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Editor's notes
MY MOST SINCERE APOLO-
GIES go out to Saul Barkett who
took a photo that was published in
The Dallas Post last week and had
to deal with seeing another photog-
rapher’s credit line underneath it.
There is nothing more irritating
than having a photograph or a story
published with someone else’s credit
line appearing with it.
My apologies to
Saul who had
taken a photo of
the Board of
Directors of the
Back Mountain
Soccer Associa-
tion and submit-
ted it for publica-
tion in last}
week’s paper. We |
got the photo in fb
alright, however,
I inadvertently =~ DOTTY MARTIN
put photographer Ed Campbell’s
credit line underneath it.
Saul was rather nice about it - and
was not at all upset. I do apologize,
though, Saul - there’s no excuse for
that kind of behavior on my part.
And, by the way, it sure was a nice
photo.
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SINCERE SYMPATHY is
extended to Mr. and Mrs. David
Pearn and family of Murray Street
in Forty Fort, upon the death of
Mrs. Pearn’s grandmother, Marga-
ret Coolbaugh.
‘‘Grandma Coolbaugh’’ passed
away last Thursday in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital and sure is going
to be missed by those who knew
her. The oldest living member of
the Dymond Hollow United Method-
ist Church, Mrs. Coolbaugh was
born in Lockville, Pa. She had lived
with the Pearn family for five
years.
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GET WELL WISHES are
extended to Cornelia Davis, also of
Murray Street in Forty Fort.
Miss Davis, a former school
teacher in the Dallas School Dis-
this past week, and her friends and
neighbors want to wish her well
soon.
Miss Davis is a faithful reader of
The Dalls Post as it keeps her
informed about what’s going on in
her former stomping grounds, the
Dallas School District.
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SOUNDS LIKE Sheila and Barry
Smith sure had a good time when
they went with their mom and their
aunt to see professional wrestlers at
King’s College.
My sources tell me Sheila and
Barry were as ‘wild’ about these
so-called wrestlers as were the
other 9,998 people in the stands.
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POTHOLES are getting to all of
us this time of year. Seems no
matter where you drive or how
much you try to avoid them, the
little critters are there - ready,
willing, and able to devour your car.
According to some information
that has crossed my desk this past
week, however, it looks as though
the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation is not treating these
potholes lightly.
A pothole hotline has already been
installed in Wilkes-Barre City and,
according to all reports, has proven
to be very effective already. Seems
road crews are able to patch up
potholes within hours of their
reported existence.
The state is now going to issue a
toll-free pothole hotline that every-
one can use. Watch our paper for
further details on this idea and for
the toll-free number itself.
Maybe we can get some of these
holes taken care of before they take
care of us.
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GIRL SCOUT COOKIES seem to
have taken over a lot of cookie jars
in Back Mountain homes these
days.
As the young ladies deliver their
cookie orders, it always seems like
everywhere you look, there are Girl
Scout cookies.
The Girl Scouts are also getting
ready to celebrate Girl Scout week
March 10-15.
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DON’T FORGET to buy some
Unit of the American Cancer
Society at the same time.
Daffodil Days will be held March
11 through March 14 and daffodils,
for $3 a bunch, will be available for
sale at several Back Mountain bus-
ineses.
Daffodils are the first sign of
Spring and, to the American Cancer
Society, a sign of Hope. Give others
some hope - support Daffodil Days!
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MY SOURCES TELL ME John
Baur of Armstrong Drive has been
trying to keep in shape these winter
months by batting a tennis ball
around once a week.
From what I understand, the
Dallas Junior High School teacher is
a little better than a novice at the
sport, too. Move over, Ivan Lendl!
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I HEAR JACK FOWLER of
Dallas has a new pet - his name’s
“Spike the Pike.”
Actually “Spike” is a rather large
fish caught by Fowler during a
recent Canadian fishing trip. And, if
I remember correctly, it was the
very first fish the Dallas Borough
policeman had ever caught.
Something tells me ‘Spike’ is
Jack’s pride and joy.
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GEORGE POYNTON of Daven-
port Street is going to have to give
up driving a car and revert to
peddling a bicycle if his luck doesn’t
change.
Last week, George went tooling
out onto the Dallas Highway after
his brakes failed on Carverton Road
and, just the other day, he had to
employ the assistance of a few
members of the Wilkes-Barre Police
Department to help his re-enter his
car after he locked his keys inside.
You're a little dangerous with a
motor vehicle, aren’t you, George?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES are
extended to our own Charlot
Denmon, a member of The Dallas
Post staff.
