ce ee 3 Photo by Alex Rebar 4 7 Flood-damaged historical re- cords of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, Wilkes- efforts 0% a special team of archivists and historians sent into the water-soaked city by The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. FerneS. Hetrick, chairman of the PHMC, and William J. Wewer, deputy executive direc- tor of the State agency, ordered the emergency salvage opera- tion attempt with the approval of Gov. Milton J. Shapp. Sharing the PHMC’s concern was ' the National Archives, Wash., D.C., and the American ‘Association for State and Local History, Nashville, Tenn., since the Wyoming Society’s collec- tions of documents and records are among some of the most im- portant in the nation, par- ticularly in connection with the history of ¢he anthracite in- dustry. Due to the flood-caused dis- ruption of communication facil- ities in the Wilkes-Barre area, efforts to contact Ralph Hazel- tine, executive director of the Society, #@'re fruitless until late last week. All that was known in the Harrisburg headquarters of the PHMC was that the Society’s building at 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, de- finitely had sustained flood damage. Contact with Director Hazel- tine finally was made, the situa- tion evaluated, and the decision made to dispatch a team of PH- MC staff professionals to Wilkes-Barre to see what could be done. Damage at the Society’s headquarters had been confined almost exclusively to the base- ment area, although the flood waters had risen over the first floor to the depth of half an inch. There had been time to move to safety most of the manuscript collections and most of the val- uable mf However, much material stored in the basement area had been damaged by water. The team of archivists, working under extremely diffi- cult conditions, removed ap- proximately 50 cubic feet of such material—including part of the Hendrick B. Wright Collection, some ‘of the Dorrance Family papers, and numerous business journals of great value. The next problem was what to do with it. The material had been immersed for several days, and prompt action was necessary if any of it was to be salvaged. Deep-freeze storage until re- storation work could be started was the only answer, as the pro- fessionals knew, but in stricken Wilkes-Barre there were no fa- cilities available. Nor was it likely that any could be found in Harrisburg for this purpose. Also, by now, it was Saturday afternoon. Archivist Harry E. Whipkey closest place where cold storage space might be found. The material was trucked the 25 miles to Hazleton, where the team began making telephone calls. Finally, although it was long after normal business hours, they located Sam Farnell, owner of the S. & R. Provision Co., at 105-113 W. Chestnut St., Hazleton, and explained the sit- uation. Mr. Farnell at once agreed toreturn to his cold stor- age plant and find room for the material. ‘He was most accommodat- ing,” reported Mr. Whipkey, “and gave us to understand that there would be no charge for the service.” ‘The deep-freeze storage will prevent further deterioration of the papers, books, ete., until re- storation experts can begin their work; it also makes it possible to work on a few items at a time, while the rest remain safely frozen. This week, another team returned to the Wyoming His- torical: and Geological Society headquarters to ‘‘clean up’ the salvage operation and to assess the overall damage. Donna Mae Ide, daughter of RD 4, Dallas, was married June 24 to Loren A. Case, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Case of Noxen. The Rev. Fred Whipple performed the double ring ceremony at the Idetown United Methodist Church. Margaret May was the organist. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a silk organza gown fashioned with a basque bodice featuring a por- trait neckline and long classic sleeves enhanced with maize embroidered motifs. Com- plementing her gown was a large white nylon hat with matching lace motifs and a double veil and streamer ex- tending to her hemline. She carried a colonial bouquet of white sweetheart roses. Mrs. Daniel Hanson, sister of Despite dozens of warnings, thousands of Pennsylvanians on quickie vacations will try to return with deep tans but the more frequent result will be a painful, parboiled look. By now, everyone knows that exposure to sunlight causes the skin to age prematurely and that sudden overexposure causes painful burns. Admitted- ly, the deep tan look is ““in’’ so you're going to try for it despite the dangers. What, then, is the best way to achieve it? Gradual exposure is the answer, but you can’t do it on a weekend or a week. Dark- posed to the sun for up to about 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. without painful burning. It can be increased slightly before or after those hours. But fair-skinner persons--especially blondes and redheads--should