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VOL. 46 DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1936. No. 32
Township Elects
Doll As Teacher
Fawn Grove Man
Vocational Te:
Kester’s Place
Ronald Doll, former ppietCipal of Dal-
las Borough schoolsy®vas unanimously
elected teacher of English in Dallas
Township Schools for the coming year
at a meeting of Dallas Township school
board on Monday night. Gerald Snyder
of Fawn Grove, Pa., a graduate in the
Class of ’35 at Pennsylvania State Col-
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Volume Of Water
High At New Well
| Water Company Is Pleased
With Flow From
Shepherd We
ew
Flowing at a rate of twenty gallons a
minute, ten gallons a minute better
than officials had expected, the Shep-
herd well on Machell avenue was put
into service by Dallas-Shavertown
Water company on Saturday night.
With the additional supply of water
trom, this source officials expect to
lege, was elected vocational teacher in
the position recently made vacant by
the resignation of Donald Kester. Al-
though the board interviewed fifteen
other applicants for positions on the fa-
culty no one was appointed for the
single remaining position, that of
teacher of French and English.
Aside from appointment of teachers
there was little other business before
the board, except routine business mat-
ters. The school calendar for the 1936-
1937 term was announced as follows:
School opens September 1st, with La-
bor Day a holiday. November 11th,
Armistice Day is also a holiday.
Thanksgiving and the following Friday
are holidays. Christmas Vacation ex-
tends through December 24 to Janu-
ary 4. Easter Vacation includes Good
Friday through the following Monday.
Memorial Day is a holiday. School will
close on June 1. A
Faculty of the Township schools will
be composed of seventeen teachers. All
grades except the second will be ac-
commodated in the new building. The
second grade will be housed in the
Goss School building.
New Highway Now
Near Completion
Holmes Construction Co. Is
Pouring Final Concrete On
Tunkhannock Road
Final concrete was poured last Sat-
urday on the Tunkhannock end of the
new Dallas-Tunkhannock road at a
spot not far from the junction with the
Sugar Hollow road. Forms for the lay-
ing of the cement on this end ofthe
stretch from John Moyer’s farmeto the
Atherholt place at Evan's
been put in place a i
that concrete will be ‘Poured there his
week. When this work is completed
construction of the middle section of
the road will have been finished.
Considerable doubt seems to remain
in the minds of many as to whether
the two other important links in the
Tunkhannock-Dallas road will be
started this summer, namely Tunk-
hannock to the Sugar Hollow road and
Evan’s Falls to Lutes’ Corners. Money
for the former section has been set
aside by the State and surveys have
been recently completed. Some delay
seems to be holding the work up at
Scranton in the office The District En-
gineer and persons vitally interested
in the completion of the highway are
aiming considerable criticism at that
office.
Field engineers are now at work lay-
ing out the route for the Evan's Falls-
Lutes’ Corners section of highway. It
is understood on reliable authority
that there will be little change in the
location of this section of the road.
Property owners and residents of
Luzerne county who live along the con-
tinuation of route 92 from the Wyom-
ing County line to Dallas are wonder-
ing when that section of the road will
come up for survey. Some of them are
disturbed and are of the opinion that
there will be no concrete laid from
Lutes’ Corners to Dallas for some years
to come.
EN
Many Will Attend
Motor Club Picnic
Beauty Contest Entrants
Must Also Be Good
Auto Drivers
Pretty girls from Dallas and vicinity
who plan to compete in the Beauty
Contest, that is to be an outstanding
feature of he Wyoming Valley Motor
Club Picnic program, Wednesday,
August 12, at Sans Souci Park, must
have more than good looks n’ every-
thing that fits so well in a bathing-
suit, to win favorable consideration of
the judges. Knowledge of how to
handle the wheel of an automobile will
also be a factor. The winner will re-
ceive a handsome wrist watch.
Competitors, incidentally, must mail
or present their entrance applications
to Motor Club Headquarters, Sterling
Hotel, Wilkes-Barre, not later than §
P. M. Tuesday, August 11.
In addition to the beauty contest
there will be an all-day program of
. entertainment diversified enough to
suit everybody, Chairman Lindemuth
of the Picnic Committee announces.
