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Vol. 49
THE DALLAS POST,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939
No. 8
POST
SCRIPTS
ODDS
AND
ENDS
OF THE
WEEK
FAIR
A steady stream of glamorous pub-
licity from Mr, Whalen’s New York
World's Fair 1939 is pouring across our
desk these days. Up to now, we
thought the peak in superlatives had
been achieved by the gentlemen who
write the moving picture previews, but
we know now that they have met their
masters. Mr. Whalen’s gifted writers
fling star-spangled phrases about with
such giddy abandon that we think
they, and not the cold in our head, are
responsible for this dizziness we've
been noticing lately.
We expect, of course, to go to the
World's Fair, After the selling job Mr.
“Whalen’s advertising department has
been doing on us, nothing could keep
us from it. We know we shall come
‘home a changed man. No ordinary
person, like us, can ride “magic car-
pets”, step from a “South Sea island
village” into “Merrie England” and
gaze upon the other phenomena in
Mr, Whalen’s bag and be the same af-
terward.
There are, according to the latest
multi-colored folder to reach us, a
million things to see at.the fair. We
have neither the physique nor the in-
clination to see all of them, but we
have been making mental notes of the
things we must be sure to see. Tops
on our list is something called “The
Lagoon of the Nations”, which (re-
_ ferring to our folder) “runs the gamut
of human emotions . , . from hissing
fury to a dream of loveliness” We
gather that this is some sort of a
fountain but besides water, which is
enough for most fountains, this one
also has fire, color and sound, “Pil-
lars of water rise high in the air . ..
flames dart from unseen sources . . .
fireworks burst high above in re-
splendent glory , . . vari-colored lights
play upon the every-changing cloud
forms which float over this scene.” We
might like that, or, on second thought,
it might just scare hell out of us.
Some things’ about the fair we shall.
frankly, ignore, There are things’ we
can’t swallow, even for Mr. Whalen.
We shall not go a step to see his
“largest sundial every built by man”
because we can’t see any connection
between it and “The World of Tomor-
row”, True, it’s big, but so is Keeler
Mountain, Our rickety old alarm
clock, a relic of The World of Yester-
day, has just as many minutes to the
hour and is probably a good deal more
accurate, When Mr. Whalen finds a
way to get longer hours, then we'll go
to see it.
We admire Mr. Whalen’s fair great-
ly, though, and we'll going to see it,
maybe more than once. And when we
come back were going to try to in-
terest Epy McCoy in a similar pro-
ject, the theme center of which will
be called “In Reverse to the world of
yesterday”, We're going to try to sign
» up Hitler and Mussolini. It will be co-
lossal,
Oe
EFFECTIVE
The talk at the Tally Ho the other
evening turned to divorce, Someone
mentioned that the cost of a divorce
suit usually runs from $225 up. “That's
awfully expensive, isn’t it?” said one
Sweet Young Thing. “Yes,” chimed in
Bill, from behind the countre “espec-
jally when you can get the same re-
sults with 15¢c worth of strychnine!”
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EXCHANGE
We are grateful to W, A. Fry, pro-
prietor and publisher of The Dunnville
(Ontario) Chronicle for a recent copy
of his interesting weekly. We enjoyed
especially “Old Bill's Column”, which
occupies in The Chronicle a spot sim-
ilar to this column in The Post. Mr.
Fry will not mind, we think if we lift
this from his column:
If an S and an I and an O and a U
With an X at the end spell Sue,
And an E and a Y and an E spell I,
(Continued on Page 4)
INVESTIGATORS PRESS
INQUIRY INTO CHARGE
OF “PADDED PAYROLLS”
The investigation into alleged
“padding” of State Highway De-
partment payrolls in Luzerne
County before last year’s election
moved mearer to a Grand Jury in-
vestigation this week as auditors
uncovered more evidence,
A number of men charged with
having eccepted checks for which
they did not work were summoned
before the investigators and ques-
tioned concerning the appearance
of their names on the Highway
Department payrolls,
The Grand Jury will convene
next Monday, District Attorney
Leon Schwartz ig expect to lay the
results of his investigation before
the jurors and ask them to direct
an inquiry into the fraud charges.
Commission To Act
Soon On Complaint
0f Local Consumers
Disque Receives Assurance
Petition Is Receiving
Attention
MAY HAVE HEARINGS
The complaint of 60 consumers of
Dallas Water Co. who asked the
Public Utility Commission at Harris
burg last November for an investiga
tion of local conditions in an effort
SUPERVISORS INVITED
TO JOINT CONFERENCE
ON COMMUNITY CENTER
Supervisors of Dallas Township
were invited this week to attend
a joint meeting with Dallas Bor-
ough Council, tentatively set for
next Wednesday night, to discuss
plans for a community center.
