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50 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 21, 1934
Over 8,500 people joined in a
demand for the highway between
. Dallas and Tunkhannock. Assurance
i+; from the State Highway Depart-
_+ ment that reconstruction of Route 92
~~ would be one of the first jobs in 1935
~~ was acknowledged as victory for
local committees conducting the
campaign.
+" Rev. Mrs. G.B. Ross, one of the
"I few ordained Free Methodist
preachers of that time was named
. to succeed Rev. H.M. Faulkner as
* pastor of th Dallas Methodist Epis-
-copal Church. t
You could get - Round steaks 29c
1b.; chuck roast 14c¢ lb.; sausage 23c
+ Ib.; sugar 10 lb. 52c; Wheaties 2
pkg. 23c; English breakfast tea 39¢
Ib.; peaches doz. lg. cans $1.85;
onions 19c 1b. ; leg of lamb 23c 1b.
40 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 22, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Edwards and
children Faith and Barre of Trucks-
ville were among those caught in
» the hurricane that swept the Atlan-
/* tic Coast and inundated Long Beach
« Island, New Jersey. The Edwards
* were vacationing when the hurri-
cane struck.
T-Sgt. Theodore Scouten, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scouten of
pt * Noxen was awarded the silver star
‘ for gallantry in action in France.
Engaged - Cornelia Parkhurst to
Lt. W.L. Conyngham.
You could get - Chickens 39c 1b.;
sliced bacon 37c¢ 1b.; cauliflower 25¢
1g. hd.; onions 5 1b. 19¢; Cream of
Rice cereal 18 oz. pkg. 21c; pancake
flour 20-oz. pkg. 7c; Boscul Coffee
#:33¢c 1b.
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30 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 24, 1954
Although the Washington, D.C.
Zoo expressed interest in the terra-
pin captured by Rollie Bulford
recently, the turtle, named Torty,
was given to the Nay Aug Zoo in
Scranton. Torty weighed 43%
pounds.
Everell V. Chadwick, assistant
county agent of Clinton and Lycom-
ing counties was named assistant to
Luzerne County Agent James D.
Hutchison.
Engaged - Priscilla Cooper to
Alexander Gulis; Eleanor Makrav-
itz to Henry Penza Jr.
Married - Priscilla Davis to Wil:
liam Hugh Perry.
Deaths - Capt. Philip Reynolds,
formerly of Trucksville; Daniel
Derby, Noxen.
You could get - Chuck roast 39c
1b.; frying chicken 45c¢ 1b.; fig bars
25c 1b.; cheese spread 2 lb. pkg.
69¢; 3-1b. can non-fat dry milk 79c;
cauliflower 2 jumbo hds. 29c; Tokay
grapes 10c lb.
20 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 17, 1964
Fernbrook Major Little League
team captured top place in the
league for the second straight
season. Team members were
Jimmy Regan, Bob Samans, George
Stolarick, Dick Samanas, Brian
Duffy, Gary Martin, Alfred Nash,
Paul Kunkle, coach, Dickie Morgan,
Jeff Gruver, Ricky Belles, Thomas
Burkhardt, Ray Goeringer, Tex
Wilson, manager and Dennis Lahr.
Lake-Lehman and Dallas High
Schools selected princesses for the
Rotary Fall Fair. JoAnn McKeel
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J. Stephen Buckley
71 Dotty Martin
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“1 Mike Danowski
“1 Charlot Denmon
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Marvin Lewis
Jean Brutko
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paid in advance.
under the act of March 3, 1889.
time.
Publisher
Editor
Circulation Director
Office Manager
and Linda Rae Piatt represented
Lake-Lehman while Dallas repre-
sentatives were Patricia Cully and
Maryanne Baloga.
Engaged - Jane Parks and Paul
Soltis; Libby Cleasby and Calvin
Sutton.
Married - Denise Maureen Hall
and G. Richard Clark.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Sidorek, Dallas, 25 years.
Deaths - Herbert Sickler, Vernon;
Laura M. Smith, Huntsville Road;
Rev. Ira Button. | oy
You could get - Rib steak 79¢.1b.;
boneless turkey roast 85¢ 1b.;
shrimp 49¢ 1b.; Bartlett pears 2 1b.
29c¢; Italian prunes 4 lb. 49c; celery
2 bnch. 25¢; Crisco 3 1b. can 77¢; 1-
Nabisco Ritz Crackers 1 lb. pkg.
37c.
10 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 19, 1974
Lake-Lehman School Board
passed a three-year teachers con-
tract. Provisions included salary
increases averaging $3.00 over the
next three years.
Trucksville Parent Teacher Orga-
nization met for the first meeting of
the year. Board members were
Mrs. Robert Roushey, Edward
Price, Mrs. Richard Montgomery,
Mrs. Edward Jones, Mrs. Thomas,
Jr.; Walter Prokopchak, Mrs. John
Roushey, Mrs. Benjamin Roberts,
Mrs. Terry Evans and Luther Roz-
elle,
Engaged--Maureen Yakobovicz
and Bruce J. Kapral. :
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Sundras, Dallas, 25 years;
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pieczynski, 25
years; Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gildea,
Dallas, 25 years.