limit their first exposure to half that time--15 minutes. On sub- Church Cancels Summer Picnic The summer picnic of St. Andrew’s Church, Lehman, originally scheduled for July 16 at Wallo Park has been can- celed due to flood conditions. The drawing for prizes will be held Aug. 20. A rumor making the rounds these days insists that <The Old only predicted the recent flooding with considerable accuracy but predicts that another flood--in the same area- -is presently brewing. After scouring The Almanac for verification of this rumor, the Dallas Post found a few cryptic references to heightened precipitation which, with the benefit of 20-20 hind- sight, might have been con- strued to suggest that a flood was in the offing. For June, the Almanac’s weather forecaster Abe Weatherwise wrote: ‘‘Winds doubt about that--but one wonders where Mr. Weather- wise got his information about the “clear, lovely” days or the “lot too hot” temperatures. Certainly not in chilly Nor- theastern Pennsylvania. More specifically, Mr. Weatherwise predicted that t Middle Atlantic Region could count on ‘‘rain, heavy rain, and continued rain’ from June 9 through 20. He suggests that in July, from the first through the 13th, we can expect ‘rain and showers; rain, and cloudy, with trace of rain.” His overall weather forecast for 1972 prognosticates a year that “will be colder and wetter than normal, particularly in the central and north-central in- terior and the extreme nor- theast, which is expected to result in severe flood®.”’ Score one for Mr. Weatherwise. Try as we might, however, we Photo by Jim Kozemchak J YI OF Johns. Esther Yo cook; Hannah Frederici. ~ could not find any reference to a second and separate flood. For July, the Old Farmer sums up the month’s weather forecast in another inscrutable home-spun poem: ‘Candles gutter, fireworks sputter.- Up come shoots, bet your -boots.- Beautiful lull.- Moisture some day--hoist ya’hay.- These days are meant to dry your tent.- Then you cower in your bower .- Wet, I bet. That the rumor of a second flood has gained such momentum may be attributed to shaky nerves, the knowledge that the Valley’s dikes need repair in several places, and the realization that the ground is already saturated with water. But persons would be wise to evaluate their source before jumping to any conclusions about the inevitability of a second flood. The old Farmer's Almanac is a folksy collection of astronomy tidbits and ‘‘new, useful and entertaining matter”’ in addition to its weather predictions. It is ‘a charming blend of fact and fancy and contains charts detailing tide corrections and postal laws — alongside articles about a man whose head was said to have lived almost six years after body was buried (!) and the secrets of the zodiac and planets. Frankly, we’ll place our trust in the U.S. government’s weather and river observer. Births | Mr. and Mrs James Malkemes, League City, Texas, have announced the birth of a son, Jason Christopher, at Clear Lake Hospital, Webster, Texas, June 30. The couple have another son, Michael, 2. Mrs. Malkemes is the former Janis Shaffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Shaffer, Dallas. and Mrs. Raymond Malkemes, Shavertown, are spending some time in Texas with the young family, helping to care for Michael and his new brother. sequent days, the time can be increased about 20 percent over that of the preceding day. That’s too slow for you? Then you're going to burn and it’s going to hurt. When that hap- pens, further exposure should be avoided to prevent serious complications. To relieve the burn, cold compresses of whole milk or saltwater can be used. Topical anesthetic ointments or lotions should be avoided because they sensitize the skin. There are many sun-screen ointments available to allow you to be in the sun for longer periods of time without burning but water and perspiration tend to wash them away so that they have to be reapplied frequently. Grandchildren Visit Stephanie Cameron, Tania, and Erica Hollis of Ft. Meade, Md., spent several days recently with their grand- mother, Jean Agnew, in Ide- town, while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hollis vaca- tioned in Miami, Fla. the groom, was matron of honor. She selected a maize featuring a Victorian neckline and long Bishop sleeves enhanced with white em- broidered lace. She wore a large maize nylin picture hat. Mrs. Hanson carried a colonial bouquet of yellow daisies: Margaret Laning and Joyce Evans were bridesmaids. They wore gowns idential to that of the matron of honor and carried colonial bouquets of red roses and white carnations. The best man was Daniel Hanson, brother-in-law of the bridegroom. Ide, brother of the bride, and Roger Case, brother of the bridegroom. SES The bride’s mother chose a dress and sleeveless coat en- semble in aqua trimmed with tiny rosebuds embroidered around the empire waist of the dress and down the front of the