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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
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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. JEFFREY HARVEYS LAKE
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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
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