Evening star., 1944-07-09

Pennsylvania bass season, which
opened July / and extends until the
end Of November, is expected to be
one OF the best In years. Reports te
the State Department of Commerce
indicate that many persons are
coming from outside the State tt
enjoy this sport. !
More than soc, 900 big bass vert
placed in streams for the season
according to Charles A. French
fish commissioner, who says there
will be plenty of fish available fol
the anglers.
Pennsylvania trout fishing sea.
son comes to an end with the last
day in July. consequently anglers
may fish for both bass and trout
during this month.
The departments booklet Fish.
ing Accommodations In Pennsyl-
vania," which is for free distribu-
ton, lists places where anglers may
obtain accommodations, the fish
laws and other data of interest tc
men and women who follow the
streams.
Japan is just about wiped of the
earth, even If it is still on the map
Bill Sharpe, public relations man
writes from Bryson City, N. c.
The last family left in the COM
munity in Graham County, N. c.
Bill writes, is tearing down its
dwellings and next year waters
from TWAS new Fontana Dam ir
the western part of the State will
lap over the rich bottom lands which
so long sustained the farming folks
The Japan post Office already is
gone, torn down at the orders OF
Mrs. Callie Pilketon, matriarchal
owner of the farm on which it stood
The neighbors are gone, too, anc
only the Pilketon house is left near
gaunt chimney and rail fences tc
mark the homes.
After Pearl Harbor, there was
talk in the community of changing
the name of Japan 0ocally pro-
nounced JAYpan) but when II
became known that the valley
along with others. would be flooded
nobody bothered to do anything
about it. Japan was a little COM
munity scattered along Panther
Creek locally "Painter'D near its
confluence with Wolf Creek, and
until recently the post ONCE served
about 80 families.
Best story told by returning ma
tional committeeman from the Re-
publican National Convention: Chi
cago's Mayor Ed Kelly, fourth term
stalwart. fixed it up" so the air
conditioning system of the Chicago
Stadium wouldn't work" while the
COPS were Grand Old Partying in
100-degree heat.
One observer said that when Gov
Dewey shook his head to emphasize
a point in his acceptance speech
he sprayed the front row of his
auditors with perspiration.
Reporters who have fought the
Washington summer heat for years
insist the Capital is a shore resort
when compared to Chicago. They
have little liking for the return to
the Kelly City" for the coming
Democratic pow-wow.
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One of the odd things that 70
with war is the appearance of Mex
lean beer in a number of Washing
ton pubs Hence this story by the
Mexican Tourist Association seems
timely.
In the valley of Mexico every cac-
tus plant is not only privately owned
but rights to use it are leased out
to interested neighbors. AS one
drives out from the City of Mexico,
these rows of maguey cactus. the
re9table variety. which seem to
be planted only as boundary mark
ers between the fields, are really
tagged with names.
For example. the first cactus in a
row Is rented to Carlos Davila, the
next to Juan del Rio. the third may
be too small to rent. and so on
Each man has a certain little brand
cut into frond of the cactus which
indicates it is rented to him. And
all over the vicinity, scattered here
and there, he has rented other
plants from the farmers who own
the land.
The landowner rents to these
men the right to drain the plants
OF juice, just as an American farm
er might lease his pine trees to
turpentine gatherers. The juice is