WEATHER FORECAST Eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy pobably with snow Saturday HE) SC 1 SE) I OY LX v a @he Dallas Post. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY COMMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY Oe a 4 ———— ta mean ee hs SUPPORT TEE MERCHANTS WHOSE ADVERTISING APPEARS IN ThE DALLAS POST 4 FORTIETH JEAR DALLAS, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929 FORTIETH YEAR Secretary Hyde Reports On | Agriculture Condition of Country in Grain and Live Stods Sections Improving Fast —Other jections Show Some Im- provemert American agriculture’s total income for the cropyear 1929-30 should equal if it does n¢t exceed that of the pres vious year, notwithstanding the fact idespread | drought reduced crop yields materially, says ‘Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde in his annual repat to the President, made public today. Following are a number of extracts from the report: Prospective Agricultural Income Widespread drought during the growing seison of 1929 dried up pas- tures and reduced crop yields below those of any recent year. The losses in production, however, were so evenly distributed for the country as a ‘whole that no Yarge area had either very bountiful or very short crops. Moreover, from the standpoint of the ; producers, reduced yields seemed likely to be 'more than offset by price advances. It is probable that the real total income from agricultural produc- tion for the 1929-30 crop year will A equal, if it does not exceed that of the | 1928-29 season. J Improvement Continues in Live Stock Industry Further improvement was made by the livestock industry in 1929, though favorable trends were not as sharply defined as in 1928. (Certain bramches of the industry showed losses, but gross returns to livestock producers in the first eight months of the year were approximately $93,00,000 more than in the wcorrseponding period of 1928, Figures showing net returns are wot available, but undoubtedly the current year has ben profitable for the livestock industry on the whole. Gain in gross income was effected despite a decrease of 1,187,000 head of meat animals slaughtered, under Federal in- spection in the first eight months of the year as compared with the num- ber slaughtered in the corresponding périod of 1928. The increased return from a reduced volume of sales was partly the result of higher average prices and partly of a higher average weight in the animals slaughtered. Dairy Position Favorable ~~" Wil "general, ‘the position of the dairy | industry has been favorable this year, though not as markedly so as it was in 1928, Prices of butter, cheese and other dairy products have not aver- aged as high’'as they did last year, fargely because dairy production in- ereased generally during the spring and summer months. In the fall, how- ever, dry pastures curtailed produe- tion. Consupmtion during the year held up fairly well as compared with consumption in recent years. In the last eight years, despite a generally upward trend in dairy production, our domestic consumption of dairy pro- ducts has consistently exceeded our domestic production by about 1 per cent. There is reason to believe that this close adjustment will continue. The dairy industry is very stable. It ts not showing any immediate pros- pact of a marked expansion. Farm Credit Requirements (Farm credit remains costly in many parts of the United States notwith- ding the great improvement that 3 ben made in agricultural credit cilities during the last ten or fifteen bars. The Federal Reserve Act of 18 ,the Farm Loan Act of 1916 and e Intermediate Credit Act of 1923 ought about favorable changes of ndamental importance. Further ogress may be expected from the bancial provision of the agricultural hrketing Act of 1929. As yet, how- er, the potentialities of our credit stem are reflected very imperfectly the terms and conditions under ich farmers obtain credit. In many instances the gap betweam the supply of credit at central money markets fi and the farmers’ credit requirements has not yet been bridged. —_——— —™— READ THE POST Payable in advance. WHEN IN LUZERNE BAT WEIDNER’S We have plenty of Oysters and crackers and we're always ready to serve you. Ask for your coupons. These little tickets will give you free oil at Weidner’s New Gas Station at Hillside. REMEMBER Weldner’s Lunch 2d 1904 Subscription price $1.00 per year. Traffic Signs Stop Signs Changed From Upper Road to Lower Road—Stops Con- gestion of Traffic At Lower End of Town The State iiighway Department, by agreement with the county commis- sioners, have changed the “stop signs” which were placed at the intersection of the Upper Road at the lower end Jf Dallas and ate the intersection of the Dailas-Trucksville road. The signs were formerly placed so that all traffic, traveling on the upper road gring in the direction of Dallas had to come to a complete stop when entering the highway which runs toe Fernbrack from ‘Dallas. One also had to stop when traveling the Upper Road g ing to Trucksville at the intwr section of the lower road at West Ter chevy se. One can new travel to Trucksviile cr down the vaiiey by using the upper road without any highway interrup- tions, and they can also come to Dal- upper road without any stops. This action on the part of the High- way Department is a big benefit to the traveling public. 