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AN Editor and Publisher—HOWARD W. RISLEY
Associate Publisher—ROBERT F. BACHMAN
Associate Editors—MYRA ZEISER RISLEY, MRS. T. M. B. HICKS
Sports—JAMES LOHMAN
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A mon.partisan, liberal progressive mewspaper pub-
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Editorially Speaking:
Tidal Wave Of Crime =
“There is little chance that the dikes of decency and
morality in America can long withstand the surging tidal
wave of crime threatening our Nation unless every citizen,
just as in flood-menaced communities, is willing to pitch
in to help stem the tide.” $
The words are those of an outstanding authority on
the subject of crime—dJ. Edgar Hoover, Director of the
FBI. He supports his statement with some grim sta-
tistics. Serious crime reached its all-time high last year,
showing a rise of 12 per cent above 1959, And in the FBI's
vast fingerprint files there are, at any one time, some
90,000 cards which bear small, red tabs. These tabs mean
las was leased to R. R. Church of
that the owners of the fingerprints are wanted by some
are walking in our midst.
not do the job alone.
the active support of us all.
COMING HOME
Dear Sir:
As of May 1st our new address
will be, R.D. 4, Dallas, Will you
~ please send our paper to this new
address.
‘We have sold our farm here in
New Jersey, and will retire in Dal-
las.
verton, so we are looking forward
to coming back to Pennsylvania.
Will you please make a note of
change of address.
Sincerely
Ira [L. Coon,
i RD. 1, Box 302
£ Keyport, N. J.
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APPRECIATES LETTER
Dear Editor:
This: letter, I think will interest
The Post and women who answer
our ad for dolls and material.
Last week 1 was greatly sur-
prized to receive a letter from a
very old friend who I had not seen
for years. She comes from one of
the oldest school teacher families
in the Back Mountain. She lives at
Joy Acres, Brackney, Pa. >
She has two high school girls who
are doll collectors and she came all
the way from Nek York to buy a
china ¢loset at the Library Auction
to keep the dolls in.
She reads our ad each week in The
Post for dolls and material so by
the grapevine found out who the
telephone number belonged to and
wrote this newsy letter.
She can’t send dolls but will send
material. I
She said they have a nice
vegetable trade with the
people selling lots of pumpkins and
sweet corn. She is a flower lover
so I just bet she sells those also.
It’s just great to hear of our old
families living in other states buying
The Dallas Post to keep in touch
with old friends and the growth of
the community they lived in.
I would like to thank the other
lady who sent those nice rag dolls,
some little girl's eyes are going to
pop when she sees the gay frocks
We originally came from Care | ]
and odd bits of material not useable.
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law enforcement agency in connection with crimes.
other words, they mean that 90,000 fugitives from justice
In
The law enforcement ranks are thin, and they can-
In Mr. Hoover's words, “A solid
front of citizens behind the law enforcement officer who
stands face to face with the criminal is the prerequisite
for turning back the forces of crime.” Defense—whether
. against enemies without or criminals within—demands
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on them,
I wish to thank all the ladies who
called about material and dolls. I
could not get around to collect
from some as I have been sick but
will call soon those not contacted.
I have received some very beauti-
ful materials, so please help me to
keep my program beautiful by not
sending me soiled velvet ribbons
Send them to your rummage sales
and please don’t send junk dolls. ~
I could use the help of a few old
ladies to make doll clothes, please
call if you can help.
Many thanks to all.
’ Mrs. Arthur Newman
Mrs, Newman is the kind lady
who makes all of those lovely dollies
for the Library Auction. Many per-
sons send her clean, attractive ma-
terials for the dresses and some
send her good used dolls that can
be dressed. Any one who would
like to help her make dresses for
the dolls should call her. — Editor.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Risley,
We are nicely settled in our new
apartment and are quite content in
our new venture.
The tenants, 60 in all—are very
nice people. They have welcomed
us warmly and have been most
considerate.
