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IT LOOKS LIKE WINTER has
finally arrived in the Back Moun-
tain - with ‘temperatures plummet-
ing below zero and snowstorms halt-
ing traffic on the Dallas Highway
- for several hours, I'd say we must
wait no longer for Ole’ Man Winter -
he really is here.
But, isn’t that
the fun of living
in Northeastern
‘Pennsylvania -
having the oppor-
tunity to experi-
~ence such a beau-
tiful change in
seasons? Can’t
complain, though
- the cold weather
and an occasional
snowstorm are
great for the
skiing industry. And, being a person
who dumps tons and tons of money
into the local ski resorts every
winter, I must say the cold weather
and the snowy roads are a welcome
sight. The fun of skiing even makes
me forget about all the frozen pipes
I have had to deal with this week.
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ALONG WITH COLD WEATHER
come car problems as our circula-
tion manager, Jean Brutko, learned
the other day. Seems Jean stopped
at the post office here in Dallas only
to have her car become a rather
temperamental piece of machinery
upon her return. Having called her
husband, George, to the rescue,
Jean lifted the hood of her car and
gingerly attempted to solve the
problem herself.
A Good Samaritan, however,
stopped and offered a set of jumper
cables to help correct the problem.
However, before the car decided to
cooperate, Jean’s husband was on
the scene. After greeting her hus-
band, Jean turned to the Samaritan
who, much to her surprise, was
already in his car and on his way.
~ Unfortunately, Jean never did get
a chance to get this gentleman’s
‘name, but she would like to publicly
thank him for all his help. It’s
enlightening to hear such stories
these days when the world so often
seems to be filled with villains and
criminals.
Anyway - whoever you are, and
wherever you may be, Good Samar-
itan, Jean Brutko says thank you!
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WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUB-
JECT of cold weather, Sandy Vid-
licka, business manager at the
Dallas School District, reminds
snowmobile fans that it is unlawful
to drive snowmobiles or other
motorized recreational vehicles on
public school property.
Remember, snowmobiles can be
dangerous, so please use caution
when either driving them or riding
on them and please, obey the law
and stay away from ares where
snowmobiles are prohibited.
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THIS WEATHER has our own
Spencer Holmgren down and out
- with, of all things, pneumonia. Spen-
cer, our faithful delivery man, is on
the job every Wednesday morning,
delivering The Dallas Post to area
newsstands, something he has been
doing for the last four years.
In the meantime, Spencer’s
buddy, Howard Samuels, is filling in
for him. Thanks, Howard, for chip-
ping in at what can be a pretty
‘frigid’ job in this weather and a
great big GET WELL WISH to
Spencer from his friends at The
Post.
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IT’S GOOD TO SEE Bill Spurlin
back to normal these days. Bill
suffered kind of a ‘freak’ accident
a few weeks back when a fluores-
cent bulb exploded in his hands
while he was attempting to change
it,
Bill wound up with one of his
hands and his head pretty heavily
bandaged. From the sounds of the
accident, though, it looks like he got
away easy and could have been
more seriously hurt. But, it is nice
to see you smiling agin, Bill.
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IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME since I
saw Barbara Hoover from Trucks-
ville, but, lo and behold, she stopped
in at the office just the other day.
Seems Barbara felt it was time
for the Tiger group of Cub Scout
Pack 155 of Trucksville United
Methodist Church to get some pub:
licity so, during a visit by Officer
Gary Beisel at a pack meeting the
other night, Barb whipped out her
camera and took a picture of some
of the Cubs with Officer Beisel.
Now, Barbara’s intentions were
good, except her photo-taking expe-
rience is a bit limited. You see,
Barbara’s son, Adam, is a member
of the Tiger group and he was there
when Officer Beisel came to visit.
So, of course Mom put Adam in the
photo and then proceeded to take
the photo with another little Cub
Scout standing directly in front of
Adam. Poor Adam is barely visible
in the photo.
