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Editorially Speaking:
GUEST EDITORIAL
WHAT IS COMMUNITY PLANNING?
By Lester W. Hauch
We all plan ahead. Life is hardly worth living with
out some aspirations—some plans for the future. Indi-
viduals plan their lives—where they are going to live,
to work or go to school, how they are going to spend their
money, what kind of a legacy they will leave to posterity.
They try to arrange their future affairs so that somehow
they will be more convenient, practical or economical.
/They try to avoid problems before they occur. Families
plan, church congregations plan, businesses plan, even
some neighborhoods plan their futures. Why not entire
communities? Why not our community?
Most of us can easily comprehend what family or
business planning entails for we had some experience
_ involving such planning, but what about planning our
community and controlling its growth? How is it done?
‘Who should do it? What should be done? What is the
community?
A community is, wood, bricks and mortar. It is,
homes, “offices, factories, schools and stores. Further,
it ig air, soil, water and vegetation; hills, valleys, streams,
fields and woods. It is space and time—moving cars,
trucks, and people. It is people—most important it is
people—all kinds of people. People that come from many
places and backgrounds, who do all sorts of things; who
have a tremendous variety of hopes and aspirations, fears
and problems. A community is a place to live and work,
to shop and to learn, to make friends and to worship God
as one sees fit.
This dynamic, living, complex organism has many
facets all of which must be considered in planning its
future. One must think of the community as a place that
supports a fascinating variety of life. We must be able
to prepare it to serve the complex actions that will occur
there, taking into consideration the conflicting demands
by the population for the utilization of the area. We
must seek a harmonious pattern for the use of the land
and buildings.
“We must realize that good community planning not
only involves the proper use of land, but to some extent
must concern itself with non-physical objectives as well.
We must aim for a community with a sound econo-
mic base, and effective services, with a healthy at
mosphere for raising our children.
A community must develop broad over-all policies
or goals, determining the kind of place it wants to be and
draw up a master plan for the future. Such a plan is
vitally affected by what the community already is. The
first task of persons engaged in comprehensive community
planning is the study of the existing condition—the popu-
lation growth and distribution, the existing land use, the
traffic pattern and rate of flow, the physical character-
istics of the land, the utilities available, schools, parks,
churches, industrial and commercial development, econo
mic base, tax structure, existing ordinances and much
more. :
Only after thorough consideration of these many
facets of the existing community can one hope to develop
a valid approach to planning its future, Such studies
require professional assistance for analysis and design,
from which the ordinances needed can be framed with
propriety and foresight. Zoning ordinances, subdivision
regulations, building codes. These are the tools of im-
plementing a community planning program. These
ordinances must be enacted into law by the governing
body of the administrative unit involved.
Here in the Back Mountain Area we have the typical
condition of an economic, social, and geographical entity
divided into a number of political subdivisions each
maintaining local authority.
If implementation of community planning, in this
area, is to be truly comprehensive and effective, controls
should not cease abruptly at some political boundary,
cutting across the very heart of the Back Mountain.
Cooperative planning, therefore, is the proper answer
to many of our growing pains; since our actual com-
munity is really much more than any one municipal unit
in the area. .
Looking at
T-V
With GEORGE A. and
EDITH ANN BURKE
....dJulia Meade made her last ap-
pearance on Ed Sullivan’s show
last month,
Miss Meade has been with CBS-
TV for nine years. Her reason for
resigning, she said is so that she
can be available for stage and
motion-picture roles. She added that
she regretted leaving the show
but outside commitments were con-
flicting with her TV job.
In the past, she had to with-
draw for consideration for a most
attractive Broadway role and a
motion-picture role.
Garry Moore is thinking of re-
styling his entire show for next
season now that Carol Burnett has
decided not to return.
According to Garry he isn’t look-
ing for another ‘Carol. A talent
like her's cannot be replaced.
Carol has agreed to only two
firm commitments, so far. One is
an October engagement at New
York’s Persian Room at the Plaza
Hotel. The other is a: “frequent”
guest star schedule with Garry next
season.
There's some talk, too, of Carol
playing Lady Guinevere in the Max
Liebman TV series to “Knights of
the Round Table” with Wally .Cox.
