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KILLED IN ACTION
RICHARD WELLINGTON CEASE, January 29, 1942
- KEATS POAD, March 3, 1942
DONALD FREEMAN, March 31, 1942
WALTER CECIL WILSON, June 28, 1942
JOHN P. GLEASON, March 30, 1943
CLIFFORD S. NULTON, November 26, 1943
\ ELWOOD BLIZZARD, March 1, 1944
y.° : ROBERT RESSIGUE, April 20, 1944
ROBERT A. GIRVAN, May 14, 1944
b SAMUEL GALLETTI, May 23, 1944
: OTTO W. HARZDORF, June 1, 1944
JAMES DeANGELO, June 22, 1944
WILLIAM STRITZINGER, July 9, 1944
| HERBERT C. CULP, July 12, 1944
JAMES B. DAVIES, August 25, 1944
FREDERICK LOVELAND, September 12, 1944
* HARRY BEAN, September 13, 1944
- EDWARD METZGAR, October 12, 1944
| : CHARLES KINSMAN, November 5, 1944
A DONALD L. MISSON, December 11, 1944
| WILLIAM J. GAREY, December 12, 1944
JOSEPH YANEK, December 22, 1944
JOHN E. REESE, December 26, 1944
CHESTER GORCZYNSKI, January 10, 1945
' THEODORE SCOUTEN, January 12, 1945
; " HARRY S. SMITH, January 15, 1945
| WILLIAM SNYDER FRANTZ, January 22, 1945
1 EDISON WALTERS, February 1, 1945
- LESTER L. CULVER, February 9, 1945
JOSEPH RUSHINKO, March 11, 1945
3 DONALD J. MALKEMES, March'16, 1945
f : ARDEN R. EVANS, March 19, 1945
WILLIAM PHILLIPS
DANIEL T. MORRIS, April 11, 1945
DAVID DECKER, May 14, 1945
| DIED IN SERVICE
GEORGE UTRICH, May 16, 1942 |
! y ; HOWARD A. COSGROVE, July 3, 1942
| 12) ROBERT F. REILLY, June 20, 1543
THOMAS CLARK LLOYD, July 4, 1943
EVAN J. BRACE, February 15, 1944
GEORGE 8. 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, Apri] 3, 1945
FRANCIS SIDORICK, June 17, 1945
FRANCIS GREY, June 25, 1945
MISSING IN ACTION
- HAROLD THOMAS KEPNER, December 19, 1942
JOHN E. FRITZ, May 7, 1943
ELWOOD R. RENSHAW, August 20, 1944
PAUL S. KOCHER, December 17, 1944
GEORGE H. RAY, January 9, 1945
Editorially Speaking:
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"! "How WMuch For Your Boy's Life?
BY Walter W. Hubbard :
‘What price would you set on the life of that young son,
or nephew of yours? i
Oh, I'm not referring to the heroic million who were
killed or wounded during World War II while fighting
for the preservation of America’s freedom. We. can
never pay that debt.
I am asking about the young lad who is now going to
elementary school, and in whom you may have a particu-
lar love or interest. How much for his death?
; Maybe this sort of question calls for an explanation,
so here it is. There are only four major types of auto-
mobile accidents on our highways today. They are as
follows: :
The medial, or head-on collision type. This is the most
serious. It involves a greater loss of life, more serious
injuries, greater property damage, and sometimes as many
as three or more cars may pile up as a result of this
type of accident.
Second, there is the intersectional type. This is best
illustrated by the railroad grade crossing accidents. It
also refers to collision with any horse and wagon, or other
motor vehicle, crossing your path. It is the so-called
“right angle” type of accident, for it happens where
thoroughfares cross. - s
Third, the marginal type. It refers to collision with
any person, animal, or inanimate object bordering or
abutting the edge of a road, street or highway. Many
serious examples of this are to be found in some of the
southern states where animals often graze along the edge
of the road. Thousands of animals, from cats to cattle, are
killed every month in this type of accident, the marginal.
Fourth, the internal-stream. This is the least harmful
of the four accident types. It includes rear end bumps,
side-swipes, and similar accidents inside the stream of
traffic going in one direction. ERE
Now, how much for that boy's life if we kill him in a
traffic accident; how much will you sell him for, if we
ask for payment in advance?
Your answer would instantly be “Why, it’s not neces-
"sary to have him killed in a highway accident; we ought
to have the right kind of cars, drivers and highways sO
that his death will not be necessary.” And you wouldn't
settle at any price, I am sure. But that raises the ques-
tion of how we can avoid accidents on the highways.
