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VOL. 46
DALLAS. PA.. FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 9, 1936.
POST
SCRIPTS
THE
MAIN
STREET
WEEKLY
GAZETTE
SCOOP: The Department of ‘Public
Education at Harrisburg has decided
that any student of Dallas Township
who wants a business course can at-
tend Dallas Borough High School, at
the Township District's expense. By
the same rule, if any Dallas Borough
student wants vocational trdining hes
can attend the township sghool,,
the borough paying the way.
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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE:
From Harold Tudor, sub-editor on the
Liverpool (England) Echo—“The im-
pression prevails here that the United
States wishes to isolate herself from
the tangle of European politics because
she fears that she will become in-
volved in war, and because she feels
that she was “stung” by the Great
War. It is true that the eventual repu-
diation of War Debts did place a large
part of the financial burden of the war
upon America’s shoulders put it
should be remembered that this was
no greater than the burdens of Britain.
Britain has had to shoulder much of
the commitments of the other allied
nations, who, it may be said, secured
the better part of the bargain at the
expense of Britain and the United
States.
“The peace of the world now is not
so much in the hands of Mussolini,
Hitler or Stalin, potential aggressors
though they may be, as in the hands
of Britain and the United States who,
by making it clear that their combined
forces would be set against any aggres-
sion, would form a front which no dic-
tator dare challenge.”
—(—
LITERARY NOTES: “Valiant Ts
The Word For Carrie,” which has been
running serially in The Post since five
weeks ago, started last Sunday in The
New York Sunday Mirror. The next
Post serial is “Libelled Lady,” which
Walter Winchell, in his column in the
Times Leader last Friday night, re-
ported “is better than ‘My Man God-=
frey,’ a big click.” .
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FEATURE STORY: In 1918, shortly
after Al Smith was elected Governor
of New York State, William Randolph
Hearst wanted to be put on a commit- |
tee to welcome returning soldiers.
Smith refused. A year later Smith re-
fused to name a Hearst attorney to the
Supreme Court Bench. Soon after
Hearst accused Smith of supporting the
“milk barons” published cartoons
showing children dying because their
families could not afford milk. Someone
sent a copy of the paper to Al's mother
on the East ‘side. Later while Hearst
was trying to get the Governorship and
kick Al upstairs into the Senate, Smith
said his mother had been so horrified
by the charges Hearst paners made
against her son she raved about them
on her death hed. Smith called Hearst
“a pestilence that walks in the dark”
Hearst called Smith a “socialist”. Tn
1928 Hearst cartoons nietured Smith
as a boozer and a tenderloin touch.
"Then came 1932 and Roosevelt and 1926
and Tandon. Smith broke with the
Democrats and came out for Tandon.
Tost Sundav Al Smith awoke to find
himself hailed as “A Patriot”. The
paver which hailed londest was Wil.
liam Randolph Hearst's New . York
‘American.
’ i ee () ee
FXCHANARS: “The wife of George
Hell of Des Maines was eranted a, div-
orca with alimonv today.” Now there’!
be Mrs. Hell to pav.
POLITICS: A little more than a
month aen this column was =iven over
to a sketch of your Post Scrinter’s va-
cation in the New England States.
‘Amone other thines we mentioned that
we had not encountered a, sinele Roose-
velt voter after we left New Vork
State. Onr conclusion that New Ene-
land would go for Landon, an assumn-
tion already partly borne out bv the |
results in Maine, so wnleased R. M.
Scott of Mt. Greenwood he clipned the
column and sent it. via Mr. Farlev’s
couriers, to the headauarters of Alfred
Tandon, with the exnlanation that since
this clippine came from what “seemed
to be” a Democratic paner (Have we
got peonle enessing?) it might carry
carry some weight. A conrteous secre-
tarv renlied. thanking Mr. Scott and
explaining that although Mr. Landon
was Fast speaking, the clinnine wonld
certainly he called to his attention un-
on his return.
