he < i a—— 0) SECTION A — PAGE 2 - THE DALLAS POST Fstablished 1889, “More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution Now In Its 70th Year” Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association : National Editorial Association A non-partisan, liberal progressive mewspaper pub- lished every Thursday morning at the Dallas Post plant, Lehman Avenue, Dallas, Pennsylvania. Entered as second: class matter at the post office at Dallas, Fu., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates: $4.00 a $2.50 six months, six months. months or less. rear; No subseriptions accepted for less than Out-of-State subscriptions: $4.50 a year; $2.75 six Back issues, more than one week old, 15c. 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. 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Adv ertising copy received after Monday 5 P.M. will be charged at 85¢ per column inch. lassified rates 4c per word. Minimum if charged $1.00. Unless paid for at advertising rates, we 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 inall instances be given to editorial matter which has not previously appeared in publication. Fditor and Publisher— HOWARD W. RISLEY Associate Publisher—7.OBERT F.. BACHMAN Associate Editors—MYRA ‘ZEISER RISLEY, MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Sports—JAMES LOHMAN Advertising—LOUISE C. MARKS Photographs—JAMES KOZEMCHAK Circulation—DORIS MALLIN From Pillar To Post By MRS. T. M. B. HICKS (Chair-caning is one of the simplest of the crafts.. Let’s face it... any unt bunny can cane a chair. The double st asic foundation is simplicity itself, vertical and horizontal i held in place by diagonals going southeast to northwest, southwest to northeast, the whole business finished off by a binding around the edge. And, like the classic cat-skinning, - of doing the job, all getting the same result. there are several good methods But it is tedious, and it requires skill, plus a knowledge of mate- rials, weights and thicknesses, the effect of the weather upon the work, and a number of other factors which vary from chair to chair. Very few people will take on the job of caning for demonstration ublic. Jin p wa ¥' isnor don’t tell you.” There are too many folks who are eager to bustle up and me you he vou are ‘doing it all wrong. MY book says do it My answer to that. is Hhvasibly. “Throw away the book. There ? modern book on caning, and there are some things that the books This doesn’t get ito first base, even when offered with a broad grin. he old gal hauls herself up; and says, “Well, if you WANT to do it that way, that’s YOUR problem. But you don’t HAVE to.” That, ‘lady, is but the simple truth, But among. professional : caners, there is a certain amount of pride in having the underneath part of the frame look as neat technique. as the upper, and this requires: Each year, come May, I cane a small rocker on Public Square for the Wilkes-Barre Fine Arts Fiesta: I do not cane a chair because-1 am the sort champion : caner. I cane a chair because it is pretty difficult to say NO. to Ruth School to fu required. ey and Mary Frantz, wooing my talents in ‘close harmony. nd because, up to date, nobody else seems to have been willing sh the time, the effort, the materials, and the stage presence There is a fool-proof way of insuring your diagonals going over the correc strands instead of starting left-handed. It is not given in the book. which invites the neophyte to lay all four of the vertical and horizontal canes first, like a grid. This method" is the classic one, taught in most: schools. The four steps of the grid are Becossuty iid sequence. but they do not necessarily have to be laid in It is a delight to have somebody come up dnd say, “Now that’s a. new approach. Want to tell me why you do it that way ? Pr But deliver me from the folks who absolutely KNOW that the way Pa did for not it’ is the only way there tying your cane-ends underneath instead of tucking them is, and take you to task through the next hole and leaving a smooth finish. How about letting me off next year, Ruth ? Mary ? ¥ These German Shorthaired Point- ers are three of a litter of ten being raised on a bottle ky Mrs. Thomas Vernon of Highland Avenue, Trucks- ville Gardens. Originally there were thirteen, but three of i died before their mother, Hildegard of Cresent, de- veloped swollen milk glands and could ng longer nurse them herself. Mrs. Vernon then hit upon the idea of a milk bar and the pups have thrived ever since. Now six weeks old, and solid as rocks, the puppies have been inoculated and are being fed on Purina Dog Chow provided by James Huston’s Feed Service at Fernbrook. Eight of the puppies, five males and three females, will be among the featured attractions