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The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20
Sweet Potato
Culture Notes
Seed Disinfection With Cor.
rosive Sublimate Is
Recommended
1t Pays Financially Too

Disinfecting seed sweet pota-
toes with corrosive sublimate is
an effective means of controlling
various diseases of the crop,
says DR.. L. L. Harter, pathologist
Of. the United States Department
of Agriculture, and it pays finan-
cially to apply the treatment.
Now is the time to secure the
disinfecting material and to make
preparations for such treatment
he says.
In the Spring, just before bed
ding them, the sweet potatoes
should be gone over carefully, and
those showing black rot or other
suspicious blemishes should be
discarded. The healthy sound po-
tatoes should then be disinfected
by immersing for from five to
eight minutes in a solution of
corrosive sublimate made by dis
solving three ounces of the crys-
tails in twenty-four gallons of wa
ter. After ten bushels have been
treated in twenty-four gallons,
add about a half ounce of the
crystals which have been previ
ously dissolved in hot water and
make up the solution to it's orig
inal volume. After treating TWEEN
ty bushels more, discard the so.
luton and make up a new one
If more seed is to be treated. The
treated seed need not be rinsed
before bedding, but should be
bedded as soon as treated.
Corrosive sublimate can be pur.
chased at any drug store, says
DR.. Harter, or the county adviser
may be able to supply it at re-
duced rate. Corrosive sublimate
is deadly poison and should be
kept out of the way of all live
stock.
Further precautions against in
lection should be taken by remov,
ing all manure and soil used in
the hot bed last year. This should
be displaced by new, clean soil
obtained from some field where
sweet potatoes have never been
grown, or preferably by good
quality of sand. The frame work
of the bed should be thoroughly
cleaned, and, if possible, disin-
fected with a 1 per cent. solution
of commercial formaldehyde, or
with the corrosive sublimate So
luton.
The plants should be set out on
new ground, if possible, or on
ground where sweet potatoes
have not been grown for several
years. Rotation with other crops
will help reduce losses from dis
ease.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20

Did l ever lie to promote
prohibition? Decidedly yes! I
have told enough lies for the
cause to make Ananias ashamed
of himself. Butt have never
lied to my associates and 1 have
never lied to the public. l have
told to sinners a thousand lies for
the purpose of decoying them in
to telling me the truth. Did l
ever bribe anybody? In my law
enforcement work for the Gov
ernment l bribed many bad men
to give me information about
their associates. But outside of
that l have never bribed anybody.
Did / ever drink to promote pro-
hibition? Yes, gallons of it. In
fact, l have never drunk for any
other purpose William E. (Pus-
syfoot) Johnson, in Hearst's In
ternational and Cosmopolitan
Magazine.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20
NO. 3OS


An ordinance to regulate Vehicular
and other traffic in the City of Pleas
antville.
SECTION /. BE 1T ORDAINED
by the Common Council of the City
Of Pleasantville that all traffic, in
cluding vehicular, automobile, Pc
destrian, and all other kinds of traf-
fic, at the intersection of Main Street
and Washington Avenue, in the City
of Pleasantville, shall be controlled
and directed by the signal traffic
light, situate at the intersection of
said streets, in the manner follow
ing:
shown, all traffic shall stop. Pc
destrians shall while said amber or
yellow light is shown have the eX-
elusive right of way to cross either
of said highways at said intersec-
ton.
Right hand turns may be made
only when the light shows red or
green.
Traffic proceeding either way upon
Washington Avenue shall make left
hand turns only upon the showing of
the green light.
Traffic proceeding either way upon
Main Street shall make left hand
turns only upon the showing of the
red light. -.
When the red light is shown all
traffic upon the street indicated shall
stop, except for the making of left
hand turns on Main Street into
Washington Avenue as herein set
forth, until the showing of the green
light when it may move forward.
ORDAINED that at all intersections
at which there shall be no signal
light, the traffic shall be directed
and controlled by police officer II
one be there stationed.
SECTION 8. BE 1T FURTHER
during. which the red, green and am
shown, shall be fixed by the order
of the Mayor at such time as he
shall think it advisable and neces-
sary.
ORDAINED that upon conviction be-
fore the Police Justice of the City
of Pleasantville, of any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance. the said
Police Justice may impose fine for
each offense not exceeding one hum
dred dollars, and in default OF the
payment thereof. he may imprison
in the city or county Jail for pc
riod not exceeding ten days; pro-
vided, further. that any person who
shall be convicted of second or any
subsequent violation hereof, may, at
the discretion of the Police Justice.
in addition to the imposition of
fine, have his license revoked.
SECTION 5. BE 1T FURTHER
ORDAINED that all ordinances or
parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed. and that this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately, after
final passage and publication.
Notice is hereby given by the Com
mon Council of the City of Pleasant
vile that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced and passed first
reading at a regular meeting held
on the 18th day of March, 1926. and
will be further considered by said
Common Council at regular meet
ing to be held in the City Council
Chambers, City Hall, Pleasantville,
on the fifth day of April, 1926, at 8
o'clock in the evening.
Passed third and final reading on
April 5th, 1926.
JAMES YATES,
President of Common Council.
Attest:
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
Approved, April 8th, 1926.
CHARLES e. JACKSON,
Mayor.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20
w. c. T. U. M EETS

