AT LAST WE'RE ON OUR WAY! AMERICA MOVES More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution GIVE THE NEW DEAL A SQUARE DEAL VOL. 43 THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS PA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1933. Agencies Gave 4,122 Services Here Last Year Welfare Federation Seeks Support In Campaign Starting Nov. 13 MAJOR NAMED Mrs. George B. Kirkendall has been | appointed major of the Dallas Dis- trict in the Community Welfare Fed- eration’s campaign organization, it was announced recently from campaign . headquarters. i As head of this important drive unit, Mrs. Kirkendall will have charge of the solicitation of Federation pledges from all prospects in the district which, # includes Dallas Borough, Dallas Town- ship, Kingston Township, Shavertown, © and Trucksville. Because affiliated agencies of the Community Welfare Federation have been very active in this district during the past year and because of the many, many services rendered the people of this community by those agencies, Mrs. Kirkendall feels that the current campaign to raise funds in support of these agencies is deserving of: the wholehearted interest support of everyone in the entire dis- trict. Federation agencies rendered a total of 4,122 major services during the past yearly period, Mrs. Kirkendall stated yesterday. This total includes 1,476 free days of hospital care given residents of the Dallas District by the General Hospital; 1,460 free visits on the part of the Visiting Nurse Associa. tion; 179 free days of hospital care given by the Mercy Hospital and 137 free days by the Homeopathis Hospital 147 services by the Red Cross; 104 by the Wilkes-Barre Salvation Army; 90 services rendered by the United Charities. In addition, the Luzerne Branch of the Catholic Charities per- formed a total of 28 major services for residents of this district; the Crippled, / «Children’s Association 19, and the Crittenton Shelter, 11. Mrs. Kirkendall has expressed the, belief that these figures, and the fine record of service which they show, will encourage increased giving to the Federation fund on the part of resi- dents of the Dallas District during the coming solicitation appeal, which offi- cially opens Monday, November 13th. Mrs. Kirkendall expects within the next few days to announce her team aides in preparation for the opening of this group’s solicition effort. — Hallowe’en Capers Transform Dallas Energetic Celebrators Spend | Night Decorating Main Street Of ‘Borough Witehes Swaliced and ghosts danced "with renewed vigor, Tuesday night as the youth of Dallas took a renewed in- terest in the celebration of Hallowe'en and did one of the best jobs in years. Corn Stalies swere littered from one end of ‘Ma Street to the other, im- pressing “early morning risers with the energy of Dallas youths. A two-horse hayrake reposed on the American store porch and the Meridian A Restaurant bore a large “no parking” sign.. The outhouse at the Lehigh Valley rail- road station received its perennial re- moval. Store windows were properly soaped and parked automobiles got their share, too. 7 While those on the street celebrated in the old time manner, still, other youthful citizens and their ‘elders held forth in the High School gymnasium where Dr. Henry M. Laing fire com- pany conducted its annual Hallowe'en Ball until a late hour. Warhola’s or- chestra, furnished music for dancing. The gymnasium was gaily decorated with cornstalks, and Hallowe'en colors. There were Hallowe'en games, and square dancing and refreshment booths. A grand march was held at nine o'clock and the variety and novelty of the costumes made it difficult for the judges, A. P. Kiefer, C. A. Frantz and Mrs. Zel Garriniger to pick the win- mers. After coming to a decision the awards of the judges were announced by James Besecker, Master of cere- monies. They were as follows and each received a novel prize: Best dressed; Kalisha Parsons and Helen Chamberlain: Most original, Betty Jane Owens and Jackie Lewis; fun- niest costume, Fred Oberst and Robert Oberst. The Oberst brothers were dressed as mother and child. The child occupied a baby carriage much to small for his size. and financial round ' FORMER STUDENTS OF KINGSTON TWP. PLAN ALUMNI DAY TOMORROW Former students of Kingston Tonwship High School will cele- brate Alumni Day tomorrow in conjunction with the township football team’s game with Wyo- ming Seminary Junior ’Varsity at 2:30. Before the game, members of former classes will ' register in the high school building so a record can be kept of the grad- nating classes that are represen- ted. After the game there will be a get-together meeting for alumni in the high school au-~ ditorium, when plans for activi- ties of the Alumni Association will be discussed . : Business Section Undergoes Change Four Local Firms Taking New Quarters On Main Street Of Dallas J . The business section of Dallas under- went considerable transformation this week as four Dallas business places made preparations and changed their | quarters. Early in the week work was started on the removal of Meridian restaurant from its present location to its new quarters in the store building occupied by the A & P stores company. Car- penters are now at work remodeling the former restaurant building so that it will soon be in readiness for the lo- cation of the new combination store and meat