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VOL. 41
THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1081
[.ocal Man In
$114,500 Suit
A. P. Kiefer Defendant as
Indorser of Robert Lee
"Harrison Note
\
Involving a claim for $114,500 on a
judgement note made out by Robert
Lee Harrison, the case of Ross Lynu,
"an attorney of New York City, against
Adam ‘P. Keifer of Wilkes-Barre, went
on trial before Judge B. R. Jones and
a jury in common pleas court Tues-
day. {wad 1
The suit is against Mr. Keifer as
indorser on the note, and the plain-
tiff represents Percy A. Brown, Her-
man Mailander and Roscoe = Miller,
prominent local business men, who
had financial transactions with Har-
rison. The latter was a prominent
figure in social and financial |circles
here in 1929, was married here, but
was recently arrested and convicted
of larceny in New York City, and is
now serving a sentence at Sing Sing
prison.
' Attorney Frank Slattery, gr. in
opening the case to the jury, out-
lined what they expected to prove,
in substance that Ross, Lynn, a New
York attorney, was plaintiff ‘repre-
senting Percy A. Brown, Herman
Mailander and Roscoe Miller, prom-
iment local business men, who had
made investments during 1929 with
Robert Lee Harrison, aa New York
broker who came here in the sum-
mer of 1929 to attend a wedring of
a relative of ‘Mr. Kiefer, that the
‘latter introduced the local men to
Harrison and vouched for the latter.
Mr. Slattery stated that Harrison
was a friend of Mr. Kiefer, that the
latter resided for a time on Park
avenue, New York, had an office
there and was an official of the Wool-
worth Co.,, and also had a home here
at Shrineview, Dallas township. That
Harrison married a step-daughter os
Mr. Miller here on July 18, 1929, and
later opened an office in Wilkes-Barre.
Attorney Slattery said they would
show that Messrs. Brown, Mailander
and Miller placed money in the hands
of Harrison for investment, with the
knowledge of Mr. Kiefer, and that the
later in November and December, 192%
they made demands .for a return ot
their money they were put, off, and
that Mr. Kiefer assured them they
Mi {Continued on page 9
Complies Work.
. On Meridian Hall
Tine
Si} E rts
Raising of Ceiling will Al-
low Regulation Basket
Ball Games—Three Teams
To Play There.
Werk on the reconstruction of Mer-
idian Hall to put it in shape for re-
gulation basket ball games this win-
ter is about completed. Last season
the teams that played there were han-
dicapped by low ceilings but this sea-
son Mr. Sullivan, owner of the build-
ing, is having the interior reconstruc-
ted and the ceilings raised so that the
teams will no longer be faced with
the old handicap.
.Four steal “I” beams have been plac-
ed through tht roof of the building
at an expense of about $600. Sup-
port of the roof has been taken from
the interior struts and placed on these
beams which rest on concrete pillars
constructed outside tthe building. The
installation of the beams makes it
possible to remove-all of the interior
supp@rts thus ailowing the heighten-
ing of the interior.
The hall has also been given an ex-
{terior coat of paint and an artistic
enclosure has been built around the
front of the building. In its present
condition the hall houses, lockers,
shower rooms for visiting and home
teams, thoroughly equipped kitchen,
lounging rooms, and private dinning
TOOM.
During the winter months three
basketball teams representing Dallas
will have the use of the hall. There
will be a. Men’s Varsity Meridian Team,
a junior varsity team .and, .a .girl’s
team. Dancing will follow all of the
games.
ret ai,
CARD OF THANKS
®
Mrs. C. E. Fiske and family wish to
thank all those who assisted them dur-
ing their recent bereavement, those
kind neighbors and friends who fur-
nished automobiles and sent flowers
and those who expressed their sym-
pathy at the death of a kind and.lov-
ing husband and father.
THREE PLAYERS INJURED
Three Kingston townsrip
football players suffered more or
less serious injuries in a game
with Lehman high school Wed-
nesday afternoon. Earl Bennett
received ‘a compound fracture of
the arm; Spencer Holmgreme a
sprained ankle, and Erwin Kit.
chen severe head injuries being
knocked out for a considerabre
length of time. All of the in-
jured were treated by Dr. Brown
of Lehman and were later re-
moved to their homes. The
ground on which the game was
played was very rough. Lehman
won 26-0. |
Tannery Aids s Unemployed
Following instructions issued from
its Chicago office, J. K. Mosser Tan-
ning company at Noxen this week put
all men on an 8-hour work schedule.
