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Most Back Mountain area
residents know Abraham
Simons as that ‘‘small, dark
haired man’ who sold used auto
parts and ‘‘anything else you
might need”. But that is far
from the true Abraham Simons.
A small man in stature - yes
and he was a used parts dealer
but other than that, ‘Abie’ as
he is known to friends and
neighbors in the area is a
generous and interesting
person.
A resident of the Back
_ Mountain for more than 40
years, Abe Simons is married to
the former Dorothy Bevan of
Freeland. Abe was born in
Housedill, and came to this area
with his parents when a small
boy. He was enrolled in the
Beaumont Elementary school
but soon became a ‘‘dropout”
‘when members of the school
administration finally realized
that Abe could not stay in
school.
Abe has never been a man to
join organizations or clubs but
lived his entire life believing
that he is here to do something
for someone when it is
necessary.
‘That is why Abie, during
World War II, joined the U.S.
Navy. At 31 years of age, the
father of six children, he was
assigned to the U.S.S. Edison
Abraham Simons and his wife, Helen Bevan Simons, with their
under Capt. Hepburn A. Pearce.
Abie Simon was, without a
doubt, one of the best-liked
seamen ever to cross the
Edison’s gangway with his
seabag on his shoulder and the
desire to please a grouchy
boswain, which in itself was an
almost impossible assignment.
Many reasons were responsible
for his popularity aboard ship,
not the least of which was his
almost inherent love of work -
an attribute that received early
yrecognition because in the
entire history of the ship he was
the first man who put work
above all else.
Within a week of his arrival,
Abie was forced to seek
assistance with “his
correspondence because he
could neither read nor write -
which was indeed, no reflection
on his intelligence or his am-
bition to get ahead. It has never
satisfactorily been explained
how he came to be in the Navy
in the first place with such a
handicap, but in it he was, and
furthermore, he went on to
make Seaman I. C. This is a
remarkable accomplishment
due to the fact that in order to
become a seaman first class, a
candidate must take a written
examination, and in Abie’s case
it was impossible. But Abie’s
desire to attain his goal was so
seven children prior to his discharge from the Navy. Mr. Simons
became a member of the U.S. military service and attained the
, read or write.
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rank of Seaman 1.C. during World War II, without being a ble to
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great that with some doing,
navy regulations were waived §
and arrangements were made
for Abie to take an oral
examination.
“1 can’t write it,” Abie told
his superiors, ‘‘but if you’ll ask
me the questions I can talk that
exam.” So they asked
them.
The rest is history. He made
Seaman I. C. and became so
much a part of the U. S. S.
Edison, that he and Mrs. Simon
named their seventh and last
child “John Edison Simon’ in
honor of the vessel on which he
was serving.
However, this last son of
Abie’s was the cause of Abie
being discharged from the
Navy. It is a rare occurance
that a man receives a discharge
during the middle of hostilities
but this was the case with Abie.
Lt. S. Craw, top executive,
came around in the midst of
action to tell him that despite
the fact that he was one of the
Navy’s best seamen, he was a
luxury, the service could no
longer afford. It was a hardship
on the government to keep Abie
in the service any longer; with
his many allotments, he drew
more pay than Capt. Peéarce.
So it was that Abraham
Simon’s service with the U. S.
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~HE DALLAS POST, AUG. 25, 1971
Abraham Simons.
(J. KOZEMCHAK SR.)
Navy came to an end and he Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown;
Dorothy Phillips, at home; and
John Edison Simon,
Dallas.
came back to his home in the
Back Mountain to open his ‘used
parts’ business and raise seven
children - seven children of
whom today he can be proud.
Unlike himself, he has made
certain that they all received an.
education and he and Mrs.
Simon can look upon them with
pride. Abie has been forced to
retire due to a serious illness
several years ago that has left
him permanently disabled. In
fact, against all odds he is still
able to make his weekly trips to!
the Veterans
Hospital
Today his world is that of his
children and his wife - seven
children who are Mrs. William
Watkins, Edwardsville;
Abraham Jr., RD 3, Dallas;
Mrs. Walter Watkins, Ed-
wardsville; Mrs. David
Perrego, Swoyersville; James,
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Abraham Simons
15 children and just as he was
“Pop”
Edison, so will he always be
“‘pop’” or ‘‘Grandpop’’ at home.
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Registrations Bren At Penn State
Charles Meck, assistant
director of the continuing
education programs at the
Wilkes-Barre Campus of Penn-
sylvania State University, has
announced that students are
still being accepted in the one
year programs offered in arch-
itectural and industrial draft-
ing.
These two full-time one year
job-oriented programs of study
are planned to meet the needs of
local industry. Theory is com-
bined with practical application
in the classroom so that the stu-
dent receives specific training
and instruction for jobs which
come within the scope of the
program.
Either program can be com-
pleted in three terms of 10
weeks each, with classes total-
ing approximately 25 hours
weekly. The classes will begin
with orientation Sept. 20, and
conclude June 16, 1972.
Graduates’ in both curricula
are prepared to accept positions
as architectural detailers, arch-
itectural draftsmen, and plan-
ning technicians.
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