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Speed
This will be another editorial that will offend. It is
Trap
aimed at a dozen or more young people between the ages
of sixteen and thirty in this community, who only for the
BOX SCORE
Back Mountain Highway Deaths and '
Serious Accidents Since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
DALLAS | 6 12
1 DALLAS TOWNSHIP | 1
: "LEHMAN 1 1
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP | 88 | 5
A 5 JACKSON TOWNSHIP [2]
MONROE TOWNSHIP Im | 1
: ROSS TOWNSHIP 2 =
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION : TOWNSHIP _ 8 1
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | | 2
TOTAL 64 23
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grace of God, have not shared a similar fate to that of
David Murray Edwards who died on the concrete west of
Dallas Tuesday morning—or to those on the upper right
hand éorner of this page.
There were no thrills in their uncalled for deaths.
They were not defending their country, not racing on an
errand of mercy or for a doctor or going to a fire. They
were not dying for an ideal or a cause. One was driving
home for a sickle to lend a friend, another was out for a
ride with his girl, others were going home or on their
way to the lake for fun. Most of them were travelling at
night.
Most of them were just out of school.
They were
young and full of life. They had a zest for living and the
‘whole world lay ahead of them. Most of them knew more
about an automobile and what makes it work than their
elders. They were “good” drivers, able to make an auto-
mobile talk or to respond quickly in the pinches. They
knew all the makes and models and which were the best.
They were quick in their responses and reactions—but
they were not all safe drivers.
They lacked the judgement
that comes with years and with seeing accidents just like
the ones in which they died.
Perhaps they weren't to blame for the accidents in
which they met their appointments with death, but the
cards were pretty well stacked against them. Most of them
were fast drivers. Some of them had reputations for put-
ting an automobile through its paces. Maybe they weren’t
ail speeders; but invariably
police, coroners and others
who helped clean up the gruesome wreckage, nodded their
heads and muttered—“too much speed”.
We could substitute the names of twenty-three others
in this community for those in this editorial. Their fam-
ilies would be as grief-stricken this sunlit morning as
theirs.
Swell kids, thoughtful of themselves and others—
until they get behind the steering wheel of their own or
their dads’ cars.
We know one that thrilled a group of teen-agers at
ninety miles an hour at midnight a few weeks ago between
Tunkhannock and Russell Hill, another whom God spared
a few nights ago on DeMunds Road as he showed his
friends how to hit the bumps and keep the wheels off the
road. We know others who can cut fancy swirls on the
open concrete, and a few weeks ago a friend of ours
passed a chap in a convertible who stood up behind the
wheel laughing with his hands above his head—as his
car tore down the highway.
What does this all add
happen only to other people.
Demolished automobiles and
up to? Nothing! Accidents
Statistizs are dull reading.
broker.“bodies are gruesome
and fascinating. Traffic regulations are for\old codgers and
slowpokes; a good driver can step on the gus and get away
with it. There is always a way out of traffic violations.
. . Yes—but there are speed traps that really work. The big
#® curve outside of Dallas is only one of them!
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FROM_
PILLAR TO POST
By Mrs. T. M.
B. Hicks, Jr.
Why a smooth stretch of highway with a broad and inviting curve,
a wide and level three-lane artery
with plenty of room for passing,
should change its spots after midnight and convert itself into a man-trap,
remains a mystery only so long as the human equation is not taken into
account.
Dratt Board 92
Is Preparing
For Inductions
112 Men Called
For Physical
. Examinations
While no calls have yet been
received for actual induction of men
into military service, activity at
Local Draft Board No. 92 with
headquarters in the Postoffice at
Kingston is stepping up.
Fifty men were called for physi-
cal examination on August 4 and
another fifty-one on August 9. Of
this number only sixteen were
passed as eligible “for induction.
Now another call has been received
for the physical examination of
sixty-five men on August 25 and
another forty-seven on August 31.
Experience of the Board shows that
about one out of every seven who
take their physical examination
passes.
When the call comes for induc-
tion, probably next week, the first
men to fill the quota will be from
the groups above who have suc-
cessfully passed their physical ex-
aminations.
