a ———.— Eh: “i i it TR 2 a ESS al SETS AN esos ernst es 4 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, December 28, 1995 (od EDITORIALS To usher inthe newyear, here are afew headlines we hope towrite in 1996. First leg of trail complete, additions coming soon ~ TheAnthracite Scenic Trails Associationhas officially opened the first leg of a biking /walking trail that will eventually wind through the entire Back Mountain... PennDOT vows to finish highway work by June ® Officials from the state Department of Transportation said this week they would marshal all their forces to complete work at five Back Mountain intersections by June 30... SAT scores show marked rise at local high schools Students at both Dallas and Lake-Lehman high schools earned their highest scores in years on the SAT test... Commercial/industry on plan unveiled Principals in a new commercial/light industrial park released 3 The Back Mountain Memorial Library's new children’ S area won ‘ccolades from its most important clients, the children them- z es : Dallas Post circulation hits all-time high The Dallas Post achieved the highest paid circulation in its history this year, as dozens of new subscribers... After cold start, winter mild £50 At the end of 1995, it locked as If this winter was going to set ? fecords for cold and snow, but... ational Utilities vows to fix lines, lower rates s After years of complaints from customers, National Utilities cknowledged it has provided substandard water service, and... Well, those are a few of our dreams for 1996. We hope some of these, and many of yours, come true. Happy New Year. Searching for a winter treat, Lehman. Photo by Charlotte Bartizek. ONLY YESTERDAY As I was Jack Hilsher Letters, columns and editorials The Dallas Post attempts to publish opinions on a variety of topics in many forms. © Editorials, which are the opinion of the managment of The Post, appear on the editorial page and are written by the editor unless otherwise indicated. Any artwork represents the opinion of the car- Pa a ~ ! toonist, and columns are the opinion of the author. ! Letters to the editor are welcome and will be published, subject to ¢ the following guidelines: e Letters should not exceed 500 words. :No writer may have more than one letter published during a 30-day 1 period, except as a reply to another letter. « * Letters must be signed and include the writer's home town and a i telephone number for verification. | "The Post retains the right to accept or reject any letter, and to edit letters for grammar and spelling, as well as to eliminate any libel, slander or objectionable wording. In addition to letters, we welcome longer pieces that may run as columns. The author or subject's relevance to the Back Mountain will be the prime consideration when selecting material for publication. The Dallas Post Published Weekly By Bartsen Media, Inc. P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 ; 717-675-5211 : Ronald A. Bartizek Charlotte E. Bartizek PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Peggy Young Grace R. Dove ADVERTISING ACCT. EXEC REPORTER Paul Rismiller Olga Kostrobala PRODUCTION MANAGER CLASSIFIED/TYPESETTING Jill Gruver OFFICE MANAGER 7] 2) PRINTED WITH NINE SOVINK|, sieeve EORBDIR P75 em a —— a —— ———————— WE To ee Tr J ! « Names will be withheld only if there exists a clear threat to the writer. | One of the hazards of becoming an addictive reader of this column is that you have to share my inter- ests, even though they might not otherwise interestyou. (Ofcourse, you could always quit reading, but I'd rather you didn't.) For instance, of life's many mysteries that interest me per- haps the foremost is ESP. That's “Extra Sensory Perception.” In particular, I am baffled by an off- spring of ESP called “precogni- tion,” or, the “seeing of the fu- ture.” (i.e. prophecy.) In the Bible, Joseph interpreted dreams that were prophetic and so did the ancient oracles. Since the future is usually worrisome, mankind has always welcomed any means of peeking ahead into that worry, hoping to ease the uncertainty. Even today, espe- cially today, dispensers of the TW. John W. Johnson You've heard it many times. “We need more discipline.” Disci- pline in both home, school, and in government was a rallying cry, and chief among the reasons for the widespread shift in political philosophy now dominating the U.S. Congress. And it came none too soon. Government has been undiciplined. On the personal level, however, there is often con- fusion