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I HAD A CONVERSATION with a
friend of mine the other day — a
conversation about dieting.
It seems that every year at this
time, we get around to having the
same conversation. I guess because
it’s just about a month since we
made our annual
New Year’s reso-
lution about going
on a serious diet
— a resolution
that has been
broken some-
where along the
So, this friend
of mine and I, .
who MARTIN
can both stand to shed a few
pounds, decided to tackle the diet
situation once again — even more
seriously than ever before. Now,
when we nestle in to watch a good
movie, we're going to snack on
chips, dip, M&Ms and Diet Coke.
After all, you have to draw the line
somewhere.
cizing your work. Two of our sub-
scribers who live in Tampa, Florida
seem to get a kick out of reading
my column. Having been former
residents of the Wyoming Valley, I
guess some of the things they read
in this column bring back memories
of years gone by.
However, they seem to think I use
the word ‘“‘Boy’’ entirely too much
in my column (which is the specific
reason why I started this paragraph
the way I did.)
Anyway, to Al and Maureen -
thanks for the constructive ecriti-
cism. I promise I'll try harder to
please all of my readers all of the
time.
Boy, is that going to be tough!
MEGAN SHEEHAN called our
office the other day and told me she
was coming in with her cookie
sheet. Now, I don’t have to tell you
that didn’t make a lick of sense to
me.
A cookie sheet, I thought. What on
earth are we going to do with a
cookie sheet in a newspaper office?
And, then it hit me. A cookie
sheet, of course! It’s Girl Scout
cookie time. How silly of me. But,
it’s been quite a number of years
since I went around with my own
cookie sheet that I couldn’t imagine
why this young girl wanted to bring
a cookie sheet to our office.
It is Girl Scout Cookie Time — a
time when all of us have the oppor-
tunity to help out such a worthwhile
organization. A time when all of us
should shell out the $2 and buy a
box of cookies from these - the
future leaders of America.
I'M SURE EVERY ONE of you
out there has a pet peeve. Well, I've
got two that absolutely drive me out
of my mind - busy signals and
people who insist on driving 10
miles an hour in the left lane of a
double-lane highway.
If 1 had a nickle for every time I
got stuck behind one of those
Sunday drivers on the Dallas high-
way who insist on blocking up
traffic by cruising along in the
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And, if I pulled my hair out every
time I got a busy signal when I tried
to call someone, I wouldn’t have to
worry about it turning gray -
there’d be nothing left.
Although I don’t have solutions to
either one of these catastrophes that
seem to cloud my life, I do feel
better now that I’ve gotten that off
my chest.
PLANS ARE UNDERWAY for the
presentation of awards to the first
ever Dallas Post Student-Athletes of
the Year.
Remember, earlier this year, we
told you about our plans to choose
both a male and female student
from Dallas and Lake-Lehman High
Schools to be the recipients of The
Dallas Post Student-Athlete of the
Year Awards.
Members of our editorial depart-
ment will be working closely with
the guidance counselors and athletic
directors from both Back Mountain
schools to determine the best possi-
ble recipient of such an award.
The winners will be members of |
an athletic team at their respective
school, will have a respectable
grade point average, will be com-
munity-minded and will display
leadership. The final choice, how-
Svep will be that of The Dallas
ost.
We feel it’s important to recognize
the future leaders of our society
which is one of the reasons we have
chosen to institute this Student-
Athlete Award and continue it on an
annual basis.
HOW ABOUT THIS WEATHER
right through you, doesn’t it?
Cold weather is one thing- but
minus 14 degree weather is another.
What with all the frozen pipes and
all the cars that wouldn’t start last
week, we won’t be wishing that kind
of weather on ourselves for a while
now.
A TIP OF THE BASKETBALL
NETS to Cheryl Gavigan of the
Dallas High School girls’ basketball
team.
Just last week, Cheryl topped the
nets with the 1000th point of her
high school basketball career, thus
becoming the first member of the
Lady Mountaineers to do so this
year.
Congrats, Cheryl, on a job well
done!
SPEAKING OF BASKETBALL,
Robin Fry Cummins and Arline
“Pooch” Kozick are having quite a
field day at King’s College.
Both former members of the
Dallas High School girls’ basketball
team, Cummins and Kozick are
head coach and assistant head
coach, respectively, of the King’s
College women’s basketball pro-
gram.
