Editorially Speaki
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. no matter how deeply she herself
"It's Your
Inflation”
Life magazine recently published one of the best edi-
torials on inflation which has
the Administration’s ‘cheap
yet appeared. It dealt with
money’ policy which has
made higher prices and depreciated currency inevitable.
At the end it said, “The va
st maze of Federal lending
agencies which together make the U. S. Government the
biggest source of ‘private’ credit are going right ahead
with loan policies which also stimulate
Spokesmen for such respected
further shave your dollar.
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3 BOX SCORE
; Back Mountain Highway Deaths and
’ . : Serious Accidents Since V-J Day
Hospitalized Killed
: DALLAS was | 13
DALLAS TOWNSHIP 5 3
LEHMAN 1 1
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP 42 5
] ~_ JACKSON TOWNSHIP 2
__ MONROE TOWNGHIP 3 1
ROSS TOWNSHIP 2
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION “LAKE TOWNSHIP 12
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 2
Vol. 61, No. 10 FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951 6 CENTS PER COPY Tor poll
inflation and
groups as the Twentieth Century Fund and the Commit-
tee for Economic Development cry at the tops of their
voices that insanities of this
sort may draw the country
into an extereme inflation that could be avoided. All the
Charles Wilsons, Eric Johnstons and Michael DiSalles in
Washington cannot prevent
price, wage and commodity
or cure this inflation with
controls if the root fiscal
causes of inflation are not only unchecked but actually
encouraged... .
“It’s your money.
It’s your inflation.
Better speak
up, while three cents still pays the postage on a letter to
Washington.”
Largely due to high-level political blandishments, mil-
lions of people have placed a wholly unjustified faith in
the power of arbitrary controls to stop price rises, and
even to roll prices back to the levels of the first of the year,
or pre-Korea or some other arbitrary date. At the same
time, millions of people have
been led to place the blame
for inflation on doorsteps which are wholly or largely
innocent.
We blame the producer—forgetting that his
dollar has cheapened just as ours has, and that his costs
are swollen. We even blame
the retailer with whom we
do our day-to-day trading—despite the obvious fact that
he must pay the going wholesale rate for his goods, and
that his prices to us are simply based on current costs.
In other words, the emp
causes of inflation, but on
hasis has not been on the
the symptoms of inflation
which are high prices and a fifty-cent dollar. The govern-
ment has steadily evaded taking the only actions which
can block inflation, and it has gone steadily ahead with
‘policies in the field of money and credit which are in-
flationary. That is an economic crime against a misled
people.
FROM.
PILLAR TO POST
By Mgrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr.
Hardly a week passes that somebody does not phone the Post in a
great state of nerves. Mrs. Whozit
dog you ever saw, black and white,
perfectly housebroken, a treasure if
are insane with grief.
The phone rings again five min-
utes later, and Mrs. -Whatsit is on
the line. It develops that a
wretched little dog, black and
white, or black and tan, or cafe
au lait, is haunting her premises.
He's a nasty little thing, probably
somebody’s pet, as he is wearing
a collar, but who would ever har-
bor a dog like that is beyond im-
agination. The children are going
insane with fear, as the little
stranger is _nlayful and nips. at
their ankles. And please run an
ad. : :
The phone rings again, this time
about a cat. We just can’t bear
to DISPOSE of it, mourns the
voice, but we just can’t have a
stray cat around. And my dear,
in a hushed whisper, it is going
to have KITTENS. We make a
mental reservation that cats sel-
dom have pups, and make sooth-
ing sounds. The voice, now with
a tinge of acerbity in it, says that
surely SOMEBODY, jettisoned that
cat at her doorstep, knowing it
was in a delicate condition, and
the Humane Society is the only
answer. Nobody knows what a
nuisance a cat with kittens can
be.
We make more soothing sounds,
and Mrs. Nobody Noze is per-
suaded to harbor the prospective
mother until the end of the week.
Surely there is somebody in the
Back Mountain who has been look-
ing for a barn cat.
We remember that stray cats,
with their time upon them, usually
fasten on the middle of the guest
room bed as the one and only
spot for the accouchment, and
trust that Mrs. Noze will provide
a padded box in the garage as a
counter attraction.
