i) mo PAGE EIGHT J THE POST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1943 From Pillar To Post (Continued from Page One) A new toothbrush and a small comb to replace the one in need of dental attention were bought at the corner drugstore and laid out in a spot where they could not be over- looked when the actual packing was undertaken. : The suitcases and the dunnage- bag opened their mouths accommo- datingly and were fed substan- tially, as of three paragraphs above. We crammed the baby into his pixie hood and his sky-blue snow-suit, rolled him in extra blanket, and started for the train. The train pulled out, and we came back to the house to check up. The nipples were on the kitchen sink, six of them, the total supply. Inves- tigation of the refrigerator showed a quart of newly-prepared formula, still warm from the boiling water. The bottles were gone, but the new comb and toothbrush were still on the sidelines. The radiators still held a full supply of unmentionables, three sleepers flapped damp wings in the basement. 2 “What”, said Tom in a daze, “do you suppose was in that dunnage- bag? It weighed a ton, and it clinked.” Yesterday we had a letter. We had refused to tear our thinning hair over the situation, because aft- er all it was out of our hands and on the lap of the gods. But we won- dered a little about the reactions of the infant phenomenon when he found, A, That he didn’t have a nipple B, That he didn't have any- thing of a comforting nature in that eight o'clock bottle. We found out. It appears that the baby, who had heretofore been fed strictly according to schedule, with everything boiled a la Baby Book, had accommodated himself to cir- cumstances over which he had no control. With a lethal weapon known familiarly as a Toad-Sticker, his mother had punctured a small can of evaporated milk, mixed same with hot water from the washstand in the Ladies’ Room, and had poured the combination down his throat, partly on the outside, partly on the inside. In the absence of con- ventional raiment, he had gone bye- bye with his loins girt in a Pullman towel, while the diaper in which he started out, dried on the radiator. The comb situation was not dis- covered until too late to do any- thing about it, but the dunnage bag did contain by some miracle a brush. There was another baby on the same sleeper, and when one baby was asleep the other wasn’t. The two mothers, haggard of eye and gritting their teeth helplessly, passed each other on their way to the Ladies’ Room, bearing their respec- tive offspring. The passengers groaned and cursed, the porter set- tled more and more deeply into a Stygian gloom. A pleasant time was had by all. Came morning, with both babies rested and refreshed, both mothers worn to a shred, and the combined wrath of the passengers enough to derail the train. Both mothers tipped the porter liberally to partially com- pensate him for his troubles, but he was a broken man. He accepted the bills with a listless hand, but his heart wasn’t in it. Where, oh where is the soothing syrup of yesteryear? Maybe it isn’t according to the baby books, but the percentage of alcohol in most of those soothing syrups is guaranteed to induce a deep sleep. I am begin- ning to see something in soothing syrup, especially when traveling. HUNTSVILLE Lt. and Mrs. Woodrow Ruth, of Nashville, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Wil- bur Ruth, of Scranton, were guests of Mrs. A. R. Holcomb and Mrs. George Ide, recently. Lt. Ruth has been recalled to Fort Benning, Ga. Mrs. J. R. Bertram is ill. Mrs. Clarence Elston and Mrs. Frank Wyrsch entertained over last weekend, Mrs. George Ives, Mrs. Luther Jones, Gloria Faith Jones, Paul Christen, of Johnson City, N. Y. Announcement has been made of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Granville Carey, on Saturday, November 13th. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Newcomb, Miss Florence Newcomb and Teddy Newcomb were supper guests recent- ly of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Farn- ham, of Halstead. B. A. Class of Methodist Sunday School met Saturday night. Miss Barbara Culp and Miss Han- nah Culp are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bettinson, of New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Granville Carey have announced the birth of a baby girl, Verna Jean, at the Nesbitt Hospital, on November 13. Mrs. Eugene Lamoreaux, Mrs. Caroline Frantz, Mrs. Jesse Rogers and ‘Mrs. Ralph Major called at the General Hospital to visit Mrs. Susan Rogers on Thursday. Miss Grace Ide, a member of the WAC, stationed at Bradley Field, Conn. is spending a fifteen-day fur- lough with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ide. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Searfoss spent the weekend at Philadelphia at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thom- as Whitesell. Mrs. Ida Nulton, of Forty Fort, is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John Nulton. William Elston, who has been very ill, is able to be around again. Mrs. Williams, of Pottstown, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Cooper. Janet Wright and Joanna McKen- na are spending a week with their .aunt, Miss Marie Wright at Gersham | Place, Kingston. The W. S. C. S. will serve a turkey supper at the church, December 8th. Mrs. Elmer Major, sons Wayne and Clyde, Mrs. Homer Major, son, Glenn, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Major. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Snyder and family, of Clarks Summit, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Francis, Lewis recently. TRUCKSVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Fred Woolbert and Jane have returned home after visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Jones, of Ebensburg, Pa. : Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Haskins will have as dinner guests on Thanksgiv- ing, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haskins and family, of Kingston, Mrs. F. I. Remmell, of Forty Fort. Pfc. Ralph R. Williams, of Camp LeJeune, N. C., spent a sixty-two hour leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Williams. Loren Wil- liams, who is employed at Irvington, N. J., spent the weekend at home. | Mr. and Mrs. Laing Coolbaugh had as dinner guests on Sunday, Cadet Donald Lambeau, of Hotel Sterling, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weidner and daughter, Doris, Mrs. Jack Stanley, of Wilkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. Rodman Derr and sons, Kenneth and Rodman, Jr., will be guests Thanksgiving of the latter’s mother, Mrs. George Tindell, of Parkside, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. William Long, of Orangeville, and son, Robert Long, of Camp Mead, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Long. } Mrs. Robert Prideaux and son, Lance, of Plainfield, N. J., are stay- ing for the duration with Mrs. Prudeaux’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Parsons. Mr. ‘Prudeaux is stationed at Sampson, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Byers, of Pittston, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Perrego and son, Donald, will be dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fisher, of Main street, on Thanksgiving. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rodman Derr, of Orchard street, last week were: Mr. Derr’s mother, Mrs. Martha Derr and his aunt, Miss Lydia Kulp, of Norristown, Pa., Mr. Derr’s brother, 3rd Officer Richard Derr, who for the past six months has been a navigator with the Army Transport Command, sta- tioned at Miami, Fla. Prior to that, 3rd Officer Derr was with the 20th Century Fox for three years, one of his latest pictures being ‘“Comman- does Strike At Dawn’. 2 OUTLET Mrs. Sadie Rossman spent the weekend at the home of her son, Harry Rossman, and Saturday, with her son, was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Root. Mrs. John Jones is spending a week in Scranton. Mrs. Harry Rossman and Doris are attending the handicraft class at the home of Mrs. Davies, in Dallas. Miss Iva Hoover, who is employed in Kingston, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoover . Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Corey Evans, of Mifflinburg. The Free Methodist Church service is at 7:45 Sunday nights. Mrs. Clifford Grey, who is em- ployed in New York, visited her hus- band and sister, Mrs. Charles Ander- son, over the weekend. RUGGLES W. S. C. S. met at the home of Mrs. Harry Jones on Thursday and quilted. Mr. and Mrs. John Zorzi and fam- ily, of Kingston, moved on Mr. New- ell’s Farm No. 2, last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bunsek en- tertained relatives from Avoca on Sunday. Mrs. Carleton Kocher and children and Mrs. Arthur Kocher called on Mrs. Sarah Baird on Saturday. Cpl. Kenneth Kocher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodell Kocher, returned to Fort Worth, Texas, last Friday. Toby Creek Lodge 0dd Fellows Hold Banquet At Trucksville Toby Creek Lodge of Odd Fellows held their annual banquet at Trucks- ville Methodist Church last Wednes- day evening. Speaker of the eve- ning was Robert Miller, County Con- troller, and toastmaster, Ralph Haz- eltine. Rev. Clayton Hoag gave the invocation, Samuel Davis led group singing, Paul Dieter and Lloyd Pur- sell entertained with trumpet solos, accompanied by Miss Marion Greg- ory. Dinner was served by the Friendship Class. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lohman, Rev. and Mrs. Clayton Hoag, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson, Mr. !and Mrs. Lorry Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Roushey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mathers, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Croom, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Mathers, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woolbert, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. William Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. William Eckert, Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bulford, Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Robbins, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Grover Sayman, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Yorks, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Stock, Mr. and Mrs. W Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hazeltine, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Davis, Lloyd Pursell, Carl Dieter, Jr., C. R. Prutzman, Sherman Harter, Elsie Ayre, David Mathers, Frank J. Mathers, William Rineman, Thelma Bulford, Robert Bulford, | Thomas Stacey, Betty Gensel, Betty Gates, Edward Gensel, Marion Greg- ory, and Robert Miller. Borough Seniors To Give Comedy Will Present Hilarious Play Friday, Dec. 17 Members of the cast for the “Nit Wits’’, hilarious comedy to be pre- sented by members of the Senior Class of Dallas Borough High School, in the auditorium, Friday evening, December 17, have started to prac- tice in earnest. The plot centers around one Tommy Winter, who so desperately needed money to go to college that he decided to pose as a psychologist and treat people who feared they were losing their minds. Once the parade of nit-wits start rolling in, the fun begins. Members of the cast are: Tommy Winter, Clinton Brobst; Emily Win- ter, Margery Wood; Nellie, Rose- mary Barry; Steve Grinnell, Bob Grose; William Winter, Billy Bogart; Jean Hammond, Mary Jane Hislop; Lou Prentice, Helen Kocher; Miss Constance Dinwittette, Bette Jones; Henry Short, Hank Urban; T. T. Trumball, Don Verfaille; Maude Mid- dleton, Alice Shaver; Bert Baxter, Frank Kuehn; Sally Jean Gould, Bette Welsh; Milton Geer, Norman Stair;- Madeline Short, Nora® Brown; asylum guards, Steve Pavlick and Graydon Mayer; policeman, Lester McCarty. Miss Julia Dolton is direc- NOXEN Edward Lord, of Philadelphia, spent a week hunting and visiting relatives here. Miss Janet Schenck and Miss Helen Keiper and Mrs. Charles Mead, of Newark, N. J., spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs. Clifford Mansfield, of New- ark, N. J., is spending the Thanks- giving holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Shook, after which she will join her husband who is with the military police at Newport, Virginia. Pvt. Elmer Race, of Camp Shelby, Miss., spent a ten-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Race. Pvt. Albert Blizzard has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blizzard. Howard and Harold Leibenguth were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brobst, of Johnson City, N. Y., re- cently. ; Union Service for the Noxen-Al- derson charge will be held at the Noxen Methodist Church on Thanks- giving Day at 10:30, under the aus- pices of the young people. Mr. Chris Gerstnecker will be the speaker. Albert VanCampen and Mr. and Mrs. Charles VanCampen and chil- dren, of Johnson City, spent the weekend with relatives. Five young women of Noxen passed the aptitude. test at the Gei- singer Hospital, at Danville, last Saturday, namely: Misses Martha May, Janet Schenck, Betty Beahm, Naomi Schenck and Dorothy Ruff. Ration Head Is Speaker Joseph Schuler, chairman of Dal- las War Price and Rationing Board, was the speaker at the meeting of St. Paul’s Brotherhood this week. ‘Board Studies Ownership Of Water Company Deal Is Pending For Purchase Of Trucksville Company Announcement was made Tues- day that negotiations are pending for the sale of Mt. Greenwood Heights Water Company to Wilkes- Barre Suburban Water Company. At the same time it was indicated that the same firm has opened negotia- tions for the Trucksville Water Company ,owned by the Hazeltine Estate. Wilkes-Barre Suburban Water Company purchased the Dallas and Shavertown Water companies some have been substantially less than half of the total fixed capital valua- tions of those companies, less depre- ciation. The Dallas Water Company was valued at $122,000 and the Shaver- town Water Company at $68,000, making the purchase price to the Wilkes-Barre Suburban Company considerably less than $80,000 for the two properties. Wilkes-Barre Suburban Water Company—a name unpopular with local water consumers—is owned by a Philadelphia brokerage firm. As soon as they learned that Trucksville Water Company might be for sale, Kingston Township Sup- ervisors and their solicitor Attorney Don Coughlin, met with J. H. and W. L. Lance, consulting engineers, to discuss the advisability of mu- nicipal ownership. No definite action was taken, although there is consid- erable sentiment for municipal own- ership in Kingston Township. Wil- liam F. Myers, member of the Board of Supervisors, said, “we have de- cided not to do anything for the present, but we would like to hear more from the people: of Kingston The Supervisors feel that both Dal- las Borough and Dallas Township should be consulted and that these three communities working together would find municipal ownership a profitable venture”. Bruce Long and Philip Pasco, the two other mem- bers of the Board could not be reached at the time the Post went to press. : It will be remembered that the purchase of Scranton Gas & Electric Company and the Springbrook Water Company by outside interests— and their subsequent merger, was fol- lowed by a 60 per cent increase in rate.—Editor’s Note. Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Anna Rogers Funeral services were held Tues- day afternoon in the Lehman Methodist Church fox~Mrs. Anna Rogers, of Orangeville, a resident of the Back Mountain region for forty years. She died Saturday morning in the Bloomsburg Hospital, where she had been a patient for ten weeks. She was eighty years old. Born in Wales, she came to this country when she was eight years old. Her husband, James, a farmer, died about ten years ago, and she later went to live with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Ear] Ward, of Orangeville. She was a member of the Lehman Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ward, and Miss Nettie Rogers, of Lehman; two grandsons, Paul Cul- ver, of Washington, D. C., and Nor- man Culver, of Williamsburg, Va.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Oscar Miller; of Tunkhannock, R. D.; and a sister, Mrs. Gebler, of Wilkes-Barre. Burial was in the Lehman Ceme- tery. Foreign Property Owners Must File New Reports Citizens of the Back Mountain area who own any property in for- eign countries have been notified by their Postmasters that they must file reports of their foreign holdings with the Treasury Department be- fore December 1. The notice was given by means of a poster placed on display in the post office. Postmaster John B. Newhart, of Alderson, points out that it is nec- essary for the government to have as complete information as possible on the American stake abroad to assist the military authorities and the civilian governments on the fighting fronts and to bring about sound solutions of the post-war problems. Report forms, known as TFR-500, may be obtained through commer- cial banks, or from the nearest Fed- eral Reserve Bank, the postmaster states. Penalties are provided for those who wilfully fail to file re- ports. months ago for an amount said to |- Township on this important matter. A POST CLASSIFIED AD Ne The TRADING POST RESULTS QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY IS THE PLACE TO GET PHONE DALLAS 300 ® TWO CENTS PER WORD @ 25¢ MINIMUM For Sale— Pullets ready to lay. Paul Kunkle, Orange, R. D. 3, Dallas. 48-1t | Traps and tags. Fur is valuable this year. We have No. 1 and 1% traps—also name plates; furnished in three days. Gay-Murray Co., Inc., Tunkhannock, Pa. 48-2t Big Harness Value! Army style. New pre-war quality at real money saving prices. Gay-Murray Co., Inc., Tunkhannock, Pa. 48-2t Six-weeks old pigs, good stock, ex- cellent condition. Call evenings. Dallas 19-R-10. 47-2t Taking orders for baby chicks for 1944. Order early to avoid disap- . pointment. 100 per cent polorum | free. Hilbert’s Hatchery, Beaumont. 47-T¢ Modern 6-room bungalow, nicely located in central part of Berwick, Pa. Possession in 30 days. $1,700 cash and assuming first mortgage of $1,500 payable at $25 per month, takes this bargain with a large lot. Write Box W, Dallas Post, Dallas, Pa. 47-3t Black and white tweed cost, size 18, good condition. H. L. 3183. 46-3t Five high class fresh Guernsey and Holstein cows. All heavy milkers. High Fat Tests, certified T. B. and Bang. Must be sold to make room for young stuff. Also offer Holstein bull calf. Sire Ormsby Fobes Segis Kent, combining blood of ‘Win- terthur. Bess Ormsby Boast and Ormsby = Sensation 36 Dam pro- duced last lactation 17310 Milk, 580 records. W. T. Payne, 603 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Blood-tested cows, all ages heifers, some ready to freshen. Arthur Kibler, Noxen R. D. 1. 