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. 1 SURE HOPE all of our readers
Fb this week’s edition of
“The Dallas Post. Youll notice this
week’s paper contains 24 pages, one
of our largest publications ever.
We've got a lot of photos in this
_week’s paper, a lot of announce-
“ments of upcoming events and a lot
of good reading. :
Week after
week, members
of the staff at The
Post strive to
_ bring you the
ke best possible cov-
| Terage of happen-
r*ngs in the Back
Mountain com-
munity. Sure,
larger papers
“mean more work
for us, but our
goal is to be the
best.
SAM ERL
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MARTIN
You'll notice a greater amount of
advertising in this week’s paper,
including a special section devoted
exclusively to holiday gift-giving.
Our advertising staff has worked
hard this month in order to bring
you as much information as possible
about holiday shopping.
No matter how you look at it, The
Dallas Post sure is a bargain for a
quarter.
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MUCH THANKS goes out to Helen
- Franklin of Jackson Township. Mrs.
~Franklin is right on the ball when it
seomes to digging up news about
‘people who live in that section of the
(Back Mountain. She knows who’s
“having a birthday, who’s celebrat-
,ing an anniversary and who shot a
deer this year.
And, Mrs. Franklin is very gener-
ous when it comes to providing The
Dallas Post with news of Jackson
Township. She keeps us informed
about what’s going on in that area
-and lets the entire Back Mountain
community know what Jackson
Township Fesidents are up fo.
IT WAS A HECTIC SUNDAY for
“our photographer, Ed Campbell.
«While developing a roll of film late
Sunday night, Ed’s scanner
informed him of a barn fire in
Kingston Township. After finishing
the film, Ed grabbed his camera
and raced off to the fire.
The fire, which was located off
Hollow Road in the Midway Manor
section of Trucksville, was not very
easy to locate, however. Being any-
thing but a quitter, Ed drove back
down Carverton Road in hopes of
finding the location of the fire. In
his travels, he ran into Dallas Town-
(Ship patrolman Clark Van Orden
[who gave him directions to the fire.
But, in the meantime, before he
‘éven found the fire, Ed happened
Spon an accident near Rave’s on
emorial Highway in Shavertown,
involving one moving vehicle and
four parked automobiles. After
taking a picture of that accident, Ed
continued on his way to try to find
fhe fire.
+ While travelling on Carverton
Road, looking for flames and trying
follow the smoke scent, Ed ran
into three deer crossing the street.
And I mean, literally ran into them
= well, actually, into one of them.
The front end of Ed’s gray station
wagon shows the car didn’t fare too
well with the deer.
« But, as Ed assured me early
Monday morning, he found the fire
and got the photo, to boot. Hope-
ly, you, as a reader, will appre-
¢iate what really went into the
photographs of the Sunday night fire
and the Sunday night auto accident
because neither one of them was a
run-of-the-mill assignment for Ed.
The ironic part of the whole story,
though, is that Ed’s sister, Cheryl,
was driving the same gray station
wagon Sunday afternoon and
stopped for gas. While sitting at the
gas station, a dump truck backed
right into the front of the wagon -
the same front end Ed used later in
the day to hit the deer. All in all, it
was a pretty unlucky day in the
Campbell family.
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THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT
was the company Christmas party
night for members of the staff of
The Dallas Post. Since The Post and
its two sister newspapers, the
Abington Journal and the Mountain-
top Eagle, are owned by the Press-
Enterprise, Inc. which publishes the
daily newspaper in the Berwick/
Bloomsburg area, our company
Christmas party was held at the
Sheraton Inn in Danville.
Company Christmas parties can
be a fun time since they allow you
the opportunity to see your fellow
employees in a social atmosphere
rather than in a work atmosphere
like you usually see them. You walk
into the party and there’s all your
fellow workers, all dressed up.
Sometimes you don’t even recognize
them because they're not sitting
behind a typewriter or talking on
the phone or checking computer
printouts. Then, you begin to
wonder whether you are as unrecog-
nizable to them as they are to you.
After all, you're not doing any of the
things you usually do at work.
