"DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA.
SATURDAY, JULY 13,1929
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e Dallas Post
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WHERE THE POST STANDS
In the rush of organization and laying plans for a greater paper in the
00 people we'd like to hive it.
But! the Dallas Post is geing to pay 'more attention to matters of com-
nity welfare and development. For forty years an integral part of this
mmunity, at times reflecting only poorly the opinion and thought of the
eans change, decay and death. Old ideas have their day decay and die. The
as Post doesn’t claim to have anything particularly new but it does lay
aim to having life and having the ambition and zeal to publish se fine a
mmunity paper as is published anywhere. :
‘Being a living part of the community it is but natural that the Post
ould be interested in the devolpment of the entire section. It feels itself
more interested in Dallas affairs than in the affairs of every community
the upper west side. Rather than being interested in narrow partisanism
is interested more in the greatest good for the greatest number in the entire
S rict. It's difficult at times to get this idea across. Every click which has an
s it wants full filled feels that the Post should supress the ideas of the
posing faction. J
To make it perfectly clear where the Post stands on certain well defined
community subjects, let us state our position. The Post will lend its support
d @ssistance to the development of better roads in the upper west side,
ith especial emphasis upon the immediate improvement of the Centre hill
vd. The Post feels that there should be better street lighting thoughout the
ntire upper west side section and will lend its columns and support to efforts to
t better street lighting. |
On the matter schools, well there's the hitch, The Dallas Post believes |
hat one fine consolidated school serving closely conected towns in this sec-
n is the best ‘solution, but until that time comes when such a school is a
ity the Post will work for and lend its support to the development of a first
ss high school in Dallas.
Te
I ternational Sunday School Lesson
; ~~ EZEKIEL’S VISION OF HOPE
ot Ezekiel 47:1-9
i oh REV. SAMUEL D. PRICE, D. D.
When half of the Seventy Years of Captivity was over Ezekiel had the
on of the Stream from the Temple in Jerusalem. Hope is a wondrous
imulus in the midst of any distressing condition. The heart of devout Jewry
was still in the land that Jehovah had given them in perpetuity. God is always
timely in His promises, and the things thus assured must: come to pass.
‘Meanwhile there is inspiring cheer to encourage in the midst of daily toil.
Read chapters 40-48 as they are an entity. You will go with Ezekiel to
salem, in 40:2, and behold the Jews restored to their tribal possessions,
h a rebuilt Temple in the midst of the Holy City. The prophet decfared
vision with assurance, knowing that his Lord could bring all to pass. The
ple listened with rapture, for their fondest hopes were being portrayed.
With exactness the very footsteps had been traced as Ezekiel tells how
was guided by the angel. Water within the city had always been a prob-
lem, and particularly so in time of war. It was startling to behold water flow-
ng continuously from the temple area wall. Usually the most that could be
counted on was the water held in some cistern. The only explanation was that
e altar was at the source thereof. A thousand cubits were measured as the
owing stream wus followed. Since a cubit was from 18-21 inches the dis-
yce was about one third of a mile. Then another standard is used, the
ture of man. The water was ankle deep, but it flowed onward, which was
trary to experience in Jerusalem. Another, 1,000 cubits and knees were
ered. Again the same distance was measured and the stream was now
in deep. A fourth 1,000 brought them to a condition where even a man was
of his depth and could swim at will. ®
2 This vision was not portraying a wonder. The waters were flowing for a
‘blessed purpose. They issued from a city wall, entered the Kedron valley and
pushed onwjard and downward to the depth of the Jordan at the Dead Sea.
had been desert desolation. Attention was then called to the conditions
the side of the stream. There 'was now rich vegetation and production trees.