One thing we miss very much is
| our Dallas Post, which to this date—
has not been forwarded. We are
very hungry for mews from home.
I realize that it takes time, to
get new channels running smoothly,
but I wonder if it would be presump- |
tuous of me—to ask you to mail—
directly to me—the four last issues
of the Post, March 16, 23, 30 and
April 6th.
By next week—the transfer may
| be working smoothly.
1 would certainly appreciate this
favor—and find stamps enclosed for
same. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Amy M. Scott
Ty Neighbors
~~ “Now, Senator, de you
think it was fair to slip your
fiscal problems in with his
homework?”
DER AIN'T
“How many times have you been
arrested ?”’
“I'm sorry, Judge, but I've lost
count. Der ain't anybody offerin’
a prize, is der?” x
NOT SO GOOD
His Rich Aunt—And what has
brought you to town, Reginald ?
Nephew—Just to see the sights,
Auntie, so I thought I'd, call on you
first.
ee
CHIP OFF THE BLOCK
Visitor—What will you do when
you are as big as your mother,
Joan?
Joan—Oh! Reducing exercises, I
suppose.
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YESTERDAY |
Ten and Twenty Years Age |
In The Dallas Post |
IT HAPPENED 30 YEARS AGO: |
A certain justice of the peace in Cen- |
ter Moreland was hot and bothered |
because he received two comic |
Valentines, and attempted to pin the
crime-on a mail carrier, by means of
matching fingerprints.
The Adleman Lumber Yard in Dal-
Kingston for use as a storage plant
for lubricating oils. /
Dutch Mountain was found to have
valuable magnesium deposits and a
very high grade of clay in the area
near Lopez.
Devens Mill received ten freight
car loads of grain, feed and farm sup-
plies unloaded on the freight siding. |
Many tall pine trees at Fernbrook |
Park were dying because of a dis-
ease.
The Rural League baseball season
opened, with Dallas facing Idetown,
Shavertown Beaumont, and Meeker
East Dallas.
Mrs. Asa Wardan, long time resi- |
dent of Trucksville, died.
Business was beginning to improve.
A new 4-cylinder Ford was put on
the market, dedicated to gas econ-
omy. A roadster cost $430; a road-
ster with a rumble, $455; a deluxe
coupe, $525.
Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Webster were |
given a farewell party for Dallas
Methodist congregation.
The beautiful gateway leading to |
College Misericordia was completed. |
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shiber celeb- |
rated their Silver Wedding.
Rain was badly needed, with water
companies and farmers alike feeling
the pinch.
IT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO
Mrs. George Bronson had her leg |
‘amputated by a car bumper when |
involved in an accident close to her |
home in Sweet Valley. She and her
husband were walking to church,
when a car driven by Steven Lord,
17, went out of control, struck the
car of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adams,
and rolled over onto the Bronsons.
Wesley Himmler was the subject
of a Know Your Neighbor column.
Three local boys were drafted.
Howard Tinsley, basketball coach for
Dallas Borough Schools, was deferred
until June. Robert David Appleton of
Shavertown, William Henry Monk, of
Dallas, were taken. Norman Edgar
Oney was an alternate.
Seventy men completed grading
from Trucksville to Fernbrook, and
Banks Construction Company pre-
pared to lay the third lane of the
new highway. |.
Trout: fishing was only fair, but
local anglers were successful: Shel
Evans, Arlean Bowman, Fred Dod-
son, and Clyde Veitch.
Atty. Paul Bedford broke his ankle
when he slipped on a rock while fish-
ing Kitchen Creek.
John Harris, 83, wandered from
his home and was found by Harveys
Lake police in the woods of Sterling
Farm, the third time that he had |
been lost recently. He suffered from
cold and exposure.
Mrs. Frank Smith celebrated her
81st birthday at her home in Kunkle.
Robert Sutton was ordained to the
ministry in Binghamton.
