| SRE ¢ by Rev. Charles H. Gilbert . . On Halloween night I was snoozing on the couch between spooky visitors while Cathy was getting ready to leave for Oratorio rehearsal, her customary Tuesday evening practice. | Kynarion was tied to the front porch | to see what was going on in the world. ~ When the telephone rang I didn’t } pay much attention, because Cathy ‘naturally answered it, thinking probably was one of her car-pool ladies with a message about not riding | ONLY YESTERDAY ® 40 years ago November 4, 1938 Luzerne County’s candidate for .. Governor, Judge Arthur H. James of * Plymouth, will come home tomorrow ito a rousing welcome from an * estimated 20,000 persons at a rally in : the Kingston Armory. | © The state announced that it pur- chased 13,105 acres of woodlands at ' » Ricketts Glen, 15 miles west of Dallas, L preparatory to establishing a | © recreational area along the Kitchen | » Creek watershed. = ' A meteor landed in Dallas Township | «afew nights ago and disappeared not ~far from George Hofmeister’s home «at Shrineview. ~The fate of the $15,000 addition to | © Dallas Township High School rests | © with the electorate in next Tuesday’s . election. | © Two hundred registered members attended the banquet at Shavertown SME. Church, which marked the | “opening of Girl Scout Week. = John Brooks of Dallas, state . =manager at Wyoming Valley Airport ~for American Airlines, left Monday | = for Buffalo, N.Y. to become assistant » manager at the Buffalo office of the 2 American Airlines. * Now playing at local theatres- = “Carefree”, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Kingston Theatre; ‘Keep lL + Smiling’”’, Jane Withers, Himmler ~ “Theatre. | = Engaged-Millicent Rustine to «Joseph Hand. | © Married-Louise Brace and George = Hess; Mary Anne Davis and William | Martin Keller. » Deaths-Leonard L. O’Kane, Dallas; | #Clara Bross, Demunds; Arthur | =Sickler, Vernon, =» Kingston Township defeats Dallas “Township 20-7; Lehman lost 18-0 to Shickshinny. . “ Dallas Borough Council will «cooperate with the school board to Z sponsor an Old Home Week next year ~ \.to commemorate the 60th anniversary . of the founding of Dallas Borough and Zits first high school. | = Deadlocked after 34 days, striking erican Newspaper Guildsmen ask ational Labor Relations Board to rder publishers of four suspended ewspapers to pay strikers for time “lost during the strike. #* You could get-Pork shoulder 13 “cents lb.; chuck roast 15 cents lb.; ~ Shutter 21bs. 59 cents; lard 9 cents Ib.; {macaroni 5 cents 8-oz. pkg.; bread 5 ycents loaf; dog food 3 1-lb. cans 25 #cents; Scot tissue 2 rolls 15 cents; wapples 5 Ibs. 17 cents; grapefruit 3 for “13 cents. ww ¥ a {oa §» % s = § + i : PE if | i i See ESE En 130 years ago-November 5, 1948 2 One of the largest commercial © texpansion and building programs in his area in some years was an- | nounced this week by Granville Sowden for Back Mountain Lumber and Coal Company of Shavertown. with her that night. After a few minutes I realized that there was something very peculiar about the way she was talking. Her voice had sounded right away as if she were rather excited and I had wondered who and what it was all about. Iliketotry to imagine who it is from hearing one end of the con- versation. Sometimes I can guess; sometimes she gives advice about sick plants, sometimes it’s knitting instructions, complete with gestures; sometimes she’s giving directions to Tae eg e eb The duck killers and white Muscovy ducks. evening hunting for her. the men left? the answer? Her Department. someone on how to find our house. But I couldn’t understand a word she was saying! Cathy took French way back when she attended Kingston Township High School, and a couple more years at college, but I don’t think I have ever heard her try to carry on a conversation in all those 30+ years. And I couldn’t help her out! id Meanwhile Kynarioun started barking loudly, signalling an invasion by two more Halloweeners. they were not any who were personally The firm is embarked on a program that will give it modern mill, storage and store. facilities with the store facing Memorial Highway. The Back Mountain Halloween parade drew 1,500 persons Saturday night. The parade reached clear around the block from Main Street to Memorial Highway. Harold Flack, representative in the Sixth Legislative District, had the highest majority of any candidate in the seven legislative districts in Luzerne County. AL Sweet Valley businessmen will erect a new dress