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With the start of the new year,
# parents and seniors in high school
¥education. For many, over the last
10 years, consideration of entry into
the teaching field has been a fore-
gone conclusion. Regardless of how
desperately a student might wish to
enter the realm of education as a
teacher, he or she was discouraged
due to the phenomenal overcrowd-
ing in the field creating an almost
impossible situation for job seekers.
A surprising report caught my
eye the other day, however. It was
entitled “Report Shows Substantial
Drop in Number of Teachers” and
was published by Pennsylvania’s
Department of Education.
The press release actually leads
off with the statement: ‘A shortage
Letter
Editor:
With the change in the recent
majority of Harveys Lake Council,
so goes the change in the 1983
budget. The proposed $25 garbage
sticker fee has been eliminated.
This fee would have affected every
resident that wished to participate.
It is my contention that it would
have been fair for all residents be-
cause each would pay $25 per year
regardless of ‘assessed property
valuation. The cost of garbage
collection for 1983 represents
$32,800. Under the sticker proposal,
money for this service would have
collection money will come directly
from our tax dollars. This is unfort-
unate for Harveys Lake Borough,
just as many other municipalities in
Luzerne County. It stands to reason
that if $32,800 of taxpayer’s money
is being used for garbage service,
then other services must be
eliminated, or drastically cut. This
is in fact exactly what will take
place and. I oppose this type of
financial management. In doing So,
Comment
let me offer some pertinent facts
about our borough.
1. Harveys Lake Borough is and
deficit. The use of $32,800 in tax
revenue for garbage will not
alleviate this situation; it will
perpetuate it.
2. Over the years, many areas of
government have been grossly
neglected due to lack of funds.
Paramount among these are the
roads. Under the majority’s new
plan, more money. will not be given
to the road department, in fact it
will be cut. Consequently, money
for repair, reconstruction,
acquisition and oiling wiil be almost
non-existent. The condition of
Borough roads has to be one of our
major problems and should be ad-
dressed with adequate funding
rather than cuts. Our roads are a
major priority and should be
treated as such.
3. The health and safety of our
concern. The Police Department
has a direct responsibility in over-
seeing that task. We as government
officials should be able to afford
these public servants a fair
financial allotment, and safe,
dependable equipment with which
to work. Under the new plan, money
for new equipment has been
eliminated. This is very unforunate.
It took more than one year for the
borough to get in such a deplorable
financial state and it will take some
years of firm management for us to
recover. I believe that with our
initial budget proposal, we took the
first step toward firm management.
Unfortunately, the present council
majority has seen fit to undo most
of that plan. I believe that this is a
step backward, rather than for-
ward.
Through most of 1982, I stated
that things would get worse before
they get better. I also said that we
would run out of money before the
end of the year--that prediction
came true. Presently we are more
than $37,009 in debt for 1982, and the
borough has been refused a tax
anticipation loan from not one, but
two banks. The reason for this was
primarily bad publicity the borough
has recently received. Further-
more, due to President Reagan’s
policies, 1983 may be the last year
for revenue sharing funds. If this
does happen, we will be in worse
financial shape in the future. Conse-
quently, 1983 is the year that we
must take the first step toward a
balanced budget. With the new
majority changes, we will not ease
our deficit, it will be increased. I
will say that by the end of 1983 and
the beginning of 1984, the deficit will
be even higher than at present. For
the aforementioned reasons, I will
oppose the current changes in the
budget.
The majority of Council would be
wise to heed the words of poet
George Santayana: ‘Those who do
not learn from the past are destined
to repeat its errors.”
Daniel F. Blaine, Jr.,
Councilman
Harveys Lake Borough
It appears Tulane University
psychologist Fred Koenig has gone
reported to have called Valentine's
Day a ‘bummer in disguise’. The
expert on social psychology down-
played the unhealthy foundation of
the day, saying it begins in element-
ary school, where students are en-
couraged to send greetings to one
another to celebrate the February
holiday.
Koenig calls the idea ‘ego-
threatening’, noting the number of
Valentines is used as a measure of
popularity of the child and that this
attitude prevails throughout adult-
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comes a direct reflection of in-
dividual worth and this can be trau-
matic to a child.
“Sorry, Mr. Koenig, we simply
cannot buy this one.” It is the duty
of a psychologist, of course, to de-
tect problem areas and try and
explain them away. But it appears
this is one psychologist, having
difficulty finding a behavioral
problem to solve, picked Valen-
tine’s Day out of thin air.