Flocks of sea-gulls visited Harveys
Lake.
The Philadelphia zoo dedicated a
$150,000 elephant building.
Mrs. Ivy Marcy, 54 formerly of
Dallas, late of Seaside Heights, N. J.,
died following surgery.
Jesse Kitchen of Harveys Lake who
froze his hands so badly last winter
that several fingers had to be ampu-
tated was still under observation at
Genera] Hospital.
Announcement was made of the
marriage of Kathryn O’Konsky of
Trucksville to James J. Coons of
Kingston.
Fred Boote, Trucksville, celebrated
his 85th birthday.
Leslie Spncer said it was the best
weather for plowing in ten ‘years.
AND 10 YEARS AGO:
Rain cancelled out opening games
of the baseball season.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library dinner attracted 354 people.
Dr. Lester Jordan, chairman of this
year’s auction, smiled broadly from
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THE DALLAS POST THURSDAY,
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APRIL 27, 1961
SIH er HIT
Even the wife has had enough. She
says she doubts that we will EVER
again paint and paper the kitchen.
Agreed.
It all started when she remarked
nonchalantly that she would like to
paint and paper the kitchen this
spring. It is not ended yet. To
write this I had to remove the bread
box from the typewriter stool and
the railroad lantern and dinner pail
from the typewriter table. On my
left where I usually lay papers there
is a stack of plates and pie plates
topped by a bowl, another stack of
nine bowls, various cups, a jar of
silver polish, a casserole and vege-
table dish, a tray loaded with rolling
pin, grater, egg beater, jar opener,
and all the various knives forks,
spatulas, ladles, etc. which usually
hang on the peg board. Into the
corner of the tray I fed all the screws
and hooks as they were taken out.
The buffet is topped with stuff, |
the canister set of tea, coffee, flour,
sugar, etc., cereals, a whisk broom,
pot holders, table cloths, window
curtains, etc. - The floor in the
north corner has the flour can, a
tray of glasses, part of the revere
ware, and a pair of shoes. In the
west corner on the shelves which
usually contain only bric a brac the
steam iron rests on the bottom and
the tea pot on top. A big triangle
on the floor is filled with pots, pans,
the mixer, casseroles, a broiler, a
box of rinso and another of calgon,
and, various small items.
The big electric coffee pot used
only when we have company tops
the spinet desk. The dining room
table, all leaves inserted, looks like
the basement of a department store,
dishes, piles of dish cloths, cereals,
spices, crackers, a big box ‘of instant
dry milk, a tray of medicine, and
Rambling Around
By The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters
ane, |
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other items. Tt has a few advant-
ages. When you want to eat you
can rummage around through a pile
of dishes, get your silver from the |
tray which belongs in the kitchen |
cupboard, grab’ up a big knife and
slice some bread on a small cutting
board, all without a step away from
the table.
The back room is a shambles.
The middle of the room is shared by
the vacuum cleaner and a tea cart
loaded with dishes, with a small
shelf lying on top! A dresser
supports the big pressure cocker, the
electric waffle iron, a cake saver, and
more and more dishes. Another
holds a big box of wallpaper and the
medicine and small items, which
normally fill a couple of shelves in
the kitchen cupboard. The bed is
almost covered with shades, curtain
rods, more curtains, a square game
board, and a big clothes basket
loaded with laundry to be done.
Even the back porch shows the
strain. In the middle is a chair
holding a freshly painted set of
appliance shelves, the bench holds
numerous mixing cans, etc. the floor
is littered with pieces of plastic used
as drop cloth, several pails used in
cleaning brushes, etc.
And when an item needs to be
put on the grocery list, she says it is
in her pocketbook upstairs.
Since the boys grew up and left,
it has been a common item of con-
versation about the desirability of
getting into a smaller place. One
thing sure, we cannot eliminate the
kitchen.
Now I had better get going, move
the stove and refrigerator, the only
{items still in normal position, and
' spread paint.
