completed arrangements ‘dent and Ted Poad, secretary. "DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA SHAVERTOWN GOOD WORK, HAROLD Senator Harold Flack is respon- sible for the recent investigation by highway officials along the new highway. Supervisor Dan Shaver. results look promising. Harold for your concern. There were a number of corrections to be | made and this was the best POs- | sible way to get a job done. ‘With “poles and lights up at Cen- | ter Street, controls are now being installed and there is a strong pOs- sibility that the lights will be work- ing(#kis week. Supervisors may turiidthem on and State Engineer | William Klein is expected to set and time them promptly. How happy we will all be to have better | protection again at this very dan- | gerous intersection. Kingston Township auditors will | be working on township records every Thursday evening daring January and February until the job is done. of the group, Fred Eck, vice presi- It is too bad that the Federal Government doesn’t come through with funds to pay off contractors for the new township building. Until such time as promised “evenue is forthcoming, the men who did the job will not turn over the building although the Trucksville Fire Com- pany is allowed to use the new structure to house their equipment. Shavertown Methodist Church. is planning a ‘big celebration this year with its 75th anniversary coming up. Committees are now gstting down to the task of making it a memorable occasion. Mrs. Kathleen Cairns will tale over the lunch room next ‘c Matt's Garage once overatad bv Dale Myel Mrs. Cairng exnacts to oven . early for the convenience of truck- ers. Now that her son’s store on Carvegton Road has been ‘sold to Troe Pharmacy (Harsv Ho- lak),“Mrs. Cairns will turn her hand to a new tvvoe of business. HERE AND THERE With the snowfall Sunday, the youngsters had a thrilling time and used the hill on Evergreen Street to have a fine ride. We could hear their happy shouts lasting into the evening hours. I understand a goodly number also took advant- age of the toboggan run at Irem . Temple Country Club, my daughter and her friends being among these who enjoyed the fresh snowfall. and the | Thanks | Allan Nichols is president | And while the chill breezes whistle around our ears, Brenda Clause Baganski and her husband are writing home for their bathing suits to be sent to the Coast. We rather envy those enjoying the nicer weather in California and Florida but the snowladen trees and lawns here are equally beauti- ful. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blessing and daughter Kirsten, Athens, Ohio, were holiday guests of their par- | ents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Katacin- ski and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bless- ing. They flew back home on New Year’s Day. While here the young couple entertained a number of friends, among them, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jones, Moorestown, N. J.. {and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alles, of | Wilkes Barre. The grandparents certainly enjoyed their little grand- daughter who at one and a half provided a delightful Christmas for them. Mrs. Lewis Cottle, Forty Fort. | formerly of Shavertown, is a pa- tient at General Hospital. / Lt. and Mrs. Dale Hoover and children left Sunday for Massachu- setts after Jeannie came here for | the funeral of her grandfather, the: late Henry Metzger. She stayed nearly two weeks with: her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cobleigh, with her husband coming down for her | and the youngsters over the week- end. Harry Metzger, another visitor at the Metzger home on Pioneer Avenue, flew home to California on Saturday after coming here for his dad’s funeral. Also home were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Metzger. Buf- fala; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Metzger. Schenectady. and Francis Metzger, West New York, N. J. Mrs. Emma Stahl is enjoying » visit with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Holmes, Silver Springs, Md., and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Stahl, Wash- ington, D. C. John ‘and Harriet drove her down last Friday and spent the weekend there. "Mrs. Edward Jackson and chil- [dren returned home to Levittown | last week after spending the holi- ‘days with her mother, Mrs. Anna Stenger. It was a sad occasion when Mrs. Alwen Mortenson and her brother Harold had to leave for Valley Crest due to their poor state of health. It is hard to give up