taxes take a slice of what's
taxes.
The many state income
left in addition to property
where all that money goes.
\
purposes, 9.lc.
is convinced must be done.
There
Saturday's rain held
after the Easter Egg Hunt, giving
2,000 children an opportunity to
find the hidden eggs, receive their
prizes, and. get home again dry-
shod. It was a break that the hunt
had been scheduled for 9:30 instead
of later in the day.
Ninety dozen brightly dyed eggs
were hidden by Boy and Girl Scouts
under direction of Obed Hontz, who
started work at 6 am. It was
Obed who, under the noses of the
Scouts, hid the 205 white eggs
bearing numbers entitling the finder
to a prize. These special eggs were
boiled at Shavertown Fire Hall by
a committee of the Fire Auxiliary.
Theodore Poad and Arthur Smith,
active in previous egg hunts, dis-
tributed prizes in front of the
egg, and that eggs bearing num-
bers were matched with corre-
sponding prizes.
With distribution of the last
prize and the last chocolate egg,
rain sluiced down and the children
scampered off with their loot.
Pre-school and kindergarten chil-
dren hunted to the right of the
school. Grades 1-3 hunted in the
direction of the football field, and
grades 4-6 were assigned the more
difficult wooded area along the
steep slope below Westmoreland.
Prizes displayed at Hall's Drug
Store for several days before the
hunt included some elaborate items,
record players, radios, etc.
chants who did not donate prizes
contributed money for the choco-
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Four Local Men
Trod Hot Sands
Among the seventy-five candi-
dates inducted into the Ancient
Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine Tuesday night at the Spring
Ceremonial in Irem Temple were
four Back Mountain men; Warren
S. Unger, Trucksville; Robert E.
Rearick, Dallas; Bruce C. Moen,
Dallas, and Franklin J. Gager,
Dallas.
late egg fund. Police personnel
from Kingston Township and Dal-
las, with Jesse Coslett, chairman,
collected eggs in advance, and con-
tacted merchants as well as polic-
ing the hunt and directing diverted
traffic.
Carol Malkemes made posters.
Wages Burned
In Kunkle Fire
Pollack Home Is
Totally Destroyed
Having left his home for, only a
few minutes Saturday evening,
Martin Pollock, R. D. 1, Dallas, was
amazed when a State Highway Pa-
trolman told him his house was on
fire.
The fire presumably started from
a defective pipe in the kitchen
range. Motorists on Route 309 no-
ticed the blaze and called Harry S.
Smith Fire Company. The Kunkle
firemen arrived in five minutes but
the fire was beyond control.
Because of favorable wind and a
good dousing with water, the home
of Shirley Martin, next door, was
undamaged.
Pollock, who works for Goodleigh
Farm, had that evening cashed a
paycheck of approximately $100.00.
He said $97.00 in cash remained in
the pocket of his suit which hung
in the closet of the home. All of
his clothes as well as_the money
were lost.
Fire Chief Fred Dodson directed
the fird fighting and found it nec-
essary to have a number of the
firemen form a bucket brigade from
a nearby well to the pumper be-
cause the 500-gallon capacity of
the truck was soon exhausted. The
small home of wooden construction
with asbestos siding burned too
quickly and fiercely for the fire
fighters to save it. Pollock rented
the home from Charles Martin of
Kunkle.
Dallas-Kingston
Evaluation Set
For Next March
Board To Discuss
Jointure Progress
At Dinner Session
Evaluation of Dallas Borough-
Kingston Township Joint Schools
has been approved by Harrisburg
and will take place next March,
according to a report read at Wed-
nesday night's meeting of the joint
board. In preparation for evalua-
tion, teachers’ meetings will be ar-
ranged for every second Friday,
with school dismissed half an hour
early to give added time.
Letters have been received from
Carbondale and Kingston, express-
ing sincere thanks for the high
quality of service rendered by
James Martin and Charles James
while serving on evaluation com-
mittees for those two schools dur-
ing March.
A cafeteria dinner was suggested
at Westmoreland, for discussion of
the jointure, unalloyed with busi-
ness. It seems desirable both to
James Martin, supervising princi-
pal, and Frederic Anderson, presi-
dent of the board, to assay progress,
map out the future, take into con-
sideration the aims of Pennsyl-
vania educational system in pro-
moting and encouraging larger
jointures, compare progress with
that of other districts, and in gen-
eral see where the jointure is head-
ing and why.
