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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY COMMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY
DALLAS PA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1929
WHOSE ADVERTISING
APPEARS IN THE
DALLAS POST
FORTIETH YEAR
Local Children to Resume
Studies in Schools Here on
Tuesday After Labor Day
Only Exception Is In Lake Township
Where Schools Open September 9,
Enroliments in all Districts Is Ex-
pected To Exceed That of Previous
Years
For the majority of boys and girls
in this section school bells will ring
on Tuesday, September 3, the day fol-
lowing Labor Day. The one exception
is in Lake Township, where the schools
open the following Monday, Septem-
ber 9.
~All beginning students must, under
State law, present certificates of vac-
cination and present birth or baptismal
certificates before they can be regis-
tered for school.
In most of the schools children “who |
reach the age of six years before Jan-
uary 1 will be admitted to the primary
grades at the opening of school, al-
though this varies in some of the dis-
tricts where crowded conditions pre-
vent the admission of pupils before
they have reached the age of six.
All schools in this section have been
renovated, cleaned and disinfected. In
many instances the building have been
repainted and class rooms refinished.
The enrollment in all schools is ex-
pected to exceed that of last year.
This is especially so in Dallas town-
ship and Dallas borough where addi-
tional grades will be added.
Dallas Borough
Under the supervision of George
Bowen, Dallas borough schools will
open September 3. Harry Doll will be
assistant principal. Miss Dorothy Pat-
terson of Dallas, a West Chester Nor-
mal school graduate, will teach the
primary grade formerly taught by Mrs.
Harold Rood. The State Department
of Education has approved the addi-
tion of a third year to the high school
course, for the term of 1929-1930, with
the addition of the four-year course
during the term 1930-31.
Dallas Township
‘When school opens.on Septemer 3,
Dallas township will open a completetly
renovated uilding for the two primary
grades. The Goss school building has
been repainted and renovated to care
for the increased enrollment in the
township and to make way for the ad-
dition of the eleventh grade in the new
high school building. Teachers who
will have charge of the first and second
grades are Reba Stevens and Emily
Goldsmith.
In the high school additional, equip-
ment has been added to care for the
new domestic science department
which will be in charge of Miss Leona
Robinson. The faculty of the high
school will be as follows; Morris Ger-
ton, principal; Iiloyd Drake, Donald
Kester, Margaret Wallace and Leona
Robinson. All are graduates of State
College with the exception of Miss
‘Wallace, who is a graduate of Buck-
nell University. Grade school teachers
are: Lena VanTuyl, Elizabeth Love,
Francis Fisher, Hilda Ruggles, Reba
Stevens and Emily Goldsmith. The
enrollment is expected to exceed 400
pupils.
: Lake Township
September 9 is the date set for the
opening of Lake township school. All
five buildings have been renovated and
put in first class shape for the winter
term.
Faculty members at each of the
buildings will be as follows: ILaketon,
Calvin McHose, supervising principal;
Mildred May Williams, Mildred M.
Hausch, Pauline E. Davis. New
teachers elected to the faculty are:
Adda E. Edwards and W. E. Lanwes;
Loyalville, Joseph W. Parks, Leona 'W.
‘Moore and Ethel Edwards, who was
elected this year. Pikes Creek will
have a new teacher, Eleanor Hughes.
A new teacher, Marguerite Bryant, will
also have charge of the Outlet school.
Kingston Township
The schools of Kingston township
will open at 9 Tuesday morning, Sep-
tember 3. There will be but one ses-
sion of school on that day with a gen-
eral faculty meeting at 2 p. m. in the
Trucksville building. Children becom-
ing six years of age on or before J#n-
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COUNTRY PHYSICIAN
DR. C. L. BOSTON
Dr. C. L. Boston, one of the
pioneer medical men in this sec-
tion, who recently celebrated his
seventieth birthday anniversary
and who has been practicing in
this section for more than forty-
five years.
