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Oldest Business Institution
Back of the Mountain
75 YEARS A NEWSPAPER
Dallas Rotary Club Installs New Officers
officers for
Installation of
year 1966-67 for Dallas Rotary took | 67; Wallter Mohr, Gov. District 741,
place June 30th at Irem Temple 1966-67; Danny Chapman, Pres.,
Country Club. )
Following the installation dancing
was from 9 to 12 o'clock with music
by Bobby Baird. J
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the | seated: Doc Jeter, Treasurer 1966-
| 1966-67; Harry Goeringer, Jr., Di-
| rector;
Dr. Stan Hozempa, Vice
Pres. 1966-67, and Williard Seaman,
Secretary, 1966-67.
Second row: .Jack Sanley, Pres.
‘Harveys Lake Firemen Plan Fair
Food And Fun To Highlight Event
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JIM MCCAFFREY
Plans are nearly completed for
the Firemen's Fair sponsored by
Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
August 2, 3 and 4 at Old Sandy
Bottom.
Jim McCaffrey is
man.
Action will begin each evening
continuing unt il approximately
11:30 p. m., with a Ham Supper
served by the Ladies Auxiliary and
scheduled as the Kickoff, in the
basement of the Lutheran Church
just across the highway.
Miss Pauline Davis, supper chair-
man. reports a fine menu and plen-
ty of food. Tickets may be pur-
chased from any member
of the
general chair- |
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organization or the restaurant at
Old Sandy Bottom. Reserve by
July 31.
Fairs are made for fun, and plen-
ty is planned with one particular
attraction “Hit The Bottles Wih A
Baseball” sure to make for laughs
and excitement. Successful hitters
will see the firemen and their
friends fall into a fish pond. Jim
McCaffrey has already signed up
for his turn and many familiar
faces are expected to go fishing. An
abundance of other games will keep
all comers busy.
There will be a Bake Sale, Ba-
zaar and refreshment. stand featur-
ing homemade sugar corn, buttered
popcorn and lollipops. ;
A drawing for an RCA 21 inch
Color Television Congole valued at
$500 will also be held on the last
night of the Fair. William Hoblak is
chairman of the general drawing.
Free parking space will be avail-
able.
Rattler Bites
Ben L. J. Jenkins
A former Trucksville resident,
Ben J. Jenkins, has been fighting
for his life in a Florida Hospital.
Mr. Jenkins, employed at one of
the large airfields in Florida, was
driving a jeep to a plane when he
noticed a branch caught in the
wheels, As he dislodged it, a rattle-
snake coiled in the leaves struck
him on the thumb.
He has been in the intensive care
unit and on the critical list at Or-
ange Memorial Hospital, Orlando,
since the accident a week ago, but
is showing improvement at this re-
port.
| 1965-66; ‘Carl Henderson, Director;
| Hanford Eckman, Director; Stefan
| Hellersperk, Director; eMrton Jones,
| Secretary of District 741, 1966-67;
| Dr. Lester Jordan, Past District
| Governor -and Inducting Officer.
| photo by Kozemchak
| Lake Landfill Open
| Three Days Weekly
The landfill site at Harveys Lake
is open Mondays and Saturdays
from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m., and Wed-
| nesdays from 12 noon to 7 p.m.
Vacant Office
Revenue Loss
The appointment of a new Justice
of the Peace for Dallas Township is
expected soon.
The petition of William Hersh
was signed by the supervisors and
| submitted to the office of County |
Commissioner James B. Post several
months ago. A letter received from
Sen. Richard Snyder to Fred Lam-
oreaux, board chairman, stated no
such petition had ben sent to the
Senate by Governor William Scran- |
| ton,
| paper, said he had received four
| petitions for the vacancy caused by
| the death of George Prater that |
(none were now in his office and
| that he belived action would be
ored by the official family in Dallas
Township, A strong contender is
| Harry Thompson, supported in
several quarters.
Much revenue is. being lost by
the township through lack of a
justice of the peace.
Dallas Township Supervisors plan
to correct a dangerous condition at
Ketcham Corners by eliminating the
| Farm, This wil straighten out the
| Y and give motorists clearer vision.