The Linwood w. c. T. U. met
at the home of Mrs. Levi Price on
Tuesday afternoon. After the bus
mess meeting a social time was
enjoyed and dainty refreshments
were served. Those presnt were :
Mrs. Fred Steelman, Mrs. Zane
Rose, Miss Cora Steelman, Mrs.
Carl James, Mrs. Sybil Wright,
Mrs. John Ireland, James Steel
man and Mrs. Levi Price. The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. George N. Smith.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20
WILL HOLD CLASS AGAIN

The Daily Vacation Bible
School, which was so greatly en-
joyed by the children last sum-
mer, will be held again this year.
The place has not yet been decid-
ed. 1t is expected that there will
be six classes. Basketry and
weaving, beside the Bible studies
will be taught. The churches of
Northfield and Somers Point are
planning to cooperate and aid
Linwood in the work.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20

antee Trust Building, Atlantic City,
N. ].
Proposals must be endorsed with
their proper heading and delivered
to the office of the Board of Educa-
ton at the time and place above
mentioned.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
By order of the Board of Education.
JAMES PARISH,
District Clerk.
April 16, 1926.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20

3 "A farmer in Bristol, Tenn,
has shot a buzzard from whose
neck depended COW bell with
the date 1882. For more than
forty years mountaineers have
told of hearing the bell and see
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20

The first salmon of the season,
seven FOUNDER, was taken from
Bangor, (Me.) pool by Frank
Rand of Bangor, and was pur-
chased by local market-man and
will be sent to President Coolidge
by him.
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20
A Dreadful Blow

"Yes," said the tall man, 81
have had many disappointments,
but none stands out like the one
that came to me when I was a
boy yzsnsn-s-----.------- z
Some terrible shock that fixed
itself in your memory, l suppose" !"
Exactly" said the tall man.
II had crawled under tent to
see the circus, and discovered it
was a revival meeting"
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20

"A Kentucky town has passed
an ordinance requiring school
teachers to wear longer sleeves
and skirts, but whether this is a
part of the anti-evolution CAM
paign is not stated. cleveland
Plain Dealer).
The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20

Miss Mildred Huntoon, twenty
four and college graduate, is
municipal hostess of East Orange,
N. J.
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Appeal to All
Fishermen Not to
Smoke in the Woods

