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a I Twenty THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932 Produce Meets Fair Demand Asparagus and Onion Quotations Weaker; Pepper Prices Lower Demand for most lines of produce was fair in the wholesale market yesterday morning and supplies were liberal, the report furnished by Pennsylvania Bureau of Markets shows. Asparagus quotations were weaker peppers were sold at lower prices. Onion quotations showed a weaker tendency. Dressed poultry and butter were sold at lower prices. Live poultry and egg quotations held steady.

Wholesale prices quoted by the report: Asparagus gus-Cal. per crt. dozen bunches, 4.50-5.00 mostly 4.75-5.00. Beans--Fla. green per bu.

hamper 5 5.50-6.00 as to condition; Limas, Fla. per hamper 6.50. Beets -Tex. per crt. U.

S. No. 1, 2.25-2.50 as to condition, few 2.00. Cabbage-Tex. per crt.

4.50-4.75 few 5.00; Cal. per crt. 4.75-5.00 as to condition, mostly 5.00. Carrots and N. Y.

per bu. cut 1.65-1.75: Tex, perert. U. S. No.

1, 4.00-4.25 mostly 4.25; Tex. per crt. 2.50-2.75 2.25; Cal. crt. U.

S. No. 1, 4.50-4.75; Holland per bu. 2.25. Cauliflower- -Cal.

per crt. 1.75-2.00 as to quality and condition; poorer 1.50. Celery-Fla. Hearts per doz. 1.00- 1.

1.25; Fla. Rough per crt. 6's and 8's, 4.00-4.50 as to condition; Cal. per crt. 4.25-4.50 as to condition, few higher.

5.50. Endive--Cal. per crt. 5.00-5.25 few Lettuce- Cal. Iceberg per crt.

4'3 and 5's, mostly 3.25-3.50 few 2.75- 3.00. Mushrooms-Pa. per 3-lb. basket 60-85c as to condition, few high as 1.00-1.15 Onions--N. Y.

per 50-lb sack U.S. No. 1, 4.25-4.50; Mediums 3.75-4.00; Chile per crt. 4.25-4.50; Egyptian per 110-lb sack 8.50. Peas--Cal.

crt. 5.00-5.50 as to condition; cable per hamper 3.50. Peppers-Fla. per crt. U.

S. No. 1, 4.50-5.00 as to condition; Choice 3.50- 4.00. Potatoes -Penna, N. Y.

per bu. U. S. No. 1, 50-55c few 60c; Me.

per 100-lb. sack U. S. No. 1, 1.40-1.50 mostly 1.50; N.

Y. per 150-lb sack 1.50; Fla. per crt. mostly 2.00-2.15; Fla. per bbls.

U. S. No. 1, 6.00-6.25 poor low as Rutabagas- -Canadian per 50-lb sack as condition. Sweet Potatoes-N.

J. and Del. per hamper U. S. No.

1, 75-90c; Mediums 40-50c poor lower. Spinach-Tex. per bu, 1.25-1.50 as to condition, poor lower. Tomatoes--Fla, repacks per 3-bas. ert.

90's, 2.50-2.75; 72's, 2.75-3.00 mostly 3.00. Apples-Pa. N. Y. Baldwin, York Imperial Black No.

1, per bu. 1.00-1.25; U. S. Utility per bu. N.

Y. Baldwin per bbl. U. S. No.

7, 3.50; Wash. Staymen ver box Fancy 1.50; Winesap per box Ex- 1.75-2.00 as to condition. Cal. per box 4.50-5.00 as to size and quality, few higher. "per box Navels 3.00'4.50 as to size and quality: Fla.

per box 3.50-4.75 as size quality. Grapefruit Fla. per box 2.75-3.25 as to size quality. Tangerines--Fla. per half box 2.75-3.00 mostly 3.00.

Pears-Oregon Wash. W. Nellis per box Ex-Fancy 3.00-3.25; Lincolns per 3.25-3.50 as to condition. Strawberries Fla. per pint, mostly 22c.

Live Poultry--Heavy hens 23-24c; Leghorn hens 20-21c; Colored Roasters 24-25c; Plymouth Rock Broilers 25-26c; Ducks 22c; Old Roosters 16- 17c. Dressed Poultry--Heavy fowl 18- 20c; Medium fowl 24-25c: Light fowl 23-24c; Frozen Roasters lb. 25c; Frozen Roasters, 4 lb 27-29c; Broilers 25-30c. Butter-92 score tubs, 25-26c: 91 score tubs, 24-25c; 89 score tubs 23- 24c. Eggs--Fresh, western, Nearby Greta Nissen To Wed Weldon Heyburn Today Hollywood, March 29 Greta Nissen and Weldon Heyburn, both of the films, will fly to Tia Juana, Mexico, tomorrow to be married, said they, blonde lentorwegian actress and the dark, athletic actor, hitherto reluctant to discuss their, wedding plans because, they said, "we couldn't be sure just when we both could get off from the studio," will return to Hollywood after the ceremony and will reside at a beach home Heyburn recently leased.

