FROM
PILLAR
TO POST
By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
Howard and Myra had just delivered a basket of white peaches from
the Simmons orchard, the best I ever tasted in my life, and were about
to continue on their way home to Dallas last Saturday, when Howard's
foot left the gas pedal and fumbled for the brake.
His eye riveted it-
self on something large and globular in a fashionable shade of beige,
resting itself on the slope of the
lawn under the crabapple tree.
“What”, he inquired, ‘is that,
a giant puff-ball ?”
My eye followed his pointing
finger, and I shook my head.
“Probably something the kids
left on the lawn, Or maybe a
paper bag full of hot air. Any
bag could blow up in weather like
this,” was my guess.”
“Puff-ball” announced Howard
with decision, and opened the door
of the car.
“Can’t be ‘a puff-ball. Too big”
was my contribution to the con-
versation, as we climbed the slope
and drew closer and closer to the
subject.
We stood over the phenomenon,
in fact over three phenomena, each
one larger and more unbelievable
than the other two.
“This”, I continued, feeling con-
fused, “is probably due to the heat
and to Tom's yeast-bearing humus
pit. The yeast must have started
to grow like all get-out, run along
under the sod, and shouldered it-
self through a weak spot in the
turf. That one looks exactly like
a mound of bread dough left too
long in a warm place.”
You've heard of the inexperi-
enced housekeeper who buried her
first attempt at bread-making in
the back yard, a subterfuge which
gave rise to the news-story of the
week, a colossal mushroom as large
as a bushel basket.
There seemed to be a connection,
somehow, between that experi-
mental humus pit impregnated
with yeast and karo corn syrup
and these outcroppings on the
front lawn.
“Maybe we should shape it into
loaves and bake it”, was my feeble
attempt at rationalizing the thing.
“Puff-ball”, said Howard. ‘Are
you going to pluck it or shall I?”
I pushed at the thing with my
foot. It felt solid. Plucked, it
weighed at least two pounds.
Howard brought forth a small
pocket knife and started carving.
The great globe split down the
middle easily enough, revealing a
smooth white interior.
“Puff-balls”, I offered oratoric-
ally, “are edible, I read it in a
book. Puff-balls are the only wild
mushroom positively guranteed not
to turn into a toadstool.”
Howard looked skentical. “If
you make a mistake and eat a
toadstool”, he warned, “you don’t
get a second chance. The Dallas
Post publishes a nice obituary with
pictures and life history, giving it
a snug berth on the front page
because of the news value of a
death due to mushroom poisoning,
but this is very chilly compensa-
tion for the friends and relatives.”
“Puff-balls are too edible”, I re-
torted. “Do you or do you not
want to share this puff-ball?”
“l do not want to share this
puff-ball,” said Howard, with final-
ity, easing himself under the steer-
ing wheel. “If you want to make
a such and such and so and so
idiot of yourself, go ahead and
cook it, but count me out.”
“Foreigners hereabouts” he went
on, “sometimes gather wild mush-
rooms, but they always cook a
silver coin along with the mush-
rooms. If the coin turns dark, or
maybe if it turns shiny, I can’t
quite remember which, the mush-
rooms are toadstools and the en-
tire potful, exclusive of the silver
coin, gets thrown on the compost
heap. If you are going to take
a chance on frying that puff-ball
you ought to fry a dime along
with it.”
“And if the dime tarnishes, that
proves the mushroom is a toad-
stool ? But what if it turns shiny?”
“I can't say for certain” said
Howard, “but something happens
to the dime.”
Saying which, Howard and Myra
started for Dallas, and I started
for the kitchen with the puff-ball.
Being a cagey creature and pre-
ferring to die by inches rather
than in a stricken heap, I pinched
off a microscopic section of
mushroom and ate it. Fifteen
minutes later I ate a slightly larger
wedge, half an hour later a sizable
chunk. By that time it was six
P. M. and the time to start supper,
so I sliced a quarter section of the
puff-ball and sauteed it gently with
butter and minced onions to ac-
company a brace of pork chops.
