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You Know Me
Al Himself
“Al, we have no water,” cried
my wife, “And I can’t wash the
dishes. I've never had this happen
before, it’s just terrible.”
It was around six o'clock ‘last
Thursday night and a terrific elec-
tric storm had just swept over
Harvey's Lake, so we surmised
that something or other had blown
out, shutting our power off. Sure
enough when we tried to turn on
a light, our guess was correct. We
didn't worry any, as we knew that
that the Lew Zimmerman-Elly
Davis crew was probably out try-
mg to locate the trouble. So we
left our wailing life companion
and started out to solicit advertise-
ments for the Alderson Methodist
Church Flower Show program.
We stopped at two or three
neighbors to listen to their tales
of woe about no lights or power,
so it was dark when we visited
our first prospect.
“This is a heck of a time to
talk about Flower Show or ads.”
said our first customer, “Do you
realize that I have thirty-one here
trying to eat in candle light, and
my ice, cream is melting, and I
have no water, and the drinks
are getting warm, and—"
“Now, wait a minute,” we re-
plied, “Do YOU realize that this
Flower Show is being held next
Thursday, August 25 and we have
to get this program completed for
the printer, and besides what have
you got to kick about my wife has
no water to wash her dishes.”
“Your wife has no what?” he
shouted.
“No water,” we replied.
“That's what I thought you
said,” he screamed, “Get out of
here before—"
As we went out the door he
threw five bucks at us for a half
page ad.
The next place we. stopped at
\
was the Rex.
Gus Condoros was frying some
bacon in a* sizzling pan.
A waitress ordered a Manhattan
cocktail.
“I have no time to make a Man-
hattan,” choked Gus, ‘I'm doing
this, I'm doing that, has any one
telephoned to the light company?
Here, I've been two hours with-
out light or power. Has—"
Then he looked up at us.
“Listen,” he cried, “What do
you know about this condition?
I think this is awful, I—"
“Now, Gus,” we said calmly,
“Quiet yourself. I know you have
thirty-one guests eating by candle
light, your ice cream is melting,
your soft drinks are getting warm,
but we have something more im-
portant than that to talk to you
about. Let's find a nice candle
somewhere and sit down so we
can talk about this Flower Show
program, and besides, our wife has
no water to wash her. dishes.”
We left with another five spot.
When we visited Sam and Mrs.
Slomowitz at Sandy Beach we
woe, we burst right out with the
sad news that our wife had no
water to wash her dishes and the
kind faces of Sam and Mrs. Sam
puckered up in sympathy.
“We won't be able to show any
movies tonight,” said Sam, “And
our soft} drink and ice cream bus-
iness is next to nothing, but that’s
tough about your wife having no
water to wash her dishes, wait till
I write you out a check for $5.00
for an ad in that program that
you have under your arm.
So, we went home.
The lights were on, the water
was running, and the dishes were
done. ;
But we never want to put in
another night like that one,
Wilson Reunion
The reunion of the Wilson fam-
ily will be held Sunday at Ted
Wilson’s Grove at Demunds,
There are those in Kings-.
ton who remember high
bicycles. It does not seem so
long ago since bicycles were J
ringing just behind you on
the sidewalk, or “scorching” §
at ten miles an hour along §
the cinder paths. |
The bicycle was the first
step in an industry that is a
part of today's life.
When you buy, finance
your car on the Kingston °
National Bank Plan and see
how much you will save.
“% KINGSTON
NATIONAL BANK
AT KINGSTON CORNERS
GOUNDED 1898
Member F.D.I.C.
Lehman Band To Play
At Silkworth Carnival
Lehman High School Band will
play at the Lake Silkworth Water
Carnival on Sunday afternoon.
Bernard Gerrity, director will be
at the High School music room
next Monday at 1:30 p. m, to start
a b-day weekly schedule of in-
struction until “school starts, for
those who wish to join the band
in September.
The floor of the chapel of Duke
University in : North Carolina is
made of flagstone from Wyoming
County.—PNS.
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THE POST, FRI
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DAY, AUGUST 19,
1949
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YOUR HEALTH
Medical men are cautious about
announcing new discoveries until
after they have stood the test of
time.
Mpyanesin is a case in point.
Here is a drug that has proved
of inestimable aid to mentally ill
patients.
It relaxes ‘the nervous patient
and offers him normal sleep.
Myanesin alleviates anxiety
within an hour after administra-
tion.