Crews have resurfaced the Old
Lake Road, part of Elmcrest Drive,
Highland Drive and Grandview Ave-
nue. The extremely dry weather
has the men busy spreading cal-
It was hot, and at one time a| exhorts the bidders over the loud
brief shower fell, sending bidders
scurrying for cover. As is his cus-
tom, Herman Thomas bid in the
first item. At the lower left, Doc
Jordan holds what looks like a gar-
bage can aloft, while Bob Bachman
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speaker.
Just above,
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act as runners.
John Vivian holds the Auction |
the opening cere-|lamb. Dorothy Anderson bid that | Huntsville Road.
monies, with all the top brass of | one in. She missed out on the pig,
the Twentieth Library Auction in-
troduced from the block, and the
Explorer Scouts ranged below to
a most reluctant little animal with |
few handholds. ’
Under the lamb pix, Billy Berti
taken soon on the candidate fav- | : !
THE DALLAS POST
MORE, THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Ruction Notes .
From an autopsy to a zombie, and
from a piglet to a wiglet, Library
Auctioneers sold everything in sight |
at the Twentieth Annuel Auction.
John Vivian emerges as the comic
relief on the auction block moving |
classic, worthy of being stuffed and
mounted.
to sell an Autopsy.
The wiglet certificate was sold
twice. Both parties want the wiglet,
neither wants her money back. (A
men pin to the top of their heads
after they have been in swimming
and have not had time to do any-
thing about the results.)
The zombie appeared in a Sauna
Bath, draped discreetly in towels.
| The piglet came from Hillside
| Farms, gelded to insure againzt re-
| production of the famous Berkshire
line. It protested loudly. The Auc-
tion lost a pig some years ago,
when it took off over the hill and
disappeared. Nobody ever admitted
to having welcomed it to the barn-
yard.
Dorothy Anderson bid in the
about the platform with the verve |
and the wry grace of a Fred Astaire. | the auction block for identification.
His pitch on the Autopsy (strict-| One little
ly at your convenience) was 2)
It takes a good bit of savoir-faire
wiglet is that bit of hair that wo- |
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books on the antique doll and col-
lecting in advance, ,before taking
off for England.
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Small children were separated
mother, let go the tears he had
from their parents and hoisted to
boy, upon seeing his
been holding in, and was lifted
down wailing.
The art booth was an art booth
| only this year, no crafts. Nice pic-
| tures marked at fairly high figures.
| Some shingle work was notable.
| Knotholes in the uneven grain had
| been allowed to express themselves
as eyes. Went like hot-cakes.
Plants and Produce Booth had
some beautiful bedding plants. A
flat of tuberous: begonias sold out
in a hurry. Big reduction at night.
The baked goods had an innova-
tion, hot Welsh cokies, baked on a
griddle.
Hot dogs, hamburgs, coffee, at
the crowded refreshment stand, the
mainstay of the crowd.
Grandma's cartwheel cookies
were snapped up in jig time at the
Dallas Post stand.
Frank Jacksn's hand-made bird-
feeders sold out.
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Stefan Hellersperk redecorated
the ticket booth in gay Polish de-
lamb for $15.50, adding it to her
collection of dogs, cats, birds, and
a, chimp. ‘
In the Antiques department, one
item is off the lists forever. Mary |
Frantz bought the much-travelled |
fish platter, the second known!
after the War Between the States. |
Mary has a table that matches the |
fish platter for historical signifi-
cance.
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The anvil is already immortalized |
Coog’s finger will ever be the same,
nobody knows. ; |
There has been a suggestion that
the anvil remain as an Auction |
feature, with names and dates of |
purchasers stamped into it with a |
steel die.
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The eight-column spread at the!
bottom of the page tells the ‘story
of the 1966 Auctin.
The chicken barbecue did not
draw as large a crowd as usual. |
Committee members gathered in|
Mr. Post, when contacted by this | gering surplus of hot barbecued | sour cherry
| chicken, which they forked into |
| cardboard boxes and sold. The oy
| freshment booth had a special on |
| chicken platters the following day, |
at an astonishing figure.
