This space has been used many times to extol the virtues of ucation and to recognize those who have achieved unusual distinction as students, athletes or educators. We value the benefits of a good education, both because an educated person is more likely to become a productive member of society and cause intellectual curiosity leads to a more satisfying indi- idual life. ~ But it’s time to recognize that there are limits to the oppor- unities public school systems can provide for students, espe- cially in times of tight budgets. It appears that some teachers in the Dallas School District don’t understand that point, nor o they care to maintain a reasonable discussion of the ressures bearing on the upcoming school year budget. ~ Worse, in some instances they have stooped to using unpro- essional tactics in an attempt to bully the public.and school oard into supporting a 16 percent tax increase for local property owners. At a recent meeting, a petition was presented at supposedly was signed by residents who backed the igher budget figure. But included in the 361 signatures were ‘many teachers—some of whom do not live in the district—and even students who had been solicited on school property, a tics didn’t stop there; several students have told The Post at teachers warned them of disastrous consequences should tentative budget, which includes an 11 percent increase in enditures, be passed. Students also found flyers carrying > same message had been placed on their car windshields ‘one day last week. + As Charlot Denmon's story in this week's Post points out, hese tactics were discouraged by the president of the Dallas ducation Association, the teachers' union. : What is going on here? Are conditions in the Dallas School" istrict so awful that teachers genuinely believe a tight budget ill cut important programs? Or do some teachers believe that ey should be exempted from having to share in the belt- htening that is so clearly necessary this year? That seems re likely, especially when you remember that the present alary contract will expire June 30, and unlike other years, the eachers have yet to make their demands known. It appears ey may be waiting, hoping the larger budget will be adopted o that they can ask for bigger raises. More important, what lesson are these renegades teaching eir students? Unfortunately, it's one that says the rules don’t apply when your own selfish interests are at issue, and that you shouldn't do anything you don't get paid for. That is a clear ormula for failure, and one that students should reject if they | hope to become-real successes in life. Teaching can be the most rewarding of professions ‘and urely the majority of teachers in the Dallas system are able to arate their own desires from their students’ needs. In their. meanor and concern, they present positive role models. thers, by attempting to manipulate students and the public, re giving a black eye to the profession. It is to be hoped the true rofessionals will maintain control of the teachers’ organiza- on as we gnier a difficult time for our schools. | Clear violation of school district regulations. The intimidation Letters invited he Dallas Post encourages readers to share their opinions with the community by writing a letter to the editor. All letters for publication ust be signed and include a telephone number so that we may erify their authenticity. We will not publish anonymous letters. Send letters to: The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612. issue. Letters received by Noon on Monday may be included in that week's T=DarLAsCPosT Published Weekly by Bartsen Media, Inc. : P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. Telephone: 717-675-5211 Ronald A. Bartizek Charlotte E. Bartizek Editor and Publisher \ Associate Publisher Charlot M. Denmon Reporter Peggy Young Advertising Acct. Exec. ; Rich Johnson. Reporter Jean Hillard Office Manager MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION AND THE PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER'S ASSOCIATION Olga Kostrobala Classified/typesetting Paul Rismiller Composition Spring growth gE (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek)' LE Auction antiques are now on display at the library By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The display case at the Back Mountain Memorial Library is showing a collection of antiques which will be sold over the block at the 45th annual Library Auction during the July 3-7, 1991 auction. Ernest Ashbridge, antiques chair- man, has purchased many unique an interesting items for this year's auction and we are displaying some of them. Included in the displayis ahand painted pink bristol rose bowl; a miniature highly decorated rose bowl]; a pair of hand painted limo- ges slatdips; a paper maiche bunny rabbit;. a DL&W railroad lock; a miniature Mary Gregory amber cup; an Irish Slipper, used in Ire- land to heat one cup of water; when the base is filled, then it is placed on stove and left to heat; A Rubina Verdi goblet, which is very rare; a green salt shaker with hand painted trimmings; a cigar cutter, circa 1920; a green agate ware drinking cup; a