RA i RN * + * w % % Your Neighbors It On To Them After Through Reading It. Be Subscribers Soon. Will reading The Post, Too. Enjoy Pass You Are They’ll . THE DALLAS POST More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution A Kind Word Does Us All Some Good. Mention The Post When You Patronize Our Advertisers. Better Still Tell Your Merchant You’d Like To See His Ads In The Post. Vol. 49 THE POST, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1939 No. 24 N.B. | | DAD’S DAY MILK AND BOOKS Sunday’s Dad’s Day . . . to carry up the coal, read the Sunday paper, talk about politics and see that the family’s got change for the church collection plate . . . just like any other Sunday to the old man. He doesn’t want anymore of those pink necktiés like he got last year and he kinda dodges away when one of the girls kisses him behind the ear. He doesn’t hanker for all this mes- sin’ around . . . and yet he kinda likes it. Darned if he doesn’t like those silk pajamas things but he'll never wear them . ... not til Sun- day night. He doesn’t claim any special credit for bringing up the family and seeing that they all got shoes, something to eat, and an _automobile to go to the movies in. The old man’s seen some tough days in his life . . . and at this late date and age it’s no time to be getting sentimental . . . not when a man can still plug along and do as good a day’s work as he ever did. Now sickness and old age that’s another thing. But who!s sick and who's old around here? Not the old man, no sirree. And so most of us who think he’s still a pretty good egg, though a little crotchety about Fath- er’s Day, will try to pay our respects to him on Father’s Day by showing him in our everyday life and actions that we're trying more and more to be like the old man . .. We have been repeatedly aiming to write something about the fix the dairy farmer is in. If he is subject to the same taxes, regulation and governmental “assistance” that the | rest of us are getting who are try- ing to provide a few jobs and scrape out an honest living, he can under- stand why we haven’t had the time to study his problems thoroughly enough to write a sound editorial. We've got a vague idea, however, of what he’s up against. And it looks to us as though his problem is dis- tribution—plus more “government assistance.” The dairyman, and the kid in the slums that needs good-bone building | milk and can’t get it, have a com- mon problem. And that problem’ centers around the clog in the line between the farmer and the kid. It isn’t overproduction and it isn’t’ underconsumption and the guys that are causing the plug in the line are the same guys that are getting the cream that we used to get—and also the gravy. Everytime we hear some fellow yapping about the salaries paid school teachers, cost of running Dallas schools, and cutting budgets and frills out of education, we'd like to ask him one question about school economy. Did he ever pick up his own kid's school book and see what kind of treatment it was getting from his progeny? Right there is one big item in the cost of education that he can pretty much control. School books cost good hard American tax dollars and the average school book gets about the same treatment as last week's American Store circular after the kids have hurled them across the dining room table, the baby has played with them or the old lady has spilled the dish water on them. DOROTHY JAMES HONORED Miss Dorothy James, daughter of Governor James, will crown the Queen of Pocono Mountain Laurel Blossom Festival, Miss Muriel Dodd, Jersey City school teacher, Satur- day. Miss James and her party will be guests at a luncheon and re- ception Saturday noon and will stay over for the coronation ceremony which follows the annual reunion dinner Saturday evening. Sixty-One Seniors | Given Diplomas At Graduation Dr. Grafflin Tells Class To Seek Finer Living In an address, “Six Points Living in a Three-Way World,” Dr. Samuel W. Grafflin told the graduating class of Kingston Township High School that it was better to seek a finer manner of living than wealth in Commencement exercises in the school auditorium Tuesday night. Among other suggestions, ad- dressing both the seniors and the audience, Dr. Grafflin emphasized | the importance of proper relations between God and the individual, of healthy minds and bodies, of ser- vice towards others, in one of the finest Commencement speeches ever given in this section. Diplomas were awarded to 61 graduating pupils by John Earl, president of the school board. Miss Dorothy Staub, valedictorian of the class, spoke on the World of To- morrow, and Lawrence M. Isaacs, salutatorian, chose for his topic, “Rowing, not Drifting.” Dorothy Staub was awarded the College Misericordia scholarship by Prof. T. A. Martin, supervising prin- cipal of Kingston Township schools, who also presented the Class of ’39 to Mr. Earl. Robert Fritzges was given the $10 Alumni Association award for the best athletic record by Howard Isaacs, president of the organization. The processional, played by the school orchestra, began the program. Invocation and benediction wore} given by Rev. Harry