] / et ——————— Editorially Speaking: FROM. i rE a" * More Fire Prevention Weeks This year’s observance of Fire Prevention Week ran from October 6th to the 15th. during the week are immediately forgotten. habits are responsible for all but a small minority of fires. It will be tragic if the lessons learned Tae DaLLas Post MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Careless individual Fire prevention must be practiced for 52 weeks of the year—not just for one. During the first eight months of 1949 our fire waste to- talled nearly $450,000,000. This marked a decline as compared with the same period last year, but most of the drop was probably due to slightly lower commodity and construction costs. Our fire record is the worst in the world, and it cannot adequately be measured in mere financial terms. It can be seen in the death and maiming and disfigurement of thousands upon thousands of human beings annually, many of them children—in the destruc- tion of great forests and other invaluable natural resources—in lost jobs, in piles of ashes that once were homes, in ruined fac- tories. What makes this all the more disgraceful is that most fires can be so easily prevented. The major causes of fire are “little ‘things —carelessness with matches and cigarettes, run-down stoves and heating systems, improperly stored paints and solvents and other such flammables, out-of-repair electrical equipment, and so on down the list. inate most of these hazards. A little thought, a little effort, could elim- If, as individuals, we make every week a fire prevention week, we will win the war against this great destroyer. A x x PILLAR TO POST By Mrs. T. M. B, Hicks, Jr. Back there in the Dallas Hills, five hundred miles to the north, the fall coloring must be well under way. Even here in the red clay Pied- mont region of North Carolina the dogwood trees are turning, their berries a varnished scarlet, and the Virginia Creeper flames to the tip of the tallest pines. A long distance phone call to Tom last night established the actual blooming of the small chry- santhemums in the south flower beds. Tom said that the asters were doing fine, and upon being pressed for details said that the asters closest to the house had suddenly burst into full bloom, practically overnight. Those were the chrysanthemum plants which we bought from Hill-the-florist last year, the five clumps delivered in full bloom and transplanted to their permanent location without the loss of a, si gle 4 year the clumps: Were large Luds ‘onthe nineteen Teptars- ber when I bade them goodbye b flashlight before catching the mid- night bus for points south. For the second year we have traded a flower season for a lusty new-born infant. Last year it was the big lilac bush which wasted its sweetness on a shuttered house. By the time Sweet Sue was accli- mated to the larger life, the lilacs had faded away, and this spring the late frost got the blossoms, so we haven't seen home-grown lilacs two years. Pr Sor it was William Henry who gummed the game, “having synchronized his arrival with the presumable date of the blossom- ing of a lavish crop of chrysan- themums. The stork accommodat- ingly circled the housetop long en- ough so that the asters had a chance to start blooming, and the zinnias to hang out flags the size of soup-plates, but the chrysanthe- mum buds still resembled a thwarted ambition on William Henry's birthday. It is exasperating to try to place hrysanthemums in their CA Did the er color sequence. i pompons come next to the white buttons or the orchid poms? Were the deep red ones separated from the bronze by whites or more orchids ? By the time I return to the Pennsylvania hills ong toward the last of October or the first of Noverhber, the gorgeous coloring will be gone, the asters and chry- santhemums will be withered, and the bumper crop of seckel pears will have been given decent inter- ment in the humus pit. It'll be just my luck to collect on an early snowstorm. ; William Henry looks not unlike a copper chrysanthemum himself, copper thatched according to his species, red and angry looking from having ‘been so newly born. Wil- liam Henry was supposed to have been Sally Samantha, the name bestowed in toto upon one girl- child or broken up into halves for possible twins. In this family it is wise to be prepared for all eventualities. Probably William Henry