Page 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, April 7, 2013 Joe Butkiewicz EXECUTIVE EDITOR 829-7249 jbutkiewicz@timesleader.com The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com 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 emorial books at BMM remember loved ones The following memorial/ honor books have been added to the shelves of the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library for the month of March 2013: MEMORIAL The following books are in memory of Dick Evans and are presented by Ronald Kross: “The Stammering Century” by Gilbert Seldes and “The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today” by Thomas E. Ricks; presented by Friends from Changes: “Reporting the Revo- lutionary War” and “Golf Maga- zine’s Big Book of Basics” The following books are in memory of Kevin Miller and are presented by Ian Smith: “Otto the Book Bear” by Katie Cleminson and “Do You Know Dewey? Exploring the Dewey Decimal System” by Brian P. Cleary; presented by The Kac- zmarek Family, Bill, Mary Ann, David, Angela, and “Noah: A Home for Bird” by Philip C. Stead and “A Rock is Lively” by Dianna Hutts Aston; presented by Mary Kotch: “Flags of the World” by Sylvia Bednar, “The Case of the Incapacitated Capi- tals” by Robin Pulver and “One Cool Friend” by Toni Buzzeo HONOR In honor of Jay and Alice Niskey, “The Great American House” by Gil Schafer III, pre- sented by Clarence and Morag Michael The following books are in honor of the 51st wedding an- niversary of Thomas and Do- lores Shone and are presented by Jack, Sandi, Shannon, and Jack O'Donnell: “Juggling Fam- ily Life” by Erin A. Kurt MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback from Boston to warn leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching on Con- cord on a mission to confiscate the Massachusetts militia ar- senal and capture Adams and Hancock. * On April 19, 1876, a Wichi- ta, Kan., commission votes not to rehire policeman Wyatt Earp after he beats up a candidate for county sheriff. Earp’s Rem- ington pistol made an effective club: Whenever possible, he preferred to pistol-whip his op- ponents rather than shoot them. * On April 16, 1897, Freder- ick Winterbotham, one of Brit- ain’s top code breakers, is born. Winterbotham would play a decisive role in the World War II Ultra code-breaking project, enabling British intelligence to intercept top-secret messages (even from Hitler) transmitted to and between German armed forces. * On April 21, 1930, a fire at an Ohio prison kills 320 in- mates, some of whom burn to death when they are not un- locked from their cells. The prison, built to hold 1,500 peo- ple, housed 4,300 prisoners at the time of the fire. * On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first black player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y. to compete for the Dodg- ers. Baseball had been segregat- ed for more than 50 years. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * It was pioneering British di- rector of suspense films Alfred Hitchcock who made the fol- lowing sage observation: “The length of a film should be di- rectly related to the endurance of the human bladder.” * If youre an arachnophobe, you probably don’t want to know that a tarantula can live for up to two years without eat- ing a single thing. * If you're like the average American man with a job, you spend 8 minutes per day cook- ing. If youre like the average American woman who works, you spend 50 minutes a day pre- paring meals. * There are four times more astrologers than astronomers in the United States. * You may not think it signifi- cant that in 1921, Earle Dick- son’s wife had a tendency to in- jure herself while working in the kitchen. He kept bandaging her wounds with gauze and adhe- sive tape, but the bandages al- ways seemed to be slipping off. Finally, in exasperation, he put a small piece of gauze in the cen- ter of a piece of adhesive tape, which worked beautifully. None of this would have made any difference to us today, except that Dickson was an employee of Johnson & Johnson. He took some samples of his invention into work, where the owner, James Johnson, loved the idea. The Band-Aid went into produc- tion shortly thereafter. pear pink. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifi- cally 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, YOUR SPACE Carole Kennelly, of Terrace Avenue in Trucksville, took this photo early one morning as she was on her way to the Dallas Middle School. The sun was just starting to come up for the day and the previous night’s snowfall was clinging to the trees, making them ap- by fax to 675-3650 or by mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. Information must include the submit- ting person's name, address 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. 