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en She came staggering across Wyoming Avenue, Friday evening,
loaded down with dunnage, a carryall and handbag under one arm,
Aa brown paper package in her hand, and a long object that looked
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sizzling in the pan and ready to turn, she explained about the rifle
like a rifle case swinging from her other hand.
She collapsed in the Austin, said she was starved, that her hosts
‘had gotten off the road three times coming through Connecticut,
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and that she was looking forward to a little something to eat.
Twenty minutes later, with the makings of a steak sandwich
case.
It wasn’t a rifle. She realized, without instruction, that deer
_ hunting season didn’t start for some weeks.
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It was a knitting machine, and right after she finished her two
| steak sandwiches and her third cup of tea, she would set it up and
get going.
All the tables in the house are round. The shelf under the liv-
ing room window is long and narrow, and looked like a possibility,
‘but it proved not solid enough.
oo The piano bench filled the bill.
Rinsing the steak sandwich from her fingers, Persis screwed
the knitting machine in place, settled herself in a low chair, and got
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busy.
- A knitting machine is a remarkable invention. It turns out
knitting that looks exactly like a hand-made job, but in jig time.
An hour later, when Jimmie Kozemchak and his wife tapped at the
door, the entire back of a baby sweater in white and pale green
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§ they left, carrying tenderly a whiteAfrican violet in need of artificial
respiration. (If I could remember to water the thing, it might flourish,
but I've been waiting hopefully for it to die, on account of I don’t
like African violets, and it knows it, and stubbornly puts forth sad
“white blossoms while dying on its feet.)
: By midnight, with Mrs. Pillar to Post hanging on the ropes, the
first baby sweater was finished, complete with rolled collar and
cuffs. ~
Late Saturday evening, with suitable time off for meals, shop-
' ping, and chewing the fat, the cond sweater was finished, all except
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the knitting together of the ¢ fes.
“I wouldn't want to be obstructive, “I ventured, “but if these
outsize sweaters are for a pair of twins up your way, only three
weeks old, they do look a mite large.” :
“They're only three weeks old now, “was the commonsense reply,
“But you'll be astonished how big they'll be by spring. Right now,
“If they're not going to wear them until spring, what's the
sweat?”
“Baby presents,” I was instructed, “have to be delivered on the
to prove that you really CARE.”
“Well, those six-pound twins are going to look pretty silly, with
the turtle necks coming up over their faces and the bottom ribbing
covering their fest. What you really want to do,” I continued, pursu-
ing the subject, “is to insert a drawstring in the bottom, and label
© the sweaters Baby Bunting.”
This elicited no comment whatsoever. Persis was too busy
braiding a pony tail for the green and white cap. “See, I'm going to
finish it off with a cunning little bow.”
“How are you going to get all those bulky things in your hand-
‘bag ?”
~ ° “ got in the yarn, didn’t 1?” And the sweaters don’t take up
any more room than skeins of yarns.” %
“For Pete’s sake, let's go to BED.”.
Editorially Speaking:
Referendum Question On Ballot
Mrs. James Green, President of the League of Wo-
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men Voters, urges a yes vote on the question of calling a
Constitutional Convention, she states, “It is not just the
task of weeding out anachronistic regulations. Numerous
“constructive changes and valuable additions are in order.
“We are paying too much for unncesssary jobs re-
quired by the Constitution. Our State cannot grow prop-
‘erly in industry, educational attainment or judicial excel-
lence with the constant drawbacks imposed by the Con-
stitution.
“You can not hope for a prompt hearing of a civil or
criminal case. At a time of great crisis in education, our
State Constitution forbids the State to grant scholarships
to help advance our educational standards.
“The average Pennsylvanian’s own personal welfare
and economic betterment depend on a new state Constitu-
tion.”
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and the garden of Eden, but we
don’t usually associate Adam and
Eve with Hallowe'en.
ago, Adam was in the habit of hang-
ing around some of the tougher cor-
ners of the neighborhood and Eve
had stood it about as long as her
patiepc
the night often as late as nine-
thirty or ten o'clock continued un-
point and she threatened to bring
her night club down upon him.
~ One night Adam came creeping
quietly down the sidewalk hoping
Jefferson Fordham, Dean of the University of Penn-
sylvania Law School, says, “the present Constitution is
A Constitutional convention is
the representative and tested method of doing the actual
work of revision.” Ls
There will be (4) state-wide referenda questions,
“Referendum with respect to a Constitutional Conven-
tion”, asks the voters approval for a constitutional Con-
vention, to convene for a period not to exceed from July
1, 1964 to January 15, 1965. At the 1964 spring primaries
three delegates from each of the state’s 50 senatorial dis-
trits would be chosen, and Independents would be eligible
to run. The proposed Pennsylvania Constitution resulting
from the Convention would be submitted to the voters
for acceptance or rejection at the 1965 General Election.
