Lent 73 Editorially Speakin g: We'll Still Take Willkie A month ago The Post took an editorial stand in favor of Wendell L. Willkie’s candidacy for the Presidency. Noth- ing which has happened since then has changed our mind. On the contrary, the basic reasons we submitted in Mr. Willkie’s favor then have been augmented, and we are more positive than ever that his election will strengthen this nation far more than will the re-election of Mr. Roosevelt. Our principal reason for speaking up editorially in be- half of Mr. Willkie’s candidacy was, and still is, our convic- tion that the election of Mr. Roosevelt will look like panic to If we give Mr. in our history, we shall, in effect, be admitting that the orderly democratic traditions which have served us so well for 150 years are now being abandoned in hysteria. other nations. If the nation was able to find able successors for Jefferson, Madison, Cleveland and other giants but cannot now find, among its 130,000,000 souls, one man to take over Mr. Roose- Washington, velt’s job, so he can retire perhaps there is some element of truth in Mr. Hitler's claim that the democracies of the world have become decadent. We believe Mr. Hitler will see it that way. We believe Mr. Roosevelt is a tired man—too tired, we are told, to assume the responsibilities which will be the President’s during the next four crucial years. we have seen confirmation of that fatigue in the evasions and lethargy which have marked his current campaign. Mr. Roosevelt is not the energetic fighter he was in 1936 and 1932. Perhaps he can fool some voters by looking down his nose at Mr. Willkie and explaining to the press that he “cammot adjourn the Battle of Britain” to debate political issues with a Republican mominee. Mr. Will- kie’s challenge was sincere and respectful. Mr. Roose- velt answered it by smiling, flicking the ashes from his cigarette and explaining that things are in such shape this year that he cannot take time to do any campaign- ing. Mr. Roosevelt is deeply concerned with the problems of national defense, as are all of us these days, but he finds time for wholly superficial tours of inspection and he made two major speeches in Tennessee last Monday. He has had time to confer with Mr. Wallace, Chairman Flynn and other stalwarts in the campaign for a third term. No, President Roosevelt's attempt to use the war situa- tion as a shield against Mr. Willkie’s forthright challenge is | The game is plain. use the Battle of Britain as a smoke screen, he can evade the unpleasant duty of defending his administration against the charges that under the New Deal new enterprise has been | stagnant for the longest period in our history; that under the New Deal the pool of permanent unemployment is the largest in our history; that under the New Deal Federal taxes have been tripled and still fall short of expenditures; that under the New Deal the national debt has been more than doubled and is now runaway; that under the New Deal promises made in 1932 and 1936 to control spending and too transparent. debt have been worthless. Mr. Roosevelt has asked the American people to do an unprecedented thing. No other President, even the greatest of them, has ever sought what Mr. Roosevelt is now seeking. We do rot believe that in this country a man can ask for such a thing and then expect intelligent citizen t& obey blindly, like sheep following a bellwhether. We deserve debate, not face to face, perhaps, but the usual democratic form of pub- lic discussion. We think such discussion between Mr. Roose- velt and Mr. Willkie is the most important thing before the nation now. If Mr Roosevelt chooses not to accept Mr. Willkie's challenge, then we can only assume that Mr. Roosevelt has no adequate defense and that it is not so much a matter of the people asking too much of Mr. Roosevelt as it is Mr. Roosevelt asking too much from the people. Roosevelt the first third term Monroe, Jackson, to a well-earned rest, then We believe If Mr. Roosevelt can POST SCRIPTS We are informed by sources generally reliable that tonight the forces of Sir Nayland Smith, hurt to the quick by our editorial expose of their blundering through 14 con- secutive chapters of the current se- rial at the Himmler, will subdue the insidious Fu Manchu and triumph. The fact that the serial has to end tonight to make way for a new Red Ryder serial next Friday night is, we feel, beside the point, and such an explanation is clearly propa- ganda to rob this department of the credit it deserves for its courag- eous and risky attack on the ruth- less Fu. Gosh, a fellow’s got to have some- one to say mean things about. West- brook Pegler’s got Harold Ickes. We don’t see why we can’t have Fu Manchu. ER At the folksy reception for Corey Frantz the other night, At- torney Bert B. Lewis, who was an affable and neighborly master of ceremonies, repeatedly emphasized the impromptu nature of the program. It was, therefore, some- (Continued on Page 8) 50,000 Children Guests At Fair Bloomsburg To Be Host At Day For Youngsters More than 50,000 school children from Central Pennsylvania will be guests of the Bloomsburg Fair dur- ing the 86th annual