Oh, well, Adam, maybe next time
your mother will remember to call
The Dallas Post when something
special is going on with your Cub
Scout Pack so that we can send our
photographer to take the photo -
guaranteed, we’ll be able to see
your face then.
THAT STORY REMINDS me of
June Supey of Trucksville and her
photo-taking expeditions. June's
son, Eric, is a member of the
football and track teams at Dallas
and June is forever flashing pic-
tures of Eric and his friends in
action.
The only problem here is she
usually gets their legs, or their
hands, or sometimes all you see is
the back parts of their heels as
they're crossing the finish line. Defi-
nitely not the kind of photos you'd
paste in a photo album.
Sorry, June, but you really do
make a better nurse than you do a
photographer.
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I'D LIKE TO EXTEND a great
big hello to Sheila McKeown: of
Dallas. Sheila is a nurse at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital in Kingston and
a little bird told me the other day
she’s a faithful reader of this
column. Thanks, Sheila, it’s those
kind of comments that make it all
worthwhile.
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NO, I DON’T want to talk about
the Super Bowl. I'M UPSET!
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P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612,
Center of Dallas
different these days, don’t they?
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - JAN. 25, 1935
Two motormen were injured and a number of
passengers were severely shaken when two Dallas
street cars came together in a terrific head on
collision between Birch Grove and Hillside.
Professor Joseph Miller, head of the Guidance
Department of Wilkes-Barre City Schools gave an
interesting address before a large group at the Dallas
Borough PTA meeting.
Married - Joseph Jerome Laux to Mary Magdalen
Breza. 2
You could get - Pork loin 19¢ 1b.; leg of lamb 23c 1b.;
smoked hams 19c 1b.; flour 24Y lb. bag 89c; walnut
meats 49¢ 1b.; Ritz crackers 2 pkg. 37¢; 2 1b. fig bars
19¢; 8 Q’Clock coffee 19c 1b.; cake flour 25¢ pkg.
40 YEARS AGO - JAN. 26, 1945
A Memorial Library dedicated to the men and
women in armed services was assured as contribution
amounting to more than $4,000 poured into.the Back
Mountain Memorial Library Assogiation. The funds
were to be used fo purchae and renovate the John L.
Ryman property on Main Street as a temporary
library home.
Heavy snow hit the area causing school closings and
slippery roads.
Married - Romaine Covert to Chief Petty Officer
John Chandler.
Birthdays - Mrs. Hannah Nash, 85 years old.
Deaths - Pvt. Joseph Polachek, East Dallas.
You could get - Sausage 42c 1b.; pollock 23c 1b.;
oranges 33c doz.; carrots 2 bunches 17¢; tomatoes 25¢
pkg.; evaporated milk 4 tall cans 35¢; 1g. pkg. Oxydol
23¢; 2 1b. ASCO coffee 47c; Lava Soap 3 bars 17c; 3 Ib.
Crisco 68¢.
30 YEARS AGO - JAN. 28, 1955
Mrs. James Tribelcox, chairman of the Mother’s
$2,327.24 from their march.
Members of Huntsville Christian Church voted to
begin construction on a three classroom addition. The
work was expected to be completed by Easter. Rev.
Charles Frick was pastor.
Engaged - Glenda Steele to Wilfred E. Ainsworth;
Sandra Martin to Cecil James Traver; Lois Simons to
William Watkins, Carol Ruth Malkemes to David
Hess; Ann Baleck to John Whitesell. .
Married - Carol L. Price to William J. Ashton;
Patricia Phillips to Donald Pilger.
You could get - Hams 59c¢ 1b.; pork loin roasts 29c
1b.; ducklings 59c 1b.; haddock 29c¢ Ib.; apples 39¢, 4 Ib.
bag; oranges 49c doz.; peppers 5-25¢; Gold Medal
Flour 10 1b. bag 99c; toilet tissue, 10 rolls 99¢; 3 cans
Oyster stew 99c.
