i hy % Editorially Speaking: Protecting the Food Supply Country ‘Gentlemah recently published an editorial dealing with one of the most important yet least understood problems confronting the American people. The theme of it is found in its title and sub- title: “America’s advantage must be maintained. Only by protecting our sources of abundant food can we continue to lead the world.” Few of us realize the extent to which our standard of living is de- pendent upon food which is moderately priced in relation to income. HE Darras Post MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Over a long period of time, food has taken only about 24 percent of Vol. 58, No. 47 our spendable personal income. other things—the things which keep industry going and employment high. As the Country Gentleman said, “Nowhere in the world has FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1948 6 CENTS PER COPY BOX SCORE Back Mountain Highway Deaths and Serious accidents since V-J Day Hospitalized Killed DALLAS | 2 | 11 LEHMAN | 1 | 1 KINGSTON TOWNSHIP | 20 4 JACKSON TOWNSHIP | 2 MONROE TOWNSHIP | 3 1 ROSS TOWNSHIP | 2 LAKE TOWNSHIP | 1 | 1 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | | TOTAL | 31 J -5 20 The balance has been left to buy so much been left—to be used in raising the general standard of liv- ing.” In other countries, by contrast, the cost of food accounts for as much as 70 percent of the average worker's earnings. Little remains , for anything else—so industry lags and living standards are low. The Country Gentleman recommends a two-faceted program to assure an ample and permanent food supply—first, adequate safe- guards for farmers, and, secondly, ductive resources. a challenge to farmers, and others, pletion of the land by adopting proven processes that make for conser- vation and soil maintenance. To cite a curent example, the nation needs more meat animals. They furnish food, and put fertility back in the soil. : make food of grasses, fodders and waste products which are not suit- Consumption of meat has tended to rise able for the human diet. while supplies have tended to decline. we must have fair prices to encourage producers. the American economy. The first is being accomplished. The second offers conservation of soil and other pro- to prevent the exhaustion and de- Meat animals To achieve greater production Food is the basis of FROM PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. After you have passed the first flush of youth, you forget how vital it is to be able to keep house by ear, checking on the small-fry by re- mote control while making a batch Nobody’can be in two places at the of physics which clearly states for the befuddlement of high-school freshmen that two objects can not @ at one and the same time occupy the same spot in space, though some young mothers who are fleeter of foot than the average seem almost to accomplish this phenomenon. From the living room comes a thud, classified popularly as dull, probably indicating a blunt in- strument. With spoon poised, the Young Mother, hereinafter to be referred to as the Y. M., counts the number of seconds elapsing be- tween thud and yell. If the howl, outraged and self-righteous, follows immediately upon the heels of the thud, all is well. The spoon once more dips into the mixture, and blobs of potential cookies arrange. themselves up a X and the thud is followed by a more sthan or- dinarily. anguished shriek, or more dioquidting still by a dense silence, it is time to investigate, and in a hurry. Possibilities range all the way from a broken arm to a con- cussion. Most Y. M.’s learn by a series of trials and errors, just what sounds or absence of sounds indicate rocks ahead. ‘That furtive scraping of a chair coming from the north- west corner of the bedroom means that Junior has forgotten the last time he got batted for the offense and is once more investigating the alarm clock to see what makes it tick or tinkle. That rustle from under the desk in the study, suggestive of a mouse in a waste-paper basket, means that there has been a bootleg raid upon the typing supplies, and that next time you want to do a spot of typing you will find yourself fresh out of Hammermill Bond, while sheet after sheet of costly typewriter paper is decorated with bold outline figures executed in orange crayon, each figure equip- ped with the usual number of arms and