is worth a crop of chrysanthemums, though there are times at three olcock in the morning when there is some doubt about this. Anyhow, the child has good strong lungs, some- thing which will come in handy in later years when he has to shout down his older brothers and his vociferous sister. Want New Church I-Want-A-Church Club of Ruggles will sponsor a home-cooked roast beef supper Friday evening, Octo- ber 21, at Ruggles Church Hall. Serving from 5:30 until 8. Proceeds will go toward build- ing a new church. Firemen Tell How Fires Can Be Prevented Talks Given At Township and Borough Schools Vol. 59, No. 41 ‘Tree Limb Puts Dallas In Dark Saturday Night Two 2,300 Volt Primary Lines Are Disrupted A large part of Dallas Borough and Township were in darkness early Saturday night when a tree limb fell across two 2,300-volt pri- mary lines of Luzerne County Gas & Electric Corporation on Lake Street. Since Dallas is served by two circuits from the substation at Center Hill Road and Lake street, some busines places and a few homes wefe unaffected during the interruption. Although power was stopped for an hour and a half, a company trouble crew was on the job at 7:25 and restored power by 7:55. In the meantime many residents obtained an idea of what might happen in a complicated modern civilization if some natural catas- trophe or war destroyed sources of electricity. In many homes evening meals were interrupted because electric ranges, refrigerators were off. Clocks were stopped, stokers off, lights out and all small appliances out of service. Until recently disruption of two 2,300-volt lines would have thrown all of the Back Mountain region served by Luzerne County Gas & Electric Corporation in darkness; but the company has recently been expanding its service here to meet the needs of a growing community, New substations near Forty Fort Dairy at Fernbrook and near Isaacs Garage in Trucksville are serving those areas. The Fernbrook station serves parts of Pioneer avenue, De- munds, Dallas Township and Sha- vertown while the Trucksville sta- tion serves Trucksville, Carverton and lower Shavertown, Power for all three stations comes from two sources, Swoyer- Talks on Fire Prevention were ville and Pl ith, one 3,200-volt onl oo i 3 " i na rk 5 0 ng the Harvey's special | Lak and the other com- hlmar. | ing over the ‘mount through Chase and Huntsville, The 66,000 President Truman proclaimed Na- tional Fire Prevention Week from October 9 to 15, the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Fire drills and inspections at the schools. were supervised by James Besecker and Alton Sprout and the personnel of the Henry M. Laing Fire Department. ' Moving ' picture trailers were shown at Himmler and Dallas Out- door Theatres and pertinent liter- ature concerning the devastating hazards of fire were distributed. To prevent fires in the home, Ohlman and Peterson stressed the following, never: ; leave children unattended; leave matches within reach of children; smoke in bed; put pennies in fuse boxes; allow an amateur electri- cian to wire your home; dump ashes in wooden boxes; clean with naptha, benzine or kerosene; keep matches in clothes closets; come in contact with wires while in the bath-tub; run wires from lamps under carpets. or rugs; force a heating boiler in winter time, Statistics from the Underwriters’ Board, they said show that: matches and smoking contribute 30 percent; stoves and heating ap- paratus, 24 percent; cleaning fluids, 12 percent; electrical defects, 12 percent; lightning and spontaneous combustion, 23 percent. Township Group Hears Mill Head Dallas Township Progressive Club met at the home of Walter Gerlach Monday night. Secretary William Newberry read a report from the First Assistant Postmaster General who pledged his full cooperation to obtain im- proved mail service, A committee consisting of Clare ence Laidler, Chester Hartman, Herbert Randall, Willard Newberry, and Martin Walsh was appointed to contact the proper aulthorities rel- ative to the long overdue road to connect Route 309 and Fernbrook by way of the abandoned traction company roadbed. John Griffith, superintendent of Bloomsburg Mill related the history ! of his company and outlined a sys- tem of registration for Back Moun- tain residents who desire employ- ment. He stated that the mill is not running at capacity, but that 150 residents