Happy ¥ Tew Dear D ® The Dallas Posi. More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution erry Christmas VOL. 41 THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1931. No. 50 Six Trucks Loaded With $700 Worth Of Merchandise Bring Christmas Cheer Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company Completes Work Of Gathering Finances and supplies. TREE PROGRAM TONIGHT Ferman Wilson, aged 47, East Dal- las carpenter contractor and former member of Dallas township school board is in Nesbitt Memorial hospital in a serious condition as the result of burns received about the face, arms and hands when his automobile with three others burned Tuesday afternoon following an automobile crash on Sordoni highway about one-half mile north of Luzerne. Information concerning the accident is not clear, but it is believed that Mr. Wilson’s car caught fire when it col- lided with a Crew Levick gasoline truck and gasoline spilled from the cans on the truck down over the en- gine of the Wilson machine. Appar- ently in a dazed condition from the effects of the shock, Mr. Wilson made no effort to get out of his machine or to extinguish the flames. Edward Button, driver of the truck pulled Wilson from his car and James Hut- chison, County Farm Bureau cut the clothing from his body and with William Harris of Al- derson took the injured bitt Memorial Hospital. Drivers Held in Bail The drivers of the other three ma- agent for Luzerne man to Nes- chines were arraigned before Justice of the Peace James Morgan at King- held await the ston, Wednesday to ‘Wilson's injuries. Edward Button, street, Shavertown, Alderson, and bail each outcome of They were: 100 South George Prater, and William Harris, Bennett Kingston; of of Wilson was driving toward home according to Edward Avery, Kingston township constable, who, with Curtis Anderson, Dallas township constable, vestigated “the accident. Button, driving an oil ‘truck, was traveling to- ward Luzerne, and it collided with the Wilson coupe. Prater, £ollowing Wil- son, crashed into the other chines, and Harris, operating a truck, failed in his effort to avoid the other cars. . Wilson's far was not upset by the crash. facing Tobj s Creek, Constable Avery two ma- It was turned part way around, is of the opinion that the gas tank in smashed the with the To this is attri- buted the burned Wilson d damaged his machine other cats. Wedding Anniversary & coincidence, Wilson would elebrated his twenty-fifth wed- nniversary on Thursday, in- he is fighting gamely for his a hospital cot in Nesbitt Mem- hospital, where physicians say risis will not have passed until days have elapsed. the car was by impact oil truck. fire which and two G By have dig > Firemen Plan Building BWices Appointed At Recent eting Held At Home Of Senator J. Sordoni. labers of Harvey's Lake Fire ny No. 1 at a meeting held re- at the home of Senator A. J. hi discussed plans for the erec- f a combined community house, station and fire company build- Harvey's Lake, ommittee composed of I. A. Rood, d Yeager, Otis ‘Allen, Michael ta and Lyman Williams was ap- | ted to investigate possible loca- s for such a building and report | ik tor the company at a meeting to held early in January. no adequate the At present there are using facilities for fire com- ny’s equipment, the chemical truck | is housed in an unheated Otis e pumper brn on the property of Allen. Members of the company are of the | lief ‘that the proposal for a com- Pfned police station and fire house at | the: Lake will meet with widespread approval among the summer residents | and that the money for the building can be raised so that work can get un- der way within the immediate future. | bposed at the meeting, the will be heated and have ample br the - fire truck and storage ompany equipment. Offices of vey's Lake police force will be in the building and there will ntion cells on the lower floor. bmen hope that it will be pos- recreation 3 have a ym in the building. in $1,000 | room and | | First National Stockholders Are Guests At Dinner Institution At Dinner Incident To Opening of New Building CASHIER IS TOASTMASTER Stockholders of First National Bank of Dallas held a dinner in the M. E. church on Friday evening. Op- ening of the new bank will take place about January 15. In the absence of George Wright, president, due to ill- ness, William J. Jeter was toastmas- ter. Invocation was by Rev. Frank Hartsock, B. S., DD. The toastmas- ter read a letter of regret from Mr, Wright on his inability to be present. Clifford Space gave a history of the bank. H. G. Buel spoke on the con- struction of the new building and the future of the bank. Samuel Griffith gave a number of piano selections, and Mrs. Harold Titman, soprano, Mrs. James R. Oliver, contralto, sang duets. and Present: Mr. H. G. Buel, Mr. Frederick and Mrs. W. B. Jeter, and Mrs. H. IL. Tit- J. Eck, Mr. and ‘Mrs. man, | Frank D. Hartsock, Mr. and Mrs. Clif- | | | ford W. Space, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Oliver, Samuel Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. {H. H. Garrahan, P. F. Genther, C. E. I srersn; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Frantz, J. { B. Hildebrant, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hildebrant, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hilde- brant, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. John Isaacs, Ruth Wat- er, Mrs. William H. Whipp, C. Faye, Whipp, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whipp, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frantz. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Nulton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hess, Mr. and Mrs. A, Machell, Eleanor Machell, Mr, and Mrs. Sterling Ira D Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Honeywell, | Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brickel, Mrs. J. TL. Ryman, Fred J. Youngblood, Warden Mr. C. Devens, Leo- nard S. Machell, Kunkle, Mrs. Elizabeth Kunkle, fand Mrs. J. M. Rood. Mr. and Mrs. R. HH. Rood, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Sher- Mrs. Ray George Shiber, man Wardan, Mr. and { Bulford, Mr. and Mrs. | Mr. Arthur Newman, Mar- | guerite Frantz, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Frantz, Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Shaver, Mr. and Mrs. Sandel Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kuehn, Lettie A. Lee, Mrs. Henry Lee, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Neely. and Mrs. FORMER RESIDENT DEAD Morgan Wilcox has received word from his stepmother - Mrs. Fred E. Chapman, of Pasadena, ‘California that Mr. Chapman died, December 10th, of heart trouble. Mrs. Chapman was the former Mrs. Chester Wilcox and lived in Wilkes-Barre, Dallas and Harvey's Lake for many years. THAT HOLIDAY FEELING J UST before Christmas they all felt so tired. They had been busy doing so much—shop- ping, keeping up with work that had to be done, making pud- dings and pies, cranberry jelly. Oh, there was so much for i every one to do around Christ- mas time. Every one was busy with something or other—rushing to get everything finished in time. And every one felt tired. But just as Christmas ap- proached it seemed that new strength entered into each one. It was the beautiful holiday feeling, the feeling of joy and gayety, of thankfulness for friends, of thankfulness for home, of rejoicing for families. The tired feeling drew away into the background. In its place came the holiday feeling—the feeling ‘of good will to all, of peace and of contentment over the lasting possessions belong- ing to mankind—the possessions | on which one could never put a price. | That holiday feeling brought all that was good into the fore- | >» ground. i | | No one would have missed it anything in the world.— Graham Bonner, for i Mary A] | Clifford Space Gives History of Local i | and «of VI {lation | minimum of four cars. East Dallas Man Seriously Burned In Auto Crash and Gasoline Blaze May Establish All Year Auto Testing Stations {Some of Those Approved Will Be on Permanent Basis INSPECTION STARTS JAN. 1. - Garages and service stations in ru- ral communities of less than 10,000 po- pulation will be appointed permanent official motor vehicle inspection sta- tions where the need exists and pro- vided they otherwise meet regulations established by the Department of Re- venue, Benjamin G. Eynon, Commis- sioner of Motor Vehicles, said recently. This will be done to enable motor ve- hicle owners in such localities to com- ply with the law requiring motor ve- hicle inspection. In sections other than distinctly ru- ral communities the department has fixed certain space requirements which applicants for appointment as inspec- tion stations must meet. Applicants in communtiies of 45,000 or more popu- must have space to service a Those in com- | communities of 45,000 or more popu- | lation {minimum of two Township Parents With more than 150 persons attend- township Parent-Teacher Association held its December meet- ing with a special Christmas program in the Vocational school building on Monday night. ing, Dallas Prior .to the opening of the meeting the school band, under the direction of Prof. Rich, played several selec- tions. Following the opening of.the meet- ing by the president of the association the assemblage sang “Oh Little Star of Bethlehédm®” followed by the Lord's Prayer. Sixth Gets Banner | Upon completion of reports of the | secretary’ and treasurer, the Associa- { tion was presented w#h red white satin attendance banner bearing a white keystone with red letters. The banner, designed by George Russ of Fernbrook, will presented each month to the grade having the larg- fot number of parents present at the association mesting. The honor for the first month went to the parents of the sixth grade pupils. The enertainment program opened with the boys’ chorus singing Christ- mas Carols, followed by an interesting dance, “The Dance of the Snow Fair- ies.” The girls who took part in this number were dressed in white and sil- ver making a beautiful and graceful appearance as they were joined by