| iH 4 Page 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, April 28, 2013 Joe Butkiewicz 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 970-7153 dmcgee®@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Legos on display at library Seven-year-old Bryce Phillips, a first-grade student at Wycallis Elementary School, will display his Lego collection at the Back Mountain Memorial Library during the month of May. Bryce has been building and collecting Legos for one and a half years. He began when he started watching a TV series called Nin- jago. His collection includes Ninjago sets and also Monster Fighter Lego sets. Bryce received most of these Legos as gifts for holidays and his birthday. At first, Bryce had help from his parents building the sets but now he builds them by himself. Bryce states that, “The sets can take a long time to make.” The castle took the longest and is his favorite piece. “It’s the most awesomest,” he said. Bryce also en- joys going on the Internet to watch videos on Lego sets being built. Bryce lives in Dallas with his parents, Roy and Tricia Phillips, and his sister, Julia. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Chamber grateful for publicity Dear Editor: The Back Mountain Chamber and the Expo committee want to thank you for your support of our recent Business and Commu- nity Expo. With the help of The Dallas Post and Times Leader we were sold out! Successful events like this continue to promote the culture, commerce and community of this beautiful area we call our home. Our chamber continues to grow. We are looking forward to continuing this mutually beneficial relationship as new opportuni- ties are created. Elva Valentine Back Mountain Chamber of Commerce MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On May 8, 1884, Harry S Truman is born in Lamar, Mo. Upon President Franklin Roosevelt’s death in 1945, Tru- man became the 33rd president of the United States. After four months in office, Truman authorized the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, believing it ultimately saved American and Japanese lives by forcing Japan to surrender. * On May 12, 1932, the body of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh’s baby is found more than two months after he was kidnapped from his family’s New Jersey mansion. After nu- merous ransom notes, the baby was found less than a mile from the home. He had been killed the night of the kidnapping. * On May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio, announces it has devel- oped a tubeless tire. The disad- vantage of the old inner tube design was that if the inner tube failed, the tire would blow out immediately, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. * On May 6, 1954, in Oxford, England, 25-year-old medical student Roger Bannister cracks the four-minute mile. Bannister won the mile race with a time of 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. * On May 9, 1971, the last original episode of the sitcom “The Honeymooners,” starring Jackie Gleason, airs. Despite its brief life as a traditional sitcom, “The Honeymooners” remains one of the most memorable TV comedies of all time, rivaled only by “I Love Lucy.” YOUR SPACE Spring has arrived! A bee on a crocus in Jill Spencer’s flowerbed on Meeker Road in Lehman caught her eye. “YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have some- thing they'd like to share with fellow read- ers. Submitted items may include photo- graphs 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 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 reserve the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 1993 - 20 YEARS AGO Officers of the Back Moun- tain Fire Association were sworn in at the annual dinner last week. Officers include Kunkle Fire Chief Jack Dodson, president; Jackson Township Fire Chief Rollie Evans, vice presi- dent; Har- veys Lake Assistant Chief Dick Heuer, secretary; and Dallas Fiore Chief Bob Besecker, treasurer. Brownie Troop 696 of Gate of Heaven School in Dallas pre- pared several Easter baskets for the women and children at the Catherine McAuley House in Plymouth. The girls donated such items as food, toiletries, paper products, baby items and several boxes of children’s clothes. Troop members are: Kristen Wagner, Jennifer Mul- lins, Alison Taroli, Jane Cle- ments, Maureen Hozempa, Meghan Reino, Stacie Amico, Elizabeth Ambrose, Maria Bas- sano, Adrienne Ruggiero, Mol- ly Guntli, Adrienne Gilbert, Elise Persico, Ashlee Fagula, Sharleen Casey, Stephanie Gionta, Caitlin Ward, Morgan Carey, Liz Mahoney, Nora Ste- panitis and Sherree Senausky. Tiffany Owens, Ann Faulis and Stephanie Kriner, all gradu- ates of Dallas High School, are members of the 1993 Luzerne County Community College women’s softball team. 1983 - 30 YEARS AGO The Dallas Junior Woman’s Club recently bestowed, for the first time in the club’s history, the distinct honor of “Member of the Year” on one of its mem- ‘bers. The award was made as a surprise at the club’s monthly meeting to Valerie Gialanella. ONLY YESTERDAY A short presentation of Val- erie’s contributions to the club was made by Mary Ann Storz and Linda Vozniak. Alice Lane of Noxen will make her third appearance in the Cancer Society Bike-A- Thon May 1. The 67-year-old great grandmother of four will once again pedal all 25 miles of the fundraising ride. Two new members were recently inducted into the Ki- wanis Club of Dallas at a dinner meeting held at Irem Temple Country Club. New members are William Kalinowski and Lee Trager. 