PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, August 16, 2009 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 Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com New books on Library shelves The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas for August 2009: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Rhino Ranch” by Larry McMurtry, “The Siege” by Ste- phen White, “Rules of Ven- geance” by Christopher Reich, “The Deep Blue Sea for Begin- ners” by Luanne Rice, “The Traf- fickers” by W.E.B. Griffin and “Sand Sharks” by Margaret Ma- ron FICTION “The Mist” by Carla Neggers, “The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson, “Fugitive” by Phillip Margolin, “The Apostle” by Brad Thor, “Die for You” by Li- sa Unger, “Return to Sullivan’s Is- land” by Dorothea Benton Frank, “Rhino Ranch” by Larry McMur- try, “The Siege” by Stephen White, “Rules of Vengeance” by Christopher Reich, “The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners” by Luanne Rice and “The Traffick- ers” by W.E.B. Griffin NON-FICTION “Why Good People Do Bad Things” by Debbie Ford and “A Terrible Glory” by James Dono- van MYSTERY “Kiss” by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy and “Sand Sharks” by Mar- garet Maron SCIENCE FICTION “Valis and Later Novels” by Philip K. Dick, “The Walls of the Universe” by Paul Melko and “Dragons of the Hourglass Mage” by Margaret Weis REFERENCE “Harris Pennsylvania Industri- al Directory 2010,” “Harris Penn- sylvania Services Directory 2010” and “Book Review Digest 2008” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Everything but a Bride” by Holly Jacobs, “Wanted: White Wedding” by Natasha Oakley, “The Italian Tycoon and the Nan- ny” by Rebecca Winters, “Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind” by Heidi Ashworth, “Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of De- sire” by Margot Berwin, “Rain Gods” by James Lee Burke, “The Defector” by Daniel Silva, “A Rogue of My Own” by Johanna Lindsey and “Dune Road” by Jane Green BOOKS ON CD “Hunting Eichmann” by Neal Bascomb, “Abraham Lincoln” by James M. McPherson, “Angels and Ages” by Adam Gopnik, “An- gels and Demons” by Dan Brown, “The Big Rich” by Bryan Bur- rough and “Animals Make Us Hu- man” by Temple Grandin PLAYAWAYS “The Lost Quilter” by Jennifer Chiaverini, “Nuclear Jellyfish” by Tim Dorsey, “Cream Puff Mur- der” by Joanne Fluke, “Handle with Care” by Jodi Picoult, “Dead Silence” by Randy Wayne White, “Genghis: Bones of the Hills” by Conn Iggulden, “Animals Make Us Human: by Temple Gradin, STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was American humorist, writer and television host Sam Lev- enson who related the following remembrance: “It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of mm your arm. ® The Associated Press recently reported on a kind act gone ter- ribly awry. An Israeli woman surprised her mother by having her old mattress hauled away and replacing it with a brand-new one. When the mother returned home and discovered what had happened, she was terribly distraught. It seems the woman had been hiding money in the old mattress for years -- about $1 million. ® According to a survey conducted in 2008, 15 percent of American men spend more than an hour in the bathroom every day. Unsurpris- ingly, the number of women who spend that long in the bathroom is much higher, at 38 percent. * It's been reported that whenever he traveled, French philosopher, mathematician, scientist and writer Rene Descartes brought with him a doll named after his daughter, Francine. * The most common surname in the United States is Smith, fol- lowed, in order, by Johnson, Williams and Jones. * A man in Sandusky, Ohio, evidently had a rat problem in his home -- and had a novel way of dealing with it. It seems that whenever he saw -- or thought he saw -- a rat, he would shoot it. This method didn't always work the way he planned, however. He once shot himself in the foot. On another occasion, he mistook his wife's hat for one of the pesky rodents and shot it. Unfortunately, the hat was on her head at the time, and the man was charged with negligent assault. %* kk Thought for the Day: “Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.” foucauld -- Francois de La Roche- “The Silent Man” by. Beren- son, “Dog on It” by Spencer "Quinn+and “The Big ‘Rich” by * Bryan Burrough YOUR SPACE SUBMITTED PHOTO Joseph Crawford is just 21/2 years old but recently caught his first fish - a 12.5-inch smallmouth bass - while fishing with his mom and dad, Eileen and Robin, and using his little Nemo fishing pole. On his next fishing trip on the St. Lawrence River, Joseph caught a 17-inch, 2-pound, T-ounce smallmouth bass. Sounds like he's going to be quite a fisherman! Joseph lives in Canada and is the grandson of Albert and Lorraine Steinhauer, of Harveys Lake. He has a brother, Joshua, age 11/2. SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITH OUR READERS "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted items may include photos or short stories and should be sent via e-mail at news@mydallaspost.com, by fax at 675-3650 or mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. Information must include the submitting person's name, address and a telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned should include a self-address/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are reserved. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 1989 —- 20 YEARS AGO Two local high school gradu- ates have been awarded softball scholarships and will attend Col- lege Misericordia this fall as stu- dent-athletes. Tracy Hunter of Dallas will be- gin studies in the business pro- gram at the college. She played right fieldand asa ~. relief pitcher ¢) for the Dal- “las “Moun- softball team. Rebecca Welgosh will pursue a degree in occupational therapy at Misericordia. She played in- field for the Hanover Hawkeyes, and was included in the East West Kiwanis games. The Meadows Apartments, ~ Dallas, will hold their last sum- mer cookout for the season on Wednesday. Members of the coo- kout committee are: Minnie Ha- zletine, Grace Reseigh, and Ruth Foley. 