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THE DALLAS POST Established 1889
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Now In Its Tlst Year”
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Shavertown—Evans Drug Store, Hall’s Drug Store; Trucksyille—
Gregory’s Store, Trucksville Drugs; Idetown—Cave’s Store; Har-
veys - Lake—Marie’s Store;
Sweet Valley—Adams
Grocery;
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Orchard Farm Restaurant.
Bditor and Publisher—HOWARD W. RISLEY
Asgrociate Publisher—ROBERT F. BACHMAN ¥
Associate Editors—MYRA ZEISER RISLEY, MRS. T. M. B. HICKS
Sports—JAMES LOHMAN
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~ Editorially Speaking:..
.. Three Old Friends Depart
Three of the Back Mountain Country’s oldest and
most respected citizens finished their careers this week.
~ Members of those thinning ranks who knew this com-
munity when it was a rugged rural area marked with
thriving farms and a bustling lumber industry, they were
Mrs. Emma Cairl, 91, Dallas homemaker, mother and
church worker; Gorden A. Shook, 84, former Noxen school
teacher and merchant; R, Bruce Shaver, 81,. Idetown,
founder of R. B. Shaver & Sons Well Drillers, and a
former Harveys Lake steamboat captain.
Lifelong residents of the eommunity in which they
were born and died they were all sterling citizens who
‘contributed in their own ways to the color, the leader-
ship and the advancement of the area. .
Though we saw them seldom of recent years, we at
The Post shall miss them; for they were a link with that
recent past when everybody out here knew his neighbor
and was concerned with his
well being.
Time and again they have aided us with their re-
membrances of the early days of this century when
with youth, flashing eyes and high ideals they faced the
daily problems of life in a rural community.
SHNIACIIHITRRITSE
Sale by IC. W. Space of the former
Ryman property marks the second
change of family ownership, for at
least part of it, in the last hundred
and forty years, probably longer.
Peter Ryman came to Dallas about
1814 and in 1818 was assessed with
49 acves? of which 6 were classed
as improved, one house two oxen
and two cows. In 1823 the present
Huntsville Street’ road was laid
“past Peter Ryman’s barn”. In
1829, according to W. ‘P.- Ryman’s
History of Dallas Township, he
bought additional land ‘of the Wil-
liam Hunt tract. Several generations
of the Ryman family were born on
the place.
In the 1840's, Abram Ryman be-
gan to stock some merchandise in
his home for sale. He drove twice a
year to Philadelphia and brought
back dry goods and other staples.
About 1856 he built a separate build-
ing near the road for use as a store.
The big Ryman Store on Main’
Street, at the foot of Huntsville
Street Hill, was built just after the
Civil War, about 1867.
For several years just before start-
ing to school, I lived in the house
just vacated by Mr. Space, my
father being employed on the Ry-
man farm at the time. My sister,
Ruth, was born there in 1899. My
own recollections include straddling
the big farm horses and hanging
on to the hameg as the horses
went down the lane from the barn
to the watering trough and back
a daily routine, sometimes more
than once. I remember a Christmas
tree in the front room by the square
windows, and various incidents of
daily living which was mostly in
the big room. downstairs on the
lower ground level, with access at
the side. This room is at the back
portion only, with a level entrance
cellar “under the front part of the
house. According to stories told to
me, I fell down the winding stairs
from the top floor and was uncon-
scious for three or four days.
Two other incidents stand out
in my memory. One day a man
named ‘Smith came along selling
a patent medicine, called Porters
Pain King, on the unprecedented
plan that he would leave a supply
with no down payment or obliga-
tion, you would try it out, and
next year he would return and col-
lect if you find it satisfactory. He
did, and continued to come for
maybe thirty or forty years, until
after I was married with a family
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of my own. He traveled all over
the countryside and dealt the same
everywhere.
Another thing was the striking
coal miners, who picked up a bur-
lap bag, pillow case, or anything
that would hold food and foraged
all over the back country every
time there was a coal strike, which
seemed to be frequently. They were
a rough looking lot and traveled
in gangs. They helped themselves to
whatever they could see. The farm-
ers hated them. We had a little dog
which carried on so vigorously that
the men came running from the
fields on at least one occasion and
the strikers departed. It was lucky
there were fences on both sides of
the road at the time.