First of all, let us assume that cars are designed for
safety almost as well as they can be; they have never
reached a higher state of mechanical perfection than those
we are now turning out on the assembly lines—right now.
Drivers are, in the main, not reckless, drunk or wild;
they are sane, sensible people like all of us; not one of
whom wishes to take a child’s life in an accident. A mil-
lion and a quarter of them are members of the American
Automobile Association today. Cars and drivers, in the
main, are about as good as they can be, with but some
minor room for improvement. 8 =
Suppose, then, we correct the highways—providing
we have the money to do so. 5
Physically separating opposing lanes of traffic will do
away entirely with the medial or head-on collision type.
Building under and overpasses will do away. with the in-
tersectional type of accidents. Establishing limited points
of entrance, building fences along the road—or shrubbery,
and policing the highways properly will do away with the
majority of the marginal types of accidents. And by
having roads wide enough to allow for different speeds,
and making use of accelerating and decelerating lanes,
we will have no rear end bumps or side-swipes. \
It is that simple. The right highways may save your
boy’s life. 2 i
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Sordoni Backs
Amendment No.1
Asks Electorate To
Bpprove It Tuesday
Benefits to farmers which would
come through better roads and
highways were pointed to by A. J.
Sordoni of Wyoming Valley Motor
Club, president of the Pennsylvania
Motor Federation and chairman of
the Pennsylvania Good Roads Asso-
ciation, as one of the more import-
ant reasons Amendment No. 1 on
the ballot should be given unified
support at the elections on Novem-
ber 6th.
“No Pennsylvanians are more de-
pendent than farmers and rural dis-
tricts upon the maintenance and
construction = of good roads and
highways,” Mr .Sordoni pointed out.
“At some stage of its movement
from farm to market every bit of
produce and crops moves over our
highways.
“It is the fine highway system
of our State which removes the
isolation of the farm,” he added.
“Continued diversion from the mo-
tor fund will, more than anything
else, hurt the farmer, and for that
reason the Good Roads Amendment
which would prohibit that practice
should be adopted.
“Roads are the direct-to-the-farm
sidings of the Commonwealth’s vast
agriculture industry,” Mr. Sordoni
said, “and highways are the only
arteries for agriculture, business
and industry in more than 4,000
communities in the State, none of
which are located on railroad lines.
At least one of the new industries
coming to Dallas will not even
be located along a railroad line.
“Convenient, economical highway
transportation provides easy access
to farm and factory with business
in every community benefiting be-
cause the people of the State are
able to move swiftly over our good
roads.
“With wartime conditions having.
placed a severe strain on our high-
ways it is more necessary than ever
before that money intended for the
maintenance, construction and re-
pair of our roads be used for that
purpose only,” Mr. Sordoni con-
cluded, “and that can be accom-
plished only through support of
Amendment No. 1 at the November
elections.”
Car Hits Woman
In Shavertown
Mrs. MacAvoy Was
Walking On Main St.
Mrs. Elizabeth MacAvoy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Evans of
Shavertown received brush burns
and an injured elbow, Tuesday
afternoon at 1:30 when she was
knocked down by an automobile
driven at excessive speed as she
was walking along Center Street
in front of the Shavertown Honor
Roll.
The car was driven by Rev. S.
R. Nichols of Main Street, Shaver-
town an employee at Luzerne
County Court House, who had
driven down Main street and was
making a right hand turn on to
Center Street. Mrs. MacAvoy was
knocked face down on the street.
She was treated by Dr. Sherman
Schooley.
Rev. Nichols carried no insurance.
Local Horses
Win At Milton -
Stockert, Naylor And
Malkemes Have Entries
William Stockert of East Dallas
returned last weekend. from the
Milton Horse Show where his Ten-
nessee Walking horse “Happy Jack’
won the blue ribbon and brought
home a very nice trophy.
More than 100 horses were en-
tered in the Milton Show which
was attended by a crowd of 2,000
spectators.
Peter Malkemes won fourth place
with his five-gaited mare Noble
Gala, and Clarence Naylor won
third place with his walk-trot mare.
Mr. and Mrs. Stockert are now
schooling a five-gaited colt which
they bought recently in Kentucky
and expect to have him ready for
the spring shows.
