PAGE SIXTEEN Viola resigns job as MH/MR director a desire for ‘change, a change which must be made now or deferred for several years.” Viola’s tenure has seen the center expand its facilities and programs. There are new units in Tunkhannock, The Luzerne-Wyoming County Mental Health- Mental Retardation Center announced Monday that John J. Viola, the MH-MR Center’s director for the last 6% years, resigned effective Aug. 18. The Center provides a variety of services for emotionally troubled in- well as in Wilkes-Barre. Inpatient. and outpatient dividuals in northern facilities, children’s ser- Luzerne County and' vices, and consultation and throughout Wyoming evaluation functions were established. ‘Funding for these programs was developed through the National Institute of Mental Health, the Penn- ‘ sylvania Department of Welfare and the United Way of Wyoming Valley. The board will hold a special session in the near future toname a successor. County. Viola will assume a similar position with the Greater Scranton MH-MR Center. Viola informed the center’s board of directors of his intentions with a letter dated June 22 in which he stated that “my ' decision is based solely on Gawlas suggests mail holding for vacationers newspapers pile up is advertising the fact that the house or apartment will be empty and unguarded.” Householders should ask a friend or neighbor to check their mailbox daily and to hold their mail until vacation’s over. Making arrangements for holding or forwarding mail prior to leaving home for vacations can save customers a lot of misery and inconveniences, Dallas Postmaster Bernard Gawlas reminded local residents today. ° ‘‘An over-flowing mailbox can be an open invitation to burglers,’’ Postmaster Gawlas said. “Letting mail or Or, if they prefer, they can ask the post office to hold their mail for up to 30 days, or to forward it to the vacation address. Yarns, needle craft, and hand made gifts The One-Stop Shop 1109 WYOMING AVENUE EXETER, PENNA. 18643 Mary HF. Russo YOU'RE INVITED TO COMPETE LL ela SUR RRA SY CRE Lf (RAIN OR SHINE) IN THE DR. D. W. KISTLER CLERC (El OLD RIVER ROAD, WILKES-BARRE ® SPONSORED BY FRANKLIN'S FAMILY RESTAURANTS ® PROCEEDS TO HELP THE WILKES-BARRE YMCA BOYS’ & GIRLS’ SWIM TEAMS ® AUTOMATIC TIMING REL ALLEY TE FRANKLIN'S FAMILY RESTAURANTS Inflation Investing 66 ° a9 He is us by Ken Adams, Thomson & McKinnon “I have met the enemy and he is us!”’ ; Those immortal (if slightly ungrammatical) words, first uttered by the loquacious Pogo, just might describe the cause of one of investors’ (and consumers’) greatest dilemmas--inflation! 7 : “Human wants are never satisfied,” is a well known economic maxim we're inclined to agree with. Many consumers, if they have one of anything, want two. Or they want a larger one. Or a different colored one. O ete) : The point is, they want more of almost everything. Whether they need it or not. It perhaps comes under the heading of “improving one’s standard of living.” When demand rises on a broad front for lots of different products and services, businesses of all kinds rush to meet that demand. It often means that they have to borrow, too (from tomorrow’s income), to build capacity tg meet consumer demand of today. As consumers (taxpayers, citizens, voters), we also want more and more service from our governments-- federal, state and local. Sometimes (often?) we want so much that the governments can’t pay for it out of current receipts (taxes). When that occurs, guess what happens! The govern- ments (federal, state and local) borrow (from tomorrow to pay for today). ‘And sometimes if they ‘(the people who run our governments) don’t give us what we want when we want it, or as much as we want, we get upset. We get so upset we often vote them out of office. (And vote in some one more ‘‘accommodating’). All of this wanting and getting is expensive. The goods and services that we insist on having right now (this very minute!) can cause prices to rise (inflation again), often dramatically. To be sure, inflation has other causes, too. On the production side, for example. Most of us as producers work very hard for our wages. We work hard because we want to earn as much money as we can. All very normal. Unfortunately, we sometimes want to get paid more money even though we’re not more productive. That happens for a variety of reasons and its not so normal. Sometimes it’s even a little selfish. It ends up that the product we make costs more to the consumer even though it hasn’t changed or improved and there aren’t any more of them. That's inflation, too. Caused by us. So Pogo is right, isn’t he? The enemy (inflation) is us! Us as consumers (especially when we're greedy), us as producers (sometimes not as productive as we might be), us as businesses, us as responsive governments. One way or another we cause it. We certainly don’t mean to. We have the very best of