0 Red Cross Notes of Local Interest Luzerne County Commissioners Ren- dering Great Help in Fighting Tuberculosis The county commissioners are help- ing with the tuberculosis patients, maintaining 120 at White Haven sana- torium for the county. The cases go through the Red Cross and the ones in theirown district are investigated by them. Plymouth, Pittston, Hazle- ton and Nanticoke societies investi- gate in their own sections. Relief The Red Cross also furnish relief to such tuberculosis cases that are un- able to go to a sanatorium by fur- nishing milk, cure chairs, cots, .air cushions, etc. Two hundred and sixty cases were helped and 7,588 quarts of milk supplied. Nutrition The nutrition elass is another means of tuberculosis prevention. The chil- dren who are underweight have de- fects corrected and are taught the proper method to gain weight by the selection of foods with the highest caloric value; the proper amount of rest; they are weighed each week and questioned in regard to their diet, etc. ‘The home is visited and the mothers instructed. They are responsible for establishing eighteen such classes, ten personally conducted by us, 160 chil- dren enrolled, having an average gain of eight pounds per child for seventy weeks. Camp Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp for Undernourished Children at Drums was built by the county com- missioners in 1927 to accommodate fifty children. In 1928 they enlarged the building, which now makes it pos- sible to ‘are for one hundred. These children must be over 10 per cent underweight, preferably contacts of tuberculosis. They are given a thorough physical examination and have al remedial defects corrected prior to admission. They are supervised continually: take two hours sun-cure and two hours rest daily; are given the proper and nourishing diet, and are taught a cer- tain amount of vocational therapy. The gains this year exceeded any in the past, an average of seven pounds per child; the highest gain 133% pounds in five weeks and 16 pounds in 7% weeks. The Red Cross main- tain sixty children at this camp. yi DEATH OF ATTORNEY HOBBES | | Attorney Hobbes of Kingston came as a severe surprise to his many friends and clients of this section. Attorney Hobbes had a legion of friends and associates in this Upper West Side. When a young man Mr. Hobbes was a school teacher. He was master of the old academy at Sweet Valley and later through the influence of John Reiman and Mr. Kirkendall the academy was moved to Dallas, where he was 'master for a number of years. In telling of these and other incidents to a reporter of the Post recently, At- torney Hobbes had promised to come up to Rotary in the near future and tell of his early experiences as a young man in this section. The pass- ing of Attorney Hobbes leaves a stamp of progréss on both the educa- tional system of the county as well as on the legal fraternity. —0 Se DUPONT PAINT COMPANY HOSTS AT STERLING Dupont Paint and Powder Company held a banquet at Hotel Sterling Mon- day night. All were invited to feast at Dupont’s ex- pense. There was a door prize of five | gallons of Dupont’s white lead paint | with individual favors of a white mys- tery box. of instruction, an brush. During the course of the five nnniven hananet there was music and oN sneeches. — —~\ Changed On Dallas- Trucksville Road las from down the pike by using the | sort of thing. plates July 27 next. The calculation by 6282 gives 238-plus. they are making in 1929. sioner Eynon today. tags. TAG DEMAND FALLS OFF AS “DEAD LINE” NEARS Harrisburg, Dec. 6—The amazing rush with which Pennsylvanians early in‘ October made application for their 1930 automobile plates—a rush which at its beginning led Commissioner Benjamin G. Eynon to wonder whether the Motor Vehicles Bureau would have anything at all to do in' December, has ended in a slump surprising even to pessimistd at Harrisburg who expect that If passenger car owners continue to make application for tags at their present rate of 6282 per day the last of them will be getting their passenger car owners have not made application. The answer indubitably is [July 27. In 1928 car owners exceeded by 1301 applications daily the mark “I confess my inability to understand their delay,” “We have been mailing plates since October 1. The price then was the same as it will be January 1. owner had more money than he will have the week after Christmas. There will be no ‘after-Christmas barghin sales’ of motor vehicles license Nor will there be an extension of time for the use of 1929 plates.” 