Two Easy to Remember Phone Numbers 4-5656 or 4-7676 VOL. 65, No. 31, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1955 their firmest friends. They that they wanted to . ..” time . .:. FROM. sheltering Marie Antoinette. It is astonishing that restoration of one of the most colorful sites of early American history has not been attempted before. The very thought of the nobility, dressed in velvets and satins, parading slowly up and down the walks between the log houses, while puzzled Indians lurked in the surrounding hills, is some- thing that intrigues the imagina- tion. The first log house has already been rebuilt, and plans laid for re- storation’ of the entire original vil- lage, including the two-story log house designed for a primitive palace. It is a collossal task. Members of French Azylum, Inc., hope to realize enough from the three-night pageant to swell their subscription fund of $7,000, and make possible further strides in restoration. The site was purchased shortly after the society was formed last October. Everything connected with the re- storation and pageant is on a vol- unteer basis, but members know what unusual material they are handling, and they are bending every effort to live up to a priceless heritage. It is a beauftiful site, overlooked by frowning rocky heights which afford a spectacular view for many miles. Everybody in this area is well accquainted with Wyalusing Rocks and the heights beyond it toward Towanda. The drive up through Tunkhannock winds through some of the lovliest scenery in Pennsyl- vania, and it is short enough not to tire the smallest child. Arrived at French Azylum, time rolls back, and visitors stand upon hallowed ground. The heroic French had cast their lot with the thirteen Colonies in their revolt against England. It ‘was fitting that when their own bloody Revolution gath- ered momentum, they should turn to this country for sanctuary. They were not willing to abandon their standards of living. Though surrounded by wilderness and faced by necessity for gaining a living, they remembered that they were of gentle birth, and never failed to don their best attire in the late afternoon, so that tradition might be maintained and the etiquette of a highly civilized nation carried out. ' When repatriation was possible in part abandoned, and Nobles and their wives accepted amnesty and restoration of their properties in France, The mainspring of the proj- ect had been broken long before, when Marie Antoinette was stopped at Varennes in her flight from Paris, and eventually guillotined for the crime of being a queen. History has been painstakingly studied to make details authentic and the past live again. IChoruses and dancers have been carefully trained to supplement the main speaking parts. Lineal descendants of the Iroquois Indians perform a ceremonial dance. Wyalusing Jubilee Players rollick through a Yankee Hoe-down. Chil- dren from Towanda and Troy do a folk-dance. And La Grande Balle is presented by the cast of Buckskin and Velvet. Braves in buckskin and Nobles in Velvet recreate a chapter from our early American heritage that should be of vital interest to every- body in this section of the State, for there are many descendants of those original refugees from France who embraced the new country and never returned to their native land. Mrs. Helfrich Will Soon Return To Post Office Mrs. Mabel Helfrich, Main Street, will resume her duties as custodian in Dallas Post-Office within a few weeks, according to Joseph Polacky, Postmaster. Mrs. Helfrich was in- from a stepladder at her home, suf- fering a compound fracture of the leg. Mrs. Stanley Wroblewski, Center Hill Road, has been taking her place at the Post Office. Flack Is Leading Senator Harold E. Flack of the Twentieth District is one of the leading opponents of Governor George Leader’s Tax Bill. In a statement issued early this week from his Goss Manor home Flack said: The iniquitous pressures that were employed to force Governor Leader’s inequitable tax bill through the lower house of the General Assem- bly will be of no avail when—and if—the measure reaches the Senate. The Governor's assertion that he “expects two or three Republicans to be lined up” to vote for his tax bill is either wishful thinking or should know that he will be very fortunate if he can keep all of the Senators of his own party “in line” to support his tax measure. ‘And it would be right and proper for any Democratic Senator to vote against this bill in order to help Governor Leader live up to his 1954 campaign pledge that, if elected, there would be ‘no income tax, no sales tax and millions of dollars in savings through economies.” All Republican members of the Senate, in addition to several Demo- cratic Senators, are opposed to the House bill because they know their constituents are thoroughly incensed at the prospect of it being enacted. 