Editorially Speaking: For Public Service Three gold medals and 19 honorable mention citations for outstanding public service in fire prevention during 1948 will be awarded to newspapers and Board of Fire Underwriters. radio stations by the National Tar Darras Post MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION BOX SCORE Back Mountain Highway Deaths and Serious accidents since V-J Day One gold medal will go to the Staten Island, New York, Advance, a daily, because of its intensive and dramatic news coverage of fire prevention and fire department and clean-up activities throughout the year. Another will go to the County Press of Lapeer, Michigan, a weekly, because of its editor's three- year campaign for fire trucks for the county, which had pre- viously been without fire protection. The third will go to radio station WOWO, Fort Wayne, Indiana, as a reward for several years of public service in fire Prevention and fire safety. In the words of W. E. Mallalieu, general manager of the National Board, “Thousands of newspapers and radio stations have contributed their efforts to They have helped in the drive ment, have encouraged passage the cause of greater fire safety. for modern fire fighting equip- of better fire laws, They have stimulated the work of civic organizations in fire safety, and they have shown and told millions of persons how to prevent fires in their homes, on their jobs and on their farms.” Practically everyone in the country reads newspapers and listens to the radio. No other mediums can do so much to stim- ulate interest in worthy causes—of which fire prevention is one of the most important. The winners of the 1948 awards are to be congratulated for their fine achievements. Those who com- peted for recognition but did not win are deserving of whole- hearted praise as well. In the years to come, let’s hope this vital work gains still greater momentum, 2% FROM. Xx x PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. It’s known to dewy-eyed poets, bachelor uncles, maiden aunts and cush non-realistic souls as renewing one’s youth, but it is not recom- mended for those suffering from high blood pressure, hardening arteries, minute stretch under the blankets That last ten minutes under the blankets in the morning is merely a figment of imagination in a household of four small children, their number soon to be augmented by a small Bill of goods still bedded down in the hospital nursery, four days old at the present writing. A chubby hand firmly removes the blanket, a twin beams in the dawn’s early light, a second twin suggests that it is now time to rise and shine, With a horrid reali- zation of what will happen if bio- logical necessities are not immed- iately provided for, a foot gropes for the chilly floor followed by creaking knees and the remainder of a Nonnie who optimistically thought that she was visiting the Sweet Sunny South and provided for the trip the flimsiest of night- gear. The twins dehydrated and clothed in stout denim, there is a Sweet Sue carolling from her crib, pink and delectable in a warm knitted sleeper. Sweet Sue, some- what but not completely house- broken at sixteen months, gets the works and is inducted into a striped polo shirt and a pair of warm cor- duroy overalls, By this time the twins are careening up and down the driveway on their “trikes”, and the first-grader opens a sleepy eye, an eye with calculation in it. Is this, or is this not, Monday morning ? Chum, it is Monday morning, and you will now rise and deck yourself in a Buffalo Bill shirt and a pair of gabardine shorts, and don’t forget to put a handkerchief in your pocket. Custom demands it, comfort requires it, and you've got a slight attack of sniffles. And hold still for those nose-drops. A dash for the kitchen to stir the oatmeal, set to simmer somewhere between the dressing of the first and second twin, Three high-chairs in a row, three striped terry-cloth bibs, three shiny tin pans filled with oatmeal liber- ally sprinkled with brown. sugar. Three bowls of applesauce, three shiny silver mugs of warm milk. One larger youth chair, one larger bowl, one dignified red and white napkin. As the first-grader rockets through the front door on his way to school, he knocks over a small (Continued on Page Twelve) and an occasional rheumatic twinge, folks who appreciate that last ten- in