1s very simple. A total of 1,500,000 The figure divided said Commis- The averdge car WILKES-BARRE-HAZLETON HIGHWAY COMPLETED You can now travel to Hazleton via | Mountain Top and Alberts over the newly completed. concrete highway. The State Highway Department opened the road for travel on Wed- nesday morning, and one can now go from Mountain Top to Hazleton over a fine concrete highway, and, in addi- ! tion, saving approximately two wand one-half miles over the new route. Luzerne county is fast getting its share of state improvements, which are largely due to the efforts of Sen- ator Sordoni. Rann Loh DALLAS SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZED TUESDAY The Dallas school board on Tues- day evening last held its regular re- organization meeting with James F. Besecker being sworn in, taking the place of F. F. Morris. Clifford Space was elected president; D. A. Water vice president with james F. Besecker remaining as secretary. KILLS DEER lock of town, and Ed Halock of Shavertown,; killed a fine six-pronged buck at ‘their hunting lodge in Pike County. It was rumored that Harry Garra- han killed a fine six-proaved buck on Wednesday but we were unable to confirm the story. eee et ere HARVEY WINS AS ! HAZLETON MAYOR Mayor Harvey of v of Hazleton will start the year with his third term as mayor of Hazleton, due to a late decision handed down by the Luzerne county court on Friday. Mayor Harvey defeated William Gerlach by a majority of seven votes, and this closes a contest that has taken up the time of the court for the last month. i rier IREM CADDIES DINED On Thursday evening several mem- bers of Irem Country Club were hosts to 187 caddies who worked during the past year at the golf grounds. A fine turkey dinner was served, en- tertainment furnished by the members and a fine time was had by the ball chasers. . ———0 HAS TRUCK SMASHED Tom Reese, of Dallas, while haul- ing coal on Monday smashed into the road curbing at Wyoming. Mr. Reese was blinded by the blizzard and in an effort to stop before hitting two parked cars ahead of him on the high- way he slipped his brakes quickly which threw him into the curbing. The accident caused some coal bins to get | The sudden death Saturday night of | its painting clients | Investigation by the curious | painters revealed painters’ caps, books | excellent painting | rather low before Ton was organized | again. — —0 SHOCK TO HIS MANY FRIENDS | TWO BOYS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE FROM ASYPHXIATION | Teo Comiskey, foreman of the Dal- las Post print shop, had quite a scare early last week when his two nephews were partially asphyxiated at their home in Wilkes-Barre by escaping gas fumes. About 4 o'clock on Tuesday morn- ing Mr. Comiskey’s sister, Mrs. Wil- liam Carley, heard a noise in the bath- room. Rushing out of her bedroom and into the bathroom she found her younger son, William, aged 12, leaning out of the window and unconscious. The hallway and all other parts of the house but her room was filled with escaping gas. Running to the room in which her sons slept she found her other son, John, aged 16, unconscious in bed. She immediately threw open all windows .and summonedaid. It: was some time before the boys were revived. Al members of the family | were made ill by the effects of the gas and the boys were sick for some- time. It is believed that some one in passing the gas stove in the kitchen acicdentally brushed against the | valve which controls the flow of ‘gas land that the leakage was so slight | that it was not discovered before the | family retired for the night. Dr. To- bias treated them. LEHMAN BOYS KILL DEER | Charles Randall, aul Anstett and Fred Anstett Kkiled an eight-pronged while hunting in Pike county Nv rack “on Thursday. Lou Halock, brother of Ralpn Hal-| | DALLAS BASKET BALL TEAM ORGANIZES The Dallas basketball team held a meeting Monday evening, December 2. It was decided to organize a combina- tion club consisting of the Athletic Club and the Dramatic Club, which was later carried unanimously. The following oficers were elected: Nick Davis, president; Jack Roberts, vice president; Ella Sutton, secretary; Addison Woolbert, treasurer. The club will hold its 'meeting the second Monday of each month. The matter of conducting