THE POST, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940 Record As Leader His First Term Notable For Unique Achievement Few legislators who go to the State Assembly at Harrisburg achieve a record to match the one Don Wilkinson has hung up while he has been representing this section at the State Capitol during the last two years. Representative Wilkinson, who will seek the Republican nomina- tion at the Primary Election on April 23, was directly responsible for the passage of 12 of the 16 major bills relating to local govern- ment passed during the 1939 Ses- sion. In addition, he was elected to three important House commit- tees, was a member of the Select Committee on relief problems and Chairman of the Joint House-Senate Committee on Municipal Corpora- tions. These were unusual rewards for a hard-working first termer, but there was more recognition of his ability. Last July he was selected to fill a vacancy on the Pennsyl- vania Local Government Commis- sion and he is now chairman of a sub-committee which is studying one of the most perplexing prob- | lems in Pennsylvania, the revamp- ing and codification of the local tax laws of Pennsylvania. In view of Mr. Wilkinson's ex- perience before he went to Har- risburg it was not surprising when he was drafted to lead so many con- structive movements. As far back as 1929 he had organized the Blue Circle Patrol, collectors of taxes and municipal accountants, which today is the largest business of its kind in Pennsylvania. He was elected secretary of the Pennsyl- vania Tax Collectors’ Association in Wilkinson Makes | Man, 65, Falls In Culvert Along Carverton Highway John Bailey, 65, Carverton Road, Trucksville, suffered a fractured arm and lacerations of the face when he fell about eight feet into a culvert at Carverton and Bunker Hill roads on Sunday. He was ad- mitted to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Bailey was rescued by Thomas Walker, proprietor of the nearby Checkerboard Inn, and Carl Givens, who took him to the hospital. To Remove Curve On Lake Highway Supervisors To Improve Road At Silkworth The supervisors of Lehman Town- ship have notified Luzerne County Commissioners that they are ready to improve the road near the out- let of Lake Silkworth if the county will move its bridge across the overflow. The spot affected by the change is a steep, sharp eurve which has proved dangerous and it is the plan of the supervisors to eliminate the curve and improve the highway to facilitate the movement of. traffic. County officials have indicated |they will authorize work on the | bridge if Lehman will assume re- sponsibility for any land damage in connection with the project. Leh- man officials expect no damages, since the road flanks a swamp, where value of the land is neglig- ible. It is understood Lehman is plan- ning additional road improvements at Lake Silkworth, beginning this year and continuing through 1941. Lightning Strikes Barn to their country 933 and was re-elected yearly tol ‘Two large barns at Eatonville this office until 1937, when he was’ were burned on Wednesday of last elected Field Secretary, the office 'week in this section’s first electrical which he still holds. He is also sec- retary of the County Unit of the Pennsylvania Tax Collectors’ Assoc- iation. In 1935 he helped to found the Pennsylvania Home Rule Associa- tion and he is now chairman of its Legislative Committee. In 1937 he became a member of the Executive Committee of the Conference of Al- lied Local Officials. Such qualifica- tions won for him the overwhelming support from voters in this section when he aspired to the office of Representative in 1938. Besides his political and civic in- terests, Mr. Wilkinson is interested in outdoor life. He is a member of the American Federation of Musi- cians, Old Hickory Gun Club, Wyo- ming Valley Equestrian Club, the Y. M. C. A., the Lions’ Club, West- moreland Club, an associate mem- ber of Black Diamond Post, Ameri- can Legion, the P. O. S. of A., the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Knights of Malta and the Forty ‘Fort and Kingston Township fire departments. Six From Dallas Airea On Rp<il-May Jury List Six men from the Dallas section have been selected for jury service during the last week of April and | the first week of May. The names follow: Week of May 6—Jackson Township, John M. Hewitt; Kings- ton Township, Leroy Morris; Week of April 29—Kingston Tiwnship, B. G. Crandall, Edward F. Kropp; Dallas, Wilbur Manning, Raymond Marsh. Engraved Personal and Business Cards cost little when bought from The Post. storm of the year. A bolt struck one barn, which burst into flames and ignited the second structure, about 20 feet away. A team of horses and about 15 head of cattle were saved, but three calves, hay, feed, machinery and tools were de- stroyed. The loss is estimated at $4,000. Roller Skating Party The Freshman Civics Club of Dal- las Township High School will spon- sor a roller skating party at Jack- son’s Rink, Dallas, on Friday night, April 19, at 7:30. Thorwald Lewis, a faculty member, will direct the af- fair. Dorothy Berinski is chairman of the ticket committee and Miriam Moore is club president. Tickets can be secured from any member of the class before 6:30 April 19. Treasure Island on San Francisco Bay boasts one of the shortest rail- roads in us world which also has the distinction of having probably the only square round-house in the world, MASONIS CAFE 231 Bennett St., Luzerne Farmer Dance TONIGHT AND EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT Floor Show And Orchestra SATURDAY RIGHTS BE RR ET rg? EEEEE eT Tn HERE else will low price give you such a big, I'-rurious car? Dodge also ; =s you the advan- tage of Dodge engineering that means lower upkeep, longer car life and real econ- omy on gas and oil. See the 1940 Dodge Luxury Liner. Learn why 4,061 engineers bought Dodgein12 months!