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Seventy Christmas Boxes
~ Sent By Service
Seventy Christmas boxes were
sent to the boys in service by the
~ Service Mothers of Trucksville, ac-
cording to a report given by Mrs.
Albert Williams, Jr., and Mrs G.
Wilbur Nichols at the meeting Mon-
day evening held at the home of
Mrs. Eugene Piatt. A vote of
thanks was given the committee for
their excellent work.
Election of officers was held. Mrs.
G. Wilbur Nichols was elected pres-
ident, Mrs. Jane Lohmann, vice-
president, Mrs. H. Uskurait, treas-
urer and Mrs. Albert Williams, sec-
retary.
Mrs. H. Yorks and Mrs. H. Montz
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Mothers
were chosen to take care of birth-
day boxes for the boys in service.
Christmas gifts were exchanged.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Leon Dalley of Pioneer
Avenue on the third Monday in
January.
Those present were: Mesdames
Jane Lohman, William A. Rhodes,
G. Wilbur Nichols, H. Montz, Harold
Yorks, Leon Dalley, William Riddell,
H. Uskurait, Fred Williams, Arch
Woolbert, C. A. Perkins, Bruce Long,
C. S. Heminway, Leo Carey, John C.
Lewis, Albert Williams, Jr., E. J.
Staub, Paul "Hughey, Evan W.
Evans, E. Piatt.
Christmas Cards Were
‘Sent To 105 Lake Boys
“Hi-Buddy! we send you the best
wishes and season’s greetings from
the home town.” That was the
greeting across the first page of a
folder sent at Christmas time to
105 boys in the armed services from
in.and near Lake Township.
Inside, the folder carried the fol-
lowing message:
Every day when near the clock
Our eyes do upward glance
Of you we think, who'll help to
sock
The Axis in the pants.
Postmaster John B. Newhart con-
stituted himself as a one man com-
mittee to collect subscriptions to
pay for the cards and collected the
men’s addresses from their families
and the columns of The Dallas Post,
Allen’s Mills and Dunn’s Cafe paid
‘the costs. of the postage while the
cards were paid for by John Hanson,
David Deater, Ira Stevenson, Gus
Condoras, A. L. Stull, Alan G. Kist-
ler, Harvey's Lake Bottling Works
and Postmaster Newhart who also
addressed the cards.
DALLAS CHURCH NOTES
First Methodist Church, Rev. Austin
L. Prynn, minister. Mrs. Harold
Rood, Organist-Director.
Church School at 10 A. M.
Morning Worship at 11. Sermon
by the minister. Subject, “Am I
Pure in Heart?”
Methodist Youth Fellowship at
6:30 P. M.
Evening Worship at 7:30 P. M.
The worship Service and Sermon at
this Service will be based upon the
hymn, “God of Grace and God of
Glory.” :
A series of - Cottage Prayer Ser-
vices are planned for the week,
January 11 to 15. The community
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has been divided into four sections
and an effort is being made to have
a Prayer Service in each section on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri-
day evenings. The Mid-Week Ser-
vice will be held at the Church on
Wednesday evening.
These Prayer Services will be in
preparation for a series of special
Services which will be held at the
Church each evening of the fol-
lowing week, January 18 to 22.
Complete information as to the lo-
cation of the Prayer Services will be
given at the Services on Sunday
and in the newspapers. Rev. Prynn
is to be assisted in the second week
of this effort by the Rev. Roswell W.
Lyon of the Shavertown Methodist
Church. -
Starting 1943 Right
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Turner Shoul-
‘dice of Jackson announce the birth
of a daughter, Lynne Turner at Nes-
bitt Hospital January 1. Mrs.
Shouldice is the former Miss Ruth
Walters of Meeker.
Pvt. and Mrs. Cecil Sutton of Ide-
town have announced the birth of
twin boys on Tuesday morning, Jan-
uary 5, at the General Hospital. Pvt.
Sutton is stationed at Camp Shelby,
Mississippi. Mrs. Sutton is the for-
mer Doris Krieger.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Disque of
Lehman have announced the birth
of a daughter, Cynthia Louise at the
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital on Thurs-
day, December 31. Mrs. Disque is
the former Ruth Searfoss.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Bunney
of Huntsville Road have announced
the birth of a daughter, Mary Ellen,
Saturday, January 2 at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Martin of
Loyalville announce the birth of a
son at the home on January 5.
