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Memorial Plot
Is Dismantled
Trucksville Shrine
Victim Of Progress
Another prominent landmark has
disappeared from Memorial High-
way as bulldozers making way for
the new road rip out adioining
grades and completely change the
landscape.
Latest to fall victim to the march
of progress is the attractive plot at
the interkeetion of Harris Hill and
Main Highway, maintained for
twenty years by the Trucksville
Service Mothers ;and Wives Club
in memory of those who fought for
their country and those who gave
their lives that others might re-
main free.
A beauty spot in the heart of
the verdant village, the well kept
lawn and carefully tended flowers
above which flew daily the Stars
and Stripes, except in stormy
weather, the memorial plot attract-
ed much favorable comment from
motorists travelling through the
area. 3
Organized in 1942 and headed
by the late Jane Lohan, former
Trucksville postmaster, the local’
group remembered the boys in the
armed forces on birthdays and
Christmas and gontinued to send
_ greetings throughout the year to
show that those far away were not
forgotten.
Many flags were own from the
tall flagpole, high above Trucks-
ville’s busy corner, some donated
by individuals and organizations
several by former Congressman,
Mitchell Jenkins and Congressman
Dan Flood.
With the, spot now dismantled,
club members decided regretfully
~ that the time had come to disband.,
Last officers of the group were Mrs.
Albert Williams, president; - Mrs.
William Gregory, vice president;
Mrs. Jacob Beline, secretary, Mrs.
Lebn Beisel, treasurer; Mrs. Stanley
Henning, chaplain; Mrs. Fred Case,
contingent and Mrs. William Rhodes,
organist.
Loses Life In
Head-On Crash
]. B. Carr Ledves
9-Week-0ld Son
e The controversy about the ef-
ficacy of safety-belts is stalemated
by tragedy early Saturday morning,
when one man wearing a safety
belt and one man thrown clear of
the wreckage were both killed in a
head-on crash.
Jeffrey B. Carr, 25, Trucksville,
and Donald R. Closterman Jr., 23,
Kingston, were pronoumced dead at
the scene, one and one half miles
south of Mt. Pocono. Impact was
so great that Carr was hurled 100
feet into a drainage ditch.
The. driver of the other car,
operating on the wrong side of the”
road, a bartender at Carousel
Motel, escaped with minor injuries,
and was listed in fair condition at
Monroe County General Hospital,
East Stroudsburg. He is thirty-
year old Robert Theos, Mountain-
home. .
) Both cars were completely de-
molished, the small Triumph con-
vertible in which Carr was a
passenger, reduced ‘to shards of
8 glass and metal.
Born at Altoona, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Carr, Carr was a sopho-
more at Wilkes College. He had
graduated from Wilkes-Barre Day
School, Mercersburg Academy, the
Graham Eckey School in Florida,
and St. John's College, Amnapolis.
Before - enterting Wilkes, he had
served four years in the Navy.
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He was a member of St. John’s
Lutheran = Church, Wilkes - Barre. |
His pastor, Rev. Frank Jogwick,
conducted services from the Snow-
don Funeral Home in Kingston,
Monday morning. Burial was at
Oak Lawn. -
The victim leaves his parents; his
wife, the former Judith Ann Jones
of Austin, Texas; a mnine-week old
son, Scott Mitchell; and a brother
David, West Palm Beach.
Pallbearers were William C.
Henry, David Carr, George Wil-
liams, Gail and Robert Spare, and
» Jack Farr.
Lettermen Boosters
Will Meet Tonight
Newly organized Dallas Area
Lettermen-Booster Club will hold its
first general meeting tonight, start-
ing at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of
"Dallas Senior High School.
The main speaker will be Repre-
sentative Francis “Chink” Crossin,
former basketball All-American
from: Penn and star forward for
several years with the Philadelphia
Warriors. Crossin told club presi-
dent Bob Anderson that while the
House session may have just ended,
he will make special. arrangements
Institution
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Final Auction Round-Up
Monday, Rugust 5, 8 P.M.
Final meeting of 1963 Library
Auction Chairmen is scheduled for
Monday, August 5, 8 p.m. in the
Library Annex. Chairman Robert
Fleming will receive reports from
all chairmen, and entertain sug-
gestions for guidance of Frank
Huttman, chairman for 1964.
Pool Looted Sunday
Dallas Township “police are in-
vestigating the ‘theft late Sunday
night of about thirty-five dollars
from vending machines at Sacred:
Heart Pool.
Entry was gained to the building |
by smashing a window.
