Library News
BY NANCY KOZEMCHAK
We are now Keeping our statistics
on circulation according to the
townships where the patrons reside.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library services nine municipalities
and for the month of April, the
following books were checked out to
people in these areas: Dallas Twp.,
2,260; Dallas Borough, 1,411; Kings-
ton Twp., 1,666; Lehman Twp., 347;
Harveys Lake Borough, 209; Jack-
son Twp., 319; Ross Twp., 137, Lake
Twp., 368; Franklin: Twp., 150 and
other municipalities 407; making a
total of 7,274 books for the month.
There were 905 reference questions
and 228 new books added to the
inventory. New borrowers to join
the library in 1983 are: January 72;
February 132; March 120 and April
118 for a total of 442. Total book
inventory to date stands at 49,628.
The Auction Kick-off dinner at
Magee’s Barn was a huge success
and a lot of fun,.thanks to Jerry
Fritzges, chairman. Joanne Free-
man, chairman of the 1983 library
auction has named Mrs. Florence
Crump. and Mrs. Gertrude Moss as
honorary chairmen. Mrs. Crump
has- worked at the library and
chaired the book booth since its
beginning. Mrs. Moss has worked
with the Ham ’n Yeggs campaign,
taking over from her husband, for
many years.
The children’s annex has a new
book drop installed in the front
door. This was donated by the
Dallas ' Junior Woman’s Club,
Marsha, Landis, president. Thanks
to Al Landis for having it installed.
Children can now return books in
the book drop when the library is
closed.
Mrs. Crump and I attended a
lovely luncheon, thanks to the invi-
tation from the women of the Pres-
byterian Church. The Closet Bou-
tique, which is handled by the
Trinity women, presented a dona-
tion to the library at the luncheon,
for which we are most grateful.
New books at the library: ‘Writ-
A pledge to carry on
~~ William J. Acker is a 91-year-old
self-taught poet. He was born and
raised on a farm in Waterloo, Ill.
Acker saw service in the Army,
first in the Quartermaster Corps in
Texas, in the border patrol under
Gen. John J. Pershing in 1916-1917,
-fand later in World War I as a
{ warrant officer in France.
Recently, Acker was a patient ai
the Geriatric Research Educational
Clinical Center (GRECC) at the
Wadsworth Veterans Administration
we make:
—William J. Acker
Medical Center in Los Angeles.
There, the nurses discovered his
talent after he dedicated a poem to
them called “A Salute to GRECC
Nurses.”
Asked by the VA to write a
commemorative poem for veterans
everywhere on Memorial Day,
Acker said he had just the thing.
After flipping through a well-
thumbed black scrapbook of his
poetry, he retrieved and updated a
poem he had written in 1941 called
“Memorial Day.”
ing In the Computer Age” by Flue-
gelman and Hewes is a writer’s
guide to authorship in the high
technology * era--the first book to
detail the word processor’s impact
on the writer's craft. An interesting
book for the writer.
“Going My Own Way” by Gary
Crosby is Bing’s first son’s story of
his’ life, about an image that bore
slight resemblance to reality. Par-
ental squabbles, his mother’s alco-
holism, and his father’s stern diseip-
line made life tense for young Gary.
A tender, insightful story.
“The Strawberry Fields of
Heaven” by Blossom Elfman is a
wholly original novel that explores
how human beings did--and do--
respond to sexual freedom. Set in
the free-love community of Oneida,
N.Y., in the 1870's, with conflicts
and questions as pertinent as today.
Reading brings us to a state of
readiness for all stages of life--
formal education, vocation, mar-
riage, parenthood and retirement.
Visit the library for books on all
subjects!
Only Yesterday
Oh, Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg,
what an expeience! You might have
noticed some changes in your
weekly paper lately. For example,
namelines and cutlines are done in
a new style. Headlines sizes vary
and the overall paper has a neater,
more efficient look about it. Well,
anyway, this is what we are trying
to achieve by producing the paper
at the Press-Enterprise Office in
Bloomsburg:
No longer are The Post, The
Mountaintop Eagle and the Abing-
ton Journal laid out and painstak-
ingly pasted up in Dallas. No longer
are we plagued by machines that
break down at 7 p.m. on production
day, with no hope of repairs until
the following morning. No longer do
we dash madly from one place to
another to insure everything that
needs to is getting into the paper.
