“he Dallas Post Established 1891 An independent paper, of the people, devoted to 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 and Tonkhanneck are circulated by The Dallas Post. Alse 100 copies for Wilkes-Barre readers; 150 copies outside of Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, but within the boundaries of Penn- ~ sylvania; 200 copies to friends far away. Entered as second-class matter at the Post-Office at Dallas, Pa., under Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription $1.00 per year Payable in advance ; Address all Communications to : THE DALLAS POST Lehman Avenue Phone Dallas 300 EDITORIAL COLUMN Devoted to the Current Topics of the Day Dallas, Pa. : : . THE BIG MISTAKE The campaign for funds in the valley to be used by the Welfare Feder- tion during 1929 is on, in fact when you read this it will be almost a thing f the past, gloriously successful we hope, altogether commendable, and laud- able even if the entire amount is not raised. Those men and women who are giving of their time and energy and in- lligence of their funds—giving maybe ’till it hurts—will experience a thrill of satisfaction which you won’t get. For the Upper West Side—Greater Dallas—including Dallas Borough, Dallas Township, Shavertown, Trucks- ille and Kingston Township, are not participating. Are you particularly “proud or elated? It is not because of any action on the part of the Fed- eration, but ‘according to a letter from the director, “the voluntary inactiv- ity” on the part of the citizens of this section—which includes you individ- 1ally. There i is a popular belief on he part of many citizens of the Upper West Side that we were paying for more than we received. Now even if this were ‘true it is a selfish mercenary attitude, hardly in the “Good Samaritan” class. Also it bespeaks a sort of “laissiz faire” attitude. =~ Why not look up the facts? A wide-awake intelligent public informs itself. To be brief, the figures follow—taken by the way from the records of he agencies and furnished thru the directors of the Federation. Last year, out of 29 agencies receiving aid thru the Welfare drive, 18 of those agencies spent in the Upper West Side—as we term ourselvs—Greater Dallas, $7, 121.91. And this same territory is credited with $2,471.14 paid pledges. This includes a sum of $145.89 paid by the pupils and teachers of four schools. gs That is three dollars spent back in the territory for every one dollar con- tributed. ; These are some of the items: $393.00 for 16 charity appeals. $250.00 on two blind citizens $400.00 on 13 crippled children. $850.00 on 11 wayward daughters. 4 $2.100.00 for 731 days of free service by hospitals, 37h pay patients not included. $614.00 by Salvation Army on 24 of our citizens. $875.00 by the Red Cross in homes of 24 families. $262.00 for 336 calls by the visiting nurse. ‘There are 16 tuberculosis patients who have had care the past year. ‘here are eleven mentally sick, and last but by no means least, there are he Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. y your conduct you have either deprived all these individuals, neighbors, ‘brothers, what you will to call them, of their help. Or you have assumed ‘your willingness to serve in the place of the organization you have failed to support. For after all you know we ARE our brother’s keepers. : Truly it’s a mistake. Some one hase failed. What's to be done? Where are the Christian ministers who should be expected to cooperate with such a practical phase of the Master’s work? Where are the church boards? Do they aspire to render. a better and more efficient service to those who last year were served thru the Federation. How can the business man ex- “pect public support yet turn thumbs down on such a public service amongst s ‘his own fellow citizens? Where are the public school teachers, even their ~ few pennies helped? Where are Rotary and Kiwanis who boast of civic ser- vice? Where are the dads and the mothers who are concerned with the environment of their children? It is true that no man can live alove. Likewise no community can live ‘utterly for itself for it will become so ingrown spiritually and mentally that ‘it will sink clear out of progress or even civilization. The most sophistocat- ed persons in the world, in the real sense of that word, are those who fail to keep up. Sophistacation is. not always complimentary, and “by their works shall ve know | them. 2 'D. A. WATEES ON { THE SCHOOLS ‘For a Four-Year High School hol | 1 east three rooms adapted for assem- | the initial basic collection includes at ly, library, and class purposes with | least 800 to 400 well-selected volumes; one room equipped for science labor-| for a Three-Year High School 250 to atory work. are necessary. 