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By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
Tue Darras Post
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION of
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“What do you expect it to do, light up like a pinball machine?” That
was Barbara, replying witheringly to an expressed hope that the huge
toad would run out his sticky tongue and wrap up an insect in it while
still near enough to be observed.
The clod of earth had detached itself from the day-lily border and
was dragging itself across the ter-*
race, belly-down to the cool con-
crete. No hopping, just that
leisurely advance, one leg after an-
other. He parked himself in front
of the screen door where a dim
light from the kitchen might be
expected to attract mosquitoes,
squatted on his warty haunches,
and settled down to his nightly
vigil. ,A young moon was going
down over Chestnut Ridge, the
evening star pricked the sky. A
cool night breeze was beginning to
blow, the mist drifted in wisps
across the meadow.
Peaceful and truly rural, the
whole set-up, and then that jarring
note about the pinball machine.
It grew darker and darker, the
toad barely visible from a dis-
tance of five feet. It also grew
chillier, and the mosquitoes which
the toad should have been attend-
ing to in the way of business were
attacking our ankles. We rose
creakingly to our feet, abandoning
our project of watching a toad at
work, and fixing our minds upon
the lighting of the reading lamp
in the living room and the reading
of the newest whodunit from the
library.
The toad lit up like ‘a pinball
machine.
The flash of that lethal tongue
had been too swift for human eye
to note, but there was the firefly
going down and down, signalling
frantically as he followed the swal-
low. Toads have thin skins over
their throats, and the faint green
light showed up the inner struc-
ture like an X-Ray.
Gruesome, that's what. Some-
body should write a whodunit with
a firefly for the victim and a toad
for the villain,
New Lighting
Rids Traffic
Dallas Among First
To Promote Safety
The first community , in the
country to use mercurypnedn NE
ing at its dangerous street inter-
sections, Dallas Borough on Wed-
nesday night turned on its new
street lighting at Main, Lake,
Church and Huntsville Road inter-
sections.
The three powerful lights in-
stalled by Luzerne County Gas &
Electric Corp. removed dangerous
shadows and lit up the intersec-
tions with a day light brilliance
that will go a long way toward
promoting highway safety. Borough
officials were present to witness the
effect, and expressed their complete
satisfaction with the installation.
The lamps will remain the prop-
erty of the Luzerne County Gas
and Electric Corp., who will ser-
vice and maintain them. Monthly
rental for each lamp is $7 as com-
pared with the old lamps at $3
each.
From the safety aspect, Borough
officials said, the new lights are
worth a dozen times the rental
costs of the older outmoded lamps.
Scores Attend
Services For
Warren Yeisley
Dallas Man Was
Court Stenographer
Thirty-Five Years
With a multitude of friends and
associates gathered to pay final
tribute, Warren J. Yeisley, Over-
brook avenue, was laid to rest on
Monday afternoon. Present were
judges, attorneys and many Lu-
zerne County Court officials. Rev.
Howard Harrison officiated with
Rev, Frederick Moock, Jr, assisting.
Bearers, all members of Fourth Dis-
trict Odd Fellows, were Henry Sy-
mons, L. V. Andreas, Atlee Kocher
Nelson Shaver, Cletus Sweezey and
Elwood McCarty. Interment was in
Warden Cemetery, Dallas.
Ill for seven months, Mr. Yeisley
had submitted to two operations
within that time, but his condition
gradually became worse and he
passed away at his home on Thurs-
day afternoon. A friendly man and
conscientious worker, who per-
formed every task well, he was ex-
tremely popular. He had resided in
this area for 19 years.
Deeply interested in his home
and family, he was a kind and lov-
ing father. His hobbies were hunt-
ing and fishing. To the organiza-
tions with which he was affiliated,
he gave much time and effort.
