We Remember
KILLED IN ACTION
RICHARD WELLINGTON CEASE, January 29, 1942
KEATS POAD, March 3, 1942
WALTER CECIL WILSON, May 9, 1942
CLIFFORD S. NULTON, November 26, 1943
ELWOOD BLIZZARD, March 1, 1944
ROBERT RESSIGUE, April 20, 1944
ROBERT A. GIRVAN, May 14, 1944
SAMUEL GALLETTI, May 23, 1944
JAMES DeANGELO, June 22, 1944
WILLIAM STRITZINGER, July 9, 1944
FREDERICK LOVELAND, September 12, 1944
HARRY BEAN, September 13, 1944
EDWARD METZGAR, October 12, 1944
CHARLES KINSMAN, November 5, 1944
DONALD L. MISSON, December 11, 1944
WILLIAM J. GAREY, December 12, 1944
JOSEPH YANEK, December 22, 1944
CHESTER GORCZYNSKI, January 10, 1945
THEODORE SCOUTEN, January 12, 1945
- HARRY S. SMITH, January 15, 1945
/ WILLIAM SNYDER FRANTZ, January 22, 1945
EDISON WALTERS, February 1, 1945
LESTER L. CULVER, February 9, 1945
JOSEPH RUSHINKO, March 11, 1945
DONALD J. MALKEMES, March 16, 1945
ARDEN R. EVANS, March 19, 1945
WILLIAM PHILLIPS
DANIEL T. MORRIS, April 11, 1945
DIED IN SERVICE
GEORGE UTRICH, May 16, 1942
HOWARD A. COSGROVE, July 3, 1942
ROBERT F. REILLY, June 20, 1543
THOMAS CLARK LLOYD, July 4, 1943 |
EVAN J. BRACE, February 15, 1944
GEORGE S. RACE, October 26, 1944
JOHN LAITY, January 1, 1945
RAYMOND H LOVELAND, January 8, 1945
JOSEPH POLACHEK, January 22, 1945
ROY G. SCHULTZ, February 19, 1945
LAWRENCE GAVEK, February 26, 1945
HOWARD E. LYNN, April 1, 1945
CHARLES BILLINGS, April 3, 1945
DAVID DECKER, May 14, 1945
MISSING IN ACTION
HAROLD THOMAS KEPNER, December 19, 1942
JOHN P. GLEASON, March 30, 1943
JOHN E. FRITZ, May 7, 1943
OTTO W. HARZDORF, June 1, 1944
HERBERT C. CULP, July 12, 1944
ELWOOD R. RENSHAW, August 20, 1944
JAMES B. DAVIES, August 25, 1944
PAUL S. KOCHER, December 17, 1944
JOHN E. REESE, December 26, 1944
GEORGE H. RAY, January 9, 1945
PRISONERS OF WAR
CLARENCE H. MORGAN, May 22, 1942
DONALD FREEMAN, May 22, 1942
FRED WESTERMAN, April 20, 1943
ALFRED E. MAURY, February 5, 1944
EDWARD SMITH, April 14, 1944
PETER SKOPIC, May 29, 1944
RAYMOND F. SUTTON, May 29, 1944
PAUL F. NULTON, Jr., July 19, 1944
WILLIAM GENSEL, October 16, 1944
KARL M. KUNKLE, December 5, 1944
ALFRED J. BROWN, December 17, 1944
WELFORD SCOUTEN, December, 20, 1944
LOUIS C. ACHUFF, February 9, 1945
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Tur Darras Post
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Vol. 55, No. 26
Howard Johnson
On Record B-29
Trip From Guam
Brig. General LaMay
Pilots Big Ship To
U.S.A. In 36 Hours
T/Sgt. Howard Johnson returned
to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday
after spending a six-day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Johnson of Lehman. Sgt. Johnson
is a member of the crew of a giant
B-29 Superfortress that arrived in
Washington, D.C. from Guam a
week ago last Saturday night. The
ship, piloted by Major General
LaMay made the flight from Guam
in 35 hours and 58 minutes flying
time.
