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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.) .
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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?”
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| 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
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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
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his wisdom had pronoun E