! A LE GERARD MIHALICK Post (Continued from page 1) ajor in Liberal Arts and Business. He also plans to play football there. Kelly Wandel of Lake-Lehman High School played midfield on the field hockey team for four years, serving as captain during her senior year; and shortstop on the softball team for four years, serving as captain during her senior year. The daughter of Walter and Lois Wandel, RD 4, Dallas, Kelly main- tained a 3.2 grade point average while in high school. She plans to study Medical Tech- nology at Wilkes College where she will also play field hockey. Jeff Austin of Lake-Lehman High School was a member of the Black Knights wrestling team for four years, wrestling in the 105 pound weight class. He also served as captain of the wrestling team during his senior year. A member of the National Honor Society, Jeff maintained a 3.885 grade point average while at Lake- Lehman. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin, Box 193, RD 2, Harveys Lake, Jeff plans to attend Lafayette Univ ersity where he will major in Economics and Finance. He also plans to wrestle while in college. WIC has openings The special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC) has immediate openings to provide nutrition educa- tion and food items to pregnant and nursing women, infants and -chil- dren up to age 5. Women (Continued from page 1) women now hold that office in their respective communities.” Mrs. Reese said that overall more women are registered to vote in the Back Mountain than there are men and she believes that they take their right to vote more seriously than men do. As far as running for office, she said it is tough for women to get into. politics. “It is an uphill battle and takes a lot of time and money. One has to battle a lot of odds.” Atty. Ann Lokuta filed in the primary recently as a candidate for a judge in the Luzerne County Courts but failed in her first attempt although she was well qual- ified. Pat Gregory, past vice-chairman of the Republican Party in Luzerne County, who served several terms on the Dallas School District Board of Directors, said that there are more women registered in the Republican and Democrat parties in the Back Mountain than there -are men but she doesn’t believe they have reached their potential in the political world. “They don’t realize their potential because they don’t unite in num- bers,” said Mrs. Gregory. ‘It’s tough to run for office when you're a woman since the men have had the power for so long. “Women could be complementary to the men in political positions. The difference in their temperaments and personalities would make a good balance.” Gregory said she has no doubt that women take their right to vote seriously. She said that is apparent by the number of women who come out to vote jin the elections and in This week, the entertainment column features Part One of a three-part series — a nostolgic look at television, a trip down memory lane to see how many of those ‘‘oldies-but-goodies”’ people remember. Part One focuses on the early days of television, 1940s - 1950s. da In the ; beginning, there were four television networks in operation. ABC- TV, CBS-TV, and: NBC-TV were Ya actually DEBBEY extensions of WYSOCKI radio chains. They began functioning in 1947, but by 1955, the foruth network, DuMont Television Network, already ceased operation. CBS was fortunate in excelling in good entertainment right from the start. This was primarily due to initiative taken by network president William Paley. Paley very nearly conducted a talent hunt all by himself. He convinced such performers as Fred Allen, ‘Amos 'n Andy,” Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Burns and Allen, and Red Skeleton to come to CBS. In 1951, the comedy show entitled ‘I Love Lucy’ made its network debut. ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’’ originally called “Toast of the Town,” began its long run on CBS in 1948. In the early days, NBC also provided viewers good programming. NBC had Milton Berle and his “Texaco Star Theater.” The network featured Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca in ‘Your Show of Shows.”” NBC also broadcast ‘‘Kukla, Fran, & Ollie,”’ a popular puppet program produced in Chicago. Unfortunately for ABC, it had few truly popular programs in the early television era. The only program worth mentioning was the network’s ‘Stop the Music.” During the early 1950s, live TV drama propsered. Westinghouse’s “Studio One,”’ aired on CBs, was a On the local scene, television markets originated in 1953 with productions usually including news, weather, sports, children’s shows, cooking programs, and musical broadcasts. Important filmed