small draw knife, wood working for fine detail work; a button hook for shoes. There is one additional item on top of the display and the question is, what is it? We would like to have people come in and submit their thoughts of what they think this item was used for. There is also draped on a chair in front of the display, a quilt made by people from Huntsville Method- istChurch in 1915which has many prominent Back Mountain names embroidered on it. This quilt is a very rare item. All of these items will be sold at auction over the block between July 3 and 7. The 3rd annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction Horse Show will be held Sunday, June 23, at the Luzerne County Fair Grounds beginning at 8:30 a.m. The NPHA Steward will be Nancy Honeywell. The judge of the show will be Ray Francis. Schooling will be held until 8:15, " Divisions include Children’s Hunter; Short Stirrup; Junior Equitation; Senior Equitation; Beginner Rider Division; Adult Hunter; Special Hunter; English Pleasure; Pre-green Hunter; NPHA Medal Class and Low Hunter Divi- sion. A special class is the Hunter WW i Triumph Pairs, which will toatupe the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Challenge Trophy & Six Ribbons. Breakfast and lunch we be offered at the show. The library Casey’s Cash Crunéhy project has reached completion with $410.00 collected; which ‘money has been used to purchase new books for the library collec- tion. There was this lady who missed her plane the other day becaus she was so engrossed in reading’ book. It had tobe a very engrossing story. ‘Thanks to Lois Noble and her program in horiticulture at Penn State, whereby she planted red and white begonias and blued ageratum flowers in the Ipraty flower boxes. Only yesterday ws (VRS STEHT EEA] NALS Wont A su 60 Years Ago - June 19, 1931 ; DEMOLITION TO TAKE PLACE FOR NEW BANK The demolition of the Reese building on Main Street property is moving ahead at a rapid pace to make ready for the new bank struc- ture. : A new quoit club has been or- ganized at Alderson and the grounds laid out along Harveys Lake Highway and the club now ready to play other clubs. Local Girl Scouts are preparing for a joint picnic rally to be held at Farmer's Inn next Wednesday. Idetown swamped Dallas by the score of 11-3 last Saturday in the local league. Nesbitt Hospital Auxiliary held [its annual picnic Friday, June 12, at the home of Mrs. W.R. Hawkes, Holcomb Grove. Tomorrow is the biggest clam- bake ever held by the Dr. Henry D. Laing Fire Company. Wed - Mildred A. Edwards and Edward L. Eckenrode. 50 Years Ago - June 20, 1941 HIGHWAY BRINGS NEW BUILDINGS TO AREA Hazleton firm will use the Adle- man property as headquarters as they start new construction on the s Property transfers recorded at the Luzerne County Court House : yromMay 31, 1991 toJune 5, 1991. Prices are extrapolated from trans- er taxes paid. Money transfers are sexempt from tax, sono amounts are shown. + Ardethd. Dale toArdeth J. Dale, ~ \8CarrAve., Dallas, property L103, 104, 106, Bellevue, Carr Ave. Dallas Twp. . Geoffrey L. Lee to Joseph A. ‘Maza, 127 W. Union St., Nanti- coke, property LR 40059, Jackson Twp. | + Dean A. Long to Timothy W. Davis, 'RR 2, Box 2036, Sweet ‘Valley, property L34, 1/2 L35, Kitchen Heights, Cook St., Har- .veys Lake. : Estate Dorothy E., John D. »Roberts, al Sicher Jr. Ext., to E. 4 {Kay Simon Martin, 1 Worthington (Rd, Shavertown, property Sutton ‘Rd., Jackson Twp., $162,000. ‘Woodside Homes Inc. to Robert ‘A. Rogers Inc., 134 Highland Ave., » Trucksville, property Highland Rd., {Kingston Twp., $287,000. a - Paul F. Hession Jr. to Lee S. Piatt, RR 4, Box 417A, Oak Hill, Dallas, property Hemlock Dr., Lehman Twp., $112,000. Lakeside Construction & Man- agement Inc. to Terry DeFrain, 31 Circle Dr., Harding, property LR 4024, Ross Twp., $43,000. Edward Miknevich to Sebastian J. Trapani, 30 Kingswood Dr., Dallas, property Kingswood Dr., Dallas Twp., $150,000. - Peter A. Thomas to Thomas G. Peters, 12 Kingswood Dr., Dallas, property Kingwood Dr., Dallas Twp., $121,000. Menzen E. Dunn to Menzen E. Dunn Trustees, 12092 Drynklee Lane, Garden Grove, CA, property Ross Twp. Georgette S. Ellman to Gary Grandinetti, 42 Lower Demunds Rd., Dallas, property Demunds Rd., Dallas Twp., $75,000. Robert L. Hart to Wm. J. Space, 3688B, RR 1, Viewmont Acres, Dallas, property 1.07 acs., Dallas Twp., $91,000. Kelly Realty Inc. to Harry M. Vivian IV, 225 W. Center Hill Rd., Dallas, property Fawn Dr., Dallas, $36,000. ; George L. Ruckno Jr. to Richard D. Tattersall, RD 1, Box 355, Har- veys Lake, property L95, 124, 127, 131, 162, Higgs Plot, Dallas Twp., $250. Catherine McAfee to Catherin R. Bolsar, 206 Pennewill Dr., Leedham Estates, New Castle, De, property Benscoter Ave., Ross Twp., Michael Kovich to Michael Kon, 15 Woodside Dr., Dallas, property Clemson Dr., Dallas Twp., $186,000. D & H Wesley Construction Co., Inc. to Pamela J. Rowan, 794 Coxton Rd., Duryea, property 1.04 acres, Ross Twp., $6,760. Stephen I. Morris to Ruth P. Davis, RD 2, Box 197, Dallas, property 2.42 ac., Dallas Twp.