BY : turned in for the long arctic night, & ‘Dallas is that any brash robin who leaves a comfortable berth in Ala- " plenty of weed seeds to pad out his red-breasted brown suit, but he Robins aren't the only idiots in Editorially Speaking: 1 Worth Knowing The vast amount of discussion given to the grain problem, particularly as it is related to the raising of meat animals, has re- sulted in some misunderstandings. For example, it is widely be- lieved that practically all animals which go to market are heavy consumers of grain which could otherwise be used for human consumption. The fact is that 50 per cent of all meat of all kinds produced MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Tax Darras Post DALLAS ACKSO in the United States is grown without the feeding of any grain at Vv all. In the case of cattle, more than 80 per cent of the beef pro- ol. 58, No. 4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1948 6 CENTS PER COPY Back Mountain Highway Deaths and 0 E TO BOX SCORE Serious accidents since V-J Day Hospitalized Kil led 2 11 1 TO ‘duced is fed on grain. These animals are raised on roughage, grass, beet pulp and a large number of other foods not suitable for human consumption. On top of that, two-thirds of the area , of the United States is in grass which would be wasted if there were no animals to consume it and convert it into meat. Lastly, when grain is fed, it is mostly corn, a standard animal. feed, rather than that which is consumed largely by people. It is evident that the grain problem cannot be properly solved by «1c sve measures ac the nronpsal to reduce our meat animal population. = iat would © C an adverse effect on our standards of nutrition—effects’ = «uch would be carried on into succeeding generations. It woul: =duce the fertility of the soil. It would be a blow to the farmer ...o receives more cash income from meat than from other crops. It would reduce the supply of the many by-products which come from meat animals—and some of them, like insulin, are vital to the public health. We can and must conserve grain in every practical way—but we must be sure that each step taken is sound and workable. FROM. PILLAR TO POST By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. My reaction to the report that robins have already been seen in bama to fly north in the face of a sub-zero spell, deserves to have his ‘tozen “frozen. Doubtless that over-optimistic specimen had access to abandoned them in order to patronize somebody’s feeding tray in Dallas, with the snow driving under his feathers and the thermometer going steadily down and down and down. the bird world. There is a little | sparrow in Public Square who is already snatching at bits of string and flying with them to a slippery" Install Officers At auditorium. perch on a snow-encrusted branch, maintaining a precarious footing while looking brightly about for a suitable location for a nest. You'd think that the birds would ‘stay in retirement until that Janu- ary thaw, now long overdue, or until the Groundhog gives the all- clear signal on the second day of February. Entertaining a robin in sub-zero weather is a terrific] responsibility. It would never do to allow that harbinger of spring to freeze to death or starve to death, for that might delay the coming fof sarine practically indefi- My nitely. Up to date there isn’t even a breath of spring in the air, but ‘the robins and the sparrows know what the score is, without benefit of calendars and thermometers, and -they are making plans to set up housekeeping. ‘Robins, having no thermometers, simply ruffle their feathers a trifle ‘more on zero nights, tuck the bill under the wing, and settle them- : selves more snugly over those naked claws. We have much in common. It’s ~ that thermometer again, the dial model that registers or not as suits its ‘whim. On Sunday night it in- sisted . that the temperature was ten plus instead of twenty minus, i an optimistic reading that suggested ‘banking the furnace as usual and going to bed with nothing on the ) mind other than that an extra down puff. would be a welcome addition : to the bedding, and a feeling that the claws might feel more comfort- able in bed socks than exploring ‘the. chilly fastnesses of the foot of ‘the bed unadorned. Me and ‘the robin. We ruffled our feathers and .and neither of us knew how cold it had been until the temperatures ‘Were reported over the radio. , And the plumbing did not freeze, but this was due to no wind and - dumb luck, not to forethought and . proper precaution. Athletic Group Sponsors Bazaar , Funds Will Be Used For Better Equipment Parcel Post Sale, Bazaar and en- ~ tertainment sponsored by the Ath- letic Committee of Dallas Township Paren-Teacher ‘Association will be held Saturday night in the school Persons having Parcel Post, Bazaar and Baked goods for the af- fair are asked to contact any one PE the following: Mesdames Forrest Kunkle, Lulu Anderson, Dorothy Dodson, Ralph Ashburner, Russell Race, David Bevan, Robert Fowler, Merle Shaver, Carl Gries, Wilson Ryman, Martha Misson, Marilla Stanton, Don Evans, Paul Goddard, John Girvan, Harry Bellas, Arthur Newman, Fisher, Lasher, Sidorick, Emmanuel or Profs. Kuhnert, Ross- er, Dolbear, and Mosier; Joseph Delet-Kanic, Andrew Roberts, and Warren Fowler. Church Meeting Huntsville Has $1787 In Parsonage Fund New officers were chosen and financial reports given for the church, Sunday School, and various organizations at the annual meeting of Huntsville Christian Church re- cently. J. Milton Culp is elder, Jack Roberts, trustee, William Davis, secretary - treasurer, Jack paSiseant Secrsbary® -treasurer, missionary overt, pian- ist, 3 iC Mrs. Walter Covert, diting comm} ee. Deacon- esses are Mrs. H. J. Major and Mrs. Lewis Culp. Culp, Financial reports showed that a total of $1787 has been raised for | the parsonage fund. Of this $1,000 was turned in by the Ladies Aid, | Keyes; So Dear To My Heart, North. | Community Chest $500 by the Christian Friendly So- ciety and $287 was thank offering money. Church Treasurer’s report showed $1,012.15 received, $912.45 spent and $100 on hand. Sunday School report showed $721.01 received, $495.58 spent and $225.43 on hand. Christian Friendly Society, the young folks organization, raised $607.41, gave the parsonage fund $500 and have a balance of $86.66. Sportsmen Will Elect Officers Seventy-Five Attend Annual Venison Dinner Officers for the coming year will be nominated at the meeting of Harvey's Lake Camp No. 274, Uni- ted Sportsmen of Pennsylvania, at Herman Kerns’ Tavern, Harvey's Lake on Monday night. Last Tuesday night seventy-five members of the Camp were enter- tained at a free venison dinner at Kerns. The venison was contrib- uted by various members of the club who had had it frozen after the big game season. Motion pictures of sporting events were shown. The club plans two such events during the year; the outdoor clam- bake during the summer and the venison dinner during midwinter. Firemen To Meet Henry M. Laing Firemen will meet tonight to elect officers. IDETOWN MEN'S CAPTURED JAPANESE WAR FILMS Captured Japanese Army films showing the fall of the Philippines as well as official United States War Department films of the War in the Pacific will be shown by Lieut. J. H. Yerka, U.S. Army Recruiting Service, at the monthly meeting of the Men’s Bible Class at Idetown Methodist Church House ‘Friday night at 8. Honors Parents’ Memory With $100 Gift To Library Mrs. Townend Requests Gift Be Used For Books | On England; Gardening Back Mountain Library received a gift of $100 this week from Mrs. | Mae E. Townend of Twin Spruce, Pioneer Avenue, in memory of her father and mother the late Mr. and | Mrs. Samuel W. Townend. Fifty dollars of the gift are to be used for books jon gardening, the late Mrs. Townend’s hobby; and the other fifty/dollars for books on England, Mr. Townend’s birth place. A director of.the Library and one who has been actively interested in its welfare, Mrs. Townend’s latest gift is one of many kindnesses she has bestowed upon the library. It was she who had the drawings and engravings made for the library book plates and whose enthusiasm obtained many fine articles for last year’s library auction. Annual Meeting Annual meeting of the Library Association will be held next Thurs- day night at the Library. At that time directors, and executive board and officers for the new year will be elected. All members who have contributed at least one dollar dur- ing the past year, as well as school board, supervisors and council rep- resentatives in all Back Mountain | townships are entitled to vote. | Many New Books Among the many new books that | have been added to the library shelves during the past week are the following titles: Stars In My Crown, Brown; Tam-, arack Tree, Breslin; East Side, West Side, Davenport; The Wedding Locust, Erdman; Proud Destiny, : Feuchtwanger; Toward What Bright Land, Gilkson; House That Jacob! Built, Gould; Big Sky, Guthrie. ; The Great Tide, Hall; Drums of Destiny. Bourne; Nothing So Strange, Hilton; Natchez On The Mississippi, Kane; Human Destiny, | Lecomte de Nouy; Earth Could Be! Fair, Van Passen; Came a Cavalier, | Adversary In The House, Stone; House Divided, Williams; Color Blind, Halsey; Vain Shadow, Spence; Jenny Villiers, Priestly; Unconquer- ‘ed, Swanson; The Golden Isle, Slaughter. Many Win Prizes At Card Party Bad Weather Prevents Some From Bending] In spite of bad weather about 125 persons attended the Trucksville Im- provement Association Card Party at Kingston Township High School Auditorium on Saturday night, en- joyed the fun and helped to swell. the funds that will be used for the development of Memptial Park along Carverton Road.s” | The affair was ‘Sponsordd by Trucksville Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, its