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SPEAKING OF THE FACT that
The Dallas Post is owned by the
Press-Enterprise. It has been
brought to my attention several
times in the year and a half that I
have been the editor here that some
Back Mountain residents have a
problem with the fact that we are
owned by an ‘out-of-town’ organi-
zation. Seems they liken us to an out
of town newspaper - just because
our product is not printed right here
in town.
To those people, I invite them to
check into other weekly newspapers
throughout the country and find out
just how many of them are printed
right there in their own backyards.
I guarantee you will be surprised by
the results. And, if you will take a
moment to try to understand the
newspaper business, you may find a
lot of advantages to having your
community newspaper owned by a
larger corporation.
First of all, the only function of
The Dallas Post that is not per-
formed right here in the Back
Mountain is the actual printing of
the newspaper - that includes the
design, layout and printing of the
product. But, but having our print-
ing done by a larger newspaper, we
are able to offer our readers a lot
more than we could if we printed
our own - such as spot color which
brightens up both our news pages
and some of our advertisements,
process color which gives us full-
color photographs in our newspaper
and variety in the size and style of
type we use which provides a much
more professional-looking newspa-
per for you to read.
All of these factors are advan-
tages from which you, the reader,
benefit. Remember, the most
important thing is that the news in
our newspaper is all about Back
Mountain people and Back Moun-
tain happenings.
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - DEC. 14, 1934
John A. Hildebrant was named master of Luzerne
County Pomona Grange. Hildebrant was elected at a
meeting of the Carverton,. Exeter, Beaver Run,
Kunkle, Center Hill, Jackson, Slocum, Bethel Hill,
Muhlenburg, Pond Hill and. Monroe Granges.
After 30 years of hunting Edward Williams of Noxen
finally bagged his buck.. The 200-pound 21 point buck
had th largest rack on record in Wyoming Valley. It
was bagged on Schooley Mountain.
Deaths - Mary A. Machell, Dallas; Lydia Gregory,
Centermoreland native.
Married - Helen Hacker and Howard Hontz.
You could get - Veal roast 19¢ 1b.; pork loin roast 15¢
Ib.; stewing chickens 19c 1b.; oranges 15¢ doz.; walnut
meats 59c Ib.; raisins 2 pkg. 15¢; confectioner sugar 4
1b. 25¢; evaporated milk 12 tall cans 69c.
40 YEARS AGO - DEC. 15, 1944
Shavertown Methodists burned their $14,000 mort-
gage. Funds for the final payment of the church
mortgatge were raised in six-months by a 17 man
committee. Rev. J. Rolland Crompton gave invdea-
tion.
Lehman High School seniors selected George Eliot’s
Classic Silas Marner for their annual play. Costumes
were designed and made for this circa 1815 play by
Mrs. Hannah Orr, head of the school’s Home Econom-
ics Department.
Married - Ensign Mary E. Paxton and Ensign Karl
Rohrbach.
Deaths - Sara Elizabeth Holcomb, Huntsville.
You could get - Standing rib roast 25c¢ Ib.; chuck
roast 23c lb.; haddock fillets 35c 1b.; potatoes 15-lb.
bag 49c; apples 3 lb. 29¢; cabbage 2 Ib. 9c; 16 oz. jar
molasses 22¢; 1 1b. pkg. corn starch 9c; sald dressing
22¢ pt.
30 YEARS AGO - DEC. 17, 1954
Bambie, the heroic little Chihuahua that roused the
Gary Cuppels family in time to avert grim tragedy
was recovering from pneumonia contracted when she
braved dense smoke to reach her owners and give the
alarm. Although the Cuppels home was gutted, they
escaped with their lives thanks to their pet.
Tower chimes were presented to the Alderson
Methodist Church by Mrs. Iris Kitchen Smith and
Walter Kitchen in memory of their parents and
grandparents.
Married - Mary Elaine Durbin and Stanley Ulsh. -
You could get - Picnic hams 33c lb.; standing rib
roast 59c¢ 1b.; veal roast 49c lb.; 1 lb. fruit cake 98c;
pascal celery 19¢ bnch.; cranberries 19c¢ 1b.; dates 29¢
1b.; red candied cherries 4 oz. jar 30c; walnuts 45¢ lb.
20 YEARS AGO - DEC. 17, 1964
Ground was broken for the new Dallas Post Office.
Ed Buckley was postmaster. The Post Office was to be
constructed on the site of the old train station.
