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" 0 you remember back to those nights — before
Christmas when you lay quietly in the winter dark strain-
ing your ears for the hoofbeats of reindeer above you, or
the rustling and thumping of St. Nick down in the par-
lor? And do you remember how all-at-once it was morn-
ing, Christmas morning—and everything looked different,
smelled different, tasted different as you leaped out on
the cold floor and down the stairs with your feet hardly
touching the treads—to see what was under the tree?
Christmas is different now? Different to whom? To
the youngsters?
! We don’t think so. Superficial, unimportant things
have changed, but the kids don’t know it. Maybe they get’
up in a warmer house than you did. Maybe they've got
‘inside plumbing, Maybe they don’t have to bring in wood
and fire up the kitchen range. Maybe they can’t hop the
sleighs going by any more. Maybe they don’t get their
milk warm from the cow, or ham from the smoke-house,
or even home-made pie made of home-dried apples. They
‘might even have to eat frozen turkey, and do their ice-
skating in what you would have considered a mud-puddle.
But are they down-hearted? Any less excited than
you were? Is that shine in their eyes any different than
what your mother and dad saw in yours?
Christmas is the same, Mister . .
But the best part of Christmas now-a-days is that you can
shuck off the curse of maturity so fast when that little
. you're different.
"fellow brings his first toy to your knee to help him wind it.
. Hours and hours later, someone is going to say, “Will
~ you get up off that floor and help me set the table
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Sure, Christmas is for kids—all us kids!
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tradition.
By MRS. T.'M. B. HICKS
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nd Ones, long, ago, in a Christmas column, we suid that the Christmas
fire should be kindled with*cedar. And here, on the desk, isa little bun-
le of cect: splin®is from #fiss Frances Dorranéc® who" belfeves in
just as integral a part of Christmas
: ‘as the waxy ‘white: of mistletoe, the
glossy green of holly, the heady
aroma of pine and balsam, the crim-
son of black alder in the marsh, the
frosted hedges and the snowy fields.
|Christmas is a time for tradition,
a time to look back upon treasured
memories of childhood. A time to
forget the press and rush of these
modern days, to remember how
softly the candles gleamed on the
tree, how the moonlight
lay upon the drifted snow, how the
searching wind buffeted the house,
and how peaceful was that quiet
here was mo hurly-burly of pre-
partion, no frayed nerves from the
(Christmas rush, no frantic assemb-
ling of last minute festive wrappings
1 for some forgotten gift. There was
ig way through tthe Christmas hymns, | Ding
‘time to savor the season.
On (Christmas Eve Mamma sat
at the square Steinway piano and
leafed through the hymn-book.
B Drawn sas by a lodestar, we child
ren, gathered round and sang our
starting with ‘Joy to the World.”
Papa opened Dickens’ [Christmas
Carol, and once more Scrooge met
the ghosts of Christmas Past and
Present, and the spirit of (Christmas
yet to come. Mr. Fezziwig led out
Mrs. Fezziwig, and the counting
room reeled with the dance. The
young (Cratehitts crammed spobns
into ther mouths to keep from
shrieking for goose .. . Tiny Tim
lay on his bed, very quiet indeed,
end Mrs. Cratchitt shaded her eyes
with her hand. The color hurt her
eyes, she said, letting the black
garment fiall to her lap, and smiling
tender comfort at her husband,
while her desolate heart bled for
her little boy.
The overwhelming relief as Papa
closed the book on the last words,
“And so, as Tiny Tim observed,
"God bless us, every one.’
For years and years the Christ-
mas Carol was an institution of’
Christmas Eve, as much a part of
the picture as the limp black stock-
ings hanging from the mantel, the
candles on the fragrant branches
of the balsam, the candle in the
window to guide the [Christ-child.
There was love in ‘that quiet
room with its yellow-shaded lamp.
There was a family united against
the world, before the inevitable
parting of the ways.
