Editorially Speaking: THIS MAN “WALKS SOFTLY” Republicans and Democrats alike are pondering one MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION DA ROSS VOL. 62, No. 31 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1952 8 Cents per Copy—Twelve Pages DALLAS KINGSTON Tue Darras Post | BOX SCORE Back Mountain Highway Deaths and Serious Accidents Since V-J Day TOWNSHIP 76 26 of the few cryptic sentences ever uttered by our normally blunt President Truman. In his address to the Chicago convention preceding his introduction of Governor Adlai Stevenson, he said: ‘“You are going out of this convention much stronger than you came in.” He may have been thinking about the narrowly averted break between North and South, or of the con- vention’s approval of a typical (though diplomatically worded) Fair Deal platform. Or he may have been think- ing of the party’s new nominee for the presidency. “I accept your nomination and your program,’ were the Governor's first words to the nation. “I should have preferred to have heard those words uttered by a stronger, a wiser, a better man than myself . . . I have not sought the honor you have done me,” he said, ex- plaining that in campaigning for the governorship of Illinois he felt he was seeking an office that challenged his utmost capabilities. Referring again to the presidency, he said, “The burdens of that office stagger the imagi- nation . . . convert exultation into prayer.” Stevenson asked for the help of his hearers, saying he would need all he could get because ‘I have not changed in any respect since yesterday.” He outlined his plan of campaign in the simple statement: “Let’s talk sense to the American people.” Thus, we think we know what the President meant. And for once, at least, we think he was right. Modesty is an inspiring quality in any leader. It is one of General Eisenhower's greatest assets. In a Democratic standard- bearer, it is something of a shock as well, after 20 years. Congratulations Men! Are really super too. Our New Dial Phone On a good job well done; Months of difficult work We know it wasn’t fun. Splendid was your fortitude, Great your wisdom too; Patience also came into play; Our hats go off to YOU! We know you still have work to do, Before the job’s complete; Here's wishing you the best of luck, And wisdom hard to beat. Our new dial phone is super, But Men,—we think that you— Who worked this lovely miracle, You've earned our thanks and gratitude For this project great and splendid; Wish you could know what is in our hearts As this wee poem is ended. FLORENCE J. GEMMEL (Mrs. Ray L.) . Xx FROM. x x PILLAR TO POST By MRS. T. M. B. HICKS “It sounded so easy, the way you wrote it up in the Dallas Post.” said Persis, easing three small children and a dog out of the back seat of the Chevvy, and diving back in again for the bottles and the diaper bag. “It was pretty hot in Maryland, and that sand-pile in the shade sounded so good in your column. We just slung the kids into the car and came along.” That was at five-thirty Saturday evening, with the stores about to closa. A frantic survey of the refriger- ator confirmed the mecessity for a quick change in weekend menus. (Chicken-livers are very popular with Tom and Mom, likewise baby beef kidneys, but the offspring do not share our enthusiasm. A quick dash to the store showed the meat, counter completely cleaned out, the vegetables stacked in bushel baskets, all clerks hosing down the bins and cases, and mothing more interesting than canned goods on tap. We grabbed a hurrying clerk. “Quick, this is an emergency. Got anything larger than those marbles in the basket ? How about some good sized potatoes?’ The potatoes in the sack, (we have connections at the store and the clerks bend over backwards to be nice to us) we rushed to the decp-freeze and found what it took. The butcher had heaved three wrapped packages of cut-up fryers into the compartment just before shutting up shop, and they were still limp and ready to cook. Fryers, then, and potato salad. We constructed the weekend menu as we flew from shelf to shelf, gathering egg moodles, a can of corned beef, a box of oatmeal, a supply of dried milk with which to supplement the meager stock of fluid milk from the dairy. This, in addition to what ‘was on the shelf, would fill the bill. We mentally made spaghetti as we flew. Home again to find two small boys blissfully excavating in the five tons of sand recommended in the column. of advice to grandmothers. The baby, a short and chunky mor- sel, was bubbling over a bottle. She seemed to lack a little something. “Where's her pants?” we in- quired brightly. ) . “When it’s this hot she doesn’t wear them except at night. Or any- thing else. After all,” defensively, “she’s only seven months old. Pants are not required until after the first tooth. And: she’s still working on that. It'll maybe be through tomor- row.” The fryers in the refrigerator and the egg noodles boiling on the stove, with spaghetti sauce in ‘the frying pan, Persis said, ‘Now remember that (Charlie doesn’t eat cheese. And go light on the pepper on account of the kids.” We went light on the pepper, putting a bottle of tabasco on the table for the adults. The family, stuffed with our version