say  Penn  State  vegetable  spe- 
cialists. 


Water  Is  Needed. — Cows  in  milk 
need  plenty  of  water  at  all  times  and 
especially  in  hot  weather,  according 
to  State  College  dairy  specialists. 


Third  and  Foueth  Degree  Team,  Cambridge  Grange,  No.  168 


Page  12 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto — Prepare    in    Happy    Child- 
hood FOR  Intelligent  Manhood 
AND  Womanhood. 


Dear  Juveniles: 

A  few  days  ago  I  heard  a  popping 
noise  that  reminded  me  of  the  pop- 
ping of  firecrackers  and  some  one  said, 
"That  sounds  like  the  Fourth  of  July." 
The  thought  came  to  me  that  it  was 
nearing  the  Fourth  and  another  Ju- 
venile page  should  be  on  its  way. 

I  hope  you  will  all  have  a  fine  time 
on  the  "Glorious  Fourth"  but  be  sure 
it  is  a  "safe  and  sane"  good  time.  We 
would  feel  dreadful  if  any  of  our 
Juveniles  were  to  be  badly  hurt  cele- 
brating this  holiday. 

I  expect  that  firecrackers,  cannon, 
and  torpedoes  appeal  to  all  of  you  but 
please  be  careful.  For  myself,  I'd 
rather  have  a  picnic.  If  any  of  you 
Juveniles  have  a  picnic  won't  you 
write  and  tell  me  about  it?  I  am  not 
getting  news  items  enough.  Remem- 
ber that  I  am  asking  you  to  help  me 
out.  And  now  again  best  wishes  for 
a  fine  time. 

Clara  Dewey. 


Now  for  our  programs.  For  a  pa- 
triotic program  why  not  take  Amer- 
ica? There  are  songs  about  America 
such  as  "My  Country  'Tis  of  Thee," 
"America  the  Beautiful,"  "America 
for  Me,"  and  others.  Then  papers  on 
How  Our  Country  Was  Settled,  The 
Natural  Resources,  Great  Men  of  Our 
Country,  and  others  which  will  sug- 
gest themselves  to  you. 

You   might   play   a   game   Johnny 

went  to using  the  names  of  our 

large  cities  and  the  rest  guess  where 
Johnny  went. 

Charades  could  be  had  by  acting 
out  the  names  of  lakes,  cities,  rivers 
or  any  thing  that  could  be  acted  out. 
A  roll  call.  Where  I  would  like  to  go, 
which  would  bring  out  the  names  of 
places  of  interest  in  America  and  why 
they  were  interesting. 

Why  not  let  the  boys  give  a  pro- 
gram having  in  it  things  in  which 
boys  are  interested.  Boys  who  became 
famous,  How  boys  can  help  their 
country,  and  thin^  like  that  would 
make  good  talks  or  essavs. 

The  4-H  Club  song  for  boys,  "The 
Plowing  Song"  is  a  song  for  boys  that 
they  will  like  to  sing.  Ask  the  boys 
to  tell  of  the  activities  of  the  4-H 
Clubs,  Scouts,  Hi-Y  or  their  Sunday 
school  class. 

Come  on  boys,  and  let's  give  them  a 
program  1 


Matrons,  why  not  start  a  Lecturer's 
Library  ?  The  entertainment  houses 
like  Eldridge,  Bugbee,  and  others 
have  80  many  inexpensive  books  that 
would  be  of  great  assistance  in  plan- 
ning programs. 

There  are  Jolly  Junior  Dialogues, 
drill  books,  books  of  recitations,  dia- 
logues and  plays  for  country  schools. 

If  any  of  you  have  started  such  a 
library  won't  you  write  me  and  tell 
the  names  of  your  books? 


A  Nation's  Hope 

Who  are  the  men  of  tomorrow  t 
Seek  ye  the  boys  of  today; 

Follow  the  plow  and  the  harrow; 
Look  where  they  rake  the  hay. 

Walk  with  the  cows  from  the  pasture; 
Seek   'mid  the  tasseled  com; 

Who  are  the  men  of  tomorrow! 


Look  at  your  sturdy  arm; 
A  nation's  hope  for  the  future, 
Lives  with  the  boy  on  the  farm. 


A  Boy's  Song 

Where  the  pools  are  bright  and  deep, 
Where  the  gray  trout  lies  asleep, 
Up  the  river  and  over  the  lea, 
That 's  the  way  for  Billy  and  me.  * 

Where  the  blackbird  sings  the  latest 
Where  the  hawthorn  blooms  the  sweetest, 
Where  the  nestling  chirp  and  flee, 
That's  the  way  for  Billy  and  me. 

Where  the  mowers  mow  the  cleanest, 
Where  the  hay  lies  thick  and  greenest; 
There  to  trace  the  homeward  bee, 
That's  the  way  for  Billy  and  me. 

Where  the  hazel  bank  is  steepest 
Where  the  shadow  falls  the  deepest, 
Where  the  clustering  nuts  fall  free, 
That's  the  way  for  Billy  and  me. 

Why  the  boys  should  drive  away 
Little  sweet  maidens  from  the  play, 
Or  love  to  banter  and  fight  so  well, 
That's  the  thing  I  never  could  tell. 

But  this  I  know — I  love  to  play, 
Through  the  meadow,  among  the  hay; 
Up  the  water  and  o'er  the  lea, 
That's  the  way  for  Billy  and  me. 

— James  Hogg. 


Today  we  have  the  last  of  the  Bird 
Letters  by  Mr.  Anderson.  I  am  sure 
you  have  all  enjoyed  them.  How 
many  of  the  birds  he  described  have 
you  seen  ?  Let's  give  him  a  rising  vote 
of  thanks  for  his  kindness  in  writing 
them  for  us.  Everybody  up. — That's 
fine.    It  was  a  unanimous  vote. 

Dear  Young  Friends  : 

We  will  close  this  series  of  letters 
by  calling  your  attention  to  one  of 
our  later  comers.  The  red  headed 
woodpecker  sometimes  stays  with  us 
all  winter  and  sometimes  migrates. 
In  the  latter  case  they  do  not  return 
until  much  later  than  some  other 
birds,  perhaps  not  before  the  first  of 
July.  They  seem  to  time  their  coming 
with  the  growth  of  insects  in  our 
trees.  When  the  wood-boring  beetle 
has  laid  her  eggs  under  the  bark  of 
our  trees,  she  dies  happy  in  the  delu- 
sion that  her  little  ones  are  absolutely 
safe  from  all  harm.  But  let  the  eggs 
hatch  and  begin  boring  in  the  trees 
and  our  friend  redhead  comes  along, 
holds  his  ear  to  the  bark  to  locate  the 
insect,  and  then  begins  drilling. 
Holding  on  with  both  feet  and  firmly 
braced  with  his  stiff  tail  feathers,  he 
soon  reaches  the  insect.  He  then 
thrusts  in  his  barbed  tongue  and,  "it's 
just  too  bad  for  the  beetle." 

I  am  sure  that  many  of  you  have 
seen  and  admired  this  very  conspicu- 
ous feathered  friend.  The  birds  are 
nearly  as  large  as  the  robin.  Both 
male  and  female  have  the  head,  and 
neck  crimson,  breast  and  under  parts 
of  the  body  and  part  of  the  tail  white, 
and  the  rest  of  the  body  black.  The 
young  birds  are  gray  in  color  and  se- 
cure the  gay  colors  only  with  the  sec- 
ond year.  This  bird  never  sings,  but 
utters  a  sort  of  piercing  scream.  He 
also  likes  to  beat  on  any  surface  that 
will  give  a  resounding  echo.  He  has 
been  observed  to  beat  a  tattoo  on  sea- 
soned limbs  of  hardwood  trees,  on  tin 
roofs  or  gutters,  or  even  on  eave- 
spouts.  He  often  courts  his  mate  in 
this  way  and  is  so  successful  that  he 
needs  no  song.  With  the  approach  of 
the  nesting  season,  the  birds  will  select 
a  partly  decayed  tree  or  stub  and  drill 


a  large  cavity  into  the  tree  and  down- 
ward, making  the  hole  several  inches 
deep.  Most  of  the  chips  will  be  thrown 
out,  but  some  of  the  finer  ones  will  be 
left  for  the  nest.  Here  the  female  will 
lay  four,  five,  or  six  glossy  white  eggs. 
When  these  hatch,  bith  parents  are 
kept  very  busy  hunting  food  for  the 
little  ones.  These  birds  have  learned 
to  vary  their  diet,  so  that  they  are 
rarely  without  food.  While  beetles  are 
their  natural  food,  they  have  also 
learned  the  art  of  fly  catching.  You 
may  see  them  perched  on  a  post,  where 
they  wait  until  a  fly  approaches,  when 
they  will  dart  into  the  air,  snap  it  up, 
and  return  to  their  perch  to  wait  for 
another.  They  also  consume  some  cul- 
tivated fruits  and  are  very  fond  of 
nuts.  They  are  thrifty  birds  and  when 
nuts  are  plentiful  they  often  store 
them  up  in  various  crevices  for  use  in 
winter.  If  they  secure  a  sufficient 
store,  they  will  likely  remain  with  us 
all  winter. 

Now  young  people,  if  these  little 
articles  have  increased  your  interest 
in  birds  we  trust  that  you  will  watch 
them,  read  about  them,  join  Audubon 
clubs  or  Boy  Scout  or  Girl  Scout  bird 
clubs  and  so  find  out  all  you  can  about 
them.  You  will  be  surprised  at  the 
great  number  found  in  our  State  as 
well  as  at  the  great  variety  of  their 
plumage  and  tones.  When  you  learn 
all  about  them  you  will  find  that  near- 
ly every  one  of  them  is  a  friend. 

In  closing  allow  me  to  wish  you  all 
possible  pleasure  in  studying  these  na- 
tive feathered  friends. 

R.  W.  Anderson, 
Biology    Department    of    Union 
City  High  School. 


Miss  Bogart  of  State  College,  has 
sent  in  a  book  with  delicious  candy 
recipes  in  it  and  I  am  going  to  put  in 
a  few  each  month. 

For  this  month  we  will  have  the 
things  required  to  get  ready.  There 
are  some  rules  to  follow,  here  is  one — 

When  your  hands  are  clean  and  your 

recipe  read. 
Get   all    the   materials    and   then   go 

ahead. 

Your  hands  should  always  be  clean, 

you  know. 
But  before  you  pull  taffy,  especially 

so! 

Wash  them,  rub  them  and  dry  them 

with  care 
That  when  pulling,  you  may  have  an 

extra  clean  pair. 


Questions  for  debates  from  the  New 
Jersey  Juvenile  Superintendent: 

Resolved:  That  the  cow  is  of  more 
value  than  the  horse. 

Resolved:  That  the  piano  is  of 
more  value  in  the  home  than  the 
radio. 

Resolved:  That  school  days  are  bet- 
ter than  vacation. 

Resolved:  That  it  is  healthier  to 
live  in  the  country  than  in  the  city. 


A  Little  Boy's  Lament 
By  a.  T.  Worden 
I'm  going  back  down  to   grandpa's 

I  won  't  come  back  no  more 
To  hear  remarks  about  my  feet 

A  muddyin'  up  the  floor. 
They's  too  much  said  about  my  clothes 

The  scoldin's  never  done 
I'm  goin'  back  down  to  grandpa's 

Where  a  boy  can  have  some  fun. 

I  dug  up  half  his  garden 

A  gittin'  worms  for  bait 
He  said  he  used  to  like  it 

When  I  laid  abed  so  late; 
He  said  that  pie  was  good  for  boys, 

And  that  candy  made   'em  grow 
If  I  can's  go  to  grandpa's 

I'll  turn  pirate  fust  yon  know. 


He  let  me  take  his  shotgun, 

An'  loaded  it  fer  me 
The  cats  they  hid  out  in  the  barn, 

The  hens  flew  up  a  tree; 
I  had  a  circus  in  the  yard 

With  twenty  other  boys 
I'm  going  back  down  to  grandpa's 

Where  they  ain't  afraid  of  noise. 


He  didn't  make  me 

But  once  or  twice 
He  wasn't  watchin' 

I  hadn't  ought  to 
He  told  me^tories 

And  Indians  shot 
Oh  I'm  goin'  down 

For  he  knows  wot 


comb  my  hair 
a  week; 

out  for  words 

speak ; 

'bout  the  war, 
out  west, 
to  grandpa's 

boys  like  best. 


He  never  run  a  race  with  me 

But  had  to  stop  and  cough 
He  rode  my  bicycle  and  laughed 

Because  he  tumbled  off; 
He  knew  the  early  apple  trees 

Around  within  a  mile, 
Oh  grandpa  was  a  dandy, 

An '  was  "in  it "  all  the  while. 

I  bet  you  grandpa's  lonesome, 

I  don't  care  what  you  say; 
I  seen  him  kinder  cryin* 

When  you  took  me  away, 
When  you  talk  to  me  of  heaven, 

Where  all  the  good  folks  go 
I  guess  I'll  go  to  grandpa's 

An'  we'll  have  good  times  I  know. 

Juniata,  Pa. 


A  JUVENILE  GRANGE  PRESENTS 
PROGRAM  TO  SUBORDINATE 

On  May  9th,  East  Franklin  Juve- 
nile Grange,  No.  131,  of  Greene  Coun- 
ty, presented  an  interesting  progn'am 
to  Carmichaels  Subordinate  Grange 
of  the  same  county  with  a  view  of 
arousing  interest  in  the  Jevenile 
Grange  which  it  is  hoped  can  be  es- 
tablished at  Carmichaels.  Because  of 
the  unusual  interest  attached  to  this 
affair,  we  publish  the  program,  in  full. 
This  should  inspire  other  Juveniles  to 
do  likewise. 

"The  First  Mother's  Day,"  John 
Kiger. 

"Quotations,"  by  Juveniles. 

"Why  I  Love  My  Mother,"  Gwen- 
dolyn Stephenson. 

"A  Bouquet  for  Mother,"  Virginia 
Mae  Conklin. 

"A  Youthful  Speaker,"  Marie  Cum- 
mins. 

"Home,  Sweet  Home,"  pantomime, 
Mary  Louise  Inghram. 

Drama,  "Epanemondes  and  His 
Mammy,"  Harvey  Strosnider  and  My- 
rene  Scott. 

"A  Mother's  Job,"  Eva  Cumber- 
ledge. 

Vocal  solo,  Edward  Williamson. 

"My  Mother's  Hands,"  recitation 
and  pantomime,  Wilma  Scott  and 
Elizabeth  Ely. 

"A  Boy's  Mother,"  Perry  Cummins. 

Violin  duet,  "Wonderful  Mother  of 
Mine,"  Charles  Williamson  and  Anna 
Kiger. 

"Helping  Mamma,"  Jack  Cummins. 

"Mother  Knows,"  Jimmy  Ashcraft. 

Exercise,  "Doing  For  Mother," 
Frances  Hotko,  Edward  Walker,  Mary 
Cumberledge,  Glen  Robinson  and 
Ellen  Varner. 

Boys'  quartet,  Glise  Mariner,  Har- 
old Varner,  Kent  Jacobs,  and  Jack 
Roberts. 

Play,  "Mother's  Day."  Characters: 
Mrs.  Agatha  Adams,  school  board 
member,  Flora  Haught  Burge ;  Laura 
Bell,  Mavis  Efaw;  Betty,  Alene  Cum- 
mins; Anna,  June  Flowers;  Lenore, 
Martha  Strosnider;  Carl,  Harvey 
Strosnider;  Howard,  Hobart  Swart; 
Ralph,  Charles  Conklin. 

"Before  It  Is  Too  Late,"  Wilma 
Scott. 

Essay,  "What  Mother  Means  to 
Me,"  Hugh  Williamson. 

"Mother  Pays,"  Jay  Walker. 

"The  Songs  My  Mother  Loved," 
Jack  Roberts,  assisted  by  Betty  Mor- 
ris, June  Flowers,  Lucille  Stephenson, 
Wilma  Scott,  and  Mary  Louise 
Inghram. 


July,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


jIOTOR  VEHICLE  BUREAU 
KEEPS  CAREFUL  RECORD 

OF  ALL  CARS,  DRIVERS 

Pennsylvania  claims  the  distinction 
of  having  the  largest  and  most  com- 
prehensive collection  of  automotive 
records  in  the  world. 

A  total  of  1,843,539  registrations 
were  issued  by  the  Bureau  of  Motor 
Vehicles  in  1930.  It  follows  that  the 
vest  number  of  records  pertaining 
not  only  to  that  many  motor  vehicles 
but  also  to  the  approximate  2,500,000 
operators  requires  the  maintenance  of 
an  elaborate  record-keeping  system. 
This  task  is  handled  by  the  record 
section. 

There  are  at  present  in  this  section 
approximately  52,000,000  records  re- 
quiring the  attention  of  from  200  to 
250  clerks.  This  collection  is  divided 
into  several  units,  the  smallest  con- 
taining almost  2,000,000  records  and 
the  largest  more  than  7,500,000.  Cer- 
tain of  the  data  are  preserved  for  two 
years  in  addition  to  the  current  year, 
some  for  three  years  and  some  indefi- 
nitely. Adequate  cross-reference  sys- 
tems are  maintained  in  order  that  any 
information  pertaining  to  a  particu- 
lar motor  vehicle  or  operator  may  be 
quickly  available. 

Files  are  arranged  alphabetically 
by  name  of  the  owner  or  operator, 
others  by  make  of  car  and  manu- 
facturer's number  and  still  others  by 
registration  number,  certificate  of 
title  or  operator's  number.  Practi- 
cally every  known  name  is  represented 
in  one  or  more  of  the  files.  While  it 
may  be  difficult  for  some  persons  to 
realize  that  no  matter  how  uncom- 
mon their  name  may  be,  there  is  prob- 
ably someone  else  bearing  the  same 
name  and  often  the  same  initials.  In 
the  case  of  the  more  common  names 
they  are  duplicated  several  hundred 
and  in  some  cases  several  thousand 
times.  This  calls  for  extreme  accu- 
racy in  filing.     In  some  files  it  has 


been  found  necessary  to  split  the  al- 
phabet into  45,000  divisions  in  order 
that  records  may  be  filed  speedily  and 
accurately  and  be  made  readily  acces- 
sible. 

Stolen  car  records,  revocations  and 
suspensions  of  operators'  licenses  or 
any  other  unusual  circumstances  con- 
cerning a  motor  vehicle  or  operator, 
even  though  the  original  record  or  in- 
formation may  originate  in  another 
section,  eventually  finds  its  proper 
place  in  the  record  section.  Once 
there  it  becomes  a  "flag"  or  a  "stop 
signal"  against  that  particular  car  or 
operator  until  the  objection  is  re- 
moved or  satisfactorily  adjusted. 

Inquiries  for  information  by  way  of 
letters,  telephone  calls  or  personal 
callers  comprise  a  large  part  of  the 
work  of  the  section.  On  an  average 
day  about  2,000  letter  inquiries  are  re- 
ceived. Continuous  telephone  service 
is  maintained  for  the  exclusive  pur- 
pose of  rendering  aid  in  tracing  own- 
ership of  motor  vehicles  that  have  be- 
come involved  in  accidents  or  in 
violations  of  the  law.  This  service 
operates  twenty-four  hours  daily. 

The  Pennsylvania  Bureau  of  Motor 
Vehicles  is  believed  to  be  the  only  one 
operating  day  and  night  shifts.  By 
means  of  this  all  transactions  taking 
place  during  the  day  are  recorded  on 
the  necessary  file  cards.  These  are 
then  taken  over  by  the  second  shift 
and  are  filed  the  same  night.  When 
the  bureau  opens  the  next  morning 
the  previous  day's  records  are  in  the 
files  and  available  for  "lookups." 


Feed  for  Profit. — Careful  feeding 
of  dairy  cows  is  especially  important 
when  milk  prices  are  low.  The  ration 
should  be  carefully  balanced  and  grain 
fed  strictly  in  accordance  with  the 
amount  of  milk  produced.  Careless- 
ness in  feeding  increases  milk  produc- 
tion costs. 


Feed  Wheat  to  Poultry. — Ground 
wheat  can  be  used  instead  of  a  large 
part  of  the  other  wheat  products  in 
the  poultry  mash  mixture.  Good  re- 
sults are  obtained  when  the  combina- 
tion is  properly  balanced. 


Improve  Pastures.  —  Permanent 
pasture  sod  usually  can  be  improved 
greatly  in  quality  and  carrying  ca- 
pacity by  the  use  of  lime,  manure,  and 
fertilizers.  It  will  respond  to  these 
in  much  the  same  manner  as  other 
crops,  say  Pennsylvania  State  College 
specialists. 

Use  Grass  Mulch. — Grass  cuttings 
or  old  leaves  make  an  excellent  mulch 
for  newly  planted  shrubs  and  trees. 
This  mulch  will  conserve  moisture 
and  control  weed  growth. 


Read  every  advertisement. 


Be£;oIuttons(  of  S^s^pect 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Granges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  copy. 


Hasten  Vegetable  Growth.  —  A 
readily  available  nitrogen  fertilizer 
applied  as  a  side  dressing  will  speed 
up  the  growth  of  leafy  vegetables, 
such  as  lettuce,  asparagus,  celery,  and 
spinach. 


Mention  Grange  News  when  reply- 
ing to  advertisements. 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

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New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13   3.25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 35 

Constitution  and  By  Laws 10 

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Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

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Secretary 's  Receipts,  per  hundred 45 

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Uemit  Cards,  each 01 

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Bumorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose 35 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  . .        .30 

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In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  c^sh  must  always  accompany  the 

rder.    The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registered 

etter.    Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

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Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


LEBO 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  God  In  His  In- 
finite wisdom  to  remove  from  family  and 
friends  our  beloved  brother,  John  Lebo,  of 
Bloservllle  Grange  ;     therefore,  be  It 

Resolved,  The  Cumberland  County  Pomona 
Grange  No.  2  in  session  this  23d  day  of 
May,  1931,  hereby  expresses  Its  loss  In  the 
death  so  untimely  and  premature.  He  was 
a  true  and  loyal  member,  alert  to  the  Inter- 
ests of  community  and  family.  He  was  de- 
voted to  the  interests  of   Bloservllle  Grange. 

Signed. 

J.  Mac.  Graham, 
John  A.  Smith, 

A.    L.    BlERBOWER. 

MEIXELL 

Whereas,  By  the  providence  of  God, 
Roily  L.  Meixell  has  been  removed  from  our 
membership   by   death  ;     be    It 

Resolved.  That  Cumberland  County  Po- 
mona Grange  No.  2  in  session  this  23d  day 
of  May,  1931.  hereby  express  its  loss  in  the 
death  of  this  departed  brother. 

He  was  an  outstanding  citizen  in  honor 
and  patriotism,  having  served  his  community 
and  country  in  three  wars,  in  which  he  was 
advanced  to  the  post  of  captain  In  Philippine 
service  ;     and  be  It  further 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  snread 
on  the  minutes  of  the  Grange,  be  published 
In  the  Grange  News  and  local  papers  and  a 
copy  sent  to  the  bereaved  family. 

Signed, 

J.  Mac.  Graham, 
John  A.  Smith. 

A.    L.    BlERBOWER. 

BUBR 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  aimighty  God  to 
remove  from  this  earthly  nabitation  our 
Worthy  Past  Master,  David  E.  Burr;  there- 
fore, be  It 

Resolved,  That  Pomona  Grange  No.  2  of 
Cumberland  County  in  session  this  23d  day 
of  May.  1931.  hereby  expresses  Its  apprecia- 
tion of  the  sterling  worth  of  its  former 
brother  and  associate  as  follows :  He  was 
an  honest  and  upright  citizen.  He  was  a 
community  leader  of  high  ability.  He  served 
the  interests  of  youth  In  sponsoring  educa- 
tional advantages  to  rural  people.  He  ar- 
dently supported  the  cause  of  Christianity  ; 
and.  be  It 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  snread 
on  the  minutes  of  this  Grange,  be  published 
In  the  Granoe  News  and  the  local  papers 
and   a  copy  sent  to  the  bereaved  family. 

Signed. 

J.  Mac.  Graham. 
John  A.  Smith. 

A.    L.    BlERBOWER. 

OKNEFSKI 

WiiERFAS,  It  has  pleased  our  heavenly  Fa- 
ther to  remove  from  our  midst  Brother  Fred 
Oknefskl.  a  charter  member  of  Montmorenci 
Grange  No.   1704;    therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  bow  In  humble  submis- 
sion to  His  divine  will :    and 

Resolved,  That  the  heartfelt  sympathy  of 
thin  Grange  be  extended  to  his  bereaved 
family  and  mourning  friends  ;     be  It  further 

Resolved,  That  our  charter  be  draped  for 
thirty  days,  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
be  sent  to  the  bereaved  family,  be  spread 
upon  the  minutes  of  the  Grange,  and  that  a 
copy  be  published  in  the  Ridpwny  Daily  Rec- 
ord and  in  the  Pennsylvania  Grange  News. 

C.    R.    RiCKARD, 

Harry  Lewis, 

Harry  R.   Larson,  Sec'y. 

THOMAS 

Whereas.  The  angel  of  death  has  again 
entered  the  Markleysburg  Grange,  No.  1941, 
and  has  taken  from  us  Brother  Paul  P. 
Thomas  ; 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these 
resolutions  on  our  minutes  and  publish  them 
in  the  Grange  News. 

N.   L.   Dtehl. 

E.  F.  M'Clintock, 

Chab.  Laub. 


LE   VAN 

Whereas,  Our  heavenly  Father  has  called 
from  earthly  cares  our  Sister,  Lula  Le  Van  ; 
be   it 

Resolved,  That  we,  members  of  Catawlssa 
Grange,  No.  216,  extend  heartfelt  sympathy 
to  father,  husband  and  son,  drape  our  char- 
ter, record  these  resolutions,  and  publish 
same    in    Grange    News. 

Sarah   Thomas, 
Laura  Creasy, 
Daisy    Le    Van, 

LE  VAN. 

Whereas.  Our  heavenly  Father  has  called 
from  earthly  cares  our  Sister,  Sarah  Cather- 
ine Le  Van  ;    be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  members  of  Catawlssa 
Grange,  No.  216,  extend  heartfelt  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family  ;  drape  our  charter, 
record  these  resolutions,  and  publish  same 
in  Grange  News. 

Daisy   Lk   Van, 
Odetta  Raup, 
Laura  Creasy. 

FITZWATER 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our  di- 
vine Master  to  remove  from  our  midst 
Brother  Millard  Fitzwater,  a  Grange  worker 
for  fifty-six  years,  also  a  charter  member ; 
be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Beech 
Flats  Grange,  No.  336.  extend  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  the  mpmbers  of  the  bereaved 
family,  drape  our  charter  for  thirty  days, 
that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to 
the  family,  also  placed  on  our  minutes  and 
sent  to  the  Grange  News  for  publication. 

Wilbur  Wright, 
Mary  Wright, 
Minnie   Watts, 

Committee. 

MOTER 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  our  Heavenly 
Father  to  remove  from  our  midst  Sister 
Walter  S.   Moyer  ;    be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Mc- 
Keansburg  Grange,  No.  1256,  extend  our 
heartfelt  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family, 
a  copy  be  sent  to  the  family  and  be  recorded 
in  our  minutes,  also  published  in  the  Orange 
News. 

Mrs.  John  Shoener, 
Mrs.  Jonathan  Mimm, 
Mrs.  John   Mimm, 

Committee. 

CALHOUN 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  divine  Mas- 
ter in  His  infinite  wisdom  to  call  to  a  higher 
life  our  beloved  sister,  Sara  Ada  Calhoun,  a 
member  of  Charlesville  Grange,  No.  698 ; 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  bow  In  humble  submis- 
sion to  the  will  of  our  Heavenly  Father,  as 
we  realize  the  uncertainty  of  this  life  and 
extend  to  the  bereaved  relatives  our  most 
sincere  sympathy  ;    and  further  be  it 

Resolved,  That  as  a  token  of  respect,  our 
charter  be  drap«d  for  thirty  days,  and  that 
a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the 
family,  placed  on  the  minutes  of  our  Grange 
and   published   in   Oranoi   News. 

Mrs.   J.  A.  S.  Bbkolb, 
Mrs.   p.  C.   Dibhl, 
Mrs.  H.   H.   SHArrKS. 

ARNOLD-REMALET 

Whereas,  The  divine  Master  has  called 
from  our  midst  Sister  Margaret  Arnold,  a 
highly  respected  member  of  Chippewa 
Grange,  No.  1592,  also  Nellie  Remaley,  a 
charter  member  of  Juvenile  Grange,  No. 
112;     be   It 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  the  bereaved  families,  and 
drape  our  charter  for  a  period  of  thirty 
days  ;     and  be  It  further 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  placed 
on  our  minutes,  a  copy  sent  to  the  bereaved 
families,  and  be  published  In  the  Pknnstl- 
VANTA   Grange   News. 

M.   C.   Banks, 
John    Braun, 
Mrs.  John  C.  T.  EET.nKn, 
Commitrte. 


Page  14 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


EARLY  FEEDING  TJEQED 

FOE  YOUNG  TUEKEYS 

Young  turkeys  should  be  fed  as 
soon  as  they  are  old  enough  to  move 
to  the  brooders  or  batteries,  accord- 
ing to  Poultry  Extension  Specialist 
H.  H.  KaufFman,  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College. 

Early  feeding  does  not  affect  the 
rate  of  yolk  absorption  and,  there- 
fore, will  not  kill  the  poults.  Occa- 
sionally, some  broods  of  poults  are 
slow  in  learning  to  feed  and  some 
practically  starve  before  starting  to 
eat.  If  they  are  not  fed  until  seventy 
hours  old,  the  owner  will  lose  two 
days  when  he  might  be  teaching  the 
poults  to  eat. 

From  the  beginning  the  starting 
mash  may  be  kept  before  the  birds 
without  danger  of  their  overeating. 
When  the  birds  run  out  of  feed  and 
they  become  ravishingly  hungry  the 
poults  may  overeat  when  an  abundant 
supply  of  feed  is  placed  before  them. 

Young  turkeys  are  raised  on  any 
good  chick  ration,  but  they  seem  to 
make  slightly  more  rapid  and  eco- 
nomic gains  if  meat  scrap,  fish  meal 
or  dried  milk  is  added. 

A  mash  to  be  fed  without  grain  up 
to  8  weeks  of  age  is  mixed  as  follows : 
100  pounds  of  yellow  cornmeal,  sixty- 
five  pounds  of  standard  wheat  bran, 
sixty  pounds  of  wheat  flour  middlings, 
fifty  pounds  of  ground  oat  groats  or 
heavy  oats  ground  fine,  sixty  pounds 
of  dried  milk,  twenty-five  pounds  of 
alfalfa  leaf  meal,  twenty  pounds  of 
steamed  bone  meal,  fifty-five  pounds 
of  meat  scrap,  fifty-five  pounds  of  fish 
meal,  five  pounds  of  salt  and  five 
pounds  of  cod  liver  oil. 

Mash  to  be  fed  after  8  weeks  of 
age  is  composed  of  135  pounds  of  yel- 
low cornmeal,  seventy-five  pounds  of 
standard  wheat  bran,  seventy  pounds 
of  wheat  flour  middlings,  sixty  pounds 
of  ground  oat  groats  or  heavy  oats 
ground  fine,  twenty-five  pounds  of  al- 
falfa leaf  meal,  seventy  pounds  of 
meat  scrap,  forty  pounds  of  dried 
milk,  five  pounds  of  salt,  and  twenty 
pounds  of  steamed  bone  meal. 

If  the  poults  are  confined,  the  cod 
liver  oil  should  be  contained  in  the 
second  mhsh  formula  until  ten  weeks 
before  the  turkeys  are  to  be  marketed. 


faces  of  the  leaves.  A  second  applica- 
tion about  ten  days  after  the  first  one 
will  be  necessary  if  the  spraying 
lacked  thoroughness.  Spraying  for 
the  second  brood  should  take  place 
about  the  middle  of  August. 

Satisfactory  summer  contact  sprays 
for  the  control  of  lace  bugs  may  be 
obtained  from  most  hardware  stores, 
drug  stores  and  seed  stores.  If  the 
concentrated  spray  does  not  already 
contain  soap,  some  should  be  added 
to  make  the  insecticide  more  effective. 
Use  either  an  insecticide  soap  as  rec- 
ommended on  the  container,  or  a  good 
grade  of  laundry  soap  at  the  rate  of 
about  one-half  an  ounce  to  one  gallon 
of  diluted  spray. 


LACE  BTTGS  GEEEDY 

LEAF  DESTEOYEES 

Rhododendrons  and  azaleas  are  sub- 
ject to  infestation  and  serious  injury 
by  small,  sucking  insects  having 
white,  lace-like  wings  and  flat,  gray- 
ish bodies.  They  are  known  as  lace 
bugs.  The  young  resemble  adults  ex- 
cept for  a  lack  of  wings. 

Lace  bugs  injure  rhododendrons 
and  azaleas  By  sucking  plant  juices 
from  the  lower  surfaces  of  the*  leaves, 
upon  which  mottled  grayish  or  brown- 
ish spots  appear  following  an  infec- 
tion. Heavy  infest&tions  cause  the 
leaves  to  curl,  dry  up  and  often  in 
the  fall  of  the  year  to  drop  off.  The 
lower  surfaces  of  infested  leaves  are 
usually  disfigured  by  black  specks  of 
excrement  and  the  cast-off  skins  of 
the  young  bugs.  The  insect  passes 
the  winter  in  the  egg  stage  on  leaves 
and  possibly  in  the  bark  of  tender 
twigs.  Hatching  occurs  about  the 
middle  of  May  and  there  are  usually 
two  broods  each  year. 

Infested  plants  should  be  sprayed 
early  in  June  with  a  commercially 
prepared  mixture  of  nicotine  and  soap, 
or  of  pyrethrum  and  soap.  The  spray 
may  be  used  at  the  same  strength  as 
is  recommended  on  the  container  for 
the  control  of  plant  lice.  Experienced 
gardeners  may  prefer  to  make  their 
own  spray  mixture  at  home.  The 
spraying  must  be  thorough,  wetting 
the  lower  as  well  as  the  upper  sur- 


POMONA  LECTUEEES  OF 

WYOMING  MEET 

Pomona  Lecturer,  Mrs.  Lulu  Van- 
Scoy  of  Center  Moreland,  called  a 
meeting  of  the  lecturers  of  the  county 
at  the  court  house.  May  12th,  at  2 
p.  m.  Reports  were  given  on  the  Lec- 
turers' Conference  held  at  State  Col- 
lege. 

The  Pomona  Grange  gave  each  lec- 
turer $5  to  buy  materials  that  would 
be  of  assistance  in  their  work.  Each 
lecturer  reported  on  the  books,  etc., 
bought  with  the  money. 

A  number  of  those  present  ex- 
pressed an  interest  in  having  a  play 
to  compete  for  first  place  —  which 
would  mean  taking  the  play  to  the 
State  Show  in  January.  Any  rural 
organization  which  means  any  organ- 
ization in  Wyoming  County  is  eligible 
to  compete. 

According  to  some  reports  farm 
women  are  listed  as  not  having  an  oc- 
cupation, but  if  you  were  to  visit  the 
various  Granges  in  the  county,  you 
would  see  that  most  of  the  lecturers' 
offices  are  held  by  women  —  and  the 
lecturer's  office  is  the  most  important 
office  in  the  Grange. 

Miss  Bernice  Perschbacher,  Home 
Economics  representative,  gave  a  talk 
on  the  nature  of  Home  Economics  Ex- 
tension work.  The  projects  offered  by 
the  Extension  Department  were  ex- 
plained and  questions  were  answered. 


Convict  Killer  Hen. — Cannibal 
birds  in  the  poultry  flock  can  be  de- 
tected by  blood  on  the  head  or  beak. 
If  this  evidence  cannot  be  found, 
drive  the  flock  slowly  past  a  dead 
hen.  The  hen  that  picks  at  the  dead 
bird  convicts  herself,  say  Penn  State 
poultry  specialists. 


When  to  Requeen.  —  Requeening 
should  be  done  toward  the  end  of  the 
last  honey  flow  of  the  season.  The 
operation  preferably  should  be  per- 
formed before  the  middle  of  Septem- 
ber. New  queens  may  be  reared  by 
the  beekeeper  or  purchase4  from  a  re- 
liable breeder. 


Cows  Need  Much  Water. — Dairy 
cows  should  have  all  the  water  they 
need  to  drink  and  have  it  when  they 
want  it.  Drinking  cups  in  the  stable 
make  this  possible.  Their  cost  often 
is  repaid  in  a  single  season  through 
increased  milk  production. 


Give  Birds  Good  Care. — Give  the 
breeding  birds  a  properly  balanced 
ration  and  allow  them  free  range  in 
nice  weather  if  you  expect  a  large 
number  of  eggs  that  will  hatch  a  high 
percentage  of  strong  chicks. 


Take  Out  Poor  Trees. — There  is 
still  time  to  improve  part  of  the  wood- 
lot  this  winter  by  taking  out  the 
dead,  poorly  shaped,  and  inferior 
trees.  Give  the  best  trees  a  better 
chance  to  grow  into  valuable  timber. 


THE  ELECTRIC  HEN 

By  Old  Man  Kelly  of  Kelly's 
Hollow 

The  electric  incubator 

Is  quite  a  recent  fad; 
This  poultry  perculator 

Is  really  not  so  bad. 
A  peep  obtains  a  mother 

By  a  new  electric  hen 
And  nothing  seems  to  bother 

The  little  chicken  pen. 

The  electric  incubator 

Is  warranted  to  work; 
It's  a  western  calculator 

To  hatch  a  duck  or  turk. 
The  chick  may  be  a  stranger 

And  never  see  a  hen ; 
It's  business  for  a  granger. 

This  new  electric  hen. 

You  never  have  desertion 

Of  a  hen  upon  a  nest; 
There  is  no  vile  perversion 

By  the  new  electric  test; 
The  guess  work  is  depleted. 

There  is  no  trouble  when 
The  work  is  all  completed 

By  the  new  electrixj  hen. 


love.  To  look  up  at  the  blue  sky;  to 
see  the  sun  sink  slowly  beyond  the 
line  of  the  horizon;  to  watch  the 
worlds  come  twinkling  into  view,  first 
one  by  one,  and  the  myriads  that  no 
man  can  count,  and  lol  the  universe 
is  white  with  them,  and  you  and  I  are 
here. — Marco  Morrow. 


MISCELLANY 


"Did  you  say  your  prayers,  son?" 

"Yes,  father." 

"Did  you  ask  to  be  made  a  good 
boy  ?" 

"Yes,  dad.  And  I  put  in  a  good 
word  for  you  and  mother,  too." 


Feed  Livestock  Well. — For  best 
results  livestock  need  feed  and  atten- 
tion. They  cannot  develop  properly 
on  empty  stomachs  anymore  than  an 
automobile  can  run  without  a  supply 
of  gas. 


TO  BE  ALIVE 


It  IS  a  glorious  privilege  to  live,  to 
know,  to  act,  to  listen,  to  behold,  to 


Quack  Medicine  Salesman :  "Ladies 
and  gentlemen,  I  have  sold  6,000  bot- 
tles of  this  marvelous  remedy,  and 
not  a  complaint  have  I  received. 
What,  I  ask  you,  does  that  prove?" 
Voice  from  the  Crowd:  "Dead  men 
tell  no  tales." — New  Success. 

It  is  not  economy  to  cut  down  the 
amount  of  regular  fertilizer  quantity. 


Classified  Department 


LIVE  STOCK 


WHEN  YOUB  COW  DOES  NOT  BREED— 

Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  30 
minutes  before  service.  (Smallest  package, 
$1.70  for  2  cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Wood- 
lawn  Farm,  LlnesviUe,  Pennsylvania,  Route 
No.   2,   Box  86B. 

60  CHOICE  HEREFORD  COWS  with 
calves.  Also  bred  back  to  calf  March  1,  1932, 
to  the  best  registered  bulls  In  the  country. 
Win  cost  $115  per  head  and  will  sell  in  lots 
to  suit  purchaser.  Located  2  miles  north 
Waldo,  Ohio,  on  State  Route  98.  Frank 
Rush,  Marion,  Ohio,  Route  5. 


HERFORD  CALVES  AND  YEARLINGS 
FOR  SALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  good 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings ;  have 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  five 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  interested,  come, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  the 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  Hillsboro, 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38.     Henry  Dunlap. 

BUY  CANADIAN-BRED  H0L8TEIN  COWS 

and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.       Apply     Director     of     Extension, 

HOLBTEIN-FRIESIAN   AflSOCIATION   OF   CANADA, 

Brantford,  Ontario. 


MINERAL  RODS 


MINERAL  RODS — Sold  on  all  money-back 
guarantee  If  not  well  satisfied  after  using  it 
3  days.  Mention  this  magazine  when  an- 
swering this  advertisement.  T.  D.  Robinson, 
Box   68,   Elgin,   Texas. 


DOGS 


PEDIGREED  COLLIE  PUPPIES  —  Malei, 
$15,  $20;  Female*r,  $10.  Pure  maple  syrup, 
gallon,  $2.50,  postpaid.  Write :  Plummeb 
McCuLLouGH,   Mercer,   Pa. 


WOMAN'S  WANTS 


BUY  DIRECT — From  distributors.  Send 
$6.50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  disbes, 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  of  each 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  dlshM, 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  Same 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00,  Factory  im- 
perfections. Freight  paid  over  $1.00. 
Standard  China  Company.  204  Bowery. 
New  York  City,  Box  315. 


HONEY 


CLOVER  HONEY,  10  lbs.,  $1.85;  Buck- 
wheat, $1.65 ;  postpaid,  third  zone.  Com- 
plete list  free.  Samples,  six  cents.  Robcob 
F.  WiXBON.  Dundee,  New  York. 


PLANTS 


NORTHERN  GROWN  Cabbage  Plants. 
Copenhagen,  Golden  Acre  and  Danish  Ball- 
head.  Prepaid  500,  $1.00;  1,000,  $1.60. 
Express  $1.00  per  1,000.  Feloers  Plant 
Farm,  New  Springfield,  Ohio. 


GUARANTEED  PLANTS— 24  hour  service 
Capacity  250,000  daily.  Plants  dug  fresh  for 
your  order.  Cabbage:  Copenhagen,  Glory, 
Railhead,  Savoy,  Flatdutch,  Golden  Acre, 
Red.  Postpaid:  1.000 — $1.65;  500 — $1.10' 
200 — 60c  ;  Expressed  :  5,000 — $6.25  ;  10,000 
— $10.00.  Onions:  500 — $1.00.  Cauliflower 
and  Broccoli:  ro— 35c ;  100 — 60c;  500— 
$1.75;  1,000— $3.00.  Transplanted  Toma- 
tos.  Celery,  Asters,  Peppers:  50 — 65c;  100 — 
$1.20.  Port  Melijnoer,  Dept.  PO,  North 
Lima,   Ohio. 


CABBAGE-CAULIFLOWER       PLANTS    — 

Strong.  8tocJ<y  for  late  planting:  Golden 
Acre  Copenhagen,  Glory,  Flatdutch,  Ball- 
head.  Prepaid — 200,  60  cents  ;  500.  $1.00  • 
1.000,  $1.65;  5.000,  $6.25  express  collect'. 
Cauliflower :  100,  60  cents  ;  200,  $1  75  ■ 
1.000.  $3.00.  Celery:  250.  $1.00.  W  J 
Myers.  R.  2,  MassUlon,  Ohio, 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satisfied  cus- 
i°>.T/^;  (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2  cows; 
$4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawn  Farm,  Llnes- 
viUe,  Pennsylvania,   Route  No.   2,   Box  86B 


PATCHWORK— 5  pounds  clippings  M 
sorted  colors,  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  blanktt 
remnants,  $1.00;  four  pounds  cretonne  SMD- 
pie  pieces.  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  silk  ai4 
cotton  rug  strips.  $1.00.  Pay  postman  plM 
postage.  Large  package  silks.  25c.  Beauti- 
ful colors,  postpaid.  National  Textili 
Co..  661  Main  St.,  Cambridge.  Mass. 


FOR  SALE 


FOR  SALE  at  a  bargain — An  acetylene 
plant,  consisting  of  3  burners ;  tank,  hold- 
ing 20  gallons ;  lamp ;  z  heaters  for  cold 
weather.  Will  sell  for  $50 ;  discarded  for 
electric  range.  Mrs.  James  P.  Dlalttbi, 
Dalton,   Pa.,    (Brae-Slde). 


POULTRY 


WHITE      LEGHORN      PULLETS,      $1  — 

hatched   from  layers  and   payers.     Nelsok'b 
Poultry   Farm.  Grove  City,   Pa. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES     _ 

GRANGE  LETTER  HXAD8  ~  They  tr* 
beauties ;  printed  In  two  colors  with  embls^ 
in  the  background.  Ruled  or  unruled  pftp*' 
Send  for  samples.  Granqb  Nkw«  Orrio* 
Cbambersburg.    Pa 


MISCELLANEOUS 

EARN  a  piano  crocheting  at  home,  spare 
time.  No  selling  or  investment.  No  experi- 
ence needed.      Braumuller  Co..  Union  City. 

N.  J. 

HAY,  GRAIN.  PRODUCE 


WANTED — Hay.  straw,  grain.  poUtoei. 
apples,  cabbage,  etc.  Carloads  pay  hlfbs"* 
market  prices.  For  Sale  alfalfa  hay,  ••' 
corn.     Thb  Hamilton  Co.,  New  Castle.  P»- 


July,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


COOPERATIVE  LOAN  FEATURES 

OF  FEDERAL  FARM  BOARD 

Cooperative  Loan  Provisions  and  Limi- 
tations— Upon  application  by  any  coop- 
erative association  the  board  is  authorized 
to  make  loans  to  it  to  assist  in  (1)  the 
effective  merchandizing  of  farm  products ; 
(2)  the  construction  or  acquisition  by 
purchase  or  lease  of  physical  marketing 
facilities  for  preparing,  storing,  process- 
ing or  merchandizing  commodities;  (3) 
the  formation  of  clearing  house  associa- 
tions; (4)  extending  the  membership  of 
the  cooperative  association  by  educating 
the  producers  of  the  advantages  of  co- 
operative marketing  and  (5)  enabling  the 
association  to  make  possible  larger  initial 
advances  at  the  time  of  delivery  of  the 
products  to  the  association  than  is  prac- 
ticable under  other  credit  facilities.  No 
loan  shall  be  made  unless  the  cooperative 
association  has  an  organization  and  man- 
agement, and  business  policies,  of  such 
character  as  to  insure  the  reasonable 
safety  of  the  loan.  Loans  for  equipment 
and  facilities  shall  not  exceed  80  per 
centum  of  the  value  and  no  loan  shall  be 
made  for  such  facilities  unless  the  pur- 
chase price  or  rental  is  found  reasonable 
by  the  board.  Loans  are  not  to  be  made 
for  facilities  unless  the  services  of  exist- 
ing facilities  are  not  available  at  reason- 
able rates  or  cannot  be  purchased  or 
leased  at  a  reasonable  price  or  rent. 
Loans  for  facilities  are  to  be  repaid  on 
an  amortization  plan  over  a  period  not 
exceeding  20  years.  Principal  and  inter- 
est payments  are  to  be  covered  into  the 
Revolving  Fund.  The  security  for  loans 
shall  be  such  as  the  board  deems  neces- 
sary. No  loans  or  insurance  agreements 
are  to  be  made  by  the  board  if,  in  its 
judgment,  they  will  result  in  increasing 
unduly  the  production  of  a  commodity  of 
which  there  is  commonly  produced  a  sur- 
plus in  excess  of  the  annual  marketing 
requirements. 

Stahilieation  Corporations  Authorized 
—Upon  application  of  the  advisory  com- 
modity committee  for  any  commodity,  the 
board  may  recognize  any  corporation  as 
a  stabilization  corporation,  provided  it 
finds  (1)  that  the  market  situation  re- 
quires a  stabilization  corporation  to  carry 
out  the  policy  of  the  act;  (2)  that  the 
corporation  is  duly  organized  under  the 
laws  of  a  State  or  Territory;  (3)  that 
all  the  outstanding  voting  stock  or  mem- 
bership interests  are  owned  by  coopera- 
tive associations  handling  the  commodity; 
and  (4)  that  the  corporation  agrees  to 
adopt  and  change  by-laws,  as  the  board 
may  require,  which  shall  provide  for  ad- 
mission of  nonmember  cooperative  asso- 
ciations upon  equitable  terms. 

Corporations  May  Serve  as  Dual 
Agency — The  stabilization  corporation 
may  act  as  a  surplus  control  agency  and 
a  marketing  agency.  It  may  buy  and 
sell  in  the  open  market  for  its  own  ac- 
count and  may  prepare,  handle,  store  or 
process  a  commodity  in  order  to  stabilize 
prices.  It  may  also  act  as  selling  agency 
lor  its  member  or  stockholding  coopera- 
tive associations  and  may  prepare,  handle, 
store,  process  or  merchandise  for  their 
account.  If  the  corporation  buys,  sells 
or  processes  for  its  own  account  it  may 
obtain  loans  from  the  board  upon  re- 
quest of  the  advisory  committee  to  cover 
operating  expenses,  carrying  and  handling 
Charges.  An  adequate  reserve  fund  shall 
De  established  before  the  corporation  may 
pay  dividends  and  all  profits  must  be 
paid  into  this  fund  or  losses  paid  out 
or  It.  If  the  reserve  fund  be  inadequate 
JO  cover  losses  they  shall  be  met  by  fur- 
Jfier  loans  from  the  board.  The  corpora- 
tion may  not  withhold  any  commodity 
"om  the  domestic  market  if  the  price 
aavance  results  in  distress  to  domestic 
nn?^"T"-  Stockholders  or  members  are 
not  subject  to  assessment.  In  case  the 
jofporation  acts  as  agent  for  its  member 
^"operative  associations,  it  may  also  bor- 
C/'^"^®  for  this  function  from  the 
Tivl^'  ^^  ^^^^^  7^^«'  o^  the  profits  de- 
muqf  K  services    rendered    members 

serr  f  P^^^  ^°*°  *  merchandizing  re- 
snffl  •  '  ®^<^ept  when  the  fund  reaches 
nav^^^".*  amount  for  adequate  operation, 
rp^°!^^t8  into  this  fund  may  cease.  The 
for/if'"^  25%  of  profits  shall  be  used 
intere!.!  '1^^'"^".*  °^  ^°»"«  ^""^  accrued 
baqp<i  '  *®''  ^^^^^  pa<:ronage  dividends 
niarL"5°°  the  volume  of  the  commodity 
be  DfliH  rnl^'^"^^  *he  corporation  may 
methn^"  ®  accounting  system,  business 
by  fv„  V'^P^^tS'  etc.,  shall  be  prescribed 
^  *oe   board   and   are   subject   to    the 


board's  audit  and  investigation  at  least 
once  a  year. 

May  Assist  Clearing  House  Associa- 
tions— The  board  is  authorized,  upon  ap- 
plication from  any  cooperative  association 
handling  a  commodity  or  of  producers  of 
that  commodity,  to  assist  in  the  organ- 
ization of  producer-controlled  clearing 
house  associations  for  effecting  economic 
distribution  and  minimizing  waste  or  loss 
in  marketing.  The  board  may  require 
registration  of  clearing  house  associa- 
tions, prescribe  regulations  therefor  and 
may  terminate  such  licenses.  Operating 
rules  are  to  be  adopted  by  member  co- 
operative associations  subject  to  the 
board's  approval.  Independent  dealers, 
handlers,  distributors  and  processors  of 
agricultural  commodities  shall  also  be 
eligible  for  membership  in  such  clearing 
house  associations,  provided,  that  the  pol- 
icy of  such  clearing  house  association 
shall  be  approved  by  a  committee  of  pro- 
ducers. 

May  Issue  Price  Insurance — The  board 
may  enter  into  agreements  with  coopera- 
tive associations  for  the  insurance  of  co- 
operative associations  against  loss 
through  price  decline  in  the  commodities 
handled  by  them.  Such  agreements  may 
only  be  entered  into  by  the  board,  pro- 
vided, that,  in  its  judgment,  (1)  coverage 
is  not  available  from  private  agencies  at 
reasonable  rates,  (2)  the  insurance  will 
be  in  furtherance  of  the  policy  of  this 
act,  (3)  the  volume  of  trade  in  the  com- 
modity is  sufficient  to  establish  recog- 
nized basic  prices  for  the  market  grades 
and  (4)  accurate  records  of  price  move- 
ments, past  and  present,  are  available 
from  which  to  calculate  risks  and  fix 
premium  rates.  The  board  is  authorized 
to  advance  funds  to  meet  insurance  pol- 
icy claims,  which  advances  together  with 
interest  thereon  shall  be  repaid  from  pre- 
mium proceeds. 

Acts  Seeks  to  Avoid  Duplication — In 
order  to  avoid  duplication,  the  act  directs 
the  board  to  cooperate  with  any  govern- 
mental establishment  in  the  Executive 
branch  of  the  Government.  The  Presi- 
dent is  authorized  to  direct,  by  Execu- 
tive order,  existing  governmental  agencies 
to  furnish  the  board  with  data  and  in- 
formation (except  that  which  is  confi- 
dential) and  to  transfer  to  or  transfer 
from  the  board  any  office,  bureau,  divi- 
sion, etc.,  engaged  in  scientific  or  exten- 
sion work  and  agricultural  marketing 
service.  The  board  is  also  authorized  to 
cooperate  with  any  State  or  Territory  or 
political  subdivision  thereof  or  with  any 
person. 

Prescribes  Regulations  for  Board — All 
of  the  accounts  of  the  board  are  subject 
to  periodical  examination  by  the  General 
Accounting  Office  under  the  regulation 
of  the  Comptroller  General.  No  em- 
ployees or  members  of  the  board  are  per- 
mitted to  speculate  in  agricultural 
commodities  or  own  stock  or  membership 
interest  in  any  association  or  corporation 
engaged  in  handling,  processing  or  dis- 
posing of  agricultural  products.  The  act 
forbids  anyone  from  disclosing  confiden- 
tial information  obtained  from  the  board 
and  prohibits  any  branch  of  the  Govern- 
ment from  issuing  cotton  price  predic- 
tions. Prison  terms  and  fines  ranging 
from  $5,000  to  $10,000  are  the  penalties 
for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

PROTECT  EYES  FROM  LIGHT— Every 
light  bulb  which  can  be  seen  by  the  eye 
should  be  of  the  frosted  type  to  cut  down 
glare.  Every  light  should  have  some  kind 
of  a  shade  to  protect  the  eyes  and  also  to 
reflect  the  light  down  where  it  is  wanted. 
Great  irritation  to  the  eyes  is  caused  by 
unshaded  clear  bulbs. 


PROTECT     FARM     BITILDINOS— To 

protect  buildings  properly  all  lightning 
rods  should  be  well  grounded.  A  wooden 
trough  nailed  over  the  down  reds  will 
prevent  livestock  or  farm  implements 
from  running  into  them  and  loosening 
or  breaking  them. 

KILL  WEEDS  IN  HOME  GROUNDS— 

Weeds  in  walks,  driveways,  and  other 
places  around  the  yard  may  be  eradicated 
by  using  some  of  the  weed-killing 
preparations  obtainable  from  reliable 
seed  houses. 


PROVIDE  EMERGENCY  HAY— Soy- 
beans make  the  best  emergency  hay  for 
the  dairy  herd.  They  should  be  planted 
this  month. 


POMONA  GRANGE  NOTES 

The  attendance  and  interest  at  the 
recent  Pomona  meeting  at  Markles- 
burg  was  the  largest  in  several  years. 
For  the  open  sessions  in  the  after- 
noon and  evening  the  Methodist  and 
the  Lutheran  churches  were  opened 
for  the  use  of  the  Grange  to  accom- 
modate the  large  body.  One  matter 
of  general  interest  was  a  demonstra- 
tion by  the  Pomona  Home  Economics 
Committee  of  the  correct  way  to  set 
a  table  and  serve  a  meal.  Charlotta 
Summers  of  the  home  Grange  there 
conducted  the  demonstration  with 
such  composure  and  accuracy  as  to 
elicit  numerous  congratulations.  A 
pleasing  feature  of  this  event  was  to 
note  that  the  men  seemed  as  much 
interested  in  "table  etiquette"  as  the 
ladies. 

State  Grange  Lecturer  Eisaman 
spoke  in  the  afternoon  and  brought  a 
challenge  to  present  day  members  to 
uphold  the  traditions  and  dignity  of 
the  grand  old  order.  Twenty  appli- 
cants were  advanced  to  the  Fifth  De- 
gree at  the  evening  session  and  this 
was  followed  by  an  illustrated  lecture 
on  the  "Holy  Land'*  by  Cloyd  Ewing, 
who  recently  visited  there,  and  hi^ 
description  and  slides  made  the  Bible 
lands  more  real  than  they  had  been 
before. 

Pomona  will  hold  a  basket  picnic 
Thursday,  July  16th,  at  the  Grange 
Tabernacle  on  the  farm  owned  by 
Trough  Creek  Grange  No.  444.  The 
Kiwanians  of  Huntingdon  have  voted 
to  drive  the  twenty-five  miles  neces- 
sary to  enable  them  to  get  to  Trough 
Creek  Valley  and  share  in  a  genuine 
country  picnic  with  the  Grange  folks. 

POULTRY  SIRE'S  WORTH 

SHOWN  IN  HIS  PROGENY 

"Thousands  of  valuable  poultry 
sires  have  been  sacrificed  by  many 
poultrymen  who  blindly  adhere  to  the 
old  belief  that  only  cockerels  should 
head  the  breeding  pens." 

So  declares  Professor  W.  C.  Thomp- 
son, poultry  husbandman  of  the  New 
Jersey  Agricultural  Experiment  Sta- 
tion, in  explaining  why  poultry  sires 
should  be  retained  until  their  value 
as  breeders  has  been  proved  or  dis- 
proved by  the  egg  records  of  their 
daughters. 

Three  measures  of  the  breeding 
value  of  a  poultry  sire,  as  listed  by 
Professor  Thompson,  are  pedigree,  in- 
dividual characteristics  and  records 
of  progeny. 

"The  capacity  of  a  male  bird  to  be- 
get daughters  capable  of  making  prof- 
itable egg  records,"  he  advises,  "is 
the  most  important  indicator  of  a 
sire's  value  as  a  breeder.  Information 
on  this  important  point,  however,  is 
valueless  if  the  sire  was  shipped  to 
market  at  the  close  of  his  cockerel  or 
first  breeding  season. 

"Pedigree  is  important  because  it 
furnishes  a  basis  for  estimating  the 
type  of  progeny  to  be  expected.  Know- 
ing the  pedigree  increases  the  possi- 
bilities of  improving  the  quality  of 
progeny,  but  it  does  not  necessarily 
insure  these  results. 

"Male  birds,  especially  pedigreed  in- 
dividuals of  the  type  that  have  come 
through  the  breeding  season  in  good 
health,  should  be  retained  at  least  un- 
til the  late  autumn.  During  the  late 
spring  and  summer  seasons  poultry- 
men  will  be  gathering  information 
from  the  growing  pullet  flocks  on  the 
fertility,  hatchability  and  egg  produc- 
tion of  the  birds  sired  by  these  males. 


PLAIN  FACTS 

New  Granger's 
Policy 


A  new  plan  by  which 
you  can  have  permanent 
life  insurance  protection  at 
lower  cost.  This  plan 
means  that  for  the  first 
five  years  the  premiums 
are  approximately  one-half 
the  cost  of  an  Ordinary 
Life  Policy,  that  this  pol- 
icy carries  conversion  priv- 
ileges, and  that  it  pays 
double  the  face  of  the  pol- 
icy in  case  of  death  by  acci- 
dent, for  a  small  additional 
premium. 

Secure  one  of  these  poli- 
cies from  your  own  Com- 
pany, which  gives  you 
maximum  life  in:surance 
service  at  minimum  cost. 


FARMERS  &  TRADERS 
LIFE  INS.  CO. 

HOME  OFFICE-STATE  TOWER  BLDG. 
SYRACUSE,  N.Y. 


Mrs.  Peck:  "Where  have  you  been 
all  evening?" 

Miles:   "At  the  office." 

Mrs.  P. :  "Then  you  must  be  made 
of  asbestos,  for  your  office  building 
burned  down  two  hours  ago." 


RESOLUTIONS  AT 

HUNTINGDON  POMONA 

No.  1.  Whereas,  The  prices  for 
farm  products  have  now  declined  to 
a  point  as  low  or  lower  than  those  re- 
ceived prior  to  the  World  War;    and, 

Whereas,  As  a  result  of  this  loss 
of  income  rural  America  finds  her- 
self in  a  distressed  state,  not  being 
able  to  pay  with  a  pre-war  income 
taxes  which  have  tripled,  machinery 
which  had  doubled,  professional  serv- 
ices which  have  doubled  and  many 
other  greatly  increased  expenses ;    and, 

Whereas,  Past  history  reveals  the 
fact  that  no  nation  can  be  prosperous 
without  a  prosperous  agriculture; 
therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  call  upon  all 
public  officials,  professional  and  busi- 
ness men  and  all  others  whose  in- 
comes derived  from  the  earnings  of 
the  people  are  above  that  which  is 
consistent  with  the  times  in  which  we 
are  living  and  who  are  benefiting 
through  greatly  reduced  living  costs 
on  account  of  the  farmers'  adversity, 
to  at  once  reduce  th^  cost  of  their 
service  to  the  public. 

N"o.  2.  Whereas,  In  the  last  few 
years  the  farmers'  income  has  been 
practically  cut  in  half;    and. 

Whereas,  There  is  a  tendency  on 
the  part  of  the  government  and  big 
business  to  try  to  maintain  wages  and 
the  price  of  manufactured  goods  at 
top  level;    and, 

Whereas,  The  farmer  class  is  the 
largest  single  class  of  consumers,  it 
follows  naturally  that  if  the  farmer 
cannot  buy  the  market  for  products 
is  much  restricted;    therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  believe  it  to  be  a 
big  mistake  to  try  to  hold  wages  and 
pnVe<=i  above  the  level  which  the  law 
of  supply  and  demand  justify. 


Page  16 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


July,  1931 


eal  Compensation  Insurance 


Our  policies  furnish  compensation  protection  as  re- 
quired by  the  Compensation  Act  and  in  case  of  accident  pays 
benefits  according  to  the  Act. 

We  protect  the  employer  24  hours  in  the  day,  regardless 
of  when  or  where  an  accident  might  occur. 

We  have  always  paid  a  dividend. 

This  company  was  organized  by  the  sawmill  men,  thresh- 
ermen  and  farmers  and  is  controlled  by  these  interests. 

WRITE  for  detailed  information,  as  to  costs,  benefits, 
etc. 


Stop !    Look !    Listen ! 

One  accident  is  likely  to  cost  you  more  than 
insurance  protection  for  a  lifetime.  A  protection 
that  w^ill  stand  betw^een  you  and  a  Court  and  Jury 
in  case  of  an  accident  is  an  asset  to  every  man 
employing  labor  of  any  description. 

Safety  First  Is  a  Good  Motto 


I  am  interested  in  having  Casualty  Insurance  for  my  help  and 
protection  for  myself,  34  hours  in  the  day.    I  estimate  my  payroll 

m 

Occupation  

Name  _ 

Address  


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

DECEMBER  31,  1930 


ASSETS 

Cash    $13,287.44 

Premiums  in  Course  of  Collection  26,921.51 

Premium  Notes  Receivable    8,170.59 

Investments     3C2,C45.42 

Accrued    Interest    4,744.77 

Re-Insurance     Recovered     (Invest- 
ed)         2,881.42 


LIABILITIES 

Amounts   Payable    |88.S4 

Premiums  Paid  in  Advance  ....  5,392.27 
Reserve  for  Unpaid  Losses  ....116,887.51 
Reserve   for   Unearned   Premiums  85,3CG.4G 

Reserve  for  Dividends  15,000.00 

Reserve  for  Unpaid  Commissions  3,000.00 
Surplus    192,266.57 


1418,601.15 


$418,601.15 


A  dividend  of  20%  is  being  paid  to  all  1930  policyholders. 


Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance 

"SAVE  MONEY  BY  GIVING  US  YOUR  INSURANCE."    This  Company  allows  a  discount  of  25%  from  the  Manual 
rates  on  all  automobiles  and  trucks  to  start  with.     We  write  a  Standard  Policy.     Fill  in  the  at- 
tached blank  and  we  will  give  you  full  information. 


{Stnet  and  Number) 


Name 

Address 

Business 

Insurance  Begins jp 

Name  of  Car  and  Model  Series „ 

Type  of  Body _ 

Serial  Number 

Name  of  Truck 

Serial  Number 


iCity) 

Expires 

Number  of  Cylinders. 

Motor  Number 

Capacity  or  Weight 

Motor  Number 


(.State) 


.19. 


Year  Model. 


LIST  PRICE 


ACTUAL  COST 


PURCHASED  BY  ASSURED— NEW  OR 
SECOND  HAND 


MONTH 


YEAR 


PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  &  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  CO 


311  Mechanics  Trust  Building 


tHarrisburg,  Pennsylvania 


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THE  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  t  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY  ENDORSED  BY  THE   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE   OF  THE  PENN«.V*NU 
STATE  GRANGE  AS  THE  OFFICIAL  GRANCE  COMPANY  TO  WRITE  COMPENSATION  AND  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  FOR  THE  GRANGE  mZrSH.P  OF  PENNSuvAr 


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VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  AUGUST,  1931 


No.  5 


Tioga  Pomona  7th  Degree 

Club  Holds  First  Annual 

Picnic  on  June  27th 


By  E.  B.  Dorsett 


IN  DECEMBER  last  the  7th  Degree 
I  members  of  Tioga  Pomona  organ- 
ized a  Social  Club  and  held  their 
first  annual  picnic  at  the  home  of 
Brother  and  Sister  D.  H.  Ford,  Sat- 
urday, June  27,  1931.  The  day  was 
ideal,  one  that  inspired  Lowell  to 
write:  "And  what  is  so  rare  as  a  day 
in  June"? 

The  setting  was  as  fine  as  the  day. 
A  large  lawn,  plenty  of  shade,  a  long 
table,  so  that  all  could  be  seated  and 
enjoy  the  picnic  luncheon  that  had 
been  prepared.  It  reminded  one  of 
the  old-fashioned  Sunday-school  pic- 
nic, that  we  used  to  attend  when  a 
boy,  and  which  seems  to  have  been 
discarded  along  with  many  other 
wholesome  social  events. 

Thus  far,  one  hundred  fourteen 
have  registered  as  7th  Degree  mem- 
bers of  Tioga  Pomona.  An  effort  is 
being  made  to  get  a  record  of  all  who 
belong,  together  with  the  time  and 
place  of  joining.  There  were  sixty- 
five  in  attendance,  as  well  as  some 
visitors.  Brother  Herbert  K.  Bartoo, 
Pomona  Master  of  Potter,  and  his 
wife  were  present,  and  Sister  Mull 
from  Ulysses  Grange,  Potter  County. 

The  Worthy  State  Master  gave  a 
bripf  history  of  the  7th  Degree,  ex- 
plaining its  relation  to  agriculture, 
the  lesson  taught,  the  purpose  of  the 
I^'^Rree,   its    relation    to    life    on    the 


farm  and  in  the  home  and  reviewed 
some  of  the  work  of  the  Degree. 

This  was  enjoyed  by  all,  but  espe- 
cially by  those  who  had  not  seen  nor 
heard  it  explained  since  the  Degree 
was  taken.  There  were  present  three 
members  who  took  the  Degree  at  Har- 
risburg  thirty-four  years  ago  this 
next  November.  They  were  Brother 
and  Sister  Charles  Bevier,  of  Farm- 
ington  Hill  Grange  and  Brother  Will 
Everett,   of  Mitchell's  Mills   Grange. 

The  meeting  was  held  in  the  old 
Courthouse,  which  afterwards  burned 
and  the  Degree  was  conferred  in  an 
Opera  House,  that  stood  on  the  site 
now  occupied  by  the  Penn-Harris 
Hotel.  The  Worthy  State  Master  was 
tlie  next  oldest  member,  in  point  of 
service,  he  having  taken  the  Degree  at 
Atlantic  City,  in  the  Old  Steel  Pier, 
which  also  burned  a  short  time  after 
the  meeting.  You  will  note  that  the 
tires  occurred  after  we  had  left  and 
not   while  we  were  present. 

The  object  of  the  Club  is  to  pro- 
mote Grange  growth  and  interest 
throughout  the  county  and  to  get  bet- 
ter acfjuainted  with  one  another.  We 
often  miss  some  of  the  finest  oppor- 
tunities in  life,  for  giving  and  receiv- 
ing the  things,  which  make  life  worth 
living,  by  not  knowing  our  neighbors. 
Many  a  discord  would  never  have  been 
heard,  had  those  who  made  it,  known 
each  other. 


Ours  is  a  great  Farm  Fraternity, 
and  the  Fraternal  side  should  never  be 
overlooked  or  underestimated.  It  is 
a  fine  thing  to  be  able  to  clasp  hands 
with  a  Brother  or  Sister  in  true  7th 
Degree  form.  There  is  feeling,  fra- 
ternity and  good  fellowship  contained 
in  that  grip  that  cannot  be  expressed 
in  words. 

NATIONAL  MASTER  COMING 

TO  PENNSYLVANIA 

The  Worthy  National  Master,  L.  J. 
Taber,  will  speak  at  a  Grange  picnic 
in  Washington  County,  place  to  be 
selected,  Friday,  August  21,  1931.  In 
the  evening  he  will  speak  at  a  Grange 
banquet  in  Beaver  County. 

On  Saturday,  August  22d,  he  will 
speak  at  the  Crawford  Pomona  an- 
nual picnic,  held  in  conjunction  with 
Kundell's  Grange,  in  Rundell's  Grove. 
The  Springbow  Band  will  furnish  mu- 
sic. 

On  account  of  other  assignments, 
the  Worthy  State  Master  will  not  be 
able  to  attend  these  meetings,  and 
has  assigned  the  Worthy  State  Lec- 
turer, Brother  Eisaman,  in  his  place. 

I  hope  that  not  only  the  members 
in  counties  visited,  but  in  all  adjoin- 
ing counties,  will  attend  these  field 
meetings.  Brother  Taber  will  have  a 
message  that  you  will  want  to  hear. 
Show  your  interest  in  your  Order, 
and  your  faith  in  your  National  Mas- 
ter, by  attending  one  of  these  meet- 
ings. Lay  aside  your  work  for  the 
day,  take  your  family  and  enjoy  the 
day. 

STATE  MASTER 

REAPPOINTED  TRUSTEE 

State  Master  E.  B.  Dorsett  has 
been  reappointed  trustee  of  State 
College  by  Governor  Pinchot. 


Seventh  Deoree  Club  of  Tioga  County 


Our  Booster  Month 

The  response  to  my  letter  to  Sub- 
ordinate and  Pomona  Masters,  re- 
questing that  September  be  made  a 
Booster  Month  for  increasing  Grange 
membership,  is  very  gratifying,  and 
indicates  a  willingness  to  cooperate 
in  putting  on  the  campaign.  One 
Master  writes  that  he  already  has  six 
names,  and  another  ten.  If  each  Mas- 
ter will  do  his  or  her  part,  it  will  be 
one  of  the  biggest  Grange  campaigns 
ever  staged  in  our  State.  There  is 
not  a  Grange  in  the  State  that  can- 
not increase  its  membership,  if  a  per- 
sonal effort  is  made  and  determined 
action  taken.  You  cannot  wait  for 
the  applications  to  come;  go  and  get 
them. 

It  would  be  a  splendid  thing  for 
the  Grange  if  the  conferring  of  the 
Third  and  Fourth  Degree  on  classes 
now  being  formed  could  be  deferred 
until  September.  If  this  is  not  pos- 
sible, then  obligate  the  candidates  in 
the  regular  way  and  confer  the  De- 
grees in  full  form  at  a  meeting  in 
September.  This  will  permit  us  to 
count  the  members  as  being  initiated 
during   the   same   month. 

As  a  further  aid  in  securing  mem- 
bers and  creating  interest  in  the  cam- 
paign, I  would  suggest  that  a  Booster 
Meeting  be  held  during  the  early  part 
of  the  month.  At  this  meeting,  I 
would  send  written  invitations  to  all 
who  have  been  dropped  from  the  roll 
and  those  whom  you  would  like  to 
join.  Have  the  Lecturer  prepare  an 
interesting  program  and  have  com- 
mittees appointed  to  solicit  for  mem- 
bers. It  will  not  be  necessary  to  have 
a  State  si)eaker  for  this  occasion,  as 
it  can  all  be  done  within  your  local 
Grange,  and  I  sometimes  think  the 
work  is  more  effective  if  done  in  this 
manner.  The  Worthy  State  Master 
will  be  pleased  to  render  you  every 
assistance  possible  and  to  make  fur- 
ther suggestions,  if  needed.— i?.  B.  D. 

PENNSYLVANIA  PROHIBITS 

SALE  OF  BASS  IN  STATE 

The  sale  of  large  and  small  mouth 
bass  caught  in  waters  within  or  with- 
out this  Commonwealth  or  received 
in  interstate  commerce  or  otherwise, 
IS  prohibited  by  provisions  of  a  bill 
which  Governor  Gifford  Pinchot  has 
approved. 

The  present  law  prohibits  the  sale 
of  trout,  and  a  great  many  of  the 
s])ortsmen's  organizations  throughout 
the  Commonwealth  were  interested  in 
having  a  similar  bill  for  bass  enacted, 
C<)mmissioner  of  Fisheries  O.  M. 
Deibler  said.  He  said  also  that  the 
Federal  authorities  had  requested  the 
enactment  of  such  a  law  so  that  it 
would  tie  in  with  their  law  prohibit- 
ing the  interstate  transportation  o£ 
bass. 


Page  2 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,  193J 


GREAT  GATHERING 

OF  RURAL  PEOPLE 


Coming    National    Grange    Session 

One  of  Year's  Big  Events 

in  Central  West 

An  outstanding  event  of  agricultur- 
al interest,  and  one  of  the  big  farm 
conventions  of  the  year  in  the  Central 
West,  will  be  the  65th  annual  session 
of  the  National  Grange,  which  meets 
at  Madison,  Wisconsin,  JS'ovember  11- 
20,  and  which  will  bring  together  sev- 
eral thousand  people,  from  all  the  32 
diflFerent  states  in  which  the  Grange 
is  organized. 

The  decision  to  meet  in  Wisconsin 
was  a  recognition  of  the  agricultural 
importance  of  the  vast  section  occu- 
pied by  this  and  adjoining  states,  and 
the  coming  session  will  be  the  first 
time  the  National  Grange  has  ever 
met  in  Wisconsin;  with  its  last  con- 
vention anywhere  near  this  territory, 
the  Grand  Rapids  session  of  1919. 
The  selection  of  Wisconsin  as  the 
1931  convention  state  was  unanimous, 
and  large  delegations  of  Grange  mem- 
bers will  come  all  the  way  from  the 
Atlantic  Coast  to  the  Pacific,  from 
the  Dominion  on  the  North  to  the 
Carolinas  on  the  South. 

Prominent  men  from  the  National 
Capital  will  nddrpss  the  Madison  ses- 
sion; important  problems  of  agricul- 
ture and  the  welfare  of  rural  life  in 
general  will  be  earnest  topics  which 
the  National  Grange  adopts  will  be 
awaited  with  keen  interest  throughout 
the  nation. 

The  climactic  event  of  the  session 
will  be  the  conferring  of  the  Seventh 
Degree — highest  in  the  Grange  ritual- 
ism— on  Friday,  November  13th,  at  the 
beautiful  Masonic  Temple  at  Madi- 
son. This  will  be  given  twice,  after- 
noon and  evening,  with  at  least  3,000 
initiates  expected.  It  is  considered 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  of  all  rit- 
ualistic presentations,  and  the  cast  of 
Grange  members  who  put  it  on  in- 
clude men  and  women  from  more  than 
a  score  of  different  states. 

The  University  of  Wisconsin  and 
the  Madison  Association  of  Commerce 
are  cooperating  heartily  to  make  the 
coming  Grange  convention  a  great 
success,  and  some  of  the  sessions  will 
probably  consider  jointly  with  the 
University  the  problems  confronting 
rural  life.  The  business  men  of  Madi- 
son are  greatly  interested  in  extend- 
ing a  royal  welcome  to  the  Grange 
guests,  and  the  facilities  of  the  city 
will  be  taxed  to  the  limit  to  entertain 
the  expected  crowd. 

Many  new  subordinate  Granges  are 
being  organized  in  Wisconsin  and  ad- 
jacent states,  in  anticipation  of  the 
coming  convention;  and  the  whole 
Central  West  is  certain  to  feel  the 
impetus  of  this  big  farm  gathering. 
During  the  early  fall,  in  both  Wiscon- 
sin and  Illinois,  special  State  Grange 
sessions  will  be  held,  at  convenient 
centers,  for  conferring  the  sixth  de- 
gree, to  accommodate  those  members 
of  the  Order  who  wish  to  go  to  Madi- 
son and  receive  the  Seventh  Degree 
in  November. 


Grange  Insurance 

They  Let  It  Lapse 

Approximately  30,000  persons  died 
in  1930,  whose  life  insurance  policies, 
totaling  about  $30,000,000  had  been 
allowed  to  lapse  within  the  previous 
year. 

Real  tragedy  I 

It  seems  impossible  that  in  every 
case  it  was  necessary  for  the  insured 
to  drop  his  protection.  Facts  gathered 
by  a  leading  insurance  journal  shows 
the  extreme  importance  of  hanging 
on  to  life  insurance  to  the  last  ditch. 

A  man  with  a  wife  and  several  small 
children  let  his  policy  lapse  on  May 
25th  and  on  June  1st  dropped  dead. 
The  insurance  agent  said: 

"I  would  rather  have  taken  a  whip- 
ping than  to  tell  the  widow  that  the 
policy  had  lapsed." 

On  the  other  hand,  the  statistics 
gathered  showed  that  during  1930 
American  life  insurance  comiDanies 
paid  approximately  160,400  death 
claims  for  a  total  of  $64,100,000  on 
policies  that  had  been  taken  out  less 
than  a  year  before,  but  an  important 
point  should  be  stressed  right  here. 
When  you  sign  your  name  on  the 
dotted  line  of  an  insurance  applica- 
tion, plank  down  your  money  for  the 
first  premium  for  then  the  insurance 
is  in  force  as  soon  as  the  application 
is  approved,  even  though  the  policy 
has  not  been  issued,  otherwise  the  in- 
surance is  not  in  force  until  the  pol- 
icy has  been  delivered  and  premium 
paid. 

Life  insurance  is  not,  perhaps,  the 
most  pleasing  of  topics,  but  it  is  sure- 
ly better  to  discuss  it  intelligently  be- 
forehand than  to  discuss  it  later  with 
a  widow  whose  husband  failed  to  un- 
derstand. 

Grange  Life  Insurance 
The  Farmers  &  Traders  is  the  only 
American  life  insurance  company  af- 
filiated with  the  Grange.  On  its  di- 
rectorate are  many  nationally  known 
Grange  leaders.  It  furnishes  sound 
legal  reserve  life  insurance  at  low  net 
cost.  Its  line  of  policy  contracts, 
twenty-six  in  number,  cover  every 
possible  need  of  every  member  of  the 
family.  It  contributes  materially  to 
the  upbuilding  of  the  Grange.  As  one 
of  the  most  important  of  Grange  Co- 
operative endeavors  it  merits  the  sup- 
port of  grangers.  Place  your  life 
insurance  with  your  own  company.  In 
sections  where  the  company  is  not 
represented,  write  direct  to  The  Farm- 
ers &  Traders  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany, Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  a  repre- 
sentative will  be  sent  to  plan  with  you 
your  insurance  program,  without  ob- 
ligation on  your  part. 


ASKS  DRY  LAW  CHANGES 

According  to  the  American  Legisla- 
tors* Association  bills  to  repeal  or 
modify  state  prohibition  enforcement 
laws  have  been  introduced  this  year 
in  twenty  state  legislatures.  In  nine 
of  them  the  measures  were  defeated 
on  the  floor  of  one  house;  in  three 
states  they  were  killed  in  committee; 
in  one  state  the  measure  was  vetoed 
by  the  governor.  In  the  seven  other 
states  the  measures  are  still  under 
consideration.  Forty-two  states  took 
action  either  to  sustain  or  strengthen 
some  aspects  of  their  liquor  laws. 


A  BRILLIANT  IDEA 

An  outbreak  of  fire  had  occurred  in 
a  baker's  shop,  and  considerable  dam- 
age had  been  done.  Later,  at  his  home 
in  another  part  of  the  town,  the  bak- 
er's wife  was  preparing  the  evening 
meal. 

"If  I  were  you,"  said  one  of  her 

eighbors,    "I    wouldn't    put    much 

bread  on  the  table.     The  sight  of  it 

might  upset  j'our  husband  after  his 

trying  day." 

''I  hadn't  thought  of  that,"  con- 
fessed the  baker's  wife.  "I  know  what 
I'll  do,"  she  added,  brightly.  "Pll 
make  him  some  nice  toast." 


AMERICA'S  CHURCH  SITUATION 

According  to  the  Home  Mission 
Council  of  North  America,  there  are 
ten  thousand  villages  in  the  United 
States  without  churches  of  any  kind, 
thirty  thousand  villages  v.ithout  resi- 
dent pastors,  and  more  than  thirteen 
million  children  receiving  no  religious 
instruction. 


FLAG  ASSOCIATION 

FOR  WORLD  PEACE 

Eventual  abolition  of  war  is  to  be 
sought  by  the  United  States  Flag  As- 
sociation through  a  campaign  for  a 
"rational  patriotism"  that  takes  the 
aspirations  of  other  lands  into  ac- 
count. Each  country,  according  to 
the  plan,  will  annually  send  envoys 
of  good  will  to  other  countries  and 
millions  of  families  will  concern 
themselves  with  essay  contests  on 
world  friendship  conducted  in  the 
schools  of  many  nations. 

Thus  will  be  achieved,  according  to 
Colonel  James  A.  Moss,  president  gen- 
eral of  the  association,  a  mighty  psy- 
chology of  peace  that  will  be  more 
effective  in  outlawing  war  than  any 
treaty  or  combination  of  treaties 
could  possibly  be.  In  an  interview 
Colonel  Moss  outlined  the  plan,  both 
as  to  theory  and  as  to  its  application. 

"All  right-thinking  men  want  an 
end  of  war,"  said  this  veteran  of  three 
wars,  "but  mankind  will  not  be  ready 
for  such  a  consummation  until  its  in- 
stinct to  fight  is  removed.  Pacifism 
would  ignore  this  instinct  and  leave 
us  defenseless;  peace  treaties  take  it 
into  consideration,  but  they  become 
mere  scraps  of  paper  when  it  is 
aroused. 

"To  remove  or  control  the  war  in- 
stinct a  long  process  of  education  is 
necessary.  We  have  emerged  from 
cannibalism,  piracy  and  human  sacri- 
fice only  by  slow  degrees,  and  we  can- 
not end  that  other  recognized  practice 
of  murder — war — all  at  once.  But  we 
can  end  it  eventually,  if  we  are  pa- 
tient, and  if  we  make  a  beginning 
now. 

"Organized,  systematic,  continuing 
education  of  the  childhood  of  the 
earth  in  world  friendship  based  on 
confidence,  understanding,  tolerance 
and  justice — education  that  will  cause 
men  to  think  in  terms  of  peace  and 
lead  them  to  the  conference  table  in- 
stead of  the  battlefield  for  adjustment 
of  national  differences— this  is  the 
only  real  hope  of  abolishing  war. 

"The  first  step  in  this  education  is 
to  be  the  inculcation  into  the  world's 
childhood  of  rational  patriotism— that 
is,  patriotism  free  from  egoism,  vain- 
glory, braggadocio  and  jingoism;  pa- 
triotism that  recognizes  the  fact  that 
while  every  man  should  love  his  coun- 
try there  are  men  of  other  lands  who 
are  just  as  much  entitled  to  love  their 
own  countries;  patriotism  that  real- 
izes that  no  one  country  has  a  monop- 
oly of  the  good  things  of  the  world, 
and  that  every  country  can  learn 
things  from  other  countries— in  short 
patriotism  whose  spirit  is  the  kinship 
of  the  human  race. 

"The  time  to  educate  man  is  when 
he  IS  a  child,  and  therefore  the  road 
to  world  peace  may  be  said  to  begin 
in  the  cradle,  wend  its  way  through 
the  nursery,  and  end  in  the  school- 
room. We  must  begin  by  having  the 
hand  of  woman  rock  the  cradle  in  the 
right  direction." 


RELATION  OF  DLET 

TO  CARE  OF  TEETH 

By  Dr.  R.  C.  Leonard, 

Chief,    Division    of    Oral    Hygiene, 

Department  of  Health,  State  of 

Maryland 

Every  year  more  people  are  con- 
vinced of  the  importance  of  caring 
for  their  teeth.  The  realization  that 
healthy  mouths  help  to  keep  the  body 
strong  and  in  good  condition  has  're- 
sulted in  regular  dental  examina- 
tions, in  the  daily  cleansing  of  the 
teeth,  morning  and  night  and  in  pav- 
ing more  attention  to  the  diet.  But 
to  these  important  factors  in  mouth 
health  should  be  added  another  that 


FOR    YOUR    OWN 
PROTECTIOls 

IN    YOUR    OWN 
GRANGE 


The  Grange  New  Policy 
that  will  benefit  everyone, 
that  is  planned  and  designed 
to  protect  each  and  every 
farmer  at  a  minimum  cost. 
This  new  form,  a  Modified 
Life  Policy,  has  the  follow- 
ing advantages:  It  provides 
permanent  life  insurance 
protection ;  it  has  conversion 
privileges;  double  indemnity 
may  be  had  for  a  small  addi- 
tional premium. 

The  premiums  during  the 
first  five  years  are  approxi- 
mately one-half  the  cost  of 
an  Ordinary  Life  Policy. 
After  five  years  the  pre- 
miums are  still  less  than  a 
life  policy  taken  at  the  at- 
tained age. 

This  policy  is  backed  by 
your  own  Life  Insurance 
Company,  which  is  always 
trying  to  give  patrons  the 
maximum  insurance  service 
at  minimum  cost  to  them. 

This  policy  is  now  avail- 
able— you  can  inquire  of 
your  Company. 


farmers  &  traders 
life  insurance  CO., 

Home  Office — State  Tower  Bldg. 
SYRACUSE,  NEW  YORK 


is  often  lost  sight  of  even  though  it 
is  the  simplest  of  all. 

The  purpose  of  the  teeth  is  to 
chew  the  food,  thereby  preparing  it 
for  use  by  the  body.  But  failure  to 
chew  the  food  properly  not  only  af- 
fects the  digestion,  but  directly  af- 
fects the  teeth  themselves.  Like  any 
other  part  of  the  body,  the  teeth  need 
exercise.  Proper  exercise  of  the 
teeth  will  materially  assist  in  pre- 
venting tooth  troubles. 

The  foods  of  to-day  are  so  largely 
soft  and  mushy  that  little  or  no  ex- 
ercise is  afforded  the  teeth  in  chewing 
them.  Some  rough,  coarse,  hard 
foods  should  be  included  in  everyone's 
diet,  unless,  of  course,  it  is  contrary 
to  the  doctor^s  orders.  Such  food  will 
exercise  the  teeth,  will  strengthen  the 
gum  tissues  and  aid  in  cleansing  the 
teeth. 

Our  early  ancestors  are  said  (some- 
times incorrectly)  to  have  had  un- 
usually sound  teeth.  When  this  was 
true,  it  was  largely  due  to  the  rough 
hard  foods  they  had  to  eat.  We  would 
not,  of  course,  wish  to  return  to  those 
days  but  we  of  to-day  would  be  bene- 
fited if  we  followed  the  example  set 
us  and  regularly  included  enough 
coarse  foods  in  our  diet  to  exercise 
our  teeth  properly. 

We  should  give  our  teeth  a  difficult 
task.  We  should  substitute  crisp 
toast  for  soft  rolls  and  whole  grain 
cereals  for  pap-like  porridge.  "^ 
should  use  plenty  of  green,  leafy  vege- 
tables, and  fresh  fruits.  If  we  use 
our  teeth  we  will  help  to  save  them- 


BLOWED,   NOT   PUFFED 

"My  lands!"  exclaimed  Uncle  R«^* 
Fallow,  of  Grapevine  Creek,  as  be 
gazed  at  a  saxophone  display  in  a  m^' 
sic  store,  "the  things  people  smoke 
nowadays!" — Music   Trade  News. 


&A-dU^i»tia 


August,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


I 


The  Proposed  Increase  in  Freight 

Rates 

By  Fred  Brenckman,  Washington  Representative,  National  Grange 

Radio  address  hy  Fred  Brenckman,  Washington  Representative 
of  the  National  Grange,  under  auspices  of  the  National  Grange,  over 
stations  of  the  National  Broadcasting  Company,  from  Washington, 
D.  C,  during  National  Farm  and  Home  Hour,  Saturday,  July  18, 
1931. 

IN"  A  hot,  stuffy  room,  filled  with 
sweltering  men  in  their  shirt 
sleeves,  on  the  top  floor  of  the 
building  which  houses  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission,  here  in 
Washington,  there  is  being  enacted  a 
drama  which  is  fraught  with  deep  im- 
port to  all  the  people  of  the  United 
States. 

The  Commission  is  conducting 
hearings  in  connection  with  the  peti- 
tion of  the  railroads  of  the  country, 
asking  for  a  horizontal  increase  of  15 
per  cent  in  freight  rates,  coal  and 
coke  alone  excepted.  Because  of  the 
importance  of  the  case,  seven  mem- 
bers of  State  utility  commissions,  rep- 
resenting different  sections,  are  sit- 
ting with  the  Federal  commission. 
Seldom,  in  recent  years,  has  there 
come  before  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission  a  case  calling  for  the  ex- 
ercise of  greater  wisdom  and  discre- 
tion than  is  demanded  in  the  present 
instance. 

The  initial  hearing  in  this  proceed- 
mg  was  held  on  July  15,  with  the 
railroads  and  parties  supporting  their 
petition  presenting  their  side  of  the 
case.  Beginning  August  31,  other 
hearings  will  be  held  for  the  further 
cross-examination  of  witnesses  partic- 
ipating in  the  opening  hearing  and  for 
the  submission  of  evidence  by  those 
opposing  the  petition  of  the  railroads. 

In  their  petition,  which  was  filed 
with  the  commission  on  June  17th, 
the  railroads  proclaim  that  they  are 
confronted  with  an  emergency  threat- 
ening serious  impairment  of  their  fi- 
nancial resources,  besides  crippling 
their  capacity  to  render  efficient  and 
adequate  service. 

.  The  loss  of  tonnage,  due  to  the  con- 
tinued industrial  depression,  together 
with  the  inroads  made  by  competing 
systems  of  transportation,  have  re- 
duced the  earnings  of  the  railroads 
until  their  net  revenues  have  fallen 
below  the  5%  per  cent  to  which  they 
claim  they  are  entitled  under  the  pro- 
visions of  the  Transportation  Act  of 
1920.  In  asking  for  a  15  per  cent  in- 
crease in  freight  rates,  the  rail  chiefs 
hope  to  add  $400,000,000  a  year  to 
their  income.  This  additional'  sum  is 
needed,  they  say,  to  enable  the  roads 
to  meet  operating  expenses,  make  im- 
provements and  pay  dividends. 

■No  effort  will  be  made  by  the  rail- 
roads to  secure  an  increase  in  passen- 
ger fares.  Their  spokesmen  declare 
inat  no  extended  comment  is  neces- 
sary to  show  that  increased  revenues 
cannot  be  secured  from  that  source, 
ihe  disuse  of  railway  facilities  by  the 
owners  of  automobiles,  and  the  in- 
creasing  extent  to  which  the  traveling 
public  makes  use  of  the  motor  bus, 
make  It  evident  that  passenger  traffic 
^111  not  sustain  further  increases,  say 
the  railroads. 

fi  ?"Pporting  the  railroads  in  their 
m  lor  higher  rates  are  the  big  in- 
b^|"®J^^^  companies  and  the  savings 
npa  •  '  \^^^S  the  first  witnesses  ap- 
y^aring  before  the  Commission  was 
^dward  C.  Duffield,  President  of  the 
and  nu  ^.^  Life  Insurance  Company 
0<1  V^airman  of  the  Emergency 
ommittee  on  Railroad  Investments 
tu«i  Q  ^?«"rance  Companies  and  Mu- 

A    T^^  ^«^^«- 

bv  M?'n  I  f?    -^^  testimony  given 

anH   k"    ,^™^'d,  insurance  companies 

^   banks    hold    railroad    securities 


valued  at  $4,700,000,000.  Under  the 
law,  those  institutions  are  required  to 
exercise  proper  care  regarding  the 
soundness  of  their  investments,  with 
minimum  limits  prescribed  regarding 
the  earning  of  funds  invested. 

"If  the  credit  of  the  railroads  can- 
not be  conserved,"  said  Mr.  Duffield 
in  his  testimony  before  the  Commis- 
sion, "we  cannot  as  trustees  continue 
to  furnish  to  the  railroads  by  new 
investments  the  funds  necessary  for 
their  maintenance  and  development 
and  for  the  refunding  of  existing 
debts."  Mr.  Duffield  declared  that  if 
the  present  credit  situation  should  be 
long  continued  it  would  have  a  pro- 
nounced effect  on  future  railroad  fi- 
nancing. He  also  said  that  the 
withdrawal  of  life  insurance  and  sav- 
ings bank  funds  would  make  future 
finaneing  prohibitive  to  many  of  our 
railroads. 

Many  of  our  great  universities  and 
other  institutions  of  learning,  whose 
endowments  consist  in  a  measure  of 
railroad  stocks  and  bonds,  are  also  in 
sympathy  with  the  plea  of  the  carriers 
for  higher  rates.  Thus  far,  the  rail- 
road Brotherhoods,  who  have  a  vital 
interest  at  stake,  have  made  no  public 
declaration  of  policy. 

The  first  formal  protest  against 
higher  rail  rates*  was  filed  with  the 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission  by 
a  large  group  of  Southern  industrial 
shippers,  principally  from  North  Car- 
olina. This  protest  came  in  written 
form  before  the  hearings  began. 
These  Southern  shippers  expressed  hot 
indignation  concerning  the  appeal  of 
the  railroads  in  their  petition  that  the 
Commission  should  not  take  time  to 
determine  the  reasonableness  of  the 
proposed  schedule  of  rates,  otherwise 
than  from  a  revenue  standpoint.  They 
characterized  the  railroads'  petition 
as  one  of  the  most  remarkable  docu- 
ments ever  presented  to  the  Commis- 
sion. They  further  asserted  that  it 
had  been  the  invariable  practice  of 
the  Commission  through  all  the  years 
to  proceed  in  a  deliberate  manner  and 
to  decide  important  questions  only 
after  the  taking  of  complete  evidence. 
In  the  face  of  all  this,  it  was  charged, 
that  the  railroads  were  attempting  to 
apply  summary  police  court  procedure 
to  a  matter  involving  many  millions 
of  dollars  which  the  public  was  ex- 
pected to  pay. 

"The  law  does  not  contemplate  that 
freight  rates  shall  be  heavily  increased 
during  a  period  of  intense  commer- 
cial and  industrial  depression,"  ar- 
gued these  shippers  from  the  South. 
"It  is  quite  obvious,"  they  said,  "that 
with  industry  in  its  present  serious 
plight,  and  with  industrial  managers 
making  every  possible  effort  to  reduce 
costs  in  order  to  prevent  the  closing  of 
their  plants,  the  super-imposition  of 
millions  of  dollars  in  additional 
freight  charges  would  have  a  severe 
and  unfortunate  effect  upon  the  na- 
tion as  a  whole." 

Asserting  that  the  primary  loss  in 
rail  revenues  is  that  from  the  passen- 
ger business,  and  that  freight  is  ac- 
tually carrying  the  passenger  traffic, 
the  shippers  continued: 

On  June  15th,  the  Bureau  of  Agri- 
cultural Economics  of  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture 
showed  that  the  general  level  of  farm 
prices  is  now  only  80  per  cent  of  the 


pre-war  level.  The  prices  of  com- 
modities that  the  farmer  must  buy  are 
at  130  per  cent  of  the  pre-war  level, 
while  the  purchasing  power  of  the 
farmer's  dollar  is  only  62  cents.  In 
the  meantime,  freight  rates  have  risen 
to  155  per  cent  of  the  pre-war  level. 

The  railroads  complain  of  the  in- 
creasing burdens  of  taxation  that  are 
heaped  upon  them.  But  agriculture 
has  also  been  required  to  carry  an 
ever-increasing  load  of  taxes.  Farm 
taxes  are  now  250  per  cent  as  high  as 
they  were  before  the  war. 

Agriculture  has  long  been  compelled 
to  pay  more  than  its  just  proportion 
of  the  nation's  freight  bill.  Farmers 
furnish  11.61  per  cent  of  the  tonnage 
carried  by  the  railroads,  but  they  paid 
21.37  per  cent  of  the  total  freight  rev- 
enues collected  by  the  railroads  in 
1930. 

On  perishable  fruits  and  vegetables, 
for  every  dollar  that  the  farmer  gets 
for  growing  these  commodities,  the 
railroads  charge  nearly  55  cents  for 
transporting  them.  There  are  certain 
farm  commodities  on  which  the 
freight  rate  amounts  to  more  than  the 
farmer  gets  for  growing  them.  For 
example,  for  every  dollar  the  farmer 
gets  for  growing  fresh  grapes,  the  rail- 
roads  collect  carrying  charges 
amounting  to  $1.85.  In  the  case  of 
watermelons,  the  farmer  receives 
$1.00,  as  compared  to  $1.37  received 
by  the  railroads.  On  all  farm  com- 
modities, the  railroads  receive  20^/^ 
cents  for  every  dollar  received  by  the 
farmer. 

Agriculture's  total  freight  bill  in 
1930  was  $898,854,000.  An  increase 
in  rates  of  15  per  cent  would  add 
$134,828,000  to  that  sum.  This  is 
taking  into  account  only  the  charges 
for  carrying  the  products  of  the  farm 
to  market.  It  makes  no  mention  of 
the  freight  charges  the  farmer  must 
pay  on  agricultural  machinery,  ferti- 
lizer, lumber  and  other  commodities 
he  buys.  From  this  it  will  readily  be 
seen  that  a  large  part  of  the  gross  in- 
come of  agriculture  is  expended  in 
paying  freight  bills. 

Consider  the  plight  of  the  wheat 
grower  at  this  moment.   On  July  13th, 


the  price  of  wheat  at  Liverpool  was 
61  cents.  It  is  stated  that  this  is  the 
lowest  price  at  which  wheat  has  been 
quoted  in  the  world's  market  since 
1654.  The  present  rail  rate  on  wheat 
for  export  from  Topeka,  in  the  heart 
of  the  grain  belt,  to  Galveston  is  21.3 
cents  per  bushel.  The  carrying 
charges  from  Galveston  to  Liverpool 
average  about  eight  cents  per  bushel, 
making  a  total  freight  charge  of  about 
29  cents  per  bushel.  Subtracting  29 
from  61  leaves  32  cents.  Remember- 
ing that  the  grower  must  pay  the 
freight  to  market,  not  to  mention  in- 
surance and  brokerage  fees,  is  it  any 
wonder  that  wheat  in  recent  days  has 
been  selling  as  low  as  25  cents  per 
bushel  on  the  farms  of  the  grain  belt  ? 
With  all  these  facts  in  mind,  how 
can  the  rail  chiefs  look  the  farmer  in 
the  face  and  say  that  he  should  pay 
still  higher  freight  rates? 

The  National  Grange  considers  it- 
self in  duty  bound  to  go  before  the 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission  and 
oppose  the  petition  of  the  carriers. 
The  railroads  cannot  expect  to  prosper 
if  the  industries  upon  which  they  rest 
are  reduced  to  bankruptcy  by  exces- 
sive freight  charges. 

Let  every  industry  manfully  bear 
its  share  of  present  burdens  and  ad- 
versities, and  let  all  unite  in  common 
brotherhood  in  hastening  the  better 
time  coming. 


SSOO  PAID  for 
one  OLD  BOOK 


That's  Just  one  of  hundreds  of  gener- 
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books.  You  may  have  many  of  them 
stored  in  your  attic,  book-case  or  base- 
ment.  Get  CASH  for  these  old  books. 

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Lou?-Dou?n  hoppers  and  standard  48-inch  ujheels;  Double 
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cultiuation  of  unheal  and  the  souring  of  clouer  and  alfalfa  in  the 
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boots.  Has  u?ide  range  of  feed  for  grain,  peas,  beans  and  fertilizer. 

Disc  Openers  haue  the  right  "bite"  u?hich  assures  a  u?ide  bottom 
furrou;  in  u?hich  the  roots  are  encouraged  to  fullest  grou^lh  pro- 
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Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,   1931 


TOWANDA  GLEN  GRANGE 

INITIATES  A  CLASS  OF  15 

On  July  10th,  Towanda  Glen 
Grange,  Bradford  County,  initiated  a 
class  of  fifteen  in  the  Third  and 
Fourth  Degrees  and  has  five  more  can- 
didates ready  and  several  applications 
on  hand. 

This  Grange  has  been  inactive  for 
several  years  and  had  reduced  its 
membership  until  it  was  unable  to 
function.  Last  February  the  Pomona 
Deputy,  Brother  A.  E.  Madigan,  in- 
duced a  few  of  the  members  to  take 
hold  of  the  work  and  function  as  a 
Grange. 

As  a  result  of  his  efforts  fourteen 
were  reinstated  and  in  March  officers 
were  elected  and  installed.  Many  of 
the  newer  elected  officers  are  young 
women  and  had  never  belonged  to  the 
Grange,  but  under  the  guidance  of  a 
competent  deputy,  they  are  able  to 
open  and  close  the  Grange,  and  confer 
the  degrees  without  the  use  of  the 
manual. 

We  sometimes  hear  women  say  that 
they  cannot  attend  Grange  as  they 
must  remain  at  home  and  take  care 
of  the  children.  This  Grange  seems 
to  have  solved  the  problem.  The  Mas- 
ter, Overseer  and  Lady  Assistant 
Steward,  are  sisters  with  a  family  and 
had  their  children  present.  They  also 
had  father,  grandfather  and  grand- 
mother present  to  care  for  the  young- 
sters, while  they  very  efficiently  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  their  office. 

I  would  recommend  that  this  plan 
be  adopted  by  other  Granges,  as  it 
increases  both  the  interest  and  at- 
tendance, and  keeps  both  the  older  and 
younger  members  busy.  The  results 
accomplished  by  this  Grange  tell  its 
own  story.  Fourteen  reinstated  and 
forty-six  new  members,  or  a  gain  of 
sixty-one  members,  is  a  record  seldom 
achieved  and  should  inspire  other 
weak  Granges  to  renewed  activity. 

The  Worthy  State  Master  in- 
structed the  class  in  the  unwritten 
work  and  gave  helpful  suggestions 
pertaining  to  the  work.  The  Pomona 
Master,  Brother  Harry  Norton,  was 
present  and  congratulated  the  Grange 
upon  the  work  it  was  doing  and  of- 
fered further  assistance  if  needed. 
Refreshments  were  served  at  the  close 
of  the  meeting  and  another  page  in 
the  history  of  Towanda  Glen  Grange 
was  recorded. 

This  is  one  of  the  most  striking  ex- 
amples of  what  can  be  done  by  per- 
sonal effort  and  hard  work,  that  I 
have  yet  seen,  and  proves  the  state- 
ment that  I  have  so  often  made  that 
no  Grange  is  so  weak  that  it  cannot 
increase  its  membership,  if  a  deter- 
mined effort  is  made. 

You  will  note  that  the  first  thing 
the  deputy  did  was  to  reinstate  a  large 
number  of  members  who  had  been 
dropped  from  the  roll.  He  then  had 
an  organization  to  work  with  and 
some  incentive  to  offer  new  members 
for  joining.  Which  Grange  will  be 
the  next  to  break  this  record? 


and  allowed  to  dry  out  in  the  field; 
or,  in  rainy  weather,  they  are  cured 
under  cover.  When  the  tops  have 
completely  withered  and  the  bulbs 
have  become  dried  on  the  surface  the 
tops  are  severed  one-half  inch  above 
the  bulb  with  a  topping  machine, 
shears,  or  by  twisting.  The  curing  is 
completed  in  slatted  crates,  providing 
free  circulation  of  air,  or  spread  out 
on  a  floor. 

Cool,  dry  conditions  with  ventila- 
tion are  needed  to  store  onions.  The 
temperature  should  not  go  below  32 
degrees.  Onions  are  not  seriously  in- 
jured by  freezing,  if  they  are  used 
immediately  afterward,  but  when  they 
are  allowed  to  freeze  and  thaw  re- 
peatedly they  spoil  very  quickly. 


CURE  ONIONS  CAREFULLY 

FOR  WINTER  STORAGE 

Onions  keep  well  only  when  proper- 
ly cured  at  harvest  time.  As  soon  as 
the  tops  shrivel  a  short  distance  above 
the  bulbs  the  onions  are  ready  to  be 
harvested. 

Thick  necked  onions  will  not  keep 
well  and  should  be  disposed  of  at  har- 
vest time. 

The  practice  of  breaking  over  the 
tops  by  rolling  over  the  patch  should 
not  be  followed,  because  it  injures  the 
onions  and  provides  a  source  of  en- 
trance for  neck  rot  organisms. 

As  soon  as  most  of  the  tops  have 
ripened  at  the  neck  and  fallen  over, 
the  bulbs  may  be  pulled.  The  onions 
are   thrown    together   in    a   wind-row 


EATING  DURING 

THE  WARM  WEATHER 

With  the  arrival  of  warm  or  hot 
weather,  there  is  naturally  a  little 
change  in  the  diet  of  most  people,  but 
the  idea  that  the  food  intake  should 
be  cut  down  by  one-half  is  a  serious 
mistake.  Perhaps  you  feel  that  as  the 
bulk  of  the  food  eaten,  about  80  per 
cent,  is  to  keep  you  warm  so  that  all 
the  processes  of  the  body  can  do  their 
work  properly,  that  when  the  weather 
is  warm  the  body  will  keep  warm  nat- 
urally, and  not  much  food  need  be 
eaten. 

As  a  matter  of  fact  the  body  needs 
in  the  warm  weather  about  90  per 
cent  as  much  food  as  in  the  cool 
weather,  and  if  the  individual  gets 
outdoors  in  the  summer  and  plays  or 
works  hard  he  may  need  as  much  food 
as  in  the  cool  weather,  perhaps  more. 

However,  as  some  foods  heat  the 
body  more  than  others  without  giving 
any  more  energy  or  having  any  more 
energy  or  having  any  more  building 
powers,  it  is  well  to  cut  down  on  them 
during  the  hot  weather,  oatmeal,  pork, 
puddings,  and  so  forth.  These  should 
be  replaced  by  more  salads,  fruits  and 
vegetables. 

Meat  and  eggs  once  a  day  should  be 
eaten  by  everybody,  winterer  summer, 
as  they  build  up  the  body  better  than 
any  other  food,  by  keeping  the  blood 
rich  in  iron.  This  should  not  be  for- 
gotten by  mothers  who  have  children 
playing  outdoors  during  the  long  sum- 
mer days.  Mothers  see  that  the  child 
gets  plenty  of  milk  which  is  nature's 
best  food  to  grow  strong  bones  in  chil- 
dren, but  the  meat  and  eggs  repair 
soft  body  tissues  broken  down  by  the 
play,  which  is  equally  important. 

Although  the  everyday  foods  all 
have  the  necessary  vitamins  it  is  well 
to  remember  that  a  mixed  diet  is  your 
best  assurance  that  you  will  get  some 
of  all  the  vitamins  daily. 

Thus  eggs,  milk,  bread,  green  veg- 
etables supply  vitamin  A. 

Lettuce,  peas,  beans,  eggs,  spinach, 
yeast,  supply  vitamin  B. 

Tomatoes,  oranges,  lemons,  spinach, 
onions,  and  milk  supply  vitamin  C. 

Cod  liver  oil  is  nature's  best  method 
of  supplying  vitamin  D,  but  milk 
comes  next. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  we  are  not 
all  born  with  a  liking  for  spinach  as 
it  is  very  rich  in  vitamin  A,  B,  C,  and 
has  some  vitamin  D  also. 

The  main  thought  then  in  hot 
weather  eating,  if  you  do  no  outdoor 
work,  or  take  outdoor  exercise,  is  to 
cut  down  on  cream,  butter,  oatmeal, 
and  rich  pastries  and  slightly  on  meat, 
but  not  on  fruit  and  vegetables. 

Keep  the  vitamin  list  in  your  mind, 
but  you  can  see  how  your  everyday 
diet  practically  includes  them  all. 


And  although  the  mosquito's  not 

So  very  large  a  beast. 
He'll  feed  on  you,  then  leave  a  hot 

Reminder  of  his  feast. 

— St.  John   Times-Glohe. 


BEETLE  QUARANTINE 

ON  FARM  PRODUCTS 

EFFECTIVE  JUNE  15 

Last  minute  details  are  now  being 
worked  out  for  an  effective  campaign 
against  the  Japanese  beetle  again  this 
summer,  according  to  K.  H.  Bell,  Di- 
rector, Bureau  of  Plant  Industry, 
Pennsylvania  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture. 

The  regulations  which  govern  the 
movement  of  farm  products  and  cut 
flowers  from  the  generally  infested 
area  become  effective  June  15th,  and 
will  be  in  force  until  October  15th. 
The  arrangements  for  this  work  will 
be  practically  the  same  as  a  year  ago. 
Patrols  will  be  stationed  at  twelve 
posts  along  important  highways  lead- 
ing out  of  the  generally  infested  area 
just  as  soon  as  the  beetles  make  their 
appearance.  While  the  road  patrols 
will  pay  particular  attention  to  viola- 
tions involving  the  transportation  of 
farm  products  and  cut  flowers,  officials 
explain  that  check-ups  will  also  be 
made  on  the  movement  of  nursery  and 
ornamental  plants,  sand,  soil,  earth, 
compost  and  manure,  the  movement 
of  which  is  regulated  throughout  the 
year. 


Inspectors  will  be  stationed  at  sev- 
eral shipping  points  and  at  other  con- 
venient locations  in  the  infested  terri- 
tory to  issue  certificates  for  the  move- 
ment of  the  various  quarantined  prod- 
ucts when  all  the  conditions  of  the 
regulations  are  met.  To  the  public 
the  suggestion  is  made  that  when  buy- 
ing nursery  stock  in  the  infested  area 
for  transportation  outside  the  area,  be 
sure  that  the  purchase  is  accompanied 
by  a  certificate  making  such  move- 
ment possible.  The  road  patrols  are 
not  authorized  to  issue  certificates. 

Property  owners  living  in  the  areas 
of  heavy  infestation  are  being  urged 
to  spray  their  ornamental  plants  and 
trees  in  order  to  give  these  plants  full 
protection  from  the  beetle  during  the 
summer.  An  application  of  coated 
arenate  of  lead  is  recommended.  If 
delayed,  the  spray  will  be  less  effec- 
tive. Details  for  spraying  can  be  se- 
cured from  county  farm  agents  or 
from  the  State  and  Federal  Japanese 
beetle  offices. 


It  is  all  right  to  preserve  wild  life 
in  the  forests,  but  what  to  do  with  it 
in  the  cities  is  a  problem. — Times- 
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August,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Pase  5 


CEITICISM  OF 

PUBLIC   OFFICIALS 


Responsibility    of    Newspapers    Is 
Discussed 


By  C.  a.  Sorensen 
Attorney  General,  State  of  Nehrasha 

Public  officials  are  hired  men,  em- 
ployees, servants.  They  are  hired  by 
the  people,  paid  by  the  people,  and 
subject  to  discharg:e  by  the  people  for 
failure  to  obey  orders. 

There  is  nothing  holy  about  them. 
They  are  a  common  lot,  not  worse  but 
certainly  not  much  better  than  the 
ordinary  run  of  men.  They  are  hu- 
man.  They  like  praise. 

Few  of  them  suffer  with  an  inferi- 
ority complex.  Many  of  them  do  not 
quite  understand  why  their  pictures 
do  not  appear  frequently  on  the  front 
page  accompanied  by  a  double-column 
editorial  in  black  faced  type  likening 
the  official  to  a  combination  of  Na- 
poleon, Jefferson,  Lincoln,  Roosevelt, 
and  Coolidge.  Finding  neither  the 
picture  nor  the  editorial  they  are  in- 
clined to  believe  that  newspapermen 
are  not  very  enterprising  nor  able  to 
detect  political  genius. 

Newspapers  owe  to  their  readers  the 
duty  of  ascertaining  the  facts  about 
the  public  officials  of  the  town,  county, 
state,  and  nation.  Silence  on  the  part 
of  the  editor  breeds  ignorance  and 
lack  of  interest  on  the  part  of  the  pub- 
lic. 

The  people  rule.  They  can  not  rule 
intelligently  unless  the  press  gives 
them  the  facts.  A  fearless  newspaper 
with  the  ability  to  get  and  print  the 
facts  about  public  matters  is  a  price- 
less asset,  not  only  to  the  town  where 
printed  but  to  the  state  and  nation. 
The  powerful  influence  that  every 
newspaper  of  any  consequence  wields 
over  human  thought  and  action  car- 
ries with  it  a  tremendous  moral  re- 
sponsibility to  use  that  power  for  the 
betterment  of  the  community  and 
country. 

What  should  be  the  attitude  of  the 
press  toward  public  officials? 

First,  willingness  to  criticize  them 
if  criticism  is  justified.  Crooked  poli- 
ticians fear  the  press  more  than  the 
courts.  Honest  officials  welcome  con- 
structive suggestions.  Wooden-headed 
office  holders  can  only  be  moved  by 
sharp  newspaper  blasts.  Those  in  of- 
fice are  no  better  than  anybody  else. 
They  are  not  entitled  to  ask  for  any 
immunity.  Newspapers  should  be  fair 
but  when  necessary  thev  should  treat 
them  rough.   It  is  good  for  them. 

Second,  newspapers  should  cooper- 
ate with  public  officials  in  maintain- 
ing law  and  order.  We  surrender 
much  individual  liberty  and  pay  mil- 
lions of  dollars  in  taxes  to  our  Gov- 
ernment. Why?  Principally  to  pro- 
ject our  property,  liberty,  and  life. 
y^  the  question  of  reasonable  law  en- 
orcement  there  ought  therefore  not 
to  be  two  sides.  Every  newspaper 
ought  to  support  to  the  limit  the  ef- 
lort  of  the  local,  state  and  national 
pcials  to  enforce  the  laws  of  the 
ancl.  An  honest,  fearless  newspaper 
u^'ht  never  to  join  hands  with  truck- 
2u  *^^n  politicians  who  want  to 
^vhitewash  with  "local  pride"  cancer- 
Z.  '''^"^itions  that  need  cleaning  up 
and  not  covering  up. 

torf  r1'  ^^ere  should  be  constant  edi- 
wonl  ^^''^'"P^on^^iiP  V  newspapers  of 
nf  1,  ^'^  ^^uses.  A  western  newspaper 
01  huge  circulation  has  this  motto: 

serviof'"'']^'''!    '"^    perpetuity    to    the 
cau^l    1    ,,  ,^^  people,   that   no  good 
eviUi   if "  ^''^^^^  '^  champion  and  that 
^  «ball  not  thrive  unopposed." 

tunhl  ^^^"?P^®  *^^^^^  ^^  ^  ^reat  oppor- 

ka  T,  ■,  '"  ^^®  "^''^^  f"^ure  for  Nebras- 

for  « I'P^P^^^  to  strike  mighty  blows 

inore  equitable  taxation  system 


in  the  state,  a  unified  state  police 
system,  more  efficient  county  govern- 
ment, and  always  a  more  fair  distrib- 
ution of  the  wealth  of  the  country. 
If  the  Creator  had  intended  that  some 
men  should  have  all  the  w^ealth  and 
not  work  and  others  live  in  poverty 
and  do  the  work,  he  would  have  made 
some  men  with  10  mouths  and  no 
hands  and  other  men  with  10  hands 
and  no  mouths.  Fifteen  per  cent  of 
the  people  own  90  per  cent  of  the 
wealth. 

What  about  the  attitude  of  the  pub- 
lic official  toward  the  press? 

First,  the  official  should  be  honest 
and  frank.  The  press  is  a  window 
through  which  the  public  looks  in  and 
sees  their  servants  at  work.  The  pic- 
ture should  not  be  distorted. 

Who  elects  the  official?  Who  sup- 
plies him  with  spacious  offices,  stenog- 
raphers, and  assistants  ?  W^ho  pays  his 
salary,  rain  or  shine,  depression  or 
prosperity?  The  people  who  elected 
him.  What  argument  can  he  possibly 
make  then  against  letting  the  people 
have  full  information  as  to  what  is 
going  on  in  his  department  ? 

There  may  be  reasons  of  public  pol- 
icy for  not  letting  the  press  know  of 
a  certain  matter  today.  But  eventual- 
ly the  public  is  entitled  to  all  the  facts 
about  all  public  matters. 

A  policy  of  secrecy  or  of  misinfor- 
mation by  public  officials  can  not  be 
justified.  It  is  contrary  to  public  pol- 
icy. The  people  can  not  vote  intelli- 
gently unless  they  know  all  the  facts 
as  they  are.  A  public  official  is  a  trus- 
tee for  the  citizens.  As  the  benefi- 
ciaries of  that  trust  they  are  entitled 
to  a  frequent  accounting  of  the  acts 
and  doings  of  the  trustee. 

The  far-sighted  public  official  wants 
the  people  to  know  what  he  is  doing. 
If  they  know  and  approve  he  is  almost 
invincible. 


DRY  RUN  GRANGE  HOLDS 

AN   OPEN   MEETING 

Dry  Run  Grange  recently  organ- 
ized, held  an  open  meeting  in  the  high 
school  building,  July  14,  1931. 

The  Worthy  State  Master  addressed 
the  meeting  on  "Why  Farmers  Should 
Join  the  Grange."  He  gave  many 
reasons,  but  stressed  as  the  most  im- 
portant, the  need  of  an  organization 
such  as  the  Grange  to  meet  the  highly 
organized  forces  that  are  working 
against  the  present  prosperity  of  the 
farmer  and  the  future  success  of  agri- 
culture. 

He  gave  many  illustrations  to  show 
how  helpless  the  farmer  is  as  an  indi- 
vidual and  how  powerful  he  becomes 
by  holding  membership  in  the  Grange. 

There  were  seven  cliarter  members 
present  who  belonged  to  the  old 
Grange,  organized  nineteen  years  ago. 
Dorsett  Grange  had  twenty  members 
present,  one  being  a  charter  member. 

Many  expressed  a  desire  to  have  a 
Promona  in  the  county  and  one  will 
be  organized  in  Sei)tcniber.  Refresh- 
ments were  served  at  the  close  of  the 
meeting  and  a  very  pleasant  evening 
was  spent  in  the  interest  of  the 
Grange. 


One  telephone  call  saved 
100  acres  of  tomatoes 

A  LARGE  tomato  field  belonging  to  a  farmer  of  Scotland  County, 
N.  C,  was  suddenly  attacked  by  hordes  of  horn  worms.  The  whole 
crop  would  have  been  destroyed  in  a  short  time.  The  farmer  im- 
mediately telephoned  the  office  of  a  farm  paper  in  a  nearby  city  to 
ask  about  the  proper  spray.  He  was  told  what  to  use  and  how  to 
mix  it.  Within  a  few  hours  preparations  were  made,  spraying  was 
begun,  and  the  crop  was  saved. 

The  telephone  is  constantly  proving  its  worth  in  helping  to  get 
the  best  prices  for  livestock,  grain  and  fruit  sold  through  co-opera- 
tive associations  or  local  markets.  It  is  also  of  great  service  in  mak- 
ing social  and  business  engagements,  running  errands  or  summoning 
help  in  emergencies. 

The  modern  farm  home  has  a  telephone  that  serves  well,  day  in 
and  day  out,  rain  or  shine. 


A    BELL  SYSTEM 


ADVERTISEMENT 


WOMEN  RELIEVE 

UNEMPLOYMENT 

Women's  clubs  unable  to  pay  their 
dues  are  being  kept  in  good  standing 
by  the  General  Federation  of  Wom- 
en's Clubs  as  an  aid  in  the  unemploy- 
ment situation.  The  money  from 
these  unpaid  dues  is  used  to  help  in 
their  own  communities,  especially  in 
buying  family  necessities. 


A  college  man  likes  a  girl  beautiful 
but  dumb  .  .  .  beautiful  enough  to 
please  him  and  dumb  enough  to  like 
him. — Rice  Owl. 


SOMERSET  POMONA 

Brother  J.  B.  W.  Stufft,  Pomona 
^faster.  Past  Gatekeeper  and  Steward, 
of  the  State  (Jrange,  sends  an  inter- 
esting account  of  Grange  activities 
in  Somerset  County.  Pomona  Grange 
met  June  20th  with  Highland  Grange. 
The  roll  call  showed  one  hundred  fifty 
in  attendance  at  the  morning  session. 
Out  of  twenty-one  Subordinates, 
twelve  were  represented,  one  Grange 
in  the  extreme  end  of  the  county,  hav- 
ing thirty-seven  i)resent. 

A  committee  is  working  to  get  can- 
didates for  the  Sixth  Degree  and  re- 
port better  than  100  to  date.  They 
will  continue  their  efforts  and  hope  to 
get  enough  to  entitle  them  to  a  Spe- 
cial Session  of  the  State  Grange  some 
time  in  October.  They  will  either 
join  with  one  of  the  other  counties 
or  get  them  to  come  to  Somerset. 

Pomona  has  started  a  visiting  cam- 
paign throughout  the  County,  and 
instead  of  using  the  gavel,  is  using  a 
book  in  which  each  Lecturer  inserts 
the  program  used  at  that  meeting. 
This  is  then  carried  to  the  next 
Grange.  When  the  entire  number  of 
Granges  have  been  visited,  a  book  of 
programs  will  have  been  written. 

On   June    17th    the   Ridge  .Grange 


took  eleven  candidates  for  the  First 
and  Second  Degrees  to  Stoyestown  for 
initiation.  They  have  several  more 
that  could  not  attend.  This  is  the 
Grange  that  joined  with  Pain  last  fall 
and  was  reorganized  by  the  Pomona 
Master  and  the  Worthy  State  Master. 
It  is  becoming  a  strong  Grange  and  is 
taking  an  active  interest  in  Grange 
work. 

Dividing  Ridge  Grange,  which  has 
been  dormant,  is  paying  up  its  back 
dues  to  State  Grange,  again  function- 
ing as  a  Grange.  Pomona  is  plan- 
ning to  make  this  Grange  a  visit  in 
the  near  future  and  give  them  some 
assistance  and  encouragement.  We 
find  that  Pomona  can  do  no  more  effi- 
cient work  than  that  of  giving  as- 
sistance to  the  weaker  Granges. 

(Editor,  I  wish  that  all  Pomonas 
would  realize  the  force  of  the  last 
statement  and  act  accordingly.) 


HYPHENATED  COURTSHIP 

"What  does  'co-ed'  stand  for?" 
"Crush  on  Every  Date." 
"W^hat's  the  hyphen  for?" 
"Oh,  that's  the  distance  they  keep 
when  the  Dean  of  Women  is  around." 
— Arizona  Kitty-Kat. 


Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,  1931 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisaman,  State  Lecturer 


Last  Call  for  1931  Middle  Atlantic 
Lecturers'  Conference 

As  this  issue  of  Grange  News 
reaches  y6u,  you  will  have  just  time 
enough  to  pack  up  and  make  final 
arrangements,  preparatory  to  attend- 
ing the  Middle  Atlantic  Conference 
at  College  Park,  Maryland,  August 
11,  12,  13  and  14.  This  will  be  a 
bang-up  Grange  meeting,  with  hun- 
dreds of  loyal  Grange  folks  attending 
from  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Dela- 
ware, Virginia,  West  Virginia,  Mary- 
land and  Pennsylvania.  Remember 
that  the  outstanding  National  Grange 
and  Rural  Leaders  will  be  present  to 
direct  the  affairs  of  the  conference. 
Every  moment  of  the  four-day  pro- 
gram will  be  crowded  full  of  whole- 
some, helpful,  inspiring  and  pleasing 
events  of  an  educational  and  recrea- 
tional nature.  Every  Grange  member 
will  find  the  conference  of  intense 
value  and  interest.  Father  and  moth- 
er will  enjoy  it;  kiddies  who  attend 
will  get  a  real  thrill.  It  provides  for 
a  liberal  and  far-reaching  education 
crowded  into  four  brief  days.   So  pack 


programs.  Pomona  Masters  and  State 
Deputies ;  it  is  your  obligation  to  en- 
courage representation  from  all  the 
Granges  within  your  jurisdiction,  and 
especially  should  you  see  to  it  that 
your  own  Pomona  Grange  is  repre- 
sented by  your  Lecturer.  If  your 
Grange  has  not  taken  action  in  this 
matter,  call  your  Executive  Commit- 
tee together  at  once  and  urge  them  to 
authorize  the  sending  of  your  Lectur- 
er as  a  delegate.  Pennsylvania  Pa- 
trons may  never  again  have  an 
opportunity  to  visit  the  National  Cap- 
ital at  such  a  low  cost.  This  is  the 
last  call  for  the  1931  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference — All  aboard. 


Go-to-Church  Sunday  for  Pennsyl- 
vania Grangers,  September  6th 

Just  to  remind  you  that  Sunday, 
September  6th  has  been  designated  as 
Go-to-Church  Day  for  Grangers.  Lec- 
turers should  plan  to  make  a  big  event 
of  this  occasion.  Urge  every  member  to 
attend.  A  church  should  be  «elected 
and     members     and     officers     should 


Agricultural  Building,  Maryland  University 


What  the  Live  Ones  Are  Doing  to 
Keep  Alive 

From  Mrs.  Wm.  Weckerly,  Lectur- 
er of  Jefferson  Grange,  Butler  Co. 
"On  July  29  the  members  of  Jeffer- 
son Grange  met  at  the  hall,  painted 
the  building  and  beautified  the 
grounds,  to  such  an  extent  that  the 
people  of  the  community,  who  are  not 
Grangers  and  who  would  not  talk  of 
it  before,  are  trying  to  get  in  the 
Order." 


up  the  whole  family  and  we'll  be  a 
seein'  you,  just  outside  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  Think  of  it,  a  visit  to  the 
National  Capital,  to  Arlington,  to 
Mt.  Vernon,  to  Annapolis  Naval 
Academy,  to  Beltzville  Farms— and  at 
a  cost  that  need  not  exceed  $9.00,  in- 
cluding registration  fee  —  Children 
under  16  years  of  age  will  not  be  re- 
quired to  pay  the  registration  fee. 

Lecturers  who  attend  this  confer- 
ence will  catch  a  new  vision  of  the 
bigness  of  the  Grange  and  the  impor- 
tant part  it  plays  in  the  rural  affairs 
of  America.  They  will  get  many 
helpful  suggestions  that  will  aid  them 
in  conducting  the  programs  of  their 
own  Granges.  Attendance  at  the  Mid- 
dle Atlantic  Grange  Lecturers'  Con- 
ference is  an  absolute  guarantee  for 
better  and  more  interesting  Grange 


march  to  the  church  in  a  body,  offi- 
cers wearing  their  sashes  and  mem- 
bers their  badges.  A  plan  that  has 
worked  very  successfully  in  years  past, 
is  for  two  or  more  Granges  to  unite 
for  this  service.  Pomona  can  function 
here  by  districting  the  county  and 
making  preliminary  arrangements. 
Appoint  a  decorating  committee  to 
work  in  conjunction  with  church  com- 
mittee in  decorating  the  church  with 
grains,  fruits  and  flowers.  This  can 
be  made  a  very  pleasing  and  effective 
service,  and  it  provides  the  Grange 
with  an  opportunity  to  give  the  rural 
church  movement  a  real  boost.  We 
will  appreciate  it,  if  Lecturers  will 
send  a  detailed  report  of  their  Go-to- 
Church  Day  activities  to  States  Lec- 
turer, Howard  G.  Eiseaman,  East 
Springfield. 


From  Mrs.  John  L.  Post,  Lecturer 
Claysville  Grange,  Washington  Co. 
"At  our  second  meeting  in  October 
we  had  an  Oliver  H.  Kelly  program, 
unveiling  the  picture.  We  also  had  a 
little  flower  and  vegetable  exhibit  at 
this  meeting.  One  of  our  projects  was 
the  forming  of  a  geranium  club  in 
the  spring.  The  geraniums  were  ex- 
hibited at  this  time  and  judged  by  our 
County  Agriculturist." 


From  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Chandler, 
Lecturer  Diahoga  Grange,  Bradford 
County.  "I  am  having  an  attendance 
contest.  Worthy  Master  and  Overseer 
as  Captains,  the  loser&  to  furnish 
lunch  and  the  winners  an  entertaining 
program.  It  is  proving  quite  a  help  in 
attendance,  also  a  mixer.  Our  people 
had  a  habit  of  the  ladies  sitting  on 
one  side  of  the  hall,  the  men  on  the 
other.  One  rule  of  the  contest,  all  on 
the  Master's  side  must  sit  at  his  left, 
same  of  Overseer." 


From  Mrs.  Agnes  Burgoon,  Lectur- 
er Maple  Grove  Grange,  Clarion  Co. 
"We  served  a  supper  to  the  Kiwanis 
Club  of  Clarion,  also  entertained 
them,  which  netted  our  Grange  a  tidy 
little  cash  account.  We  also  put  on 
quite  an  extensive  exhibit  at  Clarion 
County  County  Fair — took  second 
place,  a  premium  of  $75. 

From  Mrs.  Marie  Coon,  Lecturer 
Newton  Grange,  Lackawanna  Co. 
"The  second  meeting  in  October  we 
held  our  annual  apple  and  vegetable 
show,  giving  ribbons  as  prizes.  Very 
fine  display  of  over  forty  varieties  of 
apples  and  several  tables  of  vegetables 
and  flowers.  The  Agricultural  class 
of  the  high  school  had  a  very  fine, 
large  table  of  exhibits  of  fruit,  vegeta- 
bles, grains  and  seeds.  This  was  a 
community  affair  sponsored  by  the 
Grange.  Very  large  attendance.  Pro- 
gram by  the  Lecturer  consisting  of  an 
address  by  pastor  of  M.  E.  church, 
talk  by  teacher  of  agriculture,  recita- 
tions, vocal  and  instrumental  music. 
Sale  of  apple  pie,  ice  cream  and  cof- 
fee which  paid  our  expenses  and  added 
a  few  dollars  to  the  treasury." 

Community  Projects   Sponsored  by 
Pennsylvania's  Granges 

^  Caring     for     cemeteries.  —  Valley 
Grange,  Mercer  County. 

Helped   with   Grange   Fair.— Rich- 
mond Grange,  Crawford. 


Helped  in  scholarship  fund — Placed 
lavatory  in  Community  Buildings 
Took  charge  of  Anti-Saloon  League 
illustrated  lecture. — North  Straband 
Grange,  Washington. 

Charity  Fund.  —  Burgettsto^ 
Grange,  W^ashington  County. 

Helping  the  poor  and  needy.-, 
Brady  Grange,  Clearfield  County. 

Conducting  a  store.  —  Centreport 
Grange,  Berks  County. 

Hospital  work. — Tyro  Hall  Grange, 
Bucks  County. 

Planning  a  Community  Fair.— 
Farmington  Grange. — Warren  Coun. 

Fixing  Community  Hall.  —  Penn 
Line  Grange,  Crawford  County. 

4-H  Club  Work.  — Oak  Valley 
Grange,  Allegheny  County. 

Helping  Potato  Club.  —  Home 
Grange,  Indiana. 

Hall  used  as  community  center.— 
Community  Grange,  Montgomery 
County. 

Use  of  hall  for  church  and  school 
meetings. — Beech  Flats  Grange,  Brad- 
ford County. 

Tree  pruning  and  canning  demon- 
strations.— Woodruff  Grange,  Greene 
County. 

Sponsoring  Chautauqua.  —  Orwell 
Grange,  Bradford  County. 

Road  improving. — C  ra  n  b  e  r  r  y 
Grange,  Butler  County. 

COUNTY  PICNIC 

Arrangements  were  made  for  the 
McKean  County  Picnic  at  a  meeting 
of  a  committee  representing  Pomona 
Grange,  the  Extension  Association 
and  Smethport  Conopus  Club.  The 
picnic  will  be  held  at  Smethport 
Wednesday,  August  19th. 

The  program  will  be  so  arranged 
that  it  will  be  of  interest  to  every  one. 
There  will  be  a  horseshoe  pitching 
contest  at  which  time  the  county 
champion  will  be  selected.  There  wiU 
be  two  classes  for  this  contest,  a 
farmer's  class,  and  an  open  class  which 
includes  any  one  who  is  not  a  farmer. 

There  will  be  a  baseball  game 
played  between  Smethport  and  Ceres. 
Both  teams  are  good  and  this  contest 
should  create  a  lot  of  interest. 

There  will  be  other  athletic  events 
in  which  every  one  will  have  an  op- 
portunity to  take  part.  Prizes  will  be 
awarded  to  the  winners  in  these  con- 
tests by  the  merchants  of  Smethport. 
There  will  also  be  an  attendance  prize 
awarded  to  the  lucky  boy,  girl,  man 
and  woman  arriving  on  the  grounds 
before  twelve,  noon,  that  day.  Hon. 
P.  H.  Dewey,  Secretary  of  Internal 
Affairs,  will  be  the  speaker  of  the  day. 

Refreshments  will  be  sold  on  the 
grounds  and  the  proceeds  will  be  used 
to  defray  the  expenses. 

The  Smethport  merchants  have 
voted  to  close  their  stores  at  noon  on 
that  day  to  help  make  the  picnic  a 
success.  H.  J.  Rice. 


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condition  around  the  barn  and  makes  more  profits-saues  labor,  uniformly 
increases  s.ilfertiUtt^  because  of  the  even  application  and  saving  the  richest 
minerals  m  the  manure.  An  old  but  u,elUk.nou;n  principle  is  applied  lo  the 
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Farm  Women 

h'ke  the 
ELECTRIC 


RANGE 


THERE  are  thousands  of  electric  ranges  cooking  their 
three  meals  per  day  in  the  homes  of  Pennsylvania.    Farm 
women  in  many  parts  of  the  state  tell  us  they  like  the 
electric  range.    No  two  give  the  same  reasons  but  the  following 
lists  the  main  features  that  appeal  to  them. 


IS5K/)  ^*"  Electric  Range  on  a  Farm  in  Chester  County  ^  .-^v, 
^  '**'  cuts  down  kitchen  work  for  the  busy  farm  woman  ^^^^ 


Making'^Good  Luck^^Certaln 

Any  one  who  has  been  so  fortunate  as  to 
sit  in  for  a  real  farm  dinner  knows  that  the 
farm  woman  has  brought  the  art  of  cooking 
to  perfection.  They  say,  however,  that  they 
have  had  "good  luck."  What  this  really 
means  is  that  they  have  guessed  the  mood 
and  temperature  of  their  stove  correctly. 
With  the  electric  range,  where  the  oven 
has  an  automatic  control  which  can  be  set 
for  any  temperature  desired,  guessing  be- 
comes a  certainty  and  "good  luck"  is  sure 
to  follow.  The  perfection  of  the  meal 
cooked  is  the  farm  woman's  desire  and  the 
electric  range  meets  this  requirement.  The 
oven  of  the  electric  range  cooks  meats  with 
practically  no  shrinkage  since  there  is  ac- 
tually no  combustion  taking  place  as  with 
the  usual  cooking  fuels. 

Cleanliness 

Electricity  does  not  burn  to  make  heat, 

it  is  heat  itself odorless  and  smokeless. 

For  this  reason  there  is  no  smoking  of  the 
pans  and  kettles  leading  to  that  most  dis- 
mal after-dinner  job  of  scouring  and  clean- 
ing. There  is  no  smudging  of  the  walls, 
woodwork  and  decorations  of  the  kitchen 
or  other  parts  of  the  house.  The  wood  box 
or  fuel  bucket  can  be  banished  from  the 
corner  of  the  kitchen.  The  dirty  job  of 
taking  out  the  ashes  and  cleaning  up  the 
floor  thereafter  is  ended.  The  better  the 
housekeeper  the  more  she  appreciates  the 
electric  range! 

Labor  Saving 

and  Convenience 

The  farm  women,  as  a  class,  work  the 
longest    hours    of    any    group    of    persons. 


Electricity  functioning  through  the  electric 
range,  bringing  fire  by  wire,  will  save  from 
one-half  hour  to  an  hour  of  labor  per  day, 
with  no  wood  or  fuel  to  carry,  or  fire  to 
keep  up,  ashes  to  clean  out;  no  floors  to 
be  mopped  as  a  result;  no  smoky  pans  to 
be  scoured;  and  through  greater  speed  of 
the  cooking  units  almost  instantaneous 
heat  instead  of  having  to  wait.  Where  one 
is  away  from  home  much,  the  time  clock  is 
a  great  convenience.  This  device  permits 
the  placing  of  the  meal  in  the  oven  and 
setting  the  clock  for  the  meal  to  start 
cooking  at  the  desired  time.  Thus  the  en- 
tire family  can  go  to  church  and  come 
home  and  find  their  meal  ready  for  them  at 
the  desired  hour. 

Cool  Kitchen 

Since  no  air  is  required  for  electricity 
to  heat,  ovens  are  tightly  insulated,  thus 
giving  off  very  little  heat  in  the  kitchen 
and  making  full  use  of  the  heat  in  the  oven. 
This  leaves  the  kitchen  practically  as  cool 
as  any  other  room  in  the  house.  In  fact 
the  electric  refrigerator  may  sit  in  the 
kitchen  near  the  electric  range,  if  desired. 


Your  electric  company  maintains 
a  staff  of  engineers  and  home 
service  workers  for  the  purpose 
of  perfecting  and  demonstrating 
the  application  of  electricity  to 
the  work  of  the  farm  and  home 
in  the  form  of  light,  heat  and 
power.  No  charge  is  made  for 
this  service.  We  shall  be  glad  to 
have  you  call  at  your  local  office 
For  any  information  and  assistance. 


Safety 

Since  there  is  no  combustion  there  are  no 
flaming  fuels  about  the  stove,  nothing  to 
blow  out,  no  fuel-burning  odors,  no  smok- 
ing from  poor  draft.  The  electric  range  is 
silent  and  simple  to  operate.  This  safety 
feature  is  much  appreciated  in  cases  where 
there  are  small  children  in  the  family. 

Attractiveness 

While  the  elecric  range  can  be  secured  in 
black  finish,  the  cost  is  not  a  great  deal 
more  for  white  enamel,  which  most  house- 
wives prefer.  This  requires  much  less 
work  to  keep  clean  than  has  been  spent  in 
applying  stove  polish  in  the  past.  With 
the  stove  itself  an  attractive  unit,  without 
fumes  or  dirt,  the  kitchen  may  readily  be 
kept  so  as  to  please  the  most  fastidious 
housekeeper. 

Economy 

No  other  combination  of  cooking  appli- 
ance and  fuel  can  offer  all  the  features  of 
the  electric  range  at  as  low  a  cost.  At  3c 
per  K.W.H.  the  cost  of  electricity  for 
cooking  will  average  about  Ic  per  person 
per  meal  for  current  or  about  $4.50  per 
month  for  a  family  of  five.  It  will  vary 
above  and  below  this  with  the  size  of  the 
family  and  the  amount  of  cooking  that  is 
done  and  the  cost  per  K.W.H.  of  current. 
Farm  women  say  that  it  has  cost  them 
about  this  sum  for  the  purchase  of  other 
summer  fuel.  When  all  the  features  of  the 
electric  range  are  taken  into  account,  they 
consider  it  economical  as  well  as  being  the 
most  perfect  method  of  cooking.  Ask  the 
women  who  have  the  electric  range  if  they 
would  give  it  up.  We  believe  they  are 
convinced  that 


IT  COSTS  MORE  TO  DO  WITHOUT  ELECTRICITY  THAN  TO  USE  IT- 

Published  in  the  interest  of  Rural  Electrification  by  the 


Bradford  Electric  Company 
J;hester  County  Electric  Company 
^hester  Valley  Electric  Company 
Duquesne  Light  Company 
^dison  Light  &  Power  Company 
^ne  County  Electric  Company 
*^ne  Lighting  Company 


Keystone  Public  Service  Company 
Luzerne  County  Gas  &  Electric  Company 
Metropolitan  Edison  Company 
Northern  Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Penn  Central  Light  &  Power  Company 
Pennsylvania  Electric  Company 
Pennsylvania  Power  &  Light  Company 


Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Philadelphia  Electric  Company 
Scranton  Electric  Company 
South  Penn  Electric  Company 
Southern  Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Wellsboro  Electric  Company 
West  Penn  Power  Company 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  8 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,  1931 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

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Vol.  XXVIII 


August,  1931 


No.  5 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

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Editor,  E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
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Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

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Harrisburg,  Pa. 

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Big  Business 


IN  THE  early  history  of  this  Country,  when  Infant  Industries  were  still 
in  swaddling  clothes  and  business  enterprises  were  being  established,  it 
may  have  been  necessary,  or  even  advisable,  to  grant  special  privileges 
by  way  of  franchises,  tax  exemptions  and  right  of  way;    but  if  such  neces- 
sity  obtained   then   it   no   longer   obtains,   and   all   such   favors   should   be 
removed. 

Big  Business  should  realize  the  truth  of  the  last  statement,  and  accept 
conditions  as  they  are  and  not  as  they  would  like  them  to  be.  An  intelli- 
gent plan  should  be  worked  out,  so  that  Agriculture  will  be  placed  on  an 
equality  with  other  industries. 

Agriculture  is  the  basis  of  all  wealth  and  no  permanent  relief  from 
the  world-wide  depression  will  be  had  until  she  is  given  an  equal  oppor- 
tunity, under  the  law,  to  obtain  an  honest  share  of  what  the  harvest  yields. 

Congress,  the  obedient  servant  of  Big  Business,  need  not  waste  further 
time  and  money  in  trying  to  solve  a  problem  that  can  never  be  solved  so 
long  as  Big  Business  controls  the  factors  which  enter  into  the  solution  of 
it.  Why  continue  this  farce  or  further  try  to  deceive  the  people,  when  they 
know  that  no  permanent  relief  can  be  had  until  Agriculture  is  given  a 
square  deal?  No  one  wants  to  see  business  crippled  or  destroyed;  but  it 
has  become  necessary  to  give  some  consideration  to  those  who  work,  whether 
it  be  on  the  farm,  in  the  mine  or  in  the  factory.  A  measure  of  Justice 
and  Equity  should  be  meted  out  to  them,  as  it  is  through  their  efforts  and 
the  results  of  their  labors  that  Big  Business  has  been  made  possible  and 
exceedingly  profitable. 

Big  Business  is  in  much  the  same  position  today  as  the  two  snakes  that 
waged  a  battle  to  a  finish.  They  fought  and  fought,  until  each  had  swal- 
lowed the  other  and  nothing  was  left,  not  even  a  grease  spot.  Big  Business 
has  been  doing  this  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  until  there  is 
little  left  to  swallow  and  no  further  victims  in  sight.  She  has  gouged 
and  robbed  labor,  secured  legislation  exempting  her  from  taxation  and 
placed  additional  burdens  upon  real  estate,  until  the  breaking  point  has 
been  reached. 

A  Franchise  that  permits  or  encourages  monopolies  should  never  be 
granted,  and  those  that  have  been  should  be  revoked.  The  farmer  engages 
in  farming,  but  he  is  not  granted  any  power  or  authority  from  the  State 
to  keep  other  farmers  out  of  his  township  or  district.  On  the  contrary, 
he  is  forced  to  compete  with  six  million  other  farmers  and  with  the  Federal 
Government,  that  is  constantly  reclaiming  waste  lands  and  bringing  more 
acres  under  the  plow.  It  needs  no  Solomon  to  tell  the  ix'ople  that  this  is 
wrong  and  should  be  stopi^d  immediately.  Governor  Pinchot  is  making 
an  honest  and  sincere  effort  to  curb  the  power  of  Public  Utilities  and  de- 
serves the  support  of  the  people;  but  he  would  make  greater  progress  if  he 
were  given  the  power  to  revoke  the  Charters  which  give  them  the  right  to 
rob  and  gouge  the  genera!  public.  If  this  were  done,  a  Public  Service 
Commission  would  not  be  needed.  Why  waste  time  and  energy  using  a 
pen  knife,  when  an  axe  would  be  more  effective. 

The  right  of  p]minont  Domain  has  been  abused  until  it  has  become  a 
curse  and  a  menace,  rather  than  a  benefit  in  building  a  happy  and  prosperous 
community  life.  The  Grange  has  always  advocated  this  principle — "Special 
privileges  to  none  and  equal  opportunity  to  all."  Pennsylvania  needs  a 
new  Constitution,  and  many  of  the  privileges  now  granted  to  a  few  should 
be  returned  to  the  many,  for  their  sole  use  and  benefit. 

Some  papers  tell  us  that  we  are  suffering  from  over-i)roduction ;  others 
from  under-consumption.  Correcting  either  or  both  of  these  conditions 
would  be  helpful,  but  would  not  wholly  cure  the  present  depression.  Some 
drastic  action  will  be  necessary  before  permanent  prosperity  can  be  restored. 


The  Federal  Farm  Board  has  doubtless  made  an  honest  effort  to  solv* 
the  farm  problem  and  has  failed  in  its  efforts;  not  because  its  memberj 
were  not  sincere  or  lacked  intelligence,  but  because  Big  Business  woulH 
not  let  the  Board  act.  All  it  has  done  so  far  is  to  urge  farmers  to  organic 
and  cooperate.  The  Grange  has  been  doing  that  for  more  than  sixty  years 
without  the  aid  of  high  priced  officials  or  the  use  of  large  sums  of  money 
from  the  Federal  Government.  If  farmers  could  only  be  made  to  under- 
stand that  the  solution  of  their  problem  is  found  in  organization  and  co- 
operation,  there  would  be  little  use  for  the  walking  delegate  or  professional 
politician.  With  three  million  farmers  in  the  Grange,  Big  Business  would 
cease  to  dominate  and  then  there  would  be  no  Farm  Problem. 

Why  complain  when  we  have  the  remedy  within  our  hands?  Go  out 
and  build  your  Grange  until  you  have  an  organization  strong  enough  to 
dictate  the  policies  and  enact  the  legislation  of  our  State.  Then,  and  not 
until  then,  will  Big  Business  be  regulated  and  Agriculture  come  into  her 
own.  Class  legislation  and  special  privilege  should  be  abolished  if  democracy 
is  to  endure. 

Before  any  permanent  improvement  can  be  had,  there  must  be  a  revi- 
sion of  tariff  rates  and  duties,  not  only  on  the  products  the  farmer  pro- 
duces but  on  the  ones  he  consumes.  It  must  never  be  forgotten  that  the 
farmer  is  both  a  producer  and  a  heavy  consumer.  Were  this  not  so,  busi- 
ness would  be  in  a  much  greater  depression  than  it  is  today. 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  farmer  is  receiving  10%  less  for  hig 
products,  and  paying  36%  more  for  the  things  he  needs  in  his  home  and 
in  his  farm  operations,  than  before  the  War,  he  is  still  a  heavy  buyer  of 
clothing,  farm  machinery,  trucks,  automobiles  and  other  manufactured  goods 
and  commodities.  His  trade  has  kept  business  going  and  prevented  many 
losses.  Increase  his  selling  power  and  he  will  increase  his  buying  power. 
Big  Business  should  understand  this  and  be  ready  and  willing  to  repeal  all 
vicious  legislation,  which  prevents  equality  for  Agriculture  and  a  return 
of  prosperity. 

The  depression  of  our  agriculture  in  colonial  days  and  the  difficulty  of 
exporting  its  products  because  of  the  high  tariffs  against  them  in  foreign 
countries  was  the  principal  reason  for  our  protective  tariff  system  of  today. 
Farm  prices  are  now  depressed  by  our  own  excessive  and  high  protective 
tariffs  on  manufactured  products  that  keep  out  imports  that  would  pay  for 
our  farm  exports.  Our  farmers  must  export  their  products  at  prices  below 
cost  of  production.  How  long  will  farmers  endure  this  situation,  remem- 
bering their  continuous  bad  fortune  since  the  War,  and  allow  a  relatively 
few  tariff-profiteering  manufacturers  to  longer  exploit  the  farmers'  loss  of 
one  and  one-fourth  billions  annually,  over  and  above  its  needs  for  honert 
protection?  "Tariff  for  all  or  Tariff  for  none,"  is  still  a  safe  and  sound 
policy  for  us  to  follow. 

Congress  can  easily  solve  the  problem  of  a  surplus,  by  withdrawing  froa 
the  field  of  agriculture  and  letting  the  farmers  who  pay  the  taxes  raiae 
the  necessary  food  products.  It  is  hardly  fair  for  the  Federal  Farm  Boaid 
to  request  farmers  to  reduce  their  acreage  10%  or  20%,  and  at  the  same 
permit  water  to  be  carried  two  hundred  forty-five  miles  from  the  Boulder 
Dam,  built  at  Government  expense,  for  the  purpose  of  irrigation,  thus 
bringing  more  lands  into  cultivation  and  increasing  the  acreage  instead 
of  diminishing  it. 

In  dealing  with  the  unemployment  situation.  Congress  should  amend 
the  Immigration  Law  so  that  no  more  aliens  can  come  to  this  Country  for 
the  next  five  years,  and  deport  about  ten  million  more  that  are  subjects 
for  charity  or  taking  the  places  of  American  laborers. 

As  a  final  act.  Congress  should  cease  playing  politics  and  attend  to 
business.  It  is  much  more  important  that  the  present  depression  be  lifted, 
business  restored  and  prosperity  returned,  than  it  is  that  some  one  be 
elected  President  of  the  United   States  in   1932. 


QROWTH  OF  GRANGE  IS  RAPID 


New  Organizations  This  Year  Cover 
Twenty-four  States 

Very  remarkable  is  the  showing 
made  in  organization  work  by  the  Na- 
tional Grange  for  the  quarter  ending 
July  1st,  and  these  organization  fig- 
ures i)rove  the  vigor  of  this  great  farm 
organization  in  impressive  fashion. 
During  the  quarter  87  new  subordi- 
nate Granges,  52  new  Juveniles,  and 
8  new  Pomonas  were  organized,  cov- 
ering 24  states,  while  many  of  these 
local  units  had  large  charter  lists  and 
started  in  energetic  fashion. 

For  the  nine  months  of  the  Grange 
year,  which  runs  from  October  1  to 
October  1,  231  new  subordinate 
Granges,  109  new  Juveniles  and  17 
new  Pomonas  had  been  organized ;  as 
compared  with  the  same  nine  months 
period  of  a  year  ago,  IGO  new  subor- 


dinates, 100  new  Juveniles  and  9  new 
Pomonas. 

The  above  organizations  figures  be- 
come the  more  significant  in  view  of 
the  wide-spread  agricultural  depres- 
sion, and  the  difficult  unemployment 
situation  prevailing  universally 
throughout  the  country.  Organizers 
at  work  in  many  states  report  a  grow- 
ing interest  in  the  Grange  among 
rural  i)eople,  and  a  disposition  to  joip 
forces  under  its  leadership  for  practi- 
cal rural  advantages. 


A  significant  note  from  the  Grang« 
organization  field  is  the  fact  that 
many  new  subordinates  have  this  year 
been  orgnnized  in  West  Virginia  and 
Minnesota,  both  old  Grange  states. 
where  reviving  interest  is  now  being 
shown. 


Every  Grange  officer  is  requested  to 
get  one  new  member. 


August,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


TENTH  ANNIVER- 
SARY CELEBRATION 

On  May  26,  1921,  a  small  group  of 
rural  folks  met  for  the  purpose  of 
discussing  the  organization  of  a  Sub- 
ordinate Grange,  enthusiasm  ran  high 
and  a  second  meeting  was  called  for 
June  7th,  at  this  meeting  plans  were 
formulated  whereby  a  complete  or- 
ganization was  effected  and  the  obli- 
gation was  administered  to  a  group  of 
more  than  one  hundred  charter  mem- 
bers, by  the  State  Deputy  of  this  Dis- 
trict, Calvin  R.  Bagenstose,  on  June 

14tV. 
Ten  years   have   now   elapsed    and 

our  tenth  anniversary  was  fittingly 
celebrated  by  an  all-day  picnic  cli- 
maxed by  a  banquet  and  dance  in  the 
evening. 

Brother  Geo.  F.  Ruth,  Pomona  Mas- 
ter of  Berks  County  Pomona  Grange, 
No.  43,  acted  as  toastmaster. 

The  guest  speakers  of  the  evening 
were  Past  State  Master  Philip  Dewey, 
State  Overseer  Geo.  Schuler  and  State 
Deputy  Calvin  R.  Bagenstose. 

The  members  of  Bernville  Grange 
do  not  believe  in  life  tenure  of  office, 
consequently  the  precedent  established 
by  the  first  Master,  J.  Z.  Dunkelber- 
ger,  in  not  accepting  more  than  two 
terms  has  not  been  violated. 

Brothers  Paul  Oxenrider,  F.  H. 
Zerbe,  Geo.  F.  Ruth,  M.  C.  Bohn  and 
Dr.  J.  Wm.  Dunkelberger  served  as 
Masters  in  the  order  named.  Brothers 
Bohn  and  Dunkelberger  serving  one 
term  each. 

All  Past  Masters  were  present  at 
this  anniversary  except  J.  Z.  Dunkel- 
berger, who  has  been  called  to  the 
Great  Grange  from  which  none  return. 

More  than  fifty  of  our  present  mem- 
bership of  one  hundred  sixty-three 
are  charter   members. 

During  the  second  quarter  of  this 
year  a  Juvenile  Grange  of  some  thirty 
members  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs. 
Geo.  F.  Ruth,  Matron,  was  organized. 

The  present  success  of  Bernville 
Grange  is  due  to  the  untiring  and  un- 
selfish efforts  of  the  Master,  Harvey 
A.  Stump,  and  his  staff  of  officers 
combined  with  the  full  cooperation 
of  the  membership. 

This  Subordinate  and  Juvenile 
Grange  meet  the  first  and  third  Tues- 
day of  each  month  in  the  Community 
Hall  at  Bernville,  and  we  extend  a 
cordial  invitation  to  any  Granger  who 
roay  be  in  our  jurisdiction  to  visit 
with  us  and  enjoy  the  spirit  of  fra- 
ternity and   good   fellowship. 

May  we  ever  continue  to  add  dig- 
nity to  labor,  to  be  honest  and  just 
and  fear   not. 

.    Dr.  J.  Wm.  Dunkleberger. 


Protect  Potato  CIiop. — Thorough 
and  frequent  spraying  is  recom- 
mended by  plant  pathologists  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College  as  pro- 
tection against  tip  burn,  leaf  scorch, 
and  late  blight.  Under  the  most  ad- 
verse conditions,  the  sprays  should  be 
applied  at  not  longer  than  5  to  7-day 
intervals. 


The  Little  Wonder  Weed  Exterminatorl  I 

Will  Po»itively  Demtroy  •  ■ 

CANADA  THISTLES 

A  sprayinK  solution  not  a  chlorate 

Write  for  free  illustrated  booklet. 

Reber  Chemical  Co.,     Reading,  Pa. 


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Headquarters  Hotel  for  State  Grange  Meeting  at  Du  Bois 


HOTELS  AT  DUBOIS 

Following  is  a  list  of  hotels  and 
rates  at  DuBois,  Pa.  For  room  reser- 
vation at  the  DuBois  Hotel,  write 
to  Kenzie  Bagshaw,  Hollidaysburg, 
Pa.  For  other  hotels  and  private 
homes,  to  W.  N.  McCreight,  DuBois, 
Pa. 

Hotel  DuBois 

20   rooms   with   running  water, 

$1.50   single;    $2.50   double. 

20  rooms  with  bath, 

$2.50  single,  $4.00  and  $4.50  double. 

Hotel  Logan 

20   rooms   with   running  water, 
$1.50   single;    $2.50   double. 


15  rooms  with  bath, 

$2.00  single;    $3.50  double. 

Fort  Worth  Hotel 

20   rooms   with   running  water, 
$1.25  single;    $2.25  double. 
25  rooms  with  bath, 
$1.50   single;    $2.50   double. 

St.  James  Hotel 

30  rooms  with  running  water, 
$1.50   single;    $2.50   double. 
30  rooms  with  bath, 
$2.00  single;    $3.50  double. 

Hotel  Reitz 

23   rooms  with   running   water, 
$1.50  single,   $3.00  double. 
27  rooms  with  bath, 
$2.00  single,  $4.00  double. 


MOOSIC  GRANGE,  NO.  1041 
WAYNE  CO.,  CELEBRATES 
FORTIETH  ANNIVERSARY 

Moosic  Grange  celebrated  its  forti- 
eth anniversary   Friday  July   3d. 
A    bountiful    chicken    dinner    was 

t^  n  ^*  ^^^^  ^^  ^  ^''^"^^^  number  in 
tne  Grange  dining  hall,  which  was 
appropriately  decorated  in  red,  white 
and  blue. 

.  After  dinner  was  served,  all  en- 
joyed the  fine  program  prepared  by 
the  Lecturer,  in  honor  of  tlie  occasion. 
T  f^.^^^^ter  members,  also  Brother 
of  tl.  '^'  ^cSparran,  and  the  JSIaster 
ni  A  Grange,  were  seated  on  the 
Platform,  with  other  speakers, 
ro/j  P^^tform  was  tastefullv  deco- 
p;  VI  ^jth  vases  of  cut  flowers. 
J^rother  McSparran,  Secretary  of  Ag- 

wn  i!    u^'  ®^^^  ^^'^  \ino^^n  in  Grange 

orK,  having  been  Master  of  Penn- 

^'vania   State   Grange,   was   speaker 

0^  the  occasion. 

ara  f  ^^^*  ^^^^®  "^*  ^^^^^^  missed 
for  'iu-   ^^  ^^  ^^®  ^^^^  "  ^^^'  message 


Loomis,  one  of  the  oldest  Grangers  in 
the  county,  gave  the  address  of  wel- 
come in  a  few  well  chosen  words, 
after  which  roll  was  called  of  the 
Charter  members.  Five  are  still  ac- 
tive in  Grange  work  and  were  pres- 
ent. Namely:  Mrs.  L.  H.  Arnold, 
Mrs.  Rena  Cowperthwaite,  Mr.  W.  E. 
Rude,  Mr.  L.  H.  Arnold,  and  Mr.  C. 
Bunting.  The  Master  then  presented 
each  with  a  badge  in  appreciation  of 
their  faithfulness  for  the  past  forty 
years. 

Mr.  Wm.  Rude  gave  a  brief  his- 
tory of  the  Grange. 

Music  was  enjoyed  between  speech- 
es, furnished  by  the  Grange  Orches- 
tra— Mrs.  J.  V.  Griswold  at  the  piano, 
Mr.  J.  V.  Griswold,  violin,  Vincent 
Arnold,  violin,  Bobby  Arnold,  snare 
drum  and  Mrs.  Keith  Arnold,  guitar. 

After  the  afternoon  program  was 
over,  a  social  hour  was  enjoyed  after 
which  supper  was  served  to  a  large 
number. 

A  drama  entitled,  "A  Poor  Mar- 
ried Man,"  was  given  in  the  evening, 
which  was  enjoyed  by  all  who  saw  it. 

The  hall  was  filled  to  its  capacity 
for  the  i)erformance.  Mr.  Frank  Jen- 
kins furnished  music  between  acts. 
One  feature  which  was  particularly 
enjoyable  was  a  group  of  tiny  future 
Grangers  singing  popular  songs,  to 
the  music  of  Mr.  Jenkins  and  his 
piano  accordion.  Everyone  reported 
a  fine  time.  Nine  Granges  were  rep- 
resented at  the  celebration.  The 
Grange  has  had  invitations  to  give 
their  drama  in  other  communities 
and  they  are  planning  to  do  the  same. 


THE  PUNSTER! 

"Have   you   seen    any   rats   around 
here?" 

"Gnaw." 

— Ohio   State   Sun  Dial. 


Delivered  prices  quoted  on  request. 

THE  L  BIGLOW  CO.     New  London,  0. 


Sent  by  Ezpresi  or  Parcel  Post 
Leading  Varietlei  F.O.B. 


100 

Cabbage    |  .46 

Cauliflower     76 

Tomato     60 

Pepper    86 

Sweet  Potato 70 

Beets,   Lettuce, 

B.  Sprouts 60 

Catalog  Free 
0.    E.    FIELD,    Sewell, 


500 
11.00 
8.00 
1.16 
2.86 
1.86 

1.60 


5000 

or  more 

1000  Per  M 

11.66    11.60 


8.60 
1.80 
8.76 
8.00 


8.00 
1.66 
8.60 
8.90 


8.50      £.85 

New    Jersey 


Raise  TREESi 
for  profit 

Make  bis  money  on  Christmas  Trees  and  Orna- 
mental Evergreens.  Great  sellers  at  Roadside 
Stands.  We  furnish  seedlings  and  transplants. 
Note  these  bif  values: 

TRANSPLANTED  TREES 

WkiteSprace    •     4-rr..  S-12'.  $3-100.  $20M 
Norway  Spruce  -    4-fT.,  t-lS*. 
Norway  Spmce  -  S-yr.,  10-20', 
Colorado  Bloc Sprace  •  3-yr.,  2-5*. 
DoufiasFir      •      4-yr.,  7-14*,  $3-100.  $20-M 
Dtfircry  and  Packing  Ckarps— Ai  CMt— NOT  iachM. 
Our  FALL  Price  List,  u-ith  many  other  attrac- 
tive lutingt  Ujust  off  the  Pre**.     A  copy 
is  yours  for  the  asking. 

Keene  Forestry  Associates,  Dept.GN,  Kecne,  N.  H. 
l'^31--OUU  25th  ANNIVERSARY  YEAR 


$3-100.  $20-M 
$5-100.  $35-M 
$5-100.  $3S-M 


the    fa 


rmers.       Mr.     Grandison 


EXPLANATION  ACCEPTED 

House  Motlier:  "When  you  came 
home  last  ni>ht,  you  said  you'd  been 
to  the  Grand.  Now  you  say  it's  the 
Metropolitan." 

Suspect:  "When  I  came  home  I 
couldn't  say  Metropolitan." 

— Minn.    Ski-U-Mah. 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 
PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

ml^t  ^^""^^ ^^'^^ 

New  i  if th  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3  OO 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 4  00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 3 .25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy .  35 

Constitution  and  By-Laws ...............'.'.  .10 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony ......!..]..*  .10 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half  dozen   gg 

P*'^  ^ozen ...'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.V.\  6 !  00 

per  half  dozen   3 .  00 

Dues  Account  Book ..'..............'.'.  75 

Secretary 's  Record  Book .70 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book !  70 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred ..........  1  !oO 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25  '35 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 "x  o^ 

Roll  Book   '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.  75 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred .50 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred .60 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty .25 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred !  40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred   ............*  .40 

Secretary  's  Receipts,  per  hundred !4.t 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred ..]!!.!.!!!!.  ^40 

Treasurer 's   Receipts    ...........*...'.*..'  40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred 50 

Demit  Cards,  each   .!.!..!  01 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each '.'.*...... 01 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland . . 2  00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead)    '..'.'..'.".*.'.'.  '  10 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations 35 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose !35 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  . .  30 

Grange  Hall  Plans 30 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  acconipanv  the 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registered 
Letter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  Light,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  10 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,  1931 


Home  Economics 
Committee 

Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN'S  WORK 

IN  THE 

OME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


"Count  not   the   passing   years,   but 
rather  weigh 
The   task   attempted   every   passing 

Life  is  not  theirs  who  know  not  how 

to  live, 
Who  strive  to  gather  but  forget  to 

give. 
He  liveth  best,  who,  though  his  days 

be  few 
Renders  to  God  and  man  a  service 

good  and  true." 


Poem  fob  the  Month 

/  Have  Found  Such  Joy 

I    have    found    such    joy    in    simple 
things, — 
A  plain  clean  room,  a  nut-brown 
loaf  of  bread, 
A  cup  of  milk,  a  kettle  as  it  sings. 
And  in  a  leaf -flecked  square  upon  a 

floor, 
Where    yellow    sunlight    glimmers 
through  a  door. 

I  have  found  such  joy  in  things  that 
All 

My  quiet  days,— a  curtain's  blowing 
grace, 
A  growing  plant  upon  a  window  sill, 
A  rose  fresh-cut  and  placed  within  a 
vase, 
A  table  cleared,  a  lamp  beside  a  chair. 
And  books  I  long  have  loved  beside  me 
there. 

— Grace  Noll  Crowell 


"The  days  grow  shorter,   the  nights 
grow  longer; 
The  headstones  thicken  along  the 
way; 
And  life  grows  sadder,  but  love  grows 
stronger. 
For  those  who  walk  with  us  day  by 
day. 

"The  tear  comes  quicker,  the  laugh 
comes  slower. 
The  courage  is  lesser  to  do  and 
dare; 
And  the  tide  of  joy  in  the  heart  falls 
lower. 
And  seldom  covers  the  reef  of  care. 

"But  all  true  things  in  the  world  seem 
truer. 
And   the   better   things   on   earth 
seem  best; 
And  friends  are  dearer,  as  friends 
are  fewer. 
And  love  is  all  as  our  sun  dips 
west. 

"So  let  us  clasp  hands  as  we  walk  to- 
gether 
And   let   us   speak  softly   in   low, 
sweet  tones. 
For  no  man  knows,  on  the  morrow 
whether 
We    two    pass    on — or    but    one 
alone."  ^A.  M.  P. 


Community  Projects  for  Grangers 
TO  CoNsroER  FOR  Year  1931 


Mrs.  Wm.  Armstrong 

An  Appreciation 

"We  do  not  call  it  death,  this  slipping 
of  earthly  moorings 
And  drifting  with  the  ebbing  tide 
away. 

But  It  is  only  passing  through  the 
shadow 
Into  a  life  of  endless  day." 

r 

It  seems  so  short  a  time  since  last 
btate  Grange  when  Mrs.  Armstrong 
was  with  us.  Saddened  by  the  death 
ot  her  husband  she  was  not  making 
any  plans  for  the  future,  but  bravely 
"J^^»  *^®  ^"^^  ^^  ^^ey  came.  Now 
if-  u  ^  passed  on  to  that  bourne  from 
which  no  traveler  returns.  And  as 
we  think  of  her  we  realize  there  are 
some  things  to  be  said  of  this  faithful 
sister.  No  earthly  record  can  do  jus- 
tice to  the  years  so  consistently  lived 
her  loyalty  to  her  home,  her  friends 
and  her  Grange.  Life  is  a  matter  of 
quality  not  quantity  and  the  beauti- 
ful quiet  life  she  lived  has  not  been 
in  vain.  Her  consciencious  devotion 
to  all  that  was  best  in  life  will  live 
long  m  our  memory.  The  door  is 
closed,  her  task  is  done,  and  who  will 
not  say  the  world  was  better  for  that 
useful  life.  O,  mystery  of  death,  and 
greater  mystery  of  life  I  Both  are  in 
the  hands  of  Him  who  doeth  all  things 
well. 

The  sweetest  songs  that  life's  story 
sings  to  us  are  of  friendships,  and  our 
best  memory  of  Mrs.  Armstrong  is 
her  loyalty  to  her  friends,  not  only  in 
sunshine,  but  when  the  clouds  were 
dark  and  the  way  hard.  Farewell 
dear  friend,  we  who  are  left,  will 
"carry  on,"  for  there  is  work  to  do, 
and  loads  to  lift.  We  will  not  shun 
the  struggle  but  face  it,  'tis  God's 
gift.  And  let  us  not  forget  to  be 
kind — for  as  we  older  grow 


In  this  day  and  age,  a  community 
project  must  be  something  that  will 
benefit  our  organization  as  well  as  our 
community,  —  something  that  will 
arouse  to  a  greater  usefulness  our  la- 
tent possibilities.  With  this  point  in 
mind  the  home  Economics  Committee 
submits  the  following  project  sugges- 
tions as  worthy  of  the  Grange's  con- 
sideration : 

(1)  That  Buffalo  Grange  make  a 
donation  of  raw  and  canned  vegeta- 
bles, also  jelly  and  jam,  to  be  given  to 
the  children's  cafeteria  of  Canton 
lownship.  Splendid  response. 
.  ^2)  That  the  Grange  have  a  picnic 
in  the  late  summer,  inviting  the  peo- 
ple of  the  community.  (Those  out- 
side our  Order  to  be  our  guests.) 

♦k  T>  '^^^^  *^^  Grange  help  promote 
the  I'omona  Grange  project.  (The 
county  orchestra.)  Had  bake  sale  and 
gave  $15  to  orchestra.  Rest  to  build- 
ing fund. 

(4)  That  we  conduct  a  membership 
drive.  Seek  members  who  will  be  of 
true  benefit  to  our  Order. 

(5)  That  we  have  an  open  meeting 
aurmg  the  year  with  a  special  pro- 
gram. 

(6)  That  we  repair  the  drivewav, 
and  plant  at  least  one  plot  of  hardV 
plants  on  the  Cleland  school  grounds. 
(Done.) 

(7)  That  we  encourage  the  planting 
ot  fruits  and  flowers,  and  that  we  take 
better  care  of  our  crops  and  fruit 
trees.  Then  at  a  suitable  time  in  the 
fall  of  1931,  we  might  secure  Green 
Galley  Hall  for  one  day  and  night, 
and  hold  our  annual  flower  and  prod- 
ucts show  in  the  afternoon.  We  could 
mvite  other  Grangers  and  farmers  to 
participate.  In  the  evening  our  Lec- 
turer could,  assisted  by  our  orchestra, 
put  on  a  program  for  which  a  small 
admittance  fee  could  be  charged.  Ice 
cream  and  other  light  refreshments 
could  be  sold  during  the  day.  (Seeds 
and  plants  given  children  of  Grange 

I  by  H.  E.  Committee. 


(8)  Buffalo  Grange  has  already 
given  $10.00  to  Red  Cross  for  relief 
work.  This  we  consider  a  worthy 
project. 

Any  one  of  these  suggestions,  if 
given  the  united  support  of  all  mem- 
bers, cannot  but  encourage  better 
crops,  brighter  homes,  sponsor  a  better 
community  feeling,  and  would  do  a 
great  deal  to  put  Buffalo  Grange  in 
the  front  rank  of  Washington  County 
Granges. 

Remember  these  are  only  sugges- 
tions. And  that  one  thing  well  done 
is  better  than  many  started  and  never 
finished. 

Mrs.  H.  a.  McKee, 
Mrs.   F.   C.  McElwain, 
Mrs.  Samuel  Flack, 
Mrs.  Earl  Kuhn, 

Home  Economics  Committee. 
This  report  was  adopted.     A  com- 
mittee  appointed   to   carry   out   each 


separate  project.    Five  are  completed 
at  June  Pomona.     Rest  under  way. 

A  Picnic  Luncheon 

Bread    and    butter    sandwiches,  or 
buttered  rolls. 
Beef-loaf. 
Deviled  eggs. 
Bean  or  potato  salad. 
Pickles. 
Fruit. 
Sponge  cake. 


Meat-Loaf 
IV2  lbs.  ground  meat 
Bread  crumbs  from  V2  loaf  of  btead 
3  eggs,  beaten  with  a  cupful  of  milk 
1  onion,  cut  very  fine,  cooked  in 
fat 

Mix  well,  and  put  V2  in  greased 
pan,  preferably  bread  pan,  lay  whole 
hard-boiled  eggs  on  this  lengthwise; 
then  put  the  other  half  of  the  meat 
in.    Cover  with  oil  paper  and  cook  in 


OUR  FASHION  AND  PAHERN  DEPARTMENT 

All  patterns  18  cents  each,  postage  prepaldc 


AuRUst,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


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All  patterns  price  15c  each  in  stamps  or  coin  (coin  preferred). 


8268— Smart  School  Frock.  Designed  for 
sizes  6.  8.  10.  12  and  14  years. 
Size  8  requires  2  yards  of  39-lnch 
material  with  %  yard  of  35-lnch 
contrasting. 

8266— For  Smart  Juniors.  Designed  for 
sizes  8  10,  12  and  14  years.  Size 
?oJi^"'wt  2  yards  of  39-lnch  ma- 
teria with  Mj  yard  of  39-lnch  con- 
trastlng. 

3206— Slimming  I^lnes.  Designed  for  sizes 
36  38.  40.  42.  44.  46  and  48  inches 
bust  measure.  Size  36  requires  3% 
yards  of  3<>-lnch  material  with  % 
yard  of  39-lnch  contrasting. 


8202— Tailored  Chic.  Designed  for  sizes  16, 
18  years,  36.  38,  40  and  42  Inche* 
bust  measure.  Size  36  requires  3% 
yards  of  39-lnch  material. 

8219 — Smart  Simplicity.  Deslened  for  §!««• 
14.  16.  18.  20  years.  36.  38  and  40 
Inches  bust  measure.  Size  16  re- 
quires 3V^  yards  of  39-lnch  mate- 
rial with  %  yard  of  39-lnch  con- 
trasting. 

8864 — Modish  and  Simple.  Designed  for  bU«« 
2,  4,  6  and  8  years.  Size  4  requires 
1%  yards  of  35-lnch  material  with 
%   yard  of  35-Inch  contrasting. 


Address,  giving  number  and  size: 

PATTERN  DEPARTMENT,  GRANGE  NEWS 

428  Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


a  medium  oven  about  2  hours.  When 
you  cut  the  loaf,  each  piece  has  a 
slice  of  hard-boiled  egg  in  the  center, 
which  makes  it  look  attractive. 

Deviled  Eggs 

Cut  hard-boiled  eggs  in  half, 
lengthwise.  Remove  yolks  and  mash 
fine.  For  6  eggs,  add  2  tablespoon- 
fuls  of  melted  butter,  some  parsley, 
chopped  very  fine,  y2  teaspoonful  of 
dry  mustard,  pepper  and  salt  to  taste. 
Work  together;  then  add  1  table- 
spoonful  of  lemon  juice,  and  fill  in 
shells;    sprinkle  with  paprika. 

Bean  Salad 

Cut  string  beans  lengthwise  in 
narrow  strips,  and  boil  in  salt  water 
until  soft;  then  dress  either  with  a 
French  dressing,  or  one  made  with 
cream,  vinegar,  salt  and  pepper.  Put 
fine  chopped  parsley  on  top,  or  rice 
the  yolk  of  an  egg  over  it. 

Sponge  Cake 

Beat  6  whites  of  egg  until  stiff; 
add  1  cupful  of  granulated  sugar 
slowly,  and  continue  to  beat.  Then, 
add  the  6  beaten  yolks,  into  which  you 
have  grated  the  rind  of  either  a  lemon 
or  an  orange;  fold  in  1  cupful  of 
flour  and  1  level  teaspoonful  of  bak- 
ing powder.    Bake  in  a  slow  oven. 

Do  You  Know  That — 

A  nice  way  to  serve  pineapple  is  to 
cut  it  in  small  pieces  and  put  it 
through  the  potato  ricer? 

The  nicest  and  easiest  way  to  pre- 
pare raw  carrots  for  salad  is  to  put 
them  through  the  food  chopper? 

The  food  chopper  is  much  the  bet- 
ter to  use  for  horse  radish  than  the 
grater  ? 

An  after-dinner  mint,  placed  in  the 
center  of  your  half  of  grapefruit  gives 
it  a  delicious  taste? 

Peanut  butter  and  bananas  mixed 
make  a  nice  sandwich  filling? 

A  delicious  salad  is  made  by  mix- 
ing chopped  olives  and  cream  cheese. 
Fill  the  centers  of  small  cooked  beets 
with  this  mixture.  Put  mayonnaise 
on  top  and  serve  on  lettuce? 

Hard-boiled  egg  yolks,  diced  celery, 
chopped  onion,  and  chopped  olives 
mixed  with  salad  dressing  make  a 
nice  filling  for  stuffed  eggs? 

Also  chopped  cooked  meat,  pi- 
mentos, and  the  hard-boiled  egg  yolks 
mixed  and  seasoned  well  are  nice  to 
stuflF  the  eggs  ? 

Clara  E.  Dewey. 


choicest  varieties  of  Delphinium. 
Of  course,  they  will  not  attain  their 
full  beauty  until  another  year,  which 
holds  good  of  most  of  the  hardy  per- 
ennials. 

I  sow  the  seed  into  the  cold  frame 
after  all  the  summer  flowers  are  out, 
keep  the  seedlings  damp,  so  that  by 
October  most  of  them  are  ready  to 
be  transplanted.  Those  which  are 
too  small,  I  let  wait  until  spring,  by 
protecting  them  with  a  covering  of 
leaves  or  straw.  Among  the  peren- 
nials which  I  raise  in  the  same  fash- 
ion are:  Columbines,  fox-gloves, 
coral-bells,  shasta  daisies,  hardy 
pinks,  gaillardias,  campanula,  etc. 
The  beautiful  Canterbury  bells  have 
to  be  sown  fresh  every  year  as  they 
are  biennials  and  die  after  displaying 
their  gorgeous  blooms. 

I  know  of  no  more  fascinating  pas- 
time than  raising  your  own  peren- 
nials, and  watching  the  tiny  little 
seeds  expand  into  beautiful  and 
stately  plants  and  flowers.  If  you 
should  desire  some  relaxation  from 
the  dailv  grind,  give  it  a  trial. 


If  you  have  not  as  yet  started  your 
perennials  for  next  year,  now  is  the 
time  to  sow  them.  Good,  really 
worthwhile  perennials  come  rather 
^m  if  one  purchases  the  plants,  and 
some  of  the  best  houses  will  onlv  sell 
them  in  lots  of  three.     TherefoVe,  it 

^FX  ^^  '^^®®  ^^"^  ^^^  plants,  even 
'I  the  seed  seems  quite  expensive. 

Last  year,  I  sowed  a  packet  of 
^elphinium  seed,  for  which  I  paid 
nity  cents;  I  sold  enough  plants  to 
amply  repay  me  for  the  expenditure, 
«na  the  rest  of  them  made  a  fine  dis- 
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Ceres  and  the  Grange 

You  have  heard  of  Ceres  in  My- 
thology, have  seen  Ceres  portrayed  at 
initiations,  but  now  Ceres  is  notice- 
able to  each  one  of  you  in  everyday 
life. 

Your  binders  are  whirling  through 
golden  grain,  beautiful  golden  grain 
and  as  your  harvests  yields  you  such 
an  abundance  of  crops  why  not  make 
a  resolution  to  aid  yourselves,  Ceres 
and  your  Grange.  The  most  logical 
way  to  do  this  is  to  attend  your 
Grange  meeting  and  get  behind  its 
many  activities. 

Ceres  and  your  Grange  is  to  aid 
you  in  selecting  seed,  having  faith  in 
its  growth,  aiding  it  to  mature,  and 
to  market  it  to  your  best  advantage. 

Do  not  set  idle,  as  a  man  who  has 
his  hands  tied  waiting  for  aid,  but 
go  to  your  Grange  and  any  aid  that  is 
deserving  should  be  given.  Remem- 
ber you  are  part  of  the  Grange  and 
are  responsible  for  your  share  of  the 
growth  and  development  of  both  seed 
and  Grange.  There  is  no  room  for 
idlers,  all  must  boost  and  work  for 
their  own  Grange  so  that  Ceres  may 
smile  more  brightly  and  aid  each 
Patron  to  reach  the  highest  peak  of 
success. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Sarah  Caven. 


The  Home  Economics  building  will 
be  located  on  Holmes  field.  It  is  to 
be  built  of  red  brick  and  trimmed 
with  Indiana  limestone.  The  build- 
ing will  assume  the  shape  of  an  H. 
On  each  side  of  the  central  portion 
of  the  building  there  will  be  a  wing. 

The  building  will  be  three  stories 
high.  It  will  accommodate  all  depart- 
ments of  home  economics  except  home 
management,  which  will  carry  on  in 
the  present  practice  house.  In  the 
central  portion  of  the  first  floor,  the 
nursery  school  will  be  located.  A 
cafeteria  will  occupy  the  right  wing 
of  this  floor,  while  clothing  labora- 
tories will  be  found  on  the  left  wing. 
Classrooms  and  space  for  food  labora- 
tories will  be  found  on  the  second 
floor.  On  the  third  floor  a  library 
and  reading  room,  as  well  as  the 
offices  of  the  department  will  be  lo- 
cated.    Ground  broken  June  20th. 


Appropriation    Provides   for 

New  Home  Economics  Building 


Departments    Share    in    the    Use    of 

State  Money  Made  Available  for 

Relief  of  Unemployment 

Plans  for  a  new  Home  Economics 
Building,  to  be  located  just  south  of 
McAllister  Hall,  are  now  being 
drawn,  according  to  A.  O.  Morse,  ex- 
ecutive secretary  to  the  president  of 
the  college. 

The  State  Legislature  has  recently 
appropriated  $900,000  to  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  College  for  the  erection 
of  a  Home  Economics  Building  and 
a  Dairy  Husbandry  Building.  About 
five  hundred  thousand  dollars  will  be 
spent  on  the  Dairy  Husbandry  Build- 
ing, while  the  remainder  will  be  used 
in  the  erection  of  the  Home  Eco- 
nomics structure. 

The  sum  of  money  granted  to  the 
College  is  a  part  of  the  appropriation 
for  the  construction  program,  planned 
for  the  relief  of  unemployment.  This 
money  was  made  available  several 
months  before  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College  appropriations  are  generally 
made.  It  is  hoped  that  the  plans  for 
the  structure  will  be  completed  by  the 
first  of  June.  Construction  will  prob- 
ably be  started  by  July  1. 


Home  Economics  Head  With 

Dept.   for   Thirteen   Years 

Miss  Edith  Pitt  Chace,  head  of  the 
Department  of  Home  Economics  at 
the  Pennsylvania  State  College,  has 
been  with  us  for  thirteen  years.  Dur- 
ing this  time  she  has  held  the  respect 
and  won  the  love  of  the  girls  taking 
the  Home  Economics  courses. 

From  the  time  Miss  Chace  attended 
Fredonia  Normal  School,  Fredonia, 
New  York,  she  has  had  many  out- 
standing interests.  At  Fredonia,  she 
prepared  herself  for  the  teaching  pro- 
fession and  for  five  years  taught  in 
the  elementary  schools  of  New  York 
State. 

Having  much  interest  for  Social 
Service  work.  Miss  Chace  devoted  ten 
years  of  her  life  in  that  field.  In  the 
fall  of  1902  she  moved  to  Pittsburgh 
where  she  spent  the  following  year 
in  Home  Mission  work,  one  year  in 
Juvenile  Court  work,  and  eight  years 
as  supervisor  of  Home  Libraries  and 
Reading  Clubs  of  the  Carnegie  Li- 
brary System. 

Miss  Chace  was  intensely  interested 
in  young  people.  She  decided  that 
the  best  way  to  help  young  people 
was  through  the  home.  With  this  in 
mind  she  entered  Teachers  College, 
Columbia  University,  New  York  City, 
to  fit  herself  to  teach  Home  Eco- 
nomics.^ She  received  her  Bachelor 
of  Science  degree  in  1915.  Later,  in 
1918,  she  received  her  Master  of  Arts 
degree. 

While  a  student  of  Teachers  Col- 
lege, Miss  Chace  was  editor  of  the 
Household  Arts  Review,  a  publica- 
tion of  the  Household  Arts  Depart- 
ment of  Teachers  College.  Miss 
Chace  is  a  member  of  Omicron  Nu, 
National  Home  Economics  Honor  So- 
ciety, Phi  Kappa  Phi,  Kappa  Delta 
Pi  and  Phi  Mu. 

Since  1918  Miss  Chace  has  been 
with  us  at  Penn  State  as  head  of  the 
Department  of  Home  Economics. 
We  hope  that  we  may  show  to  her 
our  appreciation  for  all  that  she  has 
done  for  us  as  well  as  for  the  depart- 
ment. 


3,000  ENROLL  IN  PENN 

STATE  SUMMER  COLLEGE 

More  than  3,000  students  enrolled 
in  the  Summer  Session  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  College  when  it  opened 
Monday  for  its  22d  year.  Students 
who  were  unable  to  attend  for  the 
opening  were  registering  throughout 
the  week. 

Class  work  started  Tuesday  morn- 
ing for  the  six-week  term,  and  in  the 
evening  the  first  of  the  free  lectures 
provided  for  faculty  and  students  was 
given  by  Hervey  Allen,  of  Bermuda. 
He  will  be  followed  during  the  sum- 
mer by  other  well-known  men,  in- 
cluding Kermit  Roosevelt  and  Wil- 
liam McFee. 


Corn  as  a  Health  Food 

Corn  on  the  cob  is  one  of  the  moat 
widely  enjoyed  foods  of  the  summer 
months.  To  many  people,  summer 
has  not  officially  arrived  until  they 
have  eaten  that  first  delicious  ear  of 
corn,   seasoned  with   butter. 

Green  corn  in  season  may  be  used 
in  the  diet  with  good  results  and  in 
larger  amounts  than  canned  corn 
which  is  more  starchy.  Roasting  ears 
will  be  found  helpful  to  those  suffer- 
ing with  constipation,  for  no  matter 
how  carefully  the  green  corn  is  chewed 
there  are  many  fibers  which  pass 
through  apparently  without  having 
undergone  any  great  change.  When 
much  of  it  is  eaten  the  bowels  move 
freely  because  there  is  a  large  amount 
of  indigestible  substance  in  the  corn 
which  passes  through  the  body  so 
quickly  that  it  does  not  ferment. 

The  hulls  of  the  green  corn  are 
very  tender  and  do  not  scratch  and 
irritate  the  intestines  as  they  would 
if  the  corn  were  dried.  These  soft 
tender  hulls  furnish  the  bowels  with 
sufficient  bulk  so  that  they  will  act 
more  freely.  Those  who  are  consti- 
pated will  do  well  to  eat  this  tasty 
food  quite  often  during  the  season. 
Whether  you  pluck  the  corn  from  your 
own  garden  rows  or  buy  it  it  is  a 
good  plan  to  use  it  as  fresh  as  pos- 
sible. 

When  choosing  fresh  corn  take  the 
ears  which  are  milky  and  have  well 
puffed  out  kernels.  The  husk  should 
be  a  fresh,  bright  green.  The  fresher 
the  corn,  the  better  the  taste. 

Corn  on  the  cob  is  about  75  per  cent 
water,  about  6  per  cent  sugar  and 
about  14  per  cent  starch.  It  contains 
good  amounts  of  potassium,  sodium, 
magnesium,  phosphorus  and  chlorine. 

Corn  should  not  be  cooked  for  a 
long  time,  as  the  starch  cells  of  green 
corn  are  readily  digested  even  in  the 
raw  state.  Some  people  prefer  the 
corn  eaten  from  the  cob  with  butter. 
Others  prefer  the  corn  cut  from  the 
cob  and  served  with  cream.  When 
using  cream  over  corn  it  should  be 
warmed  slightly  by  placing  the  bottle 
of  cream  in  warm  water,  then  pouring 
this  over  the  warm  corn  which  lias 
just  been  removed  from  the  fire. 

When  using  canned  corn  you  should 
remember  that  it  is  three  times  as 
starchy  as  green  corn.  Corn  cut  from 
the  cob  makes  a  very  tasty  food. 


PRODUCTION  AND  MARKETING 

From  the  Dean  of  the  School  of 
Agriculture 

Agriculture  is  the  basic  industry  of 
this  country.  National  prosperity  is 
impossible  without  a  prosperous  agri- 
culture. The  success  of  our  American 
farmers  depends  upon  the  application 
of  sound  principles  relating  to  pro- 
duction and  marketing.  It  is  a  sci- 
entific game.  It  is  a  challenge  to 
thousands  of  young  men  who  are  now 
in  high  schools.  College-trained  men 
who  have  specialized  along  agricul- 
tural lines  are  in  demand  everywhere. 
They  are  needed  as  farmers,  orchard- 
ists,  gardeners,  stockmen,  dairymen, 
poultrymen,  chemists,  creamery  manu- 
facturers, extension  workers,  investi- 
gators, teachers,  foresters,  landscape 
architects,  journalists,  bankers,  man- 
agers of  cooperative  associations,  and 
in  various  business  enterprises  that 
are  seeking  the  services  of  college- 
trained  specialists  in  agriculture.  A 
4-year  college  course  in  agriculture  is 
a  real  worthwhile  investment.  Penn 
State  is  the  only  institution  of  higher 
learning  in  Pennsylvania  which  af- 
fords  this  opportunity. 

R.  L.  Watts. 


Page  12 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,   1931 


Among  the  Granges 

Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


WESTMORELAND  POMONA 

GUESTS  OF  ROSTRA VER 

The  first  six  months  of  the  year 
1931  are  months  that  will  long  be  re- 
membered in  Rostraver  Grange,  No. 
919. 

On  April  3,  1931,  the  Grange  held 
its  first  meeting  in  its  new  hall.  Al- 
though the  weather  was  very  stormy 
fifty-seven  faithful  Patrons  were 
present.  The  hall  is  a  building  the 
Grange  can  be  proud  of  and  is  a 
credit   to  the  community. 

Since  getting  in  the  new  hall  a 
Degree  Team  has  been  organized.  A 
class  of  twenty-five  candidates  were 
initiated  in  First  and  Second  Degrees 
on  May  1st,  and  the  Third  and  Fourth 
Degrees  were  conferred  on  May  15th. 
The  team  did  excellent  work  for  its 
first  time  and  will  no  doubt  be  a  great 
help  to  the  Grange  in  the  future.  A 
class  of  twenty  had  been  initiated  in 
March.  The  total  membership  is  now 
225. 

Westmoreland  County  Pomona  was 
held  at  Rostraver,  June  4,  1931.  State 
Master  E.  B.  Dorsett  was  present  and 
a  large  class  was  initiated  in  Fifth 
Degree  in  the  evening. 


bership  is  expected  as  a  result  of  the 
meeting. 


MILLBROOK  GRANGE 

Millbrook  Grange  joined  with  her 
friends  and  neighbors  in  holding  a 
community  picnic  Saturday,  July  4, 
1931.  The  day  was  ideal  and  the  at- 
tendance large  and  appreciative.  The 
Worthy  State  Master  spoke  on  "The 
Grange  as  a  Factor  in  Building  Com- 
munity Life."  He  stressed  the  impor- 
tance of  the  Home,  the  Church  and 
the  School  as  other  factors  and  urged 
a  more  harmonious  working  arrange- 
ment between  these  agencies. 

Gatherings  of  this  kind  cannot  help 
but  enlighten  those  outside  the  gates 
and  enthuse  those  who  are  working  to 
build  up  Grange  membership. 

HEMLOCK  GRANGE 

HOLDS  OPEN  MEETING 

Hemlock  Grange  held  an  open  meet- 
ing Thursday  evening,  July  2,  1931. 
This  Grange  was  recently  reorganized 
by  our  Worthy  Gatekeeper,  Brother 
Vernon  E.  Carr,  with  some  thirty 
members  and  now  has  sixty-five. 

The  Worthy  State  Master  addressed 
the  meeting  on  "The  Value  and  In- 
formation of  the  Grange."  Those  in 
attendance,  both  members  and  non- 
members,  were  interested  in  his  mes- 
sage and  a  further  growth  in  mem- 


PORTER  GRANGE  HOLDS 

OPEN  MEETING 

Porter  Grange  held  an  open  meet- 
ing Friday  evening,  July  3,  1931.  This 
Grange  was  still  in  the  process  of  re- 
organization and  was  completed  the 
following  Friday  night  by  the  State 
Deputy,  Brother  Carr,  with  twenty- 
eight  members. 

A  number  of  visitors  were  present, 
including  the  State  Master,  Brothers 
Dallas  Deff,  Past  Pomona  Master, 
Horace  Miller,  County  Treasurer  and 
Charley  Snyder,  Prothonotary. 

All  spoke  in  the  interest  of  the 
Grange  and  commended  Brother  Carr 
for  the  splendid  work  he  had  done  in 
getting  the  Grange  together. 

Here  was  a  case  where  an  empty 
Grange  hall  entered  into  the  propo- 
sition, and  it  was  a  factor  in  getting 
the  Grange  reorganized. 


Sister  Irene  Kinter,  Lecturer  of 
Home  Grange,  Indiana  County, 
writes  as  follows :  As  a  result  of  your 
visit  to  our  Pomona  at  Marchand, 
Home  Grange  put  on  a  drive  for 
membership.  Sixteen  members  have 
been  reinstated  and  twenty-five  have 
been  instructed  in  the  First  and  Sec- 
ond Degrees,  with  several  more  ap- 
plications on  hand. 


