PLL TELL YOU - you really don’t
appreciate someone else’s job until
you do that job yourself. And,
believe me, I now appreciate
Howard Samuels more than I ever
thought possible.
Howard is our delivery man.
Howard is the guy who drives
around the Back Mountain every
Wednesday morning, all morning, to
deliver The Dallas Post to area
newsstands.
Howard is the
guy who gets up
early on Wednes-
day mornings;
he’s the guy who
loads a: whole lot
of newspapers in
his car; he’s the
guy who collects}
the money from |
store owners who ™
sell our paper for DOTTY
us; he’s the guy MARTIN
who winds up washing newsprint off
his hands all day long; he’s the guy
who puts up with driving behind
school buses and everybody else
trying to get to work in the morn-
ing; and he’s the guy I ought to
thank for doing what is probably a
very thankless job.
I can appreciate Howard and the
job he does now more than ever -
because last week when Howard
was unavailable to perform his
duties as The Dallas Post delivery
man I, caught at a weak moment,
volunteered for the job. I obviously
had no idea what I was setting
myself up for and the kind, consi-
derate people I work with didn’t
dare tip me off. They just let me go
on thinking it would be a learning
experience for me to become more
familiar with the area our newspa-
per serves.
Well, it was a learning experi-
ence, for sure. I did meet a lot of
nice people - some nicer than
others, but by 11:30 a.m., my head
was pounding so hard, I think I
would have given my weekly salary
to Howard if he had appeared to
finish the job that day.
It is true, though - you don’t
appreciate the work somebody else
does until you do it yourself. And,
now that I've done Howard's job for
a day, I invite Howard to do mine -
for just one day. I think that’s fair,
don’t you?
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AND, TO HOWARD’S LOVELY
WIFE, LAURA - my wishes for a
speedy recovery go out to you.
I certainly hope you're feeling
better by the time you read this. I
assure you I feel better - just
knowing your husband is getting up
early to return to his normal job
this week while I stay in bed for an
hour or two longer.
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CHEERS TO MEMBERS of the
Back Mountain Little League Orga-
nization board of directors who have
* instituted a new way of honoring
home run hitters at the local little
league.
This year, for every person who
hits a home run over the little
league fence, a brand new baseball
bat is awarded in congratulations of
the feat.
Face it - it’s not easy for a Little
Leaguer to hit a ball hard enough to
clear the fence. And, the board of
directors, recognizing a home run
as a feat not very easy to accom-
plish, should be recognized for their
willingness to honor the kids with
such a prize. Just goes to show - the
board of directors of the Back
Mountain Little League Organiza-
tion really does exist for the kids
themselves.
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PAUL WALSH of Dallas had a
rather frightening experience the
other day.
While eating lunch at Burger King
in Shavertown, Walsh inadvertently
left quite a bit of money on the table
when he left. As soon as he realized
the money was missing, Walsh high-
tailed it back to the hamburger joint
in hopes of getting it back - all the
time thinking the money was proba-
bly already in somebody else’s
wallet.
Luckily, for Walsh, a very honest
Burger King employee by the name
of Genevieve Conmy was working in
the diningroom that particular
afternoon. Genevieve had found the
money and had turned it in to her
manager, thus making it rather
easy for Walsh to claim what was
originally his.
Mr. Walsh would like to publicly
thank Genevieve for her honesty -
she certainly saved him an awful lot
of heartache.
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MUCH THANKS to Debbey
Wysocki, our entertainment writer
and a teacher at the Gate of Heaven
School in Dallas, for presenting me
with the Challenger Commemora-
tive Packet, a packet containing
information about the Challenger
and its crew which has been devel-
Because of my interest in the
Challenger program, Debbey
This packet is kind of interesting
in that for every sale of $2.50, $1.00
is distributed among three founda-
tions - The Young Astronaut Coun-
cil, The Teacher in Space Educa-
tional Foundation and The
Association of Space Explorers,
U.S.A.