Other attractions will be an all-morn-
ing program of sports and athletic con-
tests for men women and children; an
open air auto show; a ball game be-
tween two of the Valley's semi-pro
teams; quoit pitching tourney for both
men and women. swimming meet; an
automobile “grip test”; all the
pleasure devices in the Park going full-
blast; and picnic lunch under the
trees. There will be a brief speaking
program also at which Russel E. Sing-
er, head of the American Automobile
Association; Pres, 'S. Gable, P. M. F.;
State Secretary of Highways, Warren
Van Dyke; Superintendent of State
Highway Patrol, Charles H. Quarles
and Prof. A. L. Rummer, Wilkes-Barre
schools, will talk. Thirty-six prizes will
be awarded to winners in the various
overcome any water shortage at other
| wells brought on by prolonged dry
weather.
| As a health precaution during the
first few hours the well was in opera-
tion ,the company used quantities of
chlorine and thoroughly pumped out
the well before connecting it with the
service mains. But for sometime after
connecting with the mains there was
a slight taste of chlorine in the water.
Use of chlorine has since been elimin-
ated with receipt of the report of the
State Health department that water
from the Shepherd well is pure and fit
for human use without the addition of
chemicals.
During the past week the water com-
pany completed installation of 300 feet
of 2-inch pipe improving the service
for consumers who live on Church
street, Dallas. Local officials of the
water company now believe that the
backbone of the summer dry spell has
been broken as far as water service
is concerned and despite the fact that
some of the wells are supplying less
water than they did during the spring,
the additional supply from the Shepherd
well will more than offset these losses.
With reasonable care on the part of
consumers there need be no water
shortage in Dallas this summer.
Mrs. Elmer Parrish
Dies While Asleep
. Heart Attack Is Fatal
To Life-Long Dallas
Resident
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The funeral of Mrs. Elmer Parrish,
aged 60, whose death Saturday, after-
noon from a sudden heart j attack
shocked the entire community, was
held Tuesday afternoon from thé Tate
home on Main street, Dallas.
Prior to the fatal attack which
caused her death, Mrs. Parrish had
been apparently in her usual health,
although she had been more or less
lailing for the past two years and had
been under the doctor's care several
{times last winter while in Florida. On
ithe day of her death she had prepared
(the family dinner, taken care of her
{householl duties and spent part of the
(afternoon visiting: with her son until
she lay down for a nap. Death came as
she slept
| Mrs. Parrish, the former Rosa M.
| Hildebrant, was born in Dallas town-
!ship on July 4, 1876. She had lived in
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| Dallas and Dallas township practically
all of her life. On October 26, 1896 she
was united in marriage to Elmer Par-
irish. Had she lived until October the
couple would have celebrated their for-
tieth wedding anniversary.
She was a loving mother and cheer-
ful companion, a woman of great
energy and shrewd business insight.
She was alert and interested in the af-
fairs of the community taking an ac-
tive part in the work of Dallas M. E.
church of which she was a member.
She was a member of Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital auxiliary and of various
church organizations.
Beside her husband she leaves two
children, Albert H. of Rohrsburg and
Mrs. Ruth A. Hunt' of Dallas; also
five grandchildren and a sister, Mrs.
John Frantz of Dallas.
Funeral service at the home’ were
conducted by Rev. Joshua Brundle who
preached the sermon and Rev. Paul
Kolesnikoff who read the prayer. Ser-
vices at the grave were in charge of
Rev. Francis Freeman. The ballbearers
were: Grant Shaner, Nelson Whipp,
Stanley Doll, Corey Gordon, Clark
Hildebrant and Addison Wiolbert, Sr.
Flower carriers were members of he
Sunday school class. Interment was in
Woodlawn cemetery.
Quartet To Sing
At Camp Grounds
Ladies From Chesbrough
Seminary Scheduled
For Aug. 10, 11
The ladies’ quartet from A. M.
Chesbrough Seminary, North Chili, N.