one’s home | and I know a card or an occasional visit will cheer them up immensely. OPETITIV EPEND on POMERD) i AY LOW DISCOUNT Vill Not Be UNDERSOLL ONAL BRAND ITEMS 2] PRINTED ADVERTI © film and Came business Sales calls, conferences, is no obligation. ' Target your telephone “for more successful Even in today’s jet powered business world nothing beats the long distance telephone for speedy efficiency. eonducted effectively by telephone and at savings of time and money. We'll be happy to help you with specific sug- gestions for more effective business telephone usage. Call us today. There ~ COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO. | Drop by if you are up that way. Mr. and Mrs. Brad Blaine and Brad Jr., ‘Schuylkill Haven, were New Year's guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Algert Antainitis. The latter enjoyed the Christmas holi- day with their daughter and visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Antainitis in group turned out another batch of badly needed dressings on Tuesday. What a fine. effort they make to help others. ] We were sorry to hear that Mrs. Charles Michel, who gave so much of her time to this project is not in the best of health. She is certain- ly missed since moving to Phil- adelphia. Mrs. Wilbur Lawry and daugh- ters, Susan and Debbie, Flushing, Long Island, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Williams during the holidays. Upon their Radford College, Va., where she is a senior this year. Mr. and Mrs. William Pethick were amazed last week to find the red refector buttons they had set in their trees to illuminate the driveway entrance had been dug out by someone, who probably had nothing better to do. Incidently Gladvs celebrates her birthday on Monday and we wish her a very havpy anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Newman and children, Reading, were holi- day guests of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Ell return to Shavertown this week from her home in Berwick where che is recuperatine from a fall suffered before the holidavs. Men's Class of Shavertown Methodist Church has set the date for their delicious Roast Beef Supper. Just jot down February 24 on your engagement calendar for a night away from the kitchen routine. : Fernbrook Timmy Adelson, Forty Fort, spent the weekend visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Covert, E. Overbrook ‘Avenue. Mrs. Maude Gregg, Demunds Road, has returned home from Gen- eral Hospital. The annual business meeting of all members of the Glenview P.M. Church will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30 P.M. Friday, start- ing at 10 AM. is a work day for the Missionary Society of the church at Miss Verna Lamoreaux’s home, Mr. and Mrs.-Robert Williams and family of Hatfield spent the week- end visiting Mrs. + Leona Belles, Harris Street. . The Missionary Society of Glen- view P. M. Church met on Thurs- day evening for its monthly meet- ing at the home of Mrs. Andrew Derrick, Demunds Road. Miss Sallye Higgins, a missionary to Africa on leave spoke on the interesting customs of the natives Bethel, Conn., before returning | home. Mrs. Gosart’s Cancer Dressing Miss Esther Saxe is exnected to "| where she is stationed. She will Beaumont David Patton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Patton, was pleasantly surprised on his eighth birthday Saturday when his classmates Harry Clark, Jr., Gordon Cook, Jerry Dymond, Dale Hackling, Ricky Patton, Merton Rifenbery, Jr., and Russell Transue, Jr. dropped in to help him eat his birthday cake. Mrs. C. J. Dress was ill with the flu last week. Mrs. Ruth Mowry of Vernon is visiting Mrs. Julia Denmon this week. {. Mrs. Robert Condon was the | guest of honor at a Layette Shower “at the home of Mrs. Joseph Shalata | Friday evening. . his home port after spending his leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. { Harry Walters. Richard claims his | shakedown cruise to the Caribbean | with Uncle Sam’s Navy was mem- | orable. | The Jack Pattons were dinner Tunkhannock Saturday. Jackson Twp. " MYF ' of . Huntsville Methodist Church recently elected the follow- ing ‘new officers: Robert Slimak, president; Douglas Kittle, vice presi- ident; Eugene ® Bertram, treasurer; Diane Shouldice, secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bertram are the advisors of the group. The ' following troop members won the candy sales contest 'spon- sored by Boy Scout Troop 225: . Ricky Newhart, first prize of a transistor radio, and Joseph Nixon, second prize, a wallet. Robert