MEANWHILE, OveR AT THE VISITORS : BEN CH, ?e¢ (70 HUT?, £7 § School first JP Poodles AVERAGE! ) Only yesterday 50 YEARS AGO - OCT. 26, 1934 An old-fashioned patriotic political rally was held at Dallas High School. County leaders sounded keynotes of the republican campaign. Among the speakers were District Attorney Thomas H. Lewis, Ralph Morris, State councilor of Jr. OUAM; Mrs. J.B. Davenport, vice chairman, Luzerne County Republican Committee and Referee Asa E. Lewis of the Workmen’s Compen- sation Bureau. Ira Stevenson, reappointed chief of Police of Lake and Lehman Townships, had the largest territory in the state to cover with the exception of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Deaths - Alice J. Gordon, West Dallas; Charles F. Kocher, Wilkes-Barre. : “You could get - Chuck pot roast 13c lb.; pork loin roast 17c Ib.; stewing chickens 19¢ 1b.; mushrooms 29¢ Ib.; Italian chestnuts 2 1b. 25c; eggs 29c¢ doz.; cranberries 17c¢ 1b.; sweet potatoes, 10 1b. 19c. 40 YEARS AGO - OCT. 27, 1944 National Girl Scout Week was ushered in by more than 250 scouts of the Dallas District with special services at Shavertown Methodist Church. The pro- gram featured a pageant ‘The Four Freedoms” written by Mary Lou Boyes, Naomi Hons and Mildred Porter of Shavertown Senior Troop. "'D.A. Ide was named manager of the Dallas District of Commonwealth Telephone Company. Ide formerly headed the Montrose office of that company. “ Married - Elizabeth Jean Lilley to Pvt. George Phillips. You could get - Long Island ducklings 32c lb.; veal rump roast 29c lb.; bacon 32c¢ Ib.; haddock fillets 36¢ 1b.; apples 3 1b. 25¢; apple butter lg. 25 oz. jar 16c; 10 tall cans evaporated milk 83c 1b.; jar peanut butter 2c. 30 YEARS AGO - OCT. 29, 1954 Larry Spaciano, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Spaciano, Maple Street, Shavertown, was saved from drowning by the swift action of Ted Kocher. The youngster was playing by a duck pond near his home when he fell in. Kocher, a garbage man, heard a scream for help, pulled Larry out of the pond and administered artificial respiration. Larry recovered very nicely. ; ‘ Experts say nothing was to be gained by annulling the Dallas Borough Charter and returning to Dallas Township. According to Professor Hugo Mailey, this would be a step backward. Citizens of the municipality would vote on this issue election day. Engaged - Louise DeAngelo to Frank Castrignano; Marian Parsons to William Eckert Jr. Married - Rosemary T. Kozak to Charles L. Pilger. Deaths - Ella S. Simons, Hunlock Creek; Ira Johnson, Chase; Mary Martin, Beaumont; Gwen Sickler Boice, Buckwheat Hollow. You could get - Sirloin steak 79c¢ 1b.; veal roast 49c lb.; frying chickens 43c 1lb.; mushrooms 39c¢ Ib; emporer grapes 23c 1b.; Starkist tuna 3 cans $1; Crisco 3 1b. can 90c; 10 1b. pkg. All detergent $2.49. 20 YEARS AGO - OCT. 22, 1964 Traffic lights long overdue at several intersections by Kingston Township were installed. Willis Gentile was named president of the Lake- Lehman Area Joint PTA. Ms. Stephen DeBarry was secretary; Mrs. Edward Kanasky, treasurer. Paul S. Monahan, Gate of Heaven Church, was installed as president of the West Luzerne Council of Catholic Men. : Engaged - ‘Marjorie Louise Baird to William W. Meade. Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, Dallas, 48 years; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisk, Sweet Valley, 50 years. Deaths - Christopher G. Boland, Kingston; John A.- Barbuto, Trucksville; Besse J. Cronk, Trucksville. Married - Patricia McCue to Conrad Hislop. You could get - Porterhouse steak 85c 1b.; pork butts 35¢ 1b.; bananas 25c¢ 2 lb.; Italian chestnuts 29c¢ Ib.; Delsey bathroom tissue 4 rolls 45c; 8 oz. pkg. Philadelphia cream cheese 25c¢; wild bird seed 5 Ib. 50c. 10 YEARS AGO - OCT. 24, 1974 The women of the Huntsville Christian Church celebrated the 100th anniversary ofmission work in the Disciples of Christ. The occasion also marked the 131st anniversary of the founding of the church. Mrs. J.M. Culp and Estella Roberts were remaining charter members of the mission group. Each had given 54 years of service. Westmoreland PTA officers who played an impor- tant part in American Education Activities were president, Samuel Barbose; vice president, Mark Umphred; Mrs. Robert Saul, secretary; Mrs. Mal- comb Burnside, hospitality; Ann Chester, treasurer; Mrs. Elwood Swingle, publicity chairman. Married .