dit SE he mes wy a ao Boris a eS Se Tab TUES,, BUT I ., GOTTA GO IS COMIN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN,,, It’s never ending! Only yesterday 50 YEARS AGO - JUNE 22, 1934 A swim-a-thon was planned at Sandy Beach, Harveys Lake; the relay teams competed 24 hours a day for eight days. This was the first competition of this kind to be held in the United States. George T. Kirkendall who was acting postmaster of the local office for the past few months received a permanent appointment to the posi tion. y Dorney Park’s Dog Show at Allen- town by William J. Jones of Hunts- ville Road won prizes. Jones’ ier: riers have been consistent prize winners. Married - Elva S. Kauffman fo Frank Wagner. Deaths Lehman. You could get - Cheese 19¢ Ib.; Victor sliced bread 6¢ loaf; mayon- naise 17¢ pt.; 4 pkg. gelatine dessert 19¢; Del Monte sliced pineapple, 1g. can 19¢; lg. can tomatoes 17¢; Royal Anne Cherries, lg. can 21c. 40 YEARS AGO - JUNE 23, 1944 Prolonged electrical storms William Spencer, ning flashes and loudest peals of thunder heard in this region in years followed the hot humid weather of the previous week. Among the local boys called for induction were James Hutchinson, Lifebouy. soup 3 cakes 20c¢; bread 9c loaf. 30 YEARS AGO - JUNE 25, 1954 Marguerite Raub, Park Street, Dallas was notified that she was first prize winner in a national coloring contest sponsored by Buster Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis. Marguerite won a Deluxe Schwinn bicycle. George Bower, son of Dr. and Mrs. E.J. Bower, Noxen and Robert Widmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. were onthe Dean's List at King’s Married - Bette’ Ruth Mathers and Walter Truscott; Jane Babcock and Marvin Geier; Joan Lamoreaux and Richard King. Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Kozich, Demunds Road, 40 years. Deaths - Laura Rice, Trucksville; Elizabeth Skeling, Dallas; Fred Smith, Kunkle; Austin Hutchinson, Meeker. You could get - Standing rib roast 59¢ 1b.; veal roast 49c 1b.; frying chickens 45c¢ 1b.; pollock 29¢ Ib.; orange juice 5-6 oz. cans frozen, 69c; donuts pkg. of 12, 19¢; cantal- oupes 19¢ ea.; Star Kist Tuna 3-6 oz. cans $1. 20 YEARS AGO - JUNE 25, 1964 Harry Walter, Beaumont, was named Lion of the Year by Bowman’s Creek Lions Club. Walter, who was incoming president Married - Anne Mari Dorrance and Kurt Steiner Ulrich. Deaths - Beatrice John, Church Street, Dallas; Edward Crane, Pikes Creek; Margaret Travedr, Beaumont. You could get - Boneless round roast 69c’ Ib.; chicken breasts 49c 1b.; beef liver, 35¢ Ib.; bacon 69c Ib.; watermelons 89c ea.; jumbo cantaloupes 3-89¢; plums 2 lbs. 49c; lemons 39c doz.; oranges 49¢ doz.; 1b. pkg. ‘marshamallows 19¢; char- coal briquets 25'1b. bag 99c. 10 YEARS AGO - JUNE 27, 1974 Timothy : Lee Sawyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sawyer, Crestview appointed a midshipman to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis by Hon. Daniel J. Flood. Dallas Borough Council decided to investigate the types of chemicals used in spraying by the Northeast- mosquito control division before taking advantage of the free serv- ice. Married - Linda A. Troup and Donald L. Brown; Jane A. Troup and Michael Joseph Molnar, Jr.; Linda Ann Brongo to Kenneth Lee Engler; Barbara Connolly to Ernest R. Gelb - Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fallon, 25 years; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Elston, 50 years; OPINION Guest editorial School’s out. But the problems plaguing U.S. educa- tion remain. Kids who can’t read after receiving their high school diplomas. Kids who can’t do simple math computations. You’ve heard it before. Still, many American youngsters manage not only to get an education in public school, but to get an excellent one. Somewhere, they're doing something right. . Last year 152 public secondary school principals were honored by the U.S. Department of Education for having exceptional education programs. A diverse cross-section of America was represented: principals from Maine to California, from rural towns and inner cities. Yet, for all their differences, the principals showed a remarkable degree of uniformity on what is needed to produce a superior secondary school program. No hocus-pocus or magic formulas here. Just a lot of good common sense - the kind that too often is ignored by the pedantic experts and lawyerly colleagues in Congress. Dr. Eileen Gardner, a former public school teacher (with a doctorate from Harvard no less), recently surveyes 152 award-winning principals on what makes quality education. ; By a nearly four-to-one margin, the 65 principals who responded said they did not believe more federal money would solve most educational problems. Some cited federal regulations and control as the reason for their opposition; money never comes from Washington without strings attached. One principal from the southeastern