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THE POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1942 »
‘SWEET VALLEY |
Mrs. Harold Cragle and Mrs, Eliz-
abeth Smith recently entertained
members of the Ladies’ Aid of the
First Christian Church.
Patrick Loftus visited over the
week-end at the Christian Church
parsonage.
All who failed to register for Ci-
vilian Defense can do so any Thurs-
day evening at the Christian Church
Hall between 7 and 8 o'clock.
William Ferry and Miss Doris
Long spent Monday in.Berwick.
Business Meeting
The annual business meeting of
the Christian Church was held Sat-
urday afternoon and the following
officers elected: Jesse Hann, treas-
urer; Mrs, Jesse Hann, secretary,
assisted by Mrs. Charles Long; Mrs.
Andrew Adams, stewardess and
Mrs. Harold Cragle, assistant; dea-
con, Arthur Cragle; finance com-
mittee, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Har-
ry Edwards and Charles Long; pian-
ist, Doris Long; assisted by Dylis
Hunter, Doris Cragle and Mrs. El-
mer Dennis; musical director, Paris
Callander; usher chairman, Harold
Cragle; janitor, Mrs. Loren Cragle.
The church granted Patrick Loftus,
a local preacher, license for the
coming year. It also voted to return
the pastor, Rev. Ira Button, for the
seventh successive year.
Sunday School Officers
The following Sunday School of-
ficers for First Christian Church
were elected for the coming year:
superintendent, Fred Updyke, assis-
ted by Loren Dodson; secretary,
Dayton Long, assisted by Charles
Long; treasurer, Renald Morris, as-
sisted by Mrs. Albert Morris; super-
intendent of home department, Ele-
anor Doberstein, assisted by Mrs.
Willard Bonning; missionary super-
intendent, Mrs, Frease Morris, as-
sisted by Freas Morris; cradle roll
superintendent, Mrs. Charles Long;
librarian, Loren Cragle Jr., assisted
by William Smith.
"Helen Elston,
KUNKLE
Mrs.
of Mrs. Stella Isaacs.
Rev. David Morgan will speak on
“Your Child’s Spiritual Needs” at
the Dallas Township PTA meeting
Monday, January 19.
Miss Emily Shoemaker. and Mrs.
Melvira Shoemaker were dinner
guests of Mrs, Amanda Herdman re-
cently. |
S. S. Awards Made
Kunkle Sunday School awarded
pins and bars to the following for |
perfect attendance on the last Sun-!
day of the year: Robert Hess, seven
years; Robert Henney, Joan Kunkle,
Gertrude Smith, Florence Klimech, |
five years; Barney Klimech, Phyllis
Kunkle, Wilma Hess, Grace Kli-
mech, four years; Alan Kunkle, Ma-
bel Miller, two years. “Mrs. Frank
Hess was elected superintendent and
Harold Hess secretary for the new |
year,
War Relief Work
Change of policy will be instituted
for the new year at the Silver Leaf
Club meetings. Instead of social
the entire time will be devoted to
war relief work with the members
completing the work started at
cach meeting in their homes.
Celebrates Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hess enter-
tained recently in honor of their son
Robert, who celebrated his sixteenth
birthday anniversary: Jean Hender-
son, Mildred Schoonover, Pauline
Race, Evelyn Kaufman, Dorothy
Ruff, Ruth Hackling, June Liben-
guth, Mabel Rogers, Layiah Win-
ters, Ada Jackson, Evelyn Taylor,
Lena Elston, Nona
Winters, Dorothy Winters, Ethel De-
Remer, Geraldine Howell, Doris
Hess, Wilma ‘Hess, Mr. and Mrs.
Seth Howell, Charles Kunkle, Law-
rence Smith, Robert Ashburner,
Guy Rothery, Howard Leibenguth,
Harold Hess, Nile Hess, Keith Hard-
ing, Dorrell Harding, Franklin Smith
and Harold Frantz.
Mame Dymond is the guest |
MEEKER
Mr. and Mrs, George Weintz and
James Davenport attended the fun-
eral of Mrs. Blanche Drumheiser in
Wilkes-Barre, Tuesday evening.
Miss Esther Decker, a student
nurse at Stroudsburg Teachers’ Col-
lege, has resumed her studies after
spending the holidays with her
| parents, Mr and Mrs. Harry Decker.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Foss enter-
| tained New Year's Day Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Ehret of Lehman and Mr.
and Mrs. Corey Foss of Sweet Val-
ley. '
Mr. and Mrs, William Valentine
entertained recently at a family din-
ner Judge and Mrs, W. Alfred Val-
entine, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fraley,
Mr, and Mrs, Jonathan Valentine,
Miss Margaret Valentine of Wilkes-
Barre and Miss Mary Valentine of
Coatesville.
