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Luzerne Merchants Invite You
To Take Advantage Of The
Bargains They Will Offer Next
Week During Community Days.
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Vol. 49
THE POST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1939
Peace Keynote
‘Of Armistice Day
Convention Here
Dallas To Welcome 400
Delegates To Meeting
At College On Saturday
The twenty-first anniversary
of the Armistice will be ob-
served fittingly here tomorrow
when Dallas welcomes 400 del-
egates to an all-day conference
of the Middle Atlantic Division
of the Catholic Association of
International Peace at College
Misericordia.
The delegates, who will represent]
23 colleges in New York, New Jer- |
sey and Pennsylvania, will partici-
pate in a program which will con-
“sist of four panel discussions, ‘‘Prin-
ciples of Charity and Justice in
War”; “The United States and South
American Relations”; ‘Propaganda
and Peace” and “United States
Foreign Policy”.
‘The program will begin at 9 a. m.
with a mass to be celebrated by The
Most Reverend William J. Haffey,
D. D., Bishop .of Scranton. Miss
Mary MecCole, president of the local
unit, will deliver the address of!
welcome and Joseph Mahoney of St.
Francis College, Brooklyn, regional
president, will reside.
At a luncheon at 12:30 in the col-
lege cafeteria, Rev. Joseph Gilbride,
S. T. D., assistance at St. Francis
Church, Nanticoke, will speak. At
the end of the afternoon session
there will be a business meeting and
in the evening the delegates will be
guests at a buffet supper which will
be followed by a dance at which
the Misericordia unit will be hostess.
Council Awaits
Report Of Survey
Borough's Protection
Against Fire Analyzed
A survey of Dallas Borough's
protection against fire, to guide
council in its progress toward con-
ditions which would cut insurance
premiums and result in tremendous
savings to. property owners, will‘ be
made this month by an engineer
from the Middle Department Rating
Association of Philadelphia.
The survey, which will cost thei
borough nothing, will be made as
the result of action taken by Dr.
Henry M. Laing Fire Co. at its last
meeting, when Harry L. Ohlman
was named to confer with council-
men and ask them to authorize the
investigation. Council approved the
plan last Friday night.
The engineer, who may have his
report ready for the next meeting
of council on December 6, will study
maps of the water system; the size
of mains, the pressure, the condition
of the apparatus of Laing Fire Co.
and will make recommendations for
improvements needed to give the
borough a “protected rating”.
Nuss And Kent
Lehman's Choice
Named To School Board:
Ehret Gets Short Term
School Director (6 years)
(Two To Be Elected)
Charles Nuss, Rep. 209
Edward H. Kent, Rep. ........ 210
George Stolarich, Dem. ...... 97
James Brace, Dem. 96
School Director (2 years)
Arthur Ehret, Rep. ........_.. 204
Leonard Gable, Dem. ......... 102
Road Supervisor
Fred Elston, Rep. .............. 166
George Weintz, Dem. ...._.. 137
Auditor
Lewis Ide, Rep.
Thomas Parks, Dem.
Constable
Joseph E. Ide, Rep.
Ray Marsh, Dem.
Sixth Gives GOP
Majority Of 3,680
The Sixth Legislative District,
which includes Dallas and its vicin-
ity, gave the Republican candidates
a majority of about 3,500 in Tues-
day’s election, thereby fulfilling its |
established custom. In the Schwartz-
McGovern contest for district at-
torney the vote was 14,809 to 11,-
129, a majority of 3,680 for
Schwartz.
District Attorney Leon Schwartz
led his Republican running mates
throughout the Sixth District.
Judge Michael McDonald led the
Democratic ticket in this district.
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- ballot.