Now, the editors of the three
papers simply tell a computer what
should or should not be printed. We
tell the computer where it goes and
in what style. I mean, talk about
A Star in
50 Years Ago - May 26, 1933
Hollywood and Broadway star Lee
Tracy, arrived in Shavertown to
visit his mother Mrs. W.L. Tracy,
before continuing to New York City
to attend the opening of his latest
picture, ‘‘Nuisance.”
Fifteen Girl Scouts of Troop 16,
Fernbrook, spent two days at Camp
Onawandah to learn scouting crafts.
lotte Goldsmith, Martha Russ,
Jeanne Trevethan, Jane Case,
Erma Shaver, Dorothy Rupert,
Claudia Cooke, Minnie Crispell,
Cynthia Poad, Mary Bennalack,
Elizabeth Searfoss, Margaret Ger-
lack, Margery Thomas, Marjorie
Jones.
Deaths--Mrs. . C.E. Whitesell,
Roaring Brook; Joseph L. Baker,
Hunlock Creek; Corey Howell,
Dallas; L.H. Kocher, Ruggles;
Clara Van Campen, Noxen; Charles
E. Frantz, Auburn, N.
You could get--Corned beef 2 cans
25¢; cheese 17c lb.; ‘eggs 2lc doz.;
marshmallows 2-8 oz. pkg. 15¢;
salted peanuts 10c 1lb.; chocolate
cake 15¢.
40 Years Ago - May 28, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gleason of
Demunds were notified by the War
Department that their son Lt. John
P. Gleason of the Army Air Corps
had been missing since March 30.
North Star Farms, poultry dress-
ing plant, which had been recently
established in Shavertown, went
into production with more than 2,000
birds dressed and packed daily. The
firm was headed by Fred M. Kiefer.
Deaths--Benjamin Goldsmith,
Dallas Twp.
You could get--Fillet of pollock 26¢
1b.; fillet of cod 37c lb.; radishes 5¢
bnch.; onions 3 lb. 22¢; Philadelphia
cream cheese 3 oz. pkg. 12¢.
30 Years Ago - May 22, 1953
W.B. Jeter and A.C. Devens were
named vice presidents of Miners
Bank.. David Schooley and Howard
W. Risley were named to the Advis-
ory Board of the Dallas Branch.
An enthusiastic crowd of more
than 200 attended the third annual
Library Auction Kick-Off Dinner
held at the Irem Temple Country
Club.
Married--Romayne Latimer to
Paul Kunkle; Barbara Gregory to
William Simms.
Engaged--Esther Elizabeth Blase
to Harold Hess; Bernadine Rasmus
Town
to James Dougherty.
Deaths--William N. Thomas,
Trucksville; John Stenger, Jr., Har-
veys Lake; Ira Stevenson, former
Harveys Lake police chief; Nancy
You could get--Leg of lamb 59¢
Ib.; frying chickens 43c lb.; picnic
hams 49c Ib.; veal roast 49c:lb.;
peaches 3lc can; 3 cans tomato
paste 25¢.
20 Years Ago - May 23, 1963
Mrs. Calla Parrish, Beaumont,
known to many as ‘Aunt Callie”
celebrated her 101st birthday.
Paul Shaver was named parade
marshall for the annual Memorial
Day parade in Dallas. Legion Auxil-
iary, police, firemen, Girl Scouts,
Boy Scouts and school marching
units participated.
Engaged--Margaret Ann Mal-
kemes to Walter Mahoney; Cather-
ine DiGiosa to Corey Askew.
Married--Catherine Carle to
‘Wilson R. Garinger.
Birthdays--Mrs. H.E. Payne, Loy-
alville, 74th birthday.
Deaths--Jennie Baer, Harveys-
Margaret Yanek, Lehman.
You could get--Turkeys 36¢ 1b.;
boneless chuck 49c 1b.; beef liver
3c Ib.; green peppers 19¢ lb;
oranges 49c doz.; tomatoes 29c 1b.;
lettuce 2 hds. 29c.