The committee from Dallas Jun-
ior Women’s Club, which is pro-
moting plans for the{ project, ear-
ried the invitation to Mrs. Olin
Kunkle secretary to the supervis-
ors on Tuesday.
Delegates from the various civic
organizations backing the plans for
a community center will receive
word from the Women’s Club
when the date for the joint con-
to improve water service in Dallas
is expected to receive action within
the next few days.
Because of the change of Admini-
stration at Harrisburg, and the re-
sultant changes in the Commission’s
personnel, response to the complaint
has been delayed. Engineers from the
P. U. C. visited here shortly after the
complaint wag filed but no formal
action has been tak upon their re-
Henry J. Disgqltie of Dallas, who led
a successful campaign for better ser-
vice four years ago and who is again
advising consumers, said yesterday he
had talked with an attache of the Pub-
licity Utility Commission early this
week,
‘Whether the Commission will sche-
dule a hearing on the complaint is a
matter of conjecture, Mr. Disque is
hopeful of solving the problem with-
out resort to testimony, but if a hear-
ing is held a number of persons are
ready to testify, Dallas Borough
Council, which has a petition to pre-
sent to the P. U. C, has agreed to
support the consumers in their action.
Churches Attend
Conference Here
Free Methodists Holding
District Meeting At
Trucksville
A four-day district meeting of 10
Free Methodist circuits of Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania began last night at
Trucksville” , MM, Church, with Rev.
A. K, Lindsley, district elder, in charge.
The meeting will continue today and
tomorrow and will end on’ Sunday
night. i 7
A Sunday School institute will be
held tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon
at 2, with Rev. T. M. Holcomb as
chairman. Among the speakers will be
O. J. Barnes. F. F. Shoup, Mrs, Worthy
Jayne, Justine Williams and Marjorie
Sweppenheiser,
Services will be held today at 10,
2:30 and 7:45. The quarterly confer-
ence a business meeting, will be at 9
a, m. tomorrow. Other meetings will
be public, including the missionary
service at 7:45 tomorrow night, Sun-
day school at 9:30 a. m. Sunday, and
services at 10:30, 2:30, 7 and 7:45 Sun-
day.
Chamberlain Explains
Bogus Bill Detection
A. counterfeit five-dollar bill pro-
vided a basis for a talk on the detec-
tion of fraud in banking, given before
the office practice class of Dallas Bor-
ough High by Floyd W. Chamberlain
of Goss Manor Wednesday morning.
Mr. Chamberlain, representative of
the Wyoming National Bank of Wil-
kes-Barre, also spoke on various
phases in banking of general interest,
such as clearing houses, money orders,
checks ete.
Part of the public educational pro-
gram of the customers’ relationship
class of Wyoming National Bank, the
services that banks offer, and the gen-
eral need for such services,
REPUBLICAN CLUB
The Republican Club of the North-
west District of Kingston Township
met at the home of Hale Garey this
week, There was a large attendance.
Plans were made for a registration
ference is set, They will ask the
supervisors and council to author-
ize an architect to make sketches.
Swartz Will Study
At Medical Center
Local Physician Will Work
Beside World-Famous
Specialists
Dr. G. K. Swartz of Dallas will leave
this morning for New York City to be-
gin a four-and-one-half month/Study
of neurology under some of the most
eminent neurologists in thesworld,
Dr. Swartz will do special work for
the first six weeks at the Neurological
Institute of New York’s famous Medi-
cal Center, where he will perform clin-
nical work under the supervision of
Dr. Joughin, professor of neurology at
the Post-Graduate Medical School of
New York,
When his studies at the Medical
Center have been completed Dr.
Swartz will spend an additional three
months at Lennox Hill Hospital in
‘New York City. There he will work
with Dr. Thomas Davis, professor of
neurology at New “York University,
another internationally-known specici-
list,
The unique opportunity to study be-
side the most brilliant men in the
neurological [field has been an abiding
ambition with'the local physician and
is recognized by hig associates as a
rare honor. Mrs, Swartz and the chil-
dren will remain here while Dr. Swartz
| is in New York,
National Defense Theme |
Of Irem Lecture March 1
Beginning a series of Jectures on
national affairs and prollems, Prof.
Leroy Bugbee of Wyoming Sgsiinary,
noted political and economic authority,
will speak on ‘The Problem of De-
fense” Wednesday at the Irem Temple
Country Club, The following Wednes-
day, Prof. Bugbee will "discuss: “How
Far Can Appeasement Go?”.