Speaking of the trip, Sgt. John-
son, a veteran of several B-29
bombing raids over Japan, said:
“It was swell. There wasn’t a sin-
gle incident to mar the journey.”
The Lehman young man had charge
of much of the mechanical work
on the plane during the flight. He
expects to return to Guam shortly
with the same ship and same crew.
Commenting on the. epic arrival
of the plane in Washington, the
Washington Star had the following
to say:
With Maj. Gen. LeMay at the
controls most of the way a Giant
B-29 Superfortress Saturday night
completed®a record non-stop flight
here. from Hawaii, covering the
4,640 miles in 20 hours and 15
minutes. ;
LeMay, commanding genera] of
the 21st Superbomber command
based on Guam, thus broke his
own record of 4,100 non-stop miles
from Kharagpur, India, to Guam,
which he flew last January 19th.
The epic Hawaii-Washington hop
was the last leg of a 8472 mile
flight from Guam. The long trip
with one two-hour stop-over at
Hawaii was completed in 35 hours
and 58 miuntes of flying time.
The 38-year-old Lakewood, Ohio,
general, who directs the Superfort-
ress attacks against Japan, came
here for conferences with army air
force officials and was accompanied
on the flight by fifteen officers and
enlisted men.
His mission here otherwise was
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Editorially Speaking:
World University
Revolutionary changes in our system of higher educa-
tion may come because of the tremendous progress made
in the development of the airplane.
With every place in the world only a few hours away
by air, it is conceivable that, within this generation, coun-
tries, their histories and languages, will be studied at first
hand instead of merely through books and lectures.
Eventually, according to a provocative article by Paul
Schubert in the June issue of Cosmopolitan magazine,
we may have a World University, which would have four
colleges located in the United States, Europe, Russia and
China.
Subjects taught at this suggested World University
would be languages, history, economics and religion. The
college of the World University in the United States
would be for the study of the Americas, in England or
France for the study of Europe, in Russia for the study
of Asia and in China for the study of the Far East.
“Each of the four colleges would teach these subjects,
as seen and lived in each of the four areas,” Schubert
states. “The Far Eastern College would teach the lan-
.guages of the Far East, the history of the Far Eastern
countries, the economics of the Far East and the religious
beliefs of the Far East. Elective courses in literature,
music and the graphic arts would be available.
Each class would comprise 4,000 students, 1,000 each
from the four areas drawn proportionately according to
the populations of countries in those areas. The World
University would be co-educational and would offer post-
graduate courses open only to holders of a baccalaureate
from accepted institutions.
In support of his thesis, Schubert points out that the
United States Navy for years maintained a small group
of American naval officers as “language students” at our
embassy in Tokyo and that their knowledge of Japanese
language and customs has played an important part in
our war against Japan. He points out that these men were
not sent to an American college to learn about Japan but
to Japan proper. :
Perhaps the gasoline engine, plus twentieth century
initiative will make some form of World University pos-
sible before many more generations go by,” he concludes.
x XX
An Australian tried to enlist, but was refused because
of bad feet. Next morning, he presented himself again
before the doctor. ‘It’s\no use. I can’t take you, as you
couldn’t stand marching,” said the medico. ‘But why are
you so insistent?”
“Well, Doc,” said the man, “I walked 187 miles to get
here, and I hate to walk back.”’—Cablegram.
G. T. Kirkendall
Buried Today
George T. Kirkendall, 73, former
postmaster of Dallas and member
of a family long identified with
the business, civic and political life
of Luzerne County died early
Wednesday morning at the family
home on Lake street after a brief
illness of three days. &
At the time of his death Mr.
Kirkendall was treasurer of the
H. A. Whiteman Company of
Wilkes-Barre. Although he had
suffered a seriqus illness which had
confined him to his home -from
August to December of last year,
he had been able to resume his
duties with the Whiteman firm
and was at his desk every day
until he was stricken last Sunday.
His condition, however, improved
and he was feeling much better
and in good spirits on Tuesday
night, but a turn for the worse
resulted in his death Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Kirkendall was born in
Wilkes-Barre on August 26, 1871,
the son of the late George W. and
Almira Shaver Kirkendall. His
mother’s family owned large tracts
of land in Shavertown and his
father’s family owned a farm in
the area now known as Lake street.
