ee ae The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 15, 1992 11 Hobby (continued from page 1) “I grew up with farm equipment and loved to play with toy trac- tors,” Owen recalled. “My father worked our farm here in Franklin Township and my grandfather had © a farm in Plains.” *. Between gifts and purchasing - toys from flea markets and auc- "tions, it hasn't taken Owen long to “ build up his collection. .' Hisoldest modelis acorn planter “ manufactured by Arcade in the 1920's, while the seven newest models were Christmas gifts this © year. The smallest measures less than two inches long, while the largest is a pedaled model which grandson Art, III, loves to ride. Perhaps one of the most unique of Owen's tractors belonged to his son, Art, Jr. An Allis-Chalmers =. 200, the toy had seen many years of hard play in the sandbox and needed extensive restoration. ~~ “When I saw an ice cream dish that a family friend was seliing through the Tupperware plan, I -' knew that it was just what needed to finish the tractor,” Owen j aughed. “It made perfect fenders bor the rear wheels. Many collec- tors are fascinated with my bright « orange Allis-Chalmers with the “ Tupperware tenders.” ~ Some of Owen's toys are origi- ‘nal; others are reproductions or restored models. If he has more + than one of the same model, Owen will repaint and customize one of . the group to make it more authen- tic, adding details including de- z © cals, mufflers, hand clutches, lights Lor a grille. : “I order the custom decals and + some parts from a man in South Dakota. Others I make myself from . old nails, bits of screen or what- ver I have handy. Some parts | “an kitbash,” he explained. Owen has created an 8x 16-foot farm scene, which won first prize festyous at a competition at Hugh- TINY TRACTOR - The smallest tractor in Art Owen's collection sits in the palm of his hand. (Post photo/Grace R. Dove) esville. Built to 1/16 scale, the layout includes a farmhouse with smoke coming from the chimney, a tree with a tire swing, barn, outbuildings, a working windmill and farm equipment working in a real dirt field, complete with sound effects. The people and animals— right on down to the mice by the barn—are also to scale. “My display was the first one to include model people and to use sound effects,” he said. “Although we can set the entire layout up in less than an hour, I have to work on it constantly, making changes and improvements. Everything is made by hand from authentic materials.” Owen has won nine trophies in model and scale layout competitions. Friends Richard and Mary Anne Warner and their mother Ruth Smith have helped Art and Donna Owen transport the layout to competitions. Itis so large that two pickup trucks are needed to move it. Mary Anne also keeps a detailed log of each piece, including infor- mation on the make, model, year, where it came from and who gave it to Owen. Although farm toys were popu- lar when Owen was growing up during the early 1950's, toy collec- tors are uncommon in the area. The nearest two collectors are in Tunkhannock; Owen knows one personally. However the hobby is becoming more popular across the country and has its own magazine, Toy Farmer, with a circulation of more than 20,000. Owen has two “dream” tractors, models which he might like to have some day. The eye-catching Case “Black Knight” tractor has flashy gold trim. And the rare John Deere made by Vindex is especially inter- esting because the manufacturer is no longer in business. Art Owen's love of tractors and farm equipment is shared by his two-year-old grandson, Art Owen III. The little guy loves to play with Grandpa's models and pedal the John Deere around the house. And Grandpa is proud that the child's first word was “tractor.” CHEWING THEM UP - Kingston Township is chipping the Christmas trees it collects to turn them _ | into mulch for residents to use. Shown operating the tree chipper are from left are Robert Chamber-' | lain, road department Superintedent, and Chuck Woolbert. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) a i Kingston Twp. mulches Christmas trees | Kingston Township will be chipping the Christ- mas trees it collects and making the mulch avail- able to township residents for their gardens. According to township manager Jeffrey Box, the township formerly burned the Christmas trees which were collected. For more information, call the township office al 696-3809. Municipal building policy At their meeting January 8, the Kingston Township supervisors adopted a policy for groups that want to use the municipal building. If a group is interested in using the building when no township official is present, the group must pay the township $25 to have the building The building will not be opened on opened. Sundays. nal The policy was made alter the Back Mountain | Taxpayers Association, which had protested the | exclusive garbage hauling pact made by DAMA, _ | asked to use the building for meetings. In the past, according to Box, groups who met - in the building always did so when someone was working in the building, or a township official was part of the group. The supervisors also had the first reading ofan amendment the township's animal ordinance, re- quiring all animals to be kept under control by their owners. Formerly, the ordinance only ap- plied to dogs. Box said the amendment came after a resident complained about cats this past summer. Obituaries ‘WILLIAM BOBACK William E. Boback, Jr., Kidder . Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Jan. 12, *. 1992 at his residence. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was phe son of the late William and “Josephine Pacovski Boback. He ¥ ‘was a member of Sacred Heart * R.C. Church, Wilkes-Barre. ‘| He was preceded in death by his “ivife, the former Annette Maksimik; ‘brothers, Joseph, Michael; sister, : Carolyn Skokan. Surviving are sons, Michael W. "Cincinnati, OH; James B., Hager- « stown, MD; daughter, Mary E. Oko, “Bear Creek Township; brothers, ~John, Ashley; Bernard, Wilkes- "Barre; sister, Mrs. Anne Boyle, ‘Dallas; 14 grandchildren; three . great-grandchildren. : Interment, parish cemetery, «Dallas. §FORDON BOICE Gordon Boice, 74, of RR 2, Mehoopany, died Jan. 12, 1992 at - Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhan- ‘nock, after being suddenly ‘ stricken. . Born in Noxen, he was the son : ofthe late Charles and Bessie Clark ~Boice. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Dorothy Mead; ‘ brothers, Charles and Dean. Surviving are several nieces and ‘nephews. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday from Harding-Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock with Rev. Margaret Lynn Snyder, pastor, officiating. Interment, Sunny Side Ceme- tery, Tunkhannock. a TW TE I ee Th PH Pon Te He BF A == LOUIS LINKER Louis Linker, 95, formerly of South Sherman Street, Wilkes- Barre, died Jan. 8, 1992 in Wyo- ming Valley Health Care Center, Plains Township, where he had ‘been a guest for the past four years. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was ‘the son of the late John and Cath- erine Linker. He was preceded in death by his ‘wile, Sue G.; several brothers and sisters. Surviving are a son, Donald, Shavertown; daughter, Doris Ath- erholt, Wilkes-Barre; five grand- children; three great-grandchil- dren. Interment, Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. IVAH MITCHELL ~~ Ivah M. Mitchell, 90, of Elm Crest Drive, Dallas, died Jan. 11, 1992 at her home. Born in Hoganburg, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alpha and Margaret McAlteer Hall and was a graduate of Messina, NY High School and Syracuse Business ‘School. She had resided in Dallas for the past 40 years. Prior to her retirement she had been employed asalegal sec.etary in the Syracuse and Wilkes-Earre areas. Preceding her in death was her ‘husband, Byron, April 1969. Surviving are nieces and neph- ews. IGNATIUS CIKOTA Ignatius Cikota, of Meyers Court, Kingston, died Jan. 13, 1992. in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, shortly after admission. A resident of Kingston, he was the son of the late Andrew and Antoinette Cikota. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Helen Kovaleski, in 1981. Surviving are a daughter, Irene Michaels, Dallas; sons, Ch- ester, Scranton; Richard, at home; eight grandchildren; sisters, Blanche Junice, Old Bridge, NJ; Mary Wilson, Detroit, Mich. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday from Kopicki Fu- neral Home, Zerbey Ave., King- ston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Hedwig's Church. Interment, Mount Olivet Ceme- tery, Carverton. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. BLANCHE MASAITIS Blanche Masaitis, 81, of Chest- nut Street, Larksville, died Jan. 10, 1992, at home. Born in Plymouth, she was the daughter ofthe late Peter and Viola Letukas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew; son, Char- les. Surviving are sons, Andrew, Hanover Green, Hanover Town- ship, Robert, Shavertown; three grandchildren; two great-grand- children; brothers, John and Pe- ter; sister, Elizabeth; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Lithuanian National Cemetery, Wyoming. JOYCE PHILLIPS Joyce Phillips, formerly of Dal- las, died Jan. 4, 1992, at the Masonic Home, Elizabethtown. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Robert Ray, Santee, SC, and Mrs. Donald Naylor, Dallas; six grand- children; nine great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be Janu- ary 25, at 11 a.m. at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Dallas. Rev. John S. Prater, officiating. MICHAEL SHAFFER Michael Shaffer, infant son of Ronald and Angel Kreidler Shaffer, of Wyalusing, died Jan. 7, 1992, at Children's Hospital, Philadelphia. He was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 23, 1991. Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Jessica, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kreidler, Lake Silkworth; maternal great-grand- parent, Frances Steidinger, Kunkle; paternal grandparents, Patricia Shaffer and Dan Klein, both of Kunkle; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Shaffer, New Albany; pa- ternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Harris, Black Walnut; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaffer, Towanda; Mr. and Mrs. Frances Rahill, Kunkle; paternal great-great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard MacMoran, Towanda. Interment, Bradford County Memorial Park. MARY SMITH Mary H. Smith of Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Jan. 13, 1992, in Leader East Nursing Center, Kingston. Born in Ashley, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria Daukszis Dauzowicy. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P.; sisters, Mrs. Nellie Augusta and Mrs. Agnes Stanave; brothers, Walter and Frank Bozzey. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Jean Olszewski, Fort Pierce, Fla; Mrs. Maargaret Bazourek, Balti- more, Md.; Mrs. Ruth Phillips, Crofton, Md.; sons, John E., Dal- las; James J. Courtdale; 10 grand- children; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Pauline Clarke, Or- ange, NJ. Funeral services will be 9 a.m. from Mamary-Durkin Funeral Home, Inc., Parrish St., Wilkes- Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church. Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. PAUL LAUER Paul H. Lauer Jr., 60, of Mount Airy Road, Shavertown, died Jan. 11, 1992, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Paul H. Lauer Sr., and Helen Steinhauer Lauer of Wilkes-Barre. He was a graduate of St. Nicholas High School, at- tended King's College and was a graduate of St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, He was a noted local commercial artist and active in community affairs. He was former president of the Wilkes-Barre Junior Chamber of Commerce and served as an advisor to the art department of Luzerne County Community College. For 16 years he served as the executive director of the Luzerne County Tourist Promotion Agency, and was a member of the executive office of the Pennsylvania State Board of Travel. He organized the Luzerne County Convention Bureau and was the chairman of the board of Cultural Heritage Council of North- eastern Pennsylvania. He was co- owner of Midway Garden Center, Laflin, and in 1988 was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Landscape Architects. He resided in Shavertown for the past 30 years and was a member of the Knights of St. George and the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of St. Therese's Church, Shavertown. Surviving in addition to his mother, are his wife, the former Mary Whalen; daughters, Marilyn Devlin, Dallas; Carolyn Chamber- lain, Shavertown; sons, Paul H. III, Tunkhannock; Raymond M. Pittston; Robert L. Shavertown; sister, Doris Zumpano, Old Bridge, NJ; brother, Ralph, Clarks Sum- mit. Interment, St. Nicholas Ceme- tery, Shavertown. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice St. John, 665 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702. ARTHUR CREGLOW Arthur E. Creglow, 73, of Bra- dley Street, Plymouth, died Jan. 7, 1992, at Nesbitt Memorial Hospi- tal, Kingston. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Edward and Ellen Abicker Creglow. He attended Luzerne and Dallas Township Schools. : Prior to retirement, he was employed by Joyce Pipeline Co,, formerly working as a coal miner at Woodward Colliery. A Navy vet- eran of World War II, he was a survivor of the Knox Mine Disaster of 1959. Surviving are brothers, Leo, Hairs, Alaska; James, Atlanta, GA; sisters, Betty Gosart, Fernbrook; Emma Fronczek, Falls; Dolores Miskiel, Loyalville; Mildred Smith, Luzerne; Myrtle Weber, Lehman; companion, Jane Murray, with whom he resided. Interment, Idetown Cemetery. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to Kunkle United Methodist Church. LANSFORD NORRIS Lansford C. Norris, 94, of Chase Road, Jackson Township, diedJan. 13, 1992 at home. A lifelong resident of Jackson Township, he was the son of the late Charles and Eunice Wolbert Norris. He was a graduate of Cough- lin High School and Penn State University. Prior to his retirement, he was self-employed as a poultry farmer. He also served as a school bus driver for 25 years for Em- manuel Bus Lines in the Dallas School District. He also operated Norris Glen, Jackson Township. He was a member of Trucksville United Methodist Church. He also was a 50 year member of George M. Dallas Lodge, 531 F&AM and its oldest living member. He also served as a member of the Selec- tive Service Board, Plymouth, for many years. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Ruth Pembleton; sons, Wil- liam L. Sr. and Robert P., both of Chase; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one step-great grandchild. Graveside services will be at the convenience of the family in Cedar Crest Cemetery, Trucksville, with the Rev. Claude Golightly, pastor of First Valley Baptist Church, officiating. There will be no calling hours. GLADYS SICKLER Gladys D. Sickler, RD 5, Tunkhannock, died Jan. 12, 1992 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. Born in Vernon, she was the daughter of the late James and NellieWall Dailey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Giles. Surviving are sons, Glen and James, Dallas; daughters, Phyllis Proctor, Tunkhannock; Betty Whispell, Beaumont; sister, Ruth Wenger, Wyalusing; 13 grandchil- dren; five great-grandchildren. Interment, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon. ple] Via i V-V (BM 8 F- 14 [o=L) WITH THE SAT -- THINK AHEAD! SAT REVIEW COURSE Preparation for the SAT Math ] and Verbal Exams of] WHERE: Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus, Lehman, on Saturday mornings, February 1 - March 21 - or Wilkes-Barre Area Vo-Tech School, Plains, : on Wednesday evenings, February 12 - Apri 7 ] $75 for Math or Verbal portion only 0 (4 sessions) + | or 47 ] $140 for both Math and Verbal portions Hy (8 sessions) PENNSTATE g Wilkes-Barre Wi Campus S0]=8 1" (o] 1 =H | Nolo) =11"V.\ J [0] A 07. 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