Editorially Speaking: @ Back Mountain Honor Roll For months now there has been discussion of an Honor Roll for men and women from the Back Mountain Region who are in the armed services. Pitiful and indifferent attempts have been made to raise money by self-appointed committees. One group has tried to construct an all in- clusive Back Mountain Honor Roll; others have worked with the idea of establishing individual Honor Rolls in their own communities bearing only the names of the men and women with whom they were intimately associated. There has been much talk and little accomplishment. The war may well be over before some of us get our indiffer- ence and prejudices ironed out. This is not a job for one person or for a dozen. It is a job in which everybody should take part. The churches have done better than the rest of us. Most of them have some form of Honor Roll commemorating ‘the service of members of their congregations in defending our homes and country. But those Honor Rolls are small indeed, and not costly. We can understand why each community should want its own Roll of Honor, but we believe also that there should be one impressive Honor Roll bearing the names of all those who have left the Back Mountain Region—not some temporary, make-shift sign board placed in the first available location, but a truly significant Honor Roll that will do justice to the community and to the men and women who serve it. To do that, the Back Mountain Region has got to work together. ‘Men and women who enter the armed services are inter- ested not alone in Dallas, Shavertown, Trucksville or Leh- man—but in the Back Mountain Region as a whole. One has only to read The Outpost in this paper to know how they crave news of boys and girls from every community out here. their stamina and development. The Back Mountain Region has contributed to The rugged mountains beyond Lehman, the closely settled valleys of Trucksville and Shavertown are no more significant to them than the fertile fields of Dallas Township and the sparkling ripples of Harvey’s Lake. “They have the still North in their hearts, the hillwinds in their veins and the granite of the homeland in their muscles and their brains.” We make this suggestion for what it is worth—we have had nothing to do with Honor Rolls heretofore. We would like to see the new highway cutting as it does through the heart of this great region from Trucksville to Dallas, renamed Memorial Highway, honoring the men who have fallen and those who will fall in battle. In the landscaped triangle at its end, just outside of Dallas, we would like to see the loftiest flagpole that can be cut from our hillsides. Floating from it high above the nearby hemlocks we would like to see the national emblem with a giant service flag beneath it. At the base of that pole might be erected an Honor Roll unsurpassed in beauty and dignity, and at sunsets, too, a boy bugler, picked from a different school each week, could do his bit by sounding retreat. ‘Such an Honor Roll would be truly symbolic—worthy of the men and women who are giving their lives that we may enjoy this peaceful Back Mountain country. Such an Honor Roll would not be shoddy or cheap but a reflection of the honor and esteem which an intelligent, farsighted, loyal community holds for its sons and daughters This is a suggestion; if you have a better one, we'd like to know about it. * * Wri 2% Publicity Boondoggling Federal publicity often borders on the ridiculous, reports the Citizens Emergency Committee. Four days before Pearl Harbor the Navy Department released to the nation the favorite recipes of Navy officers’ wives. One recipe was for “Niu Moa Ai,” a Hawaiian concoction of coconut and chicken. Another was for “Rum-Bumble Pudding.” Nearly five months after Pearl Harbor, the Department of Agriculture released for the edification of taxpayers, “Fashion predictions in sundaes, ice creams and sherberts. Royal Apricot, Stanwick Nectarine, Passion Fruit, and Klondike Strawberry.” On other occasions the Depart- ment has surprised American readers with such releases as “War Places New Burden on Eastern Russian Agricul- ture,” and a bibliography on agriculture of American In- dians. The Library of Congress contributes its share under . titles such as a “Bibliography of Latin American Folk Music,” and even that is no worse than a lot of the stuff that the Office of War Information releases to clutter up busy editors’ desks and wastebaskets. One of the first places where the government