A APR May JAN or THE DALLAS POST Established 1889 “More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution Seti wes RA PERT NI RAT EEE AEE 3 BAR SALA BARR BUBE eR 1 wel ; FREE EERE RA VR EA he dry for the whole trip afield. SECTION A — PAGE 2 Now In Its 71st Year” ATED 4 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations 5 ): Member Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association KX Va Member National Editorial Association Pans Member Greater Weeklies 5 Associates, Inc. The Post is sent free to all fospitals. held for more than 30 days. National display advertising rates 84c per column inch. * Transient rates 80c. ~ Political advertising $1.10 per Preferred position additional 10c per inch. Advertising deadline Monday 5 P.M. Advertising copy received after Monday 5 P.M. will be charged at 85¢c per column inch. Classified rates 5c per word. Minimum if charged $1.00. 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Allow two weeks for changes of address or new subscription i 3. "six months. months or less. fo be placed en mailing list. - Associate Editors—MYRA ZEISER Editor and Publisher—HOWARD W. RISLEY Associate Publisher—ROBERT F. BACHMAN Sports—JAMES LOHMAN Advertising—LOUISE C. MARKS RISLEY, MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Editorially Speaking: for many people. cribed a man—much like all biscuit at the super market. But James Thurber was glad to settle for any one of satires, fantasies, complaints ‘We are not likely to see In Tribute To Thurber James Thurber is dead and the world is a little lonelier Thurber was the gentle and sardonic man from Columbus, Ohio, who brightened the lives of millions with works like “Men, Women and Dogs”, “The Middle Aged Man on the Flying Trapeze”, and “The Secret, Life of Walter Mitty”. In the last, a whimsical masterpiece reprinted for the second time in the November Reader’s Digest, he des- a plane through a storm, performing a miracle of surgery, and facing a firing squad without a handkerchief over his eyes—but who has trouble remembering to buy puppy cost him an eye as a boy and the sight of the other failed gradually and in his last years he was completely blind. But the growing darkness did not dim his wit nor cloud his courage nor impede his fame in many fields. “Most writers,” a colleague once wrote, “would be He has written the funniest memoirs, fables, reports, , fairy tales and sketches of the last twenty years, has gone into the drama and.the cinema , . . and has littered the world with thousands of men—who dreams of flying no Walter Mitty. An arrow Thurber’s accomplishments. his equal soon. Curious Arrangement The tragic death of 70 flaming airliner near Richmond, Va., has thrown the spot- light on a curious and long-standing acceptance by the Defense Department of the objections of the commercial airlines to allowing the military to fly its own personnel. Assuming there would be no difference in the safety factor, it may be hard for the taxpayers to understand why they paid out $2 million last year, for instance, for such commercial transport with the skies full of service planes whose pilots were rolling up required flying time —going nowhere. Investigation is indicated.’ r Tips Outdoo HUNTIN No one who has hunted for long will deny that deer are wary and tricky critters. Just when you think you're one up on ‘em, the smart buck will come up with a few more tricks. that aren’t in the book. If you hunt in hilly country, here's a tip to“put you one up on the next whitetail or mulie you see. A buck that’s been shot at will usually head for ‘a ravine to hide out. In- stead of tracking right after him, walk along the ridge of the ravine, and chances are that you'll see old Mr. Big down below waiting for you to give up and go home. Nothing is more uncomfortable than ‘a bootful of snow. Your feet and legs get wet and you feel like giving up right then and there. Here's an idea that will give you added protection when you're hunt- ing and traveling in snow. Cut two rubber bands from an old inner tube. Place your trouser legs on the outside of the boot and wrap the rubber band around to hold each trouser leg. Now snow won’t be able to sift over your boot tops, and your feet and legs will keep Here’s still another idea on keep- ing warm and dry afield. This one ig especially for hunters who use blinds. Duck or goose blinds can be mighty damp and chilly places on a frosty morn, but an old coffee can filled with charcoal briquets wil’ warm things up in a hurry. Place some mud underneath the can so it won't burn the floor and your’re all set for a comfortable shoot. FISHING Small screws and stuff have a habit of disappearing when you're cleaning and oiling a fishing reel for storage. But the situation can be kept in hand if you take a few precautions before you start to work. Get hold of a board and scribe a circle the size of your reel on it. As you begin to take apart your reel place each part on the circle. (An indentation would help hold it in place, or you can use cellophane tape.) Now youll have young Army recruits in a you need it, and there'll be no more hunting on hands and knees for fishing equipment parts. 