considerable attention’ from the critics and the general public. “ ridor is a natural for an exhibit, Fa & 2 A ~ FROM_ addition to the studio group, PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. 2 Don't miss the studio exhibit which is being shown at Lazarus’ De- partment Store in Wilkes-Barre, on the third floor in that corridor lead- ing to the cafeteria. long, well lighted, uncluttered, easy of access by elevator. Some of your friends and neigh- . Dies In Sleep bors are showing pictures and they would welcome your support. It takes a lot ui nerve to stack ones own picture up against other pic- |° tures executed by folks who have had more experience, but it is a lot of fun. Maybe the members of the group can paint rings around you, but it still remains fun. Exhibiting the brain-child is also of great value, for the pub- lic is outspoken and it does not pull its punches. If somebody in a pink-flowered babushko doesn’t like a composition, she says so, and ex- plains at great length just what dt is that guides her opinion. The eavesdropping painter then has her choice of considering the source or of sizing up her picture with the eye of a stranger and making up her mind in all honesty whether the criticism is warranted. Mrs. George Keller has several pictures in the show. There is one small composition which shows an exquisite eye for small detail, a Wedgewood vase with all the tiny figures faithfully duplicated. It has a fragile, old fashioned quality which is wholly delightful, and its title, ‘Miniature’, bears out its character. Mrs. Floyd Sanders also breaks into the show with a composition featuring a vase, -but this one is Chinese Red against a dark back- ground, rich and colorful. Glendora Bryant has hung what constitutes almost a one-man show, most of the pictures large, all of them faithfully executed in con- siderable detail. There is one, done recently and with an unusual lack or restraint, which is outstanding. This picture shows dark oak leaves combined with orchid chrysanthe mums. Very pleasing in coloring and composition, it would be an asset to almost any living room, and is large enough for over-the- mantel hanging. Mrs. J. 5 Carr, a fairly recent is showing a view from her window, across the valley to the Kingston Township High School in the back- ground. Mrs. Fred Howell, also a new- comer to the studio as of last year, is astonishing herself and every- body else. It is unfortunate that the still-life she has been working on recently was not finished in time for the exhibit, as it shows not only excellent draughtsman- ship but a feeling for texture that is unusual. Alice is represented in the exhibit by a pair of small flower pictures. The rhododendron composition, in particular, is nicely balanced and lacks fussiness. ing her striking compositions along- side amateur work. Her coloring is sometimes somber, but it always has authority. It is an inspiration ~ to note her complete statement of fact, unmarred by extraneous matter. Very few painters have technical skill enough to dare to ~ eliminate background and allow the composition itself to tell its own story in simple phrases. Mrs. Hicks? Modesty forbids blowing my own horn, but upon being pressed I am willing to ad- mit that I have four pictures in the show, two of them mediocre, one fair, and one not so bad. _ The studio group owes an over- whelming debt of gratitude to Mrs. Alexander Coxe Williams for her never-flagging interest in the work, her willingness to give assistance when pssistance is asked, and her equal “willingness to refrain from comment when a struggling painter prefers to beat her head against a stone wall. Granted Charter A domestic charter has been issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to Gap Theatre, Inc., 293 Slocum Street, Swoyer- ville with a capitalization listing of $15,000. Incorporators include George § Tomko, 293 Slocum Street, Swoyer- ville; John Ivanitch, 93 Railroad Street, Larksville, and Mary Tom- ko, 293 Slocum Street, Swoyer- ville. Gets His Deer Fred Dodson, Kunkle merchant, was one of three hunters who shot his deer at their camp in Glycoming County the first day of deer season. His was a seven point buck. © Sterling Machell Was on Hunting Trip In Pike County The community==was saddened Friday to learn of the quiet