The Dallas Post Goes Into 3,500 Homes gi. The Dallas Post Goes Into 3,500 Homes Every Week of the Year. Every Week of the Year. : : ~ More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution ] VOL. 41 THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1931 HET Charles E. Fiske Buried Wednesday Heart Attack Fatal to Form- er Constabie and Chier ox Police of Dallas. The funeral of Charles Edward Fiske, aged 62, who died early Sun- day morning following a heart attack was held Wednesday afternoon witn interment in tern Knoll cemetery. The funeral services were in cuaarge of Kev, Frank D. Hartsock of Dallas M. KE. caourch of which Mr. Fiske was a memper. Rev. Judson M. Bailey ot Carverton M. E. church and former pastor of Dallas charge, preached the sermon using “Friendship” as his theme, BA “Ed* Fiske as he was familiarly Coal Shipments Show Decline Shipments Smaller Than August This Year or Sep- tember of Last Year Shipments of anthracite for the month of September, 1931, as reported to the Anthracite Bureau of Informa- tion, Philadelphia, amounted to 3,372,- 926 gross tons. This is a decrease as compared with shipments during the preceeding month of August of 29,055 tons and, when compared with Sep- tember, 1930, shows a decrease of 526, 479 tons. Shipments by originating carriers for the month of September, 1931, as compared with the preceding month of August, and with September, 1930, are known, had a wide circle of friends as follows: throughout the back mountain region and in Wyoming Valley. For many years prior to coming to Dallas some fifteen years ago, Mr. Fiske was chief of police of Luzerne borough. Later he became a rural mail carrier at the Dallas postotlice and moved his fam- ily here. For a number of years he was chief of police of Dallas and al- so served the borough as constable. He was a genial man and his good nature and cheerful disposition made him a popular officer. At one time he was engaged in the plastering trade and for a while he farmed at Loyal- ville. Of recent years failing health kept him from doing active work, Mr. Fiske was apparently in good health when he retired on Saturday night and was planning a trip to ~_ Johnson City on the following morn- ing. Karly Sunday morning, hearing a slight noise in her husband's bed- room, Mrs. Fiske investigated and found Mr. Fiske dead in bed. Besides his father, Rev. Sylvester Fiske of Bloomingdale, who is ninety odd years of age, the deceased leaves his wife, two sons, Herbert of Wyom- ing and Eugene of Dallas and a broth- er Rev. Oscar Fiske of Hazleton. Pall bearers at the funeral were: H. Stanley Doll, J. H. Frantz, J. H. An- derson, A. C. Devens, John Sullivan and Joseph Wallo. 0 FORMER TEACHER DIES Charles Hovaney, formerly instruc- tor in Lehman township high school, died suddenly from heart attack on Wednesday morning at his home in Nanticoke. He was a graduate of East Strouds- burg State Teachers’ college, and at- tended Pennsylvania State college and Columbia university. He had taught manual arts at Junior high schools for six years, previously teaching in Lehman township high school and Newport township. The funeral will take place from the home of Mrs. Catherine Maher, 57 Wil- low street, Plymouth on Saturday morning at 8:30 with a high mass of requiem in St. Stephen's church at 9. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Hanover. Grea A Condors and All Stars Will Play This Sunday Owing to a mistake in arrange- ments the game which was scheduled last week between Miners Mills and “Torchy”’ Wilson's Condors at Beau- mont was not played. The game will, however, be played this Sunday instead. The line-up will be as follows: “Daddy” ‘Shalata, Gelb Lebus and “Torchy” Wilson in the outfield, while Marty Brislin, Ostroski, azinski and MacDougal will form the infield. Germick will pitch and Yanchick will be on the receiving end. The batteries for the All-Stars wit be “Apples”’Javorski on the mound and Reuss receiving. merase eerste SCHOOL BOARD Political activities in Dallas bor- ough took an upward turn in interest ' this week when Judge W. A. Valentine issued a court order instructing the County Commissioners to place the two highest nominess on each ticket in the school director contest of the primaries on the voting machines for the coming November election. The order of names thus placed on the tickets will, therefore, be as fol- lows: John Roberts and Dr. G. K. “Swartz on the Republican ticket; Dr. G. K. Swartz and John Jeter on the Democratic ticket; Clifford Space and Dr. G. K. Swartz on the preemp- ted ticket. Out of this Itst of candidates two are to be elected to the school board for terms of six years each. The vo- ting machines will be set properly for the General election since a Court or- der ‘was issued last week instructing the County Commissioners to set the machines properly. There is far more interest in the outcome of these contests than was shown in the Primary election, the general tendency in the borough be- ing a feeling of dissatisfaction with the present handling of school affairs. Ee TOWNSHIP P. T. A. MEETING The Dallas township P. T. A. meet- ing will be held Monday evening, Oc- tober 19, at 7:45 p. m. There will be a splendid program. Attending Big Fair Sheldon Mosier is attending the fair at St. Louis. He is a tember of Pennsylvania State College | Judging Team. The team will be at the fair k if i all week. Reading Company—September, 1931, 874,713, August 1931, 788,631, Septem- ber, 1930, 788,762. i Lehigh Valley R. = R.