1 am convinced that there is an overwhelming sentiment against this bill among the farmers and working men and small business people of my district. For that reason I will join the solid bloc of Republicans— and probably a few Democrats—to vote against the Leader tax bill if it ever reaches the Senate. Four Companies On Job At Fire Marks Praises Fine Spirit of Cooperation Stuart Marks, president of Leh- man Volunteer Fire Company wish- es to thank Daniel C. Roberts, Henry M. Laing and Shavertown Fire Com- panies for their splendid coopera- tion during the fire Saturday morn- ing at the home of William Ide, Idetown. He was especially appreciative of the work of Chief Thomas Garrity of Daniel Roberts Company and of Chief James Besecker of Dr. Henry M. Laing Company. The Shavertown Company was delayed in reaching the scene be- cause of incomplete instructions from the person who called them. “This proves once again,” Marks said, “the importance of being specific when giving the location of a fire. Don’t let excitement get the better of good judgment, give clear, specific instructions and check with the fire company before you hang up.” : ; The quick response of all com- panies, Marks continued, made it possible to save the property from complete destruction. “The Back Mountain Fire Association has proved. its worth once more.” “The speed with which all com- panies reached the area, and the larger number of firemen who turned out so early in the morning, should be sufficient proof to the residents of Oak Hill that their homes will be properly protected at all times,” Marks said. Chief Herbert Kemmerer estimat- ed the damage to the Ide property at approximately $4,000. The second story was gutted and flames ate their way through the roof. The fire had a good start when Lehman Firemen were summoned around five o'clock, but they quickly got the fire under control and called other companies for assistance be- fore their water ran low. Shavertown, though late in arriv- ing because of poor instructions, had two pieces of equipment on hand— one was its fine new pumper and the other its tanker loaded with 1,500 gallons of water. Bob Volker Returns From Visiting Buddy's Mother As has been their custom for a number of years, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Volker, Shavertown, spent a part of their summer vacation with Mrs. Bradford Seager on her farm in Michigan. Bob was a comrade of Mrs. Seager’s son Donald and was with him when he was killed in action during World War IL Accompanying their parents on the trip were Bobby, Donald and David. They were amazed at the seven and eight foot stalks of corn they saw in southern Michigan which had apparently had more rain than Pennsylvania. Andy Kozemchak, Overbrook Road, looked out of his kitchen door Tuesday afternoon just before 5 p.m. and found himself in posses- sion of a cute little blonde boy he had never seen before, rolling over and over on the grass and kicking his heels in glee while a collie dog and a hound pup guarded their little master. Andy did what most people do, called the Dallas Post. Little Douglas Johnson, two years old, was a friendly child, but he either didn’t know his name or had no vocabulary. Blonde and chubby, arrayed in green trunks, green socks and white shoes, Douglas was a picture without a title. The Kozemchaks wracked their brains for neighbors who might have children of that age. Paul Dymond? No, Paul was a bit too young, and also he had red hair. Nobody on Overbrook Road had mislaid a little boy. It was Mrs. Harold Elston who recognized the dogs. Those dogs, she said, belonged to Albert Perrego. It was as simple as that. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Johnson had been min- us a small boy for half an hour and were about wild. Little Douglas, Mr. Perrego’s grandson, had disap- peared before, ambling down along the line of deep woods and crossing the sunny field. But nobody thought he could travel such'a distance, and the hill between the two houses blotted out the view, Andy said he'd be perfectly satis- fied to keep Douglas. Reptiles Seek / Lowland Water Many Rattlers Killed Along Bowman's Creek Prolonged drought has dried up mountain springs and -streams throughout the Back Mountain reg- ion causing reptiles to leave their rocky ledges and dens and seek water in the lowlands. During July, 123 rattlesnakes were killed