| { Oldest Business Institution In The Back Mountain “tion with Ketchum, Two Easy to Remember Phone Numbers 4-5656 or 4-7676 VOL. 67, No. 34, FRIDAY, New Position Accepted By Post Ad Man Will Work For Ad Agency Out Of The Harrisburg Zone ROBERT BACHMAN Robert Bachman, advertising man- ager of The Dallas Post since Febru- ary 1951, has accepted a new posi- MacLeod & Grove Inc., one of the largest adver- tising agencies in the country, with headquarters in Pittsburgh. He will work out of the agency's Harrisburg office as a Field Repre- sentative handling that portion of the Harrisburg Zone Chevrolet Deal- er’s account in the Scranton, Wilkes- Barre and Reading areas. Mr. Bachman will start his new job on Monday, in time to help organize the new Harrisburg office of KM&G which is scheduled to start operations on September 3rd. Since Mr. Bachman’s work is in this area he will continue to live at his home on Upper Demunds Road and participate in community life as he has in the past. Successor To Ohlman Named“ Mannear Elected To County Board Filling a vacancy created by the death of Harry L. Ohlman, Bernard E. Piorkowski, Wyoming Borough school director, was elected presi- dent of the Luzerne County Board of School Directors at its meeting Wednesday afternoon. Charles H. Mannear, Kingston Township school director, was elec- ted a board member to fill the un- expired term of Mr. Ohlman. Elected vice president to succeed Piorkowski was Dale C. Andres, Nescopeck Bor- ough. Mannear, a resident of 89 East Franklin Street, Shavertown, has been a Kingston Township director six years, and is president of the Wyoming Valley Technical Institute Joint Committee. He is secretary- treasurer of Kanarr Corp., Kingston, and is a graduate of Kingston High School and Wharton School of Finance. Former Publisher Dies In Bayonne William B. Fine, 56, brother of Mrs. Robert Moore, Sr., and pub- lisher of The Dallas Post during a period after World War I, died at his home in Bayonne, N. J., Satur- day night at 11:15 following a heart attack. \ The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Fine of Alden Station, he was born and reared in Newport Township. After graduation from Newport High School, he attended Pennsylvania State University where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He was a veteran of World War I. Sarma Beautiful Flowers In Chase Garden One of the most beautiful flower gardens in this area is located at Chase Corners. It is the product of the care and love of Thomas Bar- stow and despite the fact that it is located some distance back from West Nanticoke Road, it has been stopping traffic for several weeks. It is located between the store at Chase Corners and Jackson Fire Hall and is well worth a trip to see. Wesley Davies Taken To Nesbitt Hospital Stricken with a sudden heart at- tack Friday afternoon at his home on Fernbrook Avenue, Wesley Dav- ies, assistant superintendent of Luz- erne County Schools, was rushed by Dallas Community Ambulance to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital where he was placed under oxygen. \ AUGUST 23, 1957 Pending Real THE DALLAS POST MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Estate Developments Along Highway Could Bring Changes A number of real estate transfers are pending in the Back Mountain area that may change the com- plexion of Memorial Highway from Trucksville to Natona Mills. While none of them is complete, any one or all of them could be culminated any day or within the next year. Under consideration are a shop- ping center in Trucksville, another at Shavertown and one at the in- tersection of Routes 309 and 115. There is also more than a possi- bility that College Misericordia may acquire more land along the high- way opposite Natona Mills. Trucksville In Trucksville F. Gordon Mathers and associates are considering the creation of a shopping center in the area along the old Traction Com- pany right of way off Carverton Road, a property which he recently purchased. Mr. Mathers has also purchased the Malkemes property, formerly operated as a restaurant, as well as the Bennett house oc- cupied by Dr. Richard Crompton and the storeroom formerly occupied by the Old Attic Antique Shop. Devel- opment in this area will depend largely on what the State Highway Department does about improving the highway. The Department has promised to ‘“do something.” But what, nobody seems to know. Also in the offing is a new build- ing for Trucksville Post Office which has outgrown: its present quarters and is in a cramped position to handle the increasing flow of mail that will