Ee, Priva Editorially Speaking: Two Truths Reports from England indicate that there is a growing oppo- sition to the policies of the Labor government —- and that it is becoming apparent in the ranks of labor itself. The cause of the resentment is plain. It is rooted in the fact that the high hopes held out for socialism were a-cruel illusion, that rigid regimen- tation has sapped, not fed, the of the nation, and that England economic disaster. The British people are not’ energies and productive abilities. is now on the verge of complete T MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION ue Darras Post AC Vol. 57, No. 46 FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1947 6 CENTS PER COPY Back Mountain Highway Deaths and DALLAS N % MONROE TOWN ROSS TO TOT. BOX SCORE Serious accidents since V-J Day Hospitalized Killed TO complaining about the austerity program — a similar measure would necessarily have been im- posed by any government in the interest of industrial recovery. What they are complaining about is that the incredible sacrifices made by the people in living standards have gone for nothing. All the basic industries on which British exports depend — coal, electric power, steel and the rest — have either been socialized or threatened with socialization. And in all of them output has . been declining. Politicians, many of them utterly without ex- perience in industry, are the unchallenged masters of England today, and they have shown a great deal more ability at extending their own authority than in getting out the goods that can save England from ruin. When socialism fails, its advocates always propose more socialism as the cure. And that has brought still another grave danger to the English people — the loss of rights which have been extended since the Magna Carta. Labor officials say that freezing a worker in his job does not amount to a labor draft — but that is merely a play on words when the law makes it impos- sible for a man to change employment if he so desires. Agriculture has been surrounded with dictatorial restrictions, and more have been proposed. England is a living example of two vitally important truths — first, that socialism is wasteful it is basically and inevitably a That is the lesson that England it is time for us to heed it. x Xx and inefficient; and, second, that destroyer of individual liberty. is giving the United States, and Xx FROM PILLAR TO POST By Mgzs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. News commentators and newspaper reporters do most of their think- ing in terms of battle, murder, and sudden death. A moderate north- sastern blowing itself out to sea, force. masquerades as a hurricane of tropic A high tide common to certain seasons of the year becomes a tidal wave completely inundating and destroying the business section of a coastal city. Newspaper readers ®- and radio listeners will do well to apply the customary rate of dis- count to such statements, and serve the remaining ten per cent of fact with a grain of salt. It seems that the north has been worrying about conditions im the solid south, having been regaled with a news story relative to an earthquake in Peru followed by a high tide in Charleston, S.C. Friends and relatives, dismayed by the re- ports of heavy damage, have leaped to the conclusion that the Charles- chin i : LA 3 peng shley River toward Fort Sumt The whole thing is réminiscent of the time some fourteen years ago when Virginia Beach was struck by a hurricane. The commentators leaped joyfully upon the news as a gift of the gods, compensating for a dull ‘week in which nothing of great importance had happened. At the end of twenty-four hours the inhabitants of Virginia Beach were shoveling sand and assorted debris from their doorsteps, while the world at large was convinced that Virginia Beach as a resort was gone “ forever. Cancellations for the sum- mer season flooded the postoffiice, and by the time the’ true state of affairs was known, :would-be vaca- tioners had already made arrange- ments to visit Yellowstone Park or the coast of Maine. Virginia Beach, courtesy of the news commentators, was in for the dullest season In years When the Susquehanna River rose to an all-time high in 1936, feverish newscasts led the Middle West to conclude that from moun- tain to mountain the Wyoming Valley was brimming with a yellow flood, that refugees were clinging precariously to the mountain tops, and that Arks were under construc- tion. Speaking personally, we've never been allowed to forget our own shortcomings in the matter. We sat out that flood quite com- fortably, a bit circumscribed in our daily walks by the threat of naked bayonets on every corner, but otherwise fat and sassy. Our great- est hardship was the necessity for cooking in the furnace, a circum- stance which was