| A - “mentary School; 70 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain HE DALLAS POST TWO ORchard 4-5656 EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers OR 4-7676 YOL. 70, No. 15, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1959 Dallas School District Will Show Work Exhibits In All Area Schools School exhibits will be held inf each school of the Dallas School | District on three nights next week. Fach classroom or department will display creative work as it exnresses subjects and topics common to each pig's own level of expression. The Westmoreiand High School School Exhibit will be Tuesday eve- ning, starting at. 7. The following departments will have work on dis- play: “Homemaking Projects Miss Grace Barrall, Instructor; World His- tory—Clinton Brobst; Science in Ac- tion—Thomas Carn. / Problems of Demdcracy. American History—Donald Evans; World His- tory, People and Progress — Edgar Hughes. Health—Miss Mabel Jenkins: Bus- iness Projects in Review—Thomas | Jenkins; Bookkeeping. Typing, and | Shorthand—Kenneth Kirk and Miss Ethel Shultz. Literature and English — Chester Molley; Latin Lives Today—William Moran. Library—Miss Soohia Morris, Lib-' rarian: Mechanical Drawing and Shop Projects—Sheldon Mosier; Psy- ck3-physical Training Aids—George M&atcheon. History, Plane and Solid Geometry ' —Myrs. Louise Prothero; Industrial Arts—dJoseph Rakshys; Biology and Life—Anthony Roan, Instructor. Mathematics and Geography — Robert Somerville; English—Mr. William Prater; —Miss Helen Sliker. Music—Lester Lewis. Dallas Junior High School At Dallas Junior High School, Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Examples of student achievement will be displayed in each homeroom. French Art work will be exhibited in the | auditorium. Student Council mem- bers will greet visitors. All parents and friends are cordially invited to attend. Room 11—Mathematics — Fred | Case; Room 12—English and Litera- ture—George Dombek; Room 14— Library — Miss Emily Goldsmith; Room 15 — Pennsylvania History— Mr. William Baran; Room 16 — World History—Mrs. Ferne Whitby. Room 17—Mathematics—Miss Es- ther Saxe; Room 18—FEnglish and Literature—Mrs. Riva Fehr; Room 19—Geography—Miss Pearl Averett; Room 31—Health and Physical Edu- cation—Robert Dolbear. Room 32 — Homemaking — Mrs. ye Gay; Room 33—Health and sical Education — Mrs. Jewell Ruddy; Room 41—Science—Howard Shiner and Joseph Rakshys; Room 42—Mathematics—William Morgan. Room 43 — American History — Mrs. Ruth Henwood; Room 44— English and Literature—Mrs. Guida Taylor. Shop, Industrial Arts — Joseph Podrazik; Gymnasium, Art—Philip Richards; Stage, Audio-Visual Aids Display—Alfred M. Camp and Audio- “visual Aids Club. Elementary Schools . Elementary School Exhibits of the Dallas School District will be held on the following dates: Monday night at Shavertown Elementary School and Dallas. Borough Ele- Tuesday night at Trucksville Elementary School; and Wednesday night at Dallas Township School. All exhibits will be held from seven to nine o'clock in the £¥ening and all have been under direction of Mrs. Dorothy T. ‘ithey, elementary school art sup- ervisor. A unit mural correlating art with another school subject will be illus- | trated. Dallas Borough Elementary School Mrs. Joyce Gordon, 1st Grade— The Trees Are Our Friends; Arline Rood, 1st grade—A Day At School; Mrs. Margaret’ Garris, 2nd grade—The Story of Fish’; grade—We Like Ice Cream. Mrs. Grace Fleming, 3rd grade Fun in the Seasons; Miss Cornelia | Davis, 3rd grade—The Story of the | Lapps; | grade—History Fun (The Southwest Mrs. Louise Colwell, 4th Crew). Mrs. Margaret Hughes, 5th grade ~The Pennsylvania Dutch; Mrs. Oce Austin, 6th grade, Inca Road and | Modern Living. Mrs. Hannah James—Kindergar- | ten; Mrs. Marleen Holly—Kinder- garten; Mrs. JoAnn Riebal—Kinder- $y ten; Mrs. Ruth Ambrose—XKinder- garten. Dallas Township Elementary School | Miss Evelyn Everard, 1st grade— Fun at the Farm; Mrs. Thelma