§ i 2 BOOK REVIEW | — by HIX The ghost of the Titanic has “once more surfaced, but this time stripped of part of its legendary gloss. Geoffrey Mar- cus, in writing this latest book concerned with the disaster of April 14, 1912, which sent the unsinkable monarchof theocean to a watery grave two miles be- low, is concerned not with white- Ny the captain and the tigpillionaires on board, but ‘establishing the truth. “Maiden Voyage’’ leaves out nothing. It is a ruthless indict- ment of a captain who preferred speed to safety, leaning heavily upon his firm belief that even if the mammoth liner struck an iceberg, it would survive, and of an owner who urged him on to make a record crossing, in the face of the known and re- ported presence of icebergs. The book is a chronological account, written in journalistic . style, setting down the facts in precise detail, and leaving the conclusions to the reader. It is completely documented, its sources unassailable. ‘Maiden Voyage’ begins with thagdoat train from London, and ends with the legal aftermath of wl various inquiries into the most famous sinking in history. There was bravery, there was cowardice, there was an entire cross-section of human nature, Lere were the cries of the k= there was averice in ‘believing that a bribe could in- sure safety, there was the in- credible action of the skipper of a boat which had been near enough to help but turned a deaf ear to the SOS. There was the woman who managed to take her suitcases with her in the lifeboat when struggling human beings froze to death in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, and the woman who was hastily accommodated in a lifeboat when she was thought to be carrying a child wrapped on her cloak. (It was her lap-dog.) There were the men who hid themselves under thwarts in the lifeboats when the age-old cry of “Women and children first” was sounded. The captain went down with his ship, as tradition demanded, but it was a completely futile gesture. None of it needed to have happened. The sinking of the Titanic was a monument to greed and to a company which had economized on safety precautions, even omitting the life-boat drill on that ill-fated Sunday. Far from being unsinkable, it had water-tight compart- ments which were in fact not water-tight at all, once the ris- ing water had reached a cer- tain level. It was a beautiful big ship, with accommodations equal- ing those of a luxury hotel, but it was vulnerable to the tremen- dous power of the sea. Two hours after it had struck the iceberg it had sunk. The only thing that saved the lives of those who had made it to the lifeboats, was the heroic endeavors of the radio opera- tors who sent marconigrams as long as they had the power to transmit messages. Radio came to maturity in that bleak hour, and Mr. Mar- coni, its inventor, joined the immortals. ‘Maiden Voyage’ is one of the new books at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. It is as disillusioning as learning that George Washing- ton did not cut down the cherry tree, or that there isn’t any Santa Claus. bake sale The Senior Youth Fellowship of Shavertown United Metho- dist Church will hold a bake sale Saturday from 10 to 1 p.m. at two locations in the Back Mountain. MYF members will be posted at the A&Pat the Dallas Shopping Center and at Acme in the Shavertown Shopping Center. BAKE sponsored by SENIOR MYF Shavertown United Methodist Church Saturday, Sept. 27th 10 to 1 at Dallas A&P and Shavertown Acme SALE A / gr So finely balanced are the Apothecary’s scales, it has been said they can measure the weight of a signature on a slip of paper. This accuracy . ... this pinpoint precision . . . typifies every » step in the filling of prescriptions by our Pharma- cists. Let them serve your health needs best when, you have a prescription to be filled. yi THE DALLAS POST, SEPT. 25, 1969 Area Churches ST. THERESE'’S Rev. John P. Walsh, Pastor Rev. Paul J. Flynn, Assistant Pastor CENTER MORELAND CHARGE Rev. Larry Saxe SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Beaumont Elder Morris Rossier PRINCE OF PEACE EPISCOPAL Rev. John Prater, Rector PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Andrew Pillarella DALLAS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Robert Sheehan ¢ SHAVERTOWN METHODIST Rev. Robert D. Yost ALDERSON METHODIST CHARGE Rev. Robert W. Harris SWEET VALLEY METHODIST CHARGE Rev. Jack Cooper, Pastor DALLAS BAPTIST CHAPEL Eastern Star Building, Dallas Rev. Riley George HUNTSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Paul C. Duncan TRUCKSVILLE METHODIST Rev. C. F. Gommer Jr. PARK NEIGHBORHOOD FREE METHODIST Rev. Kenneth Rowe HUNTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Hamilton Clemow CARVERTON CHARGE Rev. Donald J. Schalk GATE OF HEAVEN Msgr. Francis A. Kane Assistant Pastor Rev. Stephen D. McGough OUR LADY OF VICTORY Msgr. Francis A. Kane Assistant Pastor Rev. Stephen D. McGough ST. FRANCES X CABRINI Rev. Charles F. Mulrooney, Pastor GLENVIEW PRIMITIVE Rev. Andrew Derrick EMMANUEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Harveys Lake Rev. Forest Nelson COMMUNITY CHURCH Shavertown Elementary School Rev. B. Kirby Jones OUTLET FREE METHODIST Rev. Milton Frantz x THE BACK MOUNTAIN BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP Rev. Lloyd Larkin, Pastor EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH Rev. John D. Bohush ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN Rev. William C. Bispels ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN Noxen BOWMANS CREEK FREE METHODIST Rev. Harold E. Bassett LEHMAN METHODIST CHARGE Rev. Winfield Kelley Episcopal Women plan rummage sale Women of the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church met for the first time this season, Sept. 