The Post EDITORIAL Sunday, May 29, 2005 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK. Call us, but only us, please This is The Post. It is only The Post. It is nothing but The Post. This message — as clearly as I can state it — is to the befuddled callers whose pleas to stop their mail, find a pack- age or look up a Zip code reach our office. WE ARE NOT THE POST OFFICE! I'm really not angry at these folks; most of the time I feel sorry that they’ll have to make another phone call to get questions answered or their mail delivered. There are a lot of them, and it seems there are more lately than ever, probably an average of two or three a day. Some have looked in the white pages of the phone book, seen the listing, “Dallas Post,” and dialed our number. They have no one to blame but themselves for not knowing that government offices are listed in the blue pages. But others have been sent down the road to perdition by outside forces. Now and again, I've asked callers why they're ‘calling the newspaper when they want the post office, and some have said they were referred to our number by directory assistance. And they paid 75¢ for the “help,” too. Actually, we're not even “The Dallas Post” any more, just “The Post.” In its inscrutable wisdom, the company that bought the newspaper a few years ago dropped “Dallas” out of concern that it might lead people in other towns to think there wasn’t any news in it for them. That concern may be valid, but it’s hard to change more than a century of habit, so most people still call us The “Dallas” Post, and that’s why our phone listing reads that way. We get other wrong number calls pretty consistently, such as Dallas Family Practice and the Dallas School District, but those are usually just a dialing error. Here’s a handy guide to stick on your refrigerator, right next to the decade-old pic- tures of your kids: The Post: 675-5211 The Dallas Post Office: 675-0131 Dallas Family Practice: 675-2111 RON BARTIZEK Dallas School District: 675-5201 If you're still unsure of the correct number, don’t call direc- tory assistance! Just check the number and dial again. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On June 3, 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant makes what he later recognizes to be his greatest mistake of the Civil War by ordering a frontal assault on entrenched Confederates at Cold Harbor in Virginia. The result was some 7,000 Union casualties in less than an hour of fighting. ® On June 5, 1883, John Maynard Keynes, the groundbreaking economist who argued for the benefits of full employment and active government involvement in economic matters, is born in Cambridge, England. e On May 30, 1908, Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Tweety Bird and countless other cartoon characters during his 50-year career at Warner Bros., is born in San Francisco. Blanc also provided for other studios the voices of Barney Rubble in “The Flintstones,” Mr. Spacely for “The Jetsons” and Woody Woodpecker’s laugh. ¢ On June 4, 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its kind in history and an unexpected success, saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Nazis. ® On June 1, 1967, the Beatles release the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The album, which took four months to record, sold more than eight million copies and spent 15 weeks at No.1." ® On June 2, 1970, car racer, designer and manufacturer Bruce McLaren of New Zealand is killed while testing his newest Can- Am car, the M8D, at Goodwood racetrack in England. McLaren still holds the record as the youngest driver (age 22) ever to win a Formula One Grand Prix race. e On May 31, 1990, the sitcom “Seinfeld” debuts. Produced and sometimes co-written by comedian Jerry Seinfeld, the show grad- ually gained popularity, reaching first place in the Nielsen rankings during the 1994-95 season. Some 76 million viewers tuned in to watch the final episode of “Seinfeld” on May 14, 1998. (c) 2005 King Features Synd., Inc. Sunday strollers. Photo by Charlotte Bartizek. Breeding Bird Atlas survey seeks volunteers Help is especially needed in rural areas. The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Carnegie Museum of Natural History are looking for both casual and avid birdwatchers to help monitor nesting wild birds as part of the second Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas. Dan Brauning, Game Commission Wildlife Diversity Program supervisor, said help is particularly needed in more rural areas. “If you're interested in help- ing in a rural area — one that you live in or are willing to trav- el to — we'd like to hear