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"he Dallas Post
3 Butabliched 1891 \
; An independent paper, of the people, devoted co the great farm-
ing section of Luzerne and other counties. ;
Trucksville, Shavertown, Lehman, Dallas, Luzerne, The Greater
West Side, Shawanese, Alderson, Centermoreland, Fernbrook, Lake-
ton, Sweet Valley, Harvey’s Lake, Huntsville aud Tunkhannock are
circulated by The Dallas Post. A :
Also 100 copies for Wilkes-Barre readers; 150 copies outside of
| Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, but within the boundaries of Penn-
| gylvania; 200 copies to friends far away. y
ar Entered as second-class matter at the Post-Office at Dallas, Pa.,
~ under Act of March 3, 1879.
os Subscription $1.00 per year
Payable in advance
Address all Communications to
THE DALLAS POST
Lehman Avenue Phone Dallas 300
Dallas, Pa.
EDITORIAL COLUMN |
Devoted to the Current Topics of the Day
; OUR TANNING INDUSTRY
- Once a flourishing industry which followed the sound of ‘the lumber-
ck’s axe and then settled down contentedly in the neighborhood of the
reat lumbering operations of Northeastern Pennsylvania where cheap bark
could be easily obtained, the tanning industry now has but two outposts in
this section; one at Tunkhannock and the other at Noxen.
Ordinarily these plants have remained steadfast while their weaker
neighbors have passed out of existence with the decline of the lumbering
interests which fostered them. Their stacks have belched smoke, their
whistles echoed throughout the hillsides and their yards and beam houses
ave been the centres of industry which employed hundreds of men and boys
hile their less stalwart neighbors grew silent leaving only rotting build-
gs and silent, lonely stacks as evidence of once thriving tanneries and am-
itious little communities.
~~ Now, however, the Tunkhannock plant of the Elk Tanning Company is
closed and its fires drawn while its husky companied, the big Armour plant
at Noxen, is working on three-quarter time. Present day plants are no
i nger affected by depletion of bark supplies or proximity to lumbering oper-
ations. Like other great industries fashion and style play a greater part
in their prosperity than nearness to a base of supplies. In recent years the
introduction of substitutes for leather, composition soles for men’s work
shoes and reptile skins for women’s shoes, have played havoc with an erst-
while stable industry. : ;
~ Despite the fact that the output of shoes was larger in 1928 than in
1927, the consumption of leather made from cattle hides was smaller. Cur-
tailment of demand for shoes, therefore brought a decline in the price of
attle hides. Prices have declined sharply during the past year. The aver-
age price of 12 grades of packer hides at Chicago is now 13% cents as
gainst 22 cents a year ago. Leather companies were put at a disadvantage
by the decline in the price of leather made from high-priced hides and raw
hide prices steadily declined so that purchase of new stock on a falling
market was a gamble. Leather companies made less money in 1928 than in
1927. Tt is doubtful whether the situation will be improved in 1929 although
cattle hides are probably now at the bottom of the decline and some recov-
ery may oceur.
fy 5 PENALTY OF POVERTY
~All of us who are too poor to keep an average of $100.00 in our respec-
tive bank on checking account, are paying a monthly service of 50c a month.
apital has received a return. It is just another of the penalties in life for
e man without the money.
Fear ol RR Be
TEETH IN JONES ACT ;
At least we have a federal prohibition act that has some teeth in it.
The non-law abiding citizens and foreigners did not seem to mind paying a
fine but 30 to 90 day visit to jail is not so pleasant and carries a little too
much publicity. We all have a considerable more self-respect when we be-
come truly law-abiding folks. President Hoover has our whole-hearted ap-
proval for the courage of his convictions and courage of his oath to uphold
the law.
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pr THE HEALTH PROGRAM
The health program under the supervision of the county superinten-
dent of schools is deserving of commendation. It has, possibilities that cer-
tainly ought to be encouraged in every district’ for the benefit of the students
whose physical training is just as important as the mental advancement their
studies bring.
Fducators realize now that the body as well as the mind must be im-
proved. There is no better place to accomplish this than in the schools, for
there the youngsters are forming the habits that govern their lives.
