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MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
‘ Schooley Memorial Fund
THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RICH PEOPLE!
If you're still gullible enough to believe that we can
pay most or even a substanti
of government by ‘soaking
al part of the incredible cost
the rich,” some facts that
Senator Walter George presented in a Look magazine
article will come as a rude
awakener,
‘If Congress confiscated all taxable income over
$100,000, by imposing a flat 100 per cent tax at that level,
the amount of additional revenue would be sufficient to
operate the Federal government for four hours.
If all taxable income over $26,000 were confiscated,
the yield would run the government for three days.
: If everything above $10,000 was taken in toto by
the tax collector, it would pay the government's bills for
16 days.
Finally, if Congress shot the works by imposing a
100 per cent tax on all income above $8,000, the addi-
tional revenue would keep the government going for 22
days.
This being true, who must pay the great bulk of the
government's spending—and
who must pay almost all
of futurc tax increases if they come? The answer is, peo-
ple of small and moderate means—the people who work
for wages and modest salaries, the people who have little
businesses, the people who
represent the majority of
America’s population and are the backbone of America’s
strength.
They must pay it for the simple reason that no one
else can. There just aren’t enough “rich” to make a dent
in the spending!
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Richardson Is One Of Sixteen
Dealers On Advisory Council
L. L. Richardson, local Dodge-®
Plymouth dealer, was honored last
week by appointment to member-
ship on the New York Regional
Dodge Dealers Advisory Council.
Function of the Advisory Council
is to formulate policies and proce-
dures for the more than two hun-
dred forty Dodge dealers in New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Connecticut, who make up the
New York region. The New York
Advisory Council, along with twen-
ty other similar groups throughout
the country, are in turn respon-
Inasmuch as the New York Deal-
er Advisory Council consists of only
sixteen members, chosen from the
hundred forty dealerships, the ap-
pointment of Mr. Richardson is con-
sidered a signal honor. Selection of
Mr. Richardson was made by
Dodge Brothers Corporation offi-
cials in New York, and was an-
nounced locally by E. J. Davis,
Dallas, Pennsylvania Dodge district
manager.
Mr. Ricnardson also serves as
President of the Dodge Dealers
Association of Pennsylvania.
I. R. Elston, 68
Succumbs To Heart
Bttack At Nesbitt
I. R. Elston, Kingston Township
Supervisor, victim of a sudden
heart attack early Wednesday morn-
ing, died at Nesbitt Memorial Hos-
pital Thursday at 9 a.m. Funeral
services will ‘be held Monday lat 2
from Woolbert’s Funeral Home, Rev.
Robert Yost conducting, Burial will
be at Wardan Cemetery in the fam-
il. t.
A Elston had walked through
the snow to his mother’s home on
Tuesday, and had mot felt well upon.
return. He had been in poor health
for some little time, under care for
heart trouble.
Dr. Gallagher, summoned when
his own physician, Dr. Malcolm
Borthwick was unavailable, advised
immediate hospitalization. Wool-
bert’s ambulance took him to Nes-
bitt, where he was placed under
oxygen, rallying only once.
Born in Lehman, his parents were
the late B. Frank Elston and the
present Henrietta Miller, Mr. Elston
and his wife lived in Forty [Fort
for twenty-one years, moving to
Shavertown in 1945. He was associ-
ted with Ford Motor Company, Luz-
erne and West Side, more recently
with Howamnd Isaacs,
During Mr, Elston’s residence in
Forty Fort he maintained a stable
for riding horse rentals, and was
considered a good horseman.
He was a member of Shavertown
Methodist ‘Church, active in the
Men's Class. During the interim be-
ween death of Francis McCarty, for-
mer chief of police and appointment
of la successor, Mr, Elston took om
duties of traffic officer at [Shaver-
Mr. Elston, 68, is survived by his
mother, now 88; his widow, the for-
mer Helen Van Loon; a sister, Mrs.
Thomas Graham and Mrs. Robert
Hughes, both of Shavertown. ‘A
second sister, Mrs. Ella Stevenson,
McCracken Talks
On Civil Defense
Outlines Structure,
Local And National
Back Mountain Volunteer [Fire-
men’s (Association discussed avail-
lability of Civil Defense equipment
for fire companies and mumnicipal-
ities at Monday evening's meeting
in Trucksville Fire Hall,
Joseph McCracken, Director . of
Education and Training, State Coun-
cil of (Civil Defense, Harrisburg, was
introduced by Joseph Schuler, pre-
sident. Mr. McCracken (outlined
Civil Defense structure for Pennsyl-
vania, explaining ‘the division by
counties, cities, boroughs land town-
ships, with each political division.
required to have ia director of de-
fetnise.
