ATHER FORECAST AE \ Eastern Pennsylvania: Saturday Partly Cloudy and Warmer oo eo mer mm rene & THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY COMMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY © WHOSE ADVERTISING APPEARS IN THE DALLAS POST —- - - FORTIETH YEAR DALLAS, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1929 Garden Club Elects Local Women Officers Exhibition of Pictures of Gardens in Luzerne County To Be Held “At L November Meeting Mrs. Alfred Sword of Carverton was elected president and Mrs. A. R. Dun- gey was elected corresponding secre- tary at the meeting of the arden Club of Wyoming Valley held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harry C. Miller, Wyoming avenue, Wyoming, with a fine atendance. . Other officers elected for the coming year were: Vice president, W. J. Peck, West Pittston; recording secre- tary, Mrs. A. L. Dymond; treasurer, Mrs. A. C. Overpeck. Miss Mary Dorr of West Pittston, promoter of the garden contest this summer spoke very interestingly on the success of the contest and the en- thusiasm shown. Mr. Edward S. Sal- yer, horticulturist, of Forty Fort, gave an interesting and helpful talk on fall planting and covering of gardens for winter. A plea was sent out to the club members by Mr. Thomas Phillips of ‘Wilkes-Barre, warning the members against’ the breaking of autumn boughs. This causes a wound on the trees at this time of year which brings - about unreparable damage. At the November meeting there will be an exhibition of pictures of gardens in Luzerne ‘county. Anyone wishing to send in pictures of their gardens must have them in before October 20 to Mrs. George Carey, 3663 Wyoming avenue, Kingston, who is sponsoring iEnis movement. "CAPTAIN SCOVALL ENTERTAINS ROTARY Captain Benjamin Scovall, famous English actor, who has been giving re- citals and lectures throughout Wyo- ming Valley during the past few weeks, was the entertainer Thursday night at the dinner meeting of Dallas Rotary Club in Higgins’ College Inn. While the men were being enter- tained by Captain Scovall, Dallas ‘Women of Rotary motored to the Lu- cille Tea Room at Berwick, where they were served an excellent meal. Mrs. Ned Glenn» of Berwick, whose husband is active in Rotagy club af- fairs of the State, was the guest of the local Women of Rotary. Thirteen members attended the dinner. Later in the evening they motored to Wilkes- Barre, where they attended Poli's Theatre to see Lee Tracey, a former local boy, in his first talking motion picture. : MORE ABOUT DOGS A number of local residents are dis- turbed over /the seeming impudence of dogs running loose about town and wearing no collars or license tags. One resident tells us that every morning and evening there are four of them geen in the neighborhood of Charles Brobst's and Billie Sutton’s homes. Al- theugh we like dogs, we think it timely warning to dog owners to tell them that something fatal is going to hap- pen to home of the dogs if their. owners don’t soon see that they are tied up or that they display license tags. We're sure they don’t belong to Mr. Sutton, for is wife has given him strict orders never to bring another dog on the place. ROAD ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH? Numerous complaints are being heard of automobile drivers who insist on staying in the middle of the broad new Sordoni highway. Drivers of prop trucks, coal trucks and other slow-moving vehicles defeat the purpose of a forty-foot road when they insist on driving their crawling machines in the middle of the road. Whether you drive a truck or a passenger car see to it that you drive as close to the right hand curb as possible and thus avoid accidents and give the driver in a hurry a chance to drive at the rate a forty-foot road warrants on occasions. OFFI We Are The INSPECTION STATION For This Section Arrange Early and Avoid Delay J. F. BESEC DALLAS, Youth Released By Local Police Takes Midnight Joy R Joy Ride and Runs Out of Gas;Also Damages Shrubs and Young Proes Michael Discavage, aged 17, of th Rice Hill section of Edwardsville was taken into custody Thursday 'morning / by Chief Edward Avery of the loca police force. Young Discavage, who has been having some trouble with his family because he refuses to work and spends ‘most of his time in pool rooms, ran amueck of the law on Wednesday night when the automobile he had borrowed for the evening ran out of gas in the vicinity of Shavertown. In his efforts to find gasoline he drove into the driveway of William Pierce on Pioner avenue. He awakened the Pierce family asd asked for gaso- line. No getting any ere, he went to the service station of Harvey Spaide and drained enough out of the hose on the gasoline tanks to get him back to Edwardsville. In running his automobile into the Pierce driveway he accidentally destroyed a small orna- mental tree and a number of shrubs. Chief Avery, investigating the case in an effort to determine whether the youth had stolen the car, found that Discavage was in the habit of