{ F i or F smakl fs it is The Post is always aggréssive, clean, and interesting. Its advertisers reach a tremendous buying market of close to 10,000 persons each week. Your advertising will bring you & returns, too. Te More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution 7 Seis : ug hE : ® \ . . Meteor showers . . . blizzards . . : daylight except for a grayish fog for three hours each ¢ : $ healthy life” . . dispatch from the South Pole on The Post's editorial page each week. . no day “a good read Captain Abele’s VOL. 44 - THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1934 \ Dallas Women’s ~ Club Has Mother- ° Daughter Dinner Miss Margaret Elliott, Red Cross Executive, Is = Speaker TYCRE A TR ha. DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR A delightful tribute to Mothers, in keeping with the observance of Moth- er’'s Day this Sunday, took place on Wednesday night when members of the Dallas Women’s Club held their Mother-Daughter dinner in the Subur- ban Inn. Miss Margaret Elliott, executive di- rector of Wyoming Valley Chapter, Red Cross, of Wilkes-Barre, and who has won considerable recogaition. for her work with that organization, gave a splendid address. - ; Miss Margaret Thomas sang a group of songs, accompanied by Mrs. H. Mc- ~ Carty. J Decorations were yellow tapers, jon- quils, orchid sweet peas, with sweet pea corsages as favors. The committee in charge of the af- fair had as members Mrs. G.. K. Swartz, Mrs. Malcolm Thompson, Mrs. Harvey McCarty, Marie Woolbert, and Mrs. J. Q. Yaple. = following attended: Sn Lee, Mrs. P. Lee; Miss Maude Brotherhood, Mrs. R. Lee, Miss. Mar- garet Elliott, Marie ‘Woolbert, Mrs. Tred Turpin, Mrs. Leslie ‘Warhola, Mrs. M. I. Yaple, Mrs. John Q. Yaple, Mrs. Ross Lewin, Mrs. Emma Shaver. Mrs. G. K. Swartz, Mrs. W. Durbin, Mrs. Harvey McCarty, Mrs. Malcolm Thompson, Mrs. G. A. A. Kuehn, Mrs. Karl Kuehn, Mrs. Vincent Shindel, Miss Katherine Shindel, Margaret Thomas, Mrs. Margaret Hildebrant, Mrs. Mildred Devens, Mrs. Russell Weaver, Mrs. Lulu Beisel, Miss Doro- Beisel. pny oe R. Bodycomb, Mrs. L. Landers, Mrs. Eugene Lazarus, Miss Beth Love, Miss Mary Stahlman, Mrs. Donald ! Frantz, Miss Josephine Stemm, Miss ‘Marie Brace, Miss Gertrude ‘Wilson, Mrs. W. Wilson, Mrs. Gosart. Letter Explains ] Cause Of Death From the following correspondence it seems that, while there was some apparent misunderstanding as. to the cause, all agreed that the man 1s dead: The Bureau of Motor Vehicles re- ceived a request for information on the proper method of transferring the title where the owner of a motor vehicle had died. Z ; The Bureau wrote to the inquirer asking whether the former owner of the car had died ‘“testate or intestate. The response to this letter was: “He died March 15, 1932, with tuber- culosis.” —— Local Rotarians At Annual Conference Among the members of local Rotary Club who attended the sessions of the 51st District Conference of Rotary In- ternational at Buck Hill Falls this week were the following Dallas people: Mr. and Mrs. George Metz, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. George Russ, Mr. and Mrs, Vv. A. Shindel, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Yeisley, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Besecker, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mcintyre, Mr. cand Mrs. J. Fred Frace. re Gl 30 Firemen Join Trucksville Unit Election Of Officers Is Held At Meeting This Week Thirty new members were accepted and officers for the ensuing year were elected ata meeting of Trucksville Vol- unteer Fire Company this week. About forty attended. Officers named are: President, Ralph Hazeltine; vice-president, Joseph Bul- ford; recording secretary, David Schooley; financial secretary, Harold Glahn; fire chief, Max Leonard; first assistant, Bert Jenkins; second assistant engi- meer, Francis McCarty; third assistant, Carl Givens; ladderman, Gordon Mathers; trustee for three years, Glen Bulford; member of fire board, Joseph TLayou; auditors, Herbert Williams, Harry