difficulties, Mr. Pittsburgh is a densely populated area, but it poses highway. A speed LIMIT, really take in at all. FROM. 3 Baloney, that's my reaction. When I was a kid I dreamed about sleeping in the upper berth on a ship, told myself tall tales about sleeping in an upper berth, and even tried, without success, to promote one in my own room by mounting an ironing board upon a pair of chair-backs. And then what happens? I grow up to be about fourteen, still with that yen to sleep among the stars, and take my first overnight trip on a steamboat going down Chesapeake Bay. There was the upper berth, its sheets and spreads and pillow invitingly taut, its little ladder reaching aloft. But did I sleep in it? Nope, I crawled into the lower bunk and wished all night that I were in the upper. It’s hard to explain, but I wondered what the steward would think in the morning if he saw the lower bunk immaculate and the upper one disarranged. That's the trouble with beginning to grow up. You get self conscious. If those grandchildren hold it against their mothers that they never slept in a top bunk, their mothers will have to explain it to the psychiatrist as best they can. Anyway, I get ‘A for effort. When the large and completely uninvited dog came leaping out of the station wagon Wednesday night, Pinky fluffed her tail and enlarged her eyes and spit. When Biffy said he needed a playmate and chose Pinky, Pinky climbed the wall. Things were hectic around there for a few minutes, but eased off when Pinky left home. Biffy lolled out a pink tongue and settled down in front of the Frank- lin stove in the path of progress. “Is the creature housebroken?” I inquired with legitimate curiosity. “Of course,’ I was assured in firm accents. ‘‘And naturally, he'll have to sleep in the house. He might run away!” “That,” I murmured, “would cer- tainly be a loss.” Biffy grinned widely, and laid a soft muzzle in my lap. I surrepti- tiously fed him a scrap from the table. Persis brought in a large box of dog-food and mixed up a mess in the best saucepan. T substituted a wash-basin. “It'll be easier for him to lick it out of this smooth flat basin,” I cajoled, hiding the saucepan. At six in the morning I heard sounds down in the kitchen. It seemed hardly the time to be up and stirring, but I staggered out of bed and went down. Let it never be said that I deny a child outmeal, (Continued on Page Five) Georgia Woman Asks About Next Summer’s Ninth Annual Auction Postmaster Joseph Polacky, shortly before Thanksgiving, received the following post card: “I read recently of the Auc- tion you all have each year for the library. ' I am wondering if you can advise me at this time just when the Auction will take place next summer. I want to come. Thank you. Mrs. John M. Brown, Garmon Road, At- lanta, Georgia.” Besecker Fine Appeal Upheld Pointing out that the alleged of- fense lacked the element of wilful intent, Judge Thomas M. Lewis last week sustained the appeal of James F. Besecker, Dallas Borough Secre- tary, from an alderman’s conviction and sentence of $26,405 fine and costs for failure to file Borough Audits with the Clerk of Courts Office on time. Judge Lewis also found that the directive to file the audit with the Clerk of Courts is listed in the Bor- ough Code under duties of the Aud- itors. Besecker was convicted and fined by Alderman Francis V. Murphy, Wilkes-Barre, for failing to file the audit for 1945 to 1952 inclusive. The fine was imposed under a pro- vision assessing $5 for each day’s delay beyond April 15 filing date. Prosecutor was Dr. F. Budd Schooley. Atty. James ‘Brown rep- resented the plaintiff. = Atty. Wil- liam Valentinue represented Be- secker. After declaring Besecker not guilty, Judge Lewis placed costs on the county. Four Lehman Boys Crash Pole On Chase Road Ronnie Jones, Richard Mekeel, and Mike Schuitz, juniors, and Jack Kern, sophomore at Lehman-Jack- son-Ross high school, crashed a pole Saturday night near the Wilbur Hoyt home on Chase Road, on their way home from a dance at Jackson Fire Hall. None of the youths was seriously injured, nor was Ronnie's car badly damaged. § § 3 3 VOL. 64, No. 49 The Dallas Post Telephone Numbers 4-5656 or 4-7676 Lehman To Have Christmas Home Lighting Prizes Ruxiliary Of Fire Company Asks All To Join In Project Lehman Township Christmas Home Lighting Contest this year sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fire Company. and $3 will be awarded to the side the township. Members of the Auxiliary Com- mittee in charge of the project are Mrs. Myron Baker and Mrs. Lester Squier. All who wish to enter the contest may obtain application blanks by getting in touch with either of them. Purpose of the blanks is to let the commitee know where to send the judges. In connection with the home lighting contest, Lehman Firemen will have charge of community lighting and will erect, decorate and light a large tree in Lehman Center. Widows, shut-ins, and aged per- sons who would like to have