PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, February 1, 2009 New books added to Back Mountain Memorial Library The following new books have been added to the collection at he Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for January 2009: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Plum Spooky” by Janet Eva- novich, “Eclipse” by Richard North Patterson, “Mounting Fears” by Stuart Woods, “A Dark- er Place” by Jack Higgins, “The Associate” by John Grisham and “Under the Radar” by Fern Mi- chaels FICTION “Plum Spooky” by Janet Eva- novich, “Eclipse” by Richard North Patterson, “Mounting Fears” by Stuart Woods “On the Grind” by Stephen J. Cannell, “Tis the Season!” by Lorna Landvik, “The Christmas Sweater” by Glenn Beck, “A Darker Place” by Jack Higgins, “The Associate” by John Grish- am and “Under the Radar” by Fern Michaels NON-FICTION “Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me” by Lucia Van der Post, “The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family” by Patrick Lencioni, “Top Chef: The cook- book” by Brett Martin, “Com- plete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships” by Douglas Ward and “Make it in Minutes: Wed- ding Crafts” by Catherine Yar- novich Risling MYSTERY “Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof” by Blaize Clement SCIENCE FICTION “Agincourt” by Bernard Corn- well, “Bones of the Dragon” by Margaret Weis and “Regenesis” by C.J. Cherryh REFERENCE “Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Songs for the Missing” by Stewart O’Nan, “Final Justice” by Fern Michaels and “Rhett But- ler’s People” by Donald McCaig YOUNG ADULT “Bonechiller” by Graham McNamee, “Paralyzed” by Jeff Rud, “The Mayflower and the Pil- grims’ New World” by Nathaniel Philbrick and “What I Saw and How I Lied” by Judy Blundell SPECIAL DONATIONS “Dallas, Pennsylvania” by Sr. Anne Pulling donated by Sr. Anne Pulling and “Step into My Heart” by Tony Mussari, Ph.D. donated by Anthony J. Mussari, Ph.D. Books honor The following memorial books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary for the month of January 2009: In memory of Ruth Oschman, “Four Feet, Two Sandals” by Ka- ren Lynn Williams, presented by Maureen and John Doerfler In memory of Robert P. Norris, “A Good Day’s Fishing” by James Prosek, “Trout, Trout, Trout” by April Pulley Sayre and “The Lit- tle Fish That Got Away” by Ber- nadine Cook, presented by Carol M. Kosisky In memory of Arthur George Redmond, “Louise, the Adven- tures of a Chicken” by Kate DiCa- millo and “I Love My Daddy” by Sebastien Braun, presented by Paul and Abby Campbell In memory of Carol King, “The Sand Lady” by Corinne M. Lit- zenberg, presented by Pat and Ed Krubitzer In memory of Olive Phillips, “Every Landlords Legal Guide” by Marcia Stewart, presented by Thomas S. Mcllwain and “Gabel- loved ones lini: Architecture of the Interior” by Michael Gabellini, presented by John and Beth Gager In memory of Gene Keller Wert, “The Kennedy Family Al- bum” by Linda Corley, “The Biol- ogy of Belief” by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. and “The Snowball: War- ren Buffett and the Business of Life” presented by Christopher L. Ferner In memory of Gene K. Wert, “Tapestry Handbook” by Carol K. - Russell, “Nurturing Spirituality in Children” by Peggy Davidson Jenkins, presented by Kenneth and Gisela Swingle In memory of William Guyette, “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House” by Jon Mea- cham, presented by The Dallas Kiwanis Club In memory of Joseph Rondinel- Ia, “50 Aircraft That Changed the World” by Ron Dick and Dan Pat- terson, presented by Joan Dillon In memory of Adolph Sappe, “Minding Your Business” by Horst M. Rechelbacher, present- ed by Bruce and Beth Rosenthal STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t is recorded in historical notes of the 19th century that the Reverend Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater, made a habit during the last years of his life of sitting down to a formal dinner every evening with a dozen guests. This might not seem odd until you learn that the guests were all canines, seated in armchairs and with napkins tied around their necks. ¢ |t was French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte who made the following sage observation: “In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.” e After his death in 2005, the ashes of Hunter S. Thompson, pio- neer of gonzo journalism and author of the infamous novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” were fired spaceward from a giant cannon to the accompaniment of fireworks and the Bob Dylan song “Mr. Tam- bourine Man." * It's been reported that the average lifespan of a tree in the me- tropolis of New York City is only seven years. ® Evidently, it's not just humans who associate a deeper voice with maturity (and desirability) in males. It seems that male owls try to appear more macho and attract females by lowering the tone of their hoots. * Every