FROM
PILLAR TO POST
By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
Of course you have been saving things all year for the Library Auc-
tion, things that will bring a good price on the block, things somebody
else will be glad to buy and use, things you no longer need but with
years of good wear in them.
= is the time to look them over, and to add to them. In a very
she | time you will be solicited for @
the articles yc. have been accum-
ulating.
The annual auction is the high
spot of the calendar, two days
of the most fun you can get any-
where. Everybody comes, every-
body - enjoys it, everybody finds
himself on his feet bidding on a
enustache cup or a picture frame
or a set of golf clubs or a pair of
hockey skates.
“Going, going, gone” from Harry
Ohlman, apd there goes the must-
ache cup, with a bewildered owner
wondering where it will fit in his
ultra-modern home, and how he
~will explain it to his wife. When
he finds it is his wife who has
been bidding against him, the
couple do a war-dance and the
crowd takes another lease on life,
with bidding going up and up, and
the library taking in enough to
solve its financial problems for an-
other year.
Maybe some of the new folks
who have recently moved to the
Back Mountain don’t know about
the library.
The library is a community af-
fair. Very few libraries are sup-
ported entirely by an interested
comunity without direct aid from
the tax-payer.
Our library is unusually well
stocked. It sends books around
to the public schools in the Back
Mountain. It has a thriving book
club whose members pay dues en-
ough each year to finance a book
apiece. These books are kept for
a reasonable length of time for
exclusive use of book club mem-
bers, then placed on the shelves
for regular circulation. This as-
sures a gonstant stream of the
latest books for general circulation,
and these books do not come out
of funds realized from the annual
auction,
But children’s books are in con-
stant need of replacement; the li-
brary has a paid staff as well as
occasional volunteer help; it needs
heat i» the winter, grass-cutting in
the summer, repairs all the year
round.
And recently - the library has
bought another building next door
to it, and is remodelling it for ex-
tra and much needed space.
All of this costs money.
It is the Library Auction that
furnishes the money.
So when you look over your at-
tic for materials for the Library
Auction, pass by the junk, close
the trunk holding those outmoded
models of fifteen years ago, and
concentrate on the good solid
pieces of furniture, the sort that
young married couples can re-
decorate and use as a nucleus for
their home furnishings.
Give the wearing apparel to the
rummage sale, the junk to the ash-
man, and articles which will bring
in real money to the Library Auc-
tion.
Then go downstairs and look in
the china cabinets. Small bits of
china and glassware bring good
prices. Many people who attend
the auction come from a distance,
and have no way to transport
bulky articles. But they want a
souvenir, and they will bid brisk-
ly against each other for a goblet
or a small pitcher or a piece of
ornamental glass. Almost every-
body has several decorative pieces,
things which are never noticed,
never used.
Inspect your living room. Are
you going to replace that coffee
table? Do you really care for that
what-not or that hanging shelf?
Aren’t you just a, little tired of
dusting all those small pieces of
bric-a-brac, and somebody else will
inherit the duster.
Everybody needs drawer space.
Plain bureaus bring a ready sale.
If you are moving into a smaller
place, now that your children are
married off and away from home,
vou probably have a good many
extras in the way of sturdy furni-
ture. Before you sell them for a
song to the second-hand dealer,
consider the Library Auction.
You haven't any extra furniture,
or glass, or china?
That's just too bad. In that
case, you can bake a cake, or a
loaf of home-made bread, ‘or un-
limber that fudge recipe, or make
a pan of brownies. Or you can bake
a big pan of beans for the refresh-
, ment tent.
You'll have more fun, when you
come to the Auction on July 6
and 7, if you have contributed
something. Seeing your own gift
on the auction block is like seeing
your first-grader mounting the
platform for his first public ap-
pearance.
Will it be well received? Will
everybody want to bid on it? Will
it bring a good price for the
library ?
Maybe your finger nails will bite
into your palms while the bidding
is going on, but it will be your
neighbor's offering that comes up
next, and you can relax.
There is nothing that welds a
community together so completely
as two days of concerted effort
and fun, party lines and social
lines abandoned, everybody work-
ing together and laughing together
for the Library Auction, July 6 and
7.
White Frost Does
Little Damage
Bpple Blossoms 0. K.
Tomatoes Not Set
There was surprisingly little frost
damage in the Back Mountain area
on Sunday and Monday nights, ac-
| cording to James Hutchison, Lu-
zerne County Agricultural Agent,
though it would be difficult to con-
vince the Rave Brothers of that.