He was past president of Dallas
Rotary Club; district deputy grand
master of the Fourth District of
A
Luzerne County IOOF and a mem-
ber of Patriarch Militant, Wilkes-
Barre Unit 12. He was a member
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Lehman Show
To Have Big
Hunter Class
Horse Parade Starts
At Nine With Show
Opening at Ten
There will be plenty of action at
Lehman on July 4.
It will start with the big antique
automobile and horse parade at
9 to be followed at 10 with the
opening events of the Horse Show.
There will be a concert by Lehman
High School Band at noon. A roast
beef dinner will be served in the
school auditorium from 11:15 un-
til 1. Final events of the Horse
Show will be continued in the af-
ternoon but may be completed un-
der floodlights because of the num-
ber of entries.
The hunter class will be the larg-
est ever seen at Lehman, three
times as many horses being entered
as in previous years. Among them
will be hunters from the Center-
moreland stables of Mrs. John Ke-
hoe whose entries have taken top
places in Boston, New York, and
other nationally known shows.
Other horses are entered from
Carbondale, Berwick, Bloomsburg,
Tunkhannock, Avoca and Towanda
as well as from Luzerne County
stables.
All classes are well filled with
the exception of the class for Ten-
nessee Walking Horses. Although
there are dozens of walking horses
in the Back Mountain area, Show
Chairman Ed Hartman has said
that the class may be discontin-
ued next year because of the great-
er interest of hunter owners who
would like to have more events
on the program for their horses.
Only a last minute entry of walk-
ing horses this year will prevent
a change in next year's program.
Two men who have had a close
associat» with Lehman Horse
Shdws wiil' he (presént™ Hor this
year's eventy’ They are H. Austin
Snyder of Sayre who was chairman
of the . first show and Howard
Hendricks “ef Millersburg who was
chairman of last year’s show. J.
Raymond Chamberlain of Norris-
town who judged the show two
years ago, will judge Monday's
show.
For the past week members of
the Fire Company have been work-
ing nightly erecting new stabling
facilities, ring, jumps and bleach-
ers.
One hundred box seats were
placed on sale two weeks ago. The
diagram is still open and may be
seen at Lehman High School or at
the Dallas Post. There are six chair
seats to a box and the cost is $10.
Bleacher seats will be 25c. Gen-
eral admission is 50c.
Water Hearing
Set For July 6
Shavertown Homes
Bre Without Water
Robert Currie and John Henn-
inger of Druid Hills who filed a
formal complaint against Dallas-
Shavertown Water Company early
in May have been informed by
the Public Utility Commission that
a hearing will be held Wednes-
day, July 6 at 10 AM in the court-
house in Wilkes-Barre.
Residents who have suffered from
a frequent lack of water will have
an opportunity to air their com-
plaints. Any one interested or
wishing to attend the hearing may
do so.
Vacation Church School
Closes With Picnic
The closing. session of the Dallas
Methodist Church School was
held on the church lawn on Friday
morning. Refreshments were served
to approximately 100 students and
faculty.
The school which had been held
during the past two weeks was
under the leadership of Mrs, Ed-
ward Stair. Others participating
were: Beginner's Department; Mrs.
Warren Brown, assited by Mrs. Stu-
art Williams and Mrs. Jack Laucks.
Primary Department; Mrs. Edward
Stair, assited by Barbara Clark,
Elizabeth McQuilken, and Anne
Peterson. Junior Department; F. W.
Reinfurt, assisted by Mrs. F. W.
Reinfurt, Naomi Veitch and Lois
Wood.
Holy Communion
Rev. Howard Harrison will ad-
minister Holy Communion at the
regular Church service on Sun-
day morning at 11:00 A. M. at
Shavertown Methodist Church.
Vol. 59, No. 26
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1949
Architect's Drawing Of New Episcopal Church
Generous financial support has
been offered by the Diocese of
Bethlehem to Prince of Peace Par-
ish so that it can start construc-
Father Grogan
Honored Guest
St. Therese’s Priest
Goes to Williamsport
Rev. Father Bernard Grogan, for-
merly of St. Therese’s Church,
Shavertown was guest of honor
Tuesday evening at a farewell party
held in the church auditorium at-
tended by 450 parishoners and
friends. Rev. Grogan who has been
transferred to the Church of An-
nunciation, Williamsport, was a
leader in community affairs and
will be greatly missed. He received
a substantial purse as a token of
appreciation for his services. Rev.
