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AH, LIKE MUSIC TO MY EARS,
or a beautiful sight to my eyes, or
wax to my skis. As I sit here in my
office writing this column, I look out
the front window and see snow.
Maybe it is only flurries, but it is a
start.
My skis are waxed, tuned and
ready to go. And, believe me, I
can’t wait. I don’t even mi
ing the darn stuff |
once in a while -
as long as there’s
always enough to} §
ski on. 4
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HOW DOES
EVERYONE
FEEL after
making their way} ih
through DOTTY MARTIN
Thanksgiving dinner? After my
speech last week about how I was
wondering how I was going to get
through Thanksgiving dinner and
stay on my diet, I want you to know
I cheated on one of them - and it
was not on my dinner.
My stepmother has this unique
way of putting an absolutely deli-
cious Thanksgiving meal on the
table and any human being in their
right mind wouldn’t be able to pass
it up - diet or no diet!
So, I pigged out. I ate everything -
even the things the instructor at my
“fat class’ warned us about - stuff-
ing, cranberry sauce, gravy, pecan
pie, the works. But, do you want to
know something? As if that wasn’t
bad enough, I succumbed to an
invitation to join the family in
leftovers Friday night and ate the
whole darn meal all over again.
My goal was to remain at the
same weight this week, but when I
weighed in Monday night, guess
what - I lost a half a pound. How
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A GREAT BIG HELLO to some
faithful readers of The Dallas Post
who have renewed their subscrip-
tions with us for another year - Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Pearn of Forty Fort,
Mrs. Mildred Bachman of Forty
Fort, Mrs. Cornelia B. Davis of
Forty Fort, a former Dallas school
teacher; and Mrs. Anna Kalna of
Swoyersville, a very dear friend of
mine.
Thanks to all of you for remaining
true blue to us. We do appreciate it!
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THE DRIVE TO OUR PRODUC-
TION OFFICE in Bloomsburg every
Tuesday always bring a smile to my
face when I pass through Plymouth.
There, as big as life in the window
of the Paramount Photo Studio on
Route 11 in Plymouth is a beautiful,
full-color photograph of none other
than Cheryl Campbell.
Cheryl, the 1984 Homecoming
Queen at Lake-Lehman, is the sister
of Dallas Post photographer Ed
Campbell. She is employed at
Kasarda’s Florist right next door to
our office.
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GET WELL WISHES go out to
Mrs. Laura Samuels of Dallas who
is a medical patient at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
Laura’s husband, Howard, is the
distribution man for The Dallas
Post, dropping off papers at various
newstands throughout the area
every Wednesday.
The staff wishes you well soon,
Laura.
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‘TIS THE SEASON - for crimi-
nals, too. Having watched a good
friend suffer the agony of having
her purse stolen in Wilkes-Barre
last week, I can’t help but wonder
where some people put their holiday
spirit.
Anyway, a word to the wise -
remember, criminals know that
people are doing their Christmas
shopping these days and they know
we are all likely to carry more cash
at this time of year than we do at
other times. Be careful - guard your
personal belongings at all times so
that those who think they are enti-
tled to what you have can’t get their
hands on it.
And, to my friend who got “ripped
off” - hang in there. Whoever took
your purse will get his (or her) day
soon.
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AGAIN THIS YEAR, The Dallas
Post will be featuring its ever-
lift and imaginary New Year’s reso-
lutions.
If any of our readers would like to
see any of their friends or family
members mentioned with an imagi-
nary Christmas gift or imaginary
New Year's resolutions, simply drop
me a line or give me a call and
we’ll include them in our holiday
wish lists.
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A FRIEND OF MINE introduced
me to her best friend the other - an
absolutely beautiful three-month-old
miniature collie named Mercedes.
My friend told me she always
wanted a Mercedes, but she hon-
estly believed her Mercedes would
have four wheels and not four legs.
Good line, huh?
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SPEAKING OF DOGS - or not
just dogs, but family members as
some of us look upon them - my
family is still having a hard time
adjusting to the absence of our
basset hound, Dusty, who passed
away three weeks ago.
A friend of ours passed along this
little story, in hopes of making all of
us feel better. And, although it did
the trick, the darn story is a real
tear-jerker to dog lovers.
I’d like to pass it on to those of
you who have a soft spot in your
hearts for pets like I do. It’s called
“A Dog’s Plea” and its author is a
woman by the name of Beth
Norman.
Treat me kindly, my beloved
friend, for no heart in all the world
is more grateful for kindness than
the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with ‘a
stick, for though I should lick your
hand between blows, your patience
and understanding will more
quickly teach me the things you
would have me learn.