Long, and George Chambers. A committee of five members was appointed to arrange an athletic or- ganization: George Smith, Glen Bul- ford, Herbert Williams, George Layou, Bruce Long. In the future two meet- ings will be held each month. rene GGA rns COLUMBIA RIVER DISCOVERED 142 YEARS AGO TODAY On May 11, 1792, 142 years ago today, Robert Gray, an American explorer, discovered and sailed fifteen miles up the (Columbia River. The river was named for one of Captain Gray’s vessels. The discovery was the foun- dation for the claim of the United States to the great Northwest Empire, comprising the States of Washington, Ore- gon, and Idaho. Captain Cook, Captain Van Couver and other explorers had passed the mouth of the river before but it was ap- parently, so large that they did not recognize it as a river. treasurer, Albert Groblewski.| “Planting Along " World's Bleakest “Dungeon” Cages Byrd ho AN oh Nora TR TEVA ART LANA bl A i . EEDEE BYRD'S oi ISOLATED Ge CAMP [ pS While the rest of the world sins cool drinks, basks before electric fans, and luxuriates swimming pools this summer, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, submeraed in the cold and dark of the long Ant- arctic night, will be making meteorological studies which may disprove Mark Twain’s crack that “no one ever does anything about the weather.” For months he will be isolated in complete solitude 123 miles south of Little America. Dr. Thomas C. Poulter will have charge of the expedition while the Admiral is hiber- nating. in sunny SCOUTS COMPLETE PLANS FOR BIG CONVENTION HERE MAY 21, 22, 23| Executiyes From Five States To Assemble At Dallas Scout executives from the Back Mountain Region will have important roles to play in the convention to be held here on May 21, 22, and 23, for Girl Scout representatives from councils in Region III, which includes Penngylvania, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. At a meeting of Wyoming Valley®- Council, Girl Scouts, this week, Mrs. Ernest G. Smith, chairman of the com- mittees arranging for the Fifteenth Annual Conference of Region 111 re- ported on plans which . are nearing completion. Mrs. Frederick Hillman reported the a tea will be held in honor of visiting delegates at thosiiome of Mrs, William H. Conyngham, Hillside, on Monday, May 21, at 4:30. All persons register- ed for the conference are invited and will be welcomed on showing their cards. Mrs. Stanley Freeman will have charge of transportation for the tea. Transportation will also. be provided for local persons who will attend our sessions. Mrs. Frank Martz is chair- man of that committee. Tuesday, May 22, will be one of the busiest days, with a number of im- portant meetings. A picnic luncheon will be served at Irem Country Club, where sessions will be held, and there will be a dinner in the clubhouse - at 7:30 to which all persons interested in scouting will be welcomed. Dr. William Mather Lewis, president of Lafayette College, will be the principal speaker. His subject will be “The New Meaning of Leisure.” : Mrs. Joseph Merritt will also speak, bringing greetings from New England scouts, Mrs. Smith/ reported that chairman of the various committees preparing for the conference will meet on Wed- nesday, May 16, to make arrangements for registration and supplies, housing, transportation, the banquet, picnic, tea hostesses and flowers, Council members present at the meeting this week were Mrs. A. Har- den Coon, commissioner; Mrs. Frank Martz, second deputy commissioner; Mrs. R. B. Wall, secretary and assis- tant treasurer; Mrs. Howard Starks, treasurer; Mrs. J. S. Bittenbender, Mrs. E. R. Clark," Mrs. Roger Clark, Miss Mary H. Dorr, Mrs. Elizabeth Eley, Mrs. R. Ferguson, Mrs. Fred- | erick Hillman, Mrs. Ross Lloyd, Mrs. | James C. Langdon, Mrs. Charles Long, | Mrs. A. T. McClintock, Mrs. G. Guth- rie Marvin, Mrs. Andrew ‘O’Malley, Mrs. Ernest G. Smith, Mrs. G. P. Troutman, Mrs. Herbert Williams, SS: Road Postponed Luzerne - Trucksville _High- way To Be Beautified Not Later Than Fall Because of the