The series is sponsored by the Wo-
men Golfers’ Club of the Irem and
tickets may be purchased from any
club member or at the door.
Walter Browns Complete
45th Year Of Marriage
Mr, and Mrs, Walter Brown of Par-
rish street observed their 45th Wed-
ding Anniversary Wednesday evening
with a family dinner at their home.
The following children and grand-
children attended: Mr. and Mrs, Clif-
ford Ide and son, Dean; Mr, and Mrs.
Albert Major and daughter Barbara,
of Shavertown; Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
McCarty and sons Lester, Bugene and
victor; Alvin Brown and Mr, and Mrs.
Victor Brown and daughters Flora
Belle, Jane, and Alma of Lehman.
WAGNER TRANSFERRED
G. Harold Wagner, a former resident
of Dallas, now a special appraiser in
the office of Auditor General Warren
K. Roberts, has been assigned to
Lackawanna County to assist in the
drive,
inheritance tax department.
Wyoming Valley’s $3,500,000
7
/
of 23.98 feet,
its new $3,500,000 flood control system
000 damage in its wake.
Flood Danger Passes
After 24-Foot Crest
Flood Control System Repels
Attack Of Rain-Swollen River; Lowlands In
Dikeless Communities Flooded
SCENES RECALL DISASTROUS 1936 CATASTROPHE
Its spectacular rise checked by the return of frigid weather, the Susque-
hanna River was receding slowly Is its Wednesday morning crest
oF
With the danger of flood passed, Wyom ng Valley was able to observe how
had stood up under the worst threat
since the disastrous Twin Floods of 1936. when the rampaging river left $9,000,-
John Mirmak river observer at
Wilkes-Barre, announced yesterday at
noon the river had dropped to about
18 feet above low water mark. It
reached its crest at 7 a. m. Wednesday.
By 7 p. m, of that day it had dropped
to 22.90 and at 7 a. m yesterday, the
measurement was 18.24 feet.
There were scenes reminiscent of the
1936 catastrophe this week as the river,
swollen by an early thaw and several
days of rain, slowly climbed toward
flood stage. Mindful of the suddenness
of the disaster three years ago the
American Red Cross quickly establish-
ed five stations to collect information
and prepare for any emergency.
In the lowlands, water seeped into
cellars and in several depressed areas
families began moving their furniture
to the second flood. Traffic on Route
11, near Wyoming Valley Airport, was
interrupted for a while as flood waters
swept over the landing field. Amer-
ican Airlines planes were unable to
land and were sent to the Scranton
airport instead.
Lowland Homes Flooded
In Plymouth, where there are mo
dikes, the river lapped into the front
vards of about eight homes in the low-
lands. A sizeable area in Hanover
Township was flooded when Solomon’s
Creek overflowed. Extreme alarm was
felt on Tuesday night when the river
was approaching its crest. Household-
ers near the river kept an anxious vigil
beside their radios. : ;
United States Army Engineers, who
are «supervising construction of the
valléy’s mnearly-completed levee sys-
tem, expressed themselves ag satisfied
with ‘the effectiveness of the dikes.
Kirby Park, which has always been
flooded in : freshets which reach a
height of 20 feet, was free of water
thig week. Lowlands in Wilkes-Barre
Township, Kingston and Edwardsville
which were formerly the first sections
to be inundated were protected ade-
quately, except where water backed up
from sewers.
Eventually the leveee system will be
augmented by pumps, which will elim-
inate sewage backwater, It will be!
another year, probably, before that
phase of the flood control work will
be reached. Engineers. although
pleased with the test of their dikes,
saw the need for adequate pumping
facilities to make the flood protection
complete,
This week’s freshet was about 10
feet below the mark of the historic
1936 flood, The river began rising
"about a week ago, when the warm
| weather began to move the winter's
snowfall from mountainsides in Upper
Pennsylvania and New York State.
The rise continued through Tuesday’s
drizzles but when the mercury dropped
suddenly Tuesday night and the rain
turned to snow the advance was
checked.
CHOSEN FOR CLASS
Miss Jane L. Banker of Dallas, Class
of 42, Cornell University. is one of el-
even mew women members chosen to
join the horseback riding class of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps of
Cornell University.
D. OF A. TO MEET
The Mt. Vale Conference, Daughters
of America, will meet tonight at 7:30
in the Odd Fellows Hali, Dallas, for a
business session.
