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VOL. 41
Ask Contributions From Members For
I O. O. F. Past Grands Association of
~ cember 21st, in Odd Fellows Temple, |
Fellow will join with the Association
Arthur E. Schultz, superintendent of
- The meeting will be given over en-
an ‘apportunity to pay their 1931 and
4 receive proper credit at the Home for
oy the largest ever in the history of the
meeting will begin promptly at eight
4
: ‘Wilkes-Barre
training.
~ ‘ing that were present: Mildred Oberst,
Beatrice |’
Garey, Marion Anthony, Barbara Dow-
of Lewis Button, son of Rev. and Mrs.
and Truman Stewart.
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Past Grands
To Aid Needy
Orphan’s Home |
The Annual Christmas Party of the
Luzerne County for the benefit of the
Odd Fellows Orphanage at Sunbury,
and the Aged Home at Middletown, |
will be held on Monday evening, De- |
|
Wilkes-Barre with Wyoming Lodge, |
No. 39. Annually an appeal is made |
to the members of the Order for a |
Christmas Gift toward the support of |
the Orphanage at Sunbury. The cash
be divided between the Aged Home
and the Orphanage. For several years |
the Association has conducted this
Party for the children of the orphan- |
age. Santa Claus will be on the job
‘to receive all gifts as they are brought
in the hall. It is hoped that every
Subordinate Lodge and every Odd
in making this Party the best ever
held. The ladies are invited to the
meeting.
The program committee is arranging
an excellent program. The Girls Or-
chestra, from the Orphanage togeth-
er with four of the smaller children
will be present to take part in the
program. Roy D. Beman, Superinten~
dent and Thomas F. Lark, president
of the Orphanage are to be present.
the Aged Home at Middletown and W.
J. Thomas, president will be present.
tirely to the program. There will be
other numbers on the program. The
Committee in charge are M. R. Tyrrell,
Robert R. Dean and Allen H. Peters.
Prior to the Party a short business
Session will be held to give members
1932 Dues. Lodges sending gifts will
whatever they give. The girls will be
taken to the Home by the Associa-
tion. All Odd Fellows and their fami-
‘lies are invited. It is expected that
this year’s Christmas Party will be
Odd Fellows of Luzerne County. The
o'clock,
ENLISTS IN NAVY
GIVEN PARTY
{ 2
‘William Pearce Oberst, of Mt.
Greenwood Road was accepted for en-
recruiting office
Friday. He was transferred to Phila-
«delphia to be sworn in for service as
an apprentice seaman before being
:sent to the Naval Training Station at
Hampton Roads, Virginia, for recruit
On Monday evening of last week a
number of young people gathered at
thé home of Mrs. Mary Oberst and
tens red him a farewell surprise par-
a was served to the follow-
Esther Still, Helen Garey,
per, Franklin Marrow, Joseph Hann,
John Streater, Glen Case, Maxwell
‘Williams, James Hand, William Ob-
erst and Seales Oberst.
Ann Penxa Bride
Of Lewis Button
‘Anna Penxa, daughter of Mrs. Anna
Penxa of Kingston become the bride
Ira Button of Shavertown, Wednesday
afternoon at 2 at Shavertown M. E.
church. Rev. D. M. Corkwell, pastor,
performed the ceremony, Mrs. Marion
Glenwright sang accompanied by Mrs.
The couple was attended by Miss
Alice Button, sister of the bridegroom,
Following the
’ ceremony a dinner was served for the
‘bridal party at Colonial Tea room.
Mr. Button is a graduate of King-
ston township high school and has,
‘been for some time with the § and
10 cent stores.
After Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Button
will be at home in newly furnished
‘apartments at 155 Eley street, King-
‘ston,
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STEAL CIDER
James Waters is out looking for the
fellow who stole twenty-five gallons
«of cider from his property the other
night. Mr. Waters says a man who
will steel cider, as cheap as it is, cer-
tainly needs a barrel and if the thief |
- THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931.
