fruit iress-, artha , old thday y to Mrs, oebe ‘with Mary [ears roan held Child nged 1 be nund X on and cent 5 re- High 1 the Yi of d is jon’s the | be itus, it of Teet els, eran oca- of man by ITs. lity ; and city. 1 be sued the end. mn ‘two children are company, three a crowd,” says doctor By LOUISE CHASE: It's high time that more’ Americans adopted as’ their ‘ideal the two-child family, a ‘high official of the National Institute of Mental Health said recently. Dr. E. James Lieberman, chief of the Center for Studies ofg Child and Family Mental ¥ th, sharply challenged the still prevalent conviction that “You should have as many children as you can afford.” Dr. Lieberman told a meet- ing of the American Public Health Association that ability ‘to pay may have little to do with ability to rear. Available research shows great psycho- logical and physical advantages in a two-child family, he said. Children of small lower class families have been found to score higher on intelligence ‘tests than children from large middle class families. Contrary to popular belief, Dr. Liberman said, children from large families are less self-reliant and less mature than children from small fami- lies. Studies at the National Insti- ‘tute of Mental Health show that second and later-born boys de- mand more attention as small children and, at birth, are less vigorous and responsible. Children in large families often suffer from a sort of “maternal . deprivation,’ the physician said, as a result of crowding, the rivalry of broth- ers and sisters, and the lamen- table fact that the day’s length federated clubs plan luncheon April 16th Members of the Executive Re and Presidents of the erne County Federation of Women’s Clubs convened re- cently at the Acme Auditorium,’ Gateway Shopping Center, Kingston. Mrs. John E. Hilsher presided. . Harry Russ Jr., Senior ychologist at State Correc- tional Institute at Dallas, and also Psychological Consultant ‘at Luzerne County Prison, was the guest speaker. Mr. Russ was recently designated by PFWC as Resource Person for Northeast District on Crime and Delinquency. He spoke of the many prob- lems presented by the rapid in- creasing crime rate both locally and in our nation and expressed concern about the effect the news media has on crime. Mr. Russ discussed some of the potential contributors to crime and also mentioned many ways that interested citizens can help to curb the crime rate. Club Sewing Contests will be held during February and early in March. First place winners will entdr the Northeast Dis- trict Contest. i Krupinskis - jacation = 0 Hawaii Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Krupinski and their two chil- dren Gary and Kim Marie, Grandview Acres, Dallas, re- cently enjoyed a vacation in the Hawaiian Islands. While on the island of Oahu, they were the guests of Adm. and Mrs. Fred Kirch, U.S.N. Some of the highlights of : their tour included Waikiki Beach, Punchbowl Crater, Pearl Harbor and the magnif- icent view from Nuuani Pali. Also visited were the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, Waimea Canyon and the Fern Grotto were especially beautiful on the island of Kouai. olcano Natural Park and the lack Sand Beach on Hawaii gave Kim and Gary. a look at one of the world’s most active volcano areas. (lip tore returning home, the rupinski’s stopped in Los Angeles for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Barney Rogers. Mr. Krupinski then flew on - to the San Francisco Bay area for a two week tour with the U.S. Navy. Love LOVE az Arriving Soon HALL'S PHARMACY SHAVERTOWN 675-1191 Mrs. Harry Maxwell, Home Life Chairman, announced the district contest will be held at Bangor Area Joint Senior High School on March 8. Winners from the district will compete in the state contest. In conjunction with the Sew- ing Contest, the Hallmark rt Contest, district competition, will be at Bangor High School on the same date. The Fine Arts Chairman requests that as soon as club judging is complete, district entry forms should be mailed directly to the Northeast District Art Con- test Chairman. The spring meeting of the Luzerne County Federation of Women’s Clubs will be held at the Irem Temple Country Club on April 16. Hanover Township Junior Woman’s Club will be the hostess club. Legion auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary Unit 672 will meet Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home, Memorial Highway, Dallas. Mr. Emerson Perrine, Dis- trict Manager of Social Security in Wilkes-Barre, will present a film and discussion on Medi- care. The public is invited. Auxiliary members are re- minded of a request for contri- butions of wool yarn or knit squares for lap robes for amputee veterans at Valley Forge. Such contributions should be brought to Thurs- day’s meeting. Hostesses will be Mesdames Harold Brobst, Edward Buck- ley and Herb Dreher. to be honored: Peggy Caffrey, who lives for the school year with her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. George Ruckno at Shrine Acres, is among the 52 College Miseri-. cordia students who will be honored at a tea Feb. 16, given by president of the college Sr. Miriam Teresa, RSM. Miss Caffrey, Student Council president, is one of three sen- jor students who have made the Dean’s List for seven semes- . ters. She comes from Adelphi, Md. Catherine Schneider, of Shavertown, is also on the honors list. remains the same whether there are two or four children.’ With parental attention spread thin, intellectual and emotional development may suffer. A Presidential Task Force on Manpower Conservation, Dr. Lieberman pointed out, dis-. covered that a disproportionate number of young men rejected for mental reasons by Selective Service belong to large fami- lies: 70 percent to families with four or more children al- though only 33 percent of the country’s families are that large. Dr. Lieberman said young people usually begin conscien- tious birth control too late, sticking to a casual approach until after the birth of two or three children. “Couples should learn and adopt effective family planning measures from the start of their relationship,’”’ he said. ‘‘It is more rational and responsi- ble to have few or none than to have unwanted children. If. conceiving babies were nearly as hard as rearing them well,. small families would be more common.”’ The N.I.M.H. official ad- vocated starting the educa- tional process on family size with school children. Any stigma associated with a very small family should be removed, he said, and students should be brought up to the attitude: “We want to raise two children well, with time left over for -adult pursuits for both husband and wife.” Births THE DALLAS MRS. ROBERT MATURI MRS. PHILIP. ROCCO PAGE FIVE open house on Sunday for golden wedding Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Dungey will observe their Golden Wedding three days ‘early, on Sunday, Feb. 16, with an open house at their home at 138 Lake St., Dallas. Friends will be welcome at any time during the afternoon. Mr. Dungey, serving at Camp SLee, Va. during the First World War, ‘and remaining at camp for some time after the close of hostilites, took a fur- lough in February of 1919, re- turned to Wilkes-Barre, and was married to Ruth Merical. The ceremony was performed ‘by Rev. A. P. Piper. Attend- ants were sister Jean Merical annual clubs'dances.r iss x= at rem Saturday Saturday evening Dallas Jun- ior and Senior Womens Clubs will host its annual semi-formal dinner dance at Irem Temple Country Club. ; A dutch treat cocktail hour is scheduled for 6, with dinner served promptly at 7. Dancing will be to the music of Bobby Baird and his orchestra from 9-1 a.m. Mrs. Philip Rocco, chairmen from the Junior Club, and Mrs. Robert Maturi, of the Senior Club, have announced a capa- “city crowd is expected. Roast leg of lamb and pot roast of beef will be the two choices for the dinner. : Decorations under the direc- tion of Mrs. Robert Marketta, Mrs. Jerry Paxton, Mrs.'James B. Huston and Mrs. William Paulsen have been the ‘‘topic Rev. and Mrs. Robert Moceri, 32 Carverton Rd., Trucksville, announce the birth of a 6 1b. . 11% oz. son, Robert Douglas, on Feb. 3 in General Hospital. Mrs. Moceri is the former Kathleen Leitton of Bethel, Conn. Rev. Mr. Moceri is pas- tor of First Asembly of God Church, Trucksville. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cal- kins, Metuchen, N.J., former residents of Jackson Street, Dallas, announce the birth of their sixth child, a son, Todd Charles, on Jan. 16, weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. Their other children are Susan, Heidi, Keith, Sandra and Scott. Mrs. Calkins is the former Ann Hodges of London, England. A girl, Millie Christine, was born Feb. 6 at Mercy Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William Der- hammer, RD 2 Dallas. Another child, Eugene, will be two on Feb. 16. Mrs. Derhammer is the former Millie Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gor- don, Pikes Creek. ¢ Paternal grandparents are , Mr. and Mrs. William Der- hammer, Beaumont. pancakes Men of the East Dallas United Methodist Church will hold their annual pancake sup- per on Feb. 15. Serving starts at 5 p.m. All the pancakes, eggs, sausage, home made pie and coffee you desire. Jay Bloomer is chairman. LET venient, low-cost auto loan. 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Mrs. Robert Stair is president of the Dollar Junior Womens Club and Mrs. Francis Willimas of the Senior Womens Club. The public is welcome. Shavertown WSCS plans fashion show and tea WSCS of Shavertown Metho- dist Church will sponsor a Fashion Show and Birthday Tea Monday, Feb. 24 in the social rooms at 8 p.m. Mrs. Lee Eckert is general chairman, Mrs. Harry Daven- port, cochairman. Models will be selected from membership in the organization. Fashions will be presented by. Marian Saul, at conference The Rev. Howard G. Hartzell, 62 Elmcrest Drive, Dallas, at- tended the third annual week- end conference of alumni club officers at Bucknell University Feb. 7 and 8. Rev. Hartzell is president of the Bucknell Alumni Club of Wilkes-Barre. Included on the program were discussions of alumni gram; a review of Bucknell’s admissions process; and talks by Bucknell President Charles H. Watts and David Orr, as- sistant secretary of Dartmouth College. club operations, objectives and pro- A colorful program is planned with the following in charge of tables for each month: Mrs. Stephery Johnson, January birthdays; Mrs. Oliver Troup, February; Mrs. James McFarland, March ; Mrs. Percy Hart, April; Mrs. Gordon Ed- wards, May; Mrs. Matthew Gray, June; Mrs. Harry Daven- port, July; Mrs. Thomas