QQ) — The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 25, 1995 ~ 5 1 ONLY YESTERDAY ar fom 60 Years Ago - Nov. 1, 1935 DROUGHT, FOREST FIRE HAZARD CONTINUE As a result of the theft of sev- eral articles from the quarters of the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Co. of Dallas during the last few weeks, a new policy was announced af- fecting individual or groups desir- ingto use the hose house. In the future the building will be locked and applications for the use of the home will have to be made in writing and presented at aregular meeting of the fire company for approval. Fires continue to dot local mountainsides this week as a result of dry conditions. Fire : Waiden W.E. Crispell who is sta- tioned at Dallas tower has asked that hunters be extremely care- ful, since light rains recently have not moistened the leaves and brush enough to prevent the quick spreading on any fire. You could get - Long Island Ducklings, 23¢ 1b.; gr. beef, 21bs., :33¢; sausage, 29¢ lb.; dressed -Sea Trout 10¢ lb.; Post Bran Flakes, 9¢ pkg., Bokar coffee, Ib. can 21¢. 50 Years Ago - Nov. 2, 1945 DALLAS WOMEN START LAST WAR BOND DRIVE Pa. Game Commission issued a warning to sportsmen and oth- ers to beware of souvenir guns .“+brought back from the war thea- ters. The American serviceman is inherently a souvenir collector. This tendency is very apt to prove a disastrous boomerang in many cases of returning servicemen if they have their Japanese or Ger- man military rifle converted into sporting firearms chambered for American-made ammunition, the commission asserts. In an effort to raise one third of “the $300 needed to furnish a room “in ‘the new wing of the hospital, Shavertown Branch Nesbitt Hos- pital Auxiliary will hold a Dessert Card Party at the Shavertown Fire Hall Nov. 16. The balance of the fund will be raised at a later date. With a quota of $6,000 and equal amount of energy and de- . termination Dallas Woman's Club opened its “Last War Bond" drive this week. The drive opened Oct. 15 officially with the motto, “They . finished their job - let us finish . ours” and lasts until Dec. 31. ~~ 40 Years Ago - Oct. 28, 1955 - NATONA WORKERS SELECT UNION Back Mountain Community ‘Chest Fund went over the top, rolling up a grand total of $9,964. It ‘exceeded its quota by a larger percentage than most other ar- ~ ‘eas. The drive as a whole was ~ completely successful for the first “time in eight years. Receiving far less attention than the forthcoming County election, but probably of equal importance ' to the welfare and economic de- * ‘velopment of the Back Mt. area is “the NLRB supervised election scheduled for next Wednesday at . 'Natona Mills. The outcome will determine who is to be the bar- * gaining agent for more than 400 ~ employees of the lace plant. Representing the employees for 10 years, is Branch A-23 Levers Aux. Section an independent ‘union. Now the United Textile ‘Workers, an affiliate of AFL, wants to'take over that function. 30 Years Ago - Oct. 28, 1965 NOXEN TANNERY CHANGES HANDS AGAIN Dallas Rotary, Dallas Kiwanis and Dallas Lions in a joint session for the 5th annual dinner at Irem Temple Country Club will tap an outstanding community minded person for “Citizen of the Year.” Identity of the recipient is a care- ‘fully guarded secret until an- nouncement is made at the din- ner. It comes as a complete sur- prise to the person being hon- ored. The former Armour Tannery at Noxen was reported sold Friday afternoon to Jones Safety Device Enterprises Inc., with the pros- pect of plant improvement and eventual manufacture there. This week'a bulldozer appeared on the property, an evident first state of operation. You could get - Leg O' Lamb rump half, 19¢ lb.; Hawaiian Punch, 3-46 oz. cans, 93¢; Ideal corn, 4 cans/69¢l Fla. oranges, doz. 39¢. | John W. Johnson | Heard recently what do we do about the drug problem in this From a used-to-be-liberal- Democrat: “We should goin there (Columbia and Peru) and, first, Agent Orange the place and then, second, salt the earth.” (His theory was that then there would be no suitable ground upon which to grow cocaine.....he then also wanted to take all drug users and sellers and put them on chain gangs for 10years or so, “sanding and tarring the roads”.) From another-used-to-be- liberal Democrat: “I think we ought to buy all the stuff...look at how much we'd save. I mean we're spending millions of dollars in fighting this problem. Why don't we just buy all the stuff each country produces, destroy it, and that solves the problem, and we would spend only half the money