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Editorially Speaking:
No Place For Eddie
The Evening Banner, of Greenville, Texas, recently told, in
an editorial, the sad story of Eddie, an inefficient and discourteous
clerk in a store.
present and asked about him.
more,” the proprietor said.
vacancy?” the customer responded.
“Eddie didn’t leave no vacancy.”
As the Banner added, “There's no place for the Eddies because
the days of competition have returned and customers want to be
waited upon , . . . they want to
requests, give them courteous, attentive service and try to make
That's just human nature.”
‘During the war, many a store, from the big chains down to
little shops, had to employ poor and disinterested help, because
nothing better could be had. But we're getting back to normal
now, and we're seeing again that retailing is a career, that it calls
for very special talents and mental attitudes and capabilities, and
that it isn’t a job that anyone can do.
carry on highly devéloped training programs for their employes,
and these are of service to small stores as well, by raising the
standards of retail service in general.
them feel at home.
The customer is entitled to
whether he’s after a pound of
outfit, and retailing is giving it to him. That small percentage
of stores which takes no interest in this basic form of public re-
lations won't be in business lon
no vacancy.
One day a customer noticed that Eddie wasn’t
“He's just not working here any
“Got anybody in mind for the
HE Darras PosT
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
GS
“Nope,” said the proprietor.
see clerks take an interest in their
Many of the larger stores
interested and intelligent service,
hamburger or a complete spring
g. And, like Eddie, they'll leave
FROM.
PILLAR
By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
TO POST
When the telephone exploded in a series of short staccato beeps at
eleven P. M. on Friday night, I turned off the radio with one hand while
lifting the receiver with the other.
ing of the pulse, is IT. Keep calm, you nitwit.
somthing new and different in the Jmily annals where a two weeks delay
is the norm.
This, I told myself with a quicken-
Right on time to the dot,
The operator inquired, “Is a
thuhree, niun, four, ring two?”
Yes, it was three-nine-four R two
all right, and how about getting on
with the connection so I could re-
ceive the GREAT NEWS?
“One moment puhlease.
your party.”
The other end of the line said,
Here is
in what appeared to be a state of.
breathless excitement, and no
wonder under the circumstances. |
“Is this Mrs.
Charlie.”
“Hi,
and don’t keep me in suspenders.
Come across with the vital statistics.
How is she, and is it a boy or a
girl? Let’s have the news.”
+ A dazed silence from the other
end of the line, then in a patient
voice, the tone commonly used in
Soothing a 2 hysterical
Hicks? This is
] ere, almost any
kind you can mention, but so far
as I know, nobody is expecting
either a boy or a girl. Howzabout
it, fellows”, in an auduble aside
to the personnel of the news room,
anybody here expecting?”
“Oh, Charlie Berry. Well, hello,
Mr. Berry, what's on your mind ?*’
“Just a little information. Is
Bill Wagner still in Peru?”
This query promptly filed itself
high on the list in the department of
complete confusion. Fancy your-
self in a state of expecting news
of a Blessed Event, and then let
somebody imply that you have mis-
laid a man you never even heard of,
and in Peru, of all places. Shick-
shinny, maybe or even Moosic, but
never Peru.
Peru, I reflected vaguely while
hanging my ear to the phone, is
that long pink country angling down
the far side of South America. No,
that’s Chile. Must be that fattish
continent, practically astride the
Equator. Uh-uh, that’s Ecuador.
I'll have to look it up in the Atlas.
My fifth grade geography has slip-
ued.
All this while Mr. Berry was still
warbling about Bill. Bill, the last
anybody heard of him, was in Peru,
and Tom must know something of
his whereabouts.
Snatching at straws now, “Tom
isn’t here, but I am expecting him
for the weekend. If he knows
where Bill is located, he’ll give you
a ring. And now you lay off the
phone, on account of I am expect-
ing a call from Baltimore.”
Hold the Presses
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scoggins
of Baltimore, Md., announce the
birth of a six pound baby boy, Char-
les Jr., on Wednesday, April 7, the
birthday anniversary of his great
grandmother, Todd. This is the
Scoggins’ first child and Mrs. Scog-
gins’ mother, Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks’
tenth grandchild. Mrs. Scoggins is
the former Persis Hicks.
Dancing Classes
Kathryn Stafford is conducting
private dancing classes at the Shav-
ertown Youth Center starting, April
12. The pre-school class is held at
3 o'clock and the school-age class at
4 o’clock.
