Page 2 by Charlot Denmon 675-0419 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riegel and family, 69 E. Center St., have returned home after visiting friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monk and son, Daniel have returned home after visiting Mrs. Monk's brother and sister- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Hart, Rochester, N.Y. Norman D. Nicol, 67 Perrin Ave., Shavertown, was among the members of the recent graduating class of Pennsyl- vania State University. Among the students who enter Wilkes College as freshmen this year and participate in the orientation activities which begin Sept. 3 are Kathy Kreidler, 26 Division St., Shavertown; Earl Monk, 154 N. Lehigh Ave., Shavertown; Carol Sipple, 67 Lehigh St., Shavertown; and Donna Weiss, Shavertown. Alyce Woolbert, Dallas Junior High School French teacher, who has been a member of the Dallas School District faculty for 22 years, has announced her retirement. Her many friends among the faculty will miss her. Sally Harter of Trucksville has been named to the position of French teacher in the Junior High School and has been ap- today. May she observe many more happy anniversaries in the years ahead! Kingston Township am- bulance crew for this week includes Walt Davis, captain; Joe Menko, Hugh Gallagher, Pete Williams, Jay Youngblood, E.J. Brown, and Dean Johnson. Larry Dymond Jr., general chairman of the Shavertown Fire Company's recent auction, announced that the recent three-day auction was very successful and that the proceeds would underwrite part of the funds needed for the new fire truck as well as some new fire-fighting equipment. James F. Taylor, RD 5, Shavertown, was winner of the grand prize. Kenneth Beisel was the shop- ping spree prize chairman. Barbara Daubert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Daubert, will leave Sept. 3 to serve a one- year internship with the In- stitution Food Research and Services Program, sponsored by The Pennsylvania State Uni- versity at University Park, in cooperation with the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania. Miss Daubert is a graduate of Dallas Senior High School and Luzerne County Community College where she received an AAS Management: She is a recent Photo by James Kozemchak Sr. From the Librarian correction scout troop ann pointed cheerleading coach. A happy. happy birthday to Jennie Yeust, who is celebrating her 73rd birthday graduate of Marywood College with a B.S. degree in home economic with specialization in dietetics. A new book about the story of the Halloween symbols, titled “Witches, Pumpkins, and Grin- by Rev. Charles H. Gilbert It is mid-morning and I have molded my dough into four loaves and they are waiting patiently to rise for about an hour before going into the oven. Can I write a column in an hour? If I run over a little it will not ruin the loaves, for I have been told that a longer time _ rising means bigger holes--and we like big holes rather than a _ tight weave kind of bread. Last Sunday was one of the high points in my life. Catherine had invited Grant and Rozella down from Maine, N.Y. where, I ‘am proud to say, that I invited him to sing in the choir I had then. From that beginning, Grant went on to a more con- fident controlled heart- warming kind of singing we “have enjoyed increasingly whenever we have heard him. When the First Church in Pitt- ston was making up a program to make our farewell into retire- ment heartwarming, I had specified that I didn’t want it to be in the least ‘‘weepy,” for there was nothing to weep over in my retirement. They had secretly invited representatives of former parishes to partici- pate in this celebration honor- ing us. When the Maine Federa- ted Church sent its delegates, they sent Grant Rivenburgh and the organist, and a secret word to Catherine who never breathed a word to me. When the time came, out in the other room came the piano note, followed by two voices, Grant Rivenburgh and Catherine in a duet, ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord, Lead me on’. When I heard them singing I almost violated my rule to others against weeping. Of course I didn’t shed any tears, I just swallowed them! Fire Company Answers Calls Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire ~ Company, Dallas, responded