We Lament 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 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, December 11, 1944 WILLIAM J. GAREY, December 12, 1944 PAUL S. KOCHER, December 17, 1944 JOSEPH YANEK, December 22, 1944 JOHN E. REESE, December 26, 1944 Tur Darras Post MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION 8 DALLAS Back Mountain Highway Deaths and BOX SCORE Serious accidents since V-J Day Killed 10 Hospitalized | 2 | SHAVERTOWN 1 TRUCKSVILLE 1 MONROE TOWNSHIP LAKE TOWNSHIP Vol 56, No. 49 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1946 6 CENTS PER COPY | | | ROSS TOWNSHIP | | I TOTAL | | | | I | Edito) 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 DONALD J. MALKEMES, March 16, 1945 ARDEN R. EVANS, March 19, 1945 DANIEL T. MORRIS, April 11, 1945 WILLIAM PHILLIPS, May 4, 1945 DAVID DECKER, May 14, 1945 RICHARD E. JONES, May 27, 1945 BURTON E. BONELL, August 28, 194% 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, 1845 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, MICHAEL W. O’'BOYLE, December 29, 1945 October 26, 1944 October 13, 1945 Editor E. T. Leech of the - ri Howard newspaper, says the public around, fought over, punished and persecuted. been deprived of essential services and goods. inconvenienced by sudden stoppages of vital facilities. “has been kicked It has It has been It has lost wages and profits and savings through disputes in which it had no part and against which it had no safe- guards. “The constitutional guarantees of justice, domestic tranquility and general welfare have been made a mock- ery. Government has surrendered and groveled, trying - to appease reckless men who put themselves above laws and elected officials. “We have had strikes against the public and the gov- ernment, strikes against employers and strikes against rival unions, strikes against contracts, strikes against of- ficial awards, and untold thousands of strikes so obscure and trivial in origin that nobody ever quite knew what they were about . .. “And what can we, the people, do about it? “Something, surely, for under our government all strength lies in the people . “The basic solution to our “troubles is in the national legislature—in a policy of putting public welfare above preferential treatment of any group.” x x FROM. PILLAR TO POST By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. 75 Hotfooting it along the country road with a bag of groceries or a suit- case, or even a redhead riding pick-a-back, is a revelation. Ever since we have been reduced to the pedestrian class by an auto accident, we have had an unparalleled opportunity to size up the travelling public and draw comparisons. Weighted down with fifteen pounds of canned goods and a half peck of potatoes, we are not above hitching a ride. In fact, we have descended in the social scale to a place on the bottom rung of the ladder where we are willing to wiggle a thumb at an approaching car, simulate a sprained ankle, or droop under the weight of the gro- ceries. We are still unable to look plaintive, because it is mot our nature to. A beseeching thumb almost al- ways brings results if the approach- ing car is weatherbeaten and be- yond the age of consent, if it has livestock in the back seat, if it holds a capacity load of humans, or if it carries a bedspring lashed to the roof, with the remainder of the bedstead adorning the radiator. ‘Undér these «conditiong there is always room for one more pas- senger, and the passenger is happy to wedge herself into too small a space and exchange pleasantries about the weather. It’s a long haul from the shopping center of Dallas to the painted rainbarrels and the green pump. The newer and more gleaming the car, the less chance of a pickup. Totally. empty back seats fly past at fifty miles per hour, the driver wholly oblivious. One such car skittered around the S curve a few days ago, showering two pedes- trians with smal] pebbles and con- tinuing on its way without a side glance on the pant of the driver for two perspiring pedestrians strug- gling with heavy suitcases and ob- viously trying to catch a bus. Or- dinarily it wouldn't have made a particle of