sleeping in an Edwardsville pool room or in the owner's car parked outside the door. ‘On Wednesday night he found the keys in the machine and decided on a little joy ride. The owner refused to press the charges and Discavage was released after paying for damage at the Pierce home. Christ Church of Sweet Valley Dedicates Hall Work Done By Members of Congrega- tion—Improvements Added to the Auditorium Sunday, October 6, was a red-letter day in the history of the Church of Christ at Sweet Valley, when home- coming and dedication day was ob- served. Bible scool began at the usual hour and new officers were installed. This was followed gy preaching ser- vices and communion at 11 a. m. The pastor, Rev. Waterstripe, preached un excellent sermon from Romans 12-1. ‘Special music was given by the choir, assisted by members of the Button- wood congregational church. Mr. Gray of Buttonwood sang “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” in a most beautiful ‘nan- ner. At 12:30 all assembled in the new I diningroom where a real home “dinner was enjoyed. At 2:30 the crowd again asembled in the church. and listened to the dedi- catory sermon. Mrs. Ruth Gray and Miss Ilene Jackson sang a duet and North Cutler sang a solo. The day was concluded by the usual evening service at 7:30. The Sweet Valley church proud of this new improvement, hav- ing long felt the need of more room for its social activities. New curtains, scenery and other stage equipment has been placed in the ‘main hall. The diningroom affords ample space for tables. ‘The old kitchen has been moved so that there is now plenty of room for cooking. Nearly all of the work was donated by members and friends of the congregation and all joined in expressing the enjoyment they had in the work. Much credit is due the pastor and building commit- tee for the able way in which the work was managed. ———e- PLAN TO ORGANIZE PARENT-TEACHER ASSN. There seems to be a sentiment throughout the town in favor of a Parent-Teacher Association to provide means for closer cooperation between parents and the local schools. To fulfill this need a number of parents have aasked that an organiza- tion meeting be called. Parents and citizens ware invited to attend this meeting which will be held in the high school auditorium Monday evening, October 21, ot 8 o'clock. Someone familiar with the Parent- Teacher Associations in other places will ‘be present to explain the purpose of the organization. CIAL KER CO. PA. property is justly EXPECTED BE A BIG NOISE IN THE WORLD SERIESS twenty games this season. FIRST HURLER IN MAJORS To WIN 20 GAMES'/ He's likely to be very prominent in the World Scries—George Earn- shaw of the Athletics who clinched the pennant for Connie Mack with his 21st victory. He is the first pitcher in the Major Leagues to win Politics Seen Back of Raids On Local Stores Constables from Wyoming Valley At- tempt To Purify Dallas Thursday Night. Punch boards, those little games of chance which are played from the At- lantic to the Pacific and from the Canadian line to the Gulf of. Mexico “and whieh periodically serve as foot- balls for disgruntled politicians, stir- red the quiet of Dallas Thursday night when Constables Gwwynn and O’Don- nell came up from Wyoming Valley to purify the town by making raids on a number of local business estab- lishments. The officers, armed with warrants, visited John Sullivan's Meridan res- taurant, College Inn and Witch Kitch Inn. In all of the places they found boards which the best citizens of the community play during leisure hours. The raids were pulled off with all the tact and decorum in the political trick book. The results obtained were about as effective as sweeping back the ocean tide with a broom. Instigators of the raid were Dallas residents, keenly interested in politics, who attempted to hide behind the smoke screen propaganda to the ef- fect that the foray in this section was in retaliation for arrests of Wyoming Valley traffic law violators in this re- gion. Incidentally 90 per cent of the arrests of motorists hereabouts are made by the State Highway patrol. The real purpose of the raid was political. The warrants were original- ly startedin the office of Alderman James Brennan, of Wilkes-Barre, and later transferred to the office of Squire Peter Mathers. In asking Mr. Mathers to make out the warrants, Mr. Brennan refused to give the names of the persons furnishing the information for the raids. before Squire Mathers to press charges nothing more will come of the raids. So far no one has ap- peared and Dallas merchants have not been ordered before the Wilkes-Barre alderman. WHEN IN LUZERNE EAT WEIDNER'’S We have plenty of Oysters and crackers and we’re always ready to serve you. These little tickets will give you free oil at Weidner’s New Gas Station at Hillside. Ask for your coupons. REMEMBER Weldner’s Lunch Established 1904 LUZERNE, PA. Unless some Dallas citizen appears | the! out | school | RIPLEY SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THIS MAN Harvey