Si ase ‘Editorially Speaking: Small Towns Dominate . + An article in the April 15 issue of U. S. News & World Re- port said: “President Truman, looking over the state of his ‘Fair Deal’, is beginning to wonder if the 1948 election really meant what he thought it did. Freshman members of Congress are won- dering too. They came to Washington thinking they were to be part of a new crusade. But the President has been stopped in his tracks and is having to resurvey the field.” Since that was written, there have been new cleavages between him and Con- gress, it is clear that he has little chance of getting more than a small part of his ambitious program approved, and the Admin- istration has been forced to try a series of stratagems in an at- tempt to assert its authority. What is the reason for this, in view of the supposed “man- date” Mr. Truman was given last November? About 59 per cent of the population lives in cities, and so these people naturally hold the power when it comes to electing a President. But Presi- dents can’t pass laws. And Congress, which does pass the laws, “is ‘dominated by men from small towns and rural areas,” as U.S News put it. That is also true of the majority of state legisla- tures, The House of Representatives has 435 members of whom 276 represent districts that are rural in nature, as against 159 from urban constituencies. In the Senate, the division cannot be judged so exactly, but when it comes to votes on controversial measures, rural power makes itself felt with comparable effectiveness. This situation explains why Mr. Truman has so much trouble in attempting to control the members of his own party, much less the Republican minority. According to the U.S. News breakdown, 144 of the 263 House Democrats “reflect the thinking of rural districts.” Up to 150 Republicans go along with this group. In- asmuch as 218 votes constitute a majority in the House, it can be easily seen that the rural-minded members have a wide edge. To quote the News again, “The net result is that Mr. Truman usually can be beaten on any issue that does not fit the mood of both rural and urban members.’ Thus, the real power in the s American government literally lies in the grass-roots. It is vested in lawmakers who, as a gen- eral rule, are wary of extremes—who believe a middle-of-the road course is best, and are not apt to be stampeded by the re- sults of a Presidential election. Even Mr. Roosevelt found this to be so—his honeymoon with Congress wasn’t as short-lived as Mr. Truman's, but it wore itself out in much the same way. Only the coming of the war, in the view of many, prevented a very serious stalemate between the White House and a Con- gress which was growing more and more restive. * xX x FROM. PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. * = y BOX SCORE } Back Mountain Highway Deaths and L Serious accidents since V-J Day . Hospitalized Killed 2 11 1 MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Vol. 59, No. 23 FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1949 6 CENTS PER COPY SL.» Please, somebody, contribute a water-tight rain barrel to the Library Auction sale. The barrel which once caught the rain water from the eaves of the Pump House has disintegrated, its hex and tulip-painted staves spreading out around the warped base like the discouraged petals of a painted daisy. That rain barrel was more than a cistern, it was a land- mark for visiting firemen, and now that the decorated barrel has collapsed, folks from town have a hard time identifying the place. A cider barrel will do if a bona fide rain barrel is not available, The original barrel was never in- tended to hold water in the first place, but dishes packed in excel- sior, and following the first heavy rainstorm it warped out of shape and leaked at the seams. Having decorated one barrel successfully with Pennsylvania Dutch designs, I now feel qualified to do a bang-up job on another. So somebody please oblige me with a stout rainbarrel for the auction. If it is possible to dig up aspar- agus roots in July without disas- trous results, I hope somebody who has too large a bed of asparagus, if such a thing can be imagined, will dig up a dozen roots and bring them to the produce booth. After reading Ralph Knight's ar- ticle on why he is thankful he no longer has a garden in last week's issue of Satevepost, I feel that I can no longer live happily without an asparagus bed. He says that his asparagus kept right on coming up through the grass after he had turned his garden into a