Page 16 X Jackson by Millie Hogoboom 696-2603 If you should hear bells ring- ing Dec. 7 about 2 p.m., you can be sure it will be good old Saint Nick himself visiting the Jack- son Township Fire Hall. All of the neighborhood children, 12 and under, are invited to meet Santa that afternoon. He will have a gift for each child and refreshments will be served. firemen of Jackson Township ' delighted youngsters seems to grow each year. Meantime the rest of us had better hurry. Time is running out for addressing cards, wrap- ping packages and baking cook- ies. Sometimes I feel like the calendar makers cheat us by at least a week every December. Cappy and Don Innes are facing the holidays all rested and tanned. They have just re- turned from a 10-day stay at Eleuthra in the Bahama Is- lands. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turner are now residing in the Kester Mobile Park on Harris Hill Road. Married on Nov. 24, they have recently returned from their honeymoon cruise aboard the Oceanic to Nassau. Mrs. Jonathan Valentine Sr. cof Sutton Road has as her guests, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weatherholt, formerly of Trucksville. The Weatherholts recently returned from a tour of Greece. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Turner Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Ray Turner Jr., Township Mr. and Mrs. Neil Turner, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turner enter- honor of their nephew-cousin Carl Hedden and his finacee, Nancy Jones, at the Newberry Estate. Mr. and Mrs. Archer Mohr of Liege, Belgium, formerly of Dallas, visited their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burnside. They were enroute to the funeral of Mr. Mohr’s mother in Iowa. The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Dun- can entertained - friends and neighbors at their traditional Christmas open house last Thursday in their home at Huntsville Corners. ; Mr. and Mrs. David White of Sutton Road entertained at a Christmas open house in their home last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William Um- phred of Sutton Road will have as their guest for a month, Ikuo Seki of Nagano Ken, Japan. Mr. Seki is spending the year teach- ing Japanese and studying En- ville, Maine. He was an English major at Kansai University of Foreign Studies. At the recent meeting of the Jackson Township Volunteer Ambulance Association the following officers were elected for the coming year: president, Donnell Shaffer; vice president, Al Pohalok; secretary, Mrs. Donnell Shaffer; and treasurer, Mrs. Henry Zbiek. Roger Weggel of Sutton Road will celebrate his ‘‘coming of age’’—voting age that is—Dec. 16. by Mrs. Ray Kelly Mr. and Mrs. William Mason, ‘Endwell, N.Y., called on her mother, Mrs. Joseph Hackling and brother Carl Sunday. William Hackling, Reading, spent several days hunting with - his brother and both bagged ydeery Fi Mr. and ivr. ® olvard Engel- man attended the funeral of their brother-in-law, Evan Summerson, Saturday. William Crossman returned home from the General Hospital recently. Christmas Social For Durbin Class Louise Dickinson will host the Durbin Class of the United Methodist Church of Dallas, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Each member will bring a covered dish, a place setting, few cookies, and a $1 gift for exchange. Louise Colwell, assisted by Alice Brown and Louise Hess, hosted the Durbin Class recently at her home on Church Street. Devotions were given by Marilyn Akers. Returns were made on a Talent. Pfoject, with each member recounting the way she had earned the money. Jacob Mirier spent the holi- day at the home of his son, Lawrence and family, at Greene, N.Y. Arthur Parrish recently underwent surgery at the Gen- eral Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy, Mehoopany, ‘spent ‘Saturday night at the Ernest Teetsel home. Mr. and Mrs. Sterlyn May, Sidney, Jeff, Debbie and Valerie, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Engelman and family, Athens. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Engel- man, Cynthia Sue and Pamela, and Mrs. William Engelman spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Boone and family ‘at Eyersville. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keiper and family of Tunkhannock visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Keiper and son Raymond, Sunday. Mrs. James Berger of Ken- more, N.Y., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coole, recently underwent surgery at Buffalo, N.Y. Mrs. Harry Parr, Warmin- ster, spent several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Robert Lynn Gross, New York City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Sayre, Beaumont. A distinctive: Christmas Gift For Someone Special HAPPINESS 4%" high Largest Selection of Hummels in the area ay HENRY’S FIGURINE Jewelry SHAVERTOWN Christmas gift ideas for the outdoorsman are among the maps and manuals available from The Pennsylvania State University. Two items in particular appeal to hunters and fishermen, hikers, and bird- banders. The stream map of Penn- sylvania shows over 3,000 each of streams, towns, and elevations above sea level. Names of major mountains and valleys are included as are locations of forest fire control towers operated by the Com- monwealth. Locations of swamps, lakes, dams, and reservoirs are shown. The stréam map is about three feet high and five feet long. It is. available either flat or folded. The flat maps appeal to persons wishing to mount them neatly on walls of homes and cabins. The stream map costs $1 a copy plus 6 cents sales tax from Stream Map, Box 6000, University Park, Pa.; 16802. Requests should state whether a flat or folded map is desired. Checks or money orders should be made payable to The Penn- sylvania State University. A bird-bander’s guide for the northeastern United States is the second Christmas gift idea for outdoorsmen. The guide is a set of technical keys describing birds commonly banded in the northeastern states, primarily the perching birds. The guidebook is spiral bound and contains 181 pages. The full title is A Bird-Bander’s Guide to Determination of Age and Sex of Selected Species. Copies may be obtained for $3.18, tax in- cluded, from Bird-Bander’s Guide, Box 6000, University Park, Pa. 16802. Again, checks or money orders should be made payable to The Penn- sylvania State University. The land resources map of the Commonwealth, a very specialized type of Christmas gift, should appeal to industrial and community planners and managers of soil and water resources. High school and college teachers find it helpful in studying earth sciences. This map integrates soil depth, drainage, available moisture, and productive capacities of soils. Copies are available for $3.18, including tax, from Land Resources Map, Box 6000, University Park, Pa., 16802. As with the other items, make payable to The Pennsylvania State University. 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