A RATHER UNUSUAL THING
happened to me this past weekend.
And, in addition to being unusual, it
was also a very beautiful
experience - but one I hope I never
have to experience adam.
My one and
only, dearly
beloved, baby
brother got
married this
weekend - which f§
is why I don’t
want the
experience to
repeat itself. I |
want my brother
to be happy in his
DOTTY
MARTIN
marriage — happy enough to stay in
it for a long, long time.
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IT’S FUNNY, THOUGH, the kinds
of things that go through your head
as you sit in a church and watch
your only sibling get married.
My goodness, I thought, as my
brother took the hands of his soon-
to-be new wife. Where did all the
time go? Why haven’t we spent
more time together? How come we
could never quite understood each
other?
Larry and I had a wonderful
childhood - one that is filled with
such beautiful memories we have it
all on videocassette so we can enjoy
those memories for the rest of our
lives.
But, as I stood there as a witness
to my only brother becoming a
husband, I could hardly believe the
time had come for him to take on
such a big responsibility. Why, I can
still remember laughing at Larry 2
1/2 years ago when he told me he
was engaged. He had told me then,
too, that they had set a date - 2 1/2
years away. I thought it was
hysterical because, knowing my
brother, I was sure he was just
setting a date to keep Camille
happy. But, here it is - done and
over with — and my brother is now
a husband and I now have a sister-
in-law.
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BUT, WASN'T IT ONLY
YESTERDAY that we argued in the
bathroom of our very first house
and I pulled a metal cabinet down
on top of him? Wasn't it just
yesterday that he lost a ball that
belonged to me and I thought I'd
never forgive him? Wasn't it just
yesterday that he got lost in the
woods because he and his “Army
friends” had moved out? And,
wasn’t it just yesterday that we had
a race to see who could get out of
the car in the house first when
Larry didn’t shut the back door of
‘the car all the way and the door
slammed into the garage as my
father pulled the car inside?
It seems not very long ago that I
was giving my brother a ride to the
local pool hall and bumming
cigarettes off him as payment. And,
it seems like such a short time ago,
he got his first car - complete with
push button transmission. The only
problem was that Larry bought the
car before he was old enough to
drive, so I used to drive he and his
friends to school every day in his
very own car - that was good
enough for Larry - at least until he
got his own driver’s license.
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1 CAN STILL REMEMBER him
going to his very first prom and it
seems like it was just last week that
he fell off a bar stool in his
fraternity house - not because he
was drunk, but because he had
broken his leg in three places while
playing rugby and the cast had
gotten in his way.
"I remember him graduating from
college and getting his very first job
- and then he got a nicer car than
the push-button Rambler he used to
run all over town in.
And, then he got a better job and
moved from a three-room
apartment to a rented house. And,
before I knew it, he was quitting his
job, starting his own business,
buying a house on a lake,
purchasing a boat and travelling all
over the world.
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YES, MY BABY BROTHER
certainly has grown up - and is now
embarking on a completely new
adventure - married life. I certainly
hope he is as happy with this new
phase of his life as he seems to be
with all the other phases of life he
has gone through.
Watching a younger sibling
become married is an experience
filled with mixed emotions -
emotions I wasn’t sure I even felt
about my brother were written all
over my face on his wedding day.
He certainly got married in style
and as he and his bride are basking
in the Caribbean sun during the first
week of their new life together, I
can’t help but remember the proud
look on my father’s face as he
watched his only son take a bride.
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THERE STOOD DAD - all dressed
up in a black tuxedo for the first
time in his life, his face beaming at
his son’s accomplishments. And, as
our Mother watched from her
special place in Heaven, Larry and
I both shared the same feeling -
knowing that she was also beaming
with the pride only a Mother can
feel.
I may have been lost in the crowd
that day, with all the fuss and
confusion, but I can tell you one
thing - as I watched my brother
become a husband right before my
eyes, it wasn’t real difficult for me
to forgive him for the time we
fought in the bathroom, or the time
he lost my ball, or the time he
scared the daylights out of all of his
my getting lost in the woods.
