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Editor and Publisher ........ SE Myra Z. RisLEY
Associate Editors—
Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks, LeicaToN R. Scott, Jr.
Editorially Speaking
Billboards are again desecrating the highway.
Part of the gorge belongs to Courtdale, not to Kings-
ton Township.
Kingston Township is pretty well protected against
billboards, as the mountain side is steep.
This is a scenic drive, a fitting gateway to the Back
Mountain, and defiling it with billboards is extremely
short-sighted.
Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce,
which is in the business of promoting the right kind of
influx of people to the entire area, could probably do
something about this.
The AAA could lend a hand.
Pennsylvania has a priceless heritage of woodland
beauty.
If it is in the business of selling its birthright for a
mess of pottage, it is a terrific blow to those who are so
desperately trying to build up tourism as a State-wide
asset.
On a purely financial basis, the State cannot afford
to have its assets down-graded.
Route 29, down through the gorge to West Nanticoke,
is beautiful at any time of year. People have to drive
- slowly enough to enjoy it.
Our new speedway from Luzerne to Dallas, once the
~ bare mountainside is clothed in greenery, can be equally
beautiful.
If we keep out the billboards.
And the time to do that, is before they start.
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Highly Volcanic States
Why was the United Nations Assembly shortsighted
enough to give full status membership to newly formed
nations, without requiring a period of probation?
Under the present plan, which unfortunately sets a
precedent, a highly volcanic state can come into being,
‘voice its views in the Assembly, and carry just as much
weight with its vote as countries which have learned in-
ternational horse-trading the hard way.
Heads fall, governments change, in these new coun-
tries, practically overnight.
It is considered impolite by some of these nations
that hostages should be rescued. \
They should wait, under torture, until the mills of
the United Nations grind out a solution.
~~ Presumably the bodies would be buried quietly after
the blood-letting.
What do these highly combustible African nations
want? :
A sense of responsibility to the world at large is
dearly bought. Some of the older nations are still work-
ing at it, like the frog jumping out of the well, two leaps
up, one leap back.
The labor pains of a new nation are always agonizing
to watch. The travail is earth-shaking.
And if the result is a two-headed monster—with a
vote in the United Nations—it could be disastrous.
Every nation wants its place in the sun . . . and every
nation should have it.
But it has to be earned.
It is not an inalienable right.
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| Husted, Alameda; Joseph J. Hudak,
| California; Dick Dymond, ‘Camp
Parks.
Died: Mrs. Emily Hazeltine, 68,
| Only
Yesterday
Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years
Ago In The Dallas Post
30 Years Ago
A review of 1934 on the front
page showed that McHenry offered
land to the Borough for a commu-
nity park; old Cobleigh home was
levelled by fire; petition to retain
passenger service on Bowman
Creek line; thirty degrees below
zero in freak March weather; Alder-
son woman found dead in snow;
THR DALLAS POST, TURS DAY, DECEMBER 29, 1964
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December 22: CALIFORNIA ARE minor damage.
RIVERS RAMPAGE
Oregon, Northern California.
in Northwest, floods in
week old.
zooka firing.
December 23: MAPLE LEAF FLAG for Canada, now one
SOUTH VIETNAM in state of turmoil.
NORTHWEST a disaster area, rivers take many
lives, property damage worst in history.
December 24: U. S. EMBASSY bombed in Saigon, two
Americans killed, 75 injured.
NAB PERPETRATORS of outrage at U.N. in ba-
Father O'Leary welcomed home
after southern vacation; increase in
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millage . . . in other words, a ar
mal year for the Back Mountain. |
Christmas Eve robbery at the |
George Prater home.
Correct setting of traps for pred-
ators was demonstrated to students |
at Lehman, and Mountain Gruncel
members.
William Baird died aged 85 at|
Kunkle.
Rate increase by Dallas Water
Company, booed down by - tax-
payers.
Distribution of renovated toys by
Boy Scouts. Idea originated with
Jimmie Kozemchak, Scout . leader
at Huntsville. Dallas Post aided
the collection.
Pork loins were 15 cents a pound;
round steak 25 cents; giner-snaps,
two pounds 17 cents. 2
Slim four-page issue.
20 Years Ago
Donald Misson killed in action
with a tank destroyer battalion in
Germany. Misson, 27, was son of |
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Misson, Dallas.
Personal bravery in directing ar-
tillery fire in Belgium won for Lt.
Irvin C. Davis, Shavertown, the
silver star. Subsequently, he was
taken prisoner.
Senator ‘A. J. Sordoni was made
ans AAA director.
Harold Brobst
won the Drones
star, running messages under
enemy fire.
The Thomas Landons had a
Christmas present, a baby boy.
Babson forecast that war produc-
tion would be cut back increasingly,
consumer production accelerated.
It was a New Years greeting “is-
sue, long on holiday cards, shy on:
news.
