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might as well have put it
down the drain.
Fancy giving money to the
Government!
- Nobody will see the stuff again.
Well, they’ve no idea what
money's for -
Ten to one they’ll start another
war
I’ve heard a lot of silling things,
but Lor’!
Fancy giving money to the
Government!
Sir Alan Herbert
It’s traditional in the United
States, whenever the military
budget is due for consideration by
Congress, that the Pentagon and the
arms industry speed up their
monster missiles, its: mammoth
navy, its huge defense budget, and
the dangers to our national
security.
Before ‘‘detente” ' (lessening of
the
“cold war’, while not gone, was
- in Vietnam - most Americans were
willing to live and let live where the
Soviet Union was concerned. Then
came, for the first time in decades,
a real peace. No American soldier
But with peace came faint rum-
blings of war on some vague
frontier. President Ford and his
administration began pushing for
higher military spending - in spite
terrible inflation that is currently
destroying the American economy.
Of course Ford's administration
justified spending billions more of
tax money, by trying to sell the
American public on the idea that we
were a second-rate military power.
All this was - and is - done in the
face of the fact that the United
States is the world’s leading manu-
facturer and distributor of weapons
of destruction.
Some us became lulled into
money, time and resources on
Jimmy Carter as
president. Mr. Carter told us - as
most candidates will - that the
military and industrial complex
slid behind the. oval desk then we
becaméhotnbarded with the propa-
No nightly newscast, on either of
us of the “gap.” Newspapers and
ff Is a
Isn'tittim
TO THE POST:
A few weeks ago you asked the
question, ‘‘Should we have gun
control?’ This week I read a para-
graph about a handgun being con-
cealed in a locker at the Dallas
Junior High School; I think the
answer is a very obvious ‘Yes’.
As a concerned parent and a
person who has always been very
wary of guns of any kind, I feel
there should definitely be strict con-
trol of firearms. I feel that all
weapons should be licensed even
though I am told it may be against
one of the basic American Rights -
the right to bear arms.
What is the prime purpose of a
person owning a firearm, for
shooting animals to eat - hunting; or
for shooting his fellow human
dated for man to say he needs a gun
to provide food for his family. Those
who hunt need licenses so what
harm in making them license their
magazines followed suit and the
Pentagon plagued Congress with
the dire need for the Bl bomber,
neutron bomb, fighter planes for
Israel, Egypt, etc.
In the process we are told it is be-
cause the Soviet Union and Cuba is
involved, that they are spreading
their military might around the
globe, that they have bases and
troops threatening the peace of the
world. Yet we gloss over the fact
that the United States has a naval
base on Cuban territory, that we
have 30,000 American soldiers
stationed in Korea and thousand of
other military personnel in hun-
dreds of bases all around the world,
Germany, Britain, Scotland,
Greece, Turkey, Japan, the
Philippines, Guam, Panama, etc.
Does it really matter who started
this, or who has ‘‘superiority’’?
What matters is that both sides can
totally obliterate. the other, that
neither side will gain a thing - ex-
cept self-destruction. A nuclear war"
doesn’t mean Russia or the U.S.
wins anything because a nuclear
war, a very grave and certain
possibility with the continued arms
race, most certainly will disrupt the
natural forces that make life on this
planet possible.
The water and air, the life-line of
our frail life-supported system,
would be destroyed for everyone for
years to come. Part of the problem
may be that the scenario is so
staggering we can’t - or won't -
comprehend it.
Now, at this critical stage in the
American way of life, when it is
facing enormous pressures to
survive, when daily it isfaced with
one economic and social disaster
after another, is the time to stop this
mad squandering of the national re-
sources on yet more murderous
weaponry.
The cost of one Bl bomber
prototype, $500,000,000, would build
enough city housing for 50,000
people. Just one M60 tank, $630,000,
could provide 30 families with a nice
little home of their own, just one
$16,000,000 F-15 fighter plane would
build a power plant, fueled by
garbage, to heat downtown.
Baltimore.
The United States, alone, has
enough nuclear warheads to kill
earth, {twelve times over. So what is
budget every year?
“Ten to one they’ll start another
war.”
JOHN ALLEN
etoact?”
I personally feel that the only
people who need to carry handguns
are the police and certain security
guards (as is’ the case in most
European countries). When it
comes to the point that a child can
take a weapon into school, isn’t it
time to act?
KATE VAN DER KISTE
Miner's
Ditty
My sweetheart is a mule in the
mines.
I drive her without any lines.
On the bumper I sit, and tobacco I
spit.
All over my sweetheart’s behind.
ANON.
by Barry McWilliams
Only Yesterday
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50 Years Ago - Feb. 12, 1932
Rural routes are extended to
include families in the vicinity of
Meeker. Served by carrier William
J. Corcoran, the local post office
served the largest number of rural
routes in the County.
You could get--10 lb. sugar 45c¢;
flour 24% 1b. bag, 75¢; 2 tall cans
salmon 19¢; 2 cans shrimp 19c;
sardines 5c can; macaroni or
spaghetti 6 pkgs. 25¢; rye or white
bread, 20 oz. loaf 7c; eggs 25¢ doz.
