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•fe O A T S M t A ft[OfJN*rAl]» N E W S The Catskill Mountain News iMwed M Sccoud. Omm Hrntm ia ft* Port Officc «t VargsretrUle, N . Y . CZJOtKB A, SANFOKO.^^liAer -PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY SOWX^D G. H I L L , Editor SnbseriptioBB by mail %2 per year, bone •rcepted lor less than one year, strictly in •drance. All Bubacriptions discoatinued af aspiration of time for^ which ordered. W s reaerre the right to rcject any copy« tlther advertising or news. MOUNTAIN I>EW It's a difficult tumble to fall T)Ver your own bluff. Speech is free in the USA- most of it is worthless like (#ier free things. "Promise me, daughter, never to use two words, one is swell the other is' lousy." 'Tes, mother, what - are the words ? " They're still picking up the pieces With a dishpan and a rake— He grabbed a silken knee, when ' He should have grabbed the brake! Summer boy and girl riding mountain saddle horses stopped to rest same. Horses rubbed necks, "dh," said the boy, "That's what I wpuld like to do." "Go ahead, said the girl, "It's your horse." The true sport in fishing is lo- catingj fooling,fl,fightingand land- ing the fish—not carrying home a mess of dead fish. . The root of evil in fishing is "the limit." Men obsessed with this idea cease being sportsmen and turn themselves into a one-man fish factory. At a recent auction in this cotHity a handsome, big, strong horse, weighing at least 1,500 pounds, sold for $50. The next offering was a 100-pound pig which brought $35. Looks as though we may have to eat horse meat. At the same auction $10 was bid for a goat and her kids. Goat's milk sells for 40 cents per quart. Do you recall the days when most money had slang names ? Here are some of them: Ic, "copper"; 5c, "jitney; 25c, "two bits"; 50c, "four bits"; "six bits"; $1, "buck," "cartwheel, "smacker"; $5, "a finn"; $10, "a sawbuck"; $20, "a double saw- buck"; $100, "a G-note"; $500, "half a grand"; $1,000, "one grand." There were references to money as : "mazuma," "spondulix," "cash," "dough," "cabbage," "long green," "lettuce," "what it takes," "do-re^ mi," "marbles," "rocks," "moola. There always have been a lot of fish in this country. I hope that i my son, and your soni will continue to find plenty to try their skm. They shall, without doubt, if you and I will be sportsmen and gentlemen andi except when we really want or need a mess of fish, put ^em back alive! "Dear Teacher" is in the dis- card. Apparently she never knew there is an out of doors. Despite vernal breezes in the window, a bright sun outside and that pecu- liar feeling in the air which indi- cates trout are rising she would glue her grey eyes to the pages of an arithmetic book and coldly add up the preparation of the class in front of her. A jailer was- she^ . * * * There are so many things to do today^ I recaU when a boy had; to hunt hard for Sunday entertain- ment. Those were t^ie days when there was no Sunday baseball, no cars to take a lad out of town The day was made of late abed in the morning, to church with par- ents, then Sunday school just ahead of a regular chicken dinner with potpie. No ice cream except on rare occasions when Boy had to crack the ice in an old burlap bag and turn the freezer crank. After dinner Pa went asleep in the parlor. Ma and the hired: girl cleared away the dishes. There was tine opportunity to pick up a compEinion and sneak away to look for entertainment. In season there were com silks. There was the livery stable which was busy on a Sunday afternoon when the big boys took the big girls out for a buggy ride. JFishing was taboo, there were no ,22 rifles. Had there been their sharp little bark would have been a crime. The waters of the Delaware were always cool enough for in- vigorating swimming, however clandestine. Swimming on Sunday would have made gossip in the village. There were walks on the hills all the clear summer days. A rainy Sunday was a catastrophe. Boys of today wiU find it difficult to realize the slowness of father's or grandfather's day. SHAVERTOWN i'CZ An unsteady chap wandered into Joe Parspns' drug store in Margaretville a recent day and said to Joe, "When