= fice. DALLAS POST, SATURDAY, NO , 1929 ‘Established 1889 “An independent paper, of the people, devoted to the great farm- ing section of Luzerne and other counties. ~ Trucksville, Shavertown, Leh.nan, Dalias, The Greater West Side, . Shawanese, Alderson, Centermoreland, Fernbrook, Laketon, Valley, Harvey's Lake, Huntsville and Tunkhannock are circulated by ~The Dallas Post. Also 100 copies for Wilkes-Barre readers; y Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, ~ Pennsylvania; 200 copies to friends far away.’ Entered as second-class matter at the Post-Office at Dallas, Pa, “i under Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription $1.60 per year Sweet 150 copies outside of but within the boundaries of a Payable in advance Address all Communications to THE DALL Phone Dallas 300 2 Lehman Avenue AS POST Dallas, Pa. A GOOD CITIZEN AND A SOUND POLICY { } Weiley Himmler, owner of the Himmler Theatre, is seriously considering the installation of either an R. C. A. or Western Electric talking picture quipment in his theatre here. Such equipment will cost in the neighborho of $8,000 and if Mr. Himmler has it installed it will give his theatre talking _ picture equipment equal in quality with that in any of the large city play- : es. There are several companies manufacturing sound equipment for motion picture houses. Some of the equipment is priced as low as $700 or $800, but Mr. Himmler will consider none of these types in selecting sound reducing apparatus for Dallas audiences. € a always giving the best service obtainable to his patrons. dmire Mr. Himmler’s progregsiveness and his business philisophy of It takes coniderable ~ courage and an unbounded confidence in the community for a man to invest ousands of dollars in a community enterprise. Though there were many in Dallas who said thkt a theatre would not pay here when Mr. Himmler started to build a good theatre and to put the very best equipment in it. stop there. When he started showing pensive releases for his programs. He didn’t pictures he secured recent and ex- It is his philsophy of business to give the best obtainable to the public at any price, then if failure should come it will ‘be because 1:0 man could make a success of the business in the field m hich it is located. That, we think, is a sound philosophy and one which ould bring the rewards of success in any community. Contributors’ Column November 5, 1929. The Dallas Post, In your editorial column of last aSt- urday there peared an it me, the der if you really mean to convey, the ontwde ‘world the, impression Br of keeping it so. Iam ‘sure you did not mean that. May I give you some facts relating the Trucksville Post Office, facts you are not aware of according ' to your editorial? About 1,500 people are mail on the rural routes from this of- 165 subscribers receive the Wilkes-Barre Record daily on these routes and they may read their pap- ‘ers at not later than eleven o’clock on the morning of the day the paper is published. Ihave lived in some places where carrier service did not better his. 2 ‘A truck is required to haul the mail entering this office, but<up to. this th that mail has been hauled to he office on a wheelbarrow, and yet, in the record of five years not a single parcel post package or registered let- “ter has been’ reported lost. I have seen “the carrier waiting at the station as Nate as ten o'clock at night, waiting i for the train to take the night mail out, and there have been times when he has had to wait until 1:30 in the ‘next morning, in order to remain true to his trust. And while he was wait- .Ang.at the station, the postmaster was compelled to wait at her office for the eturn. I have heard no complaint of receiving this because it was in the line of duty. Here is another fact of which you may not be aware. All parcel post is ceived from: Wilkes-Barre after six ‘clock at night, but these same pack- ges are delivered to the patrons of | : this office the next morning. Having lived within the city routes I can say to you that this service is fully ‘zoodas we receive on those routes and sometimes the city ° were far less prompt. It seems to me, in fairness “to a good woman who is faithfully trying to perform her duty in the spirit of real service, a woman who has the respect of her neighbors and all the people who have business dealings with her, that you owe her a. note of apology for this editorial. i Very truly yours, REV. A. J. CHAPMAN. as! { city: routes | -Kunkle- Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Herdman enter- tained Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hepler of Scranton over the weekend. ‘Miss Lois Laundon has accepted a position as bookkepper for J. F. Be- secker of aDllas. Mrs. Owen Ide entertained recentyl at dinner Mrs. Harry Miss Frances Sweezey, Mrs. Jane Mann of Wilkes-Barre, Mrs. Cragg Herdman, Jane and Rebecca Herdman, Mrs. Marion Elston and Mrs. Ralph Hess. Miss Henrietta Weaver of Centre- moreland was the guest of Miss Hel- en Hess over the weekend. Jane and Donald Ide, children of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ide are recover- ing from a recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Conden spent Thursday evening of last week with Mr. and Mrs. William Miers. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Makinson and daughter, Nellie were visitors at the Olive Kunkle on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fisher, Miss Emily Fisher and Harold Fisher of Trucksville were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hess on Sunday. - Mrs., Gideon Miller entertairf:d the teachers and officers of the Sunday school with a delightful Halloween party on Wednesday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Valkenburg and son, Franklin of Jenningsville called on Mr. and Mrs. William Miers re- cently. : Mrs. W. H. Herdman, Mrs. S. JT. Hess, Miss Vivian Herdman, Miss Herdman and Rebecca Herdman [eft on Friday last for a motor trip to Hempstead, L. I., and Brooklyn, where they visited with Miss Doris Herd- man and Mrs. Margaret Allin return- ing home on Sunday. A stop was also made at Newark, N. J. Russell Sayre and Donald Him- mell are enjoying a thirty-day fur- lough at their homes here. They have been Sweezey, ‘in military service about one ee ee) Agreed at Last Wife—*“It is strange that men al- ways want sons. My father was al- ways sorry that I was not a boy.” Husband—*“So am I.”—Kikeriki, Vien- na. You Can Get Stuck, Though The difference between ticker tape and adhesive tape 1s that the latter has no quotations on it.—American Magazine. Riches Within Reach We may not all be rich in material things, but we may all be rich in mental, moral and spiritual things without impoverishing anyone.—C. L. Quinron. WE STAND BY OUR GUNS! Considerable criticism has been made of the editorial appearing last week in the Post under the title, “A : Weekly's Weekly Protest.” There fas been almost an equal amount of com- mendation. The editorial did not at- ~ tempt to deal in personalities nor did it apply to any particular postoffice in -this vicinity, although practically every postoffice has taken it as a per- sonal affront and resented it. In one instance a copy of the editorial was z ‘posted where everybody who visited the postoffice could view it. We n't expect this generous publicity office before 12 o'clock Friday night do not reach many subscribers on the R. F. D. routes of this section before Monday and Tuesday mornings. We do not think the fault lies with the services of any of the postoffice em- ployees but perhaps with the arrange- ment of the mail schedules in ‘this section. It is rather discouraging to spend a large part of Friday night making every efort fto get the paper out and then to receive constant com- munications from Trucksville, Shaver- town, Kingston, Wyoming, New York City and other communities saying that their papers are not reaching them until Monday and Tuesday and not ih Vyoming as late as Wednesday. and; infrequently in Xingston and 4 HEARD AROUND THE CORNER The Eletcion DO YOU KNOW THAT? Burgess Harry Anderson, sure sur- prised the boys around the corner by his election to another term as bur- gess, defeating our smiling restaurant owner, Thom Higgins. man in town can: be found -than John L. Sulivan, who do- nated two machines to hauling votes in the interest of burgess. No happier in The old residents of the town rallied closely around the banner of our bur- gess, and this, together with the won- derful vote he received on feights, did the trick. Parrish As predicted by this column, Jim Besecker won over tanley Doll by a big majority. Mr. Doll with only the Prohibition nomination, however, made a good showing, but had no chance against the affable Ford dealer. Space won over F. F. Morris by seventy-seven votes. We conceded his election by twenty-five votes but his neighbors on the Heights gave him thirty-two majority and the old Dallas district forty-five majority. Ralph Rood, although losing to Clarke Hildebrand, made a fine show- ing with only the Democratic nomina-~ tion. The combination started in the primary of “Garrahan-Franklin-Hilde- brandt,” could not be headed off. however, And tion, in speaking of this combina- Councilman into several ‘Parris is eoming messages of congratula- tions for he was the dady of the above | combination. That Hildebrandt’'s election, Parrish will have a strong ally council to back his program of im- provements which he has in thind for Parrish Heigths. tI is not known just how Franklin will line up, and Garra- han, too, although Harry has been always friendly to the so-called anti- Parrish faction on council. with on Roland Stevens was about town, en- joying the fun, and in this connection we want to say that Dallas loses a mighty fine councilman with his re- tiring on the first of the year. Roland was of good assistance to the town during his tenure of office. Ralph