PAGE FOUR ’ aR 2B = 0. lm mc mo mn fl a 40 years ago-April 15, 1938 me { Kingston Township and Franklin {Township will receive gifts soon from ithe shrewd Connecticut Yankees who made provisions more than 150 years ago for the education of succeeding {generations of children. { Atty. Frank Townend, son of Mrs. ‘Dallas, was admitted to practice rbefore the Supreme Court of Penn- 'sylvania on Monday at Philadelphia. WPA beautifies gutters along the highway but leaves holes in the road alone. The girls basketball team of Dallas ‘honored at a Supper sponsored by thé school’s PTA. . Engaged- Catherine B. Kerr to Emil ‘Swanson. hE { Anniversary-Mr.* and’ Mrs. AS." ‘Culbert, 40 years. Dallas Township seniors will hold a sports dance at the school on April 22. Lehman juniors will present a comedy-drama ‘‘Patsy Strings ‘Along’, in the high school auditorium, ‘April 22. Dan Shaver says his new theatre will be open within a few weeks. . Sixteen students will graduate from Beaumont High School this year. You could get-Hams 25¢ lb.; sliced ‘bacon 24 .1b. pkgs. 35¢; eggs 22¢ doz. ; ‘oleomargarine 2 Ibs. 25¢; mayonnaise 21c pt.; coffee 3 Ibs. 45¢; lifebuoy soap ‘3 cakes 20c; new potatoes 5 lbs. 17c; celery 2 bchs. 15¢. 30 years ago-April 9, 1948 Determined to put an end to ‘reckless driving, Dallas Borough Council placed a 25-mile speed limit on all borough streets. Les Warhola, with the local water company for 20 years has been named _ a director of the Eastern Gas and Water Investment Co. which owns and * operates water properties in Dallas, Shavertown, Tunkhannock, Noxen, Mt. Greenwood and Harveys Lake. Dallas Township School Board plans construction of a diningroom to be used in conjunction with the | cafeteria, and both boys and girls shower rooms. Dallas Borough Business Association approved bylaws for the organization presented by the com- mittee of Frederick J. Eck, Atty. Burt B. Lewis and Grace T. Cave. Now playing at local theatres - “Killer McCoy’’, Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blythe, Shaver Theatre. Engaged.Jacqueline Kingsley to Ensign William Griffith. Miss Helen Kocher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kocher, Machell Avenue, was elected attendant to the May Queen at College Misericordia last Wednesday. Kingston Township is one of three school in the county that has arranged with the state department of Education to have a Pre-School Clinic for all pupils who will be six years of age before Jan. 1, 1948, and who plan to enter Kingston Township Schools for the first time in September. Lt. Col. Leon W. Beisel, Trucksville, has been appointed commander of the 967th Field Artillery Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard. You could get.Smoked picnics 45¢ 1b.; pork loins 49c 1b.; bread 13c loaf; cake mixes 25¢ pkg.; coffee 40c 1b.; corn flakes 13c pkg.; Nabisco crackers 25c Ib. pkg.; Dutch cleanser 2 cans 19¢; cucumbers 3 for 25¢; egg ~ plant 15¢ Ib.; Rome apples 5 lbs. 35¢. 20 years ago-April 11, 1958 Dallas Branch Miners Bank draws crowd of 1,500 to its open house on Wednesday evening. Lake-Noxen Band, under the direction of John Miliauskas .- will commodate the expected crowd in the auditorium. Monroe Township school directors decided to petition Tunkhannock School Jointure to take their- senior Schools Wainture: “ " 4 Lake Rod and Gun Club offers fox trapping demonstration on Saturday at the club grounds, Alderson. Now playing atdeealitheatres-* ‘Thaw Sad ‘Shek, LJErry” Téwis, Dallas” Outdoor; “Jamboree”, Count Basie, Fats Domino, Kay Medford, Robert Pastine, Moonlite Drive-in; ‘Legend of the Lost”, John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Himmler Theatre. Eighteen office girls at Com- monwealth Telephone announce plans to be married this spring and sum- mer. Engaged-Irene Ruth Snyder to Clayton Traver. Married-Anne Louise Hall and Robert J. Jewell. Anniversary-Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lewis, 45 years. Deaths-Mrs. Margaret Ann Garrison, Trucksville; Mrs. Bertha Louella Goss," Bloomingdale; Mrs. Evelyn Matthews, Dallas. Mrs. Harry Ohlman assumed her office as president at the meeting of the Dallas Senior Woman’s Club, Wednesday, at the Library Annex. You could get-Standing rib roast 69¢ 1b.; ducklings 43c lb. ; chiffon cake 35¢ each; coffee 79c 1lb.; salad