1800 volumes; for a Two-Year High ~ A Three-Year High School requires | School 200 volumes; for a Junior High at least two rooms adapted for Ii | School 300 volumes; for a Junior-Sen- brary, laboratory, assembly and class | ior High School 500 volumes. (See room purposes. | Library Manual and Reference List.) A Two-Year High School requires | 2. When the library is not housed at least two rooms adapted for li-|in a separate library room, proper brary, laboratory, and class room pur- | shelving should be supplied in a class poses. room or the study hall. Organization A Junior High School building re-| of the library for effective use is es- quires facilities for the various phases | sential. It is also necessary to make % of the junior high school program.| provision for the growth of the li- This includes class rooms, library, brary. The yearly budget should pro- aboratory, health and practical arts|vide an appropriation for this work. omS. 3. Sufficient number of periodicals The Junior-Senior High School re-|to meet the class needs of the school quires the facilities of both a Senior | forms a part of the library equipment. ‘High School and a Junior High School. (c) Sufficient texts, class and out- py The location and construction of the | side reading material, and adequate ~ building, the decoration of the build- | supplies to carry on effectively the ing, and the up-keep of building and | work of instruction are to be provid- grounds, the lighting, heating, and] ed. \ ventilation of the school rooms, the| 3 Program of Studies and Plan condition of lavatories and closets, | of Organization: water supply, furniture, apparatus,| The program of studies and plan ‘and the methods of cleaning are such |of organization must conform to the as to secure hygienic conditions for | standards of the Department of Pub- both teachers and pupils. ; lic Instruction for the type of school 2. Equipment and supplies. operated and must be approved by the (a) Science Laboratory. responsible superintendent of schools. Adequate laboratory furniture and| 4. Requirements for Graduation: apparatus are to be supplied for all| A classified Four-Year High School secondary schools. The type. and |requires for graduation the completion ‘amount of equipment will depend upon | of a four year secondary school cur- the science program of the school] riculum covering not fewer than six- ~ (See Science Equipment Lists). Prop- | teen units. Of the sixteen units three er storage space is required for ap-|units of English, two of social sci- paratus and supplies. ence, including American History or (b) Library. ih Problems of Democracy, one of sci- For a Four-Year High School FEARS AROUND TIE ba CORNER: o Ead B Bevan The many local friends of Edmund Bevan, Clerk of the Courts, were more than grieved to learn of his death on Monday morning last, in Detroit. Yesterday afternoon, the funeral services which were held at the Eagles Home at Wilkes-Barre, were overflowing, showing the high esteem which Mr. Bevan was held. School Athletics We understand that there is some opposition by at least one of our school directors against the local school athletics. We feel that pos- sibly the director has been misquoted on this subject, for we feel as do most everyone, that athletics, proper- ly supervised are of great benefit to our children. A fine schedule of base ball games is planned for our local high school team. Farmers Showing Activity Many farmers of Dallas and vicin- ity have shown unusual activity the past week or ten days due to the fine summer weather that we have en- joyed. Why not stop in at the Dal- las Hardware Company and look over their fine specials on not only farm machinery, but hardware and paints for around the home and farm—and why not give The Post a visit, too. School Comment We heard the past week that one of our Main Street merchants is put- ting out feelers as to his candidacy for school director. At the present time, due to his activity in the fire company, he feels that his candidacy will be well received. However, school politics have been somewhat quiet the past week. What Price Is Ice Cream A short time ago two of our Main | Street merchants indulged in an ice cream war for about two hours or so, each painting his windows and ex- tolling his wares. However, after | furnishing something for the passer- | bys to comment about they seemed to| agree on at least a temporary truce and are now out after the business. Local Man Mentioned I; With the death of Edmund Bevan, | leaving a vacancy in the office of | Clerk of the Courts, several names | are under consideration by the coun- ty political leaders. Dallas is not | without its candidate as we pnder | stand that a prominent man of this place is being groomed by his friends for the