The Kingston Board is one of
the largest in the county and com-
prises old Draft Board No.1, with
headquarters in Wyoming; old Draft
Board No. 2 with headquarters in
Luzerne and old Board No. 3 with
headquarters in Kingston. The area
covered is from West Pittston to
Plymouth on this side of the river
and includes most of the Back
Mountain area with the exception
of Lake, Lehman and Jackson
Townships, which belong to Ply-
mouth,
The men now being called
for physical examination are in
the twenty-five year age group and
lower. Men of lower age will be
called as the demand for induction
increases.
Exempt for the present are phy-
sicians, dentists, and ministers.
There are no exemptions for es-
sential industries, since Selective
Service at the present time recog-
nizes no shortage of help in any
industry.
Students who have finished one
year of college work and who are
in the upper half of their class and
who present certificates to that
effect are exempt for the completion
of their college course. Other stu-
dents may obtain postponements
for a semester or school year if
they are in school when called, but
students must in any event take
their physical examinations.
All married men are in Class 3A,
but those not living with their fam-
The history of that curve leading
out of Dallas toward Harveys Lake
runs true to form.
Up until midnight, cars negotiate
the curve without complications.
A solid stream of weekend traffic
rounds it in both directions, slow-
ing down at the Borough limits in
anticipation of central traffic lights,
picking up legitimate speed on the
highway.
After midnight the picture
changes, and’ every added hour un-
sil six a.m. adds to the danger.
There is the feeling that the
hour is late, that more time has
been spent at the tavern than in-
tended.
There is the wide highway with
plenty of room for everybody. There
is that third lane in the middle, a
no-mans’ land which belongs in the
him, and not to the car coming
from the opposite direction and the
driver in an equal hurry.
That is the norm of after-mid-
night driving, and responsible for
most of the accidents.
But the man who wants to race is
the unknown quantity. Without re-
gard for anybody, exhilarated by
speed and his belief that his own
car can lick anything on the road,
he presses his gas pedal to the
floor and takes off. A race involves
two cars, both rocketing along in
the same direction, frequently tak-
ing up all three lanes.
Often the racers get away with
it. They have preempted a high-
way designed for ordinary traffic
and turned it into a race track.
Luck has been with them. Provi-
dence has seen to it that decent
otorists who had planned to turn
onto the highway at that moment
have been delayed for a split sec-
ond, long enough for flying death
to pass them by.
Sometimes it is the man standing
by the roadside waiting for the
cars to pass who is the victim.
Sometimes it is the car turning
into the highway that is caught by
grinding wheels, shattered glass
and shrieking steel.
When it is the racers themselves
who are killed or who suffer fright-
ful Injury, with no innocent parties
involved, there is a paean of praise
from the community, No matter
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Head of Home
Here In East
Rev. E. H. Swanson
Visits In Ruggles
Rev. Edwin H. Swanson, super-
intendent of Luther Home for the
Aged at Marinette, Wisconsin is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Frank
Swanson at Ruggles, accompanied
by his wife and two sons, Edwin, 9,
and Wilbur W., 5.
Rev. Swanson, one of four
brothers, of whom Fred Swanson,
Chief of Police at Harveys Lake, is
one, has been head of the Luther
Home for eight years, his wife act-
ing as matron. The Home draws its
permanent guests from 66 congre-
gations of the Superior Conference
of Northeast Wisconsin and the up-
per peninsula of Michigan. At pre-
sent they number thirty-four, and
range in age from 68 to 92.
Educated at Upsala College, East
Orange, and Augustana Theological
Seminary at Rock Island, Ill.,, he
was ordained at Omaha Nebraska
in 1937. He served congregations at
Traverse City, Mancelona, Roscom-
mon, and Rapid River, Michigan,
and was appointed to the Luther
Home in 1942.
He wil preach at the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation, Lake-
ton, at 8:45, this coming Sunday,
and again at St. Luke’s, Noxen at
11 am.
Committee Formed
For Better Schools
The Back Mountain Citizen's
Committee for Better Schools was
formed Monday night at Back
Mountain Memorial Library with
Francis Ambrose as temporary
chairman and Paul Mulcey as tem-
porary secretary.
About twenty persons representa-
tive of all Back Mountain Com-
munities attended and discussed
means by which they might be-
come better acquainted with school
problems in the area.
ilies or “establishing bona fide fam-
ily relationships” are in 1A.