Thanks be, I make no attempt to
apply paper.
ast Day At Hazard
FRANK HARVEY
Frank Harvey stepped off the
front porch of his home on Wood-
lawn Drive March 30, carrying his
lunch bucket for the last time to
Hazard, where he had been em-
ployed for twenty-seven years on
general maintenance.
Retired, Mr. Harvey doesn’t_know
quite what to do with himself. His
wife thinks it would be nice to move
to Miami, and buy a small house
near that of their daughter, Mrs.
Norman Oney.
Looking back at his twenty-seven
years with Hazard, and thirteen
‘years before that with the Wilkes-
Barre Traction Company, Mr. Har-
vey says it seems like a long time,
but that retirement has a way of
sneaking up on a man, leaving him
unprepared for it. Mr. Harvey has
no special hobbies, but he can turn
his hand to almost anything.
In 1958, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
celebrated their Golden Wedding.
They have lived in Dallas for forty
years.
Mr. Harvey was born at Bethel
Hill, son of the late Cyrus and Ada
Meeker Harvey. He and Mrs. Har-
vey the former Elsia Loreman, have
six children, fourteen grandchildren,
and fourteen greatgrandchildren.
Children, starting with the oldest,
are: Arlene Hazeltine, who lives on
Park Street, Dallas; Margaret Hard-
ing, Kingston; Leonard, Woodlawn
Drive; Wayne, with the Air Force in
Okinawa as a radio specialist; Al-
berta Ctoss, Woodlawn; and Ro-
mayne Oney, Miami.
the middle of a pictured group, and
the picture of the head table showed
Harry Ohlman sitting beside Miss
Frances Dorrance.
Old Toll Gate Lions elected Sam-
uel Patton president.
The annual admonition to set
clocks ahead one hour for Daylight
Saving appeared on the front page.
Howard Hines, Sweet Valley, was
killed when the truck he was driving
for Milton Pollock overturned as it
mounted an embankment.
‘A County Fair at ‘Lake Township
school completely paid for band uni-
forms.
Mrs. James Ide celebrated her
85th birthday.
Darius Cragle, 89, was gored to
death by a bull that broke out of a
pen at the dairy barn of his son
Claude.
Mrs. Mitchell Jenkins headed solic-
itation for the Library Auction.
Linford C. Ide, 52, was buried in
Loyalville Cemetery.
SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT
And now we hear the people say
That winter’s gone and lost it’s way,
If so, I hope that lost ‘twill stay,
And not come raging round in May.
"Howdy" Signs Teach
Good Outdoor Manners
Part of Governor David L. Law-
rence’s anti-litter campaign, they are
made by the Pennsylvania Forestry
Association, Pictured on the steel
sign is “Howdy, the Good Outdoor
Manners Raccoon,” adopted by the
Association two years ago as the
symbol for its Good Outdoor Manners
Campaign.
Since the program first began, it
has spread through 32 states.
“Howdy” is now being considered by
several national organizations as a
possible national anti-litter symbol.
Similar to Smokey the Bear, who has
proved so popular in the battle
against forest fires, “Howdy” is
expected to reinforce Smokey in a
campaign against outdoor abuses.
The new signs bear different mes-
sages including: “Stash That Trash?,
Don’t Throw It, Stow It”, “Trash
Breeds Fire”, and Hunt Safely”.
They are being erected by the
Department of Forest and Waters,
the Pennsylvania Game Commission
and the Pennsylvania Highway
Department, as well as many cities
and industrial firms.
! Ttalian Girl
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MARIE HYDER
Maria Hyder, who left her native
Naples, Italy, eight years ago has
purchased Estelle’s Dress Shop on
Main Street, Dallas, and in addition
to the top quality lines previously
carried will feature Italian imports.
Mrs. Hyder is the wife of John
Hyder, 43 Waller Street, Wilkes
‘Barre, whom she married five years
ago. :
Before coming to America she
learned dressmaking in Italy and |
taught it for a number of years.
