BRIG RIGHT aN BOX 33. BRIGHTON, 4 Li WI. 95, No. 40 Co £320 oon pene a0 Nw 25 Cents Halloween Parade set for Sunday . The 25th Annual Halloween Parade, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Dallas will be held Sunday, Oct .28, at 1:30 p.m. : Participants of the parade should assenible at 1 p.m. at the Dallas Township Elementary School. on the corner of Church Street and Route 309. Judging will take place between 1 and 1:30 p.m. with the parade scheduled to bgin at 1:30 p.m. The parade will begin at the Dallas Township Elementary School, proceed down Church Street, turning right onto East Center Hill Road. The parade route will then take a left on to Lake Street, across from the Rea & Derick Parking lot, cross Church Street through the Acme parking lot d end at the Eastern Star parking ive prizes will be given in each est, Funniest, Most Original and Best Group. Fire trucks from Back Mountain communities will also participate in this year’s parade. Judging will be done by members of the Dallas Kiwanis Auxiliary. Bernard Banks is chairman of this year’s parade and is being assisted by Martin Moore as co- chairman. Committee members include Walter Kozemchak, George Maculloch and Joeph Grimes. Make this Halloween a safe one It’s not too early fo lay plans for aking Halloween a safe, but excit- g evening, according to Pat Hig- gins, Safety Director, Valley Auto- anobile Club; AAA. Halloween is a night for fun. It ‘has a special appeal for children who look forward to making the rounds of homes in their neighbor- hoods, as well as carving pumpkin faces with a candle inside for window display. Older youngsters may be.planning parties at school or church. Some too — at a lodge, dinner club or social center. As parents, we must be especially concerned in preparing for Hallow- een. We don’t want our kids to be disappointed, and we don’t want them to get hurt. Boys and girls like to dress up in costumes for an occasion like Hal- loween. Some will be in white garb, looking like angels or ghosts. White will stand out, making it easier for drivers to see children. Others will want to dress up like a visitor from another planet. Some will prefer dark costumes imagining themselves to be Zorro or the eil. Many kids like to don masks OX wear crazy-looking hats. If dark clohting is used for a costume, a good safety feature to add is reflec- torized tape o nteh front, back and sides. Such tape might also be added to hats. If a child wants a mask to hide his identity, or portray a monster image, the slits for his eyes to see through should be large enough to permit good vision. : Children should roam about in small groups, so they can share their excitement and be more read- ily visible to drivers when crossing streets. The Valley Automobile Club reminds parents to repeat basic pedestrian safety rules. Cross only using crosswalks, at traffic signals and very impor- tantly, don’t run between parked cards or into traffic. Householders can also help by providing adequate lighting on porches and sidewalks, where possible. Here are a few more safety tips for youngsters from your local AAA. ve a parent, older brother or ter go trick-or-treating with you; if someone older can’t go, trick-or- treat with a group; plan your route on which streets you will be trick- or-treating; wait until you get home to sort, check and eat your treats. Help your youngsters and the neighbor kids to enjoy the last night of October without anyone being harmed. Let’s have a safe Hallow- een. Name corrected In the October 17 issue of The Dallas Post, it was incorrectly reported that the Calgary Baptist Church had purchased the Back Mountain Library. The actual name of the church is the Cal- ary Baptjst Church. LJ Campbell. Queen 10 be chosen Dallas Post/Ed Campbell Lake-Lehman High School is cele- brating Homcoming Week this week as six young ladies from the senior class have been chosen to represent their classmates as members of the 1984 Homecoming Court. Having been voted by the senior class, these six girls will be featured during pre- game ceremonies of the Lake- Lehman/Pittston Area football game this Saturday afternoon where one of the girls will be crowned 1984 Homecoming Queen. The entire stu- dent body will vote tomorrow for the senior girl they would most like to see represent the school district. Members of this year’s Homecom- ing Court include: Donna DeGennaro, who is the daughter of Patrick and Lois DeGennaro, of Shavertown. Donna has played field hockey for four years and served as co-captain of the team this year. She has been a member of the tennis team for two years, a football manager for two years and a member of the year- book staff for one year. Cheryl Campbell is the daughter of Edward and Florence Campbell of Lehman. Cheryl has been a member of the yearbook staff at Lake-Lehman for one year. Deanne Williamson is the daugh- ter of Carl and Marie Williamson of Hunlock Creek. She has been a member of the Lady Knights field hockey team for four years and serves as co-captain this year. She has also been a majorette for six years. Mandy Wood, daughter of T.N. Wood, Jr., of Harveys Lake, has also been a member of the Lake- Lehman majorette squad for six years. Mandy has also been a bas- ketball statistician for two years and was a member of the golf team for one year. Jodi Casterline is the daughter of Mabel and Bill Casterline of Har- veys Lake. She has been a major- ette for six years, a basketball statistician for two years and a field hockey manager for two years. Jodi was also recently named to ‘“Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” Monica Fletcher is the daughter of Edward and Vivian Parsons of Lehman. Having recently moved to the Lake-Lehman School District from Georgia, Monica was recently named to ‘‘Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” Each of the six girls will be escorted during the Homecoming ceremonies by the senior boy of their choice. u