Moss, who lives at Hunts- ville, is one of the most sucessful farmers in this region and his crops always excite the admiration of other farmers. This week he visited the Record office with heads of cauli- flower whose total weight exceeded thinty-five and one-half pounds, ‘“Be- lieve it or not.” f A Record reporter, probably Joe Collis, had the following to say about Mr. Moss and his visit: “Some persons are fond of cauli- flower. Others are not, but almost any. person would have ben tempted to try some of the specimen of that vegetable that was brought to the Record office yesterday by Harvey Moss, a farmer who resides in the vicinity of Dallas and who takes great pride in the vegetables he grows. “The specimen of cauliflower ex- hibited to the Record employees by Mr. Moss was magnificent. tI weighed nearly thirten pounds and would pro- vide liberal portions for at least forty-five to fifty people, allowing each consumer on an average of a quarter of a pound each. “The large head was not an accident by any 'means. Neither was it a freak of nature, for Mr. Moss had two other fine specimens with him, the total weight of the three being thirty-five and one-half pounds.” FIRE COMPANY RECEIVES GIFT FROM DALLAS TOWNSHIP Announcement has been made by James F. Besecker, president of the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Lompany, of a gift of more than $50# from the supervisors of Dallas township. The gift is a portion of the State tax re- fund on insurance premiums which by law may be given to local firemen. The township contribution together with a similar gift of $200 from the borough council a short time ago, is especially pléasing ot this time since the com- pany is at this time making efforts to raise $1,500 for the final payment on the equipment. The fire company will hold its an- nual Hallowe'en party in the new high gymnasium - auditorium on Thursday evening, Oct. 31. Elaborate plans are being laid for this affair, which is to be in the nature of a mask ball. A first class orchestra has been engaged for the occasion. —Or—— 55 MILES OF ROAD Harrisburg, Oct. — The Department of Highways will open bids for 55 miles of road improvement and six bridges on October 24 and 25 Police Check Late Drivers All Drivers of Stolen Automo- Efforts Being Made to Apprehend biles In cooperation with all police depart- departments throughout Wyoming Val- ley and outlying towns, borough police oficers are stopping late motorists on the highways between the hours of 11 at night and 4 in the morning. This campaign is being carried out not to apprehend automobile law violators, but to catch night prowlers and oper- ators of stolen automobiles. Acoording to the new arrangement all automobiles stolen in Wyoming Valley and outlying towns are reported at a central headquarters and the in- formation given to all local police de- partments so that the main outlets from or to Wyoming Valley may be closed to stolen cars. It is believed that this system will be of great as- sistance to police in catching automo- bile thieves. : Save Bittersweet For Birds Is Plea Game Protector Deplores Wanton Waste of This Valuable Bird Food By So-called “Nature Lovers” Due to the scarcity of all foods for wild birds and game, protection of bittersweet shrubs is more important than usually. W. ard Conklin, chief of the bureau of lands and refuges, said today. Conklin appealed to lovers of wild life to allow the bittersweet berries to remain in their natural environment rather than use them for alleged adornment of mantles and walls. ‘Attaches of the Game Commission say the bittersweet berries are an im- portant item in wild life food because they do not fall from the vines until late in the winter and are thus access- ible during heavy snowstorms. Officials of the Department of Forests and Waters also have asked citizens of the State to forego the usual custom of tearing the shrubs from the ground and bearing them to city homes. Following the lead of some city florists even “hot dog” stands are per- mitting supposed nature lovers to ob- tain it without the exertion of leaving an automobile. Those interested agree that unless there is a decreasing demand for the bittersweet berries for use as decora- tion that it will soon be exterminated in the State. . The Game Commission's program for feeding the wild life of the State al- ready is under way. Because the transportation of domestic grains to remote points where it will be found by the wild things of the woods is a dificult problem officials are anxious to conserve all natural food supplies. ROAD. WORK PROGESSES Long a bone of contention, borough and township road workers this week repaired the borough's side and the township side of Centre Hill road in an attempt to get it ready for the win- ter month. Down in Shavertown, Samuel Wool- bert improved the thoroughfares of that section by laying cobblestone gutters on Centre street. H Work was also recently completed on Davis ave- nue at Mt. Greenwood. oe ENTERTAINS CLASS Mrs. R. L. Brickel