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Y. JON 22,1930
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
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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.