boys dressed in the red garb of San- ta Claus. During the chorus all lights a be - Christmas Program in Large Number and | Attend School were extinguished and a drill was pre- sented with all the girls carrying ligh- ited candles. Following this the boys’ chorus sang, “We Three Kings of Or- ient Are” and the girls’ chorus sang, | “Oh! Holy Night.” A. Christmas play, ‘Christmas Eve at the Mulligans” was much enjoyed | pet Yepicted the true Christmas spirit. | Wire. Newitt of Fernbrook accompanied by Samuel Griffith, pianist, gave two vocal selections. Paper on Dickens | Mrs. George Augherton read a de- [lighttul paper, “Christmas as Charles | Dickens Knew It.” Mrs. Augherton { spoke of the great English novelist as | the “apostle of December, the fireside |and the Yuletide. who |would seek the true interpretation of Christmas spirit in books must con his Dickens, for no other writer has put so much good fireside and Christ- mis spirit in mouths of his characters as Dickens has in his wonderful stor- ies. Dickens was the champion of the oporessed and, the censor of the sel- figh rich. A single one of his tales was far more serious and convincing than iengthy homilies in which Christian Charity was lacking.” Much credit for the success of the program was due to Miss Love, Miss Woolbert and Miss Van Tuyle who worked diligently with their pupils in Everyone preparation for the special entertain- ment features, Refreshments were (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. T. D. Wolfe Laid At Rest Aged Carverton Woman Was Decen- dent of Pioneer Wyoming Valley Family Mrs. Lucinda, Church Wolfe, aged 86, died at her home, 30 Ninth Street, Wyoming, Wednesday evening, Decem- ber 16, following an illness of three months duration. She was the widow of the. late Theodore D. Wolfe. Mrs. Wolfe was born at Carverton, was direct descendant of the Valley. a pioneer families of She has lived at Wyoming for 1, number of years and was a member of the Wyoming Methodist Episcopal Church. Surviving is Ada 1. Wolfe, a teacher School, Wilkes-Barre, two sisters Mrs. Wesley Mrs. Harriet Barnes of Pikes Creek and one brother A. A. Church, of Pen Yan, New York. The funeral was held from the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. George G. Summerson, pastor of Wy- oming M. E, Church officiated, assts- + T one at Elizabeth and ed by Rev. Joshua Brundle, of Wil- | kes-Barre. Mrs. Summerson | “Going Down the Valley” and “Beau- Interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, at Pik- | tiful Isle of Somewhere.” 1 bearers, all nephews were Hann, Albert Jamison, Charles (Wolfe, Fred Wolfe, EK. | Steward The pall i | | es Creek. ! { Jesse Ira rallup, Pollock, one | Wyoming | daughter, Guthrie | sang, { Aged Resident Dies At Daughter’s Home Bre, Wy Mrs. inety-five on New Year's Day Sarah M. one of ages and service Sarah Jacobs Would Have Been | Jacobs, the Dallas oldest region residents died morning at the home of her daughter, | Mrs, H. B. Hale of Dallas, of the Monday of Rn BD compli- i cations. health 1 Mrs. She had been in il * the last six months. Jacobs { would have been 95 on New Year's day. Mrs. Jacobs was the widow of Ban- lowing his death many years ago she | | cama to Dallas and made her home | | { | with her daughter. Despite her advan- ] ced age she was mentally alert and | evinced a great interest in present-day | affairs. She was active until about a | | Surviving are a son, John Jacobs, of | year ago. | Denver, and one daughter, Mrs. Hale; also six grandchildren and seven great ( j grandchildren. The funeral was held | brief services at the home of Mrs. Hale. In- Hill | cemetery, Frankfort, Philadelphia. | J 4 Tuesday afternoon at with | terment was private in | | | 3 | Cedar | 1 jamin Jacobs of Bridesburg, Pa. Fol- | must have space to service a cars. Approximately 7500 owners of gar- stations have applied to the department for appointment as stations. Of per cent, have Highway patrol- permanent inspection about35s been rejected by State men that number as not meeting department re- .t?iha? lication ETAOIN SHRDL LR quirements. This rejection is not nec- final, Those rejected may apply for another examination, he declared, but a second rejection will follow unless the defects have been remedied. He added: essarily said. Commissioner Eynon No Favoritism “No favoritism will be shown in making appointments. Every appli- cant will have a square deal, but the department intends to protect motor- ists and legitimate motor vehicle re- pair shops. We are going to give the Pennsylvania car owner an inspection which will of safety cidents. a correction reduce ac- Following appointment each bring about equipment and shop will have to submit to regular in- Those not living up to re- quirements will be dropped.” Among some of the causes for re- jection are lack of facilities for test- ing lights and brakes. No appoint- ment will be made of an applicant who intends to test brakes on the highway on curves or an the crest of hills. Ap- plicants are also being rejected be- cause of insufficient