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LITTLE MICHELLE PRIBULA
sure was a big hit on the front page
of our paper last week.
Michelle, who was captured by
Dallas Post photographer Ed Camp-
bell at the Dallas Kiwanis Hallow-
een Parade last Sunday, certainly
received a lot of comments — and
compliments — from readers of The
Dallas Post.
Why, I know some people who
even cut her picture out and taped it
to their refrigerator doors — and
they don’t even know Michelle or
her family.
Michelle, how-
ever, is just the
epitome of what
Halloween is all
about — a six-
month-old child
dressing up in
her Halloween |
costume and |;
grinning from ear DOTTY
to ear - was just MARTIN
a refreshing Halloween sight that
Michelle simply managed to cap-
ture the hearts of thousands.
Thanks, Michelle, for being such a
beautiful individual. You sure made
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SPEAKING OF HALLOWEEN,
what a disappointment it was this
year!
I am not one to dress up in a
costume or go to Halloween parties
or anything like that, but I do like to
sit and enjoy the trick-or-treaters
that come to my house. And,
although this was the first year in
quite a while that I managed to be
looking forward to the little ones
who come trick-or-treating.
I was, however, rather disap-
pointed not only at the small num-
bers of costumed creatures this
year, but also at the conduct of
those who did come ringing my
doorbell.
Gone were the Halloween songs,
the Halloween riddles and even the
heard jokes, jokes and more jokes.
And, they weren’t even Halloween-
related jokes, they were jokes about
Rock Hudson, the Ethiopians and
1 couldn’t help but remember the
days of trick-or-treating when you
had to wait in line at some houses
because there were several groups
of children ahead of you. I couldn’t
help but recall the streets of our
neighborhood being literally lined
with costumed children and I
couldn’t help but remember the
time and effort my parents put into
making Halloween a fun time, not
only for my brother and me, but
also for all the neighborhood kids
who came calling at our door.
This year, there was only one
group of trick-or-treaters who were
accompanied by their mothers. And,
the mothers were carrying flash-
lights, coats and anything else the
children might need while they were
parading around the neighborhood.
Now, that’s what Halloween really
is all about - togetherness first and
good light-hearted fun second.
Needless to say, (however, my
disappointment in this year’s Hal-
loween crusade was such that I will
probably make it a point to go out
next year.
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ALONG THE LINES OF CHANG-
ING TIMES, some of the people in
this day and age who didn’t grow up
with high technology may have
some difficult getting used to it.
Just ask our production manager
who threw away a clock because it
didn’t work in her photo darkroom.
What she didn’t realize was that the
clock is a solar clock and needs
light to operate properly. And, of
course, since a darkroom is just
that, the clock wasn’t getting the
proper light to make it work cor-
rectly.
Fortunately, the clock was resur-
rected from the garbage can in time
to explain its functions to the pro-
duction manager so that it can now
be used effectively.
Just one more high techology
phase of our lives we’re all going to
have to get used to.
I LOVE THESE NEWFANGLED
ITEMS that some companies have
the nerve to put on the market.
However, it may not be the nerve of
the companies, but rather the nerve
of the individuals who are gullible
enough to believe the advertise-
ments and naive enough to purchase
the products.
The newest one I enjoy are these
advertisements for a self-adminis-
tered sobriety test kit. What a
person has to do is operate this kit
(and I’m not sure exactly how it
works) prior to getting behind the
wheel of an automobile. The object
of the sobriety Kit is to inform the
individual using it whether he or she
is too drunk to drive an automobile.
Now, do you really believe that a
person who is actually too intoxi-
cated to drive a car is going to have
the presence of mind to pull out his
hand-dandy sobriety kit and test his
own level of sobriety?
The effectiveness of good adver-
tising professionals continues to
slay me as they can talk the Ameri-
can public into spending a dollar on
the craziest things.
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HERE’S A NEW ONE - I had a
phone call from a good friends the
other day who proceeded to invite
me to a Pearl Harbor Day party.
That’s right — a Pearl Harbor Day
party.
You guessed it — the party is
being held on December 7 so the
hosts and hostesses are calling it a
Pearl Harbor Day party.
The only problem I have with
Sending a party like that is that I
don’t have a blessed thing to wear
— any suggestions?
HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAY
WISHES go out to my stepmother,
Laura Martin, who celebrated her
special day on Sunday, November 3.
How did Laura spend the day? By
working at her job as a nurses
assistant at Nesbitt Memorial Hos-
pital. Now, that’s dedication, isn’t
it?
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ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS
has me believing I bought a lottery
ticket from him several weeks ago
and I am holding the winning
number. The only problem is that I
can’t find the ticket.
Now, this gentleman is telling me
this ticket is worth $200 and he’s
sure I bought the winning ticket
from him. Well, you can only imag-
ine how many wastebaskets and
desk drawers I have torn apart
looking for this darn ticket, all to no
avail.
The problem now is that I don’t
feel like I had a chance to win $200 -
I feel like I lost $200. And, believe
me, that’s worse yet!
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REMEMBERING
Old Acme store
50 YEARS AGO - NOV. 6, 1935
An aggresive Democratic slate lost to a stronger
Republican organization at Lake Township where one
of the most heated contests in that section’s history
had occurred. Russell Hoover was elected school
director; Cornelius Smith, supervisor; Ernest Baer,
auditor; George Searfoss, director; A.R. Kocher,
constable.
A provision to permit the sale of malt and brew
beverages in Noxen was defeated by popular vote.
Engaged - Margaret Thomas to Thomas B. Robin-
son.
Married - Sylvia Ann Scouton to James W. Shap-
pert; Ann M. Lopuchovsky and Kenneth Zimmerman.
Deaths - Mrs. Bertha Keating, Harveys Lake; AF.
Wolf, Conyngham.
You could get - Stewing chickens 25¢ 1b.; pork loin
23c 1b.; chuck roast 15c lb.; 10X sugar 7c 1b. bag; Del
Monte crushed pineapple 2 cans 25¢; cranberry sauce
17c; stewing oysters 4 doz. 29c; Maxwell House Coffee
29c¢ Ib. can.
40 YEARS AGO - NOV. 9, 1945
To accommodate the rapid influx of boarding
students at College Misericordia, two new dormitories
were constructed. F.J. Cuppels was building contrac-
tor for the project.
Lake Township High School was the latest victim in
a string of robberies that have been carried out during
the past 24 months on 24 rural schools within a 45-mile
radius. One hundred twenty six dollars was stolen
from Lake Township’s milk fund.
Engaged - Ruth Scott to Willard Rogers.
Deaths - Emma Anderson, Trucksville; Fred A.
Deets, Beaumont; Jennie VanValkenburg, formerly of
Shavertown; John Hopple, Dallas.
You could get - Chickens 41c 1b.; beef chuck roast
26¢ 1b.; fruit cake 2 lb. cake $1.29; Crisco 3 1b. 69c;
Ivory soap 3 guest size bars 14c; Sunshine Graham
Crackers 19c 1lb.; tomato soup 46 oz. can 21c; bottled
lemon juice 9c.
3 30 YEARS AGO - NOV. 11, 1955
In one of the hottest political contests on record,
Ross Township turned in the only Democratic victory
in the Back Mountain Region. Michael ‘Micky’
Adams defeated Charles Long as a member of the
Ross Township School Board.
Nineteen year old Kenneth Roberts, former Lehman
resident, was directing and performing in the famed
Copacabana Club in New York City. He was in charge
of the musical group entertaining and wrote most of
the material for the show.
Engaged - Raymond Snyder to Marian P. Strazdus.
Married - Harriet Jane Coslett and James M. Weiss;
Joyce Rosencrans and Frank Redmond; Helen Maho-
ney and Gustave Ehrgott, Jr.; Edna Mowery and
Granville Sowden; Erma Crispell and Rev. Donald
Nulton; Nettie Myers and Stuart Hopkins.
Deaths - Stanley Keller, Pikes Creek; Everett E.
Evans, Mt. Zion; Nettie Johnson, Dallas; Peter
Rittenhouse, Pikes Creek.
