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By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
Do you like +o read whodunits?
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Western stories ?
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MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
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Do you have a smothered yen for
Have you had the feeling that a library is crammed
with gems of classic literature, highbrow treatises on the voodoo tribes
in Africa, books on psychology, and reference volumes beginning and
ending with the Encyclopedia Brittanica ?
It occurs to me that a great many
people ‘in the community have no
idea of the resources of the Back
Mountain Library, your library, the
library which prayerfully adds up
its withdrawals each month and
turns a handspring when the num-
ber of books in circulation tops
last month’s quota, the library
which welcomes all new applicants
for cards with enthusiasm and the
hope that the card holder will be-
come a steady customer. ;
Obsessed with the popular notion
about libraries, and somewhat sen-
sitive about a personal predilec-
tion for mystery stories, I got the
surprise of my life when I found
a new Patricia Wentworth who-
dunit, starring that worthy ex-
governess Miss Silver, brazenly
displayed on the Book Club book-
shelf in close harmony with
“Cheaper by the Dozen” and “John
Goffe’s Mill”. After the May Book
Club meeting I sneaked Miss Silver
to the desk sheltering her from
the gaze of Earnest Literary People
who were milling about with trays
in their hands, weighing the merits
of coffee against tea, and water-
cress sandwiches against peanut
butter and jelly, and asked in a
consipatorial = undertone to have
it stamped for me. Miss Lathrop
stamped the book, and added in
a conversational tone that if I
liked mystery stories there were
hundreds out in the back room.
By that time the members of the
Bobk Club were hep to my idiosyn-
crasies, so I said lead me to it, and
Miss Lathrop led. !
There is a firmly rooted feeling
that anybody who admits to a
mania for reading’ herself to bed
at night with a whodunit is lacking
in appreciation of the finer things
of life, but there is a great and
growing audience for mystery
stories, and the way 1 feel about
it is that what is good enough for
the King of England is good en-
ough for me, or almost. There
is no reason why a well construc-
ted mystery story should not have
as many earmarks of literary ex-
cellence as any other kind of a
story as well as providing a de-
lightful escape from the humdrum.
How would you classify ‘Our
aleFErisnd’ «writes | Dy
Charles Dickens, if not 2
story ?
The mystery department in the
Back Mountain Library is an eye-
opener. Every mystery writer you
ever heard about from A. to Z.
is represented, along with dozens
of writers who are as much of a
mystery as their productions. There
are enough whodunits to put you
to sleep for the next twenty-five
years if you start on the top shelf
of the first section and devour each
shelf in order until you come out
at the bottom of the last section.
The Library also admits to a
superior collection of Western
Stories, featuring ninety-nine and
forty-four one hundredths per cent
pure heroines, heroes who offer
their all in the cause of justice
but miraculously escape, bandits
who leer through the pages so con-
vincingly that when they dangle
from the end of a rope on the last
page, or bite the dust in a welter
of gore in front of the Last Chance
saloon, you can close the book
with a happy feeling that justice
has been done.
A well balanced library caters
to everybody in a community carry-
ing on its shelves books to suit
almost every taste, on the well
known theory that if you catch a
reader young, ply him with books
and allow him to sample as he
goes, his horizon will broaden and
his taste improve.
Breaks Arm In Fall
Joyce Ann Sweppenheiser, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A.
Sweppenheiser, had the misfor-
tune to fall and fracture her arm
in two places. Her arm was X-
rayed and treated at Nesbitt Hos-
pital by Dr. Perkins.
| Stars Of Broadway
At Pocono Playhouse
Pocono Playhouse at Mountain-
home, Pa., will present famous
Broadway and Hollywood stars in
its summer schedule,
The Playhouse seats five hund-
red, is air conditioned and com-
pletely insulated and is one of the
most modern summer theatres to
be found anywhere.
Starting the week of June 27,
the production will be Noel Cow-
ard’s “Blyth Spirit” featuring Fran-
ces Greet,
The following week, July 4, Kay
Francis will star in “Let Us Be
Gay’, to be followed by Eva La
Gallienne in “The Corn Is Green’.
This week’s attraction is Sylvia
Sydney in “The Two Mrs. Carrolls”‘
The Playhouse is reached by
turning left at Pocono Haven on
Route 90.