Y., will sing at the Free Methodist
Church Camp Meeting Monday and
Tuesday, August 10 and 11. Dr. Smith,
president of the seminary, will accom-
pany the girls to Dallas. Miss Jean
Ross, daughter of Rev: Gertrude Ross:
of Dallas and graduate of the Seminary
was a member of the quartet last year,
and it is through her influence that
they are brought here this summer.
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GOVERNOR FLYS NORTH
Visits Fred M. Keifer At
Gatineau Club In Canada
Fred M. Kiefer who is spending the
summer at the Gatineau Rod and Gun
Club, north of Maniwaki, Quebec, Can-
ada, sends word that Governor George
H. Earl and a party of nine recently
flew to the club landing their amphi-
bian plane on Clearwater Lake not far
from the club house. The party spent
several days fishing and enjoying the
beautiful surrounding wilderness. Fred
says that he is having a great summer
and doesn’t expect to be back in Dal-
contests,
las until October.
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LEADERS FOR THE MOST POPULAR BABY TITLE
(Photo by Herzfeld’s Studio)
SHIRLEY ANN WELSH
Dallas, Pa.
Trust is written in capital letters
on little Miss Shirley Ann Welsh’'s
face, and we trust you won't over-
look her in choosing the contest’s
Popular Baby, for if you do you're
passing up an excellent prospective
winner. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Welsh
feel sure that their daughter will
come in for a “lion’s share” of the
honor and glory that goes to the
winner of the contest.
(Photo by Herzfeld’s Studio)
JERRY ELSTON
Kunkle, Pa.
‘This young fellow could be elected
to the Senate on his expression
alone; one can see that he is every
inch a campaigner, and he will en-
counter little difficulty in winning
his audiences here. Bet you'd like
to hear him make a real stump
speech on his candidacy for the
honors assured to the most popular
baby in this contest. He is the son
of Mr. ands Mrs. Stanley Elston of
Kunkle.
(Photo by Herzfeld’s Studio)
JANE WHIPPLE
Dallas, Pa.
I am little Miss Jane Whipple of
Dallas. My ambition is to be chosen
the “Most Popular Baby” and have
my name engraved on the beautiful
loving cup, which is mearly as tall
as I. Jane’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Whipple of Dallas also
share their daughter's ambitious
desire.
Jerry Elston Leads
Spectacular advances with new lead-
ers out in front marked the close of the
second lap this week of the Baby Con-
test being sponsored by The Dallas
Post and Community merchants.
Young Jerry Elston, wearing the colors
of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Elston, flashed
into the lead while close behind in sec-
ond place, a position he has held since
the start of the race, was little Eugene
Brobst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Brobst, In third place and showing
plenty of strength was smiling Jane
Whipple, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Whipple. Then in order came
Joan Cundiff, twins, and Evelyn Whipp
followed by a score or more others in
close succession. 3
And still it's any body’s race. Man-
ager McCormick at his headquarters on
Main Street issued the following in-
formation: “More and more people are
becoming interested in the Popular
Baby Contest being conducted by the
Post and the progressive merchants of
the community. Votes are coming in
faster every day—concrete evidence of
the growing interest in the contest.
“Don’t /delay—get started now in
gathering all the votes you can. The
contest /is divided into three periods—
| our first will extend up to and includ-
ling ‘Saturday September 12. During
[this period all merchant coupons will
{count 400 votes. The week of Septem-
Iber 12 to September 19 they will count
1300 votes and the final week of the
i contest, September 19 to the 26 they
{will count 200 votes. Therefore, gather
all the votes you can up to September
12 so that the increase vote count will
place you among the leaders. Please
| remember—we will never give more
Local Men Visit
Folk Festival
Program Pays Tribute
To Pennsylvania
: Culture
The Pennsylvania Folk Festival held
at Bucknell University last week-end
could not help but impress all Penn-
sylvanians with the cultural and musi-
cal contributions made by the State to
the life of the nation, according to Fred
Eck and Elwood Swingle who motored
to Lewisburg on Saturday to attend
the program. Both young men were en-
| thusiastic over the quaint costumes of
the Pennsylvania German singing so-
cieties_ from the Allentown region and
the singing of Russian Mining Choir
groups. :
While at Lewisburg they were the
guests of Mr. Swingle's father who is
general foreman for the Sordoni Con-
struction company which is rebuilding
‘Old Main; one of the college buildings.
