2d . bound - against his standing. might do more for himself by aspir- that his associates large portion of Pennsylvania in the ~ Thomas to have Congressman Flannery suc- “THE LISTENING POST By THE VETERAN Tentative lines of he in advance of the coming elections, are indi- ‘trict Chairman Peter D. Clark. - No bon fires were lighted and there was nothing of obvious cele- bration with Wilkinson's announce- ment, Fact is: Without exceptional help the only assurance he can be given is in failure of any other among a dozen persons to file against him. Representative Wilkinson does not ~ stand well with the politicians. They fear that his association with the collecting agency he fostered while at Harrisburg may soon or late re- Don ing for State office, since it happens cover a very service that has been bringing rich rewards to the Wilkinson exchequer. Chairman Clark, who has thrown off without much fuss the threat of ouster from his office, probably would prefer a candidacy other than that of Wilkinson. Opposition to Clark developed in the recent cam- paign on the theory that he was unfriendly to Republican candidate M. Lewis, and willing ceed to the Common Pleas Bench, as he did. It would be bad business for Clark to have his staunchly Repub- ~~ lican district suffer another defeat, and with Wilkinson for the Senate that would be very probable. Come On Fred Apparently the most-sought po- ~ tential in politics at the present time is Fred M. Kiefer of Shrine ~ View. Those on the inside of of- ficial information know that tenders have been made by the Republicans to have Kiefer aspire for the Legis- lature, as Representative from the Sixth District. Democrats, on the other hand, would like to pick Fred for Congress. His personal friends take a midway course and plot for him an entrance to the State Sen- ate. And the ironic fact about all that is that Fred Kiefer doesn’t want any of the jobs. Which makes him all the more desirable. The trouble with the men who have been sent to Harrisburg and Washington is that, up to this time, all of them very much wanted the jobs, mostly be- cause of the salaries and, secondar- ily, because of the belief that one or more terms would open the way to political and economic security. In the crisis that has met this democ- racy it would be something prayer- fully to be desired if the kind of “real American Mr. Kiefer is would not only agree to enter political of- fice but to fight for the chance. Will James Take Lead? Maneuvers of Governor Arthur H. James are being analyzed all across Pennsylvania. The Governor is in a happy position so far-as his home county is concerned. After achieve- ing new popularity in the farm dis- tricts of the State and in the manu- facturing centers he was able to break down opposition in Philadel- phia, that community that once dic- tated all State elections but failed ~ when it fell down on the James can- didacy. The men who listen to the one-time breaker-boy are in the seats of power in Philadelphia coun- ty ‘today. The opposite is true in Luzerne County. Not only did ‘it require a court throw-out of three voting dis- tricts to give James a Luzerne vic- tory by handful of votes back in 1938, but in the succeeding elec- tions by which Luzerne County re- turned to the Republican fold, the anti-James leaders cemented them- selves on a pedestal of supremacy. Judge John S. Fine has no dealings with the Governor; neither has Judge William A. Valentine. The lat- ter became President Judge after January 5. County Chairman David Vaughan is well dware of appointments in ~ cated by the desire of the Honorable Don Wilkinson to promote himself out of the ranks of the mere Representatives in the Pennsylvania Legis- lature to the State Senate. That, of course, is the upper House of the same ~ legislative family. That Don is serious about the matter is known to many, and particularly to Sixth Dis-®———————————————————— own dictation. Net so much as one key position was filled on Vaughan's recommendation. But, now the Gov- ernor has the means of making the Luzerne County factions beg for rec- ognition. Tentatively, it appears, the G. O. P. leadership has fixed on the idea that Prison Warden William B. Healey, one of the back-of-the- lines patriots of World War One, as willing to take office with the State Parole Commission. Prior to creation of the Parole Commission, Healey had his eyes fixed on the executive chair at Kis- Lyn. That chair has been held by Charles F. Johnson since Kis-Lyn opened. In the time down to the present, Johnson has had his son of the same name graduated from Princeton, holding a degree that would qualify him to succeed his father as Kis-Lyn manager. The prison job of Healey isn't chicken feed either, It provides a fine home with all living expenses paid and the salary practically all gravy. What makes it opportune at this time that Healey should seek to be one of the five State Parole Commissioners is that no one knows the courst might do in the near or distant future. Dependent upon the majority arrangement of the judges, the prison and Kis-Lyn jobs can fall to the Democratic Party. Men close to the Governor have a thought that James may continue to ignore the home-county leader- ship. He may decided that Colonel Benjamin 'F. Evans, veteran