Hon. Neil L. LViolette. State forest
commissioner, in an appeal sent out
Wednesday to fishermen warns them
to be careful of forest fires and sug-
gests that they don't smoke while
walking through the woods.
The spring fishing season Is here
and with it comes one of the most
dangerous times during the whole
year for forest fires says Commits
sioner Violette in his statement.
After the snow has melted the
last years leaves and dead material
on the forest floor dries and very
quickly becomes almost like finder.
This condition continues until the
new leaves come out and the weeds
and brakes have started to grow.
During 1925 over Is forest fires were
started by fishermen, which Destroy
ed over $4,000 worth of timber. Two
thousand dollars worth of timber
may not seem of much Importance
as compared to the total value of
Names forests, but it is a needless
waste and one that can easily be
prevented.
This does not mean that the
fisherman Is any more careless than
other sportsmen, but it does mean
that due to the condition of the
woods at this time of the year, fires
start much easier than at any other.
The Maine Forest Service is ex-
erting every effort to prevent forest
fires. but without the co-operation
of the people who travel through the
woods, little can be accomplished.
Fishermen should take special
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athletic eligibility rules. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Friday Morning, $50 o'clock
House of Representatives
1000 O'clock
Prin. Charles C. Shaw. Gorham, presi-
dent of the Maine Association of
Principals of Secondary Schools,
Presiding.
Address. Prof. Edwin A. Shaw. Har-
ward University
Putting Vocational SkillS" and
Worthy Home Membership" in
the High School Program, dis
cusson opened by Stephen Z.
Patrick, director of vocational
education.
l2.so O'Clock
Conference luncheon at the Augusta
House.
Friday Afternoon, 2 O'Clock
A State Survey of Mental Ability Of
High School Students.
Professor Shaw
Discussion.
Problems of High School Administra-
ton, Professor Franklin w. John
son, Columbia University.
Professor Johnson will introduce
several topics of interest to the high
school principals and open the topics
for general discussion.
Group Conferences:
(al Larger schools - Chairman,
Prin. w. F.. sullivan. Brewer,
Prof. johnson assisting.
(b) Smaller Schools - Chairman,
Prin. Hoyt d. Foster. Orono, Mr..
Taylor assisting.
Friday Evening, 800 O'Clock
Commissioner Augustus 0. Thomas,
A Forward Look in Secondary Educa-
ton, Professor Johnson
Saturday Morning. 7.ao O'Clock
Question and answer breakfast at the
Augusta House.
$50 O'Clock
]. W. Taylor, agent for secondary
education, presiding
SympoSium-Wher Our Graduates
Are. and What They are Doing.
1. Summary of study made by the
department of education.
2. Reports from the Maine Colleges,
3. Reports from Normal Schools,
Prin. w. G. Mallett. Pennington
4. Reports from Employers, Judge
Benjamin f. Cleaves, executive
secretary of Associated Industries,
Portland.
Building Better Schools-Discussion
Especial undertakings, improve
ment of study habits, teachers
meetings. supervision of teaching,
Improvement of classroom meth
OdS.
2. The National School Honor So
ciety.
3. Should We limit the specialized
athletics?
T. The Student Council and other
plans for pupil participation in
school activities.
5. Success in securing home CO.
operation.
6. Education for character and con-
duct.
Other topics may be introduced.
Principals are asked to report
briefly on any special undertake
ings during the year.
HOO O'Clock
Maine Association of Principals of
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WEEKS MILLS

Frank Hall is at Windsor substitute
ing on the mail route for Mr.. York.
The Messrs. Grant of Norridgewock
have hired H p Reeds garage and
are doing business in 1t. They have
also hired the dwelling house former
ly owned by J. r. Hall and will move
as soon as the travelling is suitable.
Friends of Mrs. Sarah Mosher have
received word from her that she is
soon coming back to this place to pass
the summer.
Mrs. Bertha Reed has been at home
since Friday night as her young son
Clayton has been Ill with a cold; he
is much better and she returned to
Augusta Tuesday night.
DR.. A. B. Morrison went to Boston
Tuesday.
The crew of men at the mill finished
saving the logs Tuesday.
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Message for Forest
Protection Pictured

A striking picture depicting in COL
ors the devastation of q forest Sec
ton by fire has been reproduced on
postcards by the State Forestry de-
partment. These cards will be sent
to all Maine forest fire wardens to
be distributed to visitors in the
woods sections of the State this
summer and fall. Forests will re-
prodHee themselves If property
managed and protected. but if they
are devastated and burned they will
disappear and leave a worthless
waste" is the message set forth by
the Maine Forest Service.
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THE DRAPERY DEPARTMENT

Is showing everything that is and up-todate and
the prices for this sale mean MONEY SAVED.
New Ruffied Curtains .S1O0 per pr
New Lace Trimmed Curtains ......... S1.00 per DR..
New Hemstiched Marquisette. $3.50 per pr.
New COl0red Hem Rufled Curtains 81 SO per DR.
New Ruf1ed Curtains in fast cOlors and
Fast color Vaances
New Quaker Lace Curtains $1.9S up to $3.50 pr.
New CretOnneS 39c value at...............2 9c yd.
We" OTetoHitcS 4SC 0Jc 10 Sl.L0 va.
New Terry Cloths, S1.O0 cloths at ...... see yd.
New "a inch Terry Cloths Observation-Disclosures sec yd.
New RayOn Marquisette fast cOlors ....... CSC yd
New Rayon Brocades, fast cOlors .s150 I'd.
New Curtanings ........ &c. 39c, SOC to S125 yd.
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Committee for
Forest Prize Essay
Contest Announced