the morning. & League Finals Start Sunday Shavertown, Noxen Will Battle It Out Bi-County League finals will be- gin this Sunday on Beaumont dia- ’ mond. Shavertown, victo straight over East Dallas in the semi-finals, will play host to Nox- en, regular season champs and victors of two straight wins over Jackson in the semi-finals. The second game will be played at Noxen and the third, if neces- sary, will be back at Beaumont. Noxen and Shavertown cinched their final playoff positions last Sunday in victories over tough op- ponents. Noxen's Art Blizzard was untouchable as he fanned 21 Jack- son batters to give Noxen a 5-2 victory over Jackson’s Joe Levi, Shavertown had a narrow squeak in taking a 3-2 ten inning contest from East Dallas. Shavertown tied the game 2-2 in the ninth and then Larry Newhart scored the winning run in the tenth with two out. Sonny Martin, East Dallas pitcher who struck out 18, was relieved in the tenth by Art Bellas, who be- came the losing pitcher. Ralph An- thony went the route for Sha- vertown to gain the victory. of two Consistery Dinner More than 150 persons are ex- pected at the appreciation dinner which will be given for Back Moun- tain area workers and the mem- bership committee of Caldwell Con- sistery at Irem Temple Country Club on Tuesday evening. Griffith To Speak Jack Griffith, general superinten- dent of Fernbrook Plant of Blooms- burg Mills, will be the speaker at the meeting of Dallas Township Citizen’s Club at the home of Wal- ter Gerlock on Monday night. TOBY'S CREEK IS BEING ENCASED AT SHAVERTOWN The heart of the 'business sec- tion of Shavertown will shortly take on a new look if efforts of Edward Hall, Shavertown druggist to encase 242 feet of Toby’s Creek are successful. Preliminary work of construct- ing retaining walls along the creek where it runs through Mr, Hall's property is in charge of Willard Garey, general contractor. When the creek is brought un- der control and covered, as it was a number of years ago in Dallas, new busines buildings can arise and Shavertown can have a safer, more sightly business section, When interviewed this week, Mr. Hall said his plans are mainly in the blueprint stage and actual work, beyond construction of the retaining walls, will depend upon the plans of the State Highway Department with regard to widen- ing or eliminating the Center street bridge which has traffic hazard. . long been a Mr, Hall is working with both the State Highway Department and the State Water and Resources Board in order to accomplish his objective. If his plans are acceptable to State officials, Mr, Hall can con- struct a large parking area adja- cent to his store,sor he can move the store to face Memorial High- way and have a large parking area at the side or rear, “It's all in a formative stage right now”, says Mr. Hall, but other Shavertown businessmen are likewise interested in improving their properties. If we can bring the creek under control, there's no telling’ what new businesses we may have here.” It is possible that when Mr. Hall and the State Highway Department get through with Toby's Creek, few residents of Shavertown will be aware that a stream runs under- neath the business section. . ® Vol. 59, No. 40 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1949 Hospitalized Killed DALLAS pot LEHMAN 1 1 KINGSTON TOWNSHIP [20 1 JACKSON TOWNSHIP CN MONROE TOWNSHIP : 1 1 ROSS TOWNSHIP T TAKE TOWNSHIP 1 Th FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP I V3 6 CENTS PER COPY o74l, aie. Holsteins Win Against Stiff Competition Ralph Sands’ Herd Is Among The Best At Bloomsburg Fair Back Mountain Holsteins owned by Ralph Sands of Carverton made an excellent showing against stiff competition at Bloomsburg Fair last week. The Holstein exhibit was the largest in the East this year and comprised seventy-nine animals shown by thirteen exhibitors. The Sands herd of eighteen was the third prize exhibitor’s herd and also won [first for the four best uddered cows in the show. A three-year old, Orchard Lane Ragapple out of Smithhaven Rag- apple Explorer, was reserve grand champion and the first prize three- year old. Smithhaven Ragapple Explorer, Sands herd sire; was second, beat- en only by a jbull that’ won first at the Allentown, Reading, and York Fairs and«fvho was grand champion at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show