4 THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1084
Democrats Can
Sure Talk A Lot
Now that the Democrats have had their convention,
have done their shouting and have decided on their
presidential candidate, it's time to look at some of the
claims they made during their four days of meetings last
week.
Their major claim was that things are great for the
rich, and lousy for the poor, and that all those in between
have to struggle to get by. Then they told us that they
will provide us with the answers to all our questions,
because they are the party of the common folk.
Well, what else is new? This same sorry claim has
been made every four years and isn't it about time
somebody realizes that our country can't be divided
simply by an economic class system anymore? Why do
we have to try to make everything a rich versus poor
argument? It's not that way in the U.S.A., and those of
us with common sense know that.
Since. when is it written that to be a Republican, or a
conservative, or a patriotic American with good moral
values, or a supporter of President Reagan, one has to
be rich, privileged and unconcerned with the plight of
the poor and downtrodden?
Why don’t the Democrats stop painting all Americans
who fit into any or all of the categories we just
mentioned as robber barons wanting to destroy the
environment and to rob poor Kids of their school
lunches? Why don’t they ask the farmer out in Franklin
Twp. why he’s a Republican?
Why don't they ask the executive of a small Wilkes-
Barre company — whom they might incorrectly and
unfairly place in the same category as a million-dollar-a-
year corporate executive — about how he too has to
make sacrifices at times to give his family a good life
and why he still is a conservative? =
Why don’t they ask the people of the Back Mountain
who support the idea of country, family and good moral
values why they feel that way, instead of inviting those
with no moral values, and the chronic protesters, into
their fold?
Why don't they ask those who support life for all
human beings, those who believe and, through their own
experience in one or more wars, know that this nation
must be strong, and those who know that this is the
greatest nation on earth why they support President
Reagan? -
Someday, we may all learn why those of us who believe
in the values that have made our country what it is are
often forced to listen without defense to those who would
see those values ruined and crushed. Free speech is the
cornerstone of democracy, and a dissenting minority
must always be allowed — in fact, encouraged — speak
its mind.
However, when that minority’s collective mind is filled
with half-truths, when that minority refuses to see that
its beliefs are not necessarily those of the people it
purports to represent, it invariably dooms itself to
- remaining a minority.
In this case, in 1984, that may be just what we need.
—Bill Savage
—Managing Editor
Filing Project Explained
Details have been released for a
back filling project for the Stanton
Shaft in Wilkes-Barre near Wilkes-
Barre Twp. border.
The first step is a geologic and
hydrologic evaluation of the mine
shaft and mine pool. ‘‘That will be
followed by the preparation of plans
and specifications for bidding--con-
currently with that step, rights of
entry will be obtained,” Luzerne
County representative George
Hasay said.
REMEMBER,
BOYS, WINNING
ISNT EVERYTHING. ..
BuT IT COULD
MEAN BASKETBALL
IS INTHE BUDGET
NEXT YEAR!
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50 Years Ago - July 27, 1934
Rain helped firemen to win a 7-day battle with a
fire at Harveys Lake. About 175 firemen worked
continuously to fight the fire which burned 500 acres
of young timber. Loss was: estimated at $3,000.
Careless berrypickers were believed to have started
the blaze. 2
Shavertown volunteer firemen planned their fourth
annual field day with the women of the community
planning a roast beef Supper as an additional feature.
Cortez Jennings was selected chairman, George
Prater, secretary and Ralph Bertram, treasurer.
Married--Caroline Phoebe Morris to Howard
Rupert Caperoon.
You could get--Leg of lamb 2l1c 1b.; chickens 19¢
Ib.; boneless rolled veal 2 lb. 35¢c; cheese 19¢ lb.;
White House evaporated milk 4 tall cans 23c; Eight
O'Clock Coffee 2 Ibs. 35¢c; potatoes 15 Ib. 17c.
40 Years Ago - July 28, 1944
Lt. Herbert C. Culp, 23, of Huntsville was listed as
missing in action.. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Culp, Huntsville.
Helen Anderson, Dallas Borough elementary school
teacher for 15 years, resigned her post as third grade
teacher.
A Dallas Woman's Club war bond sale at the
Shaver Theater realized over $9,000 for the War
effort.
~Married--Ethel Everleth to Joseph Clouser.
You could get--Pork butts 35¢ 1b.; cod fillets 35¢
1b.; Lava soap 3 bars 17¢; peaches 3 1b. 29¢; cabbage
3c 1b.; cucumbers 7c lb.; potatoes 10 1b. 45¢; jelly roll
‘each 23c; peanut butter pt. jar 25¢; tea '; 1b. 19c¢.