of spa- ghetti, relaxed while the small fry returned to the sandpile and the infant September Moin tumbled about in the play-pen on a quilted pad. “She’s so low down, on the floor and all, she isn’t wisible from the street, even if she is on the back porch.” How were We to know that it would be a mistake to uproot those screening (barberries and plant a few little hydrangeas? We experimented, going outside and backing up. Tt was perfectly true, Fifteen feet from the porch, everything looked under control. Wendy reared up her head and gooed. “After all,’ said Persis wither- ingly, “it isn’t as if she were a boy.” “Charlie liked that spaghetti”, was the next offering. “What kind of meat did you use in it?” We reflected upon ‘the quick tour through the store and the apologetic look on Mr. Wolverton’s face when he shook his head and said there wasn’t any hamburg. “Tt came out of a can.” “What kind of a can?” (Continued on Page Seven) | planned to fill the needs of Episco- Accepts Rochester Post REV. WILLIAM R. WILLIAMS Rev. William R. Williams, rector of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, has tendered his resignation in or- der to accept the post of Director $f Religious Education of the Dio- cese of Rochester. Announcement was made to the Vestry July 20, and to the con- gregation last Sunday. He will be located at the Church House Office, 110 Merriman Street, Rochester. Bishop of Rochester is Rev. Dudley Stark, a close relative of Admiral Harold Stark. The appointment becomes effec- tive October 1. Rev. Williams, who has served in Dallas for three and one-half years, will have much lati tude in working out the problems of administrative education. Upon his graduation from theological semi- nary he acted as instructor in edu- cation, and determined that this was his life work rather than administration of a parish. A successor has not yet been named. The family will move from the home on Demunds Road as soon after October 1 as feasible. Rev. Williams has been im- mensely popular with young and old, building a congregation almost from the ground up. Attendance has been so great that the church, palians in the Back Mountain for many years, is even now too small for its purpose. Gas Pool Will Meet Tonight Meeting Called At Lehman Tonight \ John, Hewitt, chairman, has called a meeting of the Gas and Oil Pool for tonight at 8 at Lehman High School. Any property owner in the Back Mountain Region is invited to at- tend, Mr. Hewitt says the current in- terest in gas and oil leases here is only a part of the hysteria that has spiraled out from the big Renova Field. Nothing has happemed here and there are no indications of im- mediate plans for drilling, but, Mr. Hewitt says “it is well for property owners to get together now. Case Honored At Retirement 3 Former Employees Live Close Together Stanley Case, 126 Mt, Greenwood Road, was honored upon his retire- ment from the Boston [Store at the annual dinner given for employees at Irem Temple (Country (Club, July 21, A near neighbor of Mr. (Case, Albert H. Nelson, retired two years ago in January, was also a guest. William Thomas, another mear neighbor, who retired six years ago, was not able to be there. Mr. Case has worked as a car- penter for twenty years at Boston Store. He has many connections in this area. There are two sons, Glenn and Fred, and a son-in-law, Sher- man Kunkle, Chief McCarty Gains After Operation Francis McCarty, Kingston Town- ship (Chief of Police who has been a patient at Mercy Hospital for nearly ‘three weeks, is gaining strength rapidly after last Satur- day’s operation. Able to take solid food since Monday, and to sit up, he is anticipating lan early release from the hospital. He had several transfusions which (built up his strength before operation. Lake Festival To Offer Car On Free Ticket Annual Affair Scheduled For Bug. 12, 13 & 14 Offer of a Plymouth 1952 car, with runners-up of a Westinghouse refrigerator and a Westinghouse air- conditioner, will insure a capacity crowd at Lake Festival, August 12, 13 and 14, To qualify for a free prize, the holder of the winning ticket must be present on the grounds at the time of the drawing. Eighty thou- sand tickets have been printed for distribution. x The annual Festival, sponsored by Our Lady of Victory and (Gate of Heaven parishes, will be held for three afternoons and evenings at Twin Lakes. Games have been planned, with attractions for everybody, young and old. Ring-the-duck, fish-pond, will keep the children interested while their elders play Bingo. Refreshments and baked goods, fancy work and groceries will be on sale. A tight-wire act has been pro- cured and each evening after dusk there will be fireworks. The committee promises square dancing. Drawing for the air-condition unit will take place the first night; for the refrigerator the second; and for the car, the third and last night of the festival. ~~ Upped In Rank COMMANDER CARLTON DAVIES [Carlton Davies, Machell Avenue, has been promoted from Lieutenant Commander to Commander in the Navy Reserve, He is a member of 18th Battalion, Kingston, Dr. Davies graduated in 1940 from University of Pittsburgh Dental College, He served at Magee Hos- pital in Pittsburgh, and was called into