PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, November 30, 2008 Gifts of the Season’ to be held today at Library If you are searching for that unique holiday gift for a special someone, you may want to visit the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary this afternoon! “Gifts of the Season,” an after- noon of holiday shopping featur- ing over 15 artisans, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the Li- brary. Shoppers will have the op- portunity to choose among the following gift selections: Vintage pillows, Beigo Bags, fabric painting, children’s cloth- ing, handmade glass beaded and sterling silver jewelry, pottery, embroidered throws, painted wooden items, soaps and bath salts, photography and note cards, soy and beeswax candles and Earth Muse jewelry. For the lover of gourmet ingre- dients for those special recipes, you may also decide to visit the table of Burdick Creek Farms fea- turing garlic dust, bread dippers and hot sauces or perhaps pur- chase olive oil offered by Bartolai Winery. In addition to the vendors, there will be demonstrations in- cluding decorating ideas, live vo- cal entertainment by Back Moun- tain resident Connie Scott; a Chi- nese Raffle, a chocolate fountain and an assortment of delicious desserts. Cost of admission is $6 at the front door, but you may stop by the library and pick up a coupon for $1 off the admission fee. We hope you will bring your friends and stop by to experience a de- lightful pre-holiday afternoon. 10-Cent Sale extended Our Slightly Read Bookshop, located in the downstairs of the library, is extending its 10-cent sale of specially selected books and is also continuing its half price sale of all videos and audio books through the month of De- cember. Therapy dogs will visit Our Children’s Room will hold its Therapy Dog Reading Pro- gram from 1 to 2 p.m. on Satur- day, Dec. 6. This event is open to children of all ages and offers them an opportunity to practice their reading skills to a captive canine audience. Pre-registration is required by calling the library at 675-1182. Citrus fruit sale A reminder that the much-an- ticipated delivery of our citrus fruit, sold by the Friends of the Li- brary, will be available for pick up from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13. Thank you to all who have participated in this popular library fundraiser. Holiday Open House Another chance to enjoy a spe- cial event of the season, our An- nual Holiday Open House, will occur on Wednesday, Dec.17, and Thursday, Dec. 18. Be sure to vis- it and have some holiday cookies and punch. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On Dec. 2,1867, English writer Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States, in a New York City theater. Dick- ens was a hit with the American public. The line for his first reading was more than a mile long. * On Dec. 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a 9-inch aluminum pyramid atop a 555-foot tower of white marble, complet- ing construction of the Washington Monument. A city law passed in 1910 restricted the height of new buildings to ensure that the monu- ment would remain the tallest structure in Washington, D.C. ® On Dec. 5,1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol. Mississippi, the last dry state in the Union, ended Prohibition in 1966. ® On Dec. 4,1943, President Franklin Roosevelt closes the books on the Work Projects Administration (WPA), one of the government's most ambitious public-works programs. Fueled by $1 billion of gov- ernment money, the program created jobs for 8.5 million people during the Depression. ® On Dec. 3,1967, 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky receives the first human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. Washkansky was given drugs to keep his body from rejecting the heart, but those drugs also left him susceptible to sickness, and 18 days later he died from double pneumonia. * On Dec. 7,1982, the first execution by lethal injection takes place at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Charles Brooks Jr., convicted of murdering an auto mechanic, received an intravenous injection of sodium pentothal, the barbiturate that is known as a “truth serum” when administered in lesser doses. ® On Dec.1,1990, in the Channel Tunnel, or “Chunnel,” 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill through a wall of rock, con- necting the two ends of an underwater tunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland. The Channel Tunnel opened for pas- senger service on May 6, 1994. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ¢ According to a recent poll of pet owners, the most popular name in the United States for male dogs is Max; for female dogs, it's Mag- gie. * The murre, a bird found in the Arctic, actually dives into the water and swims to catch the small fish that comprise its diet. In- terestingly, its eggs aren't like those of any other bird in the world: The egg “whites” are blue, and the yolks are bright-red. Statistics show that only 1in every 1,461 people is born on Feb. 29, the date that occurs only once every four years, in a leap year. * You might be surprised to learn that the kilt originated not in Scotland, but in France. * Did you know that Dalton, Ga., is the Carpet Capital of the World? | didn’t think so. You no doubt were also unaware that Mar- tinsville, Va., is the Sweat Shirt Capital of the World, and that Central City, Neb., is the Pump Irrigation Capital of the World. * Those who study such things claim that leeches have 32 brains. * The next time you get jury duty when you'd rather be doing other things, remember that the situation could be worse. One man in Liverpool, England, was discharged from a jury in 2003 because the other jurors in the case were complaining that his beard was infested with fleas. Thought for the Day: “Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing, but that we cannot prevent from barking.” - Nicolas de Chamfort Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-521 news@mydallaspost.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com “Tux,” the mascot for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen- guins hockey team, read to children on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Back Mountain Memorial Library in Dallas. Above, Joran Banks, left, and Teddy Ri- chards, of Lehman, get up close and personal with "Tux." At right, Scott Stuccio, the voice of the Penguins, reads to a packed house at the Back Mountain Memorial Library but Tux captured the attention of the audience. Reading with a ° Penguin 1988- 20 YEARS AGO Jubilant Dallas Mountaineers were met by hundreds of fans on their arrival from Danville to the high school Saturday after win- ning the Eastern Conference Class II championship. The play- ers lost no time in indicating that they were No. 1. Team members in- cluded Jerry « Ogurkis, ' Barry Mill- er, Joe Pis- korik, Shawn Ruth and Sam YESTERDAY Jayne. John Gregg has been selected the Dallas Senior High School winner for the 1988-89 Century III Leader Scholarship. The scholarship was developed by the Association of Secondary School Principals, with funding from Shell Oil. John, as a school winner, will now compete at the state level for a $1,500 scholar- ship and all-expense paid trip to Colonial Williamsburg. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregg, Dallas. Paul J. Feeney, 20, of Shaver- town, has been accepted to par- ticipate in the Up With People program. Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Feeney and a graduate of West Side Area Voca- tional-Technical School where he was involved in football, wres- tling and baseball. Known for its widely ac- claimed musical show, Up With People is the international, edu- cational and cultural program which aims to build peace through understanding among people everywhere. Following five weeks of Stag- ing and Orientation in Tucson, Ariz. beginning in July 1989, Fee- ney will then travel for 10 months with a cast of over 100 from as many as 18 different countries. 1978 —- 30 YEARS AGO Santa Claus will arrive in the Back Mountain this Saturday at 10 a.m. He will fly in by helicop- ter and land on the tennis court area of College Misericordia, across from the entrance of Col- lege Manor. Santa will parade by fire truck to the American Le- gion on Memorial Highway where “Pictures with Santa” will be taken. Each child who attends will receive a gift from Santa, compliments of the Back Moun- tain Jay-C-ettes. James E. Regan, Dallas, has been named chairman for Wilkes-Barre and surrounding areas for the 1979 Heart Fund campaign. The appointment was made by Frank Pasquini, general campaign chairman. St. Theresa’s Altar and Rosary Society, Shavertown, will hold its annual Christmas Dinner at the Farmer’s Inn. Mrs. Chester Molley, chairman, will be assist- ed by Ann Mackiewicz, co-chair- man. 1968 — 40 YEARS AGO The Student Council and Ju- nior Class of Dallas Senior High School are sponsoring the first Homecoming Day in the school’s history on Thursday, Thanksgiv- ing Day. Festivities begin with a motorcade which will proceed to Dallas football field for the an- nual “Old Shoe” game between the Dallas Mountaineers and the Knights of Lake-Lehman at 10 a.m. A special half-time event will be a program presented by the Dallas Band, highlighted with the