Annapolis 100 Years Old
RTI
View of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis as it was
in 1854 is shown above as pictured in the October issue of Town &
Country magazine in commemmoration of the one-hundredth anniver-
sary of the establishment of the
Academy. View shows the Naval
Academy and many original Fort Severn buildings in the right fore-
ground.
Girl Scout Week Is Observed
By 350 Scouts In Dallas Area
Activities for the observance of Girl Scout Week in the Dallas District
are ranging all the way from chapel exercises to a dinner for the entire
District.
and one in Shavertown.
They include two Girl Scout displays, one in Dallas Borough
The featured speaker for the Dallas High School program is Mrs. Peter
Yurchak. Mrs.
valuable material on the subject of
international relationship at Camp
Edith Macy, and will make this the
subject matter of her talk today at
2:45 p. m. in the High School
chapel. Mrs. Yurchak was selected
from a long list of applicants for
the training course at Camp Edith
Macy during the latter part of
August, representing the whole of
District Three. She recently gave
a comprehensive report to members
at a meeting of Wyoming Valley
Council,
The schedule for Girl Scout Week
in the District included a dinner
for ‘the ‘district given at the Fire
Hall in Shavertown on Tuesday.
District Has 350 Scouts
Dallas Borough alone has seven-
ty-five registered Girl Scouts en-
rolled as Brownies, Intermediates
and Seniors. Mrs. Charles Smith
has charge of the Brownies, Mrs.
Harris Haycox and Miss Pauline
Shaver the Intermediates, and Mrs.
Ord Trumbower the Seniors. Each
troop has five active committee
members as sponsors.
Dallas District has three hundred
and fifty registered Girl Scouts,
twenty-one leaders, twenty assist-
ant leaders, sixty troop committee
women, and twenty-one troops
which meet weekly. Chairman of the
district is Mrs. Raymond Garinger.
All adult members meet bi-monthly
for discussion and training.
Unique Day-Camp
Dallas District has the most
unique Day-Camp of the Council,
more correctly described as a Day-
and-Night Camp. For several years
Girl Scouts from this district have
had the privilege of genuine camp
ing at Wildwood on Harvey's Lake
for four days out of each week for
a period of two weeks. Camp ac-
tivities have included instruction in
swimming and life-saving as well
as hiking, nature study, and out"
door cooking and eating when
weather permits.
Mrs. Russell Case has for a num-
ber of years been chairman of the
Day Camp committee. Last season
cr daughter, Jane Case, was Day
Camp director.
The Girl Scout program as carried
out during the year by Dallas Girl
Scouts covers a wide range of ac-
tivity. Under the heading of Com-
munity Service, Senior Girls give
time in the hospitals, Intermediates
collect for the Red Cross. All classi-
fications assist in collection of cloth-
ing for relief, and scrap and paper
drives. Cuddly toys are made at
Christmas time, also favors for hos-
pital trays. ?
Dallas has a very strong Girl
Scout organization, a credit to the
community and to the Wyoming
Valley Council.
Club Has $6,000 Quota
In Victory Bond Drive
With a quota of $6,000 and an
equal amount of energy and deter-
mination Dallas Woman's Club
opened its “Last War Bond’ drive
this week.
The drive opened officially” on
October 15, with the motto, “They
finished their job—Ilet wus finish
ours” and lasts until December 31.
Mrs. Niles White is chairman, as-
sisted by Mrs. Howard Woolbert,
Shavertown, Mrs. W. H. Bonn,
Trucksville, Mrs. Frances Elston,
Lehman and Mrs. Primo Barrantini,
Dallas. 3 A a
Yurchak collected?
On 3.000 Acres
Tomatoes Grown
County Crop Valued
At About $600,000
Known throughout the southern
part of the country for the quality
of tomatoes grown on upland farms,
Luzerne County growers this season
devoted close to 3,000 acres to to-
matoes for cannery, fresh vegetables
and green-wrapped markets.
According to James Hutchison,
county agent, the average price re-
ceived per acre is between $250
and $300. During a normal season
the value of the county crop is close
to three-quarters of a million dol-
lars.
This year, because of the poor
growing season and because crops
lacked the proper disease protec-
tion, growers harvested a 50 per
cent crop, for a loss of about $300,-
000 from normal years.
Tonight, Bloomingdale Vegetable
Growers will hold their annual
meeting at: McHenry Grange Hall.
E. D. Sutliff, chairman will preside
and John Y. Johnson, treasurer, will
give the financial ' report of the
year’s activities.
After the formal meeting, L. L.