It seems the packet was prepared
in respone to the outpouring of
requests from students, teachers
and parents across the country for
material relating positively and con-
structively to the tragedy. the
packet reflects the spirit of the
nation, particularly of the young, to
pursue space study and exploration
with ever greater interest and
intensity.
The packet contains information
about the Challenger and its crew,
together with three color photo-
graphs suitable for framing, and the
official commemorative decals.
Anyone wishing additional informa-
tion about this packet can write to
The Challenge Fund, PO Box 2184,
La Crosse, WI 54602-2184 or call 608-
783-7979. b
JUDIE MATHERS, a former staff
writer for The Dallas Post, touched
base with me last week and I was
delighted to hear from her.
Judie is currently working for the
Gettysburg Times which has
recently undertaken zoned editions
serving particular sections of the
Gettysburg area. Judie is now writ-
ing for the zoned edition that serves
Littlestown, the town where she and
her husband, Hap, are currently
residing.
Earlier this year, I reported that
Judie’s stepdaughter, Amy Mathers,
was preparing for a trip to Sweden
as a Rotary Exchange student.
Judie now tells me that Amy’s plans
have changed and she will be going
to Thailand, not to Sweden. It seems
those in charge of the program feel
that the more change in culture
there is, the better the experience
for the student. And, I guess there’s
more culture change between Amer-
ica and Thailand than there is
between America and Sweden.
Judie and Hap are quite pleased
that Amy will be going to Thailand
since Judie has found out the girls
in Sweden have a habit of not
wearing bathing suit tops. And,
when Judie learned the girls in
Thailand still wear veils over their
faces, she was thrilled Amy would
be joining them.
Good luck to you, Amy - I'm sure
the whole trip will be an exhilarat-
ing experience for you. And, one
that you deserve, I’m sure.
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ONCE AGAIN, I caution writers
to our Letter to the Editor column
about the importance of signing
your name to your letters and
including a phone number so that
we can verify your letters.
I received a very interesting
letter to the editor this week on a
subject that obviously bothered
someone enough that he or she did a
lot of research on prior to writing
the letter. The letter, however, was
not signed and therefore will not
appear in The Dallas Post.
I encourage our readers to voice
their opinions throughout our Let-
ters to the Editor column. However,
all letters we received must be
signed and must include a phone
number for verification. We will
withhold names upon request.
(Dotty Martin is the Executive
Editor of Pennaprint Inc., publish-
ers of The Dallas Post. Her column
appears weekly.)
Paralyzed Pennsylvania veterans
will receive a state pension as the
result of legislation recently signed
into law, according to Rep. George
C. Hasay, a supporter of the legisla-
tion.
Hasay said that under the act,
honorably discharged Pennsylvania
veterans who have lost the use of
two or more limbs will be eligible
for a $100 a month state pension.
The act will go into effect on July 1,
thereby allowing the Department of
Military Affairs enough time to
develop regulations and applications
forms to implement the program.
“The law was drawn to cover
paralysis suffered during both a
war or armed conflict, and a peace-
time combat-related situation,
including hostile fire or terrorist
attack,” Hasay said.
“The paralyzed veterans pension
would be in addition to any other
state and federal Veterans Adminis-
tration benefits.
“I believe the peacetime combat-
related situations are worthy of
note,” he said.
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REMEMBERING
Fino’s Drug Store
renovated.
50 YEARS AGO - MAY 15, 1936
Following Memorial Day, Noxen became a dry
town. The local option was chosen by popular vote.
George H. Earle, Governor of Pennsylvania, was
scheduled to be guest speaker at Commencement
services at College Misericordia. The graduation was
held at St. Nicholas Auditorium in Wilkes-Barre.
Area high schools planned for graduation ceremo-
nies. Kingston Township had the largest graduating
class in its history with 52 students graduating. Noxen
High School had two students, Robert May and Ione
Sorber, graduating.
Deaths - Robert J. Allen, Dallas; Anthony Foss,
Sweet Valley.
Married - Emma Elston and Kenneth Brobst.
