Editorially Speaking: AR PITIFUL RECORD By ROGER W. BABSON Internationally Known Economist Babson Park, Mass., Feb. 1—It is going full blast again’ The familiar seeds of New Year economy, budget-balancing, pay-as-you-go talk are being sown. As usual, the June har- vest will be a big deficit, no real economies, another attempt to persecute business. der than ever. on budgetary and fiscal matters shocks me. This year’s economy makes me sad- The sheer hypocrisy, the brazen effrontery How simple it is to hoodwink the public on finances—and it has been done shamelessly for eight years. The New Deal rode into Washington on an economy plat- form. “I ask you very simply to assign to me the task of re- ducing the annual operating expenses of your govern- ment... »_“Tt is my pledge and promise that rigid govern- ment economy shall be enforced by a stern and unremitting government policy of living within our income . . J “Thus spoke Candidate Roosevelt in 1932. No promises could have been more completely shattered than these. President Roose- velt promptly doubled spending. As his eighth consecutive budget deficit went to Congress last month, his “rigid econ- omies”’ had succeeded in doubling the nation’s debt. Every January there has been much talk of economy, drastic paring down of expenses, cutting appropriations to the bone. about the need for new taxes. Each January there is talk behind the scenes Then late each session a huge deficiency bill is railroaded through. Late each session heat is put on the tax committee to prevent any increase in taxes except on big corporations and millionaires. Each year there is less and less national debt gets bigger. Each year the hope the budget will ever be balanced, that “rigid economy” can ever be practiced in public places. Worst of all, however, is 1940. This is an election year. No one ever expects Congress to be economy-minded in an election year. Congress was economy-minded last year, but the Administration was tooth and nail against economy. Now, what does the Administration do? The President, knowing Congress will oppose direct economy and will fight new taxes, harps on economy, cries about the need to put defense on a pay-as-you-go basis, brings out the familiar— but still effective—bromides about balancing the budget. (Continued on Page 8) Wilkinson Tosses His Hat In Ring State Representative Will Seek Re-election Submitting his two-year record at Harrisburg as his best recommenda- tion, Representative Don Wilkinson of Forty Fort yesterday announced his candidacy for re-election in the Sixth Legislative District, which in- cludes Dallas and its vicinity. Mr. Wilkinson is the first candi- | POST SCRIPTS There are a good many reasons why we like to sprawl in one of the big armchairs in Fred Kiefer’s third- floor study. For one thing, there's usually good talk there, carried on behind a drifting screen of fragrant, blue tobacco smoke. Then there are date in any of the local contests. It | the fascinating reminders of Fred's is understood he will aspire with the | far-flung hunting trips. It’s a pleas- | cast direct from St. Peter’s Cathed- support of the county Republican ant retreat, . ; other adm? ediy interesting factors|k. ¢.), organizatioi.. The primary election will be held on April 23. Mr. Wil- og us less because of than because of a certain slim vol- kinson’s petitions will be circulated {ume which is almost lost among the | hundreds which line the long shelv- les of Fred's lofty refuge. beginning tomorrow. Since his election two years ago to the Legislature at Harrisburg, Mr. Wilkinson has devoted much of , ity which invariably draws. ns to-! That volume has a magnetic qual- Ture DaLras Post: MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Vol. 50 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940 CIVIC PROGRAM FOR 1940 1. More community spirit in the Dallas area. *A concrete highway from Dallas to Tunkhannock. Centralization of police and fire protection. 