CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS More Thae A Newspaper, A Community Institution CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS VOL. 41 DALLAS, POST, DALLAS, PA.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1931 Meridia Five J "Defeats Lares Lacal Players Show Fast Work and Make Natty Appearance in Brilliant New Uniforms tn one of the fastest basketball ames seen in this region in some time the Meridian five of Dallas defeated Lave's team of Luzerne, members oi the Merchants’ League, Wednesday night in Meridian Hall by a score of 41 to 27. The Meridian five made an excel- lent appearance in new green, gold and black uniforms, and their playing was as smooth as their appearance. Each player wore a brilliant green pea jacket when not playing. The Meri- @ian team, sponsored by John Sulli- van and Harry Anderson, is perhaps ihe fastest team in the back mountail district. Fortner, Dobby, Dorset, Tra- : vis, Miller and Richards make up a team that will be hard to beat, even "4 “by fast league teams of Wyoming Val- dey. ‘Dobby and Miller, two Luzerne boys, are well known in this region for their athletic prowess, both of them having “appeared at various times with Dallas Wase ball teams. Dorset is principal of Lehman high school and played basketball at Mansfield, his home town. ‘His father is Master of the State Grange. The playing of “Woody” Tra- Hvis and “Jerry” Fortner is too well known to Dallas fans to need any comment. Both boys played a brilliant ‘game against Lare’s team. ‘Richards is an ace in the hole and although he didn’t get into the game is considerex of equal talent to the other five mem- | station bers of the team. Lare’s team showed teamwork and fight and kept the game close enough so that it was always in- considerable DALLAS TOWNSHIP PARENT- TEACHER’ MEETING | The Parent-Teachers’ | Dallas township held their monthly meeting in the high school, Monday | evening. It was decided to hold card party at the home of Mrs. J. N. ‘Whipp, Wednehday, February 4. John Girvan donated which was chanced off at the meeting. The sum of $30 was realized. Clifford Ide was the winner of the rug. Mrs. George Augerton, ‘of Fernbrook, who was formerly a teacher in home economics in Massachusetts, was the speaker o?f the evening. Her topic was, “Resolved, It Is Easier to Raise Children in the Twentieth Century Than in Granad- mother’s Time.” The program was charge of the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. Lunch was served. Association of | a a rug, in Kingston Twp. Junior Class To Give Play To Be Held In M. E. Church, Shaver- town, February 11, and In the High School Auditorium, February 12 Rumor is abroad that Patricia Gray- son, the pretty and popular daughter of Governor Grayson, is to visit Mrs. of Fern Lawn. ‘At first, Elsie of ‘Mrs. Carrol, Crowder, one Carrol’s pretty young neighbors, and Tim Hopper, known to most of us as the town's baa example, scornéd her coming. Gossip has it that our own Govrnor's daugh- Review of Work Done By The Welfare Federation This Year Last year the Community Welfare Federation District No. 3, ,comprising | Dallas borough. Dallas township, Kingston township, Shavertown and Trucks-| ville, contributed $1,964.54 during the Federation’s drive for funds. The money expended for assistance in this district by the Federation last year was $9,934. That is quite a difference and should silence forever the argument that the “Welfare Federation does nothing for the back mountain region.” By the very nature of its work the Federation cannot broadcast the good it has accomplished in this region. It cannot use the names of broken families. hungry children and unmarried mothers as pawns in a game to stir your sym-| pathies. But cold figures do reveal just what the Federation has here done. | Here they are: Three persons were cared for by the Association for the Blind. There were 182 boys belonging to Boy Scout troops. Fourteen children were treated by the Crippled Children’s Association. Three unmarried mothers sought aid of the Crittendon Shelter. Residents of the region received 900 free days at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital at an average cost of $3.00 per day. 177 girls belonged to Girl Scout troops. treatment at Homeopathic Hospital. There were 47 days of free Luzerne County Branch of Catholic Charities assisted nine persons. Twenty-two persons came to the attention of Medical Health Clinic. There were 163 free days at Mercy Hospital at an average cost, of $3.00 per day. Thirty persons were aided by the Red Cross. The Salvation Army The Secial Hygiene Society cared for one person. The Tuberculosis Society aided five persons. Thirty- nine were assisted by the United Charities. The Visiting Nurse Associaticn made 422 free visits. Twenty-nine