i \ Remember These Dates! Dr. Henry M. Laing Firemen’s Carnival August 10-11-12 @ VOL. 43 H cadlines Of The Week A summary of this week's news of international in- terest, reviewed for Post readers. WATER Joseph W. Harriman, 68-year old indicted banker, who alienists have said is insane, escaped from his nurs- ing home for the second time this week, returned thirty hours later drip- ping wet, told people who had expec- ted suicide that he had fallen in the river. ARMANDA General Italo Balbo, youthful Ttalian "Air Minister, with twenty-four air- planes and 96 companions, ended his 6,100 mile flight from Lake Orbetello, Italy, at Chicago's World Fair this week, prepared to enjoy the exhibition briefly before flying to New York City and then home. RESIGNS Dr. A. M. Northrup, Wilkes-Barre, resigned as State Secretary of Labor and Industry last week, charging Charlotte E, Carr, assistant, had fom- ented strikes in Pennsylvania. On Monday, Governor Pinchot announced Northrup had been dismissed, had not resigned. Then Governor Pinchot ap- pointed Miss Carr to succed Dr. North- rup. PROGRESS Wilkes-Barre noted the following in- dications of economic improvement: 16 of 59 vacant stores have been rented (11 by beer dispensers); 63 homes, va- cant a short time ago, have been ren- ted; building permits are up $94,- 745 over May; bank clearings increas- ed $476,126 over May and $1,669,109 over June, 1932. AIMEE . Chubby David Hutton, jr., latest hus- band of Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, evangelist, this week announ- ced he will divorce the famous soul saver because ‘married life has been no bed of roses for me” REPEAL Success loomed on the Wet horizon this week as anti-prohibitionists scor- ed victories in the first battles along the Southern front. Arkansas ana Alabama, traditionally dry States, Swung in line with the sixteen States which already had approved repeal. Only twenty more are needed to take prohibition out of the Constitution. MELANCHOLY Despondent over financial affairs, H, P. Field, Berwick banker, official of American Car & Foundry Co., this week shot and wounded his wife and daughter, then shot himself through the head. MARRIED = ) Once a resident of Avoca, later the wife of Roger Wolfe Kahn, orchestra leader, pretty Hannah Williams, giv- ing her address as Scranton, Pa., this week became the bride of William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey, former beavyweight boxing champion. CONTINENT Five thousand fathoms ocean surface, between Manila, and San Pedro, Cal, Capt. C. B. Mayo has mapped a subr@@rged continent twice the width of America. With the aia of a depth finder, he mapped moun- tains higher than Mount Everest, submerged volcanoes still active, deep valleys cut by forgotten rivers. BASEBALL Loyalty and teamwork make a good baseball team. They also make a good administration. So James A. Farley, Master of Patronage for President Roosevelt, will divide Democratic pa- tronage among those men who are most loyal to F. D., who supported him before the Chicago convention. First rule though, says Postmaster General Farley in American Magazine, will be that the applicant be qualified for the job. POST Three miles ahead of the schedule he made with Harold Gatty last year, Wiley Post, one-eyed around-the- world flier, narrowly escaped death this week when his monoplane scrap- ed the tree-tops in a forced landing at Rukhlovo on the Manchurian bor- der U.S. S.'R. AFTER REPEAL Prediction that racketeers who spent their time in bootlegging will turn to kidnapping was made by Senator Roy- al S. Copeland this week. Senator Copeland urged immediate organiza- tion of a Federal crime investigation group patterned after Scotland Yard. WILL For years the nurse of John Markle, millionaire coal operator, Miss Hulda C. Nvgren will return to her parents’ chicken farm at Wilkes-Barre, richer by $75,000 she received by the will of Mr. Markle, who died last week. under the — ti New Noxen Postmaster —t— Lewis Hackling has been appointed postmaster at Noxen under the Dem- ocratic administration. A. J. Davis, who has been the postmaster there for a number of years will retire because of age. 3 The Dallas Post. More. Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution See Hope For Consolidation Officials and Civic Group Representatives Plan Mass Meeting MEET HERE JULY 31 Possibility of authorizing consoli- dation of Dallas Township, Kingston Township and Dallas Borough at the election this Fall became evident this week as officials from the three com- munities moved to sponsor a series of public mass meetings to sound senti- ment before drawing up petitions Representatives from the school boards of Kingston and Dallas Township, Dallas Borough met Mon- da ynight at the home of Adam Kiefer, Shrineview, with members of Mt. Greenwood Kiwanis and Greater Dallas Rotary Clubs and made plans for the meetings, the first of which will be held in Dallas Borough high school auditorium on Monday