assist- ance in trimming their homes may call Stuart Marks, president of the fire company, as several firemen have offered to assist. Mrs. Stuart Marks, president of the Auxiliary, said yesterday that a number of home owners have al- ready filled out application blanks and are at work on plans for their home lighting projects. Lions Present $500 To Lehman Firemen Will Use It On Truck Or Ambulance Harveys Lake Lions Club has pre- sented $500 to I.ehman; Volunteer Fire Company for the purchase of new equipment for either the fire truck or ambulance. The presentation was made in- formally this week by George Alles, treasurer of the Club, to Wesley Moore of the Fire Company. For a number of years the Lions Club has presented $500 on alter- nate years to community organiza- tions in Lake and Lehman Town- ships in addition to carrying on its extensive primary objective, sight conservation. Last year the Club gave Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company $500, and the year before that it gave Leh- man Township Police Department a resuscitator. Funds for the Lions charitable and community work are obtained from club’s annual Lady of the Lake contest. Thomas Garrity is president of the Lions. Stuart Marks is presi- dent of the Lehman company. Shavertown Branch Bank Is Approved The Back Mountain region will shortly have another branch bank. Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes- Barre was notified this week by the Comptroller of the Currency that its application for a branch bank in Shavertown has formally been approved. Albert M. Bossard, president of Wyoming National, said the Branch will open in approximately sixty days, depending on delivery dates for the vault and other equipment. The branch will be located in the building built especially for the pur- pose two years ago adjacent to Back Mountain Lumber and Coal Company. Mr. Bossard said the new office will enable the 125-year-old finan- cial institution to serve more effi- ciently old and new customers in the Back Mountain area. All bank- ing facilities will be available for customer use. Emergency Polio Cans The Back Mountain region raised $254.74 during the recent Emer- gency March of Dimes for the Na- tional Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Communities and amounts were: Dallas, $74.19; Kingston Township, $81.45; Lake Township, $99.10. Break Ground For Store Ground was broken this week for Gerald Frantz’s new gift shop and apartment on Memorial Highway near Stevens’ Service Station in Shavertown. Hoover & Milbrebt have the contract for excavation and Whitesell Brothers have the general contract. ? decided upon. Photo by Kozemchak Nineteen Fire Police Sworn In Will Serve At All Kingston Twp. Fires Nineteen Kingston Township men representing all sections of the township were sworn in as special fire police at Trucksville Fire House on Monday evening November 15 by Arthur Smith, Police Commis- sioner, Donald O. Coughlin, Solici- tor and Marjorie T. Thompson, Notary Public. The men will be authorized to attend all fires and have full police powers during the time of the emergency. They will receive $1 per year for their services and will work both with Shavertown and Trucksville Fire Departments or at any fire anywhere in the township. If they run into any trouble they will report to the Police Commis- sioner. All men will be issued badges. Men sworn in were: Vought Long, W. Martin Porter, Fred W. Malk- emes, Raymond A. Finney, Robert A. Sulger, Stanley C. Krzywicki, Michael Silic, Ralph F. Gerhart, D. D. Whitesell, George J. Bednar, James M. Weiss, William Hewitt, Asher M. Weiss, Stephen D. Finney, Miles N. Shales, Larry H. Johnson, Lowther Brown, F. Allan Nichols, and Fred H. Case. In addition the Township will still have available for emergency service at fires its regular police officers and special officers. Regu- lar officers are Chief Jesse Coslett, Asst. Chief Herbert Updyke and special officers Joe Layaou, Herbert Jenkins, Evan Evans and Ralph Swan. Joseph J. Ruda Back In Prison Stole Cars, Used Knife As Threat Burglaries at Sheldon’s Restau- rant, Pikes Creek, November 18 and 23, were laid at the door of Joseph John Ruda, RD 1, Hunlocks Creek on Wednesday. Chief Edgar Hughes and assistant Walbridge Leinthal heard his confession at Shickshinny State Police Barracks. Ruda was found sleeping in Ply- mouth in one of the twenty cars he stole during the past two weeks. Recently released on probation from the Eastern Penitentiary, Ruda had a hide-out in a closed cabin at Lake Silkworth. Burglar- ies of the Sheldon Restaurant, made through a screened back window, were mostly for the purpose of ob- taining food. Amounts of money taken amounted to only $6.42. Ruda, 23) terrorized women in Wilkes-Barre by leaping from a car with a butcher knife, and demand- ing their pocket books. Christmas Lights Go On Next Week Christmas street lights in Dallas Borough will be turned on early next week according to Fred Welsh who