Four or five years after we moved
from the Ryman farm, we started
to live on the Rice farm, with only
one farm owned by John Welch in
between. James Franklin moved into
the lower Ryman house and I
played all over the place with their
children, Anna, William, and Arthur.
By this time I was able to explore
th big barns, observe the stock, and
get a better idea of a ‘big farming
operation for those days. Mrs. Frank-
lin and children used to come over
to our place and spend several
hours, in recollection it seems pract-
ically all day. All these years, Theo-
dore Ryman of the Ryman Lum-
ber Co. in Wilkes-Barre, and John
Ryman who operated the Dallas
Store, were frequent visitors at the
farm.
For most of their residence the
Space family lived in the big house
presently occupied by John C. Phil-
lips. In recent years they moved
across the street, having enlarged
the house. Formerly the house was
occupied by a succession of men em-
ployed on the farm, the only one
coming to mind being Leon Kintz
and family.
Removal from town of the Space
family takes away old friends and
good neighbors. Mr. Space and I
served together on the school board
while the borough high school was
being reorganized and a new building
built. He interrupted his own farm
work many timeg to do little jobs,
such as plowing a garden, until he
finally started to do them without
pay, after which I was ashamed to
ask him.
Our boys played around the Space
farm for years and sometimes
worked there. We wish Mr. and Mrs.
Space tappinon. in iad new home.
Only
Yesterday
Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years
Ago In The Dallas Post
ir HAPPENED 3() YEARS AGO:
Petitions were circulated through-
out Back Mountain townships when
seven men, residents of Idetown, ap-
plied for jobs on the new rural road
construction being done on Lake-
Lehman road by the State. The
jobs were given to men from other
districts.
Construction of the First National
Bank building, was to be completed
by the middle of December. Twenty
men were employed.
Assistant State Attérmey of Chi-
cago, who visited his brother-in-
law L. A. McHenry, said “Chicago's
crime is not as bad as it is painted.”
But he characterized the feudal
warfare between Chicago gangs as
“dog eat dog.”
Dallas Borough School Board re-
newed two $1,500 notes when $1,-
388.38 of past due appropriation
from the State was late arriving.
Dr. John F. ICannole, confused by
bright lights of an oncoming car
crashed his sedan through guard
rails and down a 20 foot drop into
Bowman's Creek near the Crooked
Bridge on Dallas-Tunkhannock High-
way.
William A. Austin, Beaumont,
was elected . principal of Monroe
Township schools to fill wvacancy
left by George Robinson's resigna-
tion. ;
W. R. Garinger, Huntsville, ex-
hibited antiques taken from the ef-
fects of the late Suzanne Warden
who died at ninety-eight and eight
months, in Dallas. A 160 year old
candle lantern, of the type manu-
factured by Paul Revere, was among
the most interesting antiques.
Trolley service from Dallas to
Idetown was replaced by bus serv-
ice.
Sam Saroco and Placido DiCarlo
were put under $4,000 bail when
their $10,000 farmhouse distillery | ¢;
near Carverton Road was swooped
down by Federal agents who dis-
turbed the profitable industry.
Seventy-two fewer rabid dogs
were reported in Pennsylvania dur-
ing that year according to Penn-
sylvania Department of Agriculture.
The ScottFreeman reunion was
held at Benton Park.
Pony skin coat was on sale for
$30.00.
Four cans of tomatoes sold for
25 cents and a tall can of salmon
for ten cents.
IT HAPPENED 20 years aco:
State Highway Department prom-
ised to aid Kingston Township of-
ficials in safeguarding three inter-
sections for school children’s eros-
sing. :
Cedric Griffith, ‘Staub Road,
Trucksville, was badly shaken up
and bruised when his car overturned
near Benton.
Bill Griffith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Griffith, Fernbrook, severely
injured his leg when he fell from a
chicken house roof where he was
playing.
[Water mains in Dallas were re-
located to make way for the new
highway-
[Chief Ira Stevenson, Harvey's Lake
condemned six more sewers in his
effort to improve sanitary condit-
ions.
