The Dallas Post Goes Into 3,500 Homes Every Week of the Year. The Dallas Post Goes Into 3,500 Homes: Every Week of the Year. Ju “More Thon A Noighaton A Community Institution iT THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA, FRIDAY, October 30, , 1931" No. 4s. Director Cores Sf Bok Moura Commun Many Split Tickets and Heovy Voting is Expected In Borough Citizens Write Mans Letrers: : On Issues On Public Interest Community is split into three factions all of whom are sure that their candidates will be elected Dallas b h and hb t allas oroug and neighboring townships give ET various opinion on political contests. Interest in election. mintters has tributions to the Letters of the Editor column this week, so that it becomes greatly increased the number of c€%- necessary to print some of them on the front page. Additional letters will also be found on the editorial page of this issue. In printing these letters The Post | assumes no responsibility for the op- inions expressed. Letters of personal import or matter which might be con- strued as libelous has been withheld. No attention whatever is paid ‘to an- onymous contributions, and those who | have lacked the courage to sign their contributions will find that they have not been printed. The Post believes that every citi- zen has a right to express his opin- ion ‘on public matters and that it is’ a. part of the public service of a news- paper. to publish these opinions when | they are properly contributed and signed to prove the writer's good faith in what he has to say. The opinions expressed in the fol- lowing letters are not in any way a reflection of the editorial policy of The Dallas Post nor can they be con- strued as an expression of opinion on the part of the Post, Dallas, Pa, October 29, 1931. Mr. H. W. Risley, Editor, The Dallas Post, \ Dallas, Pa. : . 1 _ Supplementing our conversation re- | garding one of the letters in your is- sue last week: Street talk in connection alleges that one of our 1931 graduates to the grounds Columbia inade- The attached telegram was denied admittance University on of quate training. from that institution, have withheld the name dent, is self-explanatory. that I have personally and the I have of the stu- I might say checked the course of study daily programs ever since beers ei an endeavor ‘to have the State practices elsewhere. your contributor the defects that he complains of, T will be pleased. I am. usually at home every day between 9 and 10 a. m. Very truly yours, D. A. Waters New York, N. Y. 5:15 p. m. 10-28-31. ol tH ow ments ire-~ If e requ and D. A. Water, Sghool Director, Dallas Borough, Dallas, ‘ve Penna. J information about Send furth- no er details. Norman H. Burdett, Admission Office, Columbia University. rrr ee (rr es Mr. Howard Risley, ‘The Dallas Post, Dallas, Editor, Penna. My dear Editor:— From time to time I have noticed in your paper articles attacking the efficiency and ability of the Board of | Directors of Kingston Township School District. In these articles I note you mention Edwin Hay and Howard Ap- pleton in particular. I often why these men did not re- have wondered ply to your articles in which you claim | the responsibility of certain allegations which ‘were made were upon their shoulders. I do not know Mr. have known Mr. Hay for a number of years and hold him in high estegm. Being a retired man and a taxpays er of some degree, I decided to satis- fy my own curiosity as to the of ‘these several attacks which were made on these two men through your paper. - Piece by piece I have picked up the information which IT believe places the responsibility for certain things where it belongs. I have learned that the grounds therewith | from which I] error when he says that The Post has | can point out to me | Appleton, but I compensation. insufance policy which i iwould have covered, the Hability in for -and: My. ‘Appleton did not assume the { secretarial. duties July. 1929, Eighteen months" after’ the Jase of until this insurance, thus the former secre- [7 should be charged with ‘neglect {as the school law -designates the se- jcretary as custodian of all contracts and papers of this nature. Now let us take up the matter of Ithe loss of /State appropriation for teachers. Here I find that the Super- |vising Principal Mr. Carle was instruc- ited ‘by the Directors to select: from the several applicants the teachers {Who would be qualified to teach the several subjects: which are outlined and designated by the State Depart- | ment of Education to rate the High School