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Police records
into the lake.
ing hours!
if
from the fifteenth century.
teen years ago when the English
Duo Singers introduced it to a de-
lighted audience in St. Stephen’s
Auditorium. That talented pair from
Australia sang “The Holly and the
“Ivy,” painting a word and tone pic-
ture with their flute-like voices. As
they sang, the little spotted deer
ran through the forest glade over a
crisp bed of frosted leaves,
slanting morning sun dappling their
sleek coats, their delicate pointed
cato rbythm, their arched necks
and dainty heads lifted to the wild
a visual image of the joy of Christ-
‘mas Day.
Their zest for living, their pleas-
ure in their soaring leaps, their in-
nocent freedom and exuberance,
of the world. I can close my eyes
and see those graceful little crea-
tures vanishing through the forest
aisles. There is never any under-
brush. The tree trunks make a
vaulted vathedral,- and the rising
sun slants redly through the trees
but there are no confining walls.
Nothing but the magic of the dawn,
the vastness of the silent forest,
and the swift little herd, praising
God for Christmas Day and for all
things good and wonderful.
The Holly and the Ivy }
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees are in the wood
The Holly bears the crown.
Oh the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet music in the choir.
~ [There are seven stanzas, with the
~ recurrent refrain of the rising of
the sun and the running of the deer.
‘Grace Episcopal Church occasion-
ally uses the carol in its annual
carol service which is given on the
Sunday following Christmas.
It can be found in a book of
carols, poems, and stories for Christ-
mas, called “Happy Christmas,” ar-
ranged. by Geoffrey Marlowe and
published by the Boston Music
~ Company.
“To Discuss Cruelty
To Dumb Animals
All persons interested in the rev-
week’s Dallas Post concerning the
urged to attend a meeting called
or tonight at 8 at Back Mountain
~ Memorial Library. John Hewitt will
Monroe Parents
Favor Jointure
Dallas Much Nearer
Than Tunkhannock
With a fine new administrative
set-up in Tunkhannock composed of
tricts in Wyoming County and pro-
viding excellent new secondary and
‘elementary school facilities for chil-
dren, many. people ask why Monroe
Township parents favor jointure of
their school with Dallas Township
in Luzerne County.
To get the answers The Dallas
Post this week interviewed a num-
ber of them and got these answers:
The Tunkhannock Joint School is |
thirteen miles from Beaumont while |
the Dallas-Franklin school is only
six miles distant. Many students
help with farm and home chores.
The difference in distance means
that pupils going ‘to Tunkhannock
would have to travel fourteen more
miles a day.
A second big objection is that
busses would have to cross the dan-
gerous mail line of ‘the Lehigh Val-
ley Railroad twice a day on enter-
ing and leaving Tunkhannock.
A third objection is. that Super-
vising Principal Arch Austin, who
has served ‘Monroe Township
Schools for a number of years
would lose his present status. His
chances for survival, many believe,
would be better in the smaller’ Dal-
las, Franklin, Lake, Noxen jointure.
Two Cars Crash Head On
At Bridge In Dallas
Two cars crashed at the bridge
near Devens’ Mill in Dallas Satur-
day night, with three injured taken
to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital by
Norti Berti, a witness to ‘the acci-
dent. According to reports, Mar-
garet Gebhart, Wilkes-Barre, leaned
over to close her decor, turning the
wheel and steering her across the
center line into the path of a car
coming in the opposite direction.
Two cars removed the wreckage.
Miss Gebhart was dismissed without
hospitalization. William Williams,
her passenger, had lacerations of
strub, Luzerne, had broken ribs and
lecernted fps: :
VOL. 63, No. 52
Christmas baskets and good-cheer
remembrances were distributed |
Sunday afternoon by members of |
Harveys Lake Woman's Civic Club.
Members gathered Saturday night
to do the final assorting and Pack-4
ing. a
Reading from left to right:
Stenger, 3rd, Mrs.
Mrs. Robert Leinthal, Mrs. Carl
Schreiner, Mrs. Burton King, Mrs.
Elwood Davis. In front, with bas-
kets, is Mrs. Donald D. Smith.