—September, 1931, 477,870, August 1931, 509,973, September, 1930, 573,873. (Continued on Page, 8) Early Purchaser Of Auto License Aids Huge Task Those Who “Buy Now” Avoid Last Minute Rush of Season Apply for 1932 motor vehicle license plates now, Benjamin G. Eynon, Com- missioner of Motor. Vehicles, today ur- ged automobile owners. Mailing of ap- proximately 2,000,000" renewal appli- cations for 1932 registration was made Monday. “There is nothing to be lost by ap- plying for 1932 plates now,” Commis- sioner Eynon said. “If, prior to Janu- ary 1, 1932, a transfer of 1932 plates application is received in correct form by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles prior to January 1. Any difference in the required registration will be adjusted by either additional payment by the applicant, or a refund to the appli- cant. “If the vehicle has been ‘junked, write ‘Junked’ across the face of the title, sign it and return to this de- partment. If you sell it for junk, as- sign the title to the purchaser, fili in Form RV-T-6 and mail to the De- partment of Revenue, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Harrisburg. “If the vehicle has been sold to a resident of another state, write ‘Sold out-state’ on the application, sign and return the application to the depart- ment.” Accuracy in filling out renewal reg- istration cards will speed delivery of tags to applicant and save the Com- monwealth money, Commissionér Ey- non said. “Be sure you have signed your | check and the application before send= jing it to the department,” the Com- missioner warns. “Approximately 4 per cent of the applications for renewal of registration have 'to be returned each year for either signature on ap- plication or signature on check. In some’ cases the check has been made out for the incorrect amount. No “Rubber” Checks “Be sure you have sufficient mon- ey in bank to meet payment of the check. By sending in an uncollectible check the applicant is only fooling himself. He may obtain his license tags but use of them will be short- lived. They will be lifted by a State Highway Patrolman. The law also makes this a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment not to exceed two years ‘lor both.” The attention of truck owners is directed to a change on the 1932 ap- plications. Truck owners are required to give the number of axles and kind of tires on each truck they are regis- tering. Space for this information is provided on the face side of the re- newal application form. On the re- verse side of the application are two raragraphs which every truck owner is cautioned to read before making out his application. They are headed: “Attention Truck Owners,” and read in part as follows: “The number of axles and the type of tires with which this truck is equip- ped must be indicated on the face of this form in the space provided. If you have added an axle to your truck, making the chassis of the three-axle type, and have not notified the de- partment of such change, this appli- cation must be accompanied by Form RV-T-10, executed by you, as well as son installing the additional axle to- gether with the | certificate of title covering this motor vehicle. If the application which you submitted to this department when the motor ve- hicle was originally titled, indicated that it was of the three-axle type, you need not supply the information requested on the other side of this application. If tire equipment has been changed from. one class to another (pneumatic cushion rubber, or solid rubber) Form { RV-T-10, properly executed, and | tificate of title must accompany application,” this €) FEWER COUNTY CLAIMS The Game Commission during the past four months received only 2305 bounty claims as compared with 4110 during the same peériod last year. is desired, no fee will be charged if; Form RV-T-18, executed by the per-| cer- i No. 42. NOT A TIME TO WASTE WATER | “4 “A 0) fla, y iy 3 DX han 11 » oh Hesse tl | NOEs ‘Ooh Tk COULDN'T You PUT THAT OFF TAL Old N ewspaper Lists Premium Winners at Fair The following item taken from The Dallas Post of October 9, 1909, just 22 years ago, gives some idea of who were the good farmers in this region in the old days. We reproduct it here for the in- terest of many of our older. readers who may recall other incidents of the Dallas Fair of 22 years ago. The is- sue from which the item is faRen was given to us by Wilson Garringer. The Dallas fair was ushered in on