1947 January 31, 1947 Old Furniture Auction Planned To Raise Funds For Library Miss Frances Dorrance, chair- man of Friends of Back Mountain Memorial Library, announced last night at the annual meeting of the Library Board of Directors thather committee will hold an old furniture sale and auction on Saturday, June 7, in Howard Risley’s Barnyard to raise funds for the library. Many persons have already of- fered to give used furniture, antiques, china and other articles to the sale and the committee islisting these so that they can be collected and classified on definite dates this spring. There will also be a refresh- ment booth. Miss Dorrance said her commit- tee will contact persons in the com- munity who may have articles to give to the sale; but persons who want to give should not wait for a call from the committee but get in touch with the library at once so that the articles canbe collected and stored at once. ““Housecleaning time will be an event in the Back Mountain Region this spring,” Miss Dorrance said; “and we expect to have our com- mittee on the job every minute to help busy housewives get rid of the things in their attics that they no longer desire.” April 4, 1947 The sale is expected to consume a full day and may have to be ex- tended into the night hours if contributions from all parts of the country continue to pour in. Henry Peterson, chairman of the grounds committee, is making provisionfor such a contingency by having Paul Shaver install flood lights at the Barnyard on Lehman Avenue. Serving with Mr. Peterson are Charles Wheaton Lee, Charles Nuss, Atlee Kocher, Jack Richard- son, Joe Hand and Stanley Rine- himer. Pillar To Post It is a safe bet that every house- hold has something of value in it which can easily be dispensed with and sent to the Auction Sale. This Auction sounds as ifit would be more fun than a county fair. There’ll be hot dogs on tap, with the proceeds going to the Library. There’ll be amusements for the small fry, so that nobody will be able to squeal out of attending this community affair on the grounds that the children prevent. Bring them along. They’ll have the time of their lives. This is going to be an OCCA- SION. May 2, 1947 Mrs. Harris Haycox, chairman of the baked goods booth, an- nounced that several women have offered to assist her collect baked goods which have been offered by women throughout the Back Moun- tain area. Harry Ohlman, chairman of spe- cial gifts committee, said that Dallas Rotary Club has assumed respon- sibility for contacting all business men through the area for merchan- dise that will be offered at auction. Mrs. Fred Howell, reporting for the telephone solicitation commit- tee, said that many people seem to be under the impression that only antiques are wanted for the sale. “This is wrong; we will be glad to accept anything that has value or that somebody might wanttobuy.” » &. May 9, 1947 Anyone who hangs on to an old piece of china, a duplicate bit of furniture or some article in the attic that he might without regret contri- bute toward the Library Auction ought to consider what the Library means to the boys and girls of the Back Mountain Region. He ought also to consider comparative costs to the average citizen for some other items in his daily living. It costs a heap of money to buy the little things of life. A contribution to the Library Auction is insignificant when you consider that it is probably the only actually functioning memorial to World War dead and living in Luzerne County. May 30, 1947 Pillar To Post There is something contagious about an auction sale, a species of mob psychology that induces wild bidding on an antique cradle, while allowing anessential kerosene heat- er to go a-begging. This time I shall make a list and adhere to it as rigidly as possible, to avoid struggling home with my head in- side anothersurplus Boston rocker. Anybody want to place a small bet? Let’s get behind the Back Moun- tain Memorial Auction Sale one hundred percent, and make of it an annual event to be looked for- ward to each year as a combina- tion community picnic and money- raising venture. June 6, 1947 Library Auction Sale Expected To Attract Throng on Saturday Lehman High School Band will be on hand to open the festivities and will play several numbers from the band stand on Dallas High School grounds. At noon the Leh- man Band will be relieved by Dallas Township High School Band and at 5:30, when Huntsville Christian Church serves its roast beef dinner (by reservation only) in Dallas Borough High School Building, Dallas High School Band will pre- sent a concert. Herman and Ralph Sands, auc- tioneers, will be assisted by a corps of helpersheaded by Frederick Eck, cashier of First Natinal Bank, who will keep a record of sales. Howard Hendricks, Mr. Bossart and Harold Payne will assist Mr. Eck. The cashier’s job will be a big assignment for the barn is filled on three floors with all types of used furniture, hardware and glass- ware, and a second warehouse is filed with new merchandise donated by local and Wilkes-Barre business houses. Most of the livestock will arrive on the morning of the sale. Included are a registered Guernsey bull do- nated by Col. Reynolds, sheep and pigs from Hillside Farm; baby chicks from Hilbert Hatchery; En- glish and silver pheasants from Harry Ruggles; baby ducks from Wayside Duck Farm; rabbits of all kinds; pedigreed Spaniel from Dr. F. Budd Schooley; English shepherd puppy from Mrs. Gordon Yetter; racing pigeons from Nelson Garinger. June 13, 1947 Pillar To Post Well, and so it rained. Butevery- body had a lot of fun atthe Auction Sale last Saturday in spite of the weather. The almost constant drizzle did not dampen the enthu- siasm of the bidders until the drizzle turned into something approaching a cloudburst, when the crowds melted away as if by magic and the auction came to an end. Take a tip from one who has seen a treasured item bid out from under her very nose. If you want that crock, or that cake-tin, or that piece