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While most businessmen
are concerned about
today’s economic
conditions, there is one
young businessman in the
Back Mountain, who has
not opened one or two, but
his third business in the
Dallas Shopping Center.
Jim Davies, Dallas
resident, and his wife,
Anne, recently opened
their new ‘‘Toy Box’’, toy
re in the shopping
center. Why, when others
are concerned about one
business or any business at
all?
Davies has this answer,
“I believe that the Back
Mountain will continue to
grow as it has been during
the past number of years
and I expect that business
here will keep growing with
it.”
He has a lot of confidence
that those who get in now
on the ground floor will be
the successful businessmen
in the years ahead.
He and Anne opened the
“Toy Box’ in August, 1976.
Davies said that he got the
idea from people coming
ITwenty nine years ago
Calvin McHose was
appointed to fill an
unexpired term of the Lake
Township tax collector,
and in 1949, he was re-
elected to the position
which he continued to hold
until the formation of the
Harveys Lake Borough in
1968. He was then elected
tax collector for the
borough.
Never-the-less to the
any who knew him years
, he still has the
abilities and traits which
made him successful in the
field of education, where he
was employed for 14 years.
A native of Hazleton,
ose graduated from
Hazleton High School, then
went to Franklin and
Marshall College where he
received his B.S. degree in
economics. He also did
graduate work at
Susquehanna University
and Penn State.
Cal taught school in
Hazleton for a year, then in
the spring of 1927 came to
Lake Township School as
supervising principal.
While there he lived with
the I.A. Rood family.
After five years, McHose
left the township school to
take post-graduate work,
then assumed the position
of supervising principal at
‘Dallas Borough High
Sehonl. "Ye gave up his
into “The Hut”, his gift
children. After years of
sending people elsewhere,
he realized the toy store
was a natural, so he and
Anne started working at it.
Today, they have. a
complete line ‘of toys,
games and children’s
books for boys and girls.
There is also a hobby area
purchase cars, trains,
planes, boats, wood and
plastic and many
accessories. The shop also
has balsa wood in bulk.
There are games for
children age four through
adult, traditional ones plus
most of the newest ones.
Educational toys, dolls,
dishes, and many other
position in Dallas to
become associated with the
U.S. Dept. of Education’s
adult education program,
where he was employed for
five years.
In 1940 he became
affiliated with Oliver’s
automobile agency in
Dallas and Kingston. After
the 1954 model of the
Hudson was on the market,
the Oliver agency closed
when the manufacturer
merged with two other
companies to become
American Motors.
In 1954, *McHose went
into the delinquent tax
business, working for
municipalities, a business
which he still owns and
operates today, one which
operates throughout the
entire Commonwealth.
He was married in 1936 to
the former Madge Oliver of
Dallas. They have three
Wallace, Columbia;
Margaret Oliver
Dershimer, Harveys Lake;
and Kathryn Louise
Faraly, Havertown.
Cal and Madge live at the
lake in their home which
they built in 1954, designed
by Madge with the
assistance of Cal’s brother.
A beautiful. natural ‘stone
fireplace designed by
Madge highlights the large
living-room of their home.
Cal traveled extensively
in his work until about five
years ago when he
delegated some of his
administrative duties to
other employees so he
could have more time with
his family.
He and Madge enjoy
traveling and they have
visited most of Europe and
all but eight of the United
States.
Cal enjoys reading
articles about national and
international current
events and magazines such
as Time magazine.
He likes the wholesome
atmosphere, open space,
beautiful water, and the
friendliness of the
residents of the lake.
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popular items are
available. Barbie, Bionic
woman, Holly Hobby are
only a few of the dolls.
Jim Davies opened his
first place of business ‘‘The
Hut” in 1970 when he left
the police force and
decided to go into business
for himself. He rented the
store space before he
decided on the card and gift
shop. He selected the name
set-up he saw in a
magazine, suggesting a
good display idea for a gift
department in a large
store.
From the beginning he
carried a line of cards, gifts
and candles but continued
to expand and refine the
gift department and moved
Mountain
During his years in the
Back Mountain and
Harveys Lake, he has seen
the area grow and increase
in population.
“We are growing,” said
McHose,” and I have hope
for continued growth. This
growth has made possible
stronger school districts
with broader programs of
courses to be offered and
increased = acceptance of
our students in leading
colleges and universities.”
McHose is a member of
George M. Dallas Lodge
531 and 1933 past master.
He is also a member of
Keystone Consistory,
Scranton, and a member
and past president of
Dallas Rotary Club, his
tenure at the same time
Michael Kuchta was
secretary. A charter
member of Harveys Lake
Lions Club, he also is a past
president. McHose is also
past president of the
Harveys Lake Protective
Association.