as a first class four year school. |r. Carle, selected and recommended | Mr. Gregory to the board of directors, whereupon he was elected. After Mr. Gregory was onf the job a few days, to satisfy the wishes of certain teach- ers, Mr. Carle, switched the subjects originally assigned to Mr. Gregory and gave him subjects which he was not certified to teach. Which resulted in the application for appropriation on (Mr. Gregory's salary being refused by the State. In this case we find that the board of directors acted on the recommendation: of the Supervising i Principal, but as usual when things went wrong they were made the goats. In my own crude way I believe I have found out, and have placed the | responsibility for certain things where it should be placed, and Have to a | certain degree vindicated Mr. Hay and | Mr. Appleton. Yours truly, M. K. | Trucksville, Pa. October 28, 1931. The writer of the above letter is in | ever attacked either Mr. Hav or Mr. The Post has, howevet, editorials atacking | Appleton. {carried {ciency of Kingston township school :board. but has never specifically at- | {tacked any member of the board. We | are still of the opinion that the board Lhas had plenty of time to answer the {charges and would have done so had it been able to answer them satisfac- torily. Editor. i ONE SIDE Dallas, Township. ; To the Editor and | Taxpayers of Dallas Township Ter——— n regard to the Supervisors. Dal- las township road board three years | Today | ago was over $11,000 in debt. Jthe board $7,300 [41,000 in the treasury. in debt and has is Onite a lot has been said about Nel- T was lane | zon Whipp having the supervisor job | Fichteen years ago, | lected and served two years and re- re ned. Six years ago I was ‘elected ! {and served to date. oard to the roads I looked af- | ter; they speak for themselves. people who live on these roads will [also tell you about them. | the taxpayers now whether they want a change or not. are of the belief | | Some taxpayers | : a consid- that the supervisors receive {erable amount of money from the towm | ship for their work. The three super- | ~igors of Dallas township have receiv- d $1002. | year | ber or an average of $334 this from the first Monday of Decem- 1930 to the present time. | _ With the present board agreeing as it does, it is only a matter of a couple | of years until Dallas township road board will be practically out of debt {and a reduction of at least two mills road tax would result. J. IN. Nelson Whipp. | a THE OTHER: SIDE | 1 Dallas, Township 12 the Editor and the effi- | The | It's up to | - We will have about nine miles of roads to repair soon. We cannot afford to have men who make a business. of [that only. Let's try and lower taxes by voting for William Martin for su. pervisor, Dallas, Pa. fl | September 30, 1931. Editor The Post: I for one do not agree with the { writers of two letters which appeared lin your last week's issue criticising | | Dallas borough school board and every- (thing in general. ; In the first place, Dallas high school is giving everything within reason that | any school can give. It's program of study is under the rigid supervision | of the State Department of Edueca- ! |tion and must be acceptable or State | Besteder, appropriations would be withheld. He who signed himself, “A Citizen” said that local graduates cannot en- | ter college direct from Dallas high | school, If the ‘writer of that |let- [ter had taken he time to investig gate he 8 | would have found very few students | | from high schools of the county are | able to enter | school. for the most party they ceptional gollege direct from high | There are some who do, but | are the ex- from | to it ithat their children do work of a grade | students or children homes where, the parents see I high enough to merit their entrance | These same exceptional | able to enter col- | school. linto college. | students would be lege direct from Dallas high { Even in a school of the high’ standing | Lot many preparatory schools, Wyom- | Valley | necessary to have special classes with | to colleges ling schools not expected, it is | concentrated instruction prepare students to enter such: as | vi ers ile, Harvard and Wellesley and oth- requiring college .entrance exami | nations, and these private preparatory schools make a specialty of training students to enter college. Educators the country over quandary as to which is the more prac- preparation for college or pre- Since the great ma- are in a tical, paration for life. joritv of never enter any