Band Of Hope Class
Girls Band of Hope Sunday School
Class was entertained at a Christ-
mas party at the home of Mrs. Edna
Karschner Monday evening, Decem-
ber 29. An enjoyable evening was
spent and refreshments were served
to Mesdames Russell Steele, Arthur
Hoover, James Davenport, Floyd
Rogers, Harry Decker, Charles Van-
Buskirk, Wayne King, George
Weintz, Karl Rebennack, Martin
Sites, John Hildebrant, Harlos Con-
diff, Edith King, Eugene Robinson,
Edna Karchner, Misses Maude
Wolfe, Letha Wolfe and Beatrice
Cornell.
Men’s Bible Class
Men’s Bible Class entertained at
the home of Stephen Wolfe Monday
evening to help him celebrate his
86th birthday anniversary. Mr. Wolfe
has been teacher of the class for
several years, Present were: Russell
Steel, Lawrence Wolfe, Roy King, |
William Drabick, David Sites, James
Davenport, John Hildebrant, Martin
Sites, Walter Wolfe and the guest
of honor.
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War IL
(TOP) In spite of war, the old customs carry on in England. Here, amid
the pomp and circumstance of the law court, the annual rent for a strip
| of territory in Shropshire is paid to the crown. The rent, a hatchet, bill-
hook and couple of knives! It all started because of service rendered by a
(BOTTOM) Australia’s “Citizen Army” parades in Melbourne.
Home Guard troops do not possess the newest uniforms of the overseas
“Aussies,” but they train in the puttee and plumed hat outfits of World
These
This Week,
This World
Time has proved Gen. Billy Mitch-
ell, who over a decade ago dramat-
ically directed America’s attention
to the need of creating a great air
force, as having been both right and
wrong. Mitchell urged that the
United States achieve world wide
air superiority. In that, experience
has proved him right. But he also
demanded that a separate air force
be created. In that, he has been
proved to be wrong,
The sinking of the battleships
“Prince of Wales” and ‘Repulse’ by
the Japanese has been the clinching
evidence that, to be effective, air
power must move and act with,
rather than independent of, land
and sea power. No one will deny the
bravery of the RAF but, if instead
of an independent air force the Brit-
ish had had an air arm operating as
an integral part of its Far Eastern
Fleet, the two battleships would
never have been sunk.
Criticism’ of the commanding ad-
miral aside, since he was apaprently
not equal to his job, the real weak-
ness of the British was the insuffic-
iency of RAF training in naval war-
fare. Too many past instances of
RAF fighters bombing their own
warships when suddenly called upon
to aid in naval action, prevented
their being brought into the Far
Eastern battle. To work effectively
with naval forces, aviators must
know and belong to their navy.
Profiting by experience, the Brit-
ish are about ready to abandon the
separate air force idea and pattern
their aviation after the United
States.
* * *
An adding machine will help con-
vince you as to who will eventually
win this war, if you need any con-
vincing!
Allied armies, at the moment,
number 15,200,000; Axis armies to-
tal 12,800,000. Potential Allied
forces, however, can be drawn from
a manpower of 163,887,000, while
the Axis can reach out to only 28,-
560,000. In sea power the Allies
have 1,500 war vessels of all types,
built’ and building; the Axis less
than 700. Merchant marine tonnage
show sthe United Statés and Brit-
ain leading with 32,500,000 tons
against Japan’s 5,600,000 tons, with
Germany’s and Italy’s shipping seal-
ed up by blockade. Allied and Axis
air power is about equal at the
present. German factories are turn-
ing out between 2,000 and 3,000
planes a month. Italian and Japa-
nese production is small. The Brit-
ish are now producing 2,000 planes
monthly, and the United States
about the same, But British air pro-
| duction is not yet at its peak, and
by June the United States will pass
4,000 monthly.
As for raw material resources
from which the weapons of war are
made and which keep them going,
the Allies control 86% of the
world’s supply of oil, the Axis only
3%; 67% of the coal, the Axis but
20%; 64% of the iron ore, the Axis
only 27%.
“Allied Victory!”
#* * *
Shortly after the attack on Russia
by the Germans, this commentator
said that in spite of prevailing
doubts, the Soviets would carry on
the struggle, come what might. Of
interest is information given to us
by an associate of Stalin just back !
from Russia:
“Stalin is determined to fight the |
war against the Nazis to the bitter
end. He knows that on the issues of
this war depend not only the ex-
istence of his government and his
country but also his own life.”
