PAGE4 THE POST COMMUNITY Sunday, February 5, 2006 Memorial, honor books donated to BMT library The following new memorial and honor books have been donat- ed to the collection at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. For more information about donating a book in someone’s memory or honor, call the library at 675-1182. MEMORIAL BOOKS In memory of Dan Swire: “Clock and Watch Trademark Index of European Origin” (reference), resented by Jane Swire In memory of Stephen Chapasko: “The Face of Decline” by Tho- mas Dublin, presented by Jean-Marie Meholchick In memory of William F. McCaffrey: “The Family Handyman Home Improvement 2005,” presented by The Housekeeping De- partment at Highland Manor Nursing Home In memory of Richard Farley: “Red Sox vs. Yankees: the great rivalry” by Harvey Frommer and Frederic J, Frommer, presented by Sumner R. Bachman In memory of Patricia Hann: “Our Eleanor: a scrapbook look at Eleanor Roosevelt's remarkable life” by Candace Fleming, present- ed by Jennie and Jack Martin In memory of Patricia Hann: “Rosa” by Nikki Giovanni, present- ed by Jennie and Jack Martin In memory of Mr. Robert Spencer: “Dickens: his work and his world” by Michael Rosen, presented by Bonnie Mills In memory of Mr. Robert Spencer: “When Washington Crossed the Delaware: a wintertime story for young patriots” by Lynne Cheney, presented by Bonnie Mills In memory of Tom Rish: “There Goes a Tractor” (video), pre- sented by Stacy Roberts In memory of Theresa Thompson: “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor, presented by Paul T. Gritman In memory of Theresa Thompson: “While You Were Out” by J. Irvin Kuns, presented by Paul T. Gritman In memory of my son, John J. Pagoda Jr.: 1-09-06: “The Knox Mine Disaster, January 22, 1959” by Robert P. Wolensky, presented by Pauline Pagoda In memory of my son, John J. Pagoda Jr.: 1-09-06: “Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster” by Robert P. Wolensky, presented by Pauline Pagoda MOMENTS IN TIME * On Feb. 6,1820, the first orga- nized immigration of freed slaves to Africa from the United States, partially funded by the U.S. Con- gress, departs New York harbor on a journey to West Africa. Between 1822 and the Civil War, some 15,000 African-Americans settled in Liberia. * On Feb. 11,1858, in southern France, Marie-Bernarde Soubi- rous, a 14-year-old French peas- ant girl, first claims to have seen the Virgin Mary in a grotto near Lourdes. After years of mis- treatment at the hands of the authorities, she was finally al- lowed to enter a convent, where she died of ill heath at the age of 35. ® On Feb. 12,1915, Lorne Greene, the actor who played.Ben Cart- wright on the immensely popular television western “Bonanza,” is born in Ontario, Canada. “Bonan- za" was the first network West- ern to be televised in color. ® On Feb. 8, 1924, the first execu- tion by lethal gas in U.S. history is carried out in Carson City, Nev. The executed man was Tong Lee, a member of a Chinese gang who was convicted of murdering a rival gang member. * On Feb. 10,194, the first high- way post-office service is estab- lished along the route between Washington, D.C., and Harrison- burg, Va. Mail was transported in buses equipped with facilities for sorting, handling and dispatch of mail. ® On Feb. 9,1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wisconsin, claims he has a list with the names of more than 200 members of the De- partment of State who are “known communists.” McCarthy never produced any solid evi- dence that there was even one communist in the State Depart- ment. * On Feb. 7,1964, the Beatles arrive at New York's Kennedy Airport. It was the first visit to the United States by the British rock-and-roll quartet, who had scored their first No.1U.S. hit just six days earlier with “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” (c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. STRANGE BUT TRUE The History Channel * |t is still unknown who made the following sage observation: “As a rule, a man who doesn’t know his own mind hasn't missed much.” ¢ Think it's miserably cold in your neck of the woods? Sick of shov- eling snow and scraping ice? Be glad you don't live in Alaska's Ju- neau Icefield - it gets an average of 100 feet of snow every year. ® Those who are specialists in such matters say that there are 15,000 different varieties of rice. * King Camp Gillette was the inventor of the disposable razor, but he didn't always think in terms as small as common household items. He originally wanted to build a utopian metropolis, and he chose the south shore of Lake Ontario as the ideal location. His vision was to provide homes for 60 million people in huge complexes of 25-story buildings, with all the city's power provided by Niagara Falls. * |t was a British journalist named Paul Johnson who once said, “Pop music is the most evil instrument ever