A canned bit of advice to home-
makers recommended cutting down
Pop’s overcoat and making a snow-
suit for Junior.
In the Outpost: Pvt. E. H. Wil-
liams, with the infantry; Eddie
Tutak, California; Clayton Lee Cairl,
with new wings, in Alabama; Gilbert
Trucksville. Mrs. Anna G. Nevhurd |
Dallas Township. |
Marriod:: Kaibloon Gobel boil Jane Dover, Elaine Dixon, Sandra | Carol
Thomas Cawley, Jr. Lois McAfee
to Harold F. Whitmaire.
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| streamer
‘of Mr.
| was successful.
| bought Dallas Hardware Store.
| a narrow squeak, escaping coal gas
| fumes with their infant.
| ship, died.
| balmy weather,
| instead of north.
| Marilyn McCabe.
10 Years Ago
Small Tom Gallagher, son of Dr. | |
| and Mrs. H. G. Gallagher, ‘posed |:
for Jimmie Kozemchak's annual |
New Year's picture, arrayed in|
practically nothing but a breech-|
clout,
the
bearing numerals |
[- 1955.
William Kern, 16 month-old-son | JoAnn Tucker,’ Ann Woolbert, Helen | Strohl,
Carl Kern, Ide- Yagloski, Shirley Zarychta, Patricia | Diane Thier, Daniel Thomas, Gloria |
and Mrs.
town, swallowed a hooked Chilst:
| mas ball hanger after eating the
ball. Emergency surgery at Genéril”
Unseasonable mild weather foiled
| skaters. ?
Back Mountain Lumber Company
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lavelle had
A. J. Search, 88, Hunlock Town-
Wild geese, confused by the
were flying south
caw Tm
Married: Herbert Brobst and
December 25: BERLIN WALL admits many West Ber-
liners to visit relatives in East Berlin.
PILGRIMS VISIT birthplace of Christ.
GUANTANAMO BASE in Cuba once more open
to navy families.
December 27: BILLIONS DAMAGE in Northwest Floods,
17,000 homeless.
December 28: FLOODS EASING in Northwest.
MARINER 50 million miles in space, heading for
"Mars, on its 325 million flight, due in June.
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Better Leighton Never
SEEN AND HEARD
A chiropractor is showing inter-
est, at last report, in renting the
Bert's 'Drug Store property on Main
Street.
+ A popular touch: Christmas lights
in the middle window of the rail-
road passenger station and smoke
coming out of the chimney for the
first time since stationmaster Jim
Murray locked the door after the
last. day of operation.
Paul Shaver Sr., and Jr., finally
got time to put up Paul's own
Christmas lights, the day before
Christmas, after running around all
season fixing everybody else's.
Unselfishness award: to Street
Superintendent Andy Perranto,
overheard saying he wished there
were a ‘couple’inches of snow Christ-
mas eve for the benefit of the kids.
“Legionnaires . Dick ' Fuller, Ed
Buckley, and Tom Reese were
around distributing Christmas bas-
kets "two nights before the day,
received gratefully. Ed says a lot
of people would like to know who
the little boy is that needed a pair
of : socks.
Jesse’ Coslett had things well
under control on the highway at
Shavertown Shopping Center, the
afternoon before Christmas, and
“| frankly I'd like to know how it's
done, with four lanes of steady traf-
fic, ears inching out from the bank,
the drug store, the postoffice, the
jeweler, and the shopping center
itself, plus cars from the highway
stacking up to get into the plaza
Just as soon as some car moves
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| ler, Susan Dingle, Patricia Dimmick; |
Dunham, Robert Dolbear, Ellen |
Evans, Steve Farrar, Jean Fleming, |
| Marjorie Glahn, Jacqueline Gruver,
| Carol Guilford, Monica Haradem, !
| Betsy Hopkins, Bruce Hopkins, |
Helen Kotyk. |
Gail Lamoreux, Marilyn Moyer,
| Judy Novitsky, Charles Miller,
| Cheryl Parsons, Patrick Reithoffer, |
Albert Phillips, Eileen Rattigan,
a tall hat, and a diagonal | Linda Guilford, Walter Prokopchak, A Karen Potter,
| Jean ‘Shales, Sue Shoemaker,
| Joseph Stredney, Marypaula Stoner,
Smith.
‘9th Grade: John Anderson, Ruth
Besecker, Gary Binder, Scott Blase,
Allan Brown, Debra Campell, Cathy
Connolly, William Davis, Erik Din-
gle, Daniel Dorrance, Dale Elston,
Richard . Fedock, Lucy Fleming,
Cynthia Garman, Charlotta Gelb, |
Sally Holvey, Robert Huttman.