Junior Choir Makes
Debut At St. Paul's
Luther League Choir of St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Shavertown made
its debut at Sunday morning ser-
vices. Organized and directed by
Mrs. Paul Winter the beauty of the
young peoples’ voices was made
evident in their initial offering “All
Thy Works Shall Praise Thee”, an
anthem in two parts by I. H. Mer-
edith.
With only three rehearsals, the
choir gave an excellent presenta-
tion. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Paul Winter. Members are:
Peggy Malkemes, Gail Woolbert,
Barbara Malkemes, Dorothy Winter,
Elizabeth Dierolf, Barbara Frank-
lin, Fred Malkemes Jr., James Ow-
ens and Billy Winter,
To Entertain At Party
MRS, TOD EBERLE
Mrs. Tod Eberle, of Philadel-
phia, who “has entertained aud-
iences for years with her stories,
will be featured at the coming
Garden Party to be given by the
King’s Daughters’ Class of the Sha-
vertown Methodist Church on June
30th at 2 P.M. at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, C. K. Dewees, II, Shrine
View. Miss Mary Jackson, talented
young soprano of Wilkes-Barre, will
complete this unusual program by
singing a group of Negro spirituals.
The general chairmen are Mrs.
Charles A. Eberle, Jr. and Mrs.
Robert Clark.
Bus transportation, arranged by
Mrs. Lemuel Troster, will be pro-
vided by Mr. Howard Woolbert.
The bus will stop at the following
places: Trucksville Fire Hall, 1 P.
M.; Martin's Gas Station, Trucks-
ville, 1:05; Ike Brace's Gas Sta-
tion, Center St., Shavertown, 1:10;
Shavertown Methodist Church, 1:15
Lake St., acros the tracks, Dallas,
1:25 P.M,
In case of rain the Garden Party
will be held at the Shavertown
Methodist Church.
Lucille Van Tuyle To Wed
James Crisman Hutchison
The marriage of Miss Norma
Lucille VanTuyle, daughter of Mrs.
Charles VanTuyle of Harding and
James Crisman Hutchison, son of
County Farm Agent and Mrs. J.
D. Hutchison of Orchard and Oak
Street, Trucksville, will take place
tomorrow, afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the Wyoming Methodist Church.
Rev. Robert Wood of Carverton
will perform the double ring cere-
mony. Mrs. Allan Albrecht will be
organist and Mrs. Marjorie Seiple
soloist.
The bride will be given in marri-
age by her brother, Leon. Mrs.
William Dietrich of Reading will
be matron of honor. Miss Noreen
Van Tuyle, niece of the bride-elect,
will be junior bridesmaid. Miss
Mary Grace Ambler of Abington,
Miss Pearlla Stevenson of Chester
and Miss Jane Dymond of West
Pittston will be bridesmaids.
William Davis of Huntingdon
will be best man. Ushers will in-
clude John Coleman of West Pitts-
ton and Ronal Crisman of Ken-
more, cousins of the prospective
bridegroom, and George Dymond
of Orange, cousin of the bride-
elect.
Following the ceremony, a re-
ception will be held on the Van
Tuyle lawn at Harding.
Miss VanTuyle is a graduate of
West Pittston High School and
Penn State College. She has been
teaching in Abington.
son was graduated from Kingston
High School and Penn State Col-
lege. He is a sophomore at Jeffer-
son Medical School.
The couple will reside in Abing-
ton.
Mr. Hutchi-
Vol. 59, No. 23
Opens Office Here
HENRY G. GALLAGHER, M. D.
Dr. Henry G. Gallagher, recently
of the United States Army, will
open his offices for the practice of
medicine at 33 Lake street, Dallas,
about the first of July.
Dr. Gallagher is a native of
Wilkes-Barre, He is a graduate of
Coughlin High School, Bucknell
Junior College and the University
of Scranton and took his medical
work at Jefferson Medical College
in Philadelphia. He served his in-
terneship at Misericordia Hospital
in West Philadelphia and for the
past two years has been with the
Army stationed at Fort Dix. He was
discharged on June 16.
Mrs. Gallagher, the former Eileen
Kane, daughter of Atty. and Mrs.
Phillip Kane of Wilkes-Barre, and
their three children, Phillip, Mollie
and Michael have been living here
since last August awaiting the doc-
tor’s return from military service.
