Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-15
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State educational authorities have
been asked by officials and directors
of number of the smaller school
districts of the State for suggestions
which will relieve their financial
condition because of the approval of
the law providing for a new mini
mum salary for teachers. In some of
the cases which have been brought
to the attention of State authorities
the districts have not only levied
their taxes, but have accumulated
SO many debts that they cannot bor-
row any more money because of the
legal limit. Under the State law dis
trlcts must pay the minimum salary
fixed by the act of 1917, but will noA
pc REIMBURSED for their payments
during the coming winter until next
summer. The State authorities have
also been asked to help obtain teach
ers for a number of districts where
the boards have not yet been able to
secure instructors for the schools
which will open next month be-
cause of teachers entering indus
tries and other fields where salaries
are more attractive. In a number of
districts the officials have written to
do when teachers are drafted.
b. M. Mead, the well-known law
yer and historian. started to visit his
son, B. Frank Mead, who is sum-
mering at Pine Grove Furnace. last
thursday and suddenly remembered
snat ne had promised to take with
MN TWO pounds of butter. He tried
the nearest grocery store: nothing
DONG, nobody home, the grocers
were having q picnic. He tried an
other, and another. All the time the
nour OF the trains departure was
drawing nearer, and there is only
one train day to- Pine Grove Fur
mace. Finally friend provided the
needed butter and Mr.. Mead left with
IL on the car seat beside him, happy
In the knowledge of duty we'll per-
formed. He changed cars at Laurel
and was met at the station at Pine
Grove by Mr.. Mead, Jr. Where is
the butter, father?" he asked and it
was not until that moment that Mr..
Mead recalled that the butter was
still on the Reading train he had
left, bound for the Southern part of
the State.
IT'S a great life," said Lieutenant
Harry Souders, formerly of the
TELEGRAPH advertising force, who
was in Harrisburg yesterday, coming
Tor brieW visit from Mount Gretna,
where he is encamped with Truck
company No. s, Ammunition Train
or the pennsylvania National Guard
| dlVlslon." The more I see of it the
better / like 1t. Our boys are keen
tc get to France. Not one of them
would vote in the negative if they
had their way about going over inn
mediately. So far we are a happy
family. l lost six of my men for
physical reasons. but not one of them
was from Harrisburg. We have or
ganized a baseball team and aspire
TO be the champions of the camp.
we nave not yet received our trucks,
but we are occupying our time drill
ing and in taking long practice hikes.
If the mothers of my young men
want to get an idea of the benefits
they are receiving physically from
the wholesome outdoor life they are
leading they should pay them a
visit"
The Home Reserves of Paxtang
are not losing interest in their or
ganization. From sixty-five to sew
enty-five men are out every drill
night and they are getting along ia
mously. II just want to tell you,
without boasting," said Howard c.
Fry, the coal man, who is one of
the organizers, that in about three
weeks more the Paxtang bunch will
| be ready to challenge the Harrisburg
Reserves to competitive drill" The
Paxtang Reserves have a tradition
to maintain. Ever since Indian times
the residents of Paxtang have been a.
war-like crew. They were always
ready to grab their guns and get into.
the midst of the melee that started.
Go take a look at the names and
biographical inscription in the old
graveyard there If yeu doubt it.
A good many dollars in telephone
tolls are being spent throughout the
State by men who are calling up the
State draft headquarters seeking to
get exempted from military service
or asking favors for friends. These
calls are all paid for by the men
who call up and the draft head
quarters refer all inquiries to local
boards after giving information as
| to procedure. In number of cases
complaints about numbers have
been received, the men calling con-
tending that they should have had
other numbers. In practically every
case, say men at the headquarters,
the man could have gotten the in
formation at home. =
1--WE are going to have a bumper
corn crop in this section and there
is only one thing that may cut it
down and that is improbable. 1t
would be hail Storm" said Ex-Sen-
ator Franklin Martin, one of the best
posted men on AGRICULTURAL matters
in this section. II have seen some
fine oats crops taken in and it looks
we'll for the corn. We will have
good. late grass, too"