last year. Against such keen competition, Mr, Sands was delighted with the showing of his sire. Sands Montvic Pathfinder, a two- year old bull was awarded second in his class. Second prizes were also received for aged cow and senior yearling heifer, Among twenty-nine calves ex- hibited, Mr, Sands received third and fifth places and a second prize for senior get of sire of Montvic Pathfinder Peitje. In the aged cow class Mr. Sands would probably have won a first, but the cow gave birth to a 125- pound calf, Sandsdale Ragapple Champion, the only calf born at the Fair this year. The calf im- mediately sold to J. Fred Diger, Holstein fancier of Bloomsburg R. F..D. “It was a great exhibit” said Ralph, “I wouldn't have missed it for the world. I didn’t have time to even see the Midway or the Belles of Bagdad; it seemed like everybody was over at the cow barns.” On Wednesday night Mr| Sands was songleader at the Pennsylvania Stockmen’s dinner at Lightstreet. an annual affair given by the Fair Association for exhibitor’s after the judging is over. Lay Znd Lane On Lehman Road Builders Hope To Finish This Year - ~ With good weather prevailing, Ryan Brothers, contractors on the new relocated Route 115 between Castle Inn and Lehman, hope to have the road completed this year. About a mile of single-lane con- crete has been laid between the Castle and the Idetown-Huntsville road and this week pouring began on the second lane at this end of the highway. It is hoped that a mile of the second lane will be laid by the weekend. Practically all of the rough grad- ing for the 22-foot highway has been completed with the exception of a small stretch where the new route joins 115 beyond Lehman. William Ryan, superintendent of construction, says concrete will be poured along scattered sections of the highway in order to allow rock fills to settle before concrete is poured over them. The contractors have encounter- ed few obstacles since they began work on June 28. Weather has been favorable and although con- siderable rock had to be shot it was not as bad as had been antici- pated. About 120 are working. Made Vice President Of Shorthorn Breeders W. L. Conyngham of Trucksville was elected vice president of the Pennsylvania State Milking Short- horn Breeders Association at its an- nual meeting held last Friday at the Hotel Harrisburger in Harris- burg. Mr. Conyngham and C. S. Hem- enway of Hillside Farm attended | this meeting which preceded the ! annual Milking Shorthorn Sale at | the Farm Show Building on Sat- urday. Mrs, W, L. Conyngham and Miss Betty Gregory also attended the sale, Mr. Conyngham will also have charge of ‘the publicity and booth for the Milking Shorthorns at the coming State Farm Show. Lifer Learns How To Write Shavertown Couple Visit Kenneth Farrell Improving his time by learning to read and write, Kenneth Farrell, who has served three-years of a life term in Eastern Penitentiary for the murder of Charles Randall of Harvey's Lake, is now learning the shoemaker’s trade in the prison shops. A Shavertown businessman and his wife who were in Philadelphia a few days ago stopped at the Eastern Penitentiary to see Farrell. They learned that he had been transferred to the prison farm at Graterford, but prison authorities said they would be glad to make arrangements for a fifteen-minute visit with Farrell if the couple cared to drive to Norristown, thirty miles distant. The gouple proceeded to Grater- ford jwhere they.-were granted every courtesy: After signing a visitor’s™ statement they were ushered through locked doors by a prison guard. After a brief wait they were taken through an- other locked door and downstairs to the visiting room. There, with an iron grille between them, they talked with the former Harvey's Lake lumberman. Farrell was , delighted to see them, asked questions about old friends and about familiar haunts in the Back Mountain area. The prisoner said he was in excellent condition and had given up smok- ing and was doing his best to stay out of trouble. All reference to his trial and conviction were avoided, but Farrell said that with the help of a Philadelphia lawyer he hopes to reopen his case. He said there was nothing he wanted because he is able to earn spending money through prison labor. He said the prison library is well stocked with magazines and papers. Although the couple did