amed Wom- shair- wden amed Com- vice= len is 5 the Mrs. Mrs. surer, DOPE, Yaple, obert I ETS Hi EY) MS RA DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA Dallas Senior lich News by GLORIA DOLBEAR JUDITH GROSS Today the students are giving a Tuesday night in the school audi- physical education program in gym-|torium for induction of new mem- nasium. The program starts at! bers, who are as follows: William 7:30 p.m. and admission is free. It Kelly, David Kopetchney, and consists of tumbling, dancing, | Robert Voelker. Parents of all Key rhythmics, drills and marching by | Club members and friends were in- the girls. The boys will also tumble | vited! Mr. William Wright addressed and perform on. the apparatus. The the club and foreign exchange: stu- show is produced and directed by dent, Ross Walker, showed films on Miss Mabel Jenkins. Mr. Brobst is| Austrailia. Min charge of the boys. Costumes| wednesday of last week the stu- were made by Mrs. Gloria Bronson. | dent teachers were honored at a Dallas Senior High School Key | party given by the faculty. Thurs- Club held a special meeting at 7|day was their last for teaching. VV VV VV VV IVY VV VV VV VV VV IVY VVYVeYVeveve eee THE YOUNG MEN'S SHOP 42 Main Street, Dallas OPEN FRIDAY EVENING Dad Suits — size 3-20 — 6.98 up et FASHIONS JUST LIKE Easter Sport Coats - size 3-20 - 5.98 up Blazers — Black and Camel sizes 8-20 — 11.98 & 12.98 White Dress Shirts ae size 3-20 — 1.98 up The economical ‘Nekspander” by I KAYNEE — Grows with the Boy. * VV VV VV VV VV VY VY VY VV VV VY VV VY Sve Vevey VY vYeYYY t Ties — 50c up Be lin loan Bo lla lion Bodoni Beilin i dio io lio Boel i le li li Bon iio i on ie i di do do dio di oe in Bo i in. Dress Trousers — 3.49 up All wanted colors and fabrics. vv dntiialondn dei dectomidibviiretine Ebtiendin They have been at our school for the past seven weeks. It will seem strange to have our regular teachers. JUNIOR PLAY Practice has begun for the Junior play, “Act Your Age.” The play will be held on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. in the Senior High Audi- torium. These students were chosen for the parts: Linda Woolbert, Dorothy Mason, Michael Jones, Roger Hackling, Perle Propos, Wil- liam Swartwood, Donna Anthony, Linda Rowett, and Paula Scott. Three new members have been added to the Visual Aids Club. They are: James Haines, Edward Kyttle, and Jack Kaketa. Our debating team, under the direction of Mr. Stinson, will enter a debate at the University of Scran- ton April 10. Winning team will receive a permanent trophy as well as a re- volving one. Marilyn Eck With Choir Now Touring Marilyn Eck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eck, 85 Lehigh Street, Shavertown, is a member of the Susquehanna University Choir, which will make a three-day concert tour Monday through Wednesday. Marilyn, 1961 graduate of West- moreland High School, is a fresh- man liberal arts major at Susque- hanna. During the tour, the choir will present concerts in Harrisburg and Ardmore, and Collinswood, Haddon- field and Audubon, N. J. "In addi- tion, the group will make a tele- vision tape for WFIL-TV ‘in Phila- delphia. Choir is directed by John Magnus, assistant professor of music. Scott Heads 4-H Club Marvin Scott was elected presi- dent, Brian Baird, vice president, Pat Holdridge, secretary and John Cummings, treasurer at a meeting of the Cloverleaf 4-H Clubs Thursday evening. Group met with the Telstar Elec- tric Club at Trucksville Fire Hall: Susanne Mieczkowski was chosen as newspaper reporter, Cheryl Beard and Evelyn Scott as Song and Games leaders. Next meeting will be held April 12 at Trucksville Fire Hall. Showing . At The KINGSTON ARMORY 2% Hr. Show — 25 Thrilling Acts Kingston, ‘Penna. - ACTION 4 ;2h SHOW DAYS WED. — THURS. — FRI. — SAT. APRIL 3, 4, 5, 6 AT 2:15 P. M. AND 8:15 P. M. SPECIAL SAT. MATINEE 10:15 A. M. For Group Reservations Only Reserved Seats $2.40 and $1.80 On Sale Tues., March 26 at the Irem Temple Box Office, the Boston Store, Colombo Smoke Shop, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., B and Old River Road Bakery, Gateway. Kingston. Spon- sored by Uniformed Units of Irem Temple. & <2 < = I Want... FANNY FARMER THE PALEsS POST THEAEDAY MARCH 28, 1963 Finds Fascinating Material On Early History Of Back Mountain Mrs. Joseph Chisko, Hunts ville Road, is a lover of an- tiques in any form. While sorting through a pile of discarded items recently, Mr. Chisko came upon an old copy of the “History of Luzerne Lackawanna and Wyoming Co’s, 1786 to 1880.” Published under the latter date by W. and W. Munsell & Co., New York, it offers numer- ous illustrations of early set- tlers, geneologies and many interesting facts. Mr, Chisko brought it into the Dallas Post before having it rebound. The following