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YESTERDAY
Ten and Twenty Years Ago
In The Dallas Post
From The Issue of August 3, 1945
Corey A. Frantz, 75, dies instant-
ly of heart attack at his home in
Dallas, while talking to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harold Titman.
Donald Freeman's death in the
Philippines is confirmed for his
father, Wilbur Freeman of Jackson
township, with authoritative news
from the War Department after
three years of suspense.
Lehman canning center is dedi-
cated, cans 138 crates of pineapples.
Mr. and Mrs. Sev Newberry
watch, horrified, while the US Army
bomber crashes the Empire State
Building and explodes.
In the Outpost: Don Dunn, East
Indies; Dick Phillips, South Pacific;
Jim Evans, New York APO; Jay
Gould, New York City; Earl Taylor,
Camp Wheeler; Warren Brown,
Italy; Robert Jones, Philippines.
Joe Wallo gets Bronze star for
heroism in Italy.
Family reunions: Ransom family
at Alderson; Frear-Parrish reunion
at Idetown; Smith family, at Sweet
Valley.
Married: Arlene Eyet, Beaumont,
to Herbert Downs, Beaumont.
Home-making departments advise
using honey or corn syrup as half
the sugar content for jams and
jellies, 1
Hannah Culp will teach first grade
at Lehman. :
(Charles Parrish, 74, dies at his
home in Dallas after a long illness.
From The Issue of August 2, 1935
Ambrose West, Hillside, dies.
Harry H. Garrahan, Dallas, dies
at 54 after several months of ill-
ness.
Igor Sikorsky will be guest of
honor at Russian Day festivities at
Harveys Lake on Sunday.
Girl Scout Troop 7 wins five dol-
lar prize for cleaning up a vacant
lot on Main Street.
Lee home on Machell Avenue
saved from destruction by quick
action on the part of Dr. Henry M.
Laing Fire Company.
Miss Anne Dorrance contributes
an article on the founding of French
Azilum,
Valuable clay deposits are found
on the Daddow homestead near
Lopez.
Family reunions: Spencer family
at Trucksville; Goodwins at Alder-
son. f
Looking at
With GEORGE A. and
EDITH ANN BURKE
NO MORE LOOT—For years TV
writers and TV stars were able to
slip in plugs that brought them good
returns. The sponsors didn’t like
it, neither did the networks. But
the writers and stars sure did! But
TV film is putting a stop to it. In
film TV, the producer is looking
ahead to the reruns when his cellu-
loid will be bought by just about
every type of sponsor. So he’s shy-
ing away from any product plugs
whatsoever in his first-runs. Only
the regular sponsor, with his three
commercials, gets the plugs.
Live shows, too, are tightening up
on the take-all guys, the sponsors
furious at the freeloading at their
expense. A number of contracts now
expressly specify there can be no
mention of other products on the
program, :
BOB CROSBY re-united seven of
his original Bobcat Dixieland Band
to enact the true dramatic story of
a “One Night Stand” on “Climax”
Thursday night. Crosby, who co-
authored the story shared the star
spotlight with John Forsythe, Bob
Sweeney and Donald Buka.
FIVE PROMINENT AUTHORS will,
in effect, add chapters to their re-
cent best-selling literary works
dealing with timely phases of Am-
Sunday, 5-5:30 p.m.
Harrison E. Salisbury, who wrote
“American in Russia” will discuss
the Communist farmers now tour-
ing the U. S.
Virginia Pawlye, author of the
best-selling work on the American
soldiers who refused repatriation at
Panmunjom, will discuss an adden-
dum ‘to the book — “Three Who
Came Back’’—concerning the three
ex-GI's, recently released by the
Red Chinese.
Merriman Smith, author of “Meet
Mr. Eisenhower” will discuss the
President at Geneva.
Also adding their comments will
be Bruce Catton, editor of “Ameri-
can Heritage,” and Clinton Rossiter,
author of “Conservation in Am-
erica.”
GRAND OLE OPRY will be seen
on TV this fall. The “live” TV ver-
sion of the pioneer radio network
musical show will be carried by ABC-
TV every fourth Saturday.
The format which has made the
show famous will be retained. In
addition to the regular stars, the
hour-long show will present, as
guest stars, leading country music
performers from all parts of the
nation.
Because of the large number in
the cast this is a very expensive
show. At one time this was holding
up its entry into TV. The singing
and dancing casts will total nearly
100 persons.
BRITISH PEOPLE ARE FUNNY—
When commercial television makes
its debut in England this September,
one of the first shows in the new
category will be ‘People Are
Funny.”
But the English producer, Monty
Bailey-Watson, thinks he’ll have to
alter the show a little. He says the
British “like their stunts wider and
bigger.” .
For three years, he has been pro-
ducing “People Are Funny” as a
traveling radio show in England.
Once, he piled up “the largest hay
stack in British history” outside of
London's staid Royal Albert Hall
and had 12 contestants look for a
needle in it. A favorite of his is to
donate a butler to a poor Cockney
family.
