We Remember
KILLED IN ACTION
RICHARD WELLINGTON CEASE, January 29, 1942
KEATS POAD, March 3, 1942
CLIFFORD S. NULTON, November 26, 1943
ELWOOD BLIZZARD, March 1, 1944
ROBERT RESSIGUE, April 20, 1944
SAMUEL GALLETTI, May 23, 1944
JAMES DeANGELO, June 22, 1944
WILLIAM STRITZINGER, July 9, 1944
FREDERICK LOVELAND, SEPTEMBER 12, 1944
DIED IN SERVICE
GEORGE UTRICH, May 16, 1942
HOWARD A. COSGROVE, July 3, 1942
THOMAS CLARK LLOYD, July 4, 1943
EVAN J. BRACE, February 15, 1944
MISSING IN
WALTER CECIL WILSON, May 9, 1942
HAROLD THOMAS KEPNER, ,December 19, 1942
' JOHN P. GLEASON, March 30, 1943
JOHN E, FRITZ, May 7, 1943
ALFRED E. MAURY, February 5, 1944
ROBERT A. GIRVAN, May 14, 1944
OTTO W. HARZDORF, June 1, 1944
HERBERT C. CULP, July 12, 1944
ELWOOD R. RENSHAW, August 20, 1944
JAMES B. DAVIES, August 25, 1944
ACTION
PRISONERS OF WAR
CLARENCE H. MORGAN, May 22, 1942
DONALD FREEMAN, May 22, 1942
FRED WESTERMAN, April 20, 1943
EDWARD SMITH, April 14, 1944
PETER SKOPIC, May 29, 1944
RAYMOND F. SUTTON, May 29, 1944
PAUL F. NULTON, Jr., July 19, 1944
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MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Vol. 54, No. 40 4
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1944
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Sabbath School Lehman Defeats
Convention Will / Tewnship In
Be At Reading Season Opener
: Rev. J. Arthur Heck, D.D., pres- S li ky’ 85-Y. d
oT mi Sn) pn Brings Oly
committee of nearly one hundred Touchdown Of Game
leaders of religious work in Read-| h d .
ing, who are busy at work, with Lehman and Dallas Townships re-
seventeen subcommitteés, preparing: newed old football rivalries last Sat-
for the annual State Sabbath School | ¥rday afternoon on the Dallas
Association Convention, October 10, grounds in an evenly matched conn
11, 12, 13. The preliminary details| test marked by clean play and few
have been completed and a thou. Penalties. Lehman won by a 7 to 0,
sand homes of Sunday school| SCOT on a beautifully executed off-|
people ‘in Reading will be open to. tackle play in the third Guarter
entertain the two thousand or more, when Pat Salansky, Lehman's elus-|
delegates expected to participate in|'V® broken field runner, crashed
the convention’ through the line, then reversed his
field, and ran 85 yards for the only,
County associations in each of touchdown of the game.
the 67 counties have a quota of] With one exception that was the’
delegates which total approximately only time that Lehman really
2,600. threatened. Dallas Township took!
General sessions of the conven-| the offensive on several good plays
tion will be held in St. Luke’s Evan-'by Tex Wilson, fullback and star
gelical Lutheran Church, S. E. 9th passer and kicker of the Red and
and Green streets, which with its White, but failed to convert in the
two buildings and public address pinches. At one time Dallas ad-!
systems can comfortably seat more vanced to the thirteen-yard line,
than two thousand people. St. Ste-' but the Lehman boys thought they
RR.
phen’s Evangelical and Reformed were on the three and fought like|
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This Is National Newspaper Week
By CuarrLEs L. FisHER
Republished from the Philadelphia Record
If you've been reading the papers, you may understand
something of why newspapermen get more. impatient
than most people when they hear the war blamed for
every kind of slipshod service and cut in quality. The in-
vasion put a heavy strain upon the press—heavier, per-
haps, than the strains most civilian businesses know—but
no reader found his paper a sloppy, uncraftsmanlike job
to be excused under the sullen, swivel-jointed query:
“Don’t you know there’s a war on?” ol
Newspapers suffer from all the war handicaps: short-
ages of men and materials and increases in the price of
essential supplies. They do not, however, take it for grant-
ed that the s should be satisfied with a jerry-
built produc
insolence, sli on a mihimum of service, shaved
down to the t quality the law allows.
We suggest that there are very few enterprises in civil-
ian life of which you can say as much. Consider the
things you buy and the services for which you pay: You
know that clothes are going to cost more and be worth
less; that shirts, pajamas, underwear and ties are going
to grow more flimsy as their prices rise. You don’t ex-
pect your laundry back until it turns up. You are cer-
tain may restaurants will regard your custom as half im-
position on your part half favor on theirs. You take it
for granted that your house will be hastily painted with
inferior paint, that the ‘very shine on your shoes won't
last until supper time.