A suitable date will be arranged,
and the cafeteria staff will prepare
and serve the dinner.
Bids for coal are consistently
higher than they were last year,
varying as much as $2 per ton.
The present contractor, R. A. Wil-
liams, offered the lowest bid. The
matter of a contract for coal and
for supplies for Science, Art, Shop,
and Health classes was referred to
the finance committee.
Large quantities of surplus com-
modities have been received, in-
cluding 350 pounds of butter dur-
ing March, turkeys and boned hams
1 earlier in the winter, honey, eggs,
ete. Subsidies are expected to stop
May 1, throwing the entire burden
upon the school. Price for lunch-
eons remains at 20 cents, with 9
cents per lunch reimbursement
from the Federal lunch program.
The largest item of expense is labor.
Silver Burdett has offered to
send a representative to demon-
strate an approved music plan to
Shavertown Elementary School on
April 16. All elementary schools in
the district will be closed at 11
a.m., extending the lunch period
to two hours, to permit elementary
teachers to witness the demonstra-
tion by Miss Edna Doll.
‘Westmoreland High School Band
will take part in the Sweet Valley
Memorial Day Parade. The Fire
Company sponsoring the parade of-
fers $25 to each band participating,
plus an additional $10 for transpor-
tation. :
Roberts College, by arrangement
of Rev. Herbert D. Olver, will have
the use of Westmoreland audito-
rium Saturday evening for an A
Capella choir concert.
A gift of six albums of records
presented by Shavertown PTA for
use of Shavertown Grade School
was accepted by the Board.
Erection of a fence between
Trucksville grade school playground
and adjoining property owned by
Earl Gregory was referred to the
Property Committee.
Permission was granted to the
YMCA to use a vacant room in the
Shavertown building in case of pos-
sible overflow at the May 2 card
party, sponsored by wives of direc-
tors in collaboration with Y’sMen-
ettes to raise funds for further
YMCA work in the Back Mountain.
Present were Frederick Ander-
son, Lewis LeGrand, Dr. Robert
Bodycomb, Daniel M. Shaver, James
Hutchison, Harry Ohlman, James
Martin, Charles James, Mrs. Elea-
nor Jones, W. Frank Trimble.
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DALLAS
It's a lovely spot—On
all sides sun-kissed moun-
tain crests stand guard
— noise sleeps— peace
abides. At every turn
sweeping stretches of sce-
nic splendor scintillate,
delight the eye, and thrill
" the heart with homeland
love and pride.
Editorial note: The writer
wishes to remain anonymous.
Within the past two years he
has grown to love these hills
and walleys, He leaves with
regret, giving a lingering back-
ward look at the wide pano-
rama of greening pastures and
budding trees.
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Final plans for what promises to
be the finest alumni dinner ever
held at Dallas-Franklin High School
are here being worked in the school
library by members of the icom-
mittee.
The dinner will be held [Saturday
night, April 25 at the High School
and everyone is being made to
encourage all Alumni to attend.
Seated left to right are: Carrie
Bruce Davies, Reservations (Chair-
man; Mrs, Edward Sidorek. Alumni
President; Mrs. Stephen Glova, Din-
ner Chairman; Mrs. James J.
Knecht, Publicity Chairman; Mrs.
LH. Tinsley, Decorations; Mrs.
Harold Elston, Hospitality Chair-
man;
Standing: Dean Ide, [Program
Chairman; Louise Brzyski, Decora-
Roannah Shoemaker
Edwin Lumley, Vice President of
the Association; Marilyn Rogers,
Reservations; Phyllis Kunkle, Print-
ing; Robert [Stair, Program; Theresa
Polachek and Mrs. Walter Gosart,
Decorations.
T. Edison James, Dallas-Franklin
Township high school’s new band
director, is not shown in the pic-
ture. Reese Pelton, former direc-
tor, has the central place of honor.
Mr. James promises to have a pic-
ture taken shortly.
Feature attractions of next Fri-
day night's concert will be chorus
work, and a trumpet trio, Robert
Rice, Jessie Carey, and Betsy Bun-
ney.
