¢ Editorially Speaking: =m i Struggle Of Forces Immediately after the election, when it was known that the Democrats had not only elected a President but had gained sub- stantial working majorities in both House and Senate, it was felt —Tae DaLras Post — MII ra MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION by some that Mr. Truman could have anything he wanted. But there was those whose knowledge of the workings of politics went deeper, who were not so certain. Even Franklin Roosevelt had plenty of trouble with Congresses which were overwhelmingly Democratic. Mr. Truman is in the same boat. The Taft-Hartley Bill is a conspicuous example. If the labor groups really thought that outright repeal of this act and a return to the Wagner Act was likely, they were badly misinformed. The temper of Congress certainly is not for giving labor a free hand. The Republican minority is solidly in favor of many Taft-Hartley provisions, and so are a considerable number of Democrats. The fight against unqualified repeal has been ably led by two young Republican senators—Ives of New York and Morse of Oregon—and they have developed a large following on both sides of the aisle. The day has long been over when party members voted as a group, and statistical majorities do not necessarily mean ‘much when some particular piece of legislation is involved. Other parts of the Truman program will also, in all probability, be extensively modified. Sentiment against heavy new taxes on business is strong—this, it is feared in some quarters, might pro- duce a dangerous drop in business activity and employment. Large elements in Congress—and these are also bipartisan—think the first step should be to cut the cost of government, and that new or higher taxes should only be levied if there is no other way out. The Hoover reorganization plan, which, it is estimated, would save $3,000,000,000 a year, largely in administrative ex- pense, is providing the ammunition for those who think that. The middle-of-the-road elements are also laying plans for ex- tending social security on ‘a less costly basis than that proposed by the President. The Administrations concept of the welfare state aroused fears in its own ranks no less than those of the op- position. Such matters as compulsory medical insurance for every one face tough going. Here Senator Taft, who is one of the best strategists in Congress, has met fire with fire, and come up with a modified program of medical aid to the needy, housing, etc., which has strong backing. “Modern politics,” men but of forces.” x wrote Henry Adams, This Congress is affirming that truth. ¥ “is a struggle not of »% FROM PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. That was the March Lion you heard roaring early this week, getting his particular brand of feline fiddle-strings tuned up on Sunday and Mon- day in preparation for a real performance on Tuesday. According to . the old saying, “In like a lion, out like a lamb”, or its converse, “In like a lamb, out like a lion”, this little backlash of winter ought to insure an early spring with no late frost to, singed # in the process, and in his rage drew the whole blaze up the stove-pipe. Afterwards we called it the crowded hour, though it lasted only a quarter of that time. Relativity took care of the differ- ence between the minutes ticked off on the kitchen clock and the minutes ticked off in our minds. There were red lights winking down the road toward the avenue of maples where a bus had been crowded off the crown and forced into the ditch by a honking motor- ist, a notable instance of man- bites-dog if there ever was one. Any time a bus gives way to a mere car, that's news. The driver came to the house to telephone for help just as the stove- pipe connecting the Franklin stove with the thimble in the ceiling started to smoke, and by the time he had fumbled with the crank and reached his party, the pipe .was red as the warning signals guarding the stranded bus. While the assembled members of the fam- ily took turns heaving the blazing logs into the front yard and dous- ing the remaining embers with a bucket of water, the driver, totally oblivious to the emergency, reached first his party in Shavertown, then the wrecker, hung up, picked his way carefully between the still blazing logs on the terrace, and dis- appeared down the road toward his own brand of trouble. I keep wondering if he thought that this was the normal Hicks brand of Sunday evening diversion, staged at dinner time to add local color, but there is no way of check- ing on this, as in the heat of the occasion, and I do mean heat, there seemed to be no chance for a casual swap of names and addresses, much less a formal exchange of calling cards. : Fifteen minutes later the stove- pipe had calmed down to a faint pink, and down the road the wreck- er had arrived. Five minutes more and the red danger signals had disappeared entirely, both from the road