. oT INSTALLNENT OF OUR NEW $2 \ POST ADVERTISERS KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T SELL THEM IF YOU DON’T TELL THEM / ¢ dallas Pos More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution NOVEL ON PAGE OUR NEW SERIAL, “WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE", STARTS THIS WEEK — VOL. 44 3 DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1934. No. 43 POST SCRIPTS STUDENT DEER —30— GAME BODY Or A young man from this community, a product of the local high school, a good student, and a good athlete left this fall to continue his studies in a ~ school of higher learning. It has been suggested by a number of citizens that a little money might make the path for this youngster a little brighter. Through his own efforts he has saved enough to pay a part of his way through school. Now comes a sugges- tion from Chief of Police Leonard O’Kane that a benefit football game be arranged between two teams of old- time football players in this commu- nity and the proceeds sent to this boy to help him in his struggle for a higher education. We think the idea a good one, and we'd like to hear some other suggestions or ways in which financial assistance can be giv- «<n this boy * ps Last Friday while on his way, K home for lunch Frank Garrahan couldn’t be- lieve his eyes when he saw a fine big buck deer bouncing across the road near the Methodist church. It was a real deer all right and it didn’t stand still a minute while in Dallas. Where it came from and where it went no one seems to know. Last year a doe deer visited Dallas and spent several minu- tes under an apple tree on the ridge back of Captain Booth’s home on Leh- man avenue. Twenty years agd it would have been an unheard of thing to see a deer so close to this commu- nity. At that time deer were on the wane in Pennsylvania and there was fear of their complete destruction. ‘Wise ‘conservation methods have madd . ‘deer a common sight once more in Pennsylvania and put this state in the forefront of the states of ‘the union in the number of deer in its woods and fields. y —— Among the mysterious symbols and terms which have gradually come into’ common usage among newspapermen there is one which has motivated a great amount of research in the last ten or fifteen years. It is the symbol “30” which a newspaperman uses at the end of his story to signify that it is ended. ‘We have heard at least eight dif- ferent explanations of the origin of the use of the number. One of the most logical is that in the days when news- paper stories were written by hand, in- stead of on typewriters, a period was indicated by “x”, the end of a para-| graph by “xx”, and the end of a story by the sign “xxx”, Roman for “30”. | Another explanation is that “30” has a peculiar East Indian origin. In Ben- gali, “80” means “farewell” or “I quit”. An English officer in Calcutta used the figures at the end of a letter he sent to the East India Company in 1758 and the company, using the figures in their publication, made them “30” by mis- take. There is a tale, too, that the symbol came into existence because, during a major disaster somewhere, the infor- mation was wired to the outside world by a telegrapher whose number was “30” and who remained at his key and met death after his assistants had fled. The most ancient explanation goes all the way back to the 30 magistrates appointed by Sparta over Athens at the termination of the Peloponnesian ‘War. They were called the “30 ty- rants” and were overthrown after one _ year’s reign. The end of the sway of the tyrants was heralded with a spirit of gladness and the numerals “30”. —C For several weeks now we have been amusing ourselves with a variety of the “Do You Know?’ game. We've been trying to find out just how much ‘the lingo of the newspaper has become a part of the layman's speech. Newspapermen and printers have a long list of words and phrases which mean one thing to them and an entirely | different thing to someone who is a stranger to the methods and equipment of a publishing plant. The fact that any piece of writing, from a 2-line mote to a sixX-colmun article, is considered by the reporter as a “story” seems to be known generally now but many other term$ common to the newspaper office are given amus- ing definitions. / For example, a “jump story” iS one which, for lack of space, must be con- tinued to another page. Various per- sons questioned said the “jump story” is “exaggerated news”, ‘astounding news”, or “unexpected happenings which can be turned into news before the rival paper gets them.” A “bulldog”, the first edition of a newspaper, was called “a determined reporter” by one person