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DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1934.
No. 45
SCRIPTS
UNCANNY
DEMOCRATS
NEXT YEAR
MACHINE
DALLAS
.' Pennsylvania could have saved a
great deal of money on Tuesday had
she just taken Tom Heffernon’s predic-,
tions from his political column in The
Independent last Sunday and made
them the official returns,
~ As a political prophet, Mr.
“non, the editor of Wyoming Valley's
lone Sunday newspaper, has always
‘had an enviable reputation, but it is
doubtful that he ever predicted with
such uncanny accuracy as he did this
time.
We passed our copy of The In-
dependent on to someone so we are
_ unable to quote Mr. Heffernon’s pre-
dictions. We know, however, that,
even to the details of county returns,
those predictions were amazingly ac-
curate.
On his totals for the State, on his
prediction of the Allegheney County,
vote, on his guess of an 8,000 Republi-
can majority for Luzerne County, in
fact in practically all of his compre-
hensive analysis of the prospects Mr.
Heffernon was correct,
We don’t know if Mr.
clairvoyant but we shall most certain-
ly take his word for political predic-
tions from now on.
Mr. Heffernon, incidentally, deserves |
to wield great influence in the State's
new Democratic set-up. He has our
whole-hearted congratulations.
Oi
A political observer in Dallas points
out that the Democratic gain in the
borough was not se great when com-
pared with the vote which local Demo-
crats gave to Al Smith in 1928.
At that time Smith received seventy-
nine votes in the borough, There were
eighty-nine Democratic votes last
Tuesday. The Democratic registration
here, we understand, is about seventy.
On Tuesday one Republican wanted to
wager that there would be no more
than fifty Democratic votes in the bor-
ough.
Heffer-
—_——
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- almost before the dust of Tuesday's
avalanche had settled, there is talk of
the election next year.
That will be an interesting one, par-
ticularly in the light of the advances
made in the county by Democrats.
Luzerne County will elect next year
three county commissioners, one. from |
the minority party, of course; a dis-
trict attorney, a sheriff, ‘a county
~ treasurer, a register of wills, a recorder
of deeds, a coroner, and a Surveyor.
For some years the county’s branch
of the State Republican machine has
had little trouble in holding control of |
the important offices. Several compli-
cations next year will change the com-
plexion of the contests.
Will the county Republican organiza- |
tion, stripped of most of its Federal
and State patronage, be able to swing |
the election.
The Republican majority in Luzerne
County on Tuesday seems to have been
somewhere between 38,000 to 9,500. Na- |
turally, some of those votes will be
' 1ost to the Republicans when the Dem-
ocrats begin to distribute jobs.
#t is probable that some 1,400 men
work for the State sometime during
the year and generally those men sup-
port the party which gave them work:
In the past the Republican party has
benefited by their support. The Demo-
cratic party is now entitled to similar
retribution
Ome thing ig important. If the Re-
publican party expects to retain control
of county offices next year it must
completely forget old prejudices and
make the county organization one
which includes and satisfies all Pe-
publican factions.
——
Next year’s election will be interest-
ing, too, for Dallas. The terms of four
councilmen, Warden Kunkle, Elmer
Parrish, Clyde Vietch, and Grant Sha-
ner, expire. Eugene Lazarus will end
his appointed term as school director
and Lewis LeGrand's term as auditor
will expire. Leonard O'’Kane’s present
term as constable will also come to an
end.
Tt is unlikely that the Democrats
could gain enough .strength here to
gain any offices, unless some of their)
candidates might win the Republican
nomination, too, but the battle for Re-y
publican nominations is always a bit-
ter one.
——
There are many in this community
who have lost a good friend in the
passing of D. P. Honeywell. He was a
man whose counsel was sought on
‘many matters and he gave it without
ostentation. There were among those
who crowded the house and stood on
the porches at the funeral, men who
owed much of their well being and
success to the kindly advice and assis-
tance given them by D. P. Honeywell.
There were others among them who
‘had known him as friend and neigh-
__ bor through a lifetime of association
and still others who had known him a
shorter time but who had come to love
and admire him.