Amendment 1A, would permit state grants or loans
to Pennsylvania students attending institutions of higher
learning. ;
Amendment 2A would enable the State Legislature
to pass legislation establishing emergency government in
Pennsylvania in case of an enemy attack. :
Amendment 3 “Project 70”. The Pennsylvania Govern-
ment cannot borrow money to buy land under the present
Pennsylvania Constitution. This amendment would per-
mit the State to incur debt up to seventy million dollars
in order to acquire land for various conservation and re-
creation purposes, joining with the local government in
such projects.
The First Hallowe'en
by Norris King
We all remember Adam and Eve
the fence.
It happened something like this.
Away back thousands of years
not.
o could bear and had liber-
lly raised Cain. ain
This coming in at all hours of | wrapped it about his neck.
1 Eve's nerves were at a breaking
families.
> slip into bed without
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arousing
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enter, with his shoes in hand, up
popped Eve from the other side of
Adam taken by surprise tried in
his softest and most cooing ‘tones
to cool Eve's temper. But the first
woman was not to be deceived and
armed with every movable article
of furniture in the house, let fly a
barrage of rolling pins, hobnailed
shoes, frying pans, irons and what-
Adam came back at her with a
reminder of Hallow Eve, and she
tore the gate from its hinges and
Ever since that exciting night,
flatirons and rolling pins have figur-
ed in the daily lives of many, many
Young men and women have,
even to this day, continued to cele-
brate Hallow Eve or Hallowe'en by
ripping down the neighbors gates
Dr. Gideon L. Howell, born in
Trucksville was a. son of Judson
J. and Carrie Good Howell. He was
grandson of Levi Howell and his
fifth wife, Emilie Griffin. For three
generations the family owned a farm
of 386 acres in the Harris Hill part
of Kingston Township. The boy,
Gideon, rode a bicycle to the old
Dallas High School and was grad-
uated there, then went on to be-
come a general practitioner and
later a surgeon and roentgenologist.
He served twelve years as a school
director, and was a director, vice
president and president of the Mt.
Greenwood Kiwanis Club at the
time I served as secretary. He ex-
amined inductees in World War II
and later veterans. After thirty-
six years practice he died in 1949.
He served in various capacities at
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.
Dr. George Krumrine Swartz
came from the vicinity of State Col-
lege. There is a crossroads settle-
ment named “Krumrine’”’ mearby,
the family name of his mother. He
trained in Philadelphia and married
Clementa Miller from that area.
He began practice here in the Al-
bertson house across from the Meth-
odist Church, later moved to up-
stairs offices in the Sullivan Build-
ing and finally bought and remod-
eled the old Rice property, present-
ly owned by Dr. Bodycomb.
Dr. and Mrs. [Swartz had three
children born in Dallas, one at each
of the places of residence. The first,
Phyllis, died at birth. Nancy, who
left here as a schoolgirl, has four
children residing in Toledo, O. The
youngest, George, is a lawyer, has
one child, and lives in Fort Meyer,
Fla.
Dr. Swartz was active in public
affairs. He was a loser in 1927 in
a four-way school election in which
I was one of the winners, but was
elected shortly thereafter and ser-
ved as president of the school board.
He served as our family physic-
ian for fifteen or twenty years. He
delivered three boys in our house
and was still our doctor when one
of them died. He took charge of my
sister after several years of improp-
er care had left her in serious con-
dition. He arranged hospitalization
and surgery for her in New York
and personally went down with us
for one of her operations.
After several years of general
practice, he took special training
in nervous disorders, ‘then sold out
here in 1942 and entered govern-
Rambling Around
By The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters
ment service, working mostly in vet-
THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1963
erans hospitals and similar groups:
thereafter he was moved about to
an unusual degree, working in
Coatesville and Norristown, ‘Pa.;
and finally Florida where he died
a few years ago. His widow makes
her home in Florida where she
owns a dress shop, but is currently
spending several months in London,
Eng.
No present day Hallowe'en prank
could top one played on my father
about fifty years ago. He kept
horses and wagons in ‘the Rice barn
on Main Street, where the George
M. Dallas Lodge building is now.
The high barn stood with the ridge
parallel to the road. There were
stables at the basement level, and
on the descending ground in ‘the
rear, several sheds had been built
at various levels with a continuous
roof line from the ridge nearly to
the ground.
On the morning after Hallowe'en,
he led his harnessed horse up the
drive by George Norton’s Drug
Store and opened the big front doors
where he had left his two-wheeled
cart the day before. Tt was nowhere
in sight. Finally he had to hitch
up to another wagon and drive
off.