(Photo by James Kozemchak)
Members of the committee not
present are Mrs. Fuller Ashton, Mrs.
William Deets, Mrs. Stephen Hart-
man, Mrs. Elwood Whitesell, and
Mrs. Garvin Smith.
opened its doors Tuesday morning
at 9 to 160 pupils who had formerly
been educated in six ‘one-room
school houses of Ross Township.
Excited children had packed all
their ' belongings the day before in
preparation for the event. Busses,
after delivering high school students
ta Le hman-Jackson-Ross High
School, returned to make the rounds
of the small schools, starting with
Mooretown.
As the busses discharged chil-
dren at the canopied doorway,
teachers and welcoming commitee
steered them through the lobby
with its lighted Christmas tree into
the gymnasium, where they were
addressed by. Lester Squire, super-
vising principal, and assigned to
rooms.
Each grade was allowed a com-
plete tour of the new building be-
fore settling down.
Fires flickered out in the six small
schoolhouses, and the huge furnace
in the new building took over the
task of keeping the children warmer
than they had ever been during
the winter school term. Tiled toilet
facilities were a revelation.. The
one-room schools had been heated
by pot-bellied stoves, and plumbing
was non-existent.
First graders for the first time
were assigned to a room with other
children of their own age, and were
able to apply themselves to their
small tasks without interference or]
distraction from older children’s
recitations.
On Monday night school board
members, members of the Authority
Board, teachers, cafeteria staff, hus-
bands and wives, gathered to give
the beautiful new building a final
inspection, and trim the tree donat-
ed by Harold Briggs, and lay plans
for the formal dedication scheduled
for January 2 at § p. m., with open
house the same afternoon, 2-4.
Visitors toured the building, ad-
miring the pastel painted walls, the
blonde furniture, the spaciousness
of the one-floor layout, the modern
windows, the efficient furnace room,
and the cheerful modern kitchen
with ‘its gleaming equipment and
capacious cabinets and shelves.
There is a nurse's room equipped
with a bed as well as necessary fur-
niture, and having its own plumb-
ing. facilities. © Desks here and in
the supervising principal's office are
of stainless steel with brushed mat
surface. In the office there is a
broadcasting arrangement which
connects with every room by ceiling
installation, allowing any program
‘desired to be heard in any room.
Monday might's Telephone Hour
could be heard in any of the six
classrooms or gymnasium with
equal clarity and volume.
Each classroom had a different
color scheme, those on the shadier
side tending toward warm yellow,
those with a sunny exposure decor-
ated in cooler tones. There is fluor-
escent lighting throughout. Desks
and chairs are of the modern mov-
able type, hard maple and sturdy,
Sigh > Ph
with in size in each
room
child. Blackboards are the non-
glare type. There is’ provision for
a public telephone installation .in
the lobby. The gymnasium has
graduations
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Heads Agriculturalists
James D. Hutchison, Luzerne
County Farm Agent for thirty-five
years, was elected president of
Pennsylvania Agricultural Associa-
tion at Pennsylvania State College
last Wednesday. = He was elected
vice president fast year at the State
Convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison; Oak
Street, Trucksville, hope to attend
the National: Convention in Salt
Lake City next October. = Last year
they attended a similar convention
in Philadelphia, and in 1951 the
convention in Chicago.
Christmas Eve -
Holy Communion
Reverend Thomas C. Davis, pas-
tor of the Centermoreland - East
Dallas Methodist Parish, has an-
nounced a special service of Holy
Communion on Christmas Eve in
East Dallas Church beginning -at
11:30 p.m.
From 11:15 p.m. on, while the
congregation is gathering, the fa-
miliar Christmas carols will be sung.
Christmas chimes and hymns will be
played through the tower during
the evening.
At the Festival Holy Commun-
ion, the pastor will preach the ser-
mon and administer the Holy Sac-
rament. The choir of East Dallas
Church will sing special music as
a part of the service. All the people
of the parish, and interested people
from the surrounding area are in-
vited to be present. The church
will be: in candlelight during the
service.
Of Bi-County
League Resign
"No Co-operation,’
Say George Shupp
And Herman Kern
Two officials of the eight-team
Bi-County Baseball League have re-
signed, it was announced this week,
because of lack of cooperation with-
in the league.
