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Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - AUG. 24, 1934
Civic groups joined forces in a
drive to have the Dallas-Tunkhan-
nock Highway paved. Mrs. Gifford
Pinchot, wife of the governor, met
with local groups to hear their pleas
for action.
Trucksville resident Walter E.
Steelman announced the opening of
a new funeral home at his residence
on 30 Warden Ave. A graduate of
Eckle’s College of Embalming in
Philadelphia, Steelman’s assistant
was Howard H. Woolbert, also a
Trucksville resident.
Married - Lelia M. Colbeigh and
Rev. John E. Broeder.
- Deaths - Frank L. Scott, Shrine-
view.
You could get - Freshly ground
beef and pork 2 1b. 29¢; veal cutlets
29¢ 1b.; smoked ham 24c 1b.;
bananas 2 doz. 29c; peaches 4 Ib.
29¢; corn 15¢ doz.; cantaloupes 2 for
15¢; grape juice 2 pts. 29c; White
House evaporated milk 4 tall cans
23¢; cheese 18c 1b.
40 YEARS AGO - AUG. 24, 1944
Ex-Governor Arthur H. James
‘and representatives of the Army
Special Service were among the
speakers at the dedication of Memo-
rial trees planted in Lehman.
Among those on the committee for
the memorial grove honoring those
fallen in WWII were John Sidler,
Arthur Ehret and L. E. Beisel.
Lehman firemen elected its offi-
cials for the year. Officers of the
newly chartered group were H.L.
Hendricks, president; Harry
Edwards, vice president; Walter
Chamberlain, secretary and Charles
Nuss, treasurer.
Married - Winnie Davis and Lt.
Clifford Fink.
Deaths - Albert H. Smith, Smith’s
Pond, Lehman Twp.; Charles F.
Case, Hunlock Creek; Thomas Pol-
lock, Lake Silkworth; Charles W.
Cease, Meeker; Corey Honeywell,
Shavertown; James Webb, Noxen.
You could get - Stewing chickens
39¢ 1b.; bacon 29¢ 1b.; cod fillets 31c
Ib.; skinless franks 35c 1b.; fresh
ground beef 25c lb.; lima beans, 2
1b. 19¢; corn 23¢ doz. onion 5 1b. 19¢;
peppers 5¢ 1b.; sweet potatoes, 3 Ib.
25¢; Mason jars 55¢ pt. doz.; bleach
2 bottles 17¢; Crisco 24c 1b. can.
30 YEARS AGO - AUG. 27, 1954
Lehman-Jackson Ross High
School FFA took top billing in the
FFa show held at Tunkhannock.
George Major took a blue ribbon for
his junior calf and a red for this
three year old cow. Russell Major,
George Yurko, Rafael Rodriguez
also took prizes.
A neighbor’s refusal to relinquish
the telephone line for an emergency
call resulted in delay in getting
Shavertown fire apparatus to assist
Dallas firemen in battling the blaze
at the Oscar Dymond home in
Fernbrook. The result was a com-
pletely gutted interior of the home.
Engaged - Ethel Patton to Harry
Wells; Joan Riaubia to Neilan Gar-
inger; Marion Parsons to William
C. Eckert, Jr.
Married - Mae Belle Eisenberg to
John A. Kastor; Carol Elizabeth
Kester to Pfc. Richard T. Hazeltine;
Charlotte Peeke to Donald Perrego;
Nancy A. James to Hendrick Bryce
Marr; Louise Yellitz to Elmer Lyle
Crispell.
Deaths - Thomas 0’Malia, founder
of O’Malia Laundry.
You could get - Girls cardigan
sweaters $3.98; blouses $2.98; skirts
$4.98; fig bars 33c pkg., Palmolive
soap 2 bars 25¢; Planter’s cocktail
peanuts 6 oz. can 35c; Wise potato
chips 8 oz. pkg. 29¢; Wesson salad
oil 39c¢ pt.; chuck roast 29c 1b.;
ground beef 3 lb. 89¢; lemons 35c
doz.
