NO OTHER LUZERNE COUNTY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHES SECTION AS THE DALLAS POST RRS RRS VV VY VY ve AS MUCH LOCAL NEWS OF THIS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY co MMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY SAY A GOOD WORD L BOOST THE BACK MOUNTAIN "REGION DALLAS, Pa FRIDA Y. JON 22,1930 17 Alderson M. E. ~~ To Celebrate i= Old Home Day More Than 100 Invitations Issued For Event To Take Place At Alderson On Thursday, July 10 Alderson M. E. church is planning ‘the fiirst Old Home Day of its history for Thursday, July 10. The Ladies Aid Society, the originator of the plan, has sent 140 invitations to former members and friends of the church. Included in the plans for the day are| a dinner to be served at 12 noon and a supper to be served at 6 p. m. With the exception of some . fashione d group-singing and reminiscences of one-time pastors, no entertainment has been. planned. “We want the occasion to have all the informal atmosphere of the or- dinary home-coming with plenty of opportunity for chatting and the re- newal of old acquaintances,” says Miss Emma Odenkirchen, resident of the Ladies’ Aid Society. Some of the people who are ex- pected to revisit Alderson on this day will be able to recall the organizing of its church forty-two years ago. At the session of the Wyoming Confer- ence held in April, 1888, it was decided that a new charge should be formed, on the north shore of H ey’s Lake, Alderson, and that it should be known as the Harvey's Lake charge. R. P. Christopher, then of the Wanamie charge, was appointed pastor. It was agred between Presiding Elder R. W. VanSchoick, D. D., and the members of the Dallas church that Kunkle, formerly belonging to Dallas, was to join the new charge. The first service was an open air service held at the Lehigh Valley pic- nic ground on April 22, 1888. Weather conditions made subsequent services unsatisfactory so permission was Ob- tained from the Lehigh Valley Rail- road Company to use the two coaches that lay idle on the switch at Alder- son every Sunday. Rev. Christopher stood on the platform that connected the two cars and preached to his con- old- gregation who were sheltered and comfortable in their novel environ- ment. _ This means of service continued un- til Albert Lewis contributed to the community a new building dedicated for the purposes of school and of worship. Mr. Christopher at this time assumed the . two-fold duties of preacher and teacher. The building, though unusued for several years, has never been destroyed.: The present church building was erected and dedicated during the pas- torate of Rev. C. B. Henry, from 1895 to 1900. It has been improved in re- cent vears. by the addition of club rooms in the basement. : Organized Sunday school was in- augurated on Sunday, May 13, 1888, and was composed of thirty members. The Ladies’ Aid Society, which was begun primarily to assist the stewards jn raising the minister's salary, was formed on October 25, 1888. MRS. ALBERT WRIGHT IS BURIED AT NOXEN The aly of Mrs. Albert Wright, aged 65, who died Saturday, June 21, at Forty Fort, after a three years’ ill- ness of .complications, was taken to Orcut’s Grove cemetery at Noxen for burial on Tuesday. . Mrs. Wright wasgborn at Beaumont, the daughter of John Brown, a pioneer settler of Monroe township. Her mother was also one of the early settlers of the community. Mrs. Wright was the aunt of John Morgan, county super- intendent of schools for Wyoming county. For twelve years she was with her husband a resident of Noxen township, her family having moved from that community to Wyoming Valley about twenty-three years ago. Beside her husband she is survived by the following children: Mrs. Es- tella Dotter, Forty Fort; Mrs. Robert Frasier, Forty Fort, and Mrs. Mary Watson, Forty Fort. immerse een mets INFANT BURIED The day-old infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Traver of Bowman's Creek was buried in Beaumont ceme- tery on June 17. I SRE EEC LB BEAVER STARTS DAM Old Man Beaver is a pretty shrewd fellow. He can build good dams and he knows it and fur- ther than that, he knows that there’s a fine location for a good beaver dam in