er
Co
Karen Jenkins, spending the sum-
mer with her aunt and uncle Mr.
and Mrs. William Ryan, Wardan
Place, Harveys Lake, was judged
winner of Sunday's finals in the an-
nual Lions Club Beauty Contest.
Miss Jenkins, highly popular at the
Lake, expects to enter Mercy Hos-
pital when she finishes her present
education in New York. She is a
native of Lee Park, Wilkes-Barre.
Dolores Ansilio, Wilkes-Barre,
took second place; Helen Barchesky,
Wilkes-Barre, third. Miss Jenkins
was given a $200 purchase order
from the Boston Store, Miss Ansilio
one for $100, Miss Marchesky one
for $50.
Miss Jenkins, due to publicity
which implied that she was a resi-
dent of New York, was unable to
qualify for the Queen Anthracite
contest in Artillery Park on Friday.
Marsha Williams, 6 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Williams, was Little Lady of the
Lake, appointed by chairmen of the
show William Harris and Bruce
Renard.
A singing and dancing group from
the Kathleen Sweeney studio pre-
sented an hour’s show for an au-
dience estimated at 10,000. Semi-
finals the previous week drew 6,000.
There were thirty-eight girls in the
semi-finals, fifteen in the finals.
Harveys Lake Lions were well
pleased with results of their only
money-making project of the year,
its revenue going entirely to service
work.
FROM
PILLAR
By MRS. T.
an inch of their lives, and all
TO POST
M. B. HICKS
of them tickled to death to be
broke her arm this summer, jump-
ing from Grandpa's haymow.
Schoolmates have to inspect it, and
marvel at that slight curvature
where the bone callus has not yet
been absorbed. It will be straight
as a peeled willow wand in a few
months, but right now Mamie is a
heroine. She. didn’t yelp—that is
not very much—when the arm was
being attended to, and all summer
since the accident she has been
ly blind to small infractions of dis-
cipline while the crippled little wing
is under wraps.
Johnnie, here, won the dog-pad-
dle badge in beginners’ swimming
contest. His mother sewed it to
his school sweater, and here it is
firmly appliqued to the pocket, to
be a uired by all ¢'ie schoolmates.
David went on a bus trip to see
his grandmother, all by himself.
Passengers showered him with fresh
fruit and candy and offers of soda
pop at the rest stops. His home-
packed lunch was done up in a
brown paper sack which unfolded
like an accordion to accommodate
the extras. He is bubbling over
with adventure and finds a recep-
tive audience. It’s old-hat to the
family by now, but fresh and in-
teresting to Billy and Joe and Hank.
The playground looks especially
shiny. There has been a nice
shower to lay the dust, and the
swings and slide and merry-go-
round beckon to the scrambling
children. Fifteen minutes before
the last bell, time for a sampling
of everything.
First-graders with their mothers
line up before the teachers’ desk.
They watch with envy while their
second-grade brothers and sisters
rush pellmell to the playground.
Two hours from now, at recess time
they’ll be whooping it up with the
best of them, scurrying for their
chance at the slide.
‘Who says children -don’t like
school? [Can’t tlie grownups quit
trying to sell the kids a bill of
goods by suggesting that they don’t
like it? All the kids we've ever
seen have enjoyed school tremend-
ously until some nitwit explains to
them that it is cricket to act abused.
Too many grown-ups run off at
the mouth. Let the kids form their
own opinions. That's part of nor-
mal growth.
Muzzle Uncle Charlie. He's the
one who always winks at the kids
and says he’s sorry for them.
School’s starting, and he always
hated school. The Uncle Charlies
have short memories. They liked
scool, but they can’t bring them-
selves to admit it. Their own Uncle
Charlies indoctrinated them years
ago, and custom, long established,
dies hard.
Nancy Fitch Taken To
Philadelphia Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fitch, Hunts-
ville Road, started for Philadelphia
Thursday morning with their daugh-
ter Nancy, 17, to enter her as a pa-
tient in Jefferson Memorial Hospital
for diagnosis and possible opera-
tion. Nancy experienced sudden
stiffness and disuse of one arm two
weeks ago, following intense head-
ache, dizziness, and loss of sight
in one eye. Dr. H. G. Gallagher,
suspecting brain tumor, ordered
neurological tests, results of which
pointed to emergency hospitaliza-
tion. Nancy is a senior at West-
moreland. Offers of Dallas Com-
‘munity Ambulance for transporta-
tion were not accepted by Mr. and
Laundry Founder
Taken By Death
Thomas 0'Malia Is
Buried Wednesday
Thomas J. O’Malia, Sr., founder
of the O'Malia Laundry along the
Harvey's Lake Highway at the en-
trance to the Back Mountain region
and prominent in laundry industry
affairs of Pennsylvania, was buried
yesterday following a requiem mass
at St. Therese’s Church, South
Wilkes-Barre.