lawn, and that there is nothing quite so de- lightful as freshly mown asparagus drenched in melted butter. Mr. Knight's children served it hot off the revolving blades of the lawn mower as Mr. Knight himself re- clined at ease in a sagging ham- mock. If asparagus is that tough to kill, it would probably do well in my garden. The five cents’ worth of asparagus seed sowed last year has pp come up in a straggling row of spindly ferns, but investigation of the root structure shows no such horrifying looking octopus growths as Mr. Knight describes as giving birth to edible asparagus shoots. Maybe I should have shot the works and invested ten cents, throwing in a dash of fertilizer for good measure. So, a rain barrel and asparagus roots. And some peony roots, along with a blueprint on planting them to insure blossoms instead of a for- est of leaves. And a white lilac bush, the kind that grows at the Library, sweet scented and heavy with bloom, its title to be transferred at the auc- tion, its roots to be dug carefully next fall when the sap is down and transplanting is safe. These seem to be modest require- ments, and somebody who has the answers should give them, for the ‘sake of the library and for the sake of Mrs. T. M. B. » Club Sponsors Play Grove Theatre, Nuangola, will present a successful current play, “The Traitor” for the benefit of Dallas Kiwanis Club’s Underpriv- ileged Children’s Fund on Tuesday evening, August 23, Board Eppoints Reese E. Pelton “Dallas Wowusitig® School Board on Tuesday night, elected Reese E. Pelton, of Mill City, as English teacher in the senior high school. Choice of Mr. Pelton, who comes to Dallas Township schools with high recommendations, will release prin- cipal John Rosser from regular class teaching, and will permit him to devote more time to administrative work and a thorough Guidance program. Mr. Pelton is a graduate of G.A. R. High School, and received his A.B. at Wilkes College, He is also qualified to teach history and the social studies, The Directors also named Mrs. Lester Evans, Midland Drive, reg- istered nurse, as half time school nurse. Mrs. Evans has had extensive nursing experience, and has qual- ified for school nursing as stipulated by the State Department of Ed- ucation. Coal hauling contract was award- ed to the Harry E. Coal Company. Ash contract went to Bud Mitchell, of Kunkle. ' The Board moved to continue the summer band instrument teach- ing program again under the dir- ection of Alfred Milliner Camp. Many Enrolled In 4-H Projects Dairy Clubs Now Have 28 Calves By J. D. Hutchison Agricultural projects being con- ducted by two hundred and twen- ty-five 4-H Club members in nine communities throughout the Coun- ty are reported by Assistant County Agent, Leonard G. Yearick to be well under way. Among the most popular live- stock propects are pig fe g and raising of registered dairy calves. Twenty-eight registered dairy calves representing the four major breeds are now owned by boys and girls enrolled in Back Mountain and Conyngham Valley calf clubs. Ad- ditional registered calves will soon be enrolled by club members. Popular poultry projects include capon, chicken, rooster and turkey feeding. Sixteen hundred and twenty birds are enrolled under these feeding projects. Poultry raised for meat purposes are marketed in the fall. Other projects of major interest include vegetable crops such as: sweet corn, tomatoes and potatoes. Among small fruits strawberries offer great promise to farm or ur- ban club members. , Where the quantity produced exceeds family consumption the 4-H Club mem- ber seeks a retail market for his vegetables. Flowers are popular as projects with girls. Gladiolas, tulips, pansies, zinnias and mari- golds top the list in preference both by the 4-H Club member and the market's demands. 4-H Club members look to their local club leaders and the County Agent, James D. Hutchison, for technical advice. Complete records of receipts and expenditures are kept by the individual. Projects are visited by the County Agent during the summer months and are scored according to the manage- | ment practiced and care given the plants or animals. Most 4-H pro- jects are terminated in September when school begins and club meet- ings recess during the winter months. Most community 4-H .Clubs and the dairy calf clubs are encouraged and assisted by Kiwanis and Lions clubs from nearby communities. The generosity and genuine interest of these civic organizations contribute materially to the success of 4-H Club activities where the