Georgia Besecker, back from the |
| Pittsburgh area with her family, got
| everything she wanted from the |
| Auction: the jelly cupboard, the |
+ washstand, two maple chairs. She
| missed out on the dry sink, awarded |
| to Shirley Evans in Wilkes-Barre. |
| Mrs. Arthur Newman had all her |
ducks in a row long before the |
| Austion, distributing her chance
| |
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| They are also grading other sectors. |
All requests for building permits
| must be obtained from Albert
| Jones, Pioneer Avenue. All board |
“members were present at the meet- |
{ing Wednesday evening at Dallas
Junior High School. I
signs. A complication was that for
a time the ticket booth could not
be located. This year, Myra says, it
is going to stay in the Barn, and
if out on loan, is to be returned |
pronto,
Too many kids again in the spot-
two apiece. Last year, one tower
tipped over under a heavy load.
CHATS
VOL. 77, NO.
X Marks The Spot
treasure procured from an ex-slave ter’s look-outs, had to be reduced to |
| All that is left of a seven room
| house in Meeker is a cellar hole, |
a
snap by Davis |
| Mr. and Mrs. John Jopling were
in town with three of their five
Explorers again did a marvelous | and the tree which caught the | children at the time. Two boys were
job under John Butler,
merchandise to bidders.
The Mustang went to Bill Moss’
in Pillar to Post. Whether Jim Mec- | daughter-in-law’s father, from New |
lin the area. When a neighbor saw |
Jersey.
carrying |
lightning bolt and deflected it to
the roof Friday afternoon at the
height of a short electric storm.
The fire grounded out telephones
|
| at Nordmont Church Camp.
The house was going fast when
the Joplings arrived. Saved, a new
| refrigerator.
| The family is staying with Mr.
No figures yet available on the fire in the roof, it was impos- | Jopling’s parents in Wilkes-Barre.
results.
Five More Bears
Sighted In Area
Several bears made their appear-
ance in the Back Mountain during
the past week.
Mrs. Joseph Zercoe, Marcytown,
| the Barn afterwards with a stag- | reported a good sized fellow in her |
tree Tuesday morning.
As neighbors gathered, Mr. Bruin
made his descent and lumbered
away to the forest, casting back- |
ward glances at the delicacy he was
forced to leave behind. No bears
have been here before.
Out in Loyalville, Mrs. Lewis Cris- ;
man was startled last week to see
a large black bear coming down her
garden path. She called for her
husband, and the animal disappear-
ed into the woods.
A short distance away, a mother
bear and two cubs were seen by |
the Marvin Hoppes family. The ap-
pearance of the animals frightened
arm which swings toward the Martz cium chloride to combat the dust.!a small horse owned by Mr. Hoppes
and the animal ripped out his chain
and tore down the highway, falling
and lacerating his legs as he ran.
The family had to search for their
pet. ’
The drought is believed respon-
sible for their appearance.
| sible to turn in the alarm without
| driving to Lehman Fire Hall
The siren was sounded in mid-
the
| afternoon, during
| Auction.
|
Maps Contiguous
{ No new members needed to be
| elected to Lake-Lehman School
| Board at Tuesday night's meeting as
directors already number the re-
| quired nine.
| All that remained to be done in
| compliance with State directive, was
| to plot out contiguous districts of
| approximately equal population.
| First district, Lake and Noxen
| Townships; second district, Ross
Township, middle and southwest
| districts of Lehman; third, Jackson
| Township and ‘northeast district of
| Lehman,
Ratification will be sought by
petition to Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, Luzerne County, which takes
precedence over Wyoming County.
| Only one district, Noxen, is in Wyo-
| ming County. Solicitor Lemond was
| instructed to draw the petition.
| Directors voted for the three-
district plan, preferring it to a nine- |
| way plan which would see all di-
| rectors elected at large.
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duce customer hotfoots it across |
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| holds traffic as a plants and pro- | Auction. |
hat Went On At The, 20th Libr
The crowd picture was taken in
[The Red Cross provided cash for
| immediate
| Huntsville Christian Church is at- |
Library | tempting to locate living quarters,
clothing needs, and
and furniture.
Lake-Lehman Has Nine Directors, |
School Districts
| Parking Lot
| Bids for surfacing of the parking
lot at the high school showed re-
| sponse, but also showed that con-
| tractors were suggesting a better
| surface of crushed stone, submitting
| alternate bids.
Bids will be advertised again.