exhibition which will open Monday, September 23, to continue day and night throughout the last week of Sep- tember. Directors of the fair are now busy in perfecting plans for the distri- bution of tickets to school children in Columbia, Montour, ~ Luzerne, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, and Union, Sullivan, Lycoming Lackawanna counties. Under the plan successfully car- ried out during the past few years and to be continued this year, chil- dren of Columbia, Montour and low- er Luzerne counties are guests of the fair on Tuesday, September 24, and those from 'the other counties are guests on Friday, September 27. School days are colorful days at the fair for many of the visiting schools bring with them their bands and it is not unusual to have at| least a dozen colorfully attired mu-, sical organizations on the spacious | fair grounds at one time. WET WEATHER DELAYS SERIES: BEAUMONT AND The hard luck which has dogged | series between Vernon, league lead- teams in the Bi-county League all summer ran true to form last Sun- day when rain washed out the first of the series games between Beau- mont and Vernon, forcing postpone- ment of the opening tilt until this Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Ver- non. The league almost folded up in mid-season when Noxen forfeited its franchise. Later rain delayed VERNON POISED er, and Beaumont, the second-place , team, is late getting started. Three games must be played, on succeed- ed by the new highway was | Freeman wrote. “You suggest many MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION x kie as President of the United States. 2. : which will train men and women in national defense measures. 3. Dallas Borough. 4, er highway between Dallas and Har- vey’s Lake before 1942. 5. tion Vol. 50 Freeman Believes Planning Group Should Be Formed Minister Emphasizes Need Of Foresight To Capitalize On New Road A plea for careful civic plan- ning to capitalize on the op- portunities presented by Dal- las’s new $750,000 boulevard was made this week by Rev. Francis F. Freeman, pastor of Dallas Methodist Church. | | i Rev. Mr. Freeman said his appeal for united community | action to study problems rais- | suggested by an editorial, “A New Highway—or a Revolu- tion,” in last week’s Post. At the same time Rev. Mr. Free- man was suggesting a Planning Commission, Burgess - Herbert A. Smith was striking an almost ident- ! ical civic note as guest-columnist on Page 6 of this week’s Post. “Instead of italizing two short sections, your entire editorial might well have been italicized,” Rev. Mr. pertinent problems and make a very | worth-while suggestion for their so- lution. “To mention just one of the prob- lems: Billboards. We are to have a new highway, but some of us who admire the natural beauty of this area are wondering whether the new highway will be just. another “Billboard Avenue.” We can rest assured that advertising compan- ies are alert already to the possibil- ities of the new road as an adver- tising medium. “I ask along with you, Mr. Edi- : tor,” whether or not visitors to this | region are going to be greeted with | an unending line of billboards. I| do not object to such advertising, ' but I most certainly object to an | indiscriminate placing of such bill- | boards.' | “The growth of the population | which will inevitably come will bring | many problems—proper grading of | streets, sewerage disposal, sidewalks, | mail delivery, fire and police pro-, tection, enlarged schools, play-| grounds for the children and many | others. “I suggest that a Planning Com- mission be formed immediately. “May I sincerely commend you for this very excellent ‘Editorial of the Year.” I hope it does not die prematurely, but produces the re- sults hoped for.” Sugden Addresses Dallas Rotarians Gives Graphic Account Of Havana Convention An interesting account of the con- vention of International Rotary at Havana, Cuba, last month was given before Dallas Rotary Club last night by Rev. W. Herbert Sugden, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre. / Last week the club received a unique gavel from G. Earl Smith of Reading, a former resident of Wilkes-Barre. The gavel, inscribed to the local club, was made by Mr. Smith of a translucent plastic ma- terial with which he moulds objects for a hobby. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940 fe CAG ETAT A EN. pa MILYBE THIS IS WHAT AN AUTO GREVEYARD THINKS EFBOUT MINK TDLET ASSET YL Sd iY LET. RA] THE CAR § 6. No. 36 Young Oren Root Wants 25.000 Clihs Working For Willkie Before Election Unione Political Device Enlists Amateurs In Drive To Send GOP Nominee To The White House The vanguard of a huge force of workers for the election of Wendell L. Willkie, which will number hundreds of thousands of men and women throughout the country before the close of the campaign, goes into action this week, it was announced yesterday by Oren Root, Jr., chairman of the Associated Willkie Clubs of America. Mr. Root explained that thou- sands of Willkie worker “kits” were being sent to those who had request- ed them, and that each of these workers, as part of the kit plan, would induce at least