Dr.C. L. Boston
Pioneer Doctor
‘of This Section
Starting His Career At Sweet Valley
Forty-Five Years Ago, Dr. Boston of
Noxen Is Oldest Physician In Wyo-|
ming County
Forty-five years is a long time to
be listening to the ills of other people,
but that is the record of Dr. C. L. Bos-
ton of ‘Noxen, oldest practicing physi-
cian in Wyoming County and honorary |
president of the Wyoming
Medical Association.
Dr. Boston began his medical career
at Sweet Valley in 1884, following his
graduation from New York University
School of Medicine. Prior .to that
time at the age of eighteen he began
teaching school at Sandy Run. He
was twenty-five when he completed
his course at N. Y. U. and took up
the duties of a country physician
which he was to follow for the next
forty-five = years. After a year at
Sweet Valley the young physician
‘moved to Centremoreland, where he
remained for thirty-four years until he
moved to Noxen in 1919 and purchased
the property formerly owned by Dr.
Tibbins.
During the years at Centremoreland,
Dr. Boston was associated with many
physicians, some of whom are long
since deceased but well remembered
by the older settlers of this section.
Among them were: Dr. Thompson,
Dr. Edward Dornsife and Dr. W. W.
Lazarus, now practicing at Tunkhan-
nock. Dr. Morris was at Orange during
Dr. Boston’s early years at Centre-
moreland and Dr. Henry Laing of Dal-
las, who began practicing about the
same time, was a life-long! friend.
During those early years there were
few office calls for the country doc-
tor. For the most part, the life of the
physicians was a hard one with few
moments of leisure. Trips to patients
had to be made by horse and buggy
or by horse back over roads which ex-
cept in the summer time were almost
impassable.
With no telepphone at hand, it was
necessary for the’friend or relative of
a patient to ride on horseback to the
doctor’s home to summon aid. During
the early evening and the middle of the
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Police Hours :
Discussed At
Council Meeting
Police and Traffic Subjects Cause!
For Discussion At Special Ccuncil
Meeting Tuesday Night
‘How long should a police officer
work and what should his hours be?”
was the problem that presented itself
and was the subject of much discus-
sion at the special meeting of Dallas
borough Council held on Tuesday night
in the borough building. Traffic prob-
lems and the erection of ‘a traffic light
at’ the intersection of Main and Hunts-
ville streets also came under consider-
ation.
The designation of specific hours
during which the chief of police might
work was considered at some length,
culminating in the decision that for the
time being the present system of police
protection. should prevail; namely that
the chief may serve any eight hours of
the day he chooses. It was argued
that to restrict him to a specific eight
hours would be an invitation to the
criminal element to do its second-story
work during the hours when the offi-
cer was off duty. Burgess Anderson
argued that there were many times
that a police officer was needed and
that without specific hours there was
no way to tell where to find him. After
thoroughly thrashing the problem out,
council 'eame to the conclusion that
the prevailing system best suited the
borough’s needs.
The need of either a police officer or
a tiaffic. light at the junction of
Huntsville and Main streets to protect
school children and pedestrians was
discussed as a necessity. The installa-
tion of a light at this point would cost
in the neighborhood of $400 or $500.
This amount was, however, considered
chapter than the stationing of a police
officer at the intersection. The pur-
chase of wa light was tabled until a
later meeting.
Quoits Attracts
~ Shavertown Men
Group of Players Meets Every Evening
After Supper To Decide Champion-
ship
Some like baseball, others go in for
the races, but ‘down in Shavertown
quoits is the popular sport, and any
evening after supper the passerby can
see a group of devotees on Brook
street swapping yarns and limbering
up for the evening's contests.
The revival of interest in quoits had
its inception some time ago when B. F.
Hightower, supposedly working in his
cellar, ran across a couple of long iron
quoit pins. Work was immediately
stopped, for the time being, while Mr.
