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VOL. 43 — DALLAS PA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, oe No. 33
Headlines
Of The Week
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news of ey ot
terest, reviewed for Post
readers.
BABIES
Proudly, the American Child Health
Association announced that the U. S.
infant mortality rate for 1932 was half
that of twenty years ago. Lowest on
record, the death rate in 1932 was
656.8 per 1,000 babies under one year
old. Chicago had first honors with
only 49 dead babies per 1,000.
SHIPS
Last week Errett Lobban Cord, ty-
coon who has specialized in develop-
ing land and air transportation, an-
nounced he had added New York Ship
building to .the lengthening list of
Cord companies. Next day, the Navy
Department dished out its New Deal
contracts and Mr. Cord’s shipyard got
the biggest slice of all — a $38,450,000
order for two 10,000 ton cruisers and
four destroyers.
CANKER
From Harvard Observatory this
week flashed word to all the observa-
tories of the world that on the midriff
of yellow Saturn, behind its girdle of
rings, an immense, glaring white sore,
about 7,000 miles across, had broken
out. Astronomers have never found
what produced white spots on Saturn.
This week evegy device in astronomy’s
modern bag of tricks was marshaled to
find out what causes Saturn’s cank-
ers.
BIRDS
Killing two birds with one Stone,
Federal agents this week arrested ele-
ven persons — headed by notorious
Harvey J. Bailey — at Dallas, Texas,
charged them with the machine gun
slaying of five men at Kansas City
union sta#ton, the kidnapping of Charl-
es F. Urschell, Oklahoma, City Oil man,
for whose ransom $200,000 was paid. -
REFORM
Discussing kidnapping
Senate's sub-g~.mmittee on racketeer-
ing heard- everything from whipping.
post to martial law suggested for kid-
nappers. - If .he were Mussolini, said
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‘Warden Lewis E, Lawes, of Sing Sing, |
he could stamp out kidnapping in
thirty days.
BANK
Standing joke boat the Bank for
International octtiements at Basle,
Switzerland, has been that its vaults
contained only one bit of actual money
.— an antique 25c U. 8S. gold piece.
Lately, bankers decided that the B.
I. S., only bank in the world not re-
sponsible to any one goevrnment,
might be a good place to keep gold.
This week, The B. I. 3. had more than
$1,000,000 worth of gold ingots in its
vaults.
CUBA
The whole cucumber-shaped island
of Cuba seethed with strikes and street
fights last week as President Gerardo
Machado prepared to resign. When
things became too hot, out went Ma-
chado, to escape by airplane, in went
Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes as
president, down to Cuba went three
American destroyers to protect Am-
erican life and property. One destroy-
er was withdrawn on Monday as the
situation in Cuba seemed to be near-
ing satisfaction.
HOOYER
Addressing the Bohemian Club
“High Jinks” fete at California, Her-
bert Clark Hoover made his first
‘ speech since March 4, said: “I get up
fairly early . . . I have breakfast and
a watk ... I get my mail . . . I take
another long look at the (Santa Clara)
Valley, thanking Providence I'm in
California. Then I sit down and think
things over and spend the rest of the
day laughing and laughing and laugh-
ing.”
JOB
Into the shop of a Salem, Mass,
bootblack, walked a stranger who said
he was a schoolboy friend, asked for
a shine. When he offered to pay the
bootblack remarked: “Times are hard
and friends are scarce. We'll forget
the dime.” Said the customer: “Oh,
I can afford if. I've got steady work
with the telephone company.” Asked
what his job was, he introduced him-
self as Walter Sherman Gifford, pre-
sident of A. T. &. T.
ELECTION
When clerks at Luzerne County
court house completed filing petitions
of candidates for county and munici-
pal offices on Tuesday they were sure
this Fall's election will be the larg-
est ever. About 24,000 petitions were
handed out, more than 3,000 were filed,
$00 to 1,000 more than in the 1931 pri-
maries.
ALP
To Wilkes-Barre next Mondy night
will come Primo Carnera, The Ambling
Alp, heavyweight boxing champion of
the world, to mee Jack Renault, Can-
adian, in a four-round decision bout.