Brother  R.  E.  Carter,  Acting  Coun- 
ty Agent  for  Indiana,  writes  that 
Home  Grange  initiated  a  class  of  fif- 
ty-two at  its  meeting  Tuesday  eve- 
ning, July  14th.  This  Grange  has 
more  than  doubled  its  membership  in 
less  than  three  months,  and  is  grow- 
ing. What  it  has  done  others  can  do. 
Which  Grange  will  be  next? 


ELDRED  GRANGE  HOLDS 

REGULAR  MEETING 

Eldred  Grange,  McKean  County, 
held  its  regular  meeting  at  the  home 
of  the  Worthy  Master,  Brother  A.  W. 
Gardner  and  wife,  Wednesday  eve- 
ning, July  1,  1931. 

Thfe  Grange  had  as  visitors,  the 
Worthy  State  Master,  the  Worthy 
State  Steward,  the  newly-elected  Po- 
mona Master,  Brother  H.  J.  Rice, 
the  County  Agent,  Brother  Ross  and 
members  from  Coryville  Grange. 

Two  candidates  were  instructed  in 
the  First  and  Second  Degrees,  and 
the  balance  of  time  used  in  discussing 
ways  and  means  for  securing  a  Grange 
hall.  The  executive  committee  was 
instructed  to  proceed  with  the  work 
and  a  new  Grange  home  is  assured. 


Fred  E.  Flaugh,  Pomona  Master 
and  State  Deputy  for  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, reports  that  he  has  reorganized 
Wayne  Center  Grange  with  sixteen 
members.  He  further  reports  that  he 
has  a  new  Grange  in  prospect  at 
Cochranton,  and  expects  to  complete 
the  organization  before  the  Grange 
year  closes. 


Daniel  P.  O'Shea,  Worthy  Master 
of  Burning  Bush  Grange,  writes  that 
he  has  six  new  applications  and  one 
for  reinstatement.  A  picnic  is  being 
held  in  August  and  an  effort  will  be 
made  to  get  more  applications. 


Tioga  County  Patrons,  Members  of  the  Seventh  Degree  for  More  Than 

Thirty  Years 


Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  July  10,  1931. 
Mrs.   Wm.   D.   Phillips,   Care  Penn. 
Grange  News, 

My  Dear  Mrs.  Phillips: 

When  my  copy  of  the  Penn.  Grange 
News  came,  I  exclaimed  in  astonish- 
ment and  delight!  For  several  weeks, 
— since  having  to  prepare  some  "In- 
dependence Day"  programs  for  our 
Juvenile  Grange  page, — I  have  been 
talking  to  my  sister  about  the  great 
need  of  the  Grange  making  a  deter- 
mined effort  to  put  out  programs 
along  the  line  of  "the  new  patriot- 
ism. And  here  you  have  started  the 
work! 

How  I  wish  I  might  take  your  hand 
and  thank  you, — and  thank  your 
Grange  paper  that  prints  your  ar- 
ticle on  its  front  page.  I  am  hop- 
ing you  will  give  further  attention 
to  this  subject  and  help  us  lecturers 
to  pick  out  subjects,  and  features  for 
our  "patriotic  programs"  that  shall 
embody  more  and  more  of  the  for- 
ward-looking and  less  of  the  back- 
ward-turning, war-glorifying  materi- 
al. It  will  not  be  easy, — it  will  be  a 
long  road,  but  a  glorious  one.  For 
example,  in  my  own  state,  we  still 
sing  with  zest  and  vim  all  the  verses 
of  "Michigan,  My  Michigan"  whereas 
half  of  them  belong  to  a  past  we  try 
to  forget  in  our  social  relations  of 
tourist  travel  and  business  inter- 
course. This  is  true  to  an  extent  of 
much  other  material  we  use  in  song 
and  story.  Our  "Patriotism"  of  our 
Grange  programs  nearly  everywhere 
shows  that  we  have  not  taken  thought 
sufiiciently  as  yet  on  this  matter. 

As  yet  I  have  not  had  the  privilege 
which  you  have  of  attendance  upon 
the  Cause  and  Cure  of  War  session, 
but  I  am  deeply  interested  in  all  ef- 
forts toward  constructive  peace.  But 
I  had  my  "Arrest  of  thought,"  so  far 
as  the  Grange  is  concerned,  when  I 
came  to  plan  programs  for  July  meet- 
ings, and  especially  this  year  when  it 
came  to  me  to  help  prepare  the  Juve- 
nile program.  I  am  taking  the  lib- 
erty of  sending  my  attempt  at  that  in 
the  Michigan  Patron  under  another 
cover. 

I  do  not  know  what  your  relation 
to  your  Lecturers'  School  and  con- 
ferences is,  but  I'm  wondering  if  you 
cannot  begin,  with  me,  to  see  if  some- 
thing cannot  be  done  to  direct  atten- 
tion of  Lecturers  toward  using  more 
material  that  has  the  "Newer  Ideals 
of  Patriotism"  in  it.  I  am  sure  you 
will,— and  are  doing  this  already.  It 
is  a  great  encouragnient  to  me  to 
know  that  you  are  doing  so.  Please 
depend  on  me  to  help  toward  the 
same  end  whenever  I  can. 
Fraternally, 

Jennie  Buell, 

Lecturer  Michigan  State  Grange. 

Though  all  these  pests  I'd  love  to  jug. 
For  they're  all  you  have  said. 

None  is  as  bad  as  that  small  bug 
Who  trios  to  share  your  bed. 

—Newark,  0.,  Advocate. 


CHANGING  HOUR  OF  MEETING 

In  a  recent  issue  of  Grange  News, 
we  discussed  at  length  the  method  of 
procedure  in  changing  the  place  of 
meeting.  This  has  led  to  another 
question,  that  of  changing  the  hour 
of  meeting. 

When  a  Grange  desires  to  change 
the  hour  of  meeting,  a  resolution  to 
that  effect  should  be  introduced,  and 
if  it  passes  by  a  majority  vote,  it  is 
all  that  is  necessary  to  make  the 
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Page  13 


POTATO  GROWERS  TO 

STAGE  EXPOSITION 


Demonstration,  Exhibits,  and  Inspi- 
rational Talks  to  Be  Featured  in 
a  Two-Day  Program 

John  A.  McSparran,  Secretary  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Department  of  Ag- 
riculture, will  give  the  opening  ad- 
dress at  the  Potato  Exposition  at 
State  College,  August  24th,  L.  T. 
Denniston,  Executive  Secretary  of  the 
Event,  announces.  The  exposition  is 
sponsored  by  the  Pennsylvania  Potato 
Growers'  Association,  and  will  con- 
tinue August  25th  and  26th. 

"King  Spud"  will  again  reign  su- 
preme when  the  Pennsylvania  Potato 
Growers  hold  the  second  Potato  Ex- 
position at  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College,  August  24,  25,  26. 

Plans  for  the  exposition  are  prac- 
tically complete.  Many  features  of 
the  1929  exposition  have  been  incor- 
porated with  new  ideas  to  make  this 
one  of  the  greatest  educational  ex- 
hibits that  has  ever  been  attempted 
by  the  Pennsylvania  Potato  Growers' 
Association. 

A  two-day  program  instead  of  three, 
as  in  1929,  is  being  held  this  year 
with  the  primary  object  in  mind  of 
making  it  possible  for  the  growers  to 
attend  the  entire  session.  The  expo- 
sition will  officially  open  on  Monday 
evening,  August  24th,  and  run 
through  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  Au- 
gust 25th  and  26th. 

Threefold  in  Extent 

It  is  planned  that  the  exhibition 
will  be  threefold  in  extent  covering 
production,  marketing  and  consump- 
tion. In  this  way  all  phases  of  the 
potato  industry  will  be  touched  upon 
in  the  demonstrations,  exhibits  and 
programs. 

The  morning  programs  will  consist 
of  addresses  by  prominent  speakers 
who  will  talk  on  subjects  of  general 
agricultural  interest  and  the  several 
phases  of  potato  industry.  In  all  cases 
the  morning  programs  will  be  com- 
bined meetings. 

In  the  afternoons  visitors  to  the 
exposition  will  be  free  to  visit  the 
machinery  displays,  field  demonstra- 
tions, and  educational  exhibits.  Ex- 
hibits of  the  various  machinery  and 
tools   connected    with    production    as 

1\  ^^  ^Qwipment  and  accessories 
used  in  marketing  and  preparing  po- 
tatoes for  consumption  will  be  on  the 
grounds.  Both  horse-drawn  and  trac- 
tor equipment  will  be  used  in  the  field 
aemonstrations.  Educational  exhibits 
will  be  staged  by  the  different  depart- 
nients  of  the  School  of  Agriculture 
and  will  occupy  an  entirely  separate 
uuildmg. 

Twelve  to  fifteen  acres  of  land  has 
f-et-n  set  aside  by  the  School  of  Agri- 
cmturc  for  field  demonstrations, 
j-^ome  of  this  land  has  been  planted 
7^  "^over  crops  of  sweet  clover,  com- 
Tn^T  'uT'  -soybeans,  and  other  crops 
W  ^^  1  .  ^'""^^  ^^  demonstrate  plow- 
i ';'  ^^2  .11  I'^^'Par'-^tion,  and  plant- 
,,lf; .  j^^^''  other  plots  have  been 
ami  M,^?  l^«^atoes  at  different  dates 
ti  «f^  ^  "^^^  to  demonstrate  cul- 
mion,  weeding,  spraying,  and  dig- 


a  h.n  ^^^"i^-'^y  evening,  August  24th, 
Cluh''*"^  X  ^^^  famous  "400  Bushel 
be  St  "^^"^'^^rs  and  their  wives  will 
thesp  L    ^^^^^   are   over    600   of 

of  tL"™'^"^  '^'■^  ®"^  the  greater  part 
event  T?^  expected  to  attend  this 
for  tho  ^^^  ^^  »^s«  ^ei^K  planned 
gram  J^"^^'  evening  a  general  pro- 
Club"  «*  ^^  everyone  when  "Boys 
Presenfo  1^*^'  f"^^  ^^"^«1  ^'ays  will  be 
Wes  tV?  the  Schwab  Auditorium. 

thisnrn^     '"^  $150  are  available  for 
program 


Entertainment  for  Women 

Tuesday  evening  is  given  over  to  a 
state-wide  Rural  Choir  Contest.  A 
number  of  rural  choirs  have  already 
expressed  a  desire  to  contest  for  the 
fund  of  $350  which  is  available  for 
prizes. 

A  committee  is  working  out  plans 
for  special  features  and  entertainment 
for  women  and  young  folks  who  will 
attend.  It  is  planned  to  have  the 
Home  Economics  Department  give 
programs  of  special  interest  to  wom- 
en, such  as  talks  upon  uses  of  pota- 
toes and  their  preparation,  and  other 
subjects  of  interest  to  the  housewife. 
Social  entertainment  will  also  be  in- 
cluded as  part  of  this  program. 

As  in  1929,  many  counties  are  al- 
ready planning  on  running  bus  tours 
to  the  exposition.  En  route,  promi- 
nent growers,  points  of  interest,  and 
other  things  will  furnish  sidelines  to 
the  tour.  Still  others  are  planning  to 
corne  to  the  two-day  exposition  in 
their  cars  and  make  the  trip  a  two- 
day  family  vacation. 

Rooming  facilities  will  be  available 
at  moderate  prices  in  the  college  dor- 
mitories, fraternity  houses,  and  room- 
ing houses.  Meal  tickets  will  also  be 
arranged  for  at  restaurants  and  board- 
ing houses. 

Ample  opportunity  will  be  given 
visitors  to  take  tours  over  the  College 
Farms  and  Campus  and  to  many  other 
points  of  interest. 

Prominent  Growers  Invited 

Invitations  to  attend  the  Exposition 
have  been  extended  to  potato  growers 
in  states  outside  of  Pennsylvania,  es- 
pecially to  those  growers  in  Maine 
and  Michigan  who  have  previously 
been  visited  by  members  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Potato  Growers'  Association. 

The  exposition  is  being  sponsored 
by  the  Pennsylvania  Potato  Growers 
through  their  State  Association  in 
cooperation  with  the  School  of  Agri- 
culture of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College. 

Several  speakers  are  being  secured 
by  the  Pennsylvania  Potato  Growers' 
Association  to  talk  on  the  morning 
programs.  Dr.  O.  E.  Baker,  of  the 
Division  of  Land  Resources  and  Land 
Utilization  of  the  United  States  De- 
partment of  Agriculture,  has  been 
secured  to  speak  upon  "Land  Utiliza- 
tion." Dr.  Baker  is  the  foremost  au- 
thority in  the  United  States  on  the 
utilization  of  land  for  agricultural 
purposes.  His  work  has  carried  liim 
into  all  sections  of  the  United  States 
and  therefore  he  has  a  very  broad 
viewpoint  of  the  country  as  a  whole. 
From  all  reports  Dr.  Baker  is  a  force- 
ful speaker  and  commands  the  atten- 
tion of  his  adience. 

Accompanying  Dr.  Baker  on  the 
speaking  program  will  be  Dr.  F.  P. 
Weaver,  of  the  Department  of  Agri- 
cultural Economics  at  the  Pennsylva- 
nia State  College.  Dr.  Weaver  will 
speak  on  "Texas  as  Related  to  Rural 
Life  Problems." 


mean  that  to  reach  the  goal  there  will 
have  to  be  307  new  Granges  organized 
and  reported  to  this  office  before  mid- 
night, September  30,  1931.  Two  hun- 
dred thirty-six  of  these  "work  days" 
are  now  gone  and  the  records  show  a 
total  of  238  new  Granges  to  date. 
That's  good — just  a  little  ahead  of  the 
mark  so  far. 

There  are  71  more  work  days  left 
and  in  this  time  we  must  get  69  more 
new  Granges  to  reach  the  desired  goal. 
It  can  he  done!  If  the  pace  that  had 
been  set  so  far  this  year  is  kept  up 
the  goal  will  be  reached. 

Here's  the  total  by  states  so  far  this 
year:  (All  these  are  new  Granges, 
there  are  a  lot  of  reorganizations  be- 
sides these,  but  the  goal  calls  for  new 
Granges.) 

California     12 

Idaho      ^.17 

Illinois    9 

Kansas    7 

Maryland    1 

Michigan     9 

Minnesota     1 

Nebraska 1 

New  York    4 

North  Carolina    22 

Ohio     20 

Oklahoma      3 

Oregon    29 

Pennsylvania    6 

South  Carolina    30 

South   Dakota    4 

Texas     2 

Vermont    3 

Virginia    ]  0 

Washington    31 

West  Virginia    6 

Wisconsin    n 


Total    238 

We  trust  that  every  state  leader  will 
urge  and  keep  urging  the  organizing 
force  to  make  a  most  heroic  effort  to 
reach  this  goal.  It  will  be  great  pub- 
licity for  the  Order  if  we  can  go  forth 
this  fall  saying  that  the  past  year 
showed  a  growth  of  a  new  Grange  for 
every  working  day.  Let's  all  do  our 
part  to  make  this  "come  true." 

Fraternally  yours  in  the  service, 

Harry  A.  Caton. 


MARGARET  ARMSTRONG 

Death  has  again  invaded  the  ranks 
of  the  official  family  in  the  passing 
of  Sister  Armstrong.  Almost  to  the 
day,  a  year  after  the  death  of  the 
husband,  she  passed  on,  June  21, 
1931.  Elsewhere  in  this  issue.  Sister 
Piolett  has  written  beautifully  in  her 
memory.  The  passing  of  the  Arm- 
strongs has  removed  from  Grange 
ranks,  two  beloved  patrons,  who  la- 
bored diligently  for  the  best  interests 
of  the  Order,  with  no  selfishness  of 
purpose  but  a  devotion  to  serve  the 
Fraternity,  they  were  faithful  to  the 
end.  Loyalty  was  the  watchword  and 
our  prayer  is  that  all  who  read  these 
lines  might  emulate  this  trait  of  the 
departed.  The  popularity  and  esteem 
in  which  Sister  Armstrong  was  held 
was  evidenced  by  the  presence  of  a 
vast  concourse  of  neighbors  and 
friends.  On  the  day  of  her  funeral, 
her  friends  were  legion  and  many 
came  for  the  last  sad  rites.  The 
simple  and  beautiful  ceremony  was  in 
keeping  with  all  that  she  had  pro- 
fessed. The  pallbearers,  John  A. 
McSparran,  H.  A.  Fullerton,  H.  H. 
Pratt,  John  H.  Light,  George  W. 
Schuler  and  A.  C.  Creasy,  were  all 
Grange  friends.  The  remains  were 
interred  beside  her  late  husband,  in 
the  beautiful  cemetery  at  Dallas,  on 
June  24th. 


ROSEVILIE  GRANGE 

HOLDS  KELIEY  NIGHT 

Roseville  Grange,  Xo.  1290,  Jeffer- 
son County,  held  Kellev  Night, 
Thursday,  July  16,  1931.  The  worthy 
gatekeeper  and  worthy  master  were 
both  in  attendance  and  took  part  in 
the  program. 

Visitors  were  also  present  from 
Clarion  County  and  Sister  Granges 
in  Jefferson.  The  county  treasurer 
and  two  commissioners  were  present 
and  served  ice  cream  at  the  close  of 
the  meeting. 


THE  NATIONAL  GRANGE 

Office  of  the   Secretary 

Coshocton,  Ohio, 
July  10,  1931. 

Dear  Worthy  Master: 

We  are  now  coming  down  the 
"home  stretch"  of  the  Grange  year 
with  less  than  three  months  until'  the 
close  of  the  books  on  September  30th. 

You  will  recall  that  one  of  the 
goals  of  the  National  Grange  was  "a 
new  Grange  for  every  working  day 
this  year."  You'll  be  interested  to 
know  just  how  we  are  coming  along 
in  regard  to  this  goal.  Well,  here's 
the  situation  as  it  is  this  evening: 
Exclusive  of  Sundays  and  holidays  of 
a  general  nature  there  are  307  work 
days  in  this  Grange  year.    This  would 


klotz-prosser 

WHEREA8.  It  has  been  the  divine  wiH  of 
our  heavenly  Father  to  call  from  this  life  to 
the  life  beyond.  John  Klotz  and  Morgan 
Prosser,  two  worthy  members  of  Spring  Val- 
ley   Grange ;     therefore   be   It 

Resolved,  That  we  drape  our  charter  for 
thirty  days,  a  copy  sent  to  the  families,  also 
spread  on  the  minutes  of  our  order  and  pub- 
lished in  Grange  News. 

Kathry.v  Hoover, 
Cleg.  V.  Bowser, 
Cakrie    G.    Cook. 

SMITH 
Dec.   5,    1843 — June  9.   1931. 

Whereas.  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  P'ather  in  His  infinite  wisdom  to 
call  to  a  hiehor  lite  Brother  Thomas  Hervey 
Smith  a  loyal  member  of  Inion  Grange. 
.No.  ]103.  whose  departure  has  left  a  va- 
cancy in  our  Order;  in  the  community  one 
noted  as  ever  ready  to  assist  in  everv  worthy 
project;     who   will   be  greatly   missed. 

Rcftolvcd,  That  we.  the  members  of  Union 
Grange,  No.  1103.  extend  to  the  bereaved 
family  our  heartfelt  fraternal  sympathy  ; 
that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent 
them ;     and    further 

Rcsnlved,  That  our  Charter  be  draped 
for  a  period  of  thirty  days  as  a  token  of 
respect  these  resolutions  be  inscribed  upon 
our  minutes  and  published  In  Pennsyvania 
Grange   News.  N.    R.    CtrsTEAn. 

J.    Frank    Gray. 
Mary   m.   Jekferis. 

Coftiniittee. 

GRIFFITH 

Whereas.    Our    Divine    Master   has   called 

aTvT  p"r^m1\l'^^^''"^^^'°r^^  brother.  Samuel 
Alva   Grlfflth.    therefore   be   it 

Rrfiolvcd,  That  we.  the  members  of  Perry- 
opolls  Grange,  extend  our  heartfelt  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family  »"»«."/ 

Resolved,  That  our  charter  be  draped  for 
sixty  days,  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent 
to    the    bereaved    family,    placed    upon    our 


minutes,  and  published  In  the  Pennsylvanla 
Gra.xge  News. 

Viva  Lice. 
LiLr  Brewer. 
Frank  Townseno. 

Committee. 
FAULL 

Whereas.  The  angel  of  death  has  again 
entered  the  Cnionvilie  Grange.  No.  1971, 
and    taken    from   us    Bro.   J.    Paul    FauU  • 

Re.solved,  That  we  the  members  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  b  reaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  30  days,  place  these  resolu- 
tions on  our  minutes  and  publish  same  In 
Grange    News. 

J     M.    Blain. 

W.    J.    Young. 

W.    C.     A.     Blain. 

Fishertown,    Pa. 
WHFRFAa.    The    div'ne    Master    In    His    In- 
finite  wisdom    has   called 

Brothers  E.   C.   Wagoner 
Liouis   R.    Goll 
and 

Sisters       Mrs.  Margaret  Arnold 
Mrs.   Lens   Swingle 
Miss  Nellie  Remaley 

from   the   scenes  of   labor  to   their  heavenly 
reward ;     Be  it 

Resolved,  That  while  the  members  of  Bea- 
ver County  Pomona  Grange,  No.  66.  mourns 
the  loss  of  the  loved  ones,  we  do  not  forget 
the  greater  loss  sustained  by  those  nearer 
and  dearer  to  them.  We  extend  our  heart- 
felt sympathy  to  the  bereaved  families,  and 
pray  that  the  loving  Father  of  all  may  com- 
fort them  In  their  loneliness  and  affliction  : 
Be  It  further 

Resolved.  That  these  Resolutions  be  spread 
on  the  minutes,  a  copy  be  sent  to  the  be- 
reaved families  and  also  published  in  the 
Grange  News. 

Signed : 

Alex    Luzklle,    Sr. 
J.    O.    Hineman, 
Newton  R,  McBridb. 


Page  14 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


August,   1931 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Dear  Juveniles: 

Well,  did  you  all  have  a  fine  time 
the  Fourth?  I  hope  you  did  and  that 
not  one  of  you  was  hurt.  And  now 
it  is  August  and  that  is  the  month 
for  vacations,  picnics,  reunions  and 
good  times  in  general.  I  wonder  if 
some  of  you  will  go  camping.  There 
are  4-H  Club  camps  and  Farm  Boys' 
Camps  and  just  camping.  I  hope 
you  may  all  have  the  experience  of 
camping  out  for  a  while  even  though 
it  be  in  the  back  yard  or  down  in 
the  pasture  in  that  pretty  spot  by 
the  old  swimming  hole.  Then  write 
me  a  letter  and  tell  of  the  good  times 
you  had.  Perhaps  your  Juvenile 
Grange  is  going  for  a  picnic  some- 
where. The  rest  of  us  would  like 
hearing  about  it. 

I  am  going  to  give  you  some  hints 
on  vacation  good  times  and  wish  for 
each  of  you  the  very  best  time  ever. 

Clara  Dewey. 


Vacation  Days 

Vacation  days,  vacation  ways. 
Vacation  friends  and  chums  I 

The  world  puts  by  its  work  and  plays 
When  vacation  comes. 

Vacation  jests,  vacation  quests 
On  quiet  peaks  and  shores! 

We  all  are  Mother  Nature's  guests 
Within  her  out-of-doors. 

Vacation  gleams,  vacation  dreams — 

And  memories  so  dear 
That  thinking  of  those  days,  it  seems 

Vacation  all  the  year  I 

Vacation  days,  vacation  ways  I 
Who  can  be  grieving  when 

The  very  air  about  us  says 
Vacation's  come  again? 
— Mary     Carolyn    Davies,    in    St. 
Nicholas. 

This  month  we  can  have  a  program 
on  Vacation  and  we  might  have  just 
a  miscellaneous  program.  How  about 
a  picnic  supper?  This  is  the  month 
that  the  first  oil  well  was  put  in  opera- 
tion at  Titusville,  Pa.  Does  that 
suggest  a  program  to  you? 


Not  long  ago  I  read  a  splendid 
article  on  "Getting  the  Most  from  the 
Long  Vacation."  I  wish  I  might  give 
it  to  you  just  as  it  was  written,  but 
have  not  enough  space.  The  writer 
tells  us  how  we  look  forward  to  the 
long  vacation  and  then  when  it  is 
over  we  have  a  feeling  of  disappoint- 
ment because  we  have  not  done  the 
things  we  plan.     She  thinks  it  is  be- 


HsLEN  Anne  Ruppin 

daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  Ruppin,  re- 
ceived the  $20  award  of  the  Business  and 
Professional  Women's  Club  for  the  best  all- 
round  work  among  the  girlg  of  the  Ephrata 
High  School. 


cause  we  sort  of  "let  down."  All 
during  the  school  year  there  is  a 
settled  routine  to  follow  and  when 
vacation  comes  we  just  drift.  To  get 
the  most  out  of  a  vacation  you  should 
decide  just  what  you  want  to  do. 
Perhaps  the  first  thing  we  think  of 
is  to  have  a  good  time,  but  she  recom- 
mends that  a  part  of  the  day  be  given 
to  something  worth  while.  Read  good 
books  especially  those  that  will  help 
your  English  work  in  school.  Learn 
some  form  of  household  art  or  how 
to  do  some  thing  on  the  farm  and  do 
it  well.  Learn  to  swim  or  if  you 
know  how  then  learn  the  different 
strokes.  If  you  are  musical  then  put 
in  more  time  on  your  music  while 
you  have  no  other  studies  to  do. 
Then  she  says,  "Vacation  time  will 
not  be  waste  time  but  an  important 
factor  in  training  and  development." 

About  Swimming 

Now  if  you  are  going  to  learn  to 
swim,  here  are  some  good  hints  taken 
from  The  Boy's  World: 

Tips   for   Bathers 

Duck  your  head  as  soon  as  you  are 
in  the  water,  or  you  may  get  a  chill. 

If  the  sun  is  very  hot,  dip  fre- 
quently. 

Bathe,  if  possible,  about  a  couple 
of  hours  after  breakfast.  That  is 
the  best  time  of  day.  If  you  wish  to 
take  a  sunbath,  do  not  let  your  skin 
burn  as  a  painful  sunburn  can  spoil 
a  holiday. 

Never  bathe  on  a  deserted  part  of 
the  shore  or  go  alone;  it  is  risky 
even  if  you  are  a  good  swimmer. 

To  this  we  will  add  the  old  rule 
"Do  not  bathe  for  two  hours  after 
eating."  

Cool  Water,  Green  Water 

Cool  water,  green  water, 

White  flying  spray 
Far  booming  breakers, 

Small  waves  at  play, 
Gulls  flying  over 

Through  the  clear  blue  day. 

What  a  place  for  swimming 

When  the  tide  is  high. 
How  the  breakers  carry  you 

As  they  came  racing  by — 
You  know  how  the  sea-gulls  feel 

With  wings  spread  in  the  sky  I 
— Eleanor    Hammond,    in    Junior 

World.       

Learn  to  Swim 

To  master  the  crawl  stroke  it  is 
essential  to  make  the  action  slow, 
smooth  and  easy.  The  forward  mo- 
tion of  the  arms  is  made  with  muscles 
relaxed,  saving  power  for  the  drive 
which  propels  you  through  the  water. 
Breathe  smoothly. — Erie  Dispatch- 
Herald. 

If  you  Juveniles  cannot  go  on  a 
camping  trip  I  am  sure  you  can  get 
a  bunch  together  and  have  a  weiner 
roast  or  have  supper  out-of-doors  in 
a  pretty  spot  on  the  farm.  Here  is 
a  recipe  which  sound  good.  Really 
sounds  good  enough  to  have  and  in- 
vite father  and  mother. 

Camp  Potpie 

Cut  up  fresh  boiling  beef  into 
chunks.  About  three  pounds  for  a 
crowd  of  seven  or  eight  youngsters. 
Put  in  a  kettle,  salt  and  cover  with 
water.  Boil  until  quite  tender,  about 
fifteen  to  twenty  minutes  to  the 
pound,  adding  water  from  time  to 
time  if  necessary.     Add  five  or  six 


West   Green   Juvenile   Grange. 
Mrs.  Edward  Rose,  Matron 


good-sized  potatoes  cut  into  large 
cubes  or  pieces,  also  two  finely-choped 
onions.  Continue  cooking  until  the 
vegetables  are  about  half  done.  Make 
a  dough  by  mixing  two  cupfuls  of 
flour,  one-half  teaspoonful  of  salt, 
four  teaspoonfuls  baking  powder,  and 
five  level  tablespoonfuls  lard.  Mix 
well  and  add  enough  water  to  make 
a  soft  dough  that  will  spread  over  the 
top  of  the  meat  and  vegetables.  Cover 
the  kettle  tightly  with  a  lid  and  heap 
hot  coals  on  top.  Bake  until  the 
crust  is  nicely  browned. — Alice  C. 
Hoffman,  in  The  Boys'  World. 


Bean  Hole  Beans 

Pick  over  a  pint  of  navy  or  kidney 
beans  and  soak  over  night.  Drain  and 
cover  with  boiling  water  to  which  one- 
fourth  teaspoonful  of  baking  soda  has 
been  added.  Boil  slowly  until  the 
skins  begin  to  loosen.  Drain  and  add 
one-fourth  pound  of  bacon  cut  into 
small  bits,  two  tablespoonfuls  mo- 
lasses, two  teaspoonfuls  salt  and  one- 
fourth  teaspoonful  pepper,  also  one 
cupful  hot  water. 

Put  in  a  closely  covered  pot.  Dig 
hole  in  the  ground.  Cover  bottom 
with  glowing  coals,  about  six  inches. 
Set  the  bean  crock  on  the  coals,  put 
six  inches  of  glowing  coals  around  it. 
Be  sure  your  lid  is  tight  then  cover 
with  coals.  Let  them  be  for  about  six 
hours  and  they  will  be  done. 

Saturate  sawdust  with  kerosene  and 
add  enough  melted  rosin  to  stiffen  it 
when  cold.  Cut  into  small  pieces  and 
take  along  to  use  as  kindling  in  start- 
ing the  campfire.  It  will  be  a  great 
help  says  H.  F.  Grinstead  in  The 
Boy's  World. 


There  is  one  thing  I  want  to  remind 
you  Juveniles  about  and  that  is  this: 

Don't  forget  to  plan  a  vacation  for 
father  and  mother.  It  will  do  them 
good  to  forget  work  and  care  for  a 
while  and  have  a  play  spell.    Also  it 


Classified  Department 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 


ORANGE     LETTER     HEADS  —  They     are 

beautk'8  ;  printed  in  two  colors  with  emblem 
in  the  background.  Ruled  or  unruled  paper. 
Send  for  samples.  Grange  News  Office, 
ChambersburR.  Pa. 


LIVE  STOCK 


WHEN  YOUE  COW  DOES  NOT  BBEED— 

Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  30 
minutes  before  service.  (Smallest  package, 
$1.70  for  2  cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Wood- 
lawn  Farm,  LlnesvUle,  Pennsylvania.  Route 
No.   2.   Box   86B. '^ 

60  CHOICE  HEREFOKD  COWS  with 
calves.  Also  bred  back  to  calf  March  1,  1932, 
to  the  best  registered  bulls  in  the  country. 
Will  cost  $115  per  head  and  will  sell  In  lots 
to  suit  purchaser.  Located  2  miles  north 
Waldo,  Ohio,  on  State  Route  98.  Frank 
Rush.  Marlon.  Ohio.  Route  5. 

HERFORD     CALVES    AND     YEARLINGS 

FOR  SALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  good 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings ;  have 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  five 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  interested,  come, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  the 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  Hillsboro 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38.     Henry  Dunlap.    ' 

BUT  OAVADIAN-BRED  H0L8TEIN  COWS 

and  heifers  freshening  this  spring  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  herder  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  of  Extension 
Holbtbin-Friebian  Association  or  Canada' 
Brantford.   Ontario. 


PLANTS 


NORTHERN  GROWN  Cabbage  PlanU. 
Copenhagen.  Golden  Acre  and  Danish  BalN 
head.  Prepaid  500,  $1.00;  1,000,  $1.50. 
Express  $1.00  per  1,000.  Felgers  Plant 
Farm,  New  Springfield,  Ohio. 


GUARANTEED  PLANTS— 24  hour  service. 
Capacity  250,000  dally.  Plants  dug  fresh  for 
your  order.  Cabbage:  Copenhagen,  Glory, 
Railhead,  Savoy,  Flatdutch,  Golden  Acre, 
Red.  Postpaid:  1,000 — $1.65;  500— $1.10; 
200 — 60c  ;  Expressed  :  5.000 — $6.25  ;  10,000 
— $10.00.  Onions:  500 — $1.00.  Cauliflower 
and  Broccoli:  50 — 35c;  100 — 60c:  500— 
$1.75  ;  1,000 — $3.00.  Transplanted  Toma- 
tos,  Celery,  Asters.  Peppers :  50 — 65c ;  100— 
$1.20.  Port  Mellinqer,  Dept.  PG,  North 
Lima,   Ohio. 

CABBAGE-CAULIFLOWER       PLANTS  - 

Strong,  stocky  for  late  planting :  Golden 
Acre  Copenhagen,  Glory,  Flatdutch,  Ball- 
head.  Prepaid — 200,  60  cents;  500,  $1.00; 
1,000.  $1.65;  5,000,  $6.25  express  collect 
Cauliflower:  100.  60  cents;  200,  $1.75; 
1,000.  $3.00.  Celery:  250.  $1.00.  W.  J. 
Myers.  R.  2.  Masslllon,  Ohio, 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satisfied  cus- 
tomers. (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2  cows; 
$4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawn  Farm,  Llnes- 
vUle,  Pennsylvania.    Route   No.   2,   Box  86B. 


HONEY 


CLOVER  HONEY.  10  lbs.,  $1.85;  Buck- 
wheat, $1.65  ;  postpaid,  third  rone.  Com- 
plete list  free.  Samples,  six  cents.  RoscoE 
F.  Wixbon.  Dundee.  New  York. 

HONEY — 60  lbs.  finest  clover.  $4.80.  Two 
or  more.  $4.50.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
F.  W.  Lesser,  Fayetterllle.  N.  Y. 


DOGS 


MISCELLANEOUS 


EARN  a  p  ano  crocheting  at  home,  span 
time.  No  selling  or  investment.  No  expert 
ence  needed.  Braumullbb  Co.,  Union  City 
N.  J. 


STANDARD   RABBIT   JOURNAL,   Milton 
Pa.     Reg.  $1.00;    Special  25c  Year ;    Sample 
lOc. 


FOR  SALE 


FOR  SALE  at  a  bargain — An  acetylene 
plant,  consisting  of  3  burners ;  tank  hold- 
ing 20  gallons;  lamp;  2  heaters  for  cold 
weather.  Will  sell  for  $50;  discarded  for 
electric  range.  Mrs.  James  P.  Dialuhb 
Dalton.    Pa..    (Brae-Slde).  ai^ubb. 


PEDIGREED  COLLIE  PUPPIES  —  Malea, 
$15.  $20  ;  Females.  $10.  Pure  maple  syrup, 
gallon.  $2.50.  postpaid.  Write:  Plummii 
McCuLLouGH,    Mercer.    Pa. 


WOMAN^S  WANTS     _ 

BUY  DIRECT — From  distributors.  Send 
$6.50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  dUb* 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  of  each 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  dUbes. 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  S»ni« 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00,  Factory  im* 
perfections.  Freight  paid  over  $100 
Standard  China  Company,  204  Bowerj. 
New  York  City,   Box  315. 

PATCHWORK — 5  pounds  clippings  M* 
sorted  colors.  $1.00;  four  pounds  bltnkw 
-emnants.  $1.00;  four  pounds  cretonne  sam- 
ple pieces.  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  silk  »■« 
cotton  rug  strips,  $1.00.  Pay  postman  pl«' 
postage.  Large  package  silks.  25c.  Beautr 
ful  colors,  postpaid.  Nationax-  TixT"-' 
Co..   661   Main   St.,  Cambridge.  Mass. 


FOR    BALE — Home   Grown    Clovers     Tim- 
othy Seed.  Wheat,  and  all  other  Seeds'    U    J 
Cover   Seed  Company,  Mt.  Gllead    Ohio  * 


HAY,  GRAIN,  PRODUCE^ 

WANTED— Hay,  straw,  grain,  poUtoes, 
apples,  cabbage,  etc.  Carloads  pay  hl«n«" 
market  prices.  For  Sale  alfalfa  hay,  «*' 
corn.     The  Hamilton  Co.,  New  Castle.  P»- 


WHITE  LEGHORN  PULLETS.  |1  JT 
hatched  from  layers  and  payers.  Nelsons 
Poultry   Farm,   Grove  City,   Pa. 


August,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


will  do  you  good,  and  will  show  them 
how  nicely  you  can  "carry  on"  while 
they  are  away. 

At  the  June  Pomona  meeting  in 
Erie  County  we  had  a  talk  on  Juve- 
nile Granges  and  then  the  Union  City 
Juveniles  and  West  Green  Juveniles 
gave  a  program  to  show  what  Juve- 
niles can  do.  The  West  Green  young- 
sters gave  a  part  of  their  Mother's 
Day  program  and  those  from  Union 
City  a  part  of  their  Flag  Day  pro- 
gram. After  they  had  finished  they 
and  the  matrons  were  conducted  to  a 
special  table  and  served  with  a  fine 
dinner  for  which  Pomona  paid.  The 
Juveniles  are  to  have  a  short  part  on 
each  Pomona  program  in  Erie  County 
so  the  Worthy  Lecturer,  Fred  Blair, 
says. 

It  makes  the  children  feel  they  have 
a  part  in  the  County  Grange  and  they 
will  form  the  habit  of  attending  the 
Pomona  meetings.  And  they  are  our 
future  members,  you  know. 

Now  for  our  candy  recipes.  This 
time  we  will  take  fudge. 

Rule  for  Making  Fudge 

If  you  would  have  your  fudge  the  kind 

That  really  can't  be  beaten 
Then  you  must  beat  and  beat  it  hard 

Before  it  can  be  eaten! 
And  strange  it  is,  but  very  true — 

The  harder  that  you  beat  it 
The  better  fudge  you  will  admit 

It  is  for  those  who  eat  it! 


Fudge  must  be  hot  enough  to  melt 
the  marshmallows. 

These  recipes  are  taken  from  a  book 
called  "When  Mother  Lets  Us  Make 
Candy"  which  would  make  a  good 
book  for  the  Matron's  library. 


To  make  good  fudge  stir  it  only 
enough  to  keep  it  from  sticking  while 
it  is  cooking. 

Try  it  in  fifteen  minutes. 
Test  it  in  either  of  two  ways. 

1.  Drop  one-half  teaspoonful  in  cup- 
ful of  cold  water.  If  it  will  make  a 
small  ball  in  your  fingers  it  is  cooked 
enough. 

2.  Use  candy  thermometer.  WTien 
it  reads  236  degrees  Fahr.  remove 
candy  from  the  stove. 

Karo  Fudge 

2  cupfuls  granulated  sugar 
Vi  cupful  Karo  syrup 
Yi  cupful  milk 

2  ounces  of  chocolate  or  V2  cupful 
cocoa 

2  tablespoonfuls  butter. 

Put  sugar,  syrup,  and  milk  into  a 
saucepan  and  stir  over  a  moderate  fire 
until  sugar  grains  disappear.  Add 
chocolate  or  cocoa  and  stir  till  melted, 
took  till  ready  to  remove  from  stove. 
Mir  in  butter  and  let  stand  on  table 
10  minutes  to  cool.  Add  1  teaspoonful 
vamlla.  Beat  till  it  grains.  Pour  into 
buttered  pans  and  cut  in  squares. 

Valentine  Fudge 
Make  same  as  any  fudge  and  cut 
^th  a  heart  shaped  cutter. 

Birthday  Fudge 
^^  cupfuls  granulated  sugar 
^  cupful  Karo  corn  syrup 


PENN  JUVENILE 

GRANGE  ORGANIZED 

Penn  Juvenile  Grange  was  organ- 
ized at  Grampian,  Clearfield  County, 
June  30,  1931,  by  the  Worthy  State 
Master,  with  twenty-seven  charter 
members. 

The  Master,  Billy  Kester,  is  a  son 
of  the  Subordinate  Master,  and  is  a 
wide  awake  and  efficient  officer.  He 
will  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office 
in  a  manner  that  will  not  only  be  a 
credit  to  him,  but  to  the  Grange  as 
a  whole. 

Beatrice  Thorp  was  elected  Lec- 
turer and  Betty  Cleaver,  Secretary. 
The  little  folks  took  plenty  of  time 
and  chose  wisely  in  selecting  their 
officers. 

Sister  Marie  Bonsall  was  elected 
Matron  by  the  Subordinate  Grange, 
and  ably  assisted  in  the  organization. 
This  Juvenile  is  fortunate  in  having 
a  number  of  members  between  the  age 
of  ten  and  fourteen,  who  are  keen, 
alert,  and  eager  to  begin  the  work. 
We  predict  that  this  Juvenile  will 
grow  and  be  a  help  in  extending  Ju- 
venile work  throughout  the  county. 


The  Secretary's  Column 


By  John  H.  Light 


WE  ARE  on  the  last  lap  of  the 
1931  Grange  year  and  less  than 
two  months  remain  to  complete 
this  year's  Grange  history.  At  the 
opening  of  the  year  our  aim  was  to 
have  four  perfect  reports  to  the  Na- 
tional Grange,  but  we  failed  in  June 
for  upwards  of  forty  Granges  failed 
to  report  for  that  quarter.  Some  of 
these  have  reported  since  June  30th, 
and  we  hope  that  every  Grange  will 
report  before  the  close  of  the  Sep- 
tember Quarter. 

As  is  well  known,  the  management 
of  Grange  News  has  been  transferred 
to  the  secretary's  office.  The  sale  of 
space  for  advertising  will  be  con- 
ducted from  this  office,  and  all  corre- 
spondence relative  to  the  business  of 


Grange  News  should  be  addressed  to 
Grange  News,  428  Telegraph  Build- 
ing, Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Special  attention  is  called  to  the 
supplies  on  sale  in  the  secretary's 
office.  The  sale  price  is  published  in 
every  issue  of  Grange  News  and  we 
solicit  the  business  of  every  Grange. 
The  supplies  are  specially  adapted  to 
Grange  work. 

Application  forms  for  the  Golden 
Sheaf  Certificate  may  be  had  by 
addressing  Grange  Headquarters, 
Golden  Sheaf  Certificates  will  be  is- 
sued for  all  applications  at  the  com- 
ing session  of  the  National  Grange 
and  those  having  been  members  of  the 
Order  for  fifty  years  or  more  are 
eligible. 


JUNEAU  GRANGE 

REORGANIZED 

Juneau  Grange,  No.  1791,  Indiana 
County,  was  reorganiaed  Wednesday 
evening,  July  15th,  by  the  State  Mas- 
ter and  the  State  Gatekeeper,  with 
twenty-four  members,  eight  of  them 
being  new. 

Brother  Carr  arranged  the  meeting, 
and  used  diplomacy  in  getting  a  large 
attendance.  Juneau  has  an  old-time 
fiddler  and  Jefferson  County  has  one. 
Each  has  won  honors  and  gold  medals 
for  their  playing.  Both  were  present 
and  each  displayed  his  skill  in  his 
own  way,  and  then  the  two  played  to- 
gether. 

Their  music  was  greatly  enjoyed 
and  was  of  great  assistance  in  hold- 
ing the  audience  until  the  desired 
number  of  names  had  been  obtained 
and  the  fees  paid. 

Brother  Carr  is  resourceful  and  has 
learned  that  the  way  to  get  members 
is  to  go  after  them  and  not  wait  for 
them  to  come  to  him. 

He  now  has  three  reorganizations 
to  his  credit  and  has  a  fourth  one 
well  under  way.  How  many  of  the 
other  state  officers  will  report  the 
organization  or  reorganization  of  a 
Juvenile  or  a  Subordinate  Grange  on 
or  before  September  30th? 


/2  cupful  cream  or  top  of  milk 
^  ounces  chocolate  or  K  cup  cocoa 
j  tablespoonful  butter 
1  teaspoonful  vanilla. 

Measure  sugar,  syrup  and  cream  in- 
to saucepan  and  cook  slowly  over  mod- 
erate fire. 

Stir  till  sugar  dissolves, 
ut^    T      -^^^^^  and  cook  ten  min- 
of^i,"  J        ^*  ^^^  take  from  fire  when 
^?f|^ed  enough.     Add  butter  and  va- 

irrain^^  !u  ^  ^^^^y  begins  to  show  fine 
Wy.1  .  P^^r  int^o  buttered  tin. 
*^hen  cool  cut  in  squares. 

Marshmallow  Fudge 

fudlp^^u^"'®  ^«  «i*^er  of  the  other 
,    Jfe^  then  add  finely  cut  marshmal- 

you  L-l  ^"^.^^""^  ^^o"i  the  stove  or  if 
in  pv        ^^^®  marshmallows  in  tin 
theni!!  ^^^^   ^^^   PO"r   fudge   over 
'"^  when  it  is  beaten  enough. 


FIRST  EGG  AUCTION  IN 

STATE  SELLS  102  CASES 


Bucks  County  poultrymen  opened 
the  first  egg  auction  in  the  state  at 
Doylestown,  Monday,  July  13th,  by 
selling  102  cases  of  eggs,  C.  O.  Dos- 
sin,  poultry  extension  specialist  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College,  reports. 
Fancy  large  eggs  sold  for  two  cents 
a  dozen  above  New  York  premium 
quotations  and  four  cents  a  dozen 
over  Philadelphia  prices  on  extras. 


Harvest  Vegetables. — Snap  beans, 
lima  beans,  peas,  and  sweet  corn,  de- 
teriorate in  quality  if  not  harvested 
soon  after  reaching  edible  maturity. 
Green  onions,  radishes,  turnips,  car- 
rots, beets,  asparagus,  rhubarb,  kohl 
rabi,  parsley,  leaf  lettuce,  spinach, 
kale,  mustard,  Swiss  chard,  and  New 
Zealand  spinach  may  be  harvested  as 
soon  as  edible  portions  reach  a  fair 
size. 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE 

ON  AGRICULTURE 

John  H.  Light,  our  Worthy  State 
Secretary,  read  the  following  report 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Conservation 
Council,  held  in  Harrisburg,  June  29, 
1931. 

Report  of  the  Committee  on  Farm- 
ing.— Mr.  John  H.  Light  presented 
the  report  of  this  committee,  which 
was  adopted.  In  summary,  Mr.  Light 
said: 

The  farm  organization  which  I 
represent  on  this  council  has  had  a 
standing  committee  on  Conservation 
since  1917.  Much  of  the  development 
in  Pennsylvania  forest  conditions 
since  then  is  directly  traceable  to  the 
initiative  of  this  organization. 

Aside  from  economic  and  financial 
phases  of  the  conservation  problem, 
there  are  equally  important  reasons 
for  advancing  the  reforestation  of 
idle  lands.  The  ruthless  destruction 
of  native  forests  has  lowered  water 
levels  and  made  it  well  nigh  impos- 
sible to  get  water  in  certain  sections. 
Erosion  of  soil,  the  greatest  foe  to 
successful  farming,  has  carried  much 
of  our  fertility  into  the  ocean  and 
impoverished  the  land. 

The  matter  of  stream  pollution  is 
of  vital  importance  to  the  farming 
interests  of  the  state.  Pure  water  is 
absolutely  necessary  to  maintain  life 
among  men  and  animals.  Contami- 
nated water  is  destructive  to  animal 
and  plant  life  and  the  time  has  come 
when  wholesale  pollution  of  our 
streams  by  mills,  mines  and  factories 
must  stop.  The  continued  nuisance 
of  pollution  not  only  contaminates 
water,  but  is  a  serious  damage  to  land 
as  well  as  crops. 

In  the  matter  of  beautification  of 
Pennsylvania,  we  are  just  beginning 
to  appreciate  the  supreme  efforts  of 
Nature  as  displayed  in  our  water- 
falls, mountain  streams,  gorges  and 
remnants  of  primeval  forests.  These 
unusual  scenes  are  secluded  in  our 
forest  retreats  and  deserve  the  con- 
sideration of  our  sportsmen.  Build- 
ing up  our  forest  reserves  and  water 
facilities  will  not  only  enhance  the 
value  of  these  natural  resources,  but 
will  provide  favorable  conditions  for 
the  propagation  of  plant  and  animal 
life. 

Generally  the  farmer  is  a  good 
sportsman  and  likes  to  hunt  and  fish. 
It  is  only  because  of  the  unreasonable- 
ness of  the  poor  sport  that  his  ani- 
mosity is  aroused.  Many  farmers  rec- 
ognize the  fact  that  an  oversupply  of 
certain  small  game  is  not  desirable, 
and  both  from  an  economic  consider- 
ation and  his  sportsmanship,  he  en- 
courages hunting  and  fishing. 

The  larger  game,  deer  and  the  like, 
have  given  our  farmers  much  concern 
of  late  and  we  look  to  the  Conserva- 


tionist and  the  sportsman  to  assist  in 
removing  the  unnecessary  damage 
where  it  may  exist.  It  is  not  so  much 
legislation  as  regulation  that  is 
needed. 


PLANT  VEGETABLES  NOW 

FOR  FALL  AND  WINTER 

Vegetables  planted  during  the  sum- 
mer and  early  fall  insure  a  supply  for 
consumption  during  early  winter  and 
a  quantity  for  storage  during  the  win- 
ter months. 

A  number  of  root  crops,  such  as 
rutabagas,  turnips,  beets,  carrots,  and 
radishes,  may  be  planted.  The  Pur- 
ple Top  Yellow  Globe  rutabaga  is 
somewhat  similar  to  the  Purple  Top 
Globe  turnip,  but  is  claimed  to  keep 
longer  in  storage  than  the  fall  turnip 
and  its  quality  is  excellent  after  sev- 
eral months  of  storage.  The  Detroit 
dark  red  beet  is  commonly  planted 
for  winter  use.  Chantenay  carrot  is 
a  good  variety  to  sow  in  the  summer, 
but  the  coreless  or  scarlet  nantes  type 
will  keep  just  as  well  and  has  a  bet- 
ter texture  for  salads  or  eating  raw. 
The  latter  type  does  not  grow  quite 
so  large  as  the  Chantenay.  A  good 
winter  radish  is  the  Chinese  white 
variety. 

Numerous  salad  crops  may  be 
planted  for  consumption  in  the  fall 
or  storage.  Celery  tops  the  list.  Ford- 
hook-Emperor  celery  has  about  the 
best  flavor  and  texture  of  any  variety 
and  keeps  fairly  well.  Chinese  or 
celery  cabbage  is  planted  in  July  and 
thinned  to  about  eight  inches  in  the 
row.  It  is  used  as  a  salad  or  may  be 
cooked.  Kohl  rabi  may  be  sown  until 
the  latter  part  of  summer.  A  quantity 
may  be  stored.  Endive,  dwarf  curled 
Scotch  kale,  Bloomsdale  or  Virginia 
Savoy  spinach,  and  lettuce  should  be 
planted  to  make  the  list  complete. 
Kale  and  endive  may  be  stored  for 
several  weeks. 

Among  the  other  crops  that  may  be 
planted  in  midsummer  are  sweet  corn 
and  dwarf  snap  beans. 

Before  cold  weather  sets  in  the 
coldframe  should  be  planted  to  a  num- 
ber of  small  growing  crops,  such  as 
spinach,  lettuce,  kale,  and  radishes. 
In  some  communities  these  crops  may 
be  kept  growing  in  the  coldframe  all 
winter. 


WISE  BOY 

Mother:  "I'm  afraid  Robert  is 
burning  the  candle  at  both  ends." 

Father:  "Huh!  That  boy  has  cut 
the  candle  in  half  and  lit  up  all  four 
ends." — Drexerd. 


Why  did  nature  waste  that  hide  on 
an  alligator?  Most  of  the  time  he 
stays  down  where  mosquitoes  can't  get 
him. 


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No.  6 


Health  of  Automobilists 
Discussed.    Highways 
Viewed  As  An  Asset 

By  Dr.  Lloyd  Ahnold 
Bacteriologist,  Department  of  Public  Health,  State   of  Illinois 


NOW  is  the  time  when  people  get 
the  latest  road  maps  and  plan 
their  week-end  and  vacation 
trips. 

The  highways  have  always  played 
an  important  part  in  the  health  and 
habits  of  man.  The  lepers  and  other 
unclean  diseased  persons  were  ex- 
cluded from  the  highways  in  ancient 
times.  Early  attempts  were  made  to 
make  the  highways  safe  and  healthy 
for  human  travel.  Chaucer's  "Can- 
terbury Tales"  are  records  of  the  hap- 
penings and  conversations  of  people 
traveling  the  highways  to  St.  Thom- 
as' shrine  in  Canterburv,  England,  in 
1386. 

Chaucer  chose  the  highway  as  the 
place  to  picture  English  life  of  the 
fourteenth  century.  A  modern  writer 
would  hardly  portray  American  life 
by  choosing  his  characters  from  those 
walking  along  the  highways.  He 
might  find  good  material  at  a  road 
crossing,  filling  station  or  barbecue 
stand.  A  tourist  camping  site  might 
be  a  local  setting  for  a  twentieth  cen- 
tury ''Canterbury  Tales." 

The  world  in  which  one  lives  is  now 
a  large  one.  We  can  travel  300  miles 
in  most  any  direction  within  a  day. 
We  are  as  familiar  and  conversant 
with  a  geographical  area  several  hun- 
dred miles  square  as  our  grandparents 
were  with  a  30-mile  area.  I  can  well 
remember  as  a  boy  in  the  southern 
part  of  this  State,  looking  with  con- 
siderable respect  upon  older  people 
who  had  traveled  bevond  the  bound- 
aries of  the  State  of  Illinois. 

The  development  of  automotive 
power  has  changed  our  life  in  many 
ways.  The  social  and  family  environ- 
nient  has  been  altered.  We  compare 
ourselves  with  more  people.  We  are 
broader  minded  in  that  we  can  see 
y^ore  and,  therefore,  judge  values 
jrom  a  better  perspective.  There  is 
'ess  difference  in  social  custom,  dress 
and  living  standards  in  adjacent  com- 
munities. The  residents  of  Horse 
^reek  and  of  Turkey  Run  no  longer 
J*egard  each  other  with  suspicion.  In 
other  words,  we  have  a  more  homo- 
geneous population. 

1  he  general  standards  are  rapidlv 
becoming  the  same.    This  is  very  im"^- 

r    Ai.  ^""^^    ^    ^e^lt^^    standpoint, 
ixed  habits,  such  as  an  unbalanced 
let  in  a  certain  community,  can  in- 
case the  incidence   of  disease   and 
au8e  an  increase  in  the  number  of 


deaths  that  cannot  be  altered  or  de- 
creased until  a  healthful  and  bal- 
anced diet  is  eaten  by  the  population. 

Poor  diets  cause  tuberculosis  to  be 
active.  Good  diets  cause  tuberculosis 
to  heal  and  to  be  harmless.  State, 
county  or  municipal  sanitoria  for  tu- 
berculosis will  not  prevent  this  disease 
so  long  as  the  people  don't  eat  proper 
food. 

Another  important  health  influence 
of  hard  roads  and  automobiles  is  the 
fresh  air  and  sunshine  that  so  many 
people  now  enjoy.  We  used  to  go  to 
town  in  the  buggy  or  wagon  when  it 
was  necessary.  The  city  dweller  did 
not  travel  far  seeking  pleasure.  Now 
the  automobile  is  used  to  get  fresh  air 
and  sunshine.  W^e  stay  indoors  dur- 
ing rainy  or  stormy  weather.  This  is 
as  it  should  be  from  the  standpoint  of 
health.  The  evening  after-dinner 
ride  is  a  period  of  relaxation,  combin- 
ing an  opportunity  of  restful  diges- 
tion and  family  visiting.  This  is  more 
healthful  than  washing  the  dishes  and 
tending  the  furnace. 

One  question  that  naturally  arises 
is :  Are  contagious  diseases  spread 
more  now  by  automobile  travel  than 
they  were  before  the  use  of  such  rapid 
and  easy  transportation  to  increase 
the  probability  of  human  contact? 

The  answer  is  that  the  health  level 
of  the  population  riding  our  highways 
is  much  better  than  ever  before.  Even 
an  unhealthy  person  in  an  automobile 
does  not  have  opportunity  for  con- 
tact with  the  healthy  travelers  in 
other  automotive  vehicles.  There  is 
little  dust  in  the  air.  There  is  plenty 
of  fresh  air  and  lots  of  sunshine. 
This  keeps  the  healthy  traveler  well 
and  aids  the  sickly  person  to  regain 
health. 

The  stimulating  effect  of  the  air 
forced  against  the  body  during  auto- 
mobile travel  is  a  good  tonic.  Germs 
are  carried  from  the  sick  to  the  well 
person  upon  shoe  leather,  not  by  the 
air  or  wind.  It  is  intimate  contact, 
such  as  coughing,  sneezing  and  hands, 
that  transfer  contagious  materials. 
Happy  and  contented  people  are 
healthy  folk. 

The  highways  of  modern  times  are 
increasing  the  health  level  of  the  pop- 
ulation. Only  a  relatively  wealthy 
people  can  build  such  highways.  It 
exhausted  the  resources  of  the  mili- 
tary dictators  of  ancient  and  medieval 
times  to  construct  one  hard  road.    We 


have  a  network  of  such  highways. 
People  with  enough  produced  wealth 
to  construct  and  maintain  such  a 
State  and  National  highway  system, 
eat  a  good  diet,  wear  the  proper 
clothes,  educate  their  children  and 
have  sufficient  free  time  for  whole- 
some relaxation,  must  be  a  healthy 
people.  All  of  these  various  things  go 
together  from  a  State  Health  Depart- 
ment's viewpoint. 

The  banker  cannot  evaluate  the 
soundness  of  an  industrial  enterprise 
by  any  one  factor.  He  must  familiar- 
ize himself  with  the  picture  as  a 
whole,  from  the  raw  material  step  by 
step  to  the  finished  and  marketed 
product.  So  it  is  with  the  health  of 
the  public.  The  influence  of  hard 
roads  and  automobiles  upon  health  is 
an  example  of  the  intricate  and  in- 
volved problems  that  must  be  consid- 
ered in  public  health.  One  should 
bear  in  mind  that  the  quarantine  sign 
that  may,  by  misfortune,  be  on  the 
door  next  fall  or  winter,  is  one  of  the 
minor  duties  of  the  health  depart- 
ment. Studying  and  investigating 
the  underlying  problems  of  health 
form  a  part  of  its  duties. 

The  influence  of  diet  and  climate 
upon  health;  the  prevention  of  food 
poisoning  and  diarrhea  during  the  hot 
weather  months  by  proper  changes  in 
diet  and  habits;  the  early  diagnosis 
of  many  contagious  diseases  so  as  to 
prevent  their  spreading;  improved 
methods  of  safeguarding  milk  supply 
are  some  of  the  many  problems  under 
investigation  in  the  State  Department 
of  Public  Health. 


UTILIZE  THE  COLDFRAME 

FOR  LATE  GARDEN  CROPS 

Farmers  may  greatly  extend  the 
season  for  green  vegetables  from  their 
gardens  by  fall  use  of  their  coldframe. 
Numerous  vegetables  may  be  grown 
to  maturity  in  the  coldframe  long  aft- 
er frost  has  appeared.  Among  these 
crops  are  spinach,  endive,  lettuce, 
parsley,  kohl  rabi,  and  radishes. 

The  time  to  plant  late  crops  in  the 
coldframe  depends  upon  the  growing 
season  of  the  particular  crop.  New 
Zealand  spinach,  kale,  and  parsley 
plants  may  be  taken  from  the  garden 
with  good  portion  of  soil  about  the 
roots  and  transplanted  directly  into 
the  coldframe.  This  should  be  done 
before  the  plants  are  injured  by  frost. 
The  first  part  of  September  is  a  good 
time  to  sow  seed  of  practically  all  of 
the  other  vegetables  to  be  grown  in 
the  coldframe. 

Complete  directions  for  making  a 
coldframe  are  found  in  Circular  120 
of  the  Pennsylvania  State  College, 
Division  of  Agricultural  Extension. 


The  American  home  must  be  pre- 
served at  all  costs.  Yes,  even  if  we 
have  to  hire  some  one  to  stay  in  it. 


L.  J.  Taber 

Worthy  National  Master 


Grange  Campaign 
for  Life  Insurance 

After  a  thorough  study  of  the  re- 
sults of  last  year's  campaign  and  in 
consideration  of  the  wonderful  cooper- 
ative spirit  shown  among  the  subordi- 
nate Granges 
in  the  East, 
L.  J.  Taber, 
our  Worthy 
N  ational 
Master  and 
head  of  the 
C  a  mpaign 
Committee, 
advocates  an 
expansion  of 
last  year's 
plans  for  the 
coming  cam- 
paign. 

It  will  be, 
he  thinks,  a 
most  thrill- 
ing race  for  leadership,  for  the  many 
Granges  that  participated  last  year  re- 
ceived so  much  benefit  from  the  work 
of  their  members  that  they  all  will  be 
eager  again  to  take  part  in  the  great 
demonstration  this  year. 

It  is  well  to  say  here  that  the  Com- 
mittee in  charge  is  planning  great 
things  for  all  our  farm  folk  in  a  way 
that  will  offer  the  best  reward  to  the 
Granges  that  show  the  best  coopera- 
tive effort. 

The  leaders  who  are  to  be  the  as- 
sistants to  our  Worthy  National  Mas- 
ter at  the  helm  of  this  campaign  are 
David  H.  Agans,  Master  of  New  Jer- 
sey State  Grange;  Fred  J.  Freestone, 
Master  of  New  York  State  Grange; 
E.  B.  Dorsett,  Master  of  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Grange,  and  W.  F.  Kirk, 
Master  of  Ohio  State  Grange.  They 
all  believe  that  as  such  a  fine  spirit  of 
competition  was  shown  last  year,  this 
year's  campaign  is  sure  to  pass  it  in 
scope,  in  cooperation,  and  in  results. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  last 
year's  campaign  attracted  intense  in- 
terest in  the  subordinate  Granges  of 
New  York,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio  and 
Ne\y  Jersey.  These  will  be  expected 
again  to  vie  for  honors  in  this  year's 
demonstration  of  Grangers'  coopera- 
tive spirit. 

Get  ready  and  watch  for  announce- 
ments which  will  give  complete  de- 
tails of  this  year's  Grange  Campaign 
in  the  September  grange  papers. 


A  MESSAGE  TO  HIGH 

SCHOOL  GRADUATES 

From  the  President  of  the  College 
Pennsylvania  may  well  be  proud  of 
the  fact  that  its  School  of  Agriculture 
at  The  Pennsylvania  State  College  is 
the  third  largest  in  the  United  States 
in  point  of  student  enrollment;    that 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  193i 


a  state  recognized  as  a  leading  indus- 
trial section  has  seen  the  wisdom  of 
providing  for  proper  agricultural  de- 
velopment and  for  the  training  of  the 
youth  of  the  land  to  become  the  fu- 
ture leaders  of  its  great  industry — 
agriculture. 

It  is  seldom  that  one  finds  so  great 
a  diversity  of  farming  conditions  as  in 
Pennsylvania  from  tidewater  to  the 
tops  of  the  Alleghenies,  from  river 
bottom  to  mountain  plateau;  a  great 
variety  of  soils  and  climate  is  to  be 
found,  and  there  is  a  resulting  variety 
of  crops.  Markets  are  the  best  in  the 
country  and  are  reached  with  ease.  It 
is  eminently  proper,  therefore,  that 
the  Keystone  state  should  be  able  to 
offer  the  best  training  facilities  pos- 
sible to  its  boys  and  girls  who  will 
find  their  greatest  happiness  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits;  that  Pennsylvania 
should  maintain  research  work  for 
the  betterment  of  farming  conditions, 
and  through  its  agricultural  extension 
service  make  this  information  avail- 
able to  the  thousands  of  farmers 
through  county  agents  and  the  travel- 
ing specialists  just  for  the  asking. 

All  this — and  more — we  have  at 
Pennsylvania's  only  College  of  Agri- 
culture. Applied  science  in  agricul- 
ture is  an  open  door  to  opportunity. 
Enter  it  through  a  4-year  course  at 
your  own  State  College. 

Ralph  D.  Hetzel. 


VALUE  OF  HIGH 

SCHOOL  TRAINING 


California  Educator  Discusses 
Benefits 


By  Nicholas  Ricciardi, 

Chief,    Division    of    City    Secondary 

Schools,  Department  of  Education, 

State  of  California 

Secondary-school  parent-teacher  as- 
sociations can  be  of  genuine  and  posi- 
tive help  if  their  service  is  based  upon 
an  understanding  of  the  aims  of  sec- 
ondary education. 

Parents  should  clearly  realize,  for 
instance,  that  young  people  may  be 
classified  as  belonging  to  one  of  three 
groups:  (1)  To  the  working  group, 
(2)  to  the  student  group,  (3)  to  the 
loafing  group. 

As  a  matter  of  common  interest 
and  common  sense,  we  want  these 
young  people  to  grow  in  what  is  fre- 
quently called  the  right  way.  We 
know,  of  course,  that  young  people 
cannot  grow  in  tlie  right  way  as  loaf- 
ers. They  can,  of  course,  grow  in  the 
right  way  as  students  and  as  workers. 
A  very  pertinent  and  important 
question,  then,  is  this:  When  should 
young  people  go  to  work  on  a  full- 
time  basis?  The  school  law  of  Cali- 
fornia answers  that  question  by  re- 
quiring boys  and  girls  to  be  in  school 
full  time  until  they  are  16  years  of 
age  or  until  they  are  high-school  grad- 
uates. 

To  prevent  loafing,  California  re- 
quires that  young  people  between  the 
ages  of  16  and  18  who  are  not  high- 
school  graduates  shall  attend  school 
four  hours  a  week  if  regularly  em- 
ployed; and  15  hours  a  week  if  not 
regularly  employed. 

These  provisions  of  the  California 
school  law  are  based  upon  the  belief 
that  no  boy  or  girl  has  the  foundation 
to  grow  in  the  right  way  as  a  citizen 
and  as  a  worker  unless  he  or  she  is  a 
high-school  graduate,  or  has  the  equiv- 
alent of  a  high-school  education.  For 
that  reason,  boys  and  girls  between 
the  ages  of  16  and  18,  who  have  not 
this  foundational  education,  are  con- 
tinued as  members  of  the  student 
group  for  four  hours  every  week  or 
for  15  hours  every  week,  depending 
upon  whether  or  not  they  are  regular- 
ly employed. 


Are  these  provisions  of  the  Cali- 
fornia school  law  sensible?  Is  it  sen- 
sible, is  it  sound,  to  hold  that  young 
people  shall  not  be  released  from  the 
student  group  until  they  are  high- 
school  graduates  or  have  the  equiva- 
lent of  a  high-school  education?  If 
our  answer  to  that  question  is  "yes," 
then  the  answer  to  the  question,  When 
should  young  people  go  to  work  full 
time?  is  this:  When  they  are  high- 
school  graduates  or  have  the  equiva- 
lent of  a  high-school  education. 

That  this  is  a  sound  belief  and  that 
it  is  a  distinct  advantage  to  any  com- 
munity to  subscribe  to  this  belief 
may  be  inferred  from  a  study  which 
shows  that  young  people  who  go  to 
work  full  time  before  they  are  grad- 
uated from  high  school  or  before  they 
have  the  equivalent  of  a  high-school 
education  find  themselves  at  the  age 
of  25,  earning,  on  an  average,  44  per 
cent  less  than  those  who  go  to  work 
full  time  after  having  acquired  a 
high-school  education. 

In  terms  of  economic  values,  then, 
it  seems  that  a  high-school  education 
pays  the  individual  and,  of  course, 
pays  the  community.  Other  valuable 
outcomes  of  a  high-school  education 
are  readily  recognized. 

Not  many  today  question  the  wis- 
dom of  providing  a  high-school  edu- 
catluii  fur  every  boy  and  for  every 
girl.  Such  education,  however,  should 
be  designed  to  meet  the  varied  needs 
of  the  boys  and  girls  who  now  at- 
tend high  schools.  In  other  words, 
we  do  not  hold  that  a  high-school  edu- 
cation which  is  designed  to  prepare 
young  people  for  college  is  the  kind 
of  education  which  is  of  value  to 
every  boy  and  to  every  girl.  The 
high-school  education  which  is  of 
value  to  every  individual  is  that 
which  is  definitely  planned  to  meet 
the  varied  needs  of  the  different  kinds 
of  individuals  who  are  now  enrolled 
in  our  high  schools;  and  that  means 
the  high-school  education  which  fits 
individuals  for  efiicient  community 
life,  as  well  as  for  efiicient  college  life. 
If  these  aims  of  secondary  educa- 
tion are  accepted  as  sound,  the  con- 
clusion must  be  that  all  young  people 
should  be  retained  in  the  student 
group,  either  full  time  or  part  time, 
until  they  have  completed  a  high- 
school  education. 

And  high-school  parent-teacher  as- 
sociations with  effective  leaders,  in- 
formed concerning  the  aims  of 
secondary  education  can  aid  very  de- 
cidedly in  carrying  into  effect  these 
aims  which  are  quite  definitely  in- 
tended to  meet  the  needs  of  modern 
youth. 

This  is  a  comparatively  new  atti- 
tude in  secondary  education  growing 
out  of  an  appreciation  of  the  fact 
that  the  home  and  the  school  must 
cor)perate  if  the  needs  of  young  peo- 
ple are  to  be  most  effectively  served. 

Young  people  spend  but  12  per  cent 
of  their  waking  hours  under  school 
sui)ervision  and  control,  and  88  per 
cent  under  other  influences.  How 
important,  then,  is  the  need  for  co- 
ordinating the  home  with  the  school. 
Progress  has  already  been  made  in 
coordinating  the  school  with  industry. 


MENTAL  HANDICAPS  WHICH 

CONFRONT  CHILDREN 

By  Dr.  Donald  W.  Cohen 

Children  do  not  enter  upon  life  on 
an  equal  footing.  There  is  much  vari- 
ation in  intellectual  capacity  and 
physical  vigor.  Such  inequalities  may 
arise  from  many  different  causes. 
There  may  be  heredity  from  defective 
stock.  The  health  of  the  mother  be- 
fore 'the  child  is  born  may  be  im- 
paired. Brain  injuries  may  occur  at 
birth.  Severe  diseases  involving  the 
tissues  of  the  brain  may  leave  perma- 
nent effects.  Malnutrition  in  early 
childhood  may  retard  normal  develop- 
ment of  the  brain  and  nervous  system. 

From  these  and  other  causes  a 
child's  mental  faculties  may  be  below 
normal.  For  example,  when  he  reaches 
eight  years  of  age,  he  may  have  only 
the  intelligence  of  the  average  child 
of  six.  If  he  enters  school  with  this 
handicap,  he  naturally  falls  behind  in 
his  studies. 

Other  handicaps  may  be  present  in 
the  environment  may  unfavorably  af- 
fect his  emotional  life.  Dissension  be- 
tween parents  may  be  harmful  to  the 
child.  Favoritism  by  parents  may  be 
early  childhood.  Certain  factors  in 
the  cause  of  unfortunate  scars  in  his 
personality.  Overprotection  may  be 
equally  detrimental.  At  times  parents 
are  dominating  and  crush  all  initia- 
tive in  their  child.  Or  they  may  ridi- 
cule him  and  cause  him  to  develop  a 
sense  of  failure,  not  only  at  home,  but 
in  school  and  elsewhere.  Again,  par- 
ents may  go  to  extremes  in  the  op- 
posite direction  and  pamper  the  child 
so  that  he  cannot  meet  and  overcome 
obstacles.  As  a  result,  when  the  child 
enters  school  deprived  of  the  protec- 
tion of  his  parents,  he  cannot  adapt 
himself  to  the  new  situation. 

In  education,  special  disabilities  are 
occasionally  met  with.  Some  children 
do  good  work  in  all  of  their  studies 
but  one,  possibly  reading  or  arithme- 


tic. Some  persons  may  never  be  able 
to  learn  to  make  simple  calculations 
with  decimals  or  fractions,  although 
they  may  have  excellent  attainments 
in  other  fields. 

Schools  on  the  whole  have  recog- 
nized  that  children  with  mental  dis- 
abilities require  special  training.  Spe- 
cial classes  have  been  formed  with 
trained  teachers  to  meet  the  needs  of 
slowly  developing  children. 

In  dealing  with  disabilities  in  the 
emotional  life  of  the  child,  it  is  highly 
important  that  parents  so  arrange  the 
home  life  that  it  brings  out  the  child's 
abilities  to  the  utmost  degree.  Efforts 
of  the  child  should  be  encouraged  even 
if  they  are  insufficient  or  meager.  The 
child's  attempts  to  express  his  own 
individuality  should  be  respected.  He 
should  feel  that  his  home  is  a  place 
where  there  is  the  fullest  degree  of 
sympathy  toward  him.  Children  need 
early  to  develop  a  sense  of  security 
and  a  sense  of  independence  if  they 
are  later  to  become  virile  factors  in 
community  life. 

A  child  who  is  developing  unfavor- 
able traits  or  who  is  failing  in  school 
for  reasons  which  are  not  apparent  on 
the  surface  should  be  the  subject  of  a 
thorough  survey  from  the  mental, 
physical  and  social  standpoint.  The 
underlying  causes  of  the  child's  fail- 
ure are,  as  a  rule,  discovered  in  this 
way.  Steps  may  then  be  taken  to  re- 
move unfavorable  influences  and  to 
supply  needed  training  so  that  the 
child  may  be  started  on  the  road  to 
success  and  happiness. 


September,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


Clean  Farrowing  Pens. — Clean  all 
litter  and  dirt  out  of  the  farrowing 
pen.  Then  wash  floor  and  lower  walls 
carefully  with  scalding  water  to 
which  lye  has  been  added.  Disinfect 
then  with  liquor  cresolis  solution. 
Your  county  agent  can  tell  you  how 
to  prepare  the  washing  and  disinfect- 
ing solutions. 


NOT  A  CHANCE  IN  THE  WORLD 

"The  foibles  of  Uncle  Sam's  daugh- 
ters are  costing  our  farmers  $500,000,- 
000  a  year,"  says  Henry  Stude,  presi- 
dent of  the  American  Bakers'  Asso- 
ciation. He  declares  that  women  have 
not  only  quit  wearing  cotton  stock- 
ings, but  have  abandoned  wheat  in 
their  diet  because  it  tends  to  make 
them  fat.  He  argues  that  an  increase 
ip  the  use  of  both  would  help  our 
pocketbooks,  health,  farmers  and  gov- 
ernment. 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals $5.00 

Digest 60 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3.00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 4.00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 3.25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 35 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 10 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony 10 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half  dozen 60 

per  dozen 6.00 

per  half  dozen   3.00 

Dues  Account  Book -75 

Secretary 's  Record  Book -70 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book -^^ 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred 1-^ 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 -85 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 3.25 

Roll  Book   .75 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   -^^ 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   -^ 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty  -^^ 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred -^J 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred  •** 

Secretary 's  Receipts,  per  hundred -^^ 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred -^^ 

Treasurer 's  Receipts    •** 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred   -^^ 

Demit  Cards,  each  -^J 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each -^ 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland 2.00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead)    -JJ 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations '^, 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose   '^ 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  .  •        J: 
Grange  Hall  Plans -^ 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  tw 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts.  ^        -, 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registereji 
Letter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered- 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  Light,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa* 


Reducing  Governmental  Costs 

problem  Discussed  by  Illinois  Governor 

By  Louis  L.  Emmerson,    Governor,  State  of  Illinois 


1 


LLINOIS  is  only  one  of  many  states 
now  seeking  a  solution  to  the  per- 
plexing problem  of  excessive  debts 


to 


qnd  burdensome  taxation 
'  Xhe  public  has  been  urged 
support  endeavors  toward  a  proper 
solution  to  the  perplexing  problem 
that  confronts  the  special  Illinois 
committee  of  the  state's  outstanding 
leaders,  created  recently  to  offer  some 
constructive  plan  for  revision  of  the 
state's  revenue  legislation. 

Taxes  in  the  United  States  have 
reached  a  point  where  they  demand 
the  closest  consideration.  It  is  star- 
tling to  know  that  11.9  cents  of  every 
$1  earned  in  the  Nation  goes  to  meet 
the  cost  of  government  or  of  public 

works. 

This  figure  includes  all  manner  of 
taxes,  direct  or  indirect,  paid  by  the 
people.  It  includes  Federal  taxes, 
such  as  the  income  tax,  tobacco  tax 
and  customs  duties.  It  includes  the 
taxes  for  state,  county,  city,  town- 
ship, school  and  other  purposes,  and 
yearly  reaches  the  enormous  sum  of 

iio,obo,()oo,ooo. 

Figures  compiled  by  the  Federal 
Ooverninent  for  the  year  1928  show 
that  34.4  per  cent  of  the  national  tax 
jroes  to  the  Government,  15.8  per  cent 
to  the  various  states,  and  49.8  iKjr 
<'ent  to  the  lesser  branches  of  gov- 
ernment, including  county,  city, 
school,  park  and  other  political  sub- 
divisions. Much  of  this  tax  is  at- 
tributable to  the  demand  for  im- 
provements which  have  been  financed 
by  borrowing.  The  debt  on  which 
local  jurisdictions  must  pay  interest 
has  mounted  to  over  $7,000,000,000. 
The  various  cities  of  the  nation  owe 
over  $4,000,000,000;  counties,  $1,000,- 
000,000;  school  districts,  $839,000,- 
000;   and  states,  $836,000,000. 

As  the  income  and  earning  power 
of  the  Nation  has  declined,  these  gov- 
ernmental debt^  and  expenses  have 
become  a  national  problem.  Illinois 
is  only  one  of  the  many  states  which 
is  seeking  a  solution. 

The  condition  in  Illinois  is  not  a 
creature  of  the  last  two  years.  It  is 
the  product  of  increased  expenditures 
dating  back  over  many  years  and  of 
an    antiquated     revenue     machinery 


First  Pennsylvania 
Capitol  Sale 

75  Registered  Holstein 
—Cattle— 

WEDNESDAY,  SEPT.  16,  1931 

Btartins  at  10  A.  M..  in  the  new  FARM 
PRODUCTS  BUILDING  at  HARRIS- 
BURG, PENNSYLVANIA 

All  from  herds  under  State  and 
federal  Supervision — many  Accred- 
'^*^d — 60-day  retest  privilege.  Many 
are  Negative  to  the  blood  test. 

These  animals  have  been  selected 
with  great  care  from  the  leading 
nerds  in  Pennsylvania  for  type,  pro- 
auction,  and  breeding. 

Offering  will  include  many  noted 
Show  animals  —  several  well-bred 
t'ulls  ready  for  service ;  and  many 
iresh  cows   and   close  springers. 

This  is  the  opportunity  you  have 
oeen  waiting  for,  and  now  is  the 
"me  to  buy,  and  think  of  It!  ani- 
mals at  your  own  price  from  Penn- 
sylvania's  Best   herds. 

tn^w^®.^°'"  catalog  now,  and  plan 
w  attend. 

R.  AUSTIN  BACKUS,  Salesmanager 
Mexico,  New  York 


having  its  foundation?  in  the  natal 
days  of  the  state  when  all  wealth  was 
represented  in  farms,  homes  and 
buildings  and  their  furnishings.  I 
have,  while  Governor,  made  several 
efforts  to  find  a  reasonable  way  out 
of  the  situation  which  confronts  us. 
A  special  committee,  consisting  of 
representatives  of  the  varied  interests 
of  the  State,  is  now  at  work  attempt- 
ing to  formulate  a  program  which 
will  be  acceptable  to  the  people  of 
the  state. 

We  arc  far  from  solving  all  the 
problems  of  government  because  we 
have  been  too  willing  to  let  someone 
else  carry  the  responsibility  which  is 
ours. 

Those  who  are  engaged  in  business, 
know  that  no  head  of  a  large  business 
can  carry  on  alone.  A  share  of  the 
responsibility  must  be  passed  along 
to  men  specially  trained  for  the  work. 
Business  men  now  have  in  their  shops 
and  their  factories  other  men  in 
training  to  assume  executive  posi- 
tions when  they  shall  have  qualified. 

But  in  government  we  have  not  ap- 
plied the  same  principles  which  are 
vital  to  successful  business  operation. 
Government  is  the  biggest  business 
in  the  nation  to-day  influencing  the 
entire  national  welfare.  But  instead 
of  naming  men  fitted  for  the  work 
they  must  do,  we  have  elected  men 
because  they  belong  to  the  same  party, 
the  same  church,  or  the  same  club. 
Under  such  conditions  it  is  no  won- 
der that  here  and  there  one  will  find 
failures,  or  that  here  and  there  some 
public  official  will  be  untrue  to  his 
trust.  It  is  a  tribute  to  the  men  and 
women  of  America  that  under  such 
conditions,  government  has  attracted 
so  many  high-class  public  servants. 

We  have  witnessed  in  the  past  few 
days  one  of  the  greatest  expressions 
of  good  will  the  age  has  known  in 
President  Hoover's  suggestion  that 
Germany  be  relieved  temporarily  of 
making  reparation  payments.  With 
the  fate  of  one  of  the  great  nations 
of  the  world  at  stake,  political  likes 
and  dislikes  must  be  shoved  into  the 
background. 

Most  of  Europe  is  laboring  in  a 
difficult  situation.  Spain  has  just 
passed  through  the  throes  of  a  revolu- 
tion accompanied  by  disorders  against 
property  used  for  religious  purposes. 
Differences  between  state  and  church 
have  created  an  uneasy  situation  in 
Italy. 

Germany  and  England  are  suffer- 
ing acute  financial  pains,  while 
France  is  disturbed  by  the  conse- 
quences feared  from  the  Germany- 
Austrian  trade  alliance;  and  always 
in  the  background  is  the  threat  of 
red  Kussia. 

With  Germany  at  the  breaking 
point,  the  American  offer  for  a  debt 
moratorium  brings  new  hope  to  the 
overtaxed,  overburdened  people  of 
Europe,  and  signalizes  a  new  con- 
ception of  international  friendship. 
It  is  impossible  to  say  what  will  be 
the  effect  of  that  offer,  and  it  is  just 
as  impossible  to  overestimate  the 
world  importance  of  the  President's 
suggestion.  Many  of  our  leading 
economists  believe  that  it  is  the  in- 
.>^piration  that  will  lead  to  national 
and  international  economic  recovery 
from  the  ills  which  have  beset  us  dur- 
ing the  past  two  years. 


SENATOR  PRINCE  COMMENTS 

ON  GOVERNOR'S  VETO 

On  June  3d  Penn  Grange  had  the 
honor  of  conferring  the  first  and  sec- 
ond degrees  on  Dr.  Leon  C.  Prince, 
Professor  of  History  in  Dickinson 
College  and  State  Senator  from  the 
Nineteenth  Judicial  District,  com- 
prising Cumberland,  Perry,  Juniata, 
and  Mifflin  Counties.  The  Middle 
Spring  degree  team  gave  a  splendid 
exhibition  of  the  ritualistic  work  and 
was  presided  over  by  State  Overseer 
George  W.  Shuler  of  Fleetwood.  Dr. 
Prince  was  very  much  impressed  with 
the  symbolism  and  in  a  stirring  ad- 
dress made  it  known  that  it  was  he 
rather  than  us  who  was  honored  in 
becoming  a  Patron  of  Husbandry. 

On  July  1st  Middle  Spring  planned 
to  bring  its  candidates  to  the  Penn 
Hall  for  the  third  and  fourth  degrees. 
A  violent  storm  interrupted  the  plans 
however  and  Penn  decided  to  postpone 
initiation  until  July  3d  and  then  meet 
with  Middle  Spring. 

At  this  meeting  Mrs.  Prince  graced 
our  meeting  with  her  presence  to- 
gether with  six  candidates  from  Penn 
and  eight  from  Middle  Spring.  The 
work  here  was  equally  impressive. 
Brother  Brady  Smith  presided  in  the 
absence  of  Worthy  Master  Fitzgerald 
who  arrived  from  State  College  too 
late  to  take  charge. 

Senator  Prince  is  probably  the  best 
student  of  government  in  our  upper 
legislative  body.  He  has  served  ef- 
fectually on  the  agricultural  commit- 
tee in  the  Senate  and  it  was  with  real 
pleasure  that  he  consented  to  become 
a  member  of  the  Grange  because  it 
gave  him  opportunity  to  study  first 
hand  the  problems  of  the  farmer  from 
personal  and  social  contact. 

Dr.  Prince  is  the  author  of  the  bill 
vetoed  by  Governor  Pinchot,  the  pur- 
pose of  which  was  to  increase  the  pen- 
alty for  chicken  stealing.     This  bill 
was  sponsored  by  a  special  committee 
of  women  from  Pomona  No.  2  (Cum- 
berland County),  who  have  been  very 
active  in  running  down  thefts  and  se- 
curing convictions  of  chicken  thieves 
in   Cumberland   County.      This  com- 
mittee was  formed  after  the  discov- 
ery of  a  gang  of  racketeers  operating 
out    of    a    Philadelphia    commission 
house.      When  it  appeared   that  im- 
munity had  been  secured  for  the  gang 
these  women  made  it  so  uncomfortable 
for  the  authorities  that  seven  convic- 
tions were  secured  against  the  minor 
violators  while  the  master  minds  were 
able  to  hide  under  cover.    The  deter- 
mination of  these  women  was  inter- 
preted into   law   by   Dr.   Prince  who 
comments  on  the  Governor's  veto  as 
follows : 


(( 


THERE  AIN'T  NO  SUCH  THING" 

"Do  you  like  saxophone  music?" 
"I've  never  heard  any." 


"I  doubt  if  any  measure  introduced 
in  the  General  Assembly  during  the 
session  of  1931  met  with  heartier  ap- 
proval of  the  farmers  than  Senate 
Bill  No.  1052  known  as  the  Prince 
chicken-thief  bill,  which  provided  a 
maximum  sentence  of  five  years  im- 
prisonment by  solitary  confinement  or 
$1,000  fine,  or  both,  at  the  discretion 
of  the  court,  for  the  offense  of  steal- 
ing chickens,  being  accessory  before 
the  fact,  or  receiver  or  purchaser 
knowing  them  to  have  been  stolen.  I 
daily  received  letters  and  telegrams 
from  Granges  all  over  the  state  urg- 
ing me  to  press  the  bill  for  passage. 

"My  own  efforts  in  the  Senate  with 
the  effective  cooperation  of  the  Rep- 
resentatives from  the  four  counties  of 
the  district,  Messrs  Wade,  Snyder, 
Shellenberger  and  Sheffer,  put  the  bill 
through  both  Houses.  To  the  sur- 
prise and  disappointment  of  the  spon- 
sors and  beneficiaries  of  the  measure, 
it  was  vetoed  by  the  Governor  with 
the  advice  of  the  attorney  general  on 
the  ground  that  since  a  house  burglar 
may  steal  a  $5,000  necklace  from  a 


movie  star  for  a  fine  of  $500  or  three 
years  in  jail,  it  ought  not  to  be  more 
expensive  or  more  hazardous  for  a 
chicken  thief  to  rob  the  farmer's  hen 
roost. 

"This  logic  strikes  me  as  defective. 
First,    I    deny    the    implication    that 
jewelry    is    intrinsically    superior    to 
poultry,  and  its  corollary  that  steal- 
ing a  necklace  is  a  worse  offense  than 
stealing    a    chicken.      Circumstances 
alter   cases.     Helping   yourself   to    a 
sack  of  flour  or  a  bag  of  coal  to  save 
your  family  from  starving  or  freezing 
when  you  are  out  of  work,  is  excusable 
compared    with    filching    a    diamond 
ring  to  flash  on  your  finger.     It  was 
not    the   occasional    individual   night 
prowler  whom  my  bill  was  primarily 
designed  to  catch.     Chicken  stealing 
of  the  kind  I  had  in  view  is  a  state- 
wide highly  organized  racket,  financed 
and  operated  from  populous  centers, 
principally  Philadelphia.     Its  victims 
are   farmers,   the   only   class   of   pro- 
ducers  in   the   world   who   are   abso- 
lutely indispensable  to  the  rest  of  us, 
and   who   are   at   the   same   time   the 
least  protected  and  the  least  insured 
against  the  forces  of  nature  and  the 
vicissitudes    of    fortune.      It    is    the 
common  practice  hereabouts  for  the 
farmer  to  turn  over  to  his  wife  the 
profits  of  the  poultry  yard.     In  many 
instances    this    constitutes    the    only 
spending     money     she     has.       Along 
comes  a  racketeer  from  Philadelphia, 
guided   and   reinforced  by  'local  tal- 
ent,' and  in  the  dark  of  night  cleans 
out  a  year's  investment  of  care  and 
toil. 

"My  second  objection  to  the  Gov- 
ernor's veto-argument  is  that  the  pro- 
posed   penalty    does    not    necessarily 
condemn  the  chicken  thief  to  pay  a 
higher  license  fee  for  his  vocational 
pursuit  than  the  burglar  has  to  pay 
for  his.     The  court  in  its  discretion 
may  exact  no  more  from  the  one  than 
from  the  other.     The  bill  merely  au- 
thorized a  heavier  sentence  if  justified 
by  the  nature  of  the  crime.    My  own 
feeling  is  that  no  punishment  is  too 
severe    for    this    particular    form    of 
organized  and  systematic  plundering. 
"The  ideal  and  most  effective  dose 
for  a  chicken  thief  of  any  sort  is  a 
load  of  buckshot.     The  practical  dif- 
ficulty  is   to   bring   the   subject    and 
the  remedy  together  at  the  right  mo- 
ment.    If  a  shotgun  would  work  like 
a  spring-trap  and  not  go  off  until  the 
thief    arrives    and   gets   in    range,    it 
would  be  dead  easy.    But  it  is  an  all- 
night     job     with     a     hundred-to-one 
chance  that  it's  the  wrong  night. 

"The  Governor  championed  the 
general  public  against  extortionate 
rates  for  gas,  water  and  electric  cur- 
rent. In  this  I  supported  him  be- 
cause he  was  right.  I  sought  to  pro- 
tect the  farmers  against  a  menace 
far  more  serious  to  them  than  the 
Spring  Brook  Water  Company  or 
'Mr.  Atterbury's  railroad.'  I  regret 
that  the  Governor  and  the  Attorney 
General  failed  to  see  the  farmers' 
I)roblem  at  closer  range  and  from  a 
more  sympathetic  point  of  view. 

"Leon  C.  Prince." 


SSOO  PAID  for 
one  OLD  BOOK 


That's  just  one  of  htindreds  of  gener- 
ous offers  we  make  for  certain  old 
books.  You  nuiy  have  many  of  them 
stored  in  your  attic,  book*case  or  base- 
ment. Get  CASH  for  these  old  books. 

Smnd  4c  for  pamphlmt, 
"How  To  Mahm  Monmy 
On  OldBooha.  "  Hating 
64  hfxtlf*  tvm'li  hay, 
and  pricma  w»  pay, 

RARE  BOOK  DEPARTMENT— Box  PG. 

LONG*S  BOOK  STORE, 
Bst.  t9«a  COLUMBUS,  OHIO 


WRITES 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  I931 


NEWSPAPERS'  PART  IN  WORK 
OF  LAW  ENFORCEMENT 
By  James  M.  Gilbert 

The  press  is  frequently  criticized  by 
persons  for  publishing  reports  of 
crime.  It  is  said  by  those  making 
such  criticisms  that  these  reports  fur- 
nish persons  criminally  inclined  in- 
formation as  to  the  methods  employed 
by  criminals,  and  thus  encourage  law 
violations. 

Those  making  charges  against  the 
press  overlook  the  fact  that  these  re- 
ports are  educational  in  nature,  and 
that  they  inform  those  who  are  inter- 
ested in  law  enforcement  of  the  ex- 
tent of  crime  in  the  country  and  stir 
officers  to  greater  diligence.  The  press 
is  one  of  the  greatest  powers  for  good 
when  used  in  this  way.  It  is  one  of 
the  greatest  means  of  educating  the 
public  and  without  it  earnest,  cour- 
ageous, honest  officials  could  not  break 
up  criminal  organizations. 

Law  cannot  be  enforced  without 
wholesome  public  sentiment  behind 
the  officers,  and  the  press  is  the  best 
means  of  generating  this  sentiment. 
Many  good  citizens,  as  well  as  officers, 
are  lacking  in  moral  courage  and  will 
yield  to  criminal  influences  about 
them,  but  when  stirred  to  action  by 
the  press;  when  they  realize  their  in- 
activity will  be  exposed,  prove  helpful 
in  driving  out  the  criminal.  The  men 
and  women  who  compose  the  jury 
must,  in  a  large  degree,  depend  upon 
the  newspapers  for  information  about 
crime,  its  extent  and  the  danger  from 
it  to  public  welfare. 

Those  who  criticize  the  press  for 
publishing  reports  of  crime  would  be 
promptly  convinced  of  their  error  in 
so  doing  if  they  would  take  sufficient 
time  to  interview  a  few  of  the  most 
noted  criminal  lawyers,  who  know  the 
power  held  by  the  press.  Crime  and 
the  criminals  hide  from  truth  and 
prefer  darkness  for  their  actions  rath- 
er than  light.  A  hideous  murder  or 
robbery  takes  place  and  within  a  few 
hours  the  facts  are  flashed  over  the 
wires  to  all  parts  of  the  country  and 
sheriffs  and  police  officers  by  the  hun- 
dreds are  looking  for  the  criminal. 
Often  within  a  few  days  those  who 
violate  the  law,  as  the  result  of  infor- 
mation obtained  through  the  press,  are 
placed  safely  in  the  care  of  the  jailer. 

Those  who  criticize  the  newspapers 
do  it  more  because  of  not  having  a 
full  understanding  of  the  great  good 
that  is  performed  by  the  press,  rather 
than  from  any  other  reason.  Too 
much  credit  can  hardly  be  given  to 
the  press  for  its  service  to  the  public 
in  this  respect. 


SECONDARY  SCHOOL  GRAD- 
UATES FROM  EVERY 
KEYSTONE  COUNTY 

SUCCESSFUL   APPLICANTS 


Quota  of  Fifty  Forestry  Freshmen 

Will  Be   Reached   This  Week, 

Reg:istrar  Reports 

Every  Pennsylvania  county  is  rep- 
resented in  admissions  offered  to  date 
for  the  incoming  class  of  freshmen  at 
the  Pennsylvania  State  College,  W.  S. 
Hoffman,  college  registrar,  announced 
today. 

Out  of  1,500  who  have  applied,  707 
graduates  of  Pennsylvania  secondary 
schools,  scattered  through  all  sixty- 
seven  Keystone  counties,  have  been 
told  they  may  enter  Penn  State  this 
fall.  Every  one  of  them  ranked  in  the 
first  two-fifths  of  their  high  school 
classes.  Applications  are  still  coming 
in  and  will  receive  consideration  until 
the  class  quota  of  1,250  is  filled. 

Applications  at  this  date  are  about 
100  less  than  this  time  last  year,  but 
in  advance  of  the  two  preceding  years, 
Hoffman  reports.    In  the  Penn  State 


system  of  admission,  made  necessary 
for  the  past  twelve  years  because  of 
limited  classroom  facilities,  new 
classes  are  selected  automatically  on 
the  high  school  record  of  the  appli- 
cant. 

More  applications  will  be  refused 
admission  than  can  be  accepted  for 
the  Mont  Alto  branch  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Forest  School  this  year. 
The  quota  of  fifty  forestry  freshmen 
will  be  reached  this  week,  every  one 
admitted  ranking  in  the  upper  two- 
fifths  of  his  high  school  class. 

More  than  100  applications  were  re- 
ceived for  the  four-year  forestry 
course  and  more  than  50  for  the  two- 
year  Granger  course  at  Mont  Alto. 
Fifty  four-year  and  twenty-five  two- 
year  students  can  be  admitted.  The 
college  received  more  than  1,500  in- 
quiries for  the  forestry  courses  alone. 


WAGE  COSTS  CONTINUE 

TO  SHOW  STEADY  GAIN 


Building    Industry    Practically    at 
Standstill,  Gage  P.  Wright  De- 
clares in  Survey 

If  any  argument  were  needed  to 
prove  that  wage  rates  in  many  indus- 
tries must  undergo  a  general  reduc- 
tion before  prosperity  can  be  brought 
back  to  American  business,  it  is  pre- 
sented, in  the  opinion  of  Gage  P. 
Wright,  New  York  business  counsellor 
and  president  of  The  Business  Eco- 
nomic Digest,  in  the  current  records 
of  the  building  industry. 

The  trend  of  material  costs  is  down- 
ward and  has  been  moving  in  this  di- 
rection for  several  months,  but  wage 
costs  continue  to  increase,  according 
to  the  figures  compiled  by  the  Federal 
Reserve  Bank  of  New  York,  and  are 
now  at  the  highest  level  ever  attained. 

"The  building  industry,"  said  Mr, 
Wright,  "probably  exercises  a  greater 
influence  upon  general  prosperity  than 
does  any  other  single  industry.  Build- 
ing construction  entails  vast  supplies 
of  a  variety  of  commodities  which,  in 
their  manufacture,  provide  employ- 
ment for  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
men  and  women,  exclusive  of  the  oth- 
er armies  of  workmen  engaged  in  ac- 
tual construction  work.  Its  influence 
reaches  into  every  section  of  the  coun- 
try and  variations  in  building  activity 
are  instantly  and  acutely  felt. 


RURAL  RHYMES 
By  R.  L.  Thompson 

HOW  DO  YOU  FISH? 

A  bittern  goes  a  fishing — 

Just  sits  upon  a  log; 
No  worry  about  weather — 

Be  it  sun  or  rain  or  fog. 

There,  somewhat  like  a  fungus. 
His  form  well-nigh  unseen, 

He  reaches  for  his  minnow, 
Nor  disturbs  the  silver-sheen. 

King-fisher,  on  a  willow. 

Far  above  the  lake. 
With  eagle  eye  is  watching 

For  the  breakfast  he  may  take. 

And  when  his  prize  to  surface 
Fins  in  wandering  survey, 

He  dives  and  boils  the  water 
For  twenty  rods  away. 

Some  people  are  like  bitterns. 

They    reach    for   what   they    want, 

And  some  like  bold  king-fishers 
Just  slam  and  bang  and  rant. 


SO  SAY  WE  ALL 

"What  is  your  favorite  interest  in 
life?" 

"The  kind  my  money  brings  in." 


MORE  OR  LESS  TRUE 

A  lucky  groom  is  the  one  whose 
bride  makes  it  the  helping  hand  when 
she  gives  him  hers  in  marriage. 

The  reason  it  is  hard  to  believe  a 
wife  dresses  to  please  her  husband  is 
because  it  always  is  a  table  dolled  up 
with  a  square  meal  that  get  real  praise 
from  him. 

The  worst  won't  have  happened  to 
the  stylish  stouts  until  the  old-fash- 
ioned high  shoes  come  back  and  they 
have  to  do  their  stooping  over  to  lace 
'em  up. 

We  may  be  old  fashioned,  it  is  hard 
for  us  to  believe  that  smoking  a  cer- 
tain brand  of  cigarettes  will  keep  a 
girl  as  kissable  as  keeping  her  temper 
sweet  would. 

Another  safe  bet  is  that  no  frail  is 
going  to  take  a  chance  on  breaking 
her  neck  when  climbing  into  the  rum- 
ble seat  in  a  long  skirt  just  to  prevent 
giving  the  onlookers  an  eyeful  of  silk- 
clad  legs. 

A  woman's  handkerchief  held  the 
record  for  being  the  least  efficient  ar- 
ticle for  the  purpose  intended  until 
the  modern  fashions  in  undies  came 
along. 

A  two-faced  woman  never  seems  to 
lose  any  sleep  over  her  extra  map,  but 
our  bet  is  that  a  dame  with  a  double 
chin  has  more  wakeful  nights  spent 
in  worry  than  a  man  who  is  living  a 
double  life. — From  the  Cincinnati  En- 
quirer. 


When  writing  to  advertisers  men- 
tion Grange  News. 


MEMORIAL  PROGRAM 

BY  SALEM  GRaKQJ 

Salem  Grange,  Columbia  Co., 
Wednesday  evening  gave  a  progra! 
commemorating  the  deceased  meu 
bers  of  the  order.  Rev.  I.  E.  D.  Stov 
gave  the  address  of  the  evening,  tal 
ing  as  his  subject  "The  Pathway  of 
Memories." 

The  attendance  at  the  meeting  wa< 
large  and  all  members  participated  in 
the  affair  by  bringing  flowers  for  the 
decorating  of  the  altar  erected  in  hoQ. 
or  of  the  deceased. 

The  program  given  was  as  follows 

Song,  "Abide  With  Me,"  Grange. 

Scripture  reading.  Chaplain  W.  \ 
Kisner. 

Prayer,  Rev.  I.  E.  D.  Stover. 

Reading,  "Crossing  the  Bar,"  Ralph 
Hesler. 

Song,  "Rainbow  at  Sunset," 
Grange. 

Address,  Rev.  I.  E.  D.  Stover. 

Decoration  of  altar  with  flowers  bv 
court  ladies,  Mrs.  Elsie  Kisner,  Mrs, 
Royal  Varner  and  Mrs.  Edith  Har- 
mon. 

Duet,  "The  Vacant  Chair,"  Mrs. 
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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


October,  the  Grange  Life 

Insurance  Month 


DURING  October,  1930,  the  under- 
signed Campaign  Committee 
promoted  a  Campaign  and  con- 
test in  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio 
and  New  Jersey,  the  object  of  which 
^a3  to  arouse  more  interest  among 
the  members  in  every  Grange  in  our 
Grange  Life  Insurance  and  so  extend 
a  service  the  expansion  of  which,  in 
our  opinion,  will  mean  much  to  the 
advancement  of  our  Order  and  to  the 
future  welfare  of  our  Grange  fam- 
ilies. - 
It  was    a    pronounced    success    m 

every  Grange  where  the  Grange  Offi- 
cers cooperated  with  the  Campaign 
Committee  and,  as  a  result  this  in- 
valuable Grange  Service  is  established 
in  these  Communities. 

The  Campaign  Committee  believes 
that  if  the  acceptance  of  our  Life  In- 
surance will  result  in  great  benefits  to 
some  of  our  Grange  families  that  all 
of  our  Grange  members  should  know 
about  it  and  have  the  opportunity  of 
procuring  the  service;  and  it  is  with 
this  purpose  in  mind  that  we  are 
again  having  the  same  Campaign  dur- 
ing October  of  this  year  with  the 
same  definite  plan  of  seeing  that  at 
least  one  memher  of  each  Subordinate 
Grange  procures  a  Grange  Life  In- 
surance Policy  during  Grange  Life 
Insurance  Month. 

This  year  we  expect  the  hearty  co- 
operation of  the  Grange  Officers  of 
all  the  Subordinate  Granges  in  New 
York,  Pennsylania,  Ohio  and  New 
Jersey  so  that  every  Grange  in  these 
States  will  be  represented  with  at 
least  one  member  procuring  a  policy 
during  Campaign  Month. 

As  a  reward  of  merit  to  the  Subor- 
dinate Granges  which  enter  into  this 
Campaign  whole  heartedly  and  are 
winners  on  the  Contest  the  following 
Prizes  will  be  given: 

Contest  and  Prizes 

Contest  hetween  the  different  States: 
The  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars 
^$100.00)  in  gold  will  be  presented  by 
your  Worthy  National  Master  to  the 
State  Grange  in  which  the  largest 
percentage  of  its  Subordinate  Granges 
are  represented  by  having  one  or  more 
members  procure  a  Grange  Life  In- 
surance policy  during  the  Campaign. 

Contest  hetween  the  Subordinate 
Granges  of  each  State: 

First:  $50.00  in  gold  given  by  each 
^tate  Grange  to  the  Subordinate 
grange  of  each  State  in  which  the 
<irge4  number  of  members  procure 
«  Grange  Life  Insurance  policy  dur- 
'".9  Grange  Life  Insurance  Month. 

Second:  $50.00  in  gold  given  by 
^ach  State  Grange  to  the  Subordinate 
^rrange  of  each  State  in  which  the 
yest  percentage  of  its  members  pro- 

"ff^  a  Orange  Life  Insurance  Policy 

'"■'"^  Orange  Life  Insurance  Month. 

JI^'^'^J,  $10.00  in  gold  given  by  each 

^tate    Grange    to    the     Subordinate 

!  ange  m  every  County  of  its  respec- 

eent  ^^*^  -^  ^^^^^  ^^®  largest  per- 
icv  ^^^  •  -^^^  members  procure  a  pol- 
fj  P^^^'^ing  at  least  five  members 
for     ^V'    Grange  make  application 

^policies  during  the  Campaign. 
J  he  Campaign  Committee  will  be 
^^rlfl  of  the  contest  and  the  win- 
He  fln  P"^®^  ^^  ®»ch  State  will 

'^ceniber  issue. 

Gr^!?f^^^^l   be   given   to   Winning 
nunl  Q   ^?  ®*^^  State  at  the  next  An- 
^ession  of  State  Grange. 


Rules  Governing  Contest 

Eligible  for  Credit: 

(a)  Applications  from  any  member 
of  a  Grange  at  ages  from  9y2  to 
65^2  including  members  of  Juvenile 
Granges,  also  from  a  son  or  daughter 
of  a  Patron  who  is  over  9V2  years  of 
age,  but  not  old  enough  to  be  a  Patron 
at  present,  but  intends  to  be  later. 

(b)  Only  applications  on  which  at 
least  a  semiannual  premium  is  for- 
warded to  the  Farmers  and  Traders 
Life  Insurance  Company,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.,  with  application.  Such  pay- 
ment to  be  refunded  promptly  by  our 
Company  if  applicant  does  not  pass 
medical  examination. 

(c)  Only  applications  for  policies 
of  $1,000  or  more  written  during 
Grange  Life  Insurance  Month  and 
bearing  a  date  in  October. 

(d)  The  Name,  Number  of  Grange, 
County  and  State  where  Grange  is 
located,  of  which  applicant  is  a  mem- 
ber or  that  of  the  father  or  mother  is 
a  member  must  be  written  plainly  on 
the  upper  right-hand  corner  of  appli- 
cation so  that  your  Grange  will  re- 
ceive proper  credit. 

(e)  In  case  of  a  tie  on  any  of  the 
contests  the  prize  money  for  such  con- 
test will  be  divided  equally  between 
the  Granges  having  the  same  score. 

(f)  One  Grange  will  not  be  eligible 
to  win  both  the  major  prizes  but  the 
winner  of  one  of  the  major  prizes  may 
also  win  a  County  prize. 

No  Credit  Allowed  for  the  Following 
on  the  Contest: 

(a)  Applications  received  at  the 
Home  Office  of  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company 
after  November  3d. 

(b)  Applications  where  the  appli- 
cant delays  in  having  medical  exam- 
ination and  the  report  of  such  exam- 
ination does  not  reach  the  Home  Of- 
fice of  our  Company  until  after  No- 
vember 5th. 

Our  Company,  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  of  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.,  with  whom  we  are  connected 
by  contract,  has  promised  their  ut- 
most co6i)eration  towards  the  suc- 
cess of  this  Campaign  and  will  fur- 
nish all  the  Subordinate  Granges  with 
complete  instructions  and  details  nec- 
essary to  carry  out  successfully  the 
objective  of  the  Campaign  in  every 
Grange. 

Whether  or  not  this  Campaign  of 
Service  is  a  success  in  your  Grange 
depends  on  the  interest  that  is  aroused 
by  the  Grange  Officers. 

If  our  Company  has  an  agent  in 
your  locality  get  in  touch  with  him 
and  he  will  assist  you,  but  in  some 
sections  our  Company  has  no  repre- 
sentatives and  where  this  condition 
exists  some  enthusiastic  Patron 
should  be  appointed  by  your  Grange 
who  will  follow  the  instructions  of 
our  Company  and  see  that  the  mem- 
bers of  your  Grange  have  an  oppor- 
tunity of  participating  in  the  Cam- 
paign. 

Your  policy  may  be  the  one  which 
will  place  your  Subordinate  Grange 
over  the  top  on  the  contest  and  a  prize 
winner. 

In  taking  a  policy  on  this  Cam- 
paign you  are  not  conferring  a  favor 
to  any  one  but  yourself,  neither  are 
you  creating  a  source  of  expense  but 
you  are  building  a  Savings  Fund  and 
making    an    investment    which    will 


never  depreciate  in  value  and  which 
may  yield  many  times  the  total 
amount  invested. 

Knowing  that  every  dollar  invested 
in  our  Grange  Life  Insurance  Serv- 
ice is  a  safe  and  sound  investment  we 
urge  every  Patron  to  give  this  Cam- 
paign their  whole-hearted  cooperation. 

Each  State  Master  on  this  Cam- 
paign Committee  wishes  his  State  to 
be  a  leader  in  this  Contest,  not  for 
the  prize,  but  because  the  Campaign 
is  a  test  as  to  cooperation  that  he  can 
depend  on  receiving  from  the  Subor- 
dinate Grange  Officers  on  a  drive  for 
the  expansion  of  a  service  which  will 
be  of  such  great  benefit  to  our  Grange 
Communities. 

Some  of  the  Granges  failed  to  co- 
operate last  year  and  were  not  repre- 
sented in  the  Campaign.  We  trust 
that  this  will  not  be  true  of  our  Cam- 
paign for  this  October. 

Signed : 


Worthy  National  Master. 
Master  of  New  Jersey  State  Orange. 


<£  n   '/:>uae^7i' 


Master  of  New  York  State  Orange. 


Master  of  Penna.  State  Grange. 


Master  of  Ohio  State  Orange. 


GIVING  JUDGE  RIGHT  TO  PLACE 
PRISONER  ON  PROBATION 

By  Ruby  Laffoon 

Circuit  Judge,  Commonwealth  of 
Kentucky 

It  is  a  fact  known  to  Kentuckians 
that  our  charitable  and  penal  institu- 
tions are  in  a  most  deplorable  condi- 
tion. Their  management  and  control 
constitutes  one  of  the  major  problems 
that  must  be  met  and  solved  in  the 
interest  of  humanity  and  for  the  good 
of  Kentucky. 

I  have  given  considerable  thought 
and  study  to  this  problem.  I  believe 
that  a  more  thorough  inquiry  should 
be  made  into  the  mental  condition  of 
those  who  are  tried  in  our  courts  be- 
fore they  are  committed  to  some  one 
of  these  institutions  for  care  and 
treatment.  This,  in  my  opinion, 
would  be  a  step  toward  relieving  in 
part,  at  least,  the  overcrowded  condi- 
tion of  our  hospitals  and  asylums. 

And,  as  a  means  of  relieving  the 
congested  condition  of  the  jails,  re- 
formatories and  penitentiaries  of  a 
law  that  will  give  to  the  trial  courts 
the  right  to  suspend  all  imprisonment 
sentences,  during  good  behavior,  of 
certain  first  offenders,  but  would  re- 
quire the  culprit  to  remain  under  the 
supervision  of  someone  designated  by 
the  order  of  the  court  to  whom  he 
must  report  at  stated  intervals. 

Such  a  law  besides  being  a  humani- 
tarian measure  will  materially  dimin- 
ish the  expenses  incident  to  taking 
care  of  these  offenders,  and  will  be  an 
incentive  to  them  to  become  law  ob- 
servers rather  than  law  breakers.  To 
incarcerate  the  young  in  prison  only 
serves  to  destroy  their  morale  and 
more  often  than  not  makes  of  them 
confirmed  criminals. 


PROBLEMS  OF  THE  FARM 

WILL  BE  UPPERMOST 

As  plans  develop  for  the  coming 
session  of  the  National  Grange  at 
Madison,  Wisconsin  (Nov.  11-20),  it 
becomes  apparent  that  this  big  con- 
vention of  farm  people  will  have  great 
agricultural  significance,  particularly 
as  it  occurs  scarcely  three  weeks  pre- 
vious to  the  opening  of  the  new  Con- 
gress, in  whose  consideration  farm 
problems  are  certain  to  loom  large. 

Not  only  will  agricultural  repre- 
sentatives from  nearly  35  states  come 
to  the  Grange  convention  but  many 
prominent  in  public  life,  from  the 
various  departments  at  Washington 
and  elsewhere,  are  to  be  found  on  the 
Madison  program;  and  such  declara- 
tions as  this  great  farm  fraternity 
may  make  will  command  instant  at- 
tention throughout  the  entire  country. 
One  of  the  big  features  of  the  session 
will  be  a  public  meeting  at  which  the 
Master  of  the  National  Grange,  Louis 
J.  Taber,  will  preside  and  where  two 
of  the  speakers  already  definitely 
scheduled  will  be  Glenn  Frank,  Presi- 
dent of  the  University  of  Wisconsin, 
who  is  rated  one  of  the  keenest  think- 
ers in  the  United  States,  and  Phil  La- 
Follette,  Governor  of  Wisconsin,  the 
youngest  and  one  of  the  brightest  gov- 
ernors in  the  country. 

Perplexing  agricultural  situations 
pervading  the  entire  nation  will  be 
earnestly  discussed  by  the  National 
Grange  and  such  burning  issues  as 
the  Export  Debenture,  Farm  Freight 
Rates,  Rural  Taxation  and  Proper 
Marketing  Methods,  will  engage  the 
best  Grange  attention.  When  a  paid 
membership  of  nearly  a  million  prop- 
erty-owning folks  are  represented  in 
a  national  convention,  as  will  be  true 
of  Madison,  its  pronouncements  nat- 
urally command  widespread  attention. 

Preparing  for  the  big  class  of 
Seventh  Degree  initiates  at  Madison 
(at  least  3,000  expected  for  the  "big 
day"  of  the  convention,  Friday,  No- 
vember 13th),  plans  are  making  for 
special  sessions  of  the  State  Grange, 
in  both  Wisconsin  and  Illinois,  to 
confer  the  sixth  degree;  with  special 
trains  run  into  Madison  on  November 
13th  to  bring  the  initiates.  At  least 
two  such  trains  will  run  from  North- 
ern Illinois,  besides  hundreds  of  auto- 
mobiles that  will  bring  families  from 
long  distances  for  the  coveted  degree. 

These  special  sessions  in  Wisconsin 
will  be  held  the  early  part  of  October 
and  will  be  later  announced.  The 
three  special  State  Grange  sessions  in 
Illinois  will  be  held  as  follows: 
Wednesday,  September  2d,  Peoria,  in 
the  Gold  Room  of  Hotel  Jefferson; 
Thursday,  September  3d,  at  Sterling; 
Friday,  September  4th,  at  Lyron  Hall 
in  Rockford.  The  hour  of  all  the 
meetings  is  7 :  30  p.  m.  and  previous 
to  the  conferring  of  the  sixth  degree, 
the  fifth  degree  will  be  given.  These 
three  points  are  the  centers  of  strong 
Grange  territory,  where  great  enthu- 
siasm for  going  to  Madison  has  al- 
ready been  aroused. 


HE  WAS  WORKING  LATE 

He  had  gone  to  his  landlord  with  a 
serious  complaint.  "It's  about  those 
people  in  the  flat  above  me,"  he 
stormed.  "They  won't  give  me  a  min- 
ute's peace.  This  morning  at  2  o'clock 
they  were  jumping  up  and  down  and 
banging  on  the  floor  as  hard  as  they 
could.  I  tell  you,  sir,  I  won't  put  up 
with  such  behavior.    It's  an  outrage  I" 

The  landlord  looked  sympathetic. 
"They  woke  you  up,  I  presume." 

"No,"  said  the  victim,  shaking  his 
head,  "I  hadn't  gone  to  bed." 

"Ah,  I  seel  You  were  working 
late?" 

"Yes,  I  was  practicing  on  my  saxo- 
phone."— Tit  -Bits. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  I93j 


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The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisaman,  State  Lecturer 


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GRANGE  INSURANCE  SERVICE 

Grange  Lecturers  of  Pennsylvania 
can  render  a  service  of  inestimable 
value  to  our  Order  and  to  our  mem- 
bership if  they  will  take  advantage  of 
the  opportunity,  which  their  ojSice  af- 
fords, of  acquainting  their  members 
with  the  various  forms  of  insurance 
provided  by  the  Grange.  Many  Pa- 
trons carry  their  insurance  with  com- 
panies that  are  foreign  to  the  Grange, 
notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the 
Grange  offers  splendid  life,  automobile 
and  fire  insurance  service.  This  con- 
dition of  affairs  is  accountable  largely 
to  the  fact  that  many  of  our  members 
have  not  been  fully  acquainted  with 
the  high  type  of  insurance  service 
available  through  the  Grange.  This 
lack  of  knowledge  has,  in  many  in- 
stances, cost  these  uninformed  mem- 
bers many  additional  dollars,  and  fur- 
thermore, just  to  the  extent  that  mem- 
bers deal  outside  of  Grange  channels, 
just  to  that  extent  is  our  Grange  co- 
operative endeavors  weakened.  Let 
us  not  forget;  that  it  is  consistent 
patronage  that  in  turn  makes  for  vol- 
ume, and  it  is  volume. that  makes  for 
cooperative  stability  and  success.  Lec- 
turers here  can  see'  their  obligation 
in  this  respect  as  well  as  appreciate 
tbeir  opportunity  of  making  a  very 
definite  and  concrete  contribution  to 
their  members  by  encouraging  loyalty 
and  support  of  Grange  cooperative  en- 
deavors. In  talking  insurance  to  your 
members,  emphasize  the  fact  that 
there  is  no  better  insurance  in  Aiil^i'- 
ica  than  that  which  is  offered  by  the 
Grange.  Grange,  life  insurance  is 
represented  by  The  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  Grange  automo- 
bile insurance  is  represented  by  The 
National  Grange  Mutual  Liability 
Company  of  Keene,  N.  H.  Both  of 
these  companies  are  rated  as  ^'excel- 
lent," the  highest  rating  which  is 
given  to  any  company,  by  The  Alfred 
M.  Best  Insurance  Rating  Service. 
The  Best  Insurance  Rating  Service 
is  the  same  in  the  American  infiuriiACe 
field  as  the  R.  G.  Dunn  Company  rat- 
ing is  in  the  commercial  field.  The 
Grange  fire  insurance  project  is  rep- 
resented by  twenty-five  different 
Grange  companies,  located  throughout 
Pennsylvania.  These  companies  have 
a  combined  total  of  insurance  in  force 
of  $138,087,898.00.  This  tremendous 
volume  of  business  attests  to  the  sta- 
bility of  this  enterprise.  In  view  of 
this  high  standing  of  our  companies, 
naturally  the  question  arises:    "Why 


Th*  UttI*  Wond«r  Weed  Exterminator 

Will  Potitivmly  Dmatroy 


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CANADA  THISTLES 

1 1     A  spraying  solution  not  a  clilorate      1 1 

1 1  Write  for  froe  illuat rated  booklet.  '  ■ 

R«b«r  Chemical  Co.,     Reading,  Pa. 

Raise  TREES' 

FOR  PROFIT 

Make  big  money  on  Chri»tmai  Trees  and  Orna- 
mental Evrrgreenn.  Great  aellert  at  Road«idc 
Stands.  We  furnish  teedlings  and  transplants. 
Note  these  big  values: 

TRANSPLANTED  TREES 
Wliit*Sprnce    -     4-yT..  S-12M3-100.  $20.|fr 
Norway  Sprvce  -    4-yr..  $-18M3-100.  (20-M| 
Norway  Spr«e«  -  5-yr.,  10-20',  (5- 100.  $3Sn 
Colorado  BiMSpract  -  S-yr..  2S'.  $5100.  $35-M 
DoaflaaFir      •      4-yT.,  T-UV  $3  100.  $20-M 
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tive li»ting*  i»  ju»t  off  the  Fret.     A  copy 
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1931 -OUR  25Ui  AT«iNIV£RSARY  YEAR 


should  Grange  members  buy  insur- 
ance outside  of  the  Grange?"  Our 
only  answer  is  that  it  is  our  firm  be- 
lief that  these  members  are  not  aware 
of  the  advantages  of  Grange  insur- 
ance. Thus  it  is  our  duty  and  task 
to  inform  them. 

During  the  month  of  October,  the 
National  and  State  Granges  in  coop- 
eration with  The  Farmers  and  Trad- 
ers Life  Insurance  Company  are  to 
wage  an  extensive  life  insurance  cam- 
paign. It  is  the  object  of  this  cam- 
paign to  write  insurance  in  every 
Grange.  Substantial  prizes  will  be 
offered  to  the  Granges  writing  the 
most  life  insurance  and  you  as  Lec- 
turer can  assist  very  materially  in 
helping  your  Grange  win  one  of  these 
prizes.  Urge  all  your  members  to 
boost  in  this  campaign  and  give  every 
possible  assistance  to  your  local  agent. 
To  assist  you  in  bringing  this  impor- 
tant phase  of  Grange  service  to  the 
attention  of  your  members,  we  are 
submitting  herewith  the  following  in- 
surance program  with  the  recommen- 
dation that  you  present  it  at  your 
last  September  meeting  or  first  Octo- 
ber  meeting. 

Grange  Insurance  Program 

Song — "River  of  Time — ^No.  56  in 
Patron. 

Roll  Gall — Each  member  to  tell 
which  type  of  insurance  he  prefers, 
i.e..  Life,  Automobile,  or  Fire,  and 
why.     ,    ,  . 

Paper — Farmers  and  Traders  Life 
Insurance  Company;  history,  amount 
of  insurance  in  force,  forms  of  poli- 
cies issued,  etc.  (Lecturers  can  secure 
data  for  this  paper  by  writing  to  the 
Farmers  and  Traders  Life  Insurance 
Co.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.). 

Discussion — Reasons  why  every  au- 
tomobile owner  should  carry  Automo- 
bile insurance. 

Question  —  Should  Pennsylvania 
have  a  compulsory  automobile  insur- 
ance law?    , 

Recitation  —  "The  Back  Seat 
Driver." 

If  he  should  hit  a  trolley  car, 

Or  cut  a  train  in  two, 
Do  anything  that  drivers  are 

At  times  inclined  to  do. 
The   Coroner   may   find — alack, 

Should  anyone  survive — 
That   there   was   someone   in    the   back, 

To  tell  him  how  to  drive. 

It's  hard  to  watch  the  road  ahead, 

And  heed  the  voice  behind; 
And  many  people  now  are  dead, 

You   frequently  will  find. 
Yes,  many  people  are  deceased, 

Who  might  be  now  alive, 
Had   no   one  told,   or  tried  at  least, 

To  tell  them  how  to  drive. 

And   many  more  who  occupied 

The  rear  are  now  at  rest, 
Yes,   many  people  now  reside 

In   regions  of  the  blest, 
Because    they    yelled,    **Here    comes    a 
truck, 

Put  on  vour  brakes" — Oh,  I've 
Seen  lots  of  people  out  of  luck 

For  telling  how  to  drive. 

So,   when   your   wife  is   driving,   please; 

Don  't  tell  her  what  to  do ; 
To   see  the  other  auto,  she's 

As  competent  as  you. 
rf;  you  will  leave  her  quite  alone, 

-You  likely  will  arrive, 
She   doesn  't   need  a   megaphone 

To  tell  her  how  to  drive. 

Tn   fact  the  able  engineers, 

Who  any  car  designed, 
Have  put  the  steering  wheel  and  gears 

In   front  and  not  behind; 


For  that's  the  place  they  all  decide. 

The  best  they  can  contrive. 
The  rear's  the  proper  place  to  ride — 

The  front  the  place  to  drive. 

— Michigan  Patron. 

Discussion — Advantages  of  Life  In- 
surance for 

1.  Education   of  children. 

2.  Income  for  old  age. 

3.  Business  security. 

4.  In  building  an  estate. 

5.  Protection  of  the  home. 

6.  As  a  guarantee  of  financial  security. 

Song— "Hike  Along"— No.  77  in 
Patron. 

Paper — Grange  Automobile  Insur- 
ance ;  History  of  company,  amount  of 
insurance  in  force,  forms  of  insurance 
written,  company  policy,  etc.  (Lec- 
turers can  secure  data  for  this  paper 
by  writing  to  The  National  Grange 
Mutual  Liability  Co.,  Keene,  N.  H.). 

Reading— "A  Toast  to  the  Horse." 

O  horse  you  are  a  wonderful  thing; 

No  buttons  to  push,  no  clutch  to  slip, 

No  sparks  to  miss,  no  gears  to  strip, 

No  license   buying  every   year. 

With  plates  to  screw  on  front  and  rear, 

No  gas  bill  climbing  up  each  day. 

Stealing  the  joy  of  life  away. 

No  speed  cop  chugging  at  your  rear, 

Yelling  summons  in  your  ear. 

Your  inner  tubes  are  all  O.  K. 

And,  thank  the  Lord,  they  stay  that  way. 

Your  spark  plugs  never  miss  and  fuss. 

Your  motor  never  makes  us  cuss, 

Your  body  never  changes  style. 

Your  frame  is  good   for  many  a  mile. 

Your  wants  are  few  and  easy  met, 

You've  got  something  on  the  flivver  yet. 

Talk — Provisions  of  the  Grange  In- 
surance Campaign,  by  Farmers  and 
Traders  Agent,  County  Deputy  or 
Grange  Master. 

Song — John   Brown's   Flivver. 

John  Brown 's  fiivver  has  a  puncture  in 

it's  tire, 
John  Brown's  flivver  has  a  puncture  in 

it's  tire, 
John  Brown's  flivver  has  a  puncture  in 

it's  tire, 
And  they  mended  it  with  chewing  gum. 

First  time  sing  verse  through  using 
all  the  words,  second  time  pmit  the 
word  "flivver"  and  make  motions  as  if 
cranking  car.  Third  time  omit  "fliv- 
ver" and  the  word  "puncture,"  make 
noise  as  if  air  was  escaping  from  tire, 
Sizz-z-z.  Fourth  omit  the  word  "tire" 
and  make  motion  as  if  pumping  up  a 
tire.  Last  omit  the  words  "Chewing 
gum"  and  imitate  a  person  stretching 
gum  from  the  mouth. 

Play— "The  Heart  of  the  Estate." 

(This  is  a  splendid  one-act  play, 
which  in  a  very  graphic  manner  tells 
the  story  of  life  insurance  and  its 
service  to  the  modern  family.  This 
play  is  easily  staged,  requires  six 
characters  and  plays  about  twenty 
minutes.  Lecturers  can  procure  copies 
of  the  play,  free  of  charge,  by  writing 
to  State  Lecturer  Howard  G.  Eisa- 
man, East  Springfield,  Pa. 

HELP  YOURSELF  WHILE 
HELPING  THE  GRANGE  — 
BOOST  FOR  GRANGE  INSUR- 
ANCE. 


STATE  MEETING 

Brother  Kenzie  S.  Bagshaw  who 
has  charge  of  the  reservation  of  rooms 
at  the  Du  Bois  Hotel  for  the  State 
meeting  to  be  held  there  in  December, 
states  that  all  available  rooms  are  al- 
ready reserved  and  that  all  future  re- 
quests for  lodging  should  be  addressed 
to  Mr.  W.  N.  McCreight,  DuBois,  Pa. 

BROAD  HINT 

Boring  Guest — "That  is  a  strange 
clock  you  have  in  the  hall." 

Host— "Yes,  we  call  it  'the  Guest.'  " 

Guest— "Why  is  that?" 

Host— "It  won't  go.''— Deutsche  II- 
lustrierte  (Berlin). 


HUNDREDS  ATTEND  ANNUAL 

COUNTY  PICNIC 

The  annual  county  picnic,  sponsored 
by  Pomona  Grange,  the  Agricultural 
Extension  Association  and  the  Cono. 
pus  Club  which  was  held  at  Hamlin 
Park  and  McCoy  Stadium  Wednes- 
day, Aug.  19th,  proved  to  be  a  very 
delightful  affair  and  attracted  over  a 
1,000  people  from  Smethport  and  oth. 
er  parts  of  the  county. 

The  day  was  replete  with  entertain- 
ment, speaking,  horseshoe  pitching 
dashes  for  boys  and  girls,  mile  run' 
rolling  pin  throwing  contest  for  worn' 
en,  tug  of  war  boys  and  men,  and  ball 
games. 

Hon.  P.  H.  Dewey,  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  and  Past  Master  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange,  delivered  a 
very  eloquent  address  in  the  after- 
noon. Hon.  Dewey  complimented 
Smethport  on  its  fine  athletic  field, 
and  spoke  very  highly  of  Paul  D. 
Hamlin,  the  donor,  in  not  forgetting 
his  home  town  after  having  left  it 
He  also  spoke  on  the  promise  Hamlin 
Park  has  for  recreation  purposes. 

Attendance  prizes  which  were  do- 
nated by  local  merchants  were  won 
by:  Gene  Davis,  two  boxes  candy; 
E.  G.  Harris,  one  year's  membership 
in  McKean  County  Motor  Club; 
Morse  Skipper,  Ceres,  watch;  and 
Mrs.  Lawrence  Goodman,  Rew  City, 
electric  iron. 

The  athletic  events  which  were  un- 
der the  direction  of  Dr.  A.  R.  Liver- 
more  resulted  as  follows: 

50-yard  dash  for  girls,  12  or  under 
— won  by  Helen  McGuire. 

50-yard  dash  for  girls,  12  to  IB- 
won  by  Margaret  Gillen. 

50-yard  dash  for  boys,  12  or  under 
— won  by  "Chuck"  Petruzzi. 

100-yard  dash — open — won  by  John 
Mundy. 

Mile  run — open — won  by  Edward 
Harmon. 

C.  Bernett,  Port  Allegany  High 
School  youth  carried  off  the  honors  in 
the  horseshoe  pitching  contest  by  de- 
feating all  competition  in  the  open 
class.  George  Crooks,  won  the  farm- 
er's class.  In  a  play  off  between  the 
two  champions  Bernett  defeated 
Crooks,  two  out  of  three  games. 
Crooks  has  held  the  county  champion- 
ship in  the  farmer  class  for  five  con- 
secutive years. 

Smethport  Defeats  Ceres,  11-6 

In  a  loosely  played  ball  game  in  the 
afternoon  the  Smethport  ball  tossert 
handed  the  Ceres  nine  a  11-6  defeat 
Franks  on  the  mound  for  the  locals 
allowed  but  seven  hits  and  struck  out 
12  batsmen.  West  on  the  mound  foi 
the  visitors  allowed  14  safe  blows. 

Out  of  the  fourteen  hits  for  the  lo- 
cals 10  went  for  extra  bases.  E.  KoM 
had  a  perfect  day  at  bat  garnering 
four  blows  in  four  times  at  bat,  i 
home  run,  a  three  base  hit  and  two 
doubles.  .1.  Peeler  also  smashed  a 
home  run  and  triple.  Others  getting 
extra  base  hits  were :  L.  Petruzzi,  and 
L.  Kohn,  who  connected  for  a  triple 
each  and  Franks  who  smashed  out  a 
double. 

The  committee  in  charge  deserve 
much  praise  in  the  way  they  con- 
ducted the  picnic  which  proved  so 
successful. 


Every  Grange  should  be  an  Honor 
Grange. 


Delivered  prices  quoted  on  request. 

THE  L  B!GLOW  CO.     New  London,  0. 


September,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  7 


TiroDERN  PUBLIC 

^"  HEALTH  PROGRAM 


Changes  Which  Have  Taken  Place 
Are  Outlined 


By  Dr.  Paul  M.  Brooks 
devuty  Commissioner  of  Health, 
State  of  New  York 
If  a  health  officer  of  50  years  ago 
could  come  back,  like  Rip  Van 
Winkle,  and  visit  the  office  of  an  up- 
to-date  health  department  he  would 
find  himself  literally  in  a  new  world, 
scientifically  speaking.  Many  of  the 
things  he  considered  most  important 
in  his  day,  he  would  learn,  have  been 
found  to  have  had  little  or  no  effect 
on  health. 

He  would  find  the  modern  health 
officer— if  he  visited  the  right  place — 
at  the  head  of  a  staff  of  trained  as- 
sistants, engaged  in  activities  not  even 
thought  of  in  his  day:  Public  health 
nursing,  child  and  maternal  hygiene, 
public  health  education,  laboratory 
diagnosis  and  research,  sanitary  en- 
gineering and  all  the  rest.  He  would 
find  that  instead  of  putting  their  faith 
in  quarantine,  placarding  and  fumi- 
gating, as  he  did — "locking  the  barn 
door  after  the  horse  was  stolen" — they 
were  applying  scientific  measures  to 
the  prevention  of  disease. 

It  is  a  long  jump  from  the  ox-drawn 
covered  wagon  rumbling  over  muddy 
roads  at  five  miles  an  hour  to  the 
modern  limousine  doing  its  60  and  the 
air  mail  its  200.  Just  as  radically 
have  our  conceptions  of  public  health 
work  changed  in  the  same  time;  and 
the  change  is  still  going  on.  Two 
things  have  been  largely  responsible — 
the  development  of  bacteriology  and 
the  accumulation  of  experience.  Take 
diphtheria  as  an  example.  In  1878  a 
leading  New  York  State  medical 
journal  editorially  "raked  over  the 
coals"  a  physician  who  had  made  the 
seemingly  foolish  suggestion  that 
diphtheria  might  be  caused  by  some 
living  organism  too  small  to  be  seen 
with  the  naked  eye.  A  few  years  later 
the  germ  was  discovered.  Then  came 
the  life-saving  antitoxin.  Now  we  are 
no  longer  satisfied  to  cure.  By  a 
simple  procedure  children  are  pro- 
tected so  they  need  have  no  fear  of 
the  disease.  In  another  generation 
there  will  be  many  physicians  who 
have  never  seen  a  case  of  diphtheria, 
just  as  there  are  many  today  who  have 
never  seen  typhoid  fever. 

Of  all  the  recent  developments  per- 
haps the  most  remarkable  has  been  the 
discovery  of  something  called  "bac- 
teriophage." It  now  looks  as  if  the 
disease  bacteria  may  have,  in  their 
turn,  parasites  infinitesimally  small 
^'hich  under  certain  conditions  prey 
on  them  and  destroy  them.  Think 
^'hat  it  will  mean  if  we  can  get  them 
•  enlisted  on  our  side. 

Then,  with  scientific  methods  to 
aid  us,  we  have  been  learning  from 
experience.  As  we  climb  higher  we 
see  farther  and  more  clearly.  As  sta- 
tistics have  accumulated  it  has  been 
possible  to  determine  with  increasing 
accuracy  what  activities  really  do  save 
jj^^j''  prevent  sickness  and  promote 
pealth  and  happiness.  In  the  old  days, 
jn  our  ignorance,  we  wasted  a  lot  of 
time  "fighting  shadows." 

l^ublic  health  education  is  one  of 

l^ne  modern  conceptions.    Only  a  few 

years  ago,  when  the  health  budget  of 

e  of  oxir  own  large  cities  was  being 

Pf^^«»  an  eagle-eyed   "economist" 

fl^H  ^^  ^*^'"  ^<^^  "health  education" 
^^  proposed  to  cut  it  out  as  unnec- 

in  ^^^T  ?^"^^^^^^  it  managed  to  stay 
moi,  ^^^y  every  progressive  city 
cati  ^.^^^^  »  provision.  Health  edu- 
Wf^^  ^^  nothing  more  or  less  than 
^^"ng  people  know  what  health  work 
'^eans  and  how  it  affects  them. 

^  nave  scarcely   made   a  begin- 


L.  J.  Taber 

Worthy  National  Master 


E.  B.    DORSETT 

Master  of  Penna. 


Fred  J.  Freestone 
Master  of  N.Y. 


David  H.  Aoans 
Master  of  N.  J. 


W.  F.  Kirk 
Master  of  Ohio 


SUCCESS  IS  ASSURED 

with  your  help  .  .  . 


THE  above  committee,  under  the  leader- 
ship of  L.  J.  Taber,  our  Worthy  Na- 
tional Master,  has  worked  out  all 
details,  made  changes,  improved  last  year's 
plan,  and  now  is  ready  to  launch  the  big- 
gest event  of  the  year — the  Grange  Cam- 
paign. 

To  you,  to  your  friends,  to  all  Grangers  in 
fact,  we  extend  an  invitation.  Here  is  the 
plan — let's  put  it  over — its  success  is  as- 
sured with  your  help !  Put  your  own 
Grange  in  the  lead ! 

THE  PLAN 

Establishing  our  Grange  Life  Insurance- 
service  as  furnished  by  our  company,  the 
Farmers  and  Traders  Life  Insurance  Com- 
])any  of  Syracuse,  New  York,  in  "every 
Subordinate  Grange,"  by  having  our  Sub- 
ordinate Grange  officers  see  that  one  or 
more  members  in  each  Grange  procures  a 
l)olicy  during  ''Grange  Life  Insurance 
Month." 

Further  details  of  this  campaigrn  are  given  on 
page  5  of  this  issue.  The  Master  of  your  Grange 
is  fully  equipped  with  the  informmtion  you  will 
need  for  your  application. 


PRIZES 

$100.00  in  gold  (Grand  Prize  to  winning 
State  Grange). 

$50.00  in  gold  (First  Prize  from  each 
State  Grange  to  winning  Subordinate 
Grange  in  each  State). 

$50.00  in  gold  (Second  Prize  from  each 
State  Grange  to  winning  Subordinate 
Grange  in  each  State). 

$10.00  in  gold  (Third  Prize  from  each 
State  Grange  to  winning  Subordinate 
Grange  in  each  County). 

The  Campaign  Committee  wilL  be  the 
judges  of  the  content  and  the  winders  of. 
the  Prizes  in  each  State  will  be  announced^ 
in  the  Grange  Papers,  December. is.sue. 


^fi^K^^ 


In  co-operation  with  the  Campaign  Committee  this 
advertisement  is  presented  by 

FARMERS  and  TRADERS  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO. 

Stale  Tower  Building,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


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ning;  yet  even  today  many  intelli- 
gent laymen  know  more  about  person- 
al hygiene  and  public  health  than  the 
average  health  officer  knew  50  years 
ago.  As  people  see  and  understand 
the  results  of  public  health  work,  they 
want  more  of  it.  Education  is  grad- 
ually clearing  the  road  of  the  apathy 
and  antagonism  that  once  obstructed 
progress  in  this  line. 

As  for  the  results  of  the  application 
of  these  new  ideas,  they  are  apparent 
to  anyone  that  has  "eyes  to  see  and 
ears  to  hear,"  Perhaps,  when  someone 
has  been  talking  county  nurses  or 
pasteurization  of  milk,  some  wiseacre 
has  said  something  like  this:    ''You 


may  be  all  right,  but  my  mother  raised 
five  children  before  they  ever  heard 
of  county  nurses  or  pasteurized  milk." 
That,  of  course,  settles  the  question. 

Naturally,  babies  have  been  born 
since  the  beginning  of  time  and  some 
of  them  have  lived;  but  a  much 
smaller  proportion  survived  50  or  even 
20  years  ago  than  do  today.  At  the 
end  of  1930  there  were  over  12,000 
children  living  in  this  State  who 
would  have  died  during  the  year  if 
the  infant  death  rate  of  1910  had  still 
prevailed.  Make  a  similar  computa- 
tion for  all  of  the  intervening  years 
and  the  total  of  lives  saved  would 
populate  a  large  city.    To  those  who 


think,  facts  are  more  impressive  than 
wit. 

Speaking  of  changing  conceptions, 
one  of  the  things  that  people  are  just 
beginning  to  learn  is  that  efficient 
health  work  pays  "in  dollars  and 
cents."  A  man  or  woman  living  and 
healthy  is  an  asset  to  the  family  and 
the  community.  Money  that  would 
have  been  spent  for  services  of  doc- 
tors and  undertakers  is  going  into  the 
bank  and  the  earning  capacity  of  the 
individual  continues.  There  is  no 
better  advertisement  for  any  county 
or  city  than  that  it  is  clean  and 
healthy  and  has  an  efficient  health  de- 
partment; and  the  two  go  together. 


TIGHT  BINDING    TEXT  GUT  OFF 


Pages 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  193| 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

Rooms  426-30,  Telegraph  Building 

216  Locust  St,  Harrisburs,  Pa. 

5  cents  a  copy.  50  cents  a  year. 


Vol.  XXVIII 


Septembeb,  1931 


No.  6 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HABSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH        KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

JOHN   H.   LIGHT,   Business   Manager, 

Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 

ADVERTISING  is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  inch, 
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Grange  Year  Closes 

BEFORE  the  next  issue  of  Grange  News  reaches  you,  the  Grange  year 
will  have  closed.    Its  successes  and  its  failures  will  have  been  recorded. 
Which  side  of  the  ledger  will  your   Grange  occupy?    There   is  still 
time  for  many  changes  to  be  made.     Some  good  hard  active  work,  on  the 
part  of  each  member,  and  each  official,  will  bring  results. 

The  last  quarter  of  the  year  will  be  the  best  one,  and  the  final  results 
will  depend  upon  the  efforts  put  forth  by  each  member.  If  you  have  not 
brought  in  a  new  application,  or  one  for  reinstatement,  see  if  you  cannot 
do  80  before  the  year  closes. 


Shall  We  Have  a  State- Wide 

Marketing  Organization  ? 

AN  EFFORT  is  being  made  to  organize  cooperative  enterprise  for  the 
^  purpose  of  marketing  farm  products.  It  sounds  good  and  looks  well 
in  print,  but  there  are  many  pitfalls  and  breakers  ahead.  In  fact 
the  road  to  successful  marketing  is  strewn  with  the  wreckage  of  cooperative 
organizations,  both  big  and  small.  It  is  not  my  purpose  to  either  criticize 
or  oppose  the  movement,  but  to  give  you  some  facts,  out  of  the  Book  of 
Experience,  for  your  consideration. 

Taking  the  proposition  at  its  face  value,  it  seemingly  has  merit,  its 
need  is  urgent  and  the  benefits  derived,  as  described  by  its  promoters,  are 
hard  to  realize  and  still  harder  to  believe.  I  should  like  to  see  a  coopera- 
tive organization  that  would  function  in  the  interest  of  the  farmer,  and  not 
for  selfish  commercial  interests.  I  have  had  some  very  bitter  and  costly 
experience  in  trying  to  organize  a  cooperative  marketing  system  that  would 
honestly  and  efficiently  serve  the  best  interests  of  agriculture. 

It  is  because  of  that  experience  that  I  am  giving  you  a  few  facts  that 
lyy  serve  to  help  those  who  have  been  approached,  or  who  may  be  think- 
ing of  investing  in  the  enterprise.  Agriculture  is  passing  through  one  of 
the  most  critical  periods  of  all  its  history.  One  fraught  with  many  dangers 
and  much  misunderstanding.  There  are  many  Doctors,  ready  and  willing 
to  prescribe  for  the  patient,  provided  there  is  a  good  fee  in  sight  or  a 
lucrative  position  attached. 

Before  you  embark  on  any  wild  cat  excursions,  invest  any  money  or 
lend  assistance  to  any  movement  that  seeks  to  relieve  the  farmer  of  the 
little  he  has  left,  it  will  be  good  policy  to  study  carefully  the  needs  of  the 
patient  and  take  neither  advice  nor  medicine  until  you  are  sure  what  is 
needed. 

Pennsylvania  is  unlike  many  States  in  that  she  has  the  best  markets 
in  the  world,  at  her  door  or  within  her  borders.  With  the  exception  of  a 
few  highly  perishable  products,  there  is  not  the  need  for  cooperative  market- 
ing that  there  is  in  the  grain  belt  of  the  West,  or  the  cotton  section  of  the 
South.  It  is  true  that  present  market  conditions  are  bad,  and  it  is  also 
true  that  no  organization  would  be  able  to  materially  change  these  conditions. 

The  most  efficient  service  that  any  marketing  association  could  render, 
would  be  that  of  teaching  the  farmer  how  to  sort,  grade  and  pack  his 
product.  State  College  is  now  teaching  that  and  the  Extension  Bureau  is 
rendering  a  valuable  service  to  the  farmers  of  the  State.  In  addition  we 
have  the  Bureau  of  Markets,  in  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  rendering 
a  similar  service. 

We  have  three  big  milk  organizations,  fruit  growers,  potato  growers, 
poultry  associations,  and  last,  but  not  least,  the  Keystone  Grange  Exchange, 
all  rendering  a  needed  service  and  doing  a  work  that  would  necessarily  be 


duplicated  by  a  new  organization.  Why  a  further  duplication  of  effort 
when  we  already  have  too  much? 

Would  it  not  be  better  to  give  support  to  the  agencies  that  we  have 
rather  than  create  new  jobs  for  promoters,  schemers  and  dreamers?  I  am 
quite  sure  that  we  have  all  the  machinery  that  we  keep  well  oiled  and  in 
a  state  of  repair.  More  would  only  add  to  our  troubles  and  increase  our 
taxes. 

Our  Old  Grange  has  aided  many  a  Cooperative,  but  it  cannot  quite  see 
the  wisdom  of  fostering  a  new  one  at  this  time  under  present  conditions. 
Better  pay  your  dues  in  the  Grange,  attend  its  meetings,  patronize  the  many 
agencies  it  has  provided  to  serve  you  and  let  new  ones  alone.  The  Grange 
has  stood  every  test  for  more  than  sixty  years  and  will  stand  the  present  one. 

"If  you  are  looking  "For  Acres  of  Diamonds,"  you  will  find  them  in 
your  ov^m  Order,  if  you  will  only  look.  Do  not  let  any  one  persuade  you 
that  the  "Pasture  Is  Greener"  in  a  new  organization,  but  make  the  most 
of  what  you  have.  The  Grange  can  do  all  that  any  organization  can  do 
and  has  a  record  that  has  never  been  equalled.  Give  it  your  full  support 
and  in  due  time  agriculture  will  come  into  her  own.  E.  B.  D. 


September,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


EDUCATION  AND  DEMOCRACY 

By  Wiluam  R.  Straughn 

President,    State    Teachers    College, 

Mansfield,  Pa.,  and  a  member  of  the 

State  Council  of  Education 

A  pure  democracy  exists  when  the 
economic  extremes  in  society  have 
been  eliminated,  but  as  every  country 
has  economic  extremes  there  is  no 
such  political  and  social  organization 
as  a  pure  democracy.  However,  a 
practical  democracy  in  which  more 
opportunities  for  self-expression  have 
developed  than  under  any  other  form 
of  government  is  at  the  present  time 
the  objective  of  nearly  all  civilized 
countries.  Various  means  have  been 
used  by  different  peoples  to  attain 
such  practical  democracy.  The  lower 
economic  extreme  in  French  society 
at  the  end  of  the  eighteenth  century 
sought  to  eliminate  the  upper  eco- 
nomic extreme  by  means  of  the  guil- 
lotine. Nearly  a  century  passed  before 
her  form  of  government  was  again 
stabilized.  Russia,  more  recently,  has 
tried  the  same  experiment,  and  the 
result  will  be  the  same — a  long  period 
of  conflict  and  hardship  before  stabili- 
zation. Mexico  has  repeatedly  sought 
the  elimination  of  her  small  but  pow- 
erful upper  economic  extreme  at  the 
expense  of  the  favorable  development 
of  a  great  "mean"  (or  middle)  in  so- 
ciety. Yet  these  countries  are  self- 
styled  democracies  because  the  peo- 
ple  (?)   rule. 

The  United  States  of  America  made 
the  important  discovery  that  educa- 
tion is  the  only  known  instrument  by 
which  the  undesirable  extremes  may 
be  eliminated  or  substantially  re- 
duced. A  person  of  wealth  is  not 
necessarily  in  the  undesirable  upper 
economic  extreme.  In  this  undesir- 
able upper  extreme  we  must  place  only 
those  who  use  their  wealth  for  purely 
selfish  purposes  and  thrills.  It  is  mis- 
interpretation of  the  use  of  wealth 
which  leads  to  the  repeated  conflicts 
of  capital  and  labor.  Not  all  wealthy 
persons  are  socially  undesirable.  On 
the  contrary  it  is  properly  used  wealth 
that  contributes  to  social  improve- 
ment. The  Rockefellers,  the  Fords 
and  other  big  business  men  have  used 
their  abilities  and  their  money  to  pro- 
mote the  opportunities  that  exist  in 
a  democracy.  Unfortunately,  the 
United  States,  as  well  as  European 
countries,  has  a  substantially  large 
class  of  unproductive  members  who 
fail  to  use  their  leisure  and  their 
money  to  social  advantage,  and  hence 
constitute  that  body  which  is  known 
as  the  upper  economic  extreme. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  lower  eco- 
nomic extreme  looks  on  this  class  with 
envy  and  jealousy.  In  this  lower  eco- 
nomic extreme  is  that  numerous  body 
of  poverty-stricken,  or  nearly  so,  hav- 
ing drifted  or  fallen  here  by  laziness. 


ignorance,  or  calamity.  These  too  are 
noncontributing,  and  more  objection- 
able than  the  upper  extreme,  for  at 
least  the  latter  are  self-supporting  and 
not  asking  alms  from  society.  The 
lower  extreme  is  large,  variously  esti- 
mated at  from  eight  to  fifteen  mil- 
lions,  mostly  illiterates  (of  varying 
degrees)  who  are  unable  or  unwilling 
to  support  themselves  and  their  de- 
pendents. 

Public  education  has  therefore  been 
offered  and  supported  as  the  means  by 
which  these  undesirable  extremes  may 
be  reduced.  An  educated  upper  ex- 
treme realizes  its  social  obligation  to 
the  less  fortunate,  and  a  lower  eco- 
nomic extreme  is  afforded  at  public 
expense  an  opportunity  to  the  means 
by  which  it  can  virtually  lift  itself  to 
a  higher  and  more  desirable  level.  On 
the  basis  of  this  assumption  we  pro- 
claim "Equal  educational  opportuni- 
ties for  every  child."  But  this  decla- 
ration like  "all  men  are  born  free  and 
equal"  is  a  pretty  saying,  soothing  to 
the  mind  of  him  who  has,  but  terribly 
disturbing  to  the  stomach  of  the  one 
who  has  not  the  freedom  and  the 
equality,  nor  the  opportunity  to  secure 
the  same.  The  fact  of  the  matter  is 
that  the  available  wealth  to  promote 
public  education  centers  in  certain 
districts  due  to  population,  industries 
or  natural  resources.  The  sparsely  set- 
tled rural  districts  are  like  the  lower 
economic  extreme  in  society,  so  far  as 
educational  opportunities  are  con- 
cerned, in  that  they  need  larger  state 
support  to  enable  them  to  carry  out 
even  a  minimum  educational  program 
through  which  the  children  of  the 
country  may  find  more  comfortable 
and  satisfying  self-expression. 


A  FREE  EDUCATION 

When  it  is  considered  that  tons  of 
literature  are  being  forwarded 
through  the  mails  and  by  express  on 
the  subject  of  home  building  and 
home  furnishing,  there  is  no  dearth 
of  opportunity  to  learn  a  great  deal 
about  this  matter.  It  is  an  education 
that  various  manufacturers  and  build- 
ers give  the  public  free  of  charge.  The 
commercial  angle  to  it  is  almost  for- 
gotten. There  is  a  great  stream  of 
information  from  many  sources,  a 
stream  in  which  millions  of  persons 
are  invited  to  bathe.  It  is  thus  that 
the  nation  continually  renews  her 
.vouth. 


Senator  Arthur  Capper  has  recently 
stated  that  he  was  proud  of  the  fact 
that  the  Grange  had  800,000  memberfl 
and  said  that  he  could  not  under- 
stand why  as  good  an  organization  did 
not  have  five  times  as  many  members. 
We  agree,  and  think  it  time  to  begin 
to  make  a  determined  effort  to  build 
Grange  membership  well  beyond  the 
million  mark. 


MM* 


HENS'  EGGS  AND  KILOWATT  HOURS 

What  You  Can  Do  with  a  ''Daily  Dozen" 

^J t 'n'nfkQf^  — ^^^^  y^u  ^^^  getting  25  cents  a  dozen  for  eggs — that  you  decide  to  , 

J^^^  invest  the  proceeds  of  one  dozen  eggs  a  day  in  electricity.  For  this 

amount,  in  the  form  of  an  extension  minimum,  your  Electric  Company  will  spend  up  to 
$428.00  extending  service  to  you  and  furnishing  current  to  the  full  value  of  the  minimum 
paid  without  additional  charge,  at  the  same  rate  per  K.W.H.  that  the  town  customer  enjoys. 

What  Your  "Daily  Dozen"  Will  Do 

U^ht  Every ivhere  It  will  light  the  house,  the  yard,  the  bam.  No  bumps  and  falls  due  to  shadows  and  darkness.  No  lamps  to  fill,  no 

smoky  chimneys  to  clean,  no  lantern  to  upset.  Turn  on  the  cellar  light  before  you  start  down.  Have  a  switch  by  the 
bay  mow  ladder  and  in  the  silo  entry.  Surprise  night  prowlers  by  pressing  a  button  indoors.  Two  hands  free  for 
work.  Good  light  for  all  to  read  by. 


Pump  l¥ater 


Wash  and  Iron 


Saves  Steps  and 
Food 

Radio  and  Clock 


Cpeneral  Uses 

Operate  :^lilking 
Machine 


It  will  pump  the  water  under  pressure  to  the  kitchen,  the  bathroom  and  in  the  yard.  Also  in  the  poultry  house,  and 
enough  in  the  dairy  barn  for  a  fifteen  cow  herd.  Pressure  maintained  automatically.  Pump  starts  and  stops  itself, 
without  attention — just  turn  the  spigot. 

It  will  run  the  washing  machine  and  heat  the  iron.  Ends  washday  drudgery  and  discomfort.  The  washer  motor  is 
always  ready.  The  iron  stays  hot,  the  room  stays  cool. 

It  will  run  the  refrigerator.  Constant  low  temperature  keeps  foods  from  spoiling.  Saves  endless  steps  to  cellar  or 
springhouse.  Delicious  frozen  desserts  when  wanted.  No  more  digging  in  the  sawdusL 

It  will  operate  the  radio,  the  electric  clock,  no  winding.  No  more  radio  batteries  to  change  or  charge.  The  clock*s 
split-second  accuracy  is  a  joy  to  everyone,  yet  it  uses  so  little  current  it  can  barely  be  measured. 

It  will  provide^urrent  for  the  normal  use  of  the  toaster,  waffle  iron,  vacuum  sweeper,  sewing  machine,  haircurler,  etc. 

It  will  milk  the  cows.  Current  enough  to  milk  a  fifteen  cow  herd  every  day.  The  electric  milking  machine  saves 
time,  reduces  labor  costs — on  many  farms  more  than  pays  for  itself  in  a  short  time. 

Electricity  will  do  all  these  things  for  the  Average  Price  of  a  Dozen  Eggs  a  Day 

The  exact  amount  of  current  used  for  the  services  listed,  of  course,  will  vary  as  will  the  amount  of  current  furn- 
ished for  $7.50  per  month.  A  typical  rate  would  be: — 25  K.  W.  H.  at  9c,  25  K.  W.  H.  at  5c  and  all  in  excess  at  3c  or 
183  K.  W.  H.for  $7.50.  Some  portions  of  the  State  are  servedat  rates  lower  than  this  and  a  few  areas  are  slightly  higher. 


rr 


It  Costs  More  To  Do  Without  Electricity  Than  To  Use  /t" — Ask  Those  Who  Have  It! 

Published  in  the  interest  of  Rural  Electrification  by  the 


Bradford  Electric  Company 
Chester  County  Electric  Company 
Chester  Valley  Electric  Company 
Duquesne  Light  Company 
Edison  Light  &  Power  Company 
Keystone  Public  Service  Company 


Luzerne  County  Gas  &  Electric  Company 
Metropolitan  Edison  Company 
Northern  Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Penn  Centra]  Light  &  Power  Company 
Pennsylvania  Electric  Company 
Pennsylvania  Power  &  Light  Company 


Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Philadelphia  Electric  Company 
Scranton  Electric  Company 
South  Penn  Electric  Company 
Southern  Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Wellsboro  Electric  Company 
West  Penn  Power  Company 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  193j 


Home  Economics 
Committee 
H 
Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN'S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


Charles  Kingsley  says:  "If  you 
want  to  be  miserable,  think  about 
yourself — about  what  you  want,  what 
you  like,  what  respect  people  ought 
to  pay  to  you  and  what  people  think 
of  you."  People  are  naturally  happy 
if  they  go  about  something  useful  and 
don't  try  to  run  the  Universe.  The 
latter  is  too  big  a  job.  Taking  it  on 
the  mind  soon  results  in  discontent. 
So  keep  the  telephone  of  your  mind 
forever  transmitting  thoughts  of  love, 
plenty,  joy  and  health;  then  when 
fear,  sorrow  or  hate  try  to  call  you 
up — they  will  always  get  the  busy  sig- 
nal— and  will  soon  forget  your  num- 
ber. 


Whatever  Is, — Is  Best 

I  know  as  my  life  grows  older, 

And  mine  eyes  have  clearer  sight — 
That  under  each  rank  wrong,  some- 
where 

There  lies  the  root  of  right; 
That  each  sorrow  has  its  purpose. 

By  the  sorrowing  oft  unguessed. 
But  as  sure  as  the  sun  brings  morn- 
ing, 

Whatever  is, — is  best. 

I  know  that  each  sinful  action, 

As  sure  as  the  night  brings  shade. 
Is  somewhere,  sometime  punished, 

Tho'  the  hour  is  lond  delayed. 
I  know  that  the  soul  is  aided 

Sometimes  by  the  hearts  unrest. 
And  to  grow  means  often  to  suffer — 

But  whatever  is, — is  best. 

I  know  there  are  no  errors. 

In  the  great  eternal  plan 
And  all  things  work  together 

For  the  final  good  of  man. 
And  I  know  when  my  soul  speeds  on- 
ward. 

In  the  grand  eternal  quest, 
I  shall  say  as  I  look  back  earthward 

Whatever  is, — is  best. 

— Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox. 


Keeping  Cool  in  the  Summertime 

How  can  we  keep  cool  these  hot 
days?  Most  of  the  farm  women  can- 
not afford  to  leave  home  for  a  week 
at  a  time,  nor  even  a  few  days  to  en- 
joy the  mountain  air,  the  beach,  or 
even  a  stream  near  by.  Necessity 
keeps  them  in  the  kitchen,  canning 
and  preserving,  pickling  and  jelly 
making,  cooking  for  the  extra  farm 
hands  most  of  the  summertime. 
These  things  must  all  be  cared  for  re- 
gardless of  the  heat.  How  then  can 
we  keep  cool  and  still  enjoy  our  work  ? 

Fortunately  in  this  age  most  of  the 
cooking  is  done  by  oil,  gas  or  elec- 
tricity. The  kitchens,  too,  are  better 
ventilated  than  in  our  grandmother's 
time,  they  are  built  with  high  ceilings 
instead  of  low  ones  and  plenty  of 
light  to  insure  us  good  work. 

Those  farmers'  wives  who  are  for- 
tunate enough  to  have  an  electric 
stove  can  keep  so  much  cooler  than 
by  the  coal  or  wood  range,  oil  or  gas. 
Canning  and  preserving  can  be  done 


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by  electricity.  All  cold  packed  vege- 
tables can  be  canned  in  the  electric 
oven  just  as  easily  as  over  a  hot  cook 
stove,  with  less  heat  and  no  hot  water 
or  steam  to  scald  the  hands. 

If  when  building  a  home  and  ar- 
ranging the  grounds  about  it  one 
would  use  common  sense  methods,  ex- 
cessive heat  would  not  bother  us. 

Screened  in  porches,  vine  covered 
porches,  shade  trees,  sheltered  nooks, 
swimming  pool,  plenty  of  green  grass 
and  flowers  to  take  away  the  glare  of 
the  sun  are  all  stepping  stones  to  cool- 
ness and  provide  much  comfort  in  hot 
weather. 

The  house  of  course  should  not  be 
smothered  in  trees.  Plant  a  group  of 
trees  at  each  end,  especially  at  the 
western  side  of  the  house  for  protec- 
tion against  the  hot  afternoon  sun 
and  leave  the  front  of  the  house  open 
to  view. 

Be  sure  your  vine  covered  porches 
have  the  southern  exposure,  free  from 
vines,  but  the  east  and  west  sides  well 
covered.  A  slanting  support  on  the 
south  end  of  the  porch  that  looks 
somewhat  like  an  awning  would  be 
better  than  an  all  covered  side,  as  the 
vines  help  to  break  the  cool  breezes 
that  one  needs  when  working  or  rest- 
ing there. 

Many  an  hour  keeping  cool  can  be 
spent  on  these  vine  covered  or 
screened  in  porches  when  preparing 
vegetables  or  fruits  for  canning  or 
the  regular  meals  or  darning  those 
socks  that  have  piled  up  so  high  dur- 
ing the  rush  season. 

The  radio  can  be  near  and  the 
morning  devotion  and  other  delight- 
ful morning  programs  will  inspire  one 
and  help  us  to  start  our  day  aright 
and  to  forget  the  heat. 

Rustic  furniture  about  the  lawn 
adds  to  one's  comfort  as  well  as  being 
picturesque  and  concrete  furniture  in 
its  proper  location  on  the  lawn  is  at- 
tractive and  of  a  cooling  nature. 

Any  farm  with  springs  and  a 
stream  can  afford  a  large  swimming 
pool  for  the  family.  A  pool  18x25x5 
made  of  concrete  blocks  cemented  to- 
gether will  hold  ample  water  for  good 
swimming.  Even  an  old  auto  engine 
can  be  pressed  into  use  for  pumping 
the  water,  and  most  of  the  work  can 
be  done  without  extra  hired  labor. 
It  too,  does  away  with  the  dirty  old 
swimming  hole  and  affords  the  fam- 
ily a  private,  clean,  refreshing  exer- 
cise. A  dip  in  the  hot  afternoon  and 
evening  and  how  cool  and  invigorated 
one  feels  I  Frances  Gyger. 


He.\lth  Message 

Every  living  creature  works.  Just 
notice  how  busily  the  squirrel  toils,  in 
building  a  warm  nest  for  its  young 
and  in  gathering  a  winter  store  of 
food;  watch  the  ant  as  it  hurries 
about  its  tasks — what  wonderful  tun- 
nels it  digs,  beneath  the  little  moun- 
tains which  it  rears;  the  bees,  the 
birds  and  even  the  fishes,  delight  in 
doing  work,  which  nature  gives  them, 
as  a  part  of  their  lives.  It  is  just  so 
in  human  life,  nobody  wants  a  lazy 
tramp  around. 

Do  you  not  think  that  person  is 
fortunate  who  can  choose  clean  work, 
which  takes  him  out  of  door  in  the 
free  air  and  sunshine?  One  who 
works  in  the  fresh  smelling  earth,  un- 
der the  open  sky,  as  do  the  gardener, 


the  farmer  and  the  fruit  grower,  can 
scarcely  help  filling  his  lungs  with 
pure  air  very  often  each  day.  All 
the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  the 
sunshine  are  his,  too,  if  he  will  take 
them.  He  need  not  depend  upon  un- 
safe adulterated  food  supplies,  for  he 
can  have  the  first  pick  of  the  prod- 
ucts the  earth  yields  upon  his  culti- 
vation. He  can  secure  pure  water 
and  surround  himself  with  things 
clean  and  wholesome,  if  he  has  a 
mind  to  do  so  and  knows  how.  His 
work  and  his  manner  of  living  may 
all  tend  toward  health.  Besides, 
there  is  the  pleasure  of  making  things 
grow  and  of  doing  the  world  a  great 
service  in  helping  to  supply  its  needs. 

Our  health  takes  its  color,  in  a  way, 
from  that  which  surrounds  us  or,  as 


it  is  termed,  from  our  environments. 
If  these  are  clean  and  helpful,  they 
help  to  keep  us  well.  We  should  en- 
deavor to  live  in  such  a  manner  as  to 
develop  strength  and  preserve  health 
because  in  this  way  the  individual 
will  have  the  greatest  success,  in  se- 
curing the  things  which  he  desires  and 
in  avoiding  the  disabilities  and  pains 
which  otherwise  are  likely  to  occupy 
a  considerable  part  of  his  life.  M.  L. 


The  Dean  of  Girls  in  the  High 
School 

In  the  history  of  The  Grange  it  is 
significant  that  education  has  always 
had  a  prominent  place.  Right  in  line 
with  the  forward  look  of  The  Grange 
in  matters  educational  is  the  decision 


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September,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


f  the  Home  Economics  Committee 
?o  establish  as  one  of  its  aims  a  pro- 
gram of  inquiry  and  fact-finding  that 
fhall  show  the  advantage  of  having  a 
dean  of  girls  in  every  high  school. 
In  casting  about  for  someone  to  pre- 
sent this  theme,  your  committee 
seized  upon  a  person  near  home  who 
really  has  no  first-hand  knowledge  of 
the  subject.  In  other  words  she  has 
never  been  a  high  school  dean.  So 
she  admits  at  the  outset  that  any  in- 
formation and  views  presented  are 
gleaned  from  friends  in  the  work  and 
from  the  writings  of  others  familiar 
with  this  work. 

With  the  eternal  "Why?"  confront- 
ing us  at  the  mention  of  any  new 
subject,  some  will  ask  what  was  the 
occasion  that  gave  rise  to  the  posi- 
tion of  high  school  dean.  This  situa- 
tion can  be  explained  by  a  glance 
at  the  new  conditions  faced  by  many 
high  schools  about  twenty  years  ago. 
About  that  time,  and  in  some  cases 
earlier,  the  high  schools  began  to  in- 
crease their  enrollment  so  rapidly 
that  it  was  no  longer  possible  for 
teachers  to  give  to  individual  pupils 
the  guidance  they  needed.  At  the 
same  time  the  parents  in  many  homes 
found  they  had  not  time  to  give  to 
their  children  the  training  required  to 
meet  the  increasing  demands  of  a 
changing  civilization.  Gradually 
there  evolved  the  idea  that  the  school 
should  provide  whatever  training  the 
home  and  church  lacked  opportunity 
to  provide,  and  then  the  idea  that 
one  particular  person  should  be  ap- 
pointed in  each  school  to  help  in  di- 
recting the  school  activities  toward 
the  most  helpful  training.  Respond- 
ing to  such  a  need,  Ella  Flagg  Young, 
Superintendent  of  Chicago  Schools, 
in  1913  appointed  in  each  high  school 
of  that  city  a  person  to  be  known  as 
Dean  of  Girls. 

With  the  growing  interest  in  this 
work,  it  became  necessary  to  define 
the  position.  Accordingly  the  Na- 
tional Association  of  Deans  of  Wom- 
en gave  the  following  statement :  "A 
Dean  of  Girls  is  that  member  of  the 
administrative  staff  in  a  high  school 
who  represents  officially  the  girls  of 
the  school,  coordinating  their  various 
academic  and  social  interests,  acting 
as  their  leader,  supplying  a  constant 
factor  in  the  changing  student  group, 
and  serving  as  counselor  to  groups 
and  individuals."  To  be  specific,  some 
of  the  dean's  duties  are :  Unifying  the 
interests  of  the  girls,  directing  as- 
sembly programs,  assisting  students 
to  plan  programs  of  study,  interview- 
ing parents,  helping  to  solve  problems 
of  personality,  supervising  social  af- 
fairs and  other  outside  activities,  and 
creating  interest  in  the  choice  of  a 
career.  To  these  duties  the  dean 
often  adds  organization  and  super- 
vision of  student  self-government. 
The  latter  duty  has  been  most  ably 
presented  in  the  December,  1930,  is- 
^p?  ^^  '^^^'  Journal  of  fhe  National 
Educafion  Association,  by  Mrs.  Lil- 
lian K.  Wyman,  Adviser  of  Girls  in 
Hilliam  Pcnn  High  School  of  Phila- 
delphia. Another  excellent  article 
dealing  with  the  philosophv  of  the 
dean's  work— "Dean  and  Deaning"— 
^•as  contributed  bv  Sister  M.  Im- 
ni«eulata  of  Marywood  College  to  the 
•June  issue  of  Pennsylvania  School 
•Journal 

-Mention  has  previouslv  been  made 
Of  the  interest  of  the  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Deans  of  AVomen  in  pro- 
nilJting  deans'  work  in  high  schools, 
inis  organization  in  the  past  two 
.ears  has  rendered  valuable  service 
nrough  its  Committee  on  the  Selec- 
"on  and  Qualifications  of  the  High 
do  Ki  ^^''"-  Pennsylvania  has  a 
Z^uole  representation  on  this  commit- 
'^^  in  the  persons  of  Miss  Thyrsa  W. 


Amos,  Dean  of  Women  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pittsburgh,  and  Dr.  Edward 
liynearson,  Director  of  Vocational 
Guidance  in  Pittsburgh  High  Schools. 

Those  interested  in  this  subject  may 
inquire  which  cities  of  our  state  have 
provided  deans  as  members  of  the 
high  school  faculties.  A  few  of  these 
are  as  follows:  Abington,  Altoona, 
Clearfield,  Coatesville,  Connellsville, 
Elkins  Park,  Jenkintown,  Lewisburg, 
Lower  Merion,  Midland,  Nesquehon- 
ing,  Pottsville,  West  Chester,  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Wilkinsburg  and  York. 

In  addition  to  these  the  school  dis- 
tricts of  Pittsburgh  and  Philadelphia 
have  advisers  in  some  of  their  high 
schools,  while  numerous  other  places 
have  such  a  department  established 
though  sometimes  without  a  definite 
title  for  the  person  in  charge.  A 
study  conducted  three  years  ago  by 
Miss  Margaret  MacDonald,  Dean  of 
Girls  in  Elkins  Park  High  School,  re- 
vealed forty-four  women  in  such  a 
position  in  the  high  schools  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  since  that  time  the  num- 
ber has  been  growing. 

In  the  belief  that  direct  contact 
with  schools  having  such  work  is  the 
most  convincing  proof  of  its  success, 
the  writer  urges  those  interested  to 
see  what  special  advantages  come  to 
the  students  in  those  high  schools 
having  the  services  of  a  dean.  If 
someone  should  inquire,  "Why  over- 
look the  boys  in  this  progressive  move- 
ment ?"  let  it  be  said  that  in  many 
cases  the  dean  of  girls  cooperates  with 
faculty  in  the  guidance  of  boys'  activi- 
ties, while  other  very  progressive 
schools  have  gone  a  step  farther  and 
have  provided  also  a  dean  of  boys. 

In  his  "Education  for  a  Changing 
Civilization,"  Dr.  Kilpatrick  of  Co- 
lumbia, insists  that  we  cannot  main- 
tain our  equilibrium  unless  we  keep 
moving,  and  cites  the  example  of  the 
bicycle  which  cannot  remain  upright 
except  while  moving.  In  the  field  of 
education  we  are  obliged  to  continue 
moving  rapidly  if  we  wish  the  chil- 
dren of  to-day  to  have  the  best  train- 
ing that  the  schools  can  possibly  give. 
A  dean  of  girls  helps  greatly  in  this 
training.  Charix)tte  I.  Ray. 

State  College,  Pa. 


The  meeting  of  Kimberton  Grange 
on  Tuesday,  July  28th,  was  featured 
by  an  interesting  program  prepared 
by  Ceres  Pomona  and  Flora — Mrs. 
Jjeon  Hartman,  Edith  Gyger  and 
Kathryn  Miller,  respectively.  The 
following  numbers  were  rendered 
most  effectively  and  received  with 
much  appreciation. 

One  minute  talk  each  by  Mrs.  Fred 
Miller  and  Esther  March  on  "My 
Favorite  P'ruit  Salad  and  How  I  Pre- 
pare It?"  Mrs.  Miller  gave  a  recipe 
of  a  delicious  pineapple  salad  she 
serves  frequently  in  her  home.  A 
half  of  banana  is  placed  in  the  center 
of  the  pineapple  ring  and  a  fruit 
juice  mayonnaise  poured  over  it  when 
ready  to  serve.  Mix  and  bring  to  the 
boiling  point  %  cupful  pineapple 
juice,  1/4  cupful  sugar,  2  teaspoonfuls 
lemon  juice.  Then  add  1  tablespoon- 
ful  cornstarch  and  2  well-beaten  yolks 
of  eggs.  Stir  constantly  until  creamy, 
pour  into  well-beaten  yolks  and  when 
cool  add  1  cupful  of  whipped  cream. 
A  good  dressing  is  essential  for  all 
salads. 

Miss  March  told  of  a  banana, 
cherry,  and  pineapple  salad  with  a 
boiled  mayonnaise  dressing  served  on 
crisp  lettuce  leaves. 

Reading — "A  Package  of  Seeds," 
one  of  p]dgar  Guest's  poems,  by  Ruth 
Twaddell.  Vocal  solo— "You'll  Get 
Heaps  of  Lickin's,"  by  Benjamin 
Woodland. 

Piano  solos — "Allegretto  Move- 
ment, Sonota  in  G  Minor,"  by  Bee- 


thoven, and  "Morceau  Characteris- 
tics," by  Wallenhaupt,  given  by 
Charles  Swier.  After  considerable 
applause  there  followed  a  general  dis- 
cussion on  "Rock  Gardens." 

The  majority  of  the  members 
thought  rock  gardens  required  less 
attention  than  other  flower  gardens 
and  they  were  worth  the  effort.  One 
of  the  members  had  one  hundred  and 
sixteen  varieties  of  plants  in  her  rock 
garden,  and  was  adding  more  each 
year.  She  has  blooms  of  some  kind 
each  month  from  May  until  latter 
part  of  November. 

"Story  of  Ceres"  was  read  by  Mrs. 
Morria  Tyson,  followed  by  a  beauti- 
ful poem  "Boys  and  Girls  on  the 
Farm,"  as  compared  to  the  crops 
grown  on  the  farm — given  by  Mrs. 
Fred  Deininger.  Vocal  solos — "By 
the  Waters  of  Minnetonka,"  and 
"Song  of  the  Thrush,"  by  Mrs.  Albert 
Eaches. 

At  the  conclusion  of  this  excellent 
program  a  corn  game  was  played  by 
all  present.  Mrs.  Fred  Miller  captur- 
ing the  prize.  In  keeping  with  Ceres 
and  Pomona  pop  corn  and  apples  were 
served  for  refreshments  and  the 
flowers  representing  Flora  Station 
were  given  to  the  sick. 


Did  you  know  there  is  an  outdoor 
good  Manners  Club? 

They  pay  no  dues  but  give  the  out- 
doors its  due.  They  preserve  wild 
flowers  and  trees.  They  leave  a  clean 
camp  and  dead  fire.  They  resent  the 
unsightly  roadside  billboard.  Help 
this  club  by  registering  your  support 
of  these  ideals  by  sending  your  name 
to  The  American  Nature  Association, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

"I  love  thy  rocks — and  rills.  Thy 
woods — and  templed  hills." 


The  H.  E.  Committee  of  the  Na- 
tional Grange  have  endorsed  the 
movement  to  abolish  billboards  from 
our  highways — your  state  H.  E.  Com- 
mittee urges  the  grangers  of  our  state 
to  help  keep  America  beautiful  and 
protect  our  country  against  whatever 
tends  to  spoil  the  beauty  of  the  great 
outdoors. 


For   Good  Luck 

"Measure  your  butter  and  sugar 
and  milk.  Measure  your  wrinkles, 
your  runs  and  your  silk.  Frowns, 
fears  and  fancies — but  Heaven  above 
if  you  would  be  lucky — don't  meas- 
ure your  love." 


Chocolate  Delight 

Melt  ^2  cupful  sweet  chocolate  over 
hot  water,  and  when  cooled  slightly 
stir  in  2  beaten  egg  yolks,  ^/^  cupful 
milk  and  2  stifily  beaten  egg  whites. 
Break  stale  cookies  or  cake  in  small 
pieces,  using  4  cupfuls  of  the  crumbs, 
put  in  a  mold  and  pour  the  chocolate 
mixture  over  them  and  set  in  the  re- 
frigerator or  any  cool  place  for  a  few 
hours.  Serve  with  whipped  cream. 
Easy  to  make  and  very  nice. 


HOW  WE  SPEND  OUR  MONEY 

According  to  the  American  Educa- 
tion Digest  we  spend  yearlv  for  autos 
—^3,500,000,000,  tobacco— $2,000,000,- 
000,  candy— $1,000,000,000,  soft  drinks 
—$750,000,000,  church— $469,000,000. 
Our  dollars  are  spent  as  follows :  Liv- 
ing— 24  cents,  luxuries — 22  cents, 
cents,  investments — 11  cents,  crime — 
SVu  cents,  government — iV^  cents, 
schools  —  IV2  cents,  churches  —  % 
waste — 14  cents,  miscellaneous — 13% 
cents. 


WHY  CHILDREN  WISH 

TO  LEAVE  SCHOOL 

By  Dr.  James  L.  Tower 

Psychiatrist,   Department   of   Mental 
Hygiene  State  of  New  York 

Due  to  our  modern  school  system, 
an  education  is  within  the  reach  of 
practically  every  child  in  New  York 
State.  The  average  child  realizes  the 
value  of  an  education  as  a  prepara- 
tion for  adult  life,  and  progresses 
through  his  classes  according  to  his 
ability.  He  may  merely  complete  the 
grades  and  he  may  go  on  to  high 
school  or  college. 

A  certain  percentage,  however,  in 
spite  of  the  obvious  advantages  which 
an  education  affords,  wish  to  leave 
school  before  they  have  completed  the 
required  grades  or  reached  the  limit 
of  their  academic  ability.  Many  fac- 
tors enter  into  this  situation  and  each 
case  require  careful  analysis. 

Many  a  pupil  is  adaptable,  and  ca- 
pable, both  physically  and  mentally, 
of  earning  a  living  and  getting  along 
well  in  the  world  but  has  not  the  type 
of  mind  which  absorbs  and  retains 
formal  school  instruction.  Some  chil- 
dren have  mechanical  and  manual 
ability  which,  if  developed,  would 
make  them  successful  and  valuable 
members  of  the  community.  However, 
if  such  children  find  difficulty  in  their 
school  work  they  are  bound  to  become 
dissatisfied  and  will  try  to  escape  by 
every  means  in  their  power  from  situ- 
ations which  are  painful  or  distaste- 
ful to  them.  This  often  results  in 
truancy  which  too  often  has  been 
treated  by  threats  and  punishment 
without  any  attempt  being  made  to 
learn  the  reasons  or  motives  prompt- 
ing the  act. 

The  physical  development  of  chil- 
dren cannot  be  standardized.  Some  at 
14  years  of  age  are  in  every  way  men 
or  women  with  mature  interests  and 
strong  urges  which  cannot  find  satis- 
factory expression  in  the  formal  aca- 
demic work  of  the  grades  or  junior 
high  school.  Others  are  immature  in 
appearance,  amenable  to  the  routine 
of  school  and  discipline  of  the  teacher, 
of  good  intelligence  and  naturally  of 
the  student  type.  These  latter  chil- 
dren cause  little  difficulty  in  school, 
but  the  rapidly  developing  children 
are  very  apt  to  be  problems  of  be- 
havior and  their  school  careers  are 
likely  to  be  terminated  at  the  earliest 
possible  moment,  unless  their  home 
training  and  their  own  intelligence 
give  them  a  definite  reason  or  incen- 
tive for  further  study. 

Economic  pressure  is  also  a  factor 
in  causing  children  to  leave  school. 
Particularly  is  this  seen  in  the  chil- 
dren of  parents  working  in  factories 
or  on  farms.  But  economic  necessity 
is  often  urged  as  an  excuse  when  the 
real  reason  lies  either  in  the  child's 
dissatisfaction  with  school  or  because 
of  undue  or  excessive  attachments  to 
other  members  of  the  family. 

Whatever  the  cause,  each  case 
should  be  considered  on  its  merit.  If 
a  child  cannot  or  will  not  learn  in 
school,  if  the  school  cannot  provide 
him  with  the  practical  education  he 
needs,  or  if  continuance  in  school  will 
react  unfavorably  upon  his  ability  to 
adapt  himself  to  the  community,  it  is 
sometimes  advisable  to  encourage  him 
to  leave  school  as  soon  as  consistent 
with  the  educational  law.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  pupil  who  shows  prom- 
ise of  being  capable  of  higher  cfduca- 
tion  and  whose  usefulness  will  be  in- 
creased thereby,  should  be  encouraged 
in  every  way  to  continue. 


Dimple:      A    lump    inside    out.- 
Carolina  Buccaneer. 


"I  guess  I've  lost  another  pupil," 
said  the  professor  as  his  glass  eye 
rolled  down  the  kitchen  sink. — Cor- 
nell Widow. 


Page  12 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  193| 


Among  the  Granges 


Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


G.  D.  Eldred,  Master  of  Spring 
Creek  Grange,  Warren  County,  writes 
that  his  Grange  has  initiated  nine 
candidates  this  year  and  have  a  class 
of  three  for  September.  Almost  one 
for  each  officer.  If  money  wasn't  so 
close  we  could  get  a  class  every  two 
or  three  months. 

H.  A.  McKee,  Master  of  Buffalo 
Grange,  Washington  County,  writes 
that  they  have  ten  applications  on 
hand,  and  expect  to  get  several  more. 
This  Grange  has  been  very  active 
during  the  year. 

A  program  consisting  of  nine  proj- 
ects was  adopted,  and  all  but  one  has 
been  completed.  We  are  having  a  one 
act  play  at  each  meeting  in  place  of 
the  literary  program.  A  new  coach 
and  a  new  cast  is  used  each  meeting. 
This  keeps  the  young  people  inter- 
ested and  gives  all  an  opportunity  to 
take  part. 

The  Worthy  Secretary  of  Honey 
Brook  Township  Grange,  Chester 
County,  writes  that  they  have  five  ap- 
plications on  hand  and  several  more 
are  promised  for  the  next  meeting. 

This  makes  a  total  of  seventeen  for 
the  year,  and  an  effort  is  being  made 
to  raise  it  to  twenty-five  before  the 
Grange  year  closes.  We  are  having 
splendid  meetings  and  the  best  attend- 
ance in  several  years. 

L.  S.  Hay,  Master  Hickory  Grange, 
Clearfield  County,  writes  he  has 
twelve  applications  and  still  working 
for  more. 

Mrs.  Mary  S.  Kirk,  Secretary  of 
Freemont  Grange,  Chester  County, 
writes  they  have  five  applications  and 
working  hard  for  more.  Hope  to  have 
one  for  each  officer  before  the  year 
closes. 

Mrs.  Vina  Woodard,  Secretary  of 
Beaver  Grange,  Crawford  County, 
writes  they  have  five  applications  and 
working. 

Vernon  E.  Carr,  our  Worthy  Gate- 
keeper, has  reorganized  Ridge  Grange 
with  thirty-one  members.  This  is  the 
second  oldest  Grange  in  Jefferson 
County,  being  organized  July  1,  1875. 
The  charter  bears  the  names  of  O.  H. 
Kelley,  the  first  National  Secretary 
and  founder  of  the  Order,  and  D.  B. 
Manges,  the  first  State  Master. 

Brother  Ed  A.  Murry  presented  the 
Grange  with  a  beautiful  flag  and 
Brother  Carr  a  large  sign,  bearing  the 
name  and  number  of  the  Grange. 

M.  A.  Spleen,  our  Worthy  Steward, 
writes  that  he  has  reorganized  a 
Grange  in  Forest  County  and  has  a 
good  start  towards  a  second  one,  as 
well  as  a  live  prospect  for  a  new 
Grange.  We  wish  him  success  and 
hope  to  be  able  to  tell  you  about  it  in 
the  next  issue. 

H.  J.  Rice,  Master  of  McKean  Po- 
mona, writes  that  the  next  meeting 
will  be  held  with  Lafayette  Grange, 


WB  MAKB 

Regulation 
Otncert*  Regalia 

FOR 

JUVENILE.  SUBORDINATE, 

POMONA   AND  STATE 

GRANGES. 

REGULATION  BADGES.  PAST 
MASTER'S  JEWELS.  ETC. 
Wnt0  for  Oirouiar  No.  Hi 

Fofler  Regafia  &  Costmne  Company, 

12  HIGH  STREET.  WORCESTER.  MASS, 

Oldest  Grange  Hotue—E»tabU$hed  1885 


Wednesday,  October  14th.  The 
Worthy  State  Master  will  be  present 
and  read  the  code. 

All  masters,  deputies  are  requested 
to  be  in  attendance  and  be  ready  to 
ask  questions  relative  to  their  work. 
The  Home  Economics  Committee  will 
have  charge  of  the  evening  program. 
All  Patrons  are  urged  to  attend  this 
session. 

Spencertown  Grange,  Tioga  Coun- 
ty, took  seventeen  candidates  to  Cov- 
ington Boro  Grange,  July  21st,  for 
the  first  and  second  degrees. 

August  3d,  the  Covington  Boro 
team  visited  Spencertown  Grange  and 
conferred  the  third  and  fourth  degrees 
on  a  class  of  twenty. 

July  23d,  the  same  team  went  to 
Sebring  Grange,  Tioga  County,  and 
conferred  the  third  and  fourth  de- 
grees on  a  class  of  eleven.  This  team 
is  doing  some  splendid  work  and  is  a 
splendid  example  of  what  young  peo- 
ple can  do,  and  how  to  interest  them 
in  Grange  work. 

Tioga  County  has  a  number  of 
teams  that  are  doing  excellent  work 
and  a  decided  increase  in  member- 
ship has  resulted  from  their  efforts. 


REFOBT  OF  POMONA  GRANGE 

HELD  AT  BEEWINDALE 

Pomona  Grange  laid  aside  it's  cus- 
tom of  holding  the  summer  session  on 
the  Thursday  nearest  the  smiling  face 
of  the  full  o'  the  August  moon  and  on 
August  6th  about  two  hundred  Grang- 
ers hied  their  way  to  Berwindale 
where  the  meetings  were  held  in  se- 
cret and  open  style. 

The  morning  session  was  the  reg- 
ular business  meeting  of  the  Pomona 
Grange  and  convened  in  the  Red 
Man's  Hall. 

The  Pomona  Program  called  for  a 
"Basket  Dinner"  but  this  feature  was 
largely  supplemented  by  the  gener- 
osity and  hospitality  of  the  good  peo- 
ple of  Jordan  Grange,  who  furnished 
chicken  and  noodles,  mashed  potatoes, 
vegetables,  cakes,  pies,  coffee,  lemon- 
ade and  all  that  goes  with  a  genuine 
"dollar  dinner"  at  a  superior  hotel. 
These  good  Grangers  continued  their 
generosity  by  serving  in  the  evening  a 
buffet  lunch  topped-off  by  a  prewar 
portion  of  homemade  ice  cream  for 
every  one  of  their  guests.  This  year 
is  the  Golden  Anniversary  of  Jordan 
Grange  and  they  certainly  deserve 
three  cheers  for  their  splendid  cooper- 
ation. 

The  afternoon  session  was  open  to 
all  and  it  assembled  in  Mariposa 
Park.  The  program  was  opened  by 
singing  "America,"  then  followed  the 
most  important  feature  of  the  day,  an 
address  by  James  M.  Rule,  tate  Su- 
address  by  James  M.  Rule,  State  Su- 
Subject — "Adequate  Educational  Op- 
portunities for  Rural  Children."  Dr. 
Rule  did  not  stress  the  subject  named, 
a  subject  which  should  be  dear  to  the 
heart  of  every  ruralite,  but  he  did  talk 
upon  the  equalization  of  taxation, 
which  would  be  a  desirable  end. 

Dr.  Rule's  address  was  followed  by 
talks  on  "The  Granger's  Shorter 
Course,"  "Plans  in  the  Home,"  by  an 
excellent  rendition  of  Sally  Ann's  Ex- 
perience by  Dorothy  Haley,  and  by 
other  readings  and  talks.  The  pro- 
gram was  interspersed  with  group 
singing  and  everyone  joined  in  the 
choruses.  One  song  was  set  to  the 
tune  of  Yankee  Doodle  and  went  in 
part    "The    farmers    of   America,    in 


earnest  indignation  are  calling  on  the 
government  to  equalize  taxation. 

If  mother  needs  a  frying  pan,  the 
tariff  makes  her  hollar 

She  pays  one  dollar  for  a  dish  for 
tariff  one  more  dollar! 

If  father  runs  his  tractor  plow,  the 
gas  tax  must  be  paid  for 

To  get  the  roads  and  boulevards  for 
the  rich  folks  they  were  made 
fori 

Chorus : 

Equalize  the  tariff  walls,  equalize  tax- 
ation 

Equal  schools  and  equal  rights,  for  all 
folks  in  the  nation. 

And  another  spirited  tune  was  "Keep 

the  Home  Folks  Singing": 

They  are  singing  in  each  farmhouse; 

They  are  singing  by  the  plow 
In    the    Granges    they    are    singing. 

Songs  of  country  life  right  now. 
Let  your   voice   join   in   the   chorus, 

As  the  swift  days  roll  along. 
When  you're  working,  playing,  resting 

— Why  not  sing  a  cheery  song? 
Keep  the  farm  folks  singing,  happy 

voices  ringing 
Tho'  we  meet  but  twice  a  month,  let's 

sing  each  night 
Glad  as  bees  in  clover,  when  the  long 

day's  over 
Music  sounds  indoors  and  out,  for  all 

sing  at  home. 

Then  entertainment  of  the  night 
session  was  given  in  Mariposa  Park 
so  that  visitors  as  well  as  Grangers 
could  enjoy  it.  A  good  share  of  local 
talent  took  part  and  made  it  a  very 
fine  entertainment. 

The  final  part  was  the  initiation  of 
a  class  of  twenty-six  members  in  the 
fifth  degree. 

The  men,  women,  and  children  of 
Berwindale  all  worked  together  to 
make  this  a  pleasant  gathering  and 
they  deserve  our  thanks  and  apprecia- 
tion. Mrs.  Mary  T.  Smith. 

Leconfer  Mills,  Pa. 


RESOLUTIONS  OF 

FENN  GRANGE  NO.  534 


To  Be  Forwarded  to  Clearfield  Coun- 
ty Pomona  Grange  and  Pennsylvania 
State  Grange 

Presented  by  T.  L.  Wall 

Chairman  Legislative  Committees  of 

Penn   Grange  and  Clearfield  County 

Pomona 

1.  Whereas,  In  spite  of  all  the  "up- 
lift" plans  that  have  been  tried  farm 
products  are  lower  in  average  price, 
as  computed  by  the  U.  S.  Department 
of  Agriculture  than  at  anytime  since 
before  1910,  making  the  value  of  the 
farmer's  dollar  in  the  articles  he  has 
to  buy  only  61  cents;   therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  demand  that  the 
prices  of  other  products  and  services 
be  put  upon  an  equality  with  that  of 
farm  products  in  order  that  our  dol- 
lar's worth  of  product  and  labor  may 
be  placed  upon  an  equality  with  that 
of  other  products  and  services,  so  that 
we  may,  by  selling  what  we  produce 
be  enabled  to  buy  what  we  need. 

2.  Whereas,  Our  local  assessment 
and  taxation  system  is  admitted  to  be 
a  hit  and  miss  affair, — hitting  the 
party  least  able  to  pay  and  missing 
the  party  most  able  and  entitled  to 
pay;    therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  demand  that  all 
local  taxation  be  levied  equally  by  as- 
sessment on  income  value  of  real  es- 
tate, on  evidences  of  investment  and 
on  occupations. 

3.  Whereas,  There  has  come  to  be 
a  disposition  on  the  part  of  many  peo- 
ple to  consider  political  office  rather 
as  an  opportunity  for  private  gain 
than  as  a  public  trust.    The  fact  that 


this  point  of  view  has  come  to  be  some- 
what common  only  very  gradually 
makes  it  none  the  less  dangerous  to 
democratic  government.  We  need 
fewer  public  officials  and  employees 
and  more  efficient  service;  therefore 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  demand  that  all 
elected  officers,  in  so  far  as  possible, 
do  all  the  work  of  the  office  and  not 
employ  clerks  at  public  expense  to  do 
the  work  they  are  elected  to  perform, 
while  themselves  conducting  their  own 
private,  outside,  business.  Also  that 
public  officials  or  employees  should 
not  receive  higher  salaries  or  wages 
nor  work  shorter  hours  than  is  de- 
manded or  required  of  officials  or  em- 
ployees of  private  businesses  of  a  like 
character,  nor  should  any  political 
boss  dictate  who  shall  and  who  shall 
not  have  jobs  of  work. 

4.  Resolved,  That  all  children,  in 
all  parts  of  the  State  are  entitled  to 
equality  of  educational  opportunity, 
and  that  to  secure  this  for  them  all 
the  wealth  of  the  State  must  be  made 
to  contribute  equally;    and 

Resolved,  That  laws  to  put  this  long 
delayed  act  of  justice  into  full  force 
and  effect  should  be  passed  at  the  very 
next  meeting  of  the  Legislature. 

5.  Whereas,  It  is  quite  generally 
admitted  by  those  in  a  position  to 
know,  from  the  President  down,  that 
our  present  social  and  financial  col- 
lapse is  due  in  great  measure  to  the 
aftermath  of  the  last  war;    and  yet 


September,  1931 


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The     following     numbers     are    worth 

your   consideration  : 

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Ry  .las.  Rowe.  Here  Is  just  the  stun 
that  will   put  pep  into  your  Grange. 