Weaver, plant pathologist of Penn-
sylvania State College, will discuss
means for disease control during
the coming year. An effort will also
be made to organize a tomato
spraying association similar to the
nine potato spraying associations so
successful in Luzerne County.
Bloomingdale growers organized
primarily to assist farmers in grad-
ing, packing and ‘marketing toma-
toes for the green wrapped trade.
About 200 acres were cultivated
this season.
Members of! Carverton Upland
Growers Association met recently
at Carverton Grange Hall, with
John Lord as chairman, and heard
talks on cultural and marketing
conditions. ‘About 1,000 acres were
grown by members of this -asso-
ciation.
C. L. Johnson of Florida, one of
the main packers in this area, and
Peter Felton of Wilkes-Barre,
wholesale produce merchant and
the first green wrapped packer in
the area, stressed the importance
of making plans to sell tomatoes
at auction. Buyers, they said, could
then pay a premium for quality and
less for poorer grades. The Asso-
ciation decided to take definite ac-
tion at its December meeting.
L. L. Weaver of State College dis-
cussed an 84-100 Bordeaux spray
(half the amount of lime used in
regular Bordeaux) applied at 10-
day intervals for five to six appli-
cations. This spray, he said, will
give control of blight, and increase
yields and quality of tomatoes.
Make Book Selections
Miss Miriam Lathrop, librarian
at Back Mountain Memorial Lib-
rary, has announced that Noxen
and Lehman schools have received
their books from the library and
"that Dallas, Township first, second
and sixth grades have procured
theirs. Teachers in all other schools
are invited to come and look over
the books and make their selec-
tions.
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Dallas Township |Silver Star Is
Host To Leaders
Sixty F.F.A. Officers
Take Special Courses
More than sixty officers, repre-
senting Future Farmers of America
Chapters of Lackawanna and Lu-
zerne Counties, attended an all-day
leadership training conference of the
Rambling Ridge District Chapter at
Dallas Township High School on
Wednesday.
The program opened at 10 AM.
with, the introduction of District
officers and was followed with ad-
dresses, discussions and sectional
meetings. The day’s activities were
concluded with a banquet at 6 P.M.
Officers of Dallas Township host
chapter are: William Borton, presi-
dent; William Wasser, vice-presi-
dent; Forrest Smith, secretary; Rob-
ert Welch, treasurer and Thomas
Kreidler, reporter.
The sophomore members of Dallas
Township chapter are now raising
200 Rhode Island Red Chicks.
Recently. receiving = the .green
hand degree were: William Wasser,
William Whipp, Emerson Veitch,
Thomas Kreidler, Austin Wertman,
Thomas Bunney, Jr., James Daven-
port, Carl Warmouth and Nesbitt
Moore.
Malcolm Baird
Is Toastmaster
Men Of Three Churches
To Have Annual Dinner
L. Stanley Jones, program chair-
man of the annual dinner for the
men of Carvertown, Orange and Mt.
Zion Methodist congregations, has
announced the following program
for the dinner which will be held
Friday night, November 9 at Or-
ange Community Hall.
Toastmaster will be Malcolm
Baird; address of welcome, George
LaBar; invocation, Rev. Robert Sny-
der; remarks, Wesley Lewis, charge
lay leader, and Rev. Charles Gilbert;
address, Hon. Arthur H. James.
Robert Baird of Kingston will give
a trumpet solo and will entertain
with a half-hour of magic. Mal-
colm Baird will sing. L. Stanley
Jones will lead community singing.
Members of the general commit-
tee are: Elmer Evans, tickets; Wil
liam Perrego, decorations and L.
Stanley Jones, program.
Two Thousand
Attend Parade
A crowd estimated at between
2,500 and 3,000 persons witnessed
the fifth annual Hallowe'en Parade
on Wednesday night as gaily cos-
tumed marchers cavorted down
Lake Street behind Dr. Henry M.
Laing Fire Company Community
Band to the judges’ reviewing
stand in front of Oliver’s Garage.
An animated Idetown contingent
on horseback, led by Lionel Bul-
ford in a high-wheeled cart drawn
by his beloved mule brought squeals
of delight from youngsters along the
line of march. Ponies were ridden
by Kenneth Swan, Ronnie Spencer
and Sally Robinson.
