a, - FROM widening dark chocolates to a set of yellow guest towels and a pair of percale sheets. We've welcomed with outstretched arms the sack of sugar and other timely additions to Mother Hubbard’s cupboard. And we'd thought nobody could surprise us. But we hadn't expected a pray- ing mantis. When a small boy, affection in his eye, parts with his pet bug, more than a normal amount of response is indicated, but courtesy demands that it be a coo of rapture instead of a shriek of dismay. Well indoctrinated after years of harboring small boys, we are re- ceptive to pets. Turtles we like. They take their own baths, they do not bark, they do not produce young in the middle of the guest room bed. Snakes, we can take or leave, but prefer to leave. Their sinuous motions leave us slightly chilled, but given a word of warn- ing we can pump up the expected enthusiasm. The small boy entered the kitch- en, sized up the molasses cookies baking in the oven, wriggled a nose inquiringly toward the ' pumpkin pies ranged on the cooling rack, touched the icing on a chocolate cake with a delicately experimen- tal finger, and made the supreme sacrifice. Not on account of our looks or our contours, we are sure, but solely on the grounds that we can make with the hot groceries, have a light touch with pie crust and biscuit dough, and can turn out fried chicken such as is seldom seen around these parts. “Here,” he offered, stretching out a grubby fist, '! ie it quick.” We took it. It had a dry leafy rustle about it, and it sat up in our hand, praying expectantly with both fore-feet. “Won't it fly away?” “No,” with supreme contempt for adult ¥gmoranes,. “it am’t fly yet. Its wings are too new.” The green skeleton inspected us fixedly. We glared back at it. “How do you feed it?” “Well,” with a worried frown, “it really ought to go outdoors on a leaf. It’s been in a glass jar ever since we left Washington, and it’s probably hungry.” “Probably it will starve to death if you don’t put it outdoors. Pray- ing manti,” we offered learnedly, “need plenty of good red meat, ants and such.” Chris retrieved his pet with a beaming smile, dashed through the screen door head first, and parked the praying mantis on a stem of phlox. “If you want to come back in fifteen minutes when the cookies have had a chance to cool, maybe there’d be time to tell you about the big ants that used to milk the aphids out in Seattle. To each his own. There's one lit- tle boy who visits us who dreams about space ships, makes models of rockets, and works out intricate blue-prints of Rube Goldberg ma- chinery. And now there's a little boy who goes about with a butterfly net collecting bugs. And before you start discussing insects with him, you’d better be letter perfect on the difference be- tween a larva, a pupa, and a nymph. ; Because he knows his subject, even if he is only ten years old. Lake-Noxen To Register Beginners August 19, 20 Registration Day for Beginners in Lake-Noxen ‘Schools wili be held in the Harveys Lake Building 7509. Noxen beginners may register at Noxen School August 20, 1-3, 7-9. Birth and vaccination certificates are required, Beginner is any child who enters the lowest grade of the primary school or the lowest primary grade above kindergarten who will be six years of age on or before January 31, 1954. Any child who becomes six years of age on or before January 31, 1954, must be admitted any time during the first two weeks of school. In other words, the child must be five years and seven months of age before the term of school. The new law states that any child five years of age with a mental age of six or more may be admitted, However, the Lake-Noxen Joint School Board has ruled that they will accept no child under the age of five years and seven months at the time of the opening school. It should be remembered that once a child is enrolled in school, he then falls within the provisions of the ia school attendance CH KERNS’ GRANDDAUGHTER ALMOST 160,000,000th ARRIVAL IN THE U. S. Deborah Jane Kostich, grand- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her- man Kern, Harveys Lake, ar- rived at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital Monday morning at 10:31 (EST). - Her birth was Wyoming Valley’s nearest to the new national population figure of 160,000,000 which was reached at 10:02:07 A.M. The baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kostich of Harveys Lake. Her mother is the former Joan Kern and her daddy is Seaman 3/C Michael Kostich, son of Michael and Molly Kostich. The Associated Press