legs, but lacking a stomach, with hair wildly erect atop an ovoid head. Small | children do * not recognize the existence of a midriff, picturing the legs as sprouting from a point immediately below the chin. If the Y. M. hears a swish of water. from the bathroom, followed by an agonized shriek, she is well advised to drop everything, hurdle large toys which happen to be in the way, and adopt the straightest route between two points. Prob- ably Junior has not scalded him- self, but in these modern days of instant hot water and high pres- sure, there is always the chance that he has turned the wrong tap. - One Y. M. of my close acquaint- ance supplements the trained’ ear by five collapsible gates stationed at points where they will do the most good. One gate guards the nursery, a second the bedroom across the hall, a third the bath- room, a fourth the dining room, a fifth the kitchen. Progress in any direction in that household assumed the nature of an obstacle race, but the arrangement lets up on the trained ear, and toll-house cookies are baked in comparative peace. Farmer Dance Lehman P.T.A. will hold a farmer dance in the school auditorium on ‘Monday night. This is the first social event of the year sponsored by the P.T.A. and all members are urged to cooperate with the com- mittee to make it a social and financial success. Bob Scott’s or- chestra will play. Refreshments will be sold by the hospitality commit- tee. y of toll-house cookies in the kitchen. same time, the converse of that law Boyle Talks On Child Guidance Large Attendance At Township PTA Dallas - Franklin Township Par- ent Teacher's meeting was held on Monday evening. There was a large attendance of parents and teachers to hear Joseph Boyle of Wilkes-Barre City Schools Child Guidance Department discuss the “role of the parent in relation to e child's school attitudes’. Miss June Kistler of the faculty as introduced as the author of the article printed ina National Business magazine. Miss Kistler wrote the article while studying at New York University this summer. Mrs. Minnie Sidoric was appoint- ed chairman of the Alumni Dinner Committee. This committee hopes to have all former school mem- bers attend the dinner to be held sometime after Christmas. Mrs. Hughey and Mrs, Lamoreux were named co-chairmen of the Hos- pitality Committee. The transportation Committee reported that 7:20 bus from the Square would come to Pioneer and Overbrook Avenues and then turn towards Fernbrook and pick up anv P.T.A. members from those sections interested in attending future meetings. The bus will con- tinue to Dallas and then out Church Street direct to the school. The return bus will leave at 10 P.M. from the school. Ten of the classes whose members reported 100 percent in the recent mem- bership drive were given the re- ward offered by the P.T.A. Miss Kistler’s cless won the at- tendance banner at Monday's meet- ing. Mrs. Arthur Neuman donated a doll to aid in the Band Aid com- mittee’s drive to purchase five additional band uniforms. A comunication was read from the pupils of Honover School com- nlimenting the Dallas Township Band on its Armistace Day appear- ance when they led the parade. The annual Christmas program un- der the leadership of Mr. Camp will be held December 17th. st the close of the meeting re- freshments were served by Mrs. Mosier and Mrs. Lipp’s committee. Dallas P.T.A. Selects Playground As Project Members of the Dallas Parent Teacher Association chose as their project for the year at the meet- ing Monday evening, improvement of the school playground and ap- pointed a committee to find an ice skating rink ‘to be used by young and old of this community. A baby’ sitters club was organ- ized. Any one desiring) a high school girl to stay with children, can get one free by contacting the school. ! Reports showed that the organiz- ation now has one hundred twenty seven members and cleared sev- enty four dollars on the recent Farmer Dance. Supervising principal James and Rev. Frederick Reinfurt spoke on “What the Church and School Ex- pect of the Home”. Mrs. Harry Ohlman discussed the new books now available in the library. Several selections were played ! by the sshool band. State Begins Traffic Survey Portable Machines Will Record Hourly Volume Harrisburg—A huge State-wide traffic survey—the first such sur- vey to be undertaken in a decade— is now under way on rural and