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VOL. 41
DALLAS, POST, DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1931
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FORMER ADELMAN LUMBER YARD |
LEASED BY MR. R. R. CHURCH
Will Probably Be Us Used As a Stbrige,
And Distributing Plant For the
Wholesaling. Of Lubricating Oils—
New Industry Would Be Of Greatest
Benefit to Dallas
PROPERTY IS IDEALLY LOCATED
With the leasing of the former Adel-
man Lumber Yard by R.. R." Church,
of Kingston, Dallas will probably have
a new industry in the form of a large
storage and distributing plant for the
wholesaleing of lubricating 0ils.
Mr. Church has completed negotia-|
tions with W. T. Payne for the prop-
erty for one year and also has an
option on the property. As soon as
alteration and renovation is com-
pieted, Mr. Church and his family will
move into the home located on the
property and wili establish his office
here.
In commenting on the project yes-
terday, Mr. Church said that the loca--
tion, railroad sidings, buildings and
ground space are ideal for the estab-
lishment of an oil storage and distri-
bution point. He also said that there
is a possibility of his company doing
a considerable amount of refining here,
crude oil being shipped here from the
oi fields to be “cracked” into the bet-
ter grades of lubricating oils.
Mr. Church is experienced in the oil
business and although it was at first
thought that the plant and storage
facilities 'would be located somewhere
along the Susquehanna River, the
Adelman property appealed to him as
an ideal location, because of its near-
ness to centres of population and rail-
road accommodations. His attention]
was first drawn to this location last
summer while he was living at Har-
vey's Lake.
For a number of years Mr. Church
has been associated with the Bank of
America of New York City. He is a
graduate of Union College, ‘Schenec-
tady, N. Y. coming to the Wyoming
Valley some years ago from his home
in New York State.
Dallas is to be congratulated on at-
tracting a man of the calibre of Mr.
Church. The establishment of a busi-
ness such as Mr. Church is engaged in,
cannot help but benefit the community
and give employment to a number of
loca’ men. Vacant property, however
good it may be, is no asset to any com-
munity. Vacant property in the heart
of a community cannot help but make
a poor impression on visitors inter-
ested in the possibilities of Dallas. The
Reese, property has long been vacant.
‘The hotel property might as well be.
A live-wire has taken over the Dallas
Lumber Company property and now
another one is taking over the Adel-
man, And there is still plenty of op-
portunity for more such live-wires. |
PLACED ORDER FOR THEIR
COMMENCEMENT INVITATIONS
‘Exercises of Senior Class of Dallas
Township Schools to Be Held
Thursday Evening, June 11
The senior class of Dallas Township
Vocational | School placed its order for
commencement invitations, programs
and other commencement printing this
week with THE DALLAS POST job
printing department. The programs
carry the ensigna of the school embos-
sed in gold with ‘ettering in engraved
English script.
The first commencement exercises
of the school will be held Thursday
evening, June 11, in Himmler Theatre,
Dallas. There are fourteen students
in the senior class. Following the com-
mencement and class day exercises,
the seniors wiil leave for an educa-
tional trip to Washington, D. C., and
other historic points of interest.
TAME PHEASANTS
A flock of seven ring neck pheasants,
which daily search for food in the
‘buckwheat straw in a field in the vi-
cinity of the Honeywell homestead on
the Tunkhannock road in Dallas town-
ship, are attracting the attention of
motorists. who pass along the high-
way. There are six hens and one
rooster in the flock and they appear as
tame as chickens when motorists stop
to watch them.
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BUSY MILLER
During the past two weeks the Dev-
ens Milling Company has received ten
freight car loads of grain, feed and
farm supplies, which have been un-
‘icaded on the switch adjacent to the
mill property.
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DIRECTORS TRAVEL
The Board of Directors of First Na-
‘tional Bank, Dallas, made a tour of
inspection’ last week through recent.y
built banking houses in the southern
part of the county.
reese re me.
PINE TREES ATTACKED
Many of the fine big pine trees in
the vicinity of Fernbrook Park have
been attacked by some disease and are
dying. Pines throughout New England
and in isolated sections of the North
Atlantic States have been struck by
the white pine blister and it may be
this disease which has attacked the
pines in the vicinity of Fernbrook
Park.