DIR. Augustus o. Thomas. State COM
missioner of education, in a commu-
nication sent Wednesday to school au-
thorities, refers to letter sent tc
them a few weeks ago relative to the
observance of american Forest
Week" and as part Of the program
spoke of a prize essay contest in the
several counties for the best essay or
1.-The Forests of Maine, Their Protec-
ton and Preservation"
II sincerely hope that large num-
Der of essays will be submitted to the
judges in the several counties in com
petition for the price. says Commits
sionar Thomas in his communication.
1--WE are submitting herewith the
names of the committees in the sew
eral counties of the State. You will
submit to any member of your COM
mittee your best high school and
grammar school essays not later thar
midnight Of May II. The essays will
then be judged by the county commit
tees and sent to the State committee
not later than midnight of May "a
The State committee is made up OF
the following members: Blaine S
Viles, Augusta: DR.. Augustus o
Thomas, Augusta; Forrest Fl. Colby
Bingham; Clarence c. Stetson, Ban
gor; John NJ. Briscoe. Orono.
The county committees are as fol
lows:
Observation-Disclosures John Hoop
err, chairman, of Auburn: Miss Edna
Cornforth, Auburn; Arthur G. Staples
Lewiston.
Observation-Disclosures Milton Lam.
bert, chairman, of Houlton: Supt. Ell
mer H. Weber, Mapleton: belmont
Emerson. Island Falls.
Cumberland-Princip Gay Sinclair
chairman, of Westbrook: Principal
Manfred Warren, Brunswick; Leonard
A. Pierce, Portland.
Franklin-Supt. w. s. Adams, chair
man. of Rangeley; Supt. A. D. Gray
Stratton: H. A. Kurdish, Rangeley.
MISUNDERSTANDING w. d. Hall
chairman, of Castine: Supt. George II
Beard, Bar Harbor: II. b. Moore, ELS
worth.
Kennebec-Principa Joseph w
Blaisdell, chairman, of Hallowell
Miss Frances Whidden. Augusta; Will
liam ]. Lanigan, Waterville.
Knox-Supt. f. d. Rowe, chairman
of Warren; Miss Mary Taylor, Cam
den; Rodney l. Thompson, Rockland
Lincoln-Supt. Blynne Allen, chair
| man, of Damariscotta; Supt. Russell
Greenwood, Waldoboro.
Oxford-Supt. Frank c. McGould
rick, chairman. of DiXfield; Principa
T. ]. Abernethy, Rumford; Dana C
| York. Rumford..
| Penobscot-Supt. w. G. Chase
chairman, of Old Town; Principal C. A
Robbins, Lincoln; Hosea B. Buck
| Bangor.
Piscataquis-Supt. ]. b. Thompson
! chairman, of Milo; Principal Marshal
| w. Hurlin. Brownville; Edwin NJ
| Hamlin. Milo.
! SagadahQc- Supt Dwight L. Moody
! chairman, or Richmond; Principal A
I B. Scott, Arthur X. Purinton, Mis-;
| Madelyn C. Rich, Rupert II. Baxter
| Bath.
| Somerset-Supt. w. E. Woodbury.
| chairman, of Skowhegan; Supt. How
! ard fitzpatrick, North Arson: Roy l..
| Marston, Skowhegan.
| Waldo--irincipa c. l.. Smith, chair,
man. of Belfast; Mrs. Lydia l.. Kitch
! in, Palermo; Mrs. Hattie S. Ritchie
/ Belfast.
! Washington-EarI. Merrill, chaif
! man, of Machias; Supt b. H. Varney
Jonesboro; Alfred X. Ames, Machias
Iork-Supt. II. c. Hall. chairman
| of Saco; Supt NJ. T.. Wright, Alfred
/ Arthur l.. Roberts, Lyman.
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PROGRAM SECONDARY |
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
MEETING STATE HOUSE