Rather, it was much easier for me
to remember the good times and to
wish my brother the same kinds of
good times in his marriage. God
bless you, my brother! And may
success and happiness shine upon
you and your bride forever and
ever.
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SPEAKING OF
CELEBRATIONS, it’s been a rather
happy week in the Harry Lefko
family.
Last week, Harry and his wife,
Rhoda, celebrated their wedding
anniversary and, then on June 4,
Mrs. Lefko noted a birthday. And,
now Rhoda is preparing to retire
from her job at Wyoming Seminary
after 14 years of service to that
school.
To top it all off, daughter, Cindy
recently received a promotion at the
Child Development Council in
Wilkes-Barre.
There certainly must be plenty of
dancin’ going on in that family
these days.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS are also extended to
Jack Fowler of Dallas who is having
his big day today.
Jack is a member of the Dall
Borough Police Department and his
smiling face is always a joy to see
around town.
Happy birthday, Jack - hope it’s a
good one.
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A GREAT BIG HELLO to Mrs.
Marie Levitski of Crisman Street in
Forty Fort who took a ride out to
our office the other day to renew
her subscription to The Dallas Post.
Mrs. Levitski made the trip to
Dallas to claim the silver tray that
we give to all those who renew their
subscriptions at our office.
Thanks for being a faithful reader
of ours, Mrs. Levitski - and say
hello to your daughters, Marie and
Janet, for me.
(Dotty Martin is the Executive
Editor of Pennaprint Inc., publish-
ers of The Dallas Post. Her column
appears weekly.)
REMEMBERING
Old Post Office
Dallas intersection.
50 YEARS AGO - JUNE 12, 1936
In one of the smoothest exhibitions of baseball skill
ever seen in the Back Mountain, Dallas Township
Baseball team broke the tie for first place in the Back
Mountain Scholastic League with a 2-1 victory over
Kingston Township.
Troop 16 of the Dallas District Girl Scouts spent
several days at Wildwood, the new scout home at
Harveys Lake. Miss Emily Goldsmith was troop
captain.
Engaged - Mary Edith Smith and Harry K. Heber-
ling.
Married - Ada Garinger and Peter Kuchta; Lillian
Belford and Arthur Davies.
Deaths - Vincent Frederick Bagriell, Trucksville;
Mrs. John Kennan, Trucksville.
You could get - Watermelons 35¢; tomatoes 3 1b. 25¢;
cantaloupes 2-25c; qt. jar salad dressing 29c; maca-
roni 2 pkg. 9c; peanut butter 2 lb. 25¢; 100 Little Neck
clams 29c; Hires Root Beer extracts 19c bottle;
lemons 39c doz.
40 YEARS AGO - JUNE 14, 1946
A contract was signed between Dallas Township
School District and the U.S. Veterans Administration
for the opening of a Veterans Agricultural Training
School in the Dallas Township School in September.
One-room Orange schoolhouse closed the year with
four eighth graders passing their high school exams;
Gladys Bell, Joyce Carey, Judy Cardinale and Burton
Sickler.
With its modern school library, neat classroom and
cheerful lighting, Orange was considered one of the
best schools of its kind in the area. Mrs. Forrest
Kunkle was teacher.
Caddie LaBar, Dallas High School Athletic Coach
and former captain of special services in the Army Air
Corps, finalized plans to break ground for a service
station and automobile body shop along Harveys Lake
Highway.
Engaged - Mary E. Snyder and George Shaver.
Married - Maude Jones and Max F. Johnson;
Margaret Dinges and William H. Baker, Jr.; Margaret
Henry and Howard Wallace; Marie Hudak and
Michael Silic.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Line, 50 years.
Deaths - Samuel Van Horn, Bloomsburg native;
Rev. Fred M. Sellers, Staten Island, N.Y.