Health, after all, is the all-important thing. Education has its good
points, but they amount to so little if he body is no able to take advanage
of knowledge.
s There are so many ailments that are ignored in children. The teeth
d the eyes are among the more common sources of trouble that are re-
‘ceiving thé attention they deserve as a result of the campaign by the school
authorities. Y
While the schools have accomplished considerably within recent years,
‘they merely have scratched the surface. There is so much more they might |
ideal standard. While no official check has been made, it has been estimated
that only one in thirty is the present average. When the figures are re-
‘versed and one out of thirty dees not fulfill the requirements, then the health
program will have accomplished its purpose.
A
FOCH AND THE HIGH HONORS
| custom of playing “April Fool”.
be CORNER. of
(By H. A. L.)
April Fool Pranks
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Last Monday, not only the young,
mt the old indulged in that age-old
Early in the morning a certain
party rushed in one of the business
places on Main Street and informed
the proprietor that he was needed im-
mediately at another business estab- |
lishment.
Picturing suffering and untold hor-|
rors he hurried immediately down the
street. Being ofa frail nature noth-
ing except his great anxiety for his
friend kept him going.
Upon arriving there he found his
friend still peacefully in slumber.
Upon learning it was April 1st the
shock was as bad as the first news.
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Laying Concrete
The sudden activity of Kersteen
Construction the past week in grad-
ing the Luzerne-Trucksville highway
and the prepaprations for the laying
of concrete between Trucksville and
Hillside was received with general
satisfaction by the many autoists that
have to travel this road every day.
Within two months it is expected that
at least one-half of the width of the
entire road will be concreted. :
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J. F. Besecker and Goodyear
Tires
With the coming of spring, unusual
activity is being planned for the tire
trade. J. F. Besecker, local Good-
year Tire dealer is stocking up with
this well-known brand of tires.
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Bank Checking Accounts
With the first of the month, a good
many of us unfortunates received no-
tice of the new monthly charge for
checking accounts. The fee charg-
ed by the banks is very small for the
service rendered and we do not heat
of any serious objection. If the
banks adhere strictly to the rule with
no exceptions, it is felt that senti-
ment will be almost entirely in favor |
of it.
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Main Street Property Not Sold
Rumor has been about town of the
sale of the Reese building which is
owned by: George Leacocas, of Wilkes-
Barre. It was said that a Chrysler
Automobile Agency would open up in
the building. Latest reports refute
the statement of the sale of the build-
ing. Whether or not the Chrysler
dealer will use the same it not known.
CC) Stem
Welcomed Home
The great spirit of welcome shown
our fellow townsman, and president
of council, Wardan Kunkle, is only an
indication of the high esteem and re-
spect which Wardan holds among his
neighbors.
Attending his first council meeting
in three months, Wardan was all bus-
iness, and very interested to know
what had transpired officially in the
council.
Mentioned As School Director
Thom Higgins, well known proprie-
tor of Higgins College Inn of this
town has been mentioned quite prom-
inently the past several days as a
candidate for school director. Thom
is very busy and it is hardly thought |
that he would allow the use of his
name as a candidate unless there is
no" opposition.
In a free-for-all scrap for the po-
| sition Thom would give a fine ac-|
count of himself and would no doubt]
do when one considers that there are so few students who measure up to the | |
be among the highest. However, |
there’s lots of time. !
Our Post-Office |
One can go far before he will find |
a post office of the class in which Dal-|
las is. registered to find such cour-|
tesy and efficient handling of the |
Much that should have been said has been said of Foch, the great chicf-
_ ever, they had scanned again the pages of the peace after the struggle be-
sweet courtesy then extended by conquerers to conquered.
