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by Millie Hogoboom
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‘Our long national nightmare
is over’' according to President
Gerald Ford in his inauguration
speech. Like millions of other
Americans, I was glued to the
TV set last Thursday night and
Friday morning watching his-
tory in the making. I just could
not help making some observa-
tions from the woman'’s point of
view. Women's skirts are defin-
itely longer. Both Pat Nixon, in
her stoic farewell, and Betty
Ford, in her introduction as the
38th First Lady, were wearing
longer, more feminine dresses.
However, hats are still out-of-
place gépeaking of the women, I
marvesed at their composure.
Imagine Pat having to leave her
home of five years without even
time to pack her clothes. By the
same token imagine Betty with
less than 24 hours to prepare for
the most thrilling moment of
any woman's life. Each must
have wondered, ‘Why me?”
It is interesting to note that
the chances are improving for
my son or your son to become
president. In this country’s 198-
year history there are now 38
presidents. In fact the job of
vice president is becoming
more important all the time. In
the last 30 years Truman be-
came president at the death of
FDR; Johnson ascended after
the assassination of Kennedy;
Nixon, who had been vice presi-
dent, was later elected presi-
dent; and now Ford takes over
in the wake of Nixon's resigna-
tion. But as our new president
said, “Our Constitution works’’.
Then too I was amazed at how
young this 61-year old man
appeaged under the glare and
scru®®y of the TV cameras.
I just wonder if the crime was
worthy of the punishment. Cer-
tainly there were no acts of
violence, no secret lovers, no
big pay-offs. Just one man’s in-
satiable drive to serve his
country as president. I agree
with President Gerald Ford
when he said, ‘‘May the presi-
dent who found peace for mil-
lions, find peace for himself.”
Elmer and Mary Laskowski,
Chase Road, certainly witness-
ed first hand the general atmos-
phere that prevailed in our nat-
ion’s capital during those event-
ful days. They were visiting
their daughter, Mary Ann Par-
sons, in Alexandria, Va., at the
time of the turn-over of office.
Can you imagine how shocked
the 10 Wyoming Seminary Stud-
ents were who returned last
Frid/@@ from their 35-day study-
tour of Europe? When they left
Nixon was president and when
they returned their country had
a new, leader. The Back Moun-
tain ons who were on this
tour were Cornelia Conyngham,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will-
iam Conyngham, Chase, Cathy
Evans, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Evans, Overbrook
Avenue, Guthrie Conyngham,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie
Conyngham, Pioneer Avenue,
Lois Troup, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Troup, Dallas; Clare
McCarthy, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee McCarthy, High Point
Acres, and William Koehl, son
of Dr. and Mrs. Warren Koehl,
Elmecrest. Their travels took
aem to London, Paris, Rome,
Brussels, Heidelberg, Lucerne,
Switzerland, Innsbruk, Austria,
Venice and Forence.
Closer to home, Chief of Pol-
ice Don Jones and his family en-
joyed their vacation at Wild-
wood, N.J.
Alpasst next door on the At-
ant Boas were Gerry and
Road and their family who were
vacationing at the same time in
Wildwood Crest, N.J.
Mrs. Walter Powell, Hillside
/
Road, spent her vacation visit-
ing relatives in Detroit, Mich.
Wesley and Louise Lamore-
aux, Sunset View, had as their
guests last weekend her nephew
and family, Mr. and Mrs. J.A.
Levitt and daughters, Leigh
Ann and Donna of New Jersey.
They came especially to attend
the Nafus family reunion which
was held last Sunday at the
home of Louise’s sister, Mr. and
Mrs. George Harris in Ste-
phensville.
Mrs. Joseph Warkomski, Hill-
side Road, and her grandson,
Edward Warkomski, Litchfield
Park, Ariz., spent a few days
last week visiting in Philadel-
phia. Mr. Warkomski has now
returned to his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kiley,
Sutton Road, have as their
guests their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald’
Davis and children, Julie and
Michael, of Vallejo, Calif, The
Davises attended the wedding
of her sister, Ann Kiley, to Vin-
cent Morgan Aug. 3. Then last
week they went to Williams-
burg, Va. for a tour of the hist-
oric points of interest there be-
fore returning to the Kileys’
home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vivian,
Lehman Road, entertained a
small group of friends at an in-
formal dinner party at their
home last Sunday evening.
