Editorially Speaking
Gold Is Where You Find It
A strange new community has evolved since the advent
of the automobile. You live in that sort of community. It
isn’t common alone to Luzerne County or the eastern sea-
board. It is common to thickly populated areas all over the
United States—the rural-suburban community.
With its development have come many advantages—
not unmixed—for there are problems to be solved before
life in these communities can be enjoyed to the fullest,
and they cannot be solved by those who attempt to retain
their old loyalties to other communities or who refuse to
share the responsibilities of the new. J:
You can’t get the most out of living in Dallas, or Trucks-
ville or Shavertown until you make some effort to share in
their community life. You can’t enjoy living in the country
unless you love the sunsets or thrill to the sound of peéepers
in the spring. You can’t get fun in a small town if you
don’t like the neighbors. You can’t share in friendly hu-
man contacts if you talk with a superior air or withdraw
to your own fireside.
There are few among us who have the wealth to enjoy
life as hermits. Frankly, most of us are here for one big
reason; we can secure more advantages for less money
than elsewhere. That sums it briefly. There are few mil-
lionaires among us and the whole community knows who
they are and respects their genuine appreciation of country
life. There are few intellectual giants among us—there is
no artistocracy of brains. Most of our social leaders would
be shy if not awkward in the presence of Queen Elizabeth.
We're ordinary folk.
We're pretty much a community of farmers, small bus-
inessmen, tradesmen, green grocers, clerks, yard goods
snippers, street car motormen, bond salesmen and what
not. The sensational successes among us are few—and there
is nothing high hat about them.
The first time any of us begins to wonder if we aren’t
a little smarter than the general run in this Back Moun-
tain area—the first time a feeling of superiority sends tre-
mors through our pate—the first time we being to swell
with the thought that our schools, churches and other vil-
lage institutions are too small for our consideration—
that’s the warning for a mental and social check-up. If we
sit back and complain and do nothing about it—then may-
be we'd better move to some other community where
somebody else has sweated to give us what we want.
If we're going to enjoy life in a small town, we must,
like the college freshman, forget what big shots we were
in prep school and Christian Endeavor. We've got to prove
right here on the spot to our fellow citizens and neighbors
that we've got the stuff that it takes. Nothing we did some-
where else counts.
will awe anybody for long.
No amount of bluff, bull and baloney
No amount of whining and
* complaining will convince folks that this community is
‘less worthy of our best than the one from which we came.
Only perspiration, friendliness and a sympathetic ap-
proach toward its problems will make the rural-suburban
community the place where we want to live.
Right now we need a community center. One of the type
no single community in the area can afford and conversely
no single community can afford to accept less.
Let’s forget how important we are as individuals. Let’s
forget political, social and economic differences. Let’s for-
get narrow township and borough boundaries. Let’s forget
that it’s an impossible job. Let us in a friendly, sociable,
hard-headed sort of way get down to business and locate a
fine new community building somewhere between Bow-
man’s Creek and the Larksville mountain. ;
enough to tackle a big undertaking in n:bix wi
Let’s be big
Then
we'll all be sure that we live in the right community.
FROM.
PILLAR TO POST
By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
I asked for it.
Five minutes after returning from the movies last Friday night, any
doubts that I may have entertained as to the ingenuity of the present
. younger generation had been more than adequately set at rest. I am pre-
pared to state that the entertainment furnished by the combined efforts
of the fifteen and sixteen-year-olds of the neighborhood was up to any
old-time standard both as to quan-
tity and quality.
First I wondered if I were still
wandering around in another exis-
tence, as did the leading character
in “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” and
then I wondered if the last week’s
edition of the Dallas Post with my
reminiscences of bygone Hallowe'ens
had come out prematurely. Or per-
haps those six boys did not need
any helpful hints for Hallowe'en.
Upon learning that my husband,
in pursuance of a time-honored
precedent which customarily takes
him out of town on the night of the
Thirty-first of October, would be in
New York for the night, and that
my daughter had a date of an im-
portant character, involving not
only the movies but a birthday din-
ner preceding the show, I said dis-
gustedly to myself,
“This is the end. I absolutely re-
fuse to lay in a supply of a hundred
lollipops. I am becoming weary of
entertaining not only the neighbor-
hood children but the big boys from
across the tracks: I shall lock up
the house and go to the movies.”
