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A recent survey of students at the
Lake-Lehman Junior and Senior
High Schools has indicated a less
than overwhelming desire to jump
on the soccer band wagon. The
school board ordered the survey to
ascertain student interest at this
point. Unfortunately, only 44 senior
high students and 22 junior high
School students said they would be
anxious to go out for the sport.
As with anything new, there is a
tendency to ‘‘wait and see’’.
Perhaps this is the case with Lake-
Lehman’s students.
Regardless, school directors have
implied they will continue their
investigation of adding the sport to
the school’s athletic offerings. The
final verdict, of course, being deter-
mined by cost factors. While we are
not yet giving up on our belief that
small schools like Lake-Lehman
need to offer alternatives for their
students who cannot compete on the
THE DALLAS POST, WED
football field, we are not so narrow-
minded as to think soccer is the only
answer.
If support for starting a soccer
team at Lake-Lehman does indeed
exist, now is the time to come for-
ward. If students themselves are
interested, now is the time to speak
up. Remember, this present in-
vestigation into the sport is entirely
on your behalf.
Perhpas there are other activities
which would be more suitable to a
AY, FEBRUARY 2, 1983
greater number of students. It
appears the board presently has an
open mind on the subject. As board
president, Ken Williams explained,
“We have to get answers so we can
make intelligent decisions.”
It is also possible that the issue
will die unless the taxpayers and
students take a stand. Should this be
the case, there will be little sym-
pathy left for those who complain
that “there is nothing to do.”
- Periodically, a new railroad
crisis has made life difficult for
Northeastern Pennsylvania, and
now we are faced with another such
condition. A new round of aban-
donment proposals has been sub-
mitted by Conrail in which an ad-
ditional twelve (12) rail branch
lines are threatened with cur-
tailment of service as a result of
recent announcements. The
process, by which the region can
respond to this new threat, may be
similar to what occured a year ago
‘when the first round of aban-
donments were announced. After
much effort and many rounds of
meetings, the Pocono Northeast
Railway Company finally acquired
the trackage which had been
threatened with abandonment, at
least in the Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming
Valley, and Pittston areas. Other
parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania
were not as fortunate, and un-
certainties still exist as to the future
of rail service following that first
Only Yesterday
round of abandonments.
With the new announcement of a
second round of abandonments, rail
service on the west side of the
Susquehanna River, the Scranton
area, and in other parts of Nor-
theastern Pennsylvania is once
again threatened. Jobs are at
stake; community lifestyles are
threatened, and there needs to be
imaginative planning and private
sector initiatives toward acquisition
of rail lines wherever appropriate.
Behind the drive to focus at-
tention on the rail crisis is the
Economic Development Council of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, which
undertook a major initiative in 1981-
82 and continues to focus attention
on the rail problem toward a
variety of solutions in 1982-83.
The list of rail branch lines
recently announced by Conrail for
abandonment follows.
Harry E. Breaker Spur from
Maltby Junction to Terminus, Mill
Hollow Branch from Kingston to
Terminus, West Pittston Running
Track from Pittston to Wyoming,
Kingston Industrial Track from
Wyoming to Kingston, West Pitt-
ston Running Track from Kingston
to Terminus, West Side Connection
from Maltby Junction to Terminus,
Bowmans Creek Branch from
Maltby Junction to Terminus,
Pettibone Branch from Luzerne to
Terminus, Harry E. Breaker New
Connection from Kingston
Industrial Track to Bowmans Creek
Branch, Exeter Colliery Branch
from West Pittston Running Track
to Terminus.
Langcliffe Connecting Track
from Avoca to Terminus, Avoca
Industrial Track from former
Lehigh Valley Main Line to York
Avenue, Old Forge Track from
Avoca to Terminus, Laurel (Brady)
Industrial Track from Dunmore
Secondary Track to Minooka
Industrial Track from Little
Virginia to Terminus, Dunmore
Secondary Track from Avoca (Mile
post 6.5) to Rock Junction and into
the Keystone Industrial Park,
Diamond Industrial Track from
Scranton Branch to Terminus near
Providence Road, and Green Ridge
Industrial Track from Diamond
Industrial Track to Terminus.
