Editor's notes
VACATION IDEAS have been
flowing in all week and I have been
given such suggestions from taking
a windjammer cruise to going to
College Misericordia to study
English.
That’s right —
a certain gentle-
man by the name
of “The Hermit
of Kahill Moun-
tain” suggested I
take an English
course at Miseri-
cordia because I
printed a gram-
matically incor-
rect statement
last week when DOTTY MARTIN
I used the phrase ‘‘those better
traveled than me.” What I should
have written was ‘‘those better trav-
eled than I.”
My apologies to my readers and a
great big thanks to the Hermit for
bringing this to my attention.
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ON THE MORE PLEASANT
SIDE, the Hermit then suggested I
travel to Ocracoke, North Carolina
where I'll find 14 miles of beach,
good restaurants, a few good motels
and some interesting islanders.
Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
But, anyway, my mind still isn’t
made up and I am still accepting
suggestions from anyone who thinks
they know where I should go. (Now,
there’s a phrase that could get me
in a lot of trouble.)
Our own Betty Bean thinks rd
really enjoy a windjammer cruise,
however, my claustrophobia tells
me I’d better pass up that idea.
Dallas Post correspondent Joan
Kingsbury feels I'd be in seventh
heaven if I went to Mystic Seaport
in Connecticut while reader Barry
Smith suggests I travel to Bailey’s
Island in Maine.
Anybody have a better idea?
Please write or call me and let me
know your vacation suggestion.
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THREE CHEERS to George
McCutcheon of the Dallas Kiwanis
Club who was honored by members
“of that club at their annual Girls’
Softball'All-Star Game last Monday
evening at the Back Mountain Little
League Field.
The club, which started the all-
star game idea several years ago
and has, every year since, honored
a person instrumental in promoting
women’s sports in Wyoming Valley,
has reportedly been trying: to
bestow honors on George for some
time.
As humble as Mr. McCutcheon
can be, however, he has managed to
avoid the Kiwanis boys all the time.
This year, though, they pinned him
down and were adamant about hon-
oring him.
And, the honor certainly couldn’t
have gone to a nicer guy or anyone
more deserving of the honor.
‘George McCutcheon has done an
awful lot for women’s sports in this
Valley and was a good choice on the
part of the Kiwanis members as this
year’s award recipient.
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THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COM-
MENT about the Kiwanis All-Star
Game since this year’s contest
‘between the East and the West stars
was marred by a collision involving
Debbie Pearn of Wyoming Valley
West and Donna Zavada of Wyo-
ming Seminary.
- Seems the two young ladies man-
aged to crack heads in the fourth
inning, sending both of them sprawl-
ing to the field and then to the
hospital via Dallas Ambulance.
The game continued despite a
serious lack of enthusiasm on the
parts of all those involved. Hey, any
accident in any type of game is
going to take the spirit out of the
game - that’s just human nature.
But, a lot of people seem to think
the coaches and the Kiwanis Club
members did the wrong thing by
continuing the game. I disagree
wholeheartedly!
The coaches made the decision to
complete the game for some very
good reasons. Their main reason,
however, is because most of the
girls involved in the game are going
to continue their softball careers
when they get to college in Septem-
ber and the coaches didn’t want to
leave a sour taste for the sport in
their mouths. Smart move, as far as
I’m concerned.
Athletics are a chancey thing and
the possibility of injury exists .in
every sport. Athletes know this and
it's something they have come to
accept.
Discontinuing the game would
have been a mistake - for everyone
involved. And I'd like to commend
the coaches for having the courage
to continue - the girls who go on to
college will surely thank them when
they come to realize their reasons
for not stopping the game.
AS FOR DEBBIE AND DONNA,
my biggest wishes for a speedy
recovery. Your injuries, though
painful right now, attest to the type
of athletes both of you are -
extremely dedicated and hard-work-
ing.
Those bumps and bruises will be
better before you know it, too.
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SPEAKING OF SOFTBALL, my
softball teammates have a new
name for me. They call me GQ.
Geritol Queen!
How’s that for a slap in the face?
I guess I don’t have to tell you I'm
the oldest member of the team.
And, none of my teammates will let
me forget it.
