Only yesterday
BE PATIENT!
THIS THING ALWAYS
ENDS WITH
50 YEARS AGO - JULY 6, 1934
For the first time in its history,
Dallas Borough School District
defaulted on $2,400 worth of bonds
due for payment at First National
Bank of Dallas. This came following
the borrowing of $4,500 from the
State emergency fund in order to
meet the borough teachers’ payroll.
The school board blamed the fact
that previous school boards failed to
establish a sinking fund as causing
the financial problem.
Helen England resigned from
Kingston Township teaching staff.
Rd., Alice Major, Lehman teacher.
You could get - Boiling beef 19c
Ib.; long bologna 33c lb.; skinless
franks 35¢ 1b.; watermelons 85c¢ ea.;
cabbage 4c 1b.; beets 1g. bunch 5c;
cucumbers 2 1b. 15¢; grapefruit
juice 2 No. 2 cans 25¢; Ivory soap 2
med. cakes 12c.
30 YEARS AGO - JULY 9, 1954
Attorney Roscow Smith, Center
Hill Road, Dallas was appointed
borough solicitor replacing Atty.
Burt-B. Lewis who had served the
municipality in that: capacity for
Sarah Pfahler“was hired to fill her many years.
place in the school’s commercial
department. Her salary was fixed at
$1,053. Daniel N. Tippin was also
reelected high school instructor at a
salary of $1,050.
Deaths - Ella Neyhart, Kingston
Township; Stella Fiske, Dallas.
You could get - Sardines 2 cans
15¢; tuna fish 2 cans 25¢; veal roast
19¢ 1b.; round steak 29c¢ 1b.;
bananas 19¢ doz.; watermelons 45c;
cucumbers 5-10c; lemons 33c doz.
Victor coffee 21c 1b.; Louella butter
2 1bs. 61c.
40 YEARS AGO - JULY 7, 1944
Robert Norman Smith, son of
* Lieut. Col. Norman Smith of Hunts-
ville was appointed a midshipman
at the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Md.
Two Back Mountain boys, one a
glider flight officer, the other a
paratrooper, were wounded in
France. William Glenn Knecht was ;
: WP : Lifebuoy soap 2 reg. bars 26c;
seriously injured while Jack L. ; J
Evans was slightly injured. Both Cracker Jacks § pkg, 2c; plums 19¢
were able to send letters to their :
parents.
Married - Betty Marie Staub to
Christopher M. O’Connor; Virginia
Miller to Sgt. Thomas Casterline;
Thousands were expected to turn
out for the Eighth Annual Library
Auction. A chicken barbecue was
planned. A brand new Chevrolet
would be sold. Harry L. Ohlman
was chief auctioneer assisted by
Robert Bachman and Robert Laux.
Married - Peggy Lou Helfrich to
Lt. Peter J. Gaughan; Carol Luella
Harding to William C. Reese.
Anniversaries Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson Miers, Terrace Drive,
Shavertown, 15 years; Mr. and Mrs.
P.W. Traver, Evans Falls, 50 years.
Deaths -
moreland.
Millie Evans, Cinter-
You could get - Jumbo shrimp $1
bag; fryers 45c¢ lb.; standing rib
roast 59¢ 1b.; lemonade 4-6 oz. cans
59c; whole wheat bread 2 lvs. 27c;
20 YEARS AGO - JULY 9, 1964
The Back Mountain prepared for
the 18th annual Library Auction. As
in the past a chicken barbecue was
Louise Space to Pfc. James C. planned. Among the antiques were a
Lurba. Na i copper-lined dry sink and a cherry
Deaths - Virginia Ann Griffin, dropleaf table. A Ford Falcone car
Pioneer Avenue; Russell Houser,
was to be given away in a raffle at
Shavertown; Mary Pearson, Outlet
the auction’s end.
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Firemen unsuccessfully battled
the blaze which destroyed the frame
farmhouse of Anthony Wisneski,
Lake Silkworth. Losses amounted to
$5000.
Married - Mary Sabo and Frank
Peter Young; Shirley Uren to
Robert E. Grey; Rachel Uren to
Thomas L. Hummel; Judith Elva
Clark to Eugene Gaydos.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Henebaul, Dallas; 26 years;
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moen, Dallas,
17 years; Mr. and Mrs. James
LaBar, Dallas 13 years.
You could get - Franks 47c Ib.;
sliced bacon 49c 1b.; chicken fryers
49c lb.; Gerber’s baby food 6 jars
35¢; pickles half gal. 49c; waterme-
lons 79¢ ea.; bing cherries 49c Ib.;
blueberries 3 pt. baskets $1.