Williams, cubmaster, Don- ald Klaiber, scoutmaster and Har- old Kittle, chairman, attended training meeting of the Boy Scouts of Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre last week. *t Idetown Mrs. Elmer Hoover returned home after spending "some time | with ‘Rev. and Mrs. David. Haines, | of: Emerson, N. . J. Rey. and Mrs. Haines announced the ‘birth .of a son, Stephen Ross, | on Sunday 13. They have four | other children. Mrs. Haines is the | former Roxie Hoover. "Mrs. Bruce Williams presided. at the business meeting of the Metho- | dist Church Confidence Class, which met in the home of Bess Cook on Tuesday night. - Mrs. Hope Ide led | devotions, and Mrs. Kenneth Cal- | kins was assisting hostess. Mus. Ralph ‘Welsh and Mrs. Ide were ap- | pointed to help on the centennial | committee. It was also decided that | each member will take something to make and sell at an auction. Mrs. Al. Rinken and Mrs. Elmer Harris are hostesses for February. | | Also present. were: Mrs. Alfred Hadsel, Mrs. Mary Rogers, Mrs. Niles White, Mrs. Ralph Welsh, and Mrs. George May. | leave in March to return to her | station where she is a missionary- nurse. With YOU in mind Dalla too, can be Bruce F. Slocum Insurance Agency “AN Forms of Insurance” / 48 Main Street 674-3041 s; Pa. Richard Walters has returned to | | Baird's son, Arthur, | the bus and was out of the bus and | travelling in front of Mrs. Baird. | ditions. | ent. | observation, and x-rays until Mon- | been ‘well but if: you ask him how “TT TH DATTAS POST, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1968 ~~ MY LITTLE FRIEND by Esther Armitage For over ten years now 1 have | had in my cellar a spotted sala- | mander. 1 will call it “he”, as I have no way of telling the sex. He {is about 8Y,” long, is jet black, with yellow spots, so I call him | “Spotty”. 1 see him the longest on | Monday while doing my laundry, as | he likes to have company and be | talked to. He comes out of his hole in the stones and climbs upon an- | other stone and when I talk to him | he meves his head back and forth. | Otherwise he is: still for -a long | time. I can see him everyday when IT go to the basement — if I just | talk to him. Some. time ago’'I thought I would | be brave and try picking him up. | I put on a glove and carefully tried, but he bit at me, and kept sticking his tongue out at me — so I gave up. I have never fed him any food, | and I know he lives on spiders and {little bugs. It is a | weather I pour a pitcher of water | by him every week or oftener. He | likes the water as I can pour it | right on him and he never moves. | I have showed:him to different | people, and the children are always linterested. I just wonder how old | he will live to be! EAST DALLAS “Sallye Higgins, returned mission- ary from Tanganyika is spending a few days with a friend in Reading. It was Tanganyika when’ she left, but is now called Tanzania because of the combining of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Miss Higgins was the missionary speaker at the Grace Presbyterian Church in West Pitts- ton, last week. Gary Morris, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wilson, was injured in a fall at the Westmoreland School. He slipped on the ice and hit 3 stump cutting his face, which re- quired six stiches just below the eye. The Ella Moore Memorial Bible their | 1 is to be commended: for thoughtfulness of: the elderly and ill at Christmas time. Jule’ Wilson | and Betty Kintzer distributed fif-! teen Poinsettia plants and four other | gifts where plants vere not suitable. | This has been their practice for! many years. My grandfather. Mat- | | thew Higgins, 95: years old, was Som Road. left last Thursday for the recipient of a. poinsettia, which | has brought him much pleasure. | Accident Dn Ice I was riding in ithe school bus Friday morning, ‘which Mrs. Mal-' colm Baird passed, resulting in an accident as she pulled back in line in front of the bus.” The car skid- ed around in a cirele, went through an iron fence on the Martz proper- | ty, throwing a shower of sparks in- to the air, the left front fender com- ing to rest against a tree. Mrs. was also on beside the car ‘before it slowed down. Arthur ran‘to the Arthur Bellas home to call his father. Mrs. Baird's brother, Ernest Gay, was He was driving his wife and Mrs. Sickler to work because of road con- Mrs. Sickler comforted Mrs. Baird at the scene of the accid- Mrs. Baird ‘complained of a headache and was: taken to Nesbitt Hospital where she was held for day. : Little Brian Cyphers will