Editor's notes
“WELL, TOMORROW IS THE
DAY - The day we stuff ourselves to
overflowing with Thanksgiving
dinner. I can almost smell it now -
turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes,
sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce,
pumpkin pie, etc., etc., etc.
Wow - doesn’t that sound good?
Yes, indeed, but it also sounds
problem with
food - all I have
to do is look at
the darn stuff and
I gain weight.
Well, I have
recently joined a
‘‘fat club’ and
am concentrating
seriously on §
losing weight - F
seri
ously enough to have dropped a few
pounds in the last six weeks. (My
me - affectionately, I hope - “baggy
pants.”)
But, getting through my step-
mother’s Thanksgiving dinner with-
one of the more difficult feats of my
life. So, in order to plan for tomor-
row’s feast, I have been starving
myself most of this week and will
continue to ‘‘undereat’’ for the
remainder of this week - hoping to
at least remain at the same weight
when I go to the next “fat class’ on
Monday night.
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THANKSGIVING is a nice time of
year, though, isn’t it? The leaves
are just about done falling off the
trees and the cold, brisk weather of
winter is starting to set in. I under-
stand we're supposed to have a
rather wet and rainy Thanksgiving
‘this year, which really doesn’t thrill
me, but I guess it will give us all the
more reason to stay inside and
spend the day with our families.
However, Thanksgiving just
doesn’t seem like Thanksgiving
without a Thanksgiving Day football
game. I rememver when I was in
high school - football was the thing
‘on Thanksgiving Day - and Mom
around the football game.
~ “We'd all bundle up and head up to
the football field to meet our arch-
rival school in the annual Turkey
Day Classic. (In my case, as a
graduate of Wyoming Area High
School, the Pittston Area Patriots
wer our biggest enemies on Thanks-
giving Day.)
And, if our side won the football
game, the Thanksgiving dinner
tasted all the better, but if our team
. lost (Heaven forbid), we'd have to
* wipe the tears away from our eyes
all the time we were eating. Poor
Mom, she’d have to miss the foot-
ball game to slave away at the
stove all morning getting together
the most luscious feast of the year,
then my brother and I would pout
through the whole thing - just
because our football team lost.
Sounds kind of silly, doesn’t it? I
guess it might be silly, but when
you're that age, winning the
Thanksgiving Day football game
seems to be the most important
thing of all.
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SPEAKING OF FOOTBALL,
cheers to head coach Ted Jackson
and his Dallas Mountaineers for
winning the annual Old Shoe Game
between Dallas and Lake-Lehman.
The fightin’ Mountaineers were
revenge on their arch-rivals, the
Black Knights, and sure enough,
they did get revenge. Congratula-
tions, guys - but you'd better not
become too confident. I’ve heard the
Knights are already planning next
year’s strategy because they want
that trophy back in their school
lobby.
WELCOME TO some new subscri-
bers of ours as Jeanette and Fred
Space have been added to our circu-
lation list.
Mr. and Mrs. Space, who reside
on River Street in Forty Fort
reportedly received The Dallas Post
friends of theirs and rumor has it
they are thoroughly enjoying the
features we have to offer.
I’m not so sure, however, that the
lovely Mrs. Space isn’t just reading
he paper every week, hoping to see
her name in it. Well, we’ll fool her -
we just won’t put her name in it. So,
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THE NORTHEAST PENNSYL-
new monthly publicatin of Penna-
print Inc., the publishers of The
Dallas Post and its sister newspa-
per, the Abington Journal of Clarks
Summit, is scheduled to debut next
week.
The journal, which will be pub-
lished monthly and will be mailed
free of charge to business owners,
feature business news from a '12-
county region in Northeast Pennsyl-
vania.
Although business journals have
sprung up all over the country in
the past few years, the Northeast
Pennsylvania Business Journal is
the first of its kind in this area.
We're hoping business executives
will enjoy the kinds of stories we've
put together for their reading enjoy-
ment and for their business infor-
mation. And, if anyone reading this
column has seen the business jour-
nal and has a comment, criticism or
complaints, I beg you to call me and
voice your opinion.
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I ENJOYED DINNER this past
weekend in a rather exclusive res-
taurant in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
The atmosphere was delightful, the
service was exceptional and the
food was absolutely mouth-watering
- everything about the experience
was enjoyable.
I had. to chuckle, though, when
one of the waiters went breezing
past our table and didnt’ notice a
paper cocktail napkin had fallen
the napkin laid on the floor in front
of our table for quite some time, we
watched numerous employees of the
restaurant, walk by, look at it and
leave it there.
