stimulated by a transfusion of live Editorially Speaking:= "Don’t Try It Again” A letter recently appeared in the Omaha World-Herald which has received national acclaim. It later developed that it had been written by Chester E. Beltz, a fireman who works for the Union Pacific Railroad. Mz. Beltz had long been interested in the cause of safety, partly as a result of the safety training which he had received from the railroad. Here, in part, is his Tur Darras Post: MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION ’ BOX SCORE Back Mountain Highway Deaths and Serious accidents since V-J Day Hospitalized Killed DALLAS 11 1 1 NGSTON TOWNSHIP 0 4 i 2 E TOW 3 1 TO 2 1 1 | 17 letter, addressed to the unknown driver of a car which was almost struck by a train: “I don’t know who you are, Vol. 58. No. 11 but I do know you were scared to ‘death when you drove your car across directly in front of a speeding passenger train. It was so close that I, in the cab, could see the young girl (your sweetheart, I presume) throw her hands up in front of her face and cringe up against you in stark horror. “If I were that young girl I'd pull away from you, fast. You didn’t have good sense, son. , You probably say you love her. I wonder. Those we love we try “Wouldn't that have been mother’ — a broken and battered body. that we in the cab of that engine would feel. beings too... i | to protect. But not you. a nice present to hand your And how do you think We are human *You and your girl were only one second from Eternity, son. + “I"hope you read this and know it means you, and that the girl will; too. We don’t want to hit you, but swerve away from our given rail. If I were you, I'd thank granted you. -"'I said a prayer for all when Perhaps that’s what saved us all. “Now think it over, both of still shaking in your shoes. try it again.” Next time you go driving around, stop and look. we are helpless, as we cannot God for that split second He I realized you were going across. you. And I'll bet you are both And please, for God’s sake, don’t x x Kx Let George Do It This newspaper was overwhelmed with the response to last week’s editorial appealing for letters that might be turned over to the Postoffice Department in a n effort to secure street delivery of mail in Dallas Borough and vicinity. + We received just one communication — a postal card from Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dettmore of Lehman Avenue. * For the past twenty years this newspaper has appealed to the people of Dallas Borough to number their houses. Some few years ago as a matter of self defense it waged a single-handed campaign (that incidentally cost have street signs erected in Dallas us about $50 in cold cash) to Borough. Those signs, now badly in need of repair, have served their purpose well and have been a convenience to those in the com- munity as well as to visitors and delivery men. “Frankly, our motive in advocating them was ulterior. were tired of being the village information center. in urging people to number thei self-interest. Again we were ti We Our motive r houses was also motivated by red of trying to direct moving vans, department store delivery boys, and in not a few instances, bill collectors to homes where there were no house numbers. Fortunately we have no interest in the street delivery of mail. We pay someone to collect our mail twice a day and since nobody else in town seems to be interested enough to express themselves in writing, we shall drop the matter and let those who enjoy paddling through the mud to do so. in all sorts of weather continue It’s our candid opinion that most of the community has stagnated to the point where it needs the air and the exer- cise anyway. FROM. PILLAR TO POST By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. One sure sign of spring hereabouts is a growing disinclination to meet a column deadline, combined with a corresponding leaning toward doing that long-delayed spot of housecleaning, postponed for so many months that it is now tramping heavily upon the heels of the annual tear-up which ushers in the spring calendar. just as surely as the date on the And then there is that accumula-@ tion of bedding put off from week | to week in the hope of a sunny day, a temperature well above freezing, and a brisk wind, all in one fancy package. Such days could reason- ably be expected along toward the middle of March. We could use a little of that sort of weather right about now. It would be a pleasant change to fold sheets directly from the line, snapped dry in a warm wind that leaves no wrinkles to iron out, and without benefit of blowtorch. There was such a lovely sun this morning, such a sweet wind, just the ticket for that spree of sheet-washing. It seemed like an answer from heaven to the post- ponement of that deadline. I could do the whole business in one hour flat, I promised myself as I rolled out the washing machine, knowing full well that I was lying in my teeth, that it would take two and a half hours with the best of luck, and that the hanging of the last sheet would be followed by a mad dash to the office of the Dallas Post, bearing in