Thanks Public
Mrs. Jane Lohman, postmistress
at Trucksville, says she handled
more mail this Christmas than ever
before in her eighteen years of ser-
vice. She also wants to thank the
public for their cooperation by mail-
ing Christmas packages early.
Entertains At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gosart, Sr.,
entertained on Sunday at a family
dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Gosart. Those present were
Mrs. Francis Schaffer, Mr. Kniffen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hollingshead,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Powell and
daughter, Barbara, Miss Harriet
Schaffer, all of Wilkes-Barre, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Gerloch of Dallas;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gosart, Jr.,
and daughter, Beverly Ann, of Shav-
ertown.
Pvt. Durwood Splitt
Honored At Dinner
A dinner in honor of Private Dur-
wood Splitt, who is stationed at
Fort Eustis, Va., and spent a three
day furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Splitt of Jackson,
was held Sunday. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Els-
ton, Harold B. and Nancy May Els-
ton of Huntsville, Mr. and Mrs. O.
L. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
E. Cease of Dallas, the guest of
honor and his parents.
Soldier's Name
Home Address Rs
' Parents’ Name
Address
i Soldier's Birthday
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‘Date of Entering Service...
FREE POSTS FOR SOLDIERS
Bpplication And Change Of Address Form
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Occupation Before Service
School Attended
: Church Attended
If married, wife's maiden name
| Soldier's Present Address
Submitted by:
Name
Address
Dallas Post.
Telephone Number or Nearest Telephone No...
No Free Posts will be sent to any soldier unless this coupon is
completely filled out, properly signed by sender and filed at the
| two year’s of service.
CONTACT
for
Service
Men
Wanted:
Boy in service to write to secre-
tary. Is 19% years old, 5 feet 7% in-
ches, 140 lbs., brown hair, brown
eyes, likes dancing, good music,
books, movies and theatre.
Rush—likable fellow to write to
Harvey's Lake girl, blonde, blue
eyes, age 19, 5 feet, 7 inches, 120
1b., Catholic, likes everything.
Soldier boy to write to a mother.
Young girl who likes to write long
letters, for a soldier overseas. Age
20, height 5 feet, six inches, weight
140 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, Pro-
testant, attended Dallas Boro.
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED
for these positions only if the Script
Club Coupon from this or any other
issue of the Dallas Post is filled in
and mailed to Script Club, c/o The
Dallas Post, Dallas, Pa.
PFC. William Fletcher of Harvey's
Lake'is home on a five-day furlough
to attend his grandmother's funeral.
Pvt. Peter A. Shiner is stationed
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Cadet Louis Kelly who is station-
ed at University of Virginia in Char-
lottsville, Va., spent a few days dur-
ing the holiday season with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly
of Main street.
Jimmie LaBar who is stationed at
Morris Field, Charlotte, N. C., spent
several days during the holidays at
his home.
Lieutenant William Woolbert, for-
merly of Camp Lee, spent the holi-
days at his home in Trucksville. He
has returned to Camp Meade from
where he will be assigned to an-
other camp.
Private Ben Brace spent the holi-
day weekend visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brace of East Dal-
las. Ben Jr has completed his basic
training at Camp Eustis, Va.
Private Edward Nafus returned
Monday to Camp Ettinger, Va., after
spending a seven day furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Nafus of Kingston Township.
Staff Sergeant Alfred Davis of
Aberdeen Proving Grounds visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Davis of Park street during the holi-
days.
PFC. Arja Brown spent Christmas
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Brown of Shavertown. After
completing his basic training in an
engineer camp in Missouri, he was
promoted to Private First Class and
transferred to a school in Lexing-
ton, Kentucky to take a course in
General Drafting. Technical Cor-
poral Alfred Brown, another son,
has returned to Camp Livingston,
| Louisiana after spending a week fur-
lough at home.
Lewis Linsinbigler of U.S.N. Tor-
pedo Station, Newport, R. I., spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Emma
Linsinbigler of Jackson Township.
Private Durwood Splitt of Battery
B, 1st Anti-Aircraft Training Battal-
ion, Fort Eustis, Va., spent Sun-
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gustav Splitt of Jackson Township.
Sergeant Woodrow Ruth who is
stationed at Camp Pickett has been
accepted for officer's training
school and expects to be transferred
shortly.
* % %
Frank Kamor who has been trans-
ferred to Coleman, Texas, writes
that he saw snow there during the
holidays for the first time in his
We've cer-
tainly had plenty of it here in the
Back Mountain area, Frank.
* * *
William Renshaw, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Renshaw of Idetown, is
now attending Naval Torpedo
School in Newport, Rhode Island.
