{ From The Bounding Main Comes The First Letter Of That Old Salt Rives Matthews. His Column, Written In Panama This Week, Appears On The Tditorial Page. THE DALLAS POS More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution Her Name Was “Froufrou” And She Was As Gay As The Rustle Of Silk Until Her Marriage Top- pled About Her Ears. Read “The Toy Wife”, Next Week. Vol. 48 POS SCRI ADVICE FROM ENGLAND ON PTS WAR A few months ago we published here a letter from a young British news- paperman, pooh-poohing the talk of a war scare in England. This week we publish another letter from another part of the Isles. Our guest is the chief reporter and sports editor of a weekly paper in a town not far from London and he writes: “We are very much concerned OVeér international matters here because we feel we are on the edge of a cauldron. First of all, I should say that I am one of those who regard war as supremely wicked and foolish. I hold no grudge against any man in any other coun- try. I am perfectly prepared to be- lieve that he is a very likeable chap and I am quite sure that if I were able to meet him and talk over matters with him we should part very good friends. Therefore, that I am not prepared to step an inch-outside this country to pump bul- lets into him for something that Is not the fault of either of us. “I believe that the common people of this world do not want war and that when they are exhorted to rush to the defence of their country they are in reality being asked to rush to the de- fence of the comparative few who ‘own the country. I am sure no one would want to pinch the very small piece of this country that I almost own and if he did I should not lose much. That is the way I feel about it and I have watched developments lately with a mixture of fear and amusement. “The whole business is, looked at from one aspect, a farce, for we have all countries storing up arms—all for defence—and spending money that none can afford and all protesting that the last thing they would think of do- ing is to attack their neighbors.” — “If America would consider accept- ing a tip from me it would be to keep out of it. 1 am afraid it is‘beyond me to try to convey any idea of the help- less tension that has prevailed at crit-) ical times among many people in this country. “I do not mind admitting that when Germany took Austria and again last week-end when the Czech trouble be- gan I had some very worried days. “The possibility of war has been the major topic of conversation for months. The Government are doing all they can (so it seems to me) to induce in the public the feeling, absent since the last war, that war is quite a natural thing. There is a widespread campaign to get volunteers in every town for Air Raid Precautions (A. R. P. it is called). The news reels at the cinemas are every week occupied extensively with pic- tures of soldiers, battleships and aero- planes. The effect has been this, that people who only a few years ago; | ground vines and grass peeping be- would have stormed Whitehall at the mere suggestion that there could be another war now seem to accept war once again as natural. “That is.the major tragedy of the situation to me—ahat a people can, without making a protest, visualize calmly a whole population in gas- masks and babies in oilskin bags (for “it is admitted that there are no masks suitable for them). “It is like a nightmare from which you expect to awake with a sigh of re- lief. I do not want to convey the idea that there are any outward and visible signs of anything out of the ordinary. Except that aeroplanes and search- lights operate over us in practice every night and there are appeals on the hoardings for A. R. P. volunteers and frequent references in the papers to A. R. P. matters, all is as usual and the only difference to be noticed is in the conversation of the people. That is very significant in this country be- cause as a rule it is very difficult to get people to talk of serious matters at all. They normally chat about foot- ball (or this summer about cricket. now that the Australians are here for the test matches), racing, tennis or their gardens and they are disposed to regard politics or anything apper- taining to them as uninteresting. In general, 1 find nobody wants war. They just want to be left alone to get on with the job of picking up a living in peace.” -—_— “There is a very definite cleavage of opinion about the totalitarian states and the action of Mr. Chamberlain. Briefly, the Labour Party, who were practically pacifist at one time, seem to be willing to risk a World War be- cause they don’t like dictatorships, and the Conservatives, traditionally big- navy and arrogant, seem to hold the belief that systems of government adopted in other countries is nothing to do with us, as long as our interests are not tcuched. “Now I have always been a very keen supporter of the League of Na- tions but I have always felt that with (Continued on Page 8) I take the