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BEST OF LUCK to Sid and Judy
Silver, proprietors of the White
Horse Tavern in the Dallas Shop-
ping Center as they undertake a
new venture.
The Silvers, who are noted for
their good home cooking at the
White Horse, have closed the tavern
until April 14 as the Dallas eating
establishment is undergoing a face
lift.
With new car-
peting, = new
booths and a
whole bunch of
other new things,
the White Horse |
Tavern will
reopen on April §
14. The new
tavern will fea-§
ture a small serv-
ice bar with the
emphasis of the
business being
placed
on the food for which Sid and Judy
have come to be famous.
Why not stop in and give the
Silvers a vote of confidence while
they’re working in the tavern - then
be sure to return after the 14th and
check the new place out.
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WELCOME HOME to Hank
Kaminski, an employee at the
Dallas Post Office, who recently
returned from a trip to Hawaii.
Hank, who had a terrible bout
with the flu, managed to shake the
bug just in time to fly to the land of
sun and fun.
And, who knows? Hank may now
be a contender for Jean Hillard’s
suntan contest! Better see Jean,
Hank, while the tan still shows.
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MUCH THANKS to a woman by
the name of Jane Edmunds whose
residence is unknown.
As we usually do, The Dallas Post
donated a few subscriptions to a
fashion show held recently by the
Dallas Women’s Club. The subscrip-
tions were used as door prizes and
Ms. Edmunds was the winner of
one.
Unfortunately, Ms. Edmunds does
not reside in the Back Mountain
area and feels a subscription to The
Post would be better spent on some-
one who could recognize the names
and faces in our paper.
So, Ms. Edmunds very generously
returned the subscription form to us
and asked that we find a needy
person who would really enjoy read-
ing the paper every week, but
whose budget would not allow them
to have a subscription.
Our circulation director, Jean
Brutko, is currently in the process
of attempting to locate just such a
person to give the subscription to.
But, in the meantime, we’d like to
thank this very generous woman for
being so kind as to think of someone
who may be less fortunate than she.
If we had an address or a phone
number for Jane Edmunds, we
would thank her personally. I only
hope that someone who knows Ms.
Edmunds will read this and let her
know how grateful we are for her
kindness.
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BILL RUNNER of Shavertown
introduced himself to me at a busi-
ness gathering in Wilkes-Barre the
other day.
Bill, who was representing First
Eastern Bank at the meeting,
remembered reading my column
when I mentioned my amazement
at seeking a blind skier on a moun-
tain one day this past winter.
As a member of the National Ski
Patrol at Jack Frost Mountain in
White Haven, Bill informed me he
cut the column out and sent it to the
public relations director at Jack
Frost. Seems Jack Frost Mountain
has an entire program that enables
visually handicapped people to
enjoy the sport of skiing and Bill
felt I should have more information
on it.
Unfortunately, the people at Jack
Frost Mountain have yet to follow
up on Bill’s suggestion, but I'd like
to thank him for letting me know
that such a program exists.
I do have to admit that I was
rather surprised to see a blind
skier, but, according to Bill, that
sort of thing is not all that uncom-
mon - because of programs such as
the one at Jack Frost.
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IT SURE WAS NICE TO SEE
Judi Blase of Dallas the other day.
Judi, who resides in New Goss
Manor with her parents, Dr. and
director at The Times Leader and
was also attending a business func-
tion in Wilkes-Barre.
I haven’t see Judi is months and it
sure was nice to rehash some old
memories with her.
A great big hello to her Mom and
Dad and also to her brother, Dr.
Robert Blase.
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DEBBIE ZURINSKI, that bubbly,
bouncing young lady from Harveys
Lake, was hosting this business
meeting for the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Chamber of Commerce and
couldn’t have been happier doing
anything else at the time.
Debbie, who is the membership
director for the local Chamber,
makes a great host at a member-
ship mixer for the Chamber and
certainly looks like she enjoys her
work.
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IT’S TAX TIME AGAIN!
The deadline for filing individual
income tax returns is Tuesday,
April 15 - a date that has crept upon
on some people faster than ever.
Much thanks to our staff corre-
spondent Charlot Denmon who has
conjured up a rather humorous
story about the burdens of filling out
tax returns.
Charlot, who is afraid some
people may be able to relate to
some of the statements in her arti-
cles, wants everyone to be perfectly
aware of the fact that any resem-
blance are purely coincidental.
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A GREAT BIG ROUND OF
APPLAUSE goes to the uniformed
units of the Irem Temple who put in
an awful lot of time and effort to
make this year’s Shrine Circus a
success.
Chalk another one up for the
Shriners who manage to bring the
circus to town year after year and
who give so much of their own time
and effort to raise money.
The money raised at the circus is
donated to the Shriner’s Hospital in
Philadelphia to help young children
overcome their medical problems.