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO The Harvey’s Lake Lions will hold their annual Square Dance Jamboree on Sept. 8 at Irem Temple Country Club. Callers will be Red Jones and Joe McKe- on. Co-chairmen are Lions, Homer Baker and John Adams. Committee members are: John Lynch, Ron Ritts, Bill Zimniski, Nick Deleur, Tom Mack, Mike Casey and Wilford Ide. The 4-H members and leaders from the Riding-Ho 4-H Club re- cently volunteered their time and equipment to help Wyoming Valley Crippled Children’s Asso- ciation prepare for their first Horse Show at the Lehman #71969 - 40 YEARS AGO? Horse Show Grounds. They all pitched-in in the pick- ing of rocks from the show ring. Those who helped are: Marci, Evan and Mike Brown, Robin and Jody Casterline, Wendy, John, Linda and Butch Grey, Ter- ri Hislop, Molly Hughes, Donna Sue James, Butch Morgan, Da- vid and Marty Sinnott, Bobby, Chris, Kim and Linda McLaugh- lin, Myrtle Cook, Sandy Russel, Gail Heller, and Sue, Jackie and Tina Atherholt. When District Attorney Blythe Evans filed a complaint on behalf of eight Dallas citizens last week against the movie “Vix- en,” a number of important is- sues were raised in the minds of Dallas residents. The central is- sue in the case was the question of obscenity: is the movie, which has been showing at the Dallas Drive-In for the past month, in fact, obscene? The second issue was that be- cause there was no fence ob- structing the screen, motorists and other passers-by could and often did stop to watch the film. Was this not a violation of laws which exist prohibiting the dis- play of such films to persons un- der the age of 18, as well as a traf- fic hazard? And, finally, was the attempt to obtain an injunction against the movie an attempt at censor- ship and, if so, is censorship, in this case at least, permissible un- der the law? Opinions on the three ques- tions varied among Dallas resi- dents, but the most agreed that a fence should have been erected. When the Unico club con- ducts its 18th Annual East-West All Star charity football game next Friday evening, three young women from the Back Mountain region will be on hand as members of the “Miss Unico” court. They are: Shirley Evans, recent graduate of Lake Leh- man; Karen Fry of Kingston Ca- tholic, a Back Mountain resi- dent; and Susanne Kosick, Dal- las area. 1959 - 50 YEARS AGO Back Mountain Library opened its new Children’s Wing Tues first time discovered they had a room all their own, with small chairs grouped about low tables, and treasured volumes within easy reach. Mrs. Robert Bach- man will have charge of the chil- dren’s room. A registered Holstein heifer, heavy with calf, is straying some- where in East Dallas. She broke out of the Adolph Steinberger pasture near the East Dallas Methodist Church sometime Friday night. A companion heif- er, also due in September, was re- covered Saturday afternoon on the old Payne place. The two heifers had been purchased the day before from the Ellsworth Farm in Kunkle, and had never before had the liberty of a pas- ture. Ted Cadwallader, in charge of the Steinberger stock, thinks that a horse in the pasture may have frightened them. 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO Joseph MacVeigh, Dallas, has been elected chairman of the membership campaign for Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre accord- ing to an announcement made public yesterday by Ralph Smith, president. Mr. MacVeigh, who is presi- i fy when children for the. Flo dent of Dallas Borough Council, is vice president of Pressed Steel Company; former president of the Chamber of Commerce; past president of Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club; director of the Pennsylva- nia State Chamber of Commerce and a director of Kingston Na- tional Bank. The Ladies Society of Vernon Union Church will hold a home made ice cream social at the church lawn Friday. A communi- ty sing will follow the social. Committee chairmen are Mrs. yd Bestéder, Mrs. Hz Brown and Mrs. Joseph Fa 1939 - 70 YEARS AGO Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater, Dallas, included “The Beloved Brat” starring Bonita Granville; “Wonderful World” starring Claudette Col- bert and James Stewart; “Goril- la” starring the Ritz Brothers; and “Young Mr. Lincoln” star- ring Henry Fonda and Marjorie Weaver. Ella Moore Class of East Dal- las M.E. Church and friends en- i joyed a picnic at the Eso) ( Farms, Tuesday evening. V i sent were: Mesdames Jessie Moore, Mary Pickett, Beatrice Moore, Jule Wilson, Regina Fow- ler, Frances Whipp, Thursa En- gler, Ina Snyder, Augusta Co- bleigh, Kate Wilson, Florence Martin, Freda Huey, Letha Mer- icle, Blanche Swank, Irene Moore, Rosella, Carlin and Gol- die Strazdus, Myra Carlin and Hazle Hildebrandt. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 120 vears old. The wnformation is printed here exactly as # ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. “Yes, we already hit Target and Old Navy. We got index cards.” Kristyn Conrad Dallas “HAVE YOU “Yes, we already bought folders, pencils and book covers. Marianne Turosky Plymouth Township DONE ANY “No, | have not done any. | won't do any until a week before | go back.” Greg Suhocki Dallas BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING YET?" “No, | have been too busy working so | haven't gotten to the mall yet." Lauren Kelly Shavertown “I got a GI Joe and Transformer t-shirt, some shirts and pants that my Mom paid for.” Matt Duffy Shavertown “No. | probably will, though - the standard stuff like notebooks and binders.” Chris Box Shavertown - Jd y
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