38-tf Will sacrifice three lots on lower Main street, 160-feet front by 150 feet deep. Box R. Dallas Post. 33-tf Parts and service for all makes of washers and vacuum cleaners. Rebennack & Covert, 267 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, Pa. Phone 7-4514. Coal—Ralph D. Lewis, 128 Shaver Ave., Shavertown. Phone Dallas 253-R-8. 43-tf Horse blankets—Yes! $3.50 to $5.75 each. Don’t let Dobbin’s radiator freeze, see us. Gay-Murray Co., Inc, Tunkhannock, Pa. ; 48-2t New Kitchen Ranges—Pittston and Quickmeal, white enameled, and plenty good. $115.00 and up. See your ration board—then us. Gay-Murray Co., Inc., Tunkhannock, Pa. 48-2t Reupholstering— Lowest prices—guaranteed work- manship write or phone 7-5636 John Curtis, 210 Lathrop Street, Kingston. Fat.” Four previous dams all high! 43-5t Help Wanted— Man to work on farm. Apply Carter Bache, corner Broad and Han- over, Nanticoke. Call Nanticoke 21, evenings Nanticoke 975 47-3t Man to work in dairy barn. Apply Carter Bache, corner Broad and Hanover, Nanticoke. Call Nanti- coke 21, evenings Nanticoke 975. 47-3t Farmer for 50-acre farm, no cattle, one helper on place; good house, all improvements, except heating stove. S. P. Frantz, Trucksville, R.D.-1, 48-1t Wanted— WANTED | Timber tracts, large or small, give | cash price and acreage in first re- | ply. P. O. Box 93, Noxen, Pa. 48-2t Notice Kitchen’s Mountain View Inn will be closed Thanksgiving Day. 46-2t Wanted To Buy— Girls’ bicycle, 26 in. frame, balloon tires. Must be in good condition. | Call 146-R-17. 47-1t HAVE YOU A PIANO—Any size GRAND—SMALL STUDIO UP- RIGHT—or SPINET—that is not be- ing used ? If so we will buy, recon- dition, and put in shape for some one to use. LIZDAS PIANO STORE, 247 South Main Street, Wilkes- Barre, Pa. Phone 3-2644, 45-6t Wanted to Rent or Buy— Farm in Dallas area. Box A, Dallas Post, or Phone 300. 40-2t For Sale Or Rent— New house, 6 rooms and bath, all improvements. Inquire John Breza, Overbrook avenue. 48-3t For Rent— | Attractive room on ‘Lake street, near bus line. Overnight guests. Phone Dallas Post, Dallas 300. 36-1t Miscellaneous Let Marguerite give you your next permanent wave, if you like ex- perienced workmanship. Right on the bus line. Marguerite's Beauty Shop, Main road, Fernbrook. Phone 397. ; : 23-tf Fer prompt removal of dead, eld disabled horses, sows, mules, phone Carl Crockett, Muhlenberg 19-R-4. Phone charges paid. 244 Who Te Call— We remove dead stock free of charge. We refund telephone call expense. Call Dallas 433-R-9. Las- kowski Rendering Works. 51-1t Personal— PERMANENT WAVE, 59c! Do your own Permanent with Charm-Kurl Kit. Complete equipment, including 40 curlers and shampoo. Easy to do, absolutely harmless. Praised by thousands, including Fay McKenzie, glamorous movie star. Money re- funded if not satisfied. 47-5t Bert & Company Drugs. Be Thrifty CHICKENS 3 - 6 - 7 pounds Live Weight Buy Plump Roasting for Thanksgiving 35° 1b. APPLES SPRAYED FRUIT GREENINGS, BALDWINS, RUSTY COATS Handpicked $2.00 Bushel WIND DROPS $1.25 Howard BARN Dallas 300 or 396 Risley's YARD AEB BABRRENEY ~ SANTA’S Headquarters with practical gifts for every member of the family For The Kiddies Genuine Metal Erector Sets Rocking Chairs Rocking Horses Wheelbarrows ‘Wagons Trucks Shoe Ice Skates (No stamp needed). and many other toys and games in wide selection For Mother Genuine Cory Glass Coffee Maker Pyrexware Maestroware (genuine silver inlaid glass | dishes in a wide variety of patterns and uses) Tulipware Cookie Jars Luxury Chair Cushions Ironing Boards (maybe an odd Christmas gift, but one that will light- en any mother’s household | work) : Curtain Stretchers and many other practical | gifts the mother will enjoy. Gifts For Dad Dad will appreciate the gift of good tools. Wood Planes Hand Saws Coping Saws A Dandy Hammer Levels ‘Grinding Wheels Pocket Knives Try-and-Mitre Squares Just dozens of the finest : tools to keep dad’s tool box | up to the minute. ; We've got Gifts for | GRANDPA and GRAND- | MA, UNCLE and AUNT | and for all the COUSINS, foo. Home and Christmas Tree Lights Novel electric lights for win- | dows, trees and home. You've got to see them to appreciate them. SENSES EEENS | - OL DEDEDE DE DE PL DALLAS HARDWARE ~ & SUPPLY Main Street Dallas “If we don't have it— we’ll do our best to Telephone Dallas 121 BHAGBBEEEENE SEDO DCI IEDC ICI. NINO. DEN
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