Bowman’s Creek across from Tom Patton’s house at Stull. But good location or not, one beaver has quite a job of it when he sets out alone to build a dam and especially after fishing - season. opens, and so Mr. Beaver moved out of the region on the first day of fishina season. Where he’s, moved to no one seems to know, but many of his friends in Stull say that he has gone north to get more beaver to help him build his dam. Before he moved, Game War- den Moss of Wyoming county got some good photographs of him and many persons Visited Stull to watch him at his work. It is es- timated by the State Game Com- sion that there are only 500 of the little animals in the State of Pennsylvania. and the appearance of even one beaver in this section is a real treat for all those who are lucky enough to see him. some |" was Mary Miner Brown, who | MISS MARY HILDA STAUB daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Staub’ of Carverton Road, Trucksville, who has ben ap- ‘pointed a member of the Kingston township high school faculty for next term, Frear-Parrish Family Honors Colonial Soldier More than 140 attend reunion and unveiling ceremonies at Orcutt’s Grave. With more than 140 persons attend- ing, members of the Frear and Par rish families held their annual reunion Wednesday at Orcutt’s Grove, Noxen, and participated in ceremonies in- cident to the unveiling of a marker over the grave of Capt. Ebenezer Par- rish, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, who is buried in Orcutt’s Grove cemetery. : Clarence Boston, cashier of the Tan- ner’s Bank of Noxen, gave the address | (Continued en Page 4) Gy GIRL SCOUTS ENJOY HIKE The Girl Scouts of the Dallas troop with their captain, Mrs. A. D. Hulj, had a merry time hiking to the Hunts- ville reservoir on Wednesday. The group left Dallas at 10 a. m. and re-; turned at 5 p. m. Scouts who tested their walking capacity by this all-day hike were: Doris Roberts, Betty Cook, Martha Ruff, Helen Girvan, Ruth Kintz, Cath- erine Davis, Madge Space, Theta Mead, | Elizabeth Girvan, Alice Baer and Elsie Culp. The scouts are planning a picnic at Posten’s Pond for next weeky If the. weather is fair they will meet at Mrs. Hull's home at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning." ° School Fund Campaign Gets Away Active In Getting Pledges From | Friends and Alumni i COMMUNITY TY ENTHUSIASTIC Anxious to see their schools put on a par with all other first class schools throughout Wyoming county and this section of Pennsylvania, citi- zens of Monroe township, members of Beaumont high school alumni, mem- bers of the school board and members of a Citizens’ School Fund committee lof that township this week got away Ito a flying start to raise $1,500 by popular subsbription to match the $4,500. offered by the State Depart- ment of Education toward building a new school building in Monroe town- ship. Pioneer in Rural Education For many years Monroe township has had good schools. Its high school was one of the first to be built in this region and from it have gone many young people who. have made good records in the world. Sixty’ years or more ago, Monroe township and the Academy, as the high school was then known, were pointed to with pride by all who were interested in the. proper education of rural youth. Among the instructors who took an active part in the work of the academy during its early days was Prof. J. P. Breid- inger, now supervising principal of Coughlin high school, Wilkes-Barre. Many of the older instructors have long since passed away but many of them are still teaching school and are leaders in their work in other com- munities. Pride Plays Part With Monroe township citizens it is a matter of pride that the com- munity still maintains the high stan- dards of education that the old Acad- emy established and thaf by tradition is the right of Monroe township. For several years past the township has maintained a third class high school. Tast year a bond issue was approved by the electorate so that the school could be enlarged and im- proved and made into wa first class high school meeting all State require- ‘ments. With the opening of bids for Continued ‘on Page 4 To Good Start With Many Workers - Tt une Features Local I Weddings Dallas, Shaveriown vo end Noxen Young People Prominent in Seasonal Cere- monies Sponsored by Cupid June is living up to its charaeteris- tic, “the month of brides,” in the ad- dition of another name to the list of local weddings occurring this month. | ~ Gunton-Gilmore | One of the most attractive weddings | of the season will take place on Sat- urday when Miss Dorethy Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gil- | more of Noxen, will become the bride of Raymond T. Gunton, son of Mrs. T J. Harry Test of 37 Bank street, Wilkes- |) Barre. The ceremony will be per- formed in Noxen M. E. church by Rev. W. S. York of Alderson. Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Albert | Ruff of Noxeh will play the wedding | march from Lohengrin and Margaret Keller of Luzerne will sing “At Dawn- ing.” . Following the reception, which wi Le at the home of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Gunton will leave on a motor trip to the Great Lakes and Canada. Miller street, Luzerne. The bride will have tendants Miss Romayne Young of, Philadelphia, as maid of honor and V. Adda Edwards of Broadway, Margaret | Sumner of Nicholson, Dorothy Geiss of Scranton, Myrtle Turner, Ruth Cas- were recorded during the year: |terline, Emily Casterline, all of Noxen, riage—Jason Kunkle and Miss Agnes ‘as bridesmaids. Julian Burns of Lu-, zerne wil be the best man. i Ushers ‘will be Byron Young Wilkes-Barre and Raymond Myers of Hunlocks Creek. The bride will wear a gown of pink satin, while the color ‘scheme of the bridesmaids’ costumes will form the | rainbow. feraeilareckitve | Yaple-Morgan On Friday afternoon Miss Alice Morgan, daughter of Mrs. Camilla E. Morgan of Wyoming avenue, Kingston, was married to John Q. Yaple, son of Mrs. L. M. Yaple, of Church street, 1'allas. Rev. W. E. Webster per- formed the ceremony. I'mmediately following it Mr. and Mrs. Yaple left by train for a trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Mrs. Yaple is a graduate of Blooms- burg State Teachers’ College and be- | fore her marriage taught for four vears in Kingston schools. ! Mr. and Mrs. Yaple are now living in Mrs. Shaver’s house on Church | street. SR | Eckert-Hunt On Saturday at noon a pretty wedding took place when Miss Clara F. Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hunt of Spring street, Shavertown, and Paul, D. Eckert, also of Shaver- town, were married. The ceremony was performed in the Shavertown M. Continued on Page 4 | Fritz. of and Mrs. | ling various track |race, Doris Kunkle; ‘rest ; Mrs. Forrest Kunkle; ure Reunion Kunkle Family Enjoys Annual Get-Together With Special Program at Kunkle = The seventieth annual reunion of the Kunkle family was held at Kunkle Community hall on Saturday, June 21. A basket lunch and a social hour was (enjoyed and in the afternoon a busi- ness meeting and program followed by track events made the time quickly and all reported a delightful day. At the busines meeting all offi- cers were re-elected for the ensuing year and the following members added to the entertainment committee: Mrs. C. W. Kunkle, Mrs. Forrest Kunkle, Alex Johnston. Pass Resolutions One death occurred during the year, that’ of James Norrie of Trucksville, and the following resolution of sym- pathy was adopted: “Whereas, God in His infinite wis- dom, has called to his final rest James Norrie, husband of Delphine Sweezy Norrie. Therefore be it “Resolved, that we extend to his sorrowing wife and family our sincere When they return they will occupy | and heartfelt sympathy and a copy of their newly furnished home at 588 this resolution be recorded | minutes of this meeting and a copy as her at- be sent to the bereaved wife. on the “Committee—Mrs. J. S. Kunkle, C. Makinson, Forrest Kunkle.” Births and Marriages The following marriage and births Mar- Births—To Mr. and Mrs. Pal- mer Uydyke, a son, Kiler Carl; to Mr. Raymond Jones of Wilkes- Barre, a daughter, Ann Esther; to Mr. |and Mrs. Jason Kunkle, a daughter, Phyllis Ann; to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ellsworth of Washington, a son. The program was opened with sing- of America by the audience. | Piano solo, Dorothy