Ke JAMES B. DAVIES, August 25, 1944 FREDERICK LOVELAND, September 12, 1944 HARRY BEAN, September 13, 1944 | EDWARD METZGAR, October 12, 1944 CHARLES KINSMAN, November 5, 1944 : DONALD L. MISSON, WILLIAM J. GAREY, December 12, 1944 PAUL S. KOCHER, December 17, 1944 JOSEPH YANEK, December 22, 1944 | JOHN E. REESE, December 26, 1944 | GEORGE H. RAY, January 9, 1945 CHESTER GORCZYNSKI, January 10, 1945 THEODORE SCOUTEN, January 12, 1945 HARRY S. SMITH, January 15, 1945 WILLIAM SNYDER FRANTZ, January 22, 1945 EDISON WALTERS, February 1, 1945 LESTER L. CULVER, February 9, 1945 JOSEPH RUSHINKO, March 11, 1945 i DONALD J. MALKEMES, March 16, 1945 ARDEN R. EVANS, March 19, 1945 i DANIEL T. MORRIS, April 11, 1945 WILLIAM PHILLIPS, May 4, 1945 DAVID DECKER, May 14, 1945 i . RICHARD E. JONES, May 27, 1945 BURTON E. BONELL, August 28, 1945 DIED IN SERVICE GEORGE UTRICH, May 6, 1942 HOWARD A. COSGROVE, July 3, 1942 ROBERT F. REILLY, June 20, 1543 THOMAS CLARK LLOYD, July 4, 1943 EVAN J. BRACE, February 15, 1944 GEORGE S. RACE, JOHN LAITY, January 1, 1945 RAYMOND H LOVELAND, January 8, 1945 JOSEPH POLACHEK, January 22, 1945 ROY G. SCHULTZ, February 19, 1945 LAWRENCE GAVEK, February 26, 1945 HOWARD E. LYNN, April 1, 1945 CHARLES BILLINGS, April 3, 1945 FRANCIS SIDORICK, June 17, 1945 FRANCIS GREY, June 25, 1945 RALPH FLOWER, October 13, 1945 MICHAEL W. O’'BOYLE, December 29, 1945 ~ Good Old Days.” elaborates the theme by advertising its wares as ‘a history of American Congress and the OPA Manufacturers, retailers, distributors and others in- volved, accepted the continuation of OPA in its present modified form, with good grace. that it would have been wiser to abandon the bureau, and let the normal machinery of supply and demand take care But, despite this, the great bulk of them have cooperated with OPA to the full in seeking to carry out the provisions of the law. ; Even so, it is apparent that OPA cannot and is not Cost of production of every- of the price situation. “holding the price line.” thing, must be reflected in the cost to the buyer. ? ing, for example, that we cannot have a record public debt and record wages and prewar prices at the same time. When OPA does attempt to force prices below their nat- ural level, as in the case of meat, supplies dwindle in the showcases of the legitimate, law-abiding stores—and flow in abundance into eager black-market channels. . What this all adds up to is that the natural forces of supply and demand can’t long be avoided. market, prices will eventually find their own level, what- It will be a level based upon produc- tion, upon consumer desire, upon wage scales, upon ma- terial and operating costs, upon competition, and upon all the other factors which come into play in farm and fac- tory and continue on down the line to the store where the ultimate customer makes his sooner we return to that free market, the better off we ever that may be. will be. It was obviously the desire of Congress that this return It revived OPA with great reluctance, partly because of pressure from the Administration, and partly because it believed that complete decontrol was not sound now. But its creation of the decontrol board, with powers superior to those of the OPA Administrator, showed clearly what it planned. That expressed mandate be made quickly. must be carried out. * FROM. We Remember KILLED IN ACTION RICHARD WELLINGTON CEASE, January 29, 1942 - ' KEATS POAD, March 3, 1942 DONALD FREEMAN, March 31, 1942 WALTER CECIL WILSON, June 28, 1942 HAROLD THOMAS KEPNER, December 19, 1942 JOHN P. GLEASON, March 30, 1943 JOHN E. FRITZ, May 7, 1943 CLIFFORD S. NULTON, November 26, 1943 ELWOOD BLIZZARD, March 1, 1944 ROBERT RESSIGUE, April 20, 1944 ROBERT A. GIRVAN, May 14, 1944 SAMUEL GALLETTI, May 23, 1944 : OTTO W. HARZDORF, June 1, 1944 JAMES DeANGELO, June 22, 1944 WILLIAM STRITZINGER, July 9, 1944 HERBERT C. CULP, July 12, 1944 | ELWOOD R. RENSHAW, August 20, 1944 | | | whether we like it or not, continues to rise, * BOX SCORE ‘ Back Mountain Highway Deaths and Serious accidents since V-J Day Injured Killed Dallas oat Shavertown fos . Trucksville od 2 MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Other Communities | I: Vol. 56, No. 40 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1946 6 CENTS PER COPY TOTAL bof. aa | | December 11, 1944 | | I October 26, 1944 Many of them Believed and that We are learn- In a free purchase. And the * PILLAR TO POST By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, JR. The receipt of a Sears Roebuck catalogue