ough the Dead Seca is five times saltier than the ocean, its waters were
made sweet as the stream issuing from the Temple altar flowed into, it. Now
e could be found in the sea that had been called “dead.” In fact “everything
hall live withersoever the river cometh.” 7
: This stream of fulfillment can be followed in the progress of Chris-
tianity. One third of the race has already named Him and all mankind is
jelped thereby as Christianizing civilization reaches them. No previous condi-
of man is too hard but that life can be changed for the better. The
en Text is similarly prephetic: “Of the increase of his government and
f peace there shall be no end, “Isaiah 9:7. A broader life was pictured for
ewry. Thus far they had lived for and largely within themselves. Though
mah had given a great teaching they had vet to learn that “Other sheep I
a “THE FAMILY TREASURY
immy Brown was a tmoney maker in a modest way. He had the bunga-
‘almost paid for, and Mrs. Jimmy Brown knew the meaning of team
k in the matter of overcoming difficulties.
It was in the late autumn that Mrs. Jimmy began to thing about a new
, land a few pieces 'more tasty furniture for the coming spring. She had
grown tired, as any good woman must, with the ceaseless dusting, sweeping,
changing positions of the antiquated soft and worn rockers—she just couldn’t
make the living room look cheery any more! But the relentless mortgage kept
eating its way into the family treasury; until it could be paid off.
The little wife decided to stop every leak in the family budget she could—
d to save closer if possible, but -how? There was just thirty-five cents in
her purse—a, dime and a quarter—when her resolution was formed; she would
e every dime that came her way. She put the thin little coin iff her dime
nk, one of her childhood trinkets in the bottom of a dresser drawer. It
ok ten dimes to open it; that dime slid into the tiny slot, and clinked cheer-
ly as it fell on the metal floor of the toy. It sounded good.
~ The laundryman came around with Jimmy's collars—bill, fifteen cents.
‘he dime in change joined its fellow in the little bank. ‘When Jimmy
ome to dinner, he had three dimes among other coins in his purse; he gave
them to Mrs. Jimmy; a half-dollar was “banked” that day, and Jimmy liked
he plan.
To shorten this true story, by the next April, Mrs. Jimmy had deposited
n the real bank one hundred and seventy-five dollars—all in dimes. She
yurchased her new rug, sacrificed several ricketty old rockers, bought fresh new
“and a neat settee—paid cash, and had some left—all done with dimes
had previously slipped through fingers that had not appreciated the in-
t coins. Pik
Contributors’
Column
Though I may disagree heartily
with what you say, I will defend
with my life your right to say it.
—Voltaire.
Director Morris’ Audit
To the Editor of the Dallas Post:
At the close of the present fiscal
year I am able to submit my final re-
port of our school finances, and while
I have been censured by a member of
the board for publishing the exact con-
ditions, I can see no impropriety in
submitting an unbiased ad truthful
statement as a public official of our
school affairs. Hence, to save space,
I omit itemized detail and give only
bare facts and figures, any of which
can be proven by to the
secretary’s and books,
which give summaries of our pro-
cedure.
‘We have
reference
treasurer’s
spent the present year
$72,671.26. There are still debts in notes
and unpaid bills due the coming year
approximating $13,500, while a balance.
of $41,000 of bonded indebtedness re-
mains to be settled at maturity.
We had in cash at the close of year
$165.19, after paying the collector $300,
still owing him $250, the balance of his
commission. This last condition pre-
sents an unknown financial phase in
our school funds, for never before
have we been unable to settle with
our collector in full. There was an
abatement of $8$8.78 and $1,561.46 of
tax upon property returned. This last
income is of slow growth, and in the
past has been subject to much delay.
There hiave been two additional
teachers hired for the year,
one at $160 per month and the other
at $2,200 per year, while the number
of pupils remains nearly the same.
My estimate of expense for the
school for the coming year is $20,800.
We have a visible income from tax
and State appropriation of $20,000.
From this condition no debts can be
paid ‘the coming year. The discount
and interest of $13,00 and $41,000
bonded indebtedness will continue to
acrue until another boost in taxation
coming
will be necessary to liquidate the
debts.
