A Swiss Example by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON—Unlike their less active counterparts in the United States, consumer co- operat Switzerland are engaged” a fast and broaden- ing growth of services for con- such cooperative is the Federa- tion of Migros Cooperatives with annual sales over $1.2 bil- lion and a membership exceed- ing 900,000. In many ways the Migros story has remarkable relevance to the drive for greater con- sumer value and protection in this country. It was started 35 years ago by Gottlieb Dutltweil- er. a wealthy businessman, who was repelled by the monopolis- tic structure of the Swiss eco- nomy and the absence of a per- vasive consumer voice in mar- ketplace decisions. His motto was: ‘‘The most reliable protec- tion for the consumer is active compelition in the market- place.” And he was determined to advance consumer justice by organizing consumers at the re- tail level through diversified co- operatives. The early years of Migros were ones of constant struggle against monopolies which want- ed to restrict their supplies or harass it out of business. Dutt- weiler was not to be so restrain- ed. When he could not purchase a certain brand of soap from the Swiss supadier. he went to New York and®®iled a ship with the same soap from the American manufacturer. Whenever he ob- served a blocked supply route to the Migros cooperatives, he either overcame it or set up co- operative processing plants or distributors. Presently. Migros co-ops account for about 10 percent of the retail sales in Switzerland and 25 percent of the food retail business. It is the largest do- meslic economic enterprise in the country. Swiss consumers generally agree that Migros food markets sell at the lowest prices and maintain a consistent quality. There is unit pricing, perishable dating and ingredient disclo- sure: Bul the attraction to ‘¢on- sumers ofgle Migros idea’ is more extlewSive. For example. Migros co-ops do not s®ll anything that “sells.” oo and tobacco products are not sold. A recent membership vote reaffirmed the ban on cigarettes and relat- ed products by a 2 to 1 majority. The stores do not sell mineral water (a popular item) in plas- lic or one-way bottles for en- vironmental reasons. Glass bot- tles are used instead. The Migros gasoline co-ops inlro- duced low lead gasoline. Ship- ments belween Migros proces- sors, distributors and retail out- lets are mostly handled by rail to reduce pollution. The Migros cooperative ‘‘sub- economy’ also illustrates the benefits consumers can derive from a sizable retail cash flow. There are Migros banks, life and auto insurance services, restaurants, mobile do-it-your- self units renting tools and ex- lending knowhow for repairs, daily and weekly newspapers, organic fertilizer, poultry grow- ing and bakery firms, book and record clubs, travel agencies and packaging plants. There are testing laboratories to determine quality control for its consumer-members. These testing procedures are directed toward uncovering fraud, filth, lack of nutrition, pesti- cides and, lately, ecological effects. Migros is sharply eriti- cal of the petroleum and chemi- cal industries for inadequate re- search about disposal of pack- aging materials made of plas- tics. And toward government, there is even a Migros ‘ ‘Bureau for the Prevention of Bureau- cratic Abuses,” to handle citi- zen complaints such as social security grievances. Members of these co-ops also have access to a wide range of educational and cultural ser- vices. Artistic exhibitions, con- certs, adult education classes, athletic events involve the people as participants and not just as spectators. A consumer cooperative To The Editor: The accumulation of trash caused quite a stir within Lake Township recently! You're pro- bably wondering why Brownie Troop 704 of Harveys Lake, as a service project, decided to pick up trash along one of the roads in Lake Township that was bad- ly littered. The troop divided in half and each group walked to- ward each other, working along both sides of the road, hoping within the hour-and-a-half to meet with the job finished. The distance involved here is appro- ximately one-half mile at the most. As the girls walked and filled enterprise should be guided by (heir bags, they had to leave the its consumer members. Migros filled ones along the road be- members have recently indicat- ed a majority interest in having their co-op enter the coopera- tive housing financing area. This is now being done. Involvement of the Migros 900,000. members in the policy determination of the various en- terprises could be much great- er. But consumers in the United States, nevertheless, can learn new ideas from Migros in ad- vancing consumer interests and expanding the existing consum- er cooperative movement in this country. You and by Raymond A. Minor, D.V.M. . Despite what you may have heard, not all dogs swim in- stinctively. But swimming is enjoyable exercise for your pet, and some dogs