not ask him directly they said they were of the opinion that the prisoner had had no other visitors since the fall of 1948. . Red & White Is Undefeated Redskins At Pittston: Lehman Plays at Home Undefeated Dallas Township meets its acid test tonight under the lights at West Pittston stadium. The high-flying Redskins, having scored 48 points in two games to their opponents 0. Only next week’s encounter with Wyoming Seminary’s rejuvenated JayVees and the contest with the hard-hitting Tunkhannock eleven rate as tougher opponents than Lew Shook’s Green and White West Pittston squad, With the line showing more promise each game and the’ snappy backfield led , by Woody Redmond running on all cylinders, the Red and White will be hard to stop. Lehman-Factoryville Lehman will greet Factoryville tomorrow afternoon in a home game, The Scotties are confident it will be their second straight ! victory. Kingston Township will be idle preparing for next week's night contest with Forty-Fort. Lehman walked over Kingston Township last Saturday defeating the Orange and Black 27-7. It was the Scotties first victory over Kingston Township in years. Mont and Graham, two elusive ball- carriers, plus a hard-charging, vic- ious Lehman line accounted for the Katie downfall, Kingston Township tried 22 passes and Lehman 9. Lehman completed 5 while the Katies com- pleted 9 and had two intercepted. Lehman held a 13-0 half-time lead on a jump pass from Mont to Hutchison and a quick lateral to Graham who scored. Graham also scored on an end run from the 1- yard line. However, Kingston Township struck back in the second half and after driving the length of the field scored on Cleasby’s end run from the three. Kingston Township kicking off, and Mont picked up the crazily bouncing pigskin on his own 15. yard line to streak 85 yards down the sidelines for a touchdown, Graham put the game on ice when he intercepted a Katie aerial in Katie teritory and ran 25 yards for a touchdown. Woody Redmond and company led a surprisingly strong Dallas Township team to a 36-0 victory over Avoca Saturday. With Red- mond turning on the heat for four touchdowns, Bloomer and Bellas contributed one each. GROUP TO PICK BEST CITIZEN The committee chosen to select the year’s outstanding citizen of the Back Mountain area will meet Monday night, October 17, at 7:30 at Dallas Methodist Church, Rev, Frederick Reinfurt is gen- eral chairman. The award will be made at a dinner at Irem Temple Country Club on Thursday might October 20, Hosts will be" Dallas Kiwanis Club. All members of par- ticipating organizations are invited to attend the dinner. All local service clubs, churches, veterans’ organizations and lodges have been asked to be represented on the committee making the selec- tion. Mountaineers Score Big Hit Divide Honors At Kick-Off Dinner Back Mountain Community Chest workers, in mountaineer garb that might have been designed by Paul Webb, brought down the house at the Community Chest kick-off din- ner in Kingston Armory Wednes- day evening. : They and the .doCtors’ contin- gent tied for first place in the competition sponsored by drive leaders for groups presenting skits typical of their areas. Each received a $500 credit toward reaching its quota from the fund donated by Post 132, American Legion, Wearing overalls, broad-brimmed straw hats, ginghams and sun-bon- nets, the fifty-eight Back Mountain workers were led by Helen Finley and her accordian followed by leaders Irene Haycox, Margaret Robinson and Em Blackman, Then came Art Montross’s cow, “Nellie”, led by Tom Robinson; “Billy”, the pony, drawing a cart filled with Boy and Girl Scouts; “Herman,” the ram, steered by Herman Thomas and other live- stock. Jack Blackman, head of the clean-up crew, trailed the parade with - wheelbarrow and shovel in anticipation of a full evening—or wheelbarrow, None of the animals were house-broken. Choosing the slogan, “The Back Mountain Backs the Drive”, the mountaineers yodeled: “We are coming from Back Moun- tain, We are coming from Back Moun- tain, And we're to make out quota— Or we'll bust We are going to rake in silver, We are going to rake in dollars ‘Cause in Airey, Falconer, Everett we trust.” Sung to the tune of “West Vir- ginia Hills”, and “Over hill, over dale And never we will trail In the welfare that's strong We're all here, never fear We're Back