Up to date, there has been no
obituary in the Dallas Post.
Noxen Firemen Sponsor
Another Community Day
Noxen Volunteer Fire Company
will sponsor a Community Day on
Monday. Proceeds will be used to
buy fire fighting equipment.
Church will participate by hav-
ing refreshment booths. Games will
be available for entertainment and
there will be a pet parade with
generous prizes at 10 A. M. In
the afternoon there will be a base-
ball game, Kenneth Cuddy is gen-
eral chairman.
Last week members of the com-
pany began excavation for a new
fire hall. All work will be done by
volunteers...
| Edwards.
Rice Ryrshires
Top NEPA Show
Win Championships
In Two Classes [7
The Ayrshire grand champion at
the third ‘annual field day of NEPA
Artificial Breeding Co-operative
held Friday at NEPA headquarters,
Tunkhannock, was a junior year-
ling shown by George Rice and Son
of Orchard Farm.
In the 4-H .District Show held
in conjunction with NEPA Field
Day, the Ayrshire grand champion
was a senior calf shown by Bobby
Rice. Reserve champion was a jun-
ior calf shown by John E. Brown
of Forksville, Sullivan County.
S. C. Schecdenhelm, extension
dairy specialist of Rutgers Univer-
sity, R. H. Olmstead and J. S.
Taylor, extension dairy specialists
of Penn State College, were judges
of the 4-H events.
Grand champion Guernsey was a
senior calf owned by Samuel B.
Price of Sugarloaf, R.' F, D.
Grand Champion Holstein was a
senior calf shown by Neil Bowen of
Wellsboro, Tioga County.
Grand champion Jersey was a
two-year-old owned by Ronald Riv-
enburg of Carbondale.
Towns Receive
License Funds
Lake Leads Area
With $4,100 Refund
Payments of refunds out of the
liquor license fund of the State
Liquor Control Board to Back
Mountain communities were auth-
orized this week by the State Aud-
itor General's Office.
The money represents a refund
for licenses issued to licensees _in
the respective municipalities.
The amounts are: Dallas Bor-
ough, $350; Dallas Township,
$2,500; Franklin Township, $150;
Jackson Township, $250; Kingston
Township, $1,025; Lake Township,
$4,100; Lehman $1,800. By con-
trast, Wilkes-Barre received
$88,000.
Dallas to Have
New Dress Shop
Mrs. Alice Uhl has announced
that she will open the Country
Dress Shop in the rear of Dix-
on’s Store, Dallas, on Saturday,
September 9, and will handle there
an exclusive line of women’s and
children’s dresses and accessories.
Mrs. Jessie: Gruver will
her during the opening. The shop
will feature Jessie Gruver frocks
and custom bridal gowns.
Entrance to the shop will be
from Memorial Highway with
plenty of parking space available
nearby.
Mrs. Uhl, with her three child-
ren, Rebecca, 9, John, 7, and Jim-
mie, 5, will move to the Lee Apart-
ment on Machell avenue this week.
She has lived in Kingston for the
past ten years,
Buys Ditching Machine
John Hewitt of Idetown has
purchased a 13-ton Buckeye ditch-
ing machine and has just com-
pleted sub-soil drainage contracts
for Tan Mineo orchards at Carver-
ton; William Labar truck farm, Ap-
pletree road, Exeter; Hollenback
Golf Course and Ben Rood’s Sandy
Beach camp grounds. 2055 feet of
ditch were completed this week for
Fred Bittenbender.
Jackson School Opening
Jackson Township Schools will
open on Thursday, September 8.
Pupils will meet their bus at the
regular stations at the regular
time on the first day and there-
after. ‘
In spite of increased costs, Jack-
son Township School taxes will re-
main at 30 mills.for the current
year,
Rehearsal Tuesday Night
There will be no rehearsals for
Lehman High School Band on Mon-
day, Tuesday afternoon or Wed-
nesday. There will be rehearsal on
Tuesday evening from 7:30 until
9.