There was the knowledge,
and comforting, that Papa
Mamma would keep us safe, that
nothing could happen to us, that
we were protected from harm by
our parents just as the Babe in the
Manger had been by His father and
mother so many thousands of years
ago in Bethlehem of Judea.
sure
and
The «pungent ¢ of cedar is®
William Ridell
Is Improving
Popular Custodian
Taken To Nesbitt
Folks who have jbeen worried
about William Ridell, Trucksville
will be glad to know that he is
improved at Nesbitt Memorial Hos-
pital, where he spent Thursday
under an oxygen tent.
He still has pneumonia, and his
heart is involved, but Dr. C. G.
Perkins says he is better, though
he will probably meed to stay in
the hospital for some time longer.
Mr. Ridell, 64, attributing his
minor heart attacks to indigestion
and his illness on Wednesday to a
virus, had no idea that he was so
sick. He had been carrying out his
duties as usual on Tuesday. He was
admitted to Nesbitt Thursday eve-
High school students wenit about
on Friday with long faces. Billy is
very popular with both students
and faculty. He has been custodian
of the high school ever since the new
building was opened in November,
1932, and since the jointure, super-
intendent of all four buildings.
His son, Douglas, came on from
Norwalk, (Conn,, but has returned
to his family. He is connected with
the Railway Express.
Mr. Ridell, born in Scotland, and
resident of the United States since
he was seventeen, fis a more ardent
‘American, than the majority of na-
tive sons. He hotly resents any-
thing that detracts from the coun-
try’s prestige, and is willing to go
to battle for his beliefs,
His wife followed him to America
two years after his amrival, and the
couple were married in this country.
Before taking jon lcustodianship of
the high school, Mr. Ridell had been.
employed at the Conynigham farm,
for nine years and was for a time
with the [Springbrook Water Com-
pany.
DALLAS POST PUBLISHES
EARLY NEXT WEEK,
NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY
The New Year’s Issue of Dal-
lag Post will be published on
Tuesday of next week, in the
mail and on the stands Wednes-
day morning. Material must be
received in plenty of time to
insure publication. Correspon-
dents are asked to have their
columns in our hands Monday
Morning if sible.
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VOL. 62, No. 52
8 Cents Per Copy—16 Pages
Schooley Memorial Fund
GIVE
$1 A Baby
‘$5 A Life
to the
Marilyn Mosier
To Take Part In
Band Festival
Clarinet Sextet
Plays Before
State Educators
Marilyn Mosier, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sheldon Mosier, Tunkhan-
mock Highway, has been selected to
attend the Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania District Band festival in
Stroudsburg’ on January 8, 9, and
10. Marilyn, solo clarinetist mith
the Dallas-Frankiin Township Band,
attended the District Band last year
and was a state finalist in the For-
ensic and Music League contests.
From this and other district bands
a select group will be chosen to
form the All-State Band.
At a recent meeting of ‘the area
Pennsylvania State Educators As-
sociation a group of instrumentalists
entertained. Donald Weidner played
a trombone solo and Marilyn Mosier
presented a clarinet solo. Also on
the program was a clarinet sextet
comprised of Dianne Bowman, Row-
ena Sedler, Marilyn Mosier, Dorothy
(Stash, Gladys Wilson, and Sue Par-
son. Rose (Anne Patner was accom-
panist.
A brass choir participated in the
Community (Carol program Monday,
Does Christmas
Window Decor
Barbara On Leave
From Art School
Barbara Jane Malkemes, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Malkemes,
Shavertown, wias granted leave from
National Art School in Washington
to make her annual Christmas win-
dow pictures,
Windows at Duke Isaac's, Gosart’s
store, Trucksville Mill, Kingston
Auto Parts, (Guyette's, Hall's Drug:
Store, and Brace's restaurant have
been decorated, as well as many
private residences,
Barbara, 18, will take flash pic-
tures of her work for credit in her
course, She expects to complete her
commercial art work in two years.
She is a graduate of Westmoreland.
