L PAGE4 THE POST EDITORIAL Sunday, August 19, 2007 MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel e On Aug. 23, 1784, four counties in western North Carolina de- clare their independence as the state of Franklin in what would even- tually become Tennessee. In defiance of Congress, Franklin survived as an independent nation for four years with its own constitution, Indian treaties and legislated system of barter in lieu of currency. * On Aug. 25, 1835, the first of a series of six satire articles an- nouncing the discovery of life on the moon is published by the New York Sun. Life on the moon, according to the articles, consisted of unicorns, two-legged beavers and humanoid bats. Newspaper sales soared as readers were completed taken in by the story. ® On Aug. 20, 191, the New York Times sends the first telegram around the world. It traveled more than 28,000 miles, being relayed through 16 different operators in places such as San Francisco, Hong Kong, Saigon, Bombay and Lisbon. The reply was received 16.5 min- utes later. ® On Aug. 21,1920, Christopher Robin Milne is born to writer A.A. Milne and his wife. The child's collection of stuffed animals inspired Milne to write a series of whimsical stories about the toys. "Winnie- the-Pooh" was published in 19926 and “The House at Pooh Corner” in 1928. ® On Aug. 22,1935, author Annie Proulx is born in Norwich, Conn. Her second novel, “The Shipping News,” about an out-of-luck journal- ist and father who rebuilds his life after moving to Newfoundland, won the Pulitzer Prize and other important awards. ® On Aug. 26, 1957, the Ford Motor Co. rolls out the first Edsel automobile. Although market research had pointed to the Edsel's success, Ford pulled the plug after just three years due to lack of sales and negative press. * On Aug. 24,1967, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, dies of an overdose of sleeping pills at age 32. Epstein, who had managed the group since early 1962, had helped orchestrate its phenomenal rise to fame. (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ¢ In a study conducted by doctors in Oxford, Great Britain, two years ago - before the much-hyped recent release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” obviously - it was found that on weekends when Harry Potter books were released, children had lower rates of accidental injuries. | suppose eyestrain from reading 700-and-some- thing pages in a single weekend doesn’t count as an accident. ¢ |t was Aldous Huxley, famed British author of such works as “Brave New World" and “The Doors of Perception,” who made the following sage observation: “Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.” * The United States Supreme Court was founded in 1789, but it didn't actually get a building of its own until 1935. * You may - then again, depending on how often you go to the movies, perhaps you may not -- be surprised to learn that Hollywood employs more ghostwriters than the entire book and newspaper industries combined. e |t's been reported that in 1937, a new suit was introduced to the standard deck of playing cards, but it never caught on. | suppose the four-suit deck was already so widespread that nobody relished the idea of replacing all their packs of cards. * You certainly know what a hologram is -- that three-dimensional image you see on “Star Trek" episodes. But unless you're a lawyer, you probably didn’t know that "holographic" also means ‘written by oneself” or “written by the signer” and is used primarily when re- ferring to wills. % %k %k Thought for the day: “I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to What ih beonle Say when lam trying 9 accomplish some- # thing of; celjrwariably they deem that the very pest ame to make the effort.” "a Calvin Coolidge (c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc.. CONS! 40 1 COMPUTER PETS ON DISPLAY AT THE BACK MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY On display at the Back Mountain Memorial Library for the month of August is a collection of toys called Webkinz. The Webkinz are lovable plush toy pets and each one comes with a unique secret code. Children who own a Webkinz can go online with their secret code and care for their virtual pet, answer triv- ia and play kids’ games on the site. There is also a parents’ area on the site to help parents manage their children’s time on the computer and answer questions parents may have about the site's chat area and clubhouse. The Webkinz on dislay belong to Tori and Hunter Landon. Tori is in the third grade and Hunter is in first