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Editorially Speaking:
DO YOU WANT TO HELP?
The first of his fellow clergymen to greet Hungary's
indomitable Cardinal Mindszenty after the Hungarian
army had freed him during the ill-fated revolution was
the Rev. Fabian Flynn, field director in Austria for the
Catholic Relief Services—National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference. Father Flynn was also one of the last to be with
the Cardinal before his eight year inquisition began, since
they were travelling together when the Primate of Hun-
gary was arrested in December 1948.
“The Cardinal's first words,” reports Father Flynn,
who crossed the border to pay his respects to this cour-
ageous man in Budapest, “were of appeal for aid to the
- suffering people of Hungary.”
Since that time, the treacherous Russian kidnap of
the revolutionary leaders and the organized massacre of
the patriots who dared to meet Red armor with bare fists
have made the Cardinal’s plea one™f thé most urgent and
tragic in the bloody history of human freedom.
It is against this heart-rending background of brutal-
ity and suffering and need that the Catholic Relief Ser-
vices here in America launch the eighth annual Catholic
Bishops’ Thanksgiving Clothing Collection which will take
place throughout the U.S. during the week of November
18th to 25th.
: Since this drive was inaugurated in 1949, more than
seventy million pounds of clothing, blankets, shoes and
other relief material — representing 170 million items of
used wearing apparel — have been shipped from America
and distributed to the stricken people and refugees of
Europe, the Near and Far East and many of the countries
of South America and Africa.
In this mounting annual accomplishment, the Catho-
lic Relief Services— NCWC have conducted a practical
and vital service to suffering humanity — no matter the
race, color or creed — and have demonstrated as well an
efficiency that is outstanding in charitable operations.
Today's critical and growing need for the things-you-do-
' not-need strongly suggests that Americans of every faith
clean out their closets now — and ask their Catholic
friends how to add their contribution to the Catholic
Bishops’ Thanksgiving Clothing Collection,
"Those who do will know their outworn, outgrown
shoes and suits and dresses, old sweaters, used overcoats
and blankets will get where they are needed most — and
promptly. And perhaps those who do will sleep better.
When You Retire . . .
by Robert Peterson
Retired Couple Initiated to
Horse Racing
“WE'RE RETIRED,” confided the
ruddy, bright-eyed gentleman sit-
ting next to me at the races in
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. the other
day. His honest, weathered look
and his large, rough hands marked
him as a man of the soil. He ges-
tured toward his wife seated next
to him, “Neither of us had ever
been to a horse race before so we
decided to drive over and take a
look.” They were Mr. and Mrs.
only 90 miles away, this was their
first visit to this famous racetrack.
* Curious to learn more about their
retirement interests I asked what
drew them to the races,
“When I retired last year,” ex-
plained Mr. Smith, “the missus and
I decided we'd missed a lot in life.
We ran a fruit and vegetable farm
for 42 years—saving our money and
staying at home. We hadn’t even
seen the ocean only a couple hun-
dred miles away. So we decided to
make up for lost time. We drew up
should do at least once in a lifetime,
and one of them was seeing a horse
race.”
JUST THEN THE horses were off
and the Smiths snapped their rent-
ed binoculars to their eyes. This
may have been their first horse race
but they were on their feet cheering
like old pros as the horses thunder-
ed around the track. They said later
that they hadn’t bet any money on
the race but were mighty pleased
to see a horse named Florida Tan
come in a winner. “That's the next
item on our retirement list,” volun-
teered Mrs. Smith. “We're going to
hop in the car next month and
meander through 18 states on our
first trip to Florida.”
* * *
THE SMITHS HAVE A sound,
realistic plan for their retirement.
sights and pleasures they never had
time for before, they've laid out a
program that gives them a definite
sense of direction. Others approach-
ing retirement would do well to
follow their example.
* * *
BERNARD BARUCH, 86, “Ameri-
ca’s Elder Statesman,” was sitting
nearby in a box he has occupied
for decades during the racing seas-
on at Saratoga Springs. Erect and
alert this wealthy financier, who
has served as an advisor to seven
U.S. presidents and who counts Sir
Winston Churchill among his intim-
appearance. Never having had the
pleasure of meeting Mr. Baruch I
walked over and introduced myself.
Mr. Baruch shook my hand and
invited me to sit down. When I
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YESTERDAY
Ten and Twenty Years Ago
In The Dallas Post
From The Issue of
November 15, 1946
Thirty-three new members are
admitted to Dallas Senior Woman's
Club at its fourteenth birthday din-
ner at Irem Country Club.
Mrs. William F. Cairl Sr., Dallas,
will entertain members of her fam-
ily tomorrow on her seventy-eighth
birthday.
