Editor's notes
I HAD AN INTERESTING
LETTER from Mrs. Stella McGlynn
of Wilkes-Barre this week.
Mrs. McGlynn wrote about a
bridal shower she attended last
week for Miss Mary Ann Welnoski
of Wilkes-Barre who is engaged to
James A. Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Cook of Harveys Lake.
The gift that
Mrs. McGlynngg
gave to the bride-§
to-be brought af
lot of hoots and}
howls from thos
in attendance.
Packaged in aj}
box that had aff
picture of a crock j§
pot on the outside
of it, Mrs.I8
McGlynn’s gift
looked just MARTIN
as normal as all the rest.
When Miss Welnoski brought out
the gift, it was not a crock pot, but
rather a set of well-worn boxing
gloves. It seems the boxing gloves,
which made their 31st appearance
at bridal showers, were obtained 27
years ago when they were first
given to Mrs. McGlynn's sister-in-
law, Mrs. Franny Maciejezyk of
Since then, the gloves have been
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
Gate of Heaven School, Dallas, who
team to a championship season this
year.
Debbey, who has been coaching
Swoyersville Barilla’s girls’ softball
team for several years now, cer-
tainly scored a home run this
season as the girls won the league
onship, and had a member placed
on the All-Star team.
Magistrate Andrew Barilla, spon-
sor of the girls team, was all smiles
as he awarded each member of the
team with a championship trophy.
Congratulations to all the girls, to
Magistrate Barilla and especially to
Just goes to show, Deb, persever-
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SPEAKING OF SOFTBALL, a tip
National and Back Mountain Ameri-
The two local girls teams battled
each other for the District 16 title on
However, with both of these
teams in the championship game,
to have a champion this year.
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WHILE WE'RE ON-THE SUB-
JECT of baseball, I might mention
bicycle this week to a lucky
member of the Back Mountain
While we keep the winner’s ident-
i
And, perséverance paid off in this
TAA, ir iy 0 pets
J. Stephen Buckley
~ Dotty Martin
town on a brand new Schwinn 10-
speed bicycle.
Next week, we’ll let you know who
the winner is.
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THEY WERE DANCIN’ IN THE
AISLES at the Beach Boys concert
at Memorial Stadium in Scranton
Saturday night.
A crowd of 12,000 Beach Boys fans
rocked and sang and clapped and
swayed as the California surfin’
group brought its oldies but goodies
to our area.
And, despite a rather negative
review of the concert by a reporter
from -an area newspaper, I found
the concert to be one of the better
concerts I've ever attended.
When you can capture the hearts
of 12,000 people and move them
enough to sing along with you, I
think that characterizes a success-
ful concert.
And, the Beach Boys did just
that!
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CHEERS TO THE VOLUNTEERS
of the Back Mountain Library Auc-
tion.
As time passes on since the 39th
annual event this year, I am hear-
ing more and more comments from
people who attended the auction and
thoroughly enjoyed it.
The undertaking of this year’s
auction was a mammoth job with
the moving of the auction grounds
and everything that went along with
the new library, but the committee
did a wonderful job.
And, that tells us only one thing -
that next year’s auction will proba-
bly be even bigger and even better.
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CAN YOU BELIEVE people are
already starting to talk about the
1985 football season?
My goodness, I feel like baseball
season has just started and area
residents are already gearing up for
the upcoming football season.
With the weather as hot as it’s
been, I can’t picture myself at a
football game - at least, not yet.
When I think of football, I think of a
crisp fall night where sweaters and
lightweight jackets are more appro-
priate than shorts and t-shirts.
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I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY to
stop at Hillside Dairy’'s new ice
cream parlor this past week.
Will Conyngham and his family
members have put together a really
nice old-fashioned ice cream parlor
at the Trucksville location. And, the
Conynghams are still gloating about
their ice cream being named one of
the top 10 in the country.
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I HAD A CASUAL VISIT this
week from Mr. and Mrs. Cummins
of Hudson, Florida.
Seems the Cummins, who have a
summer home in Kunkle, are both
members of the Coast Guard Auxil-
iary and are involved with water
safety programs throughout the
country.