He has remained active
in both his high school and
college alumni associations
and recently was honored
at the 50th anniversary of
the Class of 1926, Franklin
and Marshall.
K. Lavelle
to speak
at Kiwanis
The Back Mountain
Kiwanis Club of
Shavertown will hold its
regular weekly meeting on
October 23, 8:30 a.m., at
the Mark II Restaurant,
Dallas.
Kathy Lavelle, assistant
director of admissions at
College Misericordia, will
speak on admission
procedures and programs
offered at College
Misericordia.
Anyone interested in
attending our meetings or
wishing to become a
invited to attend.
Regular’ meetings are
held every Saturday at 8:30
a.m, at the Mark II
Restaurant.
LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed proposals will be
received by the: Township of
Kingston of Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania,
Road, Trucksville, Pennsylvania
18708 until 4:30 P.M., on October
27, 1976, for the following:
100 Tons - Bulk - Deicing Salt
Proposals must be upon the
forms furnished by the
Municipality and be accompanied
by a certified check or bid bond in
the amount of 10 percent of the
bid, made payable to the
Municipality.
The Municipality reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals.
Kingston Township
BY Michael J. Stanley
Secretary
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NOTICE
The Harveys Lake borough
planning commission will meet
Friday night, Oct. 19, 1976, at 7:30
p.m. in the Sewer Authority
Building at Sunset to consider the
formation of a citizen committee
to establish priorities for the
demolition of derelict structures
at the Lake.
2: Thomas Heck’s application
for a two-story boathouse
3: The possibility of rezoning
O’Connell’s Twin Lakes from
residential to commercial.
4: Progress on the public works
applications for roads and the
borough building.
Guy J. Giordano
Chairman, Planning Commission
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Fri. Sat. & Sun.
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into new quarters in the
shopping center. Within the
past year, the shop outgrew
the lines of cards they had
and became a Hallmark
dealer. He also purchases
cards from four other card
companies.
Prior to Christmas,
Davies imprints cards in
the store as well as sending
them out to be done. He
plans to do even more in his
shop this season.
From a self-operated
business, there are now
four employees.
In 1974, he opened Davies
Office Supplies in the
location where the first
“Hut” had been. Two girls
are working in the office
supplies store. Jim decided
to open the store when
people came into the gift
shop for business and photo
cards. They also asked for
other supplies.
Realizing that
housewives of the area had
to go into town for supplies
and equipment, he stocked
his store with a nearly
complete line of supplies.
He also © carries
typewriters, calculators,
other machines, and office
furniture. Back Mountain
churches have also found
the office supply store
convenient.
The three businesses are
a husband and wife
venture. Both work
cooperatively, Anne doing
the bookkeeping and Jim
taking care of the payroll.
They share the ordering
with Anne ordering all the
jewelry and similar items
while Jim orders the brass
and similar items. They
often compare opinions on
many of the items.
Bonnie Ziegler is general
manager of the three
stores. Working with her
are Judy Stroh, Janice
Fitzgerald, Emma
Missy DeLong,
Major, and Wendy
Paulsen, who exchange
duties in all of the stores.
Davies highly commends
his employees for their
personal interest in the
businesses and the work
they do. He stated that in
the seven years he has been
in business he has had a
good group of employees.
He alsosaid that he could
not keep up the pace with
the three places if Anne did
not cooperate and
understand the long hours
he has to put into the
businesses.
Anne is the former Anne
Northrup, daughter of Elin
Northrup and the late
Bowden Northrup. Jim is
the son of Mrs. Gordon
Diettrick, Jr., and the late
Dallas. Jim and Anne
Davies live in Dallas with
their two daughters,
Barbara, age seven, and
Elizabeth, two and a half.
A seminar, ‘‘The
Diagnosis of Learning
Disabilities in Local
Communities,” will be
conducted on Thursday,
Wilkes College in the
Dorothy Dickson Darte
Center for the Performing
Arts.
Barbara N. Landmesser,
counselor coordinator,
Dallas Senior High School
has announced that juniors
will be able to join over one
million other students
around the world in taking
the Preliminary Scholastic
Aptitude Test-National
Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT-
NMSQT) this fall.
The test, co-sponsored by
the College Board and
National Merit Scholarship
Corporation, is = an
important step in making
college plans.
Scheduled for Saturday,
Oct. 23, at 8 a.m. the PSAT -
MMSQT measures verbal
and mathematical
aptitude--two abilities
important in doing college
work.
The test can also lead %
other opportunities for high
school students. They can
enter the competition for
scholarships administered
by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation;
they can participate in the
College Board’s Student
Search Service and have
their name sent to colleges
interested in students like
them; they can get a good
idea of what the Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) is like.
Any junior interested in
taking the test can register