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THE STAFF OF OUR SISTER
PAPER, the Abington Journal, sure
was busy this weekend and late into
Monday night as people in the the
Nicholson area tried to track down
a tiger on the loose.
The Journal staff, a rather
dedicated group of young people,
managed to put together a pretty
unique story on the tiger chase as
the typesetter in the office found a
very different angle on the story. As
the author of a weekly
remembering column in that paper,
Debbie Stanley noticed that 20 years
ago people in the same area were
stalking a mountain lion which was
leaving, in its path, dead sheep,
rabbits, ete.
As reporter
Jane
Rosenbarger
hunted the tiger,
along with State
Police and county
game wardens
Monday night,
the story
managed to
unfold and the
Journal provided
its readers with a
rather interesting
story.
The funny thing about it is that
Journal editor, Becky Whitman, is
on vacation this week and missed
the whole thing. Somehow, though,
news of the tiger made its way to
wherever Becky is vacationing and
‘she called her office just to make
sure her staff was on top of things.
Being informed the staff was
searching for the tiger right along
with the authorities, Becky felt safe,
knowing the Journal would have the
story. Sure she felt safe - she was
out of the area and out of danger of
the tiger. She had nothing to worry
about.
But, what about the people who
were told to stay indoors - in the
event this tiger decided to take
charge? And, how about the poor
Girl Scouts who were away at camp
and had to huddle together in one
building so as not to be outside in
tents in case the tiger decided to
pay them a visit?
Anyway, a tip of the hat to the
Journal staff - to Debbie Stanley for
making a great substitute editor, to
Jane Rosenbarger for working late
into the night to get the story, and
to Becky Whitman for not being
able to leave her job even when
she’s on a much-deserved vacation.
It sure makes my job easier
knowing we have people like these
people on;our side.
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AND, SPEAKING OF Jane
Rosenbarger, she is the same Jane
Renn I wrote about not too long ago.
Jane, who recently took charge of
our darkroom work, was Jane Renn
when she came to work for us a few
months ago. She is now Jane
Rosenbarger, having married her
high school sweetheart, Don
Rosenbarger, a few weeks ago.
Jane and Don, who are both
originally from Kentucky, made the
trip home and have a beautiful
garden wedding from what we’ve
been told - and the pictures prove it.
Jane must have done something
right since her wedding ceremony
was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
and, after a torrential downpour at
5:15 p.m., the skies cleared up and
the sun came out just in time for
everything to go as planned. I think
somebody up there likes you, Jane.
Anyway, congratulations to Jane
and Don and the best of luck to both
of you as you begin your new life
together.
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WHILE WE'RE TOOTING OUR
OWN HORN, I'd also like to wish a
big happy birthday to Wendy
Martin, a member of The Dallas
Post staff.
Wendy, a member of our
telephone sales department,
celebrated her special day on July
24. Wendy lives at Harveys Lake
with her husband and her daughter
and no, she and I are not related.
Happy birthday, Wendy!
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WHILE WE’RE HANDING OUT
BIRTHDAY WISHES, a great big
one goes out to Raymond Strazdus
26.
Raymond lives at RD 3 Dallas
with his wife, Barbara and his
children, Ray Jr., Greg and Paul.
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AND, A GREAT BIG HAPPY
50TH to Richard Strazdus, who
celebrated his birthday on July 27.
Richard, whose wife’s name is
also Barbara, resides at RD 3
Dallas with his wife and children,
Steve and Heidi.
Rumor has it Richard tried to
found out and am doing everything
in my power by writing about it to
tell everybody that Richard
believe it?
Hope you had a good one,
Richard!
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A GREAT BIG WELCOME to our
new next door neighbors, AAA.
The travel agency, which has
Florist location in the 309-415 Plaza,
plaza, effective Monday of this
week.
In order to acquaint people to
their new location, the agency is
offering some special discounts to
anyone who enrolls with them at
their new location.
AAA moved from a trailer on
Route 415, Dallas, where they have
been housed for.approximately one
year. Why not stop in and say hello
to our new neighbors? I’m sure
you'll find their new office to be
rather nice and you'll probably find
the savings on memberships to be
even more to your liking.
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ALSO IN THE HAPPY
BIRTHDAY COLUMN is Mike
Danowski, another member of The
Dallas Post family, who celebrated
his birthday on July 25.
Mike, a resident of Wilkes-Barre,
is an account executive for The
Dallas Post.
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AN OLD WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY INVITATION was
brought to my attention some time
ago and I thought some of my
readers might enjoy reading it.
