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Design Gives
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‘Mood Desired
Careful planning can make the
mood of a house suit the per-
sonalities of its owners. For this
dwelling, design and materials
combine to create a quiet, con-
servative effect. Sidewalls, steps
and chimney are of white-painted
brick, in simple contrast to the
blue-black roof of fire-resistant
asphalt shingles. The door and
the iron railing add a graceful
touch. Design of the home is
adapted from Cape Cod archi-,
tecture. :
Buction Committee
Chairmen Will Meet
All Back Mountain Library Auc-
tion committee chairmen will meet
Monday night at 8 at the Dallas
Post building to make final reports
and to discuss plans for next year’s
auction.
Committee chairman are asked to
bring written reports of this year’s
activities with suggestions for im-
provements next year.
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QUESTION BOX
Q—What is the best way to
clean wicker furniture?
A—First, brush it with a stiff
bru:l.. Then dip the brush in
iukewarm, soapy water and scrub
the furniture. Do a thorough job
of rinsing and then wipe the
piece as dry as possible with a
dry, lintless cloth. Leave the fur-
niture in an airy place until it
dries completely.
Q—What is a Fuller faucet?
A—The Fuller faucet is going
out of use. It uses a washer
shaped somewhat like a bottle
cork. To renew the washer, the
entire faucet must be unscrewed
from the pipe because the only
way to reach the washer is
through the back opening. The
compression faucet, in which the
washer is replaced by taking off
the handle only, is the newer
type.
Q—How many nails should be:
used to hold down a strip shingle?
A-—Six nails are recommended
for a three-tab, square butt,
asphalt strip shingle. If the tabs
are being exposed five inches, all
nails should be on a line 5%
inches up from the bottom of the
butts. There should be a nail
,one inch in from each side and
two nails, three inches apart, cen-
tered above each cutout.
Q—Why is lacquer difficult to
use?
A—Because it dries so rapidly
it tends to retain brush marks.
As a rule, only an expert painter
or furniture finisher can be ex-
pected to do a good lacquering
job.
Q—What can be done to keep
the corners of a rug from curling
up?
A—Rug corners curl because
the sizing on the bottom of the
rug has worn off. To renew the
sizing, stretch the rug upside
down on the floor and spray it
with a solution of half a pound
of chip glue in two quarts of wa-
ter. Let it dry for about a day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lacy, Terrace
drive, Shavertown, have announced
the birth of a baby girl in Nesbitt
Hospital, July 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howell, Pi-
oneer avenue, are spending the
weekend at their cottage at Lake
Carey.
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THE POST, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1951 _
Barn Given New Foundation
This barn was jacked up while a new concrete block foundation was
built under it. Then the structure
accurately in place on
Restoration of an old barn fre-
quently calls for a new founda-
tion and a new roof. A soundly
constructed foundation is neces-
sary to provide firm support for
the whole building, and a weath-
ertight roof is essential for pro-
tecting the barn’s contents from
the weather. ;
American Builder magazine,
the authoritative publication of
the light construction industry,
says concrete is a “wise choice’
as a building material for barn
remodeling. ;
“Old barns are restored with
concrete and concrete products,”
the magazine says. “The build-
was lowered to let the sills fall
the foundation walls. .
ings are jacked up, old siding is
removed (one side at a time to
withstand possible heavy winds),
corners are established, footings
placed, walls and posts set up,
and sills of the building attached
to the new foundation walls.”
Attributes of concrete that con-
tribute to its value are its dura-
bility, cleanliness and weather-
and insect-resistant qualities,
American Builder explains. Con-
crete foundations, masonry unit
walls; concrete floors, and precast
floor joists are named as specific
uses of concrete in remodeling
farm structures.
. SAFETY VALVE ...
ANSWERS DIRECTORS’ AD
Dear Howard,
If the kids’ welfare wasn’t at
stake it would be funny. Maybe
I should say pathetic. I mean these
“accomplishments” that Floyd and
Tommy were talking about the
other day. Maybe some of the
people out here in the Township
are being fooled, but not very
many. All their talk about the
thousands of dollars they have
saved the taxpayers sounds like
some. of Joe Stalin's high class
double talk. But try to pin them
down and all you get is a lot of
ifs and maybes. Last year this
time they were telling us there was
would accept hin.
it.