whiggon't take to water easily cape taught to swim and enjoy it with a little perse- verance on your part. Before starting the swimming lessons, it would be a good idea to check with your veterin- arian; he can tell you if there is any reason why you shouldn’t proceed. In teaching your pet, you need not be concerned with his stroke or timing. His ‘‘dog paddle” is much like walking. He doesn’t have to learn it. What the non-swimming dog has to be taught is to keep his body upright and his chin above the waterline. A good way to get a balky dog into the water is to toss in his favorite ball. Make sure you start him in shallow water. Then push the ball slowly out past the dog’s depth. If you are lucky, your dog will start swim- ming right away. If he doegn’t start swimming, don’t push{§iket your dog play in shallow wdter and get used to his new environment. After a while you can guide him beyond under his chest. Frances Slocum Closed to Public The park interior of Frances Slocum State Park is closed to the public for all activities, until further notice. Fishing and boating are per- mitted from the Carverton Road side of the park, James Zambo, park superintendent announced. Harveys Lake Police New 24-Hr. Number | 675-5259 Your Pet Then you can take him into deeper water, always turning him toward shore before letting him loose. Choose your spot for swim- ming lessons carefully. Make sure there is a graded exit-- a bank he can scramble up to get out of the water. A dog cannot ‘sided pool. If he is not watched he may drown, or become so frightened by his inability to get out of the water that he will refuse to go in again. : You must also be prepared for the unforeseen emergency. What if, despite your pre- cautions, your dog nearly drowns? Immediate medical help is the best answer. But if such assistance is not instantly available, there are some steps you should take. Your first step should be to open the air passages. Hold the dog by his hind legs for a few seconds to let the water run out of his nose and mouth. Keep his tongue out to help him breathe. If he isn’t breathing regularly, apply artificial respiration. Mouth-to-mouth is the best way. Cup your hands to form a cone . and breathe directly into the dog’s mouth and nostrils. Continue until he resumes breathing. When the dog is breathing" regularly, dry him thoroughly with brisk rubbing. This will prevent pneumonia. If he can swallow and is willing to drink, give him some warm liquid. Of course, get him to your veterinarian as soon as possible. A thorough drying is also important after a routine swim, even in the summertime. A brisk rubbing with a towel is the obvious way, but you can also use an electric hair dryer. Be particularly careful about drying your dog’s ears. If he has been in salt water, be sure to rinse him with fresh water. Salt water can dry out his coat cause they became too heavy. When the two groups met, they hadn’t quite finished because they ran out of bags and time. The scouts were returned to the school , and picked up to go home. The leader and her assis-- tant returned to gather the trash, but found that the 16 overflowing bags would not fit into their cars. So they decided to leave them, and the leader planned to return with her hus- band after dinner with a pick-up truck to get the bags. Upon arriving with the truck, they noticed two girls trying to get one of the bags into the trunk of a car. After inquiring, the girls said they had called the chief of police about all the gar- bage left along the road, and thal many people also com- plained to the police about this. Well, needless to say, I found this unbelievable. And out of all the complainers, only two young girls were willing to throw a bag into their car and take it home. Isn’t it ironical that all of this litter—and it was a truck heaped full—did not seem to bother anyone while it was strewn all over the road- side? The road—noticeably cleaner, but with obvious filled trash bags waiting along the side—did appall some. Mrs. T. N. Wood Jr., Leader, Troop 704 Forty Years Ago 1933 A stone chalet was being built al the Big Bend in Luzerne. Construction proceeded rapidly - on the $20.000 structure being built by Joe Blaze. CCC Corps. over 200 men, en- camped at Forkston on a refor- Dallas High School graduated 16 seniors. Receiving degrees at State College were Paul H. Bertram and Charles F. Hess. Heavy storm with high winds blew in a plate glass window at Witch-Kitch Inn. Vesuvius was errupting. Concrete was being poured at Boulder Dam. Indiana was the tenth state to vole against prohibition. Dallas Borough slashed three mills from the taxes. Lifted from the Mountain Echo, Shickshinny, a gruesome story about an infant being at- tacked by large rats. Leonard O’Kane’s friends were circulating a petition to Butter two pounds 49 cents; walermelons 49 cents each; cof- fee 17 cents a pound. Thirty Years Ago 1943 Red Cross opened its first sur- gical dressing station for the area at Irem