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I ATTENDED A SEMINAR for
editors of weekly newspapers in
Lionville, Pa. last Friday and, in
‘addition to learning an awful lot
‘about the newspaper business, I
. also learned a lot about life itself.
With the topic of the seminar
‘being, “Dealing with the Police and
“Courts,” a police
“chief by the name
«of Earl Hopkins
was one of the
members of the
‘panel. Chief Hop-
+ kins was talking
about a time
‘when he worked
in the Philadel-
phia Police
Department DOTTY
under then-police MARTIN
commissioner
Frank Rizzo.
It seems the Philadelphia police
chiefs and Mr. Rizzo were at a
conference at a Philadelphia restau-
rant one day and decided to break
for lunch. As the 12 men entered the
‘dining area, Rizzo commented on
how good the pot roast was at this
particular restaurant and that
‘everyone should try the pot roast.
~ So, when the waitress came to
take their orders, Rizzo started by
ordering the pot roast. And, as the
waitress went around the table,
every one of the police chiefs
ordered the pot roast - except Hop-
kins, who said, “I'll have the ham
on rye.”
Rizzo piped up and said, “You'll
have what?’ and Hopkins immedi-
ately changed his order to the pot
roast. Hopkins then explained to the
editors at Friday’s seminar that
Rizzo was just that kind of person -
when you worked for him, you did
everything he told you to do.
The funny part about that police
conference, however, was that a
. reporter from one of the Philadel-
phia newspapers was covering it -
and his story in the next day’s
paper was not about the issues
covered at the conference, but about
how every one of the police chiefs
felt compelled to order the pot roast
when Rizzo told them to do so.
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- HOPKINS, who was relating to us
his feeling about working with the
press, told of a time he went on
‘vacation with his family and
received a phone call from his
captain. The captain proceeded to
lay Hopkins out in lavender for a
story that appeared in that day’s
newspaper, quoting Hopkins on a
whole bunch of different issues.
. Hopkins knew he had not said half
the things the police captain was
convicting him of, however, the
captain was so hot under the collar,
Hopkins felt it wiser to wait until he
returned to work the following week
to get to the bottom of the situation.
- When Hopkins returned to his
precinct the following week, he read
the story to which the chief was
referring and couldn’t believe the
things he read about himself.
Getting a little hot under the
collar himself, he called the news-
paper and spoke to the reported who
had written the story, trying to find
out how the reporter could possibly
have quoted him the way he had
when Hopkins was not even in town
‘when the story in question occurred.
# The reporter, who had obviously
interviewed and quoted a Philadel-
not remember who it was he had
spoken to concerning the story. So,
after he conducted the interview, he
went to the schedule board in the
police station and saw Hopkins’
name (which was obviously a mis-
take because he was on vacation)
on the duty board for that night.
The reporter, therefore assumed
Hopkins was the chief to whom he
had spoken and quoted him through-
out the story.
Although Hopkins did not tell
those of us at the seminar how the
newspaper’s management dealt
with the reporter who had obviously
not done his homework, I would like
to assure Back Mountain readers of
The Dallas Post that a reporter like
that will never last on the staff of
our newspaper.
Can you imagine someone being
so negligent that they can’t even
remember who they interviewed for
a story?
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HAVE YOU GOT any books on
her shelves or on her bookcases at
home that may belong to the Back
Mountain library? Sometimes,
people borrows books from the
library and then, as time passes,
simply forget to return them.
The Back Mountain Library is
having Forgiveness Weeks now
through March 16 and will be
receiving overdue books from mem-
bers without charging overdue
fines.
Beverly Marchetti, a volunteer for
the Back Mountain Library, reports
that every book not returned to the
library cost the local lending house
approximately $18 - a fee our area
library just cannot afford right now
as it moves to its new location on
Huntsville Road.
Members of the library are urged
to look over their books at home and
it you find one that should be on the
shelves of the library; make it a
point to return it.
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A HEARTY CONGRATULA-
TIONS to Attorney and Mrs. Rich-
ard Confair of Dallas on the recent
birth of their first child, a daughter,
who was born on February 23 in
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Confair is the former Mar-
iella Bravyak of Harding. Attorney
Confair has a law practice in Kings-
ton.
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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS go out
to Debbey Wysocki, a teacher at
Gate of Heaven School and assistant
coach of the Dallas Junior High
girls’ basketball team, who cele-
brated a birthday this past Monday.
A great big happy birthday also
goes to Katie Delaney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Delaney of Har-
veys Lake, who celebrated her first
birthday last month.
Katie’s mom is the former Cathy
Dillon, of Plymouth and her father,
formerly of Dallas, is employed at
Benton Foundry.
Rumor has it that Katie’s dad,
also known as the Dr. J of the
Lehman-Noxen Adult Recreational
Basketball League, has been seen
teaching his daughter how to shoot
hoops in the back yard.
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SPEAKING OF HOOPS, the staff
at The Dallas Post would like to
wish all the Back Mountain basket-
ball teams the best of luck as they
begin their quests for District titles
this week. Good luck, gang - we're
with you all the way.