rural boys and girls learn to do worth- while things by the intelligent use of their leisure time. St. Paul's Accepts Members Into Church St. Paul’s Lutheran Church wel- comed the following new members Sunday: Elizabeth Florence Dierolf, Frank Albert Fischer, William Jo- seph Hartman, Lottie Dolores Holtz- man, Lorraine Esther Hoover, Mari- lyn Bernice Lundy, Carol Ruth Mal- kemes, James Albert Owens Jr., William Irvin Winter, Gail Mar- garet Woolbert, To Hold Bake Sale Dallas Junior Woman’s Club is having a bake sale, Saturday, June 11, at Oliver's Show Room from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Students of Walter Mohr’s tenth grade biology classes are shown above clearing away brush from trees planted in front of Kingston Township High School six years ago. In 1943, Kingston Township students under the direction of Frank Shappelle, Bernard Novicki and Donald Malkemes cleared two acres of brushland that lay between the high school and Lehigh Valley Railroad and planted 2,000 spruce trees. The trees were donated by the State through the efforts of James Hutchison, Luzerne County Agricultural agent, and are visible from the Main Highway. The three former students re- sponsible for the improvement all saw action during the war., Shap- pelle served as a member of the Air Force, Novicki was in the Mar- ines and Donald Malkemes gave his life with the infantry in Europe. In the picture above are: Peggy Ackerman, Warran Liem, Carl Foll- mer, John Pesavento, Paul Hughey, Ted Hinkle, Alice Capwell and Bill Poepperling. Dallas Methodists Observe Anniversary Hope to Open Park July 4 Dixon Donates Machines To Handle Bulldozing Grading has been completed on the Back Mountain Playground and Park Association’s 3.6 acre plot in Goss Manor. Saturday the Asso- ciation would like to have about forty persons help further with the work from 9 o'clock until noon. Harold Dixon donated his bull- dozer for two days to do the rough grading. When completed the park will have a regulation soft ball diamond, horseshoe pitching boxes, swings, sand boxes and other play- ground equipment and wading pool for smaller children. There will also be a fire place and tables for pic- nics. The organization hopes to have the work completed by July 4 so that the park’s facilities will be open for the use of all residents of the Back Mountain area. The plot which lies in the south- ern section of Goss Manor between | Tunkhannock highway and the Brooklyn section of Dallas Borough, lends itself to a swimimng pool, and a natural skating rink and toboggan slides for winter use, There will also be facilities for band concerts. The project, started originally by one of the service clubs, now has as officers David Williams, presi- dent; Harold Flack, vice-president; Lettie Culver, vice president; Wil- liam Reardin, secretary and Mrs. Pauline Roth, treasurer. John Yaple is planning and picnic grounds chairman and Donald Clark is in charge of baseball and sports equip- ment. Mrs. Culver and Mrs. Ray- mond Hedden head the member- ship committee, Membership in the Association is $1. Daily ‘Bible School Daily Vacation Bible School of Shavertown Church will open Mon- day morning at 9:30 a.m. with Rev. Howard Harrison as dean. Mrs. William Davis, Mrs. Granville Sowden and Mrs. Howard Harrison will serve as instructors. Ruth Turn Reynolds To Give June Recital Junior Voice Pupils of Ruth Turn Reynolds will give a recital at Trucksville Methodist Church, Fri- day, June 17th at 8 for the bene- fit of the Choir Robe Fund. Twenty-Four Pastors Have Served Dallas Church During Sixty Years { During this week Dallas Metho- | Board Awards Contracts Kingston Township School Board awarded bids for school repairs on Monday night. Contract for repairs at Trucksville Grade School was let to Thomas Jenkins, Shavertown at his low bid of $135.00, Contract for repairs of Trucksville Grade School roof and flashings was awarded to Parry & Company, Luz- erne at their low bid of $148.00. The local budget was adopted. A delegation from the Band Associ- ation requested purchase of twelve new uniforms and a bass horn. Large Audience Applauds Brees Boys Outnumber Girls In Graduating Class Kingston Township graduating class had an outstanding and tal- ented speaker Friday evening when Hon, Orlo M. Brees gave an ad- dress ‘Fences and Horizons”. His remarkable intellect, winning man- ner and unusual wit met with tre- mendous applause. A former news- paper editor, Mr. Brees closed his address with one of his own poems. The large class of