10 Years Ago - May 24, 1973
Installation costs prompted Dallas
Area Municipal Authority to
increase the permit fees to $250.
Nine seniors from Lake-Lehman
toured London and vicinity for six
days combining pleasure with edu-
cation. Jonelle Wheatley, Lynn:
Bartz, Diane Wojtowicz, Bonnie
Sutton, Helen Wesley, Sharon
Maher, George Alles, Roger Weggel
and William Jones accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver, teachers
at the high school.
Married--Marilyn Lauer to John
C. Devlin.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Martin, 50 years; Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Hoover, 55 years.
Deaths--John Stahl, Shavertown;
Floyd Ide, Dallas; Clement Reden-
ski, Hunlock Gardens; Mary Rodi-
tis, Hunlock Creek; Eugene Ecken-
rode, Harveys Lake.
You could get--Eggs 55¢ doz.;
yogurt 10c ea.; capons 79¢ Ib.; ice
cream 59¢ , gal; 3 1b. macaroni
69c; STORCH. hams 65¢ 1b.; bacon
99c¢ 1b.
BY HOWARD J. GROSSMAN
With the amount of talk going on
concerning genetic science, genetic
engineering, micro-biology, DNA
research and much more, it would
be assumed that high- technology
would be the only solutin to eco-
nomic problems in states as Penn-
sylvania. Such is not the case.
For example, in the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, advanced
. technology is a much mere fine-
tuned word. It means that new
technology can be developed for
older industries to upgrade them to
such an extent that they can hope-
fully compete with other similar
firms in places throughout the
nation in the 1980s and 1990s.
Advanced technology is being
implemented through tke Ben
Franklin Partnership, which serves
as the Commonwealth’s technologi-
cal resource base to fund colleges
and universities throughout the
State on a challenge grant basis and
involve the private sector as well as
the public sector in ways and means
by which advanced technology can
improve the economic climate of
the Commonwealth.
Recent legislation, approved by
the Governor, established a Ben
Franklin Partnership Board, and
Northeastern Pennsylvania is repre-
“sented on that Board by the Execu-
tive Director of the Economic
Development Council of Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania. The Ben Franklin
Board has met several times and
has already authorized the approval
of four college and university appli-
cations under which Ben Franklin
monies will be allocated. These
include Carnegie Mellon-University
of Pittsburgh, Lehigh University,
Pennsylvania State University, and
the University City Science Center
in Philadelphia.
In the case of Northeastern Penn-
sylvania, the Lehigh University
application calls for a coordinated
effort within Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania utilizing the resources of the
Economic Development Council of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, and a
cooperative effort has already been
undertaken to begin to implement
this recommendation.
Patents, inventions, joint ventures
and similar techniques are part of
the effort to encourage and stimu-
late smaller businesses to grow and
prosper and become major corpora-
tions in the Commonwealth. The
complicated mechanism by which
the Ben Franklin Partnership has
been shared is a great stride for-
ward, particularly in light of
increased funding, since the fiscal
83 budget calls for $1 million and
the fiscal 1984 budget proposed by
Governor Thornburgh calls for a $10
million appropriation for Ben
Franklin Partnership activities.
The Board is representative of
both the general assembly, the
executive office, and the general
public, with five members being
appointed by the Governor.
Competition is keen throughout
the United States as other states
have allocated many additional mil-
lions of dollars for so-called high-
technology development. In New
Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has
been designated as such a center
with a funding base of multi-mil-
lions of dollars. The State of Michi-
gan has recently promoted high-
technology through the establish-
ment of a multi-million dollar fund.
Such known examples as Silicon
Valley in California, Route 128
around Boston, and the Research
Triangle Park in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, have all accumulated
high-technology functions already.
Pennsylvania has the opportunity to
utilize the concept of advanced tech-
nology as a basis for growth and
development of Commonwealth
industries, and other activities.
Companion legislation which
would be helpful would be a product
development corporation similar to
what exists in the State of Connecti-
cut, and such legislation has been
introduced into the General Assem-
bly. Other kinds of legislative
responses are also being considered.
A strong point is that advanced
lin Partnership is a major step
forward, whose time has come in
the Commonwealth, and whose abil-
ity to provide a strong response to
economic issues will be as effective
as the partnership which exists
between government and the pri-
vate sector.
joining the real world!
