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THE FIRST DALLAS POST
APPRECIATION BANQUET is his-
tory - and, boy, did we have fun -
didn’t we?
We had approximately 85 people
in attendance, the food was great,
the speaker was interesting, the
students were rr—
thrilled with their
awards and the
parents simply
had a ball watch-
ing the local
newspaper honor
their children.
~The banquet
was quite an
effort on the part
of the entire staff
of The MARTIN
Dallas Post, but we're thrilled that
people were so excited about being
there.
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DRURY'’S DELICATESSEN did a
great job with the food as many
rave reviews were heard throughout
from the same people whose plates
were completely cleaned, but, that’s
- okay because there was plenty of
food. And, we certainly didn’t want
anyone to go home hungry.
Other area businesses who were
involved in the banquet include
Southfork Floral for the beautiful
centerpieces; Sport-Jes for The
Dallas Post jackets and Larksville
Trophy for the plaques that were
both presented to the carriers, the
school correspondents and the stu-
dent-athletes; Union Beverage for
the soda; and, of course, the mem-
_ bers of the Idetown Fire Hall for the
~ use of hall.
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~~ MUCH THANKS to Marge Garin-
~ ger for sharing her Olympic experi-
ences with the audience. Marge, a
~ Harveys Lake resident, served as
~ team manager for the United States
- Women’s Olympic Field Hockey
~ team for the past five years and
spent last summer with the team at
~ the Los Angeles Olympics.
Her experiences are so memora-
+ share them with us at the banquet. I
~ heard a lot of comments from
. people who were just tickled te be
. After all the hours of Olympic
~ coverage we all watched on televi-
sion, it sure was refreshing to hear
someone talk about it firsthand.
Some of the things Marge explained
to us were things none of us ever
dreamed you’d see at the Olympics.
- Sure was the experience of a life-
~ time for her.
We presented Marge with her
very own Dallas Post jacket and
hope she will wear it as proudly as
she wears her Olympic blazer.
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CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, to
all the carriers, school correspon-
dents and student/athletes who
were honored at the Appreciation
Banquet. All of them have contrib-
uted so greatly to the success of The
Dallas Post, we didn’t want their
accomplishments to go unnoticed.
Hopefully, we'll be able to present
| the Appreciation Banquet and the
~ Student/Athlete Awards on an
annual basis from now on. Now,
that we’ve got our feet wet with
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AND, FOR THOSE OF YOU who
did not question me about it at the
conclusion of the banquet, the story
about me flunking public speaking
in high school is a true one. It was
not made up just for the banquet.
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POST STAFF are slowly getting
settled into our new office in the
Route 309/415 plaza.
Things sure are bustling around
here as we get used to the new
location, which certainly is a lot
busier than our previous location on
Gerald Avenue.
Although we had a lot more room
in the Jean Shop building, our new
Plaza location makes us more
accessible to the public and we’ve
already noticed a flurry of people
stopping by to say hello.
The new office is just one more
step in the constant growth of The
Dallas Post as it continues to serve
the Back Mountain community the
way it has for 96 years.
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SPEAKING OF SEEING
PEOPLE, boy was I surprised to
see Joanne Pugliese Carpenter in
the Plaza the other day. Joanne and
I went to both high school and
college together and haven’t seen
each other in a while.
Lo and behold, though, there she
was right outside our office with her
two beautiful children. Joanne and
her husband, Guy, reside in Elm-
crest in Dallas.
Joanne managed to get a chuckle
out of our office staff as she spoke
to me, though, and probably put a
slight tinge of embarrassment on
my face in doing so.
It was the day after our banquet
when I saw her and I had just
returned from picking up a half-
empty barrel of soda from the
Idetown Fire Hall — soda that was
left: over from the banquet. I had
the keg, with the tap still attached,
sitting very proudly in the trunk of
my car.
I pulled up in front of our office
and stood there, talking to the girls
inside about what to do with the
soda when Joanne came by and
broke out in laughter.
There wasn’t much else she had
to do but point to the keg in the
trunk of my car and me standing
next to it. Yes, I guess it did look
rather humorous.
IT’S NICE TO BE OUT HERE IN
THE PUBLIC EYE where we can
see what’s going on in the world,
but now we’ve decided we're much
too close to the eating establish-
ments in the Back Mountain.
