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Crowd At Lake-Lehman Gym Gets Information About New School
Doors were opened to the out-
side and to the hall at Lake-Leh-
Pinan gymnasium Monday night to
Dallas Gets Big
0f Date Change
Kelly-Miller Show
Was Scheduled For
Scranton: Yesterday
The Al G. Kelly-Miller Brothers
Circus came into town yesterday and
. put on two excellent performances
upder the 300-foot big top located
in the open field near 42nd street on
Memorial Highway.
The show, which employs more
than 400 people and is reputed to be
the second largest wild animal circ-
us in America, almost ‘‘sneaked in-
to town’ violating every cherished
rule in the pressagent’s book.
The absence of advance publicity |
was due to a fluke. The show was
never scheduled to play in Dallas
but had beet” bisked, f& the Surat,
_ton area on August 9. Difficulty in
\ecuring ample show grounds there,
‘forced the show a week ago to de-
‘before moving on to Hazelton.
That is how the Back Mountain
region yesterday played host to the
biggest circus ever to hit the area
and in doing so, caught the entire
region by surprise!
Travelling in seventy big trailer
trucks, the show left Honesdale |
yesterday morning where it played |
to two capacity audiences Eepeetme
to reach Dallas by 7 a.m., Wednes- |
day.
The cook tent had arrived on the |
grounds the night before, That was
the only sign early morning risers |
saw of a circus when they reached
the grounds Wednesday morning to |
watch the unloading. It was not
uatil nine o'clock that the other
units of the show began to arrive |
over’ Route 309. The delay was’
caused by red lights and traffic tie- |
ups in Scranton where the big |
Wg -ucks followed Route 11 through |
“the built up sections of upper Wyo-
ming Valley—instead of following |
Route 6 to Tunkhannock and then |
No Dallas.
7 early arrivin units | ,. 7 4
Among the y 8 | tion at home in a log cabin, why do
were the elephant and wild animal
carriers, refreshments concessions
and canvas carriers; but piledriver
equipment and the van carrying two
of the show’s biggest elephants es-
sential to raising the canvas were
slow in arriving,delaying the rais-
ing of the big top until after noon.
But no one seemed worried! “We'll
have her up by show time,” the
superintendent of Canvas said—and
sure enough the big top was ready
for the afternoon performance at 2!
Everyone appeared to know his
assignments and just how to han-
dle it without too much confusion—
even though the last unit, a van
arrying a load of elephants ar-
oo shortly before 2.
* Many of the old hands ie the
show were veterans of an earlier
day with the Barnum and Bailey
Circus and extended a welcoming
hand ‘to Charles Van Horn, who
spent forty years of his life with
| that limit.
| signed the petition to halt plans for
| the school building,
| learned . the facts, are anxious to
| collected for the moderator.
| which had a personal slant, such
| as this one: “Would it be possible to
| did not sign?”
| meeting, for exactly the same reas-
| ons.
| incorrect information had been dis-
Al Barnes, Hagenback-Wallace and |
Ringling Brothers - Barnum and |
Bailey before settling down in Dal-
las.
Another striking
some in mustache,
figure,
was Howard
{ and other managerial duties,
| native of Fort Worth, Texas, where
hand- |
| the Scripps-Howard
Stratton of New Orleans who plays |
in the’ nine-piece circus band and
doubles as a truck driver,
in some of the lighter
Stratton, a professional musician for
bringing |
equipment. |
46 years, and a circus man for the |
past 35 years was familiar with the
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton region
where in days gone by he played |
with the Ted Lewis, and Tommy
Dorsey orchestras.
three years under
the Ringling Band
The Kelly-Miller
plays a seven hour shift for
two performances each day.
Merle Evans of
| ford.
He also played |
| the
Brothers Band |
the |
IR, Davis Fire Company of Idetown,
| Sunday.
in the forefront. Rev. Norman Tif-
fany is plainly identifiable, also Dr.
