<i The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 29, 1992 5 3 jim i Letters Tele-media manager twisted facts Editor: : . This letter is in reference to a letter which appeared in the April 8,.1992, edition of The Dallas Post, as submitted by Donald Zagorski, District Manager for Tele-Media LA Company. "It is very interesting that Mr. Zagorski's response to the King- ston. Township Supervisors voic- ing outrage over Tele-Media's 12 ‘percent rate increase is to attack the Township. This reaction only strengthens my opinion that Tele- Media has a callous disregard for the consumer. It also indicates a desire by Tele-Media to divert at- tention from an enormous rate hike, which defies any economic logic. Not only does he want to divert attention, but he is playing . loose with the facts. - r. Zagorski's claim about the Township “easing zoning ordi- nances” is simply untrue. I chal- lenge him to substantiate this charge. Furthermore, his inference that Kingston Township has any regulatory authority over liquor licenses is once again simply un- true. Responsibility for regulating this matter rests with the Pennsyl-. vania Liquor Control Board and the State Police. With regard to his claim about intersection conges- tion, once again, if he is referring to S.R. 309 and Carverton road, it is the responsibility of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Transporta- tion. Mr. Zagorski's comments about water rates are also beyond the authority of Kingston Township and regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Road- way cuts are regulated by King- ston Township. It should be pointed out that utilities can only make permanent roadway restorations when weather conditions and the available materials cooperate. The street to which he refers is on Pennsylvania Gas and Water's list of of those requiring repairs and will be repaired as soon as pos- sible. In summation, many of Mr. Zagorski's attacks are good argu- ments for why the cable television industry needs rate regulation. Some would argue that existing state regulations are not strong enough, but they are certainly better than allowing unregulated companies, like Tele-Media, to raise rates at will. Thank you for the opportunity to make these comments. FOR THE KINGSTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS : Jeffrey K. Box Township Manager _ibrary news New computer eases fact search By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The Back Mountain Memorial Library has received on a trial basis for the next 90 days, a new com- puter system called Magazine Index ct on InfoTrac; which allows patrons in seconds to search more than three years of issues of more than 200 magazines and the most recent two months of ‘The New York Times’ for articles written on a specific topic. The listings of rele- vant articles are displayd on the computer screen and all or any parts of the listings can be printed out for future reference. The new reference system con- ceived and developed by Informa- tion Access Company of Foster City, California, is always up-to-date because a new database with in- dexing of the latest issues is deliv- ered monthly. The database is recorded by laser on a compact dise, which is similar to those used for audio recordings. A single disc in the InfoTrac system contains more than 500 milion characters, which if stretched out end-to-end would make a stream of letters and numbers long enough toreach one- third of the way cross the United States. This connection of the laser disc with a small computer to gain access to the recorded informa- tion, has revolutionized library research. Patrons simply sitat the computer terminal, type in the subject they wish to search, and press a button. This InfoTrac sys- tem will be at the library for the 90 | days, and the public is welcome to come in and use it. A generous thank you to the Dallas Area Federated Womans Club and the Dallas Women of Rotary for their sponsorship of a Bakeless Bake Sale to benefit the library. To date, these women have donated $625 to the library budget for their efforts. The Women of Trinity Presbyte- rian Church of Dallas donated $100 to the library for the purchase of children’s books from their fund- ing for this year. Marilyn Rudolph, our children’s librarian, and I were invited to attend their April lunch- eon where the presentation was made. The lunch was delicious. : and we are grateful for their mone- tary donation. The library annual Volunteer Appreciation Koffee Klatch was held this past Tuesday and the volunteers, Friends members and staff members who attended were appreciative of the coffee, tea and the good things to eat. Apprecia- tion certificates and volunteer pins were presented to the volunteers at that time. Our volunteers are so important to the smooth running of the library and we are eternally grateful for their efforts on our behalf. A new book donated by the Dallas Federated Womans Club is “French Silk” by Sandra Brown. It introduces an extraordinary woman caught in a nightware web of love and lies when she is ac- cused of murder. What happens to her and the people around her will keep you riveted. ® ADVERTISING POLICY hs The Dallas Post attempts to maintain high ethical stan- dards in our advertising columns. We ask to see the information that a reader would receive if payment is required, in order to verify its value. We also require ads listing 900 numbers, which are paid calls, to QUALITY HOMES INC. Custom Designed Homes Custom Built On Your Lot Personal Attention Flexibility During Construction Fully Insured and