pass- ing of Sterling Machell, 76, one of its oldest and most respected cit- izens. Mr, Machell was found dead in bed at Quiwamic Hunting Lodge in Pike County where he had been spending several days on a hunt- ing trip with old friends. Born in Dallas on November 28, 1872, the son of Leonard and El- lanor Machell, ‘he spent his en- tire life on the farm where he was born. For 15 years he served as a borough councilman, holding that position when Dallas got its first paved road. He also served one term on Dallas school board when the present building was erected. He was the oldest director, in years of service, on the Board of First National Bank having been elected to that position in 1910. Since 1923 he had been wice pres- ident of the bank. He was a member of Dallas Methodist Church and was a mem- ber of Dallas Lodge of Odd Fellows for 45 years. Generations of youngsters loved to visit the Machell Farm for he had a way of attracting young people to him, and of understand- ing them. Among the older gener- ation he was a steadfast friend. With him at the hunting camp where he died was his son, Jerry, and David Kunkle who had gone there the night before to hunt with him. During the earlier part of the week he had remained near the cabin so that he would be in condition to keep up with the young blades when they arrived. Nothing would have pleased him more than to have helped the ung Lt He was that iy of man. Beside his wife the former Eva LaBar, he leaves two sons, Leon- ard and Jerry Lee, both at home, and a daughter, Mrs. William Brickel, Factoryville; also two sis- ters, Mrs. Clark Hildebrant, Dal- las, and Mrs. Herbert P. Riley, Lehman, and four grandchildren. Largely attended funeral ser- vices were held Monday afternoon from the family home on Machell Avenue with Rev. Frederick Rein- furt of Dallas Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the family plot in Warden Cemetery. Christmas Lights x SRS (S10) Turned On Tuesday Julia Ashley shouldn't be show- Christmas street lights were turned on in Dallas for the first time on Tuesday night. Shortly thereafter a fuse blew out in the Main Street transformer belonging to Luzerne County Gas and Electric Company and threw a large part of town in darkness. A repair crew replaced the fuse within an hour. The lights extend from Back Mountain Memorial Library to Himmler Theatre and the Com- monwealth Telephone building. The top of a beautiful spruce obtained from Joseph Elicker of Pioneer Avenue has been erected at the Honor Roll and strung with lights. Dispatch with which the lights were erected this year was due in large measure to the direction of Harry Lee Smith, of Smith’s Econ- omy Store, Huntsville Road. Mr. Smith called out the old guard, composed of Jim besecker, Harold Brobst, Dan Robinhold, L. L. Rich- ardson, George Turn, Russell Hon- eywell, Ralph Eipper, “Pop” Covert and William McNiel, Company KESTER THINKS FIELDS IN THE DISTANCE ARE NO LONGER THE GREENEST Buell Kester of Centermoreland Road climbed all the way up North Mountain at the crack of dawn, as to hunt on the opening day of deer season — then came home in the late afternoon and shot an eight point buck in his | THE Darras Post MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Back Mountain Highway Deaths and BOX SCORE Serious accidents since V-J Day Hospitalized Killed Vol. 58, No. 50 ‘The pictures were hung on Monday, and they have already attracted - me = Church League Quintets Ready To Open Season Ten Teams Wil 1 Play on Saturday And Monday Nights Operating under stricter rules than previously, the Church Bas- ketball League is preparing to in- augurate its third seaon. Pending acquisition of local gyms and preparation of a fixed sched- ule; the league will begin opera- tion either this weekend or as is more likely, the weekend of December 18. Dallas Borough and Kingston Township school gyms have been obtained for Saturday nights and the Lehman gym for Monday nights. Dallas Township gym is still under consideration. Present plans call for the use of two gyms a night: three games to ‘| be played at one gym and two at the other. Saturday and Monday nights were voted as the most opportune times for the games. With the Mt. Zion Methodist team replacing Shavertown Meth- odist, the loop will be at full ten team strength. Along with