market which will be open- ed there by the A & P company. In the meantime the kitchen of the Meridian has been moved to the stor= age room of the building occupied ‘by the A & P store and the Meridan night club is being used temporarily as a restaurant. According to present plans the building occupied by the A & P store will be transformed into an up-to date restaurant with soda fountain in connection. The store front will also be remodeled along modern restaurant lines. There will be a direct connec- tion between the restaurant and the night club in the rear. The new A & P quarters will be much larger ‘than those formerly oc- cupied by the company and when al- terations, which are now under-way, are completed the A & P will have one of its finest stores in the Wilkes- | Barre district located here. Hardware Moves A second change of business loca- tions was made this week when Ar- thur Brown, local hardware merchant, moved his large stock of hardware in- to the store property formerly occupi- éd by the Risley Hardware company completing the consolidation of the two local stores which will henceforth be conducted by Mr. Brown and Mr. Bluhdorn. The interior of the hardware builds ing has been completely remodeled and enlarged. [New fixtures, counters and display cases have been installed and the firm plans to open one of the fin- est and most complete hardware and 5c to $1.00 stores there is to be found in any community the size of Dallas. Although no definite arrangements have yet been made it is understood the store room in the Kunkle building, formerly occupied by the Brown hard- ware, will be occupied by a new drug store. The Post was however unable to confirm this at the time the paper went to press. Enlarges Stables | George Stolarick, manager of the lo- cal A. & P. store who has a farm at Lehman, now has twelve riding horses in his stables there. On Sunday a party of twelve persons from Wyoming Valley hired the horses for the day for a jaunt through autumn hillsides. Mr. Stalarick’s stables are 'a popular ren- dezvous for local horse lovers and many local residents are wavailing themselves for the opportunity to take up riding as a recreation. The stables have been rebuilt recently to make room for more horses. Mr. Stolarick expects to hold a rodeo sometime in the near future when a group of west- who are touring the country will put on an exhibition of bull dogging, fancy riding and bronco busting. ern. cowboys Lehman Farmer Late State’s 400- \ George L. Rice of Lehman is the newest member of Pennsylvania's 400 Bushel Club, with a yield of 477 bush- els per acre. This is the first time that Mr. Rice has become a member of the club. The methods used by Mr. Rice in growing ‘this excellent crop were as follows: —i During the week of May 27th, he planted Michigan Russet seed potatoes that had been certified seed the year previous ‘at the rate of twenty-two bushel per acre. Eight hundred pound of 4-8-7 mixture of fertilizer was ap-' plied, all in the row, at the time of planting. The potatoes were planted in rows 32 inches apart and the seed was placed 16 inches apart in the row. st Member Of Bushel-To-Acre Club After planting the field was floated once, but not harrowed, and during the growing season they were cultivated six times, also they received seven ap= plications of liquid Bordeaux mixture, during the growing season, with a po- wer at three hundred .and fifty pound pressure. Y The potato field previous to this vear was planted to truck crops, and during the winter received an applica- tion of ten tons of manure. The land was ploughed early this spring at the average depth of eight inches and was harrowed once previous to planting. field were effected with grub worm in- jury, due to the fact that it had been in truck crops the previous year. A very few of the potatoes in this: er No. 44 m— Voters To Have Say Tuesday On Twelve Changes In Legislation Dallas voters will have opportunity on' Tuesday to vote on twelve Dropos- als which would authorize direct changes in several important laws. These amendments as they will appear on the General Election ballots, follow: Important Amendment To Be On General Election Ballots Amendment 1 would enable the Gen- eral Assembly to make appropriations to adult blind, thus supplementing lo- cal funds. > Highway Amendment Amendment 2 would empower the Legislature to authorize cities and bor- oughs to assess costs of highway im- provement upon abutting property in cases where no prior assessment has been made for a similar improvement. Thus a state constructed road might assess property owners who live along a proposed route part or all of the cost when the route is in a borough or ‘| city. Amendment 3 would permit the Legislature to prescribe the nature and kind "of investments for trusts to be made by all types of fiduciaries. Amendment 4 calls for a bond issue of 50 million dollars to compensate for- mer service men for loss in wages while in service. It would benefit Spanish-American and ' World War veterans. Amendment 5 would eliminate the taxpaying (county or state) qualifica- {tion for voting—a provision inserted in the State Constitutional Amendment of 1901. Subject to the laws regarding registrations, the amendment provised that the voter shall be a citizen of the United States at least one month, a resident of the state one year and a resident of his election district