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THE DALLAS POST, W
INESDAY, APRIL 27 1983
So it’s National Secretaries Week
(April 24-30), and we agreeit is time
to salute all those unsung heroes
who keep things running smoothly
in our offices, organizations and big
companies.
Take a few minutes to consider
‘what kind of efficiency any com-
pany or institution might have
without those loyal people who man
the telephones, take dictation,
complete myriads of typing and
keep us informed of what’s going
on. :
Qur secretaries, regardless of
their individual duties, are nor-
mally the people we turn to as
sounding boards for our complaints,
to help us out of a jam, to handle the
extra jobs not included in particular
employment descriptions and
generally give the public a true pic-
ture of our business.
Locally, we could name a number
of secretaries who are well
deserving of our praise. They
protect us from intrusions we might
now welcome and find ways to cut
short meetings we want out of. They
correct our errors and make copies
of written communications upon
demand. Why, some even keep
fresh brew in the coffee pot!
Considering the immeasurable
benefits your individual company,
school district, public organization
and business derives from its cadre
of secretaries, it might behoove
those in charge to use National
Secretaries Week to show some
appreciation.
There are a number of ways this
might be done. You might treat
your secretaries to lunch during the
week. You might bring them
Only Yesterday
50 Years Ago - April 28, 1933
Kingston Township High School
presented the musical comedy,
“College Days.” The play was
directed by Miss Madge Anderson
and Miss Emma Shaver. Cast
members were Fred Finney,
Richard Cease, Willard Woolbert,
Emma Lewis, Charlotte Parsons,
William Rowlands, Robert Apple-
ton, Naomi Besteder, Luther Hontz,
James Campbell and Douglas
Riddell.
Deaths--Hattie W. Wilcox, Hunts-
ville; Charles Randall, Loyalville;
Phyllis Benscoter, Muhlenberg;
Samuel Griffith, Dallas; John
Sheridan, Dallas; Emma Major,
Lehman; Purcell Johnston, Shaver-
town.
You could get--Women’s spring
hats 84c; silk dresses $3.84;
daytime dresses $1.54; candlewick
bedspreads 94c.
40 Years Ago - April 30, 1943
Melvin Adler, Shavertown
Marine who was injured the day
before Christmas on Guadalcanal
when a 500 1b. Japanese demolition
bomb struck within 500 ft. of where
he was standing came home to
Opinion
At last, Dallas Borough Council
has seen fit to do its duty and
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flowers or candy (assuming they
are not diet-conscious). You might
devise a way to publicly honor and
thank them for their many at-
tributes. Or you might give them a
raise.
convalesce at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave
Adler.
Tex Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Wilson, East Dallas, rode his
new Tennessee Walker Turk in the
Kingston Easter parade.
Engaged--Janet Louise Garinger
to Arthur Reese.
Married--Elnor Jane Smith to
Staff Sgt. Alfred Swelgin; Marjorie
Jane Mekeel to Paul Walter; Ethel
DeReemer to Norman Frantz.
Deaths--Edward Swartwood,
Huntsville.
You could get--Oranges 29c doz.;
radishes 5c bnch.; grapefruit 7c
a.; prunes 17c 1b.; soap 3 cakes
20c; shad 12¢ Ib.; evaporated milk 6
tall cans 55c¢.
30 Years Ago - April 24, 1953
Guy Searfoss, Shaver town, made
good progress recuperating from a
fractured leg suffered when he was
hit by a hit and run driver.
Dr. F. Budd Schooley was elected
president of Rural Building and
Loan Association succeeding the
late Herbert Hill. Edward Hall was
elected vice president.
Engaged--Helen Mahoney to
Gustav Ehrgott, Jr.; Elsie Jean Ide
adequately compensate patrolman
John Fowler for the job he is doing.
Well, perhaps, adequately is
stretching it a bit, but, at least the
governing body has restored his
previous pay and benefit scale.