With this condition in sight, our
slogan must be: “What canhot be
cured 'must be endured.” And still
further, we are living under a democ-
racy, and the majority rules. Four of
the present directors were elected by
a majority vote; one was third choice
in a field of three. Wonderful refor-
mation was promised by the new
board, and now we are sipping the re-
form. We, as a board, should bg con-
gratulated ‘upon effective « and
business-like accomplishments -— for
the thoroughness with which we have
cleaned up the job—for there are not
many official organizations who spend
all the former savings laid aside, be-
side the last penny visible and obtain-
able, and still run debts into the
thousands. Still I claim no personal
credit for our condition, since I have
stood alone on 'many except
when Mrs. Culvert has endorsed my
policy.
our
issues
A Wilkes-Barre Record correrspon-
dent has been estimating the cost for
the completion of the present house
at a few hundred dollars, and since
the first question asked by the de-
partment representative whas: “When
and how are you going to finish the
building?” I have succeeded in having
a qualified architect go over the en-
tire building and his estimate of the
cost to finish and make
favorably with buildings of
in the surrounding districts
$12,000 to $16,000.
Notwithstanding it had keen pro-
claimed’ weeks’ ago by a local orator
it compare
its class
is from
that we “were classed as a four-year
been notified
within a fortnight that we may con-
high school, we have
duct an eleventh grade class the com-
ing year and a twelfth grade class in
1931, but along with the notification
came a lot of provisos that it must be
There will be
at the maximum number only
| pupils for us to enter in this class,
and the expense will approximate
$2,000 a year. In the past we have
passed this class on to the Wilkes-
Barre high school at a nominal cost of
$100 per student a year, the borough
paying the bill.
= I am fully conscious that the
propagandists of the present regime
are proclaiming my ancient and an-
tiquated objections to the modern
‘methods of school management, but I
have a catalogue of the Dallas school
for 1884 and 1886 open before me and
in it I find the course of studies pre-
scribed for the graduating courses,
which are as follows:
necessary to supervise.
nine
Junior year: Reading, orthography,
grammar, composition, mental wand
written arithmetic, algebra, mathe-
matical geography, physiology, United
States history, calisthenics, didactics.
Senior year: Orthography, gram-
mar, composition, mental and written
arithmetic, algebra, physical geog-
raphy, physiology, Latin grammar and
no fairy tale; any one can do th
AVTOCAS TER
Going Atthe Bully inthe Regular Old-Time Fashion
—~Trucksville-
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Thomas of Phila-
delphia, Mrs. T. L. Thomas of Ply-
mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Isaacs and
Bert Steever of Elizabethtown, Pa.
recently visited Mrs. William Rhoades
of Rice avenue.
Prof. Z. BR. Howell and George Metz
attended the executive conference of
Rotary clubs of the fifty-first district
at Shrine Club Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Eleanor Parsons is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Corey Ransom of Demunds
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Price motored to
Bloomsburg on Sunday, where they
visited Mrs. Price's sister.
A. C. Kelley is building a house in
Shavertown.
Mr. and Mrs. George Metz and
family spent July 4 dt Eaglesmere.
Miss Jessie Race spent the week-
end at her home in Noxen.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionpry Societies held their ‘monthly
all-day meeting at the home of Mrs.
Susan Palmer, Orchard street. Emily
Lewis gave a report of Camp Inspira-
tion.
Those present were: Mrs. Kemble,
Mrs. Archie Woolbert, Mrs. William
Thomas, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. A. C. Kelly,
Mrs. Ziba Howell, Mrs. Rhoades, Mrs.
Reese, Mrs. Bennet, Mrs. George
Metz, Mrs. Perkins, Mts. Parsons and
Mrs. Palmer.
Alfred Ringstrom and Earl Newhart
are spending several weeks at the
Y. M. C. A. camp in the Poconos.
Harold Yorks is building a new home
on Harris Hill road.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hutchinson en-
tertained Mr. ad Mrs. Harry Harter
and H. A. Shapelle at dinner Tuesday
evening.
