i gf The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 31, 1994 3. Watchfires began with Julius Caesar Watchfire } (continued from page 1) 2 “I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps...” Although mentioned in the second verse of Julia Ward Howe's “Battle Hymn of the Repub- Throughout history, accounts of watchfires have been part of many wars, among them the Crusades, the Crimean War, the Franco-Prus- sian War and the American Revolution. 3 Area veterans’ organizations worked together this 2 past Memorial Day weekend to hold the Back Moun- tain’s first watchfire to honor all POW /MIA's of all the names of local POW’s or MIA's every hour or beat a drum ten times an hour, as was done by Caesar's soldiers. lic,” watchfires aren't part of common usage, During G Washington's first Wks and aren't in some Ein : Cm a of on None sii The fires may be whatever size is most workable, wars and all veterans and to properly dispose of worn . This 2,000 year-old tradition of lighting during the French and Indian War, he placed svena grail onshihaliels Bs gallon drum, cogliiion and unusghle Amsriean fags. : 3 beacons to help missing soldiers find their way watchfires and drummers at 25-mile intervals Ihe lers Said. fhe intent of the Jire counts Fiore While unusable flags won ibe disposed of at ihe a home can be traced toJulius Caesar, the Roman after the surrender of Fort Necessity to the an iis size. October 22 waichiires, the intent remains: jo lighia 3 Coalition members are optomistic about realizing their goal of watchfires lit every ten miles for more than 1,000 miles of eastern rivers. So far, the Susquehanna'’s north branch will be lit physical and spiritual beacon honoring the missing | and captured. ; i] “We want people to remember the 2,100 missing. guys in Vietnam and all of our country’s missing -, French. Similar fires were lit in 1755 after troops commanded by Washington and General Ed- ‘ward Braddock were ambushed. general who conquered Gaul (France) and the territories east of the Rhine River. Believing that his first allegiance was to his soldiers, Caesar instructed his troops of occu- pation to light large fires at every Roman out- post between France and Rome to help wounded, Watchfires became part of Washington's standing orders after his appointment as from Tunkhannock to Berwick, while the west branch will have fires at Muncy and Lock Haven and on the soldiers,” Tinsley said. “We want people to know that » this must never happen again. If I were missing, I; 0 @| captured or missing soldiers find their way Commander-in-Chief in 1775. They were used main Sem a Harrisburg, : wouldn't want Io be forgotten, 1 would want people inh home. until the 20th century. Additional fires will be lit on the Delaware, on an remember me. : 2 To aid the returning soldiers, a drum was The October 22 watchfires will serve as a ftend south on Trenton. More are planned for dhe hes vey may rome fe beaten ten times per hour at every watchfire reminder for those still missing from all 20th aia % , outpost, giving an audio beacon as well as the century wars, a plea to never Boy abandon Area coalition members are Walter I. Galka, John beacons to let the POW's and MIA's know that visual beacons of the fires. missing or captured troops and a call for unity Charney, J R. Richards, Cal Tinsley, Jim Charles, wherever they are, we have not forgotten them, Soldiers tending the fires tended and fed the among veterans’ organizations. Chet Kunigonis, Jim Wachs, Greg Scholes, John Tasco said. In three years I'd like to see the entire returning wounded and helped them find their Tasco, Pat Conway and Glen Lippincott. coast of Vietnam lit with watchfires. way home. by Grace R. Dove While watchfires have been held in the eastern Persons or organizations interested in helping in . part of the country for the past seven years, usually any way with the October 22 watchfires may write to | around Memorial Day, a larger effort has never been the National Watchfire Coalition at P.O. Box 621, O YT by attempted. Dallas, PA, 18612-0621. ; ~ laxpayer group branches out Ceacons IW Trans TION 7] | L y Ee | Bv GRACE R. DOVE in the building and repair of roads wn Lothe? TO gel” ¢ Bri Staff’ and bridges, the lowering or equi- ny ) OA You work hard table distribution of property taxes py hyo U In \ i | Over the past four years the every