Lam- oreaux, lst grade — Transportation; | Mrs. Helen Guyler, 2nd grade—Win- | ter Fun; Mrs. Dorothy Henney, 2nd grade—Changes the Seasons Bring; Miss Veronica Mills, 2nd grade— Spring Activities. Miss Theresa Polachek, 3rd grade —Down Green Gate Road; Mrs. Alice Yaple, 3rd grade—The Land of the Dutch. Miss Vernette Butts, 4th grade— | Sarah | Covered Wagon Days; Mrs. Mitten, 4th grade—Wheat, Then and Now. Miss Hilda Bredbenner, —Good Cleanliness Habits; Mr. John Mulhern, 5th grade—Our Industries; Mrs. Bette Thomas, 5th grade—On | the Road, Today, hl Yesterday. Mrs. Mary Emmanuel, 6th grade— Land of Incas; Mrs. Fred Hughey, Literature end! “Old Father | Mrs. Antoinette Mason, 2nd | | | Mrs. Rae Porter, 3rd grade—Eski- Mrs. Ruth Novy, 5th grade | Harrisburg To Survey Situation At Lake-Lehman Alternative Proposal For New Building, Or Space By Addition | Lake - Lehman School) Board had as guest Monday afternoon at 2 Dr. James S. Tresslar, director of the Bureau of School Buildings, State Department of Public Instruc- tion. . Also present were Eugene S. Teter, superintendent of Luzerne | County Schools, and his assistant Wesley Davies. Last week’s megting at the Coun- | ty Office, saw approval of the ap- | plication of \Lake-Lehman Jointure ! for inspections of school facilities and building sites. Supplemental appropriat'ons from the State de- pend upon provision of better facil- | ities and improved educational pio- gram. One proposal is construction of a new centrally located secondary | school building, with an alternate, additions to existing buildings. Supervising principal Lester B. | Squier, assistant supervising prin- cipal Robert Z. Bellse, president of | the joint school board Edgar Lash- | ford, Charles Frantz and Dean Sha- | ver, board members, laid the foun- dations for further talk last week, | when they met with Dr. Roy Cleav- | er, Organization. It was stressed that tentative proposals for building or additions, were not binding on the school board, providing merely a spring- board for further consideration. Services Friday For Obediah Skelding Funeral services for Obediah Skel- ding will he conducted from the Williams Fynheral Home Friday after- noon, wi urial in Evergreen Cemetery. Revy Charles Frick, pastor of Huntsville Christian Church of which Mr. Skelding was a member, officiating. Friends may call this afternoon, 2 to 4, or in the evening, 7 to 10. Mr. Skelding, 88, died Tuesday morning at his home on Franklin Street, Dallas, where he lived with his son Myron D. Skelding. He had been ill for four weeks. His wife, the former Elizabeth Keener of Lake Township, died five years ago. Mr. Skelding was born March 4, 1871, in Wilkes-Barre, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Skelding. He spent his boyhood in Wilkes- Barre, moving to Huntsville as .a young man. For forty years, until retirement at the age of 65, he was employed by the Scranton Spring Brook Water Company at the Hill- side Filter Plant. He moved to Kingston for a few years, and to Dallas sixteen years ago. Survivors are three sons: Myron, Dallas; Francis M., Cincinnati, Ohio; Lester W., Bloomsburg; four grand- | ihren and five greatgrandchild- | ren. | 6th de South of re Border. | Shavertown Elementary School Mrs. Rita McGuiness, 1st grade— | Pets; Mrs. Ruth Michman, 1st grade | | —From Where Our Food Comes. Mrs. Edythe Kromelbein, 2nd grade—Fun in the Dark; Miss Ber- tha Sutliff, 2nd grade—Indian Life on a Reservation. Mrs. | ' mo Land (Alaska); 4th grade—Space. Joseph Park, 5th grade—Hawaii, the Fiftieth State; James Goodwin, 6th grade—Latin America. | Trucksville Elementary School | Miss Adaline Burgess, 1st grade— Our Homes; Mrs. Eva McGuire, 2nd | | grade—Indian Village and Eskimo | Village. Miss Mary Fleming, 3rd grade— Open Fields; Miss Georgienna Weid- | ner, 3rd grade—The Hopi Indian, | Happy Days. Miss Marian Young, 4th grade— | A Real Bargain, Manhattan Island; | Mrs. Arline Trimble, 5th grade— | Alaska, Our Forty-Ninth