Damian: Part Two
On Page One of this issue of The
Dallas Post there is a story con-
cerning a friendly pup named
Damian. It is not a complete story
as some pertinent facts are
missing, facts that might make the
reader, if not angry, at least a little
disgusted. The anger or disgust
may be directed at the abuse of
technology as opposed to’ simple
human values.
The technology in this case was
the use of a dart gun on a “dumb”
animal by a policeman who, had he
no such weapon, might have been
more inclined to use his common
sense when approaching ‘man’s
best friend.” We would defy anyone
who knows Damian to say he de-
served to be shot, or injured in any
manner. And we would add that not
to know Damian would be further
justification in using common sense
when approaching someone’s
property.
The police could say that Damian
was acting viscious, but only eye-
* witnesses to tHe shooting would
really know, and even then those
persons who know the big pup would
find that impossible to accept. So
what's all the fuss about? It was,
after all, just a dog being someplace
he shouldn’t have been, in this case
on a stranger’s property. But dogs
are known for not paying much
attention to the laws of man. Well,
the fuss is that Damian was shot at
such close range the dart, which is
designed to penetrate the skin,
became lodged somewhere inside,
requiring, later, a major operation.
So much for Damian. But
Damian’s owners, quite naturally,
were upset about what they feel was
an unnecessary and unjust act. At
first they did not want the story
published because they feared
alienating the police. The inclina-
tion of many newspeople in a case
such as this is also not wanting to
alienate the police and to" ‘“‘down-
play” the story. That is what you
may read on Page One. But we
believe there are lessons here for all
of us, and that by not telling them,
we are all diminished.
Mr. Hoover, Damian’s master,
admitted the responsibility to keep
his animal under constant control is
his, and because of that - and be-
cause he also feared possible police
harassment - is reluctant to make a
complaint. He has also been cited
for not licensing the animal, but
said that he honoestly thought a dog
less than a year old didn’t have to
be. A week after we first talked to
him, and after he had already ex-
pressed much reluctance to the
publishing of the story, we called
him again to see if he would change
his mind. He said that since he had
just read an article in the Post
wherein the Dallas Borough Police
warned dog owners to keep their
animals tied, he thought the story
could be printed using the angle
that his particular case could serve
as a good example to’ other pet
owners. However, he was still con-
cerned enough to want to read the
article before it was printed.
JOHN ALLEN
BY HUGH P. KING
Congressman Jim Nelligan has
introduced a bill which he contends
would prop up the ailing Social
Security System for the next 40
years. Essentially, he would
commandeer revenues from off-
shore oil and gas leases and dump
these monies into the tottering mess
which some clown has termed
“Social Security’.
However, if past experience is
any guide, the chances that this
infusion of dollars from hapless oil
and gas companies would ‘‘solve”
our Social Security problems for
even 5 years seem mightly slim.
The fact is, that Uncle Sam has sold
the American people a ‘“‘pig in the
poke” and, although no politician
can afford to admit it, the whole
Social Security scheme is based on
the biggest swindle of all time.
Back in the late 1920’s a swindler
named Ponzi developed a scheme
based on exactly the same prin-
ciples as our present day Social
Security System. He collected
many dollars from many people
and paid a lot of dollars to a
relatively few. The scheme worked
as long as more people were paying
than receiving. But like all similar
schemes, (remember the pyramid
clubs?) the whole thing falls apart
when the number of new ‘’suckers’’
dwindles and more can’t be found.
As Congressman Nelligan ob-
serves: ‘“When Social Security
began in the 1930’s, there were 15
workers for every recipient.
Currently, three workers support
each recipient. In the year 2025,
when the post-World War II ‘‘Baby
Boom’ generation is fully retired,
there will be only two workers for
each retiree.”
The outlines of the biggest
swindle of all time are therefore
becoming increasingly clear.
Looking into the future, we can see
that the list of “‘suckers’’ is going to
run out and, eventually, the whole
System must inevitably collapse.
No one--especially polticians--wants
to tell all of those nice folks who are
on Social Security, or soon hope to
be, that they have been swindled,
that the money is gone, and the
game is over. So, for the past
decade or so, we've been putting
band-aids on the fatally wounded
victim and promising that now
everything is going to be okay. The
fact is, that it isn’t!
You know, they put Ponzi in jail
for perpetrating fraud. But he was
really only ‘‘small time”’ compared
to the legislators who ‘‘stuck us’ all
with Social Security. Most of them
are now dead. But can we pray that
they now enjoy their just deserts?
BY HOWARD J. GROSSMAN
Two words describe the challenge
which awaits Northeastern Penn-
sylvania in the 1980’s: ‘‘image’’ and
“perception.” Recently, I attended
meetings where these words be-
came touchstones for identifying
what holds back the economic
growth of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. Unfortunately, it takes more
than money and buildings to over-
come the hidden problems which
these words signify.