New Neon Sign
Main street, Dallas presents a
Times Square appearance with a
new seventeen-foot neon Atlantic
sign erected this week on Beseck-
er’s gasoline station.
Light Standards Painted
Traffic signal light standards in
the Borough have been painted a
bright traffiic yellow. by Clarence
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Tur Darras Post
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
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Vol. 59, No. 35
Woman Injured
At Trucksville
Julia Shotwell Is_~
In Nesbitt Hospital
Crowded Luzerne-Harvey's Lake
Highway added another victim Sat.
urday evening. Mrs. Julia Shot-
well, 68, Birch Grove, Trucksville,
was seriously injured after alight-
ing from a Dallas bus near the
home- of her son, Samuel, with
whom she lives.
She was returning from Wilkes-
Barre at 9:30 in company with ga
guest, Graham Culp of Muhlen-
burg. The couple had started across
the busy thoroughfare when the
elderly woman, apparently con-
fused by the heavy traffic stepped
back into the path of a car driven
by Joseph Hart, Harris Hill Road,
Trucksville. Mr. Hart stopped his
car immediately and rushed the
injured woman to Nesbitt Hos-
pital.
She suffered a compound frac-
ture of the right leg, possible frac-
tured skull and severe head lacer-
ations. Her condition is fairly good
with some improvement noted in
the past few days, Mrs. Shotwell
had been caring for her son’s child-
ren while her daughter-in-law was
in a hospital.
Chief Francis McCarty investi-
gated the accident and the driver
was released to await the outcome
of Mrs. Shotwell’s injuries.
Lehman Opens Drive
Against Saloons
Major Clayton M. Wallace, ex- |
ecutive head of the
League of America, w
er Wednesday nigh
option rally .in Lehman Methodist
Church. Major Wallace served
several terms in the New Hamp-
shire legislature and is the first
businessman ever elected to head
the Temperance League. Lehman
Township will vote on the liquor
license referendum at the Prim-
aries on September 13.
Fowler's Birds Capture
Honors In New Jersey
John Fowler of Orange, display-
ed eight modern game bantams
and took four first prizes and four
second prizes, also the Grand
Champion of the entire show at
the Morris Fair Grounds Troy Hills,
New. Jersey from August 22-27,
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, and their
daughter, Mrs, Frank Smith of
Orange, attended.
Mr. Fowler recently exhibited
birds in the Easton Show and won
eight first prizes.
Milus Directs
Ruggles Band ,
Many Guest Artists
In Eake Concert
The Ruggles Pioneer Band, un-
der the direction of John Milus,
will give a concert Thursday, at
8:15 p.m. in the Lake Township
High School Auditorium.
The band, composed of 45 mem-
bers, has been practicing under the
direction of John Milus, student
in the music department of Mans-
field State Teachers College. Among
the members are many colorful
old-timers who have been with the
band for periods up to 25 and 30
years, They will be assited by mu-
sicians from Wilkes-Barre, Kings-
ton and Nanticoke. In their num-
ber also are several students in
music departments of colleges
throughout the state.
The Program: “Military Escort”;
“Thunderer”’, Sousa; ‘“Pretziosa”,
(Overture), Skaggs; ‘Deep Purple”
(Saxophone Solo), Harry Mancia,
graduate of Kingston High School,
and at present student of Mans-
field State Teachers College. Ac-
companist, Vera Whitesell;
Director”, Bigelow; ‘“DeMolay Com-
mandery”’, Hall; “Bandmen’s De-
light” (Overture); ‘“‘Atlantie Zeph-
yrs”, (Trombone Solo), Simons,
Wiliam Ginther, graduate of Leh-
man High School and present stu-
dent of Bloomsburg State Teach-
ers College, Accompanist, Vera
Whitesell; “Salutation”; “King Cot-
ton” (Demonstration of twirling)
Wilma Hess, Majorette, graduate
of Dallas Township High School,
student of College Misericordia;
“The High School Cadets”, Wilma
Hess, Majorette; “Humoresque”
(Clarinet Duet), Robert Shewan
and Richard Glace, graduates of
Kingston Township High School,
and students of Mansfield State
Teachers College, Accompanist,
Vera Whitesell; “Washington Post”;
“National Emblem”; “Heroic” (Ov-
erture); “Star Spangled Banner’.