Some time later, a young gentle-
man very nicely attired in a busi-
ness suit walked past our table,
very quickly bent down, picked up
the napkin, nonchalantly stuck it in
his pocket and continued on his
way.
Having noticed his concern for the
appearance of the restaurant, I
asked our waitress who this young
man was. You guessed it - the
manager. And, I guess that’s why
he’s the manager!
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MY MOST SINCERE WISHES to
each and every one of you to enjoy
the happiest, healthiest and most
enjoyable Thanksgiving ever.
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REMEMBERING
Lake church
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - NOV. 29, 1935
The distribution of Christmas Seals used each
holiday season to finance the work of Wyoming Valley
Tuberculosis Society began. Mrs. James Oliver was in
charge of local school distribution. Mrs. J. Truman
Evans was general chairman; Mrs. J.I. Roe of
Shrineview was treasurer.
Plans to erect a $20,000 addition to Dallas Borough
School buildings were abandoned when directors
announced that the finances of the district would not
warrant the expenditures necessary for improve-
ments.
Married - Zelma Shoenfield to Alton Baggett.
Deaths - Margaret Price, Shavertown; Catherine
Hankey, Trucksville; David Norris, Noxen.
You could get - Sauerkraut 5c 1g. can; spinach 2 1b.
13c; rutabaga turnips 5 lb. 10c; Victor coffee 15¢ 1b.;
prunes 4 1b. 19c; bread big loaf 6c; ribbon layer cake
43c ea.; soup 2 cans 15c; peas 2 cans llc; cabbage 2
Ib. 9c.
40 YEARS AGO - NOV. 30, 1945
A crowd of approximately 700 fans braved overcast
skies to watch the spirited contest between Kingston
Township and Dallas Township High Schools. Kingston
Township won, defeating Dallas Township 14-6.
Fast work by members of Dr. Henry M. Laing and
Lehman Fire Companies saved two dwellings from
being completely demolished by fire. The home of
Leslie Sutton suffered much damage on the upper
floor. The J.E. Twaddle home at Huntsville was
damaged by a fire caused by an overheated chimney.
* Married - Jean B. Gay and Irving Norton; Violet
Baer and Wesley Sutton; Margaret Zweig and Charles
Moore.
You could get - Standing rib roast 30c 1b.; fresh
sausage 39c Ib.; cod fillets 35c Ib.; franks 37c 1b.; Asco
coffee 24c 1b.; 3 cans evap. milk 27c; Green Giant peas
Rabbit Molasses 18c bottle.
30 YEARS AGO - DEC. 2, 1955
Twenty seven neighbors worked together to rebuild
a barn for the Joseph Zosh family whose barn was
struck by lightning and burned to the ground.
Fred Youngblood, a rural mail carrier retired after
37 years of service. Beginning his career in 1918, he
had delivered the mail by horse and buggy during the
winter months before roads were improved in the
outlying districts.
Deaths - Joseph M. Dotter, Noxen; Hattie Derham-
mer, Noxen; Theodore Cragle, Hunlock Creek; Mary
Bittner, Harveys Lake; Frederick Hand, Harveys
Lake.
You could get get - Pork loins 29¢ 1b.; ground beef 3
Ib. 99¢; boiled ham 89c 1b.; coffee 79c lb.; butter 65¢
Ib.; broccoli 2 pkg. 49¢; apples 4 1b. 25¢; tomatoes 21c
Ib.; Pillsbury cake mixes 34c; haddock fillet 39¢c; %
gal. Breyer’s Ice Cream 99c.
20 YEARS AGO - DEC. 2, 1965
Robert S. Tippett, Westmoreland Hills, Trucksville
was named president of the Home Builders Associa-
tion of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The: installation
was held at Irem Temple Country Club.
Hayfield House was undergoing renovation to con-
vert it into classrooms. William Cutten was aointed
assistant director for development, for the newest
campus of Pennsylvania State University.
Married - Linda Rice Houlihan and Leonard Kozick.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chisko, 45
years.
Birthdays - John Breza, Overbrook Ave., 80 years
old; Mrs. Charles Patton, 80 years old.
Deaths - Jean D. Houlette, New Goss Manor; James
T. O'Connell, Harveys Lake; Mary Evans, New York
City; Leonard Novitski, Jackson Twp.; Gertrude Euth,
Carverton Rd.; Mrs. Roscoe Smith, Baltimore.