plant which will employ 200 to 300 local women. It will be located near the Christian Church. disposal plant to take care of the Back presented soon by J.K. Murray, Jackson Township secretary- treasurer of the township board of supervisors. Now playing at local theatres- “Naked City’, Barry Fitzgerald, Dorothy Hart, Shaver Theatre. Second annual anniversary party is held by Natona Mill employees at Huntsville Recreation Center. Deaths-Mrs. Carrie A. Kunkle, Kunkle. ; Kingston Township Football i Mothers will hold a modern and square dance in the high school auditorium, Dec. 3. You could get-Steaks 69 cents 1b.; chickens 49 cents lb.; cheddar cheese 69 cents lb.; frozen lima beans 43 cents pkg.; Birds Eye mixed fruit 39 cents pkg.; Krispy crackers 25 cents pkg.; snow flake rolls 15 cents doz.; Tide 33 cents pkg.; Florida oranges 2 doz. 45 cents; sweet potatoes 5 lbs. 29 cents; chestnuts 29 cents 1b. 20 years ago-November 7, 1958 One of largest crowds in history of local football is expected to watch two of the three undefeated teams in Wyoming Valley clash tomorrow afternoon at Lehman when Wilkes- Barre Township and Lehman meet. Irvin C. Davis, formerly of Shavertown, is promoted to Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army and will be stationed at Pittsburgh. Dallas District awards contract for new boiler at Dallas Borough School to Hughes Company at a cost of $18,590. Nice ~weather brings out record crowd of participants in the annual Halloween Parade in Dallas. Now playing at local theatres-‘“The’ Light inthe Forest”, Fess Parker, Himmler Theatre; ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’’, Liz Taylor, Forty Fort Theatre; ‘China Doll”, Vic Mature, Luzerne Theatre. Engaged-Lorraine Romanoski to Daniel Dougherty. Married-Marie M. Beline and Edward Quinter; Mary Elizabeth Evarts and Benny William Young; Geraldine McCarroll and Dana Barry Edwards. Deaths-Bert Schenck, Stull; Fred Youngblood, Dallas; Mrs. Mabel Dennis, Harveys Lake; Mrs. Laura J. Palmer, Dallas; Jacob Hoover, Trucksville. Lehman Scotties come from behind to crush Nescopeck 39-20. Rev. Francis Kane flies to Rome to attend the coronation of the newly- elected Pope, His Highness John XXIII. Trucksville Methodist Church oversubscribed its building fund, exceeding the announced $70,000 by $14,000. You could get-Rib roast 59 cents 1b. ; ducklings 43 cents 1b.; chuck roast 43 cents lb.; sliced Elberta peaches 4 cans 99 cents; tomato catsup 4 bots. 75 cents; extra sharp cheese 65 cents Ib. ; grapes 2 lbs. 25 cents; red radishes 2 cello pkgs. 13 cents; fresh brussel sprouts 29 cents qt. 10 years ago-November 7, 1968 Dallas Sesquicentennial committee seal a box of the sesqui items and store it at the Wyoming Historical Society building, Wilkes-Barre for at least 25 years. If Olde Dallas observes its 175 anniversary the box will be opened. If there is no celebration at that time, the box will remain sealed for another 25 years. Kingston Township supervisors file complaint about desperate water conditions with the PUC. West. Dallas resident Stefan Hellersperk’s meticulously carved Polish eagle now hangs in the newly dedicated Wilkes College library. Dallas Mountaineers lose to Hanover Hawkeyes. Marie Bellas leads the way in the Ladies Country League with 223-172 (541) as teammate Arlene Hospodar post 175-206 (518), for Joe’s Pizza. Dallas Kiwanis to sponsor music festival again this year. Engaged-Diane Lynn Pattison to Peter T. Donio; Nancy Elaine Eggleston to Paul E. Bartley, Jr.; Dorothy Keiper to George N. Het- tiger, Jr. Married-Mary Ellen Webb and John C. Honeywell. Anniversaries-Mr. and Mrs. Russell A. Ide, 60 years. Birthdays-Mrs. Ida Rogers, Sandy Beach, 86 years. Deaths-John Petrow, Sweet Valley; Steven Moss, Broadway; Melvin L. Rosencrans, Mooretown; R. Stewart Ferguson, New Goss Manor; Mrs. Emma Perrego, Orange; Gerald Sutton, ‘ Jr., Dallas; Mrs. Maude Cragle, Hunlock Creek native; Harry Sheldon, Sweet Valley. You could get-Swiss steak 89 cents 1b.; smoked hams 39 cents lb.; calves liver 99 cents 1b.; coffee 2-1b. can $1.39; flour 5 lb. 47 cents: acquainted with her, so they were scared, staying back while I struggled to get her into the house and upstairs. To complicate things a little more, thee was a strange black kitty on the porch wanting to rub on my legs and maybe come in with the visitors. I didn’t think our two resident pussies would like that. But I invited the children in and they sat on the couch, while Cathy was still having fier own problems