It is an invitation for an Open
House celebration in honor of the
25th wedding anniversary of a
couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick J.,Anstett who resided on
The invitation reads like this:
On February Twenty-Seven
We reach that blissful part of
Heaven
When we must mark by friendly
rites
The tie that blesses and unites.
The time: 8:30 on the line,
The year is Nineteen Forty-Nine,
The place: our lovable abode,
274 Old River Road.
The fact of which you're
conscious, very,
Is, we reside in old Wilkes-Barre.
We'll be, each one, a right good
feller
And gather round in the
rathskeller
With punch and pie and pun and
pone
Right there where all’s our very
own.
We'll turn the time into a fun-day,
A holiday for sure, it’s Sunday.
Come share our bliss and our
delight
The precious moments of that
night.
There'll be a buffet lunch, good
cheer
And all that goes with pop and
beer.
We'll talk, we'll laugh, we’ll
reminisce
On what is that and what is this,
On what is good and what is
prime,
We'll have one heck of a good
time.
Take off your gloves. Come on,
shake mitts
With YOU KNOW WHO - it’s
MARGE AND FRITZ.
Rather clever, wouldn't you
agree?
(Dotty Martin is the Executive
Editor of Pennaprint Inc.,
publishers of The Dallas Post. Her
column appears weekly.)
REMEMBERING
Former school
50 YEARS AGO - JULY 31, 1936
The Kiwanis Club of Mt. Greenwood sponsored a
gala carnival on the athletic field of Kingston Town-
ship High School to raise $500 which was used to
finance the club’s work in behalf of underprivileged
children in this area. Maurice Chait was committee
chairman; Dave Joseph was co-chairman.
Donald Kester, a faculty member and athletic coach
at Dallas Township High School left his position to join
a school in Belleville. Kester was a vocational teacher.
Many area parents entered theirbabies in the Dallas
Post’s most beautiful baby contest. To date 60 babies
were entered. Leading the contest were Jane Whipple,
Eugene Brobst and Richard Lavelle.
Engaged - D. Virginia Fuller and Bruce Renard.
Married - Doris Hoyt and Russell Newell; Jeanne
Appleton and John Stephanson.
Deaths - Jane A. Brundle, Trucksville: Robert D.
Major, Lehman.
You could get - Chickens 29c¢ 1b.; chuck roast 18c Ib. ;
shoulder lamb 25c 1b.; sweet potatoes 4 1b. 25¢; celery
hearts 2 bunches 15¢; butter 2 1b. 75¢; Hires Root Beer
3 1g. bottles 25¢; ginger snaps 2 1b. 19¢; sugar 10 1b.
49c¢; tuna fish 2 cans 25c.
40 YEARS AGO - AUG. 2, 1946
Dr. Z.L. Smith donated a plot of ground between the
hard-top road and the old dirt road in front of the
Jackson Methodist Church to the church. The land was
to be cleared and improved for lawn socials and other
activities. Plans were also made to build a new
foundation with a basement to be used for Sunday
School classes and social affairs. A kitchen and
heating plant would also be added. Mrs. Mary Ashton
was Building Committee Treasurer.
A large barn on the farm of W.L. Lemon at
Carverton burned to the ground during a violent storm
after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. An
automobile and a crop of hay were destroyed.
Dallas Borough Board of Health heard complaints
against open sewage running in the streets. Problem
areas were located on Huntsville Road, Lehman
Avenue and Main and Orchard Streets.
Engaged - Irene Messick to Arthur Parrish; Virginia
Harding to Martin Beberus.
You could get - Plums 19c¢ Ib.; tomatoes 19¢ Ib.;
carrots 2 bunches 17c; tea packs 48-37¢; eggs 58c doz.;
butter 73c lb.; orange juice 46 oz. can 43c; Knox
scrub brushes
15¢ ea.
30 YEARS AGO - AUG. 3, 1956
Richard J. Griffith, Main Street, Trucksville was
appointed new Trucksville Postmaster. Griffith filled
the vacancy left by the death of former postmaster
William Evans. :
The grounds for the former Frank McGarry home
were being pepared for the addition of a $200,000
structure to Gate of Heaven School, Machell Avenue.
Plans included eight class rooms, an auditorium and
gymnasium, and a modern kitchen. Rev. Francis A.
Kane was pastor of the church and school.
Engaged - Loraine Keller and Frank Prutzman;
Eleanor Louise Ide and Wilson L. Cease; Hildegard
Ickinger to Clifforn Wolfe.
Married - Audrey Harris and Michael
Tomshaw; Barbara Lewin and Lance Walker.
Deaths - David Ide, Idetown; Edward Weis, Machell
Avenue.
