| The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, October 24, 2002 EDITORIAL Supervisors make right decision to protect property People who live in and around The Pines development in Lehman Township have had enough, and so have the town- ship supervisors, who are threatening action against the de- veloper if he does not address drainage and roadway issues. The Pines is extended off of the Oak Hill subdivision, and al- leged improper land development has sent storm water runoff into the older section as well as the new. People who live in Oak Hill have suffered enough over the years at the hands of National Utilities, the now defunct wa- ter utility that provided poor quality water and worse service. While the township’s powers against a state-regulated utility may have been limited, it has the ability to take strong ac- tion against these apparent abuses, and the supervisors shouldn't hesitate any longer. They have given the developer a 60-day window in which to begin remediation, after which they threaten to take over the property and sell it, using the proceeds to correct the problems. The American free market economy is designed to reward initiative and investment, but not without regard to the pub- lic good. It is the supervisors’ responsibility to safeguard the life and property of township residents, and they shouldn’t hesitate to do so. Now, can we talk about sensible gun control measures? It is ultimately true that people kill people, not guns with- out human intervention. But the last three weeks of horror in the Washington D.C. area clearly demonstrate that when monstrous persons snuff out lives in an instant, society needs the tools to fight back. One of those tools is “ballistic fingerprinting,” a term for registering the bore marks of every weapon before it leaves the factory so that police have a bet- ter chance at tracking down a Killer. The gun lobby fights this reasonable legislation, as it does every single attempt to license, register or compile records on weapons, and it’s time for responsible people in the public and private arenas to fight back. We have registrations for our cars, licenses under which we drive, even tags for our pets, but the National Rifle Asso- ciation and other powerful lobbies keep politicians at bay whenever they feel the public benefit might impinge on their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Sparing the argu- ment about the Founding Fathers’ intent, it is becoming ominously clear that segments of our society are willing to put far too many people at risk rather than take steps that could protect innocent people from harm. Publisher’s Notebook Tiger Woods is getting a lot of heat from people who com- ~ plain that he has not supported the admission of a female member at Augusta National Golf Club strongly enough to * suit their tastes. The club is the site of the annual Masters ~ tournament, perhaps the best-known of all golf events, at . least for Americans. The criticism is to be expected, I suppose, given Tiger's ~ position as The Most Recognized Athlete in the World, a ti- ‘ tle he has claimed from Michael Jordan. His latest com- - ment on the Masters brouhaha was a lukewarm, “Why - can't they just get along” type remark, and that’s not good enough for Martha Burk, chairwoman of the National . Council of Women's Organizations. (Notice she’s referred to as “chairwoman,” and not “chairperson,” or the annoyingly stolid “chair?”) Ms. Burk has mounted a remarkably effec- tive campaign to get a woman admitted to Augusta, which has a membership roster that reads like a Who's Who of the rich and powerful. She has been helped enormously by the head of the club, William “Hootie” Johnson, whose first : response was to drop all commercial sponsorship of the prs RSS RRR tournament so that huge companies don’t face boycotts by putter-wielding women. Obviously, Mr. Johnson is at a tremendous disadvantage in this spat, since anyone nick- named Hootie is assumed to live in a double-wide and be married to his first cousin. I don’t understand why Tiger Woods is expected to lend his name to every black/minority/women’s issue anyway. He's obviously a smart guy, but he’s only 26 years old, not even a member at Augusta National, and not a woman, at least I hope not, given how much farther than me he can hit a golf ball. If Ms. Burk wants a big-name golfer’s en- dorsement, she ought to draft Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer — both Augusta National members. In the end, even if she succeeds in her quest, I doubt it will result in a quantum leap for women’s equality. After all, when Augusta National accepts a female, it’s not going to be a suburban soccer mom or a single mother on wel- fare. No, the first woman to carry a member's badge will be a rich, powerful type, or the wife of a rich, powerful guy. Big progress that will be. The Dallas Post TIMESeLEADER unity Newspaper Group P.O. BOX 366, DALL A 18612 * 570-675-5211 Ronald Bartizek GENERAL MANAGER Kari L. Wachtel ADVERTISING ACCT. EXEC. Erin Youngman REPORTER Claudia Blank AD PRODUCTION MANAGER Darlene E. Sorber Terry Quinn OFFICE MANAGER PAGE DESIGN Fruit and cheesecake sale: The Friends of the library will hold their annual Citrus Fruit Sale this month. After a favorable re- ception last year, gourmet cheesecakes will also be avail- able again. The pickup dates of December 13 and 14 make the items particularly appropriate for business firms to give as hol- ONLY YESTERDAY 70 Years'Ago - October 21, 1932 BOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD HAS PLAN TO PAINT SCHOOL Dallas Borough school board authorized a plan to have the poor board supply labor to be used in painting the old school house, adjoining the high school, under the system as pro- vided by the Talbot relief act. Some of the items you could get at American Stores Co. were: bread, 10¢; gelatine desserts, 4 pkgs, 19¢; stringless beans, 3 cans, 24¢; cut beets. 3 cans, 25¢. School directors of Kingston township elected Daniel N. Tip- pin, as a commercial courst tea- he4r, at the new high school at Trucksville, at a salary of $150 per month. 