10 YEARS AGO - JULY 11, 1974
College Misericordia was awarded
a Ford Foundation Grant of $120,-
000. Misericordia was among 177
colleges and universities in the
Northeast and Puerto Rico to be
considered for the Ford Foundation
award, and wass one of 12 actually
receiving grants. Sister Miriam
Teresa, RSM was college president.
The 30th Annual Lenman Horse
Show saw Dani Ziegler, a Crestwood
High School student, crowned Horse
Show Queen. Diane McQuown,
Northwest High School was first
runner-up while Cheryl Casey of
Nanticoke was second runner-up.
Engaged - Susan Owens and John
Schneider.
Married - Sharon L. Leinthall and
John Charles Link, Jr.; Marie Mon-
otoro to Arnold R. Laux; Elizabeth
Klug and Charles Desiderio.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Zone Heffner; Country Club Road,
Dallas, 25 years.
You could get - Rib or sirloin
steak $1.39 1b.; franks 99c lb.; char-
coal 10 1b. bag 99c; Jello gelatine 4-3
oz. pkg. 29c¢; fruit drinks 3-46 oz.
drinks $1; mushrooms 4-4 oz. cans
$1; white potatoes 10 1b. $1.29.
OPINIO
By EDWIN FEULNER
Fortieth birthdays usually bring with
them varying degrees of panic about one’s
life. Do I know what I want out of life?
Have I fulfilled my goals? Do I have some
idea what I want to accomplish in the years
ahead? : 3
As the United Nation approaches its 40th
birthday, these same questions had better
be asked. At 40, the U.N. is no longer a
well-intentioned glimmer in an idealist’s
eye. Its failings can no longer be shrugged
olf as youthful enthusiasm. The U.N. is a
full-grown organization with a real record
and history - and not one to be especially
proud of either. At 40, the U.N. faces a very
real middle-age crisis. ;
A recently published book, A World With-
out A. U.N., examines the U.Ns perform-
ance in nine key areas - disarmament,
economic development, Jecokespin , the
environment, health, food and agriculture,
education, human rights, and “Its role as a
king of safety valve to reduce international
tensions.” The 12 contributors were asked
whether the situation in the world would be
better, worse, or unchanged if the U.N.
didn’t exist.
Their conclusion: the world would be “no
worse off”’ and, in fact, might be better off
without the U.N.
Why? Because the U.N.’s track record
has become a mixture of failed or broken
promises, and its character has undergone
an obscene werewolf-like transformation
from an organization embodying all of
man’s noblest goals and aspirations to a
ritualistic, even tribal, circus where club-
bing the U.S. and western values is consid-
ered high art. a
The U.N.’s human rights activities, for
example, involve mainly passing resolu-
tions, rather than helping end human rights
abuses or helping victims, the book
explains. WR
he Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), generally ignores. and even is hostile
to the one agricultural system-which-con-
sistently has multiplied the world’s food
in the U.S. is denounced.
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cul-
trual Organization (UNESCO) promotes
none of these things; instead, it promotes
the notion that whatever know-how the
Western democracies possess they have
developed at the expense of the less fortun-
ate of the world and should now ‘return’
their earnings to their underdeveloped vic-
tims.
The U.N. also has done poorly as keeper
of the peace, the book shows. In the
hundreds of wars and conflicts since the
end of World War II, the U.N. has been a
significant stabilizing force in only a hand-
ful. “The fact is that when it comes to
peacekeeping, while the U.N. probably
makes the situation worse, it also makes it
no better,” says Burton Pines, editor of the
new volume. : :
In the area of disarmament, the U.N. has
done literally nothing. Those well-publi-
cized and costly U.N. conferences on
Ambassador Charles Lichenstein, former
number two person at the U.S. Mission in
New York, says in the foreward to the book
that the U.S. should work for reform at the
U.N. or consider withdrawing. First of all,
he and Pines suggest, U.N. technical agen-
cies once again must deal exclusively with
technical matters. pula
The World Health Organization (WHO)
should work on science and education. And
so forth. Second, the U.N. muststop funding
the Palestine Liberations Organization, the
South West Africa People’s Organization,
and similar terrorist groups. The ;
should not be sending funds to terrorists
through the U.N. or any other organization.
And finally, the stature of the U.N. General
Assembly - a circul within a circus - must
be reduced. “So long as the General
Assembly refuses to function responsibly,
the U.S. should not treat it as if it were
responsible. Pine says.
The U.N. at 40 is-not the organization its
founders intended. “Whether jit" has’ deterio-g
rated past the point ofirepair is“an‘ open
the U.S. and the
ency’”’
frica,
DEAR EDITOR:
Thank you (Dotty Martin) for
your excellent press coverage of our
June Festival.
Advising the readers of what we
are doing and what our affari bene-
fits contributes greatly to our suc-
cess.