Any one wishing to take advant-
age of these classes right in our
own Back Mountain area is invited
Charlie, glad to hear you
» term,
‘Township Board
Plans Showers
And Dining Room
Construction Will
Start This Spring
If Costs Are Right
Dallas’ Township School Board,
meeting Tuesday night, discussed
construction of a dining-room to
be used in' conjunction with the
cafeteria.
In addition, plans were expanded
to construct boys’ and girls’ shower
rooms. Before any definite action
is taken, however, the Board will
1 : if
osts, and
t prohibitive,
bids. If the
Board decides to go through with
it, work will be started late this
spring, and. completed for use at
the beginning of the fall school
Reports on operation of the new
cafeteria have/ brought favorable
Vol; 58, No. 15
Scott.
drew Fedor, Donald Gross.
Blue Ridge Chapter, Future
Hunter, president of F. F. A.
An excellent roast ham dinner
was served by the Home Economics
Department under the supervision
of Miss Ruth Shellhamer.
The meeting opened by candle-
light with the official F. F. A. open-
ing ceremonies conducted by the
officers of the organization.
The program for the evening con-
sisted of Group singing conducted
by Russell Ruble with B. J. Gerrity
accompanist; several selections by
the newly organized F.F.A. male
quartette consisting of Frank Prutz-
man, Charles Snyder, Ralph Cornell
and Burl Updyke, under the diréc-
tion of Mr. Gerrity; a report on
Chapter activities by Bernard Mazer;
Project work, by Frank Prutzman;
Swine Club by Roland Gensel; Dairy
Club by Burl Updyke.
Leonard Ide Sr., who was select-
ed as the Fathers’ Representative,
comment from. educational
authorities.
A dining-room, located near the
cafeteria, will provide a place for
the students to eat. At present,
class-rooms are used for this pur-
pose, and are, at best, a temporary
arrangement. |
Present shower rooms provided
for students are inadequate, and
far too small with present enroll-
ment. It is proposed that modern,
up-to-date shower rooms, be pro-
vided with storage space for gym
suits and athletic uniforms.
Other business coming before the
Board was preparation of a tenta-
tive budget for the fiscal year, 1948-
49. The Board secretary was author-
ized to insert legal advertisements
of the tentative budget in the pa-
pers. A copy is also open for in-
spection by the public in the super-
vising principal's office at the high
school. The secretary was also
authorized to place advertisements
for bids for transporting students
in school busses These bids will
be received and opened at the next
regular meeting on Tuesday, May
4th. Contracts will be awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder as|
required by State School Laws.
Directors present were: Donald J.
Evans, president; Stephen N. Davis,
Thomas S. Moore, and Floyd w.|
Chamberlain, secretary. Director
Walter Elston was absent.
Also present were Prof. Raymond
E. Kuhnert, supervising principal
and Attorney Jonathan C. Valen-:
tine, solicitor.
Back Mountain Amateurs
Asked To Enter Contest
An amateur contest in which
students of all Back Mountain
schools are invited to participate
will be held at Lehman High School
on Friday night, April 16, under
the sponsorship of the Senior Class.
Donald Frantz will be master of
ceremonies and Marilyn Williams
will be mistress of ceremonies.
Three cash prizes of $10, $5, and
$3 will be awarded.
Anyone interested in entering the
contest should contact either Mr.
to join the group on Monday.
Frantz or Miss Williams.
, comer, area agriculture adviser
gave a short interesting talk en-
couraging the boys in their F.F.A.
and Project Work; Jerry Scott gave
a short response to Mr. Ide’s talk
and welcomed all guests and par-
ents.
Richard Weidner played two
selections on the trumpet accom-
panied by Mr. Gerrity at the piano.
The toastmaster then introduced
a number of guests and remarks
concerning the work of the F.F.A.
were made by H. L. Hendricks, sup-
ervising Principal and H. E. New-
The address of the evening was
by H. C. Fetterolf, chief, Vocational
Education in Agriculture, Depart-
ment of Public Institution, Harris-
burg, Pa.
Following the address, Mr. Ruble
presented the area and state Project
Contest awards for outstanding
work in Vocational Agriculture.
A copy of the Annual F.F.A. News
publication was presented to each
person present.
The meeting was closed by the
president with the closing cere-
monies of F. F. A.
Area winners were: Frank Prutz-
man, calves, 5th; Ralph Cornell,
potatoes, 1st; Homer Major, pota-
toes, 2nd; Edward Kosakowski, ca-
pons, 2nd.