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ENTERTAINED AT CARDS
‘Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shaver enter-
tained the following at cards on Thurs~
day evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt Gar-
ringer, Mr. and Mrs. Rebert Hislop
‘and Mrs. Claude Isaacs. :
| tremoreland, Wyoming - county,
Charles’
The Story of Two
Comic Valentines
Caused Considerable Resentment In
Centremoreland With Result of
Ouster Proceedings Against Justcs
Of Peace Canfield
Comic Valentines may be fun for
some people, but Wayne Canfield, jus-
tice of the peace for ten years at Cen-
can’t
see the joke, even if he did get valen-
tines. But that’s the first part of the
story and this week Mr. Canfield is
facing ouster charges on Friday in
Wyoming county courts at Tunkhan-
nock and it all started with those darn s
valentines.
On February 14 Mr. Canfield received
two comic valentines, which he says
were threatening and vile as well as
anonymous. Of course, when a self-
respecting justice gets an anonymous
comic valentine and when at the same
time the justice is a finger print ex-
pert the justice begins to seek suspects
to bring them to justice and that's
just what Mr, Canfield did. He sus-
pected a certain red-headed Star Route -
driver, popular all the way from Dal-
las to Centremoreland. But Mr. Can-]
field wasn’t sure he had his man until
he compared ‘finger prints with those
on his valentines.
ditions.
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Plow Deep While The Slackers Sleep
And You Will Have
Corn Enough To Sell and To Keep
WE DON’T CLAIM the invention of this Slogan nor is it new.
Bue we say it is mighty befitting the present period of business con-
. THE SLACKERS are moaning and * madking time while the
Opportunist sees the opportunity of better and bigger business and is
preparing for it. :
THE OPORTUNIST is the Optimist and he never wastes time
lamenting over the milk he spilled—when he sees the wreck—he at
once hunts for another bottle of milk—and he gets it by getting it
while the poor slacker is moning his wishes for it.
THE SLACKERS are full of fear and Fear is the arch enemy of
mankind and creates havoc whereverit'is permitted to anchor. Feai
creates panic and panic creates losses and nothing but fear in the
minds of men can create business :depression.
confidence and courage we have cowards in battle and slackers in
business, but if you stop a spell and analyze this thing “Fear” what
do you find? Absolutely nothing—How can nothing hurt us? It
can’t and it don’t unless we let it.
reveals that fact.
WHEN WE RESUME normal behavior everything around us be-
comes Normal, our business included—Then depression fades out and
new expressions of our urge manifests in new works and we start a
new cycle of normal times and prosperity—Ad infinitum.
When Fear destroys
A little sound and sane thinking
To get the finger prints he sawed
out pieces of packing boxes and dry
goods boxes that had been handled
by the Star Route driver. As the in-
vestigation waxed warmer the red-
headed Star Route driver became more
interested, and decided to talk matters
over with the justice. The result more
finger prints about the face and neck
of Mr. Canfield. The justice then
started suit in Wyoming county courts,
but the grand jury threw the case out
and charged the costs up to Mr. Can-
field. Now an aroused electorate at
Centremoreland has decided that it
has had enough justice and has insti-
gated ouster proceedings.
The petition for the impeachment of
Canfield charges that he has fostered
petty prosecutions and aroused tur-
moil in the community.
Canfield is a colorful character. At
one time he was a high school teacher
in Wyoming Vailey and served as chief
clerk for the late Lewis P. Kniffin
when he was city commissioner. He
has also been interested in the drilling
of oil wells. How the case will come
out is a question, but if Canfield is im-
peached Wyoming county will %0ose
one of its most active and colorful
members of the judiciary,
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ADDRESSED PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION MONDAY NIGHT
Rev. G. Elston Ruff, of Shavertown,
Gave An Inspiring Address on
” “Youth and Its Elders”
savings
Rev. 'G. Elston Ruff, of St. Paul's
church, Shavertown, gave an inspiring
address on “Youth and Its Elders” at
a largely attended meeting of Dallas
Township Parent-Teacher Association
in the vocational school building on
Monday evening.
Other features of the program were
two delightful vocal solos by Mrs.
