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MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
VOL. 62, No. 8
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1952
8 Cents
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Back Mountain Highway Deaths and
Serious Accidents Since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
DALLAS | 10 J. 18
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KINGSTON TOWNSHIP | 42 5
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per Copy— Ten Pages
B. Hicks, Jr.
Modernized kitchens and laundries are wonderful, but to mothers of
- young children they pose problems and provide hazards.
We just had a
letter from a daughter in Maryland that brought the hair right up on top
of the head like a nylon brush.
The letter said: “When Dickie came up out of the basement without
Scottie trailing him, I knew some-
thing was wrong, because the boys
are inseparable. So I investigated,
and fortunately I got there in time.”
When Persis looked around the
basement playroom and over be-
yond it to the furnace and the laun-
dry equipment, there was no sign
of Scotty. As she neared the electric
dryer she heard a muffled sound
and tore open the porthole door.
Sure enough, there was Scotty,
curled into the cylinder, his head
wedged between his knees, and
practically blue from lack of air.
Four years old, he was able to tell
what had happened, while two-year
old Dickie remained inarticulate.
Experimenting, Scotty had found
he could thread himself through the
porthole into the dryer. Pulling in
his last arm, he had invited Dickie
to shut the door. Dickie, nothing if
not amiable, had complied, and gone
trotting off about his business.
Bored by his loneliness, and with
no older brother in sight to suggest
activities, he had wandered deso-
lately upstairs.
Providentially, Dickie had not fol-
lowed’ his mother’s procedure in
flipping the switch that would set
the cylinder to revolving, or the
other switch which would have
turned on the heat.
We are now expecting to hear
that another set of playful moppets
have shut a willing victim into the
dishwasher, sprinkled him with de-
tergent, and turned on the works.
We remember with a shudder one
of our own horrifying experiences in
bringing up a family. There were a
good many such high spots, but this
one stands out. We give the credit
to the child’s guardian angel for
getting us to the sleeping porch in
time to prevent her from starting
on a perilous swaying journey to
the tree house in the big elm.
The future mother of Scotty and
Dickie and a more recent Wendy,
wearing a size two sunsuit, sat on
the window sill in a bushel basket,
fifteen feet above the ground. Her
older brothers, remembering sum-
mers spent, on Cape: Cod next door
to a life-saving station, were ar-
~ ranging a breeches buoy effect for
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her accommodation.
The line, a length of thin twine,
was already bent around an elm
branch, clearing the tree house
railing. The hurdle, another length
of twine, ran from handle to handle
of the basket, and another piece of
string, fastened with a granny knot,
fastened the hurdle to the line.
. The master of ceremonies raised
his hand to give the signal. The boy
in the tree house prepared to haul
away. The passenger giggled and
hugged her knees in the basket.
Gifted with second sight, we got
there just as the basket was about
to leave the ledge, grabbing it by
one handle before the fatal jerk.
We felt pretty limp, but not too
limp to lay down a lot of law.
Township School Board
To Give Wage Increases
Acting in accordance with recent
State legislation granting teacher
salary increases, Dallas - Franklin
Township Joint School District, on
advice of the County Superintend-
ent of Schools, E. S. Teter, will
pay the additional wages on a pro-
rated basis over the next eight
months. No revision in the 1951-52
joint budget was needed as the
directors had anticipated legislation
allowing salary increases, and in-
cluded this in the current budget.
- DEAD FOX
William Morgan, Shavertown in-
surance man, took the picture of
this dead fox not far from the Mo-
sier farm i in Dallas Township where
it was set upon and killed by dogs.
It is believed the fox had rabies,
and the dogs may have been bitten.
Even though they did a valiant job,
they may now also have rabies.
Chief James Gansel of Dallas
Township and Chief Russell Honey-
well of Dallas warn that all dogs
found roaming at large will be shot
whether licensed or not.