Grogan was a member of the local
parish for four and one-half years.
Honored guests were Rew. J. J.
O'Leary, Rev. Thomas Corcoran,
North Carolina; Rev. John Walsh,
College Misericordia; Rev. Joseph
McGowan, Rev. John O'Neill, Rev.
Joseph Padden and Rev. Robert
Webster. Stephen Tkach was toast-
master. Children of the parish, who
entertained with vocal, dancing,
and instrumental numbers’ were
Thomas Stash, Nancy and Theresa
O'Neill, Joan Pesavento, Cather-
ine Seiber, Carol Hilgerty, Claudia
An Laux, Ann Marie Dunham, and
Joy and Patsy Keller. Group sing-
ing was led by Mrs. Robert Laux.
John Steele played several zither
selections and Jacob Anderes and
daughter Marie entertained with a
Bavarian dance.
The affair was sponsored by all
societies of the church with Mrs.
Frank McGarry as chairman assis-
ted by Herman Seiber and John
Baur,
The date was july second, 1778;
just one hundred and seventy one
years ago. The place was the Wy-
oming Valley with its several small
settlements of men and women
predominantly from Connecticut.
On that day a drunken Indian
staggered through the settlements
them by British forces and 400
to 700 Indians, the greater part
Senecas. Colonel John Butler was
in command. In his troops were
his “Tory Rangers”, a detachment
of Sir John Johnson's “Royal
Green”. The Indians, numbered
from four to seven hundred de-
pending on the authority one con-
sults.
On this morning of July second
the force reached Fort Wintermoot
at the head of the valley.
Down river a few miles, men,
in Fort Forty which we now call
Forty Fort. This so-called fort was
only a stockade made of logs four-
teen or fifteen feet long. Timbers
set in the earth and offering but
little protection from an overwhel-
ming enemy. It stood about one
mile down stream from the old
meeting house which was not there
on this momentous day. The loca-
tion of the fort is now identified by
a stone marker on the left side of
the river road.
Within the walls were men, wo-
men and children facing a slaugh-
ter whose character they knew
only too well. All the able bodied
men and boys were serving with
the colonial forces.
This meant that any force the
settlers could muster would be of
old men and young boys with but
few hopelessly inadequate arms.
Consultation followed consultation.
babbling about a coming attack on:
women and children were herded |
tion of its new church at once. It
is expected that construction will
be completed before the end of the
year. The church will be built on
a plot of land near the Broody
property on lower Main street, Dal-
las.
Diocese Approves Construction
Of New Prince of Peace Church
Rev. Willam R. Williams, rector of Prince of Peace Episcopal
Church, told members of the church vestry Wednesday night that
the new church will be erected this fall on the parish property located
at the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and the old main highway. The
lot is 200 feet by 180 feet, and offers much room for any contem-
plated additions to the parish build-
ing program.
There is also adequate automo-
bile parking space.
Rev. Williams said that the Dio-
cese of Bethlehem, through Bishop
Frank W. Sterrett, has contributed
generously to the building fund and
has offered its spiritual support.
Trustees of the Diocese are im-
pressed with the enthusiastic sup-
port given the building fund, and
have encouraged this enthusiasm
with a substantial financial gift.
Edmund G. Hildebrand, junior
warden of the church, is the ar-
chitect. From plans and specifica-
tions furnished by Mr, Hildebrand,
a booklet, embodying a history of
the Prince of Peace Church and a
prospectus of plans, aims and ob-
jectives will be prepared, and will
be given to all Episcopalians in the
Back Mountain Region.
