eT You Are Not A Subscriber To The Pést Why Not Phone Dallas 300 And Order The Paper Deliv- ered To Your Home Every Week? It Costs Only $2.00 A Year. } oar More Than A Newspaper, ga THE DALLAS POST A Community Institution Eack Week On Its Editorial Page The Post Endeavors To Interpret ‘The News As It Sees It. To Understand Local Trends, Read The Editorial Page Regularly. Vol. 48 THE DALLAS POST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1938 No. 47 REASON ] playing praiseworthy _ candidates. POST _ | SCRIPTS oDDS ~~ AND ° ENDS i OF THE ; WEEK BANNER And any time no they can take down the “Arthur James For Gover- | banner which is still waving | nor’ ! Main Street. Judge proudly above James, in case someone missed the | news, was elected on November 8. ~ SIMILE Patrolman Fred Swanson at Har- | vey’s Lake describes the devilishness of | Squire Ralph Davis's newly-captured wildcat by explaining that it is “as mean as a Nazi.” » ® AMERICA i | In Plymouth, Mass. where the first | Thanksgiving was held 317 years ago, | Rev, Carl Knudsen, pastor of thel Church of the Pilgrimage, has shade) his answer to anti-semitism in Ger- many by inviting Rabbi Samuel F. Friedman of Beth Jacob Synagogue to, preach at the union service of Plymouth Council of Churches. ® * A prominent Democrat who is dis-/| sportsmanship following his defeat on Nov. 8 is of the opinion that no one was more sur- prised on Wednesday morning, No- vember 9, than the State Democratic «7 would have bet my life that we were going to be elected,” he told a friend. “We promised more, we had a better chance than ever of fulfilling our promises, there was more en- thusiasm at the parades and the ral- lies and we talked to bigger crowds than ever before.” He sighed. “I've just reaized that all during the cam- paign I was making speeches to WPA workers.” » = SINGERS We propose that the Rotary Club give a public concert this winter un- der the direction of their genial ac- companist and song leader, the inim- | “Hiney” Kleinkauf. The Ro- tarians preface their meetings on Thursday evening with that lusty brand of musical (?) expression which is an inevitable part of any Iuncheon- club program. The local Rotary Club does itself especially proud, as you can easily prove by dropping into the Tally Ho any Thursday night about 6:30. We are unable to identify the talented vocalists whose voices soar above their brethren, adding their own icable Governor-Elect James Meets Retiring Governor of Texas 3) Judge James, he met, returns, Allred Preparing To Become Judge As James Prepares To Resign Both ran for Governor this year, a. Republican, Allred, a Democrat, was defeated, { From Bench Arthur H. James of Plymouth and Gov, James V. Allred of Austin, Tex., met this week and had a lot in common. Judge was elected. Governor On January 17, James will step out as judge | of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. same date Allred will become an ex-governox and will move into a Federal judgeship. On the James and Col. Carl Estes, his host, who op- posed Allred in the Texas primaries, visited the Governor Dallas and then expected to go to “some place on the Mexican border.” ably will return home next week, at Austin, stopped at Loredo and Judge James prob- He will bring with him a white racoon which he will present to the Philadelphia zoo. captured the estate at Mineola, Texas. ' / ‘coon while at Colonel Estes’ In telephone calls to his family in Plymouth, Judge James reported he is enjoying thoroughly his rest after the strain of campaigning. has been fishing, gunning and boating, he said, and has had a warm welcome from everyone He Although foregoing official business until he Judge James sent back to Pennsyl- vania a telegram assuring WPA workers that they need expect no political reprisals as a result of the Republican victory on November 8. improvements to the composer's score, but we could never mistake “Hiney’s” !ygisterous salute, with all kinds on ‘the noise makers, taking time off for re- As one of the reportorial}e..shments in the Woolbert parlor. reverberating bass chords piano. brotherhood we used to attend quite a few banquets and we mever discovered anyone who could compete with “Hiney” for transforming a group of staid and dignified business men into a bunch of hysterical yodelers. We recommend that you get a load of “Hiney”’ and his Rotary grand opera. * - HUNTER Once a year we go hunting. We get a license and sew it carefully on the back of our old leather coat. We un- earth our gun, wipe off the grease, shine it up, aim it about the room a few times and listen critically to the smooth click of the trigger. We take our dog out in the back yard and give him a few test commands. We fill our pockets with shells and then we go out in the woods. We have never shot anything on any of, these annual excursions. Actually, the kill is a very part of the ritual of hunting now. No one can convince us that this grmy of hunters which pours into the woods each November goes solely for the ex- citement of blasting the life out of some sad-eyed deer or comic-looking rabbit. You can’t kid us. We've seen them, sitting around a fireplace in their stocking-feet, puffing at an odor- iferous pipe and matching tall tales. That's the best part of hunting. We're satisfied if we don’t shoot the gun. There's a kick in just the feel of (Continued on Page 8) minor POST PUBLISHES ONE DAY EARLY IN ORDER TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY The Post was printed on