Al 5 @® En CENTS PER COPY—TWELVE PAGES, Kids Bid, a ‘thousand words. In the case of the illustration above left, a picture is worth Photographer James Kozemchak has captured the enthusiasm of the children’s auction, part of the three- day Back Mountain Library Auction festivity. Second from left, are a couple of crowd-shots taken in the after- 4 75 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain noon hours by hawkeye Scott. Auction chairman Frank Huttman can be seen (sort of) at right center of thd ‘top crowd scene; At the Auction block: scoutmasters Jim McCoog and John Butler, with scout-helpers; and recégnizable on the block are cashier Henry Peterson, and auctioneers Mitchell Jenkins, Bob Laux, Dick | Demmy, and Bob Bachman. Little Ellen Stair gives the Crowds Fa The Jrnyard, Scouts Man The Block, And A Classic Urn camera frank appraisal, turning squarely around in her seat to see what the heck’s going jon. ~ Master laugh craftsman John Vivian auctions off a commode, saying to photographer: “If you think I'm going to sit on that thing and let you take my picture, you’ re crazy.” Later, in what was unquestionably the most hilarious point of the auction, he sold it to his brother for $25. (The toilet has ap- parently been donated to next year’s auction.) (Photo by James Kozemchak) TWO EASY TO REMEMBER elephone Numbers 674-7676 5656 Kozemchak Urges Tough Voi For Vandals Wrecking Schools Bids Awarded For Building Repairs Dallas School Board hired. Miss Mary Ann Foley to fill the position in the English Department, for- merly held by Chester Molley at a meeting of the directors Tuesday evening. A number: of bids were also awarded, contract for painting Shavertown Elementary building going to Arthur Hayston at his low bid of $1243. Dale Parry re- ceived contract for paving West- moreland Volley Ball Court and Trucksville Elementary driveway at low bid of $760. Stlcco work at Dallas Elementary | 3 i% ‘and: iDuryea, Avgust 3. LW building went io Guy Scoutén, for low bid of $1990 and classroom lighting at the same building to Paul Shaver at low bid of $1853.82. Only one bid for boiler repairs at Shavertown School was presented and accepted from Monk Plumbing and Heating for $983. Typewriter maintenance for 108 typewriters to be serviced was awarded to Mi- chael J. Lewis at $5.50 per unit. Five new Underwood typewriters will be purchased from United Office Equipment at their low bid of $640. Director Andrew Kozemchak ob- jected to the hiring of Beulah Roth- stein as elementary and secondary guidance counselor, previously ap- proved. Mr. Kozemchak also recommend- ed whipping posts or hard labor at stone cracking for the perpetrators of the vandalism at Westmoreland School. Dr. Mellman stated police were working on the case. Dr. Robert Mellman, superintend- ent, announced openings for a Ger- man ‘and Industrial Arts instructors. Some discussion was held on the proposed all day Vocational School sessions. Maintenance manager John Paul reported all repairs to buildings progressing with completion by school opening date. Mrs. Louise Steinhauer commend- ed Little League for improvement | to Dallas Junior High School field. A letter of thanks from Mrs. Margaret” Goodwin “and sons, ex- pressing appreciation for ‘extended sick leave of ‘her laté husband was read. Dr. Mellman Foporiod 100 attend- ing special reading classes this sum- mer and 163 students enrolled in summer school. A one-way sign at Dallas Junior High will be: moved closer to the building ‘on request of IremTemple Country Club for directional signal. Dr. David Meyer - submitted his resignation as school dentist. March- ing Units will participate in follow- ing parades: Moosic, July 23; Wilkes- Barre, July 27; Taylor, July Insurance for band ttoments was awarded to Hapxtman Agency for a three-year perio Dallas Ki- wanis: Club may .use the Senior High School for their fall produc- tion and Shavertown PTA was given use of playground for Fall Fair. A number of new textbooks were approved for purchase. Earl Phillips: presided. - Absent were Jack Stanley, J. J. Richardson and Mrs. Ann Vernon. Boys Sentenced For Local Theft Three members of a group of young men who burglarized stores and gas stations along Memorial Highway and in Edwardsville were sentenced Monday, two fto go to jail and one parolled. Waiting out pre-sentence inves- tigation in the county prison since May 28 trial, Bruce Carr Selingo, 19, 241 Church Street, and Ronald Sey- mour, 19, formerly a roomer at 140 Franklin Street, found they must return there. Carr received one to five years, other sentences to run concurrently, and Seymour six months to two years, other sentences also running concurrently, according to the Dis- (Continued on Page ZA) _ Police Smile On Patrol, More Crowds Library Auction a success. Credit where credit is due, many hands helped make the 18th Borough police stopped traffic with this beaming collection of smiles: officer John Berti, William Berti, chief MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Back Mountain Area Embulance Logbock Dallas Community Dallas ambulance took Mrs. Floyd Ide, Norton Avenue, to Nes- bitt Hospital on Friday, Robert Be- secker and Don Bulford