"Thomas Jenkins, Barbara Kyle, |
Eric. Mayor, Carol McCoy, Dennis |
Miller, Jane Mitchell, Diane Reese, |
Kathy Reese, Gary Ryan, Judith |
Staske,. Cindy Supulski, Thomas
Vernon, Sally Walk, Susan Wiener,
Robert Welsh, Dennis Wright, Shar-
on Yalick, Candis Zaboski.
8th Grade: Donald Anthony, Char- |
les Baker, Vera Balshaw, Alicia Bau- |
man, Timothy Bauman, Gregory
J out of the way,
i Sally Harter,
| Barbara Connolly,
| Grant Davis, Karen Davis, Ruth De- |
! | Guiliani,
plus pedestrians
who want to walk across. Here's
an area that needs police or a light
from 9 to 9 every day.
All in the Christmas rush: Some
lady left her dog in the car while
shopping at Dallas Acme, and the
dog got so excited he stepped on
the button and locked the door.
And she had left her keys in the
ignition.
GAS OF A NEW YEAR!
Down at the drug store I was
buying a late ‘Christmas gift for
a friend who smokes like a fiend
and has ulcers. What better gift
than a carton of cigarettes and a
month’s supply of Alka-seltzer,
which, in case you don’t use it, is
a fizzy mineral tablet designed to
turn your stomach temporarily to
stone when taken in water. There
are other brands, too.
“Yes,” said Shel, as I bought the
powered gas, ‘we're getting all set
with that for the weekend.”
“Really?” 1 asked with astonish-
ment. “Well, when you think about
it, I guess the alkalizing business
should pick up a little at New
Years.” And then he showed me
the table full of fizz pills and soda
pop he had at the front of the
store.
“Nine out of ten people who'll
want that stuff will walk right past
that in pure stupefaction, and ask
the druggist if he has any,” I
thought. :
ay you all have a gasser of a
New Year.
Beck) Alicia. Berger, Robert Bowen,
David Burkhardt, Patricia .Corbett,
Crawford, Joan Dominck,
| Sally Elston, Jeffrey Eyet, Karen
Fry, Clifford Garris, Carl Goeringer,
| Andrea Haines, Wayne Harrison,
Scout Commissioner
| of the
| Peter,
Connie Havir, Diane
Hoover, Suzanne Jozwiak, Frank |
Juarbe. |
Mark Kessler, Ann Lacy, William |
| Lawler, Nancy Love, Marjorie Mc- |
Carty, Richard Morgan, John Oliver, |
| Marlene Petraccini, Rosemary Petty,
Paula Richards, Ed- |
ward Roman, Vincent Roman, Shar- |
!on Schuts, Samuel Smith, Sally
Judith Szela, Gail Telford, |
John
Thomas, Marcia ‘Wazeter,
Welker. :
7th Grade: Diane Alden, Judy |
Allen, Deborah Anthony, Marian |
Barnard, Curtis Britt, Susan Bucan,
Lorene Daring,
witt, William Douglas, Clifton Dun- |
gey, John Fedock, John Fleming, |
Elaine Friedman, Jane Gilmartin, |
Ann Graham, Robert Griffiths, Diane
Carol Hieks, Ann Hiller,
Nancy Hoidra, Deborah Hoyt, David
| Jones, Deborah Kapral, Mary Jo |
| Karweta, Deborah Kleiner, Gwen |
Kloeber, Gary Kloppinger, Donna |
Kocher, John Krivak, Elaine Kuehn,
Charles LaBerge, Ruth Lewis, Bon-
nie Long, James Miller, Deborah
Otto. ’
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SERVING RESIDENTS OF
THE GREATER DALLAS AREA
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
A funeral home should be carefully selected . . . before
the need arises. Back Mountain residents are invited
to compare Snowdon facilities . . . services . . . prices.
HAROLD C. SNOWDON
HAROLD C. SNOWDON, JR.
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OTTO V. SARMONIS °
Otto V. Sarmonis, Lake Road,
Noxen, has recently been appointed
Neighborhood Commissioner. for
Scout units in Wyoming County.
As a neighborhood commissioner
serving Cub Pack 530 and Boy
| Scout Troop 530 in Noxen; and
Troop and Cub Pack 336 in Center
Moreland, Mr. Sarmonis will give
direct and continuing guidance to
| unit leaders, and carry district pro-
grams to the units.
Mr. Sarmonis’ background on
| Scouting includes work with “Order
Arrow,” serving as Lodge
| Advisor for camp promotion, and
committeeman for Troop and Ex-
plorer Post 331, Harveys Lake.
He has two sons in Scouting:
a Life Scout of Explorer Post
331, and Richard,”Eagle Scout, who
attends Pennsylvania State Uni-
| versity.
Safety Valve
KEY CLUB CAROLLERS
Dear George McCutcheon:
One of the nicest Christmas pres-
ents I had this year, was the visit
of the Key Club carollers.