in mak- ing a national check of news- papers to discover the baby born nearest to the time the population figure was arrived at, found that a baby was born in New York City 57 second after the new popula- tion figure was reached. Dr. Robert Lambert, Mrs. Kostich’s attending physician delivered Deborah Jane right on time and was almost as excited as her grand daddy who thinks he may make a baseball player out of her. Lake Township Plans Campaign Ms. Warkomski ‘Heads Chest Drive “Lake Ti p is organizing its Corfirhunity rm ‘drive, the first township to report: formation of committees, Mrs, Joseph Warkom- ski is chairman, Mrs. Malcolm Nel- son co-chairman; Committee members are Mrs. James Huston, Mrs. Ben Banks, Mrs. William Deets, Mrs. John ‘Schappert, Mrs. Fred Swanson, Mrs. William Daw, Jack Nothoff and Thomas Garrity. Members will meet at Mrs. War- komski's home September 9 for a kick-off luncheon, at which Eliz- abeth Boyd MacPherson, secretary of the geographic division, will speak, and preseat findings from last year’s drive, Shavertown To Buy Fire Truck Contract For $14,800 Drawn With Pirsch Co. ‘Shavertown Fire Company met Monday ‘evening in the Shavertown Fire Hall when purchase of a new piece of apparatus was the main topic of discussion. Mr. Decker, representative for Ward - LaFrance Fire Apparatus Company, presented his bid of $15,248 and stated that the apparatus is guaranteed for two years. Mr. Bland, representative of Peter Pirsch Company, presented his bid of $14,800 with a stated guarantee of five years. After some discussion is was decided to have a contract drawn up with the Pe- ter Pirsch Fire Apparatus Company. This fire apparatus will be equipped with a 200 horse power engine, 750 gallon Hale pump, 1,000 boost- er tank and an electric booster re- wind reel. Those present were: Bob Wil- liams, President, Bob Voelker, Vice President; Ralph Gerhart, Treas- urer; Clyde Brace, Secretary; Rev. Russell Edmondson, Chief; Allen Austin, First Assistant Chief; Ed- ward Carey, Second Assistant Chief; Rev. Frederick Eidam, pastor Shavertown Lutheran Church, How- ard Hontz, Johnston Miers, Theo- dore Poad, Martin Porter, Elwood Dungey, Steve Johnson, Leroy How- ard, Arthur Smith, Kingston Town- ship Supervisor, Tony Flaherty, Tom Morgan, Harry Bogart, John Chappel, Theodore Woolbert, Fred Malkemes, Emil Klinges, Carl Miers. Frank Jackson Comes From Hospital Today Frank Jackson, Harveys Lake, is expected home from General Hos- pital today after having had scar tissue removed from the eye which was operated on for cataract some months ago. It has been a long haul for Frank, with eyes out of commission so that his usual ac- tivities are curtailed almost to the 1 City Delivery Of Mail Starts Monday Morning Andrew Sokol And Edward McDade Are Temporary Carriers City delivery of mail will start in Dallas on Monday morning but there will be plenty of persons who will still have to pick up their mail at the postoffice because they have been too indifferent to num- ber their homes or install mail boxes. This is especially true on Parrish Heights, according to Postmaster Joseph Polacky, where household- ers have previously received their mail by rural carrier. He emphasized that all homes must be numbered and have mail boxes (not RFD boxes) otherwise the carriers will not leave mail. Areas formerly served by RFD carriers but now served by city carriers will include old Goss Manor, Center Hill Road, homes along Route 309 between Caspers and Center Hill Road, and Parrish Heights. Temporary carriers will be An- drew Sokol for the North District and Edward McDade for the South District. Both men won high rat- ings in their Civil Service exami- nations. Both are war veterans. Mr. Sokol, whose home is on the Tunkhannock Highway, has been employed until now with the Vet- erans’ Administration in Wilkes- Barre. Mr. McDade, whose home is on Sunset Avenue in the Parrish Heights section, has been with the Railway Express Company for the past sixteen years. He served with Company H, 15th Infantry, Third Division, during World War II in Africa, at Anzio and through the Italian Campaign. He and his wife, the former Mary Meehan, have three children, Edward, Jan and Garry. Both carriers have been going over their routes this week meet- ing patrons and making a survey to determine which patrons want carrier service and which will con- tinue to get their mail at the post- office. Postmaster Polacky said new combination boxes and entire new screen line have been installed at the postoffice this week. Those who