4, Better fire protection and lower insurance rates. No. 5 5. More sidewalks. Annual Meeting Of Farm Bureau OnFebruary14 Emmens To Be Speaker Bt 26th Yearly Affair; Drop Morning Session The twenty-sixth annual meeting of Luzerne County Agricultural Ex- tension Association will be held in Wilkes-Barre Y. M. C. A. auditorium on Wednesday afternoon, February 14, when annual reports will be made and officers will be elected. ~ This year’s meeting, which will attract farmers from all sections of the county, will have special signi- ficance since the Association is cel- ebrating its Silver Jubilee. Rev. t Peter K. Emmons of Scranton will be the principal speaker. Heretofore both morning and af- ternoon sessions have been held, a jgood bit of the time being devoted | to the deliverance of annual re- ports. This year the reports will | be summarized and mimeographed and each person present will re- ceive a copy. Luzerne County Agricultural Ex- tension Association is an Agricul- tural Educational Organization di- rectly under the control of Pennsyl- vania State College. There are no membership dues, every farmer may be a participant in the activities of the Association. Present officers are: President, Fred Bittenbender, Huntington Mills; vice-president, Nelson Y. Lewis, Pittston, R. D.; secretary-treasurer, Arthur Gay; Dallas R. D. To Broadcast High Mass From Scranton Sunday Catholics throughout the Roman Catholic diocese of Scranton, partic- ularly those confined to their homes through illness or other handicaps, will be privileged to hear the sing- (ing of a solemn high mass on Sun- , day morning at 11. It will be broad- ral in Scranton-over WGRI (880 The full male choir of 70 | voices under the direction of Har- 'old G. Mundy, choir master and or- ganist, will also be heard in a spe- cial religious musical program. Rev. Robert A: McNulty, assist- ant-pastor of the Cathedral will his time to fulfilling the pledges he | Ward the spot where it stands. And | preach the sermon; and tne-sermon made to restore “home rule” to the every time we slip the thin, elegant | and the mass will be interpreted] His | book from its case and open it we and described by Rev. Francis H. work in behalf of decentralization of are excited by its treasure. municipalities of the State. For authority and local tax reduction | bound into that slender volume is a won for him an appointment to the |Page from a Bible printed 500! mentator. Local Government Commission, a years ago by Johann Gutenberg of sub-group which studies municipal | Mainz, Germany. We mention the government ‘and advises the Legis- lature. | In announcing his candidacy, Mr. | Wilkinson asked that he be returned to Harrisburg so he can complete ef- forts which he already has well un- der weigh in behalf of the small town taxpayer. Sixty More Join Townsend Club Noxen And Wyoming To Have Their Own Units A fifty per cent increase in mem- bership within the last month has been reported by the Dallas Town- send Club, which will hold its reg- ular meeting next Tuesday night. The increase came after The Post printed the article disclosing the widespread interest in the Dallas section in Dr. Townsend's old age pension plan, an officer of the club said yesterday. A new club will be organized at Wyoming on Sunday afternoon and another unit will be organized at Noxen shortly. DALLAS TOWNSHIP BOND ISSUE IS APPROVED BY SECRETARY LIVENGOOD (Special To The Post) Harrisburg, Penna., February 1—A bond issue of $20,000 voted by residents of Dallas Township last November to fi- nance an addition to the high school received the formal ap- proval of William S. Livengood, Jr., secretary of Internal Af- fairs, this week. At the same time, Auditor General Warren D. Roberts ap- proved payment of $6,091.21 to school districts in several coun- ties for education of children placed by the court. Included in the appropriation is a sum of $101.24 to be given to the school district of Dallas Bor- ough. | matter because the world—or that part of it which is not occupied with more martial matters—will cele- brate this year the fifth tercenten- ary of Gutenberg’s invention of printing. It is a simple trick of the imag- ination, while looking at the crisp, black figures on the rare page, to imagine another room, not so dif- ferent in shape from Mr. Kiefer’s study, but less cheerful. In the mid- dle, sandwiched between two huge pillars which reach from floor to ceiling, is Gutenberg’s press, a clumsy, awkward machine capable | of 300 impressions a day. Along one wall are the tables where the ink is mixed on flat stones and smeared on daubers which are then pounded over the hand-carved wooden type. At the far end is a small fireplace, valiantly laboring to produce enough heat to dry the printed pages which flutter on the rope Johann has stretched from wall to wall overhead. One of those pages might very well be the one which, after 500 years and much travel, was to find a place of honor