PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, May 2, 2010 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 Tammy Holena ADVERTISING 9970-71291 tholena@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Auction committees seek unwanted items for event As you prepare for those spring closet-cleaning projects and sort through piles of items to reuse, recycle or reduce, also remem- ber..... the Back Mountain Me- morial Library’s 64th Annual Auction committees are current- ly seeking your unwanted items! Donations may be dropped off at the library during regular busi- ness hours only. Check the web- site at www.backmountainlibra- ry.org for times the library is open. Then stop in and inform one of the staff at the front desk that you are ready to drop off do- nations. A staff member will di- rect you where to leave your goods. Items dropped off before or af- ter regular business hours and left outside at the front entrance of the library or on the loading dock cannot be used and will only incur an extra expense for the li- brary to discard them. All dona- tions should be bagged or put in boxes that do not need to be re- turned. The following items are of spe- cial interest: Book donations (for children and adults): All books must be * clean and free of dust, mold or yellowed pages. The library can- not accept any encyclopedias, magazines, text books of any kind, Reader’s Digest Condensed versions of books or outdated medical or computer books. Gently-used puzzles, VHS and DVD movies will also be accept- ed, providing the movies are not home-recorded. Nearly Olde items, including collectibles, plates/dishes and older glassware donations, are needed. Vintage jewelry is also re- quested. Food seminar set Now that warmer weather is here and family schedules are hectic, you may want to consider lighter dinner recipes and health- ier on-the-go snacks. A discussion and gourmet tast- ing of “Raw and Living Foods” will be led by Toby Landon, Raw Food Chef and Instructor, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 10. At- tend this fun, informative pro- gram to learn about the positive health effects of a raw food diet and the reasons why so many people choose this type of food. Cost of the program is $10, paya- ble at the time of registration. Call the library at 675-1182 for more information. Holiday hours The library will be closed on Monday, May 31 to celebrate Me- morial Day. It will re-open at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, for regu- lar hours. MOMENTS IN TIME By Samantha Weaver * |t was beloved American comedian and actor Bob Hope who made the following extremely sage observation: “People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.” ® Next time you're in Tinseltown, remember that it is unlawful to herd more than 3,000 sheep at a time down Hollywood Boulevard. * In the naming of American states, there a quite a few that never quite made it. It's interesting to speculate about the possibilities, though. For instance, if you currently reside in the state of Kentucky or parts of Tennessee, but for the whimsy of fate you could be a Transylvanian. Some people once wanted to take parts of Texas and Oklahoma to create the great state of Texlahoma (perhaps displaying a slight lack of imagination). When the Mormon church settled out west, Brigham Young petitioned to have the state of Deseret created, and the land he suggested make up the state included present-day Utah, almost all of Nevada and Arizona, a sizable chunk of California and bits of five other states. Long Island, in New York, even had de- signs on statehood at one time. * In the 19th century, ice accounted for more shipping than any other commodity except cotton. * William Howard Taft, the 18th president of the United States, was a large man. Quite a large man. In fact, he was so large that his 300- pound bulk got stuck in a White House bathtub, and he had to sum- mon help to extricate himself. * The French town of Versailles was originally built solely to house the staff of the extravagant palace. Thought for the day: “The telling of jokes is an art of its own and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are danger- ous and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.” - Kurt Vonnegut to do just that. YOUR SPACE Do you have a photo you'd like to share with readers of The Dallas Post. “YOUR SPACE” is reserved specifically for people who would ike Submitted items may include photos or short stories and should be sent via e-mail to news@mydallaspost.com, by fax at 675-3650 or by 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-addressed /stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. IREM WOMEN’S AUXILIARY HONORS PAST PRESIDENTS Carol Belmont, president of the Irem Women's Auxiliary, honored past presidents of the auxiliary during the organization's April meeting at Irem Country Club in Dallas. Each past president was recognized and presented with a gift from Belmont. The auxiliary will host a card party on June 3. Tickets are available from any member or at the door. From left, first row, are Helen Fink, Elizabeth Schultz, Joan Ball, Bernice West, Sybil Burkel, Marion Walp and Bette Lux. Second row, Rita Courtney, Jane Bauman, Ruth Gramps, Miriam Jennings, Marie Mishkel, Barbara Mohr, Jean Emanuel, Cora Heness, Charlotte Ruck, Hope Beisel and Effie Metcalf. Absent at the time of the photo were Doris Merrill, Charlotte Elias, Betty Truscott, June Lewis and Suanne Moses. 