THE POST, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1942
THE LISTENING POST
By THE VETERAN
~ Defeated in efforts to take from Peter D. Clark the control of Republican
party affairs in the populous Sixth District, County Chairman David
; Vaughan of the Judge Fine organization must look to large repair of the
damage done by the Primary election. So far as the Sixth District is
ncerned a majority opinion is that the Republicans chose a weakling for
the congressional post and that the
temporarily elected Thomas B. Mil-
is far from safe for endorsement
r a full term after his short-time
gnment ends.
or several years the Sixth has
ermined the outcome of many
eral elections. Here it was that
ngressman Harold Flannery was
to overcome large losses else-
where in the county, to provide him
with consecutive elections to the
umber of three. Here, too, Attor-
ney Dan Flood cut so deeply into
normal Republican favor that it was
only by official count and re-can-
ss of the vote that it finally was
termined whether he or Miller
d emerged the winner.
Contrast this condition with the
ct that as short a while ago as
1938 Governor Arthur James came
out of the Sixth District with a
jority of eight thousand: Already
‘is indicated that the Fine-Bird-
aughan attempt to injure the pop-
. control swayed by Chairman
ki is holding back possible moves
ward reinstitution of the harmony
‘that made James so decisive a win-
per on the Republican side.. In the
vhole make-up of the Fine-Bird-
Vaughan machine group there ap-
pears to be no one whom the Sixth
A rust to an agenda
‘Autumn campaign.
of Dan Flood ex-
vith increased interest
fo! the general election they will
be able to win much of the sup-
ort that carried Flannery to suc-
cess. It is the fact that the man
formerly in Congress and mow in a
secondary position on: the bench
personally chose Flood as his suc-
€sssor and that will mean a great
publican workers here were
mong the first to be apprised of
isfaction among the Senator
sponsors. The Davis men de-
ared that the Fine organization
ad failed to carry Davis, a charge
rently proved by the election
Gd Reprisals
dications of things to come are
d. An early development is
X] cpected in the forces of the State
hway department. Despite the
pport which Governor James and
is lieutenants gave General Martin,
t is known that a numerous ele-
ént among the highway forces
nt out full strength for Senator
Davis and challenged their super-
iors to stop them. The stoppage
may come in detachment from the
payrolls.
Some form of reprisal also may be
expected among the Democrats who
have jobs under Auditor-General
Clair Ross. As indicated in a fore-
st here, the supporters of Judge
alph Smith carried Luzerne Coun-
ty, thanks to an alliance with U. S.
nator Joe Guffy. Even in the
xth District, where Democratic
hairman Steve Farris and many
thers draw pay by grace of Ross
payrolls, the Smith’ vote was the
ajority vote. Elsewhere in the
State, the Ross campaign was suc-
essful and he is the man chosen to
e General Martin as rival in the
Jovember balloting.
Ross is able to correct alignments
o his great advantage. He is aware
that the men and women he hires
took orders from his opposition. So,
the nature of politics there ought
be a considerable shakeup among
ocrats still getting political
%
Fairweather Boys
1 and municipal govern-
as well as directors of Fed-
rograms allied with the war
eful criticism these days.
e is the utter lack of en-
iasm for the farewell sessions at
which boys drafted for the U. S.
em will be the last salute from
ome. At Kingston station of Lack-
marks were noted:
“These boys are being sent away
Tike cattle.”
“Where's the music?”
“How come that some of the boys
are honored and others neglected ?”
"The difficulty is that there is no
set program for the leave- takings.
On one night there were three
bands scheduled to appear. Forty
Fort and Edwardsville bands showed
up. But, because it was raining,
there was refusal by the Kingston
band to put in appearance. The
Kingston high school - musicians
were the ones closest to home and
their leader was a new man recently
drafted from Dallas. To make mat-
ters worse, it was the second conse-
appearance of the Edwards-
cians. Nanticoke, Swoy-
‘other town regularly
y ibuted their high school
~ bands when home boys were off to
‘the front.’
That Kingston would permit its
butts of tremendous and |
THE LOW DOWN FROM
HICKORY GROVE
This idea of rationing
has a lot of folks upset.
Scuffling around with the
truth so as to get a sugar
card is annoying. They
are in the same boat with
the nice old lady who was
horrified with the idea
that something good could
be said even for the devil.