U.S. said, “More federal money means more forms.” Another principal said, ‘Additional federal money will result in additional federal control. Local autonomy should be reestablished.” One respon- dent from Arizona compared pouring more money into education to digging a well in the Sahara Desert. In a related question, the principals judged federal program regulations : “excessive” by a two-to-one margin. ‘“‘Red tape, paperwork and ridiculour rulings LETTERS FRI BUT IT’S . o PARE SUN... BUT 1 are pervasive,” complained the principal of a large ¥ rl ¢ & NEVER WORK MONDAY, By EDWIN FEULNER northwestern high school. One principal from a high 7, school in the Southeast argued that the regulations ‘‘do not ‘protect’ anyone; they inhibit cosntructive use of limited time.” Even those who supported federal regulations acknowledged the paperwork burden, Dr. Gardner noted. “Some basic regulations are obviously necessary to protect rights,” agreed one respondent, “but much streamlining could be done. The feds are paranoid about the potential for cheating, and their desire for paper empires is obsessive.” Eighty-two percent of the principals favored tough- ening teacher certification standards, requiring more emphasis on substantive academic courses (rather than ‘methods’ courses). “Subject knowledge is more important than peda- gogical techniques. Teachers teach by their style and personality anyway,” commented a South Carolina principal. The principals also supported merit pay for teachers by a three-to-one margin. “Unless and until merit pay is instituted,” said a principal from the southwestern U.S., “we are telling teachers that it really matters not what kind of job they do-they will be paid the same.” Our nation’s educators and the federal education bureaucracy in Washington should learn’ one lesson from all of this, as one New England principal noted. “Examine exemplary schools and try to replicate what works.” Principal John Litzel of Eastview Middle School in Bath, Ohio, puts it more succinctly: ‘“A pat on the back, a wink a smile, a comment can create an atmosphere of warmth. A personal note, a positive phone call home, pictures of positive school happen- good news about your school.” If we don’t learn from the achievers, who are we going to learn from? (Edwin Feulner is president of The Heritage Foun- dation, a Washington-based public policy research institute.) DEAR EDITOR: I especially liked the picture on the front page of the West Side edition of the Dallas Post dated June 6 with the caption ‘Parades of 01d.” It’s a picture of the Swoyersville Police Force in a Memorial Day parade in the late 40’s. My dad, Mr. John Polk, was one of the officers on a horse in that picture. I sure was glad to see that picture as we often talked about that parade and all the other parades that he participated in. Those were the good old days when everybody in Swoyersville looked forward to the “Memorial, Day Parade.” | { Thanks to Joe Gula for all the Swoyersville news. We really enjoy reading the West Side edition of the Dallas Post. MRS. MARY POLK GALANDA LEVITTOWN, PA. DEAR EDITOR: Thank you for your excellent cov- erage of our meetings. You are providing a valuable service for “Breast is Best” most women on the local level still receive confusing information and little support for breastfeeding. \ coverage mother-to-mother approach of its local volunteers. You are helping to fill a valuable niche in our area’s help for excel- ! Trucksville; Luther Gregory, of the club was also awarded the Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yenason, 25 Mothers in our area. Despite recent La Leche League International is Jones 1 paroniing. Trucksville: Robert 0’Boyle, District Governor’s Award for years. statements from the World Health the best authority on breastfeeding CHRIS FEDOR, PUBLICITY Dallas; Thomas Dickinson, Dallas. membership having sponsored six Deaths - Alvah Dymond, Falls; Organization and the American Col- information, yet its success is BACK MOUNTAIN LA LECHE Hutchinson and Gregory were going new members for the club. George C. Richards, Huntsville Rd.; 6g¢ of Pediatrics to the effect that undoubtedly due to the warm LEAGUE into the Navy while O’Boyle and Gate of Heaven parish bid fare- Edith Townend, Lake Catalpa, Dicinson were army bound. well to FAther Richard Frank, Dallas; Raymond Reeves, Falls; Deaths - Ellsworth Brown, Center- assistant pastor who had been wit John Pittman, Dallas; «James J moreland native; Emma Crisman, hthe parish for 11 years. Father Meeker, Hunlock Creek; Arden br t thanks Post for cove ra £2 a / Kingston; Gertrude Schoeh, Noxen; Frank’s replacement was Rev. Leo Dale Kocher, Noxen. as or 3 Morgan Thomas, Davenport Street, Cummings, a newly ordained priest. You could get - Western boneless : Dallas. Engaged - Linda Jane Swelgin to beef roast $1.69 1b.; skinless franks } You could get - Ground beef 25¢ Donald R. Aneisi. 