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I MET A REAL CLOWN at one of
my softball games the other night —
Harry Lefko! Harry is a member of
the Irem Temple Clown Unit - you
know, those guys who dress up in
those crazy outfits and do all kinds
of crazy things - for the main reason
of helping children.
Nice to meet you, Harry. Harry’s
daughter, Cindy, is the third base-
man for the softball team on which
I play. It’s a good thing she’s a
better softball player than she is a
bowler.
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HATS OFF to a good friend of
mine, Ed Ackerman, managing
editor of the Sunday Dispatch in
Pittston.
Ed’s heart went out to the starv-
ing Ethiopians a couple of weeks
ago when he called for a Mother’s
March in the Greater Pittston area
to help raise money for these
people.
Ed’s idea, which he first outlined
to his readers in his weekly column,
has mushroomed into a community-
wide project and has mothers (as
well as fathers, single people, etc.)
from all Greater Pittston communi-
ties canvassing for the Ethiopians.
J. Stephen Buckley
Dotty Martin
Betty Bean
Mike Danowski
Charlot Denmon
Joe Gula
Marvin Lewis
Jean Brutko
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Kunkle school
Only yesterday
FIFTY YEARS AGO - JUNE 27, 1935
Five hundred persons took part in the historical
pageant which was the central event in Wyoming
Borough’s Fiftieth Anniversary celebration.
Kingston Township School Board borrowed revenue
from the state amounting to $6,500 to cover expenses.
You could get ground beef 19 cents 1b.; pork chops
32 cents lb.; carrots and beets 3 bunches 10 cents;
butter 2 lb. 53 cents; little neck clams 65 cents per
hundred; pt. jar salad dressing 17 cents; macaroon
wafers 35 cents; cheese 21 cents lb.; beans 6 cans 25
cents.
FORTY YEARS AGO - JUNE 29, 1945
Dallas Borough School Board accepted three resig-
nations. Prof. T.A. Williamer, supervising principal,
Miss Julia Dolton, head of the Home Economics
Department and Miss Mathilda Lask, history, french
and latin teacher had accepted positions at various
schools with an increase in salary.
Two Back Mountain men were promoted in First
National Bank of Dallas executive branch. W.B. Jeter
was named executive vice-president while Frederick
J. Eck was named cashier.
Married - Lana Estella Elston to Staff Sgt. Calvert
Birnstock.
Engaged - Edith Marie Walters to Daniel A. Martin
Deaths - Hugh G. Murray, Dallas; J.W. Pembleton,
Huntsville, Idetown Road; Fred C. Kirkendall, Trucks-
ville.
You could get ASCO coffee 24 cents lb.; Ivory soap 3
personal bars 14 cents; 28 oz. jar apple butter 17
cents; Velveeta cheese 2 1b. loaf 71 cents; Wesson Oil
pt. can 29 cents; Devil Food cake mix 18 cents pkg.;
radishes bunches 10 cents; cherries 39 cents 1b.;
THIRTY YEARS AGO - JULY 1, 1955
National horse show judge Charles J. Barrio of
Teaneck, N.J. was judge for the annual Lehman Fire
Company Horse Show. Myron S. Baker was show
chairman. Television personality Fred Chapman
entertained with some of his Western tunes.
Ray Prutzman, Jackson Township, lost his windmill
rig, pumphouse and gasoline motor in a freak fire.
Engaged - Hilda Ehrgott and Robert M. Moore;
Ethel Coslett to Eugene Warmouth; Ernestine Martin
to Lowell Roberts.
Married - Rita Puterbaugh to R.P. Sickler
Anniversaries - Mr. gnd Mrs. John Steele, Moore-
town, 57 years
You could get hams 49 cents Ilb.; cantaloupes 2-45
cents; California plums 25 cents lb.; Florida limes 25
cents doz.; Kleenex 2 boxes 200-29 cents; 25 ft.
Reynolds wrap 59 cents; % gal. Virginia Lee ice
cream 79 cents; ready to eat bar-b-cue chicken $1.69
each.
