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Creek at Noxen.
cards 4 dekcs 92c.
master of ceremonies.
Technical Staff Sergeant.
Josephine Sepotowski to Joe Stredny.
Charles Rattigan.
Deaths - Bessie Williams, Idetown.
about higher taxes.
the acting abilities of
Daniel J. Travanti that
made me watch the ABC
Monday ‘Night Movie,
“Adam,”’ on Oct. 10.
| was my admiration for
It is my sincere concern
for the many people in the
same predicament of John
and Reve Walsh that makes
me want to keep the issue of
as long as possible.
John and Reve Walsh were
the parents of Adam Walsh,
a fair-haired little boy who
disappeared from a down-
town shopping mall where he
had gone with his mother.
After several days of search-
ing feverishly for their six-
“I'll beat up whoever tries to
break into my house,” said Johnny
when asked why he kept a shoe in
one hand as he watched television
every afternoon.
Johnny is a sixth grader whose
Mom and Dad both work outside the
home. When Johnny gets home from
school each day, there ‘is nobody
year-old son, the young
couple was notified - by tele-
phone - that the physical
remains of their Adam had
been discovered.
As remote as this particu-
the moment, it does happen.
And, it can happen all too
quickly to anyone.
The issue of disappearing
children is very much alive
in this country - approxi-
mately 1.5 million children
disappear every year, yet,
for some unexplained
reason, the whole issue has
been forced to the back of
the bus.
Prior to the attempts of
John and Reve Walsh to
change the federal laws con-
cerning missing children, the
FBI would not even take
there to greet him, so he takes the
key that is tied around his neck and
opens the front door.
Johnny is one of two million
‘‘latchkey children’’ who come
home to an empty house.
There has been a dramatic
increase in recent years in the
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time to concern itself with a
missing child. That same
investigating group, how-
ever, would wage an all-out
search for a prize race horse
because the horse was pgAR EDITOR:
valued at $500,000. In the event that a Back Mountain
What prices have been put Citizen in the Idetown area needs
on the heads of these beauti- the services of an ambulance, the
: : phone numbers on page one of the
ful little children and who Dallas Phone Directory are where
could possibly put a price to look.
tag on them even if they had 1; 450k 15 minutes to learn this. I
to? looked under Idetown in the white
Parents, please! At the pages; nothing listed. The name
risk of being over-protective, “Jonathan R. Davis’ was impossi-
take the necessary precau- Pie torecall
tions to avoid such tragedies If I called Lehman Volunteer
in your home. Ambulance Association, I would get
the services; but, it is not my
And, should one of YOUr' earest services. If 1 were not a
children be missing - fOr member of the Lehman Ambulance
whatever reason - notify
your local police immedi-
ately.
— DOTTY MARTIN
DEAR EDITOR:
Just wanted to say thanks (Jane
Bolger) for that wonderful article
you wrote about me. I have
Library news
number of single parent homes and
two paycheck families. And the
prediction is that these numbers
will grow, with two out of every
three mothers expected to work
outside the home by the end of this
decade. :
Here are some pointers from
“Growing Up,” the newsletter for
parents of school age children, to
keep ‘latchkey children” as safe
and secure as possible.
- Some parents have been success- By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
ful in persuading local school offi- Library Correspondent
cials to offer after-class programs
such as crafts, sports, or hobbies for ~~ The Back Mountain Memorial
children whose parents aren’t home Library is conducting an on-going
after school. These programs are coupon exchange for its patrons. We
generally staffed by teacher aides Will accept the coupons you don’t
and others. Parents provide the need in exchange for whatever we
[financial support. “have on file that you wish to use.
- For children who spend the The coupons in the library are
afternoon hours at home alone, it is being handled with a color coding
wise for parents to make a routine process; they are marked with dif-
telephone call each day to make ferent colors according to expiration
sure all is well. dates. N.E.D. on the coupon means
| - Children should be given a spe- No expiration date. The coupon
dents’ use and is situated in the
than be left to their own devices.
front section of the library.