of this area are employed. Mr. Griffith's remarks left no doubt as to his sincerity and in- terest in the community. He said he i was impressed by the Town Hall atmosphere of the Club meeting, everyone being given a fair oppor- tunity to express himself on com- munity questions. volts coming to Swoyerville from Plymouth are reduced there to 13,200 volts before distribution to the substations and is again broken down to 115 and 230-volts at block transformers scattered throughout the area. The two main 13,200-volt lines are so tied in that any failure on one automatically cuts in the other without any interruption in service. To take care of any emergencies such as that on Saturday night, the company maintains a service man at Kingston until 10 pm. A telephone operator is on duty 24 hours a day and all trouble calls developing from a failure of service to the home are relayed to trouble men at any hour of the day or night. This does not, of course, apply to trouble within the home. The company’s responsibility ends as long as service is available to the consumer. James L. Brownlee, manager of electrical distribution and gas, in an interview said this week, that the company first learns of inter- ruptions in service through tele- phone calls from consumers; how- ever if trouble develops in the 66,000-volt lines this is reflected in complicated instruments at the sources of supply. Mr. Brownlee said the Back Mountain Region is the fastest growing area served by the com- pany. The construction of many new homes and the establishment of two big mills here has greatly increased demand and the com- pany has kept apace of the growth by running in more lines and by the establishment of new distri- bution centers. Fernbrook Mill, for example, takes its power directly from 13,200-volts which are then step- ped down within the mill to meet its various requirements. Kiwanis Club Hears Address On Russians Dallas Kiwanis Club had as a guest speaker at Wednesday night's meeting Attorney Frank Flannery Jr.,, who spoke on “Russian Cous- ins”, Attorney Flannery, who was a liasson officer in the occupation of Austria recounted a number of his experiences in this war torn area. The nominating committee was named with the election of officers | taking place at the next meeting of ithe club on Wednesday evening, | October 26. There will be no meeting next | week. Members will attend the ban- quet for the man of the year, Reservations for the man of the year banquet must be made by Sunday with the chairman of the committee. Dinner will be held Thursday evening at 6:30 at the Irem Temple Country Club. Dallas Kiwanis club will be the host. | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949 Dogs From Three States Entered In German Pointer Field Trials First German Shorthaired Pointer Field Trial to be run in Pennsyl- vania will be held at George Bul- ford’s Farm tomorrow. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania German Short- haired Pointer Club, the program will get under way at 8:00 A.M. The first event will be the Puppy Stake for dogs under one year of age, This will be followed by the Derby Stake a class for young dogs over one year and under two years of age, It is expected these two classes will consume the morning period. During the noon break, refresh- ments can be purchased on the grounds, The afternoon will be taken up by the all-Age Stake. In this class only perfectly trained dogs will participate. Live birds will actually be shot over the dogs, thus permitting the judges capably to rate the pointers for their true worth as gun dogs. The shooting of the pheasants is by Surplus Apples Go To Schools Government Will Buy Luzerne County Crop Owing to the tremendous crop of apples this year, the Surplus Com- modity Corporation is planning to purchase apples in Luzerne County this fall for school distribution, Pennsylvania has been allotted a quota of 21 cars each week for the next three weeks, and this amount ‘will be broken down into counties having surplus apples. The price will be $1.70 per bush- el, U.S. No. 1 pack. Varieties acceptable are Winesap and Jonathan 2%” and up, and all other varieties, 21%” and up; Grimes, McIntosh, Baldwin, North- ern Spy, Cortland,.Black Twig, Red Delicious, Willes®¥ Twig, Golden De- licious, Rhode Island Greening, Rome Beauty, Stayman, York Im- perial, Fameuse. McIntosh