M. Savacool, pastor of Trucksville M. E. Church. | Both the students and parents sang | the Alma Mater as a fitting end to. the Commencement ceremonies. WHAT'S NEW? AND... WHAT OF IT? By JAVIE AICHE It’s all of three months now since Stella Petroski, among half a hun- dred applicants, achieved the most credits in passing the test on which Federal examiners determine the is- suance of “first papers.” So avid had been her interest in the Declar- ation of Independence, she could recite it word for word; and what was wonderful about that was not so much the feat of memory, but rather the inflections in her voice, the light in her eyes, when the most affirmative and declarative passag- es were reached. More, too; Stella Petroski could sketch the Constitution of the United States, interpret the Bill of Rights, name the occasions for which were adopted the most im- portant of the twenty-two amend- ments of fundamental law. You couldn’t help notice her when she stood beside the examiners’ desk, because there was an aura of eag- erness about her, an impatience to be ahead with flying colors. But, it is doubtful if Stella Petros- ki is going to be admitted. The certificate that finally would afford her the right to live for America and enjoy the privileges of suffrage may be withheld. It really isn’t so much the right to live that Stella wants, unless you consider. it as an award by proxy. She is, indeed, interested ‘in caring for the five youngsters who share her home, but if you question the lady you discover that she is one with Patrick Henry and ever so many others who (Please turn to N. B. on Page 3) REQUEST PRINGLE COUNCIL TO HALT CEMETERY INCREASE Facing further devaluation of Pringle Borough property, taxpayers requested Council this week to take action against the increase in size of St. Ignatius Cemetery. Some time ago the property ad- joining the cemetery was given the parish by Kingston Coal Company officials for a ‘‘park” fronting on Hoyt Street. No objection was raised by prop- erty owners living near the ceme- tery when the land was deeded over for the formation of a park. Later developments, however, indicate that the “park” is to be incorpor- ated into a cemetery. A fence is to be built around the new land, and the cemetery gates have been taken down and will be moved to front on Hoyt Street. Permission has never been given cemetery owners in Pringle by Council to front on any thorough fare, and until this time all the churches owning cemeteries on the hill have respected a borough ordi- nance forbidding frontage on Prin- gle streets. In this instance, how- ever, Council was not even consulted by St. Ignatius parish and no per- mission was asked to bring the cem- etery boundaries up to Hoyt Street. Since cemeteries are non-taxable, and the fronting of any cemetery on a public street would discourage any further property development in that area, Pringle residents have asked Council to act immediately against the increase of St. Ignatius cemetery. Whether Council will enforce the ordinance forbidding cemetery frontage has not been decided, but it is believed that Council will call a special meeting to go on record against the incorporation of the “park” into the burial grounds. LEADING LADY WITH LEAKE PLAYERS ROSCELLA LIGHTNER Leading Lady . . Roscella Lightner, whose accomplished work has won her stage and radio success, is one of the most popular members of the Man- hattan Players appearing at Harvey's Lake Theatre this summer. Citizens Urge State To Pave Dallas-Lutes’ Corners Road Survey Promised At Harrisburg Conference ; In an effort to have the State pave eight miles of unfinished high- way between Dallas and Lutes’ Cor- ners, Wyoming County Commission- ers and a group of Monroe County citizens: recently had a conference with I. Lamont Hughes, Secretary | of Highways, at Harrisburg and got assurance that he would have State engineers go over the road to de- termine what can be done this year. The group also had conferences with Charles Terry, member of the Legislature from Wyoming County and Senator Frederick T. Gelder of the 23rd District. They also met John MacGuffie,- Luzerne County Commissioner who assured them that Luzerne County would cooper- ate in every way to make the road a reality. While Mr. Hughes would make no definite promises nor commit him- self in any way regarding the road, there is considerable grounds for be- lief that something definite will be done this year. Not the least of these was the comment this week of Norman Johnstone, Secretary of Wyoming Valley Motor Club, that he believes a part of the highway will be paved this year and that the club is bending every effort to have the road put on the State program for construction. The eight mile stretch, about four miles in Wyo- ming County and four in Luzerne, is the final link in a completely paved highway from Wilkes-Barre to Tunk- hannock by way of Dallas. The section between Tunkhannock and Evans Falls was completed some time ago and work will be started this week on the section between Evans Falls and Lutes’ Corners. Completion of the Luzerne road next month is another reason for belief that the State will