aimed at the heart and soul of youth.” Evidently he wasn't very influential on the music scene. ® You might be surprised to learn that hand grenades and flame- throwers are not modern innovations in warfare. In fact, they were used by conquering Arab armies as early as the 10th century. They made grenades out of terracotta ceramics - they were small enough to fit in the hand, had relief designs on the outside to provide a bet- ter grip and were filled with naphtha, an extremely flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture. And the flamethrowers? A mixture of sulphur and niter was forced through copper tubes and set on fire. Thought for the Day: “It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.” - Eric Hoffer (c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc Patrick McHugh PUBLISHER THE POST TIMES€LEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-5211 thepost@leader.net Erika Calvert ADVERTISING David C. Konopki EDITOR T ’ FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK emember me? I'm the seasonal visitor who likes to pay a visit to the area in November and hang around until February or March. But lately I've felt out of place. Useless. Like I'm all washed up. Back Mountain Memorial Library adds new books The following new books, Bombshell” by Lilian Jackson “Manhunt” by Janet Evanov- “Apostle Paul” by James Can- DVDs, and books on CD have Braun ich non been added to the collection at ~~ “TheProtégé” by Stephen Frey “Going Home” by Nora Ro- “Just Rewards” by Barbara Tay- the Back Mountain Memorial Li- “A Million Little Pieces” by berts lor Bradford brary, 96 Huntsville Road, Dal- James Frey “TheCatDancers”’byP.T.Deu- “Tremor” by Craig Dirgo las. For more information, call “JustRewards” byBarbaraTay- termann “Got the Look” by James Grip- the library at 675-1182. lor Bradford “Bronze: atale of terror” by Kit pando Reed “The Christmas Hope” by EXPRESS FICTION “Codex” by Lev Grossman Donna VanLiere (1Week Loan) “Every Breath You Take” by Ju- “The Constant Princess” by “7 Deadly Wonders” by Mat- “The Cat Who Dropped a dith McNaught Philippa Gregory thew Reilly 70 YEARS AGO REOPENS IN DALIL AS week on station WILK. The of the President’s Associates by Feb. 7, 1936 Jive Junction, a teenage center Show can be heard, Monday contributing $100 or more per in Dallas, will reopen tonight fol- through Friday at 6:30 a.m. Jim year to College Misericordia. DALLAS BOROUGH lowing the basketball games. gives 15 minutes of the latest The money raised this year will TAKES OVER FIRST The junction, which was closed dope on prices, crops, contour be used in support of the new Li- last fall, has all its facilities — Plowing, strip farming, and mar- brary planned for the Back PLACE juke-box and Coke bar — availa- keting, backed by 35 years of ex- Mountain campus. The Dallas Borough High je again. Members are request- Perience in assisting Luzerne School bas- gd to show their cards for admit- County farmers. Art students of Mary Hughes, ketball team defeated the Lehman ~ Township quintet on the latter’s floor on Tuesday night by the score of 32-31. It was a close-con- tested game all the way through, with both teams well-matched. The victory gave the Borough team full possession of the first place, with Kingston Township and Lehman tied for second place. YESTERDAY The Shawnee Choral Society, which holds 10 major prizes from singing competitions throughout the East, will appear in concert at Dallas Methodist Church under auspices of the JAB classes of that church next Friday night, Feb.14. The chorus, which now has 80 mixed voices, was organized five years ago. It has competed 12 times. During 1935 it received unprecedented recognition when it won first prize in the Irem Temple Eisteddfodd, by singing “The Summer,” a com- position written by the grandfa- ther of Mrs. Lawrence Race of Dallas. Race is one of the co- chairmen of next Friday's con- cert. Last November in Atlantic City, the chorus took all prizes for mixed, male, and ladies cho- ruses and on Nov. 11, at the Heights Welsh Presbyterian Church Eisteddfodd, the choir won again. Private Harold J. Rau, an avia- tor with the 79th Pursuit Squad- ron of the U.S. Army and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rau of Spring Street, Shavertown, has passed the entrance examin- ations for Randolph Field, Texas. The place is known as “West Point of the Air.” Rau flew here last summer from Mitchell Field, L.I., where his squadron was en- gaged in maneuvers. He is in Miami, Fla., now engaged in winter maneuvers. 