Chairman of Board 92 is Joseph
H. MacVeigh of Dallas who is this
year rounding out his tenth con-
secutive year with Selective Ser-
vice, having been chairman of old
Board No. 1 at Wyoming when it
was established. Other Board mem-
bers are W. R. Thomas, Luzerne,
former chairman of old Board 2
at Luzerne and Rev. J. L. Weisley,
of old Board 3, Kingston. Secre-
tary is Mrs. Alice Uhl of Dallas.
Mrs. Thomas Reese, Dallas became
assistant secretary starting this
Monday.
Board hours are from 8:15 A.M.
to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Local Men Are
Called To Duty
A number of Back Mountain men
have left or are preparing to leave
for military service. Some of them
are:
Arnold Price, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Price, Fernbrook Road, has
enlisted in the Air Corps and was
sworn into service on Thursday. He
will leave Monday for duty at San
Antonio, Texas. Arnold has been
employed at Natona Mills.
William Hart, son of Mrs. Helen
Hart, Machell Avenue, left Saturday
for two weeks duty with a reserve
unit at Fort Knox, Tenn. Bill was
formerly with an Airborne Division
in occupied Japan. :
Ernest Reese, petty officer 3/c,
U.S. Naval Reserve, will leave for
duty with the United States Navy
on August 23rd, He served with
the Navy in World War II from
1943 until 1946, most of the time
being stationed in the Pacific where
he was a radio technician. He has
been employed at Fernbrook Park
Plant of Bloomsburg Mills. He has
a little daughter, Cookie. His wife
is the former Alice Davis of Trucks-
ville.
Claude Warden, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Warden, Trucksville, was
called back to service on August
15. Claude was one of the first
Back Mountain airmen to com-
plete his missions over Germany
and Austria during World War IL
Visitors Inspect
Three Projects
Vocational Students
Make Annual Rounds
Students of Luzerne and Lacka-
wanna County Vocational Agricul-
ture Courses made an inspection
tour of three projects yesterday, all
of them in Franklin Township.
Sheldon Mosier, head of Voca-
tional Agriculture at Dallas Town-
ship School, has assisted Andrew
Matties, a senior, Donald Lewis,
senior, and Willard Race, a junior,
in planning and carrying out their
prgjects.
Starting at 9 a.m. one hundred
students, accompanied by Howard
Newcomer, County Supervisor of
Agriculture inspected five acres of
tomatoes and five acres of cabbage
grown by Andrew Matties; one acre
of tomatoes and a dairy calf grown
by Donald Lewis; and three acres of
cucumbers grown by ge Race
for the local markets.
Tomatoes will be harvested green,
cucumbers picked in three stages,
pickling, cukes, and jumbos. Toma-
toes go to the tomato auction for
purchase and packing, cucumbers
find ready market in Kingston.
Plans for the inspection day,
rain or ishine, included an evening
picnic at Perrin’s Marsh, followed
by soft-ball and horse-shoe pitch-
ing.
George Drake
Dies Suddenly
Seemed Recovering
From Injuries -
George Drake, 16, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sheldon Drake, Lehman
Avenue, died suddenly Sunday
night as a result of injuries sus-
tained when he fell from a tree at
the Van Horn
street Monday afternoon while his
parents were attending the Ralph
Franklin funeral. :
He had apparently been on the
road to uneventful recovery, though | ] } 3 ”
| family house in which the family
pain in the legs persisted and con-
fined him to his bed. X-rays, taken
Thursday at General Hospital on
the advice of Dr. Sherman Schooley,
showed no damage to the bone
structure.
Late ‘n the evening on Sunday,
his father lifted him to care for
him, and George collapsed. His
parents applied artificial respiration
and George recovered conscious-
ness;. but died within a matter of
minutes.
George, starting from frail be-
ginnings, had built himself by
sheer will-power an increasingly
husky body. Not willing to stand
by while other boys used their
muscles, but barred from competi-
tive sports such as basketball and
football by reason of limited lung
capacity, he took to bicycling and
tree climbing, and was frequently
found at the top of a tall tree de-
vouring a Zane Gray western.
A great reader, George welcomed
the opening of the Back Mountain
Library and drew out books, an
armful at a time. A grade A student
he would have entered the junior
year at Dallas Borough High School
this fall.
