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THE POST, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1941
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2,306 Farms In
Luzerne Area
Census Report Places
Ten Millions Valuation
On Land And Buildings
There were 2,386 farms in Luzerne
County on April 1, 1940, as com-
pared with 2,385 on April 1, 1930,
according to the information in an
agricultural census booklet just re-
leased by the U. S. Department of
Commerce. The report shows a
high of 2,769 farms in the county:
on January 1, 1935.
The 1940 census placed a valua- |
tion of $10,707,091 on the farm
land and buildings. In 1935 it was
estimated to be $12,351,826 and in
1930 it was set at $17,994,214. Av-
erage value of land and buildings
per farm in 1940 was set at $4,487
while in 1930 it was estimated to be
$7,545. Value of farm machinery
and equipment in 1940 was $1,548,-
069 and in 1930 it was worth $2,-
417,272,
Census revealed the average size
of farms in the county dropped from
73.1 acres in 1930 to 67.5 acres in
1940. In 1935 the average size was
66.2 acres.
In 1940 2,031 farmers were full
owners while in 1930 1,988 land til-
lers were full owners. Part owners
numbered 89 in-1940 and 64 in 1930.
Farm managers dropped from 42
in 1930 to 17 in 1940.
There were 1,467 horses and
mules in the county on April 1, 1940,
319 less than ten years before. Cat-
tle and calves over three months
totalled 10,774 in 1940 and 11,374
in 1930. Milk produced in 1939
amounted to 3,955,221 gallons as
compared with 4,032,810 gallons in
1934. Total of 3,899 pounds of wool
was shorn in 1939 and 3,795 in 1934.
Poultry and poultry products data
for 1940 showed there were 154,928
chickens over three months; 627
turkeys, 1,487 ducks, 146 geese and
128 guineas. Chicken eggs produced
in 1939 totalled 1,173,095 dozens as
compared with 969,356 in 1934,
MEEKER
Miss Edna Drabick is spending
the week with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Alderson, at Hazleton.
Mrs. Charles VanBuskirk and Mrs.
Emma Christian spent Tuesday with
friends in Kingston.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rebennack and
daughters, Marion and Betty, spent
Sunday with Misses Maude and Car-
rie Wolfe.
* * *
Marjorie Robinson has returned
after spending several days at Shav-
ertown.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cease and
daughter, Stella, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wolfe at Pikes’
Creek.
* * *
Judge and Mrs. Alfred Valentine
spent an evening this. week with
Mr. and Mrs. William Valentine and
family.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. William Drabick en-
tertained over the week-end Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Alderson and Mrs. S. M.
Alderson of Hazleton; Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Marcarrow, Forty Fort; Mrs.
Lydia Spencer and Helen and Mil-
dred of Kingston; Private Albert Mc-
Keel of Indiantown Gap; Jack Rug-
gles of Lehman; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Carter and Gladys and Donald of
Luzerne.
* * *
Youth Council
Young people of Dallas District
Youth Council met at Meeker Meth-
odist Church Monday evening. Rev.
Harry Savacool was the speaker.
Attending were: Mrs. Fred Swan-
son, Mildred Kitchen, Maggie Harris,
Naomi Higgins, Walter Kitchen, Carl
Garinger and Carl Ward of Alderson;
Beatrice Cooke, Jean Hildebrant,
Marion Hildebrant, and Beatrice Hil-
debrant of East Dallas; James Baker,
Joseph Fiske, Dallas; Louise Greg-
ory, Hazel Hughey, and Rev. Mr.
Savacool, Trucksville; Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Rood, Benjamin Rood and Hil-
da Hartman of Sweet Valley; Mar-
ion Bronson, Walter Bronson and
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oberst of
Ruggles; Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe, Mrs.
James Davenport, Marjorie Robin-
son, Mary Ruth Robinson, Virginia
King, Letha Wolfe, Stella Cease,
David Decker, Roy King, and War-
ren Scovel of Meeker.
Seminary Gets $5,000
Wyoming Seminary received $5,-
000 in a bequest granted in the will
of George G. Brooks, wealthy broker
of Scranton and alumnus of the
Kingston prep school.