Hightower scouted around the com-
munity for some good quoit pitchers
to start a club. He found plenty of old
time players and soon Carl Kast was
delegated to buy quoits. These were
all right in their way but when Ves-
ter Vercoe entered the group the re-
membered that he had some quoits
tucked away somewhere in his house
and soon dug them up so that the
group could use them.
Vercoe and Hightower are old-time
quoit pitchers, used to pitching in
mud boxes while the other ‘members of
the group are more used to hard
ground pitching and frequently walk
away with: the high scores. Jakt
Rauch and Garl Kast are apparently
championship timber.
Members of the group are: Hale
Garey, Jake Kan, Carl Kast, B: F.
Hightower, Eck Kocher, Vester Vercoe,
William Hunt, Will Perrego and ‘Wil-
liam Cragle.
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MARY L. RICH
Mary I. Rich age 55 died Friday
morning at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Harry H. Garrahan.
She is survived by two sisters; Mrs.
H. H. Garahan of Dallas and Mrs. H.
D. Tribelpiece of Richmond, Va.
The funeral will be held Monday at
two oclock at the Friends Meeting
House, Millville, Pa.
Interment will be held at the Millville
Cemetary.
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EDWIN WHITESELL
Edwin Whitesell, a lifelong resident
of this community, died at his home at
Pikes Creek on Sunday, August 11, at
1:451 p. m. He was eighty-three years,
ten months-and six days of age. He
is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
G. E. Shupp of Lehman, Mrs. Frank
Sickler of Forty Fort and Mrs. Charles
Smith of Loyalville; two sons, Oliver
of lehman and Charles of Loyalville,
and three sisters, Mrs. Rolandus
Cragle of Roaring Brook,
Finch and Mrs. Eliza Cobleigh of Dal-
las; fourteen grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held on Wednesday
at 1:80 at the house and at 2 from
the Chestnut Grove church. Interment
was in Lehman cemetery.
Boys In Dutch
For Disturbing
Road Machinery
Squire Anderson Holds Special Court
For Ten Members of Younger
Generation
Ten boys were haled before Squire
Harry Anderson's court on Wednes-
day night on wa charge preferred
against them by Dallas borough for
disturbing the borough’s road working
machinery, steam roller and tank
wagon.
On several occasions during the past
week the youthful culprits drained the,
water from the tank wagon, causing
borough workmen to spend two hours
refilling it. The. steam roller, too,
suffered from the results of their sur-
plus energy. Valves were opened and
considerable medding done.
Squire Anderson reprimanded the
boys and dismissed them to await the
decision of the borough council as to
vhat charge it would prefer against
them. It is the Squire’s opinion that
the boys will behave themselves in the
future and that no fine will be forti-
coming. Council, however, at its meet-
ing may take a different stand and de-
mand that the boys be more severely
punished for their escapades.
The boys ranged in age from ten
Truchsville Folk to Hold
Second Annual Flower Show
on Friday August Thirtieth
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DID YOU EVER NOTICE
The many ‘good enterprises that
are being constantly helped along
by the energetic townsman, Theo-
dore Snyder? Go to church and
he’s there, caring in his quiet, un-
assuming way for the health and
comfort = of everyone, right-hand
man to the minister, present when
he’s needed. The school children
swear by him. Nothing but cheery
comradship could win such loyalty
from the frank generation of to-
day. And every individual in the
countryside knows him in his role
as road supervisor. He smooths out
the bumps and makes the ups and
downs of every day a bit less strik-
ing. Here’s to him. We all like
Theodore Snyder.
Return F rom
State Grange
Conferences
to eighteen. And there have been some
suggestions made that fines would only
work a hardship on the culprits’ par-
ents, while a week’s work on the
borough roads by each of the boys
would be good exercise for surplus
‘energy. While, as suggested, it
might handicap the road ‘work slightly,
would nevertheless be gbod punish-
ment for the boys.
Theodore Snyder, in charge of the
borough’s road building program, says
he can use them all right but he quali-
fies it by saying’ that he only wants to
use one of them at a time.