at the Library Auction where they will be sold in These Puppies Have Their Own Milk Bar July. They need milk, however, to mix with their Purena Chow and it is hoped that some public spirited dairy will call Mrs. Vernon and offer it. The puppies began eating at the milk bar when they were ten days old, six days before their eyes were opened. Their dam's sire, Fritz of Sleepy Hollow, was a dual field and bench champion. Their sire, Bo, is owned by Frank Wallace. Roberts Is Speaker Dr. Millard Roberts, ’35, presi- dent of Parsons College, Feirfield, Towa, will be speaker at the Alumni Day Dinner of Wyoming Seminary & Saturday ‘evening, June 11, at 115. | | the stock a SUCCESSFUL INYESTING... by ROGER E. SPEAR fvreotmaons Adviovr and hastyst Growth and High Yield Usually Not Compatible Q. grow'h stocks and at the same fime get a 4% per yield. Is this possible?’ C. D. A. I'm afraid not, growth outlook is sb well hidden that the market hasn't ferreted it 0.1: yet. When this ocours, we label “sleeper.” It is danger- ous to lay down rules about stocks; i but I think it is fair to say that, in general, ! outlook | | | | cent; Eastman Kodak the higher the growth the lower the yield and vice versa. Stocks of the caliber of Corning Glass se!l to yield 1.35 per brings a re- | turn at recent levels of 1.60 per | cent, and General Electric, slightly | i | over 2 per cent. If you really need income, perhaps you shoud be sat'sfied with the sort of steady, | moderate growth that is best exem- | plified by the electric utilities. You | can obtain a 4.6 per cent return “I would like to buy good cent to 6 per cent | unless the [from Duquesne Light of Pittsburgh | or from Southern California Edison, | § | both of which look attractive for | income and long-term appreciation. Q. THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1960 Hendrick B. Cease, 84, holds his “I am 70 years old and own great gr andson, Lawrence 'W. Cease Fedders Corp., Container Corp. and ©n his lap. On his left is his son, Cutter Laboratories. Are they worth Vernon Cease and to his right is keeping? What do you think Montecatini?” R. M. A. 1 think your holdings are reasonably good. Fedders offers high yield and can be held on this basis, | but there is little attraction from | a growth angle. The air condition- ing business is highly competitive, | S and Fedders’ earnings record has been erratic. Container Corp. is the leader in «the. paperboard group, which has. taken somewhat of a shellacking, marketwise. This is a good’ stock and I would hold it. Cutter Laboratories recently went on the American Bxchange and mowed up quite sharply. There are | good prospects here. Montecatini is | a major Italian' enterprise and an excellent foreign holding. I like it | only for those who can follow such | situations closely. Look Before Purchase— Not When Stock Drops Q. “I purchased 100 shares. of General Dynamics stock as a specu- lation at 61. The stock has since gone down consistently. Should I se!l at a loss and purchase some other fast growing stock, or should. I retain my holdings?” M. T. Q. General Dynamics is one of the very best of the companies en- gaged mainly in defense contracts, Within the framework of a busi- ness which is noted for its ups and downs; your stock has compiled an excellent earnings record. Although the company is engaged in more glamerous lines such as electronics, atomic submarines,r and. missile. work, a large proportion of its busi- ness is in aircraft, which investors have been shying away from. That is a major reason for the decline in price, which has resulted in a sub- stantial loss on your holdings There is ‘unusually ° strong management here; and 1 feel your stock will ultimately recover, but the chart picture is not good and I think re- covery may be slow. As a long: term investment. I would hold Gen- eral Dynamics. From a purely specu- lative standpoint, 1 believe you might make up your loss more quickly by switching to = Clevite, which has been expanding rapidly into electronics and has been one of the strongest: Big Board stocks in 1960. Q. “Last Fria I prised 125 shares of North American Petroleum at $4.25 a share. I bought this stock from a brokerage firm which I have been told has gone out-of business. Is there any: such corporation ® as North American Petroleum and. is it still traded?” H. C A. The latest quotation ‘TI have seén on this stock was ‘about 25 cents a share bid last January. The company was obviously stl in ex- istence at that time. Perhaps your experience won't prove too costly if you have learned the hard way that 2 stock should be investigated be- fore you buy it, and not when it turns sour. (Coryright 1960, General Features Corp.) Miss Nell W. Knight Had Long Illness Nell