dia | i 4 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 26, 1992 Te PDarLAsCPost ‘a te! Looking for a hero? Don't look too far ' We've heard a lot of comments lately that there's a shortage “of heroes for young people to look up to. Maybe we haven't been looking in the right place. . Seventeen-year-old Keith Rinehimer of Shavertown is the latest in a long list of local heroes whose actions save lives and property every day. By recognizing that Wallace Stetler had a broken neck as the result of an auto accident, Keith is credited with saving Stetler's life. That is quite an accomplishment for this young man, but he is not alone in having performed so admirably. - Every day, when the fire whistle blows or the ambulance siren’ s wail is heard, our neighbors spring into action, putting their skills to work in service to the community. There are no paid fire or ambulance crews in the Back Mountain; the men and women on whom we depend are volunteers who donate their own valuable time. These are real heroes; far more important to us than an overpaid baseball player or a fictional movie character. Maybe it’s easier to look up to someone who is far away, and whose faults aren't known to us. Maybe because we know our local heroes so well, we forget how special their service is. But only until we need them; then we are reminded that real heroes don't hit home runs or score touchdowns, they fight fires, extract accident victims {rom demolished cars and help elderly fall victims. They aren't paid millions to do it, and they don’t often get their names in headlines. But they are the real heroes to people in need. You can help us spot misleading ads ~The Dallas Post has begun to publish a notice on the classified pages that alerts readers to be careful when respond- ing to advertisements. We think it's important that people ~ understand that while most companies offer legitimate prod- ucts or services, there are some that try to take advantage of | gullible or desperate readers. Some things to watch out for include excessive charges for 900 number calls (We make advertisers put their charges inthe | ad) businesses that require payment for information or a product but never fulfill the order; and fee for services ads, such as ones that require prepayment in order to get a charge card or loan. There are many more, and the best policy is buyer beware. It is not our intention to restrain businesses from advertising fu products or services. At the same time, we feel some ‘esponsibility to screen for obvious scams. We would like our readers help; let us know if you feel an advertiser has acted illegally or unethically. + A good rule of thumb in deciding whether or not to respond is this: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. a flcachers’ union demeans its members + Does the leadership of the Pennsylvania Education Associa- a (the teachers’ union) and its Dallas affiliate really think its embers can't think and speak for themselves? That's the fmpression one would gather from the list of “tips” to answer questions from friends and neighbors that was sent to Dallas teachers last week. : Mostly the advice is vacuous pop psychology mixed with recommendations on how best to deflect hard questions. Teachers are advised to couch their answers in general terms, such as in this entry. “Talk about what ‘people want’ and what - ss v= - [people can accomplish’ not what teachers want. Say ‘everyone knows’ rather than ‘teachers believe.” And if all else fails, the Bore. goes on, tell your questioner that he should be paid a lot more, Loo! There you have it. The union doesn’t want anyone talking i 8 about what they really believe, just responding to hard ques- tions with homilies and pap. They must believe that their own members are just so many patsies for the leadership to use to ccomplish their goals without regard for the reality of the situation. : Hopefully the union leadership's request that members fall into lockstep with their irrational demands will land on deaf ears. If teachers are just mindless members of a group bent only on enriching itself we're in bigger trouble than we realize. : I ———————————————————————— Do you agree? Disagree? Editorials are the opinion of the management of The Dallas Post. We welcome your opinion on contemporary issues in the form of letters to the editor. If you don't write, the community imay never hear a contrasting point of view. Send letters to: The tDallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612. Please include your name, address and a daytime phone number so that we may verigy authenticity. The Post does not publish anonymous iletters. We reserve the right to edit for length and grammar, but will call if we think editing might change the meaning. Te DALLASCP0ST Published Weekly by Bartsen Media, Inc. P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 Telephone: 717-675-5211 Ronald A. Bartizek Charlotte E. Bartizek Editor and Publisher Associate Publisher ] Eric Foster Reporter Peggy Young Advertising Acct. Exec. Grace R. Dove Reporter Jean Hillard Office Manager MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION AND THE PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER'S ASSOCIATION Paul Rismiller Production Manager Olga Kostrobala Classified/typesetting oA WE aE Frozen outlet, Harveys Lake Photo by Charlotte Bartizek J W.J. Voting