serious illness of the State Highway Department engineer ‘who was to direct the proposed beauti- fication of the highway between Lu- zerne and Trucksville the project has been postponed until Fall, Attorney Peter Jurchak announced this week. In a communication to Attorney Jurchak, C. M. Kerns, acting forester for the Department of Highways, said: “Our planting stock at the Department Nursery is so far advanced in growth at this time that it would perhaps be risky to attempt any planting work at this time. However, we will gladly ac- cept your kind offer to supply the la- bor for this project and shall make every endeavor to carry out this work in the Fall”, Attorney Jurchak said: “Many in- quiries have been made regarding this matter and it is regretable that noth- ing can he done at this time. My agree- ment to pay for necessary labor still stands, We have been unable to get the County Commissioners to assist in this matter except to furnish County trucks. The labor rmust be paid for at the regular rates.” Glad Welcome For Rev. J. J. O’Leary 5 Therese’s Parish Has Gala Reception For Pastor St. A great out-pouring of good-will to= ward Rev. J. J. O'Leary, pastor of St. Therese’s Church at Shavertown and who returned recently from Florida where he had been recovering from an illness, took place on Wednesday night at the reception and minstrel held by his parishioners in Trueskyville High School. A chorus of fifty persons and many of the outstanding entertainment stars of this section took part in the main feature of the reception,. a minstrel staged by the recently organized St. Therese’s Dramatic. Club and directed by Prof. H. S. Hennebaul. Hundreds of persons from outlaying sections, of all religious denominations joined in the gay tribute to the clergy- man who has won so much commen- dation for his human qualities. Rev. O'Leary, much improved in health, ac- cepted the applause graciously and &k- pressed great satisfaction at being home again. - : Much- credit for the success of the affair was given to Rev, Father Carroll, curate at St. 'fherese’s, who had been general) chairman, ———— PROBE ACCIDENT Highway Patrolmen investigated 978 accidents = during March, making a total of 2521 accident ‘investigations since the first of the year. These fig- ures represent increases from 640 accident inquiries in March last year and 1815 during the first three months of 1933. £ sess In four more days Pennsylvania's “free-for-all” primaries will be over. — Once the Republicans have decided who they want as their candidates and the Democrats have done likewise the State can concentrate on the big question of the Fall—Will Pennsyl- vania indorse the New Deal by desert- ing its ‘traditional Republican learn- ings? —Q— A vigorous campaign for the honor of representing the people of the Sixth Legislative District at Harrisburg is being waged by Felix Pawloski of Duryea, who in the past several weeks has met hundreds of voters and ex- plained to them his plan for lower school taxes and his opposition to a sales tax. In Dallas and vicinity he has been assured of the active sup- port of many voters in both parties who believe that a business man can best serve them. (Oe The G. O. P. is looking toward Youth for invigoration. Senator Borah says: “There is one hope for the Re- publican party, instead of a new party, and that is the younger Republicans all over the country who have a new outlook, new spirit, and cleaner, higher, political ideals.” Charles W. Carroll, organizer and first State chairman of the Young Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, will deliver a talk over a state-wide hook- up on the history of this movement Mrs. Wiese Again Heads Auxiliary Starts Thirteghth Term As Presiden Of Au ~At a luncleon meeting held at the Lehman M. E. Church last Friday af- ternoon, Mrs. Grace Wiese of Shaver- town was chosen president of Shaver- town Branch, Nesbitt Memorial Hos- pital Auxiliary, for the thirteenth con. secutive year, lin Other officers elected are: Mrs. C. F. Lewis, first