We now have an in-house expert
on all the hoagie numbers at Min-
otti’s, in addition to having several
food experts recommend all the
‘other eateries in the Back Moun-
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'd like
to extend a great big happy birth-
day to Miss Lori Dadurka, who is
celebrating her ninth birthday
today.
Lori is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Dadurka of Tripp Street
in Forty Fort and is one of my very
favorite little people.
Lori will be celebrating her birth-
day with a party this weekend with
some of her friends from school as
well as her brothers, Neil and Craig
Dadurka.
A great big ‘“‘groovy’’ birthday to
you, Lori. (That's a private joke
between Lori and me for those of
you who may think that last sen-
tence sounds kind of corny.)
REMEMBERING
Oneonta Hotel
in this 1908 photo.
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - MAY 10, 1935
The Garden Club of Wyoming Valley planned to
make several excursions to the Back Mountain during
the summer to inspect some of the beautiful gardens
in Noxen, Dallas and Trucksville.
Stanley Rauch was elected president of the Harveys
Lake Yacht Club. Other officers included Earl Davis,
vice president; George Elias, secretary; David
Deater, treasurer; William Hoover, manager; Patrick
Elias, captain.
Deaths - Mrs. Thomas Healey, Rice St., Dallas;
Robert A. Edwards, Edwardsville.
You could get - Stewing chickens 21c lb.; veal roast
23c 1b.; haddock 2 1b. 25c; apples 4 lb. 25c; new
potatoes 45c peck; peas 3 lb. 25¢c; cucumbers 3-10c;
seedless raisins 6c pkg.; bananas 4 1b. 17¢; lemons 5-
10c; rice 9c 1b. ;
40 YEARS AGO - MAY 11, 1945
© V-E Day in the Back Mountain was celebrated with
sirens, “bells and horns shortly after the official
announcement ‘that the war in Europe had elded.
However, the victory was sobered by the fact that the
war in the Pacific continued.
Judges for the first annual Dog Show held at Irem
Temple Country Club under American Kennel Club
sanction were Clyde Heck, Pat Curry, William Gilroy,
Edward Harkins and Emily Pomeroy.
Engaged - Mary Elizabeth Garrity to Ensign Robert
Eugene Payne.
Birthdays - Charlotte Lewis, 90 years old.
Deaths - Wilber E. Ruth, Scranton; William Phillips,
in action in the Pacific; Donald Malkemes in action in
Germany.
You could get - Bologna 33c 1b.; franks 37c 1b.; lamb
chops 42¢ 1b.; cream of rice cereal 2lc pkg.;
Grandma’s molasses 16 oz. jar 25c; Ivory soap 3
personal bars 14c; radishes 1g. bunch 5c; tomatoes 25¢
pkg.; onions 3 1b. 20c.
30 YEARS AGO - MAY 13, 1955
Margaret Belles was named May Queen of Lake-
Noxen School. Mary Arendt was named lady in
waiting. Teachers chairing May Day festivities were
Mrs. Florence Worth and Hendrick Marr.
Back Mountain Kennel Club planned its annual Dog
Show at Irem Temple Horseshow Grounds. James
Geddes was chairman. Toy Breeds and Boston Ter-
riors were shown for the first time in several years.
Engaged - Mary Stuart to Clarence Swire; Evelyn
Kay to Leonard Ide Jr.; Marion Miller to Richard
Searfoss.
Married - Dr. Henry Kirkendall, formerly of Dallas;
Harry E. Marsh, Sweet Valley, Eva O. Johnson,
Dallas.
You could get - Chicken fryers 47c 1b.; standing rib
roast 59¢ 1b.; chuck roast 32¢ 1b.; Florida oranges 39c
doz.; corn 6 Ig. ears 59c¢; pineapples 29c ea.; tuna fish
2-7 oz. cans 35¢; 2 bars Dial soap 25c. ;
20 YEARS AGO - MAY 13, 1965
George M. Dallas Lodge 531 celebrated their 90th
anniversary with a mortgage burning ceremony.
Fourteen past masters of the lodge were present for
the ceremony. :
Lehman-Jackson Elementary Chorus presented its
annual spring program under the direction of teacher
students participated in the ‘“‘Songest of Melody”
which featured spirituals, patriotic songs, folk songs,
classical numbers and songs from Mary Poppins.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Natitus, Sr.,
Trucksville, 25 years; Mr. and Mrs. William Watchu-
lonis, Dallas, 35 years.