TARGET
Mistaking a rowboat for his target,
a Royal Air Force machine gunner in
maneuvers off Kent England, pulled
the trigger of his machine gun, killed
Jean Chesterton, 17-year-old girl who
had rowed out into the sea to recover
a child's lost ball.
SOLO
At the annual Welsh Day celebration
at TFernbrook Park this week, Mrs.
Margaret Warren, aged 79, from the
Old Ladies’ Home, won a $5 prize for
her vocal solo.
of Mercy at the
reform, the
Farewell To
Sister Bound
For Honduras
Impressive Ceremony Held
Wednesday At College
Misericordia
CROWD PRESENT
In connection with the ceremony of
reception on profession of the Sisters
Provencial House,
College Misericordia on Wednesday,
the Sisters took occasion to have the
departure ceremony for one of their
number, Sister Mary Eleanor, who will
leave the latter part of the month for
Beleze, British Honduras, the mission-
ary center in that district.
The mission there among the natives
has been successfully carried on by the
Sisters of Mercy for a period of more
than fifty years despite great hard-
Ships and disastrous tidal waves suf-
fered during recent years. Sister Mary
Eleanor has been a teacher at the col-
lege for about six year, prior to that
time teaching in parocial schools in
Wilkes-Barre and Plymouth.
Ceremonies in connection with the
reception of profession were beautiful.
Six young women entered the order,
forty received black veils and twelve
received their rings.
The chapel was beautiful with large
bouquets of roses and cut flowers and
lighted candles on the altar. The
whole atmosphere was that of a wed-
ding as the six young women dressed
in exquisite bridal gowns walked down
the aisle. Bishop J. J. O'Reilly of
Scranton diocese bestowed the orders.
Rev. J. J. O'Leary sang the mass.
An audience which filled the chapel
and halls to capacity witnessed the
ceremony. =
At its conclusion a dinner was served
to parents and relatives and reception
tendered to, Sister Mary Eleanor who
will leave for Honduras the latter part
of the month.
Bulfords Told
1933 Reunion
Robert Buford Re-elected
President: To Meet At
Benton Next Year
LARGE CROWD
The annual Bulford reunion was held
at Lake Siikworth last Sunday. The
president, Robert Bulford, presided.
Officers were re-elected for the com-
ing year as follows: President, Robert
Bulford; secretary, Miss R. Elizabeth
Breckenridge; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
Moss; historian, Mrs. Clara Dodson.
One marriage occured during the
year, Miss Alice Cableigh to George
Shotwell of Wilkes-Barre.
Two births reported during the year
were: To Mr. and Mrs. James Frear of
Norwich, N. Y., a son; To Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Moore of Norwich, N. Y.,
a son.
Miss: Elizabeth Breckenridge
a history of the family.
Samuel Bulford, and B. Frank, both
now living, are sons of John Bulford,
whose mother was Mary Johnson.
Prizes were awarded as follows: To
the oldest member present; Mrs. Sam-
uel Bulford, 86; to the member with
the largest family present, Mrs. Au-
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WATER SITUATION
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Discussion of the water situation in
the borough will be the main topic for
consideration at the meeting of Dal-
las Borough Taxpayers’ Association
Monday evening in the high school au-
ditorium. Plans have been made to
have a competent engineer present to
present information on what can be
done to improve present conditions.
All residents having difficulty in get-
ting water have been invited to at-
tend the meeting.
Seek Concrete On
Effort Mt. Road
Lee 2
gave
Local Caravan To
Harrisburg
Motorists from Wyoming Valley and
vicinity, stirred by the campaign of
Wyoming Valley Motor Club for all-
weather safe highway over Effort
Mountain, will go to Harrisburg next
Monday to protest against the pro-
posed use of amiecite by the State
Department of Highways in the con-
struction of that highway.
Motorcades from Northampton and
Lehigh counties, Philadelphia and
other Pennsylvania points effected by
the road will join the local cavalcade
which will follow the route South
along the river through Northumber-
land, Liverpool, Clark’s Ferry and
Harrisburg.
