TELEPHONE YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO DALLAS 300 on TRAY ni ans 3 5 Ins More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution : QUALITY JOB PRINTING COSTS LESS AT THE DALLAS POST VOL. 43 Dallas Defeats Township To Win Bi-County Title CloselyContested Game Witnessed By Ca- pacity Crowd LEAGUE TIE PLAY-OFF ; In a vain and desperate bid for the, Bi-County Championship, Kingston Township high school basketeers lost to Dallas Borough high school basket- ball team 23 to 29, Tuesday evening on the new Trucksville high school gymnasium floor. This victory over Kingston township gave Dallas clear title for the Conference championship, and also the second leg on the travel- ing cup which is awarded to the win- ners. Dallas, if it repeats next year, ‘will have won the cup three conse- cutive times, and is then entitled to its permanent possession. © A record crowd saw both teams go ‘at it hammer and tongs. The fans were kept in a fever- heat. state of ex- citement as neither team held a de- cided advantage until late in the fourth quarter when Dallas forged ahead by virtue of three field goals by Matuskowitz and McGuire. A conspicious feature of the game ‘was the number of fouls committed during the game, a total of 34 being called on both teams. The first quarter opened somewhat listlessly; the players were “tight” and played cautiously. Dallas held: a 9 to 5 lead at the end of this quarter. In the second stanza, both teams played heads-up basketball. ILabar, of Dallas, brought the fans to their feet with his dribbling down the entire length of the floor through the town- ship team and sinking a pot shot. The scorekeeper’s whistle ending the half, found Dallas leading by a slim, and mone too comfortable margin of three! points, 17 to 14. The third period saw Dallas out- “played and it looked bad for the Nel-- son boys when the third quarter end- ed with the score standing at 18 all. However, the terrific pace told on the Kingston township team, they slowed up, though imperceptibly. Dallas not being loath to take advantage of this break, quickly dropped in enough baskets to put the game on ice to win them first place in the Bi-County Scholastic League. Matuskowitz, McGuire, Lavelle, ana + C. Labar played stellar ball for Dal- las. McGuire, besides garnering 12 points, which made him high-point man, repeatedly amazed the specta- tors ‘with ‘his uncanny shots. Though a bit handicapped by his size, his speed and shiftiness combined with his shooting ability makes him a player to be reckoned with. It was the last game for him and “Caddy” Labar. La- bar graduates and McGuire will at- tend another school next year. Their loss will be severely felt next season. ILabar was one of the mainstays of the team throughout the whole season. His aggressive guarding and clever of- fensive playing helped win many a game for Dallas. Schuler and Metzgar were the out- standing ‘players for Kingston town- ship, They were in on almost every play and between them accounted for 17 out of thefr team’s 23 points. Dallas Borough Mustakowitch, rf. McGuire, 1f Lavelle, c. Rook, c. C. Labar, Baker, 1g. Disque, 1g. J. Labar, rg. rg. Kingston Township ig CHOAOHNIR ‘Metzgar, If Laycock, rf. Loveland, Schuler, c. Kocher, c. ‘Woolbert, Smith, lg. 1 9 ¥ 0 0 0 5 0 ..23 Referee, Rosencranz. Umpire, Heff- mer. ’ Score by periods: Dallas .. KT. HS. Goodleigh Sins Awarded Trophy Win Blue Ribbon For Fine Showing of Guernseys Of unusual local interest to dairy- men is the blue ribbon recently award- ed the Goodleigh Farm in Dallas town- ship for exceptional accomplishment In dairy herd improvement, The pure bred, registered Guernsey herd at Goodleigh Farm made an ex- ceptional record last year with a herd average of 398.6 pounds of butter fat to the cow, testing 4.6 per cent butter fat with 8,590 pounds of milk produec- tion to the cow. Commenting’ on this remarkable re- cord, Miss Mary Weir, manager of Goodleigh farm said this week, “The record of our herd of Guernseys shoula be of particular interest to dairymen ‘of this region because of the fine stock available locally. Those who are in- terested in improving their herds will find some of the best blood available for the purpose right on their home ‘ground.’ Milk from the Goodleigh herd was put on the market for the first time in January 1932. In spite of the depres- sion the sales for this milk have con- :stantly been ‘increasing, | Headlines Of The Week i A summary of this week's | $ news of international in- | terest, reviewed for Post LOST readers. Lost since Sunday after leaving Managua, Nicaragua, to inaugurate a new air route, two Americans, W. A. Flowers and Harry Scott were spotted by pilots this week canoeing down a river deep in the interior. By signs, the two lost aviators indicated that all was well with them. The plane was sighted, its nose buried in the soft mud of a Swamp, ’ * REDS A visit the Prince of Wales made to Glasgow, Scotland, this week was mar- red by the throwing of stones and the waving of Red flags. All during the day small ‘groups of Communists hec- kled Edward to make his visit most unpleasant. » s&s ¥ DANIELS Around Nexico/ City this week ap- peared posters attacking Josephus | Daniels, new American Ambassador to [that country. Captioned “Out With | Daniels,” the posters reminded MexI- cans that the Ambassador was Secre- tary of the Nayy in 1914 when United States forces landed at Vera Cruz and engaged in action with Mexicans. - . REFORM Contemplating banking reforms, bankers and Pennsylvania, State offi- cials conferred this week, agreed on the necessity of revising the State banking laws, differed sharply on the need for immediate action. ® DIVORCE Mrs. Janet Allen Walker this week received her final decree of divorce to conclude the suit she brought some- time ago against James J. Walker, former mayor of New York City. * ® ® BASEBALL The National League's 154-game 1933 baseball schedule will open on April 12 in Boston, Philadelphia, Cin- cinnati and Chicago, five days aheaa of last year’s 'Upening. -. =» * OLD TOM Once a contender for championship honors, now a stepping stone for am- bitious youngsters, Tom Heeney, whe battled Gene Tunney in 1928, strug- gled through nine rounds of his battle with a third-rater this week before | Referee’ Dorman led the valiant fight- er to his corner, still erect, still game, but covered with blood and dazed. | « * = MOONEY All during the sixteen years he has occupied his dingy cell in San Quen- tin prison, California, Tom Mooney has denied that he was guilty of the bomb- ing for which he was convicted. Re- fused a parole, despite convincing evi- dence of his innocence, Mooney this week was granted a new trial on an unused murder indictment against him growing out of the case. So sure is he of acquittal he will face the chance of electrocution to have his case tried again. FOOLISH In Kansas City last week a cock rob- in, undeterred by shouts and lower- ings of the shade, was slowly weak- ening as it passed its tenth dav of attacking its own reflection in a win- dowpane. = = ® WILL Most New Year's resolutions were broken long ago. New York's Gov- ernor Herbert H. Lehman kept: his until last week when he smoked hin first big, black cigar this year, said it tasted “swell”, . * BURLESQUE Showing how his good friend, Al Smith, would begin Lincoln's Gettys- burg address, Nelson Harding, car- toonist, recited as follows at a dinner this week: “Fahscore’n’ seven yeeuhs ago, are farthers bprort forth on this cont'nent a noo nation, c'nceived in liberdy 'n’ dedicated to the prop’sition that oll men'r creaded equal , . .” * * * FIRE Three young Bloomsburg were sentenced to prison this charged with setting fire to buildings in five weeks for the of fighting the flames. BABY One day birth to a Luzerne, firemen week, three “thrill” after his wife daughter, died. had given Gavin Wilson, * * > SHAW Entering American scene obout which he has been so' sarcas- tic, George Bernard Shaw, facetious Irish playwright, found people regard- ing his valiant efforts at wit with cold- ness. If he said anything clever, re- porters missed it. | CINE TA JEWS | Throughout the world, people of all races loudly protested against reportea@ persecution of Jews by Adolph Hitler's Nazi Socialists. In vain, the German government attempted to stop the at- tacks on Jews, saw strained relations with other countries as a severe han- upon the DALLAS PA., STAGES COMEBACK Helen Wills Moody, famous tennis queen, who is staging a comeback af- ter a long vacation from the tennis courts. The speed with which she is mowing down opponents indicates that she has lost little of the skill which brought her a few years ago. Contagion Cr in This Section Nodoshity For Care On Part Of Patents Stressed of Necesh ty of on the part of par- ents in watching carefully for any symptoms of scarlet fever was stres- sed’ this week as nine new cases were reported through this section to El- mer Kerr, health officer. While the number of cases is not yet large enough to cause alarm, it is im. portant that the greatest care be ex- ercised to prevent the disease from spreading and assuming serious pro- portions. The new cases include five of the ten children in the family of John Duda, Harris Hill; one case each in the following homes: Leslie Lewis, Carverton; John Carverton; Eckert family, Loyalville; Lorenzo Donnelly family, Dallas town- wr? Lship. There are now about seventeen cas- es in this vicinity, one-fourth of which are among