(Courtesy of Shem Aigler)

Shown above are two split photos of the cherry picking at Shem Aigler’s orchard. The one photo shows Mrs. Shem Aigler at the truck loaded with picked cherries, and the other shows Marion Bailey picking cherries off of the tree. While this was a common event for a long period of time, there are presently no commercial cherry orchards in Beavertown.

(What citizen of Beavertown who worked for C. Aigler has some important patents? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

Jimmy Kern was the Forest Fire Warden for the Shade Mountain area, and no warden before or after had more fires to contend with than did Jimmy. This was due to the “Huckleberry Boys”, a name given to the unknown person or persons who set many fires to promote the growth of these wild berries. These rascals then not only made money from picking and selling the berries, but from fighting the fires they set as well.