day, just and in ihe vig pet on Z 3 =a \ \ - | Das Taxpay Sa has trying to make ends ing to senior citizens, children Z - = | vocal protest group to a dedicated meet and are and the less fortunate who Sjeep z © @¥ watchdog organization with a . , inour streets or don't have ame I county-wide focus and a mailing getting walked on. to eat,” Ockenhouse wrote in a list of 500 persons. Beverly Smith letter that also was published in | ‘ In 1990, approximately 200 Dallas Taxpayers’ Ass'n. secretary the Citizens Voice. Rae | postings, proissiing What they The group is concerned that to further study county-wide re- T | a ree Spaiiionsay: these projects willend up like the assessment as a remedy before A | ihg from small area private con- financially-shaky Kirby Center for Supporting it. 3 | hg Ioan p the i A Lacka- While reassessment could lower 2 | | Four years later, nearly 500 Wanna County Stadium, the some people $ tax hills, Ocken- a (} @ turn out for meetings at the Ide- Montage Ski Resort and the Or del Ves a! Inanyo re a | town Fire Hall, the group's presi- Luzerne County Transportation Would Increase because people BARTT SLOCUM EVENINGS BY CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES ii | dent said, Authority. have remodeled their homes or : APPOINTMENT . * “Every dollar that the munici- “We feel that they will most neighbors have built very expen- Si ocum cit e d 651 WYOMING AVE. h. pal, county, state and federal probably become taxpayer- SIVe homes ne door. to skiat u KINGSTON governments spend is your funded, financially We he ar y - 4%. | eng 6 money,” said president Russ strapped...dumping grounds for Will be taxed and what won't,” he by h IS peers MONISAY 10.5 Br Ockenhouse. “We're not against do-nothing political jobs said. “It should be fair. You should . - 1 progress. We're for it, but only for...friends and relatives,” they pay just what your house and when it is done in a logical fash- wrote, referring to Kanjorski's property are worth. Bartt Slocum, CPCU, ARM, CIC, ion.” appointment of his brother to run County support of a regional of Shavertown, has been honored ’ . Elected in 1993, he has kept the Earth Conservancy. rallyond System) joy a Sood fee by he Society oF Certified Insur- . ) abreast of issues and political The organization also opposes either, especially when the bus anceCounse ors for his more than A 1 b & C ¥ ud developments by doing research, construction of a Luzerne County company is on shaky financial 10 years of “steadfast commit- NZa one rot ers ompa ny Writing letters to the editors of arena, which it believes shouldbe ground, the group believes. ~~ ment to continuing education. — — area newspapers and attending decided by the voters in a referen- The government's main priori- Citing Slocum as among the ob H county commissioners’ meetings. dum. ties should be creation of a good top one percent of all insurance Good F olk P op Music : | ' Ockenhouse said he is trying to “Put the arena on the ballot supply of well-paying, permanent professionals in America, the CIC : | do what he can, what he believes and let the people decide if they jobs and improvement of streets testimonial called attention to his Good Sense | is right. want it,” Ockenhouse said. “As it and transportation, the associa- leadership and excellence stem- ! “We have to look out for the standsnow,onlyafew, mostlythe tion wrote." » ming from the pursuit of continu- p State Proud little guy,” said secretary Beverly ¥ investors; will benefit from it.” “Arenas and other projects can ingeducation, and to his “achieve- enn slate rrou Smith. “You work hard every day, Theassociationdoesn't feel that come after people have the money ment and demonstrated level of Video 4 just trying to make ends meetand Luzerne County can afford to to spend on entertainment and professional competence in all $7.00 ad $. getting walked on. We think become involved with “grandiose good roads to travel on. areas of the insurance business”. - that our elected officials should schemes” like the arena and an “I fought in World War II,” Slocum is co-owner and vice ERE LER Nittany Joe licit le’ ini inflatable dam when some of its Ockenhouse said. “We won the president of Slocum Insurance Shin iy SH 4 residents lackeven the mostbasic war but lost the battle — were Agency in Dallas. 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