Santa arrived and toured the area on the Dallas fire
truck accompanied by Don Bulford, fire chief. The
retinue then arrived at the American Legion Home in
time for the P7st Christmas party.
Married -' Carol F. Schaeffer to Airman Frederick
M. Drake, Jr.
Birthdays - Jessie Ross Garinger, 85; Frank Rug-
gles, 95.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. John Fluck, Sr. 27
years; Mr. and Mrs. John Layaou, 40 years; Mr. and
Mrs. A.B. Simms, 40 years.
Deaths - Thomas Bunney, Fernbrook; Francis Egow,
Carverton Heights.
You could get - Turkeys 33c 1b.; smoked Kielbassi
75¢ 1b; ground beef 99¢ 1b.; 3 cans cranberry sauce
59c; ‘naval oranges 59¢ doz.; broccoli 29¢ bnch.; pascal
celery 2 bneh: 29¢; shrimp 55c¢ 1b.; mixed candied fruit
69c 1b.
.. 10 YEARS AGO - DEC. 19, 1974
Richard Ide, Oak Hill resident, was elected presi-
dent of Lake-Lehman School Board. Arnold Garinger
Slimak as board president.
PG&W, UGI and the Dallas Area Municipal Author-
ity all announced plans for substantial rate increases
for the coming year.
Engaged - Molly Clements to Joseph Shaughnessy.
Married - Theresa Jane. Brown to John Samuel
Pasternak, Jr.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Loren D. Cragle, St.,
50 years.
Deaths - Jessie Guthrie: Conyngham, Trucksville;
Joseph Goble, Centermoreland; Wayne Brace, Center-
moreland.
You could get - Hen turkeys 55¢ 1b.; smoked ham 89c
1b.; fancy pink shrimp $2.39; oranges 12-$1; cranberry
sauce 3-16-0z. cans $1; Salada tea bags 100 in Peg. 99c;
Poinsettia plans $3.29.
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Dotty Martin
Betty Bean
Mike Danowski
Charlot Denmon
Joe Gula
Marvin Lewis
Jean Brutko
Peggy Poynton
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Editor
Circulation Director
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OPINION
BY CLYDE DUPIN
The Gallup Poll reports that most
Americans say they expect Christ to
return. In a nation-wide Gallup Poll,
62 percent of all those responding
said they had not doubts about
Jesus’ return. Only 10.percent had
serious doubts ‘about the return of
Christ.
This may be one of the most
surprising polls ever reported
regarding religious beliefs. The
survey showed that among those
who' say religion is very important
in their lives, 79 percent expect
Christ to return. A high percentage
of both Catholics and Protestants
believe in the Second Coming of
Christ. According to the poll, 74
percent of Protestants and 59 per-
cent of Catholics expect Christ to
return to earth.
Most Christian churches teach
that the end of history will be
marked by Christ’s return to earth.
These prophecies of the last days
and the Bible teaching about Arma-
geddon surfaced as a campaign
issue in the presidential election.
The elite news media and liberal
churchmen are shocked at the
strong faith of most people in Amer-
ica. The humanist and liberay
clergy get the media attention; but
the people have a strong faith in
God's Word. The. -evangelical
churches and organizations believe
in the return of Christ.
One book, ‘‘The Late Great Planet
Earth,” written by Hal Lindsey on
end-time events has sold 20 million
copies. Even though there may be
many differences of opinions
regrading the last days, most People
expect Christ to return.
(Clyde ‘Dupin is editor of ‘a
national column, entitled “Religious
Viewpoint.’’)
those who remove ceremonial flags
from veterans’ graves has been
approved by the state House: *
Rep. George C. Hasay said the
measure calls for a $300 fine or 90
days in “prison for “anyone who
removes a flag prior to 90 gays
after Memorial Day.
“In many cases the letter of the
law (that flags must be placed on
veterans’ graves on Memorial Day)
was followed, but .not the spirit,”
Hasay said. ‘In some instances
flags were placed on graves on
Memorial Day and removed the
following day.
“I believe the House was able to
act on this bill the week before
Pearl Harbor Day (Dec. 7).”
The lawmaker said the-bill was
amended on the House floor to
require that the flags used. on the
graves be made in the United
States.