Their romance began when the two met as members of the cast of "The Silent Witness," recent picture. Neither has been married before. Both Miss Nissen, whose real name is Grethe Ruzt-Nissen, and Heyburn, whose name is Weldon Heyburn Franks, are under contract to Fox Films Corp. Miss Nissen is a native of Oslo, Norway. Heyburn, son of Col.

Wyatt G. Franks of the United States Army, was born in Selma, Ala. Plant Gets Big Order Pittsburgh, March 29 council today rushed through another ordinance to put hundreds of men to work. The bill provides funds for nine sewer projects to cost $74,400. Yesterday council approved plans for improvement of the Mount Washington roadway which also provides employment for several hundred members.

Miners Strike Spreads Prague, Czechoslovakia, March 29 The coal striko da northwestern Bohimia continued spread today affecting a total of 20,000 men in 57 pits and disorders were reported on the increase. At several points, gendarmes resorted to the use of their bayonets to disperse demonstrating. is mobs. There have been many injuries. Lock Haven Banks Merge Lock Haven, March 29 -The day with capital and surplus of Lock Haven Trust Co.

and the Clinton Trust Co. a were merged Calvin R. Armstrong was president of the Lock Haven Trust and W. S. Harris of the Clinton.

Deposits of merged banks total $3,000,000. Labor Federation Sanctions Walkout Langley, S. March 29 (AP)Paul W. Fuller, educational director of the American Federation of Labor, told Langley cotton mill strikers in mass meeting today that the federation had officially sanctioned the strike. More than 400 workers walked out yesterday and it was unofficially stated that the walkout resulted from a disagreement between individuals is mill management as tankages and working hours.

The management today silent on the cause of the walkout. Cases Aired On Non Vult Pleas Man Carrying Toy Found Not Guilty of Pointing Pistol Several cases were aired before Judge C. D. Coughlin yesterday on pleas of non vult contendere. One of the cases was that of George Shuler of Plymouth charged by Maurice Davis with carrying concealed weapons and pointing a pistol.

It seemed that the men quarreled over a wrist watch which one gave to a young woman and demanded its return when he saw her with the other man. The weapon which Shuler carried proved to 'a 'cigaret sort of toy or trick gun, so the court adjudged Shuler not guilty and divided between the prosecutor defendant. othend Judge Coughlin also heard several parentage cases. Defendants were charged by young women with the fathers of illegitimate children. Defendants were adjudged guilty and sentenced pay weekly sums for the support of the children.

Assistant District Attorney Albert W. Johnson represented the commonwealth at these hearings. John Paveletz of Nanticoke was placed on trial before Judge Coughlin and a jury yesterday afternoon charged with the father of a child born to Anna M. Romanczuk of that place. The couple met in Binghamton, N.

where defendant was employed for a time, and the child was born in Nanticoke. Defendant denies he had anything to do with the prosecutrix, and denies that he is the father of her child. The case had not, been completed at adjournment. Assistant District Attorney Kanjorski represents the commonwealth and Attorney J. J.

Hibbard is counsel for the defendant. The case of James Bates of Scranton, tried before Judge W. A. 11 yesterday anon morning may result in Valentine given to the jury at a sealed verdict this morning. The jury had not agreed at 6 last night.

Defendant is charged with involuntary manslaughter in striking and killing Mrs. Catherine Castner at Avoca on the night of June 15, 1931. Defendant denied that he was responsible for the accident. holding that -it could not be avoided under the circumstances. Fire Trucks Collide; 5 Firemen Injured Reading.

March 29 -Five firemen were injured, one seriously when two Are trucks collided while on their way to a two alarm fire here. Paul Humphrey, 38, suffered a broken leg. Others cut and bruised were Harry Foile, 32, Charles Grill. 40; George Ream, 32, Mertztown and Joseph Eskey. Owners estimated the damage from the Are in the Wyomissing club annex at $10,000.

The building housed the Reading Chamber of Commerce, several other offices and several shops. The two trucks which collided were badly damaged. Edwardsville Man Shot On Market Street Bridge Frank Papla, 22, single, of 15 Jones street, Edwardsville, is in a serious condition in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with a bullet in the abdomen suffered shortly before 3 this morning. He told Police Captain Edward Harkins and other city police who removed him to the hospital that he was walking along the Market street bridge near the West Market street approach when he was accosted by a stranger who asked him how much money he had. He stated that he replied that he had none because of the fact that he just his board bill.

The shooting victim stated the man then drew revolver, shot him and fled. Parsons Mrs. Mable Whitehead is seriously ill at her home on Conyngham street. 6 Among the relatives who attended the funeral of the late Mrs. E.

A. Walters were: Rev. and Mrs. Isaac Davis and daughter, Ruth and son Thomas of Girardville; Rev. and Mrs.

Gordon Davis, Mrs. Myrtle Sawyer and Walter of Binghamton, N. Mrs. Charles Young and daughter Marjorie of Hartford, N. Mr.

and Russell Case of Fernbrook; and Mrs. William Thomas of Mount Greenwood; Mrs. Illida Willoughby of Forty Fort; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Caldwallader of Kingston; Mr.

and Mrs. Dan Davis of Plains and daughter Margaret and Mrs. James Prideaux of Hazleton. Parsons Post No. 199 American Legion desires a large attendance of its members at their Thursday evening meeting.