children ot pre-school age. Mr. Kerr has urged that parents re- gard seriously minor ailments of the children as Possible symptoms of this disease, Symptoms of senrlot fever are nau- sea, sore throat, fever and red rash. cate the presence of scarlet fever, but their presence warrants holding the child from school until a physician has examined the symptoms. Motor Club Ranks Eighth In State Loss In 1932 Smallest In State; P. M. F. Leads United States Not only does Wyoming Valley Mo- tor Club rank eighth in size among the eighty-six clubs in Pennsylvania, but its loss of members during 1932 was the smallest suffered by any mo- tor’ club in Pennsylvania. This record is made more outstand- ing when it is cosidered that of the 1,086 recognized motor clubs in the United States only sixteen increased their membership last year, These in- creases were in clubs with less than 500 members: q Figures announced by Norman Johnstone, secretary, showed that the club had 3,026 paid up members on December 31. It lost 106 membérs, or three per cent. of its total enrollment, during the last year. Not included in this report are gains made since Janu- ary. “The Wyoming Valley Motorist”, of- ficial publication of the motor club, is published by The Dallas Post, Inc. — a Plan Party Members of the Senior class of Lake township school will give an infor- mal party in the gymnasium of the school this evening at 8 o'clock. An evening of fun and entertainment is planned and all members of the com- munity are invited. Luncheon will be served and a slight admission charg- ed, ——— KELLER CLASS The Keller class. of Shavertown M. E. church will give their play “The Old Maid’s Convention” at the Kun- kle Community Hall on Thursday ev- ening, April 6 for the benefit of the kunkje Ladies’ Aid society. Tickets, adults 25c¢; children 10c. FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 19933. Dallas Township Taxpayers Deliver Ultimatum To Officials international recognition | Thomuson family, : These symptoms may not always indi-- Need For Side- Walks Stressed By W. H. Stang Proponent Of Borough Plan Makes New Protest ISSUES STATEMENT Additional arguments” for the for- mation of a Shavertown borough were cited in a statement issued this week by W. H. Stang, in behalf of the Shav- town Borough committee, protesting yagainst several alleged nuisances and calling for action, particularly with re- ference to the extreme danger caused by narrow thoroughfares. To a greatsextent, Mr. Stang’s state- ment presents arguments’ similar to those put forward last week by The Post editorially in asking for sidewalks throughout this region as a protec- tion for pedestrians, Mr. Stang’s statement follows: “The Shavertown Improvement as- sociation was incorporated January 4, 1326. It has sponsored several impor- tant improvements among which were the organization of a fire company, the laying of a sidewalk 1,500 feet long on West Center Street. Streets were named and houses numbered through its efforts. It helped to open Roushey street and Perrin, avenue, obtained street lights.’ Repaired the old school house, etec., - “On the 29th of January, 1932, a bor- ough committee was appointed. That committee has reported to the asso- ciation at every important move that it made and has received its unquali- fied approval thus far. Some of the people who live on an R. F. D. route which passes along one edge of the village say that they are not inter- ested in the cross streets. However, every citizen of this village should. be interested in public welfare, These people are active sponsors of the pro- testing petition and severui months ago urged the borough committee to change the name of the borough, and of the Xingston Township officers, also to assist them: in ousting severat whom they now say are governing satisfactorily, and economically. {Continued on Page 4) Dallas Mourns Mrs. Albertson Resident Of Section _For 46 Years; Funeral Yesterday The funeral of Mrs. Bertha Seward a resident of Dallas and who diea early Tuesday morning at the home of Ler son Dr. Harry W. Albertson of Scranton, was held yesterday after- noon from the home in Scranton with interment in Woodlawn cemetery, Dal- las. Rev. Frank D. Hartsock of Dal- las M. E. church conducted the fun- eral services, Mrs. Albertson was the widow of the late Jessie Albertson whoy preceded her in death eight years ago. Born at Fairmont Springs she had lived in this vicinity practically all of her life until taking her residence with her son in Scranton. For a number of years in her earlier life she taught school in various communities of Lu- zerne county having been a teacher at White Hayen, Muhlenberg, Freeland, and New ‘Columbus. She was a de- voted member of Dallas M. E. church. Besides