dressing, 45¢ gt. jar; frozen green beans 6 pkgs. $1; tossed salad 19c pkg. ; endive 2 lbs. 29c; D’Anjou pears 2 lbs. 29c. 10 years ago-April 11, 1968 Dallas School District will break ground for new junior high school at 7 p.m. on May 2. Lake-Lehman band students return home from Washington without taking part in the Cherry Blossom Parade. The parade was called off and all bands were advised-to return home immediately because of the rioting already taking place in the northern section of the city. Navy Lt. M.J. Purcell plane is shot down off coast of Vietnam and is presumed dead. Mountain went on record as opposing Mass. resignations, and, striking at a 2 meeting of ‘the TAU Chal ter of Delta “Kappa Gamma, interna {ional honor society. Dallas Junior Women’s Club will sponsor,a Fashion Show, on May, 14 which will be presented by Hess Brothers of Allentown at. Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre. Engaged-Linda June to Robert Traver. Married-Michal Angela Simon and John F. Hoffman. Deaths-Harry A. Roth, East Dallas; Courtney Carkeek, Hunlock Creek native; Mrs. Sadie Davenport, Bethel Hill; Mrs. Mildred Darnell, Loyalville native. Dallas High School track team lost its opening meet to Meyers, 102%. 47%. Marie Bellas set the top pace in the Ladies Country League when she toppled pins for 184-224-167 (575) for the Pinebrook team. Anita Matte was close behind with 200-180-165 (545). You could get.Turkeys 33c 1lb.; boiled ham 75c¢ Ib. ; cranberry sauce 2 1-1b. cans 43c; frozen fish sticks 8.0z. pkg. 33c; stuffed olives 6-0z. jar 45c; sharp cheese 10.0z. stick 65c; margarine 33c lb.; frozen broccoli Ib. bag 29¢c; coffee $1.29 1b.; eggs 2 doz. 89c; oranges 69c doz.; green onions 3 bch. 19c; Bartlett pears 2 Ibs. '49c. Luzerne County District: Attorney Chester Muroski, Trooper Carl Allen of the Pennsylvania State Police, and District Magistrate Leonard Harvey have all denied charges by Richard Tattersall that they judged him in advance of his hearing before Magistrate Harvey March 27 and that they conspired to imprison him. At that hearing, a prima facie case was found against Tattersall on charges that he had purchased a large quantity of stolen meat in August, 1977, from several men arrested for that theft. Tattersall was briefly lodged in the Luzerne County Prison when the parole board issued a detainer. He was at that time on parole for a previous offense. Said District Attorney Muroski, “I wish to state unequivocally that I was neither contacted by the State Police nor State Parole Board, nor did I give nay opinion on whether a detainer should be lodged against Mr. Tattersall. The District Attorney has himself into the detainer process. “The law does not permit me to supervise or consent to a detainer. It is a matter completely within the purview of the State Parole Board.” Trooper Allen of the State Police Wyoming Barracks, who brought the charges against Tattersall, was bound by State Police regulations and could not make statements for direct quotation. He did, however, deny that he had prejudged Tattersall or conspired against him, affirming that he only made the arrest of a man later bound over by the magistrate to the county court. Magistrate Harvey said last week that he ‘never saw any detainer order” and had no part in the Tat- tersall affair beyond determining that a prima facie case existed and that Tattersall should be bound over for court action. The detainer which had been lodged against Tattersall, sending him to the Luzerne County Prison, was litted Monday, April 3, permitting his —release at that time. Tattersall then issued a statement making the charges of prejudging and conspiring. John F'. Kennedy said it: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” I'm certain he must have had in- come tax time in mind. When else do so many give so much for so few? And, chillun, it’s that time again. Uncle Sam is waiting. Glory, glory, Hallelujah. If you don’t pay up, he’ll put it to ya. My attitude on the subject is not unlike that of the man who had been struggling with a load of building GROSSMAN blocks, constructing a backyard patio. “John,” his wife called, “What would you like for supper tonight?” “Lordy,” he groaned, “I couldn’t care less. With any luck I'll be dead by that time.” And so it is with me and my 1040. I see no point