All members of the Ladies Auxiliary War Mothers chapter are also invited. Betty and Dorothy Williams have returned home after spending Easter holidays with relatives at Philadelphia. A Joint meeting of Ladies Aid society and the Mission Cirqle will be held in Baptist church evening at a 7:30. Both societies will elect officers for the ensuing year. The Ladies' Aid will collect the yearly due and mite boxes will be received by the Missionary Circle.

A social hour will follow the meeting. Don't fail to read the opening chapter of the new serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record. Warrior Run Don't fail to read the opening chapter of the new serial story, Broadway Bride. Record.

It will appear in tomorrow's Produce More On Less Land Keystone Agriculturists Tend to Merge Smaller Farms, Expand Larger Harrisburg. Mar. 29. (AP) Pennsylvania farmers today duce from 2,000,000 fewer acres of improved land about 50 per cent. more crops than they did sixty years ago.

During this period, FederalState census statistics reveal, the total number of farms increased materially. only to return practically to the 1870 total. From 174,041 farms in that year the state total mounted to 224,248 in 1900 and now. has returned to 174.419. In same period, various trends have occurred in size of the farms composing the total.

Those under 20 show little change in number today compared with 1870, the fold population increase failing to increase the number of the small truck of "part time" farms in the vicinity of population centers. Farms in the 20-to-100 acre group in 1870 constituted twothirds of the total; today they represent one-half of the aggregate. On the other hand, farms of more than 100 acres -increased from 22 per cent." of the total just after the Civil war to 36 per cent. in 1930. Like the state farm total, however, even the large farms have dropped below their all-time maximum, reached in 1880.

General trends, the State agriculture department reports, have been toward merging small farms, expansion of the large farms and supplanting of smallscale fruit and grain growing by dairy operations. Comparative data regarding the number and size of the farms in 1930 and 1870 follows: Size 1930. 1870 Under 20 acres 26.322 26,197 20 to 49 acres 29,932 48,151 50 to 99 acres 53,376 61,268 100 to acres 62,060 38,273 Over cres 729 152 Total 172,419 174,041 Edwardsville Karl Kluck, Representative 30 Arch Street- -Telephone 7-0964 LADIES' AID MEETINGS Ladies' Aid society of Immanuel Baptist church will meet at 9 this morning in the church. Members of Ladies' Aid society of Welsh Baptist church will meet in the church, Green street, at 9:30 this morning. The women of Edwards' Memorial Congregational church will report at the church basement for work this morning at 10.

Aid society of Bethesda Congregational church will meet morning at 10 in the church. A tea will be held at the home of Mrs. Daniel Jones, 432 Schuyler avenue, Kingston, this afternoon from 2 to 5, for the beneflt of Ladies' Aid society of Welsh Baptist church. S. S.

CLASS MEETING Members of Mrs. William Davis' a Sunday school class of Edwards' Memorial Congregational church will meet tomorrow night after the senior Christian Endeavor society meeting. A special business session will be held. Hostesses will be Mrs. Arthur Williams, Rachel Morris, Mrs.

Lewis Thomas and Mrs. Victor E. Lewis. CLUB ENTERTAINED Cherrie Cresko entertained members of J. F.

S. club at home, 5 Cherry street, Monday night. Following a brief business meeting lunch was served to Jean Prescott, Eleanor McKluski, Thelma Yova, Rose Klucavage, Jerry Lukasavage, Charley Chernetski. BOY SCOUT NOTES Boy Scout troop 135 of Immanuel Baptist church will meet tonight at 7:30 in the church. Tom Jones is scoutmaster.

Troop 136 of Boy Scouts of America will hold its regular weekly meeting in Welsh Baptist church tonight at 7. William French is scoutmaster. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR Junior and intermediate C. E. societies of Edwards' Memorial Congregational churches will meet tonight at 6:30 and 7:30.

DOUGHNUT SALE Women of Improvement, society of Immanuel will sell doughnuts on Thursday in the church beginning at noon. DANCE Sunshine Boys of Edwardsville will hold a dance at Burba's hall tomorrow night. NOTES AND PERSONALS Mrs. George Trettis of Curtis street is a patient at Mercy hos-, pital, Wilkes-Barre. Ann Bendick street, Larksville, has from a recent illness resumed teaching.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kordick and son of Baltimore, visited Mr. and Mrs. Pasco of 72 Pulaski street for the Easter holidays.

John Gusalewski of Norwood, Ohio is visiting here. Gordon Pugh represented Kingston. Council 56 of Jr. 0. U.

A. M. at the booster meeting in the rooms of Columbia Council, Wilkes-Barre, Monday night. Rev. Llewellyn Thomas will address Young People's Council at the meeting to be held in Welsh Presbyterian church, Main street, Friday night at 7:30.

Myles W. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Edwards of Atlantic avenue, has returned to Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science after visiting his parents during the Easter vacation.

Wyoming Persons wishing to join the Red Cross class are asked to attend a meeting tonight in the old post office building in Pittston. Master William Hughes of Bellefonte has returned home after spending Easter with his grandmother Mary Hughes of Seventh street. Donald Weir, a student at State college has returned to school after spending the Easter recess with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Weir.