LOCAL GIRL IS AMONG
AIR HOSTESSES SHOWN
IN CURRENT McCALL’S
Deborah Jeter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Jeter,
Jr., of Center Hill Road, Dal-
las, is one of the stewardesses
pictured in ag American Air-
lines advertis¢gment in the cur-
rent issue of
Miss Jeter € a stew-
ardess last July and has flown
on several of American Air-
lines’ major routes. She is
one of a group who were photo-
graphed for the two-page ad-
vertisement, which describes
the duties of the comely host-
esses who attend American
Airlines’ passengers.
‘William Hausch
Is Lone Democrat
cCall’s magazine.
‘To Win Office
Polls 33 Votes More
Than Stevenson:
Gray Is Supervisor
Among the hundreds of Demo-
crats who aspired to municipal of-
fice in rural communities in North-
I eastern Luzerne County on Tues-
day only one—William Hausch,
Democratic nominee for school di-
rector in Lake Ph tard
the Republican landslide and ' was
elected.
A last minute min 4p contributed |
to Mr. Hausch’s victory. In the
primary election, Louella Gossart,
a candidate for the Republican nom-
ination, was defeated by Chief Ira
C. Stevenson and Kenneth King, :
but Miss Gossart’s name was writ-
ten in for the Democratic nomina-
tion.
Democratic friends of AK Michael
Kuchta, a Republican also wrote in
his name and when Miss Gossart
withdrew, Mr. Kuchta’s name, un-
Fontan to him, was placed, upon
| the General Election ballot. When
Mr. Kuchta discovered, last Friday,
that he was the Democratic nom-
inee he announced his withdrawal
immediately but it was too late to
strike the name from the printed
He received 266 votes.
The returns follow:
School Director
(Two To Be Elected)
Kenneth King, Rep. ......... 416
Will Hausch, Dem.
Ira C. Stevenson, Rep.
Michael Kuchta, Dem.
Road Supervisor
Caleb. Cray, Rep. ............ 562
Walter Hoover, Dem. ....___. 364
Auditor
Harold Payne, Rep. ........._. 369
Joseph Raugh, Dem. ........ 264
Constable
Fred Swanson, Rep. ......... 432
Hugh Hummell, Dem. ......_. 300
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Williams, Rep. (No oppo-
sition)
Croop Is Victor
In Hunlock Race
He Wins Close Contest
Over Ami Rittenhouse
A stiff battle for road supervisor
was the highlight of Tuesday's elec-
tion in Hunlock Township, where
most Republican nominees received
a two to one majority.
Only twenty votes
George N. Croop, G. O. P. nominee
for supervisor, and his opponent,
Ami Rittenhouse.
votes and Rittenhouse 294. Other-
wise the contests were one-sided.
Ray Harrison and Byron Hunter,
successful G. O. P. aspirants for
school director, received 413 and
405 votes, respectively. Their lone
Democratic opponent, Edward Wil-
doner, received 194 votes.
Judge W. A. Valentine led the
county ticket.
separated ,
Croop polled 314 ,
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ROBERTS, CARL, Dallas
Enteies Tn The Dallas Post
McDERMOTT, DON, R. 4, Dallas
PERREGO, MILTON A., Huntsville
ROGERS, MRS. LLOYD, Meeker
SULLIVAN, GERALD, Dallas
Campaign
Names and standings of entries will be published weekly. Only
5,000 entrance coupons published this week.
will be published next week and solicitors are requested to report not
New entries invited in the campaign.
Campaign just starting. Anyone turning
in one or more subscriptions by 5 p. m. next Saturday will be credited
with 20,000 extra points for his first report.
BURKHARDT, EDWIN, Hunlock Creek
FURNEAUX, BARRY, Orchard Grove Farm
GAY, SHELDON, R. 3, Dallas _
HONEYWELL, MISS FLORENCE, Kunkle
LYNE, MISS PHYLLIS, Trucksville
Points on subscriptions
smashed windows in the home of t
the repentant 43-year-old WPA
week.
