Families are winners
By EDWIN FEULNER
baloney.
Just 5.8 percent of the country’s households had incomes above
$50,000 in 1982. Yet, these people collectively paid 35.6 percent of all
personal income taxes collected that year, some $98.7 billion.
Because the 1981 tax cuts stimulated an explosive burst of
entrepreneurial investment, the wealthy have actually been paying more
than before the tax rates were cut.
fortuante, especially the working poor. And in this respect, the
administration has earned bragging rights.
tax regime. A single person without any dependents for example, will be
able to earn 37 percent more under the plan - $4,900, rather than the
current $3,560 - before having to pay taxes.
What does this mean to a young person right out of high school, earni
ng
she probably will earn $3,900 or so that first year, assuming a 40-hour
work week from: June through December.
Under the current law Uncle Sam would claim a share. Under the
for .a young married person just starting out.
Married couples also would be able to earn 37 percent more, with the
tax-free ceiling increasing from $5,830 to $8,000. If opponents of the
what it is.
dependents paying taxes as soon as combined family income reaches
$9,575, though the government's poverty threshold for such a family is
$11,400. So we have the spectacle of the federal government taxing a
poor family into continued poverty, which is about as illogical and
inefficient as anything | can think of. The tax reform plan would end this
obscenity.
The really big winners from the tax reform plan - despite the class warfa
re
exemptions would redress some of the inequities now faced by single
heads-of-household and large families. This marks a significant and
laudable shift in tax policy.
‘Research shows that the majority of families would see their taxes fall
under the plan, with the poorest families benefiting the most. This is a
major plus.
public policy research institute.)
OPINION
Americans rate TV
By CLYDE DUPIN
The American people still have a great deal of respect and trust in the
church. According to the new Gallup Poll, 55 percent of those surveyed
have a lot of confidence in our religious institutions.
‘The mid-summer survey ranked television as the institution that
Americans trust least. Only 29 percent expressed a high level of
confidence in television. The public confidence is newspapers and
organized labor continues to fall.
Protestants expressed slightly higher confidence in the church than
Catholics. Among Protestants, 73 percent expressed confidence in the
10 percent of either group express weak or little confidence in religion.
‘it may be surprising that with this high confidence-in religion that
many areas of our society. Our divorce rate is now the highest in the
violent crime in the United States has increased 174 percent. Child
pornography is the fastest growing income producer in the pornography
business.
God’s Word. The Bible message still has life changing possibilities.
(Clyde Dupin is editor of a national column entitled ‘‘Religious
Viewpoint."")
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Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO — AUG. 30, 1935
Two teachers were appointed to fill vacancies at
Kingston Township High School. William White,
Scranton was named Commercial teacher at a salary
of $1,350 annually. Miss Verna Ridehoffer, Forty Fort
was appointed to teach seventh grade.
Harveys Lake picnic grounds planned its third
annual Children’s Day. On this day children between
the ages of 4 and 7 received free ice cream, chocolate
milk, soft drinks, pop corn, peanuts and pretzels.
Rides cost one cent.
Mrs. Mable Stang, Shavertown and her father the
late Augustus Allen were mentioned in Ripley’s
collection of strange facts. Mrs. Stang and her father,
combined lifetimes that covered 139 years, and all
the United States presidential terms.
Engaged--Marjorie Post and George F'. Janaushik.
Married-Geraldine M. Culver to Earl Pierce.
Deaths--Jefferson Kocher, Harveys Lake; Mrs.
Charles Dotter, Noxen.
You could get-Bananas 4 1b. 19¢; grapes 2 1b. 19c;
big loaf Victor sliced bread 6c; hams 33c Ib.; gum
Srops 10c 1b.; peaches 6 1b. 29¢; Eight O'Clock coffee
¢c 1b.
40 YEARS AGO - AUG. 31, 1945
A fawn which was found deserted on the Mehoo-
pany Mountain early in June was to star in the
picture “The Yearling’ produced by Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer. Fred Salsman of Golden Hill, Wyoming
County had found and kep the fawn.
Princeton Public Library and Rutgers University
Library donated 136 volumes to the Back Mountain
Library.
Relatives of Clarence Morgan, who had been a
prisoner of the Japanese since 1942 received word
that he was in good health and expected to arrive
home shortly.
You could get--Mild cheese 34c lb.; mackerel 25¢
Ib.; butter 48c 1b.; sweet corn 29¢ doz.; Bartlett pears
2 1b. 29c; cabbage 3c 1b.; sweet potatoes 3 lb. 29c;
Palmolive soap bath size 10c; Octagon soap 2 bars
9c; bread 11c loaf.