1993 - 20 YEARS AGO Four Lake-Lehman High School athletes braved fierce cold and biting winds to ski home from their first competi- tion in the Pennsylva- nia Special Olympics Eastern Sec- tionals last month with an impres- sive array of ten medals. Competitors included Rich Long, Mark Gray, Mike Milbrodt and Ray Werner. Dallas High School students are in the final preparation for their production of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night this weekend in the high school auditorium. Directed by Donald Hopkins and Audrey Ide, the cast includes Matt Mahony, Andy Schwartz, The- resa Fagan and Traci Gusher. Stage crew members include Trina Huynh, Laura Seidel, Bill Camp, Julie Meyers and Lynn Murphy. Recently Dallas Middle School students in the social studies classes of William Roberts completed their study on ancient Near Eastern Cul- tures by producing projects that reflected the lifestyle of a particular people. Participat- ing students included Josh Butler, William Bonning, Jen- nifer Moran, Jennifer Vodzak, Sarah Hadzor, Owen Zarambo, Jason Bendy, Ken Hoover, Su- ONLY YESTERDAY sie Wilch, Richard Lorah, Holly Neiman and Sara Kuzma. 1983 - 30 YEARS AGO Mary Simon, Dallas, Wyo- ming Valley’s “Nurse of Hope” is presently in Carlisle compet- ing on a statewide level for the American Cancer Society Title. Mary is among 54 candidates for the state “Nurse of Hope.” Candidates will be judges on a two minute speech and per- sonal interview. Dallas Kiwanians recently distributed food packages for the economically disadvan- taged to several area churches. Paul Selingo chaired the proj ect, assisted by Robert Dolbear and Maurice Lindquist. 1973-40 YEARS AGO Dodie Hackling, Terry Griffith and Laura Shelby were the winners in the Hula Hoop contest at Westmoreland El ementary School. Members of the Dallas Junior Woman's Club met recently at the home of Mrs. Jerry Paxton to finalize plans for their sev- enth annual Easter Egg Hunt which will be held April 14 at the Dallas Senior High School gymnasium. Mrs. Rowland Ritts, chairman, will be as- sisted by Mrs. Francis Smaka and the following committee members: Mrs. Kerry Freeman, Mrs. Jerry Paxton, candy; Mrs. Evan Bonawitz, Mrs. Henry Wasilewski, fliers; Mrs. Paul Battisti, refreshments; Mrs. Harold Haefele, publicity. 1963 - 50 YEARS AGO Four Dallas High School Juniors were recently guest speakers for Dallas Kiwanis Club. The students, under the direction of their teacher, Ed- gar Hughes, spoke on “The Asiatic Nation,” a part of their course which concentrates on world culture. Each student outlined a separate country: Gail Rumbaugh, India; Michael Jones, Japan; Beverly Eck, Afri- ca; and Roger Hackling, South Vietnam. Beaver Patrol, Girl Scout troop 201, to fulfill one of the requirements of the Second class, conducted a hike Sat- urday. They started from the home of Mrs. Lewis Reese, Franklin Street, to Huntsville Dam and back to Reese Hill where a fire was built, nosebag lunches eaten, and marshmal- lows toasted. Members of the patrol completing this require- ment are: Nancy Crispell, Val- erie Tag, Shirley Reese, Diane Reese, Carol Hicks, Lyda Mor- gan, Marian Barnard and Rita Yarnal. Marvin Scott was elected president, Brian Baird, vice president, Pat Holridge, sec- retary and John Cummings, treasurer at a meeting of the Cloverleaf 4-H Club Thursday evening. 1953 - 60 YEARS AGO The Back Mountain region will shortly have a new farm service store. Reynold “Chub- by” Watkins has purchased the old Rinus property along Memorial Highway near Wood- land Inn, Shavertown, and is erecting a concrete block store and warehouse there. Back Mountain was well rep- resented at Tuesday’s Eistedd- fod in Edwardsville, with West- moreland Junior High School Chorus, Mary Jane Tryon of Dallas-Franklin Township High School, and Mrs. George W. Schooley, Shavertown, win- ning prizes in competition. Westmoreland chorus placed second. Tryon placed second in a soprano solo. Schooley won two firsts. 1943 - 70 YEARS AGO Mrs. W.R. Rodman Derr was named chairman of Home Nursing in the 8th District and Mrs. Sherman R. Schooley, co- chairman, by Joseph MacVeigh this week. Mrs. Derr replaces Mrs. Lee Scott who recently moved to Forty Fort. A number of local women received their pins this week for completing 50 hours of sewing for the Red Cross. The group meets at the home of Mrs. William Powell of Shrine View every Tuesday. It includes Mrs. Harry Ohlman, Mrs. J.H. MacVeigh, Mrs. Lloyd Kear, Mrs. Charles Dewees, Mrs. Ste- phen Tkach, Mrs. Stanley Rine- himer, Mrs. Nelson Booth, Mrs. Charles Gates, Mrs. George Gregson, Mrs. Joseph Hughes and Mrs. Albert Bryden. The Dallas Post has been in existence for 122 years. Infor- mation for “Only Yesterday” is taken from back issues of the newspaper and reprinted here exactly as it first appeared. “!In the Heart of the Canyon’ by Elizabeth Hyde. It's an easy read about a contemporary raft trip through the Grand Canyon. All 20 people in the book club loved it.” Nancy Dingman Dallas “Llama, Llama, Red Pajama,’ a book for children to increase their phonological awareness. It rhymes like Dr. Seuss books." Lourdes Soto Dallas “There is a biography I'm reading called ‘Duke - A Love Story’ about John Wayne written by his sec- retary who he had a relationship with." Matt Krispin Centermoreland LD YOU RECOMMEND AND WHY?" “The Fault in Our Stars.’ It's a love story about two people who have both cancer and fall in love and it's easy to read.” Carley Perloff Dallas “I'd recommend any books by Clive Cussler because he writes about the ocean and anything to do with oceanography.” Nick Colatosti Shavertown “The Inheritance Cycle’ - it's a series of fantasy books about dragons, elves- kind of like the ‘Ring Trilogy." Abbey Sutzko Dallas