/ pt Editorially Speaking: mmm———— Opportunity Days Today and tomorrow are Opportunity Days in Dallas. Although every day is opportunity day in the Back Moun- tain Region, these two days have special significance. MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Darras Post They mark the first all-out cooperative effort on the part of Dallas merchants to call attention to the growing im- portance of Dallas as a shopping center. Over the radio, by circulars, and through the medium of this newspaper they have called attention to the con- venience of shopping in Dallas, to the range of merchan- dise carried in stock, to the courteous service, and the low prices that prevail because of lower operating costs. And as a special invitation to newer residents to become acquainted, today and tomorrow they are offering special attractions and special prices in all of their stores; and tomorrow afternoon at 5 will award many valuable merchandise prizes to those who have visited their stores. Good towns are better stores and good merchants. towns if they have good The way to get them—and the way to keep them—is to support them every day! Those are the real Opportunity Days. * FROM. * * PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr Blue babies they were, both of them, but not afflicted with the weak- ness and lassitude that ordinarily accompanies that state of health. In fact, their voices were so raucous that everybody in the Dallas Post office recommended ear-muffs for the personnel or as an alternative, a gag apiece for the baby blue-birds We hadn't really expected blue-® birds that morning, had made no preparation for their housing or feeding, but should have known what was coming when Bud Le- Grand’s truck paused before the door in a strictly non-parking zone. We begin to get suspicious when Bud backs out of the truck, es- pecially when he does not seem to have the use of his hands but fum- bles for security with his feet. Those hands have a way of con- taining small items from the deep woods, though up to date there have been no baby skunks. This time it was blue-jays, much ruffled and demanding food. Once it was a squirrel with a cerebral hemorrhage, the result of falling forty feet when the tree con- taining his nest was felled. That squirrel lived a couple of weeks on pablum and warm milk, and was mourned upon his passing. Next time it was a chipmunk, which grew from babyhood to adulthuod in less time than it takes to tell it, escaped from his cardboard box, and frisked lightsomely all over the house before being captured and released outdoors. This time it was blue-jays. The orphans stated that they could use insects and worms and anything else of a nourishing character; but that they were accustomed to hav- ing their mother do the swallowing for them. Confronted with food scattered on the floor of the can- ary cage hastily preemted for their their usage, they viewed it with indifference, and retreated to the perch in baffled disgust. They didn’t care about the china con- tainer of water, either. Howard and Myra opened a fresh can of dog-food, ‘supported a ruf- fled twin in one hand, pressing gently upon the jaws to open the bill, and inserted a crumb of dog- food with a pair of tweezers. The victim became even bluer in the face, but eventually, with a smothered gulp, he swallowed, and the crumb of dog-food went down the gullet, plainly visible from without. After the first orphan had been forcibly fed with three mor- sels, he was returned to the cage and the second took his place in the receiving line. Exhausted with emotion, recent bereavement, and dog-food, the twins balanced them- selves upon the lowest perch and slept. But not ‘for long. Baby birds ex- pect a refill every fifteen minutes. They opened their beady - eyes, shook their plumage, opened their beaks in an outraged squawk, and said, “When do we eat?” Howard looked at Myra, Myra loked at Howard, and there was a world of meaning in that matri- monial exchange. Then Howard lifted the phone and asked to be connected with the Game Commis- sion. The racket intensified as the af- ternoon wore away. Came the Game Commisisoner in the midst of an especially violent outpouring of wrath and frustration. He put himself on record as to intentions. No, he would not wring the blue- birds’ necks as soon as he left the environs of Dallas; yes, the birds would be fed; yes, the birds would not only be fed but treated as honored guests; a photographer would probably take pictures of them to use in a woodland series of shorts. The ruffled orphans left in a box with holes punched in the cov- er, on their way to a movie career. As soon as the box was closed