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DEAR EDITOR: )
It has come to the attention of the
committee of Harveys Lake Boy
Scout Troop that there were at least
11 other scouts who became Eagle
his award in July, 1983.
We are sorry for the misprint, but
due to the lack of records prior to
1980, we were unable to know that
As of Sept. 13, 1983, we have
DEAR EDITOR:
the Dallas Intermediate School.
names of 12 boys who received their
Eagle award. They are Richard
Sarmonis, John Groblewski, Gary
West, Charles Lee Murphy, Barry
West, David Finn, Peter Saramonis,
John Bozek, Robert Johnson, Rich-
ard Pritchard, James Egliskis and
Raymond Phillips.
If anyone knows of any boy from
Troop 331, please call 639-5747 So
that we can add their names to our
There is not anything there to pro-
tect these children if a car should
travel off Hildebrandt Road unto the
play area. If this ever happened, the
Never-ending!
always under construction?
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER 6, 1933
“A boyish prank almost derailed
the Dallas Trolley. A railroad tie
was placed on the track in the
vacinity of Birch Grove. Luckily the
conductor Mr. Hufford saw the tie
and applied the air brakes just in
time to prevent serious jarring of
the passengers.
One hundred and fifty people
attended the Young People’s Ban-
quet held at Shavertown United
Methodist Church. Guest speaker
was Rev. G.R. Savige who spoke on
Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wilson
observed their 50th wedding anni-
versary. The Demunds couple were
married in October 1883. They had
14 children.
Married - Katherine Jones and
Loren Williams.
Deaths - Mrs.
Trucksville.
You could get - Tuna fish 15¢ can;
soup beans 2 1b. 11¢; rolled oats 2-26
oz. pkg. llc; pineapple 2 big cans
35¢; buttrer 2 1b. 49c; Maine pota-
toes 15 Ib. 33c; smoked picnic hams
9c 1b.; preserves 20c jar.
40 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER 8,
1943
Huntsville Christian Church cele-
brated its centennial with a week of
programs climaxed by an anniver-
sary dinner. Rev. Franklin Payne,
pastor of Wyoming Avenue Chris-
tian church opened the centennial
celebration with a sermon. Rev.
Charles H. Frick was pastor of the
church.
Concerned that a shortage of raw
hides may have caused further cur-
tailments in production, a number
of employees of the Armour Leather
Company at Noxen had moved their
families to localities where they
could obtain defense plant employ-
ment.
Engaged - Jeanne Millington to F.
Rodney Sultzbach.
Married - Mildred Elizabeth
Miller to Joseph C. Bone.
Deaths - Eleanore Atkins, Dallas
summer resident; Samuel Norton,
Kunkle native.
You could get - Coffee 24c¢ 1b. bag;
grapes 15c¢ 1lb.; onions 3 lb. 18c;
Sarah Woolbert,
cabbage 4c head; apples 3 Ib. 25¢;
fancy rice 10c lb.; veal cutlets 39¢
1b.; hamburger 28c¢ 1b.; haddock 40c
1b.; cod fillets 38¢ 1b.; sweet pota-
toes 3 1b. 25¢.
30 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER 9,
1953
Dallas-Franklin Township, Lake-
Noxen and Mnroe Township School
Boards planned a meeting to dis-
cuss consolidation of the separate
districts.
Shavertown Fire Company held
Fire Prevention Week activities. In
addition to a display in the window
of Hall’s Pharmacy, the Fire Com-
pany offered a $5 award to the
Westmoreland High School student
who wrote the best essay of 300
words on Fire’ Prevention. Three
dollar awards were offered to
fourth, fifth and sixth grade. stu-
dents at Shavertown School for the
best 150 word essay.
Engaged - Lois Evans to Joseph
Waltich.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua Ferrey, Sweet Valley, 39
years.
Deaths - Grace VanDyke, Tunk-
hannock; Jestie Schoonover, Center-
moreland; John Monroe, Fern-
brook; Freida L. Hontz,
Muhlenburg; J. Calvin Birth,
Broadway.
You could get - Tuna fish 6 oz. can
38c; chopped ham 12 oz. can 57¢;
corned beef hash 16 oz. can 25¢C;
marshamallow fluff 7% oz. jar 23c;
Ivory soap lg. bar 12¢; Spic and
Span 1 1b. pkg. 24c; Jello 3 pkg. 25¢.
