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really frightening!
face it.
hush-hush.
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readers.
BY ARNIE GARI
who grew up if
success, was to
turn of confidence.
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Even assuming the recent reports
of drug-buying in the Dallas junior
high and intermediate schools are
drive home the message that “it”
can happen here.”
Further, that the problem is first
discovered in Dallas does not mean
it ends there. Let’s not sit back and
say ‘Oh those poor children,” and
let it rest. We don’t need drugs to
pollute our children, before they
even have a chance to live.
Perhaps we need to give the
young ones a little more of our time
and a lot more of our ears. They
may be telling us some surprising
things.
is amazing how many of them are
originally from Edwardsville, West
Pittston, Duryea or Loyalville. It is
more amazing how many of them
indicate a real desire to ‘‘come
home” if they could find a job.
A study of dormitory students in
local colleges would probably show
a surprising number of out-of-town
students whose families have roots
in the valley. j
If the above is true, then the
valley must be a special place. It
mitre; God-fearing . citizens ‘per
square mile than-other areas; it
appears to contain a higher: per-
centage of real families who stay
together and support and love gach
particularly stirring rendition of the
National Anthem.
An outsider might then ask “Well,
if the valley has so many wonderful
attributes what doesn’t it have?’
It appears to this writer that our
area has little interest in real
progress. There is a real reluctance
to change of any kind. Since logic
and history prove change is inevit-
able, it appears a reluctance to
change often causes things to go
backwards... No positive change
ever takes place without leader-
;ship. The more good leaders a
Beommunity has; the ‘better the
community.
adage ‘‘get out of the valley if you
peoplewho grow up learning what
works and who are used to happily
doing ‘their fair share; it seems to
possess Americans who are proud
of their flag and have tears during a
‘self’ is robbing us of potential
* leaders?
If we always send the best away,
might we not be perpetrating
mediocrity?
If any of this makes sense, is
there a possible solution? The
following statement is purely
hearsay and has no basis for being
made other than the fact that my
dad told me so (I think my uncle did
too), saying ‘‘Son, did you know
there are more millionaires per
square mile in Luzerne County than
anywhere else in Pennsylvania?”
My family always loves to stretch
the truth, so I'll disregard the
enormity of the statement, still,
since Daddy was far from slow-
minded, I do believe our area has a
myriad of successful people.
I guess my point is, if folks made
it big, using this valley to do so, then
it seems they owe the area some-
thing. The house gets a cut of every
poker game, so why can’t success-
ful businessmen hire out top local
graduates? Let’s keep and cultivate
the bright, potential leders of
tomorrow local, instead of handing
them a diploma and a bus ticket.
Mother’s Day photos are
beginning to come into the Dallas
Post office. Although the deadline
sems a long way off, (April 12) it is
to your advantage to get a photo of
your mother in early; to insure
space in our May 4 edition.
In case you've missed our ad, we
are planning a special treat for all
mothers in the Back Mountain. All
we need is a photo of your mother
and some basic information, like
her name, address, children’s
names and grandchildren’s names.
All photos will be kept absolutely
secret until the date of publication.
Also, pictures are returnable.
Simply send one to our office or
bring it in person. It’s a Mother’s
Day gift, she will keep forever.
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Of course, Jackson Twp. and the
shenanigans that go on over there
are not exactly news. But, I found it
interesting that the supervisors
have instructed Solicitor Blythe
Evans to draw up an ordinance
banning all dumping in the com-
munity, shortly after the township
auditors indicated their intention to
delve into spending practices from
1982. Naturally John Manzoni, an
auditor, has sludge from DAMA
sprayed on his family’s farm
regularly.
Or did the auditors decide to look
closely at the supervisor’s spending
because they so vehemently op-
posed the sludge being brought into
the township? It’s the old story of
which came first, the chicken or the
egg. This political football is more
exciting than the USFL.
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One more question about Jackson
Twp.--Are part-time police there
“on duty” or ‘“‘on call?”
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The proposed state budget, like
its recent predecessors, is a
massive spending plan. Most people
have become accustomed to
reading about outlays of billions of
tax dollars and, in the process, lose
track of how much money that is.