Temple. Lake Township graduated 16 seniors. Russell Krause, 17, formerly of Dallas, was suffocated under tons of sand, when a loading hopper on a construction job in Corning, N.Y. discharged its cargo. Picnics for students were cancelled because of shortage of gasoline. Heard from the outpost: Jiggs Elston, Cuba; Clarence LaBar, Jefferson Barracks; James Elston, North Africa; Glenwood . st Kingston Township A single car accident was reported in Kingston Township June 1 al 1:40 p.m. near the intersection of Carverton Road and Dug Road. According to the report, Bernard Suhamski, 18, 205 Terrace Ave., Trucksville was traveling west on Carverton Road when, approximately 600: feet west of the Dug Road inter- section, his vehicle left the right side of the road and he lost control of the car. The vehicle proceeded across the roadway in a wooded area off to the left of the road, the police report in- dicated. The operator stated that he was forced off the road by a grey van which was proceeding easton Carverton Road. He also said that the extremely low shoulder caused him to lose control of his car. A witness re-affirmed the driver’s statement, but neither could give any further descrip- tion of the grey vehicle. There was no injury, but the Suhamski car had to be towed. Police officer John Lohman and Herring, North Africa; John Tribler, San Antonio; Stan Hoyt, Seattle, APO; Albert Mekeel, Camp Gordon; Carl Carey, North Carolina; Olin E. Webber and Tom Templin, somewhere in Africa; Robert Price.” South Carolina; Wilson Garinger, Maxwell Field; , Robert Traver, Bayonne, N.J.; One accident was reported in gyyo0d Ide, Jacksonville; Ste- Dallas Township last week. phen Watlock, Corpus Christi; George Parrs, 17, RD 1, Dallas’ G. L. Kestler, New York, APO; was involved in a one car acci- Loren E. McCarthy, Jackson- dent, June 1 at 3:12 p.m., on ville; Burton Kipp, England. Lower Demunds Road. Mr. Died: Margaret Allen, for- Parrs was travelling north on merly of Noxen; Mary Levitt, Lower Demunds Road and Beaumont; Nicholas Treden- looked to the right as he approa- nick, 67, Dallas. ched the intersection of Shupp Thomas E. Hontz, opened the Road. The front wheel of his store in Huntsville formerly vehicle left the road and his car owned by Gerald Frantz. proceeded on the berm for a dis- Ross Township dedicated its tance of 45 feet hitting a tree, honor roll, honoring 69 boys in Dallas Township Joseph Berube estimated: damages at $275. and struck a stand of guard rails, coming to rest on its hood Ambulance Log DALLAS May 30—Stanley Szela, Kunkle to General Hospital. Crew: Don Schaffer, Dave Carey, Ed Roth. . June 1—Fire support, broken gas main, not needed. Crew: Tim Carroll, Delmar Besecker. June 1—Auto accident, Lower Demunds Road, George Parr and Ruth Brace to Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Wes Cave, Tim Carroll and Delmar Besecker. June 2—Fire support, home of Mrs. Evans, Elizabeth Street, Dallas. Mrs. Evans to 44 Franklin St. Crew: Ed Roth, J.R. Sperl and Dave Carey. : June 3—Kurt Pyle, 306 Huntsville Road, Dallas lo Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Ted Wright, Mike McFadden and Jim Davies. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP June 1-Call to William Umphred residence, Sutton Road. Crew: Sherman Sutton and Bud Hirleman. June 2-B. Kravitz, Pad 64, Mike Kester Trailer Park to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Crew: William Pugh, Jim Lorah and D. Sala- tino. School Menu GATE OF HEAVEN MONDAY—Spaghetti with meat sauce, buttered beans, cheese, vanilla pudding, bread and butter, milk. TUESDAY Pizza, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, orange juice, milk. WEDNESDAY—Hot dog on buttered bun, potato chips, baked beans, catsup and mustard, cookies, milk. : THURSDAY —Half day session, last day of school. DALLAS MONDAY—Ravioli in meat sauce. Italian bread and butter, (Sr. H.S.); turkey barbeque, green beans, fruit, milk. TUESDAY—Meat patty with catsup, (Elem.) mashed potatoes. vegetable, roll and butter, gelatin, milk; (Sr., Jr., Inter.) pizza. vegetable, gelatin, milk. of school. FRIDAY—No school. bouncing off and continuing an additional 30 feet, coming to rest in the middle of Lower Demunds Road. The driver and a passenger, the services. Pa. Game Commission the Parrs car. Dallas Borough Only one accident occurred in the borough last week with no resultant injuries. Borough patrolman Harry Wesley reported an accident which occurred at about 5:05 p.m., June 2 at the intersection of Lake Street and Center Hill Road. According to the account of Anna Kosek, 49 St. Mary St., Plains, she was struck by a very rapidly-moving car as she pull- ed away from a stop sign on Lake Street. Mrs. Kosek reports that she had been travelling east on Center Hill Road, when she stopped for a stop sign be- tween Rl. 415 and Lake Street. While waiting for the stop sign and looking both ways, she re- ports that “a white car’ passed her at the intersection. As she