and the chimney, road and chimney now as gratifyingly black "as the inside of a pocket or the inside of a March Lion. : Along with the problematical re- actions of the bus driver to the chimney fire, I also keep wonder- ing whether he thinks that the lady of the house always goes about her duties and serves her evening meal with her head wrapped in a large white turkish towel, and in case he has any photographic mem- {Continued on Page Five) i playful paw down the is v, | Carverton Meeting To Be Held March 8 Assistant County Agricultural Agent Leonard G. Yearick has an- nounced an activation meeting of the proposed 4-H Calf Club at Carverton Grange Hall on*"March 7 at 8 P.M. 3 : All rural boys and girls who have been contacted will receive written invitations, Parents are urged to come also as well as any interested boys or girls who have not previously been informed of this 4-H Club. Dairy herdsmen throughout the county are invited to attend. This club will embrace the entire County north of the river. The obectives of this 4-H Club work are to ob- tain registered calves of the four major breeds, introducing them into dairy herds with express purpose of fostering high producing purebred herds within the county, also the (Continued on Page Eight) Bowman's Restaurant Opens New Dining Room Bowman's Restaurant has an- nounced that it will open its en- larged dining room on Sunday with a full course turkey dinner. The new dining room, which will have a seating capacity of thirty- five, has been completely redecor- tractive tables ard fixtures have been added. The dining room was formerly a part of Charles Gregory's Cloth- ing Store. It will be open daily during the noon hour and for special parties, luncheons and meetings. Dr. Crompton Moves Office to Main Road Dr. Richard Crompton who has been serving his patients from the office on Carverton Road! formerly occupied by the late Dr. G. L. Howell has moved his office to the! Loveland Building on Mai ad, Trucksville, not far from Woolbert’s Market .He and Mrs. Crompton will also occupy the apartments in the same building. For, the time being his office hours will be from 2 to 4 Monday through Friday. He will retain the same telephone number that he had previously, Dallas 84-R-2. Vol. 59, No. 9 Bureau Head to Talk on Credit New York Woman Also On Business Program “The Present Trends in Credit” will be the subject of a talk by Fred Wilkins, Jr., head of Wyoming Valley Credit Bureau, at the mieet- ing of Dallas /Business AsSociation at Back Mougitain orial Library on Monday i Several new members will also be welcomed into the Association at that time from Idetown, Trucks- ville, Shavertown and Lehman. Lawrence Updyke, chairman of the membership committee, has asked that all businessmen or. women who wish to join the Association, whether they have been contacted or not, attend the meeting which starts at 8. In addition to Mr. Wilkens, Mrs. Ethel Newgard of New York City will talk on “Hospitality House” a unique plan by which local bus- inessmen welcome new residents into the community. Mrs. Newgard will be the guest of George Turn, secretary, Harry Lee Smith, president has asked all committees to be ready with reports. Jerry Lancio Writes Letter Thinks Mrs. Yaple Is Best Teacher Jerry Lancio, ‘eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lancio of Claude Street, should be popular with his teacher, Mrs. Alice Yaple, for he has already won a fine cer- tificate for his third grade class room in Dallas Township Schools from the Quiz Kids‘ radio program. Jerry heard that the Quiz Kids ere. sponsoring a contest to’ find the best teacher in the country, so he sat down and’ composed a letter telling why Mrs. Yaple should be the choice of everybody. Of course he liked his teacher; but he also had his eye on a bicycle that will be awarded to the student who writes the best letter. Final an- nouncement of the winners will be made this spring. But Jerry has already heard from the Quiz Kids. His letter is one of the best in the contest and is being held for the finals. To prove it the Quiz Kids have forwarded the fine certificate displayed in Mrs. Yaple’s class room. Jerry believes any student can write a letter as good as his—pro- vided he has the right kind of teacher to write about. Mrs. Robinhold’s Mother Dies At General Hospital The community was saddened Thursday to learn of the sudden passing at General Hospital on Wednesday night of Mrs. R¢ H. Jones, 166 S. Hancock St., rdother. of Mrs. Daniel Robinhold. “Mrs. Jones had been ill for two weeks but was improved when her con- dition took a sudden turn for the worse. Beside her husband, R. H. Fordy Jones, she leaves three children, Thomas, Kingston; Lawrence, Bal- timore and Mrs. Iola Robinhold, Dallas. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 from the Kniffen Funeral Home. = KOZEMCHAK COUSINS BORN WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER ON SUNDAY a Two cousins were born in the Kozemchak family within fifteen minutes on Sunday. The new arrivals are Karen Kozem- chak, daughter of Mr#and Mrs. Ignatius Kozemchak and David Kozemchak, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kozemchak. Karen was born at General Hospital and weighed seven pounds at birth. She has a sister, Barbara and a brother, Stephen. Her mother is the former Fay Mazur. David, nine pounds at birth, was born at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. He has a sister Elaine and a brother, James, Jr. His mother is the former Ann Was- nick. i IR FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949 | Dr. G. B. McDonald . i Jay A. Young Two King's College Teachers Live In Back Mountain Area Two distinguished educators, both Back Mountain residents, are rep- resented on the faculty at King's College. They are Doctor Gerard B. MacDonald, Ph.D. Lehman Ave- nue, Dallas and Jay A. Young, M. S., Harvey's Lake. Doctor Mc- Donald, an instructor in Spanish and French at the Wilkes-Barre in- stitution, makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. William Baker. Mr. Young is instructor in Physical Chemistry. Dr. McDonald, a native of New York City, has a long and dis- tinguished background in the field of education. His baccalaureate degree in foreign languages was earned at the Catholic University of Bescanon, in France, Later, he was granted a Doctorate degree from Fordham University in New York. Following the reception of the latter honor, Doctor McDonald made an extensive tour of the European continent, including visits to France, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries. In Spain, he was given a Professorship at the College of Buena Nueva; but later, he return- ed to France to teach at the College of St. Joseph, During the second World War, he served in the French Army as a Liaison Officer between the military forces of France, and those of Great Britain. Captured by the German Army in 1940, he was imprisoned in a Nazi concen- tration camp, from which he es- caped one year ‘later. He then returned to service with the allied armies, and served until the term- ination of fighting in 1945. He is a member of the American Associa- tion for Teachers of French, Mr. Young, who joined the King's College faculty in February of this year, was born in Huntington, Indiana, attended Huntington Col- lege, and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana Uni- versity. He received a Master of Science degree from Oberlin Col- lege one year later. In August of this year, he will complete his studies toward a Doctorate degree at the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Young has had a distinguish- ed career in the field of industrially- applied Chemistry. At the Hunt- ington laboratories in his native state, he was employed as a re- search scientist in the production of soaps and waxes. Later, as chief chemist for Asbestos Manufacturing Company, he pioneered in the de- velopment of several new friction materials for use in brake-linings; and was also credited with the in-|. vention and development of a dy- namometer to test friction materi- als under controlled conditions. As a civilian employee of the War Department during the early years of the recent World War, he in- vented and perfected, several in- struments for pyrotechnic warfare, including a device to measure the intensity of the color in flame. Later, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy, and served in the office of the Chief of Naval Ordnance. Following termination of hostil- ities, he remained in the Naval service, and was a member of the staff of the technical director of the famous “Operation Crossroads”, the post-war Atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll. Mr. Young is married, and the father of five children. He is a member of the American Chemical Society. One Hundred and Twenty-Five Attend Father and Son Dinner Approximately 125 men and boys attended the annual father and son dinner Monday night, sponsored by the Men’s Club of the Trucksville Methodist Church, and served by the | Women’s Society of Christian Service in the Church Social Rooms. The dining room was degorated with red, white and blue’ tapers, cut flowers and blossoming potted plants, the latter kindly loaned by Hill-the-Florist, for the occasion. Invocation was given by Rev. Tracy E. Webster of Gibson, Pa. S. W. Cashmark gave the address of welcome to the sons, and John Cachmark responded for the sons. The address of the evening, on “Ad- vice to Fathers” was by Dr. John H. Doane. A “Dog Act” by Bernard Bush and his dog ‘Spotty’ was thoroughly enjoyed. Alfred Camp led the group sing- ing, with Miss Wilma Hess as ac- companist. Musical numbers includ- ed Vibraharp selections by Mrs. Dale Heffelfinger of Wilkes-Barre, Trombone solos by Rev. Heffelfinger, saxophone solos by Harold Birth and trumpet solos by Earl Lamor- eaux, the latter two