His constant companions, David
Kunkle, Lee White, and Eddie Van-
Horn, present at the time of his
fall, visited him during his con-
finement, without a thought in any
mind that the injuries would prove
fatal. Exact cause of death remains
a mystery, though a blood clot from
a deep bruise may have been re-
sponsible.
Funeral services were conducted
at Brickel’s Funeral Home on Wed-
nesday afternon at 2:30 by Rev.
Ralph VanNortwick of Houston,
Texas, a friend of the family here
on vacation. Interment was in Fern
Knoll.
Bearers were: Dick Lavelle, Carl
Bailey, David Kunkle, Jerry Ma-
chell, Lee White, David Evans, Ed-
die Van Horn.
Mrs. S. R. Schooley
To Talk At St. Paul's
All women who are members or
friends of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, Shavertown, are invited to
attend the next meeting of the Wo-
mens’ Auxiliary on August 23 at
1 pm.
A program of special interest is’
being prepared with two outstand-
ing guest speakers. The district
president of the W.S.C.S., Mrs.
Sherman S. Schooley wil tell about
the work of that organization both
in the local field and nationally.
Miss Mildred Wagner who is a
full time worker with the Lutheran
Childrens Bureau will bring infor-
mation regarding that agency of
the United Lutheran Church. Both
speakers will participate in a gen-
eral discussion and question period
following their talks. Y
place on Church |
Church Soloist
Killed In Fall
Mrs. Lydia Kraybill
Plunges Downstairs
The tragic death of Mrs, Lydia
Kraybill, 55, Saturday night shock-
ed the entire Back Mountain area.
Mrs. Kraybill was widely known for
her excellent voice, was prominent
as a soloist at Dallas Methodist
Church, and in demand as a guest
soloist for “neighboring churches,
during her eight years’ residence
in Dallas.
It was after she had rehearsed
for a Sunday morning solo at the
Free Methodist Church that she
fell victim to her fatal accident.
Leaving the church, she opened the
door leading to the basement in-
stead of the door leading outside.
Rev. Alverta Sechler, waiting for
her guest to leave before ascending
the stairs to her apartment, heard
the fall as Mrs. Kraybill plunged
headfirst down the stairs, and sum-
moned help.
Harveys Lake ambulance arrived
shortly and Fred Swanson exam-
ined the victim, pronounced her
dead, and indicated that services
of the coroner would be required.
Dr. A. A Mascali, the family phy-
sician, concurred with Dr. L. S.
Reese, county coroner, in naming
a fractured skull as the immediate
cause of death, and the body was
released to Paul Nulton, funeral
director.
Mrs. Kraybill, the former Lydia
Kuehn, during the time of her mar-
riage to a former husband, Karl
Rohrbach, was soloist for 19 years
at York Presbyterian Church and
for eight years at York Zion Re-
formed Church. A graduate of West
Chester State Teachers College, she
also ' taught school in York for
four years. It is in York, at Mount
Rose Cemetery, that she is buried.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Rohrbach,
Mrs. Kraybill’'s first husband’s
mother, nearing eighty-four, has
made her home with the Kraybill’s
ever since their residence in Dallas,
a singularly harmonious arrange-
ment,
Arrangements had ‘been recently
completed for purchase of the two-
lived, and plans for future retire-
ment made.
Mrs. Kraybill is survived by her
husband, Henry Kraybill; her step-
mother, Mrs. Jean Kuehn, both of
Dallas; a son, Karl Rohrback, of
Allentown; a stepdaughter, Nancy
Kraybill, of Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia; a stepbrother, cohn Ammer-
man, Allentown; and a nephew,
Frank Kuehn, of Dallas.
Funeral services were held in the
Dallas Methodist Church at 10:30
Tuesday morning, Rev. Frederick
Reinfurt officiating. .
Dallas bearers were: Herbert
Smith, Zel Garinger, Lewis LeGrand
Sr., Wardan Kunkle, Richard Oli-
ver, Raymond Kuhnert and Gail
Shaver.
Bearers at York were: Jacob
Rohrbach, James Messersmith,
James Rabine, Wilbur Flinchbaugh,
Gale Flinchbaugh, and William Blae-
baum.