can cut costs is in the foolish release of publicity. FROM. PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. Whether rain brings on a parade, or a parade brings on rain, is next to impossible to accurately determine, but the two things do seem to go together. In Boston, some twenty years ago, there was a parade of Elks, with a colored contingent arrayed in the most astonishing uniforms I have ever seen in my life. Complete to the'last detail, including the whitest of gloves and belts, they came strutting down Tremont St. As they neared Boston Com- mon, the rain came down in tor- rents, and the division melted. The marchers immediately following the unhappy gentlemen of color went splashing through bright purple pud- dles. The folks who lined the curb dur- ing last Sunday’s downpour - to watch the four-mile Armistice Day Parade, were the ones who were out of luck. The paraders, though somewhat damp, kept themselves from freezing to death by remain- ing constantly in motion. While waiting endlessly for the Parade to start, and then again endlessly for their particular band to come along so that they could fall in behind it and start the actual march, they trotted energetically up and down in one spot. Shoulders became soaked, hats sodden, shoes a mere pulp. Rain from a careless umbrella ran unexpectedly down a surprised neck in an icy cataract. The waiting divisions melted, (Continued on Page 8.) Dallas Post Has Supply Of Victory Service Flags .The Dallas Post has obtained a limited supply of attractive service flags for distribution to families hav- ing one or more members in the armed services. These flags are ad- vertised elsewhere in this issue and will be sold for $1. each as long as they last. Any profits made from the sale will be used to help defray the costs of sending papers to soldiers from this community. Flags can be supplied with any number of stars. They are made of a woven material resembling silk and are complete with gold braid and tassels. These flags cannot be compared with those usually ob- tained in chain stores. Many orders were received this week and all who obtained them were enthusiastic in their approval of the materials, workmanship, and beauty of the flags. Tae Darras Post MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Physician Flays Board Of Health Before Council Dr. Schooley Urges Adoption Of Sound Public Health Policy Declaring that the $150 spent to maintain a Board of Health in Dal- las Borough is wasted, Dr. F. Budd Schooley Schooley said that “the Board of Health as now constituted is a farce,” that" “it keeps no rec- ords” and that ‘the minutes of its meetings are a joke.” He further added that men who are not inter- ested in public health should resign from the board and that their places should be filled with men or women who are interested enough to attend regular meetings and who are far-sighted enough to adopt a constructive public health pro- gram. Along this line he touched on matters of sewage and garbage disposal as well as on a sound health program in the schools that would assure innoculation against disease for all pupils from the first grade up. Dr. Schooley said sup- plies for these innoculations would be furnished to the borough free of charge by the State and that it is but a matter of borough supervis- ion to take advantage of the State's offer. Members of the Board of Health are: Carl-Kuehn, Dr, Schooley, Wil- liam Franklin, John Frantz, health officer and William Niemeyer, Secre- so much money" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1942 Makes Post Band Marvin “Jiggs Elston “Jiggs” Elston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Elston of Kunkle, has completed his basic training at the Marine school on Parris Island, N. C., and with a boy from Scranton has been asked to stay with the Post Band, ‘‘Jiggs” plays the mello- phone and trumpet. He graduated from Dallas Township High School in 1939. Until his enlistment on August 7, he drove a milk route for Shadyside Dairy. Although he had never been much of a hunter or had experience’ with firearms while at home, “Jiggs” won honors in boot camp for marksmanship with a rifle and as an expert pistol shot. Ration Board Gives Figures Only One New / ~ Car Is Released” tary. All serve without pay except the health officer who receives $100 | a year and the secretary who re- ‘ceives $50. Dr. Schooley said that Mr. Frantz does his work as well as can be expected, but that there is little in- centive to do anything as long as the Board of Health is neither in- terested in or knows what to do. Auto Man Suffers Burns Fingers Of Both Hands Badly Seared J L. L. Richardson received painful burns tof both hands late Saturday afternogh when a used car.