a ——— : 4 The Post EDITORIAL OUR OPINION Go with the flow; help water company Improve service ay you, like so many families in the Back Mountain, Sie lousy water. Not enough pressure, too much “stuff” floating around and too-frequent outages to re- pair leaking pipes. Now, say the water company comes up with a solution, one that solves those problems and provides enough pressure to make fire hydrants more than lawn decora- tions, which may lower what you pay for insurance. But there’s a catch; to get those benefits, the company must build a 150- foot tower in your neighborhood that bears a striking resem- blance to a giant golf ball sitting on a tee. That’s the position folks in the Midway Manor subdivision have been put in. Aqua Pennsylvania, which acquired the water company that serves their development and several others nearby, has a plan that would create a network between the in- dividual services, with the promise of better, more reliable service and cleaner water. One key component would be con- struction of the tower, which is necessary to provide adequate water pressure to flush contamination from lines and to feed hydrants. The easiest and most-efficient spot on which to put a tower is at the corner of Howell Road and Manor Drive, where it would stick out like a sore thumb. Fortunately, Aqua Pennsylvania is not like National Utilities, the former company, and seems willing to look for an alternate location that serves its purposes but doesn’t mar the landscape — at least not as much. So it’s important that residents and town officials respond to an Aqua Pennsylvania official’s plea for help in finding a better site. If you have an idea for one, call - the Kingston Township office at 696-3089 and let them know about it. Then be sure to attend the public hearings that will be scheduled once a final plan is presented. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel e On Sept. 22, 1776, in New York City, Nathan Hale, a Con- necticut schoolteacher and captain in the Continental Army, is ex- ecuted by the British for spying. Before being hanged, legend holds that Hale said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” e On Sept. 21, 1938, without warning, a powerful Category 3 hurricane slams into Long Island and southern New England, causing 600 deaths and devastating coastal cities and towns. Also called the Long Island Express, the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was the most destructive storm to strike the region in the 20th century. * On Sept. 25, 1957, under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops to prevent its federal court-ordered racial integra- tion. e On Sept. 23, 1964, the Paris Opera unveils a stunning new ceiling painted as a gift by Belorussian-born artis Marc Chagall, who spent much of his life in France. ® On Sept. 20, 1979, after being fired from the Ford presidency, Lee Iacocca is elected chairman of the failing Chrysler Corp. De- spite dire predictions from his critics, Iacocca succeeded in re- building Chrysler through layoffs, cutbacks, hard-selling advertis- ing and a government loan guarantee. e On Sept. 26, 1982, the first episode airs of the TV show “Knight Rider,” starring David Hasselhoff as private eye Michael Knight. However, the real star of the show was “KITT,” his talking Pontiac Firebird. * On Sept. 24, 1996, best-selling author Stephen King releases two new novels at once. 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Letters can be sent many ways: By e-mail to: thepost@leader.net By mail to: The Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18711. By using the drop box located in the Uni-Mart convenience store on Route 309 in Dallas, across from the Dallas Shopping Center. Always include a daytime phone number for verification. Sunday, September 19, “® i Sole ey pew mea (WF Willowy weeds made an artistic statement. Photo by Charlotte Bartizek. New hooks added to collection at Back Mountain Memorial Library The Back Mountain Memori- al Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, announces the addition of the following books to the collection: FICTION “Dark Justice” by Jack Hig- gins “Shoot the Moon” by Billie Letts “The Dew Breaker” by Ed- widge Danticat “The Watchmen” by. John Altman “Seduced by Moonlight” by Laurell K. Hamilton