Mt. Zion will be Shavertown Luther- an, St. Therese’s, Huntsville Christ- ian, Dallas Methodist, ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams, Trucksville Methodist, East Dallas Methodist, Kunkle Metho- dit and Lehman Inter-Church. The interest is high at all churches and each is out as a possible win- ner. The league will be governed by Inter-Church Basketball Council, composed of a minister and layman from each church. A new rule, which will be strictly enforced, is that—each man must be a member or attendant of the church on whose team - he plays and may not be playing either collegiate or professional ball. A ‘man who is a member of a church which does not have a team represented in the league may play with another league team. Preliminary plans for the league were drawn by Rev. F. W. Rein- furt, Dallas, who acted as tempor- ary chairman. Bert Owens, Trucks- ville, was elected permanent chair- man and league president at a recent meeting. At the same meet- ing the following offices were filled: Secretary, William Baker, Dallas; Chairman of Schedule Com- mittee, John Roberts, Dallas; Chairman of Roster Committee, By- ron Kitchen, Shavertown. Business Association To Elect New Officers George Turn, W, B. Jeter and Harry Lee Smith were named to a committee to nominate officers to be elected at the January meeting of Dallas Business Association at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Plans for the next meeting were discussed and effort will be made to make a personal contact with all businessmen so that the next meeting will be well attended. At that meeting W. B. Jeter will give a talk on “Credits” and on the progress of the local credit report- ing system. Lawrence Updyke will lead a discussion on ‘Store Hours” and James Besecker will present a plan on “Co-Operative Advertising’. Templin Honored At West Pittston R. J. W. Templin, Superinten- dent of West Pittston Schools, was honored Monday night by West Pittston Kiwanis Club in obser- vance of his twenty-five years as head of the West Pittston School system. A native of Shamokin, Prof. Tem- plin is a graduate of Bucknell uni- versity. He headed the mathemat- ics department at Coughlin High School for two years and then be- came principal of Sunbury High School, leaving that position to head the mathematics department at Lafayette College for two years. own back yard. But that isn’t all!’ His brother-in-law, Paul Mahler got a six pointer—in the same back yard. Next year Buell, an ardent hunter, is going to lie in bed on the first day of the season—and shoot out the window. ~ Twenty-five years ago last Sep- tember, Prof. Templin became supervising principal at West Pitts- ton and three years later superin- tendent of schools. Phillip Harris, was general chair- man of the' program on Monday night and Dr. Eugene Farley was speaker. The following day, Prof. Templin observed his birthday an- niversary. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1948 Samuel Eggleston, Orchardist, Is Ninety Years Old Today Samuel Eggleston, first commer- cial apple orchardist in Wyoming County, is observing his ninetieth birthday anniversary quietly ~at his home in Vernon today,” Mr. Eggleston was active and enjoyed excellent health until last, |.£ February 17, when he “fel*ff6m a porch roof while removing icicles. He had partially recovered when he fell down a flight of cellar stairs but he is now on the mend and although unable to follow the routine of farm chores is still very interested in all farm activity. The son of Rastus and Lucy Rey- nolds Eggleston he still lives on the farm where he was born but which is now operated by his son, Clyde and grandson, Alva. Mr. Eggleston’s father and uncle migrated from Connecticut shortly after the beginning of the nine- teenth century. They carried with them a spade and soil testing out- fit testing the soil in Pennsyl- vania and lower New York state for good farm land. Rastus Eggle- ston settled on the farm at Vernon purchasing the land for $2.50 an acre from the Hollenback family. His brother, however, traveled on to Syracuse, N. Y., ‘where he pur- chased a farm which later became the campus of Syracuse University. In those early days, Mr. Eggle- ston likes to recall; the closest store was at Keelersburg where the family went onee or twice a year to