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50 YEARS AGO - MAY 25, 1934
Dallas Borough School Board
reelected the entire school staff and
levied a tax of 30 mills for the
school year. During the meeting an
unknown person laid down a light
barrage of rocks against the room
in. which the board was meeting.
Police believed the incident was
subsequent to a political interlude
which began shortly before the
recent February election.
L.B. Squier, supervising principal
of Lehman Township Schools for the
past four years accepted a similar
position at Nicholson. Squier wasd
an alumni of Nicholson High School,
and Mansfield State Teacher's Col-
lege and was taking graduate
courses at Pennsylvania State Col-
lege.
Area residents anxiously awaited
the arrival of Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey. Circus. One
hundred fifty internaitonally famous
clowns took part in the 1934 per-
formance.
You could get - Stewing chickens
21c 1b,; pork loins 14c lb.; standing
rib roast 19c Ib.; cheese 19c Ib;
assorted canned fruit, 4 small cans
25¢; canteloupes 2-19¢; peanut
butter pt. jar 15c¢; radishes 2
bunches 5c.
40 YEARS AGO - MAY 26, 1944
More than $10,000 worth of
damage was caused when six tons
of hay and straw stored in one part
of the stables at T.N. Wood’s Har-
veys Lake estate caught fire by
spontaneous combustion. The T-
shaped stable contained a machine
shop, store rooms and saddle rooms
in addition to hay.
The spacious grounds and resi-
dence owned by the late Kate G.
Baur were sold to the Scranton
Diocese for the new Gate of Heaven
Parish which would be established
in Dallas. The property was sold for
$8,500.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nulton of
Kunkle were notified by a War
Department telegram of the death
of their son Clifford, 33, on Novem-
ber 27, 1943 in the European theatre
of war. Nulton was on a ship sunk
by enemy action.
Married - Ruth Rogers to Sgt
Richard E. Williams; Mildred Cris
pell to Maurice Matthews.
Deaths - Rose Dymond, Forty
Fort; Mary Allen, Outlet; Mary E.
Eipper, Dallas.
You could get - Pork loins 25¢ 1b. ;
1b.; haddock fillets 36¢ 1b.; oranges
45¢ doz.; spinach 2 Ibs. 15¢; paper
napkins 7c pkg.; root beer extract
24c bottle; tea 4 oz. pkg. 19¢.
30 YEARS AGO - MAY 28, 1954
Local schools’ chose graduation
speakers. Honorable Gay H. Brown
had chosen the theme ‘‘The Possible
You’ for the Westmoreland High
School graduation. A former Justice
of the New York Supreme Court,
Brown was well known as an orator,
jurist and civic leader. Lake-Noxen
chose State Senator Paul Wagner
for their commencement speaker.
His topic'was ‘An Outlook on Life’.
Jack Vavrek, returned : Korean
Prisoner of War, son of Mrs. Anna
Vavrek, Demunds entered Wilkes-
Barre Business College to pursue a
career in the secretarial-business
field.
Engaged - Elsie Jean Ide to Alden
Wagner; Mary Elizabeth Schooley
to A.L. Williams.
Married - Carolyn Marie Morris
to Jack H. Gotfring; Blodwyn Lewis
to Donald Shaffer.
You could get - Franks 45c¢ lb;
hams 73c 1b.; bacon 69c lb.; large
jar Nescafe $1.79; tomatoes 25¢
pkg.; radishes 2 bunches 9c; salad
dressing 25c pt.; fresh clams 3 1b.
basket 79¢c; Velvetta lg. pkg. 51c.
20 YEARS AGO - MAY 28, 1964
Susan Fielding, Lake-Lehman’s
May Queen, won a four-year schol-
arship to Lycoming College. Daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding,
Susan is a member of the band and
journalism club. She was chosen
Rotary Princess at the Rotary Fall
Fair and chosen Girl of the Month
by the Harveys Lake Women’s Club.
Back Mt. Memorial Library board
prepared for their annual auction.
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THESE DAYS
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Frank Huttman was general chair-
man. Ed Brominski, chairman of
auction grounds while Mrs. Bruce
Moen was in charge of general
solicitation.
Anniversaries Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Harvey, Dallas. 25 years;
Mr. and Mrs. William BE. Wright, 25
years; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cook,
Harveys Lake, 9 years
Married - Geraldine Goodman to
Corey Wall.
Deaths - Thomas A. Wright, Jr,
Shavertown; Hermina Lutz, Hunts-
ville; Lena Carey, Dallas; George
Montross, Centermoreland.