and the babies were enveloped in dark- ness, they subsided. And about then, everybody re- membered simultaneously that the way to hush a vociferous canary Is to drop a dark cloth over its cage. Next time we house baby blue-jays, we'll know how to make the world safe for the staff and casual customers. Signal Honor For William Morgan Seminary Graduate Wins Cornell Award William Morgan, son of Rev. and Mrs. David Morgan, formerly of Harveys Lake but currently of Courtdale, has been awarded a comprehensive scholarship to Cor- nell, valued conservatively at $5,000. Twenty-five such scholar- ships are prorated to the entire United States, available to students of unusual ability. Studies at Cor- nell will embrace premedical work, for Morgan plans to become a sur- geon. Graduating from Wyoming Sem- inary at he age of seventeen, Billy haz hoag up a record for himself in athletics as well as scholarship. He holds the 121 class wrestling championship for states east of the Mississippi, and has been outstand- ing in track and dramatics. At. Seminary commencement ex- ercises Tuesday morning he was given the Bible Award for four years of preeminent work in Bible studies. At the conclusion of his junior year he won the Davenport Award, which financed his senior year in both tuition and dormitory accommodations. The Morgans are a family of teachers and ministers. Mrs. Mor- gan is one of nine children, all of them teachers. She taught at Dal- las Borough school for two years, filling the post of home economics withdrawing in February of this year. Rev, Morgan taught English at Wilkes College for a semester and has done substitute work in Dallas Borough. Billy is a nephew of Charles James, supervising princi- pal of Dallas Borough Schools. The younger brother, John, fam- iliarly known as Cookie, has just graduated with honors from Court- dale eighth grade, giving the vale- dictory as a parting salute. Last year he won the American Legion award, but this year, not eligible to succeed himself, contented him- self with the valedictory. He plans to attend Wyoming Seminary, but not for premedical work. Cookie is going to be an engineer. Heights Service Being Checked Response To Bus Schedule Is Fair Response to recently instituted Pus service to Parrish Heights, es- ; timated up to date as fair by Wilkes-Barre Transit Company, is being checked this week under supervision of J. H. Wright from the main office, Kingston. Indica- tions, according to Mr. Wright, point in the direction of a response not comparable with patronage of a similar service to Goss Manor. Double Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver Jr. of Fernbrook will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary ,Mon- day, June 19, on the same day that Mrs. Shaver’s maternal grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Harrison will celebrate their forty-ninth an- niversary. The Shavers have one son, Skippy. Shooting Match Overbrook Gun Club will hold a shooting match starting Sunday afternoon at 1:30. There will be prizes. 1 Vol. 60, No. 24 Car Passes Truck On Blind Hill $30 Worth of Buick Towed From Scene Tunkhannock highway opposite Sev’s Signs was the scene of a traffic accident Wednesday morn- ing at 10:30 that classifies as a mir- acle because nobody was killed. Fig- uring in it were a 15-ton coal truck and a 1938 Buick sedan impatient to pass. It was raining steadily, and there was a steady drip of oil from the truck as it labored up the long hill. The driver of the Buick, Don- ald B. Maltby, 24, of Audubon, N. J., blew his horn and pulled out to pass the truck. Abreast of the truck he saw a car rounding the curve at the top of the incline,and swerved to pull back into line. The com- bination of rain and oil caused the car to skid wildly when brakes were applied, and the sedan nosed itself under the rear of the truck, reducing itself to thirty dollars” worth of junk. Lou Banta, summoned to the scene, took the occupants of the car to Nesbitt Hospital for first- aid. Maltby’s fiancee, Jane Hovey, 26, of Watsontown, N.J., his mother and Mrs, William Phoenix, 57, were treated for lacerations of the legs and head injuries, but dis- missed after dressing. The other passengers, Maltby’'s step father, Phoenix, was uninjured, and Maltby himself escaped with’ minor con- tusions. Banta rescued the luggage from the wreck, and escorted the vic- tims to the bus station where they took a bus for Audubon, N.J. Luzerne Motors towed the wreck from the scene. Sterling Farms To Play Hosts Field Day Program Scheduled Friday New helps in solution of farm forage problems are in prospect for farmers of northeastern Pennsyl- vania at a field day