difference, but this time it did. No accommodating cars with bedsprings atop were on the highway, and the bus pulled out as we panted down the last lap of the hill. Our faith in human nature was shattered, but yesterday it was re- stored. We were plodding along the road toward the little white schoolhouse that marks our half- way point when a car drew up be- hind us and a very pleasant faced woman leaned out her head to in- quire. She said she was going to- ward Beaumont where she and her husband were building a house, but (Continued on page five) Combined choirs of Dallas Meth- odist Church will present their annual Christmas program Sunday evening, December 15 at 7:30 P.M. (under the direction of Mrs. Harold | Rood. ; The program consists of the fol- (lowing: L’Espoir’s, “The New-Born | King” and Dickinson’s ‘The Shep- herd’s Story” by the Senior Choir; Newton-Gore’s “The First Christ- mas Morn” by the Young People’s Choir; Adam’s “A Holy Night” by the Junior Choir; “The Shepherd's Christmas Song,” an Austrian: folk- song by the combined choirs. This number will be accompanied by a flute obligato played by Robert Henderson, music supervisor at | Dallas Borough Schools, with Mrs, Wesley Oliver at the piano. Mr. Henderson will also render a flute solo, “Menuet” from ‘L’Arlesienne”’ by Bizet. Senior Choir members: Mesdames J. C. Fleming, Laverne Race, Rich- ard Robbins, Thomas Robinson, John Roberts, Henry Welch, Earl Brown, Frederick Reinfurt, Robert Garris, Thomas Moore, Ralph Fitch, Raymond Kuhnert James Oliver, Henry Kraybill, Laurence Peirce, Thomas Reese, David Joseph and Ruth Scott and Peggy Brace. Also William Archard, John Roberts, Jack Varuda, Floyd Ide, Raymond Kuhnert, William Baker, Z. E. Gatinger, David Joseph, Frederick Reinfurt. : Young People’s Choir: Barbara Clark, June Colwell, Dianne Llew- ellyn, Nancy Hislop, Nancy Antrim, Jeanne DeRemer, Nancy Kraybill, Naomi Veitch, Anna Mae Shaffer, Virginia Brunges, Barbara Ide, Lois ‘Warriner, Marion Heck, Beryl Col- well, Marjorie Elkins, Clare Grose, Joan Williams, Nancy Carey, Claire Griesing, ‘Billy Waters, Bob Jewell, Dick Peirce, Paul Shaver, David Joseph, Bill Nelson, Dan Hazeltine, L i Jenkins, Mildred Kingston, Jane Owens, Charlyn Reinfurt, Olwen Roberts, Joyce Robins, Carolyn Shaffer, Frances iSiley, Nancy Von Arx, Mary Brown, Joanne Lewin, Russell DeRemer Russell Honeywell, Shepherd Moore, Thomas Peirce, Lee White, Bruce White, Charles James and Ralph Fitch. Helps Boys and Girls The young lady above is the gift of Katie Wilson and Jean and Fur- man Wesley to the boys and girls of Dallas Township Schools, and will do her part in raising funds for the Memorial Fence that is to be erected around the school ath- letic field, She was imported from Germany many years ago, stands twenty- four inches high, has natural hair and eye lashes, and real glass eyes. Her body is bisque jointed and she is dressed in bridal silk and net. Mrs, Wilson’s gift is a generous one which antique doll collectors value at more than $50. Some little girl will be happy to have this doll at Christmas. She is on display this week “at the Reese store in Fernbrook and next week she will be on display in a Dallas store. EXTINGUISH BLAZE Laing Fire Company was called out Monday to extinguish a fire caused by hot ashes in the Reynolds home, x | Combined Choirs Of Dallas Church [* To Present Christmas Program %> Two Killed In Accident Near Tunkhannock Severn Traver And Mrs. Holden Newell Die When Cars Crash Severn Traver, 60, prominent Noxen dairyman and Mrg, Holden Newell, 40, : killed Monday morning at when Mrs. crashed also of NosSi "were 8:30 Newell's: car slid and into the Traver machine on the icy highway just this side of McCreary’s concrete block plant on the Dallas-Tunkhannock high- Mauro Forte, Tunk- hannock detail, State Police, said Mrs, Newell, manager of the Laz- arus Electric Store, had .negotiated a short curve on the highway and had difficulty straightening her car out on the ice-glazed road. After riding the shoulder of the road for several yards her car skidded across the highway, narrowly mis- sed a vehicle driven by George Ross of Tunkhannock, and was struck broadside by Traver’s car. Impact of the collision threw both cars against a stone wall sev- eral fi the edge of the high- way. ewell was thrown clear wreckage. She died enrou sbitt Memorial Hos- pital. Traver was pinned in his machine. Investigators said the accident caused him instant death. Mr. Traver was returning home after driving his daughter Jean to way. Pvt. Tunkhannock, where she is em- WwW ave a a memper :0: Noxen Methodist Church and a resident of . Noxen [Township for many years. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Margaret Patton; a son Paul, daughters Jean and Myrtle, all of Noxen; four brothers, Jacob and Daniel of Ruggles, Frank and Peter of Evang Falls; four sis- ters, Mrs. Frank Turner and Mrs. Edward Nelson of Noxen, Mrs. | Charles Patton, Noxen RD 1 and ‘| Mrs, Calvin Dymond of South Gib- son. Funeral will be held at 2 this afternoon from the home. = Rev. David Morgan, WNoxen Methodist Church, and Rev. Harry Rundell, Noxen Tabernacle, will officiate, Pallbearers will be Kenneth Tra- ver, Robert Traver, Wallace Traver, Warren Montross, Durwin Patton and Elwood Patton. [Flower car- riers are Mary Elizabeth Bowers, Carol Harding, Doris Turner, Mary. Jane Munkatchy, Alice Rundell and Louise Wyant. Interment will be in’ Orcutt’s Grove [Cemetery at Noxen. Mrs. Newell was a member of Noxen Methodist Church and WSCS. “Surviving are her husband Holden and these children: Holden Jr., Betty, Kenneth, Warren, Har- old, Beverly and Lelon, all of Nox- en; her mother, Mrs, Stella Kitchen of Rummerfield; brothers, Lawrence of Buffalo, Alfred of Rummerfield, Richard and William of Waverly, New York. Largely attended funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 with services at 2:30 at Noxen Methodist Church, Rev. David Morgan officiating. Interment was in Orcutt's Grove Cemetery at Noxen. Pallbearers were Albert Jones, | Albert Keiper, Bruce Sutliff, Win- fred Reed, Ellsworth Fields. and Herbert Galey. Flower = carriers were Ethel Hettes, Hazel Sutliff, Alice Schenk, Barbara Mullen, Vern Jean Case, Lois Swingle and Betty Swingle. Mrs. Walter Kitchen Is Hostess to Bible Class Mrs. Walter Kitchen entertained members of the Ruth Bible Class of Idetown at a covered dish lunch- eon last Thursday. Present were: Mrs. Frank Wright, Mrs. Zibe Nevel, Mrs, Frank Pohola, Mrs, E, R. Par- rish, Mrs. A. A. Neeley, Mrs, James Rogers and the hostess. Next meeting will be a Christmas party I at the home of Mrs. E. R. Parrish. BY Extra! Exira! Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks is the happy grandma of two lovely babies born in the last two weeks: Patrick Martin Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hicks of New York City first saw the light of day at Nesbitt Hospital Tuesday, December 3. Warren is former editor of the Dallas Post. Mrs. Hicks was Mary Martin of Kingston. Bar- bara Reynolds Hicks was born to Captain and Mrs. Tom Hicks at Milwaukee, November 20. All of which makes Grand- ma mighty proud—and deter- mined to practice up ‘on pick- a-back technique! Deer Kill Is Reported Heavy Many Animals Shot Early On First Day Deer kill this yeaf is re heavy with many persons who went out the first day spending only a few hours in the woods before bagging their bucks. Choice deer are being brought down, as proved by reports of eight and ten point bucks weighing up to 185 pounds. While the regular spots, such as North Mountain and Sugar Hollow, are providing their share of the kill, the deer are ide-centralized, with some hunters finding them on the fringes of small towns and on farmland. Steve Skopic, Lehman Heights, bagged a nice buck in light woods behind his home Monday. Harold Major, of the same area, reports seeing a large buck wandering around his gas station in mid- morning opening day, Chief Fred Swanson of Harvey's Lake reports consistent bad luck. In a hunting party with Fred Dod- Emo Swanson and Billy mas opening day, all Fred saw e two large black bear. Out bear earlier this year, Fred saw ‘three nice bucks in one day. In- cidentally, Emo brought a four- pointer off Red Rock that after- noon, ‘while Fred Dodson went on to bigger things Tuesday when he killed a buck