REMEMBERING
Tom Thumb wedding
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - MARCH 1, 1935
Attorney Peter Jurchak, one of the out-
standing lawyers in the Mt. Greenwood Area,
was named assistant District Attorney for
Luzerne County.
Shavertown School students presented two
operettas. “The Saucy Hollandaise’’ was
presented by the 7th and 8th grades with Miss
Florence Heitsman directing. The lower
grades presented “Peter Rabbit’ directed by
Miss Louise Roushey.
Mr. Ira Button started a milk route through
Dallas, Shavertown and Trucksville, selling
milk, eggs, butter, cream and cheese.
You could get - Stewing chickens 22c 1b.;
chuck pot roast 19c lb.; pork sausage 25¢ 1b.;
hamburger 2 1b. 29c; fillet of haddock 2 Ib.
23¢; 24% 1b. bag flour 74c; pink salmon 10c
tall can; fresh eggs 29c doz.
40 YEARS AGO - MARCH 2, 1945
Faced with a quota 20.percent higher than
last year, Red Cross workers in the Back
Mountain area opened their campaign to
raise $5,250 within the next four weeks for the
war effort. Mrs. Harry Ohlman and Mrs.
Charles Wheaton Lee were drive co-chair-
men.
Northwest Service Command Chaplain Wil-
liam Brown, Goss Manor, reported that the
Back Mountain was experiencing a colder
winter and deeper snow than at Whitehorse in
the Yukon Territory. Following a short leave,
Brown returned to his Yukon post.
Married - Bessie Wandel and Rev. E.J.
Waterstripe.
Deahts - Rev. A.L. Prynn; Clementine
Gough, dauauauvauauauEdison Walters, in
action in the Philippines.
You could get - Oranges 39c doz.; apples 3
Ib. 29¢; lettuce 9c hd.; tomatoes 25¢ pkg.;
legs o lamb 39c¢ 1b.; sirloin steak 34c 1b.;
fillets of cod 32c Ilb.; macaroni 10c Ib;
Sweetheart soap 3 cakes 20c; 4 oz. pkg. cocoa
19c.
30 YEARS AGO - MARCH 4, 1955
Back Mountain residents gave the largest
Valley Area when 186 pints of blood were
donated at a drive held at Dallas Borough
School. Area physicians, Dr. A.A. Mascali,
Dr. Michael Bucan, Dr. Richard Crompton,
Dr. Charles Perkins and Dr. H.G. Gallagher
helped with the drive.
Wyoming National Bank prepared to open
its third and newest branch office in Shaver-
town. W.A. Valentine was chairman of the
board while Albert M. Bossard was president
of the bank.
Engaged - Joy Ann Cease to Robert Bridle;
Barbara Hess to Laurence Alan Robbins;
Carol Huray to Robert Y. Guyette.
Married - Rebecca Eleanor Gabel to Lav-
erne Anthony Stueber; Pvt. Lillie E. Marcey
to Pfc. Donald L. Dillard.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Updyke, Sweet Valley.
You could get - Pork loin roasts 33c lb.;
smoked hams 59c¢ 1b.; jumbo shrimp, 69c Ib.;
extra sharp cheese 69c lb.; mushrooms 39c
Ib.; 4 lb. potatoes 25c; grapefruit 4-25c;
evaporated milk 6 tall cans 73c; crackers 33c¢
1b.
20 YEARS AGO - MARCH 4, 1965
Lawrene Joos, Sutton Road resident and
student at Wyoming Seminary, was desig-
nated a finalist in the National Merit Scholar-
ship competition. Lawrence was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Joos.
A Sweet Valley home owned by Mrs. Jean
Hunter was destroyed by fire. The fire was
believed to be the work of an arsonist.
Fred Malkemes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Malkemes, Shavertown was injured while
taking a trip with friends to Mt. Kenya. Fred
was teaching in Kenya, East Africa. Follow-
ing a lengthy operation on a badly injured
hand, his parents anxiously awaited his next
letter home to see how he was progressing.
Engaged - Richard Allen Ide and Susan M.
Rusmisel. ~
Married - James F. Besecker, Sr. and
Charlotte Jeffrey.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Sorber, Noxen, 25 years; Mr. and Mrs. Jo
Dietz, Kunkle, 25 years. 3
Birthdays - Mrs. Mary Shupp, Tunkhan-
nock, 89 years old.
Deaths - Donald Wilson, East Orange, N.J.;
Edith P. Gensel, Sweet Valley; Marietta K.
Warden, Kunkle; Carey Blanche Martin,
Kunkle.
You could get - Sirloin steaks 75¢ 1b.;
sausage 65c¢ 1b.; chicken legs 49c 1b.; King
Crab legs 85c lb.; lettuce 2 1g. hds. 29¢;
bananas 2 1b. 25¢; nectarines 29¢ 1b.; cheddar;
cheese, mild, 53c 1b.; Clorox 1 gal. 34c.
10 YEARS AGO - MARCH 6, 1975
Sgt. William Pugh, Kingston Twp. the
area’s only narcotics officer, presented a
program on ‘‘The Drug Culture” for Dallas:
Kiwanis Women’s Club. ;
Dr. Richard C. Scott opened his office for
the practice of general dentistry in the Dallas
Shopping Center. A native of Illinois, Scott
graduated from the University of Arizona in
Tuscon, Ariz. He received his Dental Surgery
degree from the University of Illinois Medical
Center in Chicago.