NONFICTION Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness” by Chris Carmichael “Eyewitness Travel Guides: USA” “The Consumer Handbook on Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids” Perry “Late Bloomer” by Melissa Pritchard “Best Enemies” Heller “Whisker of Evil” by Rita Mae Brown BOOKS ON CD by Fane Tie POST TIMESeLEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. MAIN ST., WILKES-BARRE PA 18711 + 570-675-5211 thepost@leader.net Patrick McHugh Ronald Bartizek PUBLISHER EDITOR Justin Wisnosk ADVERTISIN Pat O'Donnell PREPRESS MANAGER v J “The Things We Do for “Lost Souls” by Michael SCIENCE FICTION “Midnight Runner” by Tack Love” by Kristin Hannah Collins “Acorna’s Triumph” by Anne Higgins “Day of the Dead” by Judith “Under the Boardwalk” by McCaffrey “The Bourne Legacy” by A. Jance Carly Phillips REFERENCE Robert Ludlum “In the Hope of Rising “Society” "by Michael Palmer “U.S. Election System” edit- AUDIOTAPES Again” by Helen Scully “The Summer Guest” by ed by Paul McCaffrey “R is for Ricochet” by “The Last Pope” by David Justin Cronin “Book Review Digest 2003” Grafton Osborn “Hide Yourself Away” by LARGE PRINT FICTION “The Queen of the South” by “Q” by Luther Blissett Mary Jane Behrends Clark “The Shifting Tide” by Anne Arturo Perez-Reverte 70 Years Ago Mrs. William Niemeyer of Trucksville, vice president; has been scheduled for this Sept. 21, 1934 Davenport Street is chairman Mrs. Warren Daubert, Shaver- Sunday afternoon at 2. In mak- of the local committee in town, secretary-treasurer. The ing the announcement, Dr. By- charge of collecting clothes for auxiliary is planned to give ron L. Rinehimer Jr, president, WOMAN PASTOR TO the liberated peoples of Eu- general assistance and support. dedication ceremony will be SUCCEED FAULKNER rope. She strongly urges all open to the general public. Fol- Rev. H.M. Faulkner, pastor of Dallas residents, regardless of 40 Years Ago lowing the ceremony and con- the Dallas: MLE. Church, and Creed, to go through their at- Sept. 17. 1964 tinuing through 5 p.m. an open who was transferred to a larger tics and closets and set aside Ph 1 house atmosphere will prevail, charge at Baltimore, will be and men’s, women’s or chil- : during which citizens of the succeeded dren’s clothing that they are GROUND-BREAKING county will have an opportuni- here by not using. Collection will start SATURDAY FOR O.E.S. ty to inspect all parts of thie one of the Sunday, Sept. 24, and continue Ground-breaking for the pro- new facility. ; few or- all week. Boxes will be placed jected building on Foster Street \ dained in the church, Titman’s Store for Dallas Chapter, Order of Kingston Township Chief women and Hislop’s Market. the Eastern Star, is scheduled Police Paul Sabol warns r preachers, for Saturday afternoon at 1. dents that anyone found defac ONLY the Rew. Men's Bible Class of Dallas Myrtle Rineman, who donated ing or damaging street signs in YESTERDAY Mrs. GB. Methodist Church, taught by the two lots on which the one- = the township will be fined $50. Ross, who Prof. Edgar Brace, held a din- story hall will rise, will turn New signs have been pur has had a ner and corn roast at the the first shovelful of earth. Mrs. chased and were erected by the parish at Allentown for the past four years. Rev. Mrs. Ross is the widow of a Free Methodist clergyman and she accepted his profession upon his death. Tunkhannock played host to great throngs of visitors on Wednesday and yesterday and will entertain another big crowd today for the last events on the three-day program of the Wyoming County Fair. The colorful midway, the splendid exhibits of fruit and live stock and the amazingly fine vaude- ville acts are making the fair one of the finest ever held. Tonight the program will in- clude an act by the famous Car- los Circus and Miami Grey- hounds. One of the first safety patrols to be established in this section will be organized by Wyoming Valley Motor Club in Kingston Township within a week, Nor- man Johnstone, secretary of the club, announced this week. The patrols have been organ- ized already in Plains Town- ship, Nanticoke and Rupert in Columbia County. 