His excuses for downplaying the
holiday, are very thin indeed. Call-
ing a celebration to show love
‘unhealthy’ is surely one for the
books. Don’t our children learn to
show their affection through such
actions as sending cards and ex-
changing greetings with one
another?
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Koenig points out that popularity
is ‘measured by the number of
Valentines a child receives and
those who get less are, made aware
of their lack of popularity with
others. While this idea may hold
wear, not getting an invitation to
Johnny's birthday party can also be
crushing to a child with a fragile
ego. Should we, therefore, change
the way we celebrate birthdays?
Koenig actually blames our
manner of celebrating the holiday
on cold northern winters
(remember, he is from the south,
where life is evidently just full of
beauty and love all year through.)
If our celebration of Valentine's
Day did in fact, come about because
we needed something to break up
the gloom of winter, what better
50 Years Ago - Feb. 17, 1933
Dallas almost relinquished its
first place position in basketball
when they played Laketon High
School. Despite a lead by Laketon
early in the game, teamwork and
fast offense in the final stanza
resulted in Laketon’s defeat with a
score of 27-22.
You could get-Bread 3 loaves
10c; apple butter 2 jars 25c; raisins
2 pkg. 15¢; sugar corn 2 cans 19c;
cigarettes 10c pkg.
40 Years Ago - Feb. 19, 1943
Demanding restoration of a
guaranteed 40-hour minimum work
week, which had been curtailed be-
cause of a shortage of hides, 255
employees of the Armour Leather
Company plant, Noxen, called a
strike. Workers were members of
the Fur and Leather Worker's
Union.
Married--Helen Gacha to Lt.
Alexander J. Wazeter; Margaret J.
Campbell to Capt. E.C. Deal.
Anniversaries--John and
Emogene Rogers Crispell, 59 years;
T.J. and Minnie Swainbank, 50
years. J
Deaths--Thomas P. Him, Wilkes-
Barre; Ernest Rothar, Huntsville;
Thomas E. Sayre, Pikes Creek.
You could get--Bologna ¥4 1b. 12¢c;
fresh peas 15¢ 1b. ; oranges 28c doz.;
carrots 2 lb. 15c; bread 2 lvs. 17c. |
30 Years Ago - Feb. 20, 1953
David Westfield was captain and
Robert Lukaschunis, co-captain of
the new Lake-Noxen wrestling
team. Shop instructor Thomas
Longmore was coach.
Edith Adams Enke, formerly of
Davis Street, Trucksville, was
appearing in the new Broadway
musical ‘‘Wonderful Town’.
Appearing under the state name of
Edith Adams, she was performing
with Rosalind Russell, famous
stage and screen actress.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Edward H. Kocher, 50 years; Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Belles, 44 years.
Birthdays--Mrs. Charles
Tremayne, 84 years old.
Engagements--Lenore Rothfuss
to Charles Henry.
Deaths--Alvin J. Misson, Dallas;
Benjamin Evans, Dallas; Raymond
Smith, Lake Township; Melvinae
Shouldice, Jackson Twp.; Alida
Weaver, Idetown; Warren Dennis,
Harveys Lake; William J. Lewis,
Harveys Lake.
You could get--Veal roast 79c 1b. ;
ground beef 43c lb.; coffee 89¢c 1b.;
tuna fish 7 oz. can 30c; 2 bottles Joy
liquid 59c.
20 Years Ago - Feb. 21, 1963
A capacity crowd attended a
dinner at Irem Temple Country
Club honoring Rev. Francis A.
way to do it? It is a well-known fact
that holidays of any kind tend to add
to some people’s depression. While
it is a sad fact that this happens,
should we therefore, do away with
piness? »
Valentine’s Day provides a much
needed shot in the arm to florists,
card shops and candy makers, not
to mention jewelers and drug
stores. A little gift-giving and card-
sharing cannot be so bad.
I truly wonder how many of us
actually remember, as adults, the
number of Valentine’s we did not
get as children? Koenig sounds
much like the ‘‘Scrooge’’ of
Valentine’s Day to me and I'm
crossing him off my list of persons
to send mid-winter greetings.
Laketon
Kane, pastor of Gate of Heaven
Church. Rev. Kane had been chosen
recipient of the Community Service
Award given annually by the Back
Mt. Protective Association.
Engaged--Diane Judy Jones to
Norman Clancy.
Married--Judith Ann Robinhold
and Wayne Barry Brandt; Linda
Conden and Boyd Barber.
Deaths--Louis P. Youngblood,
Helen Moore, Car-
verton Road; John Ferguson,
Shavertown; Freda Ehrgott, Fern-
brook.