On Sunday Philip Reynolds gave
Trucksville a thrill by flying very low
over the place. Trucksyville has been
witnessing daily visits of the
airplanes since the opening of the air-
port.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Woolbert and
family motored to Towanda, recently.
Harry Keller is visiting the Van-
Scoys in Centremoreland.
Edward Marsden of Wilkes-Barre
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett
on Tuesday evening. i
Mr. ad Mrs. Z. R. Howell motored to
Schoonover’s Grove recently.
many
A shower was given recently for
Mr. land Mrs. G. J. Reynolds by the
Epworth League at the home of the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Reynolds. The evening was spent in
fortune telling and games. Lunch was
served to the following: Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. Reynolds, Misses Ruth Palmer,
Ruth Chapman, Doris Chapman, Guida
Morrow, Marion Oliver, Ruth Hewitt,
and drawing.
Now compare this with today's
lauded curriculum and judge how far
we have advanced, realizing that the
graduates of this old class were com-
petent and did pass Rk successful
teachers’ examination that would
'nake the students of today tremble
with stage fright. Many of our very
successful business men and prom-
inente professional men of today about
us were boys of the old class.
Thanking you again, I close with
Lincoln’s thought: “You can fool all
the people some of the time, and some
of the people all the time time, but
you cannot fool all the people all the
reading, including ten fables, hook-
kee; civil government, vocal mus
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time.
F. F. MORRIS.
Marion Reese, Bertha, Sutliff, Keletia
Parsons; Stella Weidner, Blanche
Atherholt, Mrs. A. J. Chapman, Mrs.
G. W. Reynolds, Charles Perkins, Clar-
ence Adams, Kenneth
Woolbert, Dorald Nelson, Rugsell Cocl-
Elwood
Samuel Reese,
baugh, Nelson, Howard Wil-
liams, Philip Reynolds, Harry Johnson,
William Hewitt, Rev. A. J. Chapman
and G.
The Sunday school council met Wed-
at Ruggles M. E.
W. Reynolds.
nesday evening
church.
Mrs. Ziba Howell, Mrs. Harry Har-
ter, Mrs. George Metz and Mrs. Kem-
ble spent a day &t Shrine Club
cent.
Mrs. Harriet Palmer of Forty Fort
has been spending several days at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Susan C. Pal-
mer.
Miss Francis Keeler has returned
from Philadelphia where she has been
spending some time.
Mrs. Earl Newhart and Miss June
Palmer are spending a week at Camp
Hiawatha, Lake Ariel
Misses Mary and Eva Leach have
returned from wa trip to Atlantic City.
Miss Ruth Newhart is spending sev-
eral weeks at the Girl Scout Camp
near White's Ferry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reed with Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Lewis and family mot-
ored to Montrose recently. .
The “Mission Band’ of Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre,
held a picnic supper at Mrs. Lee Hes-
sler’'s July 1st.
re-
Arthur Bradbury recently entertain-
ed his pinochle club at the “Bridge
Inn.” Those present were; Ernest
Voight, Charles Trien, Norman Ring-
strom, Earl Price, John Lewis and
Arthur Bradsbury. ’
The W. F. C. Class held its monthly
meeting at the home of Ruth Howell
recently. Refreshments were served to;
Edith Weidner, Arline Hoover, Matilda
Roushey Kaletia, Parsons, Charlotte
Lewis, Mrs. A. C. Kelly, Florence
Richards, Ruth Hewitt and Ruth
Howell.
ayn
Poor Chap
iroen “Can vom wife play an in
cet? Canleiz (wearily) —*Yes.
anon ear drum.”
plan aha ior
dress manufacturer or designer.
were a great many young people.
brown, wholesome happy looking lot.
tom of the sea, once they were wet.
things.
of the sun to do their important work.
should know better.
a disconcerted one.
upon the prevailing styles.
that covers but does not conceal.
quota of sunshine.
physical with the sexual.