State. Mrs. Janice Borton, 6th grade— People and Products of Brazil; Wal- ter Prokopchak, 6th grade—Argen- tina, Our Southern Neighbor. | Special Education Class One of the most interesting rooms lin the whole school system is the ungraded classroom at Dallas Bor- ough, where seventeen children of varying ages are taught by Miss Helen Anderson. Here, the children sit in a large, bright room, happily | engaged in a variety of projects. On | exhibition will be their work, cun- | ning little green houses for wrens, | knitted stocking caps, baskets, ply- wood piggy banks decorated in bright designs, cut-out Kachina Ind- ian dolls, a line filled with gay cut- outs of the family wash, director of the School District MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Legion Awards Trophy To Westmoreland Team At Dinner . Front row, Evans; Don Bellas; left to right—Thomas Jenkins, faculty manager; George McCutcheon, assistant coach; Clinton Brobst, coach; Robert Shotwell; Warren Long; Jack Eck. Second row: William Perrego, manager; Brent Yeisley; Garw Dietz; Pete Letts; Joseph Mollahan; Dick Clark; Bud Cooper, ¢ _ ; Robert Trewern. Left to right, seated—Charles Mannear, Father Frank, Judge Paul Wes (Pop) Neal, William Moran, Thomas Reese, Rev. Arthur B. Mayo. Standing—Frank G. Mathers, III, James Martin, Robert Dolbear, Frank Trimble, John Rosser, Paul B. Shaver, Coach Clinton Brobst, Assistant Coach George McCutcheon, William Kelley, Hugh Carr, Arch Austin, Edward Buckley, William O’Brian, Sandy McCul- loch, Lawrence Ide, Richard Fuller, Leonard Harvey, Thomas Jenkins. Selecky, R. E. "BACK MOUNTAIN POLICE ASK YOUR COOPERATION Back Mountain police have issued this warning to all home owners: ‘If you see a. suspi- cious automobile or question why it is parked in’ your neigh- borhood, especially between the "hours of 7 and 10 p. m., take the license number before you make any further investigation. Jot the number down and no- This portant warning and may help tify polices’ is an de to solve the series of robberies that have plagued this area. Remember, get the number first, before you make any in- vestigation, Eckmans Return To Area Hanford Eckman, Sr., who has recently been in an executive capac- ity with a national known hotel chain with offices in Chicago, is now in the Commercial Development De- partment of the Kanaar Corporation. When the Chicago firm moved its main offices to the West Coast, Mr. and Mrs. Eckman figured that was too far away from their beloved Back Mountain country. Committee Plans For Township Amateur Night Gathered at the home of Mr. Students Enter Concert Quiz Youngsters To Hear Philharmonic Saturday Mrs. J. Houston Day has announ- ced’ final plans for Wyoming Valley Philharmonic Youth Concert sched- uled for Saturday morning at Wilkes College gymnasium. The concert is foi allfifi¥ anwrsixth grade studects.s A musie quiz will be the highlight during intermission. Names of con- testants have been submitted from the schools. A preliminary contest will be held before the concert. Winners will participate in the main quiz during intermission. Grand prize will be an R.C.A. hi-fi stereophonic portable phono- graph. Student's names submitted from Dallas District are:. Virginia Brace, Stuart Lacy, Lawrence Joos, and Ann Woolbert. Wilkes-Barre Philharmonic and Junior League of Wilkes-Barre, co- sponsors, extend an invitation to the school board members and teachers to attend. and Mrs. Howard Wiley Tuesday evening, members of the committee for Dallas Township PTA Amateur Night make further plans for the big event scheduled for May 8 in the Dallas Township auditorium. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Jack Barnes, Mrs. Fred Eck, and Clayton Evans. Krimmell, Mrs. Wiley, William Standing: Robert Dolbear, Howard Wiley, and Jack Stanley. Absent: Alfred M. Camp, John Rosser, and John Mulhern. It was announced that Ted Raub would be Master of Ceremonies. Fake Tohman Secrotatios Go To State Rpril 23-23 Lake-Lehman School Jointure will | send three school secretaries to State University of Pennsylvania April 23, 24, and 25. Taking part in the annual Conference of Education- al Secretaries will be Eleanor Hum- phrey, Theresa Rodriguez, and Mar- garet Maranski. Lake - Lehman secretaries, with Mrs. Harriet Stahl and Mrs. Betty Lamoreaux from Dallas School Dis- trict, attended a meeting of Luzerne County Association of Educational Secretaries at Coupghlin High School March 19, e (Photo by Kozemchak) The - next sehoduled meeting for Luzerne County is May 19 at the Kingston House, a dinner meeting at 6:30. . '0.E.S. Annual Banquet The annual banquet of the Dallas | Chapter 396 of the Order of the Eastern Star honoring the Worthy, Matron, Mrs. Laura Dymond, will be | at the Irem Temple Country Club Wednesday, April 15: at 6:30 p.m. An interesting and entertaining evening for members and friends | has been planned by the following | committee: Mrs. Gertrude Davies, P.M., Mrs. Roberts, P.M., Mrs. Oce Beryl Aus- tin, Mrs. Mildred Garinger, and Mrs. Frances Meeker, | Opens Tomorrow | for the rights of others. | Greenley, Mrs. David Mathers; West Elma Price, Mrs. | Ann | Judge Selecky Praised For Talk To Winning Team At Legion Dinner "Members of Westmoreland - High The team received the coveted School’s [Championship Basketball | Legion trophy from the hands of Team were the honored guests of Commander Tom Reese for its out- Daddow-Isaacs Post American Le- | standing performance during the gion at a dinner Saturday night in | season just closed. the Legion Home. The night's festivities opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag followed by the Invocation given by Rev. Father Frank of Gate of Heaven Church. William Moran, an active member of the Post and member of West- moreland High School faculty, wel- comed the team in behalf of the Legion and introduced R. E. “Pop” Police Dispose of Stray Dogs Eleven stray dogs, two cats and one skunk were disposed of during the past month by Dallas Police > : Neal, toastmaster. partment. » Brief remarks were made by The skunk was dispatched at James A. Martin, supervisin rin- where residents feared beipual of Dallas Shook id 00 ble, principal of Westmoreland High School; Charles Mannear, president of the school board; John Rosser, principal of the Junior High School; Archie Austin and Robert Dolbear of the school faculty. Judge Paul Seiecky of the Or- rhan’s Court and Past District Com- mander of the American Legion, was the speaker of the evening, stressing the high morale and char- acter building attributes of athletes, illustrated with = many incidents from his work as a juvenile court judge. His remarks were so well received that both Rev. Father Frank and Rev. Arthur B. Mayo of Trucksville Methodist Church, asked permission tc quote ‘from his talk in their sermons. Coach Clinton Brobst, himself a product of Back Mountain Schools, affectionately introduced the mem- bers of his team, Assistant Coach George McCutcheon Manager Thomas Jenkins. Fernbrook that it might be suffering from rab- ies. Examination proved that the animal was not rabid. Of the eleven dogs, four were picked up by Scranton Humane As- sociation ambulance, acting for Luz- erne County Humane Association. The Scranton ambulance also picked up the three cats. Seven of the dogs were shot by local police officers. Burgess Thomas Morgan and Chief of Police Russell Honeywell agree: that one of their hardest jobs is to handle the problem of stray dogs. Neither wants to dispose of any- body’s dog, but owners who permit their pets to run at the inconven- ience of their neighbors have little affection for their dogs or Tespest When a dog wears no collar and has no license, Chief Honeywell is at a loss to know how to find the; owner or to warn him. The only course is to dispose of the dog. In some instances neighbors who know whose dog is disturbing them lack the courage to tell the owner themselves. Mr. by Rev. Cancer