- Annette Miles to John Rader; Christine Mullarkey to James Roth. Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welsh, 25 years; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scrobola, 48 years; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heck, 50 years. By EDWIN FEULNER A projection by the World Bank that the world’s population will explode from 4.8 to 10 billion by the year 2050, leaves one with nightmarish images of a world of people living like squashed sardines amidst exessive unemployment, disease, congestion and crime. i According to the report, the only solution to this grim forecast is immediate family planning measures to reduce the fertility rates in developing countries. The Reagan administration, however, takes another view on the issue of population growth. A recent White House draft paper - later muddied up by the bureau- crats - argues that in the long run a growing population is beneficial to mankind. Proponents of population control say that population growth and political instability are inexorably linked. In evidence, they merely point to ‘‘overpopulated’’ U.S. Congress breeds deficits. But others, such as Julian Simon, co-editor of a brilliant new book, The Resourceful Earth, sees population as an asset, rather than a burden. Popula- tion increases give us a never-ending renewable pool of new talent, new genius, he says. If institutional roadblocks don’t get in the way, people-power (what author Warren Brookes refers to as ‘‘the economy in mind”) can solve almost any problem, he argues. According to The Resourceful Earth - a challenge to the Carter-Mondale administration’s pessimistic “Global 2000 Report,” which predicted an overpopu- lated, polluted earth unable to sustain man’s basic needs - evidence shows that given time to adjust to resource shortages, free people inevitably will find a way to create new resources. The extraordinary aspect of this process, Simon says, is that it. produces a world that is better than if the shortages had never arisen, thanks to the new technologies which are developed. Plastics, for exam- ple, began as a substitute for elephant ivory in billiard balls after tusks became scarce. The main point, Simon says, is that population growth increases the stock of useful human knowledge that each day betters the world. And population “control”, he notes with certainty, is a sure-fire way to make sure mankind has a sure supply of future Einsteins and Edisons. (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based public policy research institute.) DONKEY, ELEPHANT, OR? A recent survey shows that 49 percent of the voters are “fed up” with both the Republican and Demo- cratic performance! That is just about the total number of Ameri- cans who vote! Now there is a real solid alternative ‘with great pros- pects for success. If you are one of those 49 percent, you will want to vote for that alternative - The Populist Party. It gives us what we want and what we deserve. The enthusiasm with which it is being received nationaly is shown by the fact that in mid-September it was already organized in all 50 states and qualified to be on the ballot in 21 with prospects for quali- fications in 35 states, inspite of the fact that it was formed just in January of this year. The official name is The Populist Party of the United States: Headquarters, P.O. Box 76737, Washington, D.C. 20013, phone (202) 546-5530. Its leaders are real American promise everyone everything and once elected, prove to be puppets of such special interest groups as the Trilateralists and International Bankers. The candidates nominated by the 749 Delegates at the National Convention 'in Nashville, Tenn. on August 18, were Bob Richards of reen Salaman of San Francisco, California for vice president. Bob Richards is best known as a two-time Olympic Gold medalist in the pole vault. ‘A former College Professor, he is now a successful businessman in oil and real estate. He served as presidentially appointed Goodwill Ambassador to Asia. Maureen Salaman is a well- known Radio and TV personality in the west, author and long-time advocate of Freedom of Choice in Medical Care and Nutrition. She is president of the 100,000 National Health Federation and has been active in Project Freedom, an orga- nization that has led the fight for full accounting of all servicemen missing in action The basic principle of party is “POWER TO THE PEOPLE”, not the Special Interests! Recognizing that the state of economy is the No. 1 concern of Americans now, its platform forthrightly offers “bold, simple solutions that the other par- ties ignore. (Don’t believe the solu- tions have to complicated. That is propaganda to make us believe that only professional politicians have the solutions! They have proved the opposite.) Solution No. 1. Enact fair tariff laws to protect American jobs and industry for unfair competition. 