Wed- nesday afternoon this week, one day earlier than usual, in order to observe Thanksgiving Day. As usual, it carries a Friday date- line and’ is being distributed to subscribers and customers on Friday. As a result of the change in publication day, The Post does not carry late news, such as the re- sult of the Kingston Township- Lehman Township championship football game. That news will be reported in next week’s issue, Gang War Turns Out To Be Just A ‘Skimmelton’ Bursts of gun fire and the eerie wail of a siren tumbled Dallas out of a sound sleep about midnight Monday. Lights went on and windows went up along Main Street. It was, sleepy- eyed citizens supposed, either another Martian invasion or the end of the world. In reality, however, all the sound ef- fects were iN verb anions fel Ha bois terous ‘“skimmelton” at the Center Hill Road home of Add Woolbert, Jr, and his new bride. An old Pennsyl- vania Dutch custom, the “skimmelton” is’ becoming common around Dallas, and this one was about the liveliest of the year. I Called out to” extinguish a myster- ious blaze ip” the Woolbert yard, the fire truck #gdded much to the general hue and Avouiooets friends and well wisherS 6f*fhe newlyweds gave a of Dynamite was set off, bottoms were pounded out of tin pans, and a live skunk, through the courtesy of Dean Ide, took his bow before the festive group. Republicans Plan A'Victory Dinner A Victory Dinner will be held inthe Kunkle Community Hall on December 13 by the Fernbrook “James for Gov- ernor” Club. The Ladies’ Aid of the |Glen View P. M. Church and Bast Dallas M. E. Church will prepare the meal and the proceeds will be turned over to both organizations. The pub- lic is invited. * REVIVAL MEETINGS The old-fashioned revival services will continue at the Trucksville Free Methodist Church each evening at 7:30 except Saturday. Guild And Dailies Still Deadlocked Strikers Report Progress In Conference With Independent The American Newspaper Guild, which yesterday passed the 55th day of its strike against four Wilkes-Barre newspapers, reported headway in its negotiations with the Sunday Inde- pendent. } : Meanwhile, the three daily newspa- pers refuse to/negotiate until the ques- | tion of “juriddictional rights” has been settled. Representatives of the three newspapers, the-Guild-and the Amer- jcan Federation of Office Workers, nic. in Philadelphia last Friday in an effort to determine which union has the right to represent business and advertising office employes but no de- cision was announced. A spokesman for the National Re- lations Board said it will take six months to solve the ‘jurisdictionai rights” problem unless strikers and publishers come to some agreement themselves. Inquest In Death Of Seven Awaited To Fix Blame For Tragedy Which Took Lives Of Crippled Boys The responsibility for the death of seven crippled boys and an automobile driver who drowned when their car fell in a mine cave-in in Wilkes- Barre Township last Saturday morn- held by Dr, I. C. Morgan, county cor- oner, next week—probably on Thurs- day. ; ' The inquest, originally scheduled for /last Tuesday night, was postponed to permit Dr. Morgan’s staff to accumu- late more evidence and complete its search for witnesses. Several eye-wit- nesses have been discovred, Dr, Mor- gan said. H has not decided where the inquest will be held. Wilkes-Barre Township officials, who had a low barrier of ashes thrown up about the hole after it caved in last March, and Glen Alden Coal Co., which owns workings beneath the cave-in, emphatically have denied re- sponsibility for the tragedy, which oc- curred when Willard McIntosh, 22, Wilkes-Barre, chauffeur for Wyoming Valley Crippled Children’s Association, drove too close to the edge of the water-filled hole. Heavy rains had undermined the surface about the cave-in and McIn- tosh’s car, carrying seven crippled boys to treatment at Kirby Health Center. slid into the water with the soft earth. The twisted automobile, with its mud- soaked bodies, was pulled from the water after about four hours grapp- ling by a Jersey Central Railroad crane. He | ing will be fixed at an inquest to be. Local Leaders See Improved Business With Inauguration Expect Upswing To Be Aided By Policies Of James’ Administration FEELING OPTIMISTIC With figasten] recovery gaining ground in many sections of the state, an optimistic outlook was expressed this week by a number of local bus- inessmen and a Chamber of Com- merce official. A slow but stable rise in business conditions is generally predicted be- cause of the belief that the new Re- publican Administration’ will provide a sound base for commercial and in- dustrial improvement. Favorable leg- islation and more equitable taxation will give business here impetus to- wards recovery, local businessmen be- lieve. % “There' musi#be some basis for a definite bugifiess increase,” said Fred Eck, attafhe of the First National Bank of Ballas. “The sudden splurge of last year ” very largely to optimism alone. When the enthusiasm of the businessmen petered out, the market fell and the bottom dropped out of the boom.” Sees Substantial Gain “We are coming out of the recession gradually. The results of the election affected the market considerably for a short time, but the real rise is com- ing slowly as confidence picks up. I believe a slow but substantial gain will be built.” T. M, B. Hicks, Jr., Industrial Com- missioner of Wilkes-Barre-Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, said re- covery