You could get - Turkey 39c lb;
shrimp '59¢ 1b.; scallops 5% 1b.;
oranges 49c doz.; lettuce 2 lg. hds.
29¢; tomatoes 39¢ 1h.: strawberries,
39¢ pt.; ‘ice cream, '% gal. 59c;
granulated sugar 5 lbs. 6lc¢; franks
10 YEARS AGO - MAY 23, 1974
College Misericordia graduated
209 students in annual ceremonies.
Thomas Lewis was the first male
student in the history of the college
to receive a baccalaureate hood
Lewis majored in music.
Back Mountain political primaries
held literally no surprises. T.
Newell Wood retained the nomina-
tion for state senator on the Repub-
lican ticket. Dan Flood won the
nomination “for U.S. Congress;
Michael Lewis for state senate and
Ken Lee, Lieutenant governor;
Frank O'Connell, general assembly.
Engaged - Peggy Disque to Greg-
ory Moyer. X
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Prynn, 40 years. :
Deaths - Anna Borovic, Detroit,
Mich.; Joseph Zosh, Sr., Meeker;
Rev. Walter H. Beuttler, Shaver-
town; Mary P. Stolarick, Dallas;
Willard Rogers, Greene, N.Y.;
Marie Blaine, Courtdale; Addie H.
Peters, ‘Ashley; Frederick Reichert,
Dallas; Anna M. Mickus, Swoyers-
ville; Martha Grant, Trucksville;
George Borish, E. Patterson, N.J.;
Myrtle Bitsakos, Dallas.
Guest editorial
By EDWIN FEULNER
irtually everything
today becomes
embroiled in politics.
Take " the Olympic Games.
The international athletic
events have become more a
battleground for competing
ideologies than for compet-
ing athletes.
The 1984 summer games in
| Los Angeles will be no
exception. Already throwing
a pall on the upcoming
games is the May 8 Soviet
announcement that Soviet
athletes will not compete
because of alleged U.S. vio-
lations of the Olympic
Charter. The Soviets charge
that “‘extremist’’ groups are
planning to create ‘“‘unbeara-
ble conditions” for the Soviet
delegation and that the U.S.
would “not insure the secur-
ity...and create normal con-
ditions for holding the
games.”” The U.S. State
Department dismissed the
merit.”” What the Soviets are
really worried about is that
American human rights
activists will make it too
easy for Soviet-bloc athletes
to seek political asylum in
the U.S. by setting up ‘“‘safe-
houses” in the Los Angeles
area for potential political
defectors.
But the politicking doesn’t
stop here. The Palestine Lib-
eration Organization (PLO),
which claims “credit” for
the massacre of 11 Israeli
athletes and three others at
the 1972 Munich Olympic
Games, is petitioning the
International Olympic Com-
mittee for participation.
Although there is virtually
no chance the PLO can clear
the political ‘obstacles neces-
DEAR EDITOR:
We must move forward and again
use the creative powers of faithful
Americans to awaken the nation
with purpose, humanity and vitality.
The Constitution and Bill of
Rights provide the inalienable
rights of each person to liberty,
justice and equality under the law.
Americans want elected officials
sary for participation in this
year’s games, the fact that
PLO participation is consid-
ered worthy of discussion is
a sign that ‘“‘world opinion”
has forgotten the Munich
slaughter.
Morever, a 17-year old,
who may be the fastest
female 5,000 meter runner on
earth, has her own Olympian
problems. Zola Budd, a
South African, has run the
distance in 15 minutes, 1.83
seconds - more than six sec-
onds faster than the official
world record of U.S. Olym-
pian Mary Decker. Zola
recently was granted British
citizenship after Home Sec-
ally waived the normal
three-year waiting period.
South Africa currently is
banned from participating in
the Olympics. But why
shouldn’t Budd, if she’s the
best in the world in her
class, be allowed to partici-
pate, even if the policies of
her country are objectiona-
ble? Is the Soviet Union’s
slaughter of Afghans less
objectionable?
And then there’s Taiwan.
The Nationalist Chinese gov-
ernment in Taiwan is by no
means among the bloodiest
on the globe. Compared to
most of the world - including
the People’s Republic of
China (PRC) - the country is
a model of enlightenment.
Yet Taiwanese athletes
aren’t allowed to represent
the Republic of China. Only
the government of the PRC
is officially recognized by
the Olympic Committee. So,
at the 1984 winter games,
Taiwanese athletes appeared
in the opening parade carry-
ing the Olympic flag, rather
than the flag of their home-
land.
More than just the Repub-
lic of China’s flag was
with honesty and integrity who will
inspire confidence, and not the per-
ennial promises of politicians.