Deaths - Charles Dressell, Shavertown, Viola Welch,
Orange.
You could get - Standing rib roast 69c Ib.; leg of
lamb 69c lb.; bacon 2 1b. 99c¢; fresh hams 53c¢ 1b.;
spare ribs $1.59 lb.; oranges 39c¢ doz.; watermelons
$1.29 ea.; tomatoes 39c 1b.; 2 lb. coffee $1.39; eggs 3
doz. $1.
10 YEARS AGO - MAY 15, 1975
Sr. Ann Miriam Gallagher, RSM was named presi-
dent of College Misericordia. A graduate of College
Misericordia, Sr. Miriam received her M.A. and Ph.D.
from Catholic University of America.
A petition bearing 436 names of Kingston Township
taxpayers asked that the Dallas School Board retain
the premises of the Shavertown Elementary School for
recreational purposes.
Married - Gini Lea Kunkle to Brian M. Skurski.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Dorrance B, Headley,
Sr., Centermoreland, 34 years.
Deaths - William Miers, Kunkle; Milton Perrego,
Demunds Road; Fred Dodson, Demunds Road; Dr.
John T. Stahl, Bowling Green, Ky.; Jean Hutchinson,
Overbrook Road, Ruth Schoonover, Centermoreland.
You could get - Round steak $1.69 lb.; turkeys 59c
Ib.; Land O’Lakes butter 89c 1lb.; 5 cans chicken
noodle soup $1; fresh broccoli 49¢ bunch; mushrooms
79¢ lb.; 1 Ib. pkg. Sunshine saltines 59¢ 1% gal.; Royal
Crown Cola 79c.
LETTERS
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DEAR EDITOR:
For approximately a year now the
home of our Aunt and Uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Weiss of Dallas,
has repeatedly been vandalized.
From what we’ve read in newspa-
per clippings and what our family
has told us, the person responsible
for these actions has yet to be
caught.
We aren’t saying that the police
department and other law enforce-
ment agencies aren’t doing their
job. We're sure they’re frustrated,
angry, bewildered and doing every-
thing humanly possible.
What concers us is if this person
is do demently clever as to contin-
ually harass such decent people
without getting caught for such an
incredible length of time then how
much more will he do? What will he
possibly do next? And most impor-
tant of all is how much longer will
our Aunt and Uncle have to be
existing in a living hell right in their
own home? Will he just receive a
slap on the hand and be sent back
out on the streets and be allowed to
terrorize other innocent people like
our Aunt and Uncle? Unfortunatly
this is too often the case. “The
punishment doesn’t fit the crime.”
Our Aunt and Uncle are good,
kind and loving people and don’t
deserve to be treated this way. We
hope all of Dallas, Pa. gets together
to help our Aunt and Uncle in
anyway they can. We love them
dearly and would like to see this
vandal caught and punished to the
full extent of the law.
BERNADINE MORIARTY
’ (NIECE)
DEBRA PADAVANO (NIECE)
STEPHEN J. MEYER (NEPHEW)
DEAR EDITOR:
As an organization committed to
eliminating the problem of drunk
driving, we wish to take this oppor-
tunity to voice our support for the
‘Operation Prom-Graduation’’
project that is currently being pro-
moted in our area.
We view this project as a means
of increasing awareness and dia-
logue between students, parents,
school personnel, and the commu-
nity at large regarding the issue of
underage drinking in combination
with driving during the period of
heightened celebrating at prom-
graduation time. Preventing our
youth from being injured or killed in
Jrusk driving incidents is a worthy
goal.
We commend WBRE and WDAU
for spearheading this effort, as well
as the Lions Club, SADD, Wyoming
Valley Alcohol and Drug Services,
CAP, and the Luzerne/Wyoming
County Drug and Alcohol Program
for their participation. In addition,
we congratulate those florists,
formal wear businesses, soft drink
distributors, high schools, and stu-
dents who have become part of the
project.
Let us all work energetically and
cooperatively to make this prom-
graduation period absolutely safe
and accident free.
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK
DRIVING
LUZERNE COUNTY CHAPTER
ALICE DEATS, PRESIDENT
DEAR EDITOR:
The 5-Mile “Run For The
Family”, to benefit the Family
Service Association of Wyoming
Valley, was held on April 28. And,
Toke to you, it was very success-
Family Service is grateful to The
Dallas Post for publicizing this
event, which is part of our 90th
Anniversary Celebration. We appre-
ciate your cooperation very much in
making this a very special event.