About sixty men are employed under
Mr. Swingle. Work of reconstructing
the building is especially difficult since
alumni who contributed funds for its
rebuilding stipulated that none of the
old walls were to be torn down ‘so that
the new building could be rebuilt as
nearly as possible along its old lines.
On Sunday the men attended the
Baptist church in Lewisburg where in
keeping with the Pennsylvania Folk
Festival, hymns written. by .Pennsyl-
vanians were sung. One of the first of
these was “Abide With Me” written in
1872 by Rev. Robert Lowry, a former
pastor of the Lewisburg Baptist
church.
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Noxen On Fast Time
Noxen is one of the few communities
in Pennsylvania and probably the only
one in Northeastern Pénnsylvania
Contest Starts On Iv Thi
CONTEST DIVIDED INTO T
Shirley ,Ann Welsh, Jean and Clara!
Field As Baby
PERIODS
, votes than you are receiving now. The
contest, as you see, is run on a declin-
{ing scale—after September 12, all votes
| will count less not more than they do
| before.
| It is not too late to enter your baby
in this Popular Baby Contest. Our of-
| fice is open each evening until 7 P. M.
If there is anything about the contest
that you do not understand, phone
Dallas 219 and ask for the Baby Con-
test manager or call personally at the
‘office.
Do not fail to remind your friends
and relatives that votes are given on
subscriptions te this newspaper—on
(NEW or RENEWED subscriptions.
Not only that, but votes are also given
on ARREARAGE payments for the
| POST.
| Do not hold out merchant coupons
|or subscriptions thinking they may
{count more later. They positively will
| never count more than they do now.
{On the contrary, after September 12,
{they will count less.
| We wish to bring to the attention of
all mothers the fact that our photo-
grapher will be at the contest office on
Main Street Dallas for the LAST time
Saturday, August 8, from 10 A. M. un- |
til 5 P. M. If you have not already had |
your baby’s picture taken, bring him |
or her to our office at that time,
Remember there are FIFTEEN cash
prizes besides the Silver Loving Cup.
Save the coupons that you receive with
each purchase from your community
merchant, subscribtion to the DALLAS
POST, ask your friends and relatives
to vote for your baby when they buy
merchandise, ask them to subscribe to
the POST—and make your baby a win-
ner.
C.P. Houghtaling
Is Death Victim
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Respected Citizen Had
Been IIl Fér Pdst
Year
Christopher Peter Houghtaling, aged
67, died yesterday morning at 9 o’clock
at his home on Cemetery Street, Dallas
after a long illness.
The deceased, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Christopher Houghtaling, was
born in Lenox, Pa. almost 68 years ago.
At the age of 14 he moved to Carbon-
dale where in 1887 he married Miss
Margaret Blackmore. From there they
went to Forty Fort and for the last
twelve years have engaged in farming
in Dallas and surrounding communi-
ties.
Mr. Houghtaling was a splendid
character. His constant faith ‘and tre-
mendous courage were, an inspiration
served as superintendent of the Pres-
byterian Church in Luzerne where he
was an honorary elder at the time of
his death. :
Surviving are his wife and four chil-
dren: Christopher of Forty Fort; Mrs.
May Cooper of Forty Fort, Mrs. Ger-
trude Schmidt of Wyoming, and Mrs,
Margaret Stuart of Dallas; also these
grandchildren; Weldon Houghtaling of
Detroit, May and Jean Cooper of Forty
Fort; Eleanor, Ruth and Harry
Schmidt of Wyoming, and Ann Stuart
of Dallas.
Funeral services will be in charge
of Rev. Gertrude Ross of Dallas and
Rev. S. E. Davies of Luzerne.