tells it, she then looked both ways again and pulled away. It was then, she says, that she was struck on the right front and side by a vehicle driven by Frank C. Volinshy, 255 Phillips St., Wilkes-Barre and Pole 205, Harveys Lake. : Mrs. Kosek claims that the car that struck her in the inter- section had been travelling at a high rate of speed, in testimony given lo borough officer John Fowler. damage to the Volinsky vehicle al $400. He estimated that $100 damage was done to Mrs. Kosek’s auto. 2 N.J. Molski, Supervisor, Pennsylvania Game Commis- Dallas, has announced that a hunter safety training course will be held at the Penn- sylvania Game Commission, located on Memorial Highway, Dallas, June 9. The entire course will be given on that date. Instructions will start at 12 noon and last until 5:30 p.m. Youths who will be hunting in Pennsylvania for the first time this year are urged to take ad- vantage of the opportunity to take this training. In order to qualify for a Penn- sylvania hunting license, a person under the age of 16 years must present either evidence that he held a hunting license in Pennsylvania or another state in a prior year or a certificate of competency showing that he has successfully completed a course of instruction in the safe handling of firearms and bows and arrows. This course will be conducted by District Game Protector ‘Edward Gdosky and other NRA instructors. Early Garbage Pickup Mr. Galka will collect gar- bage at Harveys Lake earlier in the day because of the addition of a new truck. Residents are asked to have refuse ready for collection on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by 7 a.m. Residents are also reminded that each household is allowed three cans or bags. — SS New Phone Number Franklin Twp. Police 333-4848 Box at the top of page one lists: Killed in action: Richard Wellington Cease. January 29, 1942; Died in the service: George Ulrick, May 16. 1942 and Howard Cosgrove, July 3. 1942; Missing in action: Keats Poad. Walter Cease Wilson. Clarence Morgan. Donald Freeman, Harold ThomasKepner, John E. Fritz and John P. Gleason. Twenty Years Ago 1953 The front page was dedicated to graduation from four local high schools, Westmoreland. Dallas-Franklin, Lake-Noxen and Lehman-Jackson. Dallas Post Office became a first class post office with re- ceipls exceeding $40.000 due to increased business with the Commonwealth Telephone Company and Bloomsburg Mills. Residents with properties on Church Street and Machell Ave- nue were instructed to install sidewalks. Dallas Honor Roll, badly damaged by frost, was restored with new Carara marble. Civil Defense kicked in with $6,801 toward a new Dallas Borough pumper. Robert Dolbear headed Lu- zerne Counly PSEA: George Taylor, supervising principal of Lake-Noxen, was named dele- gate to National Educators Association in Miami. Rain caused postponement of Memorial Day parade in Sweet Valley. Shavertown looked forward to the drilling of a deep well lo boost its water supply. Dr. Robert Bodycomb was elected president of Dallas Borough-Kingston Township School Board. Ben Jenkins phoned birthday greetings from Japan to his sis- ter Dianne in Dallas. Barbara Balul was crowned Westmoreland May Queen. Rent control offices closed permanently. Died: Wesley Schenck, Noxen. For The 78, Page A5 Ann Vavrick, Demunds, had a letter from her son. John. a pri- soner of war in Korea. Ten Years Ago 1963 Whitesell Brothers plan grand opening of their newly enlarged store on Lehman Highway. Lake-Lehman Band placed second in field bands and third in parade bands at Sherburne. N.Y. competition. 2 Steve Glova. 38. well-known Harveys Lake funeral director died tragically in an accident. James A. Martin III. son of Prof. and Mrs. James Marlin, Lehigh Street. Shavertown. received his law degree Southern Methodist University. Texas. : Gate of Heaven Church bells tolled 81 times noting the passing of Pope John XXIII. Dallas Junior Woman's Club awarded a $200 scholarship to John Molski. ir recognition of his outstanding scholastic record. Gary McCoog. 10. and Walter Parsons, 8. Trucksville suffered severe burns from an explosion caused by flames from a char- coal fire barbcue. Kickoff dinner was held for the Lehman Horse Show sche- duled for July 3 and 4. Auction committee called for new goods at the Risley Barn. Bob Parry. Dallas Borough Councilman. was promoted lo produce manager al Acme Markets. Died: Martha Fitzgerald. 26. Dallas; Pearle Coolbaugh. Huntsville; Nettie Vosler. Hunlock Creek and Harry Jones. 69. Harveys Lake. Local supermarkets were featuring leg of lamb. 59 cents a pound; groudn beef, 49 cents a pound; picnic hams, 29 cents a pound; seven inch rib roast, 59 cenls a pound; strawberries, three pints: for a dollar; peaches, four pounds for 49 cents; corn, 49 cenls a dozen and boneless chuck, 49 cents a pound. : below. 100. Noes 218. Rejected. Nays 75. Passed, May 30. 30. 96. Passed, May 31. La
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