a . Ts TT rate ci = rp =e \ = CES EE Tea AR a Ro ———“— “ Page » Library Auction Members of the antiques solicitations: committee for the 1973 Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction and some area antique dealers were feted at Newberry Estates in Dallas recently at a punch party hosted by Mrs. Anthony Kutz, chair- man of the committee. + During the affair, the guests reviewed some of the antiques, especially glassware, donated for this year’s auction by area residents and by dealers. Ac- cording to Mrs. Kutz, donations have been very generous this year with a good variety of anti- ques slated to go over the block during the three-day auction or to be placed on sale in the anti- ques booth. A few of the items donated by area dealers, according to Mrs. 0.G. clock from Ye Olde Clock Shoppe; a cut glass celery dish from the Hitching Post; a pine blanket chest from Project 40; a child’s rolltop oak desk from Dale Myers Antiques; a walnut Silver Sleigh; a brass candlela- brum from the Golden Eagle; a vaseline stretch glass mayon- naise bowl from Ann and Ed Yudiski Antiques; a decorated milk glass cracker jar from the Pickwick Shop; and a lamp from Ollin Schallenberger Antiques. The 1973 auction will begin at 2. Friday afternoon and will continue through 9 Sunday evening, One of the highlights of the 1973 Library Auction is the Sou- venior Booklet portraying 27 years of the nationally known Library Auction. ; The booklet contains 32 pages of historical information and over 85 pictures from Auction’s past. Tastefully designed and printed to lend the ‘down home” flavor for which the Auction is famous. The booklet was the idea of this years Auction Chairman, Bill Um- phred. % The book designed by Siek- man & Stone Advertising Inc. of West Pittston and written by this years Auction Public Rela- tions Committee composed of Tom Pugh, Shawn Murphy and John Sheehan was printed by Payne Printery of Dallas. Distribution of the booklet is being handled by the Ladies of the Back Mountain Baseball for Boys under the direction of Mrs. Ernest Slocum, president. Ten Dallas Area Businesses were enlisted to support the printing of the booklet. These firms ' include: American Asphalt Paving Co.; Common- California Artist Exhibits Work At Misericordia An exhibit of 20 drawings by California artist Jean Swedell Souders is currently on display in the art department at College Misericordia and will remain as a public exhibit through July 29. All of the drawings are being circulated on a national tour by the Old Bergen Art Guild of Bayonne, N.J., and were created especially for the tour by Miss Souders. A former art teacher with degrees from the University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa, Miss Souders is currently devoting full time to her drawing, painting, and print- making. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout the U. S., including a one-artist Sacramento. “All of the drawings on display al Misericordia draw upon nature for subject matter. Mostly done in pen and ink, all the drawings are for sale and range in price from $75 to $135. The exhibit will be open to the general public at Misericordia from 9 to 4, Monday through Friday. The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he hoped to make it. wealth Telephone Company; First National Bank of Eastern Pennsylvania; Guyettes Communications; Howard Isaacs; Native Textiles; The Newberry Estate; Ray Darings Market; The Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes-Barre and United Penn Bank of Wilkes- Barre. Copies of the booklet are available at the following stores: Trucksville Pharmacy; Halls Drug Store, Evans Drug Store; Dallas and Shavertown Acme: The Hut in the Dallas Shopping Center; First National Bank; Wyoming National Bank; and United Penn Bank; also at Weis Markets; The Grace T. Cave Shop and Ray Darings. Team members from the Back Moun- tain Baseball for Boys will also be going door to door in their sales effort and will also have a booth at the Library Auction on July 6, 7, and 8. For individuals from out of town who are interested in securing a copy of the Auction History you may send your request along with a check for $1.00 to the Back Mountain Memorial Library at 69 Main St., Dallas, Pa. 18612. See your friends as they looked twenty (20) years ago with hair and without the paunch. This book will be a Photo by Alex Rebar Well-made furniture can vary in price because of the many optional features available, _ says Helen Puskar, Extension home furnishings specialist at the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. : : Buying new furniture is similar to buying a new car. In many cases the optional fea- tures add luxury