DATT,AS. PENNSYLVANIA ‘A word to the wise may be suf- "ficient, but very few people are willing to let it go at that. The man who wakes up and finds himself famous can never be accused of day dreaming. The almighty dollar commands a lot of respect, but sometimes it doesn’t go as far as politeness. DALLAS Junior High by MARYALICE KNECHT Magazine Campaign In the recent magazine campaign .. Room No. 33 had the highest total, we $363:45: Room No. 44 ‘was the sec- ~ ond with $356.04. Individual hon- ors went to Marsha Sowden $66.55, ind second high was John Zarno $64.50, lay . and third high was Rita Rice, $52.20. in Eight students had $30.00 or uc- more, and are eligible for salesman- ta- ship certificates. = They are Louise ind / Sutton, Dine Yudiski, Jon Schaffer, ‘hn Jim Strausser, Stanley Hilstolsky, lod (Continued on Section B, Page 4) 3 > has ish ind 0l- { uir- = THEATRE on- J : 4 Dallas, Pa. N= Jd a FRIDAY & SATURDAY | March 20-21 is “Party Girl” ed- ; (In Cinemascope) be- { ROBERT TAYLOR at CYD CHARISSE es- | — Also — Sh CARTOON AND NOVELTY ing Time — 7:00 and 9:00 for Children - 20¢c — Adults - 40c zel - a er, . 0l- ah FORTY FORT Ug | THURSDAY ors John Payne in on “The Barbarian and 7il- . x The Geisha” ~~ (Cinemascope and Color) red A : J : Si FRIDAY = E mall “Senior Prom” ye with Jill Corey, Jose Melis and uk, his band, and a host of YR ey musical stars. 5S. SATURDAY 8g “The Rohe” is- : (Cinemascope and Color) ng a Ie : SUN. - MON. - TUES. ~ (Continuous Sunday 3 to 11) me - GARY Zooper . wo E : : “The e Hanging Tree” | : THURSDAY . ki and 9:45 pm." ] : “Life Begins At : Seventeen’ “ i with @ % Mark Damon and Ed Byrnes a “Let’s Rock” One Showing at 8:30 FRIDAY & SATURDAY. Van Johnson and Kerwin Matthews “The Last Blitzkrieg” CO-HIT Randolph Scott in “Buchanan Rides Alone” SUNDAY & MONDAY (Continuous 2 to 11 Sunday) James “Maverick” Garner J “Up Periscope” TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY “Roots Of Heaven” (Cinemascope and Color) — LADIES DISHES — | Library system. And how our Penn- Safety Valve HAS NEW ADDRESS Dear Editor: As I am making my home in Florida permanently I wonder if you would change my address from 830 Park Avenue, New York to Emma Smith, 430 W. 30th Street, Miami Beach. It will give me great pleasure if you will insert the address in an issue of the Post, knowing that so many, of my friends and acquaintan- ces read The Post and can then find me. Two years ago while I was here just for the winter someone sent it to The Post and a schoolmate of mine whom I had not heard from in many years contacted me. So you can see why I ask you for this favor. Thanks loads and kindest regards. —Emma Smith EXPRESSES APPRECIATION The Dallas Post Dear Mr. Risley: At-a regular meeting of the Dallas School District Board of Education held February 11, 1959 the assist- ance and cooperation of the Dallas Post extended to the district ir school projects and operation during the past year was recognized ac worthy of merit. I was instructed to write to you expressing their appreciation and thanks for your help. Yours truly, Mrs. Harriet Stahl Secretary Dallas School District SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY Editor The Dallas Post: Friends of Pennsylvania Libraries: There is no more rewarding ser- vice than working for our Public sylvania libraries need intelligent help! We are way behind the other states in supplying library facilities. I have often wondered why a great state like Pennsylvania, an old state with a tradition of culture, is so offhand and neglectful in this re- spect. With my New England friends I am embarrassed about it, and when I go to Ohio to lecture, and see what those states do for their people in the way of free libraries, I am positively ashamed. Thirty-three states better our figures for the financial support of | plies a lot of libraries; we are down at the bottom in number of volumes circulated. Only thirty of Pennsylvania’s sixty- seven counties have county library service. It is a record which im- idle Trustees, and | Friends of Libraries who are only | token friends. Under Emerson Greenaway’s in- spiring leadership, our Philadelphia area is rapidly climbing up the | ladder—but it hasn’t een done “without hard work by Trustees and Friends of the Library. Now in National Library Wzek I take the opportunity to urge you to assume real leadership and sup- port of your library system. Go and visit your nearby libraries, all of them, the bright new bu'ldinzs and the dilapidated old