Elston; recita- i | tions, “Grandmother’ 8s Girl,” Nellie Makinson; “Wreck of the Hesperus.” {Allen Brace; “The Village Black- | | smith,” Charles ~~ Brace; “Elmer Brown,” Nellie Makinson; ‘Children's Day,” Stella Elston; “High Hat,” Al- len Brace; and Eleanor Kunkle; solo, and encore, Alex Johnston; piano solo, Charles Brace; recitation, “What I Know About the Country,” Nellie Makinson; solo, Elsie Johnston; dance, Esther Kunkle, The following were winners in the events Ladies’ race Mrs. ‘Ralph Ashburner; girls’ ball throw, Ellen Kunkle; boys’ swimming race, Jack Kunkle; standing broad jump, James Miers; hop, skip.and |jump, Palmer TUpdyke; little girls’ little boys’ race, Robert !Ashburner; girls ’race, Elsie Johnston; boys’ standing broad jump, Sherman Kunkle; men’s race, John Isaacs; young women’s race, Mrs. For- Kunkle; womens’ ball throw, women’s race, Fred Kunkle; one-legged race, Continued on Page 4 Mrs. IN NEW HIGHWAY BoORLEY Pennsylvania Department of High- jon the Shadow Brook Dairy Farm of | ways has just issued its bed®gtiful forty-eight-page. illustrated booklet on | the highways, / biways and beauty | spots. of Pennsylvapia. A limitea number of these booklets have been sent to the Dallas Port and will be distributed free to all who come to the office for them. One of the most interesting features of the booklet is the two articles on Harvey's Lake and Wyoming Valley, written by Asa KE. Lewis of Dallas, who is workmen's compensation referee for this section of Pennsylvania. The booklet contains many beautiful pictures and is a work of art throughout. ee ree BOY SCOUTS WELCOME SIPLE Seventy Erie Boy Scouts, traveling in two large busses, passed through Tunkhannock last week on their way to New York City to welcome their brother scout, Paul Siple, who accom- panied Admiral Byrd on his Antarctic explorations. The youngsters were a happy lot, for beside being on their way to welcome home the most famous member of their troop, they were alsu making their first trip to the Great ‘White Way. re re CONTROL ROSE CHAFERS WITH SPRAY ON GRAPES Rose chafers are very numerous this year, especially on roses. They also are attacking iris, peonies and grapes. For control of the pests on grapes, the best spray made. with two pounds of lead arsenate in 100 gallons of water with the addition of two gal- lons of rmolasses. This should be ap- plied as soon as the insects appear, says County Agent Hutchison. On ornamental flowers, such the best control = is obtained through picking and killing by drop- ping the insects into kerosene. A con- tact dust, such as nicotine, can be ap- plied but it must be put on every time the insects appear. is as roses, LIGHTNING KILLS COWS Lightning killed four valtinhis COWS Nat D. Stevens, Tunkhannock a mile or two up | Creek, on Thursday | Two were thoroughbreds and ‘While perhaps night. two grade animals. they would not have sold for that price, Mr. Stevens would not have taken $600 for them. The cows were in pasture and huddled under a tree when the shower came up. Lightning struck the tree. CAPONIZING DEMONSTRATION A caponizing demonstration will be held on the farm of C. H. Moore, lo- cated just off the Orange-DeMuns road near the Ambrose West farm in Kingston township on Monday morn- ing, June 30th, at 9 o’clock. All persons interested in learning how to perform this operation are in- vited to attend. J. Ds Hutchison, county agent, will be in charge of this meeting. BUILDS BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE AT BEAUMONT A, beautiful stone’ and cement bridge has recently been built across the small stream that runs in front of the home of Dana Frear at Beaumont. The bridge is thirty ‘feet long and con- structed of reinforced concrete. At each end are ornamental field stone pilars surmounted by attractive con- crete balls. Two larger field stone columns guard the approach to the bridge and are surmounted by attrac- tive ornamental lamps: The design of the bridge and con- struction were carriedg out by HEarl Johnson, who is an expert in stone and cement work. The bride adds a beautiful touch to Mr. ¥rear’s prop- 2 erty which is one of the most attrac- tive places along the Dallas-Tunkhan- nock road. At one