Junior Project winners: Carl
Rood, truck crops, 2nd; George
Lewis, silage corn, 1st; Fred Shoul-
dice, tree fruit, 1st; Frederick Dis-
que, 2nd.
State Junior Project winners:
Carl Rood, truck crops (green to-
matoes) 2nd; Ralph Cornell, pota-
toes, 12th.
Kingston Township
Students Win Awards
Lazarus Department Store has
awarded a Certificate of Merit and
a gold key to each of four students
of Kingston Township Schools who
entered exhibits in the National
Art Contest sponsored by scholastic
magazines.
Students were: Anne Louise Grif-
fiths, a senior; Nancy Kann, a
junior; Catherine Ruth Vann and
Louise Kann, members of the eighth
Left to right, back row: Edward Kosakowski, Richaard Thomas,
Carl Rood, Frederick Disque, Charles Snyder, Roland Gansel, Fred Shouldice, William DeRemer, Jerry
FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1948
Lehman F. F. A. Sons Entertain
Dads At Seventh Annual Banquet
H. C. Fetterholf, Harrisburg, Is Speaker;
Leonard Ide Sr., Responds For Fathers
Farmers of America of Lehman
Township High School held their annual Father and Son Banquet
Wednesday evening, March 31 in the High School gymnasium. About
seventy fathers and sons and guests attended. Toastmaster was Arden
@>
Business Group
Adopts By-Laws
Annual Dues Set
At $3 Per Year
Dallas Borough Business Associa-
tion at a round table meeting Mon-
day night in First National Bank
approved by-laws for the organiza-
tion presented by a commi com-
posed of i Atty.
Burt B. Lewis and Grace T. Cave.
Dues were set at $3 per year and
membership was limited to persons,
firms or corporations having busi-
ness addresses in the Dallas area.
Purpose of the organization is to
promote civic and community wel-
fare. Time of meetings was set for
8 o'clock on the first Monday night
of each month.
Howard W. Risley; presided.
Lawrence Updyke, vice president
was appointed to head the member-
ship committee and each member
member with him to the next meet-
ing” which will be held on the first
Monday in May in Back Mountain
Memorial Library.
There was general approval of
one-hour parking on designated
streets, as presented to Borough
Council by Arlean Bowman, John
Hislop and Jack Hazeltine of the
parking committee. There was a
suggestion that parking should be
eliminated on Huntsville road.
Lillian Kuehn, treasurer reported
a balance on hand of $108.04. While
approval of the by-laws consumed
much of the meeting, members were
unanimous in their decision to help
Henry Peterson make the annual
Hallowe’en Parade in Dallas Bor-
ough an outstanding event in North-
easern Pennsylvania. They also dis-
cussed more elaborate Christmas
lighting throughout the community
and listened to a proposal by Secre-
tary George Turn that the associa-
tion sponsor a weekly community
square dance on proportions hereto-
fore unheard of in this area. He
N. Y.,, where hundreds attend the
weekly community dance.
Members suggested that. the
Association should do every thing
possible to promote closer co-oper-
ation among all communities of the
area and support Sweet Valley
Memorial Day parade, Lehman
Horse Show and Back Mountain
Memorial Library Auction as com-
munity institutional days.
Action on other important mat-
ters was deferred until the next
meeting when emphasis will be
placed on the formation of a Back
Mountain credit bureau, and regu-
lation of summer store hours. Mem-
bers of the credit control committee
are Dr. R. M. Bodycomb, Harry Lee
Smith and W. B. Jeter. It was
proposed that a secretary be paid
a nominal sum to handle records
of the credit ‘bureau where all mer-
chants will be able to report de-
promised to bring a prospective];
when the companies were owned
cited the example of Trumansburg, ,
Lehman Future Farmers Line Up For Picture
Anthony Yockavitch, George Lewis,
Center row: Russell Ruble, instructor; Donald Bombick, Thomas Roberts, Ronald Thomas Arden, Hunter,
president; Richard Weidner, vice president; Bernard Mazer, secretary; Leonard Ide, Jr., reporter; Albert
Ashton, treasurer; Leslie Sutton, sentinel; Arthur Carichner, Ralph Cornell, William Naugle.
Front row: Charles Carey, Joe Giniter, Frank Prutzman, Frank Kocher, Burl Updyke, Phil Scavone, An-
Utility Manager
Made Director
Warhola Has Served
Water Company 20 Yrs.