Their nursery sales display gn Me-
morial Highway suffered a 500-
plant azalea blossom loss, though
the stock itself is sturdy and will
bear again next year.
Some strawberries
damp areas suffered, also a few
pear blossoms, but in the main
the fruit crop survived the deep
freeze of 28, and it looks like an
almost 100% set in apple blos-
soms.
Tomato plants were affected in
the higher altitudes, but not along
the river. The saving grace Mr.
Hutchison said is that nobody sets
tomato plants in this area except
experimentally and’ in small num-
bers, before Memorial Day.
in low and
Parade and Ball Games
At Noxen, Memorial Day
Ladies Auxiliary of Noxen Fire
Nepartment is handling Memorial
Day. abservance this «year. They
have planned a parade at 10 AM
in which school children will par-
ticipate. Immediately after the
parade, which will disband at the
ball park, Beaumont and Noxen
high school boys will play a soft-
ball game.
Refreshments and baked goods
will be on sale at noon and during
the day. At 3 PM the girls of
Beaumont and Noxen will stage a
softball game, and at 4 PM bingo
will start.
Anybody wishing to enter the
parade is asked to get in touch
with Mrs. Earl Crispell.
Back Mountain Highway Deaths and
BOX SCORE
Serious Accidents Since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
{10
DALLAS | 18
; _ DALLAS TOWNSHIP sv 8
LEHMAN Poa
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP & 1's
. JACKSON TOWNSHIP 2
] _ MONROE TOWNGHIP 3 1
ROSS TOWNSHIP 2
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION _LAKE TOWNSHIP 2 1
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 2
TOTAL 76 2)
CAROLYN BERDY
Here are the six candidates for
Lehman-Jackson May Queen, se-
lected recently by popular vote of
seventh to twelfth grades. No-
body knows who will be the May
Queen until May Day on May 22,
or who will crown the queen as
maid of honor.
The theme this year is ‘May
Day, Past and Present”, with a
two-part program following crown-
ing of the queen on the decorated
float at; 51:30. Surrounded by
train-bearers, crown-bearer, and
flower carriers from the first grade
attended by the five ladies in wait-
ing and by the rest of the senior
girls as a court of honor, the Queen
for a Day will be entertained by
an English contra dance, a group
of Robin Hood's Merry Men, a
wreath dance, a chorus of shep-
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1951
Which Girl Will Be Queen Of The May?
GRACE BARRALL
JUNE LORD
herdesses, and a procession of me-
diaval townspeople in old Eng-
lish attire.
program features .a May garden
theme, with Brownies and seed
fairies, summoned by a fairy queen,
assisted by a chorus of dew-drops,
zephyrs, and sunbeams, with a rose
queen bringing the full blown
flowers, and a sleeping child waking
to find her garden gréwn.
Seventh grade girls
the Maypole.
The whole day is dedicated to
fun and frolic. Beginning at 9:30
there is a field day, with contest
and races. A picnic lunch is served
at noon, with all guests invited to
buy their lunch. The May Queen
is crowned at 1 P.M. and there
is a baseball game with Tunkhan-
nock at 3.
will wind
The second part of the
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MARY ALICE LEWIS
ALICE EHRET
If the weather cancels the pro-
gram, it will be held the follow-
ing day.
Mrs. Anthony Marchakitus is
general chairman; Mrs. Ella Lewis
in charge of the Queen and Court;
Mrs. June Johnston is training the
grade school choruses; Bernard
Gerrity is in charge of music and
the Band; Joseph Ellsworth is ar-
ranging the float; Russel Ruble and
his agriculture students have
charge of grounds and loud speak-
er system; home economics stu-
dents are making costumes, with
cooperation from teachers. Mothers
of eighth grade girls in the shep-
herdess group are making pastel
skirts, peasant blouses, black
kirtles, picturesque hats for the
dancers.
8 Cents Per Copy—Ten Pages
| Pipeline Moved To Make Way
Lake Township Will Graduate Twenty-Seven Seniors In Class Of 1951
For New Homes At Trucksville
Wins Wilkes Scholarship
DAVID KUNKLE
A four year scholarship has been
awarded to David Kunkle, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wardan Kunkle, Dal-
las, as result of a competitive ex-
amination held at Wilkes College
early in May.
David, a senior in the graduat-
ing class of Dallas Borough High
School, stands high both academic-
ally and in extra-curricular activi-
ties.