Norman Johnstone, secretary of the
motor club, said yesterday: “If the at-
tendance at this meeting is not a large
one, we will not stand much chance
of getting a concrete road.
“If you are absent and we do not
succeed in our quest you as well as
the other absentees, will be mostly to
blame. Everybody has been shouting
for many years to get this road pav-
ed and if you fail to attend when we
have this opportunity before us there
will be nobody to blame but yoursel-
ves.
“Please do everything in your power
to be at Harrisburg on Monday, Aug-
Motor Club To Spots
EMPLOYES SHOW
APPRECIATION
While employes of many
another industry are tying up
production with strikes and dis-
orders, those of the Penn Tobac-
co Company of Wilkes-Barre
will dig down in their jeans to
give their employers a break.
In an effort to increase con-
sumption of the company’s pro-
ducts, the members of Local 59,
of the Tobacco Workers’ Inter-
national Union, will pay for a
series of advertisements to be
run in local newspapers, extoll-
ing the merits of Penn and
Sterling tobaccos and Black Star
cigarettes.
Three members of the union
also began a store-to-store cam-
paign to interest the 15,000 lo-
cal tobacco dealers in cigarettes
manufactured by the Penn To-
bacco Company.
British View Of
America’s NRA Is
Expressed In Item
Shavertown Man Receives
Interesting Comments In
Newspapers From
England
What the British think of the
economic situation in America as
well as the NRA, is contained in
the following article taken from
the English newspaper, “News of
the World” and handed to us by
Arthur Lee of Shavertown whose
relatives in Manchester, England,
forwarded the paper to him.—
Editor.
America, is drifting to what may
prove to be one of the greatest trage-
dies in the world’s history.
President Roosevelt's plans to restore
prosperity are thus far not only with-
out material ‘effect, but are in danger
of collapse.
Twelve or thirteen millions of -
people are still unemployed, and
“worst ofall,” cables our Wash-
ington Correspondent, “relief funds
-are drying up while destitution in-. °
creases.” :
The fever of specualtion on Wall
Street which gave an utterly false ap-
pearance of success to the President's
policy has ended in a crash, and the
Stock Exchange will, for the present,
be open for only a few hours a day.
In a desperate effort to get the
situation under control the Presi-
dent has approved a “blanket”
code governing hours and wages
for the whole country.
The scheme is voluntary, but
tremendous moral pressure will be
exercised to bring all employers
within its scope.
By reducing hours of labor it is
hoped to get millions of men back
to work, thus providing customers
for the goods now being piled up
in warehouses, goods that must be
sold if the Rooseveltian policy is
not to prove bankrupt.
| With multitudes sunk in want and
misery, Mr. Roosevelt's failure would,
it is feared, be the signal for revolu-
tion and bloodshed.
America’s early recovery depends
entirely upon ‘INira,” as the National
Industrial Recovery ‘Act is nicknamed.
By comparison with England things
| look far from rosy.
It is estimated that close upon half
a million unemployed workers have
been absorbed recently in textile and
other factories, but the army of job-
less still ranges between 12 and 13
millions.
Foreign trade has been smashed to
smithereens.
Worst of all, relief funds are drying
up while destitution increases.
One bright spot upon the horizon,
as we see things in Washington, is
the repeal of Prohibition by Christ-
mas and the prospect of big revenue
to be derived from the sale of whis-
ky and wine.
On all sides one notes the keenest
anxiety with reference to the opera-
tions of the National Recovery Act,
backed by seven hundred million
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Schools Here
To Reopen On
September 5th
Enrollment Expected To
Exceed 400, McHose
Estimates
INCREASE LARGE
With an enrollment that is expec-
‘ted to exceed 400, Dallas Borough
schools will reopen for the fall and
winter term on Tuesday, September 5,
the day following Labor Day. This
year’s enrollment exceeds that of all
former years and will be augmented by
at least twenty-five new tuition .pup-
ils coming from Franklin, Jackson and
Northmoreland townships. There are
already forty tuition pupils enrolled
from other years so that the total
number of tuition pupils this year
will be in the neighborhood of 65
pupils. The first grade alone will have
an enrollment of 50 pupils which ex-
ceeds all previous records.