Leslie Warhola, g
of the Dallas and S vertowamr Water
Companies, has been elected a direc-
tor of Eastern Gas and Water In-
vestment Company which owns and
operates water properties in Dallas,
Shavertown, Tunkhannock, Noxen,
Mt. Greenwood and Harvey's Lake;
and propane gas properties at
Chestertown, Snow Hill, Pocomoke
City, Berlin and Ocean City, Mary-
land and Chincoteague, Virginia.
The other officers and directors
of the Company are Carl F. R. Has-
sold, President, and John F. Bunn,
Jr., Secretary and Treasurer.
LESLIE WARHOLA
Mr. Warhola’s election follows
years of service with the Dallas
and Shavertown companies during
which vast improvements have been
Starting as a laborer in 1927
by Inland Utilities Corporation of
the Southeastern Gas and Water
Company, Mr. Warhola advanced to
the position of general manager.
Under his direction the local system
has developed from a broken down
system of pumps and wells into a
modern water system with a con-
stant supply of pure water from
deep artesian wells. The water
company’s present program is gear-
ed to the development and expan-
sion of a growing community.
Within recent years under his
supervision, Country Club, Natona
Mills and Center Hill wells have
been drilled, and two new wells, the
north Lehigh and Zinn, have been
drilled in Kingston Township. The
smaller Wallo and Still water com-
panies have been consolidated with
the larger system.
A graduate of Kingston Borough
Schools, Mr. Warhola has been a
resident of Dallas Borough since
1926. For ten years until the an-
nual meeting in December, Mr. War-
hola had been fire chief of Dr.
Henry M. Laing Fire Company, re-
signing at that time due to in-
creased responsibilities with the
water company.
Tryon's Name Omitted
The name of Roy Tryon, Jr. was
omitted from the clarinet section
in the list of players in Dallas Town-
ship High School Band which was
grade class.
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TWENTY-FIVEM
Determined to put an end to
DALLAS
BOX SCORE
Back Mountain Highway Deaths and
Serious accidents since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
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TO
AL
ILE SPEED LIMIT
SET ON DALLAS BORO. STREETS
Councilman Blames District Attorney's Office
For Laxity In Enforcing Motor Law Violations
reckless driving in Dallas, Borough
Council on Wednesday night placed a twenty-five mile speed limit
on all borough streets and impressed on Chief Russell Honeywell that
it will stand back of him on all arrests even to the extent of pressing
prosecutions in Luzerne County Court.
Police Unable
To Apprehend
Exhibitionist
Prowler Indulges In
Indecent Exposure
Near Dallas Homes
So far local and State Police have
uncovered no clue that leads to the
identity of the night prowler whose
indulgence in indecent exposure has
terrified households in Dallas Bor-
ough and Township and in the vicin-
ity of College Misericordia.
Latest escapade came Sunday
night about 10 o'clock when the
prowler, carrying a flashlight, in-
vaded the dimly lighted area around
Dallas Methodist Church and Bald-
win street.
His presence between the Peter
D. Clark and Lewis LeGrand resi-
dences was not detected until he
disturbed Angus, the Clark’s. Scotch
terrier. The little dog created such
furor that Mrs. Clark, who was
alone at the time, went to the door
to investigate. She caught a glimpse
of a man with a flashlight and at
the same time observed Mrs. Lewis
LeGrand next door seated beside
a downstairs window; Areading. Since
Mrs. LeGrand appe fed unaware of
anything unusual, /Mrs. Clark
cluded that her if
caused by a neg
walk.
A few minutes later, Mrs. Le-
Grand, attracted by flashlight beams
against the window and side of the
house, pulled back a lace curtain
to find the cause.
Directly in front of the window |-
and close to it she saw the in-
truder completely exposed in the
glare of the flashlight which he
trained on his body. She ran up-
stairs and notified her husband who
had retired. Mr. LeGrand, noticing
that there was no light in Chief
Russell Honeywell’s home nearby,
called the State Police.
Within a matter of minutes two
troopers arrived in a patrol car.
“The man with the flashlight again,”
they repeated. They made a
thorough search of the neighbor-
hood but were unable to find
the intruder who had escaped quick-
ly and silently into the darkness
after Mrs. LeGrand gave the alarm.
Police say they have received a
number of similar calls to this area
within the past several days. In
no instance were those who were
or out for a
tion of the man’s face.