With five minutes to spare, we
call Mrs. Whozit and relay the
news that her vanished pet is with
Mrs. Whatsit, and that Mrs. What-
sit will be delighted to give him
up to his proper owner without
thought of reward. Mrs. Whozit
suggests that Mrs. Whatsit really
should have compensation for part-
ing with such a sterling pet, once
the pet has wriggled its way into
her affections.
With a thought of Mrs. Whatsit’s
description of the pet, we assure
Mrs. Whozit that Mrs. Whatsit
wouldn’t dream of depriving a
rightful owner of a nice little dog,
might be enamored of it.
We call Mrs. Whatsit and tell
her the owner will be right over
for the dog, to which Mrs. Whatsit
responds that it is about time,
the dratted dog has chewed up her
bedroom slipper, the one with the
maribou pompon.
We shred two classified ads and
drop them in the wastebasket. We
chew a pencil, trying to figure
out winged words which will sell
a barn owner a bill of goods on a
litter of prospective ratters.
The phone rings again. “Say,
have you had an inquiry for a lost
dog? There's a spotted hound
been sleeping on our back porch
for the past week. He eats as
much as a full grown man, and
we just can’t keep him. Can you
run an ad?”
We sigh and reach for the yel-
low pad. :
beauty spot that
has lost her dog, the cutest little
or black and tan, or cafe au lait,
there ever was one. The children
And please run an ad.
Easter Parade
Not Planned
May Have Spring
Parade Later
March 25 is too early for an
Easter Parade, =~ Dallas Business-
men’s Association decided after
discussing the matter with horse
fanciers, Horses will not be ready
to put up a good appearance so
early in the spring, owners re-
port. !
There is a good chance, however,
says Al Bowman, president of the
Businessmen, that a Spring Parade
may be staged when weather can
be expected to be favorable and
horses in the pink. Such a parade,
he thinks, should start from
Trucksville, allowing many more
spectators. to enjoy the show.
Jackie Yaple Wins
Magazine Contest
Thirteen-year-old Jackie Yaple
won the recent two week’s maga-
zine contest put on at Dallas Town-
ship School, grades seven to
twelve, by selling more than twice
as many subscriptions as his
nearest competitor. He sold $94.80
worth and Rosann Patton, his
runner-up, $44 worth.
Last year Roseann won the con-
test with $135 worth, while Jack
trailed with $125.
Proceeding in a business-like
way, Jackie checked his last year’s
list for one-year subscribers and
got the renewals this year. He
found the Saturday Evening Post
at $6 a year easiest to sell.
Little League Asks
For Shavertown Field
Little Baseball League, Al Gibbs
spokesman, brought before the
Joint Board of Dallas Borough and
Kingston Township schools Mon-
day evening, a suggestion that the
league designate Shavertown grade
school playground as the official
diamond, improving it to make a
would reflect
credit upon Shavertown as well
as the league. Such improvement
would be carried out with league
funds, and all Little League base-
ball games would be played on it,
within easy access of all Back
Mountain areas for both players
and fans.
The proposal was referred to a
committee.
Mount Vale Council
Meets Tonight, IOOF
Mount Vale Council 224, D. of A.
will meet tonight at the IOOF Hall
at 7:30. Books distributed by Mrs.
Alice Fiske should be returned to
her tonight. Officers are requested
to wear white. Those taking part
in the district rally are asked
to report for practice.
Dallas Township High School
Band, under the direction of Al-
fred Milliner-Camp, will present its
annual concert Friday night, March
16 at 8 in the high school audi-
torium.
First row, left to right: Thomas
Evans, Betsy Bunney, Karl Land-
messar, Robert Rice, Mary Sholtis,
Regina Klein, Virginia Brungess,
twirler; Alfred Milner-Camp Direc-
tor; Theresa Chukinas, twirler;
New Housing Construction
To Start With Good Weather
Next week Banks
Company’ equipment for digging
sewers and constructing roads will
move into the Luzerne Housing
Authority acreage near Trucksville
Gardens, and as soon as weather
permits, preliminary excavation
will start, according to Dan Robin-
hold, secretary for the project.
