Only Yesterday
50 Years Ago - Oct. 28, 1932
District Boy Scouts rallied at the
~ Dallas High School auditorium.
John M. Hewitt, Scout executive,
was in charge of the ceremony
which included a formal inspection
and awarding of badges.
Fourteen trout streams in
Luzerne County were stocked with
brook trout above legal size. Those
stocked in our area were Harveys
Creek, Huntingdon Creek, Nesco-
peck Creek, Little Shickshinny
Valley Creek.
Deaths-Thomas Oney, former
Outlet resident; Joseph Howarth,
Outlet.
You could get--Pumpkin 2 1g. cans
15¢; rice 3 1b. 10c; hams 12¢ lb;
beets 4 Ig. cans 25¢; dried peaches 2
Ib. 17¢; sardines 4 cans 19¢; mixed
nuts 17c 1b.; peanut butter 2 1b. 19¢;
- Hershey’s cocoa 2 cans 15c.
Library News
BY NANCY KOZEMCHAK
A tribute to C.D.! Catherine
Williams Phillips of Huntsville
Road, Dallas, who passed away a
few weeks ago, was affectionately
known to friends, relatives and
library staff members as C.D.
Every Mondy and Wednesday
morning, unless it was utterly
impossible to drive, she was here at
the library doing volunteer work.
For the 15 years that I have been
associated with the library and
Editorial
ace.
There are some. children who
believe Halloween is almost as
much fun as holidays go as
‘Christmas. Planning a costume,
dressing up, school parties and
trick-or-treating is very much a
part of childhood and as traditional
as baseball and apple pie. But this
year Halloween has been tainted
and somehow the children again
become the unsuspecting victims.
Annis
40 Years Ago - Oct. 30, 1942
James Besecker and Harry
Ohlman, marshals expect 1,000
marchers in the annual Halloween
Parade.
Three hundred persons received
Red Cross Awards at a mass
meeting held at Dallas Borough
High School. Red Cross First Aid
and Home Nursing certificates
were awarded followed by famous
Red Cross motion pictures showing
conditions during British air raids.
Engaged--Evelyn Culp to Charles
Bettison.
Married--Hilda Allen to Wal-
bridge Leinthall.
Birthdays--Bertha Jenkins, 78
years old.
Deaths--Eva Holcomb, Shaver-
town; John Rogers, Orchard
Farms; Elmer J. Schrader, Center-
moreland.
/
You could get--Bread 10c loaf;
apples 6 1b. 25c; onions 3 1b. 13c;
liver 19c 1b.; doughnuts 15c doz.;
cod 29c 1b.; Ritz crackers 21c lb.;
bologna 29¢ Ib. ; sharp cheese 37c 1b.
30 Years Ago - Oct. 31, 1952
Two area men assumed high
offices in Wyoming Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America. John S.
Mitchell, Orange, was named
president while H. Robert Weaver
was named vice president.
Large political announcements
proclaims ‘“We Like Ike”. Eisen-
hower promised: to investigate the
Korean conflict, to help the farmers
and to safeguard social security if
elected. !
Engaged--Bernardine Staub to
Richard Paraventi.
Married--Frances Yurevitch to
Cecil Sickler; Marilyn Lois Miller
to Dean Daubert.
OCTOBER 27, 1982
ay Snot
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Palchanises, 19 years.
Deaths--Alvin Deater, Noxen;
Captain Alfred S. James, Trucks-
ville.
You could get--Ice cream % gal.
90c; hunting knife 98c; alarm clock
$2.98; hunting license holder 25;
pocket watch $2.69; oleo 5 lb. 89¢c;
peaches 29c1b.; Crisco 3 Ib. can 73c.
20 Years Ago - Nov. 1, 1962
. Mrs. Fred Anderson, chairman of
Back Mountain Center, Luzerne
County Unit of the American
Cancer Society’s Pennsylvania
Division, was awarded the Silver
Sword pin, the highest award for
volunteer service at the unit level.
Over 300 costumed children of all
ages and 150 adults jammed the
Back Mountain Shopping Center
area to watch the annual Halloween
Parade. Members of the Dallas
Area School District faculty and
Parent-Teachers Association
judged the costumes on the basis of
originality, ugliness, beauty,
historical quality and humor. A
total of 120 silver dollar prizes were
awarded.
Engaged--Lorelie Briggs to
Richard Bonomo.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Duda, Dallas, 50 years.
Deaths--Esther Inez Levine, Leh-
man native; Lois Daniels Lilley,
Ransom Road, Dallas; Georgina
Welch, Davenport Street.