Depending on their age, children,
can be responsible for starting :
dinner, doing a load of laundry or New books at the library include:
vacuuming a room. “Gods ‘of Riverworld” by Phili
- Strangers who call on the tele- jose Farmer is another Story in the
phone should not be told that there epic chronicle of the planet called
is not an adult in the house. — Riverworld, and of the 35 billion
- The door of the house should Men and women who woke there
never be opened to a stranger. one morning to begin the first day
- A family pet in the house can" of life after death. Resurrected by
help provide companionship for the the power of an alien race, for
child. ) reasons they can only guess at,
- Once parents return home, they fellow travelers search for answers.
should take a few uninterrupted Have you ever stopped to wonder
moments to interact with their- who invented television, who was
child. the first astronaut to step on the
These recommendations will alle- Moon, or who pitched the first no-hit
viate some of the problems of latch- Daséball game? Well, whether you
key children - and provide some have or haven't, the point is that
peace of mind to: parents who are everybody has moments of wanting
concerned about their children’s 0 know more about this busy,
welfare. modern world we live in. And that’s
Association, it would cost me $50 for
their services.
When I do find the name and
phone number in the white pages, I
must assume that the ambulance
association can be reached by call-
ing the number listed for the fire
company. It would be a good serv-
ice of the phone companies to
include the ambulance association
along with the fire company.
Two. of us looked for the best way
to get the local service company to
respond. The first page of the
Dallas Phone Directory lists clearly
all local emergency numbers by
area identification, such as, “Ide-
town”. 2
received many compliments on my
accomplishments.
It was a pleasant surprise to see
how you put all those notes into a
where your library comes in. It is
your information center for every
I believe that if I had phoned for
ambulance service to the Idetown
number and they were unable to
respond with their vehicle that they
would phone for the Lehman ambul-
ance and I would not be charged the
$50 service charge.
beneficial for the Idetown residents
to pay membership to the Lehman
Township Volunteer Ambulance
Association since in most instances
they would be called upon to
respond to calls in our area.
EDWARD W. HARTMAN
LEHMAN
great story. Once again, thanks a
aerial tour of the Back Mountain,
“just let me know! «J P.” WALSH
need. It has thousands of books on
virtually every subject!
The National Arbor Day Founda-
tion is giving 10 free shade trees to
people who become Foundation
The free trees are part of the
Foundation’s effort to promote tree
planting throughout America.
A Sugar Maple, White Birch, Red
Oak, Black Walnut, Thornless
Honeylocust, Butternut, Silver
Maple, Washington Hawthorn,
European Mountain Ash, and Red
Maple tree will be given to mem-
bers joining during October. The six
to 12 inch trees will be shipped this
planting instructions.
These trees were selected because
the provide a wide range of bene-
fits: flowers, fruit and nuts, in
addition to shade and beauty,
according to the Foundation.
The National Arbor Day Founda-
tion, a nonprofit organization, is
working to improve the quality of
encouraging tree planting. The
Foundation will give the 10 free
trees to members contributing $10
during October.
Foundation and to receive the free
trees, a $10 membership contribu-
tion should be sent to SHADE
TREES, National Arbor Day Foun-
City, NE 68410, by Oct. 31, 1983.
State Secretary of General Serv-
ices Walter Baran has arnounced
that an auction of surplus state
vehicles will be held Thursday, Oct.
27, at 10 a.m., inside the Common-
wealth Garage, 2221 Forster Street,
Harrisburg.
Two hundred thirty passenger
cars, station wagons, trucks and
other vehicles are offered on a
“where is, as is’’ basis.
The auction is open to dealers, the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
with the exception of employees (or
their agents) of the Department of
General Services and other
employes specifically. restricted.
Complete rules and instructions
as well as a listing of all vehicles to
be sold are available upon request
from the Department of General
Service, Bureau of Vehicle Manage-
ment, 2221 Forster St., Harrisburg,
PA 17125. For more information
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