con 4 | / The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 23,1993 55 BUT HON, 1 JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BOOST MY POPULARITY RATING, TT Only Yesterday 60 Years Ago - June 30, 1933 OCAL POSTAGE RATE “DROPS TO 2¢ Charles Posten, Center Ave., Shavertown was killed on Mon- day when a section of the roof of the old power plant of Wilkes- Barre Railway Corp. on South Main St., Wilkes-Barre collapsed as workmen were making repairs. Mr. Posten was caught under the debris. New postage rates become ef- ®:ctive July 1. The only change in the present rates for mail distrib- uted from the local post office will be a drop of 1¢ on all mail sent from the local office to local RFD routes. Mail for local distribution has been mailed at the 2¢ rate ever since the 3¢ postage rate wentintoeffect. Local mail for the RFD routes has been at the 3¢ rate. Effective July 1, it will be at the 2¢ rate. “You could get - Hams whole or shank half, 16¢ Ib.; tomato soup, 4 cans, 23¢; Graham crackers, 2 1-1b. pkg., 29¢; cigarettes, carton of 10 pkgs. $1.00. 50 Years Ago - June 25, 1943 ALBERT KLUMP EARNS LEGION OF MERIT , Taking matters into their own hands, some misguided, unknown ® person or persons removed the Dallas Honor Roll from its stan- dards near Kuehn's Drug Store sometime between 10:30 and midnight Friday. The flag pole was also removed. “For exceptional, meritorious service and outstanding devotion to duty at Tripler General Hospi- tal during the bombing of Oahu, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, the Commanding General of the “Hawaiian Dept. of the U.S. Army has awarded Albert Klump Jr. the Legion of Merit with the degree of Legionnaire. Klump is a 1939 graduate of Kingston Township High School. Two Dallas Twp. boys are making headline baseball news on the sporting pages of Balti- more newspapers. They are Ralp Schraeder and Harry “Porky” Martin, both members of the Becker Baking Co. baseball team that has been leading the Indus- trial League in the Maryland city. 40 Years Ago - June 26, 1953 DR. CROMPTON SETS UP SHOP AFTER WAR Preliminary surveys have been made by State Highway Depart- ment engineers with a view to improving safety of Rte. 309 be- tween Dallas and Copper Mine Hill beyond Evans Falls. Plans have not yet been approved by Harrisburg but it is expected that approval will come this summer so that construction can start this fall or early next spring. Three Springfield Muskets dated 1853 have been presented to Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Auction by Dr. James Mor- gan, President of Mansfield State College to Raymon Hedden who had mentioned the auction to Dr. Morgan. Neither Dr. Morgan nor Mr. Hedden has any idea of their value. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Cromp- ton will be back in Trucksvilie, Sunday ready to open his office again after two years in military service at Mineral Wells, Texas. Overworked doctors in the Back Mountain are hailing Crompton’s imminent return with joy. 30 Years Ago - June 27, 1963 AREA POST OFFICES ASSIGNED ZIP CODES Dallas School Board meeting Tuesday evening in an adjourned session passed 1963-64 amended budget of $1,212,450 with a vote of 8-5. Prior passage had failed due toa misinterpretation of what DISCOVER DUCKLOE CS Located in Portland, Pennsylvania Ye , (8 miles south of Stroudsburg on Route 611) and be delighted by our factory discount prices. ur showrooms and warehouse are filled with collections of furniture and accessories from the most prestigious manufacturers, including Stickley, Henkel Harris, Henkel-Moore, Hickory Chair, Statton, Harden, Wright Tabl’ “ancock & Moore, Marlow, Peoploungers, Chapman, Maitland-Smith, Wildwood, Frederick Cooper, Waterford, LaBarge, Va. 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Post Offices in the Back Mountain have been assigned their ZIP-code numbers, 5-digit numbers which will help speed mail delivery by implementing .mechanical sorting. The ZIP-code numbers will follow town and state designations. Wed - 50 Years, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Perrego, Orange. You could get - Round steak 69¢ 1b.; cantaloupes 3/89¢; green fobisge 5¢ lb.; Raisin bread 29¢ oaf: 20 Years Ago - June 28, 1973 FIRST FLOOD BABY WILL BE 1-YEAR-OLD After a debate, Dallas Borough Council at a recent meeting de- cided to hire a fourth police offi- cer. Bob'Kelley who was recently hired as a third borough officer was introduced at the meeting held June 19. Kickoff parade for the 3-day 29th Annual Lehman Horse Show begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Lehman Volunteer Fire Co. at the Lehman HorseShow grounds, Rte. 118, Lehman. Mark Blaine Chappell will ob- serve his first birthday July 8. He was the first baby born to a Back Mountain resident at the tempo- rary medical center set up at College Misericordias when the Nesbitt Hospital was inundated by flood waters. ii Baker. To hold summer frolic Irem Temple Chanters’ Ladies will hold their annual Sumer Frolic dance on Saturday, June 26 at the |, Irem Temple Country Club pavilion. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and dancing will be from 8 to 12to the |; music of the J. Sable Big Band. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets may be |}: purchased from all Chanters and Chanters Ladies. For information, call 675-0418 or 825-9489. No Bi tickets will be sold at the door. Pictured are, first row, from left, Elayne Jones, secretary; Sherry Fies, vice president; Teresa Alexander, Frolic chairlady; Marge Bird, president; Joan Michaels, treasurer. Second row, Joann Ellis, Louise James, Mabel Wood, Dorothy Rice, Nancy Snyder, Jean Evans, Edith}: £0 Library news HEIGE Championship Golf Course And Planned Community Library begins summer children's program By NANCY KOZEMCHAK *Together is Better...Let's Read!” This is the theme of the summer reading program at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. The Luzerne County Library Sys- tem is sponsoring the summer reading club for the ten libraries in the County system. Kids, par- ents, young and old are invited to discover that “Together is Better,” a reading program that encour- ages families and friends to spend time reading together. Registra- tion will take place starting at 1:00 in the afternoon Monday, June 21st, in the children’s room at the library. Children 4 to 12 years old who sign up for the club will recieve a special balloon, a reading -schedule-and-an-oppor- tunity.to-design.a butterfly for the childrens’ room window. This project ties in with the American Libraries Association theme for 1993 and 1994: “Libraries change lives,” in that “caterpillars change into butterflies.” This new sum- mer reading program is being launched by the library and was developed by the American Li- brary Association with the sup- port of McDonald's Family Res- taurants. Certificates will be awarded to those participants who read twelve books to complete the program by the final party in August. The 47th annual library auc- NE Fees Including Cart 18 HOLES $33 $26 After 1:00 $28 Twilight 4:00 $18 $16 Tuesday Seniors and Ladies $22 Thursday Special $22 - DRIVING RANGE OPEN - 1 Mile off Route 6 - 12 Miles West of Clarks Summit, 5 Miles East of Tunkhannock For Tee-Times Call: (717) 836-5108 tion is faast aproaching and with it, concern develops about the parking situation. Members of the Board of Directors of the library have met with the Dallas Borough police force and we have been assured that we will see improved traffic patterns at this year's auction. Franklin Street will be- come a one-way street for the days of the auction only. They are in the process of developing a map designating the one-way streets and the parking available for auction goers. The library board members stress that cooperation with the Dallas Borough Police Department is essential. The dates are Thursday, through Sunday, July 8th through the 11th. Bill Jones is general chairjwith«Joe:: Kluger as:corchain. The library: is: accepting books for the book booth and articles for the odds and ends f CHLORINATOR 5 Ib. Granules only 1 9.99 ALGAE STOP pal Kills green, black and pc yellow algae ov STOP $10.29 Quart \ The Pool Place, Inc. 101 N. Main Street Hp eiidzz/itz2 444 RET E6N a MA J br 70h) oH, booth. The refreshment stand will again be managed by the Dallas _ _ Rotary Club and the children’s § auction will be conducted by Boy ¥ Scout Troop 281 of Dallas. An interesting quote from the § 1949 auction holds true today: § Many people give things they* would like to keep themselves, while others still think that the auction is a repository for un-i; adulterated junk. A good rule to,-, follow is: If you can’t use it your- : self and you can't make it work, . nobody else can; don’t give it." : Weis Markets of Dallas is porting * a beautiful display in the front of *' the store depicting many old pic-/ tures of previous auctions and’: interesting things to look for ato .thisyear’s auction sWethank Weis Markets for their support: ofithe)o 47th annual Back Mountain, Memorial Library Auction! 7, 8 % - ) “ < 7 Fae NO 3-INCH CONCENTRATE TABLETS $39.99 Cl pag 9 Ib. bro 0 REE Bn SAMPLE IN FO OUR —————— —————— —— >. 7d sos: pl) Shavertown 696-3886 Dr EE TE TL
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