On aericultural matters he was an
authority. His wide reading and pric-
tical experience plus a keen insight in-
to farm problems made him one whose
word on such matters carried weight
and respect.
‘The Post joins with the community
in extending its sympathy to his wid-
ow, to his son, Jack and to his two
Heffernon is |
- grandchildren, Helen, and Jessie,
‘Boulder Dam ‘Gullets’ in Place
“Full speed ahead” is the wur
|
d at Boulder Dam, where construc-
tion crews are driving forward work on the massive federal hydro-
electric project. Here are shown
newly-installed giant intake towers,
into which waters of the Colorado will flow, to be converted into
electric power for surrounding states.
Sillworth Wets Overcome Lead
Of Dyys In Lehman And Idetown
i ‘Towhship Rejects s Local Of Option By 2
Votes.
Gverwhelming opposition in the Lake Silkworth region defeated Lehman
Township’s local option movement
on Tuesday,
despite the strong showing
made by the drys in the Lehman and Idetown sections of the township.
In thé two dry districts local option received a majority of eighty-eight ago and the rivalry between the teams | King.
but the Silkworth voters polled enough votes in opposition to overcome
votes,
that lead and defeat the issue by two Vv
One hundred ninety-eight votes were cast for local option and
were cast in opposition to it.
otes.
200 votes
Protest Abandoned
Shortly after the result had been
determined on Tuesday night it was in-
timated that the®audinlity of the vote
might be contested but yesterday te {
leaders reported a question concerning
the qualifications of certain voters had
been settled satisfactorily and that no
request for investigation would be
made,
The vote by districts follows:
Yes
61
39
100
200
No
74
117
North (Idetown
Middle (Lehman)
South (Silkworth)
Total
It will be impossible for
hip to vote again on the local option
ssue for four years.
Many lgnore Issue
A number of voters in the township
were uninformed of the question which
appeared on the machines or had no
inclination to vote. The votes cast on
the local option issue were far less
than the total number of votes tallied.
The movement had its inception in
the Idetown area when complaints
were made concerning several estab-
lishments. There are no licensed es-
tablishments in the center of Lehman
and it was in that territory that the
drys made their greatest showing.
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Lake Silkworth, which voted 10-to-1 |
against local option, is primarily a
|summer resort and it has several hotels
which own liquor licenses.
German’s Bread Sold
Here By Neal Henry
Neal D. Henry. has been appointed
representative for German's Better
Bread in the Back Mountain Section
and reports an increasing demand for
the product of the modern Forty Fort
bakery.
Mr, Henry is widely known in this
section. He is the son of a former
clergyman here. His territory includes
Trucksville, Sweet Valley, Dallas, Har-
vey's Lake, aad the surrounding terri-
tory.
Men Of Town To Meet
At Church Tonight
The recently-organized Men's Broth-
erhood of Dallas will meet at the M. E.
Church tonight (Friday) at 7:45. Rev.
G. Elston Ruff, a splendid speaker and
pastor of the Shavertown Lutheran
Church, will talk, All men of the town,
particularly the young men, are invited
to attend.
LOCAL GIRL SINGS
WITH CHAPEL CHOIR
AT BUKE UNIVERSITY
Elizabeth Hess of Dallas is a
member of the Duke University
Chapel Choir of Durham, North
Carolina, :
The choir, gonsisting of 150 voic~
es, will broadcast from the Duke
University chgpel at 11 o’clock next
Sunday morning.
Each member of the choir has
been selected. from the men’s or
women’s glee club, after individual
auditions. It is considered an hon-
or to be selected for membership
in the choir. .
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the town- |
|
‘School Directors
O. K. FERA Plan
Dallas Board To Permit
| Use Of Building For
|
|
Program
|
The n em: 1 education pro-
gram winch Will be carried on here
during the next five months under
supervision was approved by
| Dallas Borough School Board at its
ime > on Monday night and per-
{mission was given to furnish room,
| heat, and facilities for the adult edu-
| cation classes. |
State
having as members Dr.