The course lasts for 8 weeks.
* * *
Pvt. Willard Rogers, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Rogers of Idetown,
returned to Camp Kearns, Utah,
after spending a 15-day furlough
with his parents. Willard hitch-
hiked all the way from Utah in 6
days.
Congratulations, Willard, on your
birthday today. Best of luck in
the coming year.
* * *
Madara Krieger wants to be re-
membered to all his friends. We
remember your birthday, too, Ma-
dara. May it be a happy one.
‘THE POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1943
—| Feed Shortage May
Cut Record
(Continued from Page One)
production in less than a year on
straight grains, but today,” he said,
“no man can make money on hens
unless he brings them into produc-
tion within five to six months. An-
other outstanding example is in the
dairy where cows produce from 9,-
000 to 10,000 pounds of milk annu-
ally on scientific feeds as compared
to 5,000 pounds annually on straight
grains.
A. C. Devens, of Devens Milling
Company, one of the oldest dealers
in the area, said the present short-
age started to be felt by dealers
as early as last October and that
every effort had been taken to pro-
vide for local customers by placing
larger and more frequent orders
with the mixers. “The present
shortage is much more serious than
it was during the last World War,”
Mr. Devens said. “Then a man could
get all the feed he needed if he was
willing to pay the price, but today
he can’t get it for love or money.”
Mr. Devens said his mill could use
a car load of feed a day if he could
get it, but he can’t tell now when
a car will be in. He has tried to
pick up feeds to tide his customers
over from dealers in Tunkhannock,
Bloomsburg, Alderson and Wilkes-
Barre, but all are in the same boat
—all are unable to supply their reg-
ular customers’ requests.
Mr. Devens explained that some
of the present shortage is due to
transportation difficulties—railroads
burdened with war shipments; Great
Lakes frozen over and other causes.
Shipments from nearby mills in
Waverly, N. Y. require twice as long
as they did in normal times while
shipments from Buffalo have been
extended from a normal three days
to ten days and two weeks.
The other reasons for the shortage
Mr. Devens attributed to diversion
of soya bean products to industrial
uses and a lack of understanding on
the part of the government that
production of food is just as vital
to the war as the production of
arms and ammunition. ‘The farm-
er,” he said discouragingly, ‘is be-
ing asked to produce more than ever
without enough farm help, without
being able to obtain tools and with-
out any real appreciation of his
problems on the part of the govern-
ment. The whole program is con-
fused. The Government has said
farm labor should receive $200 a
month— that’s way above what any
farmer can pay-=but’'to“¢ap it off
the government has said that farm
prices can’t be raised. Let Wash-
ington figure that out.”
Cannery Officials’
Discuss Tomato Acreage
(Continued from Page One)
sible for them to maintain their
market this year. Green-wrapped
growers raise their crops without
contracts and have no guarantee
that their crop will be lifted when
it matures, while farmers who grow
for canning purposes have definite
contracts and are assured a market
for everything they raise.
The County Agent said there are
a dozen reasons why everybody in
the Dallas area should be interested
in the opportunity presented by the
Chef Boy-ar-dee people. Not the
least of these is the patriotic appeal
to grow tomatoes for the armed for-
ces; the necessity of most growers
to have a definite market for a good
cash crop, and the future possibili-
ties for the establishment of a can-
ning plant in this section of Luzerne
County. He also emphasized the
uncertainty of transportation for
green-wrapped tomatoes used al-
most exclusively by the civilian
market.
If farmers do decide to grow can-
ning tomatoes, Mr. Hutchison be-
lieves the labor problem involved in
the harvest can be satisfactorily
solved locally.
Mr. J. H. Keiser, production
manager of the Chef Boy-ar-dee
company, and other officials will be
present at the January 15th meeting
and will discuss the contract price
to be offered growers this year. All
farmers are urged to attend.
W.S.C.S. Executives
The executive committee of the
Dallas W.S.C.S. will meet at the
home of Mrs. John Durbin of
Franklin street on Monday after-
noon at 2.
To Have Luncheon
W.S.C.S. of the Dallas Methodist
Church will hold a covered dish
luncheon Thursday afternoon at 1
in the church social room. Business
meeting will start at 2.
Dallas Woman's Club
Dallas Woman's Club will meet
Wednesday night at 8 at the Shav-
ertown Hose House. Mrs. John
Howell Williams will be the guest
speaker. Her topic will be “War
Legislation.”
