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Westoorelnn) Captures Eighth |
Straight Downing Lake-Lehman
Ronnie Trewern Stars In 84-39 Win;
Gauntlett, Evans Tally Double Figures
Edward Morgan
Buys Overbrook
Utility Was Formed
In 1928 By The Late
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Dohl
Overbrook Water Company ser-
vicing the Pioneer and Overbrook
Avenue section was recently sold
by the heirs of the founders.
‘The Company was originally in-
corporated to exist perpetually on
August 23, 1928, and has been in
continuous operation in the Over-
brook area since that date.
The Company was founded by P.
P. Dohl, Mary B. Yeager and Della
P. Dohl. It is interesting to note
that one of the shares assigned in
the recent transfer was from an
agent of Della P. Dohl, one of the
original incorporators, and the bal- |
ance of the shares were from the
Estate of Mary B. Yeager and P. P.
Dohl, the original incorporators.
At the first meeting of the new |
Board of Directors, Attorney Edward |
D. Morgan was elected president.
Mr.
Morgan has stated that a
any would indicatel no major oper-
ating changes are necessary and
‘that the new management intends
‘to continue all of the policies of tae
Company which are favorable to an
effective ‘operation and to supple-
ment and add to these such new
‘policies as will tend to give better
sna more effective service.
Mr. Morgan stated that he feels
that Overbrook: area is one of the
most lovely sections of the Back
Mountain and that the first act of |
the new Board was to agree to im-
Trove and beautify the pump house
ana reservoir in keeping with the
surrounding community.
In talking about some of the inter-
esting history of the Company, the
new president indicated that when
with the Public Utility Commission
a charge was made at the rate of
$3.00 per year for the watering of
mules and cattle.
New officers, Edward D. Morgan,
president, and Ww. Sterling Casterlin,
secretary-treasurer, announced that
they look forward to many years of |
pleasant relationship between the
Water Company and the customers
in the Overbrook area and that the
Company intends to continue .its
service to ithe residents of Over-
brook and to operate not merely as
a public utility, but as a public
arvice.
Berti’s Garage Roof
Gives Way Under Snow
Troubles were ' compounded yes-
terday while Arthur Calkins was
repairing the roof on Mrs. Norti
Berti’s Garage which had given way
under the heavy weight of accumu-
lated snow.
Due to slippery street conditions
cn. Franklin street a school bus slid
inte Mr. Calkin’s truck locking both
vehicles so that traffic was held up
for a considerable length of time.
There was little damage to either
| period with a, 15-3 lead.
Ronnie Trewern put on a one-man
show practically Tuesday night as
he accounted for 31 points as West-
moreland whipped Lake-Lehman,
84-39, at the Lehman gym. It was
the eighth straight league victory
for the Mountaineers.
Tommy Gauntlett and Wes Evans
also tallied 31 counters between
them.
Trewern not only turned in a fine
scoring performance but was a
tower of strength in the rebounding
department where he hauled in
more rebounds than he scored
points.
Almost Held Scoreless :
Westmoreland took an early 8-0
lead on two goals by Evans and
one each by Trewern and Gauntlett. |
After this little flurry the Mounts
cooled off a bit and ended the first
Lake-Lehman unable to connect
on shots from the floor were held
scoreless for the first seven minutes.
Rusiloski broke the ice with a foul |
at the one minute mark left in the |
stanza. Bob Rogers hit on two more
free, throws with three seconds left
to account for the Knights 3 points.
Rogers Scores 10 Points.
With sophomore Bob Rogers find- |
ing the range Lake-Lehman battled
the Mountaineers on even terms in
the second period. Each team scored |
thirteen points, and Westmoreland
held a 28-16 half-time advantage.
Rogers was the sparkplug for the
Knights as he tallied 10 points in|
the period.
Trewern kept Westmoreland in!
the lead as he tossed in 9 counters.
Increase Lead
Starting the second half West-
moreland used an all-court press
and soon upped the lead to twenty |
By the end of
points and better.
the quarter Westmoreland held, a
substantial 57-27 lead.
Trewern again led the offensive
surge with 12 markers, while Gaunt-
lett came along with six, Dietz five,
Evans four and Inman two.