“Tooties,” as we all know her,
celebrated her special day this past
Monday, March 3 - and treated
herself with a little get-away trip to
Florida in honor of the occasion.
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THE MOUNTAIN LIONS baseball
players of the Wilkes-Barre campus
of the Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity sure look like they’re having a
good time working out in Florida.
A photograph that came into our
newsroom this past week showed
the diamondmen relaxing and soak-
ing up some sun in between those
gruelling workouts they’ve been
having since arriving in Coco
Beach.
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A GREAT BIG HELLO goes out
to Dorothy and Ike Swire of Beau-
mont who are Dallas Post subscri-
bers and faithful readers of this
column.
Seems Dorothy and Ike are dis-
tantly-related to my stepmother and
claim they read this column to
“keep up on things” in the Back
Mountain.
(Dotty Martin is the Executive
Editor of Pennaprint Inc., publish-
ers of The Dallas Post.)
Cigarette packages already carry
several warnings about the health
hazards from smoking. If new
research proves conclusive there
might be need for one more--‘‘Warn-
ing: radiation in cigarettes can lead
to cancer.”
According to the March Reader’s
Digest, cigarettes contain so much
radioactivity that a pack-and-a-half-
per-day smoker gets a yearly dose
of radiation in parts of his lungs
czual to what his skin would be
exposed to in about 300 chest x-rays.
Although the experts are not sure
of the full extent of the health risks,
Dr. Joseph R. DiFranza of the
University of Massachusetts Medi-
cal Center believes that ‘radiation
alone could account for about half of
all lung cancers in smokers.”
Scientists have traced radiation in
cigarettes to the fields where
tobacco is grown. For many dec-
ades, farmers have fertilized
tobacco crops with phosphates rich
in uranium. By decay, this uranium
generates radium-226, which in turn
spawns radon-222, and eventually
lead-210 and polonium-210. Tobacco
plants readily absorb radioactive
elements from the fertilizer and
from naturally occuring sources in
the soil, ach and water.
Unfortunately it is not just smok-
ers alone who are at risk from
radiation in cigarettes.
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
REMEMBERING
Summer fun
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The display case at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library is
showing a stamp collection bor-
rowed from Lindo Sabatini of Kings-
wood Drive, Dallas.
Lindo is 12 years old and in the
seventh grade at Dallas Junior High
constantly adding to his collection.
His interest started when he bought
a set of stamps at a flea market and
now he buys the new sets at the post
office and also buys from the Mari-
ners Stamp section in the Dallas
Post Office.
There are sets of stamps from
Laos, Bulgaria, Columbia, Hungary,
Egypt, Poland, Japan, China, Cook
Island, and Indonesia. There is a
special display of mint Russian
stamps along with his large Stamp
Collectors book opened to the page
of special Mongolia stamps. There
are some unique United States
Stamps and a large magnifying
glass. This makes an educational
and interesting display and will be
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - MARCH 6, 1936
Nearly 300 pupils participated in an operetta,
fashion show and minstrel held at Dallas Borough
High school. The program benefited the athletic
council.
A flock of about 75 wild geese flew over West Dallas,
reported Mrs. Ray Stevens. This signaled the begin-
ning of spring.
Girl Scouting celebrated its 10th year in the Back
Mountain. The first Dallas troop was established in
1926. Mrs. Edward Jennings was leader assisted by
Katherine Butler and A.S. Culbert.
You could get - Grapefruit 3-19c; oranges 6 1b. bag
10c; 1g. head white cauliflower 15c; pork loins 19¢ 1b.;
chuck roast 19c Ib.; sliced steak halibut 21c 1b.; butter
19c.
40 YEARS AGO - MARCH 8, 1946
Volunteers in the Back Mountain Region reported
more than $800 collected in the drive for funds to
purchase the grounds for the Veteran’s Hospital in
Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Henry Disque was in charge of the
fund drive.
Confident that the future was bright for the Back
Mountain the United States Employment Service
which also administered Pennsylvania Unemployment
allowances opened an office in Dallas Borough Build-
ing on Mill Street.
Married - Bernadine Stencil to Thomas Stephens, Jr.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nulton, 41
years.
Deaths - Edward Hosey, Outlet; Claude Sorber,
Sorber Mountain; Mrs. William G. Washburn, Wilkes-
Barre.