You could get - Boneless round steak 87c 1b.; franks
coffee $1.39 1b.; white grapes 2 Ib. 39¢; cheddar cheese
57c 1b.; fresh mushrooms 49c Ib.; oranges 49¢ doz.
10 YEARS AGO - DEC. 4, 1975
Area School boards reorganized. Ernest Ashbridge
was re-elected president of Dallas School Board while
Arnold Garinger was elected Lake-Lehman’s school
board president.
A one day record was set on the opening day of deer
season. Seven hundred thirty deer were bagged.
Engaged - Cheryl Boeshore and Keith DeVincentis;
Donna Lynn Weaver to Joseph F. Kruppo; Peggy
Jordan and Glenn Harvey; Jennifer Mary Torr to
James Reid Davenport.
Deaths - Fred Whitesell, Sr. Sweet Valley; George S.
Swan, Dallas; Robert C. Trethaway, Dallas; Emma
Harlow, Noxen; Thomas Edwards, Dallas Twp. Eva
Crispell, Hunlock Creek; Ida Mae Van Horn, Dallas.
You could get - Boneless chuck roast $1.09 Ib.;
ground chuck 99c¢ 1b.; sliced bologna 99¢c 1b.; skinless
franks 95¢ lb.; white potatoes 4 cans $1; Town House
crackers 59¢ 12 oz. box; Carnation Coffee Mate 22 oz.
jar $1.29; tomatoes 3 cello pkg. $1.
By HOWARD J. GROSSMAN
Special to The Dallas Post
Will manufacturing survive as an
economic base to restore vitality to
Northeastern Pennsylvania? This
dilemma plagues not only the
Pocono Northeast, but the entire
nation, particularly the northeast-
ern sector of the United States. As
manufacturing declines in Pennsyl-
vania as a major economic force,
the service industry expands. Thus,
overall numbers of jobs have
* increased, but the type of job which
dominates Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania’s economy has substantially
changed. Indeed, the trend shows no
change in the immediate future.
Expectations are that the service
industry will continue to expand its
job opportunities while the manu-
facturing sector declines, particu-
larly in light of the importation of
foreign products an the severe com-
petition which the needle trade
industry in Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania has experienced in recent
years.
Does this necessarily mean bad
tidings for Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania in the remainder of the 1980’s
and 1990’s. Not necessarily,
although the economic base of any
region cannot survive on a single
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
industry sector alone. Therefore,
the diversification of the region’s
economy to include both new manu-
facturing jobs as well as additional
service jobs is a necessary ingredi-
ent for the region to effectively
compete with its neighbors in
coming years. How effectively
Pennsylvania competes for the
same type of diversification will
impact greatly hcw Northeastern
Pennsylvania fares and how it can
continue to pursue a strong eco-
nomic future. Manufacturing jobs
are not easy to obtain and instant
successes should not be expected.
Fo example, the Committee for
Economic Growth (CEG) which has
been an exciting success financially,
cannot be expected to perform mir-
acles overnight. It needs time to
establish itself and achieve its
throughout Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania to satisfy economic needs and
promote new jobs and new growth.
A new examination needs to be
accomplished with respect to eco-
nomic growth. Special studies have
been accomplished for various parts
of Northeastern Pennsylvania such
as those made by the Fantus Corpo-
ration in Lackawanna County, and
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the studies prepared for the Com-
mittee for Economic Growth in
Wyoming Valley by a private con-
sultant firm. These studies have
suggested that certain targeted
industries be attracted to Lacka-
wanna and Luzerne County respec-
tively. In each case, so-called “back
offices’’ which would constitute
branches of headquarters firms
would be desirable for Northeastern
Pennsylvania. :
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company serves as an outstanding
example for economc growth in
upper Lackawanna County with
over 400 employees and a highly
sophisticated computer technology
based facility. These types of serv-
ice jobs are important to the eco-
nomic growth of the region. They
are, by no means, the only type of
industry sector which should be
attracted to Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. Many of the assets which the
region has should allow for the
growth of manufacturing jobs to
supplement the tremendous growth
‘in service industries throughout the
region.
Thus while the trend has noticea-
bly quickened for service type
industries and businesses, manufac-
turing should not take a back seat
and neither should distribution type
industries which can locate in
Northeastern Pennsylvania and
have immediate access to much of
the domestic, if not world market
place.
Special attention needs to be
placed on providing the community
facilities necessary to attract both
manufacturing and service type
industries and to encourage a uni-
fied approach through regional eco-
nomic development to supplement
the work of local industrial develop-
ment organizations and chambers of
commerce. Much can be gained by
examining through additional tech-
nical studies, the types of industries
beyond those already suggested and
or accomplished which can benefit
the region’s economic posture. The
Economic Development Council of
Northeastern Pennsylvania stands
ready to assist in any way possible
to achieve these goals and to
encourage a better quality of life for
economic growth in Northeastrn
Pennsylvania.