Patients with anxious states find
that shortly after taking the drug,
“think things
More remarkable than these
benefits is the action of the drug,
myanesin, in relieving symptoms
of psychoneurosis.
In one patient, the drug gave
results comparable to four electric
shock treatments.
According to report, a breathing
disturbance often noted after elec-
tric shock treatment and which
has been blamed for damage to
the brain, is eliminated in using
the myanesin treatment.
Other patients suffering from
hypomania, which is characterized
by elation, hyperirritability and
overtalkativeness, became calm
immediately after taking the drug.
One extremely overactive pati-
ent who had not been helped by
all other types of medication, be-
came quiet directly after myanesin
treatment.
Sedative action is notable in pa-
tients with schizophrenia, the
“split personality” mental illness,
after myanesin has been admin-
istered. .
Eight * patients suffering from
acute alcoholism have been bene-
fited greatly by mayanesin.
Wonderful as the drug appears,
medical men await further tests.
DO YOU KNOW?
The tuberculosis death rate
among clored males is almost two
and a half times the rate for white
males, and among females the cor-
responding ratio is more than four
to one. |
Drys Have Full
Slate In Monroe
The Prohibition Party has en-
tered a full slate of candidates in
Monroe Township.
y They are: Albert J, Crispell and
Clarence J. Shupp for school direc-
tor, two are to be elected; Samuel
B. Traver for Supervisor; John M.
Crispell for Tax Collector and Basil
A, Hayner for Assessor.
Since they have no opposition
for nomination all will appear on
the ballot in the general election
on November 8. ‘
Leaders of the party have asked
those who wish to vote for their
candidates in the Primary election
to do so by writing the name of
each candidate in the space pro-
vided under the office for which
they seek election on either the
Republican or Democratic ballot.
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Associate Editor
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advertising rates
word.
B. A. Class To Celebrate
Anniversary At Dinner
Members of the B. A. Class of
Huntsville’ Methodist Church will
celebrate their twenty-ninth anni-
versary with a dinner and get-to-
gether "at the Church tomorrow
evening, Saturday, starting at 7
o'clock.
Officers of the Class are: Helen
Balliett, president; ' Clara Eckert,
vice president Alverna Carey, sec-
retary; Jane Wagner, treasurer.
Members of the dinner commit-
tee are: Mr. and Mrs. Granville
Carey, Mr. and Mrs, Paul Eckert,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lamoreaux,
Mr. and Mrs. French Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Newcomb.
those Mother Goose stories and to li
that wonderful, wonderful baby.
This will be possible only if you
use the wool and needles specified.
Any change in either of these will
effect the size of the gauge . . .
another factor which affects size
is whether you knit tightly or
loosely.
It's a good idea to test yourself
by knitting a small piece 4 inches
square in the stitch used in the
body of the garment with the yarn
and needles specified. When you
have finished the swatch, measure
off 2 inches crosswise and length-
wise and mark with pins. By
using a two-inch measure you al-
low for variations. If one inch
| measures fewer stitches than speci-
fied you need a smaller needle.
‘If it has more stitches you need
| RX RE 3 1
Needlecraft News
CC by Nan
If you're going to be a mother soon, now is the time to read up on all
axter
sten to tips from mother and mother-
in-law on how to bring up a family. Of course, while you're listening
to these helpful tid-bits you'll be whisking up a complete wardrobe for
Nothing is too
good for him (or
her), so pick up
your knitting
needles and . start
right in creating a
wardrobe that any
new arrival would
be proud to possess.
Gauge is very im-
portant when knit-
ting any article of
clothing. Whenever
you look at direc-
tions for a knitted
garment you will
find a line like this:
GAUGE: 7 stitches
make one inch; 9
rows make one
inch, This means
that if your gar-
ment is to turn out
the same size as
the directions call
for, 7 stitches .in
your knitting should
make one inch
across, and 9 rows
should make one
inch up and down.
a larger needle.
With the approach of cooler
weather any new arrival will need
woolen sweaters, sacques and bon-
nets. The set shown here con-
sists of four pieces that are in-
dispensable in a baby’ wardrobe.
All pieces are knitted in stockin-
ette and moss stitch with embroid-
ered trim. Bows of satin ribbon
add the final dainty touch. Direc-
tions for this set are given for in-
fant size’ 1. If you would like to
receive a copy of this leaflet, called
Baby Sacque, Cap, Mittens,
Bootees, just send a stamped, self-
addressed envelope to the Needle-
work Department of this paper,
and ask for Leaflet No. 5326.