active service when war broke out, being stationed at Pearl Har- bor, Flower Show To Feature Antiques And Hobbies School gymnasium at Lake-Noxen high school will hold exhibits of flowers and hobbies at Alderson Methodist Church Flower Show August 20, while the stage will be used by the antique display. Mrs. Harry B. Allen’s Sunday school class will offer prizes for the best judged antique of over 150 years, and for the best over 100; smaller prizes for the best over fifty years. Zel Garinger is in charge of the hobby exhibit. Members Committee Will Meet Thursday Georeg Rice of Dallas [Pa., chair- man of the G.LF. Members Com- mittee for the Dallas area, has an- nounced that the local annual meet- ing of G.L.F. will be held in the Kunkle Community Hall, Kunkle, Pa., Thursday, August 7 at 8:00 p.m. DST. Two members will be elected to the Members Committee to succeed Sheldon Mosier and H. P. Riley, both of Dallas, Pa., whose terms of office are expiring. Other members of the committee are Bertram (Coon of Wyoming, R. E. Wright of Dallas and C. Ray Prutzman of Trucks- ville, Devens’ Milling Company is the local G.L.F. agent-buyer. Reports on local and over-all op- erations of G.LF. during the past year will be given. Entertainment is planned, prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be served. | erick J. Eck, cashier of Mourned By Back Mountain Community DR. SHERMAN R. SCHOOLEY Local Bank Directors Enjoyed Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 18. Leaving early in the morning in two cars driven by W. B. Jeter and A, 'C. Devens, the directors were greeted on their arrival in Philadel- phia by James V. Vergari, vice- president and counsel of the Federal Reserve of Philadelphia. Mr. Vergari, a native of Plains, was in the same class with Fred- First National Bank, at Wharton Exten- sion iSchool. After a short regular directors’ meeting in the Bank's Board Room, the local bank directors were ad- dressed by one of the Federal Re- serve Bank’s economists on the gen- eral business outlook for the remajn- der of 1952. The speaker was opti- mistic in his outlook for the future saying that everything in the picture tends to point upward, with only isolated soft spots here and thers throughout the nation. The local directors were then guests of the Senior Executives of the Federal Reserve Board for luncheon in the Bank’s private din- ing room, each Dallas director being seated beside a director of the Re- serve Bank. JAfter luncheon, Edward Aff, assist- ant cashier of the Bank, took the local directors on a tour of all de- partments. Starting ‘on the fifth floor they visited the transit department, Government Bond department and security departments. In the basement vaults they saw and held the largest gold certificate ever made. A certificate for $100,000 which is used only in transactions between Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department. They also had an opportunity to inspect and handle $10,000 and $1,000 bills. It was at this juncture that Mr. Aff handed the directors thirty-one million dollar bonds for inspection. One whole department of the bank they learned is devoted to handling government checks. There ten to fifteen girls working on high speed OBM proof machines do nothing but process Post office money orders. They also learned that ‘the 1,200 employees of the Bank work three shifts per day for six days. The only time the Bank is not in operation is eight hours on Sunday morning; All of the employees obtain their meals in the Bank cafeteria. | Their Visit To Federal Reserve Directors of First National Bank®- | | of Dallas were guests of the Federal Pay Tribute To Dr. Schooley Z. Platt Bennett, chairman of the board of directors at General Hos- pital, made this comment on the passing of Dr. Schooley: g “Dr. Schooley was one of the most outstanding physicians and ob- stetricians on the staff of General Hospital for many 'ears. Besides keeping up a tremendous practice in the Back Mountain area, he had a distinct sense of responsibility and faithfulness and he literally gave up his life rather than let down in his work. ‘He was beloved by everyone and will be sorely missed not only by the hospital and all his fellow- doctors, but by everyone in the community:” Dr. Joseph J. Kocyan, who work- ed with Dr, Schooley over a 20-year period, said Dr. iSchooley was “one of the finest examples of a present- day practitioner in the country.” Dr. iSchooley’s chief characteristics, Dr. Kocyan said, were ‘his sym- pathy for his patients and his per- sonal integrity.” Dr. Kocyan said that Dr, Schooley was always full of cheer no matter what time of the day or night he saw his patients and he always brought them hope. “There mever was a time,” Dr. Kocyan said, “that Dr. Schooley was called to the hospital or by his patients that he did not respond. He served all year round, attending every emergency case to which he was called.” “Dr. Schooley’s practice extended over a diameter of 50 miles and it bespeaks the trust that the people had in him,” Dr. Kocyan said. “We feel Dr. Schooley’s loss very keenly at General Hospital and in the med- ical profession at large.” Dr. L. MacCattanach, a ‘close friend of Dr. Schooley’s said: “Dr. Schooley wias