Page 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, March 3, 2013 Joe Butkiewicz EXECUTIVE EDITOR 829-7249 jbutkiewicz@timesleader.com The Dallas Post Community Newspaper Group THE Times LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 - 570-675-5211 news@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee Advertising 970-7153 dmcgee@®@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Lions grateful for story about races Dear Editor, A big thank you and much appreciation for your work on our problem with the small games of chance. You did it up right and there could not have been a better way to get the attention of the community. The Dallas Lions thanks you, and the Post, for all you do for our club. Joe Canfield Treasurer, Dallas Lions Club STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver - It was screenwriter, playwright, novelist, direc- tor and producer Ben Hecht who made the following sage observation: “Trying to deter- mine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.” - Those who study such things say-that the Earth spins faster on its axis in Sep- tember than it does in March. - When the TV show “Be- witched” first started filming, the star, Elizabeth Mont- gomery, was just a month away from giving birth to her first child, so the first five episodes were shot almost in their entirety without her. It wasn’t until the baby was a few weeks old that she was able to go on the set to film her scenes. - If you're a fan of the Beatles, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that dur- ing the decade of the 1960s, they had more top 10 hits and more No. 1 records than any other recording artist. - Before the June 1944 inva- sion of Normandy, a cross- word puzzle that was printed in the London Daily Tele- graph contained the words “mulberry,” “Neptune,” “Omaha,” “overlord” and “Utah.” That may not seem to be a fact of much interest, but it turns out that those were all secret code words used by the Allied military in planning the upcoming of- fensive. The puzzle’s author, a schoolteacher, was tracked down and interrogated, but the puzzle’s content was ulti- mately chalked up to coinci- dence. - The country’s first pay phone was installed in a bank in Hartford, Conn., in 1889. It cost 5 cents to place a call, the equivalent of $1.25 today. Thought for the day: “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” — Albert Einstein MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel - On March 17, 1762, in New York City, the first parade honor- ing the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. Early Irish set- tlers to the American colonies, many of whom were indentured servants, brought the Irish tradi- tion of celebrating St. Patrick’s feast day to America. - On March 11, 1818, “Fran- kenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,” is published. The book, by 21-year-old Mary Woll- stonecraft Shelley, is frequently called the world’s first science- fiction novel. - On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, Pres- ident Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address, or “fireside chat,” broadcast from the White House. Roos- evelt made sure each address was understandable to ordinary Americans. - On March 13, 1944, Brit- ain announces that all travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom is suspended, the result of the Irish government’s refusal to expel Axis-power diplomats within its borders. Ireland stood its ground. - On March 14, 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation institutes the “Ten Most Want- ed” list in an effort to publicize particularly dangerous fugitives. The creation of the program arose out of a news story in 1949 about the “toughest guys” the FBI wanted to capture. - On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of Con- gress to urge the passage of legis- lation guaranteeing voting rights for all. On Aug. 6, 1965, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. - On March 15, 1972, “The Godfather” - a three-hour epic chronicling the lives of the Corleones, an Italian-American crime family led by the power- ful Vito Corleone - is released in theaters. “The Godfather” was adapted from the best-selling book of the same name by Mario Puzo. - On March 16, 1985, in Bei- rut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson. On Dec. 4, 1991, Anderson’s captors finally released him after 2,455 days. Anderson spent his entire captiv- ity blindfolded. SHE Ba Re Rt SE pg TB 9, Fund founder pays visit to DMS | YOUR SPACE Joe Butkiewicz, executive editor and vice president/news “of Impressions Me- dia, publisher of The Dallas Post, shot thi photo of The Dallas Post at the St. Louis Arch during a recent business trip. "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, address and telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wish- ing to have their photos returned should include self-addressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserve the right to reject any items submitted for publication. ONLY YESTERDAY 20 YEARS AGO - 1993 Boy Scout Troop 281 Dallas recently completed the nine mile Valley Forge Historical Trail. Hiking and orienteer- ing skills were used to study the Valley Forge Encampment. Those in attendance received the Valley Forge Historical Trail Award. Participants included Robby Neil, Dave Parks, Mike Dancheck, Danny Wasserott, Jeff Polley, Tom Reich, Aaron Stredny, Joe Lech, Aaron O’Neil, Tom O’Neil Ben Sapp, Rich Sylvia, Jarod Du- kas, Allan Horridge and Eric St. Clair. Cub Scouts in Dallas Troop 281 recently held their Pinewood Derby. Tro- phy winners included Johnathan Nutche, Danny Smith, Chris Marcikonis, Paul Fiske, Robbie Amann, Nick Zimniski, David Neiman, David Werts and Nathan Jones. Dallas High School student Kim Kamine recently won a Silver Key Award in the Scholastic Art Awards, a state and national competition for art students which was sponsored locally by Wilkes University. Her entry, a cast paper sculp- ture of a black and white face, was her first project in this medium, which unlike paper mache uses only paper and water. 