graduates found the auditorium filled to capacity with parents, relatives and friends. Seated upon a stage, attractively decorated with red and white flowers, representing the class colors, the large assemblage of boys and girls formed an inspiring picture. James A. Martin Jr. and Clara Marie Baur, salutatorian and vale- dictorian presented excellent dis- courses on ‘Democracy Can Sur- vive” and “The Pursuit of Hap- piness”’. The scope of their speeches was beyond the expected offering of high school age students. It was the first experience for both in speaking from a public stage. Alumni awards were won by Miss Baur: and William Morgan. Miss Baur also received a full tui- tion scholarship to College Miseri- cordia. Supervising principal, James Mar- tin disclosed that boys outnumbered girls in the class. There were twenty-eight boys and twenty- three girls. Usually girls out- number boys. Shavertown Firemen Prepare For Field Days June 22 to 25 The annual Field Day of Shav- ertown Fire Company will be held June 22 to June 25 inclusive. The affair which will be held on the fire company lot on Main Road will offer bingo and other games for the entertainment of the public. Booths will be open on the grounds. Fred Nicely, president, has an- nounced the following committees: A. F. Stitzer, Joseph Shrey, stands and concessions; Allan Johnson, Fred Nicely, lighting; William Dier- olf, John Chapple, building and grounds; Police Officer Louis Banta, John Stevenson, police; L. T. Sch- wartz, J. Gaughan, publicity; Stan- ley Davis, John Eck, auditing; How- ard Conrad, Howard Woolbert, pur- chasing; Ralph Gearhart, Ted Poad, John Chapple, program; John But- ler, Willard Lozo Sr., Sterling Fiske, games; Mrs. A. George Prater, Mrs. Fred Nicely, dinner; Mrs. Russell Cease, dining room; Mrs. William Dierolf, solicitation; Mrs. Howard Conrad, chance books; Mrs. Charles Reed, tickets; Miss Myrtle Major, publicity, Ladies Auxiliary of Shavertown Fire Company will serve a roast beef supper on Thursday evening, June 23 during the Field Day cele- bration of the local fire company. Mrs. Russell Cease is general chair- man with Mrs, Harriet Prater in charge of the dinner committee, Many events have been planned for the coming affair and the public is cordially invited to help make this annual festivity a great suc- dist Church is observing the 60th anniversary of its dedication on June 5, 1889 by Bishop Foss. Last Sunday morning Rev. Ros- well W. Lyon, Superintendent of the ‘Wilkes-Barre District of the Methodist Church, gave the wel- coming address “God Speaks through the Church” Men’s Night with Rev. Robert Web- ster of Trucksville as the speaker. Ladies’ Night was held on Tues- | day evening with Mrs. Austin L. Prynn as the speaker. Last night the choirs presented a musical pro- gram under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Turn Reynolds, Guest ar- tists were Mrs. Harold Rood and Wilbur Isaacs. Tonight will be home-coming with a historical pageant. Former pastors are expected back. Sunday, B. Everett Lord of Wy- oming Seminary will be the guest speaker. Methodism started in this vicinity around 1816 when barns and homes were used as places to hold ser- vices. The log house of Philip Kunkle, which stood on the farm now owned by J. A. Eipper, was a special place where prayer and Sunday services were held. Then came the era when school houses were used for Christian wor- ship. After many years of services held in school houses, the people decided to build a church in 1854 at the corner of Lake and Center Hill Roads. This was across from the free burying ground donated by the Ab- ram Wardan family in 1847, and built on land donated by Henry King and wife. Among the local preachers of that day were Elisha Harris and Joshua Lewis. Other pioneer preachers were Marmaduke Pierce, Benjamin Bidlack and a Dr. Wyant from Greene County, N. Y. At one time or another Dallas has been a part of Wyoming, North- moreland, Carverton and Lehman Circuits. Itinerant preachers served till 1882 when Dallas became an appointment with Elijah L. Santee, as pastor. In 1889 when the present church was built, the old one was sold and converted into a broom factory and later a boarding house, This build- ing still stands at the corner of Lake Street and Center Hill Road, and is owned by College Misericor- dia. The present church was built on land purchased of Mrs. Almira Kirk- endall and cost $11,300. Messrs. Kipp and Podmore were the archi- tects. Jesse Albertson was the con- tractor. Dallas Pastors Since