night, July 31 At this meeting supervisors from Kingston and Dallas townships and councilmen from Dallas ,members of the school boards from the three com=- munities, officials of the various Tax- payers’ associations and representa- tives of the civic clubs will be pre- sent to discuss the proposed commu- nity merger. If the action at the mass meetings ig favorable to the move petitions will be drawn up and circulated so that the question may be put to the elec- {torate this Fall. School boards of the three towns al- ready have accomplished something toward consolidation by appointing a committee which will purchase school supplies jointly for Kingston and Dal- las Townships and Dallas borough. The two civic clubs represented at last Mondays meeting have looked upon the plan with favor for some time. ) Circus Day Will Be Here July 28 Great Hagenbeck - Wallace Show Brings Thrilling Program For All There were many sighs of disap- pointment among the younger genera- tion this soring®™ when the great Bars num, and Bailey circus passed up Wil- kes-Barre as though it weren’t on the map. But newspaper men who were in on the “know” said “wait there'll be a great circus im Wilkes-Barre this summer. Hagenbeck-Wallace is com- ing.” Hailed as the Highest Class Circus On Earth and the second largest in the world, the Hagenbeck-Wallace showe, which will be in Wilkes-Barre, July 28, boasts of countless new fea- tures thig season, many of them im- portations from Europe and new to America, Clyde Beatty, world’s great- est wild animal trainer, again, heads the list of stellar attractions. Twice daily, this fearless youth gives battle to forty, snarling, and ferocious lions and tigers, declared, the most danger- ous, and hreath<taking display of all time. : “Poodles” Hauneford, greatest of riding clowns, and the famous Hanne- ford Family of bare-back riders; the sensational Billetti Troups of high- wire performers; “Bombayo”, The Man From India; t h e Picchiani Troupe, thrilling spring-board acro- bats; the Canestrelly Family, unsup- ported-ladder performers, and the Fly- ing Hills and Clarkonians, famed troupes of daring aerialists, are, but a few of the one hundred acts and dis- plays which go to make up the gigan- tic 1933 program of the Great Hagen- beck-Wallace Circus this year. Innumerable horse displays, trained wild animal numbers, herds of per- forming elephants, educated seals, and scores of thrilling ground, and aerial displays, and a new version of, “Cleo- patra, Queen of Egypt”, lyrical page- ant of ancient Egypt which opens the performances, will be additional fea- tures. Clyde Beatty is the greatest wild animal trainer in the world and the only one to perform in a cage with a mixed act of both lions and tigers. Both Collier's magazine and the Am- erican magazine have carried thrilling stories of this youthful trainer whose only weapon on entering the cage is a common kitchen chair which he holds before him. Beatty opens his act early each spring with the Bar- num and Bailey show in Madison Square garden, New York. When the show takes to the road he joins up with Hagenbeck-Wallace which is owned by the same syndicate as Bar- num and Bailey. (Continued on Page 4.) , Less Vacant Farm Houses Now Than At Any Time Since 1927 Fewer vacant farm houses were re- ported in Pennsylvania on June 1, this year than at any time since records were first compiled in 1927, accord- ing to the Federal-State Crop Re- porting Service. Estimates based upon June 1, re- ports this year indicate that out of every hundred farm homes in ‘the Commonwealth, 86.5 were occupied by families engaged in agriculture, 10.9 by families not engaged in agri- culture and 2.67 were vacant. compared with conditions existing June 1, 1928, §t is found that the number of farm houses occupied by families engaged in farming has in- creased only 1.5 per cent, while the number occupied by non-agricultural families has "increased 2.1 per cent, and the number of vacant houses has decreased 2.6/per cent. These figures indicate that more of the houses have been occupied by non-agricultural than agricultural workers. The reoccupation of vacant farm ‘When Yet This Year| DALLAS PA., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1933. SCOUTS LEARN —— Remember These Dates! Dr. Henry M. Laing Firemen’s Carnival August 10-11-12 No. 29. HORSEMANSHIP This young Girl Scout equestrian evidently has a way with horses. With a wisp of hay and a friendly pat she has Induced her camera-shy mount s to pose for his picture. Friedrich Karl von Huber und Hertzog Oestemann Speaks Methodist Church Starts Campaign $6,000 Goal In Effort For Improvements To Church Methodist Episcopal church of Dal- las started a campaign among its membership on Tuesday to raise $6.