Break out those swim goggles, suntan lotion and swimsuits.

The 65th opening of the Palmerton Memorial Pool will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday.

It will open at 1 p.m. Sunday, and at noon on Monday, Memorial Day. Weather permitting, it will be open those days until 8 p.m.

Next week Tuesday through Thursday, the pool will be open from 3-8 p.m. On Friday, June 1, regular operating hours begin, when the pool will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 1-8 p.m. Sundays.

We all think we're much better educated today than our ancestors. Way back then many grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education. Today most of us can boast of a high school education, and many of today's young people advance to the college or trade school ranks.

But, were our ancestors really that uneducated, even the ones who quit school to join the work force following eighth grade.

Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? I know I would have lots of trouble.

As members of the Polk Township Historical Society gathered at the Burger Sawmill in Kresgeville, brothers Jeff and Clark Burger greeted them. Their father, Johnny Burger, at age 83, is still active in the business.

"He's still the main guy," is the way Jeff put it.

The yard is filled with stacks of different-sized logs, with the smallest logs to be turned into firewood. It used to be sold as pulp but there is no call for pulp anymore. There are a few with a diameter of over two feet. When a truckload of logs comes to the yard it is sorted as it is unloaded, said Clark.

Deeds recorded

Beaver Meadows

John W. Leininger to Ruth A. Gettig, 79 Church St., P.O. Box 98, Beaver Meadows, property at 81 Church St., $1.

Franklin Township

George L. Baab Jr. to Timothy M. Perry, 740 Forest St., Lehighton, property at 740 Forest St., $235,000.

Jim Thorpe

Darren Behan to Frank Clements, 631 North St., Jim Thorpe, Lot 3, George artino Subdivision at Leisureland, $39,000.

Kidder Township