We have noted the laxity in this
area in the past, but Council
evidently believed the man was in
need of punishment for trying to
make a better life for himself and
his family. Because he left for a two
month period to try a higher paying
job, Council, although gratefully
accepting him back on the police
force, could not bring itself to bury
the hatchet and welcome him
Letter
to Alden F. Wagner, Jr.; Elinor
Daron to Loren Cragle, Jr.
Married--Anna Heck and Thomas
E. English; Dorothy E. Winter to
Julius S. Zielinski, Jr.; Stella
Harowicz to Henry Gusgekofski.
Birthdays--Oliver Whitesell, Leh-
man, 80 years old.
Deaths—-Frances Ada Space,
Beaumont.
You could get--Rib roast 49¢ 1b.;
frying chickens 47c¢ 1b; smoked
picnic hams 35¢ 1b.; slicing
tomatoes 19¢ 1b.; lettuce 2 1g. hds.
25¢.
20 Years Ago - April 25, 1963
Eight area men, Myron Baker,
Ronald Carruthers, George A.
Doyle, Mark M. Glahn, William B.
Jeter, Joseph Sekera, Andrew J.
Sordoni, Jr. and William Valentine,
were named to the Commonwealth
Telephone Company Board of
Directors.
Engaged--Patricia Carol Gar-
diner to Ronald Seymour.
Anniversaries--Mr.
Ernest Smith, Forty Fort, 35 years;
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, Dallas.
Deaths--Rose Weilenbeck,
Trucksville; Don Finney, 72,
Trucksville; Charles Weidner.
without strings attached.
It is hardly the American way to
coerce employees to stay in a
position for fear ‘of retribution. The
fact is that Council could have filled
Fowler’s position during the time he
was gone, and it would have been
his tough luck. But, this was not the
case. Rather, they vacillated on this
action and were fortunate to do so.
Because Fowler, dissatisfied with
his new position, wanted back into
police work, which he very much
enjoys.
Circumstances being what they
were, there appeared to be very
little need for all the poltical to-do.
Dear Editor:
I would like. to thank the Com-
bined Taxpayers Association and
the Lake-Lehman P.T.A. for my
opportunity to meet the public at
their scheduled ‘Meet the Can-
didates’ night. I am very thankful
to these groups of individuals who
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are also very interested and
dedicated to our community, better
education, and most important the
economy of these hard and difficult
times.
Thank you
Ray Hillman
Dallas, Pa. 18612.
4 ide
You could get--Smoked pinci
hams 29c¢ 1b.; boneless chuck roast
49c Ib.; 12 oz. peanut butter 35c; leg
of lamb 57¢ lb.; raisin bread 29c
loaf. ; :
10 Years Ago - April 26, 1973
Robert Kernag and Kevin Ray
were named co-chairman of the
Sweet Valley Memorial Day
parade. Featured in the three day
show were the Back Mt. Enduro
Riders Motorcycle Club, a pony
show, the popular sky divers, a
western horse show, and a large
fireworks display.
Three coaches were named to the
Dallas School District staff; Jay
Pope, tennis coach; Charles
Preece, track and Joseph Good,
junior high track.
Deaths--Leo 'S. Youngblood,
Harveys Lake; Lula Gilmore,
Noxen; Lawrence Wilson, Ruggles;
Alvin Souder, Dallas; Jessie Shupp,
Dallas; George Kava, Shavertown;
Olive Titus, Shavertown; Margaret
Ferris, Dallas.
You could get-Pork chops 89¢c Ib. ;
sliced bacon 79¢'lb.; Scottie facial
tissues 3 boxes 69c; groundround
$1.38 1b.; franks $1.09 1b.
It is our opinion that his former
salary and benefits should be of-
fered retroactive to his returning to
the Borough, rather than March 1
as Council decided. Fowler is a good
cop, and anyone in the borough will
admit this fact. The town was lucky
to be able to bring an experienced
person into the position, par-
ticularly with the number of serious
incidents (burglaries) which have
months.
For last week’s column, I had a
rather interesting paragraph on a
few little hints that spring is here.
However, I was forced to pul the
copy on Monday when the winter
storm gripping the area made my
words appear ludicrous. Here's
hoping the onslaught that put us all
into a blue funk is history by the
And I'll try again to share my
thoughts on spring.