Licensed 18 Month Warranty Phone 675-4676 ‘Confirmation and Holy " Communion Gifts Crosses & Medals 14K Gold, Sterling Silver & Gold Filled Rosaries Roth Jewelers 659 N. Memorial Hwy., Dallas 675-2623 Birthday Party - Blues? Billee the Clown , 675-0708 include the cost per minute in their copy. If you feel that an ad has misrepresented information, or that you have been treated unethically by one of our advertisers, please call our office at 675-5211 so that we may investigate. Dallas, PA r— LEADING THE WAY IN CREATIVE PLAY™ J | YOObeEY Distributed By © EDWARD'S * LANDSCAPING SERVICE, INC. 525 River St. Forty Fort 287-4329 A. Case for conservation Yes, you can plant a tree in the tropics By ALENE N. CASE Well, another Earth Day has come and gone. We tried to enjoy the outdoors in spite of the rain. We sang a song, bought a new t- shirt, and listened to a lecture. Perhaps we planted a tree or helped clean up a park. But, now we wonder what any of this really contributes to solving the global problems that concern us. The old adage “Think globally - Act locally” becomes a cop-out after awhile. My yard has enough trees planted in it already and yours may, too. And, I sometimes won- der how much good is really being done by planting a a dwarf apple tree in my yard when whole forests are being destroyed somewhere else on the planet. Irecently met aremarkable man who had an elegantly simple (or should I say simply elegant?) idea for solving half a dozen problems at once. His name is Father Bernie Survil. He is a member of the Greensburg, PA diocese but his parish is in the mountains of Guatemala. When he arrived there two years ago, he discovered that most of the children of the poor native Mayan people were no! provided with an education. Now 624 students are being taught by bilingual teachers. How is this miracle being fi- nanced? By a unique scholarship plan that involves the children in planting and caring for trees. Sponsors in the United States may “hire” a Child Forester who, in turn, plants a small grove of trees on the family’s plot ofan acre or so. Small children plant 6 trees for a contribution of $5; larger children plant a dozen trees fora gift of $10; and, the oldest children are re- sponsible for 24 trees at a cost of $20. The trees are selected for a vari- ety of uses and benefits. All of them hold soil and water to pre- vent erosion in this hilly tropical area. Half of the trees given to each child are fast-growing cypresses a” ee LAR LJ CCRC RCC) which can soon provide the family with firewood. Others are hard- woods which will mature when the child reaches young adulthood. They can then be used as collat- eral for loans or sold as lumber. The remaining trees are generally broad-leaved fruit trees, such as banana or mango. Food, firewood, potential in- come, and education are the obvi- ous benefits of this tree planting project. The children lose the schol- arship if the trees are harvested prematurely. That provides the incentive to properly care for the trees. The families gain morale because they are actively improv- ing their lives. And the rest of us gain cleaner air, a more temperate climate, and fewer drugs on our streets (because these same fami- - lies are often tempted to make extra money by growing plants for, illicit drugs). Father Survil has taken seri- ously the words of Pope John Paul II: “It's absolutely necessary to add | that there will be no just ecological balance without directly dealing with the structural reasons for | poverty.” How can we help Father | Survil reforest an area of the trop- | ics and provide these children with an opportunity to study? Anyone can send a donation to The Child- | Forester Education Fund, c/o The § Thomas Merton Center, 5125 Penn | Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15225. If you | want more information, call (412) § of 361-3022 or contact me in care this newspaper. DALLAS Serving the best in OPENS FRIDAY 11 A.M.! 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The announcement came from Richard M. Goldberg, Esq., chairman of the Northeast Penn- sylvania Commitee for Employer Support of Guard and Reserve. The award certificate, mounted on a wood tone plaque, displays the official seals of the seven re- serve and guard groups: The Army National Guard; Army Reserve; Marine Corps Reserve; Naval Reserve; Air National Guard; Air Dental Associates receive U.S. "Seven Seals" Award Force Reserve; and Coast Guard Reserve. Atthe award presentation were (I.tor.): John A. Hosage, D.D.S.; Charles L. Attardo, committee member of the NE Pennsylvania ESGR; Charles M. Carpenter, D.M.D.; and Joseph A. Mazula, D.D.S., M.S. Other members of Dental Associates are: Paul J. Henry, D.D.S.; Charles B. Lawley, D.D.S.; and Nicholas Demian, Jr., D.D.S. Dr. Carpenter, a Lieutenant Colonel with the 300th Field Hos- pital, U.S. Army Reserves, was ordered to active duty in Novem- ember, 1990, and served in Saudi Arabia during the Desert Shield and Desert Storm Operations The Seven Seals Award is pre- sented to "those who have gone above and beyond what the Vet- erans' Reemployment Rights Act calls for." Among other items, such support may take the form of supplementing employees’ pay while on active duty, or continu- ing health insurance benefits for the dependents of theiremployees who have been called for active duty. Dental Associates maintain offices in the Wyoming Valley Mall; South Main Street Plaza in Wilkes-Barre; Carverton Road in Trucksville; and in the Weis Market Shopping Center in Mountaintop.
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