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DALLAS METHODIST CHURCH
Mother and Daughter Banquet,
sponsored by Woman's Society of
Christian Service,, will be’ held to-
night at 6:30 in the Social Rooms.
An. interesting program has been
prepared. Mrs. David Evans is in
charge of reservations and Mrs.
William H. Baker, president, will
be in charge of the banquet.
Mother’s Day
Mother's ‘Day will be observed
in the Morning Worship Service at
11 on Sunday. The festival of the
Christian+ home will be the general
theme. The minister will speak on,
“An Old Family Motto”. Approp-
riate music will be presented by
the choirs. Boys and girls will re-
main for the service. Children un-
der six years of age are invited to
the Church Nursery. The Nursery
meets down stairs.
The following Quarterly Confer-
ence Committees will meet after
the Morning Worship Service to
elect chairmen for the current
year: World Peace, Good Literature,
and Cooperation.
The minister will address the
combined Christian Associations of
Wyoming Seminary Sunday even-
ing at 6 at the Seminary.
A special speaker will address
the combined youth groups on Sun-
day evening at 6:30. The speaker
will be announced later. All young
people, ages 11-18 are invited.
Brace Bible Class
Brace Bible Class will hold a
Covered Dish Supper for members
and their wives and friends in the
Social Rooms on Tuesday evening
at 6:15. Program including several
special features will be presented
after the supper. Atty. Robert
Fleming is president. Members of
the Church Basketball team and
Sunday morning ushers will be
honored guests.
Methodist Youth Fellowship will
hold a Scavanger hunt on Wednes-
day evening at 7. Both groups will
participate. A Weiner Roast will be
held at Jeanine DeRemer’s after the
Hunt.
All treasurers are urged to bring
their books to the Church for aud-
iting at once. Edward Stair is
chairman of the Auditing. Commit-
tee.
Bible ‘Moments will be broadcast
over station WILK on Thursday
morning at 8:05.
The following have been elected
chairmen of Quarterly Conference
Committees at recent = meetings:
membership, Mrs. Ralph Brown;
finance, Peter D. Clark; Pastoral
Relations, Clark S. Hildebrant; aud-
iting, Edward Stair; records, Miss
Estelle Goldsmith; hospitals. and
homes, Mrs. Edgar S. Brace; Board
of Missions, Mrs. John H, Roberts;
. Evangelism, Mrs. Ray Shiber; Tem-
perance, Mrs. Clark S. Hildebrant;
Music, Mrs. Ethel Oliver, and, So-
cial life, Robert Brown. \
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
St. Paul's has. completed its
twenty-fifth aniversary and now
begins another quarter century in
the Back Mountain community for
the Kingdom of God. It is indeed
appropriate that on Sunday, May
News of the Churches
14, at the 11:00 A.M. service, as
we launch into a new fiscal year
in the life of St. Paul's, new mem-
bers will be received into our
Christian fellowship.
The services are as follows:
9:45 A.M.—Sunday School. There
are classes from the three year olds
to those who have reached the
sunset of life. The lesson is ‘Hosea
Reveals God’s Forgiving Love.”
11:00 AM.—The Service. Rev.
Frederick W. Moock, Jr., pastor,
will preach on “Are You in the Pic-
ture?” Our congregation and
friends will not want to miss this
inspiring service of worship. In ad-
dition to receiving new members
we shall be privileged to have with
us the Luther League Choir.
+ 7:00 P.M.—Luther League.
Daily Vacation Bible School will
begin at St. Paul’s on June 12 and
will continue through June 23. The
pastor will gladly see that your
child is registered for this worth-
while program. Incidentally a large
be used for various
tent will
classes.
PRINCE OF PEACE CHURCH
Rt. Rev. Frank W. Sterrett, Bish-
opof the Episcopal Diocese of Beth-
lehem, will conduct Confirmation
Services Sunday evening at 7:30 in
the new Prince of Peace Episcopal
Church. The confirmation class will
comprise approximately 25 per-
sons. Bishop Sterrett will be assist-
ed by Rev. William R. Williams,
rector of Prince of Peace.