Mountaineers And our quota won't take us long. going so So give three cheers for Back Mountaineers And for the Welfare Workers too, Back Mountain Backs the drive For 100% we'll strive And we'll make it the same as you.” Sung to the tune of “The Caissons Go Rolling Along.” Signs for the parade were painted by Sev Newberry and transporta- tion furnished by John Carey. Young John Carey and John Thom- as helped transport the live-stock. Rotary to Dine At Bloom Mill Basketball Coach Is Dinner Speaker Dallas Rotary Club has been in- vited by Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club to dine at Bloomsburg Mill, Fern- brook, Tuesday, October 25. Ap- proximately twenty Dallas Rotar- ians have expressed their intention of attending. Eddie ' White, manager of the Wilkes-Barre Basketball team, dis- cussed sports in general, basket- ball in particular, at last night's meeting at Irem Temple Country Club. A letter from Columbus, Ohio, Rotary Club suggesting its dissatis- faction of the new Rotary motto, “Service Above Self”, but express- ing its approval of the old motto, “He Profits Most Who Serves the Best”, was read. Some members favor the new motto because it will be easier to write than the old motto, Members voted for the new motto. “Red” Ambrose was appointed chairman of Dallas Halloween Par- ade. Parents of Hallowe'en Pranksters Will be Arrested, Council Warns Chief Russell Honeywell Told To Arrest Parents When Children Destroy Property Dr. Young Talks | On A Bomb Tests; Kiwanis Holds Joint Meeting At Benton Dallas Kiwanis and Benton Ki- wanis Clubs held a joint dinner meeting Tuesday evening at Hotel Moses VanCampen, Benton, About thirty local members made the trip by bus. Guest speaker was Dr. Jay A. Young, professor of chemistry at King’s College, a former member of the technical staff at the Bikini atomic tests. Dr. Young said the Atomic Bomb tests were made in a twenty-mile circle at Bikini lagoon. All types of naval warcraft were used, Tests measured blast, shock effects, temp- eratures, wave motion and radioac- tivity. Television was used to ob- serve effects from close points, The speaker disclosed that the atom bomb is no more than an- other TNT bomb, but differs from it in radium potentiality. More en- ergy is released, he said, during a hard thunder storm than by an atom bomb, but the energy of the bomb is concentrated in one mil- lionth of a second’s time, while the energy of a thunderstorm is spread over a period of one to two hours. The effect on humans consists of first, the blast effect; second, heat effect; and third, radio activity. Safeguards to follow in event of atom bomb attack are: Remain calm, Get to a shelter, If in a base- ment, stay close to a corner or wall, If outside, lie face down in a ravine or gully. Protect eyes with hands or arms. Remain undercover at least fifteen minutes after the blast. Cover body with anything available. As soon as posible, take four or five baths, preferably show- ers in uncontaminated water. Yay particular attention to hair, hands, and nails. If possible wrap rags about shoes. Pick up no souvenirs, Neither eat food nor drink water in blast area. Smoke no cigarettes in contaminated area. Cooperate with authorities in aiding casual- ties. At the conclusion of Dr, Young's talk, Al Bowman and Kenneth Rice stopped in on their return trip from Washington and showed motion pictures taken along the route of the famous Forty-Niner covered wagon. 600 Members Is Goal Of Jackson-Lehman PTA Lehman-Jackson P.T.A, member- ! ship drive began on September 26 and will end on October 17. The goal this year has been set at 600. Each year the membership is in- creased. Last year's membership reached 547. Both yindividual and home room prizes will be awarded this year in the elementary grades, junior high school and senior high school, A very interesting program has been arranged for the first meeting which will be held in the high school auditorium next Monday night. The Ways and Means Committee will also conduct a bake sale, Repairs At Fernbrook A County road crew, under Sup- ervisor Ben Brace, is making ex- tensive repairs on the Fernbrook- Demunds road. Work involves removal of old macadam in spots, scraping and filling. Mr. Brace advises that within a few days the road will be closed for a short distance at the Fern- brook end. Parents of teen-agers