When in history has it come about that the body of a beloved hero has
been more honored than in the case of Marshall Foch. First in Notre Dame
historic cathedral, and vivid with memories of great scenes of all centuries
later than the tenth; then the procession to the Arc de Triomphe and the
lying in state in that place of reverence and awe near the body of the Un-
known Soldier; then finally, repose for all time under the dome of the In-
valides, closely neighboring the remains of Napoleon. France has done all
onor possible. :
One likes to remember of Foch that he assumed and managed the high-
est command in the gigantic struggle without incurring the jealousy or
enmity of any nation or of any other great commander. He and Haig, and
Joffre, and Pershing were ever on most cordial terms. Another thing comes
with fine flavor and that is recalling the Foch quiet manner and gentlemanly
courtesy, without a sign of self-assurance. There is something here perhaps
a little like Grant who never played to the gallery and went on about the
unpleasant business as something to be done and then forgotten. The great-
est are indeed the humblest. Foch on the field in tremendous crisis also had
- something that bring back the chivalrous Lee, whose officers not only re-
spected but worshipped him. There was that scene at Gettysburg, crisis of
the Civil War, and when Lee replying to Longstreet at the latter’s pro-
~ test against an advance toward the Union right, “The enemy is there and
there we shall attack.” But the achievement which most men long for is to
be cherished in the hearts of their countrymen. And Foch could have imag-
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tain of the World War. “We hear his praise from all the nations except pos- |
ibly Germany, which resented his brusque manner at the forest of Com-| are on the job and we take this little in York, Pa.
iegne, at the signing of the Armistice. The reaction is natural. If how- | means of letting her know that the | husband and son, motored here with |
| mails. |
Miss Walters and her assistants |
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| people of Dallas and all those that |
tween France and Germany in 1870 he might not have found any particularly | have occasion to use the post office |
appreciate the fine service.
G. A. A. Kuehn
Our congenial druggist whom we
most all know as “Gus” is undergo-
ing treatment for the correction of an
ailment from which he has been suf-
fering for some time. When in the
best of health there is no more active
We sincerely hope that the time will
soon be here when he is his old self
once again.
The Chrysler Plymouth
That considerable interest is being
displayed in automobiles is evidenced
by the many people who have visited
Oliver’s show room and examined the
new Chrysler Plymouth, a product of
Chrysler. When they see this car
they ‘are imppressed with the fea-
‘tures of the higher priced car which
they receive with the Plymouth and
“Smiling” Jim, the owner of this fine
automobile agency, is a salesman de-
luxe.
DALLAS
student in Berwick High School.
ill at this writing.
and consistent town booster than he. |
PERSONALS
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Herman White and family of Phil-
adelphia, are visiting Mr. White's
sister, Mrs. Gracé Rustine.
Marie Woolbert, Elizabeth Love
and Dorothy Patterson, seniors at
West Chester State Teachers’ Col-
lege, returned to ‘their studies this
week after ‘spending the Easter re-
cess with their parents.
Leonard Machell .is about’ conval-
escing after his recent operation. He
is still rather weak from the effects
but is rapidly gaining strength.
Cecil Wilson is driving a new|
Dodge roadster purchased recently
| from James Oliver.
Machell Hildebrant, a student at!
Penn State, is visiting his parents, Mr. |
and Mrs. C. S. Hildebrant.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reese spent
here.
Scouten, of Kingston.
Many local persons listening in on |
their radios Thursday evening were account of the almost absolute dearth |
of transportation facilities, The Post |
entertained by local boys who are |
singing with the WBAX Quartet. The
group is composed of Philip Ander- |
son, local tenor; George Reynolds, of |
Trucksville, and Lyle Muir and Paul |
Gross of Wyoming. |
George Williams, staff writer of |
The Evening News is reconstructing |
the garage on the back of his lot. i
Thomas Czuleger has returned after |
spending the early part of the week |
in New York City. =~ He is employed |
by Bryant and Coal road contractors, |
who built the new Lehman road and |
have contracts for other roads in this
section of the State, notable among
them the State road near Towanda. |
John L. Sullivan has returned |
home after a holiday in Atlantic City,
where he met former Governor Al-
fred E. Smith of New York State.
He also met John Gregory, former
editor of The Post who is now em-
ployed on the staff of the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
E. S. Lamb and family of Philadel- |
phia, visited W. R. ‘Garinger and
family on Sunday. Mrs. Lamb was
formerly Althea Atherholt.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley MacDowell
of Philadelphia, spent Easter with the
latter’s brother and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Westover. T
vr Mrs. George Watkins entertained on!