buy molasses and yard goods. The best market for farm produce was then in Easton. Although his father had planted: a few apple trees they were an in- Anderson Elected Board President At the reorganization meeting of Kingston Township School Board on Monday night, Frederick W. Anderson was elected president, Stanley Henning, +#vice! president and William Valentine, solicitor. Mr. Anderson appointed the fol- lowing committees; Administration and Teachers, Stanley Henning, Chairman and all members of the board; Athletics and Band, Peter M. Malkemes, chairman, Stanley Henning and “Stanley Davis; 'Fi- nance, Stanley Davis, chairman, Robert Currie, Frederic Anderson; Sinking Fund, Frederic Anderson, chairman, Stanley Davis, Stanley Henning; Property, Robert Currie, chairman, Peter M. Malkemes, Frederic Anderson. Council President Receives Navy Award Joseph MacVeigh, Center Hill Road, president of Dallas Borough council and vice-president of the Pressed Steel Company of Wilkes- Barre, has received a certificate of merit from the Navy League of the United States for his service in connection with the recent Navy Day celebration in Wyoming Valley. Mr. MacVeigh was awarded the certificate for his ‘patriotic effort in honoring our great American Navy” in a communcation from F. A. Hecht, Washington, president of the Navy League. William Potter Wear, state pres- ident for Pennsylvania in the Navy League, also has forwarded his con- gratulations to Mr. MacVeigh, cidental part of the farm income. Samuel Eggleston believed that apples could be a major farm crop and with that vision backed by determination he planted forty acres with small trees. By 1914 the annual - harvest of 10,000 bushels had developed to a point where a better means of transportation was needed to take the crop to market, so Mr. Eggleston purchased the first 2-ton truck ever sold in Wyoming County. His presses pro- duced between 300 and 400 gallons of cider annually and the quality of his apples found a ready market throughout Northeastern Pennsyl- vania. In those days the popular var- ieties were Baldwin, York Imper- ial, Sutton Beauty, Red Astrakhan, and Northern Spy. Today MacIntosh, Delicious and Red Gravenstein are among the most popular in the Eggleston or- chards. The year Mr. Eggleston bought the truck was also the first year he followed a complete spray sched- ule. Prior to that time there were few fungus diseases and the Codd- ling Moth, or the apple tree worm, was the worst pest. But just as he had seen the possibilities of apples as a com- mercial crop, Mr, Eggleston grasped the necessity of spraying in order to obtain quality. Probably more than any other local man, Samuel Eggleston, through his vision and willingness to accept change, stimulated other men to follow his course and de- velop fine commercial apple or- chards in Wyoming and Luzerne counties. Plan Christmas Party Charles W. Lee, president of Dal- las. Rotary Club, has appointed a committee to arrange the annual Christmas party for children by the Rotarians. It will be held in Dallas Metho- dist Church basement on Saturday, December 18th, at 5:30. Program will incude the story of the birth of the Christ Child, and Christmas Carols. There will be a Santa Claus, a gaily decorated tree and gifts will be distributed. Committee members are: Donald J. Evans, chairman; Dan G. Robin- hold, Rev. Robert Webster, Don Ide, Meade J. McMillen, Daniel R. Richards, David S. Williams, Shel- don Mosier, David Jenkins, and Warren S. Taylor. Refreshments will be served un- der direction of Mrs. Charles W. Lee, president of Women’s Rotary. Assisting will be Mrs. Don Ide, Mrs. Donald J. Evans, Mrs. Daniel R. Richards, Mrs. Dan G. Robinhold, Mrs. Meade J. McMillen, Mrs. Sheldon Mosier, Mrs. David S. Wil- liams, Mrs. Warren S. Taylor and Mrs. David Jenkins. Shoots First Deer Young Ben Jenkins rounded up and shot a four point buck all by himself near his dad’s cabin at Bear Creek Saturday. Though he had done some hunting last year, this was his first kill. Dave who had got his seven pointer on the opening day of the season, was still snoozing when Ben summoned him to help with the gutting and hauling. Harvey's Lake Woman's Club Makes Up Baskets For Needy Harvey's Lake Woman's Ser- vice Club made up baskets for the needy of the community at the Christmas