COLORED COMICS ARE A REGULAR WEEKLY FEATURE IN THE DALLAS POST EArt atau An Aaa ¢ Dallas Post. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY COMMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY J “IN THE WYOMING VALLEY” Ea IT’S NOT TOO LATE START NOW TO READ A GREAT STORY AAA Aaa aa ara atau v VOL. 40 DALLAS POST, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930 No. 30 Dallas Council Accepts Citizens Petition For Fire Protection and Asks For Adaquate Water Supply To effect a organization of persons’ interested the civic betterment of Dallas, a com- munity meeting will be held Thursday night in Dallas Borough high school. All residents of voting age are invit- ed to attend the and many matters of community importance wiit be discussed. The meeting is the outgrowth of two meetings held this week by Dallas cit- izens. The first one on Monday night in Dallas high school when an organ- ization of Dallas residents was per- fected to assist the community in sec- uring improvements such as an ade- quate water supply and fire protection. Capt. C. N. Booth was elected tem- porary chairman of this meeting ana G. Harold Wagner was elected secre- in meeting tary. After some preiminary discus- sion, H. IL. Fortner, manager of the Dallas-Shavertown Water company, spoke of the improvements in water facilities at the Spencer well, where a double action pump has been installed This is the only well now serving Dallas borough, Silvius well gone dry some time ago. Next V. A. Shindel, a fight for better water conditions the borough, ry engineer of the Public Service com- mission with Capt. C. N. Booth at the water company offices on Monday morning. Mr. Curry, according to leader in the in Mr. Shindle, said that the local water company had been warned by the commission a year ago that -it must take steps to improve the local water supply but had failed to do it. He said that the company will be given a reasonable time to make ments and if no permanent relief is guaranteed outside help will be re- quested by the commission, preferably from the Scranton-Spring Brook Wat- er company. The latter company has a reserve of ten billion gallons of water, enough to carry Wyoming Valley over a severe drought. The Huntsville: reservoir, which lies within the limits of Dallas borough, has a reserve: of a billion gallons alone. A motion was made that the secre- tary of the Citizen's committee write to Engineer Curry and ask that the Dallas Water company furnish a. de- tailed report of pending improvements to its local system and monthly re- ports of its actual improvements. A standing water committee was ap~ pointed to be ‘made up of V. A. Shin- dle, Capt. C. N. Booth anda W. C. Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd spoke -brief- | ly,. asking that the water company furnish information regarding its cap- abilities to put into effect contemplat- ed improvements. Burgess Anderson assured the! meet- ing of his co-operation to do every- in an adequate water sups ply. Assemblage securing moved that petitions be circulated and signed requesting tha] burgess and town council to provics| ough by installing fire plugs. Even if adequate fire protection for the bor- the millage of the borough had to be| raised this would be offset by a low- ering of fire insurance rates. On the following night these peti- | tions, bearing 138 names were present- ed to council. Mr. Shephard, chairman committee, presenting the to council, said that the Continued on Page 4 Crispell Reunion Is Well Attended John Crispell Elected President of Reunion For the Coming Year. petit- peti- er tions Crispell reunion was held at W. 8S. Kitchen’s grove at Ide- town on Thursday, July 31st. There were three births and three marriag- es reported since 1929. After a boun- teous dinner there were several read- ings by Miss Charlotte Anderson of Laketon and Miss Esther Goldie Ter- ranova of Philadelphia. "The annual The officers were all reelected for President, John Cris- vice president, William Crispell; Daisy Kishbaugh; treasur- er, W. S. Kitchen; entertainment com- mittee, Amelia ‘Anderson, Charlo: Anderson and Albert Crispell. Those present were: A. E. Hiner and son Albert, Jr., of Belair, L.. I, N. Y.; Mrs. Ruth Terran- ova and es Esther Goldie of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cris- another pell; secretary, year: pell, Mrs. Lydia Crispell, Mrs. Harry Nye and children, Anna, Dorothy, Richard and Thelma Mrs. Richard Traver, Mrs. James Crispell, Lillian Jones and Alice Race of Noxen; Mrs. Wilfred Nye and children Donald ana Leland, William <Crispell of