my hand an ill- written column an hour beyond the deadline. This state of affairs sparked the usual train of events. The bucket- a-day refused to burn until the smudge on the firepot had been coals from the furnace. The first turn of the faucet brought forth a gush of rusty water. It developed that the laundry soap was at the lowest ebb in history, with the kitchen sink yielding a scant half bar and the bathroom sa sliver. With a small sugar sack tied firmly over the rust-bearing faucet and a dribble of water coming through it into the washing ma- chine, there suddenly appeared a lake on the laundry floor. Business of removing the fireplace wood stacked under the set tubs, to find that one of the logs had nudged the shut-off valve a trifle and that there was providentially no leak . (Continued on Page Five) Kiwanis Backs Baseball League Young Players Are Invited To Meeting Spring meeting of Junior Base- ball League players will be held at 1 Dallas School on Thursd h, at 7:30 P.M The hich is sponsored by Daflas Jiwanis Club, is com- teams from Trucksville, Shavertown, Fernbrook, Dallas and Dallas Township. The players are youngsters up to and including fourteen years of age. It is expected that Richard Pyrnn, former Kingston Township High School baseball star, who did such a fine job of supervising the League last year, will again take over that duty this year. A highly interesting program has been arranged for the meeting on March 18th.’ Through the efforts of Joseph D. Kane, director of Wy- oming Valley Playground and Recre- ation Association, motion pictures of the 1947 World Series baseball games will be shown. These pic- tures are furnished through the courtesy of the Philadelphia Amer- ican League Baseball Club. In ad- dition to the baseball films, the Dallas Kiwanis Club has secured a motion picture of 1947 Football High Lights from Atlantic Refining Company. All young baseball players in the Dallas area are urged to attend the meeting and take an active part on the teams. Parents of the boys are also invited. Owl At Feeding Station Mrs. Georgia Straw reports that a screech owl was feeding this week at her bird feeding station at her home on Overbrook avenue. Five Injured When Two Cars Meet Head-On Four Are Still In Serious Condition At Nesbitt Hospital Five well-known Back Mountain residents were seriously injured and a sixth miraculously escaped with minor bruises Tuesday night at 7:30 when two automobiles col- lided in front of the new American Legion Home on upper Main Street, Luzerne, southeast of the Luzerne Lumber Company office. The injured were: George Smith, 70, of Alderson, driver of the automobile. He re- ceived a fractured left leg below the knee, fractured jaw, lacerations and” contusions of the face and suffered from shock. Mrs. Carrie Smith, 66, wife of George Smith, compound fracture of the right ankle and shock. Mildred Devens, 34, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Devens, Dallas, a passenger in the Smith automo- bile, three severe lacerations of the face, from the outer corner of each eye across the cheeks and across the chin, fractured left kneecap and shock. Mary Kuchta, 40, of Alderson, passenger in Smith automobile, contusions of left chest and right leg and shock. W. J. Goodman, 57, Huntsville, driver of the second automobile, possible fractured skull, fractured jaw, injuries to left side, contusions of face and shock. He is a brother of Henry Goodman, Idetown florist and operates his own large hot house on Dennison street, Forty- Fort. For the past nine years he has lived with the Rummage family on Jackson Road, Huntsville. Mrs. A. C. Devens, passenger in Smith automobile, slight brush burns. All of .the injured with the ex- ception of Mrs. Devens are patients at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital where Mildred Devens and Mr. and Mrs. Smith are being treated by Dr. Charles Shaffer of Kingston. Their condition is satisfactory and they are in good spirits. Miss Kuchta, whose injuries were not at first determined has sirall splinters ¢f the bone in her leg re- quiring a cast. For a time this week she was not permitted to have visitors. She is being treated by Dr. Sherman Schooley of Shaver- town. A teacher in the schools of Lakewood, N. J. she had come here to attend the funeral of her uncle. Mr. Goodman's condition is grave. His injuries and general condition are such that x-rays have not been taken. He is, however, being treat- ed for a fractured skull. He has been semi-conscious only at in- tervals since the accident. He is being treated by Dr. C. A. Miller of Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Devens, considerably bruised, is being confined to her home in Dallas awaiting the outcome of x- ray pictures. The accident happened when both automobiles which are believed to have been traveling close to the center of the highway, collided head on. The Smith machine was travel- ing toward Luzerne and Goodman’s machine was headed toward Trucks- ville. Both cars were moving at a moderate rate of speed. After the collision, the Goodman machine burst into flamés and Lu- zerne Fire Department