2 THE DALLAS POST/Wednesday, April 17, 1985
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4 . Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Making goodies
Jim Drury, proprietor of Drury’'s Delicatessen, Sunset,
Harveys Lake, does most of the baking and cooking for the
- business.
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Program discussed
"By PAMELA AARON
Staff Correspondent
If Jim Drury isn’t reason enough to visit Drury’s Deli on Route 415
in Harveys Lake, Jim’s homemade cream puffs certainly are!
_ Flaky pastry filled with cool vanilla custard and dipped in
chocolate can sure make your mouth water on a lazy Sunday
‘afternoon. Or any of the pastries...apple turnovers, pinwheels or fruit
| pockets, from his aromatic kitchen.
"To watch Jim is to witness a veritable tornado of activity; cooking
and serving meals, baking, slicing meats for club sandwiches, taking
a phone order from a regular customer who wants 20 hoagies by this
afternoon!
And none of it seems to ruffle ol’ Jim. Jovial Jim’s hospitality and
good humor are extended to everyone with a good-natured sincerity
that one has just about given up on in this era of fast foods and fast
talk. Jim’s warm and easy-going manner makes one feel that, indeed,
nice guys can finish first.
And first in variety is Drury’s menu: including all deli meats and
~ sandwiches plus his catered specialties. (Where would The Dallas
~ Post be without his catered buffets?)
Hoagies, fish, kielbasa, shrimp, barbeques, salads; just about
‘anything you can name, Jim makes and makes well. His Rueben
boasts a generous portion of cheese and is one of the best around. In
‘fact, all of Jim’s portions will shock the timid eater and satisfy the
hearty one that has complained about going away hungry from other
‘restaurants.
Drury has cooked and baked for most of his life. He was an army
cook and delivered his lunches via truck in New Jersey for many
years, before he opened the Deli. His wife, Dorothy, joined him soon
after his move to Pennsylvania (to open Drury’s Deli) becoming a
‘maternity nurse at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston. A
daughter-in-law, Ann, helps out at the counter.
~~ Drury’s is especially well-known for its generous breakfasts.
(Where else do you get four strips of bacon with your meal?) Jim’s
home fries are dished up by the ladle full as well. (Jim claims he
uses 150 lbs. of potatoes a week.)
| Prices are so reasonable, it hardly pays to cook at home. The best
| advantage of all, says Jim, is that Drury’s is strictly casual. People
-
or tennis where you can get a great meal without changing your
- clothes!
Drury’s is open Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday
~ and Saturday, til 8 p.m. Please call for catering information. Phone:
~ 639-2010.
By PAMELA AARON
Staff Correspondent
On a busy afternoon, Clem Kuras
is busy explaining rental options on
a Whirlpool Automatic Washer to an
elderly gentleman, while a young
couple, two small children in tow,
examine the VCR of a Sylvania
portable.
Clem shifts effortlessly between
the two parties; answering ques-
tions and suggesting several models
for each to inspect. All are top of
the line products: a guarantee at
Rent Rite of the 309-415 Plaza.
“Top of the line products are
best,”’ says Randy, co-manager of
the Dallas store, ‘not only for
maintenance reasons, but because
of the superior service they give.
We offer the best product at the
lowest possible rates, because our
overhead remains low and we serv-
ice all our own equipment. Few of
the larger chains can do this,” he
explains.
Inside the store, one finds reliable
brands, known for their quality.
Rent Rite buys only Sylvania sound
equipment and TVs and only Whirl-
pool washers, dryers and refrigera-
tors. It is not the fanciest ofgstores,
as Randy suggests, and presently
only he and Clem and a part-time
salesgirl, Michele Bren operate the
store. The prices, one discovers, are
comparitively low.
Basically a rent or rent-to-own
operation, Randy maintains that he
can work out most any deal to suit
any of his customers. For example,
the 90 percent deal is a no-finance
way of renting while purchasing.
