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Editor's notes
OH, HOW NICE IT IS to be back
to work after a week’s vacation. In
case you didn’t notice, I was off and
- skiing last week.
Because it’s so difficult to find a
slope without nine million people on
it during the weekends, I try to
make it a practice to take a week
off during the winter months so I
can get in all the skiing my body
will tolerate.
And, believe me, that’s exactly
what I did - just ask any muscle in
my body.
It was cold, it was snowy, it was
wonderful. But, like any other vaca-
tion, it was too short and it’s over -
time to get down to business now.
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A GREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTH-
DAY GREETING goes out to our
own Ed Campbell who celebrated a
birthday on January 25.
Ed, our infa-
mous photogra-
pher, hit thef[
magic age of 21 |
last month. And |
now that you're |
legal, Ed, I can
start preaching to |
you not about §
staying out of the
bars, but about }
the perils of
drinking an
driving. ¥
Poor Ed -
seems like I'm DOTTY MARTIN
always finding an
excuse
to lecture him.
Anyway, Eddie - all lecturing
aside. Hope your birthday was a
happy one!
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WELCOME TO THE BACK
MOUNTAIN to Marianne Tucker
Puhalla who recently joined the
public relations staff at the Wilkes-
Barre Campus of Penn State.
“Tucker,” as those of us who
knew her in her younger, wilder
days, was formerly associated with
WBRE-TV/ Channel 28. Something
tells me she’s going to fit right in
with the jolly, hard-working duo of
Phyllis Belk and Renee Mintz at the
Lehman PR office.
Nice to hear from you, Tucker.
Maybe I'll buy you lunch some day -
as a token of my appreciation for all
those times you taught me how to
lose graciously on the racquetball
codurt.
Anyway, welcome - and the best
of luck to you in your new position.
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
WISHES are extended to Mr. and
Mrs. Lynn Sheehan of Huntsville
Road who celebrated their special
day this past Monday, February 17.
Rumor has it that Sandy and
Lynn were treated to dinner by
their children, Megan and Lynn Jr.,
in honor of the occasion.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Amy
Mathers, daughter of Hap and Judy
Mathers who now reside in Littles-
town, Pa.
Amy, who transferred to her new
school district from the Dallas
School District when her Dad
accepted a job away from the Back
Mountain, was recently selected as
a Rotary Exchange Student.
Amy will be travelling to Sweden
in July to spend her junior year in
that country. Certainly quite an
honor for a young lady who has
been a student in the school district
less than a year.
I'm sure Amy’s Dad is tickled
pink at his daughter’s accomplish-
ments. And, I know her stepmother
is thrilled - she told me that herself!
Congratulations, Amy - it sure is
the chance of a liftime for you.
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MUCH THANKS to Sue Hand of
Sue Hand’s Imagery in Dallas for
her kind words on one of my recent
columns.
Sue, whose letter appears in our
“Letters” column on this page, was
kind enough to jot down some kinds
words after reading my column on
the space shuttle tragedy.
Can’t tell you how nice it was to
receive that card. When I returned
from vacation, it was several hours
before I was able to sift through all
the papers on my desk to even find
the top of the desk. Fortunately,
though, Sue’s note was one of the
first pieces of mail I opened and,
Tax assistance
The VITA - Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance program, is sponsored
by the Business Administration
Department at teh Lehman campus
in cooperation with the Internal
Revenue Service. Students, under
believe me, with that kind of
encouragement, it sure made it a lot
easier to get through the rest of the
day.
Again, thanks Sue - your kindness
is much appreciated.
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LOVE, SEX AND THE IRS cer-
tainly don’t seem to be three things
that go together well but opening
night at the Genetti Dinner Theater
in Hazleton proved a combination of
the three can be quite hysterical.
Bill Genetti, owner of the dinner
theater and the Genetti Complex in
Hazleton, introduced his new pro-
ducers, Richard Akins and David
Czarnecki of Quakertown, Pa. to
members of the press last Friday
amidst an evening of laughter and
thrills.
If you get the chance, don’t miss
“Love, Sex and the IRS” - you won't
believe what you're seeing!
IT WAS NICE TO SEE Stephanie
Grubert, former editor of the Moun-
taintop Eagle and now publisher of
that newspaper, last week.
The Eagle, which was a former
sister publication of The Dallas
Post, is now owned by Stephanie
and, according to her, doing rather
well on its own.
Stephanie sure puts her heart and
sole into the Mountaintop Eagle,
people who live in Mountaintop, are
taking notice of and appreciating
her efforts.