Kenneth Rices, Hosts
At Hayride And Picnic
Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Rice en-
tertained at a picnic supper and
hayride at their home at Orchard
Farm on Sunday. Present were
Mrs. A Eg ton, Rob-
g : Mrs. Sam
3, Dr. and
and Mollie,
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Michael and Philip, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Maxwell and Robert, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Eck, Marilyn, Jackie,
Dorothy and Beverly, Mr. and Mrs,
Jack Barnes, Jackie and Ann, Nan-
cy Deibert, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Smith, Sandy and Pete, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Dixon, Marian, Gail,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dettmore,
Billie, Mr. and Mrs, Ord Trum-
bower, Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Case, Bonnie, Charles McKeel,
Linda and Rita Ruth, Robert Rice,
and the host and hostess.
Women To Handle
Ruction Booths
Food and refreshment booths at
the Library Auction will be more
attractive, larger and provided with
a great variety of refreshments and
beverages than in previous years
according to Mrs. Joseph Schmerer
who has charge of that phase of the
Auction,
Mrs. Schmerer said that her com-
mittee is making contacts every
day and receiving a generous re-
sponse throughout the community.
Because the Auction will be held
on two successive days the com-
mittee is larger than in previous
years. Those who will be in charge
of the booths will work in shifts so
that all will have an opportunity
to take part in the bidding before
the auctioneer’s block.
Members of the committee are:
Mrs. Milford Shaver, chairman;
Mrs. Daniel Robinhold, co-chair-
man; Mrs. John Yaple will have
charge of ice cream and dairy pro-
ducts and Mrs. Robert Van Horn
will have charge of soft drinks and
beverages.
Assisting them are: Mesdames
Daniel Richards, L. L, Richardson,
Walter Elston, Raymond Elston,
Ralph Dixon, Thomas Landon, A.
J. Pruett, Joe Jewell, Ruth Sprout,
Gerald Dettmore, R. M. Bodycomb,
James Besecker, David Jenkins, A.
N. Garinger, James Huston, Harold
Payne, Edwin J. Lowe, Granville
Sowden, Don Clark, Wilson Maury,
John Roberts, Thomas Varker,
Clyde Cooper, Gus Condaras, Rob-
ert Milne, Thomas Robinson, Peter
G. Rekus, Doris Carpenter, Grace
Perrinod, Gertrude Wilson, Mar-
garet Hutchinson, Della Thompson,
Arlene Evans, Peg Maza, Helen Wil-
liams, Althea Grose, Mildred Dev-
ens.
Vacation Bible Schools
A number of children have at-
tended Daily Vacation Bible School
this summer. Trucksville Methodist
Church had a total of 106 regis-
tered. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
reported 48 attending. Shavertown
Methodist Church had an atten-
dance of 104 and Dallas Methodist
Church 75 boys and girls.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1949
Hayfield Clydesdales In Parade
Rudolph Ikeler proudly puts Betty and Nigger through their paces.
The way they step it is clear that they are just as proud to pose
for Photographer Hudson.
Five teams of powerful Clydesdales are here lined up in front of
their barn at lunchtime. Though
they are famous as show horses,
they do their stint in the fields daily.
Colts bred at Hayfield have captured trophies at the biggest shows
in the United States and Canada.
PHOTOS BY HUDSON
Mrs. Hicks Sees Clydesdales
Groomed for Lehman Horse Show
Elwood Hudson, Post photogra-
pher, knows all about brood mares
now, since he spent a solid hour
persuading three of them to pose
under a tree at Hayfield Farm last
Tuesday, the rarest and hottest
day in June. When first inter-
viewed, the mares were in a coma,
their heads drooped comfortably
over each other's necks, blinking
sleepily in the shade, completely
motionless and giving every indi-
cation of spending the afternoon
drowsing from one happy day-
dream into another.
This, decided Mr. Hudson, was a
natural, so he eased himself
through the fence, large camera
and flash-bulb in hand, and ap-
proached the trio on tiptoes. This
was when the girls broke it up,
advancing in close formation upon
the camera and nuzzling at the
flash-bulb, with Mr. Hudson beat-
ing an orderly retreat toward the
fence. He made a circuit and came
up on the Ladies’ Aid from the
other direction. The mares revolved
as on pivots ,their eyes fixed in a
hypnotic trance upon the flash
bulb. Back and forth went Mr.
Hudson, followed by plodding hoofs.
