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Two years ago last week Leo
Suffern from 40 years of
preping and dispensing pres-
criptions as a
pharmacist.
He closed the doors of Dallas
Drugs, Dec. 15, 1970 - a business
he opened when he came to the
Back Mountain in 1951 - in the
building which now houses Rea
& Derrick and the Towne
House.
One of five brothers, Leo was
born and raised in Lee Park and
graduated from Hanover High
School where he was a violinist
in the school orchestra. Among
the top 10 of a class of approxi-
mately, 200 students, his am-
bitiong¥om a youngster in the
lower grades was to become a
pharmacist.
While still a student in high
school, he spent evenings and
weekends working for a local
druggist and following gradu-
ation, enrolled at Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy, one of the
oldest colleges of pharmacy in
the United States. While study-
ing there, he worked as an
apprentice to help defray ex-
penseg
“For¥ying in the footsteps of
registered
pharmacist, he went to work for
a druggist in Wilkes-Barre.
It was at a dance at the for-
mer Lockhart Club in Wilkes-
Barre that he met Jane
Greenfield of Wilkes-Barre,
whom he married on Valen-
tine’s Day, 1942. Returning
from their honeymoon, Leo
“greetings” from
he immediately enlisted in the
Navy where he served for three
and one half years.
From 1942 to 1945, he wore the
Navy blues and served first as
pharmacist at the Bethesda
Hospital, Md., where he ap-
peared in a dedication film with
the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt for a nationwide
newscasg He also spent a year
tered medication and filled
prescriptions! for ailing mid-
* shipmen.
Later he was assigned as
phargdacist on the
Anderson and
crossed the Atlantic Ocean 10
times and the Pacific four.
Using a globe such as those used
in geography classes, he indi-
cated that he missed circum-
venting the entire globe by .a
While on the ship he had a
small room which served as his
‘drug store’, and Leo recalled
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around Cape Hatteras on the
Anderson. Not being familiar
with the rough waters, he had
thousands of bottles of cough
neatly on the store shelves. A
big storm made the waters
rougher than usual and as a
the ship pharmacist
cough | medicine from the deck
Whey the bottles fell and
smashed to pieces.
An experience which im-
pressed the local pharmacist
was in 1945 when the U.S.S.
‘General Anderson brought back
6730 prisoners of war from the
horrors of the Japanese Caban-
atuan prison in the Philippines
to iy shores of California
where" jthey were greeted by
friends and relatives elated
over their release and return to
America.
An interesting note that all
Chase boys are professional
men - Leo, druggist; two are
faculty members; one, a
lawyer, and the youngest, a
dentist.
During the years he was in
business on Main Street, Dallas,
Leo Chase saw about 12 to 15
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death of the owner or change in
proprietorship.
Known by most of his neigh-
bors for his friendliness, dry wit
and concern for his fellow man,
he has made a legion of friends
during the years he has been in
the Back Mountain. This, he
told the Post, is what he misses
most since retirement - the day-
to-day contact with the many
wonderful people who were his
customers and, in most in-
stances, his friends.
He and his wife Jane live in a
ranch home at 41 Pinecrest
Ave., Dallas - the home they
built when they moved to the
community, and where they
have raised their family of four
children: Jane, (Mrs. Raymond
Shultz) Dallas; Mary, (Mrs.
Robert Wallace) Seabrook,
N.J.; Leon, W. Wyoming; and
Charles, a student at King's
College who works part time as
security guard at Provincial
Towers. They also have two
grandchildren - a granddaugh-
ter and a grandson.
The Chases have always been
a closely-knit family and when
the children were younger they
spent nearly every Sunday
climbing one of the local moun-
tains covering just about every
one in the surrounding area.
They also did a lot of ice fishing
and skating and Mrs. Chase
produced a clipping of a news
item which appeared in the Post
17 years ago recounting an inci-
dent when their oldest daugh-
ter, Jane, narrowly escaped
drowning when she fell through
the ice at Sunset, Harveys Lake,
while skating. Her father lost no
time in pulling off his jacket and
diving in after her to pull her to
safety and fortunately, she
suffered no more than an ice
cold bath which was soon reme-
died by warm clothes and a hot
drink.
Mr. Chase still enjoys walking
and it is not uncommon to see
him out for a daily consti-
tutional on the streets in his
neighborhood.
Leo and Jane have spent
several months during the
winters vacationing in Florida
where he takes to the southern
golf greens while Jane basks in
the sun or indulges in one of her
favorite craft projects. She
makes beautiful original wall
hangings from old jewelry, and
has completed dozens and
dozens, some of which are sold
at their church’s bazaar each
year and many of which she has
given as gifts to friends and
family. To view them makes
one envious of her talent and
patience. She also makes small
floral arranements from
colored bread dough - an item so
beautiful it is almost unbeliev-
able to appreciate the materials
from which it is made. The
time, skill, and patience that
goes into the making is infinite.
A homemaker at heart, Jane
Chase is an expert baker and
there is never lack of luscious
cakes, pies, or other desserts in
her kitchen.
Leo’s golf interests are not
confined to the south and during
the spring, summer and fall he
plays on the local courses, usu-
ally at Lehman or Orange, but
he refuses to divulge his scores.
By no means does his retire-
ment mean that he is inactive -
quite the opposite! He spends
hours maintaining his home and
surrounding acre of land and
even more hours in his garden.
It is a garden which requires
more than the usual amount of
time and attention for he is an
organic gardener. Proof of his
success is in the wonderful crop
fact. that he is usually always
least one ripe tomato from his
garden before the end of June.