three other people to become Willkie workers. The Willkie Worker Kit is a new device in political, compaigning and promises to be one of the deciding factors in the "Coming Presidential election. It was. developed by Mr. Root, 29 year old attorney, who only a few months ago gave up his job in a New York law firm, and, without the knowledge or consent (at first) of Mr. Willkie, started campaigning for: Willkie’s nomina- tion. Mr. Root is also originator of the Willkie club idea, another main- stay of the campaign. Kit Has Campaign Tools The worker Kit is a small card- board envelope containing the tools which Willkie supporters through- out the country will use to obtain the pledge of at least 10 persons to 'vote for Willkie. Beside the pledge card the kit contains buttons for the supporters to wear, phamphlets entitled “Will- kie The Man”, directions on how to go about their campaigning, record | sheets and a report card. There is a blue and gold identifying button for the Willkie worker to wear and a number of buttons of a special de- sign which are to be given to each person who has signed the pledge to vote for Willkie. In the week following the first announcement of the kits, made over all four major radio networks after Wendell L. Willkie’s accept- ance speech at Elwood, Indiana, August 17, more than 25,000 re- quests for the kits were received at national headquarters. Some of the requests came from organizations ordering as many as 500 kits but most of them were from enthusias- tic individuals. “This response,” Mr. Root pointed out, “will have the effect of making active political campaigners out of hundreds of thousands of people (Continued on Page 8) = a SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR IN DALLAS The total Opening of Borough on Tuesday was 331, of about 12 over enrollment at the school in Dallas an increase last year’s enrollment. T. A. Williammee, supervising principal, announced that there were 176 pupils in the high school and 155 in the elemen- tary grades. Most of the in- crease has taken place in the high school. / The first grade, where about 25 pupils enrolled, is also slight- ly larger than last year. 2 4 GOP Makes Strong Gain In Kingston Township The party gained about 71 new voters during the registration day in Kingston Town- ship on Wednesday. Fifty-one new Republican Republicans registered and 10 voters, changed their Democratic to Republican. Two new registration from Democrats registered. New by districts follow: Shavertown, 21 Republicans, | registrations one Democrat; Trucksville, 28 Re- | publicans, one Democrat; Carverton, Five Democrats changed to Republican in Shaver- two Republicans. town and five more changed in Trucksville. A good many readers have indicated that they it were a refuge for hill any move to change it. Shakespeare’s widely-quo ing Sundays. “Mac” Taylor, who pitched the season’s only no hit, no run game, | probably will be on the mound for | Beaumont and Arch Austin will] catch. Vernon’s battery will be| Martin and Stevens. A good-sized | delegation of Dallas fans plans to go the schedule and now the climaxing | to Vernon to see the game. | § Mountainboro Newer Dallas Region Dallwood Heights Suburban Heights % » hearing their commumnity referred to as “The Back Mountain Region” as if Another good-sized group like “Back Mountain Region” and are opposed to you call a thing, they say, recalling Back Mountain Region Ballot For A New Name of The Post are tired of -billies. It isn’t what ted comment Suburban Hills Mountain Parkway Ruralvania Blue Ridge Region Bedford Hills Dal-King Suburbs Dallarea Dallmont Pa King-Dal-Lake Mount on the rose, it's what you make of it. There's one way to settle it. three weeks The Post has been award- ing prizes for suggestions for a substi- tute label. Fifteen have been accumu- lated. Now The Post submits them for your choice. . Put a check opposite the one you prefer and in a few weeks we'll announce the results. Here they are: Highland Manor Sylvan Hills For (Gardening Season Mears Its Close Winter's Wedge Brings New Duties And Thrills (This is the first of a series of articles Mrs. Kent will write for The Post discussing subjects of particular interest to local gardeners.) By SARA EVANS KENT At this season of the year in the evening, from out of doors comes the noise of katydids and through the open window pours cool night air, ladened with the perfume of phlox and nicotiana blooming be- low in the perennial border. They are gentle reminders in these moun- tains that the comfort and warmth of summer are rapidly passing and before many weeks are gone we shall be wearing our woolen clothes, hugging the open fires and deriving a few vicarious pleasures from gard- en books and plant catalogs. September, even though it be the entering wedge of winter, has its own special rewards for the person who has toiled through the damp- ness of spring and the heat of sum- mer to preserve his garden from the | ravages of weather, insects and all other pests. There seems to be a renascence when the cool nights be- gin and plants that have sulked all summer and refused to respond to the best treatment suddenly