vice-president. Mrs. Sher- man. Warden, second vice-president; Mrs. Apart Groblewski, Jr., third vice- president; Mrs. G. A. Learn, secretary, and Mrs. J. A. Hildebrant, treasurer. Mrs. John A. Girvan presided during the election. Mrs. H. A. Brown was judge. Mrs. Fred Gobel, Mrs. A. C. Damf, and Mrs. George Evans were tellers, The nominating committee has as members Miss Jane Keiner, chair- man, assisted by Mrs. C. S. Norris and Mrs. William Vivian. A covered dish luncheon will be held on Friday, June 1, at 1 o'clock at Irem Temple Country Club. All who attend will be requested to take their silver and china and a covered dish. The following attended the meeting: Mrs. W. E. Batey, Mrs. C. S. Behee, Mrs. A. C. Damf, Mrs. John A. Girvan, Mrs. George Hofmeister, Mrs. GG. Evans, Mrs, C. S. Norris, Mrs. S. P. Frantz, Mrs. G. K. Swartz, Mrs. H. D. MeCarty, Mrs. B. F. Nulton, Mrs. D. P. Honeywell, Mrs. J. H. Smith, Mrs. Sherman Warden, Miss Jane Keener, Mrs. P. N. Johnson, Mrs. H., A. Ran- dall, Mrs. A. J. Hadsell. Mrs. W. E. Smith, Mrs. C. F. Keller, Mrs. C. F. Lewis; Mrs. George Metz, Mrs. G. A. Learn, Mrs. H. A. Wiese, Mrs. James Harrison, Mrs. A. B: Simms; Mrs. K. A. Brown, Mrs. A. M. Major, Mrs. J. A. Hildebrant, Mrs, E. B. Payne, Mrs. Albert Groblewski, Jr., Miss Jule Johns, Mrs: Bertha Dietz, Mrs. G. L. Howell, Mrs. F. H, Gobel, Mrs. Arthur Ide, Nancy Ide, Mrs. Fred Harlos, Mrs. Elwood McCarty, Mrs. Francis Lewis, Mrs. Clifford Ide, Mrs. William Vivian, Mrs. James E. ETE EEE EEE ETE EEE EEE IEEE ELEAF Political Personalities Eonuunnmmmus SHER asa sams) Hildebrant, Mrs, John A. Girvan. 3N o Touchers Named By Board Budget Adopted | Kingston Township Directors Have Busiest Session Of Year : ” sa MARTIN RETAIN —i— * ACT Kingston Township School Board retained J. A. Martin as supervising principal, made several changes in its teaching staff, dismissed a janitor, adopted its 1934-35 budget, with a one-mill increase, and elected officers for the ensuing year at a fast-moving meeting held at the high school on Monday night. > Mr, ‘Martin's salary will be increased from $2,100 to $2,400. Three new teachers elected are Miss Elgie Prutz- man and Adeline Layou, Shavertown, who will be grade school teachers, and Miss Allys Joseph, who will take the place of Miss Emma Shaver, who will terminate a 20-year connection with Shavertown schools this year. Miss Audrey Carle of Trucksville was not reappointed and Peyton Cunningham resigned to accept a position elsewhere. John Stevenson was appointed jani- tor at a salary of $1,080 to Howard Leek. A budget, estimating receipts at $70,- 220.20 and expenditures at $69,370 was adopted and the millage was fixed at 26. an increase of one mill. A $5 per | capita tax will be assessed, also. At the election Howard Appleton was elected president; Edwin Hay, vice president; and J. Earl Newhart, treasurer. They will take office. on July 1, at the beginning of the fiscal year. The program for commencement activities was announced as follows: Baccalaureate sermon, high school au- |@aitorium, ‘Sunday night, June 3, Rev. G. Elson Ruff, preacher; Exercises, June 4; June 6. . The following teachers were named on the high school staff: J. A. Martin, supervising principal, $2,400; Warren Taylor, $1,500; Wilson Cease, $1,500; Walter Hicks, $1,350; Hilda, Staub, $1,053; Edna Cease, $1,053 Helen England, $1,053; Allys Joseph, $1,053. Madge Anderson, supervisor of music, $1,053; Helen Anderson, super- visor of art, $810; seventh and eighth grade teachers: Florence Heitsman, $1,140; Roxie Smith, $1,140; Mary Min- nick, $1,053; Esther Sax, $1.053; TLaw- rene Coolbaugh, $1,000. Grade teachers for Shavertown and Trucksville schools were named as fol- lows: Minnie Benscoter, $948; Leonora Wardan, $984; Elgie Prutzman, $900; Marion ‘Young, $810; Nettie Thomas, $810. Susan Palmer, $918; Adeline Bur- gess, $879; Adeline Layou, $810; Otis Rood, $1,335; Pearl Avehett, $1,068; Ruth Lawmoreaux, $1,068; Bernice Spencer, $996; Virginia Ohlman, $810; Louise Roushey, $810; Edyth