Mr. Chase does admit, however,
that he has some difficulty with
his apple trees. He told the Post
that it is a challenge to cultivate
a successful apple crop without
spraying but he continues to try.
..and he has his own compost
bed which he uses in his garden-
ing.
Music and traveling are also
among his favorite past-times.
Although an accomplished
violinist he no longer plays.
When the children were
growing up he often accom-
panied his daughter, Mary who
played the clarinet and won the
while she a senior at West Side
Central Catholic High School.
Leo has covered just about
every state in the United States,
but together hé and Jane have
traveled extensively from
Canada to Florida and back
again, visiting such places as
the Trapp Singers home in
Stowe Vermont; St. Ann’s
Shrine; Disney World, Florida
and dozens of others.
Leo continues to hold
membership in Luzerne County
Pharmaceutical Society and the
Pennsylvania Parmaceutical
Society. A member of Gate of
Heaven Church, Dallas, he is
former vice president and still a
member of the Holy Name
Society. Jane is a past president
of the county Pharmaceutical
Society Auxiliary and presently
a member. She is also a
member and former president
of the Gate of Heaven Altar and
Rosary Society. She has played
an active role in community
drives, including the Wyoming
Valley United Fund.
She told the Post that her
husband made so many friends
while in business that a’ 10-
minute shopping trip usually
runs into hours for he stops to
chat with every former cust-
omer he meets.
The Chase family is presently
preparing for an old-fashioned
Christmas at home with all but
Mary coming home for the holi-
days. Their home is already
tastefully decorated for the
holidays and it ‘looks like
Christmas.” Then, sometime
after the New Year, when the
blustery winds blow and there
comes more snow, they will
leave their home in the care of
their son and take off for the
sunny South to enjoy the sun-
shine for a few months.
“I cannot adequately express
the joy I have had in serving the
people of the Back Mountain,”
Leo Chase said. ‘Their warmth
and friendliness, their spirit of
cooperation is inspiring, and it
has been a privilege to live and
work among them. Jane and I
look forward to many more
happy years among our Back
Mountain neighbors.”
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Photo by James Kozemchak
Leo Chase, former proprietor of Dallas Drugs, displays part of
his collection of pharmacist’s mortars and pestles. Many of
them he used during his 20 years in business dating back to the
years when it was necessary for druggists to compound their
own medications for filling prescriptions.
Mr. and Mrs. John Allabaugh,
107 Pinecrest Ave., Dallas, have
returned home after spending
the weekend with Mrs.
Allabaugh’s brother and sister-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Hazeltine in New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Tex Wilson
supper in honor of their son Tex’
21st birthday on Dec. 17. Among
the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Quinn, White Haven;
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Miorris,
Dallas: Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Monk, Shavertown, Earl and
Daniel; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
R. Denmon, Dallas, Cathy
Wilson, Ted Wilson, the guest of
honor and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.
Our deepest sympathy is ex-
tended to Catharine Orf, 124 E.
Overbrook Ave., on the death of
her sister Mrs. Walter Judge,
last week in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
The Rev. and Mrs. Burke
Rivers have returned home
from a trip to Europe. They
visited England, France and
Italy during their three months
abroad. The Rev. Rivers is
pastor emeritus of St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, Willkes-
Barre.
Florence Scutt, W. Fallbrook
Avenue, Dallas, has recovered
from a recent illness and has
returned to work.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brennan
entertained a group of friends at
Hayride for
New Goss Kids
A hayride for the children of
residents of New Goss Manor,
Orchard View Terrace and
Grandview Acres will take
place Dec. 24, beginning at 6:30
p.m.
The ride will formulate at the
corner of Grandview and
Dorchester Avenues.
Jack Good, president of the
New Goss Manor Homeowners
Association, welcomes all the
children to join in the festivities
TRY THE
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Served ‘til Noon
their annual Christmas party at
their home on Main Street,
Dallas, Dec. 10.
Edward Davis, Midland
Drive, Dallas, is a patient in the
Veterans Administration
Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.
Fred Weiss, RD, Dallas, was
recently elected president of the
Irem Temple Police Unit, and
Charlton Pattison, College
Manor, was elected vice presi-
dent of the unit.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boltz,
Split Rail Lane, Dallas, enter-
tained members of the Old Goss
Manor Neighborhood Club at a
Christmas party at their new
home last Sunday.
The Mozart Club of Wilkes-
Barre held its annual Christmas
Tea at the home of Mrs. R.B.
Wall Sr., Shrine Acres, Dallas,
where they enjoyed listening to
the Metropolitan Opera presen-
tation of ‘‘Othello.”” Next
meeting of the club will be held
Feb. 19 at Grace Episcopal
Church, Kingston. Mrs. Ira B.
Smith, Dallas, is president of
the Mozart Club.
Congratulations to Mr. and
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Mrs. James Root who were
married recently in a double
ring ceremony at St. Ann's
Church, Luzerne. Mr. Root is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
tram Raker, RD 1, Demunds
Road, Dallas. Mrs. Root is the
former Carla Agresti, daughter
of Clara Agresti, 52 Pettebone
St., Swoyersville, and Arthur
Agresti, Hyattsville, Md.
Mrs. George M. Nicholson,
Brandywyne Apartments,
Dallas; Mrs. John M. Robinson
Jr., Dallas; and Mrs. Justin
Bergman Jr., Trucksville, will
entertain at a shower Dec. 28 at
the Newberry Estates in honor
of Sally Parkhurst, Kingston,
bride-elect.
Christmas Eve Worship
At Reformed Lutheran
A Christmas Eve service has
been scheduled for the Refor-
mation Lutherdn Church of
Harveys Lake at 7:30 p.m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend and participate in the
traditional worship service.
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