The funeral was held from the
McLaughlin Funeral (Home, Wilkes-
Barre, and interment was in St.
Mary's Cemetery, . Hanover Town-
ship.
Mr. O'Malia died Monday at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital fol-
lowing a short illness.
He was among the first business-
men of Luzerne County to vision
the Harveys Lake Highway as an
artery for industry and business.
Many Back Mountain residents be-
came acquainted with Mr. O’Malia
on their visits to the laundry.
He founded the O'Malia Laundry
in Kingston at the Division street
area near the DL&W crossing and
then constructed the present struc-
ture along the Harveys Lake High-
way. Mr. O'Malia guided ithe prog-
ress of the firm until his death.
A charter member of the Wilkes-
Barre Aerie of the Eagles, he was
awarded a 50-year-membership
medal a year ago along with Wil-
liam Evans, iSr., of Shavertown. He
was a member of St. Therese’s
Church, Wilkes-Barre, and its Holy
Name Society. He received his edu-
cation in the parochial schools of
St. Vincent's parish, Plymouth.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Madge Berry, and eight children,
Mrs. John C. Bush, Dallas; Mrs. Jo-
seph Kearns, New Brunswick, N. J;
Mrs. William H. Gill, Wilkes-Barre,
and Mrs. Alvin Snyder, Hazleton;
Edwin and John of Kingston; Joseph
of Wilkes-Barre, and Thomas, Jr.,
of Painted Post. He also is sur-
vived by 19 grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Rev. Arnald Smith was celebrant
of the solemn requiem mass in St.
Therese’s Church. Rev. Charles
Gallagher was deacon and Rev.
Thomas Crogan sub-deacon. Mrs.
Winifred McGinley was soloist and
Hilda Weis was organist. Seated
in the Sanctuary were Msgr. Dennis
Kane, Haazleton; Rev. Francis Kane,
Gate of Heaven; Rev. Eugene Davitt,
Kingston.
There were numerous floral trib-
utes. Employees of the O’Malia
Laundry attended the funeral in a
body and there wére representa-
tives from every walk of life.
Pallbearers and flower carriers
were employees of the O'Malia
Laundry. Pallbearers were William
McGreer, Edward Endler, John Mec-
Guire, Anthony Glowacki, John
Chamberlain, Michael Suchy,
Thomas Delaney, and William Brani-
gan.
Honorary pallbearers for Mr.
O’Malia included these members of
the regional Laundry Owners or-
ganization: James Garrity, ‘Charles
Donin, James Poland, Robert
Haimes, Herbert Frey, and Jack
Dober; other honorary pallbearers
were John McSweeney, Dominick
Pileddgi, William Evans, Attorney
Al Kane, Con McCole, James [Can-
azzaro, E. B. Stringham, L. F.
Schwartz, Joseph McCarthy, Frank
Vitaric, Frank (Carvery, Louis
Koeckel, John Miles, Wallace Wake-
field, Rep. Harold Flack, Edward
Mrs. Fitch, who preferred to take
Nancy themselves.
Mattern, Carl Leighton, and Dr.
VOL. 64, No. 35
Caroline Davis
Of Shavertown
Still Missing
No Trace Of Girl
Since She Left
Home Ten Days Ago
Caroline Davis, 14, has been miss-
ing from her home on Grove Street,
Trucksville, since Sunday, August
15. She was seen by a neighbor's
child Sunday morning at 8, passing
by with a blue suitcase. Davy
Palmer, 6, called to her, “Going
away, Caroline ?”’ and she answered
“Yes”. Mrs. Ogden Palmer, in-
quiring of David, thought probably
Caroline was on her way to an
earlier service than usual at Trucks-
ville Methodist Church, and thought
nothing of Davy’s report. (Caroline
wore a light grey dress and blue
shoes, carried a white shoulder bag.
Caroline, daughter of Mrs. Alice
and the late Samuel Davis, is.en-
rolled at Wyoming Seminary for the
coming year. For several years
she was a member of Westmoreland
Band, and sings in the Young Girls
Choir at the White [Church-on-the-
Hill.