means initiation into Back Mountain membership. Finding the catalogue in the mailbox across the road was a genuine thrill, the symbol of acceptance into rural life as it is lived from Coast to Coast, on a national network of arterial highways extending from Canada to Mexico. Too many people think that America is typified by New York, Chicago and San Francisco, without stop- ping to reflect that it is the great rura] areas of our country which form the real backbone of our civ- ilization. ~ For generations the mail- order catalogue has recorded the progress of the United States, faith- fully reflecting its every tendency, its every economic trend, its de- pressions and its booms. If you want to trace the chang- ing fashions, fads, and fancies of your own generation and your fathers’, read a fascinating volume written by David L. Cohn, entitled “The The dust wrapper (Continued on Page Five) and . your grandfather’s,, Bomber Crew Members, Part Of Wedding Party Mr. and Mrs. Leon Schweitzer of Rochester, N. Y., spent Thursday to Sunday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore Jr. The Schweitzers were here to attend the Welsh-Hanna wedding, Mr. Hanna being a former crew member of a Consolidated C-3 bomber on which both Mr. Moore and Mr. Schweitzer served as crew members, Of the other six men who made up the crew, two live in Allentown. The others are in Texas, Indiana, and Washington State. The pilot's home is in Detroit. The boys ex- Dallas Crushed 9 to 3 In Ninth Deciding Game Will Be Played _At Jackson Surging forward with a powerful ninth inning rally that brought in seven runs, Jackson overcame a one-run lead and defeated Dallas Legionaires 9 to 3 on the neutral Beaumont Diamond last Sunday afternoon. The thrilling last-minute victory was the second game in a post sea- son series which has now been divided equally between Dallas and Jackson. The final and deciding game will be played this Sunday at 2:30 on the Jackson Diamond. The field for the final game was | selected early this week after a conference between managers Don Grose of the Legionaires and John Niezgoda of the Jackson Club who expect that the game will draw the biggest crowd of the season. Both teams have been playing great ball in the series and are expected to put on an exhibition more thrilling than either of the two previous contests. Throughout last Sunday's game the score was tied up most of the time. There was air tight fielding and good pitching on both sides. Dallas took the lead in the eighth and with Jackson coming to bat in the ninth the score stood 3 to 2. The outlook was bad for Jackson as Prynn had been pitching great ball and had the Jackson team baf- fled until the fatal ninth when Jackson unleashed its old-time bat- ting power for the first time in the series. Albert Salansky’s double started the Jackson boys on their hitting spree. Outstanding catch of the game was made by Bob Disque in centerfield for Jackson. Chet Rus- iloski was the Jackson pitcher. Trucksville Man Wants Hydrants ~ Starts Court Action Bgainst Supervisors Judge John J. Aponick last week granted a rule against the super- visors of Kingston Township to show why township officials shall not cause fire hydrants to be in- stalled on streets of the township. Time for the hearing has not been announced. Hugh Ridall, of Terrace Avenue, Trucksville, presented the petition and informed the court that a similar petition signed by all residents of Spring Garden, Hill- side Avenue, Carverton Road, Ter- race Avenue, Highland Avenue, Clearview Avenue and Summit Ave- nue in November of 1945, request- ing four fire hydrants for property protection from fire in that area re- ceived no action. . Trucksville Fire Company has no connection with the petition, Mr. Ridall is originating it and carrying it through. Mr. Ridall maintains that the installation would not be a complicated procedure and that present water mains supplying the area have sufficient pressure to make hydrants practical. Masquerade Dance Annual Hallowe’en masquerade dance wil] be held at Dallas Town- ship High School Friday evening, October 18 at 8 o'clock. Music will be furnished by Herbert Brunges and his Back Mountain Ramblers. Prizes will be awarded. Every one is asked to come—and to come masked. Has Birthday A. C. DEVENS Returning from the movies with Mrs. Devens last Friday night, A. 