a h t y wk Iiintcs pul. ell FT a Cp) LD il al TT No A 2 i a RY A Rr E iy | Jb k Trucksville Fire Co. summer fair schedules Trucksville Fire Company at its meeting Friday evening made plans for its Annual Sum- mer Fair which will be held this'year on Thursday, Friday urday., June 19, 20 and Paul Shbol was again named general chairman of the event: with William Long and Charles Repotski. ‘as cochairman. T parade committee will ded by Henry Hill with a announced later. Other comittee - heads are publicity, Jack Stephenson; games, Wayne Long; refreshements, Vought Long; grounds, Dick Montgomery; finance, Allan Nichols; tickets, Bill Dickson; ‘stands, Jack Evans. Duke Isaacs has again prom- ised his lot as the site of the big event, which will begin Thursday and Friday afternoon at 4 p.m., Saturday hours to be decided. William Long presided. Next meeting will be held Feb. 13 at his home at 9 p.m. fae Hopkins me on leave PFC Ted Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hopkins of 175 Spring Garden Street, Truck pills graduated from 3 Army Signal Corps School kort Gordon, Ga., Jan. 31. He is presently at home on leave before leaving for Viet- nam. He is due at Fort Lewis in Washington Feb. 28, for emplaning. Hopkins is with communica- tion specialists. He is a 1963 graduate of Dallas Senior High School, and a 1967 graduate of Mansfield State College. Funds realized will go to- wards the purchase of a new fire truck. HIX featured in national magazine Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks (HIX), long-time editor of The Dallas Post, was featured in an article Jan. 25 of the nationally dis- tributed Editor and Publisher magazine. Written by Richard Fried- man, associate editor of the publication, the article hands ‘a palm to a senior citizen who has been around for a long time, and has won honors in her chosen field. March 1 will mark her 20th year on the Dallas Post. Also included was a photo- graph of Mrs. Hicks, (who just observed, quietly, her 77th birthday,) on an extension lad- der painting her home on Pioneer Avenue. She did the large, two-story frame build- ing all by herself in 1960. The more than full-page story was the result of a plane trip from St. Louis to Newark, N.J., shared by Mr. Friedman and Mrs. Hicks who were returning from an editor’s conference in the midwest. A lot of the conversation that took place on that trip occurred when the plane spent an hour and a half holding pattern over Selingsgrove before the clouds let up enough for a landing. 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PUZZLED DIAL 288-3636 WITH FUEL OIL EDWARD BOLTZ III THE DALLAS POST, FEB. 13, 1%9 TIMOTHY KAYE RAYMOND JACOBS DOUGLAS WASSEROTT Troop 281 Scouls make Eagle Four Dallas area Scouts will be honored at a dinner in the meeting room of the Dallas Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 13, in recognition of their having achieved scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. John Juris, Scoutmaster, Troop 281, announced that the young men are Edward Boltz III, Timothy Kaye, Raymond Jacobs and Douglas Wasserott, all students at Dallas Junior High School. Edward J. Boltz III, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Boltz Jr., 19 Gordon Ave., Dal- las. He is 13 years old and a member of the eighth grade of Dallas Junior High School. In 1963 he entered scouting as a Cub Scout in Pack 281 of the Dallas Methodist Church, and in 1966 advanced to Boy Scout. , He has served the troop as a den chief, assistant patrol leader and patrol leader. He participated in the 1966 Scout Spectorama and attended Camp Acahela for three years. An honor student, he is a member of the football team and wrestling team. He is also a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Shavertown where he has served as an acolyte for three years. Raymond A. Jacobs, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jacobs, 656 Midland Dr., Dallas, . has been a member of Troop 281”since “April ‘of 1966 after’ serving as a Cub _ Scout, for three years. He is an eighth grade student at Dallas Junior High School where he is an honor student, member of the band, brass choir, and has participated in the Junior High School Foot- ball program. He also served as assistant patrol leader, attended Camp Acahela for three years and is a former Patrol Leader of . Troop 281. He has also served as Den Chief assisting in the Cub Scout Program. Cd pn ae N He is a member of Gate of Heaven Church in Dallas. Timothy Kaye, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kaye of 76 Midland Dr., Dallas, has earned 26 merit badges, and has served the Troop as Patrol leader and Senior Patrol Leader. Active in Scouting since be- ginning as a Cub, he partici- pated in the Scout Spectorama in 1966. attended Camp Acha- hela with Boy Scout Troop 281, and was accepted into the Scouting group of honor, The Order of the Arrow. Tim is a ninth grade hono: student at the Dallas Junior High School,’ a member of the Student Council, and active in sports. He played baseball in the Back Mt. Little League and Teeners. He