Tehman Bible Class
Meets At Sidler Home
Men’s Bible Class of Lehman
Methodist Church met at the home
of John Sidler, president, Monday
evening. General discussion of in-
ternational affairs made up the pro-
gram. Present: Randolph Wright,
Russell Ide, H. Austin Snyder, Lewis
Ide, Carl Brandon, Joseph Clouser,
Hayden Ambrose, Fred Elston, Alex
Tough, Ray Elston, Oliver White-
sell, Clyde Cooper, William Ambrose,
Mr. Neely, Mr. Case, and Mr. Ruch;
Boy Scouts Herbert Kemmerer, Don-
ald Kemmerer, Jack Davis, John
Nulton, Garwin Tough, and Russell
Wilcox.
Mrs. S. Williams Is
Hostess To W. S. C. S.
Mrs. Stanley Wilson entertained
the Demunds W. S. C. S. on Friday
evening, June 20. Those present
were Mrs. Gordon Austin, Mrs.
David Bevan, Mrs, Arthur Updyke,
Mrs. Robert Jeffrey, Beatrice Jeffrey,
Mrs. Henry Phillips, Esther Kunkle,
Mrs. Robert Green, Mrs. Byron
Kester, Mrs. Warren Daubert, Mrs.
Wheeler Kunkle, Shirley Austin,
Mrs. Milton Huey, Mrs. Giles Wilson,
Mrs. Earl Bellas, Sr., Mrs. Russell
Race, Bette Race, and the hostess.
Fathers And Sons
To Hold Banquet
The Young Men’s Bible Class of
the Center Moreland Methodist
Church will sponsor a Father
and Son banquet on Friday
evening, June 27, at 7:30 o’clock in
the church. The principal speaker
will be Rev. Guy A. Leinthall of St.
Paul’s Methodist Church of Pittston.
A fine program and good entertain-
ment has been arranged. All the
men of the community are cordially
invited to attend.
Former Lake Resident
Conducts Army Laundry
First Lieut. Curtis N. Marsh, son
of Dr. and Mrs. Curtis March, who
have their summer place, ‘The
Marshes,” at Harvey's Lake, has
charge of the huge new laundry at
Camp Wheeler, Ga. The plant, cost-
ing $300,000 and handling laundry
for. 20,000 men weekly, was in-
stalled under Lieut. Marsh’s super-
vision.
Center Moreland
Church Services
Thurston: Morning at 9 a. m.;
S. 8. at 10 a, m.
Dymond Hollow: Morning at 10
a.m; S. S. at 11 a. m.
Demunds: S. S. at 10:30 a. m.
Center Moreland: S. S. at 10 a.
m.; morning at 11 a. m.
Sermon: “Blessed Mourners.”
Local Man Becomes Pilot
Joseph C. Huntzinger, who makes
his home at the Castle Inn, Idetown,
recently completed the primary CAA
flying course at Wyoming Valley
Airport. One of the first in this
section to enroll in the CAA, Mr.
Huntzinger received his pilot's
license after 35 hours of instruction
at Smith Flying Service. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hunt-
zinger of Wilkes-Barre.
Install New Pump
Trucksville Water Company will
install a new Meyer’s pump with a
capacity of 1,500 gallons of water
an hour at its No. 2 pumping station
in Rice’s woods. The new pump will
replace the present pump which is
in bad condition.
JOHN LEIDINGER
(“Red,” formerly with Frey Bros.)
GENERAL LEATHER REPAIR
WORK
Cases Made To Order
Zippers on Almost Anything
117 S. WASHINGTON ST.
Dial 38-9459 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Highest Prines Paid
DEAD ANIMALS
E.] PLIESCOTT
.Laceyville 65, or
Kingston 7-0672
AT MY EXPENSE
New World Aid For Britain
“Babe” Thompson of North Bay, Ontario, with his dog, “Butch,”
perched beside him, drives an American tractor as he works on construc-
tion fof {a new road in Britain. Canadian roadmakers in England are
being kept busy carving out new military highways and repairing old roads
blasted in air raids. (Central Press)
Desire For New Building
Spurts Postoffice Volume
Dallas Office Shows Substantial
Increase For First Six Months
While receipts at Dallas Postoffice for the first six months of this year
show a $350 increase over the corresponding period for last year they
are still short of the goal necessary if the local office is to be given favor-
able consideration for a new building on the Federal budget.