The pilot is scheduled for next
month. 3
George Abbott is working on a
musical for both Carol and Julie
Andrews. This ‘is thought to be
the real reason -she decided to
leave the Garry Moore show.
Donna Reed will be off to Eur-
ope for a vacation together with
her husband and children in June.
Donna, tired of it all, threatened
to quit TV and ABC came up with
a generous bonus and a vacation
trip for the whole family.
Ozzie And Harriet will be back
for another year. They received
the go-ahead signal to start film-
ing next season’s show for ABC.
They have been on radio and
television for a record breaking 19
years.
Associate Producer—It is very
interesting to find out who is behind
a series. Bonita Granville is one of
the powers behind the “Lassie”
series. iShe is associate producer.
Bonita is married to Jack Wrath-
er, oil man, owner of several radio
and TV stations, owner of the
Disneyland Hotel and film produc-
tions. They have two children, Lin-
da, age 12 and Christopher, age
10. Bonita is busy on the “Lassie”
filming nine months of the year.
Bonita said, “We try to give the
cast a month off. But I find the
so-called three-month vacation per-
iod filled with work, seeking stor-
ies and making preparations for
the season’s filming. But I love it,
and through all this hubbub I'm
a mother who brings up her own
children.
“My mother, who is still with
me, gave me constant care. I don’t
feel that my early film career cheat-
ed me out of any childhood, I had
a fine time growing up and I want
my children to enjoy the same.”
Bonita made 55 pictures in her
film career.
Bonita doesn’t have any spec-
are solicited and she has a good
writer develop the stories for tele-
vision.
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,
a television series adapted from
the 1939 motion picture comedy
of the same title, is expected to
make its debut next Fall over the
ABC-TV network.
Fess Parker, who played Davy
Crockett on television a few years
ago will be the star of the ser-
ies.
The series is about a seemingly
naive man who is elected to the
United States Senate but fails to
conform to the pattern set by his
backers. James Stewart played the
role in the movie.
The New Breed—It is easy for
a star of any television series to
know when that series is begin-
ning to click. When people begin
recognizing him on the street, he
knows that people are watching.
For awhile after “The New Breed”
made its appearance opposite “The
Dick Powell Show” and “Red Skel-
ton” Leslie Nielson had the hor-
rible feeling that nobody was watch.
ing the show.
Then they were moved a half
hour ahead and people recognized
Nielson as Lt. Adams. And the whole
‘cast breathed a sigh of relief.
Leslie Nielson is quite a tele-
vision performer. In the early days
of television he worked as a free-
lancer. During the 1949-50 season
he performed in 46 shows. That
is more than a whole year’s ap-
pearances for “The New Breed.”
There are 36 shows in a full year's
series,
‘Once I counted about 40 dif-
ferent shows in which T could work
in the old days, he recalled. “No
one paid any attention to program
conflicts then, and some of us were
doing two shows at a time. We'd
rehearse one ‘show in the morning
and the other in the afternoon. And
it was no novelty to be on two
shows in the same evening, some-
times one right after the other.”
Being in a series is something
new for Leslie Nielson. He never
played in one before. Another first
for Leslie is that he owns a small
part of this show, which gives a
performer a special feeling.
ial writers for her series. The scripts
THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1962
C0300 0030 CCE
: Rambling Around :
By The Oldtimer—D. A. Waters =
CCE CE ESO SAC C3 EE
Wiliam Comstock, born about
1595, and his wife, Elizabeth
Daniel, born 1608 came to Massa-
chuetts about 1635. A little over
three hundred years later, Mr.
John Adams Comstock, of Del Mar,
Calif., added to prior books and
published a genealogy about the
size of the old mail order catalogs,
including 10,200 listed and assigned
descendants, with several hundred
more that could not be identified.
Since publication, several later
generations have been born. In
three centuries, the family had
not only spanned the continent,
but sent people abroad. The book
shows Comstocks, and related
descendents of other names, in all
walks of life, including some photo-
graphs and biographies,
A few Comstocks are commonly
known everywhere. Henry Thomas
Page Comstock, variously described
as a sheepherder and a visionary
braggart, gave his name to and at
one time owned the “Comstock
Lode”? in Nevada. It caused a
rush and boom comparable to the
California gold rush.. He received
only $11,000. for his claim.
Ada Louise Comstock served as
dean at the University of Minn. and
at Smith College, later was president
of Radcliffe College for twenty
years. Anthony Comstock, a social
reformer, organized a QCommittee
for the Supression of Vice, and was
largely responsible for the laws
prohibiting the sending of obscene
matter through the mails.
Pioneer William Comstock moved
to Weathersfield, Connecticut. As
a result of serving in the Pequot
War, he received a grant of land at
Pequot, now New London, where he
moved about 1650. His children
were born in England, or most of
them. The local line is descended
through Daniel (1530-1683) mar-
ried Paltiah Elderkin; Kingsland (I)
bapt. 1673, died before 1722 mar-
ried Mary Atwell; Kingsland (11)
bapt. 1719 died before 1753 mar-
ried Rachel Crocker; then next in
line John Comstock, who came to
Wyoming Valley. Most of those
mentioned above as wives of the
successive Comstocks were them-
selves descended from early pio-
neers.
ri
John Comstock )1722-1783) mar-
ried at Norwich, Ct. Margaret Vib-
ber. He was one of the First Forty,
active on various committees, and
a proprietor of Newport Township
and Kingston township. He was
ensign in the First Alarm Co. 24th
Conn, Militia, and as such partici-
pated in the Battle of Wyoming.
His sons Kingsley and Robert were
killed. another son, Peleg, then
only about fourteen, is listed by
local historians as a participant in
the battle under Zebulon Butler and
survived. John escaped by hiding
beneath a fallen log as two
Indians parted brush and jumped
over. Later in life he lived with
his surviving son, Peleg, on Wyom-
ing Avenue about where the Phillips
Frozen
now, then farm land. Peleg is the
only Comstock listed as head of a
family in Luzerne County in the
census of 1790, when the county ex-
tended to the New York State line.
Peleg married Mary Merritt. They
had the following children: Zebu-
lon, William, Robert, John, Elijah,
Russell, Rebecca, Susan, Louisa,
Peleg. I have not checked the
other children of John, or made
any notes of Peleg’s children ex-
cepting Zebulon, although the book
covers a lot of them.
Zebulon, who lived to age 84,
married Cynthia Dailey. They
later moved to Exeter Township,
which then included the area across
the river, I have located, talked
with, or written to, descendants in
Wyoming Valley, up the river, in
the Bloomsburg area, in Orange
County, N. Y., and Albuquerque,
N. M. and there are many others,
As usual most of the descendants
now bear other names,
From one line is descended the
Nicholsons and others in the val-
ley; the late Carrie May Carlin of
East Dallas (whose grand-father
had 23 children); and Wayne F.
Comstock of Forty Fort, through
whose courtesy 1 saw the genealogy.
Another is represented by those
up the river, in the Milwaukee area,
and in adjoining areas. Another
moved to Bloomsburg from whence
come the Comstocks of Harveys
Lake and Fairmount Township.
SAFETY VALVE .
Newtown Square, Pa.
March 5, 1962
IT WASN'T HARD-BOILED
Dear Hix:
Here is the history of those chick-
ens that lay the green eggs. If you
will remember I called you last
Friday.
ARAUCANAS: The only domestic
chicken to lay Blue, Green, Olive
Green, and Brown eggs varying in
shades from pink to red. The first
knowledge of this fowl was from
sailors on clipper ships returning
from South America during the past
century.
Details are unknown but infor-
mation points to their origin in the
Gulfo de Arauco district of Chile.
One source quoted their discovery in
1914,
National Gdographic (April 1927,
March 1930) credits importation of
the Araucanas to Ward Brower, Jr.,
of New York. The trio were
“wistkered,” one hen rumpless so
likely a bit related to the Rumpless
Fowl; one appeared much as a
Rhode Island Red, and an other like
a Barred Rock-Rhode Island Red
and the male appeared fto have
Bominque Blood. Quite a number
have fluffs, beards, crests and vary
in color some being white, black,
varigated colors of different com-
binations.