Eugene Lazarus, and
was appointed to in-
| A committee
G. K. Schwartz,
{Calvin McHose
vestigate
{a similar plan for schools,
The reports of the secretary and the |
|treasurer were accepted. Three notes, |
| totalling $7,000, were renewed for three
(months. Bills amounting to $145.92 |
were ordered paid.
will be rented to Dallas Woman's Club
for the night of November 16 for its
card party. Dallas M. E. Church will
rent the high school for a bazaar on
December 6 and 7.
Tax Collector Arthur Dungey’s list
of exonerations was. accepted. J. E.
Roberts presided. All members wep
present except H. J Disque.
| school
the nursing service offered in |
The auditorium of the high school |
CRISPEL SISTERS TO
BE HEARD FROM WGY §
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
The Crispel Sisters, four youth-
ghters' of. Rev. and, Mrs. F.
‘rispel, who once served as pas-
tor at the Maple Grove and Car-
verton M. E Churches, will sing on
the General Electric Hour from
Station WGY on Saturday night
at 7.
Many parishioners and {friends
here will remember the girls, Car-
mel. Geraldine, Lula, and Joy Cris-
pel.
They sing and play instrumental
music and have been heard on a
number of occasions over
Binghamton, and WESG, EI y
Rev. Mr. Crispel is serving now at
ri
Back Mountain Holds To
G. O. P. As Dems Advance
- DEMOCR ATS MAKE BIG GAINS HERE
BUT REPUBLICAN
Unity Among Republican Fa
State And Nation Are
Democracy’s magnificent
day.
sylvania were piling up Democratic plu
the Mt. Vision = and
church of the Oneonta District. {
Grid Game Feature -
Of Homecoming id
Kingston Township stim
To Sponsor Annual Program |
Saturday
{
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|
Alumni of Kingston Township will |
|celebrate a Homecoming Day
|day afternoon in conjunction with the
{annual football game between Dallas
| Borough High School and the King
| Township team.
on Satur-
gston
|
| |
| |
.
| The township has one of ‘the
teams that has represented the
[in a. light,
best |
school
years, gation
is determined to revenge the
6-0 defeat last year at the hands of t
fast ag;
which
he|
borough. The township team defeated
[Dallas Township, 20 to 6, a few weeks |
| which will
intense.
clash on Saturday will pe
Arrangements are being made to ac- |
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comodate the largest crowd to attend |
ai local game in years, Parking space |
will be available for motorists Cap- |
able o Zicials will have charge rd
game, which will start at 2:30.
Parents of Kingston Township play-
ers will be guests of honor. They have
been requested to call at the office of
the high school on the afternoon of the
game for their tickets.
The Alumni Association will sponsor |
a surprise program in conjunction with |
the celebration. A parade will b |
at 1:45 from the front of the
building,
The com
of
ttee in charge of the af- |
{fair has as members, Willard Woolbert, |
Fred Finney,
| Lewis, Daniel
{Doug dle,
Howard Isaacs.
Mrs. Samuel Woolbert of Shavertown
recently received word that her nephew
Carl Is 5, son of William Isaacs, for- |
merly of Dallas but now of Youngs-
town, Ohio, is: slated for All-American
| honors as Tacklé on the University of
North Carolina football team. Isaacs
[played on the varsity the last three
Years, and Coach “Hunk” Anderson,
former Notre Dame coach, stated re-
|cently that he is one of the best tackles
[that he has ever seen and that he is
rated as the best Zackle in the Southern
Conference. Isaacs is studying aero-
nautical engineering. He was an out-
standing member of the football team
throughout his high school career hav-
ing played on the famous undefeated
|team of 1930. Young Isaacs is also a
nephew of Tax collector John Isaacs of
Kunkle and Henry Isaacs of Shaver-
town.
Cease, Palmer |
LE Eck,
) and |
Richard
Ri ichards,
Karl
aa
QUESTION CARRIED BY MAJ
eight votes.
Construction of the much- needed
Dallas Township Voters App
$25,000 Bond Issue For School
Although it was carried by only a slender margin in the upper districts,
the $25,000 bond issue for a new school at Dallas Township received two-so-
one support in the South District on Tuesday and won by a majority of thirty-
rove
MAJORITY OF 38 VOTES
addition will begin in the Spring and
will be ready for occupancy in next®
Fall, directors report. Crowded condi-
tions in the present building motivated
the appeal to the voters.