Heretofore many men have been work=-
ing more than an eight-hour shift.
The new ruling will make it possible
to give a considérable number of local
men work, thus aiding in the relief of
unemployment.
Local Man Kills
Large Hellbender
Brings it Home, Too, Just to
Prove That He Wasn't
“Seeing Things”
Fred Turpin, Dallas sportsman is
displaying a 25-inch Hellbender or sal-
amander which he killed in front of
his cabin at White's Ferry along the
Susquehanna river on Sunday.
. The Hellbender is the largest mem-
ber of the salamander family and su-
perficially , resembles a lizard. The
salamander is, however, scaleless and
has'a smooth moist black skin. Al-
though these creatures are vicious iu
appearance they are | nevertheless
harmless and among certain groups of
persons are considered a food delicacy.
They are chiefly aquatic, feeding on
t aquatic worms, insects and other small
animals and plants. Frequently they
leave the water and live in [dark
damp places along the river banks.
In recent years these amphibians,
creatures able to live on both land and
water, have become quite numerous
in the Susquehanna river, so much so
that bathers have feared them and
thinking them poisonous have refused
to swim in the water. Frequent re-
ferences to Susquehanna salamanders
are found in the journals of early ex-
plorers who traveled the Susquehanna
river before the time of the settlement
of Wyoming Valley, so that the ap-
pearance of Hellbenders or Salaman-
ders is not a new thing in this region.
Mr. Turpin, being a lover of nature
and one who travels frequentlr in the
woods and along the streams of the
region has seen many interesting and
unusual phenomena of nature this
vear. His stories have frequently been
scoffed at by listeners. This time tc
prove that he wasn't seeing things
and to put the scoffers in their places
once for all, he determined to bring
the ‘Salamander home with him as
proof. He will have it mounted and
put on display in one of the store
windows on Main Street:
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Council Retains
Police Officer
Ofiicer Elston Retained For
Remainder of Year at Re-
duction in Salary
At its meeting on Tuesday night
Dallas borough Council voted to retain
the services of Officer Elwood Elston
at a salary of $100 a month until the
first of the year and also paid bills
to the amount of $1,602. ;
In discussing the matter of police
protection during the winter months,
an alternative was offered to the plan
of having a full time officer. Coun-
cilman Elmer Parrish made a motion
seconded by Councilman Hildebrandt
that an officer be elected at $45. a
month to serve as traffic officer dur-
ing the periods of the day when school
children use the Main street crossing.
On vote of the members this motion
5 i
was voted down. A second ‘motion
calling for the election of Officer El-
ston at a reduction of salary of $25.
a month was passed, Councilmen Rood,
Franklin, Garrahan and Kunkle voting
in favor and Councilmen Parrish and
Hildebrandt opposed.
The committee on street lights re-
ported that lights are in good condi-
tion and that there is no necessity for
changing or installing lights on Pine
Crest avenue or Main street. 5
There was considerable discussion
regarding payment of bill for 8,000
gallons of road oil when only 6,000
gallons were ordered. Iv was pointed
out by street commissioner Daddow
that there was little cause for com-
plaint on the quality of oil purchased
since the oil was for binder purposes
and far more suitable for that work
than asphalt which is simply used as
a surface coat. Motion for payment of
the bill was passed.
The financial condition of Dallas
borough, even in view of its exten-
sive road building program, is better
today than it has been in some year$
thus attesting to the efficiency of the
‘men who are directing the affairs of
Dallas borough Council. On January
6, 1930 the borough had in its trea-
sury $7,043.46, during the course of
the year $3,000 was borrowed on short
term notes, all of which have been
paid off. On January 6, 1931 there
was $5,804 in the borough treasury an#l
($2,000 was later borrowed on short
[term notes. During 1931 a Ford
| truck was purchased for the use of the
[street department. Bow this truck has
| sav ed the borough money is shown in
[the following figures; cost of truck
| hire in 1930, $1,180; a total first cost
{and expense on the borough truck
to date $937.32 or a saving of $243., in
truck hire during 1931 leaving the
1 borough with a truck of its: own for
all future road work:
Parents Hoar Talk
On World Subjects!