The twenty-two acre tract will
have two roads to service 25 hous-
ing units, . There will be a c¢om-
plete sewage disposal plant, and
water will be furnished from drilled
wells feeding a large storage tank.
Each unit is a four block build-
ing housing four families. Build-
ings are planned to front on the
streets, with entrances to each
house readily accessible. No gar-
ages are contemplated.
Buildings will occupy lots of 150
foot frontage and similar depth.
Weather conditions are making
progress difficult at the Mountain
Top project, almost identical with
the Trucksville plan, but three
buildings are roofed, and plumb-
ing and wiring is now being in-
stalled. © At Mountain Top, the
Spring Brook Water Company will
supply water. Sewage disposal
plant will be practically identical |’
with Trucksville’s.
To Meet March 16
Shavertown Branch, Nesbitt Hos-
pital Auxiliary, originally sched-
uled to meet Thursday, March 15,
will meet instead on Friday, March
16, at the home of Mrs. Marian
Courtright, Harris Hill Road, at
10 A.M. Members are asked to
bring sandwiches.
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SPORTSMEN WILL HELP
IMPROVE GAME LANDS
AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS
Game Protectors of the
Northeast Division plan to ex
tend the improvement work
on Game Lands in the vicinity
of Mountain Springs in Lu-
zerne and Wyoming Counties
this weekend.
All officers of the division
will aséémble at the Kitchen
home at Mountain Springs on
Saturday and will camp there
overnight after spending that
day at work on the lands.
The following day they will be
assisted by volunteer workers
recruited from the ranks of
the sportsmen of the surround-
ing counties.
Last year on the same area
a similar project accounted
for some twenty-five acres of
forest opening. This work was
later expanded by bulldozing,
clearing and planting of food
plots, with the result that the
game carrying capacity of the
area has been greatly in-
creased. %
This year’s project is plan-
ned to extend the work to
nearby .areas.
Sportsmen who wish to par-
ticipate may use the entrance
to State Game Lands No. 57
at Ricketts Station on Route
487, or the one on Route 115
directly across from Steele's
Restaurant.
MEL
Township Senior Band To Give Annual Concert
Marion Parsons, Jean Mead, Wil-
liam Hartman, Romayne Carey,
Barbara Vavrek, Spencer Holm-
gren. Second row: Lois Ward,
Barbara Brace, Anne Woicekowski,
Gladys Wilson, Marilyn Mosier,
Mary Louise Lipp, Nelson Ash-
burner, Bea Race, Nancy Carey,
Dorothy Stash, Rowena Sedler, Sue
Parsons, Peggy Anne Maza, Sally
Lasher.
Construction ®-
On Concert Program
ATTY. WILLIAM A. VALENTINE
William A. Valentine, prominent
attorney and pianist, will again ap-
pear in the Fourth Annual Com-
munity Concert of Back Mountain
talent Friday night, April 13th, at
Kingston Township High School
auditorium. His talented interpre-
tation of musical classics prompted
a general request for his appear-
ance for the fourth time.
Atty. Valentine was an early
student of the late Carl Schmidt
and later received instruction on
the organ and piano under Prof.
J. Fowler-Richardson. He also re-
ceived a special course in harmony
at Princeton University.
Those who have heard Atty Val-
entine at the three previous con- |
certs will enjoy hearing him this
year. Last year he gave a vivid
interpretation of the difficult
“Danse Macabre” by Saint-Saens,
and the “Scherzo in B Flat Minor”
by Chopin.
Atty. Valentine has gained con-
siderable prominence as a com-
poser. A number of his composi-
tions have been published. This
year by request he will play one
of his own compositions, ‘Valse
Chromapique” in B Major, also
“Berceuse’”’, by Chopin.
Concert artists are all residents
of the Back Mountain area. An
effort is made to obtain the best
local talent and at the same time
have all of communities repre-
sented. This year’s concert
promises to surpass all others. The
demand for tickets and the in-
creasing number of patrons are
evidence of the interest in this
yearly musical event.
Takes Two Week Course
Daniel C. Rogers, Dallas R.D. 2,
an employee of the Floor Covering
Shop, 119 East Main street, Plym-
outh, is spending two weeks in
Lancaster where he is taking a
course in linoleum installation at
the Armstrong Cork Company's
Laying School for Linoleum Mech-
.anics.