You could get - Veal chops 59¢ lb.; smoked ham
hocks 23c 1b.; ducklings 49c lb.; seedless grapes 19¢
lb.; Bartlett pears 19c lb.; whole wheat bread 2 lg.
loaves 29¢; 2 cans Spam 69c.
20 YEARS AGO - AUG. 4, 1966
Mrs. Martin Davern, four year employee at the
Back Mountain Memorial Library, was named librar-
ian by the board of directors. Mrs. Davern filled the
vacancy left by the retirement of Mrs. Richard Dale.
Despite the driest June on record, followed by a
sizzling July, Dallas and its surround areas suffered
no water shortage.
Dot Gilbert, missionary in the Congo, reported in a
Joseph
Stanleyville did not affect her. However, marshall law
was in effect in many areas.
Engaged - Beverly Jean Bonning and John Bunney;
Donna Gregory and Robert Andrews; Marie Kominski
and Albert Cigarski.
Married - Emma Eliabeth Engler and Lincoln
McCausland Lang.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. George Dendler, 62
years; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ratcliffe, 26 years; Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Bennett, 51 years.
Deaths - Michael Barney, Harveys Lake; Amelia N.
Booth, West Wyoming; Nellie Kessler, Orange; Virgie
Wolfe, Loyalville.
You could get - Chickens 29c 1b.; clams 4c ea.; pork
loins 79¢ ea.; potatoes, 20 1b. bag 99¢c; cherries 49c 1b. ;
tomatoes 19c¢ cello pkg.; Eigh O’Clock Coffee, 3 lb.
$1.79; Ragu spaghetti sauce 75¢ qt. Cascade 1 Ib. 4 oz.
pkg. 45¢; Spic and Span lb. 27c.
10 YEARS AGO - AUG. 5, 1976
Two American Legion delegates from Dallas were
feeling fine when they were contacted following their
attendance of a convention at Philadelphia. Ed Buck-
ley and Thomas E. Reese escaped the mysterious
illness that caused deaths among Legionaires attend-
ing the convention. State health officials had not
identified the disease.
Sister Stella Maria Ozimkowski, RSM, was named
administrator of Mercy Center Kindergarten and Pre-
SchoolCenter.
The grounds for the former Frank McGarry, home
were being pepared for the addition of a $200,000
structure fo Gate of Heaven School, Machell Avenue.
Plans included eight class rooms, an auditorium and
gymnasium, and a modern kitchen. Rev. Francis A.
Kane was pastor of the church and school.
Engaged - Loraine Keller and Frank Prutzman;
Eleanor Louise Ide and Wilson L. Cease; Hildegard
Ickinger to Clifforn Wolfe.
Married - Audrey Harris and Michael
Tomshaw; Barbara Lewin and Lance Walker.
Deaths - David Ide, Idetown; Edward Weis, Machell
Avenue.
You could get - Veal chops 59c lb.; smoked ham
hocks 23c 1b.; ducklings 49c 1b.; seedless grapes 19c
lb.; Bartlett pears 19c¢ lb.; whele wheat bread 2 lg.
loaves 29¢; 2 cans Spam 69c.
Joseph
Opinion
The controversy between women’s
rights advocates and the insurance
industry about the rating of auto
insurance is not over yet. The argu-
ments revolve around whether or
not rates should be equal for both
men and women drivers, mostly
between the ages of 18 and 25.
Traditionally, these rates have
been much higher for young men
causing some young men and
women’s rights advocates to cry
discrimination. Insurers, -however,
point to statistics they say prove
young male drives have a signifi-
cantly higher number of accidents.
In many states, the issue is still up
for grabs.
In the midst of all this, the rate-
paying public is left greatly con-
Library news
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
There are two very prestigious
women in the Back Mountain Area
who deserve a rousing standing
ovation from the staff and board of
directors of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. These women
are, needless to say, Florence
Crump and Gertrude Moss.
Mrs. Crump’s Book Booth has
been a part of the library auction f
for the 40 years it has been in ’
existance and not too many years
ago, a large wooden sign was made
stating that fact. This sign is still
used each year in the book booth.
Books and everything about them
hold a high priority in this lady’s
life and the library itself is probably
one of her most favorite subjects.
She was the children’s librarian
when my children were growing up
and she was just great with them
and all the children who came into
the library. She, also, is the person
who said to me 19 years ago, we
need someone to work at the library
in the children’s department, are
you interested? I wasn’t at first, she
convinced me to give it a try, I did
and I'm still interested after all this
time.
She has been president of the
library Book Club for many years
and is still its strong pillar. She has
been attending library board
meetings for the past twenty years,
at least. Her home on Yeager
Avenue reflects her great interest in
books, books, books! Almost every
inch of space houses a particular
book that she just cannot discard
because she may be looking for it &&
tomorrow. I cherish my friendship “ \
with this super lady.