from you.” Brauning said. “Even if you haven't watched birds much before now, there still is plenty of time to learn how to observe and identify them and to help in this important sur- vey.” The atlas is the most exten- sive survey of the state’s nest- ing birds ever attempted. Started this spring, the grid- based survey will continue for the next five years and aims to track changes that have occurred in bird populations since the first atlas was com- pleted in 1989. Since that time, eagles, ospreys and peregrine falcons have expanded their breeding numbers substantial- ly. Also of interest will be chart- ing whether long-term declines of many of songbirds reported in the first atlas continues. “The new survey incorpo- rates new methods to docu- ment secretive and rare species, and will provide a new look at distribution patterns as they relate to species abundance,” Brauning explained. “The sec- ond atlas also will provide new information that will aid in the management of all bird species, and will include a special focus to update the historic locations of species of special concern statewide.” Although it follows and large- ly replicates the first atlas, which was conducted in Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1989, the second atlas project will provide new levels of understanding for the state’s bird populations that will help to ensure their conservation now and in the future. It is fund- ed largely with federal State Wildlife Grant monies through the Game Commission and organized and coordinated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History through offices at the museum’s Powdermill Nature Reserve. “Right now, the second Atlas is looking for as much help as it can muster from Pennsylvania’s estimated 2.7 million bird- watchers,” noted Bob Mulvihill, a field ornithologist at Carnegie Museum’s Powdermill Nature Reserve, who is serving as the Atlas project coordinator. “This project’s success depends on the participation of thousands of volunteer bird watchers. The original Atlas was done with help from more than 2,000 volunteers. But there are more than 4,900 blocks to cover Pennsylvania’s nearly 45,000 square miles, more volunteer assistance would help this important effort. When it’s finished in 2008, the second atlas will show changes in the occurrence and distribution of the state’s nearly 200 species of nesting birds, and promises to provide much additional information about the state’s breeding birds. Success in getting to the finish line and the quantity and quali- ty of data collected will be directly influenced by the num- ber of volunteers who partici- pate, especially covering blocks in rural Pennsylvania. Individuals interested in vol- unteering for Atlas survey work may register on the atlas website at www.pabirdatlas.org, or call atlas project coordinators 724-593-6022. On the websit™ volunteers will be able to find out which region they're in and which regional coordinator to contact for help; print instruc- tions, block maps, field cards and other forms needed for doing the Atlas; get birdwatch- ing and bird identification tips; view complete results from the first Atlas; follow the progress of the second Atlas; and enter their ‘observations of breeding birds. To date, about 750 volunteers have registered and begun help- ing in more than 1,400 blocks in the second survey. & 70 Years Ago May 31, 1935 GOATS GIVEN HOME, OWNER GETS A JOB Chief of Police Leonard O’Kane had the goat and zon- ing ordinance situation well in hand this week. He had not on 1'y secured a happy home ONLY for the orphaned YESTERDAY gon which Letters are welcome Letters to the editor are welcome and will be published, subject to the following guidelines: ® Letters should not exceed 500 words. » Letters must be signed and include the writer's home town and a daytime telephone number for verification. e Names will be withheld only if there exists a clear and verifi- able threat to the writer. 