ur- ban highways throughout the Key- stone State. Under the direction of the State Department of Highways, the pro- ject will take two years to com- plete. Traffic density counts will be taken on about 30,000 miles of’ State highways in rural areas, with about” 3000 miles of urban roads scheduled for surveying. A spokesman for the State De- partment of Highways said that while the survey is being under- taken, traffic will not be stopped. Data obtained will be from 105 portable machines which record traffic volumes by the hour. A black cord found stretched across the highway, attached to a box with ‘“eyes’ ‘alongside the highway, will indicate to the mo- torist that the highway he is traveling is under survey. The volume of traffic carried by any highway is the basic informa- tion * required before any sound, long-range planning and designing can be considered by the depart- ment, the spokesman told a Penn- sylvania News Service reporter. Traffic density as determined by these traffic surveys, indicate to engineers the type of road to be constructed in the area. It de- termines the type of road construc- tion to be used, whether two, three or four-lane, etc. Township Teams Win Two Games Dallas Township girl's basketball team = defeated Kingston High School girl's team 5 to 3 in an interpretive game played last Sat- urday morning at the first annual basketball clinic sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Rating Board for women’s officials at Wilkes-Barre Y.W.C.A. Dallas Township Hockey team defeated the Wilkes College team 10 to 1. Both teams are coached by Misses June Kistler and Mary Vahey. The clinic was conducted by Mrs. Emily McKinnon, girl's physical director at Beaver College. Miss Catherine McPeak, basketball coach at Chestnut Hill College and Miss Myrtle Walkden of Olney High School. New rules, including the limited dribble were demonstrated and explained. Participating teams were: Dallas Township, Kingston Township, Meyers, Marymount, St. Nicholas and Kingston High Schools. ' to the congregation, Starting Line-Ups For Turkey Day Classic ‘Rotary To Award [Football Trophy Planned To Promote Stronger Competition In a concerted effort to bring Back Mountain communities into closer relationship with one an- other, Dallas Rotary Club will spon- sor a football trophy to be awarded each year to the outstanding foot- ball team in the area. : The trophy, suggested by Rotar- ian Donald Clark, will be a bronz- ed football shoe, and will be prop- erly inscribed each year with the name of the winning team. Due to the lateness of the pres- ent season, the trophy this year will be awarded to the winning team in the annual Thanksgiving Day football classic between Dallas and ‘Kingston Townships. Each year, thereafter, the award will go to the most outstanding team in the area. It will be re- tained by that team until it is won by a team with a better record of games won. Presentation of the award will take place at Irem Temple Country Club early in December with the members of the winning team in attendance. Rotary hopes by creating this award, to develop a stronger com- petitive feeling among Back Moun- tain teams, and at the same time Starting line-ups for the annual Thanksgiving Day game between Dallas Township and Kingston Town- | ship have been announced by rival coaches. The game will be played on’ Dallas Township Field starting | to help them to know their neigh- at 10 o'clock. (See story on Page Six.) Above, Dalla s township, left to right, line: Flanagan, McCusker, Ostrum, Parrish, Martin, Roberts, Henninger. Backfi elds: Redmond, Bellas, Wilson, Wallace. gston Township, left to right, line: Cottle, Long, Parry, Martin, Harrison, Griffith, Lewis. Richards, Youngblood, MacAvoy, J. Richards. Below; Kin Backfields: Photo By Hudson R. Methodist Church Sponsors Census In an attempt to keep up with the changing population trends in the Dallas community, Dallas Meth- odist Church is sponsoring a com- munity church census from Novem- ber 21 to December 5. : This survey is part of a church advance program which will in- clude visitation, church loyalty campaign and a systematic integ- ration of new residents into the organization of the church. The census is being conducted by the church membership committe and leaders of the church neigh- borhoods. During Rev. Reinfurt’s pastorate, 180 new members have been added Three-Point