3When the Little Woman. is doing her nails, take careful notice of where she stores the emery boards. Then when she’s out shopping, bor- row a few. Why take this risk? Well, there's nothing quite like an emery board for sharpening fishing hooks and keeping them in fighting condition, Get the point? (Try for a $50 prize. Send your AA. tip to A.A. Contest, 959 8th Avenue, New York, N. Y.) FISHING Fishing rods are a man’s best friend (it says here) and deserve to be treated gently when they're put away at the end of the season. Cork handles have a tendency to split and dry out over several seas- ons’ wear. You can prevent this by coating the cork with glycerine or a similar liquid before storing your rods for the winter. The coating will wash off easily next spring and your rod handle will be as good as new. Fishing where rocks are always has its problems. Lines and partic- ularly sinkers hang up more often than not. A piece of chain of several links makes a practically no-snag sinker for rock fishing. Use as many links as are needed for the correct weight. A magnet placed in your tackle tray can be a mighty important item. Tt won’t attract more fish to your boat or hooks, but it can keep your hooks in good shape for the fish when they do come around. A magnet will prevent the hooks from rattling or spilling and keep them right handy. Night crawlers can be kept crawl- ing and lively until it’s time to put them to work if you keep them in a container filled with peak moss instead of dirt. CAMPING Plastic has practically taken over the household these days and now it’s beginning to move out-of-doors. The next time you go camping and ‘haven't the room or ambition to every nut and screw in reach as I Ar dE Only Yesterday Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years Ago In The Dallas Post IT HAPPENED 30 YEARS AGO: The Hermit of Huckleberry Moun- tain, hale and hearty, stated that the report of his death some weeks earlier in the Dallas Post was gross- ly exaggerated. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kyttle, Sweet Valley, observed their Golden Wed- ding. : George Stroh, 82, home in Shavertown. died at his Bears were plentiful, and game commissioners anticipated a banner hunting season. Ten bears were killed the first day. The anthracite output was de- creasing. Sliced bacort was 23 cents a pound, oyster - crackers 2 pounds for 25 cents. An Editorial deplored the bill- boards along the highways. An item stated that by applying early for motor vehicle licenses, a rush ‘just in advance of 1932 could | be eliminated, Wilson Garinger’s little black hen laid 351 eggs in the course of a year, a record for a Black Minorca. rr HAPPENED 2) YEARS Aco: Willard Garey was building new sidewalks in front of the IOOF building in central Dallas. ‘Warren Hicks, senior at Syracuse Universiy, won the intramural golf championship, shooting a 75 against his opponent’s 79. Bundles for Britain organization completed ten bomb-shelter kits. WPA completed work on streets in, Goss Manor. Mrs. Mesech Roberts died quietly in her sleep at Hillside. 3 An anonymous donor contributed $100 to purchase of additional band uniforms for Dallas High School. Captain Harry Lee was in the hospital at Fort Bragg, ill of ex- posure following a truck upset involving the 109th Field Artillery, in North Carolina on maneuvers. Dr. Borton’s dog, Buster, took three first prizes at the American Dog Show in Hazleton. Dallas Borough Council rejected a proppsed bond issue of $20,000, since income had been boosted by collection of delinquent taxes. Sam Woolbert sat for a pen por- trait in a ‘Know Your Neighbor” column. Forty-nine new members were inducted into Dallas Woman's Club. With membership at an all-time high, the matter of formation of a senior and a junior division was proposed. Twenty-four men were examined for military service. Induction was postponed until after Christmas. Lehman, Dallas Township, and Dallas