T. G. Reese Recovering
From Severe Burns
Thomas Reese, Franklin street,
painfully burned on July 14 by a
grease fire which he was endeavor-
ing to extinguish, is making a good
recovery at his home. Though still
unable to use his hands, he is no
longer confined to bed, but has
been up and about for about a
week. His face will apparently
bear no scars, and feeling is begin-
ning to come back to the numbed
hands. The burns were deep and
damage great, but no infection set
in. Dr. Budd Schooley is pleased
with the progress of his patient.
Groom Dog, Keep
Driver Is Killed During Race
From Harveys Lake To Luzerne
Bets Were Laid On Whether Buick |
Or Chrysler Was the Better Car
Stocky, likable Daniel Murray Edwards, 32, West Ches-
ter State Teachers College graduate, bartender at Irem Temple
Country Club for the past three years, was instantly killed at
3:30 Tuesday morning when
his 1941 Buick convertible,
zooming out of the night in a race from Harveys Lake to Lu-
zerne crashed into a Luzerne County Gas & Electric service
pole just beyond Rave’s Nursery on the sweeping curve at the
approach to Dallas.
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“QUEBEC” ALL BURNED UP
AL CANCELS CANADIAN TOUR
TO CATCH CANADIAN FISH
When the cruise ship “Que-
bec”, originally chartered for
members of the Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Commerce annual
Goodwill Tour, burned in the
St. Lawrence River Monday af-
ternoon, possible cancellation of
the tour made no change in
Arlean Bowman's plans. One of
the four Back Mountain men,
Bert Hill, Ed Hall, and Dave
Schooley, he had already sent
in his regrets, and made other
arrangements for an outing
which would not interfere with
weekend business in the new
restaurant.
Sunday business is so brisk
that with platters of roast tur-
key, baked ham and roast
beef on every side, the staff is
unable to get a mouthful until
after four P.M. when there is a
lull before the evening cus-
tomers arrive. Sunday Al will
start for Canada and a well-
earned fishing trip, accompan-
ied by his younger daughter,
Dianne.
The only string to Dianne’s
participation in the adventure
is that she must catch a fish.
Last time she was in Canada
' she was too young to be in-
terested, but now that she is
thirteen, her father feels that
she should learn how to man-
age a reel.
Shiber Judges
In Big Leagues
One of Three For
500 Glad Class
Ray Shiber, Dallas, was one of
three judges in the 500 class at
the Binghamton Gladiolus Show on
Tuesday, his partners were the
heads of the Botanical Gardens in
Boston and New York.
Ray, a fancier of glads himself,
is in great demand as a judge. Last
year he was called upon for sev-
enteen flower shows in addition to
judging for county fairs.
The show at Binghamton has a
section reserved for amateurs, but
the bulk of the glads come from
professional growers all over the
world, with entries from the Neth-
erlands, Belgium, France and Ger-
many, and flowers grown from
stock imported to the West Coast
from New Zealand and Australia.
Ray, in spite of his impressive
blooms did not feel that any of them
merited being taken to Binghamton
for the amateur class.
a
Lions Club Meeting
Members of Old Toll Gate Lions
Club will be guests of Hanover
Township Lions Club at the Melody
Club, Hanover Township, Tuesday.
Dinner at 6:30. Guest speaker will
be State Boxing Commissioner,
George Jones.
It On Leash,
"Ettiket” for Pard Pet Parade
People just naturally like sharp
looking dogs and well mannered
masters, according to Ralph Dixon,
one of the sponsors of the Pard
Pet Parade to be held next Wed-
nesday at 10 at Acme Parking
lot.
For that reason, masters who
enter dogs in the Pard Pet Parade
should follow a few simple rules
that are sure to help them get
more applause from the public, and
more approval from judges.
Here are some suggestions from
Mr. Dixon, owner of Dixon's Mar-
ket.
1. Enter the parade early. Not
later than August 21.
2. Brush your dog clean on the
morning of the parade. }
3. Keep him on a leash at all
times. (He may be as excited as
you are, and will need your help
in getting over his nervousness.)
4. Show off your dog—not your-
self. Your job will be to help the
dog so he can win a prize for you.
“By following these simple sug-
gestions,”” Mr. Dixon said, “every
dog will have an equal chance at
being named a winner.”
The long list of prizes includes:
Ansco camera, Daisy air rifle, rol-
ler skates, hunting knife and
sheath, boys and girls leather wal-
let, pocket knife, fountain pen,
mechanical pencil, telescope, com-
pass and flashlight key holder.