You could get - Stewing oysters 59c pt.; chickens 37¢c
Ib.; legs of lamb 37c lb.; tomatoes 29¢ pkg.; oranges
33c doz.; spinach 2 Ib. 15c; lemons 29c¢ doz.; Ranger
Joe Cereal 2 pkg. 23c; Clorox qt. bottle 15¢; 2 bars
Ivory Soap 9c.
30 YEARS AGO - MARCH 9, 1956
The State Department of Highways approved a 35-
mile speed limit on Lake and Main Streets but turned
down a similar appeal for a 35 mph limit on Routes
309, 415 and 115 in Dallas Borough.
Arrival of Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company’s new
American LaFrance fire truck was celebrated with a
motorcade and dedication service at Harveys Lake.
Married - Pauline Trumbower and Harold R. Hackl-
ing.
Deaths - Anna Myers, Dallas; Ella Hazlett, Sweet
Valley; Harold Hogg, Huntsville; Mrs. Ward Daven-
port, Wilkes-Barre.
You could get - Bacon 39c 1b.; legs of veal 39c lb.;
fryers $1.29 ea.; MacIntosh apples 4 Ib. 39c; Camp-
bell’s vegetable soup 8 cans $1; margarine 2 lb. 4lc;
cod fillet 39c lb.; Bird’s Eye green peas 2 1b. 37c;
Whole Wheat bread 2 loaves 29c.
20 YEARS AGO - MARCH 10, 1966
Dallas Mountaineers staged a fourth period rally to
defeat Dunmore basketball team 74-65 vat a game
played at the Scranton CYC before a crowd of 5,000
fans. The win advanced Dallas to the District 2 finals.
Mike Wilkes, Roy Supulski, Sandy Beech and Chip
Sinicrope were lead scorers.
David Fritz was elected president of Noxen Commu-
nity Ambulance Association. Albert Goble was named
vice president, Joseph Nalbone, secretary, Earl Cris-
pell treasurer and Robert Crispell, financial secretary.
Engaged - Susan Frances May and W. B. Kuchinsky.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Giles Wilson, 32 years;
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Race, 10 years.
Birthdays - Mrs. Charles Palmer, 83 years.
Deaths - Mervin L. Knaub, Chase-Huntsville Rd.;
Bradner Roushey, Dallas; Edith McHenry, Dallas.
You could get - Pork Loins 49c 1b.; turkey breasts
85c Ib.; corned beef brisket 65c 1b.; strawberry
preserves 2 1b. jar 69c; oranges 5 1b. 49¢; Camay soap
4 bars 43c; Maxwell House coffee 3 1b. can $2.40; 3 1b.
jar honey 99c.
10 YEARS AGO - MARCH 11, 1976
Lehman Township was awarded a $27,500 block
grant. The grant will be used to pave Old Route 115.
Mrs. Walter Roberts was named to represent Dallas
Women of Kiwanis on the Fall Fair Board.
Mrs. Claire M. Chollak, Pole 224, Harveys Lake won
seal for that borough.
You could get - Sirloin steaks $1.37 1b.; fresh
mushrooms 79c 1b.; Land O’Lakes butter 79c lb.; Kraft
American Cheese 12 oz. pkg. 59c; 64 oz. bottle Coke
49c; Campbell’s soup 5 cans $1; 2 cans Hi-C Fruit
drink 89c.
OPINION
By ELLIE KANDLER RODDA
Special to The Dallas Post
If we wanted to tell you about all
the great things Girl Scouting offers
girls, adult volunteers and the com-
munity, we could say things like:
“Girl Scouting provides a whole-
some environment for girls to learn
new skills and develop self-confi-
dence.” Or “Girl Scouting helps
girls make friends and prepares
them for the future.” Or perhaps
even, “Girl Scouting is unique in its
commitment to bringing out the
While all of these statements are
very, very true, they leave out one
of the best things about Girl Scout-
ing - the fun! Think about it. The
laughter of Brownie Girl Scouts as
they help each other prepare
bedrolls for their very first camping
trip. The smile of a five-year-old
Daisy Girl Scout as she puts
together her own scrapbook of
memories. The joyous raising of
voices in song as Girl Scouts of all
ages gather ‘round the campfire.
The world can be a pretty serious
place for girls growing up today.
That’s why they need Girl Scouting
more than ever - to help them
experience the fun and joy of all
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that life has to offer. And if they
learn a useful skill or two (or three
or more), so much the better.
Adults also need fun, and that’s
why so many of them give unsel-
fishly of their time to work - and
play - in Girl Scouting. Our commu-
nity needs Girl Scouting, too, so
let’s join in wishing our Girl Scout
friends the very best during Girl
Scout Week, March 10 through 16,
and always.
