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"THE POST, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941
The Army Prepares Its New Men
~ For Better Jobs, Says Soldier
Sweet Valley Private Writes That Life In
Camp Is Both Enjoyable And Constructive
When Arden C. Steele, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Steele of R. D. 1,
Sweet Valley, enlisted in the Army Air Corps three months ago, he left
an enterprising business of his own and prepared to devote himself, as
have thousands of other young men, to the service of his country.
In-
stead of finding that he had to sacrifice his trade to the tedious routine of
army life, the young soldier discov-
ered that the army encourages its
- men to continue in their chosen pro-
fessions—and teaches useful trades
to new army men who are unskilled.
When a man is mustered out of the
army, Private Steele believes, he is
better prepared to make something |
of himself than he ever was before.
At least that seems to be the sit-
uation at the 40th Air Base, sta-
tioned at West Palm Beach, Florida.
Private Steele was a sign painter,
with studios in Kingston, before his
enlistment. And now he’s as busy
at art work as he has ever been,
making full use of his talents under
the orders of Uncle Sam!
‘The other young men in camp
who came into the army skilled in
some line or another are working
at their trades regularly, together
with receiving basic military train-
ing, and the fellows who had been
odd-job men before being called in-
to the service are being taught new
vocations, and gaining plenty of ex-
perience.
As far as recreation goes, the
boys with the 40th Air Base Group
have the best that West Palm Beach
has to offer. The only difference
between them and vacationists is
that the soldiers are enjoying their
spare time at the expense of the
army.
Following is a letter Private Steele
sent recently to his parents. Much
of it seems to be in verse, which
may or may not be characteristic
of our present army men:
“Dear Folks:
“I'm going to try now to explain
some of the ways in which we train
our minds and bodies, hands and
feet, so we can tackle any feat. At
first for six full weeks we drilled
and then our former places were
filled with new recruits at whom
we'd smile as they'd file into the
drill field to be put through the
proper paces and to be taught
‘right’- and ‘left-faces’.
“We've been assigned to regular
work and heaven pity us if we
shirk, because none of us like K. P.
(kitchen police) —that’s where we'd
surely be scrubbing dishes from
morn to eve, and that’s no fun, you
can easily see! Our regular duties,
though, are not so hard. Some of
us must stand on guard. Some of
us are chosen to cut grass or maybe
fill a. rut. Some ride on the army
trucks while others are asked to
shovel ‘muck’.
“The officers’ helpers are the guys
who are wise in clerical work. Car-
penters, painters, welders, cooks—
all have their own accustomed
nooks, as well as men who have no
trade that might help boost them
up the grade. Such men are quick-
ly sent to school where they can
learn a set of rules to guide them
in any occupation, in the Army or
in civil life. They’ll study the job
they want to do—and get practi-
cal experience, too. After being in
school for awhile they can come
back with a smile of confidence in
their new-found skill, combined
with traditional American will!
“Since I already had a trade when
1 enlisted I've been made to feel at
home by painting signs, doing art
work and designs for insignia, dec-
orations for the chapel, innovations
which are welcomed by the boys
and add much to my own joys.
“We must listen, each attentive,
to a bugler blowing plaintive notes
that mean we must obey another
order of the day! Everything we
say or do, a bugle first must tell
us to do so: to get up, to eat, or
work, or play, exercise, march (or
even pray, I guess!). All must be
done to that old bugle’s call. Din-
ners’ at 12 and supper, 5; in order
to keep alive we have a half hour
extra time than formerly to get in
line. It isn’t nearly so confusing
as it sounds; still, not so amusing!
“I'm writing this in ‘One Twenty-
seven’ (that’s my barracks number).
It’s hard, probably, for you to re-
alize just how much fun this army
life is. Especially here at West
Palm Beach, where every amuse-
ment is within reach. We fellows
sure appreciate this wonderful city;
its’ just great! I guess you know
that I've been sailing, cycling, swim-
ming, getting in a little dancing—
doing every thing but romancing.
“I get letters every day—and
they're worth more to me than my
pay! I don’t get time myself to
send a letter every day, but then
perhaps by now you're becoming
pretty fed up with all this scribbling
and scrawling! Imagine a soldier
writing stuff like this instead of
fighting!
“Love,
“Arden.”