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Monroe Township
To Vote On Debt
High School Improvements Will Make
$9,500 Increase In Indebtedness
Necessary
In order to meet the needed build-
ing requirements for the increased en-
rolkment in Monroe township schools,
voters of that township will be given
an opportunity at the ‘coming election
to vote on an increase of indebtedness
in the school district.
The purpose in the increase is to
construct and equip an additional
school building on the present school
property adjoining the high school and
to supply additional class rooms, fa-
cilities and equipment.
There is at the present time no debt
against the school district. The amount
of money at hand for building pur-
poses is $1,900, while the cost of the
projected building will be in the neigh-
borhood of $10,000. The proposed in-
crease in the indebtedntss will be
about $9,500.
Monroe township has for many years
had schools. Its high school building
was for many years one of the best in
this section. The old name “Academy”
given to it many years ago, still exists.
Old residents frequently speak of it as
the Academy.
The proposed new construction, af-
fording, as it does, more room and
added facilities will again place the
Monroe township schools in first rank
in this section.
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EAST DALLAS INDEPENDENTS
TO PLAY BROOKSIDE TEAM |
The reorganized East Dallas Inde-
pendents, under the management of
Babe Durland, will play “Happy”
Kotch’s fast Brookside club at the
dependent’s new diamond on Demunds
Road this Sunday at 2:30 sharp.
The Independents have won five
games in as many starts this season,
East Dallas has signed up some of the
best players in this section, among
them being Stitzer, Reese, Woolbert,
Ray and MacDougan.
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CAMPERS HOST
TO KIWANIANS
(Omitted last week because of lack
of space).
On last Wednesday evening the Mt.
Greenwood Kiwanians held their regu-
lar meeting at. Camp Onawandah. The
meeting followed a very heavy rain
storm which failed completely to
dampen the spirits of either the
visitors or hostesses.
After a good and enjoyable dinner
| the girls entertained their guests with
Mrs. Joseph |
several clever playlets. Rev. Harry
Henry, secretary of the Kiwanians,
represented the club in a speech of
greeting. Later the club treated the
girls to a most welcome surprise when
they threw out several bushels of pea-
nuts. Both the club and the campers
will look forward to next year’s visit
to Onawwandah.
“JUST ACROSS
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At Trucksville, Pa.
Afternoon Teas, Luncheons and Dinner Parties a Specialty
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Program At State College Attracts
Many Local Grange Leaders and
Lecturers ;
Mr. and Mrs. William Brace and
Mrs. Fred Kunkle returned last Fri-
day from State College, where they
have been attending the sessions of
the Middle Atlantic States Grange Lec-
turers’ Conference from August 12 to
15.
This conference, at which
can was the host, is held in one of the
following states each year: Maryland,
Delaware, New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
State Lecturer H. G. Eisaman of
Erie was in charge, assisted by state
lecturers Elizabeth Arthur of New
York, Mrs. T. Roy Brooks of Maryland,
T. Bailey Thomas of Delaware and Dr.
W. H. Whiton of New Jersey. The
conference was designed to develop
leadership among Grange workers and
was most interesting and instructive.
Among the notable speakers were:
National Master L. J. Taber, National
Lecturer W. H. Farmer, State Master
David H. Agans of New. Jersey, State
Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Charles
G. Jordan, Jacob H. Taylor of Wash-
ington, D. C., Past Master John A.
McSparran and others. Mrs. Walter
Zimmerman of Muhlenburg Grange
and lecturer of Luzerne county.
Pomona Grange was song leader of
the conference. r
The new Grange memorial dormi-
tory for Girls, neaerly completed, cost-
ing $250,000, was given to State Col-
lege by the Grangers of Pennsylvania,
was dedicated on Wednesday, August
14 with a beautiful pageant in which
more than 200 women members of
Pennsylvania Grangers, including the!
following from Luzerne County took
part: Mrs. Zimmerman, Muhlenburg;
Mrs. Ernest Keller, Shavertown; Miss
Carrie Coursen, Carverton; Mrs. Rus-
sell Cease, Shavertown; Mrs. William
Brace and Mrs. Fred Kunkle, of
Kunkle. -
Those who attended from Luzerne
County were: William Armstrong of
Meeker; John Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Keller, Mrs. Russell Cease and
Allen Grey of Shavertown; Miss Car-
rie Coursen of Carverton; Mr. and Mrs.