condition-may be firm ripe. All other varieties should meet export conditions—15 percent firm ripe, All baskets must be ring faced, liners, new bushel baskets, all lid- ded, cushion or corrugated pad, and shall generally be tight packed. In order to participate in pro- gram, Luzerne County Horticultur- al Association must have prompt replies from growers as to whether they wish to ship, stating surplus number bushel apples, variety, etc. Noxen Leads In Final Series Meets Shavertown Again on Sunday Noxen defeated Shavertown, 7-1 Sunday on the Beaumont diamond to take the lead in the playoff ser- ies 1-0, The teams will /€lash again” this Sunday at Noxen/with Sha¥ertown putting on a do-or-die effeft to take this crucial game | Shayértown must win this one to se€p Noxen from sweeping the series as it did dur- ing the regular season. Although the hitting was evenly matched on both teams, Mack Tay- lor Noxen hurler, was superb in the pinches and effectively stifled the Shavertown hitters whenever men were on base. The score was 0-0 until the fifth inning of a fine pitching duel when Noxen bunched a series of hits to score off Ralph Anthony, Shaver- town pitcher. A large crowd witnessed the game as Taylor pitched Noxen to an important one game edge in the best-of-three series. Taylor went the route for Noxen with Jack Wall catching, Anthony pit- ched : until the eighth when Art Kitchen came on in relief. B. Brown handled Shavertown’s backstop duties. Luzerne County YTCU Installs Officers The monthly meeting of the Lu- zerne County Y.T.C. was held Mon- day in the rumpus room of the YM.C.A.,, Wilkes-Barre. Officers and directors for the year of 1949-50 were installed by Mrs, Keen, president of the Luzerne County W.C.T.U. Representatives from Idetown, Luzerne, Wilkes-Barre, Sweet Val- ley, and Wyoming locals attended. Opening services were lead by the Vice-President, Ethel Ide. Vo- cal quartets from Idetown and Sweet Valley provided musical en- tertainment, Plans were started for a hayride on November 12. The final plans will be announced at a later date, arrangement with Pennsylvania State Game Commission who have issued a special permit. The judges will be C. J. Kylie Myers, Morristown, N.J, and James Gray, Booton, N.J. Both men are excellently rated in their field. Saturday’s Trial will rate many dogs from the New Jersey and New York area as well as pointers from Philadelphia and the Back Moun- tain. Sterling Silver trophies will be presented to the winners of the first places in all three classes— the Puppy, the Derby and the All- Age groups. American Kennel Club ribbons will also go to the winner in each class. The Pennsylvania German Short- haired Pointer Club extends an in- vitation to the general public to at- tend. Persons who have never at- tended a hunting dog field trial will find it an exciting way to pass an October day. Benton Pastor At Anniversary Huntsville Church Marks 106th Years Sunday services will mark the beginning of Anniversary Week at Huntsville Christian Church, which this week completes its 106th year. This is the church’s first observa- tion in the newly redecorated sanc- tuary which was completely re- modeled during the spring. Following special morning ser- vices on Sunday there will be a home-coming dinner in the church social rooms, Old friends and ab- sent members are especially in- vited. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and sand- wiches. Rev. Garth Maynard, pastor of Benton Christian Church, will be the speaker at evening services. Mrs. Maynard will present a piano recital at the beginning of service, and there will be an emphasis on singing during the evening, On Friday evening the week will be climaxed by the customary tur- key dinner. Serving will begin at 5:30. Lehman PTA Joins Back Mt. Council Lehman-Jackson PTA met Mon- day in the high school auditorium with Laing Coolbaugh, president, presiding. Purchase of new band uniforms and the annual PTA Athletic Ban- quet were discussed, , Mrs. Davenport, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee re- ported that the PTA will have a farmer dance at the school on the evening of November 11, It was also stated that the an- nual PTA membership drive will end on Monday. The association voted in favor of joining the Back Mountain Area PTA Council. Faculty and Cafeteria members were introduced by Mr. Squier. Carl