intentions. But one way or another we cause or contribute to it. And causing it is a lot easier than curing it. (that’s a subject we'll cover later on). So Mr. Consumer, shake hands with a side of you (producer) you may not have met before. And join us in thanking Pogo for calling it to our attention. Irem plans swim classes between 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, and adult classes will be offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The fee is $10 per week. The lessons are open to everyone, members or non- members. A life-saving course will be offered from July 10 to July 20. Those completing the course will be certified by the American Red Cross. People are encouraged to register by calling 675-0311. Irem Temple Country Club pool opened June 11 managed by Peter Brussock and Bob Lewis. They are assisted by four lifeguards, Marti Spears, Kathy Blaum, Libby Marshall, and Suzanne Williams. The pool is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.for members and their guests. Swimming instructions will be offered for all levels from beginners to adults. Group classes will be SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT IN LONG TERM CARE e“Wesley~ Village Offering a Full Service Nursing Program featuring: SKILLED NURSING . . pal PHYSICIAN ON CALL 24 HRS. PRIVATE ACCOMODATIONS AVAILABLE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS AVAILABLE 1979 ACTIVITY THERAPYe GROUP TRANSPORTATIONe PHYSICAL THERAPYe GOOD "OLD FASHIONED" NURSING CARE OPERATED BY United Methodist Home For The Aging Corp. SPONSORED BY THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES OF THE WYOMING CONFERENCE : ADMISSION: NON-DENOMINATIONAL LAPLIN RD, JENKINS TWNSHP., Pa. 18640 Phone 655-289 WESLEY VILLAGE OPENING FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST 1978 The Wesley Village will be open in the first week of August 1978. We are at this time accepting applications for skilled, intermediate, and residential care. Contact Edward W. Bell or Gene West at 717- 655-2891 or 717-655-2892, Monday through Friday 8:30-4:30. Wilkes schedules classes Registration for the summer second session at Wilkes College is scheduled for Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 14 at Parrish Hall, 34 S. River St., from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with early registration being accepted anytime after July 1. The second half of a number of courses, as well as various topics courses are included in the up- coming schedule. Both graduate and un- dergraduate courses are available in a variety of fields, with classes scheduled to begin July 17 and continue through August 18. Undergraduate courses will include accounting, biology, business ad- ministration, chemistry, economics, education, engineering, English, environmental and earth sciences, foreign languages, ‘history, mathematics, music, nursing, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology and sociology. Graduate courses will be offered in education, English, environmental and earth sciences, history and mathematics. Summer courses give interested students the opportunity to work toward a degree, fulfill education requirements, prepare for future college courses or simply earn extra credits. Others may take courses for personal enrichment. Further information may be obtained by writing or calling John F. Meyers, director, continuing education and graduate studies, at Parrish Hall. Wande receives masters Ezekial Wande, Country Club Apartments, Dallas, graduated from the University of Rhode Island this spring. He earned his master of business ad- ministration degree. Local girls attend Frank J. O'Connell R- Luzerne, today announced that the personal ‘‘vanity” license plates are now available for pick-up trucks and vans as well as passenger cars. Until recently, these personal tags were only available for the passenger cars registered within the Commomwealth. 0’Connell explained that the tag, costing $20, may be obtained from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles by Our Tittle Country Store Juki Knitting Machines FREE DEMONSTRATIONS GIVEN TO INTERESTED GROUPS Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. HUNTSVILLE 675-9717 LERSHIPS AVAILABLE x Clean » Fast CALL 288-3636 completing the proper form. “Up to six letters or numbers, or any com- bination thereof, may be used on the personal tags, except anything which might be considered vulgar said. O'Connell added that he now has the necessary forms with which to apply for the personal tags for “vans and pick-up trucks, and anyone interested may write to Rep. O’Connell, House of Representatives, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. St. Lawrence Kimberly Turner of Dallas and Jennifer L. Maslow, Shavertown, will enter the freshman class at St. Lawrence University in September. THE . 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