crowning of a Homecoming Queen by Jeffrey Eyet, Senior Class President. A Homecoming Dance will follow that evening in the high school gymnasium. The seven girls nominated for Home- coming Queen are Susanne Koz- ich, Joan Nelson, Deborah Allen, Sally Harter, Catherine Mun- nell, Patricia Hughey, Anna Ma- rie Acuri. Escorts for the contes- tants are Bob Bowen, Chris Meyer, John Szela, Dave Fitch, John Pickett, Louis Ruckno and Charles Baker. Elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout on Sunday at Shavertown Methodist Church, Thomas L. Wallace, Jr. received his award at a breakfast arranged by the Men’s Club. 1958 — 50 YEARS AGO New management reopened the dress factory at Sweet Valley Tuesday morning, calling back as many of the original workers as possible, until production in- creases. Members of the Sweet Valley Improvement Association were invited to a party given by Jay Fashions, Monday night. The plant has been closed since employees were called out on strike March 3 by ILGWU, and drew strike pay until some- time in August. At the time of the closing, the plant, under the management of Thomas Lu- chese, more commonly known as “Three Fingers Brown” had a payroll of approximately $200,000 a year, and employed between 65 and 70 women in its medium priced sportswear oper- ation. Two black bears have been re- ported shot in this area, both on the opening day of bear season. Robert Pickett, East Dallas, got a 375 pound black bear in the mountains back of Forkston Fire Tower Monday morning. The other bear, a 300 pounder, was shot by Victor Nienius of Ply- mouth. 1948 - 60 YEARS AGO Dairy feed prices along with milk production are on the de- cline in Pennsylvania. Inade- quate rainfall and several nights of freezing temperatures during October caused pastures to be dry and grass short. Some dairy- men in the Back Mountain area were hauling water for stock as water supplies remained low. Movies playing at the Shaver Theatre, Shavertown, included “A Date With Judy” starring Wal- lace Beery and Elizabeth Taylor; “Hazard” starring Paulette God- dard and MacDonald Carey; “Sinister Journey” starring Ho- palong Cassidy; and “Stork Bites Man” starring Jackie Cooper. The deer season started early for Chief Fred Swanson of Har- vey’s Lake. Sunday morning per- sons going to services at Lake- ton Lutheran Church observed a deer swimming in the middle of the lake. As they watched they saw it get up on the shore in the far distance, then re-enter the water and swim to a point near the Lawrence B. Jones property where it staggered up on shore and out on the highway. Loren Keller and Joe McCaf- fey who were nearby, observed that it was exhausted — possible chased by dogs and seriously in- jured. They notified Chief Swan- son who came immediately to in- vestigate. He had hardly arrived when the beautiful doe died. 1938 — 70 YEARS AGO Dallas Chapter, Order of East- ern Star, will hold its annual din- ner dance on December 9 at Irem Temple Country Club. Mrs. Agda Lewis, general chairman, will be assisted by Mrs. Mildred Bronson, Mrs. Elizabeth Keller and Mrs. Jessie Moore. A serious shortage of water in the hill section of Dallas — con) ing on the heels of frequent inter- ruptions of service in the last few months - provoked consumers to join this week in a vigorous de- mand for official action to end —- once and for all — the problem of an adequate supply of water for Dallas Borough. As a result of widespread com- plaints, Dallas Borough Council called a special meeting for to- night in the borough building to hear protests and decide what action can be taken to assure sat- isfactory service for consumers. Albert Groblewski was unani- mously elected president of Kingston Township Parent Teacher Association at a meet- ing on Monday night. He suc- ceeds Mrs. Meacham who re- signed because of illness. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 119 vears old. The information is printed here exactly as i ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. 8 | “No, we have a fairly new house and it's well-insulat- dows.” ed.” Jeff Gerlin Shavertown “We replaced our front door and some win- Jessica Milbrodt Dallas “We bought a lot more fire- wood this year.” Irene Sankey Harveys Lake “Yes, we put plastic over oi Yon, 4 . 4 § 7 | Fashate “| insulated the walls and HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING TO LOWER YOUR HEATING BILL THIS YEAR? “I'm insulating underneath the windows caulked the floor in and caulking around the the basement around the windows." to keep it doors.” Stephen Konek | Warmer." Kathy Martin Lehman David Jones Sweet Valley Sweet Valley I
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