Eventually she and her husband
hope to move to the Back Mountain
area. Her two sisters, Flora (Mrs.
Pat Ryman) and Ida (Mrs. Frank
Curico) live in Wilkes-Barre,
Flashing a warm Italian smile the
vivacious new proprietor said the
operation of a dress business has
for long been her heart’s desire. ‘I
will cater to the discriminating wo-
man, and will order sizes as small
as fives on request as well as sizes
up to twenty.” She will appreciate
any suggestions and will welcome
Back Mountain woman to call on
her with their costume problems,
Margo Jeanette Spence
Weds John H. Gordon Jr.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Margo Jeanette
Spence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Spence, Noxen R. D., to John
H. Gordon, Jr., Cos Cob, Conn. son
of Rev. and Mrs. John H. Gordon of
Harveys Lake. The double ring cere-
mony was performed by the bride-
groom’s father, Rev. John H. Gordon
assisted by Rev. Leon W. Bouton,
superintendent of the Wilkes-Barre
District of the Methodist (Church,
Saturday, ‘April 1, in the Alderson
Methodist Church.
Maid of honor was Mary Ann De-
Remer of Harveys Lake and brides-
maids were the bride’s sisters,
Genevieve and Yvonne Spence.
Flower girl was Catherine Lee
Kresge, niece of the bridegroom.
Kenneth Kresge of Harrisburg,
brother-in-law of the bridegroom,
was best man. Ushers were Jerry
Ceccoli and Theodore Giovannini,
both of Hudson.
Reception followed in the church
parlors, after which the couple went
‘to Connecticut. They will reside at
85 Valley Road, Apartment 2, Cos
Cob, Conn. 3
The bride attended Tunkhannock
High School. J
Mr. Gordon, a graduate of Plains
High School, is an apprentice tool
and die maker for the Electrolux
| mutual funds.
Corporation at Old Greenwich, Conn.
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The course, designed for laymen,
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Panel members will be partners
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The first week's program: will pre-
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The second week will give general
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Later weeks will describe the me-
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If the number of persons attend-
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then this television course should
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MAN INTO SPACE—The Russians !
may have been the first to get a |
man into space but when we get |
our man into space we will do ‘a |
better job on publicity. The net-
works have pooled their resources.
A drawing awarded the one camera
team to NBC. Roy Neal and Jim
Kitchell were chosen as coordinator
and director of the pool.
It is possible that a Mercury Red-
stone rocket to carry a U.S. astron-
aut into space may come at the end
of this week. \
It is expected that the telecast
will come sometime between 8 in
the morning and 1:30 in the after-
noon. The telecast probably will
last about two and one half hours.
The first tip that the launching
date has been set for a. certain day
will come when one of the three
men — Maj John H. Glenn, Jr.
Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and
Virgil I. Grissom — chosen as can-
didates for the first U.S. astronaut,
is’ taken, 36 ‘hours before the
launching, to Hangar S at Cape
Canaveral.
He will leave the hangar, dressed
in his space suit, two hours and 35
minutes before firing time. His
movements will be minutely covered
by CBS men assigned to this post.
The astronant then goes to the
point of firing on Pad 5. An ABC
remote controlled unmanned camera
unit will provide coverage at that
point. The five cameras will be
placed on the gantry that houses
the Project Mercury missile. Re-
porters will be allowed to circulate
about Pad 5 until 45 minutes before
firing time.
As soon as the astronaut leaves
Hangar S, the camera crew will also
move to Pad 17 B to get shots of
Cape Canaveral ‘and of the firing
from the forward observation point,
about 2,500 feet from the launching
site. 3
An official of the National Aeron-
autics and Space Administration
will give audio-only bulletins of the
experiments every two minutes
while the rocket is in flight.