BOWMAN’S CREEK WIDENED
A power shovel is being used to
widen and. deepen the channel of Bow-
man’s Creek near, Orcutt’s Grove, Nox-
en. A retaining wall is also being built
near the new bridge at that point. The
work is being done with the co-opera-
tion of the Federal Government to pre-
where Daylight Saving Time is being
observed this summer.
vent future floods and washouts in that
to all who knew him. For many years he |,
Committees Report
On Firemen’s Drive
Reported At $65 By
Solicitors
With many solicitors still to be heard
from, Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire com-
pany reports total contributions of
more than $350 from local citizens to
its current campaign for funds. At the
meeting of committee chairmen on
Wednesday night four leaders reported
contributions of $65 during the week.
Ira D. Cooke, acting chairman of the
committee during the absence of Peter
D. Clark, urges all solicitors to make
their reports at the meeting of the
committee which will be held next
Wednesday night in the Fire Company
quarters. “a
Contributions received during the
(week and not previously published
were as follows:
AGP Keifer 0. ac: vi dina ond, $10.00
James: Murray to. lcs vile oid 1.00
Stanley Dollie... ob dd fai 2.00
John Isaacs
W. C. Shepherd
Chet Bollinger
W. T. Daddow
QReorge Sivder::. ....5 vind ol 2.00
John, Hildebrandt. .. «cus insic.ios 2.00
A IrTenIAi (5 tele te sia a ate le Unie ere a 10.00
S. W. Hildebrandt
Mrs Earl Craig. .cv..iievienieisso 1.00
Giles Wilson ..o. sve vvonrisie 2.00
Charles Tapp «i ec rveelvnvysire 2.00
Arthur Newman ............... 3.00
George Williams
All Lake Campers
Must Get Permits
|Chief Stevenson. Is Deter-
mined To Stop Petty
Thievery
In an effort to break up petty thievery
at Harvey's Lake, Chief Ira G. Steven-
son of the Lake police has issued or-
ders that all campers will be required
to secure written permits from land-
owners on whose grounds they camp.
For some time past residents of the
Lake have been bothered with thefts
of milk and foodstuffs from refrigera-
tors. In most instances where the cul-
prits have been apprehended they
have been found to be campers.
Besides the permits from land own-
ers, campefs will also be required to
register at police headquarters and
keep a complete roster of all persons
in their respective camps. Chief Ste-
venson believes that this will go a long
way toward preventing any further
outbreaks of petty larceny. Campers
who do not live rigidly to these Te-
quirements will be given twenty-four
hours in which to break camp and
leave the Lake.
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SWIMMING POOL GIVEN ORPHANS
Children at the Summer Home of the
Home for Friendless Children of
Wilkes-Barre located near Stull have
been given full rights to a fine swim-
ming hole in Bowman's Creek by A. J.
Sordoni. The spot, formerly known at
the “Third Swimming Hole” has been
a popular rendezvous for a number of
years, but recently has been desecreat-
ed by so-called “nature lovers”. Mr.
Sordoni who acquired the surrounding
land when he purchased the Stull in-
terests, has had the pool fensed off and
given to the children of the Home for
their exclusive use.
etree AR pennies.
WANT PINE CREST OILED
Residents of Pine Crest avenue have
asked Dallas Borough Council to have
that street oiled as soon as construc-
tion is completed. The street will be
water bound macadam and because of
heavy street construction expense al-
ready incurred this year council will
be unable to have it oiled at this time.
Other streets that would have to be
oiled if Pine Crest is oiled are: Wyom-
This Week’s Contributions
Liquor Will Be
Election Issue
Petitions For Local Option
Signed In Dallas Borough,
Kingston Township
At least two communities, Dallas
Borough and Kingston township will
vote on local option at the November
election if plans adopted by various
units of the W. C. T. U. are carried
i through to conclusion. At the meeting
of Dallas Borough Council on Tuesday
night a petition bearing eighty-seven
signatures was present asking that
the issue be placed on tie ballot for the
coming election. Last) week residents
of Kingston township presented a si-
milar petition bea, ng 119 signatur
to the Kingston wnship Superyi#fors
for their considefation.
