PAGE 4 THE POST COMMUNITY Sunday, April 1, 2007 | LIBRARY BOOKS New books and DVDs available at library The Back Mountain Memorial ~~ “Palestine Peace Not Apar- Library has added the following theid” by Jimmy Carter new books to its collection. The “Get the Trans Fat Out” by library has also added memorial Suzanne Havala Hobbs and honor books. If you would “A Photographer’s Life” by like to donate a book in some- Annie Leibovitz one’s memory or honor, call the “Travels with Charley and library at 675-1182. Later Novels” by John Steinbeck EXPRESS REFERENCE (1 week) “European Union” edited by “Family Tree” by Barbara Norris Smith Delinsky “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi =~ BOOKS ON CD Picoult “Sisters” by Danielle Steel “High Profile” by Robert B. FICTION Parker “Fear of the Dark” by Walter “Sliver of Truth” by Lisa Un- Mosley ger . “The Bormann Testament” by “The Machiavelli Covenant” Jack Higgins by Allan Folsom “6 Rainier Drive” by Debbie “Natural Born Charmer” by Macomber Susan Elizabeth Phillips “By My Side” by Nora Roberts “The Castle in the Forest” by “The Pull of the Ocean” by Norman Mailer Jean-Claude Mourlevat “The Ruins” by Scott Smith “History Lesson for Girls” by Aurelie Sheehan DVD's “The Last Wife of Henry VIII” “Flags of Our Fathers™ by Carolly Erickson “Half Nelson” “The Naming of the Dead” by “Flyboys” Ian Rankin “Mary of Nazareth” “The Double Bind” by Chris- “Shakespeare’s Twelfth” topher A. Bohjalian “The U.S. vs. John Lennon” “Lights Out Tonight” by Mary “The Secret Life of Geisha” Jane Clark “Amadeus” “Edward and Mrs. Simpson” NONFICTION “A Good Year” “Inside My Heart” by Robin “Riding Alone for Thousands McGraw of Miles” “The Rejection Collection” “The Battle History of the edited by Matthew Diffee U.S. Air Force” “$500 Room Makeovers” by “The Battle History of the Lisa Quinn U.S. Navy” MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On April 7,1891, American showman PT. Barnum dies in Bridge- port, Conn. Though he was gravely ill, the 81-year-old showman'’s sense of humor hadn't deserted him. He requested that a New York paper run his obituary before he died so he could enjoy reading it, and the paper obliged. < * On April 6,1917, the United States formally enters the First World War. By the time the war ended on Nov. 1, 1918, more than 2 million American soldiers had served on the battlefields of Western Europe, and some 50,000 of them had lost their lives. ® On April 4,1933, the dirigible Akron crashes in New Jersey, killing 73 people in one of the first air disasters in history. The Akron was the largest airship built in the United States when it took its first flight in August 1931. ; * On April 8,1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, surpassing Babe Ruth's legendary record. Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. * On April 2,1987, the U.S. government allows individual states to increase the speed limit on rural roads from 55 mph to 65 mph. Since 1973, when President Nixon set a federal maximum speed limit of 55 mph, no cars were allowed to exceed this speed. (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc. STRANGE BUT TRUE * |f you had been a guest at a banquet in ancient Rome, you might have had the opportunity to sample one of that culture's delicacies: flamingo tongues. * You probably will not be surprised to learn that the tallest presi- dent of the United States was Abraham Lincoln, at 6 feet, 4 inches. You probably didn’t know who the shortest president was, though: It was our fourth chief executive, James Madison, who was a full foot shorter than Lincoln. : * |t was, of course, Mark Twain who made the following sage obser- vation: “Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.” * There was a time when some Swanson frozen dinners had printed on the label “Serving Suggestion: Defrost.” * Some of the ice in Antarctica is 400,000 years old. * Anyone who's been on a serious bender probably will not be sur- prised by the following fact: The English word “intoxicate” comes from the Latin word "“toxicum,” which, literally translated, means "poison." * In his will, wealthy Canadian press baron Lord Beaverbrook had a special message for his great-nephew, Jonathan Aitken: “I am going to pay you the greatest compliment ... | am not going to leave you a cent." | doubt that Aitken much appreciated the sentiment, however. * In 2000, students in Leicester, England, spent more than 106 hours reading Shakespeare's complete works, setting a world record in the process. * When chocolate was first introduced to Bayonne, France, officials banned concocting it within city limits. Why they'did so -- and why they considered the culinary delight that is chocolate to be a “con- coction” - is still unknown. ® 00 Thought for the Day: “I kissed my first girl and smoked my first ciga- rette on the same day. | haven't had time for tobacco since.” - Aturo Toscanini (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc. The Dallas Post TIMES®LEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-829-7248 news@mydallaspost.com Richard Ls Connor