Oldest Business Institution In The Back Mountain TH ATT 7% TERT a Cp Two Easy to Remember Phone Numbers 4-5656 or 4-7676 VOL. 67, No. 18, FRIDAY, Flee Flames In Night Clothing Spectators As Usmal Hamper Fire-Fighters Three people fled the fldmes in their night clothing Friday night when their home burned to the ground in the Carverton area. Still at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital is Lauren Wayne Savage, 38, badly burned about the feet and face. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Reth, with whom their foster-brother, Lauren Savage, lived, were uninjured, and sheltered at the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Emma Daniels. Trucksville Fire Company, victim of poor directions from an excited neighbor who spotted the blaze, led a cavalcade of spectators in and out of country roads before locating the fire. Twenty minutes after the alarm was given at 10:45, with the fire company on the scene, the wall collapsed onto a rabbit hutch, in- cinerating the rabbits, and the fire truck doused the remains of the two-story, six-room structure. The dilapidated frame house on the old Gilligan place was a total ruin. What caused the fire is a mystery. One theory is that a kero- sene drum on the back porch may have been ignited by a spark from the chimney. The house was heat- ed by a wood burning stove and lighted by kerosene lamps. 3 Fire Chief Vought Long voices the plaint of every fire chief in the Back Mountain, in saying that if folks who do not intend to help fight the fire would not clog the roads it would be greatly appreciated. The fire truck reached the scene, but if more fire trucks had been called for, they could not have negotiated the narrow, winding roads, parked solid with cars of gaping citizens. Mother's Day Is 50 Years Old It was on May 9, 1907, in Phila- delphia, that Miss Anna Jarvis, re- membering the death of her beloved mother just a year before, con- ceived the thought of a day dedi- cated to all mothers. She began interesting individuals and organ- izations in naming the second Sun- day in May as Mother's Ty, and the initial observance was held in her home city on May 10, 1908. Over my heart in the days that have flown, : No love like mother-love ever has shown; No other worship abides and en- dures, Faithful, unselfish and patient, like yours. —Elizabeth Akers Allen. Phillips Gets Regional Post Dallas Man Medical Chief of 8 Counties Dr. C. Hayden Phillips, Demunds Road, Dallas, has been named by Dr. Berwyn Mattison, State Secre- tary of Health, as medical director of Region 1 comprising eight North- eastern Pennsylvania counties. Dr. Phillips, who has been district medical director for the State De- partment of Health in Luzerne Coun- ty for two years, has begun his duties in the newly-created post with offices in the Miners National Bank Building, Wilkes-Barre. He has retired from the private practice of medicine and will close his office at 200 South Franklin Street. In the new post, Dr. Phillips will supervise all divisions of the Depart- ment of Health in Luzerne, Lacka* wanna, Columbia, Wyoming, Susque- hanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties. The post was created in conformity with recommendations of the Governor's Committee on Reor- ganization and appointment was made to it as the result of Civil Service examinations. Dr. Phillips, a specialist in pedia- trics for decades, is a graduate of Jefferson Medical School, Philadel- phia. He was chief of the pediatrics section of the General Hospital from 1926 to 1956. He is a member of the honorary staff of that hospital. Prior to his appointment as medi- cal director in Luzerne County, Dr. Phillips was maternal and child health physician for the Common- wealth since 1939. He is affiliated with Luzerne County Medical Society, Pennsylvan- ia Medical Society,’ American Medi- cal Society and American Public Health Association. Watch For Flowering Crab Watch for Mrs. Newberry’s flow- ering crab. It is budded, and will be in bloom early next week if the chilly weather lets up. MAY 3, 1957 Another Driver Goes Over Bank Berwick, Man Hits Swamp, At Whitesells Another automobile tore through the guard rails and landed in the swamp beyond the intersection of Route 115 and Memorial Highway Wednesday at midnight. Fortunately no one was seriously injured. Driver of the ancient Plymouth sedan which was almost a complete wreck was Joseph G. Regan, 1217 Third Avenue, Berwick. His passen- ger was J. Russell Borowiec, 511 Pine Street, Williamsport. Chief of Police James Gansel of Dallas Township investigated and Dallas Community Ambulance was called in case it might be needed. No explanation was given for the accident at the right angle inter- section near Whitesell Brothers Store. The highway is well marked for a distance of several hundred feet, but many automobiles have gone through the intersection over a period of years. Fortunately there have been no fatalities. To Speak At Tea MISS FLORENCE MOYER Dorcas Society Plans World Tea Miss Moyer Will Tour World In 80 Minutes Dorcas Society, St. Paul’s Luther- an Church, plans an International Tea Friday evening, May 17, at 8 p.m. in the social rooms of the church. Miss Florence Moyer, of