If you are a well-meaning civilian, you don’t protest
too much. You are aware that you are expected to sac-
rifice a great deal of convenience during a war. You
understand that every trade has serious problems. You
don’t want to fall into the unpatriotic attitude of insist-
ing that your own life be untouched. But it is hard to
get away from a suspicion that a great many firms and
organizations may be squeezing the war situation for just
a shade more than the ordinary exigencies of the times
indicate. The moment you step outside the letter of OPA
requirements or enter a field where the OPA doesn’t op-
erate, you begin to think of the ugly word profiteer.
Every firm has a complete file of excuses, of course.
But again we come back to our own business and the fact
that a newspaper today maintains a tone, a level of qual-
ity, which isn’t very different from that of the prewar
period. They carry fewer pages, of course; the quantity
of newsprint which may be used has been restricted by
Government order. To that degree—and in the absence
of such things as rubber rollers for presses and toner for
ink—they’ve suffered as much as any other civilian in-
dustry. But through rearrangement and condensation of
minor news stories; through small details like the drop-
ping of extra caption lines from photographs and the
moving of news type farther toward the top of each page;
through decreased size of advertisements, the papers have
pretty well compensated for the paper cut.
In the field of making adjustments for manpower short-
ages, newspapers run into exceptional complications, They
employ all manner of skilled and unskilled labor. Truck
drivers, editorial writers, printers, clerks, reporters, desk
men, editors, janitors, and a score of other kinds of work-
ers aid in the making of a paper. Every department is
shorthanded because of the war. Every department could
excuse incompetence on the ground that there aren't
enough men available.
rdly circulated, offered with covert '
Church, the Covenant Methodist demons to take the ball on downs.
Church, St. Paul's Evangelical-Con-| to score but lacked the punch to
gregational Church, and the Berean produce a touchdown.
Baptist Church will all be used for | It was their first test in inter-
afternoon conferences. | scholastic football for most of the
Among the outstanding spealiers| Bove on both teams. The Dallas
are the Honorable Edward Martin, | team, light and inexperienced, was
Governor of Pennsylvania; Rev, | paced by Tex Wilson, who called,
Henry Smith Leiper, D. D., secre-|the signals from the fullback po-.
tary of the World Council of! sition. Lehman, although slightly |
Churches; Dr. E. G. Homrighausen, heavier and possibly more exper-
professor of Christian Education at ienced, was playing its first game,
Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr.|in interscholastic competition since
Dan A. Poling, president of the it withdrew two years ago in favor
World's Christian Endeavor Union;| of intermural sports.
Mrs. Percy R. Hayward, Chicago, Coaching his first season at Dal-
well-known writer on religion in las, Coach Tony Barbose had in his!
the home; Dr. Clarence W. Craw- starting lineup: Irving Lamoreaux, |
ford, pastor of Calvary Baptist a freshman, at quarterback; Russell |
Church, Washington, D. C.; Isdac'Muchler, a speedy runner, at half;|
K. Beckes, director of Young Peo- | Bill Hart, grandson of George Kir- |
ples’ Work, International Council of| kendall, and a new:comer from New!
Religious Education, and many oth-| York State, at half, and the veteran
ers. Over fifty denominations are, Tex Wilson at guard.
represented in the State Sabbath | In the line, Joe Tondora, a fresh-
School Association, working as the! man, showed real promise at left
State Council of Christian Educa-' end; Ray Kuhnert, a freshman, sub-
tion. This organization ministers| stituted for Warren Chamberlain
to 10,747 Sunday schools, nearly| who has been ill, at left tackle;
200,000 officers and teachers, and| Darrel Harding, a senior, played at
approximately 2,000,000 enrolled. |left guard. In the center position,
All delegates selected from the Lee Knecht; at right guard, Bob
churches of Luzerne County should | Moore, a veteran from last year; at
register with Mrs. Idris Jones, coun-! right tackle Bill Wasser and at right
ty secretary, whose office is in First' end Bob Hughes.
Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre. | (Continued on Page Eight)
Walter Kitchen Is Wounded; Wallet
Int Breast Pocket Stops Rifle Bullet
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Walter Kitchen’ Emory Kitchen
The
Church, the Ebenezer Evangelical Dallas had two other good chances -
One of two Dallas brothers who
met recently on the field of battle
using as a first aid station.
owners left because it might get
Killed In Action -
FREDERICK LOVELAND
May 4, 1917—September 12, 194)
Set-Up Changed
On "A" Rations
In Eastern Area
All Applicants Must
Present Back Cover
Of Current “A” Book
Acting to remove the differential
on the validity dates of “A” gaso-
line rations that now exist between
the East Coast and the rest of the
country, the Office of Price Admin-
istration will place all motorists
throughout the country on the same
“A” basis—using the same “A-13”
coupons, effective November 9, ac-
cording to an announcement made
this week by Joseph Schuler, chair-
man of Dallas War Price and Ra-
tioning Board.
“This will be done,” Mr. Schuler
said, “by issuing renewal ‘A’ books
throughout the Scranton area earl-
ier than had been planned, and by
validated ‘A-13’ coupons in the re-
newal books on November 9.’
“Because of validation of ‘A-13’
stamps on this date there will be
no need to use the last strip of
coupons, the ‘A-12’s’ in the present
book: This step, besides bringing
the same ‘A’ coupon into use
throughout the country, will have
the advantage of removing from
circulation the large number of
counterfeit ‘A-12° coupons that
have been printed. i
“The new coupons are serially
numbered, and can be traced back
European Theatre
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Council Orders
Sign Removed
Discuss Appointment
(To F ill Wilcox Term
Holding firm in its determination
to keep the highways within Dallas
Borough free from unsightly bill-
boards, Dallas Borough Council at
its meeting Tuesday night ordered
Jack Hislop, proprietor of -Hislop’s
Economy Store, to remove a small
signboard placed along the main
highway within Dallas Borough lim-'
its. According to the ordinance
billboards may be placed only on
property owned by the advertiser.
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One councilman expressed the
opinion after the meeting that local
businessmen are doing more to de-
tract from the beauty of the Lu-
zerne-Harvey’s Lake highway than
any other advertisers. He said
there has been a recent rush of
small billboards all along the high-
way and most of them bear the
names of local firms. , “The big
companies have held off but one of
) these days they will start in, too
and then you will have a highway
cluttered up with unsightly signs
of all kinds. Dallas Borough is go-
ing to stick by its ordinance, and
if Kingston Township begins to look
like Luzerne with signboards stuck
up so you can’t see the hills, the
fellows who will be' to blame will
be the merchants who earn their
living out here and want to attract
more home owners to this com-
E munity. Seems like lousy business
to me.” .
‘Members of Council discussed the
appointment of a councilman to fill
the unexpired term of Morgan Wil-|
(Continued on Page Eight) $
That sudden breeze that took!
your hat off last - Saturday night
about 6 o'clock was not another;
hurricane--it was Lieut. Stewart!
Pilot, Stationed In Iceland,
Visits Folks In Army Bomber
easily to the motorist who was
issued them. :
“All applications: for renewal
must be accompanied by the back
cover of the current ‘A’ book,” Mr.
Schuler emphasized. “The appli-
cant who has lost or thrown away
Lt. Lew Reese
Is On Saipan
elps Locate Grave
Of Pal’s Bro
Lt. Lewis Reese
to prove to the board (1) th
has a car, which entitl
ply for an ‘A’ ration;
ns. car is currently regist
ferred from Hawa as use, and (3) that a re
Operations Officer, according to a'‘A’ ration has not been issued for
recent letter written by the young it and no application for renewal is
lieutenant to his parents, Mr. and Pending at any board.
Mrs. Thomas Reese - of Franklin] “The new ‘A’ book will provide
street, Dallas. the same monthly ration as the old
—eight gallons, or approximately
Lt. Reese has seen plenty of ac-! :
tion in the Pacific Theatre, havin g! 120 miles a month. However, cou-
been stationed at Hickam Field Pons in the mew ‘A’ book will be
during the Japanese sneak attack. | worth four gallons instead of three,
Although he volunteered to go to the value of the present €oUpons.
Saipan some weeks ago, it was not Six of these four-gallon coupons will
until* the night of August 15 that become valid every three months,
to provide 24 gallons of gasoline in
each three month validity period,
asic
he received orders to pack and de-|
part- b lane during the ‘®earl
>. 2 g i except for the first period where
hours of the following morning. ; : y
When he arrived on Saipan it was] only three ‘A-13' coupons will be
pouring rain® and the mud was up| Validated, because of the short
to my hip pockets. The men washed period : :
ir tholr holmes. shaved “ia Sool Basic motorcycle rations will be
water — when they shaved—an d renewed during the same period.
