EDITORIAL Sunday, February 6, 2011 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 Richard L. Connor Dotty Martin PUBLISHER EDITOR . 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee@timesleader.com Victoria Dent displays her snow globes at the BMT library. Snow globes on display Victoria Dent will display her snow globes and sand art collection at the Back Mountain Memorial Library during the month of Febru- ary. The daughter of John and Jen Dent, of Dallas, Victoria is in the fourth grade at Dallas Elementary School and has been collecting these items for about four years. When asked how she started collecting these items, Victoria re- plied, “I love art so I thought sand art would be really cool to do. Also, I love snow globes because they come in all colors, themes, shapes and sizes.” Her favorites in the collection are the dolphin sand art, and snow- man and snowgirl snow globes, some of which she received as gifts and some she bought for herself. Taking art classes has inspired Victoria to do sand art and she says, “I have lots of memories from all of my pieces of sand art and snow globes.” MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On Feb. 16,1878, the Bland-Allison Act - which provided for a return to the minting of silver coins - becomes the law of the land. During the 19th century, money was backed by actual deposits of silver and gold, unlike today when the value of American money is ‘essentially secured by faith in the stability of the government. ® On Feb. 15,1903, candy-store owner Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window in Brooklyn, N.Y., advertising them as Teddy bears, after President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. Other toy manufacturers soon began turning out copies of Michtom's stuff- ed bears, which would become a national childhood institution. ® On Feb. 14,1929, in Chicago, gunmen in the suspected employ- ment of organized crime boss Al Capone murder seven members of George “Bugs” Moran's North Siders gang. The so-called St. Valen- tine's Day Massacre motivated federal authorities to redouble their efforts to find evidence incriminating enough to take Capone off the streets. : * On Feb. 19,1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal of all people from military areas. The military in turn defined the entire West Coast as a military area, and more than 10,000 Japanese Americans were relocated to remote internment camps around the country. * On Feb. 18,1959, Ray Charles records “What'd | Say,” which went on to become one of the greatest rhythm-and-blues records ever made. The call-and-response song was created to fill time at the end of a concert, and the crowd loved it. * On Feb. 20,1974, Reg Murphy, an editor of The Atlanta Constitu- tion, is kidnapped after being lured from his home by William Wil- liams. Murphy was released after a $700,000 ransom was paid. With- in hours, Williams and his wife, Betty, were captured. : ® On Feb. 17,1986, Anne Tyler wins the National Book Critics Circle Award for her novel “The Accidental Tourist” (1985). The book, about the life of a travel-book writer after the death of his son and his subsequent divorce, became a bestseller and was later made into a movie starring William Hurt. YOUR SPACE The view from the top was taken at the top of Elk Mountain Ski Resort by Allan Hobbs of Harveys Lake. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted 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, ad- dress and 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. 20 YEARS AGO Twenty students from Lake-Lehman were chosen to attend the 1991 District 9 Band Festival which was held recently at the Crestwood Se- nior High School. The band is comprised of 1609 high school students from a five county area who were select- ed through auditions which were held this past Novem- ber. They are: Sara Sorber, Tammy Kopko, Melissa Ga- - briel, Lee Ann Rog- ers, Diana Shoemaker, y Chris Lin- coski, Chris Brown, Sa- ra Yoblon- ski, James Riggins, Renee Evans, Joahnna Miller, Meaghan Ruddy, Tami Tres- cavage, Mike Andrusis, Chris Price, Jim Hutchins, Tim Smith, Ryan Walp, Mike Frit- zen and Robbie Trescavage. The Lake-Noxen PTA re- cently completed a very suc- cessful fundraiser. The high- est sellers in each grade were treated to a Richie Rich Limo Ride to McDonald’s in Sha- vertown for lunch by Haney - Co. Winners who enjoyed the ride and treats were Joshua Jenkins, Howie Long, Bill Humphreys, Michael Wil- lauer, Robin Shaver, Deserae Waltman and Jennifer Hol- brook. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO Peter Skopic, Sweet Valley, was honored at the Pennsyl- vania State Farm Show as third place winner in the shelled grain harvested class of the 1980 5-Acre Corn Club with a yield of 172.8 bush- el-A. Skopic was also recog- nized as the second place winner in the shelled grain harvested class over a three- year period with a 165.9 bushel acre average. The Dallas Area Federated Women’s Club announces a benefit 50’s Dance for the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary to be held Feb. 28 at Kennedy Lounge, King’s Col- lege. Co-chairmen for the dance are Mrs. William Grif- fin and Mrs. Robert Row- lands. Assisting on the com- mittee are Mrs. Robert Ri- chardson, Mrs. Harry Dough- erty, Mrs. Frank Rollman, Mrs. Dan Kistler, Mr. Joseph Maniskas, Mrs. Douglas Shelley, Mrs. Don Horvath, Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs. William