Tuesday last, with clear, pleasant au- tumn weather, which continued until the close on Friday evening. This, to- gether with the fact that there was a good showing in all the departments, brought out good crowds, and the week passed pleasantly indeed. One feat- ure of the fair which was remarked on all sides, was the absence of the many robbing gambling devices. The display in the various departments was fine. The cattle, poultry and vegetable departments were particu:- arly creditable. The races were good from beginning to end, all of the classes filling up well. The attendance was not as large as in some former years, but this was probably due to the fact that the announcement that there would be a fair this year was long delayed. Time and space this’ week forbid the publishing of the names of the premium winners in full, and only the lucky ones in the cattle department are given: Holstein bull, 2 years and up. first premium, William Bulford; second, H. Gelsleichter. Bull, 1 year and up—First premium Fred Ellsworth. Bull calf under 10 month—First pre- mium, Elmer Parrish, second, C. W. Kunkle, third, G. M. Carpenter. (Continued on page 5) Jessie M. Hislop Weds Thomas Moore of Dallas Miss Jessie Mae Hislop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Hislop of Oak street, Forty Fort, became the bride of Thomas Shepherd Moore, son of Frank Moore of Dallas, at a lovely autumn: wedding Wednesday at high noon in Forty Fort Presbyterian Church. Rev. Joseph L. Weisley, pas- tor, performed the ceremony before an altar banked with fall foliage and flowers. \ Mrs. Mamie Robertson Bare presid- ed at the organ and played a short re- cital previous to the ceremony. Mrs. William Henderson, solgist, sang sev- eral selections accompanied by Mrs. Bare. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father, -who gave her in marriage. Miss Catherine Hislop of Hyatts- ville, Maryland, cousin of the bride, was maid of "honor and Miss 6 Eliza- beth Jones of ‘Forty Fort and Hope- well, New Jersey, was bridesmaid. Mary Jane Hislop, niece of the bride and Mildred Brokenshire, cousin, were the small flower girls. Alfred Moore, brother of the bridegroom was best man and the ushers were William Rau of Dallas, John M. Hislop, broth- er of the bride and Wesley Moore of Dallas. The bride’s gown of white bridal satin was fashioned on long lines. The bodice had a cowl neckline and the skirt was long and flared. The gown was finished with an over jacket of lace with a Queen Anne collar and long tight sleeves coming to points over the wrists. Her flow- ing wveil of tulle was arranged on a simple madonna cap caught with clusters of orange blossoms at the side. She wore a strand of pearls and carried an arm boquet of white chrysanthemums. : (Continued on Page 4) Dallas borough high school football team will play Ashley high school varsity this afternoon at 2.30 on the local athletic field. Ashley has a strong team and recently held the strong Forty Fort high school team which defeated Dallas in an early season game to a tie score. The Dallas team has been gaining strength during the past two weeks and the development of new plays and better team work encourages local supporters to look for a Dallas vic- tory this aftternoon. Displaying good football sense in the use of skillfully executed trick plays, Dallas high school football team came into its own on Saturday, defeat- ing Wyoming Seminary Junior var- sity 13-6. It remained for two Dallas sopho- mores, Coolbaugh and Labar, to dem- onstrate that scoring touchdowns against a good team is not so diffi- cult, once you get the hang of it. But the boys who carried the ball over the ‘goal line couldn’t have ac- complished their feats without the skillful and well timed playing of their other nine mates on the team. It was a beautiful day for football, but the crowd was small indicating the already famous lack of interest Dallas parents and citizens show in everything except a dog fight, poli- "tical scrap or heckling of public of- ficials, The team nevertheless, play- ed with all its heart and displayed youthful enthusiasm without the sup- port of a community that has no civ- ic pride. Dallas won the toss and chose to receive the Kickoff, Coolbaugh ad- vanced the ball five yards and on the Dallas Football Team Meets Ashley Warriors Today next play, a clever reverse, made it first down. VanCampen and Disque, failed to advance the ball on the next two plays, but on the third play Cool- baugh made a beautiful twenty-five yard run eluding tackler after tackler. On ghe next play VanCampen gained a yard to be followed by a long run by LaBar and a first down. The ball was now deep in Seminary territory and on a pass behind the line LaBar carried ithe ball over for the first touchdown. On the try for point af- ter touchdown there was an offside play and the point went by default making the score 6-0 in favor of Dallas. On the kickoff following the touch- down, Van Campen made a nice boot for