took Showess whdse. 5 The current basic ‘D’ ration which
punched full of holes.” |
barrel %
|is used for motorcycles, expires on
| November 11, 1944. The same pro-
Acoprding to Lew, it was Bg cedure as for ‘A’ books will be used
kits and pup tents all over again,” . A
but he had lived that way before! pre an Ra
= he ol ie that way again. oie Rogord will be issued with
e mud had dried up when he) every renewal of a Basic ‘A’ ration.
wrote, but the men were knee-deep, This will replace the tire inspection
in dust, record as a record of all rations is-
“There is lots of work ahead but! syed for use with any car that has
we've got a grand bunch of fellows peen issued a Basic ‘A’ ration.
to work with.” Although he has The new form will have to be pre-
the rank there is no resentment.’ sented to the board with every ap-
“This is just one big hard-working plication for a special or supple-
family and in time this will be a mental gasoline ration, except in
nice place.” the case of fleet or official rations,
Lew says they average two meals | 4nd the board will make a notation
a day and start work about 4:30 of all such rations on this new
(Continued on Page Eight) form. The Tire Inspection Record
will continue to serve this purpose
| Record has been received.”
| Jan Killer
and Engineer, Sgt. Jennings of Pit-
tsfield, Mass.
Mr. Yorks went down to pick
them up and after feasting on Mrs.
the cover of his ‘A’ book will have ~
aE
until the new mileage Rationing
FROM
The reader, indeed, receives a good deal more news for
his money than ever before. His paper does not appear
full of mumbled excuses. And it becomes difficult for any-
one associated with the job, in however inconsequential
a way, to understand the shoddy products and services
offered in other fields. After .all arent we in the
same war?
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PILLAR TO POST
By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
Speaking of earthquakes, that little tremor which shook solid citizens
from their beds late at night on Labor Day or early in the morning hours
of September fifth, depending upon the point of view, has passed largely
into the realm of ancient history. Natural phenomena rate only a scant
paragraph in newspapers dedicated to Marines and Paratroopers and to
| bout fifteen miles from me now.!
hit by bombs. The town is nice
like the residential section of King-
ton.
A day later he wrote: 'I was with
Walter four hours again yesterday.
We had dinner together and our
in France has been wounded in
action. He is Pvt. Walter Kitchen
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Kit-
chen. He met his brother Staff
Sergeant, Emory, some weeks be-
fore he was wounded. Walter is
with an infrantry regiment and| picture was taken by a reporter.
Emory is with a hospital detach-' It will be sent to The Dallas Post.
ment. There outfits were side by I had a jeep so we did some run-
side when they stormed a French 'ning around France together. While
town.
others presence until they met.
Of that meeting Emory wrote a
day later: “Guess What I actually
saw Walter yesterday? He's a-
home and two from his girl. I gave
him paper so he could write. He
doesn’t get a chance to write as
often as I do.
An then this week came another
His outfit and mine were fighting letter. This time from Walter.
side by side when we captured the Dear Mother,
town “we are now in. His outfit. Just a line or two to let you
moved out and mine stayed. I am know everything is O.K. As you
writing this in the office of a beau- can see, I am in the hospital in
(Continued on Page Five)
tiful French home which we are (Continued on Page Eight)
Neither boy knew of the I was with him he got a letter from,
Yorks zooming over town in a B-25 York's good home meal, the boys
Bomber. Trucksville folks were visited the Harvest Home Festival
thrilled when it roared over the which was in full swing at the Fire
quiet little village, circled over the House. Then Stewart took them|
housetops, and gave a friendly flap! to Wilkes-Barre to see the sights
of the wings, for it was piloted by, in the Anthracite region.
one of their own hill-bred young-! Sunday morning, neighbors, who
sters. were pretty proud of the young-
Neighbors who were digging sters, drove down to the airport
potatoes or cutting corn stalks to see them off. Lieut. Yorks is
blinked casually at the first hum|with a Weather Reconnoissance
of the motor, then rubbed their Squadron stationed in Iceland and
leyes. When the two-tailed ship has flown all over the Atlantic Sea-
gave a final flap of its wings, they, board. Just before his enlistment
ran to the York’s back door and two years ago he graduated from
asked “mom” to identify it. She Bloomsburg State Teacher's College.
wasn’t sure at first, but shortly His brother, Capt. Ward Yorks is
afterward a phone call from Forty in Corsica with an anti-aircraft unit
Fort announced that Stewart was and before entering service three
at Wyoming Valley Airport with years ago was a teacher.
his friends, Co-pilot Lieutenant the sons of Mr, ‘and Mrs. Harold
They are| T
William Coward of North Carolina Yorks.
alias
hiy hool boy who re-
cently killed two Japanese soldiers
on New Guinea.