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By T. T. Holden*
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DON’T MAKE YOUR PICTURES TOO CANDID
The days of the rigid subject
staring with glazed eyes at the
camera are fortunately dead and
gone; and good photographers
know that the best pictures show
a split-second of unposed activity.
In an effort to shoot natural
pictures, many amateurs go to
the opposite extreme. They sneak
up on an unwitting subject and
* blast away with little regard for
composition, lighting, focus or
any other fundamentals of good
photography. The simple fact'is
that pictures can be too candid.
For good pictures, the photog-
rapher must plan his setting, ex-
posure, focus and so forth just as
carefully as if he were working
in a studio. He must watch out
for bad backgrounds, choose the
camera angle that gives the most
dramatic effect and see that his
‘model is properly groomed and
posed. There is a big difference
between windswept hair that has
been carefully arranged, for in-
stance, and untidy, tangled locks.
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Even the most interesting action
makes a poor picture if it is out
of focus or shot against a clut-
tered background. ;
When we watch a good movie,
we know perfectly well that be-
hind it is many hours of rehears-
ing to make the actors appear
natural, much study of lighting
and camera technique. :
Good still pictures require the
same careful approach. Next time
you are tempted to sneak up and
shoot sister at play, take time to
look over the background. See if
asking her to move a few feet
might not improve the lighting.
Pick up the best camera angle
rather than the one that happens
to be most convenient for a quick
shot. Wipe the smudge off her
cheek. Only when you are satis-'
fied that all the elements of your
picture are right are you ready
to watch for that unpredictable
instant that will make the picture
youll cherish. > :
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WILKES-BARRE, PA.
Membership Still Open
In Dutch Treat Club
- Headine-makers are stock in
trade of the National Dutch Treat
Club whose program opens in
Wilkes-Barre on Monday evening,
November 12. There are seven
features in all, one on the second
Monday of November and Decem-
ber, one on the first Monday of
each month, January through May.
There is no ticket sale at the
door. The features are guaranteed
by memberships that are made
available through the National
Dutch Treat office, 730 Miners Bank,
Wilkes-Barre. No profits are taken
and only those who have signed
up for the memberships at nominal
cost of $10 for each will be ad-
mitted.
Scotland Yard’s Dick Harrison
will be one of the visitors, as will
be the New York Times’ Delbert
Clark, fresh from Korea and earlier
from Russia and Germany as chief
foreign correspondent of the World’s
greatest newspaper. Television's
most important star, Susan Fletcher
of Canada, will be an attraction,
and others will include Korea's
Chief Foreign Minister, Colonel Ben
C. Limb; the internationally famed
woman lawyer, Muriel Richter, and
the famed Dr, Wilson with “My
Six Convicts.”
Memberships will be closed the
first week in November.
Stunting For Good
Cause
PALISADES PARK, N. J—In
order to dramatize nation wide
clothing collection for civilian vic-
tims of Korean War, Maryln Rich
of Arcadia, California, executed
death defying stunts from a tra-
peze suspended from a fast flying
helicopter which took off from Pal-
isades Amusement Park, N. J., flew
down the Hudson, around the
Statue of Liberty, and then hovered
over the Lower Manhattan skyline
as thousands looked skyward.
Max Hess, Jr., president of Hess
Brothers, nationally known depart-
ment store executive of Allentown,
Pa., arranged for the novel exhibi-
tion to inaugurate the national col-
lection drive.
Sells Fine Holstein
Warren Mekeel, Lehman, recent-
ly sold a registered Holstein-Frie-
sian cow to Abe Slater, Hunlock
Creek.
Change of ownership for this
animal, Sylvia Mekeel Pietertje
Ona, has been officially recorded
by The Holstein-Friesian Associa-
tion of America.
The Association issued 34,389
registry and transfer certificates to
Pennsylvania breeders during 1950.
SHAVER THEATRE
SHAVERTOWN
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Rich, Young and
Pretty”
with Jane Powell, Vic Damone
Cartoon, News
2 P. M. Saturday
Matinee for Benefit of PTA
“Hills of Home”
with Lassie
MONDAY and TUESDAY
iéCaitle Drive”
with Joel McCrea
Dean Stockwell
Cartoon, Comedy
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Comin’ Round the
Mountain”
with Abbott and Costello
Comedy, Cartoon
HIMMLER
THEATRE
Dallas, Pa.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
“Meet Me After The
Show”
technicolor
Betty Grable
Cartoon and News
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“Young As You Feel”
Monty Wooley
Cartoon and Sport Short
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
““Sorocco”
Humphrey Bogart
Pete Smith Short and
Cartoon
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Know Your Neighbor
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GRANVILLE H. SOWDEN
idea
of going into the lumber business
when he was going through the
Granville Sowden had no
lean years following the 1929
crash, but a brokerage business
provides insight into possibilities
for sound investment, and it seem-
ed to him over a term of years
that building materials would al-
ways be basic, and capable of al-
most limitless expansion.
