4 THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1984
Editor's notes
A little of this...
.a little of that
Barre Sunday afternoon and was
most proud to be associated with
the Back Mountain area when
the Marching Black Knights
mad= their way down South Main
Street. After watching the mem-
bers of several area high school
bands march by, waving to the
crowd, chewing gum and gig-
gling, it was hard not to notice
the professionalism and discip-
line of the Lake-Lehman Band.
They did a great job this past
weekend, picking up a first place
in the Atlantic Coast Champion-
ships in Langhorne.
JOHN MILIAUSKAS holds a
special place in my books since it
was at my cousin’s wedding in
Levittown, Pa. last April where I
first met the Lake-Lehman Band
Director. Seems Mr. Miliauskas’
wife and my aunt, the mother of
M the bride, are sisters. Small
| world, isn’t it? Anyway, Mr. M
and I enjoyed a dance together
at the wedding and have had a
great rapport ever since.
By DOTTY MARTIN
Editor
FOR QUITE SOME TIME
NOW, I have been preaching to
my reporters that we need to add
some ‘‘personalness’’ to our
newspaper; we need to make our
readers feel like they are a part
of our publication. Well, I've
decided it’s high time I start
practicing what I’ve been
preaching, so I have undertaken
the mammoth task of writing a
column of my own every week.
Actually,
column writing is
not a mammoth
task, especially
when it gives you
the opportunity to
put in writing
things on your
you
observed
would like ;
share with your
readers. So, this MARTIN
column is going to give you just
what the title says - a little of
this and a little of that. I won’t
dwell on one subject every week,
but instead will touch on a vari-
ety of subjects. }
And, in the same sense, I ask
all of our readers to feel free to
comment on anything I may
write here. Remember, our ‘“Let-
ters to the Editor” column is the
one space we reserve for our
readers. It is used for comments,
complaints, criticisms, compli-
ments - anything you want to
say, within reason of course,
should be directed to our Letters
column.
SPEAKING OF THE VETER-
ANS’ DAY PARADE, I can’t
seem to shake the chills that
came over me at one point. A
marching band, comprised of
white adult males from Altoona,
Pa. stopped in front of us to play
a song. The band was being led
by a nice-looking black man who
was shouting orders to the band
members.
Although things like this are
common in this day and age, I
couldn’t help but take myself
back a few years when a scene
like this was unheard of. I'll tell
you, though, it made me proud to
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Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO -
Township.
sweet potatoes 2 1g. cans 49c;>
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
I'd like to do is tip my typewriter
keys to a wonderful man by the
name of Johnny George. Mr.
George, who is the owner of the
Hoagie Bar here in Dallas, has
played the role of GoalPOST
Petie during the 1984 football
season, as you will learn when
reading today’s sports section.
And he has done an absolutely
marvelous job of it.
GoalPOST Petie, along with
the other five Dallas Post foot-
ball prognosticators, was born
this year with the idea that we
could spark a little interest and
maybe some antagonism, among
Back Mountain football fans. And
it worked. The prognosticators
program went over very well and
GoalPOST Petie was a big hit.
I don’t know how he did it, but
Mr. George managed to hide his
identity from just about every-
one, including some members of
our staff who have been bugging
me all season to let them in on
the secret of GoalPOST Petie.
Anyway, Petie will be back next
year in the person of someone
else, but I sincerely think Johnny
George deserves a round of
applause for a job well done.
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WHILE I'M HANDING OUT
COMPLIMENTS, I would like to
offer my most sincere congratu-
lations to the Lake-Lehman
Marching Band. I watched the
Veterans’ Day Parade in Wilkes-
less of color.
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regard-
the 2%
our parade participants.
and Lake-Lehman. It
sure is
is played.
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lose.
-Q-
it’s a shame there isn’t
a public
with.
Father J.J. O'Leary, beloved pastor of St. Therese’s
Church, observed Armistice Day by preaching a
sermon describing some of the more horrible aspects
of the world conflict. Rev. Father O’Leary was a
chaplain with the Seventh Infantry of the 32nd Division
which saw many major battles.
You could get - Stewing oysters 15¢ doz.; pork 10¢
Ib.; chuck roast 10c lb.; potatoes 60 1b. 49c; carrots,
rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, all 8 1b. 10c¢; sugar 10 lb.
51c; flour 24 1b. bag 97c; pears 2 1g. cans 29c.
40 YEARS AGO - NOV. 17, 1944
Thirty charter members of the Back Mountain
Kennel Club met to hold its final charter meeting.
Officers of the club were: president, John Corless;
vice president, Oswald Griffiths; secretary, Mrs.
Thomas B. Robinson; treasurer, Mrs. Louis Cottle.
Declaring that the establishment of a public library
in Dallas was both practical and feasible, Mrs. Lewis
LeGrand outlined tentative plans for such an institu-
tion before an enthusiastic meeting of Dallas Rotary
Club.