Daniel Detwiler, on the faculty at
reduce the heat as tax-payers asked
questions about the proposed new
high schoel. Mrs. Eugene Farley sits
Lake-Lehman Gym Comfortably Full
As Residents Seek Status Of School
The open meeting to discuss seminated. The place to find out
Lake-Lehman’s proposed. building about education in an area is the
program drew a .crowd which com- school board, elected by voters for
fortably filled the large . gym- | | that purpose.”
nasium Monday evening. Members | The present program, now three
of the school board and of the’ years old, was accepted by the State
authority board, administrators, | Department of Education as one with
architects, representatives of Lu-|all the requisites but with no need-
zerne County Board of Education |less flourishes, and with the cost
and of the bonding company, oc-| kept as low as posible.
cupied the rostrum, To a question, Why do we have
Dr. Eugene Farley, president of to buy land at $9300 per acre when
Wilkes College, moderated. assessed valuation on it is only
John Hewitt, chairman of the |$907" the answer was that asses-
Lehman Authority, and Edgar Lash- sed valuation is not market value.
ford, president of the joint school [Many houses in the area costing
board, presented the case from two | $19,000, are assessed at $1,000.
opposing sides. Question: “Will our local tax
It wes apparent: fromthe beginn. money be used for building. schools
; : : i her districts if wr
ing that residents of the five com- Injother districts Uf we do nop go
an ahead with castruction?” The ans-
ponent school districts were under { wer, “Yes.”
the impression that the new Junior ! al
Senior High School would cost well | Approval is sought for 250 building
‘projects in the State. Only schools
over two million. ith buildi z cd
*"The high-school, as designed, will i, uilding, programs alieady In
ost $1.727.510, an’ Amount hich | the works can be served. This dis-
> > i trict has had approval which many
the State Says 1s fantastically low other districts are vainly seeking.
for a building to house 840 students. “Hos the Boone L
The rest of the total of $2,088,510 ' ,; . oy 2 hy OnOfy puesgue aly
i thing to say?
is for mandated structural changes i : x
at Lake and Lehman. No. We're here.
Mr. Hewitt stated that he had] “Will districts suffer reduction of
repeatedly warned the school board »Subsidies if the progress is can-
to keep the cost of the school to , celled. 3
less than $2,000,000. fr Yes. If you don’t plan to spend
The proposed cost is well within ‘it: you don’t get it. Lake-Noxen
lost its subsidy for two years before
i it entered jointure.”
“Who owns the land selected for
the school.”
“Willard Garey and Warren Me-
keel. Eleven properties were = con-
sidered. No land was offered free in
spite of popular misconception.”
“Is separation of high school and
elementary pupils desirable?”
“Yes. Any educator, or any
parent will agree. Needs and facili-
ties are widely divergent.”
“Why not renovate the buildings
and spend more money on better
teachers.”
Lester Squier, supervising prin-
cipal, answered: “You can’t offer a
topnotch teacher employment which
she will accept if your high school
cannot be accredited. Present facil-
ities are not up to standard.
He went on: “Cost of education is
up. It is up everywhere, in step with
progress. Education costs money.
You pay more for a car than you
once did, but you still drive a car,
wear clothing and eat food. Edu-
cating the children is the hope of
the future. On technology, mathe-
matics, the sciences, may depend
survival.”
Answers to the majority of ques-
tions were printed in advance in a
pamplet distributed to the audience.
It was an orderly meeting, in es-
sence a seeking for information,
with pro and con about evenly rep-
resented
Nobody's mind was changed, but
everybody had a chance to ' be
heard, so far as time permitted. The
meeting was closed by Dr. Farley
promptly at 10 pm.
Many of the tax-payers who
having now
| get their names off the list.
Questions were written out ‘and
Dr.
Farley ignored questions
determine how many signers of the
| petition have children attending
public schools in this area?” or, “Is
it true that businessmen have been
| threatened with reprisals if they
The Little Red Schoolhouse of by- |
gone days came inevitably into the
| question box.
“Abraham Lincoln got his educa-
we need frills for our children?”
“For the same reason’, was the
dry answer,” that you now live in
a house with plumbing, drive a car
instead of hitching up the horse, and
pay 27 cents for a loaf of bread that
used to cost you 5 cents.”