Income this year for the period ending June 1 was $3,733.62 as com-
pared with $3,386.53 for last year.
Heaviest income is always during
GAY-MURRAY
the final six months which’ in the
past has brought the annual volume
SAVE $25.00
ON ELECTRIC RANGES
close to $10,000. Instead of the
usual summer slump, Postmaster
Joseph Polacky reports the trend
reversed this year with each month
showing increasing volume. The of-
fice set a record this week when it
rented fifteen new boxes in one day.
Stamp sales are also on an upward
trend with parcel post shipments
heavier than at any time except
the holidays.
Mr. Polacky believes increased
interest in procuring a new Fed-
eral building for the community
is in some measure responsible for
the increased business but he also
says business generally is better and
he notes a steady increase in the
volume of incoming mail.
Largest users of the office are:
James R. Oliver, whose stamp pur-
chases have been greatly increased
by his wholesale shipments of ac-
cessories and parts to Hudson deal-
ers throughout Pennsylvania; Col-
lege Misericordia, Commonwealth
Telephone Company, The Dallas
Post, Ann Dorrance, and L. L. Rich-
ardson.
The postmaster says there will be
no changes in the summer schedule
for mails, Mails arrive from Wilkes-
Barre at 8 a. m. with outgoing mails
at 10 a. m. Afternoon mail arrivals
are at 3:30 p. m. with outgoing mail
at 5:30 p. m.
NEON SIGNS
MADE IN DALLAS
SIGNS OF ALL KINDS
SEV NEWBERRY
Phone Dallas 38%
LOW COST
PERSONAL, AUTOMOBILE
FARM ARS
QUICK, CONFIDENTIAL
COURTEOUS SERVICE
esses
iT 1S NOT NECESSARY TO BE
A DEPOSITOR TO APPLY
FOR A LOAN
THE WYOMING NATIONAL BANK!
WILKES-BARRE
BUY A RANGE NOW
AT $99.00
FREE INSTALLATION
The actual cost of the heavy
wiring, switches, etc., used
to properly install a range
is about $25.00. Now, for
a limited time, we will in-
stall for you frec—vou save
$25.00.
We have those attractive
steel cabinets which match
your sink and give you more
storage room in the kitchen.
S. J. Bailey at Nicholson is
among recent customers.
Nelson Craige at Meshoppen
is one of the wise home own-
ers, who is buying his heat-
ing and plumbing work at
today’s low price. If you
wish to make home im-
provements this season, we’d
advise you to see us soon.
Oscar Heitsman at Bardwell
is using a new Oliver Hay
Loader. Loren VanDemark
at Laceyville got a side de-
FRANKLIN STREET ENTRANCE
WHY BE SICK?
After the last Influenza Epidemic,
the recovery under Chiropractic ad-
justments was proven to be 92.1 per
pent, the highest recovery percent-
age of any healing method.
If you feel constantly tired, a
cold coming on, aches and pains
throughout your body, come in to
see me. Remember, an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Call 7-8701 for your appointment on
The Road Back to Health.
Dr. Wo G. MeCaland a MILLING co. |[|Gay-Murray Co.
10 to 4, 6 to 8 A. GC. Devens, Owner Inc.
1918 Englewood Ave., Forty Fort, Pa. RT » DALLAS P& Tunkhannock, Pa.
livery rake. Will Barnes
bought a clip cut mower—
the kind that makes more
and smaller bites.
You won’t have to dread
Harvest Time if you have
an Allis-Chalmers all crop
harvester, the machine that
cuts, threshes, and bags,
right in the field.
Priced as low as $375.00
®
Don’t Let Your Cows
Run Down Hill.
They need TI-O-GA
DAIRY FEED on pas-
ture to keep in flesh
and produce milk pro-
fitably.
Pasture alone is not
enough — Feed TI-O-
GA DAIRY FEED in
addition to the grass
they eat—and produce
low cost summer milk,
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Lehman Boys
InF.F. A. Band
Make Good Showing
In Judging Contests
Five’ Lehman boys, the largest
representation from any school in
the State, were members of the all-
State band ' which played at the
Future Farmers’ judging contest
held at State College three days
last week. The band, made up of
130 pieces and directed by Mr.