her son Mrs. Albertson leaves a daughter, Mrs. David Evans of Buffalo, N. Y., as well as two brothers J. Russell Seward of Bloom- ingdale ‘and J. Ellis Seward of Dal- las. Growers Meet Wednesday Fruit Growers of Luzerne County will hold a meeting in the Carverton Grange Hall, Wednesday, April 5th at 2:00 P., M. Mr. E. J. Anderson, Bee Specialist of Pennsylvania State College will give an illustrated talk on Bees in the Orchard.” All fruit growers .and Bee Keepers {of the County are invited to attend {this meeting. Albertson, aged 80, for forty-six years | “The Value of | Publicist Rotary Club Belgian Dr. Edourd Willems of Brussels Bel- gium, noted authority on European af- fairs who is now making a tour of the United States at the invitation of Ro- tary International, will be the princi- pal sneaker at the Sixth Anniversary dinner of Dallas Rotary Club at Col- onial mn next Thursday night. Dr! Willems is an outstanding au- thority in his line and comes here from Chicago to talk on the subject, “Eu- ropean Affairs” at the invitation of Rotary International which is endeav- oring to promote through exchange lectures a better understanding of na- tional relations tending toward the promotion of World peace. Members of the committee in charge of the dinner have also arranged. to have Jack Morris, tenor of Wilkes- Barre and Mrs. Allen Sanford, sopra- dicap to the new government. no, on the program. To Address Here Next Thursday After the dinner Heinie Kleinkauf's | orchestra will furnish music for danc- ing. There will be a number of tables of cards for those who. do not care to dance and a number of valuable prizes will be given the winners. It is expected that more than one hundred persons will attend the din- ner as reservations have already been received from thirty members of other clubs who will attend. ‘At its meeting last night at Colon- ial Inn. the entire program was devo- ted to a business session to make plans for the dinner and coming Eas- ter Egg hunt which will be held at Fernbrook park on April 15, Three new members were taken into mem- bership in the club, -They were: Ralph Hallock of Dallas; George Prater of Shavertown and Atty Peter Yurchak of Trucksville. No. 12. * 4 Sess Need Fo Collecting $40, 000 Delinquent Taxes Boys and Girls! FREE MOVIE TICKETS Time is passing rapidly and if there are any boys and girls who ‘intend to write letters in the Dallas Post Rotary Club Easter contest they’d better hurry. Free movie tickets will be awarded on Friday, April 14, to the boy and girl who write the best letters on the subject “Why T Like to go to The Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt.” Any grade school student may compete. Contestants must write in ink not more than 150 words and submit the letter to The Post not later than Monday night, April 10, at 6. The contest is being sponsored in conjunction with the Easter Egg Hunt which will be conduc- ted by Dallas Rotary club at Fernbrook park on Saturday, April 15. Cite 759 Cut. In Farmer’s Income ss 3 @ Ask For Corresponding Reduction In Taxes In Township LA . CIRCULATE PETITION | In an effort to reduce taxa- tion in Dallas township dur- ing the coming year, mem- bers of the recently formed Tax payers’ Association are circulating petitions through- out the township which will be presented to the township school board, supervisors and poor board. 3 Spring Brings | Political Talk Interest Centers In Two School Director Contests / Theterms of two borough school dir- “ectors, Mrs. A. S. Culbert ‘and Daniel Waters, will expire this year. Both directors have intimated that they will not run for their respective offices ‘again. Although both haye been em- phatic in saying that they do not want the office and the headaches that go with it, both may yet be prevailed upon to enter their names. as candi- dates. No other citizens have signified any | /intention of running for either of the | positions open. It is still early to de- jeer mine who will stand for election and in all probability there will be many who will seek the office when the time comes. Peter D, Clark has been men tioned as a probable candidate as has Eugene Fiske. There is a good sized group in the |borough who would like to see Clif- ‘ford Space run for the office, but Mr. Space insists that he will not be a candidate. Mr. Waters, in commenting attitude not to seek re-election, says The last time he ran for election he did so on a four-point program. Most of the projects on that program have now been accomplished but every one of them has been achieved by up hiil fighting. Listed among his four points were: the construction of a new high school building suitable to the needs of the community; a four-year high schoo! course; improved text- books, petter