(Howard Grossman is the execu-
tive director of the Economic Devel-
opment Council of Northeast Penn-
sylvania.)
LIBRARY
NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library circulated 3,049 books
during the month of October; 4,803
adults and 3,246 juvenile. There
were 450 new books added to the
collection, 976 reference questions
handled and 297 book club books
the library included 71 adults and 73
juveniles, and patrons re-registra-
tions totaled 227.
The library staff is grateful to the
organizations who are supplying us
with clerical help. The Office of the
Aging has supplied Jane McMichael
and Midge Mieczkowski; The Junior
League has two members volunteer-
ing, Lisa Brown and Donna Gaia;
The Volunteer Action Center has
sent Scott James and the Retired
Senior Volunteer Program has
given us Irene Transue and Erma
Schnell.
Our H O gauge train display is
attracting a lot of attention, chil-
dren as well as adults. One couple
came today from Shickshinny to see
them. They will be on display until
Dec. 4.
Yesterday was baby day at the
library or so it seemed. Jill Hiller, a
former employee, came in with 4
month Katie; and three other moth-
ers brought their infants in to see
what the library is all about. Babies
are a joy to hold, a wonder to
behold and a blessing in all ways.
“The Velveteen Rabbit” by Mar-
gery Williams is a marvelous chil-
dren’s story and our copies of the
book have been well used. There is
a new edition of the book with
modern illustrations and during my
browsing in a Philadelphia shop
recently, I came across the new
editions of the book and a cute
cuddly replica of the velveteen
rabbit. I wanted to buy the rabbit
for the children’s room, but it as
selling for a few too many pennies.
The story is well worth reading, and
has to do with ‘What is real?’ and
how being loved can make you real.
A children’s classic.
There are many needs to which
quotation books respond; to fidn
quotable material, to identify a pas-
sage-who wrote it, which of the
author’s works is it from, or
whether one’s perception of a sub-
ject is shared by someone of estab-
lished. reputation. One may seek
clues as to what, in a particular
time or place, people were thinking,
saying and writing. Some . of the
Quotation Books on our shelves
include: John Bartlett’s familiar
quotations; A treasury of Biblical
quotations by Lester Berrey; Useful
quotations by Tryon Edwards; the
Book of Unusual Quatations by
Rudolph Flesch; a treasury of Pres-
idential quotations by Caroline
Harnsberger; a Treasury of humor-
ous quotations by Herbert Prochnow
and the Home Book of Quotations by
Burton Stevenson. Recently pub-
lished quotations books which we
have on order are Oxford Book of
Quotations; Dictionary of Foreign
Quotations and The Quotable
Woman from Eve to 1799. Quotation
books have always been popular in
the library used to verify the word-
ing. of a passage, the source of
which one knows. Many of these
books are in the reference room.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurrred on Capitol
Hill last week from Rep. Frank
Coslett, 120th Legislative District.
ENFORCING PESNNYLVANIA'’S
liquor laws was a subject of consid-
eration in both the House and
Senate this: week. The two cham-
bers, however, differed on exactly
how to change enforcement proce-
dures. The House Liquor Control
Committee amended a bill to keep
enforcement responsibility under
the Liquor Control Board, but to
‘‘professionalize” and enlarge the
division. Meanwhile, the Senate
voted 47-1 to remove enforcement
responsibility from the LCB and
transfer it to the Attorney General’s
Office. Rep. Terry L. Punt (R-
Franklin), a developer of the House
proposal, said the House plan
addresses problems within the LCB.
“This legislation increases the
number of enforcement agents,
requires minimum educational and
training criteria and gives agents
more power to enforce liquor laws,
especially against nuisance bars.”
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LEGISLATION REVAMPING the
state Public Utility Commission
(PUC) passed the House after two
days of intense debate and the
addition of numerous amendments.
The bill is part of the sunset review
process and, if it becomes law, will
keep the PUC alive until 1991. The
measure reduces the length of a
PUC member’s term from 10 to four
years, restructures the appointment
and confirmation procedure for
PUC members, and gives the PUC
the power to award rate increases
based on the efficiency of a utility.
Rep. Corry Stevens (R-Luzerne)
said the bill would make the PUC
‘“‘more responsive to the consumer.”
The legislation now goes to the
Senate for consideration.
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