The Little Red :Schoolhouse may
become a Big Red Schoolhouse if
facilities are not [provided for future
generations to study the scientific
courses required in a highly compet-
itive world where knowledge may
spell the difference between National
Security and National Catastrophe.
Mr. Hewitt said, “The Authority
insisted upon a public meeting so
that you tax-payers can know what
you are buying, whether the money
asked is proper.’
Mr. Lashford said, “The School
Board also insisted upon a public
” He went on to say, ‘Much
Van Hurley,in charge of publicity
is a |
hes started his newspaper work with
Fort Worth
A Har veys Lake dentist and his |
wife will leave September 8 to make |
their future home in Israel.
They are Dr.
Press
Before coming to Dallas, the show
played Matamoras and Honesdale.
It ‘will play Hazelton today, Ta-
maqua, Friday and Bloomsburg on
Saturday where it will remain on
Monday it plays Danville,
then in order, Williamsport, State
College, Tyrone, Altoona and Bed-
Philadelphia.
continent, Dr.
ure home.
Dr.
University,
The show's headquarters are in
Oklahoma. Tt owns a second unit,
Beers-Barnes ‘Show which will
appear here Tuesday, August 22
under the sponsorship of Jonathan |of life there with many educational
and cultural opportunities not
Harveys Lake Dentist And Wife
To Make Future Home In Israel
and Mrs. J. G. Tilen |
{ who came here ten years ago from | great men of the Old Testament”
Six years ago while touring the |
and Mrs. Tilem vis- |
ited Israel for ‘a week and fell in|
love with it. Last year they returned | patients here,
there for four months and decided |
then that Haifa should be their fut- |
| Atlantic of the U. S. Export Lines.
Tilem, a graduate of Temple |
says that he looks for- |
ward to an entirely different type |
Wilkes, and a resident of Huntsville.
photo by Kozemchak
Chief Irwin Coolbaugh
Is A Hospital Patient
Chief of Police Irwin Coolbaugh |
is a patient at General Hospital
where he was admitted last Wed-
nesday morning following a series
of weak spells; one of them while |
he was on patrol in Dallas Township
with Asst. Chief Pete Lange. Dr.
Malcolm Borthwick was called and |
ordered the Chief to the hospital |
for a rest.
Chief Coolbaugh: suffered a severe
heart attack some years ago and
was a hospital patient for many
weeks.
Electric Cord
Comes To Life
Copperhead Slithers
Across Livingroom
A Shavertown woman saw what
looked like an electric cord on her !
living room rug early Miada,
morning. She looked again.
The cord was alive and slithering.
Mrs. Edward Carey, Sunset Ave-
nue, alone in the house, was on her |
way upstairs about 8 a.m. when she |
noticed the 16 inch copperhead.
She cornered the snake with two |
card tables and tried to call Chief |
Herbert Updyke. When there was
no answer she called the Shaver-
town Fire Company. Mrs.
Frederick answered the call and
located assistant Chief Jesse Cos-
lett.
When Mrs. Carey returned to the
living room the snake had disap- |
peared. She jumped on a chair in |
time to see it move behind the
couch.
Mr. Coslett arrived twenty min-
utes later and killed the snake.
Mrs. Carey sighed, “It was
frightening experience. I'm certain-
ly glad its over.
She planned to take a ride and |
stay out until her husband and |
son came home. “All I can see is |
moving light cords,” she said.
Mrs. Carey added they have not |
seen copperheads near the house
for some time but her husband |
killed a large one several years ago. |
Ann Dorrance Appears
On Nation's Future
Ann Dorrance, junior at Pennsyl-
vania State College and a 1959 grad-
uate from Westmoreland High
School, was among eight students
who appeared over Television Satur-
day night on The Nation’s Future,
in a discussion of the Peace Corps.
One of the members of the panel
was a colored student from Africa.
Query by Ann, “If a Peace Corps
member from this country should go
to Africa, would there be a corres-
ponding Peace Corps member on
hand to help the United States
member with the language and ac-
cepted customs of the country?”