two months. Amendment 6 relates to the tax li- mit of cities and counties. The lat- ter would have the limit raised from seven to 10 per cent. Amendment 7 proposes a law de- signed to prevent unfair or unequit- able rates being charsed by: Tailroads and canals. Eight Key A andmsat, Amendment 8 would authorize the borrowing of 25 million’ dollars most of which would be used for unemploy- ment relief during the yar 1934. publicity has been given to this amendment than to all the others com- bined. More Dallas Township Meets Amendment 9 has to do with the right of eminent domain for advance- ment of rapid transit facilities and gives cities power to levy assessment on property for such improvements. Amendment 10 would empower the Legislature to authorize cities to take more land and property than is need- ed for actual construction in laying out, widening, extending or re-locating highways or streets connecting with bridges crossing streams or tunnels between Pennsylvania and other states. Amendment 11 is of interest parti- cularly to Pittsburgh and Alleghaney counties and has to do with the ar- rangement for a vote on consolidation of townships and boroughs into a “Greater Pittsburgh.” Amendment 12 would permit the state to incur indebtedness to the amount of 10 million to purchase toll bridges the bridges to continue as be- fore until tolls collected have paid all interest charges and the principal sum paid for them. p Important To Firemen . Former Governor John S. made the following statement newspaper reporter last week, regard- ing amendment No. 11. It ‘ois. 'my. hope and trust that the members of the volunteer firemen of the state of Pennsylvania will not permit them- selves to be misled by propaganda which is so unfounded and groundless. I hope they will vote for the amend- ments and aid Pittsburgh in her ef- fort to take the place to which she is entitled among the leading great cities of our country. At the same time they will give a constitutional standing to their organizations, which mo act of legislature could thereafter ‘endanger. Any careful and intelligent reading of the amendment will show that in- Fisher to. a cal volunteer fire companys and po- Jlicemen the amendment strengthens the right of municipalities by a con- stitutional guarantee which has not heretofore ‘existed and gives express constitutional authority for the sup- port of local fire and police forces and maintanance and improvement of their houses and their equipment. St. Nicholas; Kingston Twp. Plays Sem. Jr. Varsity Two Of Three Local Teams Were Victors In Last Week-End’s Game Football teams from Township and Dallas Township both victorious in their games last week- end, will meet two of their most diffi- cult opponents this afternoon. Coach Hick’s Kingston Township squad, which defeated the strong Tunkhannock team last Friday, will meet the Wyoming Seminary Junior Varsity on Saturday afternoon. The squad from Dallas Township will meet St. Nicholas team of Wilkes- Barre this afternoon at Wilkes-Barre. Dallas Borough, which was schedul- ed to play St. Nicholas, will have no game this week-end. The Borough team suffered two de- feats during the last week-end, both tempered by the satisfaction that the local squad had made a good’ showing against teams which were recognized as superior in their class. The first defeat was on last ‘Satur- day, when Dallas played West Wyom- ing and lost 19 to 0. Ordinarily a mediocre team, the West Wyoming squad this year is built around Yalick, a quarter-back who is one of the fastest and most versatile players in Wyoming Valley. His ability spelled the downfal of the local team. Dallas has 14 first downs to Wyoming's sev- en. $ On Monday afternoon( Dallas was defeated by Meyers High School of Wilkes-Barre 19 to 0, Kingston Local Church Is Ninety Years Old Huntsville Christian Church To Celebrate Anniversary Of Dedication Next Week The Huntsville Christian Church will celebrate its 90th anniversary next week. The week will be made signifi- cant with an unusual service Sunday morning, preaching at 7:30 'sach night and the anniversary dinner Thursday night. Rev. Henry Hampton Halley, mous Bible recitalist, will speak at the Sunday morning service at 9:30 on “The Greatest Need of Protestantism.” Edward Byerly, violinst, Paul Frick, ‘cellist; and Mrs. N. H. Raiber accom- panist will play at this service. At 10:30 will occur the anniversary ses- sion of the Bible School. Each evening at 7:30 guest pastors will speak. Sunday evening Rev. M. C. Frick of Pikes Creek’ Monday evening Rev. P. A. Davis of Westmore and Tuesday evening Rev. Edwin Wyle of Plymuoth and Wednesday evening Rev. C. A. Frick of Downsville, Maryland, a former pastor of the church. On Thursday evening will occur the anniversary banquet. The Dallas Ro- tary Club is taking over the ceremon- ies with V. A. Shindel in charge, as- sisted by Heine Kleinkauf. Stills For Forest Birch Wintergreen Become Fewer Another of Pennsylvania’s waning forest industries is. the distillation of birch and wintergreen oils. Once an important source of income for people living in the mountainous sections of the State, the distillation of these oils is now falling off owing to the sub- stitution of cheaper synthetic oils and a consequent loss of market. Raymond Carlson, a forester at- tached to the Department of Forests and Waters, recently completed a study of the vanishing