The movement for the addition was
’ lbegun about a year ago and consider-
|able controversy marked its progress.
| Opposition was based on the likelihood
|of a, burdensome tax increase. Under
the plan proposed by the directors the
|icsue will be financed inexpensively
|over a long period.
Opposition was most effective in the
North District of the township where
a tie vote, 41 to 41 resulted. In the
Middle District, the bond issue won by
only 3 votes, the tally being 59 to 56.
Greatest support for the question
came from the South District, the new-
ly created polling area. There sixty-
six persons approved the issue and
thirty-one voters opposed it.
At present, in the Dallas Township
School, all classrooms except one are
filled to capacity. If the issue had
been defeated it would have been nec-
essary to send some pupils to neigh-
boring schools.
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APOLOGY
Because of the unusu-
al demand for space and
the volume of work pro-
duced this week at the
plant of The Dallas Post
it is necessary to omit
the third installment of
“When Worlds Collide”.
The publishers regret
the interruption of the
serial but, despite the
fact that the story is al-
ready in type, it was im-
possible to find space
for it this week.
| Dallas Boro.,
| Dallas
| King.
| Dallas
| Dallas
| Dallas
tidal wave
against the Back Mountain Section’s traditional
BULWARK STANDS
ctions In Dallas Responsible
For Good Showing Made Here While Other Parts Of
Rolling Up Tremendous
Vote For Administration.
ONLY DISTURBANCE OF ELECTION DAY AT NOXEN
pounded relentlessly but in vain
G. O. P. breakwater on Tues-
While the nation was ratifving the New Deal and other sections of Penn=-
ralities, Dallas, Kingston Township, and
| Dallas Township were giving the Republican candidates a three-to-one lead.
For only one thing could local Democrats give thanks,
| 500 supporters in the three local municipalities.
The New Deal and
That was four times the num-
ber of Democrats who voted in the primaries last Spring.
A few more than 2,000 votes were
were recorded last spring.
| Election
| Returns
Governor
Schnader Earle
171
228
So. Dist
Dallas Boro., No. Dist, 3
120
78
167
34
21 |
87
Twp, Middle
Twp., No. Dist,
Twp., So. Dist,
Dallas
| Dallas
96
170
30
344
382
58
King. Twp., NW. Dist
Twp., SW. Dist.
King. Twp., NE. Dist.
Total 1548
iy 8
U. S. Senator
Reed
169
229
527
Dallas Boro., So. Dist.
Dallas Boro. No. Dist.
| Datias Twp., Middle
Dallas Twp., Ne. Dist.
Dallas Twp., So. Dist.
118
82
169
351
393
59
ing, Twp., NW. Dist.
Twp., SW. Dist.
King Twp., NE. Dist.
~
1570
Congressman
Casey
29
Turpin
173
230
| Dallas
Da
So. Dist.
No. Dist.
Boro.,
Boro.,
2
llas 53 |
Middle
North
South
123
80
177
Twp,
Twp.,
Dallas Twp.,
NW.
SW.
NE.
Dist.
Dist.
Dist.
355
40:
63
r Twp.;
g. Twp.,
. Twp.,
Total 1603
Representative
Shortz
So. Dist. 172
No. Dist, 236
Pawloski
28
47
Dallas
Dallas
Boro ,
Boro.,
119
78
174
Dallas Twp., Middle
Twp., No. Dist,
Dallas Twp., So. Dist. \
351
395
71
1596
King. Twp., NW. Dist,
King, Twp., SW. Dist.
King. Twp., NE. Dist,
Total
Schools To Accept
Fund-Raising Plan
Instead of asking pupils of schools to
purchase the little Tuberculosis Christ-
mas Seals this year, leaders of the
movement will ask that schools spon-
sor special programs during Thanks-
giving week to encourage small dona-
tions to the fund from school children,
Mrs. Melvin Mosier will have charge
of the programs in Dallas Township
and has started plans for the special
observance.
tn Go
Cobleigh And Devens
Dealers For Harry E.
