WEATHER FORECAST Eastern Pennsylvania: ys Showers To-day Cooler To-night and Saturday Go FORTIETH YEAR 000) ama 0 ammo em oem mmo 0 DALLAS, PA., SATURDAY, THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY COMMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY SEPTEMBER 14, 32 0 Sun mmoare eve we ON SUPPORT THE i : WHOSE ADVERTISING APPEARS IN THE DALLAS POST FORTIETH YEAR Heights Folk Disturbed Over Water Supply Water Company Official Says Pump Now Repaired So That Supply Will Be Uninterrupted In The Future | Residents of Parrish Heights, ser- iously inconvenienced at times during the past two or three years by poor water service, have recently upt into circulation a petition asking for an in- vestigation of Dallas-Shavertown ‘Water Company service by the Penn- sylvania Public Service Commission. A new pump was installed at the Heights well about a year ago, but even with this improvement in ‘equip- ment,” water has been cut off fre- quently during the summer months. Heights citiens claim that there is plenty of water in the well and that faulty equipment is the cause of shut- offs. Many times during the swmmer the only water available on the Heights has been that trucked up from the borough in milk cans by William Schmoll. The most recent interruption in ser- vice came last week when the pump failed to operate and water company employees worked three days to repair it. Since that time the water has been covered with oil and dirt, mak- ing it unfit for drinking and cooking purposes. / iWhen interviewed concernig the sit- uatio, H. L. Fortner, local superinten- dent of Dallas-Shavertown Water Company, subsidiary of Inland Utili- ‘ties, said that the condition on the - Heights comes through no fault of the company but through an unavoidable breakdown in the pump, a situation ant to arise in any kind of pumping equip- ment. The company, he said, is making every effort to give first class water service to all consumers and water is not brought down from the Heights to the borough at the inconvenience of Heighas consumers as has been fre- quently reported. Oily water which followed the repairs of last week-end is but a temporary condition and will be eliminated as soon as the present supply of water is drawn out of the well, : Employees of the company removed the pump five times in three days ‘last week-end. It was found that the trouble was caused by chips of wood from one of the plungers becoming lodged in the pipes. As soon as the pump was returned to its place, chips would again lodge in it. By installing a rather ingenious type of screen this blocking has ben eliminate and it is believed that all further interruption in Heights water service has now beee elimiated. ATTEND DEMOLAY ~~ PUBLIC INSTALLATION menos oriune : Misses Lillian Rood, Eleanor Machell and Jean Disque with Leonard Machell ad Jean Disque with Leonard Machell, Walter Rau, James Hildebrant and Kenneth iDsque attended the public in- stalaltion of officers of the DeMolay . chapter at Knights of Malta hall in ‘Wilkes-arre Thursday evening. ‘Young men who have been members for some time but mow because of the age limit become members of the advisory council, installed the officers. Rev. Clarence H. Russell, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church of Ply- mouth, was the speaker of the evening land took for his subject, “Seekers After Wisdom.” An interesting program of readings and music followed by an exhibition drill by the patrol furnished further entertainment. Ladies’ Aid Plans Benefit Motion Picture Society Holds Regular Sessions At the .Home of Mrs. G. A. Baur and Plans Clam Bake To Be Held At Next Session The Ladies “Aid met at the home of Mrs. G. A. Baur with a large member- ship present, Mrs. Albertson took charge of the devotions, Mrs. Whipp the president spoke of the necessity of earning some money, Mrs. Westoner gave the report of finasces she reportd a very small amount in treasury. It was arranged tohold a clam bake at the next meeting which will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Gordon. Mr. Himmler kindly offered to show a picture for the benefit of the Ladies Aid. The Ladies Aid to pick ouf pic- ture. Four new members were added to the list: Mrs. Culp, Mrs. Hofinerster, Mrs. B. Allen and Mrs. R. Eipper. The Ladies Aid played several games on the lawn and several prizes were awarded, Mrs. Harold Rood de- lighted the ladies by singing two sel- ections. Gypsy Love song by Victor Herbert At Dawning byCadman, Lillian Rood playeh a piano solo. A most delighted feaature of the afternoon were the prizes given by Mrs. Baur, she offered a prize to the division having the larg- est number present. 