to a call from Joseph Costello, Upper Demunds Road. at 3 p.m. Monday. Mr. Costello was working on his car in his garage when a nearby. Assistant Chief Jim Davies and 15 men confined the fire to the garage. The motor: and interior of the car were badly burned and the beams of ~ the garage ceiling were scor- on the first floor. Another fire was reported Monday evening at 8:15 p.m. at ~ the home of Thomas Robinson, Kingswood Road, Orchard View ~ Terrace. The fire started in a washing machine and was ex- tinguished before the fire company arrived. Assistant Chief Davies reported that there have been ~ over 70 fires since the beginning of the year and that most of ‘them have been in buildings. ning Ghosts’’, by Edna Barth, has been added to the many books about holidays now on the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library Children’s Well, that duet was the one Annex. ; they sang in our Mt. Zion choir Witches and goblins, pump- loft last Sunday morning. kins, screeching owls, and the Rozella was sitting with me in Masks of happy trick-or-treat- the pew I usually occupy, and I © Behind all these familiar whispered to her, “Grant has Symbols of Halloween are gotten better and better in his Stories that go far back in his- singing all these years, while I tory to a time when people am running out!” Following really beleived in witches and was a solo which we agree was 8hosts. : {i written for Grant to sing, “His Halloween had its roots in two Eye is on the Sparrow”. I have ancient Celtic observances:the sung that on my rounds at solemn fire rites to appease Valley Crest a few times, but as Isay, my voice just.can’t take it Sy ET ny anymore. I was very happy at" Scout Troop 242 5 , thesresponse of our- congrega- i RL gars tion’ of the three churches Sets 1st Meeting uniting on this last of the vaca- tion Sundays. I never knew Grant to have anything like a swelled head over compliments, but this would have been a good time to let it puff up just a wee bit, I knew he appreciated the expressions of gratitude people spoke to him. But, I knew that he was just simply glad he could sing for his Lord. His religious life is genuine as he is grateful to our Lord. Catherine had fixed up the Glass House with two folding tables so we could eat dinner out there, a place of beauty to bless the occasion. It was gratifying to hear Rozella say, ‘“M-M-M, I'm_ hungry!” Catherine had roasted a leg of lamb with such things as she knows how to add to cookery. When we were gett- ing the bread on, I warned them I had baked the bread and used no salt. She and Grant evidently Boy Scout Troop 242 will hold its first fall meeting Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the Trucksville Christian Church. Boys interested in joining the troop are invited to attend the meeting. Former members are requested to be accompanied by at least one parent. Senior patrol leaders, patrol leaders and junior assistant scoutmasters are asked to re- port at 7 p.m. For additional information, boys are requested to call 675- 3895. and ask for Bob. ny Sunscribe To The Post DOTTER’S Ar PLIANCE SERVICE Samhaim, the Lord of the Dead, and the joyful feasting to cele- brate the harvest. Over the cen- turies the two gradually blend- ed into the holiday we know now. In her warm, direct style, Edna Barth explores the origins of many of the symbols and legends associated with Hal- loween. A race of primitive dwarf people may have been the basis for tales about goblins. Real witches of the Middle Ages gathered around steaming cald- rons to chant and dance. Cats were once thought to be witches in animal disguise. The myster- first Jack-O-Lantern. And the traditional colors of Halloween, black and orange, reflect the twin roots of ithe ancient holi- ‘orange for harvest. } Abundantly illustrated in two colors, by Ursula Arndt, this en- tertaining and informative book also includes an annotated list of Halloween stories and an in- dex. Another book on the annex shelves is ‘‘The Loch Ness Mon- ster” by Elwood D. Bauman. The Loch Ness Monster is one of the most baffling, intriguing, and amusing mysteries of all time. Sightings of Nessie, as she is known to her enthusiastic be- lievers, have been reported s since the days of the early Anglo-Saxons. An ancient Scot- tish