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EDITORIAL: A writer in “The In-
dependent” predicts increasing taxes in
the Dallas Section. That, he writes, will
kill one of the first reasons for this
section’s growth—low taxes. The causes
of the new calamity are such things
as improved schools, better roads, more
efficient fire protection, additional po-
licemen and increased governmental
functions. In view of this unfortunate
transition from a farm country to a
modern suburban area. The Indepen-
dent asks “Will they move back to the
city?” Not, we suspect, until landlords
in the Valley supply a rowboat with
every first floor apartment. Even with
the handicap of bigger schools and bet-
ter roads it’s comforting to be 600 feet
above the Susquehanna in the Spring-
time.: ‘7 ;
~ (Continued on Page 8.)
an important election.
tion.
How do you feel? If you think
- WANTED: LETTERS ON LOCAL OPTION
Next month four local towns will vote to decide whether the sale of
‘hard liquors shall be barred. In view of the principles involved it will be
To sound sentiment, and produce the arguments of both sides, The
Post has offered a prize of $2.50 for the best letter opposing local option
and the same prize for the best letter favoring local option.
Anyone is eligible to enter. The letters will not be judged by their
literary quality or their high-sounding language. All we want are sound,
common-sense reasons why you favor or oppose local option.
Already a number of letters have been received. The majority of
them present arguments against local option. Before we begin publishing
the letters next week we want to have some letters supporting local op-
publication. The prize itself isn’t such a big one, but the need for a gen-
eral expression of opinion on the subject is important.
Don’t be afraid to stand by your convictions. Write what you be-
lieve and send it to us. Otherwise you won't be justified in complaining.
if your side loses. This is your opportunity to present your case.
If you don’t want your name used, tell us and we’ll withhold it, with
the understanding that you won’t be competing for the prize.
you're right your opinions can stand
FDR Gains One
| More State In
Landon Appeaf's
ing Safe Lead With 27
States
POLL NEARS END
By JOHN THOMAS WILSON
NEW YORK, Oct. 8—Which way
‘and how strongly the national political
winds are blowing, in small town and
country-America, will be shown defin-
itely in the final tabulation of the coun-
try newspaper nation-wide poll now
‘nearing conclusion.
| The balloting, which has been con-
|ducted by more than 3,000 weekly
[newspapers located in all parts of the
| country, comes to a close this week,
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inational returns will be announced the
| N ewspaper Poll
To.Bé Hold-
‘Saturday midnight, October 10th. Final |
No. 41
FRED KIEFER RETURNS
FROM GATINEAU RIVER
WITH FINE TROPHIES
Fred M. Kiefer retughed.-this
week from a four-and-one-half
month stay at the Gatineau Rod
and Gun Club on the Gatineau
River in Quebec, where he bagged
a bear and a moose.
The bear was an especially fine
specimen, weighing 400 pounds,
and its pelt now occupies a favored
spot in the Kiefer home.
Among the distinguished visitors
at the gun club in the heart of the
Canadian wilds was Governor
George Earle of Pennsylvania, who
enjoyed the unique facilities for
sport and the beautiful scenery.
Sordoni Is Chief
For Eleventh Year
Harvey's Lake Firemen
Name Senator Honorary
Head Again
Senator Andrew J. Sordoni of King-
Peter Culp’s Absence Felt
| week of October 19th. ston and Harvey's Lake, who can doff |
At National straw-vote headquarters | his Senatorial dignity in a hurry when |
here in the offices of Publishers Auto- fire bells ring, has been selected again
caster Service and The American Press |2S Honorary Chief of the Daniel C.
a record straw-vote is being tabulated. | Roberts Fire Company of Harvey's|
A total of 872,797 ballots had been re- | Lake. :
‘Speakers Stress
Worth Of School
In Nation’s Life
New Addition To Lake Silk-
worth Building Dedicated
Wednesday
PTA GIVES PROGRAM
The importance of education in na~
tional life was stressed by speakers at
a program Wednesday afternoon at
which the new addition to the Lake
Silkworth School was dedicated.
H. A. Snyder, superintendent of Leh
man School District, pointed out that
since it equips future citizens for their
part in the social structure.