Monthly meeting of Christian Endeavor of Presbyterian church will be held after prayer service on Thursday night. Peace Envoys Decide To Linger In China Nanking, China, March 29 (AP)The League of Nations commissionser sent to inquire into the Manchurian conflict between China and Japan decided today to look over China proper a little longer, disregarding Chinese efforts to hasten them into Manchuria. The commissioners planned to he leave Nanking Friday by steamer for Hankow. From that point they will 'go on to Peiping by train. The Nanking the government sought to persuade commission to go to Manchuria at the earliest "possible moment.

It contended that the Japanese suggested the visit to Hankow. Ticker Records Gains On Curb Electric Bond and Share Issues Move Higher; Oils Are Steady New York, March 29, (AP)-The traces of buying which appeared in the curb market on Monday carried through the greater part of today's trading, and prices were steady with an undertone of Armness. Transactions totaled 220,000 shares. The utility and oil groups were notably firm. Electric Bond and Share issues improved.

The company's new common stock moved up points to The Insull utilities were steady price changes confined to fractions. The Standard Oil of Indiana statement placing 1931 earnings at $1.04 a share imparted a healthy tone to that stock. Other oils also were steady. Gulf Oil advanced points net. Newmont Mining advanced fractionally on company's statement which, while showing a loss $1,000,000 in 1931 on sale of securities, showed that expenses had been sharply curtailed.

Steady price movements resulting in most cases in fractional gains characterized trading in Aluminum Deere, Ford of Canada and Woolworth, while fractional losses occurred in American Cynamid Carnation Pennroad. Mellon Visits Hoover Washington, March 29 W. Mellon, new ambassador to the Court of -St. James, paid his farewell to President Hoover late today prior to sailing for London Friday on the S. S.

Majestic. Shavertown AUXILIARY TO MEET Due to illness in the home of Mrs. Mathers, the regularly scheduled meeting of Shavertown Branch, Nesbitt Memorial hospital auxiliary, will be held in the shop of John A. Girvan, Claude street, Dallas, on Friday afternoon at 2. Hostesses will be Mrs.

Zel Garinger, Mrs. Wesley Himmler, chairman; Mrs. C. A. Frantz, Marguerite Frantz, Mrs.

S. P. Frantz, Mrs. John Girvan, Winifred Griffith, Mrs. E.

W. Guernsey, Mrs. Fred Gordon, Mrs. Lina Garinger, N. S.

Garinger, Mrs. Frances Honeywell, Mrs. John Hildebrant, Mrs. D. T.

Honeywell and Mrs. J. E. Hildebrant. CALICO TEA Calico Tea to be given on the evening of April 12 promises to be unique.

The affair will be given under auspices of Searchlight Foreign Missionary society of Methodist church. Friends and husbands of the members will be guests. The feminine guests will come attired in print dresses and then price equal of to the admission price will of bethel dress. The proceeds will be devoted to the missionary quota assigned to the local society. TAYLOR CUP AWARDED The scholastic basketball league in which Kingston Township high school participated this year, played its final game Thursday night in Forty Fort high school, when Dallas borough played Dallas Township high school for the championship.

This was a hardfought game. Dallas Borough, by fast floor work won the game and the championship by the score of 15-10. The township team, although defeated in this game finished second in the league. The Taylor cup for this year goes to Dallas borough high school team. PROGRAM PRESENTED An Easter program was presented by Young People's department of Methodist church school in the opening exercises on Sunday morning.

Marjorie Fink, assisted by Esther Cortright, had charge of the program. Students in Mrs. Paul Eckhart's class and Mrs. D. M.

Corkwell's class participated. TO TALK ON CLOTHING Mabel C. McDowell, assistant clothing specialist of Pennsylvania State College, will give an illustrated talk on How to Dress in a More Becoming and Satisfying Way with as Expense as Possible. This demonstration will be given today, March 30, in the new church house at Idetown. Women from eight different communities have been invited.

Many women from Shavertown, who have already benefited by the projects given by State College Extension, are planning to take this opportunity to hear this talk on a topic of such vital interest to every woman. FIREMEN TO MEET An important firemen will be held conightin the school house. All members are urged to be present. SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET A pestponed masting of Kingston Township school board will be held tonight at the high school. All citizens interested in the proposed new high school are urged to be present.

NOTES AND PERSONALS Burke Harmon of City, formerly of this place, visited last week at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. William Chappel. Pearl M. Averett has been ill at her home for several days.

Wyoming annual conference convened yesterday in the Tabernacle Methodist church, Binghamton. Several local people are in attendance. Don't fail to read the opening chapter of the new serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record, Forty Fort ELECTS OFFICERS PHarmony, Bible Church class met of in Forty the church parlors on Monday night at which time the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Lewis Roabuck; first vice-president, Mrs.

Mrs. Reese Ida Davis; second vice Bell; treasurer, Mrs. C. A. Ide; secretary, Mrs.

Thomas Lewis; floral secretary, Mrs. H. E. Doster; assistant floral secretary, Mrs. H.

E. Davis. Mrs. I. J.

Maloney, who has. been president for the past one and oneyears and. her officers, were given a vote of thanks for their work during the past year, during which time the class raised $1,200 with which they purchased a new piano for the class room. Present: Mrs. Llewellyn Jones, Mrs.