Sounds great, doesn’t it? And, it
will be some day--probably sooner
than we all expect. The possibilities
for improvement in style and
appearance are endless, and at
some point this will all come
together.
However, for the moment, while
we continue to put out a paper each
week, Stephanie Grubert, (editor of
The Mountaintop Eagle), Bill
Savage, (managing editor of Penna-
print) and myself are still grappling
with the intricacies of modern tech-
nology. For this reason we ask your
forebearance should an error
appear. But we do promise things
are going to look consistingly better
each week. Keep an eye on The
Post. I think youll be in for a
pleasant surprise.
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And, speaking of Bloomsburg. A
few impressions of the twice weekly
thing, the road is deplorable. Route
11 is frought with some of the worst
kinds of potholes! They kind of
creep up on you while tailgating a
truck and unable to have a clear
view of the pavement.
Also, the traffic! Depending on
the time of day, it can be the pits. I
did have one fairly easy shot, how-
ever, at 1 a.m. last Monday, Unfor-
tunately, 1 was too exhausted to
care that there were few other
drivers on the road with me.
But there is a bright side and I
must admit to being quite taken
with the scenery. Traveling along
the . old Susquehanna River; one
might find numerous sites which
can only be described as breathtak-
ing. On one rainy Monday the moun-
tains rising up behind the winding
lazy, river appeared to be smoking.
Large clouds of mist rose above the
trees, giving me an initial start. I
thought it was a huge forest fire.
And Berwick along the river, with
its stately homes, well-tended and
looking ages old, is a true delight as
well. Unfortunately, I am always
driving, and most: always running
late, so I have not yet fully
inspected the blocks of homes and
their grounds. Must do that soon.
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Here is something of interest from
Luzerne County Community
College--a tele-course on ‘‘Under-
standing Human Behavior.””: The
course is part of the ‘school’s
summer curriculum and will air
over WVIA-TV, Channel 44, begin-
ning Wednesday, June: 8; from get
this--7 to 7:30 a.m.
The introductory psychology
course employes the integration of
the physiological, intrapsychic and
social behavioral perspectives on
human thoughts and behavior. It
consists of the best-selling text,
‘Understanding Human Behavior”
and 30 video programs.
Some areas to be investigated in
chology, the brain, consciousness
and sleep, taste, smell, hearing,
vision, subliminal perception, moti-
vation and hunger, stress, condition-
ing, memory, pain and hypnosis,
genetic psychology, emotional and
cognitive development, personality
theory, abnormal psychology, psy-
chotherapy, social groups, persua-
sion and applied psychology. It
sounds fascinating, but who can
possibly understand such heavy psy-
Down Memory Lane and last
week’s young faces belonged to
Jack Fowler, love that crewcut, and
Jane Kingsbury Eyet. Did you rec-
ognize them? Who do the young
faces pictured this week belong to?
chological discussion at 7 in »
am.?
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And speaking of college, some
news for women whose college edu-
cations were interrupted by mar-
riage, child rearing or a return to
the job market. A special source of
able at the University of Scranton
next year in the form of a New-
combe Scholarship. The Charlotte
W. Newcombe Foundation, Prince-
ton, N.J. has awarded the grant to
the U of S for women age 25 and
over who are full or part-time stu-
dents and who are working toward a
baccalaureate degree. Women who
already possess an undergraduate
degree are also eligible to apply if
they are returning for business or
technical skills in a certificate pro-
gram for career change or advance-
ment.
Newombe Scholarships are
based on financial need, but the
foundation’s guidelines allow the
University to give special considera-
tion to the life circumstances of
returning women, including famil
responsibilities and extraordina
living situations. Past academic
performance and commitment to
career goals are also considered.
Interested students may apply
through Kathleen Kopcik at the U of
S Counseling Center.
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And, what will you be doing with
your summer? A bit of advice ris
perhaps to ‘spend some time at area
state parks while they remain free
fo the public. State parks can pres-
ently set fees for items such as
campsite rental or boat docking
privileges. But, admission and park-
ing have piways been free to the
public.