announced by Luzerne County Agent J. D. Hutch- ison, of Wilkes-Barre, today, 10 a.m. at Sterling Farms, Har- veys Lake. Focal points for the occasion will be the forage variety trials being conducted by research agronomists of Penasylvania State College. These trials, of which there are to be seven different varieties, were seeded a year ago, and this will be the first time they will on general view for farmers. A. J. Sordoni, owner and opera- tor of Sterling Farms, who is co- operating in .the forage research, will be host. County Agent Hutchi- son will preside. The plantings, in- cluding both legumes and grasses, will be explained by the research staff, including Drs. H. R. Fortmann and H. I. Carnahan of the College. County agents and farmers from surrounding counties have been in- vited to attend along with Luzerne farmers. Species in the plots are alfalfa, birdsfoot. trefoil, ladino clover, red clover, crimson clover, bromegrass and timothy. All replicated four times on plots five feet by twenty feet. Records will be kept cn the performance of all species each year for three or four years to check their yield and hardiness against winter kill and draught. This is one of several such for- age variety trials conducted by the College in different parts of the State in order to check against variations in climatic conditions, different soils and other factors. Seed was obtained from a number of different sources, including Can- ada and a number of European countries. All of the plots have been adequately fertilized. Particular interest attaches to the trials since they are part of an extensive and intensive forage research program being initiated by Penn State. Results will serve as a guide to farmers as to species and seed sources. Four New Homes Going Up On Machell Farm A new road leading from Machell avenue to Center Hill road, Sterl- ing avenue, has been opened by Mrs. Sterling Machell on her farm and lots have been sold to Dr. W. H. M. Imhoff and family of Wilkes- Barre and to Fred Simmons of Forty Fort. Bud LeGrand has al- ready started construction of the Imhoff home. Lots facing Machell avenue have been sold by Mrs. Machell to Ar- thur Ross of Wilkes-Barre and to Ray Hedden. Ray is building the Ross home. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1950 Lehman Show Grounds To Be Improved Lehman Horse Show is now the oldest continuous horse show in Luzerne County. The picture above is an overall view of last year’s crowd and shows the old arrange- ment of the ring. This yetr the ring will be completely changed with the judges’ and announcers’ stand on the western side of the field opposite the box seats. A new 100-foot tent will be used for stabling horses, and box stalls 6 CENTS PER COPY have been obtained from Irem Temple Country Club. Bleachers have again been obtained from Wy- oming Seminary and Dallas Town- ship Schools. Beauty Contest Is Lions’ Club Summer Project James Godtfring Talks On Town And Country YMCA The Harveys ‘Lake Lions’ Club president, Calvin McHose, appoint- ed co-chairmen Sheldon Cave and Thomas Garrity to head a commit- tee which will plan an extensive program aimed at choosing a ‘Miss Harvey's Lake” from hundreds of beauty contestants. Any merchant, social club, or any one group of persons who wish to sponsor a con- testant are urged to get in touch with either of the chairmen or any regular Lions’ Club member for further information. Members of the Harveys .Lake Lion's Club were treated to an en- lightening address by James H. Godtfring, Executive Secretary of the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. The sub- ject of Mr. Godtfring’s talk was the Provisional Town and Country Y. M.C.A.; plans for which are being executed to apply to our Back Mountain area. Lewis LeGrand, who ably assisted Mr. Godtfring assured the members that this project in no wise conflicted with the pro- posed plans for the Back Moun- tain Community Center. In addition to its scheduled pro- gram the Lions’ Club nomination of officers was held. Inasmuch as the club was officially chartered on April 12th of this year and that the club’s fiscal year begins July 1st the nominating committee pro- posed that all present officers be reinstated for the new term. This proposal was carried with but two exceptions. Due to illness Joseph McCaffrey, treasurer, tendered his resignation, and Walter Weir was chosen as the new treasurer. As a result of circumstances beyond his control, David Geraghty, tail twis- ter, asked that another member be chosen to take this office. John Zorzi was voted new tail twister. Reunion For Class of 1948 Will Hold Dinner At Castle Inn Dallas Borough Class of 1948 will ‘hold its first reunion on June 24, Castle Inn. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. followed by a pro- gram of entertainment and danc- ing, with Joe LeGrand as Master of Ceremonies. Guest of Honor is William A. Moran, class adviser during the senior year. Peggy Daring is gen- eral chairman, Polly Lou Cooper has charge of reservations. Razing Barn Jerry Machell and Ben Jenkins have been doing a good job tear- ing down the old Machell barn on Machell avenue to clear it for build- ing lots. Girl Scouts Tour Print Plant Get Extra Credits Toward Badges , Eleven members and guests of Girl Scout Troop 54, directed by their leader, Mrs. W. E. McQuilkin, toured the Dallas Post plant Mon- day afternoon, taking in everything from the Intertype machine to the lead-melting furnace in the base- ment and tHe press in action. They were impressed, as visitors always are, with the sudden flare of flame that dries the printed page as it slips from: under the huge roller and down the incline to augment the stack of finished pages at the foot. Girl Scouts who visited the Post are: Charlyn Reinfurt, Sandy Smith, Annmarie Dunham, Jeanne Estus, Peggy Ann Maza, Gladys Wilson, Sally Lasher, Jannette Moss, Jo- anne Lewin, Susan Wileman, Louise Loucks. Charles Layaou Is Eighty Years Old Charles Layaou, Harris Hill road, Trucksville, celebrated his eightieth birthday anniversary Tuesday. Sunday a number of his relatives and friends entertained at a buffet dinner in his honor. Mr. Layaou spent the greater part of his life in the homestead where he now resides with his son, Joseph. Other children are Mrs. Elmer Davies of Scranton and Mrs. Michael Tully of South Wilkes- Barre. His grandchildren are Ruth, Jean and John Tully and Jane, Roger and Jacqueline Davies. Other guests at the party were: Mr. and Mrs. William Youngblood, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Youngblood, Mrs. Margaret Youngblood, Mr. and { Mrs. William Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. { William McCauley, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Youngblood, Elmer Davies, Mrs. Jane Davies, Mr, and Mrs. Edward Marsteller, Michael Tully, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Youngblood, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Youngblood and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anstett. & THRIFTY SHOPPERS WILL VISIT DALLAS STORES TODAY AND TOMORROW Thrifty housewives will do their shopping in Dallas during Opportunity Days, today and tomorrow. There will be scores of merchandise prizes at 5 p. m. at the Wishing Well on Kuehn’s Parking lot. Each Dal- las merchant is awarding one of the prizes. To be eligible for his prize a shopper must have purchased some item in his store during one or the other of Opportunity Days. The spec- ial prices advertised in the Post by Dallas merchants are for these two days only. Join the fun—shop in Dallas today and tomorrow. Harold Payne, New President Of Back Mountain PTA Council & < At a regular meeting of the Back Mountain Area P.T.A. Council which was held in the Dallas Township School last Monday eve- ning, Harold Payne was elected president for the coming year. Other officers elected were: Meade McMillen, vice president; George Taylor, secretary; Louise McQuil- ken, treasurer. Mr. Payne, who was recently elected to the office of President of the Lake Township Parent- Teacher Association is Superinten- dent of the Commonwealth Tele- phone Company in this area. He is also very active in community work, at the present time serving as Secretary of the Daniel Roberts Fire Company, an officer of the Masons, and as member of the Dallas Rotary Club. Prime object of the meeting was to get acquainted with the new presidents of the local units and reorganize the council for the com- ing year. The following officers were introduced: Durrell Scott, Dallas Borough; Harold Payne, Lake Township; Robert Fleming, Dallas Township; W. G. Gross, Trucksville; Robert Disque, Lehman; Meade McMillen, Shavertown. The balance of the evening was spent in discussing the purposes and goals of the local council and making preliminary plans for the program for the coming year. Two outstanding activities of the council this year have been the Training School which was held at the Dal- las Borough School early in the year, where seventeen different local units were represented. In April, addressed the Parent-Teacher Groups of the area in the Dallas Township School. Workers Report Fine Response * Ruction Solicitors Welcomed Everywhere Back Mountain residents working toward the Library Auction, July 7 and 8, met at the Library Wed- nesday night to compare notes, ex- change