GUIDEPOSTS TO
1 flappifies
By Bernarr Mocfadden
SUN-BACK SWIMMING SUITS
Ordinarily the only tman who is qualified to discuss women's fashions is a
I am neither one nor the other, but I am
taking it up myself to express an honest opinion.
I had occasion recently to go to a popular seashore resort where there
Some were in swimming some were play-
ing ball and others were lying on the beach, taking sun baths.
exceptions they all wore the new sun-back bathing suits, and they were a
“Well!” a voice near me exclaimed.
It’s bd enough for the young ones to go around half naked—but that woman
She’s a disgrace.”
The speaker was a frail type of woman who I judged to be about thirty-
five, although her wan expression made her look easily five years older.
wore a trailing chiffon dress and a big sunskade hat.
It was hard to picture her laughing and carefree.
All of which is tny way of leading up to my original intention to comment
I applaud them.
ful and utterly lacking in that baser sex appeal that accompanies the garment
If you have not a sun-back swimming suit
or sport dress—by wall means get one as soon as possible and get your full
-East Dallas-
N
The East Dallas base ball team
defeated the team of the Wilkes-Barre
Republics Sunday on the East Dallas
grounds located on the John Wilson
farm.
local team, the final score being 4-6.
Sunday, July 14, the East Dallas team
will play Wyoming A. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Belles annnouce
the arrival of a baby girl, Daisy Jane.
The East Dallas Ladies’ Aid Society
will hold a picnic on Sherman Hilde-
brant’s farm on July 19. A covered
dish luncheon will be served pnd all
are invited to come to have u good
time.
Mr. Arthur Anderson entertained
her club at her home on Wednesday
afternoon. A. dainty luncheon was
served to the following: Mrs. I. Ross,
president; Mrs. J. Clalladine, Mrs. A.
Wilson, Mrs. W. Gerlach, Mrs. Asa
Garey, Mrs. Earl Johnson, of Noxen;
Mrs. G. Gerlach, Mrs. Howard Ross
and Mrs. A. Anderson and her two
sisters of Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mr. Benjamin Cobleigh are
happy over the arrival of a baby boy.
Ben is emploved on the W. T. Payne
farm.
ly
DALLAS ORCHESTRA
SIGNS TWO CONTRACTS
The Dallas Orchestra, under the
direction of Frank Tropea, has con-
tracted to play at the Grotto, Harvey's
Lake, every Saturday night from now
until the close of the summer season.
"The orchestra is also playing . for
square dances every Thursday night
at Kunkle.
Since its organization the orchestra
has played regularly every Tuesday
night at Higgins’ College Inn. It will
continue to play there during the re-
mainder of the season. The quality of
the music, its time, ad capable direc-
tion have all received favorable com-
ment from the younger set of the
borough and from their elders who
have stopped in frequently to hear the
orchestra play.
Had It Both Ways
“Well, old man, did you marry that
girl of ours. or do you still darn your
own socks?” “Yes.”
With few
“Now there's some sense to that” I thought to myself recalling that in
the early days of my interest in physical culture women trailed into the water
with great ballooniike skirts that threatened to drag them down to the bot-
They always wore hats and some even
wore gloves, lest the sun’s rays touch their bare skin.
jersey swimming suits came in and stockings went into the limbo of useless
And now the “sun-backs” that permit the marvelously beneficial rays
I rejoiced when the
“I think it is perfectly disgusting!
She
Her expression was
I think they are sensible, health-
We are passing out of an era of the world’s history in which the body
had been regarded as a shameful thing. We are beginnirg to learn that the
mind and body in order to be healthy must be free.
depends every impulse of our minds, every achievement, every ambition und
every fine thought of which we are capable.
Unfortunately, there are those like the lady in chiffon, who associate the
And—thank heaven—there are others who are
And upon our bodies
jearning the simple and beautiful secret of eternal youth.
Boston did the pitching for the.
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