Oldest Business Institution In The Back Mountain Two Easy to Remember Phone Numbers 4-5656 or '4-7676 higher in 1953. for sale. gadget .'..i. of the safety belt. FROM supper. Leaving the picnic supper to Non- nie, they slung their bathing suits into the car and signified their readiness. Nonnie said the meal would be severely simple. There was a kettleful of lentil soup on the stove, and a fresh sheet of chocolate cake in the pantry. That (nenu, padded out by sandwiches, and something cold to drink, would be IT. No devilled eggs, no potato salad, no pickles. “What do they think I am,” she muttered to her- self as she buttered two loaves of bread, “Superman?” The expedition got under way for New Jersey. A weak and watery sun peered through ragged clouds for a moment and retired from sight. Unfounded optimism sug- gested that in an hour or so there would be blue sky, and a nice swim in the lake at the other end of the line three hours later. Famous last words. At Bear Creek it started to drizzle. On Effort Mountain the’ drizzle turned to =a brisk downpour. At Stroudsburg it was sluicing down. At Hackettstown there was a cloudburst. Somebody in the back announced conversationally that it was raining in on the chocolate cake. “Get it out from under the leak, you dumb- bunnies, if you want any dessert.” The station wagon proved to be no match for the rain. Somebody suggested boring holes in the bot- tom and installing a sink stopper. Packanack Lake drew up abeam. Also awash. Muddy water swirled around the vacant stand where the life-guard sits on sunny days. The children resigned themselves. Warren’s front porch was damp and dark. A fire in the fireplace revived everybody’s flagging spirits. Supper was a sketchy meal, inhaled on the run, seven children plus six children plus three children racing around the premises, five adults getting from under as best they could. Somebody turned on the radio. It blared: “Connie turning inland. Great damage expected in the in- terior from fallen trees and wires. Do not drive unless strictly neces- sary.” Necessary ? It looked pretty he- cessary to get home ahead of Con- nie. Everybody shot out the door for the ‘car. Elapsed time of visit, one hour and ten minutes. Travel time, four hours down, four hours back. An anguished wail from the back seat: “Todd’s sick. Stop the car, quick.” Lentil soup is odd looking in the kettle. It has been described as “That stuff that looks so horrible and tastes so good.” Second-hand, lentil soup beggars description. Twenty minutes later, Todd rest of the children on cushions in the rear, the grim journey began again. At Hackettstown there was no second cloudburst. At Stroudsburg the rain came in spiteful gusts. On Effort Mountain the car swayed un- der wind pressure. At Bear Creek the water was over the road. Never have the lights of Wilkes- Barre looked so beautiful from East End Boulevard. ? Home again at quarter to twelve, kids tipped into waiting beds, a hot bath in prospect. The phone rang. The other end of the line said apologetically, “just got to Wilkes-Barre in time to miss the last bus to Dallas. Could you meet me?” Thoughts of the hot bath vanish- ed. Enough gas to get to Wilkes- Miss Anthracite? One of the semi-finalists, selected during the Anthracade’s visit to Wilkes - Barre, Rosemary Gildea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bukeavich, Trucksville, competed in the “final judging in the Queen Anthracite contest, Lakewood Park, Thursday evening. She was spon- sored locally by Dallas Rotary. The winner in the Lakewood con- test will represent the Anthracite Information Bureau, touring major cities of the eastern seaboard in the cause of hard coal. The “Cavalcade soak in a month During the Heavy Penalties Await Those Caught Mrs. Charles Lipp asked her hired man Thursday morning to investi- | gate a securely tied pasteboard box that has been standing in the rain in front of her barn in Dallas Town- ship since Wednesday night. When he did, he found that it contained a forlorn kitten, possibly left there by the same heartless people who dropped off three Beagle puppies in the Lipp’s oats field. These are just a few of the many ' homeless animals that have been dropped off in that vicinity this | summer. There are two Collie dogs and three full grown hounds roam- ing the fields, Mrs. Lipp says. Some of them are too frightened to come near anyone for food. Presently Mrs. Lipp is feeding twenty kittens that have found their way to the barn. Anyone can have a cot or a dog who will give | it a good home. There are severe penalties for abandonment of animals. Local