'C. Devens switched on the light in his living room and was confronted with a crowd of light-hearted visitors who sang ‘Happy Birthday” at the top of their voices. But it didn’t fuss Aut. Said he thought he’d have to go down stairs and fix the fires. That would settle the nerves of any man on an important birthday. Then up he came and joined in the fun with, the conspira- tors, Mrs. Devens and Mildred and Mr. and Mrs, D. P. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fiske and son, Delmar, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Wintersteen, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miers and chil- dren, Calvin and Jerry, Mrs. Charles Wertman and son, Herbert. Six Escape Orange Blaze Mitchell Property L Completely -Bestroyed Five children and a maid escaped to safety Thesday mérning at 5:30, when fire completely destroyed the five-room bungalow summer home at Orange of Mr. and Mrs, John S. Mitchell of 1720 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort. The damage was es- timated at $6,000. Mr. Mitchell is a partner in the wholesale grocery firm of Suther- land & McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell's three children, and Mrs. Emily Motichka of Orange, and her two children, who were asleep in the dwelling escaped without injury. Mrs. Motichka who was watch- ing the children in the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, who were attending a convention in New York City, stated that if they had been in the dwelling five minutes longer they would have perished in the flames. She said the only thing standing after the fire was the stone frames of two rooms. Mrs. Motichka said. she helped the five children to safety and i then pulled blankets through the window to wrap around the chil- dren. who were in’ their night clothes. Saved by Mrs. Motichka were David, 2, Walker Wear, 5 ’ and John 7, children of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and Doris 7, and Bernard 14, children of Mrs. Motichka. Mrs. Motichka said a car parked in the driveway was saved. She said the keys to the car were in the house but she did not attempt : (Continued on Page Five) Dallas District Girl Scouts Prepare For Very Swinging along with Girl Scout Troops throughout the whole of Wyoming Valley, Dallas District Scout Committees got off to a good start at their first meeting last week when they were able to report that all troops in the area are well or- ganized and preparing for a full season, except for possibly three. All troops are eager for new members. Girl scouting is non- sectarian in its membership, re- gardless of race, creed, and color, and provides an idea] framework in which to learn and practice democ- racy; for it understands and re- spects the rights and beliefs of others. Application for membership pect to hold a reunion next spring. should be made through the leaders. Active Year Adults who have scout experience or who are interested in scouting, are urged to get in touch with the local committee who are looking for help along the lines of music and dancing, arts and crafts, com- munity life, health and safety, homemaking, international friend- ship, literature and drama, nature, out of door sports and game lead- ers, and assistant leaders. Scouting leadership is purely volunteer lead- ership but pays dividends in satis- faction for a job well done. Mrs. Stanley B. Davies and Mrs. Harris Haycox head Back Mountain Scout troops as members of Wyo- ming Valley Council of Girl Scouts, Turkey Field Day Set For October 11 One of Pennsylvania's largest turkey-growing establishments will be visited on October 11 when a field day will be held at the J. L. McDowell farm at Light Street in Columbia county. Between 9,000 and 10,000 Broad- breasted Bronze turkeys are grown on the McDowell farm. These are divided into three groups on range. McDowell uses from 40 to 50 acres for range each year. He practices a 3-year rotation: corn, oats, and wheat in which clover and grass are seeded and used the same year. Daily requirements of his flock are 1,800 gallons of water and 4% tons of feed, and all of his range equipment is portable and labor- saving. He also has used ingenuity in providing equipment for grinding, mixing, handling, and storing feed. McDowell mixes most of his feed, grinding and mixing 1% tons an hour. McDowell keeps around 1,000 breeders and produces and hatches 50,000 eggs a season. He has 14,- 000-egg incubator capacity and a total brooding capacity of 10,000 poults. He uses hot water in his brooding system. Porches are at- tached to the buildings and the poults remain there until 8 to 12 weeks of age when they go on range. McDowell's dressing room is an- other example