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. Tie POST TIMESeLEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. MAIN ST., WILKES-BARRE PA 18711 « thepost@leader.net 570-675-521 Ronald Bartizek Patrick McHugh EDITOR PUBLISHER Erika Calvert ADVERTISING Pat O'Donnell PREPRESS MANAGER were left in his care but he had arranged for a job for their owner, Joseph Yuronchick, aged 57, who was jailed when he refused to destroy a shack which violated the borough's zoning ordinance. Flames swept over 1,000 acres of scrub timber this week up Root Hollow, near Evans Falls, not far from the main Tunkhannock-Dallas highway. Because the territory ordinarily abounds in huckleberries there was a suspicion that the blaze had been started by persons wanting to burn over a tract to promote growth of berry plants. Schindeler’s Bakery adver- tised its bread, made with Eaco and Sunburst Flour. “Just try one loaf and you'll know why our bread business has doubled and re-doubled in the past six weeks” read the ad. 60 Years Ago June 1, 1945 SIX WALTER FAMILY MEMBERS ARE IN NAVAL RESERVE The blood of the Walter fami- ly of Trucksville must contain more “salt” than is usual. One daughter and five grandsons of these ‘early residents proudly wear the uniform of the United States Naval Reserve. They are Norma Ross Walter, William Oberst, Sealer Oberst, Alan Oberst, Marvin Sweezy and Frank Gordon. Among the veterans of the war in Europe who are sweat- ing out the return of a bride taken overseas is M-Sgt. Lawrence F. Fritz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fritz, Route 1, Dallas. The Sergeant’s wife, Mrs. Bernadette Fritz, is in England at the present time. In Ruggles, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Grey have moved to the L.H. Kocher farm. Mrs. Ann Kraft and son, Tony moved to the Picnic Grounds, Noxen Road. 50 Years Ago May 27, 1955 WHEN THERE WAS AN AIR BASE AT RED ROCK Lt. Keith M. McDonald, Radar Control Section of the United States Air Force Base at Red Rock, gave a most interest- ing talk on operations of the installation before 58 men attending the Corporate Communion service at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church. Marcia Elston was crowned Queen of the May Wednesday afternoon before the largest crowd ever assembled at Lehman-Jackson-Ross for May- Day exercises. Marcia was crowned by the Lady in Waiting, Jeanne Casterline. William Conyngham, first grade, carried the crown. Seven teenagers, four boys and three girls, escaped death Tuesday night at 11 when the -car in which they were return- ing from Wolf's Grove roller skating rink struck another car almost head-on at Pikes Creek, rolled down the road, and hit a utility pole. The car, driven at high speed, left the road at the curve near Charles Updyke’s barn, swerved back from the shoulder, crashed into the sec- ond car with the left front and rolled over. 40 Years Ago May 27, 1965 BOLTONS SELL DINER, RETIRE AFTER 25 YEARS Bolton’s Diner, Shavertown, has been sold by owners Helen and Don Bolton to L. Vern Groff, Shrineview, and will be opened by manager William “Bill” DiBuo in the near future. Retiring after 25 years, the Boltons express gratitude to their patrons and wish the new owners luck. A parking lot raid at Hanson's Park and a roadblock by the police station netted eighteen juveniles (under 18), two minors (18-20) and a 22-year- old, starting about 9:30 p.m. Friday. The officers started the round-up when reportedly see- ing a 17-year-old buy beer at the Anchor after two 14-year-olds tried and were turned away. A special evening has been planned to bring to a close the second regular season of the Dallas-Lettermen-Booster Club, Thursday at the Brothers 4. Ned Hartman has been elect- ed president for the next two years. 30 Years Ago May 29, 1975 TWO MEDALS AT STATES Two Dallas athletes copped medals at the state-wide’ track price of $3.25. and field competition at Penn State. John Majewski, a junior, took second place in the high jump with 6-5 1/2. Neil Cross took fourth in the 100-yard dash with a time of 10.3. A senior, Cross had a major leg operation in October, and did not begin to do any running until March. | Cynthia “Cricket” Smith of Dallas, a senior at Juniata College, has been selected as “The Juniata Woman of 1975.” Miss Smith is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. DeWitt Smith, Goodleigh Farm, and a 1971 graduate of Dallas High School. Participating in this year’s Memorial Day ceremonies in Dallas were A.J. Bittner, Little League; Rena Tomchak, Girl Scout Troop 930; and Mark Miller, Boy Scout Troop 281. * 20 Years Ago May 29, 1985 4 WALSH PEDALS HOME. FROM EDINBORO When the academic yeat ended, James Walsh of Dallas rode his Schwinn World Sport 10-speed bicycle from Edinboro : University to Harveys Lake, a distance of 300 miles. The trip took three days, and ended at Villa Roma restaurant, whet financed his trip. 4 5 Lake-Lehman’s Dave Janiczek brought home the 800 meter run gold medal from the Class 2A state track and field championships. Dallas stat Amy Aston, expected to win the 3200 meter, was unable t compete due to injury. A Drury’s restaurant at Harveys i Lake advertised the opening of its Sunday brunch, a generous menu of omelettes, quiche @ cakes and pastries for the gran aE
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