60 Years Ago - October 16, 1942 THREE BANDS TO OPEN MARDI GRAS Plans were made for the sec- ond annual Halloween parade and Mardi gras for school chil- dren to be held in Dallas for one Dog day at Harveys Lake. Photo contributed. Fruit and cheesecake sale kicks oft pl iday gifts to their employees. The selection of fruits is as fol- lows: 2/5 bushel quantities of red grapefruit and navel or- anges, $12 each; 2/5 b. mixed grapefruit and oranges, $13; 2/5 b. tangerines, $16.50; and a boxed fresh fruit sampler, $18. The 7” (20 oz.) cheesecakes are $8 each, and come in the follow- ing flavors: plain, cherry, blue- berry, chocolate swirl, and cook- ies and cream. Prepaid orders must be re- ceived at the library by Friday; November 22. ENCON is again assisting with the delivery of the sale items, for which the Friends are very grateful. Pickup times at the library are Friday, Decem- night in October. Lehman Town- ship, Dallas Borough and Town- ship bands will take part in the parade. James Murray of Dallas had been appointed ticket agent at the Wilkes-Barre station of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Murray served as ticket clerk. Sheldon Cheney, famous American art critic, author, and lecturer, discussed curent ttrends in art in a lecture at Col- lege Misericordia. 50 Years Ago -October 31, 1952 MITCHELL, WEAVER WILL HEAD BOY SCOUT COUNCIL Two Back Mountain men will assume high offices in Wyoming Valley Council. They are John Mitchell, Orange and H. Robert Weaver, Dallas. Purchase of an American La France 750-gallon capacity pumper was decided upon at a meeting of Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company, Harry L. Ohlman, Dallas Bor- ough school director, was elect- ed a member of the five-man County School Baord at the six- ty-third annual meeting of Luzerne County School Direc- tors. Mr. Ohlman replaces Rus- sell Hoover formerly a member of Lake Township School Board. 40 Years Ago - October25, 1962 COLLEGE CAMPUS HUMS WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION A one and one-quarter million ber 13,% 7 to 9. p.m. note: cheesecakes must be picked up on Friday to assure the highest quality); and Saturday, Decem- ber 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No reminders will be sent, so please mark your calendars with these times as soon as you place your oders./ Slightly Used Bookstore: Fred Krohle, manager of the bookstore, announces a cook- book clearance starting October 28. Prices will be drastically re- duced. Fall cleaning: The library is asking that your fall cleaning discards be donated to the Odds dollar general entrance for the’ construction of a single story student union building and a three story dormitory on the Col- lege Misericordia campus has been awarded to Raymon R. Hedden Company. The dormito- ry to be known as Alumnae Hall will house 150 students. Back Mountain Republican women and committeemen are making plans for two big rallies to be held to the further the can- didacies of a local man, Robert Fleming, and the entire Republi- can ticket. According to one leader, “The Back Mountain holds the key to this election in Luzerne County. Two Harveys Lake boys report- ed for duty with the U. S. Navy. They are Hency C. stefanowicz, Jr., airman apprentice and Gor- don A. Dershimer, seaman ap- prentice. 30 Years Ago - October 19, 1972 SERIOUS WATER PROBLEMS PLAGUE KINGSTON TWP. The new Back Mountain sewer wystem has not solved al the water problems. A group of resi- dents, represented byJoseph Salatino, appeared before the Kingston Township Board of Su- pervisors to inform the supervi- sors of what they called a seri- ous water problem plaguing the Terrace Avenue area in Trucksville. Mr. Salatino stated that water is coming off the mountain, over the road into residents properties, washing out lawns and freeways. William H. Long, Trucksville, and Ends Booth for next year’s auction. How's that for looking ahead? Give a good future to your cast-off household items toys, appliances in good working condition, knick-knacks and Christmas decorations, and help the library at the same time. The Book Booth will also welcome paperbacks, children’s books and crafts, etc. Items can be dropped off at the library at any time. Call the library, 675-1182, for further information. Whe Entertainment books: These popular beeks are againgavail- able at the front desk, still priced at $25. They make great holiday gifts. was promoted to district sales manager for Continental Coffee Co., Chicago. Long will head the Elmira, Barre, Scranton Allentown and Harrisburg areas. Almost 14,000 enrollees in the Special Program for Emer- gency Employment Develop- ment (SPEED) have received ap- proximately $4.1 million for their labors in the flood devas- tated areas of Pennsylvania. Enrollees were permitted a maximum of eight weeks work for which they were given stipends of $2 an hour take home money. 20 Years Ago - October 20, 1982 NEW FACES AT DALLAS AREA Three new professional em- ployees joined the staff of Dalals Senior High School. They are: Pamela Bird hargas, ap- poitned Sophomore Guidance Counselor; Paul Brown is the new helath and physical educa- tion teacher and Frank Galicki, assistant high school principal. After 16 years as head hockey coach at Lake-Lehman, Jane Morris will be a part of her final game when the Lady Knights end their 1982 season. Morris resigned her post for health reasons. John C. Crispell, of Lehman, has been promoted to the grade of Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Staff Sergeant Crispell is a continuous photographic pro- cessing specialist. Meadows seeks volunteers Volunteer opportunities are available at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, for adults and teens during the day, evenings or weekends. Current needs include volunteers to help escort residents in wheel chairs to our in-house beauty shop or church services, physical therapy on a substitute basis, visiting with residents, filling residents’ bedside water pitchers, and assisting the activities department with socials, music programs, bingo and games. Training is provided. Volunteers with music talent can entertain residents. Please call the Volunteer Department at 675-8600, Exts. 195 or 138. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? A: Only in The Dallas Post Binghamton Wilkes- .
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