All parts of Northeastern Penn-
sylvania should be concerned about
this problem since there will be
further abandonments announced
by Conrail beyond those listed.
Employees of industries who rely
on rail service live throughout the
region, and therefore, every
community and section of Nor-
theastern Pennsylvania should be
concerned over a solution to the rail
crisis.
Anyone wishing further in-
formation pertaining to the rail
crisis should contact the Economic
Development Council, P.O. Box 777,
Avoca, Pa. 18641.
50 Years Ago - Feb. 10, 1933
Dallas Township taxpayers
moved to form a movement for
reduction of taxes. Sixty citizens
attended the organizational meet-
ing held at the Township School.
A.J. Barber, president of the
greater real estate board discussed
the rising costs of government and
constantly increasing taxes. :
You could get-Coffee 17c Ib.;
bread 5c loaf; pineapple 2 big cans
29c; pears 3 big cans 29¢; macaroni
or spaghetti 4 1b. 22.
40 Years Ago - Feb. 12, 1943
Twenty-eight Back Mountain
boys, many of them from the 18
year-old age group, were called up
for the draft. Some men would be
placed in the army, some in the
navy, and some to the marines.
Engaged--Mrs. Blaine Nelson
Robbins and Corporal Howell E.
Reese; Jean Bogert and Staff Sgt.
Lewis Culp.
Married--Lenora Honeywell and
M.C. Keeney.
Deaths--Emma Hunter, Dallas;
Zebulan Orrville Rumage, Hunts-
ville; Gertrude Honeywell,
Beaumont; Livingston L. Gates,
Chase; H.H. Uskurait, Trucksville.
You could get--Smoked kielbasi
35¢ 1b. ; sea trout 15¢ lb. ; halibut 35¢
lb.; grapefruit 5c ea.; oranges 25c
doz.
30 Years Ago - Feb. 13, 1953
‘Reese Pelton became the super-
visor of instrumental music at
Forty Fort High School. Pelton had
been a member of the Dallas-
Franklin High School faculty. for
five years.
Birthdays--Mrs.
Wardan, 85 years old.
Deaths--Nellie Pembleton Jones,
Lehman; Mary Stolarick, Lehman.
You could get-Rib, sirloin or
porterhouse steaks 69c 1b.; boneless
round steak 79c lb.; skinless franks
45¢ 1b.; Miracle Whip 49c qt. ; raisin
bread 21c loaf.
Elizabeth
20 Years Ago - Feb. 14, 1963
Twelve College Misericordia
seniors were student teaching at the
Dallas Schools. They were Frances
McFadden, Carol Zionce, Maureen
Moore, Josephine Eggleston and
Ann Wills, senior high school; Sara
Servin and Anita Rhatigan at the
junior high; Sara Gregory and
Phyllis Howe, Westmoreland;
Mary Ann Sladzinski, Dallas
Borough; Lorraine Rowe, all
schools.
Engaged--Mary Ann Ambrose to
Robert Wintersteen.
Married--Sandra Kaye Yeisley to
Richard K. Hall.
Deaths--Harry M. Howell, Leh-
man; John Ferguson, Shavertown.
You could get--Pork loins 23c 1b. ;
sliced bacon 1 1b. 39¢; halibut steak
69c lb.; lettuce 2 1g. hds. 25c;
broccoli 1g. bch. 29c.
10 Years Ago - Feb. 8, 1973
Kingston
Township Study
Commission decided to draft a
home rule charter for the
municipality. Those committee
members: were John Hibbard,
chairman; Joseph Purcell, secre-
tary-treasurer; William H. Clewell,
vice chairman; Ambrose Gavigan,
Dave Phillips, Edward Richards
and William Pugh.
Engaged--Judy Clare Wilson to
Bruce Payne Watson; Linda
Yakubowski to Edward Steltz.