come with completion of the Jackson Township Institution for Mental Delinquents which will be served by Trucksville rural routes. The Postal Department is definitely considering a change. Shavertown In Shavertown, Edward Eyerman, Wilkes-Barre contractor and one of the promoters of Kingston Shopping Center, has taken an option on land lying between Shavertown Grade school and the Gerald Frantz Card Shop. Part of the old Ferguson estate, it is now owned by Sheldon T. Evans and is one of the most desirable business locations in the Back Mountain area. A number of | business establishments could be lo- i cated there with ample parking. It is being considered by Acme Mar- kets and many others. Routes 309 and 115 Opposite Rice’s Orchard Farm Restaurant is the recently cleared piece of ground owned by Louis Goeringer. It is being filled and brought up to grade and affords ample space for 6 several business establishments as well as parking. It is being considered by A & P Food Stores as well as others. There is also a tract of land west of ‘the Dairy Store as well as across the creek where Dodson & Hudak are excavating. Warden Farm Further up the highway opposite Natona Mills is the Warden Farm. A 12-acre plot lying between the Thomas Produce Stand and Hislop’s Meat Processing plant is under op- tion to College Misericordia which owns considerable property in that area fronting on Center Hill Road and Lake Street. Lake Skin Divers Recover 2nd Body Locate Drowned Man On Club Outing Skin-Divers from Harveys Lake brought up their second body for the vacation season Sunday, when they recovered a drowning victim at Barre Farm pond in Jackson Town- ship. James White, 26, Wilkes-Barre, member of Club 21 which was en- joying an outing at the Barre Foot- wear recreation center on the Follies Road, Jackson Township, stepped from a raft into what he believed to be shallow water. The water was clouded with algae, and seven feet deep. His body could not be located by other club members, and help was sought from the Harveys Lake association. Divers were Russell Taylor, Mal- colm Lewis, Daniel Warner, and William Hoblak. The body of a four year old child, Joel Mieskowski, of Philadelphia, drowned in very deep water at Lake Silkworth two weeks ago, was recovered after six hours of diving. Lewis and Hohlak were both instrumental in his recovery. While county highways are in the best shape in years, somebody has slipped at Demunds Corners and at other dangerous intersections in the Back Mountain area. Here where four heavily travelled roads from Lake Catalpa, Centermoreland, Fern- brook and Dallas intersect, there are no STOP signs. Much of the intersection is blind, note how Danger Spot At Demunds Corners the view of the house. Motorists approaching the intersection from all directions are confused and are unable to tell who has the right of way. At many other inter- sections high weeds, undergrowth, piles of ashes are constant accident breeders. TEN CENTS PER COPY — SIXTEEN PAGES Lake Catalpa road is cut off by the (Photo by Kozemchak) Jackson Steel frameworks for Buildings 26 and 27, part of the storehouse for the new State Institution for Mental Delinquents in Jackson Township, rise above the hillside. Behind them will be and a number of other buildings, are now being framed. Bricklayers arrived this week adding to the 350 men already employed on the powerhouse seven of which ings. Township Skyline Changes Daily the project and more bricklayers and laborers will be arriving weekly. Employees of Pittsburgh- Demoines Company are putting in the base for the water tower that will rise 190 feet above the build- With the enclosure of the buildings more and more men will be employed, even through the winter when glass tile installation, partitions and other interior work will be carried on. THIS IS THE EDSEL, Ford Motor Company’s newest entry in the medium price car field, available in 18 models in four series — Ranger; Pacer, Corsair and Citation. The entire line will go on display in all Edsel dealerships September 4th. Shown is the Pacer four-door hardtop. From its vertical grille, dual headlights and wraparound turn indicators through the single chrome side spear and concave sculptured “teardrop” side scallop, the Edsel gives an impression of motion even when parked. In addition to its dramatic styling, the Edsel offers a wide range of exclusive engineering features including “Teletouch” push button automatic transmission controls located in the steering wheel hub. 17 Leagues, Including Linear With 12 Teams, Sign For Bowling Seventeen leagues representing 124 