“You gotta admit,” said
the mew minister, “that
keeping busy and on the
job is a good trait. You °
know the devil don't
loaf,” he said.
“Alright,” says Henry,
“what has that to do with
rationing?” “Well,” I
says, “if rationing of cloth
-will get rid of the sissy
pleats in men’s pants, it
1s saying something good
for it. And furthermore,”
I says, “if we all cooperate
maybe we can put some
pressure on mama and the
girls and slow ’em up be-
fore they grab everything
—opleats or mo pleats—and
we go back to kilts.”
“With the horse and
buggy coming back on ac-
count of no tires, and run-
aways again in prospect,
18 another reason too,” I
says, “for co-operating
with the Government and
maybe doing something
about rationing mama a
less scary regalia, before
a lot of folks get run over
or killed.”
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.
POETRY
The Parade
The buggy is old and covered with
dust
And the mare is aged and slow,
But I'll clean off the dust, rub
down the mare
And off to the parade we'll go.
"Tis a merry sound a horseshoe
makes
As it clip clops down the street,
And it send us back in memory
To days we thought obsolete.
We won't fret if we can’t use our
car
To take a nice drive through the
day,
We'll just grin and take it on the
chin
In the good old American way.
So get dressed up in your Sunday
best
While I hitch the mare to the shay,
And we'll both ride forth in the
big parade
On this bright Memorial Day.
Patience, Patience
A woman should not struggle so
To outtalk her mate,
Because statistics clearly show
That if she'll only wait,
She’ll outlive him, most emphat-
ically,
And have the last word automat-
ically. :
W. E. Farbstein.
rain raised the comment that it is
a good thing the drafted soldiers
aren’t fair-weather boys. What fi-
nally resulted was that citizens be-
gan calling the newspapers and
Federal officials, then turning their
anger against the home govern-
ments and school directors.
A possible solution was suggested:
In Federal pay and compelled to
give at least one concert every day,
the WPA Band, under Joseph Mar-
rone, could eliminate its concert
appearances and take over the en-
tire job of furnishing music for the
farewell to the draft contingents.
It is well-known that the Federal
musicians are the most able group
in the county.
The reaction to neglect was blam-
ed for a some what disorderly
scene during one of the entrain-
ments. A large group of selective
service men, left to their own de-
vices, obtained the means of a cele-
bration of their own. Several of
them imbibed too freely and in a
jam session aboard one of the cars
they knocked out a window. It
followed that two of the men had
to be removed and detained over
night.
own band to be absent because of
: “Heroes Of Past Wars and Heroes In The Making”
THE SAFETY VALVE—By Post Readers
Back North Again
Editor The Post:
Again I'm back in the good old
Keystone State after a most pleas-
ant winter in Florida.
We returned by, a new route to
me, Lake City, Florida, Augusta,
Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina
and thence over the Blue Ridge
scenic route.
At Columbia we visited Fort
Jackson where there are 60,000
men, mostly from the North. The
camp covers 66,000 acres and is a
most wonderful place.
I am visiting my son, E. S. Rey-
nolds, in Pittsburgh, before return-
ing home and most surely want the
.{ Post here.
Yours very truly,
Bertha S. Reynolds.
Seeks Friends
Dear Editor:
Just finished reading The Dallas
Post and wish to thank you for
sending it to me every week. I
think it is a very patriotic thing
to do for the boys in service. If
you know of any of the boys that
are at Camp Edwards I wish you
would let me know so I can look
them up. I guess most of the boys
are down South but out of all of
the boys in service there must be
some in this part of the country.
I'm not much of a writer. so you
will have to excuse the short letter.
Sincerely,
Sgt. Richard Williams,
Tth Replacement Bn
Camp Edwards, Mass.
Danny Boyle of Trucksville
is the only boy on our list be-
side yourself who is stationed at
Camp Edwards. Dan has just
been transferred from Camp
Wheeler, Georgia, with Com-
pany K, 101st Infantry. He'll
be glad to see a fellow from
home. You fellows ought to
enjoy Cape Cod this summer if
you're lucky enough to be
stationed at Camp Edwards—
Editor.
