PAGE4 THE POST Sunday, November 20, 2005 MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On Nov. 21,1877, Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. The machine was a stylus on a tinfoil cylinder, which played back a short song he had recorded, “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” * On Nov. 23, 1888, Adolph Marx (later known as Arthur, then as Harpo) is born in New York City. Along with brothers Chico, Groucho, Zeppo and Gummo, he began performing at the encouragement of their mother, Minna, who came from a vaudeville family. ® On Nov. 26,1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, British archaeol- ogists become the first souls to enter King Tutankhamen's tomb in more than 3,000 years. Tutankhamen'’s sealed burial chambers held a gold coffin containing the mummy of the teenage king. ® On Nov. 24,1932, the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory officially opens in Washington, D.C. The lab, chosen because it had a sink, operated out of a single room with one full-time employee and borrowed equipment. * On Nov. 25, 1941, Adm. Harold R. Stark, U.S. chief of naval oper- ations, tells Adm. Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, that President Roosevelt thinks a Japanese surprise attack is a distinct possibility. But no one expected the tar- get would be Hawaii, which was attacked 12 days later. (c) 2005 King Features Synd., Inc. STRANGE BUT TRUE ® Considering the political cli- mate these days, we may want to reacquaint ourselves with an archaic word: “stoopgalant.” The definition? “That which humbles the mighty.” ® When the Empire State Build- ing was built, the top was in- tended to serve as a mooring point for dirigibles. ® One of the most well-known dogs in history, Rin Tin Tin, lived from 1916 t0 1932 and served in World War |. After he became a film star he had his own five- room suite at the studio, a valet, a personal chef and a chauf- feured limousine. He even re- ceived 8,000 pieces of fan mail every month. e Englishman Dr, Samuel John- son -had many talents -- he was a poet, essayist, critic, journalist and lexicographer, and he was regarded as an outstanding figure of 18th-century life and letters. He must also have been a noted wit; consider the following observations made by him: “Mar- riage has many pains, but celi- bacy has no pleasures.” “When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” e The bark of the redwood tree is fireproof. If a fire breaks out in a redwood forest, it's the insides of the trees that burn. (c) 2005 King Features Synd., Inc. New memorial books at library The following memorial books were recently added to the collec- tion at the Back Mountain Me- morial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. For more information, call the library at 675-1182. - K MEMORIAL BOOKS In memory of Nancy Wilson: “National Geographic Prehistor- ic Mammals” by Alan Turner, pre- sented by General Federation of Women’s Clubs Luzerne County. ,., In memory of Nancy Wilson: \ “The Kid's Guide to Digital Pho- tography” by Jenni Bidner, pre- sented by General Federation of Women’s Clubs Luzerne County. In memory of Nancy Wilson: “Alone in the World: orphans and orphanages in America” by Cath- erine Reef, presented by General Federation of Women’s Clubs Lu- zerne County. The following books are in memory of Nancy Kozemchak and are presented by The Clifford Kozemchak family: “Under the Persimmon Tree” by Suzanne Fisher Staples “The Vacation” by Polly Hor- vath “Babe: the gallant pig” by Dick King-Smith “Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl” by Virginia Hamilton “The Librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq” by Jeanette Win- ter “The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independ- ence” by Judith St. George “The Loathsome Dragon” by David Wiesner “Borka: the adventures of a goose with no feathers” by John Burningham “The Pea Blossom” by Amy Lowry Poole “Big Sister, Little Sister” by Leuyen Pham “Mother Teresa” by Demi “Shhhhh! Everybody’s Sleep- ing” by Julie Markes “Pearl’s New Skates” by Holly Keller “Ruby Lee the Bumblebee” by Dawn Matheson “Freight Train” by Donald Crews “Lunch Money” by Andrew Clements Back Mountain kids perform in musical More than 20 students from the Back Mountain recently per- formed in the musical “Children of Eden” at Bishop O'Reilly High School. The first act of the musical told the Old Testament story of Adam and Eve, while the second act told the story of Noah and the ark. Back Mountain students who performed in the musical, from left, first row are Hilary Mosca, Melissa Rukstalis, Mary Ba- lavage, Kathleen Paley, Meagan Simkulak, Elizabeth Ryan, Beth Seybert, Maura Neher, Maria Gialanella, Katie Jiunta, Bridget Knepp, Brittany Grabowski and Leslie Serino. Second row: Matt Ruch, Keith Hizny, Scott Hizny and John Petroski. Third row: De- vin Albrecht and Zach Wallick. Patrick McHugh PUBLISHER THE POST TIMES®LEADER Community Newspaper Group hg 