accompanied by Mr. Camp. Those present: Alfred Camp, Wil- ma Hess, Happy Mathers, Earl J. Lamoreaux, Stephen D, Finney, Donald Johnson, Vance Johnson, Dr. John H. Doane, Rev. Tracy E. Webster, Charles S. Hemenway, Rev. Robert T. Webster, Bernard S. Bush, Peter Bush, S. W. Cashmark, John Cashmark, Dale Heffelfinger, Mrs. Dale Heffelfinger, Warren Sut- | H. Glace, loski, Robert Kozloski, Donald Deit- rich, Earl L. Deitrich, Robert Deit- rich, Asher L. Deitrich, Thomas L. Williams, Arthur H. Gramps, Sr. Harold C. Deitrich, Jr. Arthur L. Gramps, Jr., Nelson A. Woolbert, Archie Woolbert, Ken- neth Woelbert, K. J. Woolbert, Wil- liapL. Conyngham, Franklin Hem- Fenway, Sheldon Bennett, Jar Farr, Robert D. Shepherd, Robert D. Shepherd 2nd., Homer E. Allen, Richard H. Allen, Clifton Zimmer- man, Donald Davis, Stanley Davis, C. A. Baker, Lee Baker, Alfred L. Webster Sr., Herbert Webster, Bur- ton Owen, George Owen Sr., Wm. W. Richard Glace, R. J. Gregory, A. H. Young, Willard C. Bullock, Sr, Willard C. Bul- lock, Jr., Robert A. Bullock. Larry Kropp, Edward F. Kropp, Robert Kropp, A. C. Dymond, Al- bert Billings, Byron G. Ide, How- ard W. Ide, Richard Gregory, Luth- er Gregory, W. M. Gregory, Lory Johnson, Claude Johnson, Harry Johnson, Richard Parry, George Parry, George Davis, George Robert Davis, Douglas Clewell, William H. Clewell, Louis T. Wilcox, Donn Al- an Goodwin, James H. Goodwin, James C. Goodwin, Fred W. Green- ly, F. Wm. Greenly, Sam Dilcer, Samuel Dilcer, Jr., Thomas H. Jen- kins, Thomas R. Jenkins, W. A. Cease, Warren J. Cease, Bobby Johnson, Clifford M. Johnson. Vought Long, Wayne Long, Harry V. Long, Bill Long, Robert Shoe- maker, William R. Shoemaker, Earl Hess, William Earl Hess, Richard ton, Asher M. Weiss, Stanley Koz- (Continued on Page Eight) 6 CENTS PER CG#Y Consumers Want More Rate Cuts League To Back Merchants’ Appeal Proceeding on the theory that residential as well as commercial users of electricity served by Har- vey’s Lake Light Company should seek further reductions in rates, Back Mountain Consumers League has thrown its weight back of the businessmen’s efforts to have the rate structure of the company re- viewed by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission, Back Mountain Consumers Lea- gue obtained a reduction in rates from the comp: some months ago, but there Pr Io mos ever since by certain groups in the community that the reduction was not enough. At a meeting in Beaumont High School last month the League voted to reenter the fight. Committees were appointed to serve under the same officers who won the previous reduction. These committees will make their reports at a meeting of the League on Monday night at Herman Kern's Tavern, Harvey's Lake. Contacts have been made with the Harrisburg Law firm which handled the previous rate pro- test, will lay plans for raising money to continue the work, Library Adds 125 New Books Book Club Buys Many Best Sellers A list of 125 new books which have been added to the shelves of Back Mountain Memorial Library since the beginning of the year was announced this week by Miss" Mir- iam Lathrop, librarian. The list includes thirty-two best sellers purchased by the Library Book Club! twenty-three new books for children, thirty hooks for young adults and forty ooks of general interest. Purchased/by the ok Club were: eso ! After Mi t, Martha Albrand; Miss Silver Comes to Stay, Patri- cia Wentworth; Black Cypress, Frances Cranes; High Towers, Thomas B. Costain; Wine, Women and Words, Billie Rose; Mary Wake- field, Mazo De La Roche; Old Beauty and Others, Willa Cather; The Semi-Detached House, E. Eden; It’s All In the Family, M. Millar; Ides of March, Thornton Wilder; Larks in the Popcorn, H. Allen Smith; Three to Make Ready, C. Turlington; A. Guide to Confident Living, Norman V. Peale. Cheaper by the Dozen, F. Gil- breth; The Cry of Dolores, Herbert Gorman; Julie, R. Babcock; The Young Lions, I. Shaw; The Naked and the Dead, N. Mailer; Doctor Paul, B, Allan; One Clear Call, Up- ton Sinclair; Angel in the Ward- robe, Robert Tallant; Sparkling Windows, J. Garrison; The Preci- pice, H. Maclennan; The Jacaranda Tree, H. E, Bates; The Crusaders, S. Heym; Elephant and Castle, R. C. Hutchinson; High Holiday, Kathleen Norris; It was Not What I Expected, Val Teal; Death be not Proud, John Gunther; The Heat of The Day, Elizabeth | Bowen; Village Greens of New Eng- land, Louise A. Kent; England to Me, Emily Hahn. and the finance committee |: B0X SCORE Back Meuntain Highway Deaths and Serious ascidents since V-4 Day Hospitalized Killed 2 11 i 1 31 Opponents Will Name Those On All Star Teams Coaches and Players Will Cast Ballots Sometime This Week The Dallas Post will sponsor sel- ection of an all star team for the Back Mountain League. The election will be held under the auspices of the league. Results will be printed in a forthcoming issue of the Post. Certificates will be awarded to the players chosen. The plan calls for