year an organization known as the Diagram Group awards a prize to the person who submits the strangest title of an actual book that was published in that year. Here's a sampling of previous winners: “Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Nude Mice," “The Theory of Lengthwise Rolling,” “High-Performance Stiffened Structures,” “Living With Crazy Buttocks,” “Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" and “Butterworths Corpo- rate Manslaughter Service.” * Records show that in England in 1552, William Shakespeare's father had to pay a fine for littering. o00 Thought for the Day: “Failure is not the only punishment for lazi- ness; there is also the success of others.” -- Jules Renard 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 is prog THIS WEEK IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN 1 SUBMITTED PHOTO | Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, came across this majestic stand of pine trees in the family camping area at Frances Slocum State Park and used a super wide lens to capture the scene. SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITH OUR READERS | 3 Do you have a photograph that is so awesome you'd like to share it with others? Have you been on vacation and came back with not oniyl unforgettable memories, but great photos? Do you have a great shot of your kids, of your pet, of your house? If you have a photograph you think is worth sharing with other Dallas Post readers, send it to us and we'll publish it in out “This week in the Back Mountain” space. You can | e-mail the photo, in JPEG format, to news@mydallaspost.com or mail it to us at The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1871L. : 1989- 20 YEARS AGO Recycling of waste materials is a much discussed subject in Pennsylvania, and particularly in this area, now that it will become mandatory. Governor Robert Casey recently signed a law that requires municipalities with a population of 10,000 or more to pro- vide curb- Ny side collec- tion of recy- clable mate- rials by September 1990. Communities with popula- tions of 5,000-10,000 must pro- vide curbside collection by Sep- tember 1991. Two municipalities in the Back Mountain should be affect- ed by the law: Dallas Township (7,200-7,500 population) and Kingston Township (10,000 pop- ulation). Dallas Township Supervisor Frank Wagner can appreciate the good and bad features of recy- cling. Li started arecycling ra “the township and opened it to other communities in the Back Mountain. The pro- gram appeared to be working smoothly in the beginning and Wagner became increasingly in- volved, attending meetings and visiting other municipalities starting recycling in an effort to prepare for the new law. Then came the disappointment. Wagner could find no company to take paper dropped off at the township. He had 40 tons of newspaper and magazines that the town- ship could not get rid of locally, and since the township has no money in the budget to ship the materials out of town, Wagner had to call a halt to the program for the present time. But he still had the paper. The only solution was to burn the paper. That is what he and township maintenance workers are doing when they have free time. Walter H.R. Mohr of Dallas has been elected 55th Illustrious Potentate of Irem Temple. Mohr has been active in Irem’s affairs for 40 years, being a member and past president of the Chanter’s Unit and has served on various Shrine committees. Other offi- cers elected include: Clifford L. Jones, Chief Rabban; Donald S. Anthony, Assistant Rabban; Fred J. Dietrich, Sr., High Priest and Prophet; Kenneth E. Burkel, Oriental Guide; James O. Bro- kenshire, P.P. Treasurer; and YESTERDAY Cromwell E. Thomas, Recorder. 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO Constable William Purcell of Harvey’s Lake was elected presi- dent of the Luzerne County Con- stables Association at a recent meeting. Purcell has been an elected constable from Harvey's Lake for the past six years. Prior to being elected as president of the Constables Association, he was a trustee and past secretary and treasurer. The three-year-old nursery school project of the child devel- opment classes at Dallas Senior High School will begin this month. The high school stu- dents are busy planning projects and activities for the children un- der the direction of Mrs. Nancy Goeringer. For realistic experience in learning about and working with children, child development classes at Dallas Senior High School plan to direct a nursery school for three and four-year- old children, pumper arrived promptly but the big pumper broke down shortly out of the fire hall. Sha- vertown was summoned to as- sist. Dallas also stood by ready to roll as word got back that it was a false alarm. Police arriving on the scene learned that Sands had been receiving threatening calls and this, too, was likely the work of a prankster. 