of the old 109th Artillery in World War One, is the Luzerne County man for the State Parole Commission. Evans has made a career of the military and politics, A director of old Miner- Hillard Milling Company under Asher Miner, he went to war with his chief. Since then he has been a long-time director of Luzerne County Institution District, continu- ing to draw salary as such even af- ter taken to Harrisburg by James to become Deputy Adjutant Generals And now he also is Acting Director of the Selective Draft. Aides For Senators Straws in the State winds may soon indicate a trend, thanks to a decision at Washington, that each U. S. Senator shall name a personal aide at $4,500. If Luzerne County is as important as indications make it, the aides to both Senator Davis and Senator Cuffey will be chosen from this part of Pennsylvania. The idea is that in the war crisis the Senators have tremendous weight of responsibility to the people thrust upon them. They cannot personally take care of their contacts. If There’s Life—There’s Hope This c¢ld scrivener sought this War One he was rejected for artill- | ery and infantry service, and rele- gated to the Red Cross for four years of hard work without glory or re- ward—also without pay. But, in the midst of that work, U. S. Navy Sec- retary Josephus Daniels named him Lieutenant-Commander of the U. S. Navy, with quarters aboard the U.’ S. S. Camden under Captain Alfred H. Miles and assigned as Press Rela- tions Chief to the submarine fleet. when he rightly discovered that the U. S. Navy was a loafer’s paradise in World War One, too far from the conflict to afford any thrill. Well, the Navy is the whole works in the new war. If age does not for- bid, maybe we will get a chance to recover that prized status. We have tried to convince Washington that the ensuing years have ripened wis- dom and expanded experience. Your scrivener would consider it a beni- son from Heaven to be afloat in the Pacific about the time we polish off State offices falling to all but his the Japanese. Your scrivener resigned the job with any degree of exactitude what | | | Health Topics By F, B. Schooley, M. D. a ‘ » Mental Hygiene titudes are important factors in so- cial adjustment. Parental uncertain- ty and lack of discipline will cause children to develop a sense of in- security. The emotional reactions of children are patterned after social relationships in the home, and they are seriously affected by parental disharmony. Many parents are in- tellectually and emotionally unfit- ted .to rear children. Parents must know the natural processes of de- velopment in order to give proper guidance through the early stages of childhood, Parents and teachers should rea- lize the dangers of physical punish- | ment of children. Chastisement by blows on the buttocks may result in premature and exaggerated ani- mation of sexual instincts. The week a revival of his one-time status ! physical effect of whipping and the in the U. S. armed forces. In World | mental association of engorged pel- vic tissues and nerve excitations may cause a powerfully developed sexual drive in later years. Economic depressions and the or neuroses to develop more readily. The harmonizing and balancing in- fluence of normal family life tends to decrease the incidence of ner- vous disorders. Mental and physical stresses of modern living and the conditions of war are contributing factors in nervous breakdowns. Civilians seldom experience a nervous breakdown who have a well developed personality, but they have occurred in predisposed individuals who have had emotional instability, Panic or fear is the most common symptom. The individuality, his physical and mental capacity and character are responsible for the difficulty in ad- justment to or ability to overcome a particular situation in life. In some cases it is due to the accumu- lation of physical and mental strains of great intensity, as in the) acute war neuroses in the Flanders retreat. Worry and stress will cause fatigue and irritability out of pro- portion to the real facts of the sit- uation and yet without any evidence of organic disease. Individualism declines in war and is superseded, by mass reactions. Community ties are strengthened by the sharing of a common danger. The soldier feels that he shares his fate with many others. " THE SAFETY VALVE No Tells For Soldiers December 31, 1941. VS. Dear Editor: In my opinion the recommenda- tion made by State Treasurer G. Harold Wagner for the Delaware River Bridge Commission to waive collection of tolls on the bridge be- tween Philadelphia and Camden from men wearing the uniform of Uncle Sam’s armed forces is a very good one. I should like to see Mr. Wagner's recommendation 'in behalf of our soldiers applied also to the bridge between Easton . and Phillipsburg and on the Dream Highway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. This toll-free plansin behalf of our armed forces is now in effect on Habits, personality traits and at- | crisis of war cause mental disorders “More than a newspaper, a community institution’ THE DALLAS POST ESTABLISHED 1889 : A mon-partisan liberal progressive newspaper pub- lished every Friday morning at its plant on Lehman Ave- nue, Dallas, Penna., by the Dallas Post. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Dallas, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions, $2 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, at a rate of 5c each, can be obtained every Fri- day morning at the following newsstands: Dallas: Hislop’s Rest- aurant, Tally-Ho Grille; Shaver- town, Evans’ Drug Store; Trucks- ville, Leonard’s Store; Huntsville, Frantz Fairlawn Store; Idetown: Cave’s Cash Store. Editor and Publisher HOWARD W. RISLEY Associate Editor MYRA ZEISER RISLEY Contributing Editor JOHN V. HEFFERNAN Advertising Department JOSEPH ELICKER HARRY LEE SMITH FREEDOM The columnists and con- tributors on this page are allowed great latitude in expressing their own opin- ions, even when their opinions are at variance with those of The Post = — B= the Skyline Drive through the Shen- andoah National Park, Virginia. As Mr. Wagner pointed out, newspapers and churches and hotels and theatres and other private and semi-public businesses and agencies are making special concessions to our fighting men and I think our State and local governments should do the same thing wherever pos- sible. Very truly yours, Aline B. Hay, 728 Spring Garden Street, Easton, Penna. THE FIRST NATIONAL DALLAS, PENNA. MEMBERS AMERICAN BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS R. L. Brickel, C. A. Frantz, W. B Jeter, Sterling Machell, W. R. Neely, Clifford Space, A. C. Devens, Herbert Hill. OFFICERS C. A. Frantz, President Sterling Machell, Vice-President W. R. Neely, Vice-President W. B. Jeter, Cashier ¥. J. Eck, Assistant Cashier Vault Boxes For Rent. No account too small to secure careful attention. = = Uncle Sam Stands Up . Written by Ben Hecht and Reprinted from PM The great big gabble-headed Red white and blue galoot Has drawn his Forty-four And started into shoot. Make room on all the oceans Make room in all the skies, Here comes the happy champion With anthems in his eyes. He sat around and gabbled And fiddled with his gun And sort of half regretful Watched half the world undone. He huffed and puffed and argued, He yodeled and he sighed And watched his fine blood brothers Get taken for a ride. But dry your eyes, good Poland And lift your head, Paree And grin with hope, old England— He's drawn his snickersnee. Look on him from the shell holes In all the tortured lands And now that he’s stood up Behold how tall he stands. There’s more to him than marrow And more to him. than bone And he’s not made of bayonets And battleships alone. He's made of cloud and thunder, Of Freedom's finest weave, Of Justice and of Honor— ‘With Jehovah up his sleeve. These are the things he fights with— The unlimited supply Of human rights undaunted. And never meant to die. Listen tonight, good Athens And all the conquered sod Where masters throttle Freedom And tyrants picket God— He's on his feet and roaring The red white and blue galoot He's drawn his Forty-four And started in to shoot MMake room on all the oceans, Make room in all the skies, : Here comes the happy champion With anthems in his eyes. % x E Indifference By Ruth L. F. Barnett Dearest, do you like the apple cake I made for you? "Twas such a complicated thing to bake, Yet fun to do! You said so? Yes—but quite as if by rote. Please! One small lie Would make the bit that’s sticking in my throat Not half so dry. * * * Chimney Sweep The chimney sweep looks sadly down On the hazy mists of London town, Where dusty chimneys used to be Aligned in smokey symmetry. He gazes out across the sea With hearts aflame for a brother land They're sending all at their com- mand. So, hopeful is the chimney sweep, Who haunts the streets where women weep For friend and brother, son and mate, Vanquished by their Dunkirk fate. -——H, R. Conrad. By EDITH BLEZ My Dear Grandchildren: _ Each time I write to you I envy you your onpalat’ things from where you are because to you what is happening t just history. You will know the outcome. I am right in the midst of & ae THE LOW DOWN FROM HICKORY GROVE I been thinking about our U. S. A. debt. What- ever it isor how we got it, we gotta pay it. Like com- ing down with quick ap- pendicitis, you can’t stop to figure debt. The idea is, get it fixed and when you are back in good health you will manage some- how. Otherwise you are a dead pigeon and I would sooner be up to my meck in debt versus being any brand of dead pigeon. Now is the time to pour in effort—no time to argue and fool around. I am talking about war. When it is over we will see how we could have done better—but hind- sight is always that way. If we come out at the end with a whole hide but shirtless, that will not be so bad. Right mow Mr. Einstein wears no might- shirt—says it is more healthful. Winning the war, shirt or no shirt, that is our job —and forget the wam- pum. But, if somebody starts doing politics and trying to spend money on fumadiddles versus on tanks and bullets, tap him on the shoulder and ask him to sit down. : Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. MN H = THE OLD SCRAPBOOK To a union strong where all are free, | By “Bob” Sutton ~ The most High hath made this world for many, but the world to come for a few. One thing sure about wild ois, they never fail to grow. In idleness there is perpetual des- pair. Any fool can find fault, and most of them do. There