Ladies’ Auxiliary and Trucksville Service Mothers and! Wives Club. | Many valuable door prizes were awarded to the following: Merton | Coolbaugh, electric clock; Sam Davis, box of candy; William Hewitt, pair of sheets; Peter Gallagher, Balh) bushel of apples; Mrs. Adolph Bo- line, % gallon ice cream; Mrs. S. R. Henning, '% gallon ice cream; Mrs. | Ray Finney, a decorated birthday! cake. Table prizes were metal serv- I: ing trays. Other winners and prizes were: William Gregory, aluminum sauce pan; William Clewell, Broilmaster; Mrs. Joseph Schooley, ton of pea coal. CLASS TO SEE Because of the nature of the pictures the class has invited the public to attend. A lunch will be served at the conclusion of the pro- gram, and if time allows, there will be election of officers for the new year. Sheldon Cave is chairman of the program. Roy Tryon is teacher of the class and David Ide is president. ii LIES TEN MINUTES IN = Hood To Address ROAD WITH BROKEN LEG BEFORE HELP ARR James Merle" Beech street, Shavertown is in Nesbitt Mem- orial Hospital where he is being treated for a broken leg. Mr. Mericle slipped on the ice on Center Street one evening last week and broke his leg in such a manner that a cast cannot be used and he will have to re- main in the hospital for a long time. He was found by Wen- dell Jones after he had lain in | the street for ten minutes un- able to arise because of his injuries. | Transter Clinic To Shavertown Visiting Nurses to Check Babies Thurs. Afternoons Infant Welfare Clinic of West Side Visiting Nurses Association will transfer from the Dallas Odd Fel- lows’ Rooms to Shavertown Hose House on Lower Road beginning Thursday, January 29, according to Mrs. Floyd Sanders, chairman of the Infant Welfare Comuniitger of the Association. | The request for, Anew: of the service in Shaw€rtown has been | made repeatedly since the station | was moved to Dallas in May, 1946, | according to Miss Ruth Cocking, R. N. in charge. The small attendance of mothers and infants at the Dallas i Clinic during 1947 make it impracti- {cal to continue both stations in 1948. Dallas residents are urged to take their babies to the Shavertown Sta- tion which will serve Dallas Bor- ough, Dallas, Kingston, Lake, and Lehman Townships. from three to four with a visiting nurse in attendance to check on the babies, weight "and assist mothers with diet and doctor’s orders. A physician will be avail- able to give physical examinations and refer babies needing special at- tention to their own family doctors. The West Side Visiting Nurses Association! as a member of the! also conducts seven other infant welfare stations in West Side Communities, and ac- cording to Mrs. Floyd Sanders the total attendance at all clinics in 1947 exceeded twenty-five hundred (This Dodge Dealers Gather At Club Factory Executive Staff Outlines Sales Program Jack Richardson was among more than 100 Dodge dealers from North- eastern Pennsylvania who attended a dinner meeting and all-day pro- | gram at Irem Temple Country Club where members of the Dodge field | organization’ and the factory eve-, cutive staff of Detroit. outlined ad-, vertising, merchandising and other] plans concerning the completely | new line of trucks being introduced this month. Dealers were told. that the new line of Dodge ‘“Job-Rated” trucks has been expanded to include 248 basic chassis models ranging from 4250 to 23,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and up to 40,000 pounds gross train weight. It covers 97 per cent of all hauling and delivery re- quirements. The continuing program of train- ing dealers and salesmen to better qualify them to serve truck users in the selection of the right trucks and special equipment to meet specific hauling needs was outlined by the speakers. : The largest advertising roltnse in Dodge truck history will be made to introduce the new trucks, the dealers were told. Media includes newspapers, magazines, vocational publications and poster boards. The meeting was one of 60 being conducted this month throughout the nation by members of the Dodge field organization and the factory executive staff of Detroit. Potentate’s Cabaret The Potentate’s Cabaret will be held at Irem Temple Country Club on Saturday night. will include dinner, dancing and a floor show. League Members League Will Also Elect One Director The sixty members of the Leh- man Local of the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association will hold their annual dinner meeting in the Lehman Township High School at 7:30 P. M. Monday night. The din- ner will be served by the school cafeteria staff. Present officers are John M. Hew- itt, president; James Jones, secre- tary; and John ' Rebennack, treas- urer. Highlighting the meeting will be a sound film strip entitled “Dairy- men’s League—Heritage of the Ru- ral Northeast” which illustrates the many things dairy farmers have gained through the Dairymen’s League, and points out how these facilities are a heritage for today’s farmers, and those of succeeding generations. “What's Ahead in 1948?’ will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Ken- neth Hood, head of the Agricultural Economics Extension Department of Pennsylvania State College. Laing Auxiliary Elects Officers Committee Appointed For Annual Banquet Ladies Auxiliary of Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company met at the home™ of Mrs. Thomas Kepner on Tuesday evening. Pd The clinics will | Journey, Edmonds; Years Of The be held on Thursday afternoons | Davis, president; Mrs. Entertainment| Members of the servi mini. tee were: Yes Josie Mrs. Sterling Mea Mrs. Charles Stookey. Officers elected were: Mrs. Walter Clifford Ide, vice-president; Mrs. Sterling Mead, second vice-president; Mrs. Nelson Shaver, treasurer; Mrs. Ralph Fitch, ‘secretary; Mrs. Thomas Kepner, contingent fund secretary. Members of the Auditing com- mittee are: Mesdames R. J. W. Templin, Elwood McCarthy, Morris Harris. The February meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Stephen Pavlick with Mrs. Edward Van Campen, Mrs. Ralph Brown and Mrs. Russell Case as members of the serving committee. Appointed to the annual banquet committee were: Mrs. Edwin Nel- son, Mrs. Arthur Newman. Attending were: Mesdames Morris Harris, Ralph Fitch, R. J. W. Temp- lin, Nelson Shaver, Arthur Newman, Ralph Brown, Grant Shaner, Thomas Kingston, Elwood McCarthy, John Girvan, Dr. F. B. Schooley, Thomas | Kepner, Clifford Ide, Guy Dunham, Charles Stookey, Walter Davis, Ed- win Nelson, Stephen Pavlick, Joe Wallo, Oscar Roth and Cora Dun- ham. Eagle Scout Is Made Sergeant James Huston Receives Promotion In Japan Mr. and Mrs. James B. Huston, Harvey's Lake, have received word from Japan that their son James has been advanced to Staff Ser- geant, the highest advancement he can obtain under his present form of enlistment. &F The communicationwdated Janu- ary 10, is as follows: “Camp King, Tokyo, Japan. First Squadron, 8th Cavalry, Division Headquarters Troop—It is announced today from Headquarters that T/4 James B. Huston, Jr., of Harvey's Lake, has been advanced to Staff Sergeant. Huston entered service July 31, 19- 46 and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C. He landed in Japan on December 1, 1946. Sergeant Huston has full charge of entire rations at Camp King.” S/Sgt. Huston attended Dallas Borough Schools and was gradu- ated from Wyoming Seminary in June 1946. Active in Boy Scout work throughout his boyhood, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout and attributes much of his success in the army to the knowledge that he gained in Scouting. On the expiration of his enlistment next spring, he expects to enter college and take up Business Administra- tion. of"52 to 39. This makes three suc- Ralph Brown and Mrs.’ : : sp | son against a determined Fairview Staff! Ideal Snow Conditions Fura) Hundreds To Beaumont Ski ~~ ROOT TRANSFER CREW DELIVERS GOODS IN NEW JERSEY ON SLED A crew of movers working for Alfred Root of Franklin Street who conducts Root’s Transfer in Wyoming, had an interesting experience a few days ago near Bergenfield, New Jersey where they had gone to deliver a load of household goods. Their destination was two or three miles off one of New Jersey’s main trunk highways and when they attempted to road they found take the oe it complétely blocked with mone Pondering shine to retu i oad to Wyo- ming Valley, they telephoned Mr. Root for further instruc- tions. “Can you buy a tobog- gan anywhere?” They replied in the affirmative. “OK, buy one and deliver the stuff.” It took the crew three days to complete the moving that would ordinarily have taken one. = ~ Dallas Quintet Leads League Kingston Twp. Team Will Play Here Tonight The League leading Dallas Bor- ough quintet defeatéd Harter on the home floor Tuesday night by a score cessive League wins for the fast stepping Borough boys who are the only undefeated team in the League. Harter gave the Borough no trouble and coach Caddy Labar used all of his players. Brobst and Rob- erts paced the winners with 22 and 15-points respectively. Junevitz was high for the losers with 20-points. K.T.H.S. Here Tonight The Borough will seek to continue its winning streak tonight when Kingston Township journeys to the Borough gymnasium for what promises to be a fast game. While the boys were showing their stuff against Harter boys Tues- day night, Dallas girls romped to a 30 to 5 victory over Harter girls. The score at the half was 17 to O. Agnes Berry officiated. Borough Defeats Fairview Last Friday night the Borough played its hardest game of the sea- five that displayed excellent team- work’ and sportsmanship in a .close- ly played thrill-packed contest. Score at half time was tied up at 12 all. Fairview took the lead early in the