Give me that candy Dallas Post/Ed Campbell | a Gives bc (Continued from page 1) Pallante, who comes from a family of smokers, gets the most encouragement to quit smoking from his 11-year-old daughter, Jackie, who, to the best of her father’s knowledge, does not smoke. Not having told his family of his intentions to join the Smokeout prior to their reading it in The Dallas Post, Pallante said his daughter ‘was delighted when she found out. “Jackie was all excited about it,” the proud father said. ‘‘She’s always trying to find ways to get me to quit smoking and I keep putting her off.” Pallante’s wife, Joan, assistant director of developmental education at College Misericordia, is a reformed smoker and supportive, but not self-righteous. Mrs. Pal- lante, however, was attending a seminar at Drexel University on Smokeout Day and was not availa- Motorists ble to offer any encouraging words to her struggling husband. His three sons (Jamie, 21; Joseph, 19; and JD, 18) were all smoking cigarettes while reading about their father’s intentions so their com- ments were rather curtailed. Dr. Pallante says he suffers from physical reactions when his body goes without nicotine for any length of time. “My knees get jerky and my whole body is jerky,” he said. ‘I am very, very uncomfortable.” The uncomfortableness was written all over his face during the morning hours of the Smokeout as he sat in his office, gritting his teeth and nearly crushing his coffee mug. All in all, though, Dr. Pallante is supportive. of the Great American Smokeout. “The American Cancer Society. is not overly aspirational with their Smokeout goals,” he said. ‘One in every five smokers is not a bad target. I think it is a very sensible way to raise consciousness. “You rarely stop and pause to think about what you’re doing. You always say, ‘I am going to quit someday.’ As long as it’s someday, that makes it alright. And, as long as it’s not today, that makes it even better.” The Great American Smokeout worked for Dr. Pallante - he lasted 12 hours without a cigarette and is now aware of smoking. Dr. Pallante is a winner from the Smokeout. And, who knows? Maybe his attempt next year will be even more successful. Meanwhile, at the office of The Dallas Post, typesetter Olga Kostro- bala, who very quietly put her cigarettes out of sight for last Thursday’s Great American Smo- keout, has yet to light up. Congratu- lations, Olga - a job well done! (Continued from page 1) been nixed over the years with the only dramatic changes being in speed limits which drop from 55 to 45 to 35 as motorists approach the dangerous areas. The lower speed limits and strict police enforcements of them have helped on the straightaway. It is apparently the diagonal local shop- ping traffic where motorists cross ‘and crisscross the highway at random that needs improvement. “We are killing each other,” said one local government official, explaining that this highway was never designed for this type of traffic. “Originally in 1960, Route 309 was designed as a Limited Access Highway with no left turns. It was banked for high speed and curbing was supposed to be installed,” he stated. At that time, apparently two one-way roads were also proposed with the present high- way planned for southbound traffic only and another road to be con- structed along the abandoned roadbed to carry northbound vehi- cles. “The area grew too fast,’ stated another resident, bemoaning the fact that the Memorial Highway has once again earned its name. ‘‘This has to stop’’ seems to be the concen- sus of opinion but until the state is ready, willing or able to act road safety in the Back Mountain is ao apparently in the hands of the people. Will you volunteer to make right turns? Drive around the block instead of taking a shortcut? Pay attention and drive defensively? Wear safety belts on short trips? How about you business people - what will you do for the safety of your customers? Will you provide separate exits onto side streets? Will you provide single entrance and exit lanes to your shopping centers? If everyone helps each other in be one of our lives. — JANE 'C. BOLGER Medical (Continued from page 1) offered by the Medical Center will be available at least eight hours a day, five days a week. Exactly what hours these services will be availa- ble is not yet known as the ho: pital ~ will conduct a survey to learn what hours are most convenient to the people who will be using the facili- ties. : The outpatient services, which will be staffed by Mercy Hospital employees, will be for the utilization of all Back Mountain doctors and their patients and not just for the doctors whose offices are housed in the center. Grilli said the area around the building will be landscaped prior to its opening in January and will provide parking for approximately 30 cars. Bobby ~ (Continued from page 1) | to see everyone as he would have liked to do, but did go down to the parking lot with his parents and rode around there. Bobby also got a six hour pass on his 13th birthday and went with his family to a shopping center for ice cream. Now that Bobby is totally confined to bed he, the nurses and doctors are enjoying looking at Bobby’s hospital album. The Adams started taking happy and positive snapshots of Bobby’s progress when he had his » first operation for multiple birth defects at age two. Prior to each operation, the family reviews the album and remembers only the good things as an inspiration for the hard post-operative times ahead. The doctors and nurses are amazed to see youthful photos of themselves and long gone co-work- ers taken in the early 70’s with two- year-old Bobby. The big surprise for all’this time was that a long-haired resident pictured with Bobby in 1972 is now the Assistant Chief Surgeon at Shriners Hospital and performed this operation on Bobby. Whether Bobby has his next operation before Thanksgiving or just after, if you're thinking of him during this holiday time and would like to send him a card his address is: Bobby Adams, Boys Ward, c/o Shriners Hospital, 8400 Roosevelt Blvd. Philadelphia, Pa. 19152. Tell Bobby. for all of us, were thinking of him and counting on him to be home for Christmas. Sterling Telecommunications Supply Company, a division of Com- monwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc., recently appointed two new district sales managers, according to John A. Heller, General Manager for the company. Allan J. Maloney is District Sales Manager for the North East Region, covering