PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, August 22, 2010 Richard L. Connor 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 PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee®@timesleader.com Dotty Martin amathoieiic Tribal Waves will offer cultural new wave music at the 26th An- Ee — nual Arts at Hayfield Summer Festival on Aug. 29 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Arts at Hayfield will return to PSU Aug. 29 More than 120 artisans, musi- cians, crafters and more will con- verge on the Penn State Wilkes- Barre campus in Lehman on Sun- day, Aug. 29, for the 26th Annual Arts at Hayfield Summer Festival from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the campus grounds. Featuring blues music by Ted- dy Young and the Aces, folk sounds of Just Us, cultural new wave music by Tribal Waves, Irish folk music by Donegal Weavers, and belly dancer Carrey Mu- dlock, both local and regional per- formers will take to the stage starting at 11:30 a.m. This year marks Hayfield’s Cen- tennial and, in addition to tours of Hayfield House, a special DVD will be available for the first time for purchase at the festival. The DVD is a walk back in time that lets the viewer stroll the pastures and home of John N. Conyngham II through photographs and inter- view with those who grew up with and experienced life at Hay- field Farm. Proceeds from the sale will ben- efit community arts programs, a scholarship and a restoration fund for Hayfield House. The day’s events will also in- clude views through the campus’ Meade telescope in the Friedman Observatory and demonstra- tions, including blacksmith, pot- tery making, painting, wood carv- ing, wheat weaving, Wycinanki (Polish paper-cutting art), jewel- ry making and children’s crafts. In addition, Back Mountain Youth Theater/Lake-Lehman Theater Production will present hits of musical theater. A requested $2 donation for adults supports an annual achievement award to an arts-ori- ented Penn State Wilkes-Barre student, donations to public per- formances offered by the FM. Kirby Center, Misericordia Uni- versity, the Fine Arts Musical Pro- gram at the Shavertown United Methodist Church and to Great Books at Penn State Wilkes- Barre. In conjunction with the Sum- mer Festival, the Third Annual Pump and Five Kilometer Run Contest will be held at the cam- pus beginning at 9 a.m. Awards will be given to the overall top two male and female finishers with additional prizes available for the top male and female runner. For more information, contact Summer Festival Chair Janis Winter at 675-9232. YOUR SPACE Photographer Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, shares this photo of the Old Mill Falls on Tobyhanna Creek in Mount Pocono. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Sub- mitted items may include photographs or short stories and should be sent via e-mail to news@mydallaspost.com, by fax to 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-a dressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserved the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Kunkle firemen spent Sunday morning doing fire training by burning a discarded trailer in the area. The firemen who spent Sunday morning updating their training included: Dodie Dod- son, Bill Fedrow, Karri Dodson, Julie Roan, Kim Higgins, Bruce Biggs, Jason Conden, Ted King, Fred Dod- son, Brian Freeman, p- Doug Hig- - 2 gins, Bill “&& Race, Con- rad Honey- well, Gary Bennett, Andy Roan, Joe Crispell, Code Besteder and Jack Dodson. | Lake-Noxen Elementary School 5th grade students par- ticipated in the National Social Studies Olympiad Test. Consist- ing of 40 questions about United States history, the questions test the students’ knowledge and un- derstanding of factual informa- tion, graphs, charts and political cartoons. The top 10 fifth grade students at Lake-Noxen out- scored 86.5% of the schools that entered nationally. The Lake- Noxen students are: Sarah Say- lor, Melissa Mitchell, Jessica Finch, Joe Halowich, Shawn Ti- tus, Brian Hoover, Rebecca Scott, Debbie White, Michael Ide and Michael Woronko. 30 YEARS AGO Cindy Millington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Millington of Orange, was honored recently for her outstanding achievement in classical ballet during a pro- gram at Scranton Civic Ballet Center. Cindy studies ballet, tap and jazz at the Kingston dance studio. The self-styled “Magnificent Seven” representing the Dallas ONLY YESTERDAY Rotary Club devastated an op- posing team from Wilkes-Barre’s East Side Rotary Club in a best four of seven series last week, re- capturing the area’s Rotary Vol- leyball Trophy for the third time in four years. Participating in the Dallas victory were Kerry Free- man, Ray Carlsen, Wayne Koch, Al Landis, Joe Killeen, Bob Be- secker and Jack Cleary. 