CPA gives approval to construc-
tion of Lehman fire house truck
room.
Forty - two champions will be
among the four hundred entries for
Back Mountain Kennel Club Dog
Show on Sunday. Mrs. Z. Platt
Bennett will show nine bull terriers,
and Peg Robinson will show two
Welsh terriers.
Dewey Edwards, Huntsville, is
horrified to find, on stabling his
horse Victor after a fifteen mile
cross-country ride, that his mount
is bleeding from an artery, and in
danger of bleeding to death. The
blood trail led back to a jagged
his master or family to touch him.
ough, to replace Walter Covert, who |
is retiring after fourteen years of
service at the age of 75.
Frank Wright, Idetown, long time
trustee of Idetown Methodist
Church, dies after a long illness at
the age of 80. A retired farmer, one
of his special delights in former
years was the training of blooded
horses.
Marguerite Sawyer, Church street,
is wed to Lt. William Dierolf, Shav-
ertown, stationed in Columbus, Ga.
Motor Club membership is up to
an all-time high of 8,061, doubled
during the past five years.
Edward G. Hulme, former resi-
dent of Dallas, died at Robert Pack-
er Hospital.
Mrs. Jennie Youells, 86, dies at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Leiby, in Fernbrook. |
From The Issue of !
November 18, 1936 |
A recount of the vote gives Rob- |!
ert Bierly, West Pittston, clearcut
victory over Robert Shortz for State |
Legislature, with a margin of 194. |
Recount. was insisted by Shortz,
present congressman. Bierly is the
first Democrat elected to this posi-
tion since its present boundaries |
were drawn. |
Apple growers will show their!
fruit next week in Wilkes-Barre,
when 18 Public Square will be the
scene of an apple festival.
Col. Dorrance Reynold’s herd at
Goodleigh Farm heads the ten high-
est producing herds in the area ser-
viced by Columbia-Luzerne County
DHIA.
Senator Sordoni acquires 1200
more acres at Hickory Knob, over-
looking Harveys Lake,
Lehman Methodist Church plans
for its eightieth anniversary.
* Dallas Free Methodist Church will
celebrate its twenty-fifth birthday
on Thanksgiving.
Dallas Township wins a sensation- i
al victory over Dallas Borough, 12
to 6, at the Armistice Day game.
St. Therese’s Church marks its
tenth anniversary. ! !
Mrs. Florence B. Robinson, 44,
dies at Hillside.
William Howell, 77, lifelong resi-
dent of East Dallas, dies at the
home of his son Fred.
Dallas Borough high school band
will ‘play its first concert at Monday
night's PTA meeting, when a col-
lection will be taken for the bass
drum. ;
Arthur Dungey’s mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ann Dungey, dies at 87.
SAFETY VALVE
TAKE ISSUE WITH EDITORIAL
November 13, 1956.
Dear Editor:,
Recently your newspaper re-
printed, with apparent approval, an
editorial from the Negro weekly,
The Neward (N. J.) Telegram,
which defends segregation and at-
tacks “the liberals who are frothing
at the mouth and shedding croco-
dile tears over the plight of the
poor negro in the South.”
Further The Telegram editorial
repeats many of the hoary cliches
used to defend segregation — that
Negroes are content with the Jim
Crow system, that the South “will
give the’ Negro his own school
manned by teachers of his own
race,” and that “in no section of
this country does the Negro enjoy
the educational, employment and
economic opportunities he enjoys in
the South.”
Davis Lee, the publisher of The
Telegram, is, of course, entitled to
his own views. However, this edi-
torial reveals that he is either woe-
fully misinformed or is knavishly
trying to mislead the public. Cer-
tainly, he does not speak for. the
Negro race either in the South or
in the North.
That the Negroes of the South
are not satisfied with the present
inequitable Jim (Crow system is
daily demonstrated by the bus pro-
test movement in Montgomery,
Ala., and Tallahassee, Fla.; by the
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With GEORGE A. and
EDITH ANN BURKE
JAMES DEAN, NATALIE woop !
and Eddie Albert play the leading
roles in “I'm A Fool” on the “Gen-
eral Electric Theatre” Sunday.
The late James Dean plays the
role of a stable boy at a race track.
He is happy until he meets a weal-
thy and pretty girl. From then on,
ing on which he can meet her on
equal terms. The opportunity final-
ly comes and he introduces himself
as the son of a wealthy stable |
WILLIAM BENDIX will portray
the unluckiest man in the world in
“The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan”
Monday night.
