~ while he was ‘still ‘a boy, and
of his first meeting with Re-
| urben Parks who played a part
in the establishmént of the
i Lewis Lumber. Empire in the
| North Mountain area. We hope
‘was about 9 or'10%years old.
| We wer¢ living“ dt" Dallas at the
me, and I‘remember-my mother
aking my brother and me to Har-
iEoTIoN 5 pack 4
|
up spre dng dV [IV UI ‘9y Ae]y ‘Aepanes YNoIyy SANOONT PV SIYL Ul S90Ld
“AyupiA pus sefred
vey’s Lake. We walked all the way [the old bridge, and came to the
over the old dirt road that lead Rhodes Hotel, that was at the loud as we could (‘‘over)
{ up the hill by what is now College | opposite end of bridge, ¢ ompleted
. walk he took with his mother | Misericordia, a large farm then ! during the Civil War. We walked
from Dallas to Harveys Lake |owned by. Mr. Sydney Wordan. on to the Wardan Place.
We passed the Wesley Spencer farm | = The Boarding House at that time,
and farther-on the Neely place and I believe, was run by Captain Bond
then on the corner of what is now {who had a steam boat Mistletoe
42nd Street we stopped to watch |that carried passengers to and from
a carpenter and his son building | the Hotels to the L.VR.R. station
a beautiful picket fence which may at Alderson.
| our readers’ enjoy Mr. Jack- |still be standing but it is doubtful. | wel,
son's bit of folklore as much
as I did — The Editor. Schooley.
L1 shall writg of Reuben Parks or
The home is now owned by Harry | drew Hunlock’s cottage and there
were no more cottages on that side
I learned years after that the | of the lake till saw mill.
s he was known by’Harvey’s Lake | carpenters were Daniel Ide and his | Albert Lewis had built homes on |
lks “Uucle Rube’:
My first sight of him was when | with and knew them well. They men.
were both skilled workmen. ‘When we got to the bend of the | carrying on the Davis tradition.
We walked on to Idetown and road known as Willow Point, across |
We passed the Grove House, crossed | rested because we were very tired.
son, Harry, whom I later worked |the lake shore for some of his | son
(over)”
the lake from his
a
THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1962
Rube. Parks Played A Leadrg Rolz 11 Building Lumher King's Empire
Harveys Lake, Garfield Jackson,
| here pens an account of a
was the old picnic grounds where from the road between what is now
they had seats, lunch tables, and the fire hall and the old Morton
swings which were very long poles | house, which is still standing. There
E in the woods back of the mill |it in. His house was located back
So mother told us to holler as fastened to high cross limbs of trees. was a strip of garden between the
(over) They squeaked when we swung |
which we did and soon them. There were stands roofed over 'old fellow raised a few vegetables.
we could see a boy come down to them where we got refreshments, | When Albert Lewis, known as the
home with a and Mrs. Davis, Squires mother, Lumber King of Pennsylvania, was
pair of oars on his shoulder. He brought me a dish of wonderful busy at Bear Creek he looked
was soon in the boat and rowing ice cream. This was before cones around for other timber tracts as
across the lake to pick us up.
Mother had previously
railroad and the lake where the
were thought of. I have never eaten ihe wanted to expand, I am told
sent a any ice cream like that. Well, I that he came to Harvey's Lake and
letter to Mrs, Davis and they were suppose you are beginning to wonder | made acquaintence with Uncle Rube
expecting us.
we walked-on, past An-| The boatman was Ralph Davis When we passed his small house, | supply of virgin forests in the
who was a few years older than I. he was out on the lake and we | North Mountain, and that Rube
He was [Squire at the lake for many | stopped and Mrs. Davis was about | Parks was quite familiar with the
years. He was a noted sportsman | to ask him something when he | properties, deeds, lines and titles.
like his father Bill Davis. Squires |began to land a large bass. His | Even some of the land was unseated.
Elwood Davis, employed by |fish pole was one cut from the; So he went with Reuben to
[where Rube Parks got to. Well | and learned that there was a great
| A.JS. Co. is the father of two boys | woods and it was bent almost like | explore the mew tracts. They were
|
la rainbow ;as he pulled the bass gone for a week or more sleeping
Well, we stayed all night at the into the boat. He didn’t play with out in the open and living by
down to the lake over the old road. |from the present picnic park, we Davis home and next day we all |bass to tire it like they do today hunting and fishing.
| walked to the saw mill at Alderson, [but he lost no time in bringing | Mr, Lewis meawhile, taking care-
SAVE AT A&P WITH THESE BiG VALUES
* FOR THE HOLIDAY *
HERSHEY BARS,
CLARK BARS,
BABY RUTH, ° CARTON
YOUR CHOICE!
hu
FIFTH AVENUE, OF
MILKY WAY, 24
FOREVER YOURS, BARS
AND OTHERS
CHEWING GUM =%. 78¢
Gum Candies "ore: ---- rs 330
Circus Peanuts womwor _ 50 23¢
Frantz Marshmallows -_"c 17¢
Cracker Jack ___.__--. 3 re 2560
Salad Mustard ~~ ___ 0 19¢
Beverages nae: som --& sn 246
Stuffed Olives ww ____ "70> 63¢
Orange Juice fo von -----cn. 298
Marvel Ice Cream ______%.69¢
Potato Chips “re ---'= 590
A&P "24 Raisins ...6 wo 19¢
A&P Popping Corn 2... 31¢
Dixie Cups ..'s 298 nsw» 29¢
White Paper Plates .__. 4% 47¢
Marvel wer cco Lighter « 33¢
Charcoal Briquets _____ "es 690
Don't miss... y
CALENDAR OF ROSES
12 beautiful arrangements, one for
each month of the year. ne
SEVEN SUPER PICNICS ,aves™searo
Wonderful, old-fashioned menus and recipes.