AARON DEWOLFE DIES
AT BROTHER’S HOME
Aaron DeWolfe, 69, died last Fri-
day morning at the home of his broth-
er George DeWolfe, of Lehigh street,
following an illness of complications.
He is survived only by his brother
George. : ;
Funeral services were held last Sat-
jurday night at the home, and.the re-
mains were taken to Jenningsville
where burial was made on Monday.
Or
Sisters of Mercy
Celebrate Centenary
Mass At Misericordia College,
Marking 100th Anniversary
Founding of Order; Catherine Mec-
Auley Founder
The centenary of the religious pro-
fession of their founder is being cele-
brated by Sisters of Mercy throughout
the world this week. At College Mis-
ericordia the centenary celebration be-
gan on Tuesday and will be concluded
Saturday when 6 Bishop Thomas C.
O'Reilly D. D. of the Scranton diocese
will be present at the Solemn High
Mass observing the hundredth anni-
versary of the founding of the Order.
The complete program for the days
of the celebration is as follows:
Tuesday, December, 8:—High Mass
at Seven o'clock in hy nor of Our Bles-
sed Lady of Mercy Eo Advo-
cate, the Principal rotectress, the
Star of Hope of the Sisters of Mercy
Celebrant Rev. Thomas W. Carmody
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sac-
rament at 7 p. m.
Day of Thanksgiving, Wednesday,
December 9:—High Mass at 8 o'clock,
Celebrant Rev. Thomas W. Carmody,
Opening of a Triduum to Our Lady of
Mercy, Benediction of the Most Bles-
sed Sacrament at 7 p. m.
Memorial Day, Thursday, December
10:—High Mass of Requiem at 8
o'clock for our deceased Sisters and
benefactors, Celebrant Rev. John J.
O'Leary, Benediction of the Most Bles-
sed Sacrament at 7 p. m.
Students’ Day, Friday, December 11:
—Including all students ever taught by
the Sisters, High Mass at 8 o'clock
sung by the students of College Mis-
ericordia, Celebrant Rev. John J. Car-
roll, Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament at 7 p. m.
Community Day, Saturday, Decem-
ber 12:—Solemn High Mass at 10:30
o'clock in the presence of His Excel-
lency, Most Rev. Thomas Charles
O'Reilly, D. D., Bishop of Scranton,
Celebrant Rev. John J. ‘O'Donnell, Dea~
con Rev. Martin Corrigan, Subdeacon
Rev. John Maher, Asgistant decons to
the Bishop: Very Rev. Dennis J. Kane
Rev. John J. O'Malley, Master of Cere-
monies, Rev. John F. Carroll, Sermon,
Rev. John M. Walsh, S. J. Exposition
of the Most Blessed Sacrament after |
Mass until Benediction.
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sa-
crament at 7 p. m.
Founded in Ireland
The Order was founded by Catherine
McAuley in the Presentation Convent,
Dublin, Ireland, on December 12, 1831.
Since that time, more than 50,000 wo-
men have become her followers as
members of the Congregation of Sis-
ters of Mercy.
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Youth Walking :
On Road Killed
Funeral Services For Lincoln Olver
Held From Family Home Monday
The entire community was shocked
on Friday night to.d€arn of the untim-
Sh Jely death of Lincoln Olver, aged 21, of
~ ‘William Draybick. Fy
Erucksville who was instantly killed
by .a hit and run driver while walks
ing along the county highway in the
vicinity of St. Therese’s church.
Lincoln Olver was a
young man
who stood high in the respect of the
community and of his many friends in |
Kingston township and surrounding
communities. A graduate of Kingston
township high school two years ago,
he had of late been employed by the
Wyoming Laundry Co., where he was
working to make it possible to con-
tinue his education. He was of a re-
tiring and studious nature and one
who had a wealth of possibilities had
life’ been spared him to develop them.