ones. Watch the children come in for story hour after school. Sce how loyally the librarians work, sometimes unde: discourag’ng and almost pitiable conditions. : State and local government will never vote increased apnropr ations until they see solid, voeal support from citizens. Try to attend budget hearings—just seeing you sit there will spark your councilmen or poli- ticians. We ask you to work w'th your library, show real interest, share responsibilitity, and help get our: Pennsylvania library system to the top, where it belongs. Sincerely your fellow Trustee, [Catherine Drinker Bowen, 921 Mt. Pleasant Road, Bryn Mawr, Pa. ? MURDER-MYSTERY “Monique” APRIL 1, 2, 3, 4 Dorothy and Michael Blandford COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER North Main St., W.-B. BOX OFFICE Central Ticket Agency VA 3-1875 Need A Good Orchestra? For any social event you’ll "THE MERRI-MAKERS" will give you the best musical entertainment. . © Modern © Polka © Square Dance find Al Hudak PHONE John Rone : Dallas i PHONE John Hudak OR 4-2702 Wilkes-Barre VA 4-2978 Singing the required number, at Saturday afternoon session of the seven- Edwards Memorial Congregational Church in Edwardsville, @ chorus of selected from Dallas Junior High School Chorus, took top place for children of sixteen or winning a prize of $25. Alfred M. Camp Fair,” tieth annual Eisteddfod at Dr. girls under, directed. Reading from right to left, first row, are: Beverly Race, Mary Bennett, Patricia Dwinchick, Dorothy Martin, Susan Taylor, Roberts, Alma Grey, John Rosser. Second row: Alfred M. Camp, Barbara Mikalai- Elsa Orchard, Sally Moyer, chik, Dorothy Eck, THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1959 Junior Be Girls’ Chorus Takes First Place “Come to the Glenda Williams, Barbara Muncie, Sandy Ash, Louise Hadsall, Susan Dorrance. Third: Judy Williams, Linda Wolfe, Susan | Weigel, Elfrieda Hefft, Carol Anderson, Betty Davis, Judy Woolbert, Ruth Miller. Absent when ‘the picture was taken: accom- panist Anne Mikusk, student teacher from College Misericordia; Susie Owens and Carol Dungey. Mary Bennett, president of the chorus, accepted the award. Mr. Rosser, junior high school principal, represents the school. William A. Austin, elementary supervisor for Dallas School District, conducted the afternoon session, (Photo by Kozemchak) Sue Rise of VD Among Teenagers In State Cause of Growing Concern “The rise of VD among teenagers is a clear indication that we have 1 tremendous job to do in social welfare, family education and men- al health,” Harold R. Prowell, of Harrisburg, said this week. He re- ferred to a report on venereal dis- ease just released by the American Social Hygiene Association. Mr. Prowell is president of the Pennsylvania United Fund, a volun- tary organization which supports the ASHA in its anti-vice and anti-VD work, The 32-page report shows that for the third consecutive year more states and major cities declared VD had increased among their teen- aged populations. In 1957 it was estimated that one case of infectious | The report shows that most health departments consider shortage of personnel a definite problem in handling venereal diseases; and most states and cities report a need for Federal support of state and local Veterans Urged Not To Write Washington On Their Problems | and address. Mail surveys indicate that veter- ans are writing to local VA offices more readily than they did in the immediate post-war periods. Par- ents, and widows still have a ten- dency to write to VA’s Central Office in Washington, D. C. Unless there is a specific request that correspondence be directed to Washington, letters should be mail- ed to the nearest VA office. Writing | to the correct office saves time and makes for better service. Here are five letter-writing hints from the VA: 1. Don’t write to Washington— unless specifically requested to do 0. 2. Always give your full name Make sure you notify the VA of any change of address, and include your old and new ad- dress in the notification. 3. If the VA has given you a “C” number for your claim, be sure to list it in your letter; otherwise, give your serial number. 4. If you are writing concerning your GI insurance, give your insur- ance policy number. 5. If you are attending an educa- tional institution or are enrolled in on-the-job training, give the name and address of the training estab- lishment. A. G. Palmer, Wilkes - Barre VA regional office urged veterans in the area to in- clude this information in all mail fection and prostitution, ASHA makes frequent surveys in Pennsyl- vania as in the rest of the U. S. Health Officers and the American Venereal Disease Association. Health | officers in 49 states, three territories { which reported | 15 to 19-year old age group. There VD was reported “every 11 minutes | in the under 20-year-old age brack- et.” In 1958 the number continued to rise. Philadelphia was among major cities reporting an increase in gon- orrhea among the 15 to 19 year-old group. Philadelphia reported 44% more cases for this age group in 1958 than in 1957. Pennsylvania noted. “no signifi- cant change in the general picture,’ u with the total syphilis rate in the state tagged at 26.8 per 100,000 pop- ulation during 1958. This rate would be lower, the report indicates, if it were not for four ‘problem areas” in the state. One “small county,” pinpointed but not named, had 25 | times the number of syphilis cases recorded as “average.” In other words, the rate in this county is 5397 against the 26.8 index for the slate. The report is an annual summary prepared by the ASHA and two co- | operating organizations, ciation of State | life. the Asso- | more—it isa preventive measure; and Territor ial | not just : a remedy.” land 94 major cities of the U.S. assisted in compiling the statistics. There were 22 states and 31 cities of 100,000 population and over increases in their were 12 states and 13 cities report- ing increases among the 10-14-year old age group. Mr. Prowell pointed out, “Over half the VD caseloads in our public clinics are teenagers and young adults. Promiscuity is an alarming symptom of irresponsibility and emotional instability. Clearly there are many youngsters who desperate- ly need the guidance of our youth agencies, our family agencies and I our mental health organizations.” He commended the work of the ASHA, saying, ‘This voluntary agen- cy is fulfilling a strategic role, in getting the facts and working with local authorities to clean up vice- ridden areas.” A board member of the American Social Hygiene Association, Dr. Nor- man ~R. Ingraham, deputy health commission :¥ of the City of Phila- delphia, said, “The survey highlights a crucial problem and pinpoints the tragic path of delinquency. Unfor- tunately there. are three cases un- diagnosed” for every one that is. diagnosed. If we had the full statis- tics, the total would be 200,000 péo- ple under 20 years of age who are infected annually.” Dr. “The ASHA is stepping up its ‘work of educating teen agers on the healthy, stable ‘concepts of famil- We are doing this more and Ingraham also pointed out, programs. The report states, “There is wide- spread concern for teenagers with venereal disease and for what the reported VD increases in the young- er age groups may mean. Obviously, the depersonalized intimacies from which thousands of young people are infected with venereal disease every year are a challenge to parents, teachers and religious leaders.” For the past several years the American Social Hygiene Association has concentrated the bulk of its anti-VD work among young people. To locate the “trouble spots” of in- REVOLUTIO NEW GULF SOLAR HEAT —Ultra clean! Burns clean, heats clean . . . lets you enjoy the very finest automatic heat comfort. First premium heating oil at regular price The surveys are made in coopera- tion with health officers, police de- partments and the military. Recent surveys have been made in Phila- delphia, Pittsburgh, Reading and Erie. Authorities say the problem is no longer houses of prostitution, but the operation of “B-girls” and pick-ups who work independently, usually in bars, to proposition pa= trons. The ASHA is included in the Pennsylvania United Fund budget which is supported by Community Chests and United Funds in Penn- sylvania. Order from us today! CHARLES H. LONG SWEET VALLEY, PA. A HR TIES ® HICKOK BELTS ® JEWELRY ® Wool Flannel ® Wash & Wear ® Gabardine ® Quality White Shirts $1. to $2.50 The Young Men's Shop MAIN STREET, DALLAS Next to Grace T. Cave Shop ® SLACKS SHIRTS TIES HANKIES BELTS SHIRTS i BY. WINGS Wash and Wear — and Regular Broadcloth $2.95 and $3.95 Handkerchiefs ® Plain : ® /Initialed ° Bordered Our array of GLOVES gives a pretty feminine look for Spring . . . 128 to * Spring has come to our Millin- ery Dept. You'll find Straws - Fabrics - Veilings - Bands . . . and Flowery Creations galore! 3 Many Famous Name Blouses .'. . and perfect styles for your Easter Suits. 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