questioned. Another defined it as “hanging on to a gtory” and a third said it meant “to rewrite a story”. The gem of all our answers, however came from a worhan who naively ex- plained that she had spent three years at a school of journalism and “guessed” she could answer all the questions. She |Garinger {Lacy Williams, Miss Lillian F. Rood, | common property and responsibility of Monster G. O. To Be County Leaders To Sound Keynotes Of Republican Campaign CROWD EXPECTED An old-fashioned patriotic political rally will be held on Monday night at 8 in the Dallas High School Building under sponsorship of local Republican leaders. Outstanding G. O. P. standard-bear- ers from Luzerne County will be among the speakers and an entertain- ing program will follow addresses. Among the speakers will be District Attorney Thomas H. Lewis, Ralph Morris, State councilor of Jr. O., U. A. M.; Mrs, J. B. Davenport, vice-chair- man, Luzerne County Republican Com- mittee, and Referee Asa E. Lewis, of the Workman’s Compensation Bureau. Edgar Bauer, widely known as a magician, will be one of the chief en- tertainers and Roger Howell will be the soloist and song leader. Warhola’s orchestra will play during the program and later will play for dancing. Cider and doughnuts will be the re- freshments. Peter D. Clark, chairman of the ral- ly, expects a capacity crowd in res- ponse to the general invitation. Every- one will be welcome. Booster Day For Team On Saturday Double - Header Arranged For Local Football Fans Be Held P. Rally Big Frame Up In Washington Framed in leaves and steel, the towering Washington monu- ment presents an unusual ape pearance, its outlines blurred by steel scaffolding, as the job of Saturday will be Booster Day for the Dallas High School football team. In addition to the ’varsity contest between the local high school team and the team from Nescopeck High School there will be g preliminary tilt between two teams made up of seventh, eighth, and ninth © mee pupils of Dallas achools; { So far, Dallas High School's team has had a discouraging season and to- day’s program is to be as much a testimonial of community support as it is a means to aid the school athletic council financially, The regular 'Varsity line-up is an-, nounced in a page advertisement in this week’s Post, The line-up. of young gridders who will make their debut at 1:30 follows: Minnesota: Penn State: Shaver Snyder: Race Monk E. Ide McCullough Jones Gould Rugg¥s . Drake Furneaux (Capt.) I Poliski Davies ‘W. Brown Henson Culp Dix (Capt.) E. Bronw Tutak \ Veitch Brace Local Musicians In Concert At Mossville A concert willa be given in the Mossville M. E. Church on Saturday night, October 27, by Mrs. Beatrice Miss Dorothy Smith, Ralph Smith, and Al Milliner-Camp. ’ gettireg its face lifted makes progress. It took workmen a month to erect the steel frame for the mammoth repair job. pa $45,000 Fire Ruins Old Car Barn Here Believe Tramps Started Early Morning Blaze : # Flames levetled the old car barn along the Wilkes-Barre Railway Corp- tracks at /Dallas early Wednesday morning, causing a'loss which was estimated by traetion company officials to be $45,0000 Firemen from Henry M. Laing Co. responded to an alarm at 6 and pumped water from Toby's Creek. They were | assisted for a while by a squad of traction company men. William Huf- ford, motorman on an early street car, discovered the blaze and summoned the local firemen. The building was about thirty years old. Nine cars were stored in it. About two weeks ago, six snow sweep- ers and electric shovels were removed from the barn to the Westmoor car barn to be prepared for winter service, Here Monday Monthly Available If Claim Is Made Appropriation Is Made But Response Here Is Slow ACTION URGED Six hundred dollars a month is avail- able for employing capable instructors from the Back Mountain to direct the new emergency education program here this winter but unless some plan to claim the appropriation and sponsor the program locally is made within a week that money will go to another district. At a meeting at Luzerne on Wednes- day night, Eugene Lazarus, a member of Dallas school board, was the only representative of this section present and he has urged that some local group, probably the Parent-Teacher Associa tion, act immediately to secure the ap- propriation. If plans to carry out the program in District 5, which includes the terri- tory from Luzerne back, are made promptly it is probable six men or wo- men from this region will secure posi- tions for the winter months, The program will function under the State Work Division and will start next month. Its purpose will be to de- velop a social, recreational, and