Work must be completed by August
1°31:
Myron Moss, head teacher at
Ross, reported that the PTA in his
district had at hand around $1,000
| for repairs to the stage in the
| cafetorium. The women, he said,
were tired of giving dinners and
fund-raising affairs unless they saw
some action.
Solicitor Lemond was asked to
lock into the technicalities.
Jackson Township solicitor, in-
quired about the half of the prop-
| erty transfer tax in that district
which had been allocated to the|
| joint beard since the first of the |
TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
674-5656
Bl pl Ls i GG lS,
28. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1966
‘Evans, Dymond
674-7676
Named To Board
Low Salary Schedule
Sees Teacher Loss
Two new directors were elected
Tuesday evening by Dallas School
Board at its reorganization meet-
ing as’ directed under Act 299.
Milton Evans, Kingston Township,
and Fred Dymond, Jr., Franklin
Township, received the unanimous
votes of board members. Evans was
nominated by Earl Fritzges with
a second by L. L. Richardson. Dy-
mond’s name was proposed by
Harry Lefko and seconded by An-
drew Kozemchak. Mr. Kozemchak
said he wished it to be a matter of
record that he had withdrawn his
earlier proposal favoring Atty.
Elizabeth Mensch in Dymond’s be-
half,
Evans will serve until December
of 1967 and Dymond until Decem-
ber 1969. Both will receive the oath
of office at the regular August meet-
ing of the board.
A native of Shavertown, Mr.
Evans attended Kingstown Town-
ship Schools and is a graduate of
its high school. He holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering, having re-
ceived his degree from the Universi-
ty of Kentucky. During World War
II, he served for three years with
the Combat Engineers Battalion of
the 103rd Division of the U.S. Army.
He is Director of Real Estate Man-
agement with the Acme Markets for
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Evans,
| longtime Shavertown resident, the
new director is married to the for-
mer Marguerite Marshall, George-
| town, Ky. They are the parents of
three children, Michael, in 10th
grade at Dallas Senior High; Leslie
a Tth grade student at Dallas Junior
High and Julia Anne, in 6th grade
at Shavertown Elementary. The
family are active members of Shav-
ertown Methodist Church.
Mr. Evans is a member of the
Board of Trustees of Shavertown
Methodist Church, teaches the 5th
| grade Sunday School Class and is
| a member of the organizations of
Shavertown Methodist Church. He
is also a member of George M.
Dallas Lodge, Caldwell Consistory
and the Shrine. He is interested in
i children and has given of his time
| to Boy Scouting and Little League
| endeavors ‘in the Back Mountain.
| Mr. Evans has been chairman of the,
| Kingston Township Board of Ap-4
| peals since its inception. For re-
| laxation, he turns to bowling and
| golf.
From Franklin Township comes
Mr. Dymond, who lives in Orange
and is engaged in business with
his brother Gerald operating the
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will arrange d meeting between
solicitors and supervisors.
Miscellaneous
Given permanent contracts were
five teachers: Marie Baer, Sylvia
Bator, Bonnie Carol Bohr, Richard
Hynick, and Charles C. James.
Raised to regular employee status
were custodians Frank Burnet, Em-
| ory Wolfe. Employed on an hourly
| basis, Herman Whitesell.
Bills on $64.513 were approved.
R. Dean Shaver presided over a
'year. Willard Sutton, chairman, | scant quorum.
ary Auction
What's that sticking out of the
The Book Booth did a whopping the afternoon before the grounds | bag? Who knows?
| big business. A little later in the filled up.
That’s a small gir] posing for her | day, the kids got a big beach um-!
|
Pipe * the sunbonnets on
Next year’s Auction chairman is
picture next, and directly above io | brella to shield them from the: Austin and Mrs. Lamoreaux.
a small girl holding up a dollar bill broiling sun. Story on the children’s |
at the children’s Saturday morning | books on the editorial page: {
Oce at the top of the picture, at the]
| microphone, with this year’s chair- |
Oh well, pick yourself out. You're man, Jerry Gardner, to the right. |
probably there . "A bidder has just been spotted in|
the crowd. | K. |
Impossible to name everybody in
the pictures. Laat
Cuts by Graphic Arts
Photos by Kozemchak