On behalf of Family Service,
thank you for your invaluable
assistance.
LILLIAN THALENFELD
VOLUNTEER
90TH ANNIVERSARY cova
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FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION
OF WYOMING VALLEY
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
We have a new collection in our
display case at the library, thanks
to Beverly Marchetti of Dallas. She
has loaned us about half of her
collection of dolls doing craft things.
Beverly has been collecting these
dolls for 20 years and does a lot of
hand work herself, which is how she
first became interested in the dolls.
She saw this corn husk doll doing
cross stitch and said, ‘I do that’ and
thought it would be fun to have a
doll doing the same things so, she
bought the doll and at that moment,
her collection began.
Many of the dolls haye been given
to her and they are from all parts of
the world. There is a rope doll
knitting from Italy, a spinner from
India, a lacemaker from Belgium, a
fabric peddler from Guatamala, a
Batik dyer from Indonesia, a girl
embroidering from China and a
man with woven fabric from Africa.
A special one is a little girl knitting
a pink scarf, an antique piece from
Germany from the late 1800’s. Betsy
Ross is here, sewing her flag and a
girl making a lei was brought by
friends from Hawaii.
This is a very exciting display
which will be in the ‘library until
May 29. I have called the display:
Crafty-y dolls from Beverley Mar-
chetti.
The main entrance outside wall of
the library has received a fresh coat
of paint and is looking very neat.
Also, finally, our Back Mountain
Memorial Library sign, a landmark
from our former location, has been
placed on the front lawn of our new
building.
We have recently installed two
book drops on the library grounds
available from the Franklin Street
entrance, where books may be left
when the library is closed. The book
drop on Main Street has been
removed, All books are to be
returned to the new library.
Sixty nine new large print books
have been added to the collection,
purchased with funds donated by
the Dallas Lions Club. They will be
placed in a separate section in a
prominent location in the main
library room. Each book will have a
book plate in the front of the book
saying these were donated by the
Lions. Some of the titles are: Best
loved poems, and favorite poems in
large print, The Merrian-Webster
Dictionary for large print users and
the New York Times large type
cookbook. The collection includes
mysteries, romances and a large
number of recent fiction and non-
fiction best sellers. A special thank
you to the Dallas Lions Club!
A good friend came in the other
day to see our Beatrix Potter rab-
bits on the day the rabbits were
going to be packed away, but she
did get here in time. She was
impressed with the library in gen-
eral and also with the office section,
where we spend our time. Nice to
see you, Marie!
We will have a display of pictures
in the library for the next two weeks
to. commemorate the 60th anniver-
sary of College Misericordia. These
tell an interesting story of the col-
lege.
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'S BUDGET
surplus for the current fiscal year
may be $59 million more than antic-
ipated. In February, Gov. Dick
Thornburgh predicted a surplus of
$201 million when the fiscal year
ends June 30. This week, Michael
Rosenstein, Republican director of
the House Appropriations Commit-
tee, said more recent estimates
show an anticipated surplus of $260
million. Legislators and the admin-
istration will be faced with the
question of how to best use the new
money if projections prove correct.
SPECIAL LICENSES would be
available to certain motorists whose
driving privileges have been sus-
pended for traffic violations under a
bill approved by the House Trans-
portation Committee. The measure
would allow eligible drivers to con-
tinue driving if it’s essential to their
employment. The “limited licenses”
would not be available to anyone
convicted of drunken drivers or
drivers who have had their license
suspended previously. Motorists
of $50 to $100 to obtain the special
permit, which could be used only for
employment purposes. The bill’s
prime sponsor, Rep. James Burd
(R-Butler) said the intent is to aid
motorists who have been safe driv-
ers all their lives and have had ‘a
rash of bad luck.”
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HOUSE EDUCATION Committee
members unanimously approved a
bill to create state-supported day-
care programs in public schools.
The ‘“Latchkey Children’s Assist-
ance Act” would benefit school chil-
dren under the age of 12 left unat-
tended at home before or after
school. Rep. Elinor Z. Taylor (R-
Chester), the measure’s prime spon-
sor, said there are an estimated 6.5
million such children in the com-
monwealth. The legislation appro-
priates $5 million for school districts
to start the programs. ;
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