60 Years Ago Sept. 22, 1944 SGT. THEODORE SCOUTEN AWARDED SILVER STAR T/Sgt. Theodore Scouten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scouten of Noxen, has been awarded the silver star for gal- lantry in action in France. He was inducted in June 1941 and received his training at camps in Virginia, Tennessee, Califor- nia and Kansas. He left for overseas in April 1944. Braces’ outdoor fireplace on Lake Street last Monday evening. Peter D. Clark enter- tained with Scotch songs and Mrs. Harold Payne and Mrs. James Huston sang duets. Zelzah Garinger gave readings. A male quartet also sang, but names are omitted by request for fear of reprisals from resi- dents of the neighborhood. 50 Years Ago Sept. 17, 1954 CENTER ST. SIGNALS MAY GO AUTOMATIC Efforts are being made by Kingston Township Supervi- sors to have the State Highway Department approve a change over to automatic traffic sig- nals at Center Street, Shaver- town. If the change over is ap- proved, the signals will operate magnetically, the same as those at the Carverton Road in- tersection. The Department has run a check on the signals but has not yet granted its ap- proval. Kingston Township Street Department, under the super- vision of Arthur Smith, super- intendent, is engaged in widen- ing Harris Hill Road nine feet. There is a considerable rock to be blown out, especially in the area near the Dykemen home, where school buses have had difficulty getting through. When completed, the road will be hard surfaced. Back Mountain Auxiliary of Wyoming Valley Hospital met to organize and elect officers Tuesday afternoon at the home of Miss Frances Dorrance, Church Street, Dallas. Miss Dorrance will serve as presi- dent; Mrs. Charles Shenkle, ‘ Bethia King, Worthy Matron, will emcee the program. Suspicion of a fire-bug in Sweet Valley kept residents on edge all day Sunday, and volun- teer firemen on the hop. Before daylight, a brush fire was extin- guished behind the Gosart Courtyard. At 7:45, firemen were called again, when a pass- ing motorist saw flames shoot- ing from under the porch at George Bronson’s on Main Road. Mr. and Mrs. Bronson -. were away from home. The house was empty. Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Paul Charlton Heslop and daughter, Sherry Lee, have been trans- ferred to Offet Air Force Base, Omaha, Neb., from Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas. They left Texas on Sept. 15 for the new assignment. Staff Sergeant Heslop is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Heslop, Santa Maria, Calif., former resi- dents of School Street, Shaver- town. 30 Years Ago Sept. 19, 1974 CEREMONY HELD AT WYOMING SEMINARY LEARNING CENTER Following a brief convoca- tion program opening the 1974-75 academic year at Wyoming Seminary, ground was broken Sept. 12 for a Learning Resources Center on the Kingston Campus. A cere- mony was also held at Nelson Memorial Tower, which had been spared from the recently razed Nelson Memorial Hall. Dedication of the new Luzerne County Community College campus at Nanticoke " Road Department throughout the township during the last few months. There has: been some evidence of defacing and this will not be tolerated by the township officials. 20 Years Ago Sept. 19, 1984 LEHMAN BAND BEST .: IN PARADE The award winning Lake- Lehman Band, under the direc- tion of John Miliauskas, copped yet another honor as it was awarded first place in the 1984 Miss America Parade on the boardwalk in Atlantic City last Tuesday. In the parade, band preceded Miss Gina jor, Miss Pennsylvania 1 who is a former member of the Black Knights Marching Band. College Misericordia, found: ed by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1924, will celebrate “its 60th anniversary, beginning with a parade on Friday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. The parade units, featuring floats, bands and lo- cal dignitaries, will assemble at the Weis Food Mart in Dallas and continue along Lake Street the the college, where there will be refreshments, entertain- ment and a gigantic fireworks display at 8:30 p.m. : Beth Finn, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Finn of Dallas, will be defending her state 4-H title«in Harrisburg on Oct. 4-6. She holds first place in the Pony Hunter Over Fences. She will also be competing in the Po Hunter Under Saddle whi Harrisburg. Beth is a sop more at Lake-Lehman High School, where she is a pitcher for the softball team. - rm ———
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