teams from Back Mountain Area have signed-up to bowl at Crown Imperial Bowling Lanes during the 1957-1958 season. Among them are Back Mountain Firemen and Back Mountain Church Leagues which will use all sixteen lanes each week and newcomer, the Linear, Inc. League with twelve teams. The original eight lanes were closed Wednesday and Thursday and will be closed today and to- morrow for resurfacing. Although the new addition is complete, the opening of the eight new lanes will be delayed pending arrival and in- stallation of automatic pinsetters on September 9th. After the bowling lanes opened on October 6, 1956, Fourteen leagues were formed, all of which have re- turned this season. Old and new leagues now signed-up are Back Mountain Service Club, six teams; Back Mountain Neighborhood, ten; Denmon’s’ Service Station, six; Back Mountain Firemen, sixteen; Back Mountain Churches, sixteen; New Goss Manor, two; Whitesell (Continued on Page 8) Shavertown Student To Study Cancer Research A Shavertown student at Wilkes College will participate in the Can- cer Research program inaugurated this year by the Biology Club under sponsorship of ‘Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. of Summet, N. J. Fred Whipple, 118 Shaver Avenue, Shavertown is one of sixteen upper- classmen in science who will study the effects of cancer organisms upon living cells, drugs which may com- bat the action, and cancer-produc- ing agents. It is a distinction for a college to obtain a grant which is usually allocated only to a medical school. % Dallas Now Even With Buttonwood A Win Sunday Will Put Them In Finals After losing the first of a three- game series with Buttonwood Cubs in the Wyoming League playoffs, Dallas roared back with a 10-6 win at Buttonwood on Sunday to even the series. The third and deciding game of the semi-finals will be played at Buttonwood diamond on Sunday and the winner will meet Mocan- aqua in the finals. Mocanaqua de- feated Honey Pot two straight to make the finals. Dallas fell all over Buttonwood starter, Norkowski, as lead off man Jim Ferris homered, Grose singled, Salansky doubled and Hendershot homered. Keller relieved and limped along as Dallas picked up six more runs over the nine stanzas. Three of Buttonwood’s runs came on errors as the Dallas infield slumped on two plays. Dick Fosko pitching a steady game, gave up six hits walked four and struck out thirteen. Dallas con- nected for thirteen hits including homers by Ferris, Hendershot and Shalata, a triple by Bob Grose, and doubles by Dorish and Salansky. A win Sunday at Buttonwood by Dallas will put them in the finals and the first game of the final series will be played at Dallas. Game time is 2:50. Beaumont Champs Meet Sugar Hill Sunday, 2:30 Beaumont baseball champs will take on Sugar-Hill in the first of a series of play-offs, Sunday after- noon at 2:30 at Beaumont. Desperately Ill At Johns Hopkins Charles James Taken In Dallas Ambulance ‘Charles James, supervisor of sec- ondary education for Dallas Area Schools, is on the critical list at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti- more. Mrs. James is with him, also Rev. and Mrs. David Morgan of Mountain-Top. The family was informed Monday night that though Mr. James had had several transfusions, he was battling against overwhelming odds, with both kidneys affected. He was taken to Baltimore by Dallas Community Ambulance on | Saturday, on request of Dr. Budd Schooley. Arrived in Baltimore, the seriously ill man waited in the emergency room for over two hours until accommodations could be found for him. No application for Harry Ohlman’s Untimely Death Stuns The Area Active In Masonic, Educational, And Local Library Circles HARRY L. OHLMAN Harry L. Ohlman’s untimely death early Friday evening stunned the community. Mr. Ohlman, 53, was stricken with a heart attack and died within fifteen minutes after saying that he felt ill.. He had seem- ed well on the road to recovery from a similar heart attack in January and a stroke that incapacitated him for several weeks in March. He had net completely regained his old sparkle, but had been able to appear briefly on the Library Auction block, early in July, where for years he had taken the stellar role of auc- tioneer. On Wednesday he attended the Shrine picnic, and on Friday morning drove his car. Throngs paid their respects at the Kniffen Funeral Home on Sun- day, and at Dallas Methodist Church where funeral services were conduc- ted the following day. Rev. Russell Lawry spoke of the deep regard in which Mr. Ohlman was held, and of the widespread regret that many more