Grange  Pep  Songs.  By  .las.  Rowe. 
Rousing  songs  set  to  familiar  tunes. 
Just  brimming  over  with  optimism, 
inspiration,  loyalty  and  good  fellow- 
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the  world  has  greater  armies  and 
navies  in  time  of  peace  and  is  using 
a  greater  proportion  of  its  income  for 
potential  war  than  ever  before,  while 
the  contribution  of  the  United  States, 
—$730,000,000 — is  the  greatest  of  all 
the  nations;    therefore,   be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  earnestly  protest 
against  this  terrible  waste  of  our  re- 
sources in  war  preparation  at  a  time 
when  taxation  is  almost  too  onerous 
to  be  born,  when  many  people  are 
suffering  for  the  necessaries  of  life  as 
they  now  are,  and  when  the  Nation's 
deficit  is  nearly  a  thousand  million 
dollars. 

S.  L.  Kester,  Master, 
Cora  E.  Walker,  Secretary. 

Approved  by  Penn  Grange  No.  534. 
August  14,  131. 


YORK  POMONA 


York  County  Pomona,  No.  40,  met 
with  Eureka  Grange,  of  Dillsburg,  in 
two  very  interesting  sessions  on  Sat- 
urday, August  8,  1931. 

The  afternoon  session  was  open  to 
the  public.  Several  musical  selections 
were  rendered  by  a  very  capable  or- 
chestra. Hon,  Harry  L.  Haines,  Con- 
gressman of  the  York-Adams  District, 
made  a  very  interesting  and  instruc- 
tive talk  on  Child  Character  Building. 
He  showed  that  the  training  of  the 
child  should  begin  in  the  home  rather 
than  in  the  school. 

Cornet  duets  were  well  rendered  by 
Robert  and  Mary  Brown,  of  Fawn 
Grove  Grange.  Stunts  by  the  differ- 
ent Subordinate  Granges  received 
much  attention. 

The  evening  session  consisted  of 
business,  and  the  Fifth  Degree  was 
most  excellently  conferred  upon  a 
class  of  seven  candidates  b.v  the  De- 
gree Team  of  Valley  Grange,  under 
the  direction  of  Brother  John  T.  Si- 
del.  All  partook  of  abundant  refresh- 
ments, served  by  Eureka  Grange 
acting  as  host,  and  all  returned  to 
their  homes  having  enjoyed  them- 
selves very  much  and  having  attend- 
ed a  long  to  be  remembered  Pomona 
meeting. 


PAST  MASTER'S  NIGHT 

On  July  24,  1931,  the  Past  Masters 
Assn.  of  Brandywine  Grange  enter- 
tained their  Grange  with  a  most  en- 
joyable program  which  had  been  ar- 
ranged by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas.  C. 
Townsend,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Strick- 
land and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Paint- 
er. 

The  hall  was  crowded  as  the  Past 
blasters  had  made  it  a  rally  night, 
their  object  being  to  have  a  hundred 
per  cent  attendance  and  all  members 
in  good  standing. 

Mrs.  Chas.  C.  Rankin  had  writteft  a 
fk^^Ti  ^velcome,  which  was  sung  bv 
the  Past  Masters  and  their  wives. 

l-r.  Chas.  C.  Rankin  gave  an  inter- 
esting talk  on  the  thirteen  Past  Mas- 


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ters  of  the  National  Grange,  dwelling 
on  the  fine  characters  of  these  stalwart 
men,  of  whom  the  organization  should 
be  extremely  proud. 

A  short  play  followed,  "The  Mere- 
dith's Entertain,"  the  players  all  be- 
ing Past  Masters  and  their  wives. 

Samuel  P.  Cloud  spoke  on  what  the 
bankers  generally  thought  in  regard 
to  the  Hoover  Moratorium,  he  felt  the 
people  should  not  expect  to  swing  in 
a  few  days  from  depression  to  i)ros- 
perity. 

A  clog  dance,  piano  trio  and  duet 
with  appropriate  songs  added  to  the 
program  which  ended  with  a  tribute 
to  the  Masters  who  have  passed  on. 
This  was  in  verse  by  Mrs.  Chas.  C. 
Rankin  telling  of  the  early  days  of 
the  Grange  when  it  met  in  Allerton 
Hall  and  of  its  subsequent  growth  and 
prosperity  as  follows: 

There's  a  thought  in  my  heart  tonight 

Of  the  Grange  of  long  ago, 
Of  the  meetings  held  in  the  old  spring 
house, 

In  Capt.  Chas.  Roberts'  meadow. 

ft 

There  were  always  a  faithful  few 
To  keep  the  Grange  running  along, 

And  the  meetings  were  enjoyed  by  all. 
In  business,  recitations  and  song. 

The  seed  they  have  sown  has  blossomed 
until 
You  now  see  the  Grange  Hall,  on  Scon- 
neltown  Hill ; 
And  many  there  are,  who  are  with  us  to- 
day, 
Who   think   of   those  pioneers,  as  far, 
far  away. 

They  are  not  far  away,  but  in  spirit  they 
are  here, 
And   if  we   listen   carefully,   I'm  sure 
that  we  can  hear 
Their  voices  blending  in  one  glorious  re- 
frain. 
The   Grange   shall   prosper   from   Cali- 
fornia to  Maine. 


LETTERS  OF  APPRECIATION 

Mansfield,    Pa. 
Dear  Brother  Dorsett: 

The  communication  received  from 
you  a  few  days  ago  was  read  at  the 
meeting  of  our  Grange  on  Monday 
morning,  and  I  as  secretary  was  in- 
structed to  write  to  you,  and  tell  you 
we  agree  with  you  most  heartily  that 
we  do  not  need  any  extra  farm  organ- 
ization. Our  Grange  is  260  strong 
and  will  work  for  more.  Our  farmers 
are  in  hard  luck  with  wheat  from  42 
to  45c  and  potatoes  45c  per  bushel. 
Fraternally  yours, 

Anna  J.  Gregg. 


July  20,  1931. 
John  H.  Light,  Sec, 
Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Dear  Brother: 

Resolved,  That  Ephrata  Grange, 
No.  1815,  P.  of  H.  emphatically  con- 
demns and  opposes  any  attempt  to 
organize  another  state-wide  farm 
organization  in  Pennsylvania. 
Fraternally, 

Marie  Uibel,  Sec. 
Reamstown,  Pa. 


Beaver  Falls,  Pa. 
Worthy  Master: 

Our  Grange,  North  Sewickley  No. 
1566  P.  of  H.  has  instructed  the  writer 
to  advise  you  that  we  are  absolutely 
back  of  your  movement  as  stated  in 
your  letter  of  July  10th. 

Fraternally  yours, 
Chas.  W.  Krepps,  Secy. 

Leighton,  Pa. 
Aug.  13,  1931. 
Mr.  E.  B.  Dorsett, 

Worthy  Master: 

Your  communication  of  July  10th, 
relative  to  the  formation  of  another 


state-wide  farm  organization,  was  re- 
ceived some  time  ago  and  was  read  be- 
fore the  Grange.  This  letter,  by  di- 
rection of  Friendship  Grange  No. 
1799,  is  to  inform  you  that  this 
Grange  stands  united  in  opposing  the 
formation  of  such  an  organization 
and  it  is  our  contention  that  the  State 
Grange  as  a  body  should  do  likewise. 
Fraternally  yours. 
Garret  A.  Kershner,  Sec. 


West  Chester,  Pa.,  Aug.  4,  1931. 
Worthy  Master  Dorsett: 

In  reply  to  your  letter  to  Granges 
under  date  July  10th,  Marshallton 
Grange,  No.  1394,  Chester  County, 
wish  to  go  on  record  as  heartily  agree- 
ing with  your  wishes  and  we  are  ready 
to  stand  back  of  you  at  all  times  in 
the  stand  you  are  taking.  We  are 
planning  to  initiate  a  class  in  Sep- 
tember. 

Fraternally, 
Mrs.  Geo.  R.  Hickman, 
Secretary  of  Marshallton  Grange, 
No.  139Jf, 

West  Chester,  R.  D.  5,  Pa. 


MoNACA,  Pa.,  Aug.  17,  1931. 

Mr.  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
Mansfield,  Penna. 

Dear  Worthy  Master: 

Center  Grange  has  directed  me  to 
write  to  you  and  let  you  know  that 
we  are  with  you  in  opposing  another 
farm  organization.  At  the  present 
time  we  have  a  class  of  22  ready  for 
initiation. 

Fraternally  yours, 
Margaret  S.  Meany,  Secretary, 

Monoca,  Penna. 

Editor. — The  above  are  only  a  few 
of  many  letters  received.  I  wish  we 
could  publish  all  of  them,  but  space 
will  not  permit.  I  wish  to  thank  the 
Granges  for  the  loyal  support^  given 
and  for  your  words  of  appreciation. 
It  is  both  encouraging  and  inspiring 
to  know  that  you  have  the  support  of 
your  membershii). 


GRANGE  MOTHER  HONORED 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  West 
Boylston,  Mass.,  Grange,  a  beautiful 
bouquet  was  presented  to  Mrs.  Anna 
A.  Keith,  in  recognition  of  the  fact 
that  she  is  the  mother  of  three  past 
masters  of  that  grange,  has  been  treas- 
urer of  that  grange  for  twelve  years, 
seldom  missing  a  meeting,  not  having 
missed  a  single  session  in  the  past  six 
years.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Patrons  of  Husbandry  for  forty-nine 
years,  and  is  also  a  Gold  Star  mother. 


A  college  president  says  that  col- 
lege graduates  forget  half  of  all  they 
learn  within  six  months  after  com- 
mencement. We  didn't  know  they 
learned  that  much. 


PENNSYLVANIA  LEADS  IN 
NUMBER  OF  DELEGATES 
ATTENDING  MIDDLE 
ATLANTIC  CONFERENCE 

More  than  500  delegates  attend  the 
Fifth  Annual  Session  of  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  held  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maryland. 

The  1931  Middle  Atlantic  Confer- 
ence was  pronounced  by  all  in  attend- 
ance as  one  of  the  very  best  confer- 
ences ever  held  in  the  Atlantic  States. 
One  hundred  sixty-two  delegates  reg- 
istered from  Pennsylvania,  which  was 
the  largest  state  delegation  present, 
with  New  Jersey  running  second  with 
134  delegates.  Large  delegations  were 
present  from  New  York, .  Delaware, 
Maryland,  Virginia  and  West  Vir- 
ginia. Upon  invitation,  presented  by 
David  Agans,  Master  of  New  Jersey 
State  Grange,  it  was  agreed  to  hold 
the  1932  Middle  Atlantic  Conference 
at  New  Brunswick,  New  Jersey. 
Pennsylvania  Patrons  will  eagerly 
look  forward  to  attending  this  confer- 
ence. 


AREY 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  in  His  Infinite  wisdom  to 
call  to  a  higher  life  Brother  Paul  Arey,  a 
member  of  Wyalusing  Grange,  No.  1965 : 
therefore   be    It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these 
resolutions  on  our  minutes,  and  publish 
same    in   the  Grange   News. 

Albert  Crowl, 
G.  C.  Bruster, 
F.  N.  Wells, 

Committee^ 

J.  B.  EBEBHART 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  divine  will  of 
our  heavenly  Father  to  call  from  this  life 
to  the  life  beyond,  J.  B.  Eberhart.  an  es- 
teemed member  of  Cler  Grange,  No.  1717  ; 
therefore  be   it 

Resolved,  That  we  drape  our  charter  for 
thirty  days,  a  copy  be  sent  to  the  family, 
also  spread  on  the  minutes  of  our  Order 
and  published  in  Grange  News  and  local 
newspapers. 

V.    E.    Carr, 
Dallas    Depp, 
Ira  A.  Smith. 

DTTHL 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  our  Heavenly 
Father  to  remove  from  our  midst  Brother 
Harry  J.    Duhl,  be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Chart- 
ervllle  Grange  No.  698,  extend  our  heart- 
felt  sympathy    to   the    bereaved    family. 

J.   A.   S.    Bbiole, 
O.   W.   Nbvitt, 
Clayton    Smith, 

C^.mTnittee. 

CORBETT 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
Heavenly  Father  to  so  suddenly  call  from 
our  midst  Brother  Paul  S.  Corbett.  for  whom 
our  charter  was  draped  for  thirty  days ; 
therefore,  be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Clover 
Juvenile  Grange  No.  40,  extend  our  sym- 
pathy to  the  bereaved  family,  place  these 
resolutions  upon  our  minutes,  send  a  copy 
to  the  family,  and  submit  same  for  publi- 
cation in  Grange  News. 

Helbn   Baxter, 
Clair   Corbin, 
Pearl  Corbin. 


MESSAGE 

It  becomes  viy  sad  duty  to  notify  the  officers  and  members  of  the  Nation- 
al Grange,  and  Grange  workers  everywhere,  of  the  tragic  death  of  Brother 
Jesse  S.  Newsom  of  Columbus,  Ind.,  Master  of  the  Indiana  State  Grange 
His  .mdden  and  untimely  death  occurred  July  S5th  as  a  result  of  a  fall  from 
his  barn  roof. 

Brother  Newsom  was  a  successful  farmer,  an  outstanding  leader,  a  clear 
thinker,  and  a  deep  student  of  Agricultural  affairs.  His  death  will  be  a 
distinct  loss  to  the  Council  of  the  National  Grange  and  an  irreparable  loss 
to  the  Indiana  State  Grange. 

Officers  and  members  of  the  National  Grange  extend  deepest  sympathy  to 
Sister  Newsom  and  her  family  in  the  great  loss  that  has  come  into  their 
lives. 

It  is  requested  that  every  Grange  in  the  State  of  Indiana  drape  its  charter 
for  at  lea.st  thirty  days  in  memory  of  their  departed  leader,  and  that  the 
Granges  throughout  the  nation  give  proper  recognition  to  the  passing  of  a 
staunch  defender  of  rural  life. 

r,  ,      ,        ^..      ,  ^'  ^'  Taber,  Master,  The  National  Grange. 

Columbus,  Ohio,  July  SI,  1931. 


Page  14 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  193^ 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto — Prepare  in  Happy  Child- 
hood for  Intelligent  Manhood  and 
Womanhood. 

Dear  Juveniles: 

Well,  vacation  is  over  and  I  hope 
you  all  had  a  very  pleasant  time. 
Kow  you  are  back  in  school  again, 
full  of  vim  and  energy  and  ready  to 
start  in  on  the  year's  work. 

I  am  sure  you  have  many  an  inter- 
esting thing  about  which  you  could 
write  for  our  page.  There  must  have 
been  picnics,  camping  experiences, 
any  number  of  good  times  which  we 
would  like  to  hear  about.  So  let  the 
letters  come  right  in  as  fast  as  they 
can.  The  more  the  merrier,  you  know. 
The  mailman  who  carries  our  mail  is 
good-natured  and  will  not  mind  if  he 
has  to  have  an  extra  bag  in  which  to 
carry  them.  Clara  Dewey. 

Helen  Hunt  Jackson  gives  us  this 
pretty  pc)em  for   September. 

The  goldeurod  is  yellow, 
The  corn  is  turning  brown, 

The  trees  in  apple  orchards 
With  fruit  are  bending  down. 

By  all  these  lovely  tokens 
September  days  are  here, 

With  summer's  best  of  wealth 
And  Autumn's  best  of  cheer. 

What  are  the  things  that  make  us 
know  that  Autumn  is  coming?  Could 
we  use  that  for  a  roll  call  in  one  of 
our  meetings^  Let's  have  a  game  by 
shutting  our  eyes  and  making  a  pic- 
ture in  our  minds  of  something  in 
Autumn  and  then  describing  it.  Here 
^re  some  things  to  think  about. 

A  field  of  goldenrod. 

A  cornfield. 

An  apple  orchard. 

A  flock  of  birds  flying  south. 

How  many  more  can  you  think  of? 

Also  a  debate:  Resolved,  That 
school  days  are  better  than  vacation 
days. 

Goodbye,   goodbye  to  summer! 

For   summer's   nearly   done; 
The  garden's  smiling  faintly, 

Cool  breezes  in  the  sun; 
Our  thrushes  now  are  silent, 
But  Robin 's  here  in  coat  of  brown, 
W5th  ruddy  breast-knot  gay. 
Robin,   Robin,  Redbreast, 

O  Robin  dear! 
Robin  singing  sweetly 

In  the  falling  of  the  year. 

— WQlUim   Allingham. 

How  many  of  you  have  seen  Robin 
lately  ? 

How  about  our  Matron's  Library? 
A  book  of  plays,  a  book  of  games,  and 
stunts,  the  book  "When  Mother  Lets 
Us  Make  Candy."  Who  else  has  a 
suggestion  ? 

The  Master  of  the  West  Green  Sub- 
ordinate Grange  and  the  Master  of 
their  Juvenile  Grange  are  Father  and 
Son. 

How  many  other  fathers  and  sons 
are  Masters?  I  would  like  to  know 
how  many  Granges  have  this  distinc- 
tion. Send  in  your  names,  pictures 
too  if  you  will. 

Another  thing  I  would  like  to  know 
is — what  is  the  project  your  Juvenile 
Grange  is  trying  to  carry  out  this 
year? 

Maybe  we  will  have  some  contests. 
Wouldn't  that  be  nice?  It  might  be 
on  best  programs,  best  projects,  some 
essays,  or  something  you  have  done  or 
can  do.  Will  try  to  tell  you  in  the 
next  month's  page.    If  we  have  one  I 


hope  you  will  see  that  your  Grange  is 
in  it. 

Did  any  of  you  make  candy  from 
our  last  month's  recipes?  Here  are 
some  more. 

Penoche 

2  cupfuls  of  brown  sugar 
V2  cupful  milk 
V2  cupful  pecan  nuts 

1  tablespoonful  butter 

1  teaspoonful  of  vanilla. 

Put  the  sugar  and  milk  into  a  sauce 
pan  over  the  fire  and  stir  until  the 
sugar  dissolves.  Let  it  boil,  stirring 
only  now  and  then  to  keep  it  from 
sticking.  After  boiling  ten  minutes, 
test  it.  If  it  forms  a  soft  ball,  take  it 
from  the  fire.  Stir  in  butter  and 
vanilla,  also  chopped  nut  meats.  Beat 
till  it  begins  to  grain  around  the 
edges,  or  about  six  minutes.  Drop 
from  a  teaspoon  on  buttered  platter. 

Maple  Penoche 

2  cupfuls  granulated  sugar 
Ms  cupful  milk 

1  tablespoonful  butter 
Va  cupful  of  pecan  nut  meats 
1  teaspoonful  of  maple  flavoring. 
Make  same  as  above. 

Peanut  Penoche  is  made  the  same 
as  the  Penoche  recipe  above  only  omit 
nut  meats  and  add  2  tablespoonfuls  of 
peanut  butter. 

If  you  wish  to  make  a  double  brown 
fudge  make  plain  fudge,  spread  in 
pan  to  cool.  Make  plain  Penoche  as 
above  and  pour  over  the  fudge.  When 
cool  mark  into  squares. 

We  will  have  some  more  fudge  rec- 
ipe's next  month.  Did  you  know  there 
were  so  many  fudges?    I  didn't. 

School  Lunches 

Now  that  school  has  started,  let's 
think  about  that  lunch  we  must  carry. 
What  should  it  contain?  We  are  told 
it  should  contain  milk,  sandwiches, 
fruits  and  vegetables,  fat,  and  a  sweet 
of  some  kind. 

Why  do  we  need  these  and  how 
shall  we  supply  them? 

Milk — We  need  milk  to  provide 
energy,  muscle  building  and  to  make 
us  grow  and  keep  well.  This  we  can 
get  by  carrying  the  raw  milk,  hot 
cocoa  or  creamed  soups. 

Sandwiches  for  energy  and  muscle- 
building  foods.  These  can  be  varied 
by  having  whole  wheat,  graham,  rye 
and  oatmeal  bread.  There  are  so 
many  kinds  of  sandwiches.  I  will 
mention  just  a  few.  Meat  such  as 
chicken,  ham,  beef,  bacon,  fish. 

Cheese,  such  as  cottage  cheese  and 
nuts,  cheese  and  olives.  Then  there 
are  egg  sandwiches. 

Fruits  and  vegetables  supply  min- 
erals and  vitamins.  These  include 
any  fruit,  celery,  beans,  creamed  veg- 
etables as  potatoes,  carrots,  peas,  cab- 
bage, onions,  etc.  Also  escalloped 
vegetables  and  salads. 

Fat  comes  in  the  form  of  butter. 

A  sweet  to  supply  energy  in  a 
quickly  available  form.  This  can  be 
in  the  form  of  cookies,  simple  cakes 
or  fruit.  Perhaps  a  little  pure  candy 
as  a  special  treat  once  in  a  while. 

Sandwiches  could  be  sweet  as  jelly, 
jam,  conserves  or  marmalades. 

Stewed  prunes,  chopped  dates,  figs 
or  raisins  combined  with  nuts  or 
lemon  juice. 

Vegetable  fillings  are  nice  in  sand- 
wiches, too.  There  are  fillings  of 
onion,  celery,  tomato,  cucumber  and 
lettuce. 


Honor  Granges 

A  letter  from  Mrs.  Susan  Freestone, 
the  National  Juvenile  Superintend- 
ent, asks  that  we  stress  becoming 
Honor  Granges.  She  urges  all  Ma- 
trons to  have  the  children  commit 
their  charges  and  parts,  to  work  to 
some  goal,  to  make  degree  work  im- 
pressive, to  put  on  good,  worth-while 
programs,  to  teach  the  children  to 
pay  their  dues  promptly. 

If  your  Grange  becomes  an  Honor 
Grange,  a  certificate  will  be  sent  that 
can  be  framed  and  hung  in  your  hall. 

Points  Necessary  to  Become  an 
Honor  Grange 

1.  Officers  commit  to  memory  open- 
ing and  closing  ceremony. 

2.  All  officers  and  members  over 
eight  years  of  age  must  commit  to 
memory   the   Juvenile   pledge. 

3.  The  Juvenile  Grange  must  have 
initiated  a  class  of  candidates  in  full 
form. 

4.  Must  have  made  a  net  gain  in 
membership  or  have  graduated  a  class 
into   the    Subordinate   Grange. 

5.  Have  had  a  worth-while  program 
at  every  meeting  except  installation, 
initiation,  and  election  meetings. 

6.  Quarterly  dues  must  be  paid 
promptly  to  the   State   Secretary. 

7.  Must  have  performed  some  piece 
of  community  work. 

Write  to  the  National  Grange  Sec- 
retary, Mr.  Harry  A.  Caton,  Coshoc- 
ton, Ohio,  or  to  Mrs.  Susan  Freestone, 
Interlaken,  N.  Y.,  for  blank  to  fill  out. 

A  Trip  to  Cooperstown 

One  day  this  summer,  I  went  with 
a  party  of  friends  to  visit  Coopers- 


town  in  New  York.  It  is  a  very  pret. 
ty  little  town,  nestling  on  the  banks 
of  Otsego  Lake.  It  was  founded  by 
William  Cooper  away  back  in  1798. 
How  many  of  you  ever  read  "The 
Leather  Stocking  Tales"  ?  They  were 
written  by  James  Fenimore  Cooper 
and  he  was  a  son  of  William  Cooper. 
The  scene  of  these  stories  was  in  this 
lake  region  of  which  Otsego  Lake  is 
a  part.  This  lake  was  the  scene  of 
"The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,"  which 
is  one  of  the  Tales. 

Otsego  Lake  is  a  beautiful  lake  and 
it  is  the  "Glimmer  Glass"  described 
in  the  book.  A  little  steamer  carries 
passengers  around  the  lake.  It  is 
called  Mohican. 

The  old  cemetery  there  is  one  of  the 
places  of  interest.  There  are  queer 
looking  headstones  and  vaults  with 
the  oddest  inscriptions  on  them.  The 
Coopers  are  buried  in  one  large  plot. 

The  cemetery  surrounds  the  church 
which  is  Episcopal.  We  went  inside, 
sat  in  the  Cooper  pew,  and  saw  the 
original  Bible  which  was  used  in  the 
church.  There  is  a  notice  near  the 
door  which  says  that  men  must  not 
wear  their  hats  when  they  enter  this 
church  and  women  must  not  enter 
without  theirs  on. 

The  house  where  James  Fenimore 
Cooper  was  born  was  burned  down 
but  the  grounds  have  been  made  into 
a  lovely  park  and  on  the  site  of  the 
house  stands  a  huge  boulder  on  top 
of  which  is  the  figure  of  an  Indian 
hunter  and  his  dog. 

I  think  after  seeing  this  place  I  will 
read  "The  Last  of  the  Mohicans" 
again  and  I  know  I  will  enjoy  it  much 
more  than  before.  C.  E.  D. 


Classified  Department 


FOR  SALE 


FOR  SALE — Home  Grown  Clovers,  Tlm- 
othy  Seed,  Wheat,  and  all  other  Seeds.  U.  J. 
Cover  Seed  Company,  Mt.  GUead,  Ohio. 


LIVE  STOCK 


WHEN  YOUR  COW  DOES  NOT  BREED— 

Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  30 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satiatted  cus- 
tomers. (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2 
cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawn  Farm, 
Llnesvllle,  Pennsylvania,  Route  No.  2, 
Box^86B^ 

60  CHOICE  HEREFORD  COWS  with 
calves.  Also  bred  back  to  calf  March  1,  1932, 
to  the  best  registered  bulls  in  the  country. 
Will  cost  $115  per  head  and  will  sell  In  lots 
to  suit  purchaser.  Located  2  miles  north 
Waldo,  Ohio,  on  State  Route  98.  Frank 
RU8H,  Marion,  Ohio,  Route  5. 

HERFORD     CALVES    AND    YEARLINGS 

FOR  BALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  good 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings  ;  have 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  five 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  Interested,  come, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  the 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  HUlsboro, 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38^     Henry  Dunlap. 

BUY  CANADIAN-BRED  HOLBTEIN  COWS 
and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  of  Extension, 
Holstbin-Fribbian  Association  of  Canada, 
Brantford,  Ontario. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 


GRANGE  LETTER  HEADS  —  They  are 
beauties  ;  printed  in  two  colors  with  emblem 
in  the  background.  Ruled  or  unruled  paper. 
Send  for  samples.  Grange  News  Office, 
Chamberaburg,  Pa. 


AGENTS  WANTED 


LEARN  Marbelizing  Art,  stone  caatlng. 
sanitary  floors,  artificial  marble.  Veneer 
over  concrete,  wood  anything.  Flintllke 
hardness,  glossy,  all  colors.  Unlimited  uses 
for  this  new  Industry.  Inexpensive.  Sena 
dime  for  samples.  Cowell  Institute,  Gray- 
ling, Michigan. 


DOGS 


PEDIGREED  COLLIE  PUPPIES  —  Malet, 
$15,  $20  ;  Females,  $10.  Pure  maple  syrup, 
gallon,  $2.50,  postpaid.  Write:  PlumMH 
McCuLLouGH,    Mercer,    Pa. 

WOMAN'S  WANTS 


HONEY 


CLOVER  HONEY,  10  lbs..  $1.85;  Buck- 
wheat, $1.65 ;  postpaid,  third  zone.  Com- 
plete list  free.  Samples,  six  cents.  Roscob 
p.  WiXBON,  Dundee.  New  York. 


HONEY — 60  IbB.  finest  olover,  $4.80.  Two 
or  more,  $4.50.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
F.  W.  Lesser,  FayettevlUe,  N.  Y. 


MISCELLANEOUS 


EARN  a  piano  crocheting  at  home,  spart- 
time.     No  selling  or  investment.     No  expert 
ence  needed.     Braumullbb  Co.,  Union  City 

N.  J. ' 

STANDARD  RABBIT  JOURNAL,  Milton, 
Pa.  Reg.  $1.00  ;  Special  25c  Year ;  Sample 
10c. 


BUY  DIRECT— From  distributors.  Send 
$6.50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  d'"^ 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  o'  •*? 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  •"•"•J 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  sam 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00.  FactOTj  »"' 
perfections.  Freight  paid  over  $!•"" 
Standard  China  Company,  204  Bowerj. 
New  York  City,  Box  315. ^ 

PATCHWORK— 5  pounds  clipping"  •*. 
sorted  colors,  $1.00;  four  pounds  bianw^ 
remnants.  $1.00;  four  pounds  cretonne  s^^ 
pie  pieces,  $1.00 ;  four  pounds  silk  »^ 
cotton  rug  strips,  $1.00.  Pay  PO»^™^°,utT 
nostagp.  Large  package  silks,  25c.  "^■jLi 
ful  colors,  postpaid.  National  Tbxt»^ 
Co.,   661   Main   St..  Cambridge.  Mass. 


HAY,  GRAIN,  PRODUCE 

WANTED— Hay.  straw,  grain.  POj*JJJJ 
apples,  cabbage,  etc.  Carloads  paJ.  •"•  g^r 
market  prices.  For  Sale  alfalfa  nay.  ^^ 
corn.     Thb  Hamilton  Co.,  New  C»»ti». 


POULTRY 


WHITE      LEGHORN      PULLETS,      I*  ^Jj 
hatched   from  layers  and  payers.     NBLb 
Poultry  Farm,  Grove  City,  Pa. 


September,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


DEVELOPMENT  OF 

CHILD'S  CHARACTER 

Factors  Which  Parents  Need  to  Con- 
sider 


By  Dr.  Sanger  Brown,  II 

Assistant  Commissioner,  Department 
'  of  Mental  Hygiene,  State  of 
New  York 

Thoughtful  persons,  if  asked  the 
most  valuable  possession  of  man,  put 
good  character  first,  before  health  and 
far  ahead  of  earthly  possessions.  In 
good  character  they  include  fairness, 
honesty,  courage,  dependability,  will- 
ingness to  make  personal  sacrifices  for 
others  if  the  situation  demands  it,  and 
other  noble  qualities.  These  are  not 
rare  or  heroic  virtues;  they  are  pos- 
sessed by  the  man  in  the  street. 

How  is  good  character  acquired? 
Modern  thought  suggests  that  socially 
constructive  traits  of  character  tend 
to  be  inherent  in  the  race  and  hence 
in  the  mind  of  man;  that  man  per- 
haps deserves  little  personal  credit  for 
being  law  abiding,  as  this  quality  is 
a  part  of  his  gregarious  nature.  As 
man  is  instinctively  social,  the  race 
tends  to  develop  qualities  which  are 
racially  beneficial.  If  this  conception 
is  true,  it  is  logical  to  believe  that 
were  man  deprived  of  present  moral 
and  civil  laws  and  compelled  to  start 
anew,  he  would  not  indefinitely  aban- 
don himself  to  lawlessness  as  some 
have  predicted.  He  would  probably 
do  so  for  some  generations,  but  in  the 
course  of  time  throughout  succeeding 
ages  he  would  slowly  proceed  to  or- 
ganize moral  and  civic  laws  as  he  has 
done  during  the  course  of  history. 
These  laws  are  the  expression  of  man's 
innermost  nature  and  could  not  be 
imposed  upon  him  if  entirely  at  vari- 
ance with  his  inherent  tendencies. 

Man  has  not  always  been  regarded 
in  this  way.  He  has  long  been  thought 
of  more  as  a  responsible  being,  re- 
strained by  the  laws  of  God  and  man 
and  as  someone  who  in  childhood 
should  be  trained  out  of  inherently 
evil  tendencies. 

Of  course,  this  optimistic  view  of 
man's  inherent  nature  applies  only  to 
mankind  as  seen  in  the  history  from 
the  primitive  state  upward.  To  at- 
tempt to  apply  it  literally  here  and 
now  in  the  treatment  of  a  bad  boy 
would  end  in  disaster.  Nevertheless, 
this  theory  has  certain  practical  ap- 
pHcations  and  affords  a  constructive 
point  of  view  in  respect  to  the  devel- 
opment of  character  in  children.  It 
imphes  that  because  of  inherent  qual- 
ities children  are  apt  to  develop  into 
law-abiding  citizens,  granted,  of 
course,  they  are  reared  in  a  favorable 
environment. 

Of  course,  children  are  often  selfish, 

cruel  and  unkind.    They  are  not  born 

lully  developed  beings  and  their  first 

instincts  are  for   self-protection   and 

seit-expression.      But  germs  of  good 

cnaracter  are  there  ready  to  be  devel- 
oped. 

i]}l  ?M^^  without  saying,  however, 
Ti  k  ,  ^^^  need  proper  opportunity 
P  background  to  develop  character. 
Uurage  in  facing  difficulties,  sacri- 
<te  ot  personal  wants  for  ideals,  fine 
distinctions  between  right  and  wrong, 

ZT  v^*^  ^^  become  a  part  of  the 
^rsonality  must  grow  out  of  the  ex- 
periences of  life. 

Qut  ;,?^^^^.ren  fail  to  develop  these 
lou7/^''  '!  ^^^y  ^^e  indifferent,  cal- 
ceitf,  1  ^'^''^'  undependable  or  de- 
pecnr!i  i"  conditions  are  not  to  be 
inhpru  ^^  fi"ailties  due  to  the  child's 
Kor  .ir^'f^^  ?P'^^''«  to  the  surface. 
minor  ••  -^^^^  explanations,  such  as 
as  a  o^m^'''^  '°  infancy,  be  accepted 
hemp  *  detrimental  influences  at 
hood  o  ^""^^^^^  o^  i^  the  neighbor- 
are   generally    responsible    for 


faulty  mental  development  of  a  child. 

Perhaps  life  is  being  forced  upon 
him  in  directions  which  are  distaste- 
ful or  beyond  his  powers  to  assimilate. 
Children  need  to  do  disagreeable 
things  at  times  but  if  life  is  continu- 
ously distasteful,  they  naturally  rebel. 
Perhaps  thwarting  influences  are  en- 
croaching upon  the  child's  life,  inter- 
fering with  his  development,  just  as  a 
large  and  sturdy  tree  interferes  with 
the  growth  and  development  of  a  deli- 
cate plant  at  its  roots. 

If  a  child  is  not  developing  an  ac- 
ceptable character,  a  thorough  study 
of  the  entire  situation  will  generally 
reveal  the  cause.  An  understanding 
of  it  may  make  all  the  difference  be- 
tween the  child's  success  and  failure 
in  future  life. 


GAS  TAX  STEALING 

CALLED  COLOSSAL 


Racket  at  Expense  of  Motorists  To- 
tals $15,000,000,  Penna.  Inquiry 
Reveals 


WHEN  IT'S  NINETY 

IN  THE  SHADE 

When  the  summer  sun  gets  busy. 

And  it's  ninety  in  the  shade. 
You'll  hear  a  lazy  cackle 

From    the    chickens    when    they've 
laid; 
All  the  cows  have  sought  the  river. 

Mister  Rooster  fails  to  crow. 
And  old  Rover,  when  you  stroke  him. 

Wags  his  tail  so  very  slow. 
You  can  tell  without  enquirin' 

What  the  mercury  has  made — 
That  the  summer  sun's  been  busy 

And  it's  ninety  in  the  shade. 

Why  it's  then  the  crops  make  head- 
way 

And  the  cornstalks,  every  one, 
Sort  o'  reach  out  all  their  tassels 

Like  they's  racin'  for  the  sun. 
Oh,  it  sets  my  heart  a-thumpin' 

Till  I  have  to  find  "a  rest" 
For  my  rifle,  in  a  tree  crotch, 

'Fore  I  shoot  my  level  best, 
For  it  seems  the  world,  I  .iingo. 

Is  all  out  on  dress  parade. 
When  the  summer  sun  gets  busy. 

And  it's  ninety  in  the  shade. 

— By  Barton  Recs  Pogue. 


WHAT  WILL  THEY  ANSWER  ? 

The  Pomona  Grange  of  Cambria 
County  would  aid  in  solving  the  de- 
pression by  reducing  costs  of  Govern- 
ment. A  recent  questionnaire  asks 
candidates  for  office  to  reply  on  this 
subject  as  would  appear  from  the  fol- 
lowing: 

Whereas  the  most  pressing  problem 
affecting  agriculture  is  the  increased 
cost  of  government  and  to  meet  these 
costs  taxes  have  increased  beyond  the 
ability  of  the  average  farm  income  to 
pay.  Therefore  we  demand  that  can- 
didates pledge  themselves  to  a  plat- 
form of  rigid  economy  and  request 
that  you  answer  the  following  ques- 
tions and  return  questionnaire  to  Ed- 
ward Jones,  Wilmore,  Pa.,  before 
September  1,  1931. 

It  is  understood  that  your  reply 
may  be  made  public. 

Question  1.  If  elected  to  office  will 
you  use  the  influence  of  your  office  to 
remove  all  unnecessary  positions  con- 
nected therewith? 

Question  2.  Will  you  as  a  member 
of  the  salary  board  reduce  salaries  of 
employees  consistent  with  present  eco- 
nomic conditions? 

Question  3.  In  your  opinion  can 
the  cost  of  operating  the  office  to 
which  you  aspire  be  reduced?  If  not, 
why  ? 


Eighth  grade  pupils,  taken  on  a 
trip  to  a  dairy  farm,  were  asked  by 
their  instructor  to  write  a  description 
of  what  they  saw.  One  wrote:  "The 
cows  stand  in  long  rows.  They  have 
chains  around  their  necks  so  they 
cannot  set  while  milking." — The  De 
Laval  Monthly. 


Evaders   Seeking  Loopholes   in   New 
Collection  Law  That  Became  Ef- 
fective June  1 

"Probably  the  most  colossal  and 
long-continued  tax  steal  in  American 
history"  is  the  Keystone  Automobile 
Club's  characterization  of  past  and 
present  conditions  in  the  gasoline  tax 
situation  in  Pennsylvania.  An  article 
in  the  August  issue  of  Keystone  Mo- 
torist, official  publication  of  the  club, 
describes  the  devious  methods  em- 
ployed by  the  gasoline  racketeers,  and 
calls  upon  motorists  to  aid  the  State 
in  curbing  the  gas  steal  by  taking  the 
license  number  of  every  gasoline  truck 
not  identified  by  the  name  of  the  own- 
er and  reporting  it  to  the  Department 
of  Revenue  in  Harrisburg. 
The  article,  in  part,  follows: 
"A  racket  at  the  expense  of  motor- 
ists and  the  State,  which  in  the  past 
five  years  has  grown  to  the  proportions 
of  a  big  business  has  been  uncovered 
by  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of 
Revenue.  In  its  drive  to  collect  the 
full  amount  of  the  tax  on  gasoline, 
the  department  has  brought  to  light 
what  is  probably  the  most  colossal  and 
long-continued  tax  steal  in  American 
history. 

Losses  Placed  at  $15,000,000 

"The  revelations  not  only  confirm 
charges  made  last  March  by  J.  Borton 
Weeks,  president  of  the  Keystone  Au- 
tomobile Club,  but  show  that  Mr. 
Weeks  had  underestimated  the 
amount  of  losses  to  the  State  through 
crooked  gasoline  dealers.  Additional 
light  has  been  thrown  on  the  tax  goug- 
ing in  recent  statements  by  Governor 
Pinchot  and  by  Dr.  Clyde  L.  King, 
Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Reve- 
nue, placing  the  tax  losses  at  $15,000,- 
000. 

"Since  the  first  hint  of  colossal 
losses  through  tax  evasion  and  down- 
right theft.  State  revenue  agents  and 
private  investigators  have  been  delv- 
ing into  the  records  of  dealers  former- 
ly responsible  for  the  collection  of  the 
tax  on  retail  sales,  and  also  of  their 
sources  of  supply.  Evidence  already 
has  been  found  to  indicate  that  the 
loss  figures  heretofore  published  rep- 
resent an  underestimate,  and  that  mo- 
torists have  paid  for  hundreds  of 
miles  of  good  roads  which  could  not 
be  built  because  the  money  has  been 
stolen. 

"What  is  far  more  important,  how- 
ever, is  the  discovery  that  the  State- 
wide ring  of  'gyps'  is  now  engaged  in 
a  conspiracy  to  find  loopholes  in  the 
new  gasoline  tax  collection  law  which 
went  into  effect  on  June  1st.  Under 
this  law  the  distributor  rather  than 
the  retailer  is  responsible  for  collec- 
tion of  the  tax.  There  are  about  800 
distributors  in  the  State,  as  compared 
with  more  than  28,000  retailers  or 
service  stations,  so  that  the  tax  col- 
lection procedure  is  simplified  and 
concentrated." 


TEN  WAYS  TO  KILL  A  GRANGE 

1.  Do  not  come  to  meetings. 

2.  If  you  do  come,  come  late ;  if  the 
weather  doesn't  suit  you,  don't  think 
of  coming. 

3.  If  you  attend  Grange  occasion- 
ally, come  only  when  there  is  some- 
thing to  eat,  but  don't  bother  to  fur- 
nish anything. 

4.  If  you  attend  a  meeting,  find 
fault  with  the  work  of  the  officers  and 
other  members. 


5.  Never  accept  an  office,  as  it  is 
easier  to  criticise  than  to  do  things. 

6.  Always  talk  in  a  loud  whisper  to 
those  near  you  during  the  business 
session  of  the  meeting,  and  do  this 
especially  while  degree  work  is  being 
exemplified. 

7.  If  asked  by  the  Master  to  give 
your  opinion  on  some  matter,  tell  him 
you  have  nothing  to  say.  After  the 
meeting  tell  everyone  how  things 
ought  to  have  been  done. 

8.  Hold  back  your  dues  as  long  as 
possible,  or  don't  pay  at  all. 

9.  Do  nothing  more  than  is  abso- 
lutely necessary,  but  when  members 
roll  up  their  sleeves  and  willingly  and 
unselfishly  use  their  ability  to  help 
matters  along,  say  that  the  Grange  is 
run  by  a  clique. 

10.  Don't  bother  about  getting  new 
members.  Let  someone  else  do  it. — 
Read  hy  E.  E.  Warnock  at  Cass 
County  Pomona  Grange. 


PREVENTION  OF  HAY  FEVER 

VIEWED  AS  POSSIBLE 


By  Dr.  Theodore  B.  Appel 

Secretary  of  Health,   Commonwealth 
of  Pennsylvania 

The  old  saying  that  "Coming  events 
cast  their  shadows  before"  can  be  logi- 
cally applied  to  the  green  of  the  spring 
and  the  hay  fever  of  the  summer. 
W^hile  an  interest  in  this  matter  is 
restricted  to  a  comparatively  small 
portion  of  citizens,  when  considered 
in  connection  with  the  whole  popula- 
tion, it  nevertheless  comprises  a  group 
of  at  least  several  hundred  thousand 
in  Pennsylvania.  To  these  persons, 
measures  to  prevent  this  condition 
should  represent  a  very  vital  question 
indeed. 

Science  has  made  marvelous  strides 
in  the  last  quarter  of  a  century  or 
more.  And  in  the  field  of  bacteriology 
the  pace  has  been  exceedingly  rapid. 
The  point,  however,  is  that  medical 
progress  to  some  extent  must  rely  up- 
on the  enthusiasm  of  the  public  if  the 
best  and  most  general  results  are  to 
be  obtained. 

In  this  connection,  it  appears  that 
eagerness  to  adopt  new  methods  is  not 
by  any  means  a  universal  character- 
istic. For  example,  it  may  be  sur- 
prising to  some  to  learn  that  despite 
the  indisputable  value  of  smallpox 
vaccination  and  toxin-antitoxin  for 
diptheria,  there  are  even  yet  people  in 
Pennsylvania  who  have  to  be  shown; 
and  when  this  attempt  is  made  by 
health  officials,  they  close  their  eyes 
tightly. 

It  is  no  wonder  then  that  many  still 
look  upon  the  use  of  pollen  extracts 
for  the  prevention  of  hay  fever  as  a 
newfangled  idea,  and  consequently  it 
fails  to  capture  either  their  interest 
or  confidence.  And  frankly,  for  the 
vast  majority  of  persons  such  an  atti- 
tude, while  unprogressive,  makes  little 
or  no  difference.  Not  being  victims 
of  hay  fever,  the  matter  at  best  to 
them  is  purely  academic.  But  this  de- 
cidedly is  not  the  case  where  the  per- 
son is  a  sufferer. 

However,  assuming  that  doubt  as  to 
the  efficacy  of  pollen  extracts  does  not 
exist,  the  prospective  subject  should 
at  this  time  display  an  active  interest 
in  it.  The  protection  which  pollen  in- 
jections can  give  demands  time  to  es- 
tablish itself.  Treatment  should  begin 
at  least  five  or  six  weeks  before  the 
exi)ected  onset.  A  fair  percentage  of 
failures  to  secure  results  by  this  meth- 
od can  be  attributed  to  the  fact  that 
treatments  are  not  started  sufficiently 
m  advance  of  the  hay  fever  season. 


He  paid  the  bills  so  often  they  be- 
gan to  take  him  for  an  after-dinner 
mint.— O^to  State  Sun  Dial 


LIBRARY 


LIE'^ARY' 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


September,  I93j 


Real  Compensation  Insurance 


Our  policies  furnish  compensation  protection  as  re- 
quired by  the  Compensation  Act  and  in  case  of  accident  pays 
benefits  according  to  the  Act. 

We  protect  the  employer  24  hours  in  the  day,  regardless 
of  when  or  where  an  accident  might  occur. 

We  have  always  paid  a  dividend. 

This  company  was  organized  by  the  sawmill  men,  thresh- 
ermen  and  farmers  and  is  controlled  by  these  interests. 

WRITE  for  detailed  information,  as  to  costs,  benefits, 
etc. 


Stop !    Look !    Listen ! 

One  accident  is  likely  to  cost  you  more  than 
insurance  protection  for  a  lifetime.  A  protection 
that  will  stand  between  you  and  a  Court  and  Jury 
in  case  of  an  accident  is  an  asset  to  every  man 
employing  labor  of  any  description. 

Safety  First  Is  a  Good  Motto 


I  mm  intereated  in  having  Casualty  Insurance  for  my  help  and 
protection  for  myself,  24  hours  in  the  day.    I  estimate  my  payroll 


Address 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 


DECEMBER  31,  1930 


ASSETS 

Cash    $13,287.44 

Premiums  in  Course  of  Collection  26,921.61 

Premium  Notes  Keceivable    8,170.59 

Investments     862,645.42 

Accrued    Interest    4,744.77 

Re-Insurance     Recovered     (Invest- 
ed)         2,881.42 


LIABILITIES 

Amounts  Payable    |88.84 

Premiums  Paid  in   Advance    ....     5,392.27 

Reserve   for    Unpaid   Losses    116,887.61 

Reserve   for   Unearned   Premiums  85,966.4C 

Reserve  for  Dividends  15,000.00 

Reserve  for  Unpaid  Commissions    8,000.00 
Surplus    192,266.57 


$418,601.16 


$418,601.15 


A  dividend  of  20%  is  being  paid  to  all  1930  policyholders. 


Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance 

"SAVE  MONEY  BY  GIVING  US  YOUR  INSURANCE."    This  Company  allows  a  discount  of  25%  from  the  Manual 
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tached blank  and  we  will  give  you  full  information. 


Name 

Address 

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Type  of  Body „ ^ ^ 

Serial  Number 

Name  of  Truck 


{Street  and  Number) 


(City) 


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Year  Model. , 

Number  of  Cylinders 

Motor  Number _ 

Capacity  or  Weight 


Serial  Number „ „ _.. „ Motor  Number 


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SECOND  HAND 


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VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  OCTOBER,  1931 


No.  7 


Grange  News;  What  Can 
Be  Done  to  Improve  It? 

IT  IS  the  aim  of  the  editor  to  make  Grange  News  all  that  the  name  implies. 
An  effort  will  be  made  not  only  to  furnish  items  of  interest  from  Sub- 
ordinate and  Pomona  Granges,  but  items  pertaining?  to  the  home  and  all 
that  help  to  improve  the  home  life  of  rural  Pennsylvania. 

This  means  that  a  wide  range  of  subjects  will  be  considered,  and  I  trust 
that  some  of  them  will  be  of  special  interest  to  our  readers.  The  real  object 
of  any  article  or  address  should  be  that  of  making  those  who  read  or  listen, 
do  some  constructive  thinking.     If  this  is  not  done,  then  neither  have  much 

value. 

The  editor  may  publish,  from  time  to  time,  articles  in  which  he  is  not 
in  full  accord,  but  if  they  are  clean  and  wholesome,  and  furnish  food  for 
thought,  they  are  worthy  of  a  place  in  any  publication.  It  is  not  so  much  a 
question  of  whether  the  editor  agrees  with  the  thought  expressed  as  whether 
it  serves  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  written. 

With  a  large  membership  it  necessarily  follows  that  the  reading  matter 
must  vary  in  order  to  create  interest.  Grange  Patrons  in  one  section  like  to 
know  what  Patrons  in  other  sections  have  done,  or  are  doing.  It  is  evident 
that  not  enough  publicity  is  being  given  Grange  work  over  the  State. 

Grangers  should  be  so  active  that  they  are  known  for  the  work  they  are 
doing.  The  Grange  motto  should  be  displayed  inside  every  Grange  hall, 
and  the  name  and  number  of  the  Grange  on  the  outside. 

If  you  have  an  interesting  program,  or  you  are  completing  some  com- 
munity project,  let  your  local  papers  have  the  story,  then  send  us  the  clipping. 
Every  Grange  should  have  a  Press  Agent.  One  capable  and  willing  of 
informing  others  of  what  is  being  done  in  their  Grange.  When  you  have  a 
special  program,  confer  degrees,  or  exchange  visits,  other  Patrons  through- 
out the  State  would  like  to  know  about  it.  Send  the  editor  these  news  items 
and  he  will  gladly  publish  them  in  Grange  News. 

The  Home  Economics  Committee  recently  met  at  the  home  of  Charlotte 
Ruppin,  a  member  of  the  committee,  and  discussed  ways  and  means  for 
further  improving  their  page  in  Grange  News,  and  to  plan  their  program 
for  State  Grange. 

The  members  of  the  committee  are  working  and  planning  to  bring  their 
work  to  a  high  state  of  efficiency  and  deserve  much  credit  for  their  efforts. 
All  but  four  of  the  Pomona  Districts  are  organized  and  rendering  efficient 
service. 

It  is  the  aim  of  the  committee  to  broaden  the  scope  of  their  activities 
and  consider  all  subjects  which  in  any  way  help  to  build  the  Grange  or  im- 
prove the  life  of  the  community.  Much  time  and  thought  was  given  to  the 
consideration  of  this  phase  of  the  work  and  results  will  follow. 

The  local  and  county  committees  are  being  asked  to  cooperate  and  to 
plan  their  work  with  a  view  of  increasing  Grange  growth  and  interest,  and 
in  bettering  all  conditions  which  aid  in  making  a  happy,  contented,  rural  life. 
Home  Economics,  as  applied  to  Grange  work,  means  more  than  just 
cooking  and  sewing.  It  means  rendering  any  service  that  will  make  the 
Grange  a  power  for  good  in  each  community.  The  ultimate  aim  of  all  com- 
niittees  and  Grange  agencies  is  to  build  the  Grange  to  its  maximum  strength. 
Enter  any  Grange  field  and  you  will  find  plenty  to  do. 

Each  local  and  county  committee  should  aid  the  Master,  Pomona  and 
State  Deputies,  in  organizing  and  reorganizing  Subordinate  Granges,  or- 
ganizing Juveniles,  aid  in  securing  new  members,  collection  of  dues  and  in 
reinstating  those  who  have  been  dropped  from  the  roll.  There  is  no  Grange 
activity  in  which  the  committee  may  not  render  valuable  service,  if  done 
in  a  helpful  fraternal  spirit. 

(See  columns  1  and  2  next  page.) 


LARGE  FRUIT  YIELD 

PREDICTED  FOR  YEAR 


Production   Is  Expected   to   Be    14 
Per  Cent  Above  Average 


Ice  Cream  Ruled 
''Food''  for  Price 
Inquiry  Purpose 


Conditions  on  July  1st  seemed  to  fa- 
vor a  year  of  large  fruit  production, 
according  to  a  fruit  prospect  report 
issued  by  the  Bureau  of  Agricultural 
Economics  of  the  Department  of  Ag- 
griculture,  July  16th.  The  full  text 
of  the  general  summary  of  the  report 
follows : 

W^ith  no  more  than  the  usual  sea- 
sonal decline  in  condition  of  many 
of  the  major  fruit  crops  during  June, 
everything  seems  to  favor  a  year  of 
large  fruit  production.  Making  al- 
lowances for  changes  in  the  bearing 
capacity  of  trees,  the  July  1st  reports 
indicate  that  the  composite  yield  per 
bearing  acre  of  15  different  fruits  and 
nuts  may  be  about  14  per  cent  greater 
than  average  this  year.  This  would 
be  about  10  per  cent  heavier  than  the 
combined  yield  per  acre  of  fruits  last 
year,  when  apples,  peaches  and  sev- 
eral minor  fruit  crops  produced  be- 
low average  yields. 

Weather  conditions  during  June 
were  variable,  but,  for  the  most  part, 
fruit  came  through  in  good  condition. 
Along  the  Atlantic  Coast  rainfall  was 
ample  and  in  some  cases  too  much 
was  received.  Through  the  Shenan- 
doah Valley  of  Virginia  and  in  New 
York  only  about  75  per  cent  of  the 
normal  precipitation  fell,  but  condi- 
tions in  these  areas  were  reported  sat- 
isfactory. Some  high  temperatures 
were  experienced  but  these,  for  the 
most  part,  missed  the  important  fruit 
sections.  In  the  Pacific  Northwest 
rains  during  the  latter  half  of  the 
month  broke  a  droughty  period  and 
benefited  the  apples  and  pears  but 
caused  much  cracking  of  cherries  and 
a  considerable  loss  to  this  crop. 

In  California  the  July  report  was 
made  before  the  i>eriod  of  heat,  which 
was  broken  on  July  5th.  Undoubted- 
ly some  damage  has  resulted  to  un- 
harvested  fruit  since  the  report.  An 
important  fact  to  be  remembered  in 
connection  with  all  reports  is  that  the 
condition  shown  refers  to  the  date  of 
the  report  and  may  not  represent  the 
condition  existing  at  the  time  the  re- 
port is  received. 


INDIANA  POOL  MARKETS 

44,000  POUNDS  OF  WOOL 


Marketing  their  wool  through  the 
pool  of  the  Indiana  County  Sheep 
and  Wool  Producers  Association,  394 
farmers  consigned  44,303  pounds, 
which  was  the  largest  ever  made  in 
the  county,  R.  K.  Carter,  acting  coun- 
ty agent,  reports.  The  average  price 
of  the  wool  was  about  16  cents,  and 
the  handling  charge  was  less  than 
one-half  cent  a  pound. 


Food  unquestionably  is  a  necessary 
of  life,  and  ice  cream  is  certainly  a 
form  of  food,  it  was  stated  by  the  At- 
torney General,  Joseph  E.  Warner,  in 
response  to  an  inquiry  from  Ralph  W. 
Robart,  Director  of  the  Massachusetts 
State  Divit^iun  «if  the  Necessaries  of 

Life. 

Mr.  Robart  had  made  the  inquiry  as 
a  preliminary  step  in  a  proposed  cam- 
paign to  bring  a  reduction  in  the  retail 
price  of  ice  cream. 

Following  receipt  of  the  Attorney 
General's  opinion,  the  Director  an- 
nounced yesterday  that  he  would  im- 
mediately open  the  campaign. 

"Preliminary  investigation,"  he 
said,  "has  drawn  complaint  from  re- 
tailers that  prices  must  be  maintained 
because  of  the  tremendous  shrinkage. 

"One  of  our  investigators  visited  a 
Summer  concessionnaire  where  cones 
were  retailing  at  10  cents.  The  ice 
cream  content  was  1/24  of  a  quart 
and  resulted  in  a  profit  of  $9.60  per 
gallon,  providing  there  was  a  mini- 
mum shrinkage.  This  is  deliberate 
profiteering.  The  consumer  can  im- 
mediately remedy  this  situation  by 
purchasing  in  bulk." 

"Without  doubt,"  Attorney  General 
Warner's  opinion  said,  "food  is  a 
necessary  of  life.  Ice  cream  is  cer- 
tainly a  form  of  food,  made  from  in- 
gredients wliich  are  themselves  food. 
This  is  a  matter  of  common  knowl- 
edge, as  is  also  the  fact  that  the  con- 
sumption of  ice  cream  is  so  wide- 
spread throughout  the  Commonwealth 
tliat  in  its  more  common  forms,  at 
least,  it  can  scarcely  be  termed  a 
luxury. 

"It  is  not  necessary  for  me  to  ex- 
press an  opinion  as  to  whether  or  not 
all  articles  of  food  are  to  be  consid- 
ered as  'commodities  which  are  neces- 
saries of  life'  within  the  meaning  of 
General  Laws,  chapter  23,  section  9E, 
but  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  you  in 
determining  as  a  fact  whether  or  not 
ice  cream  is  one  of  such  commodities, 
which  determination  of  fact  is  to  be 
made  by  you,  I  advise  you  that  as  a 
matter  of  law  ice  cream  may  be  a 
commodity  which  is  a  necessary  of 
life,  so  as  to  make  'the  circumstances 
affecting  the  price*  charged  for  it  a 
proper  subject  for  study  and  investi- 
gation by  the  Division  of  the  Neces- 
saries of  Life,  under  said  section  of 
the  General  Laws. 

"It  follows  that  with  relation  to 
such  study  and  investigation,  if  it  be 
determined  as  a  fact  that  ice  cream 
is  a  necessary  of  life,  the  authority 
given  to  the  said  Division  by  the  Gen- 
eral Laws  as  amended,  in  sections  9F 
and  9C,  may  be  exercised." 


Page  2 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  193i 


(Concluded  from  page  1.) 

Tlie  real  object  of  the  Grange  is  not  only  that  of  developing  a  higher 
manhood  and  womanhood  among  ourselves,  but  implies  a  further  obligation 
of  helping  to  make  life  on  the  farm  worth  living. 

It  is  evident,  therefore,  that  any  service  performed  that  improves  the 
Grange,  benefits  the  home,  as  they  are  so  closely  associated  that  what  affects 
the  one  affects  the  other.  I  trust  that  this  rather  free  explanation  of  the 
work  of  the  committee  will  be  helpful  and  that  no  time  will  be  lost  in  looking 
for  something  to  do. 

Keep  in  close  touch  with  the  committee  and  render  every  possible 
assistance  in  improving  the  work  and  in  furnishing  new  material  for  their 
page  in  Grange  News.  Much  will  depend  upon  the  support  received  from 
the  local  and  county  committees. 

We  will  always  be  pleased  to  receive  suggestions  from  our  readers,  or 
even  constructive  criticism,  relative  to  improving  Grange  News.  It  is  your 
paper  and  we  want  to  make  it  both  instructive  and  constructive. 

Fraternally  yours, 

E.  B.  DoRSETT,  Editor. 


DRIVERS'  REACTIONS  TO 

EMERGENCY  SITUATIONS 


PRESIDENT  PROPOSES 

TEST  OF  EDUCATIONAL 
VALUE  OF  SOUND  FILM 

Invites  Oovemors  to  Send  Child 
From  Each  State  for  Appear- 
ance Before  Committee 
of  Educators 

Governors  of  each  of  the  States 
were  invited  June  22d  by  the  Presi- 
dent to  participate  in  the  organization 
of  a  test  of  the  value  of  sound  film  in 
public  school  education,  it  was  an- 
nounced at  the  White  House. 

It  is  proposed,  it  is  explained  in  the 
letter  written  by  the  President's  sec- 
retary, Walter  H.  Newton,  at  the 
President's  direction,  to  the  several 
Governors,  that  a  child  of  grammar 
school  age  be  selected  by  each  of  the 
respective  State  superintendents  of 
education,  come  to  Washington  where 
tests  will  be  applied  by  specialists  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  Federal  Of- 
fice of  Education. 

It  is  not  proposed,  however,  the  let- 
ter made  clear,  that  the  plan  to  lead 
exclusive  privileges  to  any  film  com- 
pany, either  in  the  tests  or  in  subse- 
quent preparation  of  films. 


care  of.  It  is  proposed  that  the  tests 
should  take  place  beginning  July  6th. 
If  the  matter  meets  with  your  ap- 
proval, the  President  would  be  pleased 
to  have  your  State  Superintendent  of 
Schools  advise  the  Office  of  Education 
here  promptly  as  to  participation  in 
the  fashion  above  set  out." 


TAX  RULES  ON  FARM 

COOPERATIVES  REVISED 


University  to  Cooperate 

The  letter,  made  public  at  the 
White  House,  follows  in  full  text: 

''My  dear  Governor :  The  President 
has  been  requested  by  an  impressive 
number  of  city  and  State  superin- 
tendents of  schools  to  lend  his  good 
offices  to  the  organization  of  a  test  of 
the  purpose  and  place  of  sound  films 
in  public  school  instruction. 

''These  gentlemen  suggest  that  the 
Governors  of  the  States  of  the  Union 
should  request  their  respective  State 
superintendents  of  schools  to  select  a 
boy  or  a  girl  of  at  least  grammar 
school  age  and  mentally  adapted  to 
such  a  test,  together  with  one  of  your 
educational  officials,  to  come  to  Wash- 
ington where  tests  will  be  applied  to 
the  group  from  all  the  states  under 
the  direction  of  a  committee  of  ex- 
perts chosen  by  the  Office  of  Educa- 
tion in  the  Department  of  the  Inte- 
rior. George  Washington  University 
has  offered  to  furnish  facilities  and 
to  interest  itself  in  these  tests. 

Special  Films  Prepared 
"At  the  intercession  of  the  repre- 
sentative public  school  authorities, 
Mr.  Clarke  of  the  Fox  Film  Company 
has  agreed  to  prepare  a  number  of 
education  films  for  this  purpose.  It 
is  not  proposed  that  it  shall  lead  to 
exclusive  privileges  for  any  particular 
film  company  either  in  the  tests  or  in 
the  subsequent  preparation  of  films, 
if  it  should  be  found  that  a  definite 
educational  value  can  be  introduced 
into  the  schools  through  the  use  of 
such  films. 

"It  is  my  understanding  that  trav- 
eling and  other  expenses  will  be  taken 


Exemptions  in  Income  Levies  Are 
Explained 

Revised  regulations  covering  the 
exemption  of  farmers'  and  other  co- 
operative marketing  and  purchasing 
associations  from  income  tax  and 
from  the  filing  of  income  tax  returns, 
were  issued  July  i;3th  by  the  Acting 
Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue, 
H.  F.  Mires. 

It  was  explained  orally  at  the  Bu- 
reau that  the  new  regulations  do  not 
contain  any  radical  departures  from 
the  old  rules  governing  such  associa- 
tions. They  have  been  drafted,  it  was 
said,  to  make  more  complete  the  anal- 
ysis of  the  provisions  of  law  dealing 
with  this  i)hase  of  taxation,  for  the 
guidance  of  collectors  of  internal  reve- 
nue, agents,  and  others  concerned. 

Under  the  Revenue  Act  of  1928,  it 
is  brought  out,  cooperative  associa- 
tions engaging  in  the  marketing  of 
farm  products  for  farmers,  fruit 
growers,  live  stock  growers,  dairymen, 
and  others,  and  turning  back  to  the 
producers  the  proceeds  of  the  sales  of 
their  products,  less  the  necessary  oper- 
ating expenses  on  the  basis  of  the 
products  furnished  by  them,  are  ex- 
empt from  income  tax  and  are  not  re- 
quired to  file  returns. 

The  new  regulations  state  that  as- 
sociations claiming  exemptions  under 
these  i)rovisions  shall  submit  the  in- 
formation required  in  the  particular 
bureau  tax  questionnaire  covering 
such  associations,  together  with  a  copy 
of  articles  of  incorporation  and  the 
constitution  and  by-laws  of  the  asso- 
ciation. The  latest  financial  state- 
ment also  shall  be  submitted,  showing 
assets,  liabilities,  receipts  and  dis- 
bursements of  the  association. 

"When  such  an  association  has  es- 
tablished its  right  to  exemption  it 
need  not  thereafter  make  a  return  of 
income,  or  any  further  showing  with 
respect  to  its  status  under  the  law, 
unless  it  changes  the  character  of  its' 
organization  or  operations  or  the  pur- 
pose for  which  it  was  originally  ere 
ated,"  the  regulation  states. 


By  Robbins  B.  Stoeckel 

Commissioner     of     Motor     Vehicles, 
State   of  Connecticut 

Keen  traffic  observers  note  that 
many  collisions  are  brought  about  be- 
cause the  operator  of  one  or  the  other 
of  the  cars  involved  is  watching  a  too 
restricted  space,  that  is,  he  is  not 
aware  of  what  is  going  on  except 
within  too  narrow  limits.  He  does 
not  look  far  enough  up  the  road  to  see 
the  impending  emergencies. 

Another  feature  of  driving  is 
brought  forward  by  an  observer,  who 
was  a  personnel  agent  in  the  war  and 
had  charge  of  the  selection  of  officers. 
His  experience  seemed  to  indicate  that 
every  person  reacts  to  fear  or  a  bad 
scare  in  one  of  two  ways.  There  is 
the  type  who  does  not  lose  his  head 
l3ut  keeps  on  thinking,  even  though  he 
is  frightened  and  directs  his  course, 
along  what  appears  to  his  reasoning 
mind  to  be  the  best  way. 

The  other  type  is  tlie  man  whose 
mind  becomes  more  or  less  paralyzed 
by  the  scare  and  who  does  not  do  any- 
thing except  continue  along  whatever 
course  he  has  embarked  upon.  There 
are  instances  where  people  shut  their 
eyes  when  danger  impends.  This 
characteristic,  taken  with  that  of  the 
sight  line  when  driving  the  car  is  un- 
doubtedly worth  considering  as  a  pos- 
sible future  item  of  education.  Cer- 
tainly, if  he  can  be  detected,  a  man  of 
the   second   type   who   loses   his   head 


and  whose  reason  departs  as  soon  as 
danger  portends  is  not  a  man  to  whom 
to  entrust  the  driving  of  a  car. 

In  considering  these  two  character- 
istics of  operation  one  can  readily  see 
how  a  serious  accident  might  result 
from  their  combination.  The  man 
who  is  not  watching  for  the  situations 
which  are  already  in  sight  or  which 
may  arise  because  he  does  not  use  his 
imaginative  ability  to  see  how  the 
course  of  others  may  affect  his  own 
may  find  himself  suddenly  in  a  situa- 
tion where  he  becomes  badly  fright- 
ened. If  he  is  the  type  who  cannot 
find  his  way  out,  whose  brain  is  not 
automatic  in  execution  and  selection 
of  the  best  course,  he  will  cause  or 
participate  in  a  bad  accident. 

One  ought  to  look  ahead  of  a  car 
and  be  aware  of  everything  that  is  in 
sight.  At  night  time,  of  course,  the 
vision  is  limited,  but  even  then  to  be 
aware  of  everything  which  is  going  on 
within  the  limits  of  vision  is  neces- 
sary, for  if  everything  which  is  hap- 
pening or  every  single  happening  is 
not  observed,  then  the  very  one  which 
may  contribute  to  an  accident  is  apt 
to  be  overlooked  with  consequent  dis- 
astrous results. 


Save  Young  Trees.— Visit  the 
plantation  of  young  pines  this  month. 
Discourage  initial  attacks  of  insects 
by  cutting  out  and  burning  weevil- 
infested  tops  of  white  pine  and  spruce 
and  crushing  caterpillars  on  red  and 
pitch  pine.  Prevent  choking  of  the 
trees  by  tramping  weeds  aside  from 
the  trees   they   are  over-topping. 


PATRONS  OF  HUSBANDRY 

DO  YOU  WANT  PAINT  ? 


PiOM  FACTORY 


OTHE  INGER50a  WAY  OF  DOING  BUSINESS 


OVER    THE  HEADS 
OF  THE  MIDDLEMEN 


TO  CONSUMER 


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tMOAL  WiMtU  TX>  NONE. 


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INGERSOLL  PAINTS 

Officially  Endorsed  by  the  National  Grange  in  1874 
and  in  continuous  use  by  Members  of  the  Order  ever  since. 

Buy  Direct,  Save  Middlemen's  Profit 

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THANKSGIVING  DAY 

While  George  Washington  issued  a 
proclamation  for  a  Thanksgiving  Day 
It  was  not  until  1864  that  the  lait 
ihursday  in  November  was  officiallv 
proclaimed  as  a  national  Thanksgiv- 
ing Day,  by  President  Lincoln. 


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PATRONS'  PAINT  WORKS,  Inc. 

234  PLYMOUTH  STREET,  BROOKLYN.  NEW  YORK 


October,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


Decline  of  Dairy  Industry  in  Maine 
Reasons  for  Conditions  Outlined 

By  Donald  W.  Heed 

V  h  sion    Economist,     Agricultural   Experiment  Station,  State  of  Maine 


The  outstanding  feature  which 
must  be  considered  in  a  discussion  of 
„  lirv  production  program  for  Maine 
fs  the  decline  in  the  last  25  years, 
l^airv  cow  numbers  as  shown  by  cen- 
sus figures  are  lower  than  during  any 
census  year  as  far  back  as  1850. 

Estimates  Jan.  1  of  each  year  by 
the  Division  of  Crop  and  Livestock 
Estimates,  Bureau  of  Agricultural 
Economics,  United  States  Department 
of  Agriculture,  show  a  constant  de- 
cline until  1929  since  the  high  point 
of  1920  which  was  not  as  high  as  the 
one  of  1906.  Heifers  from  one  to  two 
rears  old  have  shown  yearly  increases 
"for  two  years  and  farmers  began  to 
increase  the  number  of  heifer  calves 
saved  in  1929.  The  cycle  has  reached 
the  -low  point  and  is  definitely  on  the 
upward  trend. 

K^ot  only  do  numbers  of  cows  indi- 
cate a  decline  but  receipts  of  milk 
from  Maine  at  Boston  show  a  con- 
sistent yearly  decrease  of  over  50  per 
cent  since  1921.  In  1921  Maine 
shipped  22,000,000  quarts  of  milk  to 
Boston.  Shipments  in  1930  amounted 
to  10,000,000  quarts.  Creani  ship- 
ments to  Boston  have  also  declined  al- 
though not  as  much.  In  1921  they 
amounted  to  41,000,000  quarts  and 
.^6,000,000  in  1930. 

Before  looking  into  the  future  it 
may  be  interesting  to  discuss  the  fac- 
tors which  contributed  to  the  peaks 
of  1906  and  1920  and  the  low  points 
of  1912  and  1929. 


facture  of  butter  and  cheese  have  en- 
couraged Vermont  farmers  to  increase 
cow  numbers  so  that  the  downward 
trend  from  1923-1929  in  Vermont  was 
not  nearly  as  pronounced  as  in  Maine, 
Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire, 
the  other  New  England  States  supply- 
ing the  Boston  market. 

An  aggressive  road  building  pro- 
gram, a  wood  business  which  has  been 
relatively  profitable  until  within  the 
last  two  years  and  a  demand  for  labor 
by  a  growing  Summer  population  cut 
into  the  dairy  business.  Good  roads, 
cheap  automobiles  and  Winter  snow 
removal  brought  dairymen  nearer 
urban  employment. 

With  health  regulations  practically 
overridden  because  of  poor  manage- 
ment on  the  part  of  New  England 
dairymen,  western  cream  is  here  to 
stay^  at  lower  prices  than  have  pre- 
vailed in  the  past.  The  market  for 
farm  butter  is  gradually  disappearing 
although  here  and  there  throughout 
the  State,  Maine  dairymen  are  still 
selling  it  to  satisfied  customers  for  as 
high  as  50  cents  a  pound. 

If  a  price  is  worked  out  which  will 
give  dairymen  within  hauling  distance 
of  the  existing  facilities  an  even  break 
with  other  New  England  dairymen, 
whether  they  be  within  trucking  dis- 
tance of  Boston  or  further  away  in 
northern  Vermont,  I  anticipate  that 
those  farmers  on  good  dairy  farms, 
using  economical  methods  of  produc- 
tion in  a  commercial  way,  will  expand 


Prior  to  1900  there  was  little  op-  their^  business  as  fast  as  the  demand 
l)ortunity  to  sell  anything  but  farm 
butter.  Early  in  the  twentieth  cen- 
tury Turner  Center  began  shipping 
cream  for  table  and  ice  cream  pur- 
poses. Several  other  progressive 
creamery  men  developed  a  similar 
market  for  sweet  cream.  This  new 
market  increased  cow  numbers  to  the 
highest  point  in  the  history  of  the 
state. 

Ice  cream  manufacturers  soon 
found  a  way  of  using  sweet,  unsalted 
butter  in  their  industry.  This  new 
development  resulted  in  a  lower  price 
for  cream  and  precipitated  a  decline 
from  the  overexpansion  of  1906.  A 
price  decline  caused  many  to  turn  to 
other  enterprises,  especially  the  cut- 
ting of  pulp  to  supply  the  growing  de- 
mands of  a  paper  industry. 

From  the  low  of  1912  to  the  high  of 
1920  yearly  increases  in  numbers  fol- 
lowed a  steadily  increasing  price  for 
dairy  cows  and  a  demand  for  milk 
which  increased  with  the  war  develop- 
nients. 

The  downward  trend  of  the  last  10 
vears  is  rather  difficult  to  explain  be- 
cause of  the  many  contributing  fac- 
ers which  it  is  impossible  to  evaluate, 
"rior  to  1920  Maine  enjoyed  a  prefer- 
ential freight  rate  in  the  form  of  a 
leased  car  system.  The  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  abolished  the 
system  and  later  put  into  effect  regula- 
^ons  which  gave  equal  rates  to  all 
-New  England.  Milk  shipments  de- 
e'mcd  and  Maine  lost  a  daily  railroad 
T^Jf^  which  was  not  restored  until 
^he  Spring  of  1930.  During  that  time 
>  ermont  made  an  active  bid  for  a 
^''^J^e  in  the  Boston  market.  Since 
iJ^l  Maine  shipments  have  decreased 
one-half  and  Vermont  shipments  have 
"lore  than  doubled. 

A  he  selling  policies  of  cooperative 
creameries,  the  lack  of  other  profitable 
enterprises  and  the  relatively  good 
1.".^^^  received  in  comparison  to  those 
I'aia  for  milk  to  be  used  in  the  manu- 


for  fluid  milk  increases  in  southern 
New  England. 

I  cannot  speak  as  optimistically  re- 
garding the  outcome  of  the  industry 
in  the  cream-producing  sections.  The 
only  hope  seems  to  be  low  cost  of  pro- 
duction and  tlie  producing  for  sale  to 
dairymen  nearer  the  market,  of  qual- 
ity cows  for  replacements.  In  some 
of  the  areas  with  the  largest  number 
of  cows  per  farm,  an  opportunity  may 
later  develop  to  sell  milk  through  the 
agencies  now  buying  cream  and  it  is 
possible  that  methods  of  marketing 
can  be  worked  out  here  and  there 
which  will  give  the  farmer  selling 
cream  more  for  his  product  than  can 
be  realized  through  the  established 
agencies  competing  directly  with 
western  cream. 

We  are  urging  the  dairymen  to  hold 
on  to  the  market  he  now  has.  Low 
production  costs  and  aggressive  loy- 
alty to  whatever  representation  he  now 
has  in  the  Boston  milk  shed  are  his 
only  other  weapons.  It  has  been  our 
experience  that  ground  once  lost  is 
most  difficult  to  regain  because  coun- 
try facilities  and  representation  in  the 
market  go,  too. 

A  few  sections  of  Maine  still  exist 
where  the  industry  is  not  declining 
and  where  the  dairymen  have  every 
intention  of  holding  on  to  their  mar- 
ket and  keeping  their  production 
costs  in  line  with  those  of  their  com- 
petitors. 


GRANGE  CAMPAIGN  FOR 

LIFE  INSURANCE 

Complete  details  were  given  in  the 
September  issue  of  the  Grange  papers 
regarding  the  Grange  Life  Insurance 
Campaign,  sponsored  by  our  Worthy 
National  Master,  L.  .1.  Taber  and  the 
following  State  Masters:  David  H. 
Agans,  of  New  Jersey;  Fred  J.  Free- 
stone, of  New  York;  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  W.  F.  Kirk,  of 


He  bought  dairy  feed  at  the 
lowest  prices  ...  by  telephone 


CH    A  Bell  System  Advertisement 

Near  West  Chester,  Pa.,  lives  a 
farmer  who  finds  his  telephone  of 
great  assistance  in  buying  feed 
for  his  dairy  herd.  After  check- 
ing up  on  prices  by  calling  dealers 
in  nearby  tov^ns,  he  recently  de- 
cided that  it  was  advisable  to 
buy  a  large  part  of  his  winter's 
supply  at  once.  The  orders  were 
promptly  placed.  The  next  day 
the  price  of  bran  advanced,  and 
other  grain  prices  went  higher 
soon  afterward.  In  this  one 
instance  a  considerable  saving 
was  made. 

The  telephone  is  equally  help- 
ful in  making  the  most  advanta- 
geous sales  of  livestock,  grain, 
fruit  and  vegetables  through  co- 
operative marketing  associations 
or  local  markets.  Even  when  bad 
weather  makes  roads  impassable, 
it  is  always  ready  to  keep  up 
social  and  business  contacts,  or 
summon  help  in  any  emergency. 

The  modern  farm  home  has  a 
telephone  that  serves  faithfully 
and  well,  rain  or  shine.  • 


Ohio.  Every  member  of  this  Cam- 
paign Committee  is  delighted  with 
the  way  that  the  officers  of  the  Sub- 
ordinate Granges  are  cooperating  in 
having  their  Grange  represented  in 
the  Campaign. 

Granges  in  every  county  are  vying 
with  one  another  in  the  Contest  for 
the  County  Prize,  and  many  of  the 
Granges  are  competing  strongly  for 
one  of  the  Major  Prizes.  A  healthy 
rivalry  also  exists  between  the  State 
Masters  on  the  Campaign  Committee, 
as  each  one  is  anxious  to  see  his  State 
show  the  largest  percentage  of  his 
Subordinate  Granges  represented  in 
this  Campaign  of  Service,  which  will 
mean  so  much  to  the  future  welfare 
of  our  Grange  Communities. 

It  is  with  the  full  realization  ot 
the  benefits  that  will  accrue  to  our 
membership  through  the  expansion  of 
our  Grange  Life  Insurance  Service, 
that  our  Worthy  National  Master,  L. 
J.  Taber  has  broadcasted  to  the 
Granges  the  following  message: 

"Every  Grange  member  should  have 
a  policy  with  the  Farmers  and  Traders 
Life  Insurance  Company,  thus  sup- 
porting his  own  organization,  build- 
ing an  estate  for  himself  and  his  fam- 
ily, and  strengthening  his  own  finan- 
cial future." 


Due  to  .lie  depression  which  has 
resulted  in  a  decrease  in  value  of  most 
all  securities.  Life  Insurance  has 
never  been  regarded  as  highly  as  it  is 
at  present,  not  only  from  the  stand- 
point of  protection,  but  also  as  an 
absolutely  safe  investment.  It  is  an 
asset  which  is  always  worth  its  face 
value. 

There  are  300,000  patrons  in  New 
York,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio  and  New 
Jersey,  who  have  an  opportunity  to 
cooperate  in  making  this  Campaign 
an  outstanding  success  in  Grange 
Service. 

The  Prizes  to  the  winning  Granges 
in  your  state  will  be  presented  at  your 
next  State  Grange  Meeting  by  your 
Worthy  Master.  Will  your  Grange  be 
a  winner?  You  still  have  time,  as  the 
Campaign  lasts  until  midnight,  Oc- 
tober 31st. 


Plant  Late  Vegetables. — Ruta- 
bagas, turnips,  beets,  carrots,  and 
winter  radishes  may  be  planted  for 
winter  storage  on  ground  where  early 
vegetables  have  been  harvested.  Sev- 
eral small  plantings  of  lettuce,  spin- 
ach, and  kohl  rabi  may  be  sown  until 
September.  Endive  and  Chinese  cab- 
bage should  be  planted  by  the  middle 
of  September. 


Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  I93j 


NATION'S  POPULATION 

INCREASING  AT  RATE  OF 
ONE  EVERY  36  SECONDS 


Cknsus    Burkau    Finds    Growth    Is 

Less  Than  Half  as  Fast  Under 

MoDKRN  Conditions 

The  rate  of  increase  in  the  popula- 
tion of  the  United  States  has  been 
found  by  the  Bureau  of  the  Census 
to  be  slowing  down,  and  for  the  next 
few  years  the  population  will  be  com- 
puted on  the  basis  of  a  net  increase  of 
one  person  every  36  seconds  instead 
of  one  in  each  23  seconds,  according  to 
an  announcement  by  the  Bureau,  July 
1st,  based  on  the  latest  available  sta- 
tistics for  birtlis,  deaths,  immigration 
and  emigration. 

As  a  result  of  the  conclusions 
reached  by  the  Bureau,  it  reset  its 
automatic  "clock"  or  register  of  pop- 
ulation growth,  July  1st,  to  accord 
with  the  new  basis  of  calculations. 
The  Bureau's  announcement  said  that 
under  the  revised  rate  of  increase  the 
•  population  of  the  country  on  July  1st 
was  124,069,651  whereas  under  the 
former  basis  the  population  would 
have  been  recorded  as  124,833,818. 
The  announcement  follows  in  full 
text: 

The  Bureau  of  the  Census  has  found 
it  necessary  to  revise  the  computations 
which  furnished  the  basis  for  the  auto- 
matic register  of  population  growth  in 
order  to  make  it  correspond  with  the 
most  recent  available  statistics  of 
births  and  deaths  and  of  immigration 
and  emigration.  Heretofore,  the  in- 
crease of  population  was  taken  as  1 
every  23  seconds,  this  being  the  net 
result  of  a  birth  every  13  seconds,  a 
death  every  23  seconds,  an  immigrant 
arrival  every  iVss  minutes,  and  an 
emigrant  departure  every  5V2  minutes. 

The  revised  figures  are  based  on  the 
available  records  of  births  and  deaths 
for  the  calendar  year  1930,  and  on  the 
immigration  figures  for  the  first  three 
nionths  of  1931.  On  that  basis  there 
is  a  birth  every  14  seconds  instead  of 
every  13,  a  death  every  22  seconds  in- 
stead of  every  23,  an  immigrant  ar- 
rival every  12  minutes  instead  of  every 
1V2»  and  an  emigrant  departure  every 
7  minutes  instead  of  every  SVjj*  the  re- 
sult being  a  net  increase  of  one  in  the 
population  in  every  36  seconds  instead 
of  one  every  23  seconds. 

This  represents  a  slowing  down  of 
population  growth  equivalent  to  the 
difference  between  an  annual  increase 
of  1.2  per  cent  as  indicated  by  the 
former  computations  and  an  annual 
increase  of  0.7  per  cent  as  indicated 
by  the  more  recent  data.  According 
to  the  revised  figures  the  total  popula- 
tion of  the  United  States  on  July  1st 
readied  124,069,651,  whereas,  accord- 
ing to  the  former  computations,  now 
superseded,  it  would  have  been  124,- 
833,818,  a  difference  of  764,167. 


NATION'S  RESEARCH  WORK 

BENEFITS    AGRICULTURE 


Former  Wasted  Products  Now  Put 
to  Good  Uses 

Dr.  A.  F.  Woods,  director  of  scien- 
tific work  of  the  United  States  De- 
partment of  Agriculture,  is  authority 
for  the  statement  that  the  research 
work  of  the  department  in  recent 
years  has  resulted  in  saving  of  mil- 
lions of  dollars  to  producers,  in  the 
utilization  of  materials  and  products 
formerly  wasted,  besides  creating  new 
industries. 

For  example,  recent  developments 
in  the  use  of  cotton  have  included  the 
production  of  a  "duplex"  bag  for  on- 
ions and  potatoes,  which  is  finding  a 
wider  and  wider  use.  One  side  of  the 
bag  is  woven  solid,  so  that  labels  may 


be  printed  on  it,  while  the  other  side 
is  meshed,  that  the  contents  may  be 
visible.  Calling  attention  to  the  fact 
that  wool  burns  very  slowly  has  re- 
sulted in  growing  use  of  wool  hang- 
ings in  stores  and  show  rooms  to 
reduce  fire  hazards. 

Casein,  made  from  skim  milk,  has 
been  used  in  making  a  wide  variety  of 
products,  including  billiard  balls, 
fountain  pen  cases  and  waterproof 
glue,  which  is  especially  useful  in 
gluing  together  airplane  fuselages. 
Casein  is  also  used  as  a  coating  for 
paper.  The  popularity  of  tomato  juice 
as  a  drink  has  opened  a  new  use  for 
a  surplus  product.  In  canning  toma- 
toes, some  of  the  juice  is  taken  out  to 
permit  more  of  the  pulp  to  be  placed 
in  the  can,  and  this  is  moving  into  the 
channels  of  trade  as  a  drink. 

In  one  area  around  Los  Angeles  it 
is  claimed  that  $1,000,000  a  year  is 
being  added  to  the  income  of  the 
growers  of  citrus  fruits,  through  the 
utilization  of  grapefruit  juice  as  a 
drink.  The  food  research  laboratories 
of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  are 
now  experimenting  to  find  ways  of 
preserving  the  juices  of  citrus  fruits, 
so  that  they  may  be  kept  in  their  nat- 
ural state  for  a  period  of  at  least  nine 
months. 

The  National  Grange  and  other 
farm  organizations  have  for  years  ad- 
vocated research  work  intended  to  find 
new  industrial  uses  for  farm  products. 


FIRST  WAR  CONFERENCE 

The  first  general  World  Disarma- 
ment Conference  will  open  on  Febru- 
ary 2,  1932.  The  Grange  has  always 
been  an  advocate  of  peace,  and  has 
persistently  urged  that  international 
disputes  be  settled  by  arbitration  rath- 
er th^n  the  agencies  of  war. 

As  a  fitting  tribute  to  the  Grange 
for  her  contribution  towards  world 
peace,  the  President  should  appoint 
some  one  from  the  Grange  to  attend 
the  conference. 

I  know  of  no  one  more  worthy  or 
better  qualified  to  represent  our  great 
fkrm  fraternity  than  our  own  Na- 
tional Master,  L.  J.  Taber.  I  would 
be  pleased  to  have  each  Pomona  pass 
a  resolution  to  this  effect,  and  for- 
ward same  to  President  Hoover. 

Many  of  our  readers  have  had  the 
pleasure  of  hearing  Brother  Jacob  H. 
Taylor,  of  Potomac  Grange,  No.  1, 
discuss  world  peace  problems.  He  is 
giving  much  of  his  time  to  this  work, 
and  I  am  pleased  to  submit  herewith 
some  further  thoughts  he  submits  for 
your  consideration: 

"The  time  has  arrived  to  meet  the 
depression  and  consequent  distress 
throughout  the  country  with  some- 
thing more  than  promises,  analyses, 
platitudes,  and  politics. 

"Sound  thinkers  realize  that  we 
must  take  effectual  steps  to  correct 
the  situation.  Mere  expressions  of 
sympathy  are  valueless. 

"Peoples  are  concerned  that  politi- 
cal leaders  should  understand  that 
palliatives  of  proposed  legislation, 
criticism  for  political  advantage,  or 
profound  expressions  of  sympathy  for 
the  poor  down-trodden  farmers,  will 
not  correct  anything  and  are  value- 
less. 

"It  is  foolish  to  even  hope  for  last- 
ing correction  of  economic  and  social 
disorders  without  first  laying  a  foun- 
dation which  will  guarantee  against 
their  recurrence,  and  thereby  provide 
the  confidence  essential  for  recovery. 
When  stock  break  into  a  field  and 
harm  a  crop  the  first  thing  a  sensible 
farmer  does  is  to  drive  them  out  and 
then  patch  up  the  hole  or  gap  in  the 
fence  through  which  they  entered. 
The  cause  of  the  trouble  is  removed, 
and  prompt  precaution  is  taken  to 
prevent  the  trouble  from  recurring. 


"We  have  the  statements  of  the 
statesmen  and  economists  of  this  na- 
tion and  of  the  world,  attributing  the 
present  world  economic  disorder  to 
the  World  Wt  r  and  its  after  effects. 
The  whole  nation  is  now  suffering 
from  the  unwarranted  deflating  pro- 
gram initiated  •  among  the  farmers 
immediately  following  the  World 
War. 

"It  is  not  only  senseless  but  danger- 
ous to  proceed  further  without  stop- 
ping the  'gap'  of  trouble,  and  pro- 
viding against  recurrence  of  these 
economic  distresses.  To  this  end  we 
recommend  and  urge  that  when  Con- 
gress meets  in  December,  our  Sena- 
tors immediately  consider  and  ratify 
the  adherence  of  our  country  to  the 
World  Court.  Thus  will  be  provided 
the  necessary  judicial  machinery  to 
settle  controversies  without  resort  to 
war.  Our  adherence  will  help  to  stop 
the  gap  through  which  war  might 
again  enter  and  ravage  civilization. 

"Another  imperative  step  is  for 
President  Hoover  to  appoint  a  delega- 
tion to  the  World  Disarmament  Con- 
ference who  shall  sincerely  favor  the 
reduction  of  armaments,  and  will  take 
the  leadership  in  making  the  confer- 
ence successful.  American  agricul- 
ture should,  by  all  means,  be  repre- 
sented on  this  delegation. 

"With  such  a  foundation,  there  is 
hope  for  the  correction  of  our  difllcul- 
ties.  The  minds  of  our  people,  our 
economists,  our  industrialists,  and  our 
statesmen  can  then  cooperate  on  prac- 
tical reclamation  of  national  prosper- 
ity and  happiness. 

"When  the  spirit  of  the  agricultural 
life  of  America  is  applied  to  both  our 
domestic  and  foreign  relations,  the 
barbarism  of  scientific  murder  and  re- 
sulting economic  chaos  will  be  sup- 
planted by  kindly  human  relation- 
ships. These  are  always  essential  for 
the  progress  and  triumph  of  'justice 
and  equity  in  all  things.' 

"J.  H.  Taylor." 


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Stave   Basket 


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Suve  Basket,  tu^t 
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Dept.  G.      136  Broidw,. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     ' 


October,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


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Note  these  big  values: 

TRANSPLANTED  TREES 
WkileSprace  •  4-7r.,  S-12M3-I00.  $2«M 
Norway  Spruce  •  4-yr..  (-IS*,  $3-100.  $20  M 
Norway  Sprvce  •  Syr-.  10-20',  $5-100.  $35  M 
Colera^BUSprKt  -  3-yr.,  2-5*.  $5-100,  $3S-M 
Douglas  Fir  -  4yr.,  7-U',  $3-100.  $20-M 
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OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

n,^„„    Q     ,        •  PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Senh .  ^ 

Digest ^•^- . 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals^  'per  set  of '  9 '.".'*"  ' Al 

New  Fifth  Degree  Mnnuals,  single  copy  .    .  in 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 4  00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13  .  3  95 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy  35 

Constitution  and  By-Laws .  JJ 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony jq 

Song  Books,^  -  dozeJ"*''""' ' '  ^"""^  '"'"''''  '''""^*''  ''''^^  ' '"^^'^ '  '^'  ''^««'  ^''••"•"       ' 

per  half  dozen   o  qq 

Dues  Account  Book 75 

Secretary  's  Record  Book   ......!!...... 70 

Treasurer  's  Account  Book 70 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to'  Pomona,'  per'  hundred'  '.'.'.'.'.'. '.  LOO 

The  Grange  Initiate,  m  lots  of  25 g5 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 I'ss 

Roll  Book   '.'.'.'..'.". 75 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred 5O 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   . . 60 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty  .  ..  . 25 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred 40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  p(»r  hundred 40 

Secretary  's  Receipts,  per  hundred '45 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred ] 40 

Treasurer 's   Receipts 40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred 50 

Demit  Cards,  each  /    'q\ 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each  .\ qi 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland  ..'.'.'.'.'..'. 2  00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead) *^  10 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations' '. J5 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose                            35 

Grfn^e^H^if Planf  .'.^.'  ^'"^°^'  Movement  in  Pennsylvania',  by  'Vv.' f'.  'Hill'  .* .'       'f^ 

ordpr °  Thlf  SpL^f^L''-^  ^^!  ^^T  .«"PPl'^«'  the  cash  must  'always  accompany  the 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts 

T    ^/e"»'tt«"^«"%8^o»ld  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Registeroi 
Ivetter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  I^ght,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


MK  DOAK  CRITICIZES 
ATTEMPTS   TO   STOP 

ALIEN    DEPORTATION 

Secretary  of  Labor  Says  Action  of 
Societies  and  Individuals  in  Such 
Cases  Is  Un-American 

The  United  States  Department  of 
Tabor  has  a  right  to  feel,  I  think,  that 
iJs  work  is  and  has  been  helpful  to 
labor,  to  men,  to  women,  to  children, 
to  general  industry  and  to  the  coun- 

trv. 

Employment  is  the  keystone  of  la- 
bor's structure.  Probably  the  prin- 
cipal aim  of  the  department  of  which 
I  am  chief  is  to  keep  labor  and  em- 
ployment as  continual  partners.  The 
endeavors  are  constant,  even  if  results 
are  not  constant,  because  results,  as 
you  know,  must  depend  largely  upon 
conditions  in  the  communities  and  in 
the  country  at  large.  Recently  this 
land  of  ours  has  had  its  troubles,  but 
I  hope  and  believe  that  before  long 
these  brambles  of  trouble  will  be  re- 
moved from  the  pathway,  and  that 
progress  again  will  me  made  un- 
checked. Every  American  has  his 
duty  to  do  in  the  field  of  aiding  the 
accomplishment  of  this  end.  The  goal 
is  employment  for  all  in  an  environ- 
ment of  prosperity. 

There  are  many  services  in  the  De- 
partment of  Labor:  Conciliation, 
Statistics,  Employment,  Naturaliza- 
tion, the  Women's  Bureau,  the  Chil- 
dren's Bureau  and  Immigration. 

I  believe  that  the  strongest  factor  in 
the  maintenance  of  industrial  peace 
is  the  conference  table.  If  conference 
fails,  conciliation  through  the  medium 
of  sympathetic  mediators  is  at- 
tempted. 

If  both  fail,  arbitration  comes  next. 
The  department's  service  of  concilia- 
tion affords  a  means  of  taking  each  of 
these  steps.  It  has  been  the  greatest 
means  of  accommodation  in  industrial 
relations  known  to  the  civilized  world. 
I  am  proud  of  it  and  all  who  know  of 
its  splendid  work  I  am  sure  can  feel 
gratified  with  its  excellent  progress. 

Now  I  come  to  the  Immigration 
Service,  of  which  I  wish  to  speak  to- 
day somewhat  emphatically.  Nearly 
all  immigrants  are  potential  wage- 
earners  and  this  countr.v  has  come  to 
realize  that  unrestricted  immigration 
in  past  years  is  in  large  measure  re- 
sponsible for  the  oversupply  of  some 
classes  of  labor  in  this  land,  even  in 
prosperous  times. 

Immigration,  however,  is  no  longer 
an  economic  menace,  for  under  an  or- 
der of  President  Hoover,  supplement- 
ing legislation,  fewer  immigrants  are 
now  being  admitted  than  at  any  time 
during  the  past  century.  These  fig- 
ures are  not  hard  to  gra.sp.  Only  3,799 
inimigrants  were  admitted  in  May  of 
this  year,  as  compared  with  19,414  in 
th(  corresponding  month  of  last  year. 
To  make  it  simpler,  perhaps,  only  one 
immigrant  comes  in  now  where  five 
came  in  a  year  ago.  Still  more  strik- 
ing, porhaps,  is  the  comparison  with 
■^la.v,  1914,  when  with  the  doors  wide 
open  nearly  108,000  aliens  were  ad- 
"iitted.  or  virtually  30  times  as  many 
as  came  to  us  in  the  corresponding 
"lonth  of  the  current  year. 
,  .^^day,  the  number  of  aliens  leaving 
this  country  of  their  own  accord  is 
considerably  in  excess  of  those  who 
are  coming  in.  This  exodus  is  in- 
creased further  by  deportations,  and 
^y  departures  that  are  i)ermitted  in 
'leu  of  deportations. 


legal  right,  but  I  am  quite  sure  that 
the  number  has  been  greatly  decreased 
through  activities  of  the  Immigration 
Border  Patrol,  a  force  of  picked  men, 
which  has  done  and  is  doing  a  high 
service  in  the  protection  of  the  United 
States  from  what  otherwise  might 
have  been  an  invasion  by  hordes  of 
aliens. 

Now,  I  want  to  go  to  another  sub- 
ject connected  closely  with  what  I 
have  said.  It  has  to  do  with  the  at- 
tempts of  individuals,  and  of  certain 
highly  organized  societies  to  prevent 
the  deportation  of  aliens  illegally  in 
this  country,  or  of  those  who  having 
come  in  legally  have  committed  acts 
which  subject  them  to  deportation. 
During  the  fiscal  year  which  ended  16 
days  ago,  more  than  18,000  aliens 
were  formally  deported  and  many 
thousands  of  others  who  might  have 
been  expelled  were  permitted  to  go 
voluntarily. 

Many  of  these  aliens  who  were  or- 
dered deported  were  affiliated  with  or- 
ganizations whose  announced  purpose 
it  is  to  overthrow  the  Government  of 
the  United  States  by  force  and  vio- 
lence. 

It  is  to  prevent  the  deportation  of 
aliens  of  this  kind  that  the  energies  of 
certain  individuals  and  societies  are 
directed.  There  are  persons  and  so- 
cieties in  this  country  who  sneer  at 
the  word  "patriotism."  They  believe 
and  preach  that  a  man  has  a  right  to 
advocate  by  speech  or  by  writing  the 
annihilation  of  our  democratic  form 
of  Government,  and  for  his  speech  and 
writing  to  go  untouched  of  the  law. 

Seeks  Base  of  Reasoning 

It  has  been  a  puzzle  to  me  always 
to  learn  upon  what  ground  these  or- 
ganizations and  these  individuals  base 
their  reasoning.  There  is  nothing 
American  in  it,  nothing  democratic. 
They  aid  these  preachers  of  violence 
in  their  appeals  to  the  courts,  and 
then  if  the  courts  uphold  the  orders 
of  deportation,  they  descend  upon  the 
Department  of  Labor  with  this  plea 
or  that  plea  for  a  change  in  the  de- 
portation order.  In  the  first  instance 
they  base  their  pleas  on  the  right  of 
a  man  to  say  anything  he  wants  in 
defiance  of  the  statutes,  but  when 
these  pleas  are  ineffective  in  the 
courts,  they  quickly  resort  to  some 
plea  which  they  think  has  a  humani- 
tarian touch.  They  weep  copiously 
over  the  plight  in  which  their  clients 
have  found  themselves  and  use  sp<^ 
cious  and  lachrymose  argument  in 
their  behalf.  Again,  I  do  not  under- 
stand these  un-American  Americans. 
We  have  heard  frequently  the  slogan 
"America  first";  the  slogan  of  these 
precious  ones  seems  to  be  "America 
last."  They  love  every  country  but 
their  own,  and  again,  the  things  that 
they  do  are  past  understanding. 

The  Department  of  Labor  is  trying 
to  do  its  work  under  the  law.  It  ex- 
ercises humanity  in  many  cases,  but 
of  these  cases  one  hears  little.  The 
human  element  enters  into  the  de- 
partment's activities  along  all  its 
lines,  and  this  I  wish  to  have  under- 
stood. We  seek  always  the  good  of 
country. 


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Efforts  Increase 


..'^•'^'^^rs  against  immigration,  of 
^nich  the  quota  law  is  the  chief  one, 

aturally  have  resulted  in  increased 
^n^u  ^^  ^»^^  i^^egal  entry.  No  rea- 
m,  u  ^^tiniate  can  be  made  of  the 
oumber  who   thus   come   in    without 


The  editor  of  Ranch  and  Field  in 
Texas  has  stated  that  he  believes  the 
(J range  can  be  of  greater  service  in 
this  period  of  agricultural  reconstruc- 
tion than  ever  before,  further  stating 
that  we  must  build  up  Local  Commu- 
nities, provide  strong,  county  organi- 
zations, united  in  State  and  National 
units.  This  is  just  what  the  Grange 
has  been  doing  for  65  years. 


Teacher:  *'Who  can  tell  me  what 
a  geyser  is?" 

Bobby:  "It's  a  waterfall  where  the 
water  falls  upward." 


L.  J.  TABER. 

Worthy  "National  Master 


WE'RE  GOING  OVER 

with  your  help  .  .  . 


JUDGING  from  the  immense  in- 
terest shown  in  the  subordinate 
Granges  of  New  York,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Ohio  and  New  Jersey  and 
from  the  many  inquiries  and  re- 
quests for  complete  information  re- 
ceived at  the  headquarters  of  the 
campaign,  this  year's  contest  is 
already  a  success. 

While  the  number  of  contestants 
and  subordinate  Granges  interested 
is  great,  we  want  to  make  the  num- 
ber still  greater;  and  we  want  you 
to  consider  fully  the  wonderful  op- 
portunity this  campaign  offers  to  you 
as  a  Granger  and  to  your  Grange, 

In  co-operation  with  the   Campaign 
Committee,  this  advertisement  is  pre- 
sented by  the 
FARMERS  AND  TRADERS  LIFE  INS.  CO. 
STATE  TOWER  BLDG. 
SYR.\CUSE,  N.  Y. 


and  the  benefits  you  will  derive  by 
giving  us  your  utmost  co-operation. 

There  is  yet  time  for  you  to  get  in 
the  race  and  to  show  to  yourself  and 
to  all  of  us  your  true  brotherly 
spirit.  We  are  counting  on  you  to 
swell  the  ranks,  and  your  coming 
with  us  in  this  wonderful  demon- 
stration will  surely  help  to  put  it 
over  in  true  Grange  fashioxi. 

If  you  want  complete  details  of  this 
campaign,  write  to  the  address  be- 
low or  inquire  from  the  Master  of 
your  Grange,  who  is  fully  equipped 
with  the  information  you  will  need 
for  your  application. 


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FARM  ORGANIZATIONS 

WILL  FIGHT  RAIL  RAISE 


Already   Massing   Their   Forces   to 
Block  Higher  Freight  Rates 

The  forces  of  organized  agriculture 
will  vigorously  oppose  the  petition  of 
the  railroads  for  a  horizontal  increase 
of  15  per  cent  in  freight  rates,  at 
hearings  before  the  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commission  due  to  begin  at 
Washington  on  July  15th.  The  lead- 
ers of  the  National  Grange  and  of 
the  American  Farm  Bureau  Federa- 
tion are  outspoken  in  their  determina- 
tion to  fight  any  increase  in  rates  on 
farm  commodities. 

"The  railroads  must  find  some  other 
way  of  securing  revenue  than  by  in- 
creasing agricultural  freight  rates," 
declares  Louis  J.  Taber,  of  Ohio,  mas- 
ter of  the  National  Grange.  "To 
prove  that  the  wheat  grower  is  not  in 
a  position  to  absorb  an  increase  in 
freight  rates,"  continued  Mr.  Taber 
in  a  public  statement,  "it  is  only  nec- 
essary to  compare  the  selling  price  of 
wheat  with  existing  freight  rates. 
With  wheat  selling  on  the  farm  in 
Kansas  and  Oklahoma  at  from  36  to 
44  cents  per  bushel,  the  railroads  now 
get  29.1  cents  per  bushel  for  carrying 
wheat  from  Topeka,  Kan.,  to  Galves- 
ton, Tex.,  if  the  wheat  is  for  domestic 
consumption.  If  it  is  for  export,  the 
rate  is  21.3  cents  per  bushel.  From 
Topeka  to  New  York,  the  rail  rate  on 
wheat  for  domestic  use  is  35.7  cents 
per  bushel,  and  31.2  cents  for  export." 

In  his  statement  Mr.  Taber  also  as- 
serted that  existing  freight  rates  on 
agricultural  commodities  are  too  high. 
He  pointed  out  that  the  farmer  must 
now  pay  twice  as  much  to  move  a 
dollar's  worth  of  wheat  to  market  as 
he  did  two  years  ago.  The  same  con- 
dition is  substantially  true  with  ref- 


erence to  butter,  eggs  and  many  other 
farm  commodities,  which  have  greatly 
declined  in  price. 

Manifestly,  say  the  spokesmen  for 
the  farmer,  this  is  not  the  time  to  in- 
crease freight  rates  on  farm  commodi- 
ties, but  to  decrease  them.  In  the 
next  place  it  is  held  to  be  very  doubt- 
ful if  an  increase  in  rates  would  do 
the  railroads  any  good.  There  has 
already  been  a  tremendous  shift  in 
tonnage  from  the  railroads  to  trucks 
and  waterways  and  with  gasoline  and 
other  trucking  costs  at  the  lowest 
point  in  history,  the  belief  is  expressed 
in  many  quarters  that  an  increase  in 
rail  rates  would  simply  result  in  a 
further  shift  in  transport  business 
from  the  railroads  to  their  competi- 
tors. 

The  testimony  of  the  spokesmen  for 
the  railroads  will  be  heard  first  by  the 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 
Further  hearings  will  be  held,  begin- 
ning August  31st,  for  the  cross-exami- 
nation of  witnesses  appearing  at  the 
initial  hearing  and  for  the  submission 
of  evidence  by  those  opposed  to  an 
increase  in  rates. 


MEMORY 


A  vivid  memory  comes  in  handy 
at  times.  \ 

"So  you  remember  away  back  to 
the  Revolution,  do  you?"  asked  a 
gentleman  of  an  old  Negro. 

"Yassah — de  Revolution  an'  GinM 
Washington  an'  all  dem.     Sure  do." 

"Perhaps  you  were  a  witness  to  the 
fall  of  Rome." 

"No  sah.  Ah  didn't  exactly  see  it, 
but  Ah  recollec'  hearin'  somethin' 
drop." 


There  is  nothing  more  pathetic 
than  a  horse  fly  perched  on  an  auto 
radiator. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  I931 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisamany  State  Lecturer 


My  Dear  Worthy  State  Lecturer: 

New  challenges  are  constantly  com- 
ing to  us  and  as  Grange  workers  and 
Lecturers  we  have  a  mighty  challenge, 
as  well  as  opportunity  in  better  serv- 
ing every  community,  through  our 
order,  this  fall  and  winter. 

Each  program  must  be  made  more 
valuable  than  ever  before.  It  must 
give  to  the  farmer  new  hope  and  cour- 
age, inspire  greater  faith  and  con- 
fidence, extend  the  vision  of  modern- 
ized achievements,  and  provide  oppor- 
tunity for  discussion  of  new  agricul- 
tural and  community  problems. 

Changes  are  taking  place  rapidly 
today.  We  are  shifting  from  the  old, 
to  a  new  era  of  development  in  na- 
tional as  well  as  world  economic  con- 
ditions, and  our  Grange  programs 
must  present  these  new  facts  and  thus 
enable  our  membership  to  better  plan 
their  future  work. 

Have  recently  returned  from  a  five- 
weeks*  trip  in  Grange  states.  I  was 
deeply  impressed,  wherever  I  went, 
with  the  turn  of  farm  people  to  the 
Grange  for  help,  guidance  and  leader- 
ship, and,  Worthy  State  Lecturer, 
let's  meet  the  challenge  by  improved 
program  service.  Check  the  Granges 
in  your  state  where  the  farmers  are 
most  depressed  by  declining  prices, 
real  estate  values,  and  banking  con- 
ditions. Send  out  some  special  cir- 
cular or  i)ersonal  letters  to  these  Lec- 
turers, point  the  way  how  they  can 
help  their  community  by  the  type  of 
programs  presented.  Encourage  them, 
emphasize  that  the  information  is 
available,  that  as  National  and  State 
Lecturers  you  and  I  are  ready  to  do 
everything  we  can  to  aid  them.  Urge 
them  to  write  you  about  their  prob- 
lems. Let's  help  first,  where  it  is  most 
needed,  and  then  extend  the  Lecturer's 
service  to  other  Granges.  It  is  a  won- 
derful work  to  educate,  develop  and 
better  serve  rural  people  through  our 
Lecturers'  programs.  It's  a  task  that 
you  and  I  share  today — let  us  together 
make  the  Lecturer's  hour  a  new  edu- 
cational force  in  these  trying  days  in 
our  nation's  history. 

We  have  already  heard  from  quite 
a  number  of  State  Lecturers  the  num- 
ber of  attendance  and  program  con- 
test cards  they  need  in  their  state. 
Please  send  me  the  number  you  want 
as  soon  as  possible,  so  that  you  may 
get  them  distributed  in  ample  time 
for  use  by  your  Lecturers  desiring  to 
take  part  in  the  contest. 

Yours  fraternally, 

James  C.  Farmer, 
Lecturer.  National  Grange. 

With  the  advent  of  fall  and  the 
slackening  of  the  farm  work.  Lectur- 
ers may  anticipate  a  larger  attendance 
at  their  Grange  meetings.  This 
should  encourage  Lecturers  to  pre- 
pare and  present  the  best  possible  type 
of  programs  as  well  as  to  institute 
new  Grange  activities.  The  reports 
that  comd  to  the  State  Lecturer's  Of- 
fice indicate  that  our  Granges  are  in 
a  very  flourishing  condition,  but  the 
thing  above  all  others  that  is  note- 
worthy in  these  reports  is  the  fact  the 
greatest  interest  and  largest  attend- 
ance is  found  in  those  Granges  which 
are  carrying  on  some  worth-while  ac- 
tivity. Many  Lecturers  report  that 
the  "Soil  Fertility"  program  found 
on  page  17  of  the  1931  handbook  met 
with  outstanding  favor  and  success. 
We  would  suggest  that  Lecturers  who 
have  not  put  on  this  program,  send  to 
the  Quality  Lime  Institute  for  the 
materials  and  data  for  this  program. 


October  will  be  an  ideal  month  to 
stage  a  farm  products  show  in  your 
Grange.  Encourage  your  members  to 
exhibit  products  of  the  farm,  orchard 
and  garden.  The  Sisters  to  exhibit 
canned  and  baked  goods.  Ask  your 
County  Agent  to  judge  the  products. 
At  the  close  of  the  meeting  have  your 
entertainment  committee  serve  a 
liarvest  supper.  October  is  also  the 
month  to  put  on  your  Halloween  Pro- 
gram. 

What  thf  Live  Ones  Are  Doing  to 
Keep  Alive 

From  Mrs.  H.  G.  Harroun,  Lectur- 
er, Keystone  Grange,  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, we  have:  "We  have  put  on  one 
program  for  the  public  so  far,  of  mu- 
sic, speaking,  plays  and  supper,  and 
at  present  time  we  are  preparing  a 
mock  trial  to  be  presented  in  near 
future.  Our  hall  is  used  as  a  commu- 
nity hall.  The  Grange  has  just  com- 
pleted painting  it  inside  and  giving 
it  a  thorough  housecleaning  and  are 
buying  new  curtains  for  the  dining 
room." 

From  Clara  Washburn,  Lecturer, 
Sharon  Grange,  Potter  County,  we 
have:  "We  are  trying  in  a  small  way 
to  help  4H  boys  and  girls.  Our  last 
meeting  after  the  business  meeting 
was  over  we  had  a  program  consisting 
of  songs,  a  recitation,  a  short  dia- 
logue, also  a  play,  *The  Census  Tak- 
er' put  on  by  some  of  our  members. 
We  took  up  a  collection  which  will 
be  used  toward  helping  the  boys  and 
girls  to  go  to  State  College  in 
August." 

From  Lillian  F.  Porter,  Lecturer, 
West  Granville  Grange,  Bradford 
County:  "Our  St.  Patrick's  Day  Pro- 
gram was  a  real  success.  The  an- 
nouncement was  made  that  everyone 
should  bring  something  to  contribute 
to  an  Irish  Program.  Then  it  was 
conducted  according  to  roll  call 
method,  each  member  doing  his  part. 
The  program  was  well  balanced  as  to 
songs,  recitations,  readings  and  dis- 
cussions, together  with  a  few  good 
Irish  jokes." 

From  Mrs.  Russell  Yohe,  Lecturer, 
Macungie  Grange,  Lehigh  County: 
"The  Soil  Fertility  Program  worked 
out  splendidly,  and  wa^  one  of  the 
best  programs  we  have  had.  The 
Lime  Institute  sent  us  very  helpful 
material,  including  the  pantomine 
which  was  rendered  well  by  the  young- 
er members.  A  representative  of  the 
Lime  Institute  very  agreeably  sur- 
prised us  by  his  presence." 
^  From  Lloyd  F.  Wilcox,  Lecturer, 
Farmington  Grange,  Warren  County : 
"For  three  meetings  thus  far  this 
year,  I  have  had  outside  speakers  for 
the  Lecturer's  Hour,  which  I  think, 
the  members  appreciate  greatly.  For 
one  meeting,  Mr.  Johnson,  Vice  Presi- 
dent of  one  of  the  Warren  Banks 
spoke  on  the  Federal  Farm  Loan.  For 
the  second  meeting  in  April,  Mr. 
Tritt,  our  County  Agent  was  present, 
talked  and  lead  in  general  discussion, 
and  for  the  second  meeting  in  May, 
Mr.  Westhauff,  our  County  Vocation- 
al Supervisor,  met  with  us  and  gave 
a  garden  talk.  I  have  found  that  we 
have  more  interest  among  the  mem- 
bers by  having  outside  speakers  occa- 
sionally for  a  short  talk." 

From  Mrs.  Mildred  Lisk,  Lecturer, 
Linesville  Grange,  Crawford  County: 
"The  following  program  held  early  in 
the  year  seemed  to  please  our  mem- 
bers about  the  best  of  anv: 

"The  Patrons'  Times.' 


"Music — Onward   Marching. 

"Some  Improvement  I  Plan  to 
Make  This  Year,  by  several  members. 

"Roll  Call— What  I  Read  First  in  a 
Newspaper. 

"Talk — How  a  Newspaper  Is  Made. 

"Editorials  —  Message  from  State 
Ofiicer — State  Grange  Officer. 

"The  Front  Page — Current  Events 
of  Community  and  National  Interest. 

"Music. 

"Weather  Reports — By  a  Brother. 

"Locals — Items  of  interest  regard- 
ing Grange  members. 

"Housewife's  Column  —  By  Several 
Sisters. 

"Fashions — By  a  Sister. 

"Legislature. 

"Poetry  Corner  —  Original  Poems 
by  Members. 

"Comic  Strip — Animated  Cartoons. 

"Advertising  —  How  much  should 
the  farmer  advertise  and  how;  gen- 
eral discussion. 

"Contest — Make  an  effective  adver- 
tisement of  some  common  farm  prod- 
uct.   Prizes  offered  for  best  ad. 

"Light  refreshments." 


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cellaneous  suggestions.  FIFTY  PROGRavo 
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WHERE  TO  STORE 

VEGETABLES  FOR  WINTER 

Convenient  places  for  storing  the 
home  supply  of  vegetables  will  be 
found  in  the  cellar  under  the  dwell- 
ing, an  outdoor  barrel  pit,  or  a  per- 
manent outdoor  cellar. 

In  the  furnace  cellar  a  special  room 
may  be  constructed  to  maintain  a  low 
temperature  and  provide  ventilation. 
The  partition  wall  may  be  built  by 
using  2-  by  4-inch  studding,  walled 
up  with  boards,  a  layer  of  building 
paper,  and  matched  boards.  The  in- 
side wall  of  the  room  may  be  lathed 
and  plastered  or  sheathed  with  boards. 
The  door  should  be  very  tight  or 
double  doors  used.  A  window  will 
provide  adequate  ventilation  and  an 
earth  floor  is  desirable.  The  root 
crops  and  cabbage  will  keep  better  in 
a  cellar  room  if  they  are  buried  in 
boxes  of  moist  sand  or  earth. 

A  large  barrel,  placed  in  a  horizon- 
tal position  in  the  side  of  a  bank, 
makes  a  convenient  place  to  store 
small  amounts  of  root  crops  and  cab- 
bage. A  layer  of  soil  is  placed  on  the 
outside  of  the  barrel,  a  layer  of  straw 
or  leaves  on  the  soil,  and  another 
layer  of  soil  on  these.  The  barrel  head 
makes  a  convenient  door  for  this 
storage  pit. 

The  outdoor,  underground  storage 
cellar  is  built  preferably  on  a  hillside 
and  covered  with  earth  except  where 
the  entrance  is  located.  Ventilation 
is  provided  by  means  of  large  venti- 
lator shafts  through  the  roof.  The 
cellar  should  be  located  where  the 
natural  drainage  is  good.  Usually,  in 
Penn.sylvania,  the  prevailing  wind  is 
north  or  northwest,  and  for  this  rea- 
son, the  cellar  should  face  the  north. 
A  soil  with  a  good  moisture-holding 
capacity,  such  as  clay  or  clay  loam,  is 
preferred  as  it  prevents  drying  out. 
Earth  is  used  for  the  floor. 

An  unused  coldframe  makes  a 
handy  place  for  storing  celery,  cauli- 
flower, Chinese  cabbage,  kohl  rabi, 
Brussels  sprouts,  and  endive.  The  soil 
is  dug  out  so  that  the  tops  of  the 
plants  to  be  stored  are  a  few  inches 
below  the  top  of  the  coldframe.  The 
plants  are  stored  with  moist  soil  on 
the  roots.  The  coldframe  is  then  cov- 
ered with  the  sash,  boards,  or  other 
material.  Straw  fodder,  or  similar 
material  is  ]>laced  on  this  and  a  layer 
of  soil  may  be  placed  on  top  in  severe 
weather.  A  specinlly  constructed 
trench,  covered  with  boards,  is  also 
used  for  celery,  'i'hese  crops  may  be 
stored  in  a  moi.st,  cool  cellar  in  about 
the  same  way  as  in  a  trench  or  cold- 
frame. 


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Page  7 


Water 

* 

.  .  .  zv/iefi  needed 
.  .  .  where  needed 
at  Lo^v  Gosf  ♦  ♦ 

with  an 

ELECTRIC  P13MP 


oAn  electric  tvater  system  makes  this  delightful,  cori' 

venient  sink  and  kitchen  arrangement  possible  on 

a  Pennsylvania  farm. 


A^IODERN    electric    water    system 
will  automatically  maintain  a  sup- 
ply of  water  at  all  points 'in  the 
system  by  pumping  to  the  reservoir  pres- 
sure tank  or  direct  to  the  faucet  whether 
from  spring,  deep  well  or  shallow  well. 

Electric  Po^ver  Many  Times 
Cheaper  Than  Man  Power 

It  is  much  pleasanter  and  cheaper  to 
use  electric  power  to  force  water  about 
tlie  barn  and  home  than  to  carry  it  by 
liand,  braving  the  snow,  sleet,  bitter 
wind  and  slippery  w^alks.  How  many 
hours  of  labor  would  it  take  to  keep  a 
constant  supply  of  water  at  the  kitchen 
sink,  in  the  bathroom,  in  the  laundry 
room  for  clothes  washing,  before  the  cat- 
tle, horses  and  poultry,  for  cooling  milk, 
and  for  its  many  other  uses  about  the 
farm  and  home?  No  one  knows  how 
many,  for  it  is  not  actually  done  unless 
a  water  system  is  installed.  The  carry- 
ing and  pumping  of  water  is  the  kind  of 
work  tliat  becomes  drudgery  to  the  hu- 
man but  to  a  humming  motor,  it  is  fun. 
And  what  a  lot  of  water  one  kilowatt- 
hour  will  i)ump — an  average  of  about 
500  gallons,  depending,  of  course,  on  the 
conditions  of  pumping.  At  a  cost  of  5^ 
per  kilowatt-hour,  you  can  have  100  gal- 
lons anywhere  in  the  system  for  1  ^. 

Here  are  the  comments  of  two  farmers 
from  two  different  counties  in  Pennsyl- 
vania : 


**The  water  pumping  to  me  is  worth 
more  than  the  entire  cost  of  my 
electric  bill/' 

"We  used  to  pump  the  water  by 
hand.  The  tank  always  seemed  emp- 
ty Saturday  evening.  I  would  al- 
most rather  pay  the  electric  bill  for 
the  month  than  to  have  the  water 
pumping  job  facing  me.'* 

Wafer     Necessary     for 
Cleanliness  and  Health 

The  water  system  makes  possible  a 
bathroom,  the  health  center  of  the  home, 
which  is  necessary  for  proper  hygiene 
and  health  habits.  The  bathroom  makes 
it  a  pleasure  to  take  a  bath  instead  of 
the  ordeal  of  an  occasional  bath  in  the 
washtub. 

Current  for  V^ater  Pumping 

Earns  a  Profit  Through 

Live  Stock 

Experience  proves  that  live  stock  will 
thrive  better  and  make  cheaper  produc- 
tion with  a  constant  supply  of  fresh 
water  before  them.  If  they  are  not  re- 
(piired  to  battle  through  a  snowstorm 
or  through  rain  and  mud  to  a  hasty 
drink  of  water  morning  and  evening, 
but  have  it  before  them  throughout  the 
day  and  night  where  they  can  drink  in 
comfort,  the  hen  will  put  more  eggs  in 
the  nest  and  the  cow  more  milk  in  the 
pail.  An  increase  of  one  quart  of  milk 
per  cow   per  day  on  a  ten-cow  dairy, 


valued  at  4^  per  quart,  would  amount 
to  $12.00  per  month — many  times  the 
cost  of  current  required  for  a  complete 
water  system. 

Gardens    and    La^vns    Do 
Better  When  Watered 

Many  Pennsylvania  farmers  prize 
highly  their  lawns  and  vegetable  gar- 
dens. Oftentimes  the  sprinkling  of  a 
lawn  or  watering  a  garden  during  a 
critical  dry  spell  will  save  the  day.  Some 
potato  growers  are  moving  their  spray 
tank  to  the  potato  field,  laying  tempo- 
rary pipe  and  using  the  water  system  to 
keep  the  tank  filled  at  the  field,  thus 
saving  many  hours  of  labor  and  speeding 
up  the  spraying  at  critical  periods. 

Current  for  Water  Pumping 
Worth  Many  Times  Its  Cost 

The  amount  of  current  used  by  a 
water  system  on  the  average  farm  has 
been  found  to  vary  from  ten  to  thirty 
kilowatt-hours  per  month.  If  current 
ranges  in  cost  from  3^  to  10^  per  kilo- 
watt-hour, the  monthly  cost  of  current 
would  be  from  30^  to  $3.00.  The  value 
of  this  service  in  labor  saved,  health  pro- 
tection, increased  live  stock  and  crop 
output,  will  be  many  times  the  cost  of 
the  current.  Ask  those  who  have  elec- 
trically operated  water  systems.  Their 
reply  will  be  further  proof  of  the  fact 
that 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  l93j 


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Vol.  XXVIII 


October,  1931 


No.  7 


Board  of  Managers 

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Why  the  Grange  Opposes  Any  In- 
crease in  Freight  Rates 

THE  Grange  has  made  a  stubborn,  as  well  as  a  determined  fight  against 
any  increase  in  freight  rates,  and  in  order  that  our  readers  may  better 

understand  the  question,  as  well  as  our  reason  for  the  opposition,  I  am 
submitting  herewith  some  of  the  testimony  given  before  the  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commission  by  Fred  Brenckman  at  Washington,  D.  C,  August  10, 
1931.    He  began  his  statement  by  saying: 

"We  have  carefully  analyzed  the  petition  of  the  carriers  and  have  fol- 
lowed the  testimony  given  before  the  Commission  by  those  supporting  it. 
The  sum  and  substance  of  the  petition  and  the  evidence  given  in  its  support 
is  to  the  effect  that  the  railroads  are  confronted  with  an  emergency  threaten- 
ing serious  impairment  of  their  financial  resources,  besides  crippling  their 
capacity  to  render  efficient  and  adequate  service.  For  these  reasons  the 
spokesmen  for  the  railroads  say  they  need  a  15  per  cent  increase  in  freight 
rates,  which  they  hope  will  add  $400,000,000  a  year  to  the  income  of  the  roads. 

"An  Ill-Advised  Demand 
**Not  the  least  of  the  remarkable  features  of  the  petition  presented  by 
the  carriers,"  said  the  spokesman  for  the  Grange,  "is  the  plea  that  the  Com- 
mission should  not  take  time  to  determine  the  reasonableness  of  the  proposed 
schedule  of  rates,  otherwise  than  from  a  revenue  standpoint.  Manifestly, 
the  fundamental  purpose  for  which  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
was  established,  which  is  to  protect  the  public,  would  be  defeated  by  com- 
pliance with  such  an  ill-advised  demand." 

Continuing,  Mr.  Brenckman  declared: 

"It  is  true  that  the  railroads  are  facing  difficulties  and  perplexities  and 
that  their  revenues  have  been  reduced  by  loss  of  traffic.  We  all  recognize 
the  fact  that  railroads  are  a  necessity.  The  national  interest  demands  that 
they  be  maintained  in  a  manner  that  will  enable  them  to  render  efficient 
and  adequate  service.  Good  service  demands  that  roadbeds  be  maintained, 
that  rolling  stock  be  kept  in  good  repair  and  that  wages  be  adequate.  This, 
in  turn,  requires  that  the  railroads  shall  be  allowed  to  charge  rates  that  are 
fair  and  reasonable  on  the  capital  actually  invested. 

"Agriculture  Also  a  Necessity 

"Freely  conceding  all  this  on  the  side  of  the  railroads,  it  is  proper  to 
say  that  if  the  railroads  are  a  necessity,  agriculture  is  also  a  necessity,  even 
more  fundamental  to  the  well-being  and  the  very  existence  of  man  than  the 
railroads.  If  the  railroads  are  facing  problems  and  perplexities  as  a  result 
of  the  present  depression,  it  is  still  more  true  that  agriculture  is  confronted 
with  even  greater  hardships  and  difficulties. 

"The  fact  is  that  agriculture  had  not  yet  recovered  from  the  post-war 
deflation  of  1921  and  1922,  when  the  present  depression  set  in.  The  cruel 
and  ruthless  deflation  which  was  visited  upon  agriculture  during  the  period 
immediately  succeeding  the  close  of  the  World  War  was  probably  the  most 
disastrous  in  the  entire  history  of  the  industry  in  this  country. 

"During  the  years  from  1922  to  1929,  while  the  other  industries  of  the 
country,  including  the  railroads,  were  enjoying  the  greatest  prosperity  ever 
known  in  times  of  peace,  literally  hundreds  of  thousands  of  farmers  went 
bankrupt  and  were  dispossessed  of  their  homes.  During  the  five-year  period 
from  1926  to  1930,  inclusive,  153,598  farms  were  sold  because  of  tax  de- 
linquency, while  529,  252  farms  were  lost  to  their  owners  through  bankruptcy 
and  mortgage  foreclosures.  This  makes  a  total  of  682,850  farms,  or  more 
than  10  per  cent  of  the  total  number  of  farms  in  the  United  States,  which 
have  been  lost  to  their  owners  through  forced  sales  during  the  period  in 
question. 


"It  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  these  grim  figures,  representing  tL 
withered  hopes  and  blasted  fortunes  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  familieg 
do  not  include  the  other  hundreds  of  thousands  of  farm  homes  that  were 
lost  in  the  same  manner  during  the  five  preceding  years,  when  the  depres- 
sion  was  most  acute. 

"B.\NKS  Feel  Agricultural  Depression 

"During  the  10-year  period  from  1921  to  1930,  inclusive,  6,987  banks 
in  the  United  States  suspended.  Of  this  number,  806  have  been  reopened 
leaving  a  total  of  6,181  that  failed.  A  large  percentage  of  these  banks  were 
located  in  the  agricultural  states.  There  are  those  who  contend  that  this 
appalling  total  of  bank  failures  is  evidence  that  the  unit  system  of  banking 
has  broken  down.  The  claim  is  made  that  in  order  to  provide  stable  banking 
facilities  for  small  towns  and  the  agricultural  districts,  we  must  resort  to 
chain  or  group  banking.  The  fact  remains,  however,  that  the  overwhelming 
majority  of  banks  failing  in  the  rural  districts  went  on  the  rocks  because 
agriculture,  the  fundamental  industry  upon  which  they  depended,  was  in 
serious  financial  difficulty. 

"Let  other  industries  speak  for  themselves,  but  so  far  as  agriculture  is 
concerned,  burdened  with  the  accumulated  losses  and  misfortunes  of  ten 
years  of  depression,  capped  by  the  present  disastrous  decline  in  the  price  of 
farm  commodities,  it  would  be  perfectly  preposterous  to  impose  upon  the 
farmer  the  additional  burden  of  a  15  per  cent  increase  in  freight  rates. 

"Situation  Confronting  the  Farmer 

"While  it  is  indeed,  an  unhappy  task,  let  us  try  to  summarize  as  briefly 
as  possible  the  desperate  situation  at  present  confronting  the  farmer.  Ac- 
cording to  the  Bureau  of  Agricultural  Economics  of  the  United  States  De- 
partment of  Agriculture,  the  general  level  of  farm  prices  is  now  only  79 
per  cent  of  the  pre-war  level.  Prices  of  commodities  that  the  farmer  must 
buy  are  130  per  cent  of  the  pre-war  level,  while  the  purchasing  power  of  the 
farmer's  dollar  is  only  62  cents.  In  the  meantime,  freight  rates  have  risen 
to  approximately  155  per  cent  of  the  pre-war  level.  On  top  of  all  this,  the 
proposal  contained  in  the  petition  of  the  carriers  is  that  rail  rates  shall  be 
boosted  to  more  than  170  per  cent  of  their  level  before  the  war. 

"The  railroads  complain  of  the  increasing  burdens  of  taxation  that  are 
heaped  upon  them.  But  agriculture  has  also  been  called  upon  to  carry  an 
ever-increasing  load  of  taxes.  Farm  taxes  are  now  about  266  per  cent  as 
high  as  before  the  war." 

Mr.  Brenckman  referred  to  the  fact  that  J.  J.  Pelley,  president  of  the 
New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Railroad,  together  with  other  witnesses 
appearing  before  the  Commission  during  July,  as  advocates  of  the  proposed 
increase  in  rates,  declared  that  business  recovery  was  in  a  large  measure 
dependent  upon  the  maintenance  of  railroad  purchasing  power. 

Farm  Purchasing  Power  Missed 

"Not  wishing  to  belittle  the  potency  of  railroad  purchasing  power  upon 
the  prosperity  of  the  country,"  said  Mr.  Brenckman,  "there  is  justification 
for  saying  that  the  present  depression  was  caused  in  greater  degree  than 
many  are  willing  to  concede  by  the  reduced  purchasing  power  of  agriculture. 
For  a  full  decade,  the  farming  population  of  the  country,  constituting  ap- 
proximately one-fourth  of  our  people,  have  been  compelled  by  force  of  cir- 
cumstances to  restrict  their  expenditures  to  the  minimum.  To  a  large  ex- 
tent, houses  and  barns  have  been  allowed  to  go  unpainted,  the  farm  plant 
has  been  deteriorating,  and  it  has  been  necessary  to  forego  the  making  of 
many  improvements  which  would  have  stimulated  trade  and  given  employ- 
ment to  workers  in  countless  industries.  If  the  purchasing  power  of  agri- 
culture could  be  restored,  Jiterally  billions  of  dollars  would  flow  into  the 
channels  of  trade  to  supply  the  long-deferred  and  legitimate  wants  of  the 
people  in  our  farm  homes." 

Mr.  Brenckman  presented  figures  to  the  Commission  showing  that  agri- 
culture, which  furnishes  approximately  11  per  cent  of  the  tonnage  of  the 
railroads  in  normal  years,  pays  about  21  per  cent  of  the  total  freight  rev- 
enues. He  also  showed  that  on  the  basis  of  the  tonnage  carried  during  1929, 
which  was  a  normal  year,  an  increase  of  15  per  cent  in  freight  rates  would 
cost  agriculture  nearly  $150,000,000  extra  every  year.  It  was  made  clear 
that  this  vast  sum  represented  only  the  added  cost  of  carrying  the  products 
of  the  farm  to  market  and  that  it  did  not  include  the  increased  charges  the 
farmer  would  be  compelled  to  pay  in  higher  freight  rates  on  commodities 
he  buys,  such  as  fertilizer,  agricultural  machinery,  and  lumber,  together 
with  the  articles  required  for  family  maintenance.  It  was  shown  that  in  a 
peculiar  sense  the  farmer  would  be  hit  both  coming  and  going  by  the  pro- 
posed hike  in  rates. 

Arguments  Against  Increase  Summarized 
Summing  up  the  reasons  why  it  would  not  be  wise  nor  just  to  increase 
rail  rates  under  prevailing  conditions,  Mr.  Brenckman  said: 

"Summarizing  the  problem  that  is  presented  by  the  demand  of  the 
railroads  for  higher  rates,  particularly  so  far  as  agriculture  is  concerned, 
it  must  be  perfectly  manifest  to  anyone  who  understands  the  situation  that 
increased  freight  rates  would  prove  ruinous  under  prevailing  conditions, 
so  far  as  higher  rates  could  be  made  effective. 


October,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


"It  is  also  quite  plain  from  all  the  evidence  that  has  been  presented 
that  the  railroads  are  suffering  from  loss  of  traffic,  rather  than  from  rates 

that  are  too  low. 

"If  the  rates  that  are  now  in  force  have  driven  traffic  to  competing 
vstems  of  transportation,  higher  rates  may  be  depended  ui)on  to  accelerate 
and  aggravate  this  tendency. 

"With  the  cost  of  gasoline  and  other  trucking  costs  at  the  lowest  point 
•  history,  together  with  the  fact  that  thousands  of  miles  of  improved  high- 
ways are  being  added  to  our  road  systems  throughout  the  country,  it  is  not 
reasonable  to  think  that  the  railroads  can  win  back  through  higher  rates 
the  tonnage  they  have  lost. 

"Neither  can  business  recovery  be  brought  about  by  increasing  the  cost 
of  transportation  at  a  time  when  commodity  prices  are  falling  and  when 
conditions  demand  that  freight  rates  and  other  costs  should  be  reduced. 

"The  railroads  cannot  expect  to  prosper  by  reducing  to  bankruptcy 
through  excessive  freight  rates  the  industries  upon  which  they  rest. 

"For  all  these  reasons,  the  National  Grange  is  opposed  to  the  petition 
of  the  carriers,  asking  for  an  increase  of  15  per  cent  in  freight  rates." 

Thus  the  members  will  understand  that  the  National  Grange  is  con- 
stantly watching,  as  well  as  protecting,  the  interests  of  all  Patrons  and  of 
Agriculture  in  general.  Out  of  the  annual  dues  paid  by  each  Subordinate 
member,  one  cent  per  month,  per  member,  or  12  cents  per  year  goes  to  the 
National  Grange. 

If  we  succeed  in  preventing  this  increase,  we  will  have  saved  our  mem- 
bers many  times  their  dues.  Include  in  this  the  saving  that  has  already 
been  rendered  the  dairy  and  poultry  interests,  and  you  will  better  compre- 
hend what  becomes  of  the  money  you  pay  into  the  Grange  Treasury  and 
how  it  is  expended  for  the  benefit  and  protection  of  agriculture. 

There  is  no  organization,  that  can  or  will,  give  you  as  much  in  return 
for  the  small  amount  invested  or  render  such  valuable  service  as  does  the 
Grange.  No  one  should  object  to  the  amount  of  either  the  fees  or  dues,  or 
neglect  or  refuse  to  pay  them.  The  duty  of  the  Secretary  should  be  one 
of  receiving  rather  than  one  of  collecting  dues. 

Fraternally  submitted, 

E.  B.  Dorsett,  Editor. 


RELATION  OF  STATE 

GOVERNMENTS  TO 

FIELD  OF  INSURANCE 


Laws  Regnilating  Business   Should 
Be  Confined  to  Protection  of  Pub- 
lic Against  Fraud,  Says  Penn- 
sylvania Commissioner 


By  Charles  F.  Armstrong 

Commissioner  of  Insurance,  Common- 
wealth of  Pennsylvania 

Every  business,  production  and  hu- 
man endeavor  through  the  process  of 
natural  events  has  become  dependent 
upon  insurance  in  its  varied  lines. 
Insurance  is  the  basis  of  the  credit  of 
the  whole  financial  world. 

A  list  of  the  vital  factors  in  our 
economic  welfare  naturally  subjects 
itself  to  a  scrutiny  that  discloses  that 
insurance  is  one  of  the  foundation 
stones  upon  which  their  welfare  and 
stability  depends. 

The  manufacturer,  the  producer, 
the  wholesaler,  the  retailer,  the  trans- 
porter, the  consumer,  every  link  in  the 
chain  of  products  from  their  inception 
y  their  final  disposal,  has  underlying 
1*  this  protection  of  insurance  that 
enables  it  to  assume  its  proper  part  in 
the  course  of  commerce. 

Life  insurance  means  the  continu- 
ance of  the  welfare  of  loved  ones,  the 
education  of  youth,  or  the  stability  of 
Dusinesa. 

J^ire  insurance  means  the  continu- 
ance of  material  prosperity  through 
ne  replacement  of  raw  or  finished  ma- 
terials destroyed  by  our  common  en- 
emy—fire. 

Casualty  insurance  shares  with  fire 

insurance  in  the  replacement  of  raw 

F  nnished  products  destroyed  by  ac- 

In  ?*  ^^  ^®^^  ^^  ^"  ^^^  separate  sphere 
"OK\ng  toward  the  advancement  of 
Physical  welfare. 

rip  ^^^^7  ^^^  fidelity  insurance  car- 
'68  on  fQy  ^g  ^^^^  projects  in  the  field 

p,,f^^^^'*^ction  or  assumes  the  role  of 
guarantor  of  individual  integrity, 
-accident  and  health  insurance  pro- 


motes and  continues  the  physical  well- 
being  of  our  citizens,  while  workmen's 
compensation  preserves  for  us  the 
earning  power  of  those  engaged  in 
gainful  employment. 

In  other  words,  it  can  be  said  that 
insurance  is  so  complete  and  so  well 
planned  as  to  provide  protection 
against  the  happening  of  nearly  every 
contingency  that  might  cause  distress 
to  man,  whether  this  happening  is  in- 
evitable or  partially  preventable. 

And  the  long  list  of  such  contin- 
gencies provided  for  is  growing  as 
time  passes. 

In  the  period  of  financial  depression 
and  "hard  times"  much  is  being  said 
of  the  need  of  unemployment  insur- 
ance. Especially  are  our  newspapers 
giving  space  to  articles  dealing  with 
the  subject.  In  this  day  when  a  great 
number  of  producers  cannot  find  a 
field  for  their  efforts  because  of  the 
scarcity  of  work,  minds  are  being  set 
in  action  to  formulate  a  scheme  or 
schemes  whereby  insurance  will  carry 
us  over  such  a  period  in  the  future. 

Keeping  in  mind  ^le  fact  that  there 
never  should  be  a  necessity  for  what 
is  commonly  called  a  "dole"  to  relieve 
situations  such  as  we  now  have  facing 
us  and  that  our  years  of  prosperity 
should  certainly  provide  enough  to  be 
set  in  store  against  the  lean  years  to 
come.  The  people  of  the  State  look  to 
those  now  engaged  in  the  business  of 
protecting  them  against  exigencies  as 
they  may  exist,  to  formulate  a  plan 
whereby  the  contingency  of  unemploy- 
ment may  be  guarded  against  as  are 
now  so  many  other  of  the  misfortunes 
of  man. 

Having  then  this  institution  of  in- 
surance, it  should  be  preserved  in  its 
best  forms  and  its  growth  should  be 
encouraged. 

To  do  this  there  is  no  better  thought 
to  keep  in  mind  than  the  basic  funda- 
mentals and  foundation  principles  un- 
derlying the  business,  and  that  is  that 
insurance  is  the  contribution  of  the 
many  for  the  purpose  of  caring  for  the 
misfortunes  of  the  few.  All  else  in  the 
business  is  incidental  to  this  and  the 


many  constructive  projects  that  have 
grown  out  of  the  institution  of  insur- 
ance should  ever  be  kept  in  their  place 
as  incidentals.  Health  campaigns,  fire 
prevention,  accident  drives,  construc- 
tive and  humanitarian  as  they  are, 
should  never  be  allowed  to  take  the 
place  of  the  protection  that  comes 
through  proper  underwriting. 

Being  then  the  contribution  of  the 
many  for  the  purpose  of  caring  for 
the  misfortunes  of  the  few,  insurance 
should  be  open  to  every  one  so  long 
as  they  conduct  themselves  as  normal 
humans.  But  there  is  no  room  for  the 
individual  or  individuals  who  look 
upon  insurance  as  a  means  of  exploi- 
tation or  of  gaining  for  self  that 
which  does  not  properly  belong  to  him. 
That  man  who  violates  the  humani- 
tarian spirit  back  of  the  fundamental 
idea  of  insurance  has  no  right  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  insurance  plan  and  by 
his  actions  places  himself  outside  its 
benefits. 

No  more  so  is  there  a  place  for  any 
to  engage  in  the  business  of  insurance 
as  an  agent  or  company  official  whose 
sole  idea  is  one  of  personal  gain.  This 
fundamental  principle  of  insurance 
admits  only  of  the  idea  of  service  and 
service  cannot  go  hand  in  hand  with 
selfishness. 

Therefore,  it  behooves  insurance 
men  to  be  on  their  guard  against  him 
who  insures  for  the  sole  purpose  of 
fraudulent  gain  and  against  him  who, 
being  in  the  business,  seeks  to  so  reg- 
ulate it  so  as  to  promote  his  own  per- 
sonal welfare  at  the  expense  of  the 
institution  of  insurance. 

Viewing,  then,  insurance  as  the  in- 
stitution that  it  now  is  and  remember- 
ing its  structure  and  the  basic  frame- 
work upon  which  it  is  built,  what  then 
is  the  proper  relation  which  should  be 
maintained  between  it,  a  private  en- 
terprise, and  the  people  as  a  whole  as 
represented  by  their  governmental 
agencies  ? 

Our  Government  was  established 
and  now  progresses  upon  the  principle 
that  "all  men  are  born  equally  free 
and  independent,  and  have  certain  in- 
herent and  indefeasible  rights,  among 
which  are  those  of  enjoying  and  de- 
fending life  and  liberty,  of  acquiring, 
possessing  and  protecting  property 
and  reputation,  and  of  pursuing  their 
own  happiness." 

This  process  of  "possessing  and  pro- 
tecting property"  is  properly  exercised 
through  governmental  functions  and 
departments. 

To  that  end  the  Pennsylvania  In- 
surance Department  acts  to  assure  all 
citizens  of  the  Commonwealth  that  in- 
surance as  offered  them  is  backed  by 
adequate  reserves;  that  favoritism  of 
one  over  another  in  protection  is  not 
countenanced;  and  that  representa- 
tives of  insurance  are  property  quali- 
fied to  present  its  provisions  (many 
times  quite  complicated)  to  the  in- 
suring public. 

Stability  in  the  company;  the  en- 
tire absence  of  discrimination  in 
rates,  of  rebating  and  twisting;  and 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  business 
by  its  agents  will  in  the  main  insure 
to  the  citizens  of  a  state  that  protec- 
tion which  the  state  assumes  the  duty 
of  providing. 

In  consideration  of  any  new  insur- 
ance laws  it  is  always  well  to  keep  in 
mind  the  differentiation  between  laws 
that  deal  with  personal  action  and 
conduct  and  those  that  deal  with  the 
conduct  of  business. 

It  has  been  well  said  "that  people  is 
best  governed  who  are  least  governed." 
Especially  is  this  true  of  the  latter 
type  of  law,  that  is,  that  which  deals 
with  the  conduct  of  business.  Sub- 
stantiating this  thought  is  the  fact 
that  for  many,  many  centuries  our 
forefathers  were  governed  by  the  old 
common   law   which   dealt   primarily 


with  the  conduct  of  persons  and  bift 
little  legislation  was  had  in  regard  to 
the  regulation  of  business. 

Even  in  this  day  laws  dealing  with 
a  business  should  be  confined  to  the 
protection  of  the  public  against  fraud- 
ulent conduct  of  the  business.  Fur- 
ther than  that  they  should  not  go.  It 
is  only  laying  up  for  ourselves  trouble 
and  more  than  trouble  when  we  begin 
to  legislate  rules  of  business  conduct; 
to  fix  unsound  and  unwarranted  stand- 
ards; to  restrict  the  wholesome  prog- 
ress of  business,  to  regulate  compen- 
sation or  by  legislative  enactment  to 
run  counter  to  any  of  the  acknowl- 
edged laws  of  economics.  And  such 
trouble  will  inevitably  lead  to  disaster. 

But  rules  for  the  conduct  of  busi- 
ness are  necessary.  To  this  all  will 
agree.  And  where  are  these  rules  to 
be  promulgated? 

We  should  not  forget  that  the  nat- 
ural laws  of  economics  will  take  care 
of  many  situtions  that  may  seem  for 
the  time  being  to  be  problems;  the 
law  of  competition  will  most  certainly 
determine  the  survival  of  the  fittest, 
it  always  has  and  we  can  count  on  it 
in  the  future  to  function  just  as  ef- 
fectively as  in  the  past.  The  law  of 
supply  and  demand  we  have  always 
with  us  and  so  with  the  other  funda- 
mentals. 

But  in  addition  to  these  natural 
rules  it  is  found  essential  to  prescribe 
other  rules  and  regulations  of  business 
activity.  Herein  insurance  has  well 
cared  for  itself. 

Bureaus  and  boards  have  been  or- 
ganized and  are  meeting  the  challenge 
of  problems  in  the  business.  Insur- 
ance is  organized  and  being  so  will 
of  itself  take  care  of  those  problems 
which  of  necessity  must  be  solved  by 
the  business  itself. 


"You  know,  mum,"  said  little  Hec- 
tor, "dad  must  have  been  up  to  all 
sorts  of  mischief  when  he  was  a  boy 
like  me." 

"What  makes  you  think  so,  my 
son?"  asked  his  mother. 

Hector  looked  very  thoughtful. 

"Well,"  he  went  on,  "he  always 
knows  exactly  what  questions  to  ask 
me  when  he  wants  to  know  where  I'm 
going  and  what  I've  been  doing." 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  193j 


Home  Economics 
Committee 

Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN'S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


POEM  FOR  THE  MONTH 

THEY  ALSO  SERVE  WHO 

STAND  AND  WAIT 

By  the  Rev.  Archibald  Tisdall,  S.  J. 

The  fields   are  whitening   'neath  the 
ripening  grain; 
I  long  to  toil   among  the  reapers 
there : 
What  full-ripe  sheaves  Til  gather  ere 
the  rain 
To  prove   my  gratitude  for   God's 

dear  care! 

I 
I 

Thus   saying,   resolute    and   proud   I 
stood 
Amid      the     ever-hurrying,      busy 
throng. 
Waiting  to  see  in  somewhat  anxious 
mood 
The  Lord  and  Master  as  He  came 
along. 

He  came,  and,  pressing  through  the 
eager  throng, 
I   stood   beside   Him   at   the   open 
gate; 
"Master,  what  shall  I  do?    My  soul  is 
strong." 
He  turned  and  softly  said:    "Here 
stand  and  wait." 

The  hot  blood  to  my  brow  and  temples 
flew — 
I  struggled  fiercely  with  my  help- 
less fate; 
"Ah,  Master,  have  you  naught  for  me 
to  do?" 
"Yes,"  He  replied  at  once;    "here 
stand  and  wait." 

He   passed    along,    and    through    the 
heavy  hours 
I  stood  with  restless  hands  and  ach- 
ing heart; 
I  would  not  even  pluck  the  fragrant 
flowers 
Beneath  my  feet,  as  thus  I  stood 
apart. 

Again  He  passed,  and  in  my  grief  I 
said: 
"I'd  rather  die  than  only  stand  and 
wait !" 
One  look  of  sad  rebuke — no  word  he 
said, 
But  left  me  weeping  by  the  open 
gate. 

The   weary,   weary   hours   come    and 
pass — 
I  watch  the  reapers  cut  the  ripened 
grain ; 
I  see  their  heavy  sheaves  and  sigh: 
"Alas, 
That  I  can  only  wrestle  with  my 
pain  I" 


^fmM^'W'f 


SB*** 


This  soirgeoos  eollectioo 
can  be  grown  in  your  own 
home.  Unsurpassed  ■• 
house  plants  or  for  beddlna 
in  the  open  ground.  Beaott* 
ful  and  choice  colors,  as 
listed  below: 

PazslljM  S«»rl«t  f  Imm  R«4 

rr!<wMM     Brtak  R«4         CHwii         Mf  ■■ 
tCrOW  VermlltMtS 

fclstslisi      Van««a«e4      Margtaetf 


IMMI  Mull 


ThI  ■  crmnd  iirvH  rnllecti«a  la  mat)*  np  nt  •  mlxtore,  all  In  on* 
parkaca,  and  nhnuld  prodioca  18  or  more  fine  plantn.  Orranhiina 
ara  aaaiur  vrown  from  a«ed.  atart  blooming  in  90  days  after  dead 
la  plaatad,  and  bloom  profiiaaly  and  contlnooaaly.  Thia  choias 
eonactiaa,  lOa:  »  for  2Sa:  7  for  SO*,  poatpaid. 
Lat  ma  tall  yoa  ahoot  tny  "BarinM  Sarrlea  for  Farm  Woman." 

ilLYS  JOHNSTON  C(K.         D«|rt.   25.         POLO,  ILL 


The  night  draws  near;  I  see  him  once 
again, 
"Oh,  Master,  see,  'tis  growing  dark 
and  late, 
I  have  no  sheaves!"    His  sweet  voice 
soothes  my  pain: 
"They   serve  me   best   who  patient 
stand  and  wait." 

So,  patiently,  I  strive  to  stand  and 
wait 
Through  all  the  glories  of  the  com- 
ing years — 
Wait    till    His    hand    shall    lead    me 
through  the  gate 
And   change   to   happy   smiles   my 
falling  tears. 


MOTTO  FOR  THE  MONTH 

Faith    is   the   grasping   of    Almighty 

power ; 
The  hand  of  man  laid  on  the  arm  of 

God; 
The  grand  and  blessed  hour 
In  which  the  things,  impossible  to  me, 
Become  the  possible,  O  Lord,  through 

Thee.         — Anna  Hamilton. 


My  blessed  task  from  to  day 
Is  humbly,  gladly,  to  obey. 

— Anon. 


Well,  the  Middle  Atlantic  Confer- 
ence has  again  come  and  gone,  leaving 
its  pleasant  memories  with  us,  but  it 
is  safe  to  say,  that  it  left  more  than 
pleasant  memories  with  the  majority 
of  those  who  attended  it.  One  could 
not  help  benefiting,  particularly  by 
the  new  and  valuable  knowledge  im- 
parted by  its  full  and  admirably  va- 
ried program,  in  carrying  a  new 
enthusiasm  into  the  work  of  the  order, 
and  gaining  new  fitness  for  that 
work.  The  lectures,  all  very  instruc- 
tive and  interesting,  with  each  subject 
presented  to  us  in  masterly  fashion, 
were  of  the  utmost  importance  to  Lec- 
turers, and  afforded  wonderful  oppor- 
tunities for  later  study  and  serious 
reflection.  The  address  of  our  own 
Worthy  State  Master  was  outstand- 
ing among  many  excellent  ones. 

Two  delightful  tours,  arranged  for 
us  by  the  Maryland  College  officials, 
and  the  delightful  Southern  hospital- 
ity with  which  we  were  treated  by 
them,  remain  as  extremely  pleasant 
features  of  our  visit.  The  sight-see- 
ing tour  through  Washington,  Ar- 
lington, etc.,  which  was  made  in 
fourteen  large  busses,  ended  very 
pleasantly  at  the  Zoo,  with  a  picnic 
and  a  sumptuous  supper,  to  which 
every  one  present  did  ample  justice. 
I  particularly  enjoyed  the  visit  to 
Annapolis  the  following  day,  which 
was  conducted  by  the  Maryland  State 
Master.  We  were  taken  first  to  the 
Maryland  State  Capitol,  where,  in  the 
absence  of  the  governor,  the  mayor  of 
the  town  greeted  us;  from  there  we 
were  taken  to  other  places  of  interest, 
and  then  to  the  naval  academy;  were 
led  through  the  various  buildings, 
even  through  the  mess  hall,  and  saw 
the  observance  of  the  various  routines, 
including  the  rookies  reporting  to 
their  superior  officers.  My  only  regret 
was  that  we  could  not  tarry  longer  in 
the  beautiful  park  to  listen  to  the 
Navy  Band,  which  was  playing  ex- 
cerpts from  the  opera  "Mignon"  at 
the  time.  We  had  a  police  escort  on 
both  trips,  and  to  have  other  vehicles 


get  out  of  our  way  when  the  officers 
blew  their  whistles,  and  to  dash 
through  red  lights  unmolested,  gave 
us  quite  a  thrill. 

We  missed  some  familiar  faces, 
those  of  Prof.  Gordon  and  Mrs.  Lott 
among  the  number.  Seemingly  those 
who  attended  from  the  different  states 
fraternized  together  more  than  was 
formerly  the  case.  I  am  sure  that 
everyone  took  on  a  few  extra  pounds 
weight,  the  meals  served  being  so  ex- 
cellent, and  the  portions  served  so  un- 
usually liberal. 

In  conclusion,  I  would  heartily  ad- 
vise all  you  Lecturers  who  were  com- 
pelled to  miss  this  conference,  to  try 
your  level  best  to  get  to  the  next  one. 

Charlotte  H.  Ruppin. 


MIDDLE  ATLANTIC  STATES' 
GRANGE  LECTURERS' 
CONFERENCE,  AUGUST,  1931 


A  Suggestive  Program  on  Family 
Health 

"We  enjoy  health  not  because  of 
the  physician,  but  because  of  personal 
habits  developed  through  activities 
essential  to  a  sound  body  and  a  sane 
mind." 

The  family — father,  mother,  chil- 
dren. 

What  Makes  for  the  Health  of  the 
family? 

A.  Physical 

1 — Annual  Physical  "Check-up" 
That  the  body  machine  may  be 
in  good  running  order. 

2 — Posture 

Which    do    you    choose    Pep    or 
Slump? 
P-osture 
E-xpresses 
P-ersonality 

S-pine  curved 
L-ungs  cramped 
U-neven  shoulders 
M-uscular  strain 
P-rotruding  abdomen 

o — Sleep,  Rest,  Exercise 

To  daily  rejuvenate  the  body  and 
mind. 

4 — Fresh  Air  and  Sunlight 

5 — Cleanliness 

6 — Foods  —  Sufficient  in  Amount 
and  Kind;  that  is: 

Milk — a  quart  a  day  for  every 
child  and  a  pint  for  every  adult 
— as  milk  to  drink  or  used  in 
cooking. 

Cheese  and  butter  —  generously 
used. 

Eggs — an  egg  a  day  for  every 
child  or  at  least  every  other  day 
and  adults  ts  well. 

Fruits  —  twice  a  day  —  fresh, 
canned  or  dried,  some  fresh 
fruit  or  vegetable  every  day. 

Vegetables — two  a  day  besides  po- 
tatoes— using  a  variety.  To- 
matoes —  fresh  or  canned  — 
every  other  day.  Leafy  vegeta- 
bles— every  other  day  some 
fresh  vegetable  or  fruit  every 
day. 

Grain  products  —  some  whole 
grain  product — either  in  bread 
or  breakfast  foods  every  day. 

Meat — about  once  a  day. 

B.  Mental 

1 — Wholesome  Attitude  Toward 

Work  and  Living. 
2 — Feeling  of  Fitness  and  Hap- 
piness. 
3 — Power  of  Accomplishment. 
"Make  yourself  a  stepping  stone  to 
the  health  of  your  neighbor." 

(For  further  help,  write  Dr.  Han- 
nah McK.  Lyons,  Lincoln  University, 
Pa.,  or  your  State  Grange  Lecturer.) 


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Prohibition  Spiced  Grape  Juice 

2  tablespoonfuls  grated  orange  rind 

3  tablespoonfuls  lemon  juice 
l^A  cupfuls  boiling  water 

2  tablespoonfuls  sugar 
1  qt.  grape  juice 

4  cloves 

Yh  teaspoonful  cinnamon 

1  pt.  ginger  ale 

Soak  orange  rind,  lemon  juice,  \7a- 
ter  and  sugar  for  15  minutes.  Add 
grape  juice,  cloves  and  cinnamon  and 
simmer  for  15  minutes.  Cool  and 
serve  ice  cold.  Add  ginger  ale  just  b^ 
fore  serving.    Makes  2  quarts. 

Prohihition  Orangeade 

6  oranges 

2  lemons 

6  tablespoonfuls  sugar 

3  cupfuls  ginger  ale 

Cut  an  orange  in  half,  cut  2  or  3 
thin  slices  from  large  part,  remove 
seeds,  quarter  and  reserve.  Extract 
juice  (with  pulp  as  it  comes)  from 
oranges  and  lemons,  mix  with  sugar, 
and  chill.  In  serving,  add  ginger  ale 
and  the  quartered  orange.  Make  1% 
quarts. 

Prohihition  Fruit  Punch 

1  cupful  strong  hot  tea 

1  cupful  sugar 
%  cupful  orange  juice 
%  cupful  lemon  juice 

1  qt.  ginger  ale 
Mi  orange,  sliced  thin 

Pour  hot  tea  on  sugar.  When  this 
is  dissolved,  add  fruit  juices,  strain. 
Chill.  Just  before  pouring  over  ice  in 
punch  bowl,  add  ginger  ale,  and  or- 
ange.   Makes  iVa  quarts. 

Prohihition  Lemon  Ice  Punch 

1  qt.  brick  lemon  ice 

2  qt.  cold  tea 
2  qt.  cider 

Put  lemon  ice  in  center  of  punch 
bowl,  mix  tea  and  cider,  pour  over, 
stir.  The  ice  should  not  be  too  hard, 
and  will  melt  into  the  punch.  The  tea 
and  cider  are  substituted  for  the 
champagne  with  which  this  used  to  be 
made.    Makes  5  quarts. 

Prohihition  Punch 

1  cupful  water 

2  cupfuls  sugar 

1  cupful   tea  infusion 
1  qt.  grape  juice 

Juice  6  lemons 

Juice  6  oranges 

1  can  grated  pineapple 

2  qts.  ginger  ale 

Make  a  .syrup  by  boiling  sugar  and 
water  ten  minutes;  add  the  tea,  fruit 
juices  and  pineapple.  Let  it  stand  for 
a  half  hour,  strain,  if  desired;  add 
enough  liquid  to  make  one  and  one- 
half  gallons  of  liquid.  Add  the  ginger 
ale  just  before  serving.     Serves  50. 


Prohihition  Fruit  Punch 

1  cupful  very  strong  black  coffee 

1  cupful  sugar 
Ms  cupful  strained  fruit  preserves 

6  tablespoonfuls  lemon  juice 
V/i  cupfuls  orange  juice 

2  teaspoonfuls   grated   orange  rind 
V2  cupful  pineapple  juice 

1  qt.  charged  water  or  ginger  ale 

Mix  coffee  and  sugar.  Mix  fruit 
juices,  let  stand  at  least  30  minutes.  : 
(The  preserve  is  best  if  strawberr.v  or  j 
raspberry.)  Strain  mixture,  add  to  i 
coffee,  add  charged  water  or  ginger 
ale.    Makes  2  quart?. 


October,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


GOOD  FOOD  AND  GOOD  TEETH 
By  Betty  Barclay 

What  makes  our  teeth  decay?  If 
one  attempted  to  take  every  explana- 
tion and  accept  it  as  true  he  would 
lind  himself  in  a  maze  of  doubt. 

Our  mothers  and  fathers  assured  us 
ihat  candy  and  sweets  were  responsi- 
ble However,  as  we  grew  older  we 
found  it  difficult  to  tell  from  the  teeth 
of  our  friends  whether  or  not  they 
had  enjoyed  these  delicacies  in  their 
vouth.  Gradually  we  came  to  accept 
quite  seriously  the  newer  idea  that 
sweets  merely  notified  the  eaters  that 
they  had  cavities  in  their  teeth  that 
needed  attention,  and  thus  it  might 
be  an  excellent  idea  to  allow  children 
to  eat  sweets  so  that  their  teeth  could 
be  attended  to  before  the  cavities  had 
become  too  large. 

Xow  that  more  careful  attention 
has  been  paid  to  our  teeth  and  their 
various  troubles  and  defects,  we  are 
told  by  leading  dental  authorities  that 
a  lack  of  vitamin  C  is  probably  the 
most  important  factor  in  the  bringing 
about  of  tooth  decay.  As  oranges  and 
lemons  are  famed  as  being  veritable 
storehouses  of  this  vitamin,  and  as  we 
can  not  help  but  think  of  the  spark- 
ling white  teeth  of  certain  natives 
from  orange  growing  countries,  we  of 
the  present  generation  are  inclined  to 
study  our  foods  carefully  when  we 
attempt  to  build  or  retain  good  teeth 
in  ourselves  and  our  children. 

One  prominent  authority  recom- 
mends a  full  pint  of  orange  juice  daily 
with  the  juice  of  a  lemon  added  as  the 
proper  amount  of  vitamin  C  neces- 
sary to  check  dental  decay.  Note  that 
this  is  recommended  daily.  We  can 
store  many  food  constituents  in  our 
bodies,  but  vitamin  C  is  something 
that  refuses  to  "keep"  and  must  be 
obtained  from  some  one  of  its  sources, 
day  by  day  as  we  need  it. 

It  is  not  necessary  of  course  that 
we  get  up  each  morning  and  drink 
those  two  glasses  of  orange  and  lemon 
juice.  Most  of  us  have  been  taught 
to  enjoy  one  glass,  which  will  take 
care  of  approximately  one  half  the 
needed  supply  of  vitamin  C  for  the 
day.  Of  course,  some  of  the  remainder 
will  come  from  various  other  foods 
that  we  obtain  as  a  matter  of  course. 
The  rest  may  be  secured  from  fruit 
cups,  salads,  or  light  desserts  in  which 
oranges  or  lemons  appear.  Really,  the 
cure  is  so  simple  and  the  foods  called 
for  so  delicious  that  there  is  no  excuse 
at  all  for  tooth  decay. 

Here  are  two  or  three  recipes  that 
may  well  be  served  by  those  seeking 
new  ways  in  which  to  use  oranges  or 
lemons : 

PoiNSETTiA  Salad 
(Serves  12) 
8  to  10  medium  size  oranges 
4  red  pimientos 
Lettuce 

.  ^  ^^^  oranges  and  separate  into  sec- 
uons.   Arrange  6  or  7  orange  sections 


FAIGLEY'S 

KAMALA 

NICOTINE 


COMBINATION 


WORM  TABLETS 

FOR  CHICKENS   AND   TURKEYS 

hach    Tablet    contains    Kamala    and 
-Mcotlne    that    kill    Tape    and    Round 

\im*  '"  poultry, 
poult    °"*  ^^^^  ^^   '^'*^®   breeders  of 

n.Di,''  '''aste  or  guess  work.     Does  not 
'"aKe  birds  sick. 

%■>      ,^5j>'et8.    $1  :     100.    $1.75 :     200. 
*•'.    500,   $<;.7r,  ;     1.000.    $12. 

Postpaid   and   guaranteed.      Dealers 
^"<J  agents  wanted. 

FAICLEY  MINERAL  CO., 

^MUIt  At«.,  LANCASTBII,  OHIO 


to  stimulate  flower  petals  on  bed  of 
shredded  lettuce  on  individual  salad 
plates.  Cut  pimiento  into  thin  strips 
and  lay  a  strip  over  each  orange  sec- 
tion. Center  with  mayonnaise,  over 
which  a  bit  of  grated  orange  peel  may 
be  sprinkled  to  look  like  flower  center. 

Orange  Ambrosia 

(Serves  12) 
12  oranges 

1  cupful  powdered  sugar 

1  cupful  grated  cocoanut 

1  large  bottle  maraschino  cherries 

Pare  oranges  and  slice.  Cut  slices 
in  halves  or  quarters.  Sprinkle  with 
sugar  and  cocoanut.  (For  the  very 
best  flavor,  use  a  fresh  cocoanut,  grat- 
ing it  on  a  hand  grater  and  adding 
some  of  the  cocoanut  milk.)  Add 
cherries.  Serve  in  individual  dessert 
dishes. 


Our  vacation  this  summer  was  a 
trip  to  New  England.  Our  first  ob- 
jective was  to  see  the  Bresslers  in 
their  new  environment  at  the  Rhode 
Island  State  College.  We  found  them 
happy  and  enthusiastic  over  the  won- 
derful opportunities  presented.  Dr. 
Raymond  G.  Bressler  as  president, 
with  his  vision  and  capacity  for  work, 
will  meet  all  these  opportunities,  and 
find  new  ones !  We  may  well  be  proud 
that  the  Bresslers  are  members  of  our 
Order!  And  the  Patrons  of  Rhode 
Island  gave  them  a  royal  welcome. 

Our  second  objective  was  the  New 
England  Lecturers  Conference  held  at 
the  Connecticut  State  College  at 
Storrs  and  here  we  met  many  friends 
made  on  Grange  tours  to  national 
meetings. 

The  high  lights  at  New  England 
Conference,  as  in  our  Middle  Atlantic 
one,  are  our  Worthy  National  Master, 
Bro.  Taber,  and  the  High  Priest  of 
Demeter,  Bro.  Gardner.  Both  gave 
inspiring  addresses. 

I  was  most  anxious  to  know  our 
National  Home  Economics  Chairman, 
Mrs.  Hammond,  and  more  than  de- 
lighted with  her  conception  of  the 
work  of  the  Home  Economics  Com- 
mittee in  the  Grange !  Delighted,  too, 
at  the  recognition  given  her  work  at 
the  conference. 

At  Wednesday's  round  table  Mrs. 
Hammond  invited  all  members  past 
and  present  of  State  Home  Economics 
Committtees.  There  were  about  20  at 
this  meeting.  Each  State  Chairman  or 
her  representative  gave  a  brief  sum- 
mary of  work  planned,  and  results  so 
far  obtained.  The  outstanding  work 
of  the  New  England  group  has  been 
its  splendidly  carried  out  campaign 
for  safety.  Guarding  against  accident 
in  the  home  and  on  the  farm. 

They  are  also  active  as  a  group  in 
preserving  New  England  roadside 
beauty,  and  Mrs.  Gardner  hopes  that 
next  year  this  will  be  included  as  part 
of  the  National  Grange  program,  with 
a  stamp  or  seal  to  proclaim  this  ideal 
and  to  carr.v  the  message  of  keeping 
"America  the  Beautiful"  where  ever 
a  Grange  letter  goes. 

To  Thursday's  round  table  were  in- 
vited members  of  State,  Pomona  and 
Subordinate  Home  Economics  Com- 
mittees and  more  than  a  hundred 
came. 

Mrs.  Hammond  outlined  briefly 
what  the  National  Committee  had 
been  doing  and  their  struggle  to  get 
all  the  State  Masters  to  appoint  com- 
mittees. All  but  three  states  now  co- 
operate in  this  work. 

As  you  know  there  has  been  a  dis- 
cussion of  a  new  name  for  this  com- 
mittee and  many  have  been  suggested, 
but  taking  home  economics  as  the 
science  of  home  making  and  translat- 
ing it  into  tho  Grange  it  becomes 
Grange  making,  and  all  the  Christian 
ideals  that  make  for  a  perfect  home 


will  work  equally  well  toward  that 
ideal  set  up  in  our  ritual  for  a  perfect 
Grange.  True  hospitality,  sincere 
friendship,  love  and  service. 

"Don't"  she  said,  "make  it  cooking 
and  sewing.  Our  extension  service 
covers  that,  and  we  must  help  make 
that  as  effective  as  possible,  but  strive 
for  more  spiritual  things." 

Massachusetts  Committee  occupied 
places  on  the  stage  decked  in  sashes. 
The  only  state  that  so  provides  for  its 
Home  Economics  Committee. 

Well,  I  could  fill  Grange  News  with 
the  splendid  reports  of  the  State  Com- 
mittee but  I  must  not  take  more  space, 
only  to  say  one  state  has  a  special 
committee  for  the  Community  Proj- 
ect. Mrs.  Hammond  feels  this  should 
be  included  in  our  work.  Maine  has 
200  Honor  Granges.  This  is  a  definite 
goal  we  should  each  w^ork  to  see  at- 
tained by  every  subordinate. 


On  Sept.  2d  the  Home  Economics 
of  Lehigh  and  Northampton  Pomona, 
No.  68,  with  the  cooperation  of  the 
Home  Economics  extension  represen- 
tatives, held  a  flower  show  in  the 
Horticultural  building  of  the  Allen- 
town  Fair  Grounds.  There  were 
about  250  exhibits  of  many  different 
varieties  of  annuals  grown  in  the  two 
counties  on  display.  The  interest 
taken  by  flower-growers  and  flower- 
lovers  was  enough  to  encourage  the 
committee  to  make  this  an  annual 
affair. 

The  judging  was  done  by  Prof. 
Rasmussen,  of  State  College,  and  the 
Misses  Marguerite  Erikson  and  Jane 
Creasy,  the  Extension  representatives 
of  Northampton  and  Lehigh  Counties 
respectively.  There  was  a  first  prize 
of  two  dollars,  a  second  prize  of  one 
dollar,  and  a  third  prize  of  a  ribbon 
awarded  on  the  following  flowers: 
asters,  calenduls,  canna,  gladioli, 
marigold,  scabiosa,  cockscomb,  snap- 
dragons, zinnia,  and  the  most  artis- 
tically arranged  bouquet.  For  the  dif- 
ferent divisions  of  dahlias  the  prizes 
were  one  dollar  for  first,  fifty  cents 
for  second  and  a  ribbon  for  third. 
There  was  also  a  large  display  of 
flowers  there  that  were  not  entered  in 
the  competitive  classes. 

Not  only  did  the  flowers  present  an 
attractive  view  but  the  decorations  of 
the  hall  added  to  the  general  beauty 
of  the  show.  This  was  in  charge  of 
Mrs.  Paul  Seifert,  chairlady;  Mrs. 
Camilla  Heckman,  Mrs.  Russel  Yohe, 
Mrs.  David  Swartz,  Mrs.  Jno.  J. 
Marcks,  Mrs.  Richard  Peters,  and 
Mrs.   Laura  Wotring. 

The  entry  committee  was  Mrs. 
Miriam  Roth,  chairlady;  Mrs.  Edgar 
Fink,  Mrs.  Russel  Yohe,  and  Miss 
Jennie  L.  Cole. 

The  arrangement  committee  con- 
sisted of  Mrs.  C.  C.  Koehler,  Mrs. 
Roy  Moser,  Misses  Edna  Hower, 
Marguerite  Erikson  and  Jane  Creasy. 


ACTIVITIES  OF  A  HOME 

ECONOMICS  MEMBER 

One  of  the  slogans  of  the  State 
Home  Economics  Committee  is  "Get 
and  Keep  the  Young  People  of  the 
Grange  Interested."  In  my  home 
Grange,  Kimberton,  No.  1304,  in 
Chester  County,  around  the  middle 
of  May,  1931,  two  of  our  young  boys 
proposed  the  idea  of  starting  an  or- 
chestra in  the  Grange.  The  idea  was 
accepted  by  the  Grange  and  an  ample 
sum  of  money  provided  to  buy  music 
and  stands. 

They  started  out  with  seven  mem- 
bers since  then  they  have  organized, 
chosen  a  leader  and  now  have  an  or- 
chestra composed  of  3  trumpets,  9 
violins,  1  clarinet,  1  bass,  1  trombone, 
2  saxophones,  2  pianists  with  the  ex- 
pectation of  more  joining  soon. 


The  orchestra  wanted  to  be  self-sup- 
porting and  as  their  leader  is  the 
president  of  the  Kiwanis  Club  of 
Phcenixville  he  suggested  the  orches- 
tra supported  by  the  Grange  feed  the 
club  members.  The  first  supper  was 
held  on  the  spacious  lawn  of  one  of 
the  grange  members,  the  following 
menu  served :  Half  cantaloupe, 
creamed  duck,  mashed  potatoes, 
wafiles,  gravy,  corn  on  cob,  lima  beans, 
sliced  tomatoes  on  lettuce,  apple 
sauce,  milk,  rolls,  butter,  coffee  and 
peach  pie.  The  Kiwanians  were  so 
pleased  with  the  food  and  the  service 
they  voted  to  come  back  two  weeks 
later.  In  all  the  orchestra  has  real- 
ized a  net  sum  of  $52.34.  These  boys 
and  girls  are  a  happy  group  and  feel 
new  enthusiasm  for  better  music  and 
feel  they  now  are  responsible  for  fu- 
ture Grange  programs. 

On  September  30th  a  chicken  and 
waflle  supper  will  be  held  and  an  An- 
nual Bazaar  on  the  same  night. 

Get  busy  Granges  and  encourage 
music  in  your  Grange,  and  keep  your 
young  people  interested. 

Here  is  an  apple  guessing  game 
that  can  be  used  at  a  Halloween  cele- 
bration or  program  of  any  Grange: 

A  farmer  by  the  name  of  1  1  of  2 
dressed  in  a  3  3  coat  and  4  shoes, 
inspected  his  farm  one  day.  He  found 
his  fall  wheat  5  and  his  corn  ready 
to  6.  On  close  inspection  of  his  or- 
chard he  discovered  a  7  of  a  8  had 
stolen  his  9  and  immediately  he  lost 
his  head,  which  was  a  10  and  his  dis- 
position changed  like  a  sour  11. 

Just  then  his  12  daughter  13  with 
her  14  14  rushed  to  him  with  15  and 
16  cookies  and  all  was  well. 

Answers 


9.  Mackintosh 

10.  Baldwin 

11.  Crabapple 

12.  Sweet 

13.  Queen 

14.  Maiden  Blush 

15.  Cider 

16.  Delicious 


1.  Jonathan 

Gravenstein 

2.  York 

3.  Red  Astrakan 

4.  Russet 

5.  Greening 

6.  Harvest 

7.  Pippin 

8.  Spy 

Refreshments  of  cider  and  cookies 
could  be  served. 


PENN  STATE  TEAM 

TO  DEFEND  TITLE 

Four  seniors  in  dairy  husbandry 
will  defend  the  championship  won  by 
the  Penns.vlvania  State  College  last 
year  in  the  intercollegiate  dairy  cattle 
judging  contest  at  the  Eastern  States 
Exposition  in  Springfield,  Mass., 
Professor  A.  L.  Beam,  coach  of  the 
team,  reports.  The  contest  will  be 
held  September  20th. 

Members  of  the  team  are  Sheldon 
W.  Mosier,  Dallas;  Charles  E.  Day- 
ton, Montrose;  H.  Wilmot  Carter, 
Wyalusing,  and  James  D.  Burke, 
Howard.  This  team  also  will  repre- 
sent Penn  State  in  the  contest  at  the 
National  Dairy  Exiwsition  in  St. 
Louis,  October  10  to  18. 

Professor  Beam  announces  that  the 
Penn  State  team  will  leave  for 
Springfield,  Thursday,  September 
17th,  and  will  have  judging  practice 
at  several  farms  en  route.  The  final 
trials  will  be  at  the  Massachusetts 
Agricultural  College,  Amherst,  where 
the  three  members  of  the  team  will  be 
selected. 


Protect  Apiaries. — Bees  need  pro- 
tection from  the  cold  spring  winds. 
Locating  the  apiary  near  a  woods  or 
behind  outbuildings  will  give  natural 
protection.  Artificial  protection  can 
be  obtained  by  planting  an  evergreen 
hedge  or  by  building  a  high  board 
fence. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  12 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  I931 


STATE  MASTER  IS  GUEST 

OF  POMONA  GRANGE 


Hon.  E.  B.  Dorsett  Gives  Address  at 
Meeting  at  Troy  Center 

The  inclement  weather  of  Sept.  2d 
favored  rather  than  hindered  the  at- 
tendance at  the  recent  fall  meeting  of 
Crawford  County  Pomona  Grange, 
held  at  Center  Grange  hall.  On  ac- 
count of  the  rain,  farmers  were  not 
able  to  do  much  at  home,  so  many 
who  would  probably  have  remained  at 
home  for  work,  if  the  day  had  been 
fair,  motored  to  Troy  Center  for  the 
interesting  meeting. 

The  Crawford  Pomona  was  favored 
at  this  session  with  the  presence  of 
the  state  master,  Hon.  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
who  spoke  briefly  at  the  morning  ses- 
sion, and  gave  an  inspiring  address 
in  the  afternoon.  His  subject  was 
"The  Spirit  of  '76"  and  he  urged  the 
farmers  not  to  be  discouraged  during 
this  time  of  general  economic  depres- 
sion, but  to  remember  the  hardships 
which  their  forefathers  had  to  endure 
in  the  early  days  of  American  farm- 
ing, and  declared  that  the  farmers  of 
1931  may  well  profit  by  emulating  the 
spirit  of  the  patriots  of  150  years  ago. 

Mr.  Dorsett  spoke  also  of  the  work 
of  tlie  Grange  both  in  the  state  and 
in  the  nation,  and  his  remarks  were 
both  interesting  and  informative  as 
well  as  profitable  to  tlie  Grangers  who 
heard  him. 

The  morning  session  included  a 
number  of  reports  and  business  mat- 
ters, and  the  visitors  were  given  a  cor- 
dial welcome  by  Charles  Jackson  of 
Troy  Center  Grange,  with  the  re- 
si)onse  made  by  F.  E.  Stafford,  lectur- 
er of  Bloomfield  Grange.  Dinner  was 
enjoyed  at  noon  with  a  pleasant  social 
hour,  and  the  address  by  Mr.  Dorsett 
was  the  first  feature  of  the  afternoon 
session. 

The  company  united  in  singing 
"Onward  Grangers,"  after  which  D. 
T.  Thomas,  of  Mercer  County,  spoke 
interestingly  on  general  Grange  top- 
ics. There  was  an  interesting  talk  on 
"Wood  Utilization — Farm  Uses  for 
Chemically  Treated  Wood,"  given  by 
Rrice  Walker,  master  of  Randolph 
(J  range. 

A  unique  feature  came  next  which 
was  termed  a  contest  between  the 
"Nips  and  Tucks,"  the  idea  being  for 
the  various  Grangers  to  submit  a  verse 
of  eight  lines  best  describing  the  work 
of  the  Grange.  The  first  honor  in  this 
contest  was  awarded  to  Linesville 
Grange,  second  to  Troy  Center  and 
third  to  Hayfield  Grange. 

Mrs.  Adsit  led  in  a  discussion  of  the 
l)oys'  and  girls'  4-H  clubs  and  there 
were  other  interesting  discussions  be- 
fore the  afternoon  session  was  closed. 

Tlie  evening  session  opened  at  7 :  45 
o'clock  with  the  initiation  of  a  class 
of  nineteen  candidates  in  the  fifth  de- 
gree. After  this  work  ice  cream  and 
cake  were  served  and  an  interesting 
program  was  given  as  follows: 

Readings  by  Mrs.  Ewing  and  Mrs. 
lihea. 

"Over  the  Horizon,  a  Pageant  of 
Progress,'*  by  Meadville  Grange. 

Instrumental  music,  Donald 
'I'hompson  of  Meadville. 

Exhibition  drill  of  third  and  fourth 
degree  work  by  Hydetown  Grange. 

The  second  day's  session  opened 
with  an  open  forum  discussicm  of 
farm  problems  conducted  by  County 
Farm  Agent  C.  D.  Sprout,  of  Mead- 
ville. Many  questions  on  the  control 
of  insects,  club  foot  in  cabbage,  and 
(|uack  grass  were  asked  of  Mr.  Sprout, 
which  he  answered. 

A  report  of  the  proceeding  of  the 
Mid-Atlantic  Grange  lecturers  confer- 
ence held  at  the  University  of  Mary- 


land was  given  by  Mrs.  Mildred  Lesh, 
Pomona  Grange  lecturer,  which  was 
instructive  and  interesting.  Instru- 
mental music  was  given  by  Mrs.  Pe- 
terman,  of  Blooming  Valley  Grange, 
after  which  an  open  forum  discussion 
was  held  on  the  many  things  in 
Grange  work. 

At  noon  about  200  were  seated  at 
the  dinner  served  by  Troy  Center 
Grange. 

The  afternoon  session  was  called  at 
1 :  30  o'clock  and  Mrs.  Nettie  Morse 
and  Mrs.  J.  Vanderhoff,  of  Hydetown 
Grange,  gave  a  vocal  duet. 

The  booster  program  contest  was 
discussed  and  several  of  the  Granges 
in  the  county  are  planning  to  conduct 
the  contest  in  the  near  future.  A  dis- 
cussion on  how  the  stronger  Granges 
could  help  the  weaker  Granges  was 
led  by  W.  M.  Fred  E.  Flaugh  and 
others.  Open  forum  was  continued 
and  many  important  matters  were 
discussed.  A  splendid  volunteer  musi- 
cal program  followed.  Grange  closed 
at  3 :  40  to  meet  with  Meadville 
Grange,  December  2d  and  3d. 


VICE  PRESIDENT  CURTIS 

APPLIES  FOR  MEMBERSHIP 

The  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States,  Charles  Curtis  of  Kansas,  has 
recently  made  application  to  become 
a  member  of  Indian  Creek  Grange 
near  Topeka.  When  Mr.  Curtis  heard 
that  the  National  Master  was  to  speak 
in  that  territory,  he  telephoned  a 
Grange  worker  that  he  had  long  been 
an  admirer  of  the  Grange,  and  would 
like  to  hear  a  Grange  speech.  As  a 
result  of  this  remark,  the  Vice-Presi- 
dent took  a  back  seat  in  a  Ford, 
seemed  to  enjoy  the  program,  was  at 
ease  at  the  Grange  supper  in  the  din- 
ing room,  and  perfectly  at  liome  shak- 
ing hands  with  every  man,  woman, 
and  child  in  the  Grange  Hall.  After 
the  program  of  the  evening  was  over, 
the  Vice-President  commended  Grange 
officers  and  workers  most  highly,  and 
stated  that  he  was  sorry  he  was  not  a 
member.  Three  minutes  after  he 
took  his  seat,  he  had  signed  an  appli- 
cation and  paid  the  fee.  Indian  Creek 
Grange  has  a  fine,  brick  hall,  main- 
tains a  fair  association,  boasts  of 
having  Ex-Governors  and  United 
States  Senator  Capper  among  its 
members;  but  more  important,  has 
capable  officers,  loyal  members,  and  a 
fine  Degree  Team  which  properly  in- 
terprets our  work. 


SCHUYLKILL  POMONA 

Schuylkill  County  Pomona  Grange, 
Xo.  55,  were  the  guests  of  Lewistown 
(i  range.  No.  1639,  on  September  19, 
when  they  held  their  quarterly  meet- 
ing. 

The  morning  session  was  devoted  to 
the  regular  routine  business  of  the 
Pomona,  with  several  of  the  Subordi- 
nates reporting  new  candidates  for 
initiation. 

The  dinner  was  served  in  the  Lewis- 
town  valley's  new  Community  House. 
This  house  erected  during  tlie  past 
summer,  by  the  good  i)eople  of  the 
valley,  fills  a  long  felt  want  of  that 
community,  for  holding  entertain- 
ments, suppers,  etc.  The  Grange  pro- 
vided the  furnishing  including  a  well 
e(i nipped  kitchen  and  dining  room. 

The  afternoon  session  being  an 
oi)en  session,  the  i)ublic  admitted  and 
entertained  by  the  young  people  of 
the  valley  with  several  short  playlets, 
which  were  very  enjoyable. 

The  Worthy  State  Overseer,  Geo. 
Schuler,  of  Fleetwood,  then  gave  a 
very  able  and  interesting  address 
after  which  the  meeting  closed  select- 
ing Lakeside  for  the  next  place  of 
meeting. 


CANDIDATES  REPLY 

Fifty-three  candidates  for  nomina- 
tions to  county  offices  at  the  Primaries 
held  September  15th  replied  to  the 
questionnaire  recently  sent  to  all 
candidates  by  Cambria  County 
Pomona  Grange  in  which  they  were 
asked : 

First :  H  they  will  use  their  in- 
fluence to  remove  all  unnecessary 
positions  connected  with  the  office  to 
which  they  aspire. 

Second :  If  they,  as  a  member  of  the 
salary  board  will  reduce  salaries  of 
employes  consistent  with  the  present 
economic  conditions. 

Third:  If  they  think  the  cost  of 
operating  the  office  they  seek  can  be 
reduced,  and  if  not,  why  not. 

Each  of  the  candidates  from  whom 
replies  were  received  replied  in  the 
affirmative  to  each  of  the  questions. 
The  time  limit  for  receiving  the  re- 
plies was  given  in  the  Grange  com- 
munication as  September  1st  and  the 
candidates  were  informed  that  the 
position  they  would  take  in  the  matter 
would  be  made  public. 

It  is  understood  that  a  few  candi- 
dates who  did  not  reply  indicated  that 
they  are  not  in  a  position  to  declare 
themselves  as  they  could  not  be  ac- 
quainted with  the  necessity  of  the 
various  positions  until  they  should  be 
in  the  office.  The  Grange  takes  the 
position  in  those  cases  that  county 
affairs  are  an  open  record  and  that  if 
any  candidate  is  not  informed  about 
the  manner  in  which  the  county  is 
being  operated  he  is  not  qualified  for 
the  job. 

In  entering  upon  a  course  through 
which  the  attempt  was  made  to  learn 
the  attitude  toward  economy  in  the 
administration  of  county  affairs  of 
the  various  candidates,  it  is  insisted 
by  the  Grange  that  no  effort  is  to  be 
made  by  that  organization  to  sponsor 
any  particular  candidate.  The  infor- 
mation gained  from  the  question- 
naires will  be  made  public  so  far  as 
possible,  and  particularly  among  the 
Grange  members  which  will  permit  of 
the  individual  making  his  own  de- 
cision as  to  the  candidate  he  desires 
to  support.  The  Grange  insists  that 
it  is  interested  only  in  seeing  that 
cp.pable  men  are  elected  to  office  and 
that  economical  administration  of 
government  affairs  will  be  assured. 

The  course  of  the  Cambria  County 
Grange  has  received  the  endorsement 
of  the  State  Grange  officials  with  high 
commendation.  Possibilities  are  seen 
in  the  idea  becoming  widespread  and 
that  much  more  definite  commitments 
on  the  part  of  candidates  might  be 
requested. — Edward  Jones,  Chairman, 
Legislative  Committee,  Camhria  Co. 
Grange,  Moxham,  Pa. 


GREENE  POMONA 

ENTERTAINED  BY 

WOODRUFF  GRANGE 

Greene  Pomona  was  entertained  by 
Woodruff  Grange,  Saturday,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1931.  The  morning  session 
was  well  attended,  more  than  one 
hundred  being  present. 

Nineteen  were  instructed  in  the 
Fifth  Degree,  and  fourteen  of  them 
belong  to  Harveys  Grange,  which 
came  near  preventing  Woodruff 
Grange  from  taking  home  the  Banner 
of  Efficiency. 

The  Juvenile  Deputy,  Sister  Purge, 
assisted  by  the  State  Deputy,  Brother 
Grove,  organized  a  Juvenile  Grange 
at  Harveys  Grange,  making  two  in 
the  county. 


SELECT  VEGETABLES  FOR 

WINTER  STORAGE 

Careful  attention  to  garden  crops 
during  the  late  season  of  growth  will 
insure  a  sufficient  quantity  for  use 
during  fall  and  winter  months.  All 
vegetables  not  needed  for  immediate 
use  should  be  either  canned  or  stored 
for  later  use. 

Vegetables  which  may  be  stored  for 
winter  use  in  the  home  include  beets, 
cabbage,  carrots,  celery,  horseradish, 
leeks,  onions,  parsnips,  poaatoes, 
pumpkins,  winter  radishes,  winter 
squash,  sweet  potatoes,  and  turnips. 
Other  vegetables,  such  as  cauliflower, 
eggplant,  peppers,  spinach,  and  toma- 
toes, may  be  kept  for  several  weeks. 

Care  must  be  exercised  in  handling 
vegetables  which  are  to  be  stored.  De- 
cay usually  starts  where  vegetables 
have  been  bruised.  With  certain  veg- 
etables, the  stage  of  maturity  at  the 
time  of  harvest  is  very  important. 
Beets,  carrots,  and  turnips  should  not 
be  allowed  to  become  fully  matured 
as  woodiness  will  develop.  These  veg- 
etables will  keep  better  under  good 
storage  condition  and  be  of  high  edi- 
ble quality  if  they  are  harvested  in 
immature  condition.  Cabbage,  onions, 
squashes,  and  pumpkins,  on  the  other 
hand,  will  not  keep  well  under  the 
best  storage  conditions  unless  they  are 
well  matured  at  the  time  of  storage. 
Tender  vegetables  will  not  keep  well 
if  exposed  to  a  heavy  frost,  and  even 
the  hardy  vegetables,  such  as  beets, 
cabbage,  turnips,  and  celery,  may  be 
injured  by  freezing  before  being 
stored. 

Most  vegetables  require  a  low  tem- 
perature to  keep  well  in  storage.  A 
temperature  just  above  freezing  and 
a  moist  but  not  wet  atmosphere  are 
best  for  beets,  carrots,  parsnips,  salsi- 
fy, turnips,  cabbage,  and  celery. 

Onions  keep  well  only  when  in  a 
dry,  cool  place  which  has  plenty  of 
ventilation.  Squashes,  pumpkins,  and 
sweet  potatoes  require  a  warm,  dry 
atmosphere  for  storage.  Parsnips  and 
salsify  will  stand  freezing  and  are 
often  left  in  the  garden  until  spring. 
Tomatoes,  eggplants,  and  peppers  may 
be  stored  until  November  or  Decem- 
ber. The  plants  are  pulled  and  hung 
in  a  cool,  dry  place  which  is  well  ven- 
tilated, or  the  green  fruits  are  picked 
and  placed  carefully  in  small  baskets 
or  crates  or  spread  out  on  a  shed  floor 
or  in  a  coldframe. 


Nothing  is  as  bad  as  it  could  be. 
Suppose  bedbugs  sang  all  night  long 
like  mosquitos  dot 


DEATH  OF  MRS.  SHIELDS 

Mrs.  Lenore  Shields,  wife  of  James 
P.  Shields,  of  Baxter,  and  secretary 
of  Jefferson  County  Pomona  Grange, 
died  at  her  home,  Sept.  1,  following 
an  illness  of  less  than  two  hours  of 
acute  indigestion.  She  was  60  years 
5  months  and  26  days  old. 

Mrs.  Shields  was  a  prominent  and 
highly  respected  woman.  She  was 
superintendent  of  the  Juvenile  De- 
I)artment  of  the  Jefferson  County 
Pomona  Grange  and  had  done  much 
to  bring  the  juvenile  department  in 
the  county  to  a  high  state  of  eflficiency. 
Her  work  as  secretary  of  Pomona 
(irange  was  outstanding.  She  was  a 
woman  of  keen  intelligence  and  held 
the  esteem  and  love  of  all  who  knew 
her.  She  was  lecturer  of  Clover 
Grange. 

Besides  the  son,  Kenneth  N.,  a^^ 
Mr.  Shields,  she  is  survived  by  tw^ 
brothers  and  one  sister,  as  fol- 
lows: Nelson  Mathers,  of  Brookvillej 
Thomas  Mathers,  of  Marietta,  0.,  a"" 
Mrs.  C'.  M.  Hoon,  of  Alliance,  0. 

Mrs.  Shields  was  a  faithful  member 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church, 
Baxter.  Funeral  services  were  heW 
Thursday,  Sept.  3,  at  the  ho"^^  * 
3:  30  p.  m.,  with  her  pastor,  Kev.  Mr- 
Logan,  officiating. 


October,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


POTTER  COUNTY 

POMONA  GRANGE 

Potter  County  Pomona,  No.  54, 
iiK't  with  Sharon  Grange  at  Shingle- 
house,  Friday,  September  11th.  The 
iftcrnoon  session  which  was  open  to 
the  public  opened  at  one-thirty  in  the 
First  Baptist  church  with  a  large 
tTowd  in  attendance.  The  session 
was  opened  by  the  song,  "Count 
Your  Blessings,"  which  was  followed 
bv  Scripture  Heading  by  Rev.  Saf- 
ford,  of  Shinglehouse. 

An  address  of  welcome  was  given 
bv  Worthy  Master  E.  B.  Dodd,  of 
Sharon  Grange,  and  William  Benson, 
of  West  Pike,  gave  the  response. 

Several  nuisical  selections  were 
ffiven  by  Mr.  Bach  and  Son,  of  West 
Branch,  and  then  E.  B.  Dorsett,  State 
Master,  gave  a  very  interesting  ad- 
dress which  was  enjoyed  by  everyone 
in  attendance  and  Fred  Brenckman, 
National  Kepresentative,  gave  a  very 
instructive  talk  in  which  he  ex- 
plained the  proposed  increased  freight 
rates. 

Mrs.  Elsie  Crooks  gave  a  reading 
on  "Bugs,"  followed  by  a  piano  solo 
by  Mrs.  Lynn  Bridge,  a  vocal  solo  by 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Richards  and  a  piano 
solo  by  Miss  Leah  Stone,  all  of 
Sluiron  Grange. 