His life was motivated by the high-
est Christian ideals and in his devo-
tion to them he worked cheerfully and ,
unselfishly.
His devotion to his mother and his
| will come back he'll give him the emp- ,;nraciation of her sacrifices reflected
“ty barrel and no questions asked.
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lt BE SL SLE
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sic by Ira B. Wilson.
Girls’ Glee Club
Will Give Program
“Boyhood of Hiawatha” Is Operetta to
be Given at Hich School
ough school will give an operetta in
| costume, “The’ Childhood of Hiawa-
tha,” on Thursday night, December 17,
1931. This beautiful poem by Long-
| fellow has been charmingly set to mu-
There are spe-
The
Hiawatha as a child,
cial solo numbers and choruses.
characters are:
Oliver; Iagoo, Sophia Franczek The |
of | public is cordially invited, tickets are | mail.
lon sale by the students, twenty-five
cents for adults and fifteen cents for
children.
Following are the members of the
Glee Club; Eleanor Murphy, Hope
Roberts, Nancy Griffith, Mary Wallo,
Hazel Baer, Cora Steele, Peegy Shin-
dell, Margaret Culp, Valeria Law-
rence, Ruth Hein, Mae Cooper, Milli-
cent Rustine, Charlot Monk, Clara
Newberry, Lois Gay, Clementine Law-
rence, Ruth Crawford, Lola Pitman,
Eleanor Matchell, Helen Himmler,
Madge Space, Lois Gregory, Elsie Culp,
Thelma Ide, Lela Cragle, Alberta
Howell, Madeline Sullivan, Elsie
Johnston, Margaret Oliver, Dorothy
Verfaille, Jean Templin, Carolyn Klug,
Alice Weaver, Evelyn Shook, Margaret
Hill, June Williams.
0
Fire Destroys vi)
Widow’s Home
Carried No Insurance On Properiy
Valued At $5,000.
The large farm house belonging to
Mrs. Wesley Johnson, at Outlet Sta-
tion burned to the ground on Tues-
day at noon. It is thought the fire
started from a defective flue as the
roof was partly burned away before
the fire was discovered and was be-
yond control before help arrived.
Only the furniskin “of the lower
floor were saved, those on the upper
floors and Mrs. Johnson's clothing be-
ing destroyed with the exception of
part of the bedding. The house was
a substantial two and a half story
building and was built for Peter
Johnson by the late Thomas Landon
about forty years ago. Mrs. Johnson
has been caring for the farm and stock
since the death of her husband about
fifteen months ago and the loss of her
home is a hard blow. The house was
valued at about $5,000 with no insur
Dallas School
Board Reorganize
Dan Waters Elected Presjdent; List
Tuition Students
—
Daniel Waters was elected president
and Dr, George K. Swartz, vic presi-
dent, at the reorganization meeting of
Dallas borough school board held
Monday night in the high school build-
ing. New members who took their
oaths of office were Dr..G. K. Swartz
and John Roberts. Retiring members
of the board are Clifford Space and
Sterling Machell. .‘Other members: of
the board are Mrs. ‘A. 8S. Culbert, and
James Besecker, secretary.
Although he was not present at the
time of his election, the honor con-
ferred upon Daniel Waters in his el-
ection to the presidency is well meri-
ted. Mr. Waters has long been iden-
tified with the borough schools and his
knowledge of the State school code
and school problems in general ably fit
him for the presidency.
It was largely through his efforts
that the new borough school building
was made a reality.
In connection with the new building
and the present borough schools, it is
interesting to note that there are now
eighteen non-resident students atten-
ding classes in the borough In all,
these students pay tuition fees total-
ling more than $2,000 a year.
Out of town students attending are:
Shavertown: Esther Still.
Jackson Township: Esther
Elizabeth Smith.