30 YEARS AGO -1983 Boy Scouts from Troop 331 came home from a Polar Bear weekend at Camp Acahela with high honors last week. The boys took first place overall in competition with 43 troops from across the state. The boys also received first place awards in compass read- ing, log sawing, trail sign reading, and building fires with flint and steel. Troop members are: Andy Springer, Billy Blan- sett, Chet Koprowski, Billy Derhamer, Carson Gramely, J.R. Smith, Brian Lee, Dennis Hogan, Eric Toluba, Brian Thomas, James Egliskis, Raymond Phil- lips and George Hogan. Den 5 of Trucksville Cub Pack 155 recently raked and picked up papers at the Kingston Township Recreational field and by doing so, helped the Back Moun- tain Youth Soccer League. Participants in the project included Eric German, Justin Swain, Anthony Sabol, Mike Matosky, Emery Yurko, Richard Shields and Pat- rick Morris. 40 YEARS AGO - 1973 Eric Turner, Cub Scout representing Pack 132, presented a check for $1,050 to Jean Hillard, drive coordinator, for the Dallas Junior Woman’s Club “Sandy Daubert Fund.” Eric was responsible for collecting $578 of the donation. Bob Cicon’s Mountaineers took the West Side Tech cagers, 82-62, last week behind the successful shooting of Tim Fannick who pit in 33 points to put ~*~ him over the 1,000 mark for his three years of varsit play. as od Tim is the third player to go down in the record books of Dallas High School as having scored over 1,000 points, the other two being former varsity star Tom Gauntlett who went to North Carolina, and Roy Supulski, who played at University of Pennsylvania. 50 YEARS AGO - 1963 Jonathan R. Davis Fire Company elected officers for 1963 at its annual installation dinner recently and paid tribute to a man who has been instru- mental in the organization since its inception, J. Sheldon Cave. Edward Gilmer was elected to head the organi- zation as president and Walter Meade was elected Fire Chief. The annual pre-lenten card and game party of the Altar and Rosary Society of gate of Heaven Church is set for Tues- day evening in the auditorium. Mrs. J. Warren Yarnal, chairman and Mrs. John Mulhern, co-chairman, will be assisted by: Mrs. William F. Wallo, Mrs. Robert young, Mrs. Francis Berry, Mrs. Jay A. Young, Mrs. Philip Jones, Mrs. John Yalick, Mrs. Paul Gates, Mrs. Ignatius Gallagher, Mrs. Stephen Yalick, Mrs. Matt Evans, Mrs. Ted Popielarz, Mrs. Gerald Johns, Mrs. peter Shiner, Mrs. Leon Chase, Mrs. James Regan, Mrs. Joseph Kusiak, Mrs. John Callahan, Mrs. John McAndrew, Mrs. E.J. Dixon, Mrs. Charles Glawe and Mrs. Martin McEn- rue. Dallas Neighborhood Girl Scout As- sociation, at its recent meeting at Dallas Methodist Church, recognized women who had received service pins at the annual dinner meeting. Receiving a 25 year pin was Mrs. Stanley Davies; 10 year pins, Mrs. Joseph Niezgoda and Mrs. Vin- cent Makar; 5 year, Mesdames William Hannah, Ernest Reese, Lois Kashenbach, Stephen Yalick, James Mitchell, Warren Meyers, Bruce Moen, Janice Gelschleich- ter, Anna Vaskas, Russell Lawry and Thomas Bobo. 60 YEARS AGO - 1953 Edith Adams Enke, a former Davis Street, Trucksville, girl i is opening next Wednesday night in the new musical * comedy, “Wonderful Town” at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. Miss Enke appears under the stage name Edith Adams, with Rosalind Russell in a show which is already a sell-out and is pre- i dicted to become one the season’ fash hits. Housewives of the Back Mountain Area are taking full advantage of the tum- bling beef prices with sales zooming to double their usual volume according to most retailers. It all started a little over two weeks ago when steaks took a nose dive from a record 99 cents and $1.09 a pound to 89 cents, 79 cents and in some instances 69 cents. 70 YEARS AGO - 1943 About 50 members and guests at- tended the banquet of Henry M. Laing Auxiliary at Colonial Inn Tuesday evening. The program was opened wi salute to the flag and singing of the Star-Spangled Banner. Entertainment was furnished by Mrs. Maude Eipper, who gave news flashes; Barbara Phil- lips, cornet solo; Mrs. Thomas Rob- inson, vocal solo; and Lucille Disque, readings. Nine new members were taken into the Durbin Sunday School Class at their meeting at the home of Mrs. Lester Evans, Goss Manor, Friday evening. They were Mrs. Kenneth Challenger, Mrs. Clyde Gruver, Mrs. Leslie Warhola, Mrs. William Sarley, Mrs. Willard Johns, Mrs. E.C. Weichel, Mrs. William Lancio, Mrs. Philip Cheney and Mrs. James Gansel. “1 don't usually eat wings but | like to eat the garlicky wings in the winter.” Frank Stanish Shavertown “What is your favorite thing to eat in the winter?” "Hot cocoa and marshmallows.” Dean Davis Dallas "Homemade venison soup, tarragon, red wine and whatever vegeta- “1 make turkey chili - that's turkey, beans, tomato, peppers and bles. Maybe, being from onions.” Noxen, | should have Lois Sayre said rattlesnake stew.” Dawn Shook Sweet Valley Noxen Jackey Hettes Noxen "Good warm soup like chicken noodle soup that | make myself.” ‘Hamburgers, though | eat them all year long. Make that a cheese- burger in the winter.” Jack Winters Noxen
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