Stainbrook, game commis- sion supervisor spoke on safe hunt- ing, and presented a movie entitled “Trigger Happy Harry’. Helen Marr gave marimba selec- tions. Refreshments were served by the hospitality committee in charge of Mrs. Beulah Sutton. PTA To Hear Two Speakers Committee To Discuss: Scholarship Fund The Dallas-Franklin Township P.T.A. will hold its October meet- ing Monday at 8. The committee appointed to dis- cuss formation of a scholarship fund, will report. The fund will be sponsored jointly by the PTA and the Alumni Association. Mrs. Ruth Darbie, member of the Luzerne County Extension Staff, will speak on “Rural Programs of Extension Work”. Miss Florence Frantz, Health Ed- ucation Secretary of Wyoming Val- ley Tuberculosis Society, will de- scribe the patch test which will be given to all Dallas Township stu- dents in November. Leo Dunham will give a trom- bone solo and Patsy Pilcher will play a flute solo. Rosanna Patner and Anna Wojcieowski will accom- pany them, Refreshments will be served. Gun Shoot Overbrook Gun Club will hold a shoot at the club Sunday, October 16, starting at 1 o'clock. 6 CENTS PER COPY Legion Wants License Before Buying Castle Will Consummate Transaction If It Can Sell Liquor Daddow-Isaacs Post, American Legion has appealed a decision of the State Liquor Control Board denying its application for a club liquor license for Castle Inn. The hearing was before Judge Frank L. Pinola on Tuesday. Judge Pinola took the appeal un- der advisement and cautioned that an answer should not be expected for ten days. Atty, John Hayduchok repre- sented the veteran's group, Atty, Paul R. Selecky represented the Liquor Control Board. Mr. Selecky is also retained as attorney for the Legion, not, however, in this case. Members of the Post's House Association, who could be contact- ed, reflected confidence that the license would finally be granted. They state that thé Post already possesses a club dicense in Dallas Borough and there are few such licenses in Dallds~P6Wnship. Daddow-Isaacs Post has a $1,000 option on Castle Inn, owned by John Panco. The option will be ex- ercised provided the Legion can ob- tain a license at this location. Sale price of the Panco property is $30,000.00 The Inn is completely furnished insofar as bar, taps, sil- ver, linen, china and certain other furnishings are concerned. There are eleven rooms on the second floor. The House Association contem- plates renovating the second floor into two apartments, providing liv- ing quarters for caretaker and stewards) Five and one half acres of ground surround the building, Here, the Post plans to set out private pic- nic grounds and develop a base- ball field. Provided the Castle Inn property deal is consummated, the Legion will sell its lots on Memorial High- way. Negotiations for sale are pend- ing, At an earlier date the erec- tion of Quonset hut was considered. Over two hundred veterans ap- pear on the Post’s paid up member- ship list. There are also a number of associate members. The finan- cial position of the organization is said to be in excellent condition. Appearing at the hearing to tes- tify personally for the applicant were: Joseph MacVeigh, Dallas Bor- ough councilman, Charles Lee, man- ager of H. A, Whiteman Co; D. R. Richards, Dallas Township school director and Sandel Hunt, owner of extensive property in the Dallas area. Testifying by stipulation for the Association were: Paul Shaver, Dal- las, Thomas Garrity, Harvey's Lake, Wardan Kunkle, Dallas Borough councilman; Arthur Dungey, Dallas Borough Tax Collector; Francis Ambrose, Harvey's Lake; Thomas Robinson, Dallas Township; Harry Jones, Harvey's Lake, Leslie War- hola, Dallas Borough. Inoculation Notice Inoculations will be given at Dal- las Borough High Scheél, Monday, October 17 at 1 o'cl68® for the following: regular whooping cough; whooping cough booster inoculation; diphtheria and tetanus combined: diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough combined. Any parent wish- ing to take advantage of this for pre-school. children from the age of 6 months to 6 years is welcome. Sask Mountain Mighway Deaths and Serious aceidents since VJ Day Hospitalized Killed 2 20 5 Ninth Annual Parade To Be Biggest Ever Red Ambrose And Henry Peterson Are Co-Chairmen Ninth annual Back Mountain Hallowe'en Parade will be held at Dallas on Monday night, October 31, Organizations