2nd and 3rd divi- sions having an equal number, the prize was equally divided. The divis- ions having the smallest number was given a prize also. The prizes awarded amounted to fifty dollars. This won- derful donation was greatly appreciated by the ladies. A dainty lusch was served to the following: Mrs. E. C. Stevens, Mrs. A. J. Moores, Mrs. M. A. Wilcoz, Mrs. W. Himler, Mrs. Ella LaBar, Mrs. Mary Woolbert, Mrs. C. A. Frantz, Mrs. F. M. Gordon, Marguerete Frantz, Mrs. J. E. Hildebrandt, Amanda Zaple, Clara Cook, Mrs. W. F. Daddon, Mrs. Elmer Parrish, Mrs. Sterling Machell, Mrs. D. P. Honeywell, Mrs. Addison Woolbert, Mrs. Amanda Hoormeg, Mrs. George Hofmeister, Mrs. Oscar Culp, Calvin Culp, Wanda Culp, Mrs. A. Van Noot- wick, Mrs. Ralph Eipper,, Mrs. George Gaertner, Mrs. Sulu Beisel, Mrs. A. S. Turner, Mrs. B. R. Turner, Mrs. B. R. Hefft, Mrs. A.L. Thomas, Mrs. C. C. Gates, Mrs. D. F. Westoner, Mrs. James Oliver," Mrs. R. S. Hallock, Rickard Oli- ver, Mrsr. A. D. Hull, Mrs. Harold Rod, Mrs. Earl ‘Schoch, Elizabeth Schoch, Mrs. George Patterson,, Elinor Machel, Mrs. A. D. Hull, Mrs. Wm, ‘Whipps, Miss Faye Whipp, Mrs. Don- ald Frantz, Mrs. John Frantz, Mrs, Bertha Albertson, Mrs. F. S. Pealer, Mrs. G. A. aur, Mrsr. G. A. Keuhn, Mary Still, Mrs. R. H. Rood, Mrs. E. G. Stevens, Miss Sillian Rood, Mrs. Nelson Whipp. ——— ee rie DALLAS TO HAVE NEW DENTIST SEA el Dr. Robert M. Bodycomb of Wiikes- Barre will open a modern dental office here in the apartment above the At- lantic and Pacific store on or about September 15. Dr. Bodycomb who is a member of one of the old families of Wyoming Valley will make his home in Dallas, occupying “the apartment next to his dental office. A graduate of Wilkes- Barre City schools and of Temple University, he is also a member of Psi Omega frat- ternity. For the past few years he has been associated with Dr. Dutcher in the Miners Bank Building in Wilkes- Barre. % ALEC WILSON Respectfully Asks Your VOTE and SUPPORT At the Coming Primaries For His Can- didacy as SUPERVISOR of Dallas Township Railroad History Interlaced With That of Lumber Celebration of First American Loco- motive Trip At Honesdale Is Re- minder of Coincident of Lumber In- dustry Celebration of the first locomotive trip in America which occurred 100 years ago at Honesdale recently, is a reminder of the joint role played by lumbering and railroading in the de- velopment not only of the Keystone State, but of the entire Nation. In Augustt, 1929, the Stourbridge Lion, imported from England, made what is recognized as the first run of the steam locomotive in America. Of special significancé to the romant.c lumbering days that followed was this short spin of three miles and return in the woods of Wayne county. The introduction and development of railroads in the Keystone State fore- cast great days of lumbering, which in less than thirty years brought Penn- sylvania to the front as a lumbering state. Then for a like period she held first or- second place in this great in- dustry, and although her relat.ve posi- tion was third among the states in 1890 and fourth in 1900, her total lumber cut continued to rise to a peak of 2,333,278,000 board feet in 1899. Time Changed Need Railroads were intimately associated with lumbering and pioneer settlement. The needs of the early colonists for lumber were easily filled, for there was a forest wilderness on every side.’ The occasional need for transporting timber was met by wagons. Then, as the pioneers went westward came the ex- ploitation of the forests close to the streams. Considerable quantities of timber rafted for many years until the railroad became the chief means of timber transport. however, the railways began to sup- plement the waterways, and became an increasingly important factor .as the trees fringing the streams were Te- moved. They made it possible to carry lumbering into the remote regions where most of the forests were located. The first rail routes in many sections were logging roads and the fore- runners of many important rail divi- sions today were humble little narrow gauge logging tracks. The Bowman's Creek branch was once an important lumber carrier and had its early history almost exclusively connected with the great lumber in- terests north of Dallas. Many miles of such lines, that. for | years served extensive forest areas where farms were few and forests plentiful, were long ago discontinued. But out of the wilderness for many jyvears came a steady stream of logs and into the fastness of the forest went ‘supplies and provisions for the lumberjacks and their families. As population multiplied and settlements grew up and railroads were extended the need for permanent railroutes de- veloped. Lines that had come to take out timber found they had come to stay, and railways are still the chief transporters of wood. The great roads of the west; founded upon large tim- ber grants from the government, and among the nation’s 'most extensive for- est owners are hauling trainloads of timber back east. Accustomed as we are to thinking of these roads in terms of steel rails, officials point out that the cost of supplying wooden ties equals or eX- ceeds the item of steel. With upwards of 8,000 ties per mile of track, Penn- sylvania’s roads alone need over 30.000,000 ties. The fact that ties and other. wood requirements place the railroads in the lead of all wood-using industries, lends special significance to that journey of the little Lion in Penn’ s Woods 100 years ago. F srm-Raised Boys Have Better Chance Penn State Head Urges Agricultural Studies to Prepare. Boys For the Future That the farm-raised boy who takes a four-year agricultural college course finds himself upon graduation to enter many phases of agricultural endeavor that he never before cossidered pos- sible, is the exprinc of officials at the Pennsylvania State College. President Ralph D. Hetzel and the dean of the School of Agriculture, Dr. R. L. Watts, in reviewing occupations (Continued on Page 8) At an early date, : Wyoming County Fair To Be Held September 17-21 Military Program, Acrobatics, Races and Address By Mayor Mackey of Philadelphia Are Features One of the outstanding county fairs in this section of Pennsylvania, the Wyoming county fair at Tunkhannock, will be held September 17-21. There are many features this year to make it of special interest to people of this section. Ome of these is the speech by Mayor Mackey of Philadelphia. Mayor Mackey, born at Montrose, Susquehanna county, has many friends in Wyoming county, and has a large personal acquaintanceship among ‘Lu- zerne county citizen as well. Stepping away from wa precedent set in former years which made Thursday the “big day” of the fair, Percy- Brunges, energetic new secre- tary of the association, will attempt to make every day of the fair a fea- ture day this year. Mr. Brunges has been a director of the fair association for a number of years and.takes the place as secretary made vacant by the death of O. D. Stark, late representa- tive in the State Legislature from ‘Wyoming county, and long time secre- tary of the fair association, who died early this summer. Among the features of the fair will be a greater array of free open air attractions. The famous acrobats and professional divers, Ione and Niles Helkvists, have been engaged for a part of this entertainment. Their per- formance includes fancy high diving, which concludes with a plunge into a tank of fire. Instead of the Wyoming County Band, as in previous years, a nationally known band will entertain with free bad concerts. Wednesday will be known as Mili- tary Day. Gattery B of the 109th Field Artillery, stationed at Tunkhannock, will give fancy riding exhibitions and military drills. There will also be polo games between teams from the various batteries of the 109th. Saturday will be Fraternal Day. Many ' organizations will be present from Luzerne and Lackawanna val- leys with their uniformed patrols and bands. An auxiliary of the Odd Fel- lows’ Lodge from Scranton will havt a band of forty pieces. In the agricultural and livestock ex- hibits a number of special premiums Noxen Youths