Engaged - Eleanor Warrell to Pvt. John MacCulloch.
Married - Bridie Brunnemer Frye to William Robin-
son, Jr.
Deaths - Ella B. Smith, Lehman; Edith Sorber,
Harveys Lake.
You could get - Ground beef 25¢ 1b.; sirloin steak 29¢
Ib.; Fairlawn coffee 27c lb.; evaporated milk 3 tall
cans 27c; salad dressing 23c pt.; Crisco 3 lb. can 68c;
rutabagas 3c 1b.; corn meal 10c pkg.
30 YEARS AGO - NOV. 19, 1954
Westmoreland High School was placed on the list of
accredited schools by the Commission of Secondary
Schools. W. Frank Trimble was principal of West-
moreland High School.
Dallas-Franklin Township schools got the green light
for construction of a four classroom n ad shop addition
to the high school building.
Eight Guernseys shown by Raymond Goeringer of
Lake Louise Farm took seven top honors at the Royal
Canadian Winter Fair in Toronto.
Engaged - Joan Wiliams to Edward A. Makowski;
Joyce Cavill to Fayette Williams; Rebecca Gabel to
Verne A. Stueber.
Married - Peggy Worrall to T. Bryce James; Shirley
Keller to Freas Kinney, Jr.
Deaths - Bernard George Laskowski, Jackson Town-
cranberry sauce, 2 lg. cans 37c; cucumbers 21c¢ pkg.
green cabbage 3 lb. 10c; Diamond walnuts 45c Ilb.;
bread 25c loaf.
20 YEARS AGO - NOV. 19, 1964
Robert Dolbear, driver training instructor at Dallas
Senior High School, was formally commended by the
school board for his professional services and the
manner in which he has used and maintained the
driver training car.
John Conyngham was elected to the Back Mountain
Memorial Library Board to fill the vacancy left by
Richard Patterson, who had resigned. In other library
business, Jerome Gardner was named auction co-
chairman by chairman Merrill Faegenburg.
Engaged - Joyce Anderson to John Brady.
Married - Barbara Jeanette Lovelace to William J.
VanBuskirk.
Deaths - Russell W. Parsons, Haddonfield Hills;
Theodore Jones, Noxen; Walter Lamoreaux, Center-
moreland; Elizabeth Smith, Idetown; George Barnes,
Dallas.
You could get - Standing rib roast 65¢; chuck steaks
59c 1b.; pork sausage 35c lb.; crab legs 85c 1b.;
grapefruit 5 lb. bag 49c; oranges 5 lb. bag 49c;
cucumbers 4-25¢; 2 bunches green onions 15¢; broccoli
1g. bunch 29c.
10 YEARS AGO - NOV. 21, 1974
Local trash collectors dumped their problems in the
laps of Back Mountain governing bodies asking them
to consider the possibility of bidding to join the West
Side landfill.
Kingston Township residents of Rose Village and Mt.
Airy Road area petitioned the board of supervisors,
about the hazardous conditions at the corner of Mt.
Airy Road and Pioneer Ave. Parents were fearful of
an accident while students wait to catch the school
bus.
Married - Dorothy Husband to Alfred DeRemer;
Nancy Ashton to Robert Potter.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rebar, Lehman,
37 years.
Deaths - Elsie Mae Ritts, Dallas; Joseph Manzoni,
Follies Road; Richard Williams, Trucksville.
You could get - Butterball turkeys 55c¢ lb.; chuck
roasts 88c 1b.; oranges 10-49c; McIntosh apples 3 Ib.
bag 69¢; mushrooms 89c 1b.; cabbage 10c 1b.; 1. gal.
Era detergent $2.19; 5 Ib. bag Gold Medal Flour 79c.
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By CLYDE DUPIN
There are some encouraging
trends for Christians in America.
Many people are taking their reli-
gious faith more seriously. This was
evident in the election as record
numbers of Christians voted. More
Christians are speaking up for their
traditional values.
There appears to be a spiritual
awakening taking plae in America.
Faith and hope are being restored.
Americans are turning back to God.
Church attendance is up and even in
mainline churches, membership
declines are slowing. On college
campuses, students have stopped
shunning religion and may have
started going to church,
Christian book sales are at an all
time high. Today, one third of all
books sold in America are by Chris-
tian publishers. Charitable giving
totaled $64.9 billion in 1983. The
biggest increase in giving was to
religious organizations which
received $31.03 billion.
During the last decade, we’ve
seen people’s commitment to reli-
gious liberty expressed by the
establishment of thousands of new
religious schools. These schools
were built by the sacrifices of par-
ents determined to provide a quality
education for their children in an
environment that permits tradi-
tional values to flourish.