blocs cutting our own throats By J.W. JOHNSON Notwithstanding this nation’s voracious appetite for a steady supply of sexual misconduct sto- ries about its leaders, there are other issues facing the nation as we approach this year's presiden- tial election. President Bush faces a crisis of confidence in his ability to formu- late, and then cause to have di- rected, a coherent economic pol- icy. In fact, were ours a parliamen- tary form of government such as that seen in England, there's little doubt that President Bush would already be out of power. Meanwhile, the Democrats have fielded a motley crew of Democrats trying to sound like Republicans. And among those (primarily) Democrats are those who will seek the disintegration of the voting franchise into various voting blocs which will then support those particular candidates. Much will, in fact, be said about increased voter registration as being good and a boost for democratic govern- ment. Not necessarily so. Increases in voter registration (and then presumably voting) are often little more than mass efforts by special interest groups, and not automatically a boon to democ- racy. This is particularly true if those registered are largely illiter- ate, uniformed or interested only in their own potential federal bene- fits. In the beginning of our republi- can democracy, only the so-called ‘qualified’ could vote. That gener- ally meant only the wealthy, the landowner, or the literate, and usually meant only all three. Much has changed since then with homogenization of votes to include women and minorities, and the elimination of a poll tax which had been used to maintain the status quo. But continued and ever more frenzied efforts at mass registra- tion hold the same potential for harm to this republican democ- racy as did the lack of voting rights being extended in the first place. The right to vote has, in fact, been extended to include virtually everyone...whether they can read or write, whether they understand English or American history, or the functioning of government, or any of the issues facing our nation today. That is pure democracy in an impure world. Some voter registration drives assume ludicrous proportions. Black leaders, for example, know that Democrat candidates usually get about 90 percent of the black vote. So when mass voter registra- tion is launched, it's not primarily an effort to get more people in- volved in participatory government and voting for the best person for the job; rather it's primarily a bid for power. And once that power is gained, it primarily means more money in the form of more social programs and other federal aid. What's equally disturbing can be seen in what happened in Phila- delphia during the 1980's. In that city, a black mayor was elected...a good man...with 98 per cent of the black vote. Had a white man re- ceived 98 per cent of the white vote, running against ablack man, the cries of ‘racist voting’ would have been heard immediately. But little was said then or since about the obviously racist voting in Phila- delphia. Registration of citizens who think for themselves, who vote from informed conviction, enhances the democratic process. Mass efforts in bids for political power are not automatically a sign of enlighten- ment. Extending the vote to citizens, the very essence of a republican democracy—compared to what we have today, is not what our found- ers had in mind. They had in mind a government elected by citizens who voted their conscience and conviction, who were reasonably informed on the issues, and who voted individu- ally. They didn’t have in mind voting blocs of people who do not vote individually. And leaders who weld huge national blocs together are in reality making a bid to take power from the majority. If the members of those blocs vote en masse and only one way, Such a pattern will eventually po- larize majority voters, in opposi- tion. The majority cannot be expected to continue forever voting inde- pendently (and often for minority candidates) if its candidates are to be auomatically denied support by minority voters acting as a racial oc. Library news Dance will benefit the library March 29 By NANCY KOZEMCHAK I visited one of my favorite places in this world last weekend; the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue in New York City. The main attraction was the King Arthur display on the first floor of the library. This was a very exciting and educational tour through three rooms filled with books, maps, historical data, playbills and other information about this era. There were manuscripts dated 1569 and books copywrited 1634 in the dis- play. The books were set up on stands with certain pages high- lighted and information referring to the particular section outlined. At4 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, there were at least 100 people browsing this section. The New York Public Library with 82 branches offer nearly 10,000,000 books and audiovis- ual materials, 5,700,000 of them circulating items. Over 2,500 people stafi the Library system. The Library is a private corpora- tion dedicated to the service of the public. It is accessible. It is free. It is a treasure whose resources are shared by millions. It is truly a remarkable place to visit and browse. At the recent annual meeting of the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Board