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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.)
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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