The county director appoints a
director in charge of police, firemen,
rescue, welfare, staff wardens, trans-
portation. National civil defense al-
locates money for purchase of
materials for municipalities with
properly set up organizations. Town~
ship ‘supervisors in most instances
are in charge of local civil defense,
and are required to set up the or-
ganization, 7
When ‘the organization is set up,
Township ‘Supervisors are then in a
position, to OK requisitions for
material for police, fire, rescue, etc.
Federal grants must be matched by
50% money available at the time
of sending in the requisition, In
other words, if @a fire truck costing
$13,000 is ondered, the municipality
must have $6500 in expendable
funds. If 1000 feet of hose is ordered
at a cost of $1,000, there must be a
matching amount of $500.
Mr. McCracken also explained
the warning system. All points are
alerted simultaneously by telephone
network. Sirens must be available
for local warning.
Applications should be obtained
by township supervisors and accom-
panied by a letter of certification
and justification. Applications should
be mailed to State (Council of Civil
Defense, Main Capitol, Harrisburg,
attention Joseph A, McCracken.
Fire companies represented at the
meeting were Dr, Henry M. Laing,
Franklin Township, Trucksville, Sha-
vertown ,Lehman, and Sweet Vialley.
James Honored
By Invitaton
To Help Evaluate
Carbondale School
{Charles James, Supervisor of In-
struction and Curriculum, Dallas
Borough-Kingston Township Joint
Schools, has been, invited to become
‘a member of the visiting committee
scheduled to ‘evaluate Benjamin
Franklin High School at [Carbon-
dale March 24, 25 and 26, 1953.
F. E. Stengle, Superintendent of
ISchools at (Collingdale, is chairman
of the visiting committee, An, or-
ganization meeting will take place
at 8:30 on March 25, prior tio visiting
Shavertown, died November 2.
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and evaluation.
VOL. 62, No. 49
Lawrence Burr
Of Madras, India,
Will Appear Here
Will Tell Students
Bbout Boys’ Town
For Slum Youngsters
LAWRENCE BURR
| Founder and director of the
famed YMCA Boys’ Town, in Madras,
India, will address Back Mountain
High School assemblies Wednesday
of next week, Lawrence Burr, a
YMCA World Services Secretary, is
being brought here by Back Moun-
tain Town and Country Branch
YMCA. He will speak at Westmore-
land High School Wednesday morn-
ing at 8:35. At 9:30 he will speak
iat Lehman-Jackson High School. Mr
Lake-Noxen High [School at 11 and
at Dallas-Franklin School at 1 P.M.
Hi-Y and Tri Hi-Y [Clubs will
sponsor this appearance at each of
the schools. Their officers and coun-
selors will take charge of ‘the pro-
gram. [Preceding and following his
appearances at the Back Mountain
grea, Mr. Burr will meet with sev-
eral groups in the ' Wilkes-Barre
larea on Tuesday and again on Wed-
nesday evening.
Worked In Slums
Mr. Burr is a native of Denton,
Texas. Previous to his overseas ap-
pointment in 1946, he was Commun-
ity Boys’ [Secretary at the Wiabash
Avenue Branch in Chicago. When
Mr, Burr reached India in, 1946, he
immediately started his work in the
slums of Madras, He traveled from
street to street and saw the Indian
orphans who actually slept on the
streets and lived off food which
had been discarded from. Indian
restaurants. With fifteen such boys
he started his new YMCA, “Home
For Homeless Boys.” The home now
accommodates seventy-five boys.
(completed on Page 8)
§ | James
Burr will talk to the students at the |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1952
Back Mountain
School Boards
Elect Otficers
Meet Monday Night
In Accordance With
Pennsylvania Law
Back Mountain school boards, in
accordance with Pennsylvania law,
met Monday night to reorganize,
some of them returning the presi-
dent ito his chair, some electing new
‘officers,
Dallas Borough returned Dr. Rob-
ert Bodycomb as president, retained
John Hessel as solicitor, elected
David H. Jenkins as vice president.