Rusiloski tallied six for Lake-
Lehman.
Finish Strong
Continuing the press, ‘Westmore-
land kept rolling up the score to
increase the lead to over forty points |
early in the final period.
Coach Clint Brobst cleared his
bench in the final four minutes as
twelve men saw action, with ten
denting the scoring column.
Trewern . collected eight more
points in the final period before
leaving the game.
Gauntlett hit for six early in the
period - to finish with 19 for his
night's effort.
Bob Rogers finished with’ 16 to
take scoring honors for the losers,
while’ Benny Rusiloski = contrib-
uted 11.
Lynn Dietz turned in a fine per-|
formance. in the assists column with
some fine: passing to set up baskets
for his teammates.
Statistics
Westmoreland shot an amazing
vehicle, but the services of wreckers
were required to get them apart.
St, Therese's Scou
In observance of Boy Scout week,
Explorers and Scouts of Troop 232
will set up tents at Back Mountain
Shopping Center tonight and will
hold an overnight camp with ex-
hibits tomorrow. night to which all
are invited. On Saturday they will
"take part in games and demonstra-
tions of skill.
47% from the floor with 36 goals
ts To Camp
On Sunday all Catholic Scouts will
receive communion at the 8:45 mass
at St. Therese’s Church. Protestant
‘Scouts will go to their churches in
uniform,
Monday night the Scouts and Ex-
plorers will hold Open House in St.
Therese’s auditorium. Join Butler
is Scoutmaster.
Former Vice President Nixon
Thanks Williams For His Letter
The busier a man is the more apt
he is to pay attention to the little
details that make life more pleasant. |
| such a warm and thoughtful mes-
This was revealed this week when
Elmer Williams, Dallas funeral direc-
tor, received a friendly note from
Richard Nixon, defeated Presidential
candidate.
“I never expected an answer,” Mr.
Williams said, “when 1 dropped Mr.
and Mrs. Nixon a letter wishing
them a Happy New Year.
“T was watching a television pro-
gram, ‘This Is Your Life’ one evening
when the thought. occurred to me
that the winning candidate always
receives stacks of congratulatory let-
ters, but what about the man who is
‘defeated ?
always appreciated although. not
unexpected. But nothing could have
meant more to us than to receive
sage after losing.
In the years ahead as we look
back to 1960, the disappointment
of losing the closest election in his-
tory will fade into the background.
But your act of thoughtfulness will
remain close to our hearts.
Pat joins me in sending our very
best wishes for the New Year.
Sincerely
Dick Nixon
Facing Possible Surgery
“Right then I decided to write
the Vice President that I admired |
him throughout the campaign and
during his defeat; that I was glad |
to have had an opportunity to vote
for him and wished him and Mrs.
Nixon a Happy New Year.
“Here is the reply I received.”
Office of the
Vice President
Jenuary 13, 1961
Dear Mr. Williams:
Before my term of office comes to |
a close on January 20, I want to take |
this opportunity to tell you how
much Pat and I appreciate the letter
you wrote after the election.
A message of congratulations after
winning an election is, of course
For A Damaged Heart
| Dixie ‘Dornsife, not quite ten
| years old, is a patient at Presby-
| terian Hospital in Philadelphia,
| where she was taken by ambulance
| two weeks ago after spending a
| week at Nesbitt Hospital. Dixie,
| daughter - of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
| Dornsife, New Goss Manor, and a
student at Dallas Township Elemen- |
tary School,
surgery, her third operation.
' Her friends have sent her flowers
| and cards.
‘but she hopes that a message in
the Dallas Post will reach her!
friends. ’ ATA
i
faces possible heart |
She is not able to write, | i
THE DALLAS POST
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A. COMMUNITY INSTITUTION .
on 78 attempts.
Lake-Lehman showed 15 field
goals on 58 attempts from the floor
for 26%.
Ronnie Trewern showed the best
individual percentage with 13 out
of 18. Gauntlett was 9 for 17.
Rusiloski had the best percent-
‘age for the Knights with 5 for 12,
with Rogers next with 6 out of 20.