birch and win- tergreen oil distillation industry and finds that it is now largely confined to Pike, Monroe, and Carbon counties. Carbon county at one time contained a larger number of stills than any other county. In the distillation of wintergreen oil the leaves of the wintergreen, also known as teaberry, July and August. A good picker gathers from 150 to 200 pounds of leaves per day. The price of distilled oil is now roughly about $3.50 per pound. Dur- ing the World War when distillers received from $12 to $16 per pound( for the oil the industry was at its height. are picked in late | VETS TO HEAR SPECIAL ARMISTICE EVE SERMON | , To mark the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Armistice, World War veterans from all parts of this section will as- sembled at Shavertown M. E. Church on Friday night, November 10, the eve of Armistice Day, to hear Rev. Fred M. Sellers, former war aviator, preach a special sermon, : The service is sponsored by the Kingston Township Veterans’ Social Club but all ex-service men, regard- less of the army in which they served, are urged to attend . Restaurant To Remain Open Throughout Winter nic grounds has announced that the restaurant will be open through the winter months in response to the re- quest made by a number of patrons of the resort. Arrangements have been made to keep the restaurant comfortably warm even on the coldest day and to serve |the clean and pure food for which the | resort has gained a reputation. under streams which forms boundaries; stead of taking away power from lo-j fa- | Management of Harvey's Lake pic-: COUNCIL. AND TAX COLLECTOR ~ FIGHTS CENTER OF INTEREST Atlantic’s Faith InN. R. A. Shown New Fuel, Supported By Advertising Campaign Creates New Values The Atlantic Refining Company has faith in President Roosevelt's recovery program, according to Joseph R. Rol- lins, Director of Publicity. It is de- monstrating that faith mot only by bringing out at this time a new and vastly superior motor fuel, but by backing that fuel with one of the lar- gést and most aggressive campaigns of newspaper advertising in the com- pany’s history. “Atlantic is mot content merely to subscribe to the NRA code for the petroleum “industry,” Mr. Rollins said today. “Under the code, this company has created many new jobs;' it has added greatly to its payroll. But that is not enough. We believe that the spirit of the recovery program not! only calls for the creation of jobs but new values and we are proceeding along that line. “On and after November 1st, there will be available at all’ Atantic White Flash pumps a new motor fuel, Atlan- tic White Flash Plus, which is far and away the finest regular priced ' fuel ever produced by this company in its: 68 vears of ‘existance. ‘It is not only improved on every important point, but it contains the same anti-knock fluid used in more than 90% of all premium-priced gasoline sold in the United States. Motorists will notice particularly its unusual quick-starting qualities, and its high anti-knock. “To let the public know about At- lantic White Flash Plus, we are de- pending chiefly jupon. newspapers. IL is our experience that no other adver- tising medium is quite so forceful or so productive as the newspaper pro- perly. used. Other mediums have their place, but the mewspaper is the back- bone around which a campaign should be built. In these days, particularly, with competition so keen, every dollar’ spent in advertising must return its fair proportion in sales and good will; and the newspaper stands high in this regard.” VESPERS MARK START OF GIRL SCOUT WEEK’ Girl ‘Scout Week was ushered in on .|Sunday with a vesper service in the .Shavertown Methodist Church. All troops in Dallas District, including Brownie Packs, with leaders; lieuten- ants troop committewomen, parents, and friends were in attendance. Miss Ednestine Kahlin of the Wyo- ming Historical Society, Wilkes-Barre who was introduced by Mrs. A. S. Cul- bert, chairman of Dallas District Council, gave a very interesting talk on the history of this locality. She gave the origin of the names of the towns, Trucksville, Shavertown, Dallas, Orange, and Pike’s Creek. She told of the struggles of the early set- ters in this district, who labored to clear the land. Indian raids were fre- quent in the history of the early set- tlers. In 1814 it took five days for a horse and wagon to travel from Wilkes-Barre to Dallas, so difficult was the traveling over muddy roads. About 150 Girl Scouts, comprising the eight troops of the Dallas District, made an impressive sight as they marched into the auditorium of the church_led by their captains and color guards to martial music played on the, pipe organ by Mrs. V. V. Vercoe. Rev. TF. M. Steller offered the invocation. The Junior Choir of the Shavertown M. E. Church rendered an anthem. The service closed with taps, sound- ed by Harry Beck, Shavertown Boy Scout. ; Voters Have Choice Many voters apparently confused as to the procedure followed in voting at the general election. Unlike the pri- mary election where the voter must vote for candidates on the ticket for which he is registered, he can at the general election vote for any candidate regardless of ticket. He can vote straight Republican, Democratic or In- dependent if he chooses or he can split his ballot and vote for candidates on each one of the tickets as long as he does net vote for more persons than ars to be chosen for the office. .