men, twenty-eight boys and forty girls be- longed to character building organizations of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. _ The Welfare Federation has done its share gloriously.” See that you do yours with the same spirit when the solicitor calls for your pledge, and above all don’t use the argument that “the Welfare Federation does nothing for this region,” or that the Community Fund to which you have contributed is doing the work of the Federation here. In all, less than $200 was contributed to the Community Fund in the whole back mountain region. the Federation drive. Forget the petty bickerings and ~ova, card d for twenty-six persons. For once get behind Contribute all you can. ter is the owner of a small-town filling and an apple ed only by Adam Wade's. By the way, Adam doesn't like The peppery Grayson’s fruit trees will her coming either. town boss is afrai d Miss soon equal] teresting. Iollowing the game Luke and his Dukes dancing. Next Wednesday the Meridian five will play Keystone A. C. on the Meridian played for floor. a fast team composed of preparatory school stars from Wyoming Valley. O~— BIRTHDAY PARTY The little daughter of the late Cap-| tain J. T. Ruth, Chief Deputy Sheriff, of Luzerne county, and Chief of Police #{ Harvey's Lake, f little! friends on her { aniversary, January 26, 143% Harvey's Lake. ; te 3 Ba chicken dinner was served, after © ‘Which’ all kinds of games we ref played, all having a delightful time. Dinner was served to the following guests: Lenore . Bernice uth and Lueila Mae Ruth, Virginia and Alma Chalmers, of Philadelphia; Constance Anderson, Buffalo; Gertrude MacCar- tle, Ella B. Flicker, Philadelphia. Mur- i¢el M. Brown, James Brown, Florida; . Orrison and Robert Orrison, Phila- «delphia; Jackie Gerlott and Jackie . Weiss, Harvey's Lake; Mrs. Glerlott, Mrs. Flicker and Mrs. Auth. Poster Exhibit To Be Held Near Here . Friday and Satardey. January 30 and 31, Posters Will Be Exhibited entertained a group Sth at her home Catherine J. : On Friday and Saturday, the thirti- ‘eth and thirty-first of January, there will be a world poster exhibit at ‘Wilkes-Barre Institute in Forty Fort. {i The posters have come from all parts of the world and prove in a large way that all nations are vigorously vtriving toward the same goal, eagerly Boeking self-expression and a better 3 nderstanding. Among the different types of posters «ihe exhibition possesses there are an unusual collection of World War post- erg over three hundred Child Welfare posters, historical posters and sperable travel posters, some made by } students in Wyoming Valley. ‘Tt has been said to be the best of its ind and is worth your time to visit it. : rrr J ENTERTAINED BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. Robert Hislop entertained her bridge club Wednesday at a 1 o'clock Juncheon. Mrs. James R. Oliver was ihe prize winner. The following mem- bers were present :Mrs. Arthur Tur- ner, Mrs. Ralph Hallock, Mrs. Harry | Harter, Mrs. Warden Kunkle, Mrs. Ralph Brickel, Mrs. Clifford Space, Mrs. James Oliver, Mrs. lsaacs, Miss Winifred Griffith, Miss ~ Mary Still and Mrs. Robert Hislop. re Oe NOTICE To Taxpayers of Dallas. 5 per cent penalty will be added on your taxes after February 15, 1931. F. M. GORDON, Tax Collector. NN innu- A week later the team will play | birthday | | Claude] = his own. You ought to hear him rave! | Mrs. Smith Porter is planning a recep- tion, which will be one of the out- | standing events of the spring season, to | only the best people in town will be A invited. i will be held upon Miss Grayson's honor Miss Grayson. We suppose magnificent street parade ar- rival. iand all the merchants will have floats. glorious “Here Comes Patricia,” the play to the class of the Kingston Township His The given in the Shavertown M. E. We Fa 11, ond in the high school, Thursday, 12, role, | Bring family to this | fete, nual your an- be given by junior gh School. first performance will be church, and the sec- dnesday, bruary ruary Elinor title opposite. Rockwell plays the with Daniel Davis playing ——————— AUXILIARY TO MEET Members of Shavertown Branch, Nesbitt will meet for the regular meeting Fri- Memorial Hospital Auxiliary day afternoon, February 6, at the home of Mrs. H. A. Weise at Shavertown. So sa BEAUMONT DAIRYMEN’S LEAGUE GAVE DINNER Beaumont League of the Dairymen’s League gave a dinner at the Kunkle Grange Hall for the members of their on Saturday, the dinner being served by the Ladies’ Aid Society o the Kunkle church, A business meet- was held in the morning at which officers were elected for Alderson, families > ing the the following Charles president, re-elected; vice-president, David Traver, Beaumont; treasurer, W. S. Kunkle; secretary, Edward Gay- nor, re-elected. Directors. Charles Kern, W. S. Kunkle, John