Eipper, the retiring council- man, did not make any effort to suc- ceed himself. Voting was exceedingly light during the morning at the downtown polls and Judge of Election Stanley Doll just had to put his foot dawn to keep John Frantz inside of the election polls. John felt that he could go out and kill a few rabbits between votes, but was “voted down” by the Judge. H. B. Hale read the election laws about no member of the election board being allowed outside of the polls, and steadfastly stood by his guns and never went out to eat or anything. Of course, this was Hale's first time as a member of the local board and wanted to make a good showing. Corey Gordon, smiling and agree- able as ever, was on the ‘board and makes a fine clerk. Corey knows the ins and out and is a help to the board. we just want to recall the many voters that have passed away during the last five years or less. Oliver Fisher, one of the oldest judges of election in point of age an has passed to the In passing, in years served, great beyond. Daddy usual and his cheery hello appeared to be the same, but we missed good old Mother Parrish, his helpmate for many years, who voted every time since women had the franchise. Parrish came to vote, as B. W. Brickel was another who was always anxious to exercise his right of franchise, but he too, has gone. Ofifcer Avery was little seen during the day, probably Ed thought that the warring aspirants would keep within the bounds of the law of peace and order. In speaking of police, we wonder now what will happen. Many rumors have been around the corner in the past month or two. , The chief does not seem to worry, probably having something up his sleeve. We wonder what becarne of that case down Kingston Township way where a prominent person sure ae smash things up a bit? Who is the Main street fellow who usually goes to sleep when opportunity ‘comes his way? And Any Jury Would Acquit Hin By Albert T. Reid | SAY, STEVE" WASHINGTON WAS REAL MAN. HE DRANK LIKE A {PLAYED A STIFF OLD GAME OF POKER. , TOO. I'M CERTAINLY GETTIN FED Ur ON THESE WISE BIRDS DID AND WHAT HE WoulD FISH; RAN AFTER THE LADIES; TELLIN ME WHAT WASHINGTON Nou KNaw IF WASHINGTON WAS ALIVE HE'D SNAP iS FINGER AT A LOT OF TMESE DOGGONE LAWS WE HAVE NOW| Roe. - You Kw THIS MAN; GEORGE. WASHINGTo bp 2s WELL, HE Ey « nh | SEE WHERE Tey ADVERTISE WASHINGTON WaULD DRIVE A DINGFOD GAR IF HE WERE LIVING] THATS APPLESAUCE. HED OWN. A BLOOFER; THAT'S WHAT rr HE'D OWN, Ryman Recalls First Memorial Day In Dallas Also Tells of Early Schools and In- teresting Incidents ‘in Connection With Memorial Day Observance The same enterprising citizen who organized and started the first Sunday school, famed for its abounding good nature, generosity and forwardness in starting and promoting new and use- ful operations for the interest and welfare of the community, is also noted for the variety of his trades and ac- complishments. He was born to handle skillfully the tools of all trades. He practiced a little law and medicine, and in music he was at home with al- most any instrument. After the war when the 30th of May was first set apart and made a holiday for the decoration of the graves of the sol- dier dead, he was the first to provise a band of drums and fifes to im- | and | | take part in the ceremony of visiting decorating the various graves in the graveyards in and about Dallas. The program of this first decoration day at Dallas was to visit each sol- dier’s grave and lay upon it a wreath of flowers; and as the procession marched from one grave to another, music of the funeral kind was ,fur- nished by this band. There were sev- eral graveyards and a considerable number of graves in each to be visited, while the number of tunes suitable for such an occasion in the repertory of organized band was very limited, and in visiting so many graves there was of course much repetition, so that by night, the services having lasted most of the day, this band, and especially its organized and leader, were very tired of those particular pieces. Finally the last grave had been decorated and the procession was headed for home. The program called for more music, but to repeat again any of those psalm tunes seemed un- bearable to all. With a look of almost of despair, one of the members ven- tured to ask of the leader, “What shall this newly I play now?" “Oh, it, anything —the the reply. The relief was ,so great that all marched away heartily enjoy- ing the change, while the bluntness and profanity of the amusing yet literal of the situation has since furnished much amusement to many who were present on that occasion. ¢ In the practice of medicine our own Sunday school and band organizer has also won some laurels. It is told of him that on one occasion a dis- tinguished and skillful practitioner of the same profession, was suddenly prostrated and became unconscious in the road near the house of our hero. 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