ir eEapay VORERGEA BERRA NW A ¥ FLAS FOR IAN a RRO TEEPE oF PTR LEZEN EA rR avd tert TEETEARY 1 FOR AAP BI SE EEL ARR BEE A RA EO RA 8 ME ER rT ph | i THE DALLAS POST ESTABLISHED 1889 “More than a mewspaper, a community institution” Member Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association A non-partisan, liberal, progressive mewspaper pub- ‘lished every Friday morning at the Dallas Post plant, Lehman Avenue, Dallas, Pennsylvania. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Dallas, " Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates: $3.50 a i year; $2.00 six months. No subscriptions accepted for less than "six months. Out-of-state subscriptions: $4.00 a year; $2.50 six months or less. Back issues, more than one week old, 15¢. Single copies at a rate of 10¢ each, can be obtained every Friday morning at the following newsstands: Dal'as—Berts Drug .. Store, Dixon’s Restaurant, Evans Restaurant, Smith’s Economy Store, Gosart’s Market; Shavertown—Evans Drug Store, Hall's . Drug Store; Trucksville — Gregory’s Store, Earl’s Drug Store; Idetown—Cave’s Store; Harveys Lake—Garinger’s Store; Sweet __ Valley—Davis Store; Lehman—Moore’s Store; Noxen—Scouten’s Store; Shawanese — Puterbaugh’s Store; Fernbrook — Bogdon’s ‘Store, Bunney’s Store, Orchard Farm Restaurant; Memorial High- .... way — Crown Imperial Bowling Lanes. When requesting a change of address subscribers are asked to give their old as well as new address. Allow two weeks for changes of address or new subscription to "be placed on mailing list. We will not be responsible for the return of unsolicited manu- - _ scripts, photographs and editorial matter unless self - addressed, stamped envelope is enclosed, and in no case will this material be _held for more than 30 days. ~ . National display advertising rates 84¢ per column inch. ~~ Transient rates 75¢. = Political advertising $1.10 per inch. wes Preferred position additional 10¢ per inch. Advertising deadline “Tuesday 5 P.M. Advertising copy received after Tuesday 5 P.M. will be charged at 85c per column inch. Classified rates 4c per word. Minimum charge 85¢. ads 10¢ additional. Unless paid for at advertising rates, w= can give no assurance that announcements of plays, parties, rummage sales or any affair for raising money will appear in a specific issue. Preference will in all instances be given to editorial matter which has not previously appeared in publication. i Editor and Publisher—HOWARD W. RISLEY _ Associate Editors—MYRA ZEISER RISLEY, MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Advertising—LOUISE C. MARKS Sports—DONALD CLARK Photographer—JAMES KOZEMCHARK TK) ® ° Editorially Speaking: ; 5 ° Wyoming Valley D.A.R. Protests Action A committee headed by Mrs. Mae Townend, Pioneer _ Avenue, was appointed by Mrs. R. B. Wall, regent of Wyo- ming Valley D.A.R. to protest to the National organiza- ~ tion on action taken at the recent convention, as discredit- “able to the membership, and not in accordance with its “ideals. Mrs. James W. Jones. Kingston, states the case: When the members of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, by a ma- “jority vote, sent a protest to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution concerning the ‘resolution against the United Nations as passed at the 67th Congress of the DAR, it was with a sincere desire to ‘carry out the 3rd bjective of the DAR. : These objectives are still the touchstones of the DAR, ‘on every level from National Headquarters to the smallest chapter, the third objective reads, “To cherish, maintaing and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.” Members feel, that although there may be many “errors or failures in the United Nations, until such time as another proposal for world peace is offered, no organ- ization, dedicated to freedom and liberty should “Resolve, That the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution urgently request the Congress of the United States of America to withdraw from the United Nations, and to demand the withdrawal of the United Nations from the soil of the United States of America.” Introducing The Poisoner It takes a very special breed of person to poison a ‘dog or a cat, someone who works under cover, leaving no