Mabel T. W. Albertson, Lewis, Mrs. L. C.

C. E. Carey, buck, Mrs. Bruce Myers, Mrs. S.

W. Keast. Mrs. W. H.

Prynn, Mrs. W. R. Castner, Mrs. Ferris D.

Cornell, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Isaac B. Major, Mrs. Charles Crosby, Lillian Bradshaw, Mrs.

Sam Sheldon, Mrs. Irma Young, Miss Vera Young, Mrs. Hugh Jarman, Mrs. L. C.

Stevans, Mrs. D. J. Morgan, Mrs. A.

G. Rhoads, Mrs. Rees Davis, Mrs. Fred Dasch, Mrs. I.

R. Elston, Mrs. W. P. Frisbie, Mrs.

I. J. Maloney, Mrs. Thomas Day, Mrs. A.

B. Whitesell, Mrs. F. A. Berkenstock, Mrs.

B. Hughes, Mrs. E. M. Tripp, Mrs.

R. Jenkins and Mrs. F. J. Thompson.

HEALTH EXHIBITIONS The second annual health exhibition of Forty Fort junior high school will be held in the high school gymnasium tonight at 7:45. The exhibitions 'are under the direction of Helen Bailey, girls' coach, and Robert Davidson, boys' coach. The following program will be given this evening: Marching drill, seventh grade girls; wand dance, drill, Irish lilt, ninth eighth grade boys; games, seventh grade girls; elephant, seventh grade boys; dumb bell drill, ninth grade girls; parallels, boys' gym team; dance, Brownies' frolic, ninth grade girls; connective exhibition drill, eighth grade girls; dumb bell drill, eighth grade boys; dance, csebogar, Dutch couple, seventh grade girls; pyramids, eighth grade girls; apparatus, ninth grade girls; high bar, boys' gym team; specialty dance, girls; tumbling, boys and girls. BOWLING TONIGHT Teams No. 1, captained by H.

L. Austin, and No. 5, captained by P. J. Sturdevant, of the Methodist Men's Bowling League, will play a series of games on the Duplan alleys.

tonight. On. Friday night, teams No. 2 and No. 4 will bowl.

NOTES AND PERSONALS Maurice Reagan has returned to his studies at Jefferson Medical College after spending Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Reagan of Shoemaker street. Don't fail to read the opening chapter of the new serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record.

Anna Harris has returned to Philadelphia after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Harris of Welles street. Dorothy Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Foster Williams, is ill at her home on Welles street, with measles. The local schools opened yesterday after being closed for Easter holidays. The class rooms of each building was fumigated during the period from Thursday to Sunday. Duryea Born to. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Namura York avenue, March 28, 1932 a son. Mrs. Ray Davis and twin sons of Philadelphia are spending some time at the home of Mrs. Davis' parents Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Lewis of York avenue. Mrs. John Shotwell of Lincoln avenue spent Monday with relatives in Scranton. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Rasbridge of Newark, N. spent the week-end at the Burgess and Mrs. James E. Dougherty of South Main air street.

Arthur Knapp of Donnelly street is recovering from an illness. Residents of the borough are warned to keep their dogs off the streets. Mary Monahan of New York; Mr. and Mrs. John Comer and family of Pittsburgh; Mrs.

Robert Comer and family; Mr. and Mrs. David Anthony and children Sayre; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dietz and children of Detroit, Mich; were called here to attend the funeral of Mrs.

Anna Rita Monahan. John Heath and Boland of Rahway, N. were holiday guests of the former's mother Mrs. Nellie Heath of South Main street. John J.

Stewarts is a patient at the Taylor hospital. Born to 'and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Bronx, N. in Nesbitt Memorial hospital, Kingston, Saturday, March 19, 1932. a son.

Mrs. Margaret Byank of Brooklyn, N. is visiting her daughter Mrs. Joseph Ostroski of Main street and Mrs. Daniel Gorman of New street.

Don't fail to read the opening chapter of. the new serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record. Courtdale Ladies' Aid society will hold a calico tea in the church parlors on Friday night, April 1. All women are to wear print dresses.

There will be an entertainment and lunch. A silver offering will be taken. Albert Hill and Mrs. Richard Moore have gone to Maine to visit their brother, William Hill. Mrs.

Lillian Eddy of Luzerne was a local caller on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hughes of Hazleton visited the former's mother, Mrs. Anna Hughes, on Sunday.

Mrs. William Edwards visited in Kingston recently. Mr. and Mrs. Parrish entertained on Sunday their sons Donald and Warren of Kingston.

Rev. Wilton J. Dubrick, a student of Drew Theological seminary, spent Easter with his mother, Mrs. Candace Dubrich. Rev.

R. C. 'Havens and Rev. W. J.

Dubrick are attending the Methodist Conference at Binghamton this week. William Rowett, of Bucknell, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rowett, Sri Miss Della Harding of Hoyt street is ill. Mrs.

John Evans is ill. Mr. and Mrs. James Merical of Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs.

George Kritzberger on Sunday. Miss Alberta Jones of WilkesBarre is spending the week with her aunt, Mrs. Clifford Youlls. Edwards David. and Mrs.

and children spent Sunday at Edwardsville. Don't fail to read the opening chapter of the new serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record. Kingston, West Side West Side Headquarters, 725 Market Street, Kingston Postoffice. HOWELL E.

