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DALLAS POST
More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution
-
Each Week On Its Editorial Page
The Post Endeavors To Interpret
The News As It Sees It. To Under-
Stand Local Trends, Read The
Editorial Page Regularly.
THE DALLAS POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939
No. 2
i The new tortoise-shell kitten at the
Tally Ho Grille hag been named Post
Seripts,
ARGUMENT
To settle a heated controversy at the
“A, & P. store: There are four ways to
‘pronounce “tortoise”: Tor-tus, tor-toiz,
tor-tois, tor-tiz. “Tor-tus” is preferred
but none, according to Webster, is in-
ANSIES
Mrs. E. A. Itrich of Pasadena, Cal,
is proud of the West Coast's much-
vaunted climate. Her sister, Mrs.
Amanda Yaple of Church Street is, and
justifiably so, proud of Dallas, So when
Mrs. Yaple dropped in this week to re-
new Mrs. Itrich’s subscription, Mrs.
Yaple ‘brought the editor a bouquet of
pansies, freshly plucked from her gar-
den. Take that, California!
LASSO
Speaking of the West, Claude Street
had a bit of wild and wooly excitement
the other day. One of Howard Word-
en's pigs escaped and went squealing
up the street, giving a perfect example
of broken field running. Then Bob
Hislop, Jr., found a rope somewhere,
made a lasso and set out on a lope af-
‘ter the porker. He roped ’er, too. Hi
ho, Silver!
~ Miss S. M. R. O'Hara, who will be
Secretary of the Commonwealth .in
Judge James’ cabinet, will never need
to ask for quarter among the shrewd
politicians at Harrisburg, A practic-
ing attorney for more than 25 years,
the 55-year-old G. O. P, leader was
wctive in politics long before women
ere able to vote. Like her mew boss
and long-time friend, Miss O'Hara has
never been defeated for office. She
was elected alternate to the Republi-
n national convention in 1932 and
} Jternate delegate-at-large in 1936.
She was vice-chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee from 1934 until
st Spring. She helped to found the
ennsylvania Council of Republican
and was president of it from
1930 to 1934. She will be no stranger
in Harrisburg, for she was a deputy
torney general under Lovernors
Fisher and Pinchot and whi Richard
J: Beamish was Secretary of the Com-
onwealth under Governor Earle, Miss
O’Hara wags his legal adviser. Those
intriguing initials, incidentally, stand
for “Sophia Mary Richarda.”
LL!
The name of Arthur H. James has
peared pretty frequently in the
wspapers lately, never without the
middle initial, but not very many peo-
ple know what the “H” stands for. We
earned this week. It's — sh-h-h-h-h
it's Horace!
TOOL
Anyone who goes to see gangster
movies knows about “stool-pigeons”
but we mever knew how the epithet
was born until W, B. Risley mentioned
it the other evening while he was tell-
ing us about the thick flocks of pass-
enger pigeons which once darkened the
skies here with their passing, Ever
since MacKinlay Kantor’s story. “The
Noise of their Wings,” appeared in our
respected contemporary, The Saturday
. Evening Post people have been try-
ing to explain what happened to those
tremendous flocks, which seemingly
~~ were wiped out overnight. Some say
the pigeons can still be found on the
- shores of Lake Titicaca in the Bolivian
Andes. Others swear the great flocks
‘were swept to sea in a storm. The
Bureau of Biological Survey says the
pigeons were killed off by market hun-
ters. We don’t know, but we envy the
~ older folks who have the memory of
those million-strong flocks which were
so thick they shut out the sun. Mr.
Risley recalls their flights as his
~ grandfather described them. At first
sign of the cloud on the horizon, great
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- GRAND JURY CRITICAL
BUT RETURNS NO TRUE
BILL IN CAVE TRAGEDY
A Luzerne County Grand jury
which studied evidence this week
in the drowning of seven crippled
children and the driver of their car
in a mine cave hole in Wilkes-
Barre Township last November 19
found no criminal negligence but
it condemned many persons and
corporations.
After a thorough investigation
of the case, which included a visit
to the roadside pit which was the
scene of the tragedy, the jury
criticized Wilkes-Barre Township
commissioners, the Glen Alden
Coal Co. and the Central Railroad
of New Jersey for “not having ob-
served keener foresight for human
Ll life.”
_ Alhough the jury's action fore-
stalled criminal proceedings, it 1s
_ understood civil suit is to be filea
for damages by parents of the
hildren,
|
| the home of Mrs,
Hearing On Guild
Strike Postponed
Until February 16
Action Taken On Request
Of Employes’ A. F. of L.