W.  Kenyon,  of  Odin  Grange,  gave 
a  talk  on  "A  Project  on  Weeds  and 
Insects";  Earl  Crandall,  of  Central 
Grange,  rendered  a  violin  solo  and  the 
program  was  closed  by  a  play,  "A 
Visit  to  the  Oil  Regions,"  by  Sharon 
Grange. 

At  the  evening  session  which  was 
held  in  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Hall  a  class 
of  twenty-six  were  instructed  in  the 
Fifth  Degree  by  the  Potter  County 
Pomona  Degree  Team  and  West  Pike 
K'ave  a  very  interesting  comedy  play 
entitled  "Squaring  Things  With  the 
Boss."  At  eleven-thirty.  Grange  was 
jKljourned  until  nine-thirty  Saturday 
inorning. 

riie  morning  session  consisted 
mostly  of  business  and  Brothers  Dor- 
>ptt  and  Brenckman  both  gave  a  very 
interesting  talk  and  we  were  very 
jrlad  that  we  were  so  fortunate  as  to 
have  them  with  us. 

At  one-thirty  there  was  a  i)rogram 
jvhieh     was     open      to      the     i)ublic. 

frother   Bartoo,   of   Harrison    Vallev 

"•range    played     an     accordian     solo, 

M lowed  by  a  piano  solo  by  Hildreth 

anforth,    a    ro<-itation    by    Brother 

I'll,  a  talk  by  Rev.  Alty,  of  Shingle- 

iouse  on  -Life  in  England.  New- 
J'mndland  and  Labrador."  He  told 
*'i  the  habits  and  customs  of  these 
'•juntrys  and  it  was  very  interesting. 

irs.   K.    W.    Richards    sang    several 

^t'lections  after  which  Brother  Car- 
->ner    of   w^.^   pj;^^^   ^^^^   ^   ^^^.^ 

^itat.on  and  then  a  business  meet- 

w \  m-^^^  the   meeting  to   a  close 

bann      r  ^'r»"^e  carrying  home  the 

nner  for  the  best  Pomona  attend- 

■,t t;     ^       'i?''^  meeting  will  be  held 
■'^  'Sweden  Valley  in  November. 
(Miss)  Alvexe  Toruev. 
^'^ingj chouse.  Pa. 


EUREKA  GRANGE,  NO.  1915, 

DEDICATES  ITS  NEW  HOME 

^V.unlv^^^;/^"^^  ^^-  1915,  of  York 

16th  Tv!  /^«n'n»  of  September 
>red  P  ,  dedicating  officer  was 
4at;v      ''^"^^"'  Washington  repre- 

•l"pnt  tn  .1^  stirring  address  subse- 
•^PPronrJo;  dedication  ceremonies. 
*^v  Thorn  r?,^®^^®^  ^^^^  a^so  made 
n^embprT^^  i* ^^®'  «"e  of  the  charter 
turer  of '1.""?.  ^^  ^'  ^'  ^^^^el,  Lec- 

V-1-^  cTunty'"""^  ''^^"^^'  ^' 

'^Ir.  Brpn  r'^"P^e   was   organized   bv 

'^enckman,  who  was  then  secre- 


tary of  the  State  Grange,  on  April 
20,  1922,  with  76  charter  members. 
During  the  course  of  his  address, 
Mr.  Cooke,  who  was  one  of  the  prime 
movers  in  the  establishment  of  the 
(i range,  made  the  statement  that  only 
one  of  the  76  charter  members  had 
voluntarily  dropped  out  of  the  or- 
ganization. A  few  charter  members 
have  been  removed  by  death.  All  the 
rest  are  still  active  members. 

The  hall,  which  is  of  cement  block 
construction,  is  about  sixty  feet  in 
length  and  forty  feet  in  width.  It  is 
ele(rtrically  lighted,  has  a  good  stage 
and  is  equipped  with  a  kitchen  and  a 
large  anteroom.  It  is  located  about 
two  and  one-half  miles  west  of  Bills- 
burg  on  the  highway  running  from 
Harrisburg  to  Gettysburg.  The  cost 
of  the  building  was  about  $3,500. 

'I'he  Grange  has  its  own  orchestra 
and  a  fine  male  quartet,  both  of  which 
helped  to  enliven  the  dedication  cere- 
mony. The  present  membership  of 
Eureka  Grange  is  140.  John  A. 
Lucas,  Ralph  Slyder  and  Charles  An- 
gel 1  hold  the  offices  of  Master,  Lec- 
turer and   Secretary,  respectively. 

This  Grange  is  located  in  the 
midst  of  one  of  the  finest  agricultural 
sections  of  York  County,  which  is 
noted  for  its  many  splendid  farms. 
It  is  fortunate  in  possessing  good 
leadership  and  a  group  of  loyal  mem- 
bers. The  prospects  for  future 
growth  and  development  are  encour- 
aging. 


NEW  GRANGE  IN 

BEAVER  COUNTY 
Our  Worthy  State  Ceres,  Sister 
Sara  Caven,  organized  a  new  Grange 
at  Hookstown,  on  Friday  evening, 
September  11,  1931,  with  twenty-five 
Charter  Members.  Brother  Harry 
Floyd,  of  Hookstown,  Pa.,  was  elected 
Master. 


SANATOGA  GRANGE  OBSERVES 
ITS  58th  ANNIVERSARY 
AND  DEDICATES 

FINE  NEW  HALL 

Wednesday,  Sept.  16th  was  a  red 
letter  day  in  the  history  of  Sanatoga 
Grange  No.  2.5,  Patrons  of  Hus- 
l)andry.  In  the  afternoon,  the  Grange 
observed  with  appropriate  exercises  its 
r)8th  anniversary  and  in  the  evening 
the  new  Grange  Hall  was  formally 
dedicated.  Both  session  were  largely 
attended.  State  Master  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
of  Mansfield,  Pa.,  dedicated  the  fine 
(luarters  with  the  impressive  cero- 
monies  of  the  Grange.  Among  those 
present  was:  Mrs.  Amos  P^bert,  a 
charter  member.  Mrs.  Fbert  was 
given  an  ovation.  There  was  pervad- 
ing the  exercises  of  the  day  a  feeling 
of  just  pride  and  thankfulness  that 
after  a  half  century  or  more,  Sana- 
toga  (J range  has  its  own  home.  A  fea- 
ture was  the  reading  of  a  history  of 
the  Grange  by  Mrs.  George  Landis, 
ot  Sjmatoga.  Messages  of  congratu- 
lation and  well  wishes  were  brought 
by  roprest'iitatives  of  a  number  of 
Granges  in  this  section  of  the  State. 

At  1 :  30  o'clock,  the  Grange  held  a 
meeting  and  after  the  transaction  of 
business  the  58th  anniversary  exer- 
cises w-e  re  held.  Master  Elmer  Snell 
was  in  the  chair.  Past  Master  Frank 
Keim  made  the  address  of  welcome  to 
the  audience  which  numbered  over 
100,  'J'he  principal  addresses  were 
made  by  Furman  Gyger,  of  Kimber- 
ton,  and  the  Rev.  Brenner,  pastor  of 
the  Schwenksville  Reformed  church. 
Mr.  Walton,  of  Wissahickon,  also 
made  an  address. 

Mrs.  George  Landis,  the  Worthy 
Lecturer,  read  the  following  history 
of  the  Grange: 

Sanatoga  Grange,  No.  25,  consists 
of  the  combination  of  two  Granges — 


Pottsgrove  Grange,  No.  25,  and  Sana- 
toga Grange,  No.  83.  Pottsgrove 
Grange,  No.  25,  was  granted  a  charter 
on  September  23,  1873,  with  21  charter 
members,  holding  their  meetings  at 
Freemon  Keims'  Hotel,  Pottstown, 
afterwards  going  to  Smith's  Hall. 
There  is  but  one  .surviving  charter 
member,  !Mrs.  Mary  Ebert,  who  was 
Mrs.  Mary  Hollenbach. 

Sanatoga  Grange,  of  Limerick,  No. 
33,  was  granted  a  charter  on  Novem- 
ber 5,  1873,  with  29  charter  members. 
There  are  two  charter  members  living, 
Mrs.  Mary  Saylor  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Snell  Albright.  H.  H.  Fretz,  who 
was  a  charter  member  of  Pottsgrove 


Grange,  No.  25,  joined  Sanatoga 
Grange,  No.  33,  and  was  elected 
Master  in  1873.  On  February  20, 
1874,  a  committee  of  five  members 
was  appointed  to  meet  to  form  some 
plan  for  consolidation.  Neither 
Grange  wanted  to  give  up  its  charter. 
After  considerable  discussion,  they  de- 
cided the  only  practical  way  to  do  was 
for  both  Granges  to  surrender  its 
charter  and  apply  to  the  State  Grange 
for  a  new  charter.  That  was  accepted 
and  the  consolidation  effected  with  a 
new  charter  and  name  of  Sanatoga 
Grange,  No.  25,  in  March,  1876,  pay- 
ing their  first  dues  the  second  quarter 
having  a  membership  of  68  members. 


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Page  14 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  193^ 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto. — Prepare  in  Happy  Child- 
liood  for  Intelligent  Manhood  and 
Womanhood. 

October 

0  suns  and  skies  and  clouds  of  June, 
And  flowers  of  June  together. 

Ye  canont  rival  for  one  hour 
October's  bright  blue  weather. 

— Helen  Hunt  Jackson. 

Dear  Juveniles: 

Well,  how  is  school  coming?  Al- 
ready over  a  month  of  it  has  passed. 

1  hope  everything   is   moving   along 
just  fine. 

October  is  here.  It  is  my  favorite 
month.  Everything  is  so  bright  with 
color  and  such  gorgeous  colors,  tool 
Don't  you  all  love  the  country  in  Oc- 
tober ? 

This  year,  although  there  is  a  de- 
pression in  money  matters,  there  is 
such  an  abundance  of  foodstuffs  and 
farm  crops  that  we  should  be  thankful 
we  will  not  have  to  suffer  hunger  like 
many  a  boy  and  girl  will  do  before 
the  winter  is  over.  I  am  wondering 
how  many  of  you  older  girls  helped 
to  can  the  fruits  and  vegetables,  for 
winter  use. 

Now  that  school  has  a  nice  start, 
let's  pep  up  our  Juvenile  meetings 
and  see  how  interesting  we  can  make 
them.  Then  write  about  them  and 
so  share  our  good  times  with  the 
(.thers.  Clara  Dewey. 

Program   Suggestions 

October  is  such  a  beautiful  month 
why  not  have  a  program  just  about 
it?  What  historical  events  happened 
in  October?  There  could  be  stories 
of  nutting  parties.  What  kinds  of 
nuts  do  we  find  in  October?  Let 
some  one  describe  October.  Then 
there  is  the  pretty  poem  by  Helen 
Hunt  Jackson,  "October's  Bright 
Blue  Weather,"  the  first  verse  of 
which  I  have  given  for  our  verse  of 
the  month,  besides  others  you  can 
find.  If  you  have  a  good  program 
send  it  in. 

October  12th  is  Columbus  Day. 
Why  not  have  a  Columbus  program? 
Who  was  Columbus?  Tell  the  .story 
of  his  life.  What  did  he  do  ?  There 
is  a  poem  by  Joaquin  Miller  called 
"Columbus**  which  shows  his  perse- 
verance in  the  face  of  obstacles. 
Patriotic  songs  could  be  sung. 

Then  of  course  we  will  want  a  Hal- 
loween program  or  a  party.  If  you 
have  a  program,  some  one  could  tell 
the  Jack  O'Lantern's  story  just  as  if 
he  or  she  were  the  Jack  O'Lantern. 
Why  do  we  celebrate  Halloween? 
Why  do  we  connect  witches  and  a 
black  cat  with  Halloween?  Then,  of 
course,  we  will  play  some  Halloween 
games  and  stunts. 

I  have  not  heard  yet  of  those 
Masters  who  are  father  and  son.  Tell 
me  about  them,  please. 

Last  month  I  spoke  of  a  contest 
we  might  have.  Well  here  they  are, 
not  one  but  three!  The  Matron's  As- 
sociation has  a  little  money  and  they 
said  I  might  use  it  for  whatever  I 
thought  would  be  of  benefit  for  the 
Juveniles. 

After  talking  with  some  of  the 
others,  I  thought  some  contests  would 
be  one  way  to  make  things  interest- 
ing so  here  they  are. 

Contest  No.  1.  —  The  Juvenile 
Grange  sending  in  the  best  program 
on  a  subject  interesting  to  the  Grange 


will  get  a  book  of  games  for  their 
library. 

Contest  Xo.  2.  —  The  Juvenile 
Grange  which  has  the  best  project 
for  the  year  and  writing  a  letter  tell- 
ing what  the  project  was  and  how  it 
was  carried  out  will  get  a  book  of 
little  plays  for  their  library. 

Contest  No.  3.  —  We  want  you 
Juveniles  to  know  about  how  we 
came  to  have  this  Grange  of  ours  so 
we  ask  you  to  write  an  essay  about 
the  Seven  Founders  of  the  Order, 
who  they  were  and  what  each  did  to 
help  get  our  Grange  order  started. 
The  Juvenile  Grange  sending  in  the 
best  essay  will  get  a  picture  of  the 
seven  men.  It  is  eight  by  ten  inches 
in  size  and  has  a  picture  of  each  man 
on  it.  Will  be  nice  to  frame  and 
hang  in  your  hall.  And  then  be- 
sides that  the  Juvenile  member  who 
writes  the  essay  will  get  an  enanieled 
Juvenile  Grange  pin.  If  more  than 
one  in  your  Grange  writes  an  essay, 
have  a  committee  of  the  big  Grange 
members  judge  them  to  find  out 
which  is  the  best  to  send  in  from 
your  Grange. 

These  will  be  judged  at  the  Lec- 
turer and  Matron's  Conference  in  the 
spring.  That  gives  you  a  long  time 
to  get  ready  so  let's  all  get  busy.  I 
am  sure  we  will  have  just  lots  of 
Juveniles  trying  for  these  prizes. 

Do  you  like  the  candy  recipes? 
Here  are  some  more. 

4 

Cream  Fudge 

3  cupfuls  light  brown  sugar. 
1  cupful  sour  cream. 
1  cupful  nut  meats. 

1  teaspoonful  vanilla. 

Place  sugar  and  sour  cream  in  a 
saucepan  over  the  fire  and  stir  till 
sugar  is  dissolved.  After  twelve  min- 
utes make  a  test.  When  it  forms  a 
soft  ball  in  cold  water,  remove  from 
the  stove.  Stir  in  the  vanilla  and  nut 
meats.  Beat  until  it  begins  to  grain 
on  side  of  pan. 

If  you  do  not  have  sour  cream  use 
one  cupful  of  sour  milk  and  two 
tablespoonfuls  of  butter. 

Fairy  Fudge 

2  cupfuls  of  granulated  sugar. 
V2  cupful  cream,  or 

^2  cupful  of  milk. 

2  tablespoonfuls  of  butter. 

1/2  teaspoonful  of  vanilla. 

1  cupful  of  coooanut. 

Cook  sugar  and  cream  about  twelve 
minutes  before  testing.  When  it 
forms  a  soft  ball  in  cold  water,  take 
from  the  fire.  Stir  in  the  butter  and 
cocoanut.  Add  vanilla  and  beat. 
Drop  in  round  drops  on  buttered 
platter  using  a  teaspoon. 

Fruit  Rolt.  Fudge 

iy2  cupfuls  sugar. 
1/2  cupful  milk. 

2  tablespoonfuls  butter. 

1  teaspoonful  vanilla  or  orange  ex- 
tract. 

1/2  cupful  of  figs  or  dates. 
V2  cupful  nut  meats. 

Put  fruit  and  nuts  through  food 
chopper  or  chop  finely.  If  dates  are 
used,  scald  and  remove  stones.  Put 
sugar  and  milk  in  pan  over  the  fire 
and  stir  till  sugar  is  dissolved.  Let 
boil  gently,  stirring  once  in  a  while 
to  keep  from  burning.  Test  as  in 
other  fudges. 

Remove  from  the  fire  and  stir  in 


the  butter,  chopped  fruit,  nuts  and 
extract.  Beat  until  it  begins  to  grain. 
Pour  on  buttered  tins. 

Here  are  some  poems   and  stories 
for  your  programs. 

Pretty  Yellow  Goldenrod 
Goldenrod  is  a  yellow  wild  flower. 
It  grows  in  the  fields  in  the  autumn. 
One  day  Goldenrod  said,  "I  wish  I 
had  some  one  to  play  with.  The 
dandelions  are  gone.  I  think  all  the 
flowers  are  gone.  They  have  gone  to 
sleep  for  the  winter.  By  and  by  I 
shall  go  to  sleep,  too.  But  there  come 
some  maple  leaves.  They  are  awake. 
Maybe  they  will  play  with  me.  I 
will  ask  them.  How  do  you  do, 
maple  leaves?  Where  are  you  going 
so  fast?"  "We  are  going  with  the 
wind,  Goldenrod.  He  came  to  our 
tree  this  morning.  He  said,  *Come, 
little  leaves.  Come  and  help  me.'  " 
"How  can  you  help  the  wind?"  asked 
the  Goldenrod.  "Why,  don't  you 
know?  The  wind  blows  us  off  the 
trees.  We  fly  with  him  over  the 
fields  and  gardens.  We  find  the 
flowers  that  have  gone  to  sleep.  Then 
we  cover  them  and  keep  them  warm. 
We  cover  the  little  seeds,  too."  "How 
kind  you  are,  dear  nuiple  leaves.  Is 
it  time  for  me  to  go  to  sleep?  Have 
you  come  to  cover  me  up?"  "No, 
Goldenrod,  we  are  going  over  to  the 
rose  garden.  The  wind  has  rocked 
the  roses  to  sleep,  and  we  are  going 
to  cover  them." — Selected. 

Halloween 

Tonight    the   witches   will   ride,   will 
ride. 


Each     on     her     broomstick     astride, 

astride. 
Silent  and  swift  in  their  mystic  flight 
Upward  they'll  go  in  the  cold  black 

night. 

And  the   wind  will   sob,   and  shriek, 

and  moan, 
The  great  trees  shudder,  and  shake, 

and  groan. 
The  moon  will  hide  in  the  murky  sky, 
In  the  forest  dark  the  bats  will  fly. 

And  owls  will  hoot,  and  wolves  will 

howl 
And  green-eyed  cats  in  the  shadows 

prowl. 
Tonight   the   witches   will    ride,  will 

ride. 
Each     on     her     broomstick     astride, 

astride. 

Jack   O'Lantern's   Story 

Ho,  ho  little  folks. 

Do  not  be  afraid. 
I'm  jolly   Jack-o'lantern, 

Out  of  a  pumpkin  made. 

When  I  was  just  a  pumpkin  fat, 

Out  in  the  field  I  lay. 
Until  a  little  laddie  came 

And  carried  me  away. 

He  cut  a  slit  out  for  each  eye, 

Another  for  a  nose, 
Then   carved    a    great   big,   grinning 
mouth 

With  teeth  in  funny  rows. 

He  put  a  candle  in  my  head, 

And  let  the  light  stream  through, 

And  said,  "O  Jack-o'lantern, 
Won't  I  have  fun  with  you!" 


October, 


1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


Classified  Department 


FOR  SALE 


FARMS  WANTED.  Send  description,  low- 
est cash  price.  E.morv  Gross,  Nortli  Topeka, 
Kansas. 

FOR  SALE — Home  Grown  ClOTers,  Tim- 
othy Seed,  Wheat,  and  all  other  Seeds.  U.  J. 
Cover  Seed  Compant,  Mt.  Oilead.  Ohio. 


LIVE  STOCK 


WHEN  YOUR  COW  DOES  NOT  BREED— 

Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  oO 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satisfied  cus- 
tomers. (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2 
cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawn  Farm, 
LinesviUe,  Pennsylvania,  Route  No.  2, 
Box  86B. 

50  CHOICE  HEREFORD  COWS  with 
calves.  Also  bred  back  to  calf  March  1,  1932, 
to  the  best  registered  bulls  in  the  country. 
Will  cost  $115  per  head  and  will  sell  In  lots 
to  suit  purchaser.  Located  2  miles  north 
Waldo,  Ohio,  on  State  Route  98.  Frank 
Rush,  Marion.  Ohio,  Route  5. 


HERFORD  CALVES  AND  YEARLINOB 
FOR  SALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  good 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings  ;  have 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  five 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  interested,  come, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  the 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  Hillsboro, 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38.     Henry  Dunlap. 


BUY  CANADIAN-BRED  HOLSTEIN  COWS 
and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  like 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  close  to 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  or  Extenrion. 
Holstbin-Fribsian  Association  of  Canada, 
Brantford,   Ontario. 


HONEY 


WIXSON'S  PURE  HONEY.  Interesting 
delivered  prices.  Send  for  our  lists  before 
you  buy.  Wixson's  Honey,  Dundee,  New 
York. 


HONEY — 60  Iba.  flneirt  olorer.  $4.80.  Two 
or  more,  $4.50.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
P.  W.  LE88BR,  Fayetterllle.  N.  Y. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 

ORANGE  LETTER  HEADS  —  They  are 
beauties  ;  printed  in  two  colors  with  emblem 
in  the  background.  Rule4  or  unruled  paper. 
Send  for  samples.  Granqb  News  Orna, 
Cbambersburg,  Pa. 


AGENTS  WANTED 


LEARN  Marbelizing  Art,  stone  casting 
sanitary  floors,  artificial  marble.  Veneer 
over  concrete,  wood  anything.  Flintlilie 
hardness,  glossy,  all  colors.  Unlimited  usei 
for  this  new  industry.  Inexpensive.  Send 
dime  for  samples.  Cowell  Institute.  Gray- 
ling.  Michigan. 


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BUY  DIRECT — From  distributors.  Send 
$6.50  for  not  less  than  120  assorted  diib* 
guaranteed,  consisting  of  twelve  of  f»^ 
cups,  saucers,  all  sizes  plates,  sauce  diibA 
oatmeals,  sugar,  creamer,  platter,  etc.  Sam* 
on  decorated  one  design,  $9.00.  Factory  U" 
perfections.  Freight  paid  over  H^ 
Standard  China  Company,  204  Bowerj 
New  York  City,   Box  315. 


PATCHWORK — 5  pounds  clipping"  ^ 
sorted  colors.  $1.00;  four  pounds  blank** 
remnants.  (1.00;  four  pounds  cretonne  •*■' 
pie  pieces.  $1.00  ;  four  pounds  silk  •■• 
cotton  rug  strips,  $1.00.  Pay  postman  pW* 
nostage.  Large  package  silks.  25c.  Beaw'^ 
ful  colors,  postpaid.  National  TixTn-* 
CO..  661    Main  St..  Cambridge.  Mass. 


POULTRY 


WHITE  LEGHORN  PTTLLET8,  $1  — 
hatched  from  layers  and  payers.  Nelbon'i 
Poultry  Farm,  Orove  City.   Pa. 


HAY,  GRAIN.  PRODUCE 

WANTED— Hay,    straw,    grain.    P0**fj2 
apples,   cabbage,   etc.      Carloads   pay  **"' 
market    prices.      For    Sale   alfalfa   hay,  J^ 
corn.     Thb  Hamilton  Co.,  New  Caitl«.  «* 


MISCELLANEOUS 

EARN  a  piano  crocheting  at  home.  •J' 
time.     No  selling  or  investment.     No  ex^^ 
ence  needed.     Braumullkb  Co.,  Union 
N.  J. 


TIOGA  COUNTY  POMONA 


The  Worthy  Pomona  Lecturer  as- 

,ned  to  us  the  subject.  The  History 

/pnmona  Grange,  No.  30.   We  asked 


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her  to  substitute  for  this,  The  Part 
that  Tioga  County  Has  Had  in  the 
Grange  Work  of  Pennsylvania,  ex- 
plaining, as  our  reason,  the  word 
%istory"  as  a  part  of  a  subject,  im- 
plies that  one  has  either  first-hand 
knowledge  or  records  from  which  one 
can  be  depended  to  be  authentic  as  to 
dates  and  events,  neither  of  which  is 
true  of  this  paper.  Tioga  County  had 
been  a  Grange  County  nearly  thirty 
years  when  we  became  a  member. 
There  are  those,  better  acquainted 
with  its  early  work,  than  are  we.  And 
too  the  records  of  the  early  years 
have  not  been  preserved. 

Tioga  County  was  the  twenty -first 
of  Pennsylvania's  sixty-seven  counties 
to  organize   in   the   pioneer    Grange 
movement,   when    Charleston    Valley 
Grange,  No.  64,  was  organized  Dec. 
'}?),  1873,  three  months  after  the  or- 
ganization   of     Pennsylvania     State 
Grange  at  Reading,   Sept.   18,   1873. 
Past  State  Master  Hill  in  his  "His- 
tory of  the  Grange  in  Pennsylvania," 
says  that  the  earliest  County  Grange 
units  were    called    District    Grange 
Councils,  organized  for  financial  bene- 
fits;  that  they  were  not   called  Po- 
monas  until    in    the    early    eighties, 
when  their  field  was  enlarged,  cover- 
ing educational,  social  and  legislative 
interests,  as  they  now  do.      Our  in- 
formants disagree  as  to  the  year  in 
which  Pomona  No.  30,  was  first  or- 
ganized.   One  gives  the  year,  as  1874 
and  organized  by  Past  State  Master 
Victor  Piolett.      But   the   aforemen- 
tioned history    states    that    the    first 
Grange  Council  in  Pennsylvania  and, 
too,  in  the  United  States,  embracing 
Dauphin  and  Perry  Counties  was  or- 
ganized  in   1872,    and   sixteen    more 
followed  that  same  year.     Hence,  as 
one  number  is  30,  one  would  tend  to 
the  opinion  that  its  organization  was 
in  1^76  or  77,  and,  too,  Victor  Piolett 
'lid  not  become    State   Master   until 
l!5<6,  and  was  State  Master  from  1876 
i^'  1880.    As  to  the  exact  number  of 
years  it  actively  functioned,  records 
are  not  available.      It   suffered   dor- 
luancy  and  was  reorganized  in  1890 

\k-  T*^?°*^  Lecturer  Mortimer 
Whitehead.  Among  the  earlier  Mas- 
f\\Pomona  were  James  Peters, 

F  u  T  ,°^'  ^®^-  Dickinson,  P.  E. 
^leWs,  John  Hager,  and  latterlv,  E. 
B.  Borsett   E.  J.  Tuttle,  J.  E.  Spen- 

rlnr'n^Tx^"?-^'  ^-  ^'  Snover,  John 
'7^^^,''   Herbert    Robbyer,    Albert 

F?'^:,I^-iW,  Geo.  Pari;.  D.H. 
Th  iT  ^  Boom.  P.  D.  Johnson. 
flMist  may  not  have  been  complete, 
,  ?i^en  exact  as  to  succession  in  of- 
anri'  ..  ^^  ^^^^"^  ^^  ^^^  informants, 
Prior .  1?.^'"^^^''-  ^or  some  vears 
ZtJT'-^'''^^  ^^""^'y  J^^IJ  the 

sviv  nia  ^^"^,"  ^^«"g««'  38,  in  Penn- 
mt  ^""^  ,^  Grange,  Mitchell's 
in  hV  'r?^  ^^5,  ^^^^^«t  membership 
^^unty  T'  Eventually  Crawford 
^^MrLr^    .^'",^^^'^  ^^"^ty  have 

^^-rang!    T  V^  ^*  Present  Kiniorlings 

'r'tmemtrThn,  ?8^"'^'  /"^  ''^ 
a^ter    u^  ""^rsnip,  385.    A  few  years 

^'%e  nLi^^'^f^^i^ation  Pomona 
^'mL^T^^^^'^  t^e  Wellsboro  Fair 
V  n'flv-  P^^^ent  Pomona  Grange 
,,^;.  paying  $2,000  for  it.     It  con- 

\H  witK  ""^  "^^  "^""^y  acres  of 
^^ildiiiKs  A  ..^"'"crous  dilapidated 
^l^  executivi  Jf.^""^  ^^  perseverence 
^•V  anH      ^^'\'^^  ^^  the  part  of 


Pa 
lOc. 


STANDARD    RABBIT   JOTTRNAL.  MIMJj 
I.     Reg.  $1.00;    Special  25c  Year;    S»nJj^ 


'"''c<l.  was  r.  T^3  the  debt  in- 
'^'  sq;aTd  ^  '^'  ^^"'^  transformed 
'"^'^  the  n  ^"P^^Possessing  features 
"^  today  ^''P^^^^'-^-^ing  Pomona  Hall 
'"M  iZi  ^"""»e<i'  suitably  fur- 
irom  debt,  conservativelv 


estimated  at  a  valuation  of  $40,000. 
Of  fifty-seven  Pomona  Granges  in 
Penna.,  Tioga  County  Pomona  is  the 
only  one  owning  its  Grange  home.  A 
Tioga  County  Grange,  Shippen,  No. 
902,  was  the  awakening  force  in  free 
textbooks  in  Pennsylvania  public 
schools.  A  sister  of  this  Grange 
drafted  the  resolution  that  went  to 
Representative  Young,  of  Wellsboro. 
He  introduced  the  bill  in  the  Legisla- 
ture, which  became  a  law. 

The  Keystone  Grange  Exchange,  a 
business  branch  of  the  State  Grange, 
was  first  located  at  Mansfield.  Bro. 
E.  B.  Dorsett  as  manager,  and  later 
by  Lynn  Hall,  is  now  centrally  located 
in  Harrisburg.  Other  business  move- 
ments, attaining  successful  results 
have  had  the  financial  and  moral  sup- 
port of  Pomona  Grange,  notably  the 
Dairymen's  League,  and  the  Grange 
Mutual  Fire  Ins.  Co.  At  one  time 
the  Grange  Fire  Ins.  Co.  was  given 
financial  assistance  tiding  it  over 
from  failure  to  success. 

Pomona,  No.  30,  was  the  originator 
of  the  "traveling  gavel,"  the  emblem 
of  a  visiting  Grange,  now  not  only 
used  by  many  Pennsylvania  Granges 
but  widely  used  in  other  Grange 
states.  In  the  early  1920's  we  noticed 
in  the  National  Grange  Monthly  that 
a  woman  State  Lecturer  of  Idaho  was 
using  a  gavel,  as  her  emblem,  when 
visiting  subordinate  Granges.  It  oc- 
curred to  us  that  under  certain  rules 
and  restrictions,  it  could  be  made  a 
useful  feature  in  County  Grange 
work.  After  a  discussion  in  Pomona, 
at  our  suggestion,  the  Master  ap- 
pointed a  committee  of  three,  that 
drafted  rules  governing  its  travels. 
While  its  mission,  that  of  visiting 
each  of  the  thirty  eight  Granges  in 
the  county  was  not  fully  fulfilled  it 
was  the  forerunner  of  visiting  night 
in  the  Grange,  now  a  social  and  fra- 
ternal feature. 

Tioga  County  has  been  active  in  the 
organization  of  Juvenile  Granges,  and 
now  has  15  and  another  in  the  process 
of  organization.  These  with  an  ap- 
proximate membership  of  400  juve- 
niles who  are  being  trained  to  take 
their  place  in  Subordinate  Grange 
work. 

The  number  16  juveniles  easily 
places  Tioga  County  first  in  the  state, 
being  more  than  twice  the  number,  of 
any  other  county. 

Of  Pennsylvania  State  Grange  of- 
ficers, Tioga  County  has  furnished 
two  Masters,  Bros.  P.  H.  Dewey  and 
p].  B.  Dorsett;  three  State  Overseers, 
Bros.  E.  J.  Tuttle,  P.  H.  Dewey  and 
E.  B.  Dorsett;  two  State  Lecturers, 
E.  B.  Dorsett  and  P.  H.  Dewey; 
Steward,  John  Campbell;  two  assist- 
ant Stewards,  F.  E.  Fields  and  E.  J. 
Tuttle;  one  Gatekeeper,  Wallace 
Chase,  gatekeeper  for  ten  years;  one 
Geres,  Mrs.  V.  B.  Holliday;  one  Po- 
mona, Mrs.  Hannah  Bush. 

This  is  submitted  as  Tioga  County's 
part,  given  sketchy,  and  for  want  of 
records,  lacking  in  detail.  All  honor 
to  the  farmer  and  women,  who  almost 
sixty  years  ago  embraced  the  then, 
pioneer  movement,  looking  to  protec- 
tion, and  benefits  for  the  American 
farmer. 

Peace  to  the  ashes  of  the  many  of 
those,  who  with  financial  loss  to  them- 
selves, sacrificed  time  and  health,  that 
their  dream  of  today's  Grange  might 
be  a  monument  to  its  founders,  con- 
crete in  principle,  an  alabaster  gleam 
for  its  future,  "Esto  Perpetua,"  Let 
it  endure  forever. 

Lelia  M.  Coveney. 


NEW  TEACHING  METHODS 
INCREASE  NEED  FOR 
HIGH  SCHOOL  LIBRARIES 

Only  16  per  cent  of  the  high  schools 
in  the  United  tates  have  libraries  for 
use  of  students,  Sabra  W.  Vought, 
Chief  of  the  Library  Division  of  the 
Federal  Office  of  Education,  points 
out  in  a  report  just  published  by  the 
Department  of  the  Interior. 

There  has  been  a  gain  of  4  per  cent 
since  1927,  when  only  12  per  cent 
maintained  libraries,  she  declared. 
The  following  additional  information 
concerning  high  school  libraries  was 
supplied : 

There  are  in  the  country  approxi- 
mately 27,000  public  high  schools  and 
about  3,500  private  ones.  For  the 
most  part,  the  private  high  schools 
generally  maintain  libraries. 

Little  progress  was  made  in  de- 
veloping school  libraries  until  com- 
paratively recently.  However,  schools 
are  coming  to  realize  the  necessity  of 
providing  books,  both  to  assist  class- 
room studies  and  to  develop  reading 
habits. 

Public  libraries  sometimes  have 
been  inclined  to  look  upon  school  li- 
braries as  rivals.  It  has  been  pointed 
out,  however,  that  the  school  library 
prepares  the  pupil  for  the  public  li- 
brary. 

The  breakdown  of  formal  instruc- 
tion has  been  a  factor  in  bringing  the 
library  to  the  foreground  in  education. 
A  shifting  of  more  responsibility  on 
the  children  themselves  compels  them 
to  conduct  investigations  and  attempt 
to  solve  their  problems  with  outside 
reading. 

The  whole  question  of  school  li- 
braries is  now  receiving  professional 
consideration  in  various  surveys. 
Out  of  109  educational  surveys  made 
during  the  decade,  70  treated  the  li- 
brary problem. 


With  greater  attention  focusing  on 
the  whole  question  of  school  libraries 
in  relation  to  secondary  education,  it 
is  expected  that  there  will  be  con- 
siderable growth  in  the  near  future. 


DEAN  WATTS  ADVISES 

CANNING  OF  STJRPLTTS 

Dean  R.  L.  Watts,  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College  School  of  Agri- 
culture, reminds  the  people  of  Penn- 
sylvania of  the  value  of  observing  the 
old  admonition,  in  times  of  plenty 
prepare  for  the  lean  years. 

Dean  Watts  calls  attention  to  the 
abundance  of  fruits,  vegetables,  and 
grains  selling  at  low  prices.  Peaches, 
he  says,  are  selling  at  roadside  or- 
chards for  50  and  60  cents  a  bushel 
and  in  stores  for  slightly  more.  The 
dean  urges  all  who  can  to  preserve  as 
much  as  possible  of  the  surplus  for 
the  coming  winter  and  even  more  re- 
mote future  needs. 

"The  severe  drouth  of  last  year  is 
still  fresh  in  our  memories,"  the  dean 
says.  "Parts  of  our  country  today  are 
passing  tlirough  the  same  experience 
Pennsylvania  suffered  last  year.  If 
there  is  a  drouth  next  year  or  killing 
freezes  occur,  it  may  be  impossible  to 
obtain  fruits  and  vegetables  at  any 
price." 

The  dean  recalls  that  when  he  was 
a  boy  farm  families  dried  large  quan- 
tities of  apples  and  stored  them  for 
the  years  when  there  might  be  no  crop. 
They  tasted  good,  too,  he  remembers. 

Director  M.  S.  McDowell,  of  the 
agricultural  and  home  economics  ex- 
tension service,  reports  that  assistance 
has  been  given  by  extension  workers 
in  many  centers  where  unemployment 
gardens  have  been  grown  this  yep.r.' 
In  many  instances  the  home  eco- 
nomics extension  representatives  are 
now  staging  canning  and  preserving 
demonstrations  to  help  people  to  save 
the  crops  for  future  use. 


IReflfolutians;  of  l^es^pect 

Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  bj 
Oranges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  copy. 


HORRIBLE  THREAT ! 

Romeo  (below  window  with  saxo- 
phone)— "Hist,  Jule,  open  the  window 
or  I'll  play  this  darned  thing." — 
Princeton  Tiger. 


CRAIG 

Whereas,  God  in  His  all-wise  providence 
has  seen  fit  to  remove  from  our  midst  our 
worthy  brother,  Edward  Craig;  therefore, 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members  of  Arm- 
strong Grange,  No.  1645,  extend  our  sym- 
pathy to  the  bereaved  family,  drape  our 
charter  for  30  days,  place  these  resolutions 
upon  our  minutes,  send  a  copy  to  the  family, 
and  submit  same  for  publication  In  Granob 
News. 

Mrs.    E.    E.    Foutz, 
n.   D.  Walker, 
,  A.  H.  WiuoiNs. 

Committee. 
PAUL 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
Heavenly  Father  to  remove  from  our  midst 
Sister  Christine   Paul ;     therefore,    be   it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Green 
Brier  Grange,  No.  1148,  extend  our  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family,  drape  our  charter 
for  thirty  days,  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
be  sent  to  the  bereaved  family,  be  put  upon 
the  minutes,  also  submit  the  same  for  pub- 
lication in  the  Hemdon  News,  also  Penn- 
sylvania Grange  News. 

Maude   S.   Kauffman, 
I-aura  Hilbush, 
Mazie   Schbib. 

PALUMBO 

Whereas,  The  angel  of  death  has  entered 
the  Bennett's  Branch  Grange.  No.  1174  and 
has  taken  from  us  Bernard  Palumbo 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these  reso- 
lutions on  our  minutes  and  publish  them  In 
Grange  News. 

Rose  Santo, 
Burton  Gray, 
George    Anderson, 

^ Committee. 

0.  FULBON 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  divine  will  of 
our  heavenly  Father  to  call  from  this  life 
to  the  life  beyond,  Christopher  Fulbon  a 
chartered  member  of  Vernon  Orange,  No. 
9.^0.   therefore,   be  it 

Resolved.  That  we  drape  our  charter  for 


thirty  days,  a  copy  be  sent  to  the  family, 
also  spread  on  the  minutes  of  our  Order  and 
published  In  Grange  Net^s  and  local  news- 
papers. 

.T.  Albert  Shaw, 
Winifred    Smallenberoer, 
Louis  H.  Stiles. 

MART  XcCAFFBY 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  in  His  Infinite  wisdom  to 
call  to  a  higher  life  Sister  Mary  McCaffry, 
a  member  of  Exchange  Orange  No.  65,  there- 
fore be  it 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these  reso- 
lutions on  our  minutes,  and  publish  same  In 
Grange  News. 

Minnie    M.    Mills, 
Laura    B.    Smith, 
Beryl  Hartman, 

Com.mittee. 
SWART 

Whereas.  It  has  pleased  the  Almighty 
in  His  infinite  wisdom  to  call  from  our 
Grange,  by  death.  Brother  Mllford  Swart; 
be  it 

Resolved.  That  we,  the  members  of  Scenery 
Hill  Grange,  No.  1345,  extend  our  sincere 
sympathy  to  his  parents,  record  these  reso- 
lutions In  our  minutes  and  publish  them  In 
the  Grange  News. 

Mrs.   R.    F.   Hill,   Sec'y, 
Mrs.  Gladys  Keeney, 
Anna  L.  Hess, 

Committee. 
ROSE 

Whereas,  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
Heavenly  Father  to  call  from  our  midst 
Sister  Nellie  Rose,  a  much  respected  member 
of  our  Orange;    therefore,  be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Burn- 
ing Rush  Grange,  extend  our  sympathy  to 
the  bereaved  family,  drape  our  charter  for 
thirty  days,  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  family,  and  also  be  published  In 
Grange  News. 

Gbosob  Leonard, 
Daniel  O'Shea, 
Cora   Hall, 

Committee. 


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Page  16 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


October,  1931 


Real  Compensation  Insursince 


Our  policies  furnish  compensation  protection  as  re- 
quired by  the  Compensation  Act  and  in  case  of  accident  pays 
benefits  according  to  the  Act. 

We  protect  the  employer  24  hours  in  the  day,  regardless 
of  when  or  where  an  accident  might  occur. 

We  have  always  paid  a  dividend. 

This  company  was  organized  by  the  sawmill  men,  thresh- 
ermen  and  farmers  and  is  controlled  by  these  interests. 

WRITE  for  detailed  information,  as  to  costs,  benefits, 
etc. 


Stop !    Look !    Listen ! 

One  accident  is  likely  to  cost  you  more  than 
insurance  protection  for  a  lifetime,  A  protection 
that  will  stand  between  you  and  a  Court  and  Jury 
in  case  of  an  accident  is  an  asset  to  every  man 
employing  labor  of  any  description. 

Is  a  Good  Motto 


Safety 


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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 


DECEMBER  31,  1930 


ASSETS 

Cash    $18,287.44 

Premiums  in  Course  of  Collection  26,921.61 

Premium  Notes  Receivable   8,170.59 

Investments     862,645. 42 

Accrued    Interest    4,744.77 

Re-Insurance     Recovered     (Invest- 

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LIABILITIES 

Amounts   Payable    |88.84 

Premiums  Paid  in   Advance    ....     5,392.27 

Reserve   for   Unpaid   Losses    116,887.51 

Reserve   for   Unearned   Premiums  86,96<i.4<i 

Reserve  for  Dividends  15,000.00 

Reserve   for  Unpaid  Commissions    8,000,00 
Surplus    192,266.57 


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VOL  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  NOVEMBER,  1931 


No.  8 


Pennsylvania  State  Confer- 
ence on  World  Peace  Held 
at  Harrisburg,  Oct  26-27 


or- 


THIRTY-SEVEN  State-wide 
(janizatione,  including  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange,  held  a 
World  Peace  Conference  in  the  Grace 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Harris- 
burg, Monday  and  Tuesday,  Oct.  26 
and  27,  1931. 

Speakers  of  international  promi- 
nence gave  their  opinions  on  ways  and 
means  to  abolish  war  and  to  promote 
universal  peace.  One  of  the  foremost 
speakers  was  Pierre  DeL.  Boal,  Chief 
of  the  Division  of  Western  European 
Affairs,  Department  of  State,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Who  spoke  on  the  Dis- 
armament Question. 

About  three  hundred  fifty  delegates 
were  present  and  many  interested  vis- 
itors, the  attendance  being  the  larg- 
est of  its  kind  ever  attempted,  and 
was  sponsored  by  the  Pennsylvania 
Council  of  Churches. 

Hon.  John  A.  McSparran,  Secre- 
tary of  Agriculture  and  Past  Master 
of  the  State  Grange  was  the  first 
speaker  and  was  followed  by  a  num- 
ber of  noted  speakers  during  the  dif- 


ferent sessions.  The  general  trend  of 
thought  as  expressed  by  the  different 
speakers  was  much  the  same  as  that 
expressed  by  President  Hoover  in  his 
radio  address  at  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
when  he  said: 

"It  seems  strange  and  incredible 
that  after  all  the  centuries  of  man's 
experience  with  war  we  still  have  to 
discuss  it  and  argue  against  it. 

It  seems  even  more  strange  that 
with  all  the  crushing  burdens  resting 
upon  every  nation  because  of  wars  we 
still  make  progress  against  them  at 
snail's  pace." 

The  nations  groan  under  taxation, 
people  in  all  lands  suffer  daily  from 
economic  depression,  governments  are 
perplexed,  and  yet  we  go  on  using  in- 
calculable sums  in  evident  dread  of 
those  who  may  come  upon  us.  A  new 
mind  must  be  made  in  the  world  on 
this  subject;  a  new  spirit  must  be 
created  within  the  nations  and  be- 
tween the  nations. 

And  I  appeal  to  you  as  representa- 
tives  of   Methodists   every   where   to 


unite  with  all  other  lovers  of  good  will 
and  followers  of  the  Prince  of  Peace 
for  the  making  of  human  brotherhood 
in  which  the  peace  of  God  shall  pre- 
vail in  the  lives  of  men. 


OPEN  SEASON  ON  DEEE 

The  Board  of  Game  Commissioners 
at  their  regular  meeting  today  passed 
a  resolution  declaring  an  open  season 
on  both  sexes  of  deer  in  the  entire 
State  of  Pennsylvania  from  Decem- 
ber 1st  to  December  15,  1931,  inclu- 
sive, Sundays  excepted. 

The  bag  limit  shall  be  one  deer  per 
man;  in  other  words  a  hunter  may 
kill  either  a  buck  or  a  doe.  No  more 
than  six  deer  of  the  combined  sexes 
shall  be  taken  in  one  camp.  The  reso- 
lution further  provides  that  antlerless 
deer  so  taken  shall  weigh  at  least  40 
pounds  with  entrails  removed.  Bucks 
must  have  two  or  more  points  to  one 
antler. 

A  hunter's  license  issued  in  one 
county  will  be  valid  in  all  counties 
for  both  sexes  of  deer  without  a  spe- 
cial charge.  Special  licenses  and  fees 
were  eliminated  by  the  1931  Legisla- 
ture, which  conferred  power  on  the 
Game  Commission  to  declare  an  open 
season  on  both  sexes  at  the  same  time. 


As  a  way  to  relieve  the  business  de- 
pression, we  advocate  a  National 
Make-More-Money- Week . 


A  Junior  College 

In  Every  County 

What  would  the  establishment  of  a 
"Junior  College  in  Every  County** 
do  for  the  farmers  ?  What  would  farm- 
life  seem  like  if  a  college  were  near  at 
hand  where  every  member  of  the  fam- 
ily could  in  some  way  advance  his 
education  along  some  line  pertinent 
to  his  life  work  ? 

Going  away  to  college !  It  is  simply 
impossible  for  most  of  us.  Then  why 
not  bring  the  college  to  us?  It  is  en- 
tirely feasible.  A  college  town  has 
certain  advantages  and  charm  pos- 
sessed by  no  other  place.  Why  should 
not  its  radiance  illuminate  our  coun- 
try life?  In  certain  locations  it  is 
being  tried  and  found  effective.  Our 
greatest  advance  in  education  today 
is  this  development  of  the  junior  col- 
lege. 

Most  of  the  public  junior  colleges 
are  simply  extensions  of  high  or  vo- 
cational schools,  to  include  the  first 
two  years  of  college  work.  They  are 
restricted  to  a  few  courses  which  meet 
the  needs  of  a  particular  community. 

In  1928,  there  were  146  public  jun- 
ior colleges  and  236  private  junior 
colleges  with  about  45,000  students. 
While  there  is  no  recent  data  regard- 
ing the  number  of  students  enrolled 
in  public  junior  colleges,  the  number 
exceeds  100,000  at  the  present  time. 


RANGE  Halls  Recently  Dedicated  as  Reported  in  a  Late  Issue  or  Geanoe  News.    No.  1,  Sanatoga  Hall,  Montgomery  County  ;    No.  2,  Dawson  Hall, 
AYirm  County  and  No.  3,  Eureka  Hall,  York  County,  Dedicated  by  Brother  Fred  Brenckman.     Nos.  1  and  2  Were  Dedicated  by  the  State  Mastib. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  193} 


One  formed  in  Pasadena  in  1928  now 
has  3,000  students.  The  Southern 
branch  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia has  discontinued  the  first-  and 
second-year  courses  in  order  to  give 
room  for  third-  and  fourth-year  stud- 
ents. Entrance  requirements  for  Jun- 
ior College  work  must  equal  those  of 
the  standard  college  and  university. 
Their  courses  are  identical.  Many 
of  the  universities  offer  more  than 
two  hundred  courses  in  the  first  two 
years  of  work.  This  necessitates  an 
overhead  charge  which  is  not  shared 
by  the  junior  college. 

Frequently,  the  resources  of  an  en- 
tire family  are  consumed  to  send  one 
child  through  college. 

As  a  nation  we  have  much  to 
learn  from  the  far  Eastern  countries. 
We  need  not  go  as  far  as  China  has, 
and  worship  our  ancestors,  but  we 
shouM  develop  and  conserve  family 
life  or  a  sufficient  number  of  children 
will  not  be  born  and  our  race  will  be- 
come extinct. 

In  a  junior  college,  the  children 
board  at  home  and  at  their  most 
critical  age  are  under  the  care  of 
their  parents.  Children  must  not  be 
allowed  to  go  unrestrained  and  with- 
out guidance,  as  in  too  many  in- 
stances they  form  extravagant  habits 
and  become  self-centered.  They  are 
also  grasping  and  intolerant  of  the 
rights  of  others.  The  spirit  of  com- 
munity interest  should  be  implanted 
in  their  souls  and  parents  are  the  best 
ones  to  help  do  this. 

A  junior  college  serves  two  purposes, 
— one  of  which  is  to  anticipate  two 
years  of  work  ordinarily  done  in  a 
four-year  college  and  the  other  is  to 
provide  an  extension  of  work  for  those 
who  can  not  go  through  a  regular 
four-year  college. 

In  the  better  grade  of  high  and  vo- 
cational schools,  the  establishment  of 
a  junior  college  course  would  require 
but  the  addition  of  a  sufficient  num- 
ber of  teachers  and  classrooms  to 
care  for  the  increased  enrollment.  In 
some  cases,  it  would  require  only  the 
addition  of  three  or  four  teachers. 

The  usual  junior  college  draws  its 
students  from  over  a  radius  of  ten 
to  thirty  miles.  In  Pennsylvania, 
with  its  system  of  good  roads  which 
we  shall  soon  have  due  to  the  fore- 
sight of  Governor  Pinchot,  transpor- 
tation of  students  may  be  made  at 
low  cost  when  the  proper  loutes  are 
completed.  The  cost  of  tuition,  owing 
to  the  small  overhead,  averages  less 
than  a  hundred  dollars  per  student 
and  this  in  some  states  is  paid  by  the 
state, — notably  California. 

Farmers  with  their  usual  tenacity 
of  purpose  can  secure  the  needed  legis- 
lation. 

It  seems  now  is  the  time  to  take  ac- 
tion. If  a  hundred  thousand  young 
men  and  women  between  the  ages  of 
18  and  25  are  put  to  work  gaining 
a  practical  education  it  will  go  a  long 
way  toward  solving  the  unemployment 
situation  in  Pennsylvania,  and  it 
will  take  this  number  out  of  the  day- 
laboring  class  where  they  may  be 
placed  unless  we  give  them  advan- 
tages. The  young  people  need  the 
chance  of  securing  an  education  that 
will  fit  them  to  meet  the  increasing 
problems  that  this  machine  age  is 
bringing. 

John  Graham  Wilson. 


ANNTJAI  REPORT  OF  DAYTON 
GRANGE,   ARMSTRONG   COUNTY 

Dayton  Grange  initiated  forty  dur- 
ing the  year  and  has  another  large 
class  for  November.  Grange  interest 
is  growing  and  the  new  members  are 
keenly  interested  in  the  work. 

Nora  Butler,  Secretary. 


CHRISTMAS  SEALS 

The  Christmas  Seal  comes  this  year 
on  its  25th  annual  visit  in  the  cam- 
paign against  tuberculosis  and  for  the 
improvement  of  community  health. 
This  bright  little  messenger  has  been 
a  big  factor  in  giving  the  people  of 
Pennsylvania  and  the  nation  a  great- 
er chance  to  live  a  longer  life. 

Tuberculosis  is  still  the  arch  enemy 
of  men  despite  the  progress  made  in 
lessening  its  ravages.  Francis  B. 
Hass,  Ph.D.,  Christmas  Seal  chair- 
man for  Pennsylvania  says: 

"Tuberculosis  is  one  of  our  great 
health  problems.  It  is  the  chief  de- 
stroyer of  human  lives  between  the 
ages  of  16  and  45.  The  long  duration 
of  the  disease  results  in  more  suffer- 
ing, poverty  and  dependence  than 
from  any  other  disease. 

"It  is  imperative  that  the  campaign 
against  tuberculosis  shall  continue. 
Tuberculosis  cases  must  be  ferreted 
out  and  placed  under  care;    children 


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Tirenty-five  Years 

—the  money  from  the  sale  of 
Christmas  Seals  has  promoted: 

— the  establishment  of  sanatoriums 
for  treating  tuberculosis 

—the  finding  of  tuberculosis  in 
time  to  effect  a  cure 

—health  inspection  of  school 
children 

—the  teaching  of  habits  that  help 
to  insure  good  health 

—the  bringing  of  rest,  good  food, 
sunshine,  fresh  air,  medical  at- 
tention to  sick  children 

cTtelp    cTiglil      (tuberculosis 

Buy  Christmas  Seals 

THE    NATIONAL,    STATB    AND    LOCAL    TUBERCDLOSia 
ASHOCIATtONa   OF   TIIK    UNITED    STATEa 

who  are  found  by  means  of  the  x-ray 
to  have  active  disease  must  be  safe- 
guarded; clinics  and  allied  health  ef- 
forts need  support;  public  health 
nurses  are  required.  Placing  patients 
under  treatment  is  highly  important 
but  the  greatest  advance  against  tu- 
berculosis is  possible  along  preventive 
lines." 

The  1931  Christmas  Seal,  picturing 
the  holiday  festivity  of  the  colonial 
days,  shows  an  old  time  stage  coach 
drawn  by  four  horses  through  the 
enow.  A  passenger  sends  greetings 
of  the  Christmas  tide  and  health  to 
the  countryside. 

Christmas  Seals  and  Health  Bonds 
are  sold  throughout  Pennsylvania  by 
organizations  affiliated  with  the  Penn- 
sylvania Tuberculosis  Society.  They 
carry  on  a  year-round  fight  against 
the  disease  in  cooperation  with  phy- 
sicians, and  educational  and  official 
health  agencies. 


An  enterprising  salesman  was  try- 
ing to  persuade  a  farmer  to  buy  a  bi- 
cycle. The  farmer  was  in  town  for 
the  day,  and  had  determined  to  see 
everything. 

"I'd  rather  spend  my  money  on  a 
cow,"  he  said  finally. 

"But  think,"  insisted  the  salesman, 
"what  a  fool  you'd  look  riding  about 
on  a  cow." 

"Not  half  as  foolish  as  I'd  look 
trying  to  milk  a  bicycle,"  retorted  the 
farmer. — The  California  Dairyman. 


CAN  STORE  ROOT  CROPS  IN 

CELLAR  OR  OUTDOORS 

A  convenient  place  to  store  root 
crops  for  family  use  is  in  a  large  bar- 
rel, placed  in  a  horizontal  position  in 
the  side  of  a  bank. 

Cabbage,  carrots,  beets,  turnips,  and 
other  root  crops  keep  well  in  this  stor- 
age place,  where  the  temperature  is 
kept  low  and  sufficient  moisture  is  al- 
ways present  to  prevent  shriveling. 
The  location  should  be  well  drained. 
A  layer  of  soil  is  placed  over  the  bar- 
rel, and  a  layer  of  stravr  or  leaves 
placed  on  this.  Then,  another  layer 
of  soil  is  placed  over  the  straw  or 
leaves. 

The  barrel  head  makes  a  convenient 
door.  A  pile  of  straw  or  leaves  is 
placed  over  the  entrance  for  protec- 
tion. In  severe  weather  a  layer  of  dirt 
is  placed  over  the  straw  or  leaves  for 
additional  protection. 

These  same  crops  that  keep  well  in 
a  barrel  storage  pit  may  be  stored  in 
a  cool,  well-drained,  frost-proof  cellar 
with  a  moist  atmosphere  and  a  dirt 
floor.  A  small  amount  of  carrots, 
beets,  or  other  root  crops  may  be 
stored  in  any  cool  cellar  by  placing 
them  in  an  old  milk  can,  or  other 
similar  receptable,  and  placing  about 
three  inches  of  sand  or  light  soil  on 
top.  The  soil  is  kept  moist  by  sprin- 
kling water  on  it  occasionally. 


And  simply  because  a  man  with  a 
Roman  nose  gets  lit  up  is  no  sign 
that  his  nose  is  a  Roman  candle. — 
Claw. 


BIG  DIFFERENCE 

Mrs.    Dumbly    was    waiting  to  L 
served  in  the  bootshop.     Presently 
girl  assistant  approached  her. 

"What  size  shoe  do  you  wear,  m. 
dam?"  she  inquired. 

"Well,"  said  Mrs.  Dumbly,  «i 
bought  size  four  last  time." 

The  girl  looked  puzzled. 

"Yes,  madam,  I  remember,"  she  re- 
plied; "but  you're  buying  this  pai, 
for  yourself,  aren't  you?" — Tit  Biit 


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tjFPOET  of 

TECTUKER'S  CONFERENCE 

AT  STATE  COLLEGE 

\t  5  o'clock,  Friday  morning,  Mrs. 
Hurleson  and  myself  found  ourselves 
^needing  along  toward  State  College, 
beyond  Emporium,  the  bright  sun  just 
rising  in  a  red  sky.  It  was  a  very 
nretty  sight  n(3w  in  view,  and  again 
hid  by  the  tall  mountain  peaks,  it 
was  improved  road,  but  as  the  day 
advanced  and  we  came  to  places 
where  the  road  had  been  blasted  out 
of  the  side  of  the  mountain,  workmen 
were  busy  removing  stones  and  dirt, 
that  had  slid  down,  during  the  night, 
but  as  we  neared  State  College,  we 
found  the  country  more  level  and  our 
destination  in  a  lovely  valley.  There 
were  over  250  at  the  conference.  The 
largest  delegation  present,  was  from 
Crawford  County,  being  quite  a  dis- 
tance from  State  College. 

Will  try  and  outline  a  few  of  the 
most  important  topics. 

First — Get  a  list  of  all  the  Grange 
members.  If  the  Lecturer  does  all 
the  work,  shame  on  the  Lecturer. 
Divide  your  work,  ask  all  to  take  part. 

It  may  be  difficult  to  assign  some 
members  program  work,  but  talk  with 
them,  and  their  friends,  and  find  out 
what  they  are  interested  in,  and  best 
titted  for,  and  with  a  little  encourage- 
ment on  your  part,  even  the  timid 
ones  will  take  part,  then  leave  the 
responsibility  with  them.  Lecturers 
should  be  judged  by  what  they  get 
others  to  do,  more,  than  what  they  do 
themselves.  If  Grangers  do  not  come 
to  the  meeting,  find  out  why ! 

Is  there  anything  in  your  Program, 
tliat  will  interest  them,  amuse  them 
or  help  them  ( 

Each  Program  should  aim  to 
achieve  a  definite  purpose,  and  should 
be  built  with  this  thought  in  view. 
Have  a  committee  to  help  make  the 
Program  and  change  the  Committee 
quarterly.  Study  the  need  of  your 
Community.  If  any  other  organiza- 
tion is  on  the  field  before  vou  such  as 
the  Church,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  P.  T.  A.  or 
any  other  Association  that  is  working 
for  the  Good  of  the  Community,  don't 
try  and  compete  with  them  but  join 
with  them  and  help.  There  is  strength 
in  numbers.  United  we  stand,  divided 
we  fall. 

Strive  to  Educate 

Education  is  that,  which  fits  one 
for  complete  living,  not  stuffing  with 
information.  Many  things  we  learn 
today  are  wrong  two  years  hence. 
Work  for  good  laws  and  teach  obedi- 
ence and  respect  for  law.  Make  up 
.vour  mind  what  is  right  and  rest  as- 
sured, the  Grange  will  be  on  that  side 
jn  Legislative  questions.  They  want 
-0,000  miles  of  good  roads,  and  then 
there  would  still  be  70,000  miles  left. 


Bid 


you  ever  stop  to  consider  that 


^•^%  of  the  traffic,  over  any  given 
road  is  foreign  traffic  and  the  farmers 
nave  to  build  the  roads.    Have  on  the 


FAIGLEY'S 

KAMALA 

NICOTINE 


COMBINATION 

WORM  TABLETS 

FOE  CHICKENS   AND    TURKEYS 

hach    Tabht   (ontains    Kiiinala    and 
^.'cotine    that    kill    Tape    and    Round 

Mnu  '"   poultry. 
^^^MUMons  used  by   large   breeders  of 

iTinu„  u?^'*  o*"  BuesB  work.     Does  not 
■nake  birds  slok. 

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Program  often  what  the  Grange  wants 
in  Legislative  matters.  They  want 
right  now  Kelief  in  Taxation.  A  Net 
Profit  Tax,  an  Income  Tax. 

The  Grange  fight  for  Tariff  equali- 
ties for  farmers,  should  be  more  thor- 
oughly understood. 

The  Oleo  Law  just  passed  providing 
a  tax  of  10  cents  per  pound  on  Oleo. 
It  is  estimated  that  will  save  the 
farmers  of  the  U.  S.  one  million  a  day 
at  House  Office.  Agricultural  Com- 
mittee should  be  made  use  of.  Take 
the  Grange  monthly  to  find  out  what 
the  Grange  is  doing.  Make  use  of  the 
great  source  of  information  at  State 
College.  That  belongs  to  the  tax- 
payers  of   Pa.    and   should   be   used. 

State  College  is  trying  in  many 
ways  to  serve  the  people.  If  the 
Grange  can  get  a  group  of  people  to- 
gether, interested  in  any  specific 
thing,  Garden  Club,  Soil  Fertility, 
Orchards,  etc.  There  will  be  a  Spe- 
cialist from  State  College  along  these 
various  subjects  who  will  come  and 
give  instructions  free.  This  is  called 
Extension  Service.  It  is  a  known 
fact,  there  are  a  large  number  of  peo- 
ple, who  are  unable  to  go  to  State 
College,  and  take  up  these  courses. 
So  this  Extension  Service  was  formed, 
and  it  is  the  business  of  the  Grange 
to  make  use  of  it,  by  organizing  clubs 
and  classes,  also  alloNving  people  out- 
side the  Grange  to  share  in  these  free 
courses.  It  was  also  stated  to  help 
all  people  of  the  community  by  hav- 
ing Open  Meetings,  Socials,  Clubs, 
Contests  and  various  activities  where 
all  could  take  part.  A  good  Password 
tor  Lecturers  would  be  Aim — Plan — 
and  Train.  Aim  for  mutual  under- 
standing— Plan  for  the  needs  of  the 
community — Take  up  some  Commu- 
nity Service  Project. 

Train  in  speaking.  Debates,  Discus- 
sions, Glee  Clubs,  Dramatics,  etc. 
The  Lecturer  should  be  right-hand 
supporter  of  the  Master.  Find  out 
what  he  has  in  mind,  for  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  Grange,  then  help  him  put 
it  across. 

Build  programs  on  Grange  mottoes. 
Strive  to  elevate  womanhood  and 
manhood.  Let  there  be  something  in 
each  program  that  can  be  taken  home 
and  applied  to  everyday  use. 

Degree  work  to  make  it  interesting, 
should  be  committed  to  memory. 
Have  a  different  team  for  each  de- 
gree and  learn  their  parts.  It  will 
then  be  beautiful  and  impressive,  then 
initiate  candidates  through  all  the  de- 
grees. 

People  that  join  the  Grange  for  In- 
surance, and  never  come  and  never 
intend  to  come  if  approached  in  the 
right  way  might  become  interested 
in  the  Grange  activities  and  become 
very  proficient  Patrons.  To  get  these 
people  to  assume  their  share  of  re- 
sponsibility is  a  task  for  the  Lec- 
turers. Have  P.  E.  P.  which  means 
preparation,  enthusiasm  and  practice. 
Don't  just  open  your  mouth  and  de- 
pend on  the  Lord.  He  appreciates  a 
little  effort  on  your  part. 

The  Lecturer  should  keep  record  of 
attendance  and  also  those  taking  part 
in  the  program.  It  was  also  suggested 
a  Gold  Grange  pin  as  a  fitting  reward 
for  securing  new  members  for  the 
Grange. 

As  a  last  bit  of  advice  they  told  us 
the  Lecturer  should  be  meek  as  Moses, 
patient  as  Job  and  wise  as  Solomon. 

Anna  Burr. 


WILD  ANIMALS  I  HAVE  MET 

The  chigger  is  invisible. 
He's  short  and  very  thin. 

Yet  he's  so  heavy  that  his  feet 
Sink  right  into  your  skin. 

— Houston    Posf-Di!«pnfch. 


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For  Information,  See  Your  County  Agent  or  Write  to 
JOHN  H.  UGHT,  Director  HARRISBURG,  PA. 


JACKSON  GRANGE  ENTERTAINS 

A  large  gathering  of  farmers  and 
their  families  enjoyed  the  hospitality 
of  Jackson  Grange,  Saturday,  Sep- 
tember 12th.  The  morning  session 
was  devoted  to  business. 

The  afternoon  open  meeting  in 
charge  of  Herbert  Bronson,  Lecturer, 
was  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Jas. 
Burleigh. 

Instrumental  Music,  Louise  and 
Dclphine  Searfoss. 

Mrs.  Kunkle  gave  a  very  good  re- 
port of  Lecturers  Conference  at  Col- 
lege Park,  Maryland. 

The  address  by  Hon.  Murray  C. 
Turpin.  After  entertaining  with  a 
number  of  humorous  stories  he  out- 
lined conditions  of  our  country.  He 
spoke  of  the  folly  of  the  fight  against 
tlie  18th  Amendment.  Twenty-two 
have  been  dry  for  years  and  it  would 
take  all  our  states  but  12  to  change 
the  Amendment. 

He  also  said  the  Grange  and  coun- 
try people  are  today  the  backbone  of 
the  country. 

Herbert  Bronson  suggests  that 
Grange  Plays  be  reported  to  him  early 
so  as  to  be  arranged  for  next  Pomona 
to  be  held  at  Mountain  Grange,  No- 
vember 28th. 

Fifteen  new  members  were  received. 

Floral  decorations  furnished  by 
Andrew  Houtz.  Music  at  evening 
session  by  Wilbur,  Madaline  and 
Ruth  Searfoss. 

The  following  resolution  was 
adopted. 

Whereas,  The  Taxpayers  of  this 
county  have  recently  had  foisted  upon 
them  a  system  of  assessment  which  is 
utterly  unacceptable  and  looked  upon 
by  our  people  as  wholly  useless  except 
for  purposes  of  a  political  machine, 
and 

Whereas.  This  system  permits  peo- 
ple from  the  city  to  come  into  the 
country;  and  figuratively  not  being 
able  to  talk  our  language,  place  a  val- 
uation upon  our  property,  that  is  the 
power  to  destroy,  and 

Whereas,  In  nearly  every  township 
may  be  easily  picked  out  farms  whose 
owners  do  not  make  their  taxes  and 
where  inside  of  five  years  they  will 
have  to  be  sold  by  the  sheriff  or  tax 
collector,  therefore 

Rpsnlvprl,  Pomon.T  Grange  No.  44, 
at  n  regular  session  held  at  Jackson, 
September  12,  1931,  repudiates  the 
whole  thing  and  ask  for  a  return  to 
the  old  system  and  that  we  continue 
this  protest  so  long  as  this  law  re- 
mains on  the  statute  books. 

C.  S.  Hildebrant.  Secy. 
E.  M.  Sant^e, 
Porter  Michael, 
Committee  on  Rpsolutions. 


BULLSKIN  COMMUNITY  FAIR 

OPENED,  PLAYLET  GIVEN 

The  opening  of  the  fair  and  com- 
munity day  Thursday  in  the  Com-, 
munity  Building  at  Wooddale,  Bull- 
skin  Township,  sponsored  by  the 
Pleasant  Valley  Grange,  was  devoted 
mostly  to  entries. 

With  every  seat  of  the  large  audi- 
torium occupied  and  many  persons 
standing,  the  program  last  night  was 
cut  short  because  of  the  transformer 
burning  out.  There  was  an  emergency 
lighting  system  but  this  did  not  pro- 
vide sufficient  light  for  carrying  out 
the  scheduled  program.  A  play,  "Civil 
Service  or  Old  R.  F.  D.,"  was  post- 
poned until  tonight.  However,  the  en- 
tertainment was  most  interesting. 
Several  novelty  dances  were  given  by 
Miss  Canose,  of  Mount  Pleasant,  while 
James  G.  Robinson,  superintendent  of 
the  Fayette  County  schools,  gave  a 
talk. 

There  was  a  large  display  of  live- 
stock, fancywork,  farm  products  and 
colorful  garden  flowers.  An  exhibit 
of  i>eanuts,  showing  how  they  were 
grown,  huge  watermelons  grown  by 
Harvey  Shupe  of  near  Wooddale,  un- 
usually large  apples,  grown  by  Nor- 
man Hemminger,  of  near  Wooddale, 
attracted  considerable  attention.  The 
East  End  Greenhouse  also  put  in  a 
display  of  flowers. 

The  event  was  the  most  successful 
of  the  kind  ever  given  in  BuUskin 
Township,  and  was  brought  to  a  close 
on  Saturday  night. 

THIS  IS  TERRIBLE 
By  O.  E.  Seiter 

Tom  Jones  has  gone  to  heavenly 
heights ; 

He  tried  to  drive  without  his  lights. 

Jack  Hayse  this  busy  life  forsakes; 

He  never  would  reline  his  brakes. 

Here's  all  that  is  left  of  Amos  Boss- 
ing; 

He  tried  to  beat  it  to  the  crossing. 

No  more  from  Brown  are  earthly 
smiles; 

He  took  the  curve  at  forty  miles. 

Tad  Small  has  gone  to  his  abode; 

He  hogged  the  middle  of  the  road. 

Here  lies  our  friend,  poor  Tony  Dix; 

For  booze  and  gasoline  won't  mix. 

Jim  Henry's  friends  are  all  bereft; 

He  made  a  short  turn  to  the  left. 

Ben  Gray  is  free  from  earthly  pains; 

A  rainy  day,  he  had  no  chains. 

Poor  Bill's  beneath  the  sod  alas; 

He  speeded  up  and  tried  to  pass. 

And  Tom  has  joined  the  heavenly 
band; 

He  tried  to  drive  it  with  one  hand. 


Our  idea  of  the  world's  softest  job: 
Beincr  a  shoemaker  for  the  endurance 
flyers. — Arizona  Kitty-Kat. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  1931 


i 


BUFFALO  GRANGE 

ASSISTS  IN  PROGRAM 

Subordinate  report  of  Buffalo 
Grange,  No.  1523,  given  at  Washing- 
ton County  Pomona  held  at  Clays- 
ville,  Pa.,  June  2,  1931.  Composed 
and  given  by  Mary  L.  Stewart : 

Now   you    say    it   is    Buffalo  *s   time. 
Our  little  report  we'll  give  in  rhyme. 
Brothers  and  sisters  we'd  have  you  know, 
What  we  are  doing  in  Buffalo. 
We're  working  as  usual  every  day, 
Never  a  group  so  happy  and  gay. 
Worthy  Master  McKee  leads  each  meet, 
We  surely  think  he's  hard  to  beat. 
The  officers  do  their  very  best. 
They  all   will  stand  the  severest  test. 
The  number  enrolled  is  1-5-6, 
A  Grange  hall  soon  or  we'll  be  in  a  fix. 
Our  average  attendance  is  5-0, — 
Since  the  weather's  fine  more  folks  will 

go. 
Our  officers  average  is  eleven, — 
Of  regular  meetings  we  've  had  seven ; 
Insurance  policies  twenty -five; 
Never  a  Grange  that  was  more  alive. 
A  good  program  we  provide  each  night; 
Our  orchestra  works  with  all  their  might. 
To  Prosperity  Grange  we  all  went. 
And  a  hapyy  eve  by  all  was  spent. 
One  new  member  we  secured, 
A  beautiful  singer  thus  procured. 
On    June    the    twelfth    we    have    '  *  open 

meet," 
That  we  our  friends  may  heartily  greet. 
We  're  going  to  have  a  new  class  soon, 
When  we  will  surely  makf  things  boom. 
Our  Ilome  Ec.  Committee  give  us  work, 
But  never  a  duty  do  they  shirk. 
A    handsome    stage    curtain    first    they 

bought, — 
We  think  the  prettiest  was  what  they  got. 
We'll  not  forget  our  concert  and  play, 
When  they  e  'en  made  the  performers  pay. 
At  Caldwell's  a  bake  sale  next  they  had. 
Held    in    the    basement — some    thought: 

"too  bad." 
To  Pomona  Orchestra  money  they  gave, 
And  some  for  our  building  fund  did  save. 
\ow  if  some  place  you  desire  to  go, 
For  a   pleasant  eve  come  to  Buffalo. 


•VICE-PRESIDENT  CURTIS 

JOINS  THE  GRANGE 

The  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States,  Charles  Curtis  of  Kansas,  has 
recently  made  application  to  become  a 
member  of  Indian  Creek  Grange,  near 
Topeka. 

When  Mr.  Curtis  heard  that  the  na- 
tional master  was  to  speak  in  that 
territory,  he  telephoned  a  CJ range 
worker  that  he  had  long  been  an  ad- 
mirer of  the  Grange,  and  would  like 
to  hear  a  Grange  speech.  As  a  result 
of  this  remark,  the  vice-president  took 
a  back  seat  in  a  Ford,  seemed  to  en- 
joy the  program,  was  at  ease  at  the 
Grange  supper  in  the  dining  room, 
and  perfectly  at  home  shaking  hands 
with  every  man,  woman,  and  child  in 
the  Grange  hall. 

After  the  program  of  the  evening 
was  over,  the  vice-president  com- 
mended Grange  officers   and   workers 


most  highly,  and  stated  that  he  was 
sorry  he  was  not  a  member.  Three 
minutes  after  he  took  his  seat,  he  had 
signed  an  application  and  paid  the 
fee.  Indian  Creek  Grange  has  a  fine, 
brick  hall,  maintains  a  fair  associa- 
tion, boasts  of  having  ex-governors 
and  United  States  Senator  Capper 
among  its  members;  but  more  im- 
portant, has  capable  officers,  loyal 
members,  and  a  fine  degree  team 
which  properly  interprets  our  work. 

The  editor  of  Ranch  and  Field  in 
Texas  has  stated  that  he  believes  the 
(ti range  can  be  of  greater  service  in 
this  period  of  agricultural  reconstruc- 
tion than  ever  before,  further  stating 
that  we  must  build  up  local  communi- 
ties, provide  strong,  county  organiza- 
tions, united  in  state  and  national 
units.  This  is  just  what  the  Grange 
has  been  doing  for  65  years. 

Senator  Arthur  Capper  has  recently 
stated  that  he  was  proud  of  the  fact 
that  the  Grange  had  800,000  members 
and  said  that  he  could  not  understand 
why  as  good  an  organization  did  not 
have  five  times  as  many  members.  We 
agree,  and  think  it  time  to  begin  to 
make  a  determined  effort  to  build 
Grange  membership  well  beyond  the 
million  mark. — L.  J.  Taber,  Master, 
National  Grange. 


HEMPFIELD  GRANGE 

HOLDS  AN  OLD-FASHIONED 
MOONLIGHT  CORN  CUTTING 

Monday  evening,  September  28, 
1931,  about  eight  o'clock.  The  Hemp- 
field  Grange  gathered  at  the  Grange 
Hall  for  the  purpose  of  cutting  the 
corn  belonging  to  Daniel  Goodman, 
who  is  a  member  of  the  Grange  and 
who  has  been  ill  in  the  Westmoreland 
Hospital  for  several  weeks.  About 
forty-eight  men  answered  the  call  and 
the  corn  was  cut  in  a  short  time.  The 
members  returned  to  the  Grange  Hall 
where  the  ladies  had  prepared  a  lunch. 
Sanners'  orchestra  furnished  the 
music  and  every  one  joined  in  the 
merry-making  for  the  remainder  of 
the  evening. 

The  patrons  of  Hempfield  Grange, 
No.  1958,  were  guests  at  Harrold's 
Lutheran  Church,  Sunday,  September 
13,  1931,  at  a  Harvest  Home  service 
conducted  by  Kev.  R.  O.  Harner  the 
pastor  and  a  member  of  Hempfield 
Grange.  The  church  was  tastefully 
decorated  with  flowers  and  fruits  suit- 
ed to  illustrate  the  importance  of  the 
occasion. 

Few  members  were  absent  and  all 
joined  in  thanking  and  commending 
Rev.  Harner  and  his  congregation  for 
the  enjoyable  service. 


The  mosquito  is  queer.  He  never 
begins  to  bore  you  until  he  becomes 
silent. 


A 


GME  FEEDS 


With  my  position  with  the  Acme  Milliner  Company  my 
long  desired  opportunity  for  manufacturing  (puitity  feeds 
has  come.  Feeds  can  and  will  be  made  to  combine  cor- 
rectly with  the  various  roughage  and  grains  grown  on  the 
home  farms  to  meet  the  nutritive  requirements  of  farm 
animals. 

It  is  only  by  a  correct  combination  of  manufactured  feeds 
with  the  feeds  grown  on  the  home  farm,  which  enable 
feeders  to  produce  animal  food  products  at  the  lowest  cost. 

WATCH  THIS  SPACE  FOR  FI3TI3RE  ANNOUNCEMENT. 

Acme  Milling  Company^    Olean^  N«  Y< 

J.  F.  LANTZ 

Expert  In  Animal  Nutrition— General  Manager 


WHY  HE  HATES  WAR 

We  quote  from  the  Reader's  Digest 
a  paragraph  or  two  from  an  article  by 
Dr.  Harry  Emerson  Fosdick,  thinker, 
preacher  and  a  leading  moulder  of 
public  opinion: 

"For  what  nation  is  it  that  is  out  of 
the  League  of  Nations?  The  United 
States.  What  nation  is  holding  back 
from  the  World  Court  with  a  fearful 
reluctance  that  is  nothing  less  than 
a  public  disgrace?  The  United  States. 
What  nation  is  it  that  notably  this 
last  year  passed  a  tariff  bill  erecting 
new  barriers  to  make  even  more  difli- 
cult  its  own  and  the  world's  economic 
situation — a  bill  that  seems  to  me  one 
of  the  most  stupid  and  vicious  ever 
passed?  The  United  States.  What 
nation  is  it  that  in  1890  paid  for  its 
army  $36,500,000  and  in  1931  appro- 
priated for  its  army  $351,000,000; 
that  spent  on  its  navy,  in  1890,  $21,- 
000,000  and  appropriated  for  its  navy, 
in  1931,  over  $380,000,000?  It  is  the 
United  States. 

"I  hate  war.  I  hate  war  because  I 
have  seen  it.  I  hate  war  for  what  it 
does  to  our  own  men.  I  have  seen 
them  come  in  freshly  gassed  from  the 
front  line  trenches.  I  have  watched 
the  long,  long  trains  loaded  with  their 
mutilated  bodies.  I  have  heard  the 
raving  of  those  that  were  crazed  and 
the  cries  of  those  who  wanted  to  die 
and  could  not.  I  hate  war  for  what 
it  forces  us  to  do  to  our  enemies,  slay- 
ing their  children,  with  our  blockades, 
bombing  their  mothers  in  their  vil- 
lages. I  hate  war  for  its  conse- 
quences, for  the  lies  it  lives  on  and 
propagates,  for  the  undying  hatreds 
it  arouses,  for  the  dictatorships  it 
puts  in  the  place  of  democracies,  and 
for  the  starvation  that  stalks  after  it. 
I  hate  war,  and  never  again  will  I 
sanction  or  support  another! 

"I  call  to  witness  on  this  point  a 
great  soldier.  Listen  to  him.  The 
business  of  the  churches  is  to  make 
my  business  impossible.'  Who  said 
that — a  pacifist,  a  disloyal  man?  No. 
Field  Marshal  Haig,  with  the  straight- 
forward candor  of  a  soldier  saying 
what  he  thinks:  'It  is  the  business  of 
the  churches  to  make  my  business 
impossible.'     So  may  God  help!" 


MINERAL  ENGINEERS  FIND 

DEMAND  FOR  SERVICES 

Discovery  of  one  group  of  indus- 
tries apparently  little  affected  by  an 
over-supply  of  college-trained  men 
was  announced  at  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College  after  a  survey  of  re- 
cent graduates.  Edward  Steidle, 
dean  of  the  School  of  Mineral  In- 
dustries, reported  that  every  one  of 
the  22  graduates  in  June  had  jobs 
waiting  for  them  when  they  received 
their  diplomas,  and  that  the  four  men 
who  will  be  graduated  in  August  are 
already  assured  of  places.  All  first- 
class  qualified  applicants  are  being 
granted  admission  this  year,  he  said. 

Demand  for  trained  men  in  the 
mineral  industries  has  been  increas- 
ing for  years  according  to  Dean 
Steidle,  while  the  enrollment  of  stu- 
dents in  these  courses  has  advanced 
only  slowly.  The  industries  in  this 
group  include  mining,  metallurgy, 
ceramics,  geology,  fuel  technology, 
petroleum  and  natural  gas  produc- 
tion, and  petroleum  refining.  One- 
fifth  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  the  na- 
tion is  produced  in  Pennsylvania, 
Dean  Steidle  pointed  out,  this  output 
representing  two-thirds  of  the  pro- 
ductive wealth  of  the  state. 


The  wasp,  compared  to  elephants. 

Is  mighty  doggone  small, 
But  just  the  same  when  he  sits  down 

You  nearly  nlways  bawl. 

— Vrh(n\n,    ().,    Democrat. 


WILL  IT  COME  TO  THIS? 

Mistress  of  house  (to  prospectU 
new  maid) :    "I  think  you'll  do  iiJ 

11  engage  you. 

Maid:  ""Yassum.  But  dey's  w 
one  moah  thing  Ah  wants  to  mat 
shuah  of.  Is  dey  anyone  in  de  hou* 
who's  learnin'  de  saxophone?" 

Mistress:  "Oh,  ye*;  we  are  a  ven 
musical  family  and  my  husband  aiii 
the  two  boys  are  taking  up  that  in 
strument." 

Maid:  "Den  it's  all  off.  Ah  can't 
stay." 

Mistress:  "What I  Don't  you  lit^ 
music?" 

Maid:  "Oh,  yes;  Ah  liken  music 
all  right.  Dat's  jes'  it.  I'se  learin'df 
saxophone  mahself,  soze  Ah  kin  plav 
in  de  lodge  band,  an'  it  busts  me  aJ! 
up  to  have  othahs  in  de  house  practic 
ing  all  de  time.  Ah  has  to  have  it 
quiet  where  Ah  practices." 


Plain  Facts . . . 
New  Grangers'  Policy 


ANEW  PLAN  by  which 
you  can  have  perma* 
nent  life  insurance  protec- 
tion at  lower  cost.  Ihis  plan 
means  that  for  the  first  five 
years  the  premiums  are  ap- 
proximately one-half  the 
cost  of  an  Ordinary  Life 
Policy,  that  this  policy  car- 
ries conversion  privileses, 
and  that  it  pays  double  the 
face  of  the  policy  in  case  of 
death  by  accident,  for  a 
small  additional  premium. 

Secure  one  of  these  pol- 
icies from  your  own  Grange 
Company,  which  gives  you 
maximum  life  insurance  serv- 
ice at  minimum  cost. 


Farmers  &  Traders  Life 
Insurance  Co. 

Home  Office  "  State  Tower  BIdg. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


Standard    One'-BuaheJ 
Stavf    Basket 


ONCE  USED 

Good,  clean.  Buihti 
Stave  Baskets,  tub  »hiP« 
or  round  bottom.  HiH- 
Bushel  Stave  Bilk*" 
Also  Peach  and  TouwM 

Carriers. 

L0t  us  Quott  y«»- 
The  Empty  Pack«g« 

Supply  Co..  Inc- 

Dept.  G.      136  Bro.d»if 

Brookljra,  N.  Y. 


IIThe  Little  Wonder  Weed  Extemiinator|| 
•  Will  Poaitively  Destroy 

CANADA  THISTLES 

1 1     A  sprayins  solution  not  a  chlorata    || 

■I  W^rite,  for  free  illustrated  booklet. 

R«ber  Chemical  Co.,     Reading*  r** 
GIANT  BRONZE  TURKEYS 

Extra   large,    fine,    May    3d   hatched  wnw. 
$15.00;    hens.    $9.00,    from    four    unre»;«" 
bloods.       No     late    hatched    birds.      R*"?* 
turkeys  is  tht-  most  profitable  business  on. 
farm   tcnlay.     Our   methods  of  sucressful  » 
key    raising    scut    with    each    breeder   oro 
Ilutulred.s    of    sutistUti    customers.      Satisi 
tiou    Kua  ran  teed. 


MRS.    O.    B.    SNELL 
Dushore.        -        Sullivaa    County. 


n 


pjovembcr,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisaman^  State  Lecturer 


THE  CHALLENGE 

THE  oft  heard  admonition:  "Let 
us  be  quiet  peaceful  citizens, 
feeding  the  hungry,  helping,  etc.," 
fikes  on  a  new  significance  among 
Grange  members  in  these  trying  days 
(,f  depression  and  want.  From  every 
(luarter  of  our  fair  land  come  cries 
„f  distress  and  suffering.  Millions  of 
(,ur  American  citizens  are  in  destitute 
circumstances,  industrious  citizens 
who  are  vainly  tramping  our  high- 
ways and  byways  in  quest  of  employ- 
ment. Bread  lines  and  soup  kitchens 
prevail  to  mock  our  industrial  system 
and  to  menace  our  cherished  ideals 
and  customs  of  American  life.  Such 
is  the  prevailing  condition  of  affairs 
in  the  industrial  centers  of  America ; 
and  upon  the  other  hand,  in  the  great 
open  spaces  of  our  land,  we  witness 
one  of  the  most  bountiful  harvests  in 
many  years.  Granaries  are  overflow- 
injr  with  an  unprecedented  surplus  of 
cereals,  super  abundance  of  fruits  and 
vefretables  rot  in  the  fields  because  of 
the  depressed  market  prices.  There 
is  such  a  liberal  supply  of  milk  and 
butter  that  many  producers  are  forced 
to  sell  at  a  price  below  the  cost  of 
production.  Markets  everywhere  are 
srlutted  and  demoralized  with  tremen- 
«lous  stores  of  cotton,  wool  and  fibers. 
A  rather  paradoxical  situation  in 
which  we  find  millions  of  human 
folks  literally  starving  in  the  midst 
of  plenty.  Such  a  state  of  affairs  is 
a  sad  conunentary  on  this  America  of 
ours,  a  land  which  "flows  with  milk 
and  honey,"  a  land  that  abounds  in 
natural  resources  and  riches,  a  land 
that  is  peopled  throughout  with  a 
<ourageou8,  industrious,  God  fearing 
race  of  men  and  women.  And  yet  we 
Hnd  ourselves  in  this  perplexing  di- 
lemma. Something  is  wrong — and  it 
does  not  require  much  stretch  of  the 
imagination  to  readily  perceive  that 
the  wrong  is  due  to  the  fact  that  our 
workers  in  field,  mine  and  factory 
Imve  too  long  been  exploited  of  a  too 
large  a  proportion  of  the  products  of 
their  toil. 

Estimate  indicates  that  4%  of  the 
I^ple  of  the  United  States  own  and 
^'ontrol  more  than  80%  of  the  Na- 
tion.s  wealth.  Such  stupendous  con- 
centration of  wealth  is  nmde  possible 
"nly  through  an  unsound  economic 
^vstem  that  permits  unmerciful  ex- 
ploitation of  the  producers  of  wealth, 
loday  we  are  face  to  face  with  the 
inevitable  disastrous  results.  This 
^•ondition  is  but  a  challenge  to  the  or- 
J^anized  groups  of  America,  urban  and 
rural.  A  remedy  must  be  found ;  and 
'fiat  remedy  will  be  found  in  the 
•^ane,  careful,  conservative,  thought 
••r'a  planning  that  will  supplant  the 
present  chaotic,  topsy-turvy  state  of 
•  jairs  with  an  economic  system  that 
^"1  assure  to  every  worker  the  right 
'J  employment  and  a  fuller  measure 
l^  the    product    of    his    toil.      This 

nange,  we  realize,  cannot  be  wrought 
win  llf  '  ^^^^^^  and  perhaps  years 
timL  required,  but  in  the  mean- 
2^."^^  are  faced  with  the  rcspon- 
trp  «  ^  f  af^ministering  to  the  dis- 
,.f?„*°^  suffering  of  those  millions 
in  '''''^^  beings  who  have  been  caught 
ne  clutches  of  our  present  order, 
tors  n  ^^  .I^ecturers  and  Grange  Mas- 
•nt  hT^  ^'^^  valuable  aid  to  the  pres- 
^"fferi  ^""^^"^^^^  to  relieve  want  and 
classes,  Tu"'^^  *^^  unemployed 
r^tufP  IT  lecturer  through  the 
**ion  n  A^"^  ^^^  promote  discus- 
ThevP.  ^^otight  along  this  line, 
^^aster  can  appoint  a  relief  com- 


mittee in  his  Grange,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  organize  the  collection  of 
foodstuffs,  clothing,  fuel,  etc.,  and 
then  distribute  the  collections  to  the 
agencies  in  the  near-by  centers,  who 
are  directing  the  relief  work.  Such 
activity  at  this  time  is  but  a  patriotic 
and  fraternal  response  to  the  appeal 
of  our  National  Government  and  the 
blaster  of  our  Naticmal  Grange. 
Kvery  Grange  should  heed  this  ap- 
peal. Let  us  aid  in  adding  cheer  in 
this  Thanksgiving  season  in  the  true 
spirit  of  a  generous  American  and  a 
Worthy  Patron. 


WHAT  THE  LIVE  ONES  ARE 

DOING  TO  KEEP  ALIVE 

From  Greencastlc  Grange,  Frank- 
lin County  we  have  the  report  that 
on  October  22d  and  2.'>d  this  Grange 
sponsored  a  Community  Farm  and 
(Jarden  Show.  The  Agricultural  Ex- 
tension Association  of  Franklin 
County  and  the  Vocational  Depart- 
ment of  the  GrfH^ncastle  Hi^h  Sehool 
coo|)erate  with  the  Grange  in  staging 
this  very  worth  while  project.  A  fine 
public  program  was  given  each  day 
in  connection  with  the  show.  Secre- 
tary of  Agriculture,  John  A.  McSpar- 
ran  was  the  principal  s]>eaker.  At  a 
recent  meeting  of  Greencastle  Grange 
alxHit  twenty-five  boys  and  girls  from 
the  Agricultural  and  Home  Economic 
Classes  of  the  local  High  School  were 
guests  of  the  Grange.  A  pleasant 
social  hour  was  enjoyed  with  a  pro- 
gram of  music  and  game.<.  Plenty  of 
sweet  cider,  ginger  cake,  and  pretzels 
added  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  eve- 
ning. Greencastle  Grange,  which  we 
had  the  pleasure  of  organizing  this 
past  Summer  is  setting  a  pace  that 
many  of  our  older  Granges  would  do 
well  to  emulate. 

Donald  S.  Shoemaker,  F.ecturer  of 
Orwell  Grange,  Bradford  County,  re- 
ports a  very  successful  Go  to  Church 
Day  at  Orwell,  the  Rev.  Victor  C. 
Detty  preached  a  fine  Grange  sermon. 
His  theme  was:  "Christianity  and 
Kural  Welfare." 

Olive  D.  Rittenour,  Lecturer  of 
Dawson  Grange,  Fayette  County,  re- 
ports: "Had  a  volunteer  program. 
Everyone  did  the  thing  he  most  likes 
to  do.  It  was  an  interesting  program 
of  Readings,  Music,  Talks,  Stunts, 
and  Games." 

From  Irene  Friends,  Lecturer  of 
Mitchells  Mills  Grange,  Tioga  County 
we  have :  "We  have  had  a  contest  be- 
tween the  Fords  and  Chevys  entitled, 
"A  Trip  to  the  Golden  Gateway." 
The  two  sides  alternated  in  giving  the 
program.  A  drive  for  membership 
and  attendance  was  immediately  be- 
gun, and  as  a  result  our  Grange 
gained  25  new  members;  our  attend- 
ance doubled  and  interest  was  created. 
From  Mrs.  Clifford  Douthitt,  Lec- 
turer of  Big  Beaver  Grange,  Law- 
rence County,  we  have:  "Each  holi- 
day our  Grange  has  a  party  for  the 
Grange  members  and  friends.  We 
have  a  first  and  second  degree  team 
composed  of  the  younger  members 
who  appear  in  colonial  costumes." 

Mrs.  Ellen  Brightbill,  Lecturer, 
North  Jackson  Grange,  Lebanon 
County,  reports:  "Some  of  the  things 
we  are  doing  are  as  follows:  We 
have  reorganized  our  Juvenile 
Grange,  have  a  Community  class  in 
cooking  and  selection  of  foods  by  the 
Home  Extension  Worker.  Sewing 
classes  have  been  started  for  school 
children.  A  Rythym  Orchestra  is  be- 
ing started  by  our  young  people  of  the 


Grange  and  outside  of  Grange.  Small 
plays  are  given  occasionally,  the  first 
having  been,  'Cackle,  Cackle,  Cackle.' 
It  was  so  well  liked  that  it  was  given 
several  times  in  our  Grange  and  also 
when  vi.siting  another  Grange.  Slides 
where  shown  in  our  hall  depicting  the 
Oberammergau  Passion  Play.  Nu- 
merous plays  have  been  given  at  the 
hall  by  Sunday  School  Classes  and 
High  School  Classes." 

From  Mrs.  Henry  Shull,  I^ecturer 
(»f  Plumsteadville  Grange,  Bucks 
County,  we  have  this  interesting  ac- 
count: "We  celebrated  our  fourteenth 
anniversary  and  it  turned  out  to  be  a 
great  success.  The  program  was  en- 
tirely given  by  charter  members. 
We  still  have  twenty -four.  They  are 
in  good  standing,  but  owing  to  con- 
ditions in  their  homes  some  are  unable 
to  attend  the  meetings.  We  had  those 
men  with  us  and  they  gave  very  in- 
teresting and  inspiring  talks.  We 
had  a  Grange  history  explaining  how 
we  started  in  a  little  shed  and  now 
have  a  fine  Grange  hall.  We  had  a 
local  show  in  our  community,  spon- 
sored by  our  Grange,  and  our  County 
Farm  Products  Show  was  held  in  our 
hall  in  connection  with  the  Farmers 
Institute.  The  hall  was  packed  to  the 
doors,  everyone  seemed  much  inter- 
ested." 

Lkcturers'  Matkki.u. 

Recently  our  attention  has  becm  di- 
rected to  several  books  of  special  in- 
terest to  Grange  Lecturers,  which  we 
are  glad  to  recommend.  However 
these  books,  like  most  books  on  pro- 
grams, contain  some  material  which 
may  not  be  applicable  to  your  needs, 
yet  in  our  opinion  these  books  are  the 
best  that  have  come  to  our  attention 
in  recent  times. 

"Grange  Pep  Songs,"  published  by 
The  Willis  N.  Bugbee  Company, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  contains  81  parody 
songs  all  set  to  familiar  tunes.  Lec- 
turers will  find  many  of  these  songs 


of  help  in  their  programs.  Another 
book  published  by  the  same  company 
is  "Live  Programs  for  the  Lecture 
Hour."  'Fhis  book  contains  many 
helpful  suggestions  on  programs, 
games,  stunts,  recitations,  songs,  etc. 
The  following  books  published  by 
March  Brothers,  208  Wright  Ave., 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  will  be  found  very 
helpful  to  Lecturers;  "Up-to-Date 
Community  Programs";  this  book 
contains  many  fine  dialogs  aad  one 
act  plays,  pageants,  pantomimes,  tab- 
leaux, drills,  minstrels,  readings  and 
recitations,  and  songs.  "Good  Grange 
Programs,"  this  book  contains  208 
pages  which  are  filled  with  sugges- 
tions in  building  some  24  different 
programs.  "Little  Plays  Requiring 
Little  Rehearsal."  This  book  con- 
tains short  playlets,  minstrels,  stunts, 
tableaux,  pantomimes,  etc.  Many  of 
them  are  good  and  applicable  in 
Grange  program  work.  "One  Minute 
Plays,"  requiring  no  rehearsal.  This 
book  will  be  helpful  when  you  find 
yourself  in  a  jam  and  have  to  prepare 
an  entertaining  program  on  a  short 
notice.  "Rural  Community  Plays." 
This  book  contains  10  short  plays  in- 
cluding "Cackle,  Cackle,  Cackle,"  as 
mentioned  above  in  the  Lebanon 
County  Grange  report.  If  you  are 
interested,  write  to  the  publishing 
houses  for  catalogue  and  price  list. 

November  1st  is  the  time  for  send- 
ing in  your  regular  Lecturer's  Report 
to  the  State  Lecturer.  If  you  have 
not  already  sent  in  this  report,  please 
do  so  at  once,  giving  complete  account 
of  your  Grange  activities  during  the 
past  five  months. 


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Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals $5 . 00 

Digest 60 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3 .00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 4.00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 3 .  25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 35 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 10 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony 10 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half  dozen 60 

per  dozen 6 ,  00 

per  half  dozen   3 .  00 

Dues  Account  Book 75 

Secretary 's  Record  Book 70 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book 70 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred 1 .00 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 85 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 3 .  25 

Roll  Book 75 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred 50 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred 60 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty 25 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred 40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred 40 

Secretary  's  Receipts,  per  hundred 45 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred 40 

Treasurer 's   Receipts    40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred   50 

Demit  Cards,  each 01 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each 01 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland  2 .  00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead)    10 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations 36 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose   85 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  . .        .30 
Grange  Hall  Plans 30 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  the 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  Beg^lBtered 
T^etter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  IjIoht.  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  I93j 


Among  the  Granges 


Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


STATE  MASTER  HAS 

BUSY  WEEK 

The  Worthy  State  Master  began 
the  month  of  September  by  attending 
Clarion  Pomona  at  Squirrel  Hill, 
Sept.  1,  1931.  Leatherwood  Grange 
was  the  hostess  and  performed  her 
duty  in  an  entertaining  and  hospita- 
ble manner. 

The  reports  of  Subordinate  Granges 
in  the  main  were  good  and  showed  an 
increase  in  Grange  activities. 

Wednesday,  Sept.  2,  the  State  Mas- 
ter was  at  Troy  Center  Grange,  Craw- 
ford County,  in  attendance  at  Po- 
mona. A  full  report  of  the  meeting 
appears  elsewhere  and  further  com- 
ment is  not  necessary. 

Thursday,  Sept.  3d,  Bull"  Creek 
Grange  entertained  Allegheny  Po- 
mona, with  the  State  Master  in  at- 
tendance. Grange  work  is  improving 
and  greater  interest  manifested  by  the 
membership. 

Thursday,  Sept.  3d,  in  company 
with  our  Worthy  Gatekeeper,  Brother 
V.  E.  Carr,  the  State  Master  attended 
a  public  meeting  in  Jefferson  County 
for  the  purpose  of  reorganizing  a 
Grange.  The  time  does  not  suit  at 
present  and  it  was  decided  to  wait 
until  conditions  have  improved. 

Friday,  Sept.  4th,  the  State  Master 
and  Worthy  Gatekeeper,  aided  by  the 
Pomona  Master  and  others,  organized 
a  Juvenile  Grange  at  Hemlock 
Grange  with  28  charter  members. 

There  is  a  sadness  connected  with 
the  organization  of  this  Juvenile,  the 
cause  of  which  cast  a  gloom  over  all 
Jefferson  County.  On  Tuesday,  Sept. 
1,  the  Worthy  Secretary  of  Jefferson 
Pomona,  as  well  as  Juvenile  Deputy 
passed  away.  Sister  Lenora  Shields 
was  a  loyal  Patron  and  an  efficient 
worker. 

Before  her  death  she  had  arranged 
to  organize  the  above-named  Juvenile. 
It  was  fitting  and  appropriate  that 
the  State  Master  should  finish  the 
work  she  had  begun. 

On  Friday  evening  the  State  Mas- 
ter and  Brother  Carr,  completed  the 
reorganization  of  Hidge  Grange. 
Since  this  Grange  began  to  again 
function,  it  has  put  a  new  roof  on  its 
hall,  and  is  making  repairs  to  walls 
and  ceiling. 

The  crowning  event  of  the  week 
was  the  dedication  of  Dawson  Grange 
hall  in  Fayette  County.  It  became 
necessary  for  this  Grange  to  tear 
down  its  old  hall  and  build  a  new  one. 

In  just  two  months  from  the  time 
the  Grange  began  to  tear  down  the 
old  hall  the  new  one  was  erected  and 
was  holding  its  first  meeting.  The 
Grange  may  justly  feel  proud  of  this 
record,  and  I  hope  that  it  will  enthuse 
and  inspire  other  Granges  that  are 
struggling  with  the  problem  of  build- 
ing a  hall. 

Three  new  halls  were  dedicated  dur- 
ing the  month  of  September  and 
proves  that  in  spite  of  the  depression, 
Grange  work  is  going  forward. 


Brother  Leslie  I.  Bolton,  State 
Deputy  for  Lancaster  County,  has 
succeeded  in  getting  Salisbury 
Grange  to  elect  and  install  their  of- 
ficers. They  have  six  applications  on 
hand  and  begin  to  have  greater  in- 
terest in  Grange  work. 

Brother  Bolton  will  also  make  an 
effort  to  reorganize  Manor  Grange, 
which  has  been  dormant  some  time. 


Keystone  Grange  initiated  a  class 
of  four,  reinstated  one,  has  two  new 
applications,  and  two  who  wish  to 
join  by  demit. 

Juniata  Grange  initiated  fifteen 
during  the  third  quarter  and  has  sev- 
eral applications  for  the  fourth  and 
last  quarter  of  the  Grange  year. 

Donegal  Grange  initiated  ten  dur- 
ing the  third  quarter,  and  has  ten 
applications  for  September. 


LYCOMING  POMONA  MEETS 

WITH  BOTTLE  RUN  GRANGE 

Lycoming  Pomona  held  its  regular 
quarterly  session  with  Bottle  Run 
Grange,  Thursday,  September  3,  1931. 
Bottle  Run  Grange  was  recently  or- 
ganized by  the  State  Master  and  made 
an  excellent  hostess.  The  morning 
session  was  given  over  to  business, 
reports  of  County  Deputies,  officers 
and  Subordinate  Granges,  the  latter 
showing  a  slight  increase  in  member- 
ship. The  Resolution  Committee  re- 
ported, one  of  the  most  important 
resolutions  being  a  demand  that  the 
salaries  of  all  public  officers  be  re- 
duced to  a  sum  commensurate  with 
service  rendered  and  in  the  interest 
of  public  welfare. 

The  attendance  banner  was  won  by 
Clinton  Grange,  'No.  801.  An  invita- 
tion was  received  and  accepted  by 
Captain  John  Brady  Grange  to  en- 
tertain Pomona  in  December. 

Recess  for  Lunch 

After  lunch  Pomona  Master  H.  A. 
Snyder,  recently  elected  President  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Holstein-Friesian 
Breeders'  Association,  gave  a  report 
of  the  meeting  recently  held  in  Syra- 
cuse. J.  T.  Little  gave  some  valuable 
information  on  the  destruction  of  the 
Hessian  fly,  which  does  so  much  dam- 
age to  winter  wheat. 

Other  questions  relative  to  the  rela- 
tion of  the  home  to  the  Grange,  to 
the  Church  and  to  the  school  were 
discussed  by  Miss  Inez  Taylor,  Rev. 
W.  R.  Schwirian,  and  L.  A.  Pidcoe. 
The  relation  of  the  community  to  the 
Grange  was  discussed  by  Hon.  Clar- 
ence L.  Peaslee,  of  Captain  John 
Brady  Grange.  These  discussions 
were  spirited  and  brought  out  some 
interesting  information. 

The  evening  session  was  devoted  to 
conferring  the  Fifth  Degree  upon  a 
large  class  of  candidates,  at  the  close 
of  which  a  social  hour  was  enjoyed 
and  in  which  all  took  part. 

Mrs.  R.  E.  Poust, 

Secretary. 

UNUSUAL  ATTENDANCE 

MARKS  SUSQ.  CO.  POMONA 
HELD  SEPT.  2d  AT  GELATT 

By  Harold  R.  Everett 

A  crowd  present  at  Pomona  Grange 
meeting  is  a  natural  condition  in  Sus- 
quehanna County.  When  Susquehan- 
na Pomona  Grange  No.  7  met  Sept. 
2d  at  Gelatt  and  was  entertained  by 
Gibson  Grange  No.  798  the  attendance 
was  even  larger  than  common,  and 
despite  a  rainy,  disagreeable  day, 
morning,  afternoon  and  evening 
found  the  capacity  of  the  commodious 
hall  taxed.  Patrons  throughout  the 
state  undoubtedly  will  agree  that  300 
is  a  large  Pomona  turn-out  for  a  reg- 
ular meeting. 

Following  the  usual  opening  cere- 
monies, the  main  feature  of  the  morn- 
ing session  was  presented,  which  was 
"Varied  Responses"  from  the  officers, 


all  of  whom  were  present,  another 
usual  circumstance.  This  interesting 
presentation  required  the  remaining 
time  in  the  morning.  In  the  after- 
noon, after  giving  attention  to  neces- 
sary business  matters,  and  listening  to 
deputies  and  others  report  on  the 
state  of  Grange  affairs  in  the  county, 
such  as  the  announcement  of  the  or- 
ganization of  three  Juveniles  (Gibson 
Star,  Thompson  and  Lenox),  the  way 
was  cleared  for  the  special  speaker  for 
the  occasion,  W.  D.  Keemer,  Worthy 
Chaplain  of  the  State  Grange.  He 
was  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Keemer  on 
this  first  official  appearance  in  the 
county. 

Speaks  on  "Grange  Ideals" 

During  the  next  forty-five  minutes 
the  members  experienced  what  many 
declared  to  be  one  of  the  most  in- 
spring  speeches  ever  to  have  been  pre- 
sented to  a  similar  group  here.  After 
making  some  official  announcements 
on  behalf  of  the  Worthy  State  Mas- 
ter, the  main  consideration  of  the  talk, 
"Grange  Ideals"  was  taken  up  in  the 
following  points :  1.  Faith;  2.  Hope; 
3.  Charity;  4.  Fidelity.  All  priv- 
ileged to  hear  his  explanations  of 
these  foundation  principles  could  not 
help  being  more  than  ever  impressed 
by  the  greatness  of  the  order  which  is 
distinguished  as  the  largest  and  best 
in  fraternal  circles  among  the  rural 
people  of  this  country. 

Mrs.  Pinchot  Present 
Mrs.  Gifford  Pinchot,  the  wife  of 
our  State's  governor,  arrived  early  in 
the  afternoon,  and  favored  the  meet- 
ing with  her  presence  until  the  eve- 
ning session.  She  is  a  member  of 
Susquehanna  County  Pomona  and 
was  warmly  greeted  by  her  fellow 
members  and  friends  present,  who 
honored  her  with  a  standing  saluta- 
tion. Upon  being  invited  to  address 
the  meeting,  Mrs.  Pinchot  spoke  of 
the  inspiration  that  both  she  and  Mr. 
Pinchot  had  received  from  their 
Grange  membership. 

In  a  brief  but  pointed  talk,  Mrs. 
Pinchot  indicated  how  very  much  the 
rural  viewpoint  is  needed  today,  when 
unnatural  and  depressed  conditions 
offer  a  challenge  to  the  country's  in- 
stitutions. She  pointed  out  that  the 
farmers,  in  comparison  with  most 
other  classes,  are  now  not  early  so 
hard  pressed  for  the  bare  necessities 
for  existence.  For  the  tolerance  that 
is  needed,  the  farmers  have  the  op- 
portunity of  being  the  stabilizing  ele- 
ment in  settling  present-day  problems. 

The  annual  memorial  service  was 
conducted  as  a  program  event  during 
the  afternoon,  and  was  in  charge  of 
the  Pomona  Chaplain.  Sixteen  broth- 
ers and  sisters,  reported  deceased  dur- 
ing the  past  year,  were  honored  by 
this  service.  An  invitation  was  ac- 
cepted from  Utility  Grange  at  Spring- 
ville  for  the  December  meeting.  This 
will  be  the  time  for  the  election  of 
officers,  and  it  was  also  voted  to  have 
the  degree  work  as  a  regular  feature 
on  the  evening's  program  at  that  time 
and  place. 

The  Pomona  Lecturer  contributed 
an  interesting  part  for  the  program  in 
her  report  on  the  fifth  annual  Middle 
Atlantic  Grange  Conference,  recently 
held  at  College  Park,  Maryland.  It 
is  interesting  to  note  that  Pennsylva- 
nia had  the  largest  delegation  present 
of  the  several  states  represented,  and 
Susquehanna  County  had  the  largest 
delegation  of  any  county  in  the  State. 

Especially  deserving  of  mention  is 
the  brief  evening  presentation  of  Mr. 
Keemer,  who  deepened  the  personal 
impression  that  he  had  previously 
made,  by  leaving  with  his  listeners 
one  of  the  most  significant  thoughts 
of  the  whole  day  when  he  suggested 
the  greater  ambition  that  should  pos- 


sess us  all  in  our  activities,  namely  to 
"make  a  life  while  making  a  living." 
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The  concluding  entertainment,  ^vaj 
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the  pleasing  numbers  were  well  t^ 
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Service  That  Satisfies 

TODAY  we  expect  electricity  to  be  available  twenty-four  hours 
of  the  day  for  service  of  industry,  transportation,  the  farm, 
and  the  home.  Yet  it  is  only  forty-nine  years  since  Thomas  A. 
Edison,  esteemed  as  the  father  of  the  Electrical  Industry,  com- 
menced distributing  electricity  in  New  York  City. 

It  is  relatively  a  few  years  since  electric  service  was  available 
only  during  a  certain  period  of  the  day  in  many  municipalities, 
and  interruptions  in  service  were  common.  Its  use  was  chiefly  for 
lighting  and  the  rates  charged  were  necessarily  high  due  to  small 
volume  of  use  and  high  generating  costs. 

By  constantly  striving  for  higher  efficiency  through  large  gen- 
erating plants,  long  distance  transmission  and  the  building  up  of  a 
greater  use  throughout  the  distribution  system,  the  Electrical  In- 
dustry has  taken  service  continually  to  more  thinly-settled  sections 
until  today  practically  all  villages  and  many  thousands  of  farm 
and  rural  customers  have  service.  The  rates  charged  for  current 
have  been  greatly  reduced  and  so  arranged  that  with  increased  use 
the  cost  becomes  much  less,  with  few  exceptions  dropping  to  3 
cents  per  K.W.H.  or  less  after  a  certain  amount  has  been  used. 

The  Worth  of  Elecf  riciry 

It  is  not  the  charge  that  the  electric  company  makes  for  electric 
service  but  the  work  accomplished  by  the  current  used  that  deter- 
mines its  worth.  Below  we  outline  briefly  some  of  the  more  com- 
mon applications  of  electricity  to  the  tasks  of  the  farm  and  the 
home  during  the  twenty-four-hour  day,  and  we  invite  your  own 

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valuation  as  to  what  this  is  worth. 

THE  WORTH  OF  ELECTRIC  LIGHTING  IN  TERMS  OF 
safety  from  fire;  prevention  of  accidents  that  occur  through  poor 
illumination;  fuel  saved;  labor  saved  (commonly  one-half  hour  or 
more  per  day);  greater  cleanliness;  increased  egg  production; 
better  eyesight  and  more  enjoyment  in   the  home. 

THE  WORTH  OF  A  WATER  SYSTEM  IN  TERMS  OF  many 
hours  of  labor  saved  in  pumping  or  carrying  water;  increased 
live-stock  growth  and  production;  better  living  conditions  in  the 
home. 


THE  WORTH  OF  MOTOR  POWER  IN  TERMS  OF  dependa- 
bility, labor  saved  and  doing  away  with  drudgery  when  motors 
are  used  for  the  work  of  washing  and  wringing  clothes,  house- 
cleaning,  sewing,  pastry  beating  and  operating  fans,  milking 
machines,  meat  grinders,  tool  grinders,  corn  shellers,  fanning 
mills,  feed  grinders,  wood  saws  and  ensilage  cutters. 

THE  WORTH  OF  HEATING  APPLIANCES  IN  TERMS  OF 
convenience,  attractiveness,  comfort,  and  labor  and  fuel  saved  in 
the  use  of  the  band  iron,  waffle  iron,  toaster,  percolator,  heating 
pad,  air  heater,  water  heater,  poultry  incubation  and  breeding 
and  soil  heating  for  plants. 

THE  WORTH  OF  THE  ELECTRIC  REFRIGERATOR  IN 
TERMS  OF  the  thousands  of  steps  and  the  many  dollars'  worth 
of  food  saved,  cool  drinking  water  and  more  healthful  food. 

THE  WORTH  OF  THE  ELECTRIC  RANGE  IN  TERMS  OF 
quality  of  cooking  done,  the  convenience  and  dependability  of 
the  automatic  oven,  the  cleanliness  of  the  utensils  and  kitchen 
with  no  smoking  and  smudging,  fuel  and  labor  saved  since  there 
is  no  fire  to  keep  up,  no  ashes  to  remove,  no  blackened  pans  to 
scour. 

THE  WORTH  OF  THE  ELECTRIC  RADIO  IN  TERMS  OF 
the  pleasure  and  value  derived  through  bringing  into  the  rural 
home  the  finest  musical  and  educational   programs  offered. 

Elecffrictfy  Earns  a  Profit 

THESE  are  but  a  few  of  some  two  hundred  uses  to  which 
electricity  is  being  put  about  the  farm  and  in  the  home. 
Those  who  are  using  electricity  are  in  the  best  position  to  know 
what  it  is  worth  to  them.  Some  farmers  tell  us  that  the  lights 
alone  are  worth  more  to  them  than  their  entire  electric  bill;  others 
say  that  they  would  not  pump  their  water  by  hand  for  the  entire 
cost  of  the  electric  bill;  others  say  they  would  not  like  to  con- 
tinue farming  if  they  could  not  have  electric  service.  As  we 
study  the  results  secured  from  the  application  of  electricity  in 
the  form  of  light,  heat  and  power  to  the  tasks  of  the  farm  and 
home  throughout  twenty-four  hours  of  the  day  we  are  con- 
vinced that 


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''It  Costs  More  To  Do  Without  Electricity  Than  To  Use  It''— Ask  Those  Who  Have  It! 


Published  in  the  interest  of  Rural  Electrification  by  the 


Bradford  Electric  Company 
Chester  County  Electric  Company 
Chester  Valley   Electric  Company 
Duquesne  Light  Company 
Edison  Light  W  Power  Company 
Keystone  Public  Service  Company 


Luzerne  County  Gas  &  Electric  Company 
Metropolitan   Edison   Company 
Northern  Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Penn  Central  Light  &  Power  Company 
Pennsylvania  Electric  Company 
Pennsylvania  Power  &  Light  Company 
Pennsylvania  Power  Company 


Philadelphia  Electric  Company 
Scranton  Electric  Company 
South   Penn   Electric   Company 
Southern  Pennsylvania  Power  Company 
Wellsboro  Electric  Company 
West  Penn  Power  Company 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  1931 


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Vol.  XXVIII 


November,  1931 


No.  8 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HARSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH        KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,   E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
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Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

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Harrisburg,  l*a. 

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The  Dairy  Industry  and  Its  Benefits 

to  the  Home  and  the 

Community 

THE  function  of  all  animals  is  to  produce  and  reproduce.  The  natural 
tendency  of  the  dairy  cow  is  to  produce  only  enough  milk  to  feed  her 
offspring.  This  tendency  is  an  inheritance  from  a  long  line  of  ancestry 
and  has  only  been  changed  by  the  breeder  after  years  of  careful  selection, 
weeding  and  feeding.  Man  has  made  marvelous  changes  in  the  cow  of  today 
as  compared  with  the  cow  in  her  original  state.  These  changes  have  been 
influenced  very  largely  by  applying  systematic  and  intelligent  methods  of 
feeding. 

The  successful  feeding  of  dairy  cows,  from  an  economic  standpoint,  in- 
volves furnishing  an  abundant  supply  of  palatable,  nutritious  food  at  a 
minimum  cost  per  unit,  in  such  a  manner  as  will  secure  the  largest  produc- 
tion for  the  feed  consumed.  The  first  food  which  the  cow  takes  into  her 
system  is  used  to  satisfy  her  bodily  needs  and  is  termed  her  "Maintenance 
Ration."  It  is  the  overhead  expen.se  which  must  be  met  before  she  will  yield 
her  owner  a  profit.  Having  received  feed  enough  to  maintain  her  bodily 
needs,  practically  all  she  consumes  above  this  can  be  used  for  milk  produc- 
tion, when  compounded  so  that  it  contains  in  digestible  form  and  correct 
proportions  all  the  elements  found  in  milk. 

Food  is  any  substance  which  supplies  nourishment  and  builds  up  the 
waste  of  the  body.  Nature's  best  roughage  food  is  June  grass,  and  the  feeder 
should  keep  this  in  mind  when  prepairing  or  purchasing  feed  for  his  cows. 
Even  with  the  best  pasture,  however,  a  cow  cannot  be  forced  to  maximum 
production  on  it  alone,  and  maintain  her  physical  condition.  The  bulky 
nature  of  grass  places  a  positive  limit  upon  the  capacity  of  the  cow  to  take 
sufficient  feed.  In  other  words,  the  cow's  stomach  cannot  contain  grass 
enough  to  supply  the  required  nutrients  for  maximum  milk,  and  necessary 
flesh  production.  It  is  highly  important,  therefore,  that  cows  should  be  fed 
a  grain  ration  while  on  pasture.  A  properly  balanced  grain  ration  will  not 
only  prevent  a  sudden  decrease  in  the  flow  of  milk,  but  will  prolong  the  milk- 
ing period  of  the  cow.  Every  dairyman  knows  that  once  a  cow  has  fallen 
off  in  her  flow  of  milk  that  it  is  extremely  difficult,  if  not  impossible,  to 
bring  her  back  to  normal  production  until  she  freshens. 

The  milking  functions  of  a  cow  are  controlled  by  her  nervous  system. 
Any  sudden  shock  to  it,  such  as  changing  feed,  being  compelled  to  drink  ice 
cold  water,  abuse  or  excitement  in  any  manner,  will  not  only  affect  the  flow 
of  milk,  but  often  the  quality  as  well. 

The  Cow  As  a  Producer 

It  makes  a  vast  difference  to  the  farmer  whether  he  "Keeps  cows  or 
makes  the  cows  keep  him."  Cows  are  kept  because  of  their  ability  to  pro- 
duce milk,  the  most  valuable,  as  well  as  the  most  vital  food  for  human  con- 
sumption. The  cow  has  become  the  foster  mother  of  the  universe.  No  other 
animal  furnishes  so  much  food  of  high  quality  and  so  completely  balanced 
for  human  food,  as  does  the  cow.  A  productive  dairy  cow  will  furnish  in  a 
single  year,  more  food  nutrients  than  can  be  obtained  from  four  steers 
weighing  1,200  pounds  each.  The  cow  will  continue  this  magnificient  work 
for  a  period  of  eight  to  ten  years,  while  the  steer  must  give  up  his  life  before 
he  is  of  any  value  for  food  purposes. 

Milk  As  a  Food 

Milk  is  a  food  which  contains  no  waste  and  may  be  truthfully  termed 
"liquid  meat."  Every  quart  of  milk,  pint  of  cream,  pound  of  cheese  or  butter 
is  consumed  to  the  last  drop  or  ounce.     This  fact  should  be  given  careful 


consideration  by  the  prudent  housewife  who  desires  to  purchase  food  that 
contains  100  per  cent  efficiency.  Milk  is  a  complete  food,  containing  all  tb 
elements  necessary  to  sustain  life,  and  promote  the  ^owth  and  developm^jj* 
of  the  body.  No  other  single  food  possesses  the  necessary  nutrients  in  ^ 
well-balanced  combination  as  does  milk. 

The  Dairyman's  Opportunity 

The  production  of  milk  will  furnish  the  dairyman  an  opportunity  to 
bestow  untold  blessings  upon  mankind,  as  well  as  supply  himself  and  famiU 
with  the  modern  necessities  of  the  home.  The  farmer  is  standing  at  tin 
threshold  of  a  new  era,  one  in  which  milk  will,  in  a  large  degree,  take  the 
place  of  other  beverages.  The  gentle  cow  is  destined  to  again  demonstrate 
her  usefulness  in  the  further  development  of  our  country  and  of  mankini 
Not  since  she  hauled  the  early  pioneer  westward,  furnishing  power,  food  and 
clothing,  has  she  been  so  much  in  evidence  as  she  is  now  and  will  continue 
to  be  during  our  period  of  reconstruction. 

Conclusion 

We  are  i)assing  through  an  era  of  social,  political,  financial  and  indus- 
trial unrest,  such  as  the  world  never  saw.  This  is  not  the  time  to  enter  into 
a  discussion  of  the  causes  which  contribute  to  this  unrest,  but  suffice  it  to 
say,  that  the  time  has  not  only  come  for  "Plain  Speaking'  but  for  concerted 
and  constructive  action.  "Everybody  .is  bigger  than  Anybody."  And  the 
sooner  certain  classes  are  made  to  understand  this  fact,  the  better  it  will  be 
for  the  country  at  large.  Let  us  Americanize  rather  than  try  to  European- 
ize  America.  Washington  taught  us  that  "All  honest  work  is  honorable.' 
It  is  not  what  a  man  does  but  what  he  is  that  counts.  There  has  been  too 
much  time  and  energy  expended  in  arraying  one  interest  against  another. 
A  oneness  of  thought  and  a  unity  of  action  between  the  manufacturer  and 
consumer  must  be  established  and  a  more  equitable  distribution  of  wealth 
must  be  obtained  in  order  that  greater  efficiency  may  accrue  and  the  re- 
sponsibility of  each  equally  distributed. 

The  great  army  of  consumers  who  are  most  vitally  interested  in  the 
success  of  the  dairymen,  who  are  producing  one  of  the  most  vital  food 
products  known  to  man,  are  entitled  to  some  consideration  from  the  dis- 
tributors of  milk.  A  product  that  is  so  necessary  to  the  growth  and  main- 
tenance of  life,  should  be  considered  a  human  necessity,  rather  than  a  com- 
mercial proposition. 

Our  federal  government  has  made  a  serious  mistake  in  not  giving  greater 
recognition  to  the  men  who  till  the  soil  and  produce  the  food  which  sustain? 
life  and  builds  up  a  strong  progressive  nation.  These  men  are  not  asking  | 
for  class  legislation,  as  they  are  neither  objects  of  pity  nor  subjects  for 
charity.  All  they  ask  is  a  fair  chance,  equal  opportunities  and  a  just  recog- 
nition in  the  councils  of  the  nation.  The  time  has  come  when  the  men  who 
feed  and  clothe  the  nation  must  no  longer  be  ignored. 

We  have  reached  a  point  in  our  national  and  industrial  life  when  the 
needs  and  responsibilities  of  all  citizens,  rather  than  single  groups  or  classes 
must  be  clearly  defined  and  universally  recognized.  Every  man  must  be 
taught  to  pull  his  own  weight  and  be  held  responsible  for  the  performance 
of  his  duty  in  the  great  plan  of  human  endeavor. 

The  public  is  demanding  that  a  new  code  of  ethics  be  used  in  the  con- 
duct of  business  as  well  as  in  legislation  which  aims  to  control  or  regulate 
business  enterprises.  This  demand  is  based  on  the  broad  principle  that  all 
business  and  all  legislation  affecting  same,  must  grant  equal  rights  to  all  and 
special  privileges  to  none. 

The  great  need  of  the  hour  is  men,  real  red-blooded  Americans,  men  who 
can  rise  above  partisan  and  selfish  interests,  and  help  build  America  for 
Americans.  Men  who  recognize  but  one  "Ism"  and  that  is  pure  unalloyed 
and  unhyphenated  Americanism;  one  flag  and  that  is  "Old  Glory."  This 
is  the  resp>onsibility  which  every  man  must  share  with  his  fellows. 

E.  B.  DoRSETT,  Ediior. 


FRANKLIN  COUNTY  ORGANIZES 
A  POMONA  ORANGE 

On  Wednesday  evening,  Sept.  30, 
1931,  the  last  day  of  the  Grange  year, 
the  State  Master  met  the  Patrons  of 
Franklin  County  in  Greencastle  and 
organized  a  Pomona.  Harold  W. 
Shook,  of  Greencastle  Grange,  was 
elected  Master;  E.  C.  Dunning,  of 
Culberston  Grange,  Lecturer;  and  J. 
L.  Brake,  of  Dry  Run,  Secretary. 

A  second  meeting  was  held  on  Fri- 
day evening,  Oct.  16th,  and  the  bal- 
ance officers  elected  and  installed. 
Thirty-nine  members  from  the  three 
new  Granges  in  the  county  took  part 
in  the  organization.  The  first  reg- 
ular meeting  will  be  held  in  Cham- 
bersburg  Friday  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning with  Culberston  Qrange  aa 
hostess. 


In  the  meantime  further  efforts 
will  be  made  to  organize  new  Granges 
at  Mercersburg  and  Waynesboro  and 
we  hope  to  have  these  Granges  ready 
for  work  before  the  meeting. 

The  Pomona  has  a  splendid  corps 
of  officers  and  we  predict  that  tb^ 
will  become  efficient  in  their  wort 
There  is  much  to  learn  and  many 
things  to  be  done  before  Grange  worK 
can  be  successful  in  Franklin  County- 
Pomona  will  be  a  factor  in  holding 
the  Granges  together  and  furtheriwr 
the  work  of  the  Order. 


Use  Leaves  in  Garden 


when 


Leaves    add   organic    matter 
spaded  into  the  garden  soil.   They  a' 
make  a  good  mulch  and  protection 
rose  bushes  and  shrubs  from  dama^ 
by  frost. 


November,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


SOMERSET  POMONA 

sumxav  HAS  BIG  RALLY 

Somerset  Pomona  introduced  a 
new  feature  in  Grange  work  during 
the  closing  half  of  the  Grange  year. 

A  Traveling  Journal  was  the  fea- 
ture, and  it  proved  to  be  a  valuable 
one.'  The  Journal  was  taken  by  one 
Grange  to  another,  until  the  twenty- 
one  Granges  had  been  visited. 

The  visiting  Grange  furnished  the 
program  and  the  entertaining  Grange 
the  refreshments.  Much  interest  was 
manifested  in  the  meetings  and  a 
large  attendance  was  recorded,  run- 
ning as  high  as  150  at  a  meeting. 
Members  from  a  half  dozen  or  more 
Granges  were  always  present  and 
Somerset  Granges  recorded  the 
largest  attendance  during  the  months 
of  August  and  September  of  any  two 
months  in  their  existence. 

As  a  fitting  climax  to  this  splendid 
Grange  work,  a  big  rally  was  held  in 
the  High  School  auditorium  at 
Friedens,  with  the  local  Grange  as 
hostess. 

Eighteen  Granges  were  represented 
and  seventeen  of  them  took  part  in 
the  program,  each  giving  one  num- 
ber. The  Lecturer  of  each  Subor- 
dinate Grange  read  the  program 
rendered  the  night  the  Journal  was 
a  visitor,  and  the  Grange  responded 
with  a  number. 

When  this  program  was  completed 
the  Worthy  State  Master  gave  a 
short  talk,  in  which  he  complimented 
the  Granges  taking  part  and  upon 
the  increased  growth  of  the  Grange, 
as  well  as  the  interest  manifested,  as 
compared  with  twenty  years  ago. 

He  also  presented  Friedens  Grange 
with  a  silver  loving  cup  for  having 
won  the  third  prize  in  Dramatics  at 
the  Farm  Products  Show  in  Harris- 
burg  last  January.  This  prize  was 
the  gift  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange.  Nearly  five  hundred  were 
in  attendance  and  all  went  home  feel- 
ing that  the  Grange  is  worth  while 
and  that  labor  in  its  interest  pays  big 
dividends. 


HARRISON  VALLEY  GRANGE 

Harrison  Valley  Grange,  Potter 
County,  had  a  successful  Grange  year. 
Forty  were  initiated  during  the  year, 
fourteen,  or  one  more  than  their  quota, 
during  September.  Five  were  lost 
•luring  the  year,  one  by  death,  and 
four  by  demit,  leaving  a  net  gain  of 
thirty-five. 

A  short  one-act  play  was  given  at 
fight  different  Granges.  An  exhibit 
was  made  at  the  fair,  which  won  a 
J-ash  prixe  of  $30.00.  The  Grange 
has  two  degree  teams,  one  composed 
of  men  and  the  other  of  women. 
Much  interest  is  manifested  in  the 
ijegree  work  and  in  the  Lecture  Hour. 
The  average  attendance  for  the  year, 
was  above  fifty. 

Somerset  County  held  its  annual 
1^^^  up  in  the  Friedens  High  School 
Auditorium,  by  initiating  a  class  of 
«eventy-five  in  the  Third  and  Fourth 
AJegreea.  The  Degrees  were  con- 
Jerred  by  a  team  composed  of  ladies 
T  M  ^^'^^^ood  Grange,  and  the 
Ubleaux  were  shown  by  Friedens 
'range.  The  work  was  excellent,  well 
""pndered  and  very  impressive. 

Sixteen  of  the  twenty  Granges  were 
Represented  and  fourteen  of  them 
burnished  the  candidates.  Ninety-one 
candidates  were  initiated  during  the 
tl*^'  *^®^ve  were  reinstated  and  thir- 
1^^^  Wlications  on  hand.  Somerset 
HU  •  L  *  ^®^'^  successful  year  and 
D«  ^S  ?  ^^^^  personal  work.  The 
tio  •  Q*^^»  a  county  wide  initia- 
sflt^*^  September  each  year  is  very 
suh       t'^  and  brings  excellent  re- 

^8.  I  should  be  pleased  to  have 
^'^  counties  try  it  in  1932. 


Derry  Township  Grange,  Westmore- 
land County,  initiated  thirty  new 
members  during  the  year,  and  is  a 
live  active  Grange. 

Center  Grange,  Beaver  County, 
now  has  a  membership  of  one  hun- 
dred eighty-seven,  being  largest 
Grange  in  the  County.  Nineteen  were 
initiated  in  August  and  thirteen  in 
September.  During  the  year  forty- 
five  new  members  were  added  and  an- 
other class  is  being  formed. 

Much  credit  for  the  work  of  this 
Grange  is  due  to  the  efficient  leader- 
ship of  the  Master,  Gilbert  Sohn  and 
his  wife.  Under  their  leadership  the 
Grange  has  been  kept  active  and  keen- 
ly interested  in  all  that  enters  into 
the  work  of  making  a  strong  aggres- 
sive Grange. 


flag  drill  by  the  scholars  of  the  North 
Road  School;  conferring  the  fifth 
degree  by  the  State  Master  and  a  play 
by  20  members  of  Liberty  Grange, 
"Kural  Schools  of  Fifty  Years  Ago." 
Dressed  in  the  modes  of  that  period, 
those  participating  in  the  play  were 
realistic  in  the  portrayal  of  their 
parts. 

The  December  Pomona  will  be  held 
at  Farmer's  Valley,  Wednesday  the 
second. 


McKEAN  COUNTY  POMONA 
GRANGE  MEETS 

WITH  LAFAYETTE 

The  McKean  County  Pomona 
Grange  met  at  Lafayette,  Wednesday, 
October  14th.  The  attendance  was 
the  largest  for  the  year.  Eleven  of 
the  twelve  Granges  of  the  county 
were  represented. 

During  the  Subordinate  Grange 
hour.  State  Master,  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
read  part  of  the  code  and  explained 
the  opening  and  closing  exercises  of 
the  Grange. 

After  a  splendid  dinner  served  by 
the  ladies  of  Lafayette  Grange  the 
Lecturer's  program  was  carried  out. 

The  Chairman  of  the  committee  on 
Household  Economics  read  an  excel- 
lent paper  on  the  Lecturer's  Confer- 
ence held  at  State  College.  The  paper 
was  full  of  helpful  suggestions  for 
the  lecturer. 

Mr.  A.  T.  Larson,  of  Mountain 
Grange,  read  an  instructive  paper  of 
the  Cooperative  Dairy  plant  at  Kane 
which  has  been  the  means  of  paying 
the  farmers  of  that  vicinity  the  best 
of  prices  for  milk  in  the  county  for 
the  past  twelve  years. 

Mr.  T.  F.  Hungiville,  County  Com- 
missioner, spoke  on  Pinchot's  Road 
Program  as  it  aff'ects  McKean  County. 
By  the  many  questions  asked  a  great 
deal  of  interest  was  created  by  Mr. 
Hungiville's  talk. 

A  paper  on  "State  Highway  Safety" 
was  read  by  Melvin  Dunsmore,  of 
Eldred  Grange. 

State  Master  E.  B.  Dorsett  in  his 
able  address  stated  that  agriculture 
would  be  helped  more  by  "Organiza- 
tion, Cooperation  and  Education 
than  by  Legislation."  The  address  was 
well  received  and  helpful  in  awaken- 
ing Grange  enthusiasm. 

The  evening  session  consisted  of  a 


1  send  greetings  from  Spokane,  a 
city  built  on  a  solid  foundation. 
Gorgeous  now  with  the  autumnal 
beauty  of  its  natural  rock  gardeiM. 
A  city  of  cosmopolitan  citizenry,  fine 
in  its  welcome  to  all  visitors,  work- 
ing out  their  problems.  Big  today 
with  enthusiasm  and  courage. 

The  ride  over  the  Great  Northern 
in  their  "crack"  train  "The  Empire 
Builder,"  is  one  long  to  be  remem- 
bered. Going  over  the  Rockies  one  is 
thrilled  and  filled  with  awe,  and  a 
sunset  in  the  Rockies,  glorious,  and 
brilliant  in  its  fiery  glow,  fills  your 
heart  with  praise  to  the  One  who 
created  all  these  wonders. 

I  drive  out  in  the  country  and  see 
Grange  halls  scattered  here  and  there 
and  feel  that  here  is  a  bond  of  fra- 
ternity that  never  fails. 

Washington  is  rich  in  its  resources, 
minerals,  etc.,  but  I  am  too  old  to  be 
transplanted,  and  I  will  be  glad  to 
see  my  home  state  November  1st, 
and  looking  forward  to  meeting  you 
in  Dubois  in  December.       G.  M.  P. 


MARSHFIELD  GRANGE  ELECTS 
^ND  INSTALLS  OFFICERS 

Marshfield  Grange,  Tioga  County, 
the  home  of  Hon.  P.  H.  Dewey,  Sec- 
retary of  Internal  Affairs,  and  Past 
Master  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange,  met  Saturday  evening,  Oct. 
17th,  elected  and  installed  officers. 

This  Grange  has  been  inactive  for 
some  time,  but  has  taken  on  new 
life,  adding  new  members  and  rein- 
stating former  ones  who  had  been 
dropped  from  the  roll. 

A  check  was  handed  the  State 
Master  for  state  dues  to  the  end  of 
the  calendar  year,  making  the  Grange 
in  good  standing  and  eligible  for  the 
1932  Annual  Word. 

Several  features  connected  with 
this  meeting  deserve  mention.  The 
State  Master  and  his  wife,  who  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Grange 
Home  Economics  Committee;  Past 
Master  P.  H.  Dewey  and  wife;  Po- 
mona Master  P.  D.  Johnson  and 
wife,     who     is     Pomona-    Secretary; 


Pomona  Deputy  Colie  Starkey  and 
wife,  who  is  Pomona  Lecturer  and 
Juvenile  Deputy;  Pomona  Depu- 
ties Sisters  Glover  and  Mcintosh  and 
husbands,  were  in  attendance. 

The  officers  were  installed  by  the 
State  Master,  with.  Past  Master 
Brother  Dewey  acting  as  Marshal, 
another  feature  that  is  unique  to  say 
the  least.  While  the  State  Master 
was  reorganizing  the  Subordinate 
Grange,  Sister  Starkey,  the  Juvenile 
Deputy,  was  electing  officers  in  the 
Juvenile  Grange. 

It  was  a  big  night  for  Marshfield 
Grange,  one  that  she  will  long  re- 
member because  of  the  interest  mani- 
fested by  her  sister  Granges  and  for 
the  assistance  rendered.  Tioga 
County  now  has  all  of  her  thirty- 
eight  Granges  clear  on  the  books  and 
in  working  order. 

STATE  GRANGE  MEETING 

The  annual  session  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange  will  be  held  at 
DuBois,  Dec.  8,  9,  and  10,  1931. 
Each  Grange  should  plan  to  send 
delegates,  as  many  important  ques- 
tions pertaining  to  taxation,  prohibi- 
tion, unemployment  and  the  general 
welfare  of  the  Order  will  be  consid- 
ered, and  your  Grange  should  take 
part  in  the  deliberations. 

H.  D.  Alleback,  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  will  be  chair- 
man of  the  Credential  Committee. 
An  effort  will  be  made  to  keep  down 
the  mileage  expense.  A  Rate  Book 
will  be  in  possession  of  the  Committee 
and  no  delegate  will  be  paid  more 
than  the  rate  given. 

Delegates  traveling  by  auto  will  be 
paid  according  to  the  fare  granted 
by  the  Trunk  Lines.  When  con- 
venient, delegates  will  save  money  by 
using  the  bus. 

If  some  one  in  each  county  would 
organize  bus  parties  a  decided  saving 
could  be  effected.  The  minimum 
number  for  the  large  busses  is  twenty- 
five  and  the  maximum  thirty-five. 
Parties  so  traveling  can  obtain  a  rate 
of  less  than  half  the  regular  car  fare. 

The  Master  and  Executive  Com- 
mittee would  appreciate  your  co- 
operation in  helping  to  reduce  the 
mileage  cost.  Those  who  travel  by 
rail  should  give  the  agent  plenty  of 
time  to  determine  the  shortest  route 
as  that  is  the  one  over  which  dele- 
gates will  be  paid. 

Make  reservations  for  rooms  in  ad- 
vance, and  thus  help  the  committee. 
It  will  be  necessary  for  some,  at  least, 
to  stay  at  private  homes,  as  the 
hotels  will  not  accommodate  all  who 
attend.  E.  B.  D. 


Wf^-'-'-:-^^^/ 


Left  to  Bight — E.  B.  Dorsett,  Mrs.  Dorsett,  Henry  M.  Jenks,  Mrs.  Jenks, 
Cheshire,  Mass.,  John  A.  Hammond  and  Mrs.  Hammond,  Laconia,  N.  H. 
Taken  at  Plymouth,  Mass.,  Under  the  Canopy  or  Plymouth  Rock.  Mrs. 
Hammond  and  Mrs.  Dorsett  Are  Members  of  the  National  Orange  Homk 
Economics  Committee. 


GRANGE  DELEGATES 

The  Master  and  his  wife  or  the 
wife  and  her  husband,  if  members  in 
good  standing,  are  the  legal  repre- 
sentatives of  a  Pomona  or  Subor- 
dinate Grange.  If  they  cannot  at- 
tend, the  Grange  may  elect  some  one 
to  represent  the  Grange. 

Should  either  the  wife  or  husband 
be  unable  to  attend,  no  one  can  take 
their  place.  It  must  be  man  and 
wife  or  wife  and  husband,  and  both 
must  belong  to  the  Grange  which 
they  represent.  E.  B.  Dorsett. 


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TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  10 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November^  1931 


HOME  ECONOMICS 

Under  Auspices  of  the  State  Grange  Committee 


\M 


MOTTO  FOR  NOVEMBER 

"So   run,   that   ye   may   obtain." — 
1  Cor.  9:24. 

Give  us  the  ready  will  and  steadfast 

face 
To  take  the  chance  and  run  the  race, 
The  high  heart  that  no  cruel  word  can 

stay 
Surmounting  obstacles  that  bar  the 

way. 
The  great  brave  soul  that,  failing  at 

the  end, 
Can    smile    upon    the    victory    of    a 

friend. 
And  to  my  thinking,  make  this  one 

protest 
A  poor  performance,  but  he  did  his 

best. 


To  Members  of  the  Several  Com- 
mittees, Greeting  : 
I  desire  to  call  your  attention  to  the 
program  of  work  as  outlined  by  the 
Chairman  of  our  National  Commit- 
tee, Sister  Ethel  J.  Hammond.  You 
will  note  that  she  names  her  Program, 
"Home  and  Community  Work."  It 
is  the  desire  of  the  Committee  that 
the  work  shall  include  all  activities 
that  in  any  way  help  to  improve  com- 
munity life.  Our  State  Committee 
has  adopted  the  program  and  ask  the 
support  of  each  Subordinate  and  Po- 
mona Committee  in  conducting  the 
work. 

It  is  the  desire  of  the  National 
Committee,  supported  by  our  own 
State  Committee,  to  so  enlarge  our 
field  of  activities,  that  each  member 
of  the  local  and  State  Committees 
will  find  something  worth  while  to 
do,  and  an  incentive  for  doing  it. 
The  ultimate  aim  of  all  our  work  is 
to  improve  home  life  and  conditions, 
and  to  increase  Grange  membership 
and  extend  its  power  and  influence 
throughout  the  nation. 

With  a  progn^am  so  wide  and  varied, 
it  ought  not  to  be  difficult  for  each 
Committee  to  plan  its  work  for  the 
future.  From  the  time  that  woman 
entered  the  Grange  she  has  been  the 
guiding  influence  in  molding  Grange 
sentiment  and  must  never  lose  the 
position  which  she  has  gained.  The 
Grange  has  become  our  best  agency 
for  solving  the  many  problems  affect- 
ing the  Home  and  the  Community. 
Let  us  help  to  make  it  strong  and  in- 
fluential, thereby  increasing  our  own 
opportunity  for  service  and  improve- 
ment. 

Katherine  M.  Dorsett, 
Member  of  the  National  Com. 


To  All  Interested  in  Home  Com- 
munity Work: 

Worthy  Chairman:  Will  you  not 
send  to  me  at  once  any  account  of  any 
important  work  which  your  committee 
has  done,  or  of  which  you  have  knowl- 
edge. Will  you  kindly  check  up  on  the 
following  points,  which  were  part  of 
the  Home  Community  program  as 
suggested  by  the  National  Committee. 

1. — Is  your  State  organized  with 
committees  in  every  grange  unit? 

2. — Are  your  committees  doing  the 
necessary  community  work  which 
would  make  the  grange  in  that  respect 
eligible  to  become  an  Honor  Grange? 

3. — What  work,  if  any,  have  your 
committees  done  in  preparing  the  lists 
of  Silver  Star  and  Golden  Sheaf 
members  ? 

4. — Did  your  committees  assist  in 
observing  Kellcy  and  Saunders  Days  ? 


5. — What  has  been  done  along  the 
line  of  assisting  in  Juvenile  Grange 
work  ? 

6. — Describe  any  work  done  along 
the  line  of  Home  Safety? 

7. — Have  Home  Community  pro- 
grams been  a  feature  in  your  State 
this  year? 

8. — Have  your  State  and  Pomona 
committees  held  conferences?  If  so, 
what  was  accomplished? 

9. — Have  your  committees  assisted 
in  getting  subscribers  to  the  National 
Grange  Monthly? 

10. — What  has  been  done  along  the 
line  of  beautification  of  Grange  halls 
or  grounds,  of  home  grounds,  or  of 
roadsides  ? 

11. — What  have  your  committees 
done  in  cooperation  with  extension 
workers,  or  with  your  State  College? 

12. — What  citizenship  work  has 
been  done? 

The  members  of  the  National  com- 
mittee realize  that  this  is  a  rather 
formidable  list  of  activities,  and  that 
no  one  State  will  be  especially  active 
along  all  of  these  lines.  Please  just 
let  us  know  what  you  have  done,  not 
only  in  the  activities  suggested  by  the 
questions,  but  also  in  any  other  phases 
of  Home  and  Community  Work. 

We  wish  to  take  this  opportunity 
to  thank  everyone  for  the  splendid 
cooperation  given  us  this  year.  The 
interest  all  over  the  Grange  States  is 
very  strong,  and  the  interchange  of 
thought  among  the  various  State  com- 
mittees, both  through  our  grange  pub- 
lications, and  through  personal  corre- 
spondence with  exchange  of  booklets, 
has  given  all  of  us  a  new  vision  of 
what  we  may  accomplish.  When  we 
are  thoroughly  organized,  we  will  have 
in  the  vicinity  of  25,000  committee 
members.  We  cannot  conceive  what 
the  united  effort  of  so  many  workers 
might  accomplish  for  our  beloved  or- 
der. 

Yours  fraternally, 
Ethel  J.  Hammond, 
Ch.  of  National  Home  Econ.  Com. 


Dinner  was  always  served  at  3  P.  M. 
and  it  was  decidedly  formal,  every- 
thing being  served  on  the  most  liberal 
scale.  The  dining  room  table  was 
always  spread  with  a  double  cloth. 
George  and  Martha  being  seated  at 
the  center  of  the  table  directly  op- 
posite each  other,  their  guests  upon 
their  right  and  left.  After  the  first 
course,  which  varied  from  time  to 
time,  but  upon  Thanksgiving  always 
oyster  soup  and  roast  turkey  with  a 
number  of  vegetables  were  served. 
The  upper  cloth  was  then  removed, 
and  the  one  underneath  was  quickly 
loaded  with  pies,  Indian  pudding,  tarts 
and  jellies.  In  time  the  second  cloth 
was  also  removed,  and  the  black  wal- 
nut top  exposed.  Fruits,  raisins  in 
clusters  and  almonds  were  then  served. 
Coffee  was  served  an  hour  later  in  the 
parlor.  During  the  evening  the  guests 
were  generally  entertained  by  instru- 
mental music,  Martha  Washington 
herself  being  a  good  musician.  Most 
of  the  dishes  upon  this  old  fashioned 
Thanksgiving  dinner  menu  are  famil- 
iar ones,  and  nearly  everything  was 
produced  upon  the  Virginian  planta- 
tion: 

Oyster  soup,  crisi)ed  Paprika  crack- 
ers, celery,  olives,  salted  nuts,  roast 
turkey  with  chestnut  dressing  and 
sausage  garnish,  giblot   gravy. 

Jellied  cranberry  sauce,  mashed 
sweet  potatoes  grilled,  creamed  onions, 
mashed  turnips,  string  beans. 

Pickled  peach  salad,  cream  cheese 
balls  with  crackers,  hot  mince  pie, 
pumpkin  pie  and  Indian  pudding. 

Cluster  raisins,  almonds,  coffee. 

Alberta  W.  Brown, 
Lee.  of  Freemont  Grange,  No.  1906, 
Chester  County. 


THANKSGIVING  IN 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON'S  TIME 

As  we  are  nearing  the  year  1932 
when  all  the  country  will  celebrate  the 
200th  anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
George  Washington,  America  seems 
due  to  receive  still  another  service 
from  its  greatest  man.  The  year  of 
commemoration  has  turned  the 
thoughts  of  every  American  to  his- 
toric days  when  Washington  lived, 
and  has  permitted  a  vast  new  out- 
pouring of  the  facts  concerning  every 
phase  of  his  character  and  his  career. 

Thanksgiving  Day  is  one  of  the 
few  feast  days  which  patriotic  Ameri- 
cans can  claim  as  genuinely  their  own. 
The  Thanksgiving  dinner  in  Wash- 
ington's time  as  now  is  the  supreme 
test  of  the  housewife's  ability.  And 
whether  or  not  she  prepares  it  accord- 
ing to  the  formula  set  down  by  custom 
and  usage,  the  tradition  that  sur- 
rounds the  day  itself,  the  veneration 
with  which  we  Americans  have  always 
invested  it,  are  still  fresh  and  flourish- 
ing within  us. 

Social  life  at  Mount  Vernon  is  an 
inspiring  theme.  There  were  many 
guests  to  be  entertained  and  Martha 
Washington's  home  had  a  great  repu- 
tation for  hospitality,  as  the  latch- 
string  was  always  out  to  their  many 
relatives  and  friends  especially  upon 
festal  occasions. 


Letter  to  Mrs.  1*hillips 
Worthy  Sistui: 

The  Cook  Books  were  received  and 
I  am  remitting  check  for  $2.25. 

Often  have  I  wished  that  a  chance 
might  be  given  through  (tRanoe  News 
for  correction  of  errors  in  recipes  of 
the  book.  I  mark  them  in  my  own 
book  and  in  all  that  I  sell,  as  fast  as 
I  become  acquainted  with  them.  For 
instance,  in  my  Cold  Ketchup  on  137 
there  should  be  07ie  large  cup  of 
brown  sugar  added,  and  it  makes  ma- 
terial difference  with  the  product  too. 

And  on  page  39,  Mrs.  M.  H.  June's 
Meat  Pie  Crust,  3  tablespoons  baking 
powder  should  be  tra-spoorwi,  of  course. 
Some  of  us  would  know  better,  but 
some  would  not,  and  Mrs.  June  says, 
"And  my  name  is  there  too!" 

But  with  all  of  its  faults,  it  is  a 
splendid  little  book  arfd  is  about  as 
nearly  perfect  as  any  other  of  its 
kind  that  I  have  ever  seen.  I  am 
thinking  it  will  be  sought  long  after 
the  last  edition  has  been  sold. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Lenna  I.  Krewson. 


Our  opponents  are  the  offenders  in 
their  efforts  to  create  sentiment  po- 
litically  against  the  Amendment,  and 
in  our  defense  we  must  of  course 
fight  as  they  do  and  with  similar 
weapons.  They  are  determined  to 
have  the  question  in  politics,  deter- 
mined to  take  their  stand  there  and 
we  have  no  choice  but  to  accept  the 
gage. 

In  such  a  short  paper  as  this  must 
be  I  cannot  expect  to  touch  upon  all 
the  aspects  of  the  case  as  we  find  them 
presented. 

But  one  point  I  desire  to  empha- 
size— the  compelling  interest  the  up- 
holding of  the  Amendment  and  the 
enforcing  of  the  law  has  for  us  coun- 
try people. 

We  know  what  benefit  the  abolition 
of  the  legalized  traffic  in  intoxicants 
has  brought  to  our  rural  communities. 
We  know  that  since  the  passing  of  the 
saloon  our  village  and  country  life  is 
safer,  saner,  and  in  every  way  more 
enjoyable.  We  know  that  the  children 
of  the  whole  countryside  are  better 
fed,  better  clad  and  have  better 
chances  to  grow  up  into  better  and 
more  substantial  citizens,  with  cleaner 
health,  more  wholesome  morals  and  a 
more  hopeful  outlook  upon  life. 

So  we  country  folk  are  not  putting 
forth  a  cry  for  "light  wines  and  beer." 
We  don't  need  them  and  don't  want 
them.  We  know  if  they  are  given 
they  will  be  the  camel's  nose  under 
the  tent,  and  that  heavy  wines  and 
whiskey  and  gin  and  all  the  rest,  with 
their  misery  and  crime  and  disaster 
will  follow. 

Hence  we  need  t^  be  alert.  We 
must  keep  on  the  job.  We  must  guard 
our  rights  and  the  birthrights  of 
our  children. 

It  is  a  work  for  we  countrymen  and 
there  must  be  no  faltering  nor  shadow 
of  turning.  We  must  not  permit  the 
hoodlums,  the  boozers,  the  ones  of  the 
cities  who  howl  about  personal  liberty 
to  override  us. 

The  good  men  and  women  of  the 
cities  are  with  us  and  always  in  this 
country  the  good  men  and  women  are 
in  the  majority. 

W.  F.  MoSparran. 


HOLD  FAST  TO  THE  GOOD 

I  believe  all  good  citizens  must  re- 
gret that  Prohibition  as  a  national 
question  has  to  such  a  great  extent 
been  absorbed  by  state  and  national 
politics,  for  it  isn't  so  much  a  policy 
of  government  as  it  is  a  matter  of 
good  health  and  good  morals. 

We  must  admit  in  passing  that 
much  of  politics  as  they  are  handled 
today  are  not  good  morals.  This  be- 
ing the  case  we  are  justified  in  looking 
with  disfavor  upon  the  extended  ef- 
forts of  those  opposed  to  Prohibition 
to  identify  it  with  issues  strictly  po- 
litical. As  long  as  they  are  able  to 
do  this  of  course  we  who  are  in  favor 
of  the  Amendment  and  believe  in  do- 
ing all  that  is  humanly  possible  for 
its  success  cannot  but  feel  that  the 
high  moral  significance  of  the  move  is 
in  jeopardy. 


The  Home  Economics  Committee 
cordially  invites  every  sister  present 
at  State  Grange  to  a  tea  at  the  close 
of  the  Wednesday  afternoon  session. 
Come  and  meet  our  speakers  and  get 
acquainted  with  each  other.  Each 
Pomona  chairman  is  asked  to  be  an 
aide  to  present  the  sisters  from  her 
Pomona.  Past  Masters'  wives  will 
pour. 


A  PROGRAM— GEORGE 

WASHINGTON  BICENTENNIAL 

Song:       Hail     Columbia — ^by    the 
Grange. 

Hail,  Columbia!    Happy  land, 
Hail,  ye  heroes!  heaven  born  band.  ^ 
Who  fought   and   bled   in  Freedoms 

cause,  , 

Who  fought   and  bled  in   Freedom  3 

cause, 
And  when  the  storm  of  war  was  gone 
Enjoyed   the   peace   your  valor  won. 
Let  independence  be  our  boast, 
Ever  mindful  what  it  cost; 
Ever  grateful  for  the  prize, 
Let  its  altar  reach  the  skies. 

Firm,  united,  let  us  be 
Rallying  round  our  Liberty 
As  a  band  of  brothers  joined, 
Peace  and   safety   we  shall  find. 
To  be  read  by  Lecturer. 
This  march  was  originally  written 
by  Philip  Hale,  of  Philadelphia,  ^bo 
composed  it  for  Washington's  inaugU' 
ration  in  1789.     It  was  played  b.v  » 
band  as  Washington  crossed  the  bridge 
at   Trenton  on  his  way  to  take  the 
oath  of  office  in  New  York,  and  was 


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Page  11 


t  that  time  called  the  President's 
ifarch  The  words  we  sing  to  this 
time  were  written  by  Joseph  Hopkin- 
cnn  nine  years  after  the  march  and 
were  very  popular  with  George  Wash- 
ington, during  the   last  year   of  his 

^^  Salute  and  pledge  to  the  flag  by  all. 
Sayings  of  Washington— like  "Peace 
with  all  the  earth  is  my  sincere  wish," 
etc.,  each  member  giving  one. 

A  short  sketch  of  Washington  s  lile, 
bv  one  of  the  brothers, 
•"gong— "Star  Spangled  Banner,"  by 

(To  be  read  by  Ceres — .) 

At  the  inauguration  of  President 
Hoover,  the  United  States  Marine 
Band  played,  "Star  Spangled  Banner." 
This,  which  was  made  our  national 
anthem  by  Act  of  Congress  in  March, 
1931,  was  quite  a  popular  air  during 
Revolutionary  Days,  and  was  called 
at  that  time  "To  Anacreon  in  Heav- 
en." In  1814  the  words  we  now  use 
were  written  by  Francis   Scott  Key. 

Let  Pomona  here  tell  the  story  of 
how  it  was  written.  An  address  by 
Worthy  Master  or  some  one  chosen 
by  him,  on  "What  it  meant  to  be  a 
citizen  in  George  Washington's  day." 
Time  10  minutes. 

Song— "Yankee     Doodle"— by    the 

Grange. 
(To  be  read  by  Flora.) 
This  song,  first  sung  in  derision  of 
the  Continental  Army,  came  to  be 
very  popular.  Its  origin  is  uncertain, 
some  authorities  claim  it  came  from 
Holland,  some  from  France,  while 
others  claim,  that  it  was  a  Hungarian 
Gypsy  tune.  It  had  been  a  favorite 
in  England  as  a  folk-dance  song.  The 
words  we  sing  today  were  written  by 
Dr.  Shuck,  who  was  with  Gen.  Aber- 
crombie  in  the  French-Canadian  War. 
It  became  popular  during  the  first 
years  of  the  Revolution  and  was  sung 
defiantly  by  the  Continental  Army. 

Closing  remarks  by  the  Chaplain 
—Subject — "Good  American  Citizen- 
ship— Then   and   now  the  same." 

Song — "America  the  Beautiful." 

Closing  Remarks.  George  Wash- 
ington, farmer,  soldier,  business  man 
and  engineer  labored  wisely  and  inces- 
santly to  build  a  nation,  looking  with 
far-seeing  eyes  into  the  future  and 
providing  the  colonists  with  good 
roads,  means  of  transportation  and 
communication.  Laying  out  cities  and 
laying  the  ground  work  for  a  govern- 
ment which  would  endure.  He  planned 
communication  between  seaboard  and 
frontier  and  had  to  defeat  the  enemies 
of  good  government.  Washington, 
with  his  fine  mathematical  mind,  his 
high  ideals,  his  absolute  patriotism, 
and  loyalty,  and  his  splendid  vision 
was  able  to  meet  and  conquer  the 
problems  of  his  time  and  country. 
And  so  the  same  qualities  of  mind 
and  heart  are  necessary  in  a  good 
citizen  of  today,  as  they  were  200 
years  ago.  Only  because  our  world  is 
a^ger,  are  our  problems  greater,  and 
only  because  we  are  able  to  build  on 
the  splendid  foundation  laid  then, 
are  we  able  to  meet  them  now.  Read 
Dy  a  sister. 

Song— "America." 

Benediction. 


Not  as   the   flying  come, 

In  silence  and  in  fear; 
They  shook  the  depths  of  the  desert  gloom 

With  their  hymns  of  lofty  cheer. 


Amid  the  storm  they  sang, 

And  the  stars  heard,  and  the  sea: 

And  the  sounding  aisles  of  the  dim  woods 
rang 
To  the  anthem  of  the  freel 

The  ocean  eagle  soared 

From    his    nest   by    the    white    wave's 
foam : 
And    the    rocking    pines    of    the    forest 
roared — 
This  was   their   welcome  home! 

There  were  men  with  hoary  hair, 

Amid  that  pilgrim  band;  I 

Why  had  they  come  to  wither  there, 
Away   from   their   childhood's  land? 

There  was   woman's   fearless  eye, 
Lit  by  her  deep  love's  truth; 

There  was  manhood 's  brow  serenely  high, 
And  the  fiery  heart  of  youth. 

What  sought  they  thus  afar? 

Bright  jewels  of  the  mine? 
The  wealth   of  seas,  the  spoils  of  war? 

They  sought  a  faith's  pure  shrine! 

Ay!    call  it  holy  ground, 

The  soil  where  first  they  trod. 
They    have    left    unstained    what    there 
they  found, 
Freedom  to  worship  God. 

— Felicia  Hemans. 


dred  eighty-two.  Our  annual  com- 
munity fair  was  held  last  October, 
and  plans  are  being  made  for  another 
this  coming  October.  A  new  double 
range  and  over  $50  worth  of  other 
kitchen  and  dining  room  equipment 
including  one  hundred  chairs  was 
purchased. 

A  ladies  degree  team  was  organized 
also  a  Juvenile  Grange  with  fourteen 
charter  members  and  six  new  ones. 
Two  original  plays  were  given  by 
members.  Interior  of  hall  has  been 
painted  and  other  repairs  made  to  the 
Hall  as  well  as  the  grounds.  Septem- 
ber   Pomona    was    entertained    with 


about  two  hundred  present,  ReV- 
Keemer  of  State  Grange  and  Mrs. 
Pinchot,  wife  of  Governor  Pinchot, 
were  the  speakers. 

Twenty-five  cook  books  have  been 
sold  and  more  ordered. 


JACKSON  GRANE 

REPORTS  FOR  SEPTEMBER 

Jackson  Grange,  No..  1312,  initi- 
ated seven  candidates  during  the 
month  of  September.  The  Grange 
is  active  and  has  interesting  and  in- 
structive meetings. 

L.  U.  Case,  Secretary. 


OUR  FASHION  AND  PAHERN  DEPARTMENT 

All  patterns  15  cents  each^  postage  prepaido 

All  patterns  price  15c  each  in  stamps  or  coin  (coin  preferred). 


THE  LANDING  OF  THE  PILGRIMS 

^•breaking  waves   dashed  high 
Ob  a  stem  and  rock  bound  coast, 
Tk^^^  woods  against  a  stormy  sky 
Their  giant  branches  tossed. 

And  the  heavy  night  hung  dark 
fhe  hills  and  waters  o'er, 
(^  ^  band  of  exiles  moored  their  bark 
^  the  wild  New  England  shore. 

*J^  a«  the  conqueror  comes, 
Nri     •'  ^^®  true-hearted,  came; 
A  T^^  *^®  ^^^^  ^^  *^^  stirring  drums, 
^^^  the  trumpet  that  sings  of  fame. 


SEWICKLEY  GRANGE 

HOLDS  CORN  ROAST 

A  meeting  of  Pomona  Grange  was 
held  at  Sewickley  Grange  Hall,  re- 
cently, and  in  spite  of  inclement 
weather,  members  of  numerous 
Granges  of  the  county,  were  present. 
Dinner  was  served,  in  the  Grange 
Hall,  in  picnic  style,  members  of  the 
Sewickley  Grange,  being  hostesses. 

Various  plans  were  discussed  at 
the  meeting,  with  Fred  Jones  as  Mas- 
ter. All  have  learned  to  look  to  him 
as  a  leader,  who  understands. 

In  the  afternoon  a  literary  pro- 
gram was  sponsored  by  the  Pomona 
Lecturer,  Miss  Ethel  Jones,  and  was 
enjoyable  and  interesting. 

The  program:  Music  by  Scottdale 
boys;  reading,  Miss  Elizabeth  Rob- 
ertson ;  solos,  Mrs.  James  Woodward ; 
music.  Miss  Rebecca  Pinkerton ;  Play, 
"Because  He  Joined  the  Grange,"  by 
Miss  Rebecca  Pinkerton,  Mrs.  John 
Jones,  Harry  Sames;  songs,  Scott- 
dale boys. 

All  members  are  looking  forward  to 
the  next  meeting,  to  be  held  at  Hemp- 
field  Grange,  in  December. 

A  Booster  meeting  in  form  of  a 
corn  roast  was  held  by  Sewickley 
Grange,  of  Westmoreland  County. 

The  corn  roast  held  at  Oakdale 
Park,  by  Sewickley  Grange,  was  a 
grand  success.  One  hundred  Grangers 
were  present.  Corn  on  the  cob,  hot 
weiners  and  all  the  good  things  that 
Grangers  like  to  eat  were  served.  After 
supper  the  program  committee  took 
charge  of  the  crowd  and  games  and 
dancing  were  enjoyed  by  old  and 
young.  At  11:30  all  went  to  their 
homes  feeling  that  the  evening  had 
been  well  spent  and  were  looking  for- 
ward to  the  meeting  to  be  held  in 
their  Grange  Hall  Wednesday  eve- 
ning, September  16th,  when  a  Class 
of  ten  were  taken  into  the  Grange, 
Sewickley  Grangers  are  looking  for- 
ward to  a  prosperous  year  with  Mr. 
Clarence  Lash  as  their  Master. 


ANNUAL  REPORT  OF 

GIBSON  GRANGE 

Gibson  Grange,  No.  798,  Susque- 
hanna County,  held  twenty-five  meet- 
ings during  the  past  year  with  an 
average  attendance  of  fifty  members 
and  ten  visitors.  Forty-one  members 
taken  in  making  a  total  of  one  hun- 


Onr  Fall  and  Winter  Fashion  ITarailne  it  16  cents  a  oop7.  but  maj  be  obtained  for  10  oenti 

if  ordered  lame  time  as  pattern. 


8485 — 'Dainty  Undies.  Designed  for  sizes  14, 
16.  18  years,  30,  38,  40  and  42 
Inches  bust.  Size  36  requires  1  % 
yards  of  39-lnch  material  with  3^ 
yards  of  binding. 

8447 — Smart  and  Wearable.  Designed  for 
sizes  16,  18  years,  36,  38,  40  and 
42  inches  bust  measure.  Size  36 
requires  3^4  yards  of  39-lnch  ma- 
terial with  %  yard  of  39-lnch  con- 
trasting. 

8480 — Attractive  Slip.  Designed  for  sizes  16. 
18  years,  36.  38,  40.  42,  44  and 
46  Inches  bust  measure.  Size  36 
requires  2%  yards  of  39-inch  ma- 
terial. 

3887 — Sports  Model.  Designed  for  sizes  14, 
16.  18,  20  years.  36  and  38  inches 
bust  measure.  Size  16  requires  2% 
yards  of  35-inch  material  for  skirt 


8278- 


wlth  2%  yards  of  35-lnch  material 
for  waist. 

For  Classroom.  Designed  for  sizes  6, 
8.  10,  12  and  14  years.  Size  8  re- 
quires 1%  yards  of  39-inoli  ma- 
terial with  1  yard  of  35-inch  con- 
trasting. 
816<^ — Flapper  Doll.  Designed  in  one  size 
only  for  a  doll  28  inches  tall  and 
requires  3  yards  of  39-inch  mate- 
rial for  dress  with  1  yard  of  39- 
inch  material  for  slip  and  31  % 
yards  of   binding. 

Chic  Blouse.  Designed  for  sizes  16. 
18  years.  36,  38,  40  and  42  inches 
bust  measure.  Size  36  reauires  2% 
yards  of   39-inch   material. 

For  Wee  Maids.  Designed  for  sises  2, 
4  and  6  years.  Slie  4  requires  1% 
yards  of  3r)-lnch  material  with  ^ 
yard   of   39-inch    contrasting. 


8167- 


8191 


Address,  giving  number  and  size: 

PATTERN  DEPARTMENT,  GRANGE  NEWS. 
428  Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


Page  12 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  1931 


NEW  HOME  ECONOMICS 
BUILDING  AT  STATE  COLLEGE 

An  occurrence  at  the  recent  annual 
meeting  of  the  State  Federation  of 
Pennsylvania  Women,  in  the  City  of 
York,  held  great  significance  in  the 
future  development  of  home  life  in 
this  State. 

A  committee  report  was  made  to 
the  effect  that  a  $400,000  building 
was  then  under  construction  and  is  to 
be  completed  next  spring  for  the  hous- 
ing of  the  department  of  Home  Eco- 
nomics, on  the  campus  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  College. 

It  dien  became  known  that  this 
1931  me«ti*g  of  the  State  Federation 
of  Pennffirlvania  Women  marked  the 
25th  anniversary  of  another  conven- 
tion held  at  State  College  by  the 
same  group  under  its  former  name  of 
the  State  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  in  October,  of  1906,  when  there 
was  laid  the  foundation  of  home  eco- 
nomics instruction  at  State  College 
for  the  young  women  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

At  the  1906  meeting  of  the  State 
Federation  the  delegates  voiced  em- 
phatic demands  for  the  establishment 
of  a  department  of  home  economics 
at  their  State  College,  and  followed 
the  decision  with  support  of  a  special 
bill  proGcnted  to  the  State  Legislature 
in  its  session  of  the  following  winter. 
The  bill  was  passed,  providing  $25,- 
000  for  an  addition  to  the  woman's 
building  at  Penn  State  and  for 
equipment  of  domestic  art  and  do- 
mestic science  laboratories.  Much 
of  the  success  of  this  movement  was 
due  to  the  personal  efforts  of  Miss 
Kate  Oassatt  McKnight,  of  Pitts- 
burgh, who  was  president  of  the  Fed- 
eration in  1906. 

And  now  there  is  growing  a  magnif- 
icent llpilding  on  the  Penn  State 
campus  which  is  to  be  devoted  ex- 
clusively to  the  service  of  better  home- 
making  and  household  practices  for 
the  direct  benefit  of  Pennsylvania 
womanhood.  It  is  here  that  instruc- 
tion and  research  in  home  economics 
will  be  carried  on  and  their  beneficial 
results  cannot  even  be  estimated  at 
this  time. 

Farm  Women  Hfxped 

Farm  women  of  Pennsylvania  have 
had  a  generous  share  in  providing 
adequately  for  this  important  division 
of  State  College  service  to  the  Com- 
monwealth. At  their  annual  meeting 
in    January,    1927,    the    Society    of 


Pennsylvania  Farm  Women  passed 
resolutions  in  which  they  went  on 
record  as  favoring  a  "new  building, 
fully  equipped  for  the  teaching  of 
homemaking"  and  asked  legislators 
"to  do  everything  in  their  power  to 
give  us  a  fully  equipped  Home  Eco- 
nomics Building  at  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College  at  the  earliest  possible 
date  for   the   training  of  our  girls." 

The  State  Grange  also  gave  its 
active  support,  and  no  little  share  in 
reaching  the  goal  came  through  the 
untiring  efforts  of  the  only  woman 
member  of  the  college  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips,  of  Wash- 
ington, Pa.  Other  groups  of  women 
cooperated,  and  the  State  Federation 
maintained  constant  interest  through 
provision  of  scholarships  for  girls. 

Therefore,  women  of  the  State  were 
pleased  with  the  announcement  of 
Governor  Pinchot  that  his  budget 
recommendation  for  the  1931  Legis- 
lature contained  an  allowance  of 
$400,000  for  the  erection  and  equip- 
ment of  a  Home  Economics  Building 
at  Penn  State.  This  recommendation 
was  carried  out  and  funds  were  made 
available  in  an  emergency  building 
fund  appropriation  to  assist  in  the  re- 
lief of  unemployment.  The  new  build- 
ing is  of  dark  red  or  rose  brick  with 
an  abundance  of  white  stone  trim, 
and  is  now  well  on  its  way  toward  en- 
closure. It  will  be  the  finest  building 
in  the  State  for  the  exclusive  purpose 
of  home  economics  teaching,  and  with 
the  exception  of  the  College  of  Home 
Economics  building  at  Cornell  Uni- 
versity, is  the  largest  building  of  its 
kind  in  the  East.  It  is  located  on  the 
east  campus  at  State  College,  in  the 
shadow  of  Old  Main,  the  central  unit 
of  the  college  building  development. 
Around  this  building  will  center  ac- 
tivities of  all  women  students,  for  it 
is  in  the  same  section  of  the  campus 
with  the  Grange  Memorial  Dormitory 
for  Girls,  built  a  few  years  ago  through 
the  efforts  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
G  range. 

Growth  of  Department 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  but 
ten  young  women  entered  the  home 
economics  course  at  Penn  State  in  the 
fall  of  1907.  Year  after  year  this 
number  has  increased  steadily  until 
it  was  found  necessary  to  limit  the 
number  of  women  students  because  of 
lack  of  dormitory  facilities  and  class- 
room space. 

During  the  year  1930-31  a  total  of 
183  students  were  registered  as  major- 


ing in  home  economics,  97  men  and 
10  women  from  other  departments 
were  enrolled  in  home  economics 
classes,  while  119  summer  session  stu- 
dents brought  the  total  number  of 
individuals  taking  home  economics 
work  up  to  308,  of  whom  23  were 
graduate  students.  It  has  been  the 
experience  of  State  College  home  eco- 
nomics executives  that  graduates  of 
this  department  have  far  less  difficulty 
in  obtaining  positions  to  teach  than 
is  the  case  with  women  graduates 
with  majors  in  other  fields. 

The  effect  of  a  new  home  economics 
building  in  the  near  future  is  shown 
in  this  year's  freshman  enrollment 
which  has  reached  the  gratifying  num- 
ber of  73,  a  goodly  number  of  them 
coming  from  the  farm  homes  of  the 
state. 

For  the  past  twelve  years  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  State  College  De- 
partment of  Home  Economics  has 
been  in  the  hands  of  Miss  Edith  P. 
Chase,  a  graduate  of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, and  her  skill  as  a  teacher  and 
department  head  is  reflected  in  the 
present  high  standing  of  the  division, 
gained  despite  housing  conditions  that 
were  outgrown  and  antiquated  many 
many  years  ago.  The  building  is  in 
the  shape  of  the  letter  "E,"  and  is 
about  200  feet  long  and  130  feet  deep. 

Tour  of  New  Building 

Joining  Miss  Chase  in  an  imagi- 
nary tour  of  the  completed  building, 
we  find  that  while  not  all  of  her  ideals 
were  possible  of  carrying  out  in  the 
structure,  every  possible  advantage 
has  been  incorporated  in  a  building 
that  will  mean  much  to  the  college 
and  its  work. 

Entering  the  ground  floor  at  the 
southern  end  of  the  building  we  find 
a  perfectly  appointed  cafeteria  where 
it  is  possible  to  accommodate  up  to 
100  people  for  meals  served  by  stu- 
dents in  institutional  management.  It 
is  here  that  girls  will  learn  just  how 
such  establishments  are  operated  so 
that  they  can  carry  their  knowledge 
to  actual  practice  in  teaching  or  in 
the  commercial  field.  There  is  a  spe- 
cial cafeteria  kitchen  attached,  of 
course,  and  the  students  will  prepare 
daily  lunches  for  faculty  members 
and  campus  visitors. 

There  are  seven  recitation  rooms 
in  the  building  but  one  of  the  most 
attractive  features  of  the  entire  build- 
ing is  a  nursery  on  the  ground  floor 
with  a  sun  room  where  students  will 


have  opportunity  to  study  the  care 
of  children  of  preschool  age.  Quartz 
glass  in  the  bowed  end  sun  room  will 
allow  beneficial  rays  of  the  sun  to 
penetrate;  there  are  three  observa- 
tion rooms,  where  students,  unseen  by 
the  children,  may  watch  their  reaction 
to  play  and  special  tests.  The  nursery 
school  conducted  for  several  years  by 
the  department  with  makeshift  facili- 
ties will  be  conducted  in  these  new 
quarters.  A  kitchen,  dining  room, 
rest  room  and  lockers  complete  the 
nursery  equipment. 

In  the  north  wing  on  this  floor  we 
find  the  home  management  equipment, 
including  a  home  management  labora- 
tory, a  house  furnishing  laboratory, 
equipment  testing  laboratory  where 
all  sorts  of  electrical  and  other  appli- 
ances may  be  tested,  a  research  room, 
a  student  laundry  and  a  departmental 
laundry. 

On  the  first  or  main  floor  we  find 
the  offices  of  Miss  Ohase  and  depart- 
mental faculty  members,  two  food 
laboratories,  one  with  six  unit  kitch- 
ens similar  to  those  found  in  the 
average  home;  a  food  demonstration 
room  with  kitchen  and  three  clothing 
laboratories,  a  student  workroom  and 
three  fitting  rooms.  There  is  a  spa- 
cious lobby  inside  the  main  entrance, 
with  a  fireplace,  and  back  of  this  in 
the  center  wing  is  a  student  assembly 
room. 

Both  domestic  science  and  domestic 
art  are  featured  on  the  top  floor  of 
the  new  building.  There  is  a  large 
food  laboratory  with  unit  desks  and 
kitchen  combined,  a  practice  dining 
room  and  kitchen,  a  research  labora- 
tory for  foods  and  nutrition,  a  labora- 
,ory  for  basal  metabolism  for  advanced 
classes,  a  nutrition  laboratory,  a  cloth- 
ing room  and  related  art  laboratory, 
a  general  research  laboratory,  and  a 
reading  room  for  students.  Ample 
storage  space  for  foods  and  supplies 
are  provided  throughout  the  building, 
and  its  pleasing  design  and  modem 
equipment  make  it  a  most  valuable 
addition  to  the  service  facilities  of  the 
Land  Grant  College  of  Pennsylvania. 
D.  M.  Cresswell, 
State  College,  Pa. 


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SUSQUEHANNA  FARMER 

MAY  SET  NEW  RECORD 

Winning  a  national  record  in  1929 
and  leading  the  state  for  the  second 
consecutive  year  in  1930,  G.  C.  Birds- 
all,  of  Susquehanna,  stands  a  good 
chance  of  having  the  heaviest  ton  lit- 
ter in  Pennsylvania  again  this  year, 
says  L.  C.  Madison,  swine  extension 
specialist  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College. 

Birdsall's  13  purebred  Duroc  Jer- 
seys weighed  3,038  pounds  when  they 
recently  finished  their  6-month  feed- 
ing period.  This  is  the  heaviest  ton 
litter  weighed  in  the  state  to  date. 

Last  year  Birdsall  grew  the  heaviest 
of  the  54  ton  litters  in  the  state. 
Eleven  purebred  Duroc  Jersey  litter 
mates  weighed  3,073  pounds  at  8ix 
months  of  age.  In  1929,  the  Susque- 
hanna County  farmer  produced  the 
heaviest  ton  litter  in  the  country  when 
17  pigs,  sired  by  a  purebred  Duroc 
Jersey,  balanced  the  scales  at  3,981 
pounds  for  the  half  year  weight. 

"Very  few  hogs  are  produced  in  the 
northern  tier  counties,"  Madison  cofl>- 
ments.  "Birdsall's  record  proves  thjt 
pork  can  be  produced  economically 
and  efficiently  in  this  section  of  the 
state  if  proper  feed  and  care  af* 
given." 


New  Home  Economics  Building  at  State  College 


A  farm  machine  that  stands  out  8 
winter  not  only  depreciates  in  val« 
but  requires  a  lot  of  extr^  time  JD 
patience  to  get  it  ready  to  run  wbeB 
needed  again. 


November,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


INDIANA  HOLDS  BIG  MEETING 

Indiana  County  Pomona  Grange 
held  a  very  interesting  meeting  at 
Deckers  Point,  on  Thursday  of  last 
week.  The  program  was  in  charge  of 
Lecturer,  Mrs,  C.  W.  Cummins. 
Howard  Park  of  White  Township  pre- 
sided, in  the  absence  of  the  Master, 
C.  C.  Steele.  Many  timely  topics  per- 
taining to  the  farm  were  discussed. 

Hr.  PVank  T.  Murphy,  extension 
Forester  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College  gave  a  talk  on  reforestation. 

One  of  the  topics  which  brought  out 
much  discussion  was  the  subject, 
"What  are  the  advantages  and  dis- 
advantages of  Consolidated  Schools?" 

Resolutions  were  passed  at  the  eve- 
ning session  favoring  the  general  re- 
duction of  taxes.  Also  favoring  a 
system  of  collecting  taxes  through  the 
County  Treasurer  and  the  banks  of 
Indiana  County  which  would  save 
from  $60,000  to  $75,000  expense  to 
Indiana  County  yearly.  Resolutions 
also  favored  the  reduction  of  salaries 
to  a  1913  scale,  and  endorsement  of 
the  Tax  Justice  League  of  Indiana 
County. 

It  was  decided  to  hold  the  next 
Pomona  Grange  meeting  at  Indiana 
on  December  31st. 

Trade  City  Fair 

The  Community  Show  at  Trade 
City  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  October 
•id.  This  show  is  sponsored  by  Mahon- 
ing Grange  at  Trade  City.  Farm 
products,  fruit  and  livestock,  as  well 
as  products  of  the  kitchen  will  be  on 
exhibit.  Mahoning  Grange  is  in  a 
thriving  condition,  and  is  to  be  con- 
srratulated  on  its  activities  in  farm 
improvement  work. 

Grading  Demonstrations  and 
Meetings 

On  October  8th,  a  series  of  market- 
ing and  grading  demonstrations  will 
l»e  held  in  the  County.  Potato  and 
truit  grading  demonstrations  will  be 
iK'ld  at  the  farm  of  Doyle  Stutzman, 
near  Armagh,  at  9  A.  M.  At  2  P.  M., 
similar  demonstrations  will  be  held 
;it  the  farm  of  Paul  Hopkins,  near 
Marion  Center. 

Apple  grading  machines  and  fruit 
irradmg  work  will  be  demonstrated  at 
'"►th  of  these  places. 

At  9  A.  M.  cf^fr  marketing  and  egg 
irradmg  demonstrations  will  be  held 
Hlso  at  H.  C.  Cunninghams,  at  Brush 
\a  ley,  and  a  similar  demonstration 
J^.ll  be  held  at  2  P.  M.  at  Grant 
'  lerce's,  near  Plumville. 


not  by  trying  to  farm  them;  this  has 
been  tried  and  proved  uneconomic. 
Costs  of  growing  agricultural  crops 
on  these  lands  are  too  high  for  the 
return  in  crops.  A  timber  crop  is  the 
logical  solution.  Enough  land  of  this 
character  has  already  been  started  in 
trees  to  demonstrate  clearly  the  pos- 
sibilities of  this  crop. 

As  progressive  as  many  of  our  citi- 
zens are,  still  many  of  them  "draw 
back  on  the  traces"  when  planting 
timber  trees  is  mentioned  as  a  logical 
land  use  for  their  particular  tract. 
But,  meanwhile,  they  will  continue  to 
grow  weeds  on  it,  and  complain  about 
taxes.  To  be  sure,  timber  requires  a 
generation  to  produce,  but  it  costs 
little  more  than  a  weed  crop  to  main- 
tain and  very  little  to  start.  A  crop 
uf  timber  brings  money  into  the  re- 
gion. Once  upon  a  time,  the  harvest- 
ing of  timber  was  our  chief  industry 
in   this  region. 

If  we  had  a  timber  supply  at  home, 
we  could  circulate  thousands  of  dol- 
lars more  among  our  home  people. 
We  could  cut  down  on  exportations 
of  cash  and  importations  of  lumber 
and  thus  balance  better  our  trade  re- 
lations with  the  rest  of  the  country. 
We  are  complaining  about  poor 
business  and  unemployment,  but  are 
we  doing  all  in  our  power  to  stimulate 
those  practices  which  will  create  and 
develop  future  business?  A  concerted 
drive  right  now  among  town  and 
country  owners  of  waste  land  would 
help  materially  in  removing  the  eye- 
sore which  our  weed  lands  present  and 
would  constitute  a  constructive  move 
toward  better   business. 

The  lands  of  the  Clearfield  Bitu- 
minous Coal  Corporation  show  clearly 
the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  tree 
planting  on  weed  lands.  Everyone 
who  bees  them  admires  and  talks  of 
the  beauty  of  the  growing  crop.  Sup- 
pose all  the  abandoned  lands  in  the 
county  had  a  similar  stand  of  trees 
on  them,  would  there  be  an  intimation 
that  Indiana  County  was  "going  to 
seed"? 

Boost  for  timber  to  replace  brush 
and  weeds! 

John  W.  Warnkr, 
Pomona  Lccfurrr. 


WOOL  POOLS  COMPLETE 

SALE  OF  1931  PRODUCT 

With  the  sale  of  the  last  two  wool 
pools  in  the  state  completed,  28  Penn- 
sylvania cooperative  wool  growers'  as- 
sociations have  sold  their  1931  clip, 
says,  W.  B.  Connell,  sheep  extension 
specialist  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College. 

More  than  600,000  pounds  were 
marketed  cooperatively  this  year, 
which  is  the  largest  amount  ever 
haridled  by  the  pools,  Connell  reports. 
This  amount  represented  the  product 
of  more  than  4,000  flocks  in  the  36 
counties  served  by  the  28  cooperative 
organizations. 

Susquehanna  County  and  Wayne 
County  wool  growers'  association  pools 
were  the  last  two  sold.  The  former 
organization  handled  33,000  pounds 
for  148  flockmasters  at  21.87  cents  a 
pound  for  merchantable  wool  and  16.7 
cents  a  pound  for  rejections.  The 
Wayne  County  pool  included  17,600 
pounds,  and  the  prices  were  21.84 
cents  a  pound  for  merchantable  fleeces 
and  16.84  cents  a  pound  for  rejections. 


'^  I.vrHANA  County  Going  to  Seed? 

With  its  growth  of  weeds,  wild 
norn,  worthless  brush,  etc.,  our  aban- 
doned lands  present  a  dismal  spectacle, 
t^cre  upon  acre  of  cleared  land  is  go- 
^ng  or  has  gone  to  seed.  In  its  present 
^jate.  It  IS  not  only  unproductive,  but 
t  constitutes  a  depressing  influence 
^'>  both  owner  and  public  alike.    Farm 

.ff^"!  /•''  ^^^^  ^^^a^  values  have  been 
j'ttected  adversely,  due  to  its  proxim- 

jj^'^'t  only  is  this  unused  land  a  prob- 
ce?n  '/''  owners,  but  it  is  the  con- 
\1rl^  .  *^"''  '•esidents  generally, 
fortl  ^  ^""^^  ®^®  beginning  to  bring 

'^^  protest  from  those  who  are  un- 

is  nnr^*^  enough   to  bc  holding  it.      It 

<{^^^l  «  question  of  time  before  this 
vS  ^^^'"^  ^^"  discourage  indi- 
Prodnnr'^^^'iL^P*  "'^^es^  ^t  i«  ™ade 
w  11  tp^'l.  .  ^^   ««"^«e,    the    public 

longer   I  'l^""  "^  ''  '^  ^«^««  «^«  ^^ 

^aken  '  ff \u  ®  ^^^y  ^ant  to  see  it 

I'ijfher  .     *^^   *"^   '^"^-       Tt    means 
„     J  taxes  on  our  property  if  this 
^'^  f«^  pass, 

i"iiHen..''7  ^'^'"''^  abandoned  lands  he 
^^Prorluotn-e?    As  a  general  thing; 


PENN  STATE  PULLET 

PRODUCES  300  EGGS 


\  Barred  Plymouth  Rock  pullet  in 
the  J'ennsylvania  State  College  flock 
laid  301  eggs  in  her  flrst  year  of  pro- 
duction, reports  E.  W\  Callenbach,  of 
the  college  poultry  husbandry  depart- 
ment. 

No.  2811,  as  she  is  known  to  the 
poultry  plant  workers,  started  laying 
September  16,  1930,  when  she  was  only 
163  days  old,  an  unusually  early  be- 
ginning for  a  bird  of  the  Barred  Rock 
variety.  Her  eggs  average  25  ounces  a 
dozen. 

Four  sisters  of  the  new  Penn  State 
record- maker  laid  over  200  eggs  each 
for  the  year.  Their  production  was 
210.  234,  262,  and  264  eggs.  The  dam 
of  these  pullets  laid  227  eggs  in  her 
first  year  of  production  and  165  eggs 
the  second  year. 


4-H  CLUB  BOY  REPEATS 

1930  GARDEN  TRIUMPH 

Showing  17  kinds  of  vegetables 
fresh  from  his  garden,  Wilford  Wat- 
son, of  the  Hickory  4-H  Garden  Club, 
in  Forest  County,  repeated  his  1930 
achievement  by  winning  first  place 
in  the  club  round-up,  County  Agent 
Russell  M.  Smith  reports. 

Watson  grew  24  kinds  of  vegetables 
this  year.  Many  of  these,  such  as 
broccoli,  Brussels  sprouts,  cauliflower, 
Chinese  cabbage,  kale,  lima  beans,  and 
muskniclons,  are  not  commonly  grown 
in  the  county. 

Fourteen  members  of  the  club 
showed  140  exhibits  in  the  round-up. 
Sixty-five  persons  visited  the  exhibits 
and  saw  the  prizes  awarded.  Willard 
Slocum  won  first  place  in  the  sweet 
corn  division  with  10  uniform  ears  of 
the  Whipple's  Yellow  variety. 

When  the  garden  management  ex- 
hibit, and  record  book  scores  were 
totaled  and  averaged,  the  rating  of 
those  completing  the  work  was  13.4 
per  cent  higher  this  year  than  last. 
The  record  books  show  that  large 
amounts  of  the  vegetables  produced 
by  the  club  members  are  used  by  their 
families. 


STATEMENT  OF  OWNERSHIP 

Statement  of  ownership,  management    etc 
Pennsylvania     Grange     News      (monthly). 
Harrlsburg,  Pa.,   for  October,  1931,  requires] 
by  the  Act  of  August  24,   1912. 

E.    B.    Dorsett,    President,    Board    of    Man- 
agers.  Mansfield,   Pa. 

Editor.   E.   B.   Dorsett.   Mansfield.  Pa. 

Business  Manager,  John  H.  Light,  Harris- 
burg,   Pa. 

Publishers,     Pennsylvania     State     Orange. 
Harrlsburg,   Pa. 
Owners  : 

Kenzle   Bagshaw,   Hollldaysburg,    Pa. 
S.   A.   Harshaw,  Conneaut  Lake. 
H.   D.  Allebach,  Trappe,  Pa. 
Bondholders,    mortgagees,   and   other   secu- 
rity,   holders,   none. 

John  H.  Light. 
.  _  .  Business  Manaoer 

Affirmed   tn   and   siibsrribed   before  me   this 
.i9th    day   ol    September,    1931. 

E.  J.  Miller. 
...  ,     .  Notary  Public. 

My  commission  expires  March   7,  1933. 


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At  the  closinpT  of  the  Grange  year 
Rostraver  Grange,  No.  919,  of  West- 
moreland County,  has  initiated  four 
classes,  consisting  of  seventy-one  can- 
didates. Eight  members  were  dropped, 
making  a  gain  of  sixty-three  for  the 
year. 


BOYS  AND  GIRLS  FEED 

97  CALVES  FOR  SHOW 

Boys  and  girls  in  three  counties  are 
feeding  97  Hereford  baby  beeves  which 
will  bo  exhibited  and  sold  at  the  Penn- 
sylvania Farm  Show  in  Harrisburg, 
January  18  to  22,  C.  A.  Burge,  beef 
cattle  extension  specialist  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College,  reports. 
This  is  28  more  calves  than  were  fat- 
tened last  year  for  the  show. 

Burge  says  that  the  boys  and  girls 
are  organized  into  five  clubs.  Two 
of  these  are  located  in  Dauphin  Coun- 
ty, two  in  Lancaster  County,  and  one 
in  Cumberland  County.  The  baby 
beeves  are  in  good  condition,  he  de- 
clares, and  should  finish  off  as  prime 
beef  by  the  time  of  the  State  Farm 
Show. 

Cambria  County  4-H  club  members 
recently  sold  26  baby  beeves  at  an 
average  price  of  121/2  cents  a  pound. 
The  first  prize  animal  brought  21 
cents  a  pound. 


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If  the  bees  do  not  have  45  pounds 
of  honey  per  colony  for  winter  food 
and  spring  brood  ronrinpr,  the  supply 
needs  supplementing  with  su«ar  .syrup. 


COLD  POINT  GRANGE 

HAS  OLDEST  MEMBER 

Ilettie  Y.  Ilallowell  joined  Cold 
I  oint  Ornn^ro,  No.  fi06,  Montgomery 
County,  in  1,S75.  She  is  still  aetive 
and   a    h.yal    Patron. 


WB  MAKB 

Regulation 
Officers*  Regalia 

FOR 

JUVENILE.  SUBORDINATE, 

POMONA   AND   STATE 

GRANGES. 

REGULATION  BADGES,  PAST 
MASTER'S  JEWELS.  ETC. 
Writ*  /or   ctrouUur  No.  ai 

Fuller  Resafii  &  Uitiune  ConqMoy, 


W  HIGH  STREET. 
Oldest  Grange  Hi 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  193| 


Our  Juvenile  Granges 


Claba  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto. — Prepare  in  Happy  Child- 
hood for  Intelligent  Manhood  and 
Womanhood. 

Dear  Juveniles: 

Well,  summer  is  over  for,  as  I  sit 
here  writing  this  little  greeting  to 
you,  the  snow  is  falling.  I  do  not 
think  it  will  last  long  though.  Prob- 
ably when  you  read  it  we  will  have 
plenty  of  snow.  Where  has  our  lovely 
summer  gone?  November  is  the 
"Thank  You"  month  and  even  though 
our  country  is  going  through  hard 
times,  we  have  so  much  for  which  to 
be  thankful.  We  have  had  a  nice 
summer  and  autumn,  we  have  an 
abundance  of  food,  and  I  hope  no 
sorrow  has  come  to  any  of  my  Juve- 
niles. Then,  too,  our  country  is  not 
thinking  of  war,  like  the  little  Japa- 
nese children  are  having  to  face. 

November  is  a  dark,  dismal  month 
but  let  us  pep  up  our  meetings  and 
make  them  bright  and  happy. 

Clara  Dewey. 

For  the  birds  and  the  flowers. 
For   the   sunshine   and   the   showers, 
We  thank  Thee,  dear  Father, 
We  thank  Thee. 

For  our  friends  kind  and  true. 
For  the  good  that  we  can  do. 
We  thank  Thee,  dear  Father, 
We  thank  Thee. — Selected. 

Now  for  our  programs.  This 
month  there  is  an  aniversary  we 
celebrate.  Armistice  Day.  Let  us  have 
one  program  on  war.  No,  I  do  not 
mean  that.  I  mean  let  us  have  a 
Peace  program.  What  a  terrible 
thing  War  is!  Think  about  it,  study 
it,  so  that  when  you  Juveniles  are 
men  and  women  you  will  never  con- 
sent to  our  country  having  another 
one. 

Someone,  maybe  an  ex-soldier, 
might  tell  you  about  the  World  War, 
its  cause,  some  of  the  battles,  what 
it  accomplished,  and  the  ruin  it  left 
behind  in  the  countries  where  the 
war  was  fought. 

There  were  so  many  lives  lost  in 
battles,  in  hospitals,  on  the  sea  when 
the  boats  were  torpedoed. 

Did  you  know  that  two  men,  Joyce 
Kilmer  and  Allen  Saeger,  who  might 
have  become  two  of  America's  great 
poets,   were   killed   during   the   war? 

Some  one  could  read  one  of  their 
poems. 