20 YEARS AGO - AUG. 27, 1964
Bonnie Gennetts was named Har-
veys Lake Lions Beauty Contest
J Stephen Buckley
William Savage
Dotty Martin
Betty Bean
Mike Danowski
Charlot Denmon
Joe Gula
Marvin Lewis
Jean Brutko
Peggy Poynton
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winner. A graduate of Lake-Lehman
High School, Bonnie was enrolled at
Career Academy in Washington,
D.C. studying médical assistance.
Mrs. Emma Cantor, resident of
Point Breeze, Harveys Lake for the
summer, narrowly escaped death
when her car left the road on the
highway downgrade above Idetown
and flew over a steep embankment.
bouncing off some trees. Despite the
very bumpy ride, Mrs. Cantor
received no broken bones, just quite
a shaking up.
Engaged - Linda Dymond to Dick
Payne; Nancy Dietz to Conrad Hig-
gins; Cheryl Mullen to David
Norris. 3
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey O. Averett, former Shaver-
town residents, 50 years; Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Levan, Harveys Lake,
40 years.
Deaths - Loren Culp, Tully, N.Y;
Mary G. Renard, Harveys Lake;
Kittie Dennis, Dallas; Everett
Marley, Overbrook Ave.
You could get - Boys long sleeve
sport shirts $1.79 ea.; flannel skirts
for girls $6; chino slacks forboys
$2.99; girls loafers $7; king crab
legs 89c lb.; cantaloupes 4-75¢; Ital-
grapes 17c 1b.; Bartlett pears 2 Ib.
29¢c; sweet corn 49c¢ doz.
10 YEARS AGO - AUG. 29, 1974
Dallas Council appointed two full
time councilmen. Ken Young a Nan-
ticoke High School teacher and
swim coach and William Carrol a
professional engineer were
appointed to fill the vacancies left
by the resignatins of Robert W.
Brown and Robert Parry.
The Kingston Township Ambul-
ance Association realized a gross of
$8,200 from their mini-auction. Allan
Nichols served as treasurer; Ed
Carey, Tom Schmidle, Bill Pugh
and Joe Youngblood were aucti-
oneers. Paul Sabol was in charge of
the games booth. Bill Pugh served
as chairman of the event.
Married - Liza M. Sutton to Timo-
thy G. Skopic; Elizabeth J. Eckman
to John W. Lloyd, Jr.; Karen J.
Brobst to William H. Ferris; Karon
M. Clark to Randell Kevin Ray;
Christine J. Psolka to John Carey.
Deaths - Benajamin Kasmark,
Dallas; Vera D. Masters, Sweet
Valley; Mabel Iveson, Shavertown.
You could get - Beef liver 69c 1b.;
ground beef 89c 1b.; frying chicken
legs 59¢ 1b.; evaporated milk, 4 tall
cans 99c¢; bananas 15¢ lb.; Free-
stone peaches, 3 1b. 89c; 18 oz. jar
peanut butter 69c; Gulden’s mus-
tard 8 oz. jar 19c; marshamallows
39c lb. bag; Chicken of the Sea tuna
6% 0z. can 49c.
Guest editorial
By EDWIN FEULNER
Those of us who watched
the recent Democratic Con-
vention couldn’t help but be
impressed by the “fruits and
nuts’ roaming around out-
side the convention hall: the
transvestite nun, Sister
Boom Boom; punk rocker
Jello Biafra; and someone
calling himself Jesus Christ
Satan, campaigning for the
position of Messiah.
Well, San Francisco is San
Francisco, but it’s not the
uly world-class city beset
‘Wi
bed of Far East capitalism
Taipei, howling of a differen
variety has commenced over
the opening of two
McDonald’s hamburger fran-
chises.
That’s right, McDonald’s -
which gave Sister Boom
Boom and other Americans
the fast food habit - has met
with some disapproval in
Taiwan’s capital city,
namely because of things we
Americans have lon
neglected to even thin
about (especially in an elec-
tion year): Is fast food
replacing traditional food?