You could get - Asparagus, 1g. bunch 19¢; potatoes 6
1b. 25¢; onions 3 Ib. 10c; pineapple 3 1g. cans 50c; cider
vinegar qt. refrigerator bottle 10c.
40 YEARS AGO - MAY 16, 1946
Fifty years of Christian service was celebrated by
the Alderson Methodist Church at Harveys Lake. Rev.
W. Lyon, new Superintendent of the Wilkes-Barre
District, delivered the sermon and conducted the
Service of Rededication. Rev. David R. Morgan was
pastor.
Harter High School remained undefeated in the
Back Mountain Baseball League after defeating Dallas
Township 9-2. Lehman Township School was in second
place in the league.
Married - Jane Case and Donald E. Davis; Marjorie
Nichols and Theodore Hall. .
Engaged - Jean Elizabeth Dymond to Robert Miec-
zowski; Isabel Hunt to Ensign Edwin Creager; Joyce
Reed and Lester Fiske.
You could get - Tomatoes 25¢ pkg.; cabbage 2 1b. 9c;
cucumbers 2 lb. 19¢; chickens 41c 1b.; pork sausage
39c Ib.; vanilla 19c bot.; gelatine 10c pkg.; floor wax
pt. can 35c; peanut butter 31lc lb.; corned beef hash
22¢ can.
30 YEARS AGO - MAY 18, 1956
The kickoff dinner for the 10th annual library
auction attracted a crowd of 200 people. The dinner
was held at Irem Temple Country Club. Atty. Mitchell
Jenkins was Emcee. Howard Risley was Library
Auction €hairman.
Mrs. Elizabeth Layaou was installed as Worth
Matron of Dallas Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Mrs.
Layaou succeeded Mrs. Myrtle Rineman.
Engaged - Elizabeth McQuilkin and George M. Gill,
Jr.; Florence Tong and Howard Shaver; Patricia
Carolyn Cornell and Albert Ruff, Jr.
You could get - Chuck roast 29c lb.; smoked picnics
29c lb.; grapefruit 3-25c; fresh pineapple 29¢ ea.;
rhubarb 3 bunches 25c¢; Hellman’s mayonnaise 66¢ qt. ;
Velveeta, 2 1b. loaf 79c; Salad Oil pt. bottle 35c;
geraniums 50c.
20 YEARS AGO - MAY 26, 1966
Parades were scheduled in Dallas, Sweet Valley and
Noxen in honor of Memorial Day. Paul B. Shaver, was
traditional parade marshal for Dallas where Daddow-
Isaac Post 672, American Legion was in charge of the
parade. Russell Major was chairman of the Sweet
Valley parade. In Noxen the parade to the honor roll
was organized by the Girl Scouts. Leaders were Mrs.
Lucy Jones, Mrs. Arline Swire, Mrs. Betty Smith and
Mrs. Nellie Scouton.
The Ford Mustang being chanced off by the Back
Mountain Library Auction was on display at Al
Williams’ Atlantic Service Station in Dallas.
Engaged - JoAnn Norrrie and Airman 3rd Class
William G. Sarley; Lois Carol Frantz, and Lee H.
Schreiner.
Married - Dorothy Mason and Richard B. Harvey.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. John Honeywell, 25
years; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Traver, 36 years; Mr.
and Mrs. George Landon 56 years; Mr. and Mrs. John
F. Sheehan, 30 years.
Deaths - Joseph Adamshick, New Britain, Conn.;
Mrs. Joseph Gianuzzi, Dallas; Lewis Davenport, New
Castle, Dela.; Robert Robinson, III; Alfred Root,
Dallas; Ira F. Cragle, Pleasant Valley; Florence
Cragle, Hunlock Creek; Sarah Bonham, Roaring
Brook.
You could get - Smoked Hams 37c lb.; Young
turkeys 39c lb.; chuck roast 75¢ lb.; watermelons 7c;
bing cherries 69c lb.; strawberries 59¢ pt.; charcoal
briquets 99c bag; butter 1 1b. 73c¢; lemonade 6-6 oz.
cans 65c; coffee 1 lb. 69c.