L. L. Richardson, treasurer, and
Lewis LeGrand, secretary, remain in
office,
Kingston Township elected Daniel
Shaver as president, replacing
D. Hutchison; Stanley R.
Henning, vice president, replacing
Mr, Shaver. Frederick (Anderson,
! | president of Dallas Borough-King-
ston Township joint school board,
retains office as secretary of King-
ston Township board, Charles Man-
near as treasurer.
Dallas Township elected Thomas
J. Moore president, replacing Daniel
Richards; Stephen M. Davis vice
president, replacing Mr. Moore.
Jonathan Valentine wias retained as
solicitor.
Lake Township, jumping the gun
by holding reorganization Saturday
night in advance of deer season,
elected ‘Charles Williams president,
succeeding Wilfred Ide, Harold Fisk
retains vice presidency.
Noxen reelected Franklin Patton.
president, elected Willard Bender
vice president.
Lake-Noxen Jointure elected Wil-
fred Ide president, replacing Leslie
Kocher, Willard Bender, vice presi-
dent, succeeds Wilfred Ide.
By vote of Lehmian-Jackgon joint
school board, Laing Coolbaugh suc-
ceeds Harry W. Ruggls, Jr.; and
Vernon [Cease retains the vice pre-
sidency,
Lehman board elected William
Naugle president, Arthur Ehret vice
president,
Jackson Township's officers are
Vernon Cease, president, and Laing
Coolbaugh, vice president.
Dallas Boriough-Kingston Town-
ship Joint [School Board does not
elect new officers until July.
Mrs. George Keller
Retains Presidency
Mrs. George Keller was reelected
president at Monday nighit’s meeting
of Altar and Rosary Society at Gate
of Heaven Church. Mrs. Lester
Shiarkowski is first vice president,
Mrs. Frank Ferry second; Mrs.
Joseph LaVelie was reelected trea-
surer, and Mrs. James Duffy will
serve as secretary,
KELLY INJURED;
CO-PILOT DIES
Helicopter Hurled
Into Sea By Wind
Lt. Louis Kelly, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Kelly, Main Street,
Dallas, was injured and his com-
panion, Lt. Kilcoyne, was drowned
Monday when the helicopter he
was piloting on a mission for sup-
plies, dropped into the sea after
being blown out of control by a
sudden gust of wind, and striking
a Corsair fighter plane aboard the
Carrier Valley Forge in Honolulu
Harbor. = :
Lt. Kelly was rescued from the
sea and hospitalized.
The extent of his injuries were
not revealed in the brief message
relayed to Mr. and Mrs. Kelly by
a sister of Lt. Kelly's wife.
Lt. Kelly, a graduate of Dallas
Borough High School, reentered the
Navy in February of this year. He
served four years during World
War II.
Mrs. Evelyn Kelly and «four chil-
dren are now at Reams Field, Cali-
fornia, where she received word of
the accident and telephoned it to
her sister, Mrs. Marion Wilson,
Noxen.
Mrs. Edith Howe
Passes Away
Funeral Today
At St. Paul's
Mrs. Edith E. Howe will be bur-
ied in Fern Knoll Cemetery this
afternoon, following funeral serv-
ices at Woolbert Funeral Home at
1:30, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at
2. Rev. Frederick Moock will come
from Phoenixville to conduct for
his former parishioner at St.
Paul’s; Rev. Frederick Eidan at the
funeral home.
Pallbearers are John Blair, John
Miles, Fred Kingeter, Justin Berg-
man Jr., Charles Howe, and Ted
Woolbert.
Mrs. Howe, 51, with a history of
a number of hospitalizations, passed
away in her own home Tuesday,
after a long and painful illness.
She was a native of Plymouth,
daughter of Richard Henry and
Emma Eplett. She moved to Shav-
ertown in 1932, transferring mem-
bership from Elm Congregational
Church to St. Paul’s Lutheran,
where she was active in church
organizations. She was on the
board of Ladies Guild of the Lu-
theran Ministerium. Most of her
interest centered about church
work.
Mrs. Howe is survived by her
husband George, credit manager at
Bergman’s Department store; and
one sister, Mrs. Herbert O. Githens,
Norwood.
Dallas Post-Offiice staff and icar-
riers pose on steps of the Garinger
Building, Lake [Street.
Left to right are ‘Allen Montross,
Glenn, Morris, Josephine Ostrum,
Fred Youngblood, Milton Perrigo,
Joseph Polacky, Postmaster; Ed-
ward Buckley, Otto Hertsdorf, Dor-
othy Moore, and Joseph LaVelle.