traces. Someone who nurses his hatred of animals in secrecy. Someone who does not have the bravery to confront the dog’s owner with complaints about wrecked flower beds or night barking. Someone who prefers not to register a complaint with the constituted authorities who would do his dirty work for him by talking to the owner. Someone who is so mentally twisted that he enjoys cruelty. Someone who is willing, for the sake of his secret satisfaction, TO EXPOSE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN TO THE DANGER OF STRYCHNINE POISONING. EE Eat A he LE hh Mp RF TE EA hy SEDER RRB GET THEM READY! That costume jewelry that makes you look so frowsy, that set of breakfast ware you just got tired of, the embroidered lunch- eon set you never did like. Any good, whole item you have stuck in a drawer—for the Odds and End table. Some one else will just love it! That hanging lamp that yowve dusted and moved—Grandma’s old cradle that you've dusted and moved—her platform rocker— that you've dusted and moved—those oval frames—that you've dusted and moved! The Antiques Committee will be happy to have them! C. Those geraniums you slipped the first of the year, the begonias recently potted, boxes of mint, garlic, sage. Mums, and annuals. The Plants and Produce Stand needs them. Those breakfast room chairs you no longer need, the extra sofa your mother-in-law brought when she came to live with you. Her kitchen ware, dishes, side tables—any whole, useful piece of furniture or knick knack! Just call the Commonwealth Tele- phone Company, they’ll pick them up and deliver them to Ris- ley’s barn. Or better still, if they're small — bring them in. You'll enjoy looking around the barn! GIVE to the twelfth LIBRARY AUCTION RISLEY BARN JULY (1, JULY (2 "FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES SINCE JANUARY 1, 1957 Hospitalized Kiled Dallas ayy | Dallas’Twp. |. 87" 8%] FranklinTwp. | 3 | | Lake fioy Lehman Twp. | Geka | Kingston ston Twp. | Fre rT | Monroe | rg 1] Noxen | Ross {1 Total [: 23 gS EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS Ambulance .................... ge 4-2121 Bre ..o0 4-2121 State Police ........... BU 7-2185 Looking at -V With GEORGE A. and EDITH ANN BURKE JACK LINKLETTER, 20-year-old son of Art Linkletter becomes emcee of the Monday night “Haggis Bag- gis” colorcastseries’ on the NBC-TV Network, starting June 30 (7:30-8 p.m.). Jack admits that being Art Link- letter’s son has made breaking into the business much easier. Art is confident that son Jack will hit the top as an emcee. ‘I wouldn’t have encouraged him to enter the business unless I thought he had what it takes,” comments Art. Seeing how far Art has gone with so little talent it wouldn’t be sur- prising if his son with a push should do likewise. Jack, the oldest of Lois and Art Linkletter’s five children, was 10 when he got what he calls “my first break in show business.” When Art, held up by traffic, was late for a show before 13,000 people, the director shoved young Linkletter into the spotlight. “He crammed a few jokes down my throat,” Jack recalls, “and sud- denly there I was in front of the audience. I was on for about five minutes . . . terrified, but talking.” Jack attended Beverly Hills High School, ringing up a good record, as a student and athlete. He got his first radio show at this time— an hour disc jockey program over a local station. He later emceed a teenage variety show titled “Under 21” on a regional network. Work toward a degree in com- munications at the University of Southern California followed, as did a three-month tour of Germany for '| Radio Free Europe. Last year he married Bobbie Hughes, whom he met when she was a co-ed at UCLA. YOUR HIT PARADE has switched TV networks. Come Fall, the music program will be on CBS Fridays from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Cast and pro- gram details will be announced later. Hit Parade started on ‘radio in 1935. and began its TV career in 1950. RED SKELTON has signed a new five-year contract. He will continue in his Tuesday night series tele- casting from Hollywood. PERRY COMO will be back in the Fall for sure. His show is all sold out. “THE CALIFORNIANS” will be back on Tuesdays. Gillette has re- newed its sponsorship of