Borough bands played in the Armistice Day Parade in Wilkes- Barre. Alarm clocks were going off the market, due to priorities. Andrew Hourigan was seriously suggested for Governor by a Phil- adelphia paper. Mushrooms were 25 cents a pound; apple-butter, large jar, 10 cents; tub butter two pounds, 73 cents; boiling beef, 12 cents, chuck 23 cents. ¥ Doris E. Little, of Kingston, be- came the bride of George Scovell, Lehman. Ernest ‘Gay and Ruth Ross became man and wife. Marion Eipper married Allen Oc- kenhouse. Announcement was made of the wedding of Dorothy Hughes to Robert Royer. Mrs. Jennie May Honeywell, widow of Dr. Eugene Honeywell, was buried from the Brickell Funer- al Home. IT HAPPENED 10 YEARS AGO: Bishop Hafy dedicated Gate of Heaven parochial school. Glenn Carey, Westmoreland, was Senior of the Month, honored by Dallas Rotary Club. Norti Berti, later Burgess of Dal- las, was the subject of a ‘Know Your Neighbor” column. Four new vestrymen were elected at the annual meeting of Prince of Peace. They were Joseph H. Mac- Veigh, Allison Simms, John F. Shee- han, and Arlean T. Bowman. Asa L. Day was elected to the board of American Bottlers of Car- bonated Beverages at the conven- tion in Washington, D. C. Joe Wallo, driver for General Soule, sailed from Japan. The Redskins lost to West 'Wyo- ming, Lehman lost to Wilkes-Barre Township, Mary Jacobs became the bride of Curtis Conklin. Himmler Theatre was showihg “Kind Lady” featuring Ethel Barry- more; Shaver Theatre, “That’s My six Boy,” with Jerry Lewis. ~ Remem- ber? Mrs. Ella Major of Lehman completed 57 years of Sunday School teaching, and was the sub- ject of a feature story. Rev. Charles Frick took a fall in his own home, breaking two ribs. “One thing I have always admired about my brother Cecil, the movie producer,” William De Mille once said, “is his ability to bite off more than he can chew—and then chew B® ? 9 x 12 sheet of plastic. Draped over a lean-to frame ,the plastic will provide shelter for as many as five campers. What won't they think of - THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1961 INSEE El We are astounded sometimes when. apparently well-reared chil- dren from highly respected families land in juvenile court. And fre- quently we never do find out just what was wrong to make such a result. Just what does make a delin- quent ? An instance has come to our attention several times during the past fall where delinquency is just as assured as if deliberately planned and arranged, bought and paid for in advance. A childless husband and wife adopted two small children, and shortly thereafter were divorced, each taking one of the children. To the man was given a little girl, now four years old, whom we will call Susie. Rearing a four-year old girl without the help of a wife would be a major responsibility for any man, and in this case was made more difficult by the fact that his employers sent him to a South Sea or other distant location to be gone for months or even years, where the child could not be taken. He finally placed her with a relative of his former wife, making a verbal agree- ment to pay for her support a stat- ed amount, which was very liberal. This was several months ago and no payments have been received. The woman who has Susie did not want her in the first place and tells everyone so, in the presence of the child, any time, anywhere. And since there is no money forth- coming she is getting very decided about it. In the meantime she has a baby boy to which she gives al her love and attention. Susie can- not fail to understand the glowing face and gentle admiring talk, com- pared to the treatment she re- cieves. As a result she takes off around the neighborhood, unre- strained, to get some attention and amusement, . She has no conception of property or privacy, for which she is not to blame. ‘She will pick up anything in sight, and take over any unused toy, regardless of location or owner- ship. If ignored she will ride off a concrete step or fall somewhere and raise an ‘uproar simply to attract some attention. Any unlocked door means free access to her and she has no sense of privacy. She moves quietly like a little animal” and neighbors are likely to find her standing behind them in any room of the house, entirely unsuspected. She rum- mages around everywhere unde- tected. In one instance she got . « . Safety EEE EE ETE EEN ETE EE ELE EU ETRE TOT EERE Rambling Around By The Oldtimer—D. A. Waters AE EET EET EEL EE EEE INCOR RET CEI HS (EIEN: into a neighbor's basement and | among other things, pulled