college, it seems to me more practical to: teach the sub- jects which will be for the most good of the greatest number. The schools cannot do it all. There must be some’ cooperation ‘from the home, but I challenge the statement of the writer of last week's letter that an intellegent student who spends four years in the borough high school cannot enter any college which will accept high school credits; provided high school students will Taxpayers of Dallas Township (Continued op page 4) | October [ted by | Fr. rantz, No. 161, William Peaer, {much of J uniors Attend District Meeting | Local Lodge Plays Host to Members | From District Lodges District No. 33, Jr. O. U. A. M. hela ‘thei ir meeting at Dallas Council Hall, 28th at which ime the in- stallation of officers for ‘the District was held. ‘I'ite principal speaker for’ the even- P. A. Wright, Pastor First Church of Christ, Wilkes-Barre, enna. ing was Rev. The different Lodges were represen- No. 139, WwW. E. members as follows: W. Nicholson, J. JH. Bunner, Jones, S. ing, No. 401, J. H. Geist, Clarence H. Walter Jy Chy ¢- 281, P. O. Lutz, Her- bert Culp, M. A, Perrego, M. Ide, | Ghiarles Martin, A. /B. Fiske, J. F. Russell Stephen Gregory, Brunges, Koszoru 2 ’ 1 les Hoover, No. Jush, A. C. Woolbert, John H. Nulton, | Oscar J. Culp, Lewis M. Culp, J. Harry (Anderson, Frank Martin, D. C. Lauder- Stanley Culp, No. 967, Ralph C. (Continued on Page 5) ach, Girl . Scouts Have Busy Week Girl Scouts of Dallas Troop observing Girl Scout Week with an appropriate program of ‘activities. On Sunday morning they attended service at Dallas M., E. church where they sang a special number. In the even- they attended the district service at Shavertown M. E church. Monday ” (are was Day’ relieve their the Tuesday was “Home the as observed the ‘plan being. for of responsibility as “Thrift Scouts were urged to bank. “Community Service Day’ scouts as Service girls to mothers home possible. when all Wednesday, when all were supposed to | bring outgrown clothes to the schooi | for the use of needy Girl Scouts. Yesterday was “Hostess Day” the Scouts held a, party for their mo- thers in the high school auditorium. The girls held a model Scout meeting to show their mothers how the actici. ties of the troops are run, after which games were played and refreshments served. Todsy is “Handicraft Day” and the girls will bring magazines to make scrap books for the entertainment ‘of children in the hospitals. Saturday is “Health Day.” A hike has been plan- ned. when ut | Frank Cruse, James A. Cock- | D, | Day” | { | Past Grands "Gather Here Here Rev. Paul S. Wright Give Stiring Patriotic Address America at the Cross Roads was the subject of a most interesting address lelivered by Rev. Paul S. Wright, pas- tor of the Firwood Church of Christ of Wilkes-Barre before the members of the I. O. O. F Past Grands Associa~- tion of Luzerne County held in the hall of Onedia Lodge Noy 371 at Dal- las on Monday evening. The speaker advocated immediate severance of all relations and com merce between the United States aud Russia. He recommended that the citizenship and rights of all Commu- nistic in this country be cancelled ihat 111 Communist publications be barred from the mails, that all persons en- gaged in Comimunistic activities be | prosecuted and that an absolute .em- bargo be placed against Russian im- ports to United States. Congressman 'C. Murray Turpin de- livered a brief inspiring talk. speakers were given a’ rising vote of thanks for their splendid talks. The Dallas quartette under the direction of Professor Ernest Wood entertained with several numbers which were much enjoyed. Members of the quar- {1ette are Morris Girton, Herbert Hill, {George Reynolds and Ray Gibbel Professor Wood was the accompanist. A short business sessio for the = H. Gordon of | Oneida Lodge No. 371 was electel to | serve until March 1932. New mem- | bers admitted to membership were: | Marion Pealer of Integrity Lodge No. 334, Joseph Ellsworth, J. H. land H. H. Garrahan of Oneida T.odge No. 371 and George Drendall of Lodge 1.839. ozram, of Treasurer. Corey Anderson Fifteen Lodges was represented lat the meeting. Robert R, Dean of Wanamie Eodge | No. 867 was appointed on' the Enter- |of the Committee are M. R. Tyrrell Allen H. Peters. The November I meeting will be held with Mt. Tob | Lodge No. 839 on. Friday evening, 20th. land November | | 839. tainment Committee. Other { conclusion of the program, k mm A i t= Blind Arranges Weeks Program) Thirteenth arre anniversary of Wilkes- | Branch, Pennsylvania