He is president of the Senior
class; has played in the Band for
eight years; was manager of the
basketball team in his junior year;
has taken part in the chapel ac-
tivity program; is on the Yearbook
staff of Dal-lite; has done candid
camera shots for the book; has
been feature editor of Hi-Lite, the
school paper; and has distinguished
himself for qualities of leadership.
David was made an Eagle Boy
Scout in 1949. He is president of
the Dallas Methodist Youth Fellow-
ship, and officer in the Dallas sub-
district of the organization; he rep-
resented the Junior Laymen at
Wyoming Annual Conference in
1948; he serves as a church usher.
And as an example of an all-
round American boy, David formed
an orchestra in his junior-senior
years, a ten-piecer that played for
school dances.
He is a senior life-saver, having
passed the course offered by the
Red Cross at the Country Club
pool in 1949. He is Chief Ruler of
James A. Franklin Lodge No. 4,
Junior Odd Fellows. And he be-
longs to the Naval Reserve, having
entered - in January.
Several thousand feet of pipeline
owned by the Sun Oil Company
had to be moved last Saturday
to make way for the new Meadow-
crest Development of Luzerne
County Building Authority at
‘Trucksville.
Texas trained company experts
supervised removal and relaying
of the 6-inch welded steel pipe
that carries gasoline from the Mar-
cus Hook refineries to Syracuse,
N.. XY.
The line was laid through the
Munson property, later the Arthur
Smith farm, in 1939 and is now
carrying gasoline at 100-per cent
capacity. The flow of gasoline had
to be shut off at the: Chase Auxili-
ary Station in order to expedite the
relaying.
The pipeline completely bisected
the property owned by the housing
authority, but three lawyers who
searched the title failed to observe
the easement owned by the Sun
Company.
Instead of following a straight
line, the relaid pipe now borders
the Housing Authority property
and turns at right angles at Bunker
Hill road, covering two sides of a
triangle instead of one as previous-
ly laid. This required several hun-
dred feet of additional pipe.
Expense of the work, it is un-
derstood, will be borne by Banks
Construction Company.
Robert Currie
Will Retire At
Close Of Term
Announcement Made
At Board Meeting
On Tuesday Night
Robert D. Currie, president and
for the past six years a member
of Kingston Township School
Board, has announced that he will
not seek reelection.
Mr. Currie’s statement came
Tuesday night at a special meet-
ing of the Board called to make
final settlement for the year with
Tax Collector Ted Poad.
Aside from the election of Stan-
ley Henning as Board treasurer
little other business was taken up.
The Board granted permission
for the school band to take part
in four spring community events;
the Little League Parade Monday
evening at 5:30; Kingston Town-
ship Veterans’ Memorial Service
at Evergreen Cemetery at 2:30
Sunday afternoon, May 27; Sweet
Valley Memorial Day Parade, May
30, and Grassland Farm Demon-
stration at Sterling Farms, Har-
veys Lake.
Mr. Currie’s decision will remove
from the Board one of its strongest
and most conscientious members.
It was largely through his efforts
that the schools were evaluated by
the Middle Atlantic States Rating
Association and efforts made to
correct weaknesses. in the curri-
culum. © He also played a major
part in having a school band or-
ganized and a school cafeteria es-
tablished. He played an important
part in bringing about consolida-
tion with Dallas Borough schools
and was the principal protagonist
in opposing the attempt of Lu-
zerne County Housing Authority to
come into Kingston Township tax
free.
His work with General Reinsur-
ance Corporation takes him to all
parts of the United States. Many
times he has returned from the
middle west and New England
States to attend a Board meeting
only to return to his work the
following day. He explained that
| time required to serve as a direc-
{ tor is the prime reason for his not
seeking reelection.
Twenty-Seven
Lake Seniors
Members of Lake Township Sen-
ior Class who will get their dipli-
mas on June 5 are shown with
their class sponsor.
Top row, left to right: Angela
Biery, Theodore Boston, Eleanor
Butler, Richard Cornell, Arnold
Garinger, Jeanne Gray, Hannah
Hummel.
Second row: Sally Kostick, Flora
London, Frederick Martin, John
Milbrodt, Fred Oney, Arthur Pimm,
Sally Roberts.
Third row: Arthur Scott, Fay
Smith, Forrest Sorber, Benjamin
Stefanowicz, Gloria Steltz, Bernard
Sult, Clayton Traver.
Bottom row: Ronald Traver,
Treva Traver, Mary Ann Wheeler,
Darl White, Marjorie Wolfe, Rose
Yatsko, and Miss Hazel Baer, class
sponsor.