Speak to me often, for your voice
is the world’s sweetest music, as
you must know by the fierce wag-
ging of my tail when your footstep
falls upon my waiting ear.
Please take me inside when it is
cold and wel, for I am a domesti-
cated animal, no longer accustomed
to bitter elements, and I ask no
greater glory than the privilege of
sitting at your feet beside the
hearth. ;
Keep my pan filled with fresh
water, for I cannot tell you when I
suffer thirst. |
Feed me clean food, that I may
stay well, to romp and play and do
your bidding, to walk by your side,
and stand ready, willing and able to
protect you with my life, should
your life be in danger.
And, my friend, when I am very
old, if God sees fit to deprive me of
my health and sight, do not turn me
away from you. Rather, see that my
trusting life is taken gently, only by
our Lord, and I shall leave knowing
with the last breath I draw that my
fate was always safest in your
hands.
REMEMBERING
Lonely fisherman
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - DEC. 6, 1935
Ted Loveland, Kingston Township High School
football star, was the only local player selected to be
on the West side squad which played the team from
the East Side in the annual Shrine game for crippled
children.
Moving swiftly and decisively, Dallas Borough
School Board put new policies into effect naming a
new president, secretary and solicitor. Dr. G.K.
Swartz, was elected president, Jack Roberts, secre-
tary and Clyde Lapp, solicitor.
Married - Mary Louise Nafus to Wesley Lamoreaux;
Helen Doran to Grover W. Anderson, Jr.
Deaths - John Sharpes, Tunkhannock; Charles
Atkinson, Shavertown.
You could get - Turkeys 33c Ib.; pork loins, rib end
25¢ Ib.; rump roast 3lc lb.; sugar 10 lb. 53c; milk 10
tall cans 55c; tomatoes 4 No. 2 cans 25¢; Log Cabin
loaf; Post Bran Flakes 2 pkg. 19¢c.
40 YEARS AGO - DEC. 7, 1945
An epidemic of colds striking teachers and pupils
caused the closing of classes at Lehman High School.
More than 125 students were absent; all substitute
teachers with the exception of one were reported to be
ill.
Despite efforts by representatives of Trucksville and
Shavertown Fire Companies to have a 35 miles per
hour speed limit imposed on the highway, the idea was
turned down by State Highway Department Engineer
William J. Rolfe. Rolfe explained that enforcement of
speeding was the responsibility of the local police
force, and that they should enforce speed laws now in
effect.
Married - Betty Guyler and Emory Kitchen.
Deaths - John R. Crispell, Shavertown; Stella
Johnson, Beaumont.
You could get - Chuck roast 26c¢ lb.; ground hamburg
28c 1b.; skinless franks 37c lb.; broccoli 25¢ 1g. bunch;
Ivory soap 4 med. bars 23c¢; oranges 35c doz.; coffee 2
Ib. bags 47c; Spic & Span 2lc¢ pkg.; Maxwell House
Coffee 33c 1b.
30 YEARS AGO - DEC. 9, 1955
Robert M. Turrell, Tunkhannock, purchased the
Shavertown Lumber Co. from Ralph Garrahan and
George Ruckno.
The first postal employee ever to retire on pension
from Dallas Post Office, Fred Youngblood, turned
over his bags to Postmaster Joseph Polacky.
Joseph Zosh’s dairy barn in Meeker neared comple-
tion as neighbors contributed their time and effort to
this farmer in distress. The original barn was
destroyed by fire. Neighbors banded together on
holidays and weekends to get the bar rebuilt.
Married - Barbara Ann Brace to Henry J. Evans.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Grover Anderson,
Point Breeze, Harveys Lake 50 years.
Deaths - John Getz, Kunkle.
You could get - Sausage 49c lb.; pork loin 27¢ 1b.;
39c¢ 1b.; haddock 29c lb.; veal steak 79c¢ 1b.; eggs 59¢
doz.; dog food 20 cans 99c; tomatoes 2 cello pkgs. 29¢;
mince meat 28 oz. jar 39c; electric corn popper $2.98.
20 YEARS AGO - DEC. 9, 1965
Lake Township jail, the only one in the Back
Mountain, was slated to close for reasons of health
menace. Jail capacity was for two. It was located in
the basement of the Daniel C. Roberts Fire Co.,
Harveys Lake.
Captain Robert C. Winters, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C.
Winters, of Claude St., Dallas was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross by the Air Force. An
electrical warfare officer, Winters was cited for
displaying outstanding courage and skill in accom-
plishing his missions under extraordinary flight condi-
Engaged - Janet Claire Turner and Carl T. William-
son; JoAnne Marie Kennedy and Sheldon James
Frantz; Judith Wright to H. Keight Jones.