a dahce was dis- cussed but nothing definite was de-~ cided up. —0 CAR BURNS SATURDAY NIGHT You got a thrill Saturday night speeding to town over the Mt. Green- wood road. Right in front of Ed. Morgan’s grocery store an automobile was a mass of roaring; flames. It was a Chalmers belonging to John Wilcox. Neither John nor Russell Frantz, who was with him, can tell how it hap- pened. All they know is that sud- denly the car started to spit fire and evidently the car was doing its best to get them warm, for they were nearly frozen and in its efforts must have overdone itself." John will now have to haul hig chickens and eggs to mars ket with _his noisy Henry while the. rest of us inspect our wiring systems, me tte rete. 0. E. S. BANQUET The first annual banquet of Dallas Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will be held in the Colonial Tea Room at Fernbrook - on. Monday evening, De- cember 16. The: tickets are on sale and may be purchased from any of the officers. The price is $1.25. There is an interesting program planned of music and readings. Miss Edna Johnson will act as toastmistress. Members may bring their husbands and any friends interested in the or- der. Dancing and cards will follow the dinner program. Make your réservations now with any officer of the chapter. Osis LADIES’ AID TO MEET The Ladies’ Aid Society .of the Dal- las M. E. Church will hold its regu- lar meeting on Thursday afternoon, December 12, at the home of Mrs. Nel- son: Whipp. This is a busy month but Christmas itself should give an added interest to things religious: rather than shortening the time for church duties. So a good crowd is expected. et () COOLBAUGH DOES A TAIL SPIN Young Coolbaugh, the impregnable guard on the fast Dallas High team, put on a little exhibition on Monday. He came out of it in fine shape with- out @ scratch. The only damage being one rear wheel on the car. Too much snow, says Coolie. ale NOTABLES ASK FOR BOUNTY ‘The Bureau of Predatory Animals during the past wiek received claims for bounty on weasels as follows: George vashington, J. Q. Adams, Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover. These named-for notables reside in various J Darts of the state. %% 5 Noxen is Centre of Deer Hunting In This Region Hillsides Abound With Big Game— Eleven Deer Shot There During This Week. There may be better places to hunt deer than in the hills and mountains surrounding Noxen, .but any far- traveling hunter will have to be a convincing talker to make Noxen nim- rods believe it. And the reason is plain enough. Kleven deer were shot near Noxen during the week. Any old timer will tell you that Noxen is a quiet little place, huddled quietly among the hills and seldom making ‘a noise louder than the tan- nery whistle during the year. But there are a few seasons when that vil- lage springs right to the front and makes a strong bid for attention from its neighboring communities. Those seasons are the opening of the trout season, huckleberry time, baseball sea- son and the deer hunting season. Few communities are better situated by, nature or take a keener interest in the out-of-doors and the hunting and fishing season than this little Wyo- ming county town. With several fine hunting clubs in the vicinity and with ‘the citizens of the community actively interested in the conservation and the protection of garme and fish, it is not to be wondered at that-a large part of the male popu- lation was out early Monday morning on the trail of the nimble-footed deer. Nor is it hard to see why so many families in Noxen are enjoying veni- son. this wek-end or why they will be enjoying it for weeks to come. Among the first of the successful sportsmen to bag a deer was Frank Turner, a veteran hunter, who made his kill on Monday not far from the Limited 'Twenty hunting cabin on South Mountain. Ira Miller, after sev- eral unsuccessful seasons, determined that he'd get a buck this year. He got a big one weighing about 175 pounds. On Wdenesday Edgar Engelman, after missing two beautiful shots at a big buck, caught just a glimpse of its fleeting mvhite tail through the brush, took a quick shot: at it and laid his quarry low. Harry Miller likewise brought a buck home and now he'll'be having venison for the rest of the sear son. On Friday Clarence Boston, put- ting aside banking duties'for a while, journeyed up- tine 'mountain side and almost hefore one could say “Jack Robinson” brought down a nine- pronged buck, Earl Ayers of Kingston shot one. And then from all sections of the mountains came reports of other buck being shot. A party of three Wyoming county hunters in the vicinity of Beth Run each shot a deer on the same day. Over Beaumont way, Westover Smith on his way to his barn eary