not readily for- given by the anxious brethren who called long distance from Philadel- phia and New York to inquire breathlessly and hopefully about the depth of water in the street and the chances of our imminent rescue by the Coast Guard. The brethren were greatly deflated by the news that we were safe and sound, even enjoying the excite- ment and the novelty, and that our basement was entirely guiltless of water. Re er. A As for the recent nine-foot rise in tide in Charleston, there is no doubt that the downtown streets adjacent to the Battery had plenty of water, and some to spare. One enterprising owner of a_small launch put-putted up one street and down another, steering a course that led him across the salt-water pool on the Battery, in order to visit a city filling station to replenish his gas tank. He returned to his anchor- age at the Yacht Basin without having sctaped a curb or fouled his propellor. And one youth in a spirit of scientific research, removed the cover from a manhole in an experiment designed to discover whether the swirling tide would (Continued on Page Eight) t water, | Local Team Will Confer Degree At Bloomsburg Many Back Mountain | Candidates Will Also Attend Fall Reunion Le (At the fall reunion of Caldwell sistery and co-ordinate bodies 00 . fifth degree in full ceremonial. I" The degree will be presented on Wednesday evening at 6:30 and will ! be the first ever conferred by a team composed entirely of Back Mountain men. . 2 Degree Master is Harry L. Ohl- man. Others are: Arlean Bowman, Charles A. James, Stanley L. Moore, Severn B. Newberry, Ernest D. Caryl, John F. Sheehan, Harris S. Haycox, Fred L. Welsh, Frederick J. Lamoreaux, Earl H. Layaou, James C. Kibler, Joseph Schmerer, Clarence W. Payne, Louis E. Cottle, David N. Schooley, Frederick W. Malkemes, Granville Sowden, Wil- liam D. James and Algert P. An- tanaitis. Candidates from the Back Moun- tain area who will receive degrees during the four-day reunion are: Daniel E. ‘Meeker, Paul W. Leim, Raymond J. Elston, Marvin J. Els- ton, Howard W. Risley, Fred Swan- son, Nathan J. Straley, Paul D. Eckert, James E. Twaddle, Stephen N. Davis, Obed T. Hontz, Henry M. Staub, Jr., James W. Fehlinger, Charles W. Gosart, Joseph F. Rob- inson, Clinton Ide, and Dan Shaver. There will possibly be some others. Dallas In Dark Monday Evening | Second Interruption Of Service In A Week | A power overload threw out a | circuit breaker early Monday even- ing at Dallas sub-station of Luzerne County Gas & Electric Corporation causing Dallas to be in darkness for three-quarters of an hour. It was the second interruption in service within a week. The failure of a switch early Saturday morning threw Dallas, Fernbrook, Shaver- town and Trucksville in darkness between 6 and 7:30 o'clock when members of many families were preparing to depart for the day’s work. The failure Monday night came between 5:45 and 7 o'clock just when many stores and business the day and caused considerable in- convenience. Persons returning to their homes from daytime duties were unable to complete household chores and housewives, ' especially those with electric ranges, were de- layed in preparing evening meals. Interruption was for the most part confined to Dallas Borough. A maintenance crew restored service about 7 o’clock. Dallas substation supplies most of the area with electric power and light, the current coming from gen- erators in Plymouth and Swoyer- ville. places, were preparing to close for | Hall in Lehman _ President, Joseph De states that an excellentsfepresenta- tion was present fr i each of the seven townships i ing a redycti “in light rates from the Harvey" Lake Light Company. Lehman Township surprised the League with an additional $100.00 contribution. Other townships re- porting additional contributions were Monroe, and Franklin. Raymond Evans, chairman of the Legal committee, reported that the League had received a notarized announcement from the Harvey's Lake Light Company stating that A. J. Sordoni Jr. is now president of the Company instead of A. J. Sor- doni Sr. This announcement was favorably received by the League. Attorney Frank Slattery, At- torney for the League, sent word to the League that a response to the League’s complaint and petition has been received by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. This response admitted averments of Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, in the . complaint of the League, but denied the charges of paragraph 4 which states that ‘rates charged to con- sumers are unfair, unjust and un- reasonable.” Mr. Evans also announced that Atty. Mitchell Jenkins has been employed by the Light Company ito meet the challenge of the Con- sumers’ League. ! Mr. Delet-Kanic reviewed the de- cisions of the League members to clarify what would constitute a