Township Supervisors.
job.
the tamous 82nd Airborne.
erans and from veterans’ organizations.
have been so anxious to get him out of the fight.
signed his petitions and he’s ‘not letting them down.”
vore BANTA ror suenire
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The Back Mountain Region’s own contribution to the hectic fight for Sheriff in Lu-
zerne County, Lou Banta, is confident that he can handle the job honestly and effici-
ently. All Lou lacks is the backing of an organization and that, mister, is something
if you haven't got it. Although Lou is new to politics, he will turn in a good account
for himseif when the votes are counted. ;
He first saw the light in Swoyerville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Banta. When
he was six years old his family moved to tne Back Mountain Region where Lou re-
ceived his early schooling in Dallas Twp. For the past fourteen years he has lived in
Kingston Twp. Before he was twenty, Lou went to work in the Harry E. Colliery at
Swoyerville and became one. of the youngest miners in the area.
came along, and, although he was marrieu to Dorothy Updyke, and uneligible for the
draft because he was a miner, Lou enlisted. He had to get an affadavit, however, from
a Notary, saying that he refused to work ia the mines, before the Airborne Engineers
After plenty of stiff training in the Unitad States, Lou went overseas attached to
Africa, Sicily, Jugoslavia was some of the ground he
covered and Italy was his last stop only because a strafing German Messerschmidt
stopped Lou in his tracks while he and another engineer were cutting a path through
a mountain pass for a tank.division. He was operating a D-7 Bulldozer when he was
His right arm was shattered. Most oi the next three years were spent in army
hospitals, abroad and at home; but they saved the arm, though Lou has little use of
it, and his hand is still numb. While he was in the last hospital at Biltmore, Florida,
Lou came home on 90-day furlough and worked as a mason’s helper in the mines—
not an easy job for a man with one good arm.
Bordoni Construction Company. Then he was appointed Police Officer by Kingston
There was an average of four serious mo tor accidents a month in Kingston Twp. be-
fore he took over—today they have dropped to four or five a year; and in his 4 years
of service there has been only one fatal mo tor accident in his jurisdiction. Some swear
by Lou Banta as a police officer, others, hate his guts.
are the kids and their parents, and those who don’t like him are usually those who for-
get how fast a motor car can travel and what a potential killer it is. :
The kids love Lou not only because he guides them across streets safely; but be-
cause he fathered 4 years ago the now famous Bk. Mt. Easter egg hunt at Trucksville.
He's had a iot of help with it, that’s true; but if it weren't for Lou there’d be no an-
nualy hunt. He's the sparkplug.
In his work as an officer he’s made mistakes, plenty of them. All young cops do. But
he has taught motorists a respect for law in Kingston Twp. that they never had before.
Lou has as good qualifications as any of his opponents and would probably do a better
He'll poll a great many votes from his Back Mountain neighbors, from disabled vet-
M aybe that’s why the professional politicians
But Lou's sticking.
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HE WILL NOT BE A SHERIFF CONTROLLED BY THE ORGANIZATION
‘FOR A MAN WHO 4
FOUGHT FOR YOU
ONE WHO IS NOT CONTROLLED BY A
POLITICAL MACHINE. ONE WHO CAN'T
BE BOUGHT OUT BY ANY POLITICAL
MACHINE.
After his discharge he worked for
But those who swear by him
$
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Then World War II
600 people
nothing to this jointure business—
just a trick proposition those
slickers down in Harrisburg were
trying to put over. Now all of a
sudden—after people started ask-
ing a lot of questions—it’s a won-
derful new idea they cooked up all
by themselves! (Last time they ran
for election they said nothing like
that would happen without the
people getting a chance to know
what was going on).
Of course the boys shied away
from some embarrassing subjects.
Like spending a lot of Township
money for expenses to try to clear
up Floyd’s feud with the Mill. If
he worked as hard on improve-
ments as he did to get his own
taxes pared down and the Mill's
increased the school might even
have a cafeteria with daylight in
it.
They forgot to tell about the de-
luxe bus service the kids are going
to have. Of course, the new con-
tracts are going to be a bit more
expensive—26 per cent they say.
But I guess that’s small potatoes
for fellows who get a lot of prac-
tice at shoving around piles of
money. Anyway, it seems there
was only one bidder for each bus
route, and by coincidence the prices
were all exactly the same.
The best. one though is about
playground ‘program of develop-
ment”, whatever that means. All
I know is that it doesn’t mean
much to the kids. A couple of
years ago the PTA started a fund
to help buy equipment—sliding
boards, swings and the kind of
things a real playground needs.