Michael Kutcha, whose work as
Dallas District Manager for the Com-~
monwealth Telephone Company in-
creased hig company’s coverage to
2,000 homes in this area, became
manager of «the company’s Clark
Summit line.
Nearly 3,000 students were en-
rolled in Back Mountain schools.
Raymond E. Kuhnert became. sup-
ervising principal of Dallas Town-
ship High School.
Hiram Craft, lifelong resident of
Lehman township and veteran em-
ployee of Lehigh Valley died at
84.
State paid a direct relief check
of $35,790 to 6,712 cases in Luzerne
County one week, a decrease of 260
cases from the previous week.
The 30th annual reunion of the
Hoover family was held at Norris
Glen. Mrs. Mabel Hoover was elect-
ed president.
William Gackenbach, 17, Carver-
ton died of a blood infection. Rev.
Charles Gilbert conducted private
funeral services at Carverton Meth-
odist Church.
Elston family held a reunion hon-
oring Marvin Elston, who celebrated
his birthday, at Shady Side Grove,
Kunkle.
IT HAPPENED 10 YEARS AGO:
IT HAPPENED 10 YEARS AGO
a new peak for the season in an
effort to get ahead of Government
restrictions on new home construe-
tion effective October.
Director of Athletics for twenty-
five years at Wyoming Seminary re-
signed to become Recreational Dir-
ector at Spring Lake Camp, Cut-
tingsville, Vt.
Yellow margarine (minus the
messy yellow capsule) went on sale
after Governor Fine signed a bill
making it legal.
Creek.
Janet L. Wright married David
Eddy in Plymouth Methodist Church,
Frances Manzoni, took place in St.
Stephen's Roman Catholic Church,
Plynputh,
‘| printed in the August 17th issue of
New construction and real estate
sales in ‘Back Mountain area reached
Col. Norman Smith, coach and
Shirlee Martin became the bride
of Pvt, Wayne F. = Hoover, Pikes
Marriage of Agnes Elencik to
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WORTH RE-READING
Dear Howard: .
Congratulations on your com-
mendable article which appeared at
the top of page one of the Dallas
Post.
There is much food for serious
thought in your statements, beyond
the school issue. I hope that others
will reread your article, as I have
done several times, and fully apprec-
iate its content.
Cordially yours,
Austin C. Line.
101 Mt. Airy Rd.
Shavertown, Pa.
WELL-REASONED
Dear ‘Howard:
I hasten to congratulate you on
your front page editorial in this
week's Post. It is well-reasoned and
impassioned. This, in. my opinion, is
effective, good citizenship.
Sincerely,
Frank Anderson, President
Miners National Bank of |
Wilkes-Barre
To The Editor—Dallag Post
As the father of a boy who is
about to enter second grade in a
building already condemned by the
State of Pennsylvania, I would like
to congratulate The Dallas Post for
printing the only true facts given
anywhere concerning the proposed
Lake-Lehman School.
It seems a shame that in this
modern age, when the whole world
is in a turmoil, the education of our
next generation must be used as a
political football! Obviously this
country will never run out of poli-
ticians—but just as obviously we will
shortly run out of good, conscien-
tious men who will devote three
years of their time, gratis, toward
trying to provide educational facili-
ties for our children. ;
It would surely be ideal if our
schools could please every taxpayer
100%—but we all know this is
impossible. The other alternative
is to place our faith in the elected
members of our school board and
trust that they will furnish the
finest educational opportunities and
facilities for a nominal amount of
money. Until now we can at least
feel that they have been honest with
us, the public, which is more than
we can say for the people behind
the now infamous petition against a
five million dollar school.
William C. Frey
Dak Hill
Dallas, R.D. 4, Pa.
BY OUR OWN VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Risley,
I wish to convey to you words of
commendation for the fine editorial
the DALLAS POST. Like yourself,
I am not involved in the Lake-Leh-
man School Jointure affairs. Also,
I would probably fail to qualify as
a literary critic in the field of
journalism.
