Editor's notes
THE ATTENDANCE at our
Crime Watch meeting last Thursday
night at the Dallas Senior High
School auditorium was somewhat
disappointing at first. However,
when Lieutenant Jerry Cookus of
the Wilkes-Barre Police Department
told me there were only nine people
present at the very first Crime
Watch meeting in Wilkes-Barre, I
was rather relieved. Crime Watch
in the city now involves over 37,000
people.
We had approx-
imately 40 people
at our meeting
and, thanks to Lt.
Cookus, Mr.
Elmer Bradshaw
of the Luzerne
County Crime ;
Watch Organiza-
tion and District DOTTY
Attorney f MARTIN
Robert Gillespie, those people were
briefed on just exactly how Crime
Watch works.
And, their time was well spent
because, as I've been told, Crime
Watch Programs are beginning to
sprout up all around the Back
Mountain. We've had reports that
Township, one is beginning in a
neighborhood in Kingston Township,
and neighbors in the Park Street/
Elizabeth Street neighborhood have
begun to organize one.
Don’t wait until it’s too late —
organize a Crime Watch program in
your neighborhood before your
home is vandalized or burglarized.
You'll feel much safer.
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OUR STAFF WRITER Judie
Mathers has dubbed me a ‘‘connois-
reason, I might add.
You see, Judie was on the receiv-
Chablis wine, one of three that had
been given to me. I thought it was a
pretty nice gesture on my part and
thought Judie might enjoy a nice,
cold glass of wine upon arriving
home from work that day — since
we had both spent a rather hectic
afternoon in the newsroom.
Judie agreed with that idea and,
upon her arrival at home that eve-
ning, proceeded to remove her
shoes, put her feet up and pour
herself a glass of wine - only to
discover the bottle was filled with
water, rather than wine.
Boy, did I take a lot of ribbing in
the office the next day! So, I went
home and emptied the two remain-
ing bottles down the drain - but,
wait until I get my hands on the
‘friend’ who gave them to me.
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RUMOR HAS IT Park Street in
Dallas got mighty wet one night last
week.
Seems one of the residents there
pool in their side yard attempted to
fill the pool, only to have the hose
fall out of the pool sometime during
the night, thus watering a good
portion of the neighborhood.
We won’t mention any names to
protect the guilty, but we sure do
hope the family has better luck with
the pool during this year’s swim-
ming season.
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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST
WISHES to Mark Kunkle upon his
new appointment. Mark will be
leaving his position as manager of
Kingston Township to move into a
larger municipality.
We wish Mark, his wife and
daughter the best of luck in their
Kingston Township will certainly
miss his enthusiasm, however.
Kingston Township for several
years and certainly had some
rather innovative ideas while serv-
ing as township manager there.
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see her there as she and I both
agreed there should be an age limit
in those kinds of recreational
leagues, forcing people like the two
of us to give it up.
Judy sure was surprised when I
snagged two fly balls in centerfield,
but, boy, was I shocked when she
tagged our winning run out at home
plate. Maybe we’re not so old after
all, are we Judy?
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A GREAT BIG ROUND OF
APPLAUSE goes to June Supey of
Trucksville. June received her
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nurs-
ing from Marywood College during
commencement ceremonies held
Sunday afternoon on the Scranton
campus.
June is employed as an obstetric
nurse at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital
and is to be commended on her
latest accomplishment.
June’s oldest son, Eric, will join
his Mom in the cap and gown
department as he prepares to grad-
uate from Dallas High School this
year while younger brother, Greg,
will finish his junior year at Dallas.
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CAN'T HELP BUT WISH a
speedy recovery to my dear step-
mother, Laura Martin, of Forty
Fort.
Laura, who is also employed at
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, under-
went major surgery last Saturday
and is, much to her dismay, down
and out for a while.
I do hope, however, that she’ll be
up and around soon, making coffee
for the whole neighborhood as she
usually does.
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WE'RE CERTAINLY ENJOYING
being in our new office in the Route
309/415 Plaza in Dallas.