Harry HE. Colliery at Swoyerville has
selected The Post for a series of ad-
vertisements on coal. The first ad-
vertisement appears this week.
Cobleigh Bros, at Shavertown and
the Devens Milling Co. at Dallas are
dealers for the Superior Coal of the
colliery in this section.
Harold Wagner Is
Recovering At Home
Harold Wagner has returned from
the hospital to his home on Lehman
Avenue and is recovering rapidly from
his recent illness.
‘| publicans here was due largely
9 | Guffey, also
cast in the three towns, 600 more . than
5 G. 0. P_ Unity
| The singular showing made by Re-
to the
unity effected between rival G. O. P.
factions several weeks ago. For the
| first time in some years the Old Guard
| leaders had joined with the County
[Fine Machine standard-bearers behind
[the same candidates.
. Congressman C. Murray Turpin, the
[Republican candidate who defeated Dr.
| John Casey, polled the highest vote in
this section. His votes exceeded those
of any other candidate.
Willard G. Shortz, the Republican
Representative to the State Legisla~
ture, had the second highest nuraber
a Back Mountain vote8, defeating
2 | Felix Pawloski, the Democratic nom-
|inee. Mr, Shortz represents the Sixth
| Legislative District, of which Dallas
|and vicinity are a part.
The tremendous Republican plurali-
ties granted by local voters was in
| sharp contrast to the pathetic showing
made by the Grand Old Party in many
other sections of the state and nation,
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Democratic Gains
Tremendous gains for Democrats in
this section were evident in all local
returns.
In Dallas Borough last Spring, for
example, there were thirty Democratic
votes. On Tuesday there were three
times that many.
The Democratic advance was parti~
cularly noticeable in Kingston Town-
ship. Last Spring about, seventy Dem-=
ocratic votes were cast. Op Tuesday
Democratic candidates received 296
votes in the three Kingston Township
districts.
Dallas Township, too, saw a Demo-
cratic gain, typical of the general
movement in behalf of the New Deal,
Only twenty-five Democrats voted at
Dallas Township in the primaries. This,
week there were 142 Democratic bailots
| cast, gn
tate Candidates
George H. Earle new Democra-
| tic governor, received 527 votes in the =
[three local districts, as compared to the *
1,548 which William Schnader, the dée=
| feated candidate, received. Joseph F.
elected on the face of
State-wide unofficial returns, received
|only a small vote here, as did the other
Democratic candidates.
Blow To Fine
The Democratic victory was a severe:
blow to the Fine Machine, which re=-
ceived a great part of its strength from
its influence with the Republican State
Machine,
The County Republican forces will
attempt a come-back next year in the
elections for county commissioner and
other Luzerne County offices.
Although Judge Fine's forces un-
doubtedly will lose ‘State patronage,
the Republican organization still cone
trols county offices and jobs.
Prohibition Candidate.
Despite the fact that he had made no
organized campaign, Rev. Judson Bail-
ey of Carverton, a Methodist preacher
well known here, received a number of
Lvotes.
Fist fights and minor disturbances
marked the election day enthusiasm of
party workers at Noxen where the
Democratic ticket rolled up a two to
one advantage over Republican candi-
dates and gave Elmer Dietrich, Demo-
cratic candidate, for Congress the fin-
est vote of any district in his home
county, It was the first time in many
vears that an election disturbance has
occur¢d in Noxen and the only one
where it was necessary to call the
State Yolice to settle matters.
the
DIETRICH SCORES
DECISIVE VICTORY
AGAINST McFADDEN
Louis T. MacFadden, the Re-
publican bad boy of Congress and ,
long-time representative from the
district which ‘includes Columbia,
Susquehanna, Bradford, Wyoming,
Sullivan, Pike, Montour, and
Wayne Counties, was defeated de-
‘cisively in Tuesday's election by
Elmer Dietrich, Democratic nom-
inee.
Mr. Dietrich a well-known Tunk:
hannock resident, has many friends
throughout the Back Mountain
Section and in Wyoming Valley.
He conducted a whirlwind cam-
paign and his victory was one of
the most sensational in the State.
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