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Charles Smith
Dies Suddenly
Was Proprietor Of
Standard Top Company
Charles R. Smith, 50, Overbrook
Avenue, owner of (Standard Top
Company, Pierce Street, Kingston,
died suddenly Thursday morning
at” 4 at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital
where he had been admitted two
hours earlier.
Mr. Smith was stricken with a
heart attack during the early morn-
ing hours and rushed to the hospi-
tal in Dallas Community Ambulance
which arrived within ten minutes
after it was called, in charge of
Team No. 4, composed of ‘Charles
Flack, captain, James Gansel, Les-
lie Warhola, Russell Honeywell and
Donald Evans. Oxygen was admin-
istered immediately. *
A resident of the Back Mountain
area for the past three years, Mr.
Smith had lived a semi-retired life
due to a previous heart attack. He
was widely known throughout Wyo-
ming Valley and made many friends
here. He had lived in Kingston
most of his life.
He was a member of Shavertown
jes and I. O. O. F. and was an ar-
dent sportsman.
Beside his wife, the former Mary
Pugh, of Edwardsville, he leaves two
sons, Charles H., Trucksville Gar-
dens; John A. who has just re-
turned from Army service, at home;
two grandchildren, Charlene and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Smith, Butler Street, Kingston; a
sister, Mrs. Althea Mott, Forty Fort
and a brother, Huntington Smith,
Washington, D. C.
Burial will be Monday at a time
and place to be announced later.
Carrie Randall
Laid To Rest
Died Saturday After
‘A Long Illness
Mrs. Carrie G. Randall was laid
to rest in. Ceasetown Cemetery
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Harold
Horne conducting services from the
Bronson funeral home. Pallbearers
were Wilmer Kemmerer, Leonard
and Leo Sweeney, Dewey and Ken-
neth Rood, and George Potsko. Wil-
liam Compton read Scriptures at
a service held Monday night.
Mrs. Randall, 76, died Saturday
She had been in poor health for the
past three years, a patient at times
in Temple University and General
Hospitals.
She was a charter member of
the Primitive Methodist Church,
Fernbrook, and of its Ladies Aid.
She belonged to the Ladies Bible
Class and was a former Sunday
School teacher.
She was the daughter of the late
Peter and Elmira Cease Santee, and
lived for practically her entire life
in the Back Mountain.
Survivors include her husband
Joseph; children: Mrs. Hazel Keiper,
Wapwallopen; Mrs. Lavera Gray,
New Jersey; Mrs. Ella Rood,” Wya-
lusing; Mrs. Kathleen Fitzgerald
and Henry, East Dallas; 21 grand-
children and 33 great grandchil-
dren; a brother, Arthur Santee, of
Berwick.
Funeral Services For
Bletha Jones Byrne
Mrs. Aletha ‘Jones Byrne, prin-
cipal of Noxen elementary school
was buried in Orcutt Cemetery
Saturday afternoon. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted from the Nul-
ton Funeral Home by Rev. Ruth
L. Underwood, assisted by Rev. Ira
Button. Floral offerings were a tri-
bute to the esteem of the communi-
ty. Hundreds paid their respects
during the hours when she lay in
state.
Pallbearers were members of the
Noxen School Board, and supervis-
ing principal: Robert Belles, Paul
Palmer, Leslie Kocher, Willard Ben-
der, Loren Case, Franklin Patton.
Lundy's Repainted
Main Street, Dallas, is taking on
a freshened appearance with the
painting of the Lundy Building.
Upped To First Class
John A. Southwell,” Jr. son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Southwell, Chase
Road, has been upped to Private
first. class. He is stationed with
the Quartermaster Corps in France.
With a good bit of accrued leave
half in service, John expects to
spend part of it visiting relatives
in London and other parts of Eng-
land.
John graduated from Lehman-
Jackson High School in 1951, and
was employed by Phillips Sea Food
at the time of his enlistment. He
was thrilled to see his chum Jerry
Scott's picture in the paper a few
weesk ago ,and writes his mother
= the Huntsville Recreation Cen-
er is sure to be popular with Jerry
running it.
Mitchell Parachutes
In Japanese Tests
Beppu, Japan—A Dallas soldier,
a member of the 187th Airborne
Regimental Combat Team’s 3d Bat-
talion, took part in Operation Testo
euver in Japan which ended July
31.
Early in the exercise, Cpl. Richard
E. Mitchell, 21, parachuted in and
helped set up a line of defense along
the Ura River near a port vacated
by “aggressor” infantry troops.
Corporal Mitchell, son of Mrs.
Georgia Mitchell, RFD, is an auto-
matic rifle gunner in Company L.
His decorations include the Com-
bat Infantryman Bddge, the Para-
chutist Badge and the Korean Serv-
ice Medal. ‘
‘The corporal entered the Army
in September 1952, and joined the
team the following July.