on a bookshelf in Dallas. It is as inaccurate to say that Gutenberg invented printing in that room as it is to say that the Wright Brothers invented the air- plane at Kittyhawk. The Chinese (Continued on Page 8) Durkin, a pastor at the | Cathedral, WSBT Sorve as. com- Siren Tests End With Real Alarm But Most Folks Thought It Was Another Test An actual alarm—turned in while volunteer firemen of Dr. Henry M. Laing Company were conducting {siren tests last Saturday—took the | community, and more than a few of | the firemen, by complete surprise. All afternoon the firemen, who are experimenting with an alarm system, had been testing. Townsfolk had been warned to ignore the siren blasts, so when the real alarm came most people dismissed it immediate- ly as “more of that testing”. Taking no chances, about 15 fire- men. (more than were needed, as it turned out) responded. The fire was at the home of David Boyce, near Hays Corners, where sparks from a chimney had ignited shingles. No difficulty was experienced in ex- tinguishing the slight fire. On Wednesday morning the com- pany answered a silent alarm and extinguished a fire which started when an oil stove exploded in a chicken house near the home of Frank Wagner on the Demunds’ road, East Dallas. "SENIOR SKIP DAY’ CRUMBLES UNDER WEIGHT OF DISCIPLINE A deep-dyed plot at Dallas Bor- ough High School for an outbreak of “hookey” on Monday afternoon was nipped in the bud by alert school officials. Apparently a group of ring-lead- ers had proposed a ‘‘Senior Skip Day,” which was to be observed by a wholesale skipping of afternoon classes. Supervising Principal T. A. Williammee detected the unusual number of absences when he re- ceived his report from the teachers early in the afternoon. With the help of the truant officer, he began an immediate investigation, news of which brought some of the erring pupils back to school promptly. As soon as the plan was exposed it collapsed, and only nine pupils remained absent without a reason- able excuse. Those youngsters ad- mitted their error, and have been assigned to make up the time after regular school sessions. Reports of absentees during the remainder of this week indicated that Mr. Wil- liammee, with the co-operation of parents, kad curbed “hookey-play- ing”. “If there are further attempts to persuade students to remain away from school,” said Mr. Will- iammee, “I shall deal with the ring leaders.” OFF RELIEF ROLLS AT LAST, EARL BRINGS BACON HOME The Job Mobilization Campaign helped Earl Frank bring home the bacon to his grateful mother in their little home. rolls after months of struggle. The County Mobilization Committee found a job for Earl and he went off the relief Above, Earl is seen with his mother laughingly re-enacting an economic triple play—irom pay check to groceries to supper. Earl’s first pay also provided a pair of glasses his mother had needed for months. Carson's Speech Here On Wednesday Play Rehearsals Will Launch Crusade To Create Jobs | Begin Next Week Women's Organizations Cooperate With Rotary In Stimulating James’ Mobilization Campaign The opening gun in an ambitious effort to stimulate renovizing and remodelling in this section, as a means of providing jobs for men or wo- bers who will have charge of the men: now receiving government relief, will be fired next Wednesday |play, “West of the Pecos”, to be night when William P. Carson of Harrisburg, representing Governor | given by Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire James’ School aua®*&m. Job Mobilization Committee, Mr. Carson's address and the showing of talking, technicolor moving pictures illustrating the purposes of League To Fight "Economy Moves Seeks Funds To Finance Junket To Washington Funds to finance opposition to the threats of an economy-minded Con- gress to cut WPA expenditures are being sought by Branch 22, Ameri- can Progressive League, of Kingston Township. The money is needed, according to Paul Hughey, chairman of the lo- cal branch, to pay expenses of a del- egation which will goto Washing- ton within the next two weeks to confer with the Congpgessional Ap- propriations mri The dele- gation will carry denf§nds of hun- dreds of local WPA workers for ad- equate relief grants. “We feel justifie contributions,” Mr.