Centermoreland: Karl Besteder, Os-
car Corby, Donald Ferry, Lois Gay,
Francis DuBois, Lavina Storey, Corey
Besteder, Kenneth Besteder, Arthur
Brown, Varian Felter, Sophia Franc-
zek, Robert Rogers, Charles Storey,
Mary Fedor, Blanche Howell, Edith
Race, Hilda Rogers, Evelyn Shook.
Smith,
Girls’ Glee Club of the Dallas Bor-
June ‘Williams; Fiawatha as a youth, |
collection taken up at the meeting will | Bishop O'Reilly Will Be Present At Jean Templin; Nokomes, Margaret |
| °
Postmistress
Says “Mail Now”
Local Postoffice Will Be
Day On Christmas
Closed All
With Christmas near at hand the
{local post office is preparing for the
fetus rush. During a few days just
| preceding Christmas in-
he mails
crease to several times their normal
| volume. The post office will make
| Christmas Day. Will you
by:
Mailing cards and parcels early.
Addressing all mail plainly.
Placing a return address on all
| Packing and wrapping all parcels
| carefully. ?
Prepaying postage fully on all mail
matter.
Placing Christmas seals and all non-
postage stamps on back of parcels, not
on address side.
Licking your own stamps.
All post offices will be closed ALL
DAY on Christmas and only special
delivery mail will be delivered on that
day.
Parcels for all Western States and
Southern States should be mailed not
later than December 18th.
Rural League
Opens Season
Continue To Display Fine Sports-
manship Throughout Season
The second season of the Rural Lea-
gue was opened at Meridian Hall on
Tuesday night with a good sized
crowd although many were vacant
spaces in the seats. “Red” Swartz, new
president, was introduced and express-
ed a determination to conduct the lea-
gue on the same high plane of sparts-
manship as his predecessor.
The cpening game between Dallas
and Beaumont started right out to
give the type of game that has al-
ways featured in the league. With
Beaumont winning from Dallas by
the score of 29 to 17. Kozek featured
for Beaumont. : 1
In the second game of the night the
new members of the league won a
tough game to the Shavertown team
by the score of 35 to 25 .
Lehman and Trucksville played their
game at Lehman last night and at
press time no score had been received.
meeting held two weeks ago at the
storeroom of Herm Van Campen of
Shavertiwn at which time the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
during the season, Red Schwartz, pre-
sident; James Goodwin, secretary; and
Herm Van Campen, treasurer.
Another meeting = was held
Thursdar night at the Dallas
house ad, all teams entered in
league vere represented with the ex-
ception of Laketon, in their place the
managers agreed to award the fran-
crise 10 Beaumont which was repre-
sented at the meeting by Archie Aus-
tin who guaranteed that he will put a
first class team on the floor.
The league will be composed of
teams representing various hamlets in
the back of the mountain section as
follows: ‘Dallas, Shavertown, Trucks-
ville, Oratige, Lehman and Beaumont,
Orange and Beaumont being new mem-
bers in the organization.
Managers who attended the meeting
last week were: Archie Austin, Beau-
mont; Jack Roberts, Dallas; John
Miles, Shavertown; James Goodwin,
i Trucksville,; Donald Hislop, Orange;
‘and D. R. Dingle, Lehman.
Each team will carry eight players
all must be residents of the back
' mountain section as follows:
| Dallas—H. Woolbert, T. Moore, T.
| Morris, J. Coolbaugh, XK. Disque, P.
Kocher, M. Kutchta.
Shavertown—Ad Woolbert, Bernice
McNelis, Chick Phillips, Scott Van
Horn, Dick Price, John Miles, Penn
Williams and Elwood Travis, C. Wal-
ters, N. Hawke.
Trucksville—Daniel Richards, Wal-
ter Hicks, Morgan Rowlands, George
Kromelbein, William Hirsch, Paul Er-
wine, James Goodwin and Irwin Cool-
baugh.
Lehman—Ed. Dorsett, Albert Ide,
Frank Rosuloski, Dick Johnson, Abe
Winters, Ccorge Scovell and Bryce
Major.