Political self-conception is seduc-
tive and repressing. Repression is
self-destructive, without inspiration
or constructive motivation, with
limited perception and loss of public
confidence.
Political success requires adher-
absent from the winter
games in Sarajevo, Yugo-
slavia. The International
Olympic Committee also
decided that correspondents
for Radio Free Europe and
Radio Liberty should not be
allowed to cover the games.
Because these networks,
funded by the United States,
broadcast news behind the
Iron Curtain, the Olympic
Committee ruled they are
propaganda outlets, rather
than news organizations. Of
course, Radio Moscow,
which broadcasts Soviet
propaganda globally, and
other state-run Communist
propaganda operations was
welcome and awarded the
same credentials as CBS and
NBC. ! &
These are by no meal
isolated cases. The Olympic
Games today are no longer
just a showcase for athletic
talent. Despite their Olympic
garb, many ‘of the world’s
premier athletes have
become political punching
bags.
The Olympic Games are
supposed to transcend poli
tics. So why should South
African athletes be banned
for crimes over which they
have no control? Why should
the Soviet Union even think
of demanding concessions in
return for participation?
Why should a terrorist orga-
nization claiming ‘‘credit’’
for the slaughter of 14 inno
cent ‘people at an Olympic
event only 12 years ago 1
welcome like the prodig
son at subsequent Olympics
The outcome of these tes'@g
will demonstrate the true
spirit of the modern Olympic
Games.
(Edwin Feulner is presi-
dent of The Heritage Foun-
dation, a Washington-based
public policy research insfi-
tute.)
the usual and ordinary political
techniques to get elected or re
elected.
The people want honesty, integ
F. BUDD SCHOOLEY, M.I
PRESIDENT,
BACK MT. PROTECTIVE ASSN
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from: Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
A STATE BUDGET amounting to
more than $8.8 billion was adopted
by the House this week. The 1984-85
spending plan was approved in a
139-60 vote, but few if any lawmak-
ers expect that it will be the final
budget. The proposal is $350 million
higher than a plan presented by the
governor. Opponents say it might
produce a deficit of $400 million.
Supports say passage was essential
in starting the budget process. A
reconsideration motion was filed
after passage of the bill and that
will prevent the measure from
moving on to the Senate for a week
or more.
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THE HOUSE APPROVED budget
would still allow the personal
income tax to drop from 2.45 per-
cent to 2.35 percent. The state's
corporate net income tax would
drop from 10.5 percent to 9.5 per-
cent.
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THE FEDERAL Department of
Education has commended Pennsyl-
vania for its comprehensive educa-
tional reform program. Education
Secretary Terrel Bell noted that the
reforms included: legislative fund-
ing to encourage student enrollment
in math and science teaching pro-
grams; new course requirements
and curriculum objectives in ele-
including increased math and sci-
.ence courses; and tests of third,
fifth and eighth graders starting
next fall to identify students needing
remediation.
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CAPITAL PROJECTS amounting
to $670 million would be authorized
under legislation sent to Gov. Dick
Thornburgh this week. The funds
would be for the construction,
repair and furnishing of state-owned
facilities and other public institu-
tions. The governor had recom
mended a capital budget of
than $168 million.
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Library news
Library Correspondent
A special tribute to the Dallas
Junior Woman’s Club and the 40
years it served the Back Mountain
community. The decision to disband
the organization came as a disap-
pointment to many residents. This
club’s contribution to the commu-
nity, the state and the General
Federation was overwhelming. The
dedication of its members is what
made it so outstanding and I, per-
sonally, am proud to have served as
its president from 1966 to 1968. A
special presentation was made to
the Back Mountain Memorial
Library of a shadow box containing
an engraved plaque of past club
presidents, the club gavel and the
federation pin worn by the presi-
dents. This shadow box is now
displayed in the reference room of
the library where it will be a
reminder of the great service this
Ls 0 3 X {
organization gave to the Back
Mountain.
The ‘Friends of the Library’ cam-
paign for 1984 is in progress and we
would welcome more members.
Financial donations in any amount
will be accepted and help us to meet
our goal for the year. The ‘Friends’
contributions are a part of our
budget and now, more than ever, we
need the financial help. Be a library
supporter! Be a friend!
Summer hours at the library will
begin on June 8. The changes are
that the library will be closed Satur-
days and will close at 5:30 on
Mondays and Wednesdays. Other
hours will remain the same. The
children’s”annex will close on May
30 and the new children’s depart-
ment will open in temporary quart-
ers on the second floor of the new
library building on Huntsville Road
on June 15.
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