Township Parent - Teacher
Association Holds Largest
Meeting Since its Organi:
zation
/
Dallas township Parent-Teacher
Association held one of the largest
meetings since its organization on
Monday night in the Vocational sihool
building when more than 100 persons
were present to hear Rev. G. Elson
Ruff of St. Paul's Lutheran church,
Shavertown, speak on
zenship.”
The school band under the direction
of Professor Rich, gave a number of)
pleasing selections. Mrs. Hildebrant
called the meeting to order promptly’
at 7:45, all reciting the Lord’s prayer.
Reports of secretary and treasurer
followed and: the treasurer received
dues.
Mrs. Moyle delighted all with a so-
lo then followed a trio by Professor
Maurice Girton and sons Fred and
Charles, they were accompanied at the
piano by Miss Love. Mrs, Moyle then
sang another selection following which
the speaker of the evening, Rev. G.
Elson Ruff of Shavertown, gave an
interesting talk on “World Citizen-
ship,”
Following refreshments arrange-
ments were made to hold a Hallo-
we’en Party at Mrs. John Girvan’s
home on (Claude street on Tuesday
evening, October 27, at 8 o'clock. 'Ad-
mission will be 25¢ this will include
refreshments which the committee will
solicit. There will be games and old
fashioned dancing. Prizes will be
awarded for the most elaborate and
most ridiculous costumes. It is hop-
ed that all will mask. Proceeds from
the party will go to the P. T. A. and a
large crowd is looked for.
That the township is proud of its
P. T. MA. is shown by the crowds
that come from a distance to attend
the meetings. Dues for the year are
50c per family this means one year of
good entertainment which benefits
parents and teachers and children as
well as it enables all to have a closer
understanding of each other, The
next meeting will be held at the school
building, Monday evening, November
16, at 7:45 sharp.
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Local Rotors Club
To Visit Hazelton
Fr——
Next Wednesday Dallas Rotary Club
and wives will attend a Rotary Inter-
City Hallowe'en party with forty-eight
other clubs as the guests of Hazleton’
Rotary Club.
‘The local club will leave Dallas
Wednesday evening at 7 by bus. The
luxurious new club bus of the Martz
Bus company has been engaged for
transportation and forty persons have
aldeary signified their intention of go-
ing with the group. ;
At its mesting on Tast” Thursday
night, Willian McIntyre of Sordoni
Construction company and member of
the local club, spoke on Rotary and
its Public Relations.
He spoke of many things which the
club as a body can sponsor in the
community and how individual Rotar-
ians as citizens could lend their ef-
forts in backing and furthering many
civic and community enterprises.
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Cooperative Leaders To
Meet At College
Leaders of Pennsylvania coopera-
tive associations will meet for their
sixth annual conference at the Penn-
sylvania State College, November 5th
and 6th.
Wholesale and retail milk marketing
by local associations, the marketing of
fruits and vegetables, and better dairy
farm management through a coopera-’
tive livestock association are some of
the subjects which will be discussed by
the conference. Cooperative market-
ing through a buying association will
also be discussed by the conference.
Membership problems, patronage divi-
dends, taxes, and legal matters affec-
ting cooperatives will also be presen-
ted to the conference for discussion.
The tentative program follows:—
Thursday, November 5, 1931—1:30
Pp. m.~—Address of welcome—Dr. F. P,
‘Weaver, head, department of agricul-
tural economics. the Pennsylvania
State College; Election of chairman
for conference; Problems in Coopera-
tive Retail Milk Marketing, W. H,
McGranahan manager, Kane Dairy
Cooperative Association; Problems in
Cooperative Wholesale Milk Market-
ing—Milton Miller, manager, Coopera-
tive Farmers Union, Pen Argyl, Pa; A.
Financial Analysis of Local Coopera~-
tive Associations in Pennsylvania for
1930—Frank KE. Manning, specialist,
agricultural economics extension, the
Pennsylvania State College.
Friday, November 6, 1931, 9:00 a.
m.—The Service Rendered by a Coun-
ty Livestock Association—Howard J.
Martin, manager Crawford County i(Co-
cperative Dairy Improvement Associa- !
tion, Meadville, Pa.; Patronage Divi- |
dends and Taxes for Converatives—H.
A. Hanemann, Market Analyst, Bur-
eau of Markets, Harrisburg, Pa.;
Services Offered by the Federal Farm
3oard to Fruit and Vegetable Grow-
ers in Pennsylvania—Walter Maule,
secretary, Mushroom Growers Cooper-
ative Association, Kennett Square, Pa.