You could get - Frying chicken 45¢ lb.; pollock fillets
25¢ 1b.; pork sausage 41c lb.; evaporated milk 4 tall
cans 38c; Palmolive soap 2 bath size bars 19¢; Crisco 3
Ib. 68c; Octagon cleanser 3 cans 13c; tomaotes 19c lb. ;
carrots 2 bunches 17c.
30 YEARS AGO - JUNE 15, 1956
Norti Berti, chairman of Dallas Community Ambul-
ance Drive reported that filled coin card collection to
date amounted to $3,000. The coin cards were a new
way to raise ambulance funds.
Forty one seniors from Lake-Noxen High School
graduated with exercises being held on the school
lawn. Two seniors, Jeanette Ide and Judy Searfoss,
ties for highest honors while Charlene Kocher was
salutatorian.
William Munkatchy, Noxen farmer and owner of a
picnic grove on Bowmans Creek near Noxen Methodist
Church, was pinned under his tractor and narrowly
escaped being burned when spilled gasoline caught the
tractor on fire. Munkatchy fell into the muddy ground
under the tractor which afforded him some protection
from the flames.
Engaged - Naomi Hons to Robert Hagg.
Married - Janice Bolquarteen and Herbert Dreher.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hinkle, 25
years; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lines, 60 years.
You could get - Franks 3 1b. $1; ground beef 3 1b. $1;
broccoli spears 2 pkg. 49c; sugar 10 lb. $1.10; canned
milk 6-73c; 2 lb. peaches 49c; large canteloupes 29c;
kidney beans 10 cans $1; giant pkg. Oxydol 77c; frozen
orange juice 6-6 oz. cans $1.
20 YEARS AGO - JUNE 16, 1966
Edwin Johnson, Lake-Lehman High School guidance
counselor resigned his position to accept a position as
instructor of education at Wilkes College. Paul Turk-
son, shop instructor, also resigned. Appointed to the
staff were Lois Ann Marmo, elementary; Martha
Grace Phillips, home economics and John Oliver,
health.
Dallas Borough Council purchased a corner lot on
Pinecrest avenue and Huntsville Road. The lot, which
was purchased from a California resident for the sum
of $1500 would possible be used for a new municipal
building or voting site.
Engaged - Paulette D. Kocher and Thomas Sterling
Ash; Doris Olenick Nafus to Herbert Sorenson.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gosart, Sr. 50
years; Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Sheehan, 25 years; Mr.
and Mrs. George Shaver, Sr. 49 years.
Married - John W. Dymond and Retha Mae Humber-
son.
Deaths - Frank A. Wolfe, Sr. Hunlock Creek; Walter
Wolfe, Dover; John A. Nekrasz, Dallas.
You could get - Turkeys 39c lb.; standing rib roast
69c 1b.; franks 59c lb.; corned beef brisket 69c¢ Ib.;
lobster tails $1.89 1b.; cantaloupes 3-$1; peaches 3 Ib.
43c; tomatoes 29c lb.; green beans 2 lb. 35¢; Ivory
Snow 2 1b. pkg. 83c; Joy Detergent qt. 82c.
10 YEARS AGO - JUNE 17, 1976
Preparations were being finalized for the annual
Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. As in the
past 29 years it was noted that tradition would prevail;
Mrs. Herman Thomas would purchase the first item;
and Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks was the first person to join the
Ham ’'n Yegg Club.
A Bicentennial parade and flag raising ceremony
was held in Centermoreland. Edward A. Dorrance of
Orange was committee chairman. Principal address
was given by Willard Baker, chairman of the board of
Wyoming County Commissioners.
The Back Mountain Baseball Clinic for boys and
girls grades 7-12 was held at Dallas Senior High
School. Joe Farrell was director.
Deaths - David W. Spry, Mechanicsburg; Mrs. Carl
Verbetich, Dallas; M. Gertrude Andrus, Harveys
Lake; Warren Corcoran, Dallas; Edwin V. Jones,
Dallas.