Brace's restaurant features choir
boys in one window, woodland ani-
mals in another; Trucksville Mill
shows children with their Christ-
mas ‘stockings and toys; Hall's drug
store Santa (Claus.
Barbara’s aunt and uncle, with
whom she stays at Bethesda while
attending schiool made a special trip
to Shavertown to see the decorated
windows.
Extension Days For Small
Game Start Monday
‘Extension days of small game
season started Monday, will con-
tinue for the rest of the week in-
cluding Saturday, [but excluding
Christmas day. Governor John Fine,
closing the woods to hunters from
November 1 until Armistice Day,
made proclamation of the six-day
extra, hunting to partially compen-
sate, Tinder-dry woods resulting
from @& prolonged drought made
postponment of small game season
necessary, with great disappoint-
ment to hunters.
Mrs. Ruth Turn Reynolds
Elected Vice President
Mrs, Ruth Turn Reynolds has re-
cently been elected second vice-
president of North East Region
Pennsylvania Federation of Music
[Clubs, in charge of music for hos-
pitals, especially veterans, of the
region,
Mrs. Reynolds, organist and choir
leader at Dallas Methodist Church
in addition to teaching piano and
voice students, has been giving
weekly Sunday recitals at Veterans’
Hospital, playing and singing for
patients on the psycho-neurotic and |
tuberculosis wards. *
Instruct At Benning
[Captain William HH, Dierolf, who
has been in Dallas for the past
month since his return from a’ year
in Korea, will leave for Fort Ben-
ning, Georgia, after the holidays.
His wife, the former Dolly Sawiyer,
will join him when living quarters
are available,
Captain Dierolf, who thas been
serving with the 27th Infantry, 25th
Infantry Division, will instruct Air-
Borne Troops. He ‘was promoted to
Captain shortly before leaving
Korea.
Shown here are members of Dallas
Woman's ‘Club with Christmas: bas-
kets about to be distributed to
needy families in the area. Bach
basket contained a chicken, peaches,
pineapple, dates, oranges, potatoes,
cranberry sauce ‘pears, ‘tomatoes,
corn, canned milk, ‘Jello, butter,
bread, canned fruit juice, soup, lima
This week as the Dr, Sherman
R. Schooley Memorial Fund draws
toward its close on December 31,
the committee announced on Mon-
day tiotal receipts of $2,534.20.
It also announiced the receipt from
the 'Schooley Estate of Dr. Schooley’s
medicine bag; his [State License to
Practice Medicine and Surgery, the
Rogers group “Fetching the Doctor”,
and Dr. Henry M. Laing’s medicine
bag, all of which will be used in
connection with the Dr. Sherman
R. Schooley Memgrial niche of books
"alt Back Mountain Memorial Library,
and at the memorial at Wilkes-
Barre (General Hospital.
Early in January the committee
will meet ‘and distribute the fund
as specified by the donors to these
two institutions. At General Hos-
pital the funds will be used in the
obstetrical department where Dr.
iShicooley served as chief at the
time of his death. At Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library the funds
will be used to establish a perpet-
ual endowment for ‘the Dr, Sher-
man R. Schiooley Memorial niche of
books.
Following is the list of contribu-
tors to the general fund: John iS.
Wilson, Robert Dickinson, Frank
LaGranid, Di. L. Edwards, Paul Gross,
Clinton Ide, Wesley Steelman, How-
ard Risley, Henry W. Smith, Mrs.
Jessie (Conyngham, Jessie L. Mor-
gan, (Charles L, Peeke, Norti Berti,
Theodore Poad;
Con. McCole, Mrs. Walter Gosart,
Mrs. William Powell, Mrs. Mae E.
Townend, Bess Cooke, Mrs, W. Hi
Nevel, Mrs. Maude Shaver, Mrs,
Virginia BeBerus, L. E, (Cottle, Mrs.