Married--Patricia Ann MecDer-
mott to W. Dean Johnson.
Deaths--Bessie Partingcon,
Trucksville; Carl G. Goodwin, Sr.,
Hollywood, Fla.; Hattie Gregory,
Trucksville; Stanley B. Wempa,
Harveys Lake; Ellen Williams,
Kingston; Mary Bevan, Trucks-
ville.
You could get--Turkeys 49c 1b.;
hams 59¢ lb.; temple oranges 69c
doz. ; broccoli 39¢ beh. ; fig bars 2 1b.
pkg. 89c.
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Gary McCoog, |
Dallas: ‘‘Everyone
has to be concerned.
It could affect us all
and especially our
children. It’s hard
enough raising
children today
without additional
worries like a nuclear
Power plant.”
Rich Mekeel,
Dallas: ‘‘It doesn’t
really bother me. If
something’s going to
happen, it will hap-
pen. The small
problems they are
having now won’t af-
fect us in any way, so
I don’t think it’s
anything to worry
about.’’
doaboutit.”’
It has come to my attention that
Dallas School Director, Harry
Lefko, has resigned his position on
the negotiating committee of the
board. No reason was given for the
move.
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Kingston Township Police Chief
Paul Sabol is not counting himself
lucky yet, but he figures the ring of
burglars which had been plaguing
the Back Mountain communities in
the last month has moved on. With
no recent break-ins reported in his
community; Sabol figures the group
has accomplished what it wanted to
here, and will find a new place to
wreak havoc. In the meantime,
however, Back Mountain residents
have become a lot more cautious
and aware of their vulnerability in
that respect, at least. Perhaps the
next ring of thieves will find at-
tempts to take advantage of the
people out here much harder to do.
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It appears another victory for the
private lake faction at Harveys
Lake has been noted with approval
of a zoning change at Sandy Beach.
Informed sources told me a New
Jersey family has purchased the
property and intends to sell building
lots for homes. The development is
planned as an exclusive one, with
the seven lots going for $25,000 each.
Tom Garrity, realtor, is handling
the selling end. Council was
scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Feb.
1 to approve the zoning change. Be-
cause of my deadline, I am unable
to record accurate information on
the vote at this time, but it would
not surprise me to see Bruce
Anderson and Bill Gallagher voting
“no’’, while the remainder of the
solon votes in favor of the plan.
Senator Frank O’Connell’s office
reports the State’s Bureau of Travel
Developments has published an
attractive calendar of events. The
calendar, which contains a list of
nearly 400 happenings throughout
Pennsylvania during the year, is an
informative - and useful book in
planning trips or vacations. Copies
may be obtained from the Senator’s
District Office, 701 Market St.,
Kingston.
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What about Terry Cadwalader’s
unusual accident last week? It
seems Terry was coming down
Sorber Mountain when his vehicle
was accosted by a flock of turkeys.
The birds so upset Cadwalader that
he lost control and his vehicle rolled
over. Strange things happen in the
Back Mountain.
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Just another reminder, while the
Dallas Post telephone subscription
campaign continues. The Post is
here to serve you. We are another of
Library News
BY NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Do we have elephants? We sure
do. Thirty nine of them, as a matter
of fact. Ann Balavage, of Shaver-
town, has loaned us part of her
collection ‘and they look very
dignified in the display case. A
white ceramic elephant as a gift
about 10 years ago and that began
her collection. Since then she has
received them as birthday gifts and
has bought many on her travels, at
gift stores and flea markets. Her
daughter-in-law gave her some
which she had bought in New York.
There is a gray ceramic one from
Bermuda; a black one made from
Pennsyvania hard coal, a group
from India, some hand-carved with
genuine ivory tusks, a solid iron one
from Japan, a large one made of
oyster shells, a white, black and
bronze one made of quartz, one
from red Italian marble, a teak-
wood one from China and a mama
and baby of green glass. There is
also an interesting one made of sea
shells, a ceramic deodorant
elephant, a stony maloney elephant
and an antique circus elephant.