Mrs. Moss lives on Carverton
Road in Trucksivlle and took over
the Library Auction ‘Ham ’n Yeggs
Club’ when her husband, Bill,
passed away.
Mrs. T.N.B. Hicks and Bill Moss
founded this club many years ago
as an added money-making project
of the auction when each bidder was *
asked to contribute a $10.00 donation
and buy a ham which was given by
a local grocer. Through the years,
the ham idea gave way to an annual
letter being sent to a special list of
names, wherein a request for a
$25.00 donation was made.
Mrs. Moss is a very gracious lady
and each year for the last six years,
I have taken the letter written by & {
the auction chairman along with >
envelopes to her home where she
addresses these envelopes, mails
them and keeps accurate records of
everything she does. The 1986 Ham
'n Yeggs netted for the library close
to $3,000, which is a part of the
auction profit. I look forward to my
visits with this grand lady each
year.
Whether you’re an active
participant or an appreciative
spectator, you'll enjoy summer
sports more if you read up on the
techniques in books from the
library. Give us a try!
(Nancy Kozemchak is the
assistant librarian at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library. Her
column appears weekly in The
Dallas Post.)
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DAVID F. CONNER
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fused or mostly unaware of how the
final outcome will affect their pock-
etbooks.
The Pennsylvania-based Harleys-
ville Insurance Companies believe
it’s time the public was given a fair,
easy-to-understand and impartial
explanation of what this tug-of-war
really means to them.
Young drivers and their parents
(who often pay for the coverage)
are the ones who will be affected
and the ones who ought to be heard
from the loudest. But they can’t
have their say if they aren’t fully
informed on the pros and cons of the
whole issue.
There have been, and continue to
be, hearings on the subject in many
state legislatures. Insurance indus-
try advocates at these hearings
contend that unisex rating would
force some consumers to subsidize
the insurance costs of others. In
plain language, rates for young
male drivers would go down and
rates for young women would go up
to make up the difference in the risk
for insurers.
The insurance companies say you
can’t argue with statistics. They
point to statistics, carefully com-
piled over a number of years, and
argue they prove conclusively that
young men have many more acci-
dents than their female counter-
parts. Removing gender as a rate
basis, they say, would be patently
unfair and wholly contrary to the
basic concept of insurance: the
spreading of cost over a specific
risk factor common ‘to many
insureds.
Of course, the companies look at
many factors when setting rates.
Where the driver lives (is the traffic
heavier there), vehicle type, mile-
ence, marital status (married driv-
they say) and other more technical
factors are all taken into considera-
tion when issuing new or renewing
existing coverage. The elimination
of any one of these factors, compa-
nies assert, would restrict competi-
tive rate-setting among insurers to
the obvious detriment of the buying
public.
Worse yet, they submit, would be
a longer-range effect on young male
drivers. Since the levelizing effect
of unisex rating would make them
much higher risks, auto insurance
might become difficult for them to
obtain. Unisex, the insurers insist,
would be a no-win for everybody
concerned.
So how can you argue with all
those big guns? Women’s rights
advocates have brought up their
own artillery. ¥
By REP. FRANK COSLETT
Special to The Dallas Post
Here is a summary of important
events that occured on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
HUMAN SERVICE FUNDING —
Speculation that the General
Assembly could be recalled into
special session to free some $28
million in funding for
Pennsylvania’s human service
programs continued in Harrisburg
this week. The money, included in
the 1986-87 state budget, is to be
used on the county level primarily
for programs for the mentally and .
physically disabled and the needy.
However, a provision in the budget,
prohibits the distribution of the
money until Dec. 1. In order to
release the money sooner and keep
human service programs operating
at full efficiency, both the House
and Senate must convene in special
sessions and pass a measure freeing
the funds. That legislation must
then be signed by the governor. The
Legislature is not scheduled to
return to session until Sept. 22.
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EDUCATION FUNDING —
Another effort may be made this
fall to redistribute $130 million in
educational subsidies currently
allocted to the city of Philadelphia,
according to Rep. Stephen F. Freind
(R-Delaware). During recent
budget deliberations, Freind
introduced an unsuccessful measure
to remove the funds from’
Philadelphia’s allocation and
redistribute the funds to the state’s
500 other school districts. The
measure is needed, Freind
contends, to restore equity to
education funding. He said
Philadelphia has been receiving
additional funding for the past two
years under a special plan designed
to provide only temporary
assistance.
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(Rep. Frank Coslett serves the
120th Legislative District which
encompasses parts of the Back
Mountain area. His column appears
weekly in The Dallas Post.)