William Newberry, . Mrs. Albert
Isaacs, Sr., Albert Isaacs, Jr., Mrs
Martin Porter, Myra Risley, Dorothy
Sanders, Max Tishler, Betty Greg-
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1952
Woman's Club Spreads Christmas Cheer
beans and pumpkins.
The butter was contributed by
Mrs. Marion Harter; the Jello by
William Thomas; canned milk by
Mrs. Francis Ambrose; canned goods
and toys by Dallas Woman's (Club;
toys, candy land mittens by Dallas
Kiwanis Woman's Auxiliary,
Pictured are: Mary Weir, Mrs.
Schooley Fund Draws To Close
With $2,534.20 Contributed
{Clarence Shaver, John Conyng-
ham, Cornelia Conyngham William
Conyngham, George Guthrie {Con-
yngham, Caroline Kutzner, Anna
W. Kutzner, James and Emily Hut-
chison, Robert 'S. Johnson, Harold
and Eloise Titman, (Charles H, Mat-
thews, Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Hed-
den, Joseph M. Klein, James C.
Reed, George H. Houck, Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Marrow, Rita Ruth
Rice, Olga Kozemchak, Keller Class
of Shavertown Methodist Church,
Natalie S. Jones, [Clarence Adams,
Ellsworth Parkhurst;
Robert M. Kerr, Kenneth A.
Smith, H, W. Croop, General Hos-
pital Alumnae Association, M. C.
Rumbaugh, William E, Mannear,
Edward Darling, Martha Lentini, Ri
S. Stricker, Marjorie E. Reed, Isa-
dore M. Robins, Donald (C. Smith,
L. McA. [Cattanack, Joseph J. Koc
yan, Samuel T. Buckman;
C. C. Groblewski, Charles J. Kist-
ler, Louis W. Jones, Harrison Smith,
James A. Pyne, Julius Long Stern,
E. W. Bixby, Charles Miner, [Sam-
uel A. Guttman, Philip J. Morgan,
J. H. Haertiter, Mr. and Mrs, Stanley
B. Davies, Marie O'Neill, Edward
Adams, Howard Carey, Mary Dell
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Drake,
[Calvin MicHase, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Taylor, Elmer T. Williams, Margaret
Jewell, Richard Owens, Iva Jones,
Mr, and Mrs. Fred Malkemes, Mrs.
Algert Anmtanaitis, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Buckley;
Lloyd B. Kear, Myrtle Thomas,
Herbert and Jennie Hill Kenneth
Isaacs, Russell and Naomi Hons,
Robert Voelker, and Oliver Schallen-
berger.
James Edwin Roth, L, L. Richard-~
son, Patricia [Smith Davies (in grate-
ful memory of Mr. and Mrs. Stan-
ley 'S. Davies.)
Nativity Scene Stops Traffic
Nights On Lower Main Street
Of the many attractively lighted
homes and (Christmas displays in
the Back Mountain region this sea-
son, none surpasses the miniature
outdoor Nativity at the home of
Edward and Betty Biezup, just below
Prince of Peace Church on lower
Main Street, Dallas,
The scene contains twenty figures
in front of a two-story miniature
stable. Beside the Infant Jesus, Mary
and Joseph, ‘there are three Kings,
three shepherds, a donkey, a cow
and six sheep. '
The Biezup’s have spotlighted it
so that it can be viewed at night,
and Eddie, a travelling representa-
tive for the A&P Tea Company,
has been working nights to complete
it with alder berries and evergreens.
He had hoped to have it complete
with music by Christmas Eve. He
has recorded carols and a record
player but so far has been unable
to obtain am amplifier,
The figunes, made in Philadelphia,
were purchased locally. Eddie had
seen them and admired them for a
number of years. ‘The Nativity
depicts the true spirit of Christ-
mas”, Mrq. Biezup said, “This year
we (wanted to share iit with every-
body.”
STATE POLICE SAY:
Automobile drivers must
learm that their “driving vision”
is less efficient at night than
by day.