There is no one in the world
friendlier than Francis, but his luck
is all bad—and contagious. His
friends consider themselves blessed
when Minihan comes into a legacy,
in Ireland, and they gladly over-
subscribe toward his plane fare,
one way. But calamity follows
Minihan—his inheritance proves to
be worth very little, and a deluge
to the U. S. develops engine trouble.
William Bendix has been on tele-
vision right from its initial shows.
When the “Life of Riley” geries
came on TV, William Bendix who
had played the titled role on radio
for years was tied up with movie
contracts and unable to take on
the new TV assignment. Jackie
Gleason played the role of Riley for
one year on TV. Strange to say,
the show was a flop.
Met Bendix in a press interview
a few months ago. He is about the
easiest person anyone could inter-
view. He is an excellent conver-
salist, very polished and relaxed.
But the thing one notices first is
his eyes, ‘good clean eyes. One look
is a good man, intelligent and very
alert.
MUSICAL TOM SAWYER—De-
parting from its customary format
of presenting straight dramatic and
comedy fare, the “United States
Steel Hour” presents its first musi-
cal offering, “Tom Sawyer,” on
Wednasday, Nov. 21 (CBS-TV,
10:00-11:00 p. m., EST).
Jimmy Boyd, who had a top sell-
ing Christmas record a couple of
years back, plays Huckleberry Finn.
ennye Gatteys,” the 15-year-old
girl whose. appearance on ‘Name
That Tune” resulted in her being
chosen to play in “The Diary of
Anne Frank” will play Becky That-
cher. John Sharpe who plays the
role of Tom Sawyer is currently
appearing on Broadway in the musi-
cal “The Most Happy Fella.” He
won the role over 600 applicants.
ELOISE—Ethel Barrymore, Louis
Jourdan, Mildred Natwick, Monty
Woolley and Conrad Hilton are
among the brace stars of the en-
tertainment and business world who
have already signed to meet the
personification of Kay Thompson's
precocious “Eloise” on Thanksgiving
Day, Nov. 22 (SBS-TV, 9:30-11:00
p. m., EST), when the dramatiza-
tion of the singing comedienne’s hit
book is presented as a special, hour-
and-one-half comedy with music.
Miss Barrymore, Mr. Woolley and
Mr. Hilton will play themselves as
residents of New York’s fashionable
Plaza Hotel where Eloise lives.
Seven-year-old Evelyn Rudie, the
chosen from 150 contestants to play
“Eloise,” already has an enviable
background in show business. When
she was four years old she made
her film debut in “Daddy Long
Legs” with Fred Astaire and Leslie
Caron, and in two short years she
has already appeared in three more
motion pictures, “The Last Com-
mand,” “The Wings of Eagles” and
“The Restless Breed.”
In television, she has been seen
in a number of films. She has
played opposite Sarah Churchill in
“The Book of Ruth.” She is also a
permanent member of the Holly-
wood TV show, “Faith of Our Chil-
dren.”
Poet's Comer
SOMETHING SUPER
O I'm thankful today
For the safety I feel
When I'm riding along
With my DAD at the wheel.
‘He’s a wonderful Dad
Who just seems to know
When it’s safe to go fast,
Or wise to go slow.
He won’t take a chance
On a curve or a grade,
And he’s learned on his travels,
Such care always paid.
He never gets tickets,
He respects others’ rights;
When cars are approaching,
He lowers his lights.
Yes, I think he’s something “special”
And I keep myself in trim,
"Cause when I get to be a man,
I want to be like him.
Are you the super-father
Of this hero loving lad?
If so—you s¢e the importance
Of the example of a Dad.
—A:EORGE Z. KELLER.
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Huntin & Fishin’
with “SQUIRREL”
This column is made up of
comments of the writer and
area sportsmen and from ma-
terial taken from contacts with
the Pennsylvania Fish & Game
Commissions.
LET'S TALK TURKEY
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Chuck Conden
Seeing the big smile on this hap-
py hunter's face, nobody has to
guess at the feelings of Chuck
Conden of Kunkle as he proudly
holds the turkey he bagged in the
Harveys Lake area on the first day
of the special turkey, squirrel and
grouse season, Chuck shot the bird
with a shotgun and reports seeing
two other turkeys with it.
Through the stocking efforts of
our Game Commission this big bird
has been gradually brought back to
Pennsylvania woodlands. Wild tur-
keys can now be seen in local farm-
ing areas, as well as the mountain-
ous parts of Pennsylvania.
If most hunters think as I do, it
gives them a particular thrill to
hunt this wariest of all game birds,
as it is so closely associated to
Thanksgiving and our forefathers,
the Pilgrims.
