Fe rey PAGE TWENTY Residential And Commercial Growth Forecast (Continued from Page 19) In Trucksville Gardens six new homes have gone up this past year and a modern bungalow is under construction now, with more build- ing planned for the near future. The home of Robert Breslin was finished at Druid Hills recently, and at least two more will go up there this year. Over on Goss Manor three new homes are going up now. John Connolly is building at the intersec- tion of Saginaw avenue and the new highway, the Sullivan home on Hilldonia avenue is nearly complet- ed, and another house is being built by F. G. Mathers near Fern Knoll Cemetery. During the past year the lovely new home of Willard E. John, a partner in the Luzerne Lumber Company, was completed in that section. Building on the Elston develop- ment has been brisk this year. Four new tenant houses—two six-room homes and two four-room bunga- lows—are now in use, and Wilson Maury of Wilkes-Barre is construct- ing a new Cape Cod Colonial type house there. Aside from sub-divisional build- ing, a number of private homes have been completed, particularly in Dallas borough and Shavertown. Here on Lehman avenue the two beautiful houses of James and George Ayre have been built, and in Shavertown, on Pioneer avenue several new homes have gone up. That of Miss Anna M. Richards, principal of Plymouth Junor High School, is one of the most striking in this section. The Nogle house on the lower end of the avenue is nearing completion and farther up Jim Reese of Rees Drugs is build- ing beside the year-old home of Louis Baltimore. On Goeringer ave- nue P. M. Malkemes is building a new home, the Shaver property on Main street in Shavertown has been remodeled completely, and Charles Watkins is building a new house on Ridge street. More and more people who have owned undeveloped plots in the Dallas Region for years are begin- ning to have homes built now, and since the FHA has made possible good homes within the salary range of far greater numbers, private building will become more and more attractive and substantial—a fact well demonstrated by the re- cent new homes in this section. Small country estates, such as the Blackman and Alborn properties out in Idetown and the homes at DALLAS POST COMMUNITY BUILDING EDITION — LANDMARKS OF A FORMER DAY hill on Huntsville street. from Dallas. These stately pines once stood like gaunt sentinels watching over the little cemetery at the top of the Towering high above the horizon they could be seen for miles in any direction Shrine View, are expected to grow in numbers here, too, and not to be disregarded is the development of dual purpose dwellings. Numerous properties on which a three- or five- acre plot is devoted to the raising of vegetables, chickens and other produce have been bought here in recent years, and real estate men expect this type of development to assume greater importance, appeal- ing to small income families. First In Goss Manor First home erected in Goss Manor was this English type dwelling built for R. M. Stapleton, Luzerne drug- dist. The first clearing to be made in Dallas township was never again found by the men who made it. Charles Harris and his father hewed the clearing from the thick woods in 1777, but when they returned to this territory after the Wyoming Massacre they couldn’t find their claim. Service Clubs Play A Vital Part In Developing Community Spirit Their Constructive Planning Works Toward Unified Solution Of All Area Problems Service clubs of the Back Mountain area play a vital part in stimulat- ing civic spirit and making the Dallas area a better place in which to live. Kiwanis Club, organized some thirteen years ago, has 18 active mem- bers, devoted to the desire to be of service to underprivileged children. Following leads given them by ministers and school teachers, they in-| vestigate thoroughly and then fur- nish purchase orders for new shoes, | | glasses and tonsil operations when- ever needed. Past presidents of the club in order of their service are: Rev. Henry, Dr. G. L. Howell, two terms; Edward Hartman, George J. Reynolds, Jr., R. Bruce McDermott, Kenneth Woolbert, Del McGuire, Dave Joseph and Herbert A. Lundy. Back Mountain Rotary Club was organized back in 1927 at the old Raub Hotel down on Main street. To their initiative and energy be- longs much of the credit for pushing to completion the Luzerne By-Pass and the fine new Route 92. They have done creditable work with crippled children of the area, in many cases paying for braces and supports that have entirely correct- ed badly twisted legs. Twenty- three members are headed by the newly installed president, R. J. Breslin. Other presidents in order of their service have