You could get - Duckling 49c 1lb.; smoked picnic
hams 32c Ib.; 2 lb. pkg. Velveeta cheese 89c 1b.;
Emperor grapes 3 lb. 29c; tomatoes 35c 1b.; Brussel
sprouts 29c¢ basket; 6 6-0z. cans orange juice $1; 1034
bar Hershey’s chocolate 39c. ;
20 YEARS AGO - NOV. 11, 1965
Little Jeffrey Oncay, 2, Lehman Township, was
found hale and hearty after wandering away from his
home. A nine-man rescue team from Dr. Henry M.
Laing Fire Company aided Lehman residents in the
search. Jeffrey had fallen asleep not far from his
home. His dog Fifi aided in the rescue.
The ‘Old Shoe Trophy’ was presented to Dallas
High School Football team, winners of the annual
contest on Thanksgiving Day with Lake-Lehman.
Guest speaker at the ceremony was Peter A. Carle-
simo, director of athletics at the University of
Scranton.
Married -Linda Louise Cragle and Joseph Archav-
age.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dymond,
Shavertown, 46 years; Mr. and Mrs. Seth Howell,
Shavertown, 57 years; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stolarick,
havertown, 50 years; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hone-
ywell, Shavertown, 28 years.
Deaths - William R. Spaulding, Shavertown;
Frances Husband, Harveys Lake, Elmer Baker, Moss-
ville; Luther Kester, Hunlock Creek; Laura Murphy,
Centermoreland; Mary Huey DeWolf, Shavertown;
Corey A. Meade, Idetown; John W. Henderson, Shav-
ertown; Elnora Sickler, Noxen.
You could get - Center cut pork chops 89c lb.;
sausage 59¢ 1b.; chicken 59c¢ lb.; medium shrimp 99¢
Ib.; clams 4c ea.; cottage cheese 25c 1b.; tea bags pkg.
48, 39c; English Walnut Meats 99c 1b. red Emperor
grapes 2 1b. 25¢; oranges 5 1b. 45c.
10 YEARS AGO - NOV. 13, 1975
The announcement in a local paper of an excess of
$140,000 in the budget of the Dallas School district
disturbed many area residents. Residents requested a
rollback in millage rates.
Mothers and children of the lower section of
Carverton protested what they considered unsafe
conditions in the vacinity of the Westmoreland Ele-
mentary School brought on by the construction on
Carverton Road.
Married - Kathleen Anne Loughney and John Carl
Fleming.
Deaths - Sheldon Rice, Chase Rd.; Martin Yozviak,
Lehman Twp. Claire Greener, Trucksvilie.
You could get - Sirloin steak $1.58 1b.; veal cutlets
$2.48 1b.; oranges 20-$1; peanut butter 58c 18 oz. jar;
Hershey chocolate syrup 1 Ib. can 18c; grapefruit 7-$1;
Crisco 3 1b. can $1.77; 48 oz. can Hi-C Fruit Drink 46c.
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OPINION
LIBRARY NEWS
By CLYDE DUPIN
Special to The Dallas Post
summer for African famine relief
was a great humanitarian act. It is
estimated that a billion and a half
people in 160 countries may have
watched some of the 16-hour con-
cert.
The other side of the coin is the
tragic lyrics of some songs. Some of
the songs appeared to have a
demonic message. Rock music has
taken a tragic toll on the youth of
our nation. This type music glorifies
drugs and gives the impression
everyone is doing it. Sex seems to
be the underlying theme of most
rock songs. Many of their lyrics
encourage suicide among youth.
Mental health experts tell us that
over half a million teens try to kill
themselves each year.
One group called the AC-DC,
plays songs like “Gimme A Bullet”
and ‘Shoot to Thrill.” It was their
song, “Night Prowler,” that may
have inspired the Night Stalker
murder 16 people. This young man
was obsessed with satanic themes in
AC-DC’s album, “Highway to Hell.”
The group, W.A.S.P., promotes all
kinds of evil such as sexual perver-
sion and suicide. The initals in their
name stand for, “We Are Sexually
Perverted.”
The good deeds of rock musicians
do not excuse the evil they promote.
Some grous are now trying to have
their albums labeled so parents will
know if the lyrics are pornographic
and satinic. It is time parents,
PTA’s, and churches band together
and try to protect our youth. We
must inform them of the dangers of
rock music before we have more
drug addicts, suicides and night
stalkers.
(Clyde Dupin is editor of a reli-
gious column entitled “Religious
Viewpoint.”’)