For several years we have con-
scientiously put on a show for the
neighborhood, on the principle that
if the children are going to dress up
and try to throw a scare into us,
turnabout is fair play. Sometimes
we round up a few sheeted ghosts
to give local color to our dark house,
lighted only by a spoonful of alco-
hol blazing in a bowl of salt. Some-
times we become more ambitious
and add sound-effects to the feebly
flickering wisp of light, eerie moans
and groans from the dining-room,
punctuated by bloodcurdling shrieks,
Sometimes I put on a death’s head
mask, drape myself in a sheet, and
add to my height by standing on a
chair. The Hallowe'en revellers are
then obliged to approach an eight-
foot ghost if they want their lolli-
POPS.
The way it usually works out,
groups of delightedly shivering chil-
dren congregate outside the half-
open door, peering into the dark-
ened hallway and urging somebody
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Band To Assist
Glee Club At
Annual Concert
Woman's Club Names
Committee Members
And Sets Date
Dallas Junior Woman's Club will
present its annual fall concert in
the Dallas Borough High School,
Wednesday, November 19, assisted
by the Dallas High School band un-
der the direction of Robert Hender-
son. Mrs. Sara Sanford is glee club
director and Mrs. Maude Baker,
accompanist.
Committee members are: pro-
gram, Mrs, Edgar Nulton, Miss Mary
Jackson, Miss Miriam Thompson,
Mrs. Conrad Yeager; decorations,
Mrs. Oswald Griffith, Mrs. Thomas
Robinson, Mrs. George Swartz;
tickets, Mrs. George Stolarick, Mrs.
Fred Davenport and Mrs. Jack
Hazletine; ushers, Mrs. John Dur-
bin, Mrs. Harold Payne, Mrs, Leon-
ard Harvey; publicity, Mrs. Fred
Eck, Mrs. Charles Whitesell; pa-
trons, Mrs. Joseph Schmerer, Miss
Mildred Devens, Mrs. Marvin Elston,
Mrs. Lloyd Hughey, Mrs. Glen Case,
Mrs. Edward Hartman, Mrs, George
Keller Jr., Miss Maude Jones, Mrs. |
Richard Disque, Mrs. H. Austin Sny-
der, Miss Gertrude Wilson, Mrs.
Fred Welch, Mrs. Charles Lee, Mrs.
John Jones and Mrs. Sheldon Fahr-
inger.
Sweet Valley To Have
Special Music Service
Special services will be conducted
at the Sweet Valley Christian
Church, Sunday evening. A quartet
from the Bible Baptist Seminary at
Johnson City will be in charge of
the service. There will be special
services conducted every night next
week except Saturday.
.{ agencies:
|made by committeemen of the Ag-
! ture, Forest Service; John R. Reitz,
The DaLrLas Post
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Vol. 51
County Farmers
Start Canvass
To Increase Food
Every Farmer In 3
The United States / _~
~ Will Be Visited Eo
The canvass to learn what each
Luzerne County farmer can do and
is willing to do, during 1942, as his
share of the Food-for-Freedom Pro-
gram, recently announced by Secre-
tary of Agrictulture Claude R. Wick-
ard, started in this county this
week. This program, classed as
probably the biggest job that the
farmers have ever been called upon
to do, calls for an increased pro-
duction of certain vital foods—in
Pennsylvania principally dairy and
poultry products — for shipment
abroad tothe “democracies fighting
aggression and for use at home.
In each county in the State, the
USDA County Defense Board, re-
cently set up at the request of Sec-
retary Wickard, will act as a spear-
head for the program. The Luzerne
County Defense Board is composed
of Ralph Brader, chairman, and the
following other representatives of
various Federal, State and county
W. T. Spaulding, Farm Credit Ad-
ministration; W. Theodore Hebel,
Soil Conservation Service; Clement
Mesavage, Department of Agricul-
Farm Security Administration; Ed-
ward R. Bride, Rural Electrification
Administration; J. D. Hutchison,
Agricultural Extension Service; Wal-
dron Frederick, Farmers Union; A.