Absent when the picture was taken
is Sheldon Drake.
The move was completed [Satur-
day evening, with new qualters open
New Dallas Postoffice Now Located On
terior decoration is mot yet com-
pleted, but going forward without
interruption, Installation of a tele-
phone is expected shortly, and wood-
work will be finished in a darker
shade of green, to match the four-
foot dado of the same color which
remains to be painted.
Employees express themselves as
well satisfied with the extra space
and improved lighting. Customers
who miss the wide window sills on
Lake Street.
for business Monday morning, In- ) which they were accustomed to sit
and visit while whiting for mail
distribution will eventually be ac-
commodated with chairs in the
lobby, 3
Mr. Polacky, who has done an
expert job of refinishing a swivel
chair for his new office, claims that
the view of Lake Street is too wide
through the large plate-glass win-
dows, and that he will need vene-
tian blinds to tone it down.
8 Cents per Copy—Twelve Pages
Woman's Club Plans Biggest
Community Christmas Program
School Children, Two Bands, Chorale, To
Take Part Sunday Afternoon, December 21.
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Businessmen
Elect Evans
Dues Are Set At
10 For The Year
Presenting a united front to
meet common business problems,
Back Mountain Business Association
at its meeting Monday night at
Evans Restaurant urged the enroll-
ment of all Back Mountain busi-
ness men and women in the Asso-
ciation.
Howard Risley acting as tempo-
rary chairman called for the report
of the Nominating Committee by
Lawrence Updyke. >
Unanimously elected were Don-
ald Evans, president; Sheldon Cave,
vice-president; Willard Horst, sec-
retary and Robert Hale, treasurer.
Upon taking office Mr. Evans
named the following committees:
Membership: L. L.. Richardson,
Sheldon Cave, Joseph Hand and
Elmer Williams; Publicity, Robert
Bachman, John Bush, Howard Ris-
ley; Finance, Granville Sowden,
Herbert Hill, Lawrence Updyke;
Ways and Means: Ralph Dixon,
Grace Cave, Harry Smith and
Thomas Moore; Program: Henry
Mastalski, Francis Ambrose and
Arthur Garinger.
There was general discussion of
many problems facing the Associa-
tion, not the least of which was
to obtain the united support and
membership of all Back Mountain
merchants. Dues were set at $10
per year. Future meetings will be
held at Back Mountain Memorial
Library Annex at a date to be
determined.
Mary Weir, president of Dallas
Woman’s Club reported on progress
of the Community Christmas Pro-
gram, and Harry Smith reported for
the Christmas Lighting Committee.
All lights have been strung but
they will not be turned on until
December 13, Dallas Borough Coun-
cil having refused to pay for elec-
tricity until that date.
Attending were: Elmer Williams,
Arthur Garinger, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Hand, Norti Berti, Harry Lee
Smith, Robert Hale, Granville Sow-
den, Henry Mastalski, Sheldon
Cave, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Up-
dyke, Francis Ambrose, Mary Weir,
Grace Cave, Donald Evans, Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Sick, Robert Ott, How-
ard Risley.
Library Benefits
Under Hutson Will
Back Mountain Memorial Library
is named as a beneficiary by the
will of the late Bertha Hutson,
Dallas.
Miss Hutson who died this week
leaves her property on Franklin
Street to the Library Association
for charitable purposes as a memo-
rial to the Hutson family.
Other properties in Lake Town-
ship and Dallas Borough are be-
queathed to relatives. Executors
are Mrs. Carrie Rood of Lake Town-
ship and Mrs. Sadie Querci of
Exeter.
Firemen's Dinner
Plans Announced
Norti Berti, general chairman, has
announced that Clyde Brace will be
in. charge of ticket sales for the
annual Back Mountain Firemen's
Dinner fo be held January 27 at
6:30 at Irem Temple Country (Club.
David J. Schooley will have charge
of speakers and entertainment and
Walter (Chamberlain will be Master
of Ceremonies;
Lehman-Jackson and Lake-Noxen
schools, following long established
precedent, closed for the first day
of deer season on Monday. Lester
Squier, supervising principal of Leh-
man-Jackson hunted in the Poconos
and George Taylor, supervising prin-
cipal of Lake-Noxen, made a ‘brief
expedition into the woods back of
his home at Harveys Lake, and gave
up after sighting no deer.