The land on which Dallas Methodist
Church is located was a gift of the
Kirkendall family.
During his youth Mr. Kirkendall
attended the public schools of
Wilkes-Barre and graduated from
Harry Hillman Academy. Early in
life he was associated with various
offices in Luzerne County Court
House and was deputy county
treasurer during the time his
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* FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1945
Modern Community Cannery
To Be Dedicated At Lehman
Jeter And Eck
Are Advanced By
First National
Frantz Announces
Bank's Assets Exceed
Two Million Dollars
Two faithful executives of First
National Bank of Dallas were ad-
vanced in rank in recognition of
their loyal service to the institution
at the meeting of the Board of
‘Directors on Wednesday.
‘W. B. Jeter; cashier, was advan-
ced to exefutive vice-president in
full chaxge of the administration
W. B. JETER
Cashier
FREDERICK J. ECK
of the’bank and clerical force; and
Frederick J. Eck, assistant cashier,
was advanced to cashier.
At the same time the Board of
Directors announced that assets of
the institution have passed ‘the
two million dollar mark with sav-
ing accounts exceeding one million
seven hundred thousand dollars,
and total deposits of one and three
quarter million dollars. Three years
ago in July First National's assets
passed the one million dollar mark
for the first time.
Commenting on the promotion of
Mr. Jeter, C. A. Frantz president of
the bank, paid a fine tribute ‘to
the. new executive vice-president.
“The record of Mr. Jeter’s execu-
tive ability is so good,” he said,
“that the board of directors feel
that he is entitled to a promotion.
I think that most people are aware,
too, that Doc. Jeter is one of the
outstanding bankers in this area
and that much of the progress of
the bank is due to his sound judge-
ment and foresight.”
Mr.- Eck’s promotion is likewise
in recognition of his loyalty to the
institution and to his immediate
superior. He is a young man active
in the affairs of his community and
is well prepared to assume his new
title,
Mr. Frantz further stated that
the directors have authorized the
purchase of more than $4,000 worth
of new office equipment to facilitate
the clerical work of the bank. This
equipment includes posting ma-
chines, transit machines, and loan
machine, but does mot include sev-
eral units of safety deposit boxes
which have been ordered but not
yet released.
6 CENTS PER COPY
Citizens Give
Library Books
Volumes Needed Now
For Summer Indexing
Miss Miriam Lathrop, librarian
at Back Mountain Memorial , Li-
brary, has announced that several
hundred books have already been
donated and scores of others pro-
mised by local citizens.
Most” of these books are in ex-
cellent condition, Miss Lathrop said,
and those which aren’t, .but are
useable, will be repaired just as
soon as the library staff can get
at them.
Miss Lathrop said gifts of all
types of books will be welcomed
by the library. She pointed out
that there is a special need for
volumes pertaining to local history,
animals, birds, agriculture, mechan-
ics, radio, electricity, antiques, in-
terior decoration, children’s books
and current best sellers.
Because the summer provides the
best time to catalogue these vol-
umes, Miss Lathrop urged all per-
sons who plan to give books to
the library to give them now. Hun-
dreds of volumes will have to be
catalogued before the library opens
this fall and with book publishers
running behind schedule on de-
livery of new volumes it may be
several weeks before the library
can start work of cataloguing books
which will be sent here by the
State Library and by book pub-
lishers.
Miss Lathrop emphasized that
{not all of the books donated will
| be used on the library shelves, but
those for which there is a demand
will be used and the others will
be salvaged to purchase more
needed volumes.
Dr. F. Budd Schooley, chairman
of the book collection committee,
has announced that books may be
left at the library or at any one
of the following book collection
stations. He asked, however, that
donors notify him or the librarian
at the time books are left at the
stations so that they can be col-
lected by one of the library com-
mittees.
Stations are: Trucksville, Thomas
Sinclair ‘Station; Shavertown, Evans
Drug Store, Hughes Brake Service;
Dallas, Memorial Library, Kuehn’s
Drug Store; Idetown, R. B. Shaver
Gasoline Station; Harvey's Lake,
Daniel C. Roberts Fire House;
Beaumont, MacDougall’'s Gas Sta-
tion; Noxen, G. A. Shook & Co.,
Ira Kresge's Store; or at any church
in the Back Mountain area.