Cummins, who played her colle-
giate cage career at the University
of Pittsburgh, and Kozick, who was
a mainstay of the Lady Highlanders
at College Misericordia during her
collegiate days, led the Lady Mon-
archs to a four-point victory over
arch-rival Wilkes College last week
- a victory that is as sweet as they
come.
On the other side of the floor that
night was former Dallas High
School star and former teammate of
Cummins, Nancy Roberts, who has
been at the helm of the Wilkes
College Lady Colonels for several
years now.
MORE OFFICE BUILDINGS for
the Back Mountain are on the way
as local contractor Jim Veras found
some room between his newly-con-
structed Back Mountain Car wash
and Yesterdays Restaurant on the
Dallas Highway in Trucksville.
The new building, which is situ-
ated sideway between the car wash
and the restaurant, has gone up
rather quickly and will offer some
much-needed office space for Back
Mountain businesses.
REMEMBERING]
‘State Road’
know.
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - FEB. 1, 1935
A $9,000 blaze at Harveys Lake in sub-zero weather
destroyed the Bon-Air Restaurant interrupting phone
service for 15 hours.
The new combination fire and police station, the gift
of Daniel C. Roberts, was completed at Harveys Lake.
The two and a half story stone and concrete structure
was built at a cost of $20,000. A.J. Sordoni Construction
Company erected the building.
Deaths - Burgess J. Harry Anderson, Dallas Bor-
ough; Rev. H.H. Harris, Alderson; Reese Isaacs,
Kunkle native.
You could get - Long Island ducklings 23c 1b.; chuck
pot roast 17c 1b.; pork sausage, loose 23c 1b.; smoked
hams 21c lb.; Stayman apples 5 1b. 23¢; strawberries
19c pt.; stewing oysters 3 doz. 25c¢; 2 pkg. Ritz
crackers 37c.
40 YEARS AGO - FEB. 2, 1945
A meeting of parents and youth of the community
was held at Shavertown Fire House to discuss the
establishment of a Teen-Age House in Kingston
Township. Harry Hersh, State director of the teen-age
program of the Office of Civilian Defense was speaker.
One hundred and ten persons contributed $6,500
individual subscriptions of $50 or more to the rapidly
growing fund for a Back Mountain Memorial Library.
Joseph A. Hardisky, Dallas Township High School
senior, placed third in the state and was winner of a
bronze medal at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show
for his project in small fruits.
Engaged - Dorothy Helen McManus to Joseph P.
Adams.
Married - Gertrude Moore to Sgt. Bob Price;
Elizabeth Shupp to Robert Cyphers; Althea Isabelle
Dymond to Tech. Sgt. William R. Nelson; Eleanor
Parsons to Edwin L. Kinsey.
Deaths - Pvt. John Laity, in action; William Snyder
Frantz, in action; Mary Daniels, Trucksville; Mrs.
William J. Nicholas, West Chester.
You could get - Red Raven breakfast coffee 25¢ 1b.;
Karo syrup 1% lb. bottle 15¢; elderberry jam 33c-2 Ib.
jar; pancake flour 1%; lb. pkg. 10c; legs o lamb 39c
Ib.; chuck roast 26¢ 1b.; oranges 33c doz.
30 YEARS AGO - FEB. 4, 1955
John Sheehan Jr. received the Eagle Scout award at
a covered dish supper at Prince of Peace Parish hall.
John was a member of Explorer Scout Squadron 151.
Dr. Edward J. Keeler, Glen Lyon, Luzerne County
Coroner announced that Elmer T. Williams, Dallas
Funeral Director, was appointed Deputy Coroner for
Dallas Borough, Dallas Township, Kingston Township
Engaged - Patricia Hummel to Edmund J. Szyman-
ski; Ida Martin to Pfc. Arthur Scott.
Married - Lorraine Mary Varner to Robert Grey;
Joan Goss to Keith D. Wagner.
Deaths - Herman Garinger, Lake Township; George
Schallenberger, Kingston; Patricia Bonner, Tucson,
Arizona; Lelia Gordon, Pikes Creek; Ignatz Drobnicki,
Chase Road; James Culver, Broadway.
You could get - Turkeys 55¢ Ib.; rib roast 59c Ib.;
chuck roast 35c¢ lb.; granulated sugar 10 lb. 99c;
temple oranges 49c doz.; lg. loaf Vienna bread 19c.