trying to com- municte over the phone. : I finally understood a word, “Au man board Wednesday night, the Lehman Twp. Taxpayers Association held a special ‘meeting at the Idetown Firehall to discuss the pros and cons of in- creasing the townships board of supervisors from three to five men, a question on the ballot election day. Previously, meetings had been held at Lake Silkworth and Lehman to discuss this proposal. Alvin Cragle, secretary for Lehman Township who extensively in- vestigated other Pennsylvania second class townships going from a three to five man board, presented the following findings. Cragle sent questionnaires from which he received 32 replies. Of these 32, 20 indicated that a fiveman board burdened the township with additional costs, with 50 percent giving the opinion that a three-man board works more harmoniously. Cragle pointed out that there is no provision in the municipal code to allow the township to return to a three man board. That question would have to be settled by the courts. Cragle stated that he felt township residents were not well-informed on the five man board question when they signed these petitions. For a question to be placed on the ballot, petitions must be signed by 5 percent of the registered voters in the township. Cragle also made the statement that it is difficult to get qualified people to run for the job of supervisor. 2 Supervisors Paul Goodwin and Alan Major, both in attendance at the meeting, felt that the five-man board would not be beneficial to Lehman Township. Goodwin stated, ‘‘Per- sonally, I’m against it.”” Goodwin said he felt-that the petition and the five- man board idea is ‘‘Purely political”. Major stated, ‘I never saw any need for anymore than a three man board.” He further stated, ‘I think we need a good working three man board. If a man sits there not doing anything there should be a provision to get him out.” Although supervisor Ignatius Hozempa was not in attendance due to another committement, following the meeting he made this statement,” I feel that it is up to the people of Leh- man Township to decide this issue.” Several people contacted following the meeting who were not in at- tendance gave the following reasons for signing the petition. residents felt a five man board would split up power, diversify the workload, and give the township better representation. the ap- proximately 25 people at the meeting were opposed to a five-man board. - revior, and she hung up and asked our guests to sing their song and gave them some molasses cookies. After they left she gave me a quick sum- mary of what it was all about before taking off for rehearsal. Dottie had written that one of her African co-workers, a former mid- wifery student of hers, was coming to _New York for a concentrated course of some kind under the sponsorship of course in essential English, but not really enough for carrying on a conversation. And she had told her that Cathy spoke good French! But like me and my Greek, she has done more reading than conversing. And not much of that. Also, she studied German after in recent years, especially in singing. Anyway she remembered how to ask the young women at the other end of the line to speak more slowly and to write a letter because she would be able to understand and answer better. When it was getting near 11 p.m. and time for Cathy to come home I went to look out the South windown to catch the first glimpse of her moving headlights as they came in sight at the left, then moved across past Holmes’ light towards the corner. It may sound ¥ke a nervous parent looking for his late-coming child to get home, but it’s not because I’m worried about If I think it’s her car, I put on the tea kettle so it will be ready by the time she goes ‘‘toot-toot” and drives into the yard. Then we have a cup of tea to bed. This time she would finally be able to give me more details about her French conversation and we would try to decide what to do about the black kitten. ; In the morning the kitten was still there, so she called a neighbor whose children had come early in -the evening, and sure enough it was theirs so she took it home." Dear Editor; y On behalf of all Lions Clubs i Region 4, Zone B, District 14 H, we want to express our sincere gratitude to the Honorable Frank J. O’Connell Jr., Chairman, Minority Ap- propriations Committee, for having played a major part in passing House Bill No. 798, in the House of Representatives. 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