within a seven mile radius of Noxen according to a record compiled by Alan “Torchy” Wilson of Noxen Inn. + The area over which most of the snakes have been found extends from Noxen to Evans Falls along the northern side of Bowman's Creek. Occasionally rattlers have been reported on the southern side of the creek but this is a rarity. Rattlers have been killed in the past along the sunny cuts along the Lehigh Valley Railroad right of way be- tween Noxen and Harveys Lake. A number this year have been killed on the southern bank of Bowman's near the Free Methodist Church below Lutes Corners along Route 309.” : Mrs. Paul Coolbaugh who oper- ates the Back Mountain Market in that vicinity says that at least 72 poisonous snakes have been killed nearby. All of them this year. Rev. A. L. Payne, pastor of Bow- man’s Creek Free Methodist Church, is responsible for the statement that fifty have been dispatched between Lutes Corners and Coppermine Hill along Route 309. Some of his neigh- bors have killed several, among them Lawrence Dymond, 3; Floyd Dymond, two; Harry Bigelow, two; Raymond Blizard, two; Raymond Coolbaugh, one; Gresham Hoyt, one. Most of those killed are large with a number of rattlers, indica- ting an age of at least five to six years. On Tuesday evening Warren Ung- er, Trucksville, killed a large rattler at the cabin which he, Howard Isaacs, Willard John and James Oliver own above Stull. Those who have a knowledge of rattlesnakes say that there is only one season when they will strike without warning, that is during “dog days” (August) when they are partially blinded while shedding their skin. It is then that they will strike out in any direction at any sound and without warning. No snakes have been killed with- in the limits of Noxen village but a number have been killed on the lower hillsides above the Armour Leather Company plant. Fred Schenck, Noxen Township constable, verifies the statement that some 74 rattlers have been kill- ed in the vicinity since the dry weather started. During summers when there is ample precipitation the snakes seld- om leave the sunny mountain slopes and there have been summer seas- ons when no one reported killing or seeing a rattler. So Little Demand, Druggists Seldom Carry Venom Kits So infrequent is the demand for Snake Bite Kits that most local druggists no longer carry them. Hall's Pharmacy in Shav- ertown, however, has them in stock. The B & W Kit which sells for $1.98 contains a blade for cutting across the wound; a tourniquet for stopping the flow of tainted blood to the heart; and a suction cup for removing the venom. The kits contain ho serum but do contain complet- ed printed instructions on how to apply First Aid for Snake Bite. Mr. Hall added that the demand for serum is so infre- quent that it soon becomes out- dated so that no local druggists handle it. It is, however, read- ily available for emergencies. i Drought Is Apt To Close Big | Noxen Tannery Insufficient Water In Bowman's Creek To Carry Off Wastes Unless there are heavy rains with- in the next few days sufficient to swell streams, the big Armour Leather Company tannery at Noxen will be forced to close because of inability to get rid of its wastes. The plant treats the wastes from its tanning processes in a filtering plant and then allows the affluent to run off into Bowman’s Creek which in normal seasons is able to absorb them without damage to fish life. In recent years the periods of low water have coincided with the tan- nery employees’ vacations, so that layoffs have been held to a mini- mum. This year, however, Bowman's Creek is at an all-time low, and the low period is several weeks ahead of previous years. If the plant closes, about 165 men will be thrown out of work, No hides have been put to soak since July 11 and no more will be put to soak until there are heavy rains. Presently about 25 men have been laid off, and those remaining on duty are finishing off hides put to soak before July 11. It will prob- ably be another two weeks before all of these are finished. The fact that no hides are going in, means no hides will be coming out and the plant is therefore apt to be closed for a considerable length of time. Within the past year the Armour Company has purchased land from Wilson Harding along Route 29 for the construction of a new waste treatment plant. It will permit the tannery to operate on a year-round schedule even during the periods of drought. When this work will be started is not yet certain. The tannery has ample supplies of the finest fresh mountain water for its tanning procseses, but it is the absence of water in Bowman's Creek that