They are George Shupp, presi-
dent, and Herman Kern, secretary.
Their resignation will become ef-
fective December 31.
Both men have been active in the
league over a period of years and
their resignations remove two of
the sparkplugs who have done so
much to build up the prestige of the
organization in recent months.
Shupp has been president of the
league for the past two years. Prior
to that time he \was president and
manager of the East Dallas team.
He has been associated with the
league (for more than ten years.
Kern has been secretary for two
years. He has been a leader in the
effort to provide clean athletic ac-
tivities for young men and boys
over a period of years and has been
largely instrumental in placing the
Teeners League for younger boys on
a sound footing.
The Bi-County League just closed
one of its most successful seasons
under the direction of Shupp, Kern
and George Gay, treasurer.
For the first time in years it has
closed the year with all bills paid.
Shupp, who has just been elected
a director of Wilkes-Barre Barons,
said, “lack. of co-operation among
the managers of the league” was
the ‘cause of the resignations. “I
the Barons,” he added.
Directors ofthe Bi-County League,
Robert Barrett, West Pittston and
Michael J. Haslin, Parsons, had no
comment to make. 3
Member teams of the league are:
Dallas Legionnaires East Dallas,
Kingston Township Veterans, Car-
verton, Beaumont, Noxen, Jenks
and Tunkhannock.
The Dallas Post
Telephone Numbers
4-5656 or 4-7676
Wyoming County
Refuses To Act
On Merger Plan
Monroe's Failure To
Win Release Certain
To Cause More Delay
. Prospects of a consolidation of
Monroe Lake, Franklin and Dallas
Township schools appear dim after
the refusal of Wyoming County
Board of School Directors to con-
be released from Wyoming County’s
plans for reorganization of school
districts.
In refusing to consider the appeal
spokesmen for Wyoming County
Board said: ‘Under the new law,
Act 184, any new jointure will have
to have the approval of the County
Board and the State Department of
Public Instruction. Since the Lu-
zerne County Board has not changed
its reorganization plans for the
Westmoreland and North Central
Administrative Units we see no
reason for the release of Monroe
Township from Wyoming County.
We are not going to attempt to tell
Luzerne County how to set up its
administrative districts.”
The spokesman said: ‘This does
not mean that the Wyoming County
Board will not consider Monroe's
appeal if the Luzerne County Board
and the State Department of Public
Instruction approve a different ad-
SN
Present plans of the Luzerne
County Board call for two adminis-
trative districts: The Westmore-
land District includes Dallas Bor-
Township, Franklin
Township and Kingston Township.
The North Central District includes
Lehman, Jackson, Ross, Lake and
Noxen Townships,’ Noxen having
been previously released to join
with Lake Township.
To date Luzerne County Board of
School Directors has refused ‘to re-
consider any change in administra-
tive .~t<up until Monroe obtains its
release from Wyoming County.
Review of the plans by the School
Facilities Survey hingés on Monroe
Township obtaining its release and
the release being approved by the
State Council of Education.
The Luzerne County Board of
School Directors would then ask the
State Department of Public Instruc-
tion for a survey to see if a third
administrative district composed of
Dallas, Franklin, Lake, Noxen and
Monroe Townships is feasible.
In brief the ball is being tossed
back and forth between Wyoming
County Board of School Directors
and Luzerne County Board of School
Directors and it remains to be seen
whether the Lake, Noxen, Monroe,
Dallas, Franklin Township quintet
can break through the guards and
make a basket. Present indications
are that the game will run over-
time,
© =
Combination Jams
On Postotfice Safe
During the middle of the Christ-
mas rush a week ago Monday at
Dallas Pogtoffice the combination
jammed on the big Mosler safe that
holds blank money orders and
stamps. ;
It was not until this week Mon-
day that it was opened after the
factory in Binghamton sent an ex-
pert mechanic here to drill out the
combination.
Outdoor Christmas displays
throughout the Back Mountain re-
gion were never more attractive nor
elaborate than they are this year.
Mild winter weather has evidently
given everybody an opportunity to
do the work of outside decoration
in relative comfort.
New Goss Manor and Midland
Drive are especially attractive after
dark.