and child- ren who participate in pre-holiday damage to property will be arrested Dallas Borough Council issued this stern warning at its - meeting on Tuesday night and instructed Chief of Police Russell Honeywell not to waste time running down pranksters but to get their names and hold their parents responsible for the damage done. This severe measure was adopted after Councilman Joseph Jewell told of depredations in the Parrish Heights section where youngsters threw tomatoes against a newly painted home, Similar measures have been adopted in other nearby communities, notably Clark’s Sum- mit, where teen-agers for a num- ber of years created havoc before Hallowe'en until the Borough fathers had their parents arrested. Councilmen heard Arthur Dun- gey, tax collector, report that $11, 664.15 has been collected on the 1949 tax duplicate leaving a little over $3,500 outstanding on bor- ough taxes, Collections are $1,225 ahead of last year for the same period. The Borough is now op- erating with a higher assessed val- uation than in 1948. Last year assessed valuation was $733,181 as compared with 1949 valuation of $776,173, .an increase of about $43,000. At 22 mills this gives the borough an operating revenue of $15, 367.15. Council ordered bills paid am- ounting to $2,886.50 and ordered the payment of a short term note of $5,000 to First National Bank of Dallas, Twenty-five dollars was appro- priated to West Side Visiting Nurse Association, Last year the nurses made 609 visits to 223 patients in Dallas, ’ Building permits were approved as follows: Helen Bolton, home on Center Hill road, $9,000; Rose Howell, Garage on Sunset Avenue; Clarence LaBar, new roof, and R. L. Brickel, new roof. Dallas Service Station awarded the contract for new Goodyear truck tires at its low bid of $47.49 and $29.49. Other bidders were L, L. Richardson, Olivers Inc. and Caddie LaBar, Repairs were ordered made to the porch and steps of the Bor- ough Building and there was some discussion of the use of a perma- nent vault or safe for Borough records. Councilmen were asked to be on the lookout for a used safe or place of storage. A resolution was presented and October 14 as “Joe Elicker Week” in appreciation of his efforts to publicize the Back Mountain Area through the production of the mo- tion picture, “Pocono” which will open tonight and continue for a week at Irem Temple, Wilkes- Barre. All councilmen were present. The meeting adjourned at 9. SCHOOLS GET STATE MONEY Auditor General Weldon B. Hey- burn, approved payments this week amounting to $103,471.77 for the support of public schools in five fourth class Back Mountain Areas. Schools and the amounts are: Dallas Borough, $6,566.61; Dallas Township, $28,540.28; Franklin Township, $400; Jackson Township, $500; Kingston Township, $32,008. 29; Lake Township, $14,636.37; and Lehman Township, $20,820.32, On Murder Jury Mrs. Jeanette Langdon, Elmcrest, and Mrs, Muriel Loucks, Terrace Drive, Dallas, were selected to serve on the jury for the trial of Mrs. Martha Woodson Kalwaic, Hazle- ton mother, charged with the mur- der of her 15-months-old son. COLLEGE FROSH INITIATION BRIGHTENS COMMUTERS’ DAY Life wasn’t as sombre this week in Dallas nor on the busses to and from Wilkes-Barre. The Sopho- mores at College Misericordia were putting the Freshmen through their annual initiation . . , the twenty- fifth annual initiation incidentally. The victims—or were they ?— were gaily costumed in styles of the gay 20's (Oh, so long ago). They took it all in good spirits even though their runnered silk stock- ings were rolled below the knees and tied with multi-colored rags. Many of them wore old dresses, exaggerated strings of pearls and some had lemons suspended from their necks! Placards announcing the name and address of the wear- er were on every freshman’s back. Hair was tied in two tight curls above the ears—and lacquered ‘so that it would stay in place. Rouged cheekbones and deep painted lines under bright eyes gave every fresh- man a macabre expression, . Sophomores saw that there were no infractions—and if there were, the freshman was compelled to bow three times in the presence of her superior and take a bite of the lemon. It was a bit silly—but everybody enjoyed it, even the freshmen. was» approved declaring October 7 to
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