Deaths--C. Nathan Jacoby, Hun-
lock Creek; Michael Soltishick, Har-
veys Lake; Clare Cooke Winters,
Dallas; J. Raymond Ide, Lehman;
Walter Wesley, Jr., Dallas?
You could get--Semi-boneless
hams 79c 1b.; boneless pot roast
$1.18; ground chuck 98c 1b.; honey-
dews 79c ea.; Tokay grapes 35¢ 1b.;
apples 3 1b. 79¢; cabbage 8c 1b.;
macaroni 3 1b. pkgs. $1; leg o lamb,
whole $1.19 Ib.
Foundation
gives trees
The National Arbor Day Founda-
tion is giving 10 free trees to people
who become Foundation members
during September, 1984.
Colorado Blue Spruce, Red Maple,
White Flowring Dogwood, Black
Walnut, Norway Spruce, Red Oak,
Washington Hawthorn, European
Mountainash, Pin Oak, and Silver
Maple trees will be given to mem-
bers joining during September.
These trees are part of the Foun-
dation’s efforts to foster tree plant-
ing throughout America. They were
selected because they provide a
wide range of benefits: flowers,
berries and nuts, as well as shade
and beautiful foliag, according to
John Rosenow, the Foundation’s
executive director.
To become a member of the
Foundation and to receive the free
trees, a $10 membership contribu-
tion should be sent to TEN. TREES,
National Arbor Day Foundation, 100
Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE
68410, by Sept. 30.
Social security
By EDWIN FEULNER
Some White House political
ros got a real bad case of
he jitters recently when
President Reagan suggested
that many young workers
entering the jo market
t get back
propab y won
rom Social Security every-
thing they and their employ-
ers pay into the system.
You just don’t talk about
Social Security in an election
year was the message -
recalling what Barry Gold-
water’s candor on the sub-
ject did for his campaign 20
years ago. ;
House Speaker Thomas P.
“Tip” O’Neill was quick to
Jur on the president, and
rotted out some tired old
warhorses from the past who
ritualistically declared the
president all wet.
The only trouble is, the
president is right. It’s
eaker O’Neill who needs
the toweling.
Despite disclaimers from a
variety of ‘‘experts,”” most of
them involved in creating
the current Social Security
mess, research done by
Peter Ferrara for The Heri-
tage Foundation clearly indi-
cafes that young workers
will be lucky to break even
when they retire. :
Ferrara, a former senior
staff member in the White
House Office of Policy
Development, is realistic
enough to know that the
Socia Secu tem is not
oing to be rebuilt Overman,
or, in fact, is it probably
going to be tinkered with at
all. Not now, anyway.
So perhaps now is the best
time’ to try for second best;
to set the record straight
and let the Baby Boom an
ost-Baby Boom generations
know what a ‘‘great deal” is
in store for them.
We might even start plan-
ning for the day when the
Pepsi Generation starts
thinking Geritol and
demands changes in the gov-
ernment pension plan. I can
assure you that day will
come, and it’s probably not
that far off.
Ferrara, in his latest paper
on the subject, proposes that
we lay the groundwork now
for the work that inevitably
lies ahead. Not by tampering
with Social Security. Con-
ress won’t touch it, so why
other?”
Instead, Ferrara suggests
the following:
1) That the maximum tax-
deductible contribution to an
Individual Retirement
Account (IRA) be raised to
equal the maximum
employee ‘‘contribution’’ to
Social Security. This would
raise the max from $2,000 to
about $2,600.
2) Raise the maximum
IRA contribution a non-work-
ing spouse can make from
the present $250 to the same
max allowed working people.
3) Indexing the maximum
IRA contribution allowed, so
it will automatically
increase at the same rate
Social Security increases.
4) Allowing individuals to
apply a portion of their IRA
contributions to the purchase
of life, disability and retire-
ment health insurance.
Modest steps, these. But
taken together they would
mean that when the inevita-
ble happens, a retirement
program paralleling Social
Security will already be in
place.
Ferrara also suggests what
might be called a “Truth-in-
Packaging” law for Social
Rocurny. requiring the
Social Security Administra-
tion to: (a) publish each
year an estimate of the rate
of return on Social Security
contributions; and (b) fur-
nish each workers with a
‘‘Statement of Account,”
indicating his or her contri-
butions for the year and the
anticipated rate of return
under current law. In addi-
tion, he wants the
employer’s share of the pay-
roll tax to be reported on
each worker’s paycheck, as
well as the amount of
employee payroll tax with-
held and what Kinds of cov-
erage are being provided.
