PAGE 4 THE POST EDITORIAL Sunday, May 20, 2007 MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel e On May 21, 1881, in Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters. e On May 24, 1899, the first public parking garage in the United States is established in Boston by W.T. McCullough as the Back Bay Cycle and Motor Company. McCullough advertised the ga- rage’s opening as a “stable for renting, sale, storage and repair of motor vehicles.” e On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signs into law the Comprehensive Immigration Act. Under the new law, immigration remained open to those with a college education and/or special skills, but entry was denied to Mexicans, Eastern and Southern Europeans and Japanese. e On May 27, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces a state of unlimited national emergency in response to Nazi Germa- ny’s threats of “world domination,” as he tried to rally isolationists to his philosophy that aid to Europe was purely in America’s self- interest. Seven months later, the United States entered World War II after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. e On May 22, 1955, Jack Benny’s popular radio program, which debuted in 1932, goes off the air after more than two decades. Ben- ny launched a TV show in 1952, which ran until 1965. ¢ On May 23, 1960, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion announces that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann has been cap- tured and will stand trial in Israel. Eichmann, the Nazi SS officer who organized Adolf Hitler’s “final solution of the Jewish ques- tion,” was found guilty on 15 charges in 1961 and was hanged in Tel Aviv in 1962. e On May 25, 1977, the space fantasy “Star Wars” opens. The film became one of the most popular movies of all time, breaking box office records. It won seven Oscars for technical achievements and its musical score, written by John Williams. STRANGE BUT TRUE The History Channel By Samantha Weaver e | ots of people like to rent a limousine for special events -- proms, weddings, reunions, whatever. There's one that's not available to the public, though: the world’s longest limo, found (where else?) in California. The Cadillac is 100 feet long, has 26 wheels and comes equipped with a king-size waterbed and a swimming pool with - seri- ously! - a diving board. | wonder what kind of a special certification you need to drive such a monstrosity. e |t was Henry David Thoreau who made the following sage obser- vation: “Men have become the tools of their tools.” * The people who make Guinness beer, in a study of drinking hab- its, found that men who have mustaches lose a total of 162,000 pints of beer every year in their facial hair. Those with beards, of course, lose even more. * Have you ever been to a tonsorialist? If you're a man, chances are you have. “Tonsorialist” is just a fancy word for "barber." ® In the early 1960s, the decision-makers at NBC considered Bob Newhart, Jackie Gleason, Joey Bishop and Groucho Marx to replace Jack Paar before finally settling on Johnny Carson as the new host of “The Tonight Show." * Here's an interesting tidbit for chocolate lovers: 30 million Her- shey kisses are made every single day. ¢ Think a four-leaf clover is lucky? How about an 18-leaf clover? A lucky man named Shigeo Obara found one in Hanamaki, Japan, in 2002 -- a Guinness World Record. e According to recent poll of British college students, 80 percent of freshman and sophomore men in the British Isles have never done laundry in their lives. ok 3k ok Thought for the Day: “Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.” -- Ray Romano (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc. Plans underway for annual library auction COURTESY PHOTO The 61st Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction will be held July 5, 6,7 and 8 on the library grounds in Dallas. Special activities this year include a Family Night on Thursday, Apprais- als on Friday night, plus the music of "Just Us", A Saturday Chil- dren's Auction at la.m. and a wide assortment of food and craft booths, plus the ever-popular Odds'n Ends, “Nearly Olde,” Plants, Books, and of course, the nightly Live Antiques & New Goods Auction. Planning this year's event are, from left, Auction Chairwoman Carol Sweeney, Antiques Chairwoman; Leslie Ho- roshko; and Auction Co-Chair Clarence Michael. The Dallas Post TIMES®LEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-829-7248 news@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER David C. Konopki EDITOR Liz Ayers ADVERTISING Warm fields in Noxen make welcome homes for strawberry plants this season. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAST POST Come out and help us set up for the auction With springtime quickly advancing into the summer months and calendars filling with vacation plans, the Back Mountain Me- morial Library would like to invite area resi- dents to volunteer some time to help with the set-up of our annual auction to be held on July 5, 6, 7, and 8 on the library grounds. This is a great opportunity for students, age 12 and over, needing Community Ser- vice Hours. Adult volunteers are also needed for various activities, both prior to and dur- ing the actual auction. Dates and times of auction set-up are as follows: Sunday, July 1 - Noon to 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 2 - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information and to sign up, please stop by or call the library at 675-1182. This volunteer time and all donations to the library are greatly appreciated and en- able us to continue providing updated ser- vices to the community. The Back Meuntain Memorial Library recently received one such gift, in the amount of $5,000.00 from the estate of Leila M. West. She was a long LIBRARY NEWS time supporter of the library auction through her volunteering and antique dona- tions. One new update that the library is offer- ing, in addition to its downloadable E-audio- books, is the opportunity to borrow a book already installed on an MP3 player! The Playaways, as they are called, are the latest advance for busy readers on the go who may not already have their own MP3 players. These audiobooks, the player and a spare battery circulate for a two-week period. The patron will need to supply their own ear- phones. Whether you prefer to read or listen to books, you will want to put them down for just a few hours and attend the annual Back Mountain Memorial Library’s Auction Kick- off dinner scheduled for Monday, June 4, at the AppleTree Terrace, Dallas. Meet other auction fans during the cocktail and hors d'oeuvres hour from 6 to 7 p.m. with dinner following. Attendees will choose delicious selections from the grilling, pasta and dess- ert stations, along with open bar all evening. The cost is $28 per person and reserva- tions may be made at the library by May 26. Teens and near-teens are reminded that we will have three programs available this summer for them to select and discuss se al of our Young Adult books. The ages for the groups are as follows: Donuts & Discussion ages 10, 11 and 12; YA Book Discussion Group, ages 13 and up and Relax & Read for ages 12 and up. All area teens are welcome to attend orga- nizational meetings for these groups: 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21 for Donuts & Dis- cussion and at 7 p.m. the same evening for the young adults. The library will be closed on Monday, May 28 in honor of Memorial Day. 1937 70 YEARS AGO An editorial board of members from Dallas Junior Wom- en’s Club se- lected Mrs. er of Leh- man Ave- nue, Dallas, as the “local woman who has been of the most service to her community during the last year.” The award carries with ita certificate signed by the mem- bers of the editorial board, a life subscription to The Dallas Post and a gift from The Post. More lovely and neighborly than ever, Mrs. W.L. Tracy, mother of Lee Tracy, stage and screen star, came back to her lit- tle white house on Pioneer Ave- nue, Trucksville, this week after spending five exciting and glori- ous months in Hollywood as the guest of her famous son. The list of stars she met read like a mo- tion picture blue book. She met Walter Winchell, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Mary Brian, Joan Blondell and Dick Powell. The Wait & See Sunday School Class of Lehman M.E. School met at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kinsman. After the business meeting, lunch was served to the following: C.D. Butler, Mr. & Mrs. S.R. Searfoss, Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Ide, Mr. & Mrs. Edward McCarthy, Mr. & Mrs. John Nulton, Mr. & Mrs. Francis Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Major, Mr. & Mrs. David Kemp, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Howell, Mr. & Mrs. Claude Sorber, Mrs. Wilber Hoover, Mrs. Ruth Bytheway, Mrs. James Franklin, Mrs. Kirschner, Helen Kinsman, Margaret Kemp, Charles Kins- man, Howell Major and Charles Bytheway. 1947 60 YEARS AGO Community Band of the Hen- ry Laing Fire Company will hold its first outdoor concert of the season at the band Stand on Har- vey’s Lake Highway. Concert di- rector is Howard Cosgrove, Dal- las. Officers of the band are as fol- lows: President, Robert Scott; vice president, John Roberts; treasurer, Harry Ohlman; secre- tary, Jean Schooley. Mrs. Betty Miller was hostess to the Friendship Class of Leh- man Methodist Church. Assist- ing Mrs. Miller was Mrs. Beulah Sutton. Refreshments were served to the following: Naomi Nuss, Bettie Miller, Nettie Myers, Mildred Taylor, Nancy Park, Geraldine Cundiff, Edna Coolbaugh, Mable Elston, Frances Moyer, Ruth Major, Lois Allegar, Ruth Disque and Mildred Lewis. 