Lake Voters Must Fill Three
Major Offices
Kocher’s Six-Year Term
As School Director
Expires
(This is the first of a series
of articles discussing the political
outlook in municipalities in the
Dallas section. Another article will
appear soon.)
Although mo local issues are antici-
pated for Lake Township’s municipar
elections this Fall, the bitter battle
between Republicans and Democrats
for control of county offices will ex-
tend to the township and make its re-
turns of wide-spread interest and sig-
nificance.
After the nominees have been se-
lected in the September primaries, the
general election at the Lake will be a
routine affair. Since its incorporation,
registration since the advent of the
New Deal but an overwhelming G. O.
P. lead seems indicated this year
again,
Last Fall the Democrats achieved
a considerable gain in registration as
the result of the good work of party
leaders at the Lake. The gain, how-
ever, was not reflected in the General
Election returns, for the Republicans
scored decisive @ victories, The only
Democrat to hold office in the town-
ship ig Ed Gaynor, inspector of elec~
tion,
The voters in the township will this
vear elect one township supervisor,
two school directors, Republican and
Democratic committeemen for the
North, Middle and South Districts, and
three election board members, The
terms of constable and justice-of-the-
peace do not expire this year.
the township has had a strong Re-
publican majority. The Democratic
M. J, XKocher’s six-year term as
Two Supervisors Must Be
Elected At November
Balloting
township supervisor will expire. O. A.
Allen and D, J. Martin will conclude
their tenure on the school board, The
terms of Steve Honeywell and Ed
Gaynor, inspectors of election, and
Harold Fiske judge of election, ex-
pire, The retiring G. O. P. committee-
men are Ben Rood, North District;
Russell Hoover, Middle District, and
Alfred Martin, South District. Demo-
cratic committeemen whose terms ex-
pire are Alex Kocher, North District:
Clarence Gay. Middle District, and
Michael McHugh, South District,
None of these men have formally
announced their candidacies for re-
election but it is assumed that several
of them plan to be candidates,
‘cent Americans”
party has made substantial gains in
GUILD AND PUBLISHERS
MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS
TOWARD ENDING STRIKE
Efforts of American Newspaper
Guildsmen and representatives of
Wilkes-Barre’'s three suspended
newspapers to reach a settlement
of their five-months-old strike
dragged on this week without
agreement on most of the major
issues.
" The conferenges were held each
morning and /afternoon in Hotel
Sterling an / although. some pro-
gress was made neither side could
say when t “BOWSDADErs will re-
sume publication.
Legion Takes Part
In School Program
Winters Counsels Students
To Guard American
Fundamentals
Students of Dallas Borough High
School were counseled to be “100 per
by Paul Winters,
spokesman for the Daddow-Isaacs
Post American Legion, at a Mashing -
ton’s Birthday program in ‘the audi-
torium Wednesday afternoon. Mr.
Winters was introduced by John
Thomas, commander of the local post.
The annual essay contest on
“Americanism”, sponsored by the
American Legion and open to high
school seniors, was outlined by Mr.
Winters. Winners of the essay contest
will receive four-year scholarships to
accredited Pennsylvania universities.
The program included the singing of
“America” by the assemblage, the sal-
ute to the flag, a poem, “George Wash-
ington” by Rhoda Thomas; the “Life
of Washington” by Evan Brace;
“George Washington at the Fair” by
Earl Brown Darwin Roberts and Al-
vah Jones; “Patriotism” by Naomi
Shaver; Washington's address to his
troops, by Eloise Hunt; “Mt, Vernon”,
by Jack Dungey; “The Modern George
Washington” by Jay Gould and selec-
tions by the High School Band. under
the direction of Ralph Hallock,
Legionaires H. Brooke and Charles
Stookey also spoke. Other members of
the American Legion Post present
were Arthur Dungey, Paul Shaver and
Arthur Brown.
RABBITS RELEASED
150 Cottontails Distributed In This
Section, Local Sportsmen's
Camp Announces
One hundred fifty rabbits from the
new State preserves have been freed
in the woods about Daljas, according
to Dallas Camp, Unitqd Sportsfhen.,
The cottontails will replehis#*Stock re-
duced by last season’s heavy kill and
by hard winter weather.
New officers of Dallas Camp were
named at a recent meeting, They are
Charles Hoffman, Jr. Shavertown,
president, and Ralph Rood, Dallas. sec-
retary-treasurer. The camp is plan-
ning a membership drive and invites
the interest of all hunters, fishermen
and conservationists.