It’s amazing how many people
have stopped in to see us or who
have just been passing by and said
hello.
Why, just the other day we had a
conversation with Anna Mae Dela-
ney and Jean Fletcher who were
strolling through the plaza after
spending the morning on the golf
course.
Anna Mae, who now lives in Forty
Fort, was a long-time resident of
the Back Mountain as she and her
fmaily used to reside in New Goss
Manor.
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SPEAKING OF DELANEYS, con-
gratulations are in order for Cathy
Delaney of Harveys Lake.
Cathy, daughter-in-law of Anna
Mae, was named Vice President of
Operations of Harris Brown, Inc.,
an import/export company in
Avoca.
Mrs. Delaney has been employed
by Harris Brown for seven years. A
native of Plymouth, she is’ married
to P.J. Delaney. The couple has a
daughter, Katie, 16 months old.
Way to go, Cathy!
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Dotty Martin
Publisher
Editor
Mike Danowski
Charlot Denmon
Joe Gula
REMEMBERING |
1975 All-Stars
by defeating Wyoming-West Wyoming,
row, Robert Eyet,
Michael Dent, Gary Masiatis,
David Konopki, Kurt Goeringer. Second
Scott Enslen, Alan Gordon, Tony
participate due to a broken hand.
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - MAY 24, 1935
Commencement exercises for the 15 members of the
senior class of Dallas Township High School were
scheduled to be held in the Himmler Theatre. Gradu-
ating were Arthur Bellas, Beulah Brace, Betty Cooke,
Elsie Garinger, Kathryn Girvan, Mary Goldsmith,
Elsie Higgins, Anna Mahler, Frank Matukitis, Alma
Perm, Irvin Parsons, Jr., George Rogers and Helen
plitt.
College Misericordia planned its commencement at
St. Nicholas Hall, Wilkes-Barre; Ann O’Brien was
senior class president while Katherine Daley was May
Queen.
You could get - Fillets of haddock 2 Ib. 25¢; sliced
Boston blue fish 10c lb.; veal rump roast 25c Ib.;
cheese 19c lb.; Waldorf paper 6 rolls 24c; Maxwell
House Coffee 31c 1b.; % 1b. cake Baker’s Chocolate
19c; Minute Tapioca 2 pkg. 25¢. y
40 YEARS AGO - MAY 25, 1945
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Achuff, Sr. of Fernbrook
received information direction from their son Sgt.
Louis Achuff, that he had been released from a
German prisoner of war camp and was now safe and
sound. ;
Back Mountain high schools, Kingston Township,
Lehman Township, Dallas Township, Dallas Borough,
Lake Township, Beaumont and Noxen graduated 177
Seniors, 20 of those who were members of the armed
orces.
Engaged - Marietta Emmanuel to Ernest Gay;
Christine M. Ruggere to T. Sgt. Paul Klug.
You could get - Cucumbers 12¢ Ib.; spinach 10c 1b.;
red radishes 2 bunches 9c; asparagus lg. bunch 43c;
big loaf bread 9c; doz. sugared doughnuts 16¢c; 1b. jar
peanut butter/30c; Louella butter 48c Ib.; eggs 45¢ doz.
30 YEARS AGO - MAY 27, 1955
A large crowd turned out to enjoy May Day
activities at Lehman-Jackson-Ross School. Marcia
Elston was May queen. Jeanne Casterline was lady in
waiting. Lunch was served to 850 people following the
festivities.
Thirty two senior girls at Westmoreland High School
received certificates from the American Red Cross for
having completed the prescribed courses in Red Cross
Home Nursing.
Engaged - Caroline Archambeault to Stanley H.
Williams; Evelyn Niezgoda to Herbert Spencer.
Married - Mildred Ann Kingston to William H.
Burnaford, Jr.
Deaths -' Abra Dimmick, Noxen; Laura Sutliff,
Broadway; Anna Estock, Overbrook Road; Stella
Brace, Hunlock Creek; Mary Kovalcin, Hunlock
Creek.