educa- tional program that meets the needs of the communities and gives employ- ment to’ workers who have qualifica- ‘tions and the ability to develop such a |community program. | An advisory council has been formed ‘and its immediate objective is to de- termine the extent to which the various communities desire to participate and for this purpose it has delegated to its individual members the responsibility of forming local committees for related groups of communities throughout the county. Whenever possible, these com- Imittees will consist of a school dir- ector or member of council from each volitical. subdivision in the group, i Through these committees each com-= !munity will be given an opportunity to express its desire to participate and arrange the details incident to the submission of the projects. . Any local group which is interested in contacting officials to assure Dallas of its share of the money may secure more information from H. H. Upde- grove, county supervisor, whose office is at 33 Kast Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre, or from Eugene Laza- rus, If the money is not claimed by this section it will be used in other parts of the county. Harold Wagner May Undergo Operation $600 | Harold Wagner is quite seriously ill at his home on Lehman avenue and if no improvement is shown in his con- dition within the day physicians are of ‘the opinion that he will have to under- go a major operation for stone in the kidney. Mr. Wagner has been ill for « week having been taken with a severe attack of pain on Friday last. His many friends in this region hope that he will not have to undergo a sur- gical operation and that his recovery will be speedy. Practical Matter To Be Settled By Each Community The civie possession of properties is one of the oldest theories of govern- ment, Originally, the development and ex- ploitation of natural resources was unknown Water could be taken from the springs and rivers, heat came from the wood which could be gathered just outside the cave, and the oil whichrwas the by-product of the animals the pri- mitive man slew for food and clothing provided his flickering light after dark- | ness. Everything was there for the taking. Land was held in common by the clan and changed hands only when enemies won it by force. Monogamy did not exist and, to a large extent, even women and children were the the tribe. Gradually, man began to appreciate | the value of tools and implements. When he had searched for the mater- ials and manufactured his weapons and tools he felt that he, and he alone, should have the use of them. Then agriculture came and man protested which he had labored long and hard. Property became largely personal and private. But urban civilization was forced to acquire certain properties which were necessary to economic and military success. The civic possession of streets, bridges, ferries, parks, and sewage systems were well-nigh indis- guessed wrong, for she had 11 correct answer sout of the 25 sought, “Add” ‘on a story means that it is to (Continued on Page 8.) pensable to urban life. Only rarely in history have such properties been own- ed privately. ; Ancient Rome had a surprisingly ef- Current Sentiment For Municipal Ownership In Dallas Has Background Which Had It’s Germ In Earliest History Two weeks ago Dallas Taxpayers Association decided to present the question of municipal ownership of the local water company before the borough council. Because of the interest in the suggestion, The Post is presenting these articles on municipal owner- ship in an effort to explain its principles and methods. The Post is impartial in its views on the subject and is not present- ing these articles in favor of either side, ficient municipally-owned sewage sys- tem. treme later attempted by experimental groups in many parts of the These theories existed for many years, and, in 1872, they became part and par- | cel of the present day orthodox theory | of socialism as by Karl Marx. In America the tremendous natural resources opened the way for profitable develop- ment and exploitation. There were expounded | tremendous stakes for the intelligent, management. As a result, in this coun- lagainst the distribution of crops upon | aggressive, honest promcier and =p ulator. The swift, surprising growth of industry saw the development of im- mense privately-owned public utilities. The privilege of securing franchises for supplying water, light, or transpor- tation to urban communities. was eagerly sought. The franchise carried with it the creation of a virtual mono- poly and it presented, if unrestrained, the opportunity for maintaining extor- tionate rates for