one of my very best friends. The whole community has suffered an irreplaceable loss. Dr. Schooley was a physician who never refused a call and worked until his work was done, He had a very cheerful and friendly dis- position.” {Close friends of Dr. Schooley have already started a fund for a Mem- orial niche at Back Mountain Mem- orial Library. Others who wish may contribute any amount no matter how small by contacting the Lib- rarian. Mrs. Henrietta Miller Elston Celebrates Her 88th Birthday Mrs. Henrietta Miller Elston, Shavertown, celebrated her 88th birthday [Saturday with a family dinner in her own home. Mrs. El- ston assisted in preparatioms. Mrs. Elston, in, excellent health, says she has decided not to build any more houses, But she is still active in her yard and with her flowers, and she expects to put up dil] pickles and tomato preserves again this fall, as she has done ever since she was a girl. She has recently finished sewing enough carpet rags for twenty yards of carpeting. S. R. Schooley., Country Doctor, Mourned By All Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow From Shavertown Church Dr. Sherman R. Schooley, 53, na- tive son, member of a pioneer Back Mountain family, family physician, wise counselor and friend of hun- dreds, died Tuesday night at 11 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where he had been chief of obstet rics for many years. : He had been a patient at the hospital since Saturday afternoon, July 12, when he was stricken with a heart attack while calling on a patient, Lee Gregg, on Pinecrest Avenue during the progress of the Library Auction. He had looked forward with anticipation to the Auction that night. Though there was no doubt of the seriousness of his condition, he continued to show improvement un- til last Saturday. In his prognosis of his own case, he had predicted trouble on the fourteenth day and from that time on he was shaken by continued retching and an alarming drop in blood pressure that brought grave concern to his attending physicians, In determining his normal pres- sure, his doctors were at a loss; for though he had advised hundreds of others during his twenty - six years of practice, he had never taken time for a physical exami- nation nor a chart of his own pressure. Late Monday afternoon as it be- came apparent to his friends that his condition was grave, Dr. Joseph Vanderveer, head of the cardiology department of Benjamin Franklin Clinic, Philadelphia, who had at- tended him a week earlier, was summoned. Though David Jenkins stood by to bring him from Phila- delphia by plane, Dr. Vanderveer with Mrs. Vanderveer chose to drive because of overcast flying condi- tions. He arrived three hours later at 10:45. Working against odds with Dr. Russell Stevens, heart specialist of ‘General Hospital staff. Dr. Julian Long, Dr. Malcolm Bortawick and Dr. Joseph Lentine, Dr. Schooley’s interne on the hospital obstetrical staff, the immediate crisis was sur- mounted at four o'clock. Dr. Schoo- ley had taken an active part in the medical proceedings and decisions, many times directing measures to be followed. Dr. night in order to be with the pa- tient the following morning, though he held slight hope for his recov- ery. Throughout Tuesday, Dr. Schooley’s life “remained in the balance” as reported by his wife, Dorothy, and daughter, Mary Eliza- beth, who were at his bedside con- stantly. Once during the day he paid tribute to Dr. Vanderveer, “he saved my life last night.” Then again his fine mind wandered and he spoke affectionately to his nurse about the ‘auction at Harveys Lake.” His niece, Louise Hazeltine, an instructor at Cornell Medical Cen- ter, who had docked only that morning from England, dropped in to see him and reassure him, but a professional glance at the charts told her that the end was near. Though there was no immediate change and Dr. Schooley’s mind was clear, Dr. Russell Stevens, sensing that now was the timé, summoned Mary Elizabeth to come to the darkened room for a chat with her father. After she left Dr. Stev- ens remained beside his old friend, constantly on the alert for any de- velopment until the end came peacefully a few hours later at 11. At Dr. Schooley’s request — he had offered to sign the autopsy papers a week earlier, and had been persuaded to “forget it”’—an autop- sy was performed by his old asso- ciates the following morning. It revealed that the great heart that had been filled with compassion for so many others, had completely worn out—had actually broken— and that no amount of skill or votion by his colleagues could changed the verdict whi 2 ei Vanderveer remained over | after his arrival at the Thus at the height passed a man who bered for generatio; Mountain country. would have wanted it A marked once while his brotl law, Ralph Hazeltine, was ! him: “I almost made it. I wanted to die with my boots on.” Then he pointed to the corner of the room where lay the stethoscope that had been around his neck when he was stricken and where sat the black pill case that had been brought with him in the ambulance. There will be services tomorrow at 2 from Shavertown Methodist (Continued on Page Ten) his wisdom had pronoun E
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