30 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 2, 1955
Six new teachers were appointed to Westmoreland
jointure: Barbara Clark, Clinton Brobst, Mary
Vanden Hout, Mary Jackson Shangraw, Janice Yoz-
viak and Ethel Brace Williams.
William C. Amos, former resident of Upper
Demunds Road was being seriously considered for a
place on the permanent panel of “Life Begins at
Eighty” the Channel 34 television show out of New
York. Amos was 90 years old.
Engaged--Doris Turner to Albert Vosburg.
Married-Dorothy Culver to Thomas R. Williams.
Deaths--Ann J. Davis, Dallas.
You could get-Smoked hams 59c¢ Ib.; shrimp 3-5 oz.
cans $1; Kraft White American Cheese 2 1b. 99c;
honeydew melons 39c ea.; yellow peaches 5 Ib. 35¢;
tuna fish 4-6 oz. cans $1; ice cream 1% gal. 79¢c; frozen
strawberries 39¢ 1b.
20 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 2, 1965
Three new teachers were appointed and lengthy
discussion given to the new building program and
overcrowded conditions at Dallas Area Schools.
Martha Longmore, English teacher; James Morgan,
Social Studies teacher and Leonard Kozick, Geogra-
phy teacher were appointed to the staff.
A Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
helicopter port was being built on Red Rock Moun-
tain. The pad would be used to land helicopters water
bombing forest fires on state land.
Engaged--Jacqueline Sue Jenkins and John Shee-
han, Jr.; Betty Cyphers and John Mokychic.
Married—Susanne D’Esopo and Conrad S. Wel-
itchko; Flora Sue Anderson ‘and William Lewis
Weber.
Birthdays--Margaret Dilg, Shavertown, 85 years;
Mary H. Dendler, Idetown, 95 years.
Deaths--Catherine Clark, Shawanese; Sally Hirner,
Meriden, Conn.; Andrew Teno, Broadway.
You could get--Sirloin steak 89c 1b.; frying chickens
29c Ib.; franks, 2 1b. pkg. plus 8 Vaughn's rolls $1.29;
boiled ham 89c 1b.; charcoal 10 Ib. bag 55¢; tomatoes
10c 1b.; potatoes 3 1b. bag 39c; coffee 79¢ 1b.; 8 pkg.
Scott napkins 99c.
10 YEARS AGO - SEPT. 1, 1975
Harveys Lake taxpayers called for a grand jury or
district attorney investigation of project transactions
concerning the engineering firm and contractors
involved in construction of the sewer system in that
municipality.
Helen Maher, former officer in the U.S. Army
Corps of Nurses, was named Lake-Lehman High
School nurse.
Married--Sandra Long and Joseph M. Zoeller.
You could get-Whole chickens 49c 1b.; chuck roast
98¢ Ib.; Mueller’s noodles 39c pkg.; Charmin tissues 4
roll pkg. 59c; Morton frozen dinners 3-$1; honeydew
Belons 79c ea.; lettuce 3 hds. $1; carrots 2-1 Ib. pkg.
Ic;
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library correspondent
An unusual happening! The
Back Mountain Memorial
Library has some tomatoes
growing in the new flower
arrangements at the front
entrance of the library.
The Garden Club of Wyoming
Valley held a business meeting
here in May and donated some
small plants to us which we
planted in with the flowers out
front, and, much to our surprise
and most of our patrons, we
have tomatoes on the plants. A
little fact in with our fiction.
see
The children’s summer read-
ing program concluded with a
party on Aug. 16 where the
children were able to redeem
their book bucks and purchase
nice gifts. Refreshments were
served and musical entertain-
ment was provided. The snow
cones were very popular, if a
little messy. Thanks to Will and
Franklin’s for the crushed ice
used to make the sno cones.
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“Everybody Loves a Winner’
is a quote from a book review
featured in Publishers Weekly
regarding ‘Iacocca”, an auto-
biography by Lee Iacocca. We
have two copies of this book in
the library and both copies are
available only by reservation. It
is a very popular book. This
book, the publishing event of
1984, the year’s No. 1 best seller,
is still going strong and is now
available in large print. Iacocca,
living embodiment of the Ameri-
can Dream, is a household
name.