Associa- the Blind, be |observea all next week, 2nd to Tth, staged the 35 East Union Sponsored by the {tion for will November Week Blind, | with a Booster at workshop for the street, Wilkes-Barre. (Lions club Booster the indorsement of many nent in civic life of Wyoming Valley, lincluding President Judge William McLean, Jr. land Mayor S. Judge Benjamin R. Edu¢ational’ and inspirational in its Week general public to be | scope, Booster will offer | iImducements to the jattend. Nightly class attractions, there will high absolutely free and at no time [there be any solicitation of funds. Articles made by blind’ men women will be on display throughout | the week at the workshcp which will | | | until | | be open from 9 in the morning 9 at night. Featuring Drum and Bugle of Wilkes- Barre post, 132, American Legion, as- sisted by the crack State champion- ship drill. team of the Ladies auxiliary the captaincy of Mrs. Frank John Adams is captain of Kingston GOTDPS under Aigeldinger. the drum and bugle corps. high school bsnd will play on Tues- day night an on Thursday night the Coughlin high school band will give concert. Attractions for other nigh will be announced at a later date. Sightless men and women toda’ (Continued on Page Bb) Both | A Dutch supper will | | be served from 6 to 8 o'clock by Lodge | Refreshments were served at the | members | Week has received men promi- | Jones | Daniel, L. Hart and others. many | all of which will be Will | and | opening night will be the | The political situation. ih the vo into line behind Dr. G. EK. ough has taken a decided turn dur- ing the past week with all factions Swartz for one of the berths on the school board. swinging Clifford Space, present incumbent, has shown a decided gain In strength while Jack Roberts has lost considerable ground. J. T. Jeter is apparently the dark horse in the contest but his strength a’ this writ- ing is greater than that of either Mr. Roberts or Mr. Space. There is still considerable opposi- tion to Dr. Swartz in the Heights sec- tion of the community but this will jnot in all probability prevent his go- |ing into office with a nice vote. The | doctor is alligned with neither the | present school board nor the opposition [but stands in the middle of the road receiving the support of both factions. [He has not. committed ‘himself on | school affairs other than to say thas he must study them before he can jcome to any decision as to what he | will do after election. | John Roberts, who is supported by a number of fraternal qrganizations {and who" is activily opposed to the {present school administration wil (have the support of the opposition. {There are many voters in the coms munity who do not believe that the best results in school administration can be attained by swinging into line with the oppositionists and are there~ fore a bit timid about voting for Mr. Roberts. The fact that Roberts ig on the Republican ticket will bring him many votes from those who do not {thoroughly understand working the voting machine. Although Clifford Space is showing considerable the fact primary new strength, | that he did not run in the independent his ehan- ‘election and is on an ticket will seriously hamper for Mr. liked throughout the borough and will ces election. Space is well get the vote of a majority of the ola+ Whereas Mr. Roberts right matters, er rdsidents. stands on the extreme wing Mr.» He will ge the vote of those in favor of the present school administration. J. T. Jeter, like Dr, GG. K. Swartz, is linked with neither of the extreme factions. He is an independent think= er and will remain independent if | elected. Although the low {man in the primary election there { has been a decided change of opinion |'n the community since that time. The | fact that he voting machine was ime properly - sét* at the primar fos was al= asons why he did not larger vote at that time. | Whereas, Dr. Swartz will get the vote | of the liberal middle group in the dir | ector contest and also the support oi | the Mr. Jeter will get the support of the middle lik with regard to school Space stands on the extreme left. he was receive a administration group, erals and the oppositionists. | WHY THIS ISSUE IS LAT A cumstances including the of series ot unavoidabls our Intertype operate subsequent eight hour « a substitute operator this vented issue ¢ from reaching vou time. Dallas wa electric power on Friday nv again retarder laying our r ment for tv A loyal best to witho the. T v
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