coat. Her corsage was of cymbi- dium orchids. The mother of the groom was attired in a street-length dress of apricot, beaded silk shantung with matching coat. She also wore a corsage of cymbidium orchids. Following a reception at the Castle Inn, Dallas, the couple left on a wedding trip to the Poconos. Mrs. Case is a 1972 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School. Mr. Case is a 1970 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and is employed at Charmin Paper Products, Mehoopany. The bride was feted at a variety shower given by her attendants ‘and Mrs. Donna Meade. Mr. and Mrs. Case are now residing in Evans Falls. by Joanna L. Estep Guys and Dolls, an all time favorite, is the well paced show that opened this week at the Camelback Summer Theatre. The overture sets your senses tingling. It’s fun and memor- able music with Wendell Kind- berg as musical director. Miss Adelaide, Alyson Tanner, belts out her ‘lament’ and other songs with verve and gusto. All she really wants to do is marry that lousy gambler with the floating crap game, Nathan Detroit, played by James Moses. He’s ever so dashing and dapper and their love song ‘‘Sue Me”’ is one of the highlights of the evening. Sky Masterson, blue-eyed and handsome John Kordel, is the tough out-of-town gambler. He’s irresistible to Sarah Brown (Roselind Breslow), the beautiful mission maid. Their love song, ‘I've Never Been In Love Before’’ is incredibly tender. Quite a contrast to “Luck Be A Lady Tonight” which Sky. sings when he’s winning the souls of the gam- bler sinners to get them to the mission. : Highlights from the show include David Vosbaugh as Nicely Nicely doing ‘‘Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat,” and the night club scene in Cuba where Sarah really lets her hair down and sings “If I Were A \ Bell.” Big Julie (David Hymes) as the Cicero gambler and his sidekick Harrison Somers who’s hysterically funny as Harry the Horse add much to the evening’s fun. Technically the show is ex- * ceedingly well done and the 17 scene changes move swiftly. The choreography is excellent. The tantalizingly fast tempo of the cuban cafe number and the floating crap game mingle well with the exotic numbers of the hat box girls. As in all such tales, Sky wins Sarah and Adelaide marries Nathan and the mission is happens to the rest of those sinners. Guys and Dolls will be playing until July 22. Photo by Alex Rebar Two playgrounds once again opened in Kingston Township for the summer. The play- ground locations are Trucks- ville School and Shavertown School. Hours for recreation are 9 to 12 and 1 to 3. A variety of activities are of- fered but what is actually done is‘up to the children. Equipment for any sport is available to the children who are under constant supervision. This year new fea- tures include: arts and crafts, field trips, and competition be- tween teams from their respec- tive playground. This year, as last year, a movie will be shown once a week chosen by popular demand. Several clinics will also be held, dealing with volleyball, cheering, basket- ball, modeling, and male and powder puff automotive engineering. A bicycle contest was held to celebrate the Fourth of July. their bicycles or themselves in patriotic colors of red, white, and blue. Winners from the Shavertown School playground were: Lynn Lewis, Riley, and Jodi Martinchak. The winners from the Trucks- ville playground were Judy Jimmy Jolley. The first movie seen by the children was Abbott and Costello and Frankenstein. This coming Friday, the Shavertown playground is having a Spook House, easily is invited. has been 100 children in the morning and 164 in the after- noon. Anyone interested in a lot of fun and games is welcome at either of the playgrounds Monday through Friday, ac- cording to recreation personnel. The silver wedding anniver- sary of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur K. Gensel, Demunds Road; Dallas, almost slipped by without notice while the couple were practical- ly working around the clock at the evacuation center set up at Dallas Senior High School. But their friends and co-workers surprised Betty and Art with a cake and a party which was at- tended by staffers and volun- teers at the school. The Gensels: were married July 6, 1947 at the Lehman Rev. Frank K. Abbott of- ficiated. They had as.attendants -'Mrs.- Dennis Bonning, the late Edith Sutton, Mrs: Warren Lewis, Lorraine Greenley, Tor- Photo by Jim Kozemchak John ' Fink, Greenley. Mrs. Gensel is the former Betty Sutton of Lehman, daugh- ter of Edith Sutton and the late brook, and the late Arthur Gensel. Nancy Moll, Harrisburg, and Joanne Gensel, a student at School of Nursing. . Mrs. Gensel is ‘secretary to the superintendent of Dallas School District.: Mr. Gensel is employed at Air Products- and Chemicals Ine., Hanover Besar Shrine es yn sPR Ne A Eo 0 be 5 eT el
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers