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EDITORIAL
Sunday, May 18, 2008
MOMENTS IN TIME
The History Channel
® On May 22,1859, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of master
sleuth Sherlock Holmes, is born. Doyle grew weary of writing Holmes,
and in “The Final Problem” he killed off Holmes, only to resuscitate
him later due to popular demand.
* On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis are given a pat-
ent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the
birth of one of the world's most famous garments: blue jeans, origi-
nally called “waist overalls.”
* On May 24,1883, after 14 years and 27 deaths during construc-
tion, the Brooklyn Bridge opens. The granite foundations of the
bridge were built underwater in pressurized chambers. More than a
hundred workers suffered from cases of compression sickness, also
called the “bends.”
* On May 23,1934, notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde
Barrow are shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police while
driving a stolen car near Sailes, La. The Barrow Gang was believed
responsible for the deaths of 13 people, including nine police officers.
* On May 21,1955, Chuck Berry records his hit song “Maybellene.”
The song rose to No. 5 on the pop charts, one of the first rock 'n’ roll
songs by a black musician to hit the charts. Berry scored a string of
hits throughout the 1950s, including “Johnny B. Goode" in 1958.
* On May 19, 1969, 6-year-old Jodie Foster makes her show-busi-
ness debut, on the TV show “Mayberry R.F.D.” Foster grew up to
become one of Hollywood's most respected actresses, winning Os-
cars for her roles in “The Accused” (1988) and “The Silence of the
Lambs" (1991).
Back Mountain Memorial Library news
This season is certainly one of the busiest times of year with
spring cleaning, cultivating gardens, mowing the grass (againt),
and even squeezing in a few Little League games.
mend that you take a break from these hectic activities and en-
joy a night of fun and fine dining at the Back Mountain Memorial
Library's Auction Kick-off Dinner and Mini-Auction. The dinner
will be held on Monday, June 2 at the AppleTree Terrace at the
Newberry Estates. The evening will begin with cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres from 6 to 7 p.m. (with open bar) and dinner being
served at 7 p.m. Every appetite will be satisfied with choices in-
cluding a grilling station, pasta station and dessert station. Fol-
lowing the dinner, a variety of antiques and new goods items will
be auctioned off...a great chance to practice those bidding skills!
The cost of the dinner is $28.50 payable at the time reserva-
tions are made. Reservations are currently being accepted at
the library.
We are also offering a new way to help with the annual auction
this year... in particular, our popular plant booth! If you are re-
arranging your flower garden or landscaping with miscellane-
ous plant life and shrubbery in your yard and just can't bear to
discard any unwanted plants, we promise to find them a good
home. We are looking for donations of any type of healthy plants
(either indoor or outdoor). These donations may also be house-
hold plants that seem to keep multiplying or, if you desire, you
may purchase a new potted plant at a local nursery to donate.
Please call the library for more information. Let's keep this auc-
tion favorite green and growing!
Our Slightly Read Bookshop is always accepting book dona-
tions for use in the used book tent at the auction. However, at
this time, they are especially seeking slightly read paperback
books to replenish our used paperback room. These books are
very popular during the summer months for vacation travelers,
relaxing beach reads and even just a quick trip to the park. They
may be dropped off at the library during regular business hours.
As usual, in addition to these paperbacks, any used book is ac-
ceptable for donation with the exception of textbooks, Reader's
Condensed Versions of books, magazines, encyclopedias or any
book that has become yellowed or musty. If in doubt, please call
the library for more details.
Mrs. Janet Bauman, children’s librarian, is in need of tall baby
food or jelly jars for the upcoming summer reading program.
Donations of clean jars with or without lids will be accepted at
the main desk of the library until 425 jars are collected. Children
are invited to begin registering for the summer reading pro-
gram, “Catch the Reading Bug" on Monday, June 16.
The Back Mountain Memorial Library will be closed on Mon-
day, May 26 to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday. We will be
open during our regular business hours for the remainder of the
week.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
® There is a law on the books in Maine that prohibits having your
shoes untied in public. | assume that one is not much enforced.
® Carpool lanes are becoming more widespread as big cities
across the country try to cope with increasing traffic congestion, and
people are coming up with more and more creative ways to take
advantage of this fact. When one pregnant Arizona woman was
pulled over for driving with no passengers in the carpool lane, she
claimed that her unborn child qualified as a passenger.
® There is a museum for almost everything, it seems. In Mount
Horeb, Wisc., for instance, there is an entire museum dedicated solely
to mustard. At last count, it had more than 3,000 jars of the condi-
ment.
* The company now known as Clorox was originally called the
Electro-Alkaline Company.
* |f you're one of those people who suffer from a fear of flying but
don’t give a second thought to your daily commute, you might want
to consider these statistics: Your odds of dying in plane crash are lin
15 million; your odds of dying in an automobile accident are 1in 237.
* The small Central American country of Costa Rica has more
species of mammals and birds than are found in all of the contiguous
United States and Canada combined.
* You might be surprised to learn that Listerine, a company that
sells mouthwash, coined the phrase “Always a bridesmaid, never a
bride" way back in 1924. Its marketers told consumers that the No.1
cause for romantic rejection was bad breath.
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70 YEARS AGO
Three young men were arrest-
ed by Chief Ira C. Stevenson of
Harvey’s Lake this week charged
with stealing furnishings from
the vacant cottage of Mrs. Har-
riet Aikman last February. One
of the young
men said he
was married
recently and
needed the
} furnishings
for his new
home. Be-
cause the
young men
are from good families and have
good records; Chief. Stevenson
released them under his supervi-
sion, pending the arrival of Mrs.
Aikman. The trio returned all
the furnishings taken.
Efforts were being made yes-
terday to settle amicably a dis-
pute over timber rights in Jack-
son Township which resulted in
the arrest of seven men and the
preparation of warrants for
twelve more this week. The case
involves a question over right to
timber on a 12-acre tract in the
Chase section of Jackson Town-
ship owned by Ira Johnson, one
of the prosecutors in the suit.
Charles Nuss was elected
president of the Lehman Parent-
Teachers Association. Other
new officers were named as fol-
lows: Mrs. Jennie Buffington,
vice president; Miss Lillian Bur-
gess, secretary; P.H. Parks, trea-
surer.
YESTERDAY
60 YEARS AGO
Coon Certified Concrete has
opened its Pikes Creek Quarry
where fifteen men are employed
under superintendent Frank
Piatt.
Mrs. Bertha Jenkins was the
oldest mother at the services of
Huntsville Christian Church on
Mother’s Day. Mrs. Milton Culp
was mother having the most
children and Mrs. Carleton Had-
sall was the youngest mother. All
received crimson azaleas.
Committee chairmen for the
fourth annual Lehman Horse
Show on July 3 were appointed
Monday night at a meeting of
the Lehman Volunteer Fire Com-
pany by Howard L. Hendricks,
general chairman. Assisting Mr.
Hendricks as vice chairman will
be Edward Oncay. Walter Cham-
berlain is show secretary and
Charles Nuss is treasurer. Com-
mittee heads are: H.A. Smith, ad-
visory committee; Howard Rise-
ly, parking and police; Joseph
Ide, program, Morton Connolly,
admittance; Walter Chamber-
‘lain ‘and Harry Edwards, show
grounds; and Arthur Ehret, sta-
bles.
50 YEARS AGO
The new quarter-midget track
at Dallas Outdoor Theatre will
open Saturday, May 24, when
eight racers and twelve drivers
from the Lehigh Valley Quarter-
Midget Club in Allentown will
put on an exhibition for theatre
patrons.
First social event sponsored
by the newly formed Back
Mountain Police Association
drew 300 people to a dance at
Jackson Fire Hall Friday night.
Herbert Updyke, secretary of the
Association, reported that near-
ly $550 was realized through the
sale of 500 tickets before the af-
fair and about 50 sold at the
door. The money will be used for
a charter and other expenses of
the new organization.
Movies playing at the Himm-
ler Theatre, Dallas, included
“Witness ForThe Prosecution”
starring Tyrone Power and Mar-
lene Dietrich. At the Dallas Out-
door Theatre, Lloyd Nolan and
Diane Varsie were featured in
“Peyton Place.”
40 YEARS AGO
By the opening of classes in
the fall, Pennsylvania State’s
newest campus at Hayfield
House, Lehman, will be in full
operation, and local home-own-
ers will be asked to house stu-
dents. There is no present plan
for a dormitory building. To
date, classes have been held at
669 North Washington Street,
Wilkes-Barre.
Top students of Lake-Lehman
graduating class, as announced
by High School Principal Antho-
ny Marchakitus, are Harry C.
Gregory and Diane L. Ide. Mr.
Gregory takes the Valedictor-
ian’s post, Miss Ide the Saluta-
torian.
James Gosart and Richard Fe-
dock, students at Dallas Senior
High School, achieved the sec-
ond and third highest scores in a
recent mathematics contest at
Wilkes College. The contest was
sponsored by the Luzerne Coun-
ty Council of Mathematics
Teachers. Eightfive seniors
from public and private schools
in Luzerne County participated.
30 YEARS AGO
The newly formed Back
Mountain Bee Gee’s 4H Club,
under the leadership of Mike
Diskin, recently elected these of-
ficers: Alicia Loberg, president;
Michael Yamrik, vice president;
Diane Yamrick, secretary; John
Niedgaco, treasurer; and Amy
Loberg, news reporter.
Four mothers, who have
passed their 80th birthdays,
were presented gifts at the
Mother-Daughter covered dish
dinner held Friday evening by
United Methodist Women in Or-
ange UM Church. Among those
honored were Mrs. Gertrude
Perry, Mrs. Nellie Eaton, Mrs.
Frieda Perry and Mrs. Myrtle
Volpeus.
New officers were elected for
the Newcomers Club at a candle-
light installation dinner held
the Castle Inn. Installed were:
Mrs. William Griffin, president;
Mrs. Tony D’Agrosa, vice presi:
dent; Mrs. Edwin Nicely, treasur<
er; and Mrs. Jack Jones, secreta-
Iy. |
20 YEARS AGO
A Bicycle Olympics for Dallas
Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts
was held May 1 at Dallas Ele-
mentary School. A bicycle regis:
tration and safety program was
presented by Officer Jim Drury
of Dallas Boro Police. The fol-
lowing Brownies participated:
Sherri Kuderka, Tracy Patton,
Shannon Cabot, Chrissy Duris,,
Tracy Jones, Tara Slocum and,
Sarah Tupper. Junior Girl Scouts
who participated were: Beth
Ann Wagner, Carrie Fetterman;
Kerri Brown, Sarah Wysocki,
Jaime Slocum, Laura Seidel, Ta-|
ra Tupper, Kristen Nackley,
Jaime Elston, Ruthie Yayle and,
Heather Patton. :
Dallas student Heidi Strazdus|
won “Best of Grade Level” at thgg
Rossetti Memorial Juried
Show at College Misericordia re-|
cently. Lake-Lehman, Dallas,
Tunkhannock and Northwest!
Area students participated in the,
show.
Cub Pack 232 of Gate of Hew
en Church, Dallas, recently held:
its Pinewood Derby race. Medals
were awarded to the top three
winners: Kevin McGovern, first|
place; Charles Malpass, second
place; and Steven Lonin, third
place.
Information for “Only Yesten
day” is taken from past issues of
The Dallas Post, which is 119
years old. The information is
printed here exactly as # ap-
peared in the newspaper years
ago.
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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE COME TO THE BACK MOUNTAIN?
“I think more
“A Kentucky “I would like
restaurants Fried Chicken | to see a Wal-
back here be- | or a Taco Mart type
cause you Bell." thing back
drive down to Rita Fox | here.”
Wilkes-Barre Shaveriown Jack Prothero
and it's so bu-
sy down there.
Something
besides fast
food.”
Alysa Scavone
Lehman
Dallas Township
“Some more
“A nicer park
“Marty's Pizza
sports for kids. A and Piero-
facilities = playground, gies.”
outdoor parks, | basketball
basketball courts and
courts and tennis
soccer fields.” | courts.”
Art Redmond Carl Shotwell
Shavertown Trucksville