attending. Same day, Mrs, Maude Bush, Maplewood Avenue, was taken to Nesbitt, Besecker, Donald Shaffer, and Les Tinsley as crew. Mrs. Clara Shiber, Center Road, was taken to Nesbitt on Mon- day, Besecker, Jim Davies, and Hay- den Richards attending. Les Tinsley, Upper Demunds Road, was taken to General Hos- pital on Tuesday, Besecker, L. R. Scott, and Roy Laughead attending. Kingston Township Mrs. Clarence Lord, Pioneer Ave- nue, to Nesbitt: Hospital, July 10, W. Davis and W. Frederick as crew. Mrs. Frank Falcheck, Carverton Road, to Mercy Hospital Saturday, Frederick and S. Bennett attending. Elmer: Gardner, Bunker Hill, to Nesbitt Hospital on Monday, follow- ing a fall from a bicycle. Davis and E. Swingle as crew. Mrs. Leo Bukeavitch, Carverton Road, to Mercy Hospital. Davis and Swingle attending. Franklin-Northmoreland Franklin - Northmoreland ambu- lance took Mrs. Mary Rogers, Ver- non, to General Hospital Saturday, W. W. Boyes, Karl Besteder, and Walter Mekeel attending. Lake Township On Thursday Lake Township am- bulance took Mrs. A. Grey from General Hospital to Carpenter Con- valescent Home, Myron Williams and Lee Zimmerman as crew. Lehman Township Lehman ' ambulance took Miss Alice G. Martin, Route 29, Pikes Creek, to Nesbitt Hospital on Sat- urday, Lee Wentzel and Pete Hos- podar attending. Only One Motion Borough: Council met Tuesday night and made only one motion: to adjourn. All business of the month had been transacted at the special meet- ing last week, as reported in: last weel's Post. Russell Honeywell, and officer C Hill ; New Commander For Legion Post Gus S. Shuleski, W. Center Hill Road, was elected commander of Dadow-Issacs American Legion Post 672 at a meeting Friday. Mr. Shuleski, who will succeed George Cave \at installation in Oct- cher, is employed as assistant su- perintendent at General Cigar Com- pany, Kingston. He is presently the post historian. He served in the army in World | War II, chiefly in the Middle East Theatre. The Shuleskis have lived in Dallas for eight years. Other. officers elected are: senior vice commander, ‘Curtis Bynon; jun- ior vice commander, Richard Fuller; | finance = officer, Edward Buckley; | chaplain, .Richard Staub, historian, arms; Roland Spencer and ‘Warren Cease. Elected to the board of directors of the Home Association for four years: Lawrence Ide, Leonard Har- vey, and Paul Shaver. Cave was | elected for. a two-year fermi. stallation is in August. Edgar Lashiord Named To Board Two Board Meetings Et Lehman July 14 Lake-Lehman Merged School Board meeting Tuesday evening ap- pointed Edgar Lashford, Jackson Township, to fill the unexpired term, of George Bulford who re- signed after 30 years service . The budget of $68,261.90 was ap- proved. Millage was set at 75 and per capita at $5. was named solicitor. Enumeration of children enrolled for the coming semester will begin immediately. The Joint Lake Lehman Board met at 8:30, following the earlier meeting and approved the budget of $858,160.16. Mrs. Marie Good- man Baer was appointed as an ele- mentary teacher and Paul Turkson, (Continued on Page 2-A) harles Lamoreaux. Other unsung heroes were the parking lot attendants, who saw neither auction nor camera, Charles Lamonde Leonard Dougherty; sergeants - at -. in- "| weight 2” | | Guitars, Equipment, Stolen Out Of House Musical and electronic equipment valued at $275. was stolen Sunday night . from the home of Ralph Kuniskas, located in the old fair- grounds area of Dallas Township near the high school. ‘Assistant chief of police Stanley Gardiner says the robbery was ex- ecuted very precisely, as the house was only vacant from 8:30 until 9:45. Some of the equipment was wrenched loose of its wires during the theft. Missing were: two Silvertone guitars, one tape recorder, a twelve- inch speaker, ‘and an amplifier. Calling Chief Lange Talks. about the Back Mountain being well known. Chief of Police Pak Lange, Dallas- Township, was flabbergasted last week to receive a late telephone call from Colo- rado Springs. The voice of the Colorado com- munity chief of police was on the other end of the line. “Are trailor trucks allowed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and what is the allowable queried the western caller. “How should I know the turnpike weight ?”, ‘answered Lange. ‘Bet- ter get in touch with the State Police.” Jailed For Assault Of Fernbrook Girl Edward Pazik, 39, Poplar Street, Fernbrook, formerly of Swoyerville, was: committed to Luzerne County Prison Saturday without bail, hav- | ing been arraigned before Justice of the Peace George Prater charges ‘of assault with intent to ravish and corrupting the morals of ‘a 9-year-old girl. Injured In Fall Mrs. Betty Ransom, Center Hill Road, broke her arm and four ribs Wednesday morning when she fell down the stairs while going to ans- wer a late telephone call. She is enclosed in a cast from her neck to her waist. More faces are visible in the on | Rozemchak Pictures Of Ruction On View James. Kozemchak, Huntsville photographer, has put together a splendid portfolio of pictures of the 18th annual Library Auction. The pictures, a. few of which are shown here, will be on display in Boyd White's