Consider that:
--About one billion seconds ago,
the first atomic bomb was ex:
ploded.
--One billion minutes ago, Christ
was still on earth.
--One billion hours ago, men were
still living in caves.
You could get--Bacon 12¢ 1b;
eggs 17c doz.; spinach lg. can 17c;
raisins 2 pkg. 15¢; rolled oats lg.
pkg. 13c; sugar 10 Ib. 43c; butter 21c
1b.
40 Years Ago - March 19, 1943
Edward Hartman, Trucksville,
joined the army remount service
attached to the United States
Cavalry. Hartman had been chair-
man of the Back Mountain
Memorial Day Horse Show at Leh-
man for two years.
Establishment of an air raid
control center took one step closer
to reality when Commonwealth
Telephone Company announced
that it would maintain a 24-hour
alert to handle the first incoming
call during an air raid.
Birthdays--Jessie Schoonover, 79
years old.
Library News
Deaths--Delbert Martin,
Conyngham Ave., Wilkes-Barre;
Maude Raub, Dallas.
You could get--Cod 32c 1b.;
whiting 15c¢ 1b.; oranges 33c doz.;
. grapefruit 8c ea.; carrots 2 Ig.
bncehs. 17¢; fig bars 12c 1b. ; eggs 42¢
doz.
30 Years Ago - March 20, 1953
Charles S. Nuss headed the
seventh annual library auction. an
executive of Hospital Service
Association of Northeastern Penn-
sylvania, Nuss was vice-president
of the library association. Assisting
Nuss was H.W. “Chick” Smith;
Atty. Mitchell Jenkins was program
chairman and toastmaster for the
kick-off dinner.
Engaged--Beryl Colwell to
Sheldon Fahringer; Sophie Kasco to
John Mekula. !
Married--Pamela Lazarus to
David Decker; Janice Rose to
Willard Durbin.
Deaths--Frances Fisher Still,
Dallas; Samuel Shaw, Sweet
Valley.
You could get--Porterhouse,
sirloin or rib steaks - 69¢ 1b.;
chickens 49c 1b.; veal roast 79¢ 1b.;
tomatoes, cello pkg. 25¢; 2 Ig. hds.
lettuce 25c.
20 Years Ago - March 21, 1963
Lt. Col. Ross P. Hanna, 45, was
killed in a collision with a tractor-
trailer. A commander at Red Rock
Air Force Base, Hanna received a
hero’s tribute when laid to rest in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Dallas ambulance crew acquired
a hydraulic cot for the ambulance.
Engaged--Martha Marian
Mascali to Charles D. Woolbert.
Birthdays--Minnie Sites, 80 years
old.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Newman, East Dallas, 47
years; Mr. and Mrs. Justin
Holdredge, Trucksville, 50 years.
Deaths--J.E. Williams, Dallas;
John Kochan, Harveys Lake; Helen
Thompson, Dallas.
You could get--Beef liver 27c 1b.;
sliced bacon 2 1b. 89c; picnic hams
29c lb.; cheddar cheese 2 lb. 69c;
broccoli 25¢ 1g. bnch.
10 Years Ago - March 15, 1973
Lake-Lehman School Board re-
vealed plans for a $2.7 million
elementary school. The new school,
from Mak
Yet, in 1983-84, the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania will spend
more than one billion dollars every
month.
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Although I noted last week that
the Mother’s March is presently in
progress at Harveys Lake, I
thought I’d give credit where credit
is due all the way down the line.
Designated co-chairpersons for this
year’s Mother’s March are Dorothy
Boice, Kelly DiVeronic, Miriam
Mitchell and Maria Schlik. Of
course, Michelle Boice is chairing
the 1983 fund raising drive. Good
luck ladies!
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The latest on the date change for
this year’s primary election is that
it could be held on the Monday
before its scheduled date. The State
Senate voted to move the spring
election date up one day, to May 16,
due to the Jewish holiday, Shavuot.