teachers and general im- promevent of the curriculum; definite opposition of any proposal to move the school or school buildings outside of the borough. of this program have gradually been achieved, although much remains to be accomplished before they brought to perfection. Grangers Will Hear National Lecturer President Of Past Grands Association Hon. James C. Farmer, lecturer of [the National Grange will be the speak- ler at a meeting of Pomona Grangers, patrons of husbandry, of upper Luz- erne and lower Wyoming counties, at Lehman high school on the afternoon of April 7. Lehman high school or- chestra will furnish a musical pro- gram. ” In grange the evening the subordinate of Lehman will stage an ins (oer circus. "The Ruggles Feurnish music. The circus promises |to be one of the finest entertainments of its kind yet presented in this re- |gion. All grangers and patrons of husbandry are invited to attend, a BLE Sunday School Convention Luzerne County Sabbath School As- sociation Executive Committee is plan- ning a fine educational program to be presented at the 51st. Annual conven- tion. in the Methodist church, Ply- mouth, May 9-10th, 1933. Departmental conferences will be held ‘both evenings, followed by a wor- ship Service and a Religious demon- stration. : Every church school in the county is urged to co-operate in making this convention the best ever held. on his | that he has had enough of the job. | Mr. Waters feels that the four points | are, Alonzo Prutzman Named band ‘will | The petitions not only urge reductions in the expense of township government but de- these demands with the war-~ ning that township taxes will not be paid by those signing the petitions unless some ac- ition is forthcoming in the an dcollection of taxes al- way of expense reductions ready returned against land in the township. The petition now being circulated follow. Petition To School Board At a tax-payers meeting held at the_ Dallas Township High School Bulid jing, Feb. 2, 1933 a committee was ap- pointed to make an investigation of how and where tax money is obtained, and how and where it is spent. That jcommittee weported its finding to the [ia payers at the high school building in Dallas Township on Feb. 7, 1933. Economies Noted : To their great surprise the tax-pay- lers found that the following = reduc- (tions for economy have been made by [the school board: first, the tax collec- [tor’s compensation has been reduced 140 per cent; second, the treasurer's ‘compensation has been reduced 99.9 ‘per cent; third, transportation for the Ischool children has been reduced 40 per cent; fourth, compensation for Janitors has been reduced 40 per cent. ‘making a total savings on the above {reductions of about $5,800 annually. / Ask Salary Reductions The farmers who pay the bulk of the taxes in Dallas Township have tak- en a reduction in their compensation of at least 75 per cent. However, the teachers salaries for the year ending July 1, 1932 were $15,461.22, The teachers’ salaries for the year ending July 1, 1933 will be approximately the same as for the preceding year. Teach- ers’ salaries is the only large item of expense of the school‘district that has not been reduced proportionately. Therefore the tax-payers petition the Ischool directors of Dallas Township to reduce the compensation of ALLs teachers to the minimum allowed by law the same to take effect during the school year beginning September 1933. Problem of Delinquent Taxes The most serious problem facing the tax-payers of Dallas township today is delinquent taxes. The report of the committee shows that real estate re- turned for taxes for the years 1930, {1931 and 1932 is over $40,000 against 1$500,000 worth of real estate, of this |amount very little has been collected. | Hence, the tax-payers petition the |school directors of Dallas township to ‘make an earnest effort to collect all delinquent taxes by forceful methods |if necessary. . If this petition is given due consid=« eration by the school directors and the [request of the tax-payers is put in force and a 20-mill levy of school tax is made the directors will have at least [$15,000 to pay on their bonded indeb- | tedness. | (Contineud on Page 4.) gs Post’s Ads : Bring Results “Dallas Post classified adver- tising gets quick results from far and wide” is the opinion of Miss Mary Weir, manager of Goodleigh Farm. Last week Miss Weir listed a number of farm implements for sale in the Post's classified column and the re- sults far exceeded Miss Weir's expectations. This week a re- vised list appears in the classi- fied, columns. There are still many useful items for those who wish to take advantage of sav- ings. . mand them and support Ce
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