So WEA sie a er 1 Page 2 Misericordia Receives College Misericordia has re- ceived a grant from the national Sears-Roebuck Foundation as a part of $122,000 being distri- buted by the Foundation to 85 privately supported colleges and universities in Pennsyl- ~_vania. In ceremonies held at the college, F. W. Schmid, manager of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Wyoming Valley Mall, present- ed Sister Miriam Teresa, RSM, president of the college, with an unrestricted grant to be used as the college deems necessary. Other area colleges receiving grants were Wilkes College and King’s College. Nationally, the Sears-Roe- buck Foundation has ear- marked $1,500,000 for 950 pri- vate two and four-year educa- tional institutions. Of that amount, $1,000,000 will be unre- stricted, and $500,000 will be de- signated for use in assisting college and university libraries. In addition to the unrestricted and library grant programs, the Foundation during the current year will invest more than $750,000 in a variety of other ed- ucational activities. This will bring the budgeted education expenditures of the Foundation to more than $2,225,000 in 1972. by Rev. Charles H. Gilbert This week, if not every week of the year, we are talking and singing thanksgiving. How many things we have to thank God, and others, for! It still stays in my memory, uncom- fortably so, the time when a minister friend of mine was showing me through his beauti- ful parsonage, and especially the improvements that had been installed during this par- ticular pastorate. He was an outstanding success in his ministry. He paused in. these manifestations of success to say, ‘'The Lord has always been very good to me.” This saying of his had a kind of pious sound to me which I did not wholly appreciate. It was obvious tome that he had reference espec.alty to his salary and the sense of po- sition it gave him. Should my reaction be, ‘‘Well, the Lord likes you more than he does me.” There was a large gap be- tween his status and mine! Get Reservations in For Party and Trip By Senior Citizens Citizens will hold their Christmas Party at Castle Inn, Dec. 5. Members who wish to attend must have reservations in to Mrs. William Morgan and Mrs. John Gaughn by Nov. 25. A cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The group has also planned a holiday trip Dec. 13 to New York City to. see .:1776>. But’ if reservations are not in by Nov. 25, the trip will have to be cancelled. Arrangements have been made to have a bus ready to leave the Shavertown Shopping Center at 6 a.m., Dec. 13. Those interested in going on the trip should call Mrs. Ed: ward Stair or Ellen Gray by Nov. 25. Thanksgiving Service Set for Wed. Evening There will be a service of Thanksgiving and Praise at the Trucksville United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22. The pastor, the Rev. John L. Topo- lewski, will preach on ‘‘Looking Back—Looking Forward.” All three church choirs will sing under the direction of Ruth Turn Reynolds. Sunday will be the first of two Stewardship Sundays. Pledge cards will be received from members and friends. The student assistant minister, the Rev. Earl Roberts, will preach at both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. wor- ship services. Church sehool will be at 9:30 a.m., coffee at 10:30 a.m., the United Methodist Youth Fellow- ship Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. and the youth groups at 7 p.m. Lr Will Meet Friday The Kingston Township Tax- regular monthly meeting Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Kingston The officers and directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. MERI—DAN RENTALS 3 . Everything Under the Sun {2% SANTA SUITS ar Reserve Now! 455-7792 RT. 309 1 ML.'N. OF HAZLETON, But all the time I was think- ing, “The Lord has certainly been good to me!’ But it didn’t seem quite in place to tell him so when my achievements were so very much less, and compen- sations accordingly fewer! With all this comparison I gained a new sense of danger in this very field of thanksgiving. This temptation was present long ago when the Lord was talking about two temple-goers, you remember the story and how it appeared to Jesus when he heard the exalted prayer of thanksgiving coming from the proud man who thanked God that he was not like other men, (just think how good he was compared with the despised tax-collector!) There is a close connection between our duty to be thankful and what we know as the ‘‘grace of God.” It is not certain that we all really like this idea of the grace of God. Aren’t we quite likely to be thinking about our- selves as really deserving what- ever so-called good fortune comes to us? We like the idea of our good fortune, our gifts, as a kind of deserved kindness, something we have justly earned. On the other hand if some catastrophe overtakes us we complain at our hard lot, asking the! question, ‘‘What have I done to deserve this ill treatment at the hand of God?’ We easily fall into the mess of a problem when we get to relating all events to the system of re- wards and punishments the Lord has established over us! It is fortunate truth for us to know, that everything in our world has so much potential for good. A sculptor has to under- stand this; a painter looking at his - colors and mixing fluids knows there is something there for him to discover. Here are books on library shelves. They have great possibilities for those who can understand or learn to understand their lan- guage and mysteries. In the kit- chen are flavors, mixing mater- ials, dry and liquid measures, tools to work with, and Fanny Farmers Cookbook! From and with these things good can be made—if you love the good! It is something to be thankful for that one can do something wonderful with materials at hand and a spirit to use them. A day is a time for expanding one’s own field of work and achievement. I find myself be- ing more thankful for questions than for answers. There is a kind of ‘‘come-on’’ about ques- tions. Answers are not always so final as we think. There are still more questions to ask. I am thankful there are invitations to grow, to make, to imagine, to do with. Thanksgiving is more than a big turkey! distributed by the Foundation. JOHN W. PERRY A medical patient one week, John W. Perry, RD 3, Dallas, died Saturday morning in Nes- bitt Memorial Hospital. ~Born in Mount: Zion, he was the son of the late Joseph and Clara Slife Perry. A lifelong Back Mountain resident, he was a farmer. ; A member: of the Orange United Methodist Church, he held membership in Wyoming Lodge 468, F and AM; Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg; Irem Temple, city; and was the dir- ector of the Wool Growers Asso- ciation in Tunkhannock. Surviving are his widow the former Gertrude Searfoss; daughter, Moris: Bedford, Dallas; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held today Funeral Home. Interment was in Memorial Shrine in Carver- ton. PEARL KELLER Pearl Keller, 76, of RD 1, Dallas, died in General Hospital last Tuesday morning. She was admitted Monday night. She was born in Fairmount Township and was a former re- sident of Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are sons, Dallas Keller, Wayne, Mich.; Melburn and Meldwin, Bellville, Mich.; 12 grandchildren. The funeral was held Thurs- day from Bronson Funeral Home. Interment was in Cambra Cemetery. ELMER KISHBAUGH JR. Elmer Kishbaugh Jr., 57, of Evergreen Road, Tucson, Ariz., died Nov. 9 in Tucson Medical Center. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he moved to Arizona several years ago following retirement. Surviving are his widow the former Margaret Hontz; daughter, Mrs. William Bryson, Tucson; sisters, Mrs. Atlee Kauffman, Trucksville; Mrs. Kenneth Beisel, Shavertown; stepmother, Amalia Kishbaugh, Wilkes-Barre; stepbrother, Alfred Colmer, New Jersey. The funeral was held Nov. 11 at Tucson with interment there. a WISS SCISSORS * ELECTRIC SCISSORS ANDREW MATTE Andrew Matte Sr., RD 3 Franklin Township, died last Tuesday at his home after an illness. He was born in Czechoslo- vakia, came to this country in 1920 and resided in Dallas Township since 1933. He for- merly was employed at Wood- ward Colliery, Glen Alden Cor- poration, retiring in 1952. He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Catholic ~~ Church, Swoyersville. Surviving are his widow, Anna; children, Michael, Buf- falo, N.Y.; Andrew Jr., and Mrs. Henry Zarnoch, Orange; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held from Betz Funeral Home Friday. Burial was in St. Mary’s Greek Catholic Cemetery in Dallas. LAURA PRUTZMAN Laura Prutzman, 81, of Tunk- hannock Road in Noxen, died in General Hospital last Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. She was born in Glendale and spent most of her life in the Noxen area. She was a member of Noxen United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Boston, Noxen; Mrs. Edward Hopa, Dallas; seven grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Dennis, Noxen; Vio- let Ferguson, Pittston; Mary Collier, Duryea. The funeral was held Friday from the Bronson Funeral Home. Burial was in the Orcutt Cemetery in Noxen. MONDAY —No school The Giant Panda by Lynne Martin is a recent addition to the shelves of the Back Children’s Annex. In a remote region of bamboo forest in western China, one of the rarest animals in the world lives in almost total isolation and seculsion. It is called the giant panda. Relatively few giant pandas have been seen in zoos in the Western world, yet, in spite of its rarity, every-one knows what this engaging ‘teddy bear’ looks like--a white fur coat with black stocking legs, a wide black bib and shoulders, round black ears and a black nose, and, of course, a pirate patch over each eye. Now featuring Mobile Homes by Mark IV. % IMMEDIATE DELIVERY & SET-UP-200 MILES % MOBILE HOME PARK SITES % INSURANCE % SERVICE FREE COLOR TV in BETTER THAN THE “SERVICE” BEHIND IT? 489-2334 Scranton-Carbondale Hway.