20 YEARS AGO - JAN. 28, 1965
Dallas Borough Council raised its taxes for the first
time since 1947. The new expenditures which included
salary: of a full-time police chief and a proposed
extensive road program were supposed to make
Dallas “a borough with a little progress.”
Dr. Burton Benovitz, M.D., specialist in Obstetrics
and Gynecology opened a branch office at the suite of
Dr. Irvin Jacobs, Sterling and Machell Avenue.
Engaged - Mary Lou Davis to Stephen J. Schramko.
Married - Patricia Janick and Ellwood R. Misson.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. John P. Elenchik,
West Overbrook Ave., Dallas 30 years; Mr. and Mrs.
George Cyphers, East Dallas, 20 years.
Deaths - Catherine Kupstas, Loyalville; Margaret
DAvies, Dallas; Levi Updyke, Trucksville; Joseph
Poepperling, Harveys Lake; Elmer Lamoreaux, form-
erly of Shavertown.
You could get - Chicken 29¢ 1b.; fresh hams 55¢ 1b.;
sliced bacon 53c 1b.; oranges 69¢ doz.; Rome apples 3-
4 1b. bags $1; onions 10 Ib. bag 55c; Ivory 12 bars 8lc;
5 1b. box Tide $1.05; Scott towels 2 jumbo rolls 59c.
OPINION
In ‘America Inside Out’
Schoenbrun
may have
By HOWARD J. GROSSMAN
Special to The Dallas Post
In his recent book titled ‘America Inside Out”,
David Schoenbrun, well-known writer and journalist,
has given historians a view of where and for what
America stands today.
In crystal clear language, he provides each citizen
with precise reasons as to how we have brought about
our current economic problems. He chides the United
States for losing sight of reality following World War
II. We were the only game in town (the world). We
carved out a “generosity that was blind to reality as
we set forth the rebuilding of the workshops of
Germany, Japan and many other countries. It was the
right thing to do...what was foolish, shortsighted, and
excessively prideful was our failure to renew our own
obsolescent industrial plant.”
He believes that we became convinced that we were
the natural leaders of the world industrial base, that
we forgot that some of the greatest machines had been
invented by Europeans; that Europeans had conceived
atomic energy; we had engineered it.
He notes that Europeans and the Japanese would
soon begin to surpass us. They were not better
producers. Our leaders failed to reinvest in new
plants. The bottom line was profits and neglected
investment, wage increases and social benefits instead
of competitive pricing. Nobody beat us. We beat
ourselves.
He goes on to say, however, that we can catch up
and surpass other nations once we understand this and
take corrective actions.
How does this fit the Northeastern Pennsylvania
mold? In some respects we may be our own worst
enemies. We need to recognize the good things that
with our competiters around the State and nation.
As new technology is developed, leadership needs to
be exerted throughout the region and be cognizant that
Northeastern Pennsylvania has more to offer its
people than most other places. Although improve-
ments have been made in recent years, we have fallen
short of a unity of purpose. The long sought economic
stability for the region has not sharpened itself to the
point of total competitiveness. The vigorous actions
driving other regions have caused our region to be
slower in growth. Our personal talent and resources
are comparable to other areas, but our ability to use
intiative within the framework of the region’s prob-
lems and potential solutions is questionable.
The Schoenbrun theory has applicability to North-
eastern Pennsylvania in other ways. Obsolescence
equates with physical capital needs and the region’s
community facilities which dictate how and at what
pace the region intends to grow in the future.
We need to be sure of the steps we take to develop
new techniques for growth and development if we are
to compete with other regions and capture a signifi-
cant share of economic growth which the region needs.
How we do this and at what time schedule will
determine how effectie w will. be in meeting the
challenges of the 1980's and 1990's. The steps that are
necessary include leadership unification throughout
the region, focusing on issues of importance. A united
nations assembly of leaders is a tool which the region
can creatively utilize to enhance our portrait of
positive economic changes.
Northeastern Pennsylvania has the same or better
abilities which other regions have. The region needs
commitment and dedication to enable us to prepare,
plan, develop and carry out the changes which this
new era demands.