Tunkhan- nock; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fiske of Dal- jas: Mr. and Mrs. John Crispell, Rus- sell Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cease, Shavertown; Mr. and Mrs, Grover Anderson, son Grover, Jr. and daughter Charlotte of Laketon, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kitchen, Mrs. Mary Crispell, Phillip Crispell, Elizabeth Crispell and Priscilla Crispell, Mrs. Daisy Kishbaugh and daughter ,Mar- cella, Mildred Riley of Idetown and Willis Ormes, Mr. and Mrs. Claude MacDougall and son Kenneth of Wil- kes-Barre. ree 0 _ Traver - Barringer Reunion The Traver - Barringer reunion will be held on Thursday, August 21st, at Viola, Park near Evans Falls. permanent community | having told of meeting Mr. Cur- improve- and prolonged period of in Nesbitt Memeorial hospital, ian oncoming | out from .behind a truck. |'the hospital thing possible to help the community| Elston. | mobile of the wat- | | the Mr. and Mrs. | ENTERTAINER MISS PAULINE MAYO Miss Pauline Mayo, prominent en- tertainer will appear in a program of monologue and sketches at the East Dallas church on Saturday evening, August 9th at 8:00 o'clock. The pro~ ceeds of the entertainment will be for the benefit of the Epworth League. Miss Mayo appeared at the Epworth League Institute at Sidney and was very well received. The admittance fee will be 35 cents and it is hoped there will be a large crowd. Burgess Sets Police Hours Says Unusually Heavy Traffic On Luzerne - Harvey’s Lake Road Ne- cessitates Emergency Precautions. Repeated minor automobile acci- dents during the week and one fatal accident last Sunday on the Luzerne: Harvey’s Lake highway, have prompt- ed Dallas borough officials to take immediate steps with regard to traf- fic regulations in Dallas. On Sunday, William Mensch, a six-~ teen year-old youth of Parsons, died Kings ton, as the result of injuries received near Castle Inn, when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into machine after cutting Mensch’s leg was horribly cut and he lost con. siderable bleod before being rushed to by Officers ‘Avery and On the same day eight per- sons were, injured, none seriously, when: two automobiles crashed head- on at Birch Grove. Such accidents are a common occurrence despite the width of the road and repeated warn- ings by highway patrolknen and local police. On one day this week highway pat- rolmen picked up seventy drivers for crossing the white line on the curve near the Idetown trolley station. In order to forestall serious auto- accidents in Dallas, Jurgess Harry Anderson was moved to ‘issue following general police orders this week: DALLAS BOROUGH Dallas, Pa., August 6th, General Pclice Order To the Police Officials of the of Dallas, Pa.: With the heavy automobile traffic incident this season, I feel that an emergency exists in police matters in this borough. To meet this emergency I call upon the police force for co-op- eration in providing a safe and order- ly passage through our borough of this increased automobile traffic, as -vell as in 'maintaining the peace general- ly. With this object in view, that the regular policemen of the bor- ough shall serve the following .hours each day during the month of Aug- ust, 1930, at the places designated: Officer Edward Avery— Saturdays from 6 P. M. to 11 P. M. Sundays, from 5 P. M. to 10 P. M. This service shall be performed at the intersection of Main and Hunts- ville streets, where. the interests of motorists and pedestrians shall be guarded in the best possible manner, 1930 3orough 1. direct and shall be continuous unless the of- ficer, through emergency, is called to some other point within the borough limits. 3 Officer Elwood Elston— Sundays, 2 P. M. to 6 P. M. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wedhesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 P. M. to 10:30 P. M. Saturdays, 1 P. M. to 5 P. M. This service shall be performed at the same place and under the same conditions as assigned to Officer Ed- ward Avery. A strict compliance with these ord- ers will be exacted. Tor your information, the following provisions of ‘Section 1125 of the Gen- eral Borough Act, approved May 4th, 1927, is quoted: “The burgess of the borough shall have full charge and control of the chief of police and police force, and he shall direct the time during which, the place where, and the manner in which force shall perform its duties.” the chief of police and police Given under my hand this 6th day of ‘Aupgust, A. D., 1930. (Signed) J. H. ANDERSON, Burgess of the Borough of Dallas. ENTERTAINS AT LUNCHEON Miss Margaret Bryant entertained a group of girls at