The measure will now be consid-
ered in the Senate.
Harris Directory
Harris Pennsylvania Industrial
Directory, 1985 edition, is now avail-
able through the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Chamber of Commerce, This
thoroughly updated edition contains
essential company, product, and
personnel information for virtually
every manufacturer in-Pennsyl-
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bound edition features a four-
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read print. Key decision makers are
listed by name and title on separate
lines for: easy identification.
The: 1985 Pennsylvania Industrial
Directory may be purchased for
$84.27 at the Chamber office. Call
823-2101 for more, information. X
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library: glady accepts donations of
“current collection or to be old at
booth receipts at the auction have
been the number 2 money maker,
the auction, block sales being
number 1. During 1984 we have
added several hundred high quality gt
books to the collection from dona-
tions; including paperbacks, hard
cover fiction: and 'non-fictions,
bestsellers, . children’s and young
tax-deductible. In a recent donation
of books we received a 20 volume
Encyclopedia and an 18 volume set
These sets are valued at $200.00 and
are welcome additions to our inven-
tory. If you'enjoyed reading a cer-
tain book, others may also; rather
library: for other people to enjoy.
We have had a new brochure
made up: in conjunciton with our
capital campaign and on the inside
staff are mentioned. One name was
forgotten; unbelievably, Pat Camp-
bell. who’ worked with Mike Chen-
grian, our financial consultant and
did not get her name in the booklet.
I kidded her about it, and she said,
‘Oh, well, the first shall be last an
some day, the last shall be first’.
to the Hillside Personal Care Center
on Route 309 in Dallas last week and
will be taking new books on a
rotating basis every second Monday
of the month. Mr. and Mrs. Rod
Rohrbach are the new managers of
the center.
Would you like to kill three birds
with one stone? You can buy a
Christmas present, give someone a
good cookbook for Christmas and
benefit the library at the same time.
The Dallas ‘Junior’ Woman’s Club
the library.
We have a slight discrepancy with
the banner ' hanging on our new
building on Huntsville Road. The
banner should have read ‘future’
and not the ‘new’ home of the
library. The children’s department
library is still on Main Street.
Our children’s department has
play which have been donated to th,
library throtigh the years. However"
“two of ‘the pets haveg
and a yello billed cuckoo which -
have become special favorites with
the children are missing and we
would love to see them return.
We have had a lot of fun so far
with our “Guess the Date’ contest.
Remember to enter your guess for
the opening date at either the main
or the childen’s library.
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last. week from: Rep. Frank Coslett,
CONVINCING. . PENNSYLVANIA
companies. to voluntarily provide
adance notice of plant closings is
preferable to enacting laws mandat-
ing such warning procedures, 2
special House committee conclude
In a report this week, the Bipartis
Committee to Investigate Plant
Closings recommended the creation
of voluntary standards for compa-
nies to follow when closing or relo-
cating facilities. Tax incentives may
be used to induce companies to
follow the voluntary standards, the
panel suggested. The committee
hesitated to recommend enacting
laws requiring advance notice,
saying such rules would hurt Penn-
sylvania’s business image and dis-
courage companies from locating
facilities in the state. Since 1980, the
study said, 178 plant shutdowns
have occurred in the Common-
wealth, leaving more than 100,000
workers without jobs. In many
cases, the employees and communi-
ties affected had little advance
warning. 5
HOUSE REPUBLICAN Leader
Matthew J. Ryan announced the
appointments. of Republican chair-
‘men on House committees for the
1985-86 legislative session. New
chairmen are: Rep. Peter R. Vro
(R-Chester), -Urban Affairs; RoW
Professional Licensure; Rep.
Joseph C. Manmiller (R-Dauphin),
Liquor Control; Rep.. Nicholas B.
Moehlmann (R-Lebanon), Judi-
ciary; Rep. Donald W. Door (R-
York), Health and Welfare; Rep.
‘Clarence E. Dietz (R-Bedford),
Game and Fisheries; and Rep.
‘Carmel Sirianni (R-Susquehanna),
‘Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
“A SELECT HOUSE committee
report critical of the state’s record
lof awarding contracts to minority
‘and women-owned businesses came
under attack by both the Thorn-
‘burgh administration and a member
‘of the committee which issued the
study.
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