not permit the Dallas-Lutes’ Corners section to go unpaved for long. Those who met Mr. Hughes were: C. W. Smith, Charles Clark, Paul Nulton and Norman Frantz of Mon- roe township and the following men from the County Commissioners of- fice in Tunkhannock: Cye Tyler. Gilbert Stonier, Cecil Casson and County Chairman Cecil Ball. Dairymen Will Visit Experimental Farm A number of dairymen from Dal- las and vicinity will tour the north- ern New Jersey Experimental Sta- tion near Branchville above Strouds- burg on Thursday, June 22 with a group from Columbia County. They will see an outstanding herd of Guernsey and Holstein’ cows, an ideal set-up for growing cows, grass silage being made and the results of feeding grass silage. At the ex- perimental station R. H. Olmstead and Fred V. Grau of Penn State College will conduct the group over the grounds. COPS HAVE STOP WATCHES Now the Luzerne cops have stop- watches to aid them in the current anti-speeding drive. They used them first Wednesday night. %> Honor Athletes Tuesday Morning Coaches Award Teams: 8th Graders Honored Athletic and other awards were presented to Kingston !Township students in general assembly Tues- day afternoon. Letters were given members of the basball team by Coach Taylor. Coach Walter Hicks presented the following football players varsity letters: Ernie Holdredge, Dave Evans, Larrie Graves, Larry Isaacs, Rowland Fielding, George Small, Donald ~Bulford; “Robert Fritzges, Lewis Evans, Mike Stencil, Law- rence Newhart, Don McFadden and manager Amandus Dalley. Basket- ball awards were given Larry Isaac, Robert Anderson, Robert Gregory, Robert Fritzges, Lewis Evans, Mike Stencil, and Edward Zarawaski, manager. Miss Pfahler awarded her girls’ basketball team with the rural league championship trophy, which they won this year for the first time. Basketball letters were given Phylis Lyne, Helen Lawson, Monica Stencil, Betty Anthony, Ruth Gor- don, Anne Phillips, Marion Jones, Helen Montanye, Lois Henning, Peggy Davis, Bernice Lozo, Marion Anthony and Dorothy Stout, man- ager, -and cheer leaders Marion Jones and Warren Meacham were also honored. : Miss Jean Nelson was awarded the International Correspondence School scholarship for commercial studies, Marion Roberts and Ber- nard Novicki were given the annual 8th grade Veterans’ certificates for scholastic attainment and the W. C. T. U. award was presented Mar- ion Roberts and Robert Quan. The committee from the Kingston Town- ship Veterans’ Association, which presented the 8th grade award, in- cluded Mr. Clifford, Max Leonard, Daniel Shaver, Bert Stitzer, Mr. Ad- ler and Prof. J. A. Martin. A QUIET NIGHT WITH DALLAS POLICE FORCE The midnight ride of Paul Revere and the adventure of Lady Godiva had nothing. on the experience of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harvey when a band of local brigands surprised them at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Weintz of Meeker at 2:15 Sunday morning and took them for a tour of Harvey's Lake and nearby night spots. The couple who had just re- turned from a honeymoon trip to Chicago were awakened by the sound of automobile horns in the front yard of the Weintz home. When they failed to re- spond to the repeated and as- sorted noises, the band of mer- rymakers entered the house through an open window, car- ried: off the bride in her paja- mas, but allowed Leonard put on his police pants and white shoes. Thus attired and in the company of good friends the couple were then taken to Harvey's Lake where the fun continued until dawn. Lake Philanthropist Honored By Bucknell Daniel C. Roberts of Harvey's | Lake and Wilkes-Barre was declared “Bucknell University’s Man of the Year” at Commencement exercises Monday in Lewisburg. been an outstanding leader in Buck- | nell’s destiny,” declared President | Arnaud C. Marts in introducing Mr. Roberts, and citing his benefactions | to the school during the past year. They included contributions to ) engineering building, debt reduction, | junior college and new library funds. Mr. Roberts’ gifts in Wyoming | Valley have been many and include among others, Daniel C. Roberts building at Harvey's Lake, and large contributions to First Baptist Church of Wilkes-Barre, Franklin Club of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Semi- nary. Former Dallas Councilman Buried Monday Joseph Rood Was Early Trolley Conductor The funeral of Jpshu, . Rood, aged 83, who died ay morning following an illness of complications, was held Monday from the late home in Dallas with services in charge of Rev. Francis Freeman. Interment was in Woodlawn Ceme- tery. With the death of “Joe” Rood, Dallas lost one of its oldest residents and the community lost a colorful figure. Born 83 years ago last April in Ross Township, he had spent his entire lifetitne in this vicinity. Two years ago on October 25, 1937, he and Mrs. Rood, who preceded him in death eleven months ago, cele- brated their 55th wedding anniver- sary with an open house to a large gathering of friends and relatives. His brother S. S. Rood died four months ago. With all of his near relatives dead, Mr. Rood continued to live in the old home on Main Street with his wife’s ‘niece, Mrs. Stella Whitebread, as his house- keeper. 