revive and put forth renewed effort. When I go into the garden early on an autumn morning every leaf and blade of grass is sparkling with dew and the marigolds and zinnias are bright colors amidst the vivid greens. The petunias, hanging over the grey rocks and the dwarf dahl- ias in the annual bed make a brave show of defiance against approach- ing winter. At such moments I am always reminded of Longfellow’s poem “Morituri Salutamus.” “O Caesar, we who are about to die salute you.” The flowers know that life for them is short and with flaming courage they salute me in the morning light. September in the gardens back of the mountains is what the South- ern planters call “laying by time”. n the South this time comes early been hoed from the corn and cotton and there is no more hard work to be done until harvest time arrives. I ought to be able to imitate the Southern farmer and do nothing but “lay by” and watch with infinite joy the fruits of my labor but if there is one real gardener who can sit in peace and quiet in his own garden I would be happy to meet him. (Continued on Page 8) in August when the last weeds have ! THE POST WANTS: The election of Wendell L. Will- Emphasis locally on activities The installation of fire plugs in The construction of a new, short- Centralization of police protec- in the Dallas area. More sidewalks. Billboards Taboo In Town Limits, ~ Council Resolves New Ordinance Designed To Preserve Beauty Of New Road Into Dallas An ordinance prohibiting the erection of billboards with- in the town’s limits was adopt- ed by Dallas Borough Council at its meeting on Tuesday \night. | The new legislation, pro- |posed by Councilman Joseph MacVeigh and seconded by Councilman James Ayre, was designed primarily to protect the appearance of the new {spur highway into town. It was understood that it will not affect billboards already standing within the borough limits. Moving with rare dispatch, the councilmen suspended the rules to of the new ordinance at Tuesday * | night's meeting, in order to speed the date upon which the new law can become effective. Along the same line, Councilman MacVeigh, who is chairman of a planning commission organized some [ time ago but inactive until now, tions for a new zoning ordinance ‘which would control future con- struction in the borough. Discuss Bad Crossing The councilmen also .visited the Mill Street intersection along the new spur highway into Dallas to investigate a complaint that the crossroads there will be dangerous when the new highway is complet- ed. After studying the situation and discussing it, councilmen concluded | that the complaints had been exag- gerated and that the intersection, as shown on the plans made by the State ‘Highway Department, would be satisfactory for traffic. « A letter questioning the State about its plan for the Mill Street intersection had already been sent {to the State Highway Department jo no answer has been received. The councilmen discussed briefly | the agitation for fire protection. Councilmen Peter D. Clark and MacVeigh have been authorized to confer with Robert Hall Craig of Dallas-Shavertown Water Company to see if the utility will install fire plugs. The two councilmen are awaiting Mr. Craig’s reply. John T.. Jeter, borough engineer, was asked to submit plans and es- timates for a borough-wide curbing and ditch project to be carried out with WPA funds. Highway GoesOn Despite Bad Rains Banks Begins Work On First Of Two Bridges Soggy ground compelled Ratch- ford & Sons to hold up grading op- erations along the spur highway into Dallas this week but other phases of construction proceeded at a good pace. Banks Construction Co. poured concrete for one wall of the first bridge south of Dallas, in the rear of Titman’s store. The increased last week’s unusual rains handi- | capped the workmen. Moulds were started on Wednesday for the north wall of the bridge which will be erected over the creek at Mill Street. Coon Construction Co. began erecting a concrete-mixing plant on the old Adelman plot along Lake Street. The concrete mixed there will be trucked along the spur high- way as soon as it is finished, to pave the main road from the Fern- _ | brook intersection north. For the first time in 20 years, Harvey's Lake has passed a summer without a drowning. Since 1920 the Lake has claimed an average of three lives a year, Chief of Police Ira C. Stevenson re- called yesterday. The resort’s season ended on Labor Day. An odd circumstance was that this year, for the first time, the Lake police department has had two mod- ern inhalators, a gift from the hr. L LACK OF DROWNINGS AT LAKE BREAKS TWENTY-YEAR RECORD Wilkes-Barre post of American Le- gion. Although the inhalators were used once at Lake Louise, there has been no call for them at Harvey's Lake all year. Last year, late in the season, there were two drownings. A boy was killed when a high speed mo- tor boat tore through his rowboat and a week later a man fell from a speed boat and was drowned. maser permit the required three readings | Was requested to submit sugges- ° flow of Toby’s Creek as a result of ‘._ ’
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