‘“Image’’ and ‘‘perception’’
represent what people perceive to
be the characteristics of our region,
but in reality are myths and false
images which in many ways perpe-
tuate the economic crisis which
holds sway in much of this region.
It is due to the above factors that
the Economic Development Council
of Northeastern Pennsylvania
undertook, three years ago, to
launch an Image Improvement
Campaign to educate’ our own
citizenry as to what the region’s
assets are. It is, also, for this reason
external Image Improvement
forts to encourage investment in
- Northeastern Pennsylvania.
One of the more recent, success-
ful events: was an Investor
Visitation Program wherein ten
executives representing three
major national insurance com-
panies were invited to visit North:
eastern Pennsylvania and tour
much of what the region offers. As a
result of this effort, ‘initial per-
ceptions of what the region seemed
to be like were changed and those
who had no knowledge of North-
eastern Pennsylvania were im-
pressed by what we had to offer.
Another external image program
being studied and TTgiusied is a
regional promotion and marketing
focus which would advertise the
fine assets Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania has to offer. The formation of
this program is built around a
series of elements which affect
economic development including,
but not limited to, research and
data support, ‘international trade,
advertising and promotion, liaison
with governments and much more.
Some of the perceptions which
exist regarding Northeastern
Pennsylvania as identified in recent
meetings of the Northeast Legisla-
tive Delegation, as well as through
other meetings with key regional
officials, include beliefs that the
region has an undue number of
work stoppages and strikes, that the
region has an unduly high tax pack-
age, that the region still relies on a
coal based economy, that bad
politics still dominate the main-
stream of the region’s life and much
more. As an added image issue
which strongly inhibits economic
growth, these perceptions and
images are attributable to’ the
State, as well as focused on North:
eastern Pennsylvania.
The region’s slogan, The Pocono
Northeast: A Place To Grow,
dramatizes the determination
which does exist on the part of a
core of futurists who believe that
Northeastern Pennsylvania offers
rare opportunities for economic
investment. The image improve-
ment campaign, both internal and
external, represents a strong signal
that stagnation is no longer an
acceptable mode and that change is
basic to achieving significant job
generation throughout the seven
counties of the Pocono Northeast.
(Mr. Grossman is executive
director, Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania Economic Development
Council.) v
50 YEARS AGO - NOV. 13, 1931
No shortage of turkeys as 54 per-
cent of the birds were ready for the
table at Thanksgiving. ;
Married-Marion Williams an
Herman Kern. :
Deaths--Mrs. Edward Eyerman,
Sr., Shrineview; Corey E. Major,
formerly of Lehman; Rachel S.
Thomas, Alderson; Michael
Gilvary, Trucksville.
You could get--Butter 3 Ib. 97c;
medium sharp cheese 19¢ 1b.; bacon
14c 1lb.; smoked hams 15¢ Ib.;
prunes 4 1b. 25¢; soda crackers 3 1b.
pkg. 35¢; salmon 3 tall cans 25c;
California seedless raisins 2 pkg.
15¢.
40 YEARS AGO - NOV. 14, 1941
Several Dallas dogs made a fine
showing at the American Kennel
Club Sanction in Hazleton. Mitsie, a
Welsh terrior owned by Mrs.
Thomas Robinson, Rosalie, a wire-
haired terrior owned by Harry
Griffith and Dr. Malcolm Borth-
wick’s bull terrier, Buster were
among the prize winners.
Plays provided interesting enter-
tainment with many community
organizations presenting them.
Dallas Township High School’s
senior class presented ‘‘The
Haunted High School”; Idetown
Church presented ‘‘Death at the
Wheel” while Dr. Henry M. Laing
Fire Company showed ‘“‘Golgotha”
a movie of the passion play.
Engaged--Betty Ide and Roy
Covey; Lillian Ward and Sgt.
Married--Doris E. Little and
George Scovell, Ruth Ross and
Ernest Gay; Marion Eipper and
Pvt. Allen Ockenhouse; Dorothy
Hughes and Robert Royer.
Deaths—-Jennie May Honeywell,
Atlantic City; Mesech Roberts;
Hillside.
You could get--Chuck roast 23c
Ib.; fresh cut hamburg 21ic Ib.;
balgona 25¢ 1b.; iceberg lettuce 6c
head; fresh mushrooms 25c¢ lb.;
pascal celery 10c 1g. bunch; mayon-
naise 23 pt. jar; mince meat 3 pkg.
25c; pumpkin 3 Ig. cans 25c;
pineapple juice 2 cans 23c; dog food
3 cans 25c.