7 “Joe” Rood was one of the early conductors on the trolley line from Luzerne to Dallas. In the days when he took up the tickets, cars were run from Wilkes-Barre to the white mill in Luzerne. There a wood-burning locomotive with wide flanged smokestack hooked on to the car which was subsequently hauled to Dallas. For many years Mr. Rood and the late Harry Run- yon made up the crew of the strange looking predecessor of the electric trolley in this region. was a member of the Pike's Creek Drum Corps and until recently was the drummer whenever the corps made its appearance on Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. The roll of his drums as he practiced at home is remembered well by many of his neighbors. For a number of years Mr. Rood served as councilman of Dallas bor- ough until increasing age and lame- ness prevented his leaving the house except for short distances or motor rides to the old homestead in Ross township where he and Mrs. Rood used to spend a large part of their summers. Pall bearers at the funeral were old neighbors and relatives, R. Harold Rood, Harry E. Howell, Al- bert Mission, Peter Roushey, Russell Shaver and William Franklin. Local Rains Fail To Bring Needed Relief Local showers in widely: separated, sections brought some telief thi week to farmers and ares whose crops are suffering from the prolonged dry weather. But for the most part rains have not been sufficient to do much good. Much of the finest hay and pasture land has been badly damaged. Cattle have been removed from the pas- tures in some sections and the grass seems dormant. Many lawns have been burned to the point where they will not recover this season even with needed rains. Speed Laws To Be Enforced At Lake A 35-mile speed limit will be maintained at Harvey's Lake this summer. Warning signsf will be placed at eighth-of-a-milefi vals; “Stop”, “Slow” and “Caution” signs will be erected at road intersec- tions and danger points; under- growth will be cleared to permit better vision, and constant patrol- ling of the driving zone by Penn- sylvania Motor Police in 'coopera- tion with Harvey's Lake police will be a few of the means for promoting safe driving. ‘Violators will pay fines or go to jail” is the warning issued by Chief Ira Stevenson of the Lake police force. “You have ‘German Alien Secretly Quits | 'Bmerica To Live Under Swastika [ Two Motors Burn Out On New Well Water Company Will Erect New Work Shop Two ten-horse-power motors on a temporary pump were burned out this week when Dallas Water Com- pany attempted to check the flow on its new 365-foot deep well on Center Hill Road. Creswell Drilling Company stopped drilling operations early in the week when it struck a Mike Fieger Departs + With Family And U. S. Dollars Household possessions, his busi- ness and friends left behind without so much as an auf wiedersehen, Michael Fieger, his American born wife and two children, surreptitious- ly left Hillside last Wednesday night to return to the land of his birth, Germany. With him he is supposed to have taken $15,000 in American money and the curses of creditors mitted him to secure large sums of credit. Until his hurried departure it was supposed that Mike owned Hillside heavy flow of water at the365 foot level and since that time thas beentTire Service, the white house next attempting to pump out the well to determine what size pumping equipment will be required. The burning out of the motors be- cause of poor electrical hook-up will temporarily delay this work although it is hoped to have a temp- orary pump installed some time’to- day. When this work is completed Dallas Water Company will erect a new concrete block pump house, garage and work shop over the well. Soon thereafter the largest pump operated by the company will be installed and connections will be made with the new 8-inch water mains which are being laid along Terrace Street and Machell Avenue. A crew of eight men was at work this week laying the main and it is expected that this work will con- tinue until the early part of June. Charter Members Light Cake Colorful Ceremony Climaxes Churc Anniversary i Fiftieth anniversary activities of the congregation of the Dallas M. E. Chureh ‘were climaxed Friday night when a giant birthday cake was cut with a special program commem- orative of fifty years of service. The twenty-seven pound cake, gift of Mrs. Rebecca Monk, was decorated with more than fifty lighted candles. Symbolic was the lighting of smaller candles from one large white center taper, representative of Christ. From this central candle four chart- er members of the congregation, Mrs. Amanda Yaple, Miss Flora Brown, Mrs. Rebecca Monk and Mrs. C. A. Frantz, lighted four other tapers on the cake. Then from these From the time of his boyhood he | four candles the other members of the congregation lighted the other candles. At the conclusion of this ceremony, Mrs. Monk cut a piece of the cake for Mrs. Stroud, another charter member who is a shut-in, and Miss Brown cut a piece for Mrs. Marie L. Phillips, likewise a shut-in. Letters from