Home Friday Night :
Westmoreland ~~ meets — Wilkes-
Barre Township at the Dallas Junior
No More Room
For Snow In
Dallas Borough
Members Of Borough
Council Man Dozers
- During Emergency
“If we have any more snow, I
don’t know where we will put it.”
These were the words yesterday of
Steve Hartman, hard-pressed chair-
man of Dallas Borough Street Com-
mittee.
“Our men have been working
night and day—many times around
the clock—since eng before last
High gym tomorrow night.
The Mountaineers hold a 60-45
win over the Braves earlier in the |
Trewern led the scorers in |
season.
that contest with 23 points.
Junior Varsity game starts at |
i 6:45 p. m. with the Varsity game |
i set for 8 p. m.
At Ashley Tuesday
Westmoreland gets its first big |
test of the second half Tuesday |
night when it meets Ashley on the |
[| Rockets home court,
This will probably prove a lot |
tougher contest for the Mounts on
the small court of the Rockets than |
was the first meeting with Ashley
when Westmoreland was a winner
by 34 points.
3 Westmoreland G. F. Pts.
Gauntlett 1419
Oney ... .... 0 0
| {Inman .... .. 0
Supulski 0
Trewern ..... 5
Letts: ii 0 2
| Gardner: .... .. 0
Evans .... ... 2
{LaBar =... .. 0
DT RE OR ln Le 1
Mosier 0
Sarne..7 Snir 1
y 36 12 84
Lake-Lehman G. F. Pts. |
Norwig. i. bh an oy 145
Krupa TRO TN 1
Rogers «.0 73 4 16
Grey...) x 0 val
Houliston .... 11
(Parsons... Lull 00
[Moreinestor 38 T1
{Palmer 500 0 0
i RusHloskis. | nix 3. ul
Gardeeki'.... ....... iz. 0
15 9: 39
1] an for
Friday's “and Saturday’s storm, and
they are just about worn-out.”
Mr. Hartman said the Borough has
| used all of its own facilities and has
| hired extra . equipment including
| Tony Hudak’s big bulldozer. Mem-
| bers of Borough Council themselves
have also been pressed into service
to relieve Street Commissioner Alvin
Shaffer and his fatigued Street De-
| partment crew. Councilmen Harold |
Brobst, Wilbur Davis and Mr. Hart-
I'man operated bulldozers over the
woekend. Clifford Foss also oper-
| ated a shovel loader to clear street
intersections and spots not easily
accessible to ‘the plows and bull-
dozer.
“lI don’t know what we would
have done,” Mr. Hartman said with-
out the new heavy-duty Dodge truck
| Council bought earlier this year, but
| even that was out of commission
| thirteen hours on Sunday while Gus
| Walters was welding the snow plow |
| which broke under the heavy loads
| of snow.’
| “Some people get impatient and
call me on the phone when their
| roads or streets are not as clear as
2 re would like to see them,” Mr.
| Hartman said, ‘but we are doing
| everything that is humanly possible
[to fsatisly everybody.”
“If you want to see how well we
| are doing, just drive down to Kings-
| ton and travel over some of the side
a comparison.”
| . Hartman said one of the big
Hrs ems that causes inconvenience
| comes with the operation of the
| bulldozer which often blocks drives
| ways after the snow has been shov-
elled cut by homeowners. “We are
[frying to remedy that, but every- |
ody will have to realize that!/there |
A hardly any place left to pile the
I snow.
A
Round Table To Have Display Friday
Ot Civil War Miniatures In Uniform
Sixteen Attend
Reading Seminar
Dallas Schools Well
Represented At Lehigh
The annual “Reading Conference’
which had for its study ‘“Contro-
versial Issues of Reading” was held
at Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
Saturday, January 28.
As part of the In-Service Teach-
District * was = represented at this
conference by William A. Austin,
Supervisor of Elementary Education,
Louise Colwell, Principal of Dallas
Boro. Elementary School, John Mul-
hern, Principal of Dallas Twp. Ele-
mentary School, Oce Beryl Austin,
Cornelia Davis, Mary Emmanuel,
Grace Fleming, Margaret Garris,
Freda Hughey, Margaret Hughes,
Hannah James, Antoinette Mason,
Mary Mohr, Walter Prokopchak,
Manta Steele, and Alice Yaple.