of milk glass, speak up in ac- cents loud enough to be heard at headquarters. I was on my way out ofthe crowd last Saturday with a small white ironstone pitcher under my arm, one which matches thelarge pitcher I bought at another auction sale last fall, when somebody caught me by the elbow. The owner of the arrestin hand inquired, “What did you pay for that pitcher?” and I answered ten cents. She was much incensed. Seems shehadbida quar- ter, and the auctioneer had not heard her voice. If you actually want to bid onan item, instead of merely considering how nice it would be if you had it, make yourself heard. Waveanarm or a leg, orwaggleyourears, or get a megaphone. June 30, 1947 Auction Sale Nets $3,000 For Back Mountain Memorial Library In spite of the weather that failed to co-operate and poured forth rain for two successive Saturdays, Back Mountain Memorial Library con- cluded its Auction last Saturday night with a profit of $3,000. Postponed from the previous week because of a downpour that scattered crowds and auctioneers, the auction was held on Saturday under a canopy provided by Fern Knoll Cemetery Association. Even with this precaution there were times during the afternoon when part of the crowd was unable to get under cover during the fre quent showers. Safety Valve To The Dallas Post May I enlist a little further your long continued support of our Back Mountain Memorial Library Auc- tion sale in order to extend to every one, yourself largely included, the Committee’s thanks-the Library’s appreciation- of the splendid coop- eration which made the day a rous- ing success despite the weather. With such widespread manifesta- tion of the community’s supporting interest, the library looks forward to a widening of its services to all the people of the Back Mountain area, both old and young. As Chairman of the General Auc- tion Sale Committee, I would like to express my personal thanks for the ready response which mademy part an easy and enjoyable one. Sincerely, Frances Dorrance < Barnyard Notes It is amazing how many people will stand in the rain to listen to the chant of an auctioneer. Made no difference Saturday whether it was a professional like Herman Sands or a raw amateur like Harry Ohl- man, everybody was good natured and refused to let a little rain deter them from their desire to buy. 1948 May 21, 1948 Pillar To Post I hope somebody will contribute a crib to the cause, a good stout article capable of withstanding the combined onslaught of a pair of redheaded twins. The crib which we have on hand is in a weak and run- down condition, suitable for one placid child, but never for two ac- tive ones, developing a rhythm that skates the crib around on thefloor, knocking into other furniture as it progresses in a series of fits and starts. Comes the day when they manage to scale the sides, we’ll in- vest in a bull-pen. Hundred Women Start Canvass For The Auction More than 100 women, covering twenty Back Mountain districts started a housetohousesolicitation this week for articles forthe Library Auction scheduled for Saturday, July 10 at Howard Risley’s Barn- yard on Lehman Avenue. Mrs. Arch Hutchison, chairman of the solicitation committee, is be- ing assisted by Mrs. Fred Howell and Mrs. A. C. Dick. July 9 Everything Ready For Biggest Auction Thousand buyers expected if weather is nice. Three hundred pound boar, given by Col. Henry Pool. July 16 Pillar To Post It isamazinghowquickly a popu- lar event takes on the flavor of tradition. The Library Auction, held last Saturday atthe Barnyard, was actually celebrating only its first anniversary, but in the eyes of the community it may as well have been lighting the candles on its twentieth birthday cake. The great Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction Sale has taken its place on the calendar of important yearly events, not only in its own immediate area, but in the metro- politan district. Alively auction is asmuc. anas a three-ring circus. You can have the time of your life without spend- ing a dime, watching your neigh- bors get hot and bothered over some hotly contested item, but very few spectators remain in the specta- tor class. Sooner or later you hear yourself bidding on a piece of junk, and after you have spent your first dime the sky’s the limit. July 16, 1948 Library Auction To Be Continued This Saturday Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Auction will stage a repeat performance at Howard Risley’s Barnyard starting at noon Satur- day and continuing until midnight. While last week’s- auction hit a new peak inattendanceand volume of sales, the auctioneers were unable to dispose of much more than half of the merchandise stored in two barns. Barnyard Notes An out-of-town visitor summed it up: “An auctionlikethis does some- thing for a community.” July 30, 1948 Executive Board of Back Moun- tain Memorial Library meeting last night heard Henry Peterson, trea- surer, report that receipts from the Library’s two-day auction will ex- ceed $4,500. The Board voted to buy five U.S. Savings Bonds until condi- tions are better for expansion. July 30, 1948 Barnyard Notes The price of an auction istwo full days of weeding in the garden. There’s a right and wrong ap- proach to weeding. Therain Friday night gave the assistance we needed and made the weeds come out rather easily Saturday morning. But the proper approach is to have the right frame of mind. Never let yourself look at the whole garden. Take one row at a time and let each weed you pull assist you with the second one. The satisfaction of doing one row clean will encourage you to tackle the second one and eventually the whole garden. We salute the BACK MT. MEMORIAL LIBRARY AUCTION may they have years of continued COMMUNITY INTEREST and SUCCESS O’MALIA LAUNDRY CO. Luzerne-Dallas Highway Luzerne DAVIS’ MARKET - congratulates Memorial Highway — The Back Mt. Memorial Library AUCTION May they enjoy years of continued Success! DALLAS
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