However, I want to express my
hearty approval of the complimen-
tary statements you made concern-
ing the elected officials who repre-
sent their constituents. 1 also
endorse the forthright manner in
which you point up the fact we have
reached our present status by our
own volition Actually, I presume I
am most appreciative of your article
because I agree with the things you
have stated so well.
The purpose of these brief state-
ments is to give you encouragement
to continue your good work in
publishing good and honest editor-
ials.
Sincerely,
G. Wesley Lewis
Mount Zion Road Route No. 1
Pittston, Pennsylvania
“CIVIL DEFENSE”
Lake-Lehman residents check your
blueprints:
With all the pros and cons re-
garding the Lehman School, let's
use a little foresight, while it’s still
in the blueprint stage.
In the event of an attack during
school hours, children may not have
time to get home and therefore will
be helpless.
We would like to be assured of
their protection from radio-active
fallout. This fallout can be carried
by the wind for many miles. It may
not always be seen or felt, but it
can kill!
Is there a warning signal planned
for your school? Are the cafeteria,
gym, and library built underground
and planned so that they quickly
convert into a shelter, stocked with
pre-cooked canned foods. and other
foods, a safe water supply, cooking
and heating facilities, toilet and
garbage facilities, that could operate
without power if the need be. bat-
tery operated radios and lights,
extra batteries, medical supplies,
bedding, tables and chairs set up in
a manner whereby partial classes
may continue, similar to the one-
room schoolhouse, hobby material
and Bibles?
The children may have te stay
two weeks or until fallout decays.
This is the ‘Space Age.” New
churches should follow similar plans.
Let's hope disaster never strikes,
but let's ba ready in case it does.
Miss Jean Louise Williams, Norton
Avenue. became assistant dean at
Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
Virginia Lewis, Sunbury, became
the bride of Richard Case, Femn-
brook at Northumberland Church.
Mrg. Jane Stroud, 99, Dallas’ old-
est resident passed away.
Jackson took the Little League
One hundred eighty people atten-
ded the thirty-aighth Crispall fam-
ty reunion:
‘28 be
When our children leave home
for school, we want to rest assured
they will be cared for. All education,
no matter how glamorously staged
is inadequate without a shelter, if
our children are harmed or des-
troyed.
“Foresight Flora”
BETTER COME TO CHURCH
| Dear Howard:
That was a splendid editorial you
wrote concerning the Lake-Lehman
School in the paper on Thursday.
1 think it is one of the best you
have ever written and which I have
read. You are to be commended
for your insight and convictions.
I could make a comment on one
statement you made concerning your
(insight) seeing these neighbors in
church when you go.
It was good nevertheless.
Your friend
Russell Lawry
The Dallas Methodist Church
FROM AN OLD FRIEND
Dear Howard:
T don’t know whether you will re-
call who I am or not but I remem-~
ber you very well from Seminary
days. We had something in com-
mon for our fathers were country
store keepers. mine in Lehman and
yours in Noxen.
When I am in Lehman visiting
my sister, Mrs. Elston, I usually
look at the Dallas Post and I have
been interested in your editorials.
I particularly want to comment on
the front page one concerning the
new school building in Lehman. I
thought it was most excellent and
I should think it would have a
definite influence on the readers
who can think but who have failed
to do so.
My husband was a school man—
superintendent of Berwick schools
until hig death five years ago—so of
course I have a keen interest in
public school education, I do not
condone extravagance in buildings
and equipment but I do think it is
one of the last places in which we
should be penurious. The oft re-
peated comment that children don’t
have such luxury at home infuriates
me. In Berwick, which is primarily
an industrial town, unless we can
set the sights of the children high-
er than the homes from which they
come we have failed miserably. A
small percentage of Berwick chil-
dren go to college and so the public
schools must pretty much determine
what they are to be as citizens.
‘We had a two and a half million
dollar high school built five years
ago, which was part of the cause
of my husband's death, I am sure,
and, of course, we had to listen
to complaints of too much luxury
in the building, ete.; but it is only
a building geared to the greatest
efficiency, but with an attractive
finish, which the children are proud
to keep beautiful. When the girls
get married and make homes of
their own they will have the know-
ledge that there is harmony of color
anid good taste in fumishing their
home which they could not have
learned in their own homes. I could
go on but I will spare you.