the New England States, East New York State, New York City and Northern New Jersey. Kathie F. Sabatini is District Sales Manager for the Southern Region, covering parts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, all of Virginia and the remai x States. Maloney comes to Sterling with 26 years of diversified telecommunica- tions background including engi- neering, management training, budget manager and facility plan- ning. He has been responsible for administration of start-up opera- tions “of new programs and the instruction and counseling of indi- viduals in leadership and personal goals. Maloney worked in various posi- tions with Southern New England Telephone Company, the most recent being Staff Engineer respon- sible for outside plant planning, § engineering and sales support. In that capacity he recommended and engineered Connecticut’s first fiber optic cable relief project, as well as engineered main frame configura- tions for the company’s electronic central offices. ney was an Independent Regional Sales Manager, representing 15 major manufacturing companies specializing in designing and engi- neering of sophisticated electronic systems, components and test equipment to meet end-user require- ments. Chi SR ’ SEN By WALLY KOCHER Imagine the scene. The parents of a young marine stationed in Beirut, Lebanon anxiously wait to hear about the fate of their son. Suddenly, the phone rings, as it has so many times before. Pulses quicken and palms become cold and clammy. Is it their son this time? Is he calling to say he’s alright? Then again, perhaps it’s the call they've been dreading. upsetting one for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Freeman of Dallas. . Fortunately, for the Freeman ‘family, the phone call brought good news. It was their son, Cpl. Harry Freeman, telling them that he was fine. Marines- soon after he graduated from Tunkhannock High School. He left for Beirut in May of this year. The Freemans first learned of the Beirut bombing when they heard it on the radio. Mrs. Freeman admit- ted that the four days before she heard from her son were filled with fear and tension. “Worry of the unknown was about the worst feeling,”” she said. “During that time we couldn’t leave the phone, leave home, or even go to work. We had to sit and watch for someone (a Marine representative) to come, around the clock.” Thankfully, that visitor never came. On Thursday, four days after the bombing, they received the call for which they were hoping. Their description of the relief they felt upon hearing their son’s voice was summed up in one word - ‘‘drain- ing.” According to Mrs. Freeman, away’ from her head to her toes. Even though the Freeman family would never want to go through such an ordeal again, Mrs. Free- % BE The tension is over ‘Dallas Post/Ed Campbell “If they were pulled out now, we Cpl. Freeman left Beirut on be removed from Lebanon. licked,” she said. to dock in North Carolina on Dec. 7. Troop 232 BSA, sponsored hy Gate of Heaven Church in Dallas, held a Court of Honor recently at College Misericordia. The troop met to honor those Scouts who had earned awards since last June. The troop has had a remarkable record of achievement over the past five months having won two awards; the National Camping Award and the Honor Unit Award. In addition, the troop is co-sponsoring the Window on the World program to expand the knowledge of different civilizations among young people of the area. Of particular interest at this Court of Honor was the awarding of Scout- ing’s second highest rank Life Scout to Nathan Kelley and Lee D. Wil- liames. Both Nathan and Lee are from Trucksville and are honor students in the Gifted Program at the Dallas Junior High School. Awards were presented to the following Scouts by Andrew Yencha, the Senior Patrol Leader of the troop. Scouts Mat Campbell, Michael Farris, Ron Fitch and John Kristan earned, their Scout Badge. Mat Campbell was also awarded a First Aid Skill Award. David Casey received the Wilderness Survivial Merit Badge. Edward Cavalari earned the Rowing and Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badges. Michael Dzanko achieved First Class Scout rank, the Environmen- tal Science, Pioneering, Nature, Mamals and Wilderness Survival Merit Badges, as well as Camping, Cooking and Physical Fitness Skill Awards. Shane Fegley earned the Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge. James Fry completed the Wilderness Survival, and Pioneering Merit Badges, as well as First Aid Skill Award, and Camping Skill Award. The Scoutmaster Dr. Williames distributed awards to some of the senior Scouts. Aaron Kelley earned the Camping, and the Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badges as weH-as, a certificate of participa- tion in an archiological dig. Nathan Kelley, in addition to his Life Scout rank was awarded Communications, Camping, Rowing, Soil and Water Conservation, and Environmental Science Merit Badges, as well as the Mile Swim Award. Jeffrey Colwell Class meets The Colwell Class of the Dallas United Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. Earl Brown, Country Club Apartments, Dallas. Mrs. meeting as Mrs. Colwell, president was ill. Mrs. Alva Eggleston gave devo- tions. Mrs. Henry Hess showed slides and gave a talk about her trip to Australia. The class planned a trip to Peddler’s Village. Anyone interested can phone Mrs. Earl Brown. Kubasti received the Pioneering, Wilderness Survival, and Mammals Merit Badges. Alan Landis earned Mammals, Reptile Study, Environmental Sci- ence, Rowing and Nature Merid Badges. Jon Mitchell received the Wilderness Survival and Pioneering Merit Badges, along with the Hiking and Camping Skill Awards. Phil Niedjaco completed Wilderness Sur- and Camping Merit Badtges. Bob Skursky earned Second Class Scout rank, Mammals, First Aid, Wilder- ness Survival and Pioneering Merit Badges, as well as ‘Hiking, Conser- vation, and Camping Skill Awards. Robert Rowlands completed the Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge. J David Sigman was awarded Star Scout rank, Soil and Water Conser- vation, Camping and Wilderness Survivial Merit Badges. James Strange was awarded the Star Scout THANKS — THANKS — THANKS — Ti THANK YOU SWOYERSVILLE VOTERS To All Those Who Express Their American Right To Vote — Our Sincere Thanks — And To Those Who Supported Us — A Very Special Thank You — We Will Do Our Best To Support Your Confidence In Us. 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