A tip of the Ringmaster’s Hat to
all the Shriners who are involved
with the circus and all the good that
comes of it.
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OKAY, YOU FISHERMEN - get
your worms ready! Trout season
starts Saturday and you can bet
your wading boots, Back Mountain
fishermen are all shining up their
fishing poles and digging for worms
- or whatever it is fishermen do.
But, anyway, they’ll all be up
before the sun Saturday morning
and on their way to the water so
they can catch the fish before they
(meaning the fish) are even awake.
As one who does not fish, I cannot
relate to the glorious feeling one
supposedly. gets from getting out of
bed so early just to throw a worm
into a body of water, hoping to
catch a fish that must first be
cleaned before eating.
I used to fish, however. I used to
fish every weekend when I was in
high school and I used to love it. I
think the one thing that really
turned me off to the sport, though,
was the time I cast the fishing line
over my head and somehow man-
aged to catch my lip with the fish
hook. Don’t ask me how that hap-
pened, but it really did.
Needless to say, I feel I won't be
missing a thing by staying in bed
Saturday morning and wishing the
best of luck to those who want to
rise and shine early in hopes of
catching their share. Good luck to
all of you!
(Dotty Martin is the Executive
Editor of Pennaprint Inc., publish-
ers of The Dallas Post. Her column
appears weekly in The Dallas Post.)
A person or family cannot receive
Social Security payments unless an
application for them is filed,
Thomas P. Lavelle, Social Security
manager in Wilkes-Barre, said
recently.
In addition, a person should con-
tact Social Security office if he or
she is at least 62 and plans to retire
or is within 3 months of 65 even if
there are no plans to retire, to
arrange Medicare health insurance
protection.
More information about Social
Security benefits can be obtained at
the Wilkes-Barre Social Security
office, located at Room 2227, Penn
Place, 20 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The
telephone number is 826-6371.
REMEMBERING
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Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - APRIL 10, 1936
Ruth Kintz, a member of Girl Scout Troop 7, Dallas,
received the Golden Eagle award, scouting’s highest
award. The first Back Mountain Girl Scout to win this
award, she had been a scout since 1929. She was a
member of the senior class at Dallas Borough High
School.
For the second year, Robert Fleming, a junior at
Dallas Borough High School, was champion of Luzerne
County’s student orators. Fleming then competed in
Bloomsburg for district honors.
Married - Jane Keener and Malvin Wagner.
Deaths - Rev. Lloyd W. Karschner, Meeker; George
J. Russ, Fernbrook.
You could get - Eggs 2 doz. 45¢; sliced bacon 19¢ %
lb.; oranges 29c doz.; smoked hams 27c 1b.; sweet
potatoes 4c lb.; celery 2 bunches 17c; chickens 28c lb.;
pineapple 2 big cans 35¢; butter 2 Ibs. 65c. .
40 YEARS AGO - APRIL 12, 1946
A baseball league composed of six teams of boys
under 14 years of age was being sponsored by Dallas
Kiwanis Club with Lt. Caddy LaBar, recently returned
from the Army Special Services, as president.
Probing the possibility of obtaining additional salary
increases amounting to $3 a day or $540 a year,
Kingston Township teachers met with the board of
education to study the school budget and determine if
the increases were feasible. The average salary at
that time was $1,800 annually.
Married - Helen Lyons and Paul Jones.
Deaths -- Mrs. Jasper Swingle, Shavertown; Mrs.
George Garinger, Johnson City.
You could get - Pollock fillets 25c 1b.; haddock fillets
42c 1b.; chickens 39c Ib.; lettuce 2 Ig. hds. 19¢; carrots
2 Ig. bunches 15c; eggs 41c doz.; egg dyes 3 pkg. 25¢;
oranges 43c doz.; Octagon soap 2 bars 9c.
30 YEARS AGO - APRIL 13, 1956
J.B. McCool, Director of Pennsylvania State Farm
Show, addressed the 15th annual Parent and Son
Dinner of Blue Ridge Chapter, Future Farmers of
America, Lehman High School. George Yurko was
chapter president. ;
Margaret Gunton and Paul Balshaw represented
Dallas-Franklin-Monroe Township in Northeast Dis-
trict Chorus, held at Susquehanna. Both students were
seniors. Louise Ohlman, instructor of vocal music,
accompanied the candidates.
Married - Jean J. Kushner and Joseph Chukinas;
Katherine Marie Noon and Joseph Moore.
Engaged - Mary Runstall to Stanley Grontkowski,
Jr.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Russell Scott, Sr., 29
years; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shiber, Center Hill
Road, 50 years.
Deaths - Fallie Steele, Sweet Valley; Russell Bogart,
Idetown; Carl J. Schriener, Harveys Lake; Verna
Steele, Sweet Valley; Gladys McHugh, North Lake;
Michael Dainowski, Harris Hill.