Union
MOVE IS UNEXPECTED
A hearing to have begun yesterday
at Wilkes-Barre before the National
Labor Relations Board on’ claims of
the Office Employes’ Association, an
ALF. of L. affiliate, to act as the/bar-
gaining agent for certain white collar
employes of the newspapers was
postponed until February 16.
The request for a postponement
halted the hearing, which was ready to
begin in the post office building, and
destroyed what appeared to be a long
step toward eliminating the basic “jur-
isdiction” question which has sepa-
rated publishers and strikers since
October 1.
The American Newspaper Guild, the
C. I. O. affiliate which called the
strike, claims it is the bargaining
agent for editorial, circulation adver-
tising and business department em-
ployes. The A, F. of L. Office Em-
ployes’ Association disputes the Guild's
claim and demands recognition as the
agent for, employes in -advertising,
business and circulation departments. |
The publishers have steadfastly re-
fused to negotiate until the National
Labor Relations Board determines
whieh union represents which employ-
es. The Guild charges the Office Em-
ployes’ Association is a “company
union,” and has brought charges of
unfair practice against the publishers.
Unless the dispute between the two
unions can be settled an election will
have to be held among the employes.
On Monday night, C, I. O. union
members from Wyoming Valley, in
cluding the United Mine Workers, held
a rally in behalf of the Guildsmen at
South Main Street Armory and broad-
cast a demand for the publishers to
meet with the Guild and negotiate.
Prominent labor leaders spoke and a
sesolutinn was adopted reiterating the
promises of the United Mine Workers
to put their support behind the Guild
in its efforts to secure a contract.
Joseph Walsh, veteran Wilkes-Barre
newspaperman and a member of the
Guild, was to have addressed Dallas
Rotary Club but the day's develop-
ments made it impossible for him to
attend and another member of the
Guild, Jerry Evans, spoke.
Replace Plane Which
Cost Student’s Life
Replacing the airplane which car-
ried student pilot John Regalis to his
death near the Wyoming Valley Air-
port two weeks ago, Russell K, Smith
brought a new two-spassenger 50 horse
ven Monday. The new plane has many
power cub plane down from Lock Ha
modern features, is more powerful
than the old one by 10 horse power
units. ‘Mr. Smith was accompanied
on his trip to Lock Haven by Alfred
Bronson of Sweet Valley and William
Klish.
Former Noxen Woman
Dies At F
Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis, I ‘mer
resident of Noxen, died Tuesdas y at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Warren
Jayne of Forty Fort. Since the death
of her husband 26 years” ago, Mrs.
Dennis had lived with" Mrs, Jayne, but
had continued to attend services at
Noxen M, E. Church.
She is survived by five daughters,
Mrs. Harry Thompson, Noxen; Mrs.
Stewart Hettig, Lee Park: Mrs. George |
Jenkins, Harvey's Lake; Mrs. Charles
Farr, Niagara Falls, and Mrs. Jayne
of Forty Fort; three sons, Irven To-
wanda, and Jerome and Addison of
Askam; 20 grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Friday from
Jayne, with services
in charge of Rev. Benjamin Hanton,
pastor of the Askam M. E. Church, and
interment in Orcutt’s Cemetery, Noxen.
BETROTHED
Mr, and Mrs. George Weintz of
Meeker have announced the engage-
ment of their daughter, Marion
Pauline (above) to Leonard D, Har-
vey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Har-
vey of Dallas. Mr. Harvey is em-
ployed at the Hazard Wire Rope
Works, Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Weintz
is proprietor of Marion’s Beauty
Shop in Luzerne. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Board To Proceed
To Sink New Well
Warhola Asks Abandonment
Of Plans; Promises
Good Supply
Although Leslie WarHola, manager of
Dallas Water Co., appeared before the
board to outline a contemplated im-
provement program which he claimed
will assure a constant supply of water,
Dallas school directors last night pro-
ceeded with their plans to sink a well.
Mr. Warhola told the board his com-
pany is preparing to add another large
well to its sources and assured th dir-
ectors that the increased supply will
prevent interruptions of service such
as have necessitated a dismissal of
classes on several occasions.