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-5211 thepost@Ileader.net Erika Calvert ADVERTISING David C. Konopki EDITOR FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK A table for none? It's hard to imagine that just a short time ago, this picnic area on Route 309 would have been home to fried chicken, hot dogs, potato salad, the laughter of family and friends. But like everything else, seasons change. And now, the table is set for Old Man Win- ter. 70 YEARS AGO Now. 22, 1935 CENTER HILL RD. TAKEN BY STATE Center Hill Road, from Lake Street to the Kunkle Highway, has been accepted as a state highway and will be hard-sur- faced and improved by the state, according to word received from the state legislature, by Dallas councilmen this week. Work on the section of high- way will begin in the spring. The road has long been a storm cen- ter for controversy and Dallas council has been commended for securing state maintenance for it. Since half of the highway is in the township and half in the borough, there has been for some years a question concern- ing maintenance. Volunteer workers for the Community Welfare Federation raised slightly more than $1,400 during the annual campaign, which ended yesterday. A few scat- tered pledg- XN es were to be reported yet and will increase the amount a little. The amount was short of the goal of $2,100, which the Federation had set for the local territory. YESTERDAY Miss Alice Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davies of Parsonage Street in Dallas, had the highest scholastic standing of any student in the senior class for the November report period at the Wyoming Seminary. Miss Davies’ average was 91.75. Kingston Township Republi- cans retained control of town- ship offices'on Tuesday by elect- ing Republicans as school direc- tor, road supervisor and consta- ble, giving the victors majorities slightly under 400. Even in the township, a rock-ribbed Republi- can stronghold, the Democrats were stronger than in years, but the overwhelming Republican majority swept the G.O.P. stan- dard-bearers into office and con- tributed mightily to the victory of slated Republican candidates for county offices. 60 YEARS AGO Nov. 23, 1945 JR. WOMEN’S CLUB HOLDING MUSICAL “The Dixie Jamboree,” an old time minstrel show, will be pre- sented by members of Dallas Ju- nior Women’s Club in Kingston Township High School, Wednes- day evening, November 28 at 8:15 p.m. Proceeds from the show will be used to furnish a room in the new wing of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. The show is being directed by William Burnaford of Shaver- town. Helping during the musi- cal will be Mrs. Oswald Griffiths, Charlotte LaCorte and Adeltha Miller, Margaret Robinson, Nan- cy Nicol, Peggy Brace, Cynthia Poad and Shirley Sanders. Specialty acts will consist of twirling, vocal solos by Kathleen Smith and Sheila Archard, and dances by Beryl and June Col- well. A special Thanksgiving pro- gram was presented Wednesday afternoon for the students of Lehman Township Schools. The Rev. Frank Abbott of Lehman Methodist Church gave the invo- cation, followed by several cho- rus numbers. Mr. Bernard Ichler, head of the English department gave a reading, “The Landing of the Pilgrims,” and Charles Nuss gave a trumpet solo. The pro- gram was interspersed with pa- triotic numbers by the school band. A jolly enthusiastic crowd of more than 300 dancers circled to the right-circled to the left, pro- menaded, and made the Ameri- can Legion Round and Square Dance Friday night at Dallas Borough High School one of the most successful financial and so- cial events held here in a decade. Dorrance Reynolds, Dallas, has just made a state champion record on his registered Guern- sey cow, Goodleigh Eolus Heri- na. Her production of 1,076.8 pounds of milk and 584.5 pounds of butterfat is the high- est record in the state made DDD, which means this cow was milked twice daily for 10 months at the age of 1 1 years. 50 YEARS AGO Now. 18, 1955 COWS ELECTROCUTED, BARN BURNED BY STORM The Joseph Zosh barn in Meeker burned to the ground at the height of the early morning storm on Monday, and at the same time two cows were elec- trocuted in the Frank and Joe Burnatt barn on the Hayfield- Lehman road. The Zosh barn was a total loss, including farm machinery, 50 tons of bailed hay, two filed silos, and a heifer calf, a loss amount- ing to an estimated $20,000. Twenty-five head of stock were led to safety by Mr. Zosh, Clyde Campbell and Leonard Craw- ford. Westmoreland High School Band Parents will promote the annual solicitation on Saturday. Wearing band uniforms, band members will make a house-to- house canvass to ask friends and neighbors for associate member- ship donations. The canvass will be made at homes in Kingston Township and Dallas Borough. Mrs. Andrew Denmon, Trucksville, while listening to a news broadcast yesterday morn- ing, heard that Mr. Martin Bro- derick, of Scranton was killed while crossing a street this morning by a hit and run driver. She