You have done the Back Mountain
communities a real service over the
years and 1 surely commend you
for your efforts.
Yours,
Helen Neely Terry,
1003 Market Street,
Berwick, Pa.
August 22, 1961.
Mr. Risley:
I wish to express my sincere
thanks for the fine editorial in
favor of the new school at Lehman.
I'm sure all the deepthinking people
of the Back Mountain agree with
you. I do. Tf our children are not
given the opportunity for the best
education possible to fit them for
future citizenship, what kind of
people are we? j
The taxes will be higher sure but
1 for one am more than willing to
pay them. Here's hoping others
are, too.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Calkins,
Idetown.
Mr. Risley:
I want to thank you for the edi-
torial you pblished in the Dallas
Post a week ago.
There are probably a great many
people who would like to express
themselves in the same manner but
do not have the eourage to do so.
I feel that the Back Mountain
needs adequate schools in this day
and age when education means
everything.
Do the people who are against
the new school program think they
could get out any cheaper some
place else?
I have three children in school
and I am anxious for them to have
the proper school and educational
facilities.
We are not rich, but will some-
how find a way to pay the taxes
which will be necessary to pay for
tha new school.
Mrs. 8. J. Margellina,
R. D. 1, Dallas, Pa
WORTHY OF ATTENTION
Dear Mr. Risley:
Congratulations! - The newspaper
article, Dallag Post, August 18, 1961,
regarding the Lake-Lehman school
situation and tax assessment was
one of the finest editorials I have
read in some time.
The situation is worthy of the
attention you have given it, for
myself and the interested weopla
of the A Many thanks!
e it will i furbar the
cause of better schools and the edu-
cation of our children.
Sincerely,
Thomas H. Smith,
Oak Hill,
Dallas R. D. 4, Pa.
AGREES WHOLEHEARTEDLY
Dear Howard:
Just a note to express admiration
for your excellent front page edi-
torial regarding the school-taxation
situation.
We agree wholeheartedly with
what you said and envy your ability
[to put it so well.
Sincerely,
NATONA MILLS, INC.
Charles Gardner,
Plant Manager,
Natona Mills,
Dallas, Pa.
THE RUSSIAN MIND
Gentlemen:
The maze shown on the front
| page of the August 25 issue of the
Dallas Post by Jimmie Kozemchak
looks more like the mind of a Rus-
sian Premier than anything else I've
-ever seen.
Very truly yours
Robert C. Rinehimer, Jr.
Dallas R.D. 1
IN APPRECIATION
Dear Mr. Risley:
How in the world will I ever
thank so many people who have
been so kind and concerned about
my little girl, Marianne, and my
condition after our accident at the
Shopping Center, Shavertown ?
Perhaps in your newspaper you
would kindly express our apprecia~
tion for the many gifts and cards
and our gratitude to our dear
friends who comforted me at the
scene and the ambulance crew.
My heart aches for the dear boy
and his family.
‘We are thankful our injuries are
healing quickly and we are looking
forward to coming home this week.
Gratefully yours,
Dolores Dennis,
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
August 28, 1961.
WARM HEARTED COMMUNITY
Dear Editor:
Thanks again and again for your
cooperative coverage of the Dallas
Chapter #896 Order of the Eastern
Star's Auction which was held at
the home of the Worthy Matron,
Mrs. Mildred Garinger, last Saturday.
The success of this event was
another indication of the warmth,
sincerity, and loyalty found in the
Back Mountain.
- Appreciatively yours,
Oce Beryl Austin
(Publicity)
My Dear Mr. Risley:
The Wyoming Commenorative
Association wishes to thank you
and: your staff for your co-operation
in publicizing our memorial cere-
mony at the Monument on July 4th.
The courteous assistance you give
us is largely responsible for the
good turn-out we have each year,
which, we are happy to say, is in-
creasing.
‘With deep ‘appreciation, we re-
main
Yours very sincerely,
Marion Payne
Corresponding Secretary.