of his ingenuity. The building is 100 by 15 feet. Factory- like methods are employed, with all of his equipment very practical. Most of the extra help needed for dressing is supplied by neighbors, and in an 8-hour day 450 toms or 650 hens can be dressed. Among those who will appear on the field program are: McDowell; H. H. Kauffman and F. H., Leusch- ner, extension poultry specialists of the Pennsylvania State College; and Columbia County Agents P. G. Niesley- and J. S. Hummer. Many from here are planning -to attend the field day. Donald Grose Chosen Commander Of Legion Donald Grose & as elected mew Post Commander an illiam Mor- an Senior Vice Commander and Jack Yeisley, Junior Vice Comman- der at the meeting of Daddow Isaacs Post American Legion Wednesday evening. Other officers selected were: Finance Officer, Arthur Dun- gey Service Officer, Joseph Adam- etz, Sergeants at Arms, Joseph La- velle and Darwin Roberts, Acting Chaplain, Clare Winter, Permanent Chaplain, Rev. John J. O'Leary. Present were: Joseph LaVelle, Darwin Roberts, Arthur Brown, Wil- liam McNeil, Allen ©Ockenhouse, Jack Quaill, George Harvey, Harold Brobst, Robert Brown, William Moran, William Baker, ‘Charles Stookey, Simon Spencer, Kenneth Cosgrove, Theodore Reed, Jack Yeisley, Primo Barratini, Lewis Le- Grand Sr., Ord Trumbower, Arthur Dungey, William Sarley, ' Albert Gould, Edward Cundiff, Kenneth Grose, Donald Grose and Frank Ferry. Township Veterans Have 150 Members Fifty members attending the monthly business meeting of Kings- ton Township Veterans’ Association Tuesday evening discussed plans for financing recent improvements to their hall. Beside profits éxpected from the snack bar, associate mem- bers volunteered to run a carnival at an unannounced date, proceeds to go to the renovation fund. Plans were also discussed for financing approved improvements in the future. After complétion, now held up by priorities, the snack bar will be open week day nights, Nominations for officers will be held the first Tuesday in November and elections the first Tuesday in December. Applications are now open for | associate memberships. Each reg- ular member is allowed to sign up three associate members. Members are now included from all sections of the Back Mountain and a few veterans from the Valley have joined. With one hundred and fifty members the Kingston Township Association is now the largest Vet- erans’ organization representing the Back Mountain. Community Fire Chiefs Make Plans For Cooperation At Testimonial Francis McCarty Honored For More Than Twenty Years Of Service At Truck Pledges of co-operative fire fighting effort . the organization of the Back Mountain Community fire chiefs into a permanent body featured the testimonial dinner to Trucksville Fire Chief Francis McCarty Wednesday night at Trucksville Fire Hall. A capacity group of 120 men attended, TE ) BOYS UNDER SIXTEEN MUST HAVE CONSENT OF KIN TO BUY LICENSE “Boys twelve years of age or over who carry guns in the woods or fields of Pennsylvania must have a Pennsylvania hunting license,” according to Sheldon Evans, whose drug store in Shavertown is the only State authorized agency in the Back Mountain area for the sale of hunting license. Mr. Evans said further that boys between twelve and six- teen years of age must have their parents’ or legal guard- ians’ consent before they can obtain a license and if they are. fourteen or under must be ac- companied by one or the other of their parents, their legal guardian or a member of the family who is at least twenty- one years of age while they are hunting. Boys between the ages of fourteen and sixteen must be accompanied on their hunting trips by an adult who is at least twenty-one years of age. “Boys who come to us for licenses and do mot have writ- ten permission from the proper persons will be refused licen- ses,” Mr. Evans said. New Well Goes Into Service Will Serve Hundred Families In Trucksville Dallas-Shavertown Water Com- pany turned on its new well Thurs- day serving the Zinn area in Trucksville, Although the well was drilled several months ago it ‘has been held out of service because the company was unablg to get delivery on a new pump. or ~~ According to State tests, water from the well has one of the high- est tests for purity in Pennsylvania. The well is 388 feet deep, has a capacity of eighty-five gallons a minute and will serve 100 families. Minstrel Show Dates Announced Dates for the minstrel show to be given by Dallas Woman's Club have been set as November 19 in the Kingston Township