It had been planned to conduct
formal; dedication, ceremonies in
the new church on Sunday, but
due to a delay in receiving seating
facilities and the installation "of
lights, the dedication services will
be postponed for several weeks.
Rev. Williams reported to mem-
bers of the church vestry on Tues-
day evening that numerous Epis-
copal clergymen and church offi-
cials have inspected the new church
and are highly pleased with pro-
gress made in the brief time that
the local congregation has been or-
ganized. There remains about two
or three weeks work inside and out
before both church and parish
house can be occupied permanently.
Vestrymen present were: Charles
W. Lee, Sheldon Cave, John Shee-
han, Fred H. Renard, James 0.
Lacy, Paul Goddard, Edmund G.
Hildebrand, Sheldon T. Evans, Don-
ald C. Clark and Donald J. Evans.
Rev. Williams, rector, presided.
Regular church school and ser-
vices will be held on Sunday morn-
ing “in Shavertown Fire Hall at the
usual time.
W.C.T. U. Will Meet
Tuesday In Idetown
Dallas W.C.T.U. will meet at Ide-
town Methodist Church House
Tuesday 2 p.m., Mrs, E. A. Par-
rish presiding, Idetown members
serving as hostesses.
Election of officers will be held.
Program, in charge of Mrs. Lor-
en Keller, will be a Mother and
Daughter tea, with the oldest and
youngest mothers present recog-
nized by a small gift.
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“THE POST, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1950
Carl Bailey Writes Winning Essay
In W.C.T.U. School Competition
The winning essay in the W.C.
T.U. School competition on “Why
total abstinence from alcoholic lig-
uors is especially necessary in mod-
ern business and transportation”
was won by Carl Bailey in Dallas
Borough Schools.
Carl read his winning essay Wed-
nesday before the Sixty-sixth W.
C.T.U. Convention in Dorrance
Street Methodist Church, Kingston.
His essay follows:
Why Total Abstinence from Al-
coholic Liquor is Especially Neces-
sary in Modern Business and Trans-
portation.
There are many and varied rea-
sons why one should totally ab-
stain from alcoholic beverages if
he is in any way connected with
the business world or transporta-
tion.
Although some people might
think that moderate drinking is all
right; alcoholism is an illness; phy-
sical and mental, which comes on
gradually. Alcohol may kill diges-
tive juices which results in serious
illness. This is why one should nev-
er take the first drink which may
start a bad habit.
Many people look upon alcohol as
a stimulant, but. doctors and scien-
tists have proved it to be a depres-
sant. By taking alcohol to relieve
his worries, a person only feels
worse after the effects of drinking
start to wear off. This is where the
habit often starts. He takes another
drink to soothe himself and relax
his nerves after affects of his pre-
vious drink.
To be successful in the world of
business and transportation, one
must have a keen mind; be quick-
thinking, and have forethought. He
must be alert at all times (espec-
ially when driving) and be ac-
curate in mathematical calculations,
typing and shorthand. Moderate
amounts of alcohol have a meas-
urable effect on speed of reaction,
degree of muscular control, as well
as a marked effect upon the senses.
A pleasing personality is to be
admired in any business man. Al-
cohol often makes one quarrelsome
and disagreeable.
Statistics show that the use of
alcohol weakens the functioning of
the brain and central nervous sys-
tem. Alcohol stunts or slows down
one’s senses (hearing, taste, touch
and vision). One ounce of alcohol
slows the visual reaction time by
3%.
Here is one of the greatest tra-
gedies of alcoholism. Many of the
terrible accidents on our highways
are directly due to alcohol. Three
out of four accidents that occur at
night, when much of our long-dis-
tance transportation is done, are
due to alcohol.
The percentage of automobile ac-
cidents amounts to from 15% to
45% or more of all street accidents
coming to police attention.