2. Restrict immigration to protect employment for American wor- keers; no amnesty to illegal aliens. 3. Repudiate the ever-skyrocketing National Debt, except for bonds paid for by money actually earned. 4. Revitalize the family farm and encourage public support for Ameri- can farmers, and support the use of fuels derived from farm products, thus reducing dependence on for- eign oil. 5. Restore to Congress its constitutional ‘‘authority to coin money and regulate the vlaue thereof’’ (Article 1, Sec. 8). Abolish the privately-owned Federal Reserve System, which now creates high interest rates for the personal profit of the International Bankers! For a copy of the Platform, send a stamped, self-address envelope to: Party Platform, R.D.1, Box 468, Dallas, Pa. 18612. You will see that the Populist Party believes that a strong economy at home and peace- ful dealings with other countries® will once again make American First! You can help by sending your | ters. To help in Pennsylvania write Michael Piper, Box 267, Mifflin, Pa. 17058. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! HAROLD BASSETT DALLAS DEAR EDITOR: Much has been made of potential Supreme Court appointments during a second Reagan administration. I would like to express my distaste for the type of justice that Walter Mondale is certain to appoint if First, Mondale is committed, in accordance with his platform, to use a litmus test to select only justices who agree with the Supreme Court decisions which legalized abortion- on-demand for any reason for the entire nine months of pregnancy. These decisions gave minor girls and women absolute veto power over parents, boyfriends and hus- bands in choosing abortion. A Reagan Supreme Court could over- turn these decisions and return jurisdiction to individual states. (As an aside, no woman has ever been prosecuted for an illegal abortion, nor will one ever be. Pro-lifers regard these women in crisis as second victims.) Second, if elected, Mondale would undoubtedly appoint ACLU-variety justices who would overturn the recent decision allowing Nativity scenes in public buildings. President Reagan’s appointment, Justice Sandra O’Connor, cast the pivotal vote for religious toleration in this 5- 4 decision. Third, close \decisions during the (USPS 147-720 Office 61 Gerald Ave. Dallas, PA 18612 Mailing Address Box 366 Dallas, PA 18612 Mike Danowski Charlot Denmon Joe Gula Marvin Lewis Jean Brutko paid in advance. j Newsstand rate is 25 cents per copy. under the act of March 3, 1889. time. By NANCY KOZEMCHAK Library Correspondent We have a truly beautiful collec- tion in our display case at the library. Frances Cowett of Shavertown has allowed us to borrow some of the salts from her collection. When I first learned of these, I assumed they were salt and pepper sets. They are not. These are small individual salt cellars provided for each diner. They are actually a small shallow bowl for holding table salt, which have a flat base or rest ; on a stemmed foot. These are quite J. Stephen Buckley Reval eT Publisher popular In England, ireland, France Dotty Martinis rama aii een Editor and Italy. Fran has been collecting Betty Bean ...................... Advertising Representative slats for five years and was always admiring them at antique shows when a friend convinced her to start collecting them. They have cost anywhere from 50 cents to $30,00. She has a total of 47 salts and 3 master salts. They are made of cut glass, china, pewter, sterling silver, sandwich glass and belleek. There isa china Royal Austria, a Venetial glass with dolphin handles, cranberry. glass ‘with white motif bought at ‘an estate sale in Lenox, Mass., an amberino type and a lovely cobalt blue glass. There is a grape design, etched design, Intag- lio design, Heisey glass, limoges and a unique quinmper from France which is china, shaped like two wooden shoes. Telire is a neat