State Dog Law officers who have
been working in the area only on
weekends and during the day time
are ‘Pleaning to work hig and
Westmoreland
Meets Redskins
At Home Tonight
Westmoreland, secure in first
place, will be host tonight to Dallas
Township in an important game for
both squads. Westmoreland must
keep its undefeated record in order
to go in to Tuesday's game with
Harter on even footing. Dallas
Township still has a slim outside
chance to set up a second half play-
off by defeating Westmoreland and
having Westmoreland take Harter.
Coach Bernard Rockavitch’s
charges are by far the favorite in
tonight's game as they won two
lopsided wictories over the Red-
skins, one a league win, the other
an exhibition triumph. The Mus-
tangs will feature their fast, aggres-
sive, smart team led by the league's
second place scorer, Jack Richards.
Gene Brobst, sophomore standout,
and Bernie Sherin, defensive ace,
are not far behind the leaders in
scoring and also turn in a spectacu-
lar job on the boards. Dallas Town-
ship will rely as usual on Len Ko-
zich, its stellar center and top scor-
er in the league. Bob Harris and
Lance Walker will give the Redskins
added punch which might swing the
tide in favor of Dallas Township,
however the Mustangs will be on
their home floor which will cer-
tainly favor them. Dallas Town-
ship's only hope is that the long
layoff due to league scheduling has
thrown off the mustangs’ timing.
Big Game Tuesday
The really important game takes
place Tuesday night at Harter when
the second half championship will
be decided between the home team
and the visiting Westmoreland quin-
tet. Harter is going strong, so both
teams shold 2i%er the game with
undefeated records. Westmoreland
is the very slight favorite due to its
previous victory, but the home court
for Harter might be enough to even
things up. Stan Pincofski, giant cen-
ter, and, Bill Jones, dead-eyed for-
ward, will be the big stumbling
block in the Mustangs’ road. A vic-
tory by Harter would mean a play-
off between them and Westmore-
land for full season honors.
Future Farmers Purchase
Hillside Heifer Calves
John T. and Alfred Manzoni,
Dallas RD 2, students at Lehman-
Jackson High "School and members
of Blue Ridge chapter, Future Far-
mers of America, are proud owners
of two Holstein calves purchased
from Hillside Farms.
Hillside Rag Apple Rosina and
Bessie were sired by Mallory Rag
Apple Select, from tow favorite
cows. They are unusually nice calves
with every promise, according to
C. S. Hemenway, of making a first
class foundation for a future herd.
The Manzoni boys were assisted
in their selection by Larry Drabick,
vocational agriculture instructor.
Hillside Farms has also recently
sold foundation flocks of Dorset
sheep to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.
Brown, Sweet Valley.
Blue And Gold Dinner
Cub Scouts, Pack 281, will be
entertained at a blue and gold din-
ner at Dallas Methodist church
Tuesday evening at 6, to celebrate
the 42nd birthday of Boy Scouting.
‘the recent drive.
Patricia Reynplgls, commander of
Post 132, Service Women’s Division,
American Legion, will present the
pack with a flagpole and flag. Nu-
merous awards will be made.
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Sandy MacVeigh Has
Gone To His Reward
Sandy MacVeigh, friendly
and affectionate Scotch terrier
of Charlotte and Joe, a delight-
ful little companion, is dead
from a kidney condition and
cancer—saddening the hearts
of all who knew him,
Funeral services were con-
ducted by his good friend,
Danny Brown, who gulped as
he dug the grave and placed
the two rubber mice by the
body wrapped in his own pais-
ley shawl, “He was a dandy lit-
tle fellow.” Wet eyed Joe and
Charlotte looked mournfully on.
. A member of the family for
fifteen years, the little fellow is
sadly missed. “We still hear
him pick his way around the
house and find ourselves stum-
bling over him,” said Joe wist-
fully. For Sandy was blind.
Paul M. Winter
Seeks Seat In
Next Congress
Shavertown Man's
Petitions Are Now
Being Circulated
PAUL M. WINTER
Petitions are being circulated for
Paul M. Winter of Shavertown, as
a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress from the
Eleventh District of Pennsylvania,
which comprises Luzerne County.