Last year this new, shiney equip-
ment was delivered—and it’s been
sitting in storage ever since. Tom
and Floyd can’t.figure out how
to use it in their ‘development
program”, I guess. They did lend
some of the stuff to the Country
Club sometime back, so I guess it
isn’t going to waste completely.
But one thing all this adds up
to is that the boys are pretty hard
up for any reasons as to why they
should be reelected. I think we
should retire them from office. My
vote is going for Roberts and
Schooley and for some real prog-
ress!
A Dallas Township Voter
To protect the life of the Presi-
dent and to suppress counterfeiters
are the two statutory duties of the
U. S. Secret Service. 3
Voters Of
Dallas Twp.
In a series of
weekly ads
I have tried to
show my
QUALIFICATIONS
* and
EXPERIENCE
for the office of
JUSTICE OF ,THE PEACE
" It is now
up to you,
on
July 24th
Primary Election.
I
Respectfully Solicit
your
VOTE and SUPPORT.
A. GEORGE PRATER
Fernbrook Road
for
Justice of the Peace
Dallas Township
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Attacks On Organized Evils
Applauded In Luzerne County
Citizens & Groups Praise
Sherrock As Sheriff Who
With D.A. & State Help
Has Kept Vice In Control
PUBLIC’S WILL UPHELD
Officials entrusted with law en-
forcement, and newspapers whose
editors express the majority will
for order and decency, are given
unlimited approval by individual
citizens, social groups and church
workers who have seen Luzerne
County freed of organized gambl-
ing and commercialized vice in the
past several years. The letters
agree with the findings reported by
the F.B.I. in Unified Crime Re-
ports distributed by the U. S. De-
partment of Justice.
Transcripts of resolutions and
letters have been released to Re-
publican County headquarters
where Sheriff Sherrock is support-
ed for re-election and where At-
torney Louis C. Feldmann likewise
is endorsed as a candidate pledged
to preserve the record or, if possi-
ble, improve it. Both men were
unanimously presented by the com-
mitteemen of 411 voting precincts,
by the chairmen of the seven leg-
islative districts and by the Re-
publican County Executive Com-
mittee.
A wife’s letter is brief but com-
pletely convincing. It says: ‘“Be-
fore Robert Sherrock did as we
wanted all law officers’ before him
to do my husband never brought
home a pay check. He never has
missed bringing one home since
the betting parlors and gambling
rings were closed. I thank God
for him every day of my life.” The
husband added a posteript to this
effect: “I guess its kinda silly to
admit what my wife says, but it’s
true. If a fellow ain’t tempted
‘he holdg, tight to what he has. I
guess I was weak, but I did for a
long time cash my checks on race
and lottery debts. I'm glad to
held but filed.)
Federation of Men's Bible Classes,
meeting in Kingston, considered it
wise ‘‘to speak out boldly” about
the suppression of ' commercialized
vice. Over the signatures of Pres-
ident William R. Thomas and Sec-
retary William C. Patterson, the
federation said: ‘Confident that it
is the solemn duty of this federa-
tion to join with the ministerial
association of Hazleton, the local
newspapers, County Sheriff and
District Attorney, and all public
officials assigned to duty in this
field,
“We highly commend Wilkes-
Barre Record and the Times-Leader-
Evening News for timely and effec-
tive publicity, arousing public in-
terest in the drive against evils.
We commend the High Sheriff, Rob-
ert Sherrock, State Police Colonel
C. M. Wilhelm, the State Troopers
on raiding details, as well as Dis-
trict Attorney Schwartz. We call
upon all churches and we urge
all good citizens to uphold and
support public officers doing their
duty.”
A direct request that Sheriff
Sherrock be continued in office
was made by the Rev. Joseph
Shuster of St. John’s Church, in
Saint John’s village. Likewise the
Rev. Harold G. Deishor of Wilkes-
Barre, in commenting on Sheriff
Sherrock’s stand for the welfare
of the people, says: “In a day when
lawlessness is on the increase and
sometimes openly condoned, it is
truly heartening that Sheriff Sher-
rock is willing to brave the criti-
cism of the vested interests. Such
a stand needs to be supported by
Luzerne County residents of all
religious and political faiths.”
Colonel C. M. Wilhelm, Com-
missioner of State Police, released
certified copies of Sheriff Sherrock’s
requests for State Police aid over
the past three years, the sheriff
especially indicating that for ef-
fective results he required agents
additional to his own limited force
of deputies.
All seizures of gambling equip-
ment, and all raids on vice, were
never the less led by Sheriff Sher-
rock himself.
be done with it.” (Names with-
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