10 YEARS AGO - MAY 2, 1976
Local school districts voted to increase taxes. Dallas
School District adopted a 5 mill hike while Lake-
Lehman taxes were raised 10 mills.
The Bill Glass evangelistic crusade held three days
of sports clinic and Christian witnessing at the State
Correctional Institution at Dallas.
Deaths - Harold Sheldon, Shavertown; Henry G.
Kann, Shavertown; Mignonette M. Holbrook, Kings-
ton; Simon Long, Sweet Valley; Ira Brown, Noxen;
George Keefe, Sr., Harveys Lake; Mrs. James E.
Turrell, Noxen.
You could get - Round steak $1.59 1b.; boneless rump
roast $1.59 1b.; Folger’s Coffee $1.59 1b.; Land O Lakes
Cheese 12 oz. pkg. 99¢; cauliflower 10 oz. 55¢;
cucumbers 3-39c; peppers 3 1b. $1; celery bunch 35c.
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library has on display in the main
lobby a genuine yellow hornets nest
loaned to us by George Yuhas of
Harveys Lake who came across it
attached to his restaurant at the
lake. After making sure the hornets
had all vacated the nest, he was
able to remove the nest just the way
it was attached to the building. He
has had it on display in his home for
over a year and thought we might
be interested in displaying it for a
while. The nest is 18 inches by two
feet and makes an exciting item to
study.
Jean, one of our faithful volun-
teers, stopped at my desk the other
day to say how much she enjoyed
reading my account of my recent
New York City trip and especially
the reference to the Bronx Zoo. It
seems that Jean has a nephew John
who has worked in the reptile
department of this zoo for 15 years
and that in itself gave us a lot to
talk about.
Then while she was shelving
books, she brought me a book by
William Bridges called, ‘‘Zoo
Careers” with a chapter about the
reptile department in the Bronx Zoo
which mentioned Wayne, the reptile
curator. Further along in the chap-
ter mention is being made of John
being hired as a trainee-assistan-
tand a lot of interesting information
follows regarding John’s responsi-
bilities in the Reptile House. Now,
that’s really a turn-about. A volun-
teer shelver found a book on a
subject I had written about and I
was not aware we had a book about
it.
I attended a very inspiring spring
concert at the Forty Fort United
Methodist Church and heard the
Parish Singers do the Requiem
Gabriel Faure and then was
delighted to hear Mark Laubach,
the new organist and choir director
of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in
Wilkes-Barre, played a Prelude and
Fugue in D Major by J.S. Bach on
the organ. The Parish Singers com-
pleted the program with selections
by John Rutter accompanied by
flute and violin.
Of special interest to me was the
fact that Eugene Kelleher, director
of the singers and organist and
choir director of the Forty Fort
United Methodist Church and his
wife, Debbie, were former bowling
friends on a Sunday night bowling
league. This truly was a delightful
way to spend a Sunday evening in
April.
Marie and I went to the 34th
annual antiques show and sale at
the Prince of Peace Episcopal
Church last week where we had the
most enjoyable lunch with Mrs.
Crump, Bennie and Carol. While
browsing around later at the var-
ious antique dealers booths, I found
a sterling silver seagull pin, which I
eventually purchased and named
Jonathan. Named after Jonathan
Livingston Seagull, of course, a
book by Richard Bach which is a
and flight. A book worth reading
and an antique show I would not
want to miss.
(Nancy Kozemchak is the assist-
ant librarian at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Her column
appears weekly in The Dallas Post.)
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Letters
DEAR EDITOR:
It is clear that right-to-life adher-
ents in the 20th Senatorial District
have been seduced by Charles Kirk-
wood, Republican candidate in the
May 20th primary election.
In the four years I have repre-
sented Planned Parenthood in Har-
risburg, I have encountered not a
few elected officials who have
exhibited a surprising lack of back-
bone when dealing with the abortion
issue. However, Candidate Kirk-
wood has sunk to a new low in
terms of political opportunism.