Mr. Winter has been a resident of
the Back Mountain community for
eighteen years and is known for his
ability as a public speaker and for
of its forms,
From Revolutionary Stock
Winter's ancestry in America
dates prior to the American Revo-
lution. His great-great-grandfather,
Colonel Christian Winter, served
with the Colonial Artillery from
Lancaster, and was of Saxon origin.
Both grandfathers served in the
Union Army during the Civil War}
one of whom, Miner Naugle, of
Plymouth and Wyoming, was a
Guard of Honor during the funeral
ceremonies of Abraham Lincoln.
Military Background
Paul M. Winter was born in Sun-
bury, the son of Prof. Irvin H. Win-
ter and Elsie Naugle Winter; the
former a teacher in the Coughlin
High School for 23 years. He at-
tended Wilkes - Barre elementary
grades and graduated from Wilkes-
Barre High School in 1914. He at-
tended Pennsylvania State College
until called to serve with the Third
| Pennsylvania Field Artillery for
Mexican Border Service; later on
detached service with Gen. Persh-
ing’s Army in Mexico. He completed
his education in 1928 at Columbia
University of Science with a degree
of Ph.D. in psychology and soci-
ology.
He enlisted in the Regular Army,
April 15, 1917 for World War I and
served 28 months, including over-
seas service in England, France, and
Germany. Following his return, he
served as lieutenant with the 109th
Field Artillery.
He married Margaret Barber
Scheffler, of Bath, Pa. in 1922, and
is the father of eight children: five
sons and three daughters. Three
sons served overseas in World War
II; one, Richard S. Winter, was an
officer with the 15th Air Force and
received the DFC and citations; the
second, Paul L. Winter, with the
Seabees in the Pacific, and the third,
Allen T. Winter served as staff ser-
geant with the Third Army under
General Patton.
The candidate had experience as
a reporter on the Wilkes-Barre Rec-
ord, and was president of the Law
Enforcement League of Pennsyl-
vania in 1930-31. He worked in the
anthracite mines on the engineering
corps of the Hudson Coal Company,
and spent nine years as industrial
sales engineer for Cities Service Oil
Company. At present engaged as
manufacturer's agent for anthracite
heating equipment.
Has Received Honors
His military service earned him
the Victory Medal, World War I;
Mexican Border Medal, and Mexican
Service Medal, For cooperation with
the Polish Army under Gen. Joseph
Haller in France during World War
II he received the Star of Volynia,
issued by the Legion of Volynia, Po-
land, and also the Volunteer’s Cross
issued by the Legion of Volynia.
Was on the reception committee for
General Haller when he visited Lu-
zerne County in 1923.
For his anti-Communist activities
he has received numerous educa-
tional and religious honors including
the Meritorious Cross of the Royal
and Sovereign Order of Piast, Po-
land; Chevalier of the Order of the
Crown of Thorns; Correspondent of
the College Heraldique de France;
Chevalier of Honor and Devotion of
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his opposition to communism in all
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FEBRUARY HAS FIVE
FRIDAYS ONLY THREE
TIMES IN A CENTURY
February 1952 is dis-
tinguished by not only its extra
day for Leap Year, but by its
having five Fridays. It has been
twenty-eight years since Dallas
Post subscribers have received
five issues of the paper in the
month of February.
The last time was in 1924,
the next time will be in Leap
Year, 1980, with a twenty-eight
year gap between that and
February 2008.
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Stainbrook Says
| Traps Are Set
Commission Meets
Wednesday
Sixty-two salaried officers of
Pennsylvania Game Commission will
meet Wednesday afternoon at of-
fices in Forty Fort to discuss meas-
ures for isolating the rabies-ridden
districts of Pennsylvania and pre-
venting spread of the disease.
Carl Stainbrook reports that sev-
en trappers started working around
the perimeter of the affected district
Thursday morning, and will work
inward from stations in Bradford,
Sullivan, Columbia, and Luzerne
counties, employing back-firing tac-
tics as in control of a forest fire. In
these designated areas, he says, no
rabid animals have been found.