Wednesday at her home in honor of
Miss Alice Austin of Luzerne.
Austin will be a June bride.
were laid for sixteen guests.
Kenneth Oliver has returned to
Berwick after spending the Easter
vacation at his home. Kenneth is a
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Miss |
Covers |
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Leon Kintz was called to the bed-|
side of his mother, Mrs. Ida Kintz, of
Pittston Wednesday. She is seriously
Howard Glenright was taken sud-
denly ill while at work Saturday and
was hurried to the Mercy Hospital.
A major operation was performed and
for a while his condition was critical.
We are glad to report that he is now
on the road to recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Westover and family
were recent visitors at Berwick.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cairl, Jr.,
have moved to Forty Fort to be near-
er Mr. Cairl’s work. %
Mrs. Griffith Jones, of Youngstown,
Ohio, was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jas.
S. Thomas of Main Street.
Louis Reese, son of Mr. John Reese,
who was hurt in the mines recently,
is able to be about again.
Fred Turpin, Jr., is busy these days |
hauling witch hazel from Noxen to
the Tunkhannock distillery.
George, young son’ of Mr. and Mrs.
Hoffmeister, of Shrine View Farm, is
ill with pneumonia.
Phillip Anderson has resigned his
position at the A. & P. Store. David
Brace has been employed in his place.
Doctor and Mrs. George Swartz are |
entertaining the latter’s aunt, Miss |
| Hogan, of New York City.
Our druggist, Gus Keuhn, who has |
en away for his health, has return-
ed home. He visited his daughter
The latter, with her
| her father and expect to remain for
a few days.
Mrs: Ross Lewin, of Fernbrook en-
tertained her card club at her home
| Thursday evening.
| Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaver have
| returned to Merchantsville, N. J.
| after spending the holidays with Mr.
| and Mrs. R. B. Shaver. Mr. Shaver
|is a medical student in Philadelphia,
while his wife is one of the instructors
| in the Merchantville schools.
P. H. Parks, the sand and gravei
man, met with a painful injury to
his thumb this weekk. He caught it
in a rip saw, nearly severing the top
off. © Dr. Swartz attended.
The Dallas Orchestra played for an
entertainment in the Fernbrook P. M.
Church Tuesday evening. It came
to Dallas later for its regular prac-
tice at Higgin’s Restaurant where the
old gang was anxiously waiting
them.
Thom Higgins has been on the sick |,
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Leaves Newspaper Clipping Telling
of Big Snow Storm Which Blanketed
Valley Twenty-Nine Years Ago.
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On Monday last, Uncle Billie Baird,
as he is known to his scores of
THE POST
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| The “Office Dog” makes his first
| appearance this week with the follow-
| ing bit of rhyme from our spring-
friends not only in Trucksville but| fever smitten correspondent at Alder-
| from Luzerne to Noxen, called on the | son.
subscription of a friend whom Uncle
writer hon Post bringing in a new
Billie is anxious to receive The Post.
| Uncle Billie also paid for his sub- |
scription for next year in advance. -
The clipping as received from
Uncle reads as follows:
THE BIG SNOW STORM
Drifted Shut and Railroad
Traffic Crippled
“Snow began falling Thursday
morning and continued all day and
Roads
night and part of Friday. A fierce]
Sunday with the formers parents | wind accompanied the snow storm |
Mrs. Reese was formerly May | and as a consequence railroad and |
| wagon traffic has been at a standstill. |
“All mail has been delayed and on
is necessarily behind time.
“The roads in this section are bad-
ly drifted, and the R. F. D. carriers
were forced to stay at home Friday
morning. J
“It is estimated that snow fell to
the depth of from 12 to 15 inches on
the level, and old-timers contend that
it is the worst within their recollec-
tion so early in the season.”
Editor’s Note:—When Uncle Billie
Baird called at The Post he left the
copy containing same which was dat-
ed November 5, 1910. So we must
admit we are having fine weather
during the late years.