Pollock, $810. Janitors named were: John Steven- son, Shavertown, $1,080; Harold Yorks, Trucksville, $1,080; William Hiddeli, high school, $1,200. Truant Officer Harold Lloyd and Francis MacCarty were retained at a salary of $90 a year each. Class Day Cemmencement, Bank Directors Are Guests Of C. A. Franiz Directors of First National Bank, and their wives, were guests of C. A, Frant3, president, . at a delightful dinner-party at Suburban Inn on Tuesday night. The guests assembled at Mr. Frantz’s home on Main Street and then went to the Inn where there was an enjoyable program, intersper- sed with humor. ~ Former Resident Dies Penn Spencer, 72, of Bedford, Iowa, a former resident of Dallas, died on Tuesday at his home in Bedford. Mr. Spencer left this section about forty sna] since its beginning under Matthew Stanley Quay. The talk will come over KDKA, Pittsburgh, from 7 to 7:15,:D. S. T., May 12. —_—C— One of the candidates who was busy in this section this week rs ® Thomas Lewis, who aspires to the State Legis- lature as the representative from this district. His campaign plea for sup- port is based primarily upén his ser- vices as chairman of the Disaster ‘League Committee of Pittston Chapter, National Red Cross, which has been distributing as many as 16,000 bags of flour each :nonth; his work as a chair- man in Pittston Community Chest drives; as one of the original oppon- ents® of the increase in water rates in Wyoming Valley and as a candidate interested in legislation beneficial tof the farmer and the laborer. He is in- dorsed by the County Unemployment League and the United Mine Workers. —)— Jacob Moore, a former school teacher and long-time resident of Dallas Township, seeks election as a Repub- lican comrmitteeman from Dallas Township. His opponent is Fred Tur- pin, incumbent, who is not, at present, a resident of Dallas Township. gy Morgan Wilcox is opposing James Coolbaugh for the position as G. O. P. committeeman from the North District of Dallas Borough, Mr. Wilcox, as a! charter member of the Henry Laing !erain (Continued on Page 4) years ago and had a large farm in Iowa, Besides his widow and four chil- dren he is’ survived by the following brothers and sisters .of Dallas: Mrs. Carl ‘Anderson, Mrs. E. D. Worthing- ton, Wash Spencer, Horace Spencer, and Lewis Spencer, Growing Weather © Stimulates Crops —— Farm Work, Two Weeks Late, Speeded By Sun And Rain A rapid growth was stimulated in this section this week as result of the sunny weather and tht light rains which put the soil in fine condition. Oats seeding is generally well ad- vanced and corn planting has begun in many places, Early sown» oats are coming up nicely. Field potatoes are being planted. Grasses are growing rapidly, excepting in the driest regions, and pastures and meadows are mostly looking good. Forest trees are slowly coming into full foliage. Apples, pears, and plums are report- ed to be blooming full, ‘and are look- ing much better and more promising than was expected. Peaches and sweet cherries are badly winter-killed, and many trees are not blooming at all. Winter wheat is showing up very spotted in some regions, and it is ex- pected that a large acreage will be planted to other crops. However, such as lived 'is making rapid growth. Election Takes Lb succeed South Main S On New Life As E Primaries Near Candidates Launch Closing Battles On Luzerne County Front PRIMARIES TUESDAY nt Bd 7 I a An election notable heretofore only for its confusion and its veteran cam- Bi Fr lida paigners suddenly took new life unto id itself this week as local leaders tight- ened political lines” and candidates for State offices wheeled up their heavy artillery for a final, crucial battle over | the- Luzerne County battlefront, 8 Although the campaign has been de- void of strictly local interest because § there are no municipal officers to be elected it became apparent this week that there will be real contests among the aspirants for positions on the 3 county Republican. and Democratic committees, particularly the