How does fast food affect
society? What is the nutri-
tional value of fast food?
And, in Taipei's case, How
will McDonald’s affect the
economy?
Of the two McDonald’s out-
lets in Taipei, one has
already become the top sell-
ing. of some [7,500
McDonald’s franchises
worldwide. No wonder. On a
recent trip to Taipei, I
observed lines of eager Big-
Mac attackers owing
around the block from
McDonald’s. At $2 a burger,
in a city where the dollar is
very strong, that’s quite a
S/ghi. ;
n a recent issue of Asi-
aweek, the Far East’s
answer to Time and News-
week, two of Taipei’s aca-
demic experts debated the
merits of bringing Big Macs
to Taiwan.
Hsiao Juei-cheng of
Taipei’s Chinese Culture
University insists that the
“craze for fast food caused
by McDonald’s will only be a
temporary phenome-
non...However, since the
company is spending heavily
on advertising, it may have
a large Impaat in the lon
run, especially on children.’
. Professor N.Y. Lee of Ju-
jen Catholic University
insists that the popularity of
Western fast food may spur
Asian food manufacturers to
develop more Asian-style
fast food to attract custom-
ers.
Mr. Hsiao argues that
allowing McDonald's into the
Sony will greatly damage
the Taiwanese economy,
since McDonald’s imports
everything from food ingre-
dients to packaging. ‘‘The
overall costs to (Taiwanese)
agriculture, animal husban-
dry, the food-processin
industry and the fast foo
business would be too high to
estimate,’’ he says.
The discussion of whether
or not McDonald’s is good
for Taiwan may continue, as
may the antics of San Fran-
cisco’ Sister Boom Boom and
Jello Biafra.
But, then again, there
could be worse things than
invasions of hamburgers and
fruitcakes.
(Edwin Feulner is presi-
dent of The Heritage Foun-
dation, a Washington-based
pudlie policy research insti-
ute.
DEAR EDITOR:
Every place has its memorials
and gravestones!
I am collecting material for a
theme: the working title is “Grave
Sayings: Living Thoughts.”
In your area, somewhere in the
cemetery, or the square is that
unique saying.
Clearly, it is physically difficult
for me to search for the inscriptions
everywhere in the U.S.A. For this
reason I am asking you and your
readers for assistance in gathering
them.
The only compensation I can offer
for the effort is to mention the name
and documentation of ‘the contribu-
tor whenever the inscription is used.
Thanking you in advance...
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The Federal /Trade Commission
will consider a petition by 25
national organizations to ban alco-
hol advertising aimed at youth and
problem drinkers.
The banning of these ads will save
thousands of lives each year. Dr.
Timothy Johnson, nationally known
medical authority, writes that alco-
hol is not just a Killer on the
highway. He points out that 70
percent of all drownings and burn
accidents are caused by alcohol.
According to Dr. Johnson, 50 per-
cent of all freak accidents are
caused by alcohol.
A study of 4,400 boys and girls in
Maryland public schools revealed
that alcohol is the most abused drug
and leads to the use of hard drugs.
The alcoholic beverage industry’s
billion-dollar program to promote
drinking has helped to make alcohol
America’s most popular and harm-
ful drug. It is hoped that the FTC
will respond to these organizations
and ban many of these marketing
efforts aimed at our youth.
On college and univer-
sity campuses this fall, many par-
ties will be given free beer and
students will be paid to promote
alcoholic beverages on campus. A
new look at ethics in alcohol ads
could save many lives.
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from: Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
" NEW AUTO INSURANCE REGU-
LATIONS are scheduled to take
effect in Pennsylvania on Oct. 1
when the existing no-fault system
expires. Before that occurs, how-
ever, the Independent Regulatory
Review Commission (IRRC) must
approve the structure of the
replacement insurance program
being developed by the state’s
Insurance Department. This week,
on the recommendation of both
House and Senate committees, the
IRRC rejected the department’s
first proposed program. By a 13-4
vote, the House Insurance Commit-
tee recommended that the IRRC
reject the department’s proposed
system. The lawmakers too issue
with a plan to collect a $5 annual fee
for a fund to pay for medical fees of
accident victims in excess of $100,-
000. The Insurance Department rec-
ommended that insurance compa-
nies collect the fee from motorists.