A Good Summer Tonic
Tom Kehoe has a beautiful dis-
play of deep rose, delicate pink
and velvety ‘purple lupins on his
back terrace at Shrineview. These,
framed by white birch trees, are
really lovely.
i icatory address.
Recognized as one of the most
efficiently equipped and modernly
housed canning centers in the
State, Lehman Township's new can-
ning center will be dedicated Tues-
day, July 10. A luncheon, served
cafeteria style in the same man-
ner as the Lehman students will be
served throughout the school year,
wil] initiate the dedication at 7 P.
M. Musical numbers will be pro-
vided by the band during the lunch-
eon period.
H. L. Fetterolf, chief of Agricul-
tural Education for the State of
Pennsylvania, will make the ded-
Miss Pauline San-
ders, chief of Home Economics Ed-
ucation, will also speak. A. P. Copey
Mrs. Catherine Birth, Howard New-
comer, Charles Nuss, Arthur Ehret
and others who have contributed
to the successful completion of the
enterprise will participate in the
program.
Inspection of the equipment and
facilities of the cafeteria-canning
center will be the feature of the
evening. +This will be climaxed by
actual canning, portraying every
step in the canning process. Mrs.
Hannah Orr, assisted by the mem-
bers of the advisory council, will
be in charge of this demonstration.
H. L. Hendricks, supervising prin-
cipal of Lehman Schools, has in-
vited the public to attend the ded-
ication.
looming ominously in the coming
months,” Mr. Hendricks said,
“every citizen will do well to ex-
ercise to the fullest extent the op-
portunity to can quantities of food
in this mew sanitary, efficient
kitchen. Just think of it! No fuss,
no muss, lots of fun and plenty of
delicious canned food for next win-
ter when food will be difficult to
purchase even if you have plenty
of points.
Mr. Hendricks also said that sur-
plus foods such as tomatoes, corn,
ete, will be canned in’large No. 10
cans to be used for the school Junch
program.
Many questions are being asked
concerning the canning center.
Catharine Birth, Luzerne County
Home Economics adviser, reports
that she has had questions asked
of her all the way from Hazleton to
Scranton. Following are some of
the most common questions with
official answers as compiled by Mrs.
Birth:
1. Who may used the canning
center ?
The center will be open to the
public. Lehman school authorities
are anxious that it operate at full
capacity. If limitations should have
to be made, patrons living within
the service area of Lehman Town-
ship High School will receive first
consideration. It is hoped that
with efficient management and ad-
vance scheduling, all who wish to
use the cannery may do so regard-
less of their place of residence.
2. Is advance schedule neces-
sary ?
Yes, this is very important. If
you are planning to use the can-
nery, call Lehman High School, Dal-
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Sgt. Clyde Veitch Circles Dallas
In Big B-2 On Sunday Afternoon
Residents of Dallas and the Back
Mountain Region were startled and
thrilled Sunday afternoon when a
giant B-29 circled Dallas twice at
low altitude and then flew away
serenely in the direction of New
York.
‘Few had ever seen a B-29 before
and none were aware that aboard
the ship in the capacity of elec-
tric aerial gunner was. Sgt. Clyde
Veitch, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Veitch, Cemetery Street,
Dallas.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Veitch saw
the plane for Mrs. Veitch was lying
down at the time and despite the
fact
house twice was not awakened. Mr,
Veitch was working in Wilkes-
Barre. Only a week earlier Sgt.
Veitch had left Dallas for Pratt,
Kansas, after spending a ten-day
furlough with his parents, and
none of the Veitch family expected
him to be back in Dallas again
SO soon.
Their first knowledge that their
son had been home for a flying
visit was contained in a letter
which he wrote aboard the plane
during the trip and which they
received on Wednesday evening.
‘The letter:
that the plane circled her/
Dear Mother and Dad:
Well here it is Sunday and I've
been back at the Field for a week
and back home again. If you were
home about 2 or 2:30 today you
should have seen a B-29 as we
flew right over the house twice
before we continued on our trip.