Realization that the church build-
ing will be ready for occupancy
before the end of the year brings
much happiness and personal satis-
faction to the members, particularly
those who have worked for many
years to establish the Prince of
Peace Parish in the Back Moun-
tain area.
Organization of the parish, and a
building fund program, was inaug-
urated in the early 1930’s but with
the advent of the depression the
hope of the membership for a new
church had to be abandoned.
The comittee appointed by Rev.
Mr. Williams will comprise Donald
By
ANNE DORRANCE
The question was to stay in the
stockade and take the punishment
or to go out, meet the enemy and
fight with all they had.
They went, they fought and took
what came in their stride.
This decision was reached on the
morning of July 3rd: to march out
and give battle, since to delay
would only mean a larger invasion
force.
Colonel Zebulon Butler took com-
mand, He headed the American
right wing, aided by Major Garrett.
The left wing was comanded by
Colonel Denison. His aid was Lt.
Colonel George Dorrance.
They planned to engage the en-
emy toward evening. Then the sun
would be in the enemies’ eyes, not
in theirs. .
Thus Butler and Dorrance sup-
ported by Captain Hewitt with forty
or fifty so called “regulars”—they
only had what we would call “boot
training”, which was an advantage
over none. The combined forces
numbered about four hundred.
They left Fort Forty, marched
westward to the Great Road—
“Great” because it was laid out
one hundred feet wide. We have
demeaned it, cheapened it by re-
naming it Wyoming Avenue. They
turned right and marched to the
place where Abraham's Creek
crossed the Great Road. There sit-
ting with their backs to the sun
they rested and quite naturally
carried on their consultations.
When the time had come to
march, they went on up the Great
Road and met the invaders in
Troy as Wyoming was then called.
A marker along the roadside some-
| other side to this defeat.
J. Evans, chairman; Theodore Raub,
Elwood C. Hudson, Paul Goddard,
Charles W. Lee, and the rector.
Officers and members of the
church vestry are: Fred H. Renard,
honorary senior warden; Charles
W. Lee, senior warden; Edmund G.
Hildebrand, junior warden; Alfred
S. James, secretary, Donald C.
Clark, treasurer; Sheldon T, Evans,
Fred C. Schmitt, Elwood C. Hudson,
Thomas Andrew and Donald J.
Evans.
Officers of the Ladies Auxiliary
are: Mrs. Stanley Frederick; presi-
dent; Mrs. Donald C. Clark, vice-
president; Mrs, Paul R. Daily, sec-
retary; Mrs. Sheldon T. Evans,
treasurer; Mrs. Donald J. Evans,
publicity, and Mrs. Ann Raub, cor-
responding secretary.
Evelyn Keller Gives
First Piano Recital
Miss Evelyn Keller, talented
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren
Keller of Idetown, was presented
in a delightful piano recital by
her teacher, Mrs, Lillian Oliver in
the Charles 'N Mary Music Store
in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday evening.
Among her selections were com-
positions by Mozart, Beethoven,
Mendelssohn, Debussy and Lecuona.
Though Evelyn has been study-
ing piano for several years, this
was her first individual recital.
Battle and Massacre At Wyoming
- One Hundred Seventy Years Ago
what above the Wyoming Monu-
ment indicates the line of battle.
There British strength plus In-
dian treachery faced American de-
termination, The battle began. It
was courageously fought but there
could be only one answer—defeat.
The odds were heaped high against
the colonists.
Darkness came, the fighting rest-
ed. In the morning massacre was
added to fighting, During the flight
of the pitifully few survivors the
Indians took full measure of re-
venge.
On July fourth Colonel Dorrance
saw one of his men falter. He
called to him “Stand up to your
work, sir!’ Instantly an Indian
tomahawked Dorrance.
Hopelessly outnumbered, decim-
ated by Indian atrocities the battle
was physically lost. There was an-
The
cruelty of the unequal strengths
and the use of savage allies were
stamped deep in the minds of other
peoples. This battle was largely
responsible for the intervention of
the French nation, on the side of
the colonists.