I have known Pocono resort
owner Charlie Kirkwood for several
years. During this time, he joined
the board of our Planned Parent-
hood affiliate in Stroudsburg. Con-
trary to his statement that he
resigned from that board because of
philosophical differences over the
abortion issue, he was in fact
dropped from the board a scant six
months ago (December, 1985) for
having failed to attend the requisite
number of board meetings as
defined by Planned Parenthood by-
laws.
When I heard that Kirkwood was
flirting with the right-to-lifers in
Northeastern Pennsylvania and was
running for the Senate seat in the
primary, I called him to encourage
him to maintain his commitment to
women’s rights.
I had several telephone conversa-
tions with him in March 1986, during
which he made it clear that his first
priority was winning the primary,
campaign workers for his cam-
paign.
He asked me what my organiza-
tion could do for him to help him
win the primary, and implied that
the right-to-lifers were prepared to
go all-out for him if he took an anti-
abortion stance.
At one point in our conversation, I
no ethics?’’ Candidate Kirkwood
replied: ‘I have to get through this
primary.”
During a meeting earlier this
month with representatives of
women’s organizations, Kirkwood
apparently was unable to make the
distinction between ‘‘pro-choice’’
and ‘‘pro-life’’, and kept referring to
himself as ‘‘pro-choice.”’
I hope the anti-abortion activists
in the 20th Senatorial District real-
ize that they have in Charlie Kirk-
wood a candidate who is willing to
take any position to win an election.
They, too, may find themselves
seduced and abandoned by Charlie
Kirkwood.
MORGAN PLANT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
HARRISBURG, PA.
DEAR EDITOR:
I have been following the 20th
Senatorial District race with great
curiosity. The issues at the heart of
both candidates’ campaigns are
very important topics, especially
the nuclear waste disposal sight
issue.
I am worried about the possible
effects a nuclear waste disposal
sight may have on an area; there-
fore, I am especially concerned
about what Charlie Kirkwood is
accusing Senator Lemmond of doing
- supporting a project which targets
Northeastern Pennsylvania as a
nuclear waste disposal sight.
Recently, I learned that Senator
Lemmond refused to participate in
a debate organized by the Student
Governments of Wilkes College,
King’s College, College Misericor-
dia, ‘and Luzerne County Commu-
nity College.
From what I understand, Senator
Lemmond refuses to participate in
the debate because he said that
Kirkwood’s accusations are false
and also that he disapproves of
Kirkwood’s campaign tactics. I find
it difficult to believe that Senator
Lemmond would decline an oppor-
tunity to set the record straight on
those grounds.
Senator Lemmond should resched-
ule the debate. I feel a responsible
candidate should be willing to
debate the issues in a public forum
and allow the voters to be the
judges.
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 MEMBERS this week
unanimously agreed to Senate
changes in a bill which would allo-
cate $69.4 million in additional funds
for state operations this year and
sent the measure to the governor.
The stopgap appropriation bill is
aimed primarily at avoiding a fiscal
crisis in the state Welfare Depart-
ment. Most of it is earmarked for
health care service for the needy.
According to budget officials, the
allocation will have no effect on the
anticipated budget surplus for the
current fiscal year.
SPECIAL OCCASION liquor per-
mits could be made available to
certain non-profit organizations
twice each year instead of once if a
bill which passed the House this
week becomes law. Rep. Fran
Weston (R-Phila.), who developed
the legislation to increase the avail-
ability of the permits, said the
measure would affect hospitals,
churches, synagogues, volunteer
fire companies, youth athletic orga-
nizations and sportsmen’s clubs in
existence for at least 10 years. The
bill would also add non-profit local
arts agencies to the list. The per-
mits are granted for five-day peri-
ods at a cost of $15 per day. ‘These
the community. They use special
occasion permits as part of their
fund-raising efforts. Allowing them
to obtain the permits twice a year
could provide them with mproved
fund-raising capabilities,” Weston
said. The measure was sent to the
Senate for consideration.
(Rep. Frank Coslett serves the
120th Legislative District, which
encompasses the Back Mountain.
His column appears weekly in The
Dallas Post.)
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