second half and kept it until late in the fourth quarter when Price made a foul shot that tied the game at 31 all. In the extra period, Roberts made the deciding and only goal which won the game for Dallas by 2 points. Fairview girls were no match for their Dallas opponents and had dif- ficulty holding a definitely one-sided game to a final score of 43 to 15. Lad Sends Birthday Greetings To General Charles Douglas Woolbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woolbert, Shavertown, and namesake of Gen- eral Douglas MacArthur, this week air-mailed his annual birthday greeting to the general in Japan. Charles’ greeting this year was an American flag which he painted himself. Birthday greetings have gone from him to the general each year for the past four years. They have twice been acknowledged by General MacArthur; in 1944 and last year. { prejudices should be very much interested in. Twelve hundred more feet of rope and an additional motor have been installed at Beaumont Ski Tow, near Traver’s Park on the Tunk- hannock Highway. Hundreds of winter sports en- thusiasts are taking advantage of fine snow conditions to prove that this section can become a winter sports center. * The set-up is of. novice type, but State Educator To Explain New School Law 361 Dr. Robinson To Talk On State Program For Centralized Schools Dr. Raymond Robinson, consolidation "wand... transportation, Department of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, will be the principal speaker at a meeting of all Back Mountain School Boards and the public scheduled for the evening of March 4 in Dallas Township High School. The meeting will be in charge of E. S. Teter, county superintendent of schools, and has been called so that school boards and citizens can hear a report on the progress being made in establishing centralized high schools in other areas of the State. Dr. Robinson, an expert in his field, will outline costs of such pro- jects and explain just how they function. He will also attempt to get a cross section of opinion in this area, and will explain Act No. 361 passed by the 1947 General Assemb- ly. He will describe the methods the State Department of Education has in mind to provide better high schools and to save the taxpayers’ money. Informed of the forthcoming meeting, Donald J. Evans, president of Dallas Township School Board, said, “No responsible citizen of the Back Mountain Area will deny the urgent need for a higher status of education and a more complete cur- riculum in our high school systems. It is a civic duty of all citizens to determine whether we are to work for the establishment of a sec- ond class school district with its obvious advantages, or to remain as we are a fourth class district with limited curriculum and educational facilities. This is a matter that interests every taxpayer and parent in the Back Mountain Region. We are making preparations to handle a capacity audience when Dr. Rob- inson speaks here.” Floyd Chamberlain, another board member, said, “Last September the Dallas Township Board passed a res- olution to invite all school board members in the Back Mountain Re- gion to a meeting to discuss our common school problems. We talk- ed with many board members and the public. Opinion seemed to be divided especially among the public who appeared to be against what they thought was ‘consolidation’, so we dropped the matter. Now the County and State have taken the first step, so there should be no involved. The public this meeting; get back of it and at- tend.” : Mr. Chamberlain added that en- rollment in Dallas Township is now at a maximum in the grades and that some expansion program in the form of a new building to make more rooms available will be neces- sary shortly. When informed of Dr. Robinson’s visit, Harry Ohlman, president of Dallas Borough school board said, “This is something I have expected for sometime. Whether we like it or whether we don’t the State is going to force a change in our high school set ups within the next three or four years. It probably won't be a matter for local school boards or the public to decide; so we had ‘better get down to business and do some planning along these lines while we've got the opportunity.” L. L. Richardson another Dallas Borough Board member commented, “I think I speak for every member of the Borough Board; we are inter- ested only in the best education for our children. If a centralized high school means the resignation of every one .of us, I know we'd be (Continued on page five) Tow the new tow will test the skill of the intermediate skiier. As one enthusiast put it, “Any one with vision can see a future for the ex- pert or reckless intermediate.” Three weeks of perfect base with powder cover has brought many new faces to the ‘tow. The public is invited to enjoy the facilities at a small fee. chief
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