we're spending now.” (I guess this theory is roughly akin to what we now do with dairy farmers; buy the productand then let it sit in warehouses to rot rather than sell it overseas at a profit...but I digress.) From a used-to-be-is-now, and-forever-will-be Libertarian: “Shoot ‘em” (He did not specify who “em” was, and later leaned toward strict legalization). From an is-now-and-probably- always-will-be-liberal Democrat: “I have an idea...why don't we legalize it and sell it at state stores...you know, just like liquor. Only you would be required to take a drug awareness course and be issued a license in order to buy at such a store, like ahunting license. The profits made from such stores—plus the money you would save by not spending it on fighting drugs—would then be used to fund drug rehabilitation.” I sat back then and pondered these alternatives, trying to see howl felt about this problem... this problem facing all of us who are parents...this problem facing all of us who require (and in some cases, receive) the impaired judgement of professionals. I make this point because it is the professional community which is the single largest consumer of cocaine in this country. Asreprehensible and imperfect as it might be, a response (the so- called ‘waron drugs’is areaction, not a response) is for cocaine and other currently-banned drugs to be legalized...tightly controlled, Legalizing drugs may save lives taxed and distributed, but legalized. Our society has—with it voracious consumption of drugs—made the enforcement of drug laws impossible by making the drug trade so profitable. For example, during the same discussion noted above, one of the participants observed that a young acquaintance of his made casual note of the fact that another . young friend's wealth, driving around in a luxury car and purchasing expensive gifts for a girlfriend, was made possible by the young man “dealing.” The acceptance of this illegality was matter-of-fact. And when a person fresh out of high school can make a $1,000 a week as a drug dealer or courier, how can law enforcement personnel stop such a process? When leaders of drug rings can (and do) make billions each and every year, how can any drug enforcement agency—short of our military taking over the country of production—stop it? And isn't it also true that present anti-drug laws mean federal, state and local law enforcement unites and organized crime shares a vested interest in retaining drugs as ‘criminal’? The criminality of drugs is, in fact, the chief cause of terror and crime in our society today. Agreed - who doesn’t shudder atthe thought oflegalizing drugs? Of adding hard drugs to the already existent hard drug, alcohol? But the problem is already here, folks. The wolf is already at the door. A report by the American Medical Association noted that, in a Boston study, one out of four traffic accidents were drug related. One out of four, folks! As long as drug profits are so high, and as long as we want to continueliving in a countrywhere the freedom of movement is relatively unconstrained, then we will continue to have a major drug problem. Yes, education about drug use (including that insidious drug, alcohol and its dangerous cousin, tobacco), ‘and the potential dangers should continue, and be stepped up for our children. " ‘Butitis becoming increasingly clear thatas the death toll, terror, financial and human cost continues to spiral upward, legalizing other drugs might be an alternative to a problem which has no perfect solution. Hometown news + Hometown product The Dallas Post Reporter's notebook | (37. Tv LB 11) 7 | When Buying or Selling Real Estate, Call the Back Mountain Specialist! (717) 675-1169 BUS. 675-0846 FAX (717) 675-3051 RESIDENCE RONALD M. BARNOSKI REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® COLDWELL BANKER HOWELL & JONES REALTORS® ONE OVAL DRIVE, DALLAS, PA 18612 An Independently Owned and Operated Member of Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates, Inc. fF LN Sale 20%-50% Off On All Fabric Shades In Stock November 1 thru January 1, 1996 Bring Your Lamp Base Along for Shade Replacement WE 15 i Lf | il ay J Jal 5 Fleming’s Lamps & Shade Center Route 11, Bloomsburg-Danville Highway OPEN MON.