PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, February 8, 2009 MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel e On Feb. 14, 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome is executed for continuing to perform marriages for young lovers in secret after Emperor Claudius the Cruel banned all marriages and engagements. Legend has it that while in jail, Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter and signed it “From Your Valentine." ® On Feb. 15,1903, toy-store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window, advertising them as “Teddy” bears. Michtom had earlier received permission from Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt to use his nickname. Stuffed bears soon became a national childhood institution. : ® On Feb. 1, 1916, Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and dis- tributing materials about birth control. Goldman, nicknamed “Red Emma,” was later convicted and spent time in jail. ® On Feb. 12,1924, American composer George Gershwin's “Rhap- sody in Blue" is performed for the first time as part of a concert in New York City. Gershwin’s other works include “An American in Pa- ris,” written in 1928 and used as a ballet for Gene Kelly in the 1951 movie of the same name. ® On Feb. 13,1958, the first Ford Thunderbird with four seats is introduced. The four-passenger “square bird” converted the top-of- the-line Ford from a sports car to a luxury car. Thirty-eight thousand cars were initially sold, making the T-Bird one of only two American cars to increase sales between 1957 and 1958. ® On Feb. 9,1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He earned his nickname as a boy when he earned money carrying passengers’ bags at train stations. ® On Feb. 10,1996, after three hours, world chess champion Gary Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Kasparov was ultimately victorious, however, as he bested Deep Blue in the match with three wins and two ties and took home the $400,000 prize. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST St. Francis Cabrini Church in Caverton, above, will consolidate with St. Therese in Shavertown, but will remain open for one Mass per weekend and occasional weddings and funerals. Back Mountain churches to consolidate, link together Several changes have been announced regarding Back Moun- tain Roman Catholic churches. ; St. Frances Cabrini, in Carverton, will consolidate with St. Therese, in Shavertown, but St. Francis will remain “as an additional worship” site for one Mass per weekend and occa- sional weddings and funerals. Gate of Heaven will link with Our Lady of Victory at Harveys Lake, sharing one pastor. Blessed Sacrament in Centermoreland will close by July and consolidate at Gate of Heaven. Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Lake Silkworth will partner with the consolidated parish at Gate of Heaven. In January 2008, Luzerne County Roman Catholic churches were grouped into 19 clusters to evaluate what to do in re- sponse to shrinking attendance and monetary woes. News for each cluster was publicized by Bishop Joseph Martino of the Scranton Diocese via a recording following Masses last week- end. Recordings were individualized by cluster so that parishion- ers only heard news regarding their church and several others nearby. Back Mountain churches made up Cluster One. There are 90 Roman Catholic churches in Luzerne County, half of which are expected to close within two years. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Our Lady of Victory Church in Harveys Lake, above, will link with Gate of Heaven Church in Dallas, sharing one pastor. Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Lake Silkworth will also partner with Gate of Heav- | 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 Richard L. Connor Dotty Martin PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com THIS WEEK IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN SUBMITTED PHOTO Denise Moore, of Huntsville, found a pair of barn swallows that had made a beautiful nest in the corner of her porch ceiling. The Moore family knew there were four eggs in the nest and eagerly awaited their hatching. The little ones are precious, aren't they? SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITH OUR READERS Do you have a photograph that is so awesome that you'd like to share it with others? Have you been on vacation and came back with not only 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 our “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 18711. 1989- 20 YEARS AGO LaBar’s Sunoco Station, in business for more than 43 years, sold its last gasoline this week and locked its pumps waiting for the Sun Oil Company to take out the underground tanks and gas pumps. Mrs. La- Bar, whose husband first opened the busi- ness, said under new DER regula- tions they would have to take out the old tanks and put in new ones made of fiberglass, as well as put in special equipment alongside them. “In addition to all that, we would be required to carry $1 million liability insurance. We just couldn’t afford the expense. It's too bad, our boys have worked here since they were youngsters.” In a few days the Sunoco sign will be gone but the LaBar build- ing and sign will remain. The sporting goods store will contin- ue in business and Woody LaBar will continue to do automotive repairs. The National Honor Society and Student Council of Dallas Senior High School recently held their annual food drive for the benefit of the Back Mountain Food Bank. Students from all homerooms contributed food items or