Chief Pete Lange says. it is the
third such offense at the pool re-
cently, the other two occurring be-
fore the apprehension of a group of
Luzerne and Larksville boys -who
were swimming there at night
Summer Hours
For Library
Summer hours for Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library will see the
library closed Tuesday evenings, |
open as usual Thursday evenings,
until ‘September 10, when schedule |
will revert to normal.
Summer schedule: Monday,
closed; Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri-’
day, 1:30 to 5:30; Thursday, 1:30
to 8:30; Saturday 10:30 to: 5:30.
8-Page Tabloid
New Chief Takes
Over At Red Rock
Funderburke Assigned
To Local Radar Post
Benton Air Force Depot of the
648th AC and W Squadron Red
Rock has a new commander.
Lt. Colonel William O. Funder-
burke, 45, assumed his new duties
on July 1, coming here from an
Air Force Installation at Spokane,
Washington.
manding officer has been in the
| service of his country for 22 years,
| dur ‘ng which time he has been on
assignments both here and abroad.
He is married and the father of
two sons, fifteen and eleven years
| of age. (
| Col. Funderburke replaces Capt. |
|G: I. Dora, who served as tempor- |
| ary head of the radar station fol-
| lowing the death of Colonel Ross P.
| Hanna, who met a tragic death on
= morning of March 16, when his
car skidded on ice coated Memorial
| Highway.
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' More Speed Signs
Lake Township police have dis-
tributed additional 35 - mile - per-
‘hour speed limit signs around the
| Lake, and are awaiting the repaint-
ling of more.
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work now in progress.
late last year
The new home of Mrs. Marguerite Shaver, Laketon,
ready for occupancy as carpenters await completion of plastering
Shaver Home Nearing Completion
go
is almost
Builder Bob Mathers will finish minor details, hoping to have
. the residence ready for occupancy early in -September. ;
The ‘Shaver family is presently living over the old garage on
the property, during the summer months.
The new structure will replace the old home destroyed by fire.
Two Scouts Peddle
Fifty One Miles
Jeff Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Morris, Shrine Acres and
Roger Maury, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson J. Maury, ‘Shady Side, rode
their bicycles 51 miles to Blooms-
burg to ‘qualify for a Scout Merit
Badge.
the 101 foot excavation in two
digging, right.
to insure his being at this first and
important meeting,
Ambulance Crew
John Sheehan's ambulance crew,
now captained by Les Tinsley since
John was grabbed up by the army,
remains on duty until midnight Sun-
day.
Next week's crew is: Ed Roth,
captain; Charles Flack, Tony Zach-
ary, and Lane Jarrett.
Drilling, Digging at Big Bend;
Dallas Post camera took to the hills this week to see just what
is making all the fuss and smoke on top of the elbow mountain
at the big bend, lower Kingston Township, where the hill is being
split for a new curve for the highway.
Work is coming along fine, according to the men, who operate
stages — drilling, above left, and
; ' The rain we've had is regarded as minor by experienced con-
struction workers, who even found it a relief from the rock dust.
After some 40 feet of excavation with 60 more to go, the base
is bed rock. Four removable drills pierce the substratum, followed.
A native of Texas, the new com- |
This Week: Auction — Horses
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Candy Bar sales contest held by
Back Mountain Baseball for Boys
to raise funds for the new refresh-
ment stand and press box at the
Little League field on Church
Above are the winners in the |
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Little League Candy Sale Winners Rewarded
in the picture are
me of the youngsters
: rt T. Parry who pre-
‘awards to the winners.
left to right: B. Nagle,
La W. Frederick, L. Cor-
bett, A. Williams, J. Martin, B.
Shoemaker, T. Reese.
Second row: K. Morris, G. Sto-
larick, R. Belles, J. Pope, E. Pryor,
S. Lefko, W. Lawler, D. Chamber-
lain, G. Sponseller.
Ocelots To Accomp:
Unusual visitors will come to the |
Back Mountain next week when the
Long. Island Ocelot Club will hold |
its eighth annual picnic in Shaver-
town,
Event is scheduled for August 31
and 4 with Mrs. John Kessler, |
Shaver Avenue, as hostess. Long |
a feline loyer and owner of a four |
year old , jocelot named Loki, Mrs.
Kessler i§ the only local member of
the gro p- ?
Expected to attend the meet wil!
be guests from Canada, New York;
Florida * and possibly California.
The Club is a coast to coast organ-
izatiom which boasts 250 members.
Branches extend to the European
continent. $
Dan Mannix, feature animal
writer of True Magazing, jwho has
a pet margay, hopes to be among
the visiting contingent. President
of the Long Island group is Mrs.
Catherine Ciscin, who will bring
young Carlotta, her pet ocelot.
