This week’s paper is worth money ‘to you. It will make your Christmas shopping a pleasure if you read the ‘advertisements carefully and follow the suggestions they make. You'll find all of this week’s advertisers anxious to serve you. More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution A bargain in mystery, romance, ad- venture, fun and all around entertain- ment is ahead for all our readers. Watch for the big magazine special that will give you a selection of fine magazines with our newspaper at a ridiculously low price. ° VOL. 46 [POST he said, packing up his tackle, dis- ~ gustedly. [5 tail, broiled trout; a half a squab on # i y : flashed high from its tower. 3 lam which was making us long wist- ~ fully for the quiet of our own press Wk'd given him our Social Security saw faint points of light far ahead across the white ice. We stopped. brief- ~ counting on making a lasting impres- these little men—no higher than the paper,” we should say, would reach from the “cle off our nose, “What direction is the think I've got a bite.” his line and finally dragged something up on the ice. clearly. dream marshmallow whip—and then SCRIPTS CHRISTMAS STORY FOR ADULTS our dog team slithered to a stop be- side the gentleman who was thought- fully playing with a line he had dropp- ed through the ice. He was an Eski- mo. “Pardon us,” we said, flicking an ici- North Pole from here?” “Hold it a minute,” he said. “I He tugged at We couldn't see quite It looked like Admiral Byrd. Our friend pushed it back into the water. ~ “Turn’ left ‘at ‘the second iceberg,” “No peace any more.’ We went on and when we turned we ly for a hurried snack—a fruit cock- toast, some asparagus with Holland- aise dressing and some chocolate ~ pushed on. As we came closer we could make out the great castle, bath- ed’ in ‘the multi-colored lights which “Aurora borealis,” our driver flung back over his shoulder. “Same to you,” we hollered, grufely. The lights were giving us a headache. Our driver, a man with a flare for the dramatic, had evidently been sion with his arrival. He swung the dogs around in a graceful maneuver which snapped our sleigh sharply and ~ catapulted us smack into a snowdrift. “When they dug us out we had a mo- Ftnent. when we believed we had been Beate cuckoo. All around us were hitching post that used to be on Main Street—with white beards and twink- ling blue eyes and lop-sided red caps. |. ~ (The little men, not the hitching post.) ~ Then we remembered we'd seen pict- ures of thse incredible. little men in a Scene entitled “Santa’s Workshop.” They're called gnomes, you 4 (Post Scripter: Oh, Hello, Ed. Didn’t know you read this stuff). (Ed: I don’t. I'm slumming). ‘covered later they were mostly just called “Hey, you.” » eo ——— : “We had never been treated to such ‘an exhibition of grunting and groaning in our life. They worked so hard two of them got lost in the snow drift and we had to join the hunt for them. It took so long that we ‘were in a hurry by the time we had all got brushed off. “We've got to get back for Friday's we said. “Can you take us right to Santa Claus?” It took about fifty of them to open the big door into the castle. There was a terrific din coming from the room to the left, and when we entered it all we could see were hundreds more little men scampering around in saw- dust ankle deep, sitting at high stools painting toys and hammering for dear life. Some of them, having, apparent- ly, nothing better to do, were just sitting there contributing to the bed- room on publication day. — “We had skidded half way across the room with our hysterical escort when - we spotted Santa Claus. The room, $a ! Lehigh Valley Station to Doc. Swartz’s, and Santa was at the far end, his white head bent over his desk. A few of our excitable little friends tugged at his red coat and he swung his head around, peering at us sternly over the ' square spectacles which rested precari- ously on the bulbous end of his nose.” “I want to interview you,” we shou®: He held out a hand to silence the little men. They ignored it. “Didn’t hear you,” he hollered back. It wasn’t any use. We fumbled for a card. He looked at it. “You got a lower number than I did,” he yelled. We took another look at the card. Account Number by mistake. We took it back and found a name card. “Follow me,” he said. We left the big room and the noisy little men and passed through a maze of corridors. On the way a figure jn furs passed us. “Hello, Line,” said Santa. “Lincoln Ellsworth,” he ex- plained. ee Finally we came into another big room which smelled strangely like a stable. Not strangely, perhaps, be- cause that's what it was we learned when we saw reindeer sticking their heads out. “Had to come down here anyway,” Santa said to us finally. “Donner’s got a sore hoof. I can talk to you here if you don’t mind. You've got me at an awfuly busy time, you know.” ‘We assured him he was mo busier than we were, what with The Post weighted down with Christmas adver- tising and 10,000 papers to distribute and everything being cut to the bone. “All right,” he said. “Only no ques- tions about the King and Mrs. Simp- son.” —— ‘Well, we had intended to ask him if Well, I dis-| THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936 