Anniversaries - Mr. and mrs. James McFarland,
Shavertown, 50 years; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Misson, 22
years.
Deaths - Rose Tylenda, Vernon; Mrs. Roy J.
Thomas, Mt. Zion; Margaret B. Corby, Delaware;
Blanche Piper, Bloomingsale; Dorman Schooley,
Harris Hill; Martha Barry, Dallas; Ethel Paden,
Ceasetown. :
You could get - Chickens 59¢ 1b.; pork loins 43c 1b.;
veal roast 49c 1b.; pecan meats 12 oz. pkg. 79¢; apples
4 1b. bag 29c; tangelos 5 lb. bag 59c; 5 lb. bag
Pillsbury Flour 57c¢; 2 1b. can Maxwell House coffee,
$1.63.
10 YEARS AGO - DEC. 11, 1975
Representatives of five locals of the Communica-
tions Workers of America AFL-CIO officials of Com-
monwealth Telephone Company and Federal Media-
tion and Conciliation Service Representative Charles
McHugh held mediation sessions at the Treadway Inn,
Wilkes-Barre. The five locals failed to ratify a one
year contract.
Harveys Lake Borough Council voted the passage of
an anti-pornography ordinance for the municipality.
Mark Connolly was borough mayor. Robert Winters-
teen was vice president.
Married - Desiree Lee Knorr and Alvice George
Sutton.
Deaths - Robert Kemmerer, Shavertown; George
Gruss Harveys Lake; Donald Josuweit, Meeker
oad.
You could get - Boneless round steak $1.69 1b.;
boneless round roast $1.55 1b.; Bartlett pears 2-16 oz.
cans 79c; 64 oz. bot. Downy fabric softener $1.59;
Kraft strawberry preserves 18 oz. jar 69c; Campbells
vegetable or chicken noodle soup 5 cans $1.
By EDWIN FEULNER
Special to The Dallas Post
Although it was once considered
an unfortunate necessity, day-care
has become an American institu-
tion, used by people from all eco-
~ nomic, cultural and educational
backgrounds. The “why” is simple.
Research shows that in 1984, both
parents in 52 percent of U.S. fami-
lies were holding down jobs. And
someone has to take care of the kids
Unfortunately, the simple matter
of providing child care is itself
beginning to become too much of a
burden - thanks to government reg-
ulation. The result is that while the
need is on the rise, many people and
institutions who would like to pro-
vide inexpensive child care aren’t
able to do so. Others are doing so
illegally - as part of the day-care
“underground.”
According to a recent study by the
Cato Institute, many of the laws
designed to protect the health and
safety of children and guarantee
that they are cared-for responsibly
have, instead, limited the availabil-
ity of child care or made it too
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
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most: the poor and middle class.
After all, the wealthy still have
their nannies.
The study found that although
there are at least 14-million pres-
choolers whose parents work full
time, there are only about 10-million
day-care spaces available nation-
wide. Even without a Ph.D. in
accounting one can figure out that
millions of kids are being left alone
for part of the day.
Certainly, it is important for chil-
dren to be cared for by competent
people in a safe environment. We
are all aware of the horror stories
about those operators of day-care
centers who have been accused of
sexually abusing children in their
care, or who have been linked to the
kiddie-porn racket. Invariably, the
cretins involved in these cases have
been operating licensed facilities
which meet all state regulations.
This is not to imply by any means
that all the regulations in the world
won’t put a 100-percent stop to such
things. But the excessive regula-
tions will keep many women who
would like to care for small children
in their homes from doing so
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legally.
Currently, all 50 states and the
District of Columbia have day-care
regulations. The most damaging
restrictions are the often silly local
zoning regulations which prohibit
individuals from caring for neigh-
borhood children in their homes or
arbitrarily restrict the number of
children they can care for.
For example, most city zoning
commissions classify ‘day care” as
a small business - and prohibit
people from operating day-care pro-
grams in residential areas. Of
course, this is absurd. And it leads
to predictably absurd results, such
as the woman in Washington, D.C.,
who was told by the Board of Zoning
Adjustment that she couldn’t oper-
ate a day-care facility in a residen-
tially zoned, middle-class neighbor-
hood with a large number of
working class mothers, but was
given the go-ahead to operate a
center in a commercially zoned
building location between two top-
less bars.
Many health, fire and safety stat-
utes are similarly misapplied by
local bureaucrats. For instance, one
San Benito County, California,
woman had to withdraw her
applciation for a license when she
was told by the paper-pushers that
if she wanted to increase enrollment
in her six-child day-care home, she
would have to install separate toilet
facilities for boys and girls and
make them accessible to wheel-
chairs. A Maryland woman decided
she could not afford to care for
more children in her home after she
was told she would have to replace
four smoke detectors with a five-
detector, interconnecting system,
which would cost her an estimated
$2,000. And the list goes on and on.