years of service from so ardent a supporter of everything worth while had been denied the com- munity. Pallbearers, members of Irem Temple, were Norti Berti, Thomas Price, Walter Miles, . George Smith, Arthur Lloyd and Stanton McGeorge who carried the casket from the church and at Oaklawn Cemetery. Prominent in Masonic circles in admission could be located, but so ‘grave was his condition that an ex- ception was nfade by the authorities. | Mr. James has been seriously ill for several months, gaining strength at times and able to be up and a- bout, prostrated at other times. Staffing the ambulance were Norti Berti and Henry Evans, assisted by Mrs. Grace Moore, RN. Mrs. James accompanied her husband. State Approves Union District State Department of Public In- struction Wednesday approved the petitions of five Back Mountain area school districts to form a union dis- trict, County Superintendent of Schools reported. County Superintendent E. S. Teter who took the petitions to Harrisburg for DPI approval, added that he received assurance that the Bureau of Reorganization, DPI, will approve plans for reorganizing the high school program of Dallas Area Join- ture into a senior and junior high school system. Districts that presented the peti- tions on forming the union district were Dallas Borough and Dallas, Kingston and Franklin Townships of Luzerne County and Monroe Town- ship of Wyoming County. DPI approval of the union district proposal paves the way for the county commissioners of the two counties to submit the question to the electorate for approval by plac- ing the union district proposal on the ballot for the November elec- tion. If the proposal is approved, it will become effective the first Monday in July, 1958. The only detail remaining to be done in establishing a senior and junior high school system is to sub- mit another. petition in addition to the one submitted Wednesday. Approval of the change-over means that a senior high school will be established at Westmoreland High School, Kingston Township, and the junior high school at Dallas Township High School. County plans on reorganization call for the even- tual establishment of one senior high school and two junior high schools. The change-over also will permit the jointure to have a single athletic system for football, basketball and other sports. Wilkes-Barre because of his long association with the Shrine and his position in 1952 and 1953 as Poten- tate, Mr. Ohlman was best known in Dallas for his school board aetivi- ties and his enthusiastic support of Back Mountain Memorial Library. He was chairman of Dallas Area Joint School Board, and held the presidency of Luzerne County Schools. He served for many years on the Dallas Borough school board. He was one of the charter mem- bers of the Library Association, served on the executive board and as former treasurer. For thirteen years he was president of the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company. In 1949 he was selected by popu- lar ballot for the Hemelright award, given to the outstanding citizen of the Back Mountain. > He was a director of Wyoming Valley Hospital, and Rural Building and Loan Association of Dallas; past president of the Anthracite Field Club; chairman of the Wyoming Val- ‘ley Cancer Drive for two consecutive years; a member of Wyoming Valley American Red Cross and Wilkes- Barre Chamber of Comerce. A 33d degree Mason, Masonic memberships included Lodge 61, F&AM; Caldwell Consistory; Shek- inah Chapter 182, Royal Arch; Dieu le Veut Commandery 45; Knights Templar, Irem Temple. Born in Wilkes-Barre July 4, 1904, he was the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Kern Ohlman. He graduated from Coughlin High School and was associated with Thompson Derr and Company for 31 years, until taking over the D. L. Edwards’ insurance agency three years ago. He had lived in Dallas since 1938. He is survived by his wife, the former Clara Johnson, active in Back Mountain affairs and president ° of the Dallas Senior Woman's Club: a son, H. Lee, Lafayette College; a daughter, Mrs. Charles L. Wisner, Norristown; sisters: Mrs. Charles Shiber, Berwick; Mrs. J. A. Ryan, Washington, D.C.; a brother, Thom- as J. Ohlman, Wilkes-Barre; three grandsons: Charles, Robert and Jef- frey Wisner, Norristown; several nieces and nephews. Interment was in Qaklawn Ceme- tery. Baker At Summer School William Baker, assistant cashier of Dallas Branch Miners Bank, is among 200 bankers attending the annual Pennsylvania Bankers As- sociation Summer School this week ~
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers