PAGE SIX.
THE POST, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942.
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NOTE: This is the first of a series
of columns about New
York, written from the
standpoint of what surveys
have shown the visitor to
New York is interested in.
When the World's Fair was on
during 1939 and 1940 millions of
persons visited New York. But the
surprising fast developed that these
visitors were far more interested
in New York City and its vast im-
provements, buildings, shops and
museums, its Greenwich Village
spots and its Times Square attrac-
tions than they were in a $150,
000,000.00 exhibi-
tion. Visitors
came and stayed
Ml for a number of
i days; but we
found that after
a day or so at
the Fair most of
them spent their
time in the city.
The New York-
er patronized
the Fair; the
visitor ‘‘did”’
New York itself.
There is a
peculiar trait
about New Yorkers. They are self-
centered. They think what interests
them will interest out of town visi-
tors. Even editors on our great
metropolitan papers seem to be
bitten by the same bug. Their idea
is that since a great bridge or new
highway or tunnel interests New
Yorkers —as improved facilities
naturally do in this tremendously
crowded area — people elsewhere
have the same interest when they
think of New York. And in this
they are woefully mistaken. A very
comprehensive survey made by the
Merchants Association here sustains
this contention.
- So with the columnists who write
New York columns, syndicated
throughout the country. Their
chatter is about night clubs and
Broadway personalities; and yet
the visitor survey mentioned above
gave the night clubs a rating of 1.6
percent. Or one person in sixty!
This writer had occasion to get
the reaction of a great many
thousands of visitors in the Fair
in 1939 and 1940; and his experi-
ence checks with the Merchants
Association survey. He found that
even the Broadway shows got but
scant attention. One person in
twenty ranked them of prime
interest.
But the fact remains that Ameri-
cans like to visit New York, even
if they don’t do the things that
New Yorkers do when they get
here. Figures issued by the New
York Transit Commission show
Something
in New York Columns!
This is the only syndicated column we know
of which is based on a statistical analysis of
just what out-of-towners want to know about
the biggest city in the world.
Rudulph Pell Ellis, known to New Yorkers as
“The Host of New York,” has acted as an
advisor to over 50,000 people who have
visited the city. He knows what they want
to see, what they want to do, how much they
want to spend.
He knows that they don't want a “Broad-
way’ column—that they want to hear about:
+ the stores, the living
eating places, the important things to see—
and how to “do New York” ‘without break-
ing the bankroll.
Mr. Ellis knows New York intimately—but he
knows it through the eyes of the out-of-
towner. He has lived in 17 sections of the
country and has helped people from 38
states to enjoy New York. Now he's going
to help thousands of others through his
own column.
By RUDULPH PELL ELLIS ="The Host of Raw York"
over all else.
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that during 1940 an average of over
50,000 out of town visitors came to
New York every one of the 366
days in the year—a grand total of
18,300,000 visitors.
There would seem to be a need
for a New York column which will
be written from the standpoint of
what interests these visitors,
rather than from what interests
the resident of this big burg. It is
with this in mind that this column
is started. We want to tell you
about what’s new in New York;
but we want to do that about the
things we believe and our experi-
ence indicates you will be in-
terested in.
However—and this is the crux
of the matter—we do not want tc
make the mistake of imagining that
we can read our readers’ minds.
We believe we learned something
about the visitor's wishes and tastes
the last three years. That will be
enough to ‘start on. But if this
column is to interest and serve you
—and that is the only excuse for
its publication—it will be necessary
for us to get together. Don’t leave
me guessing about what interests
or would interest you about New
York. Write and tell me. Most
columnists have a horror of letter
writers—unless they are “fan mail”,
telling them how good they are.
This Columnist is different. What
he wants to hear from you is stuff
starting like this: “Why don’t you
tell us about etc., etc.” Or he will
welcome inquiries about anything
in New York. These inquiries will
all receive personal attention and
will be replied to by letter. And you
need not enclose a stamp for reply!
We shall consider it a real help
to us in writing our column. Your
inquiries will be the best indica-
tion in the world as to what in-
terests people away from New
York about things here. And that,
dear reader, is what this column
wants to give its readers.
We are at war. We may have to
forego many things. But there is
one thing that will not be cur-
tailed; and that is travel. Travel
tends towards national unity. W.
Bruce MacNamee, Chief, United
States Travel Bureau, writing in
the New York Times, says:
united and determined nation
shares the intense conviction of its
leaders in Washington that our
victory program takes precedence
Inextricably asso-
ciated with this thought is the en-
couraging realization that travel is
one industry which can continue,
and perhaps even expand, without
| impairing our war efforts.”
Mr. Ellis will be glad to answer
any inquiries. Address him at 130
West 42nd Si., New York, N. Y.
New
accommodations, the
Mr. Ellis is known throughout the country as
a writer, having had his writings syndicated
by King Features, as well as published in
such magazines as the Saturday Evening
Post and many agricultural papers.
Read his first column, in which he tells what
he aims te do in the unique feature about
New York.
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Candidate For Congress
FRANK A. O'NEILL
O'Neill Throws
His Hat In Ring
ston Man Wins
ong Support Here
# Frank A. O'Neill, president of
O’Neill-Barney, Inc., distributors of
Dodge and Plymouth cars and
i trucks in Wyoming Valley, last week |
I made formal announcement that he
would seek the Republican nomi- |
nation for a full term in Congress at
the forthcoming primaries.
Mr. O'Neill, who has been one of
the county’s most successful busi-
ness men for a number of years, is
a native of Kingston and a product
of its public school system. His
family settled in that borough more
than a half century ago.
Began As Salesman
Fifteen years ago he became as-
sociated with the automobile in-
dustry as a salesman. Eight years
ago he entered into partnership
with Peter Barney and helped that
. agency grow into one of the largest
institutions of its kind in the East.
Beginning with six employees, the
company had more than sixty on
its payroll at the time t¢he govern-
ment froze cars because of the war.
One of a family of eleven, ten of
whom are ‘living, Mr. O'Neill was
born in Kingston in 1902. He is now
a resident of Plymouth, and is mar-
ried to the former Mary Cleary,
whose father William Cleary served
his district for several terms as rep-
| resentative in the State assembly.
For A Fair Deal
In declaring himself a Republican
for a full term in Congress, Mr.
O'Neill stated that he was all-out
for a full and successful prosecution
of the war to a glorious finish. He
added that he was opposed to any
waste and inefficiency in govern-
(ment and stands for a fair deal for
both capital and labor. “The poli-
| tician is always thinking of the next
i election,” he said. “As a business
\ | man I will vote in the best interest
of my country.”
He further revealed that he is
not the candidate for any particular
clique or faction. He plans to carry
his fight for Congress to the people
as an independent Republican who
understands business and politics.
At one time, Mr. O'Neill served
as a member of the Kingston. bor-
ough council and is regarded as one
of the most promising public figures
on the West Side.
Turkeys—Not Geese—
Lay Golden Eggs
Two thousand turkey eggs for set-
ting, costing more than $1,000, are
being distributed to turkey breeders
throughout Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania by Jud Hauck, local Purina
Mills representative. The eggs are
the product of the famous Chau-
miere Farms at Stillville, Mo. Tur-
keys hatched from them have one
of the finest blood lines known to
breeders and are expected to greatly
improve local flocks.
Disregarding all investment and
overhead charges, and after deduct-
ing the State appropriation, it costs
Dallas Borough $6.04 a month to
maintain a pupil in high school and
$4.79 per month to maintain a pupil
in the elementary grades. These
charges are audited and approved
by the State Department of Public
Instruction.
To finance this, a property tax is
levied, and a per capita tax, or per-
| sonal tax. The property tax is paid
| on open ground even when the
ives no educational re-
turn whatever.
| Property owners who reside in
their own properties pay both prop-
|
erty and per capita taxes.
Tenants, who as a whole, send
| many of the pupils to the Borough
| schools are assessed only the per
| capita tax—in recent years $2.00—
| being less than one-twenty-fifth of
| the expense of one high school pupil
| and cne-twentieth the expense of
$2PER CAPITA TAXDOESN'T PAY
COSTSFOR ONE PUPIL FOR MONTH
one elementary pupil. When more
than one pupil comes from a family,
the others are free. Two parents in
a family pay less than one month
expense for the smallest child,
others carrying the balance.
In spite of the apparent small as-
sessment for the return received,
payment of the per capita tax is not
made promptly.
Each year the school board about
this time runs out of funds and
starts to borrow. Last week the
general fund was reduced to about
$500.00.
This year the Board proposes to
quit borrowing and start collecting |
the taxes. Mr. Sandor Deutsch, who
operates a collection agency, has |
been engaged to assist local officials
in making legal collections where
necessary.
Legal Collection adds to the ex-
pense, penalties, more than the
amount .of the tax, which expense
must be paid by the taxpayer.
Poor Fishing Weather
Marks First Day
| (Continued from Page 1.)
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i right on his héels was Fred Dodson,
| Kunkle storekeeper, who pulled six
j—two of them a good 12 inches
| long—from Sugar Hollow Run.
| Chester Gallop, Fred's fishing com-
| panion, was able to land only one,
a nine-incher, but another Kunkle
| sportsman, Barney Major, carried
six trout home from Arnold’s Creek.
nue, a wet-flv fisherman from ’way
back, had no luck at all—probably
because the trout bite best on live
bait this time of year. Best lure of
all these days, claims Ralph Rood,
one of the more expert anglers of
Dallas, is the common red worm, or
garden variety. In the springtime
thousands of these worms are wash-
ed into the streams, and trout are
more apt to strike at something
they are used to eating.
Two other Dallas men, Bill Frank-
lin and Ralph Hallock, fared better
than Mr. Drake, pulling in one
apiece at Bowman's Creek. Harry
Allen of Alderson, fishing in Beaver
Run, landed an eight inch trout, and
four Noxen anglers—dJim Strohl and
his boy, Calvin, Fred “Peg” Jones
and Paul Hackling—had better than
average luck.
Once the spring freshets are over,
the trout will begin to bite in a
more normal fashion and there’ll be
a good many big fish dinners be-
fore the season ends on July 31st.
When the hot weather comes, local
fishermen will be able to put away
their bait cans and do some plain
and fancy fly casting, but until the
streams are scattered with flutter- !
ing insects, a wriggling. earthworm
i will catch twice as many trout as
! Sheldon Drake of Lehman ave- |
| tion; Monday evening.
the best dry or wet fly money can
buy.
Nominating Committee
Chosen For Lehman PTA
Members of a nominating com-
mittee to choose officers for next
year were appointed by vice presi-
dent, John Sidler, at the meeting
of Lehman Parent Teacher Associa-
They are
Walter Chamberlain, Alex Tough
and Mrs. Russell Ide. Rev. Roswell
Lyon gave an interesting talk and
music was furnished by a trio from
Pittston High School. Next month’s
meeting will be the last of the
school year.
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Delayed Letters Clear
Mystery Of Officer
(Continued from Page 1)
beneath the cross marks. From the
postmark of the letter, Mr. and Mrs.
Poad judged that Keats was as-
signed to a flight which was moving
towards the Eastern Theatre of War
by way of Africa. The second letter,
which came in Tuesday together
with the telegram of assurange from
the Ferry Command, served to
strengthen that belief. It was dated
February 24, and postmarked from
an air base in Australia.
“Australia,” said Keats in the lat-
ter note, “is the wildest country
I've ever seen, all desert and rug-
ged terrain.” His short stay there
must have been a trifle expensive,
too. He wrote that he had spent a
good $200 in two days, one way and
another. Keats mentioned, too, that
there was a good chance he would
beat the letter home, but that if
it reached here before he did, he
wanted his folks to try and get in
touch with him through the Post-
master at San Francisco.
His suggestion that he might beat
the last letter home leads Keats’
parents to believe that his plane
was downed as it was winging its
way back to this country. He may
have been aboard a bomber men-
tioned in recent dispatches from
the Far East as having been forced
down in French Indo-China. The
crew of six officers and three non-
commissioned officers, none of
whom have been identified, were
turned over to the Japanese as
prisoners of war.
New Registration Is
Expected To Draw 100
(Continued from Page 1)
Any man who will be unable to
register on the 27th is permitted
to register beforehand at his draft
' board. Invalids or bedridden men
will be registered at their homes
upon application to either of the
registration centers here, according
to Joseph H. MacVeigh, chairman
of Board No. 1.
The new registration blanks are
far more detailed than those pre-
viously used, and will list the full
occupational abilities of each man.
! Duplicate copies will be sent to the
| State Employment Service in
| Wilkes-Barre and at Harrisburg for
classification and future action.
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