was appointed chairman of Borough Council’s Christmas Light- ing Committee this week by Coun- cil President Joseph MacVeigh after the annual holiday street lighting project appeared to be bogging down. MacVeigh’s action followed close- ly after Chief of Police Russell Honeywell took the bull by the horns and collected $145 from local merchants to pay a part of the costs of the project. These funds will be used to buy replacement bulbs and wire and pay for erec- tion. Borough Council pays for the current used. Story Hour Begins Tomorrow At 10:30 In Library Annex Story and music hour fon children aged five to ten will start tomorrow at 10:30 in Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary. Mrs. H. A. Smith will tell stories, and there will be recorded (Christmas music ‘to enjoy. Parents will find that small children will be en- thralled, leaving them free to do the family marketing or browse in the library, which opens on Saturdays at 10 a. m. At 11 a. m., the story hour is over. There will be a fireplace fire for cheer. Children may bring a cushion so that they can sit comfortably in front of the fire, but -this is only a suggestion, not obligatory. There are plenty of chairs and small stools. Any child in the age group mentioned is welcome. There will be story hours on three successive Saturdays, and the story hour will continue into the winter if there is enough demand. Proceeds From Minstrel $1453 Seniors, Juniors, Share In Revenue Dallas Senior Woman's Club Board met at the home of Mrs. Ralph Dixon Monday night, Mrs. Walter Elston assisting'as co-host- ess, and Mrs. Harris Haycox pre- siding. A Christmas tea is planned for Wednesday evening at 8 in the Library Annex. The Chorale will sing, and a sketch will be presented under guidance of Mildred Cheney. Mrs. Byron Creasy, in charge of Christmas baskets, asks that mem- bers bring usable toys in good con- dition, warm clothing, and canned goods. The Junior Womans Club has offered to donate underwear. Mrs. Francis Ambrose announced proceeds from the Plantation Party Minstrel as $1,453.68, an amount to be divided between the Senior and Junior clubs. Important business will be transacted at the Club meeting. Others present were Mesdames: E. J. Davis, L. L. Richardson, Wil- son Maury, Robert Maturi, William Wright, Robert Bachman, James Huston, Milford Shaver, Marion Harter, Ross Lewin, William Clew- ell, Harry Ohlman, Herman Thomas, Byron Creasy, Sheldon Evans, Ar- thur Culver, Robert Van Horn, Misses Mary Weir and Patricia Reynolds. Register Tomorrow, 1 to 8 Back Mountain Veterans of For- eign Wars, formerly Kingston Town- ship Veterans Association, will be open tomorrow from 1 to 8 p.m. to register any veterans who bring their discharge papers, according to Sandy McCullouch, financial secre- tary. Temporary officers have been appointed and a charter applied for. Regular officers will be elected in January. Present chairman is Dale Parsons, Daddow Isaacs Tonight There will be an important meet- ing of Directors of Daddow Isaacs Post Home Association tonight at 8 in Dallas Borough Building. \ Insurance on the wrecked Dallas Community Ambulance will almost cover the cost of replacement with a 1950 Cadillac Superior, according to findings of a Board meeting held Sunday afternoon at 3 in the Dallas Borough building. Robert Laux said a check for $2,432.43 is already on hand. Price of the new ambulance was given by Wolfington Body Works as $3,500, with $500 allowed on the wreckage, and a further $100 off for necessary replacement in the rear end. Repairs to put the am- bulance in A-1 condition for winter driving are estimated at $218, in- cluding the rear end job. W. B. Jeter, treasurer, reported a balance in the bank of $810, before deposit of insurance. Drivers present at the meeting tried out a 1950 Meteor Cadillac ambulance offered by the Krause Company in Philadelphia, priced at $225 higher and with a mileage of 17,000, to compare performance with that of the green Cadillac Superior offered by Wolfington. Charles Flack, Leslie Warhola, and Alvin Shaffer, stated that the Sup- erior drove more handily and clung to the road better. There was no top sway, as it is somewhat lower than the original ambulance. The board, answering individual- ly by roll-call, voted: to purchase the Superior and authorized the treasurer to draw a check as soon as negotiations are completed. Ken Baylis, in thoroughly inspec- ting the Superior, said that a day should put it in first class condition. Russell Honeywell pointed out that it should not be used until such repairs were made, but it is prob- able that by the time title has passed, the ambulance will be ready for service. Mr. Laux stressed the necessity of having a revolving beacon for use whenever the ambulance is in ac- tion, whether idling or cruising. The model has an alternating gen- erator system, capable of supplying sufficient current for all equipment. The property committee was in- structed to inquire prices of