The answer was yes, in all proba-
| bility.
forded here. The climate is delight-
| ful. “Once you see the mountains
near Jerusalem” he says, ‘you can
understand how they inspired the
| He may do some teaching and educ-
ational work there.
“Our greatest regret”, he says,
“will be to leave our friends and
but we have also
made friends there’.
The Tilems will sail on the USS
Dr. Tilem, it will be remembered,
was the man who created a lot of
fun at the Library Auction a few
years ago when he purchased a lamb |
af~| to mow hig lawn sumers.
Verdict Murder
In 2nd Degree
Kenneth Schweiss Is
Sentenced- To Prison
Because of an error in announce
ment of the time for giving of the
verdict and sentencing of a Dallas
boy, Mrs. Kurt [Schweiss was denied
the painful privilege of being pres-
ent when her son Kenneth was
brought before: President Judge
Frank Pinola Thursday morning.
The verdict, announced in town
papers for 11 a.m., was in fact given
shortly after 10.
Mrs. Schweiss entered the court-
room after sentence of seven and
one half to twenty years of im-
prisonment had been pronounced,
following a verdict of murder in the
second degree.
Attorneys Monroe Houtz, and
Robert Fleming, court-appointed de-
fense coumsel, expressed themselves
as much pleased af the verdict and
the sentence.
The seventeen year old youth
shot and killed his father, State
Trooper Kurt Schweiss, the Sunday
before Thanksgiving, as Trooper
Schweiss was entering the kitchen
of his home on Huntsville Road
after an hour of target shooting
with friends.
Kenneth, a former senior at
Westmoreland High School, con-
fined at Luzerne County Prison
since the day of the self-confessed
| slaying, will be now assigned to a
[| more suitable State Institution fol-
lowing study at the Diagnostic
Center in Philadelphia.
William |
al
Arrangements will be made so
| that he can complete his education
jn either academic or mechanical
| fields, whichever he desires. [Parole
{ will be possible * after about the
length of time it would have taken
him to graduate from college and
serve a hitch in the armed services.
Nine months of the sentence has
already been served.
Ralph Dixon, M4
Dies In Prime
Prominent Dallas Man
Has Fatal Heart Attack
The community was stunned by
the untimely death early Monday
goming of Ralph Dixon, prominent
i Dallas businessman and propr ietor of
Dixon's Restaurant.
Services are scheduled for this
morning at 11 from the Disque Fun-
eral Home. Officiating will be Rev.
Russell Lawry. Burial will be ‘in
| Forty Fort Cemetery.
Mr. Dixon, 54, has been an impor-
| tant part of the community ever ;
| since he moved here from Hudson
| twelve years ago, to open Dixon's
| Market on Main Street. Eight years
ago, he opened a restaurant on Lake
Street, which quickly became the
| Mecca for regional businessmen, who
| discussed community problems over
a morning coffee-break.
Men who dropped by automatically
for a cup of coffee Monday morning,
| found the doors locked.
| Ralph Dixon, apparently in perfect
| health, had suffered a fatal heart
| attack. -
| ‘Active in community affairs, he
attended Dallas Methodist Church.
| Masonic affiliations included Land-
| mark Lodge 442 F&AM; Keystone
Consistory and Irem Temple.
Prior to moving to Dallas with his
| family and settling at Elmcrest, he
{ had owned and operated a grocery
| in Hudson. His childhood and youth
| were spent in Hudson, where he was
{ born in 1907. His parents were the
late Robert and Esther Carter Dixon.
He leaves his widow, the former
Betty Courtright; daughters Marion
and Gail; three brothers: Fred, of
Cleveland; Norman, Malvern; Rev.
Wesley Dixon, Levittown.
Dallas Man Stung tung By
Copperhead Snake
A Dallas man, cutting long grass
with a scythe on the Hale Coughlin
place at Apple Hill, was stung two
weeks ago by a copperhead, and
spent several agonizing hours before
the anti-venom administered by Dr.
Ben Groblewski counteracted the
poison.