17 in the parish hall. In advance of the session, the Rev. John Prater celebrated Holy Com- munion. Sophie Kancher, chairman of the rummage sale, an- nounced the event for Oct. 2 and 3 in the parish house, hours 10 to 8. A budget for the coming year bake sale The Dorcas Society of St. Paul's Luthern Church will sponsor a bake sale at the Shavertown Shopping Center, + Saturday, Sept. 27. Sale will begin at 11:30 a.m., and Mrs. John Gallagher is chairman of the project. : a —————— Our Monuments flare Guaranteed I by the : That's why you , should specify a + Barre Guild Monu- ment—backed by the strongest monu- ment guarantee ob- ‘tainable. See our display. Sg CARVERTON MONUMENT CO. PHONE 333-4246 Orange Road Carverton, Pa. DALLAS BUILT AND PAINTED Commercial Ant Work TRUCK LETTERING “A Specially” LEHMAN ROAD HUNTSVILLE 674-8126 was read and approved. Cora James is chairman of the dinner which will precede the district meeting, Oct. 9. Serving will start at*€ p.m. The Pocono Conference is slated for Nov. 21 to 23. World Community Day is set for Nov. 7 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkes- Barre. Men from Prince of Peace congregation will paint exterior trim on the church edifice Saturday, Sept. 27, and Satur- day, Oct. 4. Mrs. Richard Strosnider presented a program for dis- cussion of the Black Manifesto. Hats and Caps bloodmobile vists Dallas, Oct. 3 American Red Cross Blood- mobile will pay its semi-annual visit to Dallas Friday, Oct. 3. It will be stationed at Dallas Intermediate School, the former junior high school, from 11:45 to 5:45, St. Andrews rummage sale St. Ann’s Altar Society of St. Andrew’s Eastern Orthodox Church, Dallas, will hold a rummage sale at the Acme auditorium, Gateway Shopping Center, Kingston, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25, 26 and 27, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mrs. Paul Selingo, chairman, requests that the ladies of the society deliver their rummage to the auditorium early Wednes- day evening, Sept. 24, or con- tact her for pick-up service. OTTIS G. CULVER Ottis G. Culver, 61, of Lee Park, died suddenly Sept. 20 at his summer home in Bllooming- dale. He was buried in the Bloomingdalecemeteryon Tues- day, following services con- ducted from the Bronson Fu- neral Home by the Rev. Earl Ferguson. Mr. Culver, a native of West Nanticoke, was an employee of the Kanarr Corp., Luzerne. Church affiliations were with Douglass Presbyterian Church, Lee Park. Mr. Culver leaves his widow the former Elizabeth Herriotts of Laurel Run; two daughters: Edna Smith, at home; and Betty Thomas, Wilkes-Barre, two grandsons; a sister, Mrs. George West, of Westfield, Mass. RAYMOND HARRIS Raymond Harris, born and raised in Dallas, died Thurs- day, Sept. 18, in a Baltimore Hospital. Mr. Harris had been conva- lescing at home for two months following surgery. He returned to the hospital ~Wednesday preceding his death. Services were held at the Hubbard Funeral Home in Baltimore, Monday, Sept. 22. Born in Dallas in 1905, Mr. Harris went to Baltimore in 1936. A salesman for Mont- gomery Ward and Co. for 32 years, he sold tires to com- mercial accounts in the city, neighboring counties and states. He received many honors and awards for sales. Prior to moving to Balti- more, Mr. Harris operated the PP EE EE EE EE EE EEE ET EE td Hunting & Everyday For Men and Boys Large Display to Choose From . . . obituaries Local women will staff the blood donation. A physician will be in attendance from head- quarters at the blood center in Wilkes-Barre. A new ruling from National Red Cross is going into effect for the first time this year. Donors will be accepted up to the age of 66. Heretofore, the cut-off line was 60, in the be- ginning it was 50. Many persons who have given blood regularly have felt de- prived upon being refused as donors because of age. Many have conveniently forgotten their birthdays, a lapse of mem- ory which is no longer neces- sary. The present deadline of 66 has been considered more realistic in view of increasing longevity. Pearle Gilroy is again coor- dinator for the blood donation. Meridian Restaurant on Main Street, Dallas. In addition to his wife, the former Margaret Emmert of Wilkes-Barre, he is survived by two daughters, Lucy and Mari- lyn; a son, Ray Jr., and four grandchildren. He is also sur- vived by the following sisters and brothers, all formerly of Dallas: Mrs. George Stolarick, Lehman; Gerald Sullivan, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. David Eustus, Dorothy Vellettri and Mrs. Cifford Schultz, Rhode Island; Mrs. Joseph Sheridan, Leroy, N.Y.; Alan Sullivan, Virginia; and Mrs. Jayson Har- ris, Washington, D.C. MARIA FANTI Maria Fanti died Sept. 18 at her home at Fanti’s Park near Center Moreland. She was a native of Italy, coming to this country 61 years ago to settle in Swoyersville, where she and her husband operated a grocery for whole- sale and retail trade until 1937. For the past 32 years she oper- ated Fanti’s Park. Church membership was with the Blessed Sacrament Church, Center Moreland. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Raymond Kudirka, at home, and Mrs. George Tamalis, Miami Springs, Fla.; two sons: Rudy Fanti, Swoyers- ville, and Dulio, Oceanside, N.J.; a sister, Mrs. Pasqua Orlandini, Swoyersville; a brother and sister, still remain- ing in Italy; 12 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Burial was at Memorial Shrine, following services from an Exeter funeral home Satur- celebrated in Blessed Sacra- ment Church. Thermal Lined Quality leather Gloves $2.98 ER bh EE Trooper Hat 3 button $2.98 Red-Orange -Black Dupont Seneca Red ; Jacket Australian | | Hunting Bush Hat Socks $l. 69 $3.98 Made in U.S.A. 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