is always unexplored terri- tory between us and Jesus. * * * Not one life shall be destroyed, Or cast as rubbish to the void When God hath made the pile com- plete, * # * There is some dead wood in every I abt terrible mess which threatens t worse instead of better, that strike you as a big moment in the history of this war which began for us on December 7? When news came over the radio that Hawaii it seemed that we should dial out the station and get some- thing which didn’t smack of fiction! We couldn’t believe it. The Japane: treacherous? How could ey be so unmerciful ? It was the A Axis strategy! / We fell for the same line as 0s Norwegians and the Dutch and ‘all the other countries which have been involved in this great struggle. To- day just a about a month after the Japs attacked, Manila has falle and General MacArthur is still fighting against great odds. Manila was declared an open city but the Japs attacked it just the same and they will fight on until they have rt taken the Philippines. Winston Churchill the English Prime Minister spent Christmas in this country with President Roose- velt. It is amazing how he crosses the ocean and manages to arrive safely at his destination, He and eighty officials of the English Army and Navy have conferred with Roos- evelt for days. Mr. Churchill ad- dressed the Congress and was re- ceived with great enthusiasm. : There is still plenty of criticism against Roosevelt. Many people be- lieve that he has dragged us into a conflict which is none of our bus- i : iness! What we would have done without him I don’t know. I feel quite certain that you will ink, of Roosevelt as one of the great men of our time! Yesterday it was announced that automobile produtcion would stop and there is the possibility that private automobiles will be taken over by the government. We have not been able to purchase automo- bile tires for several weeks, We doubt very much if there will be any food rationing unless people are foolish enough to begin hoarding. The large chain stores have decided to prevent hoarding as much as pos- sible and now we can only pur- chase sugar in two pounds lots. All the boys and young men have enlisted and will bé drafted. The train stations look like Army camps. The trains are.jammed with sol- diers amndwssileraron the moves In church on Sunday there is a absence of young men. Even now the girls are taking the boys jobs in offices, We don’t know what will happen ot us but like all good Americans we always hope for the ‘best. We are always optimistic! family tree. God is where He was. We make every man by remaking the woman. Opportunity always brings oppos- ition. A creed without a conviction is an intellectual corpse. Charter No. 8164 Other bonds, notes, and debentures Other assets Total Assets tions savings) Total Deposits Other liabilities Total Liabilities ... Capital Stock: (c) Surplus Undivided profits Total Capital Accounts (a) liabilities _... (e) Total Secured liabilities: (a) quirements of law (d) Total Correct—Attest: R. L. Brickel A, C. Devens C. A. Frantz Directors. Corporate stocks, including stock of Federal Reserve bank .._. Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balance, and cash items in process of collection Bank premises owned $45,000, furniture and fixtures $1.00 Real estate owned other than bank premises......... ............_... Ni ly he $1,014,069.66 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpora- a A YR $ 271,568.46 Time deposits of ‘individuals, partnerships, and corporations Deposits of United States Government (including postal Deposits of States and political subdivisions Other deposits (certified and cashier’s cheells ete.) ITA ly $845,080.86 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Common stock, tofal par $75,000... .._... Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts ............. MEMORANDA Pledge assets (and securities loaned) (book value): United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed, pledged. 3 to secure deposits and other Reserve District No. 3 REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DALLAS in the State of Pennsylvania, at the close of business December 31, 1941. Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes. “ ASSETS Loans and discounts (including $25.66 overdrafts) United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed Obligations of States and political subdivisions mingles $ 439, 635. 95 97,800.00 71,876.75 124,119.43 4,265.00 213,457.22 45,001.00 17,822.31 92.00 484,943.05 5,000.00 ~ 78,023.03 5,546.32 1,567.41 846,648.27 75,000.00 75,000.00 17,421.39 -$ 167,421.39 ..$1,014,069.66 17,000.00 (b) Other assets pledged to secure e deposits and other liabil- ities (including notes and bills securities sold under repurchase agreement) rediscounted and 3,996.75 20,996.75 Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to re- 38,488.89 38,488.89 State of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, ss: n I, W. B, Jeter, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. B. JETER, Cashisr. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of January, 1942. J. T. JETER, Justice of the Peace. My Commission expires first Monday in January, 1942. i | i ! : - peewee Sore
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