prefer to get their mail at the postoffice will use these boxes. There will no longer be general delivery window service for perma- nent residents. They must either have boxes or carrier delivery, but not both. Parcel post will be delivered once a day in the afternoon. Bee Inspector Makes Rounds In Dallas William H. Perry, Orange, Penn- sylvania State Bee Inspector for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, was in the Dallas area on Wednes- day, making his periodic search for possible Foul Brood. He states that American Foul Brood, ramp- ant ten years ago, is well under control in Luzerne County, a real problem in Wyoming. A bacterial disease, it attacks the bees in the pupa stage, and the only remedy is to burn the brood and sterilize or burn the hive and frames be- fore starting with a fresh brood. Mr. Perry has been inspector for seven years. He has 500 colonies of ‘his own, and says that Luzerne county is well supplied with hives and working colonies. Comparison of territories maintaining good stocks of bees with those areas where bees are scarce, shows a re- markable difference in polleniza- tion and production. In the south- ern part of Pennsylvania, in the apple orchard belt, hives are rented to orchardists just as they are in the Wenatchee apple orchards in the state of Washington. Lewis Reese, Commander Of American Legion Lewis Reese, Franklin (Street, Dal- las, was elected commander at the July meeting of Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 held‘ in the Legion building, Joseph Drust, first vice commander and Red (Cockayne, second Vice commander. Other officers: finan- cial officer, Arthur Dungey; :ad- jutant, Jack Stanley; chaplain, Paul Shaver; historian, Arthur |Gos- sart; service officer, Frank Feery and Sgt. at arms, Robert Price and Harry Lefkin, August meeting wil] be held Mon- day night at 8. Auxiliary Meeting Members of Nesbitt Hospital Aux- iliary will meet to sew Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Library Annex. Wo- men will bring jheir own sand- wiches, beverage and dessert will be furnished. 8 Cents The Clef Men Quartet, represent- ing the Luzerne County Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber ‘Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., will sing at Lehman flower show tomorrow night. Appearing in the picture from left to right are Paul L. (Winter- halter, tenor; Harold H. Trethaway, lead; Harry L., Hickman, baritone; and John M. Rinehimer, bass. The show at Lehman High School auditcrium is open to the public from 3-9:30. Judges will affix rib- bons before opening hour, but spec- ial prizes for all-round excellency of exhibits will be awarded in the evening, also the big door prize of a round trip for two to Niagara Falls by American Airliner. The painting exhibit as back- ground for the flower show is eli- citing much interest, and many local painters are planning to sub- mit material. No ribbons will be given, Lake Gun Club To Have Outing Reservations Are Necessary To Attend Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club will hold its annual Outing and Field Day, Sunday August 23, at the Club (Grounds at Alderson. This affair will: start with trap shooting from 9 AM until noon. The newly installed electric trap will be used. Refreshments will be served from noon on. Many valuable - prizes will be awarded throughout the day. There will be no admission with- out reservations which wiil not be accepted later than Monday, August it Back Mountain 4-H Clubs Show Calves At Lehman Monday, August 17th, has been announced show day for Back Mountain 4-H Dairy Calf Club. The dairy club will assemble at Leh- man School Grounds, and show- ing will begin at 2, The annual event will be judged by J. C. Nageotte, Extension Dairy Specialist from the Pennsylvania State (College. The contests will be a dairy cattle type show, a fitting contest and an exhibition of show- manship. About fifteen head of calves, hei- fers and two-year-olds will be shown in the classes, Four dairy breeds—Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey and Holstein will appear in the show, Boys Enjoy Chat With Sugar Ray Eleven On Gypsy Tour Of New York Back Mountain Town & Country YMCA toured New York City for two days with over 22 boys going on this Gypsy tour. While in New York they visited City Hall and had the pleasure of meeting Sugar Ray Robinson who remarked that he had many pleasant visits to Wilkes-Barre. “They also visited the Woolworth Building and on Monday afternoon spent four hours touring Brooklyn