This would ‘help workers
being paid for their Soci
Security benefits andenab
them to compare more
saslly what they could obtain
for the same funds in the
private sector.” 3
It would also help workers
recognize how much of their
money is going into portions
of the program for which
they are not eligible, such as
single workers paying for
Social Security survivors
insurance. :
Tip O’Neill notwithstand-
ing, Social Security is abad
deal for the Baby Boomers
and post-Baby Boomers. And
it will become a worse deal.
The least we can do is
require the government to
tell it to us straight.
(Feulner is president of
The Heritage Foundation, a
Washington-based public
policy research institute.)
WP
DEAR EDITOR:
On behalf of all sports fans in the
Lake-Lehman High School area, I
congratulate you and your staff for
the fine ‘Football Issue’ of The
Dallas Post.
I am happy that you paid tribute
to all of the football players,
coaches, managers and cheerlead-
ers of the Back Mountain.
The “Football Issue’ was a first-
class production and certainly a
credit to the community and The
Dallas Post.
JOHN M. ZALESKAS
PRINCIPAL
LAKE-LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY
NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library Children’s department
located in the Huntsville Road build-
ing is holding an on-going book sale.
The sale is being conducted in the
hallway on the second floor outside
the children’s room: These are chil-
dren’s books ranging in price from 1
cent up to $1.00. The books may be
purchased during regular library
hours.
The Dallas Junior Woman’s Club
Cookbook is still available for pur-
chase at the main desk in the
library on Main Street. These cook-
books sell for $3.00 and the profit
realized is being donated to the
library. Help your library, buy a
cookbook!
Most of us strive to keep our
physical bodies limber, muscles
supple, and measurements at a
health minimum - especially around
the waist. Or at least we worry
about it. But what about our minds?
Do you worry about keeping
machinery supple-able to absorb
new thoughts and new idea? Is your
mind really in shape to keep up with
what’s new in this fast-changing
world? Your library, with its thou-
sands of books and library materi-
als, can furnish you with a steady
diet of mental nutrition and new
ideas that will keep your ‘thinking
muscles’ in tone and capable of
keeping up with the world around
you. Visit your library soon and see
what you’ve been missing!
New books at the library: ‘‘The
Killing Doll” by Ruth Rendell is a
recent Book Club purchase and is
the story of the Yarman family and
the story of Diarmit Bawne. By the
end of the story, both are inexora-
bly, lethally merged. One woman
bleeds to death - an accident or
black magic? One man falls in front
of a subway car - or is he pushed?
This book is a psychological thriller
of haunting exploration into obses-
sion and delusion. :
“The Technology Edge’’ by
Gerard K. O’Neill tells of opportuni-
ties for America in world competi-
tion. The book offers a solution for
America to achieve new and endur-
ing economic growth that we he
grasp before the global competitic®
overwhelms us. The author analyzes
current American industry at its
best. Americans have always been
world leaders at inventing - opening
up new businesses; venture capital-
ism is unique to America.
“Richard III, England’s Black
Legend” by Desmond Seward is a
controversial book that argues com-
pellingly that the tradition view of
Richard III is very near the truth.
The author believes the King to
have been ‘the most terrifying man
ever to occupy the English throne,
not excepting his great-nephew
Henry VIII. He undoubtedly mur-
dered his nephews almost certainly
his cousin Henry VI and, just possi-
ble, Henry’s son as well.
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
across the Commonwealth could
qualify for municipal insurance and
pension programs in certain situa-
tions if a Senate bill which passed
the House Local Government Com-
mittee this week becomes law. The
controversial measure was
amended by the committee and sent
to the full House for consideration.
It passed the Senate earlier this
year. Specifically, the bill would
permit superviosrs in second-class
townships to qualify for the tax-
payer-provided insurance and pen-
sion programs only if the elected
officials work at least 35 hours a
week in other municipal jobs. Other
supervisors would be allowed to join
the plans if they paid their own
way. Some members of the House
committee vowed to further amen
the bill on the House floor.
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TEACHER CERTIFICATION pro-
cedures in the state will undergo
substantial changes beginning in
1987. The state Board of Education
approved regulations requiring all
teacher candidates to pass a compe-
tency test and to undergo a one-year
supervised probation period before
receiving a teaching certificate.
Additionally, teachers certified
under the new rules would be
required to take six credits of col-
lege courses every five years to
retain their certificates. The state’s
two teacher’s uniols opposed the
continuing education regulation.
LOCATING ORGAN donors ous
be a much speedier and -easi
process under legislation proposed
by Rep. Raymond T. Book (R-
Allegheny). Book’s bill would
require all hospitals in Pennsyl-
vania to record whether a patient is
an organ donor and which organs
are to be donated. ‘The measure
would establish the basis of a coor-
dinated system for locating organ
donors. Since speed and precise
timing are all important for a suc-
cessful organ transplant, such a
system would be extremely benefi-
cial,” said Book, the prime sponsor
of a recently-enacted organ donor
identification law. His new proposal
would also require hospitals to
make information available to the
public regarding the donation of
organs. ; A
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