position. As the person mentioned is hold- ing quite a responsible position with the State it is not known whether he | will present his candidacy or not, al- though his friends feel that his chances of being tendered the ap- pointment are good. James Franklin With the talk of candidates for lo- cal offices taking up a good deal of the time of the boys around the cor- ner, lets not overlook Jim Franklin. Jim has been secretary of the local Lodge of Odd Fellows for several years and is known and liked by all who come in contact with him. Jim would fill in for either council or school director. Peter Oberst’s New Store I wonder how many about town | have dropped in at Oberst’s new store, | formerly McFadden’s, and wished him success. Every new business to Dallas helps the town. Let's go and | call on him. And by the way, Pete runs a first-class barber shop. The Picture Girl | Let us all turn out next Thursday evening at the new high school and attend the play, “The Picture Girl.” This is the first of what is planned to be a series of plays and we are sure that you will be well pleased by the efforts of the players. one unit of mathematics, should be required of all pupils graduating. Graduation from a Senior High School should be based upon the successful completion of a junior high school program of studies and twelve units of work in approved subjects in grades ten, eleven, and twelve. Music, one period; physical educa- tion, two periods; and health educa- tion, one period each week, should be required of all pupils throughout the secondary school course. A unit is defined as a year’s work requiring approximately one-fourth of | the student’s time and aggregating not fewer than 120 hours of prepared classroom work. Two hours of shop | or laboratory work are considered] equivalent to one hour of prepared work. Exclusive of time in changing classes the minimum length of reci- tation periods is forty minutes. A longer period is recommended in or- der to provide for directed learning. 5. Method of instruction, provision for school supervision, pupil attitude and achievement, professional activ- ity of teachers, and general morale of (Continued on Page 5) : | Reading. PERSONALS —:0:— Mrs. Snyder, of Lake Street, was a delightful hostess to a number of friends during the past week. The “Ebony Sunflowers” delighted a large audience at the last meeting of the auxiliary of the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. The cast in- cluded: Mrs. Rae Westover as Tambo; Mrs. Doll Shaver as Bones; Mrs. Ruth Cairl as Liza; Miss Lillian Rood as Rastus; Mrs. Nancy Higgins as Angeline. The sketch included parodies and jokes on the members. The numbers were received in good spirits. The same group entertain- ed the Ladies’ Aid Thursday after- noon at the home of Mrs. Turner. Dr. Herman White, of Philadelphia, purchased a new Packard sedan from James R. Oliver while visiting here this week. Our local blacksmith, Alex Johnson, is nursing a sore hand. He picked up a hot iron tire and burnt his hand quite badly. Prof. Bowman also burned his hand. A pad of matches which he held became ignited and caused a nasty burn. Mr. and Mrs. “Teck” Mitchell and family and Miss Mary Fadden, all of Dunmore, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thom Higgins. Miss Barbara Hoffmeister, Addison Woolbert and George Stevens, at- tended a birthday party in honor of Miss Marjorie Hoffmeister of Wilkes- Barre. : Little Jimmie Knecht, of Centre Hill Road, who has been ill with pneu- monia, is convalescing. We are sorry to hear that Mr. E. G. Stevens, who is making his hume in New York City, fell last week and sprained his ankle. Mrs. E. G. is also on the sick list. - Roland Stevens spent a few days this week visiting his mother and father in New York City. Mr. Thomas Czuleger has left for He is working for the Boyle Construction Company and ex- pects to be on this job three or four months. Mrs. Henry Glenwright, of Wash- ington, D. C., is visiting Miss Mar- ion Harrison. Mrs. Glenwright was | called here by the serious illness of her son, Howard, who is convalescing in the Mercy Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. James Besecker and Prof. and Mrs. Ernest Wood, attend- led the Community Banquet at Noxen this week. Mr. Besecker acted as song leader and Prof. Wood was pian- ist. Prior to the banquet, Mrs. Clar- ence Boston entertained Mesdames Besecker, Wood, Isaacs and Howell, the latter of Trucksville, at her home. Irwin Coolbaugh, an employee of The Dallas Post, received a nasty burn on his arm with hot lead while at work. Mr. and Mrs. Besecker entertained the latter’s mother an brother and family of Wilkes-Barre, during the week. Mrs. Larry Bevan is in New York City to meet her husband who is re- | turning