Names Of Youths Who Died In War Honored By Vets Local Post Is Named For Lloyd Daddow And Gomer Isaacs OPEN CLUBROOMS The names of two local young men who died in the service of their coun- try during the World War were honor- ed on Wednesday night when the local post, No. 672, American Legion, voted unanimously to name their unit the Daddow-Isaacs Post. The action was a tribute to the memory of Lloyd Daddow; son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Daddow of Dallas, and Gomer Isaacs, son of Mr. and. Mrs. John Isaacs of Dallas Township. Lloyd Daddow enlisted in the Spring of 1918 and was sent to Newport, R. I., for training. Four weeks after he left Dallas his body was brought home. He had died of influenza in camp. He was 20 years old. His grave is in Woodlawn Cemetery. medical department of the 17th Motor Company, died at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, on October 20. He was 23. His family still has a card, signed by President Woodrow Wilson, citing Isaacs for “serving with honors in. the World War and dying in the service of his country.” Established Clubhouse The legionaires also decided to es- tablish club rooms over the B. and B. Hardware Store on Main Street the first of the month. The veterans will need considerable furniture for the rooms and they have urged that any- one having any furnishings to contrib- ute communicate with ‘Stuart Major, commander, Arthur Brown, adjutant, or Paul Winter, Box 115, Shavertown. After the meeting, which was:at- tended by 31, the members were en- tertained at Castle Inn by Harokl Blewitt, a member. ermine lf meena Lehman PTA Takes Up Pre-School Problem Lehman Parent Teacher's Associa- tion met at the Lehman High School on Monday evening. The program in- cluded a discussion on Pre-School Training for children under leadership of Mrs. Arthur Crosby. Mrs. Clifford {Ide gave “The Madonna's Soliloquy.” Local Postmasters On Officers’ List Two local postmasters were elected officers of Luzerne County Postast- ers at their annual linner “est Sat- urday night in Hotel Redington. Wil- liam C. Luksic, Trucksville, was re- elected President and George Kirken- dall, Dallas, was named second vice- president, rrr etl reer. GUEST MINISTER Asa, Wohlson, a senior at Mt. Airy Theological Seminary, was guest preacher at the Reformed Lutheran Church at Laketon last Sunday. Local Thespians County Champions Lose Out In Tri-County Test After Winning Two Tourneys After winning two drama tourna- ments to tie for the county champion- ship, the players from Dallas Town- ship Parent-Teacher Association were eliminated from the contest at a bi-county tourney Conyngham Tuesday. The play which won was “The Devil and the Old Woman,” a translation .of Hans Sachs German drama of the Middle Ages, given entirely in verse by a cast from the Beach Haven Home Economics Groups. That group will go to Harrisburg next month to ‘com- pete in the State tourney at the Farm Show. Luzerne County was represented by the Beach Haven group and the Dal- las Township PTA players, directed by Miss Beth Love. The cast of the lo- cal play included Gerald Snyder, John Yaple, Mrs. Giles. Wilson, Alberta Hof- meister, Jack Edwards and Ronald Doll. Carbon County was represented in the bi-county tourney by the Happy Hour group of Rockport and the Lu- ther League of Aquashicola. at Gomer K. Isaacs, a private in the | THE BIGGEST AND BEST IN YEARS Holiday Atmosphere Spreads Over Town As Civic Groups Unite In Big Program Women’s Club Plays Santa To Children At Party One hundred children from this sec- tion have been invited to the Christ- mas Party of Dallas Junior Women’s Club tomorrow afternoon Borough High School. Planned originally as a party for the children sponsored by the club in its social service work the year around, the party was expanded in keeping vance here. The club has been assisted in its project by Dallas Borough ‘School Board, which donated the use of the auditorium; the Greater Dallas Ro- tary Club, which contributed $10 to- ward refreshments, and the Adult Ed- ucation Recreation Division of the WPA, which will supply entertainment. Mrs. George Stolarick, chairman of the party committee, has a large com- mittee assisting her in arrangements, which include decoration of the audi- torium and transportation. The unusual entertainment for the children has been obtained by Calvin McHose of Harvey's Lake, WPA Pro- ject Head in Education. He has se- cured the services of a group of skilled entertainers who are actively engaged in recreational work. Among them are Miss Victoria Mag- da, who will direct the staff of enter- tainers, Miss Mary Gill, Miss Eleanor Lavin, Mrs. Nellie Faust and—believe it or not—Santa Claus. At the conclusion of the party, the children will receive the toys which Santa has left with the woman's club and The Dallas Post for them. Chil- dren in localities outside the borough will receive their toys by other means before Christmas. Trucksville Pupils Give Operetta Tonight Pupils of the Trucksville School will present two Christmas op- erettas tonight in the high school au- ditorium, under direction of Miss Madge Anderson, who will be assisted by teachers. “Santa in Blunderland,” .a comic