After the parade Harry Lover-
ing gave impersonations. Irene
Rash of Askam played accordian
numbers. Music for street danc-
ing was furnished by the com-
munity loud speaker.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Funniest costume, Sadie Pugh,
Edwardsville, first; Myrtle Banta,
Fernbrook, second; Thomas Kings-
ton, Dallas, third; Tommy Rogers,
Dallas fourth; Francis Kozy, Dallas,
fifth; Anna Shaffer, Dallas, sixth.
Most original costume, Bill Wolfe,
first; Jean ‘Cundiff, second; Dorothy
Graves, third; Marilyn Lundy,
fourth; Sally Robinson, fifth.
Prettiest costume, Nancy and
George Schooley, first; Phyllis
Monko, second; Jean Broody, third;
Grace Bachman, fourth; Bobby
Cross fifth.
Groups in costume, Barbara and
Joan Lewin, Jean Brown, Mary
Jane Shaver and Doris Brown, Mil-
dred Pruitt and Clyde Brown, first;
Regina Kline and Elsie Anderes,
second; Nancy Kraybill and Nancy
Von Arx, third; Bobby Richardson,
Lee Covert and Walter French,
fourth; Mrs. Brunges and daughter,
Virginia, fifth; Jerry Machell and
Wayne Knecht, driving a goat cart,
sixth; Mrs. Howard Boyce and
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Sent To Mother
Lehman Infa an
Was Shot And Overrun
By German Army Tank
The Silver Star for gallantry in
five battles has been posthumously
awarded to Pfc. Joseph Yanek, late
of Lehman, who was killed in ac-
tion by machine gun fire and then
overrun by a German tank while
he and his machine gun platoon
were defending American lines in
Germany last December 20th.
The award has been presented
to his mother, Mrs. Margaret Yanek,
receive her son’s medal through
the mail rather than go to Balti-
more where it would have been
presented with appropriate military
ceremonies.
Major General Edward F. White.
sell, Acting Adjutant General, of-
fered to send an officer here to
present the medal to Mrs. Yanek
but she preferred to receive it with-
out any ceremonies,
Army Air Forces in the Pacific area.
Women To Equip
Hospital Room
Will Raise Funds
: At Ruxiliary Party
In an effort to raise one-third of
the $300 needed to furnish a room
in the new wing of the hospital,
Shavertown Branch, Nesbitt Me-
morial Hospital Auxiliary, will hold
a Dessert Card Party at Shaver-
town . Fire - Hall on Tuesday, No-
vember 16. Balance of the sum
will be raised at a later date.
During the past year the Auxil-
iary has contributed $50 toward
cubicles and for linens at the hos-
pital. The name of the Auxiliary
will be placed on a plaque in the
new wing when the room is com-
pletely furnished. =
Mrs. J. C. Fleming, chairman of
the ways and means committee, is
being assisted by the following
members: Mrs. Richard Rees, Mrs.
J. H. Haertter, Mrs. John H. Sten.
eer, Mrs. F. Gordon Mathers, Mrs.
Percy Hart, Mrs. Ralph Hallock,
Courtright and Mrs. R. D. Currie.
Mrs. Wesley Himmler is president
of the Auxiliary.
At the party, which will be one
of the most ambitious yet present-
ed by the Auxiliary, there will be
door prizes, fable prizes and a
baked goods table. A cordette bag
will also be awarded and refresh-
ments will be served. 3
Urges Care In
Use Of .22 Rifle
Sportsman Recalls Last
Year's Local Tragedies
Recalling that there were three
fatalities in Luzerne County last
year from the use of 22-calibre
rifles, Overbrook Gun Club this
week issues a plea to all parents to
watch their children who have 22
rifles in their possession.
Leo B. Stout, treasurer of the
club, said that there have been
numerous instances locally where
persons in the woods have had
close calls from stray rifle bullets.
Last fall a bullet penetrated a win-
dow and wall of the dining room
in which a Chase family were seated
at table.
Mr. Stout explained that the
Club has posted 2,800 acres of land
in the Dallas area and that its
members will patrol it throughout
the hunting season. He added that
to date there has never been a
fire in the area posted by the Club,
nor has there been a fatality or
accident on these lands.
$500,000 Contract
A $500,00 contract for the erec-
tion of its nine building plant at
Hay’s Corners has been let by
Grand Central Supply Company of
New York City, a subsidary of
Construction will start November
15 and the schedule calls for the
entire plant to be completed on
January 30,
who because of illness preferred to
A second son, George, is with the
Mrs. George Stolarick, Miss Marion
Housing Foundation of America to
Bethlehem Engineering Corporation.
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