former. Although he is only a minor cog in the political machine, the committee- man is important as a key man in his particular community, He patronage, or suggests it. faction which succeeds majority of its own men gains control of the county committee, a potent fac- tor in future elections. XS : In Euzerne County, the contest for control of the county committee takes A political dispenses 5 in electing a % Ye > place annually between the powerful State organization and the never-say-die Old Guard. the Old Guard will win. the year. Eventually Collections Charged. This may be plucky, EE The State organization received By severe blow locally this week as result of charges that road employes were being forced to contribute to political funds or lose their jobs. ‘ £78 The charges declared that one Sha- vertown man, who drew $54 for two ne weeks pay, had to give $25 to further the candidacy of Governor Gifford Pinchot; that another Kingston Town- ship worker was. assessed $25 of the $34 he received for his work for the State, es to contribute from their fair and hard-earned earnings has been enforc- ed by the State organization here for a number of years, it is charged. ; Candidates Rally Among the candidates who headed toward Luzerne County are Governor Pinchot, candidate for the G. O. P. nomination for United States Senate, who fears Luzerne County, which elected him as Governor, is not enthu- siastic enough about his present cam- paign; Attorney .Charles J. Margiotti, candidate for the Republican nomina- tion for Governor. State Senator Henry L. Snyder candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant-governor; General Edward G. Shannon, candi- date for the Republican nomination for Governor, and David A. Reed, Mr. Pinchot’s opponent for the Senatoria noxination. Margiotti spoke Wednesday at the South Main Street Armory in Wilkes Barre, attacking “bossism” and ex- plaining his plan to restore their mon- ey to persons who lost savings closed banks, General Edward G. Shannon spoke yesterday at noon at- Hotel Mallow- Sterling in Wilkes-Barre. 3 2 Mr. Pinchot will speak at a rally in treet Armory at 8 to- aight, 3 fed Senator Reed will come here tomor- row and will address his supporters in the South Main Street Armory at 8. Rally Here. : Re Enthusiastic reports of progress in, this section and predictions of success were made by speakers at the rally of « in - A The practice of forcing employ- F YOld Guard” held early this week at i Fernbrook. present, About 200 persons were Speakers addressed the group in be- of half of the candidacy of Mrs. Russell Frantz, candidate for State Republican Committeeman from the 25th Senator- ial District. ; 2 . Felix Pawloski, Duryea, candidate for the State Legislature from the Sixth . Legislative District, was j speaker, Mr. Pawloski refreshments. . a : provided the £3 John Yaple spoke in behalf of the candidacy of Jacob Moore, a candidate 3 for Republican comrmitteman from Dal- las Township. —_———a— RETURNS FOR VISIT Arthur Lee, who was formerly as- sociated with The Dallas Post as a pressman and who is now night fore- man for fhe Toledo Lithographing and Etching Co., motored here this week for a few days’ visit with friends. The company with which Mr, Lee is now associated manufactures and prints |instrument panels for General Motors, Ford, and Packard automobiles, —_———————— DOE SPENDS NIGHT IN TOWN, DEPARTS IN STARTLED HASTE A deer, which evidently had spent the night in Tunkhannock, fled Wednesday morning when it was startled by an automobile. H. S. Swartz, manager of the Commonwealth Telephone Co., said he was backing his car out of the garage at his home when he saw the doe’ running across his back yard, scamper over the Court House green, jump a fence and disappear in the direction of the open country. It is believed the doe had wan- dered into the town in the night and had been sleeping, uncon- : scious of its environment, when ~ the noise of the automobile en- gine awakened it. ? ds
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