bird on a branch with a salt made of glass bought in Michigan. A friend asked me the other day Ai Aransas PR I LL to try to find out the origin of a particular quotation. He thought it began with ‘Walk lightly’ and I was disappointed because I was unable books. He had seen it on a poster in Scranton and was anxious to find out who originally said it. I struck paydirt this morning after trying many other words which were not working. The last sentence dealt with thirst, I looked up that in Bartlett’s Quotations and found it! I think it is worth passing on: “Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, some- one to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing.” This was a quotation from ‘Three Men in a Boat” written by Jerome Klapka Jerome in 1889. Here is a summary of important events that occurred on Capitol Hill last week from Rep. Frank Coslett, 120th Legislative District. TELEPHONE RATES in Pennsyl- vania must be restructured or big business will desert local phone companies for other services, thus forcing the remaining customers to pay increasingly larger bills or for- feit phone service. That's what the president of the Pennsylvania Inde- pendent Telephone Association told a special House committee studying the breakup of American Telephone and Telegraph. PENNSYLVANIA'S EFFORTS to reduce the amount of acid rain produced by industrial emissions are being comproinised by the lack of effort on the part of neighboring states. In a letter to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Dick Thornburgh asked that the EPA require other states to implement stringent regulations | 3 ! governing industrial emissions. Thornburgh said “the EPA has an obligation to put an end to this situation.” He maintains that sulfer dioxide emissions produced by other states are deposited here in the form of acid rain. Pennsylvania’s position on the issue was rejected by the EPA in September, but Thornburgh has asked the agency to reconsider its stance. -0- HOUSE MEMBERS received praise this week from Rep. Lois Hagarty (R-Montgomery) for the recent passage of legislation aimed at curbing domestic violence in Pennsylvania. Hagarty, the bill’s prime sponsor, said the measure would give police expanded arrest power in domestic violence cases and provide victims with protection from further attack. The bill has hoon sent to the Senate for consider- ation. ! past year have enabled seniority systems to remain intact. Mondale justices would reverse these and enable individual minority members to leapfrog higher seniority people without regard to whether there has been past discrimination in a com- pany’s hiring practices. Fourth, recent narrow rulings have allowed courts to use common sense instead of technicalities in determining guilt or innocence of persons accused of felonies. There is little doubt that more murderers will go free and more innocent people will be endangered thanks t Remember, the average convicted murderer now spends less than seven years behind bars. Reagan’s record is one of appointing tough judges. Fifth, in a series of likely deci- sions affecting our schools, a more liberal Supreme Court would decide to ban organized silent prayer and prohibit students from gathering on school property during or after school hours for religious activities. Yet it’s safe to assume that a homosexual promoting his views on sex will be declared to be within his constitutional rights. One more “liberal” vote in a recent Court decision would have declared tuition tax credits to be ° unconstitutional. Walter Mondale supports this discrimination against parents who wish to send their children to parochial schools, in contrast to President Reagan. A challenge may even come to the ing of an uncertified church school in Nebraska earlier this year illus- trates the fact that there are intoler- ant people in America just waiting for a favorable Supreme Court cli- mate to pursue this horrifying goal. Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro are hiding their ultra-liber- ality with high-sounding cliches and euphemisms invoking family and fairness. However, it is clear that a victory for the Democratic ticket will in time bring about a Supreme Court in full accord with the likes of extremists George McGovern, Bella Abzug and Madelyn Murray O’Hare. ROBERT CIRBA JR. SCRANTON J
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