Westmoreland Band
Banquet Saturday At 6
Westmoreland Band Association
plans a dinner for band members
and cheer leaders tomorrow night
at 6 in the Westmoreland High
School cafeteria. Bert Fennel will
be master of ceremonies.
Dancing will follow in the gym-
nasium,
Mrs. Richard Culver, nurse who
saw Mrs. Harold Dixon through the
last twenty-four hours of her life
at Nesbitt Hospital last Thursday,
is taking the Pasteur treatment, a
course recommended because of
certain abrasions on her hands
which might have become infected.
Donald Derby, in spite of con-
stant rumors that the course of
treatment is going hard with him,
seemed in good health and spirits
when: he entered Job Hadsell's
store in Beaumont Tuesday evening,
He was bitten by a mad fox Feb-
ruary 5 while changing a tire in
front of Polackek’s gas station in
Demunds.
Mike Krupsha, bitten the same
night by the same fox on the heel,
is just about finished with his
shots.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kitchen, en
route to Beaumont from Idetown,
encountered a fox Wednesday night
at 7:30. Mr. Kitchen swung the car
to hit the fox, ran over it, backed
up to finish it off, and lost sight of
it. Donald Bennett, running out
from his house with a flashlight and
shovel, saw the fox hanging from
the emergency brake cable. Kitchen
started the car with a jerk, dislodg-
ing the fox. Bennett dispatched it
with the shovel.
Claude Campbell, Clark Summit,
is taking shots for mad dog bite.
Losing his dog while hunting
near Loyalville, Campbell was re-
called to Loyalville when the dog
turned up in Derwood Kocher’s
yard. When Campbell started to
put his dog in a crate to take him
home, Kocher said,
“Watch out how you handle that
dog. He's vicious.”
‘He wouldn't harm a fly”,
laughed his owner, and with that
the dog bit his hand.
Campbell shot the dog and sent
the head to Harrisburg. Upon
learning that the brain was positive
rabies, Campbell started his four-
teen shots.
Mrs. Edward Atkins of De
Dispose Of Rabid Animals
How to dispose of an animal car-
cass suspected of having rabies has
been a matter of inquiry in the
Back Mountain since the present
rabies epidemic started. Edward J.
Pugh, acting manager of Kirby
Health Center, principal health offi-
cer of Wilkes-Barre, and head of the
laboratory, explains procedure.
In detaching the head for ship-
ment to the State Laboratory in
Harrisburg, he says, use great care
in sawing through the neck werte-
brae. The spinal fluid has a greater
concentration of virus in it than the
saliva. A drop of it in the eye can
easily induce rabies, as the eye is
so close to the brain that inocula-
tions would not be able to counter-
act the effect.
The mail will not accept a head
for shipment. It must be sent by
express or special messenger.
The head should be packed in a
metal container, in borax. A second
container with sawdust and ice
holds the metal container, and a
third box packed in dry ice.
During the 1946 epidemic in
which the brain of a man who died
of rabies in Scranton was examined
by. Kirby Health Center, many
heads were handled in the local
laboratory. All technicians were re-
quired to take inoculation in ad-
vance, wore rubber gloves, and
either glasses or goggles. About 50%
of heads examined were found nega-
tive.
It is safe, Mr. Pugh says, to bury
the body, as virulence does not last
too long. In his opinion it is not
necessary to burn it, though that
would be an added precaution. Oth-
er animals might eat the flesh if the
infected carcass were left above
ground, but this would not neces-
sarily cause rabies, as the main
reservoir of organisms is in the
brain and spinal fluid.
Local police and health officers
advise that until the present epi-
Rabies Round-up For Back Mountain
Shows Four Victims Taking Shots
Munds couldn't bring herself to
run over a large fox which
challenged her passage in the fam-
ily car on Friday. It escaped. She
reports that she has seen several
foxes, and thinks they may breed
in the rocky caves in the woods
between the Atkins ‘and the Nes-
bitt property.
Three foxes were shot on Louise
Miller's place on route 309 on Tues-
day.
A fox was shot on Center Hill
Road, Dallas, by Chief Russell
Honeywell.
John Honeywell, Russell's broth-
er, shot a fox near the Sheldon
Mosier place, Sunday morning.