James Oliver accompanied by Samuel
Griffith. Mr. Griffith also gave a piano
solo. 3
Members of the fourth, fifth. and
sixth grades of the township schools
presented ‘Farmer Lads and Lassies.”
Mrs. J. E. Hildebrandt presided at
the meeting. The next meeting of the
association will be held Monday eve-
ning, May 18, when new officers will
be elected. The program will be in the
form of a box social, proceeds to be
placed in the treasury of the associa-
tion. An able speaker has also been se-
cured to speak on educational prob-
lems.
the
streets of
months, a
enjoyed.
a borough
truck can be
Special Meeting Of
\ Borough Council’:
In keeping with its program of bor-
ough improvement and efficiency, Dai
las Borough Council at a special meet-
ing in the borough building last Thurs-
day night.voted to advertise for bids
on a 1% ton motor dump truck for the
use of the street department and fur-
ther authorized the secretary to solicit
bids on 6,000 gallons of tar oil to be
used on the borough streets during the.
spring and summer. Council also voted
to accept Davenport street in the Par-
rish’ Heights section of the community,
and this street will be graded and im-
proved in the near future,
The poiicy taken by Council last
year with regard to the improvement
and hard surfacing of borough streets
has won the hearty approval of the
community and will result in marked
in borough expenses during
the years ahead. Practically every im-
portant street in the borough is now
hard surfaced and little expense will
have to be put on these streets for
some years to come.
The purchase of a dump truck for
street department will
lower the cost of street work and un-
der the efficient management of Street
Commissioner Wesiey Daddow this
equipped to clear the
snow during the winter
luxury Dallas has never
Council has also started action to
have sidewalks laid in front of the
Payne property on Lake street.
ough Engineer Jeter reported that the
cost 'of construction would exceed
$1,000. : The costjof this work will have
toi be borne by the property owner.
There is considerable resentment in
the community against the owner of
this property for not having sidewalk
"aid some time ago in accordance with
‘This resent-
ment has spurred Council to take de-
finite action with the result that side-
walks will be laid
property in the near future.
ordinance.
in front of this
Valuable Deposits
| Of Magnesium
Will Advertise For Dump Truck and Local Families Interested In Lands In
6,000 Gallons of Tar Oil T Be| Vicinity of Findings—Large Deposits
Placed On Borough Streets—To
Open Davenport Street
Of Finest Grade Of Brick Clay Also
Discovered According to Reports
Local persons owning property in the
vicinity of Dutch Mountain in Sulli-
van county have been interviewed this
week by out of town mining company
representatives. to lease their proper-
ties in that region at $3 an acre for
the first year, $6 an acre the second
year and royalty returns if. minerals
are removed from the properties.
The region in which the company is
interested lies between Lopez and Cul-
ley. A part of the territory is in
Bradford county and a part is in
Wyoming county. !
Outcroppings of coal have been in
existence in this region for more than
half a century. Farmers and others
living in the region have mined coal
there as far back as sixty years ago,
until the excavations in the two out-
croppings now extend back into the
mountain side about 150 feet. The
coal is of a semi-bituminous nature,
but it is not the only valuable mineral’
to be found there. Recent analysis
shows that there are valuab%e deposits
of magnesium and also several excel-
lent deposits of brick clay, which
chemists analyze as among the finest
to be found in the State,
Samples of clay analyzed in Bal-
timore, Md., for lvcal families confirm
these findings. Between 60,000 and
70,000 acres of land have already been
leased, 30,000 acres being leased from
the Ricketts’ estate. Local families
have not yet signed leases and prob-
ably wili not until further investiga-
tion is completed.
There are no railroads within six
miles of the region and if mining oper-
ations are started a spur railroad line
will have to be built through the
woods to the deposits. It is under-
stood on reliable authority that the
railroads when approached on the sub-
ject some years ago, offered to build
the spur line for about $75,000. Since
later investigations have been made
the railroads now offer to build the
spur line at their own expense.
further
Bor-
{ School Board.
RURAL BASEBALL LEAGUE TO of
OPEN ITS SEASON SATURDAY
Teachers Marry;
Directors Worry
School Board Has Lively Session
Taking Suggestions From Visitors
And Hearing Numerous and Varied
Complaints j
“Are they married and will they be
married?” is the problem that faced
Dallas Borough School Board, Wednes-
day night at its meeting for the seiec-
tion of teachers for the coming year.