three former pastors, Rev. Joshua Brundle, Rev. William S. Crandall, and Rev. Wilson 8S. Trieble, and greetings from Rev. Jo- seph Pennell and Rev. Judson Bailey, were read to the gathering by Rev. Francis Freeman. Rev. C. Duane Butler brought greetings to the con- gregation from Lehman M. E. Church. Rev. Freeman outlined the history of Methodism in the Dallas region, from its early activities 123 years ago, through its meetings in homes, log school houses, Goss school house and Sunset Hall. Sunset Hall was the first church owned by the con- gregation and was built at a total outlay of $950. An interesting in- cident was the preserce of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Podmore at the Sun- day services during anniversary week. Mr. Podmore designed the present church more than fifty door, other real estate and the big quantity of automobile tires and auto accessories which he carried in stock. Three days after his depart- ure it was revealed that he owned none of the real estate but that it had been sold some years ago to W. D. Roberts of Kingston. Even at that time he owned only the buildings erected thereon and had an option on the ground. On the assumption that he owned the property, and on evidence pre- sented in his financial statements, wholesalers and manufacturers had extended him credit in large amounts and had placed carloads of Rutomobiiy res Bete stock on, consignment. as not until Sat, urday that many of these credito learned that the alien German A ran had left for his homeland. {4 Monday Lee Tire and Rubber pany, one of the biggest creg backed a truck up to the fro and removed what was le large stock of tires they mitted him to have on cg a fraction of the mone that company. All of this was part of a lated plan to garner in as many American dollars as possible. Most of the German’s money was deposit- ed, not in local banks, but in the German bank in New York Other large sums of cash he in a tin can behind & sack of tires in his cellar. Cash can ¢ be converted into German iffarky and an American dollar will bu plenty of them. Mike Fieger was an alien and a Nazi always at heart. He entered this country from Mexico, hav- ing worked his way across the Atlantic more than fifteen years ago on a German freighter to South America. There he was involved in several business in South Amer- ican seaport towns. Working his way toward Mexico he finally ar- rived in New York City where he became a cook. Later he came to Wyoming Valley where he worked in the mines and married an Ameri- can girl of German parentage, and moved to Hillside where he engaged in the Hillside Tire Service. During recent months, and es- pecially during the Munich incident, he had become more and more pro- thies and would start a heated argu- ment at a casual remark from a cus- tomer. So frequent was this that many said it would effect his busi- ness. And one customer not to be shouted down in argument, asked, “If you think so d much of Hit- ler, why don’t you go back and live with him!” Fieger had no use for Jews and reading Father Cough- lin’s “Social Justice” was a part of his daily routine. Mike's broad grin, his German dialect and slack trousers made him an appealing character whom few would suspect or dislike—except for his German leanings and calculated business deals. His apparent con- cern and nervous desire to pay little bills: and secure more business were disarming to those about to extend him credit. He, was considered a (Continued on Page 8) PROGRESS REPORTED ON MAIN-BENNETT RESURFACE oo The resurfacing of Main and Bennett Stfeets by the fon wealth, sought by committees of the Luzerne Civic Associatiorrand Council sinc work was begun on the Luzerne by-pass last Tall, will be brought oné step closer Monday when three borough officials confer with the district state engineer in Scranton. Atty. Henry Greenwald, borough solicitor, Councilman Conrad Ah- rendts, chairman of the finance committee, and borough engineer Robert Williams will meet with H. L. Herber, state engineer for the 12th district, at Scranton to dis- cuss possibilities of immediate ar- rangements for the improvement of the two thoroughfares. It is believed that the project will be held up until the by-pass has been completed, in ordér to avoid any further complications of the acute traffic problem in Luzerne. Work on the $250,000 borough- wide project will begin a week from Monday, according to District WPA engineer Flannagan, who, together. with three councilmen and the bor- ough engineer, reviewed the project here Wednesday. The WPA official, accompanied by councilmen Con Boyle, Eugene Bren- nan and Conrad Ahrendts, investi- gated conditions on Walnut, Hughes and Bennett ' Streets and other points in the large-scale street im- provement project = Wednesday morning in order to make final ar- rangements for the program. A considerable outlay for tools and materials will be necessitated before the project can get und way, but these will be purchag and ready for use by the end next week, said Ahrendts. whose misplaced confidence had per- nounced in his pro-German sympa- . &
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