money. The winning homerooms that contributed the most were treated to continental breakfast by the National Honor Society. Students who helped to plan the event included Laurie Lehman, Lori Ankenbrand, Ja- mie Strange, Julianne Orlowski, Sandra Corcoran, Rachel Holth- aus, Pamela Baseski and John McKeever. YESTERDAY 1979 — 30 YEARS AGO There are no state funds for new highway construction at this time, but the Cross-Valley Expressway linking the Back Mountain with River Street in Wilkes-Barre will be completed, PennDOT district engineer Jack Finn said at the Dallas Kiwanis Club town meeting. The district engineer said, “There is no con- crete plan for anything but main- tenance in the Back Mountain area. There is no plan for major highway improvements because PennDOT is just not in the posi- tion financially.” Only highways already in the building phase be- fore July 1, 1997, such as the Cross-Valley Expressway, will be completed. According to Finn, PennDOT isin a critical situation from a fis- cal standpoint. PennDOT ob- tains its funds from the motor li- cense fund and the state gasoline tax. For the past five years, Penn- DOT’s yearly revenue has amounted to $900 million. He pointed out that although this figure has remained fairly stable, costs of road maintenance have continued to rise. At the local Arthur Treacher’s restaurant on Memorial High- way, Dallas, the all-you-can-eat fish and chips Sunday dinner was $2.49. Red Ambrose, retiring presi- dent of the Fall Fair committee, passed the gavel to newly-elect- ed Ray Hillman. Other officers of the committee are: Alan Landis, vice president; Kay Whitehead, secretary; Tom Reese, secretary; Bob Baird, treasurer; and Char- les Kishbaugh, assistant treasur- er. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO The Back Mountain Munici- pal Authority last Thursday an- nounced that a sanitary sewage system for Dallas Borough, Dal- las and Kingston Townships would be in operation by August 1970, if approved by the three communities. The cost to prop- erty owners will be $3 per front foot, $100 for connection and ap- proximately $128 a year for rent- al. Four Dallas area scouts will be honored at a dinner in the meet- ing room of the Dallas Metho- dist Church this week in recog- nition of their having achieved scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. John Juris, Scoutmaster, announced that the young men are Edward Boltz III, Timothy Kaye,Raymond Jacobs and Dou- glas Wasserrott, all students at Dallas Junior High School. 1959 — 50 YEARS AGO David N. Schooley, Harris Hill Road, became Potentate of Irem Temple, as 1,000 members from sixteen counties of Northeast- ern Pennsylvania balloted for of- fice for 1959. Mr. Schooley, financial vice president of Fowler, Dick and Walker, was elected without op- position. He was chief rabban last year. Doris Day and Richard Wid- mark were featured in “The Tun- nel of Love” at the Himmler The- ater, Dallas. 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO Four year old Nesbitt Garin- ger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Garinger and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt Garinger of Dallas, won fourth national award and first local award in the fourteenth National Children’s Photography Contest held re- cently. : Young Nesbitt competed with thousands of photographs taken of children all of the United States. Movies playing at the Shaver Theater, Shavertown, included “Two Guys from Texas” starring Dennis Morgan, Guy Carson and Dorothy Malone; “Key Largo” starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; and “When My Baby Smiles At Me” starring Be- tty Grable, Dan Dailey and Jack Oakie. At the Himmler Theater in Dallas, Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres were featured in “Johnn Belinda.” i 1939 — 70 YEARS AGO Mrs. Charles Whitesell was re- elected president of the Dallas Junior Women’s Club at its.an- nual meeting on Wednesday night. Other officers named Mrs. Herbert Lundy, first vice president; Mrs. Charles W. Lee, second vice president; Mrs. Ken- neth Oliver, secretary; Mrs. Pey- ton Lee, treasurer; and Mrs. Owen Jones, corresponding sec- retary. A sixty per cent reduction in the per capita tax was approved by Dallas Borough School Board at its meeting in the high school Wednesday. More than 790 tax- payers will save as a result of the decision. The per capita tax, which is levied upon every adult _ resident of the borough, has) stood at $5 for anumber of years. 7 The Board’s move Wednesday will reduce the per capita levy to $2, effective next July. Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater in Dallas included “The Stranger From Arizona” starring Buck Jones; “Garden of the Moon” starring Jay O’Brien; “Girls’ School” starring Anne Shirley; and “Sweethearts,” the last chapter of Wild Bill Hickok, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. 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. “| was preg- nant and my husband sent me a barber- shop quartet in tuxedos holding roses to sing to me at work.” Christine Beyer Dallas “To have had a husband who always sent me flowers." Marilyn Gregorski YOUR “Spending this Valentine's Day with my CPA doing tax- es.” Diane Kleynowski Trucksville Dallas every year.” FAVORITE VALENTINE'S DAY MEMORY?" “Getting val- entines from my significant other and three children George Rando Swoyersville "Giving vale tines out in grammar school.” Amanda Rando n- | “Always get- ting a valen- tine and a nice dinner from my husband.” Dawn Pugliese Dallas Dallas
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