Tickets may be -obtained ' from
any band member or at the door.
Flag-bearers are David Carey and
Thomas Schmiddle. :
First row, left to right: Delmar
Shupp, David Pellam, Dale: Wag-
ner, Marilyn Welsh, Dianna Bow-
man, Rowena Sedler, Sue Parsons,
Deanne Townsend, Reese Pelton,
Elwood Misson, Louis Katchko,
Barry Landmesser, Lee Lamoreux,
Kenneth Sedler, Bertha Dickson,
Dorothy Race, Priscilla Moore.
Second row: Gloria Davis, Evelyn
Roberts, Anne Woicekowski, Sylvia
Trewern, Dorothy Stash, Marilyn
Mosier, Gladys Wilson, Annjane
Layaou, Jane Owens, Barbara Vav-
rek, Jean Mead, Sandra Baird,
Marion Flenchik, Joanne Lewin.
Third row: William Weidner,
Spencer Holmgren, Allen Mosier,
Carl Gries, Paul Balshaw, Donald
Weidner, Shepherd Moore, Richard
Berlew, Nancy Congdon, Rose Ann
Patner, Ellen Shively, William
Hartman, Karl Landmesser, Jessie
Carey, Robert Rice, Betsy Bunney,
Thomas Evans, Janet Moore.
Occupy Council
Instruct Solicitor
Regarding Sidewalks
Dallas Borough Council was in-
volved with a variety of detail mat-
ters incident to the management of
the Borough at its meeting Tues-
day night.
After approving the budget for
street maintenance from the State
Motor Tax Fund which contributes
$537.46 quarterly, Council set date
for Clean-Up Week as Thursday,
April 16.
The Borough truck and Street
Department employees will make
the rounds on that day to cart off
the winter's accumulation of junk
and rubbish placed in containers
along the streets by householder.
Council voted to follow the lead
of Wilkes-Barre in establishing
Daylight Saving Time.
It approved installation of a
drainage pipe underneath the street
on Maplewood Heights. It also re-
ceived releases from property sown-
ers living along Joseph and Sunset
Streets in anticipation of these
streets being taken over by the
Borough.
Council instructed Solicitor Burt
B. Lewis to look into the ordinance
pertaining to the construction of
sidewalks along Church Street.
Many complaints have been regis-
tered because there is no’ sidewalk
adjacent to the Acme Market park-
ing lot.
Chairman Raymon Hedden of the
new Borough Building - Committee
reported that Architect James Lacy
will have tentative sketches shortly
and that the committee will meet
next week.
Heads YMCA Drive
hfe Mr. Neal, better known as
“Pop,” is the Manager of the
Wilkes-Barre Neisner's Store and is
well kinown in business cincles as
an enthusiastic worker,
L. W. LeGrand, chairman, of the
Back Mountain YMCA Board -of
Management says, ‘We are fortun-
ate to have @ |lbusy man like Mr.
Neal, head the campaign ‘this year
with his tremendous enthusiasm
amid drive. I am sure that under
his capable leadership, the modest
budget, to support the Back Moun-
tain YMQOA, will be quickly real-
ized.”
Mr. Neal is active in Dallas
Kiwanis [Club, Dallas Methodist
Church and is a member of the
Rotary Women
Plan Card Party
Annual Benefit
For Wheel-Chairs
Women of Rotary plan a card
party Monday evening at 8:30, at
The Castle, Receipts to go to the
Wheel (Chair Fund, of which Mrs.
Harold Titman is chairman, succeed-
ing Mrs. A. N. Garinger and Mrs.
Paul Mulcey, Wheel chairs, more
than twenty of them, are in circu-
lation most of the time. They are
lent free of icharge to anybody who
needs a wheelchair in the Back
Mountain. There are lalso eight or
nine walkers more popular and
comfortable than crutiches for home
use.
Mrs. Dan Robinhold is general
chairman; Mrs. Arthur Ross, tickets;
Mrs. Harry Edwards, refreshments;
Mrs. Paul Mulcey, tallies; Mrs, Dale
Parry, prizes; and Mrs. A. N. Gar-
inger, publicity.