Pierson, whose wife and ni
|WPA Worker Who Burned Barn
To Spite Landlord Jailed For Trial
Henry Pierson, Father Of Nine, Wrecks Home
When He Receives Notice To Vacate Home
The uncontrollable temper of Henry Pierson, wie was so angry when
he received orders from his landlord to move that he fired the barn and
e farm He rented at Orange, landed
Luzerne County prison this
dren, the youngest still a baby, have
left the wrecked farm and are staying with neighbors, was charged with
arson and malicious mischief by State Motor Police at a hearing before’
Justice of the Peace Howell Evans
of Wyoming and committed to jail
in default of bail to await grand
jury action.
The Pierson family moved to
Orange from Kingston last June,
renting a farm owned by a Kings-
ton man. Last Friday night when
Mr. Pierson reached home his wife
showed him a letter which had been
received from the owner, ordering
the family to move. It was the
second notice the landlord had sent.
Mrs. Pierson told police the let-
ter so angered her husband he im-
mediately began to wreck furniture
in the home. He broke two stoves,
damaged the interior, smashed all
the windows in the home and at-
tempted to set th on fire by
burning a bed. ors arrived
in time to extingus.. «ue blaze and
save the home.
They quieted Pierson and took
him to the home of a neighbor but
he escaped and returned to the
farm. Shortly afterward, neighbors
saw flames arising from the Pier-
son’s barn and when they arrived
they found the fire raging beyond
control. The barn was completely
destroyed.
Pierson was arrested by Officers
Wilson, Shupnik and McManaman
of the State Motor Police and taken
to the Wyoming barracks.
The family had been highly-re-
garded in Orange and Mrs. Pierson
told police she was at a loss to
understand what had come over her
husband.
Rural Section Joins
In Mourning Evan Jones
The death of Attorney Evan C.
Jones, prominent member of Lu-
zerne County Bar Association, last
Tuesday was felt especially keenly
in the Dallas area, for Attorney
Jones, known affectionately as
| “Son”, had spent much of his time
iat his Dallas home in recent years.
He was buried yesterday afternoon,
following impressive rites which
were attended by a great throng.
t Snow Flurries Bring
Touch Of Winter
Frequent snow flurries during the
week gave Dallas a pre-vue of win-
ter. About an inch of snow fell
Sunday afternoon but melted early
Monday. On Tuesday night and
on Thursday morning there were
more flurries.
Republicans Get
4To1 Majority
Hard-Hitting Kingston
Twp. GOP Clicks Again
Kingston Tow ship’s smooth-
working Republican organization
clicked with customary effect on
Tuesday, turning.in thumping’ ma-
jorities for the county slate and
sweeping all local Republican candi-
dates into office.
County Republican candidates re-.
ceived four to one majorities over
their Democratic opponents in the
township as a result of the ener-
getic drive which brought out more
than 75 per cent of the G. O. P.
registration despite pre-election
lethargy. About 50 per cent of the
Democratic registration voted.
The result in the local contests:
School Director
(Two To 'Be Elected)
Leo Schwartz, Dem.
Sanley Davis, Rep. 1,193
Howard Appleton, Rep... 1,190
Road Supervisor
Charles Howell, Dem. ...__. 250
Francis Youngblood, Rep. 1,161
Auditor
Ford Johnson, Dem. .... 216
H. J. Sands, Rep.i.. ii... 1,371
Constable
John Paul, Dem. _ 234
Francis McCarthy, Rep..... 1,164
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Editor's Short Story \
: an iy .
Wins Critic's Prize
Howell E. Rees, editor of The
Post, left yesterday for New York
City to be the weekend guest of
Lurton Blassingame, literary agent
and critic, at a series of conferenc-
es with editors. Mr. Rees’s story,
“The Picnic”, was awarded first
prize in Mr. Blessingame’s annual
contest for non-professional writers.
Prayer Meetings Today
Cottage prayer meetings of Shav-
ertown Methodist Church will be
held today (Friday) at the home
of Mrs. John Evans, East Center
Street, and at the home of Mrs.
Harry Major, Shaver Avenue. Pray-
er meetings were held last Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. George Swan,
Ridge Street, and Mrs. Oscar Dy-
mond.