po- lice advise getting the license num- bers of those who are seen to drop animals or garbage from cars. They will do the rest. Three Groups Urge Ection On Water Representatives of two municipal bodies and Back Mountain Protec- tive Association met Monday night at Dallas Borough Building to dis- cuss methods by which they might cooperate to bring about a better | supply of water in both Dallas Bor- ough and Township. Attending the session were mem- bers of Dallas Borough Council, | Dallas Township Supervisors and | interested citizens. It was agreed that the Superviss| ors and Borough Council would both | of Beauty” which left Thursday was sponsored by the Anthracite Com- mittee, Greater Wilkes-Barre Cham- ber of Commerce. ; Miss Gildea is employed at Pom- eroy’s Department Store. New Directory Now In Mails Not Expected Here - Before This Monday It is expected that Commonwealth directory will be delivered in. the by first class mail. John Landis, manager Dallas office, of the iana, publication office and are ex- and Tuesday at the latest. are likewise listed in the Wilkes- Barre directory which was distribu- (ted about ten days ago, but the there should be an all-night filling (Continued on Page Five) {use until the new Dallas directory | write letters to the Public Utility | | Commission asking it to require | [Dalles Water Company to increase | the size of its lines in areas where i there is sufficient supply of water | but not adequate lines to distribute it to homes. It was agreed the water problem in the Back Mountain area is one for the concern of everybody and that the groups will meet again for further continued action as soon as the PUC makes its report on its recent investigation of the local { utility. | oe | Firemen Rescue Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company | was called out early Monday morn- ing to rescue a Collie dog that had Roger Owens Apparently a part of the bank on | Norti and Billy Berti, James Bes- ecker and Chief Russell Honeywell took part in the rescue operation. Putting down ladders, and tying a line around the animal, they hoisted Open New 40-Lot Oak Hill Section Whitesell Brothers have laid the foundation for a new warehouse at their yards at the intersection of Route 115 and Memorial Highway. Of concrete block construction it will be 50 by 100 feet. A truss roof will afford ample room for the stor- age of all tyoes of building ma- terials. The firm has recently opened an new section of forty lots in its Oak Hill Development. The section in- cludes Oak Drive where eight homes have been sold and Hilltop Drive where three have been sold. There are presently sixty-two families living in Oak Hill. Three new homes are under construction and six others will start shortly. Shows Motion Pictures E. L. Evenson, assisted by Harry showed motion pictures of moun- tain scenes and outdoor life at meeting of Dallas Rotary Club last night at Irem Country Club. New Class Rooms Lutheran Expansion Includes Auditorium, Kitchen, Heating Plant Plans for the expansion of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church have been approved by the Building Commit- tee and will be submitted to the Congregation for final acceptance following the eleven o'clock service a week from this Sunday morning. Rev. Frederick Eidam said yester- day that the plans drawn by Robert Eyerman call for a complete re- working of the church plant. Beside increasing the capacity of the church auditorium, they provide for thirteen individual class rooms in the church school, and a church office. There will be a new and en- larged kitchen, expanded assembly room and a ‘new smaller assembly room on the lower floor as well as a completely new hot water heating plant with baseboard radiation throughout the entire structure. Members of the Building Com- mittee hope to put the work out for bid shortly after the Congregation gives its final approval to ‘the plans. They would like to have the work completed by Christmas but are not at all certain that it can be ac- complished in that time. The plans call for a 17-foot two story addition to the rear of the present structure and beyond that a one-story addition. There will also be a two-story wing to the right of the new rear addition. The two-story addition will bro- vide room in the church auditorium for a new chancel and will increase the church seating capacity from 150 to 250. The organ will be re- located to provide room for junior and senior chancel choirs. On the lower floor will be an enlarged and completely modern kitchen for church functions. The wing to the right of the two- story