During the day the story spread
around and mumerous people walk-
ed up to the high sidewalk across
the road and had a good laugh at
the road cart perched astraddle the
ridge. When father returned after
six or seven hours, a pasgerby just
happened to see the wagon and
called his attention to it. He had
been ‘pondering the matter all
day and delivered an extensive
and ‘highly indignant discourse,
which was a masterpiece.
‘Then another young man just
happened to be passing and offered
a suggestion that the wagon could
be lowered down the receding roof
at the back with ropes. A number of
volunteers were soon rounded up
who, conveniently, knew just where
enough rope could be found. They
took it down.
Other favorite pranks ‘then could
not be practiced now. One was the
removal of gates from the picket
fences, which stood in front on
many properties. Another was the
upsetting, turning around, or even
removal of the outside toilets, which
in those days served many homes
in town, maybe most of them. The
horsedrawn' borough road machin-
ery and equipment was moved ia
mile or so, frequently.
Watch For
Gosart’s Grocery on Harveys Lake
Highway, Dallas, is wearing a bright
new face these days, with all the
women arrayed in sky-blue smocks.
Bill Davis and his wife (wearing
one of the attractive smocks) are
making themselves solid with their
customers in their mew venture.
Market, a recent casualty of the
current road-building program, will
be introduced formally to the pub-
lic as in complete charge of the
market end of Gosart’s Appliance
Store, when plans are completed for
a grand opening ceremony,
Mrs. Davis, formerly with Hall's
Drugstore, has as big a stake as
FOR YOUR NEXT PRINTING JOB, CALL THE POST
Mr. Davis, formerly with Gavy’s |.
| service to everybody, at
The Grand Opening At
from the butcher's stance at
back of the store.
And the explanation for those
two very swept and garnished small
boys in the foreground, weighing
the merits of a Hershey bar apiece,
is that they are on their way home
from ‘Sunday School.
Gosart’s is an institution. Every-
thing ‘Charlie touches is a success.
Recently, with real estate concerns
in Sweet Valley, Charlie began feel-
ing he could delegate some of the
responsibility in his store. It has
expanded mightily from its small
beginnings, with the tail now wag-
ging the original dog.
Charlie’s motto has alw:
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been
Only
Yesterday
Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years
Ago In The Dallas Post
30 Years Ago
A & P store on Main Street,
Dallas, completed arrangements for
moving into quarters occupied by
the Meridian Restaurant, while the
Meridian moved into the former
A & P store. A & P planned to
install a meat department and
produce section to augment its gro-
cery department.
Aimed at Wesley Himmler and
Peter D. Clark, a surprise move
placed a complete Citizens Ticket
on the ballot. Running for Burgess
was Harry Anderson; for School
Directors, Henry Disque and Harry
Pittman; tax collector, M. B. Cool-
baugh.
New zoning resulted in lowering
of fares to Dallas, eliminating one
zone of the nine-mile trolley trip
to Wilkes-Barre.
Water engineers were going over
the pipelines in Dallas to find un-
derground leaks.
Dallas won a surprise victory
over Tunkhannock 25 to 6; lost to
Swoyersville 28 to 0.
Albert Bush’s garage in Shaver-
town was one of the most rapidly
growing businesses in the area. .
You could get an Easy washer
for $35.50 with. mo sales tax.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Anderson,
Harvey's Lake, grew a 160 pound
pumpkin.
Brown and Fassett’s Feed Store
branch at Fernbrook was stocking
more and more goods, and Cob-
leigh Brothers Coal Co. was gx-
panding,
N. R. A. was in full swing.
20 Years Ago
Out of State buyers scoured the
Back Mountain for apples, prices
rising to $4 per bushel. Crop was
slim, lucky growers hit the jackpot.
Clyde Eggleston and his son Alva,
finished harvesting their bumper
crop at Vernon. Their youngest
picker, Charles Garey, 15, harvested
76 bushels in a day.
A serious feed ghortage threaten-
ed. Western corn was not moving
Eastward according to schedule.
Local schools were in the salvage
contest, harvesting waste paper.
Harry Ohlman was chairman of
the salvage committee. {
Free immunization of all children
between three and six, was launch-
ed, to help stamp out whooping
cough. Sag f ir ETE
Fred Brokenshire, Orchard Knob
Gosart's
you can’t get. it anywhere else, you
can get it at Charlie's, as folks have
found to their great relief when they
run out of something essential at
ten minutes to ten at night, or find
company on their doorstep Sunday
morning.
There are going to be no changes
in personnel. The same well-known
butchers will trim you up a T-bone
steak, and you'll still run into all
your neighbors.
On Saturday morning, the third
day of Gosart’s Grand Opening, Ann
Hayes, representative for Vaughn's
Bread over Channel 28, will be pres-
ent in person to meet
custt 5,
Better Leighton Never
by
‘Up And Down The Highway
Talking to businessmen up and
down tattered and torn Memorial
Highway, one is impréssed by ram-
pant optimism. Despite deep cuts
made into business at present, the
merchants are quietly confident that
they’ll be rolling in dough when the
road is finished. ’
Equally impressive is the way
Williams and Coon companies have
taken advantage of the opportunity
to show how fast a big highway
can be built under top weather con-
ditions.