In the General Sessions those who
“How Well Are We Teaching Read-
ing ?” discussed by Frederic Nelson,
ning Post; Dr.
Penn State University; Dr. Roy
Kress, Associate Professor of Educa-
tion, Syracuse University; and Dr.
Emmett Betts, formerly of Penn
State and Temple Universities, now |
Director of the Betts Reading Clinic, |
Haverford, Pa.
were some of the discussions atten-
ded:—* ‘Creative Reading” ‘by Dr.
Laverne Strong, Curriculum Consul-
tant, State Department of Educa-
tion, Connecticut; “Grouping Proce-
dures—Pro and Con” by Dr. Helen
Huus, Associate Professor of Educa-
tion, ‘University’ of Pennsylvania;
Dr. George Murphy, Professor
Education, Penn “State University;
and “Evaluating and Grading Pro-
gress in Reading” by Dr. Morton
Botel, Assistant County Superinten-
dent and Reading Consultant, Bucks
County Schools.
‘Brominski To Speak
Coach Edward Brominski of West-
| moreland High School will speak on
“Scholastic Sports” Monday night at
8 before*Gate of Heaven Holy Name
| Society. He will also show movies
of a controversial football game. Re-
br reshments will follow,
2
& Atty.
ers’ Training Program, Dallas School |
attended were privileged to hear |
senior editor of the Saturday Eve- |
Jeanette Veatch, |
Associate Professor of Education, |
The ‘Phonics Ques- |
tion” was presented by Dr. Rudolf
Flesch, ! author of “Why Johnny
Can’t Read.”
In the Arca Interest Sessions here |
“Diagnosing Reading Problems” by |
of |
Edward D. Morgan, a col-
| lector of military miniatures and
| uniform prints will show some of
| his prints, figures and dioramas of
(uniforms of the Civil War at ‘the
meeting of the Civil War Round
| Table tomerrow night at 8 at Back
| Mountain Memorial Library Annex.
The public is invited. :
Atty. Morgan who has been col-
{ lecting and creating: miniatures for
| many years, will present some artil-
lery emplacement dioramas which
have been on display in the Wyom-
ing Valley Historical and Geological
| Society Rooms and will also have
| present several individual pieces and
| a collection of prints ‘showing uni-
forms of the Civil War period.
It is interesting to note that ac-
curacy is the keynote in making |
military miniatures and that each
detail of spacing buttons. Conse-
quently the prints to be presented
are the basic research and are as
accurate as can be found because it
is from these prints that all figures
are reproduced.
Mr. Morgan will also present Sly
charts of basic Confederate and
Union uniforms.
Atty. Morgan has also stated that
| he will be happy to disclose the
| source of his collection and for who
may be interested in securing Civil
War prints or uniform prints this
will be a big aid since the sources of
| some of these materials are diffi-
| cult to find.
| The presentation will be informal
| with pierty of time for discussicn
| and cuestions and all Civil War
| devotees are welcome.
Prior to Atty. Morgan's presen-
| tation, the membership will ‘adopt
| by-laws and a constitution ' after
| which officers will be elected.
The constitution and by-laws are
| patterned after those of the New
| York Round Table whose secretary
| has been of invaluable assistance in
helping the local Round Table to get
started.
According to Mrs. W. G. Rather,
temporary secretary, proposed pl:
call for informal meetings eve
month, with possibly a dinner meet-
ing and one field trip during the
year. Annual dues will probably
be $5. ¢ >
Yankee Daughters
coffee.
Sheldon Ehret To Take
Father's Place On Board
Sheldon Ehret, son of the late
Arthur Ehret, will be sworn in' as
a member of the Lehman School
Board at the regular meeting Sat-
urday night, and will take his
father’s place on the joint board at
Tuesday night's meeting of Lake-.
will! serve
figure is in exact reproduction of the |*
uniform involved even down to the |’
Township Road Men
Praised For Work
Byron Mitchell, Elmcrest, has
nothing but congratulations for
Township Supervisors. Within
an hour after he had notified
the Street Department that fire
hydrants in the Elmcrest area
were buried beneath the snow,
a Township bulldozer was on
the job and had them un-
covered. The Supervisors have
received scores of compliments
for the way they kept the roads
open and especially for the
work they have done at Dallas
Junior High School where park-
ing areas and sidewalks have
been kept free of snow.