- 000 for needed improvements to the church property. For many years the facilities of the chureh have been inadequate to meet the needs of a growing community. During the fall and winter many im- " “|provements were made to the-property through the aid of Relief work funds. through the years was used to pur- chase materials for construction of a modern basement, retaining walls, windows, sump and relocation of th heating plant. Until a few months ago it was not the intention of the church to do any- thing more toward the completion of the basement and other desired im- provements until business conditions improved. At a recent meeting of the congregation, however, it was almost the unanimous opinion to proceed with the work at once. An architect has been engaged and preliminary plans have been prepared. The cost of im- proving the church will be about $5.- 000. Repairs to the parsonage and painting of the church will cost anoth- er $1,000. Within the next week some member of the solicitation committee will vis- it every member of the congregation to explain the plans and seek help. These golicitors will also present the bud- get for the coming year Subscrip- tions are to be in cash or payable at weekly or monthly intervals over a period of two years. Trucksville Man Killed On Highway Dies In Nesbitt Hospital Twenty Minutes After Accident The funeral of John Jackson, aged 62, of Trucksville who was killed Wed- nesday afternoon by an automobile while crossing the highway in the vic- inity of Birch Grove, will be held Sat- urday afternoon from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Russell of 485 Vaughn street, Kingston. Mr. Jackson died Wednesday after- noon, at 2:35, about twenty minutes after he had been admitted to Nesbitt West Side hospital where he had been taken after the accident by Albert Zikcavage of Lee Park who had pick- ed Mr. Jackson up from the road. Corporal K. J. Lewis of the State Highway Patrol .investigated the ac- cident as did Deputy Coroner Charles Doran. According to reports Mr, Jack- son had walked across the highway to empty something from a basket and started to return to the other side. He jumped out of the way of pne auto- mobile directly into the path of an automobile owned by Prof. D. J. Cray of Wilkes-Barre, superintendent of schools of Pittston city. The Cray automobile was going in the direction of Dallas. Zikcavage who was going in the direction of Wilkes-Barre pick- ed Mr. Jackson up and rushed him to the hospital. Prof. Cray followed go- ing immediately to the Highway Pa- trol headquarters and reporting the accident, where he was released on his own recognizance, pending an in- quest, but Deputy Coroner Doran stat- ed Wednesday night that he did not believe an inquest would be neces- sary. Mr. Jackson leaves one daughter, Mrs. Albert Russell of Luzerne aad -f three sons, ‘William and John of Forty Fort and Alfred of Laurel Run, Gives Dallas A Glimpse Of Latest Styles For Wanderers Friedrich Karl von Hertzog-Huber und Oestemann (Fred to you) gave Dallas a preview of What Men Will Wear this week as he passed through here on his way to nowhere in parti- cular. 5 Friedrich Karl von Hertzog-Huber und Oestemann (who might have been in China covering the war if the war hadn’t ended so soon) was wear- ing tall hiking boots, scanty khaki shorts, a bit of a jersey which left most of his bronzed chest, shoulders and ‘arms €xposed to the atmosphere [pas fat little pancake of a cap made A building fund of $1,000 accumulated | from real Scotch plaid and perched precariously on the top of his. head. Friedrich Karl von Hertzog — well, Freq, then — carrie§ a heavy ‘pack and a en by seven by seven (his own ln tent on his back. = His ori- gin is almost as vague as his destina- tion, because he’s been from California to Florida and he isn’t headed for any particular spot. His most recent habitat was in New York City, where he spent many de- lightful days and nights in that city’s parks. He has visited practically every Hoover City and Roosevelt Circle between here and New York These are the pathetic little settle- ments where jobless wanderers stop for a while to rest in shabby shacks clustered about a dump or a vacant plot. Mr. von Hertzog-Huber und Oeste- mann was a printer. For the last five years he has been travelling about, al- ways searching for a job, but never passing up an. opportunity to meet new people or to see new country. He is no ordinary Gentleman of the Road. He expects to be a writer some day and he is a great admirer of Wil- liam Randolph Hearst. He hints at a respect for the principles of the Khaki Shirts and believes United States some day will have a Nationalist Party in control, as Germany has now. He knows these jobless men who have created a new social problem for their country and he says they have never lost hope that America will soon have prosperity and economic peace. He believes the editors of all the newspapers should join forces in a united effort to rid the country of de- pression and force the measures which will assure the country of permanent prosperity. Friedrich Karl von Hertzog-Huber und Oestemann told us these things and then he tramped on down the road, his funny