Then  you  will  want  a  Thanksgiving 
program  for  your  second  program. 
There  is  so  much  Thanksgiving  ma- 
terial that  you  will  have  no  trouble  in 
planning   this   program,   I   am   sure. 

Don't  forget  those  contests  I  told 
you  about  in  the  October  News.  May- 
be your  Peace  program  or  the  Thanks- 
giving program  might  win  the  prize, 
who  knows. 

Well,  how  have  you  liked  the 
fudges?  Yum,  yum,  weren't  they 
good!  Going  to  make  some  for 
Thanksgiving  dinner?  Now  we  will 
change  the  recipes  and  try  some  other 
kinds. 


Sea  Foam 


2  cupfuls  of  light  brown  sugar. 
V2  cupful  of  water. 
1  tablespoonful  of  vinegar. 
White  of  one  medium  sized  egg. 
1  tablespoonful  of  vanilla. 

Measure  sugar,  water  and  vinegar 
into  a  sucepan.  Cook  slowly  until 
it  boils.     Be  sure  thnt  vou  stir  the 


sugar  while  cooking  until  the  sugar 
has  disappeared.  Then,  stop  stirring, 
but  still  let  it  cook. 

In  about  ten  or  fifteen  minutes, 
test.  Break  an  e^^  and  separate  the 
yolk  from  the  white.  Beat  the  egg 
white  with  an  egg  whip  or  a  fork 
until  it  is  stiff  and  dry. 

Pour  the  cooked  candy  over  the 
beaten  white  of  the  e^gy  slowly.  Do 
not  stop  beating  until  the  candy  holds 
its  shape  when  dropped  from  the  fork. 
About  10  or  12  minutes. 

Add  one  teaspoonful  of  vanilla  and 
one-half  cupful  of  chopped  nut  meats. 
Drop  from  a  teaspoon  on  buttered 
tins  or  plates. 

Maple  Sea  Foam 

2  cupfuls  of  maple  sugar. 

V2  cupful  of  water. 

1  tablespoonful  of  vinegar. 

White  of  one  medium  sized  egQ. 

1  teaspoonful  of  vanilla. 

^2  cupful  of  nut  meats. 

You  can  make  Maple  Sea  Foam  the 
same  as  Sea  Foam,  using  two  cup- 
fuls of  maple  sugar  or  two  cupfuls 
of  granulated  sugar  with  one  teaspoon- 
ful of  maple  flavoring  in  place  of  the 
two  cupfuls  of  light  brown  sugar. 


DrviNiTY  Nut  Fudge 

1  cupful  granulated  sugar. 

3  tablespoonfuls  Karo  corn  syrup. 

2  tablespoonfuls  water. 
White  of  one  e^s- 
Salt. 

\2  teaspoonful  vanilla. 

^2  cupful  chopped  nut  meats. 

Stir  the  cupful  of  granulated  sugar, 
together  with  Karo  corn  syrup  and 
two  tablespoonfuls  of  water  in  a  sauce- 
pan until  dissolved.  Boil.  Test  in 
five  minutes  by  forming  a  hair.  Add 
a  pinch  of  salt  to  the  white  of  an  egg 
and  beat  till  it  is  stiff  and  dry  looking. 
Then  pour  the  cooled  syrup  very  slow- 
ly into  the  egg  white  beating  all  the 
time.  Keep  on  beating  till  the  candy 
is  very  thick  and  the  egg  whip  is  hard 
to  use. 

Do  not  stir  this  candy  but  beat  it. 
When  stiff  enough  to  hold  its  shape 
add  one-half  teaspoonful  of  vanilla 
and  the  chopped  nut  meats.  Drop 
from  the  tip  of  a  teaspoon  onto  but- 
tered paper. 

You  may  use  coconut  instead  of 
nut  meats  or  both,  if  you  wish. 
Chopped  raisins,  dates,  and  other 
fruits,  either  with  or  without  the  nuts 
are  very  good. 

Nut  Brittle 

2  cupfuls  granulated  sugar. 
1  cupful  walnut  halves  or, 
1  cupful  of  shelled  peanuts. 

Put  nuts  shelled  or  broken  into  a 
buttered  shallow  pan.  Measure  the 
sugar  into  an  iron  skillet.  Heat  it 
slowly  over  a  moderate  fire.  If  you 
heat  it  over  a  hot  fire  it  will  get  too 
brown  and  burn.  Press  sugar  till  it 
begins  to  melt  with  a  wooden  spoon. 
Keep  stirring  the  sugar  a  little  at  a 
time  into  that  which  has  melted  until 
all  is  melted.  It  should  be  a  beautiful 
golden  brown  color.  Hurry  now  and 
pour  it  over  the  nuts  in  a  very  thin 
sheet.  Mark  in  squares  as  soon  as 
possible. 

You  may  use  puffed  rice  or  wheat  or 
coconut  if  you  wish. 

Hot  Lunches 

A  large  number  of  you  have  been 
carrying  your  lunches  to  school.  You 


will  remember  we  talked  in  the  Sep- 
tember number  about  our  lunches, 
about  what  we  should  have  in  them 
and  how  we  should  pack  them.  Now 
that  it  is  getting  cold  we  ought  to 
take  a  hot  lunch.  We  can  do  much 
better  work  if  we  have  something 
warm  for  our  lunch. 

Well,  how  can  we  do  this?  If  you 
have  a  thermos  bottle  then  the  prob- 
lem is  solved.  But  there  are  other 
ways.  There  is  the  pint  jar  lunch. 
This  should  be  chiefly  milk  and  vege- 
tables. They  may  take  the  form  of 
soups  such  as  vegetables  made  of  a 
combination  of  vegetables  with  or 
without  meat  stock.  Rice  added  makes 
it  more  nourishing.  Cream  of  vege- 
table soup  using  milk. 

Then  we  can  carry  creamed  vege- 
tables such  as  peas,  potatoes,  carrots, 
and  cabbage. 

Escalloped  dishes,  corn,  potatoes, 
spinach,  cabbage,  etc.,  are  very  nice. 
For  a  hot  drink  we  can  have  cocoa. 

We  will  fix  our  pint  jar  of  some- 
thing to  be  heated,  mark  them  so  we 
will  each  know  our  own.  At  school 
we  will  have  a  large  pan  or  boiler  ac- 
cording to  the  size  of  our  school, 
with  a  rack  in  the  bottom  on  which 
to  set  the  jars.  Loosen  the  jar  top 
and  set  on  the  rack.  At  11 :  30  the 
teacher  or  a  committee,  previously 
appointed,  will  fill  the  boiler  with 
water  halfway  up  the  jars.  Set  on  the 
stove  or  light  the  fire  if  you  have  an 
oilstove  and  at  noon  your  hot  lunch 
will  be  ready.  And  oh,  how  good  it 
will  taste  on  a  cold  winter  day  I 

Now  at  noon  our  hot  lunch  is  ready. 
How  are  we  going  to  eat  it?  Well, 
lets  first  march  in  line  and  wash  our 
hands.  When  we  get  back  to  our 
seats,  we  will  spread  a  napkin,  just 
one  of  paper,  on  our  desks,  and  set  out 
our  lunch  of  sandwiches,  fruit  or 
cake,  and  whatever  we  have  and  the 
committee  will  bring  us  our  pint  jar 
or  we  could  march  in  line  and  get 
our  own. 

While  we  eat,  we  can  talk,  listen  to 
a  story  told  by  some  one,  play  guess- 
ing games  or  something  like  that. 

Now  isn't  that  nicer  than  just  grab- 
bing a  sandwich  in  our  hands  and 
running  out  of  doors?  Do  you  think 
it  will  take  up  so  much  of  your  noon 
hour?  If  everyone  does  his  or  her 
part  promptly  and  quickly  it  takes 
but  very  little  more  time  and,  let  me 
whisper  a  secret  to  you,  you  will  en- 
joy sliding  down  hill  much  more  and 
will  be  less  liable  to  catch  cold  if 
you  have  something  warm  in  your 
stomach.  Another  thing  you  will  feel 
better  and  will  be  able  to  do  better 
work  in  school.  Just  you  try  it  and 
see  for  yourself. 


Alice  Carey  has  such  a  pretty  poem 
called  November  that  starts  this  way : 

"The  leaves  are  fading  and  falling. 
The  winds  are  rough  and  wild. 
The  birds  have  ceased  their  calling. 
But  let  me  tell  you,  my  child, — 

"Though  day  by  day,  as  it  closes. 
Doth  darker  and  colder  grow. 
The  roots  of  the  bright,  red  roses 
Will  keep  alive  in  the  snow." 

Here  is  a  Thanksgiving  fable  in  the 
form  of  a  poem, — 

It    was    a    hungry    pussy    cat,    upon 

Thanksgiving  morn. 
And   she   watched   a   thankful,   little 

mouse,  that  ate  an  ear  of  corn. 
"If  I  ate  that  thankful  little  mouse 

how  thankful  he  should  be, 
When  he  has  made  a  meal  himself,  to 

make  a  meal  for  me! 
"Then  with  his  thanks  for  having  fed, 

and  his  thanks  for  feeding  me, 
With  all  his  thankfulness  inside,  how 

thankful  I  should  be!" 


Thus   mused   the   hungry   pussy  cat 
upon  Thanksgiving  Day; 

But   the  little  mouse  had  overheard 
and  declined  (with  thanks)  to 
stay.         — Oliver  Herford, 
In  "Artful  Anticks." 


Eugene  Field  has  a  nice  poem  fop 
your  Thanksgiving  program.  It  jg 
called  "The  Bill  of  Fare."  Here  ig 
the  first  verse: 

"Pies  of  pumpkin,  apple,  mince, 
Jams  and  jellies,  peaches,  quince, 
Purple  grapes  and  apples  red, 
Cakes  and  nuts  and  gingerbread, 
That's  Thanksgiving." 

Then  Lydia  Maria  Child  wrote  an- 
other one  you  could  use.  Here  is  the 
first  verse  to  it. 

"Over  the  river  and  through  the  wood 
To  grandfather's  house  we  go; 
The  horse  knows  the  way 
To  carry  the  sleigh 
Through  the  white  and  drifted  snow." 


Classified  Column 


FOR  SALE 


FARMS  WANTED.  Send  description,  low- 
est cash  price.  EiMory  Gross,  North  Topelia, 
Kansas. 

FOB  BALE — Home  Orown  CioTers.  Tla- 
othy  Seed,  Wbeat,  and  all  other  Seeds.  U.  J, 
CovEB  Sbbd  Company,  Mt.   Ollead,  Ohio. 

FOR  SALE — Thirty-one  Orange  Melody 
Song  Boo)<^.  Address  Mrs.  Frank  Sessen- 
DEN.  Waverly,   Pa. 


LIVE  STOCK 


WHEN  YOUR  COW  DOES  NOT  BREED- 
Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  30 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satisfied  cut* 
tomers.  (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2 
cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawn  Fahm, 
Linesville,  Pennsylvania,  Route  No.  2, 
Box  86B. 

60  CHOICE  HEBEFORD  COWS  with 
calves.  Also  bred  back  to  calf  March  1, 1932, 
to  the  best  registered  bulls  in  the  country. 
Will  cost  $115  per  head  and  will  sell  in  loti 
to  suit  purchaser.  Located  2  miles  north 
Waldo.  Ohio,  on  State  Route  98.  Feaxk 
Rush,  Marion,  Ohio,  Route  5. 


HERFORD  CALVES  AND  YEARLDTOS 
FOR  SALE — Three  hundred  head  extra  good 
steer  and  heifer  calves  and  yearlings ;  bart 
been  well  wintered,  weigh  from  three  to  fl« 
hundred  pounds.  Cheap.  If  interested,  com*, 
or  wire,  as  they  won't  last  long  at  thi 
price.  Located  one  mile  south  of  Hlllsboro, 
Ohio,  on  State  Route  38.     Henry  Dhnlap. 


BUY  CANADLAN-BBED  HOLSTEIN  COW8 
and  heifers  freshening  this  spring.  Ad- 
vanced Registration  grading.  You  will  llk( 
our  type,  breeding,  size,  and  production. 
Healthy  herds  conveniently  located  do**^ 
the  border  to  choose  from.  A  few  real  good 
young  bulls  available.  Write  for  listing  and 
prices.  Apply  Director  of  Extknbion. 
Holbtein-Friebian  Association  of  Canada. 
Brantford,  Ontario. 


STANDABD  BABBIT  JOUBNAL,  Milton. 
Pa.  Reg.  $1.00;  Special  25c  Year ;  Sampl* 
10c. 


HONEY 


WIXSON'S  PUBE  HONEY.  Interesting 
delivered  priceB.  Send  for  our  lists  befor* 
you  buy.  Wixson's  Honey,  Dundee,  N«" 
York. 


HONEY— 60  lb«.  flne^  olorer.  $4.80.  TJ 
or  more,  $4.50.  Satisfaction  guarasw* 
F.  W.  Lesser,  Fajetterille,  N.  Y. 


POULTRY 


WHITE      LEOHOBN      PULLETS,     |1  J* 
hatched   from  layers  and  payers,     Nkl^on 
Poultry   Farm,   Grove  City,   Pa. 


HAY,  GRAIN,  PRODUCE 


WANTED— Hay,  straw,  grain.  PO^^JJ 
apples,  cabbage,  etc.  Carloads  pay  ^*' v^ 
market  prices.  For  Sale  alfalfa  ha/i  *• 
corn.     Thb  Hamilton  Co.,  New  Castle.  ** 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 


GBANOE     LETTEB     HEADS  —  Thef    "J 
beauties:    printed  In  two  colors  w'^^/  .n«r 
in  the  background.     Ruled  or  unruled  pw^ 
Send    for    samples.      Obanob    News   OfTi 
Chambersburg.  Pa. 


iVovembcr,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


Thanksgiving  in  the  Henhouse,  is 

little  play  for  little  folks  taken 
from  the  Elson  Reader  and  written 
bv  Frances  M.  Fox. 
'Brown  Hen:  "This  is  Thanksgiv- 
ing i^ay-  -^^^  ^^^^  ^*  ^^^  -^^  ^^^ 
snowed  all  day." 

Gray  Goose:  "Indeed  it  has.  I  do 
not  like  this  day  at  all.  I  wish  Jack 
would  come.  It  is  time  for  our  dinner. 
i^Iaybe  he  will  forget  us  today." 

Little  Chick:  "Peep,  peep,  I  am 
Jiungry,  too.    All  the  little  chicks  are 

iiungry." 

Ked  Cock :  "Cheer  up,  Brown  Hen. 
Cheer  up.  Gray  Goose.  Cheer  up. 
Little  Chick.  This  is  Thanksgiving 
Day.    We  must  all  be  happy  today." 

Brown  Hen :  "We  cannot  be  happy, 
lied  Cock,  when  we  are  hungry.  We 
want  some  water,  too.  W^e  don't  like 
to  eat  snow." 

Gray  Goose:    "How  cold  it  is  out- 

.^ide!" 

Red  Cock :  "But  it  is  warm  in  here. 
Jack  has  filled  all  the  cracks  to  keep 
us  warm.  The  wind  cannot  hurt  us 
now.  I  am  hungry,  too,  but  I  won't 
be  sad  today.  This  is  the  best  day  of 
the  year." 

Big  Turkey:  "Red  Cock,  you  are 
right.  Brown  Hen  and  Gray  Goose 
iire  too  cross.  We  should  all  be  happy 
today." 

Red  Cock:  "Let  us  sing  a  glad 
ihanksgivmg  song.  Will  you  sing 
lirst  Brown  Hen?     You  have  a  fine 


» 


voice. 

Brown  Hen:  "Cut — cut — ca — da — 
cut!" 

Red  Cock :  "Now  let  us  all  sing  to- 
f?ether.    Sing  loud.     There!    That  is 


» 


tine. 

Mother:  "What  a  noise  in  the  hen- 
house! The  poor  chickens  want  their 
Thanksgiving  dinner. 

Father:  "Jack,  you  forgot  them! 
Take  them  some  food." 

Jack:  "Yes,  indeed  I  will.  I  wiU 
j,'ive  them  a  basket  of  corn  and  wheat." 

Molly:  "And  I  will  take  them  some 
water.  Poor  chickens!  They  have 
not  had  any  Thanksgiving  dinner.  Let 
U9  run  to  the  henhouse." 

Gray  Goose:  "Here  comes  Jack 
and  Molly.  Jack  has  a  basket  of 
corn  and  wheat." 

Brown  Hen:  "And  Molly  is  bring- 
ing a  pail  of  water,  too." 

Red  Cock:  "Hurrah!  I  guess  the 
<hildren  liked  our  Thanksgiving  song. 
I^et  us  sing  again.  One,  two,  three, 
^ing !" 

Jack:    "How  happy  they  all  are  in 
the  henhouse  this  evening!" 
.  Holly:    ''They  all  like  Thanksgiv- 
ing Bay  too." 


Tioga  County  has  a  new  Juvenile 
'j^range.  Makes  them  sixteen.  Isn't 
that  just  fine?  Best  wishes  to  the 
new  Juvenile. 


GRANGERS  OF  COUNTY 
AGAINST  BILLBOARDS 

BUILT  ON  FARM  LAND 


were  again  reported  active,  making  an 
increase  in  membership  of  the  County 
Grange  of  exactly  100. 

The  question  of  leasing  farm  lands 
for  the  erection  of  billboards  for  ad- 
vertising purposes  was  discussed  and 
unanimously  denounced  as  poor  busi- 
ness. A  vote  showed  nearly  every 
farmer  in  attendance  against  the  prac- 
tice. Mrs.  W.  D.  Phillips,  head  of  the 
Home  Economics  Department  of  the 
Washington  County  Grange,  said  that 
all  farmers  who  tore  down  these  signs 
were  to  receive  substantial  prizes  from 
the  committee. 

H.  G.  Miller  and  Worthy  State 
Grange  Overseer,  Geo.  H.  Schuler, 
from  Bucks  County,  were  present  and 
made  interesting  talks,  and  plans  were 
made  for  the  State  Grange  meeting 
to  be  held  at  DuBois  in  DcKjember. 

Old  Doc  Knocker  was  introduced 
and  in  an  address  said  he  was  going 
to  attend  all  the  Grange  meetings  in 
this  section,  going  from  one  to  the 
other  in  a  plane.  He  plans  to  start 
from  Sigel  Grange  on  his  trip  Oc- 
tober 14th  and  put  on  literary  pro- 
grams at  each  of  the  meetings.  The 
meetings  are  to  be  held  as  follows: 
Roseville  Grange  meets  with  Clover 
Grange,  at  Clover,  Wednesday,  Oc- 
tober 21st;  Clover  meets  with  the 
Union  Grange,  October  27th;  Union 
Grange  with  Reynoldsville  Grange, 
October  28th  and  Reynoldsville  with 
Hemlock,  November  5th.  Other  sched- 
ules will  be  announced  later.  All 
meetings  open  to  the  public. 

In  the  evening  session  a  class  of 
25  candidates  were  initiated  into 
Grange  membership. 

All  Grangers  and  the  public  are 
urged  to  attend  the  Fall  Grange  meet- 
ings to  help  keep  Old  Doc  Knocker  on 
the  run. 


Meeting    Held    at    Sigel    on 

Wednesday  Was  Largely 

Attended 


Many  Fall  Meetings  Scheduled 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Jefferson  Coun- 

>   i^omona   Grange,    Wednesday,   at 

j^igel  with  the  Sigel  Grange,  with  a 

y?e  attendance  at  the  sessions,  the 

™Vce  of  leasing  farm  land  for  the 

ection  of  billboards  was  unanimous- 
4  f^^^^tenanced.  The  meeting  in- 
hA.!u-    ^  ^^^^^  SaJn  in  Grange  mem- 

foivi         business  meeting,  Ed  Swine- 

Vi?   if  ^^®^*ed  Pomona   Secretary, 

relonti         ^^^"^^a   Shield,   who  died 

"t'y,  and  three  dormant  Granges 


GALLATIN  GRANGE 

DEDICATES  NEW  HALL  AND 

ENTERTAINS  POMONA 

Gallatin  Grange  dedicated  a  fine 
new  hall  Saturday,  October  10th, 
State  Master  E.  B.  Dorsett  conduct- 
ing the  ceremony.  This  Grange, 
though  small  in  numbers,  manifested 
the  same  courageous  spirit  that  actu- 
ated the  man  after  whom  it  was 
named  when  appointed  United  States 
Treasurer  by  Thomas  Jefferson.  Even 
though  they  knew  that  the  burden  and 
expense  would  fall  on  a  few,  they 
never  faltered,  but  went  boldly  for- 
ward and  erected  a  hall  that  is  not 
only  a  credit  to  the  Grange,  but  a 
much  needed  convenience  in  the  com- 
munity. 

Brother  and  Sister  Stoner,  Brother 
and  Sister  Stufft,  from  Somerset, 
were  in  attendance  and  Brother  Fin- 
ley  from  Westmoreland.  Our  Wash- 
ington Representative,  Brother  Fred. 
Brenckman,  spoke  in  the  afternoon 
and  brought  a  message  that  was  great- 
ly appreciated.  It  was  a  Red  Letter 
Day  for  Gallatin  Grance  and  one  that 
will  long  be  remembered  by  those  in 
attendance. 


SPRING  CREEK  GRANGE 
ENTERTAINS  WARREN  POMONA 

Pomona  No.  10,  of  Warren  County, 
Pennsylvania,  held  a  two-day  session 
as  guests  of  Spring  Creek  Grange,  No. 
236,  the  oldest  and  first  Grange  or- 
ganized in  the  county.  It  had  been 
planned  to  have  the  National  Master 
L.  J.  Taber,  and  State  Master  E.  B. 
Dorsett  present  but  the  National  Mas- 
ter was  unable  to  be  present  and  an 
adjourned  meeting  was  held  at  the 
Warren  County  Court  House  the  eve- 
ning of  September  12th,  when  a  large 
crowd  was  addressed  by  the  National 
Representative  at  Washington,  Fred 
Brenckman  and  our  State  Master  E. 
B.  Dorsett. 

s 

At  Pomona  the  traveling  gavel, 
which  has  made  a  tour  of  our  Granges 
was  called  in  and  a  Travelling  Auto 
was  started  in  its  place. 

An  attendance  banner  was  ordered 
l)urchased  to  be  presented,  at  each 
Pomona  to  the  Grange  whose  members 
travelled  the  most  miles  to  the  meet- 
ing. The  Juvenile  Granges  of  the 
county  were  invited  to  confer  their 
dogree  at  some  future  meeting  of 
Pomona  to  all  patrons  who  desire  to 
become  honorary  members. 

The  Seventh  Degree  Association  of 
Warren  County  Patrons  are  holding 
monthly  meetings,  the  last  meeting 
being  held  in  Falconer,  N.  Y.,  as 
guests  of  Ross  Grange  and  had  as 
>heir  guests  a  large  number  of  Seventh 
Degree  members  of  New  York  State 
among  them  being  the  Past  Master 
of  the  National  Grange,  Sherman  J. 
Lowell. 

South  West  Grange,  No.  1457,  one 
of  the  smaller  Granges  of  the  county 
have  a  fine  degree  team  at  work  hav- 
ing conferred  degrees  at  New  London, 
No.  1151;  Columbus,  No.  875;  Bro- 
kenstraw.  No.  407,  and  Farmington, 
INo.  839,  and  are  presenting  the  trav- 
eling auto  to  Brokenstraw,  No.  407, 
the  evening  of  October  13,  1931. 

Spring  Creek  Grange,  No.  236,  held 


a  cornmunity  fair  in  their  hall  and 
Farmington  Grange,  No.  839,  spon- 
sored with  the  aid  of  the  high  school 
and  community,  held  a  two-day  fair 
October  2d  and  3d,  which  surpassed 
all  their  expectations  they  having  a 
fine  display  of  antiques.  Agricultural 
products  of  all  kinds,  flowers,  baked 
and  canned  goods,  with  fancy  work, 
sewing  and  rugs  galore. 

There  was  a  fine  display  of  poultry 
and  pet  stocK,  over  70  head  of  cattle 
and  30  head  of  horses  and  the  after- 
noon of  the  second  day  staging  a  horse 
pulling  contest  of  three  classes  in 
which  eight  teams  were  entered. 

Nearly  every  active  Grange  have 
made  an  effort  to  gain  new  members 
and  have  initiated  one  or  more  classes 
of  candidates.  New  London,  No.  1161, 
perhaps  making  the  largest  gain,  they 
having  only  35  members  and  have 
had  two  classes  of  candidates,  one  of 
24  and  the  other  22. 

The  Masters  have  met  with  the 
General  Agent  of  the  Grange  Life  In- 
surance Co.,  and  have  made  plans  for 
the  October  drive. 

Fraternally  submitted, 

R.  L.  Samuelson, 
Fx.  Com.  Pomona,  No.  10, 

Warren  County. 


Loafing  hens  in  the  farm  flock  eat 
the  profits  the  busy  biddies  make. 
Good  poultrymen  keep  the  boarder 
birds  just  long  enough  to  detect  their 
deficiencies.  Then  they  consign  them 
to  the  butcher. 


Cleaning  up  the  garden  this  fall 
will  prevent  much  of  the  trouble  with 
insects,  diseases,  and  weeds  next  year. 


AGENTS  WANTED 

LEARN  Marbellzlng  Art,  stone  casting, 
sanitary  floors,  artificial  marble.  Veneer 
over  concrete,  wood  anything.  Flintlike 
hardness,  glossy,  all  colors.  Unlimited  uses 
for  this  new  industry.  Inexpensive.  Send 
dime  for  samples.  Cowell  Institutk.  Gray- 
ling, Michigan. 


POMONA  NO.  3  MEETS 

IN  NEW  CENTURY  CLUB 
HOUSE,  WEST  CHESTER 

The  regular  niocting  of  Pomona 
No.  3  of  Chester  and  Delaware  Coun- 
ties will  be  held  in  the  New  Century 
Club  House,  West  Chester,  Thursday, 
November  19th.  The  meeting  calls 
at  10  a.  m.  In  the  evening  at  8 
o'clock  the  5th  degree  will  be  given. 

Esther  M.  Pratt,  Sec. 


Ees^olutionsf  of  ^Elesfpett 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Granges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  oopy. 


Use  only  sound  and  clean  fillers  and 
cup  flats  in  the  cases.  Pack  all  eggs 
with  small  end  down.  Do  not  pack 
extra  large  or  weak  shelled  eggs,  say 
Penn  State  poultry  specialists. 


KTLER 

Whkreas.  God  in  his  Infinite  wisdom  and 
mercy  has  seen  fit  to  allow  death  to  enter 
our  ranlcs  and  call  to  the  heavenly  home  Bro. 
Leonard  Kyler, 

Tfierejore  be  it  Resolved,  That  we.  the 
members  of  Blue  Ball  Grange.  No.  1331.  feel 
we  have  sustained  a  deep  loss,  yet  we  bow 
in  submission  to  him  who  doeth  all  things 
well,  and  that  our  loss  is  Bro.   Kyler's  gain. 

Resolved,  That  our  charter  be  draped  for 
30  days,  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent 
to  the  bereaved  family,  spread  on  our  min- 
utes and  published. 

J.  Walter  Hawer, 

C.      D.      GE88. 

Mary   R.    Flegal, 

Committee. 

CLOSSEH 

Wherkas.  The  angel  of  death  has  again 
entered  the  Buffalo  Grange  No.  1523,  and 
taken    from    us    Brother    S.    S.    Closser. 

Resolved,  That  we  the  members  of  Buffalo 
Grange  extend  our  heartfelt  sympathy  to  the 
bereaved  family. 

Resolved,  That  our  charter  be  draped  for 
thirty  days,  a  oopy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  bereaved  family,  placed  upon  our 
minutes,  and  published  In  PENTfaYLVANiA 
Granor  News. 

C.     E.     McCONNELL, 

J.   O.  Lutes. 

P.    C.    McElwain. 

SYFHRITE 

Whereas,  The  Divine  Master  has  garnered 
from  our  threshold  our  beloved  and  worthy 
brother.   Clyde   Syphrlte,   therefore  be   It, 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Brady 
Orange,  No.  1218.  extend  our  sympathy  to 
the  bereaved  family  ;  drape  our  charter  for 
thirty  days  ;  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  family ;  recorded  on  the  minutes, 
and  also  published  In  the  Orange  News. 

S.   F.  LOTT. 

Blair   Oondon. 
Rachael  Ehrgood. 

Committee. 


HUTCHINSON 

Be  it  Resolved,  That  we  the  members  of 
Fayette  County  Pomona.  No.  49,  desire  to 
express  our  sympathy  to  the  family  of 
Brother  R.  T.  Hutchinson.  His  family  has 
lost  a  kind  and  loving  father,  the  subordi- 
nate grange  a  true  and  loyal  member,  Po- 
mona Grange  a  charter  member,  one  whom 
we  could  always  depend  on.  He  haa  been 
treasurer  for  a  number  of  years.  We  feel 
that  it  leaves  a  place  that  never  can  be  filled. 
We  desire  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
be  placed  on  the  minutes.  That  a  oopy  be 
mailed  to  the  bereaved  family  and  published 
in  the  Grange  News. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Tissue, 
G.  M.  Griffin, 
G.  L.   Conn, 

Committee. 
SNTDEB 

Whereas,  Our  heavenly  Father  has  called 
from  earthly  cares  our  Brother  Victor  E. 
Snyder ;    be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  members  of  Maple 
Grove  Grange  No.  680,  extend  heartfelt  sym- 
pathy to  the  bereaved  family,  drape  our 
charter,  record  these  resolutions  and  publish 
same   in   Grange  News. 

CLirroRD  J.  Brbnton, 
Marie   Brenton, 
Lena  Shinglkdecker, 
Committee. 

XcKEE-SHEPLER 
Whereas.   The  angel   of   death   has   again 
entered    Henderson    Orange,    No.    1315,    and 
taken   from   us  Bro.   Olen   McKee  and  Sister 
Eflfle  Shepler, 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  families,  drape 
the  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these  reso- 
lutions on  our  minutes  and  publish  same  In 
Grange  News. 

MiNNrB  Shbpler, 
Nora  Reed, 
Vera   Zufalx. 

RUSSBL     9HBFLER, 

Kermitt   Knarr, 
C.  A.  Gressman, 

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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


November,  I931 


Accidents  Increase— 

In  spite  of  better  roads,  in  spite  of  better^  stronger  cars  —  accidents  increase.     We  never  know  what  the  **other 
fellow**  is  going  to  do.     The  best  protection  is  to  drive  carefully  and  carry  adequate  insurance. 

Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance— 


You  can  save  by  placing  your  automobile  and  truck  insurance  with  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  0 
FARMERS*  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY.  We  write  a  Standard  Policy.  A  25%  reduction 
from  prevailing  rates  is  given  you  at  the  beginning  of  the  policy  year.     It  will  pay  you  to  investigate. 


Compensation  Insurance 


In  Compensation  Insurance  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  «  FARMERS*  MUTUAL  CASUALTY 
INSURANCE  COMPANY  gives  you  broad  and  liberal  protection.  It  covers  the  employer  as  well  as  the  employee. 
That  is  essential.  The  cost  of  compensation  insurance  is  reasonable.  Policyholders  were  paid  a  dividend  of  20%  in 
1929  and  1930.     Let  us  explain  further. 

Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty  Insurance  Company 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bldg.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

cup  this  and  mail  today  —  it  obligates  you  in  no  way. 


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Grange  Insurance 

Some  Facts  to  Ponder 

It  18  an  amazing  fact  that  but  three 
oents  out  of  every  dollar  saved  by 
American  people  is  invested  in  life 
insurance,  whereas  seven-eights  of  all 
money,  on  the  average  left  by  men 
when  they  die  comes  from  life  in- 
surance policiee. 

The  real  function  of  life  insurance 
is  to  guard  dependents  against  want, 
as  a  result  of  the  death  of  the  wage 
earner.  It  is  also  an  investment  of 
the  highest  order.  This  is  particularly 
true  in  the  case  of  people  of  limited 
means  who  lack  facilities  for  obtain- 
ing reliable,  disinterested  advice  on 
investments  and  who,  consequently, 
are  in  danger  of  making  worthless 
investments.  To  millions  of  people 
so  situated  life  insurance  offers  a 
safe  and  profitable  place  for  invest- 
ment of  savings.  Every  policy  issued 
provides  for  the  repayment  of  more 
than  is  paid  in,  and  it  is  well  to  re- 
member that  for  more  than  fifty  years 
there  has  not  been  a  loss  to  policy- 
holders from  failures  of  a  legal  re- 
serve company. 

It  has  been  said  that  during  the  last 
35  years  life  insurance  has  reduced 
pauperism  in  America  by  one-third 
a  record  of  beneficial  achievement  on 
behalf  of  the  American  people 
equalled  by  no  other  industry.  In 
good  times  or  bad  during  prosperity 
or  depression,  life  insurance  affords 
the  sure  foundation  on  which  literally 
millions  of  people  depend  for  the  fu- 
ture. 

A  LlAOINO   CJOMPANY 

Grangers  hare  every  reason  to  view 
with  pride  and  satisfaction  the  steady 
and  consistent  growth  of  their  Life 
Insurance  Company,  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  of  Syracuse,  New  York.  This 


legal  reserve  Company  incoriX)rated 
under  the  stringent  life  insurance 
hiws  of  New  York  State  has,  in  a 
comparatively  short  period  of  time, 
attained  to  high  position  as  one  of  the 
leading  American  Life  Companies. 
Strong  and  progressive  Home  Office 
management,  coupled  with  efficiency 
of  operation,  well  devised  policy  con- 
tracts, and  low  net  cost,  has  earned 
the  good  will  and  confidence  of  the 
insuring  public.  It  is  the  only  Ameri- 
can life  company  affiliated  with,  the 
greatest  of  all  farmers  organizations, 
the  Grange,  and  as  such  makes  a 
strong  appeal  to  Grangers  and  all 
rural  folk  who  contemplate  i)urchas- 
ing  life  insurance. 

Open  Territory 

Some  of  the  choicest  territory  in 
Pennsylvania  is  open  to  men  and 
women  of  ability  and  standing  who 
can  qualify  for  an  agency  contract. 
(Jur  agency  contracts  are  attractive 
and  our  agents  receive  strong  Home 
Office  support.  It  will  be  to  the  ad- 
vantage of  any  one  who  contemplates 
entering  the  life  insurance  business 
to  write  direct  to  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company, 
Syracuse,  New  York,  for  full  particu- 
lars. 


Efficiency  of  the  dairy  herd  is  in- 
creased by  good  health.  Tuberculosis, 
Bang's  disease,  and  mannitis  are  de- 
structive diseases,  reducing  produc- 
tion and  increasing  costs.  Diseased 
animals  should  be  removed  and  the 
herd  protected  from  contact  with 
other  herds  where  contageous  diseases 
exist. 


Scientists  report  that  fleas  can  go 
without  food  for  two  weeks.  The  mis- 
chief of  it  is  they  wonH. — Eyp- 
Oprner. 


EPHRATA  GRANGE 

VISITS  FULTON 

Ephratji  Grange  No.  1815  paid  a 
friendly  visit  to  Fulton  Grange  re- 
cently. 

The  members  traveled  by  bus  and  it 
surely  was  a  jolly  crowd;  the  dis- 
tance being  very  great,  and  the  road 
being  unfamiliar  tf)  most  of  the  trav- 
elers, they  arrived  rather  late,  but 
were  received  with  the  greatest  cor- 
diality and  the  true  fraternal  spirit 
by  the  sister  Grange. 

The  hall  was  beautifully  decorated 
with  flowers  of  all  kinds,  and  some 
really  marvelous  specimens  of  Dahlias 
were  in  evidence.  Sumptuous  refresh- 
ments were  also  served  by  Fulton 
Grange. 

Ephrata  CJ  range  presented  the  pro- 
gram, which  seemed  to  be  enjoyed  by 
all,  and  everybody  went  home  feeling 
that  the  friendship  between  the  two 
Granges  and  their  membership  had 
been  cemented  anew  by  this  visit,  and 
that  the  fraternal  spirit  existing  be- 
tween thom  had  been  given  a  big 
boost. 

SPRING  HILL  GRANGE 

CONFERS   THIRD   AND 

FOURTH     DEGREES 

Many  pleasant  Grange  events  have 
taken  place  in  the  fine  hall  at  Spring 
Hill,  Bradford  Co.,  since  it  was  built 
some  four  years  ago,  but  few  pleasant- 
er  than  the  meeting  of  September 
19th,  when  six  Granges  brought  their 
Third  and  Fourth  Degree  initiates, 
constituting  a  class  of  forty,  to  have 
the  degrees  conferred  upon  them  by 
the  Spring  Hill  team. 

This  team  which  is  directed  by 
Maynard  Snyder,  is  composed  of  thir- 
ty-three members;  eleven  officers, 
four  marching  candidates,  a  mixed 
quartett,  pianist,  eight  harv(>^t  march- 
ers and  five  tableau  girls.    They  have 


fully  memorized  the  work  of  all  four 
degrees,  and  are  keeping  up  the  high 
standard  of  degree  work  for  which 
Spring  Hill  Grange  has  been  noted 
since  the  days  when  they  put  on  the 
four  subordinate  degrees  before  the 
State  Grange  at  Wilkes-Barre,  some 
twenty-five  years  ago. 

On  this  evening  of  September  19th 
the  hall  was  filled  to  a  comfortable 
capacity  by  the  members  of  thi;^ 
Grange  and  their  eighty  guests. 

Ice  cream  and  cake  were  served  at 
the  close  of  the  Degree  work.  Short 
talks  were  given  by  Pomona  Master 
Norton  and  several  other  of  the  visi- 
tors. 

The  following  Granges  were  repre- 
sented: VVyalusing,  Leraysville,  Wil- 
mot.  Liberty  Corners,  Towanda  Glen. 
Towanda  Valley,  Mayflower,  and  Or- 
well, as  well  as  one  from  Tioga  Coun- 
ty and  one  from  New  York  State. 


MARKLEYSBURG  GRANGE 

REPORTS  FOR  SEPTEMBEB 

Mark  ley  sburg  Grange  initiated 
seven  during  September,  giving  the 
Third  and  Fourth  Degrees,  September 
26th,  and  had  as  their  guest,  the  State 
Deputy,  William  Gaskell. 

The  work  was  done  by  the  Grange 
Team  and  was  well  rendered.  The 
work  of  the  Master  was  especially 
pleasing  and  received  well  deserved 
praise  from  the  Worthy  Deputy. 


In  mulching  the  strawberry  bed 
only  material  which  is  as  free  fron> 
seeds  as  possible  should  be  used. 
Otherwise,  the  bed  will  grow  up  to 
weeds   and   other   undesirable  plants- 


One  thing  can  be  said  for  the 
worm:  When  it  gets  ready  to  turn 
it  does  not  hold  out  its  hand  to  con- 
fuse you. 


I.I  BRARY 

U    S     DEPT    OF    AGRICULTURE 


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VOL  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  DECEMBER,  1931 


No.  9 


State  Grange  to  Meet  in 
Fifty-ninth  Session  at 
Du  BoiSy  Pa.,  Dec.  8-10 


THE  coming  session  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange  to  be  held  at  Du 
Buis,  Pa.,  December  8th-10th,  inclusive,  will  be  an  inij)ortant  one  in  many 

respects.  Even  thougli  it  is  not  the  year  for  the  'biannual  election  of 
officers,  every  Orange  should  be  represented. 

The  Master  has  announced  that  "many  problems  pertaining  to  taxati<m, 
prohibition,  unemployment  and  the  general  welfare  of  the  Order  will  be  con- 
considered." 

Du  Bois  is  located  in  Clearfield  ronnty  ;md  those  travelinu-  bv  auto  will 
find  splendid  highways  Xo  the  town.  'J'he  usual  fare  and  one-half  railroad 
rates  have  been  secured  and  those  traveling  by  railn.ad  will  find  ample  pro- 
vision from  all  parts  of  the  State. 

Headquarters  will  be  in  the  Du  Bois  Hotel  ;,nd  the  place  of  meeting  will 
be  two  blocks  distant.  Those  traveling  by  bus  will  find  that  station  in  the 
basement  of  Headquarters. 

Immediately  upon  arriving  at  Du  Bois  all  delegates  and  visitors  are  re- 
quested to  register  with  the  Convention  Conunittee  in  the  lobby  of  the  Du 
Bois  Hotel.    Boy  Scouts  will  then  escort  delegates  to  the  rooming  place. 

Those  who  desire  reservations  in  hotels  or  private  families  should  write 
immediately  to  W.  N".  McCreight,  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  stating  particularlv  vour  de- 
sire.   Be  sure  to  mention  the  kind  of  room  you  want. 

Ample  restaurant  and  hotel  service  has  been  provided.  Parking  «pace 
has  also  been  provided,  and  there  is  also  sufficient  shelter  to  aeeoinin.Klate 
those  who  wish  their  cars  placed. 

The  arrangements  at  Du  Bois  are  in  the  hands  of  the  Pomona  Masters  of 
i-learheki,  JefTerson  and  Elk  counties.  Their  photograjWis  are  published  here- 
with ami  tor  information  and  assistance,  i)ntrons  are  requested  to  secure  in- 
lormation  from  them. 

The  program  for  the  three  days'  session  follows: 

Tuesday  Mornin(j,  Dece.mbkr  8th 

I?"aS  f  ?^-     ^^'^"  ^"  ^"^^  ^"^"1  '^  ^'""^^^  Degree. 

9A  a'^-     Master's  Annual  Address  (Fourth  Degree). 
h:^U  A.m.     Appointment  of  Committees. 
Noon  Recess. 

Afternoon  S»>sston 
1:30  P.M.     Address  of  Welcome,  Mayor  of  City. 
2ftn  r.  -»r      ^^^Ponse  by  State  Master,  E.  B.  Dorsett. 
3-  S  P  aI-'     ^"t^o^iiction  of  visitors  and  Past  Officers. 
■  -^y  P.  M.     Introduction  of  Resolutions  without  Debate. 


Extracts  from  the  National 
Master's  Address 


T:30  P.M. 
9:00  P.M. 
9:30  P.M. 


9:30  A.M. 

0:00  A.M. 

11:00  A.M. 


1:30  P.M. 

2:00  p.  ;M 
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Evening  Session 
Deputy  Conference — Open  to  all  members. 
Awarding  Golden  Sheaf  Certificates— Past  Master,  W.  F.  Hill 
Reading  Code. 

Wednesday  Morning,  December  Qth 
Devotional  Exercises— Worthy  Chaplain. 
Reports  of  Officers. 
Memorial  Service. 
Noon  Recess. 

Afternoon  Session 

Special  Order— Presentation  of  names  for  one  Member  of  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  one  for  Finance  Committee,  and  Direc- 
tor of  Keystone  Grange  Exchange. 

Home  Economics  Committee  Program. 

Address— Hon.  Gifford  Pinchot,  Governor  of  Pennsvlvania 
(Open  to  public). 

Evening  Session 
Sixth  Degree. 
Introduction  of  Resolutions. 

(Concluded  on  page  S.) 


1.  Officers  .\nd  Members  of  the 
National  Gr-ANoe 

We    are    met    in    Madison    for    the 
Sixty-fifth  Annual  Session  of  the  Na- 
tional  (irange  under  conditions   that 
are  significant  and  give  cause  for  both 
satisfaction  and  regret.     Satisfaction, 
because  we  have  organized  more  than 
one  new  (Grange  for  each  working  day 
of    the   past    year    and    the    Order    is 
stronger  in  membership,  finances  and 
spirit  than  at  any  other  time  in  the 
sixty-five  years  of  our  existence.     Re- 
gret, because  the  agricultural  depres- 
sion  eoiiiinnes  and   rural   distress  ia 
acute.     The  most  recent  figures  indi- 
cate   that    the    index    of   farm    prices 
stands  at  72  per  cent  of  pre-war.    The 
general    index  of   prices  paid   by    the 
farmers    for    supplies,    not    including 
taxes  and  freight,  stands  at   127  per 
cent  of  pre-war.     Or,  in  other  words, 
farm  products  have  but  57  per  cent  of 
their  pre-war  inirchasing  power.    This 
inequality    is    taking    a    terrible    toll 
from  Rural  America.     While  there  is 
confusion,  uncertainty  and  sometimes 
resentment  in  the  rural  mind,  yet  the 
farmer    is    hopeful,    determined,    and 
still  fighting  for  a  better  day. 

As  time  passes  the  contributing  fac- 
tors to  our  present  world-wide  depres- 
sion become  more  apparent  and  can  be 
roughly   cla.ssified   under  five  general 
heads: — The  first  and  most  important 
of  all  is  the  World  War.    The  destruc- 
tion of  life  and  property,  and  the  ar- 
bitrary geographic  changes  and   rep- 
aration charges  of  the  Peace  Treaty 
have  dislocated  established  world  cur- 
rents.    Armaments  are  today  costing 
more  than  before  the  war.    More  men 
are   now   under   arms   than   in   June, 
1914.     Today  we  are  in  the  midst  of 
the   greatest   economic   battle   of   the 
war,  fought  not  with  shells  and  poison 
gas.  but  with  the  burdens  of  taxation, 
depression,    unemployment,   suspicion 
and  hatred,  that  the  war  left  as  its 
heritage  to  mankind. 

The  second  factor  is  the  machine 
age,  which  has  accelerated  speed  and 
multiplied  the  power  of  human  hands. 
This  is  as  true  in  agriculture  as  in  in- 
dustry. Mass  production  and  me- 
chanical efficiency  have  outrun  the 
consumptive  capacity  of  mankind. 
Too  much  thought  has  been  given  to 
production  and  too  little  to  human  re- 
lationships. 

The  third  factor  is  unsound  stand- 
ards of  wealth  and  unstable  measures 
of  value.  People  had  the  false  notion 
that  they  could  speculate  themselves 
rich.  Some  thought  that  wealth  could 
be    created    without    rendering    real 


service  of  hand,  head  or  heart  to  hu- 
manity. Coupled  with  feverish  spec- 
ulation was  the  pyramiding  of  stock 
values,  resulting  from  the  belief  that 
combination  and  size  alone  create 
wealth.  The  lack  of  stabilty  of  the 
I)urchasing  j)ower  of  money  has  great- 
ly added  to  our  distress. 

The  fourth  is  agricultural  ine(iual- 
ity.  The  farmer  suffered  nine  years' 
depression  before  his  reduced  pur- 
chasing power  became  a  factor  in 
hastening  the  in<iustrial  collapse.  Be- 
tween 1920  and  19:10  more  than  twen- 
ty l)illion  <lollars  was  taken  out  of  the 
capital  account  of  agriculture  and  at 
least  ten  billion  dollars  more  from  the 
farmer's  income.  The  farmer's  pur- 
chasing power  is  almost  destroyed  and 
when  this  is  restored  national  pros- 
IM^rity  will  be  inevitable. 

The    fifth    great    factor    has    been 
faulty  distributi<m  of  wealth.     In  our 
anxiety  to  produce  goods  and  to  accu- 
mulate wealth,  we  have  lost  sight  of 
the   necessity    to  equitably   distribute 
the  fruits  of  the  toil  that  we  as  a  na- 
tion create.     The  most  striking  proof 
of  this  fact  can  be  found  in  the  late 
report  of  the  Bureau  of  Internal  Rev- 
enue.    From  it  we  find  that  504  men 
in  the  United  States  in  1929  reported 
a  net  income  of  over  one  million  dol- 
lars each.     The  total   net   income  of 
this  group  was  $1,185,135,000.00.    The 
yearbook  of  the  Department  of  Agri- 
culture for  1930  gives  the  farm  value 
of  all  wheat  and  cotton  produced  in 
the  United  States  that  year  as  $1,191,- 
451,000.00.     In  other  words,  504  men 
had  a  net  income  almost  equal  to  the 
gross  income  of  all  the  wheat  and  cot- 
ton  growers   in   the  nation   one  year 
later.     If  the  1929  crop,  or  the  1930 
crop  for  that  matter,  had  been  figured 
on   present   market   prices,   these   504 
men  could  have  purchased  with  their 
1929  income  all  of  the  wheat  and  all 
of  the  cotton  produced  in  either  year 
and  then  had  hundreds  of  millions  of 
dollars  remaining.     These  figures  can 
be  amplified  by  other  comparisons,  but 
the  fact  remains  that  the  maldistribu- 
tion of  wealth  has  become  a  serious 
factor  in  our  economic  structure  and 
has  curtailed  the  purchasing  power  of 
society. 

There  should  be  neither  jealousy 
nor  avarice  in  the  heart  of  the  Amer- 
ican farmer,  but  facts  like  these  em- 
phasize the  need  of  overhauling  our 
system  of  distribution  of  goods  and 
wealth.  Communism  and  Bolshevism 
have  no  place  in  America.  The  only 
"ism"  that  we  should  tolerate  is  that, 
genuine  Americanism  found  in  the 
Declaration  of  Independence  and  the 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


December,  193] 


Constitution  of  our  land.  Abraham 
Lincoln  described  this  Americanism 
in  government  thus : — "To  remove  the 
obstacles  from  the  pathway  of  all,  to 
open  the  avenues  of  honorable  employ- 
ment for  all  and  to  give  to  all  an  un- 
fettered start  and  a  fair  chance  in  the 
race  of  life."  We  need  no  new  rules 
or  complicated  economic  structure  to 
bring  about -the  correction  of  the  basic 
faults  of  our  methods  of  distribution, 
but  the  application  of  just  human  re- 
lationships and  the  realization  that 
the  Golden  Rule  is  not  out  of  date, 
and  that  men  or  nations  who  violate 
this  obligation  must  finally  pay  the 
penalty  in  tears  and  depression. 

Mankind  has  been  constantly  learn- 
iog  new  lessons  since  the  Garden  of 
Eden.  There*  alone  he  found  abun- 
dance, ease  and  plenty.  The  struggle 
since  then  has  been  to  overcome  short- 
age, conquer  difficulty,  and  move  for- 
ward. For  the  first  time  in  history 
we  have  such  a  surplus  that  present 
civilization  is  impotent  to  cope  with 
this  new  challenge  of  abundance. 
There  is  so  much  wheat  that  the  prict 
is  not  only  below  the  cost  of  produc- 
tion but  millions  are  hungry.  We 
have  so  much  wool,  cotton  and  other 
fibres  that  the  producers  are  impover- 
ished, yet  thousands  in  the  nation  are 
in  rags.  We  have  so  much  of  the  basic 
raw  materials  needed  in  manufactur- 
ing and  commerce  that  stagnation, 
unemployment  and  want  are  world- 
wide. Mankind  knows  how  to  live 
with  too  little,  but  we  do  not  yet  know 
how  to  handle  the  problem  of  too 
much.  Overproduction  and  undercon- 
sumption are  so  closely  related  to  this 
depression  that  they  are  inseparable. 
We  must  find  a  way  to  prevent  a  sur- 
plus from  bankrupting  the  producer 
and  filling  the  world  with  hunger  and 
want. 

There  are  a  host  of  other  contribut- 
ing factors  that  have  augmented  the 
present  collapse,  like  tariffs  and  taxa- 
tion. Others  will  become  apparent  as 
time  goes  by.  At. this  session  of  the 
Naional  Grange  we  should  remember 
that  in  our  veins  runs  the  blood  of 
those  farmers  who  at  Lexington  and 
Bunker  Hill  fired  the  shot  heard 
round  the  world.  As  the  heirs  of  all 
that  has  been  contributed  for  liberty 
and  welfare,  we,  as  farmers  and  Amer- 
ican citizens,  should  rededicate  our- 
selves unreservedly  and  courageously 
to  a  sane  and  constructive  program 
that  will  restore  not  only  prosperity  to 
rural  life  but  overcome  the  curse  of 
depression  and  unemployment  that 
affects  the  Republic  and  mankind. 

2.  Our  Interdependence 

There  are  those  who  believe  that 
the  farmer  should  spend  all  his  time 
and  thought  with  the  tasks  of  his  own 
farm,  and  that  our  farm  organizations 
should  only  concern  themselves  with 
local  and  community  problems.  Un- 
fortunately, such  individuals  are  out 
of  step  with  world  progress  and  fail  to 
recognize  the  interdependence  of  the 
whole  human  family.  Agriculture  is 
basic  and  produces  the  food,  fibre  and 
shelter  essential  to  mankind,  yet  the 
prosperity  of  the  farmer  is  affected  by 
I^eace  or  war,  famine  or  earthquake, 
in  the  most  remote  corner  of  the  globe. 
Floods  in  China,  wheat  shortage  in 
Russia,  the  failure  of  cotton  in  the 
Orient,  the  collapse  of  the  price  of 
silver,  new  tariffs  in  other  nations, 
governmental  unrest,  and  a  thousand 
and  one  other  problems  affect  farm 
prices.  The  farmer  is  an  integral  part 
of  the  human  family  and  is  affected 
by  the  prosperity  or  the  depression  of 
other  groups  and  nations.  The  Grange, 
or  any  other  worth-while  farm  organ- 
ization, must  be  interested  in  every 
factor  affecting  rural  welfare.  It 
must  have  a  vision  to  see  the  prob- 


lems that  threaten  rural  stability  and 
farm  prosperity;  and,  above  all,  it 
must  have  the  courage  to  fight  for 
equality  for  the  farmer  regardless  of 
the  enemies  in  the  pathway  or  the 
criticism  to  be  overcome. 

The  farm  problem  is,  after  all,  as 
many  problems  as  there  are  crops 
grown  upon  our  farms,  multiplied  by 
their  distribution.  There  is  no  mas- 
ter key  solution  to  the  present-day 
farm  problems.  Neither  the  Debenture, 
the  Fee,  Stabilization,  Cooperative 
Marketing,  Tariff  Reform,  Tax  Re- 
duction, nor  any  single  one  of  the 
host  of  offered  remedies  will,  by  it- 
self, cure  our  rural  ills.  Rural  pros- 
perity and  rural  welfare  are  depend- 
ent on  a  constructive  and  broad- 
gauge  program  touching  all  the  prob- 
lems affecting  rural  life,  yet  constant- 
ly adjusted  to  changes  in  style,  appe- 
tite, health  habits,  world  production, 
tariff  barriers,  or  achievements  in  sci- 
ence and  invention.  Our  program  has 
been  as  broad  as  the  needs  of  rural 
life,  although  we  have  been  attacking 
the  steps  one  at  a  time. 

3.  Reconstruction 

The  suggestions  of  President  Hoo- 
ver to  meet  the  present  emergency  and 
stabilize  financial  and  industrial  con- 
ditions, are  entitled  to  the  support  of 
all  good  citizens  and  should  be 
adopted  by  Congress  with  such  addi- 
tional steps  as  may  be  required  to 
meet  in  a  full  measure  the  present 
crisis.  To  accept  panics,  depression, 
unemployment  and  industrial  col- 
lapse as  an  unavoidable  consequence, 
and  to  do  nothing  to  correct  the  situa- 
tion, is  but  to  admit  that  civilization 
is  a  failure,  and  that  we  are  back  in 
the  jungle  where  the  "survival  of  the 
fittest"  obtains.  : 

The  stabilization  of  our  banking 
structure  is  paramount.  If  the  $500,- 
000,000  pool  is  not  sufficient,  private 
agencies  or  the  government  should 
supply  needed  funds.  This  situation 
must  be  met  in  a  manner  to  restore 
confidence  and  stop  unnecessary  with- 
drawals from  our  financial  institu- 
fions.  Of  equal  importance  is  the 
creation  of  a  governmental  pool  to 
take  care  of  the  sound  assets  in  our 
closed  banks.  By  making  immediate- 
ly available  a  part  of  the  frozen  as- 
sets in  these  institutions,  the  financial 
situation  can  be  greatly  improved. 

If  necessary,  the  equivalent  of  the 
War  Finance  Corporation  should  be 
revived  to  enable  the  financing  of 
goods  sold  to  nations  where  economic 
conditions  or  declining  exchange 
make  immediate  payment  impossible. 
This  will  go  a  long  way  to  revive  bnsi- 
ness  and  stimulate  exportation  of  ag- 
ricultural products.  The  leadership  in 
each  political  party  should  rise  to  the 
heights  of  statesmanship  and  declare 
a  moratorium  on  party  politics,  prej- 
udice and  ambition,  and  deal  with  the 
present  emergency  as  it  demands.  The 
greatest  force  of  reconstruction,  how- 
ever, will  be  to  stabilize  the  confidence 
and  faith  of  t)ur  citizenship.  With 
this  asset  restored,  normal  conditions 
automatically  follow. 

4.  Respect  for  Law 

Eternal  vigilance  is  the  price  of  lib- 
erty. Our  present  disrespect  for  law 
threatens  life,  health,  property  and  the 
security  of  government.  Organized 
crime  existed  in  the  civilizations  of 
Babylon  and  Rome.  For  centuries  it 
could  be  found  in  the  slums  of  Paris 
and  London.  We  had  racketeers  be- 
fore the  adoption  of  the  Eighteenth 
Amendment,  yet  America's  organized 
gangland  is  a  recent  and  dangerous 
development.  We  rejoice  that  many 
of  the  nation's  greatest  gang  crim- 
inals are  now  behind  prison  bars,  and 
hope  that  this  number  will  rapidly  in- 


crease. The  modern  racketeer  uses 
force,  is  ready  to  destroy  life  and 
property  and  violates  every  law  of  de- 
cency and  civilization.  They  are  so 
foreign  to  everything  American  that 
an  aroused  public  opinion  should  sup- 
port the  government  in  crushing  un- 
derworld criminals  under  the  iron  heel 
of  justice. 

The  Eighteenth  Amendment,  and 
the  enforcement  machinery  under  it, 
is  but  the  oirtgrowth  of  a  century's 
education  in  temperance  and  national 
welfare.  The  time  is  at  hand  when 
the  friends  of  temperance  progress 
must  again  use  the  power  of  educa- 
tion in  maintaining  a  healthful  public 
opinion  for  the  necessity  of  observing 
the  Eighteenth  Amendment  and  se- 
curing the  further  improvement  of 
our  enforcement  machinery,  which  is 
now  functioning  better  than  ever  be- 
fore. 

Those  who  have  always  opposed 
Prohibition  have  seized  upon  our  fi- 
nancial distress  to  urge  the  return  of 
the  legalized  liquor  business.  The 
talk  about  beer  and  prosperity  has 
been  exploded.  The  cry  for  liquor 
and  stability  is  equally  unsound. 
Look  at  Europe,  and  we  find  England 
and  Germany  in  dire  straits,  regard- 
less of  the  fact  that  beer  is  abundant 
and  alcoholic  beverages  plentiful. 
Look  to  South  America  and  we  find 
revolution  following  revolution  in 
spite  of  unrestricted  liquor  laws.  The 
saloon  will  not  end  unrest.  It  will  not 
bring  prosperity.  It  will  not  aid  un- 
employment; but  on  the  other  hand 
it  will  aggravate  the  difficulties  from 
which  we  suffer.  During  a  flood,  we 
do  not  destroy  a  dam  because  it  leaks, 
but  we  do  try  to  strengthen  its  foun- 
dations. World  experience  is  proving 
that  the  only  substitute  for  the  saloon 
is  Prohibition.  Our  task  is  continued 
education  and  vigorous  law  enforce- 
ment. 

5.  Peace 

With  four-fifths  of  the  world's  pop- 
ulation living  under  governments  re- 
cently changed  by  political  or  armed 
revolution,  and  with  present-day  diffi- 
culties affecting  most  of  the  nations 
of  the  world  more  than  our  own  coun- 
try, many  are  wondering  if  civiliza- 
tion has  reached  its  culmination  and 
is  about  to  recede.  The  answer  will 
be  an  emphatic  "No!"  if  the  human 
family  accept  the  lessons  of  the  past. 
History  teaches  that  we  must  find  an 
honorable  substitute  for  war,  or  war 
itself  will  finally  destroy  civilization. 
Every  war  in  recent  history  has  been 
followed  by  industrial  paralysis  and 
social  and  financial  losses  sufficiently 
severe  to  leave  many  in  ruins. 

The  farmer  has  been  one  of  the 
greatest  sufferers  from  war,  yet  his 
patriotism  has  never  been  questioned. 
Every  battlefield  for  liberty  from  Lex- 
ington to  Flanders  Field  has  been  en- 
riched by  the  blood  of  Rural  America. 
On  one  hand  the  farmer  will  not  toler- 
ate any  compromise  with  the  inde- 
pendence, liberty,  and  ideals  of  Amer- 
ica. On  the  other  hand,  he  asks 
American  and  world  statesmanship  to 
meet  the  challenge  of  civilization  and 
take  every  possible  step  to  prevent  the 
world  being  plunged  in  another  war. 
The  battles  of  the  next  conflict  will 
not  be  in  the  trenches  or  in  the  clash 
of  armed  forces  alone,  but  the  aero- 
plane, poison  gas,  and  similar  inven- 
tions indicate  that  the  cities  and 
towns,  with  their  innocent  men,  wom- 
en and  children,  will  suffer  as  never 
before. 

A  study  of  Congressional  appropria- 
tions of  the  last  ten  years  reveals  the 
amazing  fact  that  the  billions  of  tax 
funds,  going  into  the  cost  of  wars  past 
and  prospective,  make  the  total  of  all 
other  appropriations  look  insignifi- 
cant.    No  patriot  will  advocate  the 


crippling  of  army  or  navy,  but  it  ij 
time  that  military  and  naval  appro- 
priations  stop  stifling  our  progress. 
Measuring  the  staggering  price  \ve 
must  pay,  patriotism  itself  dictates 
the  support  of  every  movement  to  pro. 
mote  world  understanding  and  peace. 
Our  government  should  continue  itg 
world  leadership  towards  honorable 
arbitration  and  the  adjudication  of 
disputes  between  nations.  The  World 
Court,  with  the  Root  Formula  at- 
tached, should  be  adhered  to.  Our 
delegates  to  the  World  Disarmament 
Conference  in  Geneva  in  1932  should 
use  their  influence  to  stop  the  mad 
race  for  military  and  naval  suprem- 
acy. The  human  family  cannot 
longer  bear  the  burdens  that  unneces- 
sary war  preparations  impose.  Along 
with  the  technical  and  financial  ad- 
visors. Agriculture  should  be  repre- 
sented at  this  Conference. 

6.  Dawn 

Every  tidal  wave  recedes.  Every 
storm  ceases  to  blow.  Every  depres- 
sion will  eventually  end.  Without 
mitigating  our  present  distress,  it  is 
well  to  part  the  curtains  of  time  and 
see  what  the  future  holds  for  Amer- 
ica. Ours  is  a  land  of  over  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  millions  of  people, 
with  the  highest  standards  of  living 
in  the  world.  These  millions  must 
live  and  be  clothed  and  fed.  Ours  is 
the  oldest  Constitutional  Republic  in 
history.  It  is  fundamentally  sound. 
Our  natural  resources  are  unimpaired. 
The  wealth  of  mine,  of  forest,  of  field 
and  of  factory,  are  still  secure.  The 
American  mind  and  genius  for  or- 
ganizational leadership  has  yet  un- 
touched the  heights  of  its  possibili- 
ties. 

Doubt,  dislocation  and  confusion 
will  pass  away.  Organization  and 
equality  will  be  secured  for  Agricul- 
ture. A  stabler  monetary  structure 
will  be  provided.  The  evils  of  dis- 
tribution will  be  corrected.  Step  by 
step,  through  patience,  and  with  con- 
structive leadership,  the  causes  con- 
tributing to  this  collapse  will  be  re- 
moved. And  after  all,  it  is  well  to 
remember  that  depressions  are  like 
sorrow — they  deepen  and  purify  the 
currents  of  our  national  life.  If  this 
crisis  brings  the  farmer  into  his  or- 
ganization and  the  people  of  America 
back  into  the  House  of  God,  it  will 
not  have  been  in  vain. 

For  thousands  of  years  untutored 
man  dreaded  darkness.  He  feared 
wild  animals  and  he  feared  wild  men. 
In  that  early  day,  watchmen  were 
kept  on  guard  during  the  night,  and 
with  joy  they  announced  the  heralds 
of  day.  Today  in  our  nation  there  is 
darkness  and  confusion.  There  is 
lack  of  faith  and  stability  in  the 
world.  Anxious  hearts  and  waiting 
souls,  struggling  with  hunger  and 
cold,  anxiety  and  distress,  ask: 
Watchman,  what  of  depressions 
might?  And  the  answer  comes 
back : — 

"Lo,  the  dawn  appeareth;  a  fuller 
day  is  at  hand!" 

Fraternally  submitted, 

L.  J.  Taber, 
Master,  The  National  Grange. 


Educational  exhibits  will  be  put  <"* 
by  the  state  bureaus  of  markets, 
plant  industry,  and  vocational  educa- 
tion, and  by  the  college  departments 
of  agronomy,  animal  husbandry- 
botany,  entomology  extension,  *°" 
plant  pathology  extension. 


Friedens  Grange  of  Somerset  Co^' 
ty  will  present  the  one  act  pW' 
"Squaring  It  with  the  Boss,"/bici 
won  first  place  in  the  western  ^^^^^'''J 
of  the  tournament  of  the  State  Fan" 
Show  in  Harrisburg  last  winter. 


Peccmber,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


9:30  A.M. 
10:00  A.M. 


STATE  GRANGE  TO  MEET  IN  FIFTY-NINTH 

SESSION  AT  DU  BOIS,  PA.,  DEC.  8-10 

(Concluded  from  page  1.) 
Thursday  Morning,  December  10th 

Devotional  Exercises. 
Reports  of  Committees. 
Business  Session. 
Xoon  Recess. 

Afternoon  Session 

1:30  P.M.     Reports  of  Committees. 

2:00  P.M.     Special  Order — Election. 

2:30  P.M.     Business  Session — Reports,  etc. 


7:45  P.M. 


Unfinished  Business. 


Evening  Session 


8:00  P.M.    Reports  of  Committees. 
9:30  P.M.     Installation  of  Ofiicers. 
10:30  P.M.     Closing  Grange. 


State  Grange  Com" 
mittees  Named 

The  following  committees  have  been 
named  by  the  State  Master  to  serve 
during:  the  session: 

Pomona  Granges 

Walter    P.    Hoppe,    Susquehanna; 

Charles    Ellis,    Schuylkill;     William 


Samuel  Mh.ler 
Pomona  Master,  Elk 

Armstrong,     Mercer;      Mae     Clontz, 
.Tefferson;  Nellie  Alt,  Lackawanna. 

Good  of  the  Order 

Herbert  Bartoo,  Potter;  R.  H. 
Warner,  Monroe;  Alfred  Rice,  Lu- 
cerne; Mrs.  F.  S.  June,  McKean; 
Mabel  0.  Dagle,  Northumberland. 

Cooperation 

George  H.  Bicker,  Butler;  H.  R. 
^winn,  Blair;  George  Ruth,  Berks; 
^nima  Mitchell,  Potter;  Mrs.  Gladys 
Palmer,  Tioga. 

Conservation 

Hon.  Gifford  Pinchot,  Pike;  John 
p-  hight,  Lebanon;  Harold  Shook, 
f^rankhn;  Mrs.  Albert  Bennage, 
iJnion;  Margaret  Wilcox,  Warren. 


Dairy  Interests 

W.  S.  Fullerton,  Lawrence;  George 
Wilson,  Cumberland;  E.  L.  Kriner, 
Clearfield;  Martha  Carpenter,  Craw- 
ford;   Mrs.  Myrtle  Haven,  Bradford. 

Agriculture 

Fred  E.  Flaugh,  Crawford;  S.  C. 
Burrell,  Clinton;  Leslie  I.  Bolton, 
Lancaster;  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Dayton, 
Bradford;  Mrs.  Cora  Taylor,  Nor- 
thumberland. 

Rural  Electrification 

Miles  Horst,  Lebanon;  V.  Ross 
Xicodenuis,  Bedford;  J.  A.  Jewart, 
Armstrong;  Mrs.  Mary  Collins,  Ven- 
ango;  Mrs.  W.  A.  Buck,  Carbon. 

Credentials 

H.  D.  Allebach,  Montgomery;  Phil- 
lip Price,  Delaware;    Robert  H.  Bo- 


Gallatin  Grange  Hall 

vard,  Allegheny;    E.  J.  Weise,  Cam- 
bria;  George  M.  Weaver,  Dauphin. 

Legislation 

John  L.  Post,  Washington;  How- 
ard G.  Eisaman,  Erie;  Ira  Gross, 
Cambria;  Meade  C.  Knights,  Brad- 
ford;   John  II.  Light,  Lebanon. 

Fifth  Dfxjree 

David  Douglas,  Beaver;  Elwood 
Melchor,    Bucks;     J.    Gross    Shook, 


She  sells  her  pastry  and 
flowers  by  telephone 

A  farmer's  wife  living  near  Newton,  N.  C,  takes  advantage  of  her 
telephone  to  sell  the  cakes  and  pies  which  she  is  skilled  in  making. 
She  calls  her  customers  regularly  to  find  out  what  they  wish,  and  in 
this  way  is  able  to  dispose  of  all  the  products  she  can  bake.  She  also 
takes  telephone  orders  for  flowers  in  season.  Her  extra  money  from 
these  sources  amounts  to  a  substantial  sum  in  the  course  of  a  year. 
The  telephone  is  an  important  aid  in  promoting  the  most  profit- 
able sales  of  livestock,  grain,  fruit  and  vegetables  through  co- 
operative associations  or  local  markets.  It  is  invaluable  in  making 
social  or  business  engagements,  ordering  supplies  or  summoning 
help  in  times  of  fire,  accident  or  sickness.  And  it  enables  parents 
on  the  farm  to  keep  in  frequent  touch  with  children  who  arc  at 
school  or  working  in  nearby  places. 

The  modern  farm  home  has  a  telephone  that  serves  well,  rain 
or  shine. 


A    BELL    SYSTEM 


ADVERTISEMENT 


Centre;    J.  Edwin  Brown,  Delaware; 
Mrs.  H.  B.  Phillips,  Clarion. 

Sixth  Degree 
Harry  L.  Norton,  Bradford ;  Henry 
C.  Pickering,  Bucks;    E.  E.   Shultz, 


State  Grange  Headquarters,  Du  Bois,  Pa. 


E.  L.  Kriner, 
Pomona  Master,  Clearfield 

Columbia;    Samuel  Miller,  Elk;    Ed- 
ward McCray,  Fulton. 

Education 
H.   A.    Snyder,   Lycoming;     PI.   J. 
Rice,  McKean;    Carl  Tonkin,  Sulli- 
van;   Mrs.  E.  L  Radle,  Northumber- 
land ;  Mrs.  Purley  D.  Johnson,  Tioga. 


Resolutions 
J.  J.   Cleland,   Washington;    Fred 
Jones,   Westmoreland;    O.  L.   Spahr, 
York;  Mrs.  J.  E.  Wiggins,  Wyoming; 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Rhine,  Mifflin. 

Memorial 

W.  D.  Keemer,  Juniata;  Edward  T. 
Fink,  Lehigh;  G.  M.  Hatch,  Clear- 
field; Daniel  Rice,  Perry;  Rachel 
Smith,  Clearfield;  Mrs.  F.  M.  Stoner, 
Somerset. 

Insurance 

Porter  Michael,  Luzerne;  T.  M. 
Kresge,  Lackawanna;  J.  M.  Thomp- 
son, Warren;  Mrs.  Robert  Hughes, 
Jefferson;  Mrs.  Amos  Yocum,  Hun- 
tingdon. 

.,  Special  Assistant  Stewards 
J.  B,  W.  Stufft,  (Marshall),  Somer- 
set;  C.  .C.  Steele,  Indiana;  Leon 
Epler,  Northumberland;  Carl  T.  Nel- 
son, Venango;  S.  P.  Stauffer,  Sny- 
der; Edward  Jones,  Cambria;  John 
J.  Marks,  Lehigh;  N.  W.  Trisket, 
Warren;    Chas.  Roe,  Wayne. 

Juvenile  Granges 
Mrs.  Lucy  Shumway,  Bradford; 
Mrs.  Sarah  Caven,  Beaver;  Mrs. 
Clara  Dewey,  Erie;  Miss  Jennie  Cole, 
Northampton;  Mrs.  Minerva  Spauld- 
ing,  Tioga. 


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Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


December,  I931 


SENATOR  DAVIS  SAYS 

RAIL  SYSTEMS  WILL 

SURVIVE   COMPETITION 


Carriers  Are  Taking  Steps  to  Pre- 
serve  Their  Share  of  Trans- 
port Business,  He  Tells 
Brotherhood 

Railroads  and  railroad  employees 
will  eoine  into  a  fair  share  of  re- 
turninji:  business  property  when  busi- 
ness conditions  in  this  country  are 
again  stabilized,  Senator  Davis,  of 
Pennsylvania,  said  in  an  address  be- 
fore the  Brotherhood  of  Railroad 
Trainmen  of  Pennsylvania. 

Competition  Keen 

A  statement  made  available  by 
Mr.  Davis,  summarizing  his  address, 
follows  in  full  text: 

"Despite  intensified  competition 
which  is  being  offered  by  buses,  motor 
trucks  and  airplanes,  oblivion  for 
the  railroads  of  our  nation  is  so  far 
distant  that  our  great  grandchildren 
may  not  observe  such  an  economic 
calamity,"  United  States  Senator 
James  J.  Davis,  of  Pennsylvania,  de- 
clared to-day  in  an  address  made  to 
Railroad  Trainmen  of  Pennsylvania. 

"Our  national  existence  is  as  vitally 
dependent  on  our  railroads,  as  is 
Great  Britain's  welfare  dependency 
on  its  deep  sea  cargo  and  passenger 
carriers,"  Senator  Davis  said,  adding, 
"The  food  supplies  of  our  great  cities 
would  be  seriously  curtailed,  and  the 
wheels  of  commerce  and  industry 
generally  would  be  gravely  retarded, 
if  our  railroads  even  suspended  opera- 
tions for  a  few  days." 

Voices  Optimism 

Voicing  optimism  regarding  the 
profitable  operation  of  our  railroads. 
Senator  Davis  said: 

"The  railroads  of  our  Nation,  like 
nearly  every  other  unit  in  our  eco- 
nomic structure,  have  been  hard  hit 
by  the  effects  of  the  business  depres- 
sion which  gripped  the  w^orld  at  large 
and  from  which  this  nation  is  stead- 
ily recovering.  And,  when  full  sta- 
bilization of  brisk  conditions  again 
and  from  which  this  nation  is  stead- 
enjoy  a  fair  share  of  the  national 
prosperity. 

"The  Brotherhood  of  Railroad 
Trainmen,  the  officials  of  the  various 
railroads  and  their  stockholders  then 
will  have  cause  to  .  forget  the  lean 
days  of  this  period  of  business  de- 
pression. But,  even  these  groups  so 
intimately  connected  with  our  rail- 
roads will  have  no  greater  cause  for 
elation  than  nearly  every  person  in- 
cluded in  our  national  population. 
For,  nearly  every  one  in  the  United 
States  is  a  silent  stockholder  in  the 
railroads  of  our  nation,  inasmuch  as 
most  of  the  stock  in  these  carrier 
systems  is  held  by  our  life  insurance 
companies,  our  savings  and  national 
banks,  our  building  and  loan  associa- 
tions. 

Industry  Pessimistic 

"In  times  of  business  depression, 
great  industries  often  grow  pessimis- 
tic. Terrified  at  times,  they  seek  re- 
lief through  legislative  channels, 
realizing  in  their  dilemma,  however, 
that  the  relief  they  thus  seek  would 
be  but  temporary  in  scope  and  un- 
sound in  economic  precedent.  Usu- 
ally sound  ways  and  means  can  be 
found  by  stricken  industries  for  their 
own  business  salvation.  In  the  case 
of  our  railroads,  I  am  certain  that 
they  will  manage  to  find  their  way 
back  to  prosperity.  Many  of  our 
larger  transportation  systems  already 
have  taken  substantial  steps  to  profit- 
ably meet  present-day  competition 
from  buses,  motor-trucks  and  air- 
planes. 


These  roads  are  electrifying  their 
right-of-ways,  besides  entering  a  part- 
nership with  bus  and  airplane  com- 
panies. At  any  rate,  the  people  of 
our  nation  may  rest  assured  that 
when  national  prosperity  returns,  as 
it  alw'ays  has  done  during  our  na- 
tional existence,  after  each  successive 
period  of  business  depression,  we  will 
find  our  railroads  again  enjoying  their 
share  of  profit  in  the  business  activ- 
ities of  our  nation.  And,  when  our 
farmers  and  wage-earners  again  have 
fat  purses  and  fat  pay  envelopes,  our 
railroads  will  have  a  corresponding 
increase  in  the  profitable  returns  on 
their  investments." 

In  his  address.  Senator  Davis  paid 
glowing  tribute  to  the  members  of  the 
Brotherhood  of  Railroad  Trainmen, 
"whose  conscientious  devotion  to 
duty,"  he  said,  "was  mainly  respon- 
sible for  the  efficiency  of  our  railroads, 
and  the  safety  of  our  army  of  trav- 
elers." 


TERRACE  HILL  LAND 

IN  LEBANON  COUNTY 

Terracing  farm  lands  to  prevent 
erosion  was  done  for  the  first  time  as 
an  extension  demonstration  in  Penn- 
sylvania when  four  terraces  were  re- 
cently constructed  on  the  farm  of 
John  E.  Smith,  Lebanon  County  po- 
tato grower.  J.  R.  Haswcll,  extension 
agricultural  engineer  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  College,  and  County 
Agent  A.  C.  Berger,  had  charge  of  the 
work. 

Limestone  potato  land  which  had 
gullied  badly  in  recent  years  was  ter- 
raced. The  terraces  were  placed  six 
feet  apart  vertically.  The  greatest 
length  was  1,000  feet,  the  width  16 
feet,  and  the  soil  was  ridged  up  18 
inches  higher  in  the  middle  than  the 
gutter  of  the  terrace.  Each  gutter 
had  a  slope  of  4  to  6  inches  per  Imn- 
dred  feet. 

A  surveying  instrument  was  used 
to  lay  out  the  terraces  and  a  stake 
was  set  every  25  feet.  The  sharper 
bends  were  smoothed  out.  In  con- 
structing the  terraces  a  heavy  tractor, 
2-bottom  plow,  road  grader,  and  an 
A-frame  drag  were  used.  Directions 
in  United  States  Farmers'  Bulletin 
1,386,  "Terracing  Farm  Lands,"  were 
followed  generally,  making  allowance 
for  rainfall  conditions. 

Haswell  explains  that  terraces 
should  not  be  used  on  land  having  a 
slope  of  more  than  10  feet  per  hun- 
dred. The  steeper  the  land  the  more 
terraces  needed,  he  savs. 


TRAVELING  GAVEL 
Master's  Gavel  Starts  on  Joi  unev 

The  officers  and  members  of  Water- 
ford  Grange  spent  a  delightful  eve- 
ning recently,  with  Edinboro  Grange, 
and  took  the  new  "traveling  gavel" 
with  them.  A  royal  welcome  was 
given  the  visitors,  and  an  excellent 
supper  served.  Edinboro  conferred 
the  third  and  fourth  degrees  on  a 
class,  in  an  exemplary  manner.  The 
floor  work  of  the  degree  team  was 
beautiful. 

Waterford  members  gave  a  short 
program  of  music,  readings,  and  a 
very  amusing  pantomime  under  the 
title  of  "Wanted  a  Wife,"  which  all 
enjoyed. 

The  "gavel"  was  presented  to  the 
master  of  Edinboro  Grange  at  the 
close  of  the  program,  with  the  injunc- 
tion to  keep  it  moving  throughout 
Erie  County. 

The  meeting  was  an  inspiration  to 
both  Granges,  and  another  link  in 
the  Grange  chain  has  been  cemented. 

Brainless  Betty  wonders  if  it  is  pos- 
sible to  die  in  a  living-room. — Ari- 
zona Kitty-Kat. 


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The  Crawford  County  Pomona  and 
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Eureka  Grange,  No.  816,  at  Norris- 
ville  and  also  furnished  a  fine  pro- 
gram, consisting  of  songs,  dialogues, 
readings,  stunts  and  music  by  Saeger- 
town  Orchestra.  Leader.  Paul  Coch- 
ran. 


There  were  19  Granges  represented, 
including  five  officers  of  Poiiionii 
Grange,  in  id  one  officer  of  State 
Grange,  making  a  total  of  about  400 
Grangers. 

Kureka  Grange  has  made  a  fine  rec- 
ord for  the  year  1931.  It  has  taken  in 
42  members  by  initiation,  reinstate- 
ment and  dimit  cards  from  January 
1st  to  September  1st,  and  has  a  total 
of  109  members.  Fifty-seven  of  their 
own  members  were  at  the  meeting. 

Eureka  Grange  took  the  Chain  t' 
Woodcock  Center  Grange  Tuesday 
night,  September  8th.  and  furnished 
the  program. 


YORK  POMONA  NO.  40 

York  Co.  Pomona  (Jrange  No.  4«J 
were  guests  of  Lower  Chanceforo 
Grange    at    Airville,    Nov.    14,  1931 

Two  very  interesting  sessions  were 
held.  The  afternoon  session  bein^' 
open,  the  public  admitted  and  enter- 
tained by  the  Patrons  of  Lo'^^J 
Chanceford  Grange  with  music,  an<i 
two  playlets,  among  which  was  the 
Wedding  of  Madam  Queen  and  Ac- 
drew  H.  Brown.  An  instructive  i^' 
dress  by  the  Count v  Agent  G-  Jj' 
Weber  and  one  by  Prof.  Chas.  1^ 
Carey  were  features  of  the  afternoon 
program.  The  evening  session  ''''• 
closed  and  the  regular  business  ^o* 
conducted.  Officers  for  the  ne^^*^ 
years  were  elected.  The  eight  subor- 
dinate granges  were  well  represented 
and  all  had  a  good  time  and  will  f* 
looking  forward  to  the  next  Poijon« 
in  February  to  be  held  at  Zion's  vie^ 


Pecember,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisamatiy  State  Lecturer 


December  is  none  too  early  to  begin 
preparations   for    the    installation    of 
the  newly  elected  officers.     As  this  is 
the  last  meeting  for  which  the  1931 
Lecturers  will  prepare   the   program, 
every  effort  should  be  made  to  make 
this  a  gala  event.    Not  only  does  the 
installation  meeting  provide  an  oppor- 
tunity for  a  pleasant  and  satisfactory 
culmination  of  the  year's   tenure   in 
office,  but  it  provides  as  well  the  set- 
ting" for  an  enthusiastic  and  inspira- 
tional occasion   to   start   the   Grange 
work  for  another  year.  Many  Granges 
in  Pennsylvania  endorse  the  custom 
of  joint  installation  with  two  or  more 
Granges  participating.     This  type  of 
installation    is    highly    commendable 
and  we  heartily  recommend  it  to  all 
the  Granges  in  the   State.     Pomona 
Lecturers,  Pomona  Masters  and  State 
Deputies  can  materially  assist  in  ar- 
ranfring    for    the    joint     installation 
meetings   throughout    their   districts, 
by  districting  their  Granges  by  num- 
ber in  accordance  with   local   condi- 
tions; i.e.,  location  and  size  of  avail- 
able halls;   facilities  for  entertaining, 
etc.    We  would  suggest  that  the  in- 
stallation meeting  be  an  open  session 
with  a  special  effort  made  to  induce 
the  public  to   attend.      The   meeting 
can  well  be  either  a  day  or  evening 
affair.  If  day  meeting  is  preferred  we 
would  suggest  a  morning  and   after- 
noon session   with   dinner   served    at 
noon.  A  program  can  be  arranged  for 
the  morning  session  with  some  enter- 
taining features  in  addition  to  the  in- 
stallation ceremony  for  the  afternoon. 
For    the    installation     ceremony     we 
would  recommend  the  outline  as  found 
in  Sarah  Holland's  Drill  Book.    This 
book  may  be  purchased  from  the  State 
Grange  Secretary.     For  the  joint  in- 
stallation there  shall  be  as  many  Lady 
Assistants,  Emblem  and  Regalia  Bear- 
ers as  there  are  Granges  represented. 
As  each  officer  is  being  installed  all 
"ill   simultaneously    proceed    to    the 
altar    in     two     columns,     the     Lady 
Assistants   and   officers-elect    leading. 
Inis  is  a  very  beautiful  and  impres- 
sive ceremony  and  time  may  be  well 
'^pent  in  careful   preparation.      It   is 
\vell  to  select   the   assistants    in   ad- 
vance of  the  meeting  and  arrange  for 
a  rehearsal  of  the  marches,  method  of 
seating  officers,  etc.    As  the  installing 
^'thcer  we  would  suggest  that  you  en- 
'leavor  to  secure  the  services  of  the 
A^^"^ona  Master,   State   Deputy   or   a 
'  tate  Grange  officer.    It  has  been  sug- 
gested  by    some    Patrons    that    each 
•""••na    should    have    its    installing 
earn  who  shall  install  all  the  officers 
•J  the  Subordinate   Granges    in    the 
omona  jurisdiction.     This  plan  will 
^••rk  very  well   if  the   meetings   are 
arranged  so  that  they  will  fall  in  con- 
secutive order. 

^^'"AT  THE  Live  Ones  Are  Doing 
TO  Keep  Alive 

From  Mrs.  LaVerta  Turner,  Lec- 
Cml^^  West  Greene  Grange,  Erie 
wpl^'^^^^^^e  the  following:  "The 
m'-f  f "^^^ous  to  Grange  meeting  I 
TenH-.  ^  ""^'^  to  all  who  were  not  at- 
wh./^k  ''^''  meetings,  telling  them 
res,,  t  program  would  feature.  The 
Win'  ^^""l  ^^atifying  and  the  fol- 
to  »J  ^^  t"®  program  which  seemed 
evpX.  ^"^^  response  or  reaction  from 

ervone  present: 

<|^?,^r-Saving  the  Seed. 

"Di^l  .^~~^y  Favorite  Vegetable. 
^I^^^i8cu88ion-How  I  Plan  My  Gar- 

ong-Springtime  in  the  Rockies. 


"Open  Forum — Conducted  by  As- 
sistant County  Agent. 

"Reading — The  Package  of  Seeds. 

"Stunt  Song, 

"Discussion — Is  it  Practical  to  Save 
One's   Own   Seeds? 

"Uncle  Jeff's  Philosophy  on  Gar- 
dening. 

"Song — No  Golden  Harvest. 

"Vegetable  guessing  contest  with 
the  awarding  of  a  humorous  prize  to 
the  winning  side."  * 

From  Mrs.  Margaret  L.  Morton, 
Lecturer  of  Center  Hill  Grange,  Ve- 
nango County,  we  have :  "Our  Grange 
is  quite  small  and  also  is  only  three 
years  old,  but  we  have  held  the  Po- 
mona banner  twice  during  this  period. 
We  are  sponsoring  and  helping  to  fi- 
nance a  baseball  team  in  our  commu- 
nity. We  have  had  one  open  meeting 
during  the  period  and  there  is  always 
a  good  attendance.  We  are  doing  our 
best  to  interest  everyone  near  us  and 
make  them  want  to  join  us." 

From  A.  Jennette  McCummings, 
lecturer  of  Fulton  Grange,  Lancaster 
County,  we  have  this  interesting  re- 
port: "We  have  four  townships  and 
no  doctor  except  at  a  borough  eight 
niiles  away  and  they  wouldn't  come  if 
roads  were  bad    We  named  a  commit- 


RoBERT  Hughes 
Pomona    Master,    Jefferson 

tee  and  they  wrote  colleges  and  hos- 
pitals, finally  securing  a  young  man 
mIio  is  i)roving  to  be  a  splendid  phy- 
sician, reasonable  in  price  and  he  is 
just  as  busy  as  he  can  be."  This  is 
good  work  Fulton  Grange. 

From  Edith  E.  Jones,  lecturer  of 
Marshaltcm  Grange,  Chester  County, 
we  have:  "On  the  Home  Economics 
Night,  we  had  a  meeting  open  to  all 
l)ersons  in  the  community  and  sur- 
rounding country.  For  their  enter- 
tainment we  had  the  Philadelphia 
Electric  Company  demonstrate  by  mo- 
tion i)ictures,  the  electrical  devices 
which  free  the  farmer  of  today  from 
the  drudgery  of  old.  The  Grangers 
supplied  musical  numbers.  Two  of 
the  young  women  of  the  Grange  dem- 
onstrated the  use  of  raw  foods  in 
salads.  They  made  the  salads  as  the 
l)eople  watched.  This  demonstration 
took  eight  minutes  and  eight  salads 
were  made.  The  ladies  were  invite(i 
to  sample  the  salads.  Many  requested 
the  recipes  so  the  girls  had  copies 
typed.  This  feature  was  a  real  suc- 
cess." 


ECONOMIC  BENEFITS  OF 

REFORESTATION  PROGRAMS 

By  Charles  R.  Meek 

Chief,   Bureau   of  Forest   Extension, 

Department  of  Forests  and  Waters, 

Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania 

Some  idea  of  the  present-day  re- 
turns from  reforestation  may  be  ob- 
tained by  examining  growth  records 
of  the  older  forest  tree  plantations  in 
Pennsylvania. 

It  has  been  definitely  learned  that 
trees,  such  as  locust,  larch,  pitch  pine 
and  Norway  spruce,  will  reach  a 
height  of  40-50  feet  and  a  diameter 
of  6  inches  in  25  years.  At  this  age 
and  size  they  will  produce  posts,  mine 
ties  and  other  small  wood  products. 

White  pine  and  red  pine  commonly 
produce  from  30,000  to  50,000  board 
feet  in  50-year-old  stands.  The 
stumpage  value  of  such  a  stand  should 
be  at  least  $600  an  acre.  Thrifty 
stands  of  spruce  in  60  years  yield 
pulpwood  with  a  stumpage  value  of 
$550  an  acre. 

Thinnings  made  in  young  forests 
15  to  30  years  after  planting,  result  in 
the  removal  of  suppressed  and  dying 
trees  that  can  be  converted  into  wood 
products.  The  return  from  the  sale 
of  these  thinnings  helps  to  pay  taxes 
and  the  costs  of  making  the  thinnings. 
Thinnings  in  European  forests  which 
have  been  managed  for  many  years 
very  frequently  amount  to  half  of  the 
entire  yield  taken  from  forests  dur- 
ing their  lifetime,  it  was  pointed  out. 

Although  it  undoubtedly  pays  to 
plant   forest   trees,   the  exact   money 


return  per  acre  cannot  be  determined 
exactly  because  of  varying  factors, 
such  as  prices  paid  for  land  and  labor, 
distances  of  woodlands  from  markets, 
and  rapidly  changing  prices  in  wood 
products.  Wood,  however,  will  always 
be  necessary  and  there  will  never  be 
a  time  when  forests  can  be  started 
cheaper  than  they  can  today,  and  past 
experience  indicates  that  future  prices 
will  be  still  higher. 

Forest  tree  planting  pays  in  many 
ways.  It  pays  the  landowner  because 
the  value  of  his  land  increases  as  the 
trees  grow  in  size  and  quality.  It 
pays  the  farmer  who  has  idle  land  not 
fitted  for  agriculture,  because  planted 
trees  produce  a  valuable  crop.  It  pays 
hunting  and  fishing  clubs  and  similar 
associations  by  providing  cover  and 
food  for  wild  life. 

Tree  planting  pays  water  companies 
by  preventing  erosion  on  the  water- 
sheds and  conserving  the  water 
supply.  Water  companies  have 
planted  more  than  10,000,000  trees  in 
Pennsylvania  and  during  periods  of 
drought  the  effect  of  forest  cover  on 
stream  flow  is  very  noticeable. 


Grow  Tomato  Plants. — The  mus- 
lin-covered coldframe  has  provided 
growers,  of  canning  tomatoes  an  eco- 
nomical and  satisfactory  way  to  grow 
their  own  plants.  Last  year  100,000 
plants  were  grown  this  way  in  five 
demonstrations  in  Adams  County. 
One  grower  produced  his  plants  at  a 
total  cost  of  80  cents  a  thousand, 
ready  for  the  field  on  May  25th. 


Where 

Family  Life  Is  Secure 


The  farm  Is  the  anchor  that  will  hold  through 
the  storms  that  sweep  all  else  away." 


"THE  great  "Empire  Builder**  was  right.    Farm  families  are  protected 
I  from  the  storms  of  adversity  that  may  leave  others  homeless  and 
destitute.    This  is  especially  true  when  the  farm  is  soundly  financed. 

During  fourteen  years,  the  twelve  Federal  Land  Banks  have  promoted  the 
security  of  farm  homes.  With  their  old,  more  than  half  a  million  farmers  have 
replaced  troublesome  short-term  mortgages  with  long-term  "disappearing" 
mortgages  that  eventually  bring  complete  freedom  from  debt. 


FEDERAL  LAND  BANKS 


Springfield,  Mass. 
Baltimors,  Md. 
Columbia,  S.  C. 
Louisviiis,  Ky. 


St.  Paul,  Minn. 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Nsw  Orisans,  La. 
Omaha,  Nob. 


Wichita,  Kan. 
Houston,  Tax. 
Spokano,  Wash. 
Borfcoloy,  Cal. 


The  Week  With  A  Thousand  Educational  Features 


SIXTEENTH  ANNUAL 


I  ennsyl 


vania  rarm 


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ow 


AND 


30  Conventions  of  Farm  Associations 
H  ARRISBURG  JANUARY  1 8-22, 1 932 

5  Acres  of  Commercial  Displays  I  4  Acres  of  Competitive  Exhibits  I 

REDUCED  RAILROAD  FARE    ♦    FREE  ADMISSION 

$37,000  CASH  PRIZES 

For  Information,  See  Your  County  Agent  or  Write  to 

JOHN  H.  LIGHT,  Director  HARRISBURG,  PA. 


TIGHT  BINDING   JEXTGUTOFF 


Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


December,  I931 


i 


Among  the  Granges 

Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


GALLATIN   GRANGE 
History  of  Gallatin  Grange 

Gallatin  Grange,  No.  1580,  was 
named  in  honor  of  Albert  Gallatin, 
one  time  secretary  of  treasury  of  the 
United  States,  his  residence  was  in 
Springhill  Township  in  the  southern 
part  of  Fayette  County. 

Gallatin  Grange  was  organized  by 
L.  D.  Woodfill  and  William  New- 
comber,  at  the  home  of  Mr.  L.  C. 
Burchinal,  near  what  is  known  as 
Friendship  Hill,  the  residence  of  Al- 
bert Gallatin. 

The  first  meeting  was  held  in  May, 
1913,  in  a  vacant  house  belonging  to 
J.  W.  Provance.  The  charter  members 
were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  C.  Burchinal, 
Mr.  and  Mrs..  H.  L.  Rhodes,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Weltner,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Amos  Casber,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Cowell,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  R.  Robinson, 
Mr.  A.  A.  Brooks,  John  Provance,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Finley  Burchinal. 

For  a  period  of  about  four  years 
Grange  was  held  in  Cagy  and  Fallen- 
timber  schoolhouses. 

In  1918,  the  place  of  meeting  was 
moved  to  Gans,  where  a  fair-sized  hall 
was  rented  and  about  one  year  later 
the  Grange  purchased  the  same  hall 
which  was  used  for  a  meeting  place 
until  the  spring  of  1931,  when  plans 
were  gotten  under  way  to  erect  a  new 
hall,  work  was  immediately  started 
and  a  hall  32  x  52  feet,  consisting  of 
full  length  basement  fitted  out  with 
dining  room  and  kitchen.  The  upper 
floor  or  main  auditorium  is  32  x  42 
feet,  with  a  10  x  12-foot  anteroom 
and  ample  locker  rooms,  was  com- 
pleted in  September,  1930,  and  dedi- 
cated October  10,  1931. 


bers — now  numbering  71  in  celebrat- 
ing a  quarter  of  a  century's  working 
together  in  Grange  harness. 

Reminiscing  with  each  other  brings 
forward  clearly,  dulled  but  pleasant 
memories. 

"You  may  break,  you  may  shatter  the 
vase  if  you  will, 
But  the  odor  of  roses  will  cling  to 
it  still." 

It  required  two  busy  sessions — 
afternoon  and  evening,  with  a  splen- 
did supper  in  between,  to  do  justice 
to  the  occasion  and  the  local  people 
on  the  program  all  acquitted  them- 
selves like  real  live  Patrons.  Twenty- 
five  years  and  every  charter  member 
living.  Twenty-five  years  and  present 
membership  numbers  five  hundred 
and  fifty  per  c§nt  of  the  original.  An 
unusual  record. 

Greene  County,  organized  February 
9,  1796,  from  part  of  Washington 
County,  became  and  still  is  the  South- 
western Corner  Stone  County  of  our 
State.  Her  numerous  hills  are  stuffed 
with  coal,  while  their  green  tops  fur- 
nish ideal  pasturage  for  thousands  of 
head  of  fine  wool  sheep.  Her  eighteen 
townships  now  are  graced  by  eleven 
Granges,  nine  of  them,  younger,  fol- 
lowed in  the  lead  that  Jefferson  set 
October  22,  1906. 

W.  F.  Hill. 


NEW  LONDON  GRANGE  REPORTS 

New  London  Grange  reports  that 
thirteen  members  were  reinstated  in 
June,  and  thirteen  initiated  in  Sep- 
tember with  one  reinstatement. 

On  November  12th,  the  Grange  en- 
tertained Brokenstraw  Grange  and  re- 
ceived the  traveling  auto. 

The  Grange  entered  the  Grange 
Life  Insurance  Contest  and  won  a 
cash  prize  of  $10.00. 


LECTURER'S    ASSISTANT — 40   page, 
ideas,    special    programs,    features   aod  mi 
cellaneous  suggestions.     FIFTY  PROQRiw' 
— oomplete    programs    outlined    for  the  i 
turer's     hour.      Each     book,     60c    postpaw 
Guy  B.  Horton,  Montpeller,  Vermont. 


WHAT  HOUSE  IS  BURNING 

NOW  ?  SERIOUS  QUESTION 


The  first  master  was  Mr.  L.  C. 
Burchinal,  now  deceased.  The  mas- 
ters in  order  were  G.  M.  Griffin,  Fin- 
ley  Burchinal,  Thomas  W.  Gans,  G. 
M.  Lyons  (deceased),  H.  M.  Burchin- 
al, Bryson  Heath,  and  F.  B.  Blosser, 
most  of  the  masters  held  office  from 
one  to  three  years. 


WESLEY  AND  SCRUBGRASS 
GRANGES  ENTERTAIN 

VENANGO  POMONA 


TWENTY-FIFTH  ANNIVERSARY 

Jefferson  Grange,  No.  1330,  Greene 
County,  Celebrates  Twenty- 
Fifth  Anniversary 

The  writer  had   a  notation   in  his 
notebook  for  the  year  1906,  that  Mr. 
D.   K.   Bell   expected   him   at   Rice's 
Landing,  October,  1906,  to  attend  a 
meeting    being    called    there    to    see 
about  organizing  a  Grange.     The  in- 
itial form  of  transportation  provided 
by    Mr.    Bell    was    a    rowboat    that 
landed  us  on  the  Greene  County  side 
of  the  Monongahela  River  and  from 
thence    we    sought    Mr.    Bell's    farm 
home.    The  attendance  at  the  meeting 
was  small  but  after  some  skirmishing 
we    corralled    thirteen    persons    who 
agreed  to  accept  the  services  of  the 
stranger   in   guiding   them   into   and 
through  the  mysteries  of  the  first  four 
degrees  of  the   Order  of  Patrons  of 
Husbandry.     There  were  thirteen  of 
them  and  soon  each  one  was  commis- 
sioned an  officer  in  the  new  Grange. 
Everybody  was  happy,  including  the 
organizer— an    officer    in    the    State 
Grange.    Brother  G.  B.  Waychoff  was 
chosen  Master,  Sister  Zillah  R.  Bell, 
lectujer,    and    Brother    H.    K.    Bell, 
secretary.      Twenty-five     years     pass 
happily,  and  October  22,  1931,  finds 
me  in  Greene  County  again — an  in- 
vited guest  joining  with  their  mem- 


The  Venango  County  Pomona  met 
Saturday  October  3l8t,  with  Wesley 
and  Scrubgrass  Granges  in  the 
Grange  Hall  at  Wesley.  Three  ses- 
sions were  held — morning,  afternoon 
and  evening. 

The  morning  session  opened  with 
devotional  exercises  and  the  playing 
of  "Star  Spangled  Banner"  with  sa- 
lute to  the  flag,  followed  by  business 
session  and  election  of  officers  for  the 
following  two  years.  Recessed  for 
noon  hour  and  dinner  was  served  by 
the  ladies  of  Wesley  and  Scrubgrass 
Granges. 

Afternoon  session  was  an  open 
meeting  and  the  newly-elected  officers 
were  duly  installed  with  State  Master 
E.  B,  Dorsett  in  chair  assisted  by  Mr. 
D.  F.  Thomas  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W. 
M.  Armstrong  of  Pomona  Grange  of 
Mercer  County.  After  the  installa- 
tion ceremony  was  over,  a  fine  pro- 
gram was  carried  out  by  members  of 
the  different  Granges.  Instructive 
talks  were  given  by  State  Master  E.  B. 
Dorsett  and  D.  F.  Thomas,  Past  Mas- 
ter of  Mercer  County. 

The  evening  session  with  the  new 
officers  in  the  chairs  was  taken  up 
with  the  initiation  of  twelve  candi- 
dates in  the  fifth  degree,  and  the 
awarding  of  the  Attendance  Banner 
to  Sugar  Creek  Grange.  An  invita- 
tion was  extended  by  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  Franklin  to  the  Pomona 
to  meet  with  them  at  their  February 
meeting.  The  invitation  was  ac- 
cepted. 

The  young  people  of  Wesley  Grange 
gave  a  fine  program  in  the  evening  at 
an  open  meeting. 


SOPHISTICATIONS 

"Just  put  it  on  my  Bill,"  sobbed 
the  young  widow  as  she  left  a  floral 
offering  at  the  cemetery. — Texas 
Longhorn. 


Carelessness  and  Neglect  Through- 
out U.  S.  Cause  Terrific  Fire  Loss 

"Somewhere  a  home  Is  burning." 
This  country  is  big  enough  to  make 
that  literally  true.  Somewhere  in  the 
United  States,  no  matter  what  time 
this  may  be — at  any  hour  and  minute 
of  the  day  or  night — "Somewhere  a 
home  is  burning." 

Two-thirds  of  fires  occur  in  homes. 
That  doesn't  seem  to  gibe  with  the  ex- 
perience of  most  of  us,  but  the  actual 
statistics  have  been  compiled  and  are 
being  used  by  the  National  Safety 
Council,  a  cooperative,  nonprofit  as- 
sociation rendering  accident  preven- 
tion service  to  members. 

Our  annual  fire  loss  is  $550,000,000. 
It  is  estimated  that  one  home  is 
burned  to  ashes  every  four  minutes 
throughout  this  country.  This  does 
not  take  account  of  the  innumerable 
petty  fires  of  which  no  notice  is  taken 
except,  perhaps,  in  the  immediate 
neighborhood. 

Sometimes  the  head  of  the  family  is 
surprised  to  learn,  on  his  return  from 
work,  that  "there  was  a  fire  a  few 
doors  from  us  yesterday  and  we  didn't 
know  it  until  today." 

Such  little  "fires"  are  not  counted 
in  making  this  survey. 

Carelessness  and  neglect  cause  this 
terrific  loss,  not  only  of  money,  but  of 
life.  The  first  step  away  from  that 
zone  of  carelessness  and  neglect  is  to 
acquire  a  spirit  of  wholesome  curios- 
ity and  interest  in  everything  that 
has  to  do  with  a  modern  home.  Visit 
The  Inquirer  model  home  in  Elkins 
Park  and  note  the  many  safeguards 
against  neglect  and  carelessness. 

ACCOMMODATtON 

Mr.  Whately,  a  commercial  traveler, 
is  a  very  light  sleeper.  One  night  he 
was  obliged  to  stop  at  a  small  hotel, 
and  after  much  tossing  about  he  final- 
ly succeeded  in  getting  into  a  sound 
sleep.  In  answer  to  loud,  repeated 
knocks  on  his  door,  he  nervously  sat 
upright  in  bod. 

"What's  wanted?"  he  grumbled. 

"Package  downstairs  for  you,  sir." 

"Well,  let  it  stay  there;  it  can  wait 
till  morning.  I  suppose." 

The  boy  shuffled  down  the  corridor 
and  after  a  long  time  the  guest  fell 
into  a  sound  sleep  again.  Then  an- 
other knock  came  at  the  door. 

"Well,  what's  up  now?"  queried  Mr. 
Whately. 

"'Tain't  for  you,  that  package  I" 
said  the  boy,  peeping  round  the  door. 


RELIGIOUS  BELIEF 

There  are  so  many  "religions"  the 
world  over  that  there  is  little  wonder 
some  folks  have  a  very  hazy  idea  as  to 
what   the   term  "religion"  means. 

A  hotel  clerk  was  astonished  to  see 
a  guest  parading  through  the  foyer 
in  a  pair  of  pajamas. 

"Here,  what  are  you  doing?"  roared 
the  clerk. 

Apologizing,  the  guest  said:  "Beg 
pardon,  I'm  a  somnambulist." 

"Well,"  sneered  the  clerk,  "you 
can't  walk  around  here  like  that,  no 
matter  what  your  religion  is." 


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PROVIDING  RURAL 

STUDENTS  WITH 
ADEQUATE  INSTRUCTION 


Effect  of  Competent  Supervision  of 
Teachers  on  Their  Efficiency  and 
Professional  Growth  Discussed 
by  Nebraska  Educator 

By  Ohloe  C.  Baldridge 

nirpctor  of  Rural  Education,  Department  of 
Public  Instruction.  State  of  Nebraska 

Intelligent  guidance,  a  helping 
liand,  willingness  to  assist  where 
needed,  the  pointing  out  of  a  better 
teaching  procedure,  and  needed  en- 
couragement of  times  change  failure 
into  success  for  the  teacher  and  bring 
to  the  boys  and  girls  a  year  of  happy 
achievement  and  progress  that  will 
contribute  greatly  to  their  growth  and 
development. 

¥r        it        ^ 

In  consideration  of  the  achieve- 
ments during  the  past  few  years,  we 
may  say  that  within  the  next  10  years 
each  State  should  have  rural  school 
supervisors  in  the  State  department. 
In  at  least  half  of  the  States,  rural 
school  supervision  will  be  state-wide. 

The  most  important  function  of 
supervision  is  the  improvement  of  in- 
struction in  rural  schools  by  pro- 
moting the  efficiency  and  professional 
growth  of  teachers.  This  may  be 
realized  by  means  of  rural  demon- 
stration schools,  classroom  visitation, 
commendation,  constructive  individ- 
ual criticism,  classroom  demonstra- 
tions, extension  courses,  tests  and 
measurements,  curriculum  construc- 
tion and  adaptation,  individual  in- 
struction, contests  and  exhibits, 
teachers'  meetings  and  institutes, 
school  demonstration  days  and  pa- 
trons' days,  circulars  and  bulletins, 
professional  reading,  community 
work,  vocational  guidance,  and  en- 
riched library  service. 

*  «     -x- 

In  order  to  achieve  the  desired  re- 
sults within  the  next  10  years,  each 
State  must  take  the  personnel  and 
available  means  of  supervision  that  it 
has  and  improve  them  in  a  way  that 
will  tend  to  bring  about  better  legis- 
lation and  better  conditions.  Many 
of  the  States  with  limited  supervisory 
personnel  are  promoting  some  of  the 
activities  that  have  been  mentioned. 
The  immediate  objectives  set  forth 
for  Nebraska  this  year  at  the  County 
Superintendents'  Conference  were 
more  thorough  work  in  the  funda- 
mental subjects,  enriched  library 
service,  improved  rural  school  teach- 
ing, 1,000  standard  and  superior  rural 
schools  by  1933,  continued  emphasis 
on  character  building,  health  educa- 
tion, a  better  understanding  between 
nome  and  school,  a  State  rural  school 
Chorus,  and  a  rural  school  chorus  in 
every  Nebraska  County.  Our  con- 
ference theme  for  the  past  five  years 
nas  been  "Supervision  and  the  Im- 
provement of  Teaching."  Good  teach- 
jng, 18  essential  in  the  development  of 
"Pright,   useful    and    happy   citizens. 

■Dy  realizing  our  immediate  objec- 
pj®^^\can  convince  our  patrons,  our 
^ounty  boards,  and  our  legislators  of 
'ne  importance  of  supervision  of  the 
^jal  school  by  rural-minded  super- 

niJi?  \^  ^^°  ^^^^  ^^^  see  the  whole 
jrai  school  program.  Once  the  value 
*  supervision    is    demonstrated,    we 

int.  ^•''''''®  '®»a^  confirmation.  An 
niensive  campaign  in  behalf  of  rural 

sun!    •  ?'  ^^'^  needed  in  order  that 

upervision   and    assistance    to   rural 

^Satior^    be    provided    through 

♦  *     * 

initi^?^  school   supervision   must   be 
aied   by   county   superintendents 


and  teachers  who  should  convince  pa- 
trons, county  boards,  and  legislators 
of  the  value  of  supervision  by  actual 
demonstrations.  Creating  interest  in 
a  better  rural  school  program  may  be 
accomplished  by  community  organ- 
izations and  patrons'  organizations 
discussing  freely  and  working  on  a 
program  of  child'  welfare  and  school 
improvement.  Patrons  are  interested 
in  knowing  facts  indicating  progress. 
For  example,  in  our  State  they  are 
interested  in  knowing  that  the  num- 
ber of  rural  students  whose  tuition  is 
paid  by  the  district  or  county  has 
been  trebled  during  the  past  12  years 
and  that  the  longer  school  term  is 
bringing  desirable  results.  They  are 
interested  in  definite  accomplishments 
in  better  teaching,  in  standard  and 
superior  rural  schools,  in  the  im- 
proved equipment,  and  in  the  char- 
acter-building program  brought  about 
by  supervision. 

The  significant  problem  in  rural 
education  is  that  many  rural  patrons 
do  not  realize  their  responsibility  to 
the  rural  schools  and  their  oppor- 
tunity for  educational  leadership. 
We  have  found  that  the  most  effective 
means  of  advancing  rural  education 
is  through  local  leadership.  Although 
developing  sentiment  takes  time,  it 
makes  for  growth,  satisfaction,  and 
permanence  in  the  end.  We  would  do 
well  to  adopt  the  guiding  ijrinciples 
followed  by  Horace  Mann.  ''Educa- 
tion can  never  be  attained  in  a  re- 
public without  the  consent  of  the 
whole  people.  All  improvements  in 
the  school  suppose  and  require  a  cor- 
responding and  simultaneous  improve- 
ment in  public  sentiment." 

It  is  not  enough  to  convince  only 
the  teaching  profession  that  the  out- 
standing needs  of  the  rural  schools 
today  are  adequate  supervision,  needed 
assistance  in  the  solution  of  the  every- 
day problems  of  the  rural  school,  and 
interest  and  help  in  the  problems  of 
the  individual  child.  We  must  con- 
vince the  public  that  rural  school 
supervision  will  bring  desirable  re- 
sults. 


* 


Education  is  doing  its  best  only 
when  it  helps  people  to  succeed.  In 
order  to  create  public  sentiment  for 
rural  school  supervision,  we  must  give 
the  needed  assistance  to  teacher  and 
pupil  that  will  realize  for  each  child 
those  rights  so  well  set  forth  in  the 
Children's  Charter:  For  every  child 
spiritual  and  moral  training  that  will 
help  him  to  stand  firm  under  the 
pres.sure  of  life;  for  every  child  un- 
derstanding and  the  guarding  of  his 
personality  as  his  most  precious  right; 
for  every  child  a  school  which  is  safe 
from  hazards,  sanitary,  properly 
equipped,  lighted  and  ventilated;  for 
every  child  an  education  which 
through  the  discovery  and  develop- 
ment of  his  individual  abilities  pre- 
pares him  for  life,  and  through  train- 
ing and  vocational  guidance  prepares 
him  for  a  living  which  will  yield  him 
the  maximum  of  satisfaction;  and 
finally,  for  every  child  as  satisfactory 
schooling  and  health  service  as  for  the 
city  child  and  an  extension  to  rural 
families  of  social,  recreational,  and 
cultural  facilities. 

«     »     « 

Rural  leadership  may  well  be  de- 
veloped in  rural  schools  for  rural - 
minded  supervisors  will  discover  chil- 
dren who  will  become  the  rural  lead- 
ers of  tomorrow.  A  broad  social  ex- 
perience is  needed  in  order  for  rural 
communities  to  maintain  their  rights. 
If  we  ever  keep  before  us  that  all  of 
our  efforts,  time  and  energy  for  ad- 
vancement in  education  are  expended 
solely  for  the  development  of  the 
childhood  of  our  State  and  Nation, 
rural  school  supervision  will  become 


state-wide  in  every  state  of  the  Union. 
In  order  to  give  real  service,  our  su- 
pervisory program  must  constantly 
work  to  discover  and  develop  the  abil- 
ity of  the  individual  child.  We  must 
have  a  forward-looking  program  and 
point  the  way  to  worth-while  achieve- 
ments. The  child's  growth,  physical, 
mental,  moral  and  spiritual,  must 
have  first  place  in  the  hearts  and 
minds  of  the  teaching  profession. 


STATE  SAFETY  COMMITTEE 

IS  RECOMMENDED 

Organizing  of  a  Statewide  Highway 
Safety  Committee  on  which  would  be 
represented  by  the  leading  agencies 
concerned  with  problems  of  motor 
traffic  was  suggested  today  by  the 
Pennsylvania  Motor  Federation,  State 
unit  of  the  American  Automobile  As- 
sociation, as  a  means  of  helping  to 
stem  the  increasing  tide  of  street  and 
highway  accidents. 

"More  than  fifty  thousand  men, 
women  and  children  were  killed  by 
automobiles  in  the  United  States  dur- 
ing the  past  eighteen  months,  and 
Pennsylvania  had  its  proportionate 
share  of  these  fatalities,"  said  S.  Ed- 
ward Gable,  president  of  the  Federa- 
tion. "Day  by  day  this  terrible  toll 
is  increasing  right  at  our  very  door- 
steps. It  is  a  situation  that  affects 
every  resident — man,  woman  and  child 
— to  a  degree  that  demands  concerted 
action." 

The  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles 
is  doing  an  excellent  job  in  taking 
stock  of  traffic  toll,  in  enforcing  the 
laws  and  in  other  ways  maintaining 
supervision  over  motorists  and  motor 
affairs,  according  to  Mr.  Gable.  "But 
the  authorities  must  depend  to  a  con- 
siderable degree  on  the  aid  and  co- 
operation of  the  general  public,"  he 
added,  "and  here  is  where  a  Highway 
Safety  committee  would  function  ef- 
fectively. An  organization  such  as 
this,  outside  the  administration,  but 
operating  with  the  sanction  of  the 
state  and  cooperating  with  it  in  every 
possible  way,  could  study  the  relation 
of  pedestrian,  motor  vehicle  and  other 
traffic  and  be  in  a  position  to  accom- 
plish things  in  its  own  field  of  activity 
and  make  valuable  suggestions  from 
time  to  time  to  the  Department  of 
Motor  Vehicles.  In  this  way  also  the 
interests  of  the  various  cities  and 
towns  and  the  rural  communities 
could  be  coordinated  in  a  Statewide 
crusade  against  the  mounting  toll  of 
motor  vehicle  crashes. 

"It  behooves  the  various  agencies 
of  the  great  State  of  Pennsylvania 
outside  the  administration  to  cooper- 
ate with  the  State  authorities  and  to 
make  the  most  ambitious  effort  in  his- 
tory to  stem  the  tide  of  fatalities  and 
the  increasing  toll  of  injury  to  limb 
and  damage  to  property.  Establishing 
a  Highway  Safety  committee  in  Penn- 
sylvania would  help  bring  this  about 
in  a  systematic  way  and  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Motor  Federation,  representing 
eighty-eight  member  clubs  scattered 
throughout  the  state,  stands  ready  to 
put  its  full  force  behind  such  a  move. 

"Every  citizen  naturally  will  be  in- 
terested in  this,  for  the  traffic  problem 
after  all  is  an  individual  one,  affect- 
ing both  motorist  and  pedestrian. 
Highway  safety  activities,  whether 
campaigns,  educational  endeavors  or 
enforcement  drives  cannot  alone  cut 
down  materially  the  toll  of  accidents, 
for  after  all,  personal  security  can  be 
attained  only  by  personal  responsibil- 
ity. A  highway  safety  committee 
comprised  of  representative  citizens 
could  accomplish  much  in  this  direc- 
tion, I  believe,  and  especially  so  if  it 
has  the  sanction  of  the  authorities  and 
the  cooperation  of  the  large  majority 
of  users  of  our  thoroughfares.'* 


CARE  IN  DEVELOPING 

SLEEPING  HABITS  OF 

CHILDREN  IS  ADVISED 


Irritability  Often  May  Be  Traced  to 

Insufficient  Rest,  According  to 

the  White  House  Conference 

Ample  sleep  for  children  is  highly 
essential  to  their  normal  growth  and 
development,  the  White  House  Con- 
ference on  Child  Health  and  Develop- 
ment advises  parents  in  a  leaflet  just 
published. 

Irritability  of  children  often  results 
from  a  lack  of  needed  sleep  while  ex- 
periments show  that  physiological 
changes  are  induced  by  loss  of  sleep, 
the  leaflet  declares.  Additional  in- 
formation from  it  follows: 

Different  children  need  different 
amounts  of  sleep.  The  medical  pro- 
fession does  not  know  how  much  in- 
dividual needs  vary.  Suggestions  as 
to  the  probable  amounts  necessary  at 
different  ages  are  possible.  For  ex- 
ample, findings  pooled  from  various 
studies  suggest  that  children  from 
birth  to  the  end  of  the  first  year 
should  sleep  14  to  16  hours. 

The  child  at  2  and  3  years  needs 
from  13  to  14  hours'  sleep;  from  4  to 
7,  12  to  13  hours;  from  9  to  10,  llVo 
hours.  At  11  years  of  age  it  appears 
that  11  hours  are  ample,  while  at  12, 
he  does  satisfactorily  on  10^/^.  At  13 
years  of  age,  10  hours  are  reasonable; 
at  14  to  15,  9^2  hours,  and  at  16,  9 
hours  is  ample. 

Good  sleeping  habits  may  be  estab- 
lished by  following  certain  principles. 
Regularity  from  infancy  onward  is 
important  in  setting  up  good  habits 
of  sleep.  Conditions  must  be  favor- 
able for  muscle  relaxation. 

Children  should  be  put  to  bed  alone, 
in  a  comfortable  bed,  neither  too  hard 
nor  too  soft.  Sleeping  clothing  must 
be  light  and  loose.  Undressing  is  con- 
ducive to  relaxation,  and  since  naps 
occur  frequently  among  children  up 
to  the  fifth  year  during  the  day,  the 
habit  will  continue  longer  if  the  child 
is  accustomed  to  have  his  clothing  re- 
moved. Naps  should  not  be  allowed 
beyond  the  fourth  year.  There  is  a 
tendency  for  naps  thereafter  to  inter- 
fere with  sleep  at  night. 

As  relaxation  is  facilitated  by  lying 
down,  the  active  child  should  be 
placed  in  this  position,  even  if  it  is 
necessary  that  he  be  pinned  in  a 
blanket  in  his  crib,  with  freedom,  of 
course,  to  turn  over.  He  should  never 
be  bound  tightly,  but  always  enjoy 
free  bodily  movement. 

He  should  have  an  environment  free 
from  distraction.  There  should  be  no 
condition  present  to  increase  the 
things  which  might  stimulate  his  at- 
tention. Heat  or  cold,  a  stomach  dis- 
tended with  gas  or  food,  tight  cloth- 
ing, and  in  short,  bodily  discomfort 
of  any  kind  will  act  as  stimulants  to 
keep  the  child  awake.  Noise,  light, 
conversation,  music,  are  stimulating. 
Although  power  to  withstand  and  ig- 
nore external  distractions  can  be  de- 
veloped, children  should  not  be  sub- 
ject to  the  distractions  while  learning 
habits  of  sleep. 

Many  parents  err  by  associating 
punishment  with  going  to  bed.  The 
child  should  not  be  punished  by  being 
sent  to  bed,  nor  should  punishment 
occur  at  bedtime.  Overexcitement  of 
any  kind  should  be  avoided. 


Merinos  Make  Profit.  —  Experi- 
ments at  the  Pennsylvania  State  Col- 
lege show  that  native  Merino  lambs 
are  as  profitable  as  western  lambs  for 
feeding  purposes  when  the  value  of 
the  wool  shorn  from  the  Merinos  is 
counted. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


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Vol.  XXVIII 


December,  1931 


No.  9 


Board  of  Managers 

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the  poor  people  would  pay  the  tax. 
Another  example  of  how  the  rich  get 
richer  and  those  who  carry  the  burden 
get  poorer. 

The  National  Grange  should  op- 
pose every  effort  to  repeal  the  Eight- 
eenth Amendment  or  modify  the  Vol- 
stead Law,  unless  it  be  to  make  the 
buyer  and  user  of  liquor  equally 
guilty  with  the  manufacturer  and 
seller.      The   law   can    and    must   be 


obeyed    and    this    organization   mygi 
lead  the  fight. 

Pennsylvania  pledges  her  support 
to  all  worthy  effort  in  behalf  of  l^^^ 
Enforcement,  protection  of  the  Amer- 
ican home  and  the  preservation  of  our 
institutions.  We  are  here  to  render 
mankind  a  service.  Let  us  make  the 
most  of  our  opportunity. 

Fraternally  submitted, 

E.  B.  DoRSETT. 


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Report  of  State  Master  E.  B, 

Dorsett  to  National  Grange 


Worthy  Master,  Officers  and  Members 
of  the  National  Grange: 

It  again  affords  mc  pleasure  to 
bring  you  greetings  from  the  Key- 
stone State  and  to  assure  you  that 
Grange  interest  is  growing  in  spite  of 
adverse  conditions. 

During  the  year  we  organized  seven 
Subordinates,  one  Pomona  and  twenty 
Juvenile  Granges.  We  reorganized 
twelve  Subordinate  Granges,  and  dedi- 
cated six  new  Grange  halls.  Agricul- 
ture has  survived  and  the  Grange  has 
prospered,  not  because  of  Federal  aid, 
but  in  spite  of  it. 

Our  State  was  honored  and  Grange 
work  neatly  benefited  during  the 
year  by  visits  from  our  Worthy  Na- 
tional Master,  Brother  Taber,  our 
National  Lecturer,  Brother  Farmer, 
and  our  Washington  Representative, 
Brother  Brenckman.  All  of  these 
Brothers  brought  a  message  of  cheer 
and  encouragement  and  they  will  ever 
be  welcome  ^ests  within  our  gates. 

It  was  my  privilege  to  attend  sev- 
eral Field  Meetings  in  Massachusetts, 
and  one  each  in  New  Hampshire  and 
New  Jersey.  These  exchange  of  visits 
are  helpful  to  both  of  the  states  par- 
ticipating, as  the  speaker  gets  a  new 
vision  of  Grange  activities,  as  well 
as  brings  a  new  viewpoint  from  his 
own  State. 

The  word  "Grange,"  means  more  to 
aprriculture  today,  as  well   as  to  the 
Ration    at    large,    than    it    has    ever 
meant  since  the  organization  was  ef- 
fected.    Men  who  occupy  high  posi- 
tions in  our  social,  political,  financial 
and  industrial  life,  are  looking  to  the 
Grange  to  lead  us  out  of  this  depres- 
sion and  lay  the  foundation  for  fu- 
ture prosperity.    We  have  been  wait- 
ing   patiently    for    our    colleges    and 
universities  to  furnish  us  with  men 
trained  in  finance,  economy  and  busi- 
ness, to  show  us  what  to  do  and  how 
to  do  it;    but  so  far  they  have  not 
appeared.     We     next     turn     to     the 
Grange,  an  organization  composed  of 
men  and  women  educated  in  the  rural 
school  and  graduated  from  the  "Col- 
lege of  Hard  Knocks." 


Slowly  but  surely,  the  leaders  in 
our  American,  life  are  beginning  to 
realize  that  the  problem  pressing  for 
solution  is  not  one  for  politicians  or 
economists,  but  one  requiring  sound 
judgment  and  the  practice  of  the 
Golden  Rule.  Organization,  Coop- 
eration and  Education  are  the  factors 
that  must  be  considered  before  any 
progress  is  made. 

The  National  Grange  has  never  met 
under  more  trying  conditions,  nor  had 
more  important  questions  for  con- 
sideration than  the  ones  confronting 
us  at  this  session.  Our  action  should 
be  constructive  rather  than  destruc- 
tive; aggressive,  but  at  the  same  time 
conservative.  The  eyes  of  the  Nation 
are  upon  us  and  await  our  action. 

On  the  question  of  prohibition,  we 
should  put  our  stamp  of  disapproval 
upon  the  action  of  the  Bar  Associa- 
tion at  Atlantic  City  and  the  Amer- 
ican legion,  at  Detroit.  We  are  not 
surprised  at  the  action  of  the  Bar 
Association  and  merely  consider  the 
fact  that  they  are  usually  well  paid 
for  any  service  rendered,  be  it  good 
or  bad. 

We  are,  however,  surpri.sed  at  the 
action  of  the  American  Legion.  It 
seems  inconsistent  as  well  as  a  lack 
of  sympathy  for  young  men  in  the 
prime  of  life  and  vigor  of  manhood 
to  he  crying  for  beer,  when  millions 
of  children  are  crying  for  bread.  The 
return  of  beer  would  never  help  these 
poor  starving  children,  but  wholesome 
milk  would. 

Neither  are  we  in  sympathy  with 
the  proposition  made  by  designing 
politicians,  in  the  interest  of  Big 
Business,  that  we  legalize  the  manu- 
facture and  sale  of  4%  beer  in  order 
that  prosperity  might  return  to  agri- 
culture. Liquor  never  brought  pros- 
perity to  any  country  or  any  business, 
except  its  own,  and  never  will. 

The  proposition  of  placing  a  tax  of 
$12.00  on  each  barrel  of  beer,  claim- 
ing a  yearly  revenue  of  $1,000,000,- 
000.00,  is  a  scheme  to  shift  the  tax 
from  those  best  able  to  pay  to  those 
who  are  least  able.     In  other  words, 


BEHAVIOR  PATTERNS  FOR 

YOUNG  CHILDREN 

By  Dr.  Richard  H.  Hutchings 

Utica  State  Hospital,  State  of 

New  York 


A  child  of  five  or  six  years  ma.v  have 
a  bad  temper.  He  can  be  taught  as 
he  grows  older,  to  exercise  self-control 
so  that  it  will  not  often  be  manifested. 
Would  it  not  be  better  for  him, 
though,  if  he  had  acquired  a  good 
temper  instead  of  the  bad? 

A  new  viewpoint  has  been  gained 
in  recent  years  which  serves  to  make 
clear  another  reason  for  the  appear- 
ance of  mental  traits  which  were 
formerly  supposed  to  be  due  to  he- 
redity. It  is  now  seen  that  other  in- 
fluences are  at  work  which  either  were 
not  recognized  or  not  given  proper 
consideration  as  factors  in  the  forma- 
tion of  character. 

Now  is  understood  better  than  be- 
fore the  enduring  influence  of  habits 
that  begin  in  the  earliest  years  of  life, 
in  the  nursery,  or  even  in  the  cradle. 
In  the  young  child,  as  a  result  of 
habit,  certain  types  of  behavior,  or 
patterns  of  behavior,  become  estab- 
lished which  continue  throughout  life. 
Later,  these  behavior  patterns  can  be 
modified  by  training  but  cannot  be 
wholly  eradicated. 

Perhaps  the  child  had  learned,  while 
yet  an  infant,  that  he  could  get  what 
he  wanted  if  he  cried  loud  and  long 
enough.  Perhaps  he  had  learned, 
when  a  little  older,  that  bad  behavior 
as  tantrums,  screaming,  rolling  on  the 
floor  or  sulking,  brought  him  what  he 
wanted  after  his  request  had  been  re- 
fused or  ignored. 

If  he  had  had  this  experience  once, 
you  may  be  sure  he  would  repeat  the 
action  when  next  the  occasion  arose. 
Soon  it  would  be  a  pattern  of  behavior 
appearing  whenever  his  wishes  were 
opposed.  When  older  he  will  not 
scream  but  he  will  be  angry  and  re- 
.sentful. 

If  in  the  beginning  it  had  been  that 
bad  behavior  had  gained  him  nothing 
and  he  could  have  had  his  wish,  if  at 
all,  only  by  good  behavior,  the  child 
would  have  seen  that  anger  was  use- 
less and  that  particular  pattern  of  be- 
havior would  not  have  become  fixed. 

Other  patterns  of  behavior,  good  as 
well  as  bad,  are  formed  in  imitation 
of  older  children  and  adults.  Not 
having  yet  acquired  reason  and  judg- 
ment the  small  child  is  uncritical;  he 
openly  imitates  all  that  he  sees 'and 
hears  of  the  actions  of  older  people. 
In  this  way  many  likes  and  dislikes, 
tastes  and  ambitions  which  in  later 
years  become  crystallized  into  char- 
acter traits,  have  their  beginning. 

Calmness  and  poise  as  well  as 
nervous  and  panicky  behavior  in  the 
presence  of  an  emergency,  are  noth- 
ing more  than  behavior  patterns  estab- 
lished by  imitation  and  made  per- 
manent by  repetition.  The  elders  are 
responsible,  far  more  than  they  real- 
ize, for  the  conduct  of  the  children  in 
the  family.  In  the  making  of  be- 
havior patterns  we  see  new  meanings 
in  the  old  adage:  "As  the  twig  is  bent 
the  tree  is  inclined." 


Grange  Insurance 

Ekjhtkkn  Billions  in  Assets 

At  the  end  of  1930  the  legal  reserve 
('()nii)anies  of  the  nation  had  assets 
totaling  approximately  $18,900,000,000 
— about  double  their  assets  of  seven 
years  ago,  to  safeguard  millions  of 
policyholders. 

The  amazing  progress  of  the  life  in- 
surance industry  in  so  short  a  period 
of  time  is  a  testimony  to  two  things- 
to  the  initiative  and  energy  of  those 
responsible  for  the  business  itself,  and 
to  the  development  of  the  public  con- 
sciousness in  regard  to  insurance,  not 
only  as  a  protection  in  case  of  death 
or  adversity,  but  as  a  dividend  paying 
investment  of  the  highest  caliber. 

It  is  probable  that  the  depression 
and  the  decline  of  security  prices  has 
strongly  forced  the  attention  of  a 
large  part  of  the  public  on  life  insur- 
ance. The  value  of  an  investment  in 
a  policy  issued  by  a  legal  reserve  com- 
pany does  not  vary  with  changing 
business  cycles.  There  is  no  shrinkage 
in  the  value  of  a  policy,  representing, 
as  it  does,  the  promise  of  a  concern 
of  tremendous  assets,  invested  under 
stringent  laws,  to  pay  a  definite  sum 
at  a  definite  time.  The  buyer  of  sucL 
life  insurance  comes  as  close  as  is 
Imniimly  possible  to  making  an  abso- 
lutely '^sure  thing"  investment. 

A  Successful  Campaign 

Our  October  Grange  Campaign  was 
an  outstanding  success,  resulting  in 
the  largest  monthly  vohime  of  busi- 
ness in  our  company's  history,  prac- 
tically all  written  on  the  lives  of  our 
Grange  membership  or  members  of 
their  families. 

Summary  of  Campaign 
Prize  Winners  in  Pennsylvania 


Name  and  County 


5i  si 


ir>2?.  Huffalo.    Washington    $10  $50 

1.^)02  Burgettstown.    Washington    ..10  60 

18.-^2  VirginviUe.    Berks    10  •• 

1314  Cross  Roads.  Clarion 10  •• 

1748  Br-Rsemer.   Erie    10  •• 

1047  Markleysburg.    Fayette    10  •• 

1044  Greeley.    Pike    10  •• 

1203  Harrison.  Potter 10  •• 

1151  Now  London,  Warren 10  ■• 

1041  Moosic,  Wayne 10  •• 

1360  Valley.  York    10  •• 

1588  Elkdale,   Susquehanna   10  • 

New  Jersey  State  Grange  wins  the 
$100.00  prize  in  the  contest  between 
the  states  in  showing  the  largest  per- 
centage of  its  Subordinate  Granges 
represented  in  the  campaign. 

Vfry  Desirable  Territory 

It  may  be  that  you  are  seeking  a^ 
attractive  agency  opening.  If  inter- 
ested, write  direct  to  The  Farmers 
and  Traders  Life  Insurance  Cc 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


The  yellow  jacket  isn't  long, 
Nor  yet  so  very  thick, 

But,  man  alive,  he  sure  is  strong 
In  letting  loose  a  kick. 

— Youngstown  Telegram. 


pecember,  1931 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 

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Page  9 


POULTEYMEN  MEET  AT 
STATE  COLLEGE  AND  GO 
ON  ANNUAL  AUTO  TOUR 

One  hundred  and  fourteen  Key- 
stone poultrymen  registered  for  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Baby  Chick  Association  and  the 
semiannual  meeting  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Poultry  Association  at 
State  College,  August  31st  and  Sep- 
tember 1st. 

Twenty-four  counties  were  repre- 
<^ented.  Wayne  led  with  an  even  doz- 
er.. Allegheny  County  had  eleven, 
Crawford  and  Montgomery  Counties 
line  each,  Lehigh  and  York  eight 
each,  Berks  seven,  Clinton  and  War- 
ren six  each,  Greene  five,  Westmore- 
land, Bucks,  and  Chester  four  each, 
Dauphin  and  Snyder  three  each, 
Adams,  Indiana,  Lycoming,  Pike, 
Potter,  and  Schuylkill  two  each,  while 
Bradford,.  Blair,  and  Lancaster  had 
single  representatives. 

W.  S.  Hagar,  deputy  secretary  of 
agriculture,  Harrisburg,  was  the  first 
speaker  Monday  afternoon.  He  de- 
scribed the  new  state  egg  laying  con- 
test which  is  to  open  October  1st  with 
a  capacity  of  100  pens.  He  stated  that 
four  poultry  houses,  a  feed  house,  and 
a  supervisor's  home  comprised  the 
plant.  He  reported  19  pens  already 
entered. 

Dr.  J.  E.  Hunter,  research  biochem- 
ist of  the  experiment  station  at  State 
College,  then  discussed  nutritional  in- 
vestigations. He  told  how  slipped 
tendon  or  hock  disease  of  chickens 
was  produced  when  too  much  mineral 
was  included  in  the  ration.  When  oat 
feed  was  substituted  for  part  of  the 
corn  in  the  ration  the  hock  trouble 
Iiractically  disappeared.  He  declared 
that  slipped  tendon  was  no  longer  a 
problem  since  the  cause  had  been  de- 
termined. Four  pens  of  chickens  at 
the  college  are  now  being  fed  rations 
containing  oats  and  oat  feed. 

Professor  W.  R.  Graham,  head  of 
the  poultry  husbandry  department, 
Ontario  Agricultural  College,  talked 
on  diets  or  feeds  in  relation  to  hatch- 
ing power  of  eggs.  He  declared  that 
breeding  hatching  power  into  chicks 
is  important  and  then  showed  by 
means  of  a  table  how  sunshine  activ- 
ity and  rations  atfect  the  hatching 
power  of  eggs. 

The  remainder  of  the  afternoon 
was  devoted  to  a  tour  of  the  college 
poultry  plant,  where  the  visitors  saw 
Single  Comb  White  Leghorns,  Barred 
Plymouth  Rocks,  Mammoth  Bronze 
Jurkeys,  White  Holland  turkeys, 
lun^-necked  pheasants,  and  Mallard 
(lucks  being  used  in  practical  produc- 
tion and  in  experiments.  The  experi- 
mental work  includes  studies  of 
nutrition,  breeding,  molting,  and 
management  of  chickens,  artificial 
propagation  of  Ring-necked  pheas- 
^°lr  ^"^  turkey  rearing. 

Monday  evening  112  persons  sat 
iV^\^^  enjoy  a  chicken  banquet  at 
the  Nittany  Lion  Inn.  Guy  A.  Lead- 
er»  York,  president  of  the  Pennsvlva- 
^la  J^tate  Baby  Chick  Association, 
f^as  toastmaster.  Speaker  included 
!^ean  R  L.  Watts,  of  the  Penn  State 
f^cnool  of  Agriculture ;  Professor  Gra- 
ham: and  Professor  W.  V.  Dennis, 
Jal  sociologist  of  college  department 
^•^agricultural  economics. 

I'ean  Watts  appealed  for  the  coop- 
^rlTl"^  ^^^  poultrymen  in  the  pro- 
Kram  of  instruction,  research,  and  ex- 
asW  ^  ^a"ied  on  by  the  college  and 
serv^  suggestions  to  improve  this 
also  cf  ^^  i^®  industry.  The  dean 
adher  ^^^^^^  the  importance  of  strict 
sotK?*"^®  to  good  grading  practices 
can  H    ^^'l^^^ers  of  poultry  products 

and  Sf     ''''  ^^**^^^  uniform  eggs 
poultry  meat. 

suirLVV^™^^^«  Professor   Graham 
KJ^ested   that   the   same   nomencla- 


ture should  be  used  in  the  grading  of 
all  farm  products  so  that  consumers 
will  not  be  confused  in  asking  for  dif- 
ferent products  by  grade.  He  divided 
poultrymen  into  three  groups,  mass 
producers,  breeders,  and  farmers  who 
keep  a  few  chickens. 

Significant  changes  in  rural  social 
life  was  Professor  Dennis'  theme.  He 
said  that  35,000  farms  had  been  aban- 
doned in  the  state  in  the  past  30  years. 
This  has  resulted  in  a  movement  away 
from  communities  with  consequent 
closing  of  schools,  dwindling  congre- 
gations of  churches,  slim  support  of 
granges,  and  loss  of  leadership.  He 
pointed  out  that  the  native  white  pop- 
ulation is  leaving  the  farm  and  that 
the  number  of  children  in  such  rural 
families  had  been  reduced  one-half  in 
one  generation.  There  has  been  a 
breakdown  in  the  cohesive  unified  so- 
cial life  of  the  rural  communities,  he 
deplored.  The  desire  for  things  and 
movement  dominate  life  today,  he 
said.  In  conclusion,  he  appealed  for 
a  cooperating  spirit,  support  of  organ- 
izations and  agencies  devoted  to  the 
improvement  of  agriculture  and  rural 
life. 

Tuesday  morning  A.  E.  Jones,  of 
the  New  Jersey  Bureau  of  Markets, 
talked  on  the  standardization  of  poul- 
try products  in  the  Middle  Atlantic 
States.  Every  service  rendered  in 
marketing  has  a  value  and  should  be 
paid  for,  he  stated.  Produce  and  sell 
to  the  consumers  what  they  want,  he 
urged.  Jones  outlined  a  plan  for 
poultrymen  to  meet  in  regional  groups 
and  then  in  state  meetings.  He  re- 
ported results  of  the  New  Jersey  e^g 
auctions.  There  are  402  buyers  on  the 
list  of  the  Flemington  auction,  and 
the  sales  totaled  $221,000  for  the  year 
ending  August  1,  1931.  With  an  an- 
nual consumption  of  85,000,000  dozens 
of  eggs  in  New  Jersey,  farmers  of  the 
state  produced  only  42,000,000  dozens 
in  1929,  he  reported. 

Elmer  Wene,  Vineland,  N.  J., 
hatcheryman,  outlined  the  factors  es- 
sential for  proper  organization  of  a 
hatchery  business.  Points  he  empha- 
sized were:  Select  farmers  to  work 
with.  Build  quality  flocks.  Supply 
quality  chicks.  Hold  price  within 
reason.  Decide  on  type  of  hatchery. 
Select  eggs  that  will  give  results.  Co- 
operate with  college  and  department 
agencies.  Keep  in  touch  with  cus- 
tomers. Cooperate  with  fellow-hatch- 
erymen.  Cooperate  with  national  and 
regional  organizations. 

Professor  Graham  closed  the  pro- 
gram with  a  talk  on  the  assets  and 
liabilities  of  feeding  baby  chicks  corn, 
wheat,  barley,  and  oats.  He  reported 
the  results  obtained  in  experiments 
at  Guelph  in  which  a  single  grain 
was  used  as  the  base  for  a  ration 
which  included  also  10  per  cent  milk, 
7  per  cent  fish  meal,  5  per  cent  alfalfa 
leaf  meal,  1  per  cent  bone  meal,  1  per 
cent  salt,  and  1  per  cent  cod  liver  oil. 
The  grains  used  were  No.  2  yellow 
corn,  durum  wheat.  No.  1  barley,  and 
oat  groats. 

Corn  produced  better  bowel  move- 
ment and  there  was  less  mortality 
than  with  wheat.  Wheat  produced 
good  legs  on  the  chicks  but  it  made 
their  mouths  dirty.  Barley  caused 
the  chicks  to  feather  well,  produced 
some  sore  mouths,  and  the  legs  were 
good  except  when  the  milk  was 
omitted,  when  the  legs  bowed.  The 
oats  caused  rapid  growth,  the  legs 
were  good,  but  80  per  cent  of  the 
chicks  had  dirty  mouths,  and  the  oats 
was  a  heavy  laxative.  When  all  the 
grains  were  put  together,  the  liabili- 
ties were  lost  and  the  assets  of  each 
grain  remained.  Fifty  per  cent  of  the 
pullets  on  the  combined  grain  ration 
laid  before  a  single  one  did  on  a  one- 
grain  ration.  Corn  and  wheat  had 
lone  representatives  among  the  layers 


two  weeks  later,  while  oats  was  next 
and  barley  last. 

Following  the  meetings  about  70  of 
the  poultrymen  in  28  cars  joined  the 
annual  auto  tour.  The  first  stop  was 
at  the  Barred  Rock  farm  of  J.  W. 
Parks,  Altoona.  The  other  stop  for 
the  afternoon  was  at  Frank  Harper's 
800-bird  Bronze  turkey  farm  near  In- 
diana. The  group  stayed  over  night 
at  Butler. 

Wednesday  there  were  51  cars  in 
the  tour,  and  32  counties  were  repre- 
sented. Visits  were  made  at  the  farm 
of  Tom  Mack  and  Sons,  West  Sun- 
bury;  Ehman  Poultry  Farm,  Allison 
Park ;  Treesdale  Farm,  Mars,  and  the 
Jordan  Game  Farm,  Harlansburg. 
The  night  of  September  2d  was  spent 
at  Conneaut  Lake  Park. 

Five  stops  were  made  Thursday, 
September  3d.  Farms  visited  were 
those  of  Claude  Irons,  Linesville; 
Theodore  Wirtanen,  Girard;  John 
Toivonen,  Girard,  and  Stranahan 
Brothers,  Spartansburg.  A  visit  also 
was  paid  to  the  State  Fish  Hatchery 
at  Corry. 

The  tour  closed  Friday  following 
visits  to  the  farms  of  Hubert  Schulz, 
Ridgway,  and  H.  E.  Close,  Emporium. 


THEY  ALL  ADVERTISE 

The  hen  is  not  supposed  to  have 
Much  common  sense  or  tact. 

Yet  every  time  she  lays  an  egg 
She  cackles  forth  the  fact. 

A  rooster  hasn't  got  a  lot 

Of  intellect  to  show. 
But  none  the  less,  most  roosters  have 

Enough  good  sense  to  crow. 

The  mule,  the  most  despised  of  beasts. 

Has  a  persistent  way 
Of  letting  folks  know  he's  around 

By  his  insistent  bray. 

The  busy  little  bees  they  buzz, 
Bulls  bellow  and  cows  moo. 

The    watch    dogs    bark,    the   ganders 
quack, 
And  the  doves  and  pigeons  coo. 

The    peacock    spreads    his    tail    and 
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Pigs  squeal  and  robins  sing, 
And  even  serpents  know  enough 

To  hiss  before  they  sting. 

But  man,  the  greatest  masterpiece 

That  nature  could  devise 
Will  often  stop  and  hesitate 

Before  he'll  advertise. 

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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Decemb 


««•»  1931 


HOME  ECONOMICS 

Under  Auspices  of  the  Stale  Grange  Committee 


Motto  for  the  Month — John  Wes- 
ley's Rule. 

"Do  all  the  good  you  can, 
By  all  the  means  you  can, 
In  all  the  ways  you  can, 
In  all  the  places  you  can. 
At  all  the  times  you  can. 
To  all  the  people  you  can, 
As  long  as  ever  you  can." 


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CHRISTMAS  WISH 

"The  wind  is  chill 
But  let  it  whistle  as  it  will 
We'll    keep    our    Christmas    merry 
still." 


'Tis  Christmas 

Across  the  desert  waste 

There  gleams  a  light, 

A  solitary  star,  that  glows  and  shines. 

And  whispers,  like  some  living  thing: 

That  Christ  is  born! 


STAR  OF  BETHLETTRM 

O  Star  that  led  the  Wise  Men  from 

the  East, 
Shine    on    our    revels — sanctify    our 

feast  I 

They  sought  the  Prince  of  Peace :   we 

seek  Him,  too: 
But  not  with  myrrh  and  frankincense 

— with  rue. 

The  Flower  of  Repentance,  meet  for 
those 

Who  saw  the  Light  and  yet  the  Dark- 
ness chose. 

Though  sometimes  it   may  wax  and 

sometimes  wane, 
Yet  beams  that  Star— yet  beckons  us 

again ; 

Eternal  challenge  to  the  mystic  Quest, 
For  Peace,  which,  till  he  find,  man 
may  not  rest. 

And  it  shall  shine  until  its  task  be 
done, 

With  all  men  Brothers,  and  all  na- 
tions, One. 

Shine    on    our    revels — sanctify    our 

feast, 
O  Star  that  led  the  Wise  Men  from 

the  East  I 

— Florence  Van  Cleve,  in  New  York 
Times. 


England   came   the   almost  universal 
American  use  of  Christmas  trees. 

The  living  Christmas  tree  is  the 
most  desirable. 

What  better  use  could  be  made  of 
a  beautiful  Norway  Spruce  than  to 
be  chosen  to  bring  happiness  to  so 
many  homes  at  Christmas  time.  To- 
day we  trim  our  trees  merely  to  make 
them  appear  dazzling  with  color,  with- 
the  thought  of  their  beautiful  sym- 
bolism. 

Each  ornament  should  have  a  def- 
inite meaning.  At  the  top  of  the 
tree  is  a  beautiful  white  star  which 
guided  the  Wise  Men  to  Bethlehem. 
The  many  colored  lights  might  sym- 
bolize the  costly  gifts  brought  to  the 
Christ   Child   by   the   shepherds. 

If  only  a  limited  number  of  lights 
are  used  they  will  present  a  beautiful 
and  sacred  picture,  around  which 
every  family  and  community  should 
gather  to  sing  the  lovely  Christmas 
carols. 


states  since  the  pioneers  first  came 
into  the  country  in  their  covered 
wagons.  It  is  a  fresh  and  inspiring 
novel,  wholesome  and  a  comfort  to 
read,  with  so  many  of  the  other  kind 
on  the  market. 


NOTICE 

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cover  will  be  on  exhibition  at  the 
State  Grange  meeting  in  Du  Bois,  with 
full  directions  to  make  the  same.  It 
is  sent  by  Mrs.  C.  F.  Arnold,  Lake 
Ariel,  Wayne  County,  Pa.  A  number 
of  sisters  have  asked  for  the  direc- 
tions, and  this  is  the  first  answer  the 
Home  Economics  Committee  has  re- 
ceived, so  we  pass  it  on  to  you.  So 
bring  along  your  crochet  hook,  and 
start  your  pillow. 


FOR  BOYS  AND  GIRLS 

The  spirituality  that  is  the  greatest 
need  of  our  time,  can  best  be  instilled 
in  early  youth.  Those  who  give 
thought  to  this  matter  will  be  in- 
terested in  a  series  of  books,  called 
"Uncle  Jim's  Bible  Stories."  Stories 
of  the  boys  of  the  Bible.  They  are  of 
value,  and  will  create  a  desire  to 
know  the  Bible. 

There  is  a  new  and  beautifully  il- 
lustrated edition  of  "Beautiful  Joe," 
on  the  market  now.  Written  in  the 
most  delightful  way— that  will  appeal 
to  all  lovers  of  animals. 

For  girls— "An  Old-Fashioned 
Girl,"  by  L.  M.  Alcott.  The  good  old 
fashion,  which  makes  women  truly 
beautiful  and  honored,  and  renders 
home  what  it  should  be. 

"The  Girl's  Year  Book,"  for  devo- 
tional Bible  study.  Helpful  with  com- 
ments in  a  girl's  language. 

The  Girl  Scout  Series— The  Camp- 
fire  Girls  Series.    So  worth  while. 

"Men  Who  Played  the  Game,"  by 
Wallace.  Men  who,  never  recogniz- 
ing the  possibility  of  defeat,  made 
good  by  playing  the  game.  "Chinese 
Gordon,  Golden  Rule  Nash,  Sir 
Philip  Sydney  are  some  of  the  ones 
depicted  in  the  book — A  book  of 
genuine  appeal  to  boys. 


THE  LIVING  CHRISTMAS  TREE 

In  the  sixteenth  century  it  is  said 
that  the  residents  of  Strasbourg,  Ger- 
many, had  Christmas  trees  as  we  do 
today.  From  that  time  on,  the  cus- 
tom has  spread  throughout  the  world. 
The  marriage  of  Queen  Victoria  to 
Prince  Albert  marked  the  origin  of 
the  custom  in  England  and  with  the 
early  emigrants  to  this  country  from 


BOOKS  WORTH  READING 

To  be  found  at  any  good  book  store. 

"So  This  Is  Christmas,"  by  Temple 
Bailey.  A  collection  of  seven  delight- 
ful Christmas  stories. 

"The  Silver  Flute,"  by  Lida  Larri- 
more.  A  book  of  gardens  and  moon- 
light, of  youth.  Written  in  the  vein 
of  the  Louisa  M.  Alcott  stories. 

"A  White  Bird  Flying,"  by  Bess 
Straton  Aldrich.  For  all  recall  the 
interesting  telling  of  "A  Lantern  in 
Her  Hand,"  by  Mrs.  Geyger,  in  a 
late  number  of  the  Grange  News.  It 
touched  a  warm  spot  in  the  hearts  of 
all  who  read  it.  What  she  told  of,  was 
a  memorable  story  of  the  pioneer 
mother.  In  this  new  book  Mrs.  Al- 
drich takes  for  her  heroine,  the  grand- 
daughter of  the  same  Abbie  Deal,  who 
was  the  central  character  of  "A  Lan- 
tern in  Her  Hand,"  and  shows  the 
problems  of  the  modern  woman's  life. 
It  is  a  compelling  story,  and  back  of 
the  personal  lives  of  the  second  and 
third  generation,  one  sees  the  changes 
which    have    come    over    the    prairie 


Ruskin  says — "Good  cooking  means 
a  knowledge  of  all  fruits,  herbs,  balms 
and  spices,  and  all  that  is  healing  and 
sweet  in  fields  and  groves  and  savory 
in  meats.  It  means  carefulness,  in- 
ventiveness, watchfulness,  willingness, 
and  readiness  of  appliance.  It  means 
the  economy  of  your  great-grand- 
mother and  the  science  of  modern 
chemists."  Read  by  Mrs.  Nora  Coates. 

HOUSEKEEPING  A  PROFESSION 

By  Sister  Adda  Baker 

Housekeeping  has  passed  the  days 
of  drudgery  and  now  ranks  among 
the  professions. 

There  is  much  thought  exercised  by 
the  well-trained  and  thoughtful  house- 
wife who  plans  and  directs  and  knows 
herself  how  to  do  any  of  the  work  in 
the  home. 

We  know  this  work  takes  more 
brains  than  dollars,  and  education 
and  training  are  necessary  for  the 
woman  who  selects  the  food,  clothing, 
and  all  the  works  of  art  for  the  up- 
lifting and  growth  of  a  well-balanced 
family,  mentally,  morally  and  physi- 
cally. 

She  should  be  trained  in  the  esti- 
mation of  values,  in  food,  clothing, 
and  household  furnishings. 

Ellen  Richards  says,  "By  teaching 
the  girl  under  fourteen  how  to  cook 
she  will  do  it  naturally  and  easily, 
when  she  is  a  housewife.  If  women 
knew  how  to  do  this  work  well,  it 
would  cease  to  be  a  drudgery." 

A  good  business  man  has  to  know 
his  business  thoroughly  and  apply  to 
it  ordinary  business  principles  and 
systematic  methods  in  order  to  suc- 
ceed. 

The  same  is  true  of  housekeeping. 

THE   HOUSEKEEPERS'   CREED 

By  Frances   Spencer 

I  believe  housekeeping  and  cooking 
is  and  should  be  interesting  and 
worthy  work,  and  that  the  majority 
of  women  would  enjoy  it  if  they  had 
the  opportunity  to  know  more  of  its 
science;  that  it  must  be  considered 
elevating— the  highest  art— and  not 
menial  and  brainless  occupation. 

I  believe  every  woman  should  thor- 
oughly understand  the  work  of  mak- 
ing and  keeping  the  home  on  a  per- 
fectly systematic  and  business  basis; 
she  should  show  that  she  is  capable 
of  using  the  income  provided  for  the 
maintenance  of  the  home  and  family. 

That  she  should  be  able  to  and  will- 
ing to  keep  house  as  conscientiously 
as  she  has  taught  school  or  music,  or 
used  the  typewriter. 

I  believe  home  making,  housekeep- 
ing and  all  that  goes  with  them,  is 
not  drudgery,  is  not  a  narrow  sphere 
for  the  woman,  but  that  it  is  the 
highest  type  of  living. 

Emerson  says — "He  who  gives  us 
better  homes,  better  books,  a  fairer 
outlook  and  a  wider  hope,  him  will 
we  crown  with  laurel." 


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were  definite  and  well  regulated. 

The  house v.'ife  must  be  able  to  plan, 
systematize  and  direct. 

System  is  the  keynote  of  the  home, 
Each  day's  work  planned  in  advance, 
also  meals.  It  is  nice,  to  have  a  writ- 
ten plan  of  work,  and  day's  menus. 
I  find  it  easier,  for  some  times  we 
have  so  much  to  do  that  we  forget, 
then  we  have  to  hurry.  If  you  get 
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randum  card  for  the  week  kept  handy 
to  jot  down  the  things  you  need  when 
vou  do  your  storing. 

Housekeeping  is  a  profession  and  it 
is  the  careful  watching  of  just  the 
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agement.— Frances  McClellen. 

A  CHRISTMAS  STORY 

By  Abner  E.  J.  Reeser 

Out  in  the  village  the  snowflakes  fell, 
Till   the   broad,    brown    earth    was 
hoary; 
Like  the  whitening  locks  of  the  Chris- 
tian's head. 
Which   we   know    are    a   crown   of 
glory. 

The  miser  sat  and  thought  of  his  gold. 
For  to  him  the  Christmas  season, 

That  brings  a  glow  to  so  many  hearts, 
Had  little  rhyme  or  reason. 

For  what   to   him,    in    his    moneyed 
greed. 
Was  the  thought  of  the  Infant  Sav- 
iour? 
Was  there  aught  in  the  annals  of  long 
ago 
To  change  his  heart  and  behavior? 

He  did  not  think  of  the  dear  Lord's 
grace. 

And  the  Father's  wish  to  pardon; 
Of  the  love  which  is  as  an  evergreen 

Growing  in  Mercy's  garden. 

In  the  darkness  of  his  wretched  heart 
He  saw  not  the  light  of  heaven, 

Nor  heard  the  news  with  its  joyful 
thrill, 
"Unto  us  a  Son  is  given." 

Out  in  the  open,  with  little  feet, 

That  crisply  the  snow  were  treading. 
Two  children,  laden  with  Christmas 
green, 
Walked  under  the  branches  spread- 
ing. 

Who  shall  say  but  that  Jesus  Himself, 
In  His  wondrous  ways  and  tender. 

Put  the   thoughts   into   these   young 
hearts 
A  service  sweet  to  render? 

Softly  they  tread  on  the  clean,  white 

snow, 

Till  they  reached  the  miser's  portal ; 

And  the  sunset  light  in  their  faces 

seemed 

Like  a  ray  from  the  land  immortal. 

No  answer  came  to  the  timid  knock, 
So  with  glad  eyes  brightly  peeping, 

Aney  looked  in  thro'  a  crack  of  the 
door. 
The  miser  was  soundly  sleeping. 

With  nimble  fingers  they  twined  the 
green, 

T  n   1,^^°^  the  wall  with  beauty, 
AiH  the  bare  cot  was  a  bower  land, 
*or  they    worked    from    love,    not 
duty. 

^hen,   noiseless,    even    as    they    had 

come. 

They  crept  away  in  the  gloaming, 

^iKe  two  good  spirits  who  over  the 

earth 

In  a  work  of  love  were  roaming. 

The  miser  woke;  he  lighted  his  lamp; 
«e  looked  about  and  around  him ; 
^e  rubbed  his  eyes.    Was  he  sleeping 
still? 

^ad  a  wondrous  vision  found  him? 

^en  back  again   from   the  glowing 
past 

jjg  l^,^8pid  thoughts  came  flying; 
'^•1  on  his  knees  with  a  groan  of 
pain, 

^^^^  a  sound  as  of  bitter  crying. 


And  so  he  knelt  till  the  winter  moon 
Shone  down  on  his  tears  like  rain; 

Till  his  prayers  went  up  as  in  years 
gone  by. 
And  his  heart  was  a  child's  again. 

Thus    little    hands    with    their    ever- 
greens. 
And  little  ones'  innocent  thought, 
Had  turned  the  miser  from  greed  of 
gold. 
And  light  into  darkness  brought. 

Dear    Shepherd    of   souls,    for    child- 
hood's sake. 
Teach   Thou   our  lambs,   and   feed 
them; 
The   strong   shall  be   weak,   and   the 
hard  hearts  soft, 
"And  a  little  child  shall  lead  them." 

Sent  by  Mrs.  Ruppin. 

FERNWOOD  GRANGE 

OBSERVES  "HOME 

ECONOMICS  NIGHT" 

Fernwood  Grange  held  "Home  Eco- 
nomics Night,"  recently,  in  the  Hall 
at  Daleville.  The  walls  were  adorned 
with  specimens  of  needlework  made 
by  the  women  of  the  Grange. 

Along  the  front  of  the  hall  were 
the  culinary  products  of  the  sisters 
consisting  of  canned  vegetables,  fruit 
and  meats.  The  program  was  under 
the  direction  of  Nora  C.  Coates  and 
included:  Question,  "Is  It  Best  to 
Save  Our  Own  Flowers  and  Vegetable 
Seed?"  Lillian  B.  Townsend  who 
thought  it  well  to  save  all  flower  seed 
and  home  grown  vegetable  seeds  usu- 
ally do  well.  The  most  economical 
fuel  for  general  use  was  discussed  by 
Mrs.  Maurice  Baker  and  Pennock 
Nesbitt ;  reading,  Mrs.  Nora  C. 
Coates;  chorus,  Nora  Coates,  Bertha 
Spencer,  Mary  LeFevre,  Dorothy  Le- 
Fevre,  Mary  Ferron  and  Anna  Fer- 
ron;  "Housekeepers'  Creed,"  by 
Frances  Spencer;  "What  Constitutes 
Household  Management,"  by  Bertha 
Spencer;  "Housekeeping  as  a  Pro- 
fession," Adda  Baker;  "Organization 
and  Division  of  Labor,"  by  the  Lec- 
turer; "Home  Expenditures  and  Ac- 
curate Record,"  by  Nora  Ferron; 
pantomime,  "Sketched  by  Lamplight," 
was  given  by  George  LeFevre  and 
Mary  LeFevre;  a  pantry  and  vege- 
table display  by  Bertha  Spencer  and 
Erma  Brown.  Mrs.  Ruppin,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Home  Economics 
Committee  and  a  member  of  Ephrata 
Grange  also  spoke. 

The  literary  program  was  in  charge 
of  the  Home  Economics  Committee, 
Mrs.  Walter  Earnhart,  Mrs.  Anna  In- 
gram and  Miss  Cora  Wood,  as  fol- 
lows :  Singing,  Grange ;  report  of  the 
Home  Economics  meeting  held  at  the 
home  of  Mrs.  L.  Ruppin,  at  Akron; 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Earnhart;  reading, 
James  Charles;  musical  selections. 
Kitchen  Cabinet  Band;  talk  on  bill 
board  advertising  on  farms  and  ex- 
plaining the  pageant  on  George  Wash- 
ington's Bi-Centennial,  Miss  Cora 
Wood;  talk  on  the  Home  Economics 
Course,  at  Lampeter  Vocational 
School,  Miss  Anna  Boyce,  a  teacher 
there;  a  flower  exchange  to  music, 
conducted  by  Miss  Jennette  McCum- 
mings;  slides  from  Harrisburg  on 
county  and  state  scenery,  animals  and 
birds,  shown  by  Lemuel  Boyce;  a 
"stitch"  contest  for  the  ladies,  con- 
ducted by  Mrs.  G.  P.  Boyce,  and  the 
prize  won  by  Miss  Mercy  Boyd;  ex- 
planation of  the  bird  house  making 
contest  for  public  and  high  school 
children,  explained  by  Mrs.  Earnhart; 
closing  song. 


PIGS  LIKE  COOL  PLACES— Pigs  wal 

low  in  the  mud  because  they  like  to  be 
cool  on  hot,  summer  days.  Providing 
water  in  a  trough  will  give  the  comfort- 
seeking  animals  a  cleaner,  better  place 
for  the  daily  plunge. 


OLD  AGE  PENSIONS  LOSING 

According  to  an  Associated  Press 
report  the  National  Industrial  Con- 
ference Board  declares  that  amounts 
paid  for  old-age  pensions  have  been 
far  less  than  what  was  expected,  be- 
cause of  the  disinclination  of  those 
eligible  for  help  to  avail  themselves 
of  state  assistance.  For  this  reason 
the  Massachusetts  legislature  has 
failed  to  provide  money  for  such  pen- 
sions, after  it  had  passed  such  law. 
Investigation  in  other  states  showed 
that  the  plan  had  not  worked  success- 
fully. 


House  Early  Pullets. — ^When  the 
first  pullet  egg  appears  it  indicates 
the  time  has  come  to  house  the  earli- 
est maturing  pullets,  say  Penn  State 
poultry  specialists.  The  smaller,  poor- 
ly developed  birds  may  be  left  on  the 
range  by  themselves  for  several  weeks. 
They  will  do  better  than  if  left  with 
the  larger  birds. 


Cows  Need  Vacation. — Check  up 
on  the  freshening  dates  for  cows. 
They  should  have  at  least  six  weeks' 
dry  period  with  an  abundance  of  good 
feed.  Cheaper  milk  production  will 
be  the  reward. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


CHKISTMAS  DAINTIES 
By  Betty  Barclay 

What  are  you  intending  to  serve 
for  Christmas  this  year?  Of  course, 
you  have  your  main  dish  planned.  No 
matter  what  any  writer  could  say, 
this  dish  will  not  be  changed.  It  may 
be  turkey,  duck,  goose,  chicken, 
guinea  hen  or  even  a  suckling  pig. 
You  have  it  already  planned  and  pos- 
sibly you  have  already  chosen  the  fowl 
or  animal  which  is  to  be  sacrificed  for 
this  big  dish  at  the  big  meal  of  the 
day. 

You  have  already  decided  upon 
mince  or  pumpkin  pie — perhaps  both. 
Or  perhaps  you  will  have  the  old- 
fashioned  steamed  pudding  this  year. 
You  also  know  where  there  is  some 
crisp  celery  that  will  just  fit  into  the 
Christmas  menu.  Cranberry  sauce, 
sweet  potatoes,  olives,  pickles,  many 
of  these  are  scheduled  for  your  table. 

The  writer  on  foods  who  attempts 
to  change  the  main  portion  of  a 
Christmas  menu  is  undertaking  some- 
thing that  is  entirely  too  much  for  a 
mere  writer.  Christmas  dinner  will 
be  Christmas  dinner  no  matter  how 
fat  we  are,  how  lean  we  are,  or  how 
delicate  we  are. 

But  there  are  some  things  that  a 
student  of  foods  can  suggest.  At- 
tractive little  side  dishes  may  be 
served  at  Christmas,  or  some  of  the 
common  dishes  may  be  garnished  in 
attractive  ways.  Special  dishes  may 
be  prepared  for  children  who  are  like- 
ly to  come  to  the  table  so  filled  with 
sweets  and  nuts  that  they  will  not 
relish  some  of  the  foods  they  most 
need. 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  no  one 
would  have  any  real  change  in  Christ- 
mas dinner  when  the  family  sits 
around  a  table  that  actually  groans, 
we  must  admit  that  the  Christmas 
dinner  eaten  by  many  is  far  from  be- 
ing a  balanced  meal.  Meat,  fish,  bread 
and  eggs  are  all  foods  which  have  an 
acid  reaction.  If  one  eats  too  heavily 
of  these  foods  and  fails  to  balance 
them  with  the  alkaline-reaction  foods 
— fruits,  vegetables  and  milk — trou- 
ble may  result.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
trouble  often  does  result  from  this 
meal  of  meals. 

See  to  it  then  that  fruit  and  vege- 
tables are  served  liberally  this  Christ- 
mas. Spinach  is  an  excellent  green 
and  probably  it  would  be  relished 
more  if  it  is  served  on  an  attractive 
dish  garnished  with  lemons  cut  in 
fancy  shapes  and  with  halves  of  hard 
boiled  eggs.  Perhaps  the  yolks  may 
be  taken  from  these  halves  and  an  at- 
tractive stuffing  put  in  their  place. 
Each  helping  of  spinach  should  be  ac- 
companied by  one  of  the  lemon  gar- 
nishes so  that  the  lemon  juice  may  be 
sprinkled  over  a  portion. 

An  attractive  individual  salad  con- 
sists of  a  mixture  of  fruits  and  nuts 
on  a  bed  of  lettuce.  Orange  segments 
from  which  the  membrane  has  been 
peeled,  small  slices  of  banana,  seg- 
ments of  apple  with  the  red  skin  af- 
fixed, and  a  walnut  half  sprinkled  here 
and  there  makes  an  excellent  salad. 
Just  before  serving  it  should  be  sprin- 
kled with  a  mixture  of  orange  and 
lemon  juice  well  sweetened — two  parts 
orange  juice  to  one  part  lemon  juice. 

Here  are  two  other  recipes  which 
will  add  to  your  Christmas  menu. 
The  last  one  will  be  particularly  pleas- 
ing to  the  children,  and  probably 
much  more  desirable  as  a  dessert  than 
hot  mince  pie  or  steamed  pudding. 

Baked  Orange 

Cover  1  dozen  clean  even  sized 
oranges  with  cold  water  and  let  stand 
over  night.  Drain  and  wipe  dry.  Cut 
a  slice  from  the  blossom  end  of  each 
orange   and   crowd   into   it   as   much 


sugar  as  it  will  hold.  Place  prepared 
oranges  in  a  deep  earthen  or  enamel 
ware  baking  dish.  Place  on  each 
orange  a  small  piece  of  butter.  Fill 
baking  dish  to  within  one-quarter  of 
the  top  with  cold  water.  Cover  dish 
tight  and  set  in  a  slow  oven  about 
220  degrees  F.  Bake  slowly  until  the 
skin  of  the  orange  can  be  easily 
pierced.  Place  orange  on  a  hot  dish 
and  stir  into  the  remaining  liquid 
the  juice  of  two  oranges,  two  level 
tablespoonfuls  of  cornstarch  wet  to  a 
paste  with  cold  water  and  1  table- 
spoonful  hotter.  Stir  and  cook  until 
thick  and  smooth.  Use  as  a  sauce  for 
the  oranges. 

These  oranges  can  be  kept  for  three 
or  four  days  and  reheated  as  needed. 
For  a  dessert  place  a  half  of  a  marsh- 
mallow  on  top  of  each  orange  and 
brown  lightly  in  the  oven  after  bak- 


ing. 


Orange  Jelly  Party  Cake 


2^4  tablespoonfuls  gelatin 
y^  cup  cold  water 

1  cup  boiling   water 
'"^4  cup  sugar 
1  cup  orange  juice 
1  tablespoonful  lemon  juice 
Orange  rind 
Animal   crackers 

Soak  gelatin  five  minutes  in  cold 
water,  dissolve  in  boiling  water.  Add 
sugar  and  fruit  juices.  Pour  gelatin 
mixture  in  mold  that  will  give  it 
shape  of  a  cake.  Let  harden,  unmold 
on. cake  plate.  Just  before  serving, 
decorate  sides  of  cake  with  a  proces- 
sion of  animal  crackers,  making  these 
stick  into  the  gelatin. 


KNOWN  CAUSES  OF  HAY 

FEVER  DISCUSSED 

By  Dr.  B.  R.  Rickard 

Director,  Division  of  Public  Health 

Education,  Department  of  Health, 

State  of  New  York 

True  hay  fever  comes  at  about  the 
same  time  each  year  and  is  due  to  a 
peculiar  sensitiveness  of  some  persons 
to  the  pollens  of  certain  grasses, 
weeds,  plants  or  trees.  The  earliest 
cases  appear  when  the  birch,  maple 
and  certain  other  trees  are  spreading 
their  pollens.  The  next  group  begins 
to  suffer  some  time  in  May  or  June, 
depending  upon  the  weather.  Contrary 
to  general  belief,  roses  are  not  usually 
responsible  for  the  trouble  at  this  time 
because  their  pollen  is  heavy  and 
therefore  not  widely  scattered.  Tim- 
othy, Kentucky  blue  grass  and  red 
top  are  reported  to  be  the  chief  of- 
fenders in  the  Spring  and  early  Sum- 
mer. Japanese  clematis  and  the  vir- 
gin's bower,  which  also  belongs  to  the 
clematis  family,  have  a  hay  fever 
pollen.  Occasional  cases  are  caused 
by  the  pollen  of  daisies,  asters,  sweet 
clover,  corn,  plantain  and  far  less 
often  by  that  of  other  flowers  and 
plants. 

Still  later  in  the  year  the  pollen  of 
weeds,  particularly  rag  weed,  has  been 
shown  to  be  the  usual  cause  of  the 
disease.  Golden  rod,  having  a  heavy 
pollen,  is  probably  not  responsible  for 
many  cases.  In  hay  fever  coming  at 
practically  the  same  time  each  year, 
a  fairly  accurate  guess  as  to  the  cause 
can  often  be  made  by  noting  the  par- 
ticular grass,  weed  or  flower  pollen 
most  common  at  that  time. 

The  modern  method  of  treating  hay 
fever  consists  first  in  finding  out 
which  particular  pollen  is  responsible 
for  the  trouble.  This  can  be  deter- 
mined by  any  physician  who  is  equip- 
ped to  make  skin  tests  with  extracts 
of  the  various  suspected  pollens. 
Such  tests  are  neither  painful  nor 
complicated.  A  small  quantity  of 
each  extract  is  introduced  beneath 
the   skin    by    a   needle   prick.      Sub- 


stances to  which  the  patient  is  not 
sensitive  cause  no  reaction  but  when 
the  extract  containing  the  offending 
pollen  is  reached  a  reddening  of  the 
skin,  or  a  slight  swelling  or  itching 
is  produced  due  to  a  local  irritation. 
Once  the  cause  is  found  an  extract 
can  be  prepared  and  treatments  given 
by  the  family  physician. 

The  results  of  treatments  are  said  to 
vary  with  the  strength  of  extract  used 
and  the  intelligence  of  the  patient  in 
carrying  out  instructions.  As  a  rule 
treatments  must  be  repeated  each 
year.  Many  patients  show  a  tendency 
toward  a  recurrence  of  the  disease  in 
succeeding  years,  necessitating  other 
courses  of  treatment  but  some  people 
seem  to  outgrow  hay  fever.  At  all 
events,  the  treatment,  even  if  it  does 
not  permanently  cure  the  disease,  may 
serve  as  an  alternative  for  the  neces- 
sity of  seeking  a  hay  fever  colony  or 
taking  an  ocean  trip.  In  hay  fever 
due  to  pollens  the  eyes  should  be  pro- 
tected by  goggles  when  one  is  exposed, 
as  in  walking  in  the  fields,  or  auto- 
mobile riding,  for  the  pollen  often 
reaches  the  nose  from  the  eyes 
through  the  tear  duct. 

In  so-called  hay  fever  or  asthma  oc- 
curring at  odd  times  during  the  year 
it  is  wise  first  of  all  to  have  a  com- 
petent physician  examine  the  throat 
and  nose  for  any  obstruction  in  the 
upper  air  passages.  If  none  can  be 
found,  it  should  be  noted  whether  the 
attack  is  preceded  by  contact  with 
certain  animals,  absence  of  which 
gives  relief.  In  many  cases  asthma 
may  come  from  the  presence  of  cat 
hair  or  dog  hair  in  the  dust  of  the 
house,  actual  contact  with  the  animal 
not  being  necessary  to  bring  on  an 
attack. 


FARMERS  HOLD  THE  BAG 


last  Reliance  for  Security  of  Order, 
of  Property,  of  Life 

No  one  hears  talk  of  a  "farmers' 
strike."  They  cannot  strike — against 
themselves.  They  are  their  own  em- 
ployers, their  own  laborers. 

If  they  could  strike,  if  they  did 
strike,  millions  in  the  cities,  in  the 
factory  towns,  would  starve,  they 
would  in  a  night  riot  and  demolish 
their  own  cities. 

What  if  the  farmers  who  produce 
the  milk  for  a  million  children  in 
New  York  should  go  on  strike  ?  Have 
they  less  right  in  morals  and  justice 
to  go  on  strike  than  other  men  have? 

When  the  crisis  approaches,  when 
the  captains  of  the  industrial  centers 
tremble  at  the  imminence  of  civil 
commotion,  who  are  the  last  reliance 
for  the  security  of  order,  of  property, 
of  life? 

The  scattered  farmers,  in  their  lit- 
tle homes,  on  their  small  acreages, 
independent  men,  employers  of  them- 
selves, blended  laborers  and  capital- 
ists, men  who  can't  strike,  who  never 
strike,  who  are  the  last  to  desert  what 
we  call  our  order,  they  are  the  last 
reliance  of  the  "moneyed  men." 

The  wage  scale  is  maintained,  ev- 
erybody wants  it  maintained.  We 
want  it  maintained. 

The  farmers  hold  the  hag.—Charles- 
ton  News  and  Courier. 


SOCK  HIM! 

"Say,  dat  guy  busted  de  crystal  of 
me  watch.  What  should  I  do  to 
him?" 

"Go  ahead,  give  him  de  woiks." 
— Texas  Longhorn. 


"Isn't  this  ducky?"  said  the  prize 
fighter  as  he  dodged  his  opponent's 
blow.— 0/ito  State  Sun  Dial. 


December,  igoj 


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HEW  TAX  LAWS  OF 

^  PENNSYLVANIA 

ARE  DESCMBED 


Secretary  of  Revenue  Says  Millions 

Were  Saved  to  Commonwealth 
Tliroug:li  Recent  Legislation 
Harrisiurg,  Pa.,  July  25. 

Millions  of  dollars  in  revenue  were 
-aved  to  the  (\jmiiionwealth  of  Penn- 
'vlvania  by  the  passage  of  a  number 
of  important  tax  measures  at  the  last 
-e^sion  ol  the  State  Legislature,  ac- 
cording to  a  statement  just  issued  by 
the  ofiicc  of  Secretary  Clyde  L.  King 
of  the  Department  of  Revenue.  That 
part  of  the  statement  explaining  the 
new  laws  follows  in  full  text : 

"Governor  Pinchot  has  approved  all 
,)f  the  important  tax  legislation  in 
which  the  Department  of  Pevenue 
was  interested  during  the  past  session 
of  the  State  Legislature.  Three  very 
important  revenue  measures  were  in- 
ckided  in  the  Department's  program. 

The  first  of  these  was  an  act  that 
specifically  defined  the  method  of  de- 
termining deductions  for  investments 
in  items  exempt  from  taxation.  The 
second  was  an  amendment  to  the  Aux- 
iliary Act  of  1927.  The  third  was  an 
act  imposing  a  tax  ui)on  the  gross  re- 
ceipts of  taxicabs,  motor  bnses,  motor 
umnnibuses,  trucks  and  similar  means 
of  conveying  freight  and  passengers. 

Prior  Practice 

For  many  years  it  has  been  the  prac- 
tice of  the  taxing  officers  of  Pennsyl- 
vania to  allow  only  a  proportionate  de- 
duction for  investments  in  shares  of 
stock  of  Pennsylvania  companies, 
bonds  of  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment and  its  territorial  possessions; 
Federal  farm  loans  and  joint  stock 
land  bank  bonds;  assets  located  out- 
ride of  Pennsylvania;  investments  in 
<tocks  of  foreign  companies  repre- 
sented by  property  in  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania. 

The  Pennsylvania  Supreme  Court 
in  the  case  of  Commonwealth  v.  Union 
^hip  Building  Company  upheld  the 
•  ontention  that  the  company  was  only 
entitled  to  a  proportionate  deduction 
tor  its  investment  in  property  located 
"utside  of  Pennsylvania. 

The  taxing  officers,  therefore,  as- 
sumed that  they  were  correct  in  allow- 
ing only  proportionate  deductions. 
The  Pennsylvania  Railroad  was  not 
satisfied  with  such  a  deduction  for 
certain  investments  in  shares  of  stock 
^.j  other  Pennsylvania  companies  and 
hied  an  appeal  from  one  of  their  cap- 
ital stock  tax  settlements.  This  mat- 
ter is  still  pending  before  the  courts 
"I  Pennsylvania. 

Proportionate  Deductions 
To  establish  by  legislation  the 
method  by  which  deduction  should  be 
ToQi  ^^^  exempt  items,  the  Act  of 
jy^l  was  passed.  By  proportionate 
reduction  is  meant  that  from  a  cor- 
poration's total  assets  there  is  de- 
^ucted  the  exempt  assets  and  the  re- 
nf  Ir^^^"^^'^  used  in  the  numerator 
01  the  fraction.  The  denominator  of 
"je  traction  is  the  total  assets  and  the 
muitiplic  and  the  value  which  the  tax- 

onJ  ^^^^  place  upon  the  stock  of  the 
company. 

rJ?  *¥  ^^^^  ^^  ^^e  Pennsvlvania 
T&^^Av  *^®  contention  was  and  is 
of  l;  I  .  ^^®  investment  in  shares 
^J\\^^  ^*^ei*  Pennsylvania  com- 
Wi  '5^"^^'  ^^  effect,  be  deducted 
thp  «f  1  ? °^  ^^e  valuation  placed  on 
thaif  K  v^  the  taxing  officers  rather 
coulp  ,A®  proportionate  method.  Of 
finallv  rl  contention  has  not  been 
with  ;i;^*e^nf»ined.    However,  starting 

methriJ^-  ^T.  ^^^1'  **^e  proportionate 
"^^thod  18  definitely  defined. 


At  the  1927  session  of  the  Legisla- 
ture, an  act  was  passed  which  pro- 
vided that  where  a  Pennsylvania  com- 
pany owned  shares  of  stock  of  another 
company  in  a  business  auxiliary  to 
the  owning  company,  it  was  entitled 
to  a  deduction  for  such  investment. 
No  percentage  was  given  in  the  Act. 

It  was  found  that  many  Pennsyl- 
vania corporations  owned  10,  15,  or  20 
shares  of  stock  in  another  company 
whose  business  was  helpful  to  the  own- 
ing company,  and  which  claimed  that 
the  ownership  of  such  stock  consti- 
tuted auxiliary  relationship  and  that, 
therefore,  they  were  entitled  to  a  de- 
duction for  such  investment  in  de- 
termining the  amount  of  capital  stock 
tax  due. 

The  taxing  officers  of  the  State  be- 
lieved it  was  never  the  intention  of 
the  Legislature  when  the  Act  of  1927 
was  passed  to  have  it  so  broadly  inter- 
preted. In  order  to  save  the  revenues 
of  the  Commonwealth  being  depleted, 
the  Department  of  Revenue  sponsored 
the  amendment  to  this  act  which  was 
passed  at  the  1931  session  of  the  Leg- 
islature. By  the  terms  of  the  1931 
Act,  the  owning  company  must  hold 
a  majority  interest  in  the  company 
which  it  claims  to  be  auxiliary. 

New  Transit  Tax 

The  third  important  measure  in 
which  the  Department  of  Revenue 
was  interested  and  which  became  a 
law  was  the  Act  imposing  a  tax  upon 
receipts  of  taxicabs,  motor  buses, 
motor  omnibuses,  trucks  and  .similar 
means  of  conveying  freight  and  pas- 
sengers. Former  legislation  exempted 
taxicabs,  motor  buses  and  motor  omni- 
buses. 

The  Department  of  Revenue  was 
fearful  that  someone  at  some  future 
time  might  raise  the  question  of  such 
exemption  to  those  particular  classes, 
while  others  who  are  engaged  in  trans- 
porting freight  and  passengers  were 
required  to  pay  the  tax  on  gross  re- 
ceipts. Tis  tax  is  at  the  rate  of  eight 
mills. 

As  a  credit  against  the  tax,  the  com- 
panies which  pay  a  motor  license  fee 
to  the  State  for  taxicabs,  motor  buses, 
omnibuses,  and  the  like,  are  per- 
mitted to  deduct  from  the  tax  at  each 
six-month  period  one-half  of  the  motor 
license  fees  paid  to  the  State  for  that 
year.  This  deduction  is  made  from 
the  tax  computed  at  the  rate  of  eight 
mills  in  determining  the  net  liability. 

The  Department  of  Revenue  was 
very  fortunate  in  having  these  meas- 
ures passed  by  the  Legislature  and 
approved  by  the  Governor.  They  will 
do  much  to  prevent  inroads  on  the 
revenues  of  the  State  for  general  fund 
purposes.  They  will  also  do  much  to 
clarify  the  existing  tax  laws  of  the 
State." 


HARMFUL  EFFECTS  OF 

LOW  WAGES  DISCUSSED 

By  Solomon  Levitan 

State  Treasurer,  State  of  Wisconsiii 

There  is  an  ever-increasing  weight 
of  public  opinion  that  labor  should 
share  in  the  profits  of  production. 
Whether  this  is  brought  about  by  the 
payment  of  high  wages  or  by  profit- 
sharing  dividends  is  of  small  conse- 
quence, so  long  as  the  laborer  receives 
just  compensation  for  his  services. 

Our  country  has  become  the  great- 
est industrial  nation  in  the  world  be- 
cause of  the  buying  power  of  the 
masses.  Industry  is  being  forced  to 
recognize  that  high  wages  increase 
production  and  at  the  same  time 
create  a  market  to  consume  its  prod- 
uct. The  period  of  unemployment 
has  been  an  object  lesson  to  industry, 
and  has  shown  that  buying  power  is 
the  first  requisite  to  prosperity,  and 
this  fact  has  helped  them  to  realize 
that  adjustment  to  economic  condi- 
tions cannot  come  through  the  reduc- 
tion of  wages. 

Ten  years  ago  the  first  step  taken 
by  employers  to  meet  a  period  of  de- 
pression was  to  lower  wages,  but  since 
that  time  this  tendency  has  been 
checked  by  organized  labor,  by  higher 
standards  of  living,  and  by  enlight- 
ened public  opinion. 

Thousands  of  industries  would  have 
to  go  out  of  business  were  it  not  for 
the  fact  that  the  average  wage  earner 
can  buy  articles  outside  of  the  clas- 
sification of  necessities.  The  argu- 
ment that  lower  wages  would  solve 
the  problem  of  unemployment  by  mak- 
ing it  possible  to  employ  greater  num- 
bers is  short-sighted,  and  would 
simply  result  in  the  lowering  of 
standards  of  living.  For  industry  to 
expect  the  wage  earner  to  stand  the 
brunt  of  economic  adjustment  shows 
about  as  much  wisdom  as  the  man 
who  sits  on  the  limb  of  a  tree  while 
he  saws  it  off,  and  the  one  who  does 


the  sawing  will  get  the  biggest  bump. 
Mass  production  must  be  accompanied 
by  mass  consumption. 

The  question  may  arise,  "But  how 
can  economic  adjustments  be  brought 
about  without  cutting  the  labor 
costs?"  There  are  innumerable  ways 
of  tiding  over  the  periods  of  economic 
change.  It  is  even  possible  for  in- 
dustry itself  to  be  satisfied  with  small 
profits  for  a  time  rather  than  break 
down  the  framework  of  industry 
which  rests  upon  mass  consumption. 

The  whole  question  of  prosperity 
depends  upon  increasing  the  cus- 
tomers to  take  care  of  the  supply. 
Unemployment  and  low  wages  de- 
crease the  number  of  consumers,  so 
the  first  item  to  be  considered  in  meet- 
ing economic  changes  is  how  to  main- 
tain continuous  employment  and  high 
wages. 


PENNSYLVANIA   INVESTIGATES 
RETAIL  GASOLINE  DEALERS 

A  station-wide  check-up  of  retail 
gasoline  dealers  has  been  begun  by 
the  Bureau  of  Liquid  Fuels  Tax  of 
the  Department  of  Revenue. 

"The  investigation  is  for  the  pur- 
pose of  determining  how  many  re- 
tailers now  selling  liquid  fuels  should 
be  claimed  as  distributors  under  the 
new  liquid  fuels  tax  act,"  A.  P.  Dela 
hunt,  Commissioner  of  the  Bureau, 
said. 

"The  Department  feels  that  a  cer- 
tain number  of  retailers  who  have 
classified  themselves  as  such  are  in 
reality  distributors  under  the  present 
act,"  he  said.  "If  such  is  the  case 
then  they  are  operating  illegally  and 
defrauding  the  state  of  tax  money 
due  it.  The  investigation  includes  a 
check-up  of  all  retailers  who  are  oi)- 
erating  under  the  old  act." 


LANCASTER  POMONA  MEETS 

WITH  COLERAIN  GRANGE 

Lancaster  County  Pomona  Grange 
met  Saturday,  November  14th,  at 
Kirkwood,  with  Colerain  Grange  as 
hosts. 

It  was  one  of  the  best  attended 
meetings  we  ever  had  in  this  county, 
and  fraternal  spirit  abounded. 

All  kinds  of  literary  exercises  fea- 
tured the  afternoon  program,  and  the 
entire  evening  was  devoted  to  the  rep- 
resentation of  three  one-act  plays  by 
Fulton,  Warwick  and  Ephrata 
Granges. 


The   dairy   maid   milked   the  pensive  goat. 
And   pouting,   paused  to  mutter  : 
"I    wish,    you    brute,    you'd   turn    to    milk." 
And   the  animal   turned   to  butt  her. 


Plant  Perennial  Borders. — Peren- 
nials which  are  planted  now  for  next 
year's  borders  must  receive  sufficient 
moisture  to  germinate  the  seeds.  If 
it  is  not  possible  to  plant  after  a  soak- 
ing rain,  the  soil  should  be  thoroughly 
saturated. 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIED 

Grange  Seals 15.00 

Digest gQ 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3 .00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy   '/. . .        .40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 4^00 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13  , , .  ,     3 .  25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy .35 

Constitution  and  By-Laws .......'.        !  10 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony '        .10 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half  dozen go 

per  dozen ]     q'qq 

per  half  dozen   3 .  00 

Dues  Account  Book .'.!!.*...!!.!!        .75 

Secretary 's  Record  Book .70 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book '. .  . .  .        !  70 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred 1 .00 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 85 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 3  25 

Roll  Book    '...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.        ! 75 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   50 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred 60 

Juvenile  Applfcation  Blanks,  per  fifty . . .        .25 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred 40 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred 40 

Secretary 's  Receipts,  per  hundred 45 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred 40 

Treasurer  's   Receipts    .*        .40 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred 50 

Demit  Cards,  each oi 

Withdrawal  Cards,  each oi 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland ......     2 ! 00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead)    [lO 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations ^35 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose   35 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  '. .        .30 
Grange  Hall  Plans 30 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  the 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts. 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Cheeks,  or  Begiit«red 
Letter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  ordered. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  IjIoht,  Secrtrtary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


December,  l93j 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto — Prepare  in  Happy  Child- 
hood for  Intelligent  Manhood  and 
Womanhood. 


Dear  Juveniles: 

How  are  you  all  coming  on  in  your 
Juvenile  work^  Are  we  not  being 
favored^  I  thought  wlien  I  wrote  my 
greeting  for  the  November  number 
that  when  we  read  our  paper  the 
ground  would  be  white  with  snow  and 
here  I  am  writing  the  December 
greeting  to  you  and  no  snow  yet. 
And  some  of  our  days  are  so  beauti- 
ful. 

This  is  our  giving  and  getting 
month  and  let's  not  get  too  much  in- 
terested in  what  we  get  to  forget  to 
give  to  those  who  will  not  get  as 
much  as  we  will.  As  we  celebrate 
Christmas  Day,  I  am  sure  we  will  all 
remember  whose  birthday  we  are  re- 
membering and  give  to  Him  our 
heart's  praise  for  what  He  has  done 
for  us. 

And  now  a  very  Merry  Christmas 
to  each  and  every  Juvenile. 

Clara  Dewey. 


Little  fairy  snowflakes 

Dancing  in  the  flue; 
Old  Mr.  Santa  Clans, 

What  is  keeping  you  ? 
Twilight  and  firelight 

Shadows  come  and  go; 
Merry  chime  of  sleighbells 

Twinkling  through  the  snow; 
Mother  knitting  stockings 

(Pussy's  got  the  ball) — 
Don't  you  think  that  winter's 

Pleasanter  than  all  ( 

— Thomas  Bailey  Aldrich. 


hunt  for  the  tree.  When  it  is  found, 
a  circle  is  marked  around  it  and  the 
tree  is  dug  up  roots  and  all.  It  is 
placed  in  a  large  tub  and  taken  to 
the  house  where  it  is  decorated  with 
Christmas  trimmings  and  gifts. 

If  a  tree  is  needed  at  any  other 
place,  as  school  or  hospital,  the  tree 
goes  traveling  instead  of  cutting  a 
new  tree.  When  the  celebrations  are 
all  over,  the  tree  is  taken  back  to  the 
place  from  which  it  was  taken  and 
planted  in  the  same  hole.  Sometimes 
the  date  is  put  on  it  on  a  small  tag. 
Now  isn't  that  a  nice  way  to  do?  The 
tree  is  used  as  a  Christmas  tree  and 
then  put  back  to  grow  again  and  not 
cut  down  and  destroyed  like  we  do  in 
this  country.  I  wonder  why  we  can- 
not do  the  same  way  and  so  save  our 
trees.    Let's  try  it.    What  do  you  say  ? 


Are  you  all  remembering  the  con- 
tests described  in  the  October  news? 
I  hoi^e  we  will  have  a  large  number 
of  Juvenile  Granges  entering  these 
f'ontests. 

Saturday,  November  7th,  I  had  the 
privilege  and  pleasure  of  organizing 
a  Juvenile  Grange  in  connection  with 
the  Warren  Grange.  Fifteen  bright- 
fa(!ed  youngsters  met  and  were  or- 
ganized into  a  Juvenile  Grange.  They 
elected  tlieir  officers  and  they  were 
installed  at  a  joint  session  with  the 
Subordinate  Grange.  Several  who 
would  have  been  there  were  kept  at 
home  by  illness.  Besides  these,  there 
were  twenty-nine  honorary  members. 
The  new  Master  is  Walter  Towers, 
and  the  Matron  is  Mrs,  Belle  Grosch. 
We  all  wish  them  success,  don't  we? 


little  friend,"  said  a  spruce  tree.  "I 
have  no  beautiful  leaves  to  hide  you 
under,  but  I  will  gladly  give  you  a 
home  among  my  branches." 

"And  I,"  murmured  a  pine,  "will 
guard  you  from  the  cold  north  wind 
that  will  soon  sweep  through  the  for- 
est." 

"I  can  help,  too,"  whispered  the 
juniper  tree.  "I  can  give  you  my 
berries  for  food."  So  the  lonely  little 
bird  found  a  home  and  friends. 

Soon  the  Frost  King  sent  the  North 
Wind  out  to  tell  the  world  that  winter 
had  come.  "Shall  I  touch  all  the  trees 
with  my  icy  breath?"  asked  the  North 
Wind.  "No,"  replied  the  Frost  King. 
"Spare  the  spruce  and  the  pine  and 
the  juniper,  because  they  were  kind 
to  the  little  bird.  Let  them  be  ever 
green." 

And  since  that  time  these  trees 
have  always  kept  their  color  and 
freshness  through  the  long,  cold  win- 
ter months. 


"Yes,  yes !"  said  the  little  girl.  "W 
must  find  a  tree  with  cones  on  if 

The  children  walked  on  and  on. 
But  they  could  not  find  a  tree  with 
cones  on  it.  By  and  by  night  came 
The  children  were  very,  very  tired" 
They  could  not  find  their  way  home 
So  they  sat  down  to  rest.  Soon  the 
little  girl  fell  asleep. 