It all goes to show that people
are funny everywhere.
FRANKIE LAINE who is the sum-
mer substitute for the Arthur God-
frey and His Friends Wednesday
night show celebrated the success of
his show by buying four new tuxe-
does; light blue, beige, chocolate
brown and pearl gray. And he had
suede shoes dyed to match.
Your Health
From The Luzerne County
Medical Society
In the summer we are more con-
scious of the arthropods because the
arthropods are more attached to us.
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Arthropoda is that large division
of the animal kingdom which in-
cludes fleas, wasps, bees, beetles,
spiders, chiggers, ticks and centi-
pedes.
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The relationship of arthropods and
man is of considerable medical im-
portance.
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Arthropods are capable of poison-
ing man with their bites or stings.
* * *
Such poisonous reactions vary
from simple irritating and inflam-
matory skin disorders to nerve tis-
sue destruction and sensitization
which may result in death.
* * *
Some arthropods are known to be
carriers and transmitters of disease
to man.
* * *
Fleas, while only one-sixteenth of
an inch in length, can worry a six-
foot man and even make him sick,
depending on his susceptibility.
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[Since fleas may shift from host to
host and feed indifferently on sev-
eral kinds of animals, they may
Gloucester, Mass. — I am here for
a short vacation at my birthplace—
a small city which is now noted as
a fishing port and summer resort,
but is gradually becoming a thriving
suburb of Greater Boston. With its
high land, “air-conditioned” streets,
and island location, it has a won-
derful all-year climate, a beautiful
harbor, and a bright future. My
father had a dry goods and novelty
store here fifty years ago. This little
store my family’ has built up to
some 450 stores located in 38 states,
under the corporate ownership of
the United Stores Corporation. In
fact, its stock is now listed on the
big New York Stock Exchange.
In those days all industries here
were locally owned. Then an am-
bitious and industrious young man
could buy or start a fishing business
or granite quarry or small factory
of his own. Today the situation is
very different. Nearly all the in-
dustries require much capital and
are owned by large corporations
outside Gloucester. This is true of
most cities; it is not a healthy situ-
ation. It is especially noticeable
when I am helping Babson Institute
graduates to a position. They can
easily get a position starting at $300
per month; but it will be with a
large company. The smaller and
younger business concerns cannot
afford to pay such salaries to be-
ginners.
DeWitt M. Emery
One reason for writing this col-
umn today is the death at Evan-
ston, Ill. of the founder of the Na-
tional Small Business Men’s Asso-
ciation, DeWitt M. Emery. He died
at the young age of 59, having given
his life to the unselfish work of
encouraging young persons to start
a business for themselves. He claim-
ed that cities are now making a
great mistake in depending only
upon large manufacturing corpora-
tions owned in New York or some
other large city. He believed it is
like a church expecting to prosper
without a Sunday School—or even
like a family expecting to prosper
without children. Also much is ow-
ed to Ernest Gaunt.
Yet things are happening today
which could benefit the “small busi-
nessman.” First, the Federal tax
laws have been amended to give
him a break. The Labor Unions—
as a rule—do not bother the small
“independent operator,” hoping that
their members themselves may
serve as carriers of infections in-
cluding such dangerous ones as
typhus.
* * *
Sting of wasps, bees, bumble bees,
and yellow jackets are painful,
especially those of yellow jacket and
bumble bee.
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; In most cases of stings of these
insects, there is local redness, pain
pears in a few hours.
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However, there have been in-
stances where highly sensitive per-
sons have suffered respiratory fail-
ure and died shortly after bee, wasp
or yellow jacket sting.
* * *
Spiders have a fearsome reputa-
tion due to their frightening ap-
pearance, although they do not
generally deserve it. t
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Authorities on the subject claim
even the bite of a tarantula is
harmless to man.
* * *
With the exception of the black
widow it is difficult to entice a
spider to bite.
x x x
The black widow bite causes little
pain at the moment, but in less than
an hour there is a griping, agoniz-
ing pain with abdominal rigidity,
cold sweats, anxiety, nausea—and
sometimes, delirium, shock and
death.
* * *
Most persons experiencing bites or
stings of the arthropods do not seek
medical attention, and with the ex-
ception of bites of scorpions, black
widow spiders and bees, wasps and
bumble bees, they really don’t need
medical care.
(one day be one. Increasing the
| minimum national wage to one dol-
‘lar will probably exempt a small
operator or storekeeper. This could
be an advantage to the small manu-
facturer with lower overhead and
fewer employees. 7
Importance of Personal Service
I forecast that some people will
always want personal attention
from specialists whom they know
and trust. I believe in pensions,
modern factories, and air condition-
ing, but these things will not take
the place of personal attention by
interested employees. People like
attention; they want to deal with
owners of a business whom they
know and trust. Most employees
are today missing a great oppor-
tunity to become truly interested
in the success of the business in
which they are employed.