Members will stay at a Dallas
Motel, which has permitted the
animals to be housed with their
owners. A tour of the region is
also included on the agenda.
The ocelot, tawny yellow or red-
dish grey in color and marked with
black spots, ranges from Arkansas
to” Paraguay and is much larger
than the ordinary cat. Its agility
pAPIWners
In Scheduled Visit To Locality
times to be a rather rough and
tumble companion.
Named Director
Of Cancer Board
Shavertown Woman
Active In Program
CA Shavertow: % woman was elected
Auk members Hip on’ ..thevelauzerie: |
County Unit Board of the American
Cancer Society recently.
Avenue, was, named a director at
the annual dinner meeting in Hazle-
ton.
Mrs. Anderson has been active
in’ Cancer Prevention work for a
number of years, serving as cam-
paign chairman for the Back Moun-
tain district during three crusades.
She has been chairman of the
Dallas Cancer Center for six years,
coordinating its efforts, organizing
dressings groups and promoting its
educational programs.
Literature, film showings and
school textbooks have been widely
distributed in a constant effort to
present to the public the important
knowledge necessary to save lives
from the dread disease.
On the service end of the pro-
is. notable, Those living with other
with their distant kin, but tend at
cats in a household become playful |
gram, the Back Mountain has fur-
nished thousands of dressings and
other aid ‘to cancer victims.
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by two power shovels, biggest of which is seen above right, a number
of Euclid earth-movers and trucks which dump the dirt far back on
the mountain, and a gasoline truck.
Big shovel uses 300 gallons of gas a day, fuel transported from
several large underground tanks a
in Trucksville.
t H. J. Williams base headquarters
Another four to six weeks’ drilling and digging is esti-
mated for the cut through the
big bend, which, widening the
curve to six degrees, will leave just the extremity of the old
mountain (above) with the electric line tower and the rear of
the ‘mountain, beginning with stake in foreground,
Mrs. Frederick Anderson, Pionger |,
Seek To End RR Run
From Dallas-Luzerne
Partly because the new high-
way is forcing 'relocation of
tracks for two-thirds of a mile
and partly because of scant us-
age, the Lehigh Valley Railroad
yesterday petitioned the ICC in
‘Washington to permit them to
abandon 6.2 of the Bowman’s
Creek Branch between Dallas
and Luzerne.
Hound Races Sunday
Coonhound water races will be
held ‘Sunday July 28, all afternoon,
ig Shady Side Lgke Kunkle.
dog is eligible to. swim’ to enter.
Fifty dollars paid finals. No ad-
mission, and’ the pubic is invited.
All-Stars Beaten
In Close Contest
Back Mountain All-Stars, hoping
to push their illustrious record to
a second State championship in a
row, were disappointed Tuesday
night, as a strong Pittston team
broke a 3-3 tie in the last inning
with a single that drove in the de-
ciding run.
Katyl pitched four-hitter for us,
Tribbett a six-hitter for Pittston.
Drawn For Jury
Bernice Kreitzer, Fernbrook, and
Pauline Polachek, Dallas R. D. 1,
were ' among seventeen women
chosen to serve as the September
Sessions grand jury the week of
August 12.
At the base,
NOES ”
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VOL. 75, NO. 30 THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1963
Third row: B. Kern, Mesdames
Morris, Corbett, Nagle, Belles, Wil-
liams, Parry, Sponseller, Frederick,
Chamberlain, Martin, Reese.
Absent” when picture was taken:
D. Cutten and E. Labatch.
Little Leaguers
Net Some $1600
Candy Sale Defrays
Much Building Cost
Sale of candy bars by Little
Leaguers to help defray cost of the
new buildings at the’ field on
Church Street netted the league
about * $1600, according to official
announcement.
Cost of the buildings: themselves
Iran about $2900,
Any |
i “Lop salesmen of the Back Moun-
tain Baseball for Boys program
were D. Chamberlain, with 230 bars
of candy, and ‘W. Frederick, with
195. Each won a camera.
Mrs. Robert Parry, wife of the
league president, was in charge of
the program.
Third highest salesman was G.
Sponseller, with 156 bars. He won
a boat.
Winners of a bageball were: E.
Pryor, K. Morris, B. Nagle, B.
Merithew, J. Martin, A. Williams,
B. Kern, 8. Lefko, L. Corbett, B.
Shoemaker, and T. Reese.
Winners of a baseball T-shirt
were: W. Lawler, E. Labatch, D.
Cutten, R. Belles, G. Stolarick, and
J. Pope.
Mrs. Parry said of the campaign:
“The success of this sale shows, by
united effort by the boys and the
support of the people of the Back
Mountain, that it is a good com-
munity to be part of.”