We left Pratt at 7 this morning
and flew to Jefferson, Indiana,
where our navigator lives. From
there we flew to Rising Sun where
our co-pilot lives and from there
over Pitsburgh where our engineer
lives and then to Wilkes-Barre and
Dallas the home of the great
(you know who).
We came into town by the way
of Muncy Valley, flew right over
the dam at Mountain Springs and
over Dallas circled and headed for
New York. From New York we
went to Providence, R.I. and from
there to Illion, N.Y., Buffalo and
then to Niagara Falls and Grand
Rapids, Mich., where our A.C. lives,
and from there on we will head
direct back to Pratt.
We've really had a good trip
so far. It is now 7 PM. and we
are just about at Grand Rapids
so I'll finish this letter a little later.
Well, to start again. It is now
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“years, presented |
“With the food situation!
Secretary
Three Borough
Teachers Resign
Williammee
Head of Fa
Vocational
Adding emphas
higher teacher s
Borough Schools
three thigh schod
among a flood of
greeted Dallas
Board at its meg
night.
Prof. T. A. Willian
vising principal for t
ation of
ers were
ions that
School p
TR
take place Septembe:
liammee will become he
Overfield Vocational School
ming County at a substanti
crease in salary.
Miss Julia Dolton, head of the
Home Economics Department for
the past six years, will leave to-
take a similar position in Ruther-
ford, N. J., schools at a much high-
er salary. :
Miss Mathilda Lask, substitute
teacher of History, French and
Latin, has been appointed to a per-
manent position in Huntington Mills
schools, also at an increased salary.
Other. resignations included those
of~Daniel Waters, former school 9
director and for the past several
years secretary of Dallas Borough
School Board, and Walter Covert,
truant officer. Mr. Waters gave no
reason for his resignation but said = |
that he had contemplated such a *
move for several months. Mr. Co-
vert, who is also Chief-of-Police of
Dallas Borough, asked to be re-
lieved of his extra duties in order
to give more attention to his police
work.
Professor Williammee declared
take part in the worship service,
that he was elected by the Fa 2
Overfield Board on June 9 ‘and
signed a contract on June 14. Falls-
Overfield Vocational School is one
of the oldest vocational schools in
this section of the State and is the
only vocational school in Wyoming
County. Its present building was
built in 1937 and Mr. Williammee
will have a faculty of seventeen
teachers under his direction.
A graduate of Mansfield State
Teachers’ College and New York
University where he took additional
work, Prof. Williammee came to
Dallas from Liberty, Pa., where he
served as assistant county superin-
tendent of Tioga County Schools.
He and his family will move to
Wyoming County about September
first. Es:
Bible School
Closes Today
Public Invited To
Program Tonight
The Daily Vacation Bible School
which has been conducted at Dallas
Methodist Church for the past two
weeks, with the general theme
“Daily Life in Bible Times,” closes
tonight with a program at 7:30 in :
the church. Everyone is invited to
come and see the work done by the
children. The entire school will
take part in the workship service,
under the supervision of Rev. F.
W. Reinfurt, pastor of the church
and dean of the school. Lae
This morning the children will A
bring their lunches and stay for
a picnic at noon. :
Seventy boys and girls from four
to fourteen years of age were en-
rolled in the classes, which m
Monday through Friday from 9
11 in the morning. The Primary
department was the largest, with’
thirty-two six to eight year olds.
Teachers were: Kindergarten—
Mrs. Stanley Davies, Mrs. Alfred
Root and Miss Lois Griesing; Pri-
mary—Mrs. Edward Stair, Mrs.
Clark Hildebrant and Mrs. Harry
Belles; Junior-Intermediate — Mrs.
William Brown, Mrs. Lewis Le-
Grand, Mrs. Howard Bailey, Mrs.
Peter Clark and Mrs. F. W. Rein-
furt.
Home From Europe
Completing 4% years of army
service, Pfc. Allen Ockenhouse has
been honorably discharged and has
returned to be with his family in
Dallas.