A Clydesdale hoof has a lot of
authority behind it, anywhere from
seventeen hundred to two thous-
and pounds. Mr. Hudson side-
stepped, looked through the finder,
sidestepped again, mopped his
brow, looked through the finder,
sidestepped, and etc. and ete. Alex
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Back Mountain Lumber To Open
One of Region's Finest Buildings
Thursday, June 30th, marks the opening of the new store build-
ing of the rapidly expanding Back Mountain Lumber and Coal Co.,
Shavertown, one of the most modern establishments ever projected
for the area.
The huge store building, in conjunction with the mill
working shop, the tremendous storage shed for lumber, and the coal
pockets, offer for the residents of
the Back Mountain region a one-
stop service fully equipped to sat-
isfy every hardware need.
A personally conducted tour of
the premises, with Mr. Willard
Hoover, the superintendent, as
guide, resulted in a sheaf of notes
that covered everything from the
beehive of activity in the main
store where carpenters are work-
ing against time to get all fixtures
installed before the deadline, along-
side men assembling and arranging
stock, to the dim vastness of the
lumber shed and the more leisure-
ly pace of the mill-work shop.
The new store building is plan-
ned ingeniously to make the best
use of the slope of the ground be- |
tween the main highway and the
highway in the rear. The main
entrance leads from the highway
to the main floor with one shallow
step, the offices in the rear of the
building, several steps below the
main floor are accessible at ground
level from the parking lot, the
basement has a ground-floor en-
trance from the side, connecting
with the main floor by shallow
ramps.
The main floor, the second floor
and the offices, are all panelled in
knotty pine, finished in the natural
color, with heavy oak flooring on
main and second floor, impregnated
with three coats of a compound
that will withstand heavy usage
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Outdoor Movie
Opens June 29th
Has Largest Tower
In Pennsylvania
Dallas Outdoor Theatre, one of
the most sightly open air theatres
in Pennsylvania, will open next
Wednesday night.
Located on the former Van Horn
property opposite Dallas Township
High School, the theatre is owned
by L. E. Groff of Warren, Ohio. Mr.
Groff selected the site after study-
ing Pennsylvania maps. While tour.
Ing route 309 came upon the pre-
sent location, and was so impressed
with it that he immediately decided
to establish a theatre here.
He established the first outdoor
theatre in Ohio near Warren in
1929 and still owns three out-
door theatres in Ohio.
Construction involving vast
amounts of grading was started on
April 15. The theatre has one of
the highest towers in the State,
64 feet, and weighs 39 tons. Screen
is of plate steel there being no
wood in the structure,
The opening presentation will be
Abbott and Costello in “The Noose
Hangs High” Shows will start at
dusk in all weather.
Graduates From State
Philip Cease, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Cease, Trucksville received
his diploma from Penn State Col-
lege of Agriculture this month.
Philip is a graduate of Kingston
Township High School and served
with the U. S. Army.
His father was shop instructor at
Kingston Township High School for
28 years, and his brother, Warren,
graduated recently from the local
high school. Another brother, Rich-
ard was the first boy from this
area to make the supreme sacrifice
for his country.
Communion Date
The date of Holy Communion in
Dallas Methodist Church has been
advanced ane week, to Sunday,
June 26 to avoid the conflict with
thé fourth of July weekend. All
Christians, regardless of Church
affiliations are invited to take part.
To Train At Hahnemann
Jacqueline Mahoney and Flor-
ence Tondora have left for Hahne-
mann Hospital at Scranton after
a preclinical period of fifteen weeks
at Mansfield State Teachers’ College,
Jacqueline is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mahoney, De-
munds road, Fernbrook. Florence
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Tondora, also of Fernbrook.
Both are graduates of Dallas Town-
ship High School.
To Teach in Germany
Charles W. Dewitt, of Towanda,
assistant superintendent of Brad-
ford County Schools, and brother
of Herbert and Harry Dewitt, Mt.
Greenwood Road, Trucksville, has
been granted a leave of absence in
order to superintend American
schools in Germany. His head-
quarters will be at Frankfurt.
Mr. Dewitt was a lieutenant
commander in the U.S. Navy dur-
ing World War 2. He served nearly
four years.
Kiwanis Banquet
Dallas Kiwanis Women’s Club
will hold a Mother and Daughter
Banquet at Irem Temple Country
Club Wednesday evening, June 29
at 6:30. Committee in charge of
affair is comprised of Mrs. David
Joseph, Mrs.’ Clyde Cooper, Mrs.