Evidently, talk of raising mainte-
nance funds by charging admission
or parking fees worried at least one
state legislator, Rep. George Hasay.
the House Conservation Committee
and he felt it necessary to introduce
a bill to prevent state parks from
charing parking and admission fees.
This legislation has been approved
by the Committee. It will be consid-
ered in the full house later this
month.
It, of course, comes as no surpr
that the idea would come into some-
one’s head. But, it almost see
unpatriotic to charge admission to%
state park.
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I hope all the young ladies ages 3
to 8, from Harveys Lake are prepar-
ing to enter the Little Miss Harveys
Lake contest next month. The con-
test is sponsored by your Dallas
Post and we're looking forward to it
with great excitement. It is all a
part of the First Annual Harveys
Lake Homecoming Festival to be
held on June 18 and 19. Judging for
the ‘contest will be on Saturday, just
prior to the dance at the Harveys
Lake Pub.
Remember, no talent | is required.
Judging is purely on personality. All
entries must be in to the Post by
Friday, June 10. One thing I'm sure
is that Harveys Lake has more than
its share of cute, little ladies, and
we're hoping to see each and every
one in the contest. ®
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BY DEBBIE Z.
After a weekend away with the
girls, I’ve got some good stuff. And
like the story goes, I'd like you to
“Know Your Neighbor.”
Everything started early Friday
morning in the car with my travel-
ing buddies--Jeannie Mekeel, Kay
Scavone, Pudgie Gordon and our
driver Marie Ritts. After loading up
our gear (bowling balls, coffee pots
and a blender--not to mention our
clothes) it was off. Within the first
few miles I learned how to play
pitch (a card game) and in no time
at all learned how to travel from
Kay and Pudgie--(I won’t tell guys).
So Pittsburgh here we come. The
Mariott was our destination and
room 1516 and 1527 were the places
to be. Cards were the name of the
game, snacks and quarters were all
you needed to survive. Yes, we did
bowl, but that came later. After
checking in it was a pow-wow. Let’s
see who got where and all that stuff-
-you know. I had the chance to see a
lot of the girls from Tuesday night
who 1 only see once a year--at
tournament. Virginia Patton, Racie
Carroll, Marilyn Morris, Rita Bal-
berchak, Sally Roberts, Rose R. (I
¢
can’t spell her last name),
and everyone else.
Bowling went well that evening
and what went on afterwards was
like being in a college dorm. These
ladies really have a blast when they
go away from home--I can’t keep up
with them--I fall asleep.
Well, along comes Saturday and
we're hot to trot. Sally Johnson is
down by the pool basking in the'sun,
Marie, Pudgie, Kay and some
others are playing cards and all
Jeanie Mekeel and I want to do is
see Pittsburgh. So together we wake
up Linda Johnson who was sleeping
and - convince her to take us to
Station Square. We get our direc-
tions and off we go. We had a good
time and after returning to the hotel
Jeannie and I spent our next mis-
sion finding a ride to Christopher’s
(a really elegant restaurant). We
did. Rita Balberchak, Marilyn
Morris, Jeanniw, Dor Boten and
myself made our reservations and
as Dor later put it went to eat in
heaven. Valet parking, an elevator
that is all glass, ard a dining room
on the top of the building on top of
Mt. Washington overlooking Pitts-
burgh was our heaven. I can’t
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Libby
describe the place it was so neat,
but I recommend it to everyone. We
felt like the Rockeriellers--Jt was
great.
Dinner wasn’t over until nearly
midnight so, by the time we got
back to 'the hotel it was off to hear
the band in the lounge. Jan Si
us a table and it was our chance to
sit back and enjoy the music. A
really quick note to Chris and Mary
Ann, who joined us for a moment,
was that they thought the leader
coaching from Jan, we all preteded
we were interested in ‘‘booking the
group” in Wilkes-Barre and got the
whole scoop, on the group. What a
mess!
To put it short, we ended the
evening early and woke the next
day well rested for our trip home.
And before I forget, I just want to
ask Marie if she has her teeth and
how’s the head feeling! Poor Marie.
I’m sorry I didn’t get a picture
when I should have.
I'll just tell you now Mrs.
Denmon--sign me up for next year’s
tournament, along with Kay: Marie,
Pudgls Jeannie, Sally...
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