You could get - Pork chops $1.59 1b.; pork loins $1.29
Ib.; frankfurters 99c 1b.; Keebler 12 oz. pkg. Vanilla
wafers 55¢; Minute Maid Orange Juice 64 oz. carton
79c; Haddock 16 oz. $1.59 Ib.; Blue Bonnet margarine
59c 1b.
Letters
DEAR EDITOR:
We as Americans take a lot for
granted as individuals, industries,
business, and government.
Just think awhile - Aren’t you
glad that you are an American,
living in a country that can satisfy
your needs? What other country can
compare to ours - very few - none
compares to meet my needs.
In this country you can enjoy life
because you are a free human
being. You have plenty to eat, you
can buy anything you want, and if
you don’t have the money, you can
purchase it on credit. This country
and land has a lot to offer, but it
can give up only so much for so
long, then we must give back some-
thing in return to keep it in a
healthful and beautiful state.
We Americans are spoiled,
thoughtless and greedy. All we think
about is ourselves with money being
the main object. We will do any-
thing for money with disregard to
our environment. One portion of the
land is the same to us as the next
and we take from the land whatever
we need and when we’ve conquered
it getting what we want, we move
on and the earth is not our land, but
our enemy.
We are notorious for throwing
away things, we just throw and we
don’t care where it lands or how it
makes the area look. When you're
traveling, take note - look around.
Take a good look at our highways,
shopping malls, rivers, lakes, parks,
cities, construction sites, and our
2. Higher level of funding for
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
Summer Seashell Selection! The
Back Mountain Memorial Library
will have on display in its upright
showcase an interesting collecgion
of seashells borrowed from Paul
Deeble of Shavertown.
Paul, who is 13 years old and in
the seventh grade at Dallas Junior
High, has been interested in shells
for over four years. He has found
some of them on the beaches in
Florida himself and the rest have
been given to him as gifts. All of the
shells on display have come from
Florida. Paul owns many books
about shells and uses the books to
identify the shells.
One of the greatest things about
this display is that they are all
identified in the case and labeled as
such. There is a large sharks teeth
shell which is Paul’s favorite a nice
sized sea horse, which is second
favorite. There is one special black
olive, which is a very rare find.
Included in the display are these
shells: conch, boring turnet or
auger, sand dollars, giant turban,
tiger cowry, giant eastern murex,
sea biscuit, old maid curls or
Florida worm curls, oyster, pear
whelk, nutmeg bubble shell, calico,
snail, roostertail conch, scallops,
candy stripe, coral, clams, turkey
wing, cones, crab claw, horse
conch, channelled turban, to name a
few.
This is a fascinating hobby,
according to Paul and I think I
agree with him. This is summer and
the ocean and the seashore and the
shells are an important ingredient
for summer fun.
If you can’t get to the seashore to
enjoy these things this summer,
come to the library! This display
will be at the library until August
30th.
Mrs. Moss called me the other
day to tell me that after mailing the
Ham ’'n Yeggs letters out to the
community, the first $25.00 check to
come in was from Robert and Ruth
Voelker of Shavertown. This money
becomes a part of the 86 auction
proceeds.
This year is the 40th year of the
library auction and it will be the 2nd
year for the Back Mountain
Memorial Library Biathlon Relay.
Two person or single athlete event
will be held in conjunction with the
auction on Saturday morning July
12 beginning at 8 a.m. The Times
Leader and Falcone Beverage are
sponsoring the relay with all
proceeds to benefit the library.
Applications are available at the
library.
Summer hours are in effect at the
library. Changes are that the
library will close at 5:30 on Monday
and Wednesday evenings and will
be open on Saturdays from 10 to 2
p.m. Other hours will remain the
same.
The auction committee will meet
at the library on Tuesday, June 24
at 7:30 in the reference room. All
committee members are urged to
attend.
(Nancy Kozemchak is the
assistant librarian at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library. Her
column appears weekly in The
Dallas Post.)
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
own back yards. What do you see in
your community, state, or country?