More power to you, Steph - and
our wishes for the best of luck in
your publishing venture.
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A RIDE TO EAGLES MERE at
this time of year sure provides
some beautiful country scenery.
And, one of the most unique
attractions I've ever seen is right
there at Eagles Mere - a toboggan
slide. Every year, since 1904, mem-
bers of the volunteer fire company,
cut out blocks of ice and make a
toboggan chute - a chute that car-
ries a toboggan downhill at approxi-
mately 40-50 miles per hour and
shoots it right onto the lake at
Eagles Mere.
Seems a lot of people know about
this toboggan chute, too, since last
Saturday, you couldn’t even get
near the place and the line was
more than a half hour long. One of
the firemen, who donates his time to
this slide every weekend, told me
they serve approximately 3,000
people on a weekend - and the chute
is only open Friday night and until 7
p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Quite a unique way for a volun-
teer organization to raise money -
and the townspeople claim the fire-
men don’t solicit any monies other
than what they make on their tobog-
gan chute.
The chute only runs through the
middle of February and this week-
end will probably be its last of the
year. But, if you get a chance - it’s
a great way to spend an afternoon
with the kids. And, the scenery on
the way up the mountain is abso-
lutely breathtaking!
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EVER HEAR OF A DOG with a
pulled muscle? Well, my animal
managed to do just that.
While horsing around in the house
last weekend, she decided to com-
pletely skip the bottom two steps on
her way downstairs. In doing so, she
skidded across the linoleum and
crash-landed into a wall. Needless
to say, it was a rather painful
experience for the poor thing.
After watching her carry her leg
around for a day and a half, I
decided to take her to the vets. So, I
carried her into the office to spare
her any additional pain and the vet
checked her over thoroughly.
After his examination, the vet
claimed there was nothing broken,
but the dog was suffering from
pulled muscles. Relieved that we
weren’t going to have to deal with
casts, I put the dog on the floor and
she hobbled out to the reception
desk in the lobby of the vet’s office.
As soon as I finished writing out a
check for $16 to pay for this exami-
nation, the dog ran to the door to
get out of that horrible place. Yep,
you guess it - ran to the door on all
fours.
Worse than a kid, you say? You
bet!
IS available
the leadership of business instructor
Jane Davis, are specially trained in
income tax procedures.
For more information, contact
Jane Davis at 675-2171.
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
REMEMBERING
Library Auction
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - FEB. 21, 1936
Although State highways had been cleared of snow,
many back roads throughout the state were still
almost impassable because of drifts and snow accu-
mulation.
A tractor which broke through 14 inch ice about 50
yards from the bridge near Shawanese, Harveys Lake
was fished out of the lake by George Casterline, Lake
ice harvester.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. John R. Crispell,
Shavertown, 52 years.
You could get - Stewing chickens 27c lb.; chuck
roast 19c 1lb.; boneless rump roast 29c 1b.; large dill
pickles 3-10c; sauerkraut 3 lb. 10c; cocoa 8c Ib.;
Graham Crackers 2 1b. pkg. 19c; halibut steak 23c 1b.
40 YEARS AGO - FEB. 22, 1946
Dallas Borough Parent-Teacher Association
endorsed a proposal for the installation of a traffic
light at the five-point intersection on Main Street in
Dallas. Burgess George Williams outlined the proposal
for traffic control.
Alexander (Sandy) McCulloch made an application
to the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission for
the right to operate the Back Mountain Cab Company,
a taxi service for the area.
Married - Althea Smith and John Smith; Betty
Crispell to Lt. Verne B. McDougal; Thelma Dietz to
Robert Belles.
You could get - Turkeys 51c 1b.; lamb chops 57¢ 1b.;
pork sausage 39c lb.; oysters 69c pt.; Crisco 3 lb. 68c;
Lifebuoy soap 3 bars 20c; doughnuts 15¢ doz.; broccoli
19¢ bunch; 3 1b. sweet potatoes 19c.
30 YEARS AGO - FEB. 24, 1956
Lake-Noxen High School planned a Country Fair.
General chairman of the affair was Mrs. John Zorazi,
PTA; Mrs. Raymond Garinger, Alumni and Pauline
Davis, faculty.
Major Jack H. Magee, Terrace Drive, Shavertown
was named training and operations officer of the
newly formed 2009th POW Camp Headquarters, a local
U.S. Reserve Unit.
Engaged - Regina Ann Sullivan and Raymond
Eckhart; Carol Jean Whitesell and Airman 2-¢ Ronald
Grabowski.
Married - Lewis Raebuck and Nettie Goodwin.