Reading, will present an illustrated talk, “Around the World In Eighty Min- utes,” highlights of her visits to the major countries of the world. Miss Moyer, a teacher in Reading, spends many vacations touring the world. She expects to go to Ireland this summer for further material. Tea tables will represent thirteen major countries, carrying out the idea in decoration and costume. Mrs. Fred Eck and Mrs. William Hockman are co-chairmen. Mrs. Ralph Gerhart has charge of pub- licity; Mrs. Frank Moyer, program; Mrs. Obed Hontz, tea-tables; Mrs. Fred Malkemes, tickets. Tickets designed by Mrs. George Kromelbein are available through any member of the Dorcas Society. Four Boys From Noxen Enlist For Three Years Four young men from Noxen en- listed in the U. S. Army and are now, at Fort Knox, Ky. under the Army’s specialized schooling program. Don- ald Patton, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Patton; Bernard Dendler, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dendler Sr.; and Leon Wilson, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wilson, Sr. selected the Machine Repair course of instruction. Larry Case, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Case, signed up for the photography school. The four youths were classmates of Lake-Noxen High School, gradua- ting in 1955. Enlistment period is for three years. Following basic training at Fort Knox, they will all come home on leave before being transferred to bases where they can study their specialized courses. Downend Assignéd As Orderly To General Corp. Ralph Downend, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Downend, Goss Manor, was honored by being ap- pointed orderly for General Ran- dolph McCaul Pate, commanding of- ficer of the U.S. Marine Corps, dur- ing General Pate’s recent visit to the United States Embassy in Lon- don, where Corp. Downend has been stationed for the past two years. Young Downend also served as model for an advertisement for the British overseas air corps which will be seen in a magazine of world wide distribution. MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Three Hundred Take Part In Tth Career Day Students Are Given Opportunity To See Vocations Operating More than three hundred persons were in attendance at the Seventh Annual Back Mountain Branch Town and Country YMCA Career Day held Tuesday at Central “Y”, Wilkes-Barre. Working together with Dallas Kiwanis Club, the “Y” offered dis- cussion groups in twenty different vocations. These groups resulted from interest shown by selected students from each of the four par- ticipating Back Mountain Area High Schools. Following the invocation by Don- na Price of Lehman-Jackson-Ross Tri Hi-Y Club, and the litany by Donna LaBar and Donn Goodwin, of the Dal-King Junior Tri Hi-Y and Hi-Y (Clubs, Bradley Updyke introduced R. E. Neal of Back Moun- tain “Y”, John Churry of Kiwanis Club, and J. Traver Nobel, presi- dent of the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. Mr. Updyke is vice president of the Dallas-Franklin-Monroe ‘Hi-Y Club. Others participating in the two assembles were Sandra Baird, Dal- pha Tri Hi-Y Club, who accompan- ied on the piano, and Florence Laffin, Lake-Noxen Tri Hi-Y Club who offered the benediction. John A. Hoch, Dean of Instruc- tion at Bloomsburg State Teachers’ College, spoke at morning and after- noon assembles on ‘Careers Lim- ited.” He based his talk on three im- portant questions: “How long till each of us finishes school ? How long until each of us will be earning a living? What are we going to do to earn that living?” His humor- ous manner aided the students in remaining interested in the material being offered. ‘A highlight of Career Day was the innovation of transporting some ‘of the discussion groups to the ac- tual scene of the particular voca- tion. Students interested in nurs- ing and the medical field were taken to General Hospital. Beauticians of the future were able to obtain a more complete un- derstanding of this field through their visit to Empire Beauty College. By visiting Bell Telephone Com- pany, girls interested in this work were able to see and better under- stand the mechanics of the tele- phone industry. Back Mountain Branch YMCA Board of Management and Staff thanked all who made the Seventh Annual Career Day a success. Espe- cially thanked were the discussion counsellors and the administrators of the four area High Schools. In addition Mr. Spiegel, “Y” Sec- retary, expressed appreciation to teachers who accompanied the stu- dents and who assisted in the smooth operation of the conference. They were: Marjorie Downing and Edward H. Edwards of Lehman- Jackson-Ross; Margaret M. Dunn and Hazel E. Baer of Lake-Noxen; Ethel R. Shultz and Kenneth: G. Kirk of Dallas-Franklin-Monroe; and Robert Somerville and Joseph W. Rakshys of Westmoreland. Orchardists Expect Frost Recall Last Year's Total Crop Loss Back Mountain /fruit men faced disaster again last night, as weather reports indicated “frost. Last year frost wiped out almost the entire apple crop. After an unseasonably warm week following Easter, temperatures plum- meted Tuesday night, and light frosts were reported, but with no apparent damage. Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, tem- peratures were below 32 degrees in outlying districts, but a constant wind prevented frost damage. At press time, weather reports indica- ted frost Friday morning. Orchards are fully budded, ready to burst into bloom. Last year’s frost damage was severe among the orchardists. Alva Eggleston, Vernon, planned to use smoke bombs last night. His early trees are already in bloom, his later varieties ready. At Falls, across the Susquehanna, the apple orchards are fully in bloom at Hunter's. George Berlew at Orange, has forty acres of apples, many trees in full bloom. Harold Brace, Orange, has a large acreage of peaches, not yet in bloom. Run Through Red Light Police are bearing down on red light violations in Dallas Borough. Arrested by officer Alvin Shafer were: Martin Kotchan, 15 Rogers Avenue, Ashley, and Simon Coblintz, 805 Vine Street, Berwick. Shown here is the eastern side of Bishop Hafey Memorial Science Building which will be dedicated Bishop Hafey Science Building To Be Dedicated TEN CENTS PER COPY — TWELVE PAGES at College Misericordia on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Kozemchak) Judges Plan To Attend Dinner All Tickets Sold For May 14 Affair At least three Luzerne County Judges, District Attorney Robert Aston and Sheriff John Mock will be among those attending the dinner ; for Back Mountain Borough and Township officials and police Tues- day evening, May 14 at Kunkle Community Hall. This was announced at a meeting of the executive committee of Back Mountain Citizens Committee for Safety held Tuesday night in prep- aration for the dinner. Samuel P. Perrone, safety engin- eer, will be the speaker. Irwin Coolbaugh, in charge of tickets - sales, asks that all returns and reservations be in his hands by ! Saturday. He indicated that no more | tickets will be available after that | date since accommodations are lim- ited and more than 100 tickets have already been sold. Thomas Andrew, chairman of the Citizens Committee, said, however, that every effort will be made to take care of Borough and Township officials if they get their reservations to Mr. Coolbaugh by tomorrow evening. Three Local Men Get Turnpike Positions Among sixty-four Luzerne County men appointed to jobs on the North- eastern Extension of Pennsylvania Turnpike are three Back Mountain men. They are Bernard J. Murphy, Meadowcrest, Trucksville, senior in- spector, salary $4,862; Thomas J. Nichols, Meadowcrest, Trucksville, assistant district materials engineer, salary $6,162, and Harry C. Sickler, Dallas R. D. 3, inspector, salary $3,588. New Addition Berretta Construction Company has started excavations for the con- struction of a new addition that will house eight more alleys in line at Crown Imperial Bowling Alleys. Reithoffer Shows With Six Added Attractions Will Tour The South Legionnaires Take Opener Meet White Sox At Hanover This Sunday The Dallas Legion entry in the Wyoming Valley League took the measure of West Wyoming in the season opener by a score of 12-1. Lefty Dick Fosko went the full nine, giving up five hits, well scattered, along the way. Dallas came up with two. double plays on defense along with a fine throw by left-fielder Hendershot to put down West Wyo- ming threats. New faces in the Dallas line up included Billy Shalata, Noxen pro- duct, at first base and Carl Sherin- sky from Dallas at third, also Jim Ferris, Kingston High School base- ball coach in right field and Joe Yaninas, Plymouth, catching the last four innings. The Dallas Legion has fielded an- other first class ball club, young and fast, as a result the fans will be in for some good baseball this year at the Dallas-Franklin Stadium. The team travels to Hanover on Sunday to test the Hanover White Sox for the second game of the season. Game time is 2:30 DST. Following is the schedule for the Dallas Legion for the 1957 season. April 28 West Wyoming at Dallas May 5 Dallas at Hanover May 12 Pringle at Dallas May 19 - Dallas at Riverside May 26 Mocanaqua at Dallas June 2 Dallas at Buttonwood June 9 Honey Pot at Dallas June 16 Dallas at West Wyoming June 23 Hanover at Dallas June 30 Dallas at Pringle July 7 Riverside at Dallas July 14 Dallas at Mocanaqua July 21 Buttonwood at Dallas July 28 Dallas at Honey Pot Liquor License Revoked State ‘Liquor Control Board has revoked the liquor license of King- ston Township Veterans’ Association. © Reithoffer Shows, now one of the three largest truck shows in the country, will shortly leave its winter quarters on Route 115 near Lehman to begin its longest tour in history. In addition to its regular itinerary, the show will this gear invade the south for the fiefs in thirty-two years, playing six fairs in South Carolina. Two of them, Orangeburg and Union, being on a par with Allentown. The show will also sweep north to Barrington, Mass., and play 'Allen- town and Bloomsburg Fairs before winding up its season late this fall. All of the equipment has been made spick and span during its win- ter hibernation at Lehman. Six new attractions have also been added to the entourage. One of these is a Jungle Show. Another freshly built and carried on two semi-trailers is a Snake Pit. Madame Reilly of Tacoma, Wash- ington, a matron who has spent her