Agrees (Continued from page 1) some of the students wanted to leave before this whole thing started. Buf, nobody expected an invasion.” Nobody expected an invasion and, although Alan admits he had mixed feelings about the whole thing at first, now feels the United States did the right thing. “I guess they did the right thing,” he said, but immediately became more definite. ‘Yes, he (President Reagan) did make the right deci- sion. Everything he said in his speech (last Thursday) was true. “The one misconception that most people seem to have is that the invasion was like the big, bad U.S. picking on poor little Grenada,” Alan said defensively. ‘People think it was machine guns against mach- ettis. Believe me, it wasn’t like that at all. There were an awful lot of Cubans with a lot of heavy military equipment. And the Americans had to do a lot more fighting than they expected. That's why it took them so long to evacuate the students.” Not realizing what the invasion has done to the island on which he had lived for the past two months, Alan likened Grenada to ‘‘a cross between Fantasy Island and Gilli- gan’s Island.” Alan explained that he chose to attend St. George's for ‘‘the same reason most American students go to St. George's - because I couldn’t get into an American medical school.” . St. George's, Alan reported, has a good track record of students who gain good clinical experience in the United States - another reason why he chose to go there. “Grenada is beautiful country,” he said. “It’s a lush trophical island and has some of the nicest beaches you’ve ever seen in your life. “I mean, they don’t have any good ice cream, no electronic games and no decent bars,” Alan said. “It isn’t a rich country. There is 75 percent unemployment there, but the people are warm and friendly.” Although he missed his girlfriend the most, Alan liked Grenada and would go back if he had the chance. His biggest priority, however, is finishing his first semester of medi- cal school. “1 would like to continue the semester,” he said. “I would have been taking mid-terms right now and I don’t feel like losing the whole semester. “I’m just going to wait to hear from the school to see what they’re going to do, but I will go back,” he added. “Hopefully, they’ll give me to leave all his books in his living quarters in Grenada when he was evacauted from the island. “For right now, though, it sure does feel good to be home.” — DOTTY MARTIN Alan (Continued from page 1) Spending most of his first day home with his girlfriend, Jacqueline Flinker of Moorestown, N.J., Alan tried to remember what went through his mind during the inva- sion. “I was sleeping when it all started,”” he said, with a hint of excitement in his voice. ‘But, all of a sudden, there was a lot of noise. “Nobody was sure just what it was since we had heard a lot of those kinds of noises before because the military government in Grenada was always keeping control of things. “But, when we heard the air- planes, we knew something was happening,” he added. ‘You never, ever hear airplanes in Grenada. You just don’t hear them. A few minutes later, somebody knocked on the door and said the Marines had landed.” Alan explained that he and. the other students in his living quarters were moved to another campus building which had been draped with white sheets to avoid destruc- tion. Alan was never really scared for his life; but was concerned as to “when’’ he and his fellow students would be evacuated. “All that kept going through my KEYS-KEYS-KEYS-GET YOUR EXTRA KEYS NOW! + KEYS NOW ONLY 60c or 2 for $1.00 FRANK'S LOCK & KEY SERVICE 3724 Slocum St., Swoyersville (Formerly at Luzerne Shopping Center) Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. Bring This Ad & Receive A Free Key Nov. 2nd Thru Nov. 5th. mind during that waiting period was ‘Boy, am I psyched to get out of here!’ ”’ he said. Alan’s evacuation signal came at 8 p.m. Wednesday when he and several other students boarded an Army plane and flew to Barbados. After a several-hour layover in Bar- bados, the plane departed for Charlestown, South Carolina where Alan arrived at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. It was from Charleston that he grabbed the first opportunity to contact his family to tell them he was okay. “My parents were ecstatic to find out that I was alive and well,” Alan said, hinting that he would have jumped on an opportunity to phone them earlier. { “You have to understand,” he said. “It takes about 17 hours to place a call to the United States from Grenada under normal cir- cumstances. I phoned my Dad the Sunday before the invasion to let him know I was alright. I placed the call at 9 a.m. Sunday and was never put through to him until 2 a.m. the next day.” Now that he is home safe and sound and the Grenada invasion is something he can remember, read about, and watch on TV, Alan just wants to relax and recuperate. “Home never looked as good as it did the other day,” he said. ‘“‘It feels great to be home; and it’s so nice to see my family so they don’t have to worry. It’s great watching this stuff on TV. Everybody at school knew each other and every time I watch TV, I see people I know.” Alan immediately returns to real- ity and remembers his own loss in the Grenadian invasion. “Leaving my flute behind bums me out to the max,” he said, sounding more like a typical college student than a young man who had just witnessed a military invasion. Ya lbs. 89¢ Ib. | 288-3693 THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS BEEF PATTIES BACON 31b. box — * 2.07 | (FOREsTBROOK) RIS CUI CHOPS $1.29 i. CLEARFIELD AMERICAN CHEESE 1.89 iv. CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS 1 49 Ib. Council, Steve Pumpkin contest Pumpkins galore! rade; first Dallas Post/Ed Campbell d tions Kid (Continued from page 1) Mountain Lumber on Route 309 in Shavertown. ‘But, once the adver- tising started, people started buying them. They (the dolls) have been on order since the summer, but I don’t know when we will get them.” Mrs. Landis Said people inquire about. the dolls regularly, while across the street in the Back Moun- tain Shopping