This is the fastest-selling hard-
cover book ever, and has been
- serialized in Newsweek. This
story is a provocative and
involving memoir. Iacocca, now
available in large print, is on
order for the library, one of the
first purchases made from the
recent $1200 Dallas Lions Club
donation to be used exclusively
for large print books.
s&s
The library has received a
very unique gift for which we
are grateful. Mrs. Rose Marvel,
husband of the late Thomas
Marvel, president of Offset
Paperback, donated this gift in
memory of her husband. It is a
Lexikothek Phonobox by Ber-
telsmann with an encyclopedia
type book complete with much
written history and 72 discs to
be played on the phonobox in
conjunction with the written
word.
Along with this is a set of
cassettes from the U.S. Dept. of
State teaching basic German
and the Foreign Service Insti-
tute basic German course teach-
ing book. The discs and the
history are written in German,
so the German teaching course
is almost a must. This gift is an
elegant addition to our reference
department.
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Some recent large print addi-
tions include: Eden Burning by
Belva Plain; Murder in the
Supreme Court by Margaret
Truman; The Case of the Care-
less Cupid by Earle Stanley
Gardner; Come Pour the Wine
by Cynthia Freeman; Touch the
Devil by Jack Higgins; All Crea-
tures Great and Small by James
Herriot and The Healing Heart
by Norman Cousins.
LETTERS
Long live polka music!
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DEAR EDITOR:
Hat’s off to the folks at WVIA TV
44 for realizing that Polka Bands
and lively polka music are enjoyed
by thousands of funloving people in
our area.
Stanky & The Coalminers, a well-
received six-piece polka band from
our area appeared on TV 44 in an
hour-long prime time special “live”
as part of Campaign ’85.
WVIA TV 44 personalities stand
before the cameras giving their
usual obnoxious pleas for dollars,
“In Support of this type show on
Channel 44”. Let’s agree TV 44
needs dollars.
The viewers response...Over-
whelming!
The goal...Surpassed!
I've seen it before. Way back in
1977 when Stanky & The Coalminers
last appeared on TV 44.
The pledged and memberships
came in that year too!
Prior to Stanky’s Polka Music
Show, the folks at 44 had a difficult
time getting the phones to ring in
support of some Dr. Who show.
After Stanky’s Polka Music Show,
the folks at 44 run an Elvis Movie
and the phones return to their semi-
dormat state.
Ah, But, throughout Stanky’s
Polka Music Show, the music and
the phones are Alive!
The TV 44 viewers were obviously
show on Public Television.
(This is a letter written to Ray
Hillman, Chairman Back Mountain
Fair)
DEAR EDITOR:
I am a parent of a Boy Scout
member of Pack 281, Dallas. For
the last 5 years our troop of 30-40
boys and their families have
assisted the fair with parking.
This project not only involved the
boys in a community project but
allowed us funds to guarantee these
boys their week of summer camp
with good troop equipment and at
least one other group activity with-
out having them out selling yet
another candy bar.
This year we were not approached
and on inquiry discovered that the
Lake-Lehman High School Band has
been awarded it. I admire Mr.
Milauskas and his band as much as
any Back Mountain resident. I do
feel though that Back Mountain
should recognize the fact that other
activities and organizations are
working with and for our youth also
and are as important to their
present and future lives that most of
these organizations although volun-
teer require financial support.
Mr. Hillman, I will not allow
myself to think that this change was
made because you are from the
Lake-Lehman District. I feel our
troop has been lucky to have had
this project for the 5 years and if
this position is now to be a revolving
one to allow other deserving groups
to benefit - I will look forward to
seeing announced in the future that
organizations that are interested in
it apply annually for consideration.
Possibly next year I might see the
But, what do the folks at 44 do.
“Perhaps we should make Stanky &
The Coalminers an annual event
here on Channel 44”, was one
announcer’s comment.
Hats off to Stanky & The Coalmi-
ners Polka Band for putting on such
a fine show.
I've discovered this fact years
ago. Perhaps the folks at 44 discov-
ered this fact Monday night. I
surely hope so!.
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Dallas Band Sponsors or Soccer
Association ete.
A Disappointed Parent
Shirley Gingo
Dear Friend
On behalf of the Lake-Lehman All
Sports Booster Club may I take this
opportunity of thanking you for your
donation to our ‘Chance’ stall at our
Craft Show and Flea Market held on
Aug. 3.
Our projection shows that we
raised approximately $1,000 which
will be spent on acknowledging our
exceptional athletes who have
attained District or above honors. It
will also help to defray costs our
students incur when they attend
Sports Camps. We also aid our
Sports Programs in purchasing
equipment which is not covered by
school funds.
Again we thank you and appre-
ciate your assistance.
Christine J. Shafer
Chairperson
Craft Show-Flea Market Committee