Yes, you know it’s spring when
you drive down the road and begin
noticing people’s yards. Regardless
of the abundance of April showers
(or snow accumulation? ), the green
of the lawns and shrubs, (as they
show through the white) takes on
that special freshness.
On the other hand, don’t look too
hard, or the wheel on your car will
strike another sign of spring-a
pothole. For some reason, the high-
ways and byways of the area failed
to take note of the fact that we have
just completed a rather mild
winter. The craters are there, just
waiting to catch an unsuspecting
driver unaware.
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I spoke with Mayor Frank Picchi,
Harveys Lake, last weekend and he
said he is not happy with public
response to the engraver program.
Picchi urges residents to come in
and borrow the engravers, which
are available at the police station.
He emphasized the importance of
such a move for everyone's safety
and to aid the police in doing their
job when theft and burglary occur.
Picchi has been working very hrd
to get a crime watch set up at the
lake and engraving possessions is
only one of the many preventative
measures that goes into making the
entire program successful.
If people ignore the details and
only come around when it’s time for
the big moves, the idea of crime
watch becomes very superficial
The engravers are available for the
homeowner's protection. ‘A serial
number engraved on a discreet
location on valuable items can solve
tremendous identification problems
if the items are stolen. Local police
actually have great resources in
recovering stolen property even
when it is taken out of the area.
Positive identification can facilitate
that process.
I look at it two ways, I'm certain
there are many people living at the
lake who have a substantial in-
ventory of valuables they might
wish to protect. On the other hand,
however, maybe those same people
are in a position to replace their
Well, last week’s Memory Lane
faces were a combination of Lake-
Lehman and Dallas High School
graduates. Did youremember Greg
Moyer and his great guitar?
Perhaps you now know Ruth
Elinorah Miller better as Ruth
A friendly fellow, hard worker
too. He’llbea success whatever
he may do.
A likable fellow anyone will
say. Lots of fun in many ways.
from Mak
possessions easily and need not
worry if they are stolen or unidenti-
fiable upon recovery. That being
the case, what need for a crime
watch? What do you think Mayor
Picchi?
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Everybody is talking budgets
these days and Governor Thern-
burgh is no exception. I found his
recommendations to expand the
state sales tax kind of interesting.
Of course, no one enjoys the idea
of additional taxes, but some of the
commentary attending the
recommendation is worthy of note.
Fact: 19 states across the nation
39 tax clothing. The governor
recommends, however, that
Pennsylvania continue its exemp-
tion of these items from taxation.
Thank you, sir!
furniture but not cigarettes; taxes
the radio but fot arcade games;
taxes the prime rib in the
restaurant but not the martini from
the bar of the same establishment.
Fact: Other contradictions in-
clude: taxing shampoo but not
soap; suntan lotion but not sunburn
lotion; pots and pans, but not steel
wool; shaving cream but not styptic
pencils; toothpicks but not tooth-
brushes; non-antiseptic mouth-
wash, but not antiseptic mouth-
wash.
Fact: A recent bi-partisan tax
commission report recommends
broadening the sales tax and
reapiring Pennsylvania’s exemp-
tion-riddled sales tax base. This
would raise $268.3 million in new
revenues, improving upon the
state’s present 10.6 percent income
rate from sales tax. This per-
centage falls short of the 13.1 per-
cent national average garnered
from sales taxes.
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Back Mountain Memorial Library
Auction Kickoff Dinner, yet? The
event is scheduled for May 6 at The
Barn at the. Magee Publick House.
Casual dress and a western theme
make up the order of the day.
Tickets may be obtained from the
library or any member of the
committee.
see the tremendous response to our
recently expanded classified sec-
tion. We request, however, that all
classified ads be submitted to our
office by noon on the Friday before
publication. Thank you for your
cooperation in this matter.
Herbert. Or. E. William Welch
Academic ‘‘Janie’’
ding intelligence ...
.. composed ...
on teaching.
Outstan-
bookworm
has her heart