Dinner The three point men’s banquet, taking in men of the Carverton, Mt. Zion and Orange Methodist Church will be held this evening, in the Orange Church Hall. Rev. George Roberts of Wyoming will be guest speaker - and Harry Coolbaugh, toastmaster. L. Stanley Jones will lead the singing accompanied by Mrs. Pomeroy. : The Latest in Back Mountain Fashion Dramatizing one of the Back Mountain Region’s new industries, Lee White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Niles White, appeared costumed as Miss Natona at the Hallowe'en Photo by Hudson Parade in Dallas two weeks ago. Lee wears a costume trimmed with laces manufactured in Dallas by Natona Mill. Mrs. Lydia Jane Cease Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday Anniversary Mrs. Lydia J. Cease pleasantly celebrated her 90th birthday anni- versary Sunday, November 7 at her home in Jackson Township. Mrs. Cease received a shower of birth- day cards, a nice: sum of money, flowers, three birthday cakes, a corsage of three beautiful orchids and many other gifts. The following relatives, friends and neighbors called to extend their congratulations: Mrs. Verna Miers, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Miers, Johnson Jr., Carl and Verna Miers, Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Miers, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Barrall, Grace, James and Margaret Louise Barrall, Mrs. Loretta Miers, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miers, Glen Miers, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miers, Gary and Eileen Miers, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hawk and Nancy Hawk. Mr. and Mrs. William Gregory, Melba, Luther, Marion, Dorothy, and Richard Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wilson, Christine and Beverly Ann Wilson, Ralph N. Cease, Mr. and Mrs. James Derr, Mr. and Mrs. J. Clifton Derr, James Jr., and Henry Derr, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Murray, Leland and Naomi Murray, Mrs. Corey Cease, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Webb, Stella Nash, Maude Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Frisbie, Raymond Glade and James Frisbie, Mr. and Mrs. Theo- dore Kennedy, Lois Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kasarda, Renn Kasarda, Roxie Nash, Kay Nash, Consuella Tomcavage, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bevan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johns, Henry and Ronald Johns, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cease and June Cease, Mrs. Louise Cease, Mrs. Jane Cease, Florence Cease Finney, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yorks. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Cease, Mr. and boring communities much better. Survey Results Are Announced Besecker Tells How To Report Fires Results of the survey of fire hazards in homes, conducted by Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company in Dallas Borough and Township schools during Fire Prevention Week, were announced yesterday by Fire Chief James Besecker.. Out of 850 id sn blanks returned, the gengfal picture was good — except fof a few instance The conditio i Mrs. Stanley Case, Mr. and : of the eys Mrs. James Roan, Mr. and Mrs, | in many homgS was giveh as fair, Ray Gregory, Catherine Gregory, while in seve ers they were Mrs. Darrel Crispell, Judy Crispell, listed as being in bad condition. Mr. and Mrs. William Dumbell, | Chimney cleaning was average, Mrs. L. Case, Anna _.McNally, | meaning anywhere between six Alice My zoni, Cathepiffe Manzoni, | months and a year apart. Mr. and’ Mrs. Roberf Gregory, Jane Several people kept gasoline in and’ erta gory, Robert Walk- | the house, while many others were er, Mrs. ie Bowen, Mrs. Mar- | keeping kerosene for lamps and garet™¥oungblood, Charles Layou, | heating stoves. Several stated they Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lore, Mr. | used kerosene for starting fires in and Mrs. Lory Johnson, Beverly Poff, Mrs. Elmer Coolbaugh, Retta stoves. “Dustless” oil mops in many Gabel, Eva C. Johnson, Bessie | homes were being kept in closets, Erickson, Mr. and Mrs, J. V. |inviting fires from spontaneous Pensyl, Mr. and Mrs. David Youlls, | combustion. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rogers and Of all homes inspected, there Evelyn Rogers, Mrs. Fred Alla- | Were very few that had fire ex- baugh, Mr. and Mrs. Arlington Alla- baugh, Judith and Leah Allabaugh, Mrs, T. W. Jones, Rev. and Mrs. F. K. Abbott, Mrs. B. G. Laskow- ski, Mrs. Bernard Laskowski, Shir- ley Laskowski, Mrs. Elmer Laskow- ski and Mary Ann, Mrs. C. L. Ashley, Mrs. J. Sobceski and the guest of honor. Forty-Two Veterans Now Enrolled In Township Agricultural School Veteran's Agricultural School at Dallas Township is operating at full capacity with fort-two veter- ans enrolled under the supervision of H. L. Chambers and E. J. Keller. Anyone desiring instruction in on the Farm Training under the G.I Bill of Rights, should contact one of the instructors or drop into the principal’s office for application so that the farm can be approved and the veteran put on the wait- ing list. Some of the more recent trips conducted this fall were: A tour by the students of Sterl- ing Farm observing modern meth- ods of farming and the better practices put into operation on a large scale. Thanks go to A. J. Sor- doni and Ellis Swingle for their fine cooperation. And on October 29 the class made a tour to the School of Ag- ricultural Experimental Station at Pennsylvania State College. There the group was conducted on tours through the Dairy, Ani- mal Husbandry, Poultry, Horticul- ture and Agriculture Engineering Departments with specialists in each field explaining the most mod- ern. and practical methods to use for profitable farming. Another group activity, perform- ed by the class was a “Contour Strip” laying demonstration at C. W. Space’s Farm, Dallas. There the Veteran’s saw the neecessity of contour farming and actually took part in laying out strips. A few of the many problems discussed were: What is contour strip cropping and why should it be used on many Pennsylvania farm fields? How can we décide which fields need to be strip cropped ? Where shouldbaes Tine be laid ? tinguishers. It was also pointed out by the inspection that too many people have the wrong idea about the first thing they should do in case of a fire. They should call the fire company first, to fight the fire, Chief Besecker stated. ; Library Club Members Hear Talk On Turkey then make efforts Plans were made to send a pack- age to the needy of Europe through « Care” at the meeting of the Lib- rary Book Club held in the Lib- rary Wednesday afternoon. gram talk on Turkey given by Mrs. James Langdon. Pro- consisted of an illustrated Present were: Mrs. Raymon Hed- den, Mrs. Henry Peterson, Mrs. A. G. Rutherford, Mrs. Fred Howell, S How will we lay out strips in Mrs. Hugh Murray, Mrs. Harold fields? : Flack, Mrs. Harris Haycox, Mrs. How wide should the strips be? Joseph Schmerer, Mrs. Lloyd Kear, Selecting proper crops and Crop | Mrs. Edgar Brace, Mrs. Dana rotation. How will we use grased water- ways to prevent gullies? How will we use winter cover crops on cultivated strips? improvement increase the water holding capacity of soil ? ' How will each veteran plan to manage the fields in his own plan- What fertility practice will ning program ? The class also recently organ- Crump, Mrs. Stanley Davies, Mrs. Ray Shiber, Mrs. Gerald Dettmore, Mrs. Raymond Kuhnert, Mrs, Peter Clark, Mrs. A. D. Hutchison, Mrs. W. N. Deibert, Mrs. W. E. McQuil- kin, Mrs, James Langdon, Mrs. Harry Ohlman, Miss Helen Gates and Miss Miriam Lathrop. Next meeting will be held at the Harris Haycox home on Main road when there will be a musical program. (iron out problems to receive max- ized a club, electing its own offi- cers. The purpose of the club is for cooperation among farmers to pool their wants and troubles and imum results. Last spring over $350. worth of seed was bought cooperatively. Other aims of the club are; to develop leadership, and plan edu- To Make Final Plans For Basketball League There will be a meeting of min- isters and one representative of all Back Mountain night at rooms to complete the organization Churches Friday Dallas Methodist social cational, and ings . . Officers elected were; President, Joe Price, Nanticoke. Harry Sickler, Vice President, Orange. recreational meet- (Continued on Page Eight) of Back Mountain Sunday School Basketball League. Any church interested in taking part is urged to send represent- atives as final rosters will be comp- leted. Rev. Frederick Reinfurt is temporary chairman, and William Baker, Jr., is temporary secretary. @
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