20 YEARS AGO - FEB. 4, 1965
Lake Troop 331, Boy Scouts, feted 6 Eagle Scouts
from Lake, Noxen and Beaumont area. Achieving the
Eagle Scout Honor were John Bozek, David Finn,
Robert/ Johnson, Charles Lee Murphy, Peter Sarmonis
and Barry West.
Richard Demmy was elected president of the library
board for the second time. Mrs. Fred Howell was
secretary. Merrill Faegenberg was Auction chairman,
Jerry Gardner was co-chairman.
Married - Barbara Butry to Michael Soltischick;
Barbara Evans to Charles Edward Small.
Deaths - Esther Sickler, Centermoreland; Sadie
Elizabeth Keats Blackman, Parsons; Raymond C.
You could get - Semi-boneless hams 59¢ Ib.;
ducklings 39c lb. bacon 79c 1b.; sauerkraut 2 lb. 39¢;
iceberg lettuce 2 1g. hds. 29c; cake mixes 35¢ pkg.;
jumbo shrimp $1.29 1b.; pound cake 35c ea.; bread,
whole wheat, 2-1 1b. loaves 37c.
10 YEARS AGO - FEB. 6, 1975
Under the leadership of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of
JayCees, Back Mt. residents formed a new JayCee
organization. Officers were Robert Kelley, president;
Jeffrey Townsend, vice president; Fred Gosart, secre-
tary and Charles Kishbaugh, treasurer.
Rev. Paul C. Duncan, pastor of Huntsville Christian
Church, announced his retirment following 44 years of
service to the ministry.
Deaths - Emmett Jones, Dallas; Laura Arner,
Harris Hill Rd.; Robert Burkhardt, Shavertwon;
Matilda Morelli, Dallas; Mary Margaret Newcomb,
New Goss Manor; John Maculloch, Dallas; Helen
McCormack, Shavertown.
You could get - Round steak $1.49; salami $1.19;
boneless round roast $1.39; Ivory 4 bars 45¢; Campbell
Cream of Mushroom soup 5-$1; macaroni 4 pkgs. $1;
celery 29c bunch; Temple oranges 10-59c. «
LETTERS
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- Dallas, PA 18612
Mailing Address
Box 366
Dallas, PA 18612
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Editor
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DEAR EDITOR:
All of us who live in the Back
Mountain area, whether we grew up
here or moved in last week, have a
chance to make a commitment to
our community which will effect the
quality of our lives for decades to
come.
As the Back Mountain Memorial
Library moves into its new building
on Huntsville Road our generosity
will determine how many of the fine
projected improvements will actu-
ally be there for us, and future
generations, to enjoy. The proposed
community room offers abundant
possibilities - maybe a center for
club meetings, special movies or
chess tournaments!
Our library already offers a wide
variety of resources, such as a
whole roomful of mysteries, another
of biographies, a wealth of books on
cooking and crafts - even a coupon
exchange and book delivery to shut-
ins.
The Back Mountain Library Auc-
tion in July creates a community
spirit which most small towns would
envy. We need to be as dedicated
now with our financial donations as
we are then with our hard work,
time and enthusiasm.
MARY A. THOM
DALLAS
DEAR EDITOR:
As a scleroderma patient who has
suffered along for too many years
with a disease that few people have
ever even heard, of I am attempting
to locate others who suffer from
scleroderma (systemic sclerosis).
My New Year’s resolution is to
correspond with as many sclerod-
erma patients as possible. Doctors
tell me there are 300,000 of us.
Perhaps your readers can assist me
in locating others like myself.
I can be reached at 21 Brennan
Street, No. 21, Watsonville, CA
95076.
DIANE WILLIAMS
Income tax season is upon us, and
soon retailers will once again be
playing banker as millions of Amer-
icans bring their refund checks to
their neighborhood food, drug, and
liquor stores to cash. But this year’s
refund season will be a little differ-
ent for cashiers in the mid-Atlantic
area.
The Department of Treasury’s
introducing a new paper check to
replace the punched card check that
has been in service since the 1940s.
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pi
Management Service’s conversion
to state-of-the-art check production
techniques.