20 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER 10,
1963
George Cave was named new
Commander of Daddow Isaacs Post
672, American Legion. Cave was a
local post member for five years.
He and his wife Nancy lived on
Monroe Avenue. Cave served as a
staff sergeant with the U.S. Engi-
neers in the Pacific Theater during
World War II.
Dr. Lester Jordan was named
Citizen of the Year by the Back
Mountain service clubs. Former
president of Rotary and Exchange
Student Chairman, coordinator of
the Fall Fair and former library
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active in community affairs.
Engaged - Ellouise Holmgren to
James Rogers; Dorothy Diane
Swire to Donald LaBar.
Married - Dorotny Lonie and John
Pall, Jr.
Deaths - Boyd Cragle, Ross Twp.
native; Edity Gay, Trucksville;
Julia Youlls, Meadow Lake; Irene
Haycox, Florida, Madge Swepston,
Dallas.
You could get - Pork loins 27c Ib.;
ground beef 53c lb.; Cornish hens
39¢ Ib.; beef eye round roast 99¢ 1b.;
elbow macaroni 25c 1b. pkg.; pota-
toes 50 Ib. bag $1.19; celery 2 Ig.
stalks 25¢; apples 4 1b. bag 35¢.
10 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER 11,
1973 ig
The award winning Lake-Lehman
High School Band won two more
trophies at Band Day competition
sponsored by Coughlin Red and
Blue Sports Club. Bands were
judged on musicianship, precision
marching and articulation. Lake-
Lehman was awarded 300 points out
of a possible score of 300.
Dallas Township hired Russell
Banta as a full time police officer.
Deaths - Robert Shepherd,
Trucksville; Helen Totten, former
Trucksville resident; Linda Wil-
liams, Shavertown.
You could ge - Pork chops $1.28
1b.; chuck roast $1.28 1b.; Delmon-
ico steak $2.28 1b.; bananas 11c lb.;
Bartlett pears 3 1b. $1; Pascal
celery 29¢ bnch.; southern yams 15¢
1b.; tomato sauce 8-8 oz. cans $1;
Safeguard soap 3 bath bars 48c;
paper towels 3 rolls $1.
MDA is
seeking
pledges
The Muscular Dystrophy Associa-
{who have not yet done so to honor
Ipledges made during its Jerry
Lewis Labor Day Telethon.
‘Pledges phoned in during this
| year’s Telethon amounted to more
| than $30.6 million - the third highest
| pledge total in the show’s 18 year
history,” noted Lawrence Leonard,
Vice-president of the Greater PA
Chapter. “But we will know the full
extent of the Telethon’s success only
when all of those who were moved
{to pledge donations actually mail us
their checks.
“Since the Telethon is MDA’s
{major fund-raising event, account-
ling for approximately 35 percent of
|the funds needed to maintain our
programs, we rely on the millions of
Americans who helped make this
year’s Telethon such a tremendous
success to honor their pledges.”
A national voluntary health
agency, MDA supports comprehen-
sive patient services at more than
[230 hospital-affiliated MDA clinics
throughout the country. The Asso-
|ciation also has awarded 585
research grants this year to scien-
tists seeking the causes of and
effective treatments for the 40 neu-
romuscular diseases covered by
MDA programs.
“Our research grantees are
making important strides against
Duchenne muscular dystrophy and
ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), two
devastating and fatal disorders,”
Mr. Leonard pointed out. ‘‘The
| more money we raise, the more we
can allocate to research, and the
: diseases.
There is a 15 miles per hour speed
DEAR EDITOR:
I would like to express my thanks
fo all the people who stopped their
cars to chase a little black poodle
up and down Route 309 on Saturday,
Sept. 17.
Also, a special thanks to the two
men who ran a distance, especially
the one who ran into the stream
after the dog. You will be happy to
would like us to have for our scrap-
book is asked to call the above
telephone number.
Again, please accept our sincere
apology.
JUDITH GRAMLEY
COMMITTEE SECRETARY
BOY SCOUT TROOP 331
HARVEYS LAKE
limit posted there but few drivers
pay attention to it.