High School and November 20 in the Dallas Borough High School. William Burnaford wil] be director. First practice will be held Monday even- ing, October 7 at eight o'clock in the Shavertown Fire Hall. ACCIDENT AT SHAVERTOWN Shavertown’s Death Corner— the blind intersection at Main and Center Streets==was responsible for a or accident Thursday afternoon at 2:30 when a 1941 Ply- mouth driven by Edward Bell, Farm Bureau Insurance man, collided head on with a 1940 Packard sedan driven by George Houck of 25 Spring Street, Shavertown. Overbtook Gun Club which pa- trols 2,600 acres of farm hunting grounds in the Back Mountain area, took action at its meeting on Wed- nesday might to prosecute youphs who handle .22 rifles WER with indifference to the safgty of others. { from loca] residents whose lives have been endangered by stray bul- lets fired from .22 rifles. Two sim- ilar bullets recently went through a bedroom window at the home of Mrs. Rose Kozemchak on Overbrook avenue. : “Boys who don’t look where they are shooting, or have no regard for the property rights or safety of others do not deserve to have the privilege of owning a gun,” a club A including the chiefs from the vari- ous companies in the area. All were unanimous in their en- dorsement of the program which will lead toward greater active par- ticipation by all companies in re- sponding to fires in neighboring townships. The new organization will meet regularly to exchange thoughts, plans and problems. Thus all will profit through this clearing house of information and improved protection will result. . Former Wilkes-Barre City Fire Chief Joseph G. Schuler acted as toastmaster and introduced the fol- lowing chiefs and company repre- sentatives: Dallas Borough, Leslie Warhola and J. F. Besecker; Jack- son Township, Dennis Bonning, Lake Silkworth, A, Lloyd; Lehman Township, Laurence Sutton; Luz- erne Borough, Stanley Johnson; Shavertown, William Dierolf; Sweet Valley, E. Piper; Trucksville, Francis McCarty. Others who spoke in- cluded the Trucksville Company President S. D. Finney, R. Haimes, L. Wilcox, H. Ridall, W. R, Derr, A. Groblewski. 3 The honored guest, Chief Francis McCarty was presented with a cash purse by President Finney in recog- nition of more than twenty years service. Chief McCarty was a char- ter member of the Company when it was organized in 1917-'18 and is also Chief of Police in Kingston Township. Invocation was by Rev. J. J. O'Leary and benediction by Rey. George A. Roberts. \ The toastmaster, J. G. Schule emphatically endorsed the steps taken at the meeting calling upon his years of experience for many illustrations of the value of such cooperative efforts. “One of the first things necessary in rural communities is to. deter- mine what is meeded for adequate protection. A Planning Commission should then be organized. Don’t forget either, that water and fire hydrants are most important, even out here in the country. The in- surance savings more than justify the installation cost.” For the benefit of the Trucksville members present, President Finney stated that the fire company now included more than 250 members. He added that all equipment and property is fully paid for and with adequate operating funds available. The dinner was prepared by the Trucksville Auxiliary. Funds For Band Ere Now $205 Mrs. Shaver To Carry Drive To Trucksville Mrs. Daniel Shaver presented $205 to Kingston Township School Board at its meeting Tuesday night for use in the purchase of instru- ments for the new school band which will be directed by Mr. Verus Weaver, school music supervisor, Mrs. Shaver conducted a single- handed campaign in Shavertown and collected $111 from interested citizens the day after Mr. Weaver suggested the organization of a The club heard several complaints] (Continued on Page Eight) Overbrook Gun Club Wants Curb On Careless Gun-Toting Youths spokesman said, Overbrook Gun Club will prose- cute the parents of boys under six- teen who violate the rules of good sportsmanship and will prosecute the boys themselves when they are found to be over sixteen years of age. om —~ A special meeting of the club will be held on the last Wednesday night of October to take the matter up more thoroughly and to vote on a change of meeting might that will be more convenient for the large membership. At its last meeting the club dis- tributed ammunition to members but because of the scarcity of shot gun shells will hold no shooting matches this fall. . He stated,
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