historical events have been revealed through its pages: Lake Township Formed from Lehman and Mon- roe in 1841, Lake Township was so named from nearby Harveys Lake. A small part was handed back to Monroe at the division of the county in 1841. The soil was fertile and fine fruit was raised along the base of the mountain. Population was 863. The lake covers 1,285 acres and is of great purity. Perch and trout were native to’ the area and pike was placed in lake waters by Hollenback |& Urquhart, who owned nearly all of Lake Township at one time. Salmon = was added to existing species by the State authorities. The first white man was Matthew Scouten, employed by its owners to look after the land. He cleared a small tract. where Jacob Sorber later settled. Daniel Lee settled at. the head of Pike’s Creek in 1806, employed by the farmers of Plymouth to care for cattle driven there to. graze during the summer months. * : In 1836, Otis ‘Allen came from Jackson Township, building a home site for his family near the same area. 1839 «found Nathan and Stephen Kocher moving in along with John Jackson, Andrew Free- man, Thomas Lewis and Ephraim | King. In 1839 came Jonah Roberts, Elon Davenport, Daniel Casebear, David Moss, ‘and John Fosnot. Before 1845, Moses Perrigo, Jacob Sorber, Jonah Bronson, Johnathan Williams, Clark Wolfe, Jesse Kitchen, George Shupp, James Hawley and Edward Ide became residents. Business Begins First saw mill was built by Hol- lenback and Urquhart on the outlet of Harveys Lake in 1839. Wildrick Mill, erected by Joseph Frantz, was completed in 1843. Nathan Kocher built a small mill near Beaver Run tannery in 1845. George Snyder - followed : suit «in 1866. NE In 1879, F. A. and E. Williams erected a steam portable mill on the site of the old Wildrick mill which had burned. First grist mill was put Urguhart in 1840. was erected later. All interests of this firm were sold in 1879 to Hoff- man Lumber Company. First township road was hacked through from Wilkes-Barre to Brad- I'm Hoping for. . FANNY FARMER Ira Sorber and | up by Hollenback and | A planing mill | by have so ford County in 1795 to encourage settlement in thig district. All early settlers lived in log cabins, except Otis Allen and Jacob Sorber who built block houses. First store was built by Hollen- back Urguhart Company for em- ployees in 1840. C. W. Ruggles took over the store in the south- east corner of the township, in 1872, established by his brother, F. N. Ruggles two years earlier. James Sorber, Simeon Lewis and Ruggles and Shonk erected other shops in the area. The Lake House built in 1857 by Henry Hancock and Johnathan Husted had as proprietor J. W. Rhoades, who rented fishing boats. The lake was becoming a fisher- man’s and gunning paradise. First classes were taught by Johnathan Williams in the home of Otis Allen from 1842-44. A school house was built on the farm of Henry Ide in 1844. By 1878, seven schools served the township with 119 pupils in attendance and educational cost placed at $1,002.21. Miss Elinor Montross was added to the faculty in 1849. Lewis Allen was the first post- master. Mails were brought from Kingston three times a week. ’ Church Services Residents depended on preachers from other towns. First came Elder Clark from Plymouth and after him a Methodist called Davie. Services were conducted in settlers homes. In 1872, the first Methodist Church was erected from a nucleus group comprised of James Hawley, Amanda Hawley, Horace and Sarah Hawley, J. R. Bronson, Elizabeth Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. George Leval- ly, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Edwards and Welcome Fisk. The First Baptist Church was erected in 1878 through the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. John Crispell, Mr: and Mrs. Garrett Post, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wolfe and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis. First pastor was Rev. G. W. Schofield. Cost of the edifice was $2,500. Otis Allen, dying in 1842, was the first of the settlers to be buried in the Allen Cemetery. Several months later Samuel Allen was interred there. the same year in Kocher plot. Beaumont Couple Shares Birthday And Long Years Of Happy Marriage A boy and girl born the same day, same hour, same month and same year in different sectors of Pennsyl- vania now live together eighty eight years later in the Back Mountain region. Fate decreed that the two babes born within fifteen minutes of each other should continue their lives to- gether. Nineteen years after birth, Celia Davis and William Phillips be- came man and wife. ; The boy, William Phillips, Sr., was born in Edwardsville, Pa., son of James and Mary Ann Phillips. His dad employed by Kingston Coal Com- pany and fearful of