Not quite as happy: Gavy and
Harry, for obvious reasons; Land
along the highway has become both
hard to find and expensive.
A Vote For A Vote
A famous politician once said: “I
believe in getting a buck for a buck”
Well, I believe the same goes for
election day. I want a vote for a
vote. In other words, I personally
wouldn't vote for anybody else for
school director if there were an
honest, qualified business admin-
istrator on the ballot.
Since Professor Welton Farrar is
the omly candidate close’ to that
measure, there’s not much question
who should get the vote, to my
mind.
It's your vote, What's it worth to
you?
Leighton Scott
Dummy Burning
Dallas Township police had a busy
night with pranksters last Thurs-
day, most notably with the sort that
throw pumpkins and drag dummies
in front of cars. Up on the College
grounds some hooligans burned a
dummy with a sign “Dallas Bor-
oug Police Chief” hung on it. This
is regarded more likely as a general
flaunting of authority toward all
policemen than an act directed at!
Russ.” The pranksters were not
caught.
A Suggestion
It is suggested that the state
‘highway department have a look at
Old Main Road between Memorial
Highway and Pioneer Avenue at the
next available opportunity. Two al-
ternatives are open: Either repave
it completely. or else remove and
send it in one piece to Harrisburg to
the State Museum for preservation
as the worst piece of concrete ever
continuously travelled by man for
years without improvement.
The Hard Sell
I don’t sell much in this column,
but I think anybody’s a fool not
to take advantage of ‘the Post's
terrific offer on lots of 100 No
Hunting signs, specially priced until
the drought breaks. Take as many
as you want! You'll be sorry if
you don’t.
Farm, dug 10,000 bushels of pota-
toes.
On ‘the day of Fifth Army land-
ings in Italy, Commando Joseph
Malarkey was reported lost in ac-
tion. Brother of Mrs. Thomas Bun-
ney, he was resident of Luzerne.
Alan Kistler, in jungle warfare
the Pacific, wanted an official
in
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In the Outpost: Glenn Kitchen,
Fort Snelling: David Schmerer, the
Aleutions; Allen D. Pritchard, Ill-
inois; Clarence Boston, California;
Lewis LeGrand, South Pacific; Sam
Ashley, Camp Edwards; John Culp,
on maneuvers in Tennessee; Louis
Kelly, Corpus Christi; Robert Beck,
Pittsburg; Harold Fritzges, Califor-
nia; Marjorie Darrow, Sampson AFB;
Nelson Garinger, Fort Knox; Robert
J. Pritchard, Camp Edwards.
Married: Martha [Sedler to Melvin
Adler
Hilda Hodi. 9, Bunker Hill, died
after a short illness.
Anna Appleton, nearing 80, died
at her home in Shavertown.
iN Years Aco
Three little Ecks stole the show
at Back Mountain Community Con-
cert. Taking part were many tal-
ented residents, including Bill Val-
entine and Ruth Turn Reynolds.
Lake-Noxen was considering join-
ing forces with Dallas-Franklin
school District. E. S. Teter called
all boards together for discussion
of the problem. Dallas Borough -
Kingston Township jointure was ac-
cused of dragging its heels in move-
ment toward larger jointure.
Sweet Valley got its own dial ex-
change, Noxen exchange still two
weeks in the future, but coming.
Lake Township looked to a fav-
orable vote on a two mill raise in
assessment, to provide funds for a
new fire engine.
Gas war in the Valley resulted
in similar cuts in price in the Back
Mountain. Prices dropped as low as
12.9 cents, and happy motorists
were singing, ‘Fillerup, fillerup.”
Highway travel was booming.
Sandsdale and Hillside had top
ratings in the 2 Holstein sale at
Bloomsburg.
Married: Lois Minchin to Mark
McQuilkin. Audrey Campbell to
George Coolbaugh. ;
Anniversary: Mr. ‘and Mrs. Seth
Howell, 45th. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Monka, Silver.
Died: Nelson Moore, 61, Sutton
Creek Road. Fred Goodrich, 58,
Harvey’s Lake. Charles Searfoss, 81,
Dallas. Jacob Straley, 72, Runkle.
like hot-cakes.
section is sparkling. Bill is a fruit
and vegetable man intent upon
selecting the best. ”
Kindness is a language that mute
| can speak and the deaf can hear,
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The Man Who Stands For
A Buck’s Worth of Schooling
For A Buck’s Worth of Taxes
Is !
Welion Farrar
VOTE 16C
Voters for Farrar
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