time Mr. Frear had a deer park near his home in which he kept thirteen deer. His museum of Indian relics and minerals which he gathered during the years he lived in the western United States is one of the most complete in this region. Seventieth | pass | mis REUNION SPEAKER bo%3 bo Clarence Boston, of Noxen, who gave the address Wednesday at the ceremonies attendant to the unveiling of marker over the grave of Ebenezer Parrish, a Revolu- tionary soldier, buried at Orcutt’s Grove. * Celebration At Orange July 4 Baseball Game, Athletic Contests, Trap Shooting, and Chicken Dinner To Be Features Orange community wil hold a 4th of July celebration on the school house lawn. IA baseball game will be played at 9 o'clock between the Orange M. E. boys and the Dorrance street M. E. boys. A chicken dinner will be served in the Orange parish house from 12 to 2 o'clock. In the afternoon, races, games, clay pigeon shooting, horseshoe pitching and contests of various kinds will be held, for both young and old. Prizes will be awarded to winners of the various contests and the entry will be free for all, so everyone is in vited to come early and get in on the fun. Refreshments will be served in the afternoon. at his home on Saturday night at 10 o'clock as a result of an illness of complications. He is survived by one son, Jacob, of Johnson City, and three brothers, Hester of Idetown, Richard of Pittston and Edward of Avoca. The funeral was held from the home of “Mrs. Emma VanScoy 773 West Eighth street, Wyoming, on Tuesday afternoon at-2. The body was interred in the Warden cemetery at Dallas. Monroe Township School Fund Campaign Rouses Enthus: asm; Keller Klass To Give Benefit Tonight in Beaumont School. | AsA E. LEWIS HAS ARTICLE Benefit Entertainment To Be Given | By Keller Klass of Shavertown In | Beaumont High School Tonight | EARL JOHNSON TO BE CHAIRMAN Tonight the Keller Klass of Shaver- town M. E. church will present its minstrel show in the Beaumont high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. Pro- ceeds from the entertainment will go toward the fund which is being raised by progressive Monroe township citi- zens for the construction of a new school building at Beaumont. Earl Johnson is chairman of the committee on Entertainment. 3 Committee Meets Last night members of the citizens’ committee met in the high school to discuss further plans for the raising of funds for the new school, and to discuss the accomplishments of the campaign to date. Members of the Grange have signi- fied their intention of assisting the campaign in every way possible to make the ‘campaign a success. Students Pledge Support Students of the high school have pledged about $150 to the campaign fund from the treasury of the school fund of the high school. This money was raised during the past school year from entertainment programs and other work done by the students. The students plan to raise more money this fall through the same methods and this will also be turned over to the new high school commit- tee. Joe Hadsall took an active part in the campaign when he went about the township with a subscription paper and secured sev eral hundred dollars in pledges. Pledge’ cards have been mailed among alumni and old friends of the school and it is expected that many persons not now living in the town- ship will contribute to the fund. Archie Austin and Wayne Hadsall are two enthusiastic workers in the campaign. Their energy has done much to give spirit to the campaign. Members of the school board are also working hard to see that the cam- paign comes to a successful conclusion on August 1, the closing date of the State’s offer to contribute $4,500. The campaign slogan is “$1,500 Before August 1.” Many Attend ~ Revivals At Special Musical Program Tomorrow 4s * Night—All Day Program On July Fourth ji With over one hundred and fifty people thronging the aisles of Sweet Valley Christian church on Sunday night in a reconsecration service une der the leadership of Evangelist T. Le~ Roy Muir of Robury, N. Y., the three weeks’ revival service swung into its second phase. The church was filled and the Sunday school rooms thrown open to accommodate the people from fifteen different communities as the evangelist came to the platform with members of the clergy. After a stir- : ring hour of song, in which gospel choruses were featured, the ‘evangelist preached from the ninety-first Psalm. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. E. Barnes of Forty Fort. Rev. Francis Smith and daughter, Evelyn, of Cen termoreland, sang “You Must Do Something With Jesus.” Rev. William Covert, pastor of the church, ‘wel« comed wall and asked for hearty co operation. / Saturday night of this week the boys and girls of Sunshine Chorus of SE voices will give a musical program in connection with the evangelists’ ser- mon, “Over the Top.” Sunday morning the subject will be “Mother and - the Home.” Sunda: afternoon there will be a service for men only at 2:30 o’clock. The subject will be “Chickens or’ True Americans.” No boys under twelve years of age will be admitted to the service. At the same hour Mrs. Francis Smith of Cen- , termoreland will speak to |girls and women on ‘God's Plan For Women.” At 8 p. m. Sunday night there will be a a general revival service for every one, : Special plans are being made for Fourth of July. There will be preach= ing services at 11, 2, 4, 7 and 8 o'clock by different speakers and with varied musical programs. A basket picnic wil be held at noon at North Lake. The campaign will continue through. to July 6th. > Open Season For « Bass, Pike Will ee ee Oi erp JACOB VANSCOY DIES’ Jacob VanScoy aged 60, a well known resident of East Dallas, died|® Begin On July 1 I Compissioner Buller Lists Streams in Which Good Catches Are Ex- pected bass, pike, in Pennsyl-~ The open season for pickerel and muscallonge } vania will open July 1. The detailed A regulations . governing ‘size, seasons and inland water restrictions are given in a summary which accompanies each license. | Reports reaching the Board of Fish Commissioners point to an opening season equalling that of last year— one of the best recently—it was said. Although the best fishing usually is experienced during the fall months, a greater number of fishermen confine their - efforts to the opening weeks of the season. The Game Commission's headquart- ers has prepared a list of some of the better known waters and will send | copies of it upon application. : Based on last year’s reports some of the largest catches were made in Lake Wallenpaupack and the North {Branch of the Susquehanna river from Falls, Wyoming county, to the New York State line, a distance of ninety miles. , tei ——————— FIRE ALARM DISRUPTS NOISY WELCOME PARTY There is more the of one way to break up a skimelton, horning and druming or whatever the festivities attendant to the return of a bride and bride« groom are called. No one knows this better than Mr. and Mrs. John Yaple and the local members of the Dallas fire company, who on Wednesday night with cannons, shot guns, noise makers, old saws wand carbide cans, attempted to give a hearty and noisy welcome to the returning bride and groom. Just as a goodly crowd of twenty men gathered outside the Yaple home to make the hillsides ring with their noisy welcome, the fire siren screeched out to distract the at« tention of the welcoming committee. For that night at least the skimelton was over. All of the noise makers be= , ing members of the fire company, rushed to the fire house to man the truck, so did the bridegrobm, but there are still those among the firemen who say that John went along just to see. the fun. The alarm proved to be a false one. The noise was over for the evening and the firemen are still wondering who turned in the alarm. es Se gyi OSCAR BS GET A MAP FREE! The Dailas Post has a limited number of excellent maps show- ing the highways of Pennsylvania and giving detailed mans of the principal cities of the State. The maps are convenient for tourists and give the exact distances be- tween towns and cities as well as the more important Pennsylvania laws regarding the operation of motor vehicles. These maps will be given free to all who call at the office of the Post and ask for 1a them. Because of the limited number, only one can be given to each person. Call this week and get yours.
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