—D.C. Oak by Bridgette Correale 639-5759 The holiday season has of- ficially begun—Santa Claus arrived at the Wyoming Valley Mall Saturday to the delight of hundreds of children. Several local youngsters were on hand to greet him and receive Santa rings. Lehman. Jackson Minor League baseball team, the Cardinals, held its victory dinner Nov. 18 at the American Legion Hall in Dallas. The dinner was previously scheduled in August.’ Coaches for the Champs were: Stan Davis, Chickie Hbrabowski and Bill Michaels, all Oak Hill residents. Need I say more! Happy to report that Ray Iwanowski Jr. is home after being a medical patient at Asa Day Elected to Soft Drink Board Asa L. Day, board chairman of the Keystone Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Pittston, was re-elected to the Executive Board of the National Soft Drink Association Nov. 15 at the Association’s annual meeting in Chicago. Mr. Day has been active in national and state soft drink associations for many years. He presently is a member of the Board of Governors of The Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Soft Drink Association, member of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, and many civic organizations in his community. Subscribe to The Dallas Post Hill Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Women’s Liberation was recognized in Oak Hill this past weekend when Carol Hession, mother of five, was our ‘Paper Girl.” Her son Mark enjoyed a week-end of camping with the Boy Scouts so Mom and sister Martha covered his route. Cub Pack 241 under the guidance of Martin Cook will conduct a Pack meeting Nov. 27 at the Lehman United Metho- dist Church at 7 p.m. Report card time is here and if your card hasn’t given your parents heart burn or acid in- digestion—treat them to Elby’s Restaurant. An A, S, or E en- titles you to a free hamburger when accompanied by an adult. The Craigs, Al, Annamae, Elaine and Michael of Pringle, enjoyed Sunday dinner at the home of Fred and Yolanda Tomaselli of Hemlock Drive. Thanksgiving is not only a day for family gatherings or turkey carvings, it is a day to give thanks for the many bles- sings we have received throughout the year. In these troubled times, one should not forget the common goals shared by all men—Peace and Love— and also the common goal shared by all women—Diet! Diet! Diet! Happy turkey lurkey. Now taking orde. Della Robia Wreaths. Is the giant panda a ferocious beast, or is it as gentle as it looks? What is this unusual Beginning with their years ago, the reader follows the trail of the giant panda, finding out hew zoos have handled its complex feeding problems; discovering why some scientists have classified the panda as a member of the raccoon clan, and what the regarding its origins. He learns, too, about its digestive system which copes with its almost exclusive diet of bamboo and its ‘sixth claw,’ enabling the giant panda to held the food it eats. Using many sig and diagrams to enrich her fascinating story, Mrs. Martin explores, in a lively and readable style, what is known about the world of the giant panda. She leaves no doubt that we must do what we can to ensure the survival of this unique animal as a continuing species. The other new book is by Padraic Colum cared The White Sparrow. Jimmie’s hatching in a nest fe very center of Paris would lave been a most ordinary event--but for one extraordinary thing. Jimmie was a sparrow. Now that in itself is not ex- traordinary.. But while all sparrows, as everyone knows, have brown feathers with black marks--Jimmie’s feathers, and his alone, were white! Beginning with this remarkable difference, Padraic a series of adventures that not only give readers a deeper understanding of a bird’s life, but also a better understanding of the many joys and pains that come with being different. First published in 1933, this story is as full of meaning for the '70’s as it was for the ’30’s. # Hours .. 10am. to 5 p.m. 933 Wyoming Ave., W. Pittston LIVING IDEAS IN WALLPAPER Traditional . .. Contemporary . .. Modern. Many with matching fabrics. 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