grade. They enjoy playing with their plush pets and said, “It is really fun playing with them on the computer.” The two brought in 33 different Webkinz to display. Tori's favorite is the elephant and Hunter's isthe chocolate Lab. Tori and Hunter live in Dallas with their parents, Tom and Kerry Landon. The Dallas Post TIMES ®LEADER Community Newspaper Group ¢ 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-970-7440 news@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER Dotty Martin EDITOR Matt Smith ADVERTISING PS CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST S et your sights on a bird's eye - or a bee's eye - view of the world and you might see things a little differently. Check out these new books on the library shelves The Back Mountain Memo- _ rial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, announces the addition of the following books to its col- lection: EXPRESS (1 week) “Woman in Red” by Eileen Goudge, “The Maytrees” by An- nie Dillard, “A Thousand Splen- did Suns” by Khaled Hossei, “Killer Weekend” = Ridley Pearson, “Critical” by Robin Cook, “Consumption” by Kevin Patterson FICTION “Woman in Red” by Eileen Goudge, “The Maytrees” by An- nie Dillard, “Safe Harbor” by Christine Feehan, “Lawman” by Diana Palmer, “Simply Magic” by Mary Balogh ,“Simply Love” by Mary Balogh, “Gunpowder Plot” by Carola Dunn, “The Ar- chivist’s Story” by Travis Hol- land, “Requiem for an Assassin” by Barry Eisler, “Past Perfect” by Susan Isaacs, “Forgive Me” by Amanda Eyre Ward, “The Fri- day Night Knitting Club” by Kate Jacobs, “The Nature, of AY Wa gv Fiona Neill, “In Secret Service” by Mitch Silver, “Lethally Blond” by Kate White, “A Peculiar Grace” by Jeffrey Lent, “The In- truders” by Michael Marshall, “The Sonnet Lover” by Carol Goodman, “Cataloochee” by Wayne Caldwell, “Killer Week- end” by Ridley Pearson, “Criti- cal” by Robin Cook, “The Judas Strain” by James Rollins, “Thir- teen” by Richard K. Morgan, “Consumption” by Kevin Patter- son, “Dog Days” by Jon Katz NONFICTION _ “Nothing Down for Women” by Robert G. Allen, “After Dia- na” by Christopher’ Anderson, “The Seven Pillars of Health” by Don Colbert MYSTERY “Her Royal Spyness” by Rhys Bowen BIOGRAPHY “Almost a Miracle” by John ® Ferling LARGE PRINT FICTION “Up Close and Dangerous” by Linda Howard BOOKS ON CD “A Woman in Charge” by Carl Bernstein, “Ghostwalk” by Re- becca Stott, “Up Close and Dan- gerous” by “Linda Héward, “Lean , Mean and Thirteen” by Janet Evanovich, “Stalin’s Ghost” by Martin Cruz Smith, “The Marriage Game” by Fern Michaels, “Blaze” by Richard 20 YEARS AGO Officials from Echo Science Lab on Tuesday began treating high algae counts at Harvey’s Lake which w should make the water clear again by the week- end. Harvey’s Lake president Ri- chard Boice said that copper sul- fate was add- ed at 10 a.m. yesterday and that the problem should be cleared up by the weekend. Boice recom- mended that swimmers stay out of the lake for a few days, but that the water does not pose a serious health threat, although it can cause skin irritation. The “rock cut” section of Route 309 in Kingston Town- ship, long considered a danger- ous stretch of road, will soon be made safer to travel. Last week Kingston Township Manager Fred Potzer said that he and several other officials met with Luzerne County Commis- sioners concerning that area of roadway and was informed that UGI Corporation would soon be installing high-pressure sodium vapor lights to correct the dan- ger. The area involved runs from the end of the Cross Valley Ex- pressway near Wasserott’s Med- ical Equipment to an area near Franklin’s gas station in King- ston Township. Dallas resident Richard Dis- que II, his wife Lois, and daugh- ter Leigh Anne were among the few fortunate enough to spend time with Mother Teresa on her visit to Scranton last Sunday. Disque, a pilot affiliated with Forty Fort Airport, was asked to fly the 76-year-old “living saint” to New York’s La Guardia Air- port. ONLY YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO Three children in Shavertown contributed $48 to the Muscular Dystrophy Fund which they earned from the carnival and ga- rage sale which they held at Lawn Street. Chrissie Bulford, Sue Davenport and Patti Daven- port hosted the carnival and sale. Cory Zimmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zimmer- man, was named Grand Charity at the Grand Assembly of the In- ternational Order of the Rain- bow for Girls in Pennsylvania, held last week at Penn State Campus, University Park, State College. Ferdinand Liva, Jr., 11-year old Dallas violinist, will appear in a string recital which will be pre- sented by the Liva Violin Class at the Wyoming Seminary Day School, Forty Fort. The youthful violinist, son of Ferdinand and Algerta Liva, residing on Over- brook Avenue in Dallas, is well known in the Dallas Public Schools, having performed vio- lin solos in school programs and shows. He is known by his schoolmates as Dino. Chris Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Evans, Church Street, Dallas, has been chosen as judge in the upcoming Baby Photo Contest sponsored by the Back Mountain JayCettes. Ms. Evans is currently residing in Edison, NJ, where she is employ- ed as a professional photogra- pher. 40 YEARS AGO Little League Championship Team for 1967 in the Back Moun- tain are the pleasant lads from Lehman-Jackson, who won at the game on Sunday afternoon, defeating Dallas Dairy by a score of 4 to 3. Team members are: Ed- die Onzik, Don Rollman, Eddie Zielan, Bob Moyer, Ricky Binga- man, Jimmie Cook, Charles Vans, Bill Frey, Randy Cornell, Walter Babetski, Gary Baker and Ricky McCarty. Two Jackson Township girls took ribbons in recent horse shows and are deserving of ac- knowledgment for their achieve- ments. Diane Aston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Aston, took a fifth place ribbon in the 4-H Stock Fete Equitation and sixth place in the Western Pleasure event at the 4H County Round-Up at Lehman Horse Show Grounds. On the same day, Denise Wi- niecki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winiecki, took a sixth place ribbon in the Stock Fete Equitation event and a fifth in Western Pleasure. Edward A Thompson, Dallas, recently won Campbell Soup Company’s highest annual award for overall outstanding sales performance. The present- ation was made at the company’s annual marketing meeting for Campbell sales personnel at At- lantic City. Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Banks en- tertained the guests and person- nel from the Old Ladies Home. During the afternoon the wom- en enjoyed playing various games, and also toured the flow- er gardens surrounding the Banks estate. 50 YEARS AGO Local ACME stores were fea- turing the following produce prices: a dozen California Or- anges for 29 cents; two pounds of white seedless grapes for 35 cents; two green peppers for 29 cents; and two pounds of Califor- nia Bartlett Pears for 23 cents. Basil Frantz has been elected chaplain of Harvey’s Lake Post No. 967, American Legion. Bob Pickett, Dallas RD 3, who scorched his eyes with an unpro- tected oxyacetylene flame a month ago, came into the Dallas Post apparently completely re- stored. Bob said it wasn’t his own condition that bothered him so much, but his inability to see what was going on when his little girl hurdled from her bicy- cle the day following his injury, and had to have six stitches in her leg. Bob’s eyes look good, clear as ever. Bachman @ Gerry Miller, of Orange, enter- tained at a wiener and corn roast at her home Saturday evening. Present were: Virginia Morgan, Audrey Race, Lois Ryman, Betty Harris, Anne Dorrance, Carolyn Race, Lynda Carey, Barbara Ken- nedy, Ruddy Cooper, Fred New- man, Clark Lewis, Jim Altemus, Barry Landmesser, Billy Stein- hauer, Ross Steinhauer, Lloyd Ryman, Cliff Williams, Jim Mitchell, Barry Baird, Rich Mat- tie and the hostess. 60 YEARS AGO June Kistler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kistler, Alderson, was elected teacher of commer- cial subjects at a special meeting of the Dallas Township School Board Monday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Darrow. First outing of the newly orga- nized United Sportsman’s Camp of Harvey’s Lake will be § next Sunday at the North Mo tain Lodge of Lewis Crisman. Local Acme Super Markets were featuring a dozen ears of home grown sweet corn for 29 cents; four pounds of home grown tomatoes for 25 cents; two pounds of California grapes for 29 cents and three home grown cucumbers for 10 cents 70 YEARS AGO The Girl Scouts of Idetown held a Tom Thumb Wedding on Thursday evening at the Ide- town Church House. A large crowd witnessed the happy event and wished the midget couple happiness in their affair. Those taking part were: bride, Lorraine Keller; groom, Bobby Welch; bridesmaids, Evelyn Kell- er, Dorothy Meade, Katherine Smith, Roxie Hoover; ushers, Dick Ide, Harold Ide, Bobby Wimpa, Billy Sickler; maid-of- honor, Isabelle Wilkins; best man, Sonny Ide. Standard Firestone autom bile tires ranged in price from $6.40 to $13.95 per tire.
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