In seeking out facts on the Arne
canas it was found quoted:
“Laboratory Report No. 6949 of the
Ontario Testing Laboratory, records
the protein content of the Arau-
cana eggs to be 58.6% while the
protein content of white and brown
eggs shows 48.2%.” i
* Information from Stromberg’s
Chick catalog.
Now, how did they come to be in
Bill Rozelle’s chicken coop? Well,
his grand daughter, Eloise Evans, is
just crazy about any farm animal
or fowl. Somewhere, she got hold
of Stromberg’s catalog and begged
and pleaded until her mom and dad
finally said OK. to 25 chicks in-
cluding such |breeds as Silver
Spangled Hamburgs, = Araucanas,
Blue Andalusians, Buttercups, and
Speckled Sussex. When they got too
big for their fence in Roslyn, and
the weather ‘too cool, they were
transferred to Grandpa’s four acres
in Orange. °'
They are certainly an odd looking
flock — some have died but I be-
lieve there are 16 or 17 left. And
yes, they do lay green eggs—most
of them flecked with small brown
dots. Some of your readers may
have seen one of them in Huston’s
Feed Mill. It was there until some
unfortunate unbeliever * broke it
in his hand — no, it wasn't boiled
and dyed !!
There are few people who believe
that a chicken can lay a colored
egg. The reaction is usually “Aw —
Come on now!” If anyone wants
to see them—there they are in the
chicken coop with the rest of Bill's
flock. He doesn’t feed them any-
thing different than he feeds the
rest,
Well. Hix — that's it.
Joseph C. Hagle Buried
Joseph C. Hagel, 84, died Wednes-
day night at his home in Pikes
Creek, after a long period of fail-
ing health. He was buried Saturday
dfternooon in Maple Grove Ceme-
tery, following services conducted by
Rev. Roland Updyke from the Bron-
son Funeral Home,
Mr. Hagel was a native of Nan-
ticoke, son of the late Michael and
Johanna Herman Hagel. For twenty-
five years he was treasurer of the
Sweet Valley Chapter, Jr. OUAM.
A resident of Pikes Creek for 55
years, he had been foreman for the
State Highway Department, and at
one time was a Star Route mail
carrier from Alderson to Pikes
Creek. He last worked for the Dal-
las Water Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagel celebrated
their Golden Wedding five years
ago.
Surviving are: his widow. the
former Cora Giverson of Pkes Creek;
a daughter, Mrs, Lillian Martin, al-
so of Pikes Creek; fifteen grand-
children and sixteen greatgrand-
children; sisters Emma Hagel and
Mrs, Lily Sydow, both of Coral
Gables, Florida.
Nielson became an American citi-
zen in 1957. He has a permanent
home in Los Angeles with his
wife and baby daughter. His uncle
was the famous actor, the late Jean
Hersholt; and his father was a real-
life law officer as a member of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
His father, now living in Calif-
ornia, is acting at being a police
officer. His son has found three
ocasions on which he could play
2 lesser role in “The New Breed.”
William Eckert Buys
Sev Newberry Building
William Eckert has purchased
Sev’s Sign Shop on Wellington Ave.
from Mrs. Severn Newberry and has
removed his lawnmower repair
shop from Trucksville to his new
location.
The two-story 50 x 60 foot build-
ing, located just off Route 309 in
Dallas Borough, will give him con-
siderable extra room for expans-
ion,
Mr, Eckert has been located. in
Trucksville for the past six years;
two of them across the street from
the present building which will be
razed to make way for the new
highway.
Hugo A. Anderson
Buried At Lake
The funeral of Hugo A. Ander-
son, 74, of Alderson, was held Tues-
day afternoon at 2 at the Stephen
M. Glova Funeral Home on Kunkle
Road, Harveys Lake. The Rev. Wes.
ley Kimm, pastor of the Lutheran
Church officiated. Interment was in
the Kocher Cemetery, Harveys Lake.
Pall Bearers were Arthur Wheat,
Carl Swanson, Fred Swanson, Arly
Harron, Robert Traver, and James
Huston. .
Mr. Anderson was a self-employed
electrician working mostly outside
the state. He was born in Chicago
but for the past 22 years had lived
at Harveys Lake. He made his home
with his sister Mrs. Otto Olofson.
Besides his sister he is survived by
two nieces and an aunt.
He was a member of the Luther
an Chugh.
Food establishment is |
Only
Yesterday
Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years
Ago In The Dallas Post
rr uapPENED J{) YEARS Aco:
A blizzard disrupted telephone
and power lines, and stalled a
mail train on Chestnut Ridge. Com-
monwealth Telephone Co. had 100
poles down. Linemen and trouble-
shooters were working round the
clock.
Seven million fish’ were stocked
in Luzerne County.
doubtful about any ice harvest at
all, due to spring thaws and then
the blizzard. :
The jobless were hopeful of
of Federal highways in the area.
One of the dreams of Senator Sor-
doni and Norman Johnston was ex-
tension of concrete all the way to
Red Rock, as first step of a
shortened route to Williamsport.
Frank Martz engaged Charles
Elston for manager of his ' newly
purchased farm. ; i
Elma * Robbins of Trucksville
joined the Dallas Post staff as
social editor.
Lloyd Newell built an addition to
his store in Noxen.
You could get dried prunes two
pounds for 15c; red salmon was 23
cents per tall can; eggs 19 cents a
dozen.
Himmler Theater
“Five Star Final,”
G. Robinson.
was showing
with Edward
rr HAPPENED 2) YEARS AGO:
Acres-for-tomatoes movement was
a dismal flop. Chef Boyardee with-
drew its offer to establish a ship-
ping center in Dallas.
Fred Youngblood’s mail route was
about to be extended to 45.25
miles, taking in Claude Street and
Goss Manor.
service at Hunlock Creek when two
male predecessors were called in!
the draft, was set upon and beaten
by three thirteen-year old pupils.
Miss Ruth Chandler resigned the
following morning.
ciplined their young. Yes, names
of the juveniles were published in
the paper.
Farmers were warned to put all
explosives in a safe place. Dyna-
mite has been stolen, and fear of
sabotage was rampant.
Patriots were hoarding sugar.
Clyde Veitch replaced James Ayre,
resigned.
Mrs. Elizabeth Button, 3, of Nox-
en, died.
Inducted into the service were
Peter Skopic, Harry R. Rogers, Em-
Irving W. Ashton, Joseph J. Elias,
John J. Paniszko, Stanley Zelazin-
ski, Ralph J. Ignatovig, Joseph
Marchakitis, Peter Novak, Michael
Mikita, Harry W. Bloom, Glenn L.
Lamoreaux.
Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Comp-
any presented its Minstrel Show to
packed houses at Dallas High School.
Leg of lamb was 27 cents a
prund, mushrooms, 25c¢; bread, two
large loaves, 17 cents.
Major Byron Luce was appointed
transportation instructor at Fort
Holabird, Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth Erb, Trucksville,
died aged 92. :
Married: Virginia Payment to Staff
\Sgt. Joseph Sidorek.
| ‘Shavertown petitions for a new
Borough.
rr mappeNep 1() YEARS Aco:
Shavertown fire company with-
drew its old Fisher truck from
service, planned to buy another
piece of equipment as companion
piece to the 1937 Federal truck.
Mad fox in Center Moreland bit
William Murray’s heifer. Carl Sick-
ler killed the fox. with a wrench.
Lehman-Jackson cafeteria raised
its price to 20 cents for older child-
ren, 18 for younger ones.
Col. and Mrs. Dorrance Reynolds
posed with their Eagle Scout grand-
son, Dorrance Reynolds Belin.
Married: Jane Coolbaugh to Don.
ald Britt. Wilma J. Robbins to
Robert Gordon. Patricia Jane Karns
to William Hough.
Huntsville took the Church League
title, ”
TRUCK LOADED WITH
TOMBSTONES SKIDS
NEAR SHADY SIDE
Of all cargoes to get out of
control on an ice-coated road!
A 15-ton load of granite
tombstones on a Mack trailer
truck going mnorth on Route
309 at 7:20 AM. Tuesday
morning skidded on a film of
ice and jacknifed against the
bank on the left side of the
road, i
The cab was crushed. The
vehicle was insured im All
State. The driver enroute to
Binghamton, Auburn and Buf-
falo was doe Thompson, 34,
209 W. Wade Street, Wades~
boro, N. C. Fortunately he was
not hurt. :
The owner was Ratlif and
Ratlif Inc. Wadesboro, N. C.
Frank Lang, chief of Dallas
Township police, assisted by
Stanley Gardner and two State
Police investigated.
Life expectancy at birth in the
17th Century was 18.2 years. In
the 20th Century it is 58-60 years.
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Mountain Springs Ice Co. was |.
speedy construction of twenty miles |
An elderly teacher, pressed into :
Fathers dis- |
mett L. Hoover, Merritt G. Boice, |
At a meeting at Orange Sunday
night, the work of Wyoming Val-
ley Council of Churches was des-
cribed to a congregation represent-
ing Carverton, Mt. Zion and Orange
Methodists.
‘Henry Hess, Orange, lay leader,
and a member of the Social Wel-
fare Division of the Council of
Churches presided. Marie . Perrego
with her singing dozen and Robert |
Gardner at the organ made a de-
votional contribution with a spec-
ial arrangement of the old gospel
song, “I Know Whom I Have Be-
lieved”. =
Mr. Hess presented Charles Col-
line, Director of the Division of
Social Welfare. Mr. Collins repre-
sents the non-catholic juvenile de-
linquents at Children’s Court.
He told of the deplorakle situa-
tion in regard to the temporary
detention of juvenile offenders in
that the boys have to be trans-
ported about 26 miles to the de-
tention cottage at Kis-Lyn Indus-
trial School, ‘while the offenders
among girls have to be housed at
the Women’s Detention building at
the County Prison.
There needs to be new detension
quarters - suitable for this use. In
1961 in the 41 court sessions held,
there were 171 non-catholic and
non-Jewish juveniles appearing in
court. These were processed by Mr.
Collins, that is, he made contact
with the Protestant pastors and the
homes of these boys and girls.
Mr, Collings urged our churches
to give special attention to reach-
ing the unchurched families in our
communities. He pointed out that
few juveniles coming before the
court are regular attendants at any
Sunday School.
Mr. Collins briefly reviewed the
work of the Division of Social Wel-
fare among the Valley's institutions.
These services include the wheel
. chair ministry at the Veterans’ Hos-
| pital; furnishing Sunday School
teachers and Sunday chapel serv-
ices at Kis-Lyn Industrial School;
religious services held at Sutton
Home for Men; the County Prison;
Chaplain work at area hospitals,
and at Valley Crest. Literature dis-
tribution is also provided at these
| institutions and also to the Cor- |
rectional Institution at Jackson.
Special interest to Back Moun-
tain people, is the work under way
in the Tri-county Migrant Camps.
This work is sponsored jointly by
Tunkhannock Ministerium for Wyo-
ming County; the United Churches
DALLAS, abies
Biche: As A Group Can Be Of
Real Service To Migrant Workers
and the
Wyoming Valley Council of Church-
es for Luzerne County. There were
three migrant camps which received
of Lackawanna County;
Governor's Citation for “materially
helping better conditions for mig-
ratory workers and their families”.
In Wyoming county it was the
Don H. Stonier camp; in Lackawanna
{ county it was the Thompson Broth-
ers camps; and in our own Luzerne
county it was the Dymond Broth-
ers camps.
The migrant workers are people
of importance. The farmers need
their labor. And as Marie Duffy
remarked once regarding these
strangers coming into our midst,
“After all, they are people’! These
families have larger needs than the
camp owners themselves can sup-
ply. The children need schooling,
clothing, toys, recreational facili-
ties, These are some of the needs
the Council of Churches is trying to
provide.
There are also religious needs.
This includes far more than reli-
gious meetings. Chaplain Atterbeary
of the Council of Churches is pastor
of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Wilkes
Barre and is well qualified by train-
ing, by race and by experience to
minister to these people. He can
provide them with many contacts.
There is needed also someone who
can speak Spanish, for the work-
ers are composed not merely of
| southern Negros but some Mexicans
and Puerto Ricans as well.
Work among migrants is one of
the many services being undertaken °
by the Council of Churches illustrat-
ing the truth that many churches
working together can do what each
church working separately cannot
do. Support your united witness for
Christ through the program of the
Wyoming Valley Council of Church-
os.
Borough PTA To See
Rheumatic Fever Film
A Representative of the Heart
Association will present a film on
Rheumatic Fever, Monday evening
March 19, at the meeting of Dallas
Borough P.T.A.
A physician will answer questions
following the film.
P. T. A. president, Mrs. Stephen
Hartman Jr. will preside at a short
business meeting preceding the film.
Mrs. Arch Austin will discuss plans
for the 6th grade trip to Philadel-
phia.
100 Years Ago
(Luis er Saas
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SCOUTS,
“Wild Bill” for
Daring Forays
PEA ror Ark. — March
15—Emergence of a new con-
cept in land warfare—exten-
sive use of field scouts and of
elusive “guerrilla” units—
played a major part in this
here.
Brig. Gen. Franz Sigel, whose
men carried: the brunt of the
North’s offensive at Pea Ridge
(called Elkhorn Tavern by the
- Confederates),
by shadowy scouting parties of
the enemy’ s flanking move-
ments so ‘surprised’ Southern
forces that they were forced
into premature retreat. °
Sigel and Brig. Gen. Samuel
R. Curtis led the 10,500 Union
soldiers. who defeated 16,200
Confederate defenders of Pea
Ridge in a battle that reached
its peak March 8
* Xx ox
THE SOUTHERN defensive
was commanded by Maj. Gen.
Earl Van Dorn; chief of the
Confederate Army of the West.
Among his troops were some
3,500 Indians led by Brig. Gen.
Albert Pike,
These natives—Creeks,
Cherokees, Choctaws,
Chickasaws and Seminoles
—came in full regalia from
Oklahoma to join the battle.
Their executive officer, Col.
Stand Watie, is a three-
quarter blood Cherokee and
the highest ranking Indian
in the Southern army.
As if to match the Indians at
their own game, Northern forces’
employed a number of civilian
scouts during the campaign.
One of these, James B. Hick-
ock, so impressed the North-
ern troops with his exploits that
he was dubbed ‘Wild Bill.”
{ + One Union unit, a division
commanded by Col. Peter J.
Osterhaus, was routed in abject
fright when the Indians de-
scended upon them waving
tomahawks and splitting the air
with bloodcurdling war whoops.
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CURTIS took his army to Pea
Ridge from Rolla, Mo., and
Springfield, Mo., which they had
occupied Feb. 13.
During the advance, the civil-
ian scouts were dispatched |
throughout the countryside to
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week’s decisive Union victory
said discovery |
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Hickock Dubbed
HICKOCK
steady, but orderly, retreat of
the Confederate forces.
Focal point of the battle
became Elkhorn tavern, a
rustic building at the east-
ern end of the gently rolling
hills that gave Pea Ridge
its name.
During the days of fighting
some 200 Union men fell dead,
with another 1,000 wounded and
200 missing. Van Dorn’s losses
included 600 killed or wounded
and 200 missing.
On the day before the key
| battle, Hickock and his scouts
informed Curtis that the South-
erners were approaching in
strength from the South.
However, Van Dorn left a
string of campfires and at-
tempted a flanking move-
ment—only to be detected
by the scouts.
On the morning of the 7th,
Curtis moved north to meet the
surprised enemy in a massive
offensive. It was during this ac
tion that the Indian division
first showed its strength,
* *
AFTER A BLOODY day
of see-saw battles, Curtis threw
Sigel’s division into the spear-
head. With 40 big guns barking,
Sigel broke the Confederate line
on the morning of the 8th, and
the Southern retreat was on.
Northern observers rejoiced
in the belief that the rout re-
moved any chance in the near
future for further Southern
movements against Missouri.
(Copyright, 1962, Hegewisch News
gain information about the
Syndicate, Chicago 33, Ill. Photo:
Liviary of Congress.) Sk Sie
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