Downs, David Traver and Severn Traver. Following the dinner interesting talks were given on production figures and market conditions by V. O. Parizo, Field Director from the Scranton Office and G. D. Russ, Manager of the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre District. Those in attendance were: G. D. Russ, V. O. Parizo, Scranton; Charles Kern, Edward Gaynor, H. A. Shaver, George Wilson, C. W. Kunkle, W. S. Kunkle, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Patton, D. H. Traver, F. P. Kunkle, Oliver F. Ellsworth, John Novajosky, Joseph No- vajosky, Michael Novajosky, Joseph Hoyt, Olin Kunkle, Peter aGynor, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kern, Misg Helen Kern, Miss Bertha, Kern, F. A. Kocher, Mr. and Mrs, J. 8. Kunkle, Mrs. W. S. Kunkle, Mrs. C. W. Kunkle, Mrs. Amos itchen, Mr. and Mrs. John Isaacs, Russell Miers, Mrs. M. C. Miers, James Miers, year. Keen, Mrs. F. P. Kunkle, Miss Frances Hess, Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker, Roannah Shoemaker, Mrs. George Landon, Thomas Landon, Miss Althea Landon, Miss Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Charles Herdman, Mrs. Victor Rydd, Mrs. Olin Kunkle, Eleanor Xunkle, Charles D Wilma Brace, Margaret Kunkle, Mar- vin J. Elston, Vera Martin. orchard, surpass-| | ' Thirty Passengers Cartied Last Sun- Two bands will furnish music| Feb- | ling to State College in April jealousies that usually cut this region in a dozen fatcions and show the world Pioneer Citizen Passes Away Gently At His Home At 10 O’Clock This Morning Following Brief Illness Of Three Days—Overwork Cause Of Breakdown WAS CIVIC LEADER the community’s most re- spected citizens and gentlemen passed One of into the great beyond this morning at 10 o'clock with the death of Charles H. Cooke, aged 80, at his home here. So suddenly had Mr. Cooke become stricken with illness two days ago that of his hundreds. of friends in this were few region knew of his condition or aware that death was near at hand. Mr. Cooke had been in robust good health until he was stricken with fainting spell while attending court sessions in ‘Wyoming county on Wed- nesday. He was immediately carried from the court room and placed under the care of a physician, who had him removed to his home here, Until this morning he seemed to be responding to medical treatment, but the strain ou overwork began tell, weakening his vitality to the point where a fight- a to ing spirit could carry on no longer against death. Mr. Co energy and vitality. ter he had been engaged oke was a man of unceasing During the win- months in that you have a human heart even if you have no community spirit. >lanes Make Use Of | Farmers Institute | » Harvey’s Lake Ice| Will Attract Very Large e Gathering day—Ice In Most Excellent Condi- d tion For Skating Two-Day Session, Thu Thursday and Fri- hE he | day, February 5th and 6th, To Be Harvey's Lake, always popular aur Held In Kunkle Community Hall | ing the summer, was almost as popular! a availed| The Farmers Institute the 1s¥hich will be held at the Kunkle Com- and journeyed there to spend the day. “munity Hall, Dallas on A novelty was afforded Ww hen! February 5th and 6th, promises to at- | Howard Sterne and Anthony Janerick, | tract a large gatehring at each of the | four sessions. |last Sunday, when hundreds two-day themselves of excellent skating, township, | of Wyoming V with air- | {| planes flights, from the alley, arrived on | An interesting group of topics will Seacn| be given at each of the sessions boun s the] [the be to we vl] farmers in Kunkle and the surrounding carried off at which, now and taking passengel Sandy ice program will of value lake. About thirty passengers carried. = Janerick, who is limitea{ townships. had his two-passen- | The will be in charge o% and Sterne, trans-| Maurice Girton and will be as follows: two | Thursday, February 5th, 2:00 P. M. Aristocrat. The planes left W yoming | Speakers: R. H. Olmstead—“Dairy Valley bout 1:00 P. M. ‘and returnea | Management,” Earle Moffitt—"‘Rota- around 4:40 P. M. | tions Adaptable to Type of 0) Farming. ” SURVEY OF BLIND | Thursday, February 5th, 7:30 P. M. IN COUNTY STARTS | R. H. Olmstead— Dairy Feeding.” [marie Moffitt — “Economical thel ranagement.” Blind, functioning under the State De- Friday, February 6th, 2:00 P. M. ’ partment of Welfare, is co-operating | with local organizations to get in touch with all residents of Luzerne county who are totally blins or partially blind or who have a seri- ous visual handicap. The object is to learn of the general and individual needs of this special group of handi- capped citizens in order to make i. study of the best way to be helpful to them. . | commercial pilot, program ger Bird plane, pilot a port had his passenger | Your rl Farm Pennsylvania State