Township Board
Will Sue Gensel
®
State Refuses Aid
To Pension Funds
Until Money Returned
In an effort to recover $1,785.
which they claim belongs in the
Police Pension Fund, Dallas Town-
ship Supervisors have filed com-
plaint in assumpsit in Luzerne
County ' Court of Common Pleas
against former Police Chief James
Gansel of Claude street.
The complaint was filed by Atty.
Frank Townend, Dallas Township
solicitor, following an audit made of
the Police Pension Fund by the
State Auditor General's Office.
Chief Gansel who retired two
years ago was president of the Dallas
Township Police Pension Fund. At
the time ‘of his retirement he cashed
in Pension Fund annuities amount-
ing to approximately $10,000. The
Auditor General's Office = after - its
audit of the Fund claims that $1,785
of this sum represents prepaid pre-
miums that should have remained
in fund and on which Chief Gansel
had no claim since the payments
covered policies for a period during
which Gansel would .not have been
employed. because of his retirement.
The = Auditor. General refuses to
authorize any further payments into
the Dallas Township Police Pension
Fund until restitution is made by
| Gansel.
In the meantime Chief of Police
Irwin Coolbaugh and Assistant Chief
ot Police Pete Lange are deprived of
poi oct ion funder the Police Plnsion
Fund since no money is available to
pay the premiums on 'their policies.
Police Pension Funds in small
communities such ‘as Dallas Town-
ship are in Pennsylvania maintained
by annual payments from the State.
The State payments come from pre-
miums paid to out-of-State Insur-
ance companies doing business in
the townships.
similar in every respect to those
made to fire companies. These funds
are usually invested in annuities
which, in the case of firemen, pro-
vide insurance payments for acci-
dents and death incurred while
fighting fires.
Gansel claims that he was entitled
to the $10,000. cash which he re-
ceived from ‘the Fund because. of
‘his long: service to the township as
a part time police officer.
Elected To Rotary -
J. Harry Vivian and Willard G.
bership in Dallas Rotary Club.’
Because of interest shown by
teachers, parents, and students of
the fifth and sixth grades, Wilkes-
Barre Philharmonic Orchestra,
directed by Ferdinand Liva, will give
a Children’s Concert, sponsored by
Wilkes-Barre Junior League, Satur-
day, April 29 at 10:30, at Irem
Temple.
In order to prepare the children,
many of them for their first sym-
phony concert, a Teacher’s Manual
has been distributed to all schools.
The Manual contains instructions for
the Art contest, the musical talent
contest, a teacher's foreword, and a
children's introduction. There is a
thumbnail sketch of the Orchestra, a
biography of Mr. Liva, an explana-
tion of the function of the conductor,
descriptions of instruments used in
a symphony orchestra and a musical
instrument chart. Program notes,
a glossary of musical terms, concert
cues for the audience and suggested
classroom projects for use before
and after the concert, will help
create classroom interest and know-
ledge.
Mr. Liva has planned a. varied
musical morning especially geared
fifth and sixth grade children. In-
cluded are: Roman Carnival Over-
ture by Berlioz; Triumphal March
from Aida by Verdi, Fugue #4 by
Bach arranged by Gerog Dasch, a
special selection, featuring the
the musical talent winner, Minuet
| by Paderewski arranged by Paulson,
| and Symphony #4 (4th movement)
by Tchaikowsky.
There will be a musical talent
contest for any child in fifth and
sixth grade. Applicants may be in-
strumentalists or vocalists. Appli-
Lehman directors.
cation blanks, are in the Teacher's |
To Recover $1,785
These payments are
Seaman have been elected. to mem- |
to enrich the musical knowledge of:
{,
Bookmobile Is
Suggested At
Library Session
Bachman Reelected,
Mannear, McCutcheon
Dinner Chairmen
Possibility of establishing a Book-
mobile as an extension of the Library
was one of the new things suggested
by president Robert Bachman at the
annual meeting of the Library Asso-
ciation Thursday night.