Given Term At Reform School Wilbur iKtchen and asd Johnson Steal and Wreck Ford Sedan— Judge Terry Loses No Time In Giv- Them Full Extent of the Law Famed Wyoming county justice moved swiftly this week with the re- sult that two Noxen youngsters, Wil- bur iKtchen, aged 14, and Harold Johnson, aged 11, will have plenty of time to plan further hair-raising ad- ventures in the quiet of the Glen Mills Reformatory during the next few years. On Tuesday afternoon the two boys entered the garage of A. L. Meeker at Noxen and stole the switch key from a new Ford sedan in order to make sure that the car would not be used during the rest of the afternoon and night. Early Wednesday morning, equipped with all necessary materials for a long distance non-stop flight to an un- determined destination, the boys re- tured to the garage and stole the sedan from its stall. In the equipment with which they filled the back of the car was a jug of cider, extra clothing and a large supply of pipes, cigarettes and tobacco. The start from Noxen and the trip to “Tunkhannock and up the Sullivan Trail was uneventful until the youthful badits reached Meshoppen, where the Ford unable at high speed to make a turn in the road, turned completelyy over and was totally wrecked. Tem- porarily thwarted in their plans for adventure, Kitchen and Johnson caught a ride on a truck and returned to Tunkhannock. In the meantime residents of Meshoppen identified the machine and called A. L. Meeker at Noxen, asking hi mto come and get it. Mr. Meeker said there must be some mistake be- cause his car was in his garage. In- vestigation proved otherwise and he immediately got in touch with the sheriff of Wyoming county, who was able to apprehend the culprits. On his trip to Meshoppen to bring the wrecked car home, Mr. Meeker met the two boys neat Eatonville, walking to- ward Noxen. He offered the ma ride, which they accepted and which was to end at Glen Mills. The boys were taken by Mr. Meeker before Judge Terry at Tunkhannock, will be awarded for the first time this year. A numbtr of these premiums are for community herds of cattle, a fedture never before presented in the livestock show. The racd track has been put in con- dition and during the summer a num- ber of trainers have had their trotters on the grounds and w number of young horses have shown excellent prospects. The prizes offered in each heat during the fair dre good and are expected to attract some of the best horsemen and horses in the upper tier of counties. Blaze Caused By Over-Heated Iron Fire Causes $500 Damage to Home of Arthur Blewett of Fernbrook On Thursday Fire resulting from an overheated electric iron parttally destroyed the living room and contents, of the home of W. Arthur Blewett-6f Fernbrook on Thursday morning. Both Mr. and Mrs. Blewett work in Wyoming Val- ley so that no one was at home when who, recognizing one of them as a#pre- vious offender, and gave both of them what he had promised to do some time before if they ever ran afoul .of the law again, namely, a term at the Glen Mills reformatory for boys. Both boys have been responsible for petty crimes during the past year and have proved unruly and a problem to their parents. o— WOMEN OF ROTARY MEET / PRN regular meeting on Thursday after- noon and evening. Mrs. Nesbitt Gar- inger and Mrs. James Besecker of Dal- las and Mrs. George Metz of Trucks- take the women to Montrose, ner at the new Montrose Inn. The motor trip, a short business sessios and preceded dinner, returned to closed the a brief social time after which the club Wilkes-Barre where they evening with a theatre panty. Those present were: Mrs. Clarence Boston of Noxen, Mrs. James Besecker, Mrs. C. N. Both, Mrs. Nesbitt Garinger, the fire broke out and when smoke issuing from the windows attracted the attention of water company em- ployees who were working at a house next door. But for the quick work of these men the house would probably been more seriously damaged, for it was several minutes after the fire was discovered before Dallas and Shavertown fire companies werd summoned to render assistance. Breaking in a door and window the chemical from extinguishers borrowed from neighbors on the flames until the fire companies arrived. The flames were confined to one corner