# ‘ 2 4 i . , nA hee] ’ 3 ra \ Wn » PAGE FOUR : ; THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA i _ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1954 om Some Of The Many Newsworthy Items For 1954 Th 4 Ray Goeringer, Lake Louise Farms, made quite a name for himself \ -te Hurricane Hazle was big news in '54, perhaps not sO bad as she was expected to be but sufficiently in the cattle business in 1954. He collected a bushel of blue ribbons In July of ’54 a celebration was held for the Back Mountain area’s vision at muscled to do considerable damage such as the bowling over of this seventy year old tree near the at fairs all over the country. He came up with some real beauties beloved Father O'Leary to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of pictur : Franch: Jirvan home. Unsung heroes of Hazle in this area, were the telephone and light companies’ like this' Grand Champion Guernsey Cow his Ordination as a priest. He was presented with a beautiful tele- 2% trouble-shooters. > j HAROLD E. FLACK 5 A heated primary which produced ; BENJAMIN HIGHTOWER WALLACE M. WAKEFIELD - CAPTAIN PHILIP REY] ¥# a tough fight between Senator T. 4 : ; Fl z: Newell Wood and Representative Hundreds of old neighbors and The many friends of Wallace M. Trucksville folks were sh : Harold E. Flack ended with Flack Rolland Bulford had quite a friends mourned the death of Ben = Wakefield, Orchard Rnob Farm, (hear of the death of ae . : . h 43% Hightower of Shavertown. He was Dallas were shocked by his un: who grew up in his fami the victor. In the regular election » struggle with this mammot 2 95 years old and had long been timely death. He was killed in a on Mt. Greenwood Road. he emerged an important Repub- . pound turtle which he caught in loved in the community. He was head-on collision on the highway Phil always loved airpla : lican | victor as’ the new State Posten’s Pond. The turtle now an excellent gardener, a com- hon Her ay he ke at 45 was still flying for A Senator for this district. resides in an aquarium in the DA ad a favorite a i in Airlines out of Califone, . - Nayog Park Zoo in Scranton. ii i Winning laurels is nothing new to Mrs. Charles Eberle of Shavertown. yor , : ol In 1954 she was named* “Mrs. Wyoming Valley” and is a Kingston Township School Director and outstanding civic leader. Shown with 3 her are children Billy, Carol, Lois and Ted. In the picture above are shown some willing volunteer chefs of the Dallas Kiwanis Club who prepared the highly successful chicken barbeque for the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auc- SHEL . E HAR] . : ; ‘ DON 1. 2yANS e LES M.LONG tion. It’s volunteer workers like these who make In 1954 the Dallas Branch of the Miners National Bank added two it possible for the library to operate as shown new members to its expanded advisory Committee, Charles H. Long, in picture at above right. Here Mrs. H. W. Smith farm equipment dealer, Sweet Valley, and Sheldon T. Evans, Shaver- conducts the children’s hour as entranced young- town druggist. Both men are well-liked and conduct successful busi- nesses here. Their appointment made a total of thirteen business leaders on the advisory committee. sters listen. This is a view of the meeting room in the Library Annex. MISS FRAN(EES DORR There’s no question about it . .@Miss Fr lady. During 1954 she was awarfied the I tion by the American Legion anf was cite community in pursuit of better fpducatior The folks of the Back Mountainflare prot Dallas Post readers during 1954 were given an insight into what goes on in Red Slave Labor camps through the first hand accounts and illustrations prepared and written by Stefan Hellersperk. : An interesting social event during '54 was the gathering of the gradu- : : | ating class of 1927, Kingston Township High School. A reunion din- An nective Dalles ‘Community Ambulance" Association served Serving the youth of this area during 1954 were the Dallas Rotary Club, Dallas Borough “Y” Teen ner, Daniel Richards, toastmaster, was held at Lehman Fire Hall. ambulance in '54. Everything was fine until the C new ambul Council and the Back Mountain Y.M.C.A. All collaborated to sponsor the “Y” Canteen for the young Former teachers, Mrs. Emma Shaver John, Mrs. Florence Heitzman ciation has procured another ambulance that now folks enjoyment. Shown above are members of various clubs and local youths at opening ceremonies. Hughes and Wilson Cease were speakers. pt now present. LN 4 eae V