The insurance industry is calling for
the state to collect it. Many commit-
tee members voting against the
proposal support the collection of
the fee by the insurance companies,
but want to allow the companies
more flexibility in collection proce-
dures than the proposed program
permits. .
LEGISLATION REVISING
REPORTING PROCEDURES in the
case of missing persons should be
acted upon by the Legislature as
soon as possible, according to Rep.
George E. Saurman (R-Montgom-
ery). At a press conference this
week, Saurman urged his fellow
lawmakers to pass a bill he intro-
duced in May requiring police to
immediately file a missing person
report with the Comonwealth Law
Enforcement Network. Under
present law, the decision to report
or delay a report on a missing
person rests with local police
departments.
STATE EMPLOYEES ARE
Conduct’ implemented by Gov.
Dick Thornburgh in 1980, the state’s
Commonwealth Court ruled this
week. The code reauires certain
state workers to make financial
disclosures, bans outside employ-
ment without prior approval and
prohibits employees from accepting
gifts. In 1982 the Pennsylvania
code and the court ruled 5-2 that the
panel’s decision was correct. The
court said the code will “enhance
the public’s perception of the integ-
rity of public officials, it will
increase the honesty and integrity
of the public employee’s union said
the state was committing unfair
labor practices by enacting the
executive order. The court disa-
greed.
LIBRARY
NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library added a total of 600 books to
the inventory during the month of
July. 285 of these books were dona-
tions from the community that were
able to be added to the library book
stock which is indeed a great bene-
fit to the library. Every year many
books are donated to the library,
either to be sold at the auction or
for the library shelves. These addi-
tions to the library are always
welcome.
The Meadows Nursing Center was
looking for someone to do book
reviews at the center for the
members, Jo Bonham. Jo contacted
the nursing center and is now con-
ducting a book review on the third
floor of the center on the 1st and 3rd
Monday of each month, at 6:30 in
the evening. The idea seems to be
going over well and the patients
enjoy Jo, her reviews and her fun-
loving personality.
Are you and your family regis-
tered at your libary? Books are a
necessity in our rapidly changing
world. Why not get and use a
library card to keep on top of the
times? The ‘library habit’ will help
you and every member of your
family. Try the library, you'll love
it!
New books at the library: ‘“Weap-
ons and Hope’’ by Freeman Dyson
is a book about the nuclear dilemma
which offers deep understanding
and real hope. The technology is
clearly and vividly explained by a
great physicist who is a gifted
writer. The author looks at national
cultural patterns and at the weap-
ons themselves, as they exist and
are perceived by the public.
“Kingdom’’ by Jerome Tuccille is
the story of the Hunt family of
Texas. The Hunts of Dallas are the
richest family in the United States.
At one point in 1980, they were
worth about $13 billion, which is
more than the combined value of
Mobil Oil, Ford, and RCA. It is an
awesome story, larger and stranger
than fiction, about a natural busi-
ness genius.
“The Enthusiast’” by Gilbert A.
Harrison is a story of the life of
Thornton Wilder. ‘Oh, earth, you're
too wonderful for anyone to ever
realize you’ is a sentiment straigh
from Thornton Wilder's heart}
Wilder had a never-ending love
affair withlife. In this full-length
study, he is seen as an eager
desperately literary undergraduate
and a paradox.
“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” by
Norman Mailer is a Book Club
purchase and is a dark, brilliant
novel of astonishing pitch, set in
Provincetown, a ‘spit of shrub and
dune’ captured here in the rawness
and melancholy of the off-season. It
is the story of Tim Madden, an
unsuccessful writer addicted to
bourbon, cigarettes and blonde,
careless women with money. This is
a stunningly conceived novel that
includes the paradoxes of machismo
and homosexuality.
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