The  little  boy  was  tired,  too,  but  he 
did  not  close  his  eyes.  "I  must  take 
care  of  my  sister,"  he  said.     "I  ^jn 


Classified  Column 


December  isn't  a  hard  month  to 
think  up  programs  but  here  are  some 
suggestions.  For  the  first  program 
you  might  take  Life  in  Winter.  What 
happens  to  the  plants  in  the  winter- 
time? How  do  animals  prepare  for 
winter?  What  kind  of  games  do  you 
have  for  winter  weather^  Ralph 
Waldo  Emerson  has  a  fine  description 
of  a  snowstorm  in  his  poem  "The 
Snowstorm."  Then  there  is  the  poem 
we  all  love,  Whittief's  "Snowbound." 
It  tells  of  the  storm,  what  the  people 
had  to  do  to  get  ready  for  it,  how 
they  spent  the  long  evenings.  You 
could  have  a  whole  program  with  just 
this  poem.  Nathaniel  Hawthorne  has 
a  lovely  story  some  one  could  tell. 
It  is  called  "The  Snow  Image."  The 
story  "Child  Life  in  Holland,"  tells 
what  Jan  and  Gretchen  did  in  winter. 
What  do  children  in  other  lands  do 
in  winter?  Of  course  you  will  want 
to  sing  Jingle  Bells. 

The  second  program  of  this  month 
is  always  a  Christmas  program.  Our 
song  books  have  so  many  pretty 
Christmas  songs.  If  some  one  would 
read  about  Tiny  Tim's  Christmas 
dinner  in  "The  Christmas  Carol,"  by 
Charles  Dickens  or  they  could  read  it 
and  tell  it  to  the  rest,  you  would  all 
enjoy  it.  Another  sweet  little  story  is 
"The  Bird's  Christmas  Carol,"  by 
Kate  Douglas  Wiggin.  I  once  knew 
a  bunch  of  youngsters  who  gave  the 
chapter  where  the  Buggies  Family  get 
ready  for  the  dinner  in  the  big  house 
as  a  play. 


The  Snow 


Christmas  Trees  in  England 

Clara  L.  West  tells  the  story  of 
Christmas  trees  in  southern  England. 
Children   and  grown-ups  go   on   the 


Soft  and  quiet,  soft  and  slow, 
Down  it  falls,  the  feathery  snow; 
On  the   lane  and  on  the  hedge. 
Heaping  high  the  window  ledge. 
Field  and  garden,  road  and  street, 
Seem  a  great  soft  snowy  sheet; 
Every  shrub  and  bush  and  tree 
Is  as  white  as  white  can  be. 
And,  while  baby  lies  asleep 
In  his  little  crib,  'twill   keep 
Falling,  falling,  soft  and  slow. 
All  night   long,  the  pretty  snow  I 

— Anonymous. 

When  the  time  for  winter  weather 
arrives,  the  trees  lose  their  pretty 
leaves.  That  is  most  of  them  do. 
There  are  some  that  do  not  and  here 
is  a  little  story,  telling  why  that  is  so. 
I  do  not  know  the  author  but  it  is 
such  a  pretty  little  story  I  am  giving 
it  to  you  anyway. 

Why  Some  Trees  Are  Evergreen 

It  was  late  autumn  and  the  birds 
were  flying  south  to  warmer  lands. 
One  little  bird  had  broken  his  wing 
and  could  not  fly  with  the  rest.  As 
the  little  bird  looked  around,  his  eye 
fell  upon  the  ash  trees,  the  oaks  and 
the  maples. 

They  looked  so  beautiful  in  their 
gay  dresses  that  he  felt  sure  they 
would  be  kind  and  give  him  shelter. 
But  when  he  asked  them,  they  re- 
fused. 

"This  is  our  holiday  time,"  said 
they.  "All  summer  we  have  sheltered 
you  under  our  cool  greeen  leaves.  Now 
we  have  put  on  our  gayest  dresses 
and  we  wish  to  dance  in  the  autumn 
breeze  without  a  thought  or  care." 

The  poor  little  bird  fluttered  away, 
not   knowing  where   to  go.      "Come, 


Santa  Claus 

He  comes  in  the  night!   He  comes  in 
the  night  I 
He  softly,  silently  comes; 
While  the  little  brown  heads  on  the 
pillow  so  white 
Are  dreaming  of  bugles  and  drums. 
He  cuts  through  the  snow  like  a  ship 
through  the  foam. 
While  the  white  flakes  round  him 
whirl; 
Who   tells   him   I   know   not,  but   he 
findeth  the  home 
Of  each  good  little  boy  and  girl. 

His  sleigh  it  is  long,  and  deep,  and 
wide; 
It  will  carry  a  host  of  things. 
While  dozens  of  drums  hang  over  the 
side. 
With  the  sticks  sticking  under  the 
strings. 
And  yet  not  the  sound  of  a  drum  is 
heard. 
Not  a  bugle  blast  is  blown. 
As  he  mounts  to  the  chimney  top  like 
a  bird, 
And    drops    to    the    hearth    like    a 
stone. 

The   little    red   stockings   he   silently 
fills. 
Till    the    stockings    will    hold    no 
more; 
The  bright  little  sleds  for  the  great 
snow  hills 
Are  quickly  set  down  on  the  floor. 
Then  Santa  Claus  mounts  to  the  roof 
like  a  bird 
And  glides  to  his  seat  in  the  sleigh ; 
Not  the  sound  of  a  bugle  or  drum  is 
heard 
As  he  noiselessly  gallops  away. 

He  rides  to  the  East,  and  he  rides  to 
the  West, 
Of  his  goodies  he  touches  not  one; 
He  eateth  the  crumbs  of  the  Christ- 
mas feast 
When  the  dear  little  folks  are  done. 
Old   Santa   Claus   doeth   all   that   he 
can; 
This  beautiful  mission  is  his; 
Then,  children,  be  good  to  the  little 
old  man. 
When  you  find  who  the  little  man  is. 
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t  my  coat  around  her  to  keep  her 

''^e^at  there  a  long  time  until  he 
h^nk  with  the  cold.  By  and  by  he 
:  :  a  very  bright  light.  It  waked  his 
1  ttle  sister.  Soon  the  children  saw  a 
beautiful  fairy.    She  came  right  up  to 

"Who  are  you?"  asked  the  little  boy. 
ur  ain  the  Christmas  Fairy,"  said  the 
fairv.  "I  ^™  always  in  the  woods  at 
Christmas  time.  I  make  the  woods 
bright  at  night.  Then  good  little  boys 
and  girl^  can  find  the  prettiest  trees. 
Come,  children!  I  will  take  you  to 
a  beautiful  tree." 

The  fairy  took  them  to  a  beautiiui 
tree.  It  had  many,  many  cones  on  it. 
"Here  is  your  tree,"  said  the  fairy. 
Then  she  said,  "Little  cones,  light  the 

•J 
tree. 

The  little  cones  began  to  shine  like 

gold.  ,.     1      r>n       • 

''Oh,  what  a  wonderful  Christmas 
tree!"  said  the  children. 

"It  will  light  you  all  the  way  home," 
said  the  fairy.  "It  will  shine  for  you 
on  Christmas  Day,  too." 

The    children    took    the    beautiful 
tree.     It   lighted   them    all    the   way 
home.   They  were  very,  very  happy. 
— Edna  V.  Riddleherger. 


the  staff  was  covered  with  beautiful 
white  blossoms — and  the  blossoms 
were  so  sweet  that  the  air  was  filled 
with  tlie  fragrance  of  them. 

The  legend  also  says  that  after  that 
time,  on  every  Christmas  Eve,  the 
whitethorn  blossomed. 

Also   Joseph   built   a   little   church 
there,  the  first  church  ever  built  in 
England. — Adapted  from   William 
Malmeshury. 


of 


Here  is  a  Christmas  legend  for  the 
older  ones. 

The  Christmas  Thorn 

A  legend  is  told  of  Joseph  of  Ari- 
mathea,  who,  many  hundreds  of  years 
ajro,  was  sent  to  preach  to  the  tribes 
that  then  inhabited  the  island  of 
Britain. 

Joseph  was  a  wanderer.  He  had 
traveled  over  Europe,  had  crossed 
great  plains  and  rivers,  had  climbed 
high  mountains,  and  was  living  for  a 
time  in  a  rude  hut  in  the  forests  of 
(jaul,  preaching  to  the  natives  of 
that  land. 

One  night,  while  sleeping  in  his  hut, 
he  thought  an  angel  stood  by  his  bed 
iind  said  to  him : 

Moseph,  go  thou  over  into  Britain 
and  preach  to  the  men  whom  thou 
>halt  find  there."  And  while  Joseph 
was  silent,  fearing  and  wondering  how 
he  should  reply,  the  angel  vanished 
''Ut  of  his  sight. 

Next  morning,  as  soon  as  it  was 
light,  Joseph  began  to  make  ready  for 
his  journey.  Together,  with  eleven 
other  good  men  who  were  also  preach- 
ing in  Gaul,  he  went  to  the  seacoast, 
and,  entering  into  a  little  ship  soon 
crossed  the  English  Channel  and  came 
to  Britain. 

The  natives  of  Britain  welcomed 
nim  and  led  him  and  his  companions 
before  their  king.  There  Joseph 
preached  to  them  of  God,  for  the  only 
god  these  wild  people  knew  was  a 
being  that  they  said  lived  in  the  oak 
trees. 

The  king  listened  to  Joseph  and 
told  him  that,  if  he  wished,  he  might 
nave  a  little  island  or  peninsula,  that 
^as  formed  by  the  windings  of  the 
river  Brue,  in  the  south  of  Britain, 
and  that  he  might  build  there  an  altar 
0  nis  God.  The  place  was  known  as 
Avaion,  or  the  Island  of  Apples,  but 
aiterwards  it  was  called  Glastonbury. 
^Joseph  and  his  companions  went  to 
'Valon.  They  arrived  there  on 
jnstmas  Eve,  and  though  it  was 
jnidwmter,  the  air  was  so  mild  and 

G  grass  in  the  valleys  so  green  that 
LT"^^^  more  like  spring.    The  little 

ornpany  climhed  the  hill  that  led  up 
"^  the  river,  and  upon  the  top  of  it 


l^Ta  \^^^^^  and  thrust  into  the 
tW  }^^  pilgrim's  staff  of  white- 
'^'''^  which  he  carried. 

staff \^\^^^  his  surprise  to  see  the 

arifi  V   J  .  ^^^^  and   send   out   leaves 

W  r"^''  Then,  while  he  stood  there 

^^  wonder,  the  buds  opened  and 


INCIDENTS  IN  THE  LIFE  OF 
OLIVER  HUDSON  KELLEY 
FOUNDER  OF  OUR  ORDER 

At  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  when 
by  rules  of  war  the  North  could  have 
held  properties  of  the  defeated.  Gen- 
eral Grant  said,  "Let  the  men  keep 
their  horses — they  will  need  them  to 
put  in  their  crops."  It  was  this  senti- 
ment that  prompted  President  An- 
drew Jackson,  through  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Agriculture,  Newton,  to  send 
a  representative  through  the  South  to 
interview  the  farmers  and  to  investi- 
gate the  agricultural  conditions  of  the 
South,  and  to  report  the  same  to  the 
department. 

The  man  who  was  chosen  for  this 
work  was  Oliver  Hudson  Kelley.  He 
was  born  in  Boston,  received  his  edu- 
cation there  and  in  1849  became  a 
pioneer  farmer  of  Minnesota. 

It  was  in  January,  1866,  that  Mr. 
Kelley  left  Washington  for  the  trip 
through  the  Southern  War  States,  and 
after  viewing  the  blackened  ruins, 
abandoned  fields  and  the  desolated 
homes,  he  conceived  the  idea  of  or- 
ganizing the  farmers  of  the  North 
and  South  for  the  purpose  of  creating 
more  friendly  and  fraternal  relations 
between  themselves.  He  wrote  to  his 
friend,  the  Reverend  John  Trimble, 
that  politicians  would  never  restore 
peace  in  the  country  and  if  it  came 
at  all  it  must  come  through  fraternity. 
The  people  of  the  North  and  South 
must  know  each  other  as  members  of 
a  great  family  and  all  sectionalism 
must  be  abolished.  While  on  his  way 
home,  he  again  viewed  the  living  con- 
ditions of  farmers  and  realized  that 
the  men  who  handled  these  poor  fann- 
ers' grain,  etc.,  were  living  in  beauti- 
ful homes,  surrounded  by  wealth  and 
luxury.  In  all  this  he  saw  a  great 
wrong  and  was  more  deeply  impressed 
with  the  necessity  of  organization. 
From  his  connection  with  the  Mason- 
ic Order,  he  concluded  that  a  secret 
organization  would  be  more  effectual 
and  would  create  a  closer  unity  of 
purpose  than  one  nonsecret  in  char- 
acter. 

On  April  21,  1866,  Mr.  Kelley  re- 
turned to  Washington.  Before  going 
to  his  home  in  Minnesota,  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Boston  to  visit  his  niece, 
Miss  Caroline  A.  Hall,  at  which  time 
he  explained  to  her  his  plans  for  the 
new  organization,  and  it  was  she  who 
then  suggested  that  women  be  ad- 
mitted to  the  Order  with  equal  rights 
of  membership. 

In  May,  1867,  Mr.  KeHey  made  the 
acquaintance  of  W.  M.  Ireland,  Chief 
Clerk  of  the  Finance  Office  in  the 
Post  Office  Department,  to  whom  he 
explained  his  new  idea,  and  in  July, 
William  Saunders,  head  of  the  Gov- 
ernment Experiment  Gardens,  was 
taken  into  the  "secret,"  making,  with 
John  Trimble  and  Miss  Hall,  the  five 
names  earliest  associated  in  the  his- 
tory and  work  of  the  Order.  These 
originators  made  the  following  plans: 
— That  the  Order  was  to  embrace  in 
its  membership  only  those  directly  in- 
terested in  cultivating  the  soil;  it 
was  to  be  a  secret  order  with  four  de- 
grees, representing  the  four  Seasons, 
with  appropriate  signs  and  passwords, 
the  lectures  in  each  degree  were  to 
appertain  to  agricultural  work  and  at 


the  same  time  convey  a  moral  lesson. 
The  aim  was  to  advance  agriculture 
by  encouraging  education  and  to  se- 
cure members  the  same  benefits  in 
certain  respects  as  those  guaranteed 
by  Masonry.  Both  sexes  were  to  be 
admitted  and  politics  and  religion  not 
to  be  subjects  of  discussion.  Lecturers 
were  to  be  sent  out  to  explain  the  pur- 
poses of  the  organization  and  to  se- 
cure members. 

The  selection  of  a  title  for  the  Or- 
der gave  the  early  founders  much  per- 
plexity. Several  were  suggested,  but 
the  two,  "Patrons  of  Industry"  and 
"League  of  Husbandry"  were  com- 
bined and  formed  "Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry." 

The  first  meeting,  which  was  more 
or  less  formal,  was  held  November  15, 
1867.  William  Ireland  presided  and 
O.  H.  Kelley  acted  as  secretary.  A 
Committee  was  appointed  to  draw  up 
a  preamble,  to  set  forth  the  object  of 
the  Order,  and  it  was  decided  to  adopt 
"Patrons  of  Husbandry"  as  the  name, 
the  branches  to  be  known  as  Granges. 
A  motto,  "Esto  Perpetua,"  meaning 
"Let  it  be  perpetual,"  was  adopted. 
They  planned  a  membership  fee  of 
$10  for  males  and  $5  for  females,  but 
Miss  Hall,  when  she  learned  this,  im- 
mediately wrote  them  that  the  mem- 
bership fee  was  too  high.  She 
suggested  $5  for  men  and  one-half  of 
that  for  ladies,  and  her  suggestion  was 
followed. 

On  December  4,  1867,  a  meeting 
was  held  in  Washington  for  the  elec- 
tion of  officers  of  the  National  Grange 
and  for  the  transaction  of  other  busi- 
ness. William  Saunders  was  elected 
Master  and  Mr.  Kelley,  Secretary. 

A  Grange  was  organized  in  Wash- 
ington, known  as  Potomac  No.  1,  and 
several  gentlemen  and  their  wives 
were  admitted  free  for  the  service 
they  would  render  with  the  degree 
work. 

The  invocation  of  the  Chaplain 
used  in  the  opening  of  every  Grange 
meeting  was  written  by  Mr.  Kelley, 
the  Preamble  of  the  Constitution  by 
Mr.  Saunders,  and  the  Declaration  of 
Purposes  by  J.  W.  Wright  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

In  February,  1868,  Mr.  Kelley  re- 
signed his  position  in  the  Agricultur- 
al Department  and  gave  his  entire 
time  to  the  work  of  establishing  the 
Order.  He  believed  it  would  add  in- 
terest to  the  work  to  have  a  Subor- 
dinate Grange  in  Washington;  this 
was  done  and  it  was  given  the  name 
of  Harvest  Grange.  It  was  really  the 
school  of  instruction  before  estab- 
lished under  the  name  of  Potomac 
Grange.  On  February  19th,  a  Mr. 
Boardman  from  New  York  was  initi- 
ated in  due  form  into  the  Order. 

The  subject  of  extending  the  Order 
outside  of  Washington  was  now  dis- 
cussed by  the  active  workers  in  Wash- 
ington, and  at  a  meeting  of  the 
National  Grange  March  28,  1868,  it 
was  decided  to  give  the  Secretary  a 
letter  of  credit  that  it  might  aid  him 
in  his  organization  work.  He  was 
voted  a  salary  of  $2,000  a  year  and 
necessary  expenses,  but  the  National 
Grange  wished  it  explicitly  under- 
stood that  its  officers  were  not  held 
personally  responsible  for  the  salary 
or  expenses.  On  April  3,  1868,  Secre- 
tary Kelley  left  Washington  for  Har- 
risburg,  with  $2.50  of  Grange  money, 
and  told  Mr.  Saunders  he  would  work 
his  way  to  Minnesota  organizing 
Granges.  As  I  read  this,  I  couldn't 
help  but  think  of  the  Apostles  as  they 
were  instructed  to  take  nothing  with 
them  as  the  "laborer  is  worthy  of  his 
hire."    So  thought  Father  Kelley. 

Mr.  Kelley  was  not  successful  at 
Harrisburg,  and  he  journeyed  to  Penn 
Yan,  N.  Y.,  and  then  to  Wayne,  N. 
Y.,  where  he  met  F.  M.  McDowell, 
who  gave  him  $50.    He  failed  in  his 


attempt  to  organize  at  Penn  Yan,  but 
at  Fredonia,  in  Chautauqua  County, 
he  established  the  first  regularly  or- 
ganized Grange  whose  members  paid 
initiation  fees.  From  Fredonia  Mr. 
Kelley  went  to  Spender,  Ohio,  the 
home  of  Anson  Bartlett,  who  had 
been  interested  in  the  work  by  cor- 
respondence. Mr.  Kelley  instructed 
Mr.  Bartlett  in  the  work  of  organiza- 
tion and  continued  to  Chicago.  While 
he  instructed  several  here,  he  did  not 
organize,  and  after  visits  to  Madison 
and  St.  Paul,  re  returned  home,  hav- 
ing been  absent  eleven  months.    Dur- 


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SHIELDS 

Whereas,  Our  heavenly  Father  has  called 
from  our  midst   Sister  Leuora   SliieUa  , 

Resolved,  That  we  members  of  Clover 
Grange,  No.  1172,  extend  sympathy  to  the 
bereaved  family,  drape  our  charter  for  thirty 
days,  record  these  resolutions  and  publish 
same  in  Grange  News. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Ross, 
G.  W.  Bbocious, 
M.  C.  Knapp, 

Committee. 


Statement  of  the  ownership,  tnanasrement,  cir- 
culation, etc.,  required  by  the  Act  of  Congress 
of  August  24,  1912,  of  Pennsylvania  Grange 
News,  published  monthly,  at  Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania. 

State  op  Pennsylvania,  County  of  Dauphin. 
Before  me,  E.  J.  Miller,  in  and  for  the 
state  and  county  aforesaid,  personally  appeared 
John  H.  Light,  who  having  been  duly  sworn 
according  to  law,  deposes  and  says  that  he  is  the 
Business  Manager  of  the  Pennsylvania  Grange 
News,  and  that  the  following  is,  to  the  best  of 
his  knowledge  and  belief,  a  true  statement  of 
the  ownership,  management  (and  if  a  daily 
paper,  the  circulation),  etc.,  of  the  aforesaid 
publication  for  the  date  shown  in  the  above 
caption,  required  by  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912, 
embodied  in  section  411,  Postal  Laws  and  Reg- 
ulations, printed  on  the  reverse  of  this  form, 
to  wit: 

1.  That  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  pub- 
lisher, editor,  managing  editor,  and  business 
managers  are: 

Publisher,  Pennsylvania  State  Grange,  428 
Telegraph   Building,   Harrisburg,    Pa. 

Editor,  E.  B.  DoRSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 

Managing  Editor,  not  any. 

Business  Manager,  John  H.  Light,  428 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

2.  That  the  owner  is:  (If  owned  by  a  cor- 
poration, its  name  and  address  must  be  stated 
and  also  immediately  thereunder  the  names  and 
addresses  of  stockholders  owning  or  holding  one 
per  cent  or  more  of  total  amount  of  stock.  If 
not  owned  by  a  corporation,  the  names  and  ad- 
dresses of  the  individual  owners  must  be  given. 
If  owned  by  a  firm,  company,  or  other  unin- 
corporated concern,  its  name  and  address,  as 
well  as  those  of  each  individual  member,  must 
be  given). 

Pennsylvania  State  Grange,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
Kenzib   S.    Bagshaw,   Hollidaysburg,   Pa. 
S.  A.  Harshaw,  Conneaut  Lake,  Pa. 
H.    D.    Allebch,    Trappe,    Pa. 

3.  That  the  known  bondholders,  mortgagees, 
and  other  security  holders  owning  or  holding  1 
per  cent  or  more  of  total  amount  of  bonds, 
mortgages,  or  other  securities  are:  (If  there 
are  none,  so  state).     Not  any. 

4.  That  the  two  paragraphs  next  above,  giv- 
ing the  names  of  the  owners,  stockholders,  and 
security  holders,  if  any,  contain  not  only  the 
list  of  stockholders  and  security  holders  as  they 
appear  upon  the  books  of  the  company  but  also, 
in  cases  where  the  stockholder  or  security  bolder 
appears  upon  the  books  of  the  company  as  trustee 
or  in  any  other  fiduciary  relation,  the  name  of 
the  person  or  corporation  for  whom  such  trustee 
is  acting,  is  given;  also  that  the  said  two  para- 
graphs contain  statements  embracing  affiant's 
full  knowledge  and  belief  as  to  the  circumstances 
and  conditions  under  which  stockholders  and 
security  holders  who  do  not  appear  upon  the 
books  of  the  company  as  trustees,  bold  stock  and 
securities  in  a  capacity  other  than  that  of  a  bona 
fide  owner;  and  this  affiant  has  no  reason  to 
believe  that  any  other  person,  association,  or 
corporation  has  any  interest  direct  or  indirect  in 
the  said  stock,  bonds,  or  other  securities  than  as 
so  stated  by  him. 

John  H.  Light, 

Business  Manager. 

Sworn  to  and   Subscribed   Before  Mb, 
this  29th  day  of  September,   1931. 

[seal]  E.  J.  Miliar. 

My  commission  expires  March  7,   1933. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


December,  I93J 


Accidents  Increase— 

In  spite  of  better  roads,  in  spite  of  better,  stronger  cars  —  accidents  increase.     We  never  know  what  the  **other 
fellow**  is  going  to  do.     The  best  protection  is  to  drive  carefully  and  carry  adequate  insurance. 

Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance— 


You  can  save  by  placing  your  automobile  and  truck  insurance  with  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  8 
FARMERS*  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY.  We  write  a  Standard  Policy.  A  25%  reduction 
from  prevailing  rates  is  given  you  at  the  beginning  of  the  policy  year.     It  will  pay  you  to  investigate. 

Compensation  Insurance— 


In  Compensation  Insurance  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  «  FARMERS^  MUTUAL  CASUALTY 
INSURANCE  COMPANY  gives  you  broad  and  liberal  protection.  It  covers  the  employer  as  well  as  the  employee. 
That  is  essential.  The  cost  of  compensation  insurance  is  reasonable.  Policyholders  were  paid  a  dividend  of  20%  in 
1929  and  1930.     Let  us  explain  further. 

Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty  Insurance  Company 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bldg.,  Harrisburg,  Pa, 

Clip  this  and  mail  today  —  it  obligates  you  in  no  way. 


Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers*  Mutual  Casualty      Gentlemen:  I  am  interested  in 

Insurance  Company  Compensation  Insurance     - 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bidg.,    HarrisburiE*  Pa.  Truck  or  Automobile  Insurance 

It  is  understood  that  this  inquiry  is  not  to  obligate  me  in  any  way  whatsoever. 


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ing  his  stay  at  home  the  first  Grange 
was  organized  in  Iowa,  at  Newton. 
Mr.  Kelley's  daughter,  Julia  Wilkin 
Kelley,  was  the  first  person  obligated 
and  instructed  in  the  ritual  in  Minne- 
sota. 

While  Mr.  Kelley  was  resting  at 
his  home  in  Minnesota,  the  National 
Grange  at  Washington  had  become 
very  inactive,  and  Mr.  Kelley  often 
said  that  July  of  1868  was  the  darkest 
month  in  the  history  of  the  Order. 
But  Father  Kelley  continued  with  his 
faith,  courage  and  perseverance,  and 
the  years  of  1873  and  1874  were  rec- 
ord years  for  new  Granges.  After 
eight  years  of  growth  the  Order  of 
Patrons  of  Husbandry  had  issued  24,- 
290  Charters  in  the  United  States. 

Since  those  struggling  years  to  defi- 
nitely establish  the  Grange,  these  are 
some  of  the  things  accomplished  by 
the  Order,  or  given  its  active  sup- 
port: 

The  Department  of  Agriculture, 
Rural  Mail  Delivery,  Parcel  Post,  Ex- 
periment Stations,  Farm  Loan  Sys- 
tem, Oleomargarine  Law,  Food  Adul- 
terations, National  Weather  Bureau, 
Agriculture  in  the  Public  School, 
Conservation  of  Resources. 

Today,  as  we  consider  the  thousands 
of  Subordinate  Granges  and  with  so 
many  happy  members,  may  each  of  us 
use  Father  Kelley's  faith  and  perse- 
verance as  an  example,  and  with  this 
poem — 

A  Pile  of  Brick 

There's  a  place  in  the  wall  for  every 
brick, 

Whether  they  are  thin  or  whether  they 
are  thick; 

Whether  they  are  round  or  true  and 
square. 

Whether  they  are  rough  or  smooth 
and  fair; 

Whether  they  are  short  or  uncommon- 
ly long, 


Whether  they  are  weak  or  mighty  and 

strong; 
Whether  they  are  large  or  are  very 

small. 
Crowned  with  beauty  or  no  beauty  at 

all. 
There's  a  place  for  them  in  the  build- 
er's wall. 
Whether  they  are  hard  or  very  soft, 
There's  room  at  the  bottom  or  up  at 

the  loft; 
Even  half  bricks  are  wanted  to  fill  up 

a  space,     ^ 
But  the  finest  and  fairest  to  lay  on 

the  face. 
With    bright    red    color,   perfect    and 

true, 
And  use  in  the  rear  those  of  a  paler 

hue, 
All  laid  in  good  mortar  to  make  the 

wall  strong. 
To  battle  for  the  right  and  resist  the 

wrong. 
This  wall  is  the  Grange;    you  and  I 

are  the  brick; 
And,  no  matter  whether  we  are  thin 

r    or  very  thick. 
Bright  red,  pale  red,  hard,  soft,  short, 

long,  round  or  square. 
There  is  a  place  for  us  in  the  wall 

somewhere. 

May  each  of  us  find  our  place  in  the 
wall,  as  Father  Kelley  planned  for 
us,  and  continue  to  educate  and  ele- 
vate. 

Father  Kelley's  useful  life  closed 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1913.  In 
1926  the  National  Grange  dedicated 
a  monument  to  him  and  his  loyal 
wife.  Temperance  Long  Kelley,  with 
our  own  present  National  Master,  L. 
J.  Taber,  delivering  the  dedicating 
address. 

(Read  at  Tioga  Pomona  Grange  at 
Mansfield,  September  11,  1931,  by  the 
Past  Lecturer  of  Tioga  Valley 
Grange.) 


CLARION  POMONA 

Clarion  County  Pomona  Grange, 
No.  27,  P.  of  H.,  held  its  third  quar- 
terly meeting,  Tuesday,  September  1, 
1931,  with  Leatherwood  Grange,  No. 
625,  the  home  Grange  of  the  worthy 
state  assistant  steward,  H.  B.  Phillips. 
The  meeting  was  held  at  the  Presby- 
tpriaii  Church,  at  Sciuirrel  Hill,  Pa. 
This  is  an  ideal  place  for  public 
gatherings,  the  weather  was  all  that 
could  be  desired,  good  attendance,  all 
making  this  a  good  meeting.  Leather- 
wood  Patrons  doing  their  best  to 
make  us  comfortable.  State  Master 
E.  B.  Dorsett,  was  attending,  making 
the  principal  address,  stressing  the 
more  important  things  the  Grange  has 
done  for  the  agricultural  people.  Pa- 
trons or  no  Patrons,  outlining  some 
vital,  important  things  to  yet  be  done 
before  a  more  satisfied  and  harmoni- 
ous feeling  can  be  ushered  in.  Asking 
for  loyal  support  to  the  Grange  in  all 
it's  worthy  undertakings,  and  hoping 
the  people  of  the  farming  class,  not 
now  members,  will  finally  see  the  light 
and  become  affiliated  to  be  more  able, 
by  numerical  strength,  to  demand 
more  favorable  legislation  and  condi- 
tions. Pointing  out  the  folly  of  fur- 
ther organization  of  agricultural  asso- 
ciations or  bureaus,  under  Federal 
control.  Asking  for  cooperative  sup- 
port of  Grange  activities  that  are  di- 
rectly beneficial  to  the  body  in  gen- 
eral, of  which  Grange  insurances  are 
in  the  lead. 

Leatherwood  Grange  furnished  a 
splendid  program  of  entertainment  at 
the  evening  session,  presenting  a  plav, 
"The  Path  Across  the  Hill,"  credit- 
ably given  by  the  young  people  of 
leatherwood. 

At  the  Clarion  County  Fair,  August 
26-29,  1931,  Limestone  Grange,  No. 
6.54,  P.  of  H.,  put  up  their  ninth  con- 


secutive, annual  Grange  exhibit,  tak- 
ing first  premium  and  award;  value, 
$100.00. 

For  these  nine  yearly  exhibits  as  a 
Grange  of  Clarion  County,  LimestODe 
Grange  has  taken  three  first  premi- 
ums, two  second  premiums,  four  third 
premiums. 

There  has  been  lots  of  hard  work 
for  our  Patrons  and  Matrons,  the 
Matrons  especially,  putting  up  these 
exhibits.  From  a  financial  viewpoint 
it  has  paid  our  Grange  to  exhibit 
Viewing  our  exhibits  from  another 
point  we  have  complied  to  the  wishes 
of  our  National  and  State  officials 
that  Subordinate  Granges  take  part 
in  county  and  community  activities. 


AUTUMN  COLORS 

One    mass    of    sunshine    glows  the 

beech ; 
Great  oaks  in  scarlet  drapery,  reach 
Across   the   crimson   blackberry  vine 
Toward  purple  ash  and  somber  pme- 

The  orange-tinted  sassafras 

With    quaintest    foliage    strews   the 

grass ; 
Witch-hazel  shakes  her  gold  curls  out 
'Mid  the  red  maple's  flying  rout. 

With      every      day     some     splendor 

strange; 
With  every  hour  some  subtle  chan?^ 
Of  our  plain  world;    how  could  ^^ 

guess 
Such  miracles  of  loveliness. 

— Lucy  Larcum. 


MARK  TREES  TO  BE  CUT— Pennsj' 
vania  woodland  owners  find  it  help''"  *■ 
mark  trees  to  be  cut  before  the  »cto* 
harvesting  is  done  instead  of  cutting  ^ 
trees  as  they  come  to  them. 


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No.  10 


Master^s  Address 

officers  and  members  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange: 

A  quarter  of  a  century  ago  this  State  Grange  met  in  this  town  to  de- 
liberate upon  and  devise  measures  for  the  welfare  of  our  Order.  At  that 
session,  your  present  State  Master  was  elected  Lecturer,  and  his  Grange  career 
has  been  one  of  increasing  responsibilities  during  the  years  which  have  fol- 
lowed. 

Many  changes  have  taken  place  during  the  twenty-five  years  that  have 
elapsed  and  we  are  meeting  today  in  one  of  the  most  critical  periods  since 
the  Grange  was  organized.  A  World  War  has  been  fought  and  the  nations 
of  the  world  are  still  suffering  from  its  effects. 

However,  in  spite  of  the  adverse  conditions  under  which  the  farmers 
have  labored  during  the  past  two  years,  Grange  work  has  gone  steadily  for- 
ward, and  seven  Subordinate,  one  Pomona  and  twenty  Juveniles  have  been 
organized,  and  twelve  Subordinate  Granges  reorganized.  This  should  in- 
spire and  encourage  those  who  have  rendered  such  loyal  and  efficient  service 
during  the  year. 

We  should  make  history  during  this  session,  taking  such  action  in  the 


solution  of  the  problems  confronting  us  as  will  be  fair,  just,  equitable,  aid 
in  building  up  our  Order,  and  extending  its  influence.  Our  action  here  will 
be  watched  with  keen  interest  by  those  who  are  interested  in  bettering  the 
social,  political  and  industrial  life  of  our  State  and  Nation. 

Let  us  approach  our  problems  with  prayers  on  our  lips,  courage  in  our 
hearts  and  an  honest  desire  to  be  constructive  rather  than  destructive.  Noth- 
ing will  be  gained  by  harsh,  unjust  criticism  or  by  display  of  temper.  May 
we  be  calm,  deliberate  and  ever  mindful  of  the  rights  of  others,  not  for- 
getting our  motto,  "In  essentials,  unity;  in  nonessentials,  liberty;  in  all 
things,  charity."  This  is  the  spirit  that  should  guide  and  direct  our  actions 
throughout  the  session.  And  may  the  Divine  Master  guide  and  direct  us 
in  the  work  of  this  meeting. 

Condition  of  the  Order 

I  am  pleased  to  inform  you  that  the  Grange  year  was  filled  with  peace, 
harmony  and  fraternity.  No  discord  in  any  Juvenile,  Subordinate  or 
Pomona  Grange.  The  members  rendered  efficient  service  in  building  up  ourj, 
great  Farm  Fraternity.  No  one  could  have  had  more  loyal  support  than 
was  accorded  me,  and  I  thank  the  officers  and  members  for  their  splendid 
cooperation. 


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W  8   S^'  ^•^  '°  Right. — J.  C.  Wallace.  D.  W.  Woods,  A.  H.  Fullerton,  Jas.  Kklso.  J.   N.   Fullrrton.   H.   L.   McCurley.  S.  B.   Hatks.     Middle  Row,  Left  to  Rif^. — 
'•DLLBRTON,  WiLUAM  Ranky,  Earl  Cox,  W.  B.  McCurlky,  J.  A.  Wkm.rr.  N.  A.  Craio,      Upper  R4>w,  Left  to  Bight. — Wm.  Fox,  J.  F.   Mim.kr,  J.  W.  Brrwstsr,  DAVir* 

Bylkb,  Q.  M.  Fullbrton,  Ororor  Ranrt. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  1933 


With  seven  new  Granges,  twelve  reorganizations,  and  a  loss  of  nine,  we 
made  a  net  gain  of  ten  Granges.  We  now  have  one  hundred  and  two 
Juveniles,  eight  and  hundred  forty-four  Subordinates,  and  fifty-eight 
Pomonas.  Our  membership  is  still  above  seventy  thousand  and  goes  into 
a  new  year  with  faith,  hope  and  courage  that  will  win  results. 

Six  new  halls  were  dedicated  during  the  year  and  many  more  are  near- 
ing  completion.  Greater  interest  is  being  manifested  in  the  Degree  Work 
and  some  efficient  teams  have  been  organized.  These  teams  are  an  important 
factor  in  securing  new  members  and  in  getting  many  who  had  dropped  out 
to  be  reinstated  and  renew  their  interest  in  Grange  work.  Our  finances  were 
kept  within  our  budget  and  our  expenses  within  our  income. 

Keystone  Grange  Exchnge 

Like  all  business  enterprises,  the  Exchange  suffered  a  loss  in  business. 
This  was  not  due  to  any  discord  or  dissatisfaction,  but  to  a  general  falling 
oflf  in  business  due  to  scarcity  of  money. 

We  again  urge  our  members  to  give  the  Exchange  their  loyal  support 
and  a  full  share  of  their  business.  You  can  help  make  this  a  real  incentive 
for  joining  the  Grange  and  a  further  means  of  holding  your  membership. 

Deputy  Appointments 

Grange  law  provides  that  the  Master  and  Executive  Committee  of  each 
Pomona  shall  recommend  to  the  State  Master,  two  suitable  persons  for  ap- 
pointment as  State  Deputies.  So  far  only  one  recommendation  has  been 
received.  If  none  are  received,  the  State  Master  will  follow  his  policy  of 
appointing  the  Pomona  Master.  Pomona  Deputies  are  appointed  by  the 
Pomona  Master  and  are  under  his  direction. 

Grange  News 

As  the  Editor  of  Grange  News,  I  want  to  thank  all  who  are  helping 
to  make  the  paper  what  the  name  implies.  Keep  on  sending  material.  We 
may  not  always  be  able  to  use  it,  but  will  do  our  best.  We  only  have  16 
pages  and  when  they  are  full  we  have  to  stop. 

A  Press  Agent  in  each  Subordinate  and  Pomona  will  help  to  advertise 
the  Grange  and  make  your  paper  more  desirable.  During  the  year  each 
Pomona  district  should  be  recognized  and  as  many  Subordinate  Granges 
as  space  will  permit.  All  articles  should  reach  the  Editor  not  later  than  the 
20th  of  each  month  and  should  not  be  too  long.  We  want  as  many  Granges 
and  counties  represented  as  possible. 

The  advertising  is  an  important  feature  in  Grange  News,  as  it  helps 
to  pay  the  expense  of  the  paper.  When  you  write  any  of  the  advertisers, 
do  not  forget  to  mention  Orange  News.  Suggestions  will  always  be  wel- 
comed and  all  assistance  appreciated. 

Juvenile  Granges 

The  work  in  the  Juvenile  field  was  very  satisfactory  during  the  year. 
We  not  only  made  splendid  growth  in  the  number  of  Granges  and  in  mem- 
bers, but  showed  a  very  decided  improvement  in  the  character  of  the  work 
done.  There  is  an  urgent  need  for  many  more  Juveniles,  and  it  is  my 
sincere  desire  that  more  attention  be  given  this  work  during  1932. 

Matrons  should  give  the  Editor  of  our  Juvenile  page  better  support 
and  more  news  relative  to  the  work  of  your  Juvenile.  More  Juveniles 
should  try  to  become  Honor  Granges. 

A  new  pledge  was  adopted  by  the  National  Grange,  for  all  who  desire 
to  become  Honorary  Members.  As  soon  as  it  is  available,  copies  will  be 
sent  each  Juvenile.  The  quarterly  reports  should  be  made  promptly  and 
the  officers  elected  reported  to  the  State  Secretary. 

Grange  Law  and  Procedure 

The  National  Grange  has  authorized  a  Traveling  Card  to  be  issued  all 
members  in  good  standing.  A  member  in  possession  of  such  a  card  may 
obtain  the  Annual  Word  from  any  Master,  in  any  state. 

The  rule  relative  to  surrendering  a  Grange  Charter  was  amended,  so 
that  no  Grange  may  now  surrender  its  Charter  unless  it  has  given  the 
State  Master  official  notice  and  allowed  him  a  reasonable  time  to  investigate 
conditions. 

A  Constitutional  Amendment  is  proposed,  which  if  ratified  by  two-thirds 
of  all  the  states,  will  make  it  legal  to  install  officers  in  a  Subordinate 
Grange,  in  all  states  which  elect  in  November,  as  soon  thereafter  as  prac- 
ticable. This  means  that  in  our  state  officers  could  be  installed  either  in 
November  or  December. 

Insurance 

Approximately  four-fifths  of  the  farmers  of  the  United  States  have  their 
buildings  and  other  property  insured  against  fire.  About  two-thirds  carry 
wind  or  cyclone  insurance.  Eight  to  ten  per  cent  carry  insurance  against 
crop  damage  by  hail.  Live  stock  insurance  ii?  negligible,  while  sickness  and 
accident  insurance  is  hardly  known.  The  percentage  of  farmers  who  carry 
casualty  insurance  is  about  five  per  cent  and  a  large  majority  still  lack  pro- 
tection from  auto  accidents. 

To  some  extent  the  farmers*  lack  of  insurance  may  be  charged  to  an 
unwarranted  disregard  of  the  need  for  protection.  To  a  much  larger  extent 
it  is  chargeable  to  his  small  income  and  inability  to  buy  the  forms  of  pro- 
tection which  he  needs.  The  second  reason  is  closely  related  to  the  cost 
of  insurance,  which  in  turn  is  directly  affected  by  the  nature  of  the  pro- 
tection secured  under  the  terms  of  the  policy  purchased.  This  applies  to 
all  forms  of  insurance  and  should  be  the  deciding  factor  in  buying  protection. 
If  there  is  any  material  difference  in  the  cost  of  insurance,  it  will  be  reflected 
in  the  protection  guaranteed  in  the  terms  of  the  policy. 

Our  Fire  Insurance  business  has  grown  steadily,  until  we  have  more 
than  $145,000,000  in  force.  This  has  become  one  of  our  strongest  factors  in 
getting  and  holding  members.  Our  life  insurance,  carried  with  the  Farmers 
and  Traders,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  is  also  becoming  a  factor  in  building  up 
Grange  membership.  The  campaign  conducted  last  October  was  a  marked 
success  and  made  a  net  gain  in  business  of  15  per  cent.  Prizes  to  the 
winners  will  be  awarded  during  this  session. 

The  Auto  and  Casualty  Insurance  show  a  steady  increase  in  volume,  but 
not  as  great  as  conditions  warrant.  Farmers  are  still  too  careless  and  in- 
different concerning  this  form  of  protection.     A  severe  fire  might  destroy 


all  your  buildings,  but  you  would  still  have  your  farm  left.  A  serious 
accident  to  some  of  your  help,  or  to  the  driver  of  your  car  or  truck,  migiji 
incur  damages  that  would  take  both  farm  and  buildings.  We  expect  repre- 
sentatives  of  both'  companies  now  under  contract  to  be  present  during  the 
session,  and  will  give  them  an  opportunity  to  explain  their  line  of  insurance 
and  you  an  opportunity  to  ask  questions. 

Legislation 

During  the  last  regular  session  of  the  Legislature,  your  Legislative  Com- 
mittee gave  its  full  support  to  the  passage  of  the  20,000  Mile  Road  Bill,  tbe 
bill  requiring  the  payment  of  the  gasoline  tax  at  its  source,  both  of  which 
became  law,  and  to  the  Grange  School  Bill,  as  introduced  by  the  Hon.  G.  ^ 
Griffin,  a  former  member  of  your  Committee. 

The  support  of  the  Governor  was  solicited  and  refused,  on  the  grounds 
that  new  tax  levies  would  be  required  to  raise  the  money,  and  that  would 
be  a  violation  of  his  campaign  pledges.  The  bill  was  introduced,  however 
and  after  due  consideration  passed  the  House  with  only  one  dissenting  vote. 
It  then  went  to  the  Senate,  and  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  in  charge 
refused  to  call  a  meeting  for  its  consideration.  It  thus  died  in  Committee. 
Had  the  bill  passed,  it  would  have  brought  much  needed  relief  to  rural 
districts  that  are  greatly  in  need  of  financial  assistance.  The  Grange  took 
the  position  that  the  schools  are  just  as  necessary  as  roads,  and,  if  necessary, 
we  could  use  the  roads  that  have  served  us  many  years,  a  little  longer  in 
order  that  many  thousands  of  boys  and  girls  in  rural  districts  might  obtain 
an  education  equivalent  to  that  obtained  by  boys  and  girls  in  towns  and 
cities.  The  state  owes  these  boys  and  girls  the  same  opportunity  for  obtain- 
ing an  education  as  is  accorded  the  others. 

According  to  the  figures  given  us  by  the  Department  of  Education,  it 
would  have  required  about  $8,000,000  to  have  carried  out  the  provisions  of 
the  Act,  and  a  part  of  this  could  have  been  obtained  from  the  Contingent 
Fund. 

It  is  significant  that  the  Governor,  who  denied  his  support  because  it 
would  require  additional  taxes  to  obtain  the  necessary  revenue,  should  in 
less  than  one  year  convene  the  Legislature  in  Special  Session  and  nut  only 
advocate,  but  insist  on  additional  taxes  to  the  amount  of  $120,000,000.  We 
are  in  full  accord  with  his  policy  of  assessing  billboards  and  cigarets.  The 
former  have  no  place  along  our  highways,  as  they  not  only  destroy  the 
scenic  beauty,  but  are  a  positive  menace  to  the  safety  of  the  traveling  public. 
As  for  the  latter,  it  would  be  a  blessing  to  the  youth  of  our  State  and  Nation, 
if  the  tax  were  raised  until  no  one  would  be  able  to  buy. 

An  additional  tax  on  gasoline  would  place  an  extra  burden  on  those  least 
able  to  pay.    Gasoline  is  no  longer  a  luxury,  but  a  necessity.    Thousands  of 

(Continued  on  page  12.) 


ioneers  of  Civilization 


When  tillage  begins,  other  arts  follow.  The  farmers 
therefore  are  the  founders  of  human  civilization. 


THINKING  men  know  that  farming  is  the  basic  industry 
upon  which  all  others  most  rest.  And  modern  farming 
requires  capital.  To  provide  this  capital  on  terms  suited  to  the  farming 
business,  the  Government  of  the  United  States  established  the  twelve  Federal 
Land  Banks  upon  a  cooperative  basis.  Through  these  Bonks,  capital  has 
been  supplied  to  more  than  half  a  million  American  farmers  on  long  term 
mortgages  which   gradually  ''disappear"  through   semi-annual   payments. 

FEDERAL  LAND  BANKS 


Sprinsfi^ld,  Mass. 
Baltimor*,  Md. 
Columbia,  S.  C. 
Louis  villa.  Ky. 


St.  Paul,  Minn 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Now  Oriaans, 
Omaha,  Nab. 


A' 


GME  FEEDS 


With  my  position  with  the  Acme  Milling  Company  my 
long  desired  opportunity  for  manufacturing  quality  feeds 
has  come.  Feeds  can  and  will  be  made  to  combine  cor- 
rectly with  the  various  roughage  and  grains  grown  on  the 
home  farms  to  meet  the  nutritive  requirements  of  farm 
animals. 

It  is  only  by  a  correct  combination  of  manufactured  feeds 
with  the  feeds  grown  on  the  home  farm,  which  enable 
feeders  to  produce  animal  food  products  at  the  lowest  cost. 

WATCH  THIS  SPACE  FOR  FUTURE  ANNOUNCEMENT. 

Acme  Milling  Company^   Olean^  N.  Y< 

J.  F.  LANTZ 

Expert  In  Animal  Nutrition— General  Manager 


January,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


KRINERS  AHE  HONORED 

ON  ANNIVERSARY 

}ir.  and  Mrs.  E.  L.  Kriner,  well- 
known  residents  of  Brady  Township 
for  many  years,  were  the  guests  of 
honor  at  a  party  held  at  their  home, 
^^Shadyside  Farm"  last  night  at  which 
time  about  60  of  their  friends  and 
relatives  gathered  to  celebrate  their 
twenty-fifth  anniversary.  Mr.  and 
Ifrs.  Kriner  were  pleasantly  surprised 
by  the  event  but  thoroughly  enjoyed 
the  various  details  of  the  evening's 
activities  and  expressed  their  appre- 
ciation over  the  fine  testimonial  given 
by  their  friends. 

They  were  presented  with  a  number 
of  exceptionally  fine  gifts,  including  a 
cabinet  victrola,  a  silver  set  and  a 
substantial  amount  of  money  in 
silver. 

Rev.  Fountz,  pastor  of  the  Lutheran 
church  at  Luthersburg,  was  the  first 
speaker  on  an  informal  program  in 
which  he  congratulated  the  couple  on 
reaching  such  an  important  milestone 
in  their  lives.  His  talk  was  heard 
with  general  interest  and  he  con- 
cluded it  by  wishing  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kriner  many  other  happy  anniver- 
saries in  the  future. 

Mr.  Reuben  Weisgarber,  of  Du- 
Bois,  also  spoke  a  few  words  and 
concluded  by  presenting  the  victrola 
to  the  couple,  as  the  gift  of  those 
assembled.  Other  guests  also  added 
their  congratulations  to  those  of  the 
two  previous  speakers. 

Mr.  Kriner,  who  served  as  the  gen- 
eral chairman  of  arrangements  for 
the  State  Grange  meeting  just  con- 
cluded here,  responded  with  a  brief 
message  in  which  he  expressed  his  ap- 
preciation and  that  of  his  wife  for 
the  fine  reception  tendered  them.  He 
stated  that  the  Kriner  homestead, 
which  was  originally  built  by  his 
grandfather,  would  alwtiys  be  open  to 
his  friends  and  that  he  would  always 
welcome  a  visit  from  those  assembled. 

The  anniversary  came  as  a  climax 
for  a  full  week's  activities  for  Mr. 
Kriner,  inasmuch  as  he  gave  liberal- 
ly of  his  time  and  efforts  in  making 
the  recent  state  meeting  of  grangers 
such  a  pronounced  success. 


PENN  STATE  PLACES 

NINTH  IN  CONTEST 

Penn  State's  livestock  judging 
team  placed  ninth  in  the  intercol- 
lepate  contest  at  the  International 
Ivivestock  Exposition  in  Chicago. 

Members  of  the  team  were  Davis 
H.  Ricks,  Uniontown;  Sam  Davis, 
y^est  Newton;  Cancy  F.  Lorenzo, 
^filford;  Francis  H.  Shaw,  Lancas- 
|er;  Russell  K.  Fishburn,  State  Col- 
<"<;?,  and  Milton  E.  Miller,  Weverton, 
^J^d.  Professor  W.  L.  Henning,  of  the 
College  Animal  Husbandry  Depart- 
nient,  coached  the  team. 
.  Jour  kinds  of  livestock  were 
judged.  The  Penn  State  team  placed 
Jourth  on  horses,  eleventh  on  sheep, 
ihirteenth  on  swine,  and  sixteenth  on 
l^eef  cattle.  Ricks  was  seventh  in 
judging  horses  and  Lorenzo  was  ninth 
•fi  placing  sheep. 

Prior  to  the  International  Contest 
i,enn  State  won  at  the  Eastern  States 
Jjxposition  and  the  Baltimore  Live- 
tjock  Show  and  placed  twelfth  at  the 
^ansas  City  American  Royal  Live- 
stock Exposition. 


ANNITAL  REPORT  OF 

GOLD  ORANGE  NO.  1207 


THY  HASTEai : 

vm  ^^®  pleasure  in  submitting  to 
(U  *  ^^^^  of  the  activities  of  Gold 

At^i,  1207  for  the  year  of  1931. 
had  beginning  of  the  year  we 

^  ^n  good  standing  thirty-two  mem- 


bers. To  date  we  have  sixty-eight  and 
a  class  of  seven  which  have  received 
all  degrees,  four  that  have  received 
first  and  second  degrees,  and  three 
have  been  elected  and  will  receive  first 
and  second  degrees  at  our  next  meet- 
ing. All  of  these  applications  I  ob- 
tained personally,  therefore  you  can 
see  that  we  have  reinstated  and  in- 
itiated fifty  members. 

We  have  lost  none  by  demit,  and 
none  have  been  suspended  for  non- 
payment of  dues. 

I  have  received  as  Master,  splendid 
cooperation  from  the  members  this 
year.  Our  lecture  hours  have  been 
very  instructive  and  entertaining  and 
seem  to  be  greatly  appreciated  by  our 
membership.  I  could  not  ask  for  a 
better  spirit  to  be  manifested  in  a 
Grange  of  practically  eighty-two 
members.  We  have  visited  several 
Granges  and  had  a  splendid  attend- 
ance from  our  Grange  which  shows  a 
keen  interest.  We  are  painting  our 
Grange  Hall,  and  have  already  put 
on  one  coat.  We  have  under  con- 
tsruction  a  sign  of  Gold  Grange  No. 
1207  to  be  placed  on  the  building  as 
soon  as  our  painting  is  completed. 

We  have  made  other  improvements 
such  as  new  siding  and  so  forth.  Our 
fund  at  present  is  about  thirty-five 
dollars,  with  a  large  majority  of  our 
membership  owing  1931  dues  which 
will  greatly  increase  our  financial 
standing. 

Fraternally  yours, 

T.  A.  Wright,  Master. 


GRANGE  REPORTS 

In  another  column  you  will  find  the 
Annual  Report  of  Gold  Grange,  Pot- 
ter County.  Any  Grange  ought  to  be 
proud  of  such  a  record,  and  any 
Master  is  entitled  to  a  lot  of  credit 
for  obtaining  thirty  applications  in 
one  year.  I  wonder  if  any  Grange  or 
any  Master,  did  as  well,  or  better 
during  1931? 

Take  your  pencil  and  determine 
what  our  membership  would  have 
been  at  the  close  of  1932,  if  each 
Grange  had  increased  its  membership 
one  and  one-half  times.  You  think 
that  is  asking  too  much?  Well  then 
see  what  it  would  have  been  if  each 
Grange  had  made  a  net  gain  of  fifty? 
Perhaps  you  think  that  it  is  still  too 
much  to  ask  of  the  entire  State,  so 
let  us  take  a  figure  that  is  possible  and 
can  be  reached  by  each  Grange. 

Let  this  be  your  New  Year's  Reso- 
lution: That  you  will  make  a  net 
gain  in  membership,  during  1932,  of 
at  least  five  members.  This  can  be 
done  by  each  Grange  in  the  State 
and  will  give  us  a  net  gain  of  over 
four  thousand  members  for  the  year. 
How  many  will  make  the  effort? 

E.   B.  DORSETT, 

Master  State  Orange. 


LARGE  ATTENDANCE  AT 

STATE  GRANGE 

There  was  a  record  attendance  at 
the  State  Grange  meeting  at  DuBois. 
Crawford  led  with  fifty  delegates, 
Clearfield  was  second  with  thirty-five 
and  Tioga  third  with  thirty-four  in 
attendance.  The  total  number  of 
delegates  was  734,  and  visitors  486, 
making  a  total  attendance  of  1,220. 

E.  B.  D. 


Cut  Posts  for  Fences. — Posts  for 
rebuilding  fneces  can  be  made  now, 
piled  on  end,  and  allowed  to  season 
until  spring.  Select  the  wood  that 
will  last  longest  in  the  ground.  Black 
locust,  catalpa,  black  walnut,  butter- 
nut, white  oak,  sassafras,  and  hart 
cherry  are  all  good  trees  for  this  pur- 
pose. Sound  dead  chestnut  is  also 
desirable. 


ENGINEERS  DOOM 

GROWTH  OF  CITIES 


Development  of  Small  Communites 

Close  to  Soil  Predicted 

at  Parley 


Halt  in  Taxes  Demanded 

The  building  of  large  cities  will 
cease  and  the  Nation's  chief  future 
development  will  occur  in  rural  areas, 
it  was  prophesied  by  engineers  par- 
ticipating in  sessions  of  the  Admin- 
istrative Board  of  the  American  En- 
gineering Council  here  today. 

Americans  will  quit  creating  Phila- 
delphias,  Bostons,  Chicagos,  and  De- 
troits  and,  aided  by  cheaper  power, 
will  turn  their  attention  to  establish- 
ing smaller  communities,  close  to  the 
soil,  it  was  predicted.  This  change, 
it  was  asserted,  has  been  made  pos- 
sible by  advance  in  science  and  engi- 
neering and,  when  brought  about, 
will  minimize  the  force  of  depres- 
sions. 

The  Federal  Government,  it  was 
asserted,  will  have  its  hands  full  in 
completing  projects  already  author- 
ized and  appropriated  for  and  only 
an  emergency  comparable  to  that 
which  exists  in  war  would  justify  the 
further  raising  of  public  moneys  by 
bond  issues  or  otherwise  in  an  at- 
tempt to  speed  prosperity. 

The  council  summarized  its  em- 
ployment program  as  follows: 

The  emergency  public  works  plan 
— designed  to  expedite  and  increase 
public  works  construction  in  the 
months  immediately  ahead  for  the 
purpose  of  relieving  unemployment; 
and  with  this  are  coupled: 

The  future  public  works  plan — de- 
signed to  make  a  thorough  analysis 
of  all  angles  of  the  question  of  pub- 
lic works  to  determine  its  true  place 
in  the  national  economy  and  the  ad- 
justments of  governmental  agencies 
and  activities  that  are  necessary  to 
make  public  works  serve  a  more  use- 
ful purpose  in  our  national  life. 

An  inquiry — designed  to  evaluate 
the  plans  suggested  for  stabilizing 
business  and  to  construct  a  mosaic 
in  which  would  appear  the  major  eco- 
nomic factors  so  weighted  and  placed 
as  to  indicate  their  relative  signif- 
icance and  relationship. 


Fruit  to  Win  Prizes.  —  Fruit 
growers  who  exhibit  at  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Farm  Show  in  January  will 
share  in  a  larger  prize  fund.  Sev- 
eral varieties  have  been  added  to  the 
unusual  standard  list  of  apples.  Com- 
mercial packs  will  receive  special  at- 
tention. County  exhibits  will  receive 
larger  amounts  as  well  as  a  larger 
number  of  prizes  at  the  coming  show. 


COLLEGE  SETS  UP  62 

MINE  CLASS  CENTERS 

In  cooperation  with  the  State  De- 
partment of  Public  Instruction  and 
the  State  Department  of  Mines,  the 
School  of  Mineral  Industries  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College  has  estab- 
lished 62  centers  of  instruction  for 
miners.  The  purpose  of  the  centers 
is  to  increase  the  general  level  of  edu- 
cation and  to  enable  ambitious  miners 
to  qualify  for  the  State  examinations 
for  fire  boss  and  mine  foremanships. 
Students  in  these  centers  range  from 
college  and  high  school  graduates  to 
men  who  have  had  as  little  as  two 
years  of  schooling. 

Instruction  centers  have  been  set 
up  in  almost  every  county  where  coal 
mining  is  carried  on  extensively.  The 
list  includes  Lackawanna,  Luzerne, 
Carbon,  Schuylkill  and  Northumber- 
land counties  in  the  anthracite  re- 
gion, and  'Huntingdon,  Bedford,  Cam- 
bria, Somerset,  Indiana,  Westmore- 
land, Fayette,  Greene,  Washington 
and  Allegheny  counties  in  the  bitu- 
minous fields. 


EVERY  COXTNTY  HAS 

STUDENTS  AT  "STATE" 

Every  county  in  Pennsylvania  is 
represented  in  the  student  body  of 
the  Pennsylvania  State  College,  ac- 
cording to  a  recent  compilation  of 
the  geographical  distribution  of  stu- 
dents. Africa,  Europe,  North  and 
South  America,  the  West  Indies  and 
34  other  States  also  are  represented 
in  the  student  body  of  4,857  men  and 
women.  Almost  all  of  tjie  277  from 
other  states  are  enrolled  in  advanced 
courses  in  the  Graduate  School. 

Centre  County  leads  with  the  larg- 
est number  of  students  at  Penn  State, 
a  total  of  466.  Allegheny  with  386 
stands  second,  and  Philadelphia  with 
320  comes  third.  Other  counties 
which  send  100  or  more  students  to 
their  State  College  are  Montgomery, 
Schuylkill  and  Westmoreland. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  I932 


PART-TIME  VOCATIONAL 
HOME  ECONOMICS  CLASSES 
SERVE  VARIETY  OF  GROUPS 

Selection,  purchase,  preparation  and 
serving  of  nutritious  foods,  the  con- 
struction of  suitable  clothing,  and 
the  management  of  the  family  ex- 
penditures, are  among  the  courses 
given  in  part-time  vocational  home 
economics  classes,  according  to  the 
annual  report  of  the  Federal  Board 
for  Vocational  Education. 

These  classes,  which  are  found 
chiefly  in  the  urban  centers,  are  in- 
tended for  girls  who  have  dropped 
out  of  full-time  school  to  enter  the 
wage-earning  tield  or  to  assume  re- 
sponsibilities in  the  home. 

There  is  a  great  need,  the  report 
shows,  for  the  increased  organization 
of  pa»t-time  home  economics  classes 
in  small  towns  and  rural  communi- 
ties, where  many  girls  are  out  of 
full-time  school  on  home  permits  and 
have  large  responsibilities  in  their 
homes  due  to  illness  or  decease  of 
mother.  Frequently,  such  girls  have 
full  charge  of  a  home  including  the 
feeding,  clothing,  and  care  of  the 
members.  Girls  employed  for  a  wage 
or  serving  as  mothers  and  helpers  in 
their  own  homes,  marry  young  and 
need  home-making  education  to  guide 
them  in  setting  up  desirable  stand- 
ards of  living  on  minimum  incomes. 
Many  of  the  vocations  in  which  these 
girls  are  employed  for  a  wage,  also, 
have  to  do  with  home-making  activi- 
ties that  have  now  become  commer- 
cialized, and  instruction  in  home 
making  is  sometimes  a  means  for 
determining  their  interest  or  fitness 
for  engaging  in  such  vocations  as 
those  of  seamstress,  dressmaker,  nurse 
for  children,  milliner,  food  service, 
or  general  household  service. 

Enrollment  in  part-time  classes  in 
home  economics  reached  33,541  in 
1931,  an  increase  of  12,318  over  1930. 
This  is  in  comparison  with  the  en- 
rollment of  285,519  girls  and  women 
in  all  types  of  home  economics  classes 
in  the  48  States  and  Hawaii  in  1931. 
P.  R.  No.  118. 


FORMER  BUSINESS 
MANAGER  SENDS  GREETINGS 
TO  STATE  GRANGE 

Chambersburg,  Pa., 
December  8,  1931. 

To     Pennsylvania     State     Grange, 
Greetings  : 

Not  being  with  you  in  flesh,  permit 
me  to  say  that  I  am  there  in  spirit, 
and  trust  that  the  membership  is  get- 
ting along  harmoniously;  that  Sec- 
retary Light  is  not  as  stubborn  as 
usual,  that  our  Worthy  Master  main- 
tains his  jx)nderous  voice,  that  Broth- 
er McSparran  is  willing  to  acknowl- 
edge that,  at  times,  he  is  wrong  in  a 
controversy,  that  Brothers  Allebach 
and  Harshaw  have  lost  some  of  their 
pugnacious  spirit,  and  that  the  en- 
thusiastic members  of  the  Household 
Economics  Committee  are  forging 
ahead,  gathering  in  more  disciples. 

Trusting  that  your  sessions  will  be 
successful  and  that  you  will  be  able 
to    hand     Depression    a    solar-plexis 
knock-out  blow,   I  am   as  usual. 
Fraternally   Yours, 

Morris  Lloyd. 


REPORT  OF  LIBERTY  GRANGE 

Liberty  Grange  reports  that  during 
a  recent  campaign  for  members,  nine 
were  initiated  and  eight  reinstated. 
The  contest  created  much  interest 
and  has  resulted  in  much  better 
Grange  work. 


OLDEST  GRANGE  MEMBER 

Hettie  Y.  Hallowell  was  born  Dec. 
5,  1833,  and  was  the  wife  of  Caleb  R. 
Hallowell.  They  had  four  children, 
three  daughters  and  one  son,  all  of 
whom  were  Grangers.  Brother  and 
Sister  Hallowell  were  to  have  been 
charter  members  of  Cold  Point 
Grange,  No.  606,  when  it  was  organ- 
ized, October  11,  1875,  but  were  un- 
able to  attend  that  night  and  so  were 
members  of  the  first  class  initiated  a 
few  weeks  later.  Sister  Hettie  Hallo- 
well and  her  daughter,  Anna  Y.,  were 
faithful  secretaries  of  Cold  Point, 
No,  606.  When  the  National  Grange 
met  in  Philadelphia  in  1886,  they 
were  both  members  of  the  Entertain- 
ing Committee.  Sister  Hettie  Hallo- 
well was  secretary  of  Pomona,  No.  8, 


As  long  as  there  are  colleges,  there 
'^11  be  college  men. — Confucius. 


for  ten  years  and  her  memorial  book 
will  stand  as  a  memorial  to  her  as 
long  as  Grange  records  are  preserved. 
On  the  page  opposite  the  memorial  is 
written  a  sketch  of  the  members  life 
and  where  and  when  they  were  buried. 
Sister  Hallowell  was  Pomona  deputy 
from  1894  until  1903. 

After  the  death  of  her  son,  four 
years  ago.  Sister  Hallowell  moved  to 
829  Swede  Street,  Noristown,  Pa., 
where  she  resides  with  her  daughter, 
Anna. 

She  celebrated  her  98th  birthday 
by  leaving  on  December  5th,  for  her 
winter  home  in  St.  Petersburg,  Flor- 
ida. Sister  Hallowell  and  her  daugh- 
ter, Anna,  were  both  awarded  Golden 
Sheaf  Certificates  at  the  State  Meet- 
ing held  at  Du  Bois.  Four  other 
members  of  No.  606  also  received 
them,  Wm.  B.  Richards,  Hannah  C. 
Styer,  Harry  C.  Styer  and  Mary  S. 
Zimmerman. 


PENN  LINE  GRANGE  HOLDS 

THANKSGIVING  PROGRAM 

Penn  Line  Grange,  No.  1784,  in 
Crawford  County,  held  their  first  an- 
nual Thanksgiving  service  in  their 
hall  Sunday  evening,  Nov.  29.  Meet- 
ing opened  by  a  good  old  fashioned 
song  service  followed  by  a  splendid 
address  given  by  one  of  their  mem- 
bers. Rev.  Amsbaugh.  Brother  J.  G. 
Crumb  read  the  poem,  The  Landing 
of  the  Pilgrims. 

After  which  a  collection  was  taken 
to  be  used  in  a  worthy  cause.  A 
goodly  crowd  was  present  and  all 
voted  it  the  best  idea  yet.  Just  wait 
and  see  Penn  Line's  next  move. 

Clara  Barber,  Lecturer. 


IN  THIS  SERVICE 

Lady :  "Can  you  give  me  a  room 
and  bath  ?" 

Clerk:  "I  can  give  you  a  room, 
madam,  but  you  will  have  to  take 
your  own  bath." 


PAST  MASTER'S  NIGHT 

AT  WESTFIELD  GRANGE 

Nineteen  memorable  years  of  West- 
field  grange  life  were  lifted  out  of  the 
past  and  paraded  in  vivid  fashion 
before  close  to  125  present  members 
and  neighboring  grangers  who  gath- 
ered in  the  Westfield  Hall,  North 
Beaver  township,  to  witness  a  fitting 
"Past  Master's  Night"  program  last 
night. 

Eighteen  past  masters  who  have 
guided  the  Westfield  activities  at  dif- 
ferent intervals  since  it  was  organ- 
ized in  1912  were  guests  of  honor — 
the  recipients  of  commending  tribute. 

Program   Starts 

It  was  about  8  o'clock  that  Master 
George  Raney,  a  son  of  one  of  the 
past  masters  who  was  being  honored, 
sounded  the  call  to  order  gavel  that 
quieted  the  large  audience  for  the 
evening's  program.  He  conducted  the 
regular  opening  ceremonies,  assisted 
by  Lecturer  Merle  Leslie  who  an- 
nounced that  everything  from  begin- 
ning to  end  was  to  be  shared  by  the 
former  leaders  of  the  grange.  Then 
both  Mr.  Raney  and  he  retired,  giv- 
ing the  guests  full  sway. 

Filing  into  the  grange  auditorium 
in  a  body,  the  past  master's  group 
proceeded  to  the  platform  of  the  hall 
and  there  conducted  a  regular  and 
full  opening  of  the  grange.  They  fol- 
lowed the  customary  impressive  ritual 
used. 

Past  Master  J.  C.  Wallace  served 
as  the  master  and  Past  Master  A.  H. 
Fullerton  ofiiciated  in  the  role  of  lec- 
turer, announcing  the  different  pro- 
gram events  as  they  occurred. 

Then  the  night's  festivities  actual- 
ly started  and  for  several  hours  the 
group  enjoyed  the  past  master's  pre- 
arranged program.  It  was  full  of 
serious  spots,  but  most  of  it  had  a 
humorous  trend  and  managed  to  in- 
ject an  uproar  of  laughter  into  the 
visitors  time  and  time  again. 


As  the  program  was  unfolded,  thp 
following  past  master's  performed: 

James  Kelso  read  an  interestinu 
history  of  the  Westfield  Grange,  tell. 
ing  forgotten  details  of  its  organizj. 
tion  19  years  ago.  He  traced  West- 
field's  rapid  growth  during  the  inter- 
vening  years  and  brought  the 
historical  picture  to  a  close  with  a 
poem  that  truly  represented  West- 
field's  progress. 

A  humorous  monologue  and  char- 
acter impersonation,  entitled  "Uncle 
Reuben  Returns  from  New  York" 
^as  given  by  William  Fox.  Follow- 
ing that  came  a  vocal  duet,  as  comi- 
cal as  it  is  possible  to  have  them,  by 
the  "Sisters,"  a  duo  composed  of  J. 
W.  Brewster  and  John  F.  Miller. 
They  sang  "Rocked  in  the  Cradle  of 
the  Deep." 

Earl  Cox  contributed  an  original 
paper  which  was  spiced  with  a  mix- 
ture of  humor  and  good  logic. 

Following  what  was  termed  the 
literary  program  of  the  honored  past 
masters,  came  a  hilariously  funny 
model  initiation  which  depicted  such 
a  ceremony  at  "The  Jonesville 
Grange."  Past  Master  Harry  McCur- 
ley  was  the  master  of  the  remarkable 
degree  team  which  functioned  with 
J.  M.  Fullerton  as  his  efficient  sec- 
retary. Both  occupied  their  roles 
with  pomp  and  dignity  and  inducted 
in  a  roaring  style  the  two  new  mem- 
bers, Miss  Brown,  T.  W.  Woods  in 
real  life,  and  Miss  Weller,  known 
around  Westfield  as  J.  A.  Weller. 

So  comic  and  entertaining  was  the 
evening's  testimonial  to  the  past  lead- 
ers that  everyone  wasn't  ready  to 
leave  when  Master  Raney  informed 
them  that  the  finish  had  come. 

The  "Past  Master's  Night"  cere- 
mony proved  enjoyable  in  every  way 
the  activities  of  the  evening  serving 
to  impress  upon  the  members  what 
good  work  their  past  masters  did 
when   they  held   the  post. 

The  evening's  program  was  closed 
with  the  usual  Grange  ceremony. 


January,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFrCE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals |5.iH' 

Digest .v..  .......................  ...  .60 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 ......    . .  .  . .  .  . .  . . .... 3.00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy 40 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 '. 4.0C 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 '. 3.25 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy -33 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 1' 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony ^^ 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 

half  dozen  .W 

per  dozen ^-^^ 

per  half  dozen   ..'.........'. 3.00 

Dues  Account  Book -^^ 

Secretary  's  Record  Book -^^ 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book ..'......'.'.'.'...........  -^^ 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred 1-^^ 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 8.^ 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 ..  3.25 

Roll  Book    '.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. -^^ 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   -^ 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   -^ 

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty   -^ 

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred -^ 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred  -^ 

Secretary  's  Receipts,  per  hundred •  jj 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred ^J 

Treasurer 's   Receipts    -^ 

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred J? 

Demit  Cards,  each JJ 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland  .' 2.00 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead)    J: 

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations w 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose   '? 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill  ..  -J: 

Grange  Hall  Plans -^ 

In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany  tn* 

order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts.  ■ 

Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  B«ji«**'^ 
Letter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  order« 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  I^ioht,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  P» 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisaman^  State  Lecturer 


LECTUBJER'S  REPORT  FOR   1931 

The  year  1931  stands  out  as  a  ban- 
ner year  with  respects  to  activities 
and  accomplishments  of  the  Grange 
Lecturer  of  Pennsylvania.  Reports 
coming  to  the  State  Lecturer's  OflBce 
indicate  a  greater  effort  than  ever 
before  cin  the  part  of  the  Subordinate 
and  Pomona  Lecturers,  to  present 
high  type  programs,  which  are  at  once, 
instructive,  inspirational  and  enter- 
taining. An  ever  increasingly  large 
number  of  lecturers  are  using  the  vari- 
ous mediums  of  publicity  in  advertis- 
ing their  meetings  and  programs. 
Reports  reveal  that  during  1931  there 
have  been  more  visitations  among 
Granges  with  exchange  of  programs. 
Refreshments  have  been  served  at  a 
large  number  of  meetings.  More 
Granges  than  ever  before  have  con- 
cerned themselves  in  purchasing  and 
procuring  materials  for  the  Lecturer's 
office.  More  consideration  has  been 
given  to  the  young  people  of  the 
Grange  and  athletics  in  various  forms 
have  received  more  attention.  Music 
has  had  more  prominence  among  the 
Granges,  and  has  resulted  in  the  or- 
ganization of  many  Glee  Clubs,  cho- 
ruses, orchestras  and  bands.  Perhaps 
more  than  ever,  lecturers  have  made 
use  of  the  facilities  available  through 
the  Agricultural  Extension  Offices  for 
supplying  speakers  and  materials  for 
programs.  The  year  1931  has  been 
outstanding  in  the  number  of  distinc- 
tive community  projects  undertaken 
by  the  Granges  throughout  the  State. 
More  lecturers  than  ever  before  at- 
tended the  lecturers  conferences  held 
within  the  year.  This  additional  ef- 
fort has  met  with  renewed  interest 
and  a  more  ready  response  from  the 
membership. 

Any  accomplishment  or  achieve- 
ment of  the  Grange  is  due  in  a  large 
measure  to  the  vision,  the  interest 
and  the  devotion  of  the  lecturer. 
Thus  we  cannot  urge  too  strongly  that 
our  Granges  throughout  Pennsylvania 
give  to  their  lecturers  every  possible 
help  and  assistance.  From  the  fi- 
nancial budget  each  year,  sufficient 
funds  should  be  allotted  to  the  use 
of  the  lecturer's  office,  as  will  enable 
the  lecturer  to  purchase  all  necessary 
supplies  for  the  successful  conduct  of 
that  oflSce,  as  well  as  providing  mon- 
ies necessary  to  meet  the  expense  of 
the  lecturer  in  attending  one  or  more 
f>f  the  lecturer's  schools  and  confer- 
ences held  throughout  the  year.  These 
tunds  can  easily  be  secured  if  each 
^^range  will  sponsor  one  or  more  of- 
ncials  or  entertainments,  the  proceeds 

J^  be  use(}  |jj  defraying  expenses  of 
tne  lecturer's  office.  Pomona  Granges 
ean  here  render   valuable   assistance 

0  our  Subordinate  Granges,  not  alone 


•    encouraging   a    careful    and    sys- 


b 

l^niatic  budgeting  of  funds"  for  The 
'^\pr  the  lecturer's  office,  but  by 
R?K  /  <^efinite  contributions  to  the 
unT  ^°®*®  Granges  for  this  purpose 
naer  specified  conditions  and  terms. 
HoJ?*^  °"^  Pomonas  alreadv  have 
ea^f  *^«ted  the  wisdom  and  practi- 

counr^  ®"^^  ^  course.  In  some 
PHT,* -'l^  ^^^  Pomona  Granges  have 
anH  11  n^  a  specified  sum  to  any 
ti  '  , '  ^^'angea  within  their  iurisdic- 
libjj^^^  would  establish  a  lecturer's 
thnt  I'  ^^  w®  have  many  Pomonas 
po-  ■  ^^^«  offered  to  pay  a  goodly 
ordin  °  1  *^®  expense  of  their  sub- 
lectnr  ^^^*"rers  who  attend  the 
onthf^  conference.  This  service 
is  hitlf  *^  ^^  y^^^  Pomona  Granges 
'^"'y  commendable  and  we  trust 


that  the  idea  shall  spread  from  year 
to  year  until  the  practice  is  universal 
throughout  Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania  State  College  Short 
Course  for  Grange  Lecturers 

Through  the  interest  and  courtesy 
of  the  Pennsylvania  State  College, 
1931  marked  the  inauguration  of  a 
new  Grange  enterprise  that  is  fraught 
with  unlimited  possibilties  for  build- 
ing a  higher  standard  within  our 
Grange  as  well  as  further  extending 
the  benefits  of  Grange  services 
throughout  Pennsylvania.  On  April 
2d-3d-4th,  all  the  facilities  of  State 
College  were  thrown  open  to  the 
Grange  for  the  sessions  of  the  first 
short  course  for  Grange  Lecturers. 
Notwithstanding  the  scepticism  and 
hindrance  of  those  who  failed  to  visu- 
alize and  appreciate  the  value  of  a 
new  and  untried  venture,  the  response 
to  the  call  of  this  first  short  course 
was  most  gratifying  as  more  than  300 
Grange  Lecturers,  Juvenile  Matrons, 
Grange  Masters  and  Grange  members 
representing  Granges  from  fifty  dif- 
ferent counties  assembled  at  State 
College.  An  unprecedented  degree  of 
enthusiasm  and  Grange  interest  was 
manifested  by  the  delegates  through- 
out the  three-day  session.  An  inten- 
sive program  was  presented  under  the 
direction  of  college.  State  and  Na- 
tional Grange  leaders.  This  program 
emphasized  the  economic,  technical, 
historic  and  community  interests  of 
the  Grange,  and  the  agricultural  and 
rural  life  interests  of  Pennsylvania. 

We  feel  that  the  outstanding  suc- 
cess of  this  first  short  course  will  in- 
sure the  continuance  of  this  project 
in  future  years  and  because  of  its 
possibilities  for  rendering  a  distinc- 
tive service  to  the  Grange  and  the 
rural  life  movement  of  this  state  we 
are  confident  that  it  will  grow  in  pop- 
ularity and  favor  among  the  Grange 
workers  in  Pennsylvania.  Space  and 
time  prevent  our  giving  here  recog- 
nition to  all  those  persons  who  con- 
tributed to  the  welfare  and  success 
of  our  first  short  course.  Through  the 
columns  of  the  Pennsylvania  Grange 
Netws  this  mention  and  appreciation 
has  been  expressed.  But  we  are  con- 
strained here  to  especially  express  our 
appreciation  and  gratitude  to  W.  R. 
Gordon,  Professor  of  Rural  Sociology, 
Ralph  D.  Hetzel,  President  of  Penn- 
sylvania State  College,  and  to  R.  L. 
Watts,  Dean  of  Agriculture,  for  their 
unfaltering  support  and  encourage- 
ment in  carrying  the  first  Grange 
Lecturer's  Short  Course  through  to  a 
successful  conclusion.  Plans  are  now 
under  way  for  the  1932  Short  Course 
which  will  be  held  at  State  College 
on  March  24th,  26th  and  26th.  A 
program  is  being  prepared  under  the 
direction  of  a  joint  committee,  repre- 
senting Pennsylvania  State  College 
and  our  State  Grange.  We  would 
urge  that  you  keep  these  dates  in 
mind,  and  that  you  start  at  once  to 
rnpke  preparation  for  sending  your 
delegates  to  this  session. 

Middle  Atlantic  Conference 

The  fifth  annual  session  of  the 
Middle  Atlantic  Conference  was  held 
at  College  Park,  Md.,  August  11th, 
12th,  13th,  14th,  with  the  Maryland 
State  Grange  and  the  University  of 
Maryland  as  hosts.  From  the  stand- 
point of  attendance  and  interest,  the 
1931  session  of  this  conference  excels 
those  of  the  past.  This  it  would  seem 
is  in  verification  of  our  long  held  con- 


tention that  this  conference  has  un- 
limited possibilities  for  rendering  a 
distinctive  and  far-reaching  service  to 
our  Order  and  that  the  conference 
would  continue  to  grow  in  popularity 
and  acclaim.  This  year's  conference 
was  by  far  the  largest  attended  con- 
ference representative  of  the  states  of 
N«w  York,  New  Jersey,  Delaware, 
Maryland,  Pennsylvania  with  the 
states  of  Virginia  and  West  Virginia 
as  guests,  and  we  found  a  lot  of  satis- 
faction and  pride  in  the  fact  that 
Pennsylvania  had  the  largest  delega- 
tion with  136  registered  delegates. 
Through  the  services  of  State  Master 
E.  B.  Dorsett,  Anna  A.  MacDonald, 
Extension  Librarian  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Library,  and  the  excellent 
play  cast  from  Lenox  Grange,  Sus- 
quehanna County,  which  presented 
the  play  "She  'n  Her  Daughter." 
Pennsylvania  contributed  materially 
to  an  instructive  and  inspirational 
porgram  during  the  four-day  session. 
Delegates  were  enthusiastic  in  their 
acclaim  for  the  courtesies  and  hos- 
pitable reception  accorded  them  by 
the  Patrons  of  the  Maryland  State 
Grange  and  the  Maryland  University. 
The  1932  session  of  the  Middle  At- 
lantic Conference  will  be  held  at  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J.,  with  Rutgers  Col- 
lege and  the  New  Jersey  State 
Grange  as  hosts.  There  is  every  rea- 
son to  believe  that  this  session  will 
maintain  the  same  high  standard  es- 
tablished in  former  years,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  Pennsylvania  will  continue 
with  its  active  support  and  promi- 
nence with  this  important  Grange 
group. 

Pomona  Lecturer's  Association 

For  several  years  the  Pomona  Lec- 
turers of  Pennsylvania  have  main- 
tained an  association  whose  member- 
ship is  made  up  of  present  and  past 
Pomona  Lecturers.  The  purpose  of 
this  group  is  to  foster  and  promote 
a  higher  degree  of  efficiency  and  serv- 
ice in  the  Grange  Lecturer's  office 
throughout  the  state.  Commendable 
progress  has  been  made  by  this  group 
and  we  especially  urge  all  Pomona 
Lecturers  to  affiliate  with  this  organ- 
ization. The  dues  are  but  fifty  cents 
a  year.  Dues  should  be  forwarded  to 
the  association  secretary,  Mrs.  Ira  C. 
Gross,  307  State  St.,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
We  would  recommend  that  the  associ- 
ation encourage  a  wider  distribution 
and  exchange  of  Pomona  programs. 
We  believe  that  this  progrram  ex- 
change will  prove  beneficial  to  the 
Pomona  Lecturers  as  well  as  tending 
to  make  for  a  continuity  of  thought 
and  action  among  the  Pomona 
Granges  of  the  State.  We  would  also 
earnestly  recommend  that  every  Po- 
mona Lecturer  arrange  to  hold  a 
Lecturer's  Conference  for  their  sub- 
ordinate lecturers  as  soon  as  possible 
after  the  beginning  of  the  year. 

Status  of  the  Grange 

We  have  watched  with  interest  and 
concern  the  development  of  our  Or- 
der within  the  past  year  and  have 
noted  and  rejoiced  in  the  remarkable 
growth  and  splendid  spirit  that  has 
been  manifested  in  many  sections  of 
our  state,  while  at  the  same  time 
in  some  other  sections  we  have  viewed 
with  alarm  the  decreasing  numbers 
and  waning  interest.  In  endeavoring 
to  analyze  this  rather  paradoxical 
situation,  we  cannot  but  conclude 
that  the  success  of  any  Grange  or  any 
branch  of  our  Order  is  in  no  small 
measure  due  to  the  loyalty  and  devo- 
tion of  those  who  have  been  placed  in 
a  position  of  leadership  and  authority. 
This  essential  requisite  coupled  with 
a  spirit  of  harmony  among  all  Grange 
officers,  invariably  makes  for  progress 
and  success  in  the  Grange.  The 
Grange    has    a    definite    and    praise- 


worthy purpose,  that  of  bringing  to 
rural  people  a  higher  standard  of  life. 
To  achieve  this  aim  we  must  main- 
tain everywhere  an  organization  that 
is  aggressive  and  militant  and  that 
is  at  all  times  free  from  alliances  and 
entanglements  of  any  description  that 
may  tend  to  embarrass  its  program 
or  jeopardize  the  best  interests  of  its 
members. 


1932  PENNSYLVANIA  STATE 
COLLEGE  SHORT  COURSE 
FOR  GRANGE  LECTURERS 

March  24th-25th-26th  has  been  set 
as  the  dates  for  holding  the  1932 
Short  Course  for  Grange  Lecturers 
at  State  College.  Program  arrange- 
ments are  now  well  under  way  and 
indications  point  to  a  conference  ses- 
sion that  will  measure  up  in  every 
respect  to  the  high  standards  which 
prevailed  at  the  session  a  year  ago. 
Rural  leaders  of  national  and  inter- 
national reputation  will  appear  on  the 
program.  These  leaders  will  deal 
specifically  with  the  various  problems 
confronting  the  Grange  Lecturer  and 
rural  workers. 

Cost  of  attending  this  Short  Course 
is  again  held  to  an  unbelievable  low 
cost  so  that  no  lecturer  in  Pennsyl- 
vania can  afford  to  miss  thib  beubion. 
Registration  is  only  one  dollar,  rooms 
will  be  provided  in  the  College  Dormi- 
tory Buildings  at  76c  per  day,  meals 
will  be  served  in  the  College  dining 
room.  Here  splendid  meals  may  be 
secured  at  a  cost  that  need  not  exceed 
$1.50  per  day.  Every  Grange  in 
Pennsylvania  should  now  start  prep- 
arations for  sending  their  lecturer  to 
this  Short  Course.  Stage  a  public 
play  or  hold  a  social  or  entertainment 
of  some  sort,  using  the  proceeds  to 
defray  exi)enses  of  your  delegate. 
This  is  money  well  invested  as  repre- 
sentation at  the  Short  Course  will  as- 
sure your  Grange  of  better  and  more 
inspirational   programs. 

Lecturers  and  delegates  are  again 
requested  to  register  in  advance  and 
of  course  those  first  to  register  will 
be  given  rooms  in  the  Grange  Memo- 
rial Dormitory.  Registrations  should 
be  sent  to  State  Lecturer,  Howard  G. 
Eisaman,  East  Springfield,  Pa.  This 
Short  Course  will  be  of  general  in- 
terest to  Grange  Masters,  Juvenile 
Matrons  and  all  rural  workers  and  to 
all  a  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to 
attend. 

Watch  future  issues  of  Grange 
News  for  more  detailed  announce- 
ments. 


A  NEW  YEAR'S  RESOLUTION 

Suggested  by  Robert  J.  Burdette, 
the  poet  and  humorist  twenty-five 
years  ago,  cannot  be  improved  upon : 

"I  will  live  honestly  and  walk  up- 
rightly before  God  and  man.  I  will 
keep  my  lips  sweet  with  words  of 
kindness,  my  heart  pure  with  noble 
ideals,  my  hands  clean  with  honorable 
deeds;  I  will  keep  my  body  sacred 
and  my  soul  free;  I  will  strive  to  be 
rich  in  love,  strong  in  gentleness,  un- 
tiring in  patience,  abundant  in  hope; 
I  will  serve  God  by  helping  some  of 
His  children;  I  will  try  always  to 
be  better  than  my  word,  and  more 
liberal  than  my  promise;  every  day 
I  will  make  the  most  of  my  self  and 
the  best  of  myself;  and  so  be  ready 
for  the  opportunities  which  God  daily 
sends  to  those  who  are  ready  for 
them. 

"I  will— to-day  I" 


411 


The  way  students  study  to-day 
makes  it  possible  for  them  to  attend 
college  and  still  have  twenty-four 
hours  left  for  amusements. — Minn. 
Ski-U-Mah. 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  I932 


Among  the  Granges 


Activities  of  the  Order  in  Various  Localities 


MOUNTAIN  GRANOE 

ENTERTAINS  LUZERNE 

POMONA 

Luzerne  Pomona  was  entertained 
by  Mountain  Grange,  Saturday,  No- 
vember 28th.  The  reports  showed  a 
net  gain  in  membership  and  an  in- 
creasing interest  in  Grange  work. 

The  afternoon  session  was  open  to 
the  public  and  in  charge  of  the 
Worthy  Lecturer,  Brother  Herbert 
Bronson.  The  first  part  of  his  pro- 
gram was  a  short  account  of  our 
three  National  Holidays,  given  by  the 
Granges  assigned,  as  follows: 

Thanksgiving 

Thanksgiving  Day,  in  the  United 
States,  an  annual  festival  of  thanks- 
giving for  the  mercies  of  the  closing 
year.  Practically  it  is  a  national 
harvest  festival,  fixed  by  proclamation 
of  the  president  and  governors  of 
states,  and  ranks  as  a  legal  holiday. 
In  1789  the  Episcopal  Church  for- 
mally recognized  the  civil  govern- 
ment authority  to  appoint  such  a 
feast,  and  in  1888  the  Roman  Catho- 
lic Church  also  decided  to  honor  a 
festival  which  had  long  been  nearly 
universally  observed,  though  nowhere 
with  such  zest  as  in  the  New  England 
states,  where  it  ranks  as  the  annual 
family  festival,  taking  the  place 
which  in  England  is  accorded  to 
Christmas. 

The  earliest  harvest  thanksgiving 
in  America  was  kept  by  the  Pilgrim 
Fathers  at  Plymouth,  in  1621,  and  it 
was  repeated  often  during  that  and 
the  ensuing  century;  Congress  rec- 
ommended days  of  thanksgiving  an- 
nually during  the  Revolution,  and  in 
1784  for  the  return  of  peace.  Presi- 
dent Madison  issued  a  proclamation 
of  the  same  import  in  1815.  Wash- 
ington appointed  such  a  day  in  1789, 
after  the  adoption  of  the  Constitu- 
tion, and  in  1795  he  appointed  an- 
other day  as  Thanksgiving  Day,  for 
the  general  benefits  and  welfare  of 
the  nation.  Since  1817  the  festival 
has  been  observed  annually  in  New 
York,  and  since  1863  every  president 
has  issued  each  year  a  proclamation 
appointing  the  last  Thursday  of  No- 
vember as  Thanksgiving  Day. 

Christmas 

Christmas,  the  festival  of  the 
Christian  Church,  observed  annually 
on  December  25,  in  memory  of  the 
birth  of  Christ,  and  celebrated  by  a 
particular  church  service.  The  time 
when  the  festival  was  first  observed 
is  not  known  with  certainty;  but  it 
is  spoken  of  in  the  beginning  of  the 
third  century  by  Clement,  of  Alex- 
andria, and  in  the  latter  part  of  the 


0)  Geraniums 


H  ^H^^r  This  gorvaoQS  collection 
^^^^   canbeffTOwnin  yoorown 
hooM.  UiMorpaaaed  as  hoaae  plants  or  for  beddins  In  the 
opan  sroand.  Baantif  al  and  enoiee  colors,  as  listed  below. 
Dmallna  »— rit  Flam*  R«4  Bri«li  R«4  Crinwaa 

VamiHtMi  1— r>>t  Maroon  Salmoii  Carlaa 

I  R«a  ,,  Salmon  Pink  Brlsht  Plnh  Paaah 

.Blaali         Rea*        Whita        Slataliad 
Variasata4  Marslnad 

Thia  antuid  aaad  collection  in  mada 
ap  of  a  miztara.  all  in  one  pack- 
aaa,  and  ahould  produce   IH  or 
more  flne  plants.    Geraniumii  ara 
easily   grown    from   Re««d,  nfRrt 
blonminK  in  90  days  after  need  ia 
pi  an  ted  .and  bloom  prof  uselT  ana 
continuooalT.  Thlscholce  colleo- 
tion.  10«i  8  foriSa;  7  for  SO*. 
'poatpaid . 

MY  CATALOG  FREK!      '' 
A  Si-rttrf  fnr  harm  Womm 

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fourth  century  it  is  spoken  of  as  of 
great  antiquity.  As  to  the  day  on 
which  it  was  celebrated,  there  was 
long  considerable  diversity,  about  350, 
the  Western  Church  had  fixed  on  De- 
cember 25th,  though  no  certain  knowl- 
edge of  the  day  of  Christ's  birth 
existed;  and  the  Eastern  Church, 
which  had  favored  January  6th,  grad- 
ually adopted  the  same  date.  The 
existence  of  heathen  festivals  cele- 
brated on  or  about  this  day  doubtless 
accounted  in  large  measure  for  its 
selection;  and  Brumalia,  a  Roman 
festival  held  at  the  winter  solstice, 
when  the  sun  is,  as  it  were,  born 
anew,  has  often  been  mentioned  as 
having  a  strong  bearing  on  the  ques- 
tion. In  the  Catholic,  Greek,  Angli- 
can and  Lutheran  Churches,  there  is 
a  special  religious  service  for  Christ- 
mas day;  and,  contrary  to  the  gen- 
eral rule,  a  Catholic  priest  can  cele- 
brate three  masses  on  this  day.  Most 
other  churches  hold  no  special  serv- 
ice, but  almost  everywhere  through- 
out Christendom  it  is  kept  as  a 
holiday  and  occasion  of  social  enjoy- 
ment. 

New  Year 

New  Year's  Day,  the  first  day  of 
the  year,  celebrated  from  the  earliest 
times  by  various  nations  by  some  sort 
of  festival.  Of  course,  among  the 
ancient  nations  the  time  set  as  the 
beginning  of  the  year  differed,  but  all 
treated  it  with  some  special  observ- 
ance. In  the  early  church  any  cele- 
bration of  the  day  was  at  first 
forbidden,  but  later  the  day  was  made 
a  Christian  festival.  Previous  to  the 
sixteenth  century,  even  in  Christian 
countries,  different  days  were  recog- 
nized as  the  beginning  of  the  year, 
and  it  was  not  until  1752  that  Janu- 
ary 1st  was  declared  by  the  Parlia- 
ment of  Great  Britain  as  the  opening 
day  of  the  year  for  that  country.  In 
most  countries  where  celebrations 
have  been  held  on  New  Year's  Day, 
these  have  consisted  largely  in  feast- 
ing and  the  interchange  of  presents, 
and  the  custom  of  keeping  watch  on 
New  Year's  Eve  and  ushering  in  the 
new  year  with  mutual  good  wishes 
has  been  in  vogue  since  ancient 
times.  The  "ringing  in"  of  the  new 
year  by  bells  tolled  at  midnight,  and 
the  interchange  of  visits  on  New 
Year's  Day  are  old  customs. 

Following  this  was  an  address  by 
the  State  Master,  bringing  greetings 
from  the  National   Grange. 

The  Pomona  degree  team  from 
Lackawanna,  conferred  the  fifth  de- 
gree at  the  evening  session,  which  was 
followed  by  three  plays  given  by 
Muhlenberg,  Carverton,  and  Jackson 
Granges.  Cash  prizes  were  awarded 
in  the  order  named. 


and  Rockefeller.  The  final  award 
will  be  made  at  the  Pomona  meeting 
with  Penn's  Creek  Grange,  Selins- 
grove,  the  third  Wednesday  in  Feb- 
ruary. 

S.  P.  Stauffer,  the  present  State 
Deputy  was  elected  Pomona  Master, 
Sister  Mary  Swank,  Lecturer  and 
Sister  Edna  B  i  1  g  e  r.  Secretary. 
Twenty-five  received  the  fifth  degree. 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  BRADY 

GRANGE  ENTERTAINS 

LYCOMING  POMONA 

Lycoming  County  Pomona  Grange, 
No.  28,  met  in  Captain  John  Brady 
Hall,  Pennsdale,  December  3.  The 
morning  session  was  called  to  order 
10:30  a.m.,  with  H.  A.  Snyder,  Po- 
mona Master,  presiding. 

Memorial  services  in  charge  of  the 
Worthy  Chaplain  Rev.  Samuel  F. 
Ronnsley,  were  held  for  Mrs.  E.  Calo- 
line  Bull,  of  Cannsarago  Grange, 
Hughesville,  a  recently  deceased  mem- 
ber of  Pomona  Grange. 

The  report  of  the  Resolution  Com- 
mitte  included  a  resolution  that  was 
unanimously  adopted. 

"Since  taxes  are  increasing  and  in- 
comes are  diminishing,  therefore,  be 
it 

Resolved,  That  Lycoming  County 
Pomona  Grange,  No.  28,  goes  on  rec- 
ord as  demanding  such  changes  in 
legislation  as  will  permit  the  lower- 
ing of  salaries  of  public  employees 
now  fixed  by  law,  correspond,  and  be 
commensurate  with  the  incomes  of 
taxpayers,  and  that  local  boards,  es- 
pecially the  school  boards,  be  given 
the  right  to  fix  the  salaries  of  teach- 
ers in  their  respective  communities." 

C.  L.  Thomas,  of  Clinton  Grange, 
No.  801,  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee  to  serve  three 
years.  The  attendance  banner  went 
to  West  Branch  Grange,  No.  136. 
The  next  Pomona  meeting  will  be 
held  in  Cannsarago  Grange  Hall,  No. 
27,  at  Hughesville,  in  March. 

Dinner  was  served  by  members  of 
Captain  John  Brady  Grange,  No. 
1355.  The  afternoon  session  convened 
at  1 :  30  o'clock  with  an  open  session 
followed  by  the  literary  program.  The 
play  "Vitamins"  was  given  by  mem- 
bers of  Bottle  Run  Grange,  No.  1301. 

One  of  the  topics  which  brought 
out  much  discussion  was  the  subject 
"Under  present  conditions  what  would 
you  advise  the  farmer  to  do  in  regard 
to  acreage  of  farm  crops,  and  a 
profitable  outlet?"  The  question  was 
opened  by  C.  L.  Thomas,  followed  by 
H.  A.  Snyder,  Alexander  Decker  and 
L.  A.  Pidcoe. 

The  Grange  heard  greetings  from 
the  several  visitors  from  Sullivan, 
Northumberland,  Montour  and  Union 
Counties.  Grange  closed  in  form  in 
the  fifth  degree. 

Mrs.  R.  E.  Poust,  Sec. 


I  Marvelous  G>Iors! 


lO^ 


Home  Economics.  Brothers  Boak  and 
Phillips  also  gave  short  talks. 

A  debate — Resolved  that  "Woman 
Influences  Man  More  Than  Money" 
with  Roy  Perrine  and  Meade  David- 
son, of  Millbrook  Grange  on  the  af- 
firmative and  Mrs.  Paul  Osborne  and 
Mrs.  W.  C.  Hoagland,  of  Mt.  Pleas. 
ant  Grange,  on  the  negative,  was  very 
interesting  and  was  decided  two  to 
one  in  favor  of  the  negative  by  the 
judges  who  were  Sister  Phillips 
Brothers  Boak  and  Eisaman. 

The  Jackson  male  quartet  rendered 
some  pleasing  selections  and  an  ex- 
cellent essay,  "Some  Famous  Trees 
of  History,"  was  read  by  Miss  Gladys 
Johnston,  of  Stoney  Point  Grange. 
A  declaration  given  by  Mrs.  M.  C. 
Brown  of  West  Salem  Grange  and  a 
solo    by    Mrs.    Evelyn    Pyle    accom- 


m  YOU  KNOW 
THAT 


dLNow  it  is  possible  for  you  to 
purchase  a  Life  Insurance 
Policy  with  premiums  for  the 
first  Bve  years  at  about  half 
the  cost  of  an  ordinary  Life 
Insurance  Policy  and  that 
such  a  policy  carries  conver- 
sion privileges  and  for  a  smaO 
additional  premium — this  pol- 
icy will  pay  double  its  face 
value  in  case  of  accidental 
death! 

dl^To  all  Grangers  this  policy  is 
offered  in  order  to  provide 
for  the  maximum  protection 
at  minimum  cost. 

Write  UM  today  for  full 
detaiU! 

GRANGE  LIFE 
INSURANCE 

FARMERS  &  TRADERS 
LIFE  INS.  CO. 

Home  Office:  State  Tower  Boildiof 

SYRACUSE  NEW  YORK 


BEAVERTOWN  GRANGE 

ENTERTAINS  POMONA 

Pomona  Grange  No.  70  met  with 
Beavertown  Grange  Wednesday,  No- 
vember 18th,  with  the  largest  at- 
tendance since  its  organization.  The 
reports  from  Subordinate  Granges 
showed  a  net  gain  in  membership  of 
51,  with  13  applications  on  hand. 

The  prize  of  thirteen  new  sashes, 
offered  by  Pomona,  was  won  by  Rock- 
efeller Grange,  which  made  a  net  gain 
gain  in  membership  of  19  and  had 
40%  of  its  members  in  attendance  at 
Pomona. 

Three  sashes  have  been  won  by  three 
different  Granges,   Monroe,   McClure 


MEETS  WITH  JACKSON  GRANGE 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of 
Mercer  County  Pomona  Grange  was 
entertained  by  Jackson  Grange  at 
their  hall  on  Thursday,  Nov.  5th. 

The  morning  session  was  opened  in 
the  Fifth  Degree  by  Worthy  Master 
W.  M.  Armstrong  and  then  reopened 
in    the  Fourth. 

The  address  of  welcome  was  given 
by  Mrs.  Chas.  Vernam,  of  Jackson 
Grange  and  response  by  Floyd  Mc- 
Naire,  of  Mt.  Pleasant.  Visitors  pres- 
ent were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Phillips, 
of  Washington  County.  J.  A.  Boak, 
Past  Overseer  of  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange,  Lawrence  County,  and  How- 
ard G.  Eisaman,  Lecturer  Pennasyl- 
vania  State  Grange,  who  was  the 
principal  speaker  of  the  day.  Mrs. 
Phillips  gave  an  interesting  talk  on 


PORTABLE 

SAW  MILLS 


Frick  Mills  equipped  with  roUef 
bearings,  accurate  setworks,  and  head' 
block  ells  with  adjustable  racks  pro* 
duce  high  grade  merchantable  lumber 
with  lowest  cost  per  thousand. 

If  interested  in  gas  tractors,  portable 
or  stationary  gas  engines,  steam  en' 
gines,  boilers,  threshers,  sawmills  or 
accessories,  send  today  for  catalogues 
and  prices.  We  also  have  bargains  in 
Second-Hand  machinery. 


Branches  at 
Pittshwrj?fi,  'WilUamsport  and  Harriihurg,  P*» 
and  Charleston.  W.  Va. 


Frick  Co.,  Waynesbong^^ 


January,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Pai^e  7 


panied  by  Mrs.  Chas.  Laver,  of  Pleas- 
ant Ridge  Grange,  concluded  the  lit- 
erary program.  The  attendance  ban- 
ner was  won  by  West  Salem  Grange. 
j;_  W.  Hutcheson  was  received  by 
demit  from  Clarion  County.  Two 
resolutions  were  adopted  and  much 
interest  was  manifested  throughout 
the  meeting  by  the  200  patrons  pres- 
ent. Dinner  was  served  by  the  Jack- 
son ladies. 

Special  Pomona  Meeting  at  Mercer 
Nov.  16,  1931 

A  special  meeting  of  Mercer  Coun- 
ty Pomona  Grange  was  held  in  I.  O. 
0.  F.  Temple,  at  Mercer,  Monday 
night,  >^ov.  16th,  when  the  Fifth  De- 
gree was  conferred  on  a  class  of  53 
candidates.  All  the  work  was  of  the 
highest  type  and  Master  Armstrong 
and  teams  received  much  praise  for 
the  success  of  the  meeting.  Among 
visitors  present  were  A.  H.  Fullerton 
and  wife,  and  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Haver- 
field,  of  Lawrence  County,  who  ad- 
dressed the  meeting  with  well-chosen 
remarks. 

Refreshments  were  served  to  two 
hundred  and  sixty  (260). 


LIBERTY  CORNERS 

GRANGE  HOLDS  A  FAIR 

The  Liberty  Corners  Grange,  No. 
1618,  held  a  Grange  Fair,  under  the 
competent  direction  of  their  Lecturer, 
Miss  Lena  Cummings,  which  proved 
sucessful  both  socially  and  financially. 

Prizes  were  awarded  on  masquerade 
costumes,  bed  spreads,  quilts,  pillow 
cases,  sofa  pillows,  rag  rugs,  dresses, 
aprons,  towels,  luncheon  sets,  dresser 
scarfs,  table  runners,  bird  houses,  toys 
and  home  projects.  Everything  en- 
tered had  to  be  made  by  the  one 
entering  it.  Members  from  other 
Granges  acted  as  judges. 


GOUGLERSVILLE  GRANGE 
ENTERTAINS  BERKS  POMONA 

Berks  Pomona  met  with  Gouglers- 
ville  Grange,  Dec.  6,  1931.  The  at- 
tendance was  the  largest  in  the  his- 
tory of  Pomona.  The  Grange  opened 
in  the  Fifth  Degree,  with  Pomona 
Master  George  Ruth  presiding.  The 
entire  session  was  devoted  to  business 
and  matters  of  Grange  interest. 

Luncheon  was  served  at  noon  by 
(jouglersville  Grange.  At  the  after- 
noon session  a  representative  of  the 
^admg  Railroad  Company  gave 
rates  to  Du  Bois  and  the  Farm  Pro- 
ducts Show  at  Harrisburg.  The  Po- 
mona Lecturer  Brother  Warren  Blatt 


FAIGLEY'S 

RAMALA 

NICOTINE 


COMBINATION 


WORM  TABLETS 

FOE  CHICKENS   AND   TURKEYS 

Each    Tablet    contains    Kamala    and 
•^icotlne    that    kill    Tape    and    Round 
vJm^  In  poultry. 

nn.,,!   '°"^   used  by   large   breeders  of 

poultry. 

mou°  waste  or  guess  work.     Does  not 
'"ake  birds  sick. 

50  tablets,    $1  ;     100.    $1.75  ;     200. 
*Y    ^00.    $6.75;     1.000.    $12. 
nn/i      ''*'''    and    guaranteed.      Dealora 
^"1  aRenta   wanted. 

FAIOIEY  MINERAL  CO., 
.^**m«r  Ay.,  LAWCA8TB1I,  OHIO     I 


then  rendered  a  splendid  literary  pro- 
gram. 

Forty-seven  received  the  Fifth  De- 
gree, the  work  being  put  on  by  Cen- 
terport  Grange.  The  March  meeting 
will  be  held  with  Fleetwood  Grange. 
The  following  resolution  was  adopted: 

Whereas,  As  the  farmer  is  taxed 
almost  beyond  limit,  and 

Whereas,  That  the  valuation  of  our 
farms  does  not  compare  favorably 
with  the  valuation  of  the  property  of 
boroughs  or  cities.     Be  it  therefore 

Resolved,  That  Pomona  Grange, 
No.  43,  goes  on  record  as  favoring  a 
more  favorable  and  equitable  valua- 
tion of  farm  property. 

Whereas,  As  the  legislature  is  con- 
vened in  a  special  session,  and  trying 
to  put  across  a  program  that  affects 
the  welfare  of  every  farmer.     Be  it 

Resolved,  That  Pomona  Grange, 
No.  43,  goes  on  record  registering 
their  faith  in  their  representative  at 
Harrisburg,  and  entrusting  to  their 
hands  and  wisdom,  disposal  of  all 
bills  on  the  legislature  calendar. 


LETTER    OF   APPRECIATION 

New  Bedford,  Pa.,  Nov.  16,  1931. 
Hon.  E.  B.  Dorsett, 

W.  M.  Penna.  State  Grange, 
Mansfield,  Pa. 
Dear  Brother  Dorsett: 

I  want  to  congratulate  you  on  your 
editorial  on  the  Dairy  Industry  in 
the  Grange  News. 

I  consider  it  the  best  article  on  this 
subject  I  have  seen  in  any  newspaper. 

I  was  also  much  taken  with  your 
article  in  a  former  issue  comparing 
the  Grange  with  other  farm  organi- 
zations. 

I  am  84  years  old  and  would  like 
very  much  to  attend  the  state  meet- 
ing in  December  and  speak  a  few 
words  of  encouragement  to  niembers 
present.  Have  been  a  member  for 
54  years  and  spent  30  years  helping 
to  start  Crawford  in  the  good  work — 
but  my  years  and  lack  of  ready 
money  seem  to  make  it  impossible. 
With  best  wishes. 

Yours   fraternally, 

L.  A.  Tucker. 


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POTTER  COUNTY 

POMONA  GRANGE 

Pomona  Grange,  No.  64,  met  with 
Central  Grange,  No.  1216,  on  Novem- 
ber 19  and  20.  The  meeting  was 
called  to  order  at  1 :  30  p.  m.,  with 
Brother  Bartoo,  Worthy  Pomona 
Master.  The  afternoon  session  being 
public  a  very  interesting  and  instruc- 
tive program  was  given. 

The  evening  program  was  also  most 
interesting.  Hoh's  family  orchestra 
gave  several  very  fine  selections;  a 
dialogue.  Brown  the  Agent  of  West 
Pike  Grange;  dialogue,  Hiram  the 
Peddler  of  Odin  Grange;  Ulysses 
Grange  conferred  the  third  and 
fourth  degrees  on  a  large  class  of 
candidates.  A  class  of  35  received 
the  fifth  degree. 

Lee  Tyler,  of  Odin  Grange,  was 
elected  Executive  Committee  and  also 
installed  at  this  time. 

H.  H.  Hall,  of  Ellisburg,  sang  the 
song  ''The  Crying  Family"  or  "Bor- 
rowing Trouble." 

Fred  Clark,  of  Central  Grange,  gave 
a  good  talk  on  taxes,  loads,  etc.  He 
stated  only  county  taxes  are  handled 
by  county  commissioners.  There  has 
been  no  advance  in  county  levy  for 
fifteen  years.  The  levy  being  ten 
mills.  Two  mills  of  this  goes  for  bond 
purposes.  The  present  board,  in  or- 
der to  carry  out  agreements  of  a 
former  bond,  have  paid  out  for  road 
purposes  the  sum  of  $69,803  during 
1928  and  1929,  which  accounts  for 
the  bond  issue.  Up  to  the  time  of 
the  Pinchot  "Let  the  farmer  get  out 


of  the  mud"  program.  Potter  County 
lowering  of  the  road  levy.  The  state 
miles  which  will  mean  a  decided 
is  carried  out  we  will  have  300  more 
macadam  road;  when  this  program 
had  about  125  miles  of  concrete  and 
will  look  after  the  maintenance  from 
then  on.  In  1909  the  assessed  valua- 
tion of  Potter  County  was  $10,000,- 
000.  In  1929  the  assessed  valuation 
of  Potter  County  was  $5,000,000.  By 
this  you  will  see  that  the  county  com- 
missioners and  several  school  boards 
and  boards  of  supervisors  must  under- 
take to  do  with  one  dollar  what  for- 
mer boards  did  with  two  dollars.  The 
assessed  valuation  of  Potter  County 
has  in  the  last  twenty  years,  averaged 
to  decrease  approximately  $260,000 
per  year.  This  decrease  is  reflected 
in  all  townships  and  boroughs.  The  in- 
crease in  expenses  of  county,  schools, 
borough  and  township  taxes  is  a  mat- 
ter in  which  we  should  be  seriously 
concerned,  and  if  so  inclined,  we  can 
find  many  helpful  ways  to  cooperate 
with  and  advise  those  whose  duty  it 
becomes  to  levy  and  collect  our  coun- 
ty, school,  township  and  borough 
taxes. 

The  Friday  morning  session  was 
taken  up  largely  in  business  transac- 
tions, reports  of  deputies,  discussions 
and  paying  of  bills.  The  meeting 
adjourned  at  4 :  00  p.  m.,  everyone 
feeling  they  had  a  fine  time,  delicious 
eats  and  the  largest  Pomona  meeting 
ever  held  in  Potter  County. 


Magistrate  (to  prisoner) — "How 
big  was  the  brick  you  threw?  Was  it 
as  big  as  my  head?" 

Prisoner — "Yes,  your  honor,  but 
not  so  thick." — Yancouvet  Elk. 


DONATION  GRANGE 

INITIATES  CLASS 

Donation  Grange,  Number  330,  met 
in  regular  session  Wednesday  eve- 
ning, Nov.  18th,  with  L.  A.  Bergantz, 
as  Master.  After  the  regular  busi- 
ness of  the  evening  was  transacted,  a 
class  was  initiated  into  the  third  and 
fourth  degrees,  the  degrees  being  put 
on  by  the  Donation  Grange. 

This  Grange  has  taken  on  new  life, 
adding  new  members  and  reinstating 
former  ones  who  had  been  dropped 
from  the  roll.  Improvements  to  the 
building  and  grounds  have  been  made 
recently.  Officers  for  the  ensuing 
year  were  elected  at  this  meeting. 
Four  visitors  from  Shavers  Creek 
Grange  were  present.  A  substantial 
lunch  was  served  to  all  present  mak- 
ing a  fitting  close  to  the  busy  activi- 
ties of  the  evening. 


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WARREN  COUNTY  GETS 

A  NEW  JUVENILE 

Sister  Clara  E.  Dewey,  Juvenile 
Deputy  and  Editor  of  our  Juvenile 
Page,  writes  that  she  organized  a 
Juvenile  Grange  in  Warren  County 
with  fifteen  charter  members  and 
twenty-nine  honorary. 

Walter  Towers  was  elected  Master, 
Beatrice  Towers,  Lecturer,  and  Ruth 
Lawrence,  Secretary.  Much  sickness 
kept  many  of  the  little  folks  at  home, 
but  they  will  join  later. 

FRANKLIN  COUNTY  HAS 

ANOTHER  GRANGE 

Through  the  initial  efforts  of  the 
Worthy  Lecturer,  the  State  Master 
organized  another  Grange  in  Waynes- 
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IGth,  with  twenty-four  charter  mem- 
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The  organization  will  be  completed 
January  8th  and  will  make  five 
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in  the  embryo. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  193^ 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 


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Vol.  XXVIII 


January,  1932 


No.  10 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HARSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH        KENZTE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,   etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

JOHN   H.    LIGHT,   Business    Manager, 

Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addrersed. 

ADVERTISING   is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  inch, 
each   insertion.     New   York  representative,  Norman  Co.,   34  West  33d  Street. 


Echoes  From  the  State  Grange 

THE  fifty-ninth  anual  session  of  the  Pennsylvania   State   Grange  has 
passed  into  history  and  will  long  be  remembered  by  those  in  attendance. 
There  were  many  more  visitors  and  delegates  than  had  been  an- 
ticipated and  the  hotels  were  filled  to  capacity,  while  many  more  were  en- 
tertained in  private  homes.    More  than  twelve  hundred  registered  and  many 
others  were  in  attendance  and  that  did  not  sign  registration  cards. 

Du  Bois  is  not  a  large  town,  but  knows  how  to  entertain,  and  our  people 
were  well  pleased  with  the  hospitality  accorded  them. 

The  Clearfield  Pomona,  aided  by  Elk  and  Jefferson,  had  all  arrange- 
ments well  in  hand,  and  looked  carefully  to  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  the 
visiting  Patrons.  The  teamwork  was  perfect,  and  much  credit  is  due 
Pomona  Master  E.  L.  Krimer,  of  Clearfield,  Robert  Hughes,  of  Jefferson  and 
Samuel  Miller,  of  Elk. 

These  loyal  Patrons  and  active  workers  appointed  committees  that  ren- 
dered efficient  service,  made  our  visit  pleasant  and  our  departure  one  of 
regret.  It  is  no  easy  task  to  find  comfortable  rooms  for  1,200  or  more 
people,  yet  it  was  done  in  a  highly  satisfactory  manner. 

The  Gavel  used  by  the  Worthy  Master  in  calling  the  session  to  order, 
was  presented  to  him  by  the  Bradford  Pomona  and  has  been  in  all  the 
Granges  of  that  County  as  a  Traveling  Gavel.  A  little  more  history  has 
been  added  to  it. 

The  reports  of  the  officers,  as  well  as  those  of  the  committees,  were 
excellent,  and^  greatly  appreciated  by  the  delegates  and  visiting  Patrons. 
That  of  the  State  Master  started  a  ripple  but  it  was  soon  over  after  the 
committee  reported. 

The  State  Grange  received  a  royale  welcome  from  the  Mayor,  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  Merchants,  the  Industrial  Association  and  Clearfield  Po- 
mona, which  was  responded  to  by  the  State  Master. 

The  evening  session  was  a  new  feature  and  great  appreciated.  The 
State  Master  awarded  prizes  to  the  winners  in  the  campaign  put  on  by  the 
State  Grange  to  increase  business  with  the  Farmers  and  Traders  Life  In- 
surance Company.  Golden  Sheaf  Certificates  were  then  awarded  by  Past 
Master  W.  F.  Hill.  These  were  given  to  members  who  have  held  continuous 
membership  in  the  Grange  for  fifty  or  more  years.  The  ceremony  was 
impressive  and  inspiring.  Brother  Hill  being  at  his  best.  Twenty-five  re- 
ceived the  honor  and  many  more  could,  had  their  names  been  sent  as 
requested.  -^ 

The  memorial  exercises  in  charge  of  our  Worthy  Chaplain,  Brother 
Keemer,  were  both  inspiring  and  impressive.  The  duet  by  Brother  and 
Sister  Carter  was  beautiful  and  brought  peace  and  comfort  to  every  sorrow- 
ful heart. 

Three  hundred  and  forty-one  received  the  Sixth  Degree  Wednesday 
evening.  The  work  was  well  rendered  and  much  credit  is  due  our  Worthy 
State  Flora,  Prof.  Gordon  and  a  corps  of  ^rls  from  Beaver  County,  who 
took  part  in  the  Rose  Drill. 

Thursday  morning  the  Grange  was  honored  by  an  address  from  Brother 
Leslie  B.  Smith,  Past  Master  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Grange,  a  former 
member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Grange,  now  Priest 
Archon,  and  President  of  the  National  Grange  Auto  Insurance  Company. 

Brother  Smith  met  the  Pomona  Masters  and  State  Deputies  and  ex- 
plained in  detail  the  plan  of  the  Grange  Company  and  made  arrangements 
to  write  auto  insurance  in  Pennsylvania. 

The  election  of  officers  passed  off  quietly.  No  changes  being  made. 
Brother  S.  A.  Harshaw,  of  Crawford  County,  was  reelected  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee  and  Isaac  Gross,  of  Bucks  County  a  member  of  the 
Finance  Committee,  without  opposition.  Brother  Clayton  S.  Smith,  of 
Bedford  County,  was  reelected  a  Director  of  the  Keystone  Grange  Exchange. 

The  outstanding  features  of  the  session,  consisted  in  the  introduction 
of  past  officers  of  the  State  Grange,  Tuesday  afternoon,  awarding  the  golden 
Sheaf  Certificates  Tuesday  evening,  the  program  of  the  Home  Economics 
Committee  Wednesday  afternoon  and  the  address  by  Col.  Robbins  on  Pro- 
hibition Thursday  afternoon. 


Our  Washington  representative.  Brother  Fred  Brenckman,  was  present 
and  brought  a  helpful  and  inspiring  message.     Fred  is  always  welcome  i 
our  State  Grange  meetings. 

Our  three  Past  Masters,  W.  F.  Hill,  John  A.  McSparran,  Phillip  B 
Dewey  and  Past  Acting  Master  J.  A.  Boak,  were  present  and  assisted  jii 
the  conduct  of  the  meeting.  Brother  Hill,  the  "Great  Pacificator,"  ^^ 
especially  helpful  in  pouring  oil  on  the  troubled  waters  and  in  scatteriiiB 
seeds  of  sunshine. 

Brother  Dewey  explained  the  plan  and  purpose  of  the  Traveling  Gayel 
as  outlined  and  adopted  by  the  Pomona  Masters  Association.  W.  F.  Hill 
John  A.  McSparran,  P.  H.  Dewey  and  J.  A.  Boak,  will  each  furnish  a 
gavel  to  be  used  in  carrying  out  the  plan. 

The  State  has  been  divided  into  four  Pomona  districts  and  each  district 
will  start  a  gavel  and  keep  it  going  until  all  the  Pomonas  in  that  district 
have  been  visited.  It  will  then  pass  on  to  another.  When  the  gavels  have 
visited  all  the  Pomonas  in  the  four  districts,  they  will  be  brought  to  State 
Grange  and  appropriate  exercises  will  be  held. 

The  old  book  is  closed  and  a  new  one,  with  clean  pages  lies  open  before 

What  shall  we  record  thereon?     Will  it  be  a  record  of  mistakes  and 


us 


failures  or  one  of  growth  and  successes  ?    I  trust  the  latter  and  that  no  one 
will  shirk  or  become  discouraged. 

The  expression  of  loyalty,  and  pledge  of  support  given  to  the  Worthy 
Master,  at  the  close  of  the  session,  was  greatly  appreciated  and  will  give 
him  renewed  courage  and  inspiration  in  taking  up  the  work  of  another  year. 

It  will  require  courage,  patience  and'  hard  personal  work  to  keep  our 
membership  from  slipping  during  these  trying  times.  We  must  exercise 
all  the  faith  and  hope  we  possess  in  promoting  Grange  growth  and  interest. 
No  one  should  become  discouraged  or  quit  because  money  is  hard  to  obtain. 

The  need  of  the  Grange  is  greater  to-day  than  it  has  been  at  any 
time  since  its  organization.  Its  power  and  influence  will  be  of  greater 
assistance  in  our  hour  of  need  and  distress  than  it  has  ever  been.  We 
not  only  need  to  hold  what  members  we  have,  but  should  add  thereto. 

Fraternally  yours, 

E.    B.    DORSETT. 


GOLDEN  SHEAF  CERTIFICATES 
PRESENTED   AT 

STATE  MEETINGS 

At  the  Du  Bois  meeting  of  the  State 
Grange  a  special  occasion  was  made 
of  the  presentation  of  33  Golden 
Sheaf  Certificates  to  members  of  the 
Order  who  have  held  continuous  mem- 
bership in  the  Order  for  fifty  years 
or  more.  Past  Master,  W.  F.  Hill,  in 
charge  of  the  ceremonial,  prefaced  his 
presentation  by  an  address  fitting  the 
occasion.  He  portrayed  the  wonder- 
ful changes  that  have  occurred  in  the 
span  of  fifty  years,  and  declared  the 
occasion  of  this  presentation  is  an 
outstanding  event  in  Grange  life. 

L.  D.  Woodfill,  Louis  Piollet, 
Georgia  M.  Piollet,  W.  H.  Davis, 
Harry  H.  Pratt,  Jacob  Shearer,  Wm. 
E.  Davis,  A.  C.  Creasy,  and  Alice 
Bullers  appeared  in  person  and  re- 
ceived their  certificates.  The  certifi- 
cates for  those  absent  were  accepted 
by  delegates  from  Grangers  present. 
The  complete  list  of  those  who  re- 
ceived Golden  Sheaf  Certificates  is  as 
follows : 

James  H.  Elder,  Eldred  Grange,  No.  503. 
Charles   A.   Morris,   Eldred   Grange,   No. 

50.S.  ^  ' 

Hattie  Y.  Hallowell,  Cold  Point  Grange, 

No.  606. 

Anna  Y.   Hallowell,  Cold  Point  Grange, 

No.  606. 
William  B.  Richards,  Cold  Point  Grange. 

No.  606. 
Harry  C.  Styer,  Cold  Point  Grange,  No. 

606. 
Mary  L.  Zimmerman,  Cold  Point  Grange, 

No.  606. 
Hannah   Styer,   Cold  Point   Grange,   No. 

606. 
L.    A.    Tucker,    Cambridge    Grange,    No. 

168. 

Ellen   N.  Eves,  Half  Moon  Grange,  No. 
290.  *  ' 

Emory  McAfee,  Half  Moon  Grange,  No. 

290. 
S.  F.  Root,  Cambridge  Grange,  No.  168. 
W.   W.   Parker,   Rohrsburg   Grange,   No. 

108. 
W.   E.   Partch,   Penn   Line   Grange,   No. 

1784.  ^  ' 

Alfred      H.      Olmstead,      Spring     Creek 

Grange,  No.  236. 
L.  D.  Woodfill,  German  Grange,  No.  785. 
Emma   8.   Baker,  Spring  Creek  Grange, 

No.  236.  *  ' 

Louis    Piollet,    Wysauking    Grange,    No. 

Do. 


Mrs.     Georgia     M.     Piollet,     Wysauking 

Grange,  No.  58. 
Mrs.      May     Rhone     Dunlap,     ProgreM 

Grange,  No.  96. 
W.    H.    H.    Davis,    Brandywine   Grange, 

No.  63. 
Arthur  Creasy,  Bloomsburg  Grange,  No. 

322. 
W.   E.   Davis,  Susquehanna  Grange,  No. 

1145. 
Alice  Bullers,  Union  Grange,  No.  609. 
P.  M.  Fox,  Murphy  Grange,  No.  735. 

D.  A.  Myers,  Murphy  Grange,  No.  735. 

E.  L.  Over,  Murphy  Grange,  No.  735. 
Harry    H.    Pratt,    Goshen    Grange,   No. 

121. 
Horace  G.  Smathers,  Limestone  Grange, 

No.  654. 
Charles  T.  Downing,  Goshen  Grange,  No. 

121. 
George    M.    Thompson,    Kersey    Grange, 

No.  1155. 
Mrs.  E.  E.  Henry,  Leatherwood  Grange, 

No.  625. 
Rebecca  Tomlinson,  Middletown  Grange, 

No.  684. 


January,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


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WINNERS  IN  THE  NATIONAL 
GRANGE  HIGHWAY  SAFETY 
ESSAY  CONTEST 

Melvin  Densmore,  of  Eldred 
Grange,  McKean  County,  won  the 
Highway  Safety  Essay  Contest,  and 
was  given  a  trip  to  the  National 
Grange,  with  all  expenses  paid,  a 
check  for  $5.00  and  a  Silver  Medal 

Helen  Anne  Ruppin,  of  Akron, 
Lancaster  County,  won  the  second 
prize  of  a  Bronze  Medal.  Effie  Blain. 
Butler,  Pa.,  won  the  third  prize,  and 
Phyllis  H.  Blake,  of  Mercer,  Pa.,  the 
fourth. 


TIOGA  COUNTY  GETS 
ANOTHER  JUVENILE  GEANGE 

Sister  Elizabeth  Starkey,  Pomona 
Juvenile  Deputy  for  Tioga  Count.', 
recently  organized  another  Juvenile 
Grange  at  Asaph.  This  makes  seven- 
teen for  Tioga  County,  the  largest 
number  in  any  county  in  any  state. 

HARD  LUCK 

There  was  a  young  man  from  the  city. 
Who  saw  what  he  thought  was  a  kitty. 

He  gave  it  a  pat. 

And  soon  after  that  ,    . 

He  buried  his  clothes — what  a  pity 


THE  CHEERFUL  PLOWMAN 


U.  S.  A.  Still  the  Best 


««'-pHERE  may  be  depression  in  old  TJ.  S.  A.,"  said  I  to  Mulgoofy,  "but 
I  listen,  I  say.    There's  no  other  land  in  this  world,  I  opine,  I'd  take  in 

exchange  for  this  country  of  mine. 

"Depression  is  hard  on  a  saving  of  cash,  the  bank  in  the  village  has 
tumbled  ker-smash,  yet,  still  I'm  declaring  in  spite  of  it  all  there's  no  *For- 
Sale'  sign  on  my  table  or  stall.  My  wheat  it  is  worthless,  my  corn  is  the 
weeds,  my  butter's  as  cheap  as  the  cheapest  of  beads,  and  yet,  let  me  tell 
vou  when  all  has  been  said  I  still  am  not  selling  my  roof  or  my  bed. 

"Oh  yes,  my  good  barley,  my  spuds  and  my  rye  are  items  not  rated 
especially  high,  but  make  me  an  offer  on  all  that  I  own,  and  the  price  I 
shall  name  will  elicit  a  groan.  My  taxes  are  higher  than  taxes  should  be 
according  to  views  of  Stimax  McGree,  but  spite  of  my  taxes  block,  tackle 
and  twine  could  not  pull  me  over  the  boundary  line. 

"I  feel  all  the  troubles  we  have  will  go  by  and  value  come  back  to 
potatoes  and  rye,  but  I  read  of  countries  where  poverty  stays  to  haunt  the 
poor  natives  through  all  of  their  days.  Then  look  at  those  children,  there, 
going  to  school,  those  little  black  duffers  just  passing  the  pool;  they're 
getting  a  chance  to  be  women  and  men  and  not  to  chattels  like  rooster 
and  hen. 

"A  free  opportunity,  that  is  the  thing,  not  found  in  the  region  of  despot 
and  king,  not  found  in  a  region  where  Bolshevists  reign,  but  found  all  the 
way  from  Seattle  to  Maine. 

"Yes,  times  may  be  hard  at  the  present,  'tis  true,  but  free  opportunity's 
always  in  view;  the  chance  that  is  given  those  kids,  let  me  say,  is  never  so 
so  very  far  out  of  the  way ;  so  Good-man  Mulgoofy,  let's  keep  on  our  shirts 
and  stiffen  the  lip  till  the  blessed  thing  hurts;  let's  don't  get  excited  or 
radical  now  and  kick  off  the  chimney  or  butcher  the  cow.  We  live  in  the 
only  known  land  in  the  throng  that  rights  matters  quickly  when  matters 


go  wrong 


J.  E.  T. 


UTILITY  GRANGE 

ENTERTAINS  POMONA 

Fully  three  hundred  Patrons  were 
present  at  Springville,  Pa.,  Wednes- 
day, Dec.  2,  1931,  when  the  regular 
session  of  Susquehanna  County  Po- 
mona Grange,  No.  7,  was  entertained 
by  Utility  Grange,  No.  873.  Many 
visitors  swelled  the  attendance,  mak- 
ing the  meeting  the  largest  one  ex- 
perienced in  this  northern  tier  county 
in  a  number  of  years,  where  meetings 
of  large  attendance  are  the  rule. 

The  regular  election  of  officers  was 
conducted,  with  the  following  results : 

Master,  Philip  Wheaton,  Lawsville 
Grange;  Lecturer,  Jennie  M.  Parks, 
East  Great  Bend  Grange ;  Secretary, 
Walter  Hoppe,  Lenox  Grange. 

An  outstanding  feature  of  the  day 
was  the  conferring  of  the  fifth  de- 
gree by  a  special  Pomona  Degree 
Team  from  Wayne  County.  This 
team  was  attractively  costumed,  and 
presented  a  carefully  executed  march 
to  symbolize  the  lesson  of  the  degree 
before  engaging  in  the  actual  presen- 
tation. Tableaux  were  also  used  to 
symbolize  the  work. 

The  entertainment  which  closed  the 
program  consisted  of  a  piano  solo, 
readings,  singing,  and  a  one-act  play 
by  the  entertaining  Grange,  entitled, 

ihose  Husbands  of  Ours."  All  of 
fhe  numbers  were  very  well  presented, 
«na  enjoyed  throughout. 


A  NOTE  OF  APPRECIATION 
^EAR  Grangers: 

I  wish    I    could    find    words    that 

/^uld   express    my    appreciation    for 

fie  many  expressions  of   your   sym- 

I'athy  not  only  in  words  but  in  works. 

y^t  a  time  when  you  feel  you  are 

Im      '^   ^^'^    ^orld    the    wonderful 

.fit    /°°^®  to  you  from  all  over  the 

^,'7  trom  brother  and  sister  Grang- 

.-  trying  to  share  your  burden  when 

Xo  u-^^j*^  "lore  than   you   can  bear. 

press         "^^"^s,  words  will  not  ex- 

j-  my  appreciation  of  your  every 

''^^^  at  this  time. 

fraternally  and  sincerely  yours, 
S.  A.  Harshaw. 

"I 

"Wkid?" 

that  ir  ^^*  '^®  i^~hxM   I   don't   see 
•IS  any  business  of  yours." 


BOYS  LEARN  VOCATIONAL 
AGRICULTURE   THROUGH 
FARM  PRACTICE  PROJECTS 

Of  235,000  persons  enrolled  in  vo- 
cational agriculture  courses  in  ap- 
proximately 4,200  high  schools  in  the 
United  States  in  1931,  more  than 
180,000  were  boys  carrying  supervised 
farm  practice  projects  in  field  crops, 
live  stock,  horticultural  and  vegetable 
crops,  and  miscellaneous  projects. 
This  information  is  contained  in  the 
annual  report  of  the  Federal  Board 
for  Vocational  Education. 

All  of  these  projects,  it  is  ex- 
plained, were  carried  out  on  the  home 
farms  of  the  students  concerned,  or 
on  vocational  school  farms,  under  the 
direction  of.  a  vocational  agriculture 
teacher.  The  supervised  practice 
work  of  the  student  fits  in  as  closely 
as  possible  with  the  instruction  given 
in  the  classroom.  The  classroom  in- 
struction, moreover,  is  based  to  a 
large  extent  upon  the  farm  enterprise 
common  to  the  particular  community. 

In  order  that  teacher  may  be  ef- 
ficent,  the  Board's  report  declares, 
there  must  be  interest  in  the  thing 
taught,  as  well  as  a  desire  to  learn 
on  the  part  of  the  pupil.  Because  it 
offers  a  chance  to  earn  while  learning 
and  to  produce,  manage,  and  control 
his  farm  project,  the  vocational  agri- 
culture boy  unconsciously  becomes 
interested  in  acquiring  knowledge 
which  will  help  him   in  his  project. 

And  many  examples  might  be  cited 
to  show  that  through  the  supervised 
practice  work  of  young  farmers,  the 
methods  and  standards  of  farming  in 
communities  have  been  changed  or 
modified  to  the  material  advantage  of 
the  individual  farmer  and  the  entire 
community. 
P.  R.  No.  120. 


strumental  music,  readings,  and  fin- 
ished with  a  short  play. 

The  Scenery  Hill  Grange  No.  1345, 
orchestra  came  from  Washington 
County,  and  gave  a  number  of  ex- 
cellent selections.  Light  refreshments 
were  served  by  the  Grange. 


ROSTRA VER  GRANGE  HOLDS 

RECORD  MEETING 

Regular  meeting  of  Rostraver 
Grange  No.  919,  held  on  Friday  eve- 
ning, October  16,  1931,  was  a  record 
attendance,  there  being  present,  one 
hundred  and  forty-five  for  the  meet- 
ing, and  quite  a  number  more  came 
in  for  the  lecturer's  hour.  This  part 
of  the  meeting  was  open  to  all  and 
was  put  on  by  Penn  Grange  No.  1668, 
of  Allegheny  County.  Our  nearest 
sister  grange,  in  that  direction.  The 
program   consisted   of   vocal   and   in- 


STATE  DEPUTIES  FOR  1932 

Allegheny,  R.  H.  Bovard,  Tarentum. 

Armstrong,  J,  A.  Jewart,  Dayton. 

Beaver,  David  Douglas,  Beaver  Falls, 
R.  D.  3. 

Bedford  and  Fulton,  V.  Ross  Nico- 
demus,  Henrietta,  R.  D.  1. 

Blair,  Centre,  Clinton  and  Hunting- 
don, Kenzie  Bagshaw,  Hollidays- 
burg. 

Berks,  Dauphin,  Lebanon,  Lancaster 
and  Schuylkill,  George  W.  Schuler, 
Fleetwood. 

Bradford  and  Sullivan,  Harry  Nor- 
ton, Towanda,  R.  D.  4. 

Bucks,  Upper  and  Lower,  Montgom- 
ery and  Philadelphia,  Isaac  Gross, 
Plumsteadville. 

Butler,  Clarion  and  Venango,  George 
H.  Bicker,  Cabot. 

Cambria  and  Somerset,  J.  B.  W. 
Stufft,  Ralphton. 

Carbon,  Lehigh  and  Northampton, 
John  J.  Marks,  Wescoesville. 

Chester  and  Delaware,  Furman  H. 
Gyger,  Kimberton. 

Clearfield,  Indiana  and  Jefferson,  V. 
E.  Carr,  Punxsutawney. 

Columbia  and  Lower  Luzerne,  Ralph 
Hosier,  Berwick. 

Crawford,  Fred  Flaugh,  Cochranton. 

Cumberland  and  York,  R.  J.  Shettle, 
Lewisberry. 

Elk,  Cameron  and  Forest,  M.  A. 
Spleen,  Ridgway. 

Fayette,  G.  M.  Griffin,  Smock. 

Greene,  L.  D.  Grove,  Holbrook. 

Erie,  Howard  G.  Eisaman,  East 
Springfield. 

Juniata,  Mifflin  and  Perry,  W.  D. 
Keemer,  East  Waterford. 

Lackawanna  and  Wyoming,  T.  M. 
Kresge,  Falls. 

Lawrence,  W.  S.  Fullerton,  Edinburg. 

Upper  Luzerne  and  Southern  Wyo- 
ming, Porter  Michael,  Wyoming. 

Lycoming,  Brady  Taylor,  Hughes- 
ville. 

McKean,  H.  J.  Rice,   Smethport. 

Mercer,  W.  M.  Armstrong,  Volant. 

Monroe,  Pike  and  Wayne,  Charles 
Roe,  Honesdale. 

Northumberland,  Montour  and 
Union,  A.  C.  Hottenstein,  Milton. 

Southern  Northumberland  and  Sny- 
der, S.  P.  Stauffer,  Selinsgrove. 

Potter,  Herbert  R.  Bartoo,  Harrison 
Valley. 

Susquehanna,  Phillip  WTieaton,  Mont- 
rose, R.  D.  6. 

Warren,  J.   M.   Thompson,  Warren. 

Washington,  John  L.  Post,  Taylors- 
town. 

Westmoreland,  Fred  Jones,  Cottdale, 
Box  345. 
In  selecting  the  State  Deputies  for 

1932,   many  of  the  present  deputies 


have  been  retained  and  a  few  former 
ones  reappointed.  This  was  done  for 
the  purpose  of  securing  trained  work- 
ers and  to  reduce  the  number. 

I  am  still  of  the  opinion  that  the 
Pomona  Master  is  the  key  worker, 
and  would  have  been  pleased  to  have 
reappointed  all  present  Masters  and 
appointed  all  new  ones,  had  it  not 
been  necessary  to  reduce  the  number 
of  deputies. 

Fraternally  yours, 

E.  B.   DORSETT, 

Master,  State  Orange. 


STATE   MASTER 

PRESENTS  PRIZES 

During  the  month  of  October,  a 
campaign  for  life  insurance  policies 
among  Grange  members  of  the  State 
was  sponsored  by  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  the  following 
prizes  were  presented  according  to  the 
terms  of  the  campaign : 

Burgettstown  Grange,  No.  1502, 
Washington  County,  won  a  prize  of 
$50.00,  for  having  the  largest  number 
of  members  procure  a  Grange  Life 
Insurance  Policy  in  the  campaign. 
Sixty  policies  were  placed  with  the 
families  of  this  Grange  during  Oc- 
tober. 

Buffalo  Grange,  No.  1523,  Washing- 
ton County,  received  $50.00  for  hav- 
ing the  largest  percentage  of  its  mem- 
bers procure  a  policy  in  the  campaign, 
after  Burgettstown  Grange  was  elim- 
inated. No  one  Grange  could  win 
both  prizes.  Thirty-five  policies  were 
placed  with  the  families  of  this 
Grange. 

Eleven  other  Granges  received 
prizes  of  $10  each,  for  having  the 
largest  percentage  of  its  members 
purchase  a  policy,  provided  that  at 
least  five  members  procured  a  policy. 
The  following  Granges  were  the  re- 
cipients : 

Burgettstown   Grange,    No.    1502,   Wash- 
ington. 

Virginville  Grange,  No.   1832,  Berks. 

Cross  Roads  Grange,  No.   1314,   Clarion. 

Bessemer  Grange,  No.  1748,  Erie. 

Markleysburg    Grange,    No.    1947,    Fay 
ette. 

Greeley  Grange,  No.  1944,  Pike. 

Harrison  Grange,  No.   1203,  Potter. 

New  London  Grange,  No.  1151,  Warren. 

Moosic  Grange,  No.  1041,  Wayne. 

Valley  Grange,  No.  1360,  York. 

Elkdale  Grange,  No.  1588,  Susquehanna. 

The  reading  of  the  Code  of  the  Un- 
written Work  was  read  by  the  Master 
of  the  State  Grange,  after  which  the 
meeting  closed  in  due  form. 


SURE  ENOUGH 


A  country  clergyman  was  examin- 
ing a  class  at  the  village  school. 
"Now,  William,"  he  said,  "can  you 
tell  me  what  we  must  do  before  we 
can  expect  forgiveness  of  sin?" 

"Yes,    sir,"    replied    the    boy,    " 
must  sin." 


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contains  hundreds  of  illustrations  and  much  valuable 
information.  Free  upon  request  to  those  who  mention 
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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  igj^ 


Home  Economics 
Committee 

V 
Mrt.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phjliips 


WOMAN^S  WORK 

IN  THE 

HOME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


GREETINGS  FROM  THE 
H.  E.  COMMITTEE  OF 

PA.  STATE  GRANGE 

To  all  readers  of  this  page  we  ex- 
tend greetings  with  best  wishes  for 
your  prosperity,  and  may  success  at- 
tend all  of  your  endeavors  during  the 
coming  year.  Especially  do  we  wish 
all  members  of  Home  Economics 
Committees  the  best  year  in  your 
work  which  you  have  experienced.  It 
is  our  earnest  desire  that  the  Master 
of  each  subordinate  Grange  in  the 
state  will  appoint  a  Home  Economics 
Committee  in  his  or  her  Grange  for 
the  coming  year,  that  each  subordi- 
nate committee  will  cooperate  with 
the  Pomona  and  State  Committees, 
and  plan  for  several  programs  dur- 
ing the  year.  We  especially  urge  you 
to  keep  in  touch  with  the  Home  Eco- 
nomics page  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Grange  News,  to  watch  for  Home 
Economics  programs  printed  from 
time  to  time,  to  see  that  something 
is  continually  being  done  by  your 
committee,  and  that  such  activities 
are  brought  to  the  attention  of  your 
members  at  every  meeting. 

In  making  your  programs,  choose 
a  theme  in  accordance  with  Home 
Economics  work  and  build  around  it, 
make  it  a  program  that  will  be  of 
benefit  to  your  Grange  members,  that 
facts  and  ideas  gleaned  from  it  may 
be  put  into  actual  practice. 

We  further  urge  you  to  consider 
well  the  importance  of  this  work,  to 
consider  no  time  too  valuable,  no  ef- 
fort too  great,  to  give  and  spend  that 
the  homes  and  communities  touched 
by  our  Order  may  be  made  happier 
and  better   living  places. 

A  pamphlet  entitled  "The  Grange 
aind  the  Community"  has  hundreds 
of  valuable  suggestions  for  any  Home 
Economics  Committee.  Your  State 
Committee  is  ever  ready  to  give  ad- 
vice and  will  appreciate  all  reports 
from  any  Grange. 

In  each  issue  of  Pennsylvania 
Grange  News  has  been  published  up- 
lifting, beautiful  poems.  Why  not 
help  to  keep  your  committee  before 
your  Grange  by  reading  these  poems 
at  some  meeting? 

May  success  crown  all  your  efforts 
during  the  year  1932  is  the  sincere 
wish  of  your  committee. 


HOME  ECONOMICS  PROGRAM 
FOR  SXrSQTTEHANNA  GRANGE 

NUMBER  1145 

Subject— "Home.*' 

Song:  (Tune,  There's  a  Long,  Long 
Trail  Awinding). 
There's  a  long,long  trail  a-winding. 

From  the  stove  to  dining  room 


WB  MAKB 

Regulation 
Officers*  Regalia 

FOR 

JUVENILE,  SUBORDINATE, 

POMONA   AND   STATE 

GRANGES. 

REGULATION  BADGES,  PAST 
MASTER'S  JEWELS.  ETC, 
Writ*  for  Viroiaar  No.  SI 

FiiOer  Regalii  &  Costmne  Company, 

12  HIGH  STREET.  WORCESTER.  MASS 

OlJeal  Grange  Houae—E$lahlbheJ  1885 


But  the  meals  are  always  worth  while. 

With  an  added  flower's  bloom. 
Then  night  with  its  darkness; 

Everyone  all  tired  out. 
Soon  steps  are  all  forgotten 

With  good  reading  strewn  about. 
Roll  Call  —  Lady  officers  —  (Meals  I 
cook    in    oven    to    economize 
time). 
Other  Ladies — (Name  one  thing 

I  do  to  make  home  happy). 
Men — (How   best   to   utilize   my 
long  winter  evenings  for  a  bet- 
ter home). 
Debate — Resolved,  the  Modern  Girl 
Is  a  More  Efficient  Homemaker  than 
Her  Grandmother. 

Affirmative — Two  young  girls. 
Negative — Two  ladies. 

(Decision  to  be  given  by  all  men 
voting  by  ballot.) 
"Laws   a    Woman    Should   Know." 
Mrs.  Avis  Lawhead. 

"Training  Boys  to  be  Useful  Home- 
makers."    Mrs.  Levi  Gearhart. 

"My  Emergency  Shelf  in  the 
Home."    Mrs.  Annie  Turner. 

"How  to  Beautify  Home  Grounds." 
O.  D.  Gearheart,  C.  W.  Nelson. 
Song — ^Home  Sweet  Home. 

We  consider  this  a  good  program 
because  it  covers  so  many  subjects 
pertaining  to  the  home  discussed  by 
both  men  and  women. 

The  program  that  won  the  $5.00 
prize  at  State  Grange,  Du  Bois,  Pa. 
The  best  all  round  program — Susque- 
hanna Grange,  Clearfield  Co.,  No. 
1145. 


Worthy  Chairmen  and  Co-Workers  in 
Pennsylvania : 

As  a  member  of  the  National  Home 
Economics  Committee,  I  am  pleased 
to  extend  greetings  and  best  wishes 
for  the  success  of  our  work  during 
1932. 

Reports  for  the  year  1931,  show 
that  while  our  State  did  not  win,  it 
stood  high  among  the  states  that  are 
doing  the  same  line  of  work. 

It  is  the  aim  of  the  National  Com- 
mittee to  have  a  working  committee 
in  each  Subordinate  Grange  through- 
out the  United  States.  Oregon,  South 
Dakota  and  New  Hampshire  now 
have  a  working  committee  in  each 
Grange.  It  is  the  desire  of  our  Na- 
tional Chairman,  Sister  Ethel  J. 
Hammond,  of  Laconia,  N.  H.,  that 
each  State  Chairman  shall  work  to 
that  end. 

Our  major  projects  for  1932,  con- 
sist in  giving  support  to  all  agencies 
that  give  safety  and  protection  to  our 
homes,  protesting  against  all  adver- 
tising along  our  highways,  planting 
trees  in  honor  of  George  Washington, 
beautifying  Grange  grounds  and 
buildings,  keeping  our  membership 
informed  relative  to  the  work  of  the 


Conference  in  behalf  of  Limitation 
of  Armaments,  demanding  law  en- 
forcement and  upholding  the  Consti- 
tution of  the  United  States. 

Our  slogan  for  1932  is,  "The  Name 
and  Number  on  Each  Grange  Hall." 
A  great  organization,  such  as  ours, 
should  not  neglect  this  opportunity  of 
acquainting  the  public  with  what  is 
being  done  and  who  is  doing  it.  At 
our  National  session  in  1932,  your 
committee  will  give  credit  to  the 
State  that  has  done  the  best  work  in 
carrying  out  this  program. 

At  the  beginning  of  1931,  there 
were  thirteen  States  without  a  stand- 
ing Home  Economics  Committee. 
Through  the  untiring  efforts  of  our 
efficient  National  Chairman,  each 
State  Grange  now  has  such  a  com- 
mittee, and  I  am  confident  that  none 
has  one  that  is  more  active  or  effi- 
cient than  our  own. 

Your  State  Committee  will  send 
leaflets,  giving  helpful  suggestions  for 
carrying  out  its  program,  to  each 
Pomona  Chairman,  and  these  in 
turn,  will  send  them  to  each  Subordi- 
nate Chairman. 

May  I  urge  you  to  organize  and 
get  each  member  of  your  committee 
at  work.  Do  not  neglect  to  send  re- 
ports of  the  work  accomplished  to  the 
secretary  of  your  State  Committee, 
so  that  due  credit  may  be  given  the 
State  for  the  work  done.  Wishing 
you  unbounded  success,  I  am. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Katherine  M.  Dorsett, 
Member  National  Committee. 


EATING  FRUIT  IN  WINTER 
By  Betty  Barclay 

See  to  it  that  you  continue  to  eat 
fruit  during  the  cold  weather  months 
as  you  have  been  doing  when  hot 
weather  prevailed. 

Many  get  into  the  habit  of  serving 
a  fruit  salad  for  lunch,  sliced  fruit 
for  dessert  at  dinner,  and  nibbling  a 
piece  of  fruit  or  two  during  the  day, 
during  hot  weather,  but  when  winter 
comes,  they  drift  back  to  the  hot, 
heavy  foods  prepared  on  the  kitchen 
range.  Before  they  know  it,  their 
old  foe,  acidosis,  begins  to  put  in  an 
appearance,  and  they  fail  to  recognize 
that  he  has  come  again  merely  be- 
cause they  have  changed  their  eating 
habits. 

Meat,  bread,  eggs,  fish,  fowl  and 
such  foods  are  all  acid-reaction  foods. 
They  are  healthful  and  necessary,  but 
they  must  be  balanced  by  alkaline  re- 
action foods  if  one  is  to  keep  the 
body  sufficiently  alkaline.  Practically 
all  vegetables  and  fruits  are  alkaline 
in  their  reaction,  but  unfortunately, 
particularly  in  remote  places,  many 
vegetables  and  most  fruits  are  not 
available  during  certain  cold  weather 
months.  For  this  reason,  the  con- 
sumption drops,  and  in  many  cases, 
trouble  comes. 

Perhaps  pineapples,  pears  and 
peaches  are  not  available.  All  right! 
Eat  more  oranges  and  onions.  No, 
onions  are  not  fruit,  but  onions  are 
filled  with  minerals  and  salts,  and  are 
alkaline  reacting  too.  Oranges  are 
fruit,  and  are  particularly  alkaline  re- 
acting even  though  some  still  think 


Health  Message 

"To  Live  Well  and  Die  Without  Fear: 

"Breathe  deeply,  eat  temperately,  chew  thoroughly.  Drink  water 
copiously;  clean  teeth  carefully;  bathe  frequently;  eliminate  freely; 
laugh  heartily;  sleep  regularly;  work  planfully;  exercise  daily; 
serve  willingly ;  sjieak  kindly;  play  some,  read  much,  and  think  more. 

"Dare  to  be  yourself — 
"Cheerful,  conscientious,  brave." 


of  them  as  acid  fruit.  Lemons,  gtku^ 
fruit,  apples  and  grapes  are  all  aJU 
line-reacting  foods  and  so  are  lettucp 
celery,  turnips,  carrots,  cabbage  aS 
parsnips — so  there  is  a  wonderful 
choice  even  in  winter  for  the  woman 
who  wishes  to  serve  such  foods. 

Perhaps  cold  weather  will  make  von 
feel  like  serving  fewer  fruit  cups  and 
whole-meal  salads.  All  right,  lessen 
these  a  bit — but  serve  more  small 
side  dishes  of  salad,  and  see  that  yom 
desserts  are  filled  with  fruit  and  b^r. 
ries  so  that  they  will  be  light,  easy 
to  digest,  and  alkaline  in  their  reac- 
tion. The  dessert  which  consist! 
largely  of  milk  and  fruit  is  alwayi 
a  popular  one,  and  these  two  alkaline 
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1  orange 
1/2  lemon 

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THE  PAET  MILK  HAS 

IN  THE  FAMILY  DIET 

Milk,  we  might  say,  has  the  most 
important  role  of  all  foods.  It  has 
been  called:  The  builder  of  the  hu- 
man race;  the  king  of  all  foods; 
the  most  nearly  perfect  food;  our 
most  precious  food. 

First — The  builder  of  the  human 
race  is  milk,  because  milk  contains 
protein  which  builds  muscle,  teeth, 
bones,  and  all  cells  of  the  body. 

Milk  contains  minerals  which  are 
necessary  to  the  protein  for  building 
\^ell  formed  bones,  solid  muscles, 
sound  teeth  and  sturdy  bodies.  Milk 
contains  vitamins  which  promote  and 
mat  in  the  activity  of  building. 
vMthout  vitamins  the  protein  and 
minerals  are  inactive  and  so  are 
wasted. 

Second— m\k  is  the  king  of  all 
foods,  because: 

Milk  leads  and  directs  the  growth 
01  the  body. 

^ilk  is  the  index  food  of  health. 

Milk  is  the  guide  to  good  nutrition. 

^ne  may  commit  aii  sorts  of  gastric 
inurders  and  yet  if  they  have  a  quart 
01  milk  each  day  they'll  still  be  on 
^he  top  of  the  world, 
^ecorui— Milk  is  our  most  nearly 
perfect  food,  because: 

f  Jf^^^i  ^°^*»i»s  nearly  all  of  the  per- 
»ct  elements   necessary    for    a    well 
'^ounded  and  balanced  diet. 
cells  ^^^*^^°^  protein,  the  builder  of 

^tamins  A,  B,  C  and  D. 
Minerals. 

per  ^^1T'  I'^osphorus,  iodine,  cop- 
fomf^  f      '  "^«^esium,  sugar  in  the 

"n  of  milk  sugar,  and  fat— in  the 
"'"^^  digestible  form  of  all. 

jats  or  oils— cream. 

♦vater. 

of  the  elements  are  in  such  a 


balance  that  it  is  the  one  food  to 
which  nothing  has  to  be  done  to  make 
it  palatable  to  the  child,  the  adult,  or 
the  aged. 

Fourth — Milk  is  our  one  precious 
food,  because: 

It  gives  us  health  for  which  we  all 
strive,  for  which  we  all  hope  to  hold. 

It  gives  us  i)ep  with  which  our 
lives  are  made  merry,  gay,  happy  and 
contented. 

It  gives  us  endurance  with  which 
to  hold  in,  hold  up  and  hold  over  the 
work  which  we  have  to  do. 

It  gives  us  long  life — life  to  which 
we  all  cling,  which  we  all  cherish. 

It  gives  us  ourselves,,  and  with  our- 
selves we  can  do  all  things. 

In  order  to  bring  about  this  topic 
with  ourselves  and  our  families,  we 
must  take  it  upon  ourselves  as  a  seri- 
ous responsibility  to  give  every  child 
in  our  family  at  least  one  quart  of 
milk  a  day,  every  adult  in  our  family 
at  least  one  pint  each  day  and  for 
guaranteed  safety  one  quart. 

Dr.  Percy  Howe,  Lecturer  of  How- 
ard Medical  and  Dental  School,  says 
that  tooth  decay  lies  in  a  faulty  diet. 
He  says  that  "Milk  is  important,"  a 
quart  of  milk  a  day,  for  both  the 
mother  and  child  helps  to  insure 
against  tooth  decay. 

Dr.  E.  V.  McCollum  says,  "The 
greatest  factor  of  safety  in  the  hu- 
man diet  is  the  regular  use  of  milk," 
also: 

"The  people  who  have  achieved; 
who  have  become  large,  strong,  vig- 
orous people;  who  have  reduced  their 
infant  mortality;  who  have  the  best 
trades  in  the  world;  who  have  an 
appreciation  for  art,  literature,  and 
music,  who  are  progressive  in  science 
and  in  every-day  activity  of  the  hu- 
man intellect  are  the  people  who  have 
used  liberal  amounts  of  milk  and  its 
products." 

Ten  reasons  for  using  milk.  Be- 
cause : 

1.  Milk  contains  the  best  building 
material  (protein)  for  the  proper 
growth  and  repair  of  muscles. 

2.  Milk  contains  more  tooth  and 
bone  -  building  material  (calcium) 
than  any  other  single  food. 

3.  Milk  contains  many  other  min- 
erals necessary  for  the  growth  and 
health  of  muscles,  bones,  teeth,  and 
na^ls. 

4.  Milk  provides   a  rich  source  of 
,rowth-promoting  and  health-produc- 
ing vitamins. 

5.  Milk  contains  a  great  variety  of 
the  vitamins  essential  for  the  resist- 
ance of  disease. 

6.  Milk  supplies  fuel  for  heat  and 
energy. 

7.  Milk  helps  to  keep  the  digestive 
tract  in  fine  working  condition. 

8.  Milk  gives  the  proper  balance  to 
diet,  insuring  the  greatest  eflSciency. 

9.  Milk  helps  to  maintain  normal 
weight  in  children  and  adults  alike. 

10.  Milk  helps  to  provide  maximum 
health  for  a  minimum  cost. 

There  are  so  many  different  ways 
of  using  milk  in  the  diet  besides 
drinking  it,  that  we  need  not  tire  of 
it. 

Such  as: 

Breakfast  —  On  cereal  or  cereal 
cooked  in  milk  cream  toast  or  French 
toast,  cocoa  or  chocolate. 

Dinner  and  Supper — Cream  soups, 
creamed  vegetables,  scalloped  vegeta- 
bles, cream  pies,  puddings,  custards, 
omelets,  cake  made  with  cream  or 
milk. 

Children's  School  Lunches — Milk  or 
milk  shake,  cocoa  or  chocolate,  cream 
soups,  creamed  vegetables,  puddings. 
Mrs.  Gertrude  Marsh, 
Waterford  Grange. 

Health  song  sung  after  this  paper 
was  read. 


(Tune:     Tramp,    Tramp,    Tramp, 
The  Boys  Are  Marching.) 
Milk  is  food — the  very  best. 
It  has  always  stood  the  test. 

It  will  make  you  healthy,  happy  as 
can  be: 
Drink  at  least  a  quart  a  day, 
Then  another,  if  you  may. 

For    its    good    results    I'll    always 
guarantee. 

Chorus 
Drink    more    milk    should    be    your 
slogan. 
Drink   more   milk   should  be  your 
aim. 
It  will  help  you  sleep  at  night. 
It  will  soon  increase  your  height. 
And  good  health  will  be  the  treas- 
ure you  may  claim. 


"Say  George,  how  about  that  life 
insurance  of  mine?    Don't  I  get  it?" 

"Well,"  said  the  agent,  "you  know, 
in  our  company  it  is  the  custom  for 
the  physician,  after  he  examines  a 
man,  to  take  a  chart  of  the  human 
body,  and  he  punches  a  hole  in  it 
wherever   he  finds   anything  wrong." 

"Oh,  is  that  so,  George?  Did  the 
doctor  do  that  in  my  case?" 

"He  sure  did;  and  he  took  the 
chart  home  and  put  it  on  his  player- 
piano,  and  it  played  'Nearer  Mv  God 
to  Thee' !" 

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"Has  your  husband  given  up  golf?" 
"Yes,  but  he  still  uses  the  language 
when  he  has  to  change  tires." 


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MASTER'S  ADDRESS 

(Continued  from  page  2.) 
men  and  women  now  use  it  to  get  to  and  from   their  work.     An   added 
two  cents  per  gallon  would  increase  the  total  cost  of  transportation,  over 
the  original  of  almost  50  per  cent.     No  other  industry  or  business  would 
stand  for  such  an  increase. 

If  more  money  is  necessary,  why  not  tax  property  that  is  now  exempt, 
or  pays  little  towards  the  support  of  the  government?  A  tax  on  the  net 
profits  of  corporations  that  are  exempt  from  the  payment  of  a  tax  on  their 
capital  stock  would  yield  ample  revenue  and  it  is  a  little  strange  that  this 
fertile  field  should  have  been  overlooked. 

Cost  of  Education 

The  tendency  of  modern  educational  training  seems  to  stress  the  im- 
portance of  obtaining  credits,  rather  than  building  character.  We  wonder 
if  we  are  not  becoming  too  modern.  Fine  buildings  and  expensive  equip- 
ment are  desirable,  but  too  many  school  districts  could  not  afford  them  and 
are  now  staggering  under  a  load  that  will  be  handed  down  to  future  posterity. 

The  most  important  factor  in  any  school,  from  the  Kindergarten  to  the 
University,  is  the  teacher.  With  the  right  kind  of  a  teacher,  an  excellent 
school  may  be  maintained  in  a  one-room  building,  with  little  or  no  equip- 
ment. The  little  red  schoolhouse  had  one  advantage  over  the  modern  college, 
that  it  did  not  need  a  smoking  room  for  girls.  Under  the  stress  of  present 
economic  conditions,  it  becomes  necessary  to  warn  against  spending  so 
much  money  for  buildings,  equipment  and  administration,  and  have  so  little 
left  to  maintain  the  school.  Many  buildings  have  been  built  in  districts 
that  are  not  able  to  maintain  them,  and  with  too  few  pupils  to  make  the 
school  efficient. 

A  school  that  attempts  to  maintain  courses  with  only  a  few  pupils  is 
just  as  much  a  hindrance  to  progress  as  the  little  rural  ungraded  school 
with  but  one  teacher,  and  much  more  expensive.  It  would  seem  that  with 
the  large  number  of  efficiency  experts  at  Harrisburg,  that  some  of  the  waste 
and  needless  expense  might  be  eliminated. 

No  one  wants  to  see  our  schools  crippled  for  want  of  buildings,  equipment 
or  efficient  administration,  but  something  must  be  done  to  lessen  the  expense 
of  conducting  them.  About  60  per  cent  of  the  revenue  of  the  State  is  now 
spent  by  the  Department  of  Public  Instruction.  No  single  item  in  the 
expense  of  running  the  State  government  has  multiplied  as  rapidly  as  the 
one  for  public  schools.  This  item  alone  costs  $55,000,000  more  than  it  did 
in  1913-15.  Under  our  present  law  it  is  bound  to  increase  unless  something 
is  done  to  check  it. 

The  total  expense  of  conducting  our  schools  in  1913-15,  was  $18,282,699. 
In  1931-33  it  is  estimated  at  $93,009,975,  or  an  increase  of  five  and  one- 
half  times  in  eighteen  years.  The  Grange  should  make  a  stubborn  fight 
against  this  rapid  increase  in  the  cost  of  educating  our  boys  and  girls, 
giving  jobs  to  so  many  high-salaried  "Experts,"  or  allowing  politicians  an 
opportunity  of  using  the  department  for  the  purpose  of  paying  their  political 
debts. 

Commttnism  or  Americanism 

Those  who  till  the  soil,  or  create  wealth,  must  get  a  greater  share  of 
the  fruits  of  their  labor,  if  the  living  standards  of  America  are  to  be  main- 
tained. The  only  answer  to  Communism  is  to  give  the  wage  earner  and 
producer  of  wealth  a  higher  standard  of  living  than  the  Communists  can 
obtain  under  their  system. 

Unless  the  political  and  economical  relations  between  United  States, 
France,  Russia,  Germany  and  England  are  so  administered  as  to  avoid 
friction,  there  is  nothing  that  can  prevent  communism  from  sweeping  over 
Europe  and  ultimately  infecting  America.  Our  failure  is  not  our  inability 
to  master  want,  but  to  manage  plenty.  Men  and  women  are  cold  and 
hungry,  children  are  starving,  not  because  there  is  a  shortage  of  food,  fuel 
or  clothing,  but  because  there  is  an  abundance.  We  have  learned  to  produce, 
but  have  not  yet  learned  to  distribute  economically  or  efficiently.  Nearly 
everything  we  touch  turns  to  gold  and  then  we  starve  while  it  glitters. 

If  our  rugged  individualism  leads  to  cold,  hungry  and  ragged  individuals, 
it  may  be  time  to  change  our  idea  of  what  constitutes  individualism.  It  is 
time  that  we  quit  talking  in  generalities  and  get  down  to  the  root  of  our 
trouble.  The  hungry  must  be  fed  and  the  thinly  clad  must  be  clothed,  but 
this  only  brings  temporary  relief.  If  we  are  to  prevent  Communism  from 
gaining  a  foothold  and  maintain  our  Americanism,  we  must  secure  the  same 
equality  for  agriculture  and  the  same  protection  that  is  now  given  to  other 
lines  of  business. 

Law  Observance 

It  is  next  to  impossible  to  enforce  obedience  to  law,  when  judges  and 
enforcement  officers  are  appointed  who  are  not  only  opposed  to  the  Eighteenth 
Amendment,  but  who  are  often  the  most  persistent  violators.  No  judge  will 
render  a  decision  in  accordance  with  law,  unless  he  is  in  harmony  with  it, 
and  no  enforcement  officer  will  do  his  full  duty  when  he  himself  is  a 
guilty  party.  Disrespect  for  law  is  a  challenge  to  the  Church,  the  W.  C. 
T.  U.,  the  Grange,  and  kindred  organizations.  Let  us  meet  the  challenge 
and  defeat  the  challengers. 

It  is  an  insult  to  the  intelligence  and  character  of  our  Grange  member- 
ship to  attempt  to  make  the  public  believe  that  a  return  of  beer  would 
bring  prosperity  or  provide  a  market  for  our  surplus  grain.  The  fact  is 
that  more  grain  is  now  being  used  to  produce  the  increased  consumption  of 
milk  alone,  than  was  used  to  produce  all  beer  before  the  Eighteenth  Amend- 
ment became  a  part  of  the  Constitution.  The  proposed  tax  on  beer  is  an- 
other form  of  Sales  Tax,  to  be  paid  by  the  poor  for  the  benefit  of  the  rich. 

To  ascertain  just  how  much  prosperity  would  come  to  this  country  by 
legalizing  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  beer,  one  needs  only  to  examine  con- 
ditions that  obtain  in  Great  Britain  and  France  to-day.  Great  Britain 
collected  $645,000,000  in  liquor  taxes  in  1930,  which  is  $200,000,000  more 
than  the  United  States  ever  collected  before  the  Volstead  Law  became  opera- 
tive, and  yet  liquor  has  made  England  poor  instead  of  rich.  France  con- 
sumes seventy  times  as  much  wine  each  year  as  this  country  ever  did, 
and  yet  it  has  not  saved  her  from  financial  trouble.  On  the  contrary,  France 
is  suffering  from  the  excessive  consumption  of  wine.  Drunkenness,  disease, 
alcoholism,  insanity  and  poverty  follow  in  the  wake  of  all  this  drinking. 


In  Paris  the  arrests  are  50  for  each  10,000  inhabitants,  while  in  New  Yo  \ 
City  there  are  less  than  18.  Tuberculosis  is  more  prevalent  among  childr! 
of  wine  drinking  parents  than  from  those  who  abstain  from  its  use. 

Dr.  Haven  Emerson,  of  Columbia  University,  says:  "There  has  beM 
less  brutality  to  and  neglect  of  children  in  their  homes  because  of  alcoholS 
a  smaller  fraction  of  all  material  relief  is  now  needed,  because  of  alcoholig ' 
as  a  cause  of  dependency ;  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  proportion  'f 
all  children  who  have  continued  in  school  beyond  the  minimum  grades  r 
quired  by  law;  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  per  capita  consumptio^ 
of  milk  and  milk  products  at  a  faster  rate  than  during  any  similar  perioJ 
before  prohibition."  In  spite  of  these  facts,  we  find  different  organization! 
denouncing  prohibition  and  demanding  the  repeal  of  the  Eighteenth  Amend 
ment. 

Not  only  our  Grange  members,  but  the  general  public  should  know  that 
the  wine  interests  of  France  have  opened  an  international  office  in  Paris  for 
political  and  educational  purposes,  to  prevent  the  teaching  of  scientific 
temperance  education  throughout  the  world,  and  particularly  for  the  repeal 
of  the  Eighteenth  Amendment  in  the  United  States.  Their  ultimate  aim 
is  to  undermine  our  Constitution  and  destroy  all  sentiment  for  Prohibition 
Large  sums  of  money  have  been  raised  and  are  being  spent  for  this  purpose 
This  fact  alone  should  revive  the  Spirit  of  '76,  and  incite  every  loyal 
American,  whether  he  believes  in  Prohibition  or  not,  to  rally  to  the  support 
of  our  Constitution  and  the  protection  of  Old  Glory.  The  Grange  should 
demand  that  the  Constitution  be  upheld,  and  that  no  change  be  made  in 
the  Volstead  Law,  unless  it  be  to  make  the  buyer  of  liquor  equally  guilty 
with  the  seller  or  manufacturer. 

Honest  Money 

In  the  old  days  of  barter,  hard  times  such  as  we  are  now  experiencing 
were  unknown,  except  as  a  result  of  laziness  or  a  shortage  of  natural  re- 
sources. Our  present  modern  complicated  system  of  distribution  cannot 
operate  on  a  barter  basis;  it  must  have  a  medium  of  exchange,  and  that  is 
money  and  bank  credit,  which  in  most  countries  is  based  on  gold. 

We  express  money  in  terms  of  dollars,  whether  in  coin,  credit  or  cur- 
rency, and  this  can  be  exchanged  for  23.52  grains  of  gold.  We  measure  all 
our  values  in  terms  of  dollars,  and  think  of  them  as  fixed  measures  of 
values,  the  same  as  a  yard  is  a  fixed  unit  of  measure  and  a  pound  a  fixed 
measure  of  weight.  A  dollar  is  a  fixed  measure  of  value  only  in  this 
respect,  it  will  always  buy  23.52  grains  of  gold,  but  we  can  neither  eat 
nor  wear  gold,  for  the  purpose  of  preventing  hunger  or  as  a  protection  against 
cold.  Most  of  us  get  along  without  gold.  When  we  consider  the  things 
we  do  want,  the  dollar  is  far  from  being  a  fixed  measure  of  value.  Some 
day  we  may  be  able  to  make  it  a  standard  measure  of  value.  A  dollar  to- 
day will  buy  45  per  cent  more  goods  than  it  would  in  1926.  In  other  wori^. 
a  dollar  to-day,  in  terms  of  goods,  is  worth  $1.45.  If  Congress  should  pass 
a  law  requiring  every  debtor  to  pay  $1.45  for  each  dollar  he  borrowed,  we 
would  have  a  revolution  in  this  country.  Yet  that  is  exactly  what  has  been 
done  by  two  years  of  deflation. 

Let  us  think  of  all  the  money  in  the  country  on  one  end  of  a  pair 
of  balances,  and  all  goods  on  the  other  end.  Take  off  part  of  the  goods, 
and  that  end  of  the  balance  goes  up.  That  is,  goods  are  scarce  and  prices 
rise.    We  have  all  seen  this  happen  many  times. 

If  we  take  off  some  of  the  money,  the  money  end  will  go  up  and  the 
goods  end  will  go  down.  That  is  exactly  what  has  happened  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  wholesale  price  level  dropped  31  per  cent,  not  because 
we  put  too  many  goods,  as  some  would  have  you  believe,  on  that  end  of 
the  scales,  but  because  there  was  not  enough  money  to  maintain  a  balance. 
In  other  words,  it  was  a  shortage  of  money  rather  than  a  surplus  of  goods. 

The  remedy  is  to  stop  fixing  the  price  of  the  dollar,  and  fix  its  value: 
that  is,  to  so  regulate  the  effective  supply  of  money  and  credit  in  relation 
to  the  needs  of  business,  that  the  wholesale  commodity  price  level  will 
remain  stable.  That  will  enable  us  to  plan  for  the  future  with  confidence, 
and  will  insure  a  high  degree  of  prosperity.  Nothing  disturbs  confidence  so 
much  as  uncertainty  as  to  future  values.  The  Federal  Reserve  Banks  could 
do  much  to  relieve  the  present  situation,  if  they  would  continue  to  bu? 
government  securities  in  the  open  market.  This  has  a  powerful  inflationarr 
tendency,  since  every  dollar  of  such  purchases  makes  available  about  ten 
times  that  amount  of  bank  credit. 

Economic  Depression 

For  many  years  the  chief  topic  for  discussion  at  Grange  meetings  ha? 
been  Farm  Relief.  To-day  it  is  depression.  This  is  doubtless  due  to 
the  fact  that  the  farmers  have  been  relieved  of  everything  they  had  and 
there  is  nothing  left  but  depression. 

It  will  be  much  easier  to  find  a  remedy  if  we  know  the  cause  of  this 
world-wide  disaster.  It  is  not  hard  to  find  and  can  be  stated  in  three 
words.  Concentration  of  Wealth.  We  are  told  that,  "When  agriculture  i^ 
neglected,  degeneracy  begins."  We  are  dangerously  near  that  condition  to- 
day, not  from  the  standpoint  of  production,  but  for  lack  of  distribution  and 
consumption.  We  have  learned  well  the  art  of  mass  production,  but  have 
not  learned  anything  about  intelligent  distribution  or  mass  consumption 
Rome  fell  not  alone  because  she  neglected  her  agriculture,  but  because  her 
money  became  concentrated  in  a  few  hands,  and  that  is  our  chief  trouble 
to-day. 

With  four  per  cent  of  our  people  owning  80  per  cent  of  all  our  wealth- 
and  with  500  men  having  a  greater  annual  income  than  2,500,000  cotton  and 
wheat  farmers,  it  is  not  hard  to  understand  why  we  have  a  depression,  oj 
why  the  balance  scales  on  the  side  of  money  have  gone  up  and  the  side  01 
goods  gone  down.  All  agree  that  this  is  the  most  serious  economic  crisis^ 
that  has  befallen  us  since  the  foundation  of  the  Republic. 

During  the  period  of  six  years,  between  1923-1929,  the  value  of  0"' 
manufactured  goods  increased,  nine  billion  dollars,  while  the  wages  of  tho* 
who  produced  them  increased  but  a  half  billion.  Every  time  the  wage  earD«^ 
was  given  an  extra  dollar,  eighteen  dollars  were  added  to  the  cost  of  th« 
product.  It  is  this  kind  of  profiteering  that  has  brought  about  a  concentra- 
tion of  wealth  and  completely  destroyed  the  buying  power  of  the  wage  earn«^ 
and  farmer,  causing  an  absolute  paralysis  of  all  business.    There  is  but  on« 


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solution  of  this  problem,  and  that  is  to  restore  the  buying  power  of  both  the 
wage  earner  and  farmer.  If  we  expect  to  obtain  relief  from  this  National 
depression,  it  will  be  necessary  to  redistribute  the  wealth  that  has  concen- 
trated in  the  hands  of  a  small  minority.  This  should  not  be  done  by  force, 
nor  arbitrary  measures,  but  by  just,  lawful  and  equitable  enactment.  If 
agriculture  produces  a  large  annual  income,  it  should  have  a  voice  in  saying 
how  it  shall  be  distributed,  and  be  able  to  guarantee  that  those  who  con- 
sume their  products  are  not  robbed  by  the  transaction. 

We  should  not  only  welcome,  but  insist  on  a  wider  distribution  of  wealth 
in  every  type  of  industry,  not  for  political  purposes,  but  in  the  interest  of 
humanity  and  in  conformity  with  the  law  of  justice.  This  will  restore  our 
buying  power,  give  millions  of  men  and  women  the  cash  with  which  to  buy 
goods  and  prevent  our  surplus  from  becoming  a  frozen  asset. 

Stabilized  prosperity  will  then  return,  and  not  be  waiting  around  the 
corner  for  a  change  in  the  Administration,  the  creation  of  a  Farm  Board, 
the  passage  of  a  new  Tariff  Law  or  the  Debenture  Bill. 

Taxation 

Before  anything  definite  can  be  accomplished,  we  will  need  to  enact  new 
tax  laws,  and  possibly  amend  our  State  Constitution  in  order  that  we  may 
have: 

1.  A  Net  Profit  Tax  on  all  classes  of  property  now  exempt. 

2.  An  Income  Tax. 

3.  An  Inheritance  Tax. 

President  Hoover  is  to  be  commended  for  his  efforts  in  preventing  eco- 
nomic waste,  and  especially  do  we  commend  him  for  insisting  that  all  arma- 
ments be  reduced.  In  times  such  as  these,  we  cannot  afford  to  spend  millions 
for  destruction,  when  children  are  crying  for  bread  and  men  and  women 
perishing  with  cold. 

Our  own  State  Government  needs  to  inaugurate  a  policy  of  rigid  econ- 
omy. The  tendency  is  to  multiply  Departments  and  Commissions,  create  new 
jobs  and  raise  salaries.  This  is  not  only  poor  policy,  but  a  crime  under 
present  conditions. 

The  creation  of  a  Greater  Pennsylvania  Council  is  a  splendid  example 
of  what  needless  legislation  can  do,  and  of  the  tendency  to  raise  rather  than 
lower  taxes.  There  is  nothing  it  can  do  that  could  not  be  done  by  some 
other  Department,  and  a  half  million  dollars  of  the  peoples  hard  earned 
money  be  saved.  It  would  be  far  better  to  use  this  money  in  helping  the 
poor  and  needy. 

The  entire  resources  of  the  Council,  and  so  far  as  practical,  all  other 
Departments,  should  be  used  to  relieve  suffering  among  the  people  of  this 
?reat  Commonwealth.  In  time  of  war  we  slow  down  many  of  our  activities. 
This  should  be  done  now  and  the  State  officials  should  set  the  example. 

The  way  to  make  Pennsylvania  great,  is  to  give  her  loyal  citizens  a 
larger  share  of  the  fruits  of  their  labor,  and  not  reduce  them  to  a  state  of 
peasantry  by  excessive  taxation. 

The  Attitude  of  Wealth 

The  most  hopeful  sign  of  the  present  economic  crisis  is  the  apparent 
wiMingness  of  men  of  wealth  and  brains  to  lend  their  assistance  and  to  give 
of  their  money  in  helping  to  solve  present  economic  problems.  It  is  easv 
to  be  cynical  and  say  that  wealth  will  always  respond  when  Communism 
becomes  dangerous.    I  do  not  agree  with  the  cynics. 

The  time  has  come  when  the  wealth  of  this  country  is  actuated  bv  some- 
thing finer  than  fear  or  a  desire  for  publicity.  The  rich  men  are  becoming 
more  and  more  conscious  of  what  they  owe  in  devotion  and  sacrifice  to  the 
country  that  has  given  them  their  opportunities,  helped  them  attain  their 
power  and  influence,  provided  protection  and  security  for  their  fortunes. 

Many  of  them  have  already  proven  this  and  will  continue  to  prove  it 
^vniie  the  country  strives  to  come  safely  through  the  worst  post-war  de- 
pression the  world  has  ever  known.  It  is  indeed  encouraging  to  learn  that 
oM  V''-^^^^^*^^^  ^^^  responsibilities  and  is  willing  to  make  the  largest 
•^ntribution  it  has  ever  made  to  relieve  unemployment  and  the  suffering 
which  always  follows  it. 

If  the  present  depression  brings  wealth  to  a  realization  of  the  fact  that 
must  assume  a  large  share  of  the  burden  of  government,  and  give  to  those 
no  create  their  wealth  a  larger  share  of  the  creation,  it  will  not  have  been 

ml  Ix '  '^^''  *^"^  ^^  P"*  ^"*^  business  the  practice  of  the  Golden  Rule, 
«na  nothing  could  be  better  for  a  troubled  world  than  that. 

Washington  Bicentennial 

Oeor'J^^'^^u^  ^^^^  ^^^^  *^®  ^^^  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
pach  S  K  ^^-  "'^*^^'  *^®  foremost  citizen  of  all  time.  I  recommend  that 
nearPsV I-  k-"?*?  Grange  hold  appropriate  exercises  at  your  meeting  on  or 
reco^Tiit- ^  birthday.  Also  during  your  Field  Meetings,  endeavor  to  give  some 
zationq  f  "•  ^^  Father  of  our  Country.  Ask  the  schools  and  other  organi- 
year  fo  tV,^^!^  ^^*^  ^^^  ^^  carrying  out  your  program.  This  will  be  a  good 
imnnrto^  lecturer  to  arrange  special  programs  and  to  teach  the  value  and 
'^Pnrtance  of  a  loyal,  patriotic  citizenship. 

The  National  Grange 

'^ne  of  th^^*^^  Annual  Session  of  the  National  Grange,  held  at  Madison,  was 
*.-.      "®  J^^st  harmonious  and  progressive  in  its  history.    Many  problems 


Were  poTio*^ j  "»n,.uu.uu»  ami  progressive  in  us  nistory.    Many  problems 

L.  J  rp°f^^®^<^  an<i  a  program  adopted  that  will  be  far  reaching.  Brother 
'^  behalf  %  "v^  '•eelectod  Master  and  will  continue  his  energetic  leadership 
anot},n«  x-^    J^quahty  for  Agriculture  and  a  square  deal  for  the  farmer,  for 


another  t       ^^"**"tx  lor  Agriculture  and  a  square  deal  tor  the  farmer,  for 
Qraoffp.        ^^^'^^-    '^^e  following  is  the  outstanding  action  of  the  National 


Tariff 


I  rj,,  xarm 

(a)  a    "^^'^  market  for  the  American  farmer: 

Growers  of  crops  producing  an  exportable  surplus  to  be  accorded 
equalized  tariff  benefits,  such  as  are  proposed  under  the  Export 

(b)  jT^^^.^^^re  Plan. 

**wu  ^  '■«t®8  permitted  which  breed  monopoly  and  enrich  the  few 

(c)  N    •        expense  of  the  many. 

0  imposition  of  tariffs  upon  such  natural  resources  as  cannot  be 
renewed  when  once  they  are  exhausted. 


(d)  Fixing  at  fair  and  reasonable  levels  import  duties  on  commodities 

which  the  farmer  must  buy. 

(e)  Reaffirming  the  long-established  policy  of  the  Grange  in  demanding 

"Tariff  for  all,  or  tariff  for  none." 

2.  A  very  definite  taxation  program  to  include: 

(a)  Increase  in  the  estate  tax,  and  the  greater  portion  of  amount  col- 

lected to  be  retained  by  the  states;    with  no  reduction  permitted 
in  Federal  income  tax. 

(b)  A  limited  tax  on  luxuries  and  a  Federal  and  state  gift  tax. 

(c)  Return  to  the  states  of  a  substantial   portion  of  the  Federal  cor- 

poration income  tax. 

(d)  A  debt  control  law  for  states  and  local  communities,  with  limitation 

of  all  special  assessments  against  real  estate. 

(e)  Extension  of  the  budget  system  for  handling  current  expenditures. 

3.  A  specific  land  policy: 

(a)  Coordination  of  the  activities  of  Federal  and  state  agencies. 

(b)  A   better   administration   of   the   remaining  public   lands,   through 

^  reforestation  or  otherwise,  to  insure  sound  conservation. 

(c)  The  use  of  reclamation  funds  in  refunding  indebtedness  of  irriga- 

tion   and    drainage    districts    needing    assistance.       Oppose   new 
irrigation  or  reclamation  projects. 

4.  A  clear-cut  prog^ram  of  rural  finance  and  money  stabilization: 

(a)  Amending  the  Federal  Reserve  Act  to  provide  for  rediscounting 

Intermediate  Credit  Bank  debentures. 

(b)  An  increased  purchase  in  large  volume  of  securities  in  the  open 

market  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Banks. 

(c)  Reduction  of  re-discount  rates  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Banks. 

(d)  Reduction  of  the  legal  minimum  gold  reserve  ratios  of  the  Federal 

Reserve  Banks. 

5.  Changing  Congressional  representation  from  the  basis  of  population   to 

that  of  citizenship. 

6.  Strengthening  the  Federal  Marketing  Act. 

7.  An  effort  to  secure  a  united  program  by  all  farm  groups  for  promoting 

the  agricultural  welfare. 

The  National  Grang^e  Favors 

Distribution  of  a  portion  of  Federal  income  tax  among  the  states  to 
relieve  the  tax  burden  on  real  estate. 

Adoption  by  every  state  of  a  state  income  tax. 

Substitution  of  the  Export  Debenture  Plan  for  the  stabilization  cor- 
poration feature  in  controlling  farm  surpluses. 

Extension  of  rural  electrification  on  such  reasonable  rates  as  will  greatly 
increase  the  service  to  farm  homes. 

Increased  outlay  of  gasoline  tax  and  license  fee  money  in  building  farm- 
to-market  roads. 

Reduction  of  military  budgets  and  further  progress  toward  international 
disarmament. 

Drafting  money  and  corporations,  as  well  as  men,  in  time  of  war. 

Support  of  the  Eighteenth  Amendment  and  rigid  enforcement  of  all  laws. 

A  Court  of  International  Justice  for  settling  disputes  between  nations. 

Federal  supervision  of  motion  pictures  and  distinct  improvement  in 
quality  of  same. 

Duty  on  cotton  to  prevent  foreign  importations. 

Intensive  campaign  to  eliminate  objectionable  billboards. 

Increased  banking  safeguards  to  check  epidemic  of  bank  failures. 

The  National  Grange  Opposes 

Use  of  the  gasoline  tax  for  any  expenditures  other  than  on  highways. 

All  forms  of  short  selling  of  stocks  except  for  legitimate  hedging 
purposes. 

Issuance  of  bonds  for  current  expenditures  during  the  present  crisis. 

Compulsory  military  training  in  Land  Grant  Colleges. 

Any  form  of  a  general  sales  tax. 

Any  reduction  in  income  tax  and  inheritance  tax  rates. 

Establishment  of  a  national  Department  of  Education. 

Conclusion 

Not  since  the  Grange  was  organized  has  there  been  such  an  urgent  need 
for  organized  effort  as  obtains  to-day.  Men  and  women  in  all  walks  of  life 
are  looking  to  the  Grange  to  point  the  way  out  of  this  economic  depression, 
and  we  must  not  disappoint  them. 

Other  farm  organizations  have  expressed  a  desire  to  join  with  the  Grange 
in  presenting  a  program  to  Congress,  similar  to  the  one  adopted  by  the  Na- 
tional Grange.  I  hope  this  will  meet  with  the  approval  of  our  own  State 
Grange  and  that  we  will  be  able  to  present  a  united  front  in  behalf  of 
agriculture. 

I  trust  that  each  member,  each  Deputy  and  State  officer  will  become  so 
enthused  with  the  work  of  this  session,  that  they  will  return  home  with  a 
new  desire,  as  well  as  a  new  incentive  for  Grange  work,  that  will  not  only 
result  in  new  Granges  next  year,  but  a  very  substantial  increase  in  member- 
ship. The  work  is  in  your  hands,  may  you  discharge  it  in  a  manner  that 
shall  be  a  credit  to  you  and  a  benefit  to  the  Order. 


TO  SURVEY  DAIRY  DEMANDS 

A  study  of  why  the  consumption  of 
dairy  products  varies  will  be  made 
by  graduate  students  in  agricultural 
economics  at  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College  next  year  under  the  super- 
vision of  Professor  F.  F.  Lininger. 
The  National  Dairy  Council  is  financ- 
ing the  survey. 


STATE  FLORA  GETS  A  PRIZE 

One  of  the  surprises  at  the  State 
Grange  was  the  announcement  of  the 
State  Master,  that  our  Worthy  State 
Flora,  had  won  a  prize  for  having 
written  the  best  graduating  exercise 
for  members  graduating  from  the 
Juvenile  into  the  Subordinate  Grange. 
The  National  Grange  has  approved 
her  exercises. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  \^^ 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto  —  Prepare  in  Happy  Child- 
hood for  Intelligent  Manhood  and 
Womanhood. 


Dear  Juveniles: 

Another  month  has  rolled  around 
and  with  it  a  new  year.  I  hope  that 
the  year  just  closing  has  brought 
much  of  pleasure  and  benefit  to  every 
Juvenile  in  the  state  of  Pennsylvania. 
And  to  every  Juvenile  Grange.  The 
new  year  will  be  largely  what  we 
make  it  and  I  am  asking  that  each 
one  of  you  will  try  to  make  it  a  year 
of  benefit  to  your  Grange.  Your  Mas- 
ter cannot  make  your  Grange  a  suc- 
cess by  just  his  or  her  own  efforts. 
Your  Matron  cannot  do  it  alone.  It 
is  by  each  one  doing  his  or  her  part 
and  doing  it  with  a  will  and  a  smile, 
and  a  determination  to  put  it  across 
that  we  make  a  success  of  our  Grange 
work  and  our  own  Juvenile  Grange 
one  of  the  best.  So  let's  all  try  and 
try  hard.  And  I  am  wishing  for 
every  Juvenile  Grange  the  best  that 
can  possible  come  to  it  during  the 
year  1932. 


The  flower  for  January  is  the  Snow- 
drop which  is  typical  of  the  pure, 
white  snowfiakes  that  fall  so  freely 
during  this  month.  The  gem  for  this 
month  is  the  garnet  with  its  clear  red 
color.  I  think  this  must  be  because 
of  the  beautiful  red  of  the  sunsets 
and  the  clear  red  in  the  cheeks  of 
the  boys  and  girls  brought  there  by 
the  cold  winds  of  January.  The  gar- 
net means  fidelity,  a  fine  meaning  for 
the  first  month  of  our  year.  Fidelity, 
or  faithfulness. 


For  our  January  programs,  the  first 
will  be  Installation  of  Officers.  If 
there  are  other  Juvenile  Granges  near 
you  a  joint  Installation  would  be  very 
nice.  Or  maybe  you  will  join  the 
"big**  Grange  and  install  when  they 
do.  If  you  have  an  interesting  time, 
write  to  me  about  it.  Why  not  have 
our  second  program  a  volunteer  pro- 
gram? Let  each  one  bring  something 
or  prepare  something  for  the  program. 
Just  get  busy  and  hunt  up  a  song,  a 
recitation,  a  stunt,  read  something  or 
write  a  paper  on  some  subject  and 
see  how  interesting  a  progn*am  you 
can  get  together. 


You  know  we  call  our  months  Jan- 
uary, February,  March,  April,  and  so 
on.  Would  you  like  to  know  what 
the  Indians  used  to  call  their  months? 
Well,  they  did  not  say  month  but 
called  that  space  of  time  a  moon. 
January  was  the  Snow  Moon  or  the 
Cold  moon.  Because  there  was  not 
much  to  eat  in  February  they  called 
it  the  Hunger  Moon.  Some  called 
March  the  Crow  Moon  and  some  the 
Wild  Goose  Moon  because  then  the 
wild  geese  came  back  north.  We  can 
readily  understand  why  April  was  the 
Orass  Moon,  May  the  Planting  Moon 
and  June  the  Rose  or  Strawberry 
Moon.  Then,  too,  it  is  easy  to  se  why 
July  was  the  Thunder  Moon  and  Au- 
gust the  Green  Corn  Moon.  Septem- 
ber was  the  Hunting  Moon  and  Oc- 
tober the  Falling  Leaf  Moon.  Be- 
cause the  beaver  cut  down  the  trees 
in  November  to  have  the  bark  for 
winter  food  they  called  that  the  Bea- 
ver Moon.  Some  tribes  called  No- 
vember the  Frosty  Moon.  December 
was  the  Long  Night  Moon.    Wouldn't 


that  seem  a  funny  way  to  write  or 
say  our  dates? 


Are  you  all  trying  in  our  contests? 
I  hope  we  will  have  every  Juvenile 
Grange  represented  in  the  contests. 
Of  course  you  can't  all  win  but  it 
will  give  you  good  practice  to  try. 


Did  you  have  anything  special  for 
Christmas?  Write  to  me  about  it. 
Maybe  you  did  something  some  other 
Grange  would  like  to  do  too. 


James  Whitcomb  Riley  lived  on  a 
farm  when  a  boy.  He  used  to  visit 
his  grandfather  on  his  farm  in  the 
Hoosier  State.  Boys  these  days  do 
not  have  to  cut  wood  for  fireplaces  as 
he  did.  Here  is  what  he  thought 
about  it. 

Old  Winters  on  the  Farm 

I  have  jest  about  decided 
It  'ud  keep  a  town-hoy  hoppin' 
Fer  to  work  all  winter,  choppin' 
Far  a'  old  fireplace,  like  I  did  I 
Lawz !  them  old  times  wuz  contrairy ! 
Blame  backbone  o'  winter,  'peared 

like 
Wouldn't  break!  and  I  wuz  skeered- 
like 
Clean  on  into  Feh'uary! 

Nothin'  ever  made  me  madder 
Than  for  Pap  to  stomp  in,  laying' 
In  a'  extra  forestick,  sayin' 
"Groun'hog's  out  and  seed  his  shad- 
derl" 


On  Thursday  morning  at  the  State 
Meeting  at  Du  Bois,  fifteen  Juvenile 
Matrons  met  and  had  a  conference, 
talking  over  problems,  giving  each 
other  helps  and  suggestions  for  Juve- 
nile meetings. 

Here  are  some  of  the  items  men- 
tioned : 

One  Juvenile  Grange  gave  the  play 
"Touchstone"  with  much  success  and 
it  was  recommended  as  a  very  good 
play  to  give. 

Another  Grange  has  a  Pollyanna 
Club.  Each  one  draws  the  name  of 
a  member,  not  telling  who  it  may  be. 
On  birthdays  they  send  that  person 
a  card  and  give  a  small  gift  at  Christ- 
mas. At  the  end  of  a  year  they  tell 
who  was  their  Pollyanna. 

Another  Grange  had  a  Grange  Fair 
and  still  another  a  Christmas  tree. 

One  Juvenile  Grange  gave  a  turkey 
dinner,  making  a  small  charge.  They 
did  this  to  make  money  to  buy  chairs 
for  their  room.  This  was  Harvey 
Juvenile  in  Greene  County. 

East  Franklin  Juvenile  Grange  has 
an  orchestra  which  makes  very  fine 
music. 