the Friday night boxing bouts. “PETER GUNN” is the new ad- venture series for Monday nights at 9, replacing “Twenty-One,” which moves to Thursday beginning Sep- tember 25. The Alcoa and Goodyear Theaters have been renewed; ditto Steve Allen. THE JOSEPH COTTEN SHOW will take over the Hit Parade spot June 14. Cotten will be narrator for filmed dramas. PLAY YOUR HUNCH, a new quiz game, moves into the 10 a.m. niche Monday, June 20, replacing Garry Moore’s show. BUCKSKIN, a filmed summer ser- ies, replaces Ernie Ford starting July 3. Ernie will be back next fall. The replacement is a Western. JACKIE GLEASON returns to the air as star of a new live comedy- variety series starting Friday, Octo- ber 3 on CBS, at 8:30-9 p.m. BETSY PALMER is now a per- manent panelist on Garry Moore's Wednesday night “I've Got a Sec- ret.” She was added to the show a few months ago as a replacement for Faye Emerson. Fay is too busy to come back to TV so Betsy has the job. Beautiful girl that Betsy. MEET McGRAW exits on July 1 and the morning “Lotto” show takes over. Hii Bnd I Quote . . . It frequently ‘happens that the self-made man is an outstanding example of unskilled labor. Those African natives who beat drums to scare off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart American motorists who blow horns to break up traffic jams. If you wact to be self-made, don’t leave out the working parts. How much is a billion dollars? Well, it’s a pile of $1,000 bills—111 feet higher than the Washington Monument! A good wife laughs at her hus- band’s jokes, not because they are clever, but because she is. Hat makers report that advertis- ing and TV men have the biggest heads—T7% average, as against the BJ general average 7%. \ THE DALLAS POST, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1958 Bodycomb Gives History (Continued from Page 1) time but few people were able to send their children to Kingston. Public spirited - men in. Dallas Township wanted a separated school district, but outlying districts fought it. The result was an organization of a High School Association of Dallas with a charter granted on February 16, 1878. Names of subscribers and num- ber of shares were: Leonard Ma- chell, 40 shares: James Garrahan, 10 shares; Ira D. Shaver, 10 shares; Wm. J. Honeywell, 20 shares; Theo- dore F. and John J. Ryman, 20 shares; Chester White, 10 shares; Joseph Atherholt, 5 shares: William Snyder, 10 shares; Joseph Shaver, 20 shares; Jacob Rice, 20 shares: James G. Laing, 5 shares: C. A. Spencer, 5 shares; A. Raub, 10 shares; George W. Kirkendall. Wilkes-Barre, 10 shares; Wm. P. Kirkendall, Wilkes-Barre, 5 shares. This association bought land from Jacob Rice for $250. The new building was" erected in 1878 and was considered handsome and com- modious for that time. John Ful- ler, a college graduate, opened school in October 1878. ; The red school house was sold to. Vincent Hoover and moved across the road to be used as » shop and tool house. The old school ground became a part of the newly purchased ground. After the Borough was incorpor- ated in 1879 the High School As- sociation conveyed all its proner- ties to the Borough. The deed was made to the School District of Dal- las Borough on November 10, 1887, for the sum of $3,000. At the time of its incormoration the village of McLellonsville took the name of Dallas from the town- ship and was known as Dallas Bor- ough. Dwight Wolcott was the first burgess, and the original council- men were Jacob Rice, Ira D. Shaver, Wm. Snyder, Theodore Rvman. Chas. Henderson, and Philip T. Raub, : At first it was a two-room school. In 1891 the school added another room while S. A. Johnson was prin- cipal. ‘Mrs. S. "A. Johnson and Susanne Wardan were 2lementary teachers. The school gradually grew until in 1928 when the new and modern Dallas Borough High School was built. = Previous to this, all high school students were sent to Kings- ton or Wilkes-Barre on tuition. Members of the board at that time were James Besecker, Dan Waters, Clifford Space, Sterling Machell, and Mrs. Albert Culbert. Shortly after the new high school was built a period of retrenchment and economy set in and no repairs were made to the buildings or new books purchased. At this time several Supervising