chronicle tells of ‘‘Ane hy- deous monster in the forme of a Worme’’. while contemporary reports describe her as any- thing from a sea serpent to a plesiosaur. Despite the varying descriptions, one thing is vir- tually certain, there's some- thing living in Loch Ness that does not seem to fit into any known category of fish or mam- mal. Elwood Baumann tells of Nessie’s history, from the ear- liest times to the present day, as she is being tracked by air- planes, submarines, sonar equipment, and constant ob- servers posted around the shore of the loch. The experiences that many people have had by unexpectedly running across Nessie are recounted: as are the many hoaxes that have been perpetrated in order to prove her existence to a doubting scientific world. There are amusing stories about mistaken sightings and sad tales of the ridicule that re- spectable people were subject- ed to when reporting their sight- ings to scientists and the press. The author’s account is an ob- jective one. It will cause some shudders and some laughs as well as some serious thoughts about the scientific implications of Nessie’s existence. bulance Association recently received a check in the amount of $19,553 to be used to replace the township’s ambulance which was damaged during the flood. Rep. Frank J. O’Connell Jr., in making the presentation to Edward D. Carey, president of the association, said that the funds came from a $1.7 million program approved by the Penn- sylvania General Assembly to members of fire and ambulance units that sustained damage during the June 1972 floods. The Department of Commun- Gov. Milton J. Shapp said to- day he has directed the state de- partment of justice to file a third lawsuit in as many months against the federal government seeking $20 million in federal aid to education funds. The Shapp administration claims the funds ‘‘have been improperly withheld at the direction of President Nixon.” Justice officials filed the action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Joining Pennsylvania are the states of Washington, Nevada, Illinois and Texas. The com- plaint also was brought as a wealth representing the in- terests of all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, except states which are already par- ties. Pennsylvania will be repre- sented by Deputy Atty. Gen. James R. Adams, who said, “this is the third time we’ve had to go to federal court in the past three months seeking education funds which were appropriated by Congress, approved by the President, but then unconstitu- tionally impounded. “More than 40 impoundment suits have been brought in the the country, and the federal gle case. Yet they continue to impound funds and are even doing it again for the new 1973- 74 fiscal year. It Pays To Adverise | M.E. Bedding i ‘Custom Bedding &: | Upholstery 526 8. Main St. i Wilkes-Barre, Pa.18701 822-2491 455-1187 | didn’t miss the salt; she said Pittston, Pa. she never salted things much anyway. Grant has kept pretty 654-1824 well to his diet for years: I remember when I saw him WESTINGHOUSE nearer death than I ever want to 3 see anybody again. His life is Modern Maid worth living! He and his family Ambassador of three delightful children are . part of the joy we have also in living. Well, the bread rose high enough to go in the oven. On my desk. by my side, the timer is set for 15 minutes. When that dings, I'll go out and slide a sheet of brown paper over the top of the loaves, which will be slightly brown by then I'll turn the timer over to 25 minutes, the time allowed for the baking to continue, until done just right in the total of 40 minutes at 350 degrees. and when that dings, I should be down to the end of this page and ready to take the loaves out of the oven, smelling to high heaven of yeast and dough. and Cathy will appear from out on the lawn to an- nounce. ‘‘time to’ test the bread!’ Which means to cut a slice (does better with the elec- tric knife when it’s hot!) and have butter ready for the heel of the loaf, plus an extra slice for being a good girl, and pronounc- ing the bread a perfect bake! There goes the bell! I put the paper over the top of the bread, and-if I DO say so. they look delicious. I've set the timer to tell the end of the total baking - time of 40 minutes. and if Cathy's lawn mower, isn’t silent Call your Welcome Wagon hostess. She has a basket of lovely gifts and helpful information for the new parents and baby. Phone 287-4467 Mrs. Ives We want to thank each and every one of you. our valued customers, for the wonderful comments about cur new store and ow values. We ave having the most sensational sale this valley has seen in a long time. We sincerely and honestly want to save you meney. We also realize the high cost of living today. We are discontinuing our small appliance department of toasters, steam irons, coffee pots, electric can openers, elecirie knives, waffle irons, power tools, four black and white Emer son TVs—2 16 inch and 2 19 inch, and many other items in small appliances at cost and below cost. We will show you the original invoice. Every item 100% guarantee, DOOR BUSTER PRICES 2l—Jewel' men's watches with date—2 year mig guarantee reg. 359.95—$13.95. 17—Jewel ladies nurse or sport watcli--2 vear mfg guarantee reg. $59.95—512.93. 14—Transistor radios—reg. $3.95—5$3.95 ea, ‘Ladies bulky swealers—all colers—all sizes reg. $10.95 $6.95 ea, and receive one Eisenhower Dollar for eacH sweater purchased. Buy any men’s shirt—Double knit sport or sweat-shirt from $2.95 and up. Receive one Eisenhower Dollar for each purchase. Buy any men's 100%: polyester double knit sporicoat at 324.95, finest quality, receive one Eisenhower Dollar for each purchase. Buy any pair famous name 100¢. polyester double knit pants, 2000 to choose from, $10.50 and $11.95 none higher, receive cue Eisenhower Dollar for each pair purchased. 1000—100¢- polyester suiis—finest qualify values to $99.50—our price $42.95 and receive two Eisenhower Dollars for each suit purchased. 100° polyester double knit ties values to $8 95— our price 82.95 ea. Loads of ladies merchandise arriving every day at tremendous savings. All first quality merchandise. The store where quality fits your budget. Low overhead means lower prices. Come in and try US. Sale starts Monday, August 27 and ends Saturday, September 1st, STORE HOURS: MON., THURS. FRI. 10 AM. to 9 P.M. TUES, WED, SAT. 10 AM. to 6 PM. Ormad and Operated by > John & Regina Gaydoch & Family x SERVICE ~ Price F. Slocum Insurance Agency “All Forms of insurance’ 48 Main Street Dallas, Pa. 575-1167 ity Affairs administered the program under the direction of Albert Hydeman, the executive deputy director.” William Wil- cox, secretary of community af- fairs, stated that the total amount of monies granted so far to ambulance units and fire companies totaled over $1 mil- lion. Joseph Ferrer, codes’ consul- tant of the bureau of local government services, of the De- partment. of Community Af- fairs, personally brought the check from Harrisburg for pre- sentation. Obituaries DONALD VEITCH the Back Mountain, died Aug. Tonawanda, N.Y, A native of Kingston, he w employed as a Digger at tl Buffalo General Fdspital whi he lived in Tonawanda. He served in the Army durit World War II. Surviving are his widow, tl former Phyllis West; daughte Mrs. David Petry, Buffalo; so Jeffrey, Orange, Texas; siste Mary Rhodes, Riverside, Calif and four grandchildren. The funeral was held from tk Disque Funeral Tome Memorial Highway, Dallas, th Rev. Douglas Akers, of th Dallas United = Methodis ASHE Dallas. The Dallas Post “It is unfortunate,” Mr. Has A Wilkes-Barre Adams said, ‘that we are thus : g forced to use our limited legal Line resources to prevent President ’ Nixon from taking action which Call Toll Free is so clearly unlawful, unconsti- 825-6868 BAN tutional and unconscionable.” | = : / fly 4 ® RICHARD W,- SNOWDON | fred] Gly FUNERAL DIRECTORS te HAROLD, C, ShownoN 140 No. Main St. / 64 No. Franklin St. SHAVERTOWN WILKES-BARRE 420 Wyoming Ave. KINGSTON Usually you don't think of fine service as being moderately priced—or of moderately priced services as being .necessarily fine. : But it is the case at the three Snowdon Funeral Homes. Here are found an exceptionally wide range of prices for services that are distictive and truly memorable. This is particularly true these days when the Srowdon family is making a special effort fo maintain pricing and credit policies of greatest peneflt to families who still feel the erfectks of & community-wide gisasier. 730 ON YOUR DIAL P.0. 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