TWENTY YEARS AGO - JULY 1, 1965
Members of the Lehman Volunteer Fire Company
dedicated the program of their 21st Horse Show to
Walter E. Chamberlain, Sr. Huntsville who had served
as secretary to the Company since its formation in
1944,
Lake Louise, in Orange, will be the site of a semi-
private golf course planned by Anthony Piledggi, and
Raymond Goeringer. Cost was $250,000 for develop-
ment of the course which covered 165 acres. Plans for
a club house were also being drawn up.
Married - Suellen Roberts to Edwin Carl Bush;
Phyllis Monka to Frederick L. Gove.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Crispell,
Dallas, 40 years; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Varner, Sr.
Meeker, 30 years; Mr. and Mrs. William Schoonover,
West Pittston, 25 years; Mr. and Mrs. Urband
Dymond, Marsh Creek, Tunkhannock, 50 years,
Deaths - Richard John Maher, Demunds Road,
Ellen A. Foust, Fairmount township; Almon R. Rood,
Harveys Lake.
You could get turkeys 39 cents 1b.; franks 69 cents
Ib.; spare ribs $1.69 1b.; shrimp 89 cents 1b.; cantal-
oupes 3-95 cents; blueberries 3 pt. baskets $1; plums 2
1b. 39 cents; ice cream 59 cents % gal.; Eight o’clock
coffee 3 Ib. bag $1.89; clams 4 cents each.
TEN YEARS AGO - JULY 3, 1975
Mrs. Richard Hogoboom, Sutton Road, was appointed
by Jackson Township supervisors to fill the unexpired
term of Felix Niedjaco who retired due to illness. A
member of the township’s planning commission, Mrs.
Hogoboom was active in community affairs.
Lake-Lehman school directors adopted a $3,207,709
budget raising the tax rate by 12 mills from 48 to 60
mills.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sherwood,
Chase, 25 years.
Deaths - Florence M. Brown, Chase; Stella D.
Tutak, Dallas; R. Dean Shaver, Idetown; Perry
Coolbaugh, Orange; Frank Gordon, Newark, N.J.
You could get chicken legs 79 cents 1b.; liverwurst 89
cents 1b.; Bumble Bee tuna 2-99 cents; pork & beans 4
cans $1; 10 Ib. potatoes $1.59; lettuce 25 cents head;
surfine soda 6 cans $1.
LETTERS
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
We are looking elegant! The land- &¢
scaping has been completed at the
entrance to the library and it adds
so much to the overall beauty of our
new library. The planters have a
vita, Japanese yew, hybrid rhodod-
planted in a lovely arrange-
ment and makes the entrance to the
library look super.
A special thank you to the Dallas
Rotary Club for their donation of
$300 to the capital funds campaign
and also to the members of Junior
The Wyoming Valley Art League
has purchased the top award-win-
ning painting at its Spring Member
Show and donated it to the Back
Mountain Memorial Library. The
painting is ‘‘Bowhunter’s Chal-
lenge” done by John D. Lewis of
Plymouth.
The 39th annual library auction is
almost ‘upon us and things are
beginning to shape .up. The dates
are July 11, 12, 13 and 14 on the
grounds surrounding the new
library on Huntsville Road. Wyo-
ming National Bank of Shavertown
and Besecker’s Realty in Dallas are
displaying some of the exciting
antiques and collectibles which will
be sold over the auction block
during the sale.
In conjunction with thé auction, a
Back Mountain Biatholon Relay is
being sponsored by Bud Light Beer
and Falcone Beverage. Applications
are available at the library or from
the newspaper advertisements. The
run will start and finish at the
library on Saturday morning, July
13. The run begins at 8:30 a.m. with
a bicycle ride of 9.95 miles and then
a run of 4.30 miles. The Biathlon
relay can be done by a 2 person
team or a single athelte event. Bud
Light T-shirts will be distributed to
the first 300 entrants. All proceeds
will benefit the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Send registra-
tions to the library.
The beautiful hand pieced quilt
which was done by the Trinity
Presbyterian Women hangs on the
wall next to my desk in our office
area and it certainly does brighten
this corner of the world. Mrs. Grace
Martin, chief quilter at Trinity,
informs -me that there were 7 quil-
ters working on this quilt which was
done in six weeks with 290 hours of
stitching and love sewn in. We are
selling chances on the quilt at $1.00
per chance, available for purchase
at the library. The drawing will be
held during the auction.
