¥ PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, May 31, 2009 Farmers Market returns to Back Mountain Library This is certainly a busy time of year for gardeners and farmers alike and soon we'll be able to partake in the freshest produce around as the Back Mountain Memorial Library once again pre- pares for its annual “Farmers Market.” Although it is still early, due to popular request, (and the need to plan ahead for those summer pic- nics!) the dates for this year’s market will be Saturdays, begin- ning July 18, and ending Septem- ber 26. The market will open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Satur- day. Auction starts July 9 This year’s Back Mountain Me- morial Library Auction will be held on July 9, 10, 11 and 12 and will feature four nights of lively bidding and bargaining for an- tiques, Nearly Olde items, odds and ends and vintage jewelry. Do- nations for all of these areas in- cluding antiques and antique fur- niture, glassware and other items are currently being accepted. Youth volunteers needed All youth volunteers, ages 12 and up, are once again needed for auction set-up which will be held on July 5 and 6. Anyone interest- ed may contact the library now to sign up, so gather your friends and give us a call! Rotary looking for appliances Our Rotary Food Booth is an- nouncing a special request for do- nations of any used working re- frigerators or freezers. Please call the library at 675-1182 to sched- ule a pick up. Storyhours registration Registration for the next ses- sion of Summer Storyhours will be on Wednesday, June 3, with telephone calls being accepted beginning at 9:30 a.m. Reading program begins soon All of the fun and excitement of the Summer Reading program will soon begin! You may register your child for this program begin- ning on June 15. Watch for more information or you may call the library at 675-1182. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel e On June 6,1683, the Ashmolean, the world's first uni- versity museum, opens in Oxford, England, with collections donated by English archaeologist Elias Ashmole. Today, the collection at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology ranges from 500,000-year-old man-made implements to 20th-century works of art. e On June 4,1876, a mere 83 hours after leaving New York City, the Transcontinental Express train arrives in San Francis- co. Suddenly, a journey that had previously taken months using horses could be made in less than a week. Amenities varied from plush velvet seats to narrow wooden benches. e On June 7,1893, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a young Indian lawyer, commits his first act of civil disobedience. Known as Mahatma, or “the great soul,” Gandhi's persuasive methods of civil disobedience influenced leaders of civil-rights movements around the world, especially Martin Luther King Jr. e On June 5,1922, George W. Carmack, the first person to discover gold along the Klondike River, dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. Unlike many prospectors, Carmack was not consumed by the lust to find gold. He enjoyed playing the organ, reading periodicals and writing sentimental poetry. * On June 2,1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. When Ruth died on Aug. 16,1948, his body lay in state at Yankee Stadium for two days and was visited by more than 100,000 fans. ® On June 1,1949, Lawrence Welk's band begins a two-year stint as the house orchestra for radio show “High Life Re- view." Though often lampooned for his saccharine style, Welk eventually developed an army of loyal fans and hosted one of the longest-running musical variety shows in history. * On June 3,196], Clarence Gideon is arrested and charged with breaking into a poolroom in Florida. The appeal of Gide- on's subsequent conviction lead to the establishment of one of the chief principles of American criminal justice in what are known as our Miranda rights. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver e |t was Clay Ewing, president of a community bank in Indi- ana, who recently made the following sage observation: “Banking should not be exciting. If banking is exciting, there is something wrong with it.” e James Arness, star of the iconic American TV series “Gunsmoke,” was more than six and a half feet tall -- so tall, in fact, that the makers of the show frequently had him stand in a hole during his scenes so he wouldn't tower over his co- stars. ¢ The form-fitting synthetic fabric commonly known as spandex was so named because it's an anagram of “expands.” e When you think of a dog herding cattle or sheep, the im- age in your mind is probably a border collie, a breed well- known for its herding capabilities. You might be surprised to learn that Dalmations, too, were once used to herd livestock. In fact, that's why they've become an icon of firefighters ev- erywhere. Back when fire engines were actually wagons drawn by teams of horses, Dalmations accompanied the fire- fighters to the scene of a disaster in order to herd the horses to a safe place until the blaze was brought under control. e Recorders of crime statistics say that the top three cities in the United States in terms of cars being stolen are Modesto, Calif.; Las Vegas; and San Diego. e If, like many Americans these days, you're carrying around some extra weight, here's an added incentive to lose those love handles: For every 50 pounds your car loses from its payload, you'll get about a1percent improvement in gas mileage. Of course, you could just clean out any junk that's been cluttering up the trunk instead. ( NN J Thought for the day: “Like cars in amusement parks, our direction is often determined through collisions.” -- Yahia La- babidi 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 THIS WEEK IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN SUBMITTED PHOTO Nettie Durkin, of Shavertown, is a finalist in the Horse of Delaware Valley Photo Contest with this photo of her horse, Diesel, which she keeps at Friedman Farms in Dallas. Nettie was taking shadow pictures the day she shot this photo and thought it looked really cool - cool enough to share with Dallas Post readers. 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 photograp 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. Yo 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 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. 1939 — 70 YEARS AGO Eight boys and girls, a boy and girl from each of four high schools in this region, received the coveted American Legion Award for Citizenship this week. The award, a medal and en- graved certificate, was present- ed at appro- priate cere- monies at each of the schools by a committee of veterans from Dad- : dow-Isaacs Post American Legion. Those receiving the award: Dallas Borough, Irene Blessing, Harold Brobst; Dallas Township, Robert Patrick, Laura Rothery; Lake Township, Lillian Titus, George Sutton; Lehman Town- ship, George Lamoreaux, Carol Crosby. Fontenoy Figaro, male wire- haired terrier owned by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Schweitzer of Trucksville, is making quite a name for himself having won four firsts, two seconds and one reserve winner in six Kennel Club shows in which he has par- ticipated during the last 10 days. The dog is one of 14 wirehaired terriers owned by the Schweitz- ers. YESTERDAY 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO Dallas District Girl Scouts won the World Flag for best par- ticipation in the Juliette Low Friendship Fund, Friday evening at Irem Temple. Mrs. Edgar Sut- ton, Carverton, is chairman of the Dallas District Juliette Low Committee. The flag, presented by Mrs. Donald Coughlin, com- missioner of Wyoming Valley Girl Scout Council, was received by Ruby Dixon, Joan Wall and Barbara Dana. Thomas W. Andrew, Terrace Drive, Shavertown, won two first place awards in the Rabbit Breeder and Cavy Show held Sunday at Allentown. Mr. An- drew, who won the awards with his prize chinchillas also took second place with several of his entries. Kingston Township Veterans Association presented Shaver- town Girl Scout Troop 75 with an American Flag at a dinner meeting of the troop Wednesday evening. Presentation was made by Martin Porter, president. Flag was received by Margaret Fergu- son. Badges were won by Marilyn Covert, Elizabeth Dierolf, Mar- garet Ferguson, Janice Houser, Carol Kester, Carol Malkemes, Gail Woolbert, Donna Mae La- Bar, Rita Puterbaugh and Mary Jo Laux. 1959 - 50 YEARS AGO Nadine Marie Kuderka, Dallas R.D. 3, has been named winner of the Safety Slogan Contest for her slogan, “Safety Not Sorrow,” which will be displayed on three billboards constructed by the Manual Arts Department of Westmoreland High School. Nadine will receive a $5 prize and have her picture taken be- side one of the billboards. The project is sponsored by the School Safety Council, Kiwanis Key Club and Dallas Womans’ Club to make all drivers