§ Tughey said, “because adequate ®el>f grants will stimulate business and help to re- store prosperity.” = Contributions can be sent to Mr. Hughey, Jess Jones, secretary of the branch, or Mrs. Jones, treasurer. Coincident with 4ts appeal for funds, the officers¥isked for a bet- ter support from WPA workers and relief recipients in this section ‘in the campaign for higher relief grants. The branch meets Wednes- day nights at 7:30 in Shavertown grade school. : Borough WPA Job OK'd At Capital Congressman Announces $3,565 Grant To Dallas (Special To The Post) Washington, D. C., February 1— Congressman J. Harold Flannery an- nounced this week the approval and allocation of funds for Jackson Street improyement project in Dal- las Borough. The Federal govern- ment’s contribution for the project, to be carried out by WPA labor, is $3,565. Congressman Flannery said the work will irclude placing of a base, surfacing, shaping and shouldering and perforniing incidental and ap- in asking for purtenant work. Dallas Borough Council’ jame-oject sponsor. The pro- ject is eligible for operation at discret} of the State WPA ad- ministy the Job Mobilization Campaign, will . be sponsored by Greater Dallas Ro- tary Club, with the co-operation of a number of women’s organizations which have been banded together by Mrs. G. A A Kuehn, women’s ‘chairman for this section. One of the films, the technicolor “Miracles of Modernization”, will be introduced by a message from W. D. Fuller, chairman of the Gover- nor’s drive for jobs, and Mrs. Paul, chairman of the women’s organiza- tions in the state. The other film to be shown is “Homes of Today”. Jurchak Invites Cooperation In extending a cordial invitation to everyone to attend, M. E. Kuchta, chairman of Rotary’s committee, emphasized that winter is an especi- ally good time for renovations on the farm. “Spring plowing is the next big job on the farm,” Mr. Kuchta said. | “Until that time arrives, every far- mer will find it pays to devote all possible time to the improvement and repair of farm buildings and equipment. This year the farmers will definitely co-operate in the state-wide movement known as the Job Mobilization Program.” Some farm projects suggested by Mr. Kuchta include repair or in- stallation of lighting, plumbing, heating and lightning rod systems; doors, including storm doors and windows; termite control, fences, landscaping, walks, wells and cis- terns, roofing, painting, barn pens, bins, pruning trees and shrubbery, transferring plants and trees and erection of various necessary farm buildings. National Guard Growing The strength of Pennsylvania's National Guard stood at 14,000 men this week. Personnel has been ex- panded by 2,000 since the enlist- ment drive began last October. McHose Calls Meeting Of Committee Tonight The duties of committee mem- speaks in Dallas Borough High | Company early in March will be as- | | signed by Chairman Calvin McHose lat a meeting tonight (Friday) at 7:30 at the office of The Post. members has been enlarged to in- clude a long list of members of the company who will be entrusted with the responsibility for the success of the produetion. which, it is hoped, will bring a considerable sum to- ward the company’s building fund. Mrs, Harold Rood, who will direct the production, began selecting her cast this week and expects to start | rehearsals on Monday night. The dates for the production have been set tentatively for Thursday and Fri- day, March 7 and 8, and it is likely it will be presented in the borough high school auditorium. Members of the enlarged commit- tee are: General committee: Calvin Me- Hose, chairman; Arthur Dungey, John Yaple, H. W. Peterson, Howell E. Rees, H. L. Ohlman, Fred Kiefer, Leslie Warhola, H. L. Smith, J. E. Besecker. Tickets: Arthur Dungey, chair- man; Bert Jones, Henry Shupp, and the president of the Women’s Aux- iliary; Casting: Fred M. Kiefer, chairman; Mrs. Harold Rood, How- ell E. Rees; program, J. F. Besecker, chairman; advertising, Fred M. Kiefer, chairman; John Yaple, James Gansel; auditorium committee, H. L. Smith, chairman; T. A. William- mee, William Baker, Sr.; production committee, Harry Ohlman, chair- man; John Yaple, Clyde Veitch, Paul Shaver, Fred Welch, John Quaill, John Durbin; music, Leslie Warhola, W. H. Peterson. People Want To Talk Norman Garber of Mt. Joy, con- servationist for the Department of Agriculture, was listed in the new telephone directory as ‘area con- versationalist.” Ever since he’s been bothered by calls from people who want to sit and chat. TIME LIMIT SET OF FIVE-VOUME Only a little more time remains to take advantage of the opportunity to acquire a five-volume