I am writing this letter in the
hopes that the Dallas School offi-
cials will realize how dangerous this
situation is for the children.
A CONCERNED CITIZEN
owners - wet but happy!
; SMR
TRUCKSVILLE
DEAR EDITOR:
friends, neighbors and relatives for
the flowers, cards, prayers and
Hospital.
I would also like to thank the
BLANCHE SWISHER
CHURCH ST., DALLAS
the following:
siren system.
Library news
O’Connell said
Figures for the
$7,500 for
the "Nanticoke ‘and Hazleton State”
Hazleton ‘hospital are presently,
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library has purchased several new
encyclopedias and reference books
for the reference room with money
received from an LSCA Title I grant
through the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, State Library,
Library Development Division in
Harrisburg.
The purpose of the grant was to
replace, update and expand the
adult and children’s collections and
career information materials. The
major impact and benefit of this
program is to achieve an increase
* in the use of the library in general
and the reference collections in
particular.
The following staff members of
the library will be involved with the
project: William Frederick, head
librarian; Marilyn Rudolph, chil-
dren’s librarian; and Nancy Kozem-
chak, assistant librarian. Planning,
selection, promotion and evaluation
will be the responsibilities of Wil-
liam Frederick and Marilyn
Rudolph. Nancy Kozemchak will be
in charge of public relations.
New books at the library include:
‘‘Children of War’ by Roger
Rosenblatt is the account of Roger
Rosenblatt’s 40,000 mile journey on
which he spoke with children grow-
ing up in the war zones of the
world: Belfast, Israel, Lebanon,
Cambodia and Vietnam. The book
reveals the strength and dignity of
young people in the face of violence
and is an unforgettable story.
“The Healing Heart’ by Norman
Cousins deals with an illness that is
the most common cause of death in
the United States. In this warm and
richly human story, the author tells
of his recent massive heart attack
that occured in December of 1980. It
is the story of a team healing effort,
working together to bring about
recovery. A remarkable personal
challenge.
“Speaker of Mandarin” by Ruth
Rendell is a new Inspector Wexford
mystery. The inspector finds him-
self, beyond his wildest dreams, in
®
China - on police business but free
to explore the sights with a group of
British tourists. He gets involved
with a murder in the tombs and
palaces of China. Shrouded memo
ries are his only clues to this
Chinese crime.
“Apache Moon’ by James Powell
is a double D western. It is the story
of Luther Cordalee, on the run from
both Mexican bandits and the U.S.
Army and he finally runs out of
chances. He gets picked up by the
last remaining band of Apaches in
the Southwest and taken to their
secret home on Stronghold Moun-
tain. This is an action-packed histor-
ical Western.
Have you ever noticed that men
and women who lead in the profes-
sions, in business, in civic affairs -
are usually avid readers. There
must be a reason. Books keep you
posted on what has happened in the
past, what is going on right now,
and what is likely to happen in the
future. To gain a real grasp of
important events, read books from
your library!
We live in a chemical society - A
society where taking a drink or a
pill to feel better, to relax, or to
enjoy life is a common practice.
Our children have now acquired
that habit and now they need and
deserve our help. Surveys continue
to tell us that chemical use has
greater than ever before, and that
kids are starting at an even earlier
age.
Then why do parents continue to
deny the existence of drugs, either
in their community or their homes?
Delaying facing this problem is now
the answer!
addressing it is. Each community
must intervene and prevent further
drug abuse and help those who are
already addicted. The first step in
solving such a problem is admission
- admitting a problem does exist
not help themselves.
Get involved with the ‘Chemical
People Project’ in your community.
Do not sit idly by and say it doesn’t
affect you, your children, or your
neighborhood. Drug and alcohol
abuse affects everyone - in some
way or another. Now is the time to
start doing something, so the future
can hold happiness, not heartache,
for our young people.
“Chemical People” is a nation-
wide effort. Back Mountain PAK is
working in conjunction with this
program and has scheduled public
meetings on Nov. 2 and 9 at 7:30
p.m. at the Dallas Jr. High School.
A panel discussion with local
school and police officials, doctors
and other prominent members of
our community will be held at the
Nov. 2 program.
For more information on ‘‘Chemi-
cal People’, write to Back Moun-
tain PAK, Box 171, Dallas, Pa.
18612, : : :