Expect Solid Rock for Last 60 Feet
two projects are underway for re-routing the
creek—one on the upper side, just above the hairpin turn, and the
other down below O’Malia’s in Courtdale on the east side of the
road. The creek project in Kingston Township, now being dug with
‘a ‘back-hoe, involves installation of a three-pipe,
covered under-
ground aquaduct, some 640 feet long. ;
Operations in the area behind what used to be Ross Williams’
gas station involve pouring concrete for a second bridge abutment,
one already standing.
Similar abutments are being poured for
bridges in Shavertown and Trucksville.
TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
674-5656
'| directors.
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‘Dallas Chapter O.E.S.
| just missed the. Pierce boathouse.
674-7676
Cave Is Elected
Post Commander
Legion Chooses Four
To Home Association
George Cave is Commander of
Daddow-Isaacs Post 672, American
Legion, for the coming year, and
Leonard Dougherty is Senior Vice
Commander, as a result of elections :
held recently.
Richard Fuller, Steve Hrrtiman,. ¥
Bernard McDermott, and Harold @
LaBar were elected to the Home As-
sociation, which consists of twelve
Gus Shuleski ran for Commander
against Cave, this year’s Chaplain,"
and Joe Oravic opposed Dougherty
for his post. - :
Candidates who swept into office
with no opposition are: Curtis
Bynon, Junior Vice Commander;
William O’Briem, Service Officer;
Richard Fuller, Historian; Richard
Staub, Chaplain; Sergeant-At-Arms,
Tom Kane and Rowland Spencer;
and Treasurer, Ed Buckley.
Other candidates for the Home’
Association were: Leonard Harvey,
Dougherty, Cave, and Spencer.
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Auction On Saturday’
Dallas Chapter # 896 Order of
the Eastern Star invites the public
to bid, eat, and enjoy the annual
Auction this coming Saturday, July
27, at Mrs. Evelyn Smith’s home,
Meadow Lake Farm (near Jackson
Correctional Institution).
Myron Baker and Dick Demmy,
auctioneers, will have new and old
goods ready to go at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Jane Schooley has "her
home. grown plant and flower booth
set up, while Laura Dymond and
Olga Kozemchak have been shining
jewelry for their booth.
The Children’s Corral, Bina Hold-
redge in charge, will take care of
small fry with games and contests
and some bidding of their own too.
Then to climax a well planned
program “The- Little Red Wagon
will be chanced off. This “Little
Red Wagon” is a teenager's dream
of a sport car. See Sarah Strauser
and Mildred Howell for donations
before the evening's bidding closes.
Scarlet Corvair
Dives Into Lake
Four Pringle Girls 2
Suffer Minor Hurts
A’ small scarlet Corvair took a
dive under a boathouse at Harveys
Lake Tuesday night, at 11:30, wedg-
ing itself between the wall, a badly
bent maple tree, and the boathouse v
underpinning, its tail high in. the |
air, its front end and windshield
smashed to smithers.
The four young girls from Pringle
who had been attending a dance
at Hanson's, erupted from the car,
screaming, but with only minor
bruises and lacerations. Taken to
Nesbitt Hospital in Lake Township
ambulance, they were treated and
discharged.
Two youths galloping up as the
ambulance drove away, stood there
with their mouths ajar. They. sput-
tered, “What happened? We were °
supposed to have a date with those |
girls.” They surveyed the wreck-
age, went off shaking their heads.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pierce,
Pole 271, awakened by the crash
in front of their house, watched
as Chief Edgar Hughes and assist-
ant Walbridge Leinthall investigat-
ed, and Walter Meade raised the
car to tow it to his garage in Ide-
town. “Probably it would run, the
engine didn’t get wet,” he opined,
while elevating it with chains. ;
The car is the second that has
gone into the lake on that straight
stretch of road. Last year’s car
Rppeals Board
Hears Two Cases
Saraka Gets Approval;
Getz Fence Is Changed
Appeal of Joseph Saraka; Hunts-
ville Road, to erect a two and a
half car garage in the rear of his
property was approved Monday eve-
ning by the Kingston Township
Board of Adjustment. J
The Trucksville man sought per-
mission to build a cinder block one
story structure in which to hoe
a truck, car and utility trailer. :
Lot has a frontage of 44 feet
with 43.8 footage in the rear amd
a depth of 325 feet. Proposed |
building would have a clear-
ance of only six feet on one side
and three on the othgr from neighy #
bors’ line.’
Mr. Saraka obtained motarized
statements from Mr. Samuel and |
Mr. Beck approving proposed plan.
hardship and produce no
hazard.
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