R. L. Hallock and R. Bruce Shaver
had been invited to attend the meeting
and were questioned by the board con-
cerning the possibility of drilling a
well on school property and installing
equipment which would supply an ad-
equate supply of water to the two
buildings. The board requested esti-
mates on the cost of such a plan,
Mrs. Rose Slise, 75,
Dies At Marsh Crepk
Mrs. Rose Ann Slise, 75 lifelong
resident of Marsh Creek and wife of
William E. Slise, was burigd in Mars
Cemetery, Centermorelan , a
afternoon. R@smuss
ficiated. No
Mrs. Slise died of a heart attack
Monday morning at her home after an
Rev. Mr, of -
.y Fort
at Marsh Creek, she was a member of
Eatonville Baptist Church, Surviving
| are her husband, William E., a sister,
i Mrs. Thomas LaBarr of Orange, four
{nieces and four nephews.
BON VOYAGE TEA
One hundred twenty-five members
of the Wyoming Conference, W. F. M.
S., held a tea in the lounge of the
| Y. W. C. A. in Wilkes-Barre Saturday
| afternoon in honor of two Wyoming
Conference missionaries who are re-
turning to their work after furloughs.
Each has 20 years’ experience in mis-
sions.
Miss Ethel Miller, Montrose, will gail
from Seattle, Wash., January 23 for
| Yeng Byen, Korea. Miss Helen Cough,
Carbondale, will sail from San Fran-
cisco,, Cal., March 2, for Kwassni Col-
lege, Nagasaki, Japan.
illness of three weeks. Born and raised |
Cover 40,000 Miles
In Investigation
Of Martin Murder
Secrecy May Mean A Break
Is Near In Local
Mystery
NO ONE BEING HELD
Rounding out’ 40,000 miles of
travel in their search for the slayer
of Margaret Martin, 19-year-old
Kingston Sunday school teacher
whose nude and mutilated body was
found in Keelers Creek three weeks
ago, State police and county detec-
tives continued their colorless quest
through the third week without
reaching the solution.
Several suspects, whose names are
withheld, are being watched and there
is a formidable quantity of routine in-
formation to be checked yet, but both
State policemen and county detectives
said there is mo break imminent. No
one is being held.
About 25 men are still working on
the case and spending from 18 to 19
hours a day on it. Most of them work-
ed through the holidays and are even
engaged in their investigation on Sun-
day.
keeping the public reminded of the
case because the “break” may come
from someone not involved in the in-
vestigation.
Another hopeful lead collapsed this
week when police absolved Paul E.
Rhodine, 24, Salt Lake City, of guilt.
He was arrested in Scranton because
of suspicious acts but had an airtight
alibi. He was sent to jall on a vag-
rancy charge.
Grim Reaper Calls
Marilla Martin, 59
Had Been Resident Of East
Dallas For Twenty
Years
The largely attended funeral of Mrs.
Marilla Martin. 59, wife of William
Martin of East Dallas was held Tues-
day afternoon from the home, with
services in East Dallas M. E. Church
conductgd by Rev, Francis E. Freeman,
pastor with, the assistance of Rev.
Judso Bafley. Interment was in War-
dan Cemetery.
Mrs. Martin died Sunday morning
at her home following a two days’ ill-
ness. She had lived in East Dallas for
20 years, was a member of East Dallas
M. E. Church and active in its affairs,
Surviving are her husband, William,
three daughters, Mrs. Leroy Wagner
and Mrs. Gweir Davis, Dallas, and Mrs.
dmilton Celmon, Ir, Shavertown;
three sons, Harry, East Dallas; Mar-
shall, Trucksville, and Ziba, at home;
two sisters, Mrs, Scott Newberry anda
Mrs. Ira Ross, Bast Dallas, a brother,
Harry May of Pittston and ten grand-
children.
Pallbearers were John Lumley,
Charles Clemins, William Cobleigh,
George Snyder, Corey Crispell and
John Anderson, and flower carriers in-
cluded Jean Hildebrant, Margaret
Brace and Alice Brace, Marylin Wil-
son, Minnie Crispell, Helen Lumley and
Doris Wandell.
Noxen Man’s Mother
Is Buried Wednesday
Mrs. Lydia Ann Kieper, 88, mother
of William Kieper of Noxen, was bur-
ied Wednesday afternoon in Blakeslee
M. E. Church Cengetery following ser-
vices from the Tgbyhanna home of her
daughter, Mrs. Sherman Marsh. Mrs.
Kieper, a native “of Reeders, died Sun-
day morning at the home of Mrs.
Marsh, with whom she had lived for
the past 23 years.
and 43 great-grandchildren,
They stress the necessity for!
iat 8.
|
THIEF TAKES 40-GALLON
TANK, MOTOR AND PUMP
FROM LAKE BOAT HOUSE
The theft of an electric pump,
its motor and a 40-gallon water
tank from a Point Breeze boat
‘house Saturday night is being in-
vestigated by Police Chief Ira C.