Jim Besecker, driving past in his
car, reports that the fox was large,
but very thin, and that its mouth
was covered with white foam.
A sick dog belonging to Pine-
brook Inn, Demunds, was shot in
Myra Carlin’s back yard Wednes-
day morning. Noting that the ani-
mal was acting strangely and mak-
ing attempts to get into the house,
Myra called Wilson Ryman and the
State Police, Ryman killed the
animal.
A large cat belonging to Paul
Warriner, Demunds, dragged itself
into the yard Saturday morning
with a badly lacerated hind leg, ob-
| viously bitten. Mrs. Warriner went
to Dallas to avoid seeing her pet
shot. 4
Mrs. Ralph Kauffman, Demunds,
stepped out on her porch to inves-
tigate a high, whining snarl, and a
huge fox leaped against the screen.
Mrs. Joseph Yatcho, a newcomer
to Shavertown, saw a fox slinking
along Toby’s Creek on Saturday.
A trapper working between Mil-
ton Bradbury's place in Carverton
and East Dallas has bagged four
foxes during the week. He has been
‘rapping for several years.
Trapping on the Nesbitt Farm
has netted nothing for six weeks,
though ten were caught in early
winter. No foxes have been sighted
there.
With Care
demic is under control, Back Moun-
tain residents should take sensible
precautions. Folks whose back yards
border woodlands should carry a
club when doing chores,
If a fox should leap, and no weap-
on is available, a coat thrown over
the animal will confuse it long
enough to make escape possible.
Once a fox is attacking, a gun is
practically useless, but a loaded gun
should be kept available in case of
a fox circling the premises. Any fox
which comes brazenly out into the
open is presumably mad.
Area police officers or constables
will render assistance.
Russell Honeywell in Dallas, Fran-
cis McCarty, Louis Banta or Charles
Metzger in Kingston Township,
James Gansel in Dallas Township,
Byron Kester in Franklin Township,
are the men to call.
At Harveys Lake it is Fred Swan-
son; Jackson Township, Dennis Bon-
ning; Lehman, Joseph Ide,
Whitesell Brothers Open Big Housing Project
HOWARD WHITESELL
Two ex-Marines who landed on
Guadalcanal with the First Marine
Division and wondered then wheth-
er they would ever again see the
Back Mountain country are sponsor-
ing one of the biggest privately
owned housing projects in the Back
Mountain area.
They are Elwood and Howard
Whitesell who enlisted together,
went through Parris Island together
and fought shoulder to shoulder
through the Guadalcanal, Cape
Glouchester and Pelieu campaigns—
battles that added lustre and glory
to the famous First Division.
Almost as soon as they were dis-
charged the boys entered business
together with their father, at first
operating a wood working shop
where they made storm sash and
GEORGE WHITESELL
(Father)
custom built interiors for kitchens,
Shortly they embarked in home con-
struction and have been in it ever
since, building more than seventy
homes in the Back Mountain area
and Wyoming Valley.
Now they have opened the 180-
home Oak Hill Development at Ide-
town and expect to have twenty
houses up this year. Ten miles of
new roads are being built so that
each home will have fronting on a
new street.
A complete new water system will
supply the homes with the purest
mountain water from a 228-foot
well already sunk by Dean Shaver.
No lot at Oak Hill, which lies
along the Huntsville Road just off
ELWOOD WHITESELL
Memorial Highway at Idetown, will
be less than 100 by 150 feet. Most
of the century old oak trees have
been left standing to afford shade
and beauty for the lots. Each home
will be landscaped by Rave’s Nurs-
ery, also owned by a pair of Back
Mountain brothers.
The entire project is restricted,
and in the words of Howard, “there
will be no cows in the backyards.”
Ten styles of homes will be avail-
able to prospective owners and it is
hoped that four homes will be com-
pleted each month, ranging in price
from $8,500 to $15,000, and meeting
all Veterans’ Administration specifi-
cations.