Deaths - Harry Rood, Bloomingdale; Beulah Spen-
town.
You could get--Round steaks 69c 1b.; veal roasts 49c
1b.; white American cheese 2 lb. loaf 99c; Lipton’s tea
bags pkg. of 48, 65¢; 20 oz. jar peanut butter 59c; Mrs.
Filbert’s Margarine 2 1b. 47c; fig bars 37c pkg.
20 YEARS AGO - FEB. 24, 1966
Dallas basketball team copped the 1966 North
League championship by downing Crestwood 61-58
before a capacity crowd. The Mountaineers finished
with an impressive record of 21 wins, 1 loss for the
season.
A large tract of prime commercial property located
on Memorial Highway above Davis Market was sold.
New owners Francis J. Dixon and ‘Albert Ciccarelli,
Columbia Avenue, did not disclose their plans for this
tract of land.
Engaged - Barbara Ann Spencer and Airman Glenn
D. Hilbert; Margaret Ann Erickson and Capt. John
Werts.
Married - Jane Dover to Harold W. Lyons.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dungey, 47
years.
Deaths - Elmira Wolfe, Lehman-Outlet Road; Henry
C. Titus, Harveys lake; Doris Barstow, Bridgeport,
Conn.; Edith Daubert, Trucksville; Michael Dubil,
Huntsville-Ceasetown Rd.; Edward Gallagher, Har-
veys Lake.
You could get - Boneless round roast 89c 1b.; chicken
55¢ 1b.; 5 Ib. box sliced cheese $2.99; sea scallops 69c
Ib.; lobster tails $1.99 1b.; elbow macaroni 2 lb. pkg.
35¢c; bananas 2 lb. 25¢; tuna 2 cans 59c. :
10 YEARS AGO - FEB. 26, 1976
Dallas Area Municipal Authority met with repre-
sentatives from Dallas and Kingston Township and
Dallas Borough to discuss collection of delinquent
payments in excess of $77,000.
Foyscroft Wild Flower, two year old beagle owned
by Mrs. Frederick Javer, Dallas, won the Best of
Variety ribbon at the Westminster Kennel Club Show.
Engaged - Carol Ann Davis and Douglas Douglas
Boyce Whitehead.
Deaths - Mrs. Elmer Miller, Chase; Winifred Baird,
Harveys Lake; Fred A. Bocci, Trucksville.
You could get - Boneless chuck roast 99c 1b.; lean
ground chuck 95c¢ lb.; Blue Bonnet margarine 2 Ib.
99c; lettuce 3 hds. 89c; cabbage 12c lb.; turkeys 49c
Ib.; cranberry sauce 3 cans $1; Mrs. Grass Soup 3 pkg.
$1. {
OPINION
By EDWIN FEULNER
Special to The Dallas Post
We are just entering the new year
and already Uncle Sam is taking a
bigger bite out of our paychecks.
Though Congress and the White
House spent the Christmas season
making Santa Claus-like noises
about tax reform, ‘ho, ho, ho’ the
clockwork, on January 1 Social
Security tax rates shot up again.
Now for every thousand dollars
you earn, up to a maximum of
$42,000, Uncle Sam will collect $143 -
$71.50 directly from your paycheck,
and a like amount from the pocket
of your employer (money that could
be used to fatten your salary,
increase your benefits, or to update
plant and equipment, if it wasn’t
going to Washington).
On top of this, of course, are state
and federal income taxes - which
ironically are based on your gross
income, not on the $857 that is left of
that $1,000 after Social Security
taxes are paid.
Just two years ago, the Social
Security system was proclaimed
‘‘saved.”” The only thing that
appears to have been saved, how-
ever, are some political careers.
taxes, the Social Security system is
still headed for deep financial trou-
ble. The Baby Boom Generation has
started to grey. While there are
plenty of Baby-Boomers around to
finance the system today, when they
retire 20 to 25 years from now, there
won’t be enough workers around to
make good on the promises Con-
gress has made. One former chief
actuary of the Social Security
Administration estimates that pay-
roll taxes might theoretically have
to climb to 40 percent under the
present pay-as-you go funding
system to honor the obligations to
the current working generation. And
you and I both know that isn’t going
to happen.
The alternatives are also clear:
either some meaningful changes
will be made in the system as we
know it, or Social Security will go
belly-up.
Washington, unfortunately, has a
special knack of avoiding the
obvious until the political heat is
unbearable. And since most Ameri-
cans are pretty much convinced
Social Security is secure for the
foreseeable future, Congress will
stay as far away from the taboo
subject as it can.