PUBLISHER David C. Konopki EDITOR Liz Ayers ADVERTISING FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK so quickly. In between the time the shutter snaps and the Dallas Post is in your hands, that snow has met the sun, the ice that was going Se seasons seem to last forever, anchored by jaw-clenching cold or oppressive heat. Those changing seasons, however, seem to move out is gone and bird songs fill the air. When change is good, it's very very good. ~~ 70 YEARS AGO April 2, 1937 BANDITS DRAW STIFF SENTENCES Four bandits who preyed on local gas stations during January and February drew stiff sentenc- esin the Fed- eral peniten- tiary this week from Judge W. Alfred Val- entine who accompa- nied his ac- tion by a ringing attack on lawlessness and banditry. The men confessed to having YESTERDAY . held up D.C. Smith of Trucks- ville on. January 26, robbed Woolbert’s gas station at Trucks- ville on Jan. 27, stole an automo- bile of Daniel Shaver of Trucks- ville on the same date, stole the automobile of Mrs. Ruth Joseph of Shavertown, and held up the Penn-Fern gas station at Fern- brook. A feature of a surprise party given by the Mens Club of Trucksville MLE. Church on Monday night to mark the four- teenth wedding anniversary of Rev. Harry M. Savacool, pastor, and Mrs. Savacool was a ceremo- ny in which Rev. George Sum- merson of Wyoming re-wed the couple. George Reynolds was best man and Mrs. Case Hough- wout was bridesmaid. Mrs. B. Aubrey Ayre played the wedding march. As a humorous touch, the Men’s Club presented a large wooden rolling pin to Mrs. Sava- cool. The table was beautifully decorated with orchid and cream tapers in silver holders, Easter lilies and a huge, four-tier bridal cake with a miniature bride and groom on top. Mrs. Sa- vacool cut the cake and, follow- ing tradition, the guests each took a piece home to put under their pillows. Grace Maguire, a senior at Kingston Township High School, won the Girls Oratorical Contest for Luzerne County stu- dents at West Hazleton High School on Wednesday night. It was the second victory for Miss Maguire, who took the prize last year. She will compete in the re- gional contest at Bloomsburg on April 12. Her subject was “The Depression and Its Lessons.” 60 YEARS AGO March 28, 1957 THIEVES BREAK INTO DALLAS TWP. H.S. Sneak thieves, probably mem- bers of a ring that operated in this area some months ago, broke into Dallas Township High School last Thursday night and caused considerable dam- age to filing cabinets, class room doors and teachers’ desks, but their take was small, not exceed- ing $25. When early arriving teachers and students entered the building on Friday morning they found most of the class room doors on the first and sec- ond floor “jimmied” and locks broken. All filing cabinets, in- cluding several new ones in the supervising principal’s office, were twisted and locks broken. In the library on the second floor the top was broken off a large cabinet. A play, “The Magic Hen” will be presented by grades 1, 2, 3and 4 of Loyalville School on Wednesday evening, April 2, at 8 p.m. at Laketon High School. The play is under the direction of Alfred Milliner-Camp and he will be assisted by Mrs. James Culp and Miss Genevieve Wolfe. Chairman of the American Cancer Drive to Conquer Cancer in this area is Mrs. Fred Howell of Shavertown. She will be as- sisted by Mrs. Harry Ohlman, ‘Mrs. Clarence Laidler, Mrs. Tho- mas G. Reese, Mrs. Frank Har- vey and Mrs. Victor Gross. 50 YEARS AGO March 29, 1957 SCHOOL MEETING ATTRACTS HUNDREDS More than 300 persons jammed every available inch of space in Orange Church Hall: Tuesday night to discuss the problems that have arisen con- cerning the reallocation of stu- dents in proposed Junior and Se- nior High School and the subse- quent withdrawal of Dallas Bor- ough and Kingston Township from the Dallas Area Schools jointure. The Rev. William Reid, pastor of Carverton Methodist Charge, prefaced the meeting with a charge to the group as- sembled that they approach the problem under consideration with thoughtfulness and that they be guided in wisdom. A panel was presented com- posed of Franklin Township school directors John Perry, president; Henry Hess, vice pres- ident; George Dymond, James Mitchell, Harold Lewis; and Hugh Gebhardt, as moderator. Raymond Kuhnert, principal of the Dallas-Franklin Township School, was also present. With the advent of more favor- able weather, construction is moving along at an accelerated pace at the site of the new State Institution for Mental Delin- quents in Jackson Township. About 200 men are now being employed there with more being added daily as other prime con- tractors start operations. The Hughes Corporation, which has the contract for water distribu- tion, moved several pieces of equipment and men on the job this week. Deep wells were drilled earlier by R.B. Shaver & Son who had a sub contract from the Hughes Corporation. Hot political fights for the Re- publican nomination are in pros- pect in Dallas Township where the most exciting contest will be between the veteran tax collec- tor Wilson Ryman and school di- rector Thomas Monroe for the office of tax collector. When these two old timers square off in political combat something will have to give and everybody knows it. Next war- mest contest will probably be that for school director where three candidates are seeking the two vacancies on the Board. Phi- lip Cheny is seeking re-election and opponents for vacancy creat- ed by the retirement of Mr. Moore are William Wright and Alton Whittaker. 