cele- brate his 6th birthday shortly. As} most’ of you ‘know Brian hasn't he is he will perk right up and say, “Good!” He has adapted well. to not being able to play as strenuous- ly as other children his age by keep- ing himself busy around the house. Tuesday nights he can be found | helping the U.S. Army with his toy gun as he watches Combat: little damp ! return home, Susan returned to guests of the Donald Marcys at | Where he lives, but since the dry | Saturday went to the doctor for In conversation with Irene Moore, | former correspondent, I learned! that many folks were disappointed that the East Dallas News had been discontinued, so upon her suggest- | ion I have assumed this responsibi- lity and will be depending upon you to report your news items - Call Kenn Higgins, 674-2301. Irene Moore wishes to express appreciation for the many cards, visits and well wishes she received during her recent illness. Mrs. | Moore was hospitalized from No- vember 30th until December 26th. It . was erroneously reported that she had gone to Florida, but it is not her intention to go south this year. Her sister, Mary Lind, has been staying with Mrs. Moore since her return from the hospital. Mrs. Moore left Saturday for the home of her sister, Mary Lind, in Bloom- field, New Jersey, for a period of convaloscence, being driven there by her son Bob, and his wife Hilda. Mr. and Mrs. Al Hoover, Demunds Road, were visited during the Christmas holidays hy their daught- er (Jeannine) and husband, Mr. and | Mrs. Mike Wood, of Rochester, New | | York, and daughter Gwyn Allyn. | Mr. Ed Maloney of Hallstead, broth- | er-in-law of Mrs. Hoover pessed | away December 8. Mrs. Maloney | was a guest of her sister, Mary [ | Hoover, for a while. | Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moss, of De- | munds, drove their son Ron to Wil- liamsport; from which he rode with | another party to Columbia Bible College in South Carolina, where he is studying for the ministry. Ron | complained of the co'd weather up| “north.” Mark + Dymond has returned to school, following the two-car accid- | ent on New Ycar’s eve in which he was badly injured. Mark’s head and jaw are ‘bandaged due to a fractured jaw, deep lacerations of the head and brush burns. Friday, | | Mark had his stitches removed and | more x-rays. He is under medical | supervision and will net be able to | remove his bandages -for six more While there} Class of E. Dallas Methodist Church | wecks. Mrs. Mary Valentine of Auburn- | dale, Florida, is staying with her | son, Robert Pickett, Demunds Road, for several weeks before returning to Florida. Paul Valentine, her hus- band, was buried last Saturday. | Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Miller, Ran- | an _ extended visit in Florida. H's son, Elmer, is holding the fort at home. Elwood Misson, and Patricia Janick of Wilkes-Barre, will be married 10 AM. January | 23rd, at East Pallas Methodist | Church. Anyone desiring to attend | the wedding. is cordialiy invited. | They will reside on Ransom Road in their newly constructed home. Albert Matukitis ard Bob Cy- phers have turned out to be the re- incarnation of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone as thay have accumu- lated a total of twenty-six muskrat pelts, along with various other furs, EAST DAL |an hour. | traptions are used as the general | dially invited to attend. ' mode of transportation in northern - dogs. | week here, which means going on | in has 33 hours in school a week, | it depends on what class you belong | | to and what day of the week “it | | happens to be. The same also holds | | true for the time at: which a péF: | Ransom Read, | son | one in schools, as a place of worship for the stu- dent, since every morning a fifteen minute service is held at which re- ligion is taught. because Lutheranism SPOMON B ~ PACES L. AS as evidenced by the snow-mobile| A Good News Club is held each enjoyed by Caddie LaBar’s children. | Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in | The whole “crew” bundled warmly | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mass, against the cold, can be seen roar- { Demunds. Mrs. Moss teaches the ing across the snow. The snow-| Bible Lesson assisted by Mrs. An- mobile can attain speads of 30 miles : drew Derrick. Children between I understand these con- | the ages of six and twelve are cor- : pr A Good News Club is held each regions, such as Canada and Alaska. | Wednesday afternoon, 4:30 in the Ransom Road seems to be a fav- | home of Nesbitt Moore on Ransom orite drop-off spot for