her summer home at Pine Lake on Wednesday, August 6. A picnic luncheon was served in the beautiful garden of the Bryant's home and the afternoon was spent in can- oeing and swimming. The girls present were: Margaret Kelly, Jane Williams, Ruth Williams, Marian Haas, Miriam Howorth, Ruth Duttner, all + of Wilkes-Barre; Eliza~ beth Sickler of Scranton; Anna Grif- fith of Jermyn; Helen Reynolds and Charlotte Lewis of Trucksville, Char- lotte Hildebrant of Meeker; Louise Brown of Lehman; Mildred Devens, of Kunkle; Lillian and Genevieve York of Alderson and Margaret Bryant. LaBar Arrested For Wild Driving Held For Waives Hearings and Is Court Under $500 Bail. William LaBar of Dallas was arrest- ed Thursday night by officers Avery and Jacobs of the Kingston township police force on charges of violatins the motor code. LaBar was taken before Squire Kanaar of Fernbrook, where he waived a hearing and was released under $500 bail to appear be- fore Luzerne county court. | mines. mending of conventional morality are will take chances which will make it pect the kind of following which it seeks.” This is not an easy program for pastors and church leaders. Many think the church should not take posi- tion on political stays wth many issues that are close to the lives of men and women. Police officers say LaBarr was driv- ing at an excessive rate of speed when ‘making the sharp curve at the trolley crossing in Fernbrook. Officers stand- ing in front of the Penn-Fern gasoline | station whistled for LaBar to stop, put | that he switched off his headligucs and attempted to make a get-away. LOCAL PEOPLE ENJOY TOUR OF EASTERN STATES Recently, “Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Schoonover and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Frantz went on a tour states, chiefly Massachusetts and Con- necticut. The tour was conducted under the auspices of the State Horti- cultural society and was in direct charge of Mr. Suds of State College. The local people joined the tour at Allentown and reported a delightful and worthwhile trip, visits having been made to many peach and apple orchards, flower gardens and beautiful summer homes. The return trip was made by way of the Hudson river and the Thousand Istands. 0 A BUSY DAY Between the hours of 2 A. M. Sun- day morning and 12 P. M. Sunday night, officer Edward Avery of the Dallas and Kingston township police departments took twelve persons in- jured in automobile accidents on the Luzerne-Harvey’s ake highway to Wyoming Valley hospitals. Of the number admitted to the hospitals, one died ,three are still in serious condi- tion and eight were later discharged eee (pertain MANY FOREST FIRES Forest fires at Cider Run above Noxen and at Loyalwille kept more than 200 men busy this week combat ing the flames with back fires and by digging fire lines and ditches. In both instances second growth timber was destroyed. Officers gave chase and when La-| Bar turned into a side road, appre- | hended him. Before Squire Kanaar,! LaBar was charged with reckless: driving, refusing to stop at a police~ man’s signal, switching out headlights to escape arrest and two other charg- es. A er COAL MINE FATALITIES DURING MONTH OF JUNE| Accidents in the coal mining in- dustry of the United States in June resulted in the death of 119 men, ac- cording to information received from state mine inspectors by the United States Bureau of Mines, Department of Commerce. Twenty-five men were, killed in the anthracite mines of Pen- nsylvania; the remaining 94 deaths occurred in bituminous mines in var- ious states. The producton of bitum- inous coal during the month was 33,714,000 tons and anthracite mined amounted to 5,183,000 tons. Thus, for every million tons of bituminous coal mined in June there was a cor- responding death rate of 2.79 while that for the anthracite coal produced showed a fatality rate of 4.82, and for the industry as a whole a rate of 3.06 was shown. This record is more favorable than that for June a year ago, when there were 123 deaths, 38,- 580,000 tons of coal mined, and a. fat- ality rate of 3.19 in the bituminous coal fields and a rate of 7.30 per mil- | lion tons, based on .37 ein and 5,- 069,000 tons of coal for the anthracite —0 A. P. KEIFER HAS MODERN WATER SYSTEM - While many Dallas resideats have been without water for household use during the past few weeks, ‘there is at ‘least one man in the community who has no worries about the water supply. That man is A. P. Kiefer of Shrine View, who has his own ater system and pumps to take care of the water supply for his home, grounds and greenhouse. The plant is modern in every