Dallas, Stegmaier, shifty little Seminary quarterback made a pretty run back of the punt. Besteder, left tackle for Dallas, was hurt on the next play and Jeter took his place. Sfegmaler made gain after gain thriugh the Dallas line advancing the ball’ well into Dallas territory. Then thes ball over the line for the winning taiey. On the kick for point after tofichdown the ball went wide of the goa’y posts making the score 6 all. Seminary kicked off to Dallas, but the Seminary line held and Dallas lost the ball to Seminary on downs as the half closed. Dallas played an inspired game in the last half executing many clever plays behind excellent interference. In the closing minutes of play LaBar on a triple pass behind fine interfer- ence carried the ball ove. for a touch- down. The try for point was rush- ed over by Coolbaugh ending the: game 13-6. | Frey, Seminary left halfback, carried | Cope Sets Back Institute Date January Teachers’ Meeting "Will Prolong Pupils’ Holi- day Vacation ; Institute sessions for teachers of Luzerne county will be held during the week of January 4, 1932 instead of in October. Change in the date is necessitated because of remodeling of Irem Temple. With the combining of Christmas and Institute vacations school children of the county will be afforded nearly a three week’s rest to start on December 23 and continue to January 17. » A program for the institute ses- sions is being prepared by A. P. Cope, county superintendent of schools, who also has been conferring with district supervisors. The president of the Na- tional Education association will be one of the Institute speakers. Little Interest In County Contest Democrarts Will Make Strong Bid to get Some of Their Nominees in Office With only three weeks until the No- vember Election, the majority of the people in Luzerne County seem to feel that there will be few if any contests in so far as county offices are’ con- cerned. This is not correct. With Judge Jones only having the Republican no- mination and Judge McLean the Re- publican and Democratic nominations a stiff fight can be expected against these two judges by the Democratic nominee, William I. Pace of Pittston Mr. Pace, after a few weeks rest is again laying plans to win the election and. at this writing the mathematical percentage favors Judge Mclean as a winner due to having both major no- minations, and Judge Jones over Pace due to having the nomination of the majority party, the republican.’ However, Judge Jones is calling upon his legion of friends to become active and not take chances with the so-called weakness of his opponent Mr. Pace. Judge Jones is a seasoned campaigner and while one of the most popular judges ever. to grace the bench of Luzerne County, he is leaving. no stone unturned to secure his re-elec- tion. ‘ “A vote for both Jones and Mec- Lean to free the bench from politics” is a byword of the many friends of both sitting jurists. County Commissioners With the Fine-Kehoe-Langan Poli- tical organization in political control of the two Republican nominees, John MacGuffie and Dr. Lewis Edwards, and of the Democratic nominee, John Carroll, the so-called Jeffersonian De- mocrats are appealing to the Indepen- dent Republicans of the County to give the people at least minority re- presentation in the Commissioners of- fice by the election of John Riley as minority commissioner. To do this, it seems that the people will have to vote Riley alone or Riley and one of the Republican nominees in order to give the people of the county a say in the running of the office the next four years. The Fine-Kehoe-Langan Organiza- tion will try desperately to elect John A. Carroll so that they will controi the entire board of commissioners. While if Mr. Riley is elected he will be in the minority, his vote many times could be of great help to Coun- ty Controller Morgan who is desper- ately trying to keep the expenses of the present commissioners, MacGuffie and Carroll, down to a reasonable de- gree. County Treasurer The only other Democratic Nomi- nee who seems to have a chance to come through a winner is William Quigley of Parsons. Mr. Quigley is part owner and manager of one of the Comerford Theatres in Nanticoke. His large fraternal associations will give him a large vote. His opponent also a Fine-Kehoe-Langan Organiza~- tion man, Joseph Morris of Wilkes- Barre and a vice president of the Pennsylvania Liberty State Bank of Wilkes-Barre is exceptionally well known throughout the foreign dis- tricts of the valley where he polled a tremendous vote. However, if the in- dependent Republicans support Quig- ley, he can be elected. Many of The Old Guard Republi- cans will devote all of their time and effort to the election of Judges Jones and McLean as they feel that the splendid service Judges McLean and Jones gave to the people of Luzerue County during their ten year service on the bench, merits recognition and reelection. These Judges have always been non partisan and impartial in all their dealing