Council for Schmitz" Lime and Le- gumes. D. C. Henderson—“Making ingoultry Profitable.” | Friday, February 6th, 7:30 P. M. Nicholas Schmitz—“Farm Crops.” D. C. Henderson— Poultry Problems.” The ladies of the serve either supper. —_—0 HON. C. M. TURPIN OFFERS CADETSHIF Nicholas in an effort community will a cafeteria luncheon or a The work is being carried on by the council's field representative, George Hackenburg, now stationed in Wilkes- Barre, and making his office head- quarters at Wilkes-Barre Branch of 5 Point Academy the first week in July the Pennsylvania Association for the NBR a Blind, 35 East Union street. The flelq JY, take the examination to be given > ah . Los at Wilkes-Barre postoffice Saturday representative is partially blind and a orn J & 24 oid Uv atid py ry 24,. graduate of the Pennsylvania Institu- { ming Sh »: DE ald fap graduate ‘of the Pa. Instiution of the|i.@ Y20ancy to occur on July bl thi ty int. Candi- Blind at Philadelphia. Mr. Hackenburg| 1.5 county, at West Point i RA ... | dates for the examination should com- states that he plans to visit all citi- 5 4 municate with Hon. C. Murray Turpin zens in the county who are blind or : oy Dia, 3 ¥ .. | room 132 House Office building, Wash- nearly so, including adults and chil} at D.C. for complete informatio ingto HS fs) i mation. dren, and he hopes to be able to ob- ™ ; Pp 3 + . Congressman Turpin, when hearing of tain as complete a list as possible. . y ed RE . . {the imminent vacancy, arranged to Anyone wishing aid in making this 3 : y 2 have the examination given in Wilkes- census more complete send ; Barre. Three alternates will also be the name and address of any Luzerne i s appointed and one of these may be county resident, who they know to be Tok ht hogld Lk on totally or partially blind or who has ue dE D _ on a 1 . a marked eye defect to Wilkes-Barre Sipai gall either men Y Or Phy, ¥ Branch, Pennsylvania. Agsociation fo RRIED AT CENTERMORELAND the Blind, 35 East Union street. ETO Ernest Montross and Bethel Shook, daughter of Arthur Shook, of Center- PENN STATE DEAN STARTS SOUTHERN SPEAKING TOUR moreland, were married Wednesday morning at the M. E. parsonage, Cen~ Dean R. L. Sackett, of the School of Engineering at the Pennsylvania Stat 5 » e termoreland, by Rev. H. S. Munyon. The couple were accompanied by the College, is making a speaking trip through the Southern Universities at Ihe honest 21 me Jmoriosn Se Misses Ruth and Florence Montross AA ton re ane Now Orient 20: Miss Preivn Shook. Poth, young sections of the society. people are popular in the Centermore- Dean Sackett expects to go as far|land region and have the best wishes of a large number of friends for a happy married life. After the marri- age ceremony they left for a motor Any boy seventeen years of age and not twenty-two when he enters West may remain for several weeks. He will speak to engineering students in other institutions on his way back, return- | and all | exhaustive research work pertaining i to the settlement of the Albert Lewis | estate, in which he had been engaged. It was his devotion to this work which {is believed to have caused the break- | down which résulted in his death. Charles H. Cooke was born at Blairs- town, N. J., where he received his early education at Blair Later he left his home community to become a bookkeeper with one of the leading at Scran- Academy. { mercantile firms of the day | ton. Scranton he was for [ time “employeed in Wilkes-Barre. He out-of- Leaving a [ was always interested in the doors and in mathematics and it was these natural inclinations which led CHARLES H. COOKE, DIES FOLLOWING SUDDEN ATTACK, : WHILE ATTENDING COURT | Federation Work Greater Than Ever Unemployment Means Number Of Cases Needing Attention Of Asso- ciated Organizations i The agencies for human welfare 1a : Wyoming Valley, which have accom- plished tremendous tasks in keeping the community clean and healthy, im- : proving its poor districts, alleviating hardships and want, aiding the handi- capped and building character—stand today in a critical situation, due to the excessive demands made on their ser- viees this year. WY The situation will not be changed untii Wyoming Valley raises at least $84,000 more than it did last year to take care of the deficits in Welfare Federation agencies caused by relief demands and provide for the increasea load which will be called on to carry on during the com- ing year. The ninth annual Wyoming Valley Community Welfare Federation : campaign will be held from February 3 2 to February 11. The campaign goal has been set at $530,000, but John C. Haddock, general chairman, has made that this ambdunt will have to ber greatly oversubscribed if the Feder- tion equipped to cope at this time the been assist in district's’ quota. of $40,000 Cross’s national