Five feet five in height and
weighing 140, and looking older
than her years, she was employed
at Dixon’s Restaurant for three or
four nights early in August until
her youth was discovered. Earlier
in the summer she spent two weeks
with her mother at. North Lake, and
a week at Sky Lake toward the end
of July, at the time Rev. Robert
Webster, her former minister, was
in charge.
News of (Caroline’s disappearance
was not given authorities until
some days had passed, it being as-
sumed that she was with relatives.
This is the second time Caroline has
left home informally, the first, two
years ago, and it was this circum-
stance which allayed her mother’s
anxiety to a certain degree.
‘State Police and local police un-
der (Chief Jesse Coslett are working
on the problem.
Club To Present
Noted Lecturer
Atty. Donald V. Hock
Here On October 7
Dallas Rotary Club will present
Donald V. Hock, Allentown attor-
ney and outstanding speaker, on
Thursday October 1 at Irem Temple
Country Club.
Last year Dallas Rotary present-
ed Cameron Ralston at a similar
dinner to which the public was in-
vited. Mr. Ralston was enthusias-
tically received. :
Atty. Hock is widely known as
president of Pennsylvania Exchange
Clubs and has covered the nation
on speaking tours.
by Atty. Hock, there will be a din-
ner dance. There will be no charge
to hear the speaker, but there will
be a charge for the dinner. Reser-
vations may be made with any
member of Rotary or at Evans
Restaurant.
Sponsor Bake Sale
The mothers of the Shavertown
team in the Teen-Age League con-
sisting of moms from Shavertown
and Trucksville will sponsor a bake
sale at Boyd White's in Dallas, Sep-
tember 3, starting about 10:30 a.m.
Those wishing to contribute baked
goods and having no way of get-
ting it to Dallas can contact Mrs.
Herman LaBar and arrangements
will be made to have it picked up.
Cash contributions will be wel-
come.
A weiner roast, also being spon-
sored by the mothers, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at four at Har-
veys Lake.
Harveys Lake Dance
Harveys Lake Protective Associa-
tion will hold its annual Summer
Dance tonight at Waho Inn.
Ray Wall and Roy Parry are co-
8 Cents
per Copy—Twenty Pages 5
Lewis Advanced
By Acme Stores
Jackson Man Goes
To Kearney Post
William Park, President, Ameri-
can Stores ‘Company, has announced
the promotion of Robert Lewis to
the position of Zone Manager of the
Company’s largest branch opera-
tion, the Kearney, New Jersey Zone.
Mr. Lewis presently heads the
American Stores’ division in this
area which operating out of its
headquarters in Forty Fort compris-
es over 100 stores, a bakery, ware-
house and over 1300 employees.
A natives of Brooklyn, N. Y., he
was first employed by the Ameri-
can Stores Company as a clerk in
the Johnstown Area. He later be-
came a superintendent in the Al-
toona district, a grocery buyer and
later a sales supervisor at the Com-
‘pany’s main office in Philadelphia.
After a brief period of service in
Syracuse, he came to the Wilkes-
Barre Area in 1944 as Assistant
Zone Manager and Sales Manager.
Under his leadership, many new
supermarkets have been construct-
ed, and continual progress evi-
denced in the Northeastern Penn-
sylvania Area.
Mr. Lewis has been active in
community affairs. He is immedi-
ate past president of the Wilkes-
Barre Rotary Club, a director of
the Wyoming Valley Chamber of
Commerce and a past president of
the Wyoming Valley «Council of
Churches in addition to many other
chairmen. .
activities.
Mother Bear And
A mother bear and her cub have
been keeping residents along Over-
brook Avenue, from Pioneer Ave-
nue to Huntsville, interested this
summer.
On two successive mornings about
5 o'clock the pair stopped off to
inspect the garbage can at Murray
Scureman’s home on Warren Drive
in the Yeisley plot.
The Scuremans were awakened
by the barking of their Scotch Ter-
rier, Sandy. When they checked
Eugene Farley. :
the garbage can, they found the lid
Cub Inspect
off and the contents scattered. There
were bear tracks in the flower beds.
Earlier this season a bear and
her cub spent several days wander-
ing through back yards and along
the residential streets of Shaver-
town. A bear and cub were also
seen at Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Ed-
wards’ Deerfield Farm.
The Scuremans really feel that
they are in the Back Mountain
Country now, beside the bears they
have had a woodchuck, weasels, and
deer in their flower beds this sum-
mer.