Charles Snyder, Claude Streev, saw
the tip of the snake's tail disappear-
ing as he realized he had been bit-
ten. He ran to the house for am-
monia, then drove to Dr. Grob-
lewski's office in Lehman. Four
hours and four anti-venom shots lat-
er, he called his wife to say that he
could now come home.
Mr. Snyder's leg, bitten between
knee and ankle, developed an in-
fection. Ten days later, after many
shots and many treatments, he got
his medical discharge.
Local doctors are stocking their
usual summer supply of anti-venom.
Speed in getting treatment, they
warn, is essential. Many copper-
heads have been reported in the
area. Copperhead venom is deadly. |
A victim can die in three hours |
unless prompt aid is obtained.
ATTENTION PLEASE
All those accustomed to purchas- |
ing their Dallas Post at Dixon’s or |
Helen's may get them this week at |
Bert's Drugstore, Main Street, Dal-
| las.
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Log Cabin Takes Shape As Davies
Family Realizes Fondest Dream
A log cabin was once the norm,
when pioneers cleared the wilderness
and used the resultant timber to
throw up snug homes, notching the
logs and filling the interstices with
packed clay.
But nowadays, a real log cabin
is a rarity. That makes the Carlton
Davies cabin near Mehoopany news-
worthy.
A man from the foothills of the
Great Smokies is doing the actual
building with the assistance of his
sixteen year old son. With roof raft-
ers going up fast, Wesley Tutherow
and Dempsey make the chips fly, as
they stand on a scaffold high above
the cabin floor. With deft strokes
they level the tops of the rafters,
in readiness for the pine lumber
which will form the foundation for
a metal roof.
“It's an anachronism to have an
aluminum roof,” explains Mrs. Dav-'
es, ‘but it’s a lot safer in the woods,
and we'll paint it to harmonize. Too
bad we couldn’t use wooden shing-
les, but you see all those hemlock
trees? If a spark from the fireplace
started a blaze, there'd be a real for-
est fire.”
Four summers ago, the Davies
family from Machell Avenue, Dallas,
came quite by chance upon the most
beautiful spot they had ever seen,
one which they were sure could not
be bought. But it happened that the
owner suddenly decided to sell, and
Dr. Davies was on the spot.
Thirty-four, acres of woodland,
some steeply precipitous, climbing
up the mountain ‘side; some of
it level woodland along Mehoopany
Creek.
For three summers the Davies
family spent the vacation days on
their new property, sleeping at night
in a tiny shack furnished with
bunks, and revelling in the clear
sun-dappled creek with its frown-
ing backdrop of rocky ledge and
steep mountainside.
In January, they laid plans for a
log cabin.
Raymond Sands, of Mehoopany,
felled the timber to specification.
Reese Davis, Mrs. Carlton Davies’
father, a lumberman and construc-
tion man of fifty years experience,
plotted the cabin for the ultimate
in rustic livability.
He worked out exactly how many
logs he would need, what length,
and of what diminishing diameter
as the cabin progressed from found-
ation toward rafters.
With the logs seasoned by wint-
er’'s snow and the drying winds of
spring, the Davies cabin was ready
to translate itself from blue-print
to reality.
Readers of the Dallas Post were
intrigued by a little “Wanted” ad
in the Trading Post: “Wanted, serv-
ices of a skid-horse and handler”
What was a skid-horse? -Tele-
phone calls multiplied Did the folks
want a saw-horse by any chance?
Several subscribers had saw-horses
in good condition, but hesitated to
offer them.
Mrs. Davies explained. A skid-
horse, she said, was a good husky
horse, not too big, sure-footed on
lumber trails, able to snake down
seasoned logs.
No skid-horses were offered. Dr.
Davies hired a small tractor (with
handler) to do the job. The tractor
Mr. And Mrs. Clifford Space
Leave Dallas After 37 Years
|
After thirty-seven years in Dal- |
las, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Space have
sold their home on Huntsville Road,
and left Saturday for their new
home at Fairmount Springs, eight
miles from the home of their daugh-
ter, Madge, Mrs. Richard Johns of
Benton.