Beaumont—Kozek, Nevojeski, Den-
mon, MacDougal, Austin, Jones, Dietz
and Jackson.
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last
fire
the
| every effort to deliver all mail before |
cooperate |
i “Red” Swartz Elected President; Will
lady, called the meeting to order, and
The league was reorganized at a
| FAMILY AWAY
FURNACE CAUSES FIRE
|
| Being away
| Saturday night, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
|
| Eyans and family returned home to
| find that flame from a
| furnace was eating its way through |
| the floor on the first floor, Mr. Evans
extin
| damage was done.
guished the flames, before much
o
| were called out but*the
| were not needed.
Rabbi Talks To
Hospital Group
loca¥ firemen
ir services
Auxiliary Plans Covered Dish Lun-
cheon In January
The December meeting of the Shav-
ertown branch of the Nesbitt Mem-
orial Hospital Auxiliary was held on
Friday, at the home of Mrs. C. F. Lew-
is of Trucksville.
Although the weather was bad, there
were 30 members present and three
new members welcomed into the aux-
iliary.
Rabbi Louis M. Levitsky gave an in-
teresting talk on his recent travels.
He spoke briefly of the part American
Women are taking in caring for the
sick in such remote countries as Japan
China, India. Everyone present enjoy-
ed his talk and hoped to have the
pleasure of hearing him again soon.
Mrs. ‘A. C. Kelly gave several piano
selections. Mrs. N. A. Wiese, chair-
then followed the reports of the offic-
ers. Mrs. G. A. Learn and Jane Keen-
er, who helped last year at the hospi-
tal to decorate the Christmas trees
have again volunteered their services.
® Plan Luncheon
Arrangements were made to hold a
covered dish luncheon on January 8th,
instead. of the regular business meet
ing. These luncheons have been so
successful in the past that much en-
thusiasm is already being displayed
in the coming one. The luncheon will
be held at the shop of John A. Gir-
van of Claude street, Dallas on Friday
afternoon, January Sth, at one o'clock.
Members may bring friends. All are
asked to bring a covered dish, knife,
fork spoon and cup also one gift not
to exceed ten cents to be exchanged
at the luncheon. Mitchell
Jenkins, Hayden, Williams and E. Il.
Jeness will act as hostesses. There
will be cards and other games of am-
usement after the luncheon. Mrs. G.
L., Howell had charge of December en-
tertainment and Mrs. Sherman War-
den and W. E. Smith has charge of
refreshments. Those present were:
Mesdames, N, A, Wiese, J, A. Girvan,
E. D. Parrish, J. N. Frantz, C. S. Be-
hee, Francis Lewis, S. P. Frantz, Ar-
taur Ide, W. W. Brace, W. E. Batey, P.
R. Howell, Hayden Williams, F. G.
Mathers, Alonzo Prutzman, Jane Keen-
er, G. 'A. Learn, R. Worden, Sherman
Warden, W. B. Allen, A. C. Dampf,
Mitchell Jenkins, W. E. Smith, E. L.
Jeness, C. F. Lewis, C. J. Major, J. E.
Hildebrant, H. Lohman, W. L. Tracey,
G. L. Howell and A. C. Kelly.
Mesdames
es
Fire Damag oh
Nearby Home
Total Destruction
Fire resulting from a defective flue
seriously damaged the third and sec-
ond floors of the home owned by Mi-
a. m., soon after Mr. Wallo had start.
ed a fire in the furnace. He immediat-
ely summoned Dr. Henry M. Laing
fire company, but before the company
arrived flames were bursting through
the roof and out of the upper story
windows.
ville reservoir and through valiant
work the firemen soon had the fiames
under control and most of the furni-
ture removed from the house. ‘Al-
though the flames damaged only the
second and third floors, the lower por-
tion of the home was completely soak-
ed with water so that the damage
from flames and water will amount to
a considerable sum. Mr. Wallo car-
ried no insurance.