forces its frequent sum- mer layoffs. Irem Best Ball Next Week End Two Hundred Teams Expected To Enter The biggest golfing event of the Irem season gets underway next Friday, with qualifying rounds start- ing for - the Best-Ball-Of-Partners Invitational Tournament. It is esti- mated over 200 teams will be ent- ered with players coming in from every golf club in this part of the state. Spectators will witness some of the areas top amateurs in action. Dr. J. B. Marshall, tournament chairman, has the maintenance crews busily preparing for this weekend tournament. Quantities of water are being sprinkled on greens to keep them in top playing con- dition. Qualifying rounds on Friday will be followed by match play, accord- ing to flights, on Saturday. On Sun- day the winning teams will wind up the even with 36 hole matches. Awards will be presented to win- ners in all flights following comple- tion of play. Entries should be mailed to Wil- liam L. Evans, 49 Dana (Street, Wilkes-Barre, chairman’of the tour- nament committee, or contact made with Ray Gettle, club pro. ELMER WYANT Elmer Wyant, former Noxen and Lake Township young man who is now Instructor of Science and as- sistant coach at Mount Union High School, Huntington County, is one of thirty men in the United States and Canada to receive a scholar- ship grant of $250. from the Na- tional Science Foundation for study at Pennsylvania State University. Wyant took his six-weeks courses toward his Master's Degree this summer in Pre-medical chemistry and Nuclear Physics. “Purpose of the Institute for High School Science Teachers is to in- crease the supply of scientists for welfare, economy and defense of the nation by promoting the education- al advancement of Junior and Sen- ior High School teachers.” Wyant, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wyant, and a veteran of World War II, received his educa- tion at Bloomsburg State Teachers College. His wife is the former Polly Clossom of Bloomsburg. They have a son Tyrone, aged 2. Three Area Girls Aspire To Crown Rosemary Gildea In Semi-Finals Three girls from the Back Moun- tain were in the line-up of candi- dates for the title of Queen Antha- cite Wednesday evening at Public Square, Wilkes - Barre: Rosemary Gildea, Trucksville; Margaret Louise Belles, Noxen, and Marlene Cease, Hunlocks Creek. Rosemary Gildea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bukeavitch, Trucks- ville, was one of three bathing beau- ties who survived the elimination contest and will contend with many others from various localities in the Anthracite region at Lakewood Park, August 18. Rosemary, 19, is employed at Pomeroy’s. i Margaret Louise Belles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Belles of Noxen, was the Lake-Noxen May Queen this year. She is the niece of Robert Belles, supervising prin- cipal. Police To Inspect Busses On August 19 Pennsylvania State Police will in- spect school busses Friday, August 19, at Dallas-Franklin High School between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M. The Motor Vehicle Code provides that the owner of every vehicle which is to be used in the trans- portation of school children shall submit such vehicle to the State Police to determine whether it con- forms to the provisions of the law. The Value Shop will have to fold up if somebody does not come to the rescue of the Dallas Womans Club within the next two weeks. Conducted on a volunteer basis, and spending its entire net revenue, on community service, the shop is not able to pay rent. ‘What is needed is a large room, or better still, two rooms, easily reached from the street. The shop is an outlet for good used clothing, and provides oppor- tunity for mothers of families to outfit their children for a fraction of the cost. Children’s clothing is soon outgrown, and the initial out- lay is high. The Value [Shop gives mothers a chance to increase the wardrobe at a minimum. The shop has been gaining in pop- ular appeal during its two and a half years of operation. Manned by club members, it caters to every- body, young and old. Members take pride in buying suits and dresses, wearing them to club meetings and exhibiting them. Revenue goes to the Library and to welfare work. Outgrowing the small room at the rear of the Library Annex within a few months, the shop opened in the fall of 1953 on the second floor of Senator A. J. Sordoni’s building on Church Street, above the Harveys Lake Electric Light Company. There was no charge for occupancy nor for light and heat, Mr. Sordoni ab- sorbing this cost. Now the space is needed for ex- pansion, and the shop must move or be