between discipline and punishment. Penn State Profes- sor of Rural Sociology, Dr. Jim VanHorn, has developed the fol- lowing distinctions worthy of your consideration: Discipline focuses on what the child needs to do right in the future. Punishment is concerned with making the child “pay for his or her mistakes.” Discipline is intended to help the child deal with the negative consequences of misbehavior. Punishment imposes restric- tions that may have no connec- ESP, psychics and Tarot readers — future remain popular...card reader classified ads are always there, next to the lost and founds. Having precognative ability is not a laughing matter. There are no cosmic psychics and Tarot readers seldom smile. Even tea leaf readers have a forbidding demeanor. This could be because if one issues a prophecy it might become self-fulfilling. Suppose someone is told they may die within a year. What if they give up fighting a disease and die? Who is at fault? Fate? Some do not believe this. Many years ago in Europe there was a terrible mine disaster which killed 144. At least 34 instances of precognitive warnings were re- ported, but never given, so no effort was made to avert the disas- ter. Does this mean the future al- ready exists? If so, can it be changed? Doreen, an “interna- tionally renowned psychic advi- sor” thinks so. In a large mall near Philly she hands out flyers (all readings 1/2 price with this coupon) in which Doreen claims the following: bogus or true? “I can tell you just what you want to know about friends, ene- mies or rivals, whether husband, wife or sweetheart. How to gain the love you most desire, control the action of anyone even though miles away. I never fail to unite the separated, cause speedy marriage, overcome enemies, evil habits and bad luck of all kinds.” Doreen further says, and this troubles me, that she has had 25 years experience. Judging from her apearance - mid-twenties I'd guess - this means she started readings when she was only two or three. Hmmmm! I once went, at the tender age of 12 to a psychic with an aunt who was devastated when her only daughter ran off with a guitar- playing country singer. She asked the psychic if her daughter would ever come home again. “Oh yes,” the turbaned gentleman replied. “She will be back.” My aunt cried. And back she came, as soon as the marriage broke up. Doreen, please tell me, did this guy's prophecy cause the breakup? Hmmmm? Discipline, cyberspace and Nam: notes from all over tion to the misbehavior. Discipline focuses on what the child must do to become more responsible for him/herself. Punishment is an attempt by parents to control the child. (11) It's now the law that all boats, even canoes, must carry a life preserver foreach occupant. Seat cushions with straps and other floating items will no longer count in meeting the requirement, and the new law covers all waters in the country. (XX Thought you had heard it all about confusing IRS rules? The current tax code contains the fol- lowing definition of a private foun- dation. “For purposes of para- graph (3), an organization de- scribed in section 501 (c) (4), (5), or (6) which would be described in paragraph (2) if it were an organi- zation described in section 501 (c) (3)." Huh? 000 As former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara tries to soothe his conscience with a book, he and his colleagues cannot avoid the reality that myself and others were marooned in war we couldn't win. And to now say that the war was a folly is at the very least, destructive of the dignity for those who did what the country asked, and returned home to be spit upon. Shut up, Mr. McNamara. Just shut up, and go away. (XL 1] Seemingly forgotten in the hue and cry about cleaning up so- called cyberspace for our chil- dren, is that prime-time TV nowis anything but “clean.” That aside, the larger issue here is that legis- lation to regulate cyberspace is a bad idea. Laws to prohibit or eliminate offensive transmissions over on-line services, or other offerings, represents a government solution to a personal problem, the fostering of morality. Ordain- ing Washington as the minister of cyberspace invites parents to abdicate their roles as guides and care givers. ooo : Be on the listen for a new term being touted by the Economic Development Council of North- eastern Pennsylvania (EDCNP). It's called the “visioning process.” Some 17 reports over the last eight months have come from this proc- ess, and from one of which has come the