service, Frequently corruption entered into the plan and at one time such inJustic- After the Crucifixion of Jesus. | | His disciples founded a community in [which all property was common, an ex- [ytilities probably world | Municipal Ownership Of Properties Ancient Theory | | | es were a flagrant evil in America po- litical life, an evil which was remedied largely by the creation of State bodies, |such as the Public Service Commission, [to exercise some control over utilities. In some cities, such as Philadelphia jand New York City, transportation | systems were constructed and owned by the cities and leased to private | management. In Philadelphia, the P. |R. T. operated all street cars, subway | trains, taxicabs, and airplane routes in ithe city. The evils of private ownership were by no means general. The majority of were operated fairly tand with a keen appreciation of their responsibilities But public opinion [turned strongly toward municipal own- | ership of utilities, Municipal ownership might have been more popular today had it not | been discovered early that the conduct |of such properties by city governments ! . . to this there was the general American | { preference for private initiative and try today municipal ownership is bit- iterly debated by two opposing groups. | Furope has taken the theory more seriously. Public pawnshops, munic pa orchestras, opera houses, etc, ure common in Europe. In America great attention has been given to parks, libraries, and to public playgrounds and to such government- owned businesses as the United Stafes mail. In a number of towns experi- ments have been made with municipal- ly-owned power or water plants and i Stoll Kidnaping Suspect The safe return of Mrs. Berry V. Stoll, Louisville, Ky., society woman, to her home after pay- ment of $50,000 ransom to the kidnaper, precipitated an inten- sive manhunt throughout mid- western states for the suspected abductor, Thomas H. Robinson, Jr., above, former inmate of Tennessee asylums for the in- sane. Robinson fled from Indian- apolis, Ind., after receiving the ransom money, federal agents say. t Some Beat-Thirty Six Square Miles Biggest Rural District Keeps Lake Cops Busy Ira Stevenson, who was reappointed chief of Police of Lake and Lehman Townships this week, may not have the biggest police force in the state but, with the possible exception of Pitts- burgh and Philadelphia, he and his single assistant cover the largest terri-< tory. Chief Stevenson and his motorcycle patrolman, Fred Swanson represent the law, twenty-four hours of the day, ini a, territory which includes thirty-six. square miles. Do they envy the city cop who has only two or three blocks to cover eight hours of the day? Mr. Stevenson was reappointed at a salary of $175 a month and Mr. Swan-. son was named as a full-time officer for the winter. Chief Stevenson has been chief at the Lake since 1931, suc- ceeding Capt. John Ruth, who was kill-\ ed while attempting to arrest a mur- derer, Stevenson has done some fine work during his tenure of office. He was formerly a State policeman. Good Job Clyde Lapp has cleared a section of the hill fronting his residence on Machell Avenue and has planted sever- al varieties of spruce trees. The plots once a tangle of underbrush and a fire trap, has been improved considerably by Mr. Lapp’s efforts. Dies; Mrs. Gordon Community Grieves Had Been Resident Of This Section#or 76 Yeats Mrs. Alice J. Gordon, 76, a highly esteemed and respected resident of this section all her life, died last Friday at her family home in West Dallas She had been ill since March but her death came as a severe shock to her hundreds of friends throughout this section. Funeral services were held from the home on Tuesday afternoon at 2, with/| Rev. Lynn Brown of Lehman M. HE. Church officiating, Interment was in the Idetown Cemetery. Pallbearers were Willard Diltz, Robert Chesney, Joshua, Ferry, Merle Shaver, Kirt Mc- and the rapid development wags frequently unsatisfactory. Added |Carty, and Carl Anderson. Mrs. Gordon was the daughter of Horace and Hannah Spencer, old resi- dents of this section. She hag lived in Dallas Township during the entire span of her life. She was a splendid Christian “voman, a fine mother, and a £200 eighbor. Her husband, John Gordon, died about ten years ago. Mrs. Gordon was a devout member of the Idetown M, 6 E. Church, Surviving are a son, Corey H. Gor- don of Dallas; and two daughters, Helen and Hazel, at home; also 'a grandson, Paul Gordon and a great- granddaughter, Janet Gordon; and a (Continued on Page 3.) sister, Mrs. Julia: Spencer of Idetown. Democrats Gain But G. O.P. Will Be On Top Here For Dietrich’s