You could get--Leg-o-lamb 57c
lb.; turkeys 35c 1b.; potatoes 10 1b.
bag 69c; sharp cheese 69c 1b.;
cream cheese 8-0z. 25c¢.
10 Years Ago - Feb. 15, 1973
On the advice of his doctor, Bruce
Spencer, Lehman Township, ten-
dered his resignation to the Lehman
Township Board of Supervisors.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Eyet Sr., Dymond Hollow, 35
years.
Deaths--Dorothy Spofford, Tunk-
hannock; Nelson R. Blackwell,
Trucksville; Russell Fenrich, Leh-
man; Melvin Elwood Wagner,
Shavertown. <
You could get--Sliced bacon 49c
lb.; leg-o-lamb 89c Ib.; skinless
franks 79c 1b.; sweet corn 4 cans
of teachers in almost all fields of
study is a definite possibility since
the number of teachers prepared in
‘Pennsylvania colleges and univer-
sities has fallen off considerably
from 1971-72...”
Fact: The 7,396 teachers
graduated from teacher prepara-
tion programs in 1980-81 represents
38 percent of the 19,453 graduated in
1971-72.
Fact: In elementary education,
were graduated.
.Fact: Shortages are already
evident in several secondary
subject areas, while the continued
decline of available teachers for all
fields of study appears to be ap-
proaching a critical level.
Fact: The state’s 1980-81 gradua-
tion list included 2,570 elementary
teachers, 1,476 secondary teachers,
1,977 combined teachers and 1,373
special education teachers.
The department has prepared a
complete report, entitled ‘‘Our
Colleges and Universities Today:
The Preparation and Occupational
Pursuits of Teachers, 1980-81’". It
might make good reading for high
school students contemplating a
future course in life. The report
may be obtained from the Depart-
ment of Education, 333 Market
. Street, P.O. Box 911, Harrisburg,
1 Pa, 17108.
Congratulations to Laura
Poynton--big winner in the Back
Mountain Youth Basketball’s first
foul-shooting contest. Laura came
in first among the fourth, fifth and
sixth graders, with Michael Farris,
runner up. In the older division,
congratulations to Mario Liva,
winner; and Joyce Tinner runner-
up.
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Congratulations to the clerk at
Fino’s celebrating her big ‘40’.
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An announcement by Wilkes
College to expand its computer
course offering in the spring session
is certainly encouraging. Wilkes
has added a section of Basic
Programming to accommodate the
overflow registration for the com-
puter science course.
The addition is an evening session
which meets on seven consecutive
weeks from 6-8 p.m. Computer
science is a timely and profitable
offering, both for the school and the
students. It is interesting to see our
institutions of higher education
moving with the demands of the
times and so many part time-
students looking to those same
institutions to fulfill their educa-
tional needs.
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It’s odd how one thing leads to
another in this business. While
speaking with Bill Kalinowski about
his accepting chairmanship of thd
1983 Fall Fair, another interesting
bit of news came to light. It ap-
pears, Bill, now that he is a
Kiwanian, and George McCutcheon
are planning to revitalize the Back
Mountain ‘Citizen of the Year’
award and make it a permanen
project of Kiwanis. »
The award was not given last
year because no service organiza-
tion was willing to sponsor the
search. Bill has served as chairman
of the award for Dallas Lions and
believes it to be a worthwhile
community effort. There are many
who would agree and much credit
should go to Bill and George for
their attempts to get the thing
moving again.
Ernie Ashbridge, Shavertown,
has been named president of the
Back Mountain Library Board for
1983. A member of the board for at
least 10 years, Ernie served as vice
president the last two terms. While
the board itself is not ordinarily in
the news, Ernie explained 8
function is to manage the libra
and to devise ways of raising
money. Evidently, those people whi
make up the board have been doing
their job admirably as evidenced by
the continued and noticeable
growth at the community library.
Ernie said there are no big
projects in the works of which he is
aware. He expects things to con-
tinue running along much the same
lines as in the past. Regardless, the
position is an honor and we are’
confident Ernie will serve with his
usual capability. Good luck for the
year--to Ernie and the Back
Mountain Library!
Renee Strauser,
Dallas: ‘Tell Tom
O’Donnell to have a
goodday.”’
Jennifer Moran,
Dallas: ‘“Tell David
Mayers to have a
Wha
- ra
Cheryl McDer-
. mott, Sweet Valley:
‘Tell Brian Taylor
that Ilove him.”’
Heather Davies,
Dallas: ‘“Tell John
Masley to have a
.good day.”