cooperating in maintaining the high momentum of this colorful event are planning a celebration that will be remem- bered for years to come, Main Street, Dallas will again be roped off from Lundy's Restaurant to Harvey's Lake Highway for block dancing. A band will be on hand to provide music. Jack Titus will play his accor- dian for community singing. Candy will be given to all children who march in costume. Judges will de- termine the best costumes in var- ious classifications. As a departure from other years, children from all schools in the Back Mountain area will be invited to participate in the parade and the fun. will have general co-chairman both Dallas Borough and Dallas Town- ship. They are Henry Peterson, of the Borough, who has been instru- mental and active in the affair since its inception, and Francis ‘‘Red’” Ambrose, of the Township. Mr. Ambrose, now engaged in develop- ing Sandy Beach at Harvey's Lake, has had years of experience with young people. Graduating from Wy- oming Seminary in 1930 and from Lafayette College in 1934 Mr. Am- brose took his M.S. in Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He coached football and wrestling for nine years until" elevated to principal at Collingwood, Pa. High School, He and Mrs. Ambrose, the former Ruth Pritchard of Bangor, and their ‘two daughters, las. “Red” finds time to devote to community affairs, individually, and as a member of Dallas Rotary. Sponsoring organizations are: Dallas Township P.T.A., Raymond Kuhnert; Dallas Borough P.T. A. Charles James; Dallas Rotary, Fran- cis Ambrose; Dallas Kiwanis Club; Dallas Woman's Club, Mrs, John Q. Yaple; Dallas Junior Woman's Club, Mrs. Robert Brown; Dr. Hen- ry M. Laing Fire Co; Daddow-Is- aacs Post, American Legion. As the plans of the committee develop they will be made known in sufficient time for everyone to be advised. New Type Farm Machine Demonstrated Saturday Charles Long, Sweet Valley Farm Implement Dealer, demonstrated a Roto-Beater, the first ever shown in this teritory, at the Willard Cor- nell farm at Meeker on Saturday. The machine cutsiup.weeds; corn stalks, ‘potato tops and other vege- tation and then returns it to the ground for humus. So successful was the demonstra- tion that Mr, Cornell immediately purchased the Roto-Beater and now in addition to his own work is doing custom work for other farmers, The Cornell Farm is one of the best equipped in the entire area. Project Supervisors Are Named For Gregory Farm Demonstration Project supervisors have been named for the work to be done on the Robert Gregory Farm in Leh- man Township next Tuesday and Wednesday. The demonstration has been di- vided into nine distinct work pro- jects assigned to Veteran “On the Farm” instructors of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties under the supervision of Howard Newcomer, of Clarks Summit. Projects and supervisors are: Construction of earthen dams (Farm Pond), Gus Dippe and J. L. Gisriel, Huntington Mills School; Raymond Connelly, Farmer Field- man. Tile underdrains, Ray Fullmer, Veteran “on the farm” Instructor, Kyle Alexander, program specialist. Removing stone walls and hedge- rows, section 1, W. E, Pallman, and Daniel Smith, West Hazleton High School; James J. Cleland, Farmer Fieldman. Removing stone walls and hedge- rows, section 2, William Kessler, West Hazleton High School; Lloyd R. Olewine, Farmer Fieldman. Section 3, Raymond Searfoss, Veteran on the Farm Instructor, Lehman Township; W. J. Bashore, Farmer Fieldman. Section 4, Robert Stanton, Mos- cow [High School; Joseph Carpen- ter, Moscow High School; Kenneth R. Craft, Farmer Fieldman. Section 5, Road Building, Albert H. Smith, State Committee; Boyd Gartley and Howard Gibbs, Scott Township; I. J. Strickland, Scott Township. Establishing contour strip crop- ping, Ray Bartholme and Ray Maz- aleski, Newton - Ransom High School; Harry E. Peters, Farmer Fieldman, Application of Lime and Super- phosphate, (Pasture Improvement), Lewis Chambers and Edward Kel- ler, Dallas Township. Parking, Martin Koch, Hunting- ton Mills; Russell Ruble, Lehman Township; Sheldon Mosier, Dallas Township; Percy Marston, State Committee. Farm Machinery Pool Super- visors, Robert Hopkins, Newton- Ransom High School; Earl Wag- ner, State Committee; George Rice, County Committee. For the first time the big event: Anna- belle and Sandra live in West Dal-