Though in those days the Pilgrims
hunted the turkey as a necessary
part of their food supply, they too
probably enjoyed the thrill of the
hunt as they stalked this big game
bird in ‘the virgin wilderness of a
new country, and often as I sit or
wander through our woodlands, I
find myself trying to feel like those
men of a bygone day, as they
hunted the American wild turkey.
Finding the wild turkey in our
woodlands today, indeed gives the
Pennsylvania hunter something
more to be thankful for.
Now I've Heard Everything . . .
Harry Post of Trucksville related
an interesting conversation to me
a restaurant on Thursday evening.
Two men sitting on the other end
of the counter were talking about
turkey hunting. One man was tell-
ing the other about using his turkey
call and getting a quick response.
He kept working slowly toward the
answering call, and finally came
upon its source. It seemed a fellow
hunter also thought he had a re-
sponse to his turkey call. I bet their
faces were red.
Former Beaumont Resident
Enjoys Day of Local Hunting . . .
Mac Taylor, formerly of Beau-
mont and now residing in Raritan,
New Jersey, spent last weekend
with his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Arno
Smith of Beaumont. Both men had
a good day afield.
Young William Tell Bags Buck . . .
A 15-year-old New Bloomsfield
High School student bagged the first
antlered deer taken by the bow and
arrow method in Perry County in
Pennsylvania’s recent special deer
season for archers. Game Protector
Harold Russell reports the boy, John
Gantt, brought down a 6-point buck
with a broadhead arrow.
Bear Depredations . . .
Game Protector Mark Hagenbuch,
Columbia County, observes that
“Bears, for many years a headache
to commercial beekeepers in my
district, seem to have developed a
taste for other forms of mischief.
“Recently, one goat was killed
(probably because it interfered with
the bear’s scenting ability). Another
bear broke through a window of a
chicken house and landed among
vuu canickens. No doubt the bear
was after the mash in the trough,
as no poultry was harmed.
Shooting Preserve Information . . .
An increasing number of sports-
men ask each year for information
on shooting preserves, located in
this state and others, where they
may hunt pheasants (and, on some,
ducks, quail or chukars) for a fee.
The Sportsmen’s Service Bureau,
250 E. 43rd Street, New York 17,
N. Y.,, has just printed a leaflet
containing this information and
available for the asking. In the
folder are maps of the following
states showing the location of shoot-
ing preserves: Pennsylvania, New
York, Connecticut, West Virginia,
New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware,
North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and
Rhode Island.
Humor Department . . .
Hunter — “Is there much good
hunting in these parts, my good
man?”
Farmer — “Sure, there’s plenty
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ZONING IN SUBURBAN AREAS
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been adapted from an
address made by Mr. McGregor at a meeting of citizens of
‘Fairview Township, York County.
It is generally recognized that most of the population growth
taking place in Pennsylvania is concentrated in the suburbs surround-
ing the larger cities. This is, of course, a part of the nation-wide
trend which has been described as the “flight to the suburbs,” and it
is responsible in large part for the problems facing metropolitan reg-
ions throughout the United States.
Although this movement is having a profound effect on the
central cities, it is in the outlying boroughs and townships that the
most radical changes are taking place. Subdivisions consisting of
hundreds of residences and huge shopping centers occupy land which
until a few years ago was devoted to farming. Four-lane highways
clogged with commuter traffic and lined with small businesses are
replacing the narrow farm-to-market roadways. What is more, there
seems to be no letup in this trend.
Therefore, the future of metropolitan areas will be greatly in-
fluenced by the type of development which takes place in the peri-
pheral areas outside the central cities. :
Transition Evokes Conflicting Desires
As a community enters into the transitional stage from rural
farmlands to suburban residences, it is inevitable that its government
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of its citizens. Water lines fan out in every direction, for suburbia
exists on running water. Septic tanks and even sewers are required
for the protection of the health of the residents. Policemen are hired,
for wherever there are large numbers of people in a relatively small
area, they must be given full-time police protection. The municipal
authorities find themselves devoting much attention to such problems
as dogs running-at-large, a matter that would seldom come up in a
rural area. /
Yet this enlargement of local governmental activities is com-
plicated by several conflicting attitudes. The old-time residents of
the community are naturally suspicious of the trend towards urban-
ization. In particular they dislike what they feel to be the ‘“‘usurpa-
tion of some of their cherished freedom by government,” no matter
how close the government is to the people. Many of the new residents
are tired of “city living,” and this includes city regulations. They,
too, would like the life of the country farmer, unfettered by urban
restrictions. On the other hand, most of these same newcomers, who
have been used to surban services, would want to continue to enjoy
them in their new homes. The conflict between these desires is ap-
parent, and zoning is one subject where it is often most intense.