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Shickshinny to spend some time with
friends.
The card party held by the Nesbitt
Hospital Auxiliary at Higgins Res-
taurant Monday evening, was very
successful. A neat sum was real-
ized.
Lettie Lee, a Senior of the Wilkes-
Barre Institute, was a charming hos-
tess at a dinner given in honor of her
classmates and friends in the blue
room of the Sterling Hotel, Monday
evening. Miss Lee’s mother and
aunt were hostesses.
ner, the “party enjoyed
dance at the Institute.
Mr. and Mrs.
moved int otheir home at Shrine View
for the summer.
The home in Shrine View which has
been under construction for some
time has been finished. = Mr. Stuart,
of Wilkes-Barre, has moved his fam-
ily into it. It is a splendid addi-
tion to the homes in this place.
Mrs. A. P. Keifer and family of
New York City, have arrived to spend
the summer at their home in Shrine
View. Miss Lois will be one of the
June brides and elaborate plans are
being made for the coming event,
which will be one of the outstanding
events of the season.
the Senior
After the din-|
L. F. Mitten have|.
We caught the pup just as he
| was beginning to chew this bit of
| paper up behind our, office desk. He's
la great pup and loves to feed on
{ poems, book reviews and bits of wit.
| Send him food and watch him grow:
La know that sometimes when ya sit
An’ read about the days
| When there was kings an’ knights
| an’ sich,
| An’ minstrels singin’ lays
Ya think, oh gosh, there din’t no use
Ya'll live yer whole life thru
An’ never git to raise the deuce
Jist like they used ta do.
| Ya'll never git to ride a horse
All dressed in armor bright,
An’ never break a lance of course
Against some other knight
Ya’ll never be a king or so
Quite free to pick an’ choose
Ya’ll always be just Johnnie Doe
An’ mind yer P’s and Q’s.
An’ so, ya wish ya never was
Becuz ya have to be
When knights is quite extinct becuz
There ain’t no knights to see.
Ya live the same the winter thru
The summer, spring and fall
Ya think there.ain’t a thing to do
That’s any good at all.
But fellers, if ya look around
This darned old world of ours
Ya'll find there’s lots that’s to be
found
Besides the birds an’ flowers
There’s lots of things that ain’t so
good .
That really need a change
An’ helpin’ out, jist like ya should
Will bring adventures strange. .
So when yer feelin’ mighty blue
Start lookin’ all about
An’ find some little thing to do
That helps somebody out.
| Perhaps ya won’t wear armor bright
| But if ya play the game
| The best ya kin, ya’ll be a knight
In deed, if not in name.
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Nobody ever reads editorials, some
say. But just bawl somebody out
in one someday and see what hap-
pens.
think rather than how to think.
The kind wasn’t altogether taken
| out of the new school building con-
| troversy this week.
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DON’T FORGET
“The Picture Girl” at the Dallas
High School Auditorium, April 18th.
Admission 35 cents.
Forward - Looking People
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Brakes
- another
All-American feature
that arouses owners’
enthusiasm
The brakes of the
smooth in action .
far from ordinary.
can Six. Comein...
New Oakland All-
American are internal-expanding . . .
fully protected . . . unaffected by mud or
rain or ice. They are always positive and
. . always exception-
ally quiet. Yes... Oakland’s brakes are
But the same is true
of everything else in the New All-Ameri-
and we will show you
how much more it offers for its price.
Prices $1145 to $1375, f. 0. b. Ponti
‘ OQakland-Pontiac delivered price
for delivery
TRUCKSVILLE, PA.
The New O
list this week.
Dorothy VanCampen motored to
ac, Michigan, plus delivery charges. «
Spring covers and Lovejoy Hydraulic Shock Absorbersincludedin list
prices. Bumpers and rear fender guards extra. General Motors Time
Payment Plan available at minimum rate.
Consider the delivered price as well as the list price when
comparing automobile values.
s include only reasonable charges
and financing.
GUY E. WOOLBERT .
MAIN STREET
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PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS
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