The increasing congestion of auto-
mobiles, (due to the dumbness of
local city governments in not pro-
viding employers with sufficient
off-street parking lots), is causing
many families to move to other
areas to get work. The parking huis-
ance, however, will give young bus-
inessmen an opportunity to call at
homes and take orders for goods.
More business will be done in the
evenings. ‘“Wagon-peddlers” will in-
crease in number and usefulness. I
forecast that the cycle of the past
100 years from family-owned little
businesses to big corporations will
gradually reverse and return to
small specialty factories. :
Lessons From Abroad
Every time I go to Europe I eam
impressed by the number of families
who live on their business and are
thus able to give “24 hour” service.
Were I a young man and had a
good wife, this is the way I would
start, instead of working for a big
company. Or, better still, I should
try working for, and some day own,
a small-town newspaper! I surely
ARE YOU
The best place to
check-up on your pro-
gress is in the pages
of your bank book.
That’s where you can
write your “success
story” with regular
weekly deposits. Bet-
ter make a check to-
day and make your
next stop at 2nd Na-
tional.
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A certain young es
just starting in Shavértown, has al-
ready made a couple of enemies
among other businessmen because
of his attitude. Young man, this is
a poor start you're getting . . . bet-
ter mend your ways.
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If this drought continues much
longer we better all carry snake-
bite kits with us, See Dallas Post
story on rattlers in this issue.
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I have always been a staunch sup-
porter of President Eisenhower but
now I'm a fanatical fan of his. In
this man is found the world’s great-
est hope for peace. Just read the
accounts of his talks and actions
at the Geneva four-power parley.
Even the Russians know that here
is a sincere and honest man who is
fair in all things yet has the strength
of a man with Christian purpose.
Never have Americans had a finer
head of government to pattern
after in their family life, their re-
ligious life or their business life.
“Ike” is the most, he’s a real livin’
doll, and the greatest thing that
ever happened to this country. He's
the modern age answer to Davy
Crockett.
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The ladies of the Dallas Senior
Women’s Club are in a dither. Since
their Value Shop facilities, above
the Light Company, no longer exist
they are in desperate need of new
housing. The Value Shop is a good
thing, it helps many folks get nice
clothes at modest prices, without
greatly affecting those who sell new
clothing, and the proceeds are all
used for charity. If you know of
any rooms that are vacant and
might be used for this purpose, get
in touch with Mrs. Harris Haycox,
president of the club, at Centermore-
land 7271.
Ed
No one in particular is to blame,
but when it takes ten minutes to
find a driver for the fire truck, as
it did in Dallas on Wednesday, it’s
time to work out a schedule for
drivers that is more reliable. Ten
minutes is a lot of waste time in
the business of fire fighting and
someday might mean the difference
between life and death.
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We are going to have another
service station along the highway.
This one is being built by Clyde
would go into some form of
merchandising or advertising where
I could use new ideas and be an
individual, and not get into a labor-
union rut. A small manufacturer or
shopkeeper, however, willing to
work and having a good turnover,
need not fear sudden changes and
new methods. Many of them can
work to his advantage if he will
attend to his trade.
FRIDAY, AUGUST "5, 1955
Birth of Trucksville, former general
manager of Freider’s Cigar Co. We
welcome new businesses but it
looks like we are fast reaching the
saturation point as far as gas sta-
tions go. We want to see them’all
make a living but let’s not have
more than the traffic will bear.
* * *
Breakfast in bed, being pampered
and petted,
You'll have to admit is quite slick.
There's only one trouble: in OUR
house to get it
You have to be terribly sick.
(from F. (C.)
* * *
Winner this week of two free
tickets to the Himmler Theater is
John M. Rogers, 36 Burndale Road,
Dallas. Stop at The Dallas Post for
your tickets Mr. Rogers.
Chief Traver Says
Take It Easy When
You Go Thru Noxen
Police Chief Michael Traver
is right on the job at Noxen
Corners, seeing that nobody ig-
- nores the stop sign. He ex-
plains that it is his interest in
children which inspired him to
take on the job, and further
explains that people pass that.
intersection on Route 29 at an
outrageous speed. Drivers are
going to come to a complete
stop at that sign, or else. No
coasting around the corner after
applying brakes and shifting
gears. A complete stop, says
Mr. Traver, and he’ll be there
to see that the regulation is
carried out. So . . . on your
way out to that swell swim-
ming hole in Noxen, take it
easy through town, or a polite
officer with a pad and pencil
will be at your elbow when you
park for your dip.
Poet's Comer
Altars
A man I know has made an altar
Of his factory bench.
And one has turned the counter of
his store
Into a place of sacrifice and holy
ministry.
Another still has changed his office
desk .
Into a pulpit desk, from which to
speak and write,
Transforming commonplace affairs
Into the business of the King.
A Martha in our midst has made
Her kitchen table a communion
table,
A postman makes his daily round
A walk in the temple of God . . .
To all of these each daily happening
Has come to be a whisper from the
lips of God,
Each separate task a listening post,
And every common circumstance
A wayside shrine.
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