(Ellie Kandler Rodda is the Direc-
tor of Communications, Penn’s
Woods Girl Scout Council, Wilkes-
Barre.)
By CLYDE DUPIN
Special to The Dallas Post
The divorce rate in America more
than tripled during the last 20 years.
Then in 1982 and 1983, there was a
slight drop, but experts warn that it
is not a trend. In 1983, there was a
one percent decline. There were
1,158,000 divorces or 12,000 fewer
than in 1982.
We have a shattered generation of
young people who have come from
our broken homes. It is the major
social problem of our day. The
breakdown of the home has helped
to destroy traditional family values
and ushered in our permissive
society.
According to our latest census
figures, about 50 percent of Ameri-
can marriages end in divorce.
Eighty five percent of these
divorced people remarry, usually
within five years, with 60 percent of
those marriages ending in divorce.
The real victims of divorce are
our precious children. Many of
these children are not able to con-
centrate in the school room. They
have a feeling that nothing lasts.
They never develop trust or long-
term values.
They often become self-centered
and cynical. They lose faith in
relationships. Marriage experts
believe these children will continue
the pattern of divorce and remar-
riage because it is part of their
family background.
(Clyde Dupin is author of a
ntional column entitled “Religious
Viewpoint”’.)
The Madame Alexander Doll col-
lection has returned to its owner,
Dawn Hando and I learned of an
interesting use for those 2-liter plas-
tic soda bottles. Dawn’s mother
found a hint in a magazine and used
it for protection for the dolls. She
cuts the top off the bottle, reverses
the bottle and uses the base of the
bottle for a stand. This makes a
useful container to keep the dolls
dust-free while storing them.
Mrs. Crump stopped in the other
day to rell me she had visited Mrs.
Edgar Brace who was celebrating
her 94th birthday. Mrs. Brace was a
member of our shut-in book delivery
service for many years and is a
very special human being. Happy
Birthday, Mrs. Brace!
Mrs. Crump decided I should
learn some Latin and this is it:
Timeo Donaos et Dona Ferentes,
which means Beware of the Greeks
and their gift bearing. This evi-
dently has something to do with the
Fall of Troy and is something I
should have known.
I had mentioned something about
the library and the late Howard W.
Risley recently in connection with
the libary auction. I was looking in
the non-fiction section for a book on
retail marketing for a friend and
came across a book titled, “The Old
Country Store” by Gerald Carson in
the 658.8 section. The book was
intriguing and I glanced inside.
Quite a coincidence!
The book was donated to the
library in memory of Mr. Walter
Risley by his son, Howard Risley in
1954. An inscription in the front of
the book reads, ‘To my Dad who
was during his lifetime a country
merchant - but most of all, a
wonderful father’. This makes a
beautiful memorial tribute to a very
special person.
(Nancy Kozemchak is the assist-
ant librarian at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Her column
appears weekly in The Dallas Post.)
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE began its series of
budget hearings this week in Harris-
burg. Attorney General LeRoy S.
Zimmerman asked the panel to
earmark $28.1 million for his
department. an increase of $2.7
million over Gov. Dick Thorn-
burgh’s proposed allocation. Zim-
merman said the additional funds
were needed to hire 29 new drug
enforcement officers and one addi-
tional prosecuting attorney. Zim-
Pennsylvania is worsening and he
needs additional manpower to
attack it. =0-
OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND
DEPARTMENTS appeared before
House and Senate appropriations
committees to discuss their funding
needs for fiscal 1986-87. James
rs
vania’s 14 state-owned universities,
requested $307 million from the
state. Thornburgh has recom-
mended a $276 million allocation.
McCormick said the additinal
money is needed to prevent a tuition
hike averaging $232 per student next
year. Budget hearings will continue
into mid-March. The deadline for
adoption of.a new state budget is
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UNISEX AUTO INSURANCE
RATES will be implemented in
Pennsylvania unless the Legislature
overrides Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s
veto of legislation which would have
outlawed the gender-neutral rates.
Thornburgh vetoed the bill saying
the measure afforded ‘less protec-
tion against unfair sexual classifica-
tions, than is afforded against
unfair classifications based on race,
religion or national origin.” Shortly
after the governor’s veto, the Insur-
ance Department said unisex rates
will be required June 1. Unisex
insurance rates require insurers to
charge young female drivers the
same rates as young male drivers
despite statistics which show that
young men are involved in more
accidents than women.