Several cellars have already been
‘dug and more than 1,700 feet of
Smith To Head
Sixth Annual
Library Auction
Cancer Information
Center Will Open
In Library Annex
Henry ‘Chick’ Smith will head
the Sixth Annual Back Mountain
Memorial Library Auction and
Henry Jones will be co-chairman,
Miss Frances Dorrance, president of
the Association announced Tuesday
night at the monthly meeting of
the Library Board.
Both men have been active sup-
porters of the Auction for a num-
ber of years Mr. Jones serving as
co-chairman and Mr. Smith as a
member of last year’s new goods
committee.
It was also announced that the
annual Auction Dinner will be held
at Irem Temple Country Club in
May with Mary Weir and Mrs. A
D. Hutchison as co-chairmen.
The Board approved the use of
the Library Annex for a Cancer
Information Center under the
sponsorship of the American Can-
cer Association with Mrs. Harry
Ohlman as chairman, Facilities will
be provided for making and storing
dressings and a telephone will be
installed for the use of those seek-
ing cancer information.
Henry Peterson of the music
committee annouced that Dallas
Senior Woman's Club has pur-
chased a new. $800 spinnet piano
for use in the annex.
Bids were opened for painting
the main library and the annex and
for installation of gutters and
leaders on both buildings. Contracts
were not immediately awarded but
the work will start just as soon as
weather permits.
Bids were also opened for the
installation of a new heating plant
for reconstruction of a cellar wall
and new chimney. No action was
taken on eithd# em, both beifig re-
ferred to the building committee
for further consideration.
Alice Howell, chairman of the
house committee, reported that the
Annex with practically every after-
noon and evening taken up by dif-
ferent Back Mountain organiza-
tions, preference being given or-
ganizations that serve the entire
area.
The Board emphasized that no
groups of children will be permitted
to meet in the Annex without adult
supervision ‘as specified in the
house rules which were approved
at an earlier meeting.
Henry Peterson ,treaswrer, re-
ported $2,200 in the treasury be-
fore payment of January bills.
Attending were: Charles W. Lee,
Mrs. H. ‘W.. Smith, Mrs. Arch
Brooks, Harry Ohlman, Howard
Risley, Mrs. Fred Howell, Miss Flor-
ence Dorrance, president; Miriam
Lathrop, Litrarium and Mrs. Mit-
chell Jenkins, president of the Book™
Club. Absent were: Charles Nuss,
Mrs. Lewis LeGrand and Mrs, Jos-
eph Schmerer.
Mothers Challenge
Teachers At Lehman
Mothers will challenge ladies of
the faculty at Lehman-Jackson
.| school February 29th in a hard
fought basketball game on the new
gym floor. Later in the evening,
fathers challenge faculty.
Four games in all are scheduled.
9th and 10th grades start play at
6; mothers and teachers at 6:30;
11th and 12th grades mix it at
7:35; and fathers play faculty at
8:45. =
Funds go to equip a dental clinic.
Anthony Marchakitus, physical edu-
cation director, does not go on rec-
ord as predicting how long the sec-
ond and fourth games will last, but
says ‘the audience will get its
money’s worth.
Chairmen And Captains
For Red Cross Drive
Mrs, Harry Ohlman and Mrs.
Harris Haycox have been appointed
co-chairmen of the Back Mountain
Red Cross fund campaign.
They will be assisted by the fol-
lowing: Dallas Borough, Mrs. Mil-
ford Shaver and Mrs. Robert Van
Horn; Dallas Township, Mrs, Fred
Kiefer; Franklin Township, Mrs.
Byron Kester; Jackson Township,
Mrs. Earl Balliet; Lehman Town-
ship, Mrs. Ornan Lamb and Mrs.
Charles Nuss; Lake Township, Mrs.
Harold Payne; Shavertown, Mrs.
Byron Creasy and Mrs. Thomas Gra-
ham; Trucksville, Mrs. Joseph Bla-
zes.
Fire Meeting Monday
There will be special entertain-
ment at the meeting of Dr. Henry
M. Laing Fire Company in the Li-
road has been cleared.
brary Annex on Monday evening.
in the main library building and
community is making full use of the
valle
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