TEACHERS SURPRISE
The faculty of Dallas Borough High
School turned out en masse last
Thursday evening for a house-warm-
ing party at the home of Prof. and
Mrs. T. A. Williammee of Lehman
Avenue. The teachers brought refresh-
ments for the surprise party, presented
Mr. and Mrs, Williammee with a hand-
some table lamp,
Attending were Cornelia Davis, Hel-
en Anderson, Charlotte Mack, Louise
Colwell Mary Morgan. Ralph Rood,
Leona Kingsley, William Moran, Wil-
liam Brickel, Ernest Line, Beverly
Knoll, Howard Tinsley, and Prof. and
Mrs, Williammee,
BAND CONCERT
The Dallas Township School Band
will give a concert on Thursday even-
Seven Men Injured
When Trolley Hits
Loaded WPA Truck
Trolley Jams Truck Against
Bank At Fernbrook
Intersection
MOTORMAN INJURED
Seven men were injured when a
Dallas-bound street car struck a
WPA truck at Fernbrook shortly
after 4 Wednesday afternoon. Six
of the men, including the motorman
from the street car were treated at
i Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston,
and discharged. A seventh was ad-
mitted.
The injured:
Gerald Finnerty, 19, Market Street,
Kingston, possible ‘fracture of the left
elbow; Shock; admitted; condition
good.
Joseph Hughes, 33, 139 South Welles
Street, Wilkes-Barre. minor lacera-
tions; discharged.
Frank Gritmany 53, 312 East Market
Street, Wilkes-Barre, lacerations of the
forehead, discharged,"
Frank Krasnik, 58, 208 Courtright
Street, Pringle, lacerations of the
scalp; discharged,
Joseph Sorrento, 35; 199 Division
Street, Kingston shock; discharged.
Michael Toole, 50, 4 Park Avenue,
Wilkes-Barre, shock and bruises, dis-
charged.
Clarence Benjamin, 27 Vulcan Street,
Wilkes-Barre, motorman on the street
car, bruises and lacerations of the
face; discharged,
The street car, operated by Mr.
Benjamin, was bound for Dallas. The
truck, which wag being driven by Ed-
ward Law, 61 Division Street, King-
ston, who was not injured, was carry-
ing a load of WPA workers from De-
mundg to Wyoming Valley.
At Fernbrook Corners the truck left
the main road to cut up the hill toward
Pioneer Avenue, The intersection
where the accident occurred is about
100 feet from the traffic light and
about 50 feet from the main road. The
truck was half way across the inter-
section when the street car struck it
broadside. J
The truck wag jammed against a
dirt bank, so badly damaged it had to
be towed away. Glass in the street car
vestibule was broken. Sherman War-
den of Main Road, Shavertown took
the injured to the hospital, accampan-
the injured to the hospital, accompan-
las; Charles Remphrey, Dallas, and
Joseph Larentina, Kingston.
Privates Folimer and Lewis of the
State Highway Patrolmen investigated
the accident. No charges have been
placed against anyone yet,
GALLOWAY INNOCENT
Youth Arrested After Burglary At
Hansen's, Harvey Lake,
Is Acquitted
Harry Galloway of Tunkhannock R.
D, 5, complicated with Russell Van-
dermark and Keith Edwards in the
robbery of Hansen’s Restaurant, Har-
vey’s Lake, last July 12, was found not
guilty on charges of receiving stolen
goods in Luzerne County Court, Wil-
kes-Barre. last week.
Charges were preferred by Chief Ira
C. Stevenson of Harvey's Lake and the
case was tried by jury before Judge
John J, Aponick. Vandermark has been
committed to Kis-Lyn and Edwards to
Huntington reformatories,
BOARD TO MEET
A supper meeting of the Board of
the Dallas Junior Women’s Club will
be held Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Charles Lee of Lake Street.
Final plans will be made for the Quick
Quiz and Spelling Bee which is to be
held on March 17 at Dallas Township
High School. Miss Beth Love is gener-
al chairman, The Community House
project will be discussed also,
GOVERNOR JAMES READY
TO APPOINT VALENTINE
INFORMED SOURCES SAY
A persistent report in Luzerne
County political circles this week
was that Governor Arthur H.
James has decided to appoint
Judge W. A, Valentine of Wilkes-
Barre to the vacancy on the Sup- °
erior Court bench left by Governor
James’ resignation.
It was also rumored that District
Attorney Leon Schwartz will be
selected by the Governor to fill
Judge Valentine's place on the
Common Pleas bench in Luzerne
County, Attorney Schwartz was
once Governor James’ secretary.
Judge Valentine's appointment
has seemed certain for a month.
Several reliable observers say the
Valentine appointment may be
handed down today,
ing, March 2, at 8 in the township high
school auditorium.