a mays pn Tl EE Ss Tea y em ta a ER TE EI A ST ln ON Jad SSE od oc BERN NN ENE REWNE EEA @* a CL A an ° ® ® ° ® The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 15, 1995 5° Tr —— > FS gl John W. Johnson . It is proverbially ‘that time of year again’. Time to either eagerly anticipate a ‘refund’ of money which perhaps shouldn't have been sent to Washington or Har- risburg in the first place, or time to dread digging deep to fced the seemingly endless state and fed- eral tax tape worm. Yet who is really to blame ior our tax bills? Who is really re- sponsible for the need to send so much money down the Susquehanna and Potomac? Got a mirro1? © “We in America suffer from a great delusion,” former (and made by Watergate famous) U.S. Sena- tor Sam Ervin once said. “We think we can pass a law and eve- rything will be cured.” The attitude noted by Ervin includes just about everyone. Laborer, government employees, electronics technicians, florists, restauranteurs, real estate agents...the list could go on for- ever. And of immeasurable length seems to be the list of special benefits wanted by virtuallv ev- eryone from the ‘government.’ So a law is passed, a bureauc- racy formed, and regulation prom- ulgated until the bureaucracy now: numbers more than 3,000,000 in Washington alone, with a corre- sponding Federal tax bite. We are floundering in regula- tions we don't understand, taxes we cannot afford, but more im- portantly, moving forward with a ‘help-me-government’ attitude, an attitude which is causing the death of self respect, a character trait which, more than any other, made this country great. And now we have the newly elected Republican majority Con- gress teliing us that a “Contract with America” will rescue us. ' Rescue us trom wnat From whom? What we need to be res- cued from is ourselves. We are the enemy. We are the persons who continue to want everything’ from government: And every time we ‘ask the government for help instead of doing it ourselves we lose self respect and gain more governmertal control over lives. Recall the Pilgrims. What guarantees did they have? They provided themselves with food, shelter, transportation and other necessities...or they did not sur- vive. And it's because of their survival, and their example, that this country was preserved for future generations. Congress can't save us from ourselves It would be ludicrous to advo- cate a return to pure survival; it is also no doubt true that self re- spect is more difficult to compre- hend and/or to see its need when humans are once, twice and three times removed from an immedi- ate survival threat. But that does not mean the knight should hang up his armor for lack of dragons to slay. Instead of self respect, the predominant character traits in America today are, to name a few: —demanding more money for less work. —putting immediate security above self-respect. —and generations of welfare recipients now with no grasp of the notion of taking care of one’s self, that idea having been sup- planted by the myth of ‘entitle- ments.’ It is true that in an age (New York City excepted) where sur- vival is not paramount, self re- spect becomes more an idealistic symbol tha: reaiistic response. But what better symbol to pass along and insure future genera- tions? Another attitude arising from the ‘entitlement’ mentality is the lure of easy credit. Hardly a week goes by when the mail doesn't contain a solici- tation from some far away bank seeking to issue its credit card. The solicitation begins by noting an “excellent credit rating” or words to that effect. And though most banks are still charging exorbitant interest rates, card holders seem willing to pay such rates. The biggies, like VISA, have policies which make one wonder. For example, card holder whose credit limit is $4,400 can owe $4,200 and be informed that the account is cur- rent and that no payment is due that month! Also, many banks are promot- ing the scheme that all members of the family be issued credit cards. - This. results in. more and more debt. And how do you suppose that this excellent credit rating came about? But not succumbing to the lure of easy credit in the first place. By paying bills on time and, when feasible, paying cash. It certainly wasn't by using plas- tic. As it is with perfection, easy credit isn’t really easy; it’s an illu- sion. Letters Seeks information on ancestors Editor: I am looking for information on my family research. I am looking for a relative of a great aunt. The information I am seeking for is the following: Ellen D. Conden Nafus Married: M.J. Nafus of Lehman Date: March 18, 1891. Children: Five. 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Above, first row from left, Jane McMichael, staff; Millie Zarambo, staff; Barbara Lemmond, board member; Joanne Runner, board member; Mary Panaway, Book Club; Nancy Kozemchak, business manager. Standing behind were Jim McDaniel, a visitor from Oregon and Wilkes-Barre, and Scott Shemo, staff. Don't park on Dallas Township streets Dallas . Township residents should refrain from parking on township roads and streets wher- ever possible during the day so they can be cleaned of winter debris, cinders and unmelted salt. Over 1,200 tons were used this season and its removal will be made easier | if unimpeded by parked vehicles. It is expected the cleanup can be completed in about 30 days. Library news Library board welcomes new members By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The Back Mountain Memorial Library is proud to announce the. addition of new members to the Board of Directors. Jean Hillard and Charles Kishbaugh, both: of Dallas, officially took office at the March 7 regular meeting of the board. Serving as officers of the board for 1995 are: President, Joseph Stager; vice president, Ruth Tetschner; treasurer, Ken- neth Krakosky and secretary, Pauline Kutz. The board meets on the first Tuesday. A special Sue Hand painting, titled “Gladioli,” is on display at the library. This painting will be chanced off at the spring lunch- eon in April. Tickets are available for purchase from board mem- bers or at the library front desk. There will be only 250 tickets available for the painting, which sell for $5 each. Tickets are also available for sale at Sue Hand's Imagery on Main Street in Dallas, or from members of the Friends of the Library. The National Library Week Design a Bookmark Contest will conclude on March 18, the last day to accept entries. All entries must be the original work of the individual and only one design may be entered. Other rules are available at the library. 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