Club Marks Its
With Dallas GOP |
7th Birthday By
Initiating 25
Dallas Women Observe
Anniversary At Dinner
At Irem Country Club
Twenty-five new me
were initiated i
Junior Woman’
seventh birthday dinner. at the |
Irem Temple Country Club |
Wednesday evening. Sixty-one
old members were present.
A splendid program consisted of
a talk by Mrs. C. S. Williams, club
adviser; vocal solos by Mrs. George
Swartz and Mrs. Helen Young and
a fashion show of attractive “hair-
does” modeled by club members
and executed by . local beauticians
gratis.
At a business meeting, December
1 was set as the date for the Glee
Club concert in Dallas Borough
high school, and December 13 for
the Christmas party for underpriv-
ileged children in Dallas Borough
high school with Mrs. Charles Lee
as chairman. Furniture club draw-|{.
ings were made.
New members: Irma Altick, Alice
Borthwick, Charlotte Connors,
Esther Donnelly, Martha Elston,
Lillian Hinkle, Anastasia Kozem-
chak, Dorothy Landmesser, Mar-
jorie Morrissey, Jane Morgan, Eva
McGuire, Genevieve Munley, Mary
Alice Payne, Blanche Reese, Phyl-
lis Smith, Dorothy Starr, Hattie
Schaffer, Betty Turner, Phyllis West
and Ella Williams.
It's A Habit
Republican Nominees |
Are Swept Into Office |
Republicans are elected so reg-
ularly to office in Dallas Borough
that, so far as the municipal offices
are concerned, general elections
have been a waste of money here
for a good many years. It hap-
pened again on Tuesday.
Every one of the G. O. P. nomi-
nees for the nine town offices at
stake was swept into office on the
crest of a wave of votes which gave
the Republicans 3 to 1 majorities in
the borough.
Jack Roberts, candidate for coun-
cil, led his ticket, polling 400 Re-
publican’ votes. The leader on the
defeated Democratic ticket was
Leonard Harvey, and he was a Re-
publican who lost a nomination in
the primaries but had his name
written in for a Democratic nomina-
tion to another office.
The returns:
School Director
(Two To Be Elected)
Mary Ferry, Dem. ......_.. 118
Irene Monk, Dem.
John C. Durbin, Rep. ..
J. George Ayre, Rep
\
Auditor
George Williams, Dem. ... 118
Clarence LaBar, Rep. .......... 395
Councilman
(Four To Be Elected)
Paul Kocher, Dem. ......... 120
Nicholas Cave, Dem. ..
Harry Thomas, Dem. ......__. 117
Alvin Misson, Dem. ........... 119
James Ayre, Rep. ....
William Davis, Rep. ....
John E. Roberts, Rep. 400
Joseph H. MacVeigh, Rep. 394
: High Constable
Joseph Lavelle, Dem. ..._ 119
Grover Jones, Rep. .......... 389
Constable
Leonard Harvey, Dem. ...... 146
Joseph Jewell, Rep. ......._.. 375.
Post Offers $1,000 In Prizes And Daily Commissions For Spare-Time Work
Need extra cash for the holi-
days? Christmas is just
around the corner, and al-
ready the problem of securing
the cash necessary to make the
purchases is bothering a num-
ber of persons in the Greater
Dallas area.
The subscription campaign just
announced by The Dallas Post can
well take care of the gift problem
for a number of residents of this
section if they will enter the cam-
paign immediately.
The Dallas Post is offering four
cash prizes totaling $875 in its sub-
scription campaign, just starting
this week. And the best part about
the campaign is that even though
one does not win a cash prize, he
or she will be paid a daily cash
commission of 25 per cent on all
collections on both new and re-
newal subscriptions during the life
of the campaign. 3
Four cash prizes are offered, as
follows: First prize, $400 in cash;
Second prize, $250 in cash; Third
prize, 150 in cash; Fourth prize,
$75 in cash.