knowledge of brakes and headlights or of the re- quirements of inspection. Others have been rejected because of misstates ments on their application concerning space, equipment or the number of mechanics in their employ. All old official headlight and brake- adjusting station appointments will be invalid after January 1. The work formerly done by such stations will be performed by the permanent official inspection station. The first of the two compulsory mo- (Continued on Page 8) ntmte—— spection. EEE OIOEERT A foros: Christmas T By Arthur Guiterman ree In Mirthful Lyre 1 = TEA the heart of the timber- ands The Christmas fir of the woodfolk stands, Bright with the glitter the Frost King loans Toitsrich green tassels and its dark brown cones. Andthewoodfolk comethrough the drifted snow For their Yuletide gifts that ere heaped below: Bark for the beaver, sprouts for the hare, Golden honey for the drowsy bear. Moss for the doe and the artlered buck, Wildwood apples for the gray woodchuck, Nuts for the chipmunk, haws for the grouse, And alder fruit for the white~foot mouse. ” Ferman Wilson, Former Township Scheol Director Will Be In Hospi- tal Several Weeks THREE DRIVERS HELD Six trucks loaded with $700 worth of foodstuffs, clothing and toys will distribute Christmas cheer to needy families of the community today as Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire company completes its work of Christmas bas- ket distribution. For more than a month members of the fire company and committees have been doing the work of investigation and solicitation so that there might not be a cheerless home in any sec- tion of the back mountain region on Christmas Day. Loaded on the trucks this morning were seventy-five baskets of food. Each basket contained a five pound roast of meat, 25 pounds of flour, five pounds of oatmeal, two cans of milk, two pounds of butter, five pounds of sugar, six cans of fruit and vegetables, two loaves of bread and one pound of candy. basket, This was the minimum sized but the size of the baskets varied with the number in the fami- lies and all contained many more it=- ems than those mentioned above. Hundreds of bright colorful toys were distributed. shoes. There were 102 pairs of The boys got heavy tan high- toppers with a special knife pocket and knife in it. The girls got pretty tan oxfords sturdily built hard wear. 150 pairs of stockings were al- included in the firemen’s Christ- mas order as were fifteen pairs of ar- tics and fifty suits of underwear. Thirty bushels of potatoes were also in the orders loaded on the firemen’s Christmas Cheer trucks as they drove away from Christmas headquarters in the Kunkle building. A. L. Parks of the Park's Baking company again do= nated the bread as he did last year. Adam Kiefer Responsible The firemen’s Christmas Cheer work this year was inspired by Adam Kief- er of Shrine View who suggested the idea at a recent meeting of the com-=- pany and started off the fund with a contribuion of $200. Everybody in the community soon fell in with the idea and soon contributions for were . coming for S50 the work sides and dozens of men and women offered their assistance of investiga’ ting needy homes, soliciting funds and materials and in preparing and pack= ig the baskets. Toys were repainted to look like new and clothing was re- paired and put in first class shape. Many contributed canned vegetables and fruits and farm produce. A bene- fit motion picture at Himmler theatre and a Charity dance at Kunkle help- ed to increase the funds in the trea- sury. Besides the Christmas fund for needy families, the firemen also rais- ed a purse of $100 from its member ship to be given to an injured mems ber of the fire company on Christmas Day. AM of the merchandise used for distribution ‘was bought at wholesale from local merchants. Committee Members Members of committees were: Purs chasing, Adam Kiefer, Warden Kun- kle and John Yaple; Investigation committee, Warden Kunkle, Mrs. G. A. A. Kuehn, Mrs. Nellie Hislop, Mary Still man Wilson, Mrs. George Norton, Mrs. Leon Kintz, Mrs. John Isaacs, Mrs. F. P. Kunkle and Mrs. Merle Shaver; ‘Packing, Warden Kunkle, John Yaple, Mrs. Ralph Hallock, Mary Still, Mrs. James Oliver, Mrs. Clyde Vietch, Mrs. Addison Woolbert, Mrs. Warden Kun- Nesbitt Garinger; Fin- Vietch in from all in the work =r. 2S kle and Mrs. | ances, Charles Riegle, Clyde | and Morgan Wilcox. | Following the Christmas Eve services tonight at Dallas M. E. church there will be Carol sing=- ing and a Christriirs- program at the Commupi%y Christmas tree on Main street Dallas. The pro- gram wili include singing by the assemblage, Carols by the M. E. by the Dr. fire company band make its pre- mier appearance. There will al- so be short talks by Dr. Frank Hartsock, pastor Dallas M. E. church, and Morgan Wilcox who will speak as representative of the Fire company. It is not ex- pected that the will get underway before 9:45. selections M. which will choir, Henry Laing program William Vivian, Mrs. -Fer- =~
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