responded extinguishing the flames with chem- icals. Neither automobile overturned. Both were almost completely wreck- ed with the engines in each of them being shoved far back into the in- teriors of the bodies. Miss Devens and Mr. Smith were riding in the front of the Smith machine while Mrs. Devens, Miss Kuchta and Mrs. Smith occupied the rear seat. Miss Devens was thrown through the windshield and was unconscious and bleeding profusely when her mother summoned a spectator who came running to the accident in bare feet to take her to the hospital. Miss Kuchta was thrown com- pletely from the car and was found lying under the Goodman automo- bile where she was rescued by Lu zerne firemen. None of those in the Smith ma- chine can explain how the accident occurred although Miss Devens is quoted by her mother as having said “I saw it coming but was powerless to do anything about it.” J | | gms. Guests were greeted by an organ FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1948 Over Two Hundred Folks Attend Shavertown "Newcomér Over two hundred men, women, and children attended the New- comers Family Night at Shaver- town Methodist Church Tuesday recital given by Bud James as they gathered in the sanctuary. In the reception line were Rev. and Mrs. Howard Harrison, Mr. #@hd Mrs. Robert Clark, Mr. and Mrs, Stephen Johnson and Mrs. Sherman Schoo- ley. : Lovely bouquets of spring flowers in white vases, donated by Hill, the Florist, made a cheerful setting. Shamrocks and greens decorated the tables as guests enjoyed a de- licious creamed chicken dinner pre- pared by the WSCS. Rev. Edgar Singer of Forty Fort acted as toastmaster. The program, arranged by the Men’s Class con- sisted of the following: group sing- ing led by Professor Lewis of King- ston; solos by William Burnaford accompanied by Margaret Gordon; a reading by Mrs. Joe Mathers; greetings to new members, Rev. Singer. The cut flowers and vases were awarded to guests on the following merits: Mr. and Mrs. Barney, couple most recently married; Mrs. Harry Major, oldest member present; Mr. and Mrs. William Burnaford, couple with largest family present; Mrs. Ralph Whipp, a foster mother; Mrs. Miles, mother with youngest child present; Mrs. William Ockenhouse, a member of Shavertown Methodist Church for thirty years; Mr. and Mrs. Eberly, family most recently moved into the community. Those present were: Miss A. Rich- ards, Mr. and Mrs. William Man- near and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark, Rev. and Mrs. H. Har- rison, Howard Hontz, Mr. and Mrs. William Burnaford, Bill, Eddie, Al- len, Lois Burnaford, Mrs. John Jones, Mrs. Floyd Sisco, Walter Andrews, Delphine Andrews, Harry Bogart, Carol Bogart, Mr. and Mrs. John Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martz, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snow and family, Bobby Hontz, Donald James, Mar- | garet Ann Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, R. D. Lewis, John Henninger, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Eberle Jr., Mr. and Mrs. William Barney, Mr. and Mrs. George Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. William Eichl, Mr. and Mrs. John Reese, Extra Period Brings Title To Shavertown Underdogs Climb From Fourth Pl To Championship In one of the best played games of the season in the Back Mountain Sunday School League, Shavertown Methodist defeated East Dallas Methodist Saturday night on King- ston Township High School floor by a score of 30 to 24. It was an extra period game the score being tied at 24 at the close’ of regulation time. Shaver- town started slow and was behind 19 to 9 at the half, but in: the second half began to find the bas- ket and soon pulled the game out of the fire to tie the score in the last second. In the extra period Shavertown outscored East Dallas 6 to O. Shavertown started slow and trailed other League teams at the start of the season but with the addition of Porter to the line-up began to move and ended the regu- lar season in fourth place in the League. In the playoffs Shavertown de- feated Dallas A team and in the semi finals defeated the League- leading Dallas B team to enter the finals against East Dallas. Shaver- town’s victory over Dallas B was the only defeat suffered by that team during the season. Shavertown defeated East Dallas in two straight games to win the flag. Box Score on Page Five Returns Fron Show Miss Miriam Lathrop, has return- ed after spending several days in Philadelphia where she visited the Flower Show and spent some time going over the shelves at University | Library selecting book titles. \ | ure of a motor in the pump at and 187 in the Grade School had ight" Mrs. Joe Mathers, Rev. Edgar Sing- er, Walter Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Step- hen Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Whitney, David Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Poad, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Faatz and sons, R. Durand, Mr. and Mrs. Mosier, George Dodson, Louise Dod- son, Tom Phipps, Robert Phipps, Mrs. Charles Mahler, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laidler, Sandra