Any one entering the campaign
retains a commission of 25 per cent
on all collections, then at the end of
the campaign those winning cash
prizes will receive the awards less
any commissions already retained
by them. In other words, the win-
ners receive part of their prize in
commissions as the campaign pro-
gressess, and the balance at the
end of the drive.
The campaign is open to any
man, woman, boy or girl in the
Greater Dallas area ,from the Valley
towns up into lower Wyoming
County. Only a few entered, so
there is room for new entries in
every part of the campaign territ-
ory. Subscriptions count more
points or credits toward the cash
prizes during the first three weeks
of the compaign.
The first list of entries is publish-
ed today, and names and point
standings will be published weekly.
In today’s list only the 5,000 en-
trance coupon is published. Be-
ginning next week subscription
points will be published, and work-
ers are urged to make a report not
later than 5 o'clock p. m. Wednes-
day, in time to appear in next
week’s list.
Any one making his first subscrip-
tion report by 5 p. m. next Wednes-
day will be credited with 20,000
extra points, in addition to the’
5,000 entrance coupon.
000 extra points only applies on the
first subscription reported.
Several dollars daily may be
earned in commissions alone, even
if one should not win a cash prize
in the campaign. One may call at
the office of The Dallas Post, or
write or phone for information and
supplies. Phone Dallas 300. The
campaign manager will be glad to
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and supplies. Call or ‘phone to-
This 20,- |
Dallas Twp. Board
For Building Authorized By Voters
Addition Of Second Story To 1936 Annex Will
Permit Transfer Of Pupils From Goss School
Acting promptly to carry out the pl
on Tuesday, Dallas Township school
awarded $28,765.22 worth of contracts for the erection o
_l-addition to the high school building.
The project will be financed in Part wi
issue authorized at the General Election by a vote of 384
219. The final plans will be
Lets Contracts
approved by vo
rd on Wednesday nig]
$F
approved by the board withir
CROSS-COUNTRY JAUNT
BRINGS BAUR HOME IN
TIME TO CAST BALLOT
Fred Baur returned from a
trip to the West Coast on Tues-
day just in time to cast his
vote in Dallas Borough’s mun-
nicipal election.
Mr. Baur, who took his moth-
er, Mrs. G. A. Baur, to Los
Angeles, resisted the temptation
to await the outcome of Cali-
fornia’s hotly-contested ‘“ham-
and-eggs” pension plan and
hurried home.
His arrival at the polling
polling place in the Borough
Building was the signal for a
surprised. cheer from party
workers, who had already
crossed his name off the list
of voters.
Cease, Coolbaugh
Win In Jackson
Complete G. 0. P. Slate
Is Swept Into Office
True to form, Republican Jack-
son Township elected its entire slate
of G. O. P. candidates on Tuesday
and contributed sizable majorities
to the county. Reywblican slate.
/School Director
(Two to be elected)
(Two to be elected)
Harry L. Craigle, Dem. .._... 198
Charles B. Hoyt, Dem. ...__.. 172
Vernon A. Cease, Rep. ...... 296
Laing K. Coolbaugh, Rep... 273
Road Supervisor
Andrew A. Stosko, Dem. .... 180
Jennings B. Steele, Rep... 282
Auditor
George A. Learn, Dem. 189
Walter Palmer, Rep. ..__. 264
Constable
John A. Milak, Dem. 185
Dennis Bonning, Rep. ..... 286
League Enjoys Party
Prizes at the Hallowe'en Party
held recently by the Epworth
League of Trucksville Methodist
Church were awarded to Herbert
Updyke, funniest costume; Eliza-
beth Sink, most original; Elsie
Ayre, prettiest.
a few days and work will
started early next week.
There will be seven classroom
and a large library in the addition
which will be the second story o
the annex built in 1936. When the
new part is ready for occupanc
pupils will be transferred from
obsolete Goss school, long a targe:
for criticism, to the main buil
Although there is no definite pla:
for- use of the abandoned C
building, it has been suggested
it be used for shop work by voca
tional students.