30 YEARS AGO - NOV, 16, 1951
Bishop W.J. Hafey dedicated
Gate of Heaven School. A parade,
Mass and dedication address
marked the occasion.
Asa L. Day, Dallas was elected to
the 12-man board of directors of the
American Bottlers of Carbonated
Beverages. Day, president of
Keystone Coca-Cola Bottling
Company, was awarded this
national honor for his 25 years of
service to the industry.
Engaged--Helen A. Helfrich and
Leland Guyette.
Married--Mary Jacobs and Curtis
Conklin.
You could get--2 1b. fruit cake
$1.89; turkeys 59c lb.; ripe cran-
berries 25¢ Ib. ; Lifebuoy soap 3 bars
25¢; pumpkin, Ig. can 17c; Long
Island Ducks 39c lb.; standing rib
roast 79¢ 1b.; pork chops 79c lb..
20 YEARS AGO - NOV. 16, 1961
The Dallas School Board held a
‘Hail and Farewell” dinner at the
Castle Inn for faculty’ members.
Those retiring: from the district
were Philip Cheney, Francis
Ambrose, James Hutchinson,
William Clewell, Walter Mohr,
Lewis LeGrand, Henry Hess and
Don Hislop. The board welcomed
Mrs. Thomas Vernon and Mrs.
Louise Steinhauer, newly-elected
board members.
The 70-year-old Armour Leather
Company Plant, Noxen closed. One
hundred and eight employees will
lose their jobs. The tannery, one of
the last vestiges of the once thriving
lumber industry, was established in
1889 by G.K. Mosser of Allentown.
Married--Marjorie Redmond and
John Dorshefski.
Deaths--Charles B. Gates, Dallas.
You could get--Cooked hams 49c
1b.; turkeys 32c lb.; Ocean Spray
cranberry sauce 2 cans 4ic; Red
Emporer grapes 2 lb. 29c.
10 YEARS AGO - NOV, 18, 1971
A survey of five elementary
school buildings in the Dallas
School District showed classrooms
barely adequate for the number of
pupils.
College Misericordia students
form Girl Scout group called
Campus Girl Scouts. It gave college
need while completing their formal
education.
Carolyn Edwards, Lake-Lehman
High School band member repre-
at the Pennsylvania Music
Educators Association Convention,
Pittsburgh.
Married--Susan A. Kitchen and
David E. Kuppelweiser; Gail
Telford and Joseph I. Killeen; Jane
Chase and Raymond Shultz.
Engaged--Diane L. Martin and
William Howard Miller; Linda Finn
and Arthur Baird.
Deaths--Maria Neuner, Dallas;
John Shorts, Union, N.J.; Thomas
R. Kelley, Conn.; Charles Weaver,
Noxen; Albert Jacobs, Bunker Hill;
Charles Nicol, Trucksville.
You could get--Tangelos 49¢ doz.;
cranberries 29c lb.; potatoes, 5-1b.
bag russets 39c¢; Joy liquid deter-
gent 44c; handi plasticwrap 35¢
roll; turkeys 39c 1b. ; flour, 5-1b. bag
29¢; sliced bacon 39c 1b.; coffee 99¢
1b.
I just
realized it was the middle of
November. See what happens when
I polish my. finger nails.
Let me see. Oh yes! It’s Nov. 17
and you're reading this over your
bowl of soup at Franklin's during
the Kiwanis Buck-a-bowl day! But,
I know, you already knew about
that. :
I'm about ready to take on
competition with my racquetball.
Every Wednesday I play till my
body aches. (That's not too hard)
If I can interest you in a game--call
me!, ;
Christmas is in the air (Isn’t it
disgustingly early)! Jim Eason and
I were discussing how all the stores
have their Christmas displays up
and how Dallas has the lights up on
the Main Street. (They were up last
Wednesday). Now I found out why I
really like Mr. E. He shops like I
do. The day before I need
something. We were discussing
Dec. 24th--you know--the day before
Christmas. That's our shopping
day, and this year we're both broke,
so we won't even need the whole day
to shop.
How about a big “Hi” this week to
the Doerfler family. I was just
thinking about them. A while ago I
saw Mrs. Doerfler in Country’s Best
checking out all the goodies and it
was so nice to.chat with her and find
out what’s new with the family. So
this week to all the Doerfler’s-5 of
them--1 send out a big “Hi”. (I was
eating a brownie--scrumpdelicious--
and the though poppoed into’ my
head).
I was in Wong’s the other day
telling Mr. Wong how I wish he’d let
me take his fish tank home. Itis one
of the neatest thanks I have seen.