in even looking at those horrendous forms until April 15. After all I could get lucky and drop dead on the fourteenth. However, if I open my baby browns on the morning of the fateful day, then 1 know my luck’s run out and we're decks, here comes Pop. A deathly pall of silence envelops the Phillips’ household. The kids are cowering in their rooms. The beagle is hunkered in the corner of the garage. My wife dons her ‘resigned to. her doom face, and so it begins. T-Day. Beads of sweat fall from my brow. My hands shake like a palsied pup. My heart palpitates as the adrenelin pumps into my system. And so far all I've done is get out a pencil and pad. : by Howard J. Grossman The Northeast Pennsylvania region is small and large at the same time depending upon the perspective one has about the future. Thirty thousand feet above the ground Northeastern Pennsylvania looks very small. Traveling by automobile the feeling that one obtains by riding through the region is one of largest and in many areas unbelievable and spectacular beauty. On the other hand, the strip commerce problems, the landscape scarring issues, the the invisible poverty and visible dilapidated housing areas are common throughout much of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Flying through the clouds hides many of the problems facing Northeastern Pennsylvania, but also provides a rare opportunity to view the timber resources and critical resource areas which must be per- manently protected in the region. Doing business in Northeastern Pennsylvania calls for a new way of accommodating the problems of job opportunities, economic growth, environmental protection, resource management, and human resource delivery of services. The modern times of the 1970s call for a new way of attacking the old problems and preventing new ones from occurring Communities can no longer go it alone as once was prevalent in the region and as is the case in many areas yet. Part of the recognition factor as to what can take place, includes the planning process. Regional, county, and municipal planning are great necessities in Northeastern Penn- sylvania. The option which exists as the region will develop and what roles the public and private sectors can play in protecting critical resources have been carefully spelled out in a series of documents called Toward the Year 2000. published by the by The Rev. Charles H. Gilbert Wasn’t Sunday a beautiful ddy? It probably would have been a beautiful day for us even if it had poured down rain, but it didn’t and the sunshiney weather contributed:much to the beautifulness:(Isy't that word in the dictionary? Well, this was a special occasion which calls for a special word.) + I didn’t sleepmuchvSaturday night, happen on Sunday. Cathy had planned our schedule so there would be plenty of time for our trip with no rushing. First, we went to Mt. Zion for 10 o‘clock service; Cathy had to play the last hymn, which seemed to fit our feeling exactly: ‘Now thank we al our God.” Then she warned me not to stay talking too long afterwards, because we were to have an early dinner, then I was to take a good long nap. Guess what! I got to the car before she did! We had our early dinner, then Isupposedly took a nap while Kynarion and she took a walk. But somehow I couldn’t sleep very long, so we were on our way north by 12:40, instead of 2 o’clock as we had ex- pected. Something had been done about most of the potholes we might have hit, and most of the other people we might have met on the road had already reached their destinations, or were taking longer naps than I had. We went up Route 92 to Tunkhannock, then on to Meshoppen, to Lawton, Vestal, Endicott, and finally reached Maine, N.Y. at 2:30. We drove past our former home (Cathy noting that they had painted the windowframes pale blue), past the school she had taught in, and up to the home of friends who were expecting us so I could get a really GOOD LONG NAP before the evening program at 7. But how can I sleep when there is neighbor Emil? I was streched out on a very comfortable couch, and he sat nearby. Cathy found out that Jan, the youngest daughter, was up at the new school above town, practicing for a production of ‘Oliver’ which the Nanticoke Valley Historical Scoiety was putting on. (That valley gets its name from the same tribe of