Zoning Is Investment in Future
What is zoning? Essentially it is the regulation of the use of
land and the use, height and area of buildings according to districts
so that each section of the community can be free to develop to its
most appropriate use. All Pennsylvania municipal codes provide that
the municipality’s governing body is empowered to enact a zoning
ordinance for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals or the
general welfare.
As such, zoning is one of the many types of municipal regulations
which restrict private property rights for the benefit of the commun-
ity as a whole. In that way, it can be compared with many other
types of ordinances including those prohibiting dogs from running at
large. Both zoning and dog ordinances place limitations on the own-
er’s use of his property in order to protect the property and promote
the “well-being of his neighbors.
Zoning is the property-owner’s and the municipality’s investment
in the future. A well-drawn zoning ordinance based on a definite
plan for the future development of the community is one of the most
effective methods of insuring its continued progress, and of seeing to
it that future development will improve and not harm the muni-
cipality. ’
eo Protection for Homes, Businesses, and Industries
Moreover, far from stifling growth, zoning encourages the right
kind of development. Prospgetive home purchasers are encouraged
to buy when they are given legal assurances that the character of
the neighborhood will not be drastically altered by future develop-
ment. Corporations interested in establishing suburban shopping
centers are attracted to a community when they learn that zoning
will prevent the establishment of ribbon-like commercial sections
along the main highways, which may siphon off their customers and
create traffic congestion. Well-drawn zoning ordinances even attract
industry by prohibiting other uses in an area best-suited to manu-
facturing.
But how does this relate to a municipality which has only begun
its suburban growth and is, therefore, still largely rural? Frankly, it
depends entirely on the desires of the officials and the citizens. If
they are not concerned whether their community grows in a slow,
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From
Pillar To Post . . .
by Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks
Thanksgiving Day is the traditional family feast day, when new
members of the family, wide-eyed in their high chairs, are first in-
troduced to beaming aunts and uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa
put two extra leaves in the dining room table, and set up an extra
table for the visiting young, where they may sprawl with their elbows
and attack a drumstick in the only practical manner, x
The whole day hinges around the dinner, whether at high noon,
1:30 p.m., or lighted by tall tapers at 7. y
The mother of the gathering family counts up the clan in terms
of turkey poundage. Last year, she remembers, it took Gramps a long
time to slice that turkey. Maybe two turkeys this year? One to grace
the platter, intact, the other smuggled in from the sidelines, carved in
advance. That way, there'll be four drumsticks, and for the smaller
and presumably less observant children, four mock drumsticks, the
meatier joints of the wing.
There are heathen who recommend roasting a small chicken for
the children on the grounds that turkey is too rich. .
Come on, now, let’s be realistic. Serving a child with chicken
when everybody else is getting turkey, may be kinder to his digestion,
but it inflicts a wound upon the spirit which the psycho-analyst may
have to cauterize in later life.
A-child is entitled to a stomach-ache once a year, just as the
adults in the family are entitled to that overstuffed feeling and that
overpowering urge to lie down and drowse for awhile like an ana-
conda. ;
Children work it off fast. Try coercing them into cribs for a nap
after the meal. They're up and at it, afraid they'll miss something.
Thanksgiving comes just once a year and it should be enjoyed to the
full by everybody.
This year, we're lucky. The great-grandmother can make it,
crowding it into a schedule filled with meetings and social engage-
ments. That is, she can make it if she can be returned to William~
sport on Saturday, in time to rest up overnight for the church ser-
vices on Sunday.
And if anybody thinks in these modern times that greatgrand-
motherhood presupposes a little lace cap and a chimney corner, guess
again.
This greatgrandmother is pushing ninety-one, but you will not
find her asking for a small portion of milk toast and a beaker of
weak tea. |
Greatgrandma will slaughter her portion of turkey, and thor-
oughly enjoy the hot biscuits, the stuffed celery, and the stuffing.
She will also take aboard a goodly wedge of pumpkin pie, and come
midnight, she'll be exploring the remains of the turkey with the rest
of the household, and tuck herself away for a dreamless sleep in
anticipation of a substantial breakfast Friday morning. Greatgrandma
enjoys her hot groceries, and she does not weary her relatives with
tales of how poorly she is feeling.
She isn’t feeling poorly, thank you, and she’s alert to everything
that goes on. She is a joy to have around, because she takes such
keen delight in everything and everybody, and she requires no special
handling stamp. :
Greatgrandma will be eating turkey (with her own teeth) when
she reaches the century mark. :
Here's to bigger and better turkeys, darling, and many of them.