You could get - Picnic hams 59c lb.; standing rib
roast 59c 1b.; turkeys 59c 1b.; potatoes 5 Ib. 39c;
iceberg lettuce, 2 hds. 23c; ice cream % gal. 79c;
peanut butter 20 ‘oz. jar 69c; 4-6 oz. cans frozen
lemonade 53c.
20 YEARS AGO - MAY 27, 1965
Lake-Lehman High School named its top students,
Jackie Hoyt and Keith Swanson. Also named as honor
students were Gail Kelley, Carolyn Keris, Susan
Lamoreaux, Mary Marchakitus, Carol Owens, Janice
Pios, Lois Williams, Howard Ellsworth and Doughlas
Ide.
Dallas Legion slated its annual Memorial Day
Parade. Paul Shaver was Parade Marshall while
Ralph Hazeltine, Shavertown, presented the address.
Dallas Junior High School Band under the direction of
Alfred Camp played for the ceremony.
Engaged - Sandra Villars to George Hosier.
Married - Doris Trethaway to George Oldham;
Ethel Cook to Dr. A.E. Shafer.
You could get - Hams 33c Ib.; turkeys 45c Ib.;
standing rib roast 85c¢ lb.; shrimp 89c Ib.; cottage
cheese 25c lb.; watermelons $1.19 ea.; oranges 4 Ib.
59¢; strawberries 39c pt.; pineapples 39c ea.; tomatoes
23c cello pkg.
10 YEARS AGO - MAY 29, 1975
First Folk Arts Festival sponsored by the Back
Mountain Cultural Center featured numerous exhibits,
craft demonstrations, a pet show for children, and the
presentation Prince and the Pauper, by Dallas Inter-
mediate School students under the direction of Mrs.
O’Connell.
Confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church were
Susan Lloyd, Barbara Voelker, Carol Sheldon, James
Dierolf, Keith Amershack, Michael Duncan, and Mark
Petit. y
Engaged - Holly Harris and Alan Robert Jagger.
Deaths - Dr. Louis W. Jones, Harveys Lake; Ralph
Bronson, Bloomsburg; Mrs. Harry Post, Trucksville.
You could get - Boneless chuck roast 99c Ib.; chuck,
ground 99c lb.; bananas 2 Ib. 39c; Maxwell House
coffee 2 1b. can $1.79; fresh eggs 49c doz.; Del Monte
tuna 6% oz. can 39c; 49 oz. pkg. FAB detergent $1.09.
LETTERS
Poem offered
It looked extremely rocky
For the Pirate nine that day,
The score was 16-13
to readers
On the field in Dallas
Randy hit it, his mighty Grand
Slam
With but an inning left to play ‘Cause Randy hit it out SUBMITTED BY:
The Tigers got the first two out On that given Saturday ANNE M. ELSTON
The Pirates never quit A boy became a man DALLAS, PA.
And just as their hopes got dim
Michael got a hit
One or two got up to leave
The crowd muttered as they talked.
They thought the game was over,
[IBRARY NEWS
paid in advance.
time.
Circulation Director
Office Manager
mr ——————
That’s when two more Pirates
walked.
Up came little Randy Slaff
Eight years old and 60 pounds
A hush came o’er the diamond
Their narry was a sound
The pitcher made a mighty throw
And Randy let it go
Not my style thought the redhead
Strike One! The umpire said
The next three throws were teasing
balls
The umpire thought so, too
Then Randy made a vicious swing
The umpire yelled, strike two!
Tension filled the ball park
The pitcher gave an awesome glare
He fired his best fastball
It came hurtling through the air
DEAR EDITOR:
We wish to thank the staff of The
Dallas Post and all those responsi-
ble for selecting our son (David) as
Student/Athlete for Lake-Lehman
High School.
We are most appreciative of this
The banquet was well-prepared
and thoroughly enjoyed by all of us.
Thank you.
LEONARD JANICZEK
ELIZABETH JANICZEK
LEHMAN
DEAR EDITOR:
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Shav-
ertown Volunteer Fire Co. extends
sincere appreciation to everyone in
the community and surrounding
port of the annual rummdge and
white elephant sale held recently at
the Fire Hall.