Crusade Cancer Crusade in the Back Moun- tain area will open officially tomor- TOW. } ' Many citizens have joined whole- heartedly in this concentrated effort to cut down the toll exacted from this dread disease. A vast army of volunteers will join hands in an effort te educate the public in the early detection of this killer, to aid in the far-reaching research program, and to cut down the cancer toll. . Mrs. Fredric Anderson, Shaver- town, will again head the campaign here assisted by Mrs. Harry Craw- ford, Goss Manor, as co-chairman. | Community chairmen are: Dallas : Township, Mrs. Franklin Gager Dallas . Borough, Mrs. Roger Owen; | Kingston Township and Shavertown, East Area—Mrs. Charles Kisbaugh; West Area—Mrs. Algert Antanitis; | Trucksville, East Area—Mrs. Fred and essay, | and Faculty | The Benediction was pronounced for the winter, Me yo. Kev Club Drill Team Ready Tor Competition In Pitisburah Westmoreland Key Club Drill Team will com- pete against other Key Club teams from all over Pennsylvania this weekend. Going by Martz bus, they will leave for Pittsburgh Friday morning, join- ing Key Club members from Kingstoy at Kingston Area—DMrs. William Guyette; Car- High School at 8 a.m. verton, Mrs. Glen Sickler; Jackson These twenty-four lads made Yeir initial ap- | Township, Mrs. Edgar Lashford; pearance as a drill team last Wednesday night be- Franklin Township, Mrs. John Coon, fore the Kiwanis Club, their sponsoring organiza- Jr.; Harveys’ Lake, Mrs. Grover tion, under direction of George McCutcheon, school | Anderson; Lehman, Mrs. Gordon sen or. Dawe; Sweet Valley, Mrs. Richard Other types of contests will include oratory Stroud. | TEN CENTS PER COPY—TEN PAGES Council Awards Contracts For Street Material Burgess Morgan Asks More Consideration For Police Department Contracts for materials to be used in Dallas Borough's budgeted $7,000 street improvement program were awarded Tuesday night by Borough Council to Mathers Construction Company, Airport Sand and Gravel Company and American Asphalt Paving Company of Plymouth. | Mathers low bid for oil per 100 gallons was: C-1/ and E-1 $17.95; E-3: $19.25; Eolas $22. Banks & Schiel Paving Company bid C-1 and E-1 $18.25; F-3 $19.40. Airport Sand & Gravel bid on gravel B-1 and B-2 $2.35 per ton; Y4-inch $2.50. American Asphalt bid for stone B-1 and B-2 $2.20; screen- ing stone $2.50. There were no other bidders. Councilman ‘Harold Brobst, head of the street committee, said that in addition to bringing all streets into shape; Sterling Avenue will be paved and Main Street will be widened from the Titman and Hand proper- ties to Huntsville Road. Winter has left many of the streets in bad shape and these are being improved ‘as rapidly as pos- sible. Daylight saving was adopted un- animously to begin April 26 and end October 25. Audit of Borough finances was | adopted unanimously and will be | filed with the Clerk of Courts and advertised in The Dallas Post. Councilman Robert Moore, report- ing for the police committee, an- nounced twelve arrests during March. Eleven were for passing red lights and one for illegal parking. McDade Thwarts Robbery Attempt | Intruders Run From Terrace Drive Home Edward McDade, letter carrier, may have foiled a robbery attempt early Tuesday night at Mrs. Roscoe B. Lee’s home on Terrace Drive. McDade was notified by telephone at his home on Sunset Avenue that two men were prowling about the Lee property shortly after 9 p. m. He drove over immediately to investigate and saw a dark Ply- mouth sedan parked in front of the house. When he walked up the driveway two men ran away from the house. He called Dallas police. Alvin ‘Shaffer, Burgess Thomas Mor- gan and Chief Russell Honeywell investigated. They found that a screen had been pried off a window on the. side of the house that faces a wooded area. They also learned from neigh- bors that two men had been in the vicinity inquiring on Monroe Ave- nue and Luzerne Avenue ‘where does Mr. Baker