DORIS P. COUTTS, CHAIRMAN
NESBITT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
AUXILIARY
JUNE FESTIVAL
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from: Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
HOUSE LAWMAKERS debated
the so-called ‘‘right-to-know’’ bill for
almost four hours this week before
passing it by a 178-19 margin and
sending it to the Senate for consid-
eration. The measure requires
employers to place identifying
labels on containers holding any of
some 2,500 toxic chemicals or chem-
ical mixtures. Employers would fur-
ther be required to post information
sheets detailing the type of chemi-
cal and its effect, and conduct
educational seminars for workers
about the chemicals. Supporters of
the bill said it would make the
workplace safer for employees.
Opponents, who wanted fewer
restrictions, contend it would place
an unnecessary burden and expense
on small businesses in particular.
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REVISED INCOME eligibility
limits for the state’s senior citizens’
rent and property tax rebate pro-
grams have been approved by the
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
We will have in our display case
for the next four weeks a collection
of fancy tins borrowed from Lisa
Augustine of Wyoming.
Lisa has worked for us at the
library part time as a page for the
past three years. She will be attend-
ing Luzerne County Community Col-
lege in the fall for her second year
majoring in commercial art. She
began collecting tins a few years
ago and likes the antique ones
because antiques are a favorite with
her. She uses the tins in her every
day living and finds them useful,
inexpensive and decorative.
The tins are nestled on a polished
cotton calico pattern material.
There is a commemorative Ladies
Home Journal tin dated March 1910;
a Singer Sewing basket; a novelty
tin in the shape of a suitcase used
as a pill box; Railroad Mills, sweet
purchased at a flea market, The
American self-inking stamp pad;
Prince Albert in the can with real
tobacco; a Humpty Dumpty, made
in Switzerland, which was a gift; a
Pear’s Soap container, a reproduc-
tion; a strawberry treat tin bought
in an old country store in Louisiana
and an Oceanic cut plug tobacco tin.
These tins make a very deeorative
display and will be at the library
until July 25.
A very special thank you to some
terrific people: Harry Trebilcox
who loaned his truck and made
many trips to the new building;
Susie Stine for her truck and her
driver; Kerry Freeman who loaned
us his truck for our use for a few
weeks and to Melvin Congdon who
came with a large truck and did a
yeoman’s job carrying books,
Christmas decorations, benches,
chairs and rugs from the annex to
the truck, then drove the truck to
the new building and unloaded the
merchandise and with the help of
our custodian carried these things
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up to the second floor. We are most
grateful for these kind of volun-
teers.
The place to be from Thursday,
July 5 through Sunday, July 8 is the
auction grounds behind the library
on Main Street for the 38th Annual
Back Mountain Memorial Library
Auction. The book booth will open
for business on Thursday and
Friday at noon. Mrs. Florence
Crump, Priscilla Liput and Bill
Frederick and many volunteers will
be ready to help with your book
purchase. Come to the library auc-
tion this year for the last time on
these grounds and help us celebrate
- the start of a new beginning!
New books at the library: ‘The
Haj” by Leon Uris is an extraordi-
nary narrative, critical and compas-
sionate, and opens windows to the
world of Islan and the Arabs, the
British, the Israelis, and all who
contend for the Middle East. The
village of Tabah was ruled by Haj
Ibrahim, a man who had mastered
the complex ways of his people.
House Appropriations Committee
and sent to the full House for
consideration. The new limits would
permit more senior citizens to par-
ticipate in the rebate program,
which is funded through the state
lottery. If it becomes law, the legis-
lation would change the eligibility
limites from the current ceiling of
999, and from $11,999 for married
couples to $14,999. The additional
cost to the program is anticipated to
be $2.5 million a year.
FULL-SIZE spare tires would be
mandatory equipment on new cars
sold in Pennsylvania if a bill intro-
duced in the House becomes law.
Sponsored by Rep. Robert W. God-
shall (R-Montgomery), the legisla-
tion would apply to autos manufac-
tured after 1986. Godshall noted that
most American car makers began
using small tires in place of full-size
spares in the late 1970s in an effort
to save trunk space and cut the
retail price of cars. The small tire:
are designed to be ‘used for: w
limited number of miles at low
speeds. ‘‘The inconveninece forced
on the motoring public by the car
manufacturers is unbelievable,”
Godshall said. “You've got to be
prepared when you travel to carry
enough money to buy a new tire if
necessary.” :
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NEW REGULATIONS governing
the issuance of handicapped
licensed plates and parking permits
is the focus of legislation offered by
Rep. James C. Greenwood (R-
Bucks). The bill is intended to
beneift the handicapped by ensuring
that only those individuals with a
genuine need for the special plates
and placards receive them. Green-
wood said he believes current rules
regulating the issuance of the plates
are too lenient.
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