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Fred R. Korman, grand master of
the grand lodge of Pennsylvania
was the Guest of honor at the
monthly meeting of the 1.0.0.F.
Past Grands Association held with
Kingston . Lodge No. 709, on Wed-
nesday évening, January 19th, at
Kingston. Over one hundred Fellows
filled the lodge hall representing
seventeen lodges. Visitors = were
present from Slatington, Catasaqua,
Berwick and Tunkhannock. The
grand master was introduced by
District Deputy grand master Tor-
rence Naugle of Sweet Valley. John
Strobel, president of the association,
presided. A brief talk was given by
the grand master.
The speaker of the evening was
Prof. Dana H. Verry of Wilkes Col-
lege who delivered an inspiring ad-
dress on Odd Fellowship. He was
introduced by Thomas J. Jones, dis-
trict deputy grand master of King-
ston. Mr. Verry was initiated in
Daniel Boone Lodge No. 1, of Louis-
ville, Kentucky. He recently trans-
ferred his membership to Thistle
Lodge No. 512 at Pittston. Applica-
tion for membership was received
from Charles Birth of Kingston
Lodge No. 709.
Invitation was received from Co-
lumbia and Montour County past
grand Association during the month
of August.” Other meetings will be
held with Walnut Lodge No. 953 at
Luzerne during February and with
Toby Creek Lodge No. 1078, Trucks-
ville during March. Oakdale Lodge
No. 695 and Askam Lodge No. 899.
. The meeting was closed with
benediction by Chaplain G. W.
Knarr after refreshments were serv-
ed by the committee of Kingston
Lodge. Committee members were
Roscoe Harden, J. W. Shepherd, D.
R. Yeisley and Thomas J. Jones who
acted as chairman of the evening's
program.
Farm Bureau Is
Now Nationwide
Announcement Made
Over TV Hook-Up
Farm Bureau Insurance Compan-
ways than one.
Via a closed-circuit telecast view-
ed Wednesday in 21 eastern cities
by some 18,000 employees, agents,
families, and friends of the compan-
jes, top officials announced that the
three firms intend to:
1) Change the company name,
effective September 1, 1955, to Na-
tionwide Insurance, and
© 2) Begin planning immediately
jor a program of national expansion.
The Farm Bureau Mutual Auto-
ie Insurance Company thus will
be known as the Nationwide Mutual
Insurance Company; Farm Bureau
Mutual Fire Insurance Company be-
comes Nationwide Mutual Fire In-
surance Company; and Farm Bur-
‘eau Life becomes Nationwide Life
Insurance Company.
Among the Back Mountain repre-
sentatives of Farm Bureau who at-
tended the regional telecast at the
State Theatre in Harrisburg were:
James Jones of Dallas, regional
‘sales manager for twenty-three
northeastern Pennsylvania counties,
and Ernest Gay of Gay Insurance
trict Manager and Mrs. Luther
Carter of Shavertown; Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Cragle, agents, Hunlock’s
Creek; Charles Shankel and Arthur
Augystine, claims adjusters, Car-
‘verton.
A former local man who took
‘part in the program at Columbus,
- Ohio, was Clarence Boston, now in
‘the personnel office. Mr. Boston was
former principal of Lehman Schools.
- The companies now operate in
‘only thirteen eastern states and the
District of Columbia. Even so, the
‘auto company is the fourth largest
‘insurer of cars in the nation.
Murray D. Lincoln, president, set
‘the keynote of the program in his
opening remarks when he said the
ime had come for the companies
National expansion, he said, pre-
sented a tremendous challenge to
everyone connected with the com-
panies.
“We can effectively meet this
challenge,” he asserted, “only if we
continue to find out what people’s
needs are—and then help people
“meet those needs through our com-
panies.” .
' During the telecast, Executive
Vice President Bowman Doss de-
tailed some of the reasons behind
‘the decision to expand.
The companies’ rapid growth, he
said, argued for expansion. He
pointed out that in the last twenty-
three years, policies in force had
risen from 79,000 to 2,900,000. In
the same period, assets jumped
from $2,633,000 to about $210,-
000,000.
“The companies,’ he. said, “have
developed unique methods of oper-
ation which have been highly suc-
cessful and should work equally as
well in other parts of the country.”
Buy New Digger
Dodson & Hudak, local contrac-
tors and excavators, have just pur-
chased a new Sherman Ditchdigging
spring.
The machine is * powered by a
Ford Tractor with a digging blade
2nd shovel on the front.
A. J. C. SELVARATNAM
Ceylon Chaplain
To Speak Sunday
Community Invited
To Shavertown Church
Rev. A. J. C. Selvaratnam of Cey-
lon will be the first speaker on the
“Our World” series of programs
which will be presented by Shaver-
town Methodist Church starting
this Sunday evening at 7:30.
Object of the series is to acquaint
members of the Church and com-
munity at large, with correct in-
formation concerning the religious,
social, economic and political life of
the countries involved in the series.
Sunday 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. J. H.
Godtfring will be chairman.
Rev. Selvaratnam “is: chaplain of
Christian College, Colombo, Ceylon,
former secretary of Jaffna YM.C.A,,
and president of Ceylon Youth
Movement. He is now studying Re-
ligious Education at General Theo-
logical Seminary, New York City.
Special music will be by the
quartet composed of Mrs. Joann
Herron, Mrs. Sylvia Schooley, Jos-
eph Geyer and Charles Nicol. They
will sing “Peace I Leave With You,”
from Cantoria, Word of God. Janet
Cornell will be guest organist.
Children’s Program from 7:25 to
closing includes movies, films and
songs of interest to younger grade
school children. Mrs. Walter Cook
is chairman, Warner Cook, projec-
tionist.
An invitation is extended to all
families of the community and
neighboring churches. No admission
charge. A free will offering will be
taken to help defray costs.
Dean On Program
George Ralston, Dean and Coach
of Wilkes ‘College will be the speak-
er at Dallas Rotary Club’s Father
Night next Thursday night at Irem
Country Club.
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Carl Carmer To
Be Local Guest
Adds Susquehanna To
American River Series
Carl Carmer, author of “The Sus-
quehanna,” the forty-eighth volume
in the series on the Rivers of Amer-
What's this?
Can | get one?
Sure.
Book Shop this coming Thursday
Mrs. Alice Evans, Harveys Lake,
owner of the Wide Awake located
at 14 North Franklin Stret, Wilkes-
Barre, invites the public to drop in,
meet Mr. Carmer and enjoy a coffee
hour.
Mr. Carmer, who replaces the
late Hervey Allen as editor of the
series, promises to autograph all
copies of “The Susquehanna’ which
this writer has found a most enjoy-
It is crammed with so many in-
teresting incidents that we can for-
give him for not paying more at-
tention to those famous Indian
towns, Meshoppen, Mehoopany,
Tunkhannock, Nescopeck, Wapwal-
lopen and Shickshinny.
Out of the rich past of the Sus-
quehanna Valley that winds through
three states—New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland—Mr. Carmer
has woven a colorful tapestry of
truth more exciting than fiction.
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