Within the next few weeks the two
school buildings will be cleaned from
top to bottom so that everything will
be spic and span for the opening day.
During the summer a number of minor
{improvements have been made to the
buildings and considerable work has
been done on the school grounds, in-
cluding grading, installation of curb-
ing and construction of a driveway.
There will be three changes on the
faculty. Prof. Calvin McHose will be
supervising principal; Miss Ann Czule-
gar will teach high school subjects and
Miss Gardner of Buffalo, N. Y., a gra-
duate of Mansfield State Teachers’
College will teach the second grade
and have charge of girls’ athletics. At
a recent meeting of the school board
lit was decided to retain the Commer-
cial Department with Miss Dymond
re-elected to have charge of that de-
partment.
During the past wionth Prof. McHose
has been preparing schedules and in-
terviewing pupils as well as visiting
qother townships to discuss school
problems with students who expect to
attend the borough schools on tuition
basis.
Without detracting from the more
serious side of life, Prof. McHose is
of the opinion the Dallas borough high
school will be represented by excel-
lent athletic teams this year. Homer
Nelson, director of athletics has not
yet returned to Dallas but is expected
early with full plans for a football and
basketball season second to none yet
played by borough teams. Efforts are
being made, according to a spokesman
for the school board, to enter into an
arrangement with Dallas township
whereby borough teams will be rable
to use the township athletic field and
township athletes will be able to use
the borough gymnasium for certain
stated periods. Nothing definite has
vet come from the suggestion “but is
expected that an equitable arrange-
ment will be made before th schools
open.
Local Persons Attend
Montrose Band Concert
Local persons who attended the mas-
sed band concert at Montrose, Sus-
quehanna county, on Monday night
were highly pleased with the program
‘and enthusiastic in their praise of the
Montrose high school band.
It is estimated that more than seven
thousand persons attended the concert
and more than three thousand automo-
biles were parked on the streets of
the community.
Seventeen numbers were played hy
the organization which was composed
of 232 musicians. Each number was
led by a different bandmaster.
Remove Large Trees
Workmen for the A. J. Sordoni con-
struction company removed three large
poplar trees from in front of the prop-
erty of Mrs. Georgia Patterson on
Lake street Monday. Sometime ago
during a high windstorm a number of
the trees were blown over. It was
to remove any such future hazard that
Mrs. Patterson had the remaining trees
removed.
An intimate close-up of the motives
and methods which were associated
with the end of the Machado regime
in Cuba last week is provided by
Joseph Redlhammer of Kingston, na-
tive of Cuba who, after attending col-
lege here, returned to that island and
became a close friend of many of the
men whose names are mentioned pro-
minently in current dispatches.
Any attempt by an American to
understand thoroughly the situation in
Cuba today, says Mr. Redlhammer,
must be based on an understanding of
the difference in temperaments of the
American and the Cuban. Because of
his strict traditions, his respect for
lineage and his extreme nationalistic
sense, the Cuban, according to Mr.
Redlhammer, has a patriotism which,
in its deep intensity, is different from
been a melting pot for many nations,
as America has been.
His intense patriotism, coupled with
his passionate nature, forces the Cu-
ban to extremes which might not be
carried out by his Northern brothers.
Details of custom and tradition which
might be insignificant to the American
motivate deep purposes of contempt
ust 21st.”
and revenge in the native of Cuba.
the patriotism of a country which has:
Local Man, Friend Of Cuban Leaders
Explains Background Of Present Strife
So, when the opponents of the Ma-
chado regime became firm in their
conviction that the President was
threatening old traditions, was avari-
cious and tyrannical, their zealous pa-
triotism forced all thoughts of danger
and death to themselves in the back-
ground and their one, guiding purpose
was to protect their island and pre-
serve the traditions which made them
a nation.
Mr. Redlhammer js confident that
the new president, Dr. Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes, is the type of man who
will appeal tq all classes in Cuba and
who will restore peace to the Island.
He is especially anxious that Ameri-
cans make an attempt to understana
the Cubans in their revolt. “The cus-
toms of the American and Cuba dif-
fer” he says. “America’s may be better
than Cuba’s but in Cuba those of Cuba
are right.”