Gas Shortage Hounds
School League Teams
(Continued from Page One)
at forward and Harold Brobst at
guard—from last year’s quintet.
Dallas supporters nevertheless feel
that they have a better than even
chance to end the season among
the leaders and in the words of
Coach Tinsley, “this team has as
good a chance as any other team in
the league to win the champion-
ship.”
In the starting line-up will be
such stalwarts from last year’s
strong second string outfit as Henry
Urban at forward, Harold Roberts
at guard and Clinton Brobst at cen-
ter, all of them players whose abil-
ity might have put them on last
year’s first team had not Dallas had
such a strong varsity. In addition
Coach Tinsley has a wealth of good
reserve material including Eddie
Tutak, Jack Nelson, Bob Roberts,
Bob Gross and Charles Moore who
make up his second team and Peter
Roushey and James Besecker as
substitutes. Manager of the team
is William Bogart. Paul Helfrick is
his assistant:
Dallas Township
Lloyd Drake, coaching his first
team at Dallas Township, will send
an experienced first string line-up
on the floor against Harter but his
outfit is weak in reserve strength.
On the defense he will depend on
the veteran guard, Melvin Morris,
playing his Senior year. On the of-
fense he will have the high-scoring
Harry Martin at forward. George
Bittenbender at guard, Walt Koz-
emchak at center and Harold Dy-
mond at forward are men that any
ccach would like to have in his line-
up but the all-around Jim Brace as
substitute forward is the only vet-
eran Coach Drake can count on to
fill in during emergencies. Unless
these six are iron men and can
stand the pace of continuous play,
Coach Drake is going to be looking
for reserve timber before the season :
closes.
Laketon at Lehman
What will happen at Lehman
when Laketon invades the red and
blue baliwick is anybody’s guess, but
Coach Ray Henney serving his first
year at the Lake may have several
things up his sleeve for Austin Syn-
der’s boys being coached this year
by the supervising principal him-
self .
Beaumont Man Buried
After A Year's Illness
John M. Crispell, Jr., 26, died
Tuesday, December 22, at his home
in Beaumont, following a year’s ill-
ness. He was the son of John and
Helen Hoover Crispell.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two sisters and two brothers
Mrs. Leon Race, Dallas; Mrs. Ernest
Brown, Vernon; Albert, U. S. Army,
Boston; Kenneth at home.
Mr. Crispell was a graduate of
Monroe Township High School, class
of ’34, and completed a teaching
course at Mansfield State Teachers’
College. He was a teacher at the
Wallace Hill School for 3% years.
He was an active- member of the
Free Methodist Church, the Young
People’s Missionary and the Youth's
Temperance Council.
The funeral was largely attended
at the family home in Beaumont,
Saturday afternoon at 2. Reverend
A. P. Reining officiated, assisted by
Reverend L. R. Guier and Reverend
E. S. Kratzer.
Casket bearers were Edward
Clark, Harry Clark, Ellis Hoover,
Elmer Traver, Bruce Traver and
Robert Sutton. Flowers were car-
ried by Arlene Crispell, Mildred
Crispell, Elizabeth Sorber, Iva Hoov-
er, Marian. Hoover, Esther Evans,
Ruth Evans, Ethel Spencer and Al-
berta Milbrodt.
Singing was by Edith Smith, Ruth
Guier and David Guier. Burial was
in the Beaumont Cemetery.
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PAGE FIVE
West Dallas Resident
Dies Tuesday Morning
David J. Davis, 75-year-old. resi-
dent of West Dallas, died Tuesday
morning at his home. Mr. Davis re-
sided in Kingston before moving in-
to Dallas. Until his retirement in
1939, he was employed at the Wood-
ward Colliery of the Glen Alden
Coal Co.
He was a member of the Hillside
Lodge I.O.O.F. for 52 years and a
member of the Edwards’ Memorial
Church of Edwardsville.
He is survived by three children,
Mrs. Edna Rush of Laurelton, Mrs.
Elizabeth Fanning of Schenectady,
N. Y., and Joseph Davis of West
Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Har-
ris of Edwardsville; four brothers,
Joseph and Henry of Edwardsville
and William and Daniel of Kingston
and one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held yes-
terday afternoon from the home
with interment in the Evergreen
Cemetery.
Beaumont Union Church
Sunday School, 10 A. M. Worship
Service 11 A. M.
God does not honor a community
that neglects His word and work.
Join with us on the “Lord’s day.”
God has a message for you from
His word. Come, bring a friend and
you will enjoy this hour of fellow-
ship.
K. Elgena, Pastor.
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