Alcohol causes one to disregard
not only traffic laws but our laws
of society for which he formerly
had great respect.
Some people feel that to be de-
prived of the use of alcohol is tak-
ing away their personal rights, but
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Boy Scouts to Use
Machell’s Fireplace
Troop 281, Dallas Boy Scouts,
will hold their weekly meetings on
Monday nights instead of Thurs-
day as heretofore. Last Thursday
night's meeting featured first-aid
movies presented by Niles White.
Walter Hartz, Wilkes-Barre Red
Cross, demonstrated first-aid.
Troop members during this past
week have been cleaning up an
area around the fireplace at Ma-
chell’s Farm which has been put
at their disposal. Monday night's
meeting will wind up with a hot-
dog roast, weather permitting.
Third-Graders Start
Visiting Library
Third graders took out eighty-
six books from the Library last
week, according to Miss Miriam
Lathrop, librarian. It has been only
for the past thred weeks that third
graders have been coming to the
library in a group, the youngest
grade hdving this privilege.
There is a large number of
books suitable for third-grade
reading which have not been get- |
ting proper circulation until the
smaller children started coming
regularly once a week.
if the travel agencies didn’t re-
strict the use of alcohol otherwise
used by their bus-drivers, airplane
pilots, and railroad engineers, it
wouldn't be safe to travel,
In business and industry, absen-
teeism due to illness caused by the
use of alcohol is common. This is
especially so following week-ends
and holidays. Output is lowered.
Speed, quantity and quality of pro-
duct or service are greatly reduced.
The small amount of taxes col-
lected on alcoholic beverages does
not nearly begin to correct the ill
effects that alcohol causes.
Just think of the many construc-
tive uses to which the money spent
for alcohol could be used! Better
roads could be provided, better
travel accommodations, and better
equipment for business and indus-
try.
Blue Ribbon For
Local Girl Scouts
Window Box Wins
At Flower Show
Dallas Area Girl Scouts ‘won the
blue-ribbon for window-boxes "at
the recent Flower Show held at
the Day School by Wyoming Valley
Garden Club.
Girl Scouts from Dallas, Shaver-
town, Trucksville, Carverton, Leh-
man, Fernbrook and Lake planted
seeds in anticipation of this event.
The best plants were brought to
scout meetings for judging, and
eight plants selected from each
group.
The eight plants from each of the
seven groups were submitted for fi-
nal judging a week before the
flower show at the home of Mrs.
Stanley Davies, Dallas. Two judges
appointed by Mrs. Bryce Major,
chairman of the Flower-Box Com-
mittee, selected the plants best
suited for inclusion in the final
round-up.
J Q
Frank Jackson, Lake, and Ray
Shiber, Dallas, judged the plants,
and three Girl Scouts, Beverly Ma-
jor, Carol Anne Altemus, and Joan
Walp, arranged the entries for the
flower-show. The window box fol-
lowed specifications of the Garden
Club in displaying a composition
suitable for indoor use in a living
room.
\Trucksville
Mr. and Mrs. William White and
family of White's Ferry visited Miss
Pauline Besteder last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Macravitz,
Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver Jr,
and Skippy and Mrs. George Sha-
ver Sr. visited Mr. and Mrs. Thom-
as Macravitz and family of Dallas
on Saturday.
Mrs. Maude Sutliff has returned
to her home in Wilkes-Barre after
spending a week with Miss Pauline
Besteder who has been ill.
Mother-Daughter Tea
The Dallas Senior Womens’ Club
will hold a joint meeting with the
Junior Womens’ Club in the Dallas
Township High ‘School, at 8 p.m.
May 17. This will be the annual
Mother-Daughter Tea. Reservations
may be made with Mrs. Richard
Staub or Mrs. David Jenkins up
until 6 p.m. May 15.
PAGE THREE
Parent-Teacher Association
To Observe 20th Anniversary
Dallas Township Parent Teacher
Association will hold its Twentieth
Anniversary meeting Monday night
in the High School Auditorium,
George Malick of Wilkes-Barre
will present his humorous talk,
“Truth”, This will be Mr. Malick’s
second appearance here having
spolzen before Dallas Woman's Club
some time ago.