party held in the Rex Restaurant last Thursday evening. The Club contributed ten dollars | to purchase meat for the baskets. Mrs. Dean Kocher is in charge of the project. Mrs. Gilbert Carpenter was named chairman of a committee to select the ten oldest men and wo- men of the community to be re- membered at Christmas. The new glee club had charge of the pro- gram which consisted of carol singing and a holiday play. Santa Claus distributed gifts. Present were Mesdames W. M. Deets, George Taylor, Raymond Garinger, « Carlton Kocher, Henry Dealer, Emil Swanson, Elmer Kerr, Forrest Sorber, Malcolm Nelson, H. E. Payne, Guy Scouten, Walbridge Leinthal, Donald Smith, Harold Elston, Otis Allen, Harvey Kitchen, Elmer Hoover, Elwood Whitesell, Dean Kocher, Jasper Kocher, Clar- ence Oberst, Earl Fittin, James Car- ey, Anna Fitten, Roy Troxell, Clyde Cooper, C. E. Shaver Jr., Harry Allen, Fred Swanson, John Zorzi Jr., Joseph Rauch, Gilbert Car- penter, Melvin Sweeney, Robert Payne, John Stenger 3rd, Richard Williams, David Price, Ben Rood, Harry Allen, David J. Morris, Rey- nold Deater, Albert Armitage, H. R. Garinger, Warren Dennis, Alan Kistler, Gus Condoras, Delmar Wintersteen, Carrie Rood, Ray- mond Grey, Frank Bialowicz, Cal- vin McHose; Lucille Roman, Mar- tha Humphrey, Eleanor Edwards, Edna Miller, Bethia Allen, Shirley Wright, Ada Kocher, June Kistler. 6 CENTS PER COPY Derr's Brother In "Luxury Liner’ Movie Now Showing At Himmler Theatre Richard Derr, brother of W, Rod- man Derr of Center Hill Road, is one of the featured players in “Luxury Liner”, showing at the Himmler theatre tonight and to- | morrow night. He plays the part of a young and successful bus- iness man opposite Frances Gil- ford, George Brent and Jane Pow- ell. Derr has appeared in a number of Broadway successes in recent year including “Joan of Arc”, Last June he joined the Chicago company ‘players in “John Loves Mary”, playing the part of John until the show closed several weeks ago. He is now appearing in tele- vision shows in New York City prior to returning to Hollywood. Becoming interested in the theatre through the Little Theatre in his home town—Norristown, while engaged in the banking bus- tness, Derr studied assiduously with the Hedgerow Theatre until he finally received a part with Walter Hampden in ‘New York. There he was spotted by a scout and given a seven year contract by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Three years in the service as navigator interrupted his stage career, He is unmarried, girls—and expects to spend the Christmas holidays with his brother and sister-in-law in Dallas. Mrs. Jolin Lucy — Dies ens Former Ruth Kintz Buried On Monday Word has been received here of DALLAS | 2 Jin LEHMAN | 1 | 1 KINGSTON TOWNSHIP {5 20 4 JACKSON TOWNSHIP | 2 MONROE TOWNSHIP | 3 1 ROSS TOWNSHIP | 2 LAKE TOWNSHIP | 1 1 1 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | | 2 TOTAL {51 i} #20 Break Ground For New Acme Market Monday Garrahan and Ruckno Purchase Dallas Plot From Ove Essie One of the largest cial | real estate transactions in Dallas Borough in some months was an® nounced yesterday afternoon by Ralph Garrahan who. with George Ruckno is co-owner of Shavertown Builders Supply. Mr. Garrahan said his firm had purchased the triangular plot of land between Church and Lake Streets from the Oliver estate and will erect there immediately a new store building to be leased by Acme Markets. ’ Construction, Mr. Garrahan said, will start on Monday and it is hoped that the building will be ready for occupancy by April 1. The building will be one-story, of concrete block construction with stucco exterior and plastered in- terior. It will be 50 x 150 feet | with an entrance on Church Street and will be of the same design as the new Acme Market which opened yesterday on Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, ” The structure will be built at the far end of the lot along the line bordering the Himmler property. The remaining portion of the lot will be paved to provide parking for patrons. “You can say both for Mr. Ruckno and me, as well as for the American Stores Company” Mr. Garrahan added, ‘that we all have great faith in the Back Mountain region’. Asked whether there was a possibility that his firm might build a building large enough to provide a new post