W. Rice, Pomona Grange.
The contact with farmers is being
ricultural Conservation Program,
Chairman Brader, announced, since
that organization already has facil-
ities for making farm contacts. In
connection with the Food-for-Freed-
om Program, the committeemen will
discuss with the farmer his ‘1941
production of various commodities,
such as milk, eggs, beaf cattle
marketed, hogs marketed and
slaughtered, together with acreage
of farm garden, corn, other feed
grains, hay, pasture, and vegetables
for sale. The farmer will then be
requested to indicate an estimate
of what production he can bring
about in these commodities for
1942.
The defense board chairman em-
phasized that in signing the form,
indicating his intentions to carry
out his production plans for 1942,
the farmer is in no manner com-
pelled to do so, The program is en-
tirely voluntary, it was pointed out,
and if the farmer does not carry
out the production plans under the
Farm Defense Program, as indicated
for 1942, there are no fines or pen-
alties of any kind involved.
In making these farm contacts,
the committeemen will also discuss
the 1942 Agricultural Conservation
Program with the farmers, and
those who wish may enroll for par-
ticipation in the 1942 AAA Program
if they desire.
Chairman Brader suggested that
when the committeeman calls on
the farmer, the farmer should take
time to talk over any plans he may
have for increasing production of
foods most needed for next year.
The Department has given farmers
the information on the foods needed,
he pointed out, is helping to guide
them and to plan with them. They
have been assured of fair prices,
have been given every reasonable
assurance that the Department’ will
give them all assistance possible so
far as farm labor is concerned, so
far as supplies of feed are concerned,
and will make every effort to help
them obtain or repair farm ma-
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1941
No. 45
Duce Made It—Anzacs Shoot It
The siege of Tobruk, Allied desert stronghold on the. coast of Libya, is past the sixth month, hut its out-
numbered garrison of Anzacs (Australians and New Zealanders), Poles, British and Indians is holding as firm
as ever. Inside the besieged area, which is about the size of Manhattan, life goes on in a primitive way, with
much ingenuity in improvising arms and equipment. T hese men, for example, are members of the new Anzac
“bush artillery”, formed from infantry men armed with captured Italian guns and munitions.
The boys have
never learned the professional way of handling their ca nnon—they aim it by sighting through the hot barrel
and working the whole gun until it points at the target —but ‘the “bush artillery” is plenty effective, as testi-
fied by the failure of every Axis assault on the thinly- held defense lines.
chinery with which to carry on their
work. :
“With such support, I am sure
the farmers will meet this emer-
gency as they have met every one
in the past.” .
; /
Lake Rb id May
Soon Be Opened
Contractor Completes
Two Milzs To Castle
A two-mile stretch of the new
three-lane highway to Harvey's
Lake has been completed from
Dallas to a short distance this side
of Castle Inn but will not be opened
for traffic until the State Highway
Department accepts the road from
the contractors, Central Pennsyl-
vania Quarry, Stripping and Con-
struction Company.
Grading of berms, construction of
approaches and final clean-up work
was completed this week, and yes-
terday all excavation on the Har-
vey's Lake end was completed. C.
F. Goeringer had the contract for
construction of the approaches and
Wednesday completed the Machell
avenue and Lake street approaches.
A. F. Blessing of Newville has the
sub contract for erection of guard
fence along thé route and expects
to have that work completed with-
in the next week or two.
The entire length of the com-
pleted section is relocation. With
the exception of the big curve ex-
tending from the Main street inter-
section to just beyond the borough
limits, the highway follows an al-
most straight course to Idetown.
While the highway does not offer
the motorist the broad vistas so fa-
miliar on the old route over Miser-
icordia hill, it nevertheless, runs
through beautifully wooded sections
which give it a charm of its own,
and makes the drive one of the
prettiest in the Dallas region.
Common Pleas. .The returns:
Tax Collector—
Jane T. Lohman ___..... <3
Harry T. Bogart 81
School Director—
AG. Prater opie 0 22
Ralph Hazeltine. ............... .88
Supervisor r
Williaa Myers 2.2... ....18
Wiltha.a FF. Myers 2.00... 88
Auditor—
Leo T. Schwartz i if. 0. 18
ErnestiJohnson iano 87
Kingston Township Remains
Bulwark Of Republicanism
Kingston Township’s smooth-working Republican organization headed
by Ralph Hazeltine, candidate for school director, functioned with custom-
ary effect Tuesday, turning’ in thumping majorities for the county slate
and sweeping all local Republican candidates into office,
County Republican candidates in most instances received almost four to
one majorities over their Democratic opponents while Harold Flannery
most popular man on the Democratic ticket lost to Attorney Thomas M.
