Road signs found
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
proper owners.
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missing at one time, and that must
be an awful feeling.”
The stone, which has been broken
in half over the years, bears the
~ hame of Lydia Alice, daughter of
William J. and Sarah N. Honeywell.
‘Lydia, who passed away on Novem-
..ber 21, 1859, was one year, Six
months and 29 days old at the time
of her death.
~~ With no solid answers as to how
‘the tombstone got to the attic on
Main Street, Ms. Graham believes
the apartment was once rented to
‘college students who may have
| removed the stone from a nearby
cemetery as a prank.
Since the date of death imprinted
| on the tombstone is more than 100
- years old, chances of finding any
- members of Lydia’s family may be
slim. The Dallas Post, however,
encourages anyone knowing any-
| thing about the disappearance of the
tombstone to call its office at 675-
+5211.
Although the tombstone was the
most surprising of Ms. Graham’s
findings in the attic, she earned
herself quite a history lesson while
cleaning the area. Amidst lots of old
books which she has organized for
donation to the Back Mountain
. Library for its annual auction and
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her church, the Fellowship Evangel-
ical Free Church on Carverton Road
in Trucksville, Ms. Graham hap-
pened upon a large box containing
old bills.
What a shock it was to her to find
that in 1933, a month’s phone bill
was only $1.33, in 1937, a gas and
water bill was a mere $1.47, and in
1935, school taxes were just $5.25.
After sifting through the box of
bills and after recovering from the
shock of inflation, Ms. Graham
made her way to the other end of
the attick to find an assortment of
road signs. For those of you who
may have gotten a ticket for park-
ing in a prohibited zone without
knowing it or for anyone who may
have thought they missed a sign on
the way ‘to Chase Prison, relax - it
wasn’t your fault.
Several road signs - all with
approximately 12 foot posts, were,
for some reason, removed. from the
ground and neatly stored in the attic
of this Main Street building.
Since discovering the signs, Ms.
Graham has contacted both Dallas
Borough and the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation in an
effort to return the signs to their
proper places.
Prevent
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The pharmacist admitted that not
| many parents come to him with
~ questions about illegal drug use, but
lj he also adds that he’d be more than
. happy to help someone by answer-
ing any of their questions that he
could.
‘Another local pharmacy that has
turned itself into an information
center on drug abuse is the Trucks-
ville Pharmacy, of Trucksville.
© Neil Billet, pharmacist and owner
of the pharmacy feels that the
PADA organization is ‘outstand-
ing.”
“Parents don’t realize the scope
of the situation,” Billet said. ‘‘Any-
~ thing that tries to educate the public
on this issue is worthwhile.”
~ Billet agrees with Fino and the
| fact that not many parents are
| opening up to their pharmacists.
“Every once in a while a parent
| will bring in a substance wrapped in
aluminum foil and ask me what it
~is,”” he said, ‘but most of the time
they're more worried about the
drugs they themselves have to take.
; ot
TO 5 P.M.
You know, they want to know if it’s
habit forming and all the side
effects.”
Both pharmacists agree it’s too
early to tell if this program is going
to work, but, as the saying goes,
“an ounce of prevention is better
than a pound of cure”, and that’s
what this program is about — pre-
vention.
For parents who want further
information about how they can aid
in the fight against drug abuse,
there are two toll-free numbers to
call: ACTION-PRIDE, the National
Resource Center at 1-800-241-7946 or
the National Federation of Parents
for Drug-Free Youth at 1-800-544-
KIDS.
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RAIN OR
Emanuel ly
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
Maybe our local horse races don’t
get as much attention or publicity
as the Kentucky Derby does, but the
excitement they generate is just the
same.
Leon and David Emmanuel, of
Dallas, know what it feels like to
have sweaty palms and quickening
pulses just before a big race. They
have more at stake than your aver-
age person at the races, for Leon
owns some of the race horses and
his son, David, trains and drives the
horses.
According to Leon, a total of 14
horses are owned by the Emman-
uels, and six of them are race
horses. They are kept in the stables.
at Pocono Downs, and also in
Bloomsburg.
Leon has never known what it’s
like to have a life without horses.
‘My father had horses when I
was a little kid,”” he said. “For as
long as I can remember, I’ve been
taking care of and riding them.”
Leon bought his own horses while
he was yet in his 20’s.
“I began with riding horses only,”
he said, ‘but as I’ve already told
you, I soon acquired some racing
horses, and now have six of them.”
Besides Pocono Downs, Leon’s
horses also race at the Meadow-
lands in New Jersey and the Liberty
Bell: Race Track in Philadelphia.
Leon is passing his love for horses
to at least one more generation —
his son, David.
David is currently training and
driving his father’s horses exclu-
Emmanuel honored
sively.
Like his father, David’s first
encounter with horses came at an
early age.
“When I was eight years old, my
father, along with a friend, bought
some harness racing horses,” he
said. “Ever since then, I've been
hooked.”
David explained what exactly he
has to do when training a particular
horse.
“A lot of it is just leg work for the
horses. For the first two months, we
By PAT FREEMAN
Staff Correspondent
Painting is an expression of self,
and this is clearly evident in the
case of Mrs. Susan Nagle, whose
original oils and water colors adorn
the walls of the Meadows Nursing
Center in Dallas.
In 1923, Susan Nagle emigrated
from Scotland, where she was born
and. educated. Recently, she
returned to Dallas and took up
residency at the Meadows Apart-
ments after having spent five years
in Tunkhannock.
Although she started painting 12
years ago, it was upon her return to
Dallas that she really let the paint
brush fly. Mrs. Nagle saw a lot of
empty wall space at the Nursing
Center and approached Ray Condo,
Executive Director of the Center,
with the idea of hanging ‘‘some’’ of
her paintings. He saw them, liked
them, immediately bought “all” of
her pictures and told her to ‘‘paint
some more.”