t Other Homecoming activities at the Lake-Lehman High School included a Lehman T-Shirt Day on Monday where all students were allowed to wear Lake-Lehman t- shirts; a Test Tube Trickle Contest on Tuesday where the winner receive a ticket to Saturday’s foot- ball game. This contest required one person to lie on the floor, holding a test tube in their mouth while their partner stood above them and attempted to pour the contents of a pitcher of water into the tube. Today at Lehman is ‘Lehman Pride” dress-up day and tomorrow will feature the voting for Home- coming Queen. A pep rally will be held Friday at 2:15 p.m. while the Lake-Lehman Band will sponsor a Homecoming-Halloween Dance at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is $1.00 for those in costume and $2.00 for those not in costume. Students will be able to pick up their yearbooks at this dance. A haunted hall will also be featured. The Homecoming ceremonies will take place prior to Saturday’s foot- ball game with an all-you-can-eat game at 4:30 p.m. The bar-b-que is sponsored by the Lake-Lehman Band. Post 672 672 {By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent | ~~ Daddow-Isaacs American Legion Post 672 held installation of officers Saturday evening 'at the Legion Home, Memorial Highway, Dallas, marking the beginning of the local Legion’s 50th Anniversary, which was chartered April 29, 1935, at a meeting of the county committee. The organization of the Daddow- Isaacs American Legion Post began borough building in Dallas and made specific plans for the new Post, A general meeting for the nomina- tion, election and installation ‘of officers was scheduled for April 19, meeting, Arthur Brown of Dallas was named commander of the new Post. Other officers were Homer C. Teall, senior vice commander; Paul Shaver, junior vice commander; Marion Garinger, adjutant; Arthur Dungey, financial officer, and Donald Frantz, chaplain. Shaver, Teall, Dungey and Garinger. were named to a committee to apply for the charter. During that year of its organiza- tion, the new American Legion Post held a contest for a name fo be given to the organization. Although records do not show who and when the name was selected, it is known that before the first anniversary of the Dallas Legion, the name selected was Daddow-Isaacs. Daddow-Isaacs was selected in memory of Lloyd Daddow, who died of pneumonia while “in: the armed service, and Gomer Isaacs, also a veteran and son of Wesley Dadow. From April through Sepfember, the Legionnaires participated in numerous community activities: as well as conducting a strong recruit- ment program. In September of 1935, members met Wednesday, Sept. 25, and re-elected Arthur Brown as commander. Other. offi- cers elected were Homer Teall, first vice-commander; Paul Shaver, second vice commander; Charles Stookey, adjutant; Arthur Dungey, finance officer; and Donald Frantz, chaplain. In December of that year, Legion members agreed to assist in secur- ing enlistments for the U.S. Army for assignments in Panama and Hawaii. Although other members may have joined the new Post late in 1935, it is known that among the original 24 charter membes were Albert Stetzer, N. Edwin Nelson, Thomas G. Reese, Clare Winters, Harold Titman, John Blackman, Frank Ferry, John Garbutt, David J. Joseph, Lewis LeGrand, William McNeel, H. Brook Arnold, Stanley Wrobleski, Paul Shaver, Charles Stookey, Arthur Dungey, James Hummel, Clyde Veitch, Ralph Antrim, Wayne King, Arthur Beautiful, isn’t it? Dallas Post/Ed Campbell . a SRR da x COMMANDER ED LYONS ger and Donald Frantz. Of these members, Clyde Veitch and Thomas Reese are the only two living. : During the years from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II, mem- bers of the organization in Arthur Brown’s Hardware Store, Dallas Dallas Centre Hardware is now located. . In 1946, at the conclusion of the war, Frank Ferry, three times Com= mander of the Legion, played a key role in securing the Wallo property on Huntsville Road, Dallas, as a permanent home for the Daddow- Isaacs Post. The building had been an Inn prior to the Legion purchasing it. The Legionnaires kept it intact with a diningroom, kitchen, rest rooms, a large meeting room, and upstairs, an apartment for their manager and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lamoreaux. The Legion members held their meetings and other events at the Post Home on Huntsville Road until July 14, 1954, when it was totally destroyed by fire. The blaze was discovered about noon that day by. Leonard Wennlund, who saw a large billow of black smoke and immedi- could not save the $40,000 property. Ferry, who was then serving on head the drive to build a new Post home, which is the one now located at the corners of Center Hill Road and Memorial Highway in Dallas. Wardan Kunkle had donated the lots where the building now stands and with the assistance of Joseph and Bill Wallo, the new building was soon under construction and the Legionnaires moved into their new home in 1956. In 1958, members of the Daddow- Isaacs American Legion initiated the first Americanism Night, an affair at which an award was presented to the person voted ‘‘Out- standing Citizen for Distinguished Service.” The Legion held this event for a number of years until it became so popular that it was taken over by several Back Mountain Service Clubs. Several years ago, however, the event was discontin- ued due to lack of interest. On Mary 11, 1960, Daddow-Isaacs Post observed its 25th anniversary with a special dinner and program at the Legion Home. Atty. William T. Malone, Scranton, Department Commander of the American Legion (See LEGION, page 10) - Inside The Post Births ................... 3 Calendar ........ ween 3,9 Classified ...... 17,18,19 Cookbook ............... 5 Obituaries ............. 17 People ................. 6,7 Perspective ............ 4 School ............... 14,15 |
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