1959 - 50 YEARS AGO A Hunlock Creek woman whose husband is among the 12 missing men trapped in the Knox Coal Mine by the raging waters of the Susquehanna Riv- er, is confident that he is living. Equally confident is a woman from Demunds, whose nephew was working side by side with his friend from Hunlock Creek. Joseph Gizenski, Hunlock Creek, and Eugene Ostrowski were drilling rock on the day shift Thursday at noon. Both men had been transferred from the night shift a few days previ- ously. cers were installed at. a recent church worship service by the Rev. Robert D. Yost, pastor. New- ly installed officers are: presi- dent, Mrs. Gordon Earles; vice president, Mrs. John Stahl; sec- retary, Mrs. Frank Parkinson; and treasurer, Mrs. Andrew Kachmar. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO Dallas Township recently took delivery on the first new police cruiser owner by the township. In the past, officers provided their own transportation and were in turn reimbursed by the township. The police force con- sists of Chief Frank Lange, Jim Davies, Jim Kelly and Charles Finn. A single engine plane crashed when forced to land Sunday af- ternoon in a field near Route 118 in Sweet Valley after reportedly running out of fuel. The pilot, from New Jersey, escaped injury but his passenger received mi- nor lacerations. The landing gear apparently broke upon landing. The field is the property of Hal Bronson, Sweet Valley. The clanging of fire trucks, congested roads leading to Carv- erton, and fire alarms pealing near midnight Sunday, resulted when a woman called Trucks- ville Fire Company with infor- mation that Ralph Sands’ barn was on fire. Trucksville’s engine and small fet w cy e surging flood poured into the mine tunnel through a gaping hole ground in the river bottom. Jagged ice freighted the flood, swirling through the mine corri- dors, crashing against the pil- lars, overtaking the fleeing men. Five members were elected to Prince of Peace Church Vestry at the annual meeting Tuesday night at the parish home. They were: Charles Flack, Judd Holt, Samuel McKensie, John Jeter and Robert Weaver. Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were featured in “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” at the Himmler Theater, Dallas. 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO Eighteen new ornamental art glass windows, recently ordered by Dallas Methodist Church, are in the final stage of construction and will be ready for installation within the next two weeks. These windows, which are being presented by a former member of the Dallas church, will replace all of the windows in the main body of the church. Fred Merrill, Harvey’s Lake, was elected president of the Lake Township Parent-Teacher Association at the organization meeting attended by 150 parents and teachers in the high school auditorium last Thursday night. It was the initial meeting of the group. Movies playing at the Shaver Theater, Shavertown, included! “Noose Hangs High” starring | Abbott and Costello and Cathy Downs; “Tarzan’s New York Ad- venture” starring Johnny Weis- | muller and Maureen O'Sullivan; and “Sorry Wrong Number” star- | ring Burt Lancaster and Barbara | Stanwyck. The Himmler Thea- | ter, Dallas, was featuring Wil-| liam Powell and Irene Dunne. in “Life With Father.” ® ! 1939 —- 70 YEARS AGO Thieves who boldly tossed al field stone through the plate | glass window of Robert Robert’s jewelry store on Main Street, | Dallas, early Sunday morning | stole a radio and several watches | from the display widow but fled before they gained entrance to the store. The loss, netoding a radio | which was badly damaged by fly- | ing glass, is estimated by Mr. Ro- | berts at $100. It was covered by: insurance. The stone crashed through the upper left hand third of the plate glass, lea the lower Section intact ,and thy iss wi angi Centermoreland’s “What-Is- It?” may be a dog, after all! The identity of the mysterious ani- mal reported roaming the lonely wooded section of Orange re- mains unknown, however, de- spite intensive efforts on the part of The Post to check the weird take. Skeptics think it is only a large dog, but the casual explanation has not satisfied a party of wood- smen who first came upon the animal Friday afternoon on the timbered land of Mrs. Myrtle Miller of Sutton Creek. ) The beast, “Too large to be N dog,” is described by William Niemeyer, Jr. as a rangy, shaggy, powerfully-muscled animal, about five feet long, with a head like a bear’s, long, rounded ears, and large paws, “leaving prints bigger than a man’s fist.” Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater in Dallas included “Always In Trouble” starring Jane Withers; “Angels In Dirty Faces” starring James Cagney, Pat O’Brien and The Dead End Kids; “Speed To Burn” starring Michael Whalen; and “Straight, Place and Show” starring The Ritz Brothers. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 120 vears old. The information is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. 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