discontinued. What is needed is for some far- sighted merchant to realize the value of good-will which he could engender in the community if he offered waste space for this worth- while venture, ‘Who has a spot for the shop? It is open only on Fridays, one day a week. Call The Dallas Post, or Mrs. Harris Haycox, club president. x So Kindergarten To Expand To Three Rooms In Dallas Bus Service To Be Offered To Distant Children Opening of a third kindergarten room and employment of a third kindergarten teacher for the Dallas Borough-Kingston Township school jointure, was proposed by John Wardell, kindergarten chairman, at Monday night’s meeting of the joint board. Study of Shavertown and Trucksville facilities, with an eye to locating kindergartens in those buildings, shows that those elemen- tary schools need the extra space and would be cramped if the rooms were occupied by classes. James Martin, supervising princi- pal, in accepting the report, said that if twenty tuition pupils were accommodated, the plan could go through, and a second floor room converted from its present storage capacity to kindergarten use. ” Mr. Wardell contacted Harrisburg to see if bus service for Borough children living at some distance could be provided, but was met with flat refusal to go along on reim- bursement. Children from Kingston Township, however, would rate bus service and reimbursement would be forthcoming. The farthest a Bor- ough child could conceivably walk would be 1.9 miles, and no children of kindergarten age live at this point, Mr. Martin said that it was of vital importance that the benefits of kindergarten be denied to no child in the jointure. A number of children have been prevented here- tofore from attending because of distance, and: because the $5 per month charged for bus service for each child made enrollment prohib- itive in some cases. Resignations Theodore Laskowski, Trucksville sixth grade teacher, tendered his resignation. Z Mrs. Louise McQuilkin, fifth teacher at Dallas Borough e! tary who has moved to Philadel, area, made her resignation official in writing, though she had apprised the Board of her intentions early last January. Three duly elected faculty mem- bers have yet to sign their contracts before their connection can be deemed official. Miss Jennie Hill, R.N. daughter of the late Bert Hill, Florist, will fill the position of full time school nurse, Property Committee Purchase of thirty-six desks from American Seating Company was authorized. The type selected by vote of the board after inspection of the five samples on display, was a plastic-topped model with adjust- able sloping lid and attached chair mounted on a swivel, The height and relative position of desk and chair are adjustable, the construc- tion sturdy. Cost per unit is $29.80. W. Frank Trimble, high school principal, was authorized to make the best possible deal on trading in fifteen out-moded typewriters and purchase of fifteen new ones for the commercial room. Bids were opened from Royal, Smith-Corona, Reming- ton-Rand, and Underwood. Carl Steele, Kingston, was the successful bidder for a two-coat paint job on the exterior of the kindergarten building, contracting for it for $726, including porch floors and ceilings and all metal work. The amount allowed in the budget, $2,000, will defray cost of a number of other necessary repairs, including replacement of an eighty- gallon hot water tank at Dallas Bor- ough, and erection of a fence be-' tween the Trucksville Grade School and the Gregory property next door. Necessary grading there has already been done, to prepare the location. Miscellaneous Dr. Malcolm Borthwick was re- appointed school doctor. The regular increment for teach- ers, set by Harrisburg, was voted. Bills were ordered paid, and the treasurer’s report read. Harry Ohlman presented the case of the Senior Womans Club Value Shop, which must abandon its con- tribution to the community if it cannot find a location within the next few weeks. Speaking for the Womans Club, which has combed every possibility in the area, he asked if a room on the second floor of the kindergarten building could not be used on Fridays. The prop- osition was deemed not feasible be- cause of an earlier decision to en- large the kindergarten by use of the second floor. Present were: D. T. Scott, presi- dent; Eleanor Jones, secretary; Lew- is LeGrand, Dr. Robert Bodycomb, Charles Mannear, James Hutchison, William Clewell, John Wardell, L. L. Richardson, Harry Ohlman, James Martin, Charles James. Visitors were W. Frank Trimble and C. L. Myers, bus contractor.
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