of the liv- ing room. Damage included the de- struction of a living room suite, car- pets and clothing. The entire house was filled with smoke so dense that fire fighters had difficulty in getting through it to open windows. Damage was approximately $500. Before leaving for work Mrs. Blewett had been pressing clothing and in her hurry to reach the valley in time for work had overlooked turning off the iron. 120 +0 a 0 a0 a 0a 0 EDR THE BRIDGE INN “JUST ACROSS THE BRIDGE” At Trucksville, Pa. Afternoon Teas, Luncheons and Dinner Parties a Specialty Ella Cox Hughes, Hostess PHONE 326 ) (HEED GO WE OWED O 620 men were able to play two streams of | Mrs. Thomas Higgins, Mrs. Lloyd Mc- Henry of Dallas, Mrs. Myron Steele, Diphtheria Rate Here Is Second N Highest Im Sta Oma : Animal Toxin—Anti Toxin Campaign To Be Carried On This Year By Welfare Federation With Renewed Vigor Members of the Wyoming! Valley Toxin-Antitoxin Committee for the prevention of diphtheria as an un- necessary disease of childhood, learned learned with alarm during the week that despite the fact that Wilkes-Barre is credited with having each year one of the most thorough immunization campaigns, the city ranking second from the highest in Pennsylvania in the number of dphtheria cases and fi deaths per 100,000 population The figures for 1927 furnished by the State Department of Health were imparted ty the committee by C. Raymond Chase, secretary, in an especially pre- pared bulletin. The Toxin-Antitoxin Committee is making active prepara- tion for the seventh annual valley-wide 4 diphtheria prevention campaign, <tart- al ing the week of Septembcr 30. : Pennsylvania itself is twenty-seventh on the list of thirty-nine states report- ing, Mr. Chase states, and the death rate for Pennsylvania was 8.6 per 10 000 population as compared with for the entire registration area of the United States. Wilkes-Barra cily is re- corded as having a diphtheria deat rate of 26.1 per 100,000 population, which is more than three times as great as the Pennsylvania rate. This city stands next to Johnstown with the highest death rate in the state. ¥ In listing the number of cases of list with has. 207 .S. 1927. Johnstown heads the 281.2 and Wilkes-Barre : Harrisburg has the least with 20.7 cases per 100,000 population. ‘While Scranton has a case rate of 176.9 per 100,000 population, greater success seems to attend the care of patients in the neighboring city, for the death rate per hundred cases is 5.9 as com- pared with Wilkes-Barre's fatality of 12.66 per 100° cases. Following his analysis of the figures, x Mr. ‘hase summarizes his findings and says: “The figures show an alarming situation. Wilkes-Barre haviag one of the Lest toxin-antitoxin organizations in (he state. still numbers far below average in the number of cases and deaths resulting from diph thera. We should not cease our fight or slacken our pace until Wilkes-Barre is at the top of the list. We must not think terms of city price, but rather: terms of the helpless little child who go to make up these figures.” The local Toxin-Antitoxin Comimit- tee proposes a concentrated drive this year for children of pre-school age. Piphtheria works its worst ravages among children between the ages of five months and six years. Stations Dallas Women cf Rotary held their | ville very graciously used their cars to! where they enjoyed a beautifully served din- | for the administration of the Toxin- Antitoxin will be established at con- venient locations throughout the entire valley. Injections will be given witn- out cost and the immunity against diphtheria from Toxin-Antitoxen is said to be painless and practically cer- tain. Toxin-Antitoxen clinics will be held ds usual throughout the Upper West Side this year. Mothers should bear the date in mind and plan to take their children. oi Mrs. Henry Sippel, Mrs. George Russ, Mrs. Earl Monk, Mrs. Herman Van- Campen of Shavertows, Mrs. George Metz and Mrs. Ziba Howell of Trucks- ville and Mrs. Marsden of Pittston. Oliver's Main Street, ATWATER i KENT | SCREEN-GRID ADIO > Garage Dallas, Pa. { oo THOM HIGGINS MERCHANT For BURGESS of DALLAS BOROUGH Gourteous Progressive efficient V 0 T 5 diphtheria per 100,00 Opopulation for a
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