01d Friends Dine
Bt Wheeler Hess Home
A get together of old friends was
enjoyed at a dinner at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Hess, Nox-
en, Saturday evening. Present: Dr.
and Mrs. Harry Henry, minister,
Central Methodist Church, Wilkes-
Barre; Mr. and Mrs. Steven John-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bell, Mrs.
Lena Appleton, Pearl Averett, Ruth
Lameroux, Mrs. Bertha Anderson,
Shavertown; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Eddinger, East Dallas, the host and
hostess.’
Ganoga Lake
This past week was an active one
for the old stables at Ganoga Lake.
They stabled four of Dr. Arthur
Davenport’s horses and three of Dr.
William Bond’s Horses traveled the
many trails and pastured in lush
fields.
Twenty-five 4-H riders were met
by the Bond's at Painter Den on
Sunday and Lad made many trips
with his surry full of children.
The Charles Johnson’s and Ells-
worth Stockbower’s are still tied for
sailing honors. The Miles Little's
were in competition this week and
Pam and Jan Butterbaugh made a
noted effort on their little sailfish.
Dr. Maurichio Martins da Silva
and family, Washington, D. C., were
at their cottage last weekend for the
first time this summer, following
geveral months in Europe.
A family style corn roast, clam
bake was held Saturday night at
Stone House. :
With the bath house and beach
finished, the baseball diamond is
now under construction.
Labor Day weekend activities will
include a dinner dance for members
and guests at Stone House Saturday
night.
New officers of the Lake Ganoga
‘Association will be electetd at the
meeting to be held Sunday.
Weekend guests at Stone House
this weekend include Mr. and Mrs.
Ellsworth Stockbower, Dale, Loren,
Greg, Martha, Philadelphia; Mr. and
Mrs. George Thomas and Norma.
Dallas; Dr. and Mrs, William Bond
and Randy, Bloomsburg.
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The covey of miniature cars in the Dallas Post parking lot |
causes a regulation size car to look like the Leviathan.
The breeding grounds to date this season have produced, in
addition to the usual Thunderbird and the ancient Austin, a Volks-
wagon, a Dauphine, a pocket edition of a Rambler, two Renaults,
another Austin, a Simca, and a Saab.
No Sprite to date, though almost any time now, one may be
expected to grin its way into the parking lot, elbow to elbow with
the Volkswagon.
And no Fiat, though there is one down in Virginia which would
like to join the other miniatures.
“You don't exactly get into a Fiat,” explains the lanky grandson,
“You just sort of wrap it around you.” £
It is astonishing how a miniature car can accommodate a man
six feet two in height without causing him to crowd his chin with
his knees.
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It does make you wonder, however, the first time you Settle
yourself at the wheel of an Austin and start fiddling with the gear-
shift lever,
Especially after you've been, for some years, accustomed to the
luxury of an automatic shift.
Let's remember,
back when.
Depress the clutch, you nitwit, and let it up gently, gently .
GRRRR.
Not gentle enough. Try again. ,
Stick driving, complicated by four speeds, and a reverse .gear
where the stick has to be slapped smartly into place, is a challenge.
That's the ticket. Take it easy now.
What happens if you meet up with something larger on the
road, coming right at you?
Avoid this at all costs. An Austin is capable of running ieht
under the tailgate of a large truck and reducing itself to a pancake.
What's that button marked ‘‘B” underneath the dash?
It's an English car, dummy, and “B” means Bonnet.
Dear me. Just fawncy that,
Where does the heat turn on? And how do you set the speed-
ometer for a total trip mileage?
What, no radio? = : :
Oh well, I never used the radio anyhow. Can’t keep my mind
on two things at once, and a radio is apt to drown out the approach-
ing siren of a motor-borne traffic cop.
This new car is guaranteed to reduce speeding to the vanishing
point. So close to the ground, speed is noticeable.
It's all too reminiscent of the ancient gags about the Model T.
At twenty-five miles an hour the doors begin to flap. At thirty-
five, the fenders vibrate. At forty-five, they drop off. And at fifty, an
organ under the seat starts playing, “Nearer my God to Thee.”
It will be a relief not to get any more speeding tickets, I re-
minded myself as I pulled into Danny Meeker’s garage for a quick
once-over.
It's been stalling a little at intersections,” I explained.