| Dallas borough, Factional Lines Strong As Candidates Await Voter’s Decision ELECTION TUESDAY When they march to the polls on Tuesday Dallas borough citizens, like other voters throughout the State, will have an opportunity to record their views on Prohibition repeal, impor- tant constitutional amendments and at the same time select the men who are to conduct the affairs of the borough for the next four years. - \ Interest in the general election in Dallas borough centers about the con- tests being waged for borough ‘council and for tax collector. Further interest is brought about by the announcement made last week that a pre-empted in- dependent ticket will carry the names of candidats for every borough office. Wesley Himmler, Peter (Clark and Harry Garrahan, Republican nominees for council are receiving the support of old line Republicans and citizens who vote without regard to party lines. Himmler and Clark, are however_ op- posed by the county Republican or- ganization and its representatives in the united support of ‘all factions. Himmler and Garrahan both have Democratic nominations as well as Republican and will receive a number of votes from that party at the’ elec- James Franklin, Democratic nominee and George Stookey, independent can- didate, will' have the ‘support of the followers of the County Republican or. ganization in Dallas and of the Wallo, Stem, Blocksage group in the South district of Dallas borough. Probably the closest in the whole field will be that between Arthur Dungey, Republican nominde, and M B. Coolbaugh, Democratic nominee fo: tax collector. |Neither of these men were supported or backed by political factions in the primary contest, but in the general election M. B. Coolbaugh will receive the support of the inde- pendent ticket and county organization while Arthur Dungey will receivé the support of the local or borough group. There will be no contests for the office of school director since Henry Disque and Harry Pittman received both Republican and Democratic nom- inations at the primary and since they were satisfactory: to the county Re- publican organization they will have {no opposition in the General election. ‘Since the primary election, A. Culbert, whose term expires as bor ough auditor, has entered his name in the lists in opposition to Handel Thomas who received both major party nominations and was unopposed at the primaries. Mr. Culbert did not run at’ that time because of a misunderstand- ing as to which of the borough audit- or's terms expired. The court having y appointed the present board of au- ditors none was sure just whose term ” expired this year. : In the south district of the borough | there will be a spirited contest for the minor office of Judge of Election be- tween David Blocksage, Republican and Democratic candidate, and Walter. Davis, who although on a pre-empted ticket, is opposed to the efforts being made by outside politicians to control the borough. There will be no contest for the of- fice of Burgess since the incumbent, J. H. Anderson, won both major party nominations at the primary election. Dallas Rotarians Guests : Of Tunkhannock Members ot eee. Good fellowship reigned last night as Dallas Rotary club was entertained at Tunkhannock by the Tunkhannock a dinner program, novelty numbers, group singing, musical numbers and a bowling contest between teams re- presenting the two clubs. It was the first night of the atten- dance contest being conducted by the Dallas club during the months Viof: November and December and every the Wyoming County Club. Heine Klienkauf pianist of the Dal- las Club, and his orchestra, furnished music while Vincent Shindel, song leader of Dallas club, added to the merriment by his banter and skillful handling of community singing. Election Boards Ask For Greater Speed From Members of the election boards in this district are asking voters to use speed in their voting on election day, November 7. The law allows three minutes time for each voter to cast his vote. He can cast in this time only when he studies the specimen ballot beforehand and knows how he is going to vote when he enters the booth. At the recent primary eleétion, 375 persons cast their ballots in the North district of Dallas borough. Had each voter taken his alloted three minutes to vote, only 240 persons could have voted in the twelve hours the polls were open, Some voters, however, take as long as seven minutes to cast their vote and when asked by the Voters Next Tuesday board to hurry, become mervous and confused as well as out of patience. Many of the election boards of the district have now come to the conclu- sion that the only way to cast the large poll within the alloted time, and be fair to all, is to set the time limit of three minutes on each person and adhere strictly to it. They point out that any voter who studies the speci- men ballot and makes some prepara- tion before entering the booth can vote in less than a minute. The additional two minutes allowed should afford i while Garrahan has tion on Tuesday. hi Rotary Club. Entertainment included member of the club was present to partake of the hospitality extended by i plenty of opportunity for the voters to check his ballot and see that he has recorded the proper vote before pnll- ing the lever. 4
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