40 Years Ago - Feb. 13, 1942
A late afternoon fire destroyed a
large barn on the Vernon farm of
William payne. Several machinery
sheds were also destroyed and two
silos were ‘damaged. Eleven cows
and a valuable bull were burned to
death.
Mrs. Fred Eck was elected
president of the Woman's Club. In
other club business, the group pur-
chased another defense bond and
made plans, for a dinner dance.
Noxen employees of the Armour
Leather Company at Noxen re-
ceived retroactive increases of pay.
The minimum hourly rate was
raised to 68c for all employees. The
plant was busy filling war orders
for heavy leather, much of which
was sent to Russia.
Engaged--Emma Ruth, Shaver. to.
Sheridan Geer.
Married--Araminta Smith to
Howard Martz.
Deaths--Thelma Agnew, Dallas.
You could get-Chickens 27c Ib.;
hamburg 25c¢ Ib. ; pork chops 29¢ 1b. ;
lamb chops 35¢ lb.; fruit cocktail 2
tall cans 23c; fig bars or ginger
snaps 2 1b. 19¢; coffee 2 Ib. 39c.
mission stocked Harveys Lake with
4,000 brook trout and 4,000 rainbow
trout. The commission had been
unable to determine the cause of
death of a number of fish found
along Toby’s Creek.
Engaged--Carol A. Rother to
Frederick Hons.
Married--Ruth Gordon Weed to
George Shupp; Donna Weeden to
Robert L. Natole; Judith Winans to
Johnson C. Miers; Wilhemina
Blank to Thomas W. Geffert.
Deaths--Mary Ladamus, Leh-
man; william S. Lee, Dallas; John
Hay Frantz, Cleveland.
You could get--Lobster tails $1.59
lb.; oysters 98c per 12 oz. can;
chickens 29c 1b. ; 6-6 0z. cans orange
juice 95¢; fresh green beans 2 lb.
29c; cheddar cheese 35c per 1. 1b.
Mrs. Harold Dixon, the Kunkle
housewife bit two weeks ago by a
rabid fox, died in Nesbitt Hospital.
Although Mrs. Dixon had been
taking the Pasteur treatment of 14
injections for rabies, the treatment
failed to help her.
Mrs. Charles Nuss, Lehman, was
elected to head Dallas District Girl
Scouts for a two year term. She re-
placed Mrs. Harris Haycox, Dallas;
Mrs. Calvin Hall, Shavertown, was
vice president; Mrs. John Wardell,
Carverton, secretary and Bethia
Allen, Lake Township, treasurer.
Engaged--Mary Louise Mahaffey
to Richard Post; Claire Marie Baur
to” Adrian DeMarco; Joan Cool-
baugh to Donald Britt; Joan Edity
Cragle to Richard L. Culver; Wilma
J. Robbins to Robert Gordo.
Deaths--John Henry Stevenson,
Shavertown; Dr. J.C. Fleming,
Dallas; Pauline Berrettini, Dallas;
Emory Kitchen, Fort McClellan,
Ala., Humphrey Owen, Dallas.
You could get--Pork loin roasts
39c lb. ; sliced bacon 29¢ per 1b.;
shrimp 79¢ 1b.; oysters 1 pt. can.
79¢; 46 .0z. can orange juice: 19¢;
Sunshine Krispy Crackers 30c. Ibis :
10 Years Ago - Feb. 24, 1972
Imperial Potentate C. Victor
Thornton, Shrine of North America,
visited Irem Temple. A reception at
the Irem Temple Mosque had more
than 2,000 Shrine members and
their wives in attendance.
Frank 'S. Paczewski, vice
president of Elby’s Restaurants,
announced the opening of a new
restaurant in the Back Mountain in
May.
You could get--Chicken legs 49c
+ 1b. ; frozen. green beans 5-90z., pkg.
~ $1; 3-40 .0z:. bottles apple juice $1;
butter :59¢ 1b.; 3 doz. eggs $1;
saltines 4lc per lb.; jello, 11c per
20 Years Ago - Feb. 15, 1962 box.
Pennsylvania StateFish Com-
Memorial
Library's
business up
BY NANCY S. KOZEMCHAK
The Back Mountain Memoriat®
Library’s annual meeting, held the
last Thursday in January, is now
history and some exciting statistics
were presented to the board
members. i
The library circulated 88,528
books during 1981, an increase of |
3,872 from 1980. The current hook
stock stands at 45,204 and 10,939
reference - questions and workers
were recorded. The Book Club
circulation was 2,785 and volunteers
Estimated active borrowers stands gq
at 9,911.
Of the total circulation, 43,495
books were checked out by
students. These figures show steady
growth and activitiey at the library.
Bonnie West stopped in the other
day; she was a former display
participant. We had her collection
of dogs at the library and she had an {
interesting story to tell. It seems a
former friend’s mother read the
article about her collection in the
paper, sent the article to Her
daughter and as a result of this, 1
Bonnie was offered dogs for her 4
collection. She was thrilled and ha 1
adopted an additional 50 dogs ana™ i
also received two book cases in i
which to house her collection.