Originally of Forty Fort, Mr. and
Mrs. Space moved here to the 125-
acres Ryman Farm in August 1924
after living for eight years on a farm
at Carverton. \
The charming home they now
leave was formerly the Ryman store
across the street from the original
farm home now owned by Atty. and
Mrs. John Phillips.
For many years Mr.
herd of thirty cows on the farm and
engaged in buying and selling live-
stock. He still retains about 35 acres |
of the original farm, the rest hav- | Springs for their Dallas friends- -turn
| left at the store at Red Rock, then
Mr. Space served several years on | left at the next store along the way,
Dallas School Board. After complet- | | then past the church and you'll be
ing the unexpired term of the late |vight at their front door
ing been sold for home sites.
Space had a |
VOL. 73, NO. 32, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1961
worked its way up the hill backward,
to avoid disaster.
Down came the logs, delivered to
the site of the cabin, and everybody
in the family learned how to use
a spud-bar, peeling the logs for con-
struction.
By this time, the actual builders
were in residence in the shack. Mr.
and Mrs. Tutherow arrived from
Murphy, N. C. early in May, and
the work started immediately.
How did the Tutherows get into
the picture?
Mrs. Davies’ father has a veneer
mill in Marble, North Carolina. Mr.
Tutherow was an employee who had
had long experience in building
tight log cabins, and had just com-
pleted a home of his own. (Not a
log cabin. His wife prefers frame
construction.)
The Tutherows, with all their nine
children married except Dempsey,
were in a mood to take off. The
entire family lives within easy driv-
ing distance of home base. Sixteen
grandchildren might have added up
to a lot of baby sitting.
It’s a change, says Mrs.Tutherow.
But anybody can see, as she riffles
through the baby pictures, that she is
looking forward to getting back
home again, where she can happily
prepare Sunday dinner for the entire
clan, and be properly amazed at the
growth of the youngest grandchild.
In the past two months, the cabin
has taken shape.
Plans call for a mammoth field
stone fireplace in the living area,
with an| outside fireplace at cooking
level on ‘the opposite side ‘% hi
chimney, family focus for screened
porch meals.
The inside fireplace will be built
around a heatilator, and an old fash-
ioned cooking stove will be installed,
for comfort on chilly mornings.
There are three small bedrooms,
and a large one.
This cabin, except for its appear-
ance, bears little resemblance to the
rude shelters of the pioneers.
Power lines have been run in from
nearby route 87.
A statement which deserves a par-
agraph by itself.
The most critical piece of plumb-
ing is already installed, unshaded
from the public eye at present. Bas-
in and bath will follow in due course,
plus containing walls of knotty pine.
The Dallas MYF has already been
entertained at the cabin site. They
were present when the Mehoopany
Baptists exercised their age-old. priv-
ilege of conducting their baptismal
ceremonies in the clear stream be-
low the cabin.
There is a gradual shelving from
the near bank to the eight-foot
depth where torrents have carved
a pool below a jutting ledge of
rock, the (perfect diving place. And
beyond, the mountain goes up and
up.
For people who believe in family
solidarity, those who consider that
it is of the utmost importance that
children live and play under the
wise direction of their parents during
their formative years, this is the hal-
cyon spot where summer days are
all too fleeting; where interesting
work goes hand in hand with rec-
reation; and where a family is
uae ties that can never be brok-
Mrs. James Oliver he was elected
for a full six-year term.
He was elected to the Board of
Directors of the First National Bank
of Dallas thirty-five years ago dur-
ing the Presidency of the late
George R. Wright and will continue
to serve on the Advisory Board of
the Dallas Branch of Miners Nat-
ional Bank. With the exception of
W. B. Jeter who became cashier at
about the same time. Mr. Space is
the only surviving member of the
old Bank Board.
The Space Farm was a lively spot
when their two daughters were
growing up there. Both were ex-
pert horsewomen and both had an
artistic talent for sketching horses
and farm animals.