At Tunkhannock,
This Is Your Chance
To Register For The
November Elections
Registration for all persons
who have not voted in any elec-
tion for the past two years, and
for those who have changed
their addresses ‘will be held
August 31 in Dallas Borough
Building from 10 a. m., until 3
p. m. and from 7 p. m. until
10 p. m.
A similar registration will be
held Friday, September 3 at
Shavertown Fire Hall from 10
until 3 and from 7 until 10.
Persons moving into the area
from other parts of the State
are required to register 60 days
before the general election.
Those coming from another
State are ‘required to register
one year in advance of election.
Water Aplenty
For Sunday Fire
Neighbors Refuse
To Get Off Phone
A neighbor's refusal to relinquish
the telephone line for an emergency
call, resulted in delay in getting
Dallas firemen in battling the blaze
at the Oscar Dymond home in
Fernbrook Sunday afternoon at
3:05. One party to the conversa-
tion readily said, “Of course I'll
ring off.” The other refused to
get off the line, so young Jim Be-
secker had to run to another tele-
phone on a different line, where he
was again delayed by need of
rounding up a dime for a pay call.
Shavertown sent fifteen men and
two engines immedately to assist
the two Dallas pumpers, which ar-
rived with twenty men three min-
utes after the alarm sounded.
Plenty of water was available, a
fire hydrant being located within
easy pumping distance from the
blazing building.
The fire had gained tremendous
headway before discovery, and the
building was gutted, with an esti-
mated $9,000 damage. A few
pieces of furniture were saved.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dymond were
visiting a son at the Veterans Hos-
pital at the time, returned to find
their home gone.
Polling place for Middle District,
Dallas Township, situated imme-
diately in the rear, was alse burned.
James (Gensel in his Dallas
Township police car, cleared heavy
Sunday afternoon traffic so that
Norti Berti, driver of fire apparatus
could get through. Delbert Be-
secker hit a live wire while groping
his way through dense smoke with
a fire hose, and was sent home af-
ter getting first aid for electrical
shock from Dr. H. G. Gallagher.
Memorial Desks
Two desks have been dedicated
to the memory of the late James
R. Oliver and Herbert Hill in the
new Masonic Building by George
M. Dallas Lodge.
Mr. Hill was treasurer of the
Major Champion
FFA took top billing in Wednesday's
FFA show at Tunkhannock,
Luzerne-Lackawanna topped
the twelve counties represented.
Seventy-two animals were judged
according to the Danish system.
George Major took a blue ribbon
for his junior calf and a red for
his three-year old cow, both Hol-
steins. He took a red for fitting,
and was adjudged grand champion
for showmanship, winning a show
halter from Gay Murray.
Russell Major took a blue for a
Holstein junior calf. He won a red
for fitting, and a white in show-
manship. He was one of a County
group of four, winner in the Hol-
stein class.
George Yurko took a blue rib-
bon for his junior yearling Guern-
sey, and showed in a County group
placing second.
Rafael Rodriguez, showing the
Sears Roebuck Holstein, took blue
in junior calf, and went reserve
champion of Holsteins in the show.
He was one of a County group of
four which won white in fitting.
Lehman placed first, second and
third, Rafael, Russell, and George
Major showing in a class of nine
animals.
A good crowd attended the 4th
annual FFA show, which occurs the
day before the NEPA Show in Tunk-
hannock. Only pure-bred animals
are eligible. Four major breeds
were represented. No Brown Swiss
were entered.
The two Major boys and Rafael
Rodriguez remained for the Friday
Black and White Show. Many par-
ents were present.
and
area
Library Invests Funds
Executive Board of Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library at its recent
meeting authorized investment of
$2,880 from Auction receipts in
U. S. Government Defense Bonds.
This will bring total investments
in Government Bonds to $10,000.
Net receipts from this year’s
Library Auction were $10,013.23.
Approximately $2,120 additional
making a total of $5,000 from this
year’s receipts will be invested in
other securities. This will leave
The Dallas Post
Telephone Numbers
4-5656 or 4-7676
Five States
Represented
In Lake Races
Sherwood Wilson
- Captures First
In D Hydro Class
With participants from a five-
State area taking part in the motor
boat races at Harveys Lake, thou-
sands of spectators Sunday after-
noon saw a local boy, Sherwood
Wilson, race across the finish line
to win the D. Hydro Class.
The races, first ever sanctioned
by ithe American Power Boat Asso-
ciation at Harveys Iyake, were spon-
sored by Harveys Lake Boat Club
and Gilbert's Landing Club of Scran-
ton,
Seventy-five boats from Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York and Delaware were entered.