Quote: “It’s a small world”. And a
nice one!
The Collector’s Group will meet
Wednesday evening, February 24 at
7:30 in the annex.
New books at the library: A Book
Club purchase, ‘The Dean’s
December” by Saul Bellow is a tale
of two cities, Chicago, and
Bucharest, Rumania; a tale of the
East and West. It is also a story of a
double crisis in the life of Albert
Corde. A tale of love and death:
“North and South’’ by John Jakes
is a compelling, panoramic novel of
two wealthy families during twenty
turbulent, troubled years that
culminate in the shattering Civil
War. It is a handsomely conceived
mirror of the times. This is an
exciting American saga.
“Jacintha” by Sar Hylton is a
spellbinding novel of family in-
trigue, rebellion and romance seigs)
against the bleak, brooding beauty ,
of the Lake District and the war. JR)
ravaged -Freneh: countryside.
Jacintha lives -at- Ravenspoint, a
haunted old clifftop house in
Cumberland, England.
“Missing Persons’ by C. Terry
Cline, is a novel of ultimate terror.
A riveting, unforgettable story of
vengeance stretched to the outer
limits of sanity. Fatal attraction to
a charismatic killer in the slayings
of young women, cloaked in his
innocent sexual allure.
Just where on Planet Earth’ do
you want to go? You name it and
you'll find practical assistance for
your pre-trip planning in the travel- Bi
history section of the library. There
are guide books to almost every
area on the globe. There is informa-
tion on foreign customs, govern-
ments, and religions. Half the fun is
collecting the information you need.
Try your library!
SEER
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Kiwanis slated
sleighride
The Dallas Kiwanis is sponsoring i
a sleigh riding party for all retarded ~~ |
citizens and their families. The i
event will be held on Saturday, Feb. i
20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The party will
be held on the Fair Grounds on
Route 118 in Dallas, behind the
Back Mountain Medical Center.
Sleigh riding, tobogganing, and
snowmobiling will be provided
along with indoor activities and a
barbecue.
Ferdinand Jr., Victor, Mark and Nina, performed a
classical music concert for students of Dallas Junior
High. Nina, apparently, wasn’t quite ready for the photo-
A MUSICAL FAMILY: Their father is Ferdinand R.
Liva, conductor of Sinfonia de Camera, the professional
orchestra in residence at College Misericordia. On
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SEEKING INFORMA TION--Anyone having knowledge as to a
Mamie Kitchen and or the M.E. Sabbath School at Harveys Lake, is
requested to contact the Dallas Post. The inscription photographed
above is from the Sixth Edition of ‘Tom Brown’s School Days’ and is
believed to have been hand-copied, utitilizing a feathered pen. The
book was presented to Mamie Kitchen by Pastor Robert T.
Christopher, at Alderson, March 24, 1589, A
grapher.
For the third consecutive year,
the Economic Development Council
of Northeastern Pennsylvania, has
recognized positive accomplish-
ments in which municipal govern-
ments, civic organizations, and
others were recognized for out-
standing contributions to the
promotion of the Pocono Northeast.
According to Howard J.
Grossman, executive director of the
council, a total of thirty-four first
place awards and 109 awards over-
all have been given in the first three
years of competition.
During the first three years of
competition, the first place winners
included the following:
1. Anthracite Museum Complex
2. Boscov’s Dept. Store (W-B)
3. CAN-DO, Inc.
- Agency
5. Child Development Council of
NE Pa., Inc.
6. Children’s Museum of NE Pa.
7. Carbondale City
8. Cometa, Mr. Charles
9. College for Kids, Inc.
10. Duryea Borough
11. E. Stroudsburgh Borough
12. Greater W-B Industrial Fund
13. Hill Neighborhood Assn.
14. Jack Frost Mt. Ski Area
15. Lackawanna Co. Board of
Commissioners
16. Lackawanna Co. Conservation
Dist.
17. Little Schuylkill Conservation
Club: =:
18. Luzerne Co. Commission on
Economic Opportunity
19. Luzerne Co. Office of Com-
munity Development
nl ed i abe
20. Milford Reservation Solar
Conservation Center
21. Mountaintop Area Library
22. Panther Valley Recreation
Center
23. Pocono Mt. Vacation Bureau
24. Schuylkill Co. Council for the
Arts
25. Scranton Primary Health Care
Center
26. Swoyersville Borough
27. The Station Restaurant (W-B)
28. United Campus Ministry,
E.Stroudsburg State
29. Univ. of Scranton
30. Wilkes-Barre II, Inc.
31. W-B Kiwanis Wheelchair Club
32. W-B Redevelopment Authority
33. Wyo. Valley Historical and
Geological Society
34. YMCA Tutorial Program (Gr.
W- B Area) y .
All retarded citizens and their
families are invited, there is no
charge. Ron Mosca, coordinator of
be made by contacting the
Association for Retarded Citizens
by Wednesday, February 17, at 829-
7953.
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