You could get - 3 Ibs. bacon $1; chikcens 39c Ib;
picnic hams 29c lb.; Starkist tuna 29c can; new onions
3 Ibs. 19¢; MacIntosh apples 4 lbs. 39c; homemade
sausage 59c 1b.; catsup 5 bottles $1; 3 cakes Lava soap
32c.
20 YEARS AGO - APRIL 14, 1966
Donald Jones was appointed to full-time Jackson
Township police service. Jones filled a vacancy left by
the resignation of Roland Gensel.
Patty Sickler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C.
Sickler, Orange, and a senior at Dallas High School
was selected “Girl of the Year” by Dallas Senior
Woman’s Club.
Engaged - Sally Ann Sillman and David Paul LaBar.
Married - Elizabeth Sinex and Donald L. Frantz.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. George Schollenber-
ger, 26 years; Mr. and Mrs. John Butler, 25 years; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bennallack, 20 years; Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Cease, 33 years; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Adams, 25
years.
Deaths - Lucretia Kleintob, Huntingdon Mills; Lloyd
Shaver, former area resident; John Sosik, Shaver-
town; Earl W. Balliet, Chase; Susan Postupak, Weath-
erly; Paul Palmer, Noxen.
You could get - Boneless round roast 89c lb.;. pork
loins 69c 1b.; ground chuck 79c 1b.; oranges 5 Ibs. 49c;
red potatoes 5 lb. bag 49c; pt. strawberries 39c;
scallops 69c 1b.; 2 cans sweet corn 39c.
10 YEARS AGO - APRIL 15, 1976
One thousand children attended the annual Easter
Egg Hunt sponsored by Dallas Junior Woman’s Club.
Chairman of the event was Mrs. James Horn, assisted
by Mrs. William Mannix. :
A mobile home at Harveys Lake was completely
heating tape. Loss amounted to at least $12,000 as all
the families possessions were lost.
Chaplain Capt. Richard C. Besteder, Dallas, was
awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal for
meritorious services at ceremonies held in Anchorage,
Alaska. Besteder was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cory
Besteder, Kunkle.
Deaths - Charles Reed, Shavertown; Eston Elwood
Adelman, Lehman; Henry M. Williams, Dallas; G.
Fred Harry, Hunlock Creek; Jonah Nulton Bloom-
field; Cora Clark, Beaumont; Bertha Zimmerman
Cadwalader, Jackson Township; Helen Morrissey,
Dallas; Edgar Whitesell, Hunlock Creek.
You could get - Smoked ham $1.59 1b.; smoked
kohlbassi $1.79 1b.; smoked bacon $1.49 lb.; Diamond
walnut meats 12 oz. $1.29; eggs, 1g. 69¢ doz.; aspara-
gus 49c 1b.; cucumbers 2-33c.
LETTERS
DEAR EDITOR:
What do most people think of
when they are asked about the
1950’s? The most likely responses.
written to all the politicians who are
someway involved with veterans
activities. Many bills have gone
through the House and Senate pro-
LIBRARY NEWS
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
are: soda shops, rock n roll, sock
hops, etc. But does anyone remem-
ber what major event started the
decade of 1950? The answer - proba-
bly not.
The Korean War, not conflict,
began June 25, 1950 and lasted until
July 27, 1953. During this period
54,246 Americans were Killed in
action; 103,284 were wounded; 7,000
were taken prisoner, 51 percent of
which died. A little known fact is
that 8,177 Americans are still listed
as missing in action. Besides these
casualties, many thousands of vet-
erans were left impaired with psy-
chological scars from this horrify-
ing war.
But no one remembers this war
because it was in between two other
more publicized wars. World War
Two is most remembered because
of the United States’ great victories
over Germany and Japan, and the
Vietnam War is remembered for the
controversy that it caused in the
United States at the time.
The Korean War is forgotten, its
veterans are forgotten, its heroes
the Korean War with those written
about World War Two or the Viet-
nam War. The difference is incredi-
ble!
Also check around and see if you
can rent any movies that you can
find about either the Second World
War or about the Vietnam War. Ill
bet that the ratio is pretty high. Just
out of curiousity, I wonder how
popular RAMBO would be if its plot
dealt with a Korean War veteran
going back to North Korea to find
American MIA’s. I’m sure people
would flock to the theatres to watch
a 55 year old man chasing North
Koreans up and down Korea’s
mountainous terrain!
So the basic problem is that no
one is aware of the Korean War.
Well, slowly but surely, people are
becoming aware due mostly to the
efforts of Mr. Tony Zdanavage of
Berwick and other members of the
Korean War Awareness Project.