The resignation of Miss Miriam
Lathrop, librarian, to take effect
late next fall, poses a problem of
replacement, said Mr. Bachman. Few
people not intimately connected with
the Back Mountain Library, he con-
tinued, realize the time and effort
that Miss Lathrop has given the
Library. Many borrowers think that
duties of a librarian begin and end
at the desk, where books are with-
drawn and returned, not realizing
that the major portion of the work
is done behind the scenes when the
library is closed.
Mr. Bachman was reelected pre-
sident of the Library Association,
Mrs. Gerald ‘Stout, vice president.
Reelected aiso were Homer Moyer,
treasurer, and Mrs. Fred Howell,
secretary.
Becoming effective with the meet-
ing, membership on the board was
reduced ' to eighteen, Miss Mary
Weir - and Mrs. Raymon Hedden
having resigned.
Miss Lathrop, in presenting her
final annual report, stated that she
did not know how all the work could
be accomplished that must be done
before she leaves for her new home
in Sun City, ‘Arizona, where a house
is being built for her in a retirement
colony. She has been librarian since
founding of the Library in 1945.
Dr. L. BE. Jordan, chairman of the
15th Annual * Auction, introduced
Richard Demmy and Jack Conyng-
ham as ‘co-chairman. George Mc-
Cutcheon and Charles Mannear will
take charge of the annual Kickoff
dinner. Mr. Mannear, in expressing
his pleasure at being chosen, said
that May 1 is an available date at
Irem Country Club, and has already
‘been reserved.
Myron Baker, chairman of the
1 1960 Auction, wished his SuCCessons
well. -
Mrs. Charles Frantz, reporting for
cultural activities centering in and
about the Bbiary, strick a campaign
‘note “whet she. paraphrased Presi-
dent Kennedy's inaugural address:
“Ask - noty fellow Friends of the
Library, what your Library is doing
for you, but rather what you can
do for the Library, and. what to-
gether ‘we ‘can accomplish for our
community.”
Mrs. Herman ‘Thomas, coli
for the Bool Club, said that mem-
bership, nearing the 200 mark, is
completely satisfactory, but that
attendance at monthly meetings is
sparse. \
Mr. Bachman, in welcoming
members of the Library Association
who had braved icy roads and zero
temperatures, said that it was too
bad that all the refreshments pre-
pared for the week before, when
ithe meeting was postponed because
of a heavy storm, were now out of
| date, but that he thought the hospi-
tality committee could do somethiag
about it. The audience, scenting
coffee and a promising bustle from
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Philharmonic Plans Special Concert
For Fifth And Sixth Grade Students
Manual. There is no limit to the
number of entries from each, school.
Any music teachers desiring applica-
tion blanks, may secure them from
Mrs. F. P. Lacy, R. D. #4, Dallas,
chairman of the Children’s Concert.
Deadline is February 20. Contestants
will be notified of time and place of
auditions after that. date. Winner
will have the privilege of playing
with the Orchestra at the concert.
There will be an art contest for
fifth and sixth grade students to
be judged on imagination and crea-
tive ability. = All students will listen
to the same recording and will draw,
with crayon, what they think the
music is saying.
Each school will select its win-
ning picture, later to be judged for
first, second, and third prizes and
two honorable mentions. Pictures
will be displayed at ‘Wilkes-Barre
Art League’s “Little Gallery” for a
week before the concert. Details are
included in the Teacher's Manual.
This year there will be a slight
charge for the Children’s Concert.
Tickets will be sold through the
schools a week before the concert.
In the past, the concert has not in
reality been free to those students!
who, because of distance, had to pay
a high bus fare. Proceeds from the
tickets will be used to provide free
bus transportation for all schools re-
questing it.
Participating schools that have
failed to return their postcard may
notify Mrs. Lacy in the Dallas area,
or Paula Heffernan, 195 Butler
Street, Kingston, for full particulars.