There was the muffled slam of
car doors, a whispered tip-toe prog-
ress across the lawn, and then the
sudden burst of song.
George, I've never had anything
lovelier happen to me. And none
of the kids seemed to mind my
coming out on the steps and sing-
ing with them. They're such a
marvelous bunch. Kids that the
Back Mountain may well be proud
of.
So, thank you again . . . you
and the Key Club. And don’t ever
leave this area, because we need)
you here.
Hix
EDITORIAL APPRECIATED
A
DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA
From—
Pillar To Post...
By Hix
It was a beautiful Christmas. :
Not a white Christmas, but a soft, mild Christmas, a brush with
Indian Summer before the winter snows and the sub-zero weather.
Christmas started early this year.
It began late Sunday night, with the arrival of a daughter and
a grandson, who made the 500 mile roundtrip to Dallas in a span
of twenty-four hours, just to say Merry Christmas, eat breakfast
and lunch, and off again.
The little apple logs were glowing in the Franklin stove at 1:30
am. and blazing the next morning with the breakfast coffee.
It was Press Day, but Mrs. Risley said, “Just come in for a few
hours in the morning, and take time having lunch with Barbara be-
fore she has to start back.” And this extra time was one of the
Christmas presents which I shall always cherish.
On Tuesday, people began calling in to say, “Come and have
Christmas dinner with us.” To each and every one, the same reply:
“I have to be home for Christmas, the children will be calling in,
but many, many thanks.”
On Wednesday, a trip down to Pleasant Valley, where Mr. Wiant,
stepping outside his museum, demonstrated how to lure a chickadee.
The feel of those tiny, wiry claws on my finger, was another
Christmas present.
time this year.
On Thursday night, the oyster stew that Tom always asked for
on Christmas Eve, which was also his birthday, this year a sacra-
ment in memory.
On Christmas Day, the broadcast from the Episcopal Cathedral
in Washington, where a grandson was singing in the cathedral choir.
The search for his erect figure among the white robed proces-
sional.
The anonymous singers, row after row.
And finally, as the television camera moved slowly along the
ranks, an eighteen-year old boy standing in a characteristic pose,
head proudly high, singing his heart out.
The knowledge that his family, en route to Berea, Kentucky,
was looking at the same program, having stopped en route to find
a motel where there would be a television set, in an area which would
carry the NBC program.
That another daughter,
alerted to be on the lookout.
up in Massachusetts, had also been
That many friends in the Back Mountain, including Rev. and 7
Mrs. Ralph Weatherly, were tuned in.
And then, among the difficult selections, that most appealing of
all Christmas carols, The Holly and the Ivy.
So seldom is it heard: “The rising of the sun, the running of
the deer . .. such a beautiful picture of Christmas Day, with deer
leaping through a woodland glade, their flanks etched with long
shadows from the new-risen sun.
The end of the service, and time to take a long breath.
The presents. saved until the Great Window in the Cathedral had
faded and the choir had made its final processional.
Red tissue paver and tinsel.
poinsettia from Mrs. Anderson.
Cards, cards, cards.
Telephone calls from the family. From Charleston, S. C.; from
Chicago; from Lake Packanack; N. J.; from Chelmsford, Mass; from
Chatauqua County, N. Y., where the whole thing started in the mid
1880's, when Papa met Mamma, and a spark leaped from the eye of
the new minister's son, to meet an amazed spark in the eye of the
Cookies from a good neighbor. A
A bonus check from Myra.
-gir]l pedalling the little parlor organ in the small Methodist Church.
Destiny took: them all over the world, but they lie there now,
side by side, in the Jittle country churchyard.
They are probably smiling gently, and with infinite understand-
ing, at the carryings-on of a modern world.
Sifling, and Bnding it good.
And the cardinal on my own bird-feeder, first
Dear Mrs. Risley: |
Just a word of thanks for the |
editorial carried in the Post, Thurs-
on my appointment to the
County Superintendency.
I want you to know that these
gracious words are very much ap-
| preciated. |
Sincerely yours, |
Wesley E. Davies i
Editor's note: Glad you liked the!
editorial. It was a real pleasure to]
| write it. I still stand on my plat- |
| form, that it couldn't have hap- |
pened to a better man. HIX
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WE LIKE THE YMCA ;
| Dear Editor,
Members of the Central YMCA |
i Board of Directors and Staff express
| their thanks for the splendid co-'!
operation the staff of the DALLAS |
POST has given them this past |
year.
The fact that the community pro- t
gram offered by this Association ‘is |
brought to the attention of inter-
ested persons through the services|
of your newspaper plays a large |
part in keeping YMCA activities |
successful. |
At this time it is also our pleas- |
ure to send Greetings for a Happy
Holiday Season and Best Wishes |
for the New Year to the DALLAS |
POST Staff. {
Sincerely, |
Louise Dickinson
Public Relations Secretary |
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