the plug | out disconnecting the freezer. She | was found in the basement but the freezer change was not detected until sometime later when a gallon of ice cream was found melted and running down over the contents of the freezer, most of which had started to thaw. Presumably Susie has an ade- quate place to sleep, and probably has enough food, but in these respects is about as well off as many a family dog. She gets no af- fection, attention, training, or disci- pline. What she will do when win- ter prevents roaming around like a little human animal remains to be see. What is her outlook, say ten years from now ? Before leaving Susie, perhaps we had better say that Susie is not her real name. And lest any of my own neighbors be subject to suspicion, it is only fair to say she does not live in Dallas. In this column recently, danger to children on the streets was dis- cussed and within a week of pub- lication an outstanding case was presented. In very heavy two-way traffic on Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre, almost bumper to bumper, two cars in front of me stopped dead, and there opened to my left an opening where traffic moving in the opposite direction had likewise stopped suddenly. Then coming around in front of the stopped car could be seen two little girls, dressed in their best, probably about three years old, the oldest certainly not over four. And behind them six or eight feet came the mother leading a toddler. She releasd his hand to dust off her skirts which had evi- dently been soiled when she came between parked cars in the middle of the block nearest to Pennsyl- vania Avenue. They all crossed be- tween parked cars on the north side and continued on their way. All observing drivers heaved a sigh of relief and proceeded. And what is going to happen to those children ? A little less attention to the ap- pearance of all members of the family, and a little more common sense in not crossing in heavy traf- fic in the middle of a short block would have been in order. Correction Through an error at THE POST last week, the name written “Por- ace” Bealer was printed “Horace” | Bealer. ; Valve © oo THE PHILHARMONIC Dear Howard, Many Back Mountain people are ardent boosters of the Wilkes-Barre Philharmonic Orchestra, including Mrs. Stefan Hellersperk who is sec- retary of the board this year, and Patty Davies into whose shoes I have stepped as publicity chairman. Sometimes I think the audience is mostly Back Mountain—at least the people I see at the concerts seem to be mainly from there. They will - be interested to hear about the remarkable young man who is soloist at the first concert on November 20th. Joel Rosen, the brilliant young American Pianist who is as well grounded in the sharps and flats of international diplomacy as he is in Chopin and Mozart, has recently returned from a third triumphant tour abroad. Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State, he performed 65 concerts throughout Latin America during a four-month period. Last year, he traveled a- round the world, giving concerts and lecture-recitals from Greece, to Japan, reaping lavish public and critical acclaim wherever he went. The aesthetic emissary-musical in- cludes among his diplomatic and musical credentials some rather unique qualifications. Simultaneous- ly enrolled as a full-time student in two colleges—Mr. Rosen acquired a strong education both in music (from Juilliard) and political science (from New York University). And an intensive interest in world af- fairs—plus a close social relation- ship with many members of the United Nations delegations—and one may -appreciate the young pianist’s desire to “utilize his art toward the goal of greater world under- standing and friendship.” This and the fact that he speaks French, Spanish, Portugese and German flu- ently add to his ability to develop friendships with people in other countries. The articulate Mr. Rosen has al- ready crowded considerable success into his young life. In addition to numerous American hearings, in- cluding two major solo performances at Lewissohn Stadium with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, he has attained mmusual international prominence as “a brilliant artist and an exceptional goodwill ambassa- dor” to quote the U.S. State De- partment reports of his work. He will play with Wilkes-Barre Philharmonic Orchestra on Novem- ber 20th at this Season’s first per- formance of the Orchestra. It is hoped that Irem Temple will be filled to capacity to hear Wilkes- Barre’s very own orchestra and such a