99c Ib.; Ig. cantaloupes 2-89c; pota- DEAR EDITOR: groundbreaking ceremony for our PASTOR Ib.; skinless franks 35c lb.; cucum- Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. J. toes 10 lbs. $1.49; turkey 48c 1b.; The people of Our Lady of Victory parish community center that is OUR LADY OF VICTORY bers 9c Ib.; ripe tomatoes 25¢ 1b.; Milton Culp, 50 years; Mr. and Mrs. elbow macaroni 39c; 3-46 oz. cans Church join me in thanking you and under construction. pecan coffee cake 25c ea.; mustard Robert Parry, 18 years; Mr. and fruit drink $1; paper plates pkg. 100 all who are with you for the splen- CHURCH | plust 12 oz. can Swift's Spam 42c; Mrs. W.B. Jeter, 50 years. 69c. did attention you devoted to the REV GEORGE A. 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Box 366 Dallas, Pa. 18612 re RE a A + Here is a summary of important events that occurred on Capitol Hill last week from Rep. Frank Coslett, 120th Legislative District. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES who ‘blow the whistle” on alleged corruption in public agencies would be protected from reprisals on the job by a bill which won unanimous House approval. The so-called “Whistleblower Bill’’ would protect employees if they cooperate with an investigation into alleged wrongdo- ing or are called on to testify in court. An employee could sue for damages if he felt that disciplinary action on the job resulted because he reported wrongdoing. A person convicted of illegally disciplining an employee would be liable to a fine of up to $500, a six-month suspen- sion from work or both. -0- DIVORCE REFORM legislation passed the House this week and was sent to the Senate for consideration. The bill amends the 1980 divorce law by reducing the length of time couples must remain separated in cases where just one spouse is seeking the divorce. Currently copules-must live apart for three years during which time they are supposed to attempt reconciliation. The amendment would reduce that waiting period to two years in uni- proponents of the new divorce law sought a one-year separation period, but settled for three years instead. Sponsors of the new bill also wanted a one year waiting period but opted for two. years in the face of mount- ing opposition. -0- ADOPTED CHILDREN will have a more difficult time discovering the identity of their natural parents if legislation passed by the House Judiciary Committee and sent to the full House becomes law. The mea- sure closes a loophole in current law which allows children to identify their natural parents simply by applying for a birth certificat aftere age 18, without the consent of the natural parents. The new legis- lation would require the consent of the natural parent before their identity could be revealed. Rep. Lois S. Hagarty (R-Montgomery), who opposed the bill, argued that human beings to know your origins. To deny that need to a person, an adult...should not occur.” -0- LEGISLATION MANDATING the inspection of amusement rides in Pennsylvania was passed by the Senate and sent to Gov. Dick Thorn- burgh for his signature. The bill requires that amusement park ridés be inspected once a month and carnival rides each time they are moved to a new site. | By NANCY KOZEMCHAK Library Correspondent As an added attraction in the display case at the library for the next two weeks, we will be showing a few special antique items to be placed over the block during the 38th annual Back Mountain Memo- rial Library Auciton, which will be held July 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the auction grounds behind the library on Main Street, Dallas. There is a vaseline to opalescent bowl, a salt and pepper set and matching sugar shake, a blue bris- tol perfume bottle and a Mount Washington powder shake. These were loaned to us by the antiques chairman, Anne Davies, and are a sneak preview of what will be avail- able for sale. The window of Besecker’s Realty in the center of Dallas will also be featuring a display of auction items. The auc- tion will again feature new goods, used goods, antiques, odds and ends, books, refreshments, and chil- We have for sale at the front desk cial prizes. The antique chances offer a one drawer pine stand, a pine mirror, and a tin coffee pot with dried arrangement. The other drawing is for a Disney World Epcot trip for four for 4 nights and 5 days. The antique chances are $1.00 and the Florida trip is $2.00. The Ham ’'n Yegg letters are in the mail, being handled by Mrs. one fantastic woman. Mrs. Moss is 84 years old and has been handling this part of the auction activity for many years. She is one dedicated person and we love her. What a woman! The Book Booth will again be in full operation during the auction chaired, once again, by another outstanding woman, Mrs. Florence Crump, who was 89 years old on her dast:birthday. = oi or 4
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