The Orchestra will also give a
concert for junior and senior high
school students Monday afternoon,
March 13, at Irem Temple Poor to
the evening concert.
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TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
ORchard 4-5656
OR 4-7676
VOL. 73, NO. 6, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 ~To61
Librarian, Who Will Retire At End
Of This Year, Gives Her 16th Report |
Establishment Of Children’s Library In
Its Own Building Was Real Advancement
This is my sixteenth annual report and it may be my last.
The first one seems a long time ago, but the years have
passed quickly and I have enjoyed my work so. much it is going
to be very hard to leave next
fall. If I had not made such
definite plans I should be tempted to stay until spring of an-
other year, but knowing that I shall have a place waiting for
me where there is no snow nor zero temperatures would make
another winter seem colder than this, although I do not see
how I am going to get all the work done by next fall.
I am sure not many libraries have
grown as fast at this one. We have
had the advantage of many fine
books from private libraries. Any
library with money can buy new
books but the good old books which
lend prestige to a library can not
be bought.
Appreciated By Students
Seniors often tell me how much
the library has meant to them and
say they could not have gone
through High School without it,
then after they are in college they
come back in vacation time to do
their college papers. It amazes me
when they ask for Plato and Socra-
tes. (I am sure I did not read things
like that when I was their age and
even the children’s knowledge of
science is way over my head. The
young children who read are the
ones who are going to appreciate the
advantage of the library when they
are in High School and in college,
not the children whose parents do
not allow them to get any more
books because they have had fines
to pay on overdue books.
We try to remember to count each
day those who are using ‘the refer-
ence room for study but they are in
and out and we often forget to write
it down so the 768 we did. count
during the school year on Saturdays
and after school is incorrect. The
other day two girls said it would be
nice if IT would keep the library open
Sundays for them because they did
not have anything else to do.
Short Of Help
We have been very short of help |
this winter. There are not as many
Junior League volunteers and with
illness and bad weather we have
seen very little of them. Mrs. Flor-
ence Crump who works one day a
week had a broken wrist for eight
weeks, then both she and Mrs, Grace
Bachman were ill the first : two
weeks of January, We had to close
the children’s ‘room several Friday
evenings because of bad weather and
lack of help.
Circulation Is Up
The adult circulation in 1960 was
20,224 compared to 19,303 in 1959.
Juvenile was, 28,474 in 1960 com-
pared with 26,572 in, 1959. Total
was 48,698 for 1960 and 45,875 for
1959. Of the 120,224 in adult cir-
culation, 7,261 were non-fiction and
of the 28,474 children’s books, 7,038
were non-fiction, 3
The circulation of books sent to
schools was. 20,392, which is less
than thé year before but the books
were late in going to the. schools
after I had them ready and some
schools sent them back early in the
spring. Then, too, I had several
different people checking the boxes
in when they were returned and I
found the numbers had not always |
been entered on the list but figures
do not really mean a great deal, the
main thing is to see that the schools
have the use of them.
One teacher told me this fall: that
the children read a lot of the books
last year but he did not bother to
count them. Others do not count
them unless a child takes a book
home. We have to send in a report
to ‘the State Library and I like to
have as good a showing as possible.
The books sent to the schools in the
fall have not come back and with
the shortage of help I am just get-
ting them ready to go out for the
second time.
After taking out cards for High |
School graduates who probably will
not-use the library again for a few
years, and, for 108 who have moved
away and 5 who have died, I count
roughly the cards for active borrow-
ers and there were approximately |
2,840. There were 150 new adult
borrowers and 503 children during |
the year.
Telephone Numbers Change
One thing I do every year is to
check the new telephone book with
our borrowers’ cards. This year
there were more than 700 borrowers
whose telephone numbers had been
changed and as. each one has two
cards there were more than 1400 to
change. Some of those have been
changed: again since. [1 hope by an-
other year they will be settled for
it is very annoying to try to call a
telephone number day after day to
remind borrowers that they have an
overdue book and then find the
telephone number has been changed.
Children’s Room
The children’s room in the annex
has been a great success since it was
opened a year ago last August. Mrs.