distinguished soloist. Perhaps you would include this carry a tarp take along instead a lad a 4 " next? letter in the Dallas Post, from an hy ex-native who remains always a Back Mountain enthusiast. Sincerely Ruthie P. S. The day after the SP.CA. Newsletter went out, someone con- tributed $100 for the Statue for the Pet Cemetery—and another person offered to since then. Editors Note: Mrs. Schooley’s S.P.C.A. newsletter appears on page 1 sect- ion C of this week’s Post. IT WAS OUR JOB Dear Sirs: : Let me take this opportunity to thank you for your assistance dur- ing our recent 1962 Torch Camp- aign. The cooperation we have received from you and your staff throughout our community-wide effort was ex- cellent, The rugged task we faced would have been much more dif- ficult without your support, espec- ially in the Back Mountain area where your paper is so widely circ- ulated. Again, my deepest appreciation for a job “well done”. Sincerely yours, J. J. O'Malley 1962 Torch Campaign Chairman FOR ALL OF US Dear Sirs: y [Please accept my thanks for your cooperation during the United Fund Torch Campaign. Support by papers such as yours does much to make our effort a truly area-wide program to be sup- ported by all. Cordially Peter Fava AROUND TOWN WITH LOUISE THREE GRAND OPENINGS sched- uled this week . .. On Sunday the Robert Laux Agency will stage a first showing of the MAINLINER home in this area. Located next to the bowling alley on Memorial High- way . . . it should be creating a big flurry of interest 'specially when folks realize how inexpensive the home is . . . and that it is surpris- ingly large! Bob wants all of his friends and neighbors in the Back Mountain to meet him at THE MAIN- LINER. Check his ad for correct time and details. WHITESELL BROTHERS are also holding “OPEN A HOUSE” . . . at their latest home in Mid- way Manor. “THE ASHWOOD” boasts some really special extra features, plus furnishings by Town & Country Furniture Gal- leries, Draperies, Curtains and Spreads by Bergman’s Dept. Store and Rebennack Appli- ances. The furnishings, they tell us, are in keeping with the Looking at T-V With GEORGE A. and EDITH ANN BURKE FOLLOW THE SUN is rapidly sinking as a TV series. This should not be a surprise to anyone who has watched this program. Robert Sarnoff, chairman-of-the board of NBC made this statement, “The schedule offers something for everyone, If you disagree, I respect- fully suggest you employ the best little program regulator ever in- vented, the forefinger and thumb. “Grasp the switch of your set firmly, snap it off and your mes- sage will come through and clear. Sponsors, like nature abhor a vac- uum.” Viewers seem to be following Mn Sarnoff's advice this season. Programs in trouble because of lack of viewer's interest are “Father of the Bride,” “Window on Main Street,” “Bus Stop,” and “Ichabod and Me.” TIME SPOT helps many a rating. A perfect example of this is the Joey Bishop Show. Undoubtedly it is a poor show but rating-wise it is doing okay because it is between Wagon Train and Perry Como. “Hazel”, which comes on right after Dr. Kildare and before “Sing Along with Mitch,” also seems to be do- ing nicely in the statistical depart- ment. “The Price is Right” has slipped quite a bit in the rating department since it moved to its new Monday- night spot. LAWRENCE WELK was one of those who lost their beautiful homes in the California fires. Many mem- ories must have gone up in the blaze. HOWARD K. SMITH, former CBS news correspondent will be the host for “Great Decisions-1962,”” a series of eight half-hour programs to be distributed to educational stations. The series will be sponsored by the National Educational Television and Radio Center in cooperation with the Foreign Policy Association. GOING MY WAY is going to be made into a TV series, with Gene Kelly playing the role of Father Chuck O'Malley, the role that Bing Crosby made famous. There will - be some changes in the TV version. A Protestant min- ister will be added to the cast. The TV series is described as drama with strong comedy over- tones—based on the 1955 Paramount movie. It tells the story of a Catholic priest in New York and his relations with his parishoners and his min- ister friend. The. role of theiminister will ‘be an important one with the big-name actor chosen for it sharing co-star status with Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly's own packaging com- pany, Kerry Productions, will pro- duce the weekly series with Revue Studios, which is owned by the Music Corporation of America. Kelly arrived