COTTAGE CHEESE COOK BOOK
an amazing variety of delicious recipes!
WOMAN'S DAY JUNE ISSUE now on sale 10¢
Nescafe Instant Coffee ____ "3 $1.59
9-Lives a: wa at Food 7.5 to. 69¢
a
4
H
PEANUTS
EXCEL SALTED
EXCEL SALTED Strawberries
iFRESH FRUITS & VEGE
i 39¢ | [Pascal Gelery
FRESH Pint
CALIF. Bskits. 8G
: DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA
‘ful note on a pad as described by| It seems Rube was waiting for his
Uncle Rube. When the pair got|deer hound to drive a deer into
back to the lake, "Mr. Lewis said |range, when the saw this Kunkle
to Reuben, who was then quite an {man fire at his dog and miss.
old man, his wife was dead, and | At the same time, Rube shot at
his sister was keeping house for |the man to scare him. The man
him: “I am going to build a house | hollored “Hey” you nearly hit me.”
for you and you can go to my Rube answered, “I would have hit
store at Alderson and get anything |you if you had killed my dog: But
that you need. to live-on and it|all I did was put a hole through
won't cost you a cent.” your hat.”
i So as long as he lived he had| The man then took his hat from
access to the store for his living. | his head and learned that the bullet
This, no doubt, seemed a wond- had gone through his hat just mis-
erful thing to him, but Mr. Lewis |sing his head by an inch or less.
| was getting far more than he was| Near the end of his life ‘he be-
giving. came ill and, after having consulted
| Reuben had a rifle that he used. |a doctor, learned that he had
He was careful not to show it, as|incurable cancer. :
he had with crude tools made some So one morning he went tc the
‘changes in the mechanism and he | Lumber Company office at Alderson °
did not let anyone examine it. and said to the clerk that he wanted
| A man who knew Reuben well|io talk to Mr. Lewis at Bear Creek.
I told me that he heard Reuben tell He had never talked on a phone
lorie story which concerns a man | before and, of course, he talked
i from Kunkle. real loud.
CHOOSE FROM AN APPETITE-SATISEYING VARIETY OF FINE FOODS!
JUMBO SIZE
JUICY-RIPE.
Hot House Tomatoes
2+ 29c Green Peppers......
LARGE
RED RIPE
© 39¢ | pep RED
3~20Qc | PISTAGHIOS
mxen nurs | Cucumbers
m= 3260
Calif. Lemons = 3G | ool
ave 69c] Sweet Corn
4c OFF
REGULAR
PRICE
. ANN PAGE
CREAMY SMOOTH OR KRUNCHY
Fine foods Neednt
Be
ANN PAGE REALLY FINE
MAYONNAISE
BEANS TOMATO SAUCE
18, 3.02. 20: :
More Ann Page Values!
PEANUT BUTTER __"." 39¢
HOT DOG RELISH __". 25¢c
SALAD DRESSING __% 33¢c
£1 OF VIRFORMANCE gos
=< RN
Goamanties GY
s
Mikron weruwd 10 SH
. hh
JAR
CHEERI-AID ______ 6 19c
SAVE YOUR YELLOW CASH
Register
Tapes
FROM A&P SUPER MARKETS IN
Dallas
and
Edwardsville
FOR VALUABLE
FRESH,
© TENDER 5 Ears 3G¢
SULTANA ... APPLE STRAW-
©
BERRY, APPLE RASPBERRY,
J e ; e S APPLE GRAPE IN DECORATED
TUMBLER.
Pl mrose CANNED
| HAMS
CHICKEN (i 1G¢ ) on TE
974-0z. R
Un oF THE SEA \ <= AOC ) “chunk
HI-C === Drinks
‘Green Onions wos 2 = 19¢ |
% % WEEKEND & HOLIDAY GROCERY VAL
: FRANK'S ASST. @® 50, Cc fo
Beverages | gmt*s1.95
Potato Chips “ise =
Seneca 3s wk 2 49
Lincoln Fruit Drinks = 49°
Butter =i
_
Cans
PACK Box
Qt.
Cans
C: 200. 3D 1 00
Tumblers
Cans
STICKS—18-Oz.
retze S TWISTS—16-0z. Bag Oc
FREE PREMIUMS Premium Saltines = i 29°
ONION FLAKES ___*o" 19¢
FRENCH’S ANISE EXTRACT sar. 296
— — Bot,
RINSO BLUE
REYMERS
BLENND
WET MOPS
LIQUID
VITAMIN C ADDED REYMERS CONCENTRATE /
24=5gc BLENND <== ~~ '>37¢ MUELLERS...... #253¢
Marcal Bathroom Tissue ____* 1 0c
0-CEDAR.........= ‘1.55 SWIFT'NING ...... 3&71¢ |Kitchen Charm wos roe 2 "i 39c
Marcal Hankies .-__-_.3 ;<, 25¢
Cans
SHORTENING
ELBOW MACARONI
LIQUID
25¢ King $
OFF Size 1 . 6
LUX Spon 37¢ =e §5¢ SWAN 1205 37¢ no: G50 Marcal Napkins To a 23¢|
-»