So when an opportunity pre-
sented itself to make an investment
in a lumber and coal business, the
manager of Goodbody and Com-
pany, South Franklin Street, seifed
it. That was in 1944, five years
after the Sowden family had first
moved to the Back Mountain from
Wilkes-Barre, with one foot still in
town in case they didn’t care for
the hills. They've never wanted to
go back to the city, and are build-
ing a big ranch-type home on top
of the hill where they get a mar-
velous view. :
The young firm started out with
Paul Eckert and Granville Sowden,
expanded to take in Dr, M. C, Rum-
baugh, and is now composed of
Sowden and Rumbaugh, with Gran-
ville Jr., 22, lately graduated from
Wesleyan, taking an active part
and learning the business from the
ground up.
Like most men who have drop-
ped out of high school before grad-
uation to enter business, Mr. Sow-
den is adamant on the subject of
college graduation for his children.
He says it’s easier afterwards, even
though a man can get himself a
liberal education along the way.
It will be a long time before Mar-
sha, now five, will be ready to
select a college. Right now she
is in the joint school kindergarten
and having a wonderful time.
Granville Jr. finished in June.
He was awarded the eighth grade
American Legion prize in the
Kingston Township schools, then at-
tended Wyoming Seminary before
entering Wesleyan.
It was Mr. Sowden’s suggestion,
to the point and barbed with com-
mon sense, which broke up a meet-
ing called for discussion of Town-
ship schools and ways in which to
improve the standard of scholar-
sip some years ago.
The audience, its pocket-book
nerve tingling, made a hurried ex-
odus after Mr. Sowden stated his
opinion that higher standards re-
quired higher paid teachers who
would have an economic stake in
continuing to serve Back Mountain
children, and who would be able to
take college extension course in
the summer instead of hunting jobs.
Higher salaries would necessitate
higher taxes, and what were we
waiting for?
It was then that the meeting
broke up.
Mr. Sowden points out, as to
Star-Lile
DRIVE-IN
ROUTE 309
TUNKHANNOCK, PA.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
“Palomino”
(Technicolor)
with Jerome Courtland
and Beverly Tyler
Plus Cartoon, News & Sports
SUNDAY and MONDAY
“Target Unknown”
with Mark Stevens and
Alex Nicol
Added Cartoons
TUESDAY
DOUBLE FEATURE
HALLOWE'EN SPECIAL
“Frankenstein Meets
Wolfman”
with Bela Lugisi and
Lon Chaney
“Dracula’s Daughter”
with Otto Kruger and
Gloria Holden
Also Cartoon
WEDNESDAY and, THURSDAY
“The Groom Wore
Spurs”
with Jack Carson and
Ginger Rogers
Plus Cartoon and Comedy
(Adults, 60c; Children 12 to 16,
25¢c; Children under 12 admit-
ted free). :
THE POST, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1951
jointure for the Back Mountain,
that students would not necessarily
have to be herded into one enorm-
ous high school. That in Wilkes-
Barre several high schools accom-
modate several sections, but all
come under one common district
so that unification of program and
income spent where income is need-
ed is possible. He forsees an even-
tual plan such as this for the whole
Back Mountain, with schools retain-
ing their identity and their posi-
tion in the several communities,
but under a unified system that
will promote scholarship and raise
standards.
The decision to expand facilities
and build the present modern hard-
ware store on the new highway
was an outgrowth of paint sales.
If people were willing to come
around the old road to buy paint,
it seemed obvious that they would
buy a lot more paint if it was
handier to reach.
So two years ago the Back Moun-
tain’ Lumber Company opened the
most modern and up to date of
plants. Hardware business is a
good clean business, says Mr. Sow-
den.
Most passersby on the highway,
or customers at the store, in the
market for a percolator or a pound
of ten-penny nails, do not realize
that in back of the retail store there
is a huge lumber yard, all under
cover, a shop for making up spec-
ialities in wood, and farther down
the road the coal pockets.