of the eight point variety. Brothers George and Charlie Bray, of Loyalville and Bunker Hill respectively, got theirs in the haven of wildlife, Sugar Hollow, on Tues- day. : Among those in the Sweet Valley area who were successful during the first two days were, William Farver, William Smith and William Doberstine. Each got a deer in the vicinity of North Mountain. Richard Gregory, 16, Kingston Township Sophomore, son of Mr, and Mrs, William Gregory, shot = 170-pound ten-point buck on Mon- day at Forkston. Others in his party who got deer on Tuesday were: Robert S. Gregory, Trucks- ville, six-point buck; Ephraim Rob- erts, Luzerne eight-point buck, and Robert L. Gregory, Kingston, eight-point buck. Richard Disque, Dallas funeral director, shot a beautiful big buck on the first day near Dinstels, William Compton of Dallas Water Company got an eight-point buck at Cully. Tn his party were his son and Eddie Husted, Dallas Town- ship supervisor. On Saturday David Jenkins, Daniel Robinhold, James Besecker, L. L. Richardson and Daniel Rich- ards will hunt at Bear Creek. Each expects to return with a deer.’ Alford Jackson and his uncle Frank Jackson of Harvey's Lake each shot bucks before 10:30 A.M. on. Monday at World's End where they had gone in company with William Roberts of Plymouth to spend several days at Mr. Jackson's cabin, Sycamore Lodge. Alford’s animal had four points and weighed 120 pounds while Frank's was a ten-pointer and weighed 130 pounds. They said they saw ten bucks taken out of that area be- fore noon on the first day. They were in the woods only an hour when they made their own kills. Hunting on North Mountain, Tex —E | Wilson killed his first deer, an eight-point buck weighing 175 pounds. Others in his party who got deer were Jack Edwards, Sha- vertown, an eight-pointer weighing 175 pounds and James Moore of Forty Fort, an eight-pointer weigh- ing 165 pounds. Ted Wilson, Mike Koskik, Bernard Bolack and Frank Edwards were the others in the party. Pacific ‘Our Sea’ CHAIRMAN of a House Naval Af- fairs subcommittee currently tour- ing the Pacific Ocean war areas, Rep. E. V. Izac (D) of California told reporters in Tokyo that the Pacific “is definitely our ocean,” He went on to say that the U.S. must have “unilateral control” of the is- lands which served the wartime military machine. (International) Vets Nomniate 1947 Officers "Also Form Glee Club And Basket Ball Team Officers for the coming year were nominated at a largely attended meeting of Kingston Township Vet- erans’ Association on Tuesday night, George Turn was nominated for president; Russell DeRemer for secretary and Henry Kann for treasurer. Three were nominated for vice president. They are Wil- liam Guyette, William Johnson and Teddy Roche. There were eleven nominations for the Board of Directors. Seven are to be elected. The first three receiving ‘the ‘highest vote will serve for two years and the other four for one year. Nominees are: Fred Williams ,Sr., Bert Stitzer, Richard Rees, Hugh Ridall, Gus Adler, Walter Schuler, Matt Sloyan, Albert Clifford, John Richards, Frank Billings and Walter Wool- bert. Ted Poad presided at the meet- ing which was attended by seventy members. A : Plans were discussed for the for- mation of a Veterans’ Glee Club to be directed by Al Clifford. Evan Evans was named manager of the newly formed Veterans’ Bas- ketball team. The team will prac- tice at Kingston Township High School gymnasium, which will be the home court, on Sunday after- noons. The team will make ap- plication to join the proposed Coun- ty Veterans’ Basketball League just as soon as that organization is formed. Matt Sloyan and Henry Kann were named to head the committee for the New Year’s Eve party which will be held at the Home, * Dallas Rotary Women Dine at Country Club Women of Dallag Rotary enjoyed a dinner at Irem Country Club last Thursday and welcomed Mrs, Wil- liam Valentine as a mew member. Table decorations in charge of Mrs, Harry Ohlman, were pompons and American flags. Present were: Mrs. Robert Bodycomb, Mrs. Oswald Griffiths, Mrs. Harry Ohlman, Mrs. Paul Warriner, Mrs, James Beseck- er, Mrs. James Huston, Mrs. Harold Payne, Mrs. George