The Jackson Township Volun-
teer Fire Company has announ-
ced that they will hold their
Grove, Chase Road, Aug. 17, at
6 p.m. All Jackson Township
firemen are invited. They may
contact the co-chairmen, Will-
ard Wright or Bert Balliet, to
make reservations for the af-
fair.
Mrs. Charles Hardwick, Sut-
ton Road, has returned from
Palm Beach, Fla., where she
attended the wedding of her
daughter, Lisa, to Gary Will-
iamson, Aug. 4.
Two very important township
meetings have been resched-
uled. Be sure to mark your cal-
endars. The meeting to consider
the decision made by the Jack-
son Township Zoning Board to
grant an exception to the A-1
zoning to American Asphalt
Paving Co. will now be held at
the fire hall Aug. 16 at 8 p.m.
The regular supervisors meet-
ing has been postponed because
of the Labor Day weekend to
; Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. al the fire
F hall, i
Catherine and Ed Lashford,
Sutton Road, had a fabulous
two-week vacation in the state
of Alaska with a stopover in San
Francisco enroute home.
Across the Atlantic, Ruth and
Harry Schooley, Idetown Road,
enjoyed their tour of the British
Isles. They were honored at a
surprise ‘‘Bon Voyage” party
by a group of their friends at the
home of Chuck and Mary
Frantz, Chase, just before their
departure.
Speaking of surprises, Jim
and Shirley Regan have had a
week of surprises. Last Satur-
day night they were honored at
a surprise housewarming at
their new home on Elmecrest
Drive by members of their
bridge club. The next day they
surprised their son, Jimmy,
with a party on his very import-
ant 21st birthday. A week ago
they also entertained in honor of
their daughter, Nancy, who was
recently graduated from Imm-
aculatta College. Nancy will
leave Aug. 19 to begin her car-
eer in food service with A.R.A.
at Harcum College, Philadel-
phia.
» Our sympathy is extended to
the family of Dr. Samuel Rosen-
burg who passed away last Sat-
urday. He was a former resi-
dent of Sutton Road.
Photo by Chukinas
Survey will Be Taken
Of Area Labor Force
Local representatives of the
Bureau of the Census will
conduct a survey of employ-
ment in this area during the
week of August 19-23, Porter S.
Rickley, director of the
bureau’s regional office in
Philadelphia, announced
recently:
The survey is conducted
monthly by the Bureau for the
U.S. Department of Labor in a
scientifically designed sample
of households throughout the
entire United States. The
employment and unemploy-
ment statistics which are based
on results of this survey are
used to provide a continuing
measure of the economic health
of the nation.
For example, in June the
survey indicated that there
were. 90.9 million men and
women in the civilian labor
force and 86.2 million were
employed. = The nation’s
unemployment ' rate, 5.2 per-
cent, was at a level that has
held fairly consistent since the
beginning of the year.
Facts supplied by individuals
participating in the survey are
kept strictly confidential by law
and the results are used only to
compile statistical totals.
Interviewers who will "visit
households in this area include:
Margaret Frederick, 41 Knox
St. Wilkes-Barre, and Theresa
Kross, 78 Oak St., Wilkes-Barre
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Reservations to Close
For Firemen’s Clambake
Paul Grimes, chairman of the
Trucksville .Fireman’s Clam-
bake, has announced that all
reservations for the clambake
will close August 15.
Anyone wishing to make re-
servations is asked to contact
Mike Youngblood or Jim Glenn.
The clambake will be held
August 17, beginning at 1 p.m.
full months, and no
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In Marine Maneuvers
Marine L. Cpl. James W.
Strohl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal-
vin Strohl, Noxen, participated
in “Express Charger,” a train-
ing exercise near the Marine
Corps Base, Camp Lejeune,
N.C. Lance Cpl. joined with
Marines from Pacific and At-
lantic commands, taking part in
maneuvers designed to test the
operational readiness and coor-
dination of Marine air and
ground support units.
Lance Cpl. Strohl serves with
the 8th Engineer Battalion at
Camp Lejeune.
James is a 1969 graduate of
Lake-Lehman High School and
joined the Marine Corps in
September 1972.
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