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‘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.
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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
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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
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’42-’43 Keiper and his band.
For late reservations call Severn
Newberry, Dallas 387. 2
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