LETTERS
She agrees
DEAR EDITOR:
Just a note to tell you (Dotty
Martin) how moved I was by your
tribute to the shuttle astronauts and
teacher.
That column was a work of art. It
moved me to tears and put into
words things I felt but didn’t know
how to say. \
Thank you for your column. I
with editor
have saved it among the news
clippings.
I have not read any memorial
that was any better than yours,
even from the highest paid and best-
known journalists.
I commend you.
SUE HAND
DALLAS
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
A tribute and a thank you to the
late Howard W. Risley! Having
finally caught up with my year-end
paper work, I am now trying to sort
through some of the stored items
which we packed away for the move
to our new building.
Among these items was a beauti-
ful framed plaque, a special tribute
to Mr. Risley; hand painted and
exquisitely printed by W. Everett
Evans of Wilkes-Barre in 1956. The
plaque states, ‘The Back Mountain
Memorial Library speaking for the
community at large by this certifi-
cate expresses its heartfelt appre-
ciation for services rendered by
Howard W. Risley; who, having no
sons of his own, determined the
living and the dead should have a
living, breathing and ever-growing
memorial to their services in World
War II and in Korea. Who, more
than any other one man in the Back
Mountain, has steadfastly fostered
this ideal and furthered this goal.
Who, above all others, has taken the
community to his inmost heart,
making its problems his problems,
its struggles his struggles, and its
advancement his life.’
This certificate was presented to
Mr. Risley during the 10th annual
library auction on July 7, 1956. He
was one very strong moving force in
the development of the Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library and those of
us involved with the library are
very grateful for his dedication. The
library auction was- held at the
Risley barn for many years and I
am sure he would be very proud if
he could see the library in its new
building and witness the progress
being made on the new library
auction facilities. This certificate is
now hanging in a prominent position
in the corridor of the new library.
Total circulation at the library
during 1985 was 80,968, which
included 46,116 adult titles and 34,-
852 juvenile books. The Book Club
circulated 3,438 books; new borrow-
ers were 1,389 and the book stock
inventory totaled 53,753. Reference
questions: for the year were 8,687,
volunteer hours totaled 2,485 and
there are 10,444 active borrowers.
The annual meeting of the library
board of directors was held on
Thursday, January 30th. The offi-
cers elected for 1986 are: President:
Ernest Ashbridge; vice president,
Barbara Lemmond; treasurer,
Glenn W. Eyet; and secretary, Pau-
line Kutz. William Price’'was elected
as a new member of the board and
Dr. John Shaskas was introduced as
the 1986 Auction chairman. The
board meets on the first Tuesday of
each month.
Have you seen that catchy bill-
board on Route 309? ‘‘Chat With
Alice on Your Way to Dallas” from
Cellular One car phones. It gives
you something to think about!
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
AUTO INSURANCE rates for
young men and women in Pennsyl-
vania are based in large part on
gender. Statistically, young men
drive more and are involved in
more accidents than young women.
Males therefore have traditionally
paid more for auto insurance than
young women. In 1984, however, the
state Supreme Court declared
gender-based insurance discrimina-
tory and ordered the implementa-
tion of so-called unisex insurance,
where yougn men and women pay
the same premium rates. This week
the General Assembly took issue
with the court and passed legisla-
tion which would allow insurance
rates based on gender. During spir-
ited debate on the House floor, Rep.
Jeffrey E. Piccola (R-Dauphin)
warned that some 600,000 young
women drivers would face rate
increases if unisex insurance was
permitted. Finally, by a 147-51
margin, the House approved the bill
allowing gender-based insurance.
The measure has been sent to the
governor for his signature.
CANDIDATES RUNNING for
statewide judicial seats would be
prohibited from cross-filing in party
primary races if legislation
approved by the General Assembly
is signed by the governor. The law
affects candidates for the Supreme
Court, Commonwealth Court and
Superior Court. Cross-filing would
still be permitted under the bill in
primaries for the offices of school
director, district justice and munici-
pal judge. Cross-filing is the prac-
tice of seeking more than one party
nomination for the same position.
Legislators voted to ban cross-filing
when it was hinted that a federal
judge was prepared to strike down
the practice in the case of state
judicial races.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES would be
required to open their lands and
waters for public recreation under a
bill introduced by Rep. Clarence
Dietz (R-Bedford). Dietz said that
the lands and lakes should be open
for recreational purposes if it is
consistent with public health and
safety. He said the state Fish and
Game Commission would be con-
sulted for input into the use of lands
owned by public utilities.