A few years ago Mr. Wallo’s home
was seriously damaged by fire and in
repairing it he had the home almost
completely rebuilt with hardwood
floors and modern conveniences. It
is one of the most attractive places in
this region.
overheated |
Timely Arrival of Firemen Prevents
chael Wallo early Thursday morning. |
The fire was discovered about 7:15 |
Lines of hose were run to the Hunts-
No. 48
Lake Board Wins
In Tuition Suit
from their home last |
Directors Not Required To Furnish
Transportation to Student’s Home
LAKE BOARD WINS
Obligation of school districts in the
| care and transportation of pupils were
reviewed by Judge W. ‘A. Valentine in
| sociaing two claims of
The
{John A. Hildebrant’s children.
| court directs the prothonotary to enter |
| judgement in favor of Lake township
| school district in the two suits, one of
{Dallas borough school district and
| John A. Hildebrant against Lake town-
ship school "district and the other of
Lehman township school district and
John A. Hildebrant against Lake
township school district.
Mr. Hildebrant and his children are
residents of Lake township school dis
trict and during the school years of
1925-1926 and 1926-1927 his son James
attended Dallas borough high school.
The cost of tuition for these two years
was $126. A bill was sent to the Lake
township school district, and when it
did not pay, Mr. Hildebrant was ob=
liged to pay the bill himself, and he
sued the Lake township district to
collect.
for tuition
Quotes Code
During the school years of 1917-1928
and 1928-1929 Mr. Hildebrant sent his
two children, James and Charolette to
Lehman high school. The bill for their
tuition was $147.92. A bill was sent to
the Lake township district and when
the district did not pay Mr. Hildebrant
paid the bill himself and again sued
the Lake township district. The send-
ing of the children to other high
high schools was based on the allega~
tion that Lake township school dis-
trict did not provide adequate trans-
portation for the pupils. Closing a re-
view of the facts and the law Judge
Valentine says:
“The duty of furnishing proper free
transportation does not impose upon
the district the obligation of having
the conveyance furnished for the
transportation of the children to go to
the home of every pupil. Under sec-
|tion 1404 of the Code, pupils attend-
ing elementary schools are only entit- }
led to proper free transportation when
they reside one and one-half miles or
more from the nearest elementary
school in the district.
Formerly Walkes Distance ;
“Plaintiff's children formerly attend-
ed the school at which the bus fur
nished for transporting children to the
high school stopped, and during such
time, when they were younger, travel-
ed the distance from their home to
said school building, and we are un=
able to conclude that requiring them
to travel such distance when they were
high school pupils imposed an undue
burden or hardship upon them, or that
the transportation furnished was not
proper because the bus did pot stop
directly at their home, a
“We make the following conclusion
of law: 1, The defendant district fur-
nished proper free transportation for
the children of the plaintiff. 2, Judge-
ment should be entered in favor of the
defendant. :
“Therefore, now, December 5th, 1931,
the prothonotary is directed to enter
judgement in favor of the defendant,
subject to plaintiff's right to file ex-
ceptions in accordance of the Act of
April 22, 1874.”
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Firemen Plan
Benefit Show
| Proceeds of Wednesday and Thuars-
| day shows at Himmler Theatre
Will go to Charity
Santa Claus and all his elfin work=-
{men were never busier than the mem-
| bers of Henry M. Laing fire company
{in their work of painting toys and re-
conditioning clothing and other mater-
ials contributed for needy families of
the vicinity.
The Kunkle store room on Main
street is already beginning to look
like a Santa Claus store house and
dozens of reconditioned and repainted
toys are on display in the store win-
dows.
The firemen need the assistance of
the entire community in their worthy
work of assisting needy families. There
is still a need for contributions of
clothing, old toys, foodstuffs and mon-
ey to carry on the work. 7
Members of the community are ur-
ged to send the names of needy per-
‘sons or families to Warden Kunkle or
to the Dallas Post. The needs af
these families will be investigated at
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