It’s a 100 gallon tank, and it’s filled
with loads of gorgeous fish. I don’t
have much room for it at home, but
I’m sure I can persuade my mom to
let me keep it on top of my stereo,
which is on top of my typewriter, on
top of my skis, on top of my
camera... :
Thinking of all that made me go to
Davies Pet Land and pick up some
gold fish. My 10 gal. tank was a
little low on fish and I thought I'd
buy some friends for my other
friends. You have to admit fish are
the easiest pets-at least I think so--
they don’t bite, bark, rip papers
apart, or make a mess. I just feed
them a little on occasions and they
swim merrily on their way. By the
way, if you're stuck on a Christmas
gift, aquariums are wonderful gifts
and Davies sells the complete kits.
They're great for all ages and they
brighten up any room.
At my Girl scout meeting last
week Laurie Dunn informed me
that the Dallas Senior High School
will be sponsoring a road rally on
Nov. 23. It starts at the school and
you can register on the 23rd. All you
need is a car, a driver, a nagivator
and $5. The proceeds are going to
one of the organizations at the
school (I forgot which one she told
me) and you're sure to have a good
time. So I do hope you get out to
see, or participate in the rally.
You know what else you can do
for the holidays? Order an ice
cream cake from Carvel. You can
get one for Thanksgiving or
Christmas or birthdays or for just
everybody just loves ice cream. So,
brighten up your day with an ice
cream cake from Carvel.
Well, I don’t know about you guys,
but I'm tired out. = So, I'm off to
bowling to become more tired out,
but “I'll survive”. So in the
meantime--Don’t drive too fast!!!
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Thanksgiving
Holiday
News
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Thursday,
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Pa., under the act of March 3, 1889.
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A special
message
DEAR FRIENDS IN THE BACK
MOUNTAIN,
Thanksgiving Day brings
memories of those times in the past
when we celebrated with family and
friends around the table laden Ve
food. The good times we shared a:
important to us for they filled the
heart even as the food nourished our
bodies. :
The holidays can be especially
lonely for those who are separated
from their families. The festive
atmosphere of the Thanksgiving
feast is difficult to capture when it
is for one or two.
Should this be your experience,
we invite you to join with us in
Thanksgiving Day Dinner as our
guest, November 26, 2 p.m. at the
Dallas United Methodist Church.
Come and share together in the
spirit of Thanksgiving. Please
make your reservations no later
than November 22nd by calling 675-
5701, or 675-0122. We will provide
transportation for you.
In the richness of God's love,
Sincerely,
Council on Ministries
Dallas United Methodist Church
bit more
To The Editor:
I would like to’ take this op-
portunity to praise Councilwoman
Michelle Boice, and Jack McManus
for conducting a very high level
campaign for the voters of Harveys
Lake, even though Bud Hoblack and
Cappellini, embarrassed, harassed
and caused neighbor to be fighting
against ‘neighbor. Councilwoman
Boice and Jack McManus together
with a fine list of young enthusiastic
candidates brought their team toa
winning victory without throwing
one speck of mud and without
causing one neighbor to fight their
cessful term in office.
Yours truly,
Richard Tattersall
A thankful
parent
To The Editor: :
Recently the Back Mt. Teeners
held their annual banquet at thg
speakers from the Philadelphia
“Phillies.” The entire affair was
“First Class” and the teenagers
departed with: memories that will
last for many, many years.
Praise must go to the many
dedicated people who were involved
with the arrangements. Only be-
cause of these considerate indivi-
duals, such an evening was
possible. We are extremely proud to
have our teenage son affiliated with
such a fine and thoughtful
organization.
The support for this endeavor
from the entire Back Mountain is to
be commended.
A Thankful Parent.
History does
“And in the insatiable thirst of
enjoyment, the ordinary revenues
no longer sufficing, they were
augmented; the cultivator, seeing
his labors increase without com-
pensation, lost all courage; the
merchant, despoiled, was disgusted
with industry; the multitude,
condemned to perpetual poverty,
necessaries; and all productive
industry vanished.
The surcharge of taxes rendering
lands a burdensome possession, the
poor proprietor abandoned his field,
or sold it to the powerful; and
fortune became concentrated in a
few hands. All the laws and in-
stitutions favoring this ac-
cumulation, the nation became
divided into a group of wealthy
drones, and a multitude of mer-
cenary poor; the people w
degraded with indigence, the gr
with satiety, and the number of
those interested in the preservation
and existence became propor-
tionally precarious.
On the other hand, emulation
finding no object, ‘science no en-
profound ignorance.
The administration being secret
and mysterious, there existed no
means of reform or amelioration.
The chiefs governing by force or
fraud, the people viewed them as a
faction of public enemies; and all
harmony ceased between the
governors and governed.”
Volney’s “Ruins of Empires.” 1791
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