W. Knight, resident of Yeager Avenue for the past twelve years, died at her home last Wednesday night after a long illness. She was buried on Friday in West Pittston Cemetery, following services con- ducted by Rev. Robert D. Yost from the Snowdon Funeral Home. Miss Knight lived in West Pitts- ton the greater part of her life, a well known art instructor who had studied at Wyoming Seminary and under prominent artists in New York. She was born in Binghamton, N. Y., daughter of the late George B. and Hortense Waden Knight. A charter member of Women’s Club of West Pittston, she served for many years as chairman of the art department. She was a member of Shavertown Methodist Church and its WSCS. She is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Bradford Richards of Milton, Mass.; Mrs. George K. Straw, Dallas; and Miss Hortense Knight, at home; several nieces and nephews. Brownie Banquet Brownie Troop 121 will stage its annual banquet tonight at 6 p. m. at Trucksville Fire Hall. | ls | of | his grandson Wilson Cease. Born May 15, 1876 at Cease’s | Mill, now known as Ceasetown, Mr. Cease has lived his entire life there with the exception of a period from 1900 to 1909 when he lived at Hun- | lock Creek. He was carpenter foreman for the pring Brook Water Company in 1909. when Ceasetown Dam was constructed. Upon completion of the job he was made Construction Superintendent for the water com- pany, a position he held until his | retirement in 1950. Mr. Cease recalls that during his | boyhood the postoffice was located in" the old grist mill known as Cease’s Mill. He was also on the job. when the two big reservoirs at Spring Brook were constructed. Hale and hearty he drives his own car and. thoroughly enjoys TV and Four Generations Of The Cease Family on his birthday his children” and grandchildren presented him with a gre new television set. . Cease is the son of the late Wii neer Fn Mrs. settlers of the area. His wife died eight years ago. At least five generations of the Cease ived at Cease’'s Mill. His five children are Vernon and Thomas, Ceasetown; Edwin, Nanti- coke, Mrs. Milton Marr and Mrs. Zlton Brace, Hunlock's Creek. Vernon is Justice of the Peace ! for Jackson Township and a mem-’ ber of Lake Lehman Joint School Board. His grandson Wilson is. an Air Force veteran of the Korean War ‘and is married to Eleanor Ide, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ide of Lehman. Lawrence Cease his great grandson was two years old on February 2. In all there are seventeen grand- children and thirteen great grand- children. “family “HITT a Rambling Around Bu The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters AI NR agi. There will be general satisfaction among local Methodists at the news that Rev. Francis Freemen has been assigned ‘as superintendent of the Oneonta district of the Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Church. He has been a faithful and efficient worker in all his assignmentsy ard certainly deserves this honor, and promotion if it is a promotion. Mr. Freeman is senior of all the former Dallas pastors still in active service. He served in Dallds longer than any other pastor of record, nine years, 1933-42. He came to Dallas at the bo ttom of the depres- sion. The. church had been strug- gling with a building program over a period of years and at the time was trying to outfit a basement on a sort “of trial-and-error, catch-as- catch-can basis. With the assistance of some relief employes a big hole had been excavated under the shurch with a gaping hole “in the wall on the north side. The official board was by no means unanimous in opinion as to how the work should be done. By careful and wnostentatious supervision he was able to get the project completed to ‘he general satisfaction of the mem- hers, including a new front entrance and" other improvements. Not only was the church rebuilt, ag it were, in a physical sense, was. built up in other ways. Mem- hership increased about a hundred na period when population was not increasing. The Sunday School ‘lourished, attendance sometimes ex- ~eeding the church membership. Mr. Freeman. was very studious, well «ead in all matters pertaining to his calling, and not afraid of work. Week after week and year after vear he met regularly with small groups of Sunday School teachers and others and explained the Bible. 1k instructive and ¢ His sermons were inspiring. Mr. Freeman is the second former Dallas pastor to become a superin- tendent after leaving Dallas. The other was the late Dr. Joseph R. Pennell who served here during the Pirst World: Wars, 1918723. He also was well educated, very" headed, and a hard working pastor. ‘In his time some building improve- | School. ments were made including the in- stallation of a new pipe organ. He i organized the “Sunday School by departments for the first time. He conducted several notable revival meetings. During a wartime shortage he acted as principal of Dallas High He was superintendent of Binghamton District 1934-41. Two former Dallas pastors served as superintendent before ‘they. came to Dallas. Rev. Wilson Trieble, who served here 1911-16, was one time “Presiding Elder,” equivalent to superintendent now, of the Owego District. Dallas was his second: last charge. He served in the ministry sixty-seven of his ninety-five years. Rev. Frank D. Hartsock, pastor here 1931-33, ‘his last charge, had served as superintendent of Seran- ton Distriat 1916-22. ‘ Oldest surviving former pastor is Dr. William S. Crandall, pastor here 1909-1911. His second wife, ‘who died recently, was the former Mattie K. Horning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Horning of Lake Street. While never appointed super- intendent, Dr. (Crandall served in some of the larger churches after leaving here and was a delegate to the General Conference of the Church and . various Ecumenical Methodist conferences. Dr. Crandall lives at Binghamton where he served ninteen years as pastor of Boule- vard Church, his last charge. Kings’ Daughters Class Plans Garden Party For June 23 Kings Daughters Class of Shaver- town Methodist Church have named committees for the twenty-sixth an- nual garden party to be held at the home of Mrs. George Montgom- ery, New Goss Manor, on Thursday June 23. A reading will be given by Mrs. Elizabeth Conrad. Co-chair- men of the affair are Mrs. Morton Yawitt and Mrs. Malcolm Borth- wick. Hostesses are Mrs. Raymond Par- sons. chairman; Mrs. Ross Kimball, co-chairman; Mesdames Robert Price. William Powe!l. William Law- son, Harry LaBar, Stanley Katacin- ski, Alvin Bolen. Robert Casterlin. John Chapple. William Davis, Wil- liam Eicke. John Ferguson, Carlton Heslop. William Osborne, Donglas Jones. George Jacobs, Charles Kish- baugh. Tickets. Mesdames Ben Klepning- er and James Eckerd. Eleanor Bak- er, Charles Beech. Robert Deeble. Howard Hontz, Thomas Jenkins Tack Jones. Charles Tucker and Harold Wardlow. Tea table, Mrs. Paul Jacobb and Mrs. Joseph Sims, co-chairmen. Property, Mesdames Cornelius Dominick, Milton Evans, Richard | Griffith, Bud Hirleman, John Porter, Frank Wadas; Refreshments, Mesdames Robert Shotwell, Wilbur Lawry, Walter Andrews. F. C. Bell, William Brown, Walter Cook, Warren Daubert, Rob- art Dolbear, Lauren Dymond. James %dwards, Gordon Edwards, William Jahn, Willard Hoover, Charles Lockard. Jack Magee, Charles Man- near, William Muncile, Luther Powell, Floyd Sisco, Milton Whit- ng; Publicity, Mrs. Joseph Allen. Family Gathering At Wilcox Home Mr. and Mrs. Jack Piccicci, Cleve- land, Ohio, were the honored guests at a family gathering at Tax Collec- tor and Mrs. Louis Wilcox’s home home on Chase Road, Jackson Town- ship, last Sunday evening. Mrs. Piccicei is the former Nancy Zick of Chase. The family dinner was held under the famous woodenshed at the Wilcox home and was attended by Grandmother Wilcox, aged 87, who enjoyed every minute of the party along with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sayre and daughter, Kathie, also of Cleveland; Mrs. Sarah Pealer, Mr. Thomas Cease, pio-' level | ONLY YESTERDAY Ten and Twenty Years Age in The Dallas Post From The Issue Of June’ 2, 1930 Sweet Valley, for the fourth successive year, had fine weather for its Memorial Day Parade, which attracted thousands, with all roads blocked with bumper to bumper tratiic long before scheduled start of the parade. It was the most colorful pageant . Sweet Valley has ever presented, floats and novelties com- peiing with each other, and every- body having a grand time. | Dallas Township high school will graduate 38 seniors June 5. Gail Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dixon, Dallas; was | crowned Queen of the May at pre- school student exercises hed at the | Day School. | John Roberts Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts, Claude Street, i will be . valedictorian Dallas Township. ‘One Dallas Township wy, Robert | Earl, placed first,» and nine o. hers made good showings in the Future Farmers judging contest held at Scott. Township High School ast week. at Salutatorian Richard Searfoss. . Eighteen seniors will graduate. Ethel Shultze, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. Stanley Shultze, Dallas RD 3, { holds highest honors at College | Misericordia, winning the Walsh prize for excellence in scholarship for four successive years. | Monroe Township High School will : graduate twelve seniors at its 52nd. commencement, < Kingston Township graduation June 7-will see forty seniors. obtain ‘diplomas. Valedictorian is Margaret Webster, = Salutatorian Frederier Zercoe; among them: commencement speak= ing “honors at graduation. No year. Valedictorian is Donald Gross; salutatorian, Emma Blaine other speakers: Robert Hontz, Andrew { Harrison, and Donald Britt. mantle ceremony will be in the Robert Scally, junior. Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Brin are anniversary. : » Alice Kivinski 15 wed to. E.E: Trumbower at St. Mary's Church. Mrs. Gertrude Toomb, nearing 82, died suddenly of a heart attack at the home of Miss Ruth Boston.. From The Issue Of May 31, 1940 tax-payers in Dallas Borough have paid personal taxes. Deadline was of Borough school board. - Ronald Doll, supervising principal of Dallas Township schools, says 39 seniors will graduate June 6. Geoge B. Lewis; son of Atty. ard Mrs, ‘B. B.- Lewis, graduated’ with honors from East Stroudsburg. its largest class to date, 66, June T, according to James supervising principal: discovered in this area since Arthur Mahler was stricken last. week. Has been averted by prompt quar- school and bus-mates. Clark is scheduled by “the “Sixth Country Club. College Misericordia has a pilge spread to mark the closing ‘of the academic year. Mrs. Anna Ryman, East Dallas;'$ in poor health for some time, died Sunday evening, aged 80. : Two local men, Frank Higgins, a1 Alderson, and John Montgomery, 72, Huntsville, both pedestrians, lost their lives in separate accidents this. week, when struck by cars. Betty Jones now tops Nancy Hislop in the Ad Woolbert bike contest. Stair Wins Honors At Kentucky College Barbourville; Kentucky — Ernest Raymond Stair, a Union ‘College junior, formerly of Dallas now of 79 Division Street, Wilkes-Barre, won award at the Union College Honors’ Day program held here last week. Stair, the son of Mrs. Lorraine Stair, was awarded the senior assist: antship in the department of Reli= gion and Philosophy. A graduate of Westmoreland High School, Trucks- ville, Stair is preparing for the Methodist ministry. He is 4 member of the Union College Christian Asso- ciation, Oxford Club, Methodist Student Movement and Circle K Club. Thirty-two students received spe- cial recognition for academic achievement at the annual program. and Mrs. George Bond, Donald Nelson and his fiancee, Barbara Wassil; Pittston, who are to be married Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church, Pittston; Mr. and Mrs. George Zick, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Southwell, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bertram, Eugene Bertram, Ronald Bertram, Donnie Lee Bert- ram, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Snyder, Emerson and Ralph Snyder, Mrs. Gomer Herbert, Jr., Marie Lane Herbert and Linda Herbert and the hosts, Mr; and Mrs. Louis Wilcox. Valedictorian: at Lake Township: | graduation will be Audrey Harris, outside speaker has been hired this hands of Tom Elston, senior, and. planning their forty-fifth wedding: Archuy Dungey says only half the Kingston Township will graduate, "Testimonial ‘dinner: for Peter Bi District for Thursday might at Irem Tr Tn = Justice Works With | i i | | 1 | Five senior students will shate |. The ! postponed ‘until June 14 at Feqiiost ; A Martin, Only one meningitis carrier wis He is recovering nicely, and John : Yaple thinks "a possible epidemic antining, and by burning of the boy's | books, plus. rigid supervision (of! his, ; +2 i un Ry Eyes Open Continued from Front Page) Two fourteen year old boys, dividing the loot of a purse snatch on Public Square. 7 “What did you want with the money? Is it worth it to give up your freedom for fifty cents? Is that all it means to you? Fifty cents worth of ice-cream cone, cr a movie? You want to go to Kis-Lyn?” One of the boys raises serious eyes. “It was fire- crackers we wanted. We heard there was a p.ace whe.e you can get them.” Mr. Fraley and Judge Selecky exchange glances. “The first lead we've had on THAT,” they telegraph to each other silently. The Judge pursues the question, “Is it worth it? for fifty cents?” “No. “No, SIR,” in tones like a whiplash. “No, Sir,” abashed. = “Get a haircut! Toddy! SHORT!” And, “Don’t you ever use a brush on those knuckles?” “Most always.” . “You knew you were coming into court today. Why t you scrub them today?” * * * More girls. “Does your mother let you use nail polish and eye-shadow? and peroxide on your hair? Who's the boss around your house, anyhow? If you're the boss, do you earn the money and iron the clothes and cook the meals? That's what being. the: boss | means, when you have a family.” The mother says,’ bottle of peroxide last night. was going to do with it?” “Don’t you know she is wearing the wrong tag? Don’t you know ‘that she is wasting three precious years of her girlhood trying to be : ‘grown-up ‘before she is ready to be grown up? What are you thinking of? She is YOUR little girl. Don’t you care what happens to her? Don't you know gi is asking for it?” * hk * Cet. that “pd] polish off. You aren 't going to wear nail polish for three years. Be glad you're a little girl. You'll ‘be grown up. for a long time.” ‘Mother, this is YOUR responsibility. handle.it, I can. But I don’t want to.” ; “Your responsibility is to your children. Do you see that they attend church? Do you attend church your- didn’ “Well, she ‘went upstairs with a “self? How ean you be an example to your children if you don’t do the. things that you should do Fouts y SET WE fo lad ‘of nineteen, : A Yandsome boy with finely chiselled features. A baflled ‘father, chinehing and un- clinching his hands. = ty “Were the keys'in the car?" “No, 1 got it started with & piece of tinfoil.” “It’s a good thing to know how to start a car, if you lose your keys. But this was not your car. Let’ s have your license. You won't be Seeking it at Camp Hil.” fe A ‘boy of fotrtesn. “Arson, 2 third offense. * The probation officer and the home visitor contribute dalient, facts: Home conditions are disgraceful. When the family - recently moved from a rented house, it took truck after truck to clean out the debris. The new place has not yet accumulated such a load. “Hasn’ t been ie, yet,” the visitor adds dryly. “You'll have to go away for awhile,” the judge says, and the boy rubs soiled knuckles into his eyes. He stum- bles after his mother. ER hs : Sree » oi woe oe + + : 4 young boy, abeaidly not mentally alert. A mother, who shows years: of suffering in her face. A low colloquy. "An exhibitionist. The judge speaks quietly to ‘Fraley. Needs help from a psychiatrist. Recommended to: Children’ 8 Service Center. Probably not responsible. for his acts. Eh ) 5 x. x : ; Be Seventh grader slips into’ a seat. Truancy. “Now this boy can’t read above the second grzde level. It is not much wonder He is bored with school. But he is top young to quit. How about Sister Seraphia? She does wonders with remedial reading, will you arrange a conference?’ SE DAA ok hk A Stir at 7 door, and a fumber of people str.am into the courtroom. Four boys, neatly dressed, obviously from the upper’ echelons. Four sets of parents. Three ministers:. A lawyer. A police officer. 3 The ‘four: boys. seat themseles, ‘Jooking warily = at the judge: .- "The Judge regards thers with a steady gaze. “Anybody want to talk? An ‘uneasy stir as ‘boys ‘exchange glances. SA blonde boy. with a crew haircut swallows nervous- ly, draws a long. breath ‘and. begins. 5: - No, he didn’t know what got into them. No, he didn’t think’ it was funny; to tip over gravestones. No, they didn’t do it- all, - diarian “Who were hd “tthers?” rg : Silence. The law of the land of boys. “If there were others,’ are your: parents going to want to pay for all the dantage?’ Silence. 2 “Do you know ow much tofiey it is going to cost to undo the damage? Do you know that some of it can never be repaired? If it was your mother’s gravestone, would you like somebody to come along and tip it over?” Silence. “Have you ministers anything to say?” Rev. Edwin Lintern, pastor of Center Moreland and East Dallas Methodist Churches; Rev. Frederick Eidam, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran; Rev. R. Edmondson, Shav- ertown Bible Church. These boys are of their flock. “Do they attend regularly?” The ministers agree that these are good boys. no, they do not attend with any regularity. : “I made up my mind before you came in, after read- ing the reports, that I was going to send you all to Kis-Lyn, but you parents and you ministers look as if you could handle the situation. “And here is what you will do: All summer, you four boys will take care of that graveyard. It is not fair to take work from the custodian, so you will work, for free, under his direction, cutting grass, edging paths.” The one boy with a driver's license hands it over, suspended for six months. . After the session is over, Mr. Fraley says to a reporter, There's no reason why that cemetery shouldn't be the best kept in the area. & should bicssom like the rose.” The constant pattern, repeated over and over again, all through this or any other session of Judge Selecky’s juvenile court: Parental responsibility, Restitution. Be your age, don’t ape older boys and girls. Don't wear the wrong label. But AND. . . once you get off on the wrong foot in a cam- munity, you "ll be the first to be thought of when trouble occurs 3 ann DON'T make that first “SHisgiep, How did I know what she DALLAS, _ PENNSYLVANIA 1 you can’t t v F - - hpi
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