Regardless of how one feels about
the number of working women and
single-parent households in the U.S.
today, one must recognize that a
real need exists for quality, afforda-
ble day care. But instead of encour-
aging willing people in local com-
munities to meet the growing need,
the regulation-writers and enforcers
are making it increasingly difficult
for them.
(Edwin Feulner is president of
The Heritage Foundation, a Wash-
ington-based public policy research
institute.) :
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
It is very hard to believe. How-
ever, it is true. Christmas is just
around the corner. A beautiful
season in our calendar year.
We have started to put some
Christmas decorations up at our
new library. The marquee in the
entryway has been decorated with
red ribbon, greens and bows to look
like a drum and our traditional
greens, lights and red bows grace
the library name sign on the front
lawn. ‘Tis the season of peace and
goodwill. We have a large collection
of Christmas books, stories and
craft ideas, available in the main
library as well as the Children’s
Room. A reminder: Books make
excellent Christmas presents!
We visited a quaint little restau-
rant on my last visit to Philadelphia
called, ‘A Slice of Heaven’. The
lunch we had was delicious and I
had my first cup of cappucino,
which is a drink made by adding
foaming hot milk to espresso coffee.
I must say, being a lover of coffee, I
prefer regular coffee. When they
present you with the check, they
also give each diner a slice of
chocolate candy which has an angel
formed on top. This, of course, is in
keeping with the name of the res-
taurant.
Some news about the 1986 library
auction: It will be one day longer,
running from Wednesday, July 10
through Sunday, July 14.
Ernest Ashbridge will head the
antiques booth once again; the
refreshments will be under the care
of Joe Fry, who is hoping to add
will be operated with Mrs. Crump
and Priscilla Liput in command;
Dot McCutcheon will control volun-
teer activities and there will be a
nuts and berries booth and a baked
goods and candy booth. We are
looking for someone to take chair-
man of the children’s activities.
Anyone interested can contact the
library. Another new booth in the
planning stages is a clothing booth
featuring tee shirts and sweat
shirts.
New books at the library: Texas
by James Michener is a historical
novel which skillfully combines fact
and fiction to present our richest,
most expensive and most diversified
state. It spans four and a half
centuries beginning in the early
1500’s and ending with its present
eminence as one of our most power-
ful states, rich in natural wealth
and human enterprise.
“The Immigrant’s Daughter’ by
Howard Fast is the conclusion of the
Lavette saga, bringing the story to
the fourth generation. It is truly an
unfolding historical saga.
“Dancing in the Light” by Shirley
MacLaine is a biography and an
extraordinary personal odyssey
which she shares with us - with
candor and intimacy that bares her
innermost self.
“Prima Donna at Large’ by Bar-
bara Paul is a new mystery which
starts when someone replaces
throat spray with ammonia at the
Metropolitan Opera House. This
leads to a horrible crime.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
INDIVIDUALS CONFINED to
their homes may be able to receive
home dental care if a bill introduced
by Rep. Frank Weston (R-Phila.)
becomes law. The legislation
requires the State Dental Council
and Examining Board to establish
the Dentistry for the Homebound
Program. The council would be
directed to attempt to develop hom-
ebound dentistry as ‘“an important
field in the practice of dentistry.”
The goal of the program is to
provide individuals confined to their
homes with competent dental care
at a reasonable cost. Individuals
who cannot afford the program but
are in need of homebound dental
care would receive it at state
expense. Eligibility for state-subsi-
dized dental work would be deter-
mined by the Department of Aging.
“Many people for many reasons
cannot leave their residences. A
system of dental care must be set
up for these individuals,’”’ said
Weston.
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CHILD ABUSE prevention was
the focus of legislation which passed
the House by a 187-6 margin. The
bill would create a state fund to
assist local agencies in their efforts
to fight child abuse. The state
money would come from a $5
increase in marriage licensed fees
and a $10 hike in the cost of divorce
decrees. The state Commission on
Crime and Delinquency would dis-
tribute the money to local agencies.
The federal government would
match 25 percent of the total col-
lected by the state if the bill
becomes law. The measure’s sup-
porters said the fund would help
local agencies develop innovative
prevention and abuse detection pro-
grams. Opponents argued. that cre-
ating a fund first and then planning
programs risks a situation where
agencies simply “grab” for the
money. Rep. Lois Hagarty (R-Mont-
gomery) voted for the bill but said
she did not” want public schools
teaching children about child abuse.
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