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“Our ,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1949
Township Candidates For School Director
DONALD J. EVANS
Donald J. Evans, of Church
street is serving his second con-
secutive term ‘as president of Dal-
las Township School Board. He has
been a Director. for the past 2%
years, having been appointed by
Luzerne County Court en banc to
fill the vacancy created by the res-
ignation of Daniel Richards.
During this brief span he has
been successful in having all dir-
ectors work in accord. This has
been reflected in the many im-
provements in the School system.
He has worked to establish a mod-
ern cafeteria, and presently, the
construction of a dining-room for
the cafeteria, and boys’ and girls’
shower rooms,
Mr. Evans, as president has ap-
pointed committees which have ac-
tually functioned, ‘notably the
Teachers’ Committee which has giv-
en valuable assistance in appoint-
ing teachers with high qualifica-
tions.
Before the fall is well advanced,
the residents of the Township who
have long desired a cyclone fence
for the athletic field will see this
desire fulfilled. In every school ac-
tivity which was destined to bring
about continued educational im-
provement, Mr, Evans has given
his time and efforts freely.
As a candidate he is teamed
with Fred F. Dodson, of Kunkle.
He has two sons, both of whom
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JOHN F. PARSONS
John F. Parsons was born
in
Kingston, May 13, 1906, son of
Walter J. and May. P. Parsons, He
attended Kingston Borough Schools
graduating in June, 1924 and then
continued his education at Buck-
nell University where he graduated
in 1928.
Has been variously employed as
an hotel clerk, tree surgeon, far-
met, highway construction em-
ployee and was night foreman for
Otis Elevator Company, Harrison,
N. J. three years during the war,
Since then he has been em-
ployed in carpenter and construc-
tion work and recently completed
| construction of the Forty Fort Ice
| Cream Company's
modern Dairy
Bar at Fernbrook. At present is
employed by Sordoni Construction
Company.
For the past nine years a resi-
dent of Kunkle, he has taken an
active interest in community and
school affairs.
He is the father of seven child-
ren, two of whom have graduated
from Dallas Township High School
with henors. There are four in
school and one at home.
A lifelong member of Grace Epis-
%| copal Church, Kingston, he has at-
tended Kunkle Methodist Church
since living in Kunkle.
He has been a member of Dallas
Kiwanis Club for four years and
has served as Club Secretary three
years.
Correction
The lucky fisherman mentioned
in last week’s Dallas Post was
John Cortright, Orchard street,
Shavertown.
FRED F. DODSON
Fred F. Dodson, Kunkle mer-
chant, is seeking the position on
Dallas Township School Board cre-
ated by the expiration of Walter
Elston’s term.
He has resided for the past 13
years in Kunkle.
The son of Mr. and Mrs, Phillip
Dodson, he is a graduate of Shick-
shinny High School. He is married
to the former Dorothy Elston,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Elston. His father-in-law is a for-
mer Township school director. The
Dodsons have a three-year old son.
Mr. Dodson is an ardent sports-
man, and active member of Har-
vey's Lake Camp United Sports-
men. He is a trustee of Kunkle
Methodist Church, a member of
George M. Dallas Lodge, Caldwell
Consistory, and the Shrine. He is
associated with Kunkle and Har-
vey's Lake Fire Departments. He
is a member of the Board of Con-
trol of Sutherland-McMillan Com-
pany, which supervises the Fair-
lawn Stores.
