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Editorially Speaking:
Let's Do Something About It
With construction of
a widened Luzerne-Dallas
highway in the offing this seems a good time to consider
preserving some fragments of scenery along the route, for
ourselves and for posterity.
The winding road leading from Trucksville to Luzerne
has some fabulous scenery, as it drops swiftly down grade
through what was once a marvelously beautiful gorge
along Toby's Creek.
The fabulous scenery is screened from view by bill-
boards advertising septic tanks, plumbing supplies, diaper
service and political candidates.
Most of these signs are located along the banks of
Toby’s Creek, and may perhaps fall a prey to the road
widening project.
Would it be too much to hope that they might be
abolished altogether?
Dallas borough merchants and businessmen, keeping
their ow:
skirts clean by permitting no billboards with-
in the Borough limits, have no hesitancy in helping screen
the gorge from motorists.
This highway could be one of the most beautiful in
i the State of Pennsylvania.
. It is the gateway to the Back Molmtain, an advertise-
id ment of a growing commuthity, dedicated to good schools,
good recreation facilities,~and gracious living.
What's the matter with us, that we don’t DO SOME-
. THING ABOUT IT?
NOW...
before it is too late.
100 Years Ago This Week...in
THE CIVIL WAR
(Events exactly 100 years ago this week that led to the Civil War—
told in the language and style of today.)
IN SOLEMN RITES
Lincoln Takes
Office as
Nation’s 16th President
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Mareh 4—In an atmosphere heavy with
solemnity yet afire with tension, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was
inaugurated today as the 16th president of the United States.
“We are not enemies, but
friends,” said the somber man
from the prairies in a portion of
his inaugural address obviously
aimed at the seceding Southern
states.
“We must not be enemies,” he
continued. ‘‘Though passion may
have strained, it must not break
our bonds of affection.” -
An electric spirit gripped the
capital city as the day dawned,
comfortably cool and fair. All
banks, schools and most shops
were closed. Crowds lined Penn-
sylvania Ave. to see Lincoln and
aging, outgoing president James
Buchanan ride from Willard’s
hotel, where Lincoln has been
staying since his arrival here Feb.
23, to the Capitol
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VIRTUALLY unnoticed in the
crowd was an unprecedented se-
curity force of heavily-armed de-
tectives who, with sharpshooters
stationed on rooftops along the
route, guarded ‘against attempts
on the controversial president-
elect’s life.
The senate brought a 12-hour
marathon session to a close a
scant few minutes before the
inauguration ceremonies be-
gan in the Capitol building,
which was cluttered with the
scaffoldings and tools of work-
men ereeting an inunense new
dome.
The floweridecked galleries
held an assortment of gaily-
dressed women who arrived early
to get a good seat. Scattered
among them were several snooz-
ing men who apparently dozed off
as the Senate wound up its busi-
ness.
* * *
FIRST event on the program
was the swearing in of Hannibal
Hamlin of Maine as vice president.
Lincoln, wearing black and carry-
ing an ebony cane with a huge gold
head, arrived in the building at
1:15 p.m., 27 minutes after the
Supreme Court justices had filed
in.
The scene then shifted to
‘the east portico of the Capitol,
where an orderly crowd of
some 10,000 had gathered.
There Lincoln’s oath was ad-
ministered falteringly by wizened,
ancient Chief Justice Roger Brooke
Taney, who'll be 84 years old in
just 13 days. Lincoln is the 9th
president to be sworn in by Taney,
chief justice since 1836.
THEN, in clear, measured tones,
the nation’s new leader read his
inaugural address. Excerpts:
“Apprehension seems ‘to exist
among the people of the Southern
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
states that by the accession of a
Republican administration, their
property, and their peace and per-
sonal security, are to be endan-
gered. There has never been any
reasonable cause for such appre-
hension.”
Lincoln -asserted he would
uphold the constitution at all
costs and warned:
“In doing this there needs to be
no bloodshed or violence, and
there shall be none, unless it be
forced upon the national author-
ity.”
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THE CROWD stood as statues,
and only the singing of birds could
be heard, as Lincoln declared:
“Suppose you go to war. You
cannot fight always, and when,
after much loss on both sides, and
no gain on either, you cease fight-
ing, the identical old questions...
are again upon you...
“The mystic chords of memory,
stretching from every battlefield
and patriot grave, to every living
heart and hearthstone, all over
this broad land; will yet swell the
chorus of the Union, when again
touched, as surely they will be, by
the better angels of our nature.”
Rebel Alert
MONTGOMERY, Ala,—March
6—A. call for 100,000 Army volun-
teers was made today by the pro-
visional government of the Con-
federate States.
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THE DALLAS POST Established 1889 Gerald E. Stout
“More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution
Now In Its 71st Year”
Is Dead At 53
Was With Record
For Over 30 Years
Gerald E. Stout, Shavertown,
veteran newsman of the Wilkes-
Barre Record, was buried at Oak-
lawn Saturday afternoon. Pallbear-
ers were friends from the Wilkes-
Barre Publishing (Company, Conrad
Haiges, William C. DeRemer, An-
thony J. Povloski, Edward Schrode,
Paul Arthur and Michael Margo.
Rev. Robert D. Yost conducted
services from the Kniffen Funeral
Home. {
Mr. Stout, 53, died (Thursday
morning at Nesbitt Memorial Hospi-~
tal, where he had been admitted
for surgery February 14.
He had been with the Wilkes-
Barre Record since 1929, first as a
reporter then for many years on
the copy desk as editor of suburban
copy.
In January, 1944, Mr. Stout en-
tered the Army and trained at Fort
Eustis., and Camp Stewart, Ga. Later
he was promoted to corporal at Fort
Ord, Calif.,, where he served as
cadre.
Mr. Stout was born in Wilkes-
Barre, May 8, 1907, a son of the
late Earl R. and Ella Gomer Stout.
His mother, a resident of 43 Sam-
bourne Street and a member of one
of the oldest city families, died Jan-
uary 6, 1960, in Wyoming Valley
Hospital. His father, the first traf-
fic policeman in Wilkes-Barre and a
.| Lehigh Valley Coal Company police-
man for a number of years, died May
25, 1946
An uncle Royal C. Stout, one
time actor, was one of the oper-
ators of Nuangola Summer Play-
house.
Mr. Stout’s wife, the former
Margie Kuschke of Plymouth whom
he married March 29, 1940, in
First Presbyterian Church, Ply-
mouth, had been a member of the
news staff of the Record for several
years prior to her marriage. She is
presently vice president of the Li-
brary Association, and is past presi-
dent of its Book Club.
Mr. Stout was a graduate of
Coughlin High School and attended
University of Pennsylvania at Phila-
delphia. Mr. Stout resided in Shaver-
town for the last 12 years and lived
in Kingston previously.
An outdoor enthusiast, Mr. Stout
was an avid fisherman and hunter
and also - accumulated extensive
collections of stamps and match-
book covers.
He was a member of the ‘Back,
Mountain Library Association, the
American Legion Post 132, Wilkes-
Barre; Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post in Kingston, and The 'Ameri-
can Newspaper Guild, Local 120.
Surviving in Addition to his wife
are a son, David, T., at home, a sen-
ior ‘at Westmoreland High School;
brother, Ray G., Wilkes-Barre; an
aunt, Mrs. Eleanor K. Stout of
Nuangola.
Banker's Son
Laid To Rest
W. B. Jeter Ir.
Was In Prime
William B. Jeter, Jr., was buried
yesterday in Hollenback Cemetery,
following. services conducted from
the Frederick and Son’s Funeral
Home in Forty Fort by Rev. Russell
Lawry, pastor of Dallas Methodist
Church.
Mr. Jeter, 42, of Meadowcrest,
died Monday morning at General
Hospital, where he had been ad-
mitted February 25 suffering from
an acute heart attack.
Mr. Jeter was the owner and
operator of the Edgar Stark Insur-
ance Agency, Pittston, for the past
ten years. Previously, he was an
agent with the Connecticut General
Insurance Company, Wilkes-Barre
office. ]
A son of Mr. and Mrs. William B.
Jeter of Dallas, he was born in Forty
Fort January 27, 1919. His father,
president of the Dallas Bank many
years, retired last year,
Mr. Jeter was graduated from
Forty Fort High School and attended
Pennsylvania State University. His
affiliations included the George M.
Dallas Lodge 531, F&AM; Blooms-
burg Consistory and Irem Temple.
Also surviving are a son, Peter L.,
Sarasota, Fla.; two daughters, Linda
T. and Cordelia Jill, both of Kings-
ton; a sister, Mrs. Mason 'W. Denison,
Camp Hill, Pa.; a brother, Harry R.,
Fair Haven, N. J.
Eugene V. Hunter,65,
Was World War Veteran
Eugene V. Hunter, 65, Neville Hol-
low Road, died Wednesday night at
Veterans Hospital, where he had
been admitted twenty days earlier.
Services were conducted Monday
afternoon from the Bronson Funeral
Home, Rev. Oscar Saxe and Rev.
Oscar Kulp officiating. Burial was
at Maple Grove.
‘A combat veteran of Worid War
I, he was born at Hunlocks Creek.
His parents were the late Robert
and Margaret Culp Hunter, He was
wounded in action while overseas.
A son Donald was killed in action
while serving with the US y in
Holland, and is buried there in a
military cemetary,
Twenty years ago, because of ill
health, Mr. Hunter retired from the
Hudson and Glen Alden Coal Com-
pany, where he had been employed
8s a miner.
He is survived by his widow ,Har-
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_THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1961
SU AT errs
Rambling Around
By The Oldtimer —D. A. Waters
AIT
Edward Roberts, now of Shaver-
town, called to. say that the state-
ment in this column that the Free
Methodists acquired their camp
ground about thirty-five years ago
is incorrect, that the right period is
forty years. Ed knows, as he sold
it to them.
Hearing from Ed stoned a book
closed to us for over forty years.
In his house, in June 1917, this
writer passed out, the only time in
his recollection. By tradition he |
toddler, he fell down the winding
stairs in the Clifford Space house,
then Rymans. That time it was, as
he recalls the story, some three days,
more or less.
In 1917 Ed Roberts was secretary
of the school board in Dallas Town-
ship, - where the writer had been
teaching. It was necessary to see
about a book order or something
lowing morning for seven weeks
summer school. Having no car or
other transportation available, a
brisk walk was made to the Roberts
place, maybe three miles, after a
hearty meal at home. I arrived
just as Ed was coming in from the
fields and sat down in the kitchen
going, preparing the main meal of
the day. Shortly after Ed came in I
felt the heat and walked out on the
back porch, in the meantime talking
through the open door. Then I felt
the need of and received a drink of
water, then passed out. Mrs. Rob-
erts rushed out with some camphor
or other strong smelling compound
and brought me around. I finished
the business forthwith and prepared
to depart. Ed offered to drive me
home but it was unnecessary. I
walked the return three miles, or
whatever it is, without mishap.
About five the next morning I
awakened, swelled up all over like
a toy balloon. I whistled and yelled
in Dr. Henry Laing’s emergency call
pipe and got the doctor up. He
grinned and said, “Nothing the
matter with you at all except a bad
case of hives.” He grabbed a blank
and wrote out a perscription for
about a pint of liquid. Then I had
to go to Gus Kuehn’s and rout him
was also unconscious when, as al
before going to Penn State the fol-
where Mrs. Roberts had a hot fire:
out as we were leaving early. Gus
obligingly went down to the store
and prepared about the most abom-
inable tasting stuff I ever encoun-
tered. It seemed to have a base of
"epsom salts and cream of tartar,
flavored with aconite and asafoetida, | [i
and a few other foul smelling ingre- |
dients. The dose was liberal, several
tablesponfuls every so often. Also I
had a strict diet, no pickles, relishes |
of acid fruits, such as tomatoes or .§
strawberries, no proteins,
egos, beans, peas, cheese, etc.
On the trip out I tried every lunch |
meat, |
room in Sunbury and finally got | i
a vegetable platter in a hotel.
when I sat down to dinner that |
night, between two good looking and |
vivacious girls, all I could do was
pass everything, almost, back and | I
forth and pick around like a canary | j&#
bird. They all enjoyed it immensely |
and made a point of having some-
thing known to be forbidden in
front of me practically all the time.
In a few days I was all right. Dr.
Laing knew his stuff.
Ed Roberts and his wife, the
former Mina Honeywell, are both |
old-timers in this area, being des-
cended from brothers Jonas and
Jacob Frantz, pioneers in the Car-
verton area and other pioneers. Ed
is a descendant of Peter Harris, one
of “The First Forty,” through Elijah
Harris (1735-1823), Charles Harris
(1768-1864), Hiram Harris (1807-),
Elias Harris, whose daughter Mary [i
married Lawrence Roberts and for- |§
merly lived on Franklin Street. |
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Mrs. Roberts, about four score
years, is the last survivor of the |
eleven children of Isaac Butler |
Honeywell and Catherine Randall,
who was a sister of Henry Randall
and Mrs. Daniel Nulton, longtime
residents.
lived on the land presently occupied
by the Dallas Township School be- | |
fore the old Highland House Hotel '
was built there by the Orr family.
He was related to Harry Honeywell,
father of the late Delbert Honey-
well, and to Barney Honeywell, |
father of the late Conrad M. Honey- |
well. All these Honeywells are des- |
cendants of one of the three Honey- | [8
well brothers who came to Dallas
Area shortly after 1800.
ONLY YESTERDAY
Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years Ago In The Dallas Fost
LUI es
IT HAPPENED 30 YEARS AGO:
NW Mrs. William Monk, Dallas, rem-
inisces about the big blizzard of
1887, which struck the region
March 11 and 12. Mrs. Monk re-
membered the date because she was
Spencer from Dallas at a Sunday
trout dinner, just before the storm
howled into the area, and the guests
made it home just in time.
By nightfall, the blizzard was
screaming, and the house at Harveys
Lake threatened to take off into
the water. The ‘family sat up all
night in front of the: fireplace,
afraid to go to bed. Harry Walsh,
on horseback from Dallas, heading
for Outlet to visit his girl, could not
find his way, and bedded down for
the night with the Al Cole family
(Mrs. Monk was formerly Mrs. Cole).
In the morning men tried to find
Dallas by bobsled and stout horses,
but missed the landmark they were
searching for, the Perry Wardan
house, and kept going across the
fields. It took all day to mhake the
trip, shovelling as they went.
Kingston Township took second
place in the Bi-County basketball
league, defeating Dallas Township
22 to 12, and Dallas Borough 23 to
16.
Charles Smith, former resident of
Trucksville, died in Baltimore. Mr.
Smith for many years had charge of
the chickens on the Conyngham
farm,
IT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO:
Mothers of Dallas Borough high
school band members plan to save
$100 of the band uniform bill by
making the vests themselves.
Material of the same color as the
band capes has been purchased. Mrs.
Phillip Ritter will be assisted in‘ the
cutting by Mrs. John Jeter, and
thirteen mothers will stitch.
Requiem Mass For
Mrs. Daniel Cowen
Mrs. Daniel Cowen, Center Hill
Road, was buried in Cathedral Ceme-
tery, Scranton, Monday morning,
following a high mass of requiem at
Gate of Heaven church. Celebrant
was Rev. Francis A, Kane; deacon
Rev. Richard Frank, subdeacon Rev.
Michael Rafferty. Rev. John Casey
of St. Patrick’s ‘Church pronounced
fina] benediction at the cemetery,
Mrs. Cowen, a native of Scranton,
died Thursday evening in Mercy
Hospital, following a short illness.
She was a member of Gate of
Heaven Church from the date it was
founded in 1951, and its women’s
organizations.
Surviving are: a son, ‘Jerome,
Washington Crossing Farm, Titus-
ville, N. J.; a brother, Daniel; sisters
Margaret and Mrs. Benjamin Hunter,
all of Scranton; three grandchildren.
riet; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Boris,
Wilkes-Barre; a step-daughter, Mrs.
Patricia Howell, Luzerne; four brot-
hers: William, Bear Creek; Luther,
Sweet Valley; Jesse and Myron,
Hunlocks Creek; ten grandchildren.
The world’s first lighthouse was
built at the mouth of the Nile River
—an open fire on an elevated plat-
form.
entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Wesley >
i’ Republicans of the Sixth District
i J Gross Adolph, Captain Larry Lee's | !
Great Dane, taken to Indiantown | [FS
Gap as mascot for Battery B of the |
109th, has a leave of absence. He
developed distemper, the first cas-
ualty of Battery B.
/Draft "Bbard is stepping up its
quotas.
may bolt the party and set up an
independent organization, in protest
against lack of patronage.)
Opening of the enlarged Acme |
Market on Main Street was enthusi-
astically received by shoppers.
Gladys Schoonover, Demunds, has
passed her qualifying period tests
and is now a second grade teacher
at Dallas Township, on a permanent
basis.
All reservists of the regular army
who have not been deferred, are
now subject to active duty.
\/ Due to increasing volume of pro-
duction of artificial ice, only 200
carloads of natural ice from Moun-
tain Springs have been shipped over
the Bowman's Creek line this season,
though the crop is excellent, thick
and clear.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Martha Jane Wagner
of Dallas, and John F. Wise of Lan-
caster.
Dorothy Renke, of Long Island,
became ‘the bride of Byron H.
Creasy, Jr., of Shavertown.
The Red Cross drive is a flop, only
half the goal reached in the area.
A veteran of the Alaskan gold
rush, Mrs. Catherine Kerr Carney,
sister of Elmer Kerr of Harveys
Lake, late of California, will be
buried at Mt. Evergreen. Mrs, Car-
ney and her husband went to the
Klondike in 1898.
10 YEARS AGO:
+/ Construction on the housing pro-
ject on the heights above Trucks-
ville will be started as soon as
weather moderates. There will be
25, housing units, each a structure
accommodating four %amilies. The
plot measures 22 acres. Banks Con-
struction company has the contract.
The Fourth Annual Back Moun-
tain Concert will feature Atty. Wil-
liam Valentine as piano soloist.
1951 assessment figures show in-
creases in taxables in the area, with
notable strides in Dallas area.
Mrs. Lee Hessler, who moved from
Trucksville to Towanda several years | :
ago, died shortly after returning by |
plane from Denver, where she had
been a patient at a sanitarium.
/ Arnold Garinger, Laketon, won
“the high school foul shooting con-
test, sinking nine out of ten baskets.
Harter defeated Lehman by a close
50 to 46 score.
Charles A. Bush, 67, died of a
sudden heart attack at his home at
Harveys Lake.
The marriage of Catherine Haugh-
ney of Plains to Cpl. Richard Culp is
announced.
Wayne Harvey, Dallas, now sta-
tioned in Korea, has been upped in
rank to Master Sergeant.
Melvyn Estey, Elmcrest, with the
Marine Reserves, has been promoted
to Lt. Colonel.
Arnold Swan, Idetown, has joined
the army.
Wild geese are flying north, and
the Dallas Postoffice is peeping with
baiy chicks.
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