office, Mr. Garrahan said, “that all depends the death last Friday in of Mrsw.John Lucy, 30, Of | bral hemorrhage. Mrs. Lucy was the former Ruth Kintz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kintz, also of Athens. She spent her girthood here where she graduated from Dallas Bor- ough High School, played on the High School Basketball team and was an all around leader winning honors as an Eagle Girl Scout. After graduation from Strouds- burg State Teacher’s College she became a teacher in Athens pub- lic schools. There she met her husband who is personnel manager for the In- gersoll-Rand Company. During the war he was a captain in the Air Corps in the Pacific. Three weeks ago they purchased a new home and nine months ago they adopted an infant son, James. Active as always in community affairs and the Girl Scouts, Mrs. Lucy had not been in ill health; but the day before Thanksgiving she suffered a severe headache and was treated at Robert Packer Hos- pital. She was able to be about except for an occasional headache and her mother had spent the day with her on Friday, leaving about 5:30. At 6 o'clock Mrs. Lucy was dead. Beside her husband, parents .and infant son, she leaves one sister, Gertrude (Mrs. Robert Overdorf) of Indiana. Largely attended funeral ser- vices were held Monday from the home with interment in Tioga Point cemetery, Athens. Grangers Will Hold Joint Meeting Saturday Pamona Grange No. 44 will meet with the Lehman Grange of Meek- er Saturday. The forenoon ses- sion will open at 10:30 with elec- tion of officers. Dinner will be served by Meeker Church. A varied program has been planned for the afternoon session which starts at 1:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Mrs. Charles Pope will be in charge of Christ- mas carol singing in addition to being one of the guest soloists. Russell Ide of Lehman Grange will give the address of welcome and Mrs. Ernest Keller the response. - Mrs. Eugene Marvin will sing a solo and Janet Wright will give a brief talk on her trip to Kansas as delegate to the Future Home Makers of America Convention. Mr. Gardner, master of Colum- bia County, will install the newly am. We'll build the . Government wants cg “purchased by Sha- vertown builders Supply was form- erly the site of Raub’s Hotel which was bought and dismantled by the late James Oliver for use as a used automobile sales lot. The front section of the land, occupied on a long term lease by Atlantic = Refining Company, was not involved in yesterday’s trans- action. Ord Trumbower, manager of Dal- las Acme Market, said he was de- lighted with the announcement. “Now Dallas will have as fine a market as any in the valley,” and he added with a twinkle, “you can tell all of our customers that the coupons they received through the mail this week end for the new Acme Market in Kingston are also redeemable at all Acme Mar- kets in the Back Mountain area. Man Dies While Being Admitted to Hospital Howard . Traver, 52, . of Dallas RD 3, died Tuesday night at 11 as he was being admitted to Gen- eral Hospital. Mr. Traver, who had been ill at his home for some time was taken to the hospital by Dr. Schooley, in the latter's car. He was a former resident of Shavertown, where for many” years he was custodian of SKavertown Hose House. While a resident of Shavertown, he was a me r of Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife; three children, Howard Jr. and Mrs. George Krout, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Gustave Kropa, at home: also the following brothers and sisters, Byron, Wallace, and George Traver and Mrs. Francis Newberry all of Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Fannie Wright, Noxen, and Mrs. Lena De- Reemer, Evans Falls. The funeral will be held Satur- day afternoon at 1 from the fu- neral home, 90 Ferguson Avenue, Shavertown, with further services at 2 in Noxen Methodist Church. Rev. James Hilbert will officiate and interment will be in Orcutt’s Grove Cemetery, Noxen. Championship Movies Moving pictures of the champion baseball and football teams in the Back Mountain area will be shown under the auspices of the Dallas Kiwanis Club in Dallas Borough High School Wednesday evening, January 12 starting at 7:30 p.m. chosen officers, The public is cordially invited. the fire company and St. Paul’s™—