First to receive the new check,
starting in February will be federal
tax refund recipients in the District
of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Pennsylvania. The second
phase of the converesion will begin
in May, when more than 80 percent
of Philadelphia Social Security
recipients will start receiving their
monthly benefits via the new check.
new look
blance to the old one. The Financial
Management Service, the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, and the
Secret Service have worked to
design a modern, colorful check
with significantly improved secur-
ity. The new check has three times
as many security features as were
in the old one to discourage altera-
tion and counterfeiting. Some of the
new features lie within the checks
color spectrum, which ranges from
pstel blue to pale peach. Others are
included in the two representations
of the Statue of Liberty.
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
I have recently returned from one
of the most enjoyable vacations 1
drive with a friend from Pennsylg
vania to McAllen, Texas; 2200 miles
of the most fantastic country I
know.
saw cotton growing in the fields in
Mississippi; bayous in Louisiana;
tobacco fields in North Carolina;
some tremendous factories in South
Carolina; drove through Atlanta,
Georgia at dusk with five lanes of
traffic going each way, a fantastic
experience; Birmingham, Alabama,
another large city and enjoyed the
non-changing scenery through that
state; had dinner one evening at a
quaint restaurant on the Colorado
River; and I got to wander through
the oldest town in Texas, Naca-
doches, which has the brick streets
and many of the old buildings still
in use. I also got to visit some
outstanding hospitals, the Potomac
Hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia;
The Hinds Care Center in Missis-
sippi and the Rio Grande Hospital in
McAllen, Texas.
Did not get to stop in Dallas,
Texas, however, I was able to buy
newspapers about Dallas. I have a
son in Corpus Christi, Texas, but
unfortunately he was in California
for Christmas and my other son was
in Pennsylvania while I was in
Texas so we missed each other for
a chance of a lifetime for me and
working at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library, I took a four
week vacation all at one time. The
amount of paper work I have to
plow through seems endless; how-
ever, time will take care of that and
the trip was well worth it.
The library association’s annual
meeting will be held Thursday, Jan.
31, at 8 p.m. in the meeting room of
the Dallas Township branch of the
Wyoming National Bank.
I was invited to attend the Collec-
tor’s Group monthly meeting to
speak to them about the current
status of our library, how the new
building is progressing, what funds
are coming in on the capital cam-
paign and how much we still need to
do to reach our goal. This group
originally met in our library annex
and have been in existence for four
years. They enjoyed a nice Christ-
mas party at Mark II Restaurant,
fun games. 4
A reminder: Please plan to attend
our open house on Sunday, Feb. 3
on Huntsville Road. Every member
of the community is invited to share
with us the progress on our new
building and become a part of this
exciting endeavor, as we move for-
ward to The Next Chapter!
We have available for your use at
the library many of the popular tax
forms; 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and
instructions for each form. We also
have available to be copied many of
the more specific tax forms, as
capital gains and losses, Farm
income, income averaging and
many more.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
returned to Harrisburg this week to
begin its 1985-86 floor session. House
members were preoccupied with
committee reorganization the first
day back. In all, some 80 bills were
introduced in the House and approx-
imately 225 in the Senate, officials
said. However, no formal action
was taken on the legislation, which
must be considered by committees.
The Senate Rules Committee unani-
mously approved a measure giving
state courts the authority to decide
whether candidates meet require-
ments for public office.
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A BIPARTISAN COALITION of
House members introduced a mea-
sure to amend the law which per-
mits card games and other forms of
gambling in licensed drinking estab-
lishments. The lawmakers want to
correct a portion of the bill which
allows licensed taverns and restau-
rants to hold cash tournaments with
cards, billiards, darts, shuffleboard,
bowling or rings. The legislators
contend that the amendment per-
to do so; the bill was intended only
to revise hours restaurants were
permitted to sell liquor on Sunday.
House Republican Whip Samuel E.
Hayes Jr. said the legislature
‘should move forthrightly’’ to
change the law. In the Senate, the
Law and Justice Committee
approved a bill banning card tour-
naments and sent it to the floor for
consideration.
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THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee opened hearings on the
1985-86 state budget. The Public
Utility Commission and the state
consumer advocate both requested
appropriation hikes. The 1985-86
spending blueprint will be presented
by Gov. Dick Thornburgh to a joint
session of the General Assembly on
Feb. 5. The majority of legislative
hearings on the budget will be held
after the governor offers his ro
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