They told me they conduct water
safety programs for children which
includes a slide show showing chil-
dren how to use life jackets and how
to act safely in the water.
The couple was scheduled to do a
program at Camp Kresge in Moun-
taintop yesterday and would be
more than happy to conduct such a
program for any children’s group
that may be interested in attending
these programs.
The Cummins, who do these pro-
grams free of charge, may be
reached at their Kunkle home at
675-3416.
Hi
Publisher
Editor
REMEMBERING
Class of 1925
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - JULY 26, 1935
A liquor store, the first since the repeal of the 18th
Amendment, was opened in Dallas. It was one of four
to open in Luzerne County; 250 stores opened through-
out the state.
Four Dallas recruits in the United States Army
Richard Disque, Paul LaBar and Kenneth Westover.
Area crowds thrilled to the great Hagenbeck-
Wallace and Forepaugh-Sells Bros. Combined Circus.
Among those appearing were European wild animal
trainer Maria Rasputin, daughter of the famous
Russian monk, Gregori Rasputin.
You could get - Hams 27¢ 1b.; fillets of haddock 2 Ib.
25¢; chuck pot roast 17c¢ 1b.; chicken 25c lb.; 2 pkg.
shredded wheat 23c; 2 pkgs. spaghetti or macaroni 9¢;
loaf raisin bread 8c; evaporated milk 4 tall cans 25¢;
Certo 25¢ bottle.
40 YEARS AGO - JULY 27, 1945
Two Kingston Township teachers Otis Rood and
Mrs. Minnie Benscoter retired after many distin-
guished years of service. In the Lehman Township
Schools music teacher Santo Ragno resigned to accept
a similar position in Haddon Heights, N.J.
Jive Junction, Dallas Teen-Age Center, was closed
for the balance of the summer so that a new dance
floor could be installed and interior decorations
completed.
Engaged - Doris E. Ide to Raymond Schallenberger;
Katherine Olencik to Anthony Hudak; Shirley Marcell
to Jack Horner.
You could get - Cabbage 3c Ib.; beets 2 lg. bunches
9c; carrots 1g. bunches 2-17c; cheese 2 1b. loaf 96c;
margarine 24c lb.; Rice Krispies 12¢ pkg.; corn starch
9c Ib.; Ravioli 14c lg. jar; noodles 12 oz. pkg. 14c; 2 Ib.
bag coffee 47c.
30 YEARS AGO - JULY 29, 1955
Dallas/Franklin/Monroe Townships voted to enter
into a jointure. Final decision to the formation of a
jointure was up to officials in Harrisburg.
Power boat enthusiasts of six eastern states com-
peted at Harveys Lake in six classes and 12 events.
The competition was sponsored by the American
Power Boat Association. Locally Sherwood Wilson of
Sutton Road was known for his outstanding record in
powerboat racing.
Engaged - Roxie Hoover and Rev. David Wilson
Haines Jr.; Erma Crispell and Rev. Donald Giberson
Nulton.
Married - Sally Anne Hetrick and David M. Handley.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Orval Ferrell, Ide-
town, 25 years.
Deaths - Kathryn Mary Todd Adams, New York;
Willard Arthur Franklin, Bloomingdale; Joseph Lear
Wagner, Shavertown; Ida Louise Brobst, Pinecrest
Avenue, Dallas; Stella Pall Sayre, Lake Silkworth.
You could get - Chuck roast 29c¢ Ib.; leg or lamb 53¢
Ib.; veal chops 69c lb:; 3-6 oz. cans lemonade 39c;
bottle Wesson salad oil 37c; box of 48 Lipton Tea bags
65¢c; peaches 2 1b. 29¢; sweet corn 35¢ doz.
20 YEARS AGO - JULY 29, 1965
Harveys Lake Executive Association, the group
which hoped to form a borough out of parts of Lake
and Lehman Township lying with the lake watershed
began circulating petitions to begin the legal process.
Dallas Borough purchased its first police car. The
car was purchased from Howard Isaacs, Co., Trucks-
ville. Russell Honeywell was police chief.