“There are two types of business
we deal in, primarily,” Randy
explains, ‘“‘one being strictly rental,
for those who, for whatever reason,
must have a short-term rental, or a
rent to buy customer. For the latter,
it is in their best interests to pay off
the fees as soon as they are able, as
this provides the quickest, most
inexpensive way to purchase an
item, as if on credit, but without
credit status. It is one of the easiest
ways to establish good credit when
one has not acquired any.”
Rent Rite provides in-home serv-
icing for all its customers, as well
as a free “loaner’’ model, in the
event that the product would need
more extensive repairs. Service is
free for the entire rental time;
something one doesn’t usually get
when purchasing an item on time.
Rent Rite also offers several
bonus plans; one is a save-a-buck
coupon plan which can work to pay
off rentals and also provide a find-
ers fee to someone who recom-
mends a customer to Rent Rite.
The store is open Monday and
Tuesday from 10 til 6 p.m.; Thurs-
day and Friday from 10 til 8 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10 to 5 p.m.
Rent Rite is closed on Wednesdays
and Sundays.
A second store and the original is
located on 164 West 9th Street in
Bloomsburg and has been open
approximately two years. Rent Rite
is available to all its customers, 24
hours a day by dialing: 675-1199.
Fido needs
State Dog Wardens assigned to
the Regional Bureau of Dog Law
Enforcement will be in Luzerne
County for a major license drive
starting next week, according to
Gene Dziak, dog law supervisor
‘stationed in Tunkhannock. Present
plans call for the wardens to visit a
wide area of the county for about
several weeks.
Supervisor Dziak announced ‘‘all
a license
persons found in violation of the
state dog law will receive a citation
and be subject to fines of up to $300
plus costs. That goes for owners of
unlicensed dogs as well as those
who allow: their animals to run at
large.”
Licenses can be purchased at the
County Treasurer’s Office and sev-
eral municipal buildigns still have a
few applications available.
Obituaries
MARION DRAKE
Mrs. Marion H. Drake, 87, of
Sweet Valley, died April 8 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston, fol-
lowing a brief illness.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs.
Ellen E. Roberts, with whom she
resided; three granddaughters; five
great-grandchildren; four nieces
and a nephew.
Funeral services were held April
11 from the Maryott-Bowen Funeral
Home, Towanda, with the Rev.
Harry L. Ferguson officiating.
Interment, Bradford County Memo-
rial Park, Luthers Mills.
CHARLES V. TUCKER
Charles V. Tucker, of Country
Club Apartments, Dallas, formerly
of Edwardsville and Maryland, died
April 10 in Nesbitt Memorial Hospi-
tal, Kingston, after suffering a heart
seizure at home.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Mary Bolton; and brother, the Rev.
Jack M., Apalachin, N.Y.
Funeral was held April 12 from
the Jones Funeral Home, Edwards-
ville, with the Rev. William Tucker
officiating. Interment, Chapel Lawn
Memorial Park, Dallas.
MARGERY TAYLOR LILLIE
Mrs. Margery Taylor Lillie, 77, of
Meadows Apartments, Dallas, died
April 10 in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital following an illness.
Surviving are her sons, Everett B.
Taylor, Swoyersville; ERnest D.
Taylor, Saugerties, N.Y.; 13 grand-
children; and nine great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held April
12 from the Hugh B. Hughes and
Son Funeral Home, Forty Fort, with
the Rev. Jay Cole, pastor of the
Assembly of God Church, officiat-
ing. Interment, Memorial Shrine
Cemetery, Carverton.
Ordinance
iS revised
Dallas Borough Police Chief Ed
Lyons reminds all Dallas Borough
residents that the existing burning
ordinance has been revised.
There is to be no burning what-
soever within Dallas Borough on
Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
Also, there is to be no burning after
dark at any time. This includes fires
which are left smoldering; all fires
must be completely extinguished
before dark.
Violators will be subject to prose-
cution and a fine of not more than
$25.00 plus costs.
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