Spring summer, winter, fall—
every week of the year The Dallas
Post tells you of the changes time
has wrought in your community.
Read The Dallas Post.
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DALLAS, PENNA.
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THE POST IS IN
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A week or so ago The Post
ran a picture of a Frantz re-
union taken at Fernbrook Park
back in 1905. Most of the
people in the group are now
dead, yet many hundreds of
their descendants are still alive
and live in this section, and the
picture has attracted consid-
erable favorable comment from
these and other folks.
Pictures of interest to people
here in Dallas—reunions, fam-
ily portraits, scenic shots—are
always welcome additions to
the pages of The Post. If you
have one you feel is news-
worthy, please bring it around.
Many Folks ‘Wire
Schmaltz To Wire’
Electrical Firm Has
Served For 25 Years
. A modern home makes house-
keeping a pleasant as well as effici-
ent task, and leaves lots more leis-
ure time for other things.
And, of course, no home is more
modern than its electrical equip-
ment and fixtures . . . which is
where E. F. Schmaltz, of 215 Wyo-
ming avenue, Kingston, comes in.
For the past 25 years Mr. Schmaltz
has specialized in providing the best
in fixtures and wiring, from the
time when electric lights were a
luxury to these days of ultra-mod-
ern time and labor-saving devices.
In some parts of the country elec-
tric lines are still a rarety, but even
if you live out beyond the poles
and cables, Mr. Schmaltz is still the
man to see. He can provide you
with a modern Kohler or Delco
electric plant or water pump, and
with this sort of equipment your
home can be just as pleasant and
efficient to run as one in the heart
of the city.
So, for your new home or im-
provements to your present resi-
dence, you can find the latest in
lighting fixtures and other appli-
ances at the Schmaltz display
rooms. Very popular these days,
says Mr. Schmaltz, are the new
Florencent kitchen and bathroom
fixtures he sells. Either drop around
to his shop, or call Kingston 7-6915
and, as his big display sign puts it,
“Wire Schmaltz To Wire.”
Whipples Offer
Budget Buying
Lumber Prices Make
Building Costs Low
Whipple Brothers, who operate
nine lumber yards throughout this
section of Pennsylvania and South-
ern New York State, pass on to you
the savings and quality values made
possible by volume buying,
Conducted for years on a cash-
and-carry hasis, Whipple Brothers
have built up a large business and
an enviable reputation for square!
dealing and prompt service, and;
now for your convenience a budget
department has been added to allow
payment from income. i
Floyd Shoemaker, who manages
the yard located at 712 Wyoming
avenue in Kingston, says you can
“Build better with what you save
at Whipples” . . . and a good many
local people who have dealt with
the firm will back him up on that.
Whipple Brothers have furnished
materials for a large percentage of
the building and modernization
work in this section and through-
out Wyoming Valley, for that mat-
ter. And there is nothing required
for any building: operation that is
not carried in stock or readily avail-
able.
Whipples are anxious to quote on
material for any construction work
you might be contemplating, and
your inquiries will be promptly and
courteously cared for. Their phone
is 7-1148.
Send your Soldier Boy
the home town newspaper.
$1 a year military rate;
cheaper than you can wrap and
- mail the family copy.
THE DALLAS POST
NEED GLASSES ?
Get them fitted properly.
them quickly, see
Dr. Abe Finkelstein
Optician
Main Street, Luzerne
Get
Rebennack Covert
Service Is Tops
Kingston Firm Noted
For Home Outfitting
Rebennack and Covert, who can
sell you the best in household ap-
pliances or else make your old
equipment nearly as good as new,
specializes in modernizing kitchens
and laundries . . . which explains
why their shop at 267 Wyoming
avenue, Kingston, is so popular
among home-makers.
Their line of merchandise includes
such items as Frigidaire ranges and
refrigerators, Easy Washers, Strom-
berg Carlson and Emerson radios
for home outfitting . . . and for car
owners, the best in tires and bat-
teries.
Just as famous as their retail
line, however, is their prompt and
dependable service on washers,
vacuum cleaners, refrigerators and
all the other pieces of household
apparatus which are apt to need
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MONTICELLO
The Home of Thos. Jefferson is
Painted With
KEYSTONE ' 100%
PURE HOUSE PAINT
The Best is none too good for your
Home.