addition will provide room for a church office and five educa- tional class rooms on the pecond floor and on the lower floor Will house five more class rooms nnd the furnace room, The seating capacity of the pres- ent assembly room on the lower floor will be increased and a second smaller assembly room and three classrooms will be provided for in a one-story addition at the far rear of the church basement. There will be several new and larger exits to meet the require- ments of State safety laws. St. Paul's has a membership of 300. LaVelle Loses Brother The sympathy of the community Office employee, in the death of his Sunday. He was buried in St. Misericordia To Build Three New Buildings Expansion Includes Music, Science And Social Facilities College Misericordia, spurred by increased enrollment and conse- | quent need for expansion, plans to erect three ultra-modern buildings at an approximate cost of $500,000. This is the most important building program projected for the Back Mountain area this year. Science Building, Music Building, and Club House, will face the Audi- torium. Contracts for the new build- ings, designed by architect Carl J. Schmitt of Wilkes-Barre, will be awarded. shortly, and construction is expected to starta late in Sep- tember. Completion will bring College Misericordia’s physical plant to a point in advance of the educational installation trend in Pennsylvania. Plans call for lavish use of glass to provide the maximum of light, and curtain walls of colored porcelain with aluminum mullions to elim- inate bulk and utilize every cubic inch of space to the best advantage. The Nlome - Making department will have beautiful new quarters in "the Science Building, third floor. There will be a food laboratory, sewing rooms, and an apartment consisting of living room, dining room, bedroom and bath. Laboratories for general biology, bacteriology, genetics, experimental psychology, physics, organic and in- organic chemistry ‘will be on the lower floors, along with offices, lec- ture rooms, and storage space. Lighting, heating and ventilation will be of the latest design. The Music Building will be a long one-story structure, hugging the ground, and will employ glass for I the length of one side-wall. There will be a large hall for orchestra and choral recitals, four classrooms, five teaching studios, fifteen sound- proof practice rooms, space for in- strument storage and repair, music and record libraries, and director's office. The entire building will be acoustically = perfect. A two-way sound system will keep the director in touch with progress in practice rooms and studios, and high fidel- ity speakers will be installed in classrooms and recital hall. The Club House, like the Music Building, will be a one-story struc- ture following the same general lines. Enrollment is on the increase in all departments, says Sister Mary Gonzago, president of College Mis- ericordia. Present facilities have been strained to the uttermost, in spite of construction of a large building two years ago, and a group of student dormitories earlier. Ex- pansion of the home-making depart- ment made necessary purchase of the large square residence on Lake Street several years ago. Rosary { Hall is used for demonstration pur- poses. There is a large enrollment of day-school pupils as well as board- | ing students, drawing from Back Mountain high schools and city parochial schools. Students in the senior year, working toward de- grees in Education, are welcomed in local schools as student teach- ers, and in return, Misericordia annually offers scholarships on a competitive basis. Bulldozer Kills * LeRoy Shupp Beaumont Native .° Buried Monday Victim of a bulldozer accident, LeRoy Shupp was buried in Sunny- side Cemetery Monday afternoon, Tioga Street funeral home by Rev. Victor Decker of LaGrange. Mr. Shupp, 43, was caught be- neath a bulldozer which he was helping to load onto a truck on his brother Josiah’s farm Friday after- noon at LaGrange. The bulldozer toppled, fell from the truck, and pinned Mr. Shupp. He died five hours later at the Moses Taylor Hospital. Mr. Shupp, resident of Tunkhan- nock, was a native of Beaumont, son of Mrs. Mary Luce Shupp and the late Nathan Shupp. His mother and a sister, Mrs. Eva Root, live in Noxen. Other survivors are his widow, Helen, two sons, Roger, Tunkhan- nock, and Leland, Massachusetts; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Davis, Scran- ton; two brothers: Josiah, LaGrange; Lawrence, Tunkhannock; another sister, Mrs. Jennie Burgess, Mes- hoppen.
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