One  Juvenile  Grange  had  a  candy 
and  popcorn  booth  at  the  Fair  and 
made  money  that  way. 

One  Matron  told  of  a  game  her 
Juveniles  play.  They  spell  words  leav- 
ing the  vowels  silent.  If  they  forget 
and  say  the  vowel  then  they  must 
go  to  the  bottom  of  the  other  side's 
row.  The  side  getting  all  of  the  other 
side's  people  away  wins. 

Another  one  told  of  a  game  that 
they  play  which  they  call  Animal 
Alphabet.  Choose  sides,  then  start 
the  alphabet  by  each  naming  an  ani- 
mal that  begins  with  A.  When  no 
one  can  give  another  then  take  B  un- 
til that  is  used  up  then  pass  on  to  C 
and  80  on  down  the  alphabet. 

Don't  these  sound  like  good  times? 


Little  Miss  Pauline  Hughes,  of 
Reynoldsville  in  Jefferson  County  who 
is  ten  years  old  took  the  Sixth  Degree 
at  DuBois.  She  had  five  degrees  in 
three  weeks.  She  has  no  Juvenile 
Grange  to  join.  Wouldn't  it  be  nice 
if  there  would  be  one  organized  there  ? 
We  know  she  would  enjoy  it,  don't 
we? 


One  of  the  enjoyable  features  of 
the  State  Meeting  was  a  surprise 
when  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  A.  Spleen,  of 
Ridgeway,  were  brought  to  the  stage 
and  with  them  their  twin  daughters. 
We  know  they  will  be  Juvenile  Grang- 
ers some  day. 

This  year  there  were  several  future 
Grangers  in  attendance  among  them 
Donald  McSparran,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  A.  McSparran. 


Here  is  a  poem  for  the  little  folks 
to  give  on  a  program. 

The  North  Wind 

"The  North  Wind  is  cold," 

The  robins  say; 
"And  that  is  the  reason 

We  fly  away." 

"The  North  Wind  is  cold: 
He  is  coming,  hark! 
I  must  haste  awav," 
Says  the  Meadow  Lark. 

"The  North  Wind  is  cold 
And  brings  the  snow," 
Says  Jenny  Wren, 
"And  I  must  go." 

"The  North  Wind  is  cold 

As  cold  as  can  be, 
But  I'm  not  afraid," 
Says  the  Chick-a-dee. 

So  the  Chick-a-dee  stays 

And  sees  the  snow. 
And  likes  to  hear 

The  North  Wind  blow. 

Rebecca  B.  Foresman. 


It  was  suggested  that  the  Matrons 
clip  out  anything  they  find  that 
would  be  of  help  to  them  and  paste 
in  a  book.  In  this  way  they  would 
make  handbooks  of  their  own.  If  they 
found  something  interesting,  and  they 
sent  it  in  to  be  put  on  our  page,  we 
could  all  share  it.  Let's  start  this 
right  away  and  I  am  sure  we  will 
have  some  very  interesting  and  help- 
ful items. 


Union  City  Grange  has  their  new 
hall  completed  and  dedicated.  The 
Juveniles  have  a  nice  room  all  their 
own.  They  have  replaced  their  piano 
which  was  burned  and  are  are  work- 
ing at  their  other  equipment.  Nov. 
27th  was  the  fifth  anniversary  of  their 
organization  and  the  "big"  Grange 
presented  them  with  a  nice  Bible  for 
their  altar. 


A  Winter  Song 

Hurrah  for  the  jolly  old  winter. 

The  king  of  the  seasons  is  he. 
Though  his  breath  is  cold  and  icy, 

His  heart  is  full  of  glee. 
He  piles  up  the  beautiful  snowfiakes 

On  the  apple  trees  bare  and  brown, 
And    laughs   when    the   north    wind 
shakes  them 

Like  a  shower  of  blossoms  down. 

Hurrah  for  the  jolly  old  winter. 
Who  shouts  at  the  door  by  night, 
"Come  out  where  the  ice  is  gleaming, 
Like  steel  in  the  cold  moonlight." 
Like  swallows  over  the  water 

The  skaters  merrily  go. 
There's    health    in    the    blustering 
breezes. 
And  joy  in  the  beautiful  snow. 

Emily  Huntington  Miller. 


Last   month  we  did  not  have  o 
candy  recipes.     Here  are  some  mo^ 
Want  to  try  them?  ^ 

Butter  Scotch 

Wi  cupfuls  brown  sugar 
1      tablespoonful  vinegar 
V2  cupful  water 
4      tablespoonfuls  of  butter 
Pinch  of  salt 

Mix  the  sugar,  water  and  vinegar 
in  a  saucepan  and  let  boil  ten  min. 
utes. 

Do  not  stir  while  cooking. 

Let  boil  until  brittle  in  cold  water 

Drop  from  tip  of  a  teaspoon  to 
make  little  round  candies.  Pour  into 
well  buttered  pan  and  mark  into 
squares  if  square  candies  are  desired 

Wrap  in  waxed  paper  if  packed  in 
a  box. 

HoREHOUND  Squares 

Vi  oz.  of  horehound  leaves 
Vi  cup  boiling  water 

2  cupfuls  brown  sugar 

4  tablespoonfuls  cold  water 

2  tablespoonfuls  vinegar 
or 

2  tablespoonfuls  lemon  juice 


GRANGE    TEAM    OF    CENTEE 
TOWNSHIP  AWARDED  SEC- 
OND  PLACE  IN  INTEE- 
COUNTY  TOURNEY 


Westfield  Grange  Players,  of  Law- 
ence  County,  Winners  at 
New  Galilee 

The  Westfield  Grange  dramatic 
team  of  Lawrence  County,  will  rep- 
resent this  district  in  the  annual 
state  rural  plays  contest  at  Harris- 
burg  during  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Farm  Products  Show. 

The  Lawrence  County  group  won 
the  right  to  compete  in  the  state-wide 
tournament  in  the  intercounty  dra- 
matic contest  held  Thursday  evening 
at  the  Big  Beaver  Grange  Hall,  New 
Galilee. 

The  winning  play  was  "The  Val- 
iant," directed  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Brew- 
ster. "Gas,"  presented  by  the  Center 
Township  Grange  players  of  Beaver 
County,  was  awarded  the  runner-up 
position.  Miss  Lenore  A.  Heuring, 
Monaca,  was  the  director.  Other 
teams  competing  represented  North 
Sewickley  Township  Grange,  Beaver 
County,  and  Liberty  Grange,  Law- 
ranee  County.  North  Sewickl«y 
Grangers  presented  "Window  to  the 
South,"  directed  by  Vesta  House- 
holder and  Vesta  Gillespie.  The  Lib- 
erty Grange  players  presented  "Ju^t 
Like  a  Woman,"  under  the  direction 
of  Mrs.  S.  A.  Lock. 

The  contestants  were  the  winners 
in  their  respective  county  tourna- 
ments. The  judges  were  Miss  Thera 
Hartwell,  New  Wilmington ;  Mrs.  R 
H.  McDougal,  Butler,  and  J-  ^ 
Stickel,  Hookstown.  . 

Music  was  furnished  by  the  "Ukeleie 
Girls,"  Gladys  and  Doris  Howell  and 
Anna  and  Mary  Principati,  Ne* 
Galilee,  all  4-H  Club  girls,  and  « 
five-piece  orchestra  from  Westnel 
Grange.  About  350  persons  witnessed 
the  four  one-act  plays  presented. 

By    winning   second   place  i^     ^ 
contest,  members  of  the  Center  Town- 
ship Grange  team  earned  the  rignt 
represent  Beaver  and  Lawrence  Co^ 
ty  Granges  at  the  Pennsylvania  btaw 
Farm  Products  Show  contest  m  ^ 
event    that    the    Westfield    <>rai^J^ 
cannot    compete    in    the    final  s^a 
tournament. 


HIS  ONLY  WISH 

Nurse:    "It's  a  boy  I" 


Confirmed    Golfer : 
caddy  1" 


"Hurray 


1   A 


January,  1^32 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


TAND  POUCY  OF  THE 

^^  NATIONAL  GRANGE 


Adopted  at  66th  Annual  Session, 
Madison,  Wisconsin,  Nov. 
11-20,  1931 

The  profound  changes  in  agricul- 
tural conditions  during  the  past 
decade  have  given  rise  to  extensive 
problems  calling  for  readjustments  in 
the  matter  of  land  utilization. 

It  is  apparent  from  the  tendency 
toward  self-sufficiency  in  European 
markets,  and  increased  competition 
of  othe-  countries  which  sell  in  the 
world  market,  together  with  other  de- 
velopments, that  we  do  not  need  poli- 
cies to  stimulate  agricultural  expan- 
sion. 

The  National  Grange  believes  the 
forming  of  a  comprehensive  land  pol- 
icy should  be  started  at  once,  looking 
toward  the  guidance  of  public  action 
affecting  farm  lands  and  lands  of 
other  classifications. 

There  is  an  obvious  need  for  the 
coordination  of  the  activities  of  Fed- 
eral and  state  agencies  in  the  de- 
velopment of  such  a  policy.  In  the 
(ipinion  of  the  Grange,  the  Land 
Grant  Colleges  and  Universities  can 
^nntribute  an  essential  element,  not 
only  in  bridging  the  gap  between 
Federal  and  State  interests,  but  in 
assuring  that  partisan  polities  may 
l)e  ruled  out  of  the  picture. 

Organized  agriculture  should  coop- 
erate in  the  formation  of  such  pol- 
icies, as  it  must  be  expected  to  par- 
ticipate in  carrying  them  out.  We 
recommend,  as  tne  policy  of  the  Na- 
tional Grange,  the  following: 

1.  The  remnants  of  the  public  do- 
main should  not  be  turned  over  to 
the  states,  but  a  comprehensive  na- 
tional land  policy  should  include  pro- 
visions for  better  consolidation  of 
Federal  and  State  holdings,  and  for 
the  administration  of  the  public  land, 
through  reforesting  or  otherwise,  so 
as  to  insure  conservation  and  avoid 
improper  use  of  this  natural  resource. 

2.  The  use  of  Federal,  State  or 
other  public  money,  except  in  connec- 
tion with  economically  feasible  proj- 
ects already  in  existence,  should  be 
flopped  80  far  as  it  contributes  to  the 
further  development  of  land  for  agri- 
cultural purposes.  A  better  use  for 
reclamation  funds  would  be  to  em- 
ploy them  in  refunding  indebtedness 
^fl!"gation  and  drainage  districts 
needing  assistance.  In  projects  in 
winch  the  main  purposes  of  the  use 
^t  public  funds  are  for  flood  control, 
^leveiopment  of  water  power  or  sim- 
J""  ends,  any  subsidiary  use  of  the 

ater  for  bringing   new   farms   into 
^Peration  should  be  held  in  abeyance 
until  there  is  evident  need  for  addi- 
tional agricultural  land. 
J;  ,  ®  forestry  laws  of  the  nation 

°a  states  should  be  so  broadened  as 
LT^^^^  purchase  of  submarginal 
forL?  ^^^  land,  whether  suitable  for 
jr«r  P^^<^8es,  recreational  uses  or 
Kame  preserves. 

er«i  ^^  ^^^  case  of  lands  under  Fed- 
oiiVf.^°^^ol'  the  administration  of 
dLu^u^^^l  or  other  subsurface  uses 
istra  i  f  Pa^'ated  from  the  admin- 
and  l^v  ^^®  agricultural,  forestry 
tratinn  ^^  surface  uses,  the  adminis- 
m\r^\rr.  ^^®  ^^^^er  to  be  entrusted 
»>eit  n/°/^«  United  States  Depart- 

l*facticnKi  ^^^^"^*^^®  ^^^  so  far  as 
with  tvT  •     ^^  *  single  bureau  charged 

5  ^eir  conservation. 
veybv  ?i '*®S?°^™end  a  contining  sur- 
^f'  A^rin  ir^^*®^  States  Department 
A,?ricul  ?^  i"i,^'  in  cooperation  with 
other  8tfl/ ^  Experiment  Stations  and 
f>foduot?l  *^®»cies,  to  determine  the 
der  that  Pp^^^bilities  of  land,  in  or- 
^«ftnitell  ^  1  ?^^^^°al  lands  may  be 
^'y   defined    and    located,    and 


that  the  best  type  of  production  may 
be  determined  for  various  areas  and 
localities. 

6.  We  recommend  that  State  and 
Subordinate  Granges  study  and  dis- 
cuss the  land  situation  within  each 
State  and  support  legislation  looking 
toward  constructive  state  land  poli- 
cies consistent  with  land  policies  for 
the  larger  regions,  and  for  the  nation 
as  a  whole. 

The  future  of  the  nation  will  large- 
ly depend  on  our  present  ability  to 
shape  a  program  of  land  utilization 
which  will  discourage  agricultural 
overproduction,  devote  land  to  the 
uses  to  which  it  is  best  adapted,  con- 
serve our  resources,  coordinate  agri- 
culture with  forestry,  preserve  the 
beauty  of  the  countryside,  and  pro- 
vide adequately  for  our  future  needs 
for  timber. 


SIXTY-SEVEN  ASSOCIATIONS 

TEST  23,613  COWS 

Sixty-seven  Pennsylvania  associa- 
tions tested  23,613  cows  in  October, 
C.  R.  Gearhart,  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College  dairy  extension  serv- 
ice, reports. 

There  were  2,684  cows  which  pro- 
duced more  than  40  pounds  of  but- 
terfat  and  3,521  cows  that  exceeded 
1,000  pounds  of  milk.  Of  the  40- 
pound  group,  729  produced  more  than 
50  pounds  of  butterfat  and  in  milk 
production,  1,768  cows  gave  more 
than  1,200  pounds. 

West  Chester,  of  Chester  County, 
led  in  number  of  cows  tested  with 
705,  in  40-pound  cows  with  169,  and 
in  1,000-pound  cows  with  167.  Sec- 
ond in  cows  tested  was  Coventry  As- 
sociation, also  in  Chester  County, 
which  had  685.  The  same  association 
was  runner-up  in  40-pound  cows  with 
116,  while  Cumberland  No.  1  was  sec- 
ond in  1,000-pound  cows  with  154. 


A  MEETING  WITH 

TEACHERS  AND  DIRECTOES 

(Presented   by   Fulton   Grange.) 

Recitation — The  New  Teacher. 

Vocal  Solo — By  a  Teacher. 

Reading — *'How  one  farmer  got 
even." 

Piano  Duet— "The  Robin  Returns." 

Discussion — "What  parents  expect 
of  teachers."  (Led  by  a  parent.) 

Discussion — "What  teachers  expect 
of  parents."  (Led  by  a  teacher.) 

Discussion — "What  directors  ex- 
pect of  parents  and  teachers."  (Led 
by  a  director.) 

Address — "Value  of  an  education." 
By  Wm.  F.  McSparran. 

Reminiscences  of  my  school  days. 
By  a  Patron. 

Address — "The  Grange  and  the 
Community."     Dr.  H.  Mc.K.  Lyons. 

Fifty  teachers  and  directors  were 
present,  and  a  very  large  representa- 
tion of  Grangers. 


Why  Popcorn  Pops. — The  popping 
of  popcorn  is  caused  by  the  sudden 
liberation  of  pressure  produced  by 
steam  generated  within  the  kernel. 
The  best  popping  is  obtained  when 
the  grain  contains  12  to  15  per  cent 
moisture.  When  stored  in  heated 
rooms,  the  moisture  content  often  be- 
comes too  low  for  good  popping. 


Store  Orchard  Equipment. — Fruit 
growers  should  carefully  store  all 
equipment  now.  Picking  bags  will  be 
safe  from  injury  by  mice  if  hung 
over  a  suspended  wire.  Liberal  use  of 
paint  on  ladders  will  prolong  their 
usefulness.  Broken  equipment  can 
be  repaired  later. 


My  strongest  opponents   were  col- 
lege men. — Alexander  the   Great. 


LAGaiNG  VETERAN 

"It  is  very  hard  to  drive  a  bar- 
gain," said  the  fellow  who  had  bought 
an  old  flivver  for  $10. 


"How  much  vas  dose  collars?" 
"Two  for  a  quarter." 
"How  much  for  vun?" 
"Fifteen  cents." 
"Giff  me  de  odder  vun." 


Classified  Department 


POULTRY 


McCTTEDY'S  POULTRY  REMEDY — Cures 
Roupe  and  BroDcbitls,  or  money  refunded. 
$1.  George  McCurdy,  23  Fourth  St.,  Berlin. 
New  Hampshire. 


117 C  IWICrf\  More  New  Laid  WHITE 
W  r  11  r  rU  «n<l  BROWN  EGGS  direct 
ffa^J^a..A^A/  from  the  farm.     Write  for 

shipping   cards.      Our    87    years    service   and 

experience  is  our  guarantee. 

ZENITH-GODLEY  CO. 
171   Duane  Street  Naw  York  City 


AMERICAN  ANCONAS.  Breeders  tested. 
Extra  laree.  Exceptional  mating.  Free 
catalog.  Low  prices.  American  Ancona 
Farms,  Grampian,  Pa. 

REGAL  DORCAS  White  Wyandottei.  Tan- 
cred.  Hollywood  White  Leghorn  Chicks. 
Breeders  tested.  Elxtraordinary  quality.  Low 
prices.  Free  catalog.  Keisbr's  White 
Acres,  Grampian,  Pa. 

REISER'S  BROWN  LEGHORN  —  Golden 
Buff  Orpington  Chicks.  Breeders  tested. 
Live.  Lay.  Exceptional  matinga.  Catalog. 
F.  Keisbr,  Grampian,  Pa. 

SUNNYFIELD  MAMMOTH  SINGLE  COMB 
BLACK  MINORCAS  are  Big  Minorcaa.  Heavy 
Mlnorcas,  Hardy  Minorcas,  Reliable  Minorcaa. 
Have  egg  producing  ability.  Breeders  tested. 
Write  SuNNYFiELU  Minorca  Farms,  Gram- 
pian, Pa. 


Get  More  Eggs! 

DISCRIPTIVE  LITERATURE  TELLING 
HOW  — FREE  FOR  THE  ASKING 
Get  nrvore  eflrtrs  by  knowinfir  how  to  feed  hens. 
Pearl  Grit  News  tells  How  and  Why — srives 
OTJinion  of  experts — actual  results  obtained 
by  growers.  It's  Free  for  the  asking  and 
niay  be  means  of  your  earning  more  from 
esrgs.     Write  Today  to: — 

H.  M.  MATTSON,  Dept.  G-12,  PIQUA,  OHIO 

KEEP  THE  HOUSE  PLANTS  GROWING. 

Wonder  fertilizing  tablets  and  powder  ele- 
ments for  growth  and  vigor  Improves  flower 
colors.  Dissolve  when  watering  plants 
enough  for  5  gallons.  10  cents,  3  for  26 
cents,  postpaid.  LlUiefrank  Farm,  Wait 
Kingston,  R.  I. 

MARYLAND'S  FAMOUS  EASTERN  SHORE 

offers  finest  farms,  soil,  climate,  roads, 
markets,  seafood,  poultry,  muskrats,  ducks. 
Easy    terms.       Amazing    bargains.       Hbnbt 

I  SHAM     HaZELTON,     SALISBURY,     MD. 


Save  Dead  Timber.  Trees  have 
been  dying  this  year  as  a  result  of 
the  severe  drought  last  year.  By  har- 
vesting them  now,  good  logs  may  be 
saved  for  lumber  or  firewood.  If  these 
dead  trees  are  allowed  to  stand 
through  another  summer,  many  of 
them  will  be  rendered  useless  by  de- 
cay, say  Penn  State  foresters. 


BABY  CHICKS  —  BIG, 

HUSKY,  HARDY  CHICKS 

White,    Brown,    Leghorns,    An- 

oonas $9.00  per  100 

Barred.  White  Rocks,  Reds  .,  11.00  per  100 
Buff   Orp.,    White   Wyandottes, 

Bl.   Minorcaa    12.00  per  100 

Light  Mixed 7.50  per  100 

Heavy  Mixed    9.50  per  100 

Send  $1.00  with  order.  Chicks  shipped 
C.  O.  D.  for  balance.  100%  live  arrival. 
Free  catalog.  Write  for  It  before  you  buy 
elsewhere. 

CENTRAL  PENNSYLVANIA 

HATCHERIES 

Grampian,  Pa.  Box  320 

YOU  DON'T  have  to  guess  to  buy  a  farm. 
My  illustrated  catalogue  tells  you  how.  And 
it's  FREE.  W.  C.  Kbrkkndall,  (Harmony) 
Phlllipsburg,  N.  J. 


GIANT  BRAHMAS.  Real  equality.  Breed- 
ers tested.  Two  matings.  Low  prices. 
Chicks.  Eggs.  Catalog.  Write  Giant 
Brahma  Farms,  Grampian,  Pa. 


SHEAFFER'S  SUPERIOR 

BRONZE  TURKEYS 

We  are  offering  Choice  Young  Breeders 
which  have  been  selected  from  our  flock  of 
eleven  hundred  birds.  This  flock  has  been 
built  from  the  best  bloodlines  in  the  Country. 
All  toms  carry  full  rainbow  tails,  majority 
double  rainbows.  Individual  prices  and  de- 
scriptions furnished  upon  request.  Stock 
unconditionally   guaranteed. 

SHEAFFER'S  TURKEY  FARM 
Elizabethtown,  Pa* 


ATTENTION,  BUYERS! 

FULL  BLOODED  "AMERICAN" 
QUALITY  CHICKS 

are  hig  chicks,  heavy  chicks, 
hardy  chicks,  dependable  chicks. 
They  live — every  breeder  tested 
for  Bacilllary  White  Diarrhea. 
They  lay  —  breeders  rigidly 
culled  and  mated  to  Superlative 
Males. 

At  Ulster  County  Fair,  New 
York  State,  they  won  two  firsts 
and  a  second.  At  the  New 
York  State  Fair  they  won  one 
first  and  one  second,  writes  one 
of  custoEoers  from  Accord,  N.  Y. 
Write  today  for  our  catalog  and  low  price 
list.      100%   live  arrival  guaranteed. 

AMERICAN  CHICKERIES 
Grampian,  Pa.  Box  220 


Giant  Bronze  Turkeys 

Extra  large,  fine,  May  3d  hatched  toma, 
$15.00 ;  hens,  19.00,  from  four  unrelated 
bloods.  No  late  hatched  birds.  Raising 
turkeys  is  the  most  profitable  business  on  the 
farm  today.  Our  methods  of  successful  tur- 
key raising  sent  with  each  breeder  order. 
Hundreds  of  satisfied  customer*.  Satisfac- 
tion   guaranteed. 


MSS.    O.    B.    BVELL 
Dushore,        •       Sullivan    Ooniity, 


Pa. 


CHICKS  —  Superlative  QuaUty  Barred 
Rocks.  Single  Comb  Beds.  Breeders  tested 
for  BWD.  Low  prices.  Write  for  free  cata- 
log. Grampian  Hills  Poitltby  Farms, 
Grampian,  Pa. 


FOR  SALE 


VALUABLE  FABM  for  sale.  The  truck 
and  fruit  farm  of  A.  F.  Klmmel,  Orwigsburg, 
Pa.,  consisting  of  140  acres  more  or  less. 
This  year's  apple  crop  amounted  to  6,500  bu. 
choice  apples.  For  information  apply  to 
L.  A.  ZuMMERMAN,  ExKCT.,  100  Clay  St.. 
Tamaqua,    Pa. 

A  GREAT  OPPORTXTNITT— Milk  plant  for 
sale  at  the  right  price.  This  is  a  great 
chance  for  some  one  to  get  a  bargain.  If 
interested,  comnaunicate  with  Lloyd  A. 
Stover.  Bellefonte,  Pa. 

RED  CLOVER,  Illinois  grown,  $9.00  bushel ; 
White  Blossom  Sweet  Clover,  $3.50  bushel ; 
Alfalfa,  $7.50  bushel ;  Timothy,  $1.85  bush- 
el ;  Soy  Beans,  65o  bushel.  Kkllt  Sekd 
Co.,   Peoria  and   San  Jose,   111. 

MARYLAND'S  FAX0V8   EASTERN  SHORE 

offers  fine  water  fronts  and  inland  farms. 
All  sizes,  all  prices.  Big  values.  Easy 
terms.  Henry  Isham  Hazblton,  Salisbury, 
Md. 


TOR  SALE — Home  Grown  Clorars.  Tim- 
othy Seed,  Wheat,  and  all  other  Seeds.  U.  J. 
Cover  Sebo  Company.  Mt  OUead,  Ohio. 


LIVE  STOCK 

REGISTERED    SPOTTED    POLAND    OHIVA 
HOOS,   fall   pigs,   either  sex,   few  bred   sows 
and    service    boars.    A.    M.    Kknnbl,    R.    4, 
loney  Brook,  Pa. 


WHEN  TOint  OOW  DOSS  NOT  BREED— 

Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  80 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satisfied  cus- 
tomers. (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2 
cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawn  Famu. 
Llnesvllle,  Pennsylvania,  Route  No.  2. 
Box  86B. 


STANDARD  RABBIT  JOTTRNAL.  Milton. 
Pa.  Reg.  $1.00  ;  Special  25c  Year ;  Sample 
10c 


HONEY 


LONG'S  PT7RE  HONST — Direct  from  pro- 
ducer and  a  Patron.  6-lb.  pall,  clorer  or 
buckwheat,  one  dollar,  postpaid.  Satisfac- 
tion guaranteed.     W.  C.  LONO,  Mlllvllle,  Pa. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 


ORANGE  LETTER  HEADS  —  They  are 
beauties  :  printed  In  two  oolom  with  AmhUm 
In  the  background.  Ruled  or  unruled  paper. 
Send    for    samples.      Oranoe    News    OmCE. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


January,  \^ 


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Accidents  Increase— 

In  spite  of  better  roadst  in  spite  of  better,  stronger  cars  —  accidents  increase.     We  never  know  what  the  **other 
fellow"  is  going  to  do.     The  best  protection  is  to  drive  carefully  and  carry  adequate  insurance. 

Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance— 


You  can  save  by  placing  your  automobile  and  truck  insurance  with  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  8 
FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY.  We  write  a  Standard  Policy.  A  25%  reduction 
from  prevailing  rates  is  given  you  at  the  beginning  of  the  policy  year.    It  will  pay  you  to  investigate. 

Compensation  Insurance— 


In  Compensation  Insurance  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  «  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY 
INSURANCE  COMPANY  gives  you  broad  and  liberal  protection.  It  covers  the  employer  as  well  as  the  employee. 
That  is  essential.  The  cost  of  compensation  insurance  is  reasonable.  Policyholders  were  paid  a  dividend  of  20%  in 
1929  and  1930.     Let  us  explain  further. 


Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty  Insurance  Company 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bldg.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

cup  this  and  mail  today  —  it  obligates  you  in  no  way. 


Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty     Gentlemen:  I  am  intere»ted  in 

Insurance  Company  Compensation  Insurance    - 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bid^..    Harrisburg,  Pa.  Truck  or  AutomohUe  Insurance 

It  is  understood  that  this  inquiry  is  not  to  obligate  me  in  any  way  whatsoever. 


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Address 

Business 


Street  and  Number 


City 


County 


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Payroll Make  of  Car 


Model 


Grange  Insurance 

Report  of  the  Insurance  Committee 
at  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange  held  in  Du 
Bois,  Pennsylvania,  December  8-11, 
1931. 

The  reports  from  the  Home  Office 
of  our  Company,  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  show  that 
our  Grange  families  are  awakening  to 
the  fact  that  we  have  Life  Insurance 
Service  connected  with  our  Order 
which  is  second  to  none  and  worthy 
of  their  patronage.  In  spite  of  ad- 
verse conditions  in  the  rural  sections 
during  the  past  two  years,  75  per  cent 
more  Grange  Life  Insurance  has  been 
written  in  Grange  families  in  our 
State  than  in  any  corresponding  pre- 
vious two  years. 

A  generous  portion  of  this  success 
was  due  to  the  support  and  enthusi- 
asm shown  by  Grange  members  and 
officials  of  the  Subordinate  Granges 
in  putting  over  the  campaigns  of 
1930  and  1931  promoted  by  Worthy 
National  Master  and  the  State  Mas- 
ters of  Pennsylvania,  New  York,  New 
Jersey  and  Ohio.  It  was  the  aim  of 
the  Campaign  Committee  to  have 
every  Subordinate  Grange  represented 
in  the  campaign.  While  this  goal  has 
not  been  reached,  still  a  much  larger 
percentage  of  the  Grange  took  an  ac- 
tive interest  this  year  and  very  en- 
couraging results  have  been  obtained. 
Special  credit  is  due  the  Granges 
which  won  the  prizes  and  to  many 
others  which  had  good  records. 

During  the  past  two  years  the  pub- 
lic has  learned  that  it  is  a  difficult 
matter  to  pick  safe  investments  and, 
due  to  this  fact  Life  Insurance  is  be- 
ing regarded  more  highly  because  of 
the  safety  of  every  dollar  invested  in 
a  Life  Insurance  contract.  There 
have  been  no  failures  of  Legal   Re- 


serve Life  Insurance  Companies 
which  cannot  be  said  of  any  other 
line  of  business. 

Another  Grange  Life  Insurance 
Campaign  is  planned  for  next  fall 
and,  we  urge  each  and  every  Grange 
member  and  every  Grange  official  to 
make  an  effort  to  have  their  Grange 
represented  in  the  contest  another 
year  and  so  help  to  expand  this  in- 
valuable Grange  activity  and  with 
this  in  mind  we  would  suggest  that 
during  1932  it  will  be  the  ain  of 
every  Subordinate  Grange  in  Penn- 
sylvania to  have  a  representative  ap- 
pointed to  take  charge  of  the  Life  In- 
surance work  in  its  Grange  Com- 
munity, who  will  get  in  touch  with 
the  Farmers  and  Traders  and  receive 
such  assistance  as  they  will  need  to 
carry  on  the  work. 


Grow  Choice  Sweet  Corn. — In  63 
early  sweet  corn  variety  demonstra- 
tions conducted  on  truck  farms  of 
Pennsylvania  during  1931  Early  Mar- 
ket was  the  growers'  choice  of  earliest 
white  and  Golden  Karly  Market  their 
first  choice  of  earliest  yellow  corn. 


Make  Cows  Pay. — Good  dairy  cows, 
well  fed  and  cared  for,  will  make 
money  even  under  somewhat  adver>e 
market  conditions.  Test  your  cow? 
this  winter  and  get  information  on 
the  working  ability  of  each  one.  Then 
weed  out  the  losers. 


SOME   NEW  YEAR'S 

EESOLUTIONS 

Let's  all  resolve  in  this  glad  New  Year 
To  drive  very  carefully  from  far  and 

near, 
To  save  a  life  where'er  we  can 
Whetlier  it's  a  woman,  child,  or  man. 

liCt's  all  resolve  to  do  our  best 
To  help  the  poor  and  all  the  rest. 
To    get    their    share   of   this    world's 

goods 
Of  clothing,  meat  and  other  foods. 

Let's  all  resolve  both  you  and  me 
To  set  good  examples  so  all  can  see. 
Help  them  to  be  good  from  day  to 

day, 
As  they  walk  along  life's  weary  way. 

Let's  all  resolve  while  we  are  here 
To  do  our  best  from  year  to  year. 
So  that  when  our  race  is  nearly  run 
Others  can  truly  say  our  work  was 
well  done. 

Millard  Eagley. 


EesJolutionjf  of  J^s^pect 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Granges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  oopj. 


PETERSON 

Whkreas,  Our  heavenly  Father  has  called 
from  our   midst   Brother   John    Peterson  ; 

Resolved,  That  we,  members  of  New  Lon- 
don Grange,  No.  1151,  extend  our  sympathy 
to  the  bereaved  family,  drape  our  charter 
for  thirty  days,  record  these  resolutions  and 
publish   same   In   Grange   Newh. 

E.    S.    McGraw. 
Elmer    Petbrbo.v, 
E.    R.    .Johnson, 

Committee. 
SMITH 

Re/tolved.  That  the  Choe  Grange,  No. 
1717.  keep  Its  charter  draped  for  a  period  of 
thirty  days  In  loving  memory  of  our  Sister 
Mrs.  Lottie  Reed  Smith,  who  departed  this 
life  September  16,  1931. 

Whereas,    by    her    sudden    death    we    are 
again   reminded  of  the  uncertainties  of   life 
be   it 

Resolved,  That  we  bow  In  humble  sub- 
mission to  him  who  doeth  all  things  well, 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
be  spread  on  the  minutes  of  our  Order, 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  be  sent  to  the  be- 
reaved family,  and  these  resolutions  be  pub- 
lished In  the  Granob  Nbws. 

Mrs.    .Juua    Baun, 
Mrs.    Earl    W.    Beck. 
Mrs.    Matklla    Clawson. 

Committee. 
WERTZ 

Wherkas.  It  has  pleased  God  in  his  in- 
finite wisdom  to  call  from  our  midst  our 
beloved  Sister,  Dow  Wertz.  of  Burning  Bush 
Grange,    Be    it 

Resolved,  That  we  bow  in  humble  submis- 
sion to  the  will  of  our  heavenly  Father,  who 
"doeth  all  things  well."  and  extend  to  the 
bereaved  family,  our  sincere  sympathy  ;  and 
further.   Be   it 

Resolved,  That  as  a  token  of  respect,  we 
drape  our  charter  for  thirty  days,  send  a 
copy   of   these   resolutions   to   the   family,   be 


recorded  in  our  minutes  and  be  publish**'  '• 
Ghanc.e    News. 

Signed.   Cora   Hall, 

Nbluk   O'Shia. 
Mildred    Wbbtx, 
Committet 

ROCKAFELLOW 

The  following  resolution  was  a<JoP^io' 
the  meeting  of  Tyro  Hall  Grange,  No.  W^-' 
held    December    9th  :  .  --h* 

Whkrkas.    Almighty    God    in    HlB  1M«'" 
wisdom  has  called  our  worthy  Sister.  IjM^ 
F.  Rockafellow,  from  our  midst  to  the  r*"" 
beyond,    where    pain    and    suffering    *■"• 
more,  we.  the  members  of  Tyro  Hall  "''*"*' 
No.    1513.    deeply    feel    the  departure  of  o»' 
beloved   sister,    and    extend    to    Brother  Jo» 
B.     Rockafellow     and     family     our    he*"" 
sympathy ;     Be   it  ,w^ 

Resolved,  That  this  resolution  be  'jf'^.^ 
upon    the   minutes   of   our   order,   and  cop 
be    sent    to     Brother     Rockafellow    anfl 
Grange  News  ;    Be  it  also   further  j^, 

Resolved,   Tbat  the  charter  be  drap«o 
thirty   days. 

(Signed)    Alice    A.    Kibson, 
Ben./ AMI  N     KiMON. 
Maude  M.  BtttlW. 
George   C   BTm-n- 
Committee  on  ResoWioi» 

HANLIN  gf 

Whereas.   It  has  been   the  dirlne  *'  ^y, 
our    heavenly    Father    to    remove    »''"w  rf 
midst  Brother  Hudson  M.  Hanlln,  »  ^^r^gt. 
spected  and  charter  member  of  oar  «"" 
therefore,    be    it  ,  pjrH 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  memberf  oi       ^ 
Grange.    No.    1511,    extend   our  •J^'^ttM 
the  surviving  sister  and  have  a  ©OPJ  V    ^^f 
in   the  Grange   News,  and   reoordeo  o» 
ralnutea.  _  »— s. 

Mrs.  Kbkn«J  *JJ. 
Mr.  KawNKTH  A^ 
Earl  S.   CaU)W»w- 


L I BRARY 

U    S     DEPT    OF    AGRICULTURE 


Entered  as  second-class  matter  at  the  Post  Office  at  Harrlsburg,  Pa.,   under  Act  of  Congress  of   March   3,   1879 


VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  FEBRUARY,   1932 


No.  11 


Pulpwood  Market 

Seriously  Menaced 

Many  Farmers  Will  Suffer  From  Freight 
Rate  Increases  By  Action  of  Inter- 
state Commerce  Commission 


Pursuant  to  action  taken  at  its  re- 
cent annual  convention,  held  at  Mad- 
ison, Wis.,  the  National  Grange  has 
filed  a  petition  with  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  protesting 
against  increased  freight  rates  on 
pulpwood.  This  was  filed  with  the 
Commission  by  Fred  Brenckman, 
Washington  representative  of  the 
Grange,  and  seta  forth  that  domestic 
pulpwood,  which  is  largely  produced 
by  farmers  during  the  winter  months, 
is  in  keen  and  constant  competition 
with  pulpwood  imported  from  abroad. 

The  Grange  petition  points  out  that 


in  many  parts  of  the  United  States 
a  whole  cord  of  pulpwood  is  now  be- 
ing cut  by  farmers  and  loaded  on 
railroad  cars  for  $3.00  per  cord,  or 
approximately  $1.50  per  ton. 

"A  study  of  the  situation  in  Wis- 
consin," says  the  Grange  petition, 
"indicates  that  approximately  50  per 
cent  of  the  pulpwood  consumption  in 
that  state  is  produced  by  the  farmers. 
In  some  states  the  average  runs  as 
high  as  70  per  cent  of  the  total  con- 
sumption. In  addition  to  the  wood 
produced  and  sold  by  the  farmer,  he 
is    indirectly    interested    in    the    pro- 


duction and  sale  of  that  wood  which 
is  produced  by  logging  companies,  be- 
cause approximately  80  per  cent  of 
the  labor  employed  by  logging  opera- 
tions is  taken  from  the  farm." 

As  the  Grange  points  out  in  its 
statement,  many  of  the  paper  mills 
of  the  country  are  located  on  or  near 
tidewater,  in  the  state  of  Maine, 
along  the  St.  Lawrence  Valle.v  and  in 
the  region  tributary  to  the  Great 
Lakes  and  in  New  York  state.  Most 
of  the  mills  can  conveniently  receive 
imported  pulpwood  with  little  or  no 
railroad  transportation. 

For  example,  paper  mills  located  at 
Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  have  direct 
access  to  water  transportation  with 
Europe  by  way  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
Kiver  and  the  Great  Lakes,  without 
transfer  of  cargo.  During  1930  two 
of  the  paper  mills  at  Green  Bay  paid 
the  railroads  nearly  $400,000  in  trans- 
portation charges  on  pulpwood.  These 
mills  are  so  located  that  they  can  dis- 
continue the  shipping  of  all  pulpwood 

(Concluded  on  page  2.) 


EXAGGERATION  FOUND 

ON  VITAMIN  CONTENT 


Some  Claims  ' 'Absurd,"  Says 
Agpriculture  Department 

A  few  manufacturers,  playing  on 
the  American  consumer's  concern 
about  vitamins,  have  made  "absurd" 
claims  concerning  the  vitamin  con- 
tent of  their  tomato  juice  products, 
according  to  a  statement  recently  is- 
sued by  the  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture. The  statement  follows  in  full 
text: 

Americans  who  have  become  to- 
mato-juice conscious  in  the  last  two 
or  three  years  should  bear  in  mind 
certain  simple  facts  when  purchasing 
this  popular  beverage,  says  J.  W. 
Sale,  of  the  Federal  Food  and  Drug 
Administration.  The  production  of 
tomato  juice  and  a  number  of  so- 
called  "cocktails"  made  from  it  has 
increased  amazingly  in  the  last  year 
or  two  and  now  there  are  a  score  of 
firms  offering  these  products  for  sale. 


This  Is  the  Cast  or  the  Play,  ** Mammy's  Little  Wild  Rose,"  Which  Brought  in  Nearly  $200  to  Union  City  Grange. 

^rom  left  to  right,  standing — Edna  Sexton,  Warren   Dingle,  Mrs.  May  Rankin,  Francis  Williams,  Mrs.  Clara  Gorman,  Hazel  Wheelock,  Merle  Sexton. 

Sitting — Mrs.  Mary  Chapin,  Oliver  Sexton,  Harriet  Ward,  Herbert  Mitchell,  Barbara  Ward. 


ii 


Page  2 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


■  I- 


February,  1932 


I'laymg  upon  the  fact  that  the 
Anierican  consumer  is  greatly  con- 
cern^ about  his  vitamins,  a  few 
manufacturers  have  made  absurd 
claims  concerning  the  vitamin  con- 
tent of  their  tomato-juice  product, 
says  Mr.  Sale.  Statements  such  as 
"rich  in  vitamins"  or  "contains  all 
the  vitamins"  are  considered  by  Fed- 
eral food  officials  as  misleading  and 
therefore  illegal  under  the  law. 

•  Neither  tomato  juice  nor  tomato- 
Juice  cocktails  contains  all  the  vita- 
ipins.  When  making  vitamin  claims, 
tfhe  manufacturer,  if  he  is  to  operate 
fegally,  must  restrict  his  claims  to 
those  particular  vitamins  which  are 
actually  present  in  significant 
amounts.  Fresh,  ripe  tomatoes  con- 
tain vitamins  A,  B  and  C,  but  the 
extent  to  which  these  vitamins  are 
present  in  the  juice  depends  upon 
the  methods  used  in  its  preparation. 

According  to  Mr.  Sale,  the  Govern- 
ment recently  seized  an  interstate 
shipment  of  tomato  juice  which  was 
found  to  be  short  weight.  Buyers 
should  read  the  quantity-of -contents 
statenient,  required  by  the  law  to  be 
printed  on  the  label,  so  as  not  to  be 
deceived  into  purchasing  less  than 
they  should  get  for  their  money. 

Canned  tomato  juice  is  officially 
defined  as  "the  unconcentrated  pas- 
teurized product  consisting  of  the 
liquid,  with  a  substantial  portion  of 
the  pulp,  expressed  from  ripe  toma- 
toes with  or  without  the  application 
of  heat,  and  with  or  without  the  ad- 
dition of  salt."  Several  brands  of  to- 
mato juice  manufactured  this  year 
were  found  to  be  adulterated  with 
water. 

The  manufacturer  has  a  perfect 
right  to  add  pure  sugar  to  his  to- 
mato juice,  says  Mr.  Sale,  if  he  de- 
clares the  presence  of  this  ingredient 
in  a  suitable  manner  upon  the  label 
of  the  can  or  bottle.  Some  tomato 
juice  is  filtered.  The  liquid  then  con- 
taining no  pulp,  is  of  a  yellowish 
color.  Federal  food  officials  believe 
that  purchasers  are  entitled  to  know 
by  suitable  label  statements  if  the 
product  is  filtered. 


rt 


PUIPWOOD  MAKKET 


SEKIOTJSLY  MENACED 


^t 


f  (Concluded  from  page  1.) 

by  rail  and  use  nothing  but  foreign 
pulp,  which  would  completely  deprive 
the  railroads  of  the  revenues  hereto- 
fore derived  from  this  traffic. 

.The  Green  Bay  illustration  would 
ai|ply  to  numerous  paper  mills  located 
oii  or  near  the  great  waterways  of  the 
country.  The  tremendous  increase  in 
imports  of  wood  pulp  may  be  gathered 
from  the  statement  that  while  in  1919 
w(B  imported  567,872  tons  of  this  com- 
modity, imports  for  1930  totaled  1,- 
634,000  tpliB. 

[Under  the  plan  proposed  by  the  In- 
terstate Commerce  Commission  to 
assist  the  railroads  during  the  pre- 
vailing depression,  pulpwood  was  des- 
ignated as  one  of  the  commodities 
upon  which  an  increase  of  6  cents  per 
tdn  might  be  charged  by  the  railroads. 
Thi«  increase,  amounting  to  from 
$1:60  to  $2.10  per  car,  is  declared  by 
th^i' Orange  to  be  sufficient  in  many 
ins^^ces  to  deprive  American  pro- 
duft^ts  of  the  home  market. 


'Sisat 


Sitn  Yoo  Use  Some  Extra  Money? 

We  want  live  wire  agents  in  every  cora- 
tnunity  to  sell  AJ  products  for  farm, 
fl[irde1h  an4:b0<i>e'  Everv  call  a  prospect. 
'QlJick  proms  atid  satined  customers.  Earn 
extra  money  for  yourself,  your  church  so- 
ciety, granfe  or  club.  If  you  want  busi- 
ness and  meaji  business,  write  quick. 
ALTS  iOHNSTON  CO..  D*pi.  A..  POLO.  ILLINOIS 


DISCOVERY  OF 

TYPHOID  CARRIERS 


New  York's  Method  Described  by 
Commissioner 


By  Dr.  Thomas  Parran,  Jr. 

Commissioner,  Department  of  Health, 
State  of  New  York 

There  were  527  persons  in  Kew 
York  State  during  1930  known  to 
carry  the  germs  of  typhoid  fever  but 
who  were  not  sick  with  the  disease. 
Such  people  known  as  typhoid  car- 
riers are  potentially  more  ^'angerous 
to  the  health  of  others  than  are  pa- 
tients sick  abed  with  typhoid  fever, 
because  in  the  latter  case  they  can  be 
isolated  and  their  excretions  suffi- 
ciently disinfected,  while  carriers  are 
free  to  come  and  go  and  may  readily 
infect  others  unless  they  are  discov- 
ered and  instructed  in  their  personal 
hygiene  and  restrained  from  all  con- 
nection with  the  preparation  of  food. 

It  is  for  this  reason  that  the  State 
Department  of  Health  endeavors  to 
discover  all  typhoid  carriers  and 
make  sure  that  they  obey  the  regula- 
tions of  the  Sanitary  Code,  for  by 
this  procedure  it  is  probable  that 
many  cases  of  the  disease  are  pre- 
vented. 

On  the  Division  of  Communicable 
Diseases  falls  the  duty  of  discovery 
and  keeping  track  of  typhoid  carriers. 
Of  the  527  on  record  during  1930,  258 
lived  in  New  York  City,  244  were 
from  upstate  and  25  were  in  State  in- 
stitutions. 

During  the  year  14  carriers  were 
removed  from  the  upstate  active  list 
-;-one  was  cured  by  gall  bladder  opera- 
tion, one  died,  two  disappeared  (one 
of  these  has  since  been  found  to  have 
died),  three  moved  to  New  York  City, 
seven  moved  to  other  States. 

Of  the  35  new  carriers,  seven  were 
discovered  through  routine  release 
cultures,  a  year  having  elapsed  since 
their  attack  of  typhoid  fever,  26  were 
found  through  the  routine  investiga- 
tion of  sporadic  typhoid  fever  cases 
and  two  through  the  investigation  of 
small  outbreaks  of  the  disease. 

Of  the  36  carriers,  three  were 
cooks,  one  of  them  employed  on  a 
dairy  farm;  one  a  maid  in  a  hotel; 
one  a  student  nurse;  one  a  practical 
nurse;  13  were  housewives.  Six  re- 
sided on  dairy  farms  and  the  re- 
mainder had  occupations  not  in- 
volving the  handling  of  food. 


Where 

Family  Life  Is  Secure 


The  farm  is  the  anchor  that  will  hold  through 
the  storms  that  sweep  all  else  away," 


SUCCESS  GRANGE 

INSTALLS  OFFICERS 

Last  evening  at  the  regular  meeting 
of  Success  Grange  in  the  Knights  of 
Malta  Hall  on  North  Sixth  Street, 
the  officers  for  Success  Grange  for 
1932  were  installed. 

However,  another  important  feature 
of  the  evening  was  a  roast  pig  dinner 
at  6 :  30  p.  m.  A  sixty  pound  porker, 
furnished  by  S.  W.  Shearer  and  H. 
W.  Leech,  was  roasted,  and  with  the 
addition  of  covered  dishes  the  ladies 
prepared  a  bountiful  meal. 

The  retiring  Master,  Edward  Hen- 
derson, introduced  Howard  Park  of 
White  Township  who  acted  as  the  in- 
stalling officer.  Mr.  Park  performed 
the  dues  of  his  office  with  great  credit, 
demonstrating  that  the  use  of  the 
manual  was  not  necessary. 

John  Mahan  was  installed  as  Mas- 
ter; Faye  Trimble,  Secretary,  and 
Mrs.  Henry  W.  Leech,  Lecturer. 

Success  Grange  meets  every  two 
weeks,  meeting  on  the  first  and  third 
Thursday  evenings  of  each  month. 

Three  famous  insects:  Speak  nb 
weevil,  bee  mine,  ant-ipathy. 


THE  great  "Empire  Builder"  was  right.    Farm  families  are  protected 
from  the  storms  of  adversity  that  may  leave  others  homeless  and 
destitute.    This  is  especially  true  when  the  farm  is  soundly  financed. 

During  fourteen  years,  the  twelve  Federal  Land  Banks  have  promoted  the 
security  of  farm  homes.  With  their  aid,  more  than  half  a  million  farmers  have 
replaced  troublesome  short-term  mortgages  with  long-term  "disappearing" 
mortgages  that  eventually  bring  complete  freedom  from  debt. 

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New  Orieans,  La. 
Omaha,  Nob. 


Wichita,  Kan. 
Houston,  Tsx. 
Spolcane,  Wash. 
Berkeley,  Cal. 


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February,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


INSECTS  AS  MENACE  TO 

^^  TREES  IN  NUESERIES 

By  Henry  B.  Peirson 
Entomologist,  State  of  Maine 

White  grubs,  which  are  the  young 
of  the  common  May  beetles  or  June 
butrs  destroy  large  amounts  of  conif- 
erous nursery  stock  by  feeding  on 
the  root  system  of  the  tender  seedmgs. 
Occasionally  their  ravages  kill  as  high 
as  90  per  cent  of  the  tiny  trees  in  a 
nursery  plot,  and  very  often  from  25 
to  40  per  cent  are  destroyed.  One 
nursery  by  actual  count  showed  an 
average  of  399  white  grubs  per  square 
yard  of  soil,  the  number  in  different 
portions  of  the  plot  ranging  from  200 
to  700  per  square  yard. 

These  grubs  feed  also  on  the  tubers 
of  potatoes  and  on  the  roots  of  such 
agricultural  crops  as  beans,  corn,  po- 
tatoes, strawberries,  timothy  and  hay. 
The  adult  beetles  feed  on  the  foliage 
of  ash,  elm,  hickory,  locust,  oak, 
poplar  and  willow  trees. 

In  the  Spring  the  pearly  white  eggs 
are  laid  separately  in  the  ground 
wherever  there  is  vegetation.  They 
hatch  in  about  three  weeks.  During 
the  Summer  the  grubs  are  near  the 
surface,  feeding  on  the  roots,  and  in 
the  Winter  they  go  deep  into  the  soil. 
The  second  and  third  years  the  grubs 
continue  feeding  on  the  roots.  They 
pupate  in  the  ground  and  become 
adult  beetles  the  third  Fall  after 
hatching.  The  following  Spring  the 
adults  emerge  from  the  ground  to  feed 
on  the  trees  and  to  lay  their  eggs.  It 
is  possible  that  in  northern  New  Eng- 
land it  sometimes  requires  four  years 
to  complete  the  life  cycle  of  this  in- 
sect. 

After  making  some  studies  in  the 
habits  of  this  pest  with  a  view  toward 
working  out  control  measures,  the 
Maine  Forest  Service  outlined  a  series 
of  experiments  in  which  11  forest 
nurseries  agreed  to  cooperate  in  doing 
the  field  work. 

A  total  of  180  experimental  plots 
was  laid  out  in  nurseries  in  all  the 
Xew  England  States  except  Rhode 
Island,  and  in  New  York.  Crude 
white  arsenic,  lead  arsenate  and  cal- 
cium arsenate  were  the  three  chemi- 
cals tried.  It  was  believed  that  any 
of  these  poisons  put  into  the  soil  in 
sufficient  quantities  would  kill  the 
pubs,  due  to  the  fact  that  when  feed- 
ing, a  certain  amount  of  soil  passes 
through  the  intestinal  tract  of  the  in- 
sect. 

The  experiments  were  outlined  for 
the  use  of  small  amounts  of  the 
poisons;  that  is,  60,  80  and  100 
pounds  to  the  acre,  as  it  had  been 
tound  m  other  experiments  that  ar- 
senic compounds  gave  evidence  of 
burning  the  plants  when  present  in 
tne  soil  in  amounts  of  1,500  or  more 
pounds  to  the  acre. 

-Experiments  with  crude  white  ar- 
senic showed  a  definite  lessening  of 
damage  only  where  80  pounds  or  more 
I  the  poison  to  the  acre  was  present 
m  the  soil  The  plots  treated  with  80 
P^^nds  did  not  show  as  good  results 
":  ;T®  ^here  the  arsenic  was  applied 
L,;V-^^®  of  100  pounds  per  acre. 
in  t  f  11  ^  amount  was  not  successful 
it  ^o   i^^  Preventing  the  damage,  but 

trerf/T"^  *^®  '®««^^  ye»^'  i^  «gain 
vp J        n  *  ^^e  damage  by  grubs  was 

Zf  ""  •!'•     ^^^  ^^o^^t  o^  arsenic 
""St  evidently   be   increased   in   the 


wheii  W^eation  and  then  lessened 
amounf  /  V"  y®^^«  *o  <^ome,  as  the 
demand  chemical  in  the  soil 


Th 
^^ootie's  not  a  handsome  beast 

We  m,  ♦*'~~?°*  ^°  extremely; 
TW  I    .  ™^*'  however,  at  least, 
'^at  he  ,8  ve^  searaly. 

^Arnencan  Legion  Councillor. 


DOAX  DISCLOSES 

RACKETEERING  IN 

ALIEN  SMUGGLING 


tt 


The  Joneses 


Reveals   How   Lawyers   and   Gang- 
sters Prey  on  Immigprants 
Illegally  Here 

Savings  of  20  Years  Taken 

Secretary  Promises  Nation- Wide 
Drive  to  Break  Up  Ring 

Washington,  Sept.  12. — Declaring 
that  "rank  racketeering"  and  extor- 
tion have  been  practiced  by  "gigantic 
systems  of  alien  smuggling,"  William 
N.  Doak,  Secretary  of  Labor,  in  a 
radio  address  tonight  over  the  Colum- 
bia Broadcasting  System,  promised  a 
country-wide  drive  to  end  crime 
against  the  immigration  laws. 

The  Secretary,  who  spoke  in  the 
National  Radio  Forum  arranged  by 
The  Washington  Star,  revealed  the 
extent  of  investigations  made  by  his 
department,  showing  conspiracies  in 
which  lawyers,  gangsters  and  immi- 
gration clerks  have  been  allied  in 
smuggling  aliens.  Once  through  the 
immigration  bars,  the  immigrants  il- 
legally in  this  country  have  been 
preyed  upon  by  the  smuggling  rings. 
Savings  of  years  have  been  lost  to 
immigrant  families  in  some  cases, 
Mr.  Doak  declared. 

Known  Criminal  Smuggled  in 
The  Secretary  also  charged  that 
known  criminals  had  been  brought 
into  the  country  by  the  immigration 
racketeers.  One  criminal  alien  has 
confessed  that  he  was  smuggled 
through  the  barriers  on  condition  that 
he  divide  all  the  loot  he  obtained  in 
this  country  on  a  fifty-fifty  basis  with 
the  smugglers,  Mr.  Doak  said.  In  this 
case  the  alien  got  the  worst  of  the 
bargain  for  when  he  was  finally  ar- 
rested by  the  authorities  the  smug- 
glers were  $16,000  ahead  of  him  in' 
the  division  of  the  proceeds  of  his 
work. 

Asserting  that  "millions  of  dollars 
had  been  wrung  from  the  poorest  of 
the  poor  in  our  land,  Secretary  Doak 
invited  the  country  to  aid  his  drive. 

"It  is  not  my  intention  to  persecute 
any  class  or  classes  of  people,"  he  said. 
"But  I  am  endeavoring  to  enforce  the 
law  and  to  protect  the  foreign-born 
people  in  our  country  from  the  dam- 
nable methods  resorted  to  by  these 
crooks  and  gangsters,  many  of  whom 
are  parading  under  the  guise  of 
friends  and  protectors  of  the  poor.  In 
this  effort  I  will  in  no  manner  slacken, 
but  shall  increase  the  activities  of  the 
labor  department  from  coast  to  coast 
in  the  hope  that  I  may  effectively 
break  up  these  practices." 

Bogus  Deportation  Warrants 

Mr.  Doak's  speech  followed  the  an- 
nouncement in  New  York  of  nineteen 
arrests  in  connection  with  immigra- 
tion law  violations.  George  Z.  Meda- 
lie,  federal  attorney  in  New  York,  has 
estimated  that  the  smugglers  have 
brought  8,000  aliens  illegally  into  the 
United  States. 

Mr.  Doak  explained  that  reports  of 
immigation  racketeering  came  to  him 
shortly  after  he  was  appointed  to  the 
cabinet.  To  supervise  the  investiga- 
tion he  appointed  Murray  W.  Garsson, 
of  New  York,  as  special  assistant  sec- 
retary of  labor,  aided  by  George  J. 
Harris,  assistant  commissioner  gener- 
al of  immigration.  Among  the  condi- 
tions they  disclosed  was  the  fact  that 
bogus  deportation  warrants  were  be- 
ing used  to  threaten  aliens  into  hand- 
ing over  sums  ranging  from  $100  to 
$500.  Illegal  reentry  permits  were 
also  being  used  to  smuggle  aliens. 
Disloyal  clerks  were  getting  $175  per 


have  a  new  baby 


yy 


*'Well,  well,  another  boy,  and  that  makes  four.  Torti'll  have  plenty 
of  help  when  they  grow  up.  We  must  drive  over  tomorrow  and 
see  Ethel.'* 

Thus  by  telephone  come  the  glad  tidings  of  the  birth  of  a  son  In  a 
neighboring  home.  And  you  are  only  too  glad  to  wish  Tom  and  Ethel 
well,  for  they  are  good  neighbors,  ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to 
a  fellow  when  he  needs  it.   You'd  go  out  of  your  way  to  help  them. 

By  telephone — that  Is  the  way  the  news  of  a  great  many  things 
of  importance  reaches  your  home.  A  telephoned  message  from  your 
boy  at  the  state  university  brings  gladness  to  your  family.  The  county 
agent  telephones  Jack  about  a  4H  Club  meeting.  The  news  of  a 
church  social  or  a  community  gathering  goes  the  rounds  by  telephone. 

By  telephone  you  are  In  touch  with  the  world  and  the  world  is  In 
touch  with  you.  For  only  a  few  cents  a  day  you  buy  convenience, 
contacts  and  security  that  are  frequently  beyond  price. 


A    BELL    SYSTEM 


ADVERTISEMENT 


permit  while  the  higher-ups  were  re- 
ceiving from  $1,000  to  $5,000,  from 
aliens  illegally  imported. 

"We  have  found  in  a  number  of 
cases  similar  to  this  one  that  large 
sums  were  extorted  from  aliens  re- 
ported to  be  illegally  admitted  and 
that  these  racketeers  have  continued 
to  extort  from  these  same  aliens  large 
sums  with  the  threat  that  if  they  did 
not  pay  they  would  expose  them  to 
the  immigration  authorities.  The  vic- 
tims actually  have  paid  large  sums 
from  time  to  time,  thereby  contribut- 
ing largely  to  these  racketeers.  Our 
investigators  have  disclosed,  in  many 
instances  where  extortion  had  been 
resorted  to,  that  the  people  from  whom 
the  money  had  been  taken  were  ex- 
ceedingly poor.  As  the  price  for  these 
illegal  aliens  to  remain  here,  these 
racketeers  have  taken  from  them 
everything  they  have  made  since  they 
landed  on  our  shores. 

Savings  of  Twenty  Years  Taken 

"I  had  brought  to  my  attention 
shortly  after  I  became  Secretary  of 
Labor  a  case  in  which  a  family  came 
to  this  country,  approximately  twenty 
years  ago,  leaving  in  the  homeland 
one  member  of  the  family,  a  son.  At 
a  later  time  a  sum  of  $3,000  was  paid 


to  a  certain  attorney  to  get  this  son 
into  the  United  States.  Instead  of 
trying  to  bring  him  in  here  legally 
and  properly,  the  attorney  endeavored 
to  smuggle  him  through  several  ports 
and  was  caught  in  each  instance, 
thereby  forever  debarring  the  boy 
from  entering  this  country.  In  the 
meantime  the  boy's  mother  was  dying 
and  a  member  of  Congress  came  to 
me  in  this  case,  asking  that  the  son  be 
permitted  to  see  his  mother  before 
she  died,  and  I  admitted  him  under 
bond.  In  this  case  the  savings  of  sub- 
stantially two  decades  were  extorted 
from  this  poor  family  of  immigrants 
by  an  unscrupulous  attorney. 

"A  few  days  ago  in  New  York  one 
of  the  alien  smuggling  racketeers, 
whom  we  had  under  investigation, 
was  killed,  probably  by  some  of  his 
own  kind  who  feared  that  he  was 
about  to  make  disclosures.  In  the  very 
office  in  which  this  racketeer  was 
killed  there  were  found  letters  from 
prominent  attorneys  indicating  that 
they  had  a  knowledge  that  these  peo- 
ple were  engaged  in  alien  smuggling." 


"And    what   did    Sandy    Birdstock 
give  to  the  newly  weds?" 

"A  pair  of  homing  pigeons." 


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Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  1932 


FIRST  '^TRAVELING 

GAVEL"  VISITATION 

BETWEEN  POMONAS 

Of  the  Four  Groups  of  Pomonas, 
Group  No.  3  held  the  first  Traveling 
Gavel  Visitation,  Saturday,  January 
9,  1932,  when  Huntingdon  Pomona 
Grange  No.  6,  visited  Juniata  Po- 
mona No.  35,  at  Port  Royal.  The 
visiting  Pomona  had  an  intervening 
county  to  cross  before  entering  Juni- 
ata, but  twenty-four  of  their  Patrons 
representing  seven  Subordinato 
Granges  were  in  evidence  when  the 
whistles  blew  for  noon  and  Juniata 
served  the  inviting  lap  luncheon.  Lec- 
turer Neff,  of  Huntingdon  Pomona, 
taking  charge,  announced  that  as  vis- 
itors his  Pomona  would  present  the 
entire  program  when  it  had  been 
properly  commissioned.  He  then  in- 
troduced W.  F.  Hill,  Secretary  of  the 
Pomona  Masters  Association  of  State 
Grange,  who  after  some  comments 
upon  the  probable  benefits  arising 
from  the  enlarged  touch  and  the  new 
contacts  that  Pomonas  will  make  as  a 
result  of  this  state  wide  project,  called 
the  Huntingdon  Pomona  Master  for- 
ward and  entrusted  the  "Traveling 
Gavel"  for  Group  No.  3  to  that  Po- 
mona. Brother  Yocum  accepted  the 
trust  in  well  chosen  words.  The  next 
number  was  the  installation  of  the 
oflScers  of  the  visited  Pomona.  Broth- 
er Dorsett  perpetrated  a  surprise  by 
dropping  in  at  the  meeting  and  the 
Huntingdon  Pomona  Team  drafted 
him  as  installing  officer,  they  assist- 
ing. 

Needless  to  say  that  the  Worthy 
State  Master  performed  the  ceremony 
in  practically  a  letter  perfect  manner. 
After  a  song,  Chas.  Whittaker,  of 
Huntingdon,  delivered  a  very  inform- 
ative talk  on  "Taxation."  Another 
song  and  the  visiting  Pomona  mass- 
ing in  front  of  the  Overseer  about 
Master  Yocum  who  carried  the  Gavel 
in  his  hand,  marched  forward  to  the 
Master's  station.  Representing  the 
Huntingdon  Pomona,  Brother  Yocum 
delivered  the  "Gavel"  into  the  pos- 
session  and   keeping  of  the   Juniata 


SAVE  FOR 
THE  FUTURE 


Cllf  you  are  not  already  sav- 
ing something  for  tomorrow,  the 
future  may  prove  to  you  the 
soundness  of  this  advice.  Save 
with  a  sound  investment,  some- 
thing tangible,  a  safeguard  for 
the  future,  taking  a  Life  Insur- 
ance Policy  with  the  Farmers 
&  Traders  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany is  a  sterling  investment. 

CI  We  have  devised  a  plan  by 
which  you  can,  for  about  half  of 
the  cost  during  the  first  five  years, 
secure  a  policy  that  carries  con- 
version privileges  and  if  so  de- 
sired, will  pay  double  the  face 
value  of  the  policy  in  the  case  of 
accidental  death  and  this  for  a 
small  additional  premium. 

ClMay  we  suggest  that  you 
write  us  at  onceP  We  shall  be 
more  than  glad  to  give  you  full 
information  on  this  policy. 

CRANCE  UFE  INSURANCE 

FARMERS  &  TRADERS 
LIFE  INS.  CO. 

H(MM  Office  :  Sutc  Tower  BIdg. 

SYRACUSE  NEW  YORK 


Pomona.  Brother  Keemer,  Juniata 
Pomona  Master,  in  tender  and  gra- 
cious language  accepted  the  commis- 
sion in  trust  for  the  Juniata  Pomona 
and  promising  that  they  would  con- 
vey it  safe  and  untarnished  to  their 
Sister,  the  Perry  County  Pomona, 
which  is  next  in  the  series  of  meet- 
ings for  Group  No.  3.  And  soon  we 
came  to  the  end  of  a  perfect  day. 
One  of  the  fullest  and  sweetest 
Grange  Days  that  I  have  ever  known. 
1  hope  to  attend  similar  meetings  in 
some  other  Groups. — W.   F.   Hill. 

Traveling  Gavel  Visitations 
The  Group  Committeemen  have 
sent  to  me,  as  Secretary  of  the  Po- 
mona Masters  Association  of  State 
Grange,  the  order  they  have  arranged 
for  having  the  "Gavel"  visitations  in 
their  districts.  They  have  not  had 
time  since  the  State  Grange  Meeting 
to  get  each  date  exactly  but  some  are 
given.  The  names  and  addresses  of 
the  Committeemen  are  given  with 
each  Group  and  should  information 
be  desired  take  it  up  with  one  of  your 
Committeemen.  In  these  lists  of  Po- 
mona Granges  it  is  expected  that 
each  Pomona  will  receive  a  visit  in 
1932  from  the  Pomona  whose  name 
precedes  yours  and  that  you  will  then 
convey  the  Gavel  to  the  Pomona 
whose  name  follows  yours  in  the  list. 
Each  Group  will  have  its  own  Gavel 
and  carry  on  its  own  visitations  in- 
dependent of  any  other  Group. 

Committeemen  kor  Group  No.  1 — J. 
A.  Boak,  New  Castle,  R.  4,  Pomona 
65,  and  J.  T.  McCandless,  Union- 
ville.  Pa.,  Pomona  No.  17. 
Butler  to  Clarion,  Feb.  4;    Clarion 
to.   Venango,     Feb.     19;      Crawford, 
March  2  or  3;    Erie,  second  week  of 
March;    Mercer,  May   5;     Lawrence, 
June  1;    Beaver,  June  4;    Washing- 
ton, June  7;    Greene,  June  8  or  9; 
Fayette,     June     11;      Westmoreland, 
Sept.  6;    Armstrong,  Sept.   7;    Alle- 
gheny, Sept.  8;    Butler,  Dec.  6. 

Committeemen  for  Groip  No.  2 — 
Edward  Jones,  Wilmore,  Pomona 
No.  51  and  J.  B.  W.  Stufft,  lialph- 
ton ;  Pomona  339. 
Cambria;  Somerset,  January  16, 
at  Jenners  Cross  Roads;  Blair,  Feb. 
20,  at  HoUidaysburg;  Bedford, 
March  ;  Center,  April ;  Clinton,  May ; 
Potter,  June;  McKean,  June;  War- 
ren, June;  Elk,  August;  Clearfield, 
August;  Indiana,  September;  Jef- 
ferson, October;    Cambria,  October. 

Committeemen  for  Group  No.  3 — W. 
D.    Keemer,    East    Waterford,    Po- 
mona No.  35  and  Geo.  M.  Weaver, 
Millersburg,  Pomona  No.  60. 
Huntingdon ;    Juniata,  January  9, 
at  Port   Royal ;    Perry ;     Snyder   and 
S.  Xorthumherland;  Northumberland, 
Montour  and  Union;    Dauphin;    Leb- 
anon ;       Montgomery ;       Bucks ;       L. 
Bucks  and  Phila. ;    Chester  and  Dela- 
ware;     Lancaster;     York;     Cumber- 
land;    Franklin;     Fult(m;    Hunting- 
don. 


SHERMANATA  GRANGE 
ENTERTAINS  PERRY  POMONA 

Perry  Pomona  met  with  Sherman- 
ata  Grange,  at  Duncannon,  Nov.  21, 
1931. 

The  first  order  of  business  was  the 
election  of  officers,  resulting  in  elect- 
ing John  M.  Gantt,  Master;  J.  F. 
Newlin;  Lecturer,  and  J.  A.  Messer- 
smith.  Secretary.  The  officers  were  in- 
stalled by  the  Worthy  State  Secre- 
tary, John  H.  Light. 

The  value  of  a  local  farm  show 
was  discussed,  and  all  agreed  that  it 
is  of  real  value  to  the  community 
and  should  be  continued.  The  County 
Agent  outlined  his  work  for  the  year 
and  gave  a  brief  report  of  the  work 
accomplished. 

John  M.  Gantt  discussed  the 
power  of  the  press  and  gave  the  his- 
tory of  the  first  printing  press,  which 
proved  both  interesting  and  instruc- 
tive. Our  State  Secretary  gave  an 
instructive  talk  on  Grange  activities. 

Grange  closed  in  due  form  to  meet 
with  Bucks  Valley  Grange,  Saturday, 
Feb.  27,  1932. 


SELL  HOTHOUSE  LAMBS 

FOR  TEN  DOLLARS  EACH 

Iteturns  from  hothouse  lambs  are 
higher  this  year  in  proportion  to  the 
prices  for  ordinary  fat  lambs  than 
they  were  a  few  years  ago.  Professor 
W.  L.  Henning,  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College  Animal  Husbandry  De- 
partment, says  in  reporting  the  sale 
of  the  first  two  lots  of  experimental 
hothouse  lambs  grown  this  year. 

Ten  hothouse  lambs  have  been 
shipped  at  a  price  of  $10  a  head  for 
animals  of  27  pounds  or  more  live- 
weight.  In  previous  years  when  fat 
lambs  sold  for  10  to  15  cents  a  pound 
the  hothouse  produce  brought  $12.50 
a  head.  This  year  with  fat  lambs 
selling  for  five  and  six  cents  a  pound, 
the  hothouse  lambs  are  bringing  a 
much  higher  ])rice  proportionally.  At 
the  higher  i)rices  of  a  few  years  ago 
the  regular  fat  lambs  weighing  90 
pounds  each  returned  from  $9  to 
$13.50;  this  year  such  lambs  sell  for 
$4.50  to  $5.40  each. 

Professor  Henning  explains  that 
hothouse  lambs  are  a  s])ecialized  prod- 
uct grown  to  a  limited  extent  for  a 
fancy  trade.  Ewes  are  bred  out  of 
the  regular  season  in  June  for  lamb- 
ing in  October  and  November.  The 
ewes  are  fed  liberally  and  the  lambs 
are  fed  in  creeps  so  that  they  are 
finished  rapidly  and  can  be  sold  for 
the  holiday   trade. 

Penn  State  is  practically  the  only 
station  in  the  country  conducting  ex- 
perimental work  on  hothouse  lamb 
production,  according  to  Professor 
Henning. 


Committeemen    for   Group   No. 
Edgar  T.  Fink,  Allentown,  R.  D.  5, 
Pomona    No.    68    and    Chas.    Roe, 
Honesdale,  R.  1,  Pomona  No.  41. 
Columbia  and  L.  Luzerne;   Schuyl- 
kill, special  meeting  by  February  15; 
Berks,   March   5,   afternoon;    Lehigh 
and  Northampton,  March  5,  evening; 
Carbon,   March   12;     Monroe,   March 
19;      Wayne,     April;      Lackawanna, 
May ;     Susquehanna,    June    1 ;     Wy- 
oming,   June    8;      Sullivan,    special 
meeting  by  July  15;    Bradford,  Au- 
gust 4;   Tioga,  Sept.  1  or  2;    Lycom- 
ing, special  meeting  by  Oct.  1 ;   upper 
Lucerne    and    S.    Wyoming,    special 
meeting  by  Oct.   15;    Columbia  and 
Lower  Luzerne,  Oct.  28. 

W.  F.  Hill,  Secretary. 


JACKSON  GRANGE  HOLDS 

PUBLIC  INSTALLATION 

Jackson  Grange  held  a  public  in- 
stallation Friday,  January  1st,  with 
the  Worthy  State  Deputy,  Porter 
Michael  as  the  installing  officer.  Fol- 
lowing the  installation  an  instructive 
and  inspiring  program  was  rendered. 


INDIANA  POMONA  GRANGE 
HOLDS  EXCELLENT  MEETING 

The  Pomona,  or  County  Grange  of 
Indiana  County,  held  a  very  success- 
ful meeting  at  the  Lutheran  churcli 
at  Indiana  the  last  day  of  the  old 
year.  Some  two  hundred  Patrons 
were  present  from  all  sections  of  the 
County.  The  County  Master,  C.  C 
Steele,  Rochester  Mills,  Pa.,  was  jj 
charge  of  the  meeting,  and  the  liter- 
ary program  was  in  charge  of  \^ 
C.  W.  Cummins,  of  White  Township! 
Mr.  Leslie  Stutzman,  of  West  Wheat- 
field  township,  was  elected  to  the 
Finance  Committee  for  a  period  of 
three  years.  E.  M.  Thompson,  of 
Rayne  township  was  reelected  to  the 
Executive  Committee  for  six  years. 
Mr.  Verne  Carr,  of  Punxsutawney. 
State  gatekeeper  and  Deputy,  wig 
present  and  gave  several  short  talb, 
At  the  afternoon  session,  an  ad 
dress  on  the  Special  Session  of  the 
Legislature,  was  given  by  Hon.  Elder 
Peeler.  A  number  of  motion  pictures 
from  the  United  States  Department 
of  Agriculture  were  shown  by  County 
Agent  J.  W.  Warner. 

It  was  decided  to  hold  the  neit 
Pomona  Grange  meeting  in  March, 
at  Marion  Center.  It  was  also  de- 
cided to  initiate  in  the  fifth  degree 
only  once  a  year,  preferably  in  March, 
and  that  the  forenoon  and  evening 
sessions  be  closed,  with  the  afternoon 
session  open.  The  treasurer's  report 
showed  a  balance  of  $437.75.  The 
Pomona  Grange  will  offer  cash  prizes 
to  be  awarded  at  the  March  meeting 
in  a  George  Washington  essay  con- 
test. Plans  for  this  contest  will  be 
announced  by  the  Lecturer,  Mrs. 
Cummins.  The  afternoon  March 
meeting  will  be  principally  a  George 
W^ashington  Bicentennial  program. 

At  the  evening  session,  the  pro- 
gram was  largely  given  by  members 
of  the  Armstrong  Grange,  Success 
Grange  and  Creekside  Grange,  con- 
sisting of  a  one-act  comedy,  by  Creek- 
side  Grange,  a  flower  drill  by  girls  of 
Success  Grange,  and  several  other 
numbers  by  members  of  Succe:*s 
Grange.  The  Park  wood  orchestm 
furnished  music  at  the  evening  ses- 
sion. 

Resolutions  were  passed  urging  the 
county  and  local  officials  to  adhere  to 
a  program  of  economy  during  the 
present  stress.  Another  resolutioD 
was  passed  favoring  the  placing  of  > 
bounty  of  ten  cents  per  tail  on  rats 
and  a  like  bounty  on  crows  of  twenty- 
five  cents,  said  bounties  to  be  payable 
through  offices  of  Justices  of  the 
P(^ace  from  the  Game  Commission 
fund.  Another  resolution  was  passed 
petitioning  the  Governor,  Supenn- 
tendent  of  State  Police,  President 
Judge  of  Indiana  County  and  Sherin 
of  Indiana  County  to  do  all  in  their 
power  to  have  the  State  Police  sub- 
station reestablished  at  Indiana. 

Reports  from  many  of  the  twenty- 
five  Subordinate  Granges  of  the 
county  showed  that  there  is  a  rencv^w 
activity  in  Grange  membership-  j 
is  expected  that  1932  will  not  only 
show  a  great  increase  in  membership' 
hut  also  the  addition  and  rejuvena 
tion  of  several  more  Granges. 


February,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


MYSELF 


I  have  to  live  with  myself  and  so. 
I  want  to  be  fit  for  myself  to  kno*- 
I  want  to  be  able  as  days  go  by 
To  look  myself  straight  in  the  eye: 
I  don't  want  to  stand  in  my  settiw* 


Plow  Under  in  Spring. — Nearly 
all  the  growth  made  by  sweet  clover 
in  the  fall  of  the  first  season  is  in 
the  roots.  Sweet  clover  depends  large- 
ly on  the  previous  season's  root 
growth  for  the  top  growth  the  second 
year.  Because  of  the  food  supply 
stored  in  the  roots,  sweet  clover  is 
able  to  survive  fall  plowing  and  start 
growth  early  in  the  spring.  If  it  has 
3  or  4  inches  of  growth  before  plow- 
ing in  the  spring  this  operation  will    ,...„i,.c  i,,  *.^..*  ^^b^  ^"-  "• •    „f 

kill  the  plants  and  they  will  not  re-    poses  more  than  10  days  before  P 
turn  as  weeds  in  the  cultivated  crop.  I  ting  them  in  the  incubator. 


sun 


And  not  love  myself  for  some  thuDf* 
I've  done.       —Corvrad  Boot- 

Hatch  Fresh  Eggs.— It  is  not  a  ' 
visable  to  hold  eggs  for  hatching  P» 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisatnan,  State  Lecturer 


GEORGE  WASHINGTON 

"Knowledge  is  in  every  country  the 
«urest  basis  of  public  happiness"— 
\\ashington  —  Address    to    Congress, 

January  8,  1790. 

"No  man  ever  stood  for  so  much  to 
liis  country  and  to  mankind  as  George 
Washington.  Blot  out  from  the  page 
of  history  the  names  of  all  the  great 
actors  of  his  time  in  the  drama  of  na- 
tions, and  preserve  the  name  of  Wash- 
ington, and  the  century  would  be  re- 
nouned.''—Chauncey  Depew. 

During  the  year  1932,  the  two  hun- 
dredth  anniversary    of    the   birth   of 
George  Washington  will  be  celebrated. 
It  will  be  the  greatest  event  of  its 
kind  ever   held    in   America.       It   is 
sponsored  by  The  United  States  Gov- 
ernment :   Congress  created  The  Unit- 
ed States  George  Washington  Bicen- 
tennial Commission  and  the  President 
of  The  United  States  is  its  chairman. 
It  will  be  a  nation-wide  series  of  cele- 
brations  in   which   every   state,   city, 
and  town,  every  organization  and  in- 
stitution, every  home  and  every  indi- 
vidual will  participate.     Every  com- 
munity is  expected  to  plan  and  carry 
out  its   own   program    of   events,    in 
cooperation  with   The  United   States 
Commission  and  the   State  Commis- 
sions.   It  will  last  from  Washington's 
birthday   on    February    22,    1932,    to 
Thanksgiving     Day,     November     24, 
1932;   with  special  local  and  national 
celebrations   everywhere   on    all   holi- 
days which  can  be  connected  with  the 
life  of  George  Washington.      While 
the    celebration     on     February     22d 
should  be  especially  elaborate  and  im- 
pressive, as  marking  the   actual  two 
hundredth     anniversary     of     George 
Washington's      birth,      arrangements 
should  be  made  for  public  gatherings, 
pageants,  plays,  musical  festivals  and 
other  events  at  various  times  during 
the  entire    period    of    nilie    months. 
Every  program   should   relate  to   the 
great  life  and  work  of  the  first  Presi- 
<lf'nt  and  the  Founder  of  the  Republic. 


Have  a  committee  for  special  music, 
one  for  decorations,  one  for  drills,  etc., 
etc. 

7.  Conduct  an  essay  contest,  with 
George  Washington  the  subject:  and 
present  prizes  to  the  writers  of  the 
best  essays. 

8.  Conduct  a  play  contest  with  a 
setting  to  be  during  the  times  and  life 
of  Washington. 


WHAT  TO  DO 

1-  A  fitting  introduction  to  the  for- 
mal opening  of  The  George  Washing- 
Jon  Bicentennial  Celebration  should 
be  a  service  of  tribute  to  ''The  Father 
J>J  Our  Country"  in  churches  and  Bi- 
hle  schools  on  February  21,  1932. 
'-rge  that  this  be  done  in  your  com- 
munity. 

2.  Announce  the  plans  of  your 
Jjrange  for  participation  in  the  cele- 


WHERE  TO  SECTTRE  MATERIAL 

The  United  States  George  Wash- 
ington Bicentennial  Commission, 
Washington  Building,  Washington, 
D.  C,  will  send  literature  and  sugges- 
tions for  local  programs  to  any  or- 
ganizations or  group  that  will  ask  for 
them. 

The  following  are  a  few  of  the  many 
available  articles  and  materials  that 
may  be  secured  from  the  Commission. 

1.  A  catalogue  listing  all  available 
plays  and  pageants  featuring  inci- 
dents in  the  life  of  George  Washing- 
ton. 2.  Booklet  entitled;  "How  to 
Produce  a  Pageant  in  Honor  of 
George  Washington."  3.  A  pageant: 
"Washington  Returns."  4.  "The  Mu- 
sic of  George  Washington's  Time." 
This  booklet  deals  with  the  musical 
background  of  Washington's  day  and 


brat 


ion  at  a  meeting  early  in  the  year. 


impress  upon  your  members  their  in- 
dividual responsibility  in  making  the 
nation-wide  celebration  a  success. 

•^-  See  that  your  libraries,  especial- 
'v  your  small  town  and  county  trav- 
^''HR  libraries  are  well  supplied  with 
«"tlientic  books  on  the  life  of  George 
Washington  for  readers  of  all  ages, 
wh   U^  ^  reception,  ball  or  tea  at 

i^n   colonial    costumes    are    worn. 

rrange  popular  programs  with  a 
P'«y.  pageant,  or  tableaux  with  Co- 
''^^lal  music. 

K      Pi 

,    '     *^^t     trees     with     appropriate 

Premony  in  honor  of  George  Wash- 

.  K^ion,  and   register   them   with    the 

\<Tl)^C  ^^^^  Association,  Washing- 

ft       A         T 

tee         '^'^cturer,  appoint  a  Commit- 

^ork^tv,^"^  Grange  to  assist  with  the 

the  '       '*®^y  giving  others  a  share  in 

I'reparations   of   the   celebration. 


gives  the  origin  of  much  of  the  music 
to  which  the  first  President  listened. 
5.  Sermons,  specially  prepared,  deal- 
ing with  the  greatness  and  character 
of  Washington;  written  by  some  of 
the  country's  leading  ministers.  6. 
The  character  and  achievements  of 
George  Washington  are  portrayed  in 
twelve  different  programs  issued  by 
the  Commission,  for  x>atriotic  socie- 
ties, clubs  and  all  organizations.  The 
twelve  programs  are  divided  into  48 
subtopics.  On  each  of  these  topics  a 
paper  has  been  prepared  which  is  in- 
teresting and  informative.  The  pa- 
pers supplement  each  other,  but  each 
is  complete  within  itself.  For  exam- 
ple; the  theme  of  the  booklet,  con- 
taining program  No.  1  is:  "Family 
Relationship  of  George  Washingttm," 
with  the  following  papers:  Family 
Name  of  Washington,  Paternal  An- 
cestry, Maternal  Ancestry,  Brothers, 
Sisters,  Nieces,  Nephews,  Step  Chil- 
dren and  Step  Grandchildren.  Titles 
of  the  other  programs  are:  Homes  of 
Washington,  Youth  and  Manhood  of 
Washington,  The  Mother  of  George 
Washington,  George  Washington  the 
Man  of  Sentiment,  Washington  the 
Man  of  Action,  Washington  the 
Christian,  Washington  the  Leader  of 
Men,  Social  Life  of  Washington, 
the  Builder  of  the  Nation,  Washing- 
ton the  President  and  The  Home 
Making  of  George  and  Martha  Wash- 
ington. 

7.  The  Commission  has  issued  a 
series  of  sixteen  George  Washington 
pamphlets  prepared  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Dr.  Albert  Bushnell  Hart,  each 
of   which   presents   some      aspect  of 


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(and  Alfalfa)  bears  the  U.  S 
Government  Verified  Ori- 
gin tag.  Ask  your  Grange 
buyer  to  write  for  free  sam- 
ples   and   special  prices  on 
Clover,  Alfalfa,  Seed  Corn, 
Oats,  Potatoes,  Soy  Beans, 
Barley,  Pasture  Grasses  and 
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Washington's  life,  environment,  or  ac- 
tivities. 

All  information  and  publications 
may  be  had  free  of  charge  by  writing 
The  United  States  George  Washing- 
ton Bicentennial  Commission,  Wash- 
ington Building,  Washington,  D.  C. 
We  urge  Grange  Lecturers  to  take 
advantage  of  this  opportunity  to  se- 
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charge. 

8.  From  March  Brothers  Publish- 
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Ohio,  may  be  secured  "The  Washing- 
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contains  life  and  sayings  of  Washing- 
ton, recitations,  dialogs  and  exercises, 
songs,  drills,  marches  and  plays.  • 

9.  From  The  Willis  N.  Bugbee  Co., 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  the  following  may  be 
obtained :  "An  Evening  at  Valley 
Forge."  Plays  40  minutes.  Price  35 
cents.  "George  Washington  Anni- 
versary Plays."  A  collection  of  plays 
concerning  the  life  and  times  of 
Washington.  Price  75  cents.  "The 
Minuet":  colonial  one-act  play.  Price 
30  cents.  "The  Stronger  Force,"  a 
dramatic  play  of  the  Revolution. 
Price  10  cents.  "Washington  Birth- 
day entertainments.  A  program  of 
recitations,  exercises  and  readings. 
Price  15  cents. 


LETTER  FROM 

POMONA  MASTER 

Worthy  State  Master: 

Just  a  word  from  Armstrong  Coun- 
ty. We  have  been  installing  officers 
and  everything  looks  encouraging  for 
1932.  We  installed  the  officers  of 
Grange  No.  1790,  Tuesday  evening, 
January  12th.  The  officers  of  Kaylor 
Grange  are  yet  to  be  installed.  This 
is  the  Grange  that  was  so  badly  dis- 
couraged last  yqar  and  wanted  to  quit. 

I  have  installation  ceremony  all 
committed  and  a  staff  that  helps  with 
the  installation.  It  is  a  real  pleasure 
to  do  the  work,  and  our  efforts  are 
resulting  in  much  good  for  the  Order. 
Anything  you  may  request  will  re- 
ceive my  attention  and  be  given 
prompt  attention. 

Fraternally  yours, 

J.  A.  Jewart. 


Grow  Asparagus. — A  garden  is  not 
complete  without  asparagus.  From 
50  to  75  crowns  or  roots  are  sufficient 
for  the  average  family.  The  time  to 
plant  is  early  spring  and  a  good  va- 
riety is  Mary  Washington.  Leaflet 
19,  published  by  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College,  tells  how  to  plant  and 
care  for  asparagus. 


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Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  I932 


Among  toeGranges 

Activities  of  the  Order  in  Vaiious  Localities 


CERES  GRANGE 

INSTALLS   OFFICEPS 

Ceres  Grange  held  a  public  instal- 
lation of  officers  Tuesday  evening, 
January  5th,  with  the  State  Master, 
E.  B.  Dorsett,  performing  the  cere- 
mony. ,  .        ..       j: 

Ceres  Grange  has  been  inactive  lor 
some  time,  but  indications  are  that 
she  will  be  more  active  during  1^6Z. 
The  attendance  was  large  and  in- 
cluded visitors  from  our  Sister  State 
New  York  and  other  near-by  Granges. 
Shinglehouse,  Potter  County,  had  the 
largest  attendance,  with  twenty-nine 

present.  , ,    ^ 

The  Worthy  Pomona  Master  gave 
a  helpful  and  inspiring  address  at 
the  close  of  the  installation,  fo.iowed 
by  the  Worthy  State  Master. 


JOINT  INSTALLATION 

AT  SMETHPORT 

Six  Subordinate  Granges  of  Mc- 
Kean  County,  met  at  Smethport, 
Monday  evening,  January  4th,  for  a 
joint  installation.  The  officers  of 
Valley,  Coryville,  Eldred,  Fidelity, 
Leafydale  and  Lafayette  were  in- 
stalled by  the  Worthy  State  Master 
and  given  instructions  relative  to 
Grange  procedure,  as  well  as  the  best 
methods  of  performing  the  duties  of 

their  office. 

Nearly  all  of  the  officers  were  pres- 
ent, and  many  visitors  from  other 
Granges  of  the  county.  The  meeting 
was  arranged  by  the  Pomona  Master, 
H.  J.  Rice,  who  had  charge  of  the 
installation.  Both  the  attendance  and 
the  interest  manifested  were  encour- 
aging and  an  index  of  better  and 
more  aggressive  Grange  work 
throughout  the  county. 


mona,  were  represented  and  had  their 
officers  installed  by  the  Worthy  State 

^M!aster 

Our'   Worthy      Steward,     Brother 
Spleen,   acted   as   Marshall   and   per- 
formed his  work  in  the  same  efficient 
manner  that  he  does  at  State  Grange. 
The    officers    were    all     assembled 
around    the    Altar    for    the    opening 
ceremony,  after  which  they  were  seat- 
ed   in    front    of    the    Overseer    and 
brought  from  there  before  the  Install- 
ing Officer.  o  u     J- 
Pomona,  and  three  of  the  Subordi- 
nate  Granges   had   all   their   officers 
present  and  each  Grange  had  its  Mas- 
ter  in   attendance.      More   than    lUU 
officers  were  installed. 

After  the  installation,  Summit 
Grange  gave  a  little  playlet,  arranged 
by  the  Worthy  Lecturer,  entitled  the 
"Matrimonial  Bureau."  The  closing 
number  was  an  original  song  written 
about  the  several  Subordinate 
Granges  and  their  officers,  also  in- 
cluding Pomona  and  State  Grange. 
Refreshments  were  served  and  a 
profitable  Grange  meeting  is  now  a 
matter  of  record. 


Economics  Committee  make  this  one 
of  their  projects."      ^     ,      ^  .  ^ 

"Whereas,     Crawford     County 
Grange,  No.   26,  in  regular   session 
has   after   due   consideration    arrived 
at  the  conclusion  that  competition  m 
armament  is  leading  all  countries  to 
ruin   without   giving   security;     that 
this   policy   renders   future   wars   in- 
evitable, and  that  these  will  be  wars 
of    extirmination ;     that    government 
assurance  of  peaceful  policy  will  be 
valueless   as  long   as   these   measure- 
ments are  delayed,  that  should  be  the 
first  result  of  the  pact  for  renuncia- 
tion of  war; 

''Resolved,  That  we  hereby  do  re- 
spectfully ask  Herbert  Hoover,  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  to  request 
the  next  international  disarmament 
conference  for  the  total  and  universal 
disarmament,  and  to  instruct  the  del- 
egates from  and  for  the  United  States 
to  examine  all  proposals  for  disarma- 
ment that  have  been  or  may  be  made, 
and  to  take  the  necessary  steps  to 
achieve  real  disarmament. 

"The  committee  recommends  the 
adoption  of  the^  foregoing  preamble 
and  resolutions." 


and  the  recent  meeting  of  the  county 
Pomona  Grange.  Master  Bergantz 
and  his  wife,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard 
Allison  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Edleblute 
were    in    attendance    at    the    State 

Grange.  .  t^       . 

Two  former  members  ot  Donation 
Grange  were  reinstated  at  this  meet- 
ing. Visitors  were  present  from 
Shavers   Creek   and  Hartslog  Valley 

Granges. 

The  Lecturer,  Mrs.  Allison,  put  on 
a  program  appropriate  to  the  Christ- 
mas season.  The  final  number  con- 
sisted of  Candlelight  Carols,  which 
were  very  impressive.  An  exchange 
of  gifts  followed,  by  which  each  mem- 
ber and  guest  received  a  gift,  the  dis- 
tribution of  which  evoked  fun  and 
laughter. 

Refreshments,  consisting  ot  pump- 
kin pie  and  coffee,  were  served  to  all 
present. 


ELK  COUNTY  HOLDS 

JOINT  INSTALLATION 

Elk  Pomona  sponsored  a  joint  in- 
stallation at  St.  Marys,  with  Summit 
Grange  entertaining,  Wednesday 
evening,  January  6,  1932. 

All  of  the  Granges  of  the  county, 
nine   in   number,   together   with   Po- 


CATAWISSA  GBANGE 

ENTEETAINS  POMONA  IfO.  5 

Catawissa  Grange,  the  home 
Grange  of  Past  Master,  W.  T.  Creasy, 
entertained  Columbia  and  Lower  Lu- 
zerne Pomona,  New  Year's  Day,  i^ri- 
day,  Jan.  1,  1932.  The  attendance 
was  large  in  spite  of  bad  weather  and 
slippery  roads.  . 

During   the   afternoon   session   the 
officers  were  installed  by  the  Worthy 
State  Master.    Brother  Ralph  Hosier, 
of   Salem   Grange,   Luzerne   County, 
was  installed  as  Master,   and  began 
his   work   by   apointing   his   Pomona 
Deputies   and   Standing  Committees. 
Following     the     installation,     the 
State  Master  presented  Brothers   C. 
H.    Dildine,    Will    Eves    and    E.    J^. 
Shultz,  with  a  Past  Master's  Jewel. 
Fifteen     were     instructed     m     the 
Fifth  Degree,  after  which  an  interest- 
ing program  was  rendered  in  charge 
of  the  new  Lecturer.     A  resolution, 
demanding  a  sharp  reduction  in  sal- 
aries   was    adopted    and    the   Grange 
closed  in  due  form. 


DONATION  GRANGE 

HAS  CHRISTMAS  PROGRAM 

Donation  Grange,  No.  330,  met  in 
regular  session  on  December  16th,  at 
8 :  00  o'clock  p.  m.,  with  the  Master, 
L  A.  Bergantz,  in  the  chair.  Beside 
the  regular  routine  of  the  business 
of  the  Grange,  reports  were  given  of 
the  State  Grange  meeting  at  Dubois 


DUNBAR  GRANGE  ENTER- 
TAINS FAYETTE  POMONA 

The  Fayette  County  Pomona 
Grange,  No.  49,  was  entertained  by 
the  Dunbar  Grange,  in  the  Jr.  0.  U. 
A.  M.  Hall,  at  Vanderbilt,  on  Sat- 
urday, December   12th. 

The  forenoon  session  was  the  busi- 
ness routine  and  the  election  of  of- 
ficers for  the  years  1932  and  1933. 

At  noon  the  banquet  was  held  in 
the  dining  room  of  the  Christian 
church  just  a  few  steps  from  the  hall. 
Plates  were  laid  for  one  hundred 
guests.  (The  ladies  served  a  chicken 
and  biscuit  dinner,  and  all  the  good 


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bearings,  accurate  setworks,  and  head- 
block  ells  with  adjustably  racks  pro- 
duce high  grade  merchantable  lumber 
with  lowest  cost  per  thousand. 

If  Interested  in  gas  tractors,  portable 
or  stationary  gas  engines,  steam  en- 
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MEADVILIE  GRANGE  ENTER- 
TAINS CRAWFORD  POMONA 

Meadville  Grange  entertained 
Crawford  Pomona  at  the  December 
session.  The  most  important  event 
was  the  election  of  officers,  resulting 
in  the  election  of  Fred  E.  Flaugh 
for  Master,  Mrs.  Mildred  Lask,  Lec- 
turer, and  Mrs.  Mabel  Jackson,  Sec- 
retary. 

Thirty-six  candidates  were  in- 
structed in  the  Fifth  Degree  and  one 
was  reinstated.  The  next  meeting 
will  be  held  in  March,  place  to  be 
determined.  The  following  resolu- 
tions were  adopted: 

"Whereas,  The  average  public 
school     ground     is     an    unattractive 

place;    and 

"Whereas,  By  planting  of  trees, 
and  shrubs  and  flowers,  the  natural 
beauty  can  be  greatly  increased  and 
pleasant  memories  maintained  by  the 
pupils;    therefore,  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  Pomona  Grange 
No.  36,  go  on  record  as  favoring  the 
improvement  of  rural  school  grounds 
and  to  this  end  the  Pomona  Home 


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iWmss  that  go  with  it  with  ice  cream 
«nd  cake  for  desert.)  The  banquet 
was  given  by  the  Dunbar  Grange. 

In  the  afternoon  a  Memorial  berv- 
\ce  in  charge  of  G.  M.  Griffin,  was 
held  for  all  the  fifth  degree  members 
^ho  had  died  during  the  years 
1930-31-  After  Scripture  reading  and 
nrayer  by  Howard  Dum,  the  male 
quartette  (H.  D-  Shallenberger  C. 
n  Collins,  Lewis  Marotti  and  Wm. 
Grey)>  of  Vanderbilt,  sang  "Nearer 
Hy  God  <o  Thee."  Misses  Hazel  Mc- 
knight, Edna  McGinnis  and  Cather- 
ine Dunn,  each  placed  a  spray  of 
flowers  on  the  altar  in  memory  of 
all  departed  brothers  and  sisters  dur- 
ing the  year  mentioned. 

Then  Sister  Grace  Griffin  placed  a 
spray  on  the  altar  in  memory  of  all 
fourth  degree  members  in  the  county 
who  died  during  the  past  two  years. 
Song  by  quartette,  "In  the  Sweet  Bye 
and  Bye."  The  meeting  was  then 
turned  over  to  the  Past  Masters.  Dr. 
Arensberg,  Brothers  W.  D.  Hixon 
and  G.  !•.  Conn,  who  spoke  of  the 
lives  of  the  departed  members.  Songs 
by  quartette,  "Holy  Night,  Silent 
Night,"  and  "My  Jesus  I  Love  Thee." 

The  County  Agent,  C.  D.  Wibel 
and  attorney  Alfred  E.  Jones,  of 
Uniontown,  were  present  and  each 
gave  an  interesting  talk. 

Fire  Insurance  Director,  E.  E.  Ar- 
nold, was  present  and  gave  a  talk  on 
his  line  of  work  in  the  Grange.  The 
Ridge  View  Grange  then  put  on  the 
play,  "Sun  Up."  This  play  was  good 
and  won  over  other  Granges  in  Fay- 
ette, also  Somerset  and  Westmoreland 
Counties  and  will  enter  the  contest  at 
Harrishurg. 

PHIIA.  GRANGE 

NO.  645  RENDERS  A 

CHRISTMAS  PROGRAM 

The  members  of  Phila.  Grange  en- 
joyed a  very  beautiful  and  pleasant 
evening  at  the  Grange  Hall,  on  De- 
cember 26th. 

Our  Lecturer,  Sister  Mira  Dyer, 
opened  her  evening  entertainment 
with  a  candle  exercise,  by  placing 
the  open  Bible  on  the  altar  with  a 
big  bright  Christmas  candle  on  each 
side  of  the  Bible,  turning  out  the 
other  lights.  The  secretary  read  a 
Christmas  poem  while  the  pianist 
played  softly  "Silent  Night,"  then 
each  member  was  given  a  small  candle 
to  light  from  those  on  the  altar, 
forming  a  circle  and  singing  Christ- 
mas carols,   so  pledging   anew   their 


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fidelity    to    each    other    and    to    the 
Grange  for  the  coming  year. 

After  this  each  member  was  given 
a  gift  and  a  box  of  candy,  followed 
by  a  supper.  Those  that  were  present 
enjoyed  a  very  pleasant  and  delight- 
ful time,  those  that  were  not  missed 
a  treat. 

Fannie  M.  Trussell,  Sec. 


RESOLUTION  PASSED  BY 

TAX-JUSTICE  LEAGUE 

Whereas,  the  salaries  and  running 
expenses  of  the  States  and  the  United 
States  have  not  been  adjusted  to  peace 
basis  since  the  war,  and 

Whereas,  the  tax  system  in  force 
in  Pennsylvania  is  grossly  unjust  to 
all  owners  of  real  estate,  and 

Whereas,  There  seems,  at  this  time, 
to  be  no  united  effort  on  the  part  of 
those  in  office  to  correct  these  evils, 
and 

Whereas,  There  are  associations  of 
citizens  in  many,  if  not  all  of  the 
counties  in  the  Commonwealth, 
whose  objects  are  to  adjust  all  run- 
ning expenses  of  all  governments,  lo- 
cal, state  and  national,  to  a  peace 
basis,  and  to  reform  the  tax  laws  of 
Pennsylvania  to  a  basis  of  justice,  and 

Whereas,  It  is  impossible  for  those 
associations  to  accomplish  their  pur- 
poses effectively  while  working  sep- 
arately, therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  By  the  Tax-Justice  League 
of  Indiana  County  in  regular  meeting 
assembled,  that  all  tax  reform  associa- 
tions in  the  Commonwealth  of  Penn- 
sylvania be  and  are  hereby  invited  to 
attend  a  joint  meeting  to  be  held  in 
the  court  room  of  the  Indiana  County 
court  house,  Saturday,  January  23, 
1932,  at  2 :  00  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  the 
purpose  of  forming  a  State  Tax  As- 
sociation, whose  object  shall  be  the 
nomination  and  election  of  legislative 
officials,  both  state  and  national,  who 
will  act  in  conformity  with  the  will 
of  the  people  by  adjusting  all  expenses 
of  all  governments,  local,  state  and 
national,  to  a  peace  basis,  and  who 
will  reform  the  tax  laws  of  Pennsyl- 
vania so  as  to  relieve  the  farmer,  the 
home  owner  and  the  business  man  of 
the  grossly  unjust  tax  burdens  they 
bear. 

Unanimously  adopted  by  the  Tax- 
Justice  League  of  Indiana  County, 
January  9,  1932. 


How  do  you  imagine  a  little  duck 
feels  when  he  finds  his  first  pants  are 
down? 


ORGANIZED  AND  MANAGED  BY  GRANGE  OFFICERS  FOR  GRANGE  MEMBERS 

A  Company  big  enough'* and 
strong  enough'to  gain 

in  1931 ! 

In  Assets,  Surplus,  Business  Volume,  Lower  Claim  Costs  and  Lower 

Home  Office  Expenses  is  Deserving  of  Confidence  and  Patronage. 

Assets  over  $500,000.00.     Surplus  for  Protection  of  Policyholders 

over  $250,000.00.     Contingent  Assets  over  $600,000.00. 

Fifteen  Thousand  Patrons  Can't 

Be  Wrong ! 

Save  by  patronizing  your  own  Company! 
Boost  Grange  Projects  by  your  cooperationi 
Prompt  and  Satisfactory  claim  servicel 

Address  inquiries  for  agencies  and/or  insurance  to: 

Mr,  Hoiw^ard  G.  Eisaman,  State  Agent 

East  Springfield,  Pa. 

or  the  Company 
National  Grange  Mutual  Liability  Company,  Keene,  N.  H. 

♦  AGENTS  WANTED  ♦ 


rs*-.<  \   ^^ 


Acme  Golden  Peeds 

Compounded  from  pure  ingredients  of  the  highest  quality. 

Write  for  pamphlet  "Acme  Golden  Feeds  for  Farm  Animals  and 
Poultry."  It  indicates  in  a  practical  way  how  to  use  home  grown 
grains  and  roughage  to  meet  the  nutritive  requirements  of  dairy 
cows  without  over  feeding  or  waste.  It  includes  a  valuable  chart 
specifing  correct  quanities  of  all  varieties  of  roughage  to  feed  daily 
with  Acme  Golden  Dairy  Feeds  for  the  production  of  milk  at  the 
lowest  cost.     Prices  are  the  lowest  consistent  with  quality. 


■^•^ 


Acme  EVIilling  Company^ 


Olean^  N.  Y* 


AGRICULTURAL 

MARKETING  ACT 

"The  true  objective  and  real  pur- 
pose of  the  Agricultural  Marketing 
Act  and  of  the  Farm  Board  is  cooper- 
ative marketing.  That  purpose  is  be- 
ing rapidly  and  soundly  accomplished. 
Cooperative  marketing  is  fast  becom- 
a  substantial  and  vital  fact.  Today, 
more  than  40  per  cent  of  our  country's 
agricultural  producers  are  working 
through  cooperative  associations." 

These  statements  were  recently 
made  by  Alexander  Legge,  first  chair- 
man of  the  Federal  Farm  Board. 

In  our  interpretation  of  the  Agri- 
cultural Marketing  Act  it  seems  to  us 
that  its  purpose  is  to  assist  in  the  de- 
velopment of  cooperative  marketing 
agencies,  and  that  the  government  was 
directed  to  give  such  assistance  and 
advice  as  essential  to  their  proper  de- 
velopment. 

Since  efficient  marketing  is  impor- 
ant  to  consumers  as  well  as  producers, 
we  do  not  believe  the  federal  govern- 
ment is  exceeding  its  proper  place  in 
giving  help  to  producers  that  they  may 
establish  a  system  of  marketing  their 
own  products.  Efficiently  managed 
cooperative  marketing  agencies  will 
not  only  benefit  agriculture  but  the 
entire  nation. — From  an  editorial  in 
Hoard's  Dairyman. 


INSTITUTION  FARMERS 

TO  MEET  AT  COLLEGE 

Superintendents,  manag^ers,  and 
farm  operators  of  charitable,  penal, 
and  educational  institutions  through- 
out the  state  met  at  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College,  January  5  to  7,  for  an 
educational  program  outlined  by  rep- 
resentatives of  the  institutions  and 
faculty  members  of  the  School  of 
Agriculture.  R.  Bruce  Dunlap,  agri- 
culturist of  the  State  Department  of 
Welfare,  served  as  chairman. 

Soil  fertility,  potatoes,  farm  ma- 
chinery and  equipment,  dairy  produc- 
tion, and  poultry  husbandry  were  the 
main  topics  discussed  during  the  3- 
day  sessions. 

Dean  R.  L.  Watts,  of  the  School  of 
Agriculture,  welcomed  the  represen- 
tatives to  the  college  campus.  Mem- 
bers of  the  faculty  of  the  agricultural 
school  and  representatives  of  the  state 
departments  of  agriculture  and  wel- 
fare appeared  on  the  program.  This 
is  the  sixth  year  that  such  a  program 
has  been  offered  at  the  college. 


I 


Good  Care  Needed. — The  winter 
season  calls  for  good  care  and  feeding 
of  the  dairy  cows.  Careful  attention 
should  be  given  to  proper  balancing 
of  rations,  to  the  water  supply,  and 
the  general  cow  comfort.  Profit  dol- 
lars increase  with  attention  to  details. 


Grange  Life 
Insurance 

Report  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange  at 
the  Annual  Meeting  held  in  Du  Bois, 
Pa.,  December  S-11,  1931. 

We  are  pleased  to  report  the  splen- 
did progress  that  the  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company  is 
making  in  extending  Grange  Life  In- 
surance Service  to  our  membership. 

More  policies  have  been  written  on 
members  of  the  Grange  in  our  State 
during  the  past  two  years  than  in  any 
previous  five  years.  This  is  pleasing, 
as  it  shows  an  increased  desire  on  the 
part  of  our  membership  to  patronize 
their  own  company. 

In  accordance  with  our  contract 
with  the  Farmers  and  Traders,  our 
State  Grange  has  received  a  total  of 
$25,722.24  since  this  connection  was 
made,  and  we  wish  to  emphasize  that 
the  revenue  paid  to  our  State  Grange 
is  deducted  from  the  renewal  commis- 
sions payable  to  the  agents  and  does 
not,  in  any  way,  affect  the  cost  to 
palicyholder. 

Inasmuch  as  our  company  has  just 
as  high  a  rating  as  any  life  insurance 
company  in  America  for  service,  safe- 
ty, low  premium  cost,  and  every  point 
in  which  a  company  is  rated,  and  is 
cooperating  with  our  Order  in  a  fi- 
nancial way,  we  recommend  that  every 
Grange  member,  before  purchasing 
life  insurance  from  any  other  com- 
pany, will  give  the  Farmers  and  Trad- 
ers an  opportunity  to  submit  for  his 
or  her  consideration  their  policy  plans. 

The  Grange  Life  Insurance  Cam- 
paign in  October  was  such  a  pro- 
nounced success  that  a  similar  cam- 
paign will  be  put  on  next  year  by  our 
National  Master  and  the  State  Mas- 
ters of  New  York,  Pennsylvania, 
Ohio,  and  New  Jersey  to  extend  our 
life  insurance  service  into  every 
Grange  community  and,  knowing 
what  the  continued  progress  this  serv- 
ice is  going  to  mean  to  the  future 
welfare  of  our  Grange  families,  your 
Executive  Committee  recommends 
that  the  Deputies,  Pomona  Masters 
and  officers  of  Subordinate  Granges 
lend  their  assistance  in  seeing  that 
this  worthy  •  endeavor  receives  the  at- 
tention and  support  which  it  deserves 
in  every  Subordinate  Grange.  If  there 
is  no  agent  for  our  Company  in  your 
Grange,  cooperate  with  the  company 
on  the  appointment  of  some  active 
member  who  will  act  as  agent  in  your 
Grange. 

HARD  JOB  FOR  DOC 

She:    "Doctor,  vaccinate  me  some 
place  where  it  won't  show." 


TIGHT  BINDING 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  I932 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

Rooms  426-30.  Telegraph  Building 


Vol.  XXVIII 


February,  1932 


No.  11 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DORSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HARSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH       KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H.  G.  EISAMAN, 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  East  Springfield,  Pa. 

JOHN   H.  LIGHT,   Business   Manager, 

Harrisburg,  Pa. 

to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 

ADVERTISING  is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  gr  $3.50  per  Inch, 
each  insertion.     New  York  representative,  Norman  Co.,  34  West  33d  Street. 


How  Can  the  Ever-Increasing 
Cost  of  Government— Municipal, 
County  and  State— Be  Reduced 

THE  problem  of  reducing  governmental  expenses  is  one  that  is  com- 
manding the  attention  of  thinking  men  and  women  in  each  unit  of 

government — local,  state  and  Federal. 

In  discussing  the  question,  I  shall  attempt  to  do  so  without  fear  or  per- 
sonal bias.  There  will  be  no  malice  in  what  I  have  to  say  and  no  thought  of 
being  either  critical  or  personal.  Under  stress  of  the  present  moment,  one 
should  not  allow  personal  feelings  to  swerve  his  course  or  interfere  with  his 
duty  as  a  loyal  American  citizen.  One  does  not  need  to  shoot  some  one,  or 
get  shot,  in  order  to  be  patriotic.  The  opportunity  is  ours  for  displaying  a 
type  of  courage  and  patriotism  unequaled  in  the  annals  of  history. 

This  is  no  time  to  be  building  political  machines  for  selfish  purposes,  or 
attempting  to  lay  additional  tax  burdens  upon  a  people  already  crushed  by 
the  load  that  is  being  carried.  Bond  issues,  additional  taxes  and  increased 
expenditures  only  serve  to  prolong  the  depression  and  prevent  the  return  of 

prosperity. 

Not  in  a  third  of  a  century  has  there  been  so  much  independence  mani- 
fested as  was  displayed  by  the  members  of  both  the  House  and  Senate  dur- 
ing the  Special  Session  of  the  Legislature.  The  Old  Political  Machine,  that 
has  controlled  Governors  and  dominated  Legislatures,  has  at  last  been  broken, 
and  I  trust  will  never  again  be  repaired. 

The  members  of  the  Legislature  are  elected  by' the  people  and  are  their 
servants,  and  not  the  servants  of  the  Governor.  The  duty  of  the  Governor, 
as  I  understand  it,  is  executive  and  administrative,  rather  than  legislative. 
He  may  recommend,  but  not  demand  legislation,  as  the  members  are  re- 
sponsible to  their  constituents  and  to  them  only. 

The  action  of  the  Legislature  reflects  the  thought  of  the  people  generally, 
throughout  the  State.  The  plan  of  bonding  the  State  and  increasing  the 
taxes,  for  unborn  generations  to  pay,  was  not  popular  and  met  the  disap- 
proval of  an  awakened  citizenship.  It  is  evident  that  no  further  increase  in 
the  cost  of  government  will  be  tolerated,  and  as  more  money  is  needed.  How 
shall  it  be  obtained?  There  is  but  one  answer,  and  that  is  to  decrease  the 
cost  of  government. 

This  can  be  done  as  follows: 

1.  Decreasing  salaries. 

2.  Abolishing  all  useless  Bureaus  and  Departments. 

3.  By  eliminating  waste  and  duplication. 

Salaries  that  have  been  fixed  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  can  only  be 
reduced  by  a  further  Act,  or  by  voluntary  consent  of  those  employed.  If 
they  would  consent  to  do  this,  the  moral  effect  would  tend  to  create  confidence 
in  their  State  oflBcials,  as  well  as  inspire  faith  in  the  Government  itself. 

The  Governor  could  reduce  the  salaries  as  well  as  the  number  employed 
by  the  State.  Courageous  action  on  his  part  would  do  much  towards  de- 
creasing the  cost  of  Government.  He  could  render  the  State  no  greater  serv- 
ice than  that  of  abolishing  all  useless  labor  and  putting  all  salaries  back  to 
a  pre- War  basis. 

Abolishing  useless  Bureaus  and  Departments  would  not  be  so  easy,  but 
could  be  done  by  the  Governor  dismissing  all  who  are  employed  in  said  Bu- 
reaus and  Departments  and  refusing  to  appoint  their  successors.  The  money 
would  then  revert  back  to  the  General  Fund  and  could  be  used  for  other 


purposes. 

Let  U8  mention  a  few  that  we  could  dispense  with.     The  Bureau  of 


Markets  is  now  doing  about  the  same  work  that  other  State  and  private 
agencies  are  doing.  State  College  is  now  giving  instruction  in  grading, 
packing  and  marketing,  and  through  its  Extension  Service  could  easily  do 
all  and  more  than  the  Bureau  is  doing,  at  a  great  saving  in  money. 

The  Bureau  of  Plant  Industry  is  also  doing  work  that  rightfully  belongs 
to  the  College.  The  College  must  be  maintained,  why  take  away  a  part  of 
her  work  in  order  that  a  Bureau  may  be  maintained  ?  I  venture  the  pre- 
diction that  if  both  of  these  Bureaus  were  abolished,  not  one  farmer  in  a 
thousand  would  ever  know  the  difference,  and  the  only  ones  who  would  suffer 
would  be  those  who  were  thrown  out  of  work. 

The  Welfare  Bureau  is  another  example  of  how  Bureaus  and  Depart- 
ments have  multiplied  during  a  short  time.  With  a  Health  Department  such 
as  ours,  and  with  many  local  agencies  helping  in  this  line  of  work,  this 
duplication  of  service  is  unnecessary  and  expensive.  Every  county  has  some 
form  of  relief  that  is  supported  by  taxing  the  people.     Wliy  add  to  their 

burden  ? 

The  Department  of  Forests  and  Waters  should  include  that  of  Game  and 
Fish,  and  should  be  given  power  to  prevent  stream  pollution.  It  is  absurd 
for  the  Department  of  Forests  to  plant  State  lands  with  trees  and  then  have 
the  Game  Department  raise  deer  to  destroy  them. 

Fish  are  hatched  and  grown  at  a  big  expense  to  the  State.  They  are  then 
placed  in  our  streams  and  killed  by  the  million,  by  mine  water  and  acid  from 
factories  and  tanneries,  owned  by  corporations  which  use  our  streams  as  a 
dumping  ground  for  waste  products. 

If  a  fisherman  catches  a  fish  that  is  under-size,  he  is  fined  or  imprisoned; 
but  neither  the  Fish  Commission  nor  Health  Department  has  been  able  to 
prevent  the  wholesale  killing  of  game  and  food  fish  by  the  big  corporations. 
Why  all  this  expense,  if  no  one  is  to  derive  a  benefit? 

The  Department  of  Revenue  is  costing  the  State  $2,000,000  or  more 
per  year,  and  is  only  duplicating  the  work  done  by  the  State  Treasurer  and 
Auditor  General.  The  cost  of  collecting  a  dollar  has  more  than  doubled 
during  the  past  few  years,  and  the  cost  of  maintaining  our  State  Govern- 
ment has  increased  from  four  cents  per  capita  to  about  $17.50. 

A  glaring  example  of  how  public  money  is  wasted  for  political  purpose? 
is  shown  by  a  recent  audit  made  by  a  well-known  Philadelphia  firm.  A 
clerk  in  one  of  our  State  Teacher's  Colleges  misappropriated  some  of  its 
funds.  The  loss  was  discovered,  the  clerk  confessed,  and  an  audit  followed 
in  all  the  Colleges,  which  cost  the  State  $1,500,000  and  not  one  cent  of  money 
was  returned.  Is  it  any  wonder  that  the  cost  of  Government  is  increasing: 
The  Department  of  Property  and  Supplies  gives  another  outstanding 
example  of  how  public  money  is  wasted.  I  am  informed  that  all  State  car; 
are  bought  from  local  dealers  instead  of  from  the  factory.  I  fully  realize 
that  buying  from  the  factory  will  not  obtain  votes,  but  why  should  the  differ- 
ence be  taken  out  of  the  State  Treasury  ?  The  cars  are  brought  to  Harris- 
burg, the  paint  removed,  and  a  new  coat  of  a  bright  yellow  color  is  supplied. 
If  these  cars  were  bought  directly  from  the  factory  and  the  required  color 
put  on  at  the  first  painting,  there  would  not  only  be  a  saving  in  the  first  cost. 
but  an  additional  one  of  repainting.  It  is  quite  time  that  public  officials 
began  to  build  business  organizations,  rather  than  political  machines. 

The  creation  of  a  Greater  Pennsylvania  Council  is  another  striking 
example  of  waste  of  public  funds.  The  Council  can  do  nothing  that  could 
not  be  done  by  other  Bureaus  and  Departments.  The  real  object  in  creating 
the  Council  was  to  aid  in  building  a  political  machine  rather  than  a  Greater 
Pennsylvania. 

The  way  to  make  Pennsylvania  great  is  to  give  her  citizens  an  equal 
opportunity  under  the  law.  Remove  unjust  burdens  of  taxation  that  have 
been  placed  upon  them,  and  give  to  laborers  a  larger  share  of  the  fruits  o 
their  labor,  and  no  Council  will  be  needed. 

Since  January  1,  1919,  nearly  all  salaries  have  been  increased;  some  have 
been  doubled  and  even  tripled.    Let  us  mention  just  a  few: 

Auditor  General,  $8,000  to  $12,000. 

Secretary  of  Agriculture,  $5,000  to  $10,000. 

Secretary  of  Banking,  $6,000  to  $10,000. 

Secretary  of  Forests  and  Waters,  $3,000  to  $10,000. 

Secretary  of  Highways,  $8,000  to  $12,000. 

Secretary  of  Mines,  $5,000  to  $10,000. 

Secretary  of  Public  Instruction,  $5,000  to  $12,000. 

The  cost  of  maintaining  the  Executive  Office  during  1930,  Governo 
Fisher's  last  year,  was  $146,740.     The  cost  during  1931,  Governor  Pinchots 
first  year,  was  $189,240.00,  or  $42,500.00  more  than  it  cost  Governor  Fisber- 
There   were   sixty-six  employees  during   Governor   Fisher's  last  yea'» 
eighty-two  during  Governor  Pinchot's  first  year.    Governor  Pinchot  not  o  . 
pays  his  private  secretary  $7,500  per  year,  but  also  employs  his  wife  at  ^» 
per  year.  . 

In  spite  of  the  many  new  buildings  built  on  the  Hill,  we  find  that 
State  is  now  renting  eleven  buildings  in  the  city  for  office  purposes.         ^ 
not  that  tell  the  story  of  why  the  cost  of  State  Government  is  ever-increasing- 

When  a  farmer  finds  that  he  has  more  stock  than  he  can  stable,  n© 
not  rent  more  room,  but  sells  the  culls  and  worthless  stock,  keeping  only 
best.    That  is  exactly  what  the  State  must  do.    Weed  out  the  culls,  dron 


February,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


a  political  misfits  and  keep  only  those  who  are  competent  and  actually 
^'"  rlpd  to  carrv  on  the  work  of  the  Government. 

The  increasing  cost  of  Government,  both  county.  State  and  Federal,  can 

evented  by  a  decided  reduction  in  salaries,  abolishing  all  useless  Bu- 

^s  and  Departments,  stopping  all  over-lapping  and  duplication  of  effort, 

^^^""ring  efficiencv  rather  than  ability  to  get  votes,  as  a  recommendation  for 

""^ointment.     Do  this  and  millions  of  dollars  can  be  cut  from  the  State 

^^^The  cost  of  Government  from  the  smallest  to  the  highest  unit  is  too  high 
d  constantly  getting  higher.    To  meet  this  condition  requires  courage  and 

T'ision     The  Governor  has  declared  against  the  padded  pay  roll  and  ineffi- 

^ncy.    His  statement  meets  the  approval  of  a  discouraged  and  determined 

^  tizenship  who  are  looking  for  constructive  action. 

^  The  pay  roll  of  our  State  should  be  given  a  rigid  examination  to  deter- 
ne  how  many  have  been  added,  how  salaries  have  been  increased,  and  then 

b"  n  to  prune.     The  Governor  further  tells  us  that  we  are  facing  a  deficit. 

Before  this  happens,  we  should  make  a  determined  effort  to  conserve  the 

funds  we  have. 

It  is  useless  to  talk  about  Bond  issues  or  additional  taxes,  as  we  have 
reached  the  breaking  point.  The  only  way  we  can  reduce  the  cost  of  Gov- 
ernment is  to  cut  expenses.  


LANCASTER  COUNTY  POMONA 

MEETS  IN  LANCASTER 


The  winter  meeting  of  Lancaster 
Countv  Pomona  Grange  No.  71  was 
held  Saturday,  January  9th,  m  the 
y,  W.  C.  A.  building  in  Lancaster. 
The  attendance  was  about  two  hun- 
dred with  a  number  of  visitors  present 
from  Chester,  York  and  Lebanon 
County  Pomonas. 

Election  of  officers  for  the  next  two 
years  was  a  feature  of  the  business 
meeting.  Master  Leslie  I.  Bolton,  of 
Fulton,  being  in  office  for  the  past  six 
years,  asked  to  be  released.  The  new 
master  elected  was  Melvin  Boyce,  of 
Colerain  Grange. 

Fulton  Grange  was  awarded  a  cer- 
tificate for  being  the  only  Lancaster 
County  Grange  having  their  farms 
and  homes  clear  of  billboards  and 
other  forms  of  advertisements. 

Resolutions  were  adopted  against 
Daylight  Saving  Time  for  1932  in  the 
county;  also  opposing  the  enactment 
of  a  general  sales  tax  by  State  or  Na- 
tional Governments ;  urging  the  State 
of  Pennsylvania  to  increase  the  ap- 
propriation for  educational  purposes 
from  the  present  13%  now  paid;  and 
owing  to  the  almost  confiscatory  taxes 
on  real  estate,  urged  that  Pennsyl- 
vania amend  its  Constitution  so  as  to 
permit  the  Legislature  to  authorize 
the  levying  of  a  graduated  inheritance 
and  income  tax,  and  also  that  a  net 
profit  tax  be  made  a  part  of  our  tax 
system. 

An  impressive  memorial  service  was 
conducted  by  Chaplain  L.  lluppin,  of 
Fphrata,  for  the  deceased  members  of 
the  Subordinate  Granges  of  the  county 
^luring  the  past  two  years.  The  altar 
>J'as  decorated  by  Flora  for  seven  mem- 
bers of  Fulton,  Ephrata  and  Colerain 
Granges. 

The  lecturer,  Mrs.  L.  Ruppin,  had 
8n  especially  interesting  program  pre- 
pared, the  main  feature  of  which  was 
*  debate  between  Lancaster  and 
yhester  County  members  on  the  sub- 
ject, "Resolved,  That  Increased  Tax- 
ation Is  Not  a  True  Kemedv  for  the 
Present  Depression."  The  affirmative 
^'de  was  taken  by  Wm.  F.  McSparran, 
'•t  Niton;  L.  Ruppin,  of  Ephrata, 
and  Wayne  Brinton,  of  Colerain 
•ranges.  The  negative  side  was 
?r   l^y  A.  Featherman,  of  Fremont ; 


The  new  officers  were  installed  by 
the  retiring  master. 

The  usual  banquet  of  the  winter 
meeting  was  dispensed  with,  and  the 
members  urged  to  use  this  money  for 
charity.  The  fifth  degree  and  evening 
session  was  omitted.  The  next  meet- 
ing is  with  Salisbury  Grange,  April 
9th,  at  Gap,  and  the  fifth  degree  work 
will  be  put  on  by  Fulton's  degree  team. 


\r  Ti  •'^  weatherman,  ot  l^remont; 
;!•  Reynolds,  of  Oxford,  and  W. 
is  ;  ^^  Goshen  Granges.  The 
^ji^^^^ecision  was  for  the  negative 
'^  ^'  Other  numbers  on  the  program 
^^^''p-  violin  solo,  Mrs.  Bess  Jackson, 
j^^ '-olerain ;  monologue,  Miss  Mary 
•u;^^^^'  of  York  County;  piano  solo, 
S  t^""^  ^^^^'  «^  Fulton;  an 
EnW?     ^^^f    Anges     Coover,     of 


irata. 


SOMERSET  COUNTY  POMONA 
GRANGE  HOLDS  THE  LARGEST 
MEETING  IN  ITS  HISTORY 

Somerset  County  Pomona  Graiige 
No.  39  met  in  quarterly  session  with 
Jenner  Grange  on  Saturday,  January 
16,  1932,  in  the  largest  meeting  in  its 
history.  The  meeting  was  full  of  in- 
terest and  enthusiasm  throughout  the 
entire  day. 

At  the  morning  session  reports  were 
read  from  nearly  all  of  the  twenty-one 
Subordinate  Granges  of  the  County 
and  these  reports  showed  a  very 
gratifying  increase  in  Grange  mem- 
bership during  the  year. 

Greetings  were  extended  to  the 
Pomona  by  Harry  Friedline,  master 
of  Jenner  Grange  and  was  responded 
to  bv  Prof.  Chas.  F.  Saylor,  principal 
of  Meyersdale  High  School  and  a 
member  of  Kockwood  Grange. 

The  remainder  of  the  morning  ses- 
sion was  given  over  to  the  transaction 
of  business. 

At  the  noon  hour  a  sumptuous  meal 
was  served  to  more  than  two  hundred 
fifty  persons. 

At  the  afternoon  session  the  officers 
for  the  next  two  years  were  installed 
by  E.  B.  Dorsett,  Master  of  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Grange. 

Next  was  an  address  by  W.  F.  Hill, 
Past  Master  of  Pennsylvania  State 
Grange,  during  the  course  of  which 
Mr.  Hill  pointed  out  the  wonderful 
growth  of  the  Cj range  since  he  became 
a  member  many  years  ago. 

A  delegation  from  Cambria  County 
Pomona  Orange  next  presented  a  pro- 
gram as  follows: 

Our  Changing  Economical  Condi- 
tions was  discussed  by  Mr.  Ed  Jones, 
who  pointed  out  that  most  of  our 
wealth  today  is  in  personal  property 
while  it  was  formerly  in  real  estate. 
More  of  our  country's  wealth,  he  said, 
should  be  returned  to  real  estate.  In 
order  to  solve  this  problem  we  must 
send  men  to  Harrisburg  to  make  our 
laws  who  will  do  something  to  relieve 
the  tax  burden. 

Discussion — "Our  Rural-Urban  Re- 
lationship," C.  C.  Settlemeyer,  who 
advocated  a  closer  cooperation  between 
producer  and  consumer  and  between 
producer  and  dealer. 


At  this  point  the  master  of  Cam- 
bria   County    Pomona   presented    the 
master  Somerset  County  Pomona  with 
a  gavel  known  as  the  traveling  gavel, 
this  gavel  to  be  taken  by  the  members 
of    Somerset    County    Pomona    to    a 
meeting  of  Blair  County  Pomona  on 
February  20th,  and  present  it  with  a 
program.      This    gavel    will    then    be 
passed  on  by  Blair  County  Pomona 
and  so  on  until  it  has  completed  the 
round  of  fourteen  Pomonas  in  four- 
teen counties  of  Pennsylvania  and  re- 
turned to  Cambria  County  its  start- 
ing point. 

On  roll  call  it  was  found  that  four- 
teen granges  of  Somerset  County  were 
represented  at  this  meeting  and  there 
were  also  representatives  from  five 
other  counties  of  the  state. 

At  the  evening  session  a  class  of 
twenty-five  was  initiated  in  the  fifth 
degree  of  the  order. 

After  the  initiation,  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
master  of  Pennsylvania  State  Grange, 
and  W.  F.  Hill,  past  master  of  Penn- 
sylvania State  Grange,  addressed  the 
meeting  after  which  entertainment 
was  furnished  by  Jenner  Grange. 

The  following  resolutions  were 
passed  at  the  evening  session: 

Resolutions — First,  Be  it  Resolved, 
That  the  Somerset  County  Pomona 
Grange  go  on  record  favoring  reduced 
land  tax,  and  that  in  view  of  this  fact 
that  this  Pomona  Grange  favor  in- 
creased state  aid  to  promote  public 
education  in  this  Commonwealth,  and 
whereas  that  this  increased  aid  be  ap- 
plied to  both  elementary  and  second- 
ary education  for  the  benefit  of  the 
youth  of  the  State. 

Second,  Be  it  Resolved,  That  since 
the  price  levied  for  the  use  of  public 
utilities  is  excessive  that  this  Pomona 
Grange    go    on    record    favoring    the 
stand  taken  against  this  increased  as- 
sessment, and  whereas  since  this  stand 
against  these  increased  rates  necessi- 
tates an  expense  that  each   Subordi- 
nate Grange  contribute  to  the  fund  to 
continue  this  stand  against  the  rates. 
Third,  Be  it  Resolved,  That  since 
there  has  been   a  decided  movement 
for  dramatic  work  and  organizations 
among   the   different   rural   organiza- 
tions of  this  county  that  this  Pomona 
Grange   favor   the   use   of   competent 
judges  for  the  contests  in   Somerset 
County,  and  whereas  the  importance 
of  adequate  judging  of  inter-district 
dramatic  contests  is  recognized,  be  it 
resolved  that  the  judges  employed  to 
judge  these  contests  be  procured  from 
the  staff  of  teachers  from  the  colleges 
and  universities  that  have  schools  of 
dramatics. 

Fourth,  Be  it  Resolved,  That  since 
during  the  year  1931  there  has  been 
an  increased  enthusiasm  in  Grange 
work  that  a  vote  of  thanks  be  tendered 
the  officers  of  this  Pomona  for  their 
untiring  efforts  to  produce  this  en- 
thusiasm, and  whereas  since  this  work 
needs  to  be  carried  on  that  the  officers 
for  the  ensuing  term  continue  with 
the  help  of  others  to  carry  on  the  work 
thus  begun. 

Fifth,  Be  it  Resolved,  That  since 
the  work  of  the  Resolutions  Commit- 
tee is  an  imi)ortant  task,  and  that 
since  the  basis  for  this  work  is  negli- 
gible that  each  Subordinate  Grange 
master  appoint  a  resolutions  commit- 
tee and  that  these  committees  place 
in  the  hands  of  the  Worthy  Master 
and  the  Worthy  Secretary  copies  of 
the  pro|X)sed  resolutions  which  in  turn 
can  be  brought  before  the  open  body 
of  the  Pomona  Grange. 

Sixth,  Be  it  Resolved,  That  since  it 
is  necessary  that  a  Subordinate 
Grange  entertain  the  Pomona  Grange 
that  a  vote  of  thanks  be  extended  to 
the  members  of  Jenner  Grange  for 
the  cordial  and  hospitable  treatment 
that  has  been  given  this  Pomona 
Grange  at  this  meeting. 


ELK  COUNTY  HAS 

BIG  GRANGE  BALLY 


What  was  beyond  doubt  the  largest 
number  of  Elk  County  Grangers  to 
ever  assemble  at  a  meeting  compactly 
filled    the    Gymnasium    Hall  "at    St. 
Marys,  Wednesday  evening,  January 
6th,  for  group  installation  of  officers. 
The  hall  had  been  hired  especially  for 
the  occasion,  as  it  was  generally  ac- 
cepted that  the  anticipated  attendance 
would  be  too  large  to  be  accommodated 
in  the  hall  of  Summit  Grange,  and  in 
this    Summit    Grange    showed    good 
judgment,  for  fully  five  hundred  mem- 
bers from  every  nook  and  cranny  of 
the  County  were  on  hand  that  evening 
to  attend  the  festivities. 

Worthy  State  Master  Dorsett  was 
with  us  and  officiated  as  installing 
officer.  Here  comment  is  unneces- 
sary, for  we  could  say  nothing  to 
further  enhance  Brother  Dorsett's 
reputation  for  the  exemplifying  the 
work  of  the  order.  However,  we  do 
believe  that  on  this  occasion  he  out- 
did himself  just  a  bit,  not  only  in 
carrying  out  the  ritual,  but  also  in  the 
address  he  gave  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  work.  At  this  he  was  at  his  best, 
and  his  talk  left  a  deep  impression  on 
all  who  heard  him. 

What  was  termed  "a  snappy  twenty- 
minute  program"  was  presented  by  a 
group  of  members  of  Summit  Grange. 
It  was  in  the  nature  of  a  musical  com- 
edy skit,  built  around  the  goings-on  in 
the  Summit  Grange  Matrimonial  Bu- 
reau, and  it  was  a  "wow."  A  feature 
of  the  program  was  a  song,  written 
esi)ecially  for  the  occasion,  in  which 
a  number  of  members  all  over  the 
county,  even  including  Brother  Dor- 
sett, were  more  or  less  "kidded,"  but 
there  was  not  a  syllable  of  an  offensive 
nature,    and    the    number    went   over 

well. 

Following  the  program  came  a  fine 
lunch,  and  then  the  younger  members 
indulged  in  dancing  until  the  "wee, 
sma'  "  hours. 

Saying  that  all  enjoyed  the  entire 
affair  fully  is  not  exaggerating  in  the 
least,  at  least  if  one  may  judge  by  the 
bright  eyes  and  jolly  smiles  one  saw 
on  all  who  were  there. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON 

Greetings— In  this  the  George 
Washington  Bicentennial  year  let  us 
honor  the  Father  of  our  country  by 
increasing  our  knowledge  of  his  con- 
tributions to  the  rural  life  of  America. 

Even  in  his  day  he  saw  the  need  of 
organization  and  close  cooperation  to 
promote  the  interests  of  agriculture. 
I^t  us  emulate  him  in  building  into 
our  great  farm  Fraternity — stronger 
faith,  greater  hope,  sweeter  charity 
and  finer  fidelity. 

Let  us  emulate  him  in  his  love  for 
beautiful  trees,  fine  lawns  and  gar- 
dens. May  every  Grange  grounds  be 
better  kept  in  his  honor,  and  wherever 
space  i)ermits  memorial  trees  be 
planted.  And  let  us  make  this  true 
not  only  of  our  Grange  Halls  but  of 
every  patron's  home — thus  doing  our 
bit  to  keep  America  the  Beautiful. 


Prine  Fruit  Trees  Now.— This  is 
the  ideal  time  to  prune  fruit  trees. 
The  cold  is  not  so  intense  as  later  in 
the  season.  If  this  work  is  done  dur- 
ing dry  weather  fewer  accidents  will 
occur  than  in  wet  weather.  The  gen- 
eral vigor  of  the  tree  as  well  as  the 
previous  season's  growth  can  be  deter- 
mined more  easily  when  the  work  is 
done  early.  Pruning  to  suit  the  needs 
of  the  trees  can  be  accomplished  best 
under  these  conditions. 


When  to  Mate  Birds. — Mate  the 
birds  in  the  breeding  pens  about  two 
weeks  before  eggs  are  to  be  saved  for 
hatching  purposes. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  I932 


Home  Economics 
Committee 
If 
Mrs.  Georgia  M.  Piolett 
Mrs.  Furman  Gyger 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ray 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Ruppin 
Mrs.  Clara  C.  Phillips 


WOMAN'S  WORK 

IN  THE 

OME  AND  GRANGE 

By  Home  Economics  Committee 


The  George  Washington  Bicenten- 
nial Celebration  starts  this  month, 
and  gives  an  opportunity  for  the 
Granges  to  give  wide  use  to  a  play  or 
pageant.  A  pageant  in  honor  of  the 
two  hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
birth  of  George  Washington  is  a  fine 
commemoration  of  that  event,  in  a 
little  booklet  entitled,  "How  to  Pro- 
duce a  Pageant  in  Honor  of  George 
Washington."  This  may  be  obtained 
by  writing  to  the  George  Washington 
Bicentennial  Commission,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  This  not  only  explains  the 
greatness  of  George  Washington  but 
actually  demonstrates  his  greatness  of 
spirit,  his  patience  of  waiting,  the 
wise  recognition  of  human  shortcom- 
ings, the  thrill  of  courage  and  the 
five  traits  of  character  which  char- 
acterized, not  only  Washington,  but 
the  men  of  his  time.  A  Grange 
Pageant  might  include  scenes  of  plan- 
tation and  country  life,  with  varied 
activities  appropriate  to  the  seasons, 
and  to  work  connected  with  field, 
forest  and  river.  Outdoor  life  at  Mt. 
Vernon  should  be  especially  studied. 

A  Community  Pageant  appeals  to 
a  mixed  audience.  Mary  Ball  Wash- 
ington, Martha  Washington  and 
Nellie  Custis  take  a  place  in  such  a 
production. 

A  Church  Pageant  finds  narrow 
choice,  perhaps,  but  one  large  in 
meaning.  Commencing  with  scenes 
of  family  worship  at  Fredricksburg 
and  later,  service  at  Polrick  church 
and  in  the  midst  of  the  desolation  of 
Valley  Forge,  the  theme  widens  to 
present  the  nobility  of  Washington's 
relationships  with  those  from  every 
walk  in  life  with  whom  he  came  into 
contact,  until  his  own  great  last  utter- 
ance, "I  am  not  afraid  to  die."  Who 
will  be  the  first  to  write  a  pageant  for 
the  Grange  exclusively.  The  reward 
of  last  year  of  $10.00  will  be  carried 


over. 

For  800  years  the  name  of  Washing- 
ton or  DeWessyngton  (etc.)  has  had  a 
notable  place  in  the  history  of  the  old 
world  and  of  the  new.  The  great- 
grandfather of  George  Washington, 
John  Washington,  came  to  America 
about  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth 
century  and  settled  in  Westmoreland 
County,  Virginia,  on  the  very  1,000- 
acre  plantation  on  which  George 
Washington  was  born. 

It  was  then  called  Bridges  Creek, 
later  Wakefield,  a  lovely  spot  for  a 
homestead  on  the  point  of  a  triangle 
formed  by  Bridges  and  Pope's  Creeks 
—  overlooking  the  Potomac,  the 
river  of  swans.  The  reason  for  select- 
ing this  and  his  next  site  was  based 
on  the  facilities  for  wharfage  and 
navigation  for  the  early  settlers  who 
depended  almost  entirely  on  the  old 
world  for  their  manufactured  sup- 
plies, paying  for  them  with  the  prod- 
ucts  of  their  fields — mostly  tobacco. 

In  starting  these  homes  2,600  sav- 
ages were  driven  from  the  future  site 
of  Mt.  Vernon  by  John  Washington, 
who  was  called  "devourer  of  villages," 
and  later  the  title  was  given  to  George 
Washington  in  remembrance  of  the 
first  Indian  fighter.  There  is  much 
conjecture  as  to  the  original  location 
of  the  home.  The  family  burying 
gn'ound  is  known  and  traces  of  a  pre- 
tentious mansion  with  the  customary 
outbuildings.  According  to  the  family 
the  birthplace  home  stood  until  1780 
when  destroyed  by  fire.    A  memorial 


tablet  was  placed  here  in  1815  by 
G.  W.  Custis  and  later  the  United 
States  erected  a  monument.  The 
work  of  restoration  is  being  carried  on 
by  the  Wakefield  National  Memorial 
Association,  created  especially  for  this 
purpose.  The  lawns  which  sloped 
down  to  the  river's  edge  are  being  put 
in  order.  The  house  was  a  com- 
modious, comfortable  type  used  by 
well-to-do  planters  and  had  a  back- 
ground of  great  stretches  of  forest. 

It  is  known  that  there  was  a  great 
fireplace  in  the  parlor  around  which 
was  a  border  of  square  Dutch  tiles, 
their  enameled  surfaces  reflecting  the 
faces  of  the  family  in  the  firelight  and 
offering  one  inspiring  Biblical  scenes 
for  night  stories  for  the  Washington 
children.  The  Association  has  ac- 
quired priceless  heirlooms  and  furni- 
ture, letters  and  other  documents  and 
has  authentic  data  on  which  to  work. 
This  second  plantation  home  was 
named  by  the  Indians  Epsewasson, 
also  known  as  Little  Hunting  Creek 
Farm.  This  was  part  of  the  tract  of 
5,000  acres  granted  Lieutenant  Colo- 
nel John  Washington,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  Captain  Augustine  Wash- 
ington built  his  house  on  the  tract  now 
occupied  by  Mt.  Vernon. 

Here  George  and  Betty  grew  sturdy 
and  strong,  their  mother  giving  some 
time  each  day  to  their  education. 
Later  on  one  of  his  trips  to  England 
the  father  brought  back  among  a  batch 
of  servants  a  white  man  of  education 
— a  political  exile — and  from  him  the 
little  Washingtons  had  their  first  real 
schooling.  The  original  home  was 
burned  in  1739.  George  Washington 
lived  here  till  then. 

The  father  purchased  a  farm  on  the 
Rappahannock  opposite  Fredericks- 
burg. The  change  was  made  as  the 
father  had  an  interest  in  an  iron  com- 
pany for  whom  he  worked  a  mine  on 
his  property. 

The  father  died,  leaving  the  farm 
of   280  acres  to   George.     According 
to     feudal     custom     the    father     be- 
queathed to  Lawrence  Washington  his 
holdings,  called  later  Mt.  Vernon,  and 
to  him  also  his  holdings  in  the  iron 
mine  from  which  a  large  part  of  the 
family  income  had  been  derived.     To 
Augustus  was  left  the  family  estate  at 
Bridges  Creek.    To  widow  and  family 
went  the  later  home  on  the  Rappahan- 
nock.    It  was  here  that  many  stories 
originated — the  throwing  of  the  stone 
across  the  Rappahannock,  the  hatchet 
and  cherry  tree,  the  galloping  on  un- 
broken colts,  and  where  he  and  his 
playmates  played  at  Indian  warfare. 
At    fourteen,    George    Washington 
wished  to  go  to  sea.    The  mother  first 
consented  Ijut  when  his  luggage  was 
on  board  ship  she  refused  to  let  him 
go.     Ships  from  many  ports  entered 
the  Rappahannock  River  and  it  is  said 
that  in  those  days  a  crossing  could  be 
made  by  leaping  from  one  ship  to  an- 
other.    For  a  year  he  lived  with  his 
brother,  Augustine,  at  Bridges  Creek, 
attending  school  but  after  that  he  be- 
came self-educated — copied  in  a  note- 
book 110  rules  of  civility.    There  is  a 
shed-like  structure  still  standing  that 
was  used  by  him  as  a  work  room  and 
some  of  his  surveying  problems  were 
worked  out  here.     The  house  was  re- 
placed by  a  modern  structure  but  one 
may  drink  from  the  same  spring  from 
which  he  drank  and  see  the  old  ferry 
house    where    he    crossed    the    river. 


This  site  has  been  purchased  by  con- 
tributions and  it  is  hoped  to  restore 
the  place  to  its  original  condition. 
This  might  not  be  so  difficult  as  one 
writer  describes  the  home  building  or 
birthplace  as  a  cottage,  principally 
roof  and  chimney,  containing  four 
rooms  and  an  attic;  with  no  neigh- 
bors and  little  time  for  recreation. 
Extra  room  for  guests  was  not  needed. 

At  fifteen,  George  went  to  Mt. 
Vernon  to  be  with  his  brother,  Law- 
rence, who  had  the  greatest  influence, 
next  to  his  mother,  upon  his  life. 
During  his  visits  he  had  become  in- 
terested in  experimental  survey,  horse- 
manship, the  breeding  of  live  stock 
and  other  plantation  procedure,  fitting 
him  to  become  the  heir  and  successor 
of  his  brother.  It  was  during  Law- 
rence's last  illness  that  George  Wash- 
ington went  with  him  to  the  Barbados, 
which  was  the  only  time  he  left  his 
native  land.  It  was  there  he  con- 
tracted small  pox  which  left  perma- 
nent marks.  About  this  time  George 
Washington  was  described  as  hand- 
some— a  ruddy  complexion,  abundance 
of  brown  hair,  blue  eyes,  self-con- 
trolled manner  and  speech.  At  sixteen, 
he  became,  through  Lord  Fairfax,  as- 
sistant county  surveyor  at  a  good 
salary. 

I  will  leave  George  Washington  at 
twenty  years  of  age  in  ownership  of 
Mt.  Vernon  whose  life  there  of  46 
years  will  be  described  in  a  later 
article. 


upon  the  death  of  his  widow  the  estate 
should  go  to  George. 

Surrounded  by  slaves  to  do  all  the 
work  and  by  the  culture  of  the  great 
and  near  great,  the  fatherless  lad  had 
a  good  chance  to  be  spoiled,  but  he 
was  not.  At  the  age  of  13  George  was 
a  very  serious  minded  lad.  He  made 
copies  of  promissory  notes,  wills,  billa 
of  sale,  leases  and  such  business  pa- 
pers  and  became  helpful  to  farmers 
who  needed  such  services.^  He  copied 
54  rules  of  conduct  and  etiquette  such 
as,  "Labor  to  keep  alive  in  your  heart 
that  little  spark  of  celestial  fire  called 
conscience."  Another  was,  "Show 
yourself  not  glad  at  the  misfortune  of 
another,  tho'  he  were  your  enemy." 

His  sterling  qualities,  his  majestic 
carriage  and  personality  made  him  a 
natural  leader  of  men.  The  oft  re- 
peated stories  of  his  public  and  mill- 
tary  life,  have  smothered  from  us  the 
things  that  made  George  Washington 
a  real  human  being  and  so  fitted  him 
for  his  greatness.  He  had  developed 
self-confidence  in  the  great  school  of 
life.  He  had  disciplined  his  mind  so 
that  he  could  cope  with  any  situation. 
So  when  the  colonies  as  a  federation 
needed  a  leader  it  chose  Washington 
as  the  first  president. 


COOKBOOKS ! 

The  eighth  edition  of  our  cookbook 
is  now  ready.  This  time  the  edition 
contains  just  2,500  books  or  one-half 
of  the  former  editions.  But  your 
committee  felt  there  was  still  demand 
enough  to  warrant  them.  Please  state 
Grange  and  No.  when  ordering,  for 
only  Granges  can  have  them  for  the 
45  cents  per  copy,  in  lots  of  five  or 
more.  The  30-cent  profit  goes  into 
your  own  Grange  treasury  or  special 
project.  Juveniles  are  of  course  en- 
titled to  the  same  terms. 

Clara  C.  Phillips,  Custodian, 
Washington,  Pa.,  K.  D.  2. 


TWO  NEW  GRANGE  BOOKS 

Live  Programs  for  the  Lecture  Hour  by 
Jas.  Rowe.  Here  Is  Just  the  stuff  that  will 
put  pep   into  your  Orange.      40c. 

Grange  Pep  Songs  by  Jas.  Rowe.  7j 
rousing  songs  set  to  familiar  tunes.  85c 
each  ;    $3.00  per  dozen. 

THE  WILLIS  N.  BUGBEE  CO. 
Dept.    £,  Syracuse,  N.  T. 

8.  0.  BUFF  MINORCAS.  The  only  state 
supervised  and  blood  tested  Buff  Minorcu 
In  Pennsylvania.  Won  six  first  at  Harris- 
burg  Show,  1931.  Chicks — Eggs.  J.  Eahl 
IX)BB8.   Bedford,  Pa. 


LECTURER'S  ASSISTANT— 40  pages  of 
ideas,  special  programs,  features  and  mis- 
cellaneous suggestions.  FIFTY  PROGRAMS 
— complete  programs  outlined  for  the  lefr 
turer's  hour.  Each  book,  50c  postpaid. 
Guy    B.    Horton,    Montpelier,    Vermont. 


WASHINGTON  SHAKEUP 

This  game  Is  more  of  the  education- 
al type  and  could  be  used  as  a  special 
feature  at  any  meeting  from  Febru- 
ary until  Thanksgiving. 

The  Home  Economics  Committee 
or  Lecturer  of  your  Grange  prepare 
slips  of  paper  on  which  have  been 
written  a  question  pertaining  to  the 
history  of  George  Washington.  On 
the  opposite  side  is  written  the  name 
of  a  member  of  your  Grange.  All 
slips  are  placed  in  a  hat  and  each 
member  draws  a  slip.  The  questions 
are  asked  to  the  person  whose  name 
appears  on  the  slip,  if  he  or  she  is  not 
present  the  questioner  answers  it. 
After  all  have  responded,  a  fair  knowl- 
edge of  the  history  of  George  Wash- 
ington should  have  been  attained  by 
all. 

The  committee  preparing  the  game 
should  be  sure  to  know  answers  to  all 
questions. 


KEEP  THE  HOUSE  PLANTS  GEOWINO. 
Wonder  fertilizing  Ublets  and  powder  ele- 
ments for  growth  and  vigor  Improves  flower 
colors.  Dissolve  when  watering  plants 
enough  for  5  gallons.  10  cents,  3  for  25 
cents,  postpaid.  LiUlefrank  Farm,  Wert 
Kingston,  R.  I. 

STRAWBERRIES  Z'JJf^^^^^- 

berrlei   for  » 

cuitomer.  "• 

want  e»ei7  cw- 

tomer  to  be  our 

friend.     Let's   sret  started.    We 

hare  a  berry  book  for  jonou 

may  prove  Intereating  and  Mtp- 

ful.     No  charge.    No  obllgatloo 


PAY 


MdrtstTh*  W.  F.  Alien  Co. 
199  EvtrgrMn  Ave.,  Salitbunft  ■• 


PAPER  YOUR  HOm 

Jbr 


Yoa  can  pap«r  th«  aver- 
mge  room  with  hiiih- 
ffrade.artititio  wall  paper 
for  as  little  as  90  cents— 
by  buyins  direct  at  low- 
est wholesale  prices. 
Sond  for  big  free  cata- 
log   Not  the  asaal  snaall 


mail  order  catalog  but  alarm  r, 

book  showing  scores  of  artistic  designs  for  e«i- 
inga  and  borders  as  well  as  walls.  Write  todsr 

PENN  WALL  PAPER  MILLS 
D«pt.  •  00  Philadelphia,  Pt^ 


WHAT  MADE  GEORGE 

WASHINGTON  GREAT? 

Georpre  Washinprton  was  bom  in 
luxury,  raised  in  a  family  of  outstand- 
ing wealth  in  his  time,  married  and 
inherited  increased  wealth,  yet  he  not 
only  remained  a  very  pious  and  devout 
man,  but  became  one  of  the  world's 
most  honored  characters.  George  was 
left  fatherless  at  the  age  of  11  and 
three  years  later  he  went  to  live  with 
his  half-brother  Laurence  on  the  es- 
tate known  as  Mount  Vernon.  Lau- 
rence had  provided  in  his  will  that 


Geraniiiins 


I  Marvelous  Colors!  I  Q| 


'This  Korffcoos  collection 
can  be  grown  in  your  own 


In  tin 


canoe  grown  in  youruw..        .      j„  tn 

home.  Unsarpasaed  as  hou-'e  nUnt«  or  for  "^"J^beio* 
open  ground.  Beautiful  and  choice  colors,  as  iwt*"^^ 


February,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


BLOWING  CHERRIES 


This  game   is,  good   to  ^  use   when 

g 

I 
the  floorintoytwo  fields  ^^  ^stretching 


things  begin  to  lag  or  if  ^the  attend 

I! 

tween  the  broth^s  and  sisters.   Divide 


^L  small  and  you  wish  to  pep  up 
:r.ieS.,Makeit_^a^conte^^^^^^^^ 


/String  lengthwise  across  the  room  at 
\  nr  level,  with  brothers  on  one  side, 
hesitlrsontheother.  No  body  may 
1  over  the  line  nor  touch  the  bal- 
\m  nor  be  touched  by  it,  or  it  goes 

^'f  S'^'chfrry  Oarge  red  rubber 
Kflllfon)  18  thrown  to  the  ceiling  in 
htcenter  of  the  room.  When,  it 
'„.es  down,  each  side,  by  blowing 
nnlv  tries  to  cause  it  to  touch  either 
an  opponent  or  the  floor  on  the  op- 
lite  side  of  the  line  from  them  The 
side  successful  in  so  doing  puts  the 
cherry  into  its  basket  and  another  is 
tossed  into  the  air  as  before.  The  side 
which  first  gathers  ten  cherries  wins, 
but  the  losers  will  have  had  so  much 
fun  that  no  consolation  prize  is  neces- 
sary. 


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Varmlllon  Soarl«t 


Orang*  Rad 


Salmon  Pink  BHll«t«"«        bmcM< 

Bluah         Roa«^      *'"B«alii«' 

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-w  A  StTvietfor  tarn  "    -^  | 


Guaranteed  to  Grov^ 


sugar  is  a  highly  concentrated  source 
of  fuel  food,  and  without  the  fuel 
foods  the  proteins  could  not  be  di- 
gested. From  the  health  standpoint 
it  would  be  hard  to  beat  these  cran- 
berry delicacies. 

As  for  economy,  the  berries  are 
usually  reasonable  during  the  winter 
season  and  the  sugar  is  selling  for  as 
low  as  it  has  been  for  a  generation. 

Cranberry  Jelly 

4  cupfuls  cranberries 
2  cupfuls  sugar 
2  cupfuls  water 

Pick  over  the  berries,  discarding  the 
soft  or  shriveled  ones.  Wash.  Put  in 
a  saucepan  with  the  water  and  cook 
until  the  berries  are  soft,  stirring  to 
prevent  burning.  Put  through  a 
strainer  fine  enough  to  remove  seeds 
as  well  as  skins.  Heat.  Add  sugar. 
Cook  two  or  three  minutes  or  until 
jelly  sheets  from  side  of  the  spoon. 
Pour  at  once  into  wet  molds.  Indi- 
vidual ones  are  attractive. 

Spiced  Cranberry  Jelly 


Sent  by  Mrs.  Frances  M.  Geyger, 

No.  1304. 

Second  program  given  to  the  Home 
Economics  Committee  at  DuBois: 

My  reasons  for  considering  this  a 
good  program  are — 

1.  The  theme  is  one  that  should  be 
thoroughly  discussed  so  that  all  house- 
wives can  learn  where  and  by  what 
means  they  can  save  time,  energy  and 
strength  in  order  to  enjoy  life  more. 

2.  The  entire  Grange  has  a  part  in 
the  beginning  and  closing  of  the  pro- 
gram, which  tends  to  encourage  the 
members  to  come  again. 

3.  Every  feature  of  the  program  is 
kept  within  the  theme. 

4.  Knowledge  gained  from  the  pro- 


gram can  be  put  into  actual  practice. 
5.  It  gives  each  and  every  patron 
something  in  particular  to  do,  or  m 
other  words  they  have  a  chance  to  rise 
on  their  feet  and  make  their  voice 
heard. 


GLADIOLUS 
BOOK  FREE  ^^^ 

Describes  187  exquisite  varieties,  many  new. 
Tells  how  to  grow.  36  pages.  45  »""8trations. 
It's  free!  The  fatness  beautiful  RAINBOW 
COLLECTION  of  thirty  bulbs,  all  different 
named  varieties,  but  not  labeled,  blooming  size, 
$1.00  postpaid.  Satisfaction  guaranteed.  ^ 
HOWARD  M.  GILLET,  GUdiolus  Specialist 
Box   553.   New   Lebanon,   N.   Y. 


OUR  FASHION  AND  PAHERN  DEPARTMENT 

All  patterns  price  15c  each  in  stamps  or  coin  (coin  preferred). 


CARRY  ON 

"Come  out,  a  bundle  and  stick  is  all 
You'll  need  to  carry  along. 

If  your  heart  can  carry  a  kindly  word 
And  your  lips  can  carry  a  song." 

HER  BIRTHDAY  GIFT 

This  is  my  sister's  birthday,  but  be- 
tween 
Her  land  and  mine  no  carriers  go ; 
Across  that  space  all  travellers  out- 
ward fare. 
And  none  return  to  ways  they  used 
to  know. 

And  now  it  is  her  birthday ;    and  she 
dwells 
In   a   land    most    marvellous    and 
bright. 
But  if  there  be  some  joys  she  has  not 
known.  Father, 
Give  her  this  day  one  new  delight. 


CRANBERRY  SURPRISES 
By  Anne  Schuyler 


I 


Every  American   knows    cranberry 
sauce.    In  fact  most  of  us  consider 
turkey  and  cranberry  sauce  as  indis- 
soluble a  partnership  as  pro  and  con 
or  Q  and  A.     Many  of  us,  however, 
overlook  the  possibility  of  using  cran- 
berries in  other  ways  than  in  sauce 
and  for  other  purposes  than  as  an  ac- 
companiment   to    the    holiday    fowl. 
Cranberry   jelly    is    an    improvement 
over  the  sauce  in  the  eyes  of  the  ma- 
jority of  people  who  have  tried  both, 
and  it  is  just  as  easy  to  make.    Cran- 
^r^  jelly  is  good  with  roast  turkey, 
of  course,  but  it  is  equally  good  with 
roast  pork,  chicken  or  duck.     Spiced 
cranberry  jelly  is  excellent  to  serve 
with  cold  chicken  or  turkey  when  we 
want  to  make  the  family  forget  they 
are  eating  left-overs. 

But  have  you   ever  eaten  candied 
cranberries?     They   are  not  hard   to 
'Bake    and    while    three    days    must 
elapse   from    the    beginning    of    the 
process  to  the  end,  only  a  very  few 
pimutes  of  each  of  these  days  is  used 
in  cooking  the  berries.     The  rest  of 
^ne  time  they  may  be  left  strictly  to 
Jneir  own  devices,  while  they  absorb 
jne  delectable  syrup  you  have  made 
^or  them.     They    get    plumper    and 
"Cher    looking    each    day,    and    the 
cooks  great  difficulty  is  in  resisting 
jje  temptation  to  eat  so  many  of  them 
^^ere  are  none  left  to  receive  the  final 
ousting  of  powdered  sugar. 
.  in  these  days  of  careful  housekeep- 
ch^  Jl^^^^y   cooks   anything   without 
anH^  i!^^  up  as  to  its  wholesomeness 
C     il!°  double  checking  for  economy, 
fanberry  jelly  is  an  ideal  combina- 
"on  of  pugai   and  fruit  juice.     The 


4  cupfuls  cranberries 
2  cupfuls  sugar 
2  cupfuls  water 
12  whole  cloves 
2  inch  stick  cinnamon 
4  allspice  berries 

Pick  over  and  wash  the  berries.  Put 
in  a  saucepan  with  the  water  and 
spices.  Cook  until  berries  are  soft. 
Put  through  a  strainer.  Heat.  Add 
sugar.    Finish  as  cranberry  jelly. 

Candied  Cranberries 

3  cupfuls  cranberries 
2  cupfuls  sugar 
2  cupfuls  water 

Use  large  cranberries.  With  a  sharp 
knife  make  two  or  three  small  in- 
cisions in  each  berry.  Boil  sugar  and 
water  together  until  sugar  is  dissolved. 
Cool  syrup.  Add  berries.  Use  a  large 
saucepan  so  there  will  be  only  one 
layer  of  berries  on  top  of  the  syrup. 
Bring  very  slowly  to  the  boil.  As  soon 
as  syrup  boils,  remove  from  fire  and 
let  berries  stand  in  the  syrup  over 
night. 

In  the  morning,  skim  berries  from 
syrup.  Boil  until  it  is  reduced  by 
half.  Cool.  Add  berries.  Again 
bring  slowly  to  the  boil.  Boil  gently 
for  three  minutes.  Remove  from  fire 
and  let  stand  two  hours.  Boil  gently 
for  the  third  time,  this  time  allowing 
them  to  cook  five  minutes.  Again 
leave  in  syrup  over  night. 

On  the  second  morning  warm  so  as 
to  thin  the  syrup.  Skim  out  the  ber- 
ries and  spread  them  on  a  clean  paper 
to  dry.  Sprinkle  with  powdered  sugar. 
Serve  as  candies  or  use  in  place  of 
candied  cherries.  They  are  wonder- 
fully attractive  because  of  their  bright 
red  color  as  well  as  their  tangy  flavor. 
The  syrup  may  be  used  in  place  of 
table  syrup  for  pancakes  or  waffles. 


THEME— ''THE  KITCHEN" 

Song.— "Home,    Sweet   Home,"   by 
Grange. 

Roll    Call.  —  My    Greatest    Labor 
Saver  and  Why. 

Paper. — Christmas  Gifts  from  the 
Kitchen. 

Women's  Chorus.— "My  Kitchen."^ 

Discussion. — Efficient  Equipment  in 
the  Kitchen  and  Its  Arrangement. 

Talk.— The   Proper    Color    Scheme 
for  any  Kitchen. 

Trumpet  Duet. 

Playlet.— "Saving  Steps." 

Surprise  Feature.  —  Kitchen  Uten- 
sils. 

Frances  Deininger, 

Chairman,  Home  Economics  Com- 
mittee, Kimherton  Orange. 


our  Kew  8pr.«  Fa.Mo.  M.^«.n.^..  »  -J-/.Tp.'.?.Vn":*^  *'  °''**"'"  '"  "  """ 


2628— Youthful  Model.  Designed  for  sizes 
14.  16.  18,  20  years,  36,  38  and  40- 
Inches  bust  measure.  Size  16  re- 
quires 2M  yards  of  39-lnch  ma- 
terial for  blouse  with  2  yards  of 
39-lnch  material  for  skirt  and  % 
yard  of  35-lnch  material  for 
camisole.  ^   ,        ,         ,. 

2664 — Home  Frock.  Designed  for  sizes  16, 
18  years,  36,  38,  40  and  42-lnche8 
bust  measure.  Size  16  requires  3 
yards  of  39  inch  material  with  % 
yard    of    39-lnch    contrasting. 

2668 — Sports  Model.  Designed  for  sizes  16, 
18  years.  36,  38,  40  and  42-lnches 
bust  measure.  Slie  36  requires  2 
yards     of     39-lnch     plain     material 


with  2%   yards  of   39-lnch   printed 

material.  _  ^    .       ^     -^^ 

2695 — Smart  and  Sturdy.  Designed  for 
sizes  2,  4  and  6  years.  Size  4  re- 
quires 2%  yards  of  39-lnch  ma- 
terial with  %  yard  of  39-lnch  con- 
trasting. ,  ,  _ 
2702 — School  Frock.  Designed  for  sizes  8, 
10.  12  and  14  years.  Size  10  re- 
quires 2  yards  of  35-lnch  material 
with  H  yard  of  35-lnch  contrasting. 
S482 — Slimming  Lines.  Designed  for  size* 
16.  18  years,  36.  38.  40  and  42- 
lnches  bust  measure.  Size  36  re- 
quires 4  yards  of  39-lnch  material 
with  %  yard  of  39-lnch  contrast- 
ing. 


Address,  giving  number  and  size: 

PATTERN  DEPARTMENT,  GRANGE  NEWS, 

428  Telegraph  Building.  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


m 


TIGHT  BINDING 


Page  12 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  1932 


BUFFALO  GRANGE 

REPORTS  ACTIVITIES 


» 


Presents  Summary  of  Work  Done 
During    Past    Year  —  New    Of- 
ficers for  Year  Are  Installed 

Projects  taken  up  by  Buffalo  Grange 
'No.  1523  during  the  past  year  follow: 

On  January  23,  1931,  Master  H.  A. 
McKee  asked  the  Home  Economics 
committee  to  prepare  a  list  of  projects, 
which  was  completed  and  was  as  fol- 
lows: 

A  donation  of  $10  to  Red  Cross  re- 
lief. 

Donation  of  canned  and  raw  vege- 
tables to  the  children's  cafeteria  of 
■Canton  Township  on  February  1. 

An  entertainment  in  two  parts, 
namely,  "Old  Songs  Concert"  and  a 
play,  "Cupid  in  Shirt  Sleeves,"  was 
given  in  East  Buffalo  Church  April 
23;  $58.30  was  taken  in,  and  distrib- 
uted as  follows:  Expenses,  $7.45; 
church,  $10 ;  building  fund,  $40.85. 

In  order  to  help  the  County  Grange 
orchestra  a  bake  sale  was  held  May  16 ; 
■$40.96  was  taken  in ;  $15  was  given  to 
the  orchestra,  a  balance  of  $4.96  on 
stage  curtains  was  paid,  $21  was  added 
to  the  Grange  building  fund. 

An  open  meeting  was  held  June  12, 
a  special  program  having  been  pre- 
pared. 

In  July  some  of  the  Grange  mem- 
bers repaired  the  driveway  to  the  Cle- 
land  school  house,  the  meeting  place 
of  the  Grange.  Rosebushes  were 
planted  by  some  of  the  sisters  on  the 
school  grounds. 

On  August  4,  the  Grange  held  a 
l)icnic,  inviting  those  outside  the  order 
as  guests.    A  large  crowd  attended. 

A  membership  drive  was  conducted, 
and  as  a  result  11  members  were  taken 
in  during  September. 

Annual  flower  and  product  show 
was  held  at  Green  Valley  Hall  Sep- 
tember 18.  This  was  the  most  worth- 
while project.  The  hall  was  beauti- 
fully decorated  with  a  color  scheme  of 
green  and  white,  and  fall  flowers  and 
farm  products  of  every  variety  were 
shown.  Inside  the  hall  an  attractive 
rock  garden  was  arranged.  In  the  eve- 
ning a  large  and  appreciative  audience 
listened  to  the  program  which  con- 
sisted of  readings,  vocal  and  instru- 
mental numbers  and  selections  by  the 
Grange  orchestra.  Interesting  talks 
were  made  by  Master  H.  A.  McKee, 
Pomona  Master  J.  J.  Cleland  and  by 
State  Deputy  J.  L.  Post  of  the  Clays- 
ville  Grange.  A  sum  of  $28.13  real- 
ized from  refreshments  sold  by  the  so- 
cial committee,  was  added  to  the 
Grange  building  fund.  Ribbon  awards 
were  given  for  the  best  display.  Spe- 
cial prizes  were  given  to  the  children. 
Other  activities  of  the  Grange  fol- 
lows: 

Buffalo  Grange  has  four  members 
in  the  Washington  County  Pomona 
Grange  Orchestra. 

Four  members  took  part  in  the 
Pomona  Grange  play  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  scholarship  fund. 

Still  selling  the  Pennsylvania  state 
Grange  cookbooks. 

Members  presented  play,  "The  Val- 
iant" in  the  county  tournament. 

Buffalo  Grange  won  the  State 
Grange  major  prize  of  $50  in  gold  for 
having  the  largest  percentage  of  mem- 
bers buy  life  insurance  during  the 
month  of  October. 

The  officers  elected  for  1932  will  be 
installed  on  January  8  by  F.  C.  Mc- 
Elwain. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  pro- 
grams of  the  year  was  that  given  on 
December  28,  when  the  debating  team 
of  Trinity  High  School  under  the  di- 
rection of  Raymond  Powers  debated 
the  following  question:  "Resolved, 
That  the  several  States  adopt  a  system 
of  compulsory   unemployment   insur- 


ance." The  speakers  for  the  affirma- 
tive :  Robert  McClay,  Murray  Curren, 
Clara  Carlson;  for  the  negative: 
Clinton  Rease,  William  Markley,  H. 
Irwin  Knox.  The  Trinity  orchestra 
furnished  excellent  music  during  the 
program. 


TIOGA  POMONA  TEAM 

INSTALLS  MANY  GRANGES 

The  Tioga  County  Pomona  Grange 
Installing  Team  installed  the  officers 
of  twenty-one  subordinate  Granges. 
Also  three  Juvenile  Granges,  five  Ju- 
venile Matrons  and  two  Patrons. 

This  team  is  composed  of  Worthy 
Deputy  Clara  Mcintosh  as  installing 
officer;  Pomona  Master,  P.  D.  John- 
son as  Marshal;  assisted  at  various 
places  by  Ellsworth  Glover,  Deputy 
Stella  Glover,  Deputy  Ira  G.  Luce, 
Deputy  Dana  K.  Campbell,  Deputy 
Coley  Starkey,  Fred  Mcintosh  and 
Marian  Mcintosh  as  Regalia  and  Em- 
blem Bearers;  with  Pomona  Secre- 
tary, Elsye  Johnson  acting  as  In- 
stalling Chaplain. 

Tableaux  were  effectively  used  in 
bringing  out  the  lessons  of  the  various 
charges.  This  team  put  on  the  work 
very  effectively  and  impressingly,  and 
did  much  in  promoting  a  fraternal 
and  friendly  spirit  among  the  various 
Granges. 

A  photo  of  this  team  will  appear  in 
a  later  issue. 


STATE  COLLEGE  GRANGE 

ELECTS  NEW  OFFICERS 

Newly  elected  officers  of  the  Penn 
State  Grange  will  have  charge  of  the 
activities  of  the  organization  during 
the  ensuing  calendar  year,  Lewis  R. 
Good,  Peach  Bottom,  retiring  master 
of  the  student  subordinate  grange, 
announces. 

Charles  F.  Hess,  Dallas,  is  the  new 
master;  James  G.  Eagleman,  Geiger- 
town,  overseer;  Elizabeth  Sankey, 
Hollidaysburg,  lecturer ;  G.  Wayne 
Heberlig,  Newburg,  chaplain;  E. 
Robert  Nordberg,  Driftwood,  stew- 
ard; Margaret  Carey,  State  College, 
treasurer;  Charlotte  Summers,  En- 
triken,  secretary;  William  H.  Wilson, 
Blairs  Mills,  assistant  steward;  Vil- 
ma  Dillen,  State  College,  lady  assist- 
ant steward;  Everett  P.  Arnold, 
Beaver  Falls,  gatekeeper;  Helen 
Neff,  Center  Hall,  Ceres;  Lucienne 
Buffard,  Knoxville,  Flora;  Jane  Gib- 
son, State  College,  Pomona;  James 
Baker,  Centre  Square,  pianist,  and 
Stratton  B.  Stevens,  Shickshinny, 
member  of  the  executive  committee. 


MAPLE  LAWN  CHICKJS^ 

300.000  ANNUALLY 
For  Quality  and  Profit 

TancredStr.  White  Ughornib 
per  100.  P«rk»  Str,  Barred  B 
(Per  2DJ2)«10  per  100  w? 
Wyandottea  and  White  Rockii'l! 
per  100.  R.  I.  Rrdi  il  0  per  100.  Black  Minorcai  nC 
100.  Light  Mixed  «6  per  100.  Heavy  Mixed  S8  pet  inS' 
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MAPLE  UWN  POULTRY  FARM.    B«i  G.  McAfittmillt,  p^ 


"Is  the  grand  jury  sifting  the  evi- 
dence ?" 

"Not  exactly — it's  straining  it." 


THE  GRANGE  SHOULD 

HAVE  A  VISION 

At  the  December  meeting  of  the 
Crawford  Pomona,  Brother  J.  A. 
Boak  gave  an  excellent  talk  on  the 
subject,  "The  Grange  Must  Have  a 
Vision."  To  my  mind  more  Granges 
grow  dull,  or  fail,  because  they  have 
no  vision  than  from  any  other  cause. 

Every  Grange  should  have  some  spe- 
cial object  in  view — some  work  laid 
out  that  will  be  an  incentive  for  every 
member  to  give  his  best  efforts  to  ac- 
complish the  end  desired. 

The  live  Grange  is  always  a  work- 
ing Grange  and  is  the  one  that  com- 
mands the  respect  of,  and  wields  an 
influence  in  the  community. 

There  is  no  Grange  that  cannot  find 
some  work  for  itself  or  the  community 
that  needs  doing.  It  may  be  the  build- 
ing of  a  Grange  hall,  the  planting  of 
trees  to  beautify  the  hall  grounds  or 
furnish  beauty  and  shade  for  the  home 
— do  something.    Have  a  vision. 

L.  A.  Tucker. 


BROKENSTRAW 

GRANGE  REPORTS 

I  am  very  proud  to  add  a  report  of 
Brokenstraw  Grange  No.  407,  from 
April  14  to  November  10,  1931,  we 
took  in  thirty-seven  new  members  and 
have  a  class  now  waiting  to  be  balloted 
on  at  our  next  meeting.  We  took  the 
traveling  auto  to  New  London  Grange 
No.  1151,  the  stormiest  night  of  the 
whole  year,  November  12,  a  distance 
of  about  20  miles,  with  sixty  members 
strong.  We  put  on  a  sauer  kraut 
supper  December  10,  to  raise  money 
to  redecorate  our  hall.  We  cleared 
$37.  We  are  now  painting  and  paper- 
ing (all  volunteer  workers)  and  hope 
to  be  all-dressed-up  by  our  next  meet- 
ing, January  26.  Our  motto  (or  rather 
our  yell)  is,  "Brokenstraw  Grange 
Can't  Be  Beat." 


Improve  Farm  Fi>ocks. — Sixty-six 
management  demonstrations  con- 
ducted in  as  many  communities  un- 
der the  supervision  of  the  State 
College  extension  service  during  the 
past  year  brought  better  methods  of 
handling  sheep  to  the  attention  of 
1,506  Pennsylvania  farmers. 


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February,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


T  4  PTC  OF  DEMAND 

^         CHIEF  FACTOR  IN 

FARM  SURPLUSES 


Production    Only    Slightly    Above 
Uormal,  Agriculture   Department 
Official  Tells  Marketing  Group 
Production    of    agricultural    prod- 
ts  in  the   United    States   has   not 
ten  excessively  heavy  during  the  last 
three   vears,    varying    only    about    2 
It  cent   from    normal    in    any    one 
!ear   and  lack  of  demand,  resulting 
iorwlv     fro^"     continuously     falling 
rices  has   been   the   chief   factor   in 
renting    surpluses,    Nils    A.    Olsen 
Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Agricultural 
Economics,  said  December  28th  in  an 
address  before  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  Marketing  Officials  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

James  C.  Stone,  Chairman  of  the 
Federal  Farm  Board,  reviewing  prog- 
ress in  the  Board's  work,  told  the  con- 
ference that,  for  the  first  time,  there 
is  some  one  really  interested  in  the 
farmer's  side  of  the  marketing  prob- 
lem and  a  prospect  of  solving  the  an- 
cient problem  of  the  farmer  involved 
in  his  being  forced  to  take  whatever 
price  is  offered  him  for  his  products. 


of  a  means  of  exchange  between  na- 
tions on  a  gold  basis  and  those  on 
a  silver  basis  as  a  method  of  assisting 
international  trade; 

He  declared  his  opposition  to  cor- 
poration farming,  asserting  the  farm- 
home  unit  is  an  important  part  of 
agriculture  and  valuable  to  the  Na- 
tion. 


STRONG  OPPOSITION 

IS  FAST  GATHERING 


To   Creating  National  Department 
of  Education 


Living  Standards  Improved 

E.  G.  Montgomery,  Chief  of  the 
Foodstuffs  Division,  Department  of 
Commerce,  addressing  the  conference 
on  marketing  and  prices,  said  that  in 
past  periods  of  depression  wages  have 
fallen,  but  have  not  come  down  pro- 
portionately with  commodity  prices, 
the  net  result  being  somethings  of 
an  improvement  in  living  standards. 
Mr.  Stone  suggested  to  him  that 
another  relationship  of  much  interest 
is  that  between  wages  and  profits  of 
industrial  and  commercial  companies, 
addinjr  that  he  believed  wages  have 
come  down  proportionately  more  than 
profits. 

Mr.  Olsen  declared  gross  agricul- 
tural income  this  year  is  about  26 
per  cent  less  than  in  1930  and  about 
42  per  cent  less  than  in  1929.  Prices 
have  declined  to  68  per  cent  of  the 
prewar  level,  he  said,  and  the  hmg 
decline  has  discouraged  buyers,  who 
held  off  waiting  for  still  lower  i)riees, 
and  at  the  same  time  tended  to  make 
producers  force  their  products  on  the 
market  before  prices  went  lower.  The 
result,  he  pointed  out,  is  additional 
pressure  on  prices. 

Factors  in  Situation 

Factors  in  the  situation,  Mr.  Olsen 
^aid,  are  numerous  trade  barriers 
*uch  as  high  tariffs,  import  restric- 
tions and  regulations,  milling  quotas, 
and  j?overnment  licensing  systems, 
"orld  expansion  in  the  agricultural 
plant  also  has  had  its  effect,  he  said. 

Mr.  Stone  said  he  cannot  tell  what 
^onjn-ess  may  do  to  the  Agricultural 
Marketing  Act,  but  he  believes  it 
''hould  be  let  alone  inasmuch  as  ad- 
jerse  conditions  have  prevented  it 
from  receiving  a  fair  trial.  He  cited 
instances  in  which  the  Farm  Board 
>s  aiding  the  farmer,  particularly  in 
^nablinp  him  to  market  cotton  on  the 
^asis    of    quality     and     staple,     and 

V  i5^  price  stabilization  operations, 
IJ'hich,  he  said,  have  aided  both  agri- 
''^•ture  and  business  generally. 

Lroes  Cooperative  Development 

Cooperative  marketing  "is  not  per- 

ect  by  any  means,"  Mr.  Stone  said, 

^^t  nearly  any  change  from  the  old 

V^stem,  in  which  the  farmer  had  noth- 

uct      if®^^  ^^  to  prices  for  his  prod- 

8.  should  bring  improvement,  and 

^^eiopment  of  cooperation  is  a  step 

'""p  ns:ht  direction. 

^'  Stone   suggested   development 


SHORT  FARM  AND  DAIRY 

COURSES  OPEN  JAN.  4 

Penn  State's  short  courses  in  agri- 
culture and  dairy  manufacturing 
opened  Monday,  January  4th,  with  57 
advance  registrations.  Dean  K.  L. 
Watts,  of  the  School  of  Agriculture, 
announces. 

Thirty-two  of  the  students  have  en- 
rolled for  the  agricultural  course  and 
25  have  signed  up  for  the  work  in 
dairy  manufacturing.  Among  the 
special  subjects  indicated  by  the 
registrants  are  general  farming,  hor- 
ticulture, floriculture,  poultry  hus- 
bandry, vegetable  gardening,  fruit 
growing,  ice  cream  making,  milk  test- 
ing, dairy  production,  market  milk, 
butter  and  cheese  making. 

Seven  states  are  represented  by  the 
students.  Forty-five  are  residents  of 
Pennsylvania,  six  are  from  New 
York,  two  from  New  Jersey,  and  one 
each  from  Connecticut,  Maryland, 
Utah,  and  Virginia. 

The  agricultural  short  course  ends 
February  26th  and  the  dairy  manu- 
facturing course  closes  February  13th. 


HOW  ORGANIZATION 

SUCCESS  IS  ATTAINED 


Excellent    Example    Furnished    by 
Grange  Members 


The  fact  that  the  Grange  organi- 
zation added  360  new  units  to  its  roll 
during    1931    in    spite    of    industrial 
depression   and   agricultural   discour- 
agement  is  the   more  significant   be- 
cause of  the  extent  to  which  this  or- 
ganization work  was  distributed.    Not 
only  did  it  cover  almost  30  states,  but 
instead  of  being  done  by  a  few  paid 
organizers  it  was  the  result,  largely, 
of  volunteer  effort   exerted  by   mem- 
bers of   the  organization   themselves. 
The    Grange    figures    of    the    year 
show   that   144   different   persons   or- 
ganized Cirange  units  in  the  different 
localities  of  the  nation.      Eighty-six 
of     these     members     organized     one 
(irange    apiece;      20    organized     two 
each;    10  organized  three  each;    and 
28  organized  four  Granges  apiece  and 
upwards;     first    honors    going    to    a 
North  Carolina  hustler  with  25  new 
organizations  to  his  credit. 

Much  of  the  secret  of  Grange 
growth  and  stability  is  here  revealed 
in  the  significant  fact  that  members 
are  interested  enough  in  their  organi- 
zation to  go  out  into  adjacent  fields 
and  as  a  volunteer  task  institute  new 
units  of  the  Order.  In  spite  of  all 
the  discouraging  conditions  of  the 
year  the  Grange  more  than  main- 
tained its  membership  during  1931 
and  is  already  making  substantial 
gains,  both  in  new  units  and  in  ini- 
tiates, as  a  starter  for  1932. 


Apparently  a  vigorous  effort  is  to 
be    made    the    coming    year    for    the 
creation  of  a  national  Department  of 
Education   with   its   head   a   member 
of   the   President's   Cabinet,   and    al- 
ready the  signs  of  widespread  oppo- 
sition    are     manifesting    themselves, 
with   the   certainty   that   the   project 
will  have  no  easy   going.      The  Na- 
tional  Grange  is  one  of  the  groups 
which  will  exert  every  effort  to  pre- 
vent the  establishment  of  the  new  de- 
partment,    and     its     opposition     was 
voiced  in  no  uncertain   language  by 
the  recent  national  convention  of  that 
organization  at  Madison,  Wisconsin. 
The  Grange  declaration  asserts  that 
national  oversight  of  the  educational 
affairs  of  the  country  to  the  extent 
that  is  proposed  will  not  be  for  the 
welfare  of   growing  youth,   and  that 
the  administration  of  educational  af- 
fairs should  be  retained  by  the  states 
and  largely  by  local  communities. 

This  stand  by  the  Grange  is  exact- 
ly in  line  with  its  fixed  policy  of  a 
half  century  in  sturdy  defense  of 
local  self-government,  and  its  unceas- 
ing resistance  to  the  growing  en- 
croachment upon  home  affairs  by 
state  and  Federal  boards  and  commis- 
sions. In  the  same  direction  the 
Grange  is  opposing  Federal  regula- 
tion of  motor  transportation  upon  the 
highways,  insisting  that  such  regula- 
tion is  distinctly  a  state  function,  to 
be  determined  by  local  conditions, 
which  are  so  varied  as  to  make  a 
sweeping  national  regulation  policy 
altogether  undesirable. 

The  Grange  is  in  a  peculiarly 
strong  position  to  fight  the  proposed 
Department  of  Education,  because  of 


its  widely-understood  support  of  such 
educational  projects  in  the  past  as 
have  been  for  the  public  good,  and  its 
own  reputation  as  "the  great  school 
out  of  school"  for  training  young 
men  and  young  women  to  do  for 
themselves.  This  is  certain  to  be  a 
lively  subject  for  discussion  by  local 
groups  throughout  the  country,  the 
Granges  especially,  as  the  proponents 
of  the  plan  further  urge  it  at  Wash- 
ington. 


Washington  gave  us  some  very  fine 
sayings.    Here  are  a  few: 

Be  courteous  to  all  but  intimate 
with  few. 

Whatever   is   done   should   be   well 

done. 

We  must  take  human  nature  as  we 

find  it. 

The  love  of  my  country  will  be  the 
ruling  influence  of  my  life. 

To  speak  evil  of  anyone,  unless 
there  is  unequivocal  proof  of  his  de- 
serving it  is  an  injury  for  which  there 
is  no  adequate  reparation. 

Sayings  of  Lincoln. 

Stand  fast  to  the  Union  and  the  old 

Don't  swap  horses  in  crossing  a 
stream. 

This  nation  should  be  on  the  Lord's 

side. 

I  have  been  driven  many  times  to 
my  knees  by  the  overwhelming  con- 
viction that  I  had  nowhere  else  to  go. 

I  am  like  the  boy  that  stubbed  his 
toe;  hurt  too  much  to  laugh  and  too 
big  to  cry. 

Be  sure  you  put  your  feet  in  the 
right  place  and  then  stand  firm. 


Inventor  (to  capitalist)  :  "This,  sir, 
is  an  epoch-making  machine." 

Capitalist:  "Is  it?  Then  let  me 
see  it  make  an  epoch." 


3&es(pect 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Oranges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  oopy. 


OODEN 

Whereas.  It  has  been  the  divine  will  of 
our  heavenly  Father,  to  remove  from  our 
midst.  Sister  Fannie  E.  Ogden.  a  much  re- 
spected and  charter  member  of  our  Grange  ; 
therfore   be   It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Pleas- 
ant Valley  Grange,  No.  1074,  extend  our 
sympathy  to  the  surviving  brother,  and  have 
a  copy  printed  in  the  Grange  .News,  and 
recorded  on  our  minutes. 

Mrs.  E.  G.  Rok. 

Mrs.    Ai>ma   Ostrander, 

Beatrice  Kimble. 

TAYLOR 

Whereas,  The  Angel  of  Death  has  again 
entered  Goshen  Grange  No.  623  and  taken 
from    us   Brother   Thomas   Taylor   a   charter 

member ;  ._  ^  ^     ^ 

Resolved,  That  we  the  memberR  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter,  place  these  resolutions  on  our 
minutes  and  publish  same  In  the  Grange 
.\'ew8.  George  J.  Read, 

Rex    SANKry, 
Joseph  Morris. 


Keep  Dairy  Records. — Keeping 
records  on  the  milk  and  butterfat 
production  of  dairy  cows  is  especially 
important  when  prices  are  low.  All 
poor  producers  should  be  weeded  out 
of  the  herd  as  soon  as  detected.  Se- 
rious losses  may  thus  be  prevented. 

Buy  Ego  Cases.— The  year's  sup- 
ply of  egg  cases  can  be  purchased  to 
the  best  advantage  when  the  heaviest 
withdrawals  are  made  from  cold  stor- 
age. 


BUTLEE 

Whereas.  As  It  has  pleased  the  Almighty 
in  His  Infinite  wisdom  to  call  from  our 
Grange  by  death.  Brother  Harry  Butler  and 
Sister  E.   M.   Butler,  be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Blue 
Ball  Grange  No.  1331.  extend  our  sincere 
sympathy  to  their  family  and  record  these 
resolutions  In  our  minutes  and  publish 
them   in  Grange  News. 

Ada  Bush, 
Bertha  Hambs, 
Cara   Shtmel, 

Committee. 

ATER8 

Whereas.  It  has  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  to  call  from  Davis  Grange 
No.  1466  to  the  Grange  above,  our  sister 
Lena  Ayers  ;    be  It 

Resolved,  That  in  her  death  we  have  lost 
a  beloved  friend  and  a  faithful  coworker. 
She  was  a  loving  and  devoted  wife  and 
mother  and  into  the  lives  of  her  husband  and 


daughter  has  come  a  sorrow  we  cannot  por- 
tray. To  those  so  sorely  bereaved  we  offer 
our  sympathy  and  mourn  with  them  the  pass- 
ing of  a  lovely,  gentle  spirit. 

Clara  Philups, 
Dora  Weyoandt, 
Elsie  Berry. 

HALL 

Whereas.  The  angel  of  death  has  entered 
Marshallton  Grange  No.  1394,  and  has  taken 
from   us  Sister   Dorothy  C.   Hall ;    therefore. 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these  reso- 
lutions on  our  minutes  and  publish  them  in 
the  Grange  News. 

Marian  M.  Whitworth, 
Mary  W.  Fling, 
Florence  S.  Supplee. 

Comnuttee. 

BTTTTER 

Whereas.  Our  heavenly  Father  has  again 
entered  our  midst  and  called  from  earthly 
labor,  our  dear  member  Harry  E.  Butter; 
be  it  ,    ^. 

Resolved,  That  while  the  members  of  this 
lodge  mourn  the  loss  of  this  loved  one.  we 
do  not  forget  the  greater  loss  sustained  by 
those  nearer  and  dearer  to  him ;  that  we 
extend  to  the  bereaved  family  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  and  prayer,  that  the  loving  Father 
of  all  may  comfort  them  in  their  loneliness 
and  dark  hours  of  affliction  and  that  we  may 
feel  that  so  kind  and  loving  a  spirit  will  ever 
live  In  our  memory. 

Resolved,  That  in  his  untimely  death,  we 
are  again  reminded  of  the  uncertalntly  of 
this  life  and  the  sudden  coming  of  the  Son 
of  God,  let  us  imitate  the  virtues  of  this 
estimable  member  and  be  ready  when  the 
call  comes,  for  we  know  the  will  of  the 
Father  has  been  done ;    be  It  further 

Resolved,  That  our  charter  be  draped  In 
mourning  for  thirty  days  and  that  these  reso- 
lutions be  made  a  part  of  our  minutes. 

J.  C.  STBrrr.  Master ; 

e:t70enk    8.    Fry,    Secretary; 

Mrs.  C.  F.  Allen,  Lecturer. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  1932 


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Our  Juvenile   Granges 

Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Motto — Prepare  in  Happy  Child- 
hood for  Intelligent  Manhood  and 
Womanhood. 

Dear  Juveniles: 

We  are  now  in  the  second  month  of 
1932.  This  is  the  month  which  gave 
us  one  of  the  great  men  of  our  coun- 
try, George  Washington.  This  year 
we  celebrate  the  whole  year  in  his 
honor.  Just  think.  If  he  were  living 
he  would  be  two  hundred  years  old  I 
What  a  wonderful  thing  to  be  of  so 
much  help  and  so  good  that  people 
remember  to  celebrate  the  day  of  his 
birth  two  hundred  years  after.  And 
I  do  not  believe  that  it  was  just  be- 
cause he  was  our  first  President  or 
led  our  army  to  victory  that  we  re- 
member him,  do  you'^  We  are  told  he 
always  prayed  before  going  into  bat- 
tle. He  believed  he  must  ask  help 
from  God  in  all  that  he  did. 

Napoleon  Bonaparte  was  a  great 
general  but  he  is  not  remembered  with 
the  love  that  is  Washington.  It  must 
be  the  fine  character,  gentleness  and 
good  thoughts  and  deeds  that  makes 
us  reverence  and  love  our  Washington. 

Clara  Dewey. 


We  take  things  for  granted  so  much 
we  do  not  stop  to  think  or  wonder 
even  how  they  came  about.  Isn't  that 
80 '(  We  have  the  names  of  our  months 
and  they  are  so  common  to  us  we  do 
not  stop  to  think  of  their  history. 
That  is  why  I  thought  it  might  be 
interesting  to  tell  about  them.  Janu- 
ary, we  are  told  was  named  for  Janus, 
an  old  Latin  deity.  He  was  the  god 
of  the  sun  and  of  the  year.  He  was 
two-faced  so  he  could  look  back  on 
the  year  just  passed  and  the  year  com- 
ing. , 

February  got  its  name  in  a  differ- 
ent way.  The  old  Romans  had  a  fes- 
tival on  the  fifteenth  day  of  this 
month  which  they  called  the  festival 
of  the  purification  when  offerings 
were  made  to  purify  all  things.  Now, 
the  word  they  used  was  Februa  so 
from  this  we  get  our  word  February. 

For  this  month  the  flower  chosen  is 
the  Primrose.  This  is  from  the  Latin 
prima  rosa  which  means  first  rose.  In 
some  localities  it  is  the  first  of  its 
family  to  bloom  in  the  spring. 

The  stone  for  this  month  is  the 
amethyst.  This  stone  was  supposed 
to  have  the  power  to  keep  the  wearer 
from  doing  wrong  things.  Maybe  they 
chose  it  for  February  because  of  the 
beautiful  colors  the  sun  makes  on  the 
snow  and  the  sky. 

Now  we  have  our  officers  all  in- 
stalled, we  are  ready  for  work  again. 
Now  for  our  programs.  Of  course  we 
will  have  a  Washington  program.  Be- 
sides that  we  can  have  our  choice  of 
Lincoln,  Longfellow  or  Valentine.  Oh 
yes,  there  is  Lindbergh  and  Edison. 

And  then  this  is  the  month  that 
gives  us  leap  year.  Wouldn't  a  leap 
year  party  be  fun?  Get  ready,  girls, 
and  plan  it. 

There  is  so  much  material  for  pro- 
grams on  Lincoln  and  Washington  I 
will  not  need  to  give  any. 

A  debate  on  Was  Washington 
Greater  as  a  Statesman  Than  as  a 
General?  A  paper  on  his  boyhood. 
There  are  so  many  things  about  each 
one  of  these  men.  Which  one  of  these 
men  mentioned  did  the  most  for  his 
country?  Does  leading  an  army,  be- 
ing President,  mean  more  than  chart- 


ing new  airways  or  giving  us  beauti- 
ful thoughts  in  verse? 

Which  was  greater  Washington  or 

Lincoln  ? 

Don't   these   suggest   papers,   talks 

and  debates  to  you? 

Time  is  moving  on  toward  the  end 
of  our  contests  and  I  have  not  re- 
ceived any  entries  yet.  Your  best 
program,  the  story  of  your  project, 
and  an  essay  on  the  Seven  Founders 
of  Our  Order.  They  must  be  in  be- 
fore the  Lecturer's  and  Matron's  Con- 
ference the  last  of  March  or  be 
brought  to  that  conference.  So  you 
see  you  must  get  busy. 