The astronaut is expected to com-
plete his 115-mile-high, 290-mile-
long flight in the vicinity of Grand
Bahama Island. An aircraft carrier,
two destroyers, an airplane and an
island base are the “locations” for
crews from all the networks. The
minute the astronaut either lands
or is picked up the cameras will be
working. : ?
Fire Tower Operator
Bored—By Mosquitoes
Esther Motts of Tannersville, Pa.,
has provided an answer for those
curious souls who wonder what fire
tower operators do with their time
as they watch for forest fires.
A fire lookout for the Pennsylvania
Department of Forests and Waters,
she has written several dozen poems,
mimeographed and distributed to
friends in the Poconos recently.
' No question about it however,
sometimes things get a little quiet,
and her biggest concern is ducking
mosquitoes: .
He hummed a tune,
And looked at me,
And then I think,
He counted three.
He stuck his needle
In my arm.
I watched him,
As my blood was drawn.
And then he smiled,
And was gone
I would not have cared,
If that was all,
But he hummed a
Mosquito’s call.
And as they swarmed,
1 grabbed my cap.
T heard one call
“Blood on tap!”)
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DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA
“Pillar To Post...
by HIX
Seasonal notes:
Hepaticas in bloom, ferns starting to unroll, lilies-of-the-valley
appearing through the thick pine needles,
daffodils in profusion,
crocuses all gone, bleeding heart well above the ground.
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One of the more astouding exhibits at the recent Westmoreland
High School open-house was the full sized battering ram parked out-
side, the type once used in breeching city walls and battering down
the portcullis of a castle.
Fashioned of a telephone pole mounted on
large wagon wheels, it was the work of the Three Musketeers, Chuck
Malkemes, Joe Hoeg, and George Jacobs. y
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A Westmoreland student who recently tapped maple trees and
boiled down a gallon of syrup, is willing to part with the product.
He figures the cost at $197, counting up man hours of labor in tapping,
collecting and boiling.
sponses, his name is withheld.
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To avoid having him overwhelmed with re-
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A telephone call, one of those telephone calls you simply NEVER
get:
you?”
“Mrs. Hicks, you wouldn't happen to have any kittens, would
That is like inquiring, “You wouldn't like to win a trip to Hono- -
lulu by jet, would you?”
It took a minute to catch an incredulous breath.
“Sure, I've got kittens.
Four
of them.”
An explanation, “Well, this man’s here, and he needs a kitten
for his. little girl.”
Manna from heaven.
Came the man.
his name.
I was so delighted I didn’t even think to inquire
“Let's go down in the basement and make a selection.
“Now here, is a lovely little kitten.
It purrs and everything.
Laps warm milk very nicely. And what pretty markings.
“And here’s another, almost as large, also with a built-in motor.
“I always hate to give away just one kitten.
Tell you what,
take both the grey one and the black one, so they won't be lone-
some without their mother.”
“Could you spare two kittens?” \
Could I spare two kittens?
only thing that prevents me from
Oh don’t let’s be juvenile.
: The
pressing the entire litter upon the
nice man, is that too much is more than enough. Be too lavish, and
the entire deal might fall through. /
And now, there are two kittens left, both displaying surprising
_ agility in climbing the basement stairs and lying in wait at the top,
a trap for the unwary.
100 Years Ago ThisWeek...in
40 WOODEN SHIPS
seaports under blockade.
Secretary Welles after consulta-
tion with President Lincoln over
methods of stemming the flow of
arms, “munitions and supplies to
the rebel states. f
Most of the 40 wooden ships
that make up the United States
fleet have been
since the fall
two weeks ago
of Ft. Sumter,
S.C., and the be-
ginning "of hos-
tilities.
Secretary
Welles, mean-
Ek while, reported-
ly was drafting
-an appeal for
18,000 volunteers to serve as sea-
men in the rapidly-expanding
fleet.
The Navy’s strength as of today
stands at some 7,000 enlisted men
and officers—on paper.
But -it will take weeks to de-
termine how many of this force
have deserted to join the infant
Confederate Navy.