Stevenson and Fred Swanson’ of
the Harvey”s Lake force. V4
The burglary of the pumip, val-
ued at $80, from a boat house
owned by Raymond Russell, wag.
reported to police Sunday “morning
by Vernon Rood, who noticed the
broken lock dangling from the
boat house door, Fingerprints tak-
en from the place where the pump
was uprooted have been sent to
the State Motor Police Barracks
for study. A suspect is under sur-
veillance.
Judge Will Expose
Enemies Of Nation
St. Paul’s Brotherhood To
Hear Valentine Next
Monday Night
“Enemies of the United States” will
be the subject of an address by Judge
W. Alfred Valentine before the
Brotherhood of St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Shavertown, on Monday night
Judge Valentine, who has taken par-
ticular interest in the cause of Ameri-
canism, has collected considerable evi-
dence regarding the local operations of
“the enemies of this country” and his
address promises to be of extreme in-
terest. The public will be welcome.
Fred Malkemes, president of the
Brotherhood, will preside and a brief
devotional service will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev, Herbert Frank-
fort.
$27,901 Comes From WPA
For Shavertown School
First payment of the Public Works
Administration 45% outright grant of
27,901 for the construction of Shaver-~
town Grade School project was receiv-
ed here today, PWA Resident En-
gineer Inspector, Charles A. Boland,
announced today.
The check for $15,500.50 from the
Federal Government received by local
officials here marks the first actual
transfer of Federal Funds on the new
project. This check for 259 of the to-
tal cost represents the Federal Govern-
ment’s contribution toward the preli-
minary expenses of the project and en-
ables local officials to finance the first
part of the work.
HELTZEL-MATHERS
On December 31 Miss Mary E. Helt-
zel daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
Heltzel of Kingston and Willig R.
Mathers, son of Mr. and Mrs.{ Frank
G. Mathers of Trucksville, werg united
in marriage in the rectory of Studie -
mnatius Church by the Very Rev. J. J.
McGuckin. Attendants were Miss
Frances Cupples of Kingston and
Douglas Riddle of Trucksville. Mr. and
Mrs. Mathers are making their home
in Washington, D. C.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Misg Eva Jones, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Jones, 86
Welles Avenue, Forty Fort, to Richard
Roderick Jenkins, son of Mrs. William
E. Jenkins, 67 Welles Avenue, Forty
Fort. The ceremony was performed
in Philadelphia. March 26, 1938, by Rev.
Owen P. Williams, pastor of the First
Welsh Presbyterian Church. Mrs.
Jenkins is a graduate of Wyoming
Valley Homeopathic Hospital. Mr.
Jenkins attended Penn State and is
associated with the Maffey Oil Co. at
Kingston.
SERVICES AT LAKE
Rev. John R. Albright will speak on
“The Beauty of a Christian Life” at
Surviving are three the Harvey's Lake Lutheran Church
daughters, four sons, 32 grandchildren |
Sunday morning. Church at 9 o’clock,
Sunday School at 10.
Capitol Prepares To Welcome Record Crowd Next Tuesday
County Will Send 5,000
Persons To James’
Inauguration
Pennsylvania’s Capitol City basgan
dressing up this week in preparation
for the record-breaking crowds which
will descend upon the city next Tues-
day to see Arthur H, James become
31st Governor of Pennsylvania,
In preparation for the State's re-
turn to its traditional Republican
moorings, buildings in central city are
being decked with bunting, decora-
tions are being strung between street
lights and a wooden platform is ris-
ing in the Capitol Plaza, scene of
Governor-elect James’ eagerly-awaited
inaugural address.
At least 5,000 persons from Luzerne
County, home of the new Governor,
will be in the crowd of 50,000 which
will witness the ceremony and the in-
augural parade. Special trains will
depart for Harrisburg on every railroad
out of Wyoming Valley, beginning the
night before the inauguration.
The delegation from the Sixth Le-
gislative District, which includes Dal-
las and surrounding: towns, will en-
train at Luzerne at 6:45 a. m. Tues-
day. Tickets can be purchased from
Ralph Hazeltine,
Woolbert,
Trucksville; Sam
Shavertown; Fred Kiefer,
Dallas Township,
Smith, Dallas.
at the station.
The first event of the inaugural day
program will be the induction to office
of Lieut.-Gov.. Samuel S. Lewis at
11:30, Judge James will take his oath
of office at 12. He will ride to the
platform (or to the House of Repre-
sentatives if the weather is unfavor-
able) in a horse-drawn victoria, pur-
chased by the State in the late nineties
for Governor William A. Stone.
or Burgess Herbert
No tickets will be sold
James’ inaugural address will be de-
livered immediately after his inaugur-
ation. In it he will outline the aims of
his Administration.