Many well organized groups
including both Catholic and Protes-
tants are opposing abortions on
demand and other evils in society.
These trends all indicate a return to
God and the true American way.
(Clyde Dupin is editor of a reli-
gious column entitled ‘Religious
Viewpoint.”’)
Child abuse
The sexual abuse and exploitation
of children has suddenly made the
news. This silent evil abuse is one of
the products of a permissive
society. For years, our liberal
judges have viewed sexual molest-
ing of children as a nonviolent
crime; and few offenders go to jail.
The $5 billion a year child sex
industry and adult pornography
have encouraged incest and all
types of sexual perversion.
According to a survey by the
American Humane Association,
increasing
child abuse increased 90 percent
between 1976 and 1980. In 1982, over
one and a half million children ran
away from their homes. Thirty-five
percent of these left home because
of sexual abuse and incest. The
survey revealed that 70 percent of
these children are forced into child
prostitution and child pornography
by street pimps and hustlers.
It is time the church speaks out
clearly regarding this once unmen-
tionable sin.
[LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
We sure have had a lot of fun with
a gaggle of geese at Franklin's
coffee counter in the past few
weeks. It all started when the
whales came in to shore and di
There were a large amount
whales and someone said, ‘What do
you call a group of whales?’ Well,
no one could decide whether it was
aherd or a flock or a school or what.
One person went home and looked it
up in an encyclopedia and found out
it was a pod.
I remembered a children’s book
in the library titled, ‘A Gaggle of
Geese’ written by Eve Merriam
with illustrations by Paul Galdone
and took it in as a reference book. It
is interesting why geese are not
called flock, whales are not called a
school, and sheep are called a flock
and not a herd. How about a rafter
of turkeys, a sloth of bears or a lepe
of leopards. Everyone did seem to
know about a pride of lions. These
are all listed in this book and it
created a bit of humor for us all.
This is indeed education in a humor-
ous vein.
‘Your Library In Action” is a
direct quote from Tom Reese, the
Republican chairman of the Fifth
district. Tom stopped in the library
the other day to say how pleased he
wass with the voting that took place
on election day in our new building.
It seems that one district had used
for many years and wanted to
tor at the building said okay provid
ing the building was not too torn
apart.
The two walls on the main floor
have been torn down with cinder
blocks and plaster all over; how-
ever the contractors cooperated by
cleaning up the debris and making
the area suitable. One thing went
wrong, when Tom plugged in the
heater, all the lights in the building
went off. That was corrected
quickly and everything else went
very smooth. The 560 people who
voted there as well as the borough
employees and the library personnel
and Tom Reese were satisfied with
the arrangements. As Tom said,
that was indeed a case of ‘your
library in action!’
New books at the library: ‘The
Suburbs of Hell” by Randolph Stow
is about a series of shocking
randem murders in an old English
harbor town which becomes a grip-
ping meta-physical novel of terror
and death. Somewhere in the dark
narrow, mist-shrouded streets
terror lurks and the town’s comfort-
able facade is shattered by first
one, then more inexplicable mur-
ders. The murders are apparently
senseless and without motive.
‘Budding Prospects’ by T. Cor-
aghessan Boyle is a hlarious and
pyrotechnic yarn about marijuana
farming in northern California. Its
hero is Felix, an oddly attractive 31-
year old wastrel who has turned
from the mainstream but powered
by its illusions.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS went
to the polls in near-record numbers
Election Day. When the ballots were
political power in Harrisburg wa:
unchanged. Republicans held onto a
27-23 majroity in the state Senate
and Democrats retained a slim 103-
100 voting margin in the House.
Despite the fact that the status quo
was unshaken, the election had its
seats were won by margins of 68
votes or less and may face recounts.
House Republican Leader Matthew
J. Ryan commented that the next
two-year session could be a repeat
of the current session with compro-
mises necessary on most major
pieces of legislation.
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APPROXIMATELY 78 PERCENT
of the Commonwealth’s registered
voters turned out to cast ballots not
only for legislative races, but also
for the statewide elected posts of
treasurer, attorney general and
auditor general. In bitterly fought
contests, Republican incumbants R.
Budd Dwyer and LeRoy Zimmer-
man won re-election to the offices of
treasurer and attorney general
respectively. In extremely close bal-
lotting, Democrat Donald Bailey
defeated Republican Susan Shana-
man for the post of auditor general.
TWO AMENDMENTS to Pennsyl-
vania’s Constitution won voter
approval. Of those voting, 59 per-
cent said yes to a proposal to allow
prosecutors to use voluntary confes-
sions in court to challenge the valid-
ity of a defendant’s testimony if it
differed from the confession. The
second question, approved by 57
percent, affects only Philadelphia
and Allegheny County. It allows
those local governments to freeze
property taxes for residents whose
taxes are increasing due to area
development. Officials elsewhere in
the state have indicated an interest
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