Navy Yard as guests of the United States Navy - Engineers. They vis- ited an aircraft carrier where many of the boys were allowed to see complete working of the carrier. They were the guests of the Fire- stone Hour and also TV show Mas- querading Party. On Tuesday they had a tour of the UN Building and the Port Authority and News buildings. In the evening they had a three-hour tour of Manhattan Island. Counselors were Jack Williams, Back Mountain Town & Country Executive Secretary, and Jack Stahl of Shavertown. The follow- ing boys from Back Mountain went on the trip: Joe Richetts, Drew Fitch, David J. Emmanuel, James Mitchell, Jerry Dymond, Thomas James Bloomer, Kent Sickler, Glenn Coolbaugh, Dena Ide, Arthur W. Major, Harold Coolbaugh, George T. Rogers, John J. Curtis, Nelson Dymond, James Wilson Eckerd, Tom Borthwick and Steward Stahl. Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 4—Winner of the Commenda- tion Ribbon, M/Sgt. Wayne I Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Harvey, Woodlawn Avenue, was recently presented his medal by the commanding officer of Bryan Sergeant Harvey received the medal for distinguishing himself by displaying exceptional leadership and technical skills in the installa- tion and maintenance of a trans- Work In Korea mitter site at Taegu, Korea. Through his efforts, an efficient and complete line of vital communica- tions between Taegu and Seoul were maintained. Now a member of the 3530th Field Maintenance Squadron at Bryan Air Force Base, Sergeant Harvey and his wife, Verna, and their son, Wayne Hugh, 3, live at Darlings Trailer Court in the city of Bryan, Texas. X-Ray Program Taken By Club Dallas Women Sponsor Work Dallas Woman's Club assumed sponsorship of Tuberculosis X-Ray project at Monday afternoon's Board meeting in Back Mountain Memorial Library Annex. Mrs, Or- nan Lamb and Mrs. Harry Ohlman were appointed chairmen by Mary Weir, president. The program will take in territory from Luzerne to Harveys Lake, X-Rays will be made early in the fall Several changes on the Woman's sary by removal of key women from this area. : Lettie Cluver replaces Mrs, Har- old Smith as secretary, Mrs. Smith moving to New Jersey. Mrs, Joseph Sekera will replace Mrs, William Thomas, lately re- moved to Philadelphia, as finance head. Mrs, W. B. ‘Allen will take Mrs. Ross Lewin’s chairmanship of mu- sic, leaving Mrs, Lewin free to as- sume that of literature, a vacancy created when Mrs. Harry [Stuhlmul- ler moved to Connecticut, Mrs. Ralph Davis, now in Florida, is replaced by Mrs. Robert Van Horn, Members of the board will en- tertain their husbands Monday evening with a covered dish sup- per at the home of Mrs. Herman Thomas. All Stars Play In Tournament Kern Asks Community To Support Players All Stars of the Bi-County Teen- Age League will meet All Stars of the Forty Fort, League Saturday at 2 at Artillery Park, Kingston, in the National Teen-Age League Tournament. Fourteen teams rep- resenting fourteen leagues, includ- ing one from Texas, will take part. Herman Kern, president of the Bi-County League, urges all who can to attend these games and give the local All Stars their support. Bi-County Scores for the Week August 3 E. Dallas 14, Turrells 5 August 4 Trucksville 8, Jackson 12 Four inning game, called by darkness, to be completed later. August 5 W. Wyoming 7, Reeses 3 August 6 E. Dallas 4, Trucksville 3 This was an interesting and well played game. The winning pitcher was Bob Richardson. Losing pitch- er was Lee Eckart. August 7. All Star pre - tournament game called in the sixth inning with the score 4 to 4. Lake School Board Accepts Reports Lake Township School Board met Friday night for routine business. The auditors report was accepted showing a balance on hand for the schoo] year ending July 6 of $12,882.91, Mrs. Anna Kyttle asked why a section, of School Bus Route 4 was being discontinued. She «claimed there are five children at the end of the old route who will have to walk some distance and by No- vember there will be five more as another family is moving there. President Leinthal assured her the matter would be looked into and adjusted properly. Tony Javers asked if those who had bid for bus routes and con- tracted to purchase new busses had actually done so. "Walter Bronson who has received a 3-year contract for route 4 assured the board that he has purchased and properly in- sured a new bus and will give the evidence to Boerd ‘Secretary Harry Allen. The secretary was instructed to write to the County Superintendent asking further information