Through a letter writing and
bumper sticker campaign, this
group has made thousands of people
aware. These letters have been
posing a Korean War memorial with
full federal funding, but have come
out with the full funding chopped
off. They have, however, ‘given’
land on which the memorial can be
built but expect the American
public to pay for it. It’s already
everyone’s land to begin with so I
don’t know why it has to be “given”
away.
Also it is estimated that it would
cost the government 69 cents per
Korean War veteran to build the 3.5
million dollar memorial. This is
pretty cheap considering the fact
that the government dishes out bil-
lions of dollars to the defense
budget.
In closing, I would like to ask that
everyone, especially Korean War
veterans, who feel as I do, begin to
speak out and get involved. The best
way to do this is to write to your
local Congressman and Senator and
demand that a fully funded Korean
War memorial be built.
PAT CURRY
ASHLEY
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
A truly glorious Easter Sunday,
1986! The weather was absolutely
beautiful if maybe a little too warm.
I visited the Shavertown Method-
service and I must say it was a
magnificent celebration of the Res-
urrection of our Lord. The church
was beautifully graced with lilies,
the people were there in abundance,
the choirs, adult and children, sang
so well, the minister preached a
great sermon and the atmosphere
was festival like. After the benedic-
tion, the choir with organ, brass and
strings sang the ‘‘Hallelujah
Chorus” as I have not heard it done
except by professionals. This was
truly a glorious celebration for a
beautiful Easter Sunday.
While on the subject of Easter, a
group of friends were discussing the
traditions of Easter and one person
asked what Maundy meant and why
it was being used for Holy Thurs-
day. Looked it up and found out
Maundy (mandatum) means a com-
mand or order. The words spoken
by Jesus to his disciples after wash-
ing their feet at the Last Supper:
“A new commandment I give unto
you, that ye love one another.”
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library has received three new
rotating collections from the Oster-
hout Library. They will circulate
until July 7. The mixed bag collec-
tion contains 74 current paperbacks,
both fiction and non-fiction on a
variety of topics. The classics col-
lection contain 107 paperbacks of
literature. The Greenthumbing It
collection has 28 books on gardening
in trade paperback and hardback.
These circulate for three weeks.
Our stamp collection display has
returned to its owner, Lindo Saba-
tini of Dallas with one additional
stamp. Andrew Gorto of Parrish
Street saw the display and donated
a special commemorative Civilian
Conservation Corporation stamp to
Lindo. We are grateful to Lindo for
letting us borrow his collection .
(Nancy Kozemchak is the assist-
ant librarian at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Her column
appears weekly in The Dallas Post.)
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
By REP. FRANK COSLETT
Special to The Dallas Post
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
HOUSE INSURANCE COMMIT-
TEE MEMBERS this week
approved a Thornburgh administra-
tion order prohibiting insurance
companies from cancelling or refus-
ing to renew commercial policies
without just cause. The rule was
issued by Thornburgh March 17 and
is effective for 120 days. By a 13-0
vote, the Insurance Committee sup-
ported the executive order. The
matter is now under review by the
state Independent Regulatory
Review Commission (IRRC) which
is expected to issue its decision
April 16. If the IRRC approves the
rule, it can continue beyond the 120-
day period. The measure is
designed to provide businesses with
insurance protection during the cur-
rent liability insurance crisis.
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LEGISLATION AIMED at reduc-
ing .the number of overcrowded
prisons in Pennsylvania and easing
the workload of overburdened
parole officers has been developed
by Rep. George E. Saurman (R-
Montgomery). The bills would allow
certain non-violent criminals
assigned by the court to ‘house
arrest” to be monitored by parole
staffs through the use of an elec-
tronic device attached to the
offender’s leg. Saurman said: simi-
lar programs are being used in
several other states including Flor-
ida, Kentucky, Oregon and Utah.
“Prison overcrowding will continue
unless we find a way to reduce it.
Along with overcrowding, escalating
costs will claim more tax dollars to
maintain our prison system. Citi-
zens of the commonwealth would
benefit from reduced cost and
increased public safety,” Saurman
said. :
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LOCAL POLICE DEPART-
MENTS would benefit from legisla-
tion introduced in the House by Rep.
Anthony J. Cimini (R-Lycoming)
through increased funds for equip-
ment and training. Cimini’s bill
would add a dollar to the fine
imposed for summary traffic viola-
tions resulting from local police
actions. Currently, fines collected
for offenses as a result of local
police actions are deposited in local
government treasuries. The addi-
tional dollar added by Cimini’s bill
would be earmarked for police
training and equipment. The cur-
rent fine for a summary offense is
$25. “Our local police agencies, in
this would provide an additional
source of income for them,” Cimini
said.
(Rep. Frank Coslett serves the
120th Legislative District which
encompasses the Back Mountain
area. His column appears weekly in
The Dallas Post.)
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