Have  all  you  Juvenile  Granges  sent 
in  the  names  of  your  new  Master, 
Secretary  and  Matron  to  the  State 
Grange  Secretary?  And  I  wish  you 
would  send  one  of  them  to  me  so  I 
can  know  where  to  send  you  a  letter 
if  I  needed  to  do  so.  And  be  sure  to 
send  in  your  quarterly  reports,  too. 

I  have  an  announcement  to  make 
which  I  think  will  please  you  all.  You 
remember  the  papers  we  had,  written 
by  Prof.  K.  W.  Anderson  on  "Wild 
Flowers  We  Should  Know"  and  the 
"Bird  Talks"  he  gave  us.  Well,  he  has 
kindly  consented  to  give  us  some  more 
"Talks"  this  time  on  "Pennsylvania 
Trees."  Don't  that  sound  interest- 
ing? I  think  maybe  they  will  start  in 
the  March  number. 


Take  a  little  time  each  day 
From  the  minutes  thrown  away. 
Spare   it   from    your    work   or    play. 
Stop  and  think. 

You  will  find  that  men  who  fail 

Do  not  think. 
Men  who  find  themselves  in    jail 

Do  not  think! 
Half  the  trouble  that  we  see. 
Trouble  brewed  for  you  and  me. 
Probably  would  never  be 

If  we'd  think. 

Shall  we  journey  hit-or-miss, 

Or  shall  we  think? 
Let's  not  go  along  by  guess. 
But  rather  to  ourselves  confress. 
It  would  help  us  more  or  less 

If  we'd  think.  — Selected. 


saucepan.   Boil  about  15  minutes 
test. 

Chop  the  nuts  into  small  pieces. 

When  candy  forms  into  a  hard  ball 
remove  from  fire.  Add  nut  meats  and 
pack  in  a  shallow,  buttered  tin.  When 
cool  cut  into  bar. 


On  January  9th  I  had  the  pleasure 
of  attending  two  double  installation 
ceremonies.  In  the  daytime,  Mr.  C. 
H.  Belknap  and  I  were  invited  to  go 
to  West  Greene  Grange  in  Erie  Coun- 
ty to  install  the  officers.  He  installed 
the  "big"  Grange  officers  and  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  installing  the  new  Ju- 
venile officers.  They  have  a  fine  bunch 
of  Juveniles  and  I  felt  proud  to  stand 
there  at  the  altar  and  see  the  Juvenile 
officers  march  up  with  the  ones  from 
the  older  Grange  each  in  their  turn, 
and  have  the  privilege  of  giving  to 
them  the  charge  of  their  office. 

In  the  evening  Union  City  Granges, 
Subordinate  and  Juvenile  had  a  dou- 
ble installation  also.  They  were  in- 
stalled by  Carl  Flaugh,  Past  Master 
of  the  Subordinate  Grange,  and  Merle 
Sexton,  Past  Master  of  the  Juveniles. 

After  the  installation  we  had  fine 
"eats"  at  both  places. 

Ralph  Waldo  Emmerson  wrote  a 
little  poem  which  makes  me  think  of 
the  great  men  who  were  born  this 
month.    Here  it  is: 


1  have  been  wondering  if  you 
wouldn't  like  a  taffy  pull  as  well  as 
we  do  up  here.  I  am  sure  if  you  have 
never  tried  it  you  would  enjoy  one. 
Here  are  some  taffy  recipes. 

Lemon  Stick  Candy 

2  cupfuls  granulated  sugar 
%  cupful  of  water 

y2  teaspoonful  of  cream  of  tartar 
1  tablespoonful  of  lemon  juice 

or 
1  teaspoonful  of  lemon  extract 

Measure  sugar,  water  and  cream  of 
tartar  into  saucepan  and  place  over 
the  fire.  Be  sure  your  fire  is  not  too 
hot.  If  gas,  place  iron  sheet  under 
pan.  Stir  until  sugar  melts  then  let 
boil  for  15  minutes. 

Test  by  dropping  teaspoonful  in 
cold  water.  If  it  is  brittle  and  cracks 
it  is  done.  Remove  from  fire  and  stir 
in  the  flavoring.  Pour  on  buttered 
platter  to  cool.  Grease  your  hands 
with  a  little  butter  and  pull  the  taffy 
until  it  is  quite  light  in  color.  When 
pulled  enough  roll  out  into  long  sticks 
about  %  in.  thick.  Cut  with  heavy 
shears  into  sticks.  If  you  wish  you 
can  roll  each  piece  in  confectioner's 
sugar.  Do  not  roll  or  pull  the  taffy 
in  a  warm  room. 

Lemon  Squares  or  Balls 

These  are  made  by  using  the  taffy 
recipe  and  then  when  the  candy  is 
cooling  mark  off  into  squares.  If  you 
take  each  square  and  roll  in  your  hand 
you  can  form  balls.  These  can  be 
rolled  in  the  confectioner's  sugar  if 
desired. 

Peppermint  Sticks 

These  are  made  the  same  as  the 
others  only  using  peppermint  extract, 
one  teaspoonful. 

Keep  your  candy  on  a  flat  surface 
in  a  cool  place  if  you  do  not  wish  to 
use  it  right  away. 


If   You   Have   a   Valentine  Party 
Here  Are  a  Few  Games 

Make  a  large  red  heart.  Blindfold 
each  in  turn  and  let  them  pin  goy 
darts  on  it. 

Give  each  large  hearts.  On  this 
each  one  writes  two  lines  of  a  verse. 
Then  they  march  in  two  circles,  one 
inside  of  the  other.  At  a  signal  they 
stop  and  change  hearts  with  the  oni 
in  the  other  circle  nearest  them.  Each 
one  finishes  the  verse  on  the  heart  he 
holds.  Then  they  read  the  verses  in 
turn. 

''Valentine  Wishes"  is  fun.  Blind- 
fold each  in  turn.  Let  them  point  to 
someone  and  say  *'I  wish  they  would 
— "  and  then  tell  some  stunt  for  them 
to  do  as,  "I  wish  they  would  sing"  or 
speak  a  piece  or  any  stunt  the  one 
blindfolded  can  think  of.  The  one 
pointed  at  must  do  the  stunt  they  are 
told  to  do. 

Another  game  is  called  "My  Sweet- 
heart." 

Sit  in  a  circle  or  around  the  room. 
One  points  to  another  and  says  "My 
little  sweetheart  wears  wooden  shoes." 
The  one  at  whom  he  points  must  say 
"Dutch"  before  he  counts  ten.  If  not 
then  the  one  pointed  at  points  at 
someone  else.  The  boys  must  point 
at  girls  and  girls  at  boys.  The  boys 
say  "My  little  Sweetheart  wears"  and 
then  gives  something  which  would 
show  in  what  country  she  lives.  The 
girls  say  "My  sweetheart's  name  is" 
and  gives  a  name  showing  the  coun- 
try. For  instance  if  she  said  "My 
sweetheart's  name  is  Mike"  the  one 
pointed  at  would  know  he  must  be 
Irish,  and  would  say  so  before  she 
counted  ten. 

Another  game  to  play  is  to  seat  the 
players  in  a  circle  or  row.  No.  1  says 
to  No.  2,  "I  sent  my  love  a  valentine.'' 
No  2  says,  "How  did  she  receive  itj" 
No.  1  answers  with  an  adverb  begin- 
ning with  A.  Then  No.  2  says,  "I 
sent  my  love  a  valentine"  to  No.  3 
and  No.  3  asks,  "How  did  she  receive 
it?"  No.  2  answers  by  using  an  ad- 
verb beginning  with  B  and  the  third 
using  C,  the  fourth  D,  and  so  on  down 
the  alphabet. 


A  Nation's   Strength 

Not  gold,  but  only  man  can  make 
A  people  great  and  strong — 

Men  who  for  truth  and  honor's  sake 
Stand  fast  and  suffer  long. 

Brave    men    who   work   while    others 
sleep 

Who  dare  while  others  sigh — 
They  build  a  nation's  pillars  deep 

And  lift  them  to  the  sky. 

And  those  men  would  never  have 
been  great  had  they  not  done  what 
this  little  poem  is  about — 

Think 

It's  a  little  thing  to  do, — 

Just  to  think. 
Anyone,  no  matter  who, 

Ought  to  think. 


Chocolate  Taffy 

2  cupfuls  of  granulated  sugar 
%  cupful    of    White    Crystal    Karo 

corn  syrup 
y2  cupful  of  water 
y^  teaspoonful  of  salt 

1  ounce  or  square  of  chocolate 

Put  sugar,  salt,  Karo  syrup  and  wa- 
ter into  a  pan  and  place  on  the  fire. 
Stir  until  sugar  is  dissolved.  Add 
chocolate  and  stir  till  it  is  melted. 
Test.  When  brittle  it  is  done.  Pull 
and  cut  the  same  as  the  other  recipe. 

Nut  Taffy  Bars 

V2  cupful  of  brown  sugar 
V2  cupful  New  Orleans  molasses. 
V4  cupful  of  water 
1  tablespoonful  of  butter 
y2  teaspoonful  of  salt 
V^  cupful  pecan  meats 
yz  cupful  of  walnut  meats 
y^  cupful  of  hickory  nut  meats 

Measure  sugar,  salt,  molasses,  ^^  ta- 
blespoonful vinegar,  and  butter  into  a 


My  Valentine 

I  made  a  dandy  valentine 

The  paper  was  pale  blue, 
The  border  gold,  the  roses  pink, 

And  the  verse  said  "I  love  you"» 

What's  that  you're  asking,  grandpa t 

"Who  did  I  send  it  to?" 
Why  I  sent  it  to  my  mother. 

The  nicest  girl  I  knew. 

Mistakes 

Rob  sent  me  a  valentine 

Careless  little  scamp! 
But  I  never  got  it,  'cause 

He  forgot  the  stamp. 

I  wish  I  hadn't  laughed,  for  oh. 
Guess  what  I  did  with  mine. 

I  sealed  and  stamped  it  well,  but 
Forgot  the  valentine. 

A  Resolve 
I  want  to  be  like  Washington, 

So  good  and  brave  and  true; 
And  so  I  mean  to  do  each  day 

Just  as  he  used  to  do. 

I'll  try  to  make  my  writing  neat 
And  keep  my  temper,  too. 

And  mind  my  mother  every  day 
Just  as  he  used  to  do. 


february,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


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t^ARKEES  NATIONAL  GRAIN 
rORPORATION  CONTROLLED 
BY  MEMBER  COOPERATIVES 

The  Federal  Farm  Board  has   re- 
ceived a  copy  of  the  following  report 
hich  was  adopted  by   a   committee 
f  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Farm- 
rs  National  Grain  Corporation  at  a 
Zet'mg  held  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  De- 
ember  8,  1931,  and  submitted  to  the 
Senate  Committee  on  Agriculture  and 
Forestry  for  inclusion  as  a  part  of 
[he  record  of  the  committee's  recent 
hearing  on  agricultural  legislation : 
Whereas,    During    recent    sessions 
,f  the  Senate  Committee  on  Agricul- 
ture and  Forestry,  and  since  in  the 
nublic  press,   the   matter   of   salaries 
paid  by  Farmers  National  Grain  Cor- 
poration to  certain  of  its  officers  and 
employees  has  been  the  subject  of  con- 
siderable discussion,  and 

Whereas;  We,  the  members  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  Farmers  Na- 
tional Grain  Corporation,  have  taken 
note  of  these  discussions  and  desire  a 
clear  understanding  on  the  part  of 
the  members  of  your  committee,  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States,  and 
the  public  generally,  now,  therefore, 
we  herewith  call  to  your  attention 
certain  pertinent  facts. 

First  and   foremost,   we   desire   to 
ixjint    out    that    Farmers     National 
Orain  Corporation  is  a  national  co- 
operative   grain    marketing    associa- 
tion, wholly  and  solely  owned  by  state 
and  regional  cooperative  grain   mar- 
keting associations  composed  of  grain 
producers;    that  this  board  of  direc- 
tors is  composed  solely  of  the  accredit- 
ed representatives  of  these  producer 
organizations  and  that  our  responsi- 
bility as  such  directors  is  primarily 
to  our  own  stockholders  and  member- 
ship, who  are  producers  and  organi- 
zations of  producers  of  grain.     Nor 
do  we  recognize  any  oblization  on  the 
|iart  of  this  corporation  to  make  pub- 
lic its  business  transactions,  includ- 
ing the  employment  of  personnel  and 
the   fixing    of    their    compensation. 
Nevertheless,  the  conduct  of  our  busi- 
ness has  been  such  that  we  are  will- 
ing, in  this  instance,   to  forego  our 
fundamental    rights    as    a    privately- 
owned   business    corporation    in    the 
interests  of  a  clearer  understanding 
on  the  part  of  the  public  of  our  aims 
and  purposes  and  the  soundness  of  the 
>tructure  of  this  corporation. 

The  burden  of  a  large  portion  of 
the  criticism  of  salaries  paid  by  this 
corporation  rests  upon  the  mistaken 
theory  that  these  funds  are  dispensed 
by  the  Federal  Farm  Board  out  of 
the  public  treasury.  The  facts  are 
that  the  Federal  Farm  Board  has  had 
nothing  whatever  to  do  either  with 
the  payment  of  salaries  to  officers  and 
employees  of  Farmers  National  Grain 
Corporation  or  with  determining  the 
amounts  to  be  paid  to  such  officers 
and  employees.  These  matters  are 
solely  within  the  authority  and  dis- 
Cfetion  of  this  board  of  directors  and 
jji.the  selection  of  personnel  and  the 
"15s  of  salaries  this  board  has  been 
^ided  at  all  times  by  the  determina- 
tion to  place  in  charge  of  Farmers 
'Rational  Grain  Corporation  men 
tnoroughly  qualified  by  training  and 
experience  to  conduct  grain  market- 
n?  operations  on  a  vast  scale, 
ihe  operations  of  Farmers  Nation- 
^^^rain  Corporation  during  the  first 
t^k  ^1^^^  0^  ^ts  existence,  from  Oc- 
''^'  29,  1929,  to  October  31,  1931, 


for  salaries  and  wages  in  all  depart- 
ments and  branches  of  not  to  exceed 
one-lifth  of  one  cent  on  all  bushels 
bought,    handled    and/or    sold. 

To  make  it  clear  that  this  one  cent 
per  bushel   includes   all  general   and 
administrative  expenses  is  merely  to  I 
prove,  in  our  opinion,  that  operations 
of  Farmers  National  Grain  Corpora- 
tion have  been  conducted  with  utmost 
efficiency.      It  may   be   well,   in   this 
connection,  further  to  point  out  that 
the  unit  cost  above-mentioned  covers 
the  organization  period  of  this  corpo- 
ration,    during     which      nationwide 
grain   merchandising   machinery   has 
been  established  and  set  in  motion, 
and  includes  all  the  costs  incidental 
thereto.     Net  earnings  of  the  corpo- 
ration, after  the  setting  aside  of  re- 
serves necessary  to  insure  the  sound- 
ness   of    the    corporation's    structure, 
represent   a  gain   to  organized  grain 
producers    of    two    and    three-tenths 
cents  per  bushel,  which  amount  does 
not    include   important   benefits   that 
have  come  to  them  in  narrowed  mar- 
gins   and    reduced    discounts    in    the 
purchase  of  grain  at  both  country  and 
terminal  points.     That  these  benefits 
have  been  gained  is  easily  proved  by 
the  records  available  in  any  terminal 
market. 

No  public  money  is  or  has  been 
used  in  the  payment  of  any  salaries 
of  officers  or  employees  of  Farmers 
National  Grain  Corporation.  From 
the  very  begini^ing  of  its  operations 
this  corporation  has  been  on  a  profit- 
making  basis  and  no  part  of  the  re- 
volving fund  available  for  grain  mar- 
keting has  ever  been  drawn  upon  for 
use  in  payment  of  salaries  of  Farm- 
ers National  Grain  Corporation  of- 
ficers or  employees. 

It  is  quite  the  general  thing  for 
those  who  oppose  cooperative  grain 
marketing  because  it  menaces  their 
own  profits  to  magnify  certain 
items  in  connection  with  cooperative 
marketing.  The  purpose,  of  course, 
is  to  make  it  appear  to  grain  farmers 
that  waste  and  extravagance  are  be- 
ing practiced.  Farmers,  however,  are 
quite  well  aware  that  costs  of  buying 
and  selling  always  have  been  borne 
by  the  grain  itself,  that  they  have 
always  footed  the  bills  and  that  the 
profits  taken  by  the  private  handlers 
of  grain  have  built  up  numerous 
large  fortunes.  They  turn  to  coop- 
erative marketing  in  order  that  these 
profits  may  revert  to  themselves  as  a 
part  of  the  value  of  their  commodity. 
(Signed)    C.  B.   Steward,  President. 


POULTRY 


McCURDY'B  POULTEY  HEXEDT — Cures 
Roupe  and  Bronchitis,  or  money  refunded. 
$1.  Geobgb  McCubdy,  23  Fourth  St.,  Berlin. 
New  Hampshire. 


WE  NEED! 


More  New  Laid  WHITE 
and  BROWN  EGGS  direct 
from  the  farm.     Write  for 

shipping    cards.      Our   87    years    service   and 

experience  is  our  guarantee. 

ZENITH-GODLEY  CO. 
171    Duane  Street  New   York   City 


ATTENTION,  BUYERS! 

FULL  BLOODED  "AMERICAN" 

QUALITY  CHICKS 

are  big  chicks,  heavy  chicks, 
hardy  chicks,  dependable  chicks. 
They  live — every  breeder  tested 
for  Bacilllary  White  Diarrhea. 
They  lay  —  breeders  rigidly 
culled  and  mated  to  Superlative 

V^o  log 

At  Ulster  County  Fair.  New 
York  State,  they  won  two  firsts 
and  a  second.  At  the  New- 
York  State  Fair  they  won  one 
first  and  one  second,  writes  one 
of  customers  from  Accord,  N.  Y. 
Write  today  for  our  catalog  and  low  price 
list.      100%    live  arrival   guaranteed. 

AMERICAN  CHICKERIES    '" 
Grampian,  Pa.  Box   220 


Get  More  Eggs! 


DISCRIPTIVE    LITERATURE    TELLING 
HOW  — FREE     FOR     THE     ASKING 

Get  more  eggs  by  knowinK  how  to  feed  hena. 
Pearl  Grit  News  tells  How  and  Why — K.ives 
opinion  of  experts — actual  results  obtained 
by  growers.  It's  Free  for  the  asking  and 
may  be  means  of  your  earning  more  from 
eggs.  Write  Today  to: — 
H.  M.  MATTSON,  Dept.  0-22,  PIftPA,  OHIO 

AT  LAST  ?r.^^! 

FOR  A  LIMITED  TIME  ONLY 
A  switch  to  tarn  on  70ur  Poultry  Honse 
lights  automatically.  Guaranteed  Depend- 
able, long-lifed  and  easy  to  install.  Tor  110 
or  82  volt  current.  Order  now  as  this  offer 
may  never  be  repeated.  Send  check  or 
money  order. 

GROVE  MANUFACTURING  CO.  „,^ 
COLUMBUS    GROVE,  OHIO 


Name 
City    . 


SUte 


SINGLE  COMB  WHITE  LEGHORN 
CHICKS.  Heavy  Laying  Strain.  Pennsylva- 
nia State  Accredited.  Booklet.  North  Poul- 
try Farm,  McAlisterville,  Pa. 


GIANT  BRAHMAS.  Real  equality.  Breed- 
ers tested.  Two  matings.  Low  prices. 
Chicks.  Eggs.  Catalog.  Write  Giant 
BRAiiMA  Farms,  Grampian,  Pa. 


DUCKLINGS  ^^^-^^  la^" 


THE  DUCKERY 


Runners.     Setting  Eggs. 
FREE    Booklet.  _ 

TRAPPE,  MD. 


AMERICAN  ANC0NA8.  Breeders  tested. 
Extra  large.  Exceptional  mating.  Free 
catalog.  Low  prices.  American  Ancona 
Farms,  Grampian,  Pa. 

SUNNYFIELD  MAMMOTH  SINGLE  COMB 
BLACK  MINORCAS  are  Big  Mlnorcas,  Heavy 
Minorcas,  Hardy  Minorcas,  Reliable  Minorcas. 
Have  egg  producing  ability.  Breeders  tested. 
Write  Su.NNYFiELD  MINORCA  FARMS,  Gram- 
pian, Pa. 


HOW  TO  KNOW 

GOOD  SEED 

This  aim  of  every  farmer  la  explained  in 
Scott's  New  Seed  Guide,  a  72-pare  book  of 
facts  about  field  seeds  and  the  crops  they 
produce.  A  TREE  COPY  will  be  sent  to 
you  on  request  along  with  quotations  on 
Red.  Mammoth,  Aisiae,  ximocny  and  other 
field  seeds. 

0.  M.  SCOTT  &  SONS  CO. 

Dept.  912  Marysville,  Ohio 

We  Pay  the  Freight. 


FOR  SALE 


POWER  EQUIPPED 

■     VWWtrt  SEPARATORS 

AT  GREATLY  REDUCED  PRICES 

Tradt  in  your  old  separator  for  a  new  Sharpies 
Electric  or   Engine  drive. 

SHARPLES  CO.  WEST  CHESTER.  PA. 


POTTER 
COUNTY 


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that  r  ^^^°  of  its  course.  During 
cU  A^  ^^®  corporation  has  pur- 
f)Oo'(S^?^  handled  more  than  390,- 
pard  •  ^^^^^Is  of  grain,  and  we  re- 
m\n^  ^s  a  challenge  to  all  other 
this  ^''^^^^^ing  organizations  that 
^andwf^  ^"lount  of  grain  has  been 
cent  k^*  a  cost  of  less  than  one 
*  bushel,  including  a  total  cost 


Certified  Seed  Potatoes 

RUSSET  RURAL  POTATOES  that 
have  proved  their  worth. 

Paul  R.  Smith,        Ulysses,  Pa. 


REGAL  DORCAS  White  Wyandottei.  Tan- 
cred.  Hollywood  White  Leghorn  Chicki. 
Breeders  tested.  Extraordinary  quality.  Low 
prices.  Free  catalog.  Keiser's  Whiti 
Acres,  Grampian,  Pa. 

REISER'S  BROWN  LEGHORN  —  Golden 
Buff  Orpington  Chicki.  Breeders  tested. 
Live.  Lay.  Exceptional  matings.  Catalog. 
F.  Keiser,  Grampian.  Pa. 


BTTY  CERTIFIED  RUSSETS  from  a  region 
so  cool  that  stem-end  browning  does  not  de- 
velop.    Paul  R.  Smith,  Ulysses.  Pa. 

FIELD  SELECTED  EARLY  EVER- 
GREEN SWEET  CORN.  50  Pounds,  $6.00  ; 
5  pounds,  postpaid,  $1.00.  Chables  A. 
RowE,  Yardley,  Pa. 

YOU  DON'T  have  to  guess  to  buy  a  farm. 
My  illustrated  catalogue  tells  you  how.  And 
It's  FREE.  W.  C.  Kbrkendall,  (Harmony) 
Philllpsburg,  N.  J. 

MARYLAND'S  FAMOUS  EASTERN 
SHORE  offers  finest  farms,  soil,  climate, 
roads,  markets,  aaafood,  poultry,  muskrata, 
ducks.  Big  values.  K&bj  terma.  Hxnbt 
IsHAM   Hazelton,    Salisbury,   Md. 

GRANDMOTHER'S  GARDEN  OOLLEO- 
TION.  Six  Pkts.  annual  Flowers.  25c.  Se- 
lect varieties  Vegetable  and  Flower  seeds. 
Beautiful  new  Gladiolus.  Send  for  cata- 
logue. C.  H.  Brbwbr,  Rahway.  N.  J. 
3t — Feb.   Mar.   Apr. 


Strawberry  Plants 


AT  BARGAIN 

PRICES 

BLAKEMORE,    Aroma,    Gibson,    Missionary, 

$3.00   per   1,000. 
PREMIER.   Big  Joe,   Aberdeen,  Gandy,  Lup- 

ton,  Dunlap,  Wm.  Belt,  $4-00  per  1,000. 
MASTODON  E.  B.,  $8.00  per  1,000. 
Other  leading  standard  varieties.  Strawberries. 
Raspberries,  Blackberries,  Grapes.  Asparagus,  at 
new  lower  prices.  This  is  real  Bargain  Year  at 
TOWNSEND'S  NURSERIES.  Never  before 
have  we  sold  good  plants  as  cheap  as  this  time. 

DON'T  send  any  order  to  any  one  until  you 
get  TOWNSEND'S  1932  BARGAIN  CATA- 
lyOG.  Send  in  the  names  of  vour  friends  who 
row  .•strawberries.  We  hare  plenty  good  plants 
for  all.  A  postal  will  bring  the  book  by  return 
mail.  E.  W.  TOWNSEND  A  SONS, 
98   Vine  Street  Salisbury,   Md. 

£5HSESH5E5HSBSH5E5H5E5E5HSHSHSH5HSa 


CHICKS  —  Superlative  Quality  Barred 
Rocks.  Single  Comb  Reds.  Breeders  tested 
for  BWD.  Low  prices.  Write  for  free  cata- 
log. Grampian  Hills  Poultry  Fabmb, 
Grampian,  Pa. 


SHEAFFER'S  SUPERIOR 

BRONZE  TURKEYS 

We  are  offering  Choice  Young  Breeders 
which  have  been  selected  from  our  flock  of 
eleven  hundred  birds.  This  flocic  has  been 
built  from  the  best  bloodlines  in  the  Country. 
All  toms  carry  full  rainbow  tails,  majority 
double  rainbows.  Individual  prices  and  de- 
scriptions furnished  upon  request.  Stock 
unconditionally    guaranteed. 

SHEAFFER'S  TURKEY  FARM 
Elizabethtown,  Pa. 


HARDY  ALFALFA  SEED,  $6.00;  Orlmm 
Alfalfa,  $8.00  ;  White  Sweet  Clover,  $3.00  ; 
Red  Clover,  $7.50 ;  Alslke,  $7.50.  All  60-lb. 
bushel.  Return  seed  if  not  satisfied.  Gbo. 
Bowman,    Concordia,    Kansas. 


STANDARD  RABBIT  ft  POULTRY  JOUS- 

KAL,     MILTON,     FA.       Special     Year     25c. 
Sample,   Dime. 


FOR  SALE — 85-acre  stocked  farm,  $2,250, 
takes  everything  but  household  goods.  Write 
for   full    particulars.      Box    7,    Oshanter,   Pa. 

MARYLAND'S  FAMOUS  EASTERN 
SHORE  offers  finest  farms,  soil,  climate, 
roads,  markets,  seafood,  poultry,  muskrats. 
ducks.  Big  values.  EUuy  terms.  Hbnrt 
I  SHAM   Hazelton,    Salisbury,   Md. 


WHEN  YOUR  COW  DOES  NOT  BREED— 
Why  wait  any  longer?  Try  "Cowtone"  80 
minutes  before  service.  Many  satisfied  cus- 
tomers. (Smallest  package,  $1.70  for  2 
cows;  $4.90  for  8  cows.)  Woodlawm  Fabm. 
Llnesvllle,  Pennsylvania,  Route  No.  2. 
Box  86B. 


BROOKSIDE  QUALITY,  BIG 
HUSKY  CHICKS 

Extra  large  Ehigllsh  White  Leghorns  and 
Superb  Barred  Rocks.  Profit-makers,  priced 
right.      Beautiful   circular  free. 

BROOKSIDE    POULTRY    FARM 
Dept.  N  Chamber sburg,  Pa. 

3t — Feb.   Mar.  Apr. 

aUALITY  CHICKS — 35,000  Electrically 
Hatched  weekly.  White  Leghorns,  8c ; 
Barred  Rocks,  White  Rocks,  Buff  Rocks.  New 
Hampshire  Reds,  Rhode  Island  Reds,  White 
Wyandottes.  9c ;  Heayy  Mixed,  8c.  Reduc- 
tion in  500  or  1,000  lots.  Plum  Crbkk 
Poultry  Farm,  Sunbury,  Pa. 
3t — Feb.   Mar.   Apr. 


RED  CLOVER  $8.40  per  bushel ;  home 
grown,  double  recleaned,  guaranteed  to  com- 
ply state  seed  law;  Sweet  clover,  sacrlfloed 
»2.90,  unhulled  $1.60;  new  Timothy  $1.90: 
Orlmm  Alfalfa  $8.40  ;  state  certified  Orimm 
$12.00.  All  guaranteed  and  sacked.  Write 
for  samples  and  circular  matter.  Frank 
Sinn.   Box  469.  Clartnda.   Iowa. 


GRANGE  SUPPLIES 

ORANGE     LETTER     HEADS  — •  They     are 
beauties  :    printed  In  two  colors  with  emblem 
In  the  background.     Ruled  or  unruled  paper 
Send    for    samples.      Ouawos    Nawe    Omca 


WANTED 


FARMS  WANTED— Send  description,  and 
lowest  cash  price.  E.  Gsoss,  N.  Topeka, 
Kansas. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


February,  1932 


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Accidents  Increase- 
in  soit.  of  better  roads,  in  spite  of  better,  stronger  cars  -  accidents  increase.     We  never  know  what  the  "other 
fellow"  U  going  to  do.    The  best'l.rotection  is  to  drive  carefully  and  carry  adequate  msurance. 

Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance— 

lM^f^linS7.U^h  given  you  at  the  beginning  of  the  policy  year.    It  will  pay  you  to  .nvest.gate. 


Compensation  Insurance 


,     ^  .       T  .-  *u«  PPMM^iYl  VANIA  THRESHERMEN  «  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY 

INSURScrCoS^^ANY^ves  you  b^^^^^^^  *e  employer  as  well  as  *«  employ.. 

KVKIsential     T^Vcost  If  compensation  insurance  is  reasonable.    Policyholders  were  paid  a  dividend  of  20%  .n 
1929  and  1930.    Let  us  explain  further. 

Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty  Insurance  Company 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bldg.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 


Clip  this  and  mail  today  —  it  obligates  you  in  no  way. 


Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty     Gentlemen:  I  am  interested  in 

Insurance  Company  Compensation  Insurance    - 

311  M.«h«.ic.  Tru..  Bid*.,    H.rri.bur<.  P..  Truc*  or  Automobile  Insurance 

It  is  understood  that  this  inquiry  is  not  to  obligate  me  in  any  way  whatsoever. 


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TIOGA  JUVENILES  HOLD 

JOINT  INSTALLATION 

Saturday,  .January  2,  1932,  was  a 
day  the  Juvenile  Granges  of  Tioga 
County  will  long  remember.  And 
not  only  they  but  many  members  of 
the  Subordinate  Granges  will  remem- 
ber the  installation  of  the  officers  of 
ten  of  our  Juvenile  Granges. 

The  children  assembled  about 
10 :  30  a.  m.  and  under  the  super- 
vision and  direction  of  Alfred  Gould 
and  Margaret  Doughton,  enjoyed 
many   various  games  and  stunts. 

At  12:30  p.m.,  the  picnic  dinner 
was  served  to  two  hundred  people. 
There  was  plenty  for  all  and  this  was 
particularly  enjoyed  by  the  one  hun- 
dred forty-one  children.  Following 
the  dinner  they  again  assembled  in 
the  large  lower  hall  and  enjoyed  their 
games. 

About  2 :  00  o'clock  the  officers  of 
Marshfield,  Middle  Kidge,  Tioga, 
Charleston  Valley,  Charleson  Union, 
Mitchells  Mills,  Jobs  Corners,  North 
Elk  Run,  Valley  and  Tioga  Valley 
Granges  were  led  into  position  by  the 
Marshall,  Genevieve  Starkey.  The 
Worthy  State  Master,  E.  B.  Dor- 
sett  then  installed  all  the  officers. 

A  fine  program  was  then  given  as 
follows : 

Recitation — Alice  Elaine  Starkey, 
Tioga  Valley. 

Recitation — Hope  Allen,  Charles- 
ton Valley. 

Song— 'I  Salute  Thee,  Old  Glory," 
I^nora  Johnson,   Middle   Ridge. 

Recitation  —  Walter  Wetherbee, 
Middle  Ridge. 

"Highland    Fling"— Lucilo    Cleve- 
land, Theo.  Sherman,  North  Elk  Run. 
Recitation — Ruth  Whitney,  Tioga. 
Recitation— Ruth  Buchko,  Charles- 
ton Valley. 

Clog  Dance — Wilbur  Seager,  Jobs 
Corners. 


Following  this  the  State  Master 
spoke  briefly  to  all  present  and  we 
hope  next  year  that  we  may  have 
many  more  visitors.  This  is  truly  a 
great  day  for  the  Juveniles  and  any 
who  are  the  least  skeptical  as  to  the 
value  of  Juvenile  work  would  change 
their  minds  and  see  the  value  of  such 
meetings.  If  we  learn  to  play  to- 
gether,  we  will  also  be  able  to  work 
together.  We  learn  these  things  as 
children  we  will  carry  them  through 
life. 

May  I  mention  especially  the  work 
of  the  Marshfield  Juvenile  Grange. 
This  Grange  has  been  very  instru- 
mental in  helping  put  the  Subordi- 
nate Grange  in  its  present  flourishing 
condition.  Several  other  Juveniles 
are  the  means  of  holding  the  subordi- 
nate grange  together. 

Charleston  Valley,  Marshfield  and 
Tioga  Valley  had  all  their  officers 
present.       _ 

STATE  COLLEGE  LEG- 

TUREES'  SHORT  COUESE 

This  is  to  briefly  remind  you  again 
that  the  dates  of  the  Lecturers'  Short 
Course  at  State  College  are  March 
24th,  25th  and  26th.  The  sessions 
will  convene  at  1 :  30  p.  m.  on  Thurs- 
day, March  24th  and  will  adjourn  at 
12 :  00  m.  on  Saturday,  March  26th. 
Throughout  the  entire  course  an  in- 
spirational and  helpful  program  will 
be  presented  by  outstanding  rural 
leaders  of  national  reputation.  No 
Lecturer  can  afford  to  miss  this  Short 
Course  and  no  Orange  can  afford  to 
have  their  Lecturer  miss  this  course. 
Every  Grange  in  Pennsylvania  should 
make  preparations  to  provide  the 
funds  to  meet  the  necessary  expenses 
of  the  Ivccturer  or  delegate.  Register 
as  far  in  advance  of  the  Course  as 
possible.  Send  registration  to  Howard 
G.    Eisaman,    East    Springfield,    Pa. 


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HARRISBURG, 


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Registration  fee  is  only  one  dollar. 
All  program  details  will  appear  in  the 
March  issue  of  Grange  News,  watch 
for  it. 


SAWN  OF  A  GUN ! 

I    cranka    da   car, 

Bawt   she   won't    run ! 
Thees  automobile 

She's  a  sawn  of  a  gun  I 
Shesa  stop  in  de  middle 

Of  da  street  upa  town, 
I  look  in  de  carburetor, 

But  shese  no  drown. 
I  pusha  de  clutch, 

Shaka  da  wheel, 
Knocka  da  brake. 

Da  horn  I  feel. 
I  look  in  da  tank. 

Wot  I  see — yas! 
Sawn  of  a  gun  I 

She's  outa  da  gas! 


GENUINE  WHITE  JERSEY  GIANT?^ 

Real    giant     size,     from    pure    s*^''^  "t 
crossed.     Cood  layers  of  big  eggs..  «;«'= 
lent    broilers,    roasters    and    P«""*""^. 
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VOL.  XXVIII 


HARRISBURG,  PA.,  MARCH,  1932 


No.  12 


Tax  Reduction  and 

Rigid  Economy 

A  Balanced  Budget  and  All  Unnecessary 

Activities  Abolished 


I  am  calling  this  issue  of  Grangk 
News  our  Tax  Edition.  There  is  uo 
question  before  the  American  people 
of  greater  importance  today  than  that 
of  Taxation.  We  can  solve  our  own 
problems  if  we  obtain  a  reduction  in 
taxes  and  practice  of  rigid  economy 
in  the  conduct  of  governmental  af- 
fairs, local,  State  and  Federal. 

I  call  your  especial  attention  to  the 
organization  of  the  Public  Economy 
League,  its  plan  and  purposes.  Later 
you  will  be  asked  to  enroll  and  give 
your  moral  support.  If  you  are  in 
accord  I  hope  that  you  will  comply 
with  the  request  and  help  to  secure 
much  needed  relief. 

You  are  also  urged  to  study  care- 
fully the  National  Grange  Program 
and  give  it  your  support.  In  compli- 
ance with  the  National  Master's  re- 
quest I  have  appointed  Prof.  F.  P. 
Weaver,  o^  State  College,  Hon. 
George  Griffin,  of  Fayette  County, 
Edw.  Jones,  of  Cambria  County,  T. 
M.  Kresge,   of   Lackawanna    County 


and  the  lion.  Furman  H.  Gyzu,  of 
Chester  County,  members  of  the  Spe- 
cial Tax  Committee. 

The  first  meeting  will  be  held  at 
State  College  during  the  week  of  the 
Short  Course.  Plans  will  be  made 
for  future  legislation  and  methods 
considered  for  obtaining  it.  If  any 
members  of  the  Grange  have  any  sug- 
gestfons  to  make  relative  to  needed 
legislation,  they  may  be  sent  to  Bro. 
Eisaman,  the  secretary  of  the  Stand- 
ing Committee  and  they  will  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Special  Committee. 

I  hope  that  each  Pomona  and  Sub- 
ordinate Master  will  appoint  a  Leg- 
islative Committee.  I  will  consider 
the  Master  the  Chairman  and  he 
may  appoint  two  others,  or  more  if 
he  desires. 

The  general  public  is  demanding  a 
revision  of  our  tax  laws  and  a  rigid 
reduction  in  governmental  expenses. 
Let  us  make  the  most  of  our  opportu- 
nity and  accept  any  and  all  honest, 
legitimate  assistance.  E.  B.  D. 


1,000  BOYS  AND  GIRLS 

IN  DAIRY  CLUB  WORK 

Nearly  1,000  of  the  13,000  boys  and 
girls  in  4-H  Club  work  in  the  state 
are  members  of  dairy  groups,  says 
A.  L.  Baker,  state  club  leader  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College. 

More  than  400  of  the  dairy  club 
members  are  in  the  first  year  of  the 
work,  more  than  uOO  are  in  the  second 
year  phase,  and  more  than  200  are 
enrolled  in  the  third  year. 

Union  County,  with  177  members, 
leads  the  state.  Berks  County  is  sec- 
ond and  Potter  County  third.  Nearly 
half  of  the  members  have  Holsteins. 
(hiern.seys  rank  second  in  numbers, 
Jerseys  third,  Ayrshires  fourth,  and 
Brown  Swiss  fifth. 

All  of  the  dairy  club  animals  are 
purebreds  from  tuberculosis-free  herds 
and  in  most  cases  they  have  been 
found  free  from  Bang's  disease.  One 
of  the  requirements  of  the  clubs  is 
that  the  calves  used  be  from  dams 
having  mature  yearly  records  of  400 
pounds  of  butterfat. 

As  an  example  of  the  value  of  us- 
ing  high  quality   calves.   Baker   said 
I  that  the  average  yearly  production  of 
i  calf  club  heifers  was  8,761  pounds  of 
milk  and  362.9  pounds  of  butterfat  in 
1931.     *A  young  Holstein  cow  owned 
by    Kichard    Prutsman,    of    Tioga 
County,    produced    17,847    pounds    of 
milk  and  650.2  pounds  of  butterfat  to 
lead  all  the  club  cows  for  the  year. 
Another  record  was  18,000  pounds  of 
milk    and    540    pounds    of    butterfat 
made  by  a  Holstein  cow  in  her  second 
year  of  production,  owned  by  Edwin 
Baker,  of  Union  County. 


TAXATION  POLICY  OF 

THE  NATIONAL  GRANGE 


Adopted  at  65th  Annual  Session 

Madison,  Wisconsin,  November 

11-20,  1931 

The  National  Grange  believes  that 
a  just  system  of  taxation  requires  that 
taxes  be  levied  in  proportion  to  bene- 
fits received  and  ability  to  pay;  that 
luxury  and  privilege  be  forced  to  bear 
a  part  of  the  cost  of  government,  thus 
relieving  the  burden  on  farms,  homob 
and  general  business;  that  total  ex- 
penditures may  be  reduced  without 
injury  to  essential  services.  ^ 

As  steps  toward  the  attainment  of 
these  ends,  the  following  taxation  pol- 
icy is  urgently  recommended: 

Federal 

1.  No  reduction  in  the  Federal  in- 
come tax. 

2.  Maintain  and  increase  the  estate 
tax,  and  allow  states  to  retain  a  great- 
er portion  of  tax  collected. 

3.  The  collection  of  a  limited  tax 
on  luxuries. 

4.  A  substantial  portion  of  the  Fed- 
eral corporation  income  tax  returned 
to  the  states,  and  the  individual  pay- 
ing both  Federal  and  State  income 
tax  '0  be  allowed  to  deduct  from  his 
Federal  tax  a  substantial  portion  of 
his  State  income  tax. 

5.  To  avoid  evasion  of  the  purposes 
of  the  estate  tax,  there  should  be  a 
Federal  and  State  gift  tax. 

State  and  Local 

1.  A  debt  control  law. 

2.  An  equitable  graduated  income 


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Page  2 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  I932 


tax,  with  low  exemptions  and  low 
rates,  and  with  credit  to  the  Federal 
income  taxpayer  for  state  income  tax- 
es paid,  up  to  a  reasonable  per  cent  of 
the  Federal  tax. 

3.  Limitation  of  all  special  assess- 
ments against  real  estate. 

The  National  Grange  Opposes 

1.  Issuing  bonds  to  cover  current 
expenses. 

2.  General  sales  tax,  either  Federal 
or  State. 

3.  The  use  of  funds  obtained  from 
automobile  licenses  and  gasoline  tax- 
es for  other  than  highway  purposes. 

For  many  years  the  National 
Grange  has  led  in  taxation  reform 
plans,  and  the  organization  proposes 
to  educate  still  further  its  great  mem- 
bership on  the  imperative  needs  in  this 
direction.  It  therefore  urges  a  com- 
prehensive study  of  taxation  in  State 
Granges,  Pomona  Granges  and  Subor- 
dinate Granges  the  coming  year,  with 
local  committees  appointed  in  each  to 
disseminate  tax  information.  Study 
is  especially  recommended  of  the  rela- 
tive merits  of  various  state  budget 
control  laws,  particularly  those  of  In- 
diana and  Iowa,  to  the  end  that  im- 
proved taxation  and  spending  methods 
may  be  widely  adopted  in  the  inter- 
ests of  over-burdened  taxpayers  every- 
where. 


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NATIONAL  GEANGE  TAX 

PROGRAM  AND  COMMITTEE 

The  National  Grange,  at  its  Madi- 
son session,  adopted  a  recommendation 
of  its  Committee  on  Taxation  that  a 
standing  Committee  on  Taxation  be 
appointed  to  be  composed  of  members 
of  the  National  Grange  and  that  com- 
mittee be  urged: 

1.  To  endeavor  to  effect  organiza- 
tion with  other  groups  of  taxpayers 
who  may  be  interested  in  tax  reform, 
to  the  end  that  tax  knowledge  may  be 
disseminated  among  the  rural  people 
of  our  country. 

2.  To  prepare  an  educational  and 
informational  program  through  which 
State,  Pomona,  and  Subordinate  com- 
mittees on  taxation  may  work,  to  the 
end  that  members  of  their  Granges 
become  tax-informed. 

On  January  5th  Brother  Taber  ap- 
pointed the  following  committee: 

A.  S.  Goss,  Chairman,  527  Kulian 
Bldg.,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Mrs.  Ethel  J.  Hammond,  Laconia, 
New  Hampshire. 

E.  B.  Dorsett,  Mansfield,  Pa. 

Mr.  Walter  F.  Kirk,  Port  Clinton, 
Ohio. 

Mr.  C.  C.  Cogswell,  Pretty  Prairie, 

Kansas. 

The  task  before  us  is  an  enormous 
one,  but  no  committee  ever  had  a 
greater  opportunity  for  service  than 
ours,  for  if  we  can  get  several  thou- 
sand Granges  to  undertake  this  work 
seriously,  the  results  can  be  measured 
in  millions  of  dollars  of  savings. 

Obviously,  our  committee  can  hold 
no  meetings,  and  it  will  be  necessary 
to  set  up  a  method  of  procedure  by 
correspondence.  I  suggest  the  fol- 
lowing procedure: 

Recommendation  No.  1 

I  recommend  that  each  member  es- 
tablish a  folder  for  the  exclusive  use 
of  the  correspondence  of  this  com- 
mittee, and  that  each  member  make  a 
copy  of  all  letters  pertaining  to  the 
work  of  the  committee  for  every  other 
member  and  for  Brother  Taber,  who 
will  doubtless  be  interested  in  keep- 
ing in  touch  with  the  work  of  the 
committee. 

Recommendation  No.  2 

I  recommend  that  every  definite 
recommendation  be  set  forth  and  num- 
bered in  each  letter,  and  that  in  the 
replies  thereto,  each  member  indicate 
whether  they  approve  or  disapprove 
the  recommendations  made.  You  will 
note  that  in  this  letter  I  am  leaving  a 
space  after  each  recommendation,  so 
that  each  of  you  can  note  the  approv- 
al or  disapproval  of  the  different 
members  as  their  letters  reach  you. 
When  unanimous  opinion  is  obtained, 
the  recommendation  will  become  part 
of  the  work  of  the  committee  to  be 
considered  definitely  in  making  up  our 
final  report.  In  our  correspondence 
we  can  then  refer  to  the  items  as 
"Hammond  Recommendation  No.  3 
of  March  12th." 

Recommendation  No.  S. 

I  recommend  that  we  endeavor  to 
get  every  Subordinate  Grange  in  the 
nation  to  set  up  a  special  tax  commit- 
tee of  three  or  more  to  head  up  the 
tax  studies  and  tax  work  of  the 
Grange,  and  that  the  chairman  of 
each  Subordinate  committee  consti- 
tute a  County  or  Pomona  tax  com- 
mittee to  devise  ways  and  means  for 
getting  county  action. 

Recommendation  No.  1^ 

I  recommend  that  the  approach  to 
the  Subordinate  Grange  be  made 
through  the  National  Lecturer,  who 
shall  be  requested  to  recommend  one 
or  more  tax  meetings  each  year,  the 
first  to  be  held  as  soon  as  possible  with 
the  appointment  of  a  Subordinate 
Committee. 


Recommendation  No.  6 

1  recommend  that  the  National 
Grange  Executive  Committee  be  re- 
quested to  have  8,000  copies  of  the 
Madison  Taxation  Committee  report 
printed  for  use  by  committee  chair- 
men of  Subordinate  Granges,  such 
report  to  be  distributed  through  the 
National  Lecturer. 

I  believe  this  is  the  most  compre- 
hensive report  ever  gotten  out  by  any 
farm  organization  and  that  if  it  is 
carefully  studied  in  full,  it  will  be 
found  to  contain  a  program  adaptable 
to  practically  all  conditions  in  any 
State  in  the  Union.  I  have  discussed 
this  matter  with  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  National  Grange  and 
they  are  willing  to  have  8,000  printed 
if  our  committee  recommends  it. 

Recommendation  No.  6 

I  recommend  that  we  prepare  an 
outline  of  our  plans  for  study  and 
work  and  that  it  be  printed  in  the 
National  Grange  Monthly  together 
with  the  report  of  the  Taxation  Com- 
mittee. To  this  end,  I  am  going  to 
request  Sister  Hammond  to  write  out 
the  essential  items  in  a  proposed  out- 
line and  submit  to  the  committee. 

Recommendation  No.  7 

I  recommend  that  every  State  Mas- 
ter be  requested  to  supplement  the 
work  of  the  committee  by  appointing 
a  special  tax  committee  to  gather  es- 
sential figures  and  facts  relative  to 
the  tax  situation  within  his  state,  with 
recommendations  for  correcting  ob- 
vious inequalities.     Such  information 


should  contain  a  brief  outline  of  the 
system  of  taxation  in  effect  in  the 
state,  the  percentage  of  money  raised 
by  different  forms  of  taxation,  the 
millage  used  for  state  purposes,  the 
average  millage  levied  for  county, 
local,  township,  and  district  purposes] 
and  tables  showing  the  per  cent  of 
taxes  which  go  for  schools,  roads,  ad- 
ministration, and  other  purposes.  For 
purposes  of  comparison.  State  Mas- 
ters should  be  requested  to  furnish 
the  members  of  this  committee  with 
copies  of  what  they  compile  for  use 
within  their  own  state.  It  is  my  be- 
lief that  if  State  Masters  will  actually 
do  this,  many  of  them  will  gain  a 
greater  insight  into  the  tax  problems 
of  their  own  state  than  they  now 
possess. 

Recommendation  No.  8. 

I  recommend  that  we  urge  State, 
Pomona,  and  Subordinate  Granges  to 
cooperate  with  other  groups  in  study- 
ing taxation  and  seeking  reform,  and 
that  we  point  out  that  it  will  probably 
be  wise  to  establish  two  distinct 
groups  in  carrying  out  this  sugges- 
tion. 

First,  there  should  be  associated 
with  the  Grange  a  group  of  organiza- 
tions which  is  interested  in  a  more 
equitable  distribution  of  the  tax  bur- 
den. This  group  should  concern  it- 
self with  the  sources  of  revenue,  the 
methods  of  assessment  and  collections. 
All  groups  who  are  now  paying  more 
than  their  just  share  of  the  burden 
should  be  interested  in  affiliating  with 
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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  3 


public  Economy  League  Launches 
Movement  to  Reduce  Excessive 
Expenditure  of  Public  Money 

Bv  a  Process  of  Co-ordinatioUy 

Consolidation  and  Elimination 

A  SCORE  of  Pennsylvania  leaders, 
-epresenting  business  and  civic 
activities  throughout  the  com- 
nionwealth,  met  in  the  Union  League 
Monday  night,  February  1,  and  or- 
ganised a  state-wide  movement  to 
stem  the  "impending  deluge  of  taxa- 


The  group,  which  was  organized  as 
the  Public  Economy  League  of  Penn- 
svlvania,  intends  to  serve  as  a  vigi- 
lante committee"  against  what  was 
termed  "further  depredations  against 
the  Pennsylvania  taxpayers'  pocket- 
book."  ,,       ,      . 

Denouncing  alleged  extravagance  in 

administration  of  the  State's  funds, 
ind  pointing  to  the  fact  that  the  btate 
aces  a  deficit  estimated  at  $50,000,000 
for  the  biennium  1933-35,  the  only 
course  left,  it  was  asserted,  was  "to 
combine  for  concerted  effort  to  keep 
the  State's  expenditures  within  the 
bounds  of  reason." 

Purposes  Announced 

The  purposes  of  the  Public  Econ- 
omy League  of  Pennsylvania,  as  for- 
mulated at  this  meeting  were  an- 
nounced as  follows : 


"To  promote  public  interest  in  the 
economical,  businesslike  and  efficient 
use  of  revenues  of  the  State,  to  the 
end  that  current  expenses  for  current 
purposes  shall  not  exceed  current  in- 
come. 

"To  prevent  the  unnecessary  exten- 
sion of  government  by  bureaus  and  to 
promote  a  restoration  of  local  self- 
government,  and  of  government  by 
officers  elected  by  the  people. 

"To  bring  about  the  repeal  of  code 
provisions  which  make  mandatory  in- 
creased appropriations  for  expense, 
and  entail  corresponding  obligations 
upon  local  governmental  units: 

"To  elect  a  new  Legislature  which 
will  be  pledged  to  limit  appropria- 
tions by  the  amount  of  estimated  rev- 
enues upon  the  present  basis  of  taxa- 
tion." 

Critical  Handicap  Envisaged 


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This  sensationjil  (ALMOST  FREE)  offer— 8 
regular  packets  of  seeds  sent  postpaid  for 
lOc-is  made  to  introduce  our  own  special 
itrains  of  seeds.  Order  today— when  yon 
have  tried  our  seeds  we  know  you  will 
become  a  regular  customer. 

1  Pkt.  BEET.  Detroit  Dark  Red.  Speciil 10c 

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1  Pki.  PARSNIP.  Gi'.l'tSacceM  !•« 

1  Pkt.  SPINACH.  ImproTed  Tliick  Leal  -     10c 

1  Pkt.  SALPIGLOSSIS.  Urje  Flowering  Mnti     10c 
I  Pkl.  SWEET  PEAS,  All  Mixture  Spencer.  10c 

Regular  Value 60e 


Reg.  $6.00  Value    ^ 
Gill's  Oregon 

DAHLIAS 

New  Dahlias— our  own  originations.  All  fine 
cut-flower  varieties.     Six  tu»)ers  worth  l«.00 
sent  postpaid  for  only  $1.00. 

MRS.  JULIUS  L.  MEIER.  P.  Yellow.  Salmoi..  $1.50 

COLUMBINE.  C.  Dainty  lavender  row  1.00 

CAMPFIRE  GLOW,  C,  Bright  crimaoa 1.50 

^NDY.  Single,  Deep  garnet    l-JO 

ALL  BRIGHT.  Pom..  Gold  toned  red 50 

GOLD  DROP,  Pom.,  Rick  gold ^ 

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5«nrf  for  FREE  catalog  deacribing  our 

own  Bpecial  teed  ttraina;  alto  our  full 

line  of  Seeda;  Dahliaa  and  Gladioli. 

Larsrest  Orowers  of  Dahlias 
West  of  the  Mississippi. 

Gill  Bros. 
Seed  Co. 

I>«pt.  PO,  MontavUla  Station 
PORTLAND,  OREOON 


Addresses  at  the  meeting  on  various 
phases  of  the  State's  fiscal  difficulties 
in  the  next  two  years  envisaged  a 
critical  handicap  to  individuals  and 
industry,  and  a  delayed  return  to  pros- 
perity if  the  present  pace  of  appro- 
priation and  taxation  to  meet  it  were 
maintained. 

A  letter  from  former  Governor  i  ish- 
er,  endorsing  the  aims  of  the  League, 
was  received. 

The  organization,  which  is  to  be 
nonpolitical  and  nonpartisan,  will  act 
in  the  capacity  of  an  "informing 
agency,  focusing  the  attention  of  the 
taxpayers  on  the  handling  of  public 
funds,  closely  watching  the  trend  of 
legislation,  administration  and  ex- 
penditure, giving  full  publicity  by 
every  available  means  to  any  activities 
deemed    jeopardizing    the    taxpayer's 

interest. 

After  the  meeting  Mr.  Pennypacker 

said: 

I  "The  State  of  Pennsylvania  faces  a 
deficit  estimated  at  $50,000,000  for  the 
biennium  1933-35,  and  new  and  addi- 
tional taxes  will  be  levied  on  a  people 
ill-equipped  to  meet  that  deficit,  un- 
less concerted  action  is  taken  now  to 
curtail  extravagance  and  waste. 

"In  a  period  of  widespread  and  in- 
dustrial depression  which  has  forced 
most  of  our  people  and  business  enter- 
prises to  make  drastic  economies  in 
their   expenditures   and   has   brought 
extreme  hardship  to  thousands,  it  has 
become  an  urgent  necessity  to  call  a 
halt  on  governmental  waste  and  ex- 
travagance  and   to   require   that   our 
State  government  practice  reasonable 
economy    and   attain   reasonable   effi- 
ciency in  their  spending,  lest  the  State 
be  brought  to  the  brink  of  bankruptcy 
and  faith  in  our  State  government  is 
utterly  destroyed. 


EARLY  DIAGNOSIS  CAMPAIGN 

Tuberculosis  is  caused  by  tubercu- 
losis. 

Malnutrition,  crowding  and  discour- 
agement are  important  factors  in  the 
disease  but  the  direct  cause  and  real 
beginning  is  the  implanting  of  the 
tubercle  bacillus  in  the  body. 

These  facts  prompt  the  tuberculosis 
societies  to  try  to  overcome  tubercu- 
losis at  its  source.  This  effort  will  be 
emphasized  in  a  campaign  for  the 
Early  Diagnosis  of  Tuberculosis  to  be 
conducted  in  April. 

Further    reason    for    making    case 
finding  the  theme  of  this  fifth  annual 
Early  Diagnosis  Campaign  is  the  pos- 
sible effect  of  the  depression  on  the 
tuberculosis  death  rate,  together  with 
the  fact  that  tuberculosis  kills  more 
persons  between  the  ages  of  15  and  45 
years  than  any  other  disease.     It  is 
hoped  to  further  reduce  the  death  rate 
from     tuberculosis,     by     discovering 
cases  which  are  unknown  and  induc- 
ing persons  who  have  been  in  close 
contact  with  such  cases  to  have  an 
examination,      through      stimulating 
case  finding  agencies  to  closer  coop- 
eration. 

The  source  of  each  case  of  tuber- 
culosis is  usually  to  be  found  in  close 
and  long  continued  relationship.  This 
often  explains  the  presence  of  cases  in 
one  family  and  in  the  commonly  sup- 
posed reason  given,  that  of  inher- 
itance. It  is  important  to  find  the 
person  who  has  the  disease  because 
continued  exposure  may  overcome  the 


resistance  of  other  persons,  and  espe- 
cially children  who  may  receive  se- 
rious infection.  The  latest  studies 
show  that  many  sources  of  known 
cases  are  in  persons  thought  to  have 
bronchitis,  heart  disease  or  some  other 
chronic  ailment. 

"Where  Is  the  Other  Case?"  will  be 
the  slogan  emphasized  in  this  educa- 


TUBERCULOSIS 

causes 

tuberculosis 

Every  case  comes 
from  another 


tional  effort.  If  every  case  of  tuber- 
culosis could  be  traced  back  to  the 
case  that  caused  it  it  would  be  pos- 
sible to  stop  the  spread  of  the  disease. 
Tracing  the  disease  requires  the  close 
cooperation  of  physicians,  health  offi- 
cers, nurses,  social  workers,  tubercu- 
losis and  health  organizations,  com- 
munity leaders  and  heads  of  families. 


Acme  Golden  Feeds 

Compounded  from  pure  ingredients  of  the  highest  quality. 

Write  for  pamphlet  "Acme  Golden  Feeds  for  Farm  Animals  and 
Poultry."  It  indicates  in  a  practical  way  how  to  use  home  grown 
grains  and  roughage  to  meet  the  nutritive  requirements  of  dairy 
cows  without  over  feeding  or  waste.  It  includes  a  valuable  chart 
specifing  correct  quanities  of  all  varieties  of  roughage  to  feed  daily 
with  Acme  Golden  Dairy  Feeds  for  the  production  of  milk  at  the 
lowest  cost.     Prices  are  the  lowest  consistent  with  quality. 


Acme  Milling  Company ^ 


Olean^  N.  Y. 


Vlani  Oood  Snap  Beam.— The  two 
most  preferred  varieties  of  snap  beans 
in  Pennsylvania  gardens  are  Round 
Pod  Kidney  or  Brittle  Wax  and  Giant 
Stringless  Greenpod.  Pencil  Pod 
Black  Wax  is  somewhat  similar  to 
Brittle  Wax.  Tendergreen,  a  recent 
introduction,  has  long,  round  pods  of 
high  quality. 

Farmers  Pool  Wool— In  the  past 
12  years  4,578,000  pounds  of  wool 
have  been  marketed  by  cooperative 
associations  in  Pennsylvania  with 
substantial  increase  in  returns. 


ORGANIZED  AND  MANAGED  BY  GRANGE  OFRCERS  FOR  GRANGE  MEMBERS 

A  Company  big  enough— and 
strong  enough— to  gain 

in  1931 1 

In  Surplus  and  Business  Volume  is  Deserving  of  Confidence 

and  Patronage. 
Surplus  for  Protection  of  Policyholders   over 

$2$0,000.00. 

Agents  Wanted 

In  every  Orange-WHte  today  IMMEDIATELY 
for  particulars  specifying  nuaiber  of  Grangas 
you  can  cover. 

NATIONAL  GRANGE  MUTUAL  LIABIUH  COMPANY 

KEENE,  NEW  HAMPSHIRE 

OR 

HOWARD  G.  EISAMAN,  State  Agent 
EAST  SPRINGFIELD,  PA. 


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1.1 


TIGHTBINDING 


Page  4 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  I932 


NATIONAL  GRANGE  TAX 

PROGRAM  AND  COMMITTEE 

(Concluded  from  page  2.) 
a  group  designed  to  spread  the  bur- 
den more  equitably. 

Second,   there   should   be    a   group 
composed  of  tax  paying  citizens  and 
corporations     essentially.       In     most 
states   we  find   our  tax  program   op- 
posed in  some  of  its  features  by  such 
groups    as   banks,   the   railroads,   the 
power  companies,  or  special  interests, 
but  in  one  respect  we  are  all  agreed, — 
that  being  that  we  want  to  have  as 
much  economy  and  efficiency  in  gov- 
ernment as  possible.    In  a  number  of 
states,   including   our   own,   we   have 
organized  Voluntary  Budgetary  Con- 
trol Committees  for  this  purpose.    In 
our  own  state,  we  have  incorporated 
in   our   By-laws   that  the   committee 
shall   concern  itself  exclusively  with 
securing  economy  of  expenditure  and 
efficiency  in  governmental  operations. 
In  this  way,  we  find  ourselves  working 
in  harmony  on  this  essential  feature 
with  groups  whom  we  have  opposed  in 
our  general  tax  program.    In  our  own 
state,  we  expect  to  raise  a  budget  of 
about  $40,000  to  employ  able  men  to 
examine  into  the. budgets  of  every  tax- 
levying   district    in    the    state,    make 
comparisons  with  other  districts,  and 
advise  with  the  tax  levying  officials. 
In  other  states  which  have  followed 
this  process,  enormous   savings   have 
been  effected.     When  the  body  finds 
officials  who  are  unwilling  to  cooper- 
ate, it  is  sometimes  necessary  to  or- 
ganize tax  leagues   who   will  go  out 
and  lick  them  at  the  polls.     Public 
opinion  is  well  behind  this  movement 
in  a  number  of  states.    It  is  not  defi- 
nitely incorporated  in  the  report  of 
the  Madison  session,  but  I  feel  that  it 
would  be  within  the  scope  of  the  com- 
mittee   to    make    such    recommenda- 
tions, if  approved  by  our  committee. 
There  are  many  things   this  com- 
mittee  can   do   toward    developing   a 
sound  public  opinion  for  tax  reform, 
and  I  hope  that  each  member  of  the 
committee  will  reply  with  a  number 
of  suggestions  and  definite  recommen- 
dations.     If    any    of    you    are    not 
equipped  to  have  six  copies  of  your 
letters  made,  let  me  know  and  we  will 
try   to   make   other   arrangements   to 
have  it  done. 

Fraternally, 

A.  S.  Goss. 


EXTENSION  SERVICE  IMPROVES 

Farmers  and  homemakers  cooper- 
ating with  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College  agricultural  extension  service 
adopted  310,684  improved  practices 
last  year,  H.  G.  Niesley,  assistant  di- 
rector, announces.  This  is  an  increase 
of  37,152  over  the  figure  for  1930  and 
represents  the  largest  gain  since  1925. 

Home  economics  led  in  improved 
practices  with  62,941.  Dairy  husband- 
ry was  first  in  the  agricultural  lines 
of  work  with  39,125  practices  adopted. 
Next  came  agronomy  with  35,937, 
followed  by  poultry  husbandry  with 
26,039,  plant  pathology  with  26,005, 
entomology  with  22,032,  animal  hus- 
bandry with  14,098,  rural  sociology 
with  12,122,  and  vegetable  gardening 
with  11,849.  Other  lines  ranked  as 
follows:  general,  fruit,  agricultural 
economics,  ornamental  horticulture, 
apiary  management,  farm  forestry, 
farm  management,  and  agricultural 
engineering. 

Kural  sociology  had  the  largest  pro- 
portional increase  for  the  year,  the 
gain  being  91  per  cent.  Vegetable 
gardening  ranked  second  and  home 
economics  third. 

The  average  number  of  improved 
practices  was  4,780  for  each  of  the  65 
counties  organized  for  extension  work. 
This  was  a  gain  of  572  over  the  1930 
average. 

MARKET  MILK  COURSE 

ENROLLS    31    STUDENTS 


YOUNG  GRANGE  OFFICERS 


Byron  W.  Gahagan  Fills  Office  Just 
After  Reaching  14 

Byron  W.  Gahagan,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  H.  Gahagan  of  West  Mar- 
tinsburg,  on  Thursday  evening  of  last 
week  was  installed  as  gatekeeper  of 
the  North  Woodbury  Grange,  and  it 
is  believed  that  he  is  the  youngest 
Grange  official  in  the  entire  state.  He 
is  now  14  years  old  but  at  the  time  of 
his  election  several  weeks  ago  he  was 
but  13. 

Byron  became  a  member  of  the 
Grange  when  but  12  years  of  age.  At 
the  time  a  number  of  young  people 
about  the  same  age  were  taken  into 
the  organization.  Ordinarily  the  age 
limit  for  candidates  is  14  years,  but 
in  this  case  a  special  dispensation  was 
secured  from  the  State  Grange  to  ad- 
mit the  young  people  here  before 
reaching  the  required  age. 

Both  Byron's  parents  are  active 
members  of  the  local  Grange  organi- 
zation. Mr.  Gahagan  likewise  holds 
an  office  during  the  present  year,  hav- 
ing been  elected  the  Grange  reporter. 

The  North  Woodbury  Grange  has 
another  young  official  in  the  person  of 
Darlene  Brumbaugh,  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Fleetwood  W.  Brumbaugh, 
of  Martinsburg.  She  is  14  years  of 
age  and  at  the  meeting,  Thursday 
evening,  was  installed  as  the  Ceres  of 
the  Grange. 


impressive  ever  held  in  Grange  Hall 
on  account  of  the  masterly  manner  in 
which  the  charges  to  the  officers  were 
given. 

After  the  installation  Master  I.  H 
Benner  gave  a  very  nice  talk  and 
expressed  his  confidence  in  the  newly 
elected  officers. 

Preceding  the  installation,  two 
teams  from  the  Morrisons  Cove  Vo- 
cational school  gave  demonstrations. 
The  first  demonstration  was  by  the 
Home  Economics  Department  in 
charge  of  Mrs.  Mary  McKerihan,  sub- 
ject, "Adequate  Meals  for  Low  In- 
come," and  the  second  one  by  the 
Agricultural  Department  in  charge  of 
Mr.  W.  M.  Bechtel  on,  "How  to  Diag- 
nose Poultry  Diseases  and  Parasites." 
Both  were  exceptionally  well  put  on 
and  appreciated  very  much  by  the 
Grange  members  and  their  friends. 


EXPLOIT  A  VIRGIN  FIELD 

Steady  income  from  Tropical  Fish.    ^  ^ 

K«»y  to  breed,     ^iivc  them  a  tank  — forget  tlirm —  I 

they  will  work  for  you.     Our  PLAN  A  PRIMER         | 
will  bring  you  a  constant  flow  of  money.     Send  for 
them  today.       THE  TROPICAL  TOPICS 
Box  SI,  Hudson  Terminal  SUtion,  New  Yoric,  N.  Y. 

SEED  OATS 

SENSATION 


Thirty-one  students  representing 
three  states  and  nineteen  Pennsylva- 
nia counties  are  enrolled  in  the  market 
milk  short  course,  the  last  of  the  three 
two-week  dairy  manufacturing  courses 
being  given  at  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College  this  winter. 

Philadelphia  County  leads  with  five 
men  enrolled.  Schuylkill,  Northamp- 
ton, and  Columbia  Counties  are  sec- 
ond with  two  each.  There  are  three 
students  from  New  York  State  and 
one  from  New  Jersey.  Miss  Anna 
Rutt,  of  Bangor,  Northampton  Coun- 
ty, is  the  only  woman  student  taking 
the  course. 

The  market  milk  short  course,  ac- 
cording to  F.  J.  Doan,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  dairy  manufacturing,  is 
designed  to  give  the  students  a  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  the  essential  prob- 
lems in  handling  milk.  It  includes  a 
study  of  market  milk,  supervision  in 
milk  plants  and  public  health  work, 
Babcock  testing,  and  laboratory  meth- 
ods. 


WOODBURY  GRANGE 

INSTALLS  OFFICERS 

North  Woodbury  Grange,  met  in 
regular  session  Thursday  evening, 
Jan.  14,  at  which  time  the  oflficers  for 
the  present  year  were  installed  by 
Past  Master  E.  R.  Cox,  of  Logan 
Valley  Grange,  a.ssisted  by  Pomona 
Master  H.  R.  Gwin,  Mrs.  Gwin  and 
Mrs.  Cox. 

The   service   was   one   of   the   most 


Repel  Orchard  Attacks. — Rag  dolls 
made  of  cheescloth  can  be  saturated 
with  creosote  oil  and  hung  from  apple 
trees  to  repel  deer.  If  only  a  limited 
number  of  dolls  are  to  be  used,  these 
should  be  placed  on  the  side  of  the 
orchard  approached  by  the  deer. 


6row5 

Afttr  uiing  TOMELLEM  PASTE  on 
calves  up  to2  months  old.  Ancatyand 
%tAm  way  to  do  away  with  danf  erous  horn. 
Ont  Applieatiort  mo«fgh.  No  bleeding.  Mff 
n«ss  or  *nt%.  Rinjortrd  by  coonty  agenU.  Km»« 
indefinitely.  Bonle  aufTirient  for  SO  calves.  tl.Ot 
rsstpsM.    At  dealers  or  direet  by  mail  from 

TOMOUM  «•..•«»<■  W.CAUCO  ROGK.ABKAMSA& 


IN  •  A  .  CIRCLE 
FERTILIZER    PLACER 

Will  put  the  material  in  a  6-inch 
ring  (like  rim  of  wheel)  around 
seed  or  plant.  Up  and  down  of 
handle  as  you  walk.  That  is  all. 
Tested  by  Cornell  University  and 
Farm  Bureaus.      Agents  Wanted. 

Write  for  Folder.         Price  Jo. 
BROWNING     &    SON 

3C8-10  Square  St.     UTICA,  N.Y. 


Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

OFFICE  OF  THE  SECRETARY 

PRICE  LIST  OF  SUPPLIES 

Grange  Seals ••^•'^ 

Digest JJ 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  9 3.00 

New  Fifth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy ^ 

New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  per  set  of  13 ^-^ 

New  Juvenile  Manuals,  per  set  of  13  ^•■; 


One  of  the 
most  produc- 
tive oats  in 
cultivation. 
75  bu.  and 
upwards  per 
acre  are  fre- 
quent with 
lame  white 
meaty  grains 
weiRhlnK   42- 

44  ll)s.  i>er  meastirtHl  1)ushol  of 
the  highest  quality.  The  serret 
of  Ita  Immense  yield  lies  in  Its 
KTpat  vigor  of  plant  You  can 
tell  them  from  any  other  cat* 
from  the  time  they  nrst  appear 
through  the  groiuid.  It  has  a 
lirnad  blade  with  a  rirh  deep 
green  color  and  its  wonderful 
vigor  enables  it  to  withstand  the 
cold  of  early  .spring,  insect 
pests,  wet  and  dry  weather,  bet- 
ter than  any  other  variety  we 
hnve  ever  tried.  You  should  by 
itll  means  try  these  oats.  Write 
for  sample  and  our  exceirfional 
low  prices.  Also  Seed  Com. 
Rnrley,  Hoy  lleans,  Medium 
Red,  Mammoth.  Alslke,  Sweet 
Clover.  Timothy  J^eed  and  Rin- 
„T  Twine.  Write  for  c4italoRue 
taday. 

TNEO.  BURT  4  SONS 
Box  Melrose,  Ohio 


ANOTHER  DEFINITION 

An  optimist  is  a  man  who  can  con- 
sole himself  for  the  depression  by 
cheerfully  figuring  out  how  it  is  that 
he  has  to  pay  an  increased  income  tax 
on  a  decreased  income. — Boston  Tran- 
script. 


Vitamin  A  Needed. — Results  of  ex- 
periments with  dairy  cattle  at  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College  show  that 
in  heavy  cottonseed  meal  feeding  the 
ration  should  carry  a  liberal  supply 
of  vitamin  A  or  a  closely  related 
dietary  factor  found  in  cod  liver  oil 
and  high  quality  alfalfa  hay. 


.80 

e.oa 

3.00 
.75 
70 
70 
00 
85 


Viscount  Grey's  assertion  that  rob- 
ins are  vested  with  the  attributes  of 
human  gangsters  sheds  new  doubt  on 
the  guilt  of  the  sparrow  in  a  cele- 
brated tragedy,  his  confession  to  the 
contrary  notwithstanding. 


New  Fourth  Degree  Manuals,  single  copy  

Constitution  and  By-Laws }. 

Grange  Hall  Dedication  Ceremony •^" 

Song  Books,  "The  Patron,"  board  covers,  cloth,  single  copy  or  less  than 
half  dozen  

per  dozen 

per  half  dozen   

Dues  Account  Book .. 

Secretary 's  Record  Book  V: 

Treasurer 's  Account  Book -.^ 

Blank  Reports,  Subordinate  Grange  to  Pomona,  per  hundred ^■^- 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  25 JJ 

The  Grange  Initiate,  in  lots  of  100 ^  f. 

Roll  Book   ij 

Application  Blanks,  per  hundred  "^ 

Pomona  Application  Blanks,  per  hundred   

Juvenile  Application  Blanks,  per  fifty  

Notice  of  Arrearage,  per  hundred 

Notice  of  Suspension,  per  hundred 

Secretary  's  Receipts,  per  hundred 

Order  on  Treasurer,  per  hundred 

Treasurer 's  Receipts    

Trade  Cards,  per  hundred  

Demit  Cards,  each 

Better  Degree  Work,  by  S.  H.  Holland 

Dedication  Rural  Homes  (Mortimer  Whitehead)    

Book  of  Patriotic  Plays,  Tableaux  and  Recitations 

Humorous  Recitations,  Poetry  and  Prose   •  •  • 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Grange  Movement  in  Pennsylvania,  by  W.  F.  Hill 
Grange  Hall  Plans 


Demonstrate  Tree  Planting. — Eight- 
een new  demonstration  areas  were 
planted  last  spring  to  forest  trees  as 
a  part  of  the  extension  program  in 
forestry.  A  total  of  182,000  trees  was 
set. 


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In  ordering  any  of  the  above  supplies,  the  cash  must  always  accompany 
order.     The  Secretary  is  not  authorized  to  open  accounts 


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Remittances  should  be  made  by  Postal  Money  Orders,  Checks,  or  ^^^  y^^ 
Letter.     Orders  for  supplies  must  bear  the  Seal  of  the  Grange  for  which  orae 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee, 

John  H.  Light,  Secretary, 
Telegraph  Building,  Harrisburg,  P»- 


March, 


1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  5 


TOGAN  GRANGE 

^  ENTERTAINS  POMONA 

patrons  of  Center  County  had  a 
memorable  day  on  January  30,  1932. 
Their  Pomona  Grange,  No.  13,  had  a 
record-t)reaking  attendance  at  its 
meeting  on  that  date.  The  Senior  Past 
Master  of  State  Grange,  assisted  by 
Tteam  from   Spring   Mills   Grange, 

fficiated  in  the  installation  of  the 
Pomona  oflScers.  And  the  same  eve- 
ning he  dedicated  the  fine,  new 
Grange  hall  of  Logan  ^  Grange,  in 
which  Pomona  was  meeting.  This  is 
one  of  the  fine  Grange  halls  of  our 
State,  and  the  large  body  of  specta- 
tors were  outspoken  in  congratula- 
tions and  well  wishes  to  good  old 
Logan  Grange,  No.  109. 

Two  interesting  features  of  the 
evening  were  the  thoughtful  addresses 
of  Rev.  M.  C.  Piper  and  one  by 
Congressman  Kurtz  on  legislative 
conditions  in  Washington  and  the 
economic  situation  throughout  the 
world. 

BUILDERS  BULLETIN— 1932 


State  Grange  Program.  —  Every 
state  should  have  a  definite  seven- 
point  program : 

1.  Fraternal  and  Ritualistic  (degree 
teams,  honor  Granges,  etc.). 

2.  Organization  and  Membership 
(new  members,  new  Granges,  rein- 
statements). 

3.  Educational  and  Social,  (better 
lecture  hour  work,  mirth  and  music). 

4.  Legislative  Work  (support  State 
and  National  program). 

5.  Economics  (better  marketing, 
study  taxation  and  cooperation). 

6.  Patriotism  and  Citizenship  (at- 
tend primary,  encourage  law  observ- 
ance). 


7.  Community  Betterment  (assist 
church,  school,  extension  and  club 
work). 

These  programs  can  be  amplified  to 
suit  local  conditions,  but  a  State,  a 
County,  or  even  a  Subordinate  Grange 
without  a  program,  a  goal  and  a  defi- 
nite plan  of  work  is  just  like  a  ship 
in    a   storm   without    a    rudder.      Be 
proud  of  the  opportunity  to  pull  on 
the  oars  of  organization  in  the  great- 
est storm  that  organized  agriculture 
has  ever  faced.     There  may  be  some 
blisters  on  our  hands  but  the  shore 
is  in  sight. 

L.  J.  Taber, 

Master,  National  Grange. 


MRS.  JOHN  HAMMOND 

WILL  ATTEND  SHORT  COURSE 

Mrs.  John  Hammond,  of  New 
Hampshire,  chairman  of  the  National 
Grange  Home  Economics  Committee, 
will  address  Home  Economic  work- 
ers, during  the  Short  Course  at  State 
College,  March  24th,  25th,  and  26th, 
and  be  the  guest  of  honor  of  the  State 
Committee. 

All  members  of  Subordinate  and 
Pomona  committees  are  urged  to  at- 
tend and  take  part  in  the  discussions 
during  the  Course. 

Mrs.  W.  D.  Phillips, 

Secretary. 


National    Grange    Officers,    Workers 
and  Speakers — Greetings! 

The  Watchword  for  1932  must  be 
efficiency  and  economy.  Grange  in- 
come for  the  year  will  be  reduced  yet 
Grange  work  just  miist  be  increased. 
To  bring  this  about  Grange  time  and 
funds  will  be  spent  with  greater  care 
and  efficiency.  It  is  suggested  that 
if  every  National  officer,  speaker  and 
National  Deputy  would  but  save  25 
cents  a  meal,  it  would  amount  to 
more  than  $2,000  a  year.  Make  no 
trips  for  just  one  meeting,  by  com- 
bining trips  and  adding  meetings, 
efficiency  can  be  increased  and  costs 
reduced. 

Organization  Suggestions — The  goal 
of  six  hundred  Granges  for  1932  was 
not  one  quarter  complete  in  the  first 
quarter  of  the   year.      Deputies   and 
workers  can  add  new  Granges  in  any 
open  territory  in  the  Nation.    Reread 
"The  Call  for  Volunteers"   on   page 
23  of  the  National  Grange  Journal 
01  Proceedings.     It  is  not  enough  to 
organize  new  Granges,  but  we  must 
add  to  the  membership  of  the  Granges 
we  now  have.     The   depression,   low 
prices,  bank  failures  and  similar  ob- 
stacles will  cause  us  to  lose  members 
if  we  do  not  redouble  our  efforts.   We 
should    initiate    fifty    thousand    new 
candidates   this    year.      Organization 
Blanks,    Membership    Application 
Blanks,  extra  copies  of  the  National 
Orange  Monthly  and  similar  material 
should  be  the  workers  stock-in-trade. 

Speakers    Suggestions.  —  Every 
Grange   speaker    should    be    familiar 
^ith  the  basic  facts  of  Grange  prog- 
ress and  should  let  the  world  know 
^hat  the  Grange  is  one  organization 
that  has  gone  forward  in  membership 
and  in  service.    No  worker  can  do  his 
^"ty  without  being  thoroughly  famil- 
ir  v^^-  ^^^  legislative   program   of 
The  National  Grange.     Have  a  copy 
«t  the  Legislative  Booklet  for  handy 
'■cterence  and  read  every  committee 
report  in  the  Journal  of  Proceedings. 
^memher  that  the  Grange  was  the 
nrst  organization    to   testify    against 
Tne  freight  rate  increase.     Our  brief 
^as  unanswerable.   This  victory  saved 
jry  farmer  in  the  nation  at  least 
pty  dollars  per  year.     The  Grange 
"^  in  Oleo  legislation,  the  tariff  on 
Wered  eggs,  and  similar  activities 
thp"^^  ^^6  past  year.    We  assisted  in 
p^  adoption   of   the   Reconstruction 
,jP<^ration  and  Rural  Credit  Legis- 

on  ?(!  •'"'*  P^^«®^-  The  Grange  is 
hh'  *"^^  every  hour  of  every  day, 
hio  il^^  ^^e  farmers'  battles;  we  need 
'^^  help-tell  him  so. 


Seeds  of  Known  Origin 

Dependable  Farm  Seeds 
at  Bed-Rock  Quotations 

For  22  years,  we  have  l>oen  supplying  the  farmers  of  New  York, 
Pennsylvania   and   nearby   States  with  "Seeds  of  Known  Origin." 

Freight  Paid  on  Assorted  Orders 
Amounting  to  200  Lbs.  or  More 

Strongr  Cotton  Bags  included  FREE  with  Grass  Seeds. 
Every    nap;    Carries    Tap.    Showiiic    Purity    and    Cerniination. 
AU  Alfalfa,  Medium  and  Mammoth  Clovers  are  TJ.  S.   Government  Verified. 


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Timothy  and  Alsike  Mixed 

A     natural     mixture     containinu     20    to 
L'3r^    alHike.       IliKli    purity    and    jjprnii- 
nation  tests.     A  mixture  much  Jlked  by 
many  faruuTS. 
93.76    Bu.   of  45  lbs.;  3  bu.  In  bag. 

Sweet  Clover,  Scarifled,  114. 50  Ba. 
of  60  lbs. 

Timothj      Metcalf's     Best-nn.O.T  to 
O'J.SO'To    pure.    Briglit  and   plump. 
S%.85  Bu.  of  4ft  lbs.;  3  bu.  in  bag. 

Timothy,  Pine  Tree- 

$2.75  Bu.  of  45  Iba.:  3  bu.  in  bag. 

Red  Top— Heavy  Seed,    13c  lb. 


Grimm  Allalia 

In     one-busJiel     Sealed     Bags.       Finest 
Certified    Seed. 

S14.00  Bu.  of  60  lbs. 

Canadian  Variegated  Alfalfa— 
I'urple  Stained.    Very   Hardy. 
915.00  Bu.  of  60   lbs. 

••Northwestern"- Idalio-U tab    Grown. 
■  12.00  Bn.  of  60  lbs. 

Japanese  Millet- 
Most  useful  of  millets. 

Sl.Sft  Bn.  of  32  lbs. 

Sudan  Gra8s-4  1.9c  lb. 


Native  Clover— Hardy  Domestic  Strains 

Strictly     domestic,     from    regions    producing     hardy    seed.       We     do    not    handle 
imported  or  Oregon  Clover.     Our  Clovers  are  TJ.  8.   Government  Verified. 
Either  Medium  or  Mammoth,  $12.00  Bu.  ol  60  11m. 

Dependable  Seed  Grains  tor  Spring  Sowing 


ALPHA  2-ROW  BARLEY 
Recently  originated  at  Cornell  Asricul- 
turnl  Collepe.  I.ouk  beads,  with  U 
rows  of  large,  plump,  heavy  grain  of 
high  iiuality.   $1.00  Bu.   of  48  lbs. 

SELECT  SWEDISH   OATS 

Northwestern       grown.  IMunip       and 

heavy.   90  cents  Bu.   of  32  lbs. 


MARQUIS  SPRING  WHEAT 
Imported  l>y  us  from  Northwest  Can- 
ada. We  have  found  that  it  does  well 
in  Northeastern  States.  $1.60  Bu  of 
60  lbs. 

SPRING  RYE 
Western-grown.      Valuaide    for   pasture 
or  grain.   $1.60  Bu.  of  66  lbs. 


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March  2(»tli.  we  will  include  one  iiuart  of  Metcalfs  Superb  Garden  I'eas.  Finest 
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Page  6 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  1932 


REPORT  OF  GEO.  W.  SHULER 

Overseer,  State  Orange 

My  Grange  activities  for  1932, 
started  on  January  2d,  by  attending 
the  meeting  of  Pioneer  Grange,  at 
Topton,  accompanied  by  a  delegation 
of  Fleetwood  patrons.  The  installa- 
tion team  of  Centerport  Grange  had 
charge  of  the  installation  ceremony, 
which  was  put  on  in  a  very  impres- 
sive manner.  The  installing  officer 
was  Brother  Warren  Blatt,  Master  of 
Centerport  Grange,  and  also  Lecturer 
of  Pomona,  No.  43. 

On  January  4th,  forty  Fleetwood 
patrons  motored  to  Ephrata  and  in- 
stalled the  officers  of  Ephrata  Grange. 
Prior  to  the  meeting,  I  attended  the 
Lions  Club,  as  the  guest  of  Brother 
L.  Kuppin,  a  Past  President  of  the 
Club,  also  a  Past  Master  of  both  the 
Ephrata  and  Lancaster  County  Po- 
mona Grange.  I  addressed  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Lions  Club  on  the  activ- 
ities of  the  Grange  and  the  service  it 
is  rendering  to  Pennsylvania  agricul- 
ture. 

On  January  6th,  I  traveled  to 
Chest  Springs,  Cambria  County,  where 
I  had  charge  of  a  joint  installation, 
comprising  eight  Granges,  in  the 
Pleasant  Hill  Grange  Hall.  The  of- 
ficers of  the  following  Granges  were 
installed :  Pleasant  Hill,  Mt.  Hermon, 
Buckhorn,  Concord,  Banner,  W'il- 
more,  Munster  and  Crossroads. 

About  one  hundred  and  fifty  pa- 
trons attended  the  meeting,  with  some 
of  them  traveling  twenty-five  miles 
to  attend.  It  resembled  a  real  Po- 
mona meetiiw  and  will  be  long  re- 
membered b/ all  patrons  in  attend- 


ance. 

On  January  7th,  we  installed  the 
officers  of  Kutztown  Grange,  where 
the  patrons  of  Eastern  Berks  turned 
out  to  the  number  of  two  hundred, 
representing  Kutztown,  Centerport 
and  Fleetwood  Granges. 

For  the  last  eight  years  installation 
of  officers  have  been  exchanged  be- 
tween these  two  neighboring  Granges 
to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 

January  11th,  accompanied  by  three 
brothers  of  Fleetwood,  I  went  to  Har- 
risburg,  when  the  State  Grange  Booth 
was  arranged  for  the  State  Farm 
Show.  Brother  Bagshaw,  Sister  Rup- 
pin  and  the  writer  constituted  the 
committee.  We  were  most  ably  as- 
sisted in  the  work  by  Brothers  Ten- 
ser, Koller,  and  Bower,  of  Fleetwood, 
and  Martin,  of  Lancaster. 

In  the  evening,  we  went  to  Lewis- 
berry,  York  County,  and  installed  the 
officers  of  Valley  Grange.  The  meet- 
ing was  largely  attended  and  two 
other  Granges  were  represented.  It 
was  an  open  meeting  and  I  believe 
those  outside  the  gates  gained  a 
very  favorable  impression  of  the 
Grange. 

On  January  12th  we  installed  the 
officers  of  Gouglersville  Grange,  where 
the  patrons  turned  out  in  great  num- 
bers and  Grange  interest  ran  high. 
At  this  meeting  several  of  the  Goug- 
lersville patrons  stressed  the  impor- 
tance of  cooperative  marketing  and 
the  necessity  of  increasing  the  mem- 
bership to  get  a  square  deal  for  agri- 
culture. 

On  January  13th,  we  had  charge  of 
another  joint  installation  in  the  North 
Jackson  Grange  Hall,  in  Lebanon 
County.  The  following  Granges  were 
represented  and  their  officers  in- 
stalled: Fontana,  Heidelberg,  Kim- 
merlings,  Bunker  Hill  and  North 
Jackson.  This  was  by  far  the  best 
attended  Grange  meeting  I  ever  saw 
in  Lebanon  County. 

Several  other  Granges  were  repre- 
sented and  splendid  attention  was 
given    during    the    installation    cere- 

On   January    14th    the    officers    of 


Fleetwood  Grange  were  installed  by 
the  Kutztown  patrons.  Brother  Geo. 
J.  Schaeffer,  Master  of  Kutztown 
Grange  and  Overseer  of  Berks  Po- 
mona, served  as  installing  officer, 
and  the  tableaux  in  charge  of  Sister 
Schaeffer,  added  a  great  deal  to  the 
impressiveness  of  the  ceremony.  A 
large  delegation  accompanied  the  of- 
ficers and  helped  to  swell  the  attend- 
ance and  increased  the  enthusaism  of 
all  patrons  present. 

On  January  16th  the  officers  of 
Centerport  Grange  were  installed  by 
the  Fleetwood  patrons.  Keen  interest 
was  shown  in  the  work  and  after  the 
installation,  timely  remarks  were 
made  by  the  Centerport  and  Fleet- 
wood patrons  and  members  of  Onte- 
lanee  Grange,  which  was-  largely 
represented. 

On  all  of  these  trips,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  two,  the  Fleetwood  patrons 
gave  me  wonderful  assistance,  travel- 
ing at  times  in  ten  autos. 

The  tableaux  were  shown  in  all 
Granges  visited,  under  the  direction 
of  Sister  Kate  Merkel.  Brother  How- 
ard Koller,  as  Marshal,  Sister  Kate 
Koller,  as  Regalia  Bearer  and  Sister 
S  a  11  i  e  Himmelreick,  as  Emblem 
Bearer,  gave  me  splendid  support  in 
installing  the  officers  of  the  Granges 
mentioned. 

Starting  January  18th,  I  spent  a 
few  days  at  the  State  Farm  Show, 
assisting  at  the  Grange  Booth. 

I  was  invited  to  come  to  Mercer 
County,  where,  on  the  evening  of 
January  22d,  I  installed  the  officers 
of  the  following  Granges:  Indian 
Run,  Pleasant  Valley  and  Millburn. 
The  meeting  was  held  in  the  Pleasant 
Valley  Grange  Hall  and  was  largely 
attended.  Several  other  Granges  of 
Mercer  County  were  represented  at 
the  meeting.  The  Lawrence  County 
Pomona  was  represented  by  a  delega- 
tion of  patrons.  After  the  installa- 
tion, the  newly  installed  Masters  and 
other  officers  and  past  officers  of  the 
two  counties  made  addresses,  after 
which  refreshments  were  served  to  all 
members  present. 

On  January  27th,  I  attended  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  State  County 
Fair  Association,  which  was  held  in 
the  City  of  Reading.  During  my  talk 
to  the  delegates  representing  the  dif- 
ferent counties  of  the  State,  I  tried 
to  bring  out  the  importance  of 
Grange  exhibits  as  well  as  a  Grangers' 
Day  at  every  Fair  in  the  State. 

The  patrons  of  Berks  County  are 
doing  splendid  work  along  this  line 
of  Grange  activity  to  the  satisfaction 
of  all  concerned. 

On  the  evening  of  the  same  day  a 
delegation  of  Fleetwood  patrons  trav- 
eled to  Schuylkill  County  and  in- 
stalled the  officers  of  Friedensburg 
Grange. 

We  found  this  Grange  in  a  healthy 
condition  and  the  officers  and  mem- 
bers greatly  interested  in  Grange 
work. 

On  February  11th,  the  Shartles- 
ville  Grange  paid  a  fraternal  visit  to 
Fleetwood  and  rendered  a  very  inter- 
esting program.  There  were  forty 
visiting  patrons  in  attendance. 

On  February  13th,  I  attended  the 
Perry  County  Pomona  meeting,  which 
was  held  in  Newport.  I  arrived  at 
noon  and  the  afternoon  meeting  was 
well  attended  and  the  program  in 
charge  of  the  Lecturer  was  well  ren- 
dered. It  consisted  of  musical  num- 
bers, addresses  by  the  County  Farm 
Agent  and  other  patrons  from  Perry 
and  Juniata  County  and  a  playlet  by 
members  of  Mifflin  County.  At  the 
evening  session  the  Pomona  Travel- 
ing Gavel  was  presented  to  the  Perry 
County  Pomona  by  the  patrons  of 
Juniata  County,  who  also  furnished 
the  evening  program. 

The  members  of  Fleetwood  Grange 


visited  Bernville  Grange  on  the  eve- 
ning of  February  16th,  as  instructed 
by  the  Pomona  Lecturer.  The  visit- 
ing Grange  furnished  the  program, 
which   was   enjoyed   by   all   members 

present. 

At  every  meeting  of  the  Berks  Po- 
mona, the  Lecturers  in  conference  de- 
cide what  the  visitations  among  the 
different  Granges  shall  be  for  that 
quarter. 

On  February  18th,  we  were  in  at- 
tendance at  the  meeting  of  Pomona 
No.  3,  comprising  Chester  and  Dela- 
ware Counties.  The  place  of  meeting 
was  in  the  New  Century  Club  House, 
in  West  Chester.  The  auditorium  was 
filled  to  capacity  for  the  afternoon 
session.  All  Granges  sent  in  reports 
showing  a  great  deal  of  activity  for 
the  last  quarter,  with  some  showing 
an  increase  in  membership. 

A  Delegation  of  Montgomery  pa- 
trons were  present  and  made  brief  re- 
marks on  Grange  work. 

The  afternoon  program  consisted  ot 
interesting  numbers  by  the  different 
Granges.  Some  features  of  the  pro- 
gram were  playlets  and  essays  and 
addresses  on  the  Life  of  George 
Washington  by  Chester  and  Delaware 

patrons. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Geo.  W.  Schuler. 


held  in  years  and  many  who  attend- 
ed  pronounced  it  to  be  a  profitable 
one. 

The  April  meeting  will  be  held  at 
Kane. 


McKEAN  POMONA  MEETS 

WITH  ELDRED  GRANOE 

The  McKean  County  Pomona  met 
Wednesday,  February  10th,  with  El- 
dred  Grange.  Three  sessions  were 
held — morning,  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning. 

The  morning  session  was  devoted 
to  business.  Nearly  every  Grange  in 
the  county  made  a  written  or  oral 
report.  For  the  first  time  in  years 
every  Grange  in  the  county  is  in  good 
standing. 

In  June,  the  Pomona  Grange  of 
Potter  County  will  bring  the  travel- 
ing gavel  to  McKean  County  and  the 
McKean  County  Pomona  will  deliver 
the  gavel  to  the  Warren  County  Po- 
mona. The  arrangements  for  these 
meetings  was  left  with  the  Executive 
Committee. 

The  event  of  the  afternoon  session 
was  an  able  address  by  Dr.  Lee  L. 
Driver,  one  of  the  best  known  educa- 
tors of  the  state.  His  talk  was  con- 
vincing and  well  received. 

Professor  Harold  Childs,  of  the 
Eldred  High  School  gave  an  interest- 
ing talk  on  Washington,  the  States- 
man. This  was  followed  by  a  paper 
entitled,  "Washington,  the  Farmer,'' 
by  the  Past-Pomona  Lecturer,  Miss 
Anna  McCarey.  It  was  an  excellent 
paper  depicting  Washington's  activi- 
ties as  a  farmer.  A  splendid  paper  on 
Home  Economics  read  by  Mrs.  Anna 
Burr,  of  Liberty  Grange. 

There  were  readings,  singing  and 
music  between  numbers  which  de- 
lighted the  audience. 

The  evening  program  opened  with 
a  fifteen-minute  song  service  under 
the  leadership  of  Past  Lecturer,  Mrs. 
Edith  Mosier.  Slides  were  used  as 
during  the  singing  at  State  Grange. 
Mesdames  Potts  and  Cunningham, 
of  Bradford,  pleased  the  Grange  with 
two  duets. 

The  feature  of  the  evening  was  a 
talk  by  Professor  W.  R.  Gordon,  of 
State  College,  on  "The  Dramatic 
Tournament  as  a  Means  of  Rural 
Recreation."  Pomona  Grange  has  a 
committee  to  promote  such  a  move- 
ment among  the  McKean  County 
Granges. 

The  fifth  degree  was  conferred 
upon  a  class  of  eleven. 

Edward   White,   of    Ceres   Grange, 

was    recommended    as    one    of    the 

County  Deputies  for  McKean  County. 

The  meeting  was  one  of  the  largest 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  I932 


Pennsylvania  Qrange  News 

Published  monthly  by  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 

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Vol.  XXVIII 


March,  1932 


No.  12 


Board  of  Managers 

E.  B.  DOKSETT,  President 

S.  A.  HARSHAW  H.  D.  ALLEBACH  KENZIE  BAGSHAW 

Editor,  E.  B.  DORSETT,  Mansfield,  Pa. 
to  whom  should  be  addressed  all  matters  relating  to  news  contributions,  photographs,  etc. 

Associate  Editors  TTTaA^/rAM 

HANNAH  McK.  LYONS,  H-  ^.'  S-ii  j^  pf 

Lincoln  University,  Pa.  ^^st  Springfield,  Pa. 

JOHN   H.   LIGHT,   Business   Manager, 
Harrisburg,  Pa. 
to  whom  all  matters  relative  to  advertising,  mailing  list,  pattern  orders  should  be  addressed. 
ADVERTISING  Is  accepted  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  per  agate  line,  or  $3.50  per  inch, 
each   insertion.     New   York   representative.  Norman   Co.,   34  West  33d   Street. 


The  Cost  of  Government 

4 

With  a  Billion  Dollar  Bonded  Indebted- 
nesS'"A  Ttvo  Hundred  Million  Annual 

{  Expenditure  of  Public  Money  for  State 
Purposes—An  Estimated  Deficit  of  Ten 
Million  at  the  Close  of  the  Present  Bi- 
ennium—It  Is  Time  to  Call  a  Halt—Let 
Us  Lock  the  Stable  Before  the  Horse  Is 
Stolen. 


WE  THINK  of  the  government  as  something  far  away,  something 
vague,  separate  and  distinct,  forgetting,  or  not  fully  realizing,  that 
we  are  the  government.  We  are  told  that  we  must  not  criticize,  and 
that  is  sound  advice,  but  if  we  keep  still  and  make  no  effort  to  better  con- 
ditions, what  right  have  we  to  complain  ? 

We  pay  little  attention  to  the  expenditure  of  money,  none  of  which  we 
think  comes  directly  from  us  or  from  our  efforts,  and  our  tax  system  is 
largely  based  on  that  idea.  In  prosperous  times  this  indirect  system  leads 
to  exorbitant  expenditures  of  money. 

In  a  depression  such  as  is  now  confronting  us  we  feel  the  burdens  with- 
out realizing  from  whence  they  come.  When  money  is  plentiful  it  is  easy 
to  start  new  activities,  as  well  as  broaden  those  already  in  operation.  When 
money  is  hard  to  get,  and  still  harder  to  keep,  we  find  it  difficult  to  stop 
these  activities,  except  at  a  great  loss,  and  that  is  the  condition  which  con- 
fronts us  today. 

Many  government  obligations,  both  State  and  Federal,  have  been  made 
and  must  be  kept,  even  though  business  is  depressed  and  agriculture  at  a 
low  ebb.  Congress  is  determined  to  cut  appropriations,  and  the  administra- 
tion to  hold  expenses  to  the  minimum. 

In  spite  of  all  this  we  are  going  to  see  Federal  appropriations  the  largest 
they  have  been  since  1920.  No  one  can  tell  what  the  amount  will  be,  but 
the  budget  estimate  is  more  than  four  and  one-half  billion  dollars.  Con- 
gress may  not  appropriate  money  for  all  the  items  mentioned,  but  will  un- 
doubtedly appropriate  more  than  the  budget  estimates. 

The  Federal  appropriations  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1933, 
will  exceed  five  billion,  five  hundred  million  dollars.  Going  back  to  1900, 
we  find  that  they  were  a  half  billion  dollars.  In  1914,  the  year  the  World 
War  began,  they  were  seven  hundred  thirty  million  dollars.  For  the  year 
ending  in  June,  1917,  when  we  had  just  entered  the  war,  they  were  two 
billion  eighty-six  million  dollars. 

The  first  year  of  the  war,  ending  June,  1918,  our  expenditures  were 
nearly  fourteen  billion  dollars ;  and  in  1919  they  reached  the  peak  of  almost 
nineteen  billion  dollars.  This  is  about  the  amount  our  indebtedness  will 
total  at  the  end  of  this  fiscal  year. 

What  is  the  remedy?  We  must  reduce  the  cost  of  government,  local, 
State  and  National,  wherever  possible,  denying  ourselves  and  the  govern- 
ment many  things  that  are  desirable,  but  not  necessary.  We  must  raise  more 
taxes  from  those  who  are  best  able  to  pay  and  on  those  things  that  are  classed 

as  luxuries. 

We  must  deny  ourselves  individually  as  well  as  governmentally.  We 
can  exemplify  our  patriotism  by  the  practice  of  self-denial  in  these  trying 
times  of  peace,  just  as  we  proved  our  courage  in  time  of  war.  When  we 
have  reduced  our  many  and  varied  activities  to  what  may  be  termed  a  sane. 


reasonable  level,  our  people  will  rise  to  a  higher  plane  of  living  and  reach 
heights  never  yet  obtained. 

The  Grange  has  long  been  demanding  an  Income  Tax,  not  as  a  measure 
of  retaliation,  but  as  a  means  of  more  equitably  distributing  the  burdens  of 
government.  Great  Britain  imposes  an  Income  Tax  that  enables  her  to 
balance  the  budget  and  keep  her  expenses  within  the  income. 

On  a  single  man,  with  an  income  of  eight  hundred  dollars  a  year,  she 
would  impose  a  tax  of  thirty-seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  and  on  a  married 
man  six  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents.  In  our  State  nothing.  A  single  man 
with  an  income  of  one  thousand  dollars  would  be  taxed  sixty-two  dollars 
and  fifty  cents,  and  a  married  man  thirty-one  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents. 

Here,  nothing. 

Let  us  consider  some  of  the  higher  salaries.  A  single  man  with  an 
income  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  pays  a  tax  of  nineteen  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred  sixty-two  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  while  in  this  country  for  Federal  use 
only,  it  is  five  thousand  one  hundred  seventy-one  dollars  and  eighty-eight 
cents.  Some  difference  and  if  the  State  had  the  power  to  impose  a  tax  making 
up  that  difference,  it  would  go  a  long  ways  towards  balancing  our  budget. 

In  Great  Britain  a  man  with  an  annual  income  of  one  million  dollars, 
pays  a  tax  of  six  hundred  thirty-eight  thousand  nine  hundred  twenty-five 
dollars,  while  in  this  country  he  pays  two  hundred  forty-one  thousand  three 
hundred  fifty-one  dollars  and  eighty-eight  cents. 

This  gives  you  some  idea  of  what  an  Income  Tax  is,  how  it  works  and 
what  it  would  mean  if  obtained  in  this  State.  Those  who  are  receiving  a 
weekly  or  monthly  pay  check,  are  in  a  better  position  to  pay  taxes  than  those 
with  property  and  no  income.    Ability  to  pay  and  benefits  derived  must  not 

be  ignored. 

In  discussing  this  question  I  have  considered  largely  the  factors  which 
enter  into  the  cost  of  the  Federal  government.  The  same,  or  similar  factors, 
obtain  in  the  cost  of  local,  county  and  State  government.  The  per  capita 
tax  has  steadily  increased  in  all  branches,  until  the  total  exceeds  $100.00 

per  year. 

The  local  per  capita  tax  is  estimated  at  $25.00,  the  State  at  $20.00,  and 
the  Federal  at  $80.00,  making  an  annual  tax  for  every  man,  woman  and 
child  of  $125.00.  A  family  of  four  pays  a  tax  of  $500.00  per  year.  Is  it 
strange  that  we  have  a  depression? 

There  is  no  single  factor  that  has  contributed  so  largely  to  our  present 
financial  and  industrial  condition,  or  is  doing  so  much  to  prolong  it,  as 
excessive  taxation.  When  we  lay  tribute  to  all,  that  the  individual,  firm 
or  family  earns,  we  completely  destroy  their  buying  power  and  all  industry 
is  paralyzed. 

Excessive  or  unjust  taxes  destroy  values  and  prevent  the  return  of 
prosperity.  No  one  will  knowingly  buy  a  farm  if  he  knows  that  the  taxes 
equal  or  exceed  the  income.  The  buying  power  of  the  farmer  has  been 
impaired  by  excessive  taxation,  and  until  that  is  restored,  we  need  not 
expect  a  return  of  prosperity. 

Our  total  bonded  indebtedness  for  the  State,  from  all  divisions,  exceeds 
one  billion  dollars.  The  total  amount  of  taxes  levied,  but  not  all  collected, 
exceeds  three  hundred  million  dollars  per  year.  If  it  were  possible  to  stop 
all  State  activities  for  a  period  of  three  years,  and  apply  all  money  received 
from  taxes  on  our  bonded  debt,  we  would  still  be  encumbered  at  the  end  oi 
the  time  stated. 

It  must  be  evident  to  all  of  you  then,  that  the  remedy  does  not  lie  in 
further  bond  issues,  but  in  decreasing  our  overhead  and  reducing  our  debt 
Our  revenue  is  decreasing  and  our  expenses  increasing.  The  total  cost  ot 
our  State  administration  is  now  about  two  hundred  million  dollars  per  year. 
Twelve  million  of  this  is  for  salaries.  This  may  not  seem  exorbitant, 
but  it  is  6%  of  the  total,  and  if  reduced  2%  would  build  many  miles  of 
road  and  furnish  work  for  those  who  are  in  need  of  assistance.  It  is  not  the 
salaries,  however,  that  are  directly  responsible  for  the  high  cost  of  govern- 
ment, but  the  activities  which  go  with  them.  Duplication,  overlapping, 
padding  the  pay  roll  all  contribute  to  the  cost  of  government. 

The  framers  of  our  State  Constitution  must  have  had  this  in  mmd 
when  they  wrote  Sec.  19,  which  reads  as  follows: 

Section  19.  The  Secretary  of  Internal  Affairs  shall  exercise  all  the 
powers  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  Surveyor  General,  subject  to  sue 
changes  as  shall  be  made  by  law.  His  department  shall  embrace  a  bureau 
of  industrial  statistics,  and  he  shall  discharge  such  duties  relating  to  cor- 
porations, to  the  charitable  institutions,  the  agricultural,  manufacturing, 
mining,  mineral,  timber  and  other  material  or  business  interests  of 
State  as  may  be  prescribed  by  law.  He  shall  annually,  and  at  such  other 
times  as  may  be  required  by  law,  make  report  to  the  General  Assembly. 

The  Bureau  of  Internal  Affairs  was  created  by  a  provision  of  the  ota 
Constitution  and  not  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature.    Several  governors  na 
tried  to  abolish  it,  but  failed  because  of  this  fact.    It  was  obnoxious  to  them. 
as  it  curtailed  their  appointive  power.     If  its  provisions  were  carried 
to  the  letter,  every  bureau  and  department  could  reduce  its  force  25%  or  mo  ■ 

Note  carefully  that  the  work  of  collecting  statistics  is  assigned  to 
Bureau,  and  yet  only  a  very  small  part  of  that  work  is  being  done,  as  ot 
bureaus  have  assumed  that  right.     This  explains  why  so  many  State  c 
are  seen  on  the  road  every  day. 


March, 


1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  9 


Tt  is  no  exaggeration  to  state,  that  if  the  Bureau  were  given  the  work 
t  d  to  it  by  the  Constitution,  that  of  collecing  data,  statistics  and  in- 
delegate      ^^^  ^^^  ^^^  ^^  ^^^  several  bureaus   and  departments,  that  one 

^''T  d  men  would  do  the  work  that  is  now  being  done  by  nearly  three 
\a     Instead  of  cutting  the  appropriation  to  this  Bureau,  why  not 
^^'^''Tsufficient  funds  to  function  as  provided  in  the  Constitution?     This 
^'^uld  result  in  economy  and  efficiency,  as  one  bureau  would  be  doing  the 

«,nrk  of  several.  .  , 

Conditions  such  as  I  have  described  did  not  come  upon  us  over  night, 
.  ,  „^e  the  result  of  several  years  growth.  It  would  be  manifestly  unfair  to 
7  '     any  administration,  or  any  one  Legislature  with  all  of  these  evils, 

they  are  the  direct  result  of  demands  made  by  the  people. 

^^    This  is  why  I  am  calling  your  attention  to  these  conditions.   The  Grange, 

k     ff  the  largest  farm  organization,  should  take  the  lead   in  demanding 

ch  changes  as  will  greatly  reduce  our  expenses  without  impairing  the 

^"  \n^    It  will  take  both  courage  and  diplomacy,  but  can  and  must  be  done. 

S^^^^^^"  E.    B.    DORSETT. 


aiiANGE  ACTIVITIES  IN 
GRAIlUi.  ii  FRANKUN  COUNTY 


On  Tuesday  evening,  January  26th, 
Path  Valley  Grange  held  a  public  in- 
stallation, with  the  State  faster  m 
charge  of  the  ceremony.  Following 
the  installation,  a  closed  meeting  was 
held  and  twelve  candidates  were  in- 
itiated in  the  first  and  second  degrees 

of  the  order.  r^u     i   •      w   Ti 

Our  Worthy  State  Chaplain,  W.  D. 
Keener,  occupied  the  Master's  chair, 
others  were  filled  by  members  from 
Dorsett  Grange,  and  from  the  local 
order.  The  State  Master  instructed 
in  the  unwritten  work  and  took 
charge  of  the  initiation. 

This  was  the  first  class  for  rath 
Valley  and  much  interest  was  mani- 
fested in  the  work.  The  sisters  of 
the  Grange  served  a  tempting  lunch 
at  the  close  of  the  meeting,  thus  giv- 
ing all  present  a  taste  of  the  good 
things  of  life,  as  well  as  a  better  idea 
of  Grange  work.  This  Grange  has 
caught  the  spirit  and  is  bound  to 
grow  and  prosper. 

Wednesday  evening,  January  2Tth, 
was  a  big  night  for  Greencastle 
Grange.  A  Degree  Team,  composed 
of  members  from  Mountain  View  and 
Leitersburg  Granges,  of  Maryland, 
visited  Greencastle  and  conferred  the 
third  and  fourth  degrees  on  a  class 
of  fourteen,  the  State  Master,  E.  B. 
Dorsett,  exemplifying  the  unwritten 
work. 

The  work  was  both  impressive  and 
instructive,  and  the  team  deserves  a 
lot  of  credit  for  its  efficiency.  Green- 
castle Grange  now  has  an  excellent 
start  and  will  grow  in  Grange  work 
and  influence. 

Friday  evening,  January  29th, 
Waynesboro  Grange  added  ten  new 
names  to  the  Charter  list  and  elected 
most  of  the  officers.  On  Friday  eve- 
ning, February  12th,  more  new  names 
^ere  added,  making  a  total  of  thirty- 
two,  and  the  balance  of  the  officers 
elected  and  installed  by  the  State 
Master. 

Friday  evening,  March  11th,  the 
Charter  will  be  closed,  and  a  list  of 
fifty  or  more  is  promised.  Franklin 
County  now  has  five  active  Granges 
and  a  Charter  list  for  the  sixth  one 
IS  well  started. 


The  Japanese  Government  owns  the 
principal  world  sources  of  natural 
camphor. 


DEPUTY  SCHOOL 

A  Deputy  School  will  be  held  in 
conjunction  with  the  Lecturer's  Short 
Course,  at  State  College,  Friday, 
March  25,  1932. 

All  State  Deputies  are  urged  to 
attend.  This  will  be  an  opportunity 
for  obtaining  help  that  you  cannot  af- 
ford to  miss.  Plenty  of  time  will  be 
given  to  the  study  of  the  Code, 
changes  in  our  By-Laws,  latest  de- 
cisions from  the  National  Grange  and 
Grange  procedure  as  it  affects  Sub- 
ordinate and  Pomona  Granges. 

In  addition  to  the  State  Master, 
there  will  be  instruction  given  by  of- 
ficers of  the  National  Grange  and 
other  Grange  workers  who  have  had 
a  wide  experience  in  Deputy  work. 

We  will  hold  the  School  separate 
and  apart  from  the  regular  course 
and  take  all  the  time  that  is  neces- 
sary for  discussion.  I  hope  the  entire 
corps  of  Deputies  will  be  present. 

E.  B.  Dorsett. 


YORK  POMONA  MEETS  _ 

AT  ZION  VIEW 

York  Pomona  met  at  Zion  View, 
Saturday,  February  13,  1932.  The 
afternoon  session  was  open  to  the 
public  and  much  of  the  time  used  m 
the  installation  of  the  officers  m 
charge  of  the  Worthy  State  Master. 

The  new  Pomona  Master,  Brother 
G.  C.  Krout,  gave  the  address  of  wel- 
come, which  was  responded  to  by  the 
Hon.  R.  J.  Shettel,  a  Past  Master  of 
Pomona.  Other  talks  were  made  by 
Past  Officers  and  program  closed  with 
an  address  by  the  State  Master. 

The  evening  session  opened  in  the 
fifth  degree.  The  reports  of  Subor- 
dinate Granges  showed  a  net  gain  and 
all  Granges  reported.  A  class  of  four 
was  instructed  in  the  fifth  degree, 
after  which  a  literary  program  was 
rendered  by  the  Lecturer. 

A  kind  word  for  politicians;  They 
are    always    on    the    job. 


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welcome  to  your 

FRIENDS 


LETTER   OF   APPRECIATION 

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It  is  interesting  from  cover  to  cover. 

The   editorial    contains    facts    and 
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me  to  keep  that  light  going  all  night  long.  Since 
we  put  in  the  electricity  I've  noticed  that  there 
are  less  tramps  around  here  at  night." 

Of  course  that  one  light,  costing  little  to  burn, 
is  but  one  of  the  many  benefits  of  electricity  on 
the  farm.  Generally  used  you  will  find  that  it  will 
soon  "pay  for  itself." 

It  helps  the  wife  with  the  cleaning;  pumps  the 
water  and  does  her  washing  with  no  fuss  or  bother; 
and  with  the  electric  refrigerator  and  range  makes 
the  lessened  kitchen  work  a  pleasure. 

It  helps  the  man  just  as  much.  It  not  only  supplies 
him  with  light,  and  safe  light,  wherever  it  is 
needed,  but  it  furnishes  power  for  most  every 
need.  It  pumps  the  water,  grinds  the  feed,  saws 
the  wood,  cools  the  milk  and  takes  the  drudgery 
out  of  the  farmer's  work. 

Use  it  more,  for  the  more  you  use  the  less  the 
cost  per  kilowatt  hour.  Talk  to  your  electrical 
contractor,  dealer,  hardware  man  or  light  and 
power  company  as  to  how  electricity  can  be 
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Page  10 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  1932 


HOME  ECONOMICS 

Under  Auspices  of  the  State  Grange  Committee 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY'S  RACE 

Many  interesting  things  are  being 
planned  in  Washington  County  for 
1932.  The  Home  Economic  Commit- 
tees came  out  over  fifty  strong  to  plan 
work  on  January  30th. 

One  of  the  projects  we  have  planned 
is  to  undertake  a  race  over  a  mile  of 
pennies  to  finance  the  County  Grange 
Orchestra. 

First  and  last  we  are  going  after 
them,  so  if  you  hear  the  swish  of 
skirts  beware  for  it  is  likely  to  be  a 
Home  Economic  Committee  on  the 
run.  If  necessary  we  may  use  dyna- 
mite to  clear  obstructions  in  the  way. 
So  if  you  come  in  contact  with  any  of 
these  racers  you  had  better  step  aside 
quickly  or  you  may  be  required  to  run 
several  feet  of  our  mile.  Our  cap- 
tains will  have  their  force  in  action 
soon. 

Sixteen  pennies  are  required  to 
make  a  foot. 

Every  one  is  requested  to  put  16 
pennies  (or  their  equivalent)  into  an 
envelope  presented  to  them. 

If  you  put  in  several  feet  it  will 
complete  the  mile  sooner. 

If  you  do  not  make  your  foot  we 
may  have  to  build  a  bridge  to  span 
the  chasm  but  we  will  go  over  just  the 
same. 

Help  the  racers  by  clearing  the 
path  for  them  with  a  foot  or  two  of 
our  mile.  A  chart  will  show  how 
many  feet  a  Grange  has  run  each 
quarter.  A  final  checking  up  when  the 
mile  is  completed  will  show  what  each 
Grange  has  done.    Watch  the  fun. 


4.  Young  people  (high  school  age) 
try  out  for  prize  in  essay  contest. 

5.  Every  Grange  have  some  member 
of  any  Grange  give  a  full  report  of 
the  history  of  the  Grange  and  its 
works. 

6.  To  have  a  Pomona  Grange  play, 
every  Grange  taking  an  active  part. 

7.  Temperance  slogan,  "Law  ob- 
servance and  enforcement,  not  repeal." 

8.  Every  Grange  try  out  in  county 
play  contest. 

9.  All  Grangers  free  their  property 
from  outdoor  advertising. 

10.  Every  Grange  have  a  George 
Washington  program  and  planting. 

11.  To  have  a  Pomona  Grange  farm 
product  show  in  which  4-H  clubs  par- 
ticipate. 

12.  Every  Grange  strive  to  meet  the 
needs  for  the  improvement  of  their 
own  Grange. 


PRESIDENT  HOOVER'S  CONFER- 
ENCE  ON   HOME   BUILDING 
AND  HOME  OWNERSHIP 


HOME  ECONOMICS  DIVISION 
OF  POMONA  GRANGE  MEETS 

The  Home  Economics  Division  of 
Pomona  Grange  met  Saturday  after- 
noon in  the  Gretna  Grange  Hall,  with 
an  attendance  of  55  women,  repre- 
senting thirteen  subordinate  grange 
groups.  Mrs.  C.  A.  Hayden,  Mrs.  J. 
J.  Cleland,  Mrs.  R.  B.  South  and  Mrs. 
H.  A.  McKee  gave  interesting  facts 
from  the  State  Grange  meeting. 

The  activities  of  the  National  and 
State  Granges  in  home  economics  were 
well  told  by  Mrs.  W.  D.  Phillips.  Mrs. 
E.  C.  Wiggins,  of  Gretna  Grange, 
varied  the  program  with  pleasing  vo- 
cal selections. 

The  girls  from  Hickory  Vocational 
School,  Mary  Edna  Morrison  and 
Mabel  Still,  whose  demonstration, 
"Our  Money  and  Our  Food,"  won  the 
State  Contest  at  the  recent  State  show 
at  Harrisburg,  repeated  that  demon- 
stration Saturday  and  their  perform- 
ance drew  much  favorable  comment. 

The  County  Home  economic  projects 
for  the  year  are  very  ambitious.  They 
were  read  Saturday  by  Miss  Freda 
Wolf,  of  the  Prosperity  Grange,  and 
adopted.     They  are  as  follows: 

1.  Every  Grange  strive  to  be  an 
Honor  Grange. 

2.  Every  Grange  have  at  least  one 
representative  at  Home  Ecoiiomic 
meetings. 

3.  Every  Grange  to  support  the 
County  Grange  orchestra. 


SS^'/y  Certified  Seed  Potatoes 

RUSSET  RURAL  POTATOES  tha 
I  have  proved  their  worth. 

Paul  R.  Smith,        Ulystes,  Pa. 


In  Proverbs,  we  learn  that  "Where 
there  is  no  vision  the  people  perish." 

So  to  the  American  people  it  must 
be  encouraging  that  in  this  season  of 
unrest  and  great  depression,  our 
President  could  vision  and  believe 
that  "it  should  be  possible  in  our 
country  for  any  person  of  sound  char- 
acter and  industrious  habits  to  pro- 
vide himself  with  adequate  and  suita- 
ble housing  and  preferably  to  own  his 
own  home."  So  as  the  Economic 
Crisis,  so  long  predicted  bore  down 
upon  us,  President  Hoover  was  plan- 
ning this  conference  to  see  if  it  could 
be  made  possible  that  every  family 
should  own  their  own  home — thus  be- 
ing builded  into  the  warp  and  woof 
of  America's  destiny — a  part  of  her 
very  soul.  For  "proper  housing  is 
vital  to  wholesome  living.  Upon 
wholesome  living  depends  the  success 
of  our  democracy.  Health,  happiness 
and  good  citizenship  are  furthered  by 
proper  housing.  Unhappiness,  de- 
linquency, and  crime  are  furthered  by 
bad  housing." 

The  planning  board  divided  the 
work  among  thirty-three  committees, 
twenty-five  for  research  and  eight  for 
correlating  the  findings,  so  that  more 
than  six  hundred  people  were  engaged 
from  August,  1930,  until  December 
2d,  preparing  for  this  conference. 

Money  for  this  work  was  all  from 
private  sources  and  more  than  two 
thousand  delegates  from  all  parts  of 
the  United  States  came  at  their  own 
expense  to  this  Conference.  For  home 
building  and  furnishing  reaches  into 
every  trade  and  industry,  arts  and 
science,  and  its  financing  into  every 
branch  of  the  business  world. 

An  early  start  on  the  morning  of 
December  2d,  with  a  few  hours  stop 
over  in  Harrisburg,  brought  us  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  by  seven  p.  m. — 
just  in  time  to  get  registered  and  to 
the  opening  convocation  in  Constitu- 
tion Hall  where  all  the  committees 
and  delegates  gathered  to  be  enter- 
tained by  the  United  States  Marine 
Band.  Then  the  invocation  by  Dr. 
Si  zoo,  one  of  the  most  noted  Presby- 
terian ministers — a  word  of  welcome 
by  Secretary  Lamont,  who  presented 
President  Hoover. 

President  Hoover  said:  "I  would 
not  have  asked  you  to  come  if  I  had 
not  felt  deeply  that  there  was  a  real 
need.  For  some  years  the  business 
community,   our   municipalities,   and 


great  numbers  of  associations  devoted 
to  the  promotion  of  public  welfare, 
have  interested  themselves  in  the 
problems  of  more  adequate  housing 
and  home  ownership.  I  will  say  at 
once  that  we  have  a  larger  proportion 
of  adequate  housing  than  any  country 
in  the  world,  but  we  still  lag  far  be- 
hind our  national  ideals  of  homes 
for  all  our  people." 

The  value  of  this  conference  lies  in 
the  fact  that  it  is  the  first  of  its  kind 
to  pool  all  of  the  available  informa- 
tion in  this  country  relating  to  the 
subject  of  housing,  to  sift,  analyze 
and  evaluate  the  evidence,  and  to 
stimulate  and  coordinate  the  activi- 
ties of  civic,  business,  philanthropic, 
educational  and  governmental  agen- 
cies at  work  in  this  field.  More  ac- 
curate information  than  has  previously 
been  available  will  make  possible  more 
effective  programs  for  the  solution  of 
housing  problems  and  more  rapid 
elimination  of  conditions  that  are 
dangerous  to  the  health,  safety  or 
well-being  of  American  citizens. 

Committees  made  their  reports  each 
session,  morning,  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning, and  it  was  hard  indeed  to  decide 
which  ones  to  attend,  for  we  really 
wanted  to  hear  them  all  and  of  course 
had  to  choose  one  or  at  the  most  two 
for  each  session.  They  were  widely 
scattered,  but  Washington,  D.  C,  has 
the  best  taxi  service,  I  think,  in  the 
world — for  twenty  cents,  five  could 
pile  in  and  be  whisked  to  any  part  of 
downtown  Washington,  D.  C,  swiftly. 
We  were  in  Washington  two  days 
without  shopping  or  sight  seeing,  for 
the  sessions  began  before  sight  seeing 
was  practical  or  shops  open  and  lasted 
until  everything  was  closed.  At  five 
p.  m.,  on  Friday,  we  were  received  in 
the  White  House  by  President  and 
Mrs.  Hoover,  the  only  reception  I 
have  ever  attended  without  any  time 
for  any  dressing  up,  for  all  commit- 
tees worked  up  until  four  forty-five 
p.  m. — adjourned  and  proceeded  to  the 
White  House,  were  received,  hurried 
on  to  dinner,  and  to  the  final  convo- 
cation where  we  again  enjoyed  the 
Marine  Band. 

Secretary  Lamont  presided,  and 
Mrs.  Jane  Deeter  Pippin,  President 
of  The  Girl  Scouts  of  America,  gave 
us  an  address  on  the  Home  that  I 
wish  might  have  a  place  beside  the 
Bible  in  every  American  Home — for 
daily  reading  until  its  precepts  are 
part  of  the  very  fiber  of  every  home- 
maker. 

Secretary  Lamont  then  summed  up 
briefly  the  outstanding  findings  of  the 
Conference  which  are  as  follows: 

1.  Each  city  and  community  should 
have  a  master  plan. 

2.  Each  city  should  be  zoned. 

3.  All  new  homes,  irrespective  of 
the  income  of  the  family  can  and 
should  be  of  good  design  and  sound 
construction. 

4.  Soundly  built  homes  can  and 
should  be  rendered  available  to  all 
home  buyers. 

5.  Home  ownership  should  be  a  pos- 
sibility at  some  time  in  the  life  of 
every  thrifty  family. 

6.  An  adequate  system  of  credit  for 
the  financing  of  homes  should  be  es- 
tablished. 

7.  Old  homes  should  be  brought  up 
to  standard. 

8.  Slums  and  blighted  areas  should 
be  eliminated. 

9.  Industry  so  far  as  practicable 
should  be  decentralized. 

10.  Well-advised  large  scale  hous- 
ing operations  should  be  facilitated. 

11.  Homes  should  be  freed  from 
excessive  burdens  of  taxation. 

12.  Beauty  as  well  as  utility  should 
be  made  available  within  the  home 
and  in  its  surroundings. 

13.  The  conveniences,  protection 
and    opportunities    enjoyed    by    city 


dwellers  should  be  rendered  avai 


as  rapidly  as  possible  to  the  residents 
of   rural   districts. 

14.  There  is  need  of  better  framed 
and  better  enforced  legislation  ^j^ 
regard  to  all  types  of  housing  for  the 
protection  of  the  home  and  the  com- 
munity. 

15.  The  need  of  development  of 
further  research,  information  service 
and  public  education. 

16.  The  promotion  of  home  owner- 
ship and  better  homes  is  the  preroga- 
tive of  all  civic  leaders  and  of  citi- 
zens. 


HOME  ECONOMICS 

GOALS  FOR  193? 

By  Mrs.  Phillips 

First  Goal.  An  active  Home  Eco- 
nomics Committee  in  every  Grange. 

Second  Goal.  Every  Grange  an 
Honor  Grange. 

1.  Initiate  a  class  of  candidates 
during  the  year,  using  the  full  Grange 
ceremony  for  all  four  degrees;  and 
make  a  net  gain  in  membership. 

2.  Complete  and  report  a  definite 
piece  of  community  service  during 
the  year. 

3.  Maintain  a  worth-while  lecture 
hour  program  at  every  meeting,  ex- 
cept on  installation,  initiation  and 
election  meetings. 

4.  Open  and  close  on  time  without 
the  use  of  the  Manual. 

5.  Prompt  payment  of  dues  to  the 
state  secretary. 


Standard    One- Bushel 
Stave    Basket 


ONCE  USED 

Good,  clean,  Buihtl 
Stave  Baskets,  tub-ihipe 
or  round  bottom.  Half- 
Bushel  Stave  Raiketi. 
Also  Peach  and  Tomilo 
Carriers. 

L0t  us  quote  ycu. 
The  Empty  Package 

Supply  Co..  Inc. 

Dept.  G.      136  Broadwiy 

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March, 


1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  11 


rMaine  and  Ohio  each  have  over 
,or  Pennsylvania  but  30.  Let  us 
"nprate  with  M.  L.  and  deputies  to 
'^Pennsylvania  in  the  lead.) 
^  Third  Goal.  Every  Grange  farm 
Je  from  all  outdoor  advertising. 

rrhirty-seven  Granges  have  quali- 
n  A    There  are  still  800  to  reach!) 

Fourth  Goal.  Every  Grange  to  par- 
/.■Lte  in  the  George  Washington 
Sntennial  Celebration.  Planting 
inemorial  trees  if  possible. 

Fifth  Goal.  Every  Grange  hall 
with  name  displayed  —  building  and 
^rounds  neatly  kept. 

Sixth  Goal.  Every  Grange  partici- 
pating in  play  contest,  also  in  musical 
number  contest. 

(Fine  showing  of  Grange  plays  at 
Harrisburg  this  year.)  »     .  ,     . 

Seventh  Goal.  A  dean  of  girls  m 
pverv  consolidated  high  school. 

Eighth  Goal.  Every  Grange  pro- 
moting Peace  Movement. 


USING  UP  LEFT  OVERS 

Baked  Hash 
Line   a  dish  with   a  potato   crust, 
made   of   left   over    mashed   potatoes 
mixed  with  enough  flour  and  one  egg 
to  hold  its  shape.    Run  any  left  over 
meat  through  the  meat  chopper,  add 
a  small  onion  cut  fine   (this  can  be 
slightly    browned    first    if    preferred) 
add  enough  gravy  or  soup   stock  to 
moisten,  then  cover  with  the  rest  ot 
the  potato  mixture  and  bake. 
Noodle  Pudding 
Butter  a  pudding  dish,  then  line  it 
with  left  over  boiled  noodles.     Put  in 
a  good  layer  of  sliced  apples,  sprin- 
kled   with    sugar    and    cinnamon    to 
taste,  and  cover  with  noodles.     Beat 
up  two  eggs  with  a  spoonful  of  sugar 
and  one  cup  of  milk,  pour  over  the 
whole,   and   bake   until   set,   or   until 
apples  are  soft. 


Recently  I  enjoyed  a  delightful 
visit  with  a  certain  lady  who  has 
made  a  great  success  in  growing  and 
selling  hardy  plants.  ^ 

I  learned  so  many  new  things  Irom 
her,  that  I  asked  her  permission  to 
pass  them  along  to  you. 

Miss  A  raises  everything  from  the 
tiniest  rock-garden  plants,  to  the 
stateliest  peonies,  and  her  plants  are 
the  healthiest  and  sturdiest  ones  that 
you  can  find  anywhere. 

She  has  neither  hot  bed,  cold  frame, 
nor  greenhouse  on  her  land,  growing 
everything  either  from  seeds  or  cut- 
tings right  out  in  the  field,    She  told 
me  that  she  learned  her  lessons  from 
Mother  Nature  herself.    No  doubt  all 
of  you  have  observed,   that   after    a 
flower  has   done   blooming,   and   has 
gone  to  seed,  the  seed  will  scatter  and 
lay  in  the  cold  ground  all  winter,  and 
in  spring   innumerable    little   plants 
will  spring  up.    So  Miss  A  sows  most 
of  her  seeds  in  the  early  fall,  for  she 
claims  that  a  little  freezing  will  not 
hurt  them.    Some  of  the  more  deli- 
cate varieties  she  seeds  in  the  spring, 
after    having     a     piece     of     ground 
steamed  for  that  purpose.   The  steam- 
ing of  a  bed  answers  the  dual  purpose 
of  sterilizing  the  ground  and  ridding 
it  of  weeds. 

After  the  seedlings  are  up  well,  she 
transplants  them  into  suitable  beds, 
for  some  need  different  soils  from 
others.  Some  require  a  well  limed 
soil,  others  one  prepared  with  leaf 
mold,  others  again  requiring  sand. 
Later  on  she  transplants  them  to  their 
permanent  beds,  thus  securing  stocky 
and  well  rooted  plants. 

She  claims  that  the  secret  of  suc- 
cess with  perennial  plants  lies  in  se- 
curing the  very  best  of  seed.  When 
she  is  not  satisfied  that  she  can  ob- 
tain the  best  here,  she  sends  for  it 
to  England,  Scotland,  Holland,  Ger- 
many and  Switzerland.  The  price  of 
the  seed  may  seem  prohibitive  to  a 
greenhorn,  but  in  the  end  it  pays  to 
get  the  best. 

Miss  A  is  not  only  a  very  successful 
gardener,  but  is  also  a  wonderful 
Jiome  maker.  She  transformed  a  di- 
apidated  old  barn  into  a  most  de- 
lightful and  cozy  home,  which,  sur- 
rounded as  it  is  by  a  picturesque  rock 
garden  sloping  down  to  the  banks  of 
a  winding  creek,  is  a  delightful  sight 
to  behold. 

.  On  entering  the  house,  one  gets  the 
jmpression  that  all  the  various  beau- 
J^fnl  pieces  of  old  furniture  must 
°ave  been  made  with  the  special  pur- 
pose of  adorning  these  rooms.  Every- 
thing is  in  keeping,  and  the  large  rag 
"■^gs  are  wonderful,  particularly  when 
J^^e  learns  that  Miss  A  made  them  all 
^erself  in  odd  moments  of  her  spare 
time. 


Brandywine  Grange,  No.  60,  of 
Chester  County,  recently  gave  a  fine 
Home  Economics  program  to  a  large 
audience.  The  program  included  slides 
on  work  of  the  4-H  Clubs  in  the 
public  schools  by  Miss  Stewart  of  the 
Home  Economics  Department  of  the 
county  and  a  clever  play  showing 
what  may  come  if  science  continues 
to  aid  the  housewife. 

Theme  — "Keep    the    Home    Fires 

Burning." 

Piano  Solo  — Medley  of  Familiar 
Airs,  closing  with  theme. 

Talk  and  slides  on  4-H  Club  V/ork. 

Talk— "How  to  Cook  an  Outdoor 
Meal,"  by  an  Eagle  Scout. 

Suggestions  for  "Wife  Savers,"  by 
several  members. 

Reading  —  "The  Housekeeper's 

Creed." 

Reading — "Housekeeping  as  a  Pro- 
fession." 

Familiar  Songs— By  Grange  Quar- 
tet. .       , 

Talk  —  "Control  of  Communicable 

Diseases." 

Three  Act  Sketch— "Past,  Present 

and  Future." 

Mrs.  Gvger. 


TURNING  THE  PAGES 
OF  MARTHA  WASHINGTON'S 

COOK  BOOK 


ClIARIX)TTE   H.    RUPPIN. 


By  Dr.  Hannah  McK.  Lyons 
This  is  the  year  when  the  whole 
nation  is  celebrating  the  200th  anni- 
versary of  the  birth  of  George  Wash- 
ington. Every  one  is  hunting  a  new 
story  of  happenings,  not  well  knowii 
before,  about  the  people  who  helped 
so  materially  in  laying  the  founda- 
tions for  our  great  country.  So  our 
farmer  folks  have  found  keen  interest 
in  the  fact  that  Washington  was  the 
first  to  breed  the  sturdy  mule  so  valu- 
able for  heavy  team  work;  our  dairy- 
men talk  of  alfalfa  as  a  nevv  feed,  and 
yet  it  no  doubt  was  first  tried  out  on 
the  fields  at  Mount  Vernon. 

My  own  rare  find  recently  was   a 
book  tucked  away  in  the  Philadelphia 
Historical   Society,   13th   and  Locust 
Streets,  Philadelphia, — the  cook  book 
of   Martha   Washington.      How    you 
would  enjoy  a  half  hour  with  it,  even 
though     an     interpreter     might     be 
needed!   Here  you  find  a  plain  brown 
leather-bound  book,  6  by  8  inches  and 
2  inches  thick,  its  pages  are  yellowed 
by  age  but  well  preserved,  except  at 
the  lower  edge  where  a  scallop  shovvs 
that   an   overturned   candle   had   evi- 
dently ignited  the  leaves  and  burned 
for  a  time,  but  the  recipes  are  little 
injured.    How  we  have  revelled  in  the 
recipes,    scarcely    understandable    in 
these   days  today,  when  3   days  was 
the  time  needed  to  make  a  "creamed 
cabbage"  and  the  amounts  of  ingredi- 
ents used  were  12  and  20  eggs  in  cakes 
"to  be  beaten  3  hours." 

There  are  two  parts  to  this  book. 


One  says,  "A  Book  of   Sweets"  and 
has  325  recipes.    Turn  the  book  over 
and  you  think  you  are  at  the  front, 
for  you  have  a  book  of  more  substan- 
tial foods  with  205  recipes.    Included 
here  are  some  for  personal  care,  others 
on  household  care.     On  one  page  we 
are  told— "This  book,  written  by  Elea- 
nor   Parke     Custis's    Great    Grand- 
mother Mrs.  John  Custis,  was  given 
to  her,  by  her  Beloved  Grand  Mama 
Martha    Washington— formerly    Mrs. 
Daniel  Custis." 

On  a  blank  page  in  the  middle  ot 
the  book,  some  child  has  evidently  had 
a  lesson  in  fractions,  and  we  learn 
that  "a  compound  fraction  is  a  part 
of  a  fraction."  Blank  paper  was  not 
so  plentiful  as  today  and  the  children 
took  advantage  of  blank  pages,  even 
in  mother's  cook  book. 

All    is    written    in    long-hand    and 
using  the  long  "s"— the  ye,  yt,  yn, 
and  ym,  thus  needing  an  interpreter 
to  tell  that  this  means  "the,"  "that," 
"then"  and  "them."    Many  words  are 
uncommon  to  us.     For  example,  we 
are  told  how  to  "cream  roaches."    Our 
interpreter   told   us   that   this   was   a 
very  delectable  fish  used  at  that  time. 
Here   you   find   recipes   for   sweets 
galore,  and  one  is  very  much  interest- 
ed to  know  how,  "To  Preserve  Rose 
Petals  and  Rose  Buds,"  "To  Make  a 
Sirrup  of  Violets,"  (4  different  ways)  ; 
"To  Make  Jelly  of  Hartshome" ;  "To 
Preserve  Pippins  Red";  "To  Preserve 
Pippins  White";    and  so  on  through 
a  long  list  of  which  the  most  popular 
seemed  to  be  quinces,  currants,  peach- 
es and  plums.  Then  come  the  numer- 
ous cakes,  little  cookies  being  great 
favorites.    The  quantities  used  in  the 
larger  cakes,  and  the  time  of  beating 
makes   one  gasp  today. 

Of  interest  is  the  fact  that  they  had 
ways  of  keeping  foods  even  though 
our  methods  of  air-tight  jars  were  not 
known,  and  we  read  "To  Barrel  Oys- 
ters yt  Shall  Keep  6  Months." 

We  even  learn  how  "To  Stew  Oys- 
ters set  in  scyllet  of  water  and  make 
to  boyle  not  too  fast."  If  iiutritive 
values  were  not  well  known  in  those 
far  away  days  they  did  know  that 
much  depended  on  knowing  how  to 
apply  heat  to  food  that  it  be  digestible 
and  not  toughened.  Occasionally 
"sifted  ginger"  was  added  to  the 
ovster  stew. 
'  "Pease  All  Year"  are  picked, 
shelled,  salted,  cooked,  and  put  in  a 
jar  with  "enough  melted  butter  to 
cover  well  and  soe  you  may  keep  theni 
all  ye  yeare."  A  marvellous  use  of 
butter  I 

You  talk  today  of  our  delicious  pars- 
nip croquette  but  in  that  long  ago 
they  served  "Parsnep  tarts  and  Scyr- 
ros"  to  be  eaten  warm  but  if  served 
cold,  butter  was  spread  over  top  be- 
fore removing  from  oven.  One  finds 
recipes,  "To  Stew  Beefe  Steake."  For 
your  vegetables  you  would  be  wise 
to  hold  to  the  recipes  of  today,  but  if 
vou  desire,  you  might  have  "Rise 
Pudding"  and  "White  Gingerbread. 

In  this  day  with  printer's  ink  so 
common,  with  a  cook  book  of  worth, 
gotten  out  by  almost  every  producer 
of  foods,  it  is  almost  with  reverence 
we  see  this  little  brown  book  with  its 
500  recipes  and  think  of  the  loving 
thought  that  prompted  Great  Grand- 
mother Custis  to  write  it  that  the 
bride  going  into  her  new  home  might 
be  well  prepared  to  give  her  family 
good  food  from  the  treasured  family 
recipes. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  1932 


The  Lecturers  Corner 

By  Howard  G.  Eisamariy  State  Lecturer 


GRANGE  LECTURERS'  SHORT 
COURSE  AT  STATE  COLLEGE 
HOLDS  MUCH  OF  PROMISE  TO 
ALL  GRANGE  LEADERS  AND 
WORKERS  IN  PENNSYLVANIA 

The  second  annual  Short  Course 
for  Grange  Lecturers,  held  at  State 
College,  Pa.,  on  March  24th,  25th,  and 
26th,  under  the  joint  auspices  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Grange  and  the 
Pennsylvania  State  College,  will  ap- 
peal to  any  and  all  patrons  who  are 
interested  in  the  development  of  the 
Grange  and  the  rural  life  movement 
of  this  state. 

The  program,  which  has  been  built 
around  the  general  program  theme  of 
"The  Changing  Rural  Community," 
has  been  so  generalized  as  to  have  a 
directed  application  to  the  activities 
and  affairs  of  all  Grange  officers  and 
leaders.  This  program  will  be  pre- 
sented throughout  the  three-day  ses- 
sion by  outstanding  leaders  in  the 
rural  life  and  Grange  movements  of 
the  state  and  Nation,  Among  those 
who  will  appear  on  our  program  are 
the  following:  Ralph  D.  Hetzel, 
President,  Pennsylvania  State  Col- 
lege; O.  E.  Baker,  Director,  Bureau 
of  Economics,  United  States  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture,  Washington,  D. 
C. ;  James  C.  Farmer,  Lecturer,  Na- 
tional Grange;  R.  L.  Watts,  Dean, 
School  of  Agriculture,  Pennsylvania 
State  College;  B.  L.  Hummel,  Rural 
Sociologist,  Virginia  State  College; 
Anna  P.  K.  Stapler,  Director,  Home 
Department,  Dairymen's  League,  New 
York  City;  Mrs.  John  Hammond, 
Chairman,  Home  Economics  Commit- 
tee, National  Grange;  W.  B.  Dennis, 
Professor  of  Sociology,  Pennsylvania 
State  College;  F.  P.  Weaver,  Profes- 
sor of  Rural  Economics,  Pennsylva- 
nia State  College;  John  A.  McSpar- 
ran,  Pennsylvania  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture; W.  R.  Gordon,  Extension 
Sociologist,  Pennsylvania  State  Col- 
lege; E.  B.  Dorsett,  Master,  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Grange,  and  others. 

Adding  to  the  interest  of  this  year's 
Short  Course  will  be  the  various  con- 
ferences which  will  be  held  in  con- 
nection with  the  session.  These  will 
consist  of  a  State  Deputies'  Confer- 
ence under  the  direction  of  the  State 
Master.  Pomona  Lecturers  confer- 
ence, under  the  direction  of  the  Po- 
mona Lecturers'  Association,  Juve- 
nile Matrons'  Conference,  under  di- 
rection of  Juvenile  Matrons  Associa- 


tion, and  a  Home  Economics  Confer- 
ence, under  the  direction  of  the  Home 
Economics  Committee  of  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Grange. 

The  banquet  feature  for  the  Friday 
evening  session  as  established  at  the 
1931  Short  Course  will  again  be  ad- 
hered to.  This  has  every  promise  of 
being  a  delightful  and  pleasing  affair. 
No  delegate  will  want  to  miss  this 
feature. 

The  1932  Short  Course  will  convene 
at  2  p.  m.,  Thursday,  March  24th,  and 
continue  until  12  o'clock,  noon,  on 
Saturday,  March  26th. 

This  is  the  outstanding  Pennsyl- 
vania Grange  meeting  of  the  year  and 
is  held  primarily  for  the  purpose  of 
assisting  local  Grange  leaders,  and 
promoting  the  work  and  activities  of 
the  Order  throughout  the  State. 
Every  Grange  is  requested  to  send 
their  Lecturer  and  Juvenile  Matron 
as  delegates,  and  an  invitation  to  at- 
tend is  extended  to  all  Grange  mem- 
bers. Granges  should  arrange  to 
defray  the  expenses  of  their  delegates. 
Many  Pomona  Granges  throughout 
the  state  are  doing  notable  work  in 
this  connection  by  offering  to  pay  all 
or  a  part  of  the  expenses  of  their  sub- 
ordinate Lecturers  and  Matrons. 

Again,  may  we  urge  that  your 
Grange  stage  a  play,  entertainment 
or  social,  the  proceeds  to  be  used  to 
meet  the  expense  of  your  delegate. 
This  investment  should  be  returned 
to  your  Grange  in  the  form  of  better 
programs,  larger  attendance  and  more 
interest. 

The  items  of  cost  for  this  year  are 
held  to  the  same  low  levels  as  estab- 
lished a  year  ago.  Registration  fee, 
$1.00.  Clean,  comfortable  rooms  in 
College  dormitories,  75c  per  day.  Ex- 
cellent meals,  served  in  the  college 
dining  room.  Cost  of  these  meals 
need  not  exceed  $1.50  per  day.  Dele- 
gates are  required  to  furnish  only 
their  own  soap,  towels,  and  toilet 
equipment. 

Delegates  will  facilitate  matters 
considerably  and  aid  in  avoiding  un- 
necessary confusion  and  congestion  if 
they  will  register  with  the  State  Lec- 
turer, as  far  in  advance  as  possible. 
This  will  enable  the  committee  in 
charge  to  have  your  room  assignment 
all  made  before  you  reach  the  college. 
Send  your  registration  to  Howard  G. 
Eisaman,  State  Lecturer,  East 
Springfield,  Pa. 


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March,  1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  13 


FARMS  WANTED 

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GRANGE  COMMITTEES 

fhe  many  letters  received  during 
,  pggt  two  months,  indicate  that 
there  is  still  a  misunderstanding  as 

the  method  of  electing  the  Finance 
nd  the  Executive  Committees,  as 
Lll  as  their  duties.  I  am  quoting 
Seciions  2,  3  and  4  of  the  By-Laws, 
which  give  full  instruction  and  com- 
plete information. 

Section  2 — The  Executive  Commit- 
tee shall  consist  of  the  Master,  who 
hall  be  Chairman,  and  three  members 
elected  by  ballot.  ,     ^    ^    .      .       ,  . 

Section  3 — At  the  nrst  election  lol- 
lowing  the  amending  of  this  Section 
each  Subordinate  Grange  shall  elect 
bv  ballot  an  Executive  Committee  of 
three  members ;  one  to  serve  one  year, 
one  to  serve  two  years  and  one  to 
serve  three  years.  Annually  there- 
after one  member  shall  be  elected  to 
serve  three  years.  The  duties  of  this 
committee  shall  be  to  look  after  the 
business  interests  of  the  Grange,  make 
contracts,  purchases,  etc.,  when  direct- 
ed to  do  so  by  the  Grange,  always  be- 
ing solicitous  for  the  protection  and 
the  welfare  of  the  members  of  the 
Grange. 

Section  4 — Finance  Committee — At 
the  first  election  following  the  adop- 
tion of  this  Amendment  to  these  By- 
Laws,  there  shall  be  elected  by  ballot 
a  Finance  Committee  of  three  mem- 
bers, one  to  serve  one  year,  one  to 
serve  two  years,  and  one  to  serve 
three  years.  Their  dut.y  shall  be  to 
audit  the  accounts  of  the  Secretary, 
Treasurer,  Executive  Committee  and 
Business  Agent,  at  least  annually, 
making  a  signed  report  of  their  find- 
ings to  the  Grange,  as  soon  as  possible 
thereafter.  Should  financial  accounts 
of  any  Committee  or  Grange  be  sub- 
mitted to  them  by  direction  of  the 
Master,  or  the  Grange,  it  shall  be 
their  duty  to  make  an  audit  and  re- 
port their  findings  as  speedily  as  pos- 
sible. 

Neither  the  secretary  or  treasurer 
should  serve  on  either  committee.  In 
small  Granges  other  officers  may 
serve,  but  in  the  larger  Granges  it  is 
not  good  policy  to  have  one  member 
holding   two    elective    positions. 

E.  B.  D. 


CREDIT  TO  WHOM 

CREDIT   BELONGS 

Our  worthy  State  Ceres,  Sister 
^ava  Cavin,  Pomona  Master  David 
Doujrias  and  wife.  Brother  Master 
^ohn  and  wife  of  Center  Grange,  and 
several  other  members  from  our  coun- 
ty and  Brother  B.  A.  Cavin  installed 
y^officers  of  1980,  Jan.  16th.  Brother 
load  and  wife,  a  member  for  51 
years,  was  present  and  I  know  it 
must  have  pleased  them  much  to  see 
Ineir  son-in-law  and  daughter  lead- 
'°?  m  this  beautiful  work.  We  had 
«  good  meeting.  Thirty  of  our  34 
njenibers  were  present  and  perhaps  70 
^  '5  from  our  county,  and  then 
^^era]  came  in  for  the  lunch  who 
jave  signed  up  and  we  should  soon 
pt^^,  ^^  "lore  to  our  34  members, 
^rother  Todd  made  a  few  brief  re- 

1880'  '^'"''^  ^^^^^  «^°  ^^  ^^'^ 
trj;,^  "^^  ^"  occasion  to  go  to 
^ookstown.  I  crossed  the  Ohio  River 
...i^f^PPiiigpoint  and  inquired  the 
(ron  ?^?.Qokstown.  They  told  me  to 
Hi?  ?^^^^^  Hollow,  up  Minsinger 
did  Ji^^  ^^  Hookstown.  Well,  I 
then  /j  S^^*  really  I  was  out  of 
the  hin  i^*^^^^'  ^"^  ^^*®^  mounting 
land   T  coming  on  to  nice  farm 

with'  ^^^  a  barefoot  boy  plowing 
too  ^^J^T'  ■*■  ^®^*  a*  home  now  for  I 
iQired  f  *^ J^^^^  ^th  oxen.  I  in- 
said  ii  f  ^  Hookstown    and   the   boy 

other    ti,        *^elieve   that   boy   is   no 

QiandPr    n^    chairman    of    Ex-Com- 

^«r    Clark    Thompson.      Behold 


you,  that's  who  it  was."  Brother 
Todd  has  a  pleasing  manner,  and  we 
all  feel  honored  in  having  him  come 
through  three  states  to  meet  with  us. 
His  home  is  near  Beaver,  Pa.  The 
ferries  do  not  run  at  night,  he  takes 
Route  68  from  Beaver  to  East  Liver- 
pool, O.,  crosses  Ohio  River  there 
into  Chester,  W.  Va.,  the  home  of 
Rock  Spring  park,  thence  back  into 
Pennsylvania,  one  and  one-fourth 
miles  south  of  here.  Brother  Todd  is 
well  preserved  and  is  still  setting  the 
pace.  I  think  we  will  all  have  to 
go  some  if  we  want  to  keep  up  to  him. 


Committee  in  Every  Subordinate 
Grange"  was  well  discussed  by  Mrs. 
Furman  H.  Gyger,  of  Kimberton 
Grange.  A  discussion,  "Some  Prob- 
lem Which  Is  Confronting  Me  as 
Grange  Lecturer"  was  opened  by  Nora 
Coates  of  Fernwood  Grange. 

Hasting  Whiteside  answered  the 
question,  "Is  the  day  of  debating  gone 
by  or  are  we  neglecting  our  duty  in 
this  respect?" 

Highland  Grange  extended  an  in- 
vitation for  the  Conference  to  meet 
in  Cochranville  in  April. 


L.  D.  WOODFILL  PASSES 

AWAY;    BRIEF  ILLNESS 

Leonidas  D.  Woodfill,  prominent 
Fayette  County  educator  and  civil  en- 
gineer, died  at  his  home,  10  Rist 
Street,  Uniontown,  at  10:  50  Tuesday 
morning  from  septic  poisoning.  He 
took  sick  with  tonsillitis  Saturday. 
Mr.  Woodfill  would  have  been  78  years 
old  this  coming  February  28th. 

Mr.  Woodfill  taught  school  for  22 
terms,  starting  in  the  little  red  school- 
house  at  Farmington,  Wharton  Town- 
ship, and  afterwards  going  to  German 
Township.  He  was  a  son  of  Justice 
of  the  Peace  J.  B.  and  Ellen  Wood-, 
fill  of  German  Township.  It  will  be 
remembered  that  the  deceased's  fa- 
ther lived  to  the  age  of  97  years. 

Recently  a  medal  of  honor  was  con- 
ferred upon  Mr.  Woodfill  by  the 
Grangers  of  Pennsylvania  for  having 
been  a  member  of  that  order  a  period 
of  50  years.  He  also  received  a  pen- 
sion from  the  state  as  a  retired  school- 
teacher. He  was  a  member  of  the 
Asbury  M.  E.  church,  having  pro- 
fessed the  Methodist  faith  at  the  M. 
E.  church  of  Smithfield  60  years  ago. 

Mr.  Woodfill  is  survived  by  four 
children,  Rollin  W.,  Lenore,  Mrs. 
Florence  McClernan  and  Paul  Wood- 
fill.  A  sister,  Miss  Ida  Woodfill,  also 
survives. 

His  wife,  Malinda  Newcomer  Wood- 
fill,  preceded  him  in  death  in  1910. 
A  brother,  Charles,  also  preceded  him 
in  death. 

Funeral  services  were  held  in  the 
home  in  Rist  Street,  Thursday  after- 
noon at  1:15  o'clock  with  the  Rev. 
Charles  J.  Whitlatch  officiating.  Bur- 
ial was  made  in  Jacobs'  Lutheran 
cemetery,  German  Township. 


LECTURERS'  CONFERENCE 
HELD  AT  FERNWOOD 

GRANGE  HALL 

The  first  Lecturers'  Conference  of 
Pomona  No.  3  of  Chester  and  Dela- 
ware Counties,  for  1932,  was  held 
Saturday  afternoon,  Jan.  16th  at 
Fernwood  Grange  Hall,  when  about 
sixty  patrons,  including  lecturers  and 
other  interested  members  gathered  to 
discuss  problems  of  mutual  interest. 
Miss  Edith  B.  Maule,  of  Doe  Run 
Grange,  lecturer  of  Pomona  No.  3, 
presided,  and  Miss  Edith  Jones,  of 
Marshallton  Grange,  was  on  duty  as 
secretary. 

Luncheon  was  enjoyed  at  the  noon 
hour  and  the  hospitality  of  Fernwood 
Grange  was  much  appreciated. 

George  L.  Le  Fevre  extended  cor- 
dial greetings. 

The  question  "Are  we  having  plays 
frequently  enough  to  develop  the  dra- 
matic ability  of  our  members?"  was 
discussed  by  Mrs.  Roland  Pratt,  lec- 
turer of  Brandywine  Grange  and  Miss 
Edith  Jones,  lecturer  of  Marshallton 
Grange. 

Mrs.  'Naomi  Moore,  of  London- 
grove  Grange,  read  an  interesting 
paper  on  "Games  in  Relation  to  the 
Literary  Hour."  An  orchestra,  in- 
cluding a  group  of  young  people  of 
Fernwood,  rendered  several  selections 
during  the  afternoon. 

"The  Value  of  a  Home  Economics 


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or  China  to  put  enough  wrongs  to- 
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for  $1,  postpaid.  8  Evergreens,  4  kinds,  12 
to  15  inches,  for  $1,  postpaid.  Trees,  shrubs, 
seeds,  berries.  See  our  Economy  List  before 
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they  belong.  Write  The  Alleg.\n  Seed  and 
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2720 — Smart  Junior  Wear,  Designed  for 
sizes  6,  8,  10  and  12  years.  Size 
10  requires  1%  yards  of  39-inch 
material  for  dress  with  IV4  yards 
of  39-inch  material  for  blouse  and 
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2728 — For  Wee  Maids.  Desigrned  for  sizes 
2.  4  and  6  years.  Size  4  requires 
1%  yards  of  35-lnch  material  with 
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2784 — Slenderizing  Lines.  Designed  for 
sizes  36,  38,  40.  42,  44,  46  and 
48  inches  bust  measure.  Size  36 
requires  4^  yards  of  39-inch  ma- 
terial with  %  yard  of  35-lnch  con- 
trasting. 


2739 — Sports  Frock.  Designed  for  sizes  14, 
16,  18,  20  years,  36,  38  and  40 
inches  bust  measure.  Size  16  re- 
quires 3>i  yards  of  39-inch  ma- 
terial for  skirt  and  Jacket  with  1 
yard  of  35-inch  material  for  waist. 

2746— Youthfully  Smart.  Designed  for 
sizes  12,  14,  16,  18,  20  years,  36 
and  38  inches  bust  measure.  Size 
16  requires  2Vi  yards  of  39-ln(di 
material  with  1  yard  of  35-lDch 
contrasting. 

2749 — Smart  and  Wearable.  Designed  for 
sizes  16,  18  years,  36,  38.  40  and 
42  inches  bust  measure.  Size  36 
requires  3%  yards  of  39-lnch  ma- 
terial with  %  yard  of  35-lnch  con- 
trasting. 


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Page  14 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  I932 


Our  Juvenile   Granges 


Clara  E.  Dewey,  Waterford 


Dear  Juveniles: 

March  is  here  again.  It  does  not 
seem  possible,  does  it^  Maybe  time 
does  not  go  so  fast  for  you  young- 
sters as  it  does  for  me.  However, 
Spring  will  soon  be  here.  And  haven't 
we  had  a  glorious  winter?  For  once 
up  in  Erie  County  we  have  had  as 
lovely  weather  as  you  who  live  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  state.  In  look- 
ing up  material  for  this  page,  I  found 
that  Arbor  Day  in  Arkansas  and  Cali- 
fornia, comes  March  7th,  and  in  New 
Mexico  and  Oklahoma  it  is  the  13th. 
That  would  be  a  little  early  for  most 
of  us  as  a  usual  thing,  but  we  can  al- 
most make  it  this  year,  can't  we? 

I  wonder  who  will  find  the  first 
mayflower.  We  will  all  be  glad  when 
we  can  go  out  and  look  for  them,  I 
am  sure.  Clara  Deavey. 


The  name  of  this  month  might  seem 
to  mean  that  the  months  were  on  the 
march,  but  we  find  that  the  old  Latin 
people  had  a  god  whom  they  called 
Mars.  He  was  supposed  to  be  the  god 
of  War  and  they  made  offerings  to 
him  so  he  would  help  them  win  their 
wars.  This  month  was  sacred  to  him 
so  they  called  it  Martins  mensis, 
which  means  the  month  of  Mars. 
From  this  our  word  March  originated. 

We  find  the  stone  for  this  month 
is  the  bloodstone.  This  is  a  silicious 
stone,  green  in  color  with  spots  of  red 
jasper  on  it.  These  spots  look  like 
drops  of  blood  so  it  was  called  blood- 
stone. This  stone  means  steadfast  af- 
fection, courage,  and  wisdom. 

The  flower  for  this  month  is  the 
violet  and  I  do  not  seem  to  be  able 
to  find  the  meaning  but  we  know  it  is 
always  called  a  modest  little  flower 
and  shows  courage  in  coming  among 
the  first  flowers  in  the  Spring  and 
we  find  it  trying  to  make  the  barest 
places  beautiful.  It  has  the  "true 
blue"  color. 


How  about  our  programs?  Are 
they  coming  on  fine?  What  are  you 
giving  your  Grange  for  programs, 
new  Lecturer  ?  I  wish  you  would  send 
in  your  good  ones.  This  month  we 
have  as  an  old  standby,  St.  Patrick's 
Day,  with  its  fun  and  good  times. 
Between  your  last  meeting  this  month 
and  your  first  one  next  month  comes 
Easter,  so  you  could  choose  when  to 
have  an  Easter  program. 

I  am  wondering  if,  now  that  we  are 
hearing  so  much  about  China  and 
Japan,  if  we  wouldn't  like  to  have  a 
program  or  even  two,  taking  these 
countries  as  our  themes.  Every  one 
bring  pictures  of  the  people,  the  coun- 
try, buildings,  anything  you  can  find 
about  these  countries.  Some  one  tell 
about  the  children,  how  they  dress, 
how  they  study  in  school.  What  holi- 
days do  they  have?  What  customs  do 
they  have  that  seem  queer  to  us? 

If  you  could  get  a  lantern  and  send 
to  the  State  Museum  at  Harrisburg, 
or  Pennsylvania  State  College  for 
slides,  you  could  have  a  very  interest- 
ing program.  Why  not  start  a  "Trip 
Around  the  World,"  using  a  different 
country  for  each  meeting.    You  could 


AJ 


Mammoth  Bronze  Turkeys 

Husky,  healthy   baby   poults  or   eggs  from 
finest    breeding    stock. 

ALYS  JOHNSTON  CO., 

Polo,    Illinois 


find  so  much  in  your  geography  and 
readers  to  help  you.  Come  on  let's  try 
it  and  send  in  your  programs  so  we 
will  all  know  where  you  went  on  your 
trip  and  if  you  had  a  good  time. 
Some  one  who  likes  to  write  essays 
might  write  as  though  you  were  all 
on  this  trip,  telling  of  the  funny  and 
interesting  things  that  happens  each 
place  you  go.  Can't  you  just  see 
what  fun  you  can  have  on  this  trip? 

The  National  Grange  offered  a 
prize  of  ten  dollars  for  the  best  Grad- 
uating Ceremony  for  Juvenile 
Granges  and  the  winner  was  Mrs. 
Lucy  Shumway,  of  our  own  state.  She 
is  very  much  interested  in  Juvenile 
work,  having  served  as  Matron  of  the 
Juvenile  Grange  belonging  to  her 
own  Grange,  Spring  Hill,  in  Brad- 
ford County. 


I  want  to  urge  every  Juvenile 
Grange  to  try  hard  to  be  an  Honor 
Grange  this  year.  Just  think !  Ohio 
has  fifty,  New  York  has  twenty,  and 
Pennsylvania  has  only  two.  A  beauti- 
ful Honor  Certificate  will  be  awarded 
to  each  Juvenile  Grange  earning  it. 


The  National  Juvenile  Superintend- 
ent's report  at  the  National  Grange 
meeting  is  very  interesting.  She  told 
of  what  the  Juveniles  are  doing. 
Some  have  sewing  clubs,  some  collect 
food  and  clothing  for  the  needy,  some 
contribute  fruit,  games,  flowers  to 
hospitals.  One  Juvenile  in  Maryland 
is  helping  to  educate  a  little  girl  in 
India.  There  are  several  projects  to 
help  their  own  communities.  Don't 
you  think  these  are  fine  things  to  do? 


Matrons,  Mrs.  Susan  Freestone,  the 
National  Superintendent,  has  a  Loan 
collection  which  you  may  borrow  to 
help  you  on  your  programs.  You 
may  keep  them  two  weeks  and  then 
return  them  to  her. 


I  hope  as  many  Matrons  as  possible 
will  attend  the  Lecturers'  and  Ma- 
trons' Conference  at  State  College, 
March  24th,  25th  and  26th.  There 
will  be  a  part  on  the  program  of  spe- 
cial interest  to  Matrons.  Every 
Grange  should  plan  to  send  their 
Juvenile  Matron,  if  they  have  one. 


Just  to  remind  you  of  the  contests 
which  will  end  and  be  judged  at  this 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Rose,  of  West 
Green  Gelanoe,  Erie  County,  and 
FouE  OP  Their  Children,  All  or 
Whom  Hold  Office  in  the  Grange 


Conference,  I  will  tell  you  of  them 
again. 

Contest  No.  1.  The  best  program. 
Prize,  a  book  of  games. 

Contest  No.  2.  The  best  project. 
Prize,  a  book  of  little  plays. 

Contest  No.  3.  Essay  on  the  Seven 
Founders  of  the  Grange.  Prize,  a 
picture  of  these  men  for  your  hall  and 
an  enameled  Juvenile  Grange  pin  to 
the  writer  of  the  essay. 


Did  you  have  your  taffy  pull  ?  You 
who  have  maple  syrup  might  like  to 
try  this  one. 

Maple  Taffy 

1  cupful  maple  syrup 

1  cupful  of  granulated  sugar 

^/4  teaspoonful  of  cream  of  tartar 
1  tablespoonful   of   butter 

1/2  tablespoonful  of  vinegar 

Stir  sugar  and  syrup  in  a  saucepan 
over  the  fire  until  they  boil.  Add 
cream  of  tartar  to  the  vinegar  and 
stir  into  the  candy.  Next  stir  in  the 
butter. 

Let  boil  15  minutes,  then  test.  If 
it  is  brittle  in  cold  water  it  is  done. 
Pour  in  buttered  platter  and  when 
cool,  pull  it.  When  it  is  light  in 
color,  roll  in  strips  %  of  an  inch  thick 
on  a  board  dusted  with  powdered 
sugar. 


Soft  Molasses  Cocoanut  Tapfy 

V2  cupful  of  granulated  sugar 
11/2  cupfuls  white  Karo  syrup 
1/2  cupful  of  molasses 
■V2  cupful  water 
■^/4  pound  of  cocoanut 
1  tablespoonful  of  butter 

Measure  sugar,  syrup,  molasses  and 
water  into  a  pan.  Place  over  the  fire 
and  stir  until  it  is  all  dissolved.  Boil 
slowly,  stirring  only  to  prevent  burn- 
ing. Cook  about  twenty  minutes  then 
start  to  test.  When  it  forms  a  hard 
ball  in  cold  water,  it  is  done. 

Remove  from  the  stove,  stir  in  the 
butter  and  cocoanut.  Stir  with  a 
wooden  spoon  until  it  thickens,  pour 
on  a  buttered  platter.  Mark  in  inch 
squares. 

Learn  About  Meat.  —  During  the 
past  year  88  butchering  and  meat 
cutting  demonstrations  were  attended 
by  3,616  persons,  including  farmers, 
homemakers,  school  children,  and 
meat  dealers. 


Know  What  Farm  Does. — A  farm 
business  without  records  is  like  a 
clock  without  hands.  You  cannot  tell 
whether  it  is  gaining  or  losing  nor 
even  where  it  stands  at  any  one  time. 


3Res(oIutianjE(  of  3&egpect 


Under  this  heading  will  be  printed  resolutions  adopted  by 
Granges,  for  which  a  rate  of  2  cents  per  word  will  be 
charged,  cash  to  accompany  copy. 


ROSS 

Whereas,  The  Great  Master  has  removed 
from  our  midst,  John  S.  Ross,  a  faithful 
and   respected  member  of  our  order, 

Resolved,  That  we.  the  members  of  Sugar 
Hlil  Grange,  No.  1969,  extend  our  sympathy 
to  the  family  of  the  deceased ;  drape  our 
charter  for  a  period  of  thirty  days,  that  i 
copy  be  placed  on  the  minutes  and  a  copy 
be  placed  in  the  Grange  News. 

R.    L.     BURCHFIELD, 

Burton    A.    Brixton, 
Eliza   Stuart. 

DUNTLEY 

Whereas,  It  has'  been  the  will  of  our 
heavenly  Father  in  His  infinite  wisdom  and 
goodness  to  call  to  a  higher  life.  Sister 
Phebe  Duntley,  a  member  of  Corydon 
Grange,  No.  1205  ;    therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members,  extend 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family,  drape 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these 
resolutions  on  our  minutes,  and  publish  same 
in  Grange  News. 

Olendine    B.    La    Dow, 
Mary    N.    Williams, 
Lucia    E.    Browne. 

Committee. 
NICELY 

Whereas.  It  has  been  the  divine  will  of 
our  heavenly  Father  to  remove  from  our 
midst.  Sister  Hazel  J.  Nicely,  a  member 
deeply   loved  and   respected ;     be   it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Hope 
Grange,  No.  1851,  bow  In  humble  submission 
to  our  divine  Master ;  that  we  extend  to 
Mr.  Nicely  our  heartfelt  sympathy  in  his 
loss  which  is  our  loss  too ;  that,  as  a  token 
of  respect,  we  drape  our  charter  thirty  days 
In  her  memory ;  that  we  send  a  copy  of 
these  resolutions  to  the  family,  have  them 
recorded  in  our  Grange  minutes  and  pub- 
lished In  Grange   News. 

Mario  D'Alessio, 

Mrs.    Ira    B.    Crawford, 

Mrs.    Louie    Coopeb, 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 

JUNE 

Whereas.  Almighty  God.  In  His  infinite 
wisdom,  has  called  our  worthy  Sister,  Helen 
D.  June,  from  our  midst  to  the  realm  beyond 
where  pain  and  suffering  are  no  more,  we, 
the  members  of  Mehoopany  Grange,  No. 
1139.  deeply  feel  the  departure  of  our  be- 
loved Sister  and  extend  to  the  bereaved  fam- 
ily our  heartfelt  sympathy. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  tolten  of  respect,  we 
drape  our  charter  for  thirty  days,  send  ji 
copy  of  these  resolutions  to  her  family  and 
publish  same  In  the  Grange  News.* 

Signed :    Mary    Comstock. 

Gertrude    Manning, 
Jank    Y.    Reynolds. 

FRANKS 

Whereas,  In  His  infinite  wisdom,  it  has 
pleased  our  heavenly  Father  to  remove  to  a 
higher  life.  Sister  Harriet  Franks;    be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  Frank- 
lin Orange,  No.  1169,  extend  to  the  bereaved 
family  our  sympathy,  that  these  resolutions 


be  recorded  on  the  minutes  of  our  Grange, 
a  copy  sent  to  the  family,  also  pubilshed  In 
Grange  News. 

Alice  Gbibble, 
Ella  Randolph, 
Annie  McCay. 

LARIMER 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  God  to  call  from 
North  Washington  Grange,  No.  1826,  Broth- 
er Milton  Larimer,  a  charter  member  of  our 
Grange ;     therefore,   be    It 

Resolved,  That  our  heartfelt  sympathy  M 
extended    to    the    bereaved   family,   and 

Resolved^  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutlom 
be    sent   to    the    family,    be    recorded   In  our 
minutes,  and  be  published  in  Grange  Nkws 
Mrs.   Florence  Ralston, 
Robert    H.    Euwer, 
Mrs.    Blanche    Young. 

MACKEY 

Whereas,  The  sad  news  of  the  sudden 
death  of  our  Brother  Wlllard  H.  Macltej 
comes  to  us  as  a  shock;    therefore  be  It 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  uie 
Delaware  Valley  Grange,  No.  1564.  extena 
our  sympathy  to  the  bereaved  family.  arap« 
our  charter  for  thirty  days,  place  these  r«»- 
lutlons  on  our  minutes,  mall  a  copy  to  inj 
family,  submit  same  for  publication  in  u" 
local   paper  and  the   Grange   News. 

Mrs.    G.    H.   Swbndskn, 

Mrs.  H.  H.  VanOordbb, 

Horman    Mitzamachbb. 

Commtttee. 

HAY 

Whereas.  Our  all-wise  Father  has  seen  Jt 
to    call    from    our    earthly    fellowship,  a  ^^J 
spected     member     of     our     Grange,    Brome 
Sylvester  Hay  ;    therefore,  be  It  „,„. 

Resolved,  That  we.   the  members  of  "» 
crest    Grange,    No.     1674,    extend    our  sj" 
pathy    to    the    bereaved    family,    drape  " 
charter  for  thirty  days,  a  copy  be  87^^, 
family,  record  them  in  our  minutes  ana  p" 
lish  them  in  the  Grange  News. 

Mrs.  John  Rhoaps, 
Guy  Walker. 
Mrs.  F.  D.  Witmkb. 
Conmittee- 


JONES 


again 


Whereas.  The  grim  reaper  l'^'  one 
come  among  us,  and  laid  his  hand  ^n 
"in  manhood's  middle  day."  and  ca'^^Vnei. 
among  us  our  beloved  brother,  Ecce  '^^  "".j^ei 
who  after  several  months'  H'ness.  aep*  ; 
this  life  January  1,  1932,  aged  45  je. 
So  be  it  ^    .V.  viD 

Resolved,  That  we  humbly  bow  to  vav  ^ 
of  Him  who  doeth  whatsoever  He  wui. 
it  further  .     horear*^ 

Resolved,  TTiat  we  extend  to  the  J'^'^nn 
wife  and  children  our  sympathy  m  }°2t  '* 
of    their    bereavement    and    sorrow . 
also  Aai^eH^ 

Resolved,  That  in  respect  of  o"""."!^*!! 
brother    and    his    family,    our   charier     ^ 
be  draped  for  a  period  of  thirty  days,  ^py 
resolutions  be  placed  on  our  nilnutes,      ^ 
be    sent    to    the    bereaved    family    »"" 
published    In    Grange    News. 
A.   L.    Crawford, 
D.    S.    SCHOLL,  ^-utf««- 

Bknebt   Finudy.   Cotnm*" 


March, 


1932 


PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


Page  15 


ruANGE  EXHIBIT  AT 

^^  STATE  FARM  SHOW 

Xbe  State   Farm   Show   has   come 

1  gQne.  This  was  the  first  year 
tat  the  Pennsylvania  State  Grange 
ts  officially  represented,  and  while 
booth  was  not  very  elaborate,  yet 
\  wa3  the  general  opinion  that  its 
\\-n  obiect  was  accomplished,  that 
of  advertising  our  organization. 

Second  in  importance,  was  that  it 
.oDStituted  a  sort  of  rallying  ground 
where  our  members  found  a  place  to 
jjeet,  and  also  gave  many  folks  a 
chance  to  sit  and  rest  a  while,  after 
walking  around  and  seeing  all  the 
various  sights  and  features  to  be  seen 
at  the  big  show. 

We  distributed  thousands  of  pam- 
phlets dealing  with  the  work  of  the 
Orange  in  legislation,  the  Grange  in 
the  community,  and  what  prominent 
men  think  of  the  Grange.  Now  while 
naturally  much  of  this  good  seed  fell 
upon  stony  ground,  we  hope  that  some 
of  it  fell  upon  good  ground,  and  will 
bear  good  fruit. 

Quite  a  few  people  asked  for  our 
literature,  saying  they  had  heard  the 
Grange  programs  over  the  radio,  and 
would  like  to  know  more  about  our 
organization,  and  what  it  stands  for. 

Eight  hundred  and  fifty  Grangers 
re?istered  at  our  booth,  mainly  from 
Pennsylvania,  but  with  a  good  sprin- 
kling from  New  York,  Maryland,  and 
Delaware. 

Quite  a  few  impromptu  reunions 
were  held  at  our  booth,  and  this  was 
one  of  the  pleasant  features  of  it,  be- 
cause many  folks  who  meet  only  at 
State  Grange,  found  it  an  opportunity 
to  meet  again,  and  the  general  opinion 
was  that  this  was  a  great  opportunity 
to  renew  such  acquaintanceships. 

The  booth  attracted  much  attention 
from  the  passers-by,  and  at  least  called 
their  attention  to  the  Grange  as  an 
organization. 


SiOEM  GRANGE  BUYS  REGALIA 

I  am  glad  to  report  to  you  that 
Salem  Grange,  No.  964,  made  what  I 
consider  a  good  move  by  using  the 
money  received  as  premium  on  our 
Grange  display  at  Clearfield  County 
Fair  last  fall  to  purchase  a  full  set 
of  officers  sashes,  which  we  had  in 
time  for  our  installation  of  officers, 
at  which  time  Worthy  State  Gate- 
keeper, Bro.  Carr,  assisted  by  Bro. 
^-  Depp,  Miss  Wimberg  and  Miss 
Oepp,  of  Cloe  Grange,  duly  installed 
our  officers  in  a  very  commendable 
manner.  The  hall  was  well  filled 
^th  grangers  from  six  different 
pnges.  After  an  interesting  and 
instructive  program  of  speeches,  reci- 
tations and  music,  all  were  invited 
to  the  dining  room  where  a  bounteous 
oyster  supper  was  served  to  all. 


GRAKGE  HOLDS  INSTALLATION 

^est  Branch  Grange,  No.  1149,  held 
'^eir  annual  installation  of  officers 
m  r  ^^^^^^^  meeting,  January 
F  TT  i^sta^^ation  was  made  by  Mr. 
Sof  J  7^^"^'  o^  Middlebury  who  offi- 
thp  1  ^^  ^^^^^  Master  E.  B.  Dorsett, 
risbu  *^^  having  been  called  to  Har- 

tvi!°^^^?^  the  regular  meeting  there 
Hoh'  •  u  ^®  ^^  entertainment  by 
Coy/  ®^ght-piece  family  orchestra  of 
4  cred>^°^^*  '^^^^  musical  family  is 
sevPToi  ^°  ?°y  organization,  and  as 
to  0?' °^?^^ers  of  the  family  belong 

v^entral  Grange  at  Sweden  Valley, 
vounJf^^^  feels  proud  of  them.  The 
cotnnu   ?ember  of  the  orchestra  is 

^g^ite  four  years  old. 

tainiQ?..^,^^®  assisted  in  their  enter 


EbeS^  ^l  ^^®  following  characters . 
^%rZ.7,  ^°^   Egghead  Pepper, 

^impkins  Blue,  Matilda  Goose- 


neck and  Mushmouth  Papricka,  im- 
personated by  Paul  Bloom,  with  Miss 
Marion  Bosek  at  the  piano. 

Lunch  was  served  to  more  than  300 
members  and  visitors,  the  latter  com- 
ing from  Sweden  Valley,  West  Pike, 
Carter  Camp,  Costello,  Hector,  and 
Middlebury  Granges.  It  was  a  very 
enjoyable  evening  and  West  Branch 
Grange  is  still  on  the  map  in  Grange 
work  and  as  community  boosters. 


BIG  BEAVER  GRANGE. 

GET-TOGETHER  DINNER, 
INSTALLATION    OF    OFFICERS 

Tuesday  evening,  January  12,  1932, 
the  members  of  Big  Beaver  Grange 
commenced  gathering  at  the  hall  soon 
after  six  o'clock,  bringing  with  them 
well-filled  baskets.  A  delicious  din- 
ner was  served  in  the  dining  room  to 
over  a  hundred  members  of  the 
Grange.  This  night  being  the  last 
night  the  committees  for  the  Grange 
year  were  in  service,  the  general  social 
committee  planned  for  the  get-to- 
gether dinner  for  the  Grange  families, 
which  proved  a  great  success  in  every 
way. 

Following  the  dinner  the  new  offi- 
cers for  the  ensuing  year  were  in- 
stalled in  an  impressive  manner.  The 
Juvenile  officers  were  also  installed 
at  the  same  time  in  a  joint  installa- 
tion. 


REDEDICATION  OF  BIG 

BEAVER  GRANGE  HALL 

The  new  addition,  a  new  stage  and  a 
juvenile  room,  16x34  feet,  being  com- 
pleted, rededication  of  the  Big  Beaver 
Grange  Hall  took  place  on  Tuesday 
evening,  January  5,  1932.  Program 
of  rededication  began  at  8 :  30,  with 
third  and  fourth  degree  team  and 
third  and  fourth  degree  drill.  The 
Improvement  Committee,  Building 
and  Finance,  together  with  the  Treas- 
urer, Master  and  Past  Masters  of  the 
Grange,  had  a  special  part  on  the  pro- 
gram. The  keys  were  presented  by 
the  contractor,  Charles  Taylor,  to  the 
secretary,  A.  W.  Leslie,  and  from 
the  secretary  to  Past  State  Master 
Hill,  who  rededicated  the  hall  and 
during  this  program  the  keys  were 
then  presented  to  the  present  Master, 
James  T.  Beatty.  Rev.  W.  W.  Willis 
led  in  the  dedication  prayer. 

The  program  throughout  was  most 
impressive  and  greatly  enjoyed  by  the 
large  audience  of  visitors  and  patrons. 

The  former  dedication  was  held 
sixteen  years  ago  with  the  then  State 
Master,  John  A.  McSparran,  in 
charge.  Almatrim  Beatty,  now  de- 
ceased, father  of  the  present  Master, 
was  then  Master  of  Big  Beaver 
Grange. 

Over  forty  persons  were  present  at 
the  rededication  who  were  also  pres- 
ent at  the  dedication  sixteen  years 
ago. 

Big  Beaver  Grange  Hall  was  the 
first  hall  dedicated  in  Lawrence  Coun- 
ty. In  Big  Beaver  hall  also  the  first 
initiation  of  Lawrence  County  Po- 
mona members  took  place. 

Following  the  rededication  program 
and  a  number  of  interesting  remarks 
by  visiting  patrons,  refreshments 
were  served  by  the  ladies  of  the 
Grange. 

The  evening's  diversions  made  an- 
other "red  letter"  program  to  go  down 
in  the  history  of  Big  Beaver  Grange. 


JOINT  INSTALLATION  IN 

CLINTON   COUNTY 

Our  Grange  of  Woodward  and  Avis 
Grange  went  together  at  Avis  and  had 
a  joint  meeting  and  installed  the  offi- 
cers of  our  respective  Granges.  There 
was  an  excellent  attendance  on  the 
evening  of  the  14th  of  January  and 


not  an  elected  officer  of  either  Grange 
was  absent.  The  installation  was  con- 
ducted by  Pomona  Master  S.  C.  Bur- 
rell  and  we  had  a  most  delightful  eve- 
ning. Refreshments  were  served  and 
all  were  happy.  Lamar  Grange  of 
Salona  and  Nittany  Grange  of  La- 
mar went  together  and  installed  their 
officers  at  Lamar  and  report  a  splen- 
did time.  Our  Granges  all  seem  to 
be  in  good  shape,  but  not  many  new 
members  are  being  added,  largely  due 
to  lack  of  funds  I  think. 


GOLD  GRANGE 

INSTALLS  OFFICERS 

On  January  14th  40  members  of 
Gold  Grange  were  present.  I  secured 
three  reinstatements  and  three  appli- 
cations. We  have  now  95  members, 
including  the  three  applications.  I 
expect  to  reach  the  100  mark  this 
month.  I  have  set  our  mark  at  150 
members  by  1933.  Watch  our  prog- 
ress. 

T.  A.  Wright,  Master. 


OSTERBURG   GRANGE 

OFFICERS  INSTALLED 

Grange  officers  were  installed  at 
Osterburg  on  the  evening  of  January 
20,  1932,  by  Master  Installing  Officer 
E.  R.  Cox,  of  Logan  Valley  Grange, 
assisted  by  Blair  County  Pomona 
Master  H.  R.  Gwin  and  Mrs.  Gwin 
and  Mrs.  Cox,  of  Tyrone. 

This  was  one  of  the  finest  installa- 
tions ever  held  in  Bedford  County 
and  five  Bedford  County  Grangers 
were  present  to  witness  this  splendid 
affair,  also  members  of  Allegheny 
Grange,  Logan  Valley  Grange,  Frank- 
town  Grange  and  Bellwood  Grange, 
all  of  Blair  County. 

Mr.  Fleck,  one  of  Pennsylvania's 
splendid  State  men  gave  an  address. 

The  stage  setting  was  one  of  the 
splendid  features.  A  winter  garden 
party  entertained  by  the  farmer's  wife 
including  two  Indian  maids  and  Miss 
America  and  fourteen  other  ladies,  all 
gowned  in  white  with  beautiful  trim- 
mings. There  were  beautiful  flowers 
and  ferns,  also  winter  garden  plants 
and  a  foreign  garden  plant  of  Rome 
beauty  loaned  to  the  Grange  for  the 
evening  by  Mrs.  E.  Beth  Geisler. 
This  was  much  admired  by  all. 

Two  children  curtain  bearers,  Betty 
Long  and  George  Long,  son  and 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edd.  Long 
took  the  role  of  Miss  Education  and 
Mr.  Agriculture.  They  were  admired 
by  the  large  audience,  there  being 
several  hundred  present. 

Those  present  said  it  was  the  most 
perfect  installation  that  it  had  ever 
been  their  privilege  to  witness. 

Addresses  were  made  by  the  visit- 
ing Grangers:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward 
Forsht,  Blair  County;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Shaffer,  Blair  County;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Stiffler,  Mr.  Moore  and  Mr.  Hoover. 

Blair  County  Pomona  master  gave 
an  outstanding  address.  Mr.  E.  R. 
Cox,  who  so  faithfully  performed  his 
duties  during  the  evening  gave  a  re- 
sponse. Also,  Mrs.  Gwin  and  Mrs. 
Cox  each  gave  a  talk  that  would  in- 
spire one  to  go  forward  and  never 
look  back.  Bedford  County  Pomona 
lecturer,  Mrs.  Olive  Blackburn,  gave 
a  splendid  response. 

In  all,  it  was  an  evening  long  to  be 
remembered  by  all  present. 


JUNIATA  GRANGE  HOLDS 

AN  INTERESTING  MEETING 

Grange  No.  889,  held  a  very  in- 
spirational meeting  on  February  18th. 
After  the  usual  order  of  business  the 
literary  program  was  given.  Our  ef- 
ficient and  talented  Lecturer,  Profes- 
sor Charles  S.  Kniss,  had  prepared  an 
appropriate  program  dedicated  to  the 
birthdays  of  Lincoln  and  Washington. 


After  singing  a  patriotic  number, 
Miss  Ellen  Corbin  gave  an  interest- 
ing talk  on  "Lincoln  as  a  Boy,"  in 
which  she  portrayed  very  clearly  his 
struggle  for  an  education,  the  hard- 
ships endured  and  finally  his  success 
in  life  through  perseverance. 

"Washington  as  a  Boy"  was  then 
given  by  Miss  Esther  Weber.  She 
told  of  his  friendship  with  Richard 
Henry  Lee,  a  boy  of  his  own  age.  She 
read  two  letters  they  had  written  to 
each  other.  She  told  also,  of  his  early 
education  and  his  religious  training. 

Our  Worthy  Lecturer,  Brother 
Kniss,  also  spoke  of  Lincoln  and 
Washington  and  called  them  the 
"anti-poles"  of  America;  Washing- 
ton, the  wealthy;  Lincoln,  the  poor. 
Our  Worthy  Master,  Walter  Huber, 
also  gave  interesting  facts  about 
Washington. 

Our  program  was  then  closed  by 
singing   "America    the   Beautiful." 


POTTER  POMONA 

ENTERTAINED  BY 

HARRISON  GRANGE 

Potter  Pomona  was  entertained  by 
Harrison  Grange,  February  18  and 
19,  1932.  It  was  the  largest  attended 
February  session  ever  held.  The  re- 
ports showed  a  net  increase  in  mem- 
bership in  both  the  Juvenile  and  Sub- 
ordinate Granges. 

Howard  G.  Eisaman,  Lecturer  of 
the  State  Grange,  addressed  Pomona 
on  the  need  of  more  money  for  roads 
and  schools.  R.  L.  Lewis,  of  the 
Dairymen's  League,  spoke  on  Milk 
Conditions  and  explained  why  prices 
are  low. 

A  class  of  six  received  the  third  and 
fourth  degrees  from  a  team  from  Har- 
rison Grange,  and  forty-five  received 
the  fifth  degree  from  the  regular  Po- 
mona team. 

In  the  final  contest.  West  Pike  was 
first,  Harrison  second,  and  Ulysses, 
third. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  GRANGE  NEWS 


March,  193^ 


Accidents  Increase- 
in  spite  of  better  roads,  in  spite  of  better,  stronger  cars  —  accidents  increase.     We  never  know  what  the  ''other 
fellow'*  is  going  to  do.     The  best  protection  is  to  drive  carefully  and  carry  adequate  insurance. 

Automobile  and  Truck  Insurance— 

You  can  save  by  placing  your  automobile  and  truck  insurance  with  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  « 
FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY  INSURANCE  COMPANY.  We  write  a  Standard  Policy.  A  25%  reduction 
from  prevailing  rates  is  given  you  at  the  beginning  of  the  policy  year.     It  will  pay  you  to  investigate. 


Compensation  Insurance— 

In  Compensation  Insurance  the  PENNSYLVANIA  THRESHERMEN  «  FARMERS'  MUTUAL  CASUALTY 
INSURANCE  COMPANY  gives  you  broad  and  liberal  protection.  It  covers  the  employer  as  well  as  the  employee. 
That  is  essential.  The  cost  of  compensation  insurance  is  reasonable.  Policyholders  were  paid  a  dividend  of  20%  in 
1929  and  1930.     Let  us  explain  further. 

Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty  Insurance  Company 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bldg.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

cup  this  and  mail  today  —  it  obligates  you  in  no  way* 


Pennsylvania  Threshermen  &  Farmers'  Mutual  Casualty     Gentlemen:  I  am  interested  in 

Insurance  Company  Compensation  Insurance     - 

311  Mechanics  Trust  Bid^.,    Harrisbur^,  Pa.  Truck  or  AutomobUe  Insurance 

It  is  understood  that  this  inquiry  is  not  to  obligate  me  in  any  way  whatsoever. 


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Name 


Address 

street  and  Number  City  County 

Business    Payroll Make  of  Car Model 


GRANGE  LIFE  INSURANCE 
Life  Insurance  as  an  Investment 

As  month  succeeds  month  in  this 
long  depression,  there  is  one  invest- 
ment which  is  rising  higher  and 
higher  in  the  public  esteem — Life 
Insurance.  The  contrast  between  its 
never  failing  value  and  the  fallen 
value  of  nearly  all  other  forms  of  in- 
vestments is  so  marked  that  life  in- 
surance shows  a  smaller  decline  than 
almost  any  other  business.  Life  In- 
surance has  in  a  phenomenal  manner 
demonstrated  the  safety  of  its  com- 
panies and  of  its  contracts.  Every 
policy  has  been  found  worth  every 
dollar  that  it  promised,  regardless  of 
the  depreciation  in  value  of  market- 
able securities,  and,  mark  this,  the 
savings  under  life  insurance  policies 
have  been  made  instantly  available  to 
millions  of  holders  when  they  turned 
to  them  for  relief  after  having  ex- 
hausted all  other  resources. 

When  a  life  insurance  company 
promises  to  pay  a  thousand  dollars  at 
a  certain  time  the  money  is  forth- 
coming. When  it  promises  to  loan  a 
certain  sum  at  a  given  time,  the 
money  is  ready  on  demand.  When  it 
promises  to  pay  a  definite  monthly 
income  to  a  widow,  or  to  a  man  or 
woman  in  their  declining  years,  the 
income  does  not  fail  either  as  to  time 
or  amount.  Life  Insurance  has  proven 
itself  to  be  the  one  safe  investment 
for  the  average  American.  The  man 
who  invests  in  it  builds  up  a  cash 
estate.  If  he  is  hoarding  his  money 
and  turns  to  life  insurance,  he  sets 
his  frozen  assets  profitably  to  work, 
and  at  the  same  time  does  his  bit  to 
end  the  depression  by  adding  to  the 
capital  sums  made  available  for  the 
carrying  on  of  public  works  and  for 
industry.  The  American  people  have 
at  last  come  to  their  senses  and  are 


ceasing  to  regard  high  rates  of  return 
as  the  sole  test  of  a  desirable  invest- 
ment. It's  "safety  first"  now  and  life 
insurance  is  the  best  example  of  it. 

Serving  the  Grange 

A  legal  reserve  life  insurance  com- 
pany operating  under  the  stringent 
laws  of  New  York  State,  with  more 
than  $37,000,000  insurance  in  force, 
strong  in  assets,  and  with  an  ample 
surplus,  our  Grange  Life  Insurance 
Company,  The  Farmers  and  Traders, 
has  since  its  inception  and  will  in 
the  future  continue  to  serve  faith- 
fully and  well  our  Grange  member- 
ship. As  the  only  life  company  affil- 
iated with  the  Grange,  both  State  and 
National,  it  merits  the  loyal  support 
of  our  membership  when  purchasing 
their  life  insurance.  Our  agents  are 
always  at  your  service,  to  plan  with 
you  your  life  insurance  program.  In 
localities  where  we  are  not  represent- 
ed, write  direct  to  The  Farmers  and 
Traders  Life  Insurance  Company, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  for  full  information 
regarding  our  policy  contracts. 


HIGHWAY  HAZARDS 

INCREASE  AT  AN 

ALARMING  RATE 

Motor  vehicle  accidents  in  the 
United  States  have  been  increasing 
year  after  year  and  they  have  car- 
ried with  them  an  accompanying 
growth  in  the  number  of  persons 
killed  and  injured,  to  say  nothing  of 
the  property  damage  caused.  Careful 
estimates,  based  upon  the  best  avail- 
able statistics  place  the  number  of 
persons  killed  during  1931,  at  34,000 
with  997,600  injured  in  860,000  motor 
vehicle  accidents.  The  same  careful 
estimate  puts  the  1931  economic  loss 
from  these  same  accidents  at  more 
than  $1,000,000,000.     This  takes  into 


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consideration  the  loss  of  time  and 
service  of  those  killed  and  injured 
and  the  value  of  property  damaged 
or  destroyed.  Expressed  in  other 
terms,  94  persons  are  being  killed, 
and  2,733  are  being  injured  every  day 
of  the  year  as  part  of  the  price  the 
country  pays  for  speedy  and  conve- 
nient transportation. 

These  appalling  figures  preclude  the 
danger  of  traveling  upon  our  high- 
ways to-day  without  adequate  insur- 
ance coverage.  One's  entire  life  sav- 
ings and  accumulations  are  in  jeop- 


ardy when  he  is  driving  an  *}}|^ 
bile  without  insurance  that  will  W. 
tect  him  against  loss  in  the  evew 
an  accident.  ^x 

The  National  Grange  has  ejj 
lished  an  automobile  i^s"'^°^_JJ« 
ice  for  the  exclusive  benefit  ^^^^r^. 
members  and  their  families,  -^^"j^ 
surance  provides  for  full  ^5^^^^' 
swift  and  satisfactory  claim  seni 
at  low  cost  premiums.  .,  ^ 

Grange   members    will   do  ^ft^ 
investigate  their  own  compai^ 
purchasing  insurance  elsewhere. 


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