Danny fiddled with the carbureor. “What kind of gas have you
been using?” 3
“Regular gas. Isn't that OK.?”
“For the couple cents a gallon. ditfdonce. you better use. high
test. All you need is a dollar's worth of gas every two weeks.”
“Fill'er up.’
Brimming with a dollar's worth of high test, and with the. car-
buretor cleaned and reinstalled, I went into gear.
I shot out of there like a startled jack rabbit. :
What did I mean, I'd never have to worry about br eaking the
speed limit?
The small Austin fled up the hill as if pursued by demons.
I'll have to watch my step. I can’t afford to get pinched again.
100 Years Ago This Week... in
THE CIVIL WAR
(Events exactly 100 years ago this week in the Civil War}
told in the language and style of today.)
“A SPIRIT OF CAUTION”
Lincoln Raps Fremont’s
Martial Law Edict
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sept. 2—President Lincoln today pulled the
legal rug out from under the controversial declaration by Maj. Gen.
John Charles Fremont of total marti v in Mi r
The unpredictable Fremont
rocked the nation three days ago
now, from experience with former cars, away
¢
which he:
—Split the state of Misouri in two
with an imaginary line.
—Decreed that any person in-the
northern part of the state caught
with arms destined for anti-
Union purposes would be ‘“‘court-
martialed and, if found, guilty,
shot.”
=Threatened to seize the prop-
erty of anyone ‘‘who shall take
up -arms against the United
States or who shall be directly
proven to have taken an active
part with their enemies in the
field.”
—Promised that all slaves held
by subjects arrested under
terms of the “proclamation
would be ‘declared freemen.”
Apparently it was the last pro-
viso—the arbitrary freeing of
slaves—that the President found
most difficult to swallow.
*® ¥* *
“THE CONFISCATION of prop-
erty and the liberation of slaves
of traitorous owners will alarm
our Southern Union friends and
turn them against us, and perhaps
ruin our rather fair prospect for
Kentucky,” the chief executive
told Fremont in a letter sped to
St. Louis by messenger.
He asked that Fremont mod-
{fy his decree to conform with
the Confiscation Act passed
by Congress Aug. 6.
GEN. FREMONT
Rebuked—but Softly -
FREMONT’S brief stay in St.
Louis has been a stormy one, and
visitors from the East have been
astonished at the operation of his
headquarters.
He has stationed himself
and staff in a plush mansion
that rents for $6,000 a month
from a relative of his wife, :
Jessie Benton Fremont, daugh- i 7
ter of Sen. Thomas H. Benton 3
of Missouri. {
His chief aides: are Italian and )
Hungarians, most of whom were 8
: associated with Fremont id 2
Referring to Fremont's threat | historic. treks through the West 3
to court-martial anyone adjudged | that earned him the name, The §
in violation of the sweeping proc. | Pathfinder. i
lamation, Mr. Lincoln warned: These heel-clicking, gaudily-
“Should you shoot a man, ac-|garbed European mercenaries are
cording to the proclamation, the |in vivid.contrast to the dusty, ill- %
Confederates would very certainly | suited, slow-motion hill folk that EF
shoot our best men in their hands | form the non-rigid -backbone of a
in retaliation; and so, man for | Fremont's force.
man, indefinitely. droite rm —
Rebels Occupy
“It is, therefore, my order that
Columbus, Ky. .
you allow no man to be shot under
the proclamation without first
having my approbation and con-
sent.” i i
CAIRO, IL—Sept. 3—Confeder-
ate forces have occupied Colum
bus, Ky., on the bluffs of the Mis-
sissippi ust south of this strategic
Union station. -
Aldes of Brig. Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, new Union commander
here, said the move-in apparently
was "bloodless.
* ¥* OX
ALTHOUGH clearly a rebuke
to the impulsive Fremont, who
commands all Federal forces in
the West, Mr. Lincoln’s message
was softened with this ambiguous
phrase:
“This letter is written in a spirit
of caution, and not of censure. I
send it by special messenger, in
order that it may certainly and
speedily reach you.”
A a
Copyright 1001, Hegewisch Syndicate, :
Chicago 33, Il.
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