Mr. Redlhammer, at present associa-
ted with a Wilkes-Barre newspaper, is
friendly with many of the men who
have played a leading role in the Cu-
ban difficulty. ‘A nephew of EX-Presi-
dent Cachado was Mr. Redlhammer's
guest at Kingston several years ago.
Mr, and Mrs. Redlhammer were pre-
sent at the inauguration of Machado.
ARE BOYS BETTER OR
IS FISHING WORSE
“Playing hooky” from school is
not nearly so popular with the
younger element today as it was
‘ten years ago.
Attendance records released by
the Department of Public In-
struction show that in 1923 a
total of 151,620 different public
school pupils were given black
marks for being unlawfully ab-
sent from one or more sessions
of school. But through energetic
efforts of home and school visi-
tors (truant officers passed out
of the Pennsylvania school pic-
ture some years ago) the num-
ber of truants was reduced by
1932 to 68,407. This represents
a decrease of 45.1 per cent. Also
the number of half days of tru-
ancy has decreased in the ten-
year period from more than half
a million to approximately 300,-
000, or a decrease of 53 per cent.
Evidently the boys like school
much better these days, or fish-
ing isn’t so good as it used to
be.
Firemen Profit
Despite Weather
Crowds Ignore Dampness
To Give Support To
Hose Company
Despite the handicap of bad weather
which greeted the first night of the
Carnival given by Dr. Henry M. Laing
fire company, representatives of the
company state that gross receipts of
more than $1,000 were received dur-
ing the three-day program. Deductions
for expenses will reduce the net pro-
fit.
On Saturday night which was the
big night: of the Carnival because of
the Community Chicken Dinner, be-
tween six and seven hundred people
are estimated to have attended. Mer-
chandise booths did a, good business
and the crowds were entertained by
Sweet Valley Fife and Drum corps.
A fire eater also added to the Carni-
val atmosphere.
Nearby fire companies sent delega-
tions from their membership and
Trucksville fire vcoripany “had its
pumper on hand té add to the spirit
of the occasion. :
As ‘soon as a complete income and
expense report is available it will be
presented to the fire company and
published in -detail in The Post.
John Yaple, general chairman of the
Carnival committee, expressed the ap-
preciation of the company for the
generous support given the carnival in
Post:
Editor The Post:
’
i
Through the columns of your news-
paper I would like to express my grati-
tude as well as that of the Dr. Henry
M. Laing fire company for the sup-
port given our recent Carnival by the
members of this and surrounding com-
munities,
I wish especially to thank all those
who lent assistance through the con-
tribution of their time and efforts to-
ward making the Carnival a sunccess;
those who contributed merchandise,
foodstuffs and money as well as the
entertainers who gave so generously.
Especial thanks is given the women
of the community for their co-opera-
tion, without which the Carnival
would have been far from the success
it was. ;
John Q. Yaple,
General Chairman
Carnival Committee.
10 Big
Trucks
Sold By Oliver
Local Automobile Dealer
Provides Trucks For
Parks Bakery
Ten shiny new green and yellow
Dodge trucks parked on the Main
street of Dallas in front of Oliver's
garage on Wednesday morning greet-
ed early rising citizens and filled all
who saw them with a feeling that
prosperity had returned in full force
as far as Dallas was concerned.
The trucks composed a fleet for the
Parks Baking company of Kingston
and will be put in service by that en-
terprising company as soon as gold
leaf lettering on their sides and bread
racks are completed for their inter-
ior. This is the second large fleet
which A. L. Parks, owner of the bak-
ing company has purchased from Mr.
Oliver in recent years. The present
order totals more than $10,000 and
swells the record number of Dodge
and Plymouth cars which Mr. Oliver
has sold this year. The fleet of trucks
was driven in from Buffalo by a party
of local men under the direction of
Frank Garrahan of Oliver's Garage.
Those from Dallas who drove were;
Addison Woolbert, Kenneth Oliver,
Frank Garrahan, John Austin,
Wilkens and Fred Wilkens. The other
drivers were from Wyoming Valley.