wvic- tory in this cause. He stated that “unless there was an increase in the number of kilowatts supplied for the basic rate of ‘10c for any part of the first 45 K.W.H. supplied’, as well as a general reduction in the rates, there could be no victory for the small user. Without a victory for the small user there could be no victory at all, since the small “user is irequently the user most unable to afford the present rates.” Mr. Delet-Kanic pointed to a mo- tion in the records of the League which outlines a victory in this case as being ‘that our consumers’ rates approximate those of the surround- ing utilities.” The next meeting was announced for December 4th at Lake Township School. Juniors To Present Minstrel Two Nights Dallas Junior Women's Club Minstrel will be presented Thurs- day, November 20 at Dallas Borough High School auditorium and on Fri- day night at Kingston Township High School auditorium. The show is directed by William H. Pritchard, assisted by William Burnaford. Co-chairmen are Mrs. Edwin T. Roth and Mrs. Dorothy Reese. Endmen are Adeltha Mahler, Margaret Robinson, Shirley Ide, Rhoda Bisbing, Jerry Major and Alberta Cross. Family Church Night Families and friends of Idetown Methodist Church will observe Fam- ily Night, Tuesday, November 25, with a covered dish supper at 6:30 in the Church House. Motion pic- tures will be shown at 8. The pro- gram is in charge of the W. S. C. S. Just before its departure for the Modern Bakery Opens In Dallas Firm Will Operate Number Of Routes Dallas Bakery opened its dgbrs this week in the former Teeh-Age building with Jim Slaviff“as owner and Lew Baron as the baker. The building, located between Kuehn’s Drug Store and Charles Gregory’s building, has been leased for a year, with option for nenewal, from Oneida Lodge I.0.0.F. The firm will conduct a general bakery business and plans to have two or more trucks on the road. Two large ovens, one heated by coal and the other by gas, have been installed as well as high- powered Hobart mixing machines, bun machine and hot dog roll machines. Rear of the building will be de- voted to the bakery and the front to the salesroom in charge of Mrs. Slavin. Mr. Slavin and Mr. Baron have been friends for years and both have been active in athletic gircles throughout Wyoming Valley. Mr. Slavin, whose home is in Hudson, has promoted the boxing matches at Kingston Armory and is a mem- ber of Diamond A. C. He also has the Lakewood “A. C. at Lakewood. During .the decade between 1926 and 1936 he was a professional middleweight boxer and finally wound up as a heavyweight. His last match was at the Chicago Sta- dium where he competed in. the International Tournament to fight Joe Lewis. Mr. Slavin was a spar- ring partner of Primo Canarra and also trained the Englishman Phil Scott for the Sharkey fight. For four years he was one of Henry Ford’s body guards. Mr. Baron won swimming champ- ionships in: Wyoming Valley and at Harvey's Lake during 1926 and 1927 and swam in the Wrigley Mar- athon Swim in California. He served two and one-half years in the U. S. Navy during the war. He has been. a baker for twenty-seven years and for the past six years was with Percy A. Brown and Com- pany. Appointed Assistant G-3 Special to The Dallas Post Harrisburg, November 13—(PNS) —The appointment of Capt. Robert E. Shortz, of Valley View Farm, Dallas, R. D. 3, as assistant G-3, 109th Field Artillery Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard, has been annuonced by the State De- partment of Military Affairs. Receives Promotion S. H. McKenzie, new Lehman avenue resident, has been promoted to manager of the Group Depart- ment of the Aetna Life Insurance Company in New York City. Mrs. McKenzie, the former Dauriz Evans of Kingston and the children spend all their time in Dallas. Mr. Mec- Kenzie lives on Park avenue, New York during the week and spends weekends with his wife and chil- dren. The McKenzies purchased the house formerly occupied by the Welker family. pearance and won plaudits all along Armistice Day Parade in Wyoming | the line of march. Above are, left to right, front Township High School | Jones, M. Cooper, E. Jones, M. My- Valley, Post Photographer Elwood Hudson, snapped this picture of | row: Kingston Band. rick. As everyone expected, the year- old organization made a fine ap-|Capwell, A. Billings, E. Vhrel, C. Second Row, R. Johnson, A. Utility Objects To Charge That Rates Centermoreland Are "Unfair, Unjust & Unreasonable’ Consumers’ League Receives More Contributions From Lehman, Franklin And Jackson Townships Back Mountain Consumers League ® - met Friday night at the Odd Fellows* Charge Formed 100 Years Ago Church wil Observe 100th Anniversary Deferred By The War Centermoreland Methodist Church will celebrate its 100th anniversary starting with special services Fri- day