Addresses by Professor Franklin w.
Johnson of Columbia University and
Professor Edwin A. Shaw of Harvard
University are anticipated with a
great deal of interest by principals of
secondary schools in the State who
will hold their annual conference on
Friday and Saturday of this week in
the hall of Representatives at the
State House.
Group conferences and round table
discussions of problems will be among
the features of the program which
has just been announced. The con-
ference luncheon is scheduled for 1880
T. NJ Friday at the Augusta House.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster has
consented to address the principals on
Saturday morning. The business meet
ing of the Maine Association of Prin-
cipals of Secondary Schools will take
place at II A. NJ, Saturday and a
number of matters of importance will
be presented, including questions on
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Reconstruction Two
Bridges Considered

The State Highway Commission,
the county commissioners of Han
cock county and the municipal Off
GERS of Bluehill held a hearing at
Ellsworth at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon on a petition of the NUM-
cipal officers asking for State and
county aid in the reconstruction of
the Bluehill Falls bridge.
The Highway commissioners met
with the county commissioners and
the municipal officers of Sullivan at
$50 p. NJ, at Sullivan on the petit
ton of the municipal officers seeking
State and county aid in the recon-
struction of the Flanders Stream
bridge.
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PEPPERELL SHEETS

Made in Maine-Beached in Maine-We consider them
of the MOST FOR YOUR MONEY" Sheets made
Wash Well-Wear Wel-Look WELCOMING to us di.
rectly from the mill enables to make Low Prices
Orders by telephone mail will be filled at these prices
during this sale
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New Corporations

The certificate of incorporation of
the Visometer Corporation, organized
at Augusta, was approved yesterday
at the office of the attorney general.
The purpose of the new corporation
is to deal in auto tires and valves
registering air pressure: capital
stock. 21,500 shares of no par value.
Of which 10000 shares are common
and 1900 shares preferred; direc-
tors-President. E. NJ. Leavitt;
treasurer, e. F. Porter; NJ f. He
garty, d. A. Leland, E. NJ. Hill. NJ. Y.
Marston and Frank Z. Southland, all
of Augusta.
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ADJUSTMENTS
OPERA HOUSE TODAY
Whole Colonial Show moved because
of the fire.

Patrons of the Augusta Opera
house will today be treated to the
big double bill that was to have
been shown at the Colonial theatre.
The big fire, of curse. prevented> 1t
is a real program, too. with features
that are decidedly entertaining.
The Frances Marion production
Paris at Midnight" is fast acting
sparkling comedy drama, played by a
well known list of popular favorites.
The Luara LaPlante production
called "the Beautiful Cheat" is a
story by Nina Wilcox Putnam which
ran in serial form in the Saturday
Evening Post. The review and Fa-
bles complete what the management
considers an exceptionally well bal
anced program.-Adv. .-r
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Will Look Over
Property Valuation

Fred S. Jordan of Portland and
Albert G. Merritt of Houlton, men,
bers of the board of State assessors,
accompanied by Frank II. Sterling
chief clerk, will visit Criehaven and
Matinicus Islands next Monday to
look over property valuations in con-
nection with the compilation of the
State valuation.
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care to protect Maine forests, for
without forests, which are natures
reservoir, the brooks, streams and
lakes which attract hundreds of
Isaac Walton's disciples to Maine.
would soon dry up and become
stangnant pools.
Camp fires should always be built
on mineral soil and never left un-
watched. Matches, cigarettes, or
cigar butts and pipe heels should be
thrown into the water.
Don't smoke while walking
through the woods"
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Secondary Schools, business meet
ing:
Several questions relative to the
Athletic Eligibility Rules are to
be presented. All principals should
attend this meeting.
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THE GREATEST VALUES IN TOWELS

We have shown this year
Bought in Big Quantities for three stores-Money saw
ers-EveryOne of them
Fancy Border Turkish Towels 1895 at. 900. .29c ca
Fancy Border Turkish Towels 19x38 at. ..... 49c ca
Plain White Turkish Towels 13x22 at ....... 12Kc ca
Plain White Turkish Towels 18x33 at. ...... 22c ca
Plain White Turkish Towels 1895 at. ...... 29c ca
Plain White Turkish Towels 20x39 at ........ 39c ca
Plain White Turkish Towels 21x45 at. ...... 49c ca
Plain White Turkish Towels 24x46 at ....... see ca
Dry Well Towels, usually 25c at. .......... 21c ca
Large size, part linen buck at Observation-Disclosures. 21c ca
Guest size, part linen buck at Toe ca