Center, Jordan Moye, manager of McCrory’s, said his staff takes between 10 and 20 calls a day from people looking to purchase a Cabbage Patch Kid. “We haven’t had any in the store yet,” Moye said. ‘We’ve had them on order for some time now, but I'm not even sure whether or not the order is going to be filled.” Mike Dzanko, manager of Valen- tine Toys and Hardware, Memorial Highway, Dallas, said his store stocked Cabbage Patch Kids up until three weeks ago. “We didn’t have many,” Dzanko said. “But, they sold as soon as we put them out. If I had 1,000 of them right ‘now, they’d be gone in three weeks.” Dzanko said he has more dolls on order and is hoping they arrive in time for the Christmas season. Val- FRESH BAY SCALLOPS entine’s currently takes about eight to 10 phone calls a day about the dolls. All three local business people feel it is the individuality of the Cabbage Patch Kids that makes them so attractive to buyers. Coleco, manufacturers of the dolls, claims no two dolls are exactly alike. “Wach one is different,” Moye said. “No two are the same and because of that feature, they will become collector’s items.” Each doll comes complete with a birth certificate and adoption papers and will receive a card on the first anniversary of its birth- date. Mrs. Landis does not feel the birth certificate and adoption papers play a big role in a consumer’s purchase of the dolls, however. “There have been other dolls on the market with adoption papers and birth certificates,” she said. “This is the. first time this sort of thing has been done on a large scale, though, with a large toy company and an advertising pro- gram behind it. “People are buying the dolls 300 Ave. A Swoyersville 287-2111 * WHOLESALE Ib. $3.99 Ib. $2.99 Tobias, 1st Ward; 2nd Ward; because they look so natural,” she added. “Face it, not every one of us is pretty. These dolls look almost like real kids.” It is possible the Cabbage Patch Kids are nothing more than a fad, however, having been sold locally for anywhere from $23.99 to $27.99, they may be a rather expensive fad. “There’s always a craze for some- thing,”’ said Moye, citing the Rubik’s Cube which was a hot Christmas item two years ago. “But the Rubik’s Cube was only $6.99,” the store manager said. “There can’t be as much a demand for these dolls as there was for the Rubik’s Cube. I'm sure a lot of people would like to have one of these dolls, but can’t afford them. Then, there are people who will buy them no matter what the price because they (the dolls) will be worth money some day.” Mrs. Landis feels the Cabbage Patch Kids are no different than the cake items of the past. “There is a shortage of dolls now,” she said. ‘but, that’s because Coleco has created such a demand for them and they're just aren’t enough to go around. Smurf and ET were the same and so were the Strawberry Shortcake houses which were advertised for Christmas last year, but weren’t available. While people continue to call (Moye says he could use an answer- ing service just for calls concerning the dolls) and area store owners continue to wait for their shipments, Cabbage Patch Kids will continue to slowly make their ways into homes around the nation. People ‘will hug them and cuddle them and, if you listen carefully, you may hear: “I promise to love my Cabbage Patch Kid with...” FOR EXCELLENCE IN TAP, BALLET, ACROBATICS, GYMNASTICS, JAZZ PANTOMIME, ORGAN, PIANO, VOICE (Popular, Classic) CHEERLEADING vc BATON Sl HIGH SCHOOL MAJORETTE TRAINING DMA-WTA COMPETITION TRAINING % SPECIAL PAGEANT TRAINING + MODEL CLASSES NOW FORMING 7% DISCO CLASSES NOW FORMING % SPECIAL PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES © 7 (3-6 Years of Age) WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS FOR PRIVATE AND CLASS INSTRUCTION CALL 825-3388 - PROVINCIAL TOWERS 343 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre Lehman— (Continued from page 1) ! Administration costs keep going up while enrollment is going down. I believe the taxpayers need to get more answers than they are getting from the present beard,” said Noon. Running for a two-year term on of RD 4, Dallas, and on the Demo- cratic slate is Joseph Boyle, Briar- crest Road, RD 1, Dallas. Wolfe, an employee of Common- wealth Telephone Company, believes that he can control expen- ses of the district better than the present members of the board. Boyle, an employee of Durkee Foods, believes controlling the expenses can be controlled by keep- ing down administrative increases and improving teacher productivity. Gilbert Tough, incumbent, com- pleting his 10th year on the board, is the sole candidate in Region II. Tough says he is running for the board again because of his sense of community interest. He believes that his experience can bring some stability to the district after all the happenings of the past year. He also says that his years of business experience can help with the dis- trict’s financing and that his experi- ence in past teachers negotiations can play an important part in nego- tiations in the near future. Tough, president of Blue Cross of North- eastern Pennsylvania, won the Republican nomination for Region II’s four-year term. Shavertown, received Region III'S Republican nomination for a four- year term. He is finishing his second term on the board, a six- year and four-year span. “I have a lot of experience and played an important part in the growth of Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict. ‘Good Things are Happening at Lake-Lehman’ is not just ‘a slogan, it is a fact. Stanley Gierczynski, RD 2, Follies Road, Jackson Township, received the Democratic nomination in Region III for a four-year term. Like the other candidates, he wants to see quality education at the lowest cost to the taxpayers. In his opinion, the board made mistakes by selling the district buses and by granting recent pay hikes to the administrators. Election— (Continued from page 1) : seat on the township board of super- visors. Seeking his second term on the board, Cigarski defeated Charles Jesses for the nomination while - Spencer defeated Charlotte Filip. 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