Outstanding displays? are to be
found at the upper end of Machell
Avenue, where Haymon Hedden has
erected a number of illuminated ||
Christmas trees at his-apartments.
Across the street Art and ‘Dorothy
Ross have a large illuminated
home.
' On Monroe Avenue, Nelson Carle
has erected a Santa’s sleigh with
reindeer climbing toward the sky.
On Center Hill Road, Robert
Dickinson has trimmed a large
evergreen with green lights.
Many homes on Lake Street are
illuminated and outlined. A. C. Dev-
ens has an attractive group on his
lawn showing Santa in a sleigh
drawn by a deer going through a
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As the last of the players left,
Mr. Gilhool, a former prominent
scholastic football official, and his
assistant and buyer, tall, handsome
Paul Graver prepared to check the
day’s receipts and close for the
night. Other employees, Florence
Bna-Mocha of Wilkes-Barre, a Mr.
Mrs. Gilhool’s sister, Joan Casey,
and her companion George Lewis
were also there. Attractive Mrs.
Gilthool, a graduate of Mercy Hos-
pital School of Nursing, decided not
to wait for her husband.
She would ride home with Flor-
ence Bna{Mocha after stopping at
Jack Nothoff’s cafe for a sandwich
and a shuffle board game with
Florence, Joan and George.
Although the cafe had beer closed
since 12:15, it was reopened to ad-
mit ‘the four friends who frequently
stopped there after the bingo games.
Tending bar was William Dougher
of Harveys Lake. Another who
shortly stopped for
was Jack, Kehoe of Harding. He
was in an expansive mood and
spent freely, buying round after
round of champaigne and double
drinks for the crowd.
As the evening wore on, he and
Mrs. Gilhool danced to the strains
of the juke box. Mrs. Gilhool ate
little but enjoyed the drinks and
the companionship.
Over at the Casino, Mr. Gilhool
and Paul Graver took a look around
to see that all was in order, then
night's receipts and drove home
Githool turned left on Vaughn
street. Shedlock proceeded to Dy-
pont. :
Gilhool said he. then went to bed,
accompanied him, because she
would come home shortly with Flor-
ence Bna-Mocha.
Back at Nothoff's Mrs.
and Kehoe continued to dance—
with Kehoe showing his drinks 2nd
becoming abusive.
After Githool left, Paul Graver,
who lives in an apartment in the
Casino while his wife and family
remain at Lehighton, dropped in at
Nothoff’s to join his friends.’
Joan Casey, Mrs. Gilhool’s sister,
and her companion, George Lewis,
left for their homes at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Githool came over to Grav-
er’s table to complain that Kehoe
was well
Graver advised her:
business dancing with him when
he’s drunk.” She resented the re-
mark.
said Paul, “I'm going home.” At
4 he left the saloon and went back
to his reom in 'the Casino, ‘where,
he later told police, he made a
sandwich and went to bed. 7
The liquor was taking effect on
Kehoe. He was mo longer able to
enjoy dancing, He passed out.
his chauffeur drove him home.
The party was over. It was 5:80
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Gilhool told Florence she had
forgotten a package at the Casino
and borrowed a flashlight from Bill
Dougher to go back and get it. “I'll
as she left.
About 10 o'clock Florence went
over to the Casino, aroused Paul
Graver and told him Mrs. Gilhool
was missing. It was the first he
knew something was wrong.
In Kingston as Mr. Githood awak-
ened Thursday morning about 9 he
noticed ithe hall light still burning.
He went to his 'wife’s adjoining
room. She had not returned as he
had expected. He called her mother
and sisters and other relatives. He
called at the Lake. At 1. o'clock
he notified the State Police that
Dorothy was missing.
Harveys: Lake police received the
notice at 4:30 and Joseph Ide, Leh-
the vicinity where she had been last
seen questioned neighbors and start-
ed a paintaking search.
State Policemen Louis Spupritck
and Vincent Nelson, in plain clothes,
and working on another case at the
Lake, heard the word that Mrs.
Gilhool was missing and joined in
the investigation. Shupnick was a
neighbor and old acquaintance of
the Gilhools.
activity, but now there was real
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