The Spaces say the latch string
will always be .out at Fairmount
| ministrative offices, causing
Tight Schedule
Results From
Work Stoppage
Architects. Assure
Board High School
Will Open On Time
According to a report given to
Dallas school directors Tuesday
evening by Joseph Hoban, speak-
ing for Lacy, Atherton and Davis,
the new school will definitely be
‘ ready for occupancy in spite of a
strike which stopped workmen for
three days last week.
Tile-layers, pulled off the job and
assigned elsewhere, are expected
back immediately. Their absence’
held up floor laying in the ad-
can-
cellation of plans to occupy offices
in the new building the first week
in August. A three day work stop-
page adds up to much more than
three days, disrupting the time
schedule controlling delivery of
equipment and moving of supplies.
The sewage system is complete
except for laying on of water.
Work stoppage cancelled out a
complete dry run of cafeteria ser-
vice scheduled for mid-August, re-
ducing it to a workshop on use of
equipment only. Plans are to use
the - cafeteria for the first time
September 5, when luncheon will
be served to the faculty, school
board members and their wives,
following a teachers’ meeting.
Blackboards will be delivered by
August 15, installed before the end
of the month. Classrooms,except for
blackboards, are ready to go.
Cleaning has started.
Auditorium chair backs are in-
stalled, seats will be added after
the floors are finished, within the
next few days.
Kitchen equipment is complete.
Touch-up of paint is necessary in
a number of places.
The football field, now in need
of mowing, will not be usable until
firm turf has been established.
School directors, faced with pos-
sibility of postponement of opening
of the new school when the strike
was called last week, were greatly
relieved at Mr. Hoban’s report.
Open ' House at the mew high
school is tentatively scheduled for
Friday and Saturday before Labor
Day. Tt was suggested that seniors,
end igi rs ihe” Key -Club #ct
as guides through the new school,
familiarizing themselves with ar-
rangements for the benefit of high
school students who will enter
September 6.
The proposed Open House will
not take the place of dedication,
for which no time has yet been set.
Dedication will take place after the
school is in operation, at a date to
be announced.
Nation-Wide Insurance was given
the contract for student and foot-
ball insurance. Parents will pay
$2.50 per year for protection
against accident for each of their
children, from the time the child
leaves the house in the morning
until he arrives home again after
school. Coverage includes play-
grounds operated under school
supervision.
Football insurance isi carried by
the school. :
Jack Stanley, speaking for Build-
ing and Grounds, invited the school
board to hold its next meeting,
September 12, at the new school.
Personnel
In the superintendent's report,
Dr. Robert Mellman called attention
to the excellent work done by cus-
todians in readying Westmoreland
Elementary Building for grade
school children and the kinder-
garten. He said that the schools
now have top-notch men for main-
tenance and operation.
Mrs. Ruth Ambrose will teach
first grade at Dallas Elementary.
The new kindergarten teacher at
Westmoreland will be Mrs. Leila
Anskis, graduate of Bloomsburg,
temporary professional employee.
Theresa Rakus, also a graduate of
Bloomsburg, emplesed on a tempor-
ary basis, will teach English at the
senior high school.
Mrs. Grace Lord was granted a
leave of absence.
Mrs. Paul LaBar will serve meals
three hours daily at Dallas Elemen-
tary.
Census Enumeration
Recent census figures compiled
by Thomas H. Jenkins show that
Dallas Borough has a population of
2,186; Dallas Township, 4,287;
Franklin, 949; Kingston Township,
5,549, a total of 12,971 for the Dal-
las School District.
Uncovered for the first time and
added to the per capita taxables
were 144 in Dallas Borough; 336 in
Dallas Township; ‘95 in Franklin;
423 in Kingston Township, a po-
tential $9,980 in income.
Named Commissioner
Margaret Ann Stroud, Meadow-
crest, was authorized to take testi-
mony and depositions in court cases,
by order of Judge Jacob Shiffman,
who appointed her a standing com-
missioner on motion of Atty. Mit-
chell Jenkins. Miss Stroud is secre-
tary for General Jenkins law firm
of Rosenn, Jenkins, and Greenwald.