-he was driving] caught fire at. the top of the knoll on Lake. street. He had smelled smoke and stop- ped the car. Flames leapt from the motor as he lifted the hood and tore away electric wires with his bare hands to break the circuit. Many of the wires were red hot and coated with melting rubber insulation that adhered to the palms and backs of his hands. For a time he had diffi- culty in extricating himself from a burning battery cable that had be- come wrapped around them. Employees who were standing | down the street in front of hig gar- age saw Mr. Richardson’s predica- ment and came to his assistance, one of them taking him to a local physician for treatment. With the exception of the thumb on his left hand all of his fingers were badly seared and his ring finger burned almost to the bone. Nutrition Week Begins Monday, November 16th .The importance of proper nutri- tion in helping win the war will be stressed in Luzgrne County during the week of Noventber 16. The young pedble in high school ! are invited to#compete in an essay and poster contest. Three dollars in war stamps will be awarded for the best essay and poster submitted in District 8, which includes Leh- man, Lake, Dallas and Kingston Townships and Dallas Borough. Title for both the essay and the poster is, “Eating for Uncle Sam.” Exhibits will be on display at the Kirby Health Center during this week. The climax of the Nutrition week will be Saturday night, Nov- ember 21, at Kirby Health Center when Mary McBride, N. B. C. Commentator will speak. Mrs. John Henninger of Druid Hills is vice-chairman of nutrition Fred M. efer, chdirman, War Price and Rationin; “Bog rd No. 40- 20, with headquarters int the Oliver Building, Dallas, has released the following list of war rationed ma- terials distributed to date under November quotas: Passenger Retreads— Bert W. Brace 4, Robert M. Phillips 4, A. C. Devens 2, Paul G. Gross 2, Morris Karnofsky 4, W. C. Hodgens 4, Charles E. Zuber 2, William J. Broad 2, Henry Welch 2, William L. Ostrum 3, Michael Brin 1, Henry J. Disque 4, Preston Swan 4, John A. Stoble 2, Thomas J. Jenking 4, Ad- dison C. Woolbert, Sr. 2, Esther N. Badman 2. Truck Retreads—Hayden D. Wil- liams 2, A. C. Devens 2, Michael Slimak 2, Howard Isaacs 4, J. E. Snyder 2. New Truck Tires—Melvin Mosier 2, Sterling Farms 4. Truck Tubes—Howard Isaacs 4, F. R. Searfoss 2. New Passenger Tires— Sadie La- Rue 2. Passenger Tubes—Sadie LaRue 1, Robert M. Phillips 2, Thomas Stacey | 2, George R. Moss 1. Obsolete Passenger Tires Thomas Stacey 2, George R. Moss 2, Abram H. Gay 1, Russell Lamor- eaux 1, Stanley Krispin 4, Leo Spen- cer 4, Dorman Schooley 2. : Grade 2 Tires—Mike Kosick 2, William H. Mensch 3, Thomas B. Robinson 1. New Automobile—A. C. Devens 1. Bicycle—Sterling R. Brown 1. State Commends Township Board Improvements Were Made During Summer Dallas Township School District has been commended by the State Department of.Health for improve- ments to its buildings suggested by Supervising Principal Raymond Kuhnert and carried through to completion by the Board of Educa- tion during the summer months. In a letter to Albert L. Jones, sec- retary of the Board, John W. Ger- man Jr., chief of the School Division of the State Department of Health, congratulates the Board ‘upon the attitude it is taking in matters per- taining to health and sanitation.” “The survey made of your schools in September indicates that the ad- dition of the new heating system, interior painting, plaster repairs and the installation of new showers, have placed your building in excel- activities in the eighth area. £3 i {oe La ks Truck Overturns At Bad Crossing Driver Blames Lack Of Proper Signals Unable to stop his heavily laden lumber truck ' yesterday morning when the 11:15 Lehigh Valley freight train hove into view ahead of him on the crossing near Fern- brook, Clarence Lawrence of New Milford swerved the big machine off the highway scattering lumber over the fields until the truck overturned on its side. Lawrence, accompanied by Doyle Yarena, also of New Milford, had just descended the grade from Goss Manor and was apparently unable to hear the warning whistle of the freight engine beeduse of the rum- ble of his truek. There is no warn- ing signal at the heavily