REES, REPRESENTATIVE Telephone, Dial 7-1714 PLAN RECEPTION Luther league of Holy Trinity Lutheran will give a reception on church, night in honor of new members taken into the church during the past year. 'A splendid' program has been arranged and refreshments will- be served. Feature of the program will be a short play, The Necktie Hero, directed by Viola Keller. Members of the cast are: Mrs. Derrington, wealthy widow, Irene Raeder; Wesley Derrington, the hero, Robert Ruch; Georgiana, Wesley's fiancee, Charlotte Jacobson; Eliza, Wesley's aunt, Ellora Kohn; Dr.

Walters, family physician, Arthur Plieskatt; Miss Evans, doctor's nurse, Gladys Gessner; Elizabeth, the maid, Ruth Miller. The program will begin at 8. Members of the congregation and friends are cordially invited to attend. REGRETS CHANGE Editor: In an evening newspaper yesterday, it was stated that Rev. Frank W.

Young, pastor of the Methodist church in Kingston, is liabler to be moved. Rev. Mr. Young has served the above church for seven years and has been most successful. His cooperation with every society in the church has been greatly appreciated.

His many friends in the church and 'in this community regret that such a move is suggested at this time A Member of the Church. ENCOURAGING REPORT Encouraging reports for the year were heard at the last fiscal meeting of the official board of M. that of E. the of church most on pleasing Monday financial reports night. the splendid condition in which the church finds itself at the end of the conference year.

All current expenses were met, Rev. Frank W. Young, pastor, announced, and a considerable sum for benevolence, although not quite as large as last year, was reported. The amount for current expenses exceeded that reported last year. VISITS HERE Elton Eike of Rochester, N.

formerly teacher in Kingston high school, is spending part of the Easter vacation visiting old friends here. Accompanied by Lewis Krieger, principal- of Memorial high school, Mr. Eike attended the meeting of Kingston Business Men's association on Monday night and spoke briefly concerning the Rochester Plan to relieve conditions caused by economic ailments. CARD PARTY Women's auxiliary of Black Diamond post, -No. 395, American Legion, will hold a card party this afternoon at 2 in Legion home, Market street.

For those women not desiring to play cards there will be a bingo game. WORKING GIRLS Pitfalls confronting the modern working girls are illustrated graphically in the picture, Working Girls, to be shown at Kingston theatre tonight. Included in the cast are Paul Lucas, Wood, Stuart Erwin and 'Dorothy Hall. TO BUILD ADDITION Stull 15-17 Union street, will construct a one-story frame addition to their store. Permit was issued yesterday morning by Charles W.

Vincent, building inspector. Howard and Willard Stull are proprietors of the business. REPRESENTS LODGE Bordon Pugh represented local booster lodge meeting of Jr. held 0. U.

in A. the M. rooms athe of Columbia council at WilkesBarre on Monday night. REHEARSAL POSTPONED Because of the Easter vacation there will be no practice for Kingston Symphony orchestra tomorrow night, Prof. John C.

Walkingshaw, conductor, announced yesterday. CLASSES RESUMED Classes were resumed at Wyoming seminary yesterday and students returned from their Easter vacation. ELECT OFFICERS Kingston lodge, No. 709, I. 0.

O. last night elected officers nominated at the regular meeting last Tuesday night. Dallas Elizabeth Breckenridge is very ill at her home on Franklin street. Mrs. A.

L. Tompkins of Overbrook avenue is recuperating after a recent illness. Robert Tompkins of State College is spending Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

L. Tompkins. Saturday evening at 6:30 the J. B. C.

Sunday school class of Dallas M. E. church held its annual banquet at the class cabin. Flora Brown, teacher, prepared a delicious chicken dinner. Banquets of a similar type have been held by the class for the last sixteen years and its members look expectantly forward to the yearly feast.

After the dinner the officers for the coming year were William Brickel, president; Paul Brodhun, vice president; David Brace, secretary; Samuel Brace, treasurer; Robert Hislop, assistant secretary. Shavertown branch of Nesbitt auxiliary will not meet with Mrs. Frank Mathers of Trucksville due to illness in the family but will meet at John Girvin's shop on Claude street, Dallas at 2 on Frig day afternoon. The committee in charge is: Mrs. Z.

E. Garinger and Mrs. Wesley Himmler chairlady, assisted by Mrs. C. A.

Frantz, Margueriet Frantz, Mrs. S. F. Frantz, Mrs. John A.

Givin, Winifred Griffith, Mrs. E. W. Guernsey, Mrs. Fred M.

Gordon, Lina Garinger, Mrs. M. S. Garinger, Mrs. Francis Honeywell, Mrs.

John Hildebrant, Mrs. D. F. Honeywell and Mrs. J.

E. Hildebrant. There will be no rehearsal of Dallas M. church choir: this week. Avoca Malcolm Borthwick, student at the Jefferson medical college, Philadelphia, and his brother Morris, York, spent the weekend at their home on South street.