will be reflected by the corp- orations and bigger business units. “Possessing confidence in the new administration and feeling encouraged that there will be a return to conserv- ative ‘government, corporations will invest more and expand more. Corp- orate tax growth caused a certain am7.gnt of migration. If the admin- istration modifies taxation and modi- fies restrictive legislation, it will hold several industries in Pennsylvania and encourage several others to come in.” New Industries Coming Several important industrial deals in the Wyoming Valley were delayed until the results of the election were learned, and are now coming to a head. The new industries coming to this section in view of the new admin- istration will offer more industrial employment and cut down the relief situation:” “Business men, however, are likely to expect too much from the James administration. A great deal of gov- ernment expenses are necessary things, such as relief, and those necessities will not disappear over night. More equitable taxation may be brought about, but it will be difficult to cut down on the taxation totals.” “Business men of Pennsylvania have a right to expect sound and construc- tive government from James, but not miracles.” “I don’t know how much of an in- crease in business the new year will see, but I do know that we all are feeling better about it,” said John Wiliams, proprietor of the Dallas 5 and 10 cent store, “Business will pick (Continued on Page 8) Termed a “splendid showing” by Chairman E. B. Mulligan, Jr. the an- nual Welfare Federation drive for total contributions amounting to $310,- 117. That is less than $50,000 short of the goal and Federation officials are pleased with the results in consid- eration of the unfavorable conditions under which the campaign was con- ducted. “In spite of the lack of the usual publicity and the inability of a num- ber of groups to contribute their usual amount, the drive has run only 8 per- “cent behind ‘that of last year,” said Seward C. Simons, Federation director. “Although the drive is officially end- ed, more contributions are expected which should swell ‘the fund consider- ably within the next few weeks.” The best showing was made by so- licitors in the West Side municipali- ties, a district including Dallag and the surrounding territory, Under the direction of Mrs. G. Guthrie Marvin, 96.5 per cent of the West Side quota was reached. During the past two weeks, the Dal- las district team, working under Mrs. funds was closed Tuesday night with} Drive Ends Short of Quota But Federation Is Pleased George Gregson of Shrine View, has raised over $800, bringing the total in this section to $1412.65. The Back Mountain quota was $1,725. Lehman Township High School, contributing 125.6 per cent of its quota, led all the other schools included in the drive. H. Austin Snyder, supervising princi- pal, was commended highly for the school’s showing. Y Fifteen out of the forty-eight teams exceeded their quotas, and on the West Side six teams collected better than 95 per cent. Several drive col- onels reported Tuesday that they had not finished their canvasses, and some of the larger pledges had not been collected. “Regretting that the full amount of the quota was not obtained by the closing meeting of the drive, we feel that a splendid showing was made by the organization and the community. We are confident that the amount will be materially increased by late con- tributions,” said Mr. Simons. “In spite of the drive results, we hope that the 32 agencies of the Welfare Federation can function during the - . ® William Higging of Dallas and H. |B. Freeman, Luzerne jeweler, are / Borough. a special meeting for tonight (Friday) Consumers Join To Demand Better Water Service; Council Announces Special Meeting To Hear Protests ANGRY CITIZENS CALL FOR PROMPT ACTION wo \ Decisive Action Expected To Assure Better Service To Consumers In Hill Sections Of Town; School Suspended On Monday For Lack Of Water A serious shortage of water in the hill section of Dallas—coming on the heels of frequent interruptions of service in the last few months—provoked consumers to join this week’ in a vigorous demand for official action to end —once and for all—the problem of an adequate supply of water for Dallas in the borough building to hear pro- tests and decide what action can be taken to assure satisfactory service for consumers. COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO ELECT NEW CHIEF AT MEETING TONIGHT Aside from its annou tion of taking some ach lieve the serious water | in Dallas, Dallas Borough Counc is expected to name a new chief of police tonight. The position has been vacant since the death of Chief Leonard O’Kane about a month ago. A flood of “applications have been filed with the councilmen, Chief O’Kane also was high con- stable in Dallas Borough and some action will have to be taken to elect a successor to that office. ' Outcome In County Rests With Court James Will Win If Judges Uphold Commissioners’ Action An appeal to the court en banc to prevent Luzerne County Commission- ers from ruling out the entire vote from two districts will be made by Attorney. Daniel Flood, representing the Democratic County Committee this (Friday) morning. The voting pre€incts involved ' are District of Haz been charged. Upon e court’s de- cision rests the outcome of the elec- tion in Luzerne County. With the two districts included in the returns, Judge James loses his home county. But if the court upholds the Board of Elections ‘in dismissing the vote, Judge James will win in the | county. Both districts involved Went heavily for Charles Alvin Jones, Dem- ocratic candidate for Governor. The Commissioners have requested District Attorney Leon Schwartz to bring criminal prosecution against election officials in the two precincts. Two Local Men Plan planning a ten-day visit to the King Ranch in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Both men plan to renew ac- quaintances they made at the King Ranch when they visited in Texas in 1934. They will leave for Texas soon after the first of the year. William Powell, 66, Dies At Hunlocks e Was Driver Boss For Gle Alden Coal Go. For | : 27 Years William Powell, 66, died at the home of his sister, Mrs.