is a member of the Gate of Heaven Church and is active in the high school study group at the Church: Douglas Alan Wasserott, 14, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wasserott 3rd. of RD 3 Wyoming. He was a member of the Cub Pack 281 Dallas, attaining Webelos rank, graduated into Troop 281 as a tenderfoot and has been a member for 3 years. ? He has served as Den Chief, Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader and Scribe. He has earned 22 merit badges. Douglas attended Camp Aca- hela(three years fwith hi§ trobp and Ome year ‘with “Provisional Camp. He participated in the Scouting Spectarama, is a member of the Order of the Arrow, and has two years per- fect attendance. He is in the ninth grade at the Dallas Junior High School where he plays in the drum section of the Junior High Band. He is a member of the junior high varsity wrestling team and participates in the inter- mural basketball and baseball programs. He is a member of the Car- TA ATT ATT TTL) The Kingston House Will Be Happy To Accept RESERVATIONS NOW For: Weddings — Class Reunions Dinner-Dances — Meetings and Anniversary Parties Call 288-4525 For Available Dates “THE KINGSTON HOUSE’ 947 Market Street Kingston A TS a AT ATA AA Used Car Buys! '68 CHEVROLET Impala 4 Door Sedan Automatic - Power Steering ' Power Brakes - Radio & Heater Factory Air Conditioned Low. 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Gordon Schlier will give the Charge from the school and Attorney Robert Flemming will give the Charge from the community. Chief Scout Executive Jack Kauffman will give the Charge from Scouting. Jack Field will M.C. the affair. Awards will be given by Mr. Thomas Reese, Merit Badges by Bruce Davies Jr. assistant Scout Master. James McDonald will award attendance pins. PAGE THREE the first massacre By D. A. WATERS Pennsylvania had maintained cordial relations with the Iro- quois through a clever combi- nation of James Logan, wealthy Quaker trader and Secretary of the Province, Con- rad Weiser, capable interpreter and shrewd negotiator, and Shickellamy, Iroquois Vice re- gent at Shamokin. As early as 1736, the Indians had agreed to sell only to Pennsylvania. On July 5, 1754, Mohawk Chief Hendrick had confirmed they would not sell Wyoming lands to anyone. Various others had said the same thing, the strongest .in a speech before the Connecticut Assembly by Seneca Chief, Sayenqueraghta in May 1763. But on June 24, 1763, at Al- bany, a new Yankee committee secured a confirming deed from various Sachems. Of- ficially, the Iroquois never recognized the Yankee deeds as valid, but they never returned the purchase money. There are conflicting ac- counts of almost every event and circumstance, depending on the authorship of the ac- counts. Local historians, mostly of New England ancestry, in- cluding this writer, tell one story. Historians having the Penn- sylvania viewpoint make the Yankees wild trespassers and library making great strides, needs more space, more money Vv IF the Library had more money, IF it had more space, IF it could afford a larger staff — it could be of much greater service to the com- munity, was Mrs. Martin Dav- ern’s conclusion, when she pre- sented the annual report to the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Association Jan. 30. Mrs. Davern says: Circulation figures for the past year show an increase of 1,836 over the 1967 figures. We transacted = 529 interlibrary loans during 1968 as compared to 336 in 1967. We are hoping hat} this numbep-. will - ‘be greatly, .ipcreased this coming year as ‘a“result of the teletype project which was launched late this year through a grant to the District Center. Libraries participating in this project are Back Mountain Memorial, Hazleton, Hoyt, Osterhout, King’s College, Marywood College and Scran- ton Public. We are now receiving daily delivery from Osterhout which adds to the efficiency of the interlibrary loan service. During the year we have re- ceived visits from nursery schools and Girl Scout troops, and one of the Girl Scout troops updated and added to the Girl Scout Memorial Shelf. Story-hour continues to be very popular and we regret that we don’t have the time to foster other community proj- ects. A 3M copier has been a popular addition to our services. Readers can now have photo- copies made of magazine articles, pages of books, or private papers such as wills and letters. Students needing material from non-circulating reference books, such as ency- clopedias, will also benefit from the service. The photocopier makes the resources of the li- brary available to more people and protects valuable books from wear. ‘We are open Tuesday through Friday at 12:30 p.m. instead of 1:30 p.m. We also decided to open the children’s annex Tuesday and Wdnesday eve- nings, consistent with evening hours in the main building. We have made progress this year in several areas, but we have a long way to go. We need to be open to the public more hours, but we do not have enough staff. We need more reader space for reference workers, but we have run out of room. We