Robert Borthwick, who is studying for the ministry, at a southern college, is parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Borthwick, South Main street. Vincent McAndrew has returned Philadelphia after spending some time at home Main street. William Brennan, New York I City, spent the weekend in Avooa.

Ashley FUNERAL TOMORROW The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Lyons will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Aaron Boone at Lime Ridge, Thursday morning at 11. Services will be conducted by Rev. Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian, in church Almedia and interment cemetery.

Friends view the remains at the home, may, Ashley street this afternoon and evening. AVENUE CHURCH NOTES Celebration of Easter at Wyoming Avenue Christian church was one of the best in the history of the church. All former attendance records, except those during the period of the Loyalty Crusade last year, were exceeded. Efforts of the church during the Easter period have resulted in a considerable increase in church membership. The cantata rendered by the combined church and junior choirs 'was enwill not monster rehearsal this week.

joyed on evening. The choir Ladies' Aid society will work at church all day Thursday and the regular order will be resumed in the mid-week service on Thursday night. EXPECT CHANGE Rev. Frank W. Young, pastor of First M.

E. church for the past seven years, is expected to be given a change of pastorate at the Wyoming conference being held this week in Binghamton, N. according to information received from an authentic source. Rev. James D.

Benninger, transferred to Dorranceton M. E. church last year after serving a term as superintendent of a conference district, 'is expected to be returned to the local charge for another year. FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Funeral of Mrs. John' H.

Ryan will be held this morning at 10 from the home, 385 Chestnut avenue, with a solemn high mass of requiem at. 10:30 in St. Ignatius' church. Interment will be in St. Ignatius' cemetery, Pringle.

Funeral services for Mrs. James Noble will be held this afternoon at 2 at the home, 23 Carle street. Interment wIll be in Dennison cemetery at Forty Fort. AUXILIARY MEETING Monthly meeing of Dorranceton branch, Nesbitt Memorial hospital, will be held at the nurses' home on Friday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs.

Thomas Stoneham, president, will have charge. Mrs. George Huey, chairman of the program, will have a surprise program in keeping with the Easter season. Business of importance will be transacted. PLANS PROGRESSING Rapid progress is being made in rehearsals for the Firemen's revue to be given in Memorial high school, Chester street, on Wednesday and Thursday night, April 13 and 14 by Independent Hose Co.

Splendid talent and novel musical plot are expected to make the production one of the best ever staged by the local firemen. 'PLAN DANCE Anthracite post, No. 283, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold a dance on Thursday night in Columbian hall, East Union street. A pageant entitled A Dream That Came True will be given at First Baptist church Dorranceton by adult members of Sunday school sponsored by the Ultra class. There be no charge but a silver offering will be received to be applied to the carpet fund.

Barbara and Stanley Rynk of 241 Wyoming avenue have returned to Dickinson college, Carlisle, after spending the Easter vacation at home. Mrs. Annie Price of Plymouth spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sponseller.

Wilbur Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Scott of Pierce street, has returned to University of Virginia after spending his Easter vacation at home.

Trucksville DAMAGE BY STORM The snow storm which swept the town Monday caused much damage to telephone and service wires on all roads. The high tension line below Hillside broke about noon and all trolley service was stopped until the wire was repaired. The foot bridge at West Trucksville was broken in half by a large tree which fell on it. Trees could be seen blown down on any street in Service poles in several instances were blown over. TrucksGardens was struck hard as the snow drifted to the depth of five and six feet in some places.

On the old Stegmaier farm on Harris Hill road, trees were blown down and the row of maples along the road were destroyed. also Several small buildings collapsed. was no mail delivery from Monday morning Tuesday night. The train which was due in Trucksville Monday morning was late and when it reached Dallas was stalled Tuesday afternoon. The rural mail routes went on Monday as far AS possible, which was not very far.

The star route did not go on Monday. Snow drifts were reported above Noxen as being over twenty feet deep. SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET School board meeting scheduled for Monday night will be held on Monday, April 4 at 7 at the usual place. This will be the regular meeting night. At this meeting Mack Sahm, architects, will present plans for the new high school building for approval and edvertising for bids will be authorized.

SCHOOLS CLOSED SCHOOLS CLOSED Kingston township schools were closed yesterday due to the deep snow drifts on the sections traveled by the schools', buses. The schools will open this morning for all classes, having been closed since last Thursday. TO GIVE OPERETTA Glee club of the Kingston township high school will present the operetta, The Count and the CoEd, on Thursday night in the high school and Friday night in the Shavertown M. E. church.

The operetta is by Geoffrey Morgan and the music by Geoffrey and O'Hara. Orchestra music will be furnished by the high school orchestra. Cottage prayer meeting of Free Methodist church will be held tonight at the home of Francis Smith on Carverton road. Shavertown branch of Nesbitt hospital auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F.

G. Mathers on Carverton road. -Jack Montgomery of Lansford visited with friends over the weekend. Mrs. Hattie Hersh has returned home after spending a few days in New York.