dramatic series, at this time, were “The General Electric Theater” hosted by Ronald Reagan and the ‘‘Hallmark Hail of Fame.” The earliest Westerns found on general elections the number who must split their vote. She believes that the League of Women Voters will play an impor- tant role in women running for office in the near future and she also believes that women could do a good job in a state office but Mrs. Gregory is puzzled why no woman from the Back Mountain has never filed for such a position. Margaret Purcell of Harveys Lake, who served on the borough believes the Back Mountain women exercise their right to vote and give serious consideration in selecting the candidates. She thinks they don’t mind running for a local office but when it comes to a state office they are doubtful about their qualifi- cations. “When you serve locally, it is fine,” said Mrs. Purcell. “However, when women go to meetings in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, or Pitts- burgh, they find it takes money, time and ambition.” In this area, Mrs. Purcell said that in most families the women are working, that there are very few WEDDINGS HAVE YOURS VIDEOTAPED ne "Professional Quality" BOBBY Z VIDEO MEMORIES™ 59 N. Main St., Downtown, Wilkes-Barre CALL 823-TAPE HAVE A SERVICE PROBLEM? Call 675-5211 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 - 5:00 Jean Brutko, circulation mgr. WANT TO ADVERTISE? DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEPT. Call 675-5211 Sandy Sheehan. Advertising Coordinator Michael Danowski, account executive Charlot Denmon, account executive Joe Gula, account executive Advertising deadline - Monday 11 a.m. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEPT. Call 675-5211 Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30 Jean Brutko, classified mgr. 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Stephen Buckley, publisher, PO Box 366, Dollas, Pa. 18612. Entered ot the post office in Dalles, Pa. 18612 as second closs matter. TV were such shows as ‘‘Hopalong Cassidy,” the “Lone Ranger,” and “The Gene Autry Show.” “Gunsmoke” debuted in 1955, followed by ‘‘Cheyenne,’’ “Sugarfoot,” “Wyatt Earp,” “Bronco,” “Maverick,” and “Bonanza.” In 1952 Jack Webb established a new trend for realistic crime show, in turn, inspired other police “77 Sunset Strip,” “Naked City,” and ‘‘The Untouchables” (one of television’s most violent shows). Other crime show variations were “Perry Mason,” ‘“M Squad,” and ‘Peter Gunn.” > “The Colgate Comedy Hour,” which NBC introduced in 1950, became the first commercial TV program to originate in Hollywood and, in 1953, the first network color telecast. In 1952, Jackie Gleason began a Saturday night variety format. One of his famous routines was “The Honeymooners,” which eventually became a regular situation comedy. The first radio sitcom to succeed on television was ‘‘The Life of Riley.” This was followed by “Father Knows Best,’ starring Robert Young and regarded as the classic wholesome family situation comedy. Disappointingly, ‘Fibber McGee & Molly” did not make a successful transition from radio to TV, only lasting four months during the 1959- 1960 season. Other notable sitcoms of the era include ‘Make Room for Daddy” (1953-1971) and ‘‘The Phil Silvers Show”’ (1955-1959). The daily newscast had been important since the early days of television. A typical newscast from 1947 until 1953 consisted of stories read by a newscaster, plus footage from a newsreel service. NBC’s nightly ‘‘Camel News Caravan’ by John Cameron Swayze was quite different from today’s “NBC Nightly News” with Tom Brokaw. The same could be said for CBS’s “Television News with Douglas Edwards’ in regard to “CBS Evening News” with Dan Rather, and ABC’s ‘News and Views’ as compared to the news with Peter Jennings. Probably the most- watched network newscast for years was “The Huntley-Brinkley Report.” (Next week - Part II, “The 60s...) (Debbey Wysocki is the entertainment writer for The Dallas Post. Her column appears weekly.) households where both husband and wife are not working. In the big cities there are more votes. MAN'S BEST FRIEND id CLASSIFIEDS Even your best friend knows that the classifieds give you the answers you need! For anything you might want to SELL or BUY! CALL TODAY CLASSIFIEDS 675-5211 for ‘Spirit’ on display The ‘‘Spirit of Wilkes-Barre,’' the Ford V-8 which traveled across the country in the Great American Race, was the center of attention at the Back Mountain Antique Car Show held at Lake-Lehman High School grounds on Sunday. The show was sponsored by the Lake-Lehman Band Sponsors Association. Eh Dallas sip M. 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