Principals were employed, none staying very long. In 1942, Harry Ohlman was elect- ed to the Board and made a valiant fight for a better educational pro- gram with no success until 1944, when Jack Richardson and Dr. Rob- ert Bodycomb were elected to ‘the School Board, changing the balance of power ond starting a /program of improving the educational sys- tem and putting the buildings back in’ repair. One of the first moves was to invite neighboring school districts to discuss jointure programs. After many attempts a jointure was made with Kingston Township in 1951. This Jointure was known as the Dallas Borough-Kingston Township Jointure and proved beneficial to both school districts. Under the leadership of James Martin and Charles James it became an accred- ited school system. As the! community continued to grow, the need for a larger jointure was felt and invitations were again sent to other districts. A five-way jointure was formed with the Bor- ough of Dallas and Townships of Dallas, Kingston, Franklin and Mon- roe. This jointure proved very awk- ward and ‘poorly organized, with districts badly divided. In the fall of 1957 the question of Union District was placed on support in four districts, turning it down. And so as we start in a new era, we close the last meeting of the Dallas Borough-Kingston Town- ship Joint School Board, looking forward to a new high school under the Dallas Union School District. SAFETY VALVE IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Dear Mrs. Hicks: Monroe I must drop you a little note in regard to the Garden Tractor. The day that T visited the Dallas Post to discuss an ad to sell the tractor you said “You should have come here first before you put your ad in the other paper, we always get results with our ads.” We both had a good laugh over it. After the ad appeared in The Post the telephone started to ring from all sides, (remember you said you didn’t think people would spend a toll call—they will if they want something bad enough). To make a long story short, the tractor was sold Friday morning to Russell Transue, Beaumont. Even up to Sunday afternoon a call came in about the tractor. So with reluctance I must admit this time that it pays to run an ad in the Dallas Post, even if you live 28 thiles one way from Dallas. Sincerely, v Mehoopany, R.D. 2 Pastor Donald G. Nulton, Rambling Around | THE otTTMER Can anyone furnish a list of Dal- las men who served in the Civil War ?° For Memorial Day it was de- sired to locate such a list, either of all soldiers or a list of members of Capt. John J. Whitney Post, G.A.R., but no such!list could be located. No one seems to know what be- came of the Post records. They may be buried in some local attic. If they are it would be well to turn them over to a! historical society. This column would be glad to pub- lish such a list at any time. Any other items of local events or people who lived here in the past would be suitable material for pub- lication. Recently some readers have called the Editor stating that The Oldtimer was wrong in certain state- ments. Others have indicated that the column did not contain as much information as the caller knew. In such cases, take a pencil and paper and write to the Post. This Oldtimer claims no monopoly on knowledge of past residents or events, or of the space or statements in this column. In ‘fact he has been astonished a couple’ of ‘times when he has read it. On items: that can be verified, “he makes’ an honest effort to check sources Some items are covered by local and county histories and the several stories do not agree. The Oldtimer may use one, a reader may have another. On events he personally witnessed many years ago, other witnesses may remember differently. A traffic cop will receive widely different two minutes after an auto crash, and bystanders may not agree with either. Now may we ‘add some additional fires to the column published a couple of months ago. On April 27, 1857 the original tavern in Dallas conducted by the Orr family on or near the site of the present I.0.0.F. Hall was burn- ed. This was replaced by a tavern where the kitchen part of the Raub Hotel later stood, now occupied by Acme Market. In 1861 a store formerly con- ducted by Jacob Rice but at the time run by Brown and Henry was burned. This stood near the present L.V.R.R. station. On August 30, 1881 the Ryman and Shaver sawmill, located oppos- ite the present entrance to: Orchard Farm and 150,000 feet of lumber burned. The mill was’ replaced. The Hall of 1.0.O.F. and the ad- joining Raub Hotel barn and a bar- ber shop owned by Ward. Hughes were burned July: 12, 1893. The arst two were replaced. Another store fire about Whore the Back Mountain Lumber and Supply Store is ‘now located oc- curred February 20, 1898 when the Harry Hatfield General Store. and the Isaac Martin Hardware were burned. Sometime in this period the farm- house on the Christian Rice farm on Huntsville Street was burned. Prob- ably the barn and other outbuild- ings ‘burned also, The farm barn now occupied ‘by Harry Smith's Store and apartments was in very good condition compared ‘to other nearby barns which would indicate later construction. The farm was noticeably lacking in farm outbuild- ings for many years. The writer was in town during the period. of some of these fires but did not witness any. of them. One of his relatives was once em- ployed i in the in the Hatfield Store the ballot and won overwhelming | SANDY BEACH DRIVE-IN THEATRE HARVEYS LAKE, PA. 2 Shows Nitely FRIDAY & SATURDAY June 13 and 14 & : Ta ek WENDEL). ~ COREY “The Big Boodle” Errol Flynn SUN. - MON. - TUES. June 15-16-17 “Run Silent — Run Deep” Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster ALSO “Fury At Sundown” WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY June 18-19 “Island In The Sun” James Mason, Joan Fontaine Harry Belafonte ALSO “Badlands of Montana” Rex Reason - Morgia Dean Admission 50c¢ CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE stories from participating ‘drivers: ONLY YESTERDAY Ten and Twenty Years Ago In The Dallas Post From The Issue of June 11, 1948 Kingston Township graduates for- ty-three seniors. _ McKinley Long and his wife, Sweet Valley, are in a traffic ac- cident in New York State. The Long car was smashed near Scotia, when a truck made an unsignalled left turn. Mr. Long was on his way to purchase 1900 acres of timberland near Lake Champlain, for timbering purposes. A ten-man crew will start cutting white pine, oak, and hem- lock for market next week. Permits are issued for building of new homes to: Joseph Polacky, Archie Bush, Joseph Wallo, and Frank Michael, all on Parrish ‘Heights. Cancellation of Irem Horse Show is premature. The show will go on, with Dwight Fisher as chairman, ‘and prizes upped from $10,000 to $1, 300. Grane on the Tunkhanock highway just above the Y, disrupting: service, and scaring residents. Vibration from Douglas Culp’s excavating dy- cause. Dallas = Hardware expands . building with construction of a 48x 48 addition. Harry Ohlman, Dan Robinhold, and David Jenkins fly to the Shrin- ers Convention in Atlantic City. President. Joseph MacVeigh, Dal- las Borough Council, says traffic violations are on the increase. A barn back of the Albertson residence on Church Street, old landmark. of the town and favorite playground for children, is being razed by the Glenburn Realty Com- pany. Natona announces vacation for 300 employees July 3-11. Others will have vacations later. Four motor-cyclists are fined for roaring through town without muf- flers, paying $40 in fines when brought ‘by State Police before J.P. James Besecker. Barbara Ruth Phillips, Dallas, be- comes the bride of Richard Simon- ton, of Penbrook, Pa. From The Issue of June 10, 1938 7 Clark’s election as sixth district committeeman is carried out over frenzied efforts of Henry Disque, former committeeman, to bar dele- gates from the hall in Wyoming. Independent Republicans are now in the saddle, ‘overwhelmingly in favor -of Arthur L. James’ bid for the governorship, and trampling under victorious feet the long-time service to ex-Judge ‘John Fine. , . T. A. Williamee, Liberty, succeeds Harry L. Tennyson as supervising principal of Dallas Borough Schools. in Dallas Line, teacher Schools, him were argued until 1 am. at a recent school board meeting. Fur- counsel on both sides. A fifty cent piece that will retail for $1.65, is being issued in com- memoration of the Battle of Gettys- burg, which occurred seventy-five