F. H. A. Plan available or you can
open a charge account.
Buy Keystone Paint and you buy
the Best. Exclusively at
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BLOCH'S
WALLPAPER
FURNITURE
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1218, Main’ St. Wilkes-Barre
This space Reserved for
repairs most any time. For this
sort of work they have customers in
all, parts of the county, including
many out here in Dallas.
Parts are carried in stock for
nearly all leading makes of home
appliances. A wide selection of
wringer rolls, for instance, enables
them to bring your washer up to
date for just a fraction of the cost!
of a new one.
So if you want to modernize your
kitchen or laundry, or something
goes wrong. with your cleaner or
a stove or washing machine you can
rely on Rebennack and Covert for
the very best service in either re-
spect. Their phone number is 7-4514
and all inquiries receive prompt at-
tention. :
Striking Homes
Built By Yocum
Kingston Contractor
In Business 30 Years
A home is more than just a place
to live in. It has a personality,
too—just like the folks who own
it, and the man who built it.
The character of any home is
expressed in the quality of material
and the workmanship of the builder.
And since, so long as it stands, its
character cannot be altered, you
can’t be too careful in choosing a
builder who is both capable and
proud of the work he does.
A. O. Yocum of Walnut street,
Kingston — who, incidentally, is
building a house at present for
James Sullivan at Goss Manor—has
been in the building business for
the past 30 years and has been an
independent contractor since 1926.
He designs as well as builds, and
hasn't turned out a piece of work
yet to which he couldn’t point with
pride. All of his work, you see,
has been sold on the merit of pre-
vious jobs, and many of Wyoming
Valley’s finest and most striking
homes have been built by him.
If you have some building oper-
ation in mind—a new home, im-
provements to your old place, or
anything at all that must be per-
manent and attractive—Mr. Yocum
will be glad to discuss it with ‘you.
You can reach him at 7-1747.
Daron Produces
Fire Insurance
Cinder Blocks Going
Into Six Local Homes
Right now six new houses in the
Dallas area are being built on a
solid, fireproof foundation of cinder
blocks from the plant of H. S. Daron
of Luzerne. As a matter of fact,
this is not an unusual state of af-
fairs by any means, for more and
more home-builders every year are
using the sturdy, long-lasting con-
struction blocks for foundation, sid-
ing and chimney block purposes.
Cinder blocks are a fine invest-
ment in both safety and beauty.
Completely fireproof, they make any
structure one of lasting quality, and
when faced with brick or stone
veneer or stucco, cinder blocks
make an exterior as striking as it
is durable. Mr. Daron also has the
blocks with a cement face for use
in walls or garage buildings.
Mr. Daron, leading cinder block
manufacturer of this region, keeps
his wares at 386 Main street in Lu-
zerne, and is justly proud of the
reputation for lasting quality which
his products have achieved. The
popularity of cinder and concrete
blocks in modern home construction,
says Mr. Daron, is due to a number
of reasons. They save time and
expense in construction, rate high
in accoustical value, and, because
they provide a dead air space which
gives them a natural insulation, they
are about the best insurance against
fire a person can buy.
For information call 7-7816. Mr.
Daron will take a lively interest in
any building projects you have
planned.
JOHN LEIDLINGER
(“Red,” formerly with Frey Bros.)
GENERAL LEATHER REPAIR
WORK
Horse Goods
and Harness Repairing
117 S. WASHINGTON ST.
Dial 3-9459 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
MARSHMAN-WYOMING
LAUNDRY
55 West Seventh Street,
Wyoming, Pa.
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Chas. L. Peterson
AWNINGS
Venetian Blinds Window Shades
Phone 7-4013
64 Poplar St., Kingston
HUNTSVILLE NURSERY
HARRY EDWARDS, Proprietor.
Tree Surgery, Landscape Gardener
Pruning and Spraying °
Trees, Vines and Shrubs
Phone Dallas 51-R-10
HUNTSVILLE, PA.
TREXLER BROTHERS
Moving, Crating, Storage
Accredited Representative
Greyvan Line, Inc.