Chief Honeywell this week asked
residents not to become alarmed,
but to notify him immediately by
telephone if the intruder makes an-
other appearance. He urged them
not to become excited, notify neigh-
bors or attempt to chase the prow-
ler; but to continue their regular
activities without apparent outward |'
concern until the police arrive.
Borough Band To Give
Concert Thursday Night
Annual Spring Concert of Dallas
Borough High School Band and
chorus will be held next Thurs-
day evening.
Lester Lewis, director, has ar-
ranged an interesting program in-
cluding the ‘London Suite” by Ira
F. Vail.
There will be three featured in-
strumental soloists; William Nelson,
clarinet, accompanied by Polly Lou
Cooper; Robert Stair, trombone, ac-
companied by Lois Wood, and Gail
Shaver, tuba, accompanied by the
band.
Receives Rir Medal
For Heroism In Action
Loren McCarty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. McCarty of Lehman this
week received his air medal from
the U. S. Navy for heroism over the}
enemy territory. He served in the
ETO. Loren just completed a year’s
course at Baltimore Technical In-
stitute, Baltimore, Md. He is now
carried in last week’s Post.
Council’s action followed the
testimony of five Huntsville road
residents who appeared at the meet-
ing to ask for relief from the wan-
ton driving that endangers the lives
of their children who must se the
highways to go to school.
comb; his father, Ralph Newcomb,
Reginald Saunders,
and Wesley Cave.
Ralph Newcomb acted as spokes-
man and cited innumerable in-
stances of excessive speed, accidents,
and drunken driving on the stretch
of highway between the Space farm
and the sharp turn at Huntsville
Dam. The most recent accident,
he said, involved a drunken father
whose car crashed off the road and
who had to be helped back behind
the wheel by his two small children
who accompanied him.
While Newcomb was speaking his
father interrupted, “If Council can’t
do something about this I can; if
one of our children is hit, I'll shoot
the man who did it. It will be the
last child he ever injures.”
Council President Joseph Mac-
Veigh replied that Council, and he
personally, were in agreement with
the parents and that something
should be done immediately to put
reckless drivers in their place. “But
how are you going to do it?” he
asked, “when our police can’t get
convictions in Luzerne County
Court. i
fp He cited three recent cases of
less driving in this area where ar-
rests were made by local and State
Police. “Two of these were ‘fixed’
in the District Attorney’s office be-
fore they reached the Grand Jury.
The transcript, and bail peace in
the third case have not reached the
Clerk of Courts office, and I'm going
“to find out who is doing the ‘fixing’,
even if I have to prosecute these
cases myself.”
“Enforcement officers including
high officials of the State Police,
told me as recently as two weeks
ago that they can’t get convictions
in Luzerne County Court. The Dis-
trict Attorney’s efforts are so weak
that he can’t get true bills before
the Grand Jury.”
All Councilmen except Warden
Kunkle, who had left the meeting
early, agreed with Mr. MacVeigh
and gave their word to support the
Chief of Police in a rigid enforce-
ment of the law.
Burgess George Williams alone
took exception to one of Mr. Mac-
Veigh’s statements and rose to ex-
plain why the papers in the Kocher
case had not been forwarded to the
District Attorney’s office. He ex-
plained that he had spoken to the
District Attorney and asked him
how he wanted the case prepared.
After being told that the case could
be entered on the trial list as late
as Monday, Mr. Williams said he
took transcripts to the Borough
Secretary to have the seal affixed
but that the Secretary refused to
place the Borough seal on them.
There was a brief flare-up when
Secretary Besecker asked tartly “tell
them why, George; there were no
dates, charges, nor signatures on
those papers. I won’t affix the Bor-
ough’s seal to any blank papers.”
After a moment tempers subsided
and it was agreed that transcripts
should be filled out before the seal
could be affixed.
Council then approved a resolu-
tion to have speed limit signs erec-
ted along Huntsville road and to for-
ward a letter to the Department
of Highways requesting approval of
lowered speed limits on the State
Highway through the Borough. ;
Onus for lax enforcement of traf-
fic laws was placed by Councilmen
on the District Attorney’s office
where meagre lists of cases pass
through the “fix”, and beyond the
Grand Jury to the Courts.
To Fine Dog Owners
Still in a fighting mood, Council
instructed the Chief of Police to
enforce the Borough Dog ordinance
to the letter, without fear of repudi-
ation. Owners of all dogs licensed
or unlicensed found at large in the
Borough are to be arrested and
visiting his family at Lehman.
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In the group were Trodgs New= 3
John ‘Sheean -
drunken driving, speeding and reck-
ne