60 YEARS AGO Feb. 8, 1946 TEENAGE HANGOUT tance, and non-members will be charged a nominal fee. Former Harveys Lake young man Franklyn Leinthall will make his Broadway debut at the Bijou Theatre in New York City on Feb. 8. He will play the lead- ing role of Peter Standish in “Berkley Square,” the part made famous by the late Leslie Ho- ward Since his discharge from the Army. Leinthall has been at- tending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He will gradu- ate from that institution March 15. To provide water facilities for an anticipated post-war building expansion in this area, Dallas Water Company will start drill- ing operations immediately on a new 10-inch well 300 ?feet deep, at Irem Temple Country Club. Cresswell Drilling Company will have charge of the work. 50 YEARS AGO Feb. 10, 1956 SWEET VALLEY LADY ESCAPES DROWNING Mrs. Alfred Bronson, Sweet Valley, had a narrow escape from drowning in North Lake late Sunday afternoon when she plunged through the ice on her way back from the Kittle cottage. Her two sisters, Mrs. Ella Kittle and Mrs. Ruth Williams of Wilkes-Barre, were walking with her on both sides and were able to scramble to safety. But Mrs. Bronson struck the exact middle of the hole chopped in the ice for fishing, and covered with a thin skim of ice veiled in snow. Frank Policare, 41, 153 Tomp- kins Street, Pittston, has pur- chased Lundy’s Restaurant busi- ness according to an announce- ment made this week by Herbert Lundy. Mr. Policare, an experi- enced country club and restau- rant man, has purchased the li- quor license and leased the building and equipment with and option to buy. James D. Hutchison, retired Luzerne County Agriculture Ex- tension Agent, started his radio program about farm news last 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 3, 1966 WILKES SETS SCORING RECORD The Dallas Mountaineers pounded the Ashley-Sugar Notch cagers Tuesday night, 111- 40, in a thrilling game for Dallas fans. The victory was the 11th straight in league competition, and gives the home team a re- cord of 15 wins, 1 loss for the en- tire season. With a red hot shoot- ing hand, Mike Wilkes piled up 72 points, making 28 successful shots out of 39 tries, a 72 percent shooting average. He converted 16 of 20 foul shots tried and pulled down 32 rebounds. The frozen body of a Ply- mouth Township farmer was dis- covered late Tuesday afternoon in his own barn on Hartman Road. Death was estimated as having occurred some time earli- er, with actual cause as heart at- tack. The 60-year-old man lived alone, far from the highway. Andy Roan, Back Mountain YMCA membership enrollment chairman, announces the securi- ty of two additional captains, Vern Pritchard and John C. Pearce. Both men have a deep in- terest in the welfare of our local “Y”. Mr. Pearce’s son, John, is a member of the Y-Indian Guides and his daughter, Donna, is a faithful member of the Saturday Girls Club. 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 5, 1976 MISERICORDIA SEEKS MONEY FOR LIBRARY FUND College Misericordia will initi- ate its 1976 President’s Associ- ates campaign on Jan. 29, seek- ing members for the organiza- tion and support for the college’s library fund. Some 50 volun- teers, led by members of the col- lege’s Development Council, will conduct the campaign, con- tacting some President’s Associ- ates for membership renewal and others to become new mem- bers. Persons become members p 4 Chase Manor, will display their art work in the Back Mountain office of The Wyoming National Bank in Shavertown on Feb 2-13. Both adult and youth groups will participate and subject matter will be of a bicentennial intend Appropriate historic info tion will accompany each entry. An application was made to the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs for funds to repair Leonard’s Creek in Kun- kle. The application was made by the Dallas Township Board of Supervisors during its regular monthly meeting last Monday night. 20 YEARS AGO Feb. 5, 1986 SCRANTON ANNOUNCES RUN FOR GOVERNOR Basing his campaign on eco- nomic renewal and human de- velopment, Lt. Gov. William Scranton III, officially an- nounced his candidacy for Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania Monday night before a large throng supporters and pe the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton In- ternational Airport. Shirley Ann Smith, Clinical Specialist in Oncology and Coor- dinator of the Hospice Program at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, has been elected to a three year term on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Hospice Network. PHN is made up of the Hospice programs and promotes the Hospice concept for terminally-ill persons through legislative, ethical and educational procedures. The Dallas Mountaineers and Lake-Lehman Knights basket- ball teams each won one and lost one last week to move into a six- ay tie with Crestwood, GAR, Wyoming Seminary and Hanov- er Area, all of them with a 2-1 re- cord. Dallas, after losing 62-35 to the GAR Grenadiers last Tues- day night, came back to pl Crestwood Friday night and a tight game, 58-56, in the final nine seconds.
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