20 YEARS AGO The Middle Atlantic Wres- tling Association Northern Re- gional Championships were held at the North Schuylkill High School in Ashton, Pa. Out of the seven regions participa- ting only the top three boys in each weight class ad- vanced to Eastern Na- \ tionals in Kutztown. The follow- ing boys placed from the Back Mountain Wrestling Club: Ni- cholas Raczkowski, Aaron Kuba- sik, Joe Farber and Matt Gingo. A $5 million project which will bring health and fitness together has been unveiled for the Back Mountain. At a press conference Monday, representatives of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and the Wilkes-Barre YMCA an- nounced plans to put a facility in the Back Mountain which would house a recreational facility and a family practice unit. The preliminary plans for the facility call for a 50,000-squre- foot building which will house an Olympic-size swimming pool, racquet and handball courts and other recreational areas. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO Dallas Unico recently held its election of officers. Officers are: Angelo Russo, president; Gene DeStefano, first vice president; Tom Dana, second vice presi- dent; James Perugino, recording secretary; Vince Correale, trea- surer, and Joseph Pagliante, ser- geant-at-arms. The Harvey’s Lake Women’s Service Club honored eight Lake Lehman High School girls for scholastic and non scholastic achievements at the club’s April meeting. The girls were present- ed with gold bracelets. They are: Amy Garinger, Sandy McCar- roll, Ann Marie Borofski, Joan Solomon, Jane Stash, Susan Havrilla, Pamela Adams and Va- lerie Jachimowicz. This month Rosemary Schap- pert is observing the 20th anni- versary of Rosemary’s Sports- wear, her shoppe located in the Back Mountain Shopping Cen- ter, Shavertown. Rosemary car- ries a complete line of ladies wear and accessories in sizes for everyone. Jean Gruver is assist- ant manager of the shoppe and has been with Rosemary for many years. 40 YEARS AGO A crusade to prevent Lake- Lehman schools from showing a film series which discusses hu- man sexuality has been launched in Sweet Valley by a group of 14 area ministers. “A Time of Your Life,” the 15-part series currently under fire, is tel- evised by Channel 44 and is viewed by Lake-Lehman’s fifth and sixth grade children on Fri- day afternoons. According to Robert Z. Belles, supervising principal, letters were sent home with each child when the series began over 12 weeks ago informing parents of the nature of films to be shown and of their right to request that their child not see the programs. One of the more recent films, “The Male Sex Organs,” out- raged a number of parents be- cause of the straight forward, matter-of-fact manner in which biological terms and functions were explained. More specifical- ly, charges the Rev. E.P. Murphy, spokesman for the Sweet Valley ministers, “the films are devoid of any moral reaching” and “ex- plaining things that we believe kids this age just needn’t know.” 50 YEARS AGO Mrs. Earl Crispell is the new president of Lake-Noxen Parent Teacher Association. Other offi- cers are: Vice President, Mrs. Grover Anderson; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Agnes Butler; Corresponding Secretary, Ge- orge Stolarick; Treasurer, Edgar Engelman; Hospitality, Mrs. Ha- rold Bennett and Mrs. John Hon- eywell. Members of the Silver Leaf Club, Kunkle, held their annual Easter banquet at Walter’s Res- taurant, Beaumont. Present: Nell Ellsworth, Anna Weaver, Vergie Elston, Ella Brace, Leona Joslyn, Ellen Dietz, Florence Hoyt, Elizabeth Hess, Dorothy Dodson, Jennie Miers, Eleanor Frederick, Lillian Kunkle, Arlene Kunkle, Eunice Mitchell, Helen Landon, Aderine Nulton, Ethel Shaver, Agnes Elston, Grace Ide, Naomi Ashburner, Elsie Raugh and Edith Weaver. 60 YEARS AGO An unusual award will be giv- en this evening at the Girl Scout Camp Promotion meeting at Shavertown Methodist Church. The National Honorable Men- tion for life-saving will be pre- sented to Gail Woolbert, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Woolbert, by Mrs. Donald Coughlin, commissioner. Gail Woolbert wins the covet- ed award for quick-thinking last year in applying a tourniquet above the knee to shut off the flow of rattlesnake venom to the heart. Dr. John McCorkle of Me- hoopany who administered anti- venom to Mrs. Bob Hislop of Dallas after she had been bitten by the rattler, stated that in his opinion the tourniquet had saved Mrs. Hislop’s life. He also commended Gail for her cool headedness in not blanching at the sire of blood when the wound was opened. Gail applied a tourniquet, us- ing snake-bite: first aid supplies in the cabin, then accompanied Mrs. Hislop to Dr. McCorkle’s of fice in Mehoopany and later to the Nesbitt Hospital. 70 YEARS AGO Members of the Junior Class of Dallas Township High School will hold their annual spring dance in the township auditori- um Wednesday evening. Russ Andalora’s orchestra will furnish the music. Committees: general chair- man, Mollie Poad; tickets, Geral- dine Shields, Jane Eckhart, Te¢ Szela; decorations, Janine Saw-. ~~ yer, Isabel Hudak, Doris Schoo- nover, Thomas Gibbons, Walter Gerlach, Patricia Norcross; re- freshments, Agatha Kamor, Mo- na Winters, Charles Mitchell; publicity, Patricia Norcross, Mollie Poad, Thomas Gibbons. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which 1s 121 years old. The information is printed here exactly as i ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. “WERE YOU OFFERED A LEASE FOR NATURAL GAS DRILLING AND, “I have 86 acres and | already said ‘no’ to them. Too many things to go wrong, | think.” Viola Harris Idetown “No and no way be- cause | see what hap- pens to the surround- ing water wells and the damage gas drill- ing will do to the land.” Gini Scavone Dallas “It would depend on the price. | wouldn't want to lose out.” Mark LeValley Sweet Valley IF SO, DID YOU ACCEPT?" “No, | have 450 acres. The contracts I've see so far are not right. There's no assuring the water quality.” John Scavone Sweet Valley “I'm up and down on that subject. The aver- age person would say ‘yes’ but there's a lot to think about.” Ray Spriggs Dallas 0) “No but we would say ‘ves’ because of eco- nomics and we want to have clean efficient gas at our home." Barbara Rygelski Beaumont
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