lin the morning caught sight of a der, soon got his gun and soon got his deer. Two other men are reported as having shot deer near Beaumont. Many hunters reported seeing plenty plenty of deer but either missed their shots or were unable to get a shot at the fleet-footed animals. Tom Patton, on his way to Stull, early in the eve- ning saw three does and two bucks in one group but was unable to shoot at the bucks in. the gathering dark- ness. Frank Root saw eleven in one group. While all the shooting was going on almost within earshot of Noxen, two hardy groups of hunters were after deer on the mountain tops. One of these groups was at the Limited Twenty cabin, where ‘A. E. Dimmick is chief cook and hotel d’'maitre. Among those who are spending the season at the cabin or who will be there before the season closes are: R. S. Crosby, C. A. Boston, A Be Dimmick, Frank Turner, James Strohl, BZ. R. Howell, Dr. Ayers, Lewis Hackling, Paul Montross, Earl iRch- ards, ‘Oscar Hackling, John McMillan, George Stitbzer, George Moscow, Clar- ence Turner, Clark Brobst, Howard Engelman and Edgar Engelman. TO AWARD BADGES Several local Girl Scouts will re- ceive proficiency badges at the Girl Scout rally to be held in Dalals on December 14th. ATWATER - KENT Gav aa Cabinet Models - - JAMES R. OLIVER For ormer or High School Students To Present Play “The Arizona Cowboy,” Presenied Four Years Ago, To Be Given By Original Cast at Borough High School December 13th “The Arizona Cowboy,” a play which was presented to the poeple of Dallas and vicinity four years aso by certain young men and women of town will again be presented ‘to the public on Friday evening, Deceriiber 13th, at the Dallas high school. Practically all ‘the people in the: play, as was. gi=zen by that time, will be in the cast this coming week and many people recall how well they per- formed at their Pprevi.us appearance. The scene of the play is Arizona: ‘With typical western charicters, not forgetting the ‘“theathea Chinee” and, of course, the usual ‘cuampien liar” the play is a series of laughs from start to finish. X ; The play was ' first r.dvertised for two evenings, but will oniy be pre- sented one night, Decemeber 13, at 8 p. m. The proceds received will be for the benefit of the Daltas focthall team, which just finished a very snccess- ful saeson. Mail Early Says Local Postmaster The postmaster reminds us that parcels which we wish to reach our friends by Christmas Day should soon be on the way. Following is a list of last dates on which parcels should be mailed in or- der to reach their destination in the various States before Christmas Day: December 14-—California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, Nevada. December 15—New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Montana. December . 16—Wyoming, = Texas, South. Dakota, Nerth Dakota. December 17—Oklahema, Kansas, Nebraska, Touisiana, Arkansas, Minne- sota, Wisconsin, Florida, Mississippi. Decenber 18—Iowa, Misouri, Ten- nessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois. December 19—South. Carolina, North Carolina, ‘West 'Vifginia, Virgina, Ohie, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Massachusetts. / December 20—Connecticut, Rhoads Island, New York State, Pennsylvanis, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey. Oe eee HUNTING ACCIDENTS INCREASE It would appear. as if the hunters. had failed to heed the timely warnings of the Game Commission, sent out from time to time during the course of the hunting season, since the number of hunting accidents: both fatal and non-fatal which occurred during the recent small game season (exclusive of the last two days of the season for which no reports have been received as yet) have inereased considerably over the same. ‘period last yeawn. Weather conditions during the last two days of the season were admirable and unquestionably smany hunters were afield these days, and it is pos- sible that stil lmere accidents are yet to be recorded. j A FORMER LOCAL GRRL ON WAY TO RECOVERY Miss Mary Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jackson of Wilkes- Barre, is recuperating at her home on Franklin street from a recent opera- tion in the General hospital. Her many friends wish her a speedy re- covery. Mis - Jackson Trucksville. was formerly from Sg li BUCKS IN COMBAT days ago Game Protector Fred S. Fisher of McoCnnellsburg, Pa., accompanied by several other men, found two eight-point buck deer with antlers locked in deadly combat. They were still fighting although about ex- hausted. The officers r'managed to part the creatures, but one was SO badly torn over the body that it soon A few died. 4 - New Low Prices Main Street
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