mtkBOBsamen

P ace Six C iO B K X L L MOUNTAIN MKWS M argaretv ille , N . y ., F riday ,' Jan u a ry 31, 1956

Cattilrin Mouatain NewsTti«kaM 2831

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

Owner*CLARKE A. SANFORD

lU rgaietrine, N. Y.- ROSWELL R. SANFORD

IfargtntTffle. N. Y .

CLARKE A. SANFORD Fidmdie^

ROSWELL R. SANFORD Bntiiieu U uucq

ROWLAND a HILL. EditorSnbacftetiadi S3 Der Tetr. noi

‘irr la n C ^ n m ie yew, ctrieUy iW« n te rre the r i ^ t to refect eny eowr.

citter advertistax or new*.AU nbicription* dUeastfamed at expir»-

tioo of time Tor which ordered.VlMee addren n a il to the newipaper,

■ a t to tadindaala.

MOUNTAIN DEWI have a note from C liff Cam p­

bell of A lbany, who w rites: "A s a read er of T he News I n o te re a l concern has been given th e w here­abou ts o f th e blue jays. K eep up hope, w e saw one here today, Jan . 25, th e f irs t one th is w in ter.”

W erner A nderegg of K elly C3oi ners, who w as bom in Sw itzer­land and know s m any pe<9 le in th a t country, says the A m erican sk is a re c o i^ e r e d th e b e st o l a ll th e n ^ e s . In Sw itzerland lab o rer m u st w ork tw o hours to buy .a pound of b u tte r. W itt A m erican skis a t $100 p e r p a ir he probably canno t purchase them . B ut he» know s th e ir w orth.

Two pairs of red foxes have ta k e n hab ita tion in th e vicin ity of th e rfg h t w ild tu rkeys w hich a re o ften seen in th e B ull R un valley. B urton Tubbs k illed <Hie o f the foixes M rniday and hopes to tak e th e o thers.

* • •I t is probable th e foxes have

spo tted th e tu rk ey s and m ade a hom e h ere in o rd e r to be around w hen th e young tu rk s appear m th e spring. I doubt one of th e io x es is ab le to c a td i th e m a tu re b irds.

I f an o th e r m ountain in th e C ats­k ills is chosen fo r an additional sk i developm ent, a • w onderful nam e w ould be “W ildcat M oun­ta in " in th is land o f th e C ats M ountains. I know th e re is a l­ready a m ountain so nanted over on th e N eversink.

* . • •W hatever m ountain is d io sen it

m u st be n e a r a good highw ay. The enonnous advan tage of th e C ats- MH» is th e T hruw ay to K ingston and. I hope, a jn e w ro u te 28 to IC ghm ount.

Tw o re d squ irre ls come to m y .outdoor d d ^ a d e e shelf fo r an •early d inner e a d i aftem ooo . B r e ^ a s t and T undi they^ secure dsew here .

* • •I would tra d e 'th e m off even

fo r a p a ir of g ray squirrels. B u t th a t cannot be. E ach la te fall, one o r tw o g ray squ irre ls come down m ountain to look a b o u t B ut th ey do ftot rem ain long. -• • *

T he e n tire colony of reds,’ about a h a lf dozen, a tta d c them like so m any Indians, ll^ e g ray s beat, i t u p m ountain. T hey m ay try again a few days la te r, b u t alw ays w ith th e sam e resu lt. T he reds a re a tau cy crew , voracious eaters, im ­polite, ntHsy. They clim b treeg fa s te r th a n a n o rth w ind sudden breeze. • * •

H iey d a rt here an d there , s t a r t o u t in a hurry , q u id d y change th e ir m inds, go in th e opposite d irection , change again. They have f id d e rou ting ab ility . I know no c re a tu re m ore a le rt th a n th e sleek red w ith no m ore b ra in s in h is head th an h e has ha irs on his *skiiiq)y tidL*

* * *I w ould tra d e th e en tire colony

even up fo r one fa t, .g ray bushy ta il and add a supidy of low -priced p ean u t b u tte r to d o se th e deal.* • • I

W hen I w rite of sleek, I w ould like to add th a t th e c reatu res who live «U w in te r long in th e C ats­k ills a re sleek. T h eir coats shine. I am positive they have no e lectric bu ffer to spread th e polish.• * * ^

D eer, squirrel, grouse, fox, w in­te r b irds look b rand new each day. i never learned how 'm uch tim e they spend in “prim ping” fo r th e ir band box appearance. B u t I do know th ey w ear th e sam e clothes a ll w in ter.

and choose fo r him .a favorite ' flow er. I presum e h is dw ice w ould b e th e blossom of dover.