from a business trip to Cal- ifornia. The local Girl Scouts will present their playlet entitled: “The Magic Crystal” in the Forty Fort High School building Monday evening un- der the auspices of the Parent-Teach- ers’ Association. Mr. Zel Garinger has kindly consented to take the girls in his truck. Mrs. Jack Wilson will leave this week for an extended stay in the south, which was her former home. Her first stop will be in Norfolk, Va., where she will attend the Girl Scout convention. Winston, N. C., and Washington, D. C., will be included in the trip. Mr. Wilson will join her later and return with her. Mrs. Earl Cairl will have charge of the Girl Scouts while Mrs. Wilson is away. Mr. and Mrs. Creston Gallup, of Kunkle entertained on Tuesday Mr. G. C. Sickler, of Patton, Pa.; Mr. Her- man DuBoice, of Vernon; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sickler and Ruth, of Beaumont. Joseph Sickler and family are go- ing to move into the new house built on the Hildebrant place. Mr. Sick- ler has been employed by the Nes- | bitts for the past sixteen years. Mrs. Mary Jeter, Center Hill Road, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Rev. N. Stern, of Caldwell, N. J., and her son Everett, supervising principal of Cha- tain, N. J., public schools. Mrs. Dr. Wycoff and her mother, | have moved from their Wilkes-Barre | winter home to their summer home on Center Hill Road. Miss Clara Warden, who teaches in Wilkes-Barre public schools, returned to her class rooms this week after two weeks illness at home. Road Supervisor Whipp was out in- specting his side of Center Hill Road yesterday morning to see the effects of the heavy rain of Thursday night. ‘Mrs. J. Fred Frace, Pioneer Ave- nue, entertained her bridge club of Kingston Wednesday afternoon. from a seventeen day cruise of the| West Indies. Upon her return she spent a week in New York as the guest of her son, Lee Tracy, who is playing in the famous newspaper play, “The Front Page.” Mrs. Dan Westover pleasantly en- tertained a few friends at her home Wednesday evening. The party was given in honor of Mrs. George Wat- kins, who leaves this coming week to make her home in Williamsport. Cov- ers were laid for twelve. Dr. and Mrs. George K. Swartz are entertaining the former’s mother and father of State College. Dallas Orchestra had the largest crowd out to its weekly practice Tuesday evening that they have had so far this season. A crowd of young folks attended the meeting of the Sunday School Council at Kunkle Wednesday even- ing. After the meeting a social ses- sion was held. The auxiliary of the Shrine will hold its regular meeting Friday at 2 p. m. at the Country Club. This is the regular “Ladies” Day” at the club house, and the meetings will be held there during the summer months. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Ted Weiser have re- turned after spending the winter in the South. Ted is the “Pro” of the Irem Temple Country Club golf course. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frank, of Wilkes-Barre, put their home in or- der and will soon be out for the sum- mer months. The recent wind storm blew out several windows in their home. Mrs. Fred Kirkendall, Sr., and Fred, Jr. are opening up their sum- mer home and expect to be with us soon. The Ladies’ Aid Society held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Turner, Thursday afternoon. After the meeting there was a short enter- tainment and a tasty lunch was serv- ed by the committee. Mrs. Floyd Burgess and son, Ralph, of Mehoopany, are staying with Mrs. Brown while the latter is being treat- ed by Dr. Fleming. James Barnum, Idetown, has moved to Dallas during the past week. He will make his home with Mrs. Louis Brown, Main Street. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Allen and fam- ily, spent Sunday visiting relatives in| Orangeville. Ike lrue Partisan You aren't 2 goed partisan unless you see unqualified evil in any good thing done by the opposition.—8ap Francisco Chronicle. “THE OFFICE DOG” ting on the dog when we say we like poetry. Perhaps you don’t like verse. We do. And if you don’t you're missing one of the great Joys of life. One of those joys that are as free as mountain or river sunset, a clump of wild roses or lilacs near an abandoned wall or the charm of one of these scent laden days of ear- ly spring. Below is a delightfal bit of verse. Read it all the way through and catch The Village Weekly Worn linotype machines are clicking fast And there’s a pungent smell of print- er’s ink About this ancient shop; and plates of sinc And dingey placards on the wall long cast. Below, the presses grind the paper past And feel cool metallic slaps and drink The stone smooth inks that on bare papers clink. The weekly village paper