Laidler, Miss Pearl Averett, Mrs. Horton Averett, Gor- don Beck, Bill Beck, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Butts, Robert Butts, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reese, Jimmie Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eckert, Lee Eck- ert, Mrs. William Hunt, Ida Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gosart, Mrs. Pamela Miles; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morek, Harriet Jean Williams. Mr. and Mrs. F. Morrison, Donna Mae LaBar, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hart, Mrs. Harry Major, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shewan, Mrs. Dora Major, Mr. and Mrs. William Shew- an, Robert Shewan, Bud James, Mrs. Bud Hirleman, Barbara Joyce, Frank Hirelman, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woolbert, Charles Woolbert, Mary Elizabeth Schooley, Mrs. Sherman Schooley, Mr. and Mrs. A. Arber, Mrs. Ada Evans, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Nicols, Miss Esther Boston, Miss Ruth Lamoreaux, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Bond, Miss Ruth Boston, Ruth Miles, Miss Marian Courtright, Louise Miles, Miss Lucy Courtright, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Yeager, Miss Ethel Vivian and family, Miss Alice Vivian, Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Wat- kins, Allen Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. George Jones, Susan Jones, Mrs. Emilyn Jones, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Dick, Alice Austin, Mrs. Alice Aus- tin, Mrs. Mabel Dorn, Rolland Dorn, Mrs. Dorthy Reese, Kirk Reese, Jack Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brace, H. C. Beck, Maria Beck, Mr. and Mrs. James Martin and James Jr. "The dinner was prepared and served by ‘the following ladies of the church: Mrs. Ralph Whipp, chairman, Mrs. Walter Shaver, co- chairman; Mesdames Russell Cease, Albert Major, Roy Martz, Honey- well, William .Ockenhouse, LaBar, Howard Hontz, Oscar Dymond, Rob- ert Phipps, William Morgan, Alfred Dampf, William James, Eleanor Jones, Edna Smith, Paul Eckert, Lewis Underwood, Walter Andrews, Moreck, Dora Major; Miss Myrtle Major. Water Shortage Closes Schools Pump Motor Burns Out At Trucksville Well More than 200 Trucksvjlle fam- ilies were without water Wednes and 500 school childrenf w; dis- missed before noon because of fail- Trucksville Water Company’s No. 2 well near Carverton Road. The well has a capacity of 1,200 gallons an hour and supplies a small reservoir in the vicinity of King- ston Township High School. Fail- ure of the pump quickly depleted reserves and practically all of the homes in Trucksville, except those on lower levels, were soon out of water. Employees of the company in- stalled a new motor and started service shortly, but not before 300 students in the High School left their classes. Thirty pupils were also dismissed at Shavertown Grade Building so that bus drivers would not have to make two trips. 6 CENTS PER COPY =~ MILL MANAGEMENT DECIDES AGAINST INSTALLATION OF ANY KIND OF WHISTLE No mill whistle will disturb the rustic atmosphere of Dallas. John McCusker, general man- ager of Natona Mills, announ- ced the decision this week after receiving letters from Dallas Kiwanis Club, Woman's Club and numerous individuals. Dal- las Rotary Club discussed the matter at its meeting last week but opinion was divided among those who wanted a whistle and those who didn’t, but ap- proved a resolution ‘if we must have a whistle, let's have one that is as meek as possible. Others in the community took Mr. McCusker’s invitation for opinion as an opportunity to berate the mill management and express their regret that the plant had located here, but they were far in the minority and in two instances lacked the courage to sign their com- munications. George Turn, local insurance man, wrote that he had con- ducted a private poll and had found that most people were opposed to whistling—even in the dark.” Betty Trimble Is Injured In Pocono Accident Skidding Automobile Rams Schwartz Sedan Near Broadheadsville Four local persons were injured, one of them seriously, Sunday eve- ning at eight when their Ford sedan was rammed by a skidding auto- mobile on a hill in the Poconos five miles this side of Broadheadsville on Route 115. The injured were treated at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Injured were: Betty Jane Trimble, 20, Fernbrook, College Misericordia sophomore, fractured jaw, fractured foot and leg. A paticgh at General Hospital. Condition fgood. Mrs. Helen Trimble, mother of Betty Jane, laceratiems™ above the eye. Frankie Trimble, 15, brother of Betty Jane, bruises of the head. Ted Schwartz, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Schwartz of Shavertown, driver of the machine in which the Trimbles were riding, bruises of the knee. The accident occurred when a Buick sedan driven by a Montclair, N. J. resident skidded while de- scending a sharp grade and slid across the highway into the front end of the Schwartz machine which was travelling toward Wilkes-Barre. Miss Trimble riding in the front seat with Mr. Schwartz