in Hollywood this week from Paris where he directed Jackie Gleason's new movie “Gigot.” Although production doesn’t start until early 1962 he’s already started to look for a producer, a director and writer. MICKEY MOUSE CLUB will be’ seen again as re-runs. This means that former Mouseketeers will get rich on residuals. THE NEW BREED is finding it rough going, not because it is a poor show, but because the competition is just too good. It is up against Red Skelton and “The Dick Powell Show” a situation ABC-TV hopes to remedy by moving it into an 8:30 p.m. time slot start- ing on Tuesday, Nov. 14. GARY MOORE and his cast make it difficult for any show on their time slot. Each week they seem to put on a show more clever than the previous week. surprise you, I'm sure. THE LAST . . . BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE LEAST . .. GRAND OPEN- ING . . . will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, when Bernice and James Blackmer, E: Center St., Shavertown, open the first store in the newer section of Dallas Shopping Center. Next to the A&P, THE NEW DALLAS CLEAN- ERS is offering a “TWO FOR ONE” special for these first three days (check their ad) Do step in and make the Blackmers welcome in our community. They plan to stay with us a long time. A BIG, BIG ‘WELCOME BACK to Katherine Scholl at Forty Fort Ice Cream Co. Katherine was the victim of an automobile accident and has been suffering for many weeks. She's on the road to recovery . . . and pretty as ever! THE LUCKY WINNER . . .of a Refrigerator Freezer from UGI in Kingston was Mrs. J. Letts, Stafford St., ' Trucksville. TALKING ABOUT WINNERS . . . its kind of late, but Charlie and Helen Gosart were recent recipients of a wonderful trip to Jamaica and Panama (all expenses paid by Gib- son Refrigerator Co.,—They're still enthusing and Helen brought back the most beautiful handmade blouses we've ever seen! DON'T MISS the big 3rd Birthday celebration at the Back Mountain Shopping Center in Shavertown . . . it’s always a SAVING EVENT and there's Birthday Cake and Coffee too! ) A Next week’s paper should be the start of CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING will be . . . we're publishing EARLY . . .[ 1 so that THANKSGIVING FOOD ADS BE From _DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA Pillar To Post... 7 by Hix \ Just before the polls closed on election night the phone rang, and I dragged myself away from reminiscences of Ephraim Tutt, that wily. old scalawag fathered by Arthur Train away back when. Mr. Tutt had just borrowed a yaller dog from the pound and smuggled it into the court room to illustrate a point. The phone call was ill-timed, but a newshen always answers the phone. supper, a fire out at Carverton, Could be a crash down the highway, mayhem at a church No use commenting mentally, “If I weren't here in the house, I couldn't answer it, so what's the difference?” : (The judge leaned over the bench and whispered, “Eph, where did you get that dog?” Mr. Tutt enlightened him.) I answered the phone. An accusing voice at the other end ‘of the line said, “Don’t you know what day this is?” Heavens, had I missed somebody's birthday ? ’ Failed to attend a school board meeting ? Promised to go to somebody's turkey supper ? Missed out on a hair-dressing appointment ? The Voice waited patiently. “You Do know it’s Election Day, don’t you ?” That was elementary. How anybody on the staff at the Dallas Post could possibly escape knowing that it was election day, was a mystery. “Yes, of course it’s election day.” “Well, weren't you planning to vote? In ten minutes the polls will be closed. Do you need transportation 2’ “For Pete’s sake, I voted at 10 a.m. I wouldn't DREAM of not voting. cooks 7” I'm the breed that gets up out of a sickbed to vote. What “Not according ‘to our list,” stated the VOICE firmly. “You're sure you're calling the right phone number?” “What phone number is this?” “ORchard 4-4281" “Oh-0Oh.” “f I returned in a daze to Arthur Train, and more of Mr. Tutt's shenanigans. Mr. Tutt is about the best antidote to a tough day at the Dallas Post that I have ever encountered. Whether he is selecting a jury composed entirely of small and henpecked husbands weighing no more than 110 pounds apiece, in order to effectively cook the goose of a large and amorous lady weighing 195, Mr. Tutt is entertaining, In fact, Mr. Tutt constitutes about the best escape reading I've been exposed to in many a day. He lives at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, and is to be had for a simple