unwanted Road, with Richard Clemow teach- Just last week we called the 4 aE SPCA and had them pick up a white | ing the Bible lesson. Children be- collarless female, shivering in the|tween the ages of six and twelve in cold. Mrs. Kasmark has been giv- this area are urged to attend. ing shelter to a Coon-hound type| The Dallas Post is also to be com- dog which does have a collar, and i mended for their free distributicn could possibly be lost. Though some are heartless and drop off of the Post to those over eighty. these poor animals, we can befriend There are many senior citizens in them by calling the SPCA whom 1 this area who enjoy the Post be- found to be more than glad to pick up stray dogs. Account Continues: Noxen Student Tells Of Finnish Dance Stampede | After an editorial lapse of | © The dances here are also much seme weeks, we are continuing | different from those in the U. S. an account of Larry Pedersen’s | Al the girls gather along the left impressions, with an apology to [side of the dance hall and all the Noxen exchange student and | boys along the right side. The kids his friends for having had to |are a little bit shy at first and no interrupt the letter part-way |one dances for the first half an through. This is the section of | hour to an hour. Then finally the letter which tells of schoolwork | boys work up enough courage and and the dance stampede. {all of a sudden they all rush to Students go to school six days a: the group of girls to ask them to dance. When I said they rushed, This is hot really that was an understatement. What they actually do could better be called stampeding. Anything that is “unfortunate enough to get in ‘ their way is either drug along with them or is knocked down and tram- pled on. It is quite interesting to watch the boys trying to choose girls. They walk back and forth | and look them over from head to | foot. Then when they spot the one is that great American invention, | that they would lke 1p dance with, { , extend thei the study hall. - And to make sure | ey Ser bh RS iv that the student does not ‘fall 2h Neal 2a asleep, all students are forced out- | Sut SPY & ward, = hove Pe side for ten minutes between every | =. 25 gs SE 3 Fa t This system of having the boys and class, This preity well ‘eliminates |; in separate groups is very the possiblity ‘of ‘a pupil to sleep | ractica] because the boys know through one class, ‘sleepwalk’ ‘to | his next class and continue his | Where to find. the, girls and the ep, u8 dan. sometimes hapPeiL ins girls know where to stand in order ) An ig : ; + | to be noticed. the Arstican high :sehool: |". Once the girl has consented, the As for the time that school starts; { couple then dances twice. Never. can. ag hoy dance only one dance with a girl; he must always dance two. - This means that at the end { of every two dances the stampede gets out of school. For example, | 45g again. At the present, tan- day I go to: school at 8:00. a.m. g5es are very popular and is about and get out at noon, while another | 4}, oniy type of dance played. The day I go at 9:00 am. and get out'| kids don’t necessarily dance the at 4:00. p.m. | tango however. - Actually what most Besides teaching the youth the [of them do is to walk around the ordinary subjects which are taught | floor. Thus, that is how the dances the school also serves | are, Well, I've tried to tell you some | of “the things about Finland that | you can’t find in most books. . 1 | won’t bore you by including more | specific things about Finland at the | present time. So as they say in .cause of this consideration. Saturdays, too. so bad though, because the school day is shorter than it would be otherwise. The class which I am in which they are taught the follow- ing subjects; physics, algebra; his- tory, religion, biology, geography, gym, German, English, Swedish, Finnish, and Trigonometry. The one thing that the Finnish schools lack This can be done is the state religion and 96% of the Finns are during this year’s trapping season. | Lutherans. All in all, when a per- | Finnish. They have discontinued their efforts ‘son goes to school in~ Finland he | “Parhain terveisin” now because the ponds are frozen. The days of the sled and tobog- gan will soon be a thing of the past, Lehman News Items Miss Carol Ann Lamoreaux, Leh- man, will be handling the Lehman =~ News items, while her grandmother, Mrs. Morton Connelly, is away in Florida. Call her at 674-2449. Short dda mt) Dining Out? It's Only A Drive To Such S Food! 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