night, November 21st, and ‘con- tinuing through Sunday evening. The Northmoreland Society, pre- decessor of the present congrega- tion, was formed in 1818 and the Centermoreland charge was formed in 1841. Because of the war, official observance of the anniversary was deferred until this year. The territory in which the charge was located was reached by Meth- odist preachers and circuit riders from Wyoming as early as 1818. The class at Westmoreland was or- ganized in 1819 as the result of a visit by Francis Asbury in 1793 while on his way from Maryland to New York. This class, later known as the Westmoreland Society, in- cluded among its members the Brown, Pace, Hallstead, Vincent, Snyder and Meld families. They met for some time at the homes of different members where preaching services were held during the week. First Sunday service was held at the home of Mr. Pace in 1819. The first church was built and dedicated in 1829. When it became too small it was sold and removed and in 1904 was used as a public school room for primary work. The present church, built at a cost of $3,000, was dedicated on February 17, 1870. One third of the cost was raised on the day of dedication. Prominent among the workers at that time were: Levi Howell, Theodore Smith, S. G. Smith, George Perrin, Joshua Griffin and William Thompson. The charge was known as North- moreland from 1841 until 1890 when it was changed to Center- moreland. As early as 1904 ap- pointments on the charge included Centermoreland, Beaumont, Vernon, Dymond Hollow (then known. as Lockville) and Demunds. The charge now comprises appointments at Centermoreland, Dymond Hollow, Demunds and East Dallas. Rev. E. Lee Brehm, the present pastor, commutes between Center- moreland and Madison, N. J. where he is a student at Drew University. The program for the anniversary observance will open Friday even- ing with an address of welcome, song service and communion. On Saturday evening at 6:30 the church banquet will be held with words of greetings from former pastors. On Sunday morning, Sunday school will be held as usual at 10 and at 10:45 Worship Service, Rev. Roswell Lyon, district superintendent, will be speaker. There will be special music. Rev. C. B. Klinetob, pastor of Luzerne Methodist church will be the speaker at the evening Worship Service at 7:15. There will also be special music. Among the pastors of the church since 1841 were: King Elwell, J. O. Boswell, O. Lewis Brown, John Mulkey, J. B. Cooper, George P. Potter, E. Smith, J. Young, J. D. Safford, E. E. Taylor, F. S. Chub- buck, A. Bronson, A. H. Schoon- maker, O. F. Morse, S. Wells, C. L. Rice, S. S. Kennedy, J. LaBar, D. Personens, P. Holbrook, J. S. Lewis, T. D. Swartz, J. G. Eckman, Isaac (Continued on Page Eight) Crane, M. Roberts, S. Davis, M. Dymond, B. Dana, M. Lozo, L. Camn, J. Baur, B. Davis, D. Porvin, M. Evans, E. Butler, N. J.|M. Ackerman, S. Johnson. Third Row: C. Gordon, B. Griffity, | H. Rose, R. Hontz, S. Nicely, H. Williams, D. Dick, J. Anderson, D. James, J. Hughes, J. Frank, R. Mt. Top And Hun Back Mountain Basketball League School Principals and Athletic Directors Hold Annual Reorganization Meeting tington Mills Join William R. Burchfield Rotary Governor Is Club's Guest Future Farmers Also Attend Meeting William R. Burchfield of Mont- gomery, Governor of the 177th Dis- trict of Rotary International, which includes 69 clubs in Northeastern Pennsylvania was guest of Dallas Rotary Club at Irem Temple Coun- try Club last night. Mr. Burchfield, president of J. C. Decker, Inc., manufacturers of dog furnishings and leather specialities in Montgomery, was organizer of the Montgomery Rotary Club ten years ago for the purpose of bring- ing industry into his borough. Through the efforts of his club, eleven. industries are occupying every available building. He holds a perfect attendance record for his years in Rotary and recently attended the International Assembly of District Governors in Sun Valley, Idaho, and the Inter- national Convention of Rotary in San Francisco. He is a Most Excellent Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania, pres- ident of the First National Bank of Montgomery; treasurer of Williams- port Municipal Airport Authority, and on the Board of Directors of the West Branch Manufacturers Associ- ation. He is one of 173 District Gover- nors of Rotary International who are supervising the activities of some 6,200 Rotary Clubs with a membership of 305,000 business and professional executives in 78 coun- tries and geographical regions of the world. The District - Governor visited Dallas Rotary Club to advise and assist president Harold Payne and secretary Don Ide and other of- ficers on club administration and Rotary service activities. In addition to Mr. other guests were a dozen members of Future Farmers of America. These