op- eretta, will be presented by the fourth, fifth and sixth grade pupils. Pupils of the seventh and eighth grades will appear in “Gwen Allen’s Christmas.” An additional feature will be the sing- ing by a glee club. of a worthy family w The Dallas Post, Dallas, Penna. Gentlemen: ADDRESS... (Give address in detail so t delivering Number of Children SENT IN BY Mrs. Simpson was going to get any- (Continued on Page 8) (Clip this Coupon and mail it to The Post if you know hich should have toys) I should like to see the children in the following family re- ceive some of the toys which are to be distributed by your newspaper. here will be no difficilty in. the toys.) in Dallas | with the community Christmas obser-. Grade” Jat least nine months, & THERE’S STILL TIME TO HELP SANTA FIND TOYS FOR THE NEEDY 7 Santa’s burden has been lighten- ed considerably by the generous response to-—The Post's plea for jovs for needy children in this sec- “lon but there dre still many fami--* lies to be cared for and toys will be received up to the last minute. If there is a surplus of toys, those left over will be taken to hospitals and charitable institu- tions, as in the past, to bring joy on Christmas to the children who - are patients there. The coupon on which you may suggest the name of a family you think should be remembered is printed for the last time on this page today. If you know of chil-. dren who deserve toys rush this coupon to The Dallag? Post. Contract Awarded For Concrete Link Hold Hope Weather Will Per- mit Construction Yet This Winter ~ A contract for construction of..37T miles of concrete road from Eatonville to join with the new concrete near Sugar Hollow has been awarded by the Department of Highways to F. D. Kes- sler, Inc., Northumberland. It was an- nouncel this week by Norman John- stone, secretary of Wyoming Valley Motor Club, The contract is for $210,660 and in- cludes the construction of two bridges —one a 155-foot plate girder bridge, the other a reinforced bridge. If weather permits the construction will be started immediately and laid vet this winter. The Kessler $210,660. company’ s bid was Bet Qe SCOUTS AT LAKE Girl Scouts will open their winter camp at “Wildwood,” Harvey's Lake, on December 29. The camp will con- tinue until December 31. Expect To Start Annex Next Month Kingston Township's $47,000 Addition Being Built With WPA Help Ground will" be broken for the new $47,000 annex at Kingston Township High School by January .1¥;, it was announced by school” officials this week. The township school board will meet tonight ' (Friday) at the high school to discuss final plans ard prepare «d- vertisements calling for bids. Bids ..ill be opened and the contract will be let early next month, ‘The addition, which will provide about 300 man-months of employment, equal to steady work for 33 men for will have six rooms. It will be constructed on the side of the present structure toward the athletic field. Forty-five per cent of the cost will:be borne by the Works Progress Administration. Besides relieving congestion, the an- nex will enable the township to have a modern Junior-Senior High ‘School, with a considerable expansion in cur- ricula. Women’s Glee Club To Lead Community Sing On Christmas Eve Like a bright glow, the Spirit of Christmas was spreadin this week, expressing i or more fine evideng elf in' a score of ness Men’s Associ was stretching 2,000 feet of electric wire and 350 col- ‘ored lights, to be financed by public contribution. By .this week-end, the business men hope to have their large Christmas tree erected and decorated in the tri- angle on Main Street. Around that tree, at 8:30 on Christ- mas Eve, the Glee Club of Dallas Junior Woman’s Club will sing carols and lead a Community Sing to. which all residents of this section are invited. On Monday night at 7:30, the new Dallas High School band will play a Christmas program beside the tree. The committee from the Business Men’s Association which is providing the lights and the trees has Peter D. Clark as chairman, Howard Risley as treasurer, and James R. Oliver, Ralph Rocd, George T. Kirkendall, Dr. Rob- ert*Bodycomb and Wardan Kunkle as members. A partial list of contributors in- ‘cludes W. M. Williams, $5; Clyde Lapp, $5; Joseph MacVeigh, $5; Peter D. Clark, $5; Elmer Parrish, $10. Fred Youngblood, $1; and a friend, $5. Meanwhile toys continued to pour in- to the offices of The Post to be distri- buted before Christmas to needy chil- dren of this section. It is likely more than 200 children will be remembered as a result of the community’s gener- osity. : A number of local groups, notably Dallas Junior Wioman’s Club, contri- buted to The Post's annual toy col- lection. A group of twelve-year-old boys from Mrs. H. Snyder's Sunday School class at the Dallas M. E. Church fulfilled the spirit of the holi- days this week by holding a meeting to which they brought gifts to be add- ed to The Post’s collections. Members of Mrs. Snyder's class are Albert Freeman, Edwin Nelson, David Schmerer, Carl Misson, Thomas Temp- lin, Willis Ide, Harry Snyder, Jay Gould, William Wagner, Loren Mec- Carty and Leroy Garnett. Wiest Side Visiting Nurse Assqcia- tion is playing a busy part in the prep- arations for Christmas. Besides co-op- erating with the Women’s Club and The Post in suggesting names of chil- dren to be remembered at Christmas, the nurses will help in the distribu- tion of the toys. The Sunday school class taught by Mrs. R. A. Brickel, the J.A.V. Class of Dallas M. E. Church, is preparing in- (Continued on Page 5) ver Dallas No. 51 i Kipper Presents : Township ’s Case In Eomirororey “No One Need Worry Over. . Township’s Facilities, He Assures SCORES “OVERZEALOUS” A staunch defense of Dallas Town~ i ship School Board's stand in the con- | troversy over tuition claimed by Dal- {las Borough School Board for town- ship pupils who are attending the borough schools was made this week by Chris Eipper, secretary of the town~ ship board. Several efforts to meet jointly to dis- cuss the claims made by the borough school district, which has four town- ship pupils in its high school, have failed. The township board has now invited the borough board to meet at the township high school. Eipper’s Statement “The township board was glad to hear,” Mr. Eipper told The Post, “that soon after the first of the New Year the reins of school government in Dal- las Borough were going back into the handy of the duly-elected school di- rectors, and that as soon as :posgsible { thereafter the township board would make an effort to meet with the borough board somewhere in the Back Mountain Region. “Second, no one should worry or lose | any sleep over the amount involved as {ie township has always had enough Borough pupils to offset the numbe township pupils attending the Borough School and that this year four pupils from the Borough are attending the Township School. “Third, neither the Township School Board nor any of its employes have ever tried to have any pupils transfer from the Borough to the Township. The article that appeared in The Dal- las Post on October 6, which was nothing more or less than an invita tion to the Township pupils to come to the Dallas Borough School at the expense of the Township, was placed there with or without the full know- ledge and consent ef the Borough School Directors.. - If with their con- sent they are equally guilty. If with- out their consent the gentlemen, wio did it should be called to account for doing it. “The Taxpayers of Dallas Township have gone to great expense to build up a school system which is second to none in the Bask Mountain Region, and why a group of men or even one 6 Lindividual should Meliberately set out to wreck it is beyond my power of { comprehension, for it was absolutely. necessary to reclassify the township school in order to keep it from being wrecked by someone over-zealous in the performance of his duties.” “This matter can be adjusted here in Dallas by a joint conference of the two boards, far better than in Harris- burg.” Scholastic Fives Ready For Season - Back Mountain Conference | Games Start Eighth Of January A tentative schedule of wiriee Tor the five scholastic basketball teams in- cluded in the Back Mountain Confer ence was announced this week by con- ference officials. Althoueh local high school teams are playing pre-season games already, the local conference will not open of- ficinllv until January 8. The schedule of games follows: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 . Dallas Borough at Lehman Toswm- ship. Laketown at Dallas Township. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Dallas Borough at Laketon. Lehman Township at Kingston TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 Kingston Township at Dallas Borough. Dallas Township at Lehman Town- ship. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 Dallas Township at Dallas Borough. Laketon at Kingston Township. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 Lehman Township at Laketon. Kingston Township at Dallas Town- ship. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Lehman Township at Dallas Borough. Dallas Township at Laketon. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Laketon at Dallas Borough. Kingston Township at IL.ehman. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Dallas Borough at Kingston Town- ship. Lehman at Dallas Township. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Dallas Borough at Dallas Township. Kingston Township at Laketon. R.F. DD. MEN KNOW CHRISTMAS The volume of mail and parcel post took its expected pre-holiday jump on Monday and continued “heavy during the week, in some cases even compel- ling the postmen to take the seat cush- ions from their automobiles to pack the load in. According to the mail men, a num- < ISON WAY BY HEAVY MA Fulfilling their annual mission as Santa Claus’s helpers, local R. F. D. men this week began their weary holi- day rounds, weighted down under a record-breaking volume of Christmas mail. ber of people followed The Post's sug- gestion last week to put ashes on icy spots beside the mail box so the R. F. D. automobiles don’t skid when they a stop. r way people on R. D. ‘the mail men: during n. First, try to buy ou’ll need, so you can ds and Christmas mail them in the box for the ’t put the money loose bu have to leave change rap it in a piece of in an envelope. in the, ; for D paper
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