Much like the time following World War II, we have
a new horizon upon us which creates opportunities and
new priorities as well as new ways to conduct business
development. Our quality of life over the next decades
depends upon the actions taken today. Northeastern
Pennsylvania’s assets and competitive edge must be
magnified and marketed by each of our 907,000
residents as we retool for a 21st century lifestyle.
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library is moving!!! :
And soon, we hope. Hopefully, 3y
the middle of February we will
really be into the actual physical
move.
Since 1945, the Back Mountain
Memorial Library has been an inte-
gral part of the cultural lives of the
people it serves.
Once upon a time there was a
group of Back Mountaineers who
raised some money, bought a build-
ing, stocked it with books and
founded our library. :
Since 1945, the library has made
do with the original building, adding
and altering structures to fit the
expanding role. It has been well
known since the 1960’s, however,
that new more suitable quarters had
to be found or built to truly support
the Back Mountain’s needs.
With the purchase last year of the
former Dallas Borough School build-
ing, the library has finally found a
facility. that can provide for the
traditional role of a library along
with expansion and a wide variety
of community uses.
The building is in the process of
being altered and refurbished at an
estimated cost of $450,000.00 and,
when completed, the library will be
in a centrally located, recycled
facility which would cost at least
three times that to build new. :
The library is currently conduct-
ing a capital fund raising campaign
in various phases among library
friends and all other public spirited
citizens of the Back Mountain area.
Our goal is to get every community
member involved in this campaign
to whatever extent possible so we
can all share in the new home of our
library.
The first social event in the new
library will be an open house sched-
uled . for Sunday, Feb. 3, from 12
noon to 3 p.m. This activity is for
the general public and we hope
many members of .the community
will drop in to see where we are in
the progress of renovation at this
time.
Joanne Runner, a member of the
steering committee of the capital
campaign, informed me there will
be light refreshents available,
informed board and committee
members to answer questions, some
entertainment and surprises. Come
and join us for an interesting after-
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Huntsville Road! | :
The announcement of the winner
in our ‘Guess the Date’ contest is
drawing closer and I am pleased to
say we had 138 entries in the
contest. Needless to say, some of
them have already been eliminated
with the passing of time.
The Library Book Club members
had a lovely Christmas luncheon
with an entertaining program and a
happy birthday celebration for Mrs.
Crump, the Book Club president.
The Book Club dues for 1985 are
now payable. Stop at the library and
join the Book Club!
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from: Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES for
three of Pennsylvania’s top elected
officials were held in Harrisburg
this week. Attorney General LeRoy
S. Zimmerman and Treasurer R.
Budd Dwyer each took the oath of
office for a second four-year term.
Don Bailey was swonr in as the
state’s new auditor general. Presid-
ing at the ceremonies was state
Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert
N.C. Nix Jr. Gov. Dick Thornburgh
the event.
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DO HAPPY HOURS in Pennsyl-
vania taverns and restaurants
create a dangerous and possibly
intolerable situation on Pennsyl-
vania highways? That was the piv-
otal question at the first Liquor
Control Board public hearing on the
controversial alcohol-promotion
practice. Supporters of happy hours
oppose a proposed ban on the prac-
tice claiming that the promotions
are legitimate sales tools and that
the problem of alcohol abuse lies
with the drinker and irresponsible
proprietors who serve inebriated
encourage abuse of alcohol leading
to drunk drivers. While LCB mem-
bers took no position on the issue,
board member Mario Mele com-
mented “How can you regulate the
habits of people? There has to be a
sense of self-restraint.” The LCB
will hold three more hearings on the
subject this month.
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ELIMINATING DISCRIMINA-
TION against handicapped individu-
als who use “service dogs” in the
performance of their everyday
activities is the aim of legislation
introduced by Rep. Roy W. Cornell.
The Montgomery County Republi--
can said the four-bill package would
amend existing laws to ensure that
such handicapped persons are not
discriminated against in the areas
of housing and employment, or in
access to various public facilities.
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