Leinthall Players
At Lake Saturday
The Leinthall Players will appear
Saturday, at 8:30 .at Lake-Noxen
High School, under the sponsorship
of The Women’s Auxiliary of Dan-
iel C. Roberts Fire Company.
The program will include three
one-act plays: “A Long Stay Cut
Short,” a dramatic play with a
southern setting by Tennessee Will-
iams, author of “A Streetcar Named
Desire,” “A Pair of Lunatics” and
‘Fumed Oak,” by Noel Coward.
Leinthall Players is a mobile stock
company directed by Franklyn Lein-
thall. They rehearse in New York
City during the week and play en-
gagements outside of the city on
week ends. Mr. Leinthall has lived
in Scranton and Harveys Lake. He
is a teacher at the American Ac-
ademy of Dramatic Arts and at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
Noxen Youth Sues
For $20,000 Damage
In a suit filed this week at Lu-
zerne County Court House, William
J. Shalata, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Shalata, Noxen, seeks
$20,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
on August 5, 1952, when the auto-
was struck by a car owned by Clar-
ence W. Schelicher of 179 Bank-
way Street, Lehighton.
The accident occurred on Route
29 between Lake Silkworth and
West Nanticoke. Shalata alleges
he suffered fracture of the jaw, loss
face, head and knees.
Operator of the other car, he al-
leges, did not have an operator’s
license.
Annual N. E. Pennsylvania Sheep-
men’s Field Day and sale held at
Tunkhannock August 5, was at-
tended by over 200 interested sheep
folks who enjoyed an educational
and entertaining day.
Thomas King, Animal Husbandry
Specialist, Pennsylvania State Uni-
versity, judged several entries, giv-
ing instructive reasons for his place-
ment.
One of the most interesting fea-
tures was placing of pens of market
lambs before they were sold. Mr.
and lambs were marked to indicate
their classification.
Sixty head of lambs were sold.
Merton Bunell of Springville and
Tunkhannock, did a fine job of con-
ducting the sale. A number of
pure-bred animals were sold follow-
ing the lamb sale.
‘A growing interest in the sheep
industry was indicated throughout
the day. .
Richard Brunges, Tunkhannock
RD 2, acted as manager of the show
and County Agricultural Agents co-
operated in promoting the affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Bergman,
Carverton Road, making their first
appearance in a sheep show, won
first place in Shropshires. They
are building a very attractive small
flock on their place near Trucks-
ville.
Other local exhibitors were Her-
man Thomas, John Perry, Hillside
Farms and Hayfield Farms. About
150 sheep representing five or six
ged to keep in mind the Lehman
Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show
on Saturday, August 21, in the High
School Auditorium. The Lehman
show offers opportunities for young
and old to display their talents in
the horticultural line, and to test
their talents in originality and ar-
rangement,
No reservations are necessary in
the Specimen Blooms division or in
the Fruits and Vegetable division;
however, some sections of the Ar-
tistic Arrangement division, where
space is limited, require reserva-
tions. Reservations may be made
with Mrs. Albert Ide, general chair-
man, Mrs. Myron Baker or Mrs.
Bryce Major, in charge of teen-age
niches.
With the general theme “A Mid-
summer Night's Dream,” Picture
Frame. Arrangements will take
their cue from quotations from the
play: 1. “By the dead and drowsy
fire: Every elf and fairy sprite hop
as light as birds from brier.” 2.
I never heard so musical a discord,
such sweet thunder.” 3 “Trip away:
Make no stay: Meet me all by break
of day.” Two frame arrangements
will represent each quotation.
Six new niches, 20” x24” x18”
will exhibit monochromatic arrange-
ments depicting “ ADream at Twi-
light,” “A Dream in Pink,” and
“Golden Dreams.”
Twelve smaller niches will por-
tray song titles in a dreamy vein,
two niches for each of the follow-
Christmas,” “I've Got a Pocketful
of Dreams,” “Dreaming Alone in the
Twilight,” Drifting and Dreaming,”
“Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland,”
“My Isle of Golden Dreams,” (Ha-
waiian).
Teenagers will try their hand at
niche arrangements this year, en-
titled “I Dreamed I Made a Flower
Arrangement in Mexico, Japan, Italy,
Alaska, France, Ireland”—two ar-
rangements representing each coun-
try.
Many other of the arrangement
classes do not require reservations.
Persons who have not received
classification sheets, may call Mrs.
Albert Ide, Lehman.
Entries will be received Friday
evening, August 20, and Saturday
morning, the day of the show, from
8 to 11 a. m. The show will be
open to the public from 3 p. m. on
through the evening. Persons wish-
ing to buy supper will be accom-
modated. Baked goods will also be
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