Candidacy CONTEST NEAR END The Back Mountain Section gives every evidence of holding to its rock- ribbed Republican traditions this Fall but the Democratic vote here will pro- bably be the largest ever polled by that party. “ Because of the absence of local con- tests, interest in the election to be held November 6 is still dormant, ex- cept in Dallas Township where a $25,- 000 bond issue is to be voted upon. The number of votes cast probably will be less than the 1,700 counted in Dallas Borough, Dallas Township, and King- ston Township last Spring but | the number of Democratic votes will be many more than the 125 cast by that party’s followers here in May. Back Mountain communities gave Senator Reed tremendous pluralities last May at the primaries and it is likely that he will have most of that support next month, despite the efforts being made here in behalf of Joseph F' Guffey, the Democratic nominee, Guf- fy’s greatest gains here will be among those voters who chose Reed as a pro= test against his opponent, Governor Pinchot, and Pinchot’s alignment with the candidate for governor, William A. Schnader may harm the Attorney Gen- eral’s candidacy here. The Democratic gains in this sec- tion are due largely to the growing popularity of George H. Earle, the Democratic candidate for Governor. Be- cause of strong political connections, Schnader will receive the majority of the Back Mountain votes, however, al- though strong Democratic sentiment in other rarts of the county may car- ry Luzerne County for the Democrats. Congressman C. Murray Turpin is assured a good majority in this sec- tion, although it is reported that his strength in many other sections of the county rests entirely with the support of the County G. O. P. machine and, that, lacking that support, “he might easily lose to his Democratic opponent, Dr. John Casey. Willard G. Shortz, the present Rep- resentative of the Sixth Legislative District, of which Dallas and the Back Mountain area is a part, has both Democratic and Republican nomina- tions, A Dietrich Gains Tremendous gains have been made in Wyoming County by the Democrats, largely because of the whole-hearted support being given by members of all parties to the candidacy of Elmer E. Dietrich, who seeks election as Con- gressman. Mr. Dietrich’s opponent is jLouis T McFadden. Throughout the Fifteenth District, Mr. Dietrich has made great gains dur- {ing the last month and the enthusiasm for his candidacy which is general i throughout Wyoming County has Ispread to other counties in the district which formerly were McFadden’s strongholds. State=Wide Battle As the end of the campaign’ ap- proached this week, candidates for state offices redoubled their efforts to climax what will be Pennsylvania's hottest gubernatorial election in years. Particularly because it will be. an- other test for the “New Deal”, - the state is being watched by political ob- servers throughout the nation. In the eyes of the rest of the coun- try, Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial elec- tion is more than a contest between Democratic and Republican candidates. In an address this week, George Earle, the Democratic candidate for governor and former United: States minister to Austria, said: “Pennsylvan- fa is going to vote for or against Presi- dent Roosevelt's program on November 6. Let us be perfectly clear about that. The Democratic Party is for his pro- gram. The Republican party is against it, Which will you have? “President Roosevelt has been in of- fice 19 months. In that time he has started one of the greatest social and humanitarian reconstruction projects this nation has ever seen. We call it the New Deal. It is designed to bring about economic recovery by raising la- bor’s wage through minimum scales, by establishing maximum work hours to decrease unemployment, by priming the pump with emergency federal ex- penditures. Some critics say it cost too much. I say that anything that brings us out of the chaos of depres- sion cannot cost too much. TI say that (Continued from Page 8.). i | REPUBLICAN LILY STILL BLOOMING, DESPITE N. R. A. There’s a good omen for Repub- licans at the home of Mrs. O. L. Harvey 142 Franklin Street, Dallas. A lily plant which began bloom- ing early in August is still going strong. It has bloomed constantly for nearly three months now, each.of its three -or four stalks having four of five blossoms continually. The lily is classified, officially, as the Republican lily. Even the NRA hasn't stopped it from blooming overtime, The plant won first prize at the Trucksville flower show several months ago. Wyoming County Strong =
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