such a beacon and report at the next general meeting, set for this coming Sunday at 3 in the Library Annex. Officers for 1955 will be elected at the general meeting. Those present, including a num- ber of drivers and non-board mem- bers, were: Norti Berti, president; Bill Berti, Lawrence Delet-Kanic, Alvin Shaffer, Ray Titus, Leslie Bar- stow, Jack Stanley, William Wright, Harry Brown, Charles Flack, Rus- sell Honeywell, Howard Johns, Leonard Harvey, Mrs. Arthur New- man, Les Warhola, Robert Laux, Catherine Wright, James Gansel, Don Evans, W. B. Jeter, Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks. : Careless Lone Hunter Blasts Elmcrest Home Other Areas Report Guns Are Fired Too Close To Residences A few days ago the attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Mitch- ell, Elmcrest, was the target for a volley of shot fired at a racing rab- bit by a hunter who was within a few yards of the property. John C. Behel, State Game Pro- tector and Peter Fritsky, Assistant, together with State Police investi- gated the incident and sent a report of their findings to Harrisburg. The siding along the entire back of the house was badly marred with upwards to sixty lead pellets em- bedded deeply in the clapboards. Some of the shot extended around a dining room window opposite which Mrs. Mitchell sat when the shot was fired. Due to the wide area of damage, Game Protectors and State Police concluded that the bullets must have hit a rock a few feet off the property and ricocheted against the house. : Mrs. Mitchell said she was shock- ed but unharmed by the experience and that the vibration from the blast caused fragile stemware in a china cabinet near the window to topple over. Her first thought was that a construction crew working a few houses away had set off a dynamite charge, but the barking of a hound just outside the window changed her mind. Investigation revealed the hunter property line, “aware,” Mrs. Mitch- ell said, “of what he had done but not the least apologetic.” “His only excuse,” said Mrs. Mitchell, “came fully twenty-four hours later after police had visited his home and the Game Protector had brought him back to the Mitchell property to take a good look at his handiwork.” Other residents of Elmcrest say ed by hunters shooting too close to houses, and running their dogs on Sunday and at the crack of dawn. Other Complaints There have been numerous other complaints throughout the Back Mountain area of hunters shooting too close to property. There have been instances at Fernbrook and along Overbrook Avenue, as well as in Dallas where there is an ordin- ance against the discharge of fire- arms within the Borough limits. Traffic Signals To Be Automatic Center Street Lights To Operate Magnetically Magnetic, automatic traffic sig- nals similar to those in operation at the intersection of Carverton Road and Memorial Highway have been approved by the State Depart- ment of Highways for installation at the Center Street intersection in Shavertown. The changeover will be made this week end or early next week by Thomas Electric Company who made the installation at the Carver- ton Road intersection. The cost will be approximately Kingston Township Road Commis- sioner. Excavation and some of the rough work will be done by Street Department employees in order to hold costs to a minimum. Magnetic signals are operated automatically when cars approach from the secondary streets. After the car passes through signals re- turn to their normal cycle. They can also be operated manually by pedestrians. Many Bucks Shot First Day Back Mountain Deer-slayers took to the woods long before daylight on Monday, awaiting the official hour of opening of the deer season. At one minute past 7, rifles cracked, and by 9 o'clock, jeeps started to jolt down logging trails bringing out the bucks. Schools were dis- missed, supervising principals bow- ing to the inevitable, with a mental eye on sparselly settled classrooms, Many students made their first kill. Westmoreland freshman Lee Ba- ker, 14, got his first deer at Sugar Hollow, an eight-point buck, the first time he ever took a shot at any game. Dallas Township High School re- ports three deer: James Finn, 9th grade, a four-pointer, weight 135 pounds, his first, killed near Me- shoppen with a 30-06 rifle. Art Prutzman, 9th grade, an eight- point buck, 160 pounds, shot near Noxen with a 16-guage shotgun, his first kill. Allen ‘Stash, 8th grade, five points, 130 pounds, shot with a Marlin rifle in East Dallas. Lehman-Jackson-Ross High School, three deer, shot by seniors: Charlie Hoyt, eight point, 185 pounds estimated weight. James Barton, three points, 135 pounds. Charles Stockage, Sweet Valley, no specifications. Bud Scouten, 14, of Lake-Noxen schools, hunting with his father, Welford, on acreage back of Har- veys Lake, got his first deer forty minutes after hunting season opened. It was a three-pointer (Continued on Page Five)
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