Attending to the needs of the
little fellow, the man who wants
to build a hencoop or replace rot-
ted side rails on his back steps,
is more important than catering
exclusively to big builders and con-
tractors, says Mr. Sowden. Con-
tractors’ demands are necessarily
seasonal, while the little fellows’
demands come right along through
the year. And, he says, there are
so many more little fellows than
big ones. They’ provide a solid
backlog of trade, and they have an
astonishing way of growing up into
big fellows.
Redwood siding was introduced
to the area by Mr. Sowden. He
takes pride in the fact that any-
thing for the construction and out-
fitting of a house, from foundation
materials to plumbing orsan auto-
matic furnace, can be found in his
store or lumber yard.
In these days of keen competi-
tion, he says, all a dealer has to
sell is service. The old slogan, “The
customer is always right”, holds
good as a policy. It is vital to
handle materials that the manu-
facturer will stand back of, and
vital to get the material to the
customer at the time he wants it.
When a new item comes in, it
isn’t pushed until it is tested out,
like the septic tank cleaner which
had a good workout on Mr, Sow-
den’s own installation before be-
ing recommended. Or the material,
as elastic as putty, which can be
crowded into fissures in cellars
carved out of solid rock, and pre-
vents water from seeping in.
It would never do to leave Mrs.
Sowden out of a pen portrait of
her husband. Mrs. Sowden is in
there pitching all the time, carry-
ing on the work of the office. She
was the former Mary Williams of
Ashley, a graduate of Hanover
Township High School. The couple
has been married for 26 years.
Vital statistics show Mr. Sow-
den born in Wilkes-Barre. He be-
longs to the Shavertown Methodist
Church, and the Republican party.
Active in the Masonic Order, he
belongs to Irem Temple and Cald-
well Consistory, and is Past Master
of the Dallas Lodge.
Friday Night Opening
Popular At Dallas Bank
Fred Eck, Cashier of First Nation-
al Bank of Dallas, reports that the
Friday evening opening has been
a popular move.
Inaugurated four weeks ago, the
first Friday night saw the lobby
crowded at five, thinning out after
six-thirty. The next Friday was
Columbus Day, a bank holiday. The
third week saw a more even dis-
tribution of patrons, with deposi-
tors going and coming all evening.
Banks in town, says Mr. Eck,
which have instituted a Thursday
night opening, report that it is
not worth while to open between
five and six. This is due, he thinks,
to a generally earlier dinner hour
for people who would normally
patronize an evening banking hour.
Out here in the Back Mountain,
where many men carry on business
in Wilkes-Barre, dinner hours are
generally later, and men drop in
at the bank on their way home. A
second influx occurs after dinner
when folks do their week’s market-
ing.
Toll Gate Lions Hear
Cardoni On Columbus
Atty. Herman Cardoni, in an ad-
dress on Columbus before Old Toll
Gate Lions Club Tuesday night,
stated that a menace from the
East, the Ottoman Turk, and the
throttling of commerce, prompted
Columbus to try another route.
Today, he said, we are again
faced with a menace from the
East, If Western civilization is to
be saved we must have faith in
our country and its institutions.
J. Lear Wagner, chairman of the
Triple Scrap Drive, reported that
the committee had already turned
in a quantity of scrap. Mr. Wagner
turned over the first check re-
ceived from sale of scrapmetal, and
reported that they now had the
use of a truck to collect scrap iron,
tires, old batteries, etc. He urged
the community to report to him
any materials they might contri-
bute.
Sam Patner presided.
Robert Williams reported on the
Turkey Party to be held on No-
vember 15th.
The next meeting will be held
on Tuesday evening, November 13.
Westmoreland Band
Parents Name Officers
Westmoreland Band Parents As-
sociation met Monday night to
elect officers.
President is Harold Croome; vice
president § Richard Owens; secre-
tary, Mrs. Richard Mathers; treas-
urer, James Dick; publicity, Mrs.
George Davis.
On the Ways and Means Com-
mittee are Richard Owens, chair-
man; and Mrs. John Dana, Clyde
Birth, and Leslie Barstow.
Lester Lewis heads the member-
ship drive. Chairman for Dallas
area is Donald Clark; Carverton,
John Dana; Shavertown, Mrs.
Howard Hontz; and Trucksville,
Mrs. John Roushey.
It was announced that West-
moreland Band would lead the Hal-
lowe’en Parade next Wednesday
evening.