but do not add to the quality. The fabric you choose will affect the price. While it is not necessary to choose the most expensive fabric, it is wise to Ben Franklin wrote: ‘A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district, -- all studied and ap- preciated as they merit, -- are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty.” ‘ONE STOP SHOPPING LOR]: CENTER AINE WAIKIKI? MONTEGO BAY? HELSINKI? Dream a little Then call us. CENTRAL Ticket and Travel Agency 52 Public Square Wilkes-Barre 717—823-3166 , THE DALLAS POST, JULY 5, 1973 Above, Pauline Kutz, chairman of the antiques solicitations committee for the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction, reviews some of the antiques donated to the auction with guests, during a punch party held at Newberry Estates. Left to right: Laura Groden, hostess at Newberry Estates; Mrs. Kutz: Barbara Lemmond, and Joan Samuels, co-owners of Project 40. ht by Susan Sternfield The use of color in decorating is perhaps the single most important tool. It sets the mood of the room and the mood of anyone entering into it. Warmth and coolness are determined by colors. Warmth and cheerfulness in the character of a room are better accentuated by orange and Senior Citizens Club Plans July 10 Picnic Back Mountain = Senior Citizens Club will hold a picnic July 10 at Sgarlat Lake, Car- penter Road, Harveys Lake. There will be a luncheon fur- nished by the men beginning at 12:30 p.m. Members are asked to bring their own place setting. Reservation deadline is July 6, Caroline Caperoon, 675-0217 or Joseph Morrissey, 675-2566 will accept reservations. Members are also reminded that reservations for the trip to see Lawrence Welk, July "25 must be paid for immediately. There will be no meeting July 95 make sure you select one which will give good service. A wide selection of cushions are available, some more lux- urious than others, points. out Mrs. Puskar. If the furniture is made by a reputable manu- facturer, all the optional: cushions will give you good service. Your choice is a matter of personal preference. Other optional features might be a self-covered seat deck-- . where the fabric underneath the seat cushions matches the outside fabric: of the sofa. Another luxury feature is snaps to anchor seat cushions in place. The frame is the ‘skeleton’ FANTASTIC SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE Starts Friday July 6 Y4,Y4,% OFF of a sofa or chair. It should be of hardwood. The joints should be double-doweled, that is, rein- forced for strength with a pair of wooden pegs inserted deeply into the frame. A well-constructed frame should remain rigid throughout the life of the piece of furniture, concludes Mrs. Puskar. ANN'’S APPAREL M.B. Bedding “Custom Bedding &- Upholstery” 526 S. Main St. 822-249 OVERWEIGHT ? The Odrinex Plan can help you lose] ugly fat. Odrinex is a tiny tablet and easily swallowed. Used successfully by thousands all over the country for 15 years. Get rid of excess fat and live longer. You must lose ugly fat or yourj : money will be refunded. Odrinex is available in regular (20 day supply) and large economy size (40 day supply) at your favorite drug store. 95 Main St. WEDDING RINGS BANK AMERICARD Se | MASTER CHARGE yellows. Cool and slightly depressing. are the blues, purples, and violets. The middle color is green, the color of foliage. The neutralized deriva- tives of this color are con- sidered to produce the most restful. effect in. room decoration. Thus, the popularity of this color persists in homes and institutions. In planning a color scheme for a room, it is assumed that one has already decided on what degree of vitality to give it, whether it be bright, gay restful or sombre. One may select colors that range from extreme dullness to those of brilliancy. The general charac- ter of a room should ' be settled in advance. There should be variety and contrast to produce interest without confusion. Many rooms are for double use such as living-dining rooms, living-bedrooms, and dining- kitchens. It is within the bounds of taste to treat the different walls in portions of such rooms in different colors, however, there should be some color 350 Wyoming Ave, Wyoming, Ps, 18644 linking either by the use of some similar colors or by. reversing the color scheme in the two parts of the room. 7 Following are some im- portant points to remember: Uninteresting color schemes are usually those of igsufficient contrasts, power fi mtreets that restful. Neutral colors are formal. Brighter colors are more in- formal and gay. A neutralized color appears more neutral in a’ small ‘area then it does in a large area. 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