H. W. Smith, with the help of Girl
Scouts, held Story Hour in the sum-
mer. 1 wonder now how we ever
managed adults and children, both
in the main building and IT am sure
the children would not like again to
cope with the grownups who get in
their way.
While Mrs. Bachman waits for
children to come from school, and
during slack times, she letters the
non-fiction books which I haye cata-
logued and sends i back to me
beautifully done.
year do not work here anymore. It
is, however, more satisfactory to
have the books done as I get them
ready than to pile them up waiting
for someone to come in from outside,
although they did a wonderful job
and it was the first time I had any-
one to do it.
Catalogued 46,500 Books
At the beginning of the year we
had 37,474 books. I catalogued
1,500 during the year. Of those 899
were adult books and 601 for chil-
dren; and 1 have discarded 750
making a total of 38,224 books at
the end of the year. In the past 16
years I have catalogued 46,500 and
8,276 have been discarded. I want
to discard more this winter of the
old books which were put in to start
the library and which are outdated.
I am also taking out duplicates
which we do not need as much as
we need the shelf room.
Winter Reading Habits
storm is predicted people come in
to get books so they won’t be snowed
in with no books. This year the
storms have come unexpectedly and
people call up to have their books
renewed and then turn on the tele-
vision.
The Borough School decided not
to bring the “classes during the bad
weather so they have not been here
individually, but it does cut down
our circulation.
Book Club
Book Club members read 2,800
books from their shelves. There
were 196 members this year. Some
read the books, some only go io
.meetings and some do both. : =
There were 13,503 books read Yo
year. :
State To Give Books
librarians and our group has met in
Wilkes-Barre. = If a librarian attends
every one, the library will receive
$500 worth of reference books. As
lopedia Britannica. and the Colliers
what else. Our encyclopedias are
in ‘use so much we should keep up
to date with the latest. 1 also got
some one’ volume Hammond refer-
ence books as memory books, such
es, ‘The Illustrated World Geogra-
phy”, “Pictorial Encyclopedia
Bible World” and “The Pictorial
History Book.”
We. are already getting books
ready for Auction. We made more
than $500 at the Book Booth last
year.
I wonder who will give the annual
report next year. I shall try to
have a % year report before I leave,
but I hope someone else can do a
much better job than I have.
work ‘better than I can write. I
shall be very much interested in the
progress of the library and shall
expect the Dallas Post to keep me
well informed.
Mariam E. Lathrop, Librarian
Debbie Is Found
Debbie, Mrs. Fred Nicely’'s low-
| slung beagle who disappeared Friday
{at noon just before the big snow-
storm, turned up Wednesday morn-
ing dt Gosart’s Store, famished, ribs
plainly visible, her paws scraped
i from miles of travel. Mrs. Gosart
| inspected her license tag, phoned
ithe Court House and then Mrs.
| weekend with lessening hope, was
reunited with the wanderer. Four
inches of snow stops so small a
model of beagle. Debbie had appar-
ently ‘followed ploughed roads when
Huntsville Reservoir, and spent the
‘or in barms.
Department Still Seeks
Postoffice Location
According to reliable information
office’ Department is still seeking a
building or location for a postoffice
in Shavertown. The
age and a depth of no less than 150
feet.
To Select Princess
of Dallas,
Rotary Clubs will meet at the King-
ston House on February 28 to select
will be chosen the princess who will
attend the District 741 conference
in May. . i ¥ ; \
The State has been conducting.a
series of round table meetings for
unable to scent out her own home
at the end of Machell Avenue, near
Men's and women’s organizations
Kingston and Plymouth
a Rotary Princess. From the prin-
cesses selected by the various clubs
The two women
from Junior League who did this last
1
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Usually in winter when a snow
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adults, an increase of 512 over last
part of ours I want the 1961 Encyc-
Encyclopedia but have not decided
of
Scientific Knowledge,” “Story of the’
since the middle of December except 7
t
| year ‘and I hope to do as well this
¥ can
of
frigid nights under harboring porches
Nicely, who has been searching all
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received yesterday, the U. S. Post-
Department |
needs 3,000 feet of floor space
located on a lot with 100-feet front-
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