The Kingston t ? tition was
bresented to court this week. Since
| there were only four councilmen pres-
ent at the meeting of Dallas Borough
Council, action on the petition present-
ed here was deferred until a later
meeting when all members might have
an opportunity to vote on it.
Confident of Success
The movement for local option in
Kingston township was begun by Sha-
vertown W. C. T. U. Mrs. Ernest Kel-
ler, president of the organization, says
that she is confident that local option
1 will be carried in Kingston township
lin November by a large majority, judg-
ing from the eagerness with which
people signed the petition. Only 108
signatures were required on the peti-
tion in Kingston township, 10 percent
of the total number of votes cast in
1934. The petition had 119 signatures,
more than enough, and many who had
not signed it signified their desire to
do so.
Shavertown W. C. T. U. has thirty
members and besides the president,
Mrs. Keller; has the following officers;
Mrs. Ella Howlett, vice president. Mrs.
Albert Major, secretary and Miss Edna
Roushey, treasurer, erin ld
Councilman Comments
Commenting on the I¢cal option
petition in Dallas Borough a member
of Dallas council said this week that
the borough now receives between two
and three hundred dollars a year from
liquor fees, paid by licensed liquor
dealers. If local option is passed, he
said, this revenue will be cut off. He
was of the opinion that there have
been few or no complaints against the
liquor dealers operating in Dallas.
Those who want liquor he said will
get it whether they can get it in Dallas
or not, It is his belief that local option
will mean a loss of revenue for he
borough and the probable opening of
illegal. places for the sale of liquor.
Noxen Has Local Option
Last year the effort to have local
option in Lehman township was dex
featedgby a narrow margin at the polls,
{ while in Noxen township the forces in
favor of local option emerged victori-
ous.
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Local Musicians
On Band Program
Massed Band Concert Aft
Montrose Will Attract
Many People
E. Y. B. Engleman, Noxen band
leader, and members of the Ruggles
band are expected to take part in the
Massed Band contest at Montrose on
Friday night, August 14h.
In no previcvs venr has the advance
| interest in the Montrose Massed Band
[Concert been so great. Already enough
iplayers have signified their intention
of attending to make the band as large
or larger than in past years. A number
of prominent musicians who have not
attended previous concerts are expect-
ed, among them M. Claude Rosenberry,
Pennsylvania state director of public
school music, Dr. Russell Carter, di-
rector of public school music for the
| state of New York, Albert Edmund
| Brown, Dean of the Ithaca Conserva-
tory of Music, Dr. Will George Butler,
well known composer and conductor of
Mansfield, Pa., Mr. Francis Myers, pro-
minent band leader of Utica, N. Y.,
and Captain DeWitt K. Botts of the
Manlius Military Academy.
In addition to new comers practically
(every band and band leader that has
been in attendance in past years will
be on hand again. The 40 page souvenir
program which has been published con-
tains the photographs of most of those
bands and band leaders and might be
considered a “Who's Who” ‘of band
people in eastern Pennsylvania and
southern New York,
This year the concert has been de-
dicated to the memory . of the late
Hamlin E. Cogswell, a musician and
composer who was born and spent his
early life not far from Montrose and
who later gained national prominence
in. musical circles. The Montrose
Quickstep, one of his compositions, is
to be included on the program.
There is a small admission charge
for those who wish to attend the con-
cert which is scheduled for August
14th at 8 P. M. Reserved seats have
been on sale for several days and
are being rapidly: taken. In the
event of rain making it impossible to
give the concert on the above date it
will be played one week later.
A rehearsal of Massed Band program
is to be held at Montrose on Monday
evening, August 10th, at 8.
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BATHER INJURED
Suffering severe lacerations of the
right foot obtained while bathing on
the beach near Sunset at Harvey's
Lake, Donald Zbray, aged 19 of Oxford
ing, Elizabeth, Jackson and Park
which were built sometime ago under
icinity.
Council street improvement program.
street, Lee Park was treated Wednes-
day afternoon by Dr. Frank Schooley
of Dallas.