The articles of surrender were
signed in Fort Forty. In the. group
around the table stood George Dor-
rance’s wife and his fourteen year
old son, Benjamin. An Indian stood
nearby wearing Lt. Colonel Dor-
rance’s uniform. Benjamin recog-
nized it, knew his father was dead,
his mother a widow.
Later Benjamin Dorrance des-'
cribed the Indian: “his nostrils dis-
tended and his burning eyes flashed
like basilisk’s glanced quickly to
the right and the left with true In-
dian jealousy and circumspection
lest some treachery or ambuscade
might await them in the fort.”
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‘Egg Packing
‘Plant Opens =
Station Established
At Dixon's Market
William E. Hodgson of Blooms-
burg who has been in the butter
and egg busines for the past twelve
years, has opened an egg packing
station in the basement of Dix-
on’s Market.
Mr. Hodgson operates other sta-
tions at Meshoppen and Richfield
and packs under the name of Rich-
field Farms.
“We expect to deliver to the
consumer through the retail store,
the finest Pennsylvania eggs money
can buy,” Mr. Hodgson said.
Asked why he selected Dallas as
a location for his packing plant,
Mr. Hodgson said, “Because I like
the community and because the
refrigeration plant and the base-
ment of Mr. Dixon’s store are ideal
for egg storage. We will candle and
carton eggs here and will probably
employ a force of from eight to
ten persons.”
Richfield Farms will buy eggs
locally and throughout Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania. Marketing is
mainly in New York and Philadel-
phia
Clara Grose is in charge of the
local station,
Fireworks At
Noxan On 4th
Parade And Baseball
Games Are Scheduled
Noxen will hold an all-day cele-
bration, July 4. Veteran's of For-
eign Wars Post No. 6824 will pro-
vide a program beginning at 10
and continuing until dark, when
fireworks will climax the cele-
bration.
George Hackling, post comman-
der, has announced that the holi-
day parade will form at Noxen
Methodist Church, continue through
the town around the tannery and
return to the baseball diamond.
Many floats are expected with prizes
awarded for the three best. In
charge of the parade are Gilbert
Boston, George VanCampen, Clif-
ford Casterline and George Smith.
Participating will be Spanish Amer-
ican War Veterans, Veterans of
World War I and II, Gold Star
Mothers and business concerns.
Ruggles Band will play.
The baseball game will be played
in the afternoon. In the evening
women of both town churches will
have a softball contest. In charge
of ball games are Arthur Blizzard
and Leland Case.
Following the ball game there
will be bingo. Pony rides will be
available for the kiddies with
Frank Wright in charge. Ladies of
Methodist and Lutheran Churches
will have refreshment booths where
sandwiches, pastries, soft drinks
and confections will be sold.
A mammoth fireworks display
will begin at dark, under the direc-
tion of Howard Shook, Dave Dend-
ler and George Hackling, Donation
committee for fireworks was com-
prised of Arthur Blizzard, William
Siglin and Robert Hackling. Serv-
ing on the bingo committee are
Vane Race, Corey Traver, Gene
Traver, Edward Smith, Elvin
Beahm, Raymond Keiper and Wil-
liam Hackling. In charge of ad-
vertising are Warren Beahm, David
Brobst, Delbert Blizzard,
Marine Corps
Promotes Szela
K-T Coach Made
First Lieutenant
Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps
announced Monday the promotion
of Thaddeus A. Szela, Dallas RFD
1 to first lieutenant in the Marine
Reserve.
Lieutenant Szela attended Dallas
Township High School and State
Teachers’ College, East Strouds-
burg, where he was prominent in
athletics.
Entering the Marine Corps in
1942 as a private he was commis-
sioned a second lieutenant in 1946.
During World War II he served
nine months overseas at Pearl Har-
bor. :
Lieutenant Szela is a holder of
various theater ribbons and will
get a degree in physical education
in August this year. He is coach
of baseball, basketball, and football
| at Kingston Township High School.