Friday afternoon, 1-30 o’clock—Or-
ganization and Management of Coop-
rative Oil Association in Minnesota— | the
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“World Citi-
| will
Past Grands To
+ Meet
Pp—
The I. O. O. F. Past Grands Asso-
ciation of Luzerne County will hosd
its monthly meeting with Oneida
Lodge No. 371, at Dallas, Monday eve-
ning, October 26. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged. The speak-
er will be Rev. Paul S. Wright, pas-
tor of Firwood Church of Christ. All
Odd Fellows are invited. Hon. Willard
G. Shortz, president of the association,
will preside. The Dallas Quartette
will sing. /
Here
|Cast Is Selected
For Lehman Drama
“Who Killed Earl Wright?”
“Takes Directly From Ac-
tual Murder Trial.
The well known and impressive
court trial entitled, “Who Killed Earl
Wright?’ which portravs an actual
murder trial, will be held, as previous-
ly in the Lehman M. E. Church on
Monday evening, October 26, at 8:00
o’clock.
This program is under the direction
of Rev. S. M. Short, Harrisburg, Sup-
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon Lea-
gue. Twenty-four of the twenty-six
characters are well known local
people. :
All local arrangements have been
completed, including selection of the
cast, which will be as follows:
Bailiff, James Jones; Prosecuting
Attorney, S. M. Short; Mrs. Earl
Wright, Mrs. Beatrice Wright; Chil-
dren of Earl Wright, Ethel Wright and’
Rebecca Wright; Counsel for Defense,
R. C. Havens; Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. A. A.
Neely; Judge, R. B. Shaver; Bootleg-
ger, Alfred Ray; Sheriff, F. R. Sear-
foss; Defendant, Howard ' Crosby;
Court Reporter, Frances Zimmerman;
Mrs. French, Mrs. Alfred Rice; Dr.
George W. Coos, Coroner, Lester A.
Squier;.
Jurors: H. P.. Riley, W. R. Neely,
George Shupp, Marion Major, Mrs.
Emma Smith, Mrs. Anna Bond, Mr.
George Rice, C. J. Brown, Mrs. E. R.
Parrish, I. U, Case, Hendrick Greg-
ory, O. I. Whiteseil.
Astonishingly large crowds are régi-
larly attracted to the trial. It is un-
likely that Lehman will be an excep-
tion. No admission will be charged.
The trial” will start promptly at eight
o’clock.
Borough Parents
Hear Kis-Lyn Head
Large Audience Attends
Parent-Teacher Meeting in
High School Auditorium
The Parent and Teachers Meeting
was held at the Dallas High School.
Auditorium on Monday evening, Oc-
tober 19th.
There were 104 parents present be-
sides the teachers. The 4th Grade
won by having the largest number of
parents there. Lunch was served by
the mothers of the children of the
€th Grade, which was enjoyed by all
At the next meeting, lunch will be ser-
ved by the mothers of the 7th Grade.’
Charles F. Johnson, Superinten-
dent, of the Boy’s Industrial School, or
Kis-Lyn, Pennsylvania, gave'a very
interesting talk on the subject “Influ-
ences . on Boys at School and at
Home.” He gave some very sad but
true facts regarding the boys at his
school as well as boys in the Hunt-
ingdon Reformatory and other schools.
Three musical selections, “Turn. Ye
To Me,” “Santa Lucia,” Charlie Is My
Darling” were sung by Alice Johnson,
Elsie Johnson, Margaret Oliver, Alice
Weaver, Betty Burgh, and Hope Ro-
berts. George W. Trimble gave two
vocal selections accompanying him-
self on a banjo-ukulele.
A very amusing Ethopian Debate
was given by the Dramatic-Arts Club
two representatives to each side on
the ysubject of whether it is right for
a Negro to steal chickens, being won’
by he side stating it was a sin. |
The question was again brought up
of furnishing Milk to the children of
the first four grades who are under-
nourished, but no definite action was
taken. Thanks were extended for the
good work of the Boy Scouts in wat-
ching that the new lawn was not
walked on.
The spirit of cordislity among the
parents and teachers was notice-
able. The next meeting which
will be held on Monday evening
November 16th, when Judge B.:R.
Jones will talk, ‘will be attended by
all parents who can possibly be there
so that every meeting will be better
attended than the one before.