♦

'B ruin a lso is c red ited w ith an aw akening on C andlem as day, b u t i s ^ o t so w ell advertised as th e th u ck . The probable reason, th ere 'a re less bears th a n d iucks. Also in th is a rea th e b ear m ay go to sleep, m ay n o t* • •

T his seem s to depend on the w in ter, th e am ount o f food avail­able. F lo rida bears do n o t h iber­nate . I do n o t know w here th e dividm g line is located— it m ay be th e M ason and D ixon survey.• • •

In C anada no b ear stay s o u t a ll w in ter. Ifibem ation i$ observed by a ll th e specdes. P a r t of them , w hich live la r ^ ly on salm on, go in to h ibernation a f te r th e la te sum m er ru n o f th a t Hsh. j

T his is th e h e a rt of w in ter, b u t life goes on. T he foxes go <mi th e ir rounds and Tabbits p lay in th e ’ swam ps. F ie ld m ice leave tra ils beneath th e w eed tops and d iidcadees d ia n t th e ir cheerful a lto songs. B eneath th e snow, seeds lie w aiting a ru n of sap.

*. * *W inds w hip d ry ~snow in to

sculp tured banks along n>adsides, behind bam s and a g a in st com - cribs. W hen the sto rm has blown itse lf o u t and th e sun is shining on a WOTld o f w fiite beauty, a m an can go for^h and see rich jew els glow ing in hardpacked d rifts.

* « *A g re a t change is com ing on

th e hillsides. A sk ier never h iber­nated . M id-w inter is sk i tim ^. W hat does a chuck th in k if he is d istu rbed in th a t w in te r bed w hen he h ears th e d ic k of th e cable o v e r-th e pulleys o f a d iah -lift o r th e sudden sp ill of a sk ier atop h is hom e?

• • •I f R ip V an W inkle, th a t re ­

nowned fan tasy o f th e C atskills, w ere asleep today. I , believe the skiers^ would aw aken him . W ith m any developm ents being hu rried fo r th e sk i folks, i t looks th e Land o f R ip V an W inkle m ay be re ­nam ed “Land o f th e Skis.”

* * .* 'B roadw ay w as never called a

s tre e t of sleep. I t w ill soon be tw o hours aw ay frpm th e sk i re ­so rts and th e repu ted bed o f th e 20-year sleeper. R ip did n o t even aw ake on C andlnnas day.

* * *T here is a fa r saying th a t a

deep snow in th e h e a rt o f the w in te r fe rtilizes th e land. I can ­n o t agree to th is. TTie 910W cer­ta in ly furnishes no fe rtiliz in g d e ­m e n t B u t i t does th e lan d g re a t good^ by fiun ish ing insulation. *nie roo ts of vegetation a re k ep t fixan freezing by th e b lan k et of snow w h id i N a tu re contrived to m ake a g re a t insu lato r. ,• * V

T he snow - furn ishes an o th er h e ^ to th e land. W hen i t m elts in 'th ^ sp ring I t does so slow ly and le ts , th e resu ltin g dam pness pene­tra te th e so il to a em siderab le depth . It.d o e s a m uch b e tte r job th a n a h a rd spring ra in w h id i is w w it to h u rry down jjie inoim tain- side in ro a rin g to rren ts .• « U

M an know s how good an insula­to r is th e snow. A farm house banked by i t is m uch m ore com­fo rtab le th an OTie le f t to th e b itte r breezes of a F eb ru a ry day.

• • *Today th e re a re m ore triicks on

a m ountainside th an those o f deer, fox and rabb its. T here a re long sm ooth sk i track s. W hen m an has contrived m achinery to haul th e sk ie r up a m ountainside there a re no upgoii^g tracks.

B u t w hen th e re is no m achine fo r th e purpose and a fa rm boy o r g irl has tim e fo r fun they m ake uphill track s. They l(^ok like those of som e g re a t p reh isto ric b ird w hich toed out.

• */I t is a b it o f w ork. _ B u t w hat

f a m youth m in d s^ w o ^ w hen i t b rings a long glide down a snowy m ountainside free from th e m arks of .o th er sk iers. "Flying over the so ft snow like those m ovie p ictu res taken in Sw itzerland is top fun.

Yours tru ly .T he M ountaineer

T his is an im portan t w eek. I t is m id-w inter, C andlem as day is Sunday. D ay ligh t is abou t an hour -longer th a n a t C hristm as­tim e. l ig h t increases -from 4wo to tlire e m inutes each day. Six w eeks from now th e re w ill be equal n i ^ t and day—^the vernal equinox, th e daw n of Spring.

« * •^ I t- is a n o ftm -to ld y a m th a t th e chuck, w ho w en t to s ^ p in th e la s t w edcs o f Septem ber, comes fo rth on C andlem as day to look about— see his shadow a fte r a nap o f fou r m ontlis.

I read a recen t a r t id e ' which asked how th e chuck ceune to A m erica. W ^ th e re a Columbus w oodchuck w hich sw am the B ering S tra it? D id N a tu re w his­p e r to him about sleeping in a side h ill burrow in w in te r and down a valley one in sum m er?

Teen-A ge P anel W ill M eet T uesday

Fleischm anns, Jan . 27.—In re ­sponse to p a ren t problem s con­cerning teen-agers, a panel dis­cussion w ill h ighlight th e n ex t m eeting of th e P aren t-T eachers group a t Fleischm anns high school on Tuesday evening, Feb. ^ a t 8 o’dock . ♦

T he group w ill be m oderated by D a n id Saw yer, w ith F ran k Rhy- n e r as consultant.