respect and pumps water from a nearby spring which has never been known to go dry even dur- ing the most severe drought. Barnes Talks On Religion Record Editorial Quy es Son Of For- mer Local Preacher. The following editorial, clipped from the Wilkes-Barre Record quotes and coments upon a recent sermon by Rev. Roswell P. Barnes of New York City. Barnes is a former Wyoming county young man, having come from Falls. His father was a former lo- cal preacher, well-known to many of the older residents of this section of Luzerne county and Wyming county. and for a at from Lafayette college, while taught at Blair 'Academy Blairstown, N. J. From the Record: - A COURAGEOUS CHURCH A New York preacher, Roswell P. Barnes, blames the church for much of the indifference toward religion be- cause it is too slow to take a stand on important issues. “If religion is to be taken seriously by the people who will win respect for it, it must call for adventurous living. Exhortation to good living and com- not enough in themselves. The church feared and respected before it can exX- issues. And if it out of politics it loses touch The pastor has no easy road. | following: Roswell P. Barnes received his Dre-| under arrest. paratory school education at Wyomn- The following item in connection ing Seminary, later was graduated | with Squire Anderson’s visit to the a member was “Isn’t’ that Charlie Mills.” answered derson said “I would have known him anywhere although I haven't seen him in twenty years. smile he had then.” Bonfoey's office where the local at- torney appearcd to defend Mr. Wood. Os. TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO From the Wilkes-Barre Record of twenty-five years ago we quote the A movement is on foot to macadamize the road, around Har- vey's Lake and maps have been pre- pared to secure bids. The maps give the distance as 813 miles: And this was 25 years ago. Today if you visit this famous summer resort you will not only see a wonderful road but also beautiful homes of every type, beautiful well kept homes and above all a lake resort where every conven- ience is to be had and enjoyed. When the season is at its height as at pres- ent there is little that cannot be en- joyed that we would find at the much more extensive summer resorts in the larger cities. We are all proud of these achievements, let us boost our Harvey! s Lake WEST SIDE CHORAL CLUBS TO GIVE MUSICAL CONZER] Late notice informs us that the con- cert described below will be given on the date mentioned in the description instead of Wednesday, August 20, as originally planned. Postponement is due to confliction with the date set for the Shrine picnic to be held at the rem Temple Country club. A musical concert will be given by the = West Side Choral club at the Wyoming Camp ground on Friday, August 22nd at 8:00 P. DM. The main feature of the program will be a cantata, “Man-Da-Min,” an Indian legend. Besides the cantata, | there will be other choral numbers and musical selections. West Side Choral club is an organi- zation of the Women’s club of the West Side and has given many suc- cessful programs. It is composed of 24 voices, directed by Mrs. William Harvey Yeager and accompanied by Miss Louie Weigand, both of Kingsz- ton. -Q Kocher Reunion The 22nd annwal reunion of the Kocher family will be held Thursday, | August 28th at Lehigh Valley Park,| Harvey's Lake. The meeting will be called to order at 10:30 A. M. In case of rain the reunion will be held on the following day. . 7 Squire Anderson Meets Old Friend Sayre Times Reporter Writes Inter-| esting Story on Chance Meeting. J. H. Anderson and John H. Sulli- van of Dallas were in Sayre last Thursday in connection with the case of Sullivan vs. Wood. For some time Mr.” Sullivan has been conducting a washing machine store in Sayre. The manager, a Mr. Wood, failed to make returns for washers sold and is now railroad town is clipped from the Sayre Times of last Saturday: BURGESS OF DALLAS KNOWS CHARLIE MILLS AFTER TWENTY YEARS J. H. Anderson, justice of the peace and burgess of the borough of Dallas, Pa., was in Sayre yesterday in connec- tion with the case of Sullivan vs. Wood in Justice Bonfoey’s court. Twenty years ago Mr. Anderson was of the Pennsylvania as- sembly from the sixth district and was a friend of Charles E. Mills who also a member of the assembly at that time. On the street yesterday Mr. Ander- son saw a man walking a short dis- tance away and asked a bystander, On being An-~ in the affirmative Mr. He has the same . Later he met Mr. Mills in Justice of the eastern] the rest .of the great motor-driven fleet. These 'men have