1973-40 YEARS AGO Mrs. Guy Fritz, Market Street, Noxen, a member of the Harveys Lake Women’s Service Club, won first place in the di- vision of paper tole decoupage at the Crafts Contest held by the Pennsylvania Federation of Woman's Clubs, Northeast Dis- trict, at Scranton recently. High meat prices have come to the attention of Irma Menn’s fourth grade at the Dallas El- ementary School. The class has been following and has endorsed the recent boycott of meat. Class participants in- clude Paula Besciglia, Richard Rollman, Michele Kern, James Shaffer, Ellen Rowe and Cheryl Marino. Robert Baird and Robert Baird Jr. of Trucksville will feature special music this Sun- day at the Shavertown United Methodist church’s 11 a.m. mass. Mr. Baird is a former Pennsylvania State Champion Trumpeter and was trumpet soloist with the United States Navy Band of Washington, D.C. Young Baird is a sophomore at Dallas Area High School. He is a member of the chorus, the Student Council, the band and orchestra, and the junior var- sity wrestling squad. 1963 - 50 YEARS AGO Two Dallas boys won prizes in the recent King’s College Re- gional Science Fair. John Fergu- son, Pioneer Avenue, who took a third prize in the physics divi- sion, is a senior at Dallas High School. Jeff Townsend, Upper Demunds Road, ninth grader at Dallas Junior High School, took second prize in the gen- eral science category. Beaumont “Busty Beavers,” the local girls 4H Club, met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Nile Clark to elect the follow- ing: President, Nancy Kliamov- ich; Vice-President, Sandra Denmon; Secretary, Linda Kriedler; Treasurer, Patty Pat- ton; Song Leader, Beth Ann Clark; Game Leaders, Susan Downs and Mary Ann Patton; and News Reporter, Sandra Goodwin. 1953 - 60 YEARS AGO Among the seventy-five candidates inducted into the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Tuesday night at the Spring Ceremo- nial at Irem Temple were four Back Mountain men: Warren S. Unger, Trucksville; Robert E. Rearick, Dallas; Bruce C. Moen, Dallas; and Franklin J. Gager, Dallas. Lena Misson, senior at Dallas-Franklin High School, shines in two fields, Problems of Democracy and Mathemat- ics. She won a $5 prize from Dallas Township Woman's Civic Club, placing first in her class in a test on the United Na- tions, and has an opportunity to win a scholarship or other award in the May 2 Mathemat- ics Tournament at Wilkes Col- lege. 1943 - 70 YEARS AGO Volunteer workers, members of Dallas Woman’s Club, who are handling the War Bond Drive at their booth in the Dallas Post office had topped their quota by $1,750 yester- day noon and expect to double that amount before the close of the drive on May 1. Volunteers at the booth during the week were: Mrs. Albert Shafer, Mrs. Oswald Griffiths, Mrs. Edward Hartman, Mrs. William Derolf, Mrs. Fred Eck, Mrs. Austin Prynn, Mrs. Vincent McGuire, Mrs. Wilson Maury, Mrs. Don- ald Nelson, Mrs. Edgar Nulton, Mrs. Walter Elston, Mrs. Philip Cheney and Mrs. Morris John- ston. Mrs. Herbert A. Smith will be hostess to members of the Ways and Means Committee of Dallas W.S.C.S. at her home at Machell Avenue Tuesday af- ternoon. Committee members who will attend are: Mrs. Peter Clark, Mrs. Wesley Himmler, Mrs. Edgar Brace, Mrs. Gerald Dettmore, Mrs. Thomas Rob- inson, Mrs. F. Budd Schooley, Mrs. Harry Snyder, Mrs. TA. Williamee, Mrs. Ralph Brickel, Mrs. Oswald Griffiths, Mrs. Austin Prynn, Mrs. Oscar Roth, Mrs. Stanley Rinehimer, Mrs. Sherman Wardan, Mrs. York, Mrs. James Oliver and Mrs. Thomas Cease. Mrs. Machell Hildebrant —c” entertained members of the 4 Mother and Daughter Sew-g# ing Club at her home on Lake Street Saturday morning. Pres- ent were: Mrs. R.K. Hislop, Mrs. Thomas Moore, Mrs. Lulu Beisel, Mrs. Wesley Moore, Mrs. Harold Rood, Mrs. J.C. Fleming, Mrs. Wesley Oliver, Miss Ellinor Carter, Mrs. Ralph Rood, Mrs. Edgar Brace and Mrs. Laura Patterson. 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. “Flinstones because it's the only one | re- member. Fred, Pebbles, Wilma and Barney - my favorite.” Stan Balloun Shavertown “WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON AS A CHILD?" “Scooby Doo, Dafne, Velam, Fred, Scrappy Doo and Shaggy.” Madison Ziemba Dallas “Popeye the sailorman and Howdy-Doodie in the afternoon.” Carl Miers Dallas “The Mickey Mouse Show. He was a special mouse. Regular mice | don’t like." Janette Grieves Dallas “Pogo, in the newspa- per, and Ziggy." Charles Brandt Trucksville “Tom and Jerry. They were the cutest cat and mouse.” Frances Miller Bear Creek
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