On His Way
The Dallas Post:
1 have received the Post for sev-
eral months. It is just like a big
letter from home. I have been sta-
‘tioned at Camp Holabird, Maryland,
but I am now at Fort Dix, New
Jersey, temporarily. I don’t know
how long I will be here. When you
send me the next issue of The Post
send it to the following. address:
Pvt. Howard Carey A.S.N. 13025395
Co. A 53rd Quarterm’t’r Reg't (HM)
APO 1071
c-o0 Postmaster
New York City
Good luck to you, boy, and
don’t forget, wherever you land
drop us a note at home. Be-
cause of the continued activity
and movements of troops it is
difficult for us to keep con-
tact with many of the men in
service. If any man fails to re-
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On The Move
Editor The Post:
I have been getting the Post and
we like to, read it and get the news
out of it from the Back Mountain.
I am no longer in Camp Wheeler,
Georgia, but have been sent to
North Carolina. Here's the new ad-
dress:
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Fort Bragg |
A. P.O.9
North Carolina.
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Editor The Post:
A line to let you know that there
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dress. The troop is A now instead
of F. I will appreciate it very much
if you will change it as I get the
paper later on account of the
change. They usually send it to the
new troop, then it is a day or two
before they find out it belongs to
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and don’t think I will ever get tired
of receiving it.
Yours truly,
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Enjoys Paper
Editor The Post:
Dropping you a line to thank you
for sending The Post. Sure is great
to know that you think of us boys
away from home, No matter what
paper comes in, The Post has the
first place in camp.
Thanking you again,
Don Gabel,
Battery B 224 F. A.
- A, P. 0.29
Fredericksburg, Va.
Now In New Camp
Editor The Post:
In my letter last week I told you
that I was to be transferred to a
new camp. Well, I left Camp Gor-
don Saturday night and arrived in
Camp Pickett Sunday morning. This
camp is not nearly completed and
for a month or two will make
things pretty tough.
The nearest town is Blackstone,
Va., with a population of 2,800 and
6,000 workers from the camp. The
next town of any size is Petersburg,
about 38 miles from here—and
Petersburg has to take care of
Camp Lee, so it is beyond me to
know what 38,000 men will do for
recreation.
I'd like to hear from some of the
fellows at home and in other
camps.
As ever,
Sgt. Bill Dierolf,
Co. 1 314 Infantry,
Camp Pickett, Va.
In Affirmation
Editor The Post:
The writer having been dis-
charged from the U. S. Marines due
to an injury wishes to voice his
thanks for the fine spirit you have
manifested in placing my name on
your mailing list while at camp.
While your mailing list may be
limited, some other boy, no doubt,
will be pleased to receive the “Post”
in place of the writer as all the
boys have something in common
when. it comes to receiving news
from the Back Mountain Section,
while in Uncle Sam's sérvice.
Thanking you again for your
thoughtfulness, I am
Sincerely,
Bernard R. Wilson.
Nurse's Day Out
He falls asleep exactly when
It’s time to have his bottle. Then
The moment that the sprout’s been
fed
And I have tucked him back in bed,
His eyes grow big as silver dollars
And how the little demon hollers!
So loud he hollers, and so long,
You'd think that I had done him
wrong.
So long he hollers and so loud
He'd keep a fire department cowed.
Nor does he close his little trap,
Or even contemplate a nap,
Until it’s bottle time, and then
He promptly falls asleep again.
| health is an important factor in the
THE SENTIMENTAL SIDE
By EDITH BLEZ
My Dear Grandchildren:
B=
SECOND
THOUGHTS
By javie aiche
—RS
I'm one of the majority
Subjected to Priority,
My gas is just a trickle from the
tanks.
Gosh! Right now I only have a
Modicum of fragrant Java
From ships that muddle through
the foeman’s ranks.
But, what's the use of gasoline?
I'd much prefer good vaseline
To grease the blisters on my plod-
ding feet,
For my tires are worn to tissue
And no new ones will they issue
Till war with victory is made com-
plete.
Ere long the latest-fashion card,
The freeman’s pass, the ration
card,
Will underscore additions to our
lacks;
Yes, we'll have to go more slowly
On some foods once deemed too
lowly
To bid the force of enemy attacks.
Of treatments called remedial
There's one. It’s this: Go seed ye
all
The vacant acres of the country-side,
Planting plenty of potatoes,
Cabbage, turnips and tomatoes
With lettuce, radish, onions to abide.
Our sires were tough as hickory,
They made a brew of chicory
And gathered honey neath the forest
roof;
They lacked much and couldn't
buy it
So they supplemented diet
By what they raised or hunted on
the hoof.