live?” Police visited the homes of both William Baker, Jr., Dallas postal Baker ,Sr., to learn if any one had visited them during the evening. No one had. One of the intruders wore a trench coat. Police believe that if McDade had obtained the license number of the parked car he might have contributed of recent Back Mountain robberies. | Mrs. Lee, returned home to- | day. Color guard, Schmoll, Team: Besteder, Letts, Officers | and William | to the solution | who has been in Florida Rifle Discharge Fatally Injures Boon Companion Byron Jones Dies f Seconds After . Bullet Pierces Heart Careless handling of a .22 calibre rifle in the hands of a companion caused the death Friday afternoon of a 16 year old Westmoreland High School boy. Byron Jones, shot directly in the heart, ran a few steps before he collapsed. He was pronounced dead on admission at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, where he was rushed in Dallas Community Ambulance. Services were conducted by Rev. William McClelland, rector of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Monday afternoon from the Williams Funer- al Home. The boy was buried in Memorial Shrine. Byron, with companions Richard Higgs, 15, and Marvin Mead, 17, all of East Dallas, were using the rifle in the John Sholtis yard on the Demunds Road. It is reported that { Marvin, after shooting a bird, passed the loaded rifle to Richard, who discharged it. Byron was in the direct line of fire, five feet away, and received the full blast in the chest. Richard ran after the wounded boy, made him lie down, and cov- ered him with his coat, remaining with him while Marvin ran for help. "Richard and Byron were devoted to each other, ever since the Charles Higgs family moved to Demunds Road from Wilkes-Barre a year ago. Byron's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Law- rence Jones, are also recent resi- dents of upper Demunds Road, moving from Meadowerest to the former Woodruff Allen home: The three boys became fast friends. Usually, the boys practiced target shooting on the Higgs place. By chance, they were shooting behind Mrs. Sholtis’ home Friday after- noon. They had discharged their weapons, the Higgs rifle, and one belonging to John Sholtis, a student at State University. They were sitting around an open air fireplace, talking, at around 5:20, when a bird flew, and Marvin loaded ®he Sholtis rifle again. 5 Mrs. Sholtis’ daughter “had just started to return a cup of sugar to Mrs. Higgs, saying as she left, “I'll bring John’s rifle back with me,” when the fatal shot was fired. An inquest will be held at Lu- zerne County Court House on Fri- day at 1:30, Atty. Robert Ronky, chief deputy coroner, officiating. Byron is survived by his parents; brothers, Lawrence, Jr., Michael, Randall, Dana, and a sister, Gail; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Hogg, Detroit; paternal grand- mother, Mrs. Marguerite Jones, San Carlos, Cal. Byron was a junior at Westmore- land. Marvin is also a Westmore- land student. Richard is a student at Dallas Junior High School. Westmoreland junior class was dismissed from school Monday afternoon, to attend the. funeral. were classmates: i Jerome Thomas, Richard Cleasby, Jay ‘Farr, Robert Stokes, Joseph Zalit, and Frederick Price. The Johns, Shaffer and Hartman. | Pallbearers Surplus Food Registry | Surplus food registration for the Back Mountain will take place at Dallas Borough Building Tuesday, Apr il 21; The group includes Captain Donald Bellas, Lts. Gary Dietz, Frank Cooper, and Robert Shotwell. Jack Eck, Douglas Shelley, Wayne and Robert Eyet. William and Ross Steinhauer: Richard Robert Lorentz, Thomas Bloomer, Clinton Hess, Fred New- man, Fred Houlihan, Durelle Scott, Robert Walp, David Kimball, George Jacobs, Edgar Inman, Peter and Ronald Trewern. Bullock, James Case, Gordon Mr. McCutcheon and Robert Dolbear will accom- pany the Key Club. ambulance was staffed by ESR rp |
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