and decisions. Old Coffee Roaster Wilson’ Garinger is old coffee roaster used more than 100 years ago to roast coffee over the open fireplace. The roaster is cylin- drical in shape and attached to a long handle to protect the holder's hands from the heat of the fire. It was the practice in early days to get the raw coffee bean, place it in the roaster and roast it as needed over the open fire. The roaster is fromgthe effects of the late Suzanne Wg who at her death recently dent of the cg [! ’ \ displaying an | ] hood, and the Swedish Society. che oldest resi- Appeals Damages Awarded by County ries Case to Court in Ap- peal From Road Damages Award. Considerable local interest is bee ing shown in the appeal being made 1; by Margaret Roberts of Hillside from the award for damages to her proper= ty which was made by the viewers when the new Trucksville« Luzerne highway was constructed. The viewers placed the damage to Mrs. Roberts’ property at $2,500 but Mrs. Roberts has appealed from the award claiming that the damage far exceeded this amount. \ The case is being tried before jury this week in Luzerne county court. Attorneys W. F. McDonald and Thom= presented four real estate experts as witnesses who testified that the dame= age to the property exceeded that awarded by the county. The first wite damages exceeded $5,635, I. A. Steele {Gorringer to damages of $5,280 and George Curran to damages of $6,500. The property is directly across from that of Harry Harter on the Trucks= ville-Luzerne highway. In construct- ing the new road a strip of land 225 feet in length was cut from the front of the Roberts property and the change in grade of the highway nec- essitated filling in the land to bring its original condition. Construction of the road also necessitated the build- ing of retaining walls and construc= tion of new sidewalks. The, testimony presented for the county and for the plaintiff agreed on all the damages except in the case of land yardage and the price of fill. Stroke Is F atal To Noxen Visitor Mrs. William Reinhart Dies Home of Daughter - Mrs. William Reinhart of ‘Spring City, a former resident of Noxen, died Wednesday afternoon at the of Noxen following a brief illness as the result of a stroke. In company with her husband Mrs. Reinhart had come to Noxen on’ Sat- urday to spend several weeks with her daughter and to visit old ‘friends. On Monday she suffered a stroke which resulted in her death, a few days later. The Reinhart family was one of tne old families of the community, Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart having moved to Noxen from Allentown soon after con- struction of the tannery was started there and many years Mr. Reinhart was chief engineer of the plant. Lat +r the family moved to Spring City where they have since made their home. A large family was reared by the couple, many of the children now be- ing deceased. During the World War, Mrs. Reinhart had three sons in the service, one of whom died in France. She was an active worker in the Lu- theran church and being of cheerful and kindly nature made many friends and kept them. Brief funeral services, conducted by Rev. Harold Deisher of Noxen Luth- eran church were held last night at the home of her daughter. Later the body was taken to Spring City where funeral services will be conducted on Saturday afternoon. Interment will be at Spring City. Besides her husband the deceased leaves two sons, Henry, of Put In Bay, Ohio; Fred of Norristown and one daughter, Mrs. Albert May of Nox- en. She also leaves Several grand- children. ’ / BE tee - Alderson Boy Is In College Theatricals ‘When the Footlight Club, the dram=~ atic organization of Upsala College, East Orange, N. J., opens its season on Wednesday evening, October 21s¥, on the college campus, Mr. Edwin Swanson, son -of Mr. and Mrs, pak Swanson of Alderson, Pa., mil_play one of the important roles iy the three -act farce called “Are You a Mason?” Mr. Swanson will play the part of John Halton. Swanson is in his Ju- nior year at Upsala College and has | been a member of the’ Footlight Club | since his freshman year. He has had experience in three varsity plays, “You and I”, “Pelle,” and “Kempy.” In addition to dramatics, Swanson has also interested himself in religious ac- tivity, and is a member of the Mis- sion Society, the Christain Brother- P. T. A. To Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Dallas Borough Parent Teachers As- sociation will be held at the High School, Monday evening, October 19th, at eight o'clock. Charles Johnson of Kis-Lyn will be the speaker of the evening. Refreshments will be in charge of the parents of children in sixth grade. A : Eh Mrs. Margaret Roberts Car- county as M. Lewis for Mrs. Roberts have ness L. A, McHenry testified that the he testified to damages of $5,340, Harry the property as nearly as possible to AR Following Brief Illness at home of her daughter Mrs. Albert May ! Va
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