Wal- lace, August; Mrs. Donald Grimm, September; Mrs. Paul Eckert, October; Mrs. Jay Niskey, November; Mrs. Rich- ard Griffith, December. Ticket chairman is Mrs. -~ Oliver Troup. Overseas Wives Plans for an Overseas Wives Club for wives of servicemen serving around the globe will be made at an organizational meeting to be held Sunday eve- ning, Feb. 16, at 8 o'clock at the Mary G. Stegmaier Me- morial Chapter House of Amer ican Red Cross. Mrs. Geraldine Williams and Mrs. Bonnie Space, whose husbands are currently serving in Vietnam, will direct the meeting. Wives of overseas servicemen are invited to at- tend. Russell Strunk of Schuyler Ave- nue, Kingston. Mrs. Dungey is daughter of the late John and Isabella Clark Merical. Her parents celebrated ‘not only a Golden Wedding, but a 70th wedding anniversary. Mr. Dungey was for 32 years ‘tax collector of Dallas Bor- ough. The couple has one child, John Dungey, also of Lake beware Virginia H. Knauer, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Pro- tection, issued a warning to the female consumers of Pennsyl- vania advising them not to be misled by letters sent directly to their home announcing that they were the fortunate ‘‘win- ner’ of a 1968 model sewing ‘machine ‘‘valued at $209.’ The gimmick was that the re- cipient was required to pur- chase a ‘‘10 year service policy” amounting to $9.95 a year. Investigation proved this off- brand sewing machine was worth less than $100. In effect, the ‘“‘winner’’ would be buying the machine over a ten year period with no real guarantee that this company would be around in ten years to honor the ‘‘service policy’ and to furnish replacement parts. 16th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. James Me- Donald of Mt. Zion entertained for Mr. and Mrs. Asa Ather- holt of West Wyoming Jan. 26 on the occasion of their 16th wedding anniversary. Included in the party were Atherholt children: Allen, Ste- hen, Asa, Elaine, Susan, Byron, Jackie and Larry Atherholt; Jimmie and Jerry McDonald. Later in the evening a buffet was served to these and addi- tional guests: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Saunders Jr., Helene, Diane, Bruce and ‘Ricky Saunders; Mr. and Mrs. Larry O’Brien with son Christopher; and Eleanor Crisch. Dr. Abe Finkelstein Optometrist 466. BENNETT STREET Luzerne, Ps. | Formerly at 72 Main Street! RSE 287-1811 Now available from Commonwealth! 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Mrs. Dungey recalls with amusement that while she was still Ruth Merical, she visited her future husband at Camp Lee, and that immediately after she left Petersburg, the camp was placed off limits be- cause of the flu epidemic. That was in September of 1918. Strict quarantine was im- Mrs. Arthur Calkins, Jackson Street, has returned home after being a surgical patient at Gen- eral Hospital. Mrs. W.H. Smith, Hunts- ville Road, is a patient at Mercy Hospital. She was stricken with a heart attack at her home last week. Nancy, Becky and Patti Frew, Davenport Street, have returned home from the hos- pital after having tonsilec- tomy’s. : Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith, 144 Main St., Dallas, announce the birth of a daughter Peggy Sue born Jan. 19, at Nesbitt Hospital weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. Mother is the former Helen Smith of Dallas. Recent guests of Mrs. Mary Valentine were Mrs. James Carroll from Johnson City, N.Y. and Mrs. George Moore from Wyoming. Mrs. Valentine has moved from Florida to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Pickett, on the Demunds Road, Dallas. Purely Personal posed, and Camp Lee enter- tained no more visitors until the epidemic subsided. Mr. Dungey is now confined to a wheel chair by arthritis. Son John, who lives on the floor below, is a wizard with wood, capable of laying a hard- wood floor, building an up-’ stairs balcony, making minia- ture furniture with meticulous detail, or turning out models of buildings for Lacey Atherton and Davis, architectural firm. Robert Eggleston of Orchard Hill Farm, Vernon, has re- turned from York, Pa., where he attended the Pennsylvania Horticulture Association Con- vention held at the Yorktowne Hotel. Albert Wyda of Vernon has returned home from the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhan- nock. Mr. and Mrs. James Mc- Donald of Mt. Zion, with son Jerry, were entertained re- cently at a dinner given in their honor by Mr. and Mrs. Asa Atherholt of West Wyoming. Jerry McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald, Mt. Zion, celebrated his 16th birthday at a party given by his parents for Diane, Helene and Bruce Saunders, Allen, Stephen and Debbie Atherholt of West Wyoming, and Eleanor Crisch of Wyoming Camp Ground. Mrs. George May wishes to take this opportunity to thank all her friends, neighbors and acquaintances for their prayers, cards, gifts and visits while she was a patient at the Gen- eral Hospital. BRIDE'S BOUQUET OF BEAUTIFUL STERLING Which of these fovely patterns by “America’s Ofdest Silversmith” will you choose for your very own? They are all so lovely . . . 30 unmistakably Payments May Be Arranged FRANK CLARK, Inc. Jeweler 63 South Main St, Wilkes-Barre &ES MEMBER AMERICAN GEM ‘SOCIETY. j STORE HOURS 9:30 TO 5:30 — THURS. 9:30 TO 9:00 Kirk,
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