30 Years Ago - July 30, 1954
Plans were made by members of Daddow Isaacs
Post American Legion to rebuild their post home
which was destroyed by fire. Property on Memorial
Highway at Center Hill Road was a probably choice.
In an attempt to raise money to purchase a new
fire engine, Women's Auxiliary of Daniel C. Roberts
Fire Company sponsored The Lienthall Players, a
mobile stock company directed by Franklin Lien-
thall, in a series of one act plays. A native of the
area, Lienthall, a teacher at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts, New York City, was brother of
Harveys Lake policeman Walbridge E. Lienthall.
Engaged--Charlotte Peeke to Donald Perrego; Mar-
garet Ann Webster to Carl Edward Johnson.
Married--Lois Wood to Harrison Cook.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Ms. George Dendler, Rug-
gles, 50 years.
Deaths--Benjamin Hightower, Shavertown.
You could get--Long Island duckling 59¢ 1b.; rib
‘Heinz On Aging
roast 53c lb.; frying chickens 45¢ 1b.; Maine sardines
12 cans $1; iceberg lettuce 2 hds. 19c; seedless grapes
19¢ 1b.; instant pudding 3 pkg. 25¢.
20 Years Ago - July 30, 1964
The following boys were named to the Back
Mountain Little League All-Star team for 1964; Dale
Sponseller, Jimmy Miller, Gary McDade, Bob
Sherry, Jay Galletly, Dave Belles, Wayne Harrison,
Mark Rogers, Ricahrd Morgan; Scott Lefko, Lewis
Ruckno, Dave Hoffman, Todd Lozo, Dave Newhart.
Bill Sponseller and Bill Roberts were team manag-
ers.
Harveys Lake was found to be filled with sewage
runoff. Area businessmen met to discuss possible
solutions including installation of sewers throughout
the community. :
Married--Carol Anne Thomas to Joseph Carlon;
Frances A. Wheatcroft to Donald B. Leslie; Marsha
Getty to Ellis Lohr.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs. Orval Ferrell, Ide-
town, 34 years; Mr. and Mrs. George Dendler,
Ruggles, 60 years; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Noon,
Fenbrook, 29 years.
Brewster, Dallas; Ellie Mehm, Shavertown; Maude
L. Busch, Dallas; Fred Covert, Ceasetown; John
Gregory, Dallas native.
You could get--Semi-boneless ham 59¢ 1b.; pork
loins 79¢ 1b.; chicken breasts 49c lb.; cantaloupes 4
for 89c; peaches 4 1b. 49c; seedless white grapes 25¢
1b.; sweet corn 45¢ doz.; celery 2 1g. bunches 25c.
10 Years Ago - August 1, 1974
Residents of Trucksville Gardens were suffering
severe water problems daily. A water commission
meeting chaired by Elwood Swingle, chairman of
Kingston Township Water Commission, was held to
allow consumers to register their complaints.
Four Dallas students returned following a six-day
hike along the Appalachian Trail. The group back-
experience were Chuck Riegel, Ed Williams, Frank
Hazeltine and Charles Eckman.
Engaged--Bernadine Sherman to Peter Schwarz.
Married--Jocelyn Strunk and Raymond O'Donnell;
Susan C. Polachek and Patrick J. Casey; Maureen E.
Lavelle and Edward M. Whalen, Jr.
Deaths--Thomas Kane, Dallas; Paul Israel, Point
Breeze, Harveys Lake; Frederick Wimmer, Haddon-
field Hills, Dallas; Grace Althea Ide, Lehman.
You could get--Pork sausage 99c lb.; pork chops
$1.09 Ib.; Skippy peanut butter, 18 oz. jar 79c; lettuce
35¢ head; bananas 2 1b. 25¢; Betty Crocker brownie
mix 69c; Fab detergent 84 oz. pkg. $1.49.
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For as many as 20 million of our older citizens, brittle bones are
more than just a factor of “normal aging: they may be the result of
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Osteoporosis is one of a group of diseases which causes a reduction in
A fall, blow or lifting action that would not bruise or strain the average
person can easily cause one or more bones to break in persons with
severe osteoporosis. In fact, about 1.3 million fractures each year are
attributable to osteoporosis. And the cost of the disease in the United
States is about $3.8 billion annually.
All of us reach our ‘peak’ bone mass at about age 35. After reaching
this peak, the bone mass declines throughout the remaining years of
life. In women, bone mass decreases rapidly for 3 tc 7 years after
menopause. Given that women have less bone mass than men to begin
with, this natural decrease means they are at a higher risk-than men of
developing osteoporosis. White women are a much higher risk than
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