Minstrel Rehearsal
To Be Held Tonight)
1
of Woods’ Maile chorus}
hiold a rehearsal tonight in the
Odd Fellows’ building of the minstrel
Members
show which they will present on the
night of November 11, in Dallas high |
school auditorium for the Underprivi-
ledged Child Fund sponsored by Mt.
Greenwood Kiwanis Club.
Members of Wilkes-Barre symphony
orchestra will make up the orchestra
which will furnish accompaniment for
chorus and specialty numbers.
Dallas Plays
At Tunkhannock
Local Team Ready to Vindi-
cate Itself For Defeat at
Hands of Ashley
Dallas high school football team will
travel to Tunkhannock today to meet
the “team ‘from the Wyoming County
seat. The Tunkhannock boys have
made a good record this season under
the able direction of Coach Russell
Crosby, but Dallas expects fo come
home with a victory to vindicate itself
for the defeat at the hands of Ashley
last week.
In the Ashley game the Dallas team
was distinctly otitclassed by an older
heavier team.” It was the third vic-
tory of the season for the Wyoming
Valley ©oys and the score of 31-0 is
not indicative of the splendid fight
the local team put up to Win the
game.
During the first half Dallas fought
an uphili battle holding the score at
the close of the second period to 6-0.
During the last half the use of strong
substitutes and capitalization of the
breaks of the game gave Ashley a de-
cided advantage.
Dallas did not play with The same
assurance of the week previous and
went into the game somewhat awed
by the reports of the strength of the
Ashley team. In tight places the field
generalship of quarterback Disque of
Dallas could be questioned especially
when he called for a pass with Dal-
las holding the ball deep in Dallas
territory.
The tackling of the local players
was not what it should have heen
time after time beautiful opportuni-
ties to bring down an Ashley runner
were missed because the Dallas tack-
lers failed to hit low enough.
The first touchdown was made by
Ebedts on a spectacular line plunge,
and another was made by Compton at
the finish of 35U-yard run. He also
made another later in the game. K B.
Moyles ended «a 70-yard run by making
a touchdown. Earl Maginnis, after
a reverse play, made still angther.
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Pe mn
mae re
Lub Caught I
Raccoon Trap
Game Warden Awaiting
Word From Harrisburg
on Disposition of Bear
A cub bear, weighing about thirty-
pounds will be removed to Wilkes
Barre (by Harry Meiss, game warden,
from Red Rock in North Mountain.
Mr. Meiss received word from a de-
puty game warden in that region that
the cub, unusually small for this sea-
son of the year, had been caught in a
raccoon trap in the North Mountain.
Meiss wired Harrisburg for instruc-
tions as to what disposition should be
made of the cub.
Factions Enter
Borough Politics
School Director Contests Ec-
lipse Interest in all Other
Offices
Interest in all other politilcal cou-
tests in Dallas borough is being ec-
lipsed by the movement of shock
[troops and preparation of ammuni-
tion for the school director contests.
There is a tense feeling on all sides;
in the community, which in the opin-
ion of the writer, is apt to burst in-
to flame at anytime leaving behind
it a bitterness of feeling that will be
hard to eradicate by those interested
in the progress and development of the
community.
John Jeter and Jack Roberts are be-
ing actively supported by a group
eager to see Principal George T. Bow-
en removed from the helm of Dallas
borough schools. To achieve “their
ends they have found evidences which
they feel are grounds for ouster of
the present school board.
Opposing this faction is the group
backing Dr. G. K. Swartz and Clif-
ford Space, though not as aggressive
as the oppositionists this group is
working hard and is formed of the
stanch supports of the present board
members, believing that the borough
schools were never doing : a better
work than they awe today.
In the middle of tre warring factions
stand the liberals who are supporting
Dr. G. K. Swartz and John Jeter. They
are of the opinion that these two men
if elected can straighten out borough
school affairs to the satisfaction of all
without bitterness of feeling and to
the interest of the taxpayers, without
a sacrifice of better schools. This
group is not entirely in accord with
present school management but it is
seeking to accomplish its’end by evo-
lution rather than revolution.
For the most part none of the can-
didates have committed themselves on
the way they will handle school affairs,
asking only that they be allowed to
hold office and investigate for them-
selves how school matters are being
handled. ~
Council Contest
the borough council
In contests
Bert Hill is interlocutor.