Julia Updyke, Rose Ann Patner,
Gloria Davis, twirler; Emma Strit-
zinger, twirler; Jack Yaple, Ralph
Downend, Nancy Martin, Lee Lam-
oreaux, Kenneth Sedler, Paul Bal-
shaw, Mary Kozich.
Fourth Row: Allan Mosier, Carl
Gries, Donald Weidner, Leo Dun-
ham, Jerry Elston, Louise Bryz-
ski, majorette; Nelson Conden,
Third row: Augustina Haradem,
Red Cross Drive
Well Under Way
.~ Hope To Finish
By Palm Sunday
Mrs. Thomas Robinson and Mrs.
H. W. Smith, co-chairmen for Back
Mountain Red Cross Drive, state
that solicitation has been under
way for the past two weeks and
that though no definite results can
vet be announced, the drive is ap-
parently successful and the goal of
$2,600 within reach.
The chairmen hope that the
drive will be completed by Palm
Sunday, to free the captains and
workers for church activities dur-
ing Holy Week.
Scouts Plan Paper
Drive Tomorrow
Dallas Boy Scouts, Troop 281,
will collect papers tomorrow.
Scoutmaster Clarence Butler and
assistant Leslie Barstow urge that
residents cooperate.
At the Monday evening meet-
ing, plans were laid for a hike
to Meeker on Saturday, March 17,
and a Parents’ Night March 26,
at which a Court of Honor will be
featured, and a demonstration of
scout skills.
Twenty-seven boys were present,
including a new member, John
Sherinsky, formerly of Swoyerville,
and three committeemen.
Bill Snyder To Act
As Banquet Emcee
Bill Snyder, Dallas Township
Class of 1940, formerly of Claude
Street, will come from Berwick
to act as Toastmaster for the 1951
Dallas Township Alumni Banquet.
The annual dinner is scheduled for
April 7, at the school.
Property Valuations Show Increase |
Patsy Pickett,
Bertha Dickson,
Shepherd Moore,
Annjane
Priscilla
Larry Shupp,
David Pellam, Delmar Shupp.
Others who were absent when
the picture was taken 'are: Naomi
Veitch, twirler; Olin Race, Richard
Layaou,
Moore,
Berlew, Betty Gramely, Joan Ri-
aubia, Jessie Carey, Marilyn Welsh,
Dale Wagner; Band managers are:
Ernestine Martin and Yvonne
Schlittler.
Heart Campaign
Totals $172.86
School Collections
Run Neck and Neck
Fred Eck, chairman of the Heart
Campaign, reports a total of
$150.86 from plastic hearts, aug-
mented by individual contributions
bringing the total for Dallas Bor-
ough, ;Dallas Township and Leh-
man areas up to $172.86.
Dallas Township leads in ached
collection with $21.15; Dallas Bor-
ough next, $18.59; Lehman, $17.11.
Business houses account for the
remainder.
Individual contributions in the
main were given direct to the
Wilkes-Barre office, as requested.
Mr. Eck says it is impossible to
state accurately at this point the
figures of actual contribution in the
Dallas area.
Mr. Eck says Mrs. A. A. Mascali,
deserves special mention because
of distributing and collecting the
hearts; Dolores Adamashick for ad-
dressing the envelopes.
Fire Damages Truck
Recently Repaired
Ralph Hallock’s Dodge truck,
parked in front of the farm house
on Z. Platt Bennett's place on the
Huntsville-Idetown Road, brought
out the Dallas fire department
Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 when
the engine caught fire. The fire
was quickly extinguished, but the
truck was damaged so that it had
to be towed away.
The truck has recently been put
back in condition after being ram-
med by a College Misericordia stu-
dent with extensive damage to the
front end and a repair bill of $135.
Last week the County Board for the Assessment and
Revision of taxes released the 1951 assessment figures
which show
increases in all the districts in the Back
Mountain area over the corresponding figures last year.
Particularly noticable is the increase in the Dallas
area, both in valuation of property and persons taxable
within the last three years.
On account of the Natona controversary, Dallas Bor-
ough and Township are grouped.
DALLAS BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP
1951 Borough =... 80
Township i...
Total: Ja. roi
1948 Borough 't i500.
Township: i ac. >.
Total: cud nies
Increases sii... ~oiienie Sol
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP
Persons
Valuation Taxable
.. $ 895,077 1039
+ 1,393,438 1627
.. $2,288,515 2666
.. $§ 664,061 890
.. 1,087,015 1485
+5 $1,751,075 2375
Saar 537,439 291
Sant 30.7 12.3
.. $1,787,806 2542
1,586,491 2485
8 201.315 5%:x
12.7 x=28
Make Plea For
Kindergarten
Further Survey
To Be Conducted
Petition for a kindergarten was
brought before the joint board of
Dallas Borough and Kingston
Township Schools Monday evening
by Mrs. Charles(’ Eberle, who has
been chairman ofa survey to de-
termine need and demand for such
a class.
President Harry Ohlman, who
entertained the proposal, asked
whether Mrs. Eberle and her com-
mittee had in mind that transpor-
tation for a possible kindergarten
should be furnished by the school
board or by the parents. Mrs.
Eberle replied that parents had
not been queried on this point, but
only as to their interest in a kin-
dergarten.
James Martin, Supervising Prin-
cipal, Kingston Township, taking
the floor, said that kindergarten
might be a possibility if mothers
agreed to transport their children;
that if additional transportation
were furnished, it should be used
for Trucksville Gardens and the
Harter Dairy Districts, areas not
now served by a school bus for
authorized students. He stated
that with the State reimbursing
the district for only 60% of bus
service, the burden of transporta-
tion was already very heavy.
Charles James and Mr. Martin
concurr in stating that there is
room for a kindergarten in the
Borough school, and that such a
project would possibly break even
in expense if forty children at-
tended, twenty in the morning,
twenty in the afternoon, if bus
service were not required.
Both Borough and Township
have conducted surveys in recent
years, it was reported, but the
matter has lapsed.
Mr. Martin suggested that let-
ters be sent home with each school
child, asking mothers with children
of Kindergarten age to register
their children at an appointed date
at the schools affected, or if more
convenient at some other central
location. This registration would,
in Mr. Martin's oninion.. determine
actual demand, reunding up many i
more children than possible in the
house to house canvass carried out
by members of Mrs. Eberle’s com-
mittee.
YMCA Lays Plans
For Career Day
To Be Held April 5
Dallas High ‘School
Charles James, Supervising Prin-
cipal, Dallas Borough Schools, and
E. L. Wyant, secretary Back Moun-
tain Branch Town and Country
YMCA, are planning a Career Day,
the first ever held in the region,
for April 5 at Dallas Borough High
School. Cooperating are the Bor-
ough Hi-Y, High School, Back
Mountain Y and Dallas Kiwanis
Club.
Career Day is designed to give
all high school students of the
Borough an opportunity to .dis-
cuss matters concerning their vo-
cational future. The day will start
with a Kick-Off speech by a prom-
inent speaker, and small confer-
ences tailored to individual de-
mand will follow, with prominent
professional and business men as
leaders. In conclusion there will
be an outstanding speaker on vo-
cations.
Back Mountain YMCA hopes to
develop this program in each high
school of the region.
Lewis LeGrand, chairman, an-
nounces signing a lease with Kings-
ton Township School Board for the
two-room annex in Shavertown to
be used - as headquarters. This
building may also serve as recrea-
tional center. Recreational fdcili-
ties are available, but chairs,
benches, a typewriter, lumber (2x4
and 2x2 and wallboard) are need-
ed, also window shades and drapes.
People who would like to donate
equipment may notify Mr. LeGrand
or drop a card to secretary E, L.
Wyant Back Mountain YMCA, Dal-
las.
First Television Show
Wednesday Night at Al's
Folks who dropped into Bow-
man’s Restaurant for dinner last
Wednesday evening got a bonus of
a television show. Al says that
reception is fine from the Bing-
hamton station, and that Wednes-
day night fight programs will be:
a feature from now on. He plans
some special features for children,
early in the evening, when puppet
shows are on the air.