* ® October, 1938, through September, 1939. Latest figures available. DODGE ENGINEERING Coss Jou Norime Exra L. L. RICHARDSON 50 LAKE STREET Turpin's Service Hailed By Vets Ex-Soldier Himself, He Still Fights For Peace Although he is an ex-soldier him- self—a. veteran of the Spanish- American War—and a descendant of soldierly ancestors whose service stretches back through every American war, Dr. C. Murray Turpin has been waging a battle for American peace since his first term in Congress in 1929. “I've seen war,” Dr. Turpin said once. “I know what it is. Much of my time in Congress was spent trying to help ex-soldiers, whose lives had been blackened by war. Our country must be strong and it must be prepared to defend itself —at whatever cost—but I am con- vinced more than ever that the greatest blessing this nation can give to mothers and their sons is peace. I shall always do every- thing I can to preserve that peace. Dr. Turpin has a wide following in the Back Mountain section, partly because his mother and grandmoth- er came from this region and partly because of his diligence in repre- senting this district in Congress at Washington from 1929 to 1936. It was largely because of the record he made at the Capitol in those years that he was drafted to be a candidate for the Republican nom- ination for Congress at the April 23 Primary Election. It is said of Dr. Turpin that no one was ever refused an audience with him when he was in Congress. The neighborly welcome he gave to friends from home who came to his office is responsible for his reputa- tion as a man of the common people, devoted to their interests. His rec- ord is starred with expressions of loyalty from high officials of the A. F. of L. and labor leaders in the affiliates of the Brotherhood of Rail- road Trainmen. His work in assisting veterans— particularly those who were disabled —was noteworthy and his record in Congress is one of honest inde- pendence, which placed public need above party affiliation. He has never recognized any boss but the people. Miss Iveson Writes Play A play, “Plantation Party’, writ- ten by Miss Ida Iveson of Hunlocks Creek, will be presented in the Five Forks Church at Hunlocks on Satur- day night, under the direction of Mrs. Arthur Bird | 19-35 New Bennett St., Wilkes-Barre | Dallas Chief's Brother Dies At Luzerne John Covert, 74, lifelong resident of the West Side and a brother of Chief of Police Walter Covert of Dallas, died on Saturday afternoon at 2 at General Hospital and was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon in Fern Knoll Cemetery. Suriving are the following broth- ers and sisters: Mrs. Olive Roselle, Wyoming; Joseph Covert, Luzerne; SPANISH WAR VET Owned and Operated by American Stores Company ACCLAIMED BY MILLIONS FOR LOWER PRICES, OF COURSE! It’s an Acme policy to consistently offer better values in quality foods. Once you start shopping regularly in Acme Super Markets you soon know that you get more for your money. Walter Covert, Dallas; Miles Covert, Berwick; Mrs. Thomas Campbell, New Jersey, and Mrs, George Spenc- er, Kingston. Mrs. Marilda Heller Succumbs At Jackson Mrs. Marilda Heller, 95, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday morn- ing at the home of her niece, Mrs. Walter Coolbaugh, Jackson. A na- tive of Jackson Township, Mrs. Hel- ler had lived in Wilkes-Barre and Newark, N. J. after her marriage. She was a member of the Chris-| tian Science Church of Newark. Sev- eral nieces and nephews survive. | Laing Firemen Extinguish Chimney Fire At Hauck’s |The funeral was held from the Cool. | | baugh home on Wednesday after- Smoke from a blocked chimney at | noon at 2, with Rev. C. Duane But- the home of A. A. Hauck on King jer officiating. Interment was in, Street, Dallas, brought a call for Dr. | gollenback Cemetery. Henry M. Laing Fire Company on | ' Sunday morning. The firemen had | no difficulty in extinguishing the Former Jackson Man Dead smouldering soot. ! | Alfred Leroy Schooley, 62, of On Saturday night at 10 the com- { Lynn, Susquehanna County, a form- pany was called to Fernbrook where er resident of Jackson Township, a Dallas bus had caught fire. auga The | died on Sunday afternoon. He mov- blaze had been extinguished by the ed to Susquehanna County about time the firemen arrived. | 10 years ago. The funeral was held |on Wednesday. Dr. C. 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