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| take part,
Pittston, Plymouth, Shickshinny, King=
Dallas and
Sportsmen To Hold
First Fall Meeting
The first / fall meeting
Pennsylvania will meet Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock in the Firemen’s hall.
There is general opposition to “the i
Game Commission's recent ruling on
the open season on doe deer. This
ruling will be discussed at the meet-
ing for the consideration of the club.
If the club goes on record as being
opposed to the ruling a resolution “will
be presented either to the Governor a IAA
to the State Game Commission.
It is expected that J. Q. tng)
Esq. president of the State organiza-
tion, Dr. C. A. Mortimer, State secre~
tary, and Harry Miess, State
protector will be in attendance. :
All members of the camp and others
interested are urged to attend the
meeting. SAA
game
Local Farmers In
400 Bushel Clut |
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Potatoes to Acre in Leh-
man Township
To Pollock and Graham, 'tarmers
near Lake Silkworth in Lehman town i
ship, goes the honor of becoming mem-
bers of the Pennsylvania 400 Busts] ri
Club with a yield of 441% bushel per
acre. nay
Messrs. Pollock and Graham have
the honor of being the first to attain
membership in the 400 Bushell Club
in Lehman ‘and’ the .adjoining south i
ern end townships.
In reference to the culture of this
particular field, Michigan Russets, se~
cond size potatoes were planted about
May 16th; the rows being 32% inches
apart and the seed ten inches apart ke
in the row. The soil in 1929 was seed-
ed to oats; 1930 to wheat seeded with
clover; in the spring of 1931, twenty
tons of manure ‘per acre was. applied,
and then plowed at an approximate
depth gf 10 inches. At the time of
planting, 1,000 pounds of 4-827 fertili-
Zer was applied ta, the crop in the
planter. »
The potatoes were sprayed with ii-
| auid bordeaux twelve times with a
pressure of 300 pound.
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Grand Lodge +; wn
Officers To
Visit Masons
Dinner at Irem Club to Pre-
cede 200th Ann.
vance Program Today
Pan
Officers of the Grand Lodge, F. anc
A. M. will arive in Wilkes-Barre
this afternoon and will be dinner
guests at Irem Temple Country Clup
prior to observance of the 200th an-
niversary of Free Masonry in Pennsy-
lvania at Central M. E. Church, Wilk-
es-Barre, tonight. Lodges of
the Twelfth Masonic District will
representing Wilkes-Barre,
ston, Wyoming,
Nanticoke.
An appropriate program in keeping
with the anniversary of the order, ob-
served last week in Philadelphia, will
be carried out. The address of wel-
Ashley,
~,
of the
Dallas Camp 227 United Sportsmen of
iH
gy
No. 43. )
t
‘Obser-
come will be given by Judge William
S. McLean. A male chorus will sing.
Henry S. Borneman, D. D. G. M., will
speak on “200 Years of Free Masonry
in Pennsylvania.” Invocation will be
asked by Rev. Herbert F. Randolph
and benediction by Rev. Dr. Leon K
Willman. {
Grand lodge officers expected to at-
tend are:
‘William S. Snyder, Rt. W. Seid
master; J. William Smith, past grand
master; Louis A. Watres, past grana
master; Otto R. Heiligman, R. W. Sr.,
grand warden; Harold W. Rust, R. W.
Jr., grand warden; J. Somers Smith,
grand treasurer; John A. Perry, grand
secretary.
Death Calls
W. D. Morton
Wesley D. Morton, aged 64, of Fern-
brook, died at the family home, Fri-
day, October 16, 1931. He had been in
failing health for the last four years,
confined to his bed the last four weeks,
was a resident of the vicinity most
of his life.
September 6, 1867. Surviving him are
his wife Mrs.’ Clara Lamoreux Morton,
one daughter, Mrs. Charles Reigle of
Fernbrook, two brothers, Judson, of
Berwick, William, of Valley Washing-
ton, one sister, Mrs. Olin Shaver, of
Shavertown, and an aunt Mrs. Lavina
Preston, of Santa Monica, California.
His mother’s maiden name was Matil-
da Fairchilds, his father was Captain
David J. Morton, a veteran of the civit
war.
Sl as
_ CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. W. D. Morton and family wish-
es to thank kind friends and neighbors
who helped them in their recent sor-
row those who furnished cars and
those who offered their services, also
those who sent Howes,
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