recommendation for a “regional assembly of local gov- ernments.” Does all of this sound familiar? So, Your news is welcome The Dallas Post welcomes submissions about Back Mountain people and events. In order to plan each issue, we must adhere to self-ilnposed deadlines, as well as those of our printer. To have the greatest likelihood of publication, items should be received at our office by 4 p.m. the Friday prior to each issue. Items will be accepted until 4 p.m. Mondays, although much of the paper is already asseinbled by that time. Send or bring items to: The Dallas Post, 45 Main Road, P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612. Our normal business hours are 8:30 a.in. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A deposit box is located at the front of the building for after-hours submissions. Ege 60 Years Ago - Jan. 3, 1936 THOMASES CELEBRATE S2ND ANNIVERSARY Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Thomas, celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary Dec. 26. They have a son and three grandchildren. Rev. Thomas now retired, served for 40 years as a Methodist minister, being pastor at both the Trucksville and Shavertown churches. You could get - Sirloin steak, 35¢ lb.; Eight O'Clock Coffee, 15¢ Ib.; Ilona spaghetti, 3 pkgs., 10¢; Brillo, 3 pkgs., 19¢; sauerkraut, 2 big cans, 10¢. 50 Years Ago - Jan. 4, 1946 SEVERE COAL SHORTAGE HITS AREA There are families right now in the Back Mountain area who will have to close their homes and crowd in with relatives or neigh- bors because they cannot get sufficient coal to heat their homes. Coal dealers are unable to get more than four tons of coal a day to supply a long list of customers. The basketball teams, coaches and general public are enthusias- tic over the newly finished gym- nasium floor in Dallas Borough High School. The floor has been sanded and filled at a cost borne by the school district. Albert S. Culbert for the past 56 years an employee of the Le- high Valley Railroad, retired from active duty Jan. 1. He has been station agent at Dallas for the past 26 years. 40 Years Ago - Dec. 30, 1955 BULFORDS CELEBRATE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. George Bulford, whose forebears helped to settle the Back Mountain country, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on New Year's Day. They are the parents of four chil- dren and have six grandchildren. A daughter, Dorothy, died in the flu epidemic of 1918. Preliminary estimates received from Game Protectors and other field representatives following the close of the PA 1955 buck deer season indicates approximately 38,000 antlered deer were taken during the 12 days. You could get - Chuck roast 33¢ lb.; fresh pork butts, 29¢ Ib.; Idaho potatoes, 10 lb. bag, 59¢; marble pound cake, 49¢; Emperor grapes, 2 lbs. 25¢; celery, bnch. 19¢. 30 Years Ago - Dec. 29, 1965 SANTA DIRECTS TRAFFIC ON AREA HIGHWAY Items deleted by a federal agency from the construction contract of Dallas's new post of- fice was first brought to light early this year in an exclusive Dallas Post story are scheduled to be placed for bidding. A crane dropped a 10-ton con- crete batch plant through the roof of Center Moreland Precast Con- crete Products, smashing the top of the new building and curtailing production. The huge BLAW-Knox plant was being transferred from an outdoor foundation to the re- cently constructed building to mix concrete for Sickler's Septic Serv- . ‘1ce. A most novel arrangement is greeting motorists along the Main Highway in Shavertown. Santa stands atop a lighted ladder near the rooftop of the James Taylor home on Cease Drive. 20 Years Ago - Dec. 31,1975 NO PROGRESS IN PHONE STRIKE TALKS Another mediation session between striking workers of Communication Workers of Amer- icaand Commonwealth Telephone Co. ended after about three hours of discussion with no progress. Service is continuing with man- agement performing the duties of the striking employees. Dallas Township supervisors adopted the 1976 budget Monday evening at a special meeting held in the township building. Super- visors announced there would be no increase in taxes, that the present three mills will remain in effect. PennDOT's Bureau of Motor Vehicles prepared today to meet six million applications for 1976 motor vehicle renewals under an increased fee schedule signed into law by Gov. Shapp Dec. 16. Pas- senger cars will be $24, up from $14 last year. esl 1 { =r by 3 CP way
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