called Scranton to talk to her aunt, Mrs. Broderick, and verified that it was her uncle. Mrs. Broderick is the sister of Mrs. Denmon’s mother, Mrs. Earl Monk, of Dallas and Phila- delphia. The driver of the car is not known. Brownie Troop 152, St. There- se’s Shavertown, has enjoyed a number of social activities this fall. First affair was a hayride to Fantes’s Grove, Orange, when they enjoyed a cider and dough- nut party. Next came a2-mile hike through the beautiful Back Mountain woods with nature talks by Mr. Fred Houlihan, troop leader. Finally a birthday party honoring Marquerite Feist was held at the Feist home in Harveys Lake. 40 YEARS AGO Nov. 18, 1965 SCHOOL BOARD FACING CHOICES The Dallas School District school board of directors who must choose an architect for the proposed building program in the near future are covering ground in determining impor- tant factors in both renovation and erection of schools. With an elementary school to be the first consideration, and additions to both junior and se- nior high buildings planned within the next three years, most board members feel that the best construction for the least money seems to be the order of the day. The Tornados, a local dance band that includes three Dallas High School students, enter- tained a large crowd of students at Bloomsburg State College on Saturday night. The Tornados, who also have two students from Nanticoke, appeared at an infor- mal dance in the Husky Lounge at the college. The Luzerne County chapter of College Misericordia alumni will hold its annual Fashion Show and Card Party on Mon- day, Nov. 29 at Mayfair. The fash- ion show, under the direction of Mrs. Juanita Miller, fashion di- rector of Bergman's Department Store, will begin promptly at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend and players are requested to bring their own cards. 30 YEARS AGO Now. 20, 1975 DALLAS PASSED OVER FOR ‘BOWL’ GAME A committee of 15 representa- tives from newspapers, radio, television, and the PIAA chose Wyoming Valley West to play in the Nov. 29 PIAA Bowl Game against gridders from Old Forge. The selection was made, ac- cording to a member of the com- mittee, based on the overall re- cords to date. Valley West has a 7-3 record, Meyers is 7-3 and Dal- las is 6-1-1. On Thursday, Nov. 13, the Lake-Lehman District 2 cham- pionship field hockey team, coached by Jane Morris, com- pleted its season at the PIAA State Championships held at Shippensburg State College. The Lady Knights lost a hard: fought battle against eventual state runner-up Riquea Valley, 3-0. The outstanding defensive play of seniors Mary Elgaway; Kelly Dobinick and Cheryl Hoover allowed just one goal during the first half of play. The Knights threatened Riquea’s de- fense several times, with senior Pam Phillips and junior Tracy Garinger leading the attack. WVIA-FM’s first live radio marathon, “The Arts Alive in’ Northeastern Pennsylvania,” be- gins at noon Friday, Nov 21. The marathon begins 60 non-stop hours of in-studio music and in- terviews. Special regional guests who love and actively support music and art and the theatre will be featured. This unique live radio enter- tainment celebration will be broadcast on WVIA-FM. The Old Shoe trophy will be up for grabs Saturday when Dal- las and Lake-Lehman play their final game of the season at the Lake-Lehman field. Rich Gorgone is head coach of the Lake-Lehman Black Knights, taking over two years ago from Ray Caucci. Jack Jones is head coach of the Dallas Mountaineers, assuming that position in 1968 after the resig- nation of Ed Brominski. Jones coached the team to conference championships in 1972, ’73 and "74.In 1972, the team had an 11-0 record for the season. 20 YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1985 Cheryl Gavigan, a graduate of Dallas High School, makes her basketball debut in the college ranks Friday at 8 p.m. as a mem- ber of the King’s College team in exhibition against the alumni. A freshman accounting major, Ga- vigan starred as a top scorer and rebounder with the Mountain- eers. The 5foot-11 center is ex- pected to see considerable ac- tion for head coach Robin Cum- mins as a freshman. “Crimes of the Heart,” the Pu- litzer Prize winning play by Beth Henley is being presented by the College Misericordia Players. Shows will be held at 8 p.m. Fri- day, Saturday and Sunday, Nov 22-24 in the Walsh Auditorium on the Dallas campus. The Lake-Lehman High School marching band recently hosted its fourth Annual March of Champions Competition at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadi- um. Fifteen bands from Pennsyl- vania and New York took part in the competition, with Lake-Leh- man performing in exhibition. After being victims of random vandalism attacks on 20 separate occasions over the past two years, Edward and Bernadine Weiss of Elizabeth Street in Dal- las now say they feel much safer thanks to the Dallas Police and Dallas Crime Watch Program. NT rE NRE ——
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