a predicted strike took his wife and child back to Wales, his native land, when the child was two. Five years later, James Phillips and his family returned to this coun- try and Edwardsville. With only a minimum of schooling young Bill was put to work in the nearby breaker at the age of eight and one half years. In the meantime a young girl born in Wiconisco, Lyken’s Valley, in Dau- phin County to William D. and Eliza- beth Davis took up residence in Ed- wardsville. Wken the two young people met at age sixteen, a mutual friend ar- ranged the introduction. From that night until their marrage three years later, Celia was Bill's girl. Following their nuptials which took place at the home of the bride’s parents on Slocum Street, now Zer- bey Avenue, the young couple re- sided briefly in Wilkes-Barre, moving soon to Kingston where they resided most of their married life. Mr. Phil- lips served many years as a fireman during this périod. He also coached the Odd Fellows Degree Team for three decades. ‘William Phillips, Sr., was employ- ed as a stationary engineer at Kings- ton Coal Company for 38 years. Fol- lowing “his retirement, the Phillips’ rented a home in Dallas, living there for seven years. When the Dallas residence was sold, Mr. Phillips decided to move Johnathan Williams, Stephen Kocher, John Fosnot, Ira Bronson and Lewis Allen formed the first supervisory board. Curtis Allen was the first town clerk and Ira Bronson, Stephen Kocher was buried | first justice. (To be continued) > CCI << << id) FROM A PENNY TO A DOLLAR I'm Getting... FANNY FARMER many CANDY EASTER farther out into the country where he purchased a home in Beaumont fifteen years ago, bound by two and a half acres. Here he gardened until his health prohibited the continuance of his hobby. Although his schooling was practi- cally nil, greater knowledge was gained by self study of history, biog- raphy and poetry. He became well known as an entertainer and as late as last year won first prize in the Recitation class at the Eisteddtod. Mrs. Phillips has always loved her home and prides herself on her abil- ity as a cook and baker. Her husband says, ,'Her bread is heavenly, the best made anywhere”, and others who have sampled it are quick to agree. Her home is immaculate and at- tractive. She does all her own work, continuing to bake for her husband as she did when the family was much larger. She disclosed that failing eye sight and hearing are their only afflictions and is proud of her ability to look after their own welfare. She attends the Baptist Church nearby and tries to get to services regularly. Seven children were born to the couple, five of whom are living. Mrs. John Lloyd resides in Endwell, N.Y. Mrs. Betty Walter in Bethlehem. Sons James and Thomas live in Kingston and Forty-Fort, respective- ly, and David is a resident of Newark, | of Mr. | children. The couple celebrated their SECTION B— PAGE 1} : Albert Rays, Hosts To Sweet Valley Cubs Members of the committee of Cub Pack 444, Sweet Valley area, met last Thursday evening at the home and Mrs. Albert L. Ray. William G. Hughes, institutional rep- resentative and pastor of the Church of Christ, opened the meeting with prayer. Burl Updyke, -Cubmaster, presided. Plans were formulated for the committee to hold a ham and pancake supper April 15 at Maple Grove Methodist Church. Attending the meeting were Scout executive, Gene Trautwine, Nanti- coke; Joseph G. Kipp, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beuka, Mr. and Mrs. George Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Burl Updyke, Mrs. James Garrzhan, William G. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ray. Next meeting of the committee will be held April 17 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burl Updyke, Pikes Creek. N. 4 Two children have passed away: Mrs. Edna Symons, Wilkes-Barre in 1949 and “Little Bill”, well-known radio announcer, in 1960. Son Bill was born on his parents birthday. Mrs. Phillips expressed her grati- tude that in 69 years of marriage, the family circle was unbroken for 45 years. There are also fifteen living grand- children and thirty six great grand- 88th birthday on January 23rd. May their togetherness continue well into the future. ’ we'll Some people think we consult a crystal ball before delivering heating fuel to their homes. “It seems,” they tell us, “that just " when our fuel supply gets low, your truck pulls up and ‘the driver refills our tank.” Of course we have no magic methods—but we do have some thing better. We call it our “degree-day” system. It automati- cally tells us when to make our next delivery. : “Providing extra services, like the “degree-day” system, is our way of competing for your business. 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