drive for lief in the Southwestern States. these agencies it clear is to be with appear financially which In Valley raising emergencies imminent. people of Wyoming have asked to in the Rea | drought re- Economic depression and unemploy- ment are sending thousands of former- ly independent families to seeking aid. Careful economies by the agencies has not been able to the inroads made upon their by relief de- In Wyoming Valley last year, the cry of need became more insistent without funds, more demands for clinical and medical aid-— check funds mands. —more families ana 1 { him into his work as a surveyor | 1€ | | draughtsman a profession which followed until his death. He the the bac mountain region as perhaps no person living it. + His work as a| surveyor had led him over the entire] territory to the ment of his friends that at the age of 80 he could travel all day the woods and over the hills with the Knew history of k| now knew and it was amaze through best/ of the younger men on a survey- ing crew. He was a charter member of George M. Dallas Lodge F. and A. M., enthusiastic sprit was force in the success of that organiza- and his a contributing iton. who was: formerly of Dallas, the de- Mrs. two Beside his. wife, Miss Clara Shaver, ceased leaves daughter, Helen Clemow, , sons, Ira, at Shavertown, and two sisters, Kate ang Margaret, of Blairstown, N. J. Funeral announcements will be. made later. —— ee eee A Oi f CLOSE CLUBHOUSE FOR RENOVOATION Irem Temple Country Club will be closed from February 1 to April 1, while the interior of the clubhouse is thoroughly renovated. Some changes are to be made in the plan of the club- house. No meals will be served dur- ing the next two months and it will be impossible to use the clubhouse for any’ functions during this period. The club will continue to offer the grounds to its membership and families for such winter sports as the season al- lows. ENTERTAINED SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS The Young Men’s Sunday schoo: class of the M. E, church met at the home of Arthur Kiefer, of Church street, Tuesday evening. The meeting was called to order by the president, Arthur Kiefer. After the regular busi- ness meeting, lunch was served by Mrs. Kiefer to the following members: Rev. W. E. Webster, Clark Hildebrandt, Floyd Bogart, Thomas Him, Leslie Warhola, Oscar Culp, Raymond Shiber, James Ayre, Arthur Dungey, Z. E. Garinger and Arthur Kiefer. Sa eA BENEFIT PARTY Next Wednesday evening, February 4, Mrs. M. J. Whipp will hold a party at her home for the benefit of the P. T. ‘A. There will be cards and all other one of Trucksville, home, and Claude, of | and spent and the | relief took a sharp upward jump. The | budgets of social service agencies, ex- hausted, additional funds were allotted fight against social | disaster went on. On the streets, in the homes, shops, stores, churches, clubs, men and wo- as usual. They said: “Times are hard!” “We'll have to cut down.” “A lot of men out of work." “Tough!” Meanwhile, without parading men intermingled without radio glaring nroadcast, headlines, withouu one of the most des perate struggles Valley’s his- tory taking’ place. So silently Continued on Page 4 Parents Drunk: Five Children Suffer From Cold Children Found Without Food in Un- heated Idetown House Are Under Care of United Charities—Parents Are In Jail bands, in the was Found drunk in a house on Slocum street, Edwardsville, and with most of the husband’s pay spent on booze, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy, of Idetown, ! were sent to jail in default of bail Monday, when arraigned before Alder- man Frank Brown, of Wilkes-Barre. Sunday night officer P. J. Garrity, acting Chief of Police of Harvey's Lake, found five small children, rang- ing in age from eight months to seven years, huddled together in a corner of a one-story frame house in Idetown. They had been alone in the unheated house and without food since Friday when their parents left for Wyoming Valley to draw the father’s pay. The children were thinly clad and attempted to keep warm as best they could by hugging close together. The toes and feet of the eight-months ola child were frozen and the two boys and two girls were suffering from chest and head colds and hoarseness. Officer Garrity took the children to his home, where they were given warm nurishment and put to bed. The in- fant was treated by Dr. George Rauch, of Noxen. Later the children were taken under the care of the United Charities. At the hearing Monday, the parents: denied that they intended to desert their children, but did not give any ex- cuse for leaving the children alone west as Tuscon, Arizona, where he will trip to Washington, D. C. games. Everybody welcome, Friday. addition, this ¢
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