LETTERS
I just have to take the time to
thank you (Dotty Martin) once
again for the excellent covererage
you have given to the Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library in your
newspaper and especially the good
pictures and the special colored shot
on the front page of the October 16th
issue for our 40th birthday celebra-
tion open house.
You have contributed greatly to
help us remind our community what
a tremendous asset their library is
to them.
NANCY S. KOZEMCHAK
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
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By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
the library for the past week with
We have three story hours each
week for three and four year olds
and a toddler; story hour once a
week and all of these groups held
and had the children dress in cos-
tume. Some of the cutest ones were
a pumpkin complete with green legs
which took a slight tumble in the
hallway; a purple bunch of grapes
and an adorable angel. :
The Little People Day Care School
on our second floor brought their
groups of children through the
library for a parade. The fun of
dressing in costume and going to a
party is always exciting and Hal-
loween gives the children an oppor-
tunity to do that and go door to door
in their neighboorhood for Trick or
Treat.
We at the library feel very proud
to be acquainted with Doris and Bill
Pierce of Machell Avenue, Dallas.
These two people have been borrow-
ing books from the library for more
years than I can remember and
when they are not in Florida, they
come into the library almost every
week. Doris was a member of the
Book Club for many years.
We are proud of them and their
son, Dr. William Pierce, who is the
head of the artificial organs depart-
ment and professor of medicine at
the Penn State University Medical
Center at Hershey where the ‘Penn
State Heart’ was used for the first
time on Anthony Mandia. It gives us
a good feeling to know that someone
involved with our hometown com-
munity has developed such a unique
item to contribute to the welfare of
all mankind.
Jo Bonham; a member of our
Book ‘Club, has been giving book
reviews at the Meadows Nursing
Center every Thursday afternoon.
She does these reviews in the cafet-
eria after chapel between 3:15 and 4
in the afternoon. She tells me about
40 to 45 people attend the sessions
and seem really interested in this
kind of entertainment. The ‘books
she reviews are usually light sub-
jects, human interest or animal
person and adds her own form of
humor to her reviews. We thank Jo
for this service.
The library will be conducting an
on-going Book Store in the lower
level of the ‘library on Thursday
afternoons, beginning Nov. 7, from 2
to 5 p.m. The store will be open for
browsing and buying featuring fic-
tion and non-fiction, almost new,
not-so-new and really old books.
Recently donated books have been
added to the shelves, ready for
purchase.
The most exciting stories are
those that are true to life. Men and
women who made history - and
people in the news today - are
profiled in books at the Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library. Don’t miss
the fun of getting to know the
world’s great people. Stop at the
library!
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
LEGISLATION STRENGTHEN-
ING Pennsylvania’s child and
spousal support laws was signed
into law this week by Gov. Dick
Thornburgh. Sponsored by Rep.
Lois S. Hagarty (R-Montgomery),
the bill permits wage attachment in
cases where payment is 30 days
delinquent and allows courts to
attach other sources of income and
property to recoup overdue pay-
ments. The bill is modeled after the
Federal Child Support Enforcement
Act. It creates a uniform set of
guidelines for state courts in setting
support payments. “This signals the
beginning of the end of the night-
mare that many parents and chil-
dren have lived through because of
an ineffective support enforcement
network,” Hagarty said.
PENNSYLVANIA IS rapidly run-
ning out of time to act on two
significant waste disposal problems
plaguing the Commonwealth -
nuclear waste and solid waste. The
House Conservation Committee this
week approved legislation to create
a disposal plan for low-level nuclear
waste. The proposal would locate a
low-level disposal site in Pennsyl-
vania to be shared by West Virginia
if that state approves the compact.
Meanwhile, Rep. James L. Wright
Jr. (R-Bucks) introduced a package
of bills that would establish a com-
prehensive solid waste management
plan for the state. The program
would recycle solid waste and use if
as a source of energy. ‘With Penn-
sylvania fast running out of availa-
ble land for landfills, I believe
congeneration is a viable means of
waste disposal,” Wright said.
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ANTI-GAMBLING LEGISLA-
TORS gathered in the Capitol
Rotunda to demonstrate firsthand
why they believe video gambling
machines should not be allowed in
Pennsylvania.
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