40 YEARS AGO March 30, 1967 MCCUTCHEON JOINS COLLEGE FACULTY For Dallas Senior High School students, a strong drawing card for the newly-established Lu- zerne County Community Col- lege will be the presence of Ge- orge McCutcheon on the faculty. For years, George was student counselor in Dallas. The Com- munity College will be tempora- rily located in the large building next to the Sterling Hotel on Riv- er Street in Wilkes-Barre. The permanent site, says college president Guy V. Ferrell, has not yet been selected. A new office for Mrs. Martin Davern, librarian, is under con- struction at Back Mountain Li- brary, situated on the ground floor and jutting toward the dri- veway from the stacks. With more shelf space constantly in demand, the room on the second floor is needed for books. Lt. William B. Williams, son of Mr. And Mrs. Bruce Williams of Idetown is home on a 20-day leave after graduating from O.C.S. Fort Lee, Virginia. He is in the Quarter Master Corps. He has been ordered to report in Qui Mohn, Vietnam on the 19th of May. He is a graduate of Lake- Lehman High School and Shep- herd College, West Virginia. Lt. Williams will return to Fort Lee for three weeks training in the duties for which he will be re- sponsible in Vietnam. 30 YEARS AGO March 31, 1977 WINTER DROUGHT HITS BACK MOUNTAIN The recent record-breaking cold winter may have far reac- hing effects not only in the fuel conservation vain but also in the water department. Due to the deep frost which penetrated the ground, rain and snow were un- able to seep into the earth and there was what has been called a “winter drought.” This drought could possibly be the first step in the march to- ward a Back Mountain Water Authority. Many residents in this area have felt the pinch of no water for hours and even days, lack of water pressure sufficient to maintain household necessi- ties and poor water quality. More than 200 fifth-‘and sixth- graders of the Dallas Intermedi- ate School will be walking 10 miles on Sunday, April 17 for the benefit of another Dallas stu- dent. The students are now in the process of planning a walk-a- thon which will benefit the Heidi Anderson Fund. Heidi is a junior high school student stricken with Hodgkins Disease. Richard Adamchick, owner of Pizza Per- fect in Trucksville, has promised teacher-coordinator Ruth Hus- band, teacher-coordinator of the walkathon, he will provide re- freshments to be served to the ._ hikers at the completion of th hike. ; i ~ Sunday night. That may seem like remarkable news, when you realize that she and the cat are in Wembo Nyama in central Zaire and her family here in Mount Zion got the news telephone Thursday, you know it's a hopeful sidelight on the world situation. Ever since the invasion of southern Zaire from Angola, the Gilberts have been getting phone calls from con- cerned friends around the coun- try asking about Dottie’s safety. Catherine Gilbert's stock answer to questions about her sisters’ status became, “She’s okay as far as we know.” @ Dottie Gilbert's cat had kitten; 4 20 YEARS AGO April 1, 1986 AIDS BECOMING } MORE WELL-KNOWN The disease AIDS has come into the spotlight increasingly in the past months and public health officials want everyone to know that what we are hearing now is only the beginning. As part of it ongoing “AIDS Aware- ness Week,” College Misericor- dia will present to the public a free AIDS awareness seminar in Merrick Hall. Director of Health Services Charlotte Slocum has arranged for three area health of- ficials to speak at a panel discus- sion and answer questions after ward. Dallas Borough police began cracking down over the weekend on individuals breaking and leaving beer bottles and dri ing glasses on properties along the business section of Main Street. Police cited several per- sons and plan. to continue mon- itoring the situation. Although no one was ticketed for breaking glass, citations were issued for littering, urinating in public and for loud noise. “We are not going to tolerate it any- more,” said police commission- er Tim Carroll. “Pm sick and tired of walking by that section and seeing broken glass all over the place.” The former roadmaster of Dal- las Borough filed a civil lawsuit last week against members of the borough council over the ter- mination of his position last Ja- nuary. : Although under the advice of his lawyer, the roadmaster could not elaborate on the matter. He confirmed the suit’s contention that council hired him for a 2- year term as road superint ent and then eliminated his joi; without voting onit, at a January 1987 meeting.
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