Mr. Dodson stated that he is
seeking the school directorship in
order to lend his help in the con-
tinued improvement of education
in Dallas Township. Furthermore,
he is seeking the office indepen-
dently, and is in no way associated
with. any factions or groups who
might attempt to dictate his ac-
tions as a director.
DANIEL R. RICHARDS
Daniel R. Richards has been a
resident of Dallas Township since
1935, residing in Goes Mauur where
he owns and pays taxes on his
home. His two children, Danny ‘Jr.
and Judy Ann are students in the
Township School.
Mr. Richards is a graduate of
Kingston Township High School,
class of 1927 and from that time
until 1937, with the exception of
one year in the U. S. Army Air
Corps, was manager for the Am-
erican Stores Company. He opened,
and successfully conducted, his own
market in 1937 in Dallas. Due to
ill health he sold this business in
1945 and the following year, for
the same reason, reluctantly re-
signed from the school board where
he had been ably serving.
Mr. Richards is past-president,
and present member of Dallas Ro-
tary Club, a past director of Wy-
oming Valley Junior Chamber of
Commerce; past director of the
Economy Stores of Wilkes-Barre.
He has been treasurer of Henry
M. Laing Fire Co. for the past ten
years and a director of the Rural
Building and Loan Association for
seven years.
Bake Sale At Lake
Alderson Methodist Church will
hold a bake sale on Mrs, Otis Al-
len’s Lawn starting at 2 on Sat-
urday.
Celebration Labor Day
Noxen Volunteer Fire Company
is making preparations for a gala
celebration on Labor Day with
baseball games, cake auctions, and
many other events.
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League Teams
Rained Out
Noxen-Beaumont Game
Only One Completed
OFFICIAL BI-COUNTY LEAGUE
STANDINGS
Noxen 13 2 .867
Harding 12 4 .750
Shavertown 11/5 688
Vernon S.- 5 615
Jackson 86 i571
Beaumont S533
East Dallas 8S 7.533
Orange 8.7 ..533
Dallas 8.8: .533
Carverton 311 .200
Falls 3 13 .189
Osterhout 0 16 .000
BI-COUNTY LEAGUE SCORES
Sunday, August 28
Noxen 6, Beaumont 1;
maining games rained out.
Re-
BI-COUNTY LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 4
Carverton at East Dallas;
Orange at Jackson; Beaumont
at Vernon.
The Bi-County League season
like “Ole Man River” just keeps
rollin’ along. Here it is the first
week of September and the regular
season isn't finished and likely
won't be for two more weeks. One
more Sunday downpour could very
well prolong the playoffs halfway
into November, assuredly not base-
ball weather.
Even the big leagues with their
multitude of groundskeepers, acres
of canvas and numerous other con-
ditional devices give®up the ghost
by the second week of October
and from then on the only activity
is around the “Stove-Pipe Circuit”.
And who are we to place ourselves
ahead of them. A wise course for
the teams with games to make-up
would be to use Labor Day to
complete the schedule. Surely it
would be common sense for Ver-
non and Jackson to play their
game at this time and thereby
save an all-important week of
playing time.
George Gay, League president,
has announced that he is sending
letters to the interested teams to
definitely settle the quesiuion of
Harding's eligibility for the play-
offs. One df the major points will
be the use of Prywara, Harding's
third baseman. With Prywara,
Harding will be able to field just
nine eligible men. Prywara, al-
though living outside of the
league’s player area—i. e.—terri-
tory west of the borough limits of
Wyoming Valley—played in_ pre-
vious years as a bona-fide member
of the league. He played for Car-
verton last year and for a short
time at the beginning of the pres-
ent season. The consensus of opin-
ion of the managers will irrevoc-
ably settle this issue. Once the
managers give their final answer
the league will go ahead and draw
play-off plans.
Noxen Wins Twilight Game
Only one game was played Sun-
day as old Jupe Pluvius had a field
day. The East Dallas-Carverton
and the Vernon-Jackson games
were both called due to a violent
rainstorm. Noxen and Beaumont
however, stuck to their guns, or
should I say galoshes, and finished
their game after the rain had
stopped. Noxen took the contest
by a 6-1 score thanks to the bat-
ting efforts of little Mike Sessions.