need more books to keep up with the ever-in- creasing demand, but to buy and process them we need more staff, more room, and more money. r URNITURE GIETS » SHOPPING GNIS LS Ah i 8 OIE 77:24 ATR I AAA 2 BR RR I RT ENED OPEN FRIDAY NICHTS JUST A SPIN OF THE DIAL and you reach Dallas Harveys Lake Center Fowler, Dick and Walker The Boston Store Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Moreland DIAL DIRECT 823-4141 Sweet Valley Noxen DIAL 674-1181 No Toll Charge American public libraries are internationally recognized as the most progressive in the world. They are unique among society’seducational endeavors, serving as school and college for millions, and bringing tangi- ble benefits to industry, busi- ness, and the professions. But they are not yet good enough and the goal of making them better ought to receive a high priority in every community. Sweet Valley Kimberly Beahm, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B¥u.im, has been a patient at Nesbitt Hospital. Elliot and Shawn Harmon, small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harmon have been patients at General Hospital. Beverly Wesley has been a patient at Nesbitt Hospital. She is the daughter of Mrs. Clare Wesley has been a pa- tient at Nesbitt Hospital. She is the daughter of Mrs. Clare Wesley. Joey Grey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Grey, is a patient at General Hospital where he is suffering from pneumonia. Little Kenny Grey is also a patient at Nesbitt Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kucz- awa and family, Valley View, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. William Naugle and family. Sunday guests of the Naugles were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Naugle, Kingston. Celebrates Birthday Beth Sayre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sayre, Lake Silkworth, celebrated her seventh birthday Thursday, Feb. 6. Beth and a few of her friends. enjoyed the traditional birthday cake and trimmings. Those who helped her cele- brate were: Terry Sayre, Tracey Sayre, Ann Marie Barofski, Annette Swartz, Lori Naugle, Debra Sayre, Karen Sayre, the guest of honor and her parents. land grabbers, operating by squatters rights. As the French War tapered off, Yankees again tried to set- tle. On May 16, 1762, the Sus- quehanna Company sent a large group via Yankee settle- ments on the Delaware. They followed the old Indian Minisink Path from Port Jervis to Milford, thence through the Poconos near present Lords Valley and Blooming Grove, crossed the Wallenpaupack at Paupack, thence westward through Cobbs Gap to the Lack- awanna and down to the Sus- quehanna. Springs at Lords Valley and Paupack are still in use. They cut a road as they went, there- by delaying most of the party. An advance party of about 16 was met by Teedyuscung, who demanded they withdraw. They returned to the Delaware at the mouth of the Lackawaxen, where they were joined by 93 more. The whole body then returned to the Susquehanna and erected some huts at Mill Creek, near present General Hospital. They sowed some grain. By request of some Iroquois, they with- drew after about ten days to spend the winter in Connecti- cut. On April 19, 1763, Teedyus- cung’s Delaware village went up in flames, and with a few others he was burned to death. Survivors left the valley. In widely different accounts, each interested party disclaimed any involvement and blamed others. In May about a dozen Yan- kees returned, and during the summer were joined bv others, possibly 150, some with horses, oxen, and cows. They scattered around on farms and planted corn and other grain. Unknown to them, Pontiac’s War had- broken out in the west. In a wide swinging raid, on Oct. 15, 1763, a band of Delawares under Captain Bull, son of Teedyuscung, came over the mountains from Northamp- ton County and swept through the valley. Up to twenty were killed, per- haps as many captured, and the balance fled. The buildings were burned and the farms desolated. Some lists name- fifty-eight of the 1763 settlers: There is no..accurate record of the others. For some years, there were no whites ;in the valley. There was no local Yankee activity until they were in- formed that in a grand Council at Fort Stanwix, N.Y., in October 1768, the Iroquois had signed a grant to Pennsylvania for all lands in the province not before conveyed. This overlapped the Yankee purchases both on the Sus- quehanna and Delaware. After months of feverish prep- aration, they started out The First Forty the following Jan- uary. smorgasbord St. Andrew’s Eastern Ortho- dox Church will hold a Smorgasbord Dinner on Sun- day, Feb. 16 at Idetown Fire Hall from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Funds will go toward the building fund of the new church. Rev. John R. Mohush is honorary chairman of the dinner. At 2 p.m., the St. Ann's Altar Society will hold its an- nual Games Social with Mrs. John Kriel as chairman, as- sisted by ladies of the society. The public is cordially in- vited to attend. 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