been taken away to keep from freezing. production such protection unnecessary while outdoors, in motion, light cloth- closed car put the finishing touch on the wool industry. Sheep farmers who thought they were established for life have gone out of that line into others. the country the nation as a whole afe bulky. into the cities and demand concentrat- ed nourishment. ly cut down the consumption of wheat and demand for dairy products—milk, but- ter and cheese—for pork, for eggs and Rural Communities to To Be Known As George R. Wright Day A COMMUNICATION Editor of the Post: Believe It or Not But, John Wilson, who is past 79 vears of age, saw the first bear in his entire life at Harvey's Lake re- cently. He saw hundreds of bare backs, bare legs and bare heads the same day. John thinks, however, that Bruin with his shiny coat ana agile extremities has got his bipea competitors, with their skinny, blem- ished and sunburned appendages, beat by a mile. John also wonders wheth- er the fathers and mothers of the ad- ult generation, -if they could come) back for a moment and view the con- ditions of this day, would not gladly and preferably return to the period of their youth. This experience and ob- servation from a man who began his earthly career in a log cabin-and who has steered a shovel plow for many a day behind a half-broken pair of oxen, besides enduring the vicissitua- es and stimulants of many a county Democratic county convention, is I think worthy of comment.—Morris. NAB RECKLESS DRIVERS A detail of ten State highway pat- rolmen under Lieut. Marshall, assist- ed by police officers of Kingston township on five nights this week kept an all night vigil on the Luzerne- Harvey's Lake highway and drunken drivers. ‘After 12 at night all south bound automobiles were stopped and examined. The crusade against reckless drivers net- ted four drunken drivers and twelve who were charged with excessive reck-~ lessness. Rapid Change A Characteristic Of Our Country No Wonder Ewvopesns Find Life S Exciting; Qur Customs, Habits al Way of Living Change Constanily Through Adoption of New lnven- tions. ~ The most interesting thing about America, in the eyes of foreigners, is the speed with which we change our habits, customs and way of living. Life in" America seems very exciting to Europeans, accustomed to a social structure in which every indiv never moves out of it. In America the only constant thing | is change. And our lives, our busl- nesses, our whole scheme of exissence,| are predicated upon the probability, that, whatever we may be doing this] year, the chance .is better than even | that we will have to do something else |. f next year. Wherever we live today, we 'may be living a thousand miles away tomorrow. One of the principal causes of this; constant shifting of bases is the speed! with which new inventions are devel- oped and put into practical and gen- | eral use. They affect everybody to| some degree; they probably affect the] farmer more than they do any other | single class. = Twenty years ago there were eigh- | teen million acres of farm land in the | United States growing fodder for] horses, for example. Now 25,000, 000) ‘motor vehicles have displaced the] horses and these machines get their | fodder from the oil-wells. The black-| smith and the wheelwright have dis-| appeared, but in their places we have | a million and a half men working for | wages as .drivers of motor trucks, tol J say nothing of the garage workers and | other people employed in looking after from the farms. They no longer pro- duce their own food. So there is an offset to the farmer's loss on his hay and oats. He must grow more food for people, less for horses. Artificial silk, the product of a mod- ern invention, has almost ruined the cotton market;r women prefer silk, real or manufactured from wood pulp, and invention has ® cheapened both kinds while incomes have increased so that tens of millions who used to have trouble buying enough cotton goods for clothing now can dress in silk, or its imitation, rayon. Now a new pro- cess for getting a sugar substitute out of cotton seed may bring cotton back as a profitable crop. A few years ago few homes and fewer business buildings were warm enough for comfort in winter, in the northern parts of the country where population is thickest. People had Innumerable inventions and cheapening means of of heating devices make indoors, ing suffices even in the coldest ‘weath- er except for a heavy overcoat. The When most of the people lived in foods. Now we are 'moving This has immense= corn, enormously increased the poultry. The industrial shift to