You could get--Grapes 2 1b. 25¢c;
chestnuts 19c lb.; grapefruit 6 for
39c; chickens 29c 1b.; halibut steak
59c¢ 1b.; sharp cheese 65¢c Ib.; cream
cheese 8 oz. pkg. 29c; Louella butter
11b. 72¢; Heinz tomato soup 9 cans
98c.
many years before that, she would
be here alphabetizing the cards
from the previous circulation and
shelving returned books upstairs. A
delightful person, eager to please,
loved reading mysteries and got
first choice on the new ones, en-
joyed her cigarette break with
Charlotte and always a pleasant
person to chat with. We will miss
C.D.; she was a dedicated volun-
teer, and well loved by our staff.
C.D. will always be a part of the
library, especially with the
shocked by the sick actions of a few.
Tylenol poison deaths and the
variety of imitators ‘cropping up
throughout the country are a stark
and fearful reminder that human
nature’s baser instincts are not to
be taken lightly.
" For the most part, we try and
protect our children from the know-
ledge that such atrocities exist
around us. We don’t dwell on the
memorial money we have received
to ‘purchase books in her memory,
which will remain a lasting tribute
to her.
Charlotte Oney, our number one
front desk person, receives many
interesting things at her desk and
one day last week a small boy
brought her a wooly caterpillar.
The middle part was medium
brown and the two ends were black.
We have decided that means we will
have a mild winter. Sounds like
wishful thinking! Unfortunately,
hearing distance and if they
question something heard or read,
we try and explain it away like a
fairy tale. :
Now do we warn little children to
be careful, without frightening
them to the point of taking the joy
from Halloween? Media warnings
are suggesting that trick or treating
be done away with in favor of
Halloween parties at home. It is
also, highly recommended that
all treats before the children get to
GINS er FR a re
The advice is certainly sound and
Letters to the editor
Charlotte will be away for a while
up at NPW Hospital for some tests.
She has been with the library four
and a half years and does a great
job. The interlibrary loan depart-
ment, the reference department,
‘the reserved books and the overdue
calling will suffer without her.
Hopefully, we can cover for her and
expect she will be back soon, feeling
better than ever.
October 20 turned out to be a real
pleasant Wednesday for me. I spent
a few hours of that day with some
sensible and parents may choose
whichever route with which they
are comfortable. What is frustra-
ting and sad is the idea that another
childhood pleasure has been tainted
by sadistic elements in our society.
Once again, the actions of the most
deplorable among us have managed
to instill fear and worry about self-
protection in the rest.
Try as we might to hide it from
“the kids,” they’ll sense the worry
this year, and another bit of their, ,
already too short childhood will be
snatched away as they digest the
idea that Halloween is fun but also
very dangerous. EEN
To whom it may concern:
coaching but in the lives of some of
special people. Even though I was
running late, I decided to stop for
coffee at lunch time and was joined
by Floyd Sanders, a very per-
sonable gentleman, who brightened
my lunch hour immensely. He is a
very interesting person to talk to.
Then, as was pre-arranged and long
overdue, I picked up Mrs. Crump
and we went off to Iorio’s for dinner.
We spent 4% hours together and I
thoroughly enjoyed every minute.
The food was delicious and the
10 Years Ago - Nov. 2, 1972
Pennsylvania voters voted on a
referendum “to a Constitutional
Amendment determining whether
the Commonwealth has the right to
make direct grants to people who
suffered financial loss in the flood.
In other voting news, Kingston
Township residents voted on the
decision of Home Rule for the
township.
Engaged--Patricia Rice to Gary
Miers.
Married--Virginia J. Jenkins to
Richard Oliver Toth.
Deaths--Lawrence Belles, Noxen;
Dr. Jacob W. Nulton, Wilson; Alice
Zick, Chase; Ruth C. Auvil, Noxen.
You could get--Chicken legs 45¢
Ib.; chuck roast 89¢c 1b.; rib steaks
89c 1b.; 10 oz. jar Maxwell House
instant coffee 99¢; 4-roll pkg. toilet
tissues 18c-coupon; turkeys 49c 1b. ;
spinach 35c pkg.
company stimulating. Both of these
people are tremendous because 0'dp
the fact that they are each looking
The Collector’s Group will meet
Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 in the
library annex.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library is an institution in your
community that is filled to the brim
with ideas--for fun, for relaxation,
for excitement. Come and check out
our books.!
Both Dr. Richard Shipe of the Dallas School District and Chief
Carl Miers of Dallas Twp. have expressed their concern that
“trick or treaters’’ exercise the utmost caution while out traveling
the byways of the community.
Dr. Shipe has had circulated the below listed items of safety as
compiled by the American Automobile Association.
And Chief Miers warns the little (and big) ‘‘hobgoblins’’ that
vandalism, besides being destructive and careless of other people’s
property, is also a crime. Ir fact, it is a summary offense with fines
ranging from $300 to $1000, depending on damages. so watch
out...