was hostess on Friday evening to the members of her Sunday school class. After a business session in which the ladies decided to give $50 to the fund for the Children’s Home at Binghamton, various games were played. Lunch was served to Mrs. A. D. Hull, Mrs. J. H. Mannear,! Miss: Winifred Griffiths, Miss Ruth Waters, Mrs. William Niemeyer, Mrs. Weyenmeyer, Mrs. L. W. LeGrande, | Mrs. Claude Cooke, Mrs. Laura Pat-| terson, Mrs. C. S. Hildebrant, Mrs. | William Krause, Mrs. W. H. Baker, Mrs. eorge Russ, Mrs. George T. Bowen, Miss Faye Whipp, Mrs. Donald | Frantz, Mrs. Sterling Machell, Mrs. J. | E. Hildebrant, Mrs. W. E. Webster and | Mrs. R. L. Brickel. FORTIETH YEAR Recalls Famous Lehigh Valley Mud Run Wreck A. S. Culbert, Local Station Ago Was Eye-Witness To Father Mathew Day Disaster of 41 Years Ago. Thursday was the forty-first anniver= sary of the famous Father Mathew's Day train wreck of the Lehigh Valley at Mud Run, in which fifty-five per- sons lost their lives and others were injured for life. At least one Dallas resident has a vivid ‘memory of that tragedy of forty- one years ago. A. S. Culbert, local station master, was an eye witness of the disaster and recalls perfectly the events of that fateful evening. In describing the wreck Mr. Culbert says that it had been a bright, crisp fall day similar to the tentr of Octo- ber of tris year. first night in the railroad business and early in the evening he had gone 10 - the Mud Run station to take up his first instructions in telegraphy from the operator there. A little before 8 o'clock one section of a ten-section ex- cursion stopped near the station to allow an earlier section to get ten minutes distance. There were no auto- matie signals at the time and the sec- tions followed each other at ten minute intervals. made up of residents of upper Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, who had spent the day in Hazleton observing Father Mathew Day, Father Mathew being a great temperance advocate of" the time. As the train section waited for the ten-minute interval section of the excursion hurtled out of the darkness. There was a fearful shriek of whistles, the shrill metallic grind of brakes and then a tremendous crash as the engine of the on-coming section plowed its way trough the fragile wooden coaches of the stalled train. The crys of the dying and the sight of the wreckage made an im- presion on the young telegraph oper- ator that he will remember to his dying day. Father Mathew was Killed in the wreck. Special trains from Wilkes-Barre and Mauch Chunk brought doctors and nurses to the scene. It was several days before the wreckage was finally removed and the tracks cleared for other trains. Some- time later the enginer of th locomo- tive and the trainmen and flagmen of the first section of the train were tried in the Carbon county court at Mauch Chunk but they were acquitted. Ac- cording to Mr. Culbert at the time of the wreck there were murmurings in tht crowd to lynch the unfortunate trainmen but the leaders of the project, were restiarned by saner passengers. Twenty-five of the persons killed were from a little town in Lackawanna county caled Pleasant valley. Follow- ing the disaster the name of the com- munity was changed to Avoca which in Latin means “Vale of Tears.” . ll ran Neh HUNTSVILLE CHURCH TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Introductory to a week of celebration the Huntsville Christian church will next Sunday at 10:30 a. m. hold its Rally Day service in the Bible school. At 9:30 the pastor wil speak on “My Community and My Church.” The week will be devoted to the anniver- sary of the beginning of the work of the congregation. At 7:30 Sunday night Rev. M. C. Frick of Pikes Creek will preach. On Monday night at the same hour, Rev. E. J. Waterstripe of Sweet Valley On Tuesday night Rev. Harry McGowan of Westmoor and on Wednesday night Rev. Paul S. Wight of Wilkes-Barre. There will be no Thursday night meeting, but Friday will be the time of the banquet and program. A chicken supper will be served to all who care to attend. In addition to the entertainment features, which usually accompany the banquet, Rev. Edwin Wyle of Plymouth will de- ’ liver the banquet address. BAR) NEBR a IN BOUNTIES $1887 — The bureau of noxious animals during August paid $1887 in bounties. The only wild cat included in the list was trapped in Lackawanna County. Harrisburg, Oct. Dr. ROBERT M. BODYCOMB Dentist Announces the Opening of His Modernly Equipped Office for the Practice of Dentistry AT 36 Main Street DALLAS HOURS—9 to 9 or by Appointment ® rush gets started. Main Street, We Are Not The Only Inspection Station in Pennsylania but we are one of the 5,000 officially approved by the State Highway Department to inspect your automobile and pronounce it safe. Drive your car in now and have it checked before the last-minute J. R. OLIVER Dallas, Pa. scores of It wos Mr. Culbert’s “ The excursion patrons were to pass another ' {
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