“Unfortunately, Stalin does not
yet entirely trust the democracies.
He cannot forget the abuse heaped
on the Soviets for years past. And
he has not entirely rid himself of
the fear that the democracies might
give up, or make a deal at his ex-
pense. Stalin shudders at the possi-
bilities of a second Munich.”
“Russia’s current inactivity in the
Far East is easy to explain, Stalin
knows very well that the Japanese
intend eventually to attack him. But
he has his hands full with the Ger-
mans and for the present does not
want to add to his military prob-
lems. When and if his armies suc-
ceed in wearing down the Germans
he will turn to face Russia’s tradit-
ional enemy, Japan, and no punch-
es pulled!”
But Stalin also wants to make
sure that the ABCD powers intend
doing their full share in fighting the
common enemies. The final attitude
of Stalin is dependent on the all-
out effort of the democracies, The
Russians are ready for full collabora-
tion on all fronts, but as the Soviet
ambassadors, Maisky and Litvinov
have made clear in London and
Washington, Russia expects Britain
and the United States to come
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fF I. DuPONT. The F: i
ily Rebel. By Marquis James.
Bobbs-Merrill. $4.50.
At 13, Alfred I. DuPont was worth
bo ns under a hundred thous:
and dollars, which his father had
bequeathed him, In 1935, when, he
died, at the age of 71, he was worth
between fifty-five and sixty-five mil-
lions. Various charities and relatives
received much of this gigantic mon-
etary legacy. But Alfred I. DuPont
left another legacy, which anyone
may claim. This other legacy is his
philosophy of life, gained after many
years of hard-work, near blindness,
almost total deafness and other trib-
ulations which his great wealth in
no way could ease or comfort,
“My philosophy of life,” wrote
DuPont, “is exceedingly simple: be
fair to everyone; do as much good
as you can; be honest with yourself,
which: means, honest with every-
through to the hilt.”
Plans are afoot in Washington to
organize an ‘American Air Cadet
Corps” for boys between the ages of
12 and 18. Suggested to Under Sec-
retary of War for Air, Lovette, by
Reagan McCrary, a New York news-
youngsters is to be trained in gun-
nery, ordinance, meteorolgy, areo-
dynamics and simple military drill
—everything but actual flying,
which intended to follow when the
youngsters reach selective service
age. {
paperman, the uniformed force of |
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body; and, to put it mildly, be most
disagreeable to anyone who seeks to
do you injury. This last, I know, is
contrary to Biblical admonition, but
it is the only practical way to get
along in this world . . , As for my
philosophy for the future it is
equally simple. One's proper dis-
charge of one’s duties and obliga-
tions in this world will insure proper
recognition in the next . ..”
Alfred I. DuPont inherited some-
thing more than money, himself.
From his father he inherited a fond-
ness for machines, a sense of hu-
mor, and a spirit of independence;
an explosive mixture, which various
DuPonts learned to their chagrin.
As a boy, Alfred, for all his af-
fluence, was no namby-pamby. He
belonged to a “gang,” excelled at
| games, with the notable exception
of baseball, broke windows, snow-
balled his teachers, and went swim-
ming in the “crick.” When he was
20, Alfred went to work in the fam-
ily powder mill, on the Brandywine,
at 83 a month. While this wage was
more than that: received by other
unskilled hands, DuPont was not ex-
cused from being on the ‘job, with
the others, at 6:50 a. m. each day.
It was nearly two years before he
became assistant superintendent, at |
about $125 monthly.
In his youth, as in his manhood,
Alfred was always proud of the Du-
Pont family heritage, even if there
were times when he wasn’t so proud
of individual members of the far-
flung tribe. Clannish, Alfred reb-
elled at the idea of selling the Du-
Pont holdings to outsiders, With the
aid of two other DuPont “progres-
sives”, Colem®?Y oF ra
ceeded in keeping the business em-
pire that was DuPont in the hands
of DuPonts,
As has been indicated, “The
Family Rebel” is primarily the story
of Alfred I., but herein can be found
also the story of all DuPonts. And in
the background are the amazing
deals, the breaks, the coups, the
hard-work that helped to make Du-
Pont what it is today.
Under the skillful handling of
Marquis James, winner of the 1940
Pulitzer Prize with his “Life of An-
drew Jackson,” the multi-faceted
picture of a great and unusual man
emerges with clarity and vividness
against a background of broad and
unusual scope. “The Family Rebel”
is a valuable, information-packed bi-
ography of one of America’s titans.
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