- Charles Kirby, Hun- lock Creek, Tuesday night of pneu- | moni.a. The funeral will be held from the Kirby home at 2 Saturday, with Rev. Mr. Snyder, pastor of Roaring Brook Baptist Church, officiating. Mr. Powell lived in Edwardsville un- til about 14 years ago when he moved to the home of his sister. He was a driver boss and captain of the First Aid team of Glen Alden Coal Co., for 27 years. He had been scoutmaster of the Edwardsville troop 'of Boy Scouts and was active in affairs of the LL. 0-0. F., the Ir. O. U. A.-M, and the P. O. S. of A. of Plymouth | He was a man of high character and’ was held in great esteem. Surviving coming year without serious curtail- ment of funds.” ‘Visit Along Rio Grande are a sister, Mrs. Charles Kirby, and Thomas Powell of Nanticoke. Sia Criticism of the service to consum- ers in the higher sections of town has been mounting for some months. Last summer a group from the Parrish Heights section filed a protest with the Public Utility Commission and an’ investigator came here and interview- ed some consumers. The complaint is still hanging fire. “Service was interrupted over a wide area last Sunday when a pump at Hay’s Corners broke down. Work- men repaired that promptly but on Monday a main broke and service was interrupted again. The break was discovered and repaired Monday after- noon. On Tuesday morning full ser- vice was restored but the unusual de- mand, after the two-day scarcity, Wr if taxed the capacity of pumps and re- serve supplies. The situation was much improved by Tuesday evening. Flood Of Complaints | The officers of the water company , As a result of widespread complaints, Dallas Borough Council called Cage were deluged with complaints. Many A persons called The Post, which took an active part in the campaign for improvements four years ago, and urg- ed this newspaper to demand decisive action. One man who has a well on his property but who leases it to the util- ity was without water. Another irate citizen complained that he had com- pany for dinner and his wife was un- able to get enough water to cook the vegetables, Housewives were irate be- cause they had to postpone their Mon- day morning washing. When the service was interrupted on Monday classes were suspended at Dallas High School. It was the third. suspension because of lack of water in the last two months. ; At the last meeting of the school board the directors authorized John WT" Jeter, a member of the board, to determine the cost of sinking a well at the school to supply water inde- pendently of the local water company. Problem 40 Years Old W. C. Shepherd, building counsellor, was among the most vigorous com- plainants. “We've been living with his problem for more than 40 years,” he said, “I rented a home here in 1896 and there was trouble about an ade- quate supply of water then. I built a home in 1905 and we were still talk- ing#about improving the situation. Al- ways we have ended right where we started. I think if we work together and seriously on this problem we can solve it permamently right now.” ter,” said Peter Clark, councilman. “We've, gone along with the company every time we could and given them every encouragement we knew. Now the situation is so bad we cannot ig- nore its seriousness. We must find a way to give the people of Dallas an adequate water supply.” ‘What steps will be taken remains a matter of conjecture until tonight. Tt is likely a new complaint will be filed with the Pubic Utility Commission, to- gether with a request for prompt ac- tion to assure immediate relief, In 1935, when ‘inadequate service provoked a complaint similar to this week’s the Public Utility Commission heard testimony from local consum- ers and as a result ordered the water company to carry out a five-point im- provement program, including the con- struction of a 70,000-gallon standpipe .1on the Machell Avenue Hill. Promised Adequate Service Later the company filed a request for increased rates with the Public Utility Commission and when Dallas Business Men's Association protested that the rates were exhorbitant the company compromised on a lower rate of increase. At that time ‘the Busi- ness Men’s Association was given as- surance that the new rates would guarantee adequate service to all parts of Dallas. A few months ago, when complaints mounted, the company added two sec- tions to the tank on Davenport Street and made several other improvements. The suggestion that the water com- pany be purchased by a local group or by the borough was heard frequentiy this week. Municipal ownership has been suggested several times in the past but has never been considered !very seriously. “We've been very fair in this mat- i A 2
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