safety conscious. Thieves made a whirlwind vis- it to Dallas Wednesday night, stole two valuable diamond rings from the Lee McCarthy home in Elmcrest, ransacked the Clark Hartley home, and swiped Doc Jeter’s car from L.L. Ri- chardson’s garage, connecting up the battery and leaving in such a haste that they dropped the diamond rings. They put 28 miles on the speedometer before abandoning the Dodge in Scranton, to collect parking tickets by the curb. Sally Dawn Edwards, who graduated last night with the Westmoreland class of 1959, was selected by three judges as Dal- las Junior Woman’s Club’s Girl of the Year. At the monthly meet- ing Tuesday she was given a sil- ver charm bracelet as a token of an award based on good citizen- ship, charm, character, one who is a good friend, who is God-fear- ing, and who is interested in what goes on in the world about her. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO Northeastern Newspapers, Inc., publishers of The Dallas Post and The Abington Journal, last week received honors from the Pennsylvania Newspapers Publishers Association’s annual + Keystone Press Awards. Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks (Hix), long- -,, time editor of The Dallas Post, won first prize as top editorial writer in weekly newspaper competition. Her winning edito- rial, “Because He Had A Dream” was on the death of Senator Rob- ert Kennedy. At local Acme Markets, two large heads of iceberg lettuce sold for 29 cents; turkeys were 35 cents a pound; an 8 ounce pack- age of Philadelphia cream cheese was 27 cents and a two pound can of Maxwell House coffee was $1.29. 1979 —- 30 YEARS AGO Dallas High School students participated in team competi- tion for engineering aptitude, mathematics and science, spon- sored by the Junior Engineering Technical Society at Penn State’s Wilkes-Barre Campus. Team members include Karen Gold- man, Karen Dombek, Bill Mor- gan, John Prater, David Fried- man, Jeff Matus, Andrew Krivak, Jeff Seizys and Ed Charney. Lake-Lehman High School principal James Nicholas recent- ly announced the top 10 honor students in the senior class. They are: Rosemary Zbiek, Wen- dy Smith, Carol Cigarski, Su- zanne Hudak, Cathy White, Pam Marr, John Amos, Doug Nichols, Larry Williams and Bonnie James. Dallas Senior High School ecology class recently took first place in an ecology contest against eight other county high schools. They took top honors in the 1st Environment Olympics, a contest including competition in maps and compass reading; wildlife identification; tree iden- tification; stream ecology and environmental interpretation. Members of the team are: Joyce Rondinella, Devin Brunges, Charles Puckey, Bob Eyet, Steve Bittenbender, Neil Yrabeck, Brett Bittenbender, Mark Dom- bek, Bob Sobocinski and, Paul Bol al 1989 — 20 YEARS AGO William W. Kubis, of 24 Hill- crest Drive, New Goss Manor, Dallas, born Oct. 5, 1907 died Monday following an illness. He was active in community activ- ities and was a staunch support- er of the young people in the Back Mountain. He was desig- nated by Dallas High School coaches as Dallas No. 1 Fan and attended all of the school activ- ities. The Jane M. Stitzer Memorial Spelling Bee was recently held at the Dallas Middle School. Th bee is held to honor the memory of Jane Stitzer, a former Art De- partment member. The winner was Melanie Evans, an eighth grade student. Runner up was Richard Sylvia, sixth grade. Brian Kelly, an eighth-grader at Lake-Lehman Junior High School, was chosen this week- end as a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania State Select Un- der-14 Soccer Team. The team is chosen from youth players throughout the region in tryouts sponsored by the Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association. 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. “WILL GAS PRICES AFFECT YOUR SUMMER VACATION PLANS?" “Probably not. | have short trips planned, not traveling too far." Dan Riley Harveys Lake “1 don't think so at these prices. It's a far cry from $4 a gallon.” Joe Rasmovicz “Won't affect my plans but | have to travel a lot for work anyway.” Nelson Snyder Larksville Dallas “Yes, because “No. We're “No, we're my mother going to Be- going to Be- and in-laws thany Beach.” | thany Beach in are in New Mary Lou Cavanaugh | June, no mat- Jersey so it Pallas | ter what.” will cost more Jim Blaum Shavertown to visit them.” Patricia Landau Dallas ® ¢
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