Completing one and one-half in-
nings beioso the Jownpour, the
teams waited more than an hour
before play could be resumed. Then
things were going nicely for Beau-
mont until the fourth inning when
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Back Mountain Highway Deaths and
Serious accidents since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
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Joint School
Board Views
Building Plan
_ Lehman Addition To
__House 6 Classrooms
Gym - Auditorium
pre-
Lacy, Atherton, and Ven
sented preliminary sketches of the
new addition to Lehman School
at a joint meeting of Lehman and
Jackson School Boards on Monday
night.
It will be erected at the north
end of the present building and
will house an 800-seat auditorium-
gymnasium (40 x 74 feet); Home
Economics room and six additional
classrooms, Shower and dressing
rooms for athletic teams will be
under the balcony bleachers in. the
gymnasium, iy
Lehman Schools will open Tues-
day morning, Beginners are re-
quired to bring birth and vaccina-
tion certificates. Students trans-
ferring from other schools must
bring their school records.
New members of the faculty will
be Ragnor F. Hallgren, Jr. Mt.
Joy, a graduate of Franklin and
Marshall, English and Latin; Wil-
lard Lloyd will teach social studies
in the Junior High School; Dorothy
Mattes, West Lawn, a graduate of
Stroudsburg State Teachers’ Col-
lege, Physical Education; Mrs, Ver-
us Weaver, library and social
studies; and William Snyder, Ash-
land, a graduate of West Chester
State Teachers’ College, science,
Lake Schools Open
On Tuesday Morning
Lake Schools will open Tuesday
morning at 8:40. Students will re-
turn to a completely renovated
building, painted in modern col-
ors. All floors have been refinished
and considerable new equipment
added. A new Social Studies Lab-
oratory has been installed,
There are only two faculty
changes. Gail Hallock, a graduate
of Marywood and State College
will teach Home Economics, re-
placing Margaret Lukasavage who
married during the summer. James
Krum, Bloomsburg, will teach
science and mathematics and serve
as head basketball coach.
Miss Hazle Baer and Mrs. Carrie
Rood received their Master's De-
grees from Bucknell University in
August. Mrs. Avis Kocher took
special work at Bloomsburg, Miss
Louise Schlick did further work
toward her Master's Degree at Col-
umbia,
Mrs. McGarry Apis
Committees For Parfy
Mrs. Mary McGarry, grand re-
gent of Court Our Lady of Fatima,
1478, Catholic Daughters of Amer-
ica, has named Mrs. Betty Bush,
Church street, Dallas, Chairman,
and Mrs, Katherine Keller, Goss
Manor, co-chairman, for the organ-
ization’s annual card party and
Bazaar.
The event will be held Thurs-
day night, September 29, at 8 in
the auditorium of St. Therese’s
Church in Shavertown,
Committee chairman who will
assist with plans for the affair in-
clude Mrs. Eileen Gallagher, Dallas,
reception; Mrs, Anna Stenger, Sha-
‘vertown, door; Mrs, Betty Williams,
“Shevertown, prizes; Mrs, Freder-
icka Breslin, -Draid Hills, refresh-
ments; Mrs. Catherine Polacky,
Dallas, bake sale; and Mrs. Cath-
erine Tkach, Dallas, apron sale.
Headed Trucksville Flower Show
Here are some of the women
who helped to make last week's
Trucksville Flower Show outstand-
ing. From left to right, committee
members are: Mrs. S. D. Finney,
Mrs. S. R. Henning, Mrs. J. B.
Se Mrs, John Dykeman and
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PHOTO BY HUDSON
Mrs. C. S. Heminway. Post pho-
tographer, Elwood Hudson says the
flowers were so interesting he
couldn’t persuade the ladies to look
at him. So there you are, Mrs.
Finney and. Mrs. Hem ga 2
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