H. Crosby, president of the school
board, urged closer co-operation among
pupils, faculty and parents in order
that the full measure of worth may be
taken from the new opportunities in
jeducation.
| Rev. S. Gajewski, pastor of Lady of
Mt. Carmel Church, the principal
speaker, stressed that even education
cannot succeed without God and gave
examples of notable failures where the
spiritual had been excluded, He aimed
education is the basis of national life,
Pike’s Creek Civil War Veteran Had Attended Dedication
Of Huntsville Christian Church N Ba ree
Years Ago
As it has each year for nearly two decades, Huntsville Christian Church
celebrated another anniversary of its founding this week but this time there
was no Peter Culp to recall how his mother had carried him to the dedication
services on October 15, 1843.
Mr. Culp, pioneer resident of the section and a Civil War veteran, later
elder, clerk and Suday School superintendent of the modest little church on
the road between Huntsville and Chase, died last February, twelve days before
his 94th birthday.
As Church Has Anniversary
corded at the close of the seventh week
of the poll and released today. :
How They Are Running
The political trend of the country
vote at this time gives Governor Lan- |
don, Republican, a lead of about one
and a half to one over President Roose-
| velt, Democrat. Or, in percentage terms,
| sixty to forty. The third party candi- |
date, Congressman Lemke, Union, runs
a distant third with a percentage of |
4.7%. i
Other minor party candidates, Thom-
as, Socialist; Colvin, Prohibitionist;
and Browder, Communist, are far in the
ruck so far as country-America voters
record their presidential preference in
this poll. :
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Senator Sordoni was first named
chief of the company in 1925, when the
Lake firemen incorporated. His leader-
ship has been largely responsible for
the development of the company, since
he has succeeded in interesting other
public-spirited friends in the work of
the company. : See
" Other officers named are: President,
Otis Allen; vice-president, Ira C. Ste-
venson; secretary, M. E. Kuchta; as-
sistant secretary, Wi E. Myers; Finan-
cial secretary, Fay A. Williams; treas-
urer, Arthur'L. Stull.
The fire company is discussing plans
r the coming year. The regular meet-
ings in the future will be held on the
second Tuesday of each month, start-
ing with next month’s meeting. The
‘a spirited attack on Communism.
PTA Sponsors Program
{sored by the Lehman Parent-Teacher
‘Association and Mrs. Arthur Major,
was unable to attend.
{man M. E. Church, invoked divine
{blessing on the gathering.
The program itself included the fol-
‘lowing: March, Betty N augle: welcome,
Ernest Kuckenbecker, recitation, Wini-
jfred Crane; “Red School-House,”
|Amelia Zukowski, Mary Crossin; piano
{solo, Kathleen Groblewski; entertain-
|ment, the various grades; tap dance,
Rev. H. B. Willetts, pastor of ILeh--
For years he had been the . oldest
living person who could recall the early
days of this section’s first church. When
he died the records died with him, for
he had never written them, preferring
to carry them fondly in his memory, to
be brought forth only on such gala oc-
casions as this week’s anniversary.
Nightly Services
So, without its ‘beloved Peter Culp,
Huntsville (“heigian Church observed
its 93rd birthday anniversary this week
under the direction of Rev. C, H. Frick,
pastor, whose uncle, Charles H., served
as a preacher at the church a number
of years ago.
Among the clergymen who have
| spoken at nightly services have been
Rev. M. C. Frick of Pike's Creek, fath-
er of the pastor, Rev. Burris A. But-
ler, Firwood Church of Christ; Rev. J.
Albert Hall, Plymouth; Rev. Percy A.
Davis, Westmoor, and Rev. Lawrence
A. Doak of Benton.
One of the most enthusiastic services
took place on Wednesday might when
the annual Fellowship Meeting and
Youth Night was held. For that occa-
sion, Wiyoming* Avenue Christian
Church, of whick | 2v. Mr. Frick also
iis pastor, suspended its weekly prayer
'meeting and visited the local congre-
gation.
Although the Huntsville Christian
Church has been remodelled inside and
out, its wide planks covered by ‘smooth
flooring, its wood-pegged benches re-
placed by more comfortable pews, its
rag’ carpets gone, its hand-hewn tim-
bers hidden, it is, underneath its im-
provements, the same church that was
built in 1843 and played such an im-
portant part in welding the early resi-
dents into a religious and social unit.