There is even Dumbo flying high on
the top of the display case. You've
heard of the pink elephant stigma,
well we have used pink boxes and
pink scarves to display the
elephants and have used pink card-
board for the sign on top. If
someone asks you, What's gray and
has a trunk? Don’t say elephant, the
answer is a mouse on vacation. So
much for elephants. Drop in and see
our display case full of elephants.
from Mak
the local businesses which make the
Back Mountain great. It pays off in
more ways than one to support your
local businesses and we believe we
can offer a ‘great deal to our
readers. By subscribing to the Post,
you stay informed of everything
going on in the community. You
also can feel more a part of your
local paper, when -it comes
regularly to your home.
To those who are taking ad-
vantage of our January special, $10
for a year’s subscription, we say
“Thank you.” To those who have
yet to be called, we say ‘Think
about it!”’ The Post offers a variety
of interesting features and topical
information. ‘‘There is truly some-
thing for everyone.”
And, to those who have refused to
take us up on our special, we say
“We're sorry! We wouldn’t mind gs
you'd pick us up at the newsstanc®”
See how good we really are. Maybe
you’ll change your mind.”
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Happy to hear from the Andes
family of Bulford Farms. Don and
Dorothy were first prize winners in
the Dallas Post Holiday Decorating
Contest and they recently sent
along a note of thanks. Most im-
portant, however, was the closing
line which read ‘Enjoy the Post at
home every week.” Thanks for the
plug, Don and Dorothy!
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Have you noticed Kingston
Township’s Gary Beisel has ben
pictured in the Dallas Post quite
often of late? It is not that we are
showing favoritism. It is just that
Gary is a very active guy and parti-
cularly interested in community
service. He is a full-time patroman
with the Kingston Township Police
Department and, presently, chief of
the Shavertown Fire Company.
When you wear so many hats, and
wear them well, it’s hard not to be
noticed. ®
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Look for an announcement rod
Back Mountain Rotary concerning
the purchase of another radio for
the Mobile Intensive Care Unit. The
decision to buy a third radio for the
paramedics was approved recently
by Rotary’s Board of Directors. A
formal announcement will be forth-
coming within a short time.
The paramedics are presently
using two newly purchased
Motorola HT 440 radios given to the
unit by the Fall Fair Association.
The presentation was reported in
the Dallas Post, Jan. 26 edition.
Continued efforts to invest in and
improve our MICU are a credit to
Fall Fair and its member organiza-
tions. The goal is to help the unit in
its attempt to provide the best
mobile life support system possible.
.
t
plete for 1982 and our current book
inventory stands at 48,691. There
was a total of 1,112 new borrowers
who joined the library during the
year and a circulation of 85,819
items signed out for the year. Of the
total circulation, 42,453 books were
borrowed by students in the area.
The library has 10,127 active
borrowers and 1,612 hours were
donated to help at the library by
volunteers.
New books at the library: “A
Severed Wasp’ by Madeleine
L’Engle is the drama of a long and
full life. Katherine Vigneras is a
concert pianist who has returned to
her house on Tenth Street in New
York to come to terms with her
memories. A crescendo of tragedy
finds a resolution of peace.
“The Game’ by Gerald Ham-
mond is a suspenseful adventufff
starring Keith Calder, an engaging
rogue. The story is a highly enter-
taining and engrossing mystery
with a discreet, wealthy and highly
perplexing atmosphere. A hornet’s
nest of local government corruption
and blackmail.
“Jericho” by Anthony Costello is
a big, warm, involving novel that
takes us back into America’s past,
back to Jericho, massachusetts--a
town of secrets and of struggle. It is
the story of family love and family
pride and of three vibrant and
deeply caring young people.
Do you need something to get
through a couple of snow-bound
hours? The Back Mountain
Memorial Library offers a most
pleasant time spender. Get
wrapped up in one of our exciting
books! ¥
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