PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, June 21, 2009 MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On June 22, 161, after spending a winter trapped by ice in Hud- son Bay, the starving crew of the Discovery mutinies against its cap- tain, English navigator Henry Hudson, and sets him, his teenage son and seven supporters adrift in a small, open boat. Hudson and the eight others were never seen again. e On June 26, 1807, lightning hits a gunpowder factory in the small European country of Luxembourg, killing more than 300 people. When lightning struck the underground fortress, the ammunition housed within ignited on contact, causing a massive explosion. * On June 27,1829, in Genoa, Italy, English scientist James Smith- son dies, leaving a will that decreed the whole of his estate should be used to fund the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The amount was more than $500,000, a fortune at the time. ® On June 23,1927, the Sioux County Pioneer newspaper of North Dakota reports that President Calvin Coolidge will be “adopted” into a Sioux tribe. Coolidge's public policy toward Indians included the Indian Citizen Act of 1924, which granted automatic U.S. citizenship to all American tribes. * On June 27,1940, during World War Il, Germany sets up two-way radio communication employing its most sophisticated coding ma- chine, Enigma, to transmit information. The German military consid- ered its encoding system unbreakable. It was wrong. Allied cryptog- raphers broke the code and intercepted virtually every message sent through the system. * On June 25,1956, the last Packard automobile was produced, marking the end of production at Packard's Connor Avenue plant in Detroit. Packard continued to manufacture cars in South Bend, Ind., until 1958, but for those familiar with Packard, the last 1956 is consid- ered the last true Packard. SUBMITTED PHOTO Katelyn Reinert, of Trucksville, will join other members of the Joan Harris Dance Studio encouraging members of the summer reading program at the Back Mountain Memorial Library to try dance steps. Reinert has been taking dance for 14 years and has been a volunteer in the Children’s Room of the Back Mountain Memorial Library as a summer reading helper for the past four years. DANCERS TO VISIT LIBRARY Members of the summer reading program, “Be Creative @ Your Library,” are invited to attend a special program at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, in the Children’s Room of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Members of the Joan Harris Dance Studio will show off their “Dance Styles” and then invite the children to try some of the dances including ballet, tap, jazz and even hip-hop. Call the library at 675-182 to register. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was American novelist, actor and politician Gore Vidal who made the following observation: “Today's public figures can no long- er write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.” ® Saba, an island in the Dutch West Indies, is the only place in the Caribbean whose native population is predominantly blonde. * In Bohemia -- once a country, now a region within the Czech Republic -- it was illegal in the 15th century to sell hops outside the country. In fact, it was considered such a heinous crime that the punishment for violating the law was death. ® The very first 9-11 emergency call was made on Feb. 16, 1968, in the small town of Haleyville, Ala. It commemorates the event every year with a 9-1 festival. * Vinegar will dissolve the shell of a hard-boiled egg. ® Those who study such things claim that between 10 percent and 20 percent of the Union Army during the Civil War was under the age of 18. Records show that 127 of those soldiers enlisted at the tender age of 13. * Are you a somniloquist? You may be one without realizing it -- just ask your significant other if you're not sure. He or she should be able to tell you if you have a habit of talking in your sleep. * Much has been made of the epidemic of obesity in the United States. One study of the problem has turned up the following in- teresting comparison: It seems that the average portion of food served in America is 25 percent larger than that served in France. oo 0 Thought for the day: “Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you get a lot of scum on the top.” - Edward Abbey 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 Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com THIS WEEK IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN team together. Dallas. SHARE WITH Do you have Barre, PA 18711. SUBMITTED PHOTO Seven-year-old Kirby Musto is basking in the glory of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-1 National Hockey League victory over the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. Kirby, a Bichon, Bev” Hetro in Kingston Township where the two cheer on the Penguins hockey often visits with “Aunt When not visiting with Aunt Bey, Kirby spends time with her own- ers, Carol and Jim Musto, of 42nd Street in R READ 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 pho- tograph 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- 1939 - 70 YEARS AGO At local Acme Super Mar- kets, pork loin sold for 12 % cents a pound; a 10 pound bag of sugar was 47 cents; a two pound tin of Maxwell House coffee was 47 cents; and two large loaves of bread sold for 15 cents. New offi- cers of Dal- y las Rotary Club were installed at a dinner meeting to which wives of members were invited as guests last night at Irem Temple Coun- try Club. Those installed were A.N. Garinger, Dallas, president; William Reilly, Shavertown, vice-president; Ralph Hallock, Dallas, trea- surer; and M.E. Kuchta, Har- vey’s Lake, secretary. YESTERDAY 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO Two Lake Township Voca- tional Agriculture students were honored during F.F.A. Week at Pennsylvania State College where 1,200 young farmers gathered earlier this month to take part in acom- petitive judging contest. They are John Boone and Wayne Hoover, both of Pikes Creek. Boone received a bronze medal for his work in the poultry judging competi- tion against 132 contestants. His was the third highest score. Hoover, taking part in the same contest, was one of the nine boys who placed so high that they will go back to the College in August to take part in further competitions. Seven of the nine will be eliminated at that time and two will be picked to enter the National competitions at Ames, Iowa later in the year. Movies playing at the Shaver Theater, Shavertown, included “Ali Baba and the 40 thieves” starring Jon Hall and Maria Montez; “Phan- tom of the Opera” starring Nelson Eddy and Lon Cha- ney; and “Disaster” starring Richard Denning and Trudy Marshall. At the Himmler Theater, Dallas, Frank Sina- tra was featured in “The Kissing Bandit.” 1959 —- 50 YEARS AGO Two Westmoreland High School seniors in the Class of 1960 will leave Wednesday to spend 10 days at Keystone Boys’ State Camp at Lock Haven. They are Durelle T. Mrs. Priscilla Allison of Lehman, instructor in speech at the Penn State campus in Lehman, was awarded the coveted Hayfield Award at the college’s annual gradua- tion dinner-dance held re- cently at Irem Temple Coun- try Club. The award is given annually by the students in recognition of a instructor’s exceptional academic per- formance and extracurricular service to the academic com- munity. A highlight of the annual Father and Son banquet of Scout Troop 232, Shaver- town, held recently. at St. Therese’s Church was the Michelle Pealer, Lee Ann Ha- genbaugh, Denise Antolik, Sandra Russell, Julie Baur and Dawn Dubil. The first Back Mountain team to enter the motocross competition last Sunday at the new track in Courtdale includes: Chris Cadwalader, Doug Sutton, Chris Freder- ick, Brian Sutton, Joe Dietz, Al Kerns, Dave Anderson, Jimmy Martin and Sean Mos- ca. Trophy winners from the group included Chris Freder- ick, Jim Martin, Brian Sutton and Cy Spencer. 1989 — 20 YEARS AGO.. Sixth grade students at Scott-H; Dallas, and Gordenr—Ppresentation of Eagle-Scout...Lake-Noxen—~ Elementary; S. Lorentz III, Trucksville. Along with its recreational activities, the camp teaches the boys leadership. It is sponsored and operated by the Depart of Pennsylvania of the American Legion. Miss Esther Saxe, mathe- matics instructor for the Dal- las District Schools, was in- stalled as president of Back Mountain Business and Pro- fessional Women last nigh at an installation dinner at Irem Temple Country Club. Dr. Irving Berger was elected president at the June meeting of Dallas Lions Club held at Daddow-Isaacs Post of American Legion. Other officers elected were: Wil- liam C. Frey, vice president; James C. Thomas, second vice president; Ambrose Ga- vigan, third vice president; Thomas lynch, treasurer; Ned Hartman, recording sec- retary; Edward Ribotski, fi- nancial secretary; Thomas Smith, tail twister, Basil L. Lord, tail twister, Bert Fen- nell, Don Merolla, John Ro- manoski and John W. Hil- burt, directors. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO awards to William J. Guyette and David Salatino. Miss Linda Dymond of Dallas won the Anthracite Open Golf Tournament for Women last week at the Fox Hill Country Club in West Pittston. Miss Dymond is the 21 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dymond of Dallas and is employed at Frank Clark, Inc, in Wilkes- Barre. She also won the An- thracite Open for Juniors while attending Dallas Se- nior High School where she graduated in 1965. 1979 — 30 YEARS AGO Students from Dallas and Lake-Lehman High Schools attending this year’s Rotary Leadership . Camp were guests of the Dallas Rotary Club last week. Attendees will be: Bob Rose, Andy Kri- vak, Paul Saneholtz, Bill Jones and Buzz Boback. The 35th Annual Lehman Volunteer Fire Company Horse Show will be held lat- er this month at the Horse Show grounds. Candidates for “Miss Lehman Horse Show 1979” include Theresa Teslicko, Bonnioe Brown, School recently received Aca- demic Awards for outstand- ing achievement in five dif-' ferent subjects. The awar- dees are: Nathan Dale, Com- puter Science and Social Studies; Christy Jo Welter, Mathematics; and Joshua Longmore, Language Arts and Science. At a recent worship service in the Shavertown United Methodist Church, six Girl and Boy Scouts received the following religious awards. “God and Me” (6 to 8 years old), Wesley Adams and John “Butch” Shaskas; “God and Family” (9 and 10 years old), Aaron Getz, Melanie Getz, Kim Hogans and Kevin West. Jack Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones, Shavertown, was recently named one of three tri-captains for the coming year of the Bishop O'Reilly Queensmen football team. Jones plays lineback- er/tight end for the team. Information for “Only Yes- terday” is taken from past is- sues of The Dallas Post, which is 120 years old. The mmformation 1s printed here exactly as it appeared in the newspaper years ago. “HOW “At home with DO YOU PLAN TO “At my son's “I'll be with my father, house in Dal- my father, Le- Robert H Myer, | las; we'll have | on, in Wilkes- who is 89." a cookout.” Barre; we'll Robert F. Myer Len Wallace | have a C00- Hunlock Creek Noxen kout.” Gerry Wazeter Trucksville SPEND FATHER'S DAY?" “I'll be in a “We're going “Probably bass tourna- to a Yankees work." ment at Lake | baseball game Rich Walker Carey, then go | with all the Daljss to Ocean City | fathers in the for the next family.” week." Tracey Selingo Larry Stearn Shavertown Wyoming o
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