it was made a separate ap- pointment, Dallas church has had the following pastors: 1882—Elijah L. Santee, 1883-84 —Gideon C. Lyman, 1885-87—S. J. Austin, 1888-89—F, Gendall, 1890— J. B. Cooke, ’'91-’92—Jonas Under- wood, ’93—J. F. Williams, ’94-’97 —W. B. Westlake, '98—G. T. Price, ’99-'1902—F. W. Young, 1903-’08— David Evans, ’'09-’10—William 8. Crandall, ’'11-’15—Wilson Treible, ’16—Joshua Brundle, ’17—H. H. Wilbur, "18-22—Joseph R. Pennell, ’23-24—W. Fallis Hunter, ’25-'28 —Judson C. Bailey, '29-'30—W. E. Mrs. Mae Husted ‘Will be Ninety Formerly Taught In ~Township and Borough On Wednesday, June 15 one of | the oldest residents of the Back Mountain region will observe her ninetieth birthday. A charming and gracious lady, Mrs. Mae Starmer | fsten, Main road, Shavertown, will mark her anniversary with a family dinner on Sunday. Born in Dallas, the daughter of Lewis and Katherine Delay Star- mer, she has resided in this area all her life. A teacher of excep- tional ability, Mrs, Husted taught |in Dallas Township six years and | served as an instructor in Dallas Borough for three years. The high esteem in which she was held was evidenced by the gifts of appre- ciation she received upon her re- tirement from the profession she loved. From the Dallas School Board she proudly accepted a fine gold pen and from her primary students a beautiful silver fruit dish. She was married to Delbert E. Husted, Idetown, sixty-five years ago and resided there until the family moved to Shavertown in 1919. Her husband passed away three years ago. Mrs. Husted was the mother of four children, Harry and Mrs. Myrtle Alling who reside with her and Earl and Ethel, now deceased. She has four grandchild- | ren and four greatgrandchildren. In fairly good health, Mrs, Husted is an entertaining and delightful hostess with an unusual amount of wit and good humor. A devout Christian character endears her to all her many friends who wish her a very happy and pleasant birthday. Parade Feature Monday night *was observed as 01 Horse Show Lehman Grounds To Be Vastly Improved A parade of antique automobiles and horses will be but one of the many new added features when Lehman Volunteer Fire Com- pany opens its Fifth annual horse show on Lehman School Grounds on July 4. Another feature will be a roast beef dinner at noon in the school auditorium, It will be served by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. At an enthusiastic meeting of more than thirty committee mem- bers on Monday evening, Howard Stull, chairman, announced that this year’s program will be at least twelve pages larger than last year’s and that his committee has already sold more than a third of the space available. His committee will meet again next Monday night in the High School to hear final reports. Lewis Ide, president of the com- pany, announced that a movement is on foot to purchase additional horse show equipment, including lights, jumps, stalls and seats. Arthur Ehret, in charge of show grounds, has made arrangements to have horses stabled in a new loca- tion on a lot owned by Wesley Moore. He also anounced that there will be more box seats than last year, Heading the parade committee is Alex Tough. Working with him are: William Oncay, Gilbert Sut- ton, Bill Major, and Russell John- son. All those wishing to enter the parade should telephone their en- tries to him at once so that they can be listed in the program. Edward V. Hartman, show chair- man, is pleased with the large list of entries already received. A num- ber of events have been changed and he predicts the best year in the history of the Lehman Show. Noxen Alumni To Dine At Country Club Tonight Noxen Alumni Association will hold its annual banquet and dance in honor of its 1949 graduates at Irem Temple Country Club at 6:30 tonight. 3 All Noxen people who are inter- ested in the association are wel- come to attend, whether gradu- ates or not. A program has been planned by Letha Byrnes, Grace Case and Lou- ise Wyant. Speakers will be Calvin McHose and Severn Newberry. Officers are Severn Newberry, president; Letha Byrnes, vice-pres- ident; Louise Wyant, secretary, and Grace Case, treasurer. To date 140 reservations have been made. There will be music for square Webster, ’31-32—F. D. Hartsock, | and round dancing donated by Al ’33-’41 —Francis Freeman, —Austin Prynn, '43-’44—E, E, Lord, cess. 3 ’45- —F. W. Reinfurt. x % ’42-’43 Keiper and his band. For late reservations call Severn Newberry, Dallas 387. 2 | | | |
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