Disposed are we to talk a lot;
Instead, now, let us walk a lot,
Let's sleep much more and eat much
less a while.
Exercising just a little
And of sacrifice a tittle
Will help us, polish off our job in
style.
Health Topics
By F, B. Schooley, M. D.
Public Health in Wartime
Public health responsibilities are
vastly increased in modern warfare.
Maintenance of health during war
concerns both the military and the
civilian population. The incidence
of tuberculosis is increased by con-
tact infection, overcrowding and
prolonged physical and mental
strain. Organization of emergency
medical service and maintenance of
adequate nutrition are necessary.
In the prevention and detection of
disease, full co-operation between
military and civilian authorities .is
important, Recognition should be
taken of the epidemic features of
reception and evacuation areas, with
overcrowding and infectious disease
possibilities and deficiency diseases
possible during a long war.
Civil and military services should
be coordinated. Civil services must
cope with special difficulties because
civil populations are not as well
disciplined as armies and the ham-
pering effect of panic is important.
Methods of pestilence control must
be rigidly enforced. The shifting of
a large population to rather isolated
parts of the country requires ex-
It has been some time since I have written to you. It seems to me
it was some time back in April, when we expected that Mr. Hitler would
launch his usual spring surprise. Spring has come and practically gone
and Mr. Hitler hasn’t burst forth in his usual springtime splendor. It has
been a particularly lovely spring in
this part of the country. The weath-
er has been perfect. There have
been so many warm days, and clear
blue skies, and everywhere the
flowers have been at their very best.
The rose bushes are heavy with
blooms and the peonies have burst
forth weeks ahead of their usual
schedule. Everywhere there is a
riot of color. The world seems all
green, and soft and lovely and yet
we know the world is far from green
and soft and lovely.
The world is still wracked with
war and it seems as if every boy
in the country is in uniform or wait-
ing to be called. We have been
rationed for sugar and for the past
two weeks there haven't been so
many automobiles racing around.
Pleasure riding in the East has been
eliminated because the average
automobile owner has been limited
to three gallons of gas a week.
This has been a little tough because
the average American likes nothing
better than pleasure rides. He de-
tests being deprived of his Sunday
driving. The American people do
not take very readily to too much
sacrifice. We live in a land of milk
and honey with a war at our very
doors and we can't quite realize
that it can happen to us!
I have seen so many things in
this war that I wasn’t conscious of
during the first World War. Per-
haps I was too young to realize the
significance of war twenty years ago
but this war seems to have come
very close to me. It might be that I
have had so many boys in the arm-
ed forces in my home. Just this
past week there was a convalescent
soldier here for several days and
one evening as I was preparing din-
ner two other soldiers arrived. We
had a marvelous time. The Ameri-
can boys in the Army and Navy are
so cheerful. So many of them have
come and gone. We have had so
many of the expedition which land-
ed this past week in Ireland in our
home. It is a little difficult to think
that those fun-loving boys have
crossed a submarine infested ocean.
Yesterday they were here and now
they are a part of a great AEF.
You will read about this new A.E.F.
which is just beginning to land on
foreign soil. It will just be an Army
to you buf it is more than an Army,
It is America which has landed in
Ireland and on other foreign soil.
It is America on the march! It is
America on the move! It is the force
which has guarded our shores since
the days of the Revolution. This
Army of 1942 fills our hearts with
great hope and there is never a
doubt in our hearts that we will
win. We must win. We must win
for your sake.
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fense activities actually constitute
methods of offense and help to main-
tain the fighting spirit of the public.
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pansion of sanitary measures and of
medical and nursing services. Dur-
ing actual war, infectious diseases
have been responsible for a larger
proportion of casualties and deaths
than have battle injuries. Public
strength of the nation. The produc-
tive capacity of the nation is vitally
affected by the state of public
health.
The medical resources of the
country must be conserved for the
protection of its citizens and sol-
diers. This type of war presents a
constant threat to community re-
sources for public aid. The de-
velopment of new methods of evacu-
ation and treatment of the injured
has been necessary. First aid sta-
tions provided treatment for patients
with minor injuries and only nec-
essary immediate treatment for the
seriously wounded. These stations
prevent congestion and overcrowd-
ing of hospitals by less seriously
wounded and frightened persons.
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