- Lake Road. Four members of the regular Dallas Post Office staff will receive a salary boost with the new rating. Building boom hits Back Moun- tain Area as the new modern high- ways open. Dallas homing pigeons win despite bad weather. Wed - Phyllis West and Donald Veitch; Arline Frantz Gage and S. Victor Eiben; Ruth C. Walters and Paul Shouldice. 40 Years Ago - June 15, 1951 KIWANIS OBSERVE 24TH ANNIVERSARY Dallas Township to have first motel which will be built across from the Township School. Air Force calls Dr. R.E. Cromp- ton into active service at McGuire AFB. Dallas Kiwanis Club observed its 24th anniversary Wednesday with a dinner at Brokenshire's at Harveys Lake. Engaged - Polly Lou Cooper and Cpl. Frank G. Mathers 3rd. Wed - Paulinaand Elmer Wyant; Mary Elizabeth Day and William Murry Morley; Shirley Cook and Lt. W. George Reynolds. Joanne Lewin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lewin wins the Curved Bar in First Class Girl Scouting. Marine Sgt. Alden A. LeGrand returns home from Korea. Irem Pool will open tomorrow and dances will start next week. 30 Years Ago - June 15, 1961 DALLAS BUDGET CALLS FOR 13 MILL INCREASE Dallas School Directors passed a budget calling for $1,975,250 Tuesday with an increase in mil- lage from 65 to 78 despite protests by citizens. Ribbon cutting for new A&P will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the new market located at 125 Memorial Highway, Dallas. The second jail break in less than five weeks from the new insti- tution brings public demands for relay signals. Little League to conduct door- bell night Monday. Beaumont nips Falls by 6-5 score Sunday. Engaged - Patricia Ann Hemen- way and Robert E. Harrison, Sr.; Wilma Jean Lyons and W. De- Wayne Weiss; Phyllis Crocker and Robert Edwards. Wed - Jane Kay Newell and Harry Edward Freeman; Susan Dell Corcoran and John Donovan Tay- lor. Idetown volunteers learn how to I fight fire at the State sponsore red fire school. Wi. 20 Years Ago - June 17, 1971 DR. WERKHEISER IS, NEW SUPERINTENDENT Lehman School Board asked the teachers to cooperate with the Board and that the Board will bend over backwards to help them after the teachers signed a one-year contract. The new Dallas Superintendent, Dr. Linford Werkheiser officially attended the first meeting of the school board June 8. & Dallas and Lake-Lehman gradu’ ates 346 seniors, 229 from Dallas and 117 from Lake-Lehman. Dallas Borough Recretion Park will open June 21. Moon Lake Park will open offi- cially June 12. ' East Dallas and Dallas lead the Teeners League in the second week of play. Engaged - Nancy Bergman and Wayne H. Harvey; JoAnn Theresa Linker and George A. Stolarick; Margaret A. Reese and Peter R. Congdon; Lois Jane Ritter and Jeffrey C. Townsend. Wed - Martha Julia Saypack- and Daniel Parise; Donna Lyng Kohler and Timothy Paul Drugate. Dr.- Thomas Borthwick gradu- ates from Jefferson. 4 7 EN Historical society slates gala for June 14 The Wyoming Historical and Geological Society is hosting its Second Annual Pre-Auction Gala on Friday evening, June 14 at the Glen Summit Casino in Mountain- top, according to Society President Frank E.P. Conyngham. Chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard M. Hughes III, the event is being held in anticipation of the society's 14th Annual Auction which is scheduled for Saturday, August 10. Guests will dance to the big band sound of the popular Herbie Green Orchestra beginning at 7:30 p.m. Coscia's Catering will serve complimentary hot and cold hors d'oeuvres throughout the party with a cash bar available. To get into the spirit of the Auction, party guests are being encouraged to bring an item to donate to the annual auction. Tickets for the gala evening are available by contacting the Soci- ety's office at 49 S. Franklin Street. The cost is $20. 00/person and reservations are limited. Proceeds -. benefit the Wyoming Historicaland Geological Society. The Wyoming Historical and Geological Society is one of the nation’s oldest historical societies. It maintains the Bishop Library as a resource center of local history, a Museum with 15,000 artifacts Lady Toby Lodge visits the Lady Esther Lodge - Lady Toby Lodge #514 went to visit Lady Esther Lodge #74 on May 22 at Tunkhannock. Lady Esther Lodge #74 was host for Sister Mary R. Rose, president Rebekah Asembly of Pennsylvania and her staff. Lady Esther Lodge #74 was opened in due form with acting assistant Noble Grand, presiding. At this time, at the request, President, Sister Mary R. Rose took charge and presided to give her thanks to all the Sisters attending documenting the history of Luzerne County, and the Swetland Home- stead - site of the annual auction and an historic house mirroring the growth of the Wyoming Valley since 1797. which included 12 Lodges amount- ing to 61 Sisters present including the president and her staff. Sister Rose recognized all District Dep- uty Past Presidents responding with their name. Highlight of the evening, Sister Rose assisted by her Marshal Sis- ter Myra McCorkle repeated the written work reading it, with ex- planation. Assisting, Noble Grand of] Lady Esther #74 Lodge closed the meet- ing in due form. oh
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