The donations and patronage were
overwhelming and very greatly
appreciated.
; SHAVERTOWN FIRE CO.
LADIES AUXILIARY
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
All I can say is, thanks, Impala!
One more trip! Philadelphia this
time and my Chevy behaved. very
the city.
My son Cliff and his wife Barbara
are living in Chestnut Hill and I
spent a beautiful sunny two days
with them, touring historic Philadel-
phia and grabbing some sunshine.
We sat in the back yard of their
town house and watched the jets fly
over; went shopping in some of
their great shops; had dinner at 21
West, an exclusive restaurant, saw
some 8man crew shells rowing
down the Schuylkill River; did some
chipping on the back nine, which
actually was practicing chipping
with nine golf balls in the back
yard; and got to hear the Phillies
win a game on local WCAU.
We drove into the city and saw
some of the famous landmarks,
including the building recently
restored where Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independ-
ence. We saw the offices where they
both work in Independence Square
and the Chestnut Hill Branch of the
Free Library of Philadelphia.
Sunday morning we attended a
beautiful service in St. Paul's Epis-
copal Church and had lunch at the
Valley Green Inn on the Schuylkill
River, a historical site, established
in 1683. Bought the Philadelphia
Inquirer and on the front page was
the E.F. Hutton story with United
Penn Bank of Wilkes-Barre men-
tioned in the first paragraph. Saw
the quaint section of town with brick
roads and the trolleys running on
the tracks. We visited the Wood-
mere Art Museum and enjoyed the
super exhibit.
I sure did enjoy Philadelphia with
all its history and was able to
experience some of its Brotherly
Love!
A reminder: the library is accept-
ing donations of books, new goods,
odds and ends and used goods for
the auction which may be brought
in to the library on Huntsville Road
during regular hours. Monty Evans
is 1985 ‘auction chairman and is
looking for volunteers to help in
every department. Interested people
can contact the library at 675-1182.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library circulated 7,562 books
during the month of April and set a
new record high ‘when 169 new
members joined the library. Circu-
lation showed. a 532 increase ‘over
lat ‘month with 934 reference ques-
tions. Book Club circulated 312
books.
Sorry to hear that the Back Moun-
tain Jaycettes have disbanded. They
donated their lollypop tree to the
library for use at the auction and
we are grateful for that.
A special thank you to the Dallas
Area Federated Woman’s Club for
their donation $800 to the library,
proceeds from their recent card
party and fashion show. The library
is indeed grateful for this contribu-
tion which will be put to good use.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
LOCAL VOTERS would determine
whether to allow small games of
chance in their communities under
a bill approved by the. House this
week. The measure, which was sent
to the Senate for consideration,
would permit communities to decide
the matter by voter referendum. If
approved, non-profit groups, such as
fire companies and charitable, fra-
ternal, religious and veterans clubs,
could offer punchboard and fishbowl
games. The state Revenue Depart-
ment would license the organiza-
tions with fees going to local school
districts.
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ENACTING LAWS. which effec-
tively address the problem of
domestic violence in Pennsylvania
has been a long-time priority of
Rep. Lois S. Hagarty (R-Montgom-
ery). This week the House over-
whelmingly approved legislation
developed by Hagarty which would
provide police with broader arrest
powers in cases of domestic vio-
lence. Under the measure, an offi-
cer could arrest a suspect without a
warrant if it appears likely that
domestic violence has taken place.
The bill also empowers district jus-
tices to order a defendant not to
return to a residence or workplace
for 72 hours, if such action would
prevent contact with the victim.
Currently, Hagarty said, the law
pressures the victim to file a com-
plaint before police can take action.
The bill is now in the Senate.
LEGISLATION REQUIRING
driver education as a prerequisite to
receiving a driver's license for per-
sons 16 to 17 years old was intro-
duced by two Republican lawmak-
ers. Reps. Lynn Herman (Centre)
and Hal Mowery (Cumberland)
drafted the bill in response to
studies indicating that young motor-
ists without driver education are far
more likely to be involved in acci-
dents than those with training.