goes i press While all the people lie asleep in bed. The mechanism trains a flinty eye On what the world gorever has to stress And Friday night it sets in rigid lead Those who are born, who marry and who die. ® xr Then here’s a jingle with quite another twist: The stork has brought a little peach! The nurse said with an air, I'm mighty glad, the father said, He didn’t bring a pear. : * * * Well, nobody’s fed the pup much this week. Not even a little crumb found its way into the office and be- hind the desk where he lies almost starved. He’s almost turned cannibal or maybe Billy Goat for if he doesn’t live on he’ll be eating the labels off tin cans or the old copies of The Post that are stored in the job print room. pardoned murderer, “No noose is good news,” and he sees by the 1929, seed catalogs that “mammoth” can be used to describe mountains, circuses and peas but not the contributions from subscribers to this column. O well, it all comes in a dog’s life: Disabled World War Veteran Maes Big Success With Poultry F. B. Moellers, Ft. Smith, Aerio Makes a Profit of $2.60 per Laying Hen Laying house for 400 pullets on Moeller’'s Egg Ranch, R. 3, Ft. Smith, Ark. The new home of F. B. Moellers, where visiting poultry raisers are welcome. In the January, 1929, issue of the popular poultry magazine, “Crows ana Cackles,” there is an article written by a successful poultrymas, who, ten years ago, returned from the army a man broken in health and without funds. The letter from Mr. Moeilers which we are reprinting below tells how success in poultry raising can be assured through proper feeding and careful breeding. If you raise poultry, you cannot help but get some valuable pointers from this letter: “Ten years ago I came home from the Service with six months to live, according to the army doctors, but as I was not of the same opinion I located in the suburbs of my old home town and for some little time was content just to let the world go by. “I became interested in some barred rocks that my mother and sister had. About this time I at- tended a two days’ poultry meeting here in Fort Smith, and heard Pro- fessor Lansden talk on the subject of poultry keeping. Following his advice I studied poultry culture, and even though by that time I had some 300 barred rocks I decided to raise S. C. White Leghorns. “As I came home broke, it was necessary for me to borrow money for my first poultry venture. To- day I value my plant, including a new five room, strictly modern dwelling at $12,000. I have just pur- chased a new Electric Incubator, and this season I expzact to sell fifty thousand baby chicks. “I have been feeding Quisenberry Quality feeds, and my layers show- ed a profit of $2.60 each last year, in spite of the high price of feeds during this period. figured on a commercial egg basis, and based on the price of hatching eggs. I have been supplying the local hospitals with high quality in- fertile eggs, and I get top prices for them. “My methods of selecting fu breeders start when the chicks first hatched. Any chick that is up on its toes, pecking at ev thing in sight thirty minutes af it is out of the shell, never gels chance in the breeding pen. “In the weeks that follow, the fu- ture breeders are selected for their ure are net p 0o= 2hility to develop quickly, and if a This profit is |! 1 has even one sick day, or misses a sale feeding, it is imme- diately discarded. The future breeders must show signs of matur- ing earlier than the majority of the flock, and must by their every ac- tion show they are superior to the other birds “The selected pullets are placed in pens by themselves, and are brouzht into laying apout the first of October They are gone over carefully each month thereafter to see that none show signs of weak- ening under heavy egg production. At the end of their pullet year the ones that are still in the pens and laying are kept as future breeders. This has enabled me to retain from one generation to another strong constitutional vigor and high egg production. “In regard to the standard quali- ties of my strain, will say that I have won a number of first prizes, as well as some second, third, and so on. In the show room my birds have made a remarkable record considering that they have been bred for high egg production. “Only eggs that are snow white, and weighing twenty-four ounces or better to the dozen, are used for in- cubation, thereby assuring big, strong, husky chicks that will make qui k grow wih and develop into prof- Ss are welcome at Moel- Ranch any day in the wea wiil appreciate it, possible, if folks will vis- some day other than Sun- week, but whanaver it us on dav.” B. MOELLERS. pe ‘ows and m full of in- may Q1 is san berr Vv or by iting to the Quis:nb Feed Manufact uring Co.; i I