goes the next bus to Eleischmanns?" Joe an- swered, "It went ten minutes ago. There won't be another until 5," "Hell," said the fellow, "Have X got to get drunk all over again, A friend and I went out one day with .22 rifles and killed a bucket- ful of frogs, r offered to help dress them but the other chap declined, saying he would take care of that. He asked me to run in for dinner the next night, saying his wife would serve the frog legs. He phoned me next day to ask if I would eiijoy ste^ instead of the frog legs. I agreed to eat anything that was offered and went for dinner. During the meal I mentioned to his wife that we had kUled a nice mess of frogs the day before; I realized at once I had not said the right- thing. "Frogs," she said, "Do yoa know what that man did. He brought home a pailfidl and asked me to dress them out. I can't stand the sight of a live frog say nothing' about a dead one. I threw them out." I -enjoyed the steak and never mentioned frogs again in that family. There's a magic formula that will add more fun to fishing than you can shake a stick at—"pride of sportsmanship," / With that, the fisherman gets the thrill of using a light rod, a light line and single hook against a smart, strong, wily fish. He makes a game of fishing . , . a great, incomparable sport. He comes to love a gorgeous trout as much while it's alive, as when it's dead (unless he's been out for thiree hours before breakfast). If your fish is hooked dean, don't worry about his recovery when you release him. Any adult fish can take quite , a little mauling and not be much the - worse for wear. But don't let him flop around for minutes. He can't hold - his breath much longer than you can hold ^ours. . • * •• * • » . If a fish is hooked deep, cut the line from the hook. Sure, the book will inconvenience him for a while, but natulre will either shake :tbat hook out of him before too long,, or rust it off, and he'll be good as new. An airplane peek at the Cats- kills Ihis week , would make the region appear a strawberry blonde. The meadows, the. pastures, even the gravel banks along the moun- tain brooks are red with the deli- cious fixiit. Hulled quarts are offered by energetic pickers for 75 cents. In a remote field I found the ground covered. I picked a hand- ful and sat down on a large rock to slowly eat them. Without the now non-rationed sugar they were a bit sour. But I continued to pick and eat. As I enjoyed them my thoughts turned to Father and Mother who often took time in June to pick wild berries, • • • Mother canned most of them, always . saving out enough for a shortcake. W e children were al- lowed to: eat as much as ye pleased. The cake was still hot when Mother cut it open, put butter and a layer of berries in the center and another layer of berries on top. The whole thing was big enough to require a meat platter to hold it. There was real creeun to go with it and plenty of sugar, granulated or maple.^ Pieces were at least four inches square. Never was there any left over. Cultivated berries are fine to grow^ easy to pick, hull and serve. But for real flavor what can com- pare with the wild strawberry! iUong a spring inn in the same field I found a growth of mint. I smelled it before I saw it, having crushed it beneath my boots. I have never been interested in mint jelly or mint drinks. But I do like to chew the delicious leaves of this wild plant. Further along I came upon a growth of tender water cress and up in the field a patch of wintergreen berries ARKVILLE J; - G. Seath is spending a couple of weeks with his sister in Poult- ney, Vt. There wiU be a Young Peoples meeting at the First Presbyterian church Wednesday evening, July 2, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Warren Shaver was patient at the Margaretville hos- pital a few days the past week. Mrs. Anna Conklin is spending the week at Scranton, Pa. While there she^will attend the wedding of a nephewl Mrs, Albert Ruff of Union Grove is spending some time at the Armstrong home. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Smith of Newburgh were guests of Mrs. Onez Atkin and Eno Strong the past week. v Mr. and Mrs. R. Huggins 6f Newburgh spent a few days vwth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Russell. Mr, and Mrs. Albert Lakin of St. Albans, L. I., were weekend guests of their parentsi Bom at the Margaretville hos- pital on June 20 a son to Mr. and Mrs, Donald liddle. Amey Barnes and Mrs. Howard Barnes attended the funereil of Mrs. Catherine Muir at Delhi ^i- Miss Ruth Buhrendorf of Mid- dletown was a weekend guest of her parents. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bacon the past week were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shank of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Bacon and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lyons, Mrs, Ella Boiihiface and Mrs, Minnie King of Albany. Mrs. Albert Ruff received "word Friday that Mrs. Oscar Sturde- vant, a sister-in-law, had passed away at Delhi, where she had been visiting. Mr. Sturdevant died in January, - - Mr. and Mrs. Howard Barnes visited Mr. ,and Mrs. Howeu-d Conklin Sunday at Bovina, M/Sgt, Robert Finkle, who has spent over a month With his fam- ily, has gone to Holyoke, Mass., where he expects to be stationed. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bames and daughter, Marie,: were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bames Monday night. ' Th Arkville "Pinochle' dub en- joyed'a picnic lunch at the camp of Otis Whitney in Rider Hollow recently. Prizes were won by Mrs, Joe Avery, Mrs. John Goupil and Mrs. Bertha Marriott. The dub will meet with " Mrs. Layman Snyder in July at Perch lake.'' Frank Logwin is. building a new garage on his property, the: former John Todd place. Mr. and Mrs; Lester Davis have rented an apartment in the Faulk ner house and expect to begin housekeeping very soon. Miss Kathleen Morse of Kings ton spent the weekend at the home of Otis Whitney and family. Mr, and Mrs, Clinton Morse have purchased the place known as the Doblin cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Dickman of Gneonta, who have purchased the home of Jasper Tems, spent the weekend here. Given a Surprise Shower Roxbury, June 23.-—Mrs. Marion Bookhout was given a surprise stork shower Saturday afternoon by Mrs. James S. Hopkins and Mrs. Margaret Sperry at Mrs. Hopkins' home on Orchard street. There were fifteen present. Mrs. Bookhout was presented with a beautiful bathinet. Delicious re- freshments were served. Rudolph Gorsch Jr. Injured Roxbury, June 21. — Rudolph Gorsch Jr. was painfully injured Thursday whUe playing Softball on the ball field. While running to third base he slid along thfe ground so swiftly that> he'cut a deep gash in his knee cap. Four stitches were required to dose the wound. He will be confined to his home and unable to walk for about four weeks. PIANO TUmNG AND REPAIRING 6Q Y E A R S EXPBBHSNGE . Send Orders to:. Prof. Albert B. Tondra 37 Mt. Hojpe Blvd. ^ Hasttngs on Qodson, N. Y. or to Mrs. Don Cowan, Margaretville Phone 3-F-2 or MIS. John Vennilyea, Arkville Phone 58-R-12 some large as peas. Their delicate flavor is unusual. > Yours truly, The Mountaineer Bothman-Mlntzer Mr. and Mrs. Al Rothman of Pine Hill announce the engage-, ment of their daughter, Wilma Marcia, to Phil Mintzer of the Funcrest staff. They met in the summer of 1946 and a romance blossomed. Phil presented Wilma with a beautiful diamond engage- ment ring Saturday, June 21, in her city home. . jf^rrirk Jffulttrral fott» A DiaNIETED SE3BVICE IN A DIGNIFIKD SICTTING With Consideration of Ijndividual Requirements a Part of Every Service . ABfBULANCi: SBBVIGE ; Phone Mai^faretville' 88 - Successor to N . L. Lattin Hollow Restaurant IN ALLABEN OPEN FOR BUSINESS MEALS SERVED AT ALL TIMES - Try One of Our Blue Plates 12 Noon Until 9 P. M. Reasonable Prices and Really Good Food We Believe a Trial Will Convince You HOOVER VACUUM CLEANERS Gall Margaretville 33 for Free Demonstratloii MARGARETVILLE FURNITURE STORE Here^s same Mntormation from ^HniormaHon^^ For befter telephone service, always check the number in the directory before. making a calL You will avoid wrong numbers and will help cut down needless calls to "Infor- mation.'VThis will enable "In- formation" to serve you more readily when 3rou do need hdp. 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