Cupples General Contractor
Austin L (ly vot Wilkes-Barre
is the architect” commissioned by
the township directors. Contracts
were awarded on Wednesday night
to F. J. Cupples, general contracto:
John L. Turner, heating; Lec
Steadle, plumbing, and O. C. 2.
wards, electrical work.
The vote on the bond issue ©
Tuesday follows:
Yes
North District _....._ 70:
Middle District ........ 110
South District ....... 204
384 219°
Fist Fight Threatened
Although the election was gener-
ally quiet in the township, note
for its warm contests, the old-time :
spirit cropped up once in the po
ing place in Girvan’s when a D
ocratic worker challenged the wv
of a woman who is registered as
Republican. After a lively £4
of words, the woman's hu-pand
swung on the Democratic worker
but standers-by separated the
The returns: z )
School Director
(Two to be elected)
Nelson Moore, Dem. .._..... 235
Leo Hier, Dem. ;
Shadrach Goss, Rep.
Albert Jones, Rep. ........... 5 T1284
Road Supervisor
Philip Kunkle, Dem. .._...__. 302
Charles Martin, Rep. ......... 646
Auditor
ln 244
Fred Dodson, Dem.
Jason Kunkle, Rep. ......_. 694
Constable ’ 3
Morris, ‘Dem, oon 4
James Gansel ..............._ 1 701
through Saturday.
ter merchandise.
Thrifty Shoppers Look Forward
To Luzerne's ‘Community Days’
Four-Day Community-Wide Sales
Will Start Next Wednesday
Celebrating the opening of their fine new highway, Lu- 5
zerne merchants will stage a mammoth community-wide sale
of up-to-the-minute merchandise during Community Days,
starting Wednesday morning, November 15 at 9 and continging
The event is one of the most ambitious of its kind ever
undertaken by Luzerne merchants—and every merchant is
co-operating by offering outstanding values in clean, new win-
Stores have been renovated,
stocks’ have been coming in for
days, the whole town is excited and
eager to renew acquaintances and
meet again those persons who have
not visited Luzerne during the con-
struction of Main Street.
For years Luzerne has been the
shopping center for this region. Its
stores are among the most attrac-
tive to be found in Wyoming Val-
ley and its stocks of merchandise
are usually priced lower ,item for
item, than elsewhere.
During the past few years the
number and variety of stores in
Luzerne has greatly increased. No-
where on the West Side of the
river can there be found any com-
{ munity with as fine men’s furnish-
ing stores as in Luzerne. National-
| advertised lines are carried al-
most exclusively. Its department
stores are the largest on this side of
the river. It has women’s shops
catering to the most discrimina-
ting tastes both in quality of fab-
rics and ‘styles of tailoring—yet
these shops are not expensive. The
community abounds with food mar-
kets. Lare’s is one of the out-
standing markets in the Valley and
is now undergoing changes which
day.
will transform it into a super
market. i
There are splendid furniture and
hardware stores that have built en-
viable reputations through the
years. There are jewelry stores,
variety stores and credit stores for
the purchase of household equip-
ment.
With its large variety of stores,
its wide range of stock, its attractive
store fronts, courteous salespeople
and genial proprietors who are on
the job themselves, Luzerne is
bound to play an increasingly im-
portant part in the shopping habits
of every person who lives in this
region. Now with good roads, both
to and in Luzerne, and convenient
access both by bus and private car
it is but a matter of a few minutes
for any one to go to Luzerne and
shop. There are no traffic jams, no
exasperating waits for traffic lights, |
bothersome parking meters or driv-
ing around miles of streets to find
a parking place.
In the words of one housewife,
“It’s easy and it’s economical to
shop in Luzerne and you can do
your buying without wasting a
whole day—and if you want to
shop at night you can do that, too, |
because the stores are open until 9.
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