Yule Season Fire
Warning Is Issued
The holiday season can be tragic-
ally dangerous if proper percautions
are mot taken to insure safety from
fire, according to (Captain William
F. Traeger, Fire Marshal, Pennsyl-
vania State Police.
“Every year during that season
many fires occur, a large mumber
of which are the result of hazards
which exist only during (that per-
jod,” the Fire Marshal said.
The [Fire Marshal emphasized
the need to be extremely careful
to guard against the hazards of
Christmas tree flammability, frayed
and faulty electric cords, flammable
decorations, dandles, dangerous toys,
discarded gift wrappings, as well as
giving a little thought to the ever
present damger lof smoking careless-
ness.
Attractive Display
Dr. L. E, Jordan has an attractive
Christmas display at his home on
Carverton Road. A beautiful wreath
on, the front door fis flanked by two
huge candles, while above on the
porch roof is a lighted star. Around
the front and sides of the house
are loops of lighted ground pine,
and up near the chimney is a spot-
lighted ‘Santa Claus.
Edward Davis, Mrs. James Besecker,
Mildred Devens, Mrs. L, L. Richard-
son, Mrs. Ross Lewin, Mrs. Francis
Ambrose, chairman, Mra. Oswald
Griffith, Mrs. George Flack, Mrs, C.
S. Wileman, Mrs. (Clyde Cooper,
Mrs, James Gross and Mrs. Robert
Maituri.
PHOTO BY HUDSON
|Natona Family
Has Yule Party
450 Enjoy Lobster
And Turkey Dinner
Four hundred and fifty employees
of Natona Mills held their annual
Christmas Party Saturday might at
‘Wilkes-Barre American Legion
Homa,
(A turkey and lobster dinner was
served.
iCharles R. Rinehimer was master
of ceremonies and introduced Leon
Birnbaum, president of the parent
corporation, whoo spoke. Other
speakers were Herman Weisler,
plant manager; Ira Birnbaum of the
New York office; Robert Patrick,
president of the Levers’ Auxiliary
section of the Amalgamated Lace
Operatives of America; and Arthur
Ellum, president of ‘the Amalgam-
ated Union Levers’ Section.
Entertainment included group
singing led by Jack Rogers, accom-
panied hy Mrs. Cooper. Clyde Owens
of West Pittston provided a spec-
jal program of entertainment. Mary
Jane Tryon sang two songs accom-
panied by Regina Kline.
The committee was composed of
(Charles Rinehimer, chairman, Joseph
Harris anid Betsy Blackman,
to company officials and employees
on Friday.
Dallas Twp.
Plans 2 Roads
Garbutt And Gerald
Avenues To Be Opened
Dallas Township supervisors are
prepared to enact an
i portions of Garbutt and
Gerald ‘Avenues as public roads, ac-
cording to a report submitted to
the court yesterday in compliance
with the Second (Class Township
Code.
A majority of property owmers
through ‘whose lands the streets
pass or abut presented a petition
on or about August 7 to the super- |
visors asking portions of the streets
be opened as public roads. The por-
tion of (Garbutt Avenue proposed
for opening is 40 feet wide and the
part of Gerald Avenue affected is
39 feet wide. They are in ‘the Bell-
vue Plot.
The portion of Gerald Avenue to
be opened runs from Center Hill
Road to Garbutt Avenue. The por-
tion of Garbutt Avenue to be open-
ed runs from ithe Dallas-Harveys
Lake Highway to Gerald Street.
Owners who signed the petition for
opening of the roads are Waldemar
A. Boehme, Mrs. Elsa Bochme
Howard Wardan, Edith Jane Lietz,
James and Norma Knecht, Stanley
and Lottie Wrobleski, Mrs. Elida
Bill, John R. and Helen Garbutt.
Wilkes-Barre Transit ICorpora-
tion filed a release in conection
with the opening fo an 18-foot
wide strip of land along ‘the west-
erly side lof the Dallas-Harveys Lake
Highway within the extension of
Garbutt Avenue to the highway.
