DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA Fairmount Native Dies In Scranton Isaac Gregory, 82, native and former resident of Fairmount Town- ship, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Scranton. He was buried in Mossville Cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Oscar Saxe con- ducted services from the Bronson Funeral Home. ; Mr. Gregory, son of the late Asher and Sidney Gibbons Gregory, farmed in Fairmount Township be- fore moving to Scranton thirty-four years ago. He served on the school board, and was a supervisor and auditor of the Township. Rev. Button’s Sister Has Leg Amputated Rev. Ira Button’s sister, Mrs. George Klenotic, of Luzerne, had her leg amputated Monday morning, following a prolonged illness with diabetes. Efforts were made to save the leg during the six weeks she was a patient at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Once before, a gangrenous condition had developed in the other foot, and the foot had been saved. Rev. and Mrs. Button were able to talk to Mrs. Klenotic before returning to the parsonage at Sweet Valley. She had come through the operation in good shape. THE DRIVER'S SEAT (Continued from Page 2) ‘him when he gets in the wreck that seems inevitable. Don After-Dark. Driving at night like he does during daylight hours, this motorist “doesn’t believe the National Safety Council when it says it's three times as dangerous to drive at night as during daylight. Reflective signs, good lights at dan- ger spots, reduced night speed lim- its and other means of reducing night accidents aren’t necessary, he says. Edward Back-End. This driver follows a few feet behind the car ahead and, if the car ahead stops suddenly, there’s another rear-end collision, which is now a major problem, according to safety experts. 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Mayo, pastor of Trucks- ville Methodist Church. Upon retirement from employ- ment after fifty-eight years, he moved from Wilkes-Barre to Trucksville twelve years ago. He retained membership in Puritan Congregational Church in Wilkes- Barre. Mr. Griffiths was born in Wales, son of the late John and Harriet Griffiths. He came to the United States when twenty years old, and settled in the Heights section of Wilkes-Barre. His wife, the former Grace Price, died five years ago. He is survived by three sons: Cedric, Trucksville; Oswald, Upper Demunds Road; and William. D., Wilkes-Barre; ;a daughter, Mrs. Kann; twelve grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Agnew Death Is Second Tragedy Thirty-Two Years Old, Dies Clearing Snow With the sudden death Sunday afternoon of Claude Leslie Agnew, Jr., stark tragedy has struck twice within little over a year and a half at the Agnew family in Idetown. Mr. Agnew, better known as Les, and only 32 years old, was dead when taken from the seat of the tractor. ? Les had helped out a neighbor, Bob Wilson, by ploughing his drive- way in Oak Hill. Another neighbor hailed him. Could he possibly come down and give him a hand with his driveway? Les, accommodating, set his plough to the drifts, and collapsed, the tractor still in gear. Dr. H. G. Gallagher, called to the William Motyka home, pronounced Mr. Agnew dead. His father, won- dering why he did not return the family tractor for use in his own driveway, arrived shortly after the fatality. Residents of Idetown were horri- fied summer before last, when an accident near Gettysburg July 7, snuffed out the life of Les’ step- mother and step-brother, critically injured his little step-sister, and in- jured another step-brother. Killed were Mrs. Claude Agnew and Harry Weaver. Badly injured were Robert ‘Weaver, the driver, and four-year- old Wilma, now in the first grade. Young Mr. Agnew was active in church and community affairs. He belonged to the Idetown Methodist Church, serving as trustee. He taught the Young People’s Sunday School Class, and was a member of the Couples’ Club. He leaves his wife, the former Jean Brown of Lake Bilkworth; three small children, Sandra, Joy and Brian; his father, Claude Ag- new, Sr.; two brothers, James, of Forty Fort, and Albert, Pikes Creek. His mother, the former Zelma Kreiger, died in 1950. He was buried in Chapel Lawn Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Ar- rangements were carried out by Al- fred Bronson at the Disque Funeral Home, Rev. Kenneth O’Neill reading the funeral services. EE We Are The Official STATION In This Area We Give S & H Green Stamps DALLAS CLYDE BIRTH, Owner — OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY — BIRTH'S AAA EMERGENCY SERVICE WALTER HENNEBAUL, Mgr. Main Highway, Jet. Rt. 115-309 ORchard 4-1421 “KNOWN FOR FRIENDLY SERVICE” SERVICENTER a —————_—— 7 7 = THE DALLAS POST, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1958 Albert Womer Dies In Flames Explosion Follows Pipeline Puncture A young man from Noxen was Albert R. Womer, only 32, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Womer of Noxen, and nephew of Mrs. Fred- erick Anderson of Shavertown. Mr. Wome had dropped down into a trench to inspeet trenching operations along the course of a natural gas pipeline, when apparatus punctured the line. An electric heater used by one of the men to provide relief from zero tempera- tures, ignited the gas. Two men escaped injury, one man was badly burned, and Mr. Womer, unable to get out of the narrow excavation in time, was caught by flames, and so badly burned that the funeral had to be carried out with a closed casket. Before recovery of the body could be made, fire had raged fiercely from the broken pipeline for over two hours. Mr. Womer was employed by the Galloway Construction Company of Washington, Pa. On the construc- tion job, he lived with his family in a trailer. The trailer will be brought back to Noxen for use of the family, as soon as the weather moderates. The present home on Island Road is rented, for the season. Mr. Womer leaves his wife, the former Betty Shives, of Noxen; three young children: Thomas, 9; Victoria, 5; and Urban, 2; his parents; five brothers and two sisters: Charles and Frederick Womer, Noxen; El- wood, Harveys Lake; Urban, Fairless Hills; Robert, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Clara Siglin, Fernbrook; and Louise Womer, Noxen. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from the Nulton Funeral Home by Rev. Louis V. Rogers, pastor of the Noxen Luth- eran Church. Burial was at Chapel Lawn. Miss Estella MacKinnis Is Buried At Woodlawn Miss Estella MacKinnis, Wood- lawn Drive, died Sunday morning at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for one week. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Russell Lawry conducting ser- vices from a Kingston Funeral Home. Interment was in the Cook family plot. Miss MacKinnis, 71, suffered from a heart condition. Ill for several weeks, she refused to leave her home until absolutely necessary. Neighbors kept an eye on her, and Clyde Veitch tended the furnace. She was born in Pittston, living there until 1928, when she moved to Dallas. A graduate of Pittston Hospital Training School, for a time she was employed as a nurse in the Dr. Jerome Marshall home. Later she made her home with the late Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Keller. Mrs. Mazie Cook, a close friend, willed her the Cook home on Norton Ave- nue. Miss MacKinnis attended Dallas Methodist Church. She is survived by a number of cousins. Sportslight (Continued fron Page 3) / teams, and if all goes well, we should be able to point to the win- ner of the NCAA, as the representa- tive champion of the collegiate world. Received a telephone call from Eddie Chiampi, coach of Swoyers- ville High School. He went a long way to explain his actions at the game against Dal- las. Every one has a right to his opinion, and it is my hope that we can get the complete story from Eddie before we go to press this week, so that we may carry his reply to this writer's comments on the game. Certainly the Dallas Post wants to give anyone a chance to reply to any charges or accusations made in The Post. Dallas Junior Varsity won in a good game against Sugar Notch Fri- day night. The same two teams played a tie game at Sugar Notch earlier in the season, so we can see that the local juniors have improv- ed. They are slow starters, and if they could get under way earlier in a game, they should win most of those played. There is a movement under way to improve, if possible, the officiat- ing at most games. Granted that the officials in any sport are the target for the dissatisfied fan, most of us realize the thankless job they have. However, the officials get paid for their services, and the fans have every right to expect a work- man like job. This, in my opinion, has been woefully lacking in many games played this season in the North League. The comments contained herein are not to be construed as official- baiting, but you can rest assured that errors made at any game, are a direct result of poor judgment and interpretation. Unless an offi- cial can be questioned, we will be at the mercy of anyone able to pass a test. Passing a test does not in itself make a good official. instantly killed in a gas explosion | at Lisbon, Ohio Thursday afternoon. | Former Dallas Shortstop Dies At Daughter's Home Many , followers of former Dallas baseball teams will be saddened to learn of the death Wednesday of Herbert Hardy of Kingston, who | played shortstop for many years on the local team sponsored by the late George R. Wright, president of | First National Bank of Dallas. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Schultz of Kingston. Mr. Hardy, who was born in Lu- zerne, was also a member of the famous Luzerne Reds, one of the outstanding amateur teams of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Wright outfitted the Dallas team which in those days had its dressing room in the front room of the second floor of the old i First National Bank building on Church Street. Mr. Hardy was one of the stars of the team. Mr. Hardy was Pierce Arrow Auto Agency and Mathewson Automobile Works. - For the past twenty years he was with Naval Supply Depots in Philadel- phia and Harrisburg. Besides his wife he leaves two daughters and two sons. Funeral was held Thursday with services in charge of Rev. Harold Deisher, Holy Trinity Church, Kingston. Church League Draws Toward A Close (Continued from Page 3) 15-3 lead in the first quarter only to see Shavertown come on strong in the second and third periods to lead 39-38 at the end of three quar- ters. Bolton and Baur collected 16 points in the fourth period to ice ¢§ the game. St. Therese’s must down Hunts- ville this week to stay in the race for top spot as Alderson tangles with lowly East Dallas. Should both teams turn in victories there will be a play-off for first place. St. Theresa’s G. F, Pts. Bolton, $i. 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They play East Dallas, one-time yictor this season so they shouldn’t have too much trouble, although East Dallas will play them right down to the final buzzer. Alderson G. F. Pts. Hinkle; §........... 28 IAT Derhammer, f _. 30" 020 Shales, ¢ ....... Bn het A3 Searfoss, g - hele Oa Brody, gi hibit LH Harris, g 0 cin. 6 “1 313 Malkemes, € ...ooooooceeeeee 1.0.2 Potals i.e iii a 33-3 69 Prince of Peace G. F. Pts. Major, B¥. cal oma 7. 4 418 Williams, f .. na D. Harris, $C iy HONS, Citrine fngann 4 14 Purvin,'g ..... 0 6 K. Shaffer, g .... 2:44 D. Shaffer, g 0 2 Potala... ol te, 17 12 46 Half-time score 34-16, Alderson leading. Fouls tried Prince of Peace 25, Alderson 10. League Standings W. L. Pet. St. Therese’s ...............-. 7 2%. 778 Alderson... iil 2. 778 Huntsville _.. _. 3.6067 Shavertown __. 4 556 East Dallas 8 412 Prince of Peace............. 18 C12 This week’s schedule, Dallas Township gymnasium: 7:00, East Dallas vs. Alderson. 8:00, Shavertown vs. Prince of Peace. 9:00, St. Therese’s vs. Huntsville. Top Ten Scorers Due to the inclement weather a poor crowd was on hand for the originally scheduled Booster Night so only three prizes were awarded to ticket holders. Another night will be held during the play-offs when the remaining prizes will be awarded. Let's hope it doesn’t snow! : | . } "i | employed by Back Mountain One of the outstanding and oldest local busi- ness enterprises is Harter’s Dairy at Trucksville. The Back: Mountain region has long been a center of the dairy industry in Luzerne County and was early identified with the milk processing busi- ness. Harter’s was established in 1907. a Shown here is one of the most modern features in this up-to-the-minute plant which is rated among the top dairies in the State for its low bacteria count and sanitation. This is the high temperature, short time past- eurization system manufactured by the York Com- pany and installed by Chester Jensen Company. Here raw milk is heated automatically above 161 degrees in sixteen seconds. As the milk flows through stainless steel pipes, an automatic valve prevents its passage if there should be any tem- perature change. Under the previous system which this modern pasteurizer replaced, thirty minutes were required at a lower temperature of 143 degrees. It com- pletely replaces the old fashioned cooling board where temperatures ranged from 135 degrees down to 40 degrees. From this machine the milk passes directly into the bottle fillers without exposure to the surrounding air. : In the background is the 4,000 quart stainless steel milk holding tank. 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