stand | THE DALLAS POST FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938 teresting in this section. Odd flowers and breath-taking beauty combine to make the rock garden of Senator and Mrs. A. J. Sordoni at Harvey's Lake one of the most in- A part of the Senator's large estate, the garden boasts a tree which has ago. No. 25 NOVEL MOTION PICTURE COOKING SCHOOL TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK LOVELY VISTA ON SORDONI ESTATE AT LAKE Preview Of Movie Announced For Shaver Theatre Tuesday Everybody Welcome; No Admission or Obligation; Scores Of Valuable Prizes To Be Awarded Daily; Will be Shown Wednesday, Thursday and Friday NEW RECIPES AWAIT HOUSEWIVES’ APPROVAL What Is It? grown from a slip cut from one of the trees Wil- liam Penn brought from England for his mag- nificent summer estate, Penn Manor, two centuries Photo by Ace Hoffman. Sunday Independent. D Cut courtesy The in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Lake estate of Senator A. J.Sordoni. With the first view of the Senator's grounds, one is filled with awe at the splendor of the scene. A large wood- en structure, rustic and quaint, is at the entrance of the famous rock gar- den. It is built to care for 200 people, that is, it seats that many persons comfortably and has plates and silver available. A large stove or grill is at one end and a huge silver bell hangs at the side to call for dinner, A languid lake res the garden. walk of + at the base of Around tL : is a flagstone uneven ston.,; with tiny tween the stones. The outlet to the lake is a picturesque spillway with stone steps running along side it down to a grove which is perfect in its sim- plicity. At the end of the grove is a swamp that is stocked with Louisiana frogs that average two or more pounds each. The swamp is filled with water cress, cat-o-nine tails and black altar. In the grove itself are large sturdy trees and an abundance of wild flow- ers such as lady slipper, mandrake and clintonia. One of the more interesting is the pitcher plant, so-called because its flower is shaped like a pitcher. It catches rain and moisture and when in- sects enter the flower they cannot es- cape and the flower feeds on the in- sects. Little clusters of arbutus are scattered here and there and pine and spruce trees are throughout. Breath-Taking Beauty For the garden itself, one just has to stand for a moment to catch his breath at its beauty. Stone paths and steps wind about the hillside on which the garden is planned. One section is de- voted to white and blue forget-me- nots. These dainty flowers cover a large area and sprinkled about them are sea pinks, English primroses, the perennial cornflower, poppies and hore- hound. Going on a bit further one meets bright orange and red azalea bushes, peonies, bridal wreath, mock orange and mountain laurel. A few rambling rose bushes are spread at various points of the garden. Another spot is devoted to candy tuft, phlox, mauve catnip and violets. Violets and pansies are plentiful and their colors make a spot of beauty out of a small corner or crevice. Soapwort, its leaves make a lather, is an inter- esting and pretty flower. In a cool, shady part of the garden grows the lovely gentian which prefers dense shade. Also there is the bleeding heart and the amusing plant called hen and chickens because the central part shoots similar but smaller plants around it forming a perfect rosette. It (Continued on Page 5) Woodland Beauty Captured In Senator's Rock Garden Two-pound Frogs From Louisiana, Hungry Pitcher Plant, Weeping Willow From Penn’s Estate, Scores Of Odd Flowers At Sordoni’s Lake Beauty Spot: RUSTIC SERUCTURE OVERLOOKS PRIVATE LAKE Rock gardens; which, with their rough stones provide a perfect contrast setting for the lovely frail beauty of nature’s flowers, are found at their best And of all the rock gardens in this section of the state, one of the loveliest by far is that found on the magnificent Harvey's East Dallas Plays Arrows On Sunday Local Nine Took 14-Inning Game Fro aumont Last Week rid ns up for their early sea- son sete the Dallas Arrows will take aAresh start on Sunday afternoon when’ they play Best Dallas on the Dallas Township field. Three consecu- tive ories have cancelled the three losses the borough nine suffered -earl- ier. Last Sunday the Arrows defeated Beaumont, 6 to 5, in a 14-inning game which was featured by the pitching duel between Arch Austin for Beau- mont and Chet Sutton of Lehman for Dallas. A double by Williams, fol- lowed by a single by Rusiloski brought in the winning run. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Fred Riley and daughter wish to thank their friends and neighbors who were so kind during their recent bereavement. FDR Approves WPA Project At School Dallas Township Will Get $7,350 For Work On Grounds ” 7 ¢ A WPA project for the improvement of Dallas Township High School | grounds was approved this week by President Roosevelt, according to a dispatch received from Congressman J. Harold Flannery of this district. An appropriation of $7,350 has beefi allotted for the project, to be operated under the sponsorship of the Dallas Township School Board, which will be used towards the construction of courts, driveways, gutters drains, catch basins, posts and railings, excavation, grading, spreading, filling, loading and hauling, and the performance of inci- dentals and appurtenant work. The much needed improvement work will begin as soon as the project re- ceives the approval of the State WPA authorities and the necessary approp- riation for labor, Gansel Appointed To Constable Job Local Policeman Succeeds Curt Anderson In Township [ Jameg Gansel, aSsistant chief of po- lice in Dallas Borough, was appointed by Luzerne County court this week to be constable for Dallas Township. Mr. Gansel, who has been in police work locally for six years, succeeds Curtis Anderson, who resigned to ac- cept a position at the Lewis Estate at Bear Creek. Gansel is an efficient po- liceman and extremely popular, GUS KUEHN MOURNS THE PASSING OF THE OLD-TIME ‘DRUG PARLOR’ “I'm a Democrat through and through,” said Gus A. A. Kuehn, oldster druggist of Dallas, who recently celebrated his seventy-second birthday, “even ran for Mayor of Wilkes-Barre on the Democratic ticket back in 1912, but I'm for James even so . they are!” he went on. Mr. Kuehn, who was adjudged the oldest practicing druggist present at the State Pharmaceutical Convention held at the Hotel Sterling last week, was born in Liverpool, Madina county, Ohio, whence he went to New York City at the tender age of 14 to become an apprentice in “a real drugstore, not one of these damned hardware stores”. After three years as an apprentice, he attended the Albany College of Phar- macy and Medicine, graduating with honor, at the age of nineteen, the voungest graduate of his class. A year or two of free lancing, and he settled down in East End, Wilkes- Barre, where he was employed in a drugstore for 27 years. Soon after his defeat in the mayorality election of 1912, he moved to Dallas, situating first in an upper Main Street establishment, ,and then moving to his present place of busiress, where he has been mixing . «. New Dealers . . «Huh! { Playboys, that’s what prescriptions for twenty-five years. ‘Yep, Dallas was some place in those days . . no electric lights, no tele- phones, no streets, no nothing,” he re- calls. A druggist for some 55 years, Mr. Kuehn deplores the fact that his pro- fession seems to have broadened to cover the department store business, often longs for the old “prescription parlors”. “I've been married for well over forty years, now,” Mr. Kuehn proudly ad- mits, “and never a quarrel” Gus’s first wife, whom he married when he was 28 years old, died a few years after their marriage, after having borne him three children. Mr. Kuehn and his second wife, the former Miss Jean Alexander, have been living hap- uily together for about forty years. “How's business? Well, now, lemme Where Is It? Street, Dallas. When Is It? July 1, starting promptly at 1:30. How Much Does It Cost? any! way. Why Should You Come? recipes, prizes which will be awarded daily. HERE ARE THE FACTS IN A FEW WORDS A brand-new way to give local women up-to-date in- formation about cooking—a feature-length, all-talking, part-technicolor moving picture, “Star In My Kitchen,” with a romantic plot and a wealth of unusual information, followed by actual demonstrations, a full after- noon of free entertainment and instruction. The picture will be shown in Himmler Theatre on Lake The demonstrations will take place in the Cooking School Annex, two doors away, after the pictures, when hundreds of dollars worth of free prizes will be awarded. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 29 and 30 and Absolutely nothing! subscribe to the paper, buy anything, have a ticket or spend a cent in It’s our party, and any woman who is interested in learning how to make her housework easier or her cooking better will be welcome. Well, first, because you’ll see a moving picture that has drama, pathos and romance in addition to its scenes of kitchens, cookery and shopping trips. And you’ll have a very good chance to win one of the scores of You don’t have to You'll get a free copy of the 2” en, afternoons, mler Theatre will begin at 1:30. New Chapel Planned For Prince Of Peace Renard Plot Is Puchused For New Episcopal Shrine The Church of the Prince /6f Peace, Protestant Episcopal, bought frem Fred Renard this week a tract of land situated to the right of the intersection of the Fernbrook Road pioneer Avenue, on which the erection of a new chapel will begin in the near future. The action of the church, which was formed in 1929 in Shavertown, has re- ceived the formal approval of Bishop Frank W. Sterrett, and plans for the new structure to be built on a 200x200 foot tract are being drawn up by Col Thomas A. Atherton. According to a statement issued by the Vestry, a base- ) ment will be constructed soon, which will be adequate for the regular ser- vices until the chapel itself has been completed. Services, attended by Episcopalians of Trucksville, Shavertown and Dallas, have been conducted for the last nine vears by Rev. Ralph A. Weatherly of Kingston, the rector of Grace Church, every Sunday afternoon, Ser- vices were held for the first eight years in St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Shavertown, and for the past year the congregation of over 130 has been meeting at the various homes of the parishioners. A building fund started some years ago has been built up to an amount which will permit the con- struction of the new chapel without debt. A church school and a women’s guild have been organized, and have been enjoying success for a number of years. The erection of the new shrine will make services much more convenient to the worshippers of this section, and marks the beginning of a new era for the Prince of Peace. The Vestry com- prises Fred Renard, senior warden; E. Humphrey Owen, junior warden; Al- bert S., James, treasurer; Charles Anderson, secretary; E. Thomas Jones, Albert Williams, Alfred Tucker, Benja- min Hightower, and Walter Renard. Rev. Ralph A. Weatherly will continue to conduct church services. Sunday Services At St. Paul’s Lutheran Services. will be held at 8:30 and 11 a. m. on Sunday at St. Paul's Church, Shavertown. “Excuses are not Reasons” will be the subject of the sermon of Fev. Herbert E. Frankfort, pastor. The! sermon will be an ex- planation of the parable of the great feast and will show the excuses people give for lack of interest in religion. The last Luther League devotional ser- vice will be held Sunday evening at see . > The second annual free motion picture school will be held by The Dallas Post next week with a preview of the new film, “Star In My Kitch- at, Shaver Theatre, Shavertown, on Tuesday afternoon, and perform- ances at Himmler Theatre, Dallas, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday * Valuable prizes—including food products, recipe books, kitchen appli- ances and other merchandise—will be awarded each afternoon, beginning with Tuesday afternoon’s preview at Shavertown. at 2 p. m. The performances on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Him- The preview will begin Central feature of the community event will be the all-talking, part technicolor, feature-length moving picture, “Star In My Kitchen,” which employs a novel and exciting way of bringing new home hints to women. The picture was produced especially for housewives and shows close-ups of its heroine, Dedee Abbot, learning how to cook in her own kitchen. No tickets will be necessary to be admitted and all women everywhere will be welcome. Free copies of recipes used by Dedee in the picture will be distributed to all guests. In addition to the moving picture there will be at Dallas on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, a Cooking School Annex in which there will be displayed a collection of up-to-date home equipment and appliances. CROWD IS EXPECTED No opening bells will be needed, for the women who saw last year’s school ard eagerly awaiting this year’s pic- ture and indications point to a capacity convention of homemakers. These feminine convention delegates may not pound on glasses and sing pep songs, as their husbands do at their convention, but they will get up- to-the-minute news on every phase of household lore, and they will hear from specialists in their own field, who will direct an inventory on simplified meth- ods, routine products and latest equip- ment, pointing the easy road to smooth home management. This is no half-hearted demonstra- tion, Each delicious dish will be com- pleted and shown with such realism that there are sure to be hungry “ohs” and “ahs” from the audience. And, if any stray husbands get into the theatre, they are certain to ask: “When do we eat?’ Remember the time, 2 o'clock Tues- day at Shavertown, 1:30 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Dallas. Bring all your friends, too! Directors Resume Testimony On Case Dallas Borough school board re- sumed the hearings on the case of Ernest E. Line, member of the high school faculty, last might. The Post went to press before the hearing was concluded. LOCAL MAN IN CROWD WHICH SAW CHAMPION KNOCK OUT SCHMELING Joseph Polacky, postmaster, and William Corcoran, R., ¥. D. car- rier at the local post office, were among the 80,000 fight fans who saw dusky Joe Louis gain revenge on Max Schmelling in Yankee sta- dium, New York, on Wednesday night. Corcoran described yesterday the pandemonium which reigned when the Brown Bomber, out for a quick slaughter, ended Schmeling’s bid a few minutes after the opening gong. Corcoran is of the opin- ion the blow which Schmeling says hit him over the kidney was a fair one, although it was one of the hardest punches he ever saw. 6:45,
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