Originally there were separate en-
trances for men and women, flanking a
high platform where the preacher
stood. Across the road from the church
was a carriage shed. At first candles
were used, then oil lamps and later the
church acquired a handsome chandelier
which was suspended from the ceiling
and held a number of small oil lamps.
Before electricity finally came to the
little church a carbide system of light-
ing was used.
At one time construction of a new
church was started but the new struc-
ture was finally connected with the old
(Continued on Page 8.)
The returns to date are from 39
states. In some states the vote has been
light and cannot be considered conclu-
‘sively indicative that such states are
{bound to go to the respective leading
‘candidates in November. In other states
‘the vote has been heavy throughout
Church To Launch
Special Meetings
Seven Congregations Unite
For Nightly Services
Next Week
| have early leads been cut down and
(states changed from one to the other |
[column of leaders. |
| .
Sever Methodist Episcopal Churches | Oregon. in F. B. R. Column
in the Dall x ii ist the close of this week's tabula-
n the Dallas area will launch a con: tion President Roosevelt had gained a
centrated drive to stress spiritual in- lead in one new state, Oregon, for a
tensification on Sunday might, when total of twelve states to twenty-seven!
shows Roosevelt 2,565 to 1,917 for Lan-
pulpits, don. In Connecticut, Landon leads
|
the balloting. In only a few instances |
pastors from those churches exchange for Landon. The Oregon vote this week ci
The churches participating are those Roosevelt 540 to 459, a small majority |
| : ; | Glady: .
next meeting will be held on Novem- [Fiadys Grapam
‘ber 10. Teachers at the enlarged school are
a a it Adda M. Lizdas and Jennie F. Buffing-
° . ton, The addition, which cost about
Council Rejects :
| $6,000, doubles ‘the capacity of the
| ° (building, and gives the Lake Silkworth
New W PA Project ‘district a fine, modern, country school.
| The board is now contemplating
‘drilling a well on the grounds.
{
Thinks $1,500 Estimate Is
Too High For Borough Ip.
Tob Local Woman Juror
{ ° o
“WPA project for the ie At Jennings Trial
beth Street on Ra#fish Heights !
frizated by Rats Borough Coun- | Mrs. Innes First Woman To
a meghit® on Tuesday night on | Raw +
grotfids that the $1,500 estimate’ Serve On Confined
f the borough's share was too high | Jury
for 1,400 feet of road. /
Elizabeth Street is already graded. One of the jurors hearing the long-
The councilmen felt the expense to the |gwaited trial of Emerson P. Jennings
borough for paving would not be war- |in Wilkes-Barre this week is Mrs. Don-
ranted now. ; {ald Innes of Dallas R. D., wife of a
The project for laying a sidewalk prominent architect.
from Fernbrook to Dallas will begin as The first woman to serve on a jury
soon as present projects on Pinecrest | Ly ich will be kept together as on a
Avenue, Spring Street, and Ridge lanrder case. Mra. tau > Iootod
Street are completed, John Jeter, bor- | ” T Pre . °5 was Se ae
ough. engineer repbited on Tuesday afternoon. Judge Samuel E.
2 ’ X {Shull, who is hearing the case, decided
Council fixed its’ regular meeting |.; . : CYR :
night as the first Wednesday of each tis of Suen importance that he Jury
will have to be kept together until a
month. The next meeting will be held [verdict is reached.