Eshelman, agriculture teacher of
Lenoxville, was said to be the best
in the history of the contests. Ted
Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Parks, had a special part as trom-
bone soloist. Other Lehman boys
taking part were Fred Schobert,
Steve Skopic,
Michael Adams. Fred and Steve
also participated in the contests,
judging potatoes and poultry and
identifying trees. Fred stood sixth
in the potato contest out of a group
of 160 boys.
About Thirty Students
Attend Idetown Classes
Vacation Bible School is being
held at Idetown Methodist Church
this week and next, with about 30
students enrolled. Miss Lillian Aik-
man of Scranton is in charge.
Classes which start at 9:30 o’clock
and continue until 12:00 are taught
by Rev. Frank Abbott.
Bake Sale
W. S. C. S. of the Alderson Meth-
odist Church will hold a bake sale
at the church July 3.
P & G
White Naphtha Soap
4 cakes 1 nt
Ivory Snow
large 2ic :
pkg
| med. size pkg Qc
Ivory Flakes
i 21°
pkg
med. size pkg O9¢
CHIPSO
Rich, Creamy Suds
large 1 gc
pkg
med. pkg 9c
DUZ
2:=37°
OXYDOL
large
large
2 pkgs 37¢
whe “9c: Ce Pe 85c
CamaySoap
3 cakes 1 7 Cc
Ivory Soap
3 ies 25¢
cakes
47c
10 med.
O Caves
Lava Soap
3 cakes 1 7c
CRISCO
on 19c¢
3: 850c
Steward Ehret and |
“Really Fresh”
PRODUCE
You get ALL the full flavor of fresh greens
and fruits when they are fresh from the gar-
den. And that’s the way you. get them in your
nearby Acme. Enjoy fruits and vegetables that are
crisp, fresh and tender. Our produce is rnshed FRESH
DAILY to our markets.
| Banco! Sweet Good Eating Ripe 1 O
each
Cantaloupes™
POTATOES": 15 1 35¢
TOMATOES =u.» 3 ~~ 28¢
RED BEETS i 3.:5.10¢
Solid Heads Green Cabbage, Ib 3¢
Fancy Pascal Celery, large bunch 5¢
WATERMELON SEASON IS HERE!
Acme Super Markets are ‘headquarters’ for large,
fancy, ripe Watermelons at popular prices.
Get your B Vitamins the natural way in the meat you love.
Large Size (Shank Half)
Smoked Hams
All excess fat and
skin removed for
greater economy.
U.S. No. 1
New
large
unches
Round, Sirloin, Porterhouse
Butt Half » 25c: Slices or Center » 39¢
STEAKS
= 29°
Cut from our usual high-quality, corn-fed Beef.
CHUCK ROAST "19°
27°
Small Roasting
m21c
CHICKENS
mn 23c¢
Fresh Cut Hamburg
Fancy Skinless Franks
Smoked Bacon Butts » 12%5c
Boneless Fish
Fillets »10cMackerel »QcCodSteaks™ 15¢
PEARS 2:29
Gold Medal Kix
pkg 10c
Sno-Sheen Cake Flour Ed 19¢
NBC Ritz Crackers a 19¢
NBC 100) Bran
Clapp’s Strained Foods 3: 19¢
Luscious Calif. Bartlett
large
No. 2%
cans
pkg Oc
Corned Beef ..aissics wn 23¢C
Dinty Moore “awa 2. 33c
Dinty Moore Beef Stew .. 16¢
Mrs. Grass’
Noodle Soup
MIXTURE
32: 28¢
COFFE 2: 29c
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Fancy Woodside Roll
or Fine Quality Tub
BUTTER
2" 75¢
Popular Win-Crest
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Mild and
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Fruit & Nut Filled Coffee Rings each [5c
Nut and Cherry Coffee Cakes each 20¢
Virginia Lee Gold Layer Cakes each 2@¢
AMERICAN 2: 6::25¢
Old Dutch Cleanser 2. 13c
CLOROX Bot 1 Oc w quart 1 9c
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with Gov't Inspected
Si c
3
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