was thrown underneath the cowl. Occupants of the Buick were not seriously in- jured. The accident tied up heavy Sun- day night traffic for about an hour. A motorist who was following the Schwartz machine helped to release Miss Trimble, who was pinned un- der the cowl by the front seat, and brought the injured to General Hospital. Large Crowd Attends Pellman BRuction Sale A crowd estimated at more than 500 attended the dispersal sale of James H. Pellman on the Nesbitt Kingston Township School offi- | cials said that water pressure in the schools is never satisfactory on Mondays and on at least two previous occasions this year it has been a question of whether to dis- miss pupils or not. They also im- plied that they are not notified of a shut-down or break-down in wa- ter service so that they can arrange school schedules to meet the emer- gency. Residents in the higher sections of the community were inclined to take Wednesday's break-down philosophically. “We are frequent- ly without water and seldom have an adequate supply; so Wednesday's break-down was nothing new to us. This time the kids enjoyed it.” Farm Saturday. Mr. Pellman has purchased the former Kyler Richards Fruit Farm at Beaumont from William Williams of Dallas and expects to move there shortly. The auction was conducted by Howard Sands of Tunkhannock. Farm: machinery brought good prices and there was brisk bidding for Mr. Pellman’s herd of thirty- two mixed cattle. The top Holstein was sold to Fred Shouldice for $375. Another went to a New Jersey buyer tor $330. Negotiates For Buildings Ben Sterling, owner of Rocky Glen Park, is negotiating for the buildings at Fernbrook Park which are owned by Leo Insalaco. The Book Club To Meet buildings have to be removed be- Back Mountain Memorial Libraty | cause of the sale of the land to | Book Club will meet on Wednesday. Bloomsburg Mills. TOTAL Jas Expect 100 At Lake Fox Hunt Sunday Morning Prizes Will Be Awarded In Three Different Classes Open warfare has been declared on bre’r fox. More than 100 huntsmen are ex- pected to gather Sunday morning at Herman Kern’s Restaurant, Har- vey’s Lake, for the first fox hunt sponsored by Harvey's Lake Camp 274, United Sportsmen. Any licensed hunter may take part and those having fox hounds are invited to bring them along. Shotguns will be the only firearms permitted. Registration will start at 8 A.M. after which rules and regulations and location of the hunt will be explained. The hunt will get under- way at 9 o'clock and lunch will be served at noon. There will be first and second prizes for the men who shoot the first and second fox of the day. There will also be first and second prizes for those who shoot the heaviest foxes and another for the hunter who shoots the largest num- ber. Judges will be Luther Kniffen, Bowden Northrup, Herman Ker- steen, Joseph MacVeigh and Steve Emmanuel. The State Game Commission has pointed out that foxes feed on small game and their young and has urged hunters to take a heavy toll of bre’r fox to protect the young and thereby assure an in- crease in game this year. Only this week Auditor General G. Harold Wagner placed his stamp of approval on payment of $14,922 in bounties to Pennsylvania sports- men for killing foxes. In the Keystone State the sum of $4 is paid the hunter for each fox killed. And for some, this runs into a tidy sum — as'is the case with Andrew Ewart, of Car- michaels, Greene County. Ewart, in a 50-day period, slew 160 of the red and gray depre- dators. Of this number 112 were gray foxes, while 48 were of the red variety. For this bit of work, he will receive $640, Wagner said. Next ranking fox-killer in the state is Hugh D. Case, of Sabins- | ville, Tioga County, who will re- ceive $493 for his efforts in run- ning bre’r fox to death. A record kill of more than 45,000 foxes in 1945 is believed to be still tops. The Harvey’s Lake hunt will be directed by Charles Gavenonis, Ply- mouth, president of the head camp, assisted by William Robbins Jr., of Trucksvillee. Game Commission officials who will aid are: Robert Parlaman, Carl Stainbrook, and Ray Doerzbacher. Eight Schools Get State Aid Payments Approved By Auditor General Eight Back Mountain School Dis- tricts shared in $472,635.39 ap- proved for payment to forty-nine Luzerne County School Districts of the fourth class this week by Audi- tor General G. Harold Wagner. The local districts and the amounts are: Dallas Borough, $9,- 816.63; Dallas Township, $19,841.25; Franklin Township, $3,744.76; Jack- son Township, $4,973.59; Kingston Township, $26,286.50; Lake Town- ship, $10,977.81; Lehman Township, $17,517.52; Ross Township, $6,482.- 38. > . Showing of Spring Hats Will Follow Reading A fashion show of new Easter bonnets will be an added attraction at the Irem Temple Country Club tonight, Friday, when Evelyn Swank Jones entertains with the reading, “Mr. Roebrts”. The reading is the last of a series to be sponsored by the Irem Tem- ple Women Golfers. Miss Lee Har- den of Pomeroy’s, who will direct the fashion show, is one of the Golfers. Other golfers will act as models. A coupon for a gift hat will be the door prize. rl a