M em bers of th e a d u lt panel w ill be M rs. R u ^ e ll M oirison, M rs. W alter C ra f t 1 ^ . C harles K or- nell. M iss C lara Goslee, OdeU K elly and Coach R obert ColunL

T he s tu d en t * group indudes M ary M yers, C a r o l^ C raft, C arole Todd, Sharon P u ltz , Ed­w ard C ra ft and L arry T a it I t is hoped th a t th is <£scussion wiU lead to a b e tte r understanding of these problem s by m any paren ts and teen-agers alike.

A ll in te rested a re invited.

E njoyed H w d 3 Ieigh P a rty

Fleischm anns, Jan . 27.—^Twenty- seven m em bers and friends of th e C lovesville B ible B ap tist church hejd a hani^sleigh ride p a rty a t th e fa rm hom e of/ M r. and. M rs. R ichard F inch on H og m ountain T uesday evening.

Everyone enjoyed sandw iches I f so, I th in k C arid lsnas day and h o t ch o co la^ ^ e r th e tu n .of

should be dedicated to the diuck] s l^ h -rid in g .

Y O U U G O F O R T H E S E V A lb E S I

ONE PRICE . . . ONE QUALITY . . . NONE PRICED HIGHER!Chetkl JCompare! Yw ^ ^ Advertised Pricef

LEAN PORK SHOULDERS

FRESH PKNOSSUPER-RIGHT

Boneless ButfsSUPER-RIGHT

Long Bolgna

SMOKEDlb.

lb.

63c

43cStar-KistTUNA FiSH

.tlC H l 6 V i i» .MEAT C « r O l C

DEL ^ONTE BRAND

Pineapple Juice^ ' ■ y

2 i8«.O Cc 0 ««. CCeO in A W ' A C » W W

Del Monte Peas2’5s 37®SWEET

and TENDER

Stqr-KistTUNA FISH

WHITEMEAT

Km MwaN N A M O N CRISP

39c

KraftCHEEZ-WKIZ

31c V" 65c

KraftMAYONNAISE

25c 45c

• KraftSALAD^ DRESSING

MIRACLE Pint WHIP iar W C

ONE PRICE . . . NONEfRICED HIGHER!

Check! Comfuel Yen ^ Advertised Frieel

Bananas GoldenRlp«

' CRISP . WESTERN

u. is. NO. i

2 “ 25'2 ■s 23'

Sunnyfteld lard

Rhl Crackers nabisco

Preserves PEAo?'*prNBOTu

2 '^ 33c

35c

6Sc

I lb Pkg

2 1b Iv

May^nmilst 31c T 5Sc

Aon Page Beaiis

Fresh Mild CheeM

SihrerbriMk Butter

2 L? 23c

* 53ct-lb.Print

504 .• a i

25-lb. B|^9 • • • 89c

F re sh M ash ro o m s

F re sh S p in ach '^ |9 *

FROZEN FOODS

5 ' ^ 89c

. 4 3

35'

69c

BAKBD GOODS-----|ANE PARKER . . . iARC*

ilfpfePie -39*ja ne PARKER/. . . ORANGE

Chiffon Cak»

20-fz.Pkf.

! Pecan Donish Ring

Raisin Br«ad

White Bread

JANEPARKER

lANEPARKER

49c

'* 39c J

19c

17cI lb Loaf

A6P BRAND

StrawberriesAGP BRAND

fotdhook Umat 2 39cA6P MAND

SreenBeou 2 n f8 7 c

AGP BRAND . . . PEAS or

Fmdi Mes 2 29cDOLE. PINEAPPLE ^

Jake 2 ‘c ? 37cOGLE. PINEAPPLE

Choikt 2 49c

A&P COFFEEMILD^AND MELLOW

Eight OSCIocIc 3-lb. Bag $2.19

KIbBag

RICH 'AND FUU-BOOIED

Red drcle . 3-lb. .Bag $2.31

1-lb.Bag

VIGOROUS AND WINEY ■- '

Boiuir Coffee 3-lb. Bag $2.49

1-lb.Bag

75c

79c

pi» « 2 5 '

StronghMrtD06R300

6 i J i 4 9 e

Marcal-^COLORED TISSUE

“ J O e

3-KitteiisCAT FOOD

2'*eS 27c

B en Pot Old Mixng Bowls AvoiloMo Joioory 30' to F ^riaryO th e r P ie c e s A v a ila b le , E a c h W e e k T h e r e a f t e r . . . S t a r t Y o u r S e t N o w !

Fels LiqiildDETERGENT' '

'Sr87e 67c. » — . ______________ l * ■

. I W0KUMmjS9

UMtSIU# BOWLWIW

WRnifSMOii f - KEintUI}

PtIOM ib rU m S a ta rO a y in AU A ftP Soper Bfaiftets in V ktnlty