That was just the beginning.
Soon, the residents and employees
of the Meadows began to approach
Mrs. Nagle to do pictures for them,
and Susan was “off and painting.”
Her customers supplied her with
post cards, black and white photos,
calendar pictures, ete., and Susan
reproduced them in oils and water
colors, much to the delight and
satisfaction of her clients.
‘I paint fast,”’ she said. “If some-
one tells me today what they want,
I’ll have it for them within a week.”
The finished product comes com-
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which is designed and painted or
stained by Susan. When it comes to-
pricing her art work, Susan said, “I
am a realist.”’ She realizes most
people can’t pay a high price, so the
artist basically charges just enough
to cover her supplies which include
cnavas, oils and frames.
Mrs. Nagle’s work is diversified
as she paints seascapes, landscapes,
animals and has recently started
doing portraits. She has also done
some floral paintings on mirrors
and has started Chinese paintings
complete with Chinese lettering.
When speaking of the diversity in
her work, Susan says, “You don’t
know what you can do until you try
it.”
Susan said her ‘real’ challenge
came at the beginning of her
career. She reproduced, in oils, a
picture of an ‘Old Country Store”
with each minute detail - every can
and jar on the shelves, cracker
barrels, wood stove, a terrier and
two old men, one with a clay pipe in
his ‘mouth. She was particularly
pleased with the way she captured
the expressions on the two time-
worn faces.
The interesting facet of Susan
Nagle’s artistic career is that she
has never had an art lesson in her
life. At one point, she thought it
might be a good idea to ‘‘get a
background in the different tech-
niques,” so she registered for an art
class, only to find she was learning
‘nothing new about painting.” Since
time is of the essence to Susan, she
gave up on art lessons.
“I want to paint now - I haven’t
got much time left,” she said. So,
with the idea that ‘‘the more I do,
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jog them for about four or five
miles each day. Then we begin
When this begins, we try to make
them run a mile in three minutes.
From there, we work them down to
around two minutes, ten seconds.
When they can do a mile at that
speed, they’re ready to race.”
David has been training the
horses for 10 years now, and driving
them for eight years.
David feels the Emmanuel’s
horse, W.W. Butler, is probably the
the more I learn,” she continues
with her painting without benefit of
formal instruction.
When Mrs. Nagle sold her paint-
ings to the Meadows, she didn’t stop
there. She supervised the hanging of
her pictures considering which
groupings belonged together, where
they would look best, and where the
residents would most enjoy them.
Thomas Sweeney, Administrator
of the Center, seems quite proud of
the fact that he believes the Mead-
ows is the only Nursing Home in Pa.
that has ‘“‘originals” hanging on the
walls. He and Mrs. Nagle guessed
that there are approximately 65
paintings displayed. ‘I didn’t know
I worked that hard,” Susan said. “I
must be Pennsylvania’s Grandma
Moses.”
Davey presents
1984 final concert
The Fine Arts Committee of the
Shavertown United Methodist
Church will present the final con-
cert Season on Sunday, May 20, at
7:30 p.m. Featured in this concert
for organ and choir will be Mr.
Brian W. Davey and the Concert
Choir of Shavertown United Method-
ist Church.
Former Music Director of the
Shavertown Church from 1980-83,
Davey is returning to the valley for
his first concert appearance since
his acceptance .of a new position in
Wyomissing, in September of 1983.
Presently Director of Music at
Atonement Lutheran Church in
Wyomissing, Mr. Davey retains an
active recital schedule as well as
directing five vocal choirs and three
instrumental choirs of the Atone-
ment Church. Mr. Davey also con-
tinues to sutdy with the famous
William Whitehead of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church in
New York City.
best one they’ve got right now.
David has his eye on an upcoming
filly, though.
‘We have a two year old called
Legioniro. She has quite a fast
record for her age, and I think she’ll
do well when racing,” he said.
Please don’t take this as a “hot
tip”, but perhaps all horse racing
fans should keep their eyes open for
the ‘‘“Emmanuel’’ name in the
future!
Older
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two of the jobs Davis has held
through the years. At one time, he
served as a surveyor for PennDOT,
a trade he learned while in the
United States Army. He served his
country as an Army Engineer for 42
months which also included being
stationed in the Pacific during
World War II.
Community work is also impor-
tant to Davis as he is currently a
member of a fraternal organization
called the Masonic Bodies. As a
member of this organization, Davis
becomes actively involved in civic
programs. He is also a member of
the Bloomsburg Consistory, an
advanced version of the Masons, the
Shriners, and is a past member of
the Dallas School Board.
“Of course, when I was younger I
was able to help more,” Davis said.
“For example, as a Shriner, I would
often help out with the circus.
Although I can’t do as much as I'd
like to, I still try to do my share.”
Davis doesn’t stop there, either.
In his early 30s, he acted as lay
pastor at the Shavertown Methodist
Church for approximately six years.
Now, he is an elder and Sunday
School teacher at the Huntsville
Christian Church.
“I really like people,” he said,
‘‘and I enjoy doing things that allow
me to interact with all types of
people.”
Davis tried his hand at retirement
about three years ago, but that
didn’t last long. ‘It only lasted
about three months,” he said. “I
just couldn’t stand it (retirement)
any longer...and...there I am!”’
Davis also takes great pride in his
family. One daughter, Marjorie, is a
nurse in Australia while another
daughter, Susan, lives in Shaver-
town. The Davises have also been
blessed with three ‘beautiful grand-
children.”
When asked what he wants people
to think of when they hear the
name, ‘‘Bill Davis’’, he said,
‘‘always happy and whistling!”’
“I have a good, positive outlook
on life, and I want to pass that on to
others,” Davis quipped.
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