Mr, Squier also had no luck, but
his students turned fin better re-
sults. Frank Prutzman got an eight-
point buck; Andrew Barto a seven-
pointer; Fred Adams, an eighth
grader, [bagged =a seven-pointer;
Harold Titus, four points; George
Yurko, Bruce Nelson, Russell Bert-
ram, and Robert Jeffery shot bucks,
GIVE
$1 A Baby
$5 A Life
to the
Dallas ‘Wioman’s Club at the sug-
gestion of Back Mountain Business
Association is planning an elaborate
Community (Christmas program and
display which it hopes will be the
forerunner of a more ambitious dis-
play next year encompassing every
community in the Back Mountain
Region. &
Because of’ the ghiortness of time
the program this year will be held
along Memorial Highway on’ the
Wiarden Kunkle plot of land north.
of central] Dallas,
The lot which lends itself to a
(Christmas display because of its
sloping, evergreen bordered back-
ground will be the center of the
Christmas program which will be
held on Sunday afternoon, Decem-
ber 21 aft 4:30,
Dallas-Franklin and [Westmore-
land High [Schoo] Bands will parti-
cipate, Students from both schools
and Gate of Heaven School will
sing Christmas carols with David
Joseph as song leader. Dallas
[Womian’s (Club Chorale will also take
part. Mrs. Alfred Bronson will be
master of ceremonies, Gifts’ of candy
will be given to all children.
Mary Weir, president of the
Woman's (Club has appointed Mrs.
Betty Smith as general chairman
and plans ars already underway
with Dr. R. M. Bodycomb, Daniel
Robinhold, Victor Cross, Jack Dun-
gey, Ray Evans, Robert Maturi,
John Tibus and Jack Barmes as as-
sistamts. :
In the center of the lot will be
the largest ‘Community Christmas
tree ever erected here. Beneath it
will be la giant Jack-in-the-box,
giant building blocks and giant gaily
wrapped (Christmas packages built
by Victor Cross and Robert Maturi.
The tree will be erected by a
committee headed by Norti Berti.
Girl Scouts will trim it. [Several
large trees have been offered, the
largest, forty feet tall, by Tax Col-
v lector Arthur Dungey.
To the rear of the lot against a
background of evergreens will be
the Crib with Mary and Joseph
and the Infant Jesus, surrounded
by Wise Men and ‘Shepherds guard-
ing their flocks. Construction of
this scene has been completed by
Danie] Robinhold, Mrs. John Girvan
and Mrs. Joseph Wonth assisted by
a Woman's Club committee are
painting the figures.
Another feature of the display
will be a lighted village church with
golden bells ringing in ‘the belfry.
This is (being constructed by Jack
Dungey while Jack Barnes is ‘build-
ing two tall toy soldiers to guard
the entrance to the lot from Mem-
orial Highway. There will be many
other features in the display which
is frankly patterned after ‘“Christ-
mas Boulevard’ in Berwick,
Persons who wish to have a part
in the construction of sets or to
assist with, the lighting which is in
charge of Harry Lee Smith, should
get in touch with Miss Weir or
Mrs. Betty Smith,
The general committee will meet
tonight at 8 at The Dallas Post.
Any one may attend]
The eventual plan will be to have
displays next year extending along
Memorial Highway from Trucksville
to Harveys Lake, At the meeting
of Back Mountain Businessmen on
Monday night Granville Sowden,
speaking for Shavertown, said he
would definitely head the project
in thiat community and Sheldon
Cave of Idetown promised a similar
display in his community.
Pomona To Install
Pomona Grange, meeting at Jack-
son Grange Hall December 13 at
10:30, will install officers elected
at the quarterly meeting in [Septem-
ber.
Students At Lehman-Jackson And
Lake-Noxen Bag Bucks On Monday
but failed to specify poundage or
pointage. John Malak accounted for
a five-pointer, Carl Smith a four-
point. Allen Kunkle, visiting from
New Jersey, got a seven-point buck.
Donald Wesley struck it rich with
a 205-pounder, and John Chiscon
shot a ten-pointer weighing 175.
Lake-Noxen, reports Bobby Ben-
nett, 14, got his buck near Noxen,
a five-pointer weighing 141 pounds.
Car] Gordon shot a 100 pound three-
point buck, and Richard Sorchik
a six pointer weighing 125 pounds.
Dallas-Franklin, Township, not
closed for first day of deer season,
had fifty absences in the high school
presumably attributable to buck
fever.