4 ERED ms Sb) 0) EMMONS BLAKE About that trailer I bought—Well, set fire to it seems that somebody the interior of a housing trailer in a NSovernicn: housing area in San Diego. Shortly after the well-singed varnish cooled I started nosing around to see if the government would sell the hulk to me. At first it seemed hopeless. I kept writing higher and higher men on the Federal Housing payroll. All this took weeks, and in the meantime we bought a house and I started school. THE POST, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1947 I kept up the work on the trailer | to wonder about dragging the hulk more as a hobby than anything else, | up the coast three hundred and fifty ¢ wading through letters like * . . . ref- erence is made to your letter of 4- 7-47 concerning burned-out trailer No. FSA-14669, of project CAL-48841.6, you might write our office at 155 | West Washington, L.A. 15 and refer | miles. Four days later I received a bill of sale and a sharp notice to get , the thing rolling. = After six months of negotiating, they wanted things { closed up in a hurry. Fortunately, my neighbor, George, them to FPHA Declaration No. 399 1 Was equal to the task of fashioning of 2:14-4 on their form No. WAA- 1001.” 1 did write them and then others. Finallyy I was certified to purchase up to one trailer (certifica- tion No. V-10-F-89565, which was never asked for, presented or men- tioned again.) I wrote once more and relaxed, and a week or so later received a telegram which stated, after all the familiar numbers, that they were holding said trailer seventy-two hours, bring the price, and come to get it. I sent a check and then began STRICTLY BUSINESS by McFeatters Dale MeT2allee “It’s a genuine colonial piece!” By d’Alessiq THESE WOMEN! “They DO keep their floors nice, but think how y mu h better they would look with a scatter rug here and there!” a hitch, locating wheels and tires and all the other myriad of mechanical problems. We checked into the housing pro- ject, loaded with all the letters, bill of sale, and official description ready to sign a ream of receipts. But I signed nothing. They just ‘pointed, and we went to work. Later they sent a sleepy tractor jockey to aid in the job of getting it out of the housing He rested a couple of hours in the shade until we had the wheels on and were ready to roll and then worked for a furious three minutes pulling the trailer out to our car. area. I told you last week of the trip up, and maybe in a few months I can tell what finally happened to the trailer. Right now I sit with a shanghaied cat and survey a battered trailer resting at the lower end of our lot. The first mint established in the United States was located at Phila- delphia, in 1792. The first coin produced was the copper cent. Morton Connelly Reliable Auto Parts New and Used Parts For All Makes Of Cars. @® Accessories @ Phone 7-9363 445 UNION STREET Luzerne Penna. If It's Real Estate WE HAVE IT— WE BUY IT— WE SELL IT— WE RENT IT— WE APPRAISE IT— WE INSURE IT » If you have it and need help, call us. DURELLE T. SCOTT, Jr. 54 Huntsville Road Telephone Dallas 224-R-13 after 6 P.M. Member of the Firm D. T. SCOTT & SONS Ex Libris... Bywittiam Sharp ONLY THING WAS, IT KAS FILLING APIRT—THEY HRD 70 TEHR IT beans ERE 8 THY = 7 EERE Ra dhikd aE \ | PROUDLY, MREMRS. BLANDINGS BOUGHT ~~ A PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COUNTRY HOUSE - 1 = 7 Li a TROUBLES AND COSTS MULTIPLIED — WORST OF ALL, THEY. WERE DENOUNCED FCR VANDALISM o CN ER E05 MR: BLANDINGS =| * BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE" | ERIC HODGIN'S | 3 A BOOK-OF -TH=-MONTH CLUB = SELECTION Established 1908 Pillar To Post (Continued from Page One) NB have been its last. It is a marvelous thing, a lesson in real citizenship, when folks are so sold on a project that the carrying of it to completion means more to | them than individual acclaim, when the accomplishment is the main thing rather than the credit. It would be impossible to list every- body who has contributed to the foundation of the Back Mountain Me- morial Library. There are people who contributed boxes of books, who neither