Metz, Mrs. James Lacy, Mrs. ‘A N. Garinger, Mrs. Ralph Hallock, Mrs. Warren Yeisley, Mrs, David Jenkins, Mrs. Harold Titman, Mrs, William Valen- tine, Mrs. Byron Creasy, Mrs. Charles W. Lee, Mrs. Floyd Cham- berlain, Mrs, D. IS. Williams and Mrs. F. Budd Schooley. Woman's Club Dance Dallas Woman’s Club will hold its annual holiday dance at Irem Country Club Saturday evening, December 7. Miss Mildred Devens is chairman of the affair. Proceeds will be given to the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Carverton Rod and Gun Club Has Active Conservation Program Carverton Rod” and Gun Club, a newly on Say ud on Sporttsman’s organization, has re- cently received its Charter as a non-profit corporation, interested in the advancement of better hunt- ing through restocking and con- servation of game; protection of farm = property owners through mutual understanding and agree- ment and the sponsorship of com- petitive trap shooting matches, Charter Members are: Dana Sick- ler, Frederic W, Anderson, Richard Prynn, John Dana, Harold Dixon, James Sands, Howard Edwards, Harry Owens, Glendon Prynn, Clyde Faatz, John A. Wagg, Jr., J. VanTuyle, Leo Sickler, and Miles Shales. Organized in July, the Club in four months has grown to a mem- bership of 140 and has attained a reputation as a mecessary commun- ity institution. The Club has posted “in excess of 6,000 acres of farm land in the Carverton area. Reports from farm owners are enthusiastic in their praise of the organization. Several species of game known to be scarce have been protected through the current hunting season by the Club. which* has declared a closed sea- son on such game in the areas con- trolled. Competitive trap shooting match- es have been held at the Club's shooting range located west of Memorial Shrine in Carverton. The latest held Sunday November 24th, was attended by a large crowd in- cluding some of the outstanding trap shooters of the region. Prizes ranged from sporting equipment to turkeys, tires and electric clocks. Despite the extreme chilliness of the day, the enthusiasts remained at the range all afternoon. The last match was staged in semi-dark- ness. Club meetings are the second ‘Friday of each month at 8 P.M. at. Carverton Grange Hall. At a special meeting held Friday even- ing November 22nd a committee was appointed to make arrange- ments to purchase a building for club use and a large order was placed with a Kansas, Mo., firm for cottontail rabbits for restocking purposes. The Club also contemplates re- stocking the tract with pheasants and other scarce game, and also the destruction of predatory anim- als such as fox and weasels, Officers are: president, Dana Sickler,; vice president, Glendon Prynn; secretary, John Dana; direc- tors, John A, Wagg, Jr., Richard Prynn and Howard Edwards. Lake Seniors To Give Play Apple Blossom Time Is Senior Vehicle Seniors of Laketon High School, under the direction of Miss Mar- garet M. Dunn, will present “Apple Blossom Time” by Eugene G, Hafer on Thursday evening, December 12 at 8:00 P.M. “Apple Blossom Time” is a play with one mission—to entertain. The plot revolves about Bob Mat- thews, portrayed by Robert Lutin- ski whose first experience in a small town is a violent encounter with an eighteen-year-old “impu- dent whirlwind of a girl,” Betty Ann Stewart, played by Lorraine Nicholas. (She arouses his ire to the boiling point and then laughs at his threats. Imagine his dismay when he learns that this is the girl over whom he is to act as guardian and who, he thought, was only ten years old. The constable played by Ber-- nard Rogers who courts the cook portrayed by Helen Harding and an old maid, Annabelle Spriggins, played by Rebecca McColotion furnish their share of laughs, Others in the cast are Eleanor Steltz, Joyce Hoover, Alberta iGen- sel, Clinton Ide, Rita Nicholas, Luther Kocher and Bernard Gray. Christmas Party Silver Leaf Club of Kunkle Meth- odist Church will hold its ‘Christ- mas party at Hotel Pring Tuesday, December 17. Buses will leave : Isaacs store at 6:15. Reservations should be made with Mrs. Helen Landon before December 15.
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