40 YEARS AGO The Back Mountain region will have eight representatives in the 19th annual Unico Club all-star charity football game scheduled this week at Wyoming Valley West stadium in King- ston. The West is coached by Ge- orge Curry of Lake-Lehman and Billy Lopasky of West Side Tech. Local boys on the team include John Myers, Jim McDermott, Ron Dukinas, Bruce Young, Don Spencer, Carl Kern, Charlie Hac- zewski and Scott Lefko. Residents of the Back Moun- tain attended a Theater 3 report session at College Misericordia recently. They are: Dr. and Mrs. Harry Gallagher, Lake Street, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stewart, Shrine Acres, Dallas; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Yanchunas, Meadowcrest, Trucksville; and Mr. and Mrs. George L. Ruckno, Shrine Acres, Dallas. George Ruckno is chairman of the first Theater 3 season. The meeting was held to review the progress of the campaign which enlisted individuals in support of the cultural program and scholarship and building pro- grams at the college campus. 50 YEARS AGO Fifteen members of the Coffee Club which meets every morn- ing at Dixon's Restaurant are looking forward to the return of Jack Richardson this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have been spending the past two weeks basking in the Florida Sunshine as guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Jenkins, former Dal- las residents, now living in Or- lando. Aware that Jack refused to wear shorts while in Dallas and that he ought to have a pair while in Florida, members of the club bought a pair at Joe’s Mens Shop and sent them to him. This week the Club’s secreta- ry, Lloyd Williams, received a picture and a letter from Mrs. Jenkins; “Enclosed is Jack’s pic- ture in his first pair of shorts. A little small, but it took an awful lot of effort to get him this fat.” Now the question is — “Who picked the size?” 60 YEARS AGO The tragic death of Mrs. Lydia Kraybill, 55, Saturday night shocked the entire Back Moun- tain area. Mrs. Kraybill was widely known for her excellent voice, was prominent as a soloist for Dallas Methodist Church, and in demand as a guest soloist for neighboring churches, dur- ing her eight years’ residence in Dallas. It was after she rehearsed for a Sunday morning solo at the Free Methodist Church that she fell victim to her fatal accident. Leaving the church, she opened the door leading to the base- ment instead of the door leading outside. Rev. Alverta Sechler, waiting for her guest to leave be- fore ascending the stairs to her apartment, heard the fall as Mrs. Kraybill plunged head first down the stairs and summoned help. Harvey’s Lake ambulance ar- rived shortly and Fred Swanson examined the victim, pro- nounced her dead and indicated that services of the coroner would be required. A fractured skull was the immediate cause of death. Ray Shiber, Dallas, was one of three judges in the 500 class at the Binghamton Gladiolus Show on Tuesday. His partners were the heads of the Botanical Gar- dens in Boston and New York. Ray, a fancier of glads himself, is in great demand as a judge. Last year he was called upon for seventeen flower shows in addi- tion to judging for county fairs. 70 YEARS AGO Burgess Herbert A. Smith of Dallas last night proclaimed next Thursday (August 29) as “Corey Frantz Day,” when townsfolk will join in a warm- hearted gesture of appreciation for the contribution C.A. Frantz, banker, retired business man and longtime resident, has made to Dallas. “No man has done more for Dallas than Mr. Frantz,” said Burgess Smith, who conceived the observance. “He has seen the borough grow from a sprawling, rural village with dirt streetstoa thriving community with paved highways, electric lights and ev- ery improvement that signifies a prosperous town. “Mr. Frantz has taken part all of this, and for his efforts should put aside a day in his hon- or. Mr. Frantz opened his store on Main Street in a frame build- ing in 1900, and continued in business there until he erected his present building in 1908. He has served on Dallas Borough council and has been president of the local bank for seven years.” Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater, Dallas, included “Saturday’s Children” starring John Garfield; “Flight Angels” starring Virginia Bruce; and “Su- san and God” starring Joan Crawford and Frederick March. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 121 vears old. The wnformation is printed here exactly as i# ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. “Not yet, we start on the 3ist at Tunkhan- nock. I'll mostly get clothes and regular stuff.” Mikayla Wright Tunkhannock “HAVE YOU DONE ANY BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING YET?" “I've been shopping since May, mostly clothing for three kids." Molly Novicki Trucksville “I usually shop the last minute, mostly clothes and supplies for my Kids." Amy Deome Trucksville “Yes, it's my son's first year in kinder- garten. We bought new shirts and sneaks.” Laura Elderkin Lake Twp. “Yes, to the King of Prussia Mall and bought a lot of stuff for my daughter.” Gina Raineri Shavertown “Not too much, just new shoes and clothes.” Dylan Davis Tunkhannock
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers