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Page Two THE DUNDEE OBSERVER, DUNDEE, N. Y„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1938 ESTABLISHED 1878 ©be Bunbee ©bserver HARRY C. SMITH, Editor and Publisher LYNN H. CARPENTER, Associate Editor This newspaper is printed in the plant of The Dun dee Observer at 3 Union Street, Dundee, N. Y. Issued every Thursday. Entered at the Post Office at Dun dee, N. Y., as second class mail matter. MEMBER Western New York Newspaper Publishers Association American Press Half-Century Club and the soaring taxes without demanding evidence that they were getting their money ’ s worth. “ The President has a chance in the next two years to repair his fortunes, to move towards sounder and saner business policies and to placate the increasingly restive mass of voters. He has not shown the tempera ment necessary for the new kind of leader ship the task demands. ” Subscription payable in advance. One year any where in United States, $1.50. The date opposite the name on the paper shows when the subscription ex pires. Responsible subscribers will continue to receive the paper for a limited time after the expiration date. A subscriber who does not wish his paper continued aftei* the expiration date should notify this office in person or in writing. A NEW PROBLEM Hitler has forced upon the rest of the world a new problem — not really a new problem either, but a recrudescence of one that is as old as history. It is the question of what to do with a large unwanted popu lation. Amazing in its cruelty and inhuman in its severity, is Hitler ’ s attitude towards the Jews. No matter what his reason, his cruelty to them and their expulsion from Germany leaves the civilized world aghast. But though stunned from the shock of such terrible treatment of fellow human beings, the rest of the world is slowly awakening to the fact that a great and far reaching prob lem has been thrust upon them. Hundreds of thousands of helpless people must not be left to freeze and starve ; somehow or other they must be enabled to make homes for themselves where they can make a living. Where? How? Who is to do it? Who it to pay for it? All these as yet are un answered questions. But it is generally agreed that it must be done. It is impossible at this distance to visual ize the anguish and suffering resulting from the Hitler policies. Wholesale mur der would be kindness itself by comparison. And Mussolini in Italy is''following along in Hitler ’ s path, and making it impossible for Jews to live in Italy. Thus it is that the other great nations are trying to find places where these people can find homes. Having for centuries been largely engaged in merchandising and liv ing in cities, the Jews can only with diffi culty adapt themselves to an agrarian life. But the only apparent solution to the prob lem seems to be to establish them in some of the thinly populated regions where they can at least make a living by agriculture. Some of the northwestern parts of Canada have been mentioned in this connection, and the time-worn suggestion of establishing them in Palestine has again been made. To these and all other suggestions that have been made there are objections and obsta cles. What the ultimate solution of the problem will be does not yet appear. But in the meantime, thousands of Jewish fami- ies robbed of their wealth, are homeless out casts. “ LET ’ S LOOK AT THE RECORD ” “ No more revealing poll has been made by the American Institute of Public Opin ion in recent months, ” says the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, than the one pub lished Sunday “ showing ,some of the main reasons for the swing away from the Roose velt administration at the recent election. The Institute has caught a cross section of American political thought and held it up in a way that ought to have a profound effect on the Washington best minds. “ The people at last, according to this poll, are looking at the Roosevelt record on the basis of results. The largest single reason for their defection from Democratic candi dates on election day was their opposition to further large scale spending. For on the basis of results since 1933, they are at last convinced that spending doesn ’ t work. The business slump proves it. “ There is a growing feeling, according to * this poll, 1 that Roosevelt has had his chance; that his policies have been too dic tatorial; that the New Deal program has proved impractical; that his interference with business has been harmful; that his labor policy, including the handling of sit- down strikers, has done more harm than good. “ The writing on the wall is too plain for the administration to mistake. Charges which have long been made by serious critics, and which were usually rejected as being Tory faultfinding, are now being made by the rank and file. It would be simply flying in the face of reason to expect the people to watch the mounting public debt A NEW DANGER: DEER ON THE HIGHWAYS Along the highways in some parts of this state and Pennsylvania one may see road side signs reading “ Danger ! Deer Crossing. ” Such a thing was unheard-of a few years ago, for deer were unknown in this part of the state. But about twenty years ago deer began to be seen hereabouts, and since then their numbers have so increased that an open season has been arranged for the adjoining county of Steuben. Frequently deer are struck by automobiles on the high ways; several having been hit or killed be tween here and Penn Yan on the concrete road, to the dismay of the unfortunate drivers. It is unlawful at all times to kill deer in this part of the state, except that a short open season has been declared in three coun ties. Thus a question has been raised: Since the state prohibits killing deer and thus encourages their ? increase, should not the state be obliged to pay the damages re sulting from deer. Many an automobile owner feels that he has a just claim against the state on these grounds. • If the matter of an open season on deer were put to an unpropagandized vote, we be lieve that it would be overwhelmingly de feated. Those who like to hunt might fa vor such a season, but many would oppose the destruction of these beautiful animals. It is a sourcce of great pleasure to see one or more deer in the fields as one drives along the roads. For the present we are inclined to believe that the question of damages is notjbad enough to warrant serious consider ation. DIABOLICAL DRIVING “ Diabolically reckless ” is the way we would characterize some of. the automobile driving'which we witnessed Sunday after noon. On a stretch of too-narrow concrete highway where there are frequent knolls and depressions so that the road cannot be seen very far ahead, ! we saw a number of cars p^ll out of line to pass others in places where they had to cross the white line on an up-grade where vision was limited by the top of the next knoll. More than once we shuddered as we saw cars approaching from the opposite direction and realized how. small a space was left for the reckless driver to get back into line. To be sure, there was plenty of provoca tion. Not in a long time have we seen so many slow drivers as on that afternoon, drivers going 15 to 20 miles per hour. Of course, such slow speeds permit a bet ter view of the country, but they also pro duce a big element of danger on a trunk highway. And the excessively slow driver is almost as much a menace to safety as the fast one. In his slower speed he holds up traffic and builds up long lines of cars all eager to pass and be on their way. But however exasperating that kind of driving may be, when one actually gets behind such a car, the only safe course is to stay behind until it is safe to pass. THE REGENTS INQUIRY The report of the Regents Inquiry into the Cost and Character of Public Education has been published, and comment upon its findings are being made in many news papers. The inquiry is extensive and in tensive in its search for facts, and its find ings present the unbiased opinions of a group of people deeply interested in the ed ucational problems of the state. The re port should receive the careful study of all who are concerned with public education. It suggests improvements in the courses of study and in their administration, and many different adjustments to the every-day prob lems. It deals with the matter of buildings, centralizations,and in fact almost every con ceivable phase of the educational problem. Several methods of effecting large econ omies are suggested. But at no part of the report does one find a suggestion that the field of public educa tion be reduced. It recognizes that educa tion is a fitting for life, and that such prepa ration is increasingly necessary. The whole trend of the report is in the direction of pro viding the best possible educational facilities at the lowest possible cost per pupil. To wards the accomplishment of this purpose, teachers, educators and taxpayers alike can well combine their best efforts. FOR THESE WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL RHYMER ’ S REVIEW By Dunn D. Rhymer So much for which we ’ re thankful That for more we daren ’ t pray! It ’ s time to count our blessings On a glad Thanksgiving Day! Lively lads and likely lasses form our Student Council, sage; We feel their high intelligence belies their tender age! Congratulations, Editor, for mixing with your news Of late, these startling photographs of really local “ views; ” Because no other feature brings your paper home so much As pictures of our neighbors of the Old Home Town, ’ n such! If you retain this policy, these notables to print, Your circulation ’ s due to soar, we offer humble hint. Again we greet new industry; it ’ s builder ’ s line, we see; Located very “Centrally ” , — up on the N. Y. C. We prophesy it great success; it would not be surprising; Macreery proves he ’ s not averse to lavish advertising! The Boy Scouts are elated over new camp site in view, Complete with beach and woodland and some open spaces, too. We hope the modest donor will come forward with his name, So we can give it to the Camp to his undying fame! It seems John Holdens have a son; arrived November eight; And Stewart Clarks of Himrod, over twin girls are elate! November fifth ’ s the date we saw our lengthy life begin .And more coincidentally, we too were born a twin! We ’ re glad the Harry Gleasons who from Barrington came down Remembered to bring Natalie, when moving into town! Merve Taylor had a little fire and flames leaped very high; A proof that since election Dundee really went “ dry ” ! Equipped for outboard motor and the smoothest thing that floats; ‘ Twas shipped last week to Florida; produced by Dundee Boats! A rowboat with a record that has reached that far-off clime, Awakening a new demand; ‘ twill bring us fame in time! They ’ re going to build some “ turn-outs ” throughout all the Finger i Lakes, And say they plan the measure for the tourist people ’ s sakes If we may make suggestion ere this rush to build begins, Let ’ s make it more alluring by providing some “ turn-ins ” ! Let Germany have Goebbels — Turkey “ Gobbles ” here hold sway; We ’ re thankfullest of all, we live In These old U. S. A. OBERAMMERGAU Helen and May Long Tell of “ Schuhplattler ” , as witnessed by them while in Bavaria. The Bavarian eye is roving, naive, jolly. I love ’ em to pieces, especially with a full beard, though there aren ’ t so many, beards till the year before the Passion Play. We had just time to settle ourselves before the Schu- plattler dancers came on. They were perfectly grand, whooping, and mak- ing eyes about four men and their jolly partners in Bavarian cos tume. I don ’ t know whether you have ever seen Schuplattler 1 at a Bavarian place in America. I can ’ t describe it, except to say it gets un der your skin and in your hair and makes you want to howl with the best of them. The gymnastics are amaz ing. The men leap about and slap knees and feet while the girls whirl, then they do an elaborate Lendler ending in peeking-thru-crossed-arms figures, and the music is the goiest thing. There are countless Schup lattler dances, for various numbers of men and women. There were two fight dances which were especially good. One was a jeal ousy pantomime with two couples, in which, between the repeated Lendler ‘ set, the men quarrelled in the center, slapping each other ’ s heads and shoulders with the most resounding thwacks, while the girls sedately whirled about them. The other was for two men alone. They brought in a log, two axes, and a two-handed short cross-cut saw. After driving an axe in each end, they proceeded to saw the middle of the log, in perfect time ’ to the music. After a little they be gan chopping at where they had cut (and this on a hard wood and slippery dance floor) till they disagreed and [began to fight. And how they fought! [It was rough and tumble, in perfect I time to the music. There were zither I solos and yodling duets, too; and be- I tween them we all danced, staying on . the floor fifteen minutes at a time j with brief pauses, so that after a fast Lendler we returned to our seats dripping with perspiration. I got a big thrill of it because I was danc ing with a marvelous dancer, an Oberammergauer. I never whirled so much in my life. We sat in front of a table of three Bavarian boys and two Americans. We girls were all in Dirndl kleider and Helen danced with a Stanford fellow who talked German to her, till they found they were from the same University. How the boys at his table razzed him for his mistake! Both Helen and I are for Bavarians by tourists — till we open our mouths. One day we drove to Schloss Lin- derhoff, one of the castles built by the mad King Ludwig II. It is a tiny Versailles, impossibly ornate, but exquisite. Also to Oberau to see a famous Klamm, or chasm, but as we had just fed full at a packed German eating place — where we had delicious venison and cider — and as the chasm was like New York or North Carolina, we didn ’ e go up it far. The parade of Hitler Youth, with heavy packs and hideous black and white flag — for such little boys! — impressed us more. On the way home our driver got impatient with an insolent fellow who would not move from in front of the car while we were crawling through a crowded medieval street, so bumped him. Much excitement and cursing, during which the wretch escaped. To cap that, our exasperated driver dam aged the wheel of one of two bicycles a boy was pushing. More fun! We were amazed at the traffic on the roads, mostly motorcycles and bikes and hickers. And do these Europeans have to be good drivers to dodge in between Wandervogel youngsters on bikes — big parties of them — and other youngsters with knapsacks on their Aberamm^rgau, Bavaria August, 1936. The trip to Oberammergau in the early morning was lovely, with mist rising and falling among the moun tains, and the day bitterly cold. Mia ’ s mother, Frau Rutz, met us at Gar- misch and we all had the ride in to Oberau together. It took only a few minutes and then we all tore off the train, hurling luggage out of the windows and doors. (The train stopped for only a moment and there were no porters and we had fourteen pieces.) A little car awaited us, driven by a young man dressed in gorgeous Tyrol ean costume — leather pants, socks covering only the calves of his legs, and the longest feather I ever saw in my life. He and the six of us and our fourteen pieces of luggage got into the car and drove to Oberammer gau. There was, of course, great excitement there while we were greet ed by Mia ’ s youngest sister Gretchen and some of her cousins. Anny, her all wear here. In the morning we backs! saw the Passions Theatre. It is a I huge, fairly good looking theatre j : with a fine stage and equipment. W e ' . r t • nj a saw all the costumes hanging up ®3,Ie OI License a lateS back-stage. They are gorgeous. In the to Begin Tuesday, Jan. 3 afternoon we sat in the sun in lovely _______ ' green meadows and loved the cow bells tinkling from the upper pas- Albany Sale of 1939 New York tures. In the evening we went to State automobile registration plates one of the practice plays given in the . w ^ °P en Tuesday, January 3, 1939. summer by the young people. Very | Application blanks may be distrib- good work. Beautiful staging, light- uted to the public on and after Tues- ing, and acting, and very fine voices, day, December 27. This applies to We have a room together in the Passenger, commercial, suburban, Rutz ’ s wonderful, clean, little house. i trai . ler ’ snowmobile and motorcycle Two beds close together, two little j registration. The 1938 plates for windows and windows boxes full of , ^ ese vehicles may be used until mid geraniums, washstand with pitchers n feht, January 31, 1939. Sale of the 1939 dealers ’ and trans porters ’ plates will begin in central and district issuing offices on Mon day, December 5, and application of water, and a big table. And on the beds are the most wonderful pieces of bedding that we ever saw. They are just single puffs. That is all we sleep under, one puff, and they [ forms for these ‘ registrations will be do not even tuck in at the bottom. ’ available on December 1. The 1938 And we, who never sleep on pillows, j registrations of this type expire at each sleep on two. And we each have , midnight, January 10, 1939. older sister who 1 plays the part of ; on our, feet another huge pillow, j Omnibus, private rental and ambu- Mary, Mother of Christ, is in America Everything is so light and warm lance registrations for 1939 will also lecturing, and her father died when ' that you feel as if it were summer go on sale Monday, December 5, and she was young. After a breakfast of good hot coffee and rolls and a delicious pastry-like thing, we went to our rooms. Frau Rutz is lovely and makes us feel won derfully at home; and Gretchen is sweet and jolly and is always doing things for other people. The next morning we walked around town and bought “ dimderl kleids ” — the pretty, full skirted, tight and you covert at were all. sleeping under no application blanks will be available November* 21. The 1939 plates of The next night we went to Schuh- these vehicles expire December 31. plattler Abend at a real old Bavarian New Omnibus application blanks will place with a gallery. There were be divided into classes: One for vehi- Frau Rutz, Tante Emma (a darling | cles with a carrying capacity of eight adopted aunt), Mia Gretchen, Helen : passengers or more and the other for and I. We sat around a table on the 1 vehicles equipped for seven passen- dance floor and watched the crowds. ! gers or less. It was simply jammed. Leather- New plates for none of the classi- pants, plumed hats, embroidered sus- fications may be displayed on vehi- bodiced, low necked dresses that they j penders, beards, and oh, what eyes! cles prior to January 1, 1939.