lifetime handling reptiles, is here with her fifteen year old son, living in her trailer at winter headquarters and supervising the development of the new show. Many of the reptiles will be here in about two weeks. They have been ordered from Ross Allen of Silver Springs, Florida, one of the most famous reptile men in the United States and who recently appeared on TV’s Wide, Wide World programs. While other women might be making out conventional grocery and merchandise orders here is Mad- ame Reilly’s shopping list as sent to Mr. Allen: Two King Cobras, pythons, a coral snake, four 10 to 12-foot Diamond back rattlers, one yellow bull snake, one 6-foot Indigo, three Boa Con- strictors, one large Iguana, two man- eating Alligators, one Louisiana Speckled King, two South American Boas, one den of mixed snakes. Place Of Voting Not Changed In Lehman Lehman Middle District residents will vote at IOOF Hall as usual, in- stead of at the Fire Hall in accord- ance with popular request. Back Mountain students listen intently as Dean Seventh Career Day Program Sponsored By YMCA John A. Hoch of Bloomsburg State Teachers College outlines the purposes of Career Day. Bishop Hannan Will Dedicate Hafey Building $450,000 Science Hall One Of Most Modern Anywhere Bishop Hafey Memorial Science Building will be dedicated on Col- lege Misericordia campus Tuesday at 4 with His Excellency Jerome D. Hannan, D. D., Bishop of Scranton presiding. The modern brick and glass struc- ture of panel wall construction will house the physics, chemistry, biol- ogy and home economics \depart- ments. Planned entirely for science, the building is one of the most beau- tiful and functional to be found on any campus, and its designer, Carl J. Schmidt, has been commended by architects and scientists alike for its completeness. The first level of the three-story structure will house the Home Eco- nomics Department; the second the Biological Department, and the third the Physics and Chemistry Depart- ments, Home Economics Department is complete with two large experi- mental dining rooms, living room and bath room where students will have an opportunity to arrange model layouts and receive training in interior decoration. On the same level are located sewing room, fit- ting room and a room equipped with electric washer and dryer for testing materials for shrinking and color. and office for the head of the de- partment. There are twelve cook- ing units for applied household chemistry. Also on this level are ample storage rooms and equip- ment for making distilled water for laboratory use. The second level houses the Bio- logical Department. An innovation is a large well-lighted tiered lecture hall, to be used by all departments. It can be darkened for projection. Bacterological and genetics labora- tories and psycho-educational clinic with observation booth are located here as well as a sisters’ lounge and offices, lavatory, storage room for microscopes and other storage rooms. There are built-in lockers on every level and stair wells connecting the various levels. are aluminum trim with balustrades made of woven aluminum wire set in aluminum frames. Third level is devoted entirely to Chemistry and Physics Departments. Among the many laboratories are those for organic and inorganic che- mistry, quantitative and qualitative chemistry, physical chemistry, phy- sics and general science. There is also a balance scale room as well as offices and storage rooms. The building is finished through- out in pastel shades with all wood and cabinet work of honey maple. All trim and panelling in the halls is of mahogany. Accoustical ceilings keep noise in- terference at a minimum. All tables in the laboratories are green with acid resistant surfaces. Vinyl tile in various hues is used throughout. On the lower exterior level of the building is a large patio of native field stone. A functional feature of the ex- terior is that it will require no out- side maintenance since it is made entirely of brick, glass, aluminum or porcelain on steel. Designed by Carl F. Schmidt, it was constructed by Pethic Construc- tion Company at a cost of approxi- mately $490,000. It is the second of three new buildings that will eventually appear on College Misericordia campus. The first, Regina Social Building, was completed some time ago. The third, a music building is now in the plan- ning stage, and will be started shortly. All were designed by Mr. Schmidt. On Saturday afternoon the College will hold Open House for all sisters of the area, alumnae and friends. Two Are Fined For Reckless Driving Arrested and fined $10 each and costs this week for reckless driving on Memorial Highway were Melvin DeVine, 84 Academy Lane, Kingston, and Thomas J. Judge, 153 John Street, Kingston. ‘ The arresting officer was Kurt Schweiss of the Pennsylvania State Police. Speed Trap Operating Now On Pioneer Avenue Dallas Township Police under the direction of Chief of Police James Gansel are operating a speed trap on Pioneer Avenue at the request = residents along that thorough- are. They have apprehended a num- ber of drivers who were exceeding fifty miles an hour in a 35-mile 20ne, a There is a large lecture room
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