Hostesses are headed by the pre-
siden, Mrs. Dan Robinhold, with
Mrs. Raymon Hedden, Mrs. Harold
Titman, Mrs. Charles Lee, and Mrs.
Back Mountain YMCA Board of
Management,
The Drive, this year, will get un-
derway with a Kick-off meeting at
Shavertown YMCA Headquarters
Building on Monday, April’ 13 at
8 p.m. The theme for this Drive
is in the form of big league base-
ball competition. Teams competing
are the Phillies, White Sox, Tigers,
Yankees, Dodgers, and (Cardinals.
Mr. Nea] will announce his full com-
plement of workers shortly.
Dallas Borough
CLEAN-UP DAY
Thursday, Bpril 16
Board Accepts
Chamberlain's
Resignation
Township Director
Has Served 1% Years
Of Six-Year Term
Floyd W. Chamberlain, long-time
sichool director; tendered his resig-
nation to Thomas Moore, president
of Dallas Township School Board
at Tuesday night's meeting.
Chamberlain, who was secretary
of the Dallas Township Board, had
served one six-year term and was
re-elected for a second term. He
has served 1% years of his present
tenure and his resignation leaves
a vacancy to be filled for the re-
maining 4% years.
The resignation came as a sur-
prise to other members of the
board and, though it was unani-
mously accepted, there was no dis-
cussion on the appointment of a
new director to take his place.
{Chamberlain’s resignation becomes
effective at tthe close of business
on the last day of June,
Chamberlain said that the press
of business in his new position as
Executive Vice-president of the
Susquehanna Savings &. Loan As-
sociation in Wilkes-Barre made it
impossible to devote as much time
to his work as School Director as
he felt the job demanded.
‘Chamberlain was lone of the pro-
tagonists in the [dispute over the
annexation of Natona Mills by Dal-
las Borough and .stated that he
had held wp his resignation umtil
this time because he wanted to
see tthis |case settled,
Attorney Gets $1,000
Attorney Jonathan Valentine,
solicitor for the board, submitted
a bill for $1,000 in attorney fees
for his 4 years of work on the
Natona Mills case, Payment was
unanimously approved.
At its meeting, prior to the joint
meeting with Franklin Township
irgfors, allas Township directors
approved a tentative 1953-54 bud-
get of approximately $135,000, The
tentative budget for the joint
schools was set at approximately
$143,000. Both budgets must be
finally adopted during May.
Teacher Resigns
Mrs. Mildred Hart Stauffer, tea-
cher of general science and girl's
physical education submitted her
resignation, effective at ‘the end of
the school term. Raymond Kuhnert,
supervising principal, stated that he
expects at least three teaching posi-
tions will have ‘to bbe filled before
the start of the new term.
Two important issues facing the
joint boand in the coming year were
brought up by director Chamber-
lain. One is the possible 20% out
in- State appropriation which may
come soon; the other is the great
need for expanded building facili-
ties. In order to build a new build-
ing it will be necessary to effect
further consolidation with other
school 'distridts. Several such con-
solidation proposals are under dis-
cussion aft the present time.
(All members of both boands were
present except (Chamberlain, who
asked to be excused from the joint
meeting in order to prepare for a
trip to Miami, Florida, where he
will attend his son’s marriage this
Saturday.
Improvement Association
Meets At Shavertown
Kingston Township Improvement
Association met Tuesday night at
Shavertown Fire Hall with Odis
“Bill’”” Moore presiding ‘in the ab-
sence of Earl Henwood, president.
Pertinemit matters were discussed
and committees on water system,
clean up, highway billboards, streets
and schools will be appointed at
the next meeting which will be held
May 5 at Mountain Grange Hall,
Carvertom,
The committee on the charter
will also report at that time.
Solicits Bids
Postmaster Joseph Polacky will
receive bids for an automobile to
be used for parcel post and mail
collections for the fiscal year July
1, 1953 to July 1, 1954.
Taxpayers To Meet
Glendon Moore, chairman of
Sweet Valley Taxpayers Associa-
tion, announces a meeting in the
Fire Hall Monday night at 8.
Card Of Thanks
The family of the late Antonio
Monast wish to thank friends and
neighbors who expressed sympathy,
sent flowers, lent cars and ren-
dered personal service at the time
of their great bereavement.