the Continued on Page 4 for reckless! idual is fixed in his job or social position, ang | Choice in the matter, Sponsor Prosiam Both baseball teams representing Dallas in the Wyoming and Independ- ent Leagues are tnaking plans for George Wright Day in honor of a man who has done much for amateur base- ball at Dallas : Wyoming Valley. Members and officials of the teams and others interested in the project will meet at Higgins’ College Inn & week from this Monday night to fur- mmittees on arrangements. It is hoped by those back.of the movement that George Wright Day will be an out- standing sporting event in the annals of local baseball history and will be a fitting tribute to a man long assoc= baseball. There is some suggestion that a band may be hired for the oc~ casion. A call has been issued to all fore mer Dallas baseball players to attend. the meeting and it is the desire of the sponsors that every pall player back f the ‘mountain attend the meeting. Mr. Wright is responsible for the class of baseball being played in all leagues back of the mountain and it was he who first introduced good baseball to the rural istricts. The management hopes to make up two. teams of old timers. Burgess Har- ry Anderson will manage one of the clubs. And the teams will be made up of former players such as Ralph Rood, Claude Cooke, Harry Major, | Doc. Jeter and the scores of other men who made up the early baseball teams in this region.. AMONG US FANS By CID games will "be played this Two big Sunday: Dallas Athletics called at 3:15 P. M. vs. Ashley—Game game called at 1:00 P. Come out and root ~ both teams. Meet the 'man at the gate and contribute your 50 cents. Thanks for your support last week, the receipts were somewhat increased and appreciated by the management. | Ashley is out for revenge for losing the 13 inning game to Dallas at the opening of the second half. Manager Thomas has secured a new catcher who comes to the Athletics thete Conway will return to the team on Sunday to fill the gap in the out- field. Tommy Reese, who has both out of the game, will also be jn uniform Sunday. Manager Thomas refuses £0: release Reese and has notified him to appear. However, Tommy has no not being releas- ed by July 1st, he is ineligible in the Independent League and Tommy likes the game too well to be on the bleach- w e are publishing the following let- ter from a fan: “Dear Cid:— I have followed your Wyoming team in both the first and second half and Ihave withheld and suggestion, far be it from me to criticize either the man- {agement or the manager, and this is the spirit in which ths letter is ad- dressed to you. “I wish to call your attention to Coptinned on Page 4 Tie Still H olds In Rural League Dallas and Beaumont Will Play On Saturday In Effort to Break Equal Standings. With but three scheduled games to play before the elimination series gets under way, it is still unsettled as ! to how the boys will pair off for the finals. Dallas and Beaumont tied for first place and Ferman Wilson with- ° nis East Dallas Nine, is trailing with one game in the rear, while Noxen is but two games behind. Next Saturday will see Beaumont and Ddllas tangle at the Beaumont field. This’ promises to be a hard fought game, as the two clubs are tied for first place and it will change the league standing unless a tie game is played, which is not likely to hap pen. Last Saturday Dallas won over Noxen in one of the most exciting games of the season. Each club forged ahead several times to tie the score but Dallas got the final breakes in the ninth frame to overcome a and throughout tue = ther develop plans and appoint coms~ iated with this community and Dallas Dallas Independents ve Wyomings AT well recommended. i y 5 three-run lead after Saroka had con- nected with third clean hit, with two men out, to win for Dallas. Thiy is young Saraka’s first seascn in base- ball and as a rural league rook.e, chess has surely ade the grade. Ta hig A218 Beaumont had little trouble winning over a patched Idetown lineup, while East Dallas held the heavy hissing Alderson club to one tally. Where They Play, Saturday, Aug. $ Dallas at Beaumont. East Dallas at Idetown. Alderson at Noxen. ; Last Week’s Results Dallas, 11; Noxen, 10; Beaumont, 8; Idetown, 2; East Dallas, 6; Alderson, 1. LEAGUE STANDING Won Lost Dallas hes AR RA eit LL 5 Beaumont... bs Cheat +11 5 East Dallag coca: ve dweeiiten . 10 6 NORM. ii oh aa ARNG CaaS 7 Alderson, onal AEE 4 12 Idetown ..-..-..0.. ain 3 1 ry SS Shaver Reunion The Shaver family reunion will Bi held at Fernbrook Park, Wennesday, 3
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