You could get - T-bone steak $1.59 1b.; lean
groundbeef, 3 1b. $2.07; smoked kielbasi $1:39
1b.; mushrooms 79c 1b.; carrots 35c cello bag;
% gal. Minute Maid orange juice 69c; toma-
toes cello pkg. 35c; broccoli spears 3-10 oz.
pkg. $1.
phia police chief, admitted he could
: J. Stephen Buckley
Dotty Martin
~ Betty Bean
~ Mike Danowski
Joe Gula
~ Marvin Lewis
* Jean Brutko
- Peggy Poynton
: paid in advance.
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DEAR EDITOR:
The Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania through two state agencies,
the Department of Agriculture and
Game Commission, has joined with
several special interest groups to
form an ‘‘anti-animal rights coali-
tion.”
The mission of this coalition is to
act “as a political and public infor-
mation counterforce to the growing
animal rights movement in the
state.”
International Society for Animal
Rights holds the position that it is
inappropriate for the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania to devote
tax dollars and to assign state
employees to defend select special
interest groups.
Special interest groups repre-
sented in this coalition include the
Pennsylvania Trappers Association,
Woodstream Corporation (manufac-
turer of leghold traps), Pennsyl-
vania Poultry Federation, Pennsyl-
vania Veterinary Medical
Association, and Hershey Medical
Center.
If readers agree that the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania should
remain impartial in the public
debate on the treatment of animals
in our society and not join ranks
with private special interest groups,
please write Governor Richard
Thornburgh (225 Main Capitol, Har-
risburg, PA 17120).
Request that Governor Thorn-
burgh (1) immediately withdraw
any state support of this coalition
and (2) instruct state agencies and
employees to cease at once any:
involvement wit hthe ‘‘anti-animal
rights coalition.” $i
Additional information on how you
can help can be obtained by contact-
ing ISAR, 421 South State Street.
Clarks Summit, PA 18411. :
HELEN JONES
PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR
ANIMAL RIGHTS, INC.
CLARKS SUMMIT
Former Red
DEAR EDITOR:
I would like to publicly thank the
many volunteer instructors of the
Wyoming Valley Chaper, American
Red Cross that I have worked with
during the past four years.
Through their concerted efforts
over 32,000 certificates in CPR,
First Aid and Water Safety have
been issued in Wyoming Valley.
I would also like to take this
opportunity to thank your newspa-
per for printing the many articles,
news releases and course announce-
ments I have submitted to you.
MARY BARBARA GILLEGAN
FORMER DIRECTOR OF SAFETY
SERVICES
AMERICAN RED CROSS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
We are well into the process of
moving the library from 69 Main
Street where it has been for 40
years to 96 Huntsville Road, where
we hope it will be for the next 40
years, at least.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Librry plans to open in its new
location on Monday, March 4 at 9:30
a.m. for regular business. The book
drop on the street at 69 Main will
remain there for the return of books
until spring.
There are so many wonderful
volunteers who have given gener-
ously of their time and labor to help
with the move and we are indeed
grateful for this community cooper-
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ation. There is David Smith who
arrived at the library at 10:00 on
Monday morning complete with
pick-up truck and a mechanism to
roll boxes of books out of the
window into the truck and came
again the next three days and really
did a lot of work.
Boy Scouts of Troop 281, Aric
Gingo, Peter Williams, Daniel Hold-
Morag Michael; Kathy Downs,
Donald Moore from New Jersey;
Jean Warneka and daughter Lori;
and David Casey of Troop 232 have
all given of their time. A tremen-
dous thank you to Mel Congdon, who
was able to borrow a large truck
from his brother-in-law, David
Sharp and to his friend, Carl Oberst
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hauling tables, chairs, desks, filing
cabinets, card catalogs and other
large furniture to the new building.
During the last four days, I got a
new nick-name. David Smith’s little
boy always came into my office for
a lollypop and one day I told him he
could not have any more unless I
was in the office. Wednesday of this
week, I was not in till 4 p.m. and all
day long, Kevin was asking where
the ‘lollypop lady’ was. My lollypop
supply is gradually being depleted.
With the recent warmer weather,
the talk at Franklin’s coffee counter
naturally turns to golf, and it seems
some of the golfers have a little bit
of excess ‘winter weight’ which
could interfere with their game. Bob
seems to feel that unless some
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things they will have to do all
summer is, ‘Hit the ball, drag
Russ”. Before you get to golf in the
Dewey Decimal System in the
library, which is 796.76, you come to
diet and shape up, which is 636.8.
Now seems to be the time to think
about shaping up!
A special thank you to Charles
Puckey of Dallas who donated a
large group of terrific books to the
library which have been added to
the inventory. Chuck also donated
some plastic bags and book marks
which we will give out to our.
patrons. Thanks, Chuck!
getting up at 6 am. and baking
chocolate chip cookies for the work-
ers at both libraries. To her, I say,
Bless you, Mrs. Crump.
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