From Sen. Frank O’Connell’s
office comes news that the
Governor’s Traffic Safety Council
has released a helpful brochure
dealing with teenage drinking and
driving.
“How to Deal with Teenage
Drinking and Driving--A Parent’s
Guide,” addresses topics such as
parental roles, communications
between parents and children and
setting examples.
O’Connell is plugging the pam-
phlet because of the seriousness of
the problem. In Pennsylvania,
more than 20 percent of all alcohol-
related highway accidents involve
teenagers.
Copies of the publication may be
obtained from the Governor’s
Traffic Safety Council, Tran-
sportation and Safety Building,
Harrisburg, or at O’Connell’s
District Office in Kingston.
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Fact: In 1982, Aluminum Com-
pany of America (Alcoa) paid one
million Americans $99 million for
voluntarily returning 10.9 billion
aluminum beverage cans.
Alcoa began consumer recycling
in 1970) when the company
collected three million pounds of
used cans. Since then, Alcoa has
collected 1.8 billion pounds of cans.
Northeastern Pennsylvania has
only six recycling centers.
which would be built on a 20-plus
acre surplus behind the senior high
school would include 31 classrooms
and would eventually house 1,000
elementary youngsters.
Dallas Patrolman Sev Newberry
reported to the Borough police
station to discover a large plate
glass window smashed.
Engaged--Joan Ellen Lawson to
Richard L. Bigelow.
Married--Diana
Robert LaBarre.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Royal Breakstone, Trucksville, 25
years;
You could get--Loin end pork
roast 79c 1b.; rib pork roast 69c Ib. ;
vegetable soup 6 cans 89c; Kraft’s
orange juice 1» gal. 69c; lettuce 25¢
hd.
Konek and
BY NANCY KOZEMCHAK
We have a very interesting new
book at the library, thanks to Jerry
Fritzges. it is called ‘Incredible
Bloopers and Blunders’ and is a
historical look at the royal screw-
ups of the Back Mountain Library
auctioneers.
The book was designed by Jim
Costanzo and was presented at the
auctioneers mid-winter picnic on
Feb. 11. The auctioneer’s
signatures appear on the first page.
To see it is to believe it and Jerry
welcomes anyone to stop at the
library to view it. You won’t need
too much time and hopefully some
aspiring future auctioneer can
study it and benefit by it. Jerry
plans to auction the book over the
block in July and have it remain a
continuing auction item, to be re-
sold each year.
National Library Week is April
17-23 this year and a new innovation
for all libraries is a national library
symbol.
The symbol was selected by a
task force of the American Library
Association, acting on a recom-
mendation from the 1979 White
House Conference on Library and
Information Services. It was
selected for use nationally because
it triggers instant recognition of a
library through a graphic repre-
sentation that people readily
associate with libraries—-the book
and the reader--and is similar to the
style of international symbols al-
ready in widespread use. We have a
large sticker on the front door of the
library and each of the staff
members is wearing a lapel button.
The goal for the use of this symbol is
that now no matter where you are,
if you need a library, just follow this
sign!
The Book Club will meet, after a
winter recess, on Monday, March 21
at 1:30 p.m. in the library annex.
Mrs. Florence Crump, president, is
hoping to attend the meeting after
having had a peaceful winter break
of her own. Florence Koehl and
Orceil Davis will be in charge of
refreshments and Janice Jenkins is
organizing the meeting and
program. Guests are welcome.
Down
Memory
Lane
Last week’s senior pictures
belonged to two members of the
Lake-Lehman, 1970 graduating
class. They were Bing Otis Wolfe
and Diane Aston Kreller. Did you
. recognize them?
Now, see how well you do with
this week’s photos. Do they strike a
chord in your memory?
Academic ‘‘Rita’’ Reserved
. . . head band librarian . . .
fun-loving . . . has been a
F.T.A. member for four
years . future is un-
General ‘Jiggs’ Flag
twirler . . . vivacious and
talkative the match-
Academic ‘“Colleen”’
Always a smile on her face. .
. co-captain of cheerleaders .
..enjoysall sports. ..canbe
seen with a certain alumni
wrestler.
decided.
beauty school.
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