asked for nor wished credit for them. To swell the array of volumes oa the slowly filling shelves was enough sat- isfaction. There is the Book Club, founded by Mrs. Lewis LeGrand of Dallas. This group realized the necessity for a library nearer and more readily ac- cessible than those in Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, There is the Rotary Club, which, under the presidency of Mr. Paul Warriner, present head of the Board of Directors of the Library, entertained the suggestion of the Book Club. There is the Dallas Post, which had already printed in a box at the top of the front page the proposals of a so- called Five-Year Plan for the region, featuring a Public Library. The Library was in the air. When an enterprise is in the air, everybody is willing to help. They call it mob psychology. The Dallas Woman's Club has con- tributed time and effort and a great deal of money to the venture. Individuals, most of them too modest to wish to be mentioned by name, have come across with and money. There is one in partic- ular without whom the library might well have curled up its toes and died. Yes, it is a marvelous thing when folks are willing to sidetrack their own prejudices, give up their own pet peeves, and work together for the common good. It makes you believe in democracy as.a going institution. U.S. Sugar Production In 1930 the production of suger, both ‘cane and beet, in the United States was 1,357,000 short tons. In 1940 the production had in- creased to 2,263,000 short tons. LOYALVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Boothe and daughter from Estella spent the week- end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Boothe. The Official Board of the Loyal ville Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ide of Idetown on | Wednesday night. | Mrs. Esther Davis of Idetown spent | Decoration Day with her sister, Mrs. Henry Wolfe. : Mr. and Mrs. Leroy DeLong of Williamsport spent the weekend with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baer and fam- ily from Dallas have established their new residence at the A. N. Williams home. Miss Marian Wright from this place was married to Guy Siglin of Noxen on Friday night. Community night held at the Loyal ville Church on Monday evening was largely attended. RS STATE POLICE SAY: Avoid soft shoulders. An- other dangerous springtime ac- cident hazard is the soft shoul- ders, or berm, along the im- proved portion. The driver who permits his vehicle to drop off the hard surface onto _ these soft shoulders is very likely to crash before he gets back, especially if he is travel- ing fast. In order to prevent such laccidents, be alert and KEEP THE SPEED DOWN. ideas | | | | NTL 6! “ RY ’ v. IT'S EASY TO GET TO! AUTO PAINTING DON’S AUTO BODY SHOP BODIES AND FENDERS REPAIRED WELDING Protect your investment with insured expert workmanship DON LaBAR, Prop. MILLER AND CARPENTER STREETS, LUZERNE COLOR MATCHING Sales and WASHERS Service REBENNACK & COVERT 265-267 WYOMING AVENUE, KINGSTON LEHMAN Mr, and Mrs. Charles Elston of Dallas spent Sunday with Mrs. Alice Elston. Mrs. Simon Finkelbinder of Ship- pensburg, the former Lee Faylor, was a weekend guest at Oliver Whitesells. Miss Margaret McRoberts of Balti- more, Md. and Mrs. A. B. Simms are spending this week on a motor trip in New England. UNKLE HANK SEZ | TO FIND OUT WHAT 58 KIND O” MAN A FELLER 15, {JEST TAKE HIM ON A: | FEW DAYS CAMPIN' \ TRIP UNIVERSAL FEATURES CO ZG wve vnc To find out about the DEVENS MILLING COMPANY .'. . just pay us a visit. It’s a store built by con- Confidence in our ability to supply the finest, whether you want fidence. Galvanized Pipe, a new milk cooler, or Frigidaire Farm Equipment. Drop by, at your earliest convience. fll {ERR DER ITE & PAINTS - MOTOROIL- TIRES- EQUIPMENT PHONE 200 =~ DALLAS, PA. PAGE SEVEN Alumni Banquet Monroe Township High School an- nual alumni banquet will be held Wednesday, June 18, at 8 p. m., D. S. T., in the dining room of Hotel Prince, Tunkhannock. Any one plan- ning to attend should contact Mrs. Ruth Brace of Alderson, R. D. 1. 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