William Brace and Mrs. Fred Kunkle
lof Kunkle. Mrs. Cease was the dele-’;
| gate from Jackson Grange, Miss Cour-
{sen from Mountain Grange and Mrs. |
| Brace from Kunkle Grange.
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SHAVER FAMILY REUNION
| The Shaver reunion will be held at
Farmers’ Inn on the Huntsville Road,
| one-half mile from Hillside station, on
August 28, 1929. Good shelter is pro-
(vided in case of rain and there will be
| freshments of all kinds on the ground. |
Asa .P Shaver, “President.
Pennsyl- |
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| Excellent Display of Beautiful Flowers
| Expected At Event To Be Held In
| Trucksville High School By Im- &
provement Association
The Trucksville Imprvement ASso-
ciation wil sponsor a flower show to
be given at Trucksville school, Friday,
August 30.
this vicinity. This will be an oppor-
tunity for everyone to enjoy them. The
rules for the show are:
1. All entries to be made before 11
a. m. on day of show.
2. Only amateur
jer
oO.
Exhibitors must furnish their
lown containers.
| 4. Flowers to. be disposed ob by ex-
[ibitors at close of show.
5. All exhibits to be judged on
(quality and arrangement of same.
6. Show will be open to the public
from 1 p. m. until 10 p. m.
7. ‘Territory from which
may be entered is unlimited.
one is welcome.
The different varieties are:
Asters—Basket of mixed colors, at
least twelve; single colors, at lease
five.
flowers
Every-
There are many beautiful flowers in
growers may en-
ERY
5%
| Snapdragon—Basket of mixed colors
and foliage.
Bachelor Buttons—Basket,
and mixed colors.
Calenduda—Basket and foliage.
Cosmos—Basket mixed ‘colors and
foliage.
Scabiosa—Basket of mixed colors
and foliage.
Zinnia—Basket of mixed colors,
least twelve; vase, single color,
least five.
Gladiolus—Basket
twelve;
single colors, named varieties.
foliage
at
mixed colors,
at.
vase, single colors, three; vase
Dahlias—Basket (decorative), eight, 7
mixed colors;
mixed colors;
at least three.
Mixed Bouquet—All varieties,
color.
basket (cactus), eight,
basket, named varieties
any. -
Mixed Variety Bouquet—All of one
color. Example:
Centerpiece.
Wildflowers—Best display.
Basket Roses—Mixed, twelve.
Roses—Vase. of three, one color
vase of three, named varieties. 5
Lilies—All varieties.
buoquet.
| House
coleus ete.
Phlox—Basket.
Reds, yellows, pinks).
Plants — Ferns, begonias,
One kind to a
Exhibits of varieties not enumerated 2
above are solicited. Where a suffi-
cient number of any one variety is on
display a special class will be made
and judged.
Robbers Try
Shavertown
Marigold—Basket.
Store Again
Only Timely Arrival of Bread Truck
Prevents Intruders From Entering
A. & P. Store
i Robbers again attempted to jimmy
je way into the Atlantic and Pacific
store in Shavertown early Wednesday
{ morning. Only the timely arrival of
| the Atlantic and Pacific bread truck
| which delivers bread early
morning to A. and P. stores prevented
the robbers from making an easy entry
into the store.
When the truck arrived in front of
| the store the intruders made a hur-
| ried get-away before the driver could
catch a glimpse of their faces.
in the
| The store has been robbed on sev-
eral previous occasions presumably
‘by local talent who have got the habit.
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Main Street, ;
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