© oy & Cd The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 19, 1996 5 Reporter's notebook CRE + In ‘this time of political correct- ness, why can't we call a spade a spade anymore? _Possbily because the Army calls a spade an entrenching tool. ‘Have you noticed how many commonly used terms have sud- denly been replaced by trendy but inoffensive-sounding buzzwords? Once elevated to an art, euphe- miss have now degenerated to the point that nobody knows what you're talking about if you play it right. ..For example, the disabled, for- merly called handicapped. are now other-abled. Slobs are neatness impaired, while the not-so-attrac- tive are appearance challenged and those who can't read maps are, directionally challenged. News reporters are now called journalists. Maybe we'll keep that one —1 kind of like it — but some- times think it’s gone a bit too [ar. Heaven forbid you should be caught dead wearing sneakers - they've been rechristened tennies (tennis shoes), walking shoes, cross-trainers, ad infinitum ad Mauseum. .& Jails became prisons. then cor- rectional institutions or correc- tions facilities, guarded by not wardens but corrections officers. The family dog is now a canine ‘companion, but thank goodness cals are still cats. “The old-fashioned Mae West life jackets are called PFD's (per- sonal [floatation devices), which ‘mus{ be worn while using a PWC ‘(personal watercraft), formerly called a jet ski. “Friendly fire means we shot | 60 Years Ago - June 26, 1936 SCHOOLKIDS' LUNCHES, CLOTHES STOLEN The end of the legal entangle- .ments which have bound Dallas ‘Borough School District of the last two months was in sight this week as the court en banc al- firmed a previous viclory for the district on two suits and attorney's prepared for final arguments on the third suit this morning. The eighth grade of Dallas High School encountered a minor trag- edy during its annual outing when a number of lunches and Buddy LeGrand’s clothes disappeared while the youngsters were swim- ming. Fourteen youths who con- fessed to the theft of lunches were taken from the southbound train by ehiel of police Leonard O'Kane. 50 Years Ago - June 28, 1946 THE FERNBROOK DAIRY EXPANDS BUILDINGS Dallas Women of Rotary have voted to give an annual contribu- tion of $50 to the Cancer Clinic for the use of needy Back Mountain résidents stricken with the dread malady. Funds are unrestricted and may be used in whole or in part or wherever directors of the clinic think they are most needed. Keeping pace with his rapidly expanding dairy business, Clyde Cooper, owner of Fernbrook Dairy, has broken ground for a new plant on his property at Fernbrook. A new 53 x53 square fool building will be of brick tile construction and will house all the milk pro- cessing equipment of the firm as well as a retail store for the sale of dairy products and ice cream. Let's call a spade an entrenching tool our own guys, while collateral damage means our guys wiped oul a bunch of civilians instead of the enemy. Kids who spray paint ugly stuff on any available blank wall or concrete highway divider have gradualed from destructive brats to graffiti artists or taggers, while juvenile delinquents are now called at-risk students to avoid bruising their tender little egoes. School districts and munici- palities don’t plan ahead anymore. They formulate state-mandated strategic, five-year, ten-year or long-range plans. They don't even have to follow them, as long as they keep one on hand lo pacily the friendly state mandators. Have you ever heard of manu- factured housing? How about haddock loins? Manufactured housing can be either a mobile home, formerly called a house trailer. or a modu- lar home, once called a double- wide trailer. Although once spurned by yuppie wannabies, manufactured homes are becoming increasingly popular because they're more af- fordable (cheaper) to buy and easier lo maintain than site-buill homes. No matter what we call them, they're still homes built in a fac- tory and trucked on wheels to a site to be assembled or sel up on foundations, cement slabs or block pillars. And they're very nice. both inside and out. I found haddock loins at a local supermarket. Back in the bad old days. my mother called them fish fillets and cooked them olten, probably because they were cheap — uh. affordable. : (My sister Alice hated them so much that she once refused to go near any food containing the word “fillet,” even filet mignon, much to 30 Years Ago - June 23, 1966 HEAT BUCKLES RTE. 118 Superintendent Edward Hall, at a meeting of Kingston Town- ship board last week, suggested that it probably would be feasible to have some one on duly at the Kingston Township Municipal Building more hours of the day to take calls [rom residents seeking aid. He said he had received a call from Robert Crosson, sayaing he was unable to contact the police on an emergency matter. Hall said he later learned they were investigaling an accident at the shopping center in Shavertown at the time. A large section of highway in front of the home of Alan Major, Lehma,on on Route 118 buckled up Monday afternoon. A 10 foot square opening surprised resi- dents and motorists in that area. Excessive heat is believed respon- sible. Tuesday's mishap, was re- paired by state highway crews who placed a covering of black top. 40 Years Ago - June 22, 1956 STORM, FREEZE HIT BERRY CROPS HARD Strawberry crops in the Sweet Valley area were badly damaged by last Thursday's hail storm com- ing on top of the latest deep freeze on record for 35 years, which on May 25 froze blossoms on the buds and wiped out all chances of an early and profitable crop. Lehman School Board. at its Tuesday meeting prior to the joint meeting of Lehman-Jackson- Ross, voted approval and support ofarecreation program in Idetown. Idetown Civic Association's, Rob- ert A. Wilson, secretary will pro- vide a suitable field in the Oak Hill area and Edward Edwards will supervise [rom June 30 - August 18 every week day except Satur- day. State appropriation for school sponsored playgrounds is allow- able for the district. Lehman board will bear approximately 35% of the expense [or construction. Cease family reunion set for July 20 The Cease Family reunion will be held at the Susquehanna Riverlands, Rt. 11, on July 20. Current officers are: Olin Marr, president; Wilson L. Cease, vice- pres.; Marlene A. Cease, secrelary/treasurer; Roger Cease, historian. At.last year's reunion, prizes were awarded to the following: oldest man, Luther Cease; oldest woman, Esther Rhinard; largest family, Mr. and. Mrs. Wilson L. Cease; longest married, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rhinard; most recently married, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Allan Cease; youngest, Zachary Zubkol[; farthest traveled, Roger Cease. the rest of the family's merriment.) Technically, a loin is the part of an animal found somewhere around its hips, as in pork loin. I never saw a haddock with hips, but would certainly be glad to give them some of mine il they need any. A good aside to calling a spade by its proper name is the euphe- mistic descriptions you often see inreal estate ads. Everyone knows a "handyman’'s special” is bound to be a repairperson’s nightmare, and “rustic ambience” often dis- guises places combining the best of Moose Miller, the Beverly Hill- billies and Ma and Pa Ketlle. While looking at homes more than a decade ago, I toured a “farmetle” (all three acres of it) with two “detached outbuildings” - a third bathroom (working oul- house complete with working wasp nests) and a cozy guesl collage (dog coop.) I guess that’s what you call rustic ambience. The wasps certainly thought so. Another home disguised as “a handyman’s special on 7 1/2 lovely country acres” turned out to be a damp six-room rathole with no central healing, leaky plumbing and a roof more holey than righteous, situated on a small hill overlooking seven acres of lovely swamp, where the well had been drilled. A peek into the small hall-basement revealed that the builder had used several tree trunks as supports for the first floor. I think I prefer the good old days. when educators were teach- ers, shrinkage was loss of mer- chandise due to shoplifting, mixed-breed dogs (cockapoos, Doberdanes and Peek-a-poos) were mulls, environmental tech- nicians were maintenance people and entrenching tools were spaces. 20 Years Ago - June 24,1976 TOT IS RESCUED FROM HARVEYS LAKE Two Harveys Lake off-duty nurses and an unidentified man pulled a four year old from the lake last week and gave the limp and lifeless body a second chance. Aaron Pell of Kingston was still listed as critical at Nesbitt Hospi- tal but doctors say he owes his life to Sue Fetsko, her friend, Pat Sandstrom of Warren, PA along with the unidentified man for get ting Pell to the hospital alive. Franklin Township Supervisors will adopt an ordinance at the July 12 meeting for the licensing of transient merchants who de- sire lo do business in Franklin Township. The purpose of the ordinance is lo protect Franklin Township residents from “fly by night” operators who peddle ques- tionable services or merchandise. Every person deserving to con- duct transient retail shall take out a license at $2.00 per month. Mainstream John William Johnson Smells in the Salon perhaps are not quite as noticeable as the many attractive women who work there...the scent of a particular shampoo, oils, wel hair. “Then again, there's that other sensory experience...seeing me,” smiles Candor. “Coming here is a very sensory experience,” he repeats, “but, af- ter all, what we do here is design and sculpt for the senses, and what we have here in doing so, is a license to touch.” Ruth the salon’'s gentle but powerful massage therapist, spe- cifically has such a license...but she also doesn’t mind talking. “Is anyone out there,” she asks, “aware ofa day in the last 10 years during which there wasn’'t...repeal, was not, some horrible warning or caution about what we should or should not eat, or should not do? I doubt it.” As she attempted to make sense out of my typed oul neck muscles, we noled just a few such items which everyone short of cave dwell- ers have heard about: * too much bad cholesterol. * too little good cholesterol. * not enough fruits. * not enough fiber. * {oo much refined sugar. * cancer causing saccharin. Can'tlive wellby (white) bread alone * cancer causing sunshine. * cancer causing chemicals on apples. : * [ossil fuel burning causing acid rain and global warming. * nuclear waste causing every- thing else. “T'll bet you're just like me, she says ironically. “You can't wait until tomorrow to hear the latest reason we should pull the dirt over ourselves. “Not all of the gloom is without merit,” I remind her. “I know, and encourage people lo practice good health habits. but...” “Bread...how about bread?” I ask. “leat alot, and find myself at the mercy of the restauranteur. And now about the butter that you put on bread. Do you use a no-cholesterol butter substitute? More to the point, in my case, there is only one local restaurant which offers a no-cholesterol sub- stitute for butter.” “Right...and what most of us eal is what many Europeans call American white air bread. That's what those who seek nutrition and fiber in bread call the com- monly-consumed white bread sold in most U.S. supermarkets, and served in most area restaurants.” I point out, even as she contin- ued to knead...no pun intended: “Other breads, many nutritious and containing needed fiber, are also sold al supermarkets. But the American public was sold long ago on white air bread made with refined wheat flour.” iy She laughs. “Refined means nothing more than removing tHe wheats ouler coating containing the bran and kernel, or seed. Of course, and this is what the crit- ics complain about, this alsa re- moves about 90 per cent of the natural wheat fiber.” yin [ then tell her about my reading of Consumer Reports which ested breads sold in this country. ily “Surprise! Surprise,” she: in- terjects! “Most white breads were short on nutrition and fiber....right?" Hol I nod as best as I can ‘with someone holding my neck. “The magazine also listed the breads which contained fiber and good nutrition and which had the besl{ taste, according loa lasting panel. Along with the test results, the magazine also offered its recomt- mendations. ; “How's that...you O.K.,"” she queries, releasing my neck. 170 - “Greal...but the message here — and you wouldn't want to, be deprived of your food warning to- day, would you? — is that {oo many Americans, probably a ma- jority, are eating bread low in nutrition and fiber. Once you switch toa more wholesome bread, a taste is likely to develop for its preference.” “And while you're at it,” she smiles, please tell everyone to consider the trees which were cut down to create the fields upon which the grain we hear so much about is grown.” I just did. 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