set of U. S. and world history for 98c and three “Good Will Coupons” from The Post. The fourth coupon ap- pears today on Page 6, and the order blank is in the advertisement on Page 3. Paid-up subscribers who have their history sets already are unan- imous in their delight, not only be- cause of the low price, but because of the attractive binding and fas- cinating contents of the famous his- tory. Unexpectedly, a number of ON OFFER HISTORY people have preferred the $1.98 de luxe set, exhausting the supply The Post had in readiness and necessi- tating orders by mail from the pub- lisher. Reservation blanks sent in early and which have not yet been taken up will be held for another week. After that time it will not be pos- sible to reserve sets. It is not necessary, however, to have sent in a reservation. Ninety- eight cents and any three “Good- Will Coupons”, from any issues of The Post, arg all that are required to obtain a history set. The original committee of seven | Zero Weather Is Stubborn Enemy Ot Local Utility Sleepless Nights For Warhola As Deep Frost Freezes 4-Inch Mains The prolonged cold spell which, coupled with the lack of snow, has sent the frost three and one-half {feet below the surface in some plac- es has created a major problem for Dallas-Shavertown Water Company, which has been battling freeze-ups for the last two weeks. The situation was relieved con- siderably this week when Leslie Warhola, manager, who has gone several nights without any sleep, made a flying trip to Philadelphia and returned with an arc welding machine which has facilitated the work of thawing out pipes. Mains as large as four inches have been frozen by the sub-zero nights. At Buena Vista in Shavertown 1200 feet of two-inch pipe was frozen. Dallas has been spared any serious trouble as a result of unusual weath- er. Mr, Warhola is expecting no respite until there is a spell of warmer weather, or a fall of snow to blanket the ground. The local water company has es- caped any serious shortage as a re- sult of the drought which has con- tinued since last summer. Supplies of water for local consumers are now much more adequate than in many of the city water companies, Mr. Warhola said yesterday. New Cable To Lehman To Improve Phone Service A new cable line being construct- ed from Dallas to Lehman Center by Commonwealth Telephone Co. will improve service in the Lehman sec- tion considerably, according to M. E, Kuchta, manager of the company. The utility is making the improve- ment of its own volition. The line from Dallas to Huntsville has been completed already and the exten- sion to Lehman Center will probably be finished by the end of February. The new line also provides for ex- pansion of service in Lehman in the future. Temperance Lecturer To Speak At Lehman Rev. Irving Bergerstock of York will deliver his novel chalk-talk lec- Sunday morning service at 11 at Lehman Methodist Church, where Rev. C. Duane Butler is pastor. Dr. Bergerstock will speak at the Meeker Methodist Sunday School at 10 and at Maple Grove Methodist Church at 7:30. There will be no admission charge. Bus Company To Alter Station Will Attempt To Lease Red Flatrion Building The red, frame flatiron building on Main Street, Dallas, formerly used by Wilkes-Barre Railway. Corp. as its street car station will be re- paired and improved, preparatory to leasing it for store purposes, ac- cording to information supplied yesterday by an official of the trac- tion company. The improvements will be made in response to a suggestion made by Councilman Joseph MacVeigh of Dallas, who called the company’s attention to the unsightly appear- ance of the vacant building. It was originally suggested that the build- ing be razed, but since it is well- constructed the traction company preferred to alter it to some useful purpose. H. K. REINHARDT, ORANGE, IN HAGERSTOWN HOSPITAL AFTER AUTOMOBILE CRASH Howard Reinhardt of Orange, district manager of the Cities’ Service Oil Co., suffered a brok- en ankle and bruises in an auto- bile accident in Hagerstown, Md, last week and is a patient in a hospital there. Mr. Reinhardt’s companion, a salesman from the Hagerstown office, was driving when they collided with a New York car. Mrs. Reinhardt made a quick trip to Hagerstown over the week-end. She is hoping her husband will have improved enough within a week to be brought home b— ture in behalf of temperance at the_
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