Try to Trick-or-Tre~t when it is still
light outside.
Wear a costume that makes it easy
for you to walk, see and be seen.
If you must go out at night, make cer-
tain that your costume is light in
color.
-
F555 $55 S55 55F
Carry a flashlight so you can see and
be seen easily.
Use reflective tape on your costume
so people driving cars can see you.
A face mask will keep you from seeing
well. Take off your mask before you
cross a street.
Why not use makeup instead of a
mask? ev
Have a parent, older brother or sister
go Trick-or-Treating with you.
If someone older cannot go with you,
Trick-or-Treat with a group of
children.
Plan your Trick-or-Treat route ahead
of time. Pick streets that are well-
lighted.
Tell your family on which streets you
will be Trick-or-Treating.
Cross only at corners. Never cross the
street between parked cars or in the
middle of the block.
Wait until you get home to sort, check
and eat your treats.
I am a senior on the Dallas Foot-
ball team and would like to com-
ment on the abuse Coach Rybak had
to take during our Pittston game.
You so called fans can sit up in the
stands and criticize our coach who
has worked all year to try and get us
together. He did not play the game,
the players did. We are to blame for
not doing what he prepared us to do.
I hope that when I graduate I will
look back and say that I did my best
because our coach always tells us, if
you can say this to yourself then you
will always have your pride. When
you make excuses and blame
others, then you are putting your-
self above the good of the team.
Our problem lies’ not in the
To the Editor:
You have heard from the
hysterical citizenry and politicized
bureaucrats regarding prison
security at Dallas. Are you willing
to listen to a logical prisoner? I
have spent over 15 years served of a
20 to 40 years sentence for
burglaries in Pittsburgh in 1967.
We read about another fence to be
erected around our ‘‘correctional’’
institution here at Dallas at a cost of
$1,290,000. Who is manufacturing
this fence? The Rolls Royce com-
pany? Also, one presumes this
figure is before over-runs.
We don’t really need the existing
single fence. Take it down and chalk
a line around the perimeter with
signs posted every 30 feet saying:
“Those crossing the Line Lose
Movie Privileges For A Month.”
of 99 percent of us.
The other one-percent? There will
always be dissatisfied customers.
They got out of Devil's Island and
Alcatraz. Far more than the official
fraternity ever owned up to.
This prison provides a lot of jobs
for this area. People get killed and
injured building bridges and sky-
accepted at the beginning.
But put up the second fence (use
our players. Coach Rybak’s main
fault is that he trusts his players
and would do anything for them. He
is always willing to give them a
second chance. If any of you knew
of the personal problems that Coach
Rybak has to solve you would
probably quit. I am glad that I have
been associated with this man.
In psychology class I learned that
there is safety in numbers and those
fans that yell know that if they were
in the same situation, they would
not be able to work it out. I also
learned that the word ‘“fan’’ comes
from the word “fanatic”. A loyal
fan supports the team, a fanatic
destroys and enjoys the destruction.
Sincerely,
Name withheld by request
tenants and a fourth fence. Since
the perimeter increases with each
additional fence...the cost per fence
accordingly increases. Eventually
your backyard fence will be a
The last two dramatic escapes
were not over the fence; functional
security was breached in both
cases, not physical security.
Pennsylvania is now sacrificing
security for custody-critical over-
crowding with no accompanying
logistics.
Our properly concerned neigh-
bors are stridently demanding
blanket ‘“‘solutions’’. They ring the
right bell at the wrong address.
They should rather vociferate
against the vegetable soup policy of
mixing all kinds of offenders
together. There are nine adult
prisons in Pennsylvania. Why not
screen prisoners into maximum,
medium and minimum facilities?
One is only asking a question.
We need a thoughtful,
professional approach: A
professional being one who can
make a decision without getting
personal. Or, so it seems to this
observer.
Prisons have to be particularized
Norman Nusser, P-1525
‘State Prison
Dallas, Pa. 18612
poisonings
Susan
Dallas:
Seward,
“No. We
Betsy Aston,
Dallas: ‘No. It’ll be
the same as always.
We only go to people
we know and I check
all his stuff before he
getsit.”’
Jeanette Saneholtz,
Chase: ‘I haven’t
thought about doing
that. Our children
only go around the
development and we
know most of the
people. Ifeelsafe.”” /
Joanne Freeman,
Dallas: ‘Our child-
ren don’t go trick-or-
treating. We live too
far out for them to go
around. But if they
did, I don’t think I'd
let them "go this
year.”’ :
*
Cindy Cave, Dallas:
‘““No . We limit where
they go. We only take
them to their gran-
dparents and frien-
ds.”
?