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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-
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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
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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. |
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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.
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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
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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.
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The first grade, where about
25 pupils enrolled, is also slight-
ly larger than last year.
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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. |
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Mountainboro
Newer Dallas Region
Dallwood Heights
Suburban Heights
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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