Charles Smith and Mrs. Sherman
Harter.
Miss Alberta Jean Race, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Race of
Demunds became the bride of John
Rosser Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Alexander Cook of East Dallas Sat-
urday, May 28 in Centermoreland
Church. Rev. Arthur Andrews per-
formed the double ring ceremony.
Oliver Schallenberger, church
organist, played the wedding march.
Miss Barbara Race, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and Mrs.
Carl Smith, another sister, and Miss
Edith Phillips, bridesmaids. Rosser
Cook, brother of the bridegroom
was best man, and Harry Martin
Jr. and Carl Smith, brothers-in-
law, ushers. .
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a cap sleeved
gown of sheer marquisette and
lace with matching lace gauntlets.
Her finger-tip weil of Illusion was
arranged on a cluster of orange
blossoms. She carried a bouquet
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BOX SCORE
Bach Mountain Highway Deaths and
Serious accidents since VJ Day
Hospitalised Killed
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Ready for Show
LEWIS IDE
Lewis Ide, president of Lehman
Volunteer Fire Company, has an-
nounced that entries are about
complete for the big Fourth of
July parade that will open Leh-
man’s Fifth Annual Horse Show.
Among the entries are five fire
companies, a dozen antique auto-
mobiles, floats, five teams of
Clydesdale horses, Sardinian don-
keys, humorous entries and live-
stock. Lehman High School Band
will head the parade which starts
at 9 o'clock.
Mr. Ide said bleachers loaned by
neighbouring schools will be erected
on the show grounds this week-
end. One hundred box seats, con-
taining six chair seats, will be
erected on the eastern side of the
ring, They may be obtained from
Edward Oncay, ticket chairman, or
any member of the committee or
at Lehman High School and The
Dallas Post where the diagram will
be on display.
Entries for the thirteen events
in the Horse Show have been com-
ing in rapidly this week. A large
number will be local horsemen who
have never taken part before in a
show.
“People who come to Lehman
on the Fourth”, Mr. Ide said,” can
be sure of a royal welcome and a
safe and sane holiday. They will
find everything provided for their
comfort, One of the big features
will be a roast beef dinner served
by the Auxiliary from 11 to 1 in
the high school auditorium. There
will be a band concert on the
lawn during the dinner,
Richard John Williams
To Be 71 Years Old
June 29, Richard John Williams,
Goeringer Avenue, Shavertown will
celebrate his 71st birthday anniver-
sary. Mr. Williams, who was quite
ill recently is at present able to be
about again. He resides with his
daughter, Mrs. Granville Sowden.
Born in Carnarvonshire, Wales,
in 1878, he married Catherine Wil-
liams, who passed away in 1936.
He formerly resided in Wilkes-
Barre, but moved to Granville, N.Y.
in 1925, where he was engaged in
the slate business.
He has five children: Mrs. Stuart
David, Endicott, N.Y., Mrs. Gran-
ville Sowden, Shavertown; Mrs. Ow-
en Thomas, Parsons; John Williams,
Forty-Fort and Mrs. Donald Lloyd,
Washington, D.C. Also five grand-
children.
Mr. Williams has made many
friends in the community since he
came here three years ago and
many wishes are extended to him
for a very pleasant anniversary.
Appointed Notary
HARRISBURG—(PNS)—The ap-
pointment of Howard Isaacs, of
Kingston Township, as a Notary
Public has been announced by the
Governor’s Office.
Miss Alberta Jean Race Is
Bride Of John Rosser Cook
of whitef r nd sweet peas.
Maid of honor wore cap sleeve
gown of blue marquisette with
matching gauntlets and carried a
Colonial bouquet of pink rosebuds.
Bridesmaids selected gowns iden-
tical to that of the maid of honor,
Mrs. Smith a yellow and Mrs. Phil-
lips, pink. Both carried yellow
roses. All wore headdresses fash-
ioned of ribbon and net.
Mrs. Race, mother of the bride
chose navy silk dress with navy
accessories and Mrs. Cook, mother
of the bridegroom, navy and white
print. Both wore corsages of pink
roses.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception for members of the fam-
ilies was held at the home of the
bride.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Cook are grad-
uates of Dallas Township High
School.
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