You are invited to stop at the
library and drool over the doll house
belonging to Tracy Davis; dream
and wish fo the antiques in the
display case, waiting for the auc-
tion; and study and count the
smurfs in our exhibit case, bor-
rowed from the Stahovec children.
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 STAGE was set this week
for a compromise on the 1985-86
state budget when the House
rejected the Senate’s personal
income tax plan. House members
unanimously defeated the Senate
measure which would have reduced
the state’s personal income tax rate
from 2.35 to 2.2- percent. It’s
expected that the tax plan and
budget will be referred to a House-
Senate conference committee where
a compromise package will be
developed. The General Assembly
faces a July 1 budget deadline.
THE HOUSE approved a bill
requiring public schools in the state
to provide military recruiters with
DEAR EDITOR:
As a parent of a third grade
student, I would like to thank the
third grade teachers for the excel-
lent choice of a field trip to Inner
Harbor, Maryland. This trip pro-
vided a very special day for the
children. It combined a special
class togetherness and an excellent
opportunity for learning that is not
readily available to all the students.
I was fortunate to be a chaperone
and was able to see first hand, the
benefits of the “hands on” activities
at the museum and the fascinating
exhibits of the aquarium.
The teachers had taken the time
to study, with the children, the
places and things they were going to
see. Extensive planning by the
teachers provided a trip that was
both educational and safe. Although
it was a 3% hour trip, the children
didn’t seem to mind. Ample chaper-
ones were provided for the enthu-
siastic children.
Again I would like to thank the
third grade teachers. Your efforts
were successful and appreciated.
A special thanks goes also to the
PTO for providing the funds to
make this trip possible for all. Be
assured that the money was well
spent.
KAREN MILLER
DALLAS, PA.
DEAR EDITOR:
The Luzerne County Crime Watch
Association would like to thank The
Dallas Post for its genuine concern
for the Communities it serves.
The Dallas Post hosted an Intro-
duction to the Neighborhood Watch
Program May 16th at the Dallas
Senior High School. Judie Mathers
and Dotty Martin of The Dallas Post
saw the need for a Crime Watch
Program within Dallas Borough,
and invited communities of the
DEAR EDITOR: :
On behalf of The Meadows Nurs-
ing Center, I express appreciation
for The Dallas Post Salutes, featur-
ing The Meadows last week.
A
Back Mountain to attend the Pro-
gram. While the atteudance was
small, (approximately 40 people)
those who attended the meeting
were truly concerned community
leaders.
As a direct result of the May 16
meeting, Crime Watch Programs
have been established in Dallas
Borough, Dallas Township, Kingston
ship.
residents.
/
Congratulations are in order not
only for The Dallas Post, but also
for Polly Michael, Dallas Borough;
Ann Rowlands, Dallas Township;
i Harold Shelly, Kingston Town-
ship.
These individuals have seen a
need in their Communities and have
responded.
ELMER L. BRADSHAW
CHAIRMAN, LUZERNE COUNTY
CRIME WATCH ASSOCIATION
Thanks for spreading the word.
MARILYN GREGORSKI
THE MEADOWS NURSING
“ CENTER
the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of all graduating seniors.
Failure to comply with the proposed
law would result in a $100 penalty
for each day the schools do not
provide the lists. A lengthy debate
over the issue occurred on the
House floor before the measure
passed by a 131-68 vote. Opponents
argued that the bill constituted an
invasion of privacy. Students must
be notified before the lists are
distributed, and can have their
names omitted by written request.
PLAIN LANGUAGE in consumer
contr acts would be required by law
in Pennsylvania under a bill which
pas hi the House this week and was
sent to the Senate for consideration.
The bill requires the use of short,
understandable words and phras-
ings in consumer contracts for per-
sonal, family or household purposes.
Contracts would also have to avoid
using technical legal terms, foreign
words, obsolete words and other
confusing language. Rep. Joseph M.
Gladeck Jr. (R-Montgomery) suc-
cessfully amended the measure to
require state lawmakers and agen-
cies to simplify their language in
laws, rules and regulations. “I felt
it was important that we in state
government put our own house in
order before requiring prives con-