travelled crossing so that he had only an instant to avoid a collision when he saw the engine. Passing coal truckers helped to right the overturned truck. There was little damage except for the spilled load. Lawrence and Yarena were both shaken up but with the exception of a wrenched arm suffer- ed by Yarena, neither was injured. The Lehigh Valley Railroad has been indifferent to the appeals of signals at this blind crossing and during the past year a number of motorists have had close calls when trains appeared ahead of them just as they were approaching the cross- ing. local citizens for adequate warning | No. 46 the Board. Two Friends 5 AS Florence Stock and Deer This young button buck was a favorite at Orin Welsh’s farm on Sorber Mountain this summer, Here he is eating a tidbit out of Florence Stock’s hand. The buck soon learn- Costume Parade Committee Donates It To Observation Post Final reports made this week by the committee in charge of the Hallowe’en Parade and Block Party showed a balance of $2 in the treas- ury. This sum was turned over to Daddow-Isaacs Post, American Le- gion for use at the air raid warning post on Parrish Heights. In making ‘his report, Henry Peterson, chairman, said that $36 in war savings stamps were awarded as prizes to parade contestants and $6 was paid out for the loud speaker system. The committee gave a vote of thanks to James Oliver for the use of his premises as headquarters and for the use of electric current, and to Zel Garinger for the use of his truck, and to Robert Hislop who lent the piano. The committee also acknowledged the work done by property men, firemen, police and entertainers and voiced its appreciation for cash con- tributions from the following: Acme Market, Ralph Brickel, Bert's Drug Store, Grace Cave, Floyd Chamberlain, Peter Clark, Dallas Dairy, Stanley Davies, Frank Davis, Arthur Dungey, Harold Flack, C. A. Frantz, Charles Gregory, Oswald Griffith, Ralph Hallock, Mrs. Machell Hildebrant, John Hislop, Robert Hislop, Carl Kuehn, Fred Kiefer, Clyde Lapp, Eugene Lazarus, Herbert Lundy, Harry Ohlman, Har- old Payne, Elmer Parrish, Mrs. Florence Phillips, Henry Peterson, L. L. Richardson, Joseph Schmerer, H. A. Smith, Dr. F. Budd Schooley, Harold Titman, Leslie Warhola, Ed- gar Watson, Morgan Wilcox, Clyde Veitch, Williams Store and The Dallas Post. ) Burgess Smith Names Local Defense Council A local Council to act under the Luzerne County Council of Defense has been appointed by Burgess H. A. Smith. Membership is as fol- lows: Clyde N. Lapp, chairman, Dr. F. Budd Schooley, David Joseph, William Baker, Leslie Warhola, Wal- ter Covert, Peter D. Clark, Harold Titman, Wesley Himmler and Os- wald Griffith. Wrecked Sign Costly The direction sign which was knocked down late Saturday night at the intersection of Main street and the Harvey's Lake highway by a reckless motorist is being replaced this week by Wyoming Valley Motor lent condition.” Club at a cost of $15. Surplus-Is” $2 | ed that humans could gather grapes from the topmost part of the arbor where he always had difficulty reaching even when he stood on his hind legs. He begged grapes from all visitors. A few weeks ago Stock and their daughter drove up to the farm they learned that neighbors had recently found the buck bleed- ing to death along the roadside. Some “sportsman” had shot him and let him lie. Wyoming Board Calls 70 Men Fifteen Are From Back Mountain Area Fifteen local men are among the 77 called for induction into the Uni- ted States army on November 26 by Draft Board No. 1 of Wyoming This group represents one of the largest yet called by the local board. Those called from this area are: Dallas: James Coolbaugh, Norton avenue, now working in Harrisburg, Dana Sterling Campbell, R. D. 1, Cyril Joseph Betzko, Irem Country Club, now working in Wilkes-Barre, Ernest Wilson Strohl R. D. 3, Earl William Mason, William Henry Welch, Davenport street, Lester W. Fiske, now of Newark, N. J., Frank Stewart Smith, R. D. 1, Charles Wayne Schmoll, Parrish street, and Edward Fielding, R. D. 2. Trucksville: Carl Milton Givens, Carverton Road, John Eli Rice Harris Hill Road, John Albert Strausser, Harris Hill Road, Edward when Mr. and Mrs. Grover Vincent Staub, Carverton, ap- pointed leader of the group. Shavertown: George Harrison Kromelbein, Shag Bark Drive, Motorists Must Fill Out Tire Registration Forms Immediately No Gasoline Will Be Sold To Those Who Fail To File Inspection Reports All owners of passenger cars who have not registered