on ad- ditional school jointures, Bonds were accepted for the trea- surer, secretary and tax collector. Treasurer Williams announced the school balance for August 7 as $9,232.71. Bills ordered paid amounted to $6,446.41, Flies From Arizona James N. Warkomski flew in from University of Arizona, Tucson, on Saturday, to spend ten days with his parents, Dr, and Mrs. Joseph Warkomski, Harveys Lake. He will return by way of Oklahoma City, where he will attend a fraternity conference, as president of his own chapter of Acacia, 3 The Dallas Post Telephone Numbers 4-5656 or 4-7676 Triple Jointure : Appoints New Pastor's Wife One Of Four Teachers Named For Vacancies Lehman-Jackson-Ross Township joint school board authorized ap- pointment of four teachers at Tues- day night's meeting in the Aish HH) library. s. Clayton Bostic, wife of the new SEL minister, will take the post of Home Economics in September, replacing Marilyn Sick- ler, who resigned to take a similar position in North Wales, Mrs. Bostic, in her two months residence in Lehman, is already immensely popular with the teen- age crowd. A graduate of Univer- sity of Montana, she taught home economics for. a year after gradu- ation, Rev. Bostic will start studies at Drew Theological Seminary this fall, leaving Mrs. Bostic with plenty of time ta teach, Beatrice Cragle, Ross Township, retains substitute status but will teach regularly. Celia Hoartop was granted a year's leave of absence to care for her uncle who is ill, Anne Barrett, Larksville, quali- fied in Latin, required for girls planning to take nurses training, was approved for Latin and English on a substitute status. Doris Jane Rowlands, Meshoppen, was ap- pointed instructor in music, The joint board is on the Jookont for a mathematics instructor who can also do some coaching in bas- ketball. Dean Shaver 'was appointed to fill a vacancy created cn Lehman board by Ornan Lamb’s resignation. He will resign from the Authority Board. Milk contract for the cafeteria was awarded to Charles |Cigarski, whe in applying for’it dxpiained that he bought his milk from Leh- man and Jackson Township farmers, that there had been a surplus, and that if these farmers were to be kept in business with their present output, an outlet for a large quan- tity was necessary. Clyde Cooper, who inaugurated milk service to the cafeteria some years ago and has been supplying it ever since. It was brought out that he gets his milk largely from Brad- ford County. He will continue to supply the cafeteria with ice cream from Forty Fort Dairy, Building committee reports com- pletion of black-top area at igym- nasium entrance by Dale Parry. Two sixth grade rooms and a very large health room are almost ready, occupying space above what was once the old gymnasium, re- cently used for storage. Furniture in the classrooms is modern, table and chair type, with a wide hall flanking all three rooms, equipped with unique coat racks which per- mit; disposal of hats and belongings on narrow slatted shelves above the batteries of hooks. The fire escape will be finished within two weeks, Work has been, completed on the supervising prin- cipal’'s new office, occupying area once given to the old health moom, Purchase of a steam-jacket kettle for the cafeteria was authorized, with delivery in thirty days. {Cafeteria report shows that cafe- terias for Lehman and Ross schools have both been approved, for sur- plus commodities and 'State reim- bursement. Ross Township cafeteria will not operate at the school open- ing, but probably by the first of January. Applications have been received for personnel, : ‘A letter to the PTA was auth- orized stating that mo gate on the side toward the highway would be permitted in the cyclone fence, PTA plans a safety fence for the play- ground used by small children, Survey shows that several chil- Jackson on a tuition basis from Ross Township are all now above sixth grade level, and will normally be accommodated in the main building without tuition, no com- plications are expected to arise from late opening of Ross Town- ship elementary school, Present from Jackson were Ver- non Cease, Earl Balliet, Laing Cool- ‘baugh, Walter 'Shouldice, George Bulford; Lehman: Harry Ruggles, Arthur Ehret, William Naugle; Ross: Alfred Bronson, Charles Long, Jesse Hann, Paul [Crockett and William Birth. Cheerio Class Reading Cheerio Class will present Mrs. Silver Chalice’ at Orange Metho- dist Church Wegnesday, 8 pm., a program of inté¥est to both men and women, ia
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