of Directors; several new members of the Board were introduced. They include Lois Townsend, Ruth Tetchner, William Jones, David Payne, Jr. and Dr. Anthony Anzalone. The next meet- ing of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in‘ the reference room at the library. The Stretch Out exercise studio of Shavertown is sponsoring a Dance-A-Thon to benefit the li- brary on Sunday, March 29 at Gate of Heaven gymnasium in Dallas from 2 to 5 p.m. More infor- mation can be obtained at the Stretch Out or the library. New books at the library: © Hooded Crow” by Craig Thomas is a virtuoso thriller, set in today's post-Gulf world of high technol- ogy, economic brinkmanship, and political upheaval. In London, agents are investigating the Reid Group's exports of high-tech prod- ucts, which may be illegally going to the Soviets. An ex-spy stumbles upon a crashed plane full of Brit- ish high-tech—and a corpse bear- ing a KGB ID card. An espionage masterwork. “The Bullrush Murders” by Rebecca Rothenberg is a botanical mystery that vividly evokes the land and the conflicting cultures within it. Claire Sharples is a sleuth beginning to feel like a caged labo- ratory rat, working in MIT's ivory tower research facilities. She ac- cepts aresearch job in California's San Joaquin Valley to discover that the bleak region is most notable for its absences of rain, decent conversastion and good Thai res- taurants. She also can't figure out why she is attracted to Sam, an ill- mannered Iield scientist. Only yesterday 60 Years Ago - Feb. 26, 1932 JOHN CHAPPEL RESCUES SKATER John Chappel rescued a young boy who was skating on ice and broke through into five feet of water, from drowning at Johnson's Pond, Trucksville. Chappel who was also skating succeded in bringing the boy to solid ice. Lake Township High School has the distinction of being one of the few schools from Luzerne County selected to present a one act play at a tournament to be held this week at Bloomsburg State Teach- ers College. “Delicious” starring Janet Gaynor now playing at the Himmler Theatre. 50 Years Ago - Feb. 27, 1942 | | FRIEND OF CHAING KAI- SHEK WILL SPEAK TO DALLAS ROTARY Dallas Rotary Club have iny=d L.E. McLachlin for 28 years YMZA secretary in Fcochow, China and an intimate friend of Chaing Kai- shek and other Chinese leaders to speak at a Community Forum in Dallas Township High School, March 12. Final games of the Back Mt, League Basketball season are scheduled for tonight. Dallas Bor- ough holds the lead and there seems no doubt it will claim the championship. Harter is in strong second place position. Stanley Zelazinski, Lehigh High School senior who left school in the 8th grade to go to work hat some years later decided he hp complete his education is am the selectees called for service by. Draft Board #5. Although still in school his age places him within draft limits and he will be called for, service next week. Engaged - Ruth Howell to Robert Newton Davenport; Carolyn hone Brace to Loren Fritz. 40 Years Ago - Feb. 29, 1952 LOUIS KELLY OF IDETOWN WILL BE NAVY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR Louis Kelly, Idetown has high recalled to flight service and wl report at the Naval Air Station in New Orleans tomorrow. A Na pilot during ww I, he irk: Lieutenant S. G. A roaring crowd of 350 fife, and their wives, came to a testimo- nial dinner at Irem Temple Coun- try Club to honor B.C. Banks, founder of Harveys Lake Lions} Club. Engaged - Margaret Jane Wil. liams to Ricahrd W. Lutes; Marga- ret Christine Saggi, New Brun- swick, NJ to Paul Sedler; Anita Rinus to R. Willard Reese. 30 Years Ago - Mar. 1, 1962 a GEORGE RUCKNO 7 HEART FUND CHAIRMAN George L. Ruckno, Shrine Acres; has been appointed 1962 Heart Fund Drive, Special Gift Chair man for the Back Mountain Area. Feb. 9 is Maryalice Knecht's lucky day. Last year on Feb. 9, she received word that she was to go ta Sweden as a Rotary Club foreign exchange student. This year Feb. 9, she received word that she is a finalist in the Merit Scholarship Award Contest, ranking among the one half of one percent top senior high school students in the United States. Nancy Tinklepaugh and Elaine Kozemchak, two Back Mountain girls were among 10 contestants selected to represent Glamour Magazine's Best Dressed Coeds a the Wilkes College campus 1 & Sunday evneing. Atty. Robert Fleming, Dallas Borough Solicitor tossed his hat in the ring for Republican nomina- tion for Representative in the General Assembly from the 6th Legislative District. 20 Years Ago - Mar. 2, 1972 DALLAS GETS NEW AMBULANCE A new ambulance with the lat: est and most up-to-date equip- ment has been delivered to Dallas Community Ambulance unit Sun- day and put on display by unit officials. The Cadillac Superior, blue in color, is a larger vehicle than the previously owned 1968 model. Fred Lamoreaux, Dallas Town} ship roadmaster, retired Feb. 29 after serving with the road depart: ment for 23 years. He will continue to serve Dallas Township but in another capacity, as a member of the Board of Supervisors. | Two members of Lake-Lehman High School Robert Scott and Edmund Piper will participate in the Regional Two State Band Concert to be held at East Stroudsburg High School, March 2, 3 and 4. Band director John Miliauskas will accompany the boys to East Stroudsburg. ——
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