Mrs. John Girvan, general chair-
man, will review interesting facts
concerning the early PTA with a
membership of fifteen to its pre-
sent growth with a paid-up mem-
‘bership of 352.
Minutes of the Association show
how a. group of parents and teach-
ers obtained a new curtain for the
stage; a telephone for the school
office; hand uniforms; new musi-
cal instruments, and shrubbery for
improvegnent of the front of the
school. This group, now a member
of the National PTA, has estab-
| lished a scholarship fund as well as
yearly prizes for outstanding pup-
ils. It has helped to raise money
for the athletic fund as well as
many other projects.
The first “May Days” .in which
the PTA has played an important
part, were originally picnics at
Martz Farm. . Later these were
transferred to the school and be-
came known as “May Day”.
Members of the School Board as
well as officers and members of
other local PTAs have been invited
to attend the Twentieth Anniver-
sary meeting and help celebrate.
A birthday cake together with
unique refreshments will feature
the evening. Mrs. Paul Mulcey is
chairman of refreshments. Mrs.
Howard Yeager: was responsible for
the novel invitations that were
mailed out. Charles Roberts is pro-
gram chairman.
Featuring
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President Roosevelt's Board ao-J\ 0
President Truman's Board said—
Still the leaders of the Railroad
"OTRIKE!
This ridiculous strike is an affront to every
Firemen’s
Union say—
citizen of the nation. It's
It’s not because of hours. It's only for soft
feather-bedding spots for additional unneces-
sary firemen to go along in diesel locomotives just
for the ride. A leading liberal newspaper calis the
demands of the union leaders horse-feathers’!
e The reckless leaders of the firemen’s
union want to force down the throats
of the railroads and the public a ridic-
To ~ “make-work’’ proposal which has
~cen twice ruled out by Presidential
Fact Finding Boards duly appointed
under the provisions of the Railway
Labor Act.
This demand of union leaders for
additional and unnecessary firemen to
ride in diesel locomotives was rejected
— after months of hearings—by a Board
appointed by President Roosevelt in
1943.
It was again rejected in 1949 by a
Board appointed by President Truman.
Recent meetings with the National
Mediation Board have brought no
change in the attitude of the union
dictators.
Union Leaders Defy luten: vi i.aw
The union leaders helped write the
Railway Labor Act. Yet in an attempt
to jam through this scheme of pure
helped to create.
not for more money.
“feather-bedding” by leading the mem-
bers of their union out on strike and
threatening paralysis to large areas of
the nation, they are defying the spirit
and intent of the very law which they
This strike is not for higher wages.
It is a strike to force the railroads to
employ many more thousands of fire-
men who are not needed! It would be
indefensible waste. The railroads have
refused to place this additional and
unnecessary burden on the public.
But more important than any other
consideration, is the action of these
few irresponsible union leaders in seek-
ing to force a crippling strike upon the
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ry
This strike is one of the
silliest strikes in history!
What are these reckless union leaders
trying to do? They seek to cause thou-
sands of their members to strike, and
throw hundreds of thousands of other
employes on and off the railroads out of
employment, with loss of pay to them
and their families, plus a severe blow to
industry and the citizens of the nation.
What's the strike all about? If the
union has its way—what happens? The
present members of the union won’t
get one cent more pay. They will merely
have been assessed for a costly and in-
defensible drive in an attempt to provide
more dues-paying members for the union
by creating ‘“‘feather-bedding” jobs for
additional and unnecessary firemen.
This is certainly one of the silliest
strikes in history!
nation for their own selfish purposes.
There is no other possible answer to
such a demand but “No!”
The railroads in making such a reply
believe they have the whole-hearted
support of the people in whose interest
they are willing to fight this out, de-
spite the loss and inconvenience that
all will suffer.
It is time to put an end to such un-
American demands.
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