Water: Polluted by industrial
chemical waste, individuals illegal
dumping along our shores, raw
sewage and encroachment of our
waterways.
Land: Illegal dumpsites, litter of
all types, bottles, cans, papers,
tires, household garbage, and debris
of all kinds.
Air: Polluted atmosphere, acid
rain caused by sulpher and nitrogen
oxides from fossil fuel burning
plants.
Some unpleasant sights. Ameri-
cans have become slobs. For exam-
ple, look at our nation’s water
system. “Water, water everywhere,
but not a drop to drink.” It does us
not good to have an abundant
supply of water if it is polluted and
unfit to drink. Every year billions of
tons of soil are washed into our
streams, lakes, and rivers. Also are
untold amounts of untreated
sewage, industrial waste, pesticides
and fertilizers. What does this do? It
pollutes our waterways, kills wild-
life, closes beaches, and contami-
nates our surface and underground
drinking water. Resulting in
humans becoming affected.
drinking water comes from under-
ground sources, and if these under-
ground sources become contami-
nated, it becomes costly to clean up
and it may be impossible to clean
up.
Water is so much a part of our
lives that it is impossible to live
without it. Water is everywhere. It
seems endless but of course, good
water is becoming a limited
resource. Our water supply meets
many demands. It is used for drink-
ing and other home uses, for wild-
life habitat, for irrigating crops, and
watering livestock, for fish, for
industry, for hydroelectric power,
and for recreation. Many problems
inevitably arise for so many needs
of water.
Water is a commodity and a vital
resource. It is a part of life. If man
is to survive, he must stop polluting
the waters and land. ‘We don’t miss
the water until the well runs dry or
if it is polluted.”
You as an American must protect
your land and waters. God gave it
to us free and clean. What must we
do?
On State Level:
1. Better enforcement of existing
state laws.
Dept. of Environmental Resources.
3. Assignment of DER Personnel
to the problems and enforce the
Law without any interference from
Federal, State, and Local govern-
ment.
4. Protection of our watersheds
and waterways.
On County Level:
1. Involvement of County Commis-
sioners Government to enforce state
and local laws.
2. Establishment of County wide
waste disposal recycling group.
On Local Level:
1. Involvement of all citizens to
report and take action against ille-
gal activities by notifying local and
state law makers.
2. More severe penalties for pollu-
tion and illegal dumpers.
3. Stricter enforcement of the
dumping laws by our courts, magis-
trates, maximum fines without
interference from state, county, and
local governments.
4. Involvement of all local police
departments without any political
interference.
CHARLES URBAN
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
WATCH DIRECTOR
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.
STATE BUDGET — A 1986-87
budget proposal offered by House
Democrats this week is similar to
the one proposed by Republican
Gov. Dick Thornburgh in February
and has led to speculation that an
early budget resolution is possible
this year. The budget for the
current fiscal year runs out at
midnight June 30. The $9.71 billion
proposal unveiled by Democrats
includes the cuts in personal and
business taxes recommended by
Thornburgh. However, it estimates
that the surplus from the current
fiscal year will be $261 million - $31
million more than administration
estimates. Significant differences in
the two proposals include
Democratic recommendations to set
minimum teachers salary at $18,500,
establish a $25 million job-creation
tax credit plan and allocate $25
million to the so-called ‘Sunny Day
Fund.” Budget debate is expected
tobegin in the House next week.
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — The
factors taken into consideration
when deciding whether to impose
the death penalty would be
expanded under legislation
approved by the House this week.
Sponsored by Rep. Dennis O’Brien
(R-Phila.), the bill would expand
from 10 to 12 the number of
aggravating circumstances to be
considered when deciding to send a
convicted murderer to the electric
chair. The new circumstances
would be whether the individual was
previously convicted in another case
of murder or voluntary
manslaughter. O’Brien said the
measure would prevent a two-time
murderer from escaping the death
penalty. The bill has been sent to
the Senate for consideration.
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