years ago. A tented city for 3,500 veterans is being erected at Gettys- burg. Sixty seniors will graduate from Kingston Township. = \ Dallas Township will float a bond issue of $20,000, in pursuance of an ordinance which prevents school districts from carrying short term loans for more than three years. Charles L. Albert, Pioneer Ave- nue, is elected president of Under- writers Association . of = Wyoming Valley. x Warren Hicks, Syracuse Univer- sity student, joins the staff of the Dallas Post for the summer. Trucksville Methodist Missionary Society elects Mrs. Ethel Oliver president. Damages to property, deterrent 05 settlement of By-Pass problems, are settled and no longer a barrier to construction, which will start almost at once. VACATION —it consists of 2 weeks —which are 2 short after which you're 2 tired — 2 return — 2 work —and 2 broke —not 2! © A 1,300 volt cable Srathod to the | namite blasts are thought to be the | its]: Charges brought against Ernest | Borough |. include teaching without |- certification and striking a high| school student. Seven counts against | ther verification will. be sought by | admit: it! From Pillar To Post A green thumb is one of those things that you have, or you haven't. Some folks can grow flowers, and some can't. Or could it be that a green thumb is a compound of hard work with a hoe, a knowledge of what is going on underneath the ground, and a sharp eye peeled for bugs? Could be. But it does seem, even for a person with a pink thumb instead of a green one, that anybody could grow a geranium. There it was, a lovely geranium with white outlining around each leaf, and three beautiful heads of pink blossoms with the promise of more to come, nested cunningly in among a wealth of small leaves. “This,” I said to myself happily, “is IT.” Geraniums are the answer for anybody who annually notes flowers shrivelling under her gaze. ‘Geraniums are fool proof. They used to bloom like crazy at the Pump House on that sunny windowsill. Anybody can grow a’ geranium. Sitting in its little green saucer on the window ledge, the geran- ium looke about it, shuddered, and hauled in its horns. The blooms faded and dropped off. But this, of course, was only natural, as the geranium had been bought at the peak of perfection. Just wait a couple of days, and one of those tiny heads of buds will start to rise from its crown of leaves, and judging from the num- ber of buds, the blooms can be expected to last all summer, Oh, don’t be silly. The heads of buds stayed right where they were, turning brown in three days time. But the leaves are still pretty, their white Bodies highly dec- orative. ‘And as for.the dogwood . . everybody else’s dogwood yielded clouds of bloom this spring. It was a good season for dogwood, ‘which : is ‘probably why ‘we- got nine “pink blossoms, slightly blasted, on Be tree ‘that has been taking up garden space for eight years. No alibi. on the iris. That: layer, of topsoil; spread. onthe flower Y beds to deepen them, was far too heavy for ‘the iris roots: Even a person with a pink thumb knows they lie near the surface: and won't stand burying. The crocus loved: it, likewise the tulips and poms, but the iris didn’t- bother to come up. ! And of course the phlox divaricata bit the dust last year whi : a weeding spree came on unexpectedly. What's that straggling stuff? : Well, it’s probably a weed. Haul it out by the roots. This spring, one small plant looked up reproachfully, unfolding its blue petals reluct- - antly, with a hesitant look in my direction. "Don! t you dast to touch me,” it practically spat in my direction. Gardening, I am sure, should be reserved for’ the vipa euple who can tell at a glance the difference between a ‘weed and a flower plant." There's only one rule I know . . is a flower. If it is strugglin al . if it’s lotirishing, it's a weed. > R. D.-2, Pa, ; "June 9, 1959. Editor of Dallas, P: Dear \Mr. | This lefter is a protest against the ad in your paper of June 6 for the “Moonlight Drive-In.” 1 have been a subscriber to your paper for several years, and this is the first time I have ever been ashamed to You have always before seemed to stand for God and de- cency, but it is hard to reconcile those with the ad under discussion. You must indeed ‘be short of cash to aceept such a thing for a paper (going into homies where there are teenagers and children. : I sincerely hope you receive many letters of protest, and heed them. Yours for a clean” paper, (Mrs. L. ‘W. Karschner) Edna M. Karschner.. ® Unfortunately I did not see the advertisement until after it had appeared in print. My re- action was the same as: yours. At best it was, in poor taste and at the worst offensive. = We try to keep The Post from "being offensive. The whole question ‘of what should or should not be pub- lished is a matter of grave pub- lic concern. I admire you for having the courage to speak up, but who is to be the censor ? Current issues .of The Read- ers Digest, Ladies Home. Jour- nal and McCalls as well as most of their issues contain articles unfit for immature readers, yet the Digest, especially, makes a play to young readers and holds a respected place in all school libraries. You have raised a question that cannot be an- swered alone by this Editor. INEXPERIENCE ALSO KILLS Dear Editor: The death of a fine boy on the Lake Highway has me so upset that I must say something about it. If ever there were three young- sters who could have been trusted to handle a car,’ here they were. The day was perfect, the road wide, yet one of them had to die. My own son will be sixteen in January. We have only a few months to drill into him that we have confidence in his ability to operate a car, but that experience in driving is also essential. Inex- ‘have these kids get the spe perience can kill. He defends the teenage driver and asks me what I would have done in a similar driving situation. I explain that at 40 miles an hour a driver should have his car under control and had he been going at that rate of speed he could have stopped, or ‘it seems to me, have slowed down enough to stay behind the station wagon that pulled out in front. Not knowing the details, however, it is hard to say what one would do. The questions he skied me was: “What would you do if you ‘were going ninety (get this, ninety miles an hour) and came upon a curve ? " Of course, my answer was that I wouldn't be going ninety miles; per hour and that curves are pretty well marked. This didn’ t satisfy him, as he had: read something else in Popular’ Mechanics. Well, I tried: to" ‘tell him di his ideas might apply to’ drag races and then we began to discuss drag races, in terms of speed.’ A It seems we must form 4 club and? their systems. ina place wh least they can’t ‘harm: ‘anyone but 2 themselves. To me it seems. an: aw- ful waste—but then; I ‘am Hot, ‘six- .teen. The ‘only thing 1 can ‘think. toi do is to keep trying’ to. have: a Bill passed to raise the age at which a : youngster can get a driver's license. Sixteen is too young to:operate high powered cars on today’s highways. Included in the law. might ‘be a provision for a‘ severe penalty for any parent who permits: his child to drive on a learner’s permit with- out the presence of a.parent.. If children of sixteen must be allowed to drive, let it ‘be in the law that a parent or guardian must accompany him until he has had at least one year’s driving experience. I believe also that all young driver. should have driver training: before they are granted licenses since par- | ents have too many bad. driving habits to" pass. on. to their’ children. Just what ‘can ‘we do? I am sick all over when I read of thesé need- less deaths. As I told Jackie, we can replace a car but we can never replace a human life and that our grief would be with us for the rest of our lives! : I still think it is lack of experi- ence, rather than speed, that causes many teenage accidents although speed in the hands of youngsters and adults can be fatal if not com- bined with common sense. ELEANOR BARNES Elmcrest : BULLDOZING TRUCK LOADING For Sale & Service Universal Milkers Pipe Line Milkers Bulk Tanks Concrete Silos CONCRETE Swimming Pools Barn Cleaners MILK HOUSE UTILITIES LEWIS SHIPPEY Tunkhannock, Pa, R. D, 2 Phone Harding 2698 FATHER’S DAY CAKES $1.50 Specially Decorated Fisherman Jiggs Old Fashioned Father: / Next to Post Office — PLEASE ORDER FRIDAY — Sugar’ n Spice Bakery OR 4-3002 Dallas, Pa. 5 /
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