During the present year the Oliver
company has sold 168 Dodge and Ply-
mouth automobiles and before the end
of this week expects five carloads more
to arrive at the local freight station.
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‘interesting: with three candidates be
the following communication to The.
Jack
List Of Candidates For
This Section
BATTLE LINES DRAWN
Dallas borough's hottest election wag |
predicted for the September primaries
this week as candidates filed last-
minute petitions on Tuesday for the
various borough offices. Seven candi-
dates filed for councilmanic positions
‘with all three of the incum
bents entering their names in the 1
to put up a stubborn battle against
the newcomers.
Four candidates filed for school
ector positions with neither of the re-
tiring directors, Daniel Waters or Mr;
A. C. Culbert putting up any resistan :
or filing petitions.
The biggest surprise in the whole
political situation came with the an-
nouncement that Burgess Harry And-
erson has filed his petition for re- elec
tion to that office after repeatedly d ;
claring in his newspaper writings and rE
verbally that he had had enough o
the office and would not seek re-elec-
Mr. Anderson’s only opponent ir
the field is G. Harold Wagner who
early this year declared that he woul
cided to retire. y
The contest for tax collector will bi
side the incumbent seeking the office
Candidates for borough council wi
be Wesley Himmler, Corey Gordo!
Peter Clark, George Stooky, James
Franklin, Harry Garrahan and Clark
Hildebrandt. ’
Candidates for school director are
Harry Pittman, James Ayres, Henry
Disque and John Durbin.
Candidates for tax collector are: .
thur Dungey, F. M. - Gordon, I
Frantz and M. B. Coolbaugh.
Candidates for burgess are: |!
Anderson and Harold Wagner,
didates for Justice-of-the-peace ar
Ira Cooke and Harry Anderson. Jo
Frantz and ‘Morgan Wilcox will b
the North District. Stanley Doll is
candidate for Judge of election in th
same district. In the South Distric
Walter Davies will oppose David
Blocksage for Judge of Election. H
Dallas aD S
In the matter of interest Dall:
those of other communities. of th
gion. The large number of’candid
who have filed petitions assure a fi
for-all-fight with plenty of fun for
before the September primaries
around.
Those enlisted in the tax col
contest are: John Isaacs, present
eee Rn Qn. 0) EG
Firemen To Have
Fete Septembe
Third Community Day
Celebration ;
Plans for the third annual “Com-
munity Day” sponsored by Sh
town fire company were
a recent meeting. The Te is Re
for the purpose of raising funds fo :
the upkeep of the fire truck.
company was organized. eight
ago and has done good work in the
community in saving property.
Scott Van Horn was elected as
eral chairman of the affair and
be assisted by Harry F. Goeringer,
Andrew Fisher, Ralph Bertram and R.
M. Shaver.
According to tentative arrangeme
there will be an old-time fiddlers’ con:
test, band concert, with Ralph Smi
directing, vaudeville acts, and ma
entertaining features. 5
On that night a roast beef Supp
will be served, the place to be decided
upon at a meeting which will be held fis
at the local school house on Thur:
night for all men of the communi
On Friday night the general chairman, 2
Mr. Van Horn, requests all- women £
the community to meet with his com:
mittee at the school house to map ou
further plans. igs
Among the booths on the ground
will be fancy needle work, ba
goods, blankets, toys, candy, bingo,
refreshment stand and a mixed boot!
Multi-colored lights will be stru
on the grounds by a committee
charge of Andrew Fisher.
An extensive advertising progr
will be carried out by the members
the publicity committee, IL.
Schwartz, William Luksic, Mrs. “A.
Eddinger.
pai
Traction Company Heads
Meet Rate Committee
Representatives of the taxpay
associations of Dallas borough, Dallas
township and Kingston township met
Wednesday afternoon with J. B. Pott:
general manager of Wilkes-Barre Rail
way company to discuss a lowering
trolley rates from Wilkes-Barre
Dallas, Shavertown, Trucksville an
Fernbrook.
Mr. Potter told the Tepregentath
that the company would make a
vey of the field and give them a
when the committee will meet
him again at the Traction co
offices in Kingston. Member:
committee were: Henry Dis,