The field of entries surpassed ex-
pectations of Jack Manley, commo-
dore of the local club, Frank Huff,
commodore of the Gilbert's Landing
Club, and Walter Woolbert, general
chairman.
Winners in the six classes were:
A. Hydro, first, Cliff Miller, Kings-
ton, N. Y.; second, Flenders Keller,
Port Trevethon, Pa.; third Everett
Roll, Packanack Lake, N. J. B.
Hydro, first, Henry Keller, Port
Trevethon, Pa.; second, Everett
Roll, Packanack Lake, N. J.; third
Charles White, Millsboro, N. J.
D. Hydro, first, Sherwood Wilson,
Sutton Road, Trucksville; second,
Bernard Ebert, Shamokin Dam, Pa.;
third, George Keller, Port Treve-
thon, Pa. AU Stock Utility, Buddy
Fleming, Edgewater, Md.; Raynard
Albertson, Mt. Holly, N. J.; Ronnie
Smith, Mt. Holly, N. J.
BU Stock Utility, Donald 'Cald-
well, Northumberland, Pa.; Edward
Bradley, Lancaster, Pa.; Daniel Bar-
ton, Tunkhannock, Pa, DU Utility
Stock, Leon Pontius, Hummels
Wharf, Pa.; Flanders Keller, Port
Trevethon, Pa.; James Ware, Has-
brook Heights, N. J.
Aside from the usual upsets and
spills the races were uneventful,
but competing with the Lions {Club
Beauty Contest, disw one of the
largest crowds of the season to
Harveys Lake. ’
There were two heats—3 laps of
1% miles over the four bouy course,
for each race.
Officials were: T. Stanley Crew,
referee; Jack Roberts, timer; Walter
Woolbert, starter; Robert Sproul,
scorer; Al Covals, measurer; George
Hayes, pit manager; Harley Evans,
surveyor. |
Another APBA sanctioned race
for inboard motors will be held at
Harveys Lake on Labor Day.
Dies Of Heart Attack
Edward N. Safford, 67, for the
past four years resident of Harveys
Lake, Sunset section, was buried in
Forty Fort Cemetery Wednesday af-
ternoon. Services were read by
Rev.’ William McClelland from the
Williams Funeral Home.
Mr. Safford was seized with a
sudden heart attack early Monday
morning, and made his way to Jack
Nothoff’s where he asked for help.
Mr. Nothoff took: him to General
Hospital where he died at 4 a. m,,
an hour after admission.
There are no direct survivors. A
niece, Mrs. Margaret Lapp, resides
in Corning, N. Y.
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Concrete Route 6
The final phase in the relocation
of Route 6 between Factoryville
and Tunkhannock was launched
last week when workmen began to
pour concrete.
Barring unforseen delays, it is
expected that the road will be
opened about November 15.
When concrete pouring is com-
pleted only installation of guard
$5,000 to be used for current oper-
ating expenses.
rails and minor details will be
A quivering nose and two plead-
ing paws seen through the manhole
on West Center Street Wednesday
morning, stopped traffic and had the
neighborhood in an uproar. Mollie
wanted out. The twenty-month
collie could see daylight, but she
couldn’t get through the crack.
The manhole, propped up on two-
by-fours Ito better handle early
spring water at the late Ben High-
tower's suggestion, was too heavy
for a dog’s muzzle to lift.
A passing motorist pried it off
with a tire iron, but it took the
services of five men to get it back
in place again.
Mollie, Bob Voelker's dog, re-
treated down the drain when con-
fusion set in above. Mrs. Robert
Williams lent her small kitchen
Lodge at the time of his death.
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he be or a
ladder, Mrs. Cyril Darrow baited
sistant Chief Herbert Updyke had
gone down and failed to coax Mollie
out of the drain. The customary
call went through. to the Dallas Post
and to the tax office.
While the neighborhood was
gathered about in force, offering
helpful suggestions, Mollie appeared
at Mrs. Voelker’s back door, muddy
from her trip through the sewer,
and ready for breakfast.
Arnold Yeust picked up two help-
ers from Back Mountain Lumber
Company. QCutten’s Gas Company
driver and Mike Tubridy lent. a
hand. By 10:40 the manhole cover
was back in place and pajama and
house-coat clad neighbors, alerted
at 8:45, went home to dress.
The drain starts at St. Nicholas
Cemetery, ends in a swamp leading
to Toby’s Creek. :
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