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National Newspaper Week had a special significance for two Northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper men
when they met recently at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Left above, Major John Keeler, former Wyalusing newspaper man, whose family has for years owned the
Wyalusing Rocket. After a brilliant record as a flyer, he is now on the U. S. Air Force staff.
Major Keeler guided Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Smith of Elmcrest on a tour of the Academy while they were
in Colorado for the National Newspaper Convention. Mr. Smith, son of the late, Col. Ernest Smith, pub-
lisher of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, like Major Keeler, grew up in the newspaper business. With his
brother, Harrison, Shrine View, editor of The Record, DeWitt is an executive of the Wilkes-Barre Pub-
lishing Company.
rs The lady in the center, Mrs. DeWitt Smith, while no newspaper woman, helps to make things hum at the
Back Mountain Library Auction as chairman ofthe Art Booth. Her comments on the Colorado trip appear
on another page of this week’s Post.
VOL. 74 — NO. 41 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1962
Proud Of New Bank Quarters
Among the many Back Mountain residents associated with the 134-
year-old Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes-Barre is Darrel Crispell,
trust officer and vice president.
Here with him in his new office, a part of the completely new interior
of the bank, is Claire M. Blewitt, assistant trust officer.
Mr. Crispell lives at Huntsville with his wife and three daughters.
While on leave of absence from the Bank during World War II, Mr.
Crispell served as flight training instructor for the Air Force.
He now teaches a course on the principles of bank operations to the
American Institute of Banking.
Wyoming National Bank will have Open House this Friday and Sat-
urday from 9 to 9, when the public is invited to inspect the many
changes made in the banking quarters. During the week of October 15,
clubs and organizations are especially invited to tour the bank with
reservations made in advance.