Marion Olver has returned to Philadelphia where she is a student at Temple university. Mrs. Clara Lyne and Lizzie Kreidler spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Royal Lyne on, Harris in Hill road.

local Walter Hicks, teacher the high school, spent the Easter vacation with his parents at Myerstown: SUANEE MINSTRELS Presbyterian chapel was filled to capacity last evening when the Suanee Minstrels was presented under auspices of the Westminster Guild of the church. The interlocutor was Owen Rowland and the end men Ellsworth Swank Eugene Lawson; end women, Lucy Parklie and Pauline Bell. Soloists were Jack Morris, tenor; Thomas Reese, basso; Wallace Henry, baritone and Mary Hewitt, prano. Eight young people formed the chorus. The program was received with the hearty applause of the large audience present.

Much of the success of the affair was due to the untiring efforts of Jean Walters, director and Edgar Hittinger, who directed the music and Small, accompanist. Following was the program: Opening chorus; solo, Mary Hewitt; duet, Rinelda Jones and Ruth Kemmerer with chorus; solo, Thomas Reese; duet, Billy Owens and Willard Small with chorus; cornet solo, Jack Bissett; solo, Edgar Hittinger with chorus; group of songs, Jack Morris; solo, Hazel LaBarre; short play, So This is Love, Almeda Rowland and Glenwood banjo medleys, MilSmith; solo, Wallace Henry; chorus; solo, Catherine Jones with chorus; solo, Jack Bissett with chorus; solo, Agnes, Leslie with chorus; chorus, Down South. STUDENTS TO BROADCAST Students of Ashley high school under the direction of Helen McHale, will broadcast a musical program this evening at 8 over a local station. Following is the program: Selection, high school glee club; vocal duet, Bennetta Evans and Elizabeth Ruhf; vocal solo, Genevieve Christman; three selections, glee club; trumpet solo, Robert Peters; vocal solo, Jean Hannis; selections, The glee club will be by Clyde O'Connell. TO INSTALL OFFICERS The annual installation of officers of Blue Ridge Chapter, No.

140, Order Eastern Star will be held this evening at 7:45 in the chapter room in Eddy's hall, North Main street. A special ceremony for the retiring and incoming matrons will be held and following will be a social session. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Election of officers for the coming year will be held by Coalville. Lodge, No. 689, I.

0. 0. F. in their lodge rooms North Main street on Wednesday evening. There will also be election of Grand officers.

All past grands are urged to be present. SURPRISE PARTY of Ladies' Aid society of Presbyterian church gathered at the home of Mrs. J. W. Oliver, Hartford street, and tendered her pleasant surprise party.

Mrs. J. W. a Oliver recently retired as president of the society after for several years. that.

'evening having served in capacity was pleasantly spent and refreshments were served. The guest of honor was presented with a gift silver. Those "present: Mrs. Harriet Graham, Mrs. Charles Mrs.

Thomas Williams, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. William H. Rowland, Maude Powell, Mrs. Arthur Lewis, Mrs.

R. Small, Mrs. Richard Thomas, Mrs. Gwen Shrader, Mrs. David Kemmerer, Mrs.

R. A. Dill, Mrs. Sarah McGilpin, Mrs. William J.

Gemmel, Mrs. J. W. Oliver, Mrs. Margaret Thomas, Mrs.

Ann Williams, Mrs. Albert Powell, Mrs. J. W. Johnson.

NOTES AND PERSONALS Samuel Oliver has returned from New York where he spent Easter. Gleaners class of Methodist Sunday school will sell pasties, cup cakes and pies in the social parlors of the church today. Westminister Circle of Presbyterian church will meet in the chapel this evening. Mr. and Mrs.

William Daw of Murray street, Forty Fort, have moved to North Main street to the house recently vacated by Thomas Jackson and family. The Jackson family have moved to the Richard Heydt home on Rose street and the Heydts have taken the home in Fort vacated by the Daw family. fail to read the opening chapter of new -serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record. Plains NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES David Thomas, son of Rev.

L. D. Thomas of the local Welsh church, was rushed to West Side hospital late on Monday night where he was operated upon for appendicitis. Dr. Mengel performed the operation.

Mr. Thomas' condition is reported to be revocablehomas, son of Rev. L. D. Thomas, is at home for an Easter recess.

He is a student at Temple university. Plains Teachers' Federation will hold its regular monthly meeting at Memorial high school this afternoon at 4. All teachers are urged to be present. Mid-week prayer service will be conducted at the Plains Primitive Methodist church tonight at 7:30. sermon will be delivered by the pastor.

Mrs. Samuel Hooper of Maffet street is ill at her home. Mid-week prayer services will be conducted at the Plains Presbyterian and Miner Congregational churches tomorrow night at 7:30. Attorney Hopkins Rowlands of Plains will go to Philadelphia on April 11 where he will be sworn in and certified as a practitioner before the state supreme court. Mr.

Rowlands now has a law office, at partnership with Attorney Benjamin Jones, son of Judge Jones. Grace Merritt and Merle Johnson, students at Mansfield State Teachers' college, have returned to that institution to resume their studies following the Easter recess. George Williams has returned to New York where his occupation is that of a teacher at the Buckley Boys' school. He spent the past few days with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth, of Abbott street.

Plains township commissioners will hold one of their bi-monthly meetings at the town -hall on Monday night. Herbert Williams of Abbott street is ill at his home. Don't fail to read the opening chapter of the new serial story, Broadway Bride. It will appear in tomorrow's Record..