younz men were presented to the membership by Sheldon Mosier who had charge of the pro- gram following the business session. The Back Mountain Region's Newest High School Band Reese. Fourth Row: W. James, G. Culver, B. L. Crews, E. Kerdovich, R. M. | Morgan, E. Swank, D. Bush. Back Row: V. M. Weaver, Con- ductor, R. Antanitis, R. Shewan, R. Glace, W. Robbins, D. Dick, H. Spencer, H. Trebilcox, absent, S; A. Drake, R. Currie. Burchfield, Two new schools will be repre- sented in Back Mountain athletic circles with the opening of the basketball season. They are Moun- tain Top and Huntington Mills, For a time there was a possibility that Tunkhannock might become a member of the League but it has since joined a league composed of Wyoming County and up river schools. Distance between Tunk- hannock, Mt. Top and Harter High Schools was a determining factor in bringing about Tunkhannock’s decision. The regular meeting of the Back Mountain Athletic Association was called by President Charles James, of Dallas Borough School, November 5. Those present were Kenneth E. Hawk, Fairview Township; Walter Nolan, Lake Township; G. E. Taylor, Lake Township; C. Harwood, Ply- mouth Township; John M. Reese, Plymouth Township; R. L. Dolbear, Dallas Township; C. E. LaBar, Dallas Borough; J. T. Mainwaring, Kings- ton Township; Andrew Magill, Fair- view Township; Charles James, Dal- las Borough; H. L. Hendricks, Leh- man Township; Brittingham, Hunt- ington Mills; R. F. Kuhnert, Dallas Township. All districts were repre- sented. President James, presented a let- ter from Kenneth E. Hawk, Super- vising Principal, Fairview Township High School, requesting an invita- tion to the meeting of the Back Mountain League. The letter was read and Mr. Hawk was introduced. Mr. Hawk presented his application for admittance to the League. He stressed the facilities of his school and the comparable size of the school to the others in the League. Mr. Britingham presented an ap- plication for admission to the League for Huntington Mills. Mr. Taylor moved and Mr. Hen- dricks seconded, that the League accept the applications of Fairview Township and Huntington Mills, both or singly, pending confirmation of the application of Huntington Mills by the Board, not later than November 12. Vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. Mr. Taylor was elected Secretary and Treasurer. Hendricks moved, and Clar- ence LaBar seconded, that the pres- ident be empowered to’ name and assign officials for both boys’ and girls’ games. He is to try to get the same arrangements as last year in regard to price. Included in the motion was a suggestion that the president try to arrange to get one of the men officials to handle both boys’ and girls’ games. The motion carried. Motion by LaBar, seconded by Mainwaring, that a Last-Built Offici- al Ball x10L, be required for League games. The motion carried. Kuhnert moved, LaBar seconded, as an amendement to the former motion of Hendricks and LaBar con- cerning officials, that Agnes Berry be retained to officiate for girls’ games. Motion carried. Hendricks moved, Kubhnert sec- onded, that Taylor be appointed as a committee of one to arrange the purchase of trophies for the Back Mountain League on the same basis as last year. Motion carried. Kuhnert moved, Mainwaring sec- onded,.that dues are to remain as before, $2.00 per school, payable to the Secretary before opening of sea- son. Motion carried. Hendricks moved, Mainwaring seconded, that the Secretary! issue two complimentary tickets for each Supervising Principal for each League game. Hawk and Brittingham both ex- pressed their gratitude to the mem- bers of the League for the accept- ance of their applications and pledged themselves to uphold the same high standard of athletics that has become a custom in the League. Copies of the schedule will be sent to the member schools by the president as soon as he has the con- firmation from Huntington Mills, The following previous regula- tions were re-approved: Type of ball is to be x10L; admissions, adults 35 cents, children 20 cents. Each school is to have forty-five pass tickets to each game and is to make ‘its own. Games are to be held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. with the girls’ game first and the girls ‘official present no later than 7:15, the boys’ official no later than 8:00. PIAA Rules are to be used. Eligibility lists are to be sent to all schools from each school before the season starts, with new names to be added from time to time. Supervising Principals of mem- ber schools: Kenneth E. Hawk, Fair- view Township, Mountain Top, Mt. Top 332; G. E. Taylor, Lake Town- ship, Alderson, Harvey’s Lake 3332; Howard L. Hendricks, Lehman Township, Lehman, Dallas 365-R-2; (Continued from Page One)
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