Prizes will be awarded in the
following events: best handler, larg-
est dog, smallest dog, best groomed
best trickster, longest tailed, short-
est tailed, longest eared, shortest
eared, shortest haired and best in
show.
Judges will be Mrs. Thomas B.
Robinson, secretary, Back Mountain
Kennel Club, Mrs. Lloyd B. Kear
and Donald Clark.
Announcer will
Phillips.
be Little Bill
Behind him, racing in a borrowed
1950 Chrysler sedan, was Anthony
Daywood, 27, 42 Columbus Avenue,
Wilkes-Barre. Struck across the
right top and windshield by pieces
of the flying service pole, Day-
wood’s car rushed on with brakes
screaming, out of control, until it
crashed into the guard rails on the
far left of the highway some 274
feet distant. He was stunned and
shocked but not seriously injured.
Neighbors in the vicinity, awak-
ened by the screaming brakes of
both cars, rushed to their assis-
tance. Others on Lehman Avenue
and Parrish Heights also awakened
rolled over and went back to sleep.
First to arrive was Gordon Lloyd,
Overbrook Avenue, who had just
reached Dallas from Wilkes-Barre.
As he approached the scene the
Chrysler's lights were still on and
the motor running. He turned them
both off. Another who came to their
aid was L. L. Richardson, Dallas
garageman, who lives on the high
bank on Terrace street just above
the accident scene. As he ran down
the darkened highway he heard a
voice call, “T'll get fo a phone and
call an ambulance and police.” It
was apparently Walter Wolfe, Meek-
er orchardist, who had been coming
down the highway behind the rac-
ers with a truckload of produce.
Richardson ran immediately to
the green Chrysler pinned against
the guard rails. Others came shortly
to move the car so the driver could
get out. There were only 2040 miles
on the speedometer.
By that time someone asked,
“What happened to the other fel-
low?” “He's dead” was the ans-
wer. ‘Crushed horribly over there
on the ground.”
Richardson didn’t walk over to
the dead man.
Chief of Police Russell Honeywell,
who heard the crash from his Lake
street bedroom and was pulling on
his trousers, was summoned by
Rita Cummings of Machell avenue.
With officer Fiske he investigated,
telephoned Dr. A. A. Mascali, How-
ard Woolbert’'s ambulance, State
Police, the light company and the
coroner.
Doctors Gallagher and Mascali ar-
rived, treated the injured man and
waited for Coroner Lewis Reese, Jr.
But several in the crowd who
viewed the gruesome scene, knew
the story behind the tragedy. They
had driven from the Sunset end of
Harveys Lake to see if the drivers
had reached Dallas without acci-
dent. Among them was Joseph Law-
zano, 50 Hill Street, Wilkes-Barre,
owner of the Chrysler.
Earlier, at one a.m. they had
heard a wrangle outside a Lake
tavern between Edwards and Day-
wood, apparently strangers until
then, who had a few beers. It was
the continuation of an argument
that had started earlier at the bar
when Edwards, an “excellent” driv-
er, and Daywood had argued over
the respective merits, speed and en-
durance of the Buick and Chrysler.
Finally they challenged each
other to a race to Frank's Diner
in Luzerne (across from Kaiser-
Frasier show room) and return.
They posted $10 each, still depos-
ited in a cigar box at the Tavern.
Companions reasoned with them
and tried to dissuade them from
their folly, even taking the keys of
one. They were told to “mind you're
own business, we know how to
drive”.
“But what about other folks on
the road ?” another pleaded. He was
met with contempt and disdain.
The drivers slipped behind the
wheels of their machines and swung
out onto the concrete. The Buick
was quicker on the turn and got a
head start. There was a roar of
racing motors that built into a cre-
scendo going at top speed and then
quickly died in the distant dark-
ness. The little knot of eight or ten
men slouched fatalistically back to
the tavern to await their return,
but the tavern keeper refused to
open.
Shortly one after another started
down the highway in their cars.
Born in Wilkes-Barre Edwards
was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Edwards of Harveys
Lake. He was a graduate of Meyers
High School.
On May 31, 1941 he was the
driver of a car that killed Melvin
Mosier, prominent Dallas Township
farmer at the intersection of Route
309 and the Country Club Road
near Dallas Township School. He re-
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cian