Farrell. : 40 YEARS AGO The Dallas Senior High School has a new automobile for use in the driver-educa- tion program. The 1971 Impa- la, presented to the school by Bonner Chevrolet Company, is equipped with many extras to help in training student drivers. The car contains all safety features, including a dual-breaking system. The handsome new Weis Market located in the Dallas Village Shopping Center opened for business Tuesday morning with little more fan- fare than warm smiles of wel- come from the store’s 50 em- ployees. One thousand “early bird gifts” have been distrib- uted to shoppers each day since Tuesday; the first one thousand shoppers to visit the market tomorrow and Saturday will also receive gifts of food. 50 YEARS AGO Gate of Heaven PTG plans the annual smorgasboard for Tuesday in the school audi- torium, starting at 5 p.m. Fif- ty varieties of food will be served. Mrs. Harry Sgarlat is chairman, Mrs. Jerome Gruv- er, co-chairman; Michael Po- lacheck and Harry Burns are in charge of the kitchen. Mrs. John Bourke, ticket -chair- man, is assisted by Mes- dames Paul Monahan, Joseph Balavage, William Pace, Ralph Daley, John Malloy, A.A. Mascali and Miss Jane case. Mt. Grange No. 567, Carv- erton, will sponsor a pork and sauerkraut supper on Saturday at 5 p.m. Menu: pork, homemade sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green beans, apple sauce. Commit- tee members are: Melinda Sutton, Florence Coon, Mar- garet Fowler, Ruth Bowman, Doris Stearn, Linda Seitzer. 60 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Edward On- cay entertained members of their pinochle club at their home in Lehman Friday night. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Squier, Mr. and Leonard Ide, Mr. and Howard Ehret, Mr. and Robert Disque, Mr. and Russell Ruble, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nuss, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hendricks and the Oncays. At local Acme Super Mar- kets, a dozen of eggs sold for 59 cents; a five pound bag of flour was 41 cents; two pounds of grapes sold for 29 cents; and a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter was 33 cents. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. 70 YEARS AGO Seniors of the Dallas Town- ship High School have start- ed rehearsals for their senior play and have selected a three-act comedy, “Mr. Cooke Takes Over” by Mary Cunningham. Miss Mary Joanna Basehore is director and the members of the class include Jane Eckhart, Arthur Kemmerer, Walter Gerlach, Florence Rolison, Henrietta Spencer, Walter Weiss, Do- nald Kriedler, George Moore, Roberta Quaill, Janine Saw- yer, Lillian Ward, Robert Wal- lace and Norman Fitzgerald. Between 30 and 40 young- sters are daily taking advan- tage of the excellent coasting on Machell Avenue afforded by heavy snow and Dallas Borough Council’s recent ge tion closing the street to t fic between the hours of 3 and 10 p.m. Provided good coasting continues through- out the week, 50 members of the library Club of Kingston High School will hold a coasting party on the street Saturday night. Information for “Only Yes- terday” is taken from past is- sues of The which is 121 years old. The information is printed here exactly as it appeared in the newspaper years ago. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver world. deposited a coin. them all. motor scooters and boats. thirds are women. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. e It was legendary American crime novelist Rex Stout who made the following sage observation: “Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.” - If you have an aversion to bugs, you might not want to take a vacation in Borneo anytime soon. The world’s third largest island is home to a particular stick insect that, measuring in at 14 inches, is the longest insect in the - You might be surprised to learn that the earliest record- ed reference to a vending machine dates back to the first century. It seems that a mathematician and engineer named Hero of Alexandria invented a mechanism that dispensed a fixed amount of holy water when a i) - In the African nation of Somalia, a man is permitted to have as many as four wives - but only if he can support - Between 70 percent and 80 percent of the world’s fresh water is stored in glaciers, and all but 1 percent of the world’s glaciers are found in the Arctic or Antarctic. + You've probably heard of solar-powered cars (even if they’re not in common use), but you may not realize that there have also been examples of solar-powered airplanes, - Those who study such things say that of the 785 million adults in the world who are unable to read, two- Thought for the day: “Moderate giftedness has been made worthless by the printing press and radio and televi- sion and satellites and all that. A moderately gifted person who would have been a community treasure a thousand years ago has to give up, has to go into some other line of work, since modern communications put him or her into daily competition with nothing but world’s champions.” - “Pittsburgh, 32-26." Joe DeGraba Dallas “Pittsburgh, 27-20." Sandy Tamanini Kingston Township IRIs UT “Steelers, 21-10." Angela Bendick Shavertown “WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL TODAY?" “Steelers, 20-17." Kathy Cooper Shavertown “pittsburgh, 27-4." Eric Young Dallas “Green Bay, 28-21." Dave Roberts Shavertown Dallas Post -
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