WELLES
‘Frontier Guard’
Folds Its Tents
WASHINGTON, D. C.—April 27
—The Headquarters Frontier
Guard—one of the most unique
outfits in military history—was
discharged in a body today.
The HFG was thrown together
hastily a few weeks ago to protect
the White House as clouds of war
shaped up and the capital was
without adequate defense.
Its members—colorfully garbed
in outfits ranging from business
suits to frontier clothes—have been
sleeping on carpets in the White
House ballrooms, lolling about on
the grounds and popping up un-
expectedly from every corner o
the executive mansion. !
“és “honorable discharge’
was ordered in a letter from
Secretary of War Simon Cam-
eron and ‘‘cheerfully ap-
proved’ by President Lincoln.
Arrival here two days ago of
1,200 Rhode Island troops, the
1,200-man Butler Brigade of Mas-
sachusetts and additional strength
from New York brought the capi-
tal defense force to some 10,000
men, /
THE CIVILWAR
7 (Events exactly 100 years ago this week in the Civil War—
told in the language and style of tudav )
Navy Extends Its Blockade
To N. Carolina and Virginia
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—April 27—The U.S. Navy today added the
coast cities in North Carolina and Virginia to its list of Confederate
The action was ordered by Navy
Virginia's
Army Ousts
Brass Hats
Surplus of Rank
Prompts Action
RICHMOND, Va.— April 27 —
The Army of Virginia unloaded its
top brass today.
Under executive order of Gov.
Letcher, all state militia officers
holding ranks above captain were
eased out, and their gradual as-
similation into the Regular army
—at lesser grades—was begun.
Full command of the army has
been assumed by Robert E. Lee,
who resigned April 20 as a colonel
in the Union Army and came to
this Virginia city to take over his
new top job.
* *
IMPACT of today’s order was
hard felt at Harper's Ferry, scene
two weeks ago of an ill-fated ac-
tion in which several units of
Southern forces attempted to seize
the Union arsenal.
These organizations failed to
stop the Federal garrison from
virtually destroying the ar-
senal but wound up with it in
their. hands—with dozens of
high-ranking officers milling
about.
As of today, full control of the
Harper's Ferry forces goes to Col.
Thomas J. Jackson, former pro-
| fessor at the Virginia Military In-
stitute. He arrived on the arsenal
site still wearing his staid profese
sor’s uniform.
Butler Takes Over
At Annapolis, Md.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—April 27—
General B. F. Butler today ase
sumed command of the army’s dee
partment of Annapolis, which ine
cludes troops in Maryland except
those quartered at Baltimore.
1961, HEGEWISCH
SYNDICATE,
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES;
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Parent-Teacher
Westmoreland Parent - Teachers
Council card party Saturday night
raised enough money, according to
chairmen Mrs. Francis Ambrose and
Mrs. L. E. Jordan, to defray ex-
penses of the graduation party for
members of the senior class, when
added to the fund already realized
for Sport Night. The 104 seniors
will be given the party at High
Point Inn the night of graduation.
The party is planned to last all
night. It will be gratis for mem-
bers of the class of 1961. There will
be a charge for any boy or girl
other than class members.
Mrs. Ambrose says that without
Council Party
Raises Money For Graduation
cooperation of George Jacobs, class
president; Edgar Hughes, faculty ad-
visor; Thomas Jenkins, commercial
teacher who had his students print
the tickets, and Richard Prymn,
custodian, the affair could not have
been staged. The eleven senior
girls who volunteered their services
were Anneabelle Ambrose, Sherry
Gauntlett, Donna Bolen, Beverly
King, Sue Kelly, Sandra Vivian,
Susie Williams, Karen Culver, Pat
Sinicrope, Marsha Lawry, and Lynn
Jordan. Tt was Mrs. Kenneth In-
man who made the party aprons for
the girls, permitting them to keep
them as souvenirs, z
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