been: Claude Isaacs, G. Harold Wagner, James | Besecker, Henry Sipple, L. A. Mc- | Henry, J. Fred Frace, William H. J. | McIntyre, Herman VanCampen, Peter Jurchak, Warren Taylor, L. R. Kingsley, A. N. Garinger, and Cal McHose. Rotary Anns devote much of their energy to helping needy mothers clothe new born babies. Quantities! of complete layettes are furnished every year to Back Mountain in- fants. Co-operating with Mrs. Paul Bed- ford and her Shut-in workers, they have organized a Back Mountain Shut-in club that has brought cheer, good reading matter, holiday bas- kets and other little remembrances to people of the area who are con- fined to their homes with illness. Mrs. John Nicholson is president. Dallas Junior Woman’s Club had BA Toast To Your Good Health! Every glass of milk boy and girl drink is a tribute to their own development. Milk makes so many cooked foods better, too! to it Use it often for health. Milk really does help children grow—because it builds vitality, resistance against illness, and aids muscular and bone development. Our pasteurized milk, irradiated for vitamin-value, is a contribution It comes from inspected cows of the fine Back Mountain farms and is delivered fresh to your home, Serve your child’s well being. by the quart, daily. had Side " DAIR DALLAS ROAD © KUNKLE, PA. © PHONE DALLAS 216-R-0 She may some day be “FIRST LADY” of these United States or just "FIRST LADY” to a typical family of fine healthy boys or girls . . . but you can be sure she'll see to it that they follow her example by drinking plenty of good, rich its inception at an informal meeting held at the home of Mrs. Marie Woolbert Richards in 1932. From the 29 charter members it has grown by leaps and bounds until it now has well over 100 active members. In past years it has done splendid service for the community by furnishing milk and clothing to under-privileged children. This year it has devoted a good many hours to knitting and sewing for the Red Cross. Its latest venture is sponsor- ing a dental clinic which will open this fall under the direction of Dr. Robert Bodycomb and repair teeth of needy school children. Presi- dents have been Mrs. Lettie Lee Culver, Mrs. Mary Durbin, Mrs. Beth Love, Mrs. Edna Whitesell and to- day’s president, Mrs. Berneice Lun- dy. Services rendered by Dr. Henry M. Laing and Shavertown Fire Com- panies and their auxiliaries are self evident. All live progressive organ- izations, they have given freely of their time and energy to make pos- sible the purchase of adequate and up-to-date equipment. The first frame building in Dallas township was built by William Hon- eywell in 1809, with the help of R. M. Duffy, first carpenter to come to this section. Most of the early set- tlers’ homes were built of logs. FOR SALE— ST. BERNARD DOGS . Reasonable BARRY FURNEAUX FALLS, PA.—Star Route Back Mountain REAL ESTATE is my specialty! Through years of association with Back Mountain Real Estate I know every nook and cranny of the area intimately. may be, I probably have a line on just the property you desire whether it is a suburban home, a piece of land, a farm or a small estate. Elmer Parrish No matter what your requirements Dallas. Current Real Estate Bargains 10 acres, 5 room house near Wyoming Camp Ground, $575.00. 14 acres land, Dallas Boro, @ $80.00 with spring water, shade trees. Goss Manor lot with cellar dug, $350.00. 6 room, all modern, Parrish Street, $2,800. Dallas. New 7-room, all modern, Park Street, $4,100. Dallas Boro. Trucksville, Harris Hill Road, 6 rooms, well and creek, 2 acres, $2,000. 45 acres, 6 room house, barn, fruit, water, near Sandy Beach, $3,000. Hl ELMER PARRISH Write 79 MAIN ST., DALLAS PHONE DALLAS 230 | but in modern dirt or scene. Goss Manor Streets Ross Williams Gas highways are fast disappearing from the Back Mountain Oliver’s Garage Driveways Shrine View Driveways Jackson Township Highways Dirt Road WERE ALRIGHT IN THE HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS this age of swift cars and fine 2 old-fashioned gravel driveways “COLAS” Long Life Swrfacing is the easy, inexpensive, durable solution to your driveway problem! The proof of out ability All Approaches to New Highway Roberts Gas Station Driveways Isaacs Garage Driveways Harter Dairy Driveways Geo. Bulford Building Look These Over and Be Convinced Station Why Not Let Us MODERNIZE Your Driveway? CONCRET General Contractors Block Buildings or Block Foundations, Steps, Walks, Foundations, Cellar Floors 10 CARVERTON When You Plan Driveways or Buildings. . . . Let Us Supply FREE Estimates! MATHERS CONSTRUCTION CO. ROADS and DRIVEWAYS ° Excavating °. Concrete ° Top Soil TRUCKSVILLE, PA. 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