James’ Home Town Will
Declare Holiday
For Event
Shortly after 12:30 the inaugural
parade will move, / Besides the large
Luzerne County delegation, there will
be a representation from Plymouth,
where a holiday has been declared for
January 17, Plymouth school children
and the school band expect to be in the
parade.
In the evening, 10,000 persons will
attend Inaugural Ball at Zembo Mos-
que. The special train for local folks
will leave Harrisburg at 8 on its re-
Miss 0’Hara Given
Major Appointment
In James’ Cabinet
Salaries Of Appointees To
Total Over $150,000
Annually
FOURTEEN APPOINTED
Miss S. M. R. O'Hara, prominent
Wilkes-Barre attorney and veteran
political leader, became Pennsylvan-
ia’s first woman Secretary of the
Commonwealth yesterday.
She was one of the Pennsylvanians
named by Governor-elect Arthur H.
James this week to be members of his
official cabinet, the only" member
from the jurist’s home county.
The department heads by
the new governor include a judge, an
official of the Grange, three news-
papermen, an A. F. of L. executive,
one industrialist, a former State chair-
man of the Republican party, a profes-
sor of political science and four men
who are or have been public office
holders.
Miss O’Hara was Judge James’ only
though it is reported that the mew
governor will distribute several im-
portant sub-cabinet jobs in his home
territory, Fer salary will be $10,000 a
month.” POR
The new cabinet lier and thelr 8
salaries follow:
Secretary of the Commonwealth—
Miss O’Hara.
Others On Cabinet
Attorney General—Claude T, Reno,
Allentown, former Lehigh County
judge, salary, $12,000,
Insurance Commissioner—Col. Mat-
thew H. Taggert of Northumberland
County, commissioner under Gover-
nor Fisher, $10,000.
Secretary of Agriculture—John H
Light, Lebanon County, secretary of
the Pennsylvania State Grange, $10,000.
Th
oo. or AGA Wt
Secretary of Forests and Waters—
G. Albert Stewart, publisher of the
Clearfield Progress, former member of
the Legislature, $10,000.
Secretary of Labor and Industry—
Lewis G. Hines, Philadelphia, execu-
tive secretary to William Green, pres-
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, $10,000.
Secretary of Welfare—E. Arthur
Sweeny, president of the Tribune-
Review Publishing Co., Greensburg;
Republican candidate for auditor-
general in 1936, $10,000. i
Secretary of Highways—I, Lamont
Hughes, Pittsburgh, former president
of Carnegie Steel Co., $12,000.
Secretary of Revenue—William J.
Hamilton, sheriff of Philadelphia and
Republican leader in that city, $12,000.
Secretary of Public Assistance—
Howard IL. Russell Upper Darby,
Philadelphia suburb, head of the meth-
ods and systems unit for the Depart-
ment of Public Assistance and second
in command of relief under Karl De
Schweinitz in the Earle Administra-
tion, $10,000. ;
Adjutant General, Brigadier General
Edward Martin, Washington County,
former estate G. O, P. chairman, $10,-
000.
Commissioner of Pennsylvania Mo-
tor Police—Major Lynn G. Adams,
Dauphin County, former head of State
police, $8,000.
Cabinet posts yet to be filled ‘are
secretary of bankihg, secretary of
mines, secretary of health, secretary of
property and supplies and adjutant
general,
J. Paul Pedigo, Philadelphia news-
paperman, was appointed secretary to
the Governor at a salary of $7,500. Dr.
Edward B. Logan of Philadelphia ,an
assistant professor of political science
at the University of Pennsylvania and
budget secretary in the Pinchot Ad-
ministration, was appointed as bud-
get secretary. Neither are members of
the “cabinet”, however.
JUDGE JAMES TO GIVE
OATH TO LEWIS, THEN
BE SWORN IN HIMSELF
As a member of the Superior
Court, Judge Arthur H, James will
administer the oath of office next
Tuesday to Lieut.-Gov,-elect Sam-
uel S. Lewis of York.
A half-hour later, Judge James
will take the oath of office as Gov-
ernor of Pennsylvania. ‘Whether
the Plymouth jurist will resign
from the bench in the interval re-
mains a matter of conjecture.
‘Since his election as Governor,
James has said repeatedly he will
not resign from the Superior Court
bench until such time as he can
name his own successor.
turn trip.
appointment from Luzerne County al-