Annual card party and bake sale
is scheduled for January 26; An-
nual Band Banquet February 23,
both at the High School.
“Doodlesack” is a colloquial
name for bagpipes.
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SANDY BEACH
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
“Lucky Nick Cain”
George Raft, Coleen Gray
“Where danger moved in with
a stiletto”
Cartoon & News
SUNDAY and MONDAY
“Where Danger Lives”
Robert Mitchum
Faith Domergue
Claude Rains
“See Mitchum in action”
FOR THE REST OF THE
SEASON WE WILL BE
OPEN EVERY FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, SUNDAY &
MONDAY WITH THE
FINEST OF SHOWS.
Shows at 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.
Merchandise
Party Every Friday
and Saturday, starting
at 7 A. M. Sunday at
2 P.M.
MOONLITE
Open-Air
Theatre
on Shoemaker Ave., between
West Wyoming and Swoyerville
WEST WYOMING, PA.
Admission 50c tax in.
TONIGHT
“Copacabana”
A musical, with Groucho Marx
and Carmen Miranda at their
best and funniest. A barrelful
of belly laughs.
Cartoon and Comic
SATURDAY ONLY
“Night and the City”
starring Richard Widmark and
Gene Tierney
You'll enjoy every minute.
Cartoons
SUNDAY and MONDAY
“Whispering Smith”
In Technicolor
Starring Alan Ladd
Cartoons
Monday night is FAMILY NIGHT
Admission for a carful or a
truckload, only $1.00. Pack ’em
in, folks, no limit on numbers.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
Double Feature for Hallowe'en
“Devil Bat”
and
“Yoodoo Man”
Boys, glue your hair on before
you see this.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
“Rope of Sand”
Starring Bert Lancaster in a
story of breathless suspense.
. What is the name of this cut
of meat?
. Salt pork.
. Where does it come from and
how is it identified?
. The side of pork. Spareribs are
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removed leaving a boneless
piece, the bacon strip. Cured
in salt, it is salt pork. Smoked,
it is bacon.
. How is it prepared? .
. By roasting or panfrying. In
either event the salt pork is
cut into slices about 14 inch
thick, covered with hot water
and allowed to stand for 5
minutes. Slices may then be
removed, dipped in milk and
rolled in corn meal. To roast,
slices are placed on a rack in a
roasting pan and cooked for 30
minutes in a 350°F. oven. In
panfrying, the coated slices are
slowly cooked in lard or drip-
pings until well browned. Salt
pork is frequently used for
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seasoning vegetables and other
dishes also.
Poet's Comer
HUNTING TIME
There's a mystery that intrigues me
Each year about this time,
For I note a new born vigor
Within that man of mine.
His keen anticipation @
Makes each day seem too long
While the open meadows beckon
Like ‘some fair siren’s song.
At last the season opens
He's up before the dawn,
He gulps a hasty breakfast
Then with his pals, he’s gone.
I turn the clock’s old buzzer off
And lock the kitchen door,
We won't be needing that alarm,
My man was up at four.
I chuckle as I climb in bed
At him atrudging far,
For he can’t get around the block
Unless he drives the car,
He'll scale the highest mountain
ridge
And shiver with the cold,
But you couldn’t drag him from the
spot 2
Until the day grows old.
Toward bedtime he comes weary,
Oft times bedecked with game,
While little voices shout with glee
Behind the frosty pane. =
With pride he bears his trophies in
For all of us to see,
I praise him well, but most of all
I'm glad he’s back with me.
—By Mrs. Frederic W. Anderson
DALLAS
OUTDOOR
THEATRE
Children Under 12—Free
FRIDAY
“The Good Humor
Man”
Jack Carson, Lola Albright
© “What a man!”
Cartoon and News
SATURDAY
“Dakota”
John Wayne, Vera Ralston
Walter Brennan
“A mighty romantic drama
of America’s last frontier”
Cartoon. and News
“SUNDAY and MONDAY
“Rogue River”
Color
Rory Calhoun and introducing
Peter Graves
“Along a river where you had
to be a giant among men to
survive”
Cartoon and News
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
DOUBLE FEATURE
“The Tiger Man”
Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen
Erich von Stroheim
also
“The Vampire’s Ghost”
John Abbott
Cartoon and News
THURSDAY
“Tell it to the Judge”
Rosalind Russell,
Robert Cummings,
Marie McDonald
“The comedy you've been
waiting for”
A Variety of Cartoons’
‘Two shows starting at dusk
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