Scotch plaid cap wob- bling on_his head, the clump-clump of his heavy boots growing fainter and fainter. a __ Tannery On Full Time The big J. K. Mosser Tannery at Noxen, owned by the Armour Leather company, is now working on a full time schedule. The leather produced at Noxen is considered among the best produced in this country. The excel- lence of the water used is considered one of the big factors in bringing this about. Taxpayers’ To Meet “Here Monday Night Problems related to water supply, sewage disposal and reduction of trol- ley fares will be discussed at a meet- ing of Dallas Borough Taxpeyers’ as- sociation Monday night in the borough high school building. There will aslo be reports of the various committees from Shavertown, Trucksville and. Dallas borough which were appointed last Friday night at a meeting of Shavertown Improvement Association to discuss projects bene- \ Council Not Enthusiastic About Sewage Plant Plans STATE SCORED FOR PASSING UP BIG OPPORTUNITY Pennsylvania officials are be- ing severely criticized for pro- crastinating in Geveloping a road construction program. “Road funds became available July 1 based on the National Recovery’s Act's allotment of $400,000,000” says Peter L. Wei- mer, chairman, highway commit- tee, Pennsylvania’ Hotelmen’s Association. “Plans for road con- struction in New York have been submitted to President Roose- velt. Pennsylvanians are remiss in their duty in delaying pro- projects”. — “The primary object of the Act was to place the money al- loted and men to work. Even though plans are submitted within the next few weeks, it will at least be the middle or latter part of August before any of these projects can be placed under contraet. This does not apear to be consistent with the idea of getting men back to work and adding the stimulant necessary for complete business recovery. al A fraid Of T Indebtedness; : Write Admifistrator For dfiformation | PO DISCUSS LATER Discussion of. possibilities for con= struction of a sewage system in Dal- Las borough from money appropriated and loaned by the Federal government were lightly discussed at a meeting of borough council on Tuesday night in the borough building. Many councilmen, unaware that the government is making grants to bor=- oughs under the Federal Industrial Re~ covery act, were unprepared to discuss the matter. The secretary was, how= ever, instructed to write the Pennsyl- vania administrator of the Federal fund for further information on the rate of interest, number of years over which loans will be carried and the amount of outright grant which the Federal government will grant bore oughs for public works. At the present time the borough has no definite plan for the construction of a sewage system here nor idea of the cost of such a system. The gen=- eral opinion seemed to be that the borough is getting along very well without adequate provisions for sew=- age and that it can continue to get Firemen Busy On Carnival Plans | Enthusiasm Marks Efforts Of Company To Make Event A Success With the erection of two large street signs in Dallas, distribution of auto- mobile stickers and placarding of tele- phone poles and store windows within a radius of twenty miles, the adver- tising campaign for Dr. Henry M. La- ing fire company carnival, August 10, 11, and 12 got under way this week. During the week of the Carnival there will be daily broadcasts over sta- tion WBRE in Wilkes-Barre calling attention to the Carnival events. At the enthusiastic meeting of more than thirty members of the fire com- pany last Friday night in the borough building members of the various com- mittees reported on the progress of plans to date, James ‘Besecker, £or * the purchasing committee, reported that the contract had been signed with the James Bell company for the novelty booths and wheels. The merchandise will be of a higher type than in pre- vious years. There will be a Bingo game, bottle game, blank and quilt booth, mixed merchandise booth, toy booth and candy booth. Members of the entertainment com- mittee reported progress in obtaining a number of amateur boxing bouts to be featured on one of the nights-of the Carnival. It ig also expected that there will be a different orchestra on each night of the Carnival, with per- haps a band on one night. . Arrangements are being made to have a square and round dance on the upper floor of one of the buildings on the Adelman plot. The Ladies. Auxi- liary will also serve a chicken supper on the Carnival grounds on the last night. Tickets for the big community dinner are now on sale. _ Within the week members of the building committee will be at work constructing booths and soon there- after the members of the electrical committee will begin stringing color- ed lights over the grounds. If enthusiasm and hard work are in- dications of success the Carnival 1s bound to be one of the best both from an entertainment and financial point of view ever held in the community. At Friday's meeting