-SAT. 9-5 & By Appt. — PHONE 717-275-2081 Like 50 colored pennants, they hang on lines and wave slightly in the breeze. A closer look reveals their heartbreaking, bitter and sometimes triumphant messages. Ablack long-sleeved t-shirt with its wrists chained together. A crop top emblazoned with “Why, why, why?” A shirt printed with “Raped. Used.” hanging alongside another proclaiming that “The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear?” These and many others are part of The Clothesline Project, on exhibit at College Misericordia’s MacDonald Art Gallery through November' 5 in observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Seeing the t-shirts, made as part of their healing therapy by women who have survived do- mestic violence, should be re- quired for every middle and high school student in the Back Moun- tain. Nicole Brown Simpson was not an isolated case. There but for Creator's goodness goes your sis- ter, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, mother or neighbor. She could even be your best friend. You won't know until she gets up the cour- age to tell you. Abuse is a way to control an- other person, by hitting them with hands, objects or words. It in- cludes sexual abuse, threats, destruction of property or pets and economic abuse — the tacky old line about “keeping her bare- foot and pregnant.” Why would a woman stay with an abusive husband? Sometimes she thinks she can change him. She may be tied down with young children and no job skills. She may have tried to leave but had her application for public assis- tance rejected because her car is worth too much money or some Costumes by Barbara 12 Creek Street Swoyersville 287-6226 Mon-Fri 12-8 Sat-Sun 10-5 =, \. = C5 [— Free Pizza % Free So Modest t-shirts carry an important message other ridiculous reason. She may have been repeatedly told it's her fault, that she's unsupportive of his needs. She may simply be too physically and spiritually worn down to work full-time to support herself while still trying to deal with his abuse. Domestic violence isn't some- thing that can be worked,out. It isn’t “just a spat.” It isn't just a minority or low-income problem. It's here, right in the Back Moun- tain. Maybe in your neighborhood. One shirt was made by a girl raped at the age of seven by her grandfather, while another con- tains a simple drawing of black tears falling on stick figures of little girls. “Why? I was only a child!” screams another. “My child still cries, but my spirit lives,” says another. Ironically, college personnel were unpacking the T-shirts Fri- day, October 13, when the an- nouncement came over the radio that a man convicted of molesting a child had been sentenced by an altruistic judge to the equivalent of a slap on the wrist — six months house confinement and two years probation. Mind you, he lives in another county. Who will enforce the sentence? What will prevent him from entertaining visitors to his home? What message about Luzerne County does this give to other child molesters? Sadly, pedophilia is only one of the many ugly faces of domestic violence. The O.J. farce has given us an excellent introduction to one ofits others, wife-beaters who sometimes end up killing their lady loves. Nobody deserves to be beaten up, raped, threatened, injured, maimed or murdered. Nobody deserves to have her spirit chewed up and spat out with a litany of malicious invective. A knife with blood dripping from its end adorns a red t-shirt. “You can’t cure love with hate.” A broken heart is appliqued to a shirt bearing the message, “I was raped.” “When denial stops, so will abuse.” BL A woman rises from flames on one shirt, while on another an eagle breaks the chains it holds in its talons. Both shirts proclaim, “From the ashes of bondage. to wings of freedom.” i Some Native American tribes believe that a people isn’t defeated until its women are defeated. We mustn't allow domestic violence to defeat us. We are our sisters’ keepers. na If you are being abused, call | your local police for help. Set up a safe place and transportation to it so you can retreat there ifyou're in danger. Memorize the phone number of the Domestic Violence Service Center (823-7312) and the Help Line (825-1341) for help. If you know someone in an abusive relationship, let her know you care. Encourage her to learn where she can call for help. Re- member that sometimes it’s hard to ask for help. aA i 3 A — = Cos Fe EET rs RR oS NS Lor MARTE Aa A Eres 4 SCTE —=_———— Is Your Smoke Detector Working? More Americans have smoke detectors than ever before. But nearly half don’t work. -, - CHANGE YOUR GLOCH Without a working smoke detector as an early warning device, fire can spread unnoticed through the household, blocking escape routes and filling rooms with deadly smoke. Sa Make sure you’re protected. Start a lifesaving habit this October 29. 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