Lewis by almost three to one in the contest for Judge of the Court of
Kingston Township
Carverton Shayertown Trucksville
N. E. Dist.” N. W. Dist.
S. W. Dist. Total
135 312 478
380 314 775
155 169 346
359 440 887
86 166 270
406 436 930
115 163 296
379 426 892
Republican Popularity Ebbs
In Dailas Borough Election
Republicans are elected so regularly in Dallas Borough that, so far as
municipal offices are concerned, general elections here have been a waste
of money. It was the same on Tuesday but the tone was different, There
were ominous rumblings of revolt that with a stronger opposition leader-
ship might have flamed into open rebellion. As it was, a last-minute rump
slate made up of old line Republicans nominated on the Democratic ticket
—and supported by Democrats and independents—cut deeply into the
usual Republican pluralities and gave the winners much to think about
and talk about before the next borough election.
One of the biggest surprises, in" an election where no contests were ex-
pected, was the strength shown by Ralph Eipper who was a write-in can-
didate for Justice of the Peace.
The results:
Dallas Borough
Burgess—
Herbert A. Smith
George Williams
Council—
Warden Kunkle
Peter Clark
Morgan Wilcox
Harry Ohlman
Nicholas Cave
Tax Collector—
Arthur Dungey
No name
School Director—
Clyde Lapp
Auditor—
Lewis LeGrand
North District South District Total
Justice of the Peace—Two to be elected—
Herbert A. Smith
John T. Jeter
Ralph Eipper (write-in candidate)
RITA 177 94 271
FETE 66 63 129
103 276
94 250
90 257
Vota, 65 142
SARE 68 159
Lb 195 114 309
hai 44 38 82
ny 174 100 274
Sala 171 97 265
Rl 179 102 281
102 284
aie 68 49 117
Dallas Township
Wavers But
/
Stays In Republican Column
Dallas Township, traditional hot spot of the Back Mountain region
strayed far from the safety of the Republican fold on Tuesday—far enough
to give the shepherds of their docile flock a scare—but not far enough to
put any Democrats into the winning column.
The contest between Herbert A. Lundy and Wilson Ryman for Tax Col-
lector was the feature attraction of the day with Ryman overpowering his
opponent by 85 votes while Lundy, the incumbent, ran up an impressive
all-time high of 468 Democratic votes.
The results:
Dallas Township
3 Mid. Dist. S. Dist. N, Dist. Total
Tax Collector—
Wilson Ryman... Ci... oni 159 281 113 553
Herbert Lundy... 0 5. 125 268 85 468
School Director—
Rozella Carlin: i... 10 Swed 0 101 217 83 401
Fred Hughey... lau oo. 169 298 103 570
Supervisor—
Arthur Updyke ....... 0... 86 189 56 331
Bayl Husted =... ...0. coe 02 187 307 125 619
Auditor—
Henry Randall... 0 .._.l.. 73 186 50 319
Clyde “Hopei ~--i... olla 178 315 114 607
'Dorrance Buys
Bull And Heifer
A bull and a heifer, both regis-
tered Holstein-Friesians, were re-
cently purchased by Leonard Dor-
rance, Dallas, from the Shoemaker
Bros., Wyoming, The bull is Alcar-
tra Netherland Matador 831,410; the
heifer is Colantha Korndyke Mata-
dor 2,255,871.
Change of ownership for these
Holsteins has been officially re-
corded by The Holstein-Friesian As-
sociation of America, Brattleboro,
Vermount.
Township Club To
Distribute Baskets
The newly-organized Tri-Hi-Y
Club of the Dallas Township High
School is sponsoring a drive to col-
lect food which will be distributed
to the needy families of the com-
munity on Thanksgiving.