display window, Main Street. Cranks Phone To Police At Night Three crank phone calls have got | Dallas. police out. of “bed at early hours of the morning in the last week, with reports of accidents that did not actually occur. Two calls raised the police force for ‘alleged ‘accidents in front . of the Towne House and Orchard Res- taurants, and another, the latest, was for a woman supposedly in- jured “between Dallas and Natona Mills.” This. last direction was such that Dallas Township police chief Frank Lange had to be called out as well. Borough Chief Russell Honeywell believes the calls were all made from a pay phone, and police are very interested in finding the cul- prit. If anyone has a clue to this, he should contact Chief Honeywell— preferably in the daytime, rated, donated all cuts used for the Eighteenth Library Auction. His name did not appear in the list ‘of new goods published by the Dallas Post. Let's give him a big hand! == = | HORSE COMPETITION Back Mountain Horseshoe Club competes against Beach Haven and | Weston clubs at 10:30 a.m. Satur- ' day,” Lehman Horseshow grounds, crowd scenes left and right, with especial note to the excellent Kozemchak panoramic shot at far right. Are you there? ay LAURELS TO JIM Jim Devlin, owner and opera- tor" of Graphic Arts Incorpo- VOL. 75, NO. 28. Auction Notes by Leighton Scott Immediately upon the end of the 18th Annual Library Auction, some- | body has to think about the 19th | Auction — a mere 52 weeks away. With this in mind, amidst the silent, paper-specked devastation, valiant Ed Brominski, the grounds chair- man was marking each board for position next year. ‘A final 35 crowd of 9,000 might have been bigger if rock ’n roll star Gary U. S. Bonds had not been featured at the Lake on Saturday. An enormous crowd of teenagers was evident at the Auction Thurs- day. and Friday nights. Fewer public notables were in | evidence this year, although we saw Congressman Dan Flood and | syndicated columnist Mason Denni- son (The Pennsylvania Story). : 3 * 5 | The time to buy new goods was clearly Friday, when a number of | glamor items went for half of id price. Saturday, the crowd is al- | ways more purchase-minded. | Antiques were generally felt to have brought good prices, (guns, as usual, * brought better . than good prices), and credit is due Frank Slaff for. consistently bidding frome up to thelr prove: valbe, Every year some lett captures the ‘fancy of the crowd, and be- comes a sort of symbol of that particular auction. This year we submit, it was a magnificent 134- year-old clock in excellent shape, | bought by. Raymon Hedden for $165. . Several ladies behind the antique table were heard to won- der why pnyone would par with it. Mrs. Gotdok dunlen was especially delighted that her husband won the antique Pennsylvania Dutch | dower chest, since it was painted | by her teacher, Mrs. Paul Gross. We had to ask Dr. and Mrs. Jay | ontinued on Page 8. A) THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1964 Eighteenth Auction Could Net $15,500 to $16,500 is Gross Proceeds Rise Above $22,000 Milestone | Fine Weather Helps [i 3 Make Event Success With the gross proceeds of the | 18th Annual Back Mountain Me- |'morial Library Auction running | something over $22,000, the chair- men figure probable net at “be- tween $15,500 and $16,500.” Chairman Frank Huttman says he | does not think the costs will differ | radically from those of last year, | when the Auction netted $16,100. | The 1963 gross was also $22,000. In 1962, the gross was $23, 000, | with a net of $16,800. At press time, chairman Huttman had received word from the treas- | urer, Homer Moyer, that the gross | would rise above the $22,000 mark, but a final report will not be avail- | able until the next meeting of the general auction. committee. The money, whatever sum, will come in handy, since, as head auc- tioneer Bob Pachman explained at | the outset of this year’s event, the library spent more money than -the | auction made, last year. The 18th Library Auction was again an unqualified success, all departments doing brisk business, | with especially heavy trade at the | food stand, and in the books, odds- and-ends, and candy stands. Crowds which filled the Risley barnyard for three days were esti- mated at peak on Saturday at about 9,000 people, and 740 were served the chicken barbecue at Gate of Heaven school Thursday night. Sunny skies prevailed for the ‘entire weekend, with just a sprinkle ‘ofgrain Friday afternoon. Daddow-Isaacs American Legion Post served the dinner, the library book club operated the book stand, with odds-and-ends, plants, and art | booth staffed by Women of Kiwanis. | Dallas Senior: Woman’s Club ran the refreshment booth, Women of | Rotary the baked goods, and Dallas | Junior ‘Woman's Club the candy. | Antiques committee staffed the an- | tique display = tables, Girl Scout | troops 650 and 652 ran the kid- | dies’ amusement stand, and Key | (Continued on Page 2-A) ¢ A portrait in tenderness is this homeless little pups cuddled Mrs. Richard Strazdus, how the little dogs draw the kids around! by its new owner, second from left. And
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