1957 50 YEARS AGO Five Back Mountain girls were among the 58 student-nurses who received their pins and di- plomas from General Hospital's School of Nursing in an impres- sive candle-light ceremony. En- titled to wear the white uniform of a graduate nurse, the banded white cap and official pin are: Jane A. Connor, Illa Lou Wilson, Margaret R. Ferguson, Elaine L. Major and Judith Engelman. Six lovely candidates at Leh- man-Jackson-Ross High School await the touch of the magic wand which will transform one of them into Queen of The May next Thursday afternoon, and the rest into royal attendants. Se- lected by their classmates by popular vote were: Janice Bron- son, Jean Davis, Beverly Major, June Wesley, Janet Smith and Catherine Scavone. Bess Cooke was guest of hon- or at a birthday party given by members of the Confidence Class in the Idetown Church house last Thursday evening. Present at the meeting and party were: Mesdames Donald Wil- liams, Alfred Hadsel, Glenn Spencer, Anthony Toluba, Ralph Welsh, Lewis Anesi, Russell Rog- ers, Dean Shaver, Hope Ide, John Garinger, Bruce Williams, Rus- sell Rogers, Bess Cooke and Ma- rie Wright. 1967 40 YEARS AGO The Dallas School Chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony in the high school auditorium. The following 24 new members were inducted: Janet Cleasby, Deborah Savickis, John Ander- son, Nancy Crispell, Margaret McHale, Claudia Zaboski, Bon- nie Spencer, Judith Stasko, Do- nald Alexander, Ruth Besecker, Ralph Murdock, Jane Mitchell, Lucy Fleming, Lawrence Gil- bert, Daniel Dorrance, Howard Wiggin, James Gossart, Scott Blasé, Allen Brown, Matthew Gillis, Charles Garris, Robert Huttman, Eric Dingle and Ri- chard Fedock. Commonwealth Telephone Company will shortly break ground for a new telephone ex- change at Pikes Creek, to serve the Sweet Valley area. Like other branches of the parent company in Dallas, it will be the un- manned type, completely auto- matic except for servicing and troubleshooting, but it will have one advantage which not even the Dallas area has: with installa- tion of up-to-date equipment now available, it will handle toll calls with out benefit of an oper- ator’s assistance, for all patrons of private and two-party lines. Herman Kern was assured the office of first mayor of newly cre- ated Harvey's Lake Borough when the Economy Council swept into power defeating the Harvey’s Lake Executive Com- mittee who had petitioned for the Borough and proposed a bor- ough manager form of govern- ment. 1977 30 YEARS AGO Sobeck and Linquist Compa- ny received approval to proceed with phase one of the Sherwood Forest Development at the May meeting of the Kingston Town- ship Board of Supervisors. The construction of this develop- ment, consisting of 40 homes on the Ferguson plot in Shaver town, brought protests fro Shavertown residents who fear that their own water supply will be affected by these homes. Phase one of this development consists of 13 homes. Kathy Anderson took first in the 220 yard dash in the Dallas girls track meet with Lake Leh- man. She came in only seconds ahead of Kim Dinger of Lake Lehman. Dallas Senior Women’s Club presented two $200 scholarships to Patricia Moore and Mary Wal- lace, Dallas High School seniors. Eugene Fiorini, Dallas High School senior, received the 1977 scholarship presented by the Dallas Junior Women’s Club. The award was presented by Mrs. Robert Rexroad, education chairman, and Mrs. Evan Bona- witz, club president. 1987 20 YEARS AGO Michael Daley, of Dallas, -@ valedictorian of the 1987 grad- uating class at College Miser- icordia. Debbi Ann Newberry, of Dal- las, received the PA Land Sur- veyors Society Award during commencement exercises for the Wilkes-Barre campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Ms. Newberry earned an associ- ate degree in Surveying Technol- ogy. Members of the Mercy Center Convent Auxiliary installed new officers for the 1987-1988 year at a meeting at Irem Temple Coun- try Club. Officers were: Anne Mashinski, president, Dorothy Kolankiewicz, vice president, Jean Jones, Treasurer, Jeanne Heinbach, secretary, Helen Ri- nalli, assistant treasurer, and Jane Chase, corresponding sec- retary. Kathy Zekor and Patti Sudol, both seniors at Dallas High School, are the recipients of Dallas Area Federated onc) Club 1987 Scholarship. Each gir will receive $350 toward their college textbook expenses. Ey
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