Indians whose name is attached to Nanticoke, Pa.) So she went up there for an hour or so, and I was still talking when they came back for supper. Jan is the one who surprised us by being at Car- verton Church earlier this spring; we're hoping she will be able to come down and sing at Mt. Zion sometime soon. : Finally it was time for us to go the the church, the reason for the whole expedition. It was the installation of the new pastor of the Federated Church which I has served for eight and a half years, from 1946, to 1954. He comes from the Congregational denomination,since they and the Methodists take turns providing a minister. We had read about his background and thought he sounded like just the sort of person needed in that place, so I wrote and told him so. It only took a small hint for him to start calling me “Uncle Charlie’, as many of the folks to have a part in the installations a: You might have thought from the way my new ‘‘Nephew’’ and the other folks acted that I was the honored the “front. pes ‘pew, | was escorted to the there was time to visit with old friends who came up and introduced them- selves, while Cathy shot up a whole Economic Development Council. County and municipal plans exist in many parts of the region by which decisions can be reached intelligently as to how environmental sensitivity and economic growth can occur in a partnership ‘which will benefit the entire region. Other techniques have been developed and recommendations spelled out as to marketing the region’s assets as well as encouraging solutions to the region’s problems. Community after community should take the leadership in assessing how local governments cen play a significant role in achieving how the smallest level of government can fit into the greatest regional solutions. In this way, both the largest and the smallest of perspectives on the future of Northeastern Pennsylvania can take place in the marketplace of in- telligent creativity and land policy management. roll of film. Then we had refresh- ments and more visiting, and were almost the last ones our of the church. I was supposed to take a nap in the car on the way home, but didn’t. Too many things to think about and remember. Of course we missed some of the dear people who are no longer there, except in spirit and memory. But it was a whole day of delight, seeing how children grow up to take places of leadership in the church, and new people moving in make their own special contribution to that fine church and community. We got home before midnight, and then I really had a good night's sleep. Several residents of the Fernbrook area were present at the Dallas Township Board of Supervisors meeting last week to voice their’ complaints about water from Toby’s Creek coming onto their properties and into their cellars. The problem has arisen because of the debris which is in the creek and prohibits the natural flow of the water. The township taxpayers stated that they have tried repeatedly to get some help from the Department of Environmental Resources, the Fish Commission and Department of Forests and Waters and other agencies of the state but they have been unsuccessful. : Permission must be given in writing by each land owner adjacent to the creek in order for any dredging to take place. All of the owners cannot be found and this is delaying action. The supervisors could offer no assistance except to suggest that the residents keep trying to get help through the state agencies. The monthly police report indicated that there is a 9.9 per cent decline in crime from the 1976 to the 1977 time period. A 6.6 per cent drop in criminal mischief and 13.2 per cent drop in burglaries and robberies made up the total per cent of crime decline in the township. The Burglar Alarm System Or- dinance was passed unanimously. All owners of burglar alarm systems must comply with the regulations or be fined. Information can be obtained at the police station. The Dallas Township Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors will hold their mid- monthly meeting on April 17 begin- ning at 7 p.m. Blaze Carlsen Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks Bea LaBar Peggy Poynton Sally Riegel March 3, 1889. Subscriptions. $7 per year. 366, Dallas, Pa. 18612. es ——
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