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‘Barre.
|SEFETY VALVE
“Vets” Disgusted
My dear Mr. Risley:
I am a constant reader of your
editorials and am so glad you
voiced an opinion on the govern-
ment schools. Even the “vets”
are disgusted. More power to your
good articles.
Very sincerely,
E C. C.
R. D. 2, Dallas, Pa.
August 16, 1949
From Scranton
Dear Editor:
On Friday, I saw a facetious ad-
vertisement taken from your pub-
lication of August 5, 1949 on a
“Snake Charmer” School.
I am a member of one of the
boards of licensure and have been
fighting for regulatory action both
by law and regulation for some
time and that ad is one of the
best pieces I have seen yet. Some
of my co-workers were able to
use it in tightening regulations to
a certain’ extent, but I would like
to obtain, if possible, a matter of
ten or twelve issues of your pub-
lication for placement at proper
points.
I feel that that ad properly
placed can accomplish more than
hours of reasoning with certain
of our governmental officials.
Sincerely yours,
S. B. Seeley
Scranton-Lackawanna
College
Scranton, Pa.
August 15, 1949
Approves Ad
Dear Editor:
bali one of the best things
I have seen so far to call the at-
tention of the public to the abuse
of federal funds by so-called Vet-
eran’s Schools . . . .
Sincerely,
RTF
Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
August 6, 1949
Rings The Bell
Dear Editor:
.... every now and then you
ring the bell. It’s worth the price
of a two-year subscription when
you do. I can’t find a copy of
your August 5, issue on any new-
stand. I'm always late when the
bell rings. Put me on your mail-
ing list.
W. F. C.
Trucksville, Pa.
August 8, 1949
Can’t Join
My dear friend and neighbor:
Just a line to congratulate you
on the advertisement that appear-
ed in The Dallas Post of August
5th for the Veteran's School of
Snake Charming, and to make ap-
plication, but alas I am not a vet-
eran. I admire your courage....
With all good wishes to you,
believe me.
Sincerely,
J. G.C.
Trucksville
August 12, 1949
Noxen Woman Reports
On Red Cross Convention
Hon. C. B. Tyler, chapter chair-
man, presided at a board meet-
ing of the Wyoming County Chap-
ter, Americanr Red Cross, which
was held at the home of Miss Mil-
dred Catlin at Lovelton, on Wed-
nesday night, August tenth. A
covered dish supper for board
members and their guests preceded
the meeting.
After supper, Mrs. Ellwood Mor-
gan, executive secretary of the
Wyoming County Chapter, gave a
report on the water safety courses
now offered by the Red Cross
throughout the county.
This was followed by a report on
the National Convention given by
Mrs. Earl Crispell of Noxen. The
Red Cross national blood program
was then explained in detail’ to
the members of the board and it
was decided that Wyoming County
should become a cooperating chap-
ter in the regional blood bank
soon to be established in Wilkes-
This national program,
when dit is fully developed, will
mean “blood without cost” to any
one, anywhere in the United States,
at any time.
Entertain At Picnic
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Cease,
Trucksville entertained at a picnic
dinner at their farm in East Dallas
recently. Guests were Mr. W. W.
Cease, David Anthony, North
Point, Pa., Mrs. Dina Pollock, Lake
Silkworth, Mr. and Mrs. John Gra-
ham, Lake Silkworth and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Shaver, Shavertown.
LHL
DCs
FIRST
I's EANY TO
GET TO!
My dad was a traveling salesman in the days when those gentle-
men of the road visited the merchants of the hinterland by horse
and buggy.
Some there were of higher estate who visited their customers
exclusively by train, hitting only the larger towns and more pros-
perous merchants. They hired a horse at the nearest livery stable,
carried fewer samples and made all of their brief calls only within
a day’s radius of the railroad station. They were the specialty men.
My father’s job was different, and more interesting it seemed to
a boy of six. Driving a pair of roadsters that brought the stable
boys running when he blew into town, he visited all of the country
merchants in Northeastern Pennsylvania at least twice a year. Those
horses, Maude and Bobby, hauled a light specially built wagon,
loaded with five big trunks filled with samples of general mer-
chandise.
It was a great experience for a boy just finishing the first grade
to spend the summer with his dad on the road. Every stop was
an exciting adventure, making new friends among the merchants’
sons, eating in different hotels, sleeping in strange beds and, some-
times where no hotel was available, staying overnight with the
merchant’s family.