signature on a card. Combat Training PARRIS ISLAND, 8. C. (FHTNC) —Marine Pvt. John A. Nekrasz, Jr., son of John A. Nekrasz, Sr. of 52 Monroe Avenue, - Dallas completed recruit training, October 17, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris | Island, S.C. The 12-week training course in- ' cludes drill, bayonet training, phy- sical conditioning, parades and ceremonies, and other military sub- jects. necks revort to Camp Lejeune, N. C,, for combat infantry training prior to attending a service school for specialized - instruction or being as- signed to a unit of the Fleet Marine Force. Only one man in a million under- stands the international situation. Isn’t it odd how we keep running into him ? One woman recently scribbled Upon completion of recruit train- | “atomic” in the age blank of her employment application. ing at Parris Island, new leather- 100 Years Ago This Week...in |THE CIVILWAR |, (Events exactly 100 years ago this week in the Civil War— told in the language and style of today.), “THE TRENT AFFAIR> .. * Envoy Seizure at Sea Stirs Capital Dissent WASHINGTON, Nov. 17—The capital is in an uproar—probably the most critical since the opening of the war with the South— over the seizure by Union naval forces of two Confederate envoys from the British war-sloop, “Trent.” Advisors to President Lincoln, including Secretary of State William H. Seward, have warned that repercussions might be enormous—even to the point of a possible war with England. President Lincoln is said to have told Seward to calm down the British at all costs, warn- ing: : “‘One war at a time.” Seward is said to be already hard at work mapping plans to placate Britain's Queen Vic- toria, her consort Prince Albert, and, many outraged citizens on both sides of the Atlantic. * kx THE, FIASCO began Oct. 12. The two Confederate delegates to Europe, James Murray Ma- son and John Slidell, left Charleston, S.C., aboard the Rebel blockade runner, ‘‘Gor- don.” Mason was to represent the South in England; Sli- dell had been posted to Paris. - They sailed to Cuba and, after some delay there, boarded the “Trent’’ for the voyage to South- hampton, England. But early in the journey the U.S.S. San Jacinto, under com- mand of Capt. Charles Wilkes, hailed down the Trent and, un- der a torrent of objections from “her British skipper, forcibly re- moved Mason and Slidell. As the two seized envoys left, Slidell called back to his wife on the Trent that he would meet her in Paris “in 60 days.” — Wilkes, a sea dog of 63 who once was court-martialed for harsh punishment of a crew- man, now is being considered ~ either a hero or a fool. His detractors point out that his seizure of Mason and Slidell on the high seas was without orders—strictly his own idea— and that the action closely re- sembled that which kicked off the war between the United States and Britain in 1812, Ed * * QUEEN Victoria, in a procla- mation last May 13, recognized the Southern States as a hel- ligerent power and specifically outlawed co-operation by British forces with either the North or Soath .: ; i Victoria forbade her subjects to enlist for land or sea service ‘under either belligerent; banned in plenty of time for femily | ‘the supplying of munitions and | SECY. SEWARD “One War at a Time.” the ‘‘conveying of officers, sol- diers, dispatches, or arms of either belligerent, or any other act tending to give assistance to either.” Critics of Wilkes say that un- der terms of this regal injunc- tion, he would have been justified in seizing the “Trent” as a prize of war—rather than just seizing the envoys * * * 5 IN THE SEA action itself, the “San Jacinto’ fired two shots over the bows of the Trent, a Royal Mail packet. This stopped the British ship and a boarding party commanded by Lt. D. Mac Neill Fairfax reached the “Trent” to report he had infor- mation that Slidell and Mason were aboard. The two envoys stepped up and identified themselves. Then, while passengers and crew shouted criticism at the North- ern borders—one even suggest- ing that Lt. Fairfax be tossed overboard—the arrests took place. Indignation in England is said 1 to stem largely from reports of how Slidell’s 15-year old daugh- ter was threatened by bayonet- wielding marines after she struck out at Fairfax in protest of the ‘‘arrest’’ of her father. The envoys, meanwhile, are "bound for captivity — of highly uncertain duration—in Boston’s Fort Warren. E Ls Congright, 1961, Hegewisch News yndicate, Chicago 33, Ill. Photo: Library of Congress. nl 4 {
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