five new mem- bers were accepted into the organiza- tion and committees reported many others who were anxious for member- ship. At the conclusion of the meeting, John Sullivan owner of the Meridian Restaurant served a sauerkraut and bean supper to the members present. Qs Link In Highway The famous Snake Creek road be- tween Montrose, Susquehanna county, and Binghamton, \N. Y., is on the pro- gram for reconstruction this year from Federal Funds alletted for the purpose. The Snake Creek road is in reality an extension of the Tunkhannock-Mont- rose highway which in turn forms a north and south highway with the Tunkhannock-Dallas road. If the Snake Creek and Bowman's Creek roads are completed this season they will form an important link in what may in a few years become one of the most important trunk highways in the country. along as it has in the past. The fact that the Federal government will make an outright grant of 30 per cent. of the cost of such public works created little or no enthusiasm in the councilmen who feared that a bond is- sue might be necessary to amortize the long term loans of the government. The discussion closed with the sug=< gestion that the possibility of con= structing a sewage system be discuss- ed at the next meeting. Other business at the meeting cluded the ‘payment of bills in the amount of $477.50. ‘These were com- posed largely of three accounts; $198.- 40 to road department employees; 121.55 to S. R. Durland Sand Co., for sand and gravel and approximately $75. for repairs to the street depart- ment truck. Since there is a balance of only $146.51 in the borough treas- ury it was moved to borrow $250 to meet current expenses, making a total of $2,250 which the borough now has on short term notes. In an informal discussion councilmen approved the suggestion that the amount of bor- rowing for the year be limited to $3,- 000. - The borough engineer was instructed to prepare the grade on Ridge street Thick runs Iroa “Parker: lane Franklin street and report his findings’ at the next meeting of council. He was also asked to get releases from property owners living along the street so that the street can be taken over by the borough if funds are available this year for its construction. The street was not, however, taken over by the borough. There was some discussion of the Dallas township end of Center road. The contract signed by officials of Dallas township and Dallas borough with regard to the upkeep of the road was presented for reading by those interested in the condition of the road. If the road is returned to the Court by those residents of the borough who live on the street, the contract will be presented ‘to the Court as evidence of the agreement by the borough con- stable. Leonard O'Kane presented his resig. nation as high constable, having been recently appointed constable hy Luz- erne county court to fill the unexpir- ed term of Elwood Elston. James Gentzle was appointed high constable in Mr. O’Kane's place. Sees “New Deal” Working On Trip L. A. McHenry Returns From 3,500 Mile : Journey Farmers of the middle west are en- thusiastic over President Roosev, and the ‘‘new deal” according t A. McHenry, local real estate man has just returned from a 3,500 motor trip to Baldwin Kansas wheg he left his three small daughters to visit his parents for the summer mon- ths. Everywhere, says Mr. McHenry, farmers are encouraged by the rise of food products. Although few of them have not yet benefitted by the advance of farm prices, they expect higher prices for this year’s crops. All that the western farmer as®s is a return to the price levels of 1909 to 1913. With 60c corn and $1.00 wheat the farmer believes he can meet his taxes and buy the products of the industrial cities of the east. Last fall, corn in Kansas, where Mr. (Continued on Page 4.) Youngsters The play adventures of two local boys almost turned to tragedy on Wednesday when the roof of their underground bunk collapsed -and bur- ied the boys face down under a pile of earth, tin and wood. Lewis LeGrand, jr., 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis LeGrand and Francis Freeman, 11, son of Rev. and Mrs. Francis Freeman, had completely re- covered from their scare yesterday but (their next bunk, if any, will probably ficial to the respective communities ot be constructed along more sound en- the region. gineering principles. Near-Tragedy Comes To Local Playing In Dugout The two were alone in the subteran- nean rendevous on a vacant plot on Baldwin Street caved, but a number of other children who were playing with them gave the alarm. Parents worked feverishly for sev= eral minutes before the assortment of shutters and tin could be removed and the youths could be extricated. The dugout had been constructed by digging a hole in the ground, laying supports over it, and covering the sup- ports with dirt and a tin roof to pre- vent leakage. ; 4 : . en minds of. in- hill~
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