Bantams Win
John Fowler of Orange won two
firsts and one: second with his
Bantams at the Americar Poultry
Convention Show held al Hones-
dale on Supaday.
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DALLAS
GSTOX
80X SCORE
Back Mountain Highway Deaths and
Serious accidents since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
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New Building
Replaces Camp
Burned At Noxen
Children’s Service
Center To Occupy
| Quarters This Month
A modern new summer camp for
the Children’s Service Center is
rising out of the ashes where the
former camp at Noxen was des-
| troyed by fire two years ago. :
The new main lodge ,though
smaller than the former building,
will be complete in every detail
and more attractive in design. It
will have kitchen, recreation and
dining areas and sleeping quarters
and will provide accommodations
for twenty-four children. The struc-
ture will be fire resistant with
brown rustic siding. The kitchen
will be completely fire proof and
of concrete block construction so
that it can be used for storage
purposes when the camp is closed
during the winters.
Designed by Robert Eyerman, the
camp is being constructed by Ed-.
ward Eyerman. With the exception
of landscaping, it is expected that
work will be completed this‘ week.
The camp was established on the
road between Noxen and Stull
more than thirty years ago| on
land given by the Stull family. {For
many years more than 100 cHild:
ren from broken homes spent their
summers there, For the past eleven
years, however, the camp has been
uesd for the treatment of émo-
tional and behavior difficulties in-
stead of as an orphanage. Five
supervisors will be on duty,
The Children’s Service Center
under the direction of Dr. J. Frank-
lin Robinson of Trucksville ! has
become ‘something of a model for
this type of service during the
past nine: years. Other centers
throughout the country have been
patterned after what is being done
here. More than 225 consultations
have been sought during the past
five years by other groups doing
similar work throughout the coun-
try, -inelpling almost every sec-
tion of the United States, and most
of the Provinces of Canada. Eng-
land, Norway, Finland, India and
the Argentine have sent represen-
tatives to Wilkes-Barre to study
the program. During the latter
years of the war when scientific
communication was limited, the
local center sent information abroad
through the Office of War Informa-
tion.
Early this month Dr. Robinson
was called to his home city, Tor-
onto, Canada, to lecture and hold
conferences at the meetings of the
National Committee for Mental Hy-
giene of the Canadian Govern-
ment, held at the University of
Toronto, his alma mater. There the
Child Phsychiatric program for the
City of Toronto was reviewed.
The Wilkes-Barre Center is the
only center developed during the
war and is one of twelve
major training centers in the Uni-
ted States, all others being in large
cities and connected with big Uni-
versities. It has a professional staff
of twelve and four psychiatrists.
Such a center, in Wilkes-Barre, is
made possible by the generous
benefacations and endowment from
the Martha Bennett Estate.
Odd Fellows
Sponsor Game
Funds Will Go To
Sunbury Orphanage
Oneida Lodge I.0.O.F. will spon-
sor a baseball game between Wilkes
Barre Indians and Williamsport at
Artillery Park on Monday night,
August 29, for the benefit of the
I.O.O.F. Orphanage at Sunbury.
All Odd Fellows’ Lodges in Luz-
erne County have been invited to
be represented with delegations
and all sports fans in the Back
Mountain Region are invited to
join with the Odd Fellows to make
it a banner night for the Indians.
Members of the committee are
Cletus Sweezy, Earl H. Monk, Rob-
ert Brown and Elwood McCarty.
The Odd Fellows will receive twen-
ty-five cents on every admission
over 2,000 which is the average
attendance at the park.
This sum will be turned over to
the account of the thirty-two
1.0.0.F. Lodges in Luzerne County
to help swell their contribution to
the Orphanage. All subordinate
Lodges throughout the State are
presently engaged in a campaign
'to raise money to completely reno-
vate and modernize the Orphanage
which over the years has achieved
an enviable reputation for turn-
ing out first class citiznes.
Quota for the county is $6,618,
and for Dallas Lodge is $318.50.