The supervisors meport was filed
by Attorney Robert ‘L., Fleming,
Dallas Township solicitor.
Home From Idaho ;
David Parsons, who fs in his third
year at the University of Idaho,
motored home with a group of
classmates to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. John
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Rain Postpones
Carol Sing At
Christmas Tree
But Santa Arrives
Following Night To
Delight Youngsters
Postponed because of bad weather
Sunday afternoon, the Community
Christmas program got underway
curtailed by the absence of brass
quartets from Dallas-Franklin and
‘Westmoreland High Schools.
Gate of Heaven children, and
Dallas Woman's Club Chorale, how-
ever, filled their places admirably *
with carols that were enjoyed by
everybody. : 3
David Joseph led the community
singing after the invocation by Rev.
John J, O'Leary. : >
Just as the Woman’s Club Chor-
ale wag introduced by Mrs. Alfred
Bronson whio did an excellent job
as mistress of ceremonies, [Santa
Claus arrived a little bit early and
was shooed off to return later and
distribute candy to the youngsters.
Santa, in the person of Jack Dona-
hue, arrived in a red convertible
appropriately christened ‘Rudolph’
for the occasion, [At a word from
Father Kane, Gate of Heaven child-
ren broke ranks and swarmed over
Rudolph as Sanita distributed his
The benediction was pronounced
by Rev. William. Heapps.
Everybody who had anything to
dio with thie program promised ‘that,
weather permitting, it will be bigger
and bettér next season. A large
number of people contributed to-
ward making this year’s a success,
and offered their enthusiastic sup-
port to Miss Mary Weir, general
chairman, and Francis Ambrose, her
assistant, ;
Mr. Ambrose spoke highly of the
assistance of High School principals,
John Rosser of Dallag Township and:
Frank Trimble of (Westmoreland,
and of the assistance of Norti Berti, |
William Berti, Tommy Swire, Tom
Kingston, (Al Shaffer and Bobby Rice.
On Saturday morning, Harold
Donnolley, president, William ‘Cast-
erline, Dean Shaver and Jack Noth-
off of Harveys Lake Lions Club
transported and erected the plat-
form for the program, Norti Berti,
Mr, Ambrose and Pat Reynolds dec-
orated it with evergreens from the
Reynolds farm. :
Others who helped that day to
arrange the display were Mrs. LL, L.
Richardson, Mrs. Robert VanHorn,
Bobby VianHorn, Crozier Wileman,
Robert Maturi, and Ross Amos.
‘William Guyette provided the loud
speaking system, 3
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AS DARK DAYS BEGIN
TO LENGTHEN, THE COLD
BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN
Sunday, marking the winter
solstice, was the shortest day
of the year, and also the be-
ginning of winter. The sun, at
its southernmost limit for the
year, is now starting back to--
ward the north, but increased
daylight will not result in in-
creased heat for a long time.
This is explained on the grounds
that wide snowfields reflect the
rays of the sun like a mirror,
allowing no penetration and
absorption. l
“Solstice” means “sun-stop.”
There are two a year, one when
the sun reaches its northern-
most location June 21, and
starts coming back again after
the longest day in the year,
the second December 21.
Old-timers have a rhyme:
Ag the days begin to lengthen,
The cold begins to strengthen.
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Clarence Jacoby Dies
Of Sudden Heart Attack
Clarence Jacoby, lifetime resident
of Carverton, died Monday night of
a heart attacls, He will be buried
Friday afternoon in Carverton (Ceme-
tery, following services from the
funeral home, 296 Wyoming Ave-
nue.
Mr, Jacoby was fifty years old.
For the past fifteen years he had
been employed as a mechanic by
He is survived by his widow, the
former Many McGanahan; a daugh-
ter, Mrs, William Caffey, Bristol; a
brother, Kenneth, Wyoming; and
two sisters, Mrs. Sheldon Frantz
and Mrs. (Carl (Case, both of Bing-