information, and make fur- ther plans. Miss Mary Weir, chairman of the refreshment committee, stated that plans for feeding the crowd were well in hand, and that arrange- ments had been made to provide for a series of shifts in personnel during both days of the sale, re- leasing hard workers to join the crowd around the auction stand. She suggests that in addition to franks and hamburgers, the usual picnic fare, the committee will serve a cold platter flanked by hot baked beans and a beverage, so that the auction crowd will not need to disperse for the evening meal. Mrs. Joseph Schmerer, head of solicitation for used goods, met with chairman of odds and ends, candy, baked goods, antiques, plants and produce, at seven, in Judge Little of Montreser Sack Meuntain Highway Deaths sms Series nosidients sinoe V4 Day Hospitalised Killed Pony Will Be Given Away At Lehman Show Sixth Annual Horse Show Is The Oldest In Luzerne County Many bright new features will be added to Lehman Volunteer Firemen’'s Sixth Annual Horse Show which will be held on Leh- man School Grounds starting at 10:15 on July 4. Not the least of these, in the eyes of young America, will be the presentation of a handsome, gentle pony to some boy or girl at the conclusion of the show. The pony will be given as a gate prize, Other new features will include box stalls obtained from Irem Temple Country Club and a big hibitors can house their horses. Every provision is being made for the convenience of exhibitors and the best care of their horses. Alex- ander Tough of heads the stabling committee which is providing these better facilities. be rearranged with the judge's and announcer’'s stand on the western side of the ring opposite the box seats. Bleachers once again have been obtained from Wyoming Sem- inary and Dallas Township Schools. Show Grounds are in charge of Arthur Ehret. Diagram of the box seat ar- rangement is now open at Lehman School office. More than 100 boxes will be available each containing six chair seats. Prices of boxes will remain at the same low price of $10, and all boxholders will this year be listed in the program. A. Kupstas and Arlean Vanderhoff who have charge of box seats and have reported the largest advance sale in the history of the show: As in previous years parking and traffic will be handled by a com- mittee headed by Joe Ide and L. E. Beisel, and ease of parking has been one of the features of the Lehman Show for years and has won the appreciation of all show goers. Three veteran horsemen are handling the management of the show ring. They are M. J. Brown, H. R. Bittenbender and Gilbert Tough. Many entries are already coming in from nearby as well as distant stables. The trophies are better than ever and Mr. and Mrs. Harry /damy who have always'taken a keen in- terest in the show, though now living in New Jersey, have sent word that they want to give one of the trophies. Not the least of the attractions of the day will be a country style roastbeef dinner served at noon in the high school auditorium by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Fire Company. All the facilities of the school kitchens and cafeteria will be available for the preparation of this delicious meal. During dinner Lehman High School Band will give a concert on the school campus. General chairman is Lester B. Squier. Walter Chamberlain is show chairman and Charles Nuss is show treasurer, Harry W. Smith of Coopersburg, near Allentown, will be show judge. Traffic Lights At Danger Spot BRutomatic Type - Replaces Blinks Two brand-new automatic traf- fic lights have guarded the inter- section of Center street and Me- morial Highway, Shavertown, since May 29, replacing the pair of blinker lights mowed down in a traffic accident over a month ago. According to Louis Banta, in- surance - took care of replacement and also of the cost of hiring an extra traffic officer to handle rush hours while lights were out of commission. - Mr. Banta states that automatic lights are far superior to the original blinkers and should ga a long way toward making this interesection less dangerous to cars and pedestrians. Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver Sr. of Main road, Trucksville, -cele- brated their 33rd wedding anniver- sary Monday, June 12. They, with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver Jr. drove to Bethlehem to visit their daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and: Mrs. Charles Conklin, They brought their grandson, Charles Conklin back (Continued on Page Twelve) * with them to spend the summer. tent 100 feet long, in which ex- ' Hayfield Farm - The entire show grounds will also Absence of congestion