During the present year two women
teachers. married after the beginning
of the school term. Wednesday night
Miss Hess resigned because of the
same reason, her resignation to be-
come effective May 30.
To meet this problem during the
coming year the directors passed a
motion that all new contracts of
woman teachers will carry the clause,
“the contract of any woman teacher
who marries after this contract is
signed will become nud and void’
upon marriage.” Miss Jessie Williams,’
of Scranton, was appointed to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation of Miss
Hess.
Teachers for the coming year will be
i at the next meeting of the
No Athletic Field
Prof. Bowan notified the School
Board that Mr. Weiss, owner of the
‘Weiss farm, had notified the physical
instructor of the schools that the lease
on the athletic field had expired, and
that no baseball games can be played
there until the lease is renewed. Each
year the School Board subleased the
field from the now defunct Dallas iAth-
letics for a sum of $35.00 Directors
were, appointed to get in touch with
Mr. Weiss to see if the field could be
leased for a short term so that the
high sihool games can be played there.
The first high school league game is
scheduled for today and if no arrange-
ments can be made with Mr. Weiss, the
game will be played on the Space farm
on the Huntsville road.
Want Traffic Light
At the suggestion of Captain C. N.
Booth and G. Harold ‘Wagner, who
were visitors at the meeting, the Board
passed a motion to communicate with
the State Highway Department and
Dallas Borough Council asking that a
traffic light be instalied at the inter-
section of Main and Huntsville streets
for the protection of children who have
to cross the highway as they go to and
from school.
Want Flag Flown
Representatives of the Junior Me-
chanics issued a complaint with the
Board that no flag is being flown on
the high school flag pole. ‘Mr. Bowen
answered the complaint by stating the
rope on the pole is broken and that
the strength of the pole does not war-
rant climbing to attach a new rope.
The Junior Mechanics offered their as-
sistance in seeing that a new pole is
erected or a new rope attached to the
oid pole.
Mr. Beehled Complains
A matter which arrested the atten-
tion of the Board and was probably
responsible for the presence of a large
number of visitors at the meeting was
the complaints lodged with the Board
by Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Beehler, of Lake
street, who have three children attend-
ing the local schools.
(Continued on page 4)
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ALWAYS GETS RESULTS
One of the most enthusiastic users
of THE DALLAS POST classified ad
column is Ira Frantz, of DeMuns. Two
weeks ago Mr. Frantz advertised five
new plows for sale. He sold three of
them to persons who read his ad in
THE POST. He has two plows left
and he knows right where to advertise
them. That's why his ad appears in
THE POST'S classified column this
week.
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RURAL BASEBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Shavertown Beaumont Dallas East Dallas Idetown Meeker
June ‘13 May 9 May 2 May 30 May 23
Shavertown READ \ July 18 Aug. 8 July 4 Aug. 29 Sept. 6
Apr. 25 May 2 May 18 June 20 June 6
Beaumont rot: THE Aug. 29 July 11 July 25 July 4
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June 6 Aug. 1 July 25 Apr. 25 May 1
Dallas July 11 June. 27 POST June 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 15
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June 27 May 30 May $3
East Dallas Aug. 22. Aug. 8 Sept. & FOR July 18 Aug. 1
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Aug. 1 May 23 © June 13 June 6 May
Idetown May 16 Sept. 5 July 4 Aug. 15 SPORT July 11
Mooker June 20 May 9 May 30 Apr. 25 June 27 NEWS
July 25 Aug. 22 July 18 Aug. 2 Aug. 8
Read Vertical for “Home” Games.
‘|is possible Beany Gay will don a Beau:
Plans Were Completed Last Thursday
Evening For the Opening Gam
Dallas Goes to Idetown, Shavertown
to Beaumont and Meeker Plays At i
East Dallas
SIX TEAMS FORM THE LEAGUE
At a meeting Thursday night plans
were completed for the opening games
of the Rural League, which will get
under way this Saturday afternoon,
when Dallas goes to Idetown, Shaver-
town to Beaumont and Meeker to East
Dallas. :
Meeker and Shavertown, two new en-
tries in the %eague, have replaced Nox &
en and Alderson, and their managers
are confident of giving the boys a run
for their money.