After forty years that boy can still remember, the brisk early
morning scrub up with the frigid water poured from the hotel wash
pitcher into the big white earthen bowl that stood on every wash
stand in every country hotel bathroom. Few there were equipped
with any other sanitary facilities, except the Raub Hotel in Dallas
and the McHenry House at Benton. That boy can still remember
the tight grip of his dad’s fingers on his chin, much firmer than his
mother’s, as stubborn hair was stroked into place with the metal
hotel comb just before going down with great expectation to break-
fast. !
When the writer spends two hours with Joe Peterson answering
questions he sometimes wonders how his father ever spent a sum-
mer on the road with a boy of six and transacted any business; but
he did it and for many summers led the ‘“house’in sales. There
was a companionship then between dads and sons that somehow
seems to be missing now. :
One of the longest trips then was four weeks away from home.
That was the trip from Tunkhannock—our headquarters—to
Williamsport, with a side trip up the Muncy Valley to Sonestown,
Nordmont, Laporte, and Dushore.
There wasn’t a dull moment from the minute the horse’s hoofs
clattered across the Tunkhannock Bridge. They tossed their proud
heads, and were full of life after a week's rest in John Loftus’ Livery
Stable. They, too, could sniff adventure.
Our first stop was at Fred Wheelock’'s Wide Awake Cash Store
in Eatonville. It was an exciting place with a spring house and
small fish pond underneath the grape arbor along side of the store.
Across the street, was a watering trough with cold running water,
fascination enough for any boy, and a barn nearby where we once
let down the bars and a calf ran away. A scar in the middle of
our forehead attests to the day we fell in our haste to get out of
the wagon and struck a protruding iron wagonstep. Mrs. Wheelock
rendered first aid bathed the wound at the watertrough across the
way.
The Wheelock Store is no longer on the main highway, and the
little village of Eatonville is still much the same as it was forty
years ago. Familiar faces are missing, but a pause on the tree lined
old road that runs through the hamlet is refreshing. The Dana
house near the end of the bridge is old and was until recent years
filled with antiques.
Side trips to North and South Eaton and a visit to the old bury-
ing grounds in thé" vilinity are replete with Misforic nd s€nic
interest for the modern motorist who knows his local history and
who will take a couple of hours to chat with the older residents.
From Eatonville in the old days we followed the winding creek
road to Evans Falls where Peter Brong, blind merchant, cared for
the needs of the little community. The old store no longer func-
tions but has been moved to a new location as a residence to make
way for the modern concrete highway.' It was not until years after
those early trips that Mr. Brong installed a gasoline pump as a
single concession to progress. Not far from his store, and years
after our first visit, do we recall the first automobile fatality on the
Tunkhannock-Dallas road. A child was killed not far from the
former Moyer property, and the entire countryside was disturbed for
weeks over the tragedy that in this age would be forgotten in a day.
From Evans Falls the dirt road skirted along the gurgling creek,
and fresh woodsy scents greeted us above the odor of sweating
horses and leather harness. Once we stopped to pick up an injured
robin in the road and place it on a branch of a nearby tree. Some-
times the route lay over Copper Mine Hill for variation, but on most
trips we followed the creek road crossing the turbulant Bowman's
at the covered bridge and coming out on the flats at Lute’s Corners
—then Crosby’s Corners, where was another store and a brief stop
before proceeding to Beaumont or Noxen. It was near Lutes’ Cor-
ners on the road to Noxen that I first saw, and my father killed,
a rattlesnake.
At Beaumont we called on Job Hadsell and Mrs. Hadsell who al-
ways helped him in the store. Mr. Hadsell is one of the few mer-
chants of that old school who still continues in active business.
Across the way a busy blacksmith shop took care of most of the
mechanical repair jobs needed by farmer and shod their horses.
The ring of the anvil is no longer a familiar song to any country
boy.
After showing his samples to Mr. Hadsell, between many inter-
ruptions while Job waited on trade, my dad would reload the trunks
and we would turn the horses in the direction of Noxen to spend
the night at Thomas Hotel in that bustling leather and lumber town.
Passenger and logging trains echoed throughout the valley and
lumberjacks with hob nailed boots and flying shirttails made the
bar a rugged place where no boy ventured. The old hotel burned
to the ground years later and the logging and passenger trains
passed into limbo with the depletion of the forests that once covered
the mountain sides.
Noxen was the jumping off place for the long stretch to Kitchen
Creek, Benton and Williamsport. A leap into the unknown for a
lad of six. A journey through forests most of the way—and a trip
that would not end until three weeks later.
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