on Wednesday, November 4, : ;
| He named a special woman court of-
{ficer to tak rg Mrs. I
Home Ec Expert a A vu as
Scout’s Speaker
began her active service as a juror on
Wednesday morning, when she walked
into the courtroom at the head of the
panel as Juror No. 1, smiled a pleasant
“Good morning”, and took the seat
from which she will listen to the
|state’s effort to prove that Mr. Jen-
Inings dynamited the automobile of
Miss Nitzkowski Te Discuss
Fashions At District
Meeting
in Trucksville, Shavertown, . Dallas, of g7 votes. |
Lehman, Alderson, Maple Grove and mpg twenty-seven states in which |
| Centermoreland. For the Sunday even- T.andon leads are: California, Colorado, |
ing service Rev. F. C. Ether will connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, |
preach at Trucksville M. E.; Rev. H. B., Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, |
Willets will be at Shavertown; Rev. Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Guy Leinthall will occupy the pulpit at Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
Dallas; Rev. H. $8. Savacool will New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
preach at Lehman; Rev, Fred M. Sell- yonis South Dakota, Tennessee, Vir-
ers will be at Lehman; Rev. Francis ginia vermont, Washington, West Vir-
Freeman will go to Maple Grove, and ginia and Wisconsin.
Rev. George Sweet will preach at Cen-! The Roosevelt leads are gained in
termoreland. { Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
The services will continue each night [Tdaho, Montana, North Carolina, North
except Saturday night, with visiting Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and
clergymen bringing new messages. The Utah.
churches co-operating have extended a, In no state does Lemke threaten the
warm ‘invitation to any non-members leaders, He is polling his heaviest vote
who decide to attend any of the servic- in North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon-
es. tana, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
A partial list of the guest preachers Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
follows: | Jersey and New York.
State by state tablation of the Lemke
Dallas M. E. Thomas, Colvin and Browder vote has
The visiting clergymen during the shown a falling off in the balloting
week at Dallas M. E. Church will be
Rev. Charles H. Gilbert, Carverton, on
Monday night; Rev. John White, Pitts-
ton, Tuesday; Rev. Harry Renville,
Luzerne, Wednesday: Rev. A, B. Foote,
Plymouth, Thursday, and Rev. R. D.
‘Coward, Plains, Friday.
Shavertown M. E.
Rev. Fred Sellers, pastor of the Sha-
vertown M. E. Church, has announced
the following visiting clergymen for
the week’s services; Monday, Rev. Wil-.
ton Dubrick, Glen Lyon; Tuesday, Rev.
Roswell Lyons, Courtdale; Wednesday,
Rev. George Summerson, Wyoming;
Thursday; Rev. David Wolfe; Friday,
fo (Continued on Page 8.)
Dear Editor:
I am sure that you must-have been
heartbroken by the sudden leave-taking
of your crack reporter. But, cheer up,
I am sure he will see his duty and re-
turn to his calling.
_ In the meantime I am obliged to add
to your troubles by reporting that as-
signment you gave me last week, on,
“Brotherly love” has fallen as flat as a
deflated football.
In the first place you should have
known that every one is as fond of his
neighbor as are the fleas on the back
of a hairless Mexican hound. And they
will go without a meal any day so that
their neighbor may live upon the fat
of the land, This Brotherly Love bug
has even eaten its way into the ranks
of the W. P. A. If one worker breaks
his shovel by leaning on it another
brother worker will promptly give him
his. ’ ps
Why the dear neighbors have even
taken up the task of doing one an-
other's laundry. (what matters it, if
same is done mostly in public?) Neigh-
bors are being so thoughtful of their
fellow neighbor that the air just per-
LEMUEL’S LEFT, SO SUB TAKES
“BROTHERLY LOVE” ASSIGNMENT
{meates with good will and kindly
thoughts,
sharing the effects of their pet's vocal
abilities with their neighbors. This har-
monious melody falls upon our ears
from early morning to late at night.
Wish some one would promote a “Dog
Barking Fest”. This, I think, would
tickle the vanity of dog owners. They
could have the local constable be the
judge.
Of course we would find out that a
lot of these little playful puppies are
really full grown doggies and that
would mean a few more licenses than
we now have. But it does seem that
there was a law passed once upon a
time as to the age of a dog being
licensed. Of course that was in the dim
dark past when we did not have this
wave of Brotherly Love stuff. So why
worry over laws, when the conduct of
the people makes them passe? And any
way our dogs around-about here have
a way of never growing up.
Just to show you, Dear Editor, how
hard it is to find anything but broth-
(Continued on Page 8.)
Owners of dogs and cats insist upon |
during the last three weeks. The total
|vote for all candidates in 39 states at
ithe close of the seventh week shows:
Landon 491,419 56.3%
327,673 37.5
4.7
0.8
0.8
0.4
872,797 100%
Between the three leaders only, they
stand:
57.1%
38.1
491,418
Roosevelt
859,771
As between Republican
crat, they stand:
Landon
Roosevelt
100%
and Demo-
491,419
327,673
60.0%
40.0
819,092 100%
District To Have
Training School
Sunday School Officials Plan
Six Weekly Classes
At Lehman
A training course for Sunday school
workers in this section will be conduct-
ed at Lehman M. BE. Church for six
weeks, beginning on Wednesday, Nov-
ember 4, according to plans announced
vesterday.
The classes will be sponsored by
Sunday School executives in the Dal-
las area and will be inter-demomina-
tional. Miss Elma Major of Huntsville
Christian Church will be dean. The
Dallas District extends from Trucks-
ville to Sweet Valley and as far north
as Alderson.
Rev. Percy Davis, pastor of the
Westmoor Church of Christ, will have
a class for adults; Rev. Guy S. Lein-
"(Continued on Page 5.)
Miss Eureka Nitzkowski, head of the
Home Economics Department of the
Association, will be the guest speaker
at Camp Wildwood, Harvey's Lake, on
Monday evening at 6:30 at a covered
dish supper sponsored by the Dallas
District Girl Scout Council.
Mrs, Harvey Kitchen is chairman of
the program for this meeting, and has
secured Miss Nitzkowski to talk to the
Council on Fall and Winter Fashions.
Al Ithe members are urged to attend
as this meeting will be important in
business transactions and also of ed-
ucational value.
Scholastic football teams from this
{Juage W.
Luzerne County Agricultural Extension |
Alfred Valentine on March
28.
She wore a dark green sports hat,
a matching flowered = dress with a
bright orange scarf, secured by a gold
bar pin.
United Sportsmen
To Meet Saturday
Dallas Camp, No. 227, United Sports-
men, will meet on Saturday night in
Henry M. Laing Fire Co. building: All
members and those interested in con-
servation of game are invited.
D.T.H.S. TEAM MEETS ST. CECELIA’S
TODAY: BOROUGH GOES AGAINST SEM
section will sally into enemy territory
this week-end, leaving Lehman with the only home game on its hands. King-
ston Township will fill an open date on its schedule by playing the township
alumni again.
This afternoon Dallas Township will
visit St. Cecelia’s. 7
Last week the township played West
Pittston High School and lost, 20 to0.
The Valley team had little difficulty in
pushing across three touchdowns, al-
though Coach Doll's eleven held West
Pittston scoreless during the first
quarter. )
Lehman High School will play Shick-
shinny tomorrow afternoon. The down-
river squad was defeated, 45 to 0, last
week by Forty Fort but Lehman ex-
pects no easy task tomorrow.
On Saturday afternoon the borough
eleven will play the Wyoming Semin-
ary Junior 'Varsity in a contest which
will precede the Wyoming Seminary
"warsity's game with Fast Strouds-
burg State Teachers’ College.
Last Saturday the borough eleven
scored its second victory of the season,
defeating Factoryville, 13 to 0. Both
Dallas tallies were made by Kuderka,
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fast Dallas right halfback, who made
the scores with end runs. Both Nie~
meyer and Brace starred.
Dallas was weak on its aerial attack,
completing only two of its six attempts
but it made fourteen first downs on
end and line plays, as compared with
six for the visitors. /
Kingston Township will play an
alumni team this afternoon at 3 on the
Trucksville gridiron. In its opening
game with the alumni the high school
eleven lost, 6 to 0. :
Last Saturday Plains ran wild
against the township squad, scoring
two touchdowns in the first four min-
utes of play. In view of the obvious
difference in the teams, Coach Xraft
of Plains withdrew his entire first
team and used his second and third
stringers for the rest of the game.
Kunkle was the star for the township,
making a single tally on a forty-yard
end run with a few minutes of the final
quarter to play.
The dedicatory program was spon-
President of the PTA, presided. A. P. g
Cope, county superintendent of schools,