Everyone is urged to co-operate
in making a success of this worthy
drive. All donations of food and
money will be greatly appreciated,
and should be at the high school
not later than Monday, November
24. “Sis” Elston has been named
general chairman.
Xd
markings and numerals on al homes
in Dallas, Shavertown, and Trucksville.
2. Emphasis
which will train men and wemen in
national defense measures. :
8. The installation of fire plugs in
Dallas Borough.
4.
lic recreational facilities serving the
entire back Mountain area,
5. Centralization of police protec-
tion in the Dallas area.
6. More sidewalks.
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leaves
THE POST WANTS:
Permanent and legible street
locally on activities
A community building, and pub-
George Hunt
Succumbs To
Bullet Wound
Funeral Will Be
Held Today From
Beaumont Home
Loong
George H. Hunt, for many years
State Game Refuge keeper in the
Noxen area and known to sports-
men throughout Wyoming and Lu-
zerne counties, died early Wednes-
day morning at Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital of a self-inflicted bul-
let wound in the chest.
Mr. Hunt had been in ill health
for a number of years and had been
under the doctor's care for a heart
ailment for the past two years, Des-
pondency over his own failing health
as well as that of his wife who has
been an invalid for a number of
years is believed to have prompted
him to get up from his bed and fire
a .38 calibre bullet from his revol-
ver into his chest close to the heart
at the family home in Beaumont
about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
He did not lose consciousness and
was rushed in Paul Nulton’s ambu-
lance to the hospital where death
ended his suffering at 2:45 Wednes-
day morning.
Born in Nottingham, England, 65
years ago, Mr. Hunt came to this
country during early manhood and
for a number of years lived in
‘| Wilkes-Barre going to Beaumont
about twenty years ago. He retained
many of his English inflections and
mannerisms ahd was of hearty,
cheerful disposition, For years while
Game Refuge keeper he rode every
day on horseback around the State
Game Refuge on top of South Moun-
tain. In the course of his lonely
work he had many experiences with
and made many observations of
wild life. At one time he kept a
cub bear as a pet and at another
time he reared a family of mother-
less raccoons aul kept notes on
their habits. +: ° is
Mr. Hunt was' a member of Man-
chester Unity, English Branch of I.
O. O. F. which he joined as a young
man. . ;
Beside his widow, the former
Frances Morrell of Philadelphia, he
a daughter, Mrs. George
Space of Noxen; a son, James: of
Glendale, California; two sisters,
Mrs. Frances Hatch and Mrs. Harp-
er Evans, both of Colorado Springs
and one grandson, Henry C. Hunt of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Evans had been
with her brother for the past few
weeks having come here from Colo-
rado because of his failing health.
The funeral will be held from the
late home in Beaumont on Friday
afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. Da-
vid Morgan of Alderson Methodist
Church officiating. Burial will be in
the family plot at Beaumont ceme-
tery. i
Red Cross Plans
Nutrition Class
Also In First Rid
And Home Nursing
Because many women have asked
to have another Red Cross nutrit-
ion class started in this area, offic-
ials of the Red Cross have signified
a willingness to start such class if
a sufficient number of women will
register with Mrs, Mae E. Townend,
local chairman.
Those who wish to join should
drop a postal card to Mrs. Townend,
Twin Spruces, Pioneer avenue, Dal-
las, Pa., giving their name, address
and telephone number. During the
summer months 160 women enrolled
in four similar nutrition classes with
a large percentage completing the
courses to obtain Red Cross certifi-
cates. Beside the nutrition class
there will be two other new classes
opening in First Aid and Home
-| Nursing. Those desiring to register
should also send post cards with
name, address and telephone num-
ber to Mrs. Townend. Canteen
classes are now being conducted by
Mrs. Fred Howell. Last week more
than 45 women attended the class
at St. Theresa’s church. The next
session will be held at St. Theresa's
on Tuesday, November 11, at 11
a. m,
Little Excitement
In Monroe Elections
In Monroe Township Clarence
Cook was elected school director;
Heber Bellas, inspector of election;
Charles Clark, assessor; William Bel-
las, constable and Alden Deets, aud-
itor. Most interesting contests were
those for inspector, where Clarence
Hilbert opposed Heber Bellas, and
for auditor where Floyd Montros
opposed Alden Deets. ;