ldetown
Idetown has always been a tail-end
club, but this year has added such
stars as the Rink brothers, Bill Cooke,
a semi-pro catcher, Polloek, ‘Searfoss,
Kocher and Dodd, former Alderson |
stars, and should give the Idetow
fans something to cheer for. Noa
Beaumont
Beaumont will have the same line
up that finished ast season. From
glimpse of the boys in training it is
going to be a tough job for the op- |
posing pitchers to face such hitters as
Story, MacDougall, Austin, Lasco and
Butch Smith, Lasco and Besteder,
two of the best fielders in the game
will cover the outer garden, while it
mont uniform to take some worry from
Manager MacDougall. Their infield
will consist’ of Denman, MacDougall,
Smith, Austin and Story while the old
stand by “Doc” Traver will assume the
pitching responsibiblity.
Dallas
Manager Tom Reese, of Dallas, has
several high school stars who look the
goods. Erwin Coolbaugh shows enough 4
spirit behind the plate to get into some
games this year and should prove his
worth with the stick from the size of
the cut he takes at the ball. Earl Van
Campen, Dick Coolbaugh and Bobby
Eipper are others who should make
good with a little more experience.
The regulars for Dallas will be Labar,
Reese, Saraka and Siayzak in the out-
field with Wilson, Griffith, Morris,
Williams and Woolbert for the infieid
while the catehing department will be
the only worry. Bill Rudda, who
caught for the Central League Last
season, is eligible for the Dallas club,
but his work may keep him out of
most of the games on Saturday’ afters
noons. Stitzer, who is rated as one of
the best catchers in the league, is un-
certain as he may manage the Shaver-
town club. With a little more experi-
ence Frank Slayzak and Coolbaugh
witl settle that end of the game for
the locals.
East Dallas }
East Dallas will use the same tine)
‘up’ that finished ‘ast season, whil
Meeker and Shavertown will be out to
make reputations. With a unanimous
vote the league has made Harry Allen
president to succeed Thomas Higgins.
Mr. Allen has had a vast experience i >
baseball and his interest in the game
will no doubt make him an ideal man;
for the job.,
TOWNSHIP’S SHARE OF MONEY 2
AMOUNTS TO $11,079.42
Kingston Township To Receive Above;
Amounts If County Courts Ratify
Decision of Property Owners
If Luzerne county courts ratify the
decision made on Saturday last by the
129 property owners of West Side com=
munities to apportion about $142, 000
among school districts in the territory
which was formerly the original Kings«
ship, the Kingston township school
districts share will be $11,079.42. :
The money was collected from coal
companies through a grant made in
1790 that certain lands in the town-
ship should be set aside for education-
al purposes. The new board of trustees
has been working to gain settlement
for some time, and a number of local
persons were active in the plans. x
The decision to distribute ‘the
amounts was made at a meeting held
in Stroh’s hall at Forty Fort on Satur-
day. A number of local property own-
ers were present and cast their ballots.
Out of a total of 129 votes cast but
four were against the distribution of
the fund.
Three men from Trucksville voted
against the plan. They were: Charles
Hazeltine, J. Rice and Paul Huey. Max
Leonard registered, but failed to vote.
Milt Keeler, of Trucksvilie, failed to
cast a vote, arriving at the meeting §
shortly after the vote had been taken.
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PROMINENT LADY DIES 7a
Mrs. Asa Wardan, a lifelong and re-
spected resident of Trucksville, died
at 9 o'clock Monday evening at her
home in Trucksvilie, following a week's
illness of complications. She was a
member of Trucksville M. E. church
and widow of the late Asa Wardan,
superintendent of Conyngham Farms,
who died nearly three years ago. Sur-
viving are a daughter: Ella C. War-
dan, at home; a son, Jonah R. War-
dan; two grandchildren, Lenora C.
Wardan, Trucksville, and Mrs. George
C. Bessmer, Atlanta, Ga. The funera'
was held from the late home on Thurs-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with burtal
at Dallas.
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OPENED HARDWARE STORE
Rolland Stevens, buyer of hardware
for Montgomery-Ward and Company,
has joined a company of three other
men and has opened a hardware store
in Albany, N. Y. He will also retain
his position with MeniSomrr ay
and Company.