National Movers
Warehouse and Office, rear
383 South Main Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Phone 3-2067
Crushed
Blue Stone
all sizes for Drives and Roads
Screenings for Walks, Mortar
North Mountain Crushed
Stone Company
Union Street, Luzerne
Dial Kingston 7-3177
T. J. BROWN’S SONS
Glen Alden Coal Dealers
General Hauling
Phones:
Office, Plymouth 9-2028
Residence, Dallas 186-R-2
230 E. Main St., Plymouth
H. A. SMITH
Painting
and Decorating Contractor
Wallpaper—Draperies
88 South Franklin Street
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
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SPRIAL DESIGN |
MONTHLY SMALL
HOUSE CLUB
Floors Planned
For Better Living
Dutch Colonial architecture serves to in-
spire the design of this two floor home,
most economical to build, for its ample size.
The veranda and attached garage expand
its outer beauty.
Costing about $6,000 to build, The
Amsterdam, an All-American Home, can be
constructed immediately from blue prints
and specifications which can be obtained
from this newspaper.
The Amsterdam is
a house your family will be proud to call
”y
‘“home”’!
THESE OUTSTANDING FIRMS
WILL HELP SOLVE YOUR BUILDING PROBLEMS
Loan from
Kingston
YOU PAY LIKE RENT...
but you have a debt-free home in the end when
you buy or build with an F. H. A. Mortgage
THE KINGSTON NATIONAL BANK
Corners
Member Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.
WHIPPLE BROTHERS CO.
All Kinds Of
Building Material
Phone 7-1148
712 Wyoming Ave., Kingston
Stoves. :-:
GREENWALD
Furniture
Floor Coverings
Washers
Frigidaire
46-50 Main Street, Luzeme, Pa.
“Quality and Dependability”
Fully Describes
D & E Bin or Hopper Fed
STOKERS
For all kinds of Heating
Systems. Sold by
R. L. HALLOCK
162 Lake Street,
Dallas, Pa.
Ranges
COME IN AND SEE
PHONE
...Frigidaire...
Refrigerators
THE NEW MODELS
REBENNACK & COVERT
17-4514
267 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pa.
Concrete
Building and Chimney
BLOCKS
H. S. DARON
Phone 7-7816
386 Main Street, Luzerne
HAROLD
SHIBER
House Moving Contractor
Brick and Frame Buildings Moved and Raised
Foundation and Mine Cave Work
Phone Dallas 429-R-16
Davis Street, Trucksville, Pa.
“A Piano in Every Home”
Kimball, Sohmer
Bogart, Gulbransen
Spinets, Consoles, Grands
Trade in your old piano.
Terms To Suit
Bevan Piano Co.
12 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre
Phone 2-9122
BUY CONCRETE
Delivered to Your Job
Transitmixt
Guaranteed Strength and
Long Life
Coon Certified
Concrete
Union Street, Luzerne
Washed Sand and
Crushed Gravel
S.R.Durland
Sand Company
Phone Wyoming 225
WYOMING, PA.
Wiring
And Fixtures
Of Quality
Kohler and Delco
Electric Plants— Water Pumps
Wire SCHMALTZ to Wire
215 Wyoming Ave., Kingston
Dial Kingston 7-3177
Phone 7-6915
CONSULT US
when in need of new roofing,
brick siding, insulation repairs
and new homes.
Easy Payment Plan
Free Estimates
No Money Down
LEADER ROOFING &
SIDING COMPANY
Phones 7-8676; 7-1936; 7-5339
477 Market St., Kingston, Pa.
A. 0. YOCUM
Contractor And
Builder
Modern Home Building a
Specialty
Dial 7-1747
42 West Walnut Street,
Kingston, Pa.
G.R. DOWNER
Personalized Kitchens
Designed and Equipped
Kitchen Maid Cabinets
Nairn Floor & Wall Linoleum
Phone 7-5115
608 Market St., Kingston, Pa.
Pyrofax Gas Service
20 years of superior service
Arthur A. Miller
Phone Pittston 845
320 Exeter Ave., West Pittston
Charles Wood & Company
Real Estate—Insurance
Dallas Township: 6-room house; all
improvements; dependable water
supply; one acre of ground; large
number of fruit trees; concrete block
garage, $2,500.
Dallas: New Home, 187 Main St.
six rooms, modern, steam, garage
attached. Nice lot—$6,000.
Phone—Business 7-3915
Residence 2-8528
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707 Market St., Kingston
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