their tires must do so today and tomorrow. Thousands of tire record and application forms have been distributed to local inspection stations by the Dallas Rationing Board and may be obtained from them or from the office of Stations approved in the Dallas District are: Penn-Fern Oil Company $20-1, Fernbrook; Ross Williamg 20- 2, Luzerne Highway; James Oliver, 20-3 Dallas; Laux Garage 20-4, Pio- neer Avenue, Shavertown; Kunkle Garage 20-5, Kunkle; Roberts Oil Company 20-6, Hillside; Herbert Kemmerer 20-7, Lehman; Warren Boston 20-8, Sweet Valley; Ander- son’s Garage 20-9, Trucksville; Rich- ardson’s Garage, 20-10, Dallas ‘and Howard Isaacs Garage 20-11, Trucksville. Up until noon yesterday less than 50 of the 3,000 car owners under the jurisdiction of the local Ration- ing Board had filled out their ap- plications. The method of application has been changed from those of previous registrations. This time there will be no registration in the schools. Officials say the plan is simple. The motorist obtaing the blank from any one of the official stations or the Rationing Board, fills it out and mails it or takes it to the Rationing Board office. The information necessary in fill- ing out the registration form is the serial numbers of the five tires on the car (the four mounted and one extra tire;) the number of the gas- oline ration book issued for use in connection with the car, and the vehicle license number, State of reg- istration, year, model, make and body type. There is also space for serial numbers of tires if any ni excess of five, The deadline for owners to turn in to the Government any tires in excess of five is December 12. At that time all extra tires must have been turned over to the Govern- ment through the American Rail- way express company at its office in Dallas or through any other offices of the company. After certi- fication has been made that excess tires have been turned in, mail or deliver the form to the Rationing Board office, after which they will be checked and certified, and the lower part of the application form will be returned to the owner of the vehicle. Rationing Boards will not consider any applications for tires or gasoline after November 22, 1942, unless the applicant has turned his form in. “S” Coupon Books A brief postponement in gasoline rationing for trucks ig necessary so that “S” «coupons will be honored until December 1, 1942. Issuance of gasoline to trucks has been retard- ed by laxness of vehicle owners in filing applications. for certificates of | necessity with ODT, and boards will not issue any rations to trucks be- yond December 1, on which date applicants for either gasoline or tires for trucks, etc. must first pro- duce to the Boards a certificate of necessity issued by the Office of Defense Transportation. The question has been asked as to whether certificates of War Nes- essity are necessary for trucks which are operating off the highway, such as trucks used in coal stripping, farm use, and those which are un- licensed. The answer is “Yes,” these must have certificates just the (Continued on Page 8) DALLAS TOMATOES ARE SHIPPED TO FORTS BENNING AND BRAGG At least two local men are convinced that farmers made a mistake last spring when they turn- ed down the opportunity to grow tomatoes for a local cannery station. They are Michael Kozemchak and Ray Casterline of Overbrook avenue. This year they planted six acres of tomatoes on a patch of ground formerly devoted to raspberries and made double the money. Nine loads of tomatoes, picked green, were shipped by truck to Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Bragg, N. C., and three loads of tomatoes, two of cab- bage and one of apples were simil- iarly shipped to Atlanta, Georgia. Commenting on his success with tomatoes, “Mike” voiced the opinion that “Jimmy” Hutchison, County Agent, was right last spring when he said this region is ideal for to- matoes and that farmers ought to take advantage of the cannery’s offer and raise a cash crop. “You know,” said “Mike,” “I'd take Jim- my Hutchison’s word any time on farm crops, but I never really had any idea we would be as successful as we were.” Next year, if the army doesn’t take him, Mike and Ray ex- pect to plant fifty acres to tomatoes. But military service has an appeal for “Mike.” Three of his family are already in and “even if you are a farmer and exempt,” Mike says, “it's kinda tough to stay at home when all the rest are leaving.”
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