Married - Howard Isaacs and Bettie Beck; Linda
Fay Morris and John Shypulefski, Jr.
Deaths - Nellie Matthews, Hunlock Creek; George B.
Pollock, Carverton; John D. Edwards, Shavertown.
You could get - Chickens 28c 1b.; ground chuck 79¢
Ib.; pork sausage 79c Ib.; bacon 49c Ib.; potatoes 10 1b.
bag 59c; sweet corn 49c doz.; tomatoes 29c Ib.;
peaches 3 Ib. 49¢c; 1% gal. ice cream 59c; 1% gal. pickles
49c; cottage cheese 25c¢ 1b.
10 YEARS AGO - JULY 31, 1975
Area residents registered complaints concerning the
unbearable and dangerous conditions existing on
Carverton Road. Road construction was to greatly
improve the road when it was finished but work was
going very slowly.
Michael Godek was named to serve as ringmaster
for the 10th annual J.R. Davis Fire Company Show.
Ed Gilmer, Ron Ritts, Ed and Joe Petroski, Emerson
and Ralph Snyder, Walter Blejwas, Roger Phillips,
Jan McLaughlin and Norman James served as show
co-chairmen.
Engage - Patricia Lewis and Robin A. Miller.
Married - Kathleen M. Nulton and Eugene G.
Kemmerer; Debra Dymond and William Lamoreaux.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crispell, 50 years.
Deaths - Margaret Dickinson, Dallas; Fae Whipp
Hildebrand, Machell Ave., Dallas; Melvin W. Keller;
Stanley G. LaBarr.
You could get - Sirloin tip steak $1.89 1b.; T-bone
steak $2.19 Ib.; green peppers 29¢ Ib.; potatoes 10 Ib.
bag $1.19; lettuce 4 hds. $1; margarine 2-1 Ib. pkgs.
79¢c; 22 oz. Lux detergent 65¢; applesauce 3 jars $1.
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By EDWIN FEULNER
At least fifty U.S. military instal-
lations across the country are obso-
lete and could be closed, saving
millions of dollars. But it probably
won't happen.
Congress wil again step in and in
a game of political palm-greasing
that has almost become a ritual in
the Nation’s Capital will vote to
keep the unneeded facilities open.
Even many members of Congress
who usually turn thumbs down on
important defense needs such as
strategic defense research often
vote to keep ope military installa-
tions that should be closed - if an
installation on the Defense Depart-
ment’s “hit list” happens to be in
their district.
Meanwhile, billions of tax dollars
continue to be wasted each year.
The Grace Commissions and the
Office of Management and Budget
both agree that if obsolete military
bases are closed, U.S. taxpayers
could be saved as much as $2 billion
a year.
The Department of Defense
(DOD) hasn’t really made a coordi-
nated attack on the problem since
1979, under President Carter. Poli-
tics is the answer, of course. Not
only is it a nearly impossible task to
win congressional approval, but
DOD also is aware that a lot of
congressmen are antagonized in the
process - people whose votes DOD
needs on other, more important,
matters. Still, at some point DOD
has to bite the bullet.
Many of DOD’s 4,000 military
facilities were established long
before modern communications,
interstate highways, and jet aircraft
made them uneconomicaland
unneeded.
For example, DOD has wonated
to close Fort Sheridan, an old Army
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base 28 miles north of Chicago on
Lake Michigan, for the last decade.
Established in 1887, the base is now
staffed mainly by recruiting and
administrative personnel, with over
150 of its acres, including two
beaches and an 18-hole golf course,
used primarily for recreational pur-
poses.
According to DOD, closing Fort
Sheridan wouldsave taxpayers at
least $9 million annually. Another
$50 million ormore could be gained
by selling the property. Members of
the Illinois congressional delegation,
however, have successfully blocked
attempts to close the base.
With every state and about half
the congressional districts contain-
ing military installations, Demo-
crats and Republicans alike are
reluctant to allow the Pentagon to
close any bases that might mean
the loss of some federal jobs in their
districts. LAE
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
Wowee!! What a busy and excit-
ing time we have had in the weeks
before and the week of the 39th
annual Back Mountain Memorial
Library Auction. Everything did get
pulled together and we had a ter-
rific day on Saturday with an
amount of 23,000 taken in for that
day; however, Friday's downpour
and Sunday’s showers left us with a
lot less sales than we had hoped for.
The final financial figures will not
be available for a while.
During the middle of Friday's
storm, the burglar alarm went off
and we had trouble getting it shut
off, the keys did not want to work,
one kind soul tried to help and set
the fire alarm off, what a ringing
we had for a while. Finally got that
quieted down and then had to close
the auction because of the weather.
The week before the auction was
so hectic here; call this guy about
that, do this first, drop this off, pick
that up, run here, get the banner
hung up, try to get the flags up on
the flagpole, and I even got to drive
to Wilkes-Barre in a borrewed
Mercedes.
As the New York Times so aptly
put it when they printed an editorial
about the auction on Sunday, June
10, 1978; the days of auction mad-
ness in Dallas, Penna. This article
was written for the New York
Times by Mary Ann Sigworth of
Dallas and we were thrilled at the
coverage.
The item being auctioned off that
I enjoyed most was the old, re-
finished ice box with Monty Evans
as auctioneer. We thought the bid-
ding was finished at $500 but it was
all in and all done at $750. What a
job Monty did on that one. Everyone
clapped, it was so exciting.
I must say my personal thanks for
a job well done to Monty, John,
Ernie, Betty, Joe, Priscilla, Craig,
Mary, Sybil and Susan, heads of
their committee.
The 1985 Chevy Cavalier has not
been chanced off yet due to the fact
that there were not enough tickets
sold to even cover the cost. The
present plan is to sell tickets until
Aug. 1 and have the drawing at 1 on
Public Square in Wilkes-Barre
during the Farmer’s Market activi-
ties. We hope to sell chances on the
Square for the next two Thursdays
and have the car there also. Tickets
are also available at the library.
We had the library open for tours
on Saturday during the auction for
an hour and there were 45 people
who came in who ‘had not been in
before. I had three new borrowers
join and even checked out some-
books. One unfortunate situation,
about eight of the new flowers in
our planters were destroyed and
that is sad. We are gradually get-
ting the grounds cleaned up.
The winners of the antique items
were: Ruth Fino, the pine stand;
Betty Swanick, the brass candle-
sticks and Dr. Lawrence Clark, the
hand decorated tin. Mark Chappel
won the hand-pieced quilt and
Lance Davis won the BMX bicycle.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
A report released by the Business
Council of Pennsylvania this week
shows the Commonwealth has
become more competitive in some
areas of the business climate but
less attractive in others. The study,
based on data collected since 1980
by a variety of sources, focusses on
five broad areas of the business
climate: human resources, quality
of life, basic business costs, taxes
and government spending, and
social and economic policy.
The report shows Pennsylvania,
when compared ‘to the other 16
states studied, has improved its
ranking in high school and college
graduates, funding for vocational
and higher education, crime, and
state and local expenditures for
roads and streets.
The Commonwealth, however,
gas and electricity costs, corporate
income and unemployment compen-
sation taxes, work time lost due to
strikes, and capital investment. The
state retained its same rankings in
funding for elementary and second-
ary education